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ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
J. F. A. STRONG
JOHN W. TROY, Editor.
Telephone No. 3-7-4
Entered as secoud-ciass matter November 7, 1912 at tbe postotlice at Ju
ueau. Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
0?e year, by mail $10.00
Si* months, by mail 6.00
Per month, delivered 1.00
A MATTER OF FOREST RESERVES
N Ol long ago the Chugach forest reserve came up for an air
ing before the Senate committee on territories, and the
questioning of a representative of the forestry bureau by
Chairman Pittman. of the committee, indicated that he was not
in sympathy with the wholesale reservations that have been made
of the public lands of Alaska. The investigation also developed
the fact that the forestry bureau knew very little about the res
ervation. save its extent, and that only approximately. It was
reluctant 1\ admitted that a considerable portion of the reserve
was as guiltless of timber as a hen is of teeth, but it was urged
in defense of the inclusion of treeless land that it gave a certain
uniformity to the reservation?that is to say that when certain
lines were drawn on a map and the enclosure marked "Chugach i
Forest Reserve" it presented a somewhat pleasing appearance.
As for the timber, its quality and amount, the bureau ofli
cial who was testifying before the committee seemed to have con
siderably less knowledge than his interlocutors. He frankly ad-1
mitted that specific information concerning the reserve could not
be found in Washington, but that it could be obtained at Fort
land, Ore.
It may be safely assumed that the actual knowledge that the
forestry bureau has of the Alaska forest reserves is somewhat
limited, but it will be conceded that the bureau's present informa
tion is infinitely greater than it was a few years ago. When these
reservations were set aside the bureau knew absolutely m thing
about them. Now at least their names are known.
In this connection, at the present time, it would be interest
ing to know what President Taft, or the forestry or other bu
reaus, knew about the Aleutian islands reserve on March 3 last,
when it was added to the Alaska reserves roster.' Also it might
be worth while to ask what the forestry bureau or any other bu
reau. knows about it now?
The announcement that Nat Hereshoff will design a sloop
to compete for the honor of defending the America's cup in the
fourth contest against Lipton will have a tendency to generate
a feeling of security on this side ot the Atlantic.
THOMAS NELSON PAGE
THE announcement that the President has determined to ap
point Thomas Nelson Page, the author, ambassador to Rome
will cause pleasure to the hundreds of thousands of readers
of his charming Southern stories, and satisfaction to those'that
have glimpsed the depth of his philosophy and the clearness of
his understanding of his country's history from his problem and
historical novels. There is none among the admirers of this
master of beautiful English, dreamer of delightful romances,
lover of Nature's beauties, broad and tolerant philosopher, and
patriotic student of American history, that doubts for a mo
ment that he will make an admirable representative in Europe
of all that is best in America.
The ditliculty the government is encountering in securing
compliance with the orders of the United States Supreme Court
by the Standard Oil Company and the Tobacco Trust indicates
that all this talk from those of big business about the danger
that would follow loss of confidence in the courts has been meant
for the other fellow.
NEW POLITICAL ISSUE POSSIBLE
WHETHER probable or not it is possible that the defeat the
other day of the government naval bill by the Canadian
Senate will create another political issue in the Dominion
than that raised by the bill itself. For many years a sentiment
has been developing in that country that the Senate is a more or
less useless wheel in the governmental machinery, but it has pre
vented thus far the development of anything approaching an ac
tive demand for its abolition by its docility and the practice of
acquiescence in the actions of the Commons. It would only re
quire a sample or two of stubborn opposition to legislation pro
posed by the elective branch of the Canadian parliament on the
part of these Senators, that hold place in the legislature for life
by appointment from the government, to arouse the people to
a point where they would demand that their services be dispensed
with entirely.
However, the Senate of Canada has not set up its opposi
tion as something unsurmountable. It has defeated the naval
bill, so it officially declares, that its subject matter might be
made the issue in another election. If the Conservative govern
ment should be forced to go to the people on the naval question
and then win the election the Senate would quietly acquisce
notwithstanding that its constitutional functions are co-equal
with those of the Commons. But just now members of the gov
ernment are thoughfully considering the plan of going to the peo
ple on the question of the abolition of the Senate. It is not like
ly, however, that they will be able to do that in the face of the
contention that has sprung up throughout the Dominion over the
naval bill. The appropriation of $35,000,000 for the Imperial
navy now means that more millions would have to follow, and
that is no small burden to a country the total population of which
is about equal to that of Pennsylvania.
