The daily Alaskan. [volume], February 03, 1899, Image 1

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VOL. II. NO. 1 03 SKAOWAYr ALASKA, FRIDAY HORNING
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NO BAR-NO BUNKS
Putronavja of Ou*in??* Rct
ldcn,i Solicited
Golden North Hotel
AFirsf-Class Hotel
Kales Reasonable
Thos. N\ hitten, Manager. Bond Street, between Main and State ^
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sprrlal llli'llllnll
to tltr Weary
Portland flizpah House
Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Mkah, I'KorRiKioRS.
? Formerly of Mt. Tub >r, Ort\>
Prices 25c and 50c
Cor 5th Av. Bet. Broadway and State
0|>po?llf t'llj l?.?l I
Skagway, Alaska
Lodging 2$c
EOARD FEK .MLAL 2*? PER wEEK $?.0<>
HOTEL WK2KSTR0M
Beard and Lodging per week $6 and 5?. 70
Johnson avenue. Near old Postoftke. NO BAP bee the Hi^li Flag Pole ,
Rainier Hotel & Restaurant
*12 Bf'.OADWAY. Frank Hall, Pi .p.
Kxeelleir Meals 35 cents. Al! thtrVlcnch* the market aiT?idv lieM chefs
* employed. Han<l*>mely furnished room*. Eleetrlc liplit>. city water
and best mrommodations in the city
SKAGWAY
ALASKA
V. S. HOTEL .
& R6STSURANJ/
ie ? nly Second Claw Qot
4
The
rX]~E5 $1 ?ER DT^/sk.,.. ay. Next door to R H dejiot
E. K. GO'JKLKY, Prrop,
Lawrence
WuU'hmakt'r at.u Manufaoturiujf
JBW6LER
DenW in Watcher and Jewelry.
OFFICIAL
Watch Inspector
FOR THE
White Pass & Yukon Rj;
Is the bt^t place to
have your watc hes
? ? REPAIRED
Pioneer Jewelry
Store.^=^
Holly Street
Experienced Watch mikerand M inof.Kturing Jewele*
I killful .ntj prompt rep.?irin>j in all branche* ot the trade.
^ .ect stock of Jewelry and optical goods. Al! work gu. !
*e'.*d.
ant
H D. KIRMSE. Prop
A Fine Assortmentof Klondike Rings, Pins, Etc.
You Can Do Well
Wall Leads
Them All
In Price and Work.
Have your TEETH EXTRACTED FREE each moruinjf fiom 10 to 11.
Ciiildr n's teeth free at all time*. Everything tfuarant*. e<l.
Stute StKV, oo? blook North of P. O. * ' JAS. B. WALL, D. D. S.
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Of
Oil McDonald Creek 111 North
west Territory.
RICH PKOSl'ECTS FOUi\l>
Country H lirrr Exclailou Act Dor*
\o? Affect AmerlcNlia uiitf That
la Equiilly as Promising na A illu
The richest gold strike that has been
maJe for months has just been reported
from McDonald creek, Northwest territory.
The new strike is located just over the
boundary line between British Columbia
and the Northwest territory and drains the
natural basin that slopes down toward
lake Marsh and the upper Yukon.
McDonald creek is five miles long and
this basin that it drains is practically a
continuation of the same natural draw that
is the main characteristic of the country
throughout the Atlin district.
The general formation of the ground and
the average quality of the pay dirt as far
as prospected at the present time is iden
tical with the same features presented by
the cre^k claims on Pine and Spruce creeks
in the Atlin gold fields.
A met leans will be interested to Itarn
that the claims ate 250 feet square instead
of 100 feet as it is in British Columbia.
I he claims on McDonald creek are in the
Northwest territory and therefore open to
American prospectors and the rights of
Americans there cannot be affected by the
British Columbia alien law.
Mr. L. H. Gray of this city and Dr.
F. ?? Whiting of this city are in possess
ion or full particulars cavering the new
strike.
Mr. Gray said that Dr. Whit'ng is per
sonally avqinintrd with the me?: who
I ave staked the discoveiy claim 011 Mc
Donald creek. Dr. W hitting is interested
with tlirse men and told Mr. Gray that he
would not disclose their names for publi
cation until authorised by them to da so.
Mr. Gray lias kindly furnished the DAILY
ALASKAN with the following letter from
L)r. Whitmg giving all the information
about the new strike that Dr. Whiting's
mining partners will allow him to make
pubhc at this time.
Heney, Alaska. Feb. 1, 1899.
* L. H. Gray, Gen Traffic Manager,
White Pass Rjute.
^ "Dear Sir. ? The unpopular ali n law
has at last has the desired effect of causing
Americans to seek new fields of discovery.
A rich strike has just been made on Mc
Dv,n ild creek in the Northwest territory.
