The daily morning Alaskan., May 25, 1899, Image 1

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THE DAILY -ygijr ALASKAN.
VOI.. II. NO. 2oS
SKAQWAY. ALASKA. THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1899
Tiib i)ailv Alaskan will Introduce yoa
to all tht people wort!. knowing. Id
er ry borne every mocnl Df. C fi(|0
Number who read It dally
PRICE 10 CENTS
The Largest And Finest Hotel in Alaska.
TIKE
H?TEL<
Kun?|M*Mii I'lau.
A Modern Improvements. Sample Rooms for Commercial Men.
?ONO ST ?tT. 8HOAOWAY AND STA ft
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?*a>fort*bU Rooms
mo ' *R-fiO BU*K*
P*tf>cr?9? of Euslrt* R?%
tdooto Soiloltod
v'.jlden North Hotel
A Firsi-CUss Ho'el
Kales Reasonable
Thus VN In* en. Manager. b?nj Street, between Main anJ S' .te
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
(l -i i>? t-au Ptao]
ERNEST F v.'LLER, Manager
. .i|>|x>iiit i in i.u Kleirautlv fiii'ihuhdl.
KUvtru* l.iifh'is row1! ? ib?y heated. I .>??, lartf?
Hv.i , ..irtfrt for VTI.l MIIK'K M:.\Si,? Kewouablc T?-riu?
mtm- .? K w-t ... - .?}(\ Klectrie i LUm aud
ST. JAMES HOTEL
Corner Fo.irth Avenue and S a e
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\7 |_ ^ 1 * II IX f ifth Avenue, Poruu-rl\
l\Li " HUl'lD McKinnej Street, near
Broadway.
RESTAURANT "
^Lodging House
n\JStJ BERNMOrPCR
The Pacific Hotel
I - Vr M-iin >tr?t. C. W Klippel. Manager.
L),,f uc v> Most Comfortable
L>cllll> jft; Rooms In the City
IIHns tSHMHIIi. HKK.I li, AiAftKA.
Rainier Hotel <& Restaurant
ii: BKoAUWAY. Krank Hall, Prop.
Kxvllirul flit* the ilrlicaciv* the market affords. Kent chefs
?ni|>k>ved Ilan<lv>m> ly furnished room*. Electric city water
and best ar<s>ininodation>> in the oitjr
SKAGWAY - ALASKA
MERC HA KITS | ??=?
BANK OP | HKAD OF Fit K
HALIFAX. |
I HALIFAX, N. S.
I E. KRNNY, Pres. D. II. DUNCAN. den. Mgr.
Paid up Capital $1,500,000.
Rest $1,250,000.
A General Buniciug Businent Transacted. Gold Dust Purchased.
Bill* of Exchange Bought and Sold. Correspondents in New
Yoi Boston. ( hicago, San Francisco and Seattle.
F. L. MURRAY, Manager Bennett Branch.
Hammocks Hammocks
at W. L. GREEN'S
HARDWARE AND MINERS SUPPLIES.
NEW LINE OF DISHES JCST RECEIVED.
Holly St* bet. Main and State, - Skagway.
Washington News Stand
M iss Mary Barry,
Successor to Mr*, Pillmau.
Choice Stock of Fresh Fruits, Candies and
Nuts. Best Brands of Cigars and To
baccos. Headquarters for all the latest
Magazines and Periodicals.
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
rnr>i7:ing our scows to Dawson
Scows, Boats, all kinds of
Lumber, Stoves, Ranges and
Hardware for sale.
V. Y. T. Company,
Lake Bennett, B. 0.
M. KING-, Manager
High-Grade Novelties
in Suits^__^^^^
The most exclusive and select line of
Ladies' Tailor Made Suits from New
York City's most extensive and up
to-date manufacturers controll by us
only.
summer Capes ....
A lovely assortment in Summer
Capes, both Cloth and Silks.
FARRAR & CLEVELAND, I
Closing out sale
of Notions ....
Beginning Wednesday. May 24.
Ladies' Kid Gloves reduced from $2 to $1.25
Hooks and Eyes. 4 cards for 5c.
Jrochet Cotton 10c spool now 6 for 25c.
Corduroy skirt binding 3 yds 25c now 6 for 25c
Belding sewing silk 4 spools for 25c.
Laces, Doylies and Jet Trimmings, half price.
Embroidery Silk. 8 skeins for 25c.
