MUCH GOLD Alaska Has Already Produced $150,000,000 Since the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 by the Unlt?d States, that district has produced a total of about >150,000,000 in go'd, according to the estimates of Go*. John O. Brady and J. G. Davies, the Alaska commiss ioner in charge of the mineral exhibit to the St. Louis Exposition, says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Got. Brady is en-route to the exposition. He says one of the chief features of the Alaska exhibit will be an imitation gold pyra mid representing 122.000,000 of gold, the output of a single low grade quart.* mine? the Treadwell, in the pist 21 years. Th? United States paid Keaaia $7, 200,000 for Alaska in l!W. The trans action was characterized as Seward's purchase of an ice box for 97.200,000. Consequently, accompanying the 122, 000,000 pyramid will be a gold leaf-cov ered ice box. purporting to be worth (7,200,000, or less than one third of the output of the Treadwell. Threv years ago Mr. Davies compiled figures showing the total output of the entire district from the date of the pur chase up to that time to be #123, 000,000, and he anil Got. Mrady estimate that the treasure yield since then will swell the total value to between 1140, 000,000 and #150,000,000. INLAND WEATHER The condition of the weather in the interior today, as indicated by the dispatches received at the Skagway offices of the W. P. & Y. R., is as follows: Stewart ? Cloudy, calm, 33 above. Yukon Crossing ? Cloudy, calm, 38 above. Selkirk ? Cloudy, calm, .16 above. Hootalinqua? Cloudy, calm, 40 above. Lower La Barge? Cloudy, south wind 34 above. -Atlio ? Cloudy, calm, 34 above. Dawson ? Cloudy, calm, 36 above. Forty mile ? Cloudy, calm, 40 above. Glacier ? Cloudy, calm, 38 above. White Pass ? Cloudy, calm, 33 above. Fraser? Clear, calm, 40 above. Log Cabin ? Cloudy, calm, 32 above. Bennett- Cloudy, calm, 36 above. Pennington? Cloudy, south wind, 35 above. Caribou ? Cloudy, calm, 34 above. Cowley ? Cloudy, calm, 38 above. Whitehcrse ? Cloudy, south wind, 40 above. Wanted H a Fr*? S. J. Tarkinson, the man charged with having assaulted Otto Hairing with a gun. stated to the court that he desired no attorney. Tears came to the eyes of some people in the audience when the poor man ventured to trial on s ?) grave a charge without anyone to plead his cause, but subsequent events showed that he knew exactly what he was doiDg, for Kdmond Burke himself never made a more eloquent appeal for a criminal at the bar than did Assist ant District attorney Barnhill for S. J. Tarkinson.? Juneau Record-Miner. ?Hk Mitt The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all kinds of fresh meat constantly on hand, tf Fori Rant For Rent Cheap? Two elegant fur nished cottages, within two blocks of schoulhouse. Inquire at the Skagway Laundry. 10-li-tf Do Yon Want Llf* Iaaaraaea? Do you want life insurance in the best company in the world? I repre sent the New York Life Insurance Company, and want your application. Harry Wiles, 4-6-2w Agent. The Totem serves the best free lunch in town. All the delicacies of the season at the Pack Train Restaurant. Writ* Sewell Drug and Curio Store, Haines, Alaska, for Alaska native made moccasins, baskets and all kinds of Yu kon and Arctic curios, nugget jewelry and souvenir good*. Strictly wholesale prices, any quantity. Clayson A Co. carry the largest stock of overcoats in town. Fine free lunch at the Totem all day And night. Stetson hats at Clay son's. Barley's Views at your own price at the Skagwav News Company. Oyster cocktails, Olympiaor'Eastern, at the Pack Train restaurant. A new line of wall paper just re ceived on steamer Far alloc by K. R. People#. IS COMING Wilson Foster Soon To Be In Skagway j Wilson Foster, the Dawson quartz mine owner and boomer, is at White horse and will arrive at Skagway in a few days on his way to the world's fair, at St. Louia, to advertise this north oountry by publishing a weekly illus trated paper, and exhibiting a large and extensive collection of placer gold aod mineral samples from different northern communities. Mr. Foster will remain in Skagway a few days, and will endeavor to interest the people of this city in bis proposition. Raby Will B? Goad George Scott reached Whitehorse Tuesday, four days from Ruby