The daily morning Alaskan., May 10, 1899, Image 1

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THE DAILY
VOL. II. NO. l?5
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ALASKAN.
ALASKA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY lo, 1899
> Mil tht |x<ople wort!. Knowing. In,
er ry home every mornliif. C AnA
who read It daily J?*?W
PRICE 10 CENTS
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Largest and Best appoint
ed hotel in Alaska. Cor.
Broadway and Fiftli Avr
F. F. CLARK. PROPRIETOR
The Pacific Hotel
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sfi Rooms In the City
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HOTEL WI0KSTR0M
B-ard and Lodging per week J6 and ff.70
: venue. Near J H.rttoffice. NO BaH See the High Flag Pole
Rainier Hotel <& Restauran
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K* !? * V iKS&rfnt>. AH the delicacie* the markft affords. Rett chf N
n?; ! ed Handsomely furnished room*. Electric light*. city water
and U**t *< ?'ommodation* in the city
SKAGWAY - ALASKA
r The MONDAMIN. . . .
X HANSEN Jc TENNANT. Prop..
? The Mo*t Modern Hotel in Alaaka.
? -trie l.i.'ht >1. Svp.-ri?r to any Hotel North of Seattle.
F. S. GRIFFIN
LUMBER DEALER
Yard Corner Third Ave. and State St. Skagway
freight to
Dawson !
Before Making arrangements to
ship your goods down the Yukon
please give us a call. We guaran
tee you will save money by pat
y rnni^ing- our scow to Dawson.
Scows, Boats, all kinds of
Lumber, Stoves, Ranges and
Hardware for sale.
Y. Y. T. Company,
Lake Bennett, B. C.
M. KING, Manager
J. S. Graham
. . . OUR MILLINERY DFPARTMENT . . .
Has blossomed out into a veritable
flower garden. We have
Trimmed Hats in every style: also
exquisite French Creations.
Our new Spring Walking Hats
Are Very Swell. Have you seen them?
OUR NftV NfCKWFAR
M ?kcs 11 cburminf; .thou. There n ver were prettier itvlet in neck
Ua nitures unit we have the enoiceet that are made. We carry
the famotH Fisk. Clarke X Flairs.' Xeokwatr.
Tou Utile Ill .% ? I ? M .
Assistant Commissioner of Lands J. D.
Graham has a notice in the * Atlin Claim"
to the effect that a sale of government lots
in the townsite of Atlin, B. C . at public
action will be held at the government of
fices commencing WednesJav. Mav 17. and
that particulars and conditions will be .in
nounceJ at the time of vile. The sale will
be held from 10 to 12 and from 2 to 4 each
day. Terms one-third cash, one-third 111
! six months and the balance in one year.
I Parties having improvements on lots are
requested to send into the provincial sur
1 vev office, one week prior to sale, their
J valuations of improvements in blank forms
! furnished bv the provincial surveyor, to
1 whom they n.ust be returned.
"Hit inn riHiin "
! Atlin City H. now boasts a lamilv
weekly newspaper called "The Atlin
[ Claim," No. 1, Vol. 1 of which was issued
under date of April 27. Its progenitors are
I Messrs. Cowan and Mackay, who head
I their ?alututorv in the following unlqtt:
I stvle:
"LOCATION NOTICE "
"Take notice that we have this day lo- j
cated this newspaper as a paving proposi ?
j tion to be known as 'The Atlin Claim,' 1
four pages, sixteen columns," etc.
The first issue gives promise of perma- (
nencv from an advertising standpoint and
the reading matter is interesting to all <
seekintf information abour the Atlin dis- 1
trict. The DAILV ALASKAN extends fra
ternal greetings to the Atlin Claim. Mav <
it never he jumped.
tuknii Iron Works.
Albert G. Wissel, O. W. Roberts and
\V. J. V alters arrived on the Rosalie ves
terdav h>iund for Dawson with seventy
tons ot machinery to start an electric light
pi inland .1 general machine shop. The (
company organized i? the Yukon Iron
Works, of which Mr. Walters will be man
ager and Mr. Roberts master mechanic.
I he men will go in over the ice, taking
along a canoe for the open places and the
machinery will follow by water on the
opening of navigation. Mr. Wissel his for
several vears held the office of gold weigher
and collector in the Alaska Comercial Com
pany's store at Dawson and will resume
duties when he gets in. He is also Inter
ested in the Yukon Iron Works.
Cooking utensils for mines and road
houses at Allen's.
tirnwneir* 'tore ? Miner'i tools.
Best liquors at the Bowery. 5-9-61
N. K. WILSON
""Sr Druggist
bargest Stock |
UPhgsicians' Prescriptions Qarefully [ompunfleil
Holly Ave, Near State.