Word received from Nome as late
as May 17th says that that town was
suffering from a fuel famine. The
price of coal had been raised to $21
a ton and there was grave danger that
there was not a sufficient quantity
on hand to last until coal would be
secured from the South.
o?o?o
The owners of mining claims on
Valdez and Shoup bays and on Gold
and Mineral creeks, along the Val
dez glacier and In the many other
creeks and gulches and bays are rap
idly pushing development work in the
hopes of adding to the list of produc
ing properties. The capitalist and
prospector are working together to
prove the value of many prospects,
some of which already have large
amounts of ore blocked out.?Valdez
Miner.
I I I I I I I U I I I I I I I I M I I I > I I I I I I I I I H I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I f
i will move in a few days to my i
new store building
? ? On the Corner of , , I
II FRANKLIN & FERRY STREETS j|
I I QHARICKI
:: Km m k/ jeweler & optician ::
n 1111
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD IS
ALASKA'S HOBSON'S CHOICE
The New York Times, discussing;
t'lio high rates charged by the govern
ment on the Panama railroad, which i
it owns and operates, does not iind
the showing one to encourage a be
lie! that a government-owned and op-j
erated railroad would be a success in !
Alaska. Says the Times:
"Altogether Alaska might well
consider whether it would not
tare better under privately own
ed and publicly regulated monopo
ly, rather than under government
monopoly, which is as like the
other sort us another pea from
the same pod, distinguished only
by somewhat less regard tor the
regulations which it establishes
for others, and which at any time
are liable to be imposed upon it
self."
The choice of Alaska, unfortunately,:
is uot between the governiueut-owned i
and privately-owned railroad lines, but
between lines owned by the govern
ment and no liues at all. And Alas
ka is placed in this predicament en
tirely by government action. Capital
has been deliberately driven away
from Alaska. There would have been
no need whatever for asking the gov
ernment to build any railroads over
the route now outlined had it not been
for the activities of the professional
conservationists. xuuuuaua
building and would have been coin- j
pleted long ago. but when the coal
lands were withdrawn from entry and
all existing claims tied up by the ac
tion of the land otllce, the reason for
rail construction ended.
The government is asked now to
build the railroad lines which it pre
vented capital from building, and to
release the coal lands which it has
tied up for the past seven years. Pri-1
vale capital, after the experiences had.
is not apt to invest in railroad con
struction in Alaska until firmly as
sured that the country is not to re
main bottled up indefinitely. Better
a government-owned railroad, with all
of its disadvantages, than no railroad
I at all.?Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
0?o?o
Asked and Answered.
i "Is life worth living?
I "Not if you have nothing better to
occupy your mind than such ques
tions as that."
o?o?o
HAVE YOU a contract to let? If so.
be sure to see S. A. Kelly. New house.
Gov. road. Casey & Sbattuck Addi
tion. 5-15-lm.
I In the United States Commissioner's!
Court for the District of Alaska,
Div. No. 1, Yakutat Precinct.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Gus
tav Tesch, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned has been, by the United'
States Commissioner, Probate Judge;
of the above entitled court, by an or- j
der duly made and entered, appoint-1
ed administrator of the estate of Gus
tav Tesch, deceased. All persons hav-:
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present them, with
the proper vouchers and in legal form,
within six (6) months from the date
of this notice, to the undersigned, ut;
his residence at Yakutat, Alaska.
Dated this 5th day of April, 1913.
PRANK R. BIGFORD
Administrator
MINING APPLICATION NO. 01602
United States Land Office, Juneau,
Alaska, May 15, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that the Alas
ka-Gastineau Mining Company, a cor
poration organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York,
and qualified to do and doing business
as a corporation in Juneau, Alaska,
has made application for patent to the
Gastineau Millsite, Survey No. 990,
in the Harris Mining District, Juneau
Land District, District of Alaska, de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at Corner No. 1 identi
cal with location corner and with Cor
ners Nos. 2, 4 and 3 of Perseverance
No. 4 lode, Perseverance No. 3 lode
and Perseverance Placer, all of Sur
vey No. 605 respectively, whence U.
