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? JUNEAU LIQUOR COiMPANY, Inc. I ? We have for the table the J' I CRESTA BLANCA AND EL DORADO WINES li FINE OLD BRANDY AND SCOTCH ;j I Tel. 9-4 RYE AND BOURBON Front St. * ? <? OLYMPIA BEER "IT'S THE WATER FOR SALE AT ALL FIRST-CLASS BARS AND CAFES UNION IRON WORKS Machine Shop and Foundry I (ias Kn^ines and Mill Castings Agent* Union Gas Engine and Regal Gas Engine ALASKA MEAT COMPANY J?hn Reck. M^r. Wholesale and Retail Butchers Manufacturers of all Kinds of Sausages Our Hams and Bacon Are Home-Smoked C. F. CHEEK! THE TAXIDERMIST THAT KNOWS Game Heads, Fish and Birds Mounted. SKINS AND FURS TANNED Rug Work a Specialty Prices Reasonable ?????????????????(>???????? ? Juneau Transfer Co. ? j coal wood | storage | X Moving Carefully Done X ? Baggage Our Long Suit 4 ? FRONT STREET t X Next door to Raymond Co. ? ? E. D. Watfcins || ? EXPERT BLACKSMITH | X and IRON WORKER } ? o ? General Blacksmithing, Horse- ? + Shoeing, Iron and Marine Work ^ t Estimates Furnished and ? Work Guaranteed < * ? FRANKLIN STREET J Union Iron Works Building ????????????<>vt*<???????? I I j McCloskeys j + T ? The Louvre Bar :: I I A1 CarLton. Prop. ~ZI \ \ Imported and Domestic :: LIQUORS AND CIGARS -? ;; RAINIER BEER ON DRAUGHT I! Phone3-3-5 Juneau .. tin m m ; m 111 m i m 11 J. W. DORAN DRUGS PHONE 3 104 Second St. Juneau, Alaska R. P. NELSON Alaska's Pioneer Stationery Store Dealer in all kinds of station ery, office supplies, typewriter supplies. Agent for the L. C. Smith & Bro. Type writer ; ? IF. Wolland ? I Tailor I Phone to SECOND ST. j Berry's Store EASTER GOODS Arriving: on Every Boat ' n n i ii |' The Alaska Grill: !! The Beit Appointed !! ^Place 'n Town ; Best of Everything Served ! ! at Moderate Prices ; r> 11111 ii 1111 ii 111111111 n ?## # # thV best*loaf#of#*# | BREAD j Is Sold At 4 I San Francisco Bakery j ? G. MESSERSCHMIDT. Prop, 2 First National Bank OF JUNEAU CAPITAL $50,000 SURPLUS $10,000 UNDIVIDED PROFITS $15,000 DEPOSITS OVER $400,000 Complete facilities for the transaction of any banking business. OFFICERS T. F. KENNEDY, Pres. JOHN RECK. Vice-Pres. A. A. GABBS, Cashier DIRECTORS F W. BRADLEY E. P. KENNEDY GEO. F. MILLER T. F. KENNEDY JOHN RECK P. H. FOX A. A. GABBS M. J. O'CONNOR - I Latest Novelties in Tobacco Jars and Pipe Racks at Burford's iMcKINLEY climbers MAKING PROGRESS! FAIRBANKS, March 24.?Archdea con Hudson Stuck, and hris party are making good headway on the trail to con Hudson Stuck, and his party are j the Kantishna on the way to attempt j ascending ML McKinley, acording to recent word brought to Fairbanks yes- i terday afternoon by Robert Benner, I and William Sheedy, prospectors, i The men mushed In from Glen creek with their dog team in five days and met Stuck at the Thirty-Mile cabin j on the Nenana, at the end of the Fish- j er cut-off. The party is made up of Hudson j Stuck, archdeacon of the Episcopalian missions; Harry P, Karstens, the Kan tishna guide, known as "The Seventy-1 i Mile-Kid"; Robert G. Tatum, of the | Nenana Mission; Walter Harper, the j | archdeacon's half-breed attendant and, ; three Indians. Two dog teams, each ; with eight dogs, are beiug used to haul the light load of goods from the ; Tanana to the mountain. The loads will be augumented by nearly a ton ? of provisions which are cached at ? Diamond City, on the Bearpaw river. From there the teams will have to ; break trail to the base camp which they intend to establish near the site of the old Lloyd tent on the McKin i ley fork of the Kantishna river. The distance from Fairnanks to Diamond City is estimated to be 190 , miles by the winter tril. The archdea ? con told the mushers that he expected ? to be there Sunday and start relaying I the supplies to the McKinley fork. ? The going to the Kantishan has >' been good for the climbing party, be J cause of the fact that the miners of ? that district are engaged at present ? in hauling goods from the Tanana and I have broken the trail almost to Dia ? mond City. ? Archdeacon Stuck believes that he ? and his party of climbers will be able ? to reach the top of the mighty peak, ? provided the weather conditions will * permit SHORT PARAGRAPHS CONCERNING ALASKA (Fron "Alaska, an Empire in the .Making," by J. J. Underwood; pub lished permission of Dodd, Mead & | Company.) Alaska has the highest mountain? * Mt. McKinley?on the continent of f North America, its utmost altitude L is 20,41?4 feet. P The cod banks of Alaska are said t by the United States Fish Commission t to be among the finest in the world, r The same is true of the halibut C banks. L Cattle raised on government sta J tions in Alaska under the Department ? of Agriculture are wintered with less ^ mortality than in the states of .Mon J tana. North and South Dakota, or ? Kansas. The temperature at many points in I Southeastern and Southwestern Alas ?' ka is not as cold as at Washington, t D. C . or New York City in the winter * nor as warm as either of these places | I in the summer. The atmosphere in *' this section of Alaska is tempered by ? i the Japan current. East of the coast J: range, however, the thermometer of ? j ten drops to seventv-two degrees bt} ? low zero in the winter and occassion l ally rises to one hundred and six de ? grees in the summer. ? Alaska was bought for $7,200,000. I It already has paid to the people of * the United States in products, divi dends approximating six thousand three hundred per cent, on the invest ment. It is worth today, not millions, but billions. Statistics show that in Alaska there is less crime per capita than in any state in the Union. Alaska does not tolerate open gam bling. Gambling was closed down tight in the territory in 1906. During the summer, Alaska, even as far north as the Arctic ocean, is carpeted with the most daintily col ored and beautiful flowers, the prin ciple specimens being, wild brier-rose forget-me-nots, blue and yellow viol ets, irises, poppies, butter-cups, ger aniums, anemonies, blue-bells, daisies, all the blooms of the berries, and many others. Alaska, acre for acre, is believed by experts to be more valuable than many of the states of the Union. Its latent water-power energy is incalcu lable. The development of Alaska's re sources is hardly yet begun, nor have all of its possibilities been discover ed. Only one-fifth of the territory has been mapped, and many portions of it have never been trodden by the foot of white man. Practically all of its wealth of forests, fisheries, and minerals is still untouched by com merce, and represents millions of dol lars many times multiplied. ; GIRL ENDS UNHAPPY LIFE BY SUICIDE JOLIET. 111., April 7.?Mrs. Lena Feunelli committed suicide here yes terday, after a remarkable record. She was married at 15 years of age, divorced at 17, remarried at 18 and her husband deserted her. She is a suicide at 19. The Daily Empire delivered In Ju neau, Douglas and Treadwell for 81.00 a month. ' i _ j Agree That Pish Must Have Better Protection (Continued from Page 1.) what he would do if he hud absolute control of the fishing industry and wanted to protect it for himself. Mr. Heckman replied that he would make some regulations and enforce them. What regulations? Mr. Heckman stated that he thought traps should be curtailed?u cannery that now has seven should be reduced to five. No more should be allowed to be constructed and no trap should be allowed within a mile of a salmon stream. Seines and all sorts of other fishing gear should be kept 1800 feet from any stream. It would not be necessary to limit the number of seines. The season should be closed earlier?not later than Sep tember 1. in his section of the coun try. He would have fast power boats with inspectors aboard to sec that the regulations were enforced. Nels Nelson, of Petersburg, said that he had been fishing in Alaskan waters since 1887. He lives in Peters burg and has a family there. He went into the history of the town showing how it had developed under the fish ing industry into a thriving place and was supporting a population of fisher folk who built their homes there, were schooling their children and be coming attached to the soil. Then he pictured