INHll IX OKI'OK ITKtl IHHH
HKAD OFFICE
HALIFAX, N. S.
D. II. Dl'NCAN, oen. Mgr. 1
Paid up Capital 31,500.000.
Rest $1,250,000.
A General Bantting Biniiits- Transacted. Gold Dunt Purchased.
Bill* of Exchange Bought and Sold. Correspondent* in New
York, Ronton, Chicago, md Frtuiclwo and Seattle.
MERCHANTS
BANK OF
HALIFAX.
I. K. KENNY, Pre*.
F. L. MURRAY, Manager Bennett Branch.
II M11W
m n i mi
Will Pass Through Skagwav
This Summer.
INSTEAD OF ST. MICHAEL
Hailroad and Nlramboal Irn Arc
tnaiilmou* In IHr Opinion Thnl
Hulk ol All I rrl( In Will ('???
Duinnifr Kiriiralon P.trlln.
Central Traffic Vanager L. H. Gray, of
th* White Pass and Yukon road, returned
to Skagwav yesterday, accompanied bv
his wife, who will remain here for a visit
until Mr. Gray returns to Seattle. Mr.
Gray, as usual, is full of business in the
Interests of his road, as well as full of plans
for the future. Speaking of his efforts to
a representative of the DAILY ALASKAN
yesterday, he s id:
*'l interviewed every railroad and steam
ship man I came in contact with on mv
trip below, regarding their opinion as to
whether the St. Michael route would be
able to divert passenger traffic awav from
Skagway this season; and in each and
every case thev were all of ne opinion,
namely, that Skagway would see ulnety
nine per cent of the passenger travel going
throu h this way.
"I did not learn of one large or small
shipment of freight being contracted for bv
way of St. Michael, as old timers have
been taught some severe lessons in the
past, and in many cases they have hun
dreds of tons Iving on the Yukon river not
delivered from last season's shipments. I
mean individual freight, and have no refer
ence to the shipments of general merchan
dise to the big stores of the N. A. T. Co.
the A. C. Co., the Seattle Yukon Co. and
others, but I speak of Yukoners who have
from five to two hundred tons of freight
going in. Last year hinetv-nine per cent
?f this business went by way of St. Mic
liael, now they are contracting with us
below to have their freight come through
Skagway.
"I never overlooked an opportunitv to
speak a good word for Skagway. I was
joshed considerably bv a few of mv friends
wishing to know whether I had a lot of
real estate for sale in Skakway.
"We are now in touch with the Victoria
Chamber of Commerce and the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce relative to getting
up separate Alaska exiutsions from British
Columbia and the Puget sound towns. We
hope to bring from each point an excursion
of about 300 people. We are also adver
lising extensively and keep in close touch
with all the prominent excursion agencies
of the country, such as Thomas Cook's,
Raymond & Whitcom. Phillip Judsonand
others, and the result is they are selling
coupon tickets to all points reached by our
line and connections. In fact, we expect
the first regular Alaska excursion here
June 15.
"Tourists now recognize the fact that
the Mulr glacier has lost its supremacy as
one of the great attractions of Alaska since
the White Pass & Yukon route has been
recognized by and talked about so much
bv all the prominent newspapers and mag
azines of the United States and Europe.
"We look for a tremendous travel
through Skagway, commencing about
June i j, and we are making preparations to
handle passengers and freight with prompt
ness and dispatch."
iii:>m;ti to DtwmtDi.
I'm ii i 10 Pol in.
Tbe following are the government sur
veyed distances from Bennett to all points
along the water route, lakes and rivers to
Dawson Cltv:
Miles Miles
Place. beiween from
posts. Bennett.
Carribw Crossing 28 28
Tagish 18 46
A\cClintock River. 25 71
White Horse 40 ill
Upper l.a B*rge 28 1 19
Lower La Barge 31 17?
Hootalinqua 3o 200
Big Salmon 14 2)4
Little Salmon j6 270
Tantalus jo 300
Five Fingers 30 330
Hootchiku 20 350
Selkirk 38 )88
Selwyn 30 418
Halfway 45 46)
Stewart River 30 493
Ogilvie 23 516
Indian River 20 $36
Dawson 28 $64
Over Ice mid Water to Dawion. |
W. D. Johns, special c (respondent of
the Chicago Record, who spent the winter
of '97-8 on the Yukon, arrived on the Ros
alie vesterdav from Seattle, accompanied
bv his sister, Miss Johns. Mr. Johns
came out from Dawson last fall and has
since made an extended trip through conti
nental feurope. He is now on his way
back to the Klondike to look after his nu
merous mining interests. Yesterday he
learned from a friend recently out from
uawson that one of his claims on Domin
ion has turned out very rich gravel. Mr
Johns will leave Skagwav today and pur
poses making the trip to Dawson without
anv delay- He and his party will take
vleds and a canoe, and between the two
they hope to nuke Daw -on in about two
weeks' time. Miss lohn? will remain in
Skagway until navigation opens and then
join her brother in Dwson.
