Douglas Island news. [volume], February 23, 1910, Image 4

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ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7
We will place on sale at unheard ef prices our entire stock of
Waists that were from $2.00 to $3.00 will be .00
Waists that were from $3.00 to $4.50 will be 1 .25
Waists that were from $3.50 to $6.^0 will be 2.00
A BIG LINE OF
WOMEN'S SHOES
ALL SIZES
NEW SHAPES
Shoes that were from
$2.50 to $5.00 will be,
a pair $2.00
All that we have left of
Women's Canvas Slip
pers at, a pair 75c
just a few left at 50c
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BEST GLASS OF
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STEAttZBS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vancouver, Anacottes, Befiinyhani
Everett, Ol'ympia, Fori Townjend, South
Bcvlinghara, " Eureka, Santa Barbara* Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Daego
Qu W. ANDREWS, G. A. P. D. ?. ]>. DUNANN, G. P. A.
i 13 James St., Soatife I 12 Market St.,. San Francisco
Right resoiveil t*? char. go t5vis Schedule
NEXT SAiMNGS WILL BE
COTTAGE CiTY
Northbound, January I2r 24; February 5, IS
Southbound, January J 3, 25; February 6, 19
Far information re^ardiiiK passenger and freisrht rates, apply to
R. R. HUBBARD, Agent.
ALASKA F1I1E AND UNDERTAKING CO.
LOUIS G. THOMAS, - - Manager.
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Manufactures
all kinds oL
furniture
and
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Caskets |
1c******** OUT OF YELLOW CEDAR **********
Special Articles of Furniture Made and Guaranteed.
iTI A Q?> ^ea(^ac^es are caused
/\J by Eye strain; can be cnr
od permanently by proper fitted glasses '
a.J.SHARICK? opticus JUNEAU;
Richland on tile Columbia
In Benton County, Wash.
For prices, terms and full informa- :
tion, write P. J. GOSS,
$00 Arcade Annex,
Seattle. Wasbw
JIIasKa flyers.
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990
Between Seattle, Ketchikan > Doug
las, Juneau and Skagway.
I>i;-e to arrive at Douglas :
Jefferson
h Northbound,. Feb. 10, 23,
| March 7, 19, 3 U
April 12
Steamers and sailing dates subject to
change without notice. This is the
only line of steamers calling1 recti
Jariy at Douglas both North and
South bound
Elmer E. Smith, Agent, Douglas, Alaska
\ A. MURRAY I
J AGENT FOR THE ?
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Jj GASOLINE ENGINE {
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^ Woolens in Stock
Fa WOLLAND
MERCHANT
TAILOR
JUNEAU, ALASKA
I.J.Sharick
WATCHES, DIAMONDS,
JEWELRY
JUNEAU ALASKA
Story of the Kuskokwim
William J. Langdon, an old-time j
miner, who- spent several years pros- 1
pecting in the vicinity of Nome before |
leaving here two years ago for the out- j
side, where he was to stampede to what j
is known as Valdez creek, dropped into I
the Nugget office yesterday and re- 1
lated the following interesting account '
of his meanderings in search for the i
yellow metal, says the Nome Nngget.
WI left Nome two years ago on the
last trip of the steamship Northwest
ern, with the intention of doing some,
prospecting in the Valdez creek conn
try, but upon my arrival at Seward
found it out of the question to get suf
ficient supplies into that district to j
accomplish any work in the prospect
ing line.
"Giving up- that trip, I followed the
route of the Alaska Central lino, and
kept on going until I canve to Hartman
river* one of the tributaries of the Kus
kokwim. near the headwaters of that
great river,, some 800 miles above Bethel
via the river.
"I wish to state that on what is
called the Kenai peninsula it is esti-i
mated that there are some fifty thou- ,
sand head of moose, and during the
time 1 was in that section of the coun
try (February to April, 100f>) it was
nothing to see from twenty to thirty
head a day. One day I saw fifteen
moose in one bunch, an unusual sight,
for they seldom go in droves.
"On the headwaters of the Kusko
kwim one can find large, fine timber,
birch, spruce and tamarack that will
square eighteen inches of good, sound
timber.
"In working our way down theKus-l
kokwim we passed hundreds of old
river channels in what we knew to be
mineral belts, and we came across de
posits of gravel in these old beds, from j
200 to 100 feet, as good looking wash
as I have ever come across.
"We also picked up many specimens
of fine-looking fioat, containing free
gold, near the headwaters of the Kus
kokwim, but. the mountains were
buried many feet in deep snow and ice, j
so it was out of the question trying to
find the ledges.
"At Tocana, some 150 miles below
the headwaters of the Kuskokwim
river, is a large trading post established
by the Kuskokwim Commercial com
'pany, who have large warehouses, and
call this their lower post. Last sum
mer this company shipped 100 tons of
supplies to this station, and by this;
time every pound of the grub has been
sold to the natives,, trappers and miners
in that vicinity.
"During the past summer there were
four stern-wheelers on the river, the
Hat tie B., Victoria, May D. and Star. ;
aud every ono of the steamboats had
all they conld do all summer getting
the supplies up the river.