OxorMllou l?n>
The Skagway Veteran Club is prep ir
ng an elaborate programme for Decoration
Jav, next Wednesday. May 10, and, if
arried out a? intended, will be a solemn
iccasion. A procession of military and
ivic organizations, including citizens, will
orm in front of the Citv hall at i:jo p.
ii., and after a procession through the
treets, will visit the cemetery and dec
irate and have services over the grave* of
he veterans. A program of exercises will
)e rendered in the evening in some hall not
i-et selected.
Bar supplies at Green's.
Heaters of all kinds at Vinings.
Browned'* store ? Miner'* tool*.
Cook stoves at cost. H. A. Bauer.
Crockery and glassware at Green's.
French tissue paper. Kelly & Co. i6- jt
Cloride of lime, 2V tier lb, H. A. Bauer.
Clover seed for sale by Lilly Bros. 5-)-! m
Singer sewing machine- -wholesale cost.
H. A. Bauer.
from Hrnnrll to lllln
The following table of distances from j
Bennett to Atlin was made by the North
west mounted police, and roav be consid
ered as verv nearly correct:
Miles.
Bennett to Taku Point 42
Taku Point to Golden Gate 4?
G<>l Jen Gate to Taku ritv 18
Portage to Atlin L ike a
Atlin T-.ike to Atlin ?'lty 8
Total uo
telegraph r Ta|lik<
The Canadian government is losing no
time in pushing the construction work of
its telegraph line to Dawson City as rap
Idly as possible. Mr. Hawkins, who just
returned from Bennett, reports that the line
was now completed to a point about half
way between Dawson and Tagish post,
and that the latter point would be reached
within 1 verv few days.
Children's shoes at Klondike Trading
Company.
For first -class dress suits go to Clay
son's.
DAWSON AND ATLIN
CANADIAN DEVELOPMENT CO.
(Limited.)
H. MAITLAND KERSEY, ? ? ? Managing Director.
STEAMSHIPS:
Australian. Victorian. Columbian.
Canadian. Anglian. Zealandian.
Tasmanian.
Through Tickets and Rills of Lading from Skajjwav or Bennett to
DAWSON and ATLIN.
Daily Servce on Lakes
and Upper Yukon
For Rates and Reser
vations apply to
FRED H. WORLOOK, Gen. Apt.
214 BROADWAY, SKAGWAY. ALASKA.
Bennett
to Dawson
3 days
ew ni i
1! NMIf
Prospects That It Will Be
in One Week.
SURFACE WATER ON ICE
?(?mill ft'lrna ?:nou|li for IVagoua
on summit l.akr-Bnlldliig a
Trail Through Tw??illl? t>ll.
yon - Hallway ?irad?-d Hoad
Uood lo HrnneU.
Chief Engineer Hawkins, of the White
Pass road, returned yesterday from a trip
to Bennett and reports prospects good for
an early opening of navigation should the
weather continue warm, as It was this last
week. The ice on Summit lake, he says,
was sate and firm when he came over it
Tuesday, with the exception of a few feet
around the edges. At the south end ot the
lake, which has been planked over In order
to make It safe, there is from six Inches to
a foot ot water and melted snow over the
surface of the ice for over five miles. This,
however, had not hindered the wagons
traveling back and forth. Then there are
two miles through the canyon road which
Is on the railway grade to the head of
Middle lake. For some time to come yet
there will be two miles of a pack trail and
sled rnad through this canyon, and from
there on there will be a good wagon road
on the railway grade direct into Bennett.
When Mr. Hawkins came over this two
miles of canyon trail the snow was ve'y
soft and travel was not good, so that
freight was being handled with considera
ble difficulty. This new trail through the
c.nyon is expected to be completed in two
or thr<.e days. The railway grade from
the end of the can von into Bennett is down
hill and in excellent condition. The old
trail does n >t seem to be in use by any
body.
The grade is practically completed from
Bennett to a point seven miles beyond the
summit, and fair progress is being made
between the summit and Middle lake
There is still a great deal of snow shovel
ing to be done, and within a very few days
the company will put on all the men that
they can possibly get and push the work
as rapidly as possible.
| As ?oon as the conditions of thr ice on
Suinm't lake shall preclude further travel
over it dvnamite will be used to open a
channel for the use of a small steamer that
is now on Its way up from Juneau to be
transtered by cars to the lake. This boat
will then give constant service and will
connect with the railway grade road at the
foot of the lakes.
There will naturally be a tew days be
tween the softening ot the ice on Summit
lake and the breaking of it when the onlv
means of reaching Bennett from the sum
mit will be bv the old pack trail.
The company has about 650 men at work
on the other side of the summit, beside over
inoon this side, ballasting the grade.
Additional men will be put on as the
weather and the condition of the snow will
permit of it.
Bennett, Mr. Hawkins says, Is very act
ive as the result of the near opening of
navigation and all the new steamers are
ready fur launching the moment the ice
clears away.
Kitllroiid lo Itawioia.
A dispatch from Vancouver says that
there are .'several exploratory survey parties
going ov;i the ground preparatory to report
ing upon the feasibilitv of the prcject ot a
railroad to Dawson. If the idea is carried
out the Eldorado of the north will have
direct railroad communication with the
ea?t. The portion of the journey between
Uawson and Dease lake has already been
explo^edialso a portion of the Stlckeen
river. A party under the leadership of
O'Dwver, of the department of railwavs
and canals, is now en route to made a sur
vey from Hazleton to the head waters of
the Skeena, and another party is now In
this city en route to explore the route on
that part of the Stickeeu which has not
been covered, .-nd the two parties will
meet somewhere' on the headwaters of tne
Skeena river. When this has been accom
plished, and it is expected the parties will
meet in September or October next, the
onlv portion of the r ute uncovered will be
the portion from Edmonton to the east
boundary of British Columbia.
*ilrnnirr? IMir In Fart.
The following steamers are scheduled to
arrive on the dates named:
Cutch Wednesday, May 24
Al-ki Thursday, May 25
Humboldt Monday, May ttj
Dlrlgo Tuesday, May )c
Orizaba Tuesday, May 3c
Laurada Wednesday, May ji
Tees Wednesday. May )i
City of Seattle Friday, June 3
Amur Friday, June i
Alpha due Sunday, June i
Cottage City Sunday, June t
Farallon. Monday. June <
Alpha. Monday, June |
> alter.
All fire companies ate requested to meet
with equipments, In front of the City hall
at 1 p.m. May 30, to partlcipte in memori
al services.
CHIEF FLEMING.
fli IIS K
Efforts Making lo Save the
Charges on Same.
HOLDING LIQUORS HERE
Nhipprra Hrllevo Thrjr Cnn Kfrp
Tlirm In Hon di d Warihouir I
IllJUlfl UIh ii !*eW Liquor I.I
rrinr \\ III t?o I n to Kffrcl-' n?
I utlriK l Ions.
U- S. convoys in charge of liquors bond
ed through to Log Cabin have not been
doing a land office business lately. In fact
no liquors have been forwarded tor some
time for the reason that shippers are en
deavoring to save convoy charges by a
new plan of action. There lus been some
talk among those passing liquors through
to British Columbia that, in order to save
convov charges, they will allow their
liquors to remain in this port until after
July i, when the new liquor license shall
be in force, which will enable them to
have their liquors entered same as other
bonded merchandise.
The customs officials at this port are not
satisfied that these shippers can hold their
liquors here with any such object. In view
of the fact that in the regulations govern
ing the movements of liquors in Alaska
there is no provision tor warehousing in
toxicating liquors; hence the inference
would be that if the law was strictly en
forced these shippers would haven right
to leave their liquor in Ska^wav, and the
customs officials would be justified in ship
ping it back to Bri'ish Columbia.
At present there is not much liquor com
ing for transfer to Log Cabin, fot the rea
son, perhaps, that the embargo placed on
all liquor going into the Yukon district has
overstocked the liquor market in Bennett,
and until that is worked off none will be
ordered for either Bennett or Atlin.
Deputy Co lector Andrews is awaiting
the return oi Collector Ives before deciding
what action to take in the natter of al
lowing shippers to stack up their liquors in
the warehouse here until after July l.
To T>kr Alaaka Cenaua.
?' "? - ?<!
Samuel C. Dunham, special agent of the
twelfth census of the Northern district of
Alaska, is in Seattle en route to his field
of labor. He is going to prepare the way
for a round up of the inhabitantsof Alaska
.ind carries blank commissions for eighty
men to aid him as enumerators, should he
need that force.
Mr. Dunham will cover the Yukon dis
trict, and he hopes to make a complete
census. He will remain in Alaska until
October, 1900, at which date, he figures,
his report wl'l be rradv. The agent's
first stop will be at Circle Jitv, where he
will arrange his districts. From there he
will go to Kotzebue and Kovokuk, and
back to St. Michael.
The last census of Alaska, and for that
matter the only one, was taken in i8qo,
and showed that out of a total of 40,000
people there were 9,000 ^whites. The cen
sus of 1900 will undoubtedly show a good
ly number of people In that countrv, and
Mr. Dunham expects hard work.
Vaudeville show Tonight.