S. L. M. No. 2 bears N. 59? 10' 51" W.
1892.08 feet distant, thence N. 24? 30'
E. (Var. 34 E.) 761 feet to Corner No.
2; thence S. 39? 30' E. (Var. 31? 30' E.)
213.47 feet to Corner No. 3; thence S.
40? 28' W. (Var. 31? 30' E.) 694.07
feet to Corner No. 1, the place of be
ginning. Containing an area of 1.614
acres.
The names of the adjoining claims
are Perseverance No. 3 lode (pat
ented), Perseverance Placer (patent
ed), Martin lode( unpatented), all be
longing to the Alaska-Gastineau Min
ing Company, and the Solo lode claim
(unpatented) belonging to Jesse
Blakely, Esquire.
The location notice of the Gastineau
mill site is recorded in Book 11 of
Placers, at page 106 of the records of
the Recorder for the Juneau Record
ing Precinct, District of Alaska.
This notice was posted on the ground
the 15th day of May, 1913.
First publication, May 16, 1913.
Last publication, July 18, 1913.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS
It's never to early to mend, either.
* ? *
A heavy sermon niaketh a light col
lection plate.
* * *
Wild oats have a few tares mixed
with them.
* * *
Some men never recognize an op
portunity unless it is labelled.
* * *
lie who laughs last may be merely
slow of comprehension.
* * *
There's always an ill-feeling be
tween the doctor and the patient.
* * *
Silence is indeed golden when the
heiress takes that method of saying
"yes."
o?o?o
ISA AND MARIAN
GOLDSTEIN RETURN
?o-o?
Isa and Marion Goldstein returned
last night from a fur-buying cruise on
the launch Grace 10. among the set
tlements along Prince of Wales isl
and. They have been gone about two
weeks and were fairly successful.
.Many nice pelts were brought hooiel
besides lot? of hair seal hides.
o?o?o
The Lovera Monarch is the popu
lar bit size. ***
o?o?o
Waffles all day at "|T and I" Lunch j
Room. 4-141m. j
o?o?o
A complete line of tobacco jars and
pipe racks at BURFORD'S.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
TO L. A. Moore, Berta Jarmy and
Fred Stevenson: You and each of you
are hereby notified that you co-owner
the undersigned, have performed all
the necessary labor as required by Sec
tion 2324 United States Revised Stat
utes and the amendments thereto ap
proved January 22ud, 1880, concern
ing annual labor upon mining claims,
upon the Sum Duin group of placer
claims and upou the Duck creek group
of placer claims, for the year ending
December 31st, 1912, for the purpose
of holding said claims;
And unless you, within ninety days
after the lirst publication of this no
tice, pay your proportion of the cost
of said annual labor as required by
law, and the cost of this notice, your
interest in said group or groups of
said claims will, in accordance with
law, become the property of the un
dersigned; the proportion to be paid
by L. A. Moore, holding one eighth in
terest in each group is $26.60, and the
cost of this notice; the proportion to
be paid by Berta Jarma is $12.70,
and the cost of this notice, holding
one-eighth interest in the Sum Dum
group; and the proportion to be paid
by Fred Stevenson, holding one-eighth
interest in the Sum Dum group is
$12.70, and the cost of this notice;
Said claims being located in the
Harris mining district, near Power's
creek, and about six miles from the
Postoflice at Sum Dum, Territory of
Alaska; and recorded in book eleven
(XI.) on pages 51 and 52 of P'acer
records, on the 5th day of February,
A. D., 1912, in the the oilice of the Ju
neau Recording District.
