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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. ? 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 'PHONE 6-0-3 JUNEAU H. W. AVERILL DENTIST Case Bldg. Front and Main Sts. Office Hrs: 9 a. m. to 12 m. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. ?PHONE?209 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 PRINCESS MAY P. C. DOCK JUNE 12 Front nnd Seward Sta. C. P. R. TICKET OFFICE J. T. SPICKETT. Agt. HUMBOLDT STEAMSHIP CO. Tho Alnxka Flyer S. S. HUMBOLDT The AUlmIih Flyer NORTHBOUND JUNE 14 SOUTHBOUND JUNE 15 DOCKS AT JUNEAU CITY WHARF Seattle Olllce, 716 Second Ave. GEO. BURFORD, Agent ! t, r t r t t I..T..T. i,.1.4.1 1 M t I M I I--I 11111 1 ?!"! 1 M |..p.l?l"I-M"l"l M ALASKA | STEAMSHIP COMPANY Safety, Service, Speed Tickets to Seattle. Taeoma. Victoria and Vancouver, inrouxn ,, tickets to San Frnncwco 4* ? ? JEFFERSON Northbound ....MAY 31 Southbound... .JUNE 1 T JEFFERSON Northbound ....JUNE 13 Southbound ..JUNE 14 J ;; MARIPOSA Northbound JUNE 9 Southbound ..JUNE 18 J. ?? NORTHWESTERN Southbound JUNE 3 T I! NORTHWESTERN Northb'd.. .JUNE 15 Southbound . .JUNE 22 X " Elmer E. Smith Douglas Agt. WILLIS E NOWELL, Juneau Agt. 1 ?M-H-M 1 I !??!? 11 ?! !??!? I I I -H -I-I-l-I-! I I I I I I I I i I I 1 1 ! 1 I I i I I 1 1 1 1 1 11-1 ? 1 I /\ rvT| | ? * s | pv Allen Shattuck, Agent, Office <> IN vf I* S 18 LAIN LJ wlth Juneau Transfer Co- j; r>t ( ? /-< John Henson, Douglas Agent <| l Steamship Company t REGULAR FAST SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE AND JUNEAU o ? Southbound Sailings S. S.ALKI, - June 14 I ! p j. C 1.1.I First Class $19.00 <| ? rare to oeattle second ciass $12.00 ? 11111II111111II1111111111111II111111111111II1111II111 I ALASKA COAST CO. jj I ? ? For Vakutat, Katatla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez, Latouche, Seward, ?> !! Seldovla?SAILS FROM JUNEAU II !! S. S .ADMIRAL SAMPSON JUNE 18 || i ! S. S. YUKON JUNE 29 ; ; SAILS FROM JUNEAU FOR SEATTLE AND TACOMA ;; ;; S. S. ADMIRAL SAMPSON JUNE 6 ?? ? ? S. S. YUKON ? ' Right Is reserved to change steamers or sailing dates without notice. . . [ j S. H. Ewing, Juneau Agent. ALASKA COAST COMPANY, Seattle jj > II I I I I I II I I I I I I II I I II I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ? PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO. o | seattijs, tacoma, ;; ? Victoria Vancouver, Belllngham, Everett, Olympia, Port Townsend, <? ? South Bellingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mexico, San Francisco, ? Anacortes, Los Angeles and San Diego. iy O C. D. DUNANN, P. T. M. G. W. ANDREWS, G. A. P. D. o X 112 Market Street, San Francisco. 113 James 8treet, Seattle <, { S. S. SPOKANE Ncrth June 5 South June 6 I ? CITY OF SEATTLE North June 11-24 South June 12-27 Z ? Right Reserved to Change Schedule. S. HOWARD EWING, Local Agt. l "" """' i 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.