Horn Uii tiding at Urnnrll.
Captain I. B. Sampson, who is building
I the steamer Bailev tor Captain Bailey at
Lake Bennett, came into town yesterday,
accompanied by S. P. McKav, who has
had charge of the setting up of the ma
chinery. The construction work has been
going on steadily and by the *>th of this
month the bo?t will be ready forthe wtter.
She is built of wood, no feet In length,
22 teet beam and 4H feet hold, with a ton
nage of ninety tons. Her boiler was built
by S- F. McKay, who formerly worked
for the White Pass & Yukon railroad at
Camp 1. It is a single locomotive fire box
boiler and has 187 pounds steam pressure.
When finished the boat will run fiom
Bennett to White Horse. Mr. Sampson
reports much activity in boat building at
Bennett. He came to Skagway to meet
Captain Bailey, the owner of the boat,
who is expected to arrive on the next Hp
of the Humboldt.
lift* Tlorr Iftllli In Copper.
Lieutenant Adair, tormerlv of the Fifth
U- S. cavalry but now a mining engineer,
will leave with a party on the train this
morning hr the interior to prospect for
copper and gold. Mr Adair was not will
ing to divulge the exact locality of his op
erations, but it is presumed that his intend
ed destination is the Hootalinqua countrv.
He takes with him surveyors and instru
ments and will be gone all summer.
Last year he went Into the interior over
the Dalton trail with a party of six men
and twelve Indians They prospected the
countrv in the neighborhood of Shorty
creek, but found nothing. They passed
right bv the Porcupine countrv and went
bevond.
Mr. Adair said last night that it was his
opinion that copper in paying quantities
would be round somewhere in the interior,
and whe.i it was it would do more to de
velop the countrv than the discovery ot
gold.
A Pioneer llubf.
The "Atlin Claim" announces the ar
rival of the first white bjby in Atlin as
follows: "On Saturday, April 1 5, a seven
pound baby xirl was bom to Mrs. Lowry
at the pioneer hotel, the Atl n House. The ]
event is especially interesting from the tact
that she is the first white babv born in
Atlin. The little stranger is lusty and
healthy and seems proud ot her distinction. j
We understand it is the intention to name
the child Atlintoo Matie. Quite a number
of people are of the opinion that the gov
ernment could not do better than present
the litt'r one with a town lot and in so do
ing honor our youngest pioneer. Or. Monro
was the attending physician."
( hllka< in. 11. 1 ii? Again.
The Chilkat Indians evidently followed
Jack Daiton's advice and sought legal ad
vice to shut off the Hairw* Mission men
who. are trying to build a trail up ''Ml
kat river to Kluckwan, for last Siturdav,
May 6, Judge Johnson, at Sitka, granted a
restraining order prohibiting the trail mak
ers at Haines from going Into the enclosed
or occupied lands ot the Indian village sit
uated about ten miles up the Chilcat river.
This leaves Jack Dalton's trail on the
other side of the Chilkat as the onlv way
to get to the Porcupine, or else the use of
canoes of the Chilkat Indians, who ch irge
St 5 a head for rowing the miners up.
t'relsbl fr r Ui???oii.
The V.-Y. T. Co., operating the big
sawmill at Bennett, has made preparations
tor carrying immense quantities of freight
to Dawson this season. This company is
fully equipped to receive and transport to
Dawson all freight offereJ. About twen
ty-five large scows have been built suit
able for carrying freight down the lakes
and river. Experience last season demon
strated that this method was the most
economical and safest way to land freight
in Dawson. Before contracting for freight
one should see them at Bennett and get
figures.
The Hapllil ?'hairrh.
The bids ot contractors will be opened
bv the buildingcommitiee Thursday morn
ing at to o'clock. Let all those who wish
to bid take notice and hand in their bids in
a sealed envelop to A. P. MeaJ, of the
Portland house, in tim- for the meeting of
the committee.
In regard to purchasing material for our
new building i 1 Seattle, it is not and has
not been our purpose to do so, if material
needed can be purchased it. Skagway.
J. C JORDAN, Pastor.
KifNmrr Komlk.