the ruin that was staring them in the face because fish, their only resource were being exterminat ed. This he attributed to traps most ly *but acknowledeg that other forms of fishing had helped in bringing I about the results. As superintendent of canneries he knew methods of op erating and of getting the season's pack. He could verify the statements made by Air. Lewis the Indian who charged that white men ravaged the Anan because he put up the pack at Santa Ana. With the new method-of purse seines and power boats salmon were caught in deep water and it was not necessary to drag the streams. The increasing number of traps were depleting the waters of not only sal mon but were catching halibut and other fish that should be left for the winter fishing. He agreed with Air. Bell that there must be some protec tion for the fish?not 011 account o 1 the capital invested in the business but because of the people that depend ed upon that industry for a livlihood. He would like to have more hatcher ies?they might get to be a success. He was in favor of restricting the seiners and operators of other gear to a mile limit of spawning streams and | of fast power uoats aim inspectors to catch the violators of the law in the fishing streams. His remedy is: Abolish the traps; laws strictly en forced on seines. Rev. Rather Kashevaroff, who is now fifty years of age was born at Kodiak and has lived on the coast of Alaska practically all his life. Fa ther Kashaveroff says that he has ob served the salmon and knows that the supply is being diminished. He gave some very interesting details and historical facts to show that his claim that the salmon are fust disap pearing is well founded. He had seen 40,000 reds caught at Karluk in one haul?now reds were very rare. The fact that fish were getting scarce was so noticeable that it could not be de nied. Word came from the church missions all along the coast and up to Nushugak that salmon were scarce and the natives were unable to get enough for their wants. When asked why, he replied that the waters were fished out. Rev. KashaverofT's rem edy is to close the season one month earlier than at present and give the salmon a chance to reach the spawn ing grounds. K. J. Jonnson, 01 wrungeu, sum mui his occupation used to be that of fish erman and that later he was a fish buyer, but that now he was in the transportation business. He said that he was glad of an opportunity to tell what he knew of the fishing industry in Alaska. It is his belief that traps are the most destructive gear now in use. He had had an opportunity to study traps and their effect on the supply. While working for a Peters burg cannery he said that they used to violate the law repeatedly in or der to get the season's pack. He said that traps and seines had fished out the Taku from Icy Straits until hardly any more reds could be taken in that stream. In 1901 he went to Nushaghak. Here the traps worked all the time?twenty-four hours out of each day. He told of thousands of fish that had been caught and thrown away. The beach was strewn with them and created such a stench that one could not walk along It. The Stikine, he said, was the only stream that seemed to hold its own. Captain George A. Howe came to Alaska in 1886 and had fished nearly every where that salmon were known to exist in Alaska waters. He was at Nushaghak in 1900 and said that he wished to confirm the statement made by Mr. Johnson about the thous ands of salmon strewn along the beach; he had helped dump the fish overboard. The fish were brought in such quantities that the cannery could not handle them and they spoiled. Captain Howe showed that there was a great decrease in the wood river supply owing to the fact that It was overfished. Ho thinks traps are de structlve and believes they should be abolished. Another factor accord ing to Captain Howe in destroying the salmon is the destruction of herring, his natural food supply. Herring are caught and crushed into oil and fer tilizers which should be stopped. Fish traps are destructive. He believed that hatcheries are a