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SPEAKING OF 5 I ENAMELED WARE We have just received a very large line of the best Blue and White Ware, triple plated acid proof AT POPULAR PRICES BEFORE YOU GO OUT HUNTING - CALL AND SEE OUR LINE OF Amunition and Sporting Goods It is the best to be had and we have lots of it STEAMERS FOR Seattle, Tacoma Victoria, Vancouver, Anacoites, Bellinghara Everett, Olynjpia, Port Townsend, South Bdiingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mexico San Franciaco, Los Angp!fiS, San Ds6g0 G. W. ANDREWS, G. A. P. D. C D. DUNANN, G. P. A. 1 13 James St., Seattle 1 12 Market St., San Francisco Right reserved to change this Schedule NEXT SAILINGS WSLL BE P Northbound ? July 21, August 2, 14 IXttfllOGd, Southbound ? July 24, August 5, 17 it Northbound? July 3, 14, 27 V-liy OI OvcLiliv Southbound ? July 4, 16, 29 For Information regarding passenger and freight rates, apply to R. R. HUBBARD, Agent. BEST GLASS OF Rainier Beer on Douglas Island at Douglas Opera Mouse WINES LIQUORS CIGARS the Canteen * WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANTS agts for 0|ympja Brewing company ALASKA FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING CO. LOUIS G. THOM \S, - - Manager _ *>&&** ***** * Mannfactures and all kinds of.. T "1 1111111 v Caskets ********* OUT OF YELLOW CEDAR ******** Special Articles of Furniture Made and Guaranteed. ...Alaska flyers... ??? Between Seattle, Ketchikan, Doug las, Juneau and Skagway. Due to arrive at Douglas : Jefferson July 6, 18 and 30 Dolphin Tune 30t July 12, 24 Steamers and sailing dates subject to change without notice. This is the only line of steamers culling reeu ??rly at Douglus both Mortlh and South bound Elmer E. Smith, Agent, Douglas, Alaska The CITY BAKERY GEO. RfEDI & SON, Props. We have the reputation of pro ducing the best bread in Douglas Sanitary Bakery Methods FREE DELIVERY Parties supplied with made-to order dainties. Your Patronage Solicited JUNEAU FERRY AND NAVIGATION CO KERRY TIME CARD LEAVE JUNEAU for Douglas and Treadwell: 8:00 a. m. 3:00 p. m. 9:00 a. m. 4:30 p. m. 11:00 a.m. 6:80 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. - 11 p. m. 1 a. m LEAVE DOUGLAS For Treadwell: For Juneau: 8:15 a. in. 8:30 a. m. 9:15 a. m 10:45 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 12:05 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 5:05 p.m. 6:45 p. m. 7:05 p. m. 8:15 p.m. 8:30 p. m. 9:45 p. m. 10:05 p. m. 11:15 p. m. 11 :35 p. m. 1:15 a. m. 1:30 a. m. I.EAVE TREADWELL For Douglas and Juneau: 8:25 a. m. 3:25 p. tn. 10:35 a. m. 4:55 p. m. 12:00 a. m. 6:55 p. m. 1:40 p. m. 8:25 p. m. 10:00 p.m. 11:30 p. 1:25 a.m. Sundays 8:00 a. m. trips!omltted May Open Coal Mine Acting on the secretary of the navy's reaommendatiou, Secretary of the In terior Fisher, is considering means whereby the government will open ex- ( tensive miDes in Alaska, to furnish coal for the navy and revenue cutter ser vice, says a Washington dispatch to the Post Intelligencer. Secretary Fisher said that he had several plaus under consideration. One of these is for the government to su perintend the direct operation of its own mine. The bureau of mines is now doing this on a small scale in Pennsylvania, where it operates a mine to try out lescae devices and experi ment for causes that lead to explosion. In the second place, the government could dig its owu coal indirectly, by leasing the mines, the lessee supplying the government with coal at so much a tou. The third plan is a leasing of the cool lauds to operators on a straight royalty basis. Theieisuo doubt that, the popular clamor about the Alaska lands has made itself felt in Washington, and as a result, there is a pretty well crystal lized opiuiou among officials here that Uncle Sam ought to use some horse sense and avail himself of thebusiuess opportunities offered by his great northern territory. This feeling re ceived an impetus during the past week when the bureau of fisheries re ported that government control of the Pribilotf islauds during 1910 netted the government an eveu $1,000,000. It is shown that this reveuue is $750,000 more than in 1909, when the govern ment did not have this control. Dr. Everman, in discharge of the new bu reau of Alaska fisheries, boldly asserts today, that iu eight or ten years these industries would net the government $20,000,000 instead of $1,000,000. So it is with the coal fields. The navy has pointed out to the interior depart ment that 275,000 tons of coal were shipped from the Pennsylvania field in 1910 to Seattle, San Francisco, other California points and Honolulu, for the navy alone, at an average cost of $4.85 a tou. In other words, the government paid the railroads and navigation com panies $1,250,000. This does not include the coal shipped west for the revenue cutter soivice and the public buildings. In addition to this economy iu money the navy points out that with the gov ernment mines in Alaska the United States would secure tremendous ad vantages iu case of war on the Pacific. Again, there is no doubt that the diffi culty iu transporting coal has beeu one