ALASKA FORUM
THE FORUM PUBLISHING CO.
J.B. Wingate Editor and Manager.
VOLUME I. No. 32.
THURSDAY, MAY 2, I9OI.
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KDITORIAL.
The government should be peti
tioned to supply the military posts
along the river with a stock ofser
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urn to be used in cases where dogs
infected with hydrophobia had bit
ten others of their species, or per
sons driving them. The serum in
oculation is the only preventive and
cure, and at that only before the
svmptoms are manifest. The dog
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in Alaska is more valuable than
the horse in the States, and the
past winter has witnessed the great
est epidemic of hydrophobia ever
known in the country. Fully 50
dogs representing $5,000, have
been lost by residents of Rampart.
From reports from Dawson and
Nome a id intermediate points, a
sum of at least $50,000, all of which
was invested in dog flesh, would no
more than cover the value of the
dogs lost in the present epidemic.
The old saying, "far away hills
look green,” is evident by the re
turn of some of the Kuskokwim
stampeders, to be a true one. No
trace could be found of any strike,
or of any one who knew of any
discoveiy. This is also the report
of those who returned to Nome
after an expensive and unsuccessful
trip to the scene of the reported
strike.
From the amount of summer work
laid out on the creeks, Rampart
' will be a busy camp this summer
! and fall. The miners are ev identlv
i satisfied, whether the store keepeis
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are or not.
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MINES AND M INERS.
Wallv Labosky, of discovery,
Rubv creek, was in town last week
for supplies. lie is enthusiastic
over the prospects on the creek for
summer work.
Mr. Jones, who has been work
ing with Dillon on Eureka all win
ter, was in town this week, for the
first time since the river closed.
Frank Moses, of the Dr. Mack
party, has been appointed register
of the land office at St. Michael.
Frauk Dover reports the bridge
over Big Minook at the mouth of
Little Minook completed.
Geo. French and Metcalfe return
ed to Tanana from the Kuskokwim.
They took a full supply of provis
ions and returned for the summer.
Pronounce It A Fake!
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John Morgan and Jim Risdon
returned last Saturday from the
Kuskokwim. They reached lhe
north fork and found a large flat
moose pasture, with no signs of any
work or gold. A number of pros
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pectors who went in will stay and
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go down the north fork with spring
and endeavor to ascend the south
fork.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Severat of the boys from camp
have been making some good
catches of trout on Hoosier and Big
Minook the past week.
Cummings and Ketchison have
finished their wood contract ten
miles below and have returned to
camp for the break-up.
Sharpe, the log contractor, is in
town from T liana.
Bellows, the A. C. agent, and
Winde, tlieN. A. T. agent, ofTai -
ana, returned after a few days’ st.y
in Rampart.
Sam Heeterlost one of his hor-es
last week. It had injured one of
its feet last winter and gradually
grew worse until it died.
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Ralph McLaren is in town fro n
Tanana. He came up on a busi
ness trip.
H. O. Belden, who ca ne down
from Mike Hess creek after s • -
plies, says he and his partners have
cut nearly 25,000 feet of good saw
logs.
Judkins, Davis and Smoitse have
filled out their wood contract for
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the A. C. Co. across the river.
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Wanted. Good miners, for sum
mer work on lavs on Big Minook
| and mouth of Slate creek. Man
I to take full charge of 44 b.m. lay
men. Apply Mrs. M}^ers.
Yukon Order Of Pioneers meets every
first Saturday in each month.
Miners Mutual Protective Association
meets every alternate Wednesday night.
The Masonic Association of Rampart
meets every 2nd. and 4th. Saturday.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Attorney at Law.
Office At Residence.
Rampart, Aka.