"On Fourth of July creek quite a
number have been prospecting, and
some gold has beeu taken out, but
nothing very big. i saw two ounces
from that cieek. Wheu the Iditarod
stampede was on all the miners quit
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! ducing the besfc bread in Douglas
Sanitary Bakery Methods
FREE DELIVERY
Parties supplied with roade-to
order dainties.
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Your Patronage Solicited
JUNEAU FERRY AND NAVIGATION CO
PERRY TIME CARD
LEAVE JUNEAU
for Douglas ami Treadwell:
8:00 a. m.
9 :Q0 a. va.
11:00 a. m.
1 :00 p. m .
&:00 p, m.
4:30 p. m.
6:30 p. m.
S:Cd p. m.
Sundays only 9. 00 p. m.
LEAVE DOUGLAS
Kor Treadwelk
8:15 u. m
9:15 a. m
11:15 n. m.
1:15 p.m.
S:15 p. rr>.
4:45 p. in.
6:45 p. m.
8:15 p. m.
9:15 p. m.
Sundays
'or Juneau:
8:30 a. n>.
10:45 n. m.
12:05 a. m.
1:45 p. m.
3:30 p. m.
5:05 p. m.
7:05 p. m.
8:30 p. m.
9:30 p. m.
LEAVE treadwell
For Douglas and Juneau :
8:25 a. m.
10:35 a. m.
12:00 a. m.
1:40 p. m.
J:25 p. m.
4:55 p. m.
6.35 p. m.
8:25 p. m.
9:25 p. m. Sundays
Trip made to Nevada Creek? Mondays and
Thursdays, tenving Jtinean at 9:00 a.m.
?uikUvvh8:00 a. m. trips omitted
this creek for the new diggings, bat
after prospecting the Iditarod and ^
some of the tribntaries they returned
to Fonrth of July creek.
"On a small stream opposite Kolma
koffsky, a place at one time known as a
Rnssian fortress, two old men, who
had been ditched by one of the com
panies, who were not able to take them
np the river any farther, did some
prospecting and discovered a little pay. ^
The two men are camping on the creek
and taking out a little gold. The strike
was made in September last.
"Some fifteen or twenty men are
working on what is known as the Tale- /
sack river, where low-grade dirt is \
found, nothing big, and a lot of water
to contend with. \
"Knskokwim bay is charted only a9
far as Carter l>ay, and vessels drawing
13 feet of water, the Monterey and
Abler, have made several trips up the
Kuskokwim as far as Bethel this past
summer.
"The trader rules supreme in that
country, and at times runs things high
banded. One incident will illustrate
what 1 mean: A native woman, about
twenty, who lost he husband, cut and
stacked seventy-eight cords of wood to
sell to the river steamers and did this ^
all by herself. One of the traders came
aloug, aud, claiming, that her husband
owed him a large amount of money,
took the wood away from her, sold it,
and kept the proceeds.
4tThe natives of the Kaskokwim dis
trict are suffering from the white
plague, and the germs are fast getting
a hold ou the tribe. They have not
been taught to fight this dreaded dis
ease, and unless they get in and fight
it, it is liable to exterminate them.
"Before I quit telling about that part iL
of Alaska, I want to mention the vast
stretch of country to the south and
west of she Iditarod. There is a sec
tion containing hundreds upon hun
dreds of square miles that has never
been seen by a white man, and it is a
mineralized country or near a mineral
ized zone."
You can have Turkish baths at home
by buying one of Heubner'a Bath Cab
inets. Good for many ailments.
INTEREST BOOK
Shows at a glance interest on any sum from
?1.00 to ?10,IX)0.00; all rates. 3 to 1 1 per cent;
any time, 1 day to & years. Fits in coat
pocket. Error impossible. Author most
noted mat hematician in work!. Will send on
30 days trial hy mail. Cloth Binding* $1.00;
Russia Leather binding, $1.50.
Roosevelt Hunting liig Gamo in Africa,
postpaid, $1.50.
DEUiltlDliE CO. 3ms^et St. Louis, Mo.
jwneau Steamship ?o.
U. S. MAIL STEAIVIER
Georgia
Electric Lighted Steam Heated
LEAVES JUNEAU
For Funter, Hoonali, Gypsum, Tcnokee,
lvillisnoo Chatham and fcsitka at 8 a. m.
January 2, S. 14, 20, 26; Feb. 1, 7, 13. 19, 25;
March 3V 9, ir>, 21, 27.
For Killisnoo and Sitka di:j?xu Jan.
12, 24; Feb. 5, 18 , March 14, 26
For Tyee ami Baranof: January 8, 20;
February 1, 13? March 9) 21.
For Sanitarium (Sitka Hot Springs):
Jan. 2, 14; Feb. 1, 13; March 3, 15
For Skagway and way ports: January
G, 12, 18, 24, 30; February. 5, 11, 17, 23;
March 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, 31.
Sailing dates subject to
change without notice
WILLIS L NOWELL, Mgr.
M. S. HUDSON ALEX T. NELSON
THE DOUGLAS HOTEL
HUDSON & NELSON, Prop'rs
DOUGLAS, ALASKA
Rooms by the Day, Week or Month.
Steam Heat. Electric Lights
Bar in Connection
?SPECIAL BRANDS?
Seal of Kentucky Bonded Whiskey.
Barclay '7G. Maryland Rye.
Careful attention given to all orders.