Douglas Island news. [volume], July 09, 1913, Image 4

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EVERYTHING
YOU NEED
Ik Treadvell Store
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STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, T acoma
Victoria, Vancouver, Anacortes, Bellingham
Everett, Olympia, Port I'ownsend, South
Bellingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
C. W. ANDREWS. C. A. P. D. C. D. DUNANN. P. T. M.
1 13 Jamej St., Seattle 1 12 Market St., San Francisco
Right reeervod to chanxe thi? Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
Northbound ? Jane 24; July 6v 18, 30
v-ilty 01 oCaXllC Southbound ? June 27; July 9, 21
Ci-irt Northbound? July 12,24; Aug.5
OtcltC 01 V^cl ill Ottllci Southbouud ? July 15,27; Aug. 8
For information regarding- passenger and freight rate*, apply t
R. R. HUBBARD, Agent.
* Cbe Canteen*
WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANTS
4gts for oiympia Brewing Company
ALASKA FURNIIURf A1 UUHIU CO.
LOUIS O. THOMAS,
MasaomJ
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Manufactnres and
furniture
all kinds of.. J V Caskets
OUT OF YELLOW CEDAR **********
Spccial Articles of Furniture Made and Guaranteed.
IIS. S. HUMBOLDT
{ Due at Douglas: Northbound July 5, 1 7 {
Southbound July 6 , IS
Sailing Date Subject to Change Without Notice
SEwJ ^esle?1 w!5E M.J. O'Connor, Agt.
...Alaska flyers...
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Betweeu Seattle, Ketchikan, Doug'
1h?, Juneau and Skagway.
Due to arrive at Douglas :
Jefferson
North ? June 28, July 8, 20
South ? June 30, July 10, 22
Steamers and sailing date? subject to
change without notice. This is the
only line of steamers calling regu
larly at Douglas both North and
South bound
Elmer E. Smith, Agent, Douglas, Alaska
3uneau Steamship Co.
U. S. MAIL STEAMER
Georgia
Juneau=Sitka Route
Leaves Juneau for Hoonah, Gypsum, Ten
akee, Killisnoo, and Sitka April 22, 28,
May 4, 10, 16, 22. 28, June 8, 9," 15, 21. 27, July
S, 9, 15, 21, 27, August 2, 8, 14, 20, 26.
Leaves Juneau for Tyee, 8 a. m.? April
28, May 28, June 27, July 27, August 26,
Sept. 25.
Juneau - Skagway Route
Leaves Juneau for Pearl Harbor, Eagle
River, Yankee Cove, Comet, Sentinel
Light Station, Eidred Rock Light Station
Haines and Skagway: 8 a. m. April 20,
26, May 2,8, 14, 20, 26, June 1, 7, 18, 19, 25,
July 1, 7, IS, 19, 25, 81, August 6, 12, 18, 24, 30
Returning Leaves Skagway following day
IIUIS E. NOVELL, Mgr.
The CITY BAKERY
JOSEPH RIEDI Prop.
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
That Alaska is to be held responsible
for the oool summers io the States, the
hot summers, the heavy rainfall and
the lack of it, is evident when we read
the following from the Denver Repub
lican: The first onslaught of summer
has been delivered iu the Middle West,
where dozens have died owing to heat
prostration, and nothing earlier nor
more Be'vere appears upon the weather
bureau records. The contrast witfafthe
record of last summer is nothing short
of remarkable. The summer of 1912
was the coolest in years, not only in '
this country but all over the world.
Scientists have advance the theory
that the remarkable coolness was the
result of the terriffic explosion of an
Alaskan volcano, which tilled the upper
atmosphere with fine particles of dust.
The sun's rays iu passing through this
dust envelope, which literally encir- 1
cled the world, were deflected, and lost
much of their force. An unusually
heavy precipitation of rain followed,
and the disturbances of the Hummer
! were like those of the summer follow
ing similar volcanic eruptions. If these
scientists are correct in their theory
that the '"volcanic envelope" caused
| the exceptionally cool summer of 1912,
It is evident that the dust particles
have completely disappeared by now.