I lie new creek is located just over the
boundary line that separat s the North
west territory from Britisli Columbia
and drains a district that is practically
i Jentical with the continuation of the At
lin gold fields. The prospects reported by
friends of mine w ho have located discovery
011 M: Dona Id creek, are exceedingly flat
tering.
"Do not confuse this creek with O'Don
nell creek ol the Atlin country. Last week
a stampede occurred from Atin city and
aicinity. I have just received word from
Atlin city that people are leaving there
every day for the n^w strike.
"McDonald creek is in the Northwest
territory. It is five miles long anJ drains
a basin of corsiderable area. The creek
tlows into the headwaters of the Yukon.
The new diggings ar; easily reached by
sled trail from Atlin city. Few people
had arrived at McDonald creek at the time
that mv friends left and very few claims
were staked at that time. The pay streak
is near the surface and the dirt is easil /
worked? I believe that is the richest
thing found vet.
"One of my friends sunk prospect holes
into the ground on discovery on McDonald
creek. After shoveling away the snow,
he built a tire on the ground and thawed il
for digging. The holes piospected from
one dollar to two dollars per pan.
" The country adjacent to McDonald
creek is very extensive and offers a new
tield to prospectors. There are innumer
able new creeks in this new basin that
iiaye not been prospected. From all that
my friends have been able to learn and
from information in my possession I be
lieve that the mineral wealth contained in
thisnew district is practicallv inexhausti
ble.
"The claims located now are all placer
diggings and the gold is of the coarse and
heavy kind.
"McDonald creek claims are 250 feet
square instead of only 100 feet as on the
B.itish Columbia side.
Mv partners are now on their way back
to McDonald creek and are taking sup
plies enough with them to last all winter. \
I cannot disclose the names until I have 1
heard from them. This Is a good thing.
A new gold lie Id is assured.
"I am goinj? In soon and want you to be
When asked about the new strike yes
terday Mr. Gray said :
"So great is my faith in the wealth <>f
this oew strike that I am going to Mc
Donald creek myself. I will leave on the
8 a. m. train tomorrow and will go from
Henev to Lake Bennett. At Bennett I will
be joined by parties who will accompany
me to Atlin City and from there we will
go over the line to McDonald creek."
When seen today Mr. Gray was dressed
in the regulation prospectors costume and
looked more like the tvpical Yukcn ten
derfoot than the mirror of fashion he
usually presents.
Stat/* Sam Chucovich became proprietor
of the Moore Cafe its popularity is in
creased and the well known skill of Mr.
Chucovich as a scientific chef is full guar
antee that everything will always be first
class at the Moore Cafe. v
ciass m ine moo re v^aie. v. ^
1 1 CONVOYS Q
i! Ill
Log Cabin Outrage the Talk
of the Town.
BOUNDARY LINE AGAIN
Tlir II lgli?lluiidrd Proj-redln** by
Hhlih tlrlliali Columbia OflU
cliil* Claim Hip Summit im Hip
Itoiiiidnry I, Inc.
with lire.
Yours truly,
F. B. WHITING."
The two custom house convoys, P. M.
Hovt and Sector McLean, who were ar
rested ;it 1x>k Cabin bv British Columbia
officials while convolving liquors to Lor
Cabin, reached Skagw iv yesterday and
made (heir report to Deputy Collector ot '
Customs C. L. Andrews. The report of
thes; officers would tend to show that the
Canadian officials had renewed the old
tight of the boundary line, and that they
now propose to maintain that the Summit
is the line and not.Log Cabin, as gener
ally accepted bv the United States ar.d so
represented on all official maps.
Deputy Collector Andrews nn receiving
the report of the two men made his offi
cial report of the occurrence to Special
Deputy Collector McBride at Sitka, who
Is acting during Collector Ivev's absence
in Washington City. Beside this official
report Mr. Andrew s has also written a let
ter to Mr. Ivev in Washington asking for
instructions in the matter. Up to a late
hour last night Mr. Andrews had received
no reply to his letter addressed to Pe le,
the deputy collector of Canadian customs
at Log Cabin.
Hector Mi Lean, one of the officers ar
rested, when seen vtsterdav bv a represen
tative of the DAILY ALASKAN, detailed
his account of the arrest by the Canadian
officials and their examination before Opt.