creek, coming in with ene of Brooks' teams. When Scott left Ruby, Skookum Jim. on 9 above, had a shaft down 40 feet. He had gone through the muck add had reached wash gravel which showed good pay and the shaft was supposed to be within a few feet of bedrock. ? Whitehoi se Star. Valencia Arrlva? and DaparU The Pacific Coast liner Va'encia ar rived at 5 o'clock last evening with KO tons of Wellington coal for the Pacific Coast Company. She sailed this morn ing at 4 o'clock for Sitka via Killisnoo, at which place she will discharge brick and lumber. " The Valencia had 110o tons of coal when she sailed from Ladysmith. Paoiflo Cogit P?r?y to Whltohor?o The Pacifio Coast Steamship official partv, consisting of Mr. and Mrs J. E. Pharoand Mr. and Mrs. Fred F. Connor, accompanied by Mrs. J. P. Rogers and little Florence Rogers, went to White horse today. The party occupied the general man ager's private car. They will return from Whitehorse tomorrow. Bob Wright Laav?i far Hooaah Bob Wright, the Dyea pioneer, who has been suffering with consumption for along time at UishopKowe hospital, left on the Georgia this morning for Hoonah hot springs in care of Jack Mc Laughlin. The tlpicarean Didyrr. The budgrr is a grent epicure in eggs, and much of the hostility of game keepers to this animal lies undoubtedly In the faot that it will, when it gets the chance, devour a whole nest of piir t ridge or pheasant ecgs. Itudgcrs an' mi ill also to be fond of honey, and. knowing the extraordinary craving of their South African cousin, the ratel. for this delicacy, I should say It is not Improbable that they may occasionally partake of It. It is certain that these ? nlmals have a particular liking fur the nest and larvae of wasps and wild bees, digging dowu with strong feet and infinite perseverance till they at tain their object. These animals art said by keepers o kill and devour free ly young rabbits. That they do partake of this fare at times Is, I think, certain, but that they destroy any very consid erable number Is more than doubtful Still, the badger Is carnivorous in his tastes and is not, even by his kindliest friends, to be absolved from devouring at times tender rabbits and even tin young of came birds when he can gel bold of them. ? Longman's. The best that the market affords at the Pack Train Restaurant. Home work, either sex, mailing cir culars, II- per week; send dime and 2c for business formula. Prof E. Melvin, San Jose, Cal. flake a Note of it ! That the Great Northern Railway Runs two trains from Seattle every day connecting at St. Paul and Minneapolis with all Fast Trains for Chicago, St. Louis and all points east, and south. Short Route Fast Trains New Equipment & G. Yerkes, G. W. P. A. C. W. Meldrum, City Pass. Agt. 612 First Avenue, Seattle STORY OF A CRITICISM [Original.] "Great Scott! Who would bare thought It? Helen Young an author! Well, I am In a pickle!" So spoke Leslie Held, tossing a note on his desk and leaning back disconso lately In his revolving chair. This was the letter: My Dear Mr. Reld? You will be sur prised to learn that I am the author of the story "The Veil Lifted," which you have dismissed with such a contemptuous notice In your paper. Wishing to get your unbiased opinion of my work. 1 said nothlnf to you about It, confident that your Ignorance of the name under which It Is published would Insure an honest criticism. Far be It from me to find fault with you for that criticism. Ws who lay traps to Warn the truth as to what our friends say of us and our works muBt not grumble at our success. Sincerely, HELEN IOUNO. "One who knows nothing about the Inconsistencies of the sex," tnuseU Held, "would suppose this merely a woman's thanks for an Ingenuous criticism. I know better. No woman Is going to spend months or perhaps years on a cherished labor and have it knocked In the head with Impunity, and If I know Helen Young this Is the feather that breaks the camel's back. I have had uphill work against Bartlett anyway, and this episode will tip the scale In his favor." Held was right In his Interpretation of the letter he had received. In pro portion to her predisposition to him and her respect for his literary opinion was her wrath at his criticism. She deceived herself by the illusion that after all she preferred his rival and did not