The Rosalie left Seattle last Thursday
morning and arrived in Skagway yester
dav morning with 100 passengers and 125
tons of freight. OuHlde of twentvfive
tons for the White P.issi Yukon railroad
and a few tons for J. B. Cliarleson, who
has charge of the building of the Dawson
te'egraph line, the cargo was for local
merchants. The trip up was a very pleas
ant one and the boat touched at every port
on the run. She left for Seattle and way
ports last night at 6 o'clock.
Krilauranl far Hair.
i Central I cation, doing good business;
must sell on account of sickness; a bargain.
I Call this office 5-9-iw
Largest glass of beer at Bowery. VQ-6t
All kinds of Iron at Green's.
fl Sill HE
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Affected by the Condition of
the Trails.
AWAITING NAVIGATION
freight 'loimnge W?i l.arfc Being
Urealer llmu Tlmt of Aaf
dor* (luring Ibr noiiili ? ! April.
The shipping between Seattle and Alav
ka during the month of April showed a
slight decrease as the result of the soft con
dition of the trail and interior traveling fa
cilities were poor. The following tabulat
ed statement is taken from the Post-Intel
ligencer of May 4:
A slight decrease in the number of peo
ple w ho w ent to Alaska in April is noticed,
the falling off from the March total being
384 persons. The freight carried to the
north was 1,6)7 tons less than during the
previous month. The tonnage was large.
being greater than that of anv month this
vear, except February. The following ta
ble shows the vessels that went to Alaska
from Seattle during the mouth, with the
various details of each:
April. Pass. Freight
1? Utopia . 37 too
2? Farallo n 8 155
2? Gen. Siglin 80
3? City of Seattle tgi 37?
4? Laurada 16 200
6? Rosali e 5) 248
7? Nellie G. Thurston t 60
9? Humboldt So 250
15? Excelsior 67 too
15? Ccttage City 27s ?oo
16? Laurad a 60 50c
16? Utopia 61 80
16? Farallon 59 )07
iq? Rosalie Ill 220
20? AI-KI 64 300
25? Orizaba 81 250
29? Citvof Seattle 86 150
30? Cottage City 84 480
jo? Laurada.. 47 wo
Totals. 1381 4830
Janiurv 1406 0160
Febiuary .1461 6300
March 176) 6467
Totals for year 6014 2j,7$7
More people came from Alaska last month
than during anv month qf the year except
the previous one, bringing the total arrivals
tor 1899 up to 2826 persons. The received
freight, consisting largely of concentrates
and fish, was more than received in March,
but some less than that of February, The
following explains the conditions:
April. Pass. Freight
1? Rosalie 10 50
I ? Al-Ki 46 240
6? i.'uaboldt 73 75
12? Farallon'. {7 ..
12? Cottage City 85 20
14 -I.aur.tJi .100
15? City of Topeka
15? Utopi a 14 8
16? City of Seattle 59 l)
17? AI-K I J5 110
18? Humboldt 70
27? I'ottag: City 112 550
27? Utopia 13 .4
27? Farallon 14 60
27? Laurada 20
30? Rosalie 54 10
Totals 752 1166
January 678 707
February 478 1220
March 918 1096
Totals for veai 2826 4189
t rom Mr. Waller'* Home.
In a late issue of The Message, parish
paper of the Centenary M. E. church of
Portland, Or., \> e note the following:
"L)r. Walter has a host of friends who
often ask concerning him. From late
Alaska papers we learn that he is already
a potent factor in the development of that
coming region, and that he is deservinglv
popular with all classes of citizens. The
church acted wisely in selecting him for
that large field, as he is strong in all the
qualities required for so difficult a post.
Quick to recognize a need or detect an open
ing, he has already launched a plan for a
collegiate institution which shall provide
the blessings of Christian education. In
all his c.<res and labors the heartfelt pray
ers ot Centenarv are with him, and we can
assure him a cordial greeting when he shall
come this way again."
? ik?ukkr>
The Lobby theater has a special .ittrac
tion for its patrors in the shape of the
drama "Chick," which is being produced
on the professional stage ot Skagway for
the first time. The great comedy drama Is
in lour acts and is supported by the num
ber of specialty artists now playing at the
Lobbv. Babv Ruth is yet on the boards
with new songs and dances. Baker, How
ard and Malan are ag tin seen in one of
their comic double turns, which is alont
worth the price of admission.
('Inucy'a Tk?ur.
The performance at Clancy's theater thlj
week is of a very high order' Bright stars
of the theatrical stars are continually ar
riving from the south and each week some
new attraction is put on. McBride and
Kearney in their double act are one of the
best teams that ever came west. Richard
Robinson and Jimmie McFaJ.len were
well received bv the audience.