First publication March 8, 1913, last
publication June 8, 1913.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Professional Cards
J. B. MARSHALL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
114 Decker Building, Juneau
Z. R. CHENEY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Lewis Building, Juneau
Gunnison & Robertson
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Decker Building
Juneau .... Alaska
H. P. CROWTHER
U. S. Deputy Surveyor
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
Office ? Lewis Block ? Juneau
N. WATANABE
DENTIST
Office Over Purity Pharmacy
Juneau ? - - Alaska
JOHN B. DENNY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Mining and Corporation Law
Offices: Juneau, Alaska
Seattle, Wash.
Dr. J. S. Harrison
DENTIST
Rooms 106-107 Decker Bldg.
'Phone 2-0-5 Juneau, Alaska
w. H. Cleveland I*. J. Cleveland
Contractors-Builders
Estimates Furnished Free Upon
Request
Good Mechanics, Good Material,
Best Results
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JUNEAU STEAMSHIP CO.
United States Mail Steamer
S. S. GEORGIA
Juncau-Sitka Route
Leaves Juneau for rV.r.or. in
cursion Inlet, Hoouah. .'yp?uin.
Tenakee, Killisnoo. Chatham and
Sitka 8:00 a. in. April 4. 10. 18.
112, 28; May 4. lu. 18 2i. ?;
June 3. 9. 16. 21. 2?'; July 4. b
15, 21, 27; Augu.'t 2 8. 14 *?
26; Septouiber 1, V, '8 Ik
and 25.
Leaves Juneau for Tyee and
Baranoff Warm Springs 8:00 a.
m. April 28th, May 28th, June
27th, July 27th, August 26th,
and September 26th.
Juneau-Skapway Route
Leaves Juneau for Pearl Har
bor, Eagle River, Yankee Cove,
Sentinel Light Sta., Eidred Light
Sta., Comet, Haines, Skagway, 8
a. m. April 2, 8, 14, 20, 26; May
2, 8, 14, 20, 26; June 1, 7, 13, 19,
25; July 1, 7, 13, 19, 25. 31; Au
gust 6, 12, 18, 24, 30; September
5, 11, 17, 23, and 29.
Returning Leaves Skagway the
Following Day at 8 a. m.
WILLIS E. NOWELL, MANAGER
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.~B.C.CoastService
Sailing from Juneau for Port Simpson. Prince Rupert, Swanson. Alert Ray, Vancouver
Victoria and Seattle
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SUMMER FERRY TIME SCHEDULE STARTING MAY 26, 1913.
limit Leaven Juneau
For Douglas and
Treadwell
6:30 a. m.
8:00 a. m.
9:00 a. in.
11:00 a. in.
1:00 p. m.
2:00 p. m.
3:00 p. m.
5:00 p. in.
6:30 p. m.
8:00 p. in.
9:30 p. m.
11:00 i). m.
Loaves Trendwoll For
Douglas and
Juneau
7:10 a. in.
8:25 a. m.
9:40 a. ni.
11:25 a. in.
1:25 p. in.
2:25 p. m.
3:25 p. in.
5:40 p. m.
6:55 p. in.
8:25 p. in.
9:55 p. m.
11:25 p. m.
Leaven
DoukIum For
Juiioau
7:10 a. ill.
8:30 a, in.
9:45 a. m.
11:30 a. ni.
1:30 p. ni.
3:30 p. m.
3:30 p. m.
5:45 p. m.
7:00 p. m.
8:30 p. m.
10:00 p. in.
11:30 p. m.
Leaveit Sheep Creek
For Trcndwcll DoukI**
an.l Juneau
7:00 a. m.
0:30 a. in.
5:30 p. in.
SHEEP CREEK TRIPS I
Leaves Juneau for
Sheep Creek
6:30 a. m.
9:00 a. m.
5:00 p. m.
Leaves Douglas for
Sheep Creek
6:45 a. in.
9:15 a. m.
5:15 p. m.
Leaves Treadwell
for Sheep Creek
6:50 a. 111.
9:20 a. m.
5:20 p. m.
On Saturday and Wednesday nights 11 p. 111. trip will go to Sheep Creek.I
Leaving Treadwell for Juneau at 11:40 p. in.; leaving Douglas for Juneaul
at 11:45 p. in.
We Are 'Headquarters for
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING
BOOTS AND SHOES, FURNISHINGS
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
ALASKA-TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO.