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The Douglas; Island News Bntered at Douglas Pent -office ?? Seoond Class Mail Matter. TERMS: One Tear Six Months - Three Months Single Copies - PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY CIIAKLKS A. HOPP Editor and Proprietor. Wednesday. September 24, 1913 In Advance. - . . #3.00 . - - - - 1.S0 Larger Than T readwell The fame of the Tread well mines on Douglas Island is known wherever men delve into the hard rock in search of gold or other treasure. The Tread well is known a* the largest low made quart z mine. Year after yea - wo buar of new discoveries, and many of them, especially here in the North,, are first announced as "larger thau Tread well." Asa measure of size, the great Tread well has stood first for many years. But at last the greatness of Tread well is to be eclipsed, and its mills are to be second to another plant, almost withiu a stone's throw ? the Alaska Juneau. The development of the Alaska Jn neau mine has been going ahead for years, but it is only within recent years that its greatness has been gen erally known. For a long time it was called the"Little Treadwell." Now the plans are completed and work has begun on a milling plant that will haudle 4,000,000 ions of l uck per yeai , or about two and one half times as much as Tr??a dwell. This sound* pretty big, bn* we have a ? our author ity the wotd of P. W. Biadley, pre*i dent of *he Alaska Juneau company and also president of the Tread well company. Mr. Bradley is the man who looks f??r all the world like Presi dent Wilson, ai-d, l*k? him, he ha* a faculty for doing things. He has bevn in Alaska all cummer and has per fected the plaus for the new under taking in every detail. When we say 1 every detail we believe we are stating the exact truth, that uothing has been omitt* d. When Mr. Buuliey stated that the capacity of the four new milts to be built a? Juneau would reach *ucb an enormous figure, he was asked, "What will you do with the failings?" Mr. Bradley was ready to auswer at ouce and poiuted out on the plat of workings a largn tailing i*>nd ou the b^ach below the mills, and another at Sheep creek, to which tailings may be carried through a flume. As for waste rock, plaus are already made to pile it oo barges aud haul it out and dump it in the deep, blue sea. We don't speak of this as a vitally important feature, but as au example of the care with which every detail has been worked out. When this great mine and milliug plant is workiug, employing thousauds of men, Juueau with its contracted little townsite, will be crowded to over flowing. Theu we expect that large numbers of workmeu will make their homes in Douglas, crossing the chan nel to their work iu the morning aud back at uight to their pleasant homes ou Douglas Islaud. So we are con vinced that (he prosperity that comes to one part of Oastineau channel will be felt by all. As the season of the howling Taku . approaches, busiue^s men aud property owners are begiuuing to talk about tire department matters. Hose Com pauies \ No. 1 and 3 are pretty well orgauized, j but No. 2, the Krout street compauy, is a little slack. While we are ou the subject, it would be a pretty wise thing if the council would appoiut some hardware man to the position of in spector of flues aud stove pipes, with authority to coudemu all that are not souud. Also with the increase of pop alatiou and the consequent crowding, the ordinauce providiug for the 18 iuch ; space betweeu stoves, pipes aud stacks, and nearby ceilings aud partitions, should be enforced without fear or favor. Keport has it that John Rustgard, United States district attorney, has gone down to Washington, D. C., to try I to bold ou to his job, which be feels slipping. Republican office holders i Can expect that their official heads may fall at auy time. Why not? There are an awful lot of good democrats waiting hit the jobs. The laws passed by the Alaska legis- ! lature are supposed to be obeyed, and will as soon as the people learn of them. Bnt should each citizen dig up steen dollars and umpty oeuts for a beautiful bound copy and thus post himself, or do the powers that be de peud on the indiffereut publicity given the acts by Juneau papers when the legislature was in sessiou? How about There is some complaint about the street lights in Douglas, but. have pa tience, my friends. A