Cartwright on the charge of trespassing
into British Columbian territory. When
the two officers reached Log Cabin as con
voys for a lot cf liquors last Monday Mc
Lean was told by the inspector of Cana
dian customs that Sergeant Davis ot the
mounted police wanted to see him. The
sergeant (hen informed him that it was a
violation of the British Columbia law for
American officials to convoy goods through
to Log Cabin; that the boundary line was
at the Summit where the English flag was
flying and not at Log Cabin. McLean did
not at that time know that he was . under
arrest, but when Hoyt went over to see
Sergeant Davis that individual soon let
him know that both he and McLean were
prisoners and would have to remain piis
oners until brought before Captain Cart
wright for a decision in the matter. Both
men were detained until Tuesday, when
they were brought up before Cartwright
and given a formal examination. No wit
nesses were heard and no evidence taken,
but ''Judge" Cartwright took it upon him
self to harangue the two prisioners upon
the heinous nature of the crime of putting
foot on alleged British Columbia territory,
no matter what international questions
might be at issue in the matter, and after
duly impressing them with the gravity of
their offense in crossing over to Log Cabin
instead of stopping at the Summit, he
gradojsly allowed them to live and breathe
the air of the alleged Biitish Columbia
territory until such time as they could con
veniently get out of It and return to a less
exited atmosphere.
C .ptain Cartwright is said to have made
the further threat that no mere American
customs officials would' be allowed to con
voy liquors bevond the Summit, and that
every one so offending hereafter would be
arrested and summarily dealt with. That
if his orders were not obeyed he would
place men on the Sjmmit to prevent Amer
ican officials from going throrgh.
There is also a rumor to the effect that
these British Columbians will go still f'ir*
ther and have already threatened to compel
the American customs officials now sta
tioned at Log Cabin to move off their
alleged British territory. While no posi
tive information to that effect had been
received in Skagway it had the tendencv
to worry the deputy collector at this port
as it would cripple the service materially.
Further developments will be eagerly
looked for.
The American Tailors on Broadway run
a "club'' because it Is to the Interest of
their patrons to do so. Customers get a
better article for less money. In fact only
superior grade goods are handled by the
American Tailors. Their ancesters. in Jer
usalem?Father Abraham included? found
the "club" system to be the best and most
advantageous to their customers. Abra
ham was generous and good to all his peo
ple, and the American Tailors have no rea
son to go back on his principles. i-i8tf
Large stock )f pillows at Peoples' for 50
cents each and up.
.ilrmrulo ?f Nonpy Mil I 111'* Unnir
for .Vliimliul Taimcr.
United States Marshall. M. Tanner is
the proud owner of a solid gold United
States marshal's star that was presented
him by J. D. Stewart, the man who was
robbed of a $3000 sack of gold dust by the
Soapy Smith gang on the 7th day of last
July. After Stewart had caused the arrest
of a number of Soapy's gang he was re
quired to put up $1000 bonds for his ap
pearance as prosecuting witness at their
trirl. After furnishing the bonds Mr.
Stewart went to Nanaimo, B. C., and
from there returned to Juneau and left two
ounces of gold dust with E. Valentine, the
leading jeweler of that place. He in
structed Mr. V l-oti if to work tiie dust up
into l8-i...r.tl ;<ill 111J l>* ::? . ; J-putv
United State* marshal's star n.'in U1.1t
g Id for Deputy Marshal Tanner. The
star has just been finished and was deliv
ered to Mr. Tanner yesterday, with an ap
propriate and compliment .rv letter from
Mr. Stewart. ?
Mr. Stewart presented this memorial star
to Deputy Marshal T inner as a mark 0^. his
appreciation tor the gallant work of Hut
efficient officer in bringing the members of
the notorious Soapy Smith gang tn justice.
I he star is neatly made and the excel
; lent workmanship displayed in its making
does cr.?dit to the jeweler who designed it.
It consists of a narrow circlet of gold with
the regulation star in the center. On the
point of the star and circlet are inscribed
the words, "Deputy United States Mar
shal, District of Alaska." On the back
of the st-ir is engraved the name of the
donor, "J. D. Stewart, July 8." That
never-to-be forgotten day on which So.ipv
; Smith p ssed in his checks and his yictiin
recovered his bag of gold.
.Ylua* ncetliiK Tonight.
Don'l forget the mass meeting to be held
at Keelar's hall tonight at 7:30 for devis
ing ways and means of raising money with
which to maintain the fire department and
carry on other improvements in the city.
Every citizen hould turn out for this and
come prepared to express his views on the
subject. The fire boys have prepared an
estimate of what money will be needed to
run the fire department and they will also
present a liit of business houses for assess
ment purposes.
t
i01.11> <;omi baimii:
I.OST HIT NOT COKCiOTTKN.
J. I nihil null 71 o it r ii * the I. on* of
His Wallet nnd ConlfiiU.
j J. Umbaugh, a barber of Juneau, is try
to locate the man who robbed him of 5275 I
in the Holiv street bath house Wednesday |
night- Mr. UmLaugh arrived from Juneau
Tuesday enroute to the Atlin gold fields.
He had not been feeling well for some
time aud went to the bath house for a hot |
water bath. He had with him a certifi
cate of deposit for Sion, a diamond ring
valued at >75 and $100 in cash. Mr.