admit to herself that she would have a delicious revenge upon Keid when she permitted Bartlett to an nounce his engagement with her. This permission, given In an equivocal way, was taken advantage of immediately, and the announcement came to Itcid's ears. "They soy," Keid muttered, " 'O that mine enemy would write a book!' Bet ter write the book yourself and have your enemy criticise It." This sudden engagement so soon aft er the fatal criticism somewhat altered Mr. Keld's opinion of the best way to handle the matter. He had some doubts as to the engagement being bona fide, and it led him to act ui>on the adage, "All's fair In love and In war." He did not follow up his note to Miss Young by calling upon her and did not see her for several weeks, lie then met her at the house of a friend. He bowed to her, assuming Indiffer ence. She smiled upon him? weli, one cannot say graciously. Her smile was rather one of triumph. "Oh, Mr. Keid," she said, "I'm so glad to meet you! Come, let us have a talk." And she led him away from the others. "Now, 1 want you to tell me why my book was so bad." "I criticised your book," he replied, with dignity, "not you. I have no fanlt to find with you. Let us turn to a more pleasant subject." "Not at all. I am entitled as an old friend to the benefit of your counsel and advice. They will aid me In my future work." "Very well. Since you Insist upon It I must say that your style Is faulty and gives the Impression that the work was done under different moods." I Tnore was a nasn in tne girl's eye, n mounting of color to her chock. "Then you handled your love parts badly and disappointed your readers by making your hero marry a popinjay when the rival was, though common place, a fairly good fellow." "Thank you," said Miss Young, biting her Hps. "Your man Macklnson" ? "Macklnson! Who's Macklnson? What are you talking about V" "Your hero. You have made his feats as Impossible as himself. Then your Lucy Tanglefleld's career Is as tangled as her name. So far as"? "Will you please tell me who all 1 these people are? 1 never heard of them." < "Your characters. As I was say ing"? "Will you stop? My characters are not Macklnson and Lucy Tanglewood or any such people." "Are not they the characters of 'The Veil Lifted?'" "They are not." "Then," snld Held. "I must have been laboring under a mistake and got your book mixed with another. You see, wo have so many to read that It often loads to serious mistakes. Mention some Incident, some name. In your sto ry by which I may recognise It." "The hero's name Is Adair, the hero ine's"? "Claudia Grnmmont! I">o you menu to 'II me you wrote that book? The style is perfect, the plot remarkable. In parts there Is evidence of positive genius." ?Miss Young'* eyes were lighted. Her cheeks were glowing with a different motive from tlmt of a moment ago. Slit was quite sure she h:id not made a ml -take, after all. and that Held was her choice. The meeting was Inter rupted by the hostess, and the two sop united without further explanations, which were not necessary. Miss Young sent for Mr. Kartlett and rated hiui soundly for his premature announce ment. and a few evenings later she ac cepted her critic, whom she admired all the more for his Independence. A dozen years had passed (Mrs. Held was kept too busy with her live chiU dron to think of dabbling In literature) before her husband confessed that he had deliberately pretended to mix hot uovel with another. To his confession she replied carelessly: "I certainly proved a better authoi than you a critic." Reld winced. "The Veil Lifted" was one of the most successful books of Its ! time. F. A. MITCUEL Just Opened THE Railroad Restaurant Will Now Serve You With The Best Meal In Town Your Patronage is Solicited WILLIAMS & PETERSON | Next to P. C. S. S. Co. Office VVWWiW%W\.V AVA Between Skagway and Whitehorse Carry Passengers, Baggage, Mail and Express Baggage Bonded Through. Direct Telegraphic Service to all Points in Canada and the United States For Information relative to Passenger Freight and Telegraph rate*, apply to any agent of the com pan v, or to M. J. B. WHITE, G. F. & P. A Vancouver, B, C. A. R NEWELL. V.-P. &G. M. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska R. D. PINNEO, Asst. G. 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