member of the town oouncil declares that the light contract has beeu made and the new system of lights will make a wonderful change iu the appearauce of Dougias. The lights will be bo bright that on the darkest night you will be able to tell the color of a girl's eyes a block away. Mayor O'Connor, who is very enthus iastic in regard to the bridge across > Gastiueau channel to connect Douglas aud Juneau, received a letter last week from the Alaska board of road commis sioners, acknowledging the receipt of the big petition of Douglas, Tr*ad well aud Juueau citizens, and statiug that the ei gineer of the board will ar rive some time during th; tall to es timate the cos! of the budge. Good news for Ga^tmeau. Last Saturday witnessed one of the worst 6torms ever on Gastiueau chan nel and gas boats were almost swamped by the seas that broke over them, aud the Taku was a howling deluge. If all this was caused by the sun crossing the line it must have had a hard time of it. United States District Judge Cor nelia* D. iMurane and United States District Attorney B. S. Rodney, of Nome, have been asked to resitfu "for the good of the eervieo." A small sized hat has come into the hands of the United States marshal at ?Juneau. Knep it. It will probably fit most any of the lepnblican deputies before very long. Notice to T axpayers Notice is hereby giv*?n that the a. sessment roll of th*? town of Douglas for the year 11)13 is now open for the inspection of those interested at the office of the Ci'y Clerk; and that tho Common Council will hit as a board of equalization at the council chambers at the City Hall, on Monday evening, Sept. 29th. LEIVER5' I PLACE Home Made Candy Stationery School Supplies ODD FELLOWS' BLDG. DOUGLAS ? B. M. BEHRENDS, BANKER, JUNEAU, ALASKA Foreign Exchange Issued Oldest Bank in Alaska > i ' INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS Keep out the flies. Bay yoar window screens, screen doors and window screening at Jensen's. "SITKA HOT SPRINGS." Aocom- j tnodations, American or Gu ropean plan. For terms apply to Dr. P. L. Goddard Sanitarium, Alaska. Notice to Creditors United States Commissioners'*, ex-()fficio Probate Court, Juneau Precinct, Terri tory of Alaska. In the matter of the Estate of Prans Sundeil, deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, j administrator of the estate of Frans Sundeil, deceased, to the creditors of. and all persons huvitig claims against, said deceased, to ex hibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publication of this notice, to the administrator of said estate at his place of business situate on Front street, in the town of Douglas, Alaska. Dated at Douglas, Alaska, August 28, 1913. WM. STUB BINS, Administrator, Estate of Frans Sundeil, deceased. First publication, Sept. 3, 1913. Last publication, Oct. 1. 1913. When the Blood Grows Thin with advancing 'years, a little jjood whiskey is both pleasant and beneficial. Have a bottle of the famous old Glen Dhuo or a quart of our straight whisky, direct from the distillery, in the house for the old folks or for those who come to see you. It will do them good and will prove equally valuable to yourself in case of a sudden chill, faintness or stomach trouble. We also carry a complete line of the ?best California Wines in the market. Our whiskies come direct from the dis tillery aud are full proof and guaran teed under the Food and Drug Act, June 30. 190G. Free delivery to all parts of the city. M. S. HUDSON DOUGLAS, ALASKA i I.J.S H AR1CK Jeweler JUNEAU - ALASKA SAVE SAVE, Begin Now! PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOU CAN GET IT AT YOUR PLEASURE ALWAYS THERE WHEN YOU WANT IT THE PIRST TERRITORIAL BANK OP ALASKA DOUGLAS, ALASKA . ' Capital - -1- $25,000 M. J. O'Connor, President A. E. Ourr, Cashier DIRECTORS? T. F. Kennedy, John ReckrC. W. Fries, A. E. Gurr, A. Barltello, P. H. Fox, M. J. O'Connor Foreign Exchange Sold on All Parts of the World jr. jr. jr. A NEW LINE OF Sweaters AND Coats For "otff Inspection at . FRONT STREET DOUGLAS f - ? Fine, firm, tender Beef, Clean, sweet Pork, Lounge Lamb, Fresh Veal. Fish, Poultry and game in season We solicit your patronage. Phone 1-0. ? ??????????????????? TREADWELL MARKET WHOLESALE and RETAIL Beef, Pork, Mutton and Poultry Ham, Bacon and Lard Fish and game in season 'PHONE AUTO J -8 5 T readwell, Alaska M. G. ROGERS CO. I iviiinnmiiiii