At any rate the Middle West has never
suffered earlier from the effects of ex
treme heat. Probably the general
average of the last few days has been
from thirty to fifty degrees higher than
for the corresponding time last sum i
, mer. This sudden visitation of sum
mer, before its calendar time for ar
rival, adds another interesting 'chapter
to the atmospheric study which the
! scientists began last year following the
i Alaskan volcauic eruption in Juue.
The Valdez Commoner, edited by
1 that ecceutric John Frame, sometimes
comes very close to the truth in its
own peculiar way. A recent number
contains the following: Very often in
life the actions of certain moo raise
the "dog in the manner question. "Once
there was a fellow raised thousands of
dollars to build a railroad in a certain
town in the North, but others were
jealous at teeing him succeed. This
fellow waoted certain lots and busi
nesses that were In the town which he
believed would grow to be a large city.
Did the people rush to him and give
him their property? No, they made
him pay fabulous prices for it. Oue
mau hooked him for $50,000 for a bank
business, worth probably as much as
the dumping ground on some gold
creek. They rode him to death and
had we been here, no doubt we would
have sold him a thousand tons of ice
from the glacier for future "municipal
purposes," and cared little about
whetner he would "quit" the project or
not, just no we got the masuma. He
failed. There were too many men in j
the canyon below him. He quit. The
hold up was too stitt for him. He left
the country. He failed to secure the
dumping ground for his project.
Everybody put an injunction upou his
effort, and yet all those meu who
"bought the claim below" are today
called "business meu" iu the little town
where this occurred. We would tell
you the name of this little village, but ,
there are some who would think we
were "roasting" (that's what they call
the chickeu that comes home to roost),
but we mu>t close, for a friend has just
come in.
Keep out the flies. Buy your window
screeus, screen doors and window
screening at Jensen's.
National Forest Timber for Sale
Staled bids will be received by the
Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan, Alaska,
uptoaud including July 11, 1913, for
1,000,000 feet B. M. more or less, Sitka '
spruce sawtimber upon a designated
area on the went shore of and near the
haad of a bay immediately southwest
of Pybus Bay, Admiralty Island, Ton
gass National Forest, Alaska. No bid
of less th?n $1.00 per M. feet will be
considered. Deposit with bid $'200.00. .
The right to reject any and all bids re
served. Before bids are submitted full
information concerning the timber, the
conditions of the sale, and the submis* !
sion of bids should be obtained from
the Forest Sui visor, Ketchikan, Alaska. .
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ROBERT SIMPSON, Opt.D.
Scientific Kefractionist
PERMANENT OFFICE,
JUNEAU
OVER RAYMOND COMPANY 3
Have Your Glasses Fitted by a Specialist
Douglas & Treadwell by appointment
PHONE 2-0-5
A new and beautiful American flag is
swinging to the breeze at Summit to*
day, as a result of tbe gift of the Seat*
tie Chamber of Commeroe excursion*
ists. When the tourists reached the
summit on their recent trip to the in
side, tbe flag was brought forth aod
dedicated to the United States and to
the principles of libei ty which the
stars and stripes represent. ? Alaskan.
What appears to be a natural gas well
has been found in Kenai lake, about
20 feet from shore, near what are known
as the Bowhead cabins. This manifes
tation or phenomenon in the waters has
been noticed by old-times, but ,they
paid no particular attention to it. An*
drew Simons, tbe guide, who lives in
that vicinity, got interested in the oc
currence and set about making tests of
the effusion which comes bubbling up
from the depths of the lake. His dem
onstration leads himself, as well as
others who saw it, to be convinced
that the well is giving forth natural
gas, says the Cljitina Leader. The im
portance of this discovery, should it
indeed be natural gas, depends, of
course, to what use the product is put.