reason for keeping such a small part of the fleet on the Pacific. With Alaska coal there would be a more equal di vition and this would mean more min ing activity and more business for the Alaska country. With the completion of the Panama canal there would be no reason why the government could not compete with the Pennsylvania fields i in supplyiug the coal for the Atlautic J fleet. The first step that the uavy took iu its advocacy of government mines iu Alaska was to get a report from the bureau of mines on the ettiuieucy of ; the Alaska coal. This bureau's expert j reported that the Alaska coal stands j up to the Pennsylvania coal in every J test; it has the same keeping quality in [ storage; the same suitability for force draft ; no greater deleterious effect on I mariue boilers and has a calorific equal to the Eastern coal. Secretary Fisher, of course, would not say what his recommendation would be. He does say, however, that something will be done at ouce to re lieve the troublesome Alaska situation. "The government has been sitting on the Alaskau lid long euough. The couutry is sick and tired of the govern jutteau Steamship go, U. S. MAIL STEAMER Georgia Electric Lighted Steam Heated ? Juueau=Sitka Route Leaves Juneau forFunter, Hoonali, Gyp sum, Tenakee, Killisnoo, Chatham, Sitka April 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, May 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, June 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, July 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, August 1. 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, September 6, 12, 18, 24 , 30. For Tyee and Baranof (Warm Springs Bay): April 9, 27, May 9, 27, June 8, 26, July 8, 26. Aug. 7, 25, Sept. 12, 24. For Sanitarium (Sitka Hot Springs): Aprils, 15, May 3, 15, June 2, 14, July 2, 14, I August 1, 13, September 6, 18 Juneau - Skagway Route Leaves Juneau for Pearl Harbor, Eagle River, Yankee Cove, Comet, Sentinel Light Station, Eldred Rock Light Station flai nes and j . April 1, 7, 13, 19, 2o, I May 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, 31; June 6, 12, 18, 24, 80; July 6, 12, 18, 24, 30; August 5, 11, 17, 23, 29; September (, 10, *6, 22, 28. Returning leaves Skagway following day WILLIS E. NOWELL, Mgr. ment's inactivity and we propose to hurry matters to a settlement as fast as is consistent witb careful adminis tration." Nome Leads in Gold Shipments Reversing the record for the calendar year of 1910, the Nome mining district is shown by the report of the United States assay office at Seattle to have exceeded the Tanana or Fairbanks dis tricts in the amount of its gold ship ments to the Seattle office. The calen dar year of 1910 showed receipts from Nome of $3,572,067, and from Tanana 84,414,727. The fiscal year, ending June 30, last, shows Nome with a total to its credit of $3/327,032 and Tanaoa with $3,349, 48L The new Iditarod district has a record for the first year of $1,051,421. Other districts sent gold for the year as follows, to June 30: Circle, $45, 203.41: Cooks inlet, $113, 317.00; Copper river, $359,835.10; Eagle, $27,453.71; Koyukuk, $153,448.74; South eastern Alat-ka, $268,656.69. The grand total of gold received for the fiscal year is $10,273,318.05 and of silver, $89,257.33. * The principal sources of shipment were as follows: Alaska, gold $8#22,751, silver 873,099-, Montana, gold $11,992, silver $157; British Columbia and Yukon territory, ^ gold $1,262,569, silver $13,215, The total of all deposits is 552,193 standard ounces of gold and 76,705 ounces of silrer. The gold has been purchased at ap proximately $20.50 per ounce, and silver at 50 cents to 52 cents per ounce. The coinage value of an ounce of silver is approximately $1.29 in the coin. The gold receipts of the United States assay at Seattle for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1910, were $12,131,742.59; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, $19,207,851; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, $15,154,333.90. Notwithstanding the fact that the ^ raise in assay office charges at Seattle from $1.25 to $2.50 per $1,000 does not take effect until August 1, next, much of this season's shipments from Alaska has gone to San Francisco. Julius Jensen, the Second street hardware man, has a stock of fireless cookers on display. He takes pleasure in explaining them to his customers. If you never saw one, they are really worth inspecting. Chimney Blocks made in Seattle of ) clinkers and cement. Much superior : to brick or concrete chimneys. The only block approved by the insurance companies at Seattle and other coast towus. For t'uither information and price, write or call at the Juneau Marble Works. James llogau. The Burnside is engaged in repairing the Alaska cable. Notice ? All dogs upon which the tax has not been* paid, found running at large in the City of Douglas after July 1st, will be shot without further notice, by order of the city council. I.J.Sharick * WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY JUNEAU ALASKA OPEN AGAIN "THE LITTLE DOUGLAS" HUDSON & NELSON, Prop're DOUGLAS, ALASKA