success and that because the fry do not return to the place they are hatched is no proof to the contrary. His remedy for the sit uation is to abolish some of the traps and keep all fishermen a mile away | from streams. William H. Lewis, the Wrangell In-r dlan, who appeared tit the previous - session, made a statement to cover a ] point that was overlooked. He said ; the statement that fish held in a boat ? were kept so long that they were not J lit to can, was partly true?in the old . days with a dragnet, which was Just | as destructive as a trap. Now, how- ? ever, power boats were in use with . purse seines and fish were taken in | deep water and brailed the same as | ? from the trap and could be taken to1! the cannery Just as fast as from the j; trap. The fallacy of the trap not fishing all the time because of dark- ] ness was exposed by a statement that it was daylight until 11 o'clock at night during the fishing season. The reported increase in packing is dut to the increase in number of traps and canneries and not to the increase i in fish. He would leave it to any can neryman; he did not think Mr. Heck man would swear there had not been a decrease. Asked if the Indians did not en gage in the lumbering business, he replied that the forest reservations had stopped any possibility of doing this so as to gain a livlihood. The In dian had but the one resource and it was being destroyed. i little* ^iant^ Mill 3BS0LUTELY Self-Con tained; ready to operate on arrival; Com t reasonable; efficient and % durable; entity shipped la remote points; needs no speeial foundation. One patron write#: "We are using a a.Vmesh sereen anil iiitllintf an average of 1(1 ton# of ore |#'r 24-hour day with each mill. I'onalderlng lior#epower eon#nniC(l I.ITTI.K (1IANT ? \ STAMP Mit.i.jj are moit rapid cnuth er# ever #ei'ii: prefer them to nny other #tamp mill on market." Information obtainable by address ing or railing on Seattle Construction & Drydock Company Dopt.. * Seattle. V. S. A. j The Empire for Job Printing Good Stock Plus Modern Plant ! Plus ! Printers that Know Equal Unexcelled Printing MAIN STREET Phone 3-7-4 _nmmm^?MMiHiMMH????? HEIDELBERG LIQUOR Co "House of Good Drinks" BEST APPOINTED PLACE IN TOWN Dairies nothing but the finest quality of goods. Family Trade Solicited Telephone 386?QUICK DELIVERY -H-H I1M M11 I-1 !? 1 H-K-I 1111111 M III 11 M-H' OCCIDENTAL HOTEL AND ANNEX :: 1 Restaurant in Connection Established 1881 European Plan i COMMERCIAL MEN'S HOME !! 1 FRONT ST. JOHN P. OLDS. Mngr. JUNEAU, ALASKA ?; hH-H-I-l-I-l-I-l-I- I I I I I 1 I 1 1 I I I I I 1 1 I 1 I I 1 1 1 ! 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WHEN YOU NEED ; j; Furniture, Mattresses, Stoves, Ranges! :: Cooking Utensils or Crockery ;; and vou want full value for your money go to ; ::JOHN P. BENSON, the Furniture Dealer; II Cor. Third and Seward Streets, Juneau ! | Tons upon tons of new and up-to-date jjoods arrive at our store every week ? > I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I 1 I I I I I I II I I I II I I I I i?H I I I I M-I-I 1-1 M MI14WH-H-H-i ! ?! -I 'I-H-H-M-H-H H-H-H-H ! House Cleaning Phone Juneau c'eaning | I Window Washing 2-?"8 Dyein7works ji In A Class By Itself IMPARTIAL tests made by The Columbus Labo ratories of Chicago give Fisher's Blend Fi.our a higher rating than that of the Dakota all-Hard Wheat Patent Flour. Considering that this scientific combination of Fast ? ern Hard Wheat and Western Soft Wheat costs you' from 20 to 25% less than what has always been con sidered the highest grade of breadstuff, you can readily see that it will pay you to insist on having Fisher's Blend Flouf For Sale by All Dealers Call At ; "HOME BAKERY" For Home-Made Pies, Cakes and \ Bread. ; F. F. Graff?Propr. SECOND ST.?Opp. Customs House ' ?M-H M l i M H'W'l-H ] I I 1 I ; The Unique Millinery;; ? Easter Goods 11 Upstairs, Cor. Second and Main .. ? !"1 1 I 111 I 1 Ml-M'I I I 1 I I I I 1 1 H ? 111 ] 11) 1111111 111 1111111-1 i The 'Model' | This Is a RESTAURANT r Fred Vinton Tom McMullen ; r I 1 I 1 1 1 I I I I 1 I 1 I I 1 I 1 I I I 1 I II