Umbaugh laid the wallet down on a
chair while he was bathing. When he
i left the bath he forgot to take the wallet
with him and 110 jv his cash and certificate
of deposit and diamond ring are the prop
erty of somebody who has no right to (
tuem.
As soon as he discovered his loss, Mr. [
Umbaugh returned to the bath house and j
examined the room but could not find it. '
The proprietor said he had not seen a
purse without an owner in his shop that
night.
Mr. Umbaugh has placed the case in the
hands of Deputy Marshal Tanner and un
til the thief has b en apprehended Um- J
baugh will mourn hhs missing wallet.
?
The Elite club will meet next Wednes
day evening at Keelar's hall. Members j
only re requested to come. 2 2-2t
Wanted Table board? in private family
by two voung men. Must be reasonable
in price. Best of references give . Ad
dress "Oregon." this office. 2-2-2t
Dewey restaurant at the cor. of Seventh
and State streets.
pi of wr
B 1 1 III
Experience of Four Mm Out
From Dawson.
MANAGE TO KILL ONE
The Nrnr. il} uf ??'? Htc Viikun
.lumps I he Prir ? lo I :? nc )'
urod? Pleni y nf .Hon Coiuinjr Out
George Fedoloffof San Franci?co, F. H.
Browning of Seat! I". W. N. PI tc<r of Seat
tle, and Dr. H. H. Pratt tf California,
arrived from the in" ith of the Klondike
last evening after ' trip of twenty-one
days. Mr. Brown i'" went in last Julv
and as a result of his industry he has
secured interests i" ' Wi claims all on
goo creeks. Dr. Pi it went in last July
and as he has an option i some of his
claims the business may t ike him back.
The partv reports a fairl . ?'OiJ trip. J. ri.
Escomb accompanied. the partv as far a*
Bennett and is expected in the city toJ v
or torn morrow.
The price of dogs in Dawson is going
up. Three days before leaving the party
could have bought dogs at . n average
pi ice of 540, but later they had to iuv S60,
and before sixty davs they think the price
will go up to S200 and 5300 for the r-i?on
that so many in there will want to get <>nt
cither up ti e river or down the Yukon 10
the American side. There is no local de
mand for dogs in Dawson for the reason
that packing up the creeks is now done bv
mules.
On the wav out the party, beside
breaking through the ice once and finding
a bad trail 011 the Thirty-Mile river, h id an
experience with a puck of large grev
wolves that showed that it was njt safjj
for any one on the trail without lYearms.
A pack of wolves followed them for some
dist >nce below the Five Fingers. This
pack passed between two dog teams on the
trail that were not m ire than 200 yards
apart. Fedoloff and Smith, the White
Horse Rapids pilot, followed the wolves
witli revolvers and broke the leg of one
with a shot. They tracked him over the
snow for half a mile bv blood marks and
tinallv curie on him aud killed him. The
carcass weighed 250 pounds The weather
was bitter cold, 52 below, and the two men
nearly froze to death, getting back to the
party.
They arrived at White Pass City in time
to catch the train yesterday afttmoon and
Conductor Miles, with his usual courtesv,
held his train while the members of the
party were climbing the hill to the sta
tion. All were pleased to ride back to
SKagway 011 the train.
The partv passed Tom Davies, the P.-l.
man, and Billy Thomas January 25 at the
Hootalinqua.
II V 1>II AXTK l > l.llllll OKUKH,
I ii ii <1 1 CollrcK'd lo bo I ard III Koi>p?
illK 'I lie in Oprii.
The adjourned meeting of the firemen's
joint committee .vas held last evening to
hear the report of the special committee
appoiniod to solicit funds for keeping open
the several fire hvdrant-, and keeping
them from freezing. Atessrs. Friedenthal
and Mavdenbauer made their report show
ing that thev had collected about eighty
dollars.
In this connection there appeared to have
been a misunderstai ding as to the water
| company's mains and the danger of freez
ing. A statement had been made at the
first meeti g of the joint committees to
the effect that Mr. Eastman had made an
appeal to the citizens for assistance in
keeping the mains from freezing. This
apprars to have been an error ind Mr.
Friedenthal last evening rectified it bv
?aWng that afttr an in'emew with Mr.
bast man he had learned tint Mr. East
man had simply' laid before certain repre
sentatives the importance of having a fund
raised for taking care of the city hydrants
and keep them from freezing. The water
company, Mr. Eastman said was able to
care for the mains and there w as no present
danger from their freezing, as they were
being constantly looked af er.
The special committee was continued and
instructed to -confer with Mr. Eastman
rel itive to the expenditure of the 58o rais
ed in connection with the hvdranU.
Mr. Eastman also reported having In
spected four hydrants and finding them in
good conditton.
Finest line of groceries In Alaska? C ill
and see them. Klondike Trading Co.
Bla kets and robes of all kinds, sizes
and prices. Klondike Trading Co.? Syl
vester's.