It is, perhaps, the cheapest and best
commodity known for heatiug and
lighting purposes, and if Seward ever
reaches a point of great commercial
importance, the natural gas available
would play an active part in supplying
it with heat and light.
The United States revenue cutter
Thetis, known as the Alaska court ship,
will take court officials aboard at Val
dez and proceed to K"diak, Sand Point,
the Aleutian islands, Bristol bay and
Nusbagak, administering justice as a
floating court. All sorts of cases will
be disposed of by the court officials
aboard the Thetis. At tbe canneries,
where men of several nationalities are
employed, there are many violators of ^
the law from petty thievery to murder
and assault, and they are dealt with by
the stroug hand of tbe law aboard the
revenue cutter. Tbe Thetis is in com
maud of Capt. C. S. Cochrau, who has
made four cruises to the North in this
detail. Among the new officers aboard
the vessel are First Lieutenant J. L.
Maber, who comes from tbe U. S. rev
enue cutter Wiuona, stationed at Mo
bile, Ala.; Second Lieutenant S. V. Par
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ker, of tbe Windon, at Galveston; Third t
Lieutenant of Engineers C. ?). Odenhal,
of the Manning; Dr. E. L. Hooper, of
the public health service, who ha? been
stationed at Augel island, San Fran
cisco, who will be the ship's surgeon,
and Secoud Lieutaut W. N. Derby, who
was on the Taboma last year. W. C.
Myers, chief engiueer; M. R. Daniels,
third lieutenant of engineers, and K. A.
Both well, third lieutenaut, who werev/*
with the Thetis last year, are also
aboard. Tbe vessel was given engine
room aud other repairs while at San
Francisco. Sweeney, the black bear
mascot of the Thetis, will uot make the
cruise this year and will be sadly
missed by the officers and crew. Wbila
ashore at llouolulu in charge of a ?
special keeper, a mistrusting neighbor
ended bis life with a rifle.
Concrete Chimuey Blocks at Julius
A. Johnson's. Prices reasonable.
. (yf of Headaches are caased
V fO by Eye strain; can be car
ed permanently by proper fitted glasses
?. J. SHAR1CK. optic ian JUNEAU
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JUNEAU FERRY AND NAVIGATION
KKKKT TIME CAKD
LEAVE JUNEAU
Por Douglas and Ti dad well:
*6:30 a. in. 8:00 p. m.
8:00 a. m. 5:00 p. m.
9:00 a.m. , 6:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
1:00 p. m. 9:30 p. m.
2:00 p. m. 11:00 p. m
LEAVE DOUGLAS
Kor Tread well: for Juneau;
6:45 a. in. 7:15 a. m. *
8:15 a. m. 8:30 a. m.
9:15 a. m 9:45 a. m.
11:15 a.m. 11:80 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 1:80 p.m.
2:15 p.m. 2:80 p.m.
j:15 p. m. 3:80 p. m.
5:15 p.m. 5:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
8:15 p.m. 8:80 p.m.
9:45 P. m. 10:00 p. m.
11:15 p.m. 11:30 a.m.
leave tread well
For Douglas and Juneau t
7:10 a. ni. 3:25 p.m.
8:25 a.m. 5:40 p.m. ^
9:40 a.m. 6.55 p.m.
11:25 a.m. 8:25 p.m.
1:25 p. m. 9:55 p. m.
2:25 p.m. 11:25 p.m. y. M"
SHEEP CREEK TRIPS
Leave Douglas: Leave Sheep Creekl
6:45 a. m. 7:00 a- m.
9:15 a. m, , 9:80 a. m.
5:15 p. m. 5:80 p. m.
On Saturday and Wednesday .'nights 11 p.
m, trips will go to Sheep Creek; leaving
Tread well for Juneau at 11 :40 p. m. ; tearing
DouglAs for Juneau at 1?:45 p. m.