The Boston Extravaganza company will I
give an artistic and refined vaudeville en- 1
tertainment tonight in Fireman's hall.
This company is composed of some of the
best specialty artists in the countrv,
picked from the best companies in the
states. Miss Jennie Riggs, who has just
finished an engagement with the "Daz
zler" company, Is numbered among the
Company's artists, and is ably supported
by Miss Pvne, who is on her first visit to
this coast, having been formerly connect
ed with eastern dramatic companies.
Mr. Frank Simmons and H. B. Levie are
in charge of the troupe of twenty artists i
and are waiting in Skagway until the I
lakes open, wh n they will take the com- j
pany to Dawaon.
t'llaalniuiona. Jrftrlra ? l| In J unc ?.
New York, May 17.? The day of the I
Bob Fitzsimmons- Jeffries tight before the j
Coney Island Athletic Club has been fixed
> at June 9, and George Slier, of Chicago,
wilt be referee.
The latest style in hats at Klondike
Trading Company.
The Pacific Coast Company will run
! lighters once a week to Haines Mission.
For rates apply at the office of the company
Miners outfits put up on short notice
; Best goods at cheapest prices. Klondike
| Trading Co.? Sylvester's.
HI! Of 111
1 1. 1 1. II
Delinite Steps to Insure It in
Skagway.
BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
lor ? (if ncml lanitii, Kludlf
Coitaeniliig la ?.o With lh? Dl?
rrrlori ?laia HHIIn|t'IIUd for
*ezl Kundar.
A special meeting of the board of direc
ors was held last evening In the Y. M. C.
\. annex to meet with Prof: T. S. Llppv
n conference over association matters.
Prof. Lippy, for many years prior to his
aking up with mining interests in Alaska,
served in the capacity of general --ecretary
n some of the leading associations, and Is
i man of wide experience in association
vork. At the present time he Is a mem
>er of the international committee of the
foung Men's Christian Association and
hairtnan of the Pacific Northwest. His
mrpose in meeting with the local directors
vas to take some steps to insure the per
nanencv of this w rk in Skagwav. He
e ported that much interest from all over
he coun'.ry is b ing centered on the work
it Skagwav, which is the pioneer in this
treat Northwest country. The reports
hat have been made of the work here,
>oth through the local secretary and those
*ho have passed through Skagway on
heir way to the states, have been very
(ratifying.
Mr. Llppv alsoexoessed himself as very
nuch pleased with the result of his per
sonal investigation of the work in the lo
:al field and congratulated the directors on
:heefficency of the same.
After a general discussion of the work,
nr. Lippy proposed a plan for a general
;anvass, kindly consenting to go personal
ly in company with the directors, in orJer
that the work here might be placed on a
more permanent footing and definite basis
Thus far no sub criptions for the work
have been solicited, and while no great
amount is needed, for it is estimated that
f 1 25 per month will properly sustain the
local work, vet it is vitally necessary that
this amount should be provided for In the
way of a definite income.
The directors voted unanimously to ac
cept the kind offer of Mr. Lippy and pro
ceed at once to push the canvass.
Thev voted also to plan, it possible, for
1 public mass meeting for Sunday after
noon. at which Dr. Randall, Prof. Lippv
and others would speak. Further an
nouncement of th's will be made later.
It is hoped that a generous response may
be met with in this appeal for so worthy
a cause, tor no citizen is so narrow as not
to recognize the j,ood work of the Y. M.
C. A. in Skagwav as a public institution.
!>0. IO Udorido Mold.
John Erickson has sold his valuable
Klondike claim, No. to, Eldorado creek, to
a syndicate of Swedish capitalists, and Is
in the citv on his way north to make the
formal transfer. This property Is one of
the most valuable on the Yukon, and since
he has had it Erickson has cleaned up
close to $500,000. The price he obtained
for the treasure land could not be learned.
Erukson is accompanied by Count Harry
Gibson, of Sweden, who is a wealthy
young man, and has extensive interests in
the north. He accompanied Mr. Erickson
on a recent trip to Europe and will return
there.with him next fell.
Illrliuru of I. Idle .Hillock.
Ex Gov. John H. McGraw, of Wash
ington, and Gen. E. M. C.rr ars meeting
with great success in developing claim No.
8 on Little Minook, Alaska. According to
a conservative estimate given Feb. 5, the
claim will produce Isoo.ooo, unless there
is a great falling off from the average pro
duct of the different shaft >. Although
great secrecy Is observed bv those directly
interested in claim No. 8, it Is a fact that
on Monday last >125,000 marine insurance
was taken out on the gold that will be sent
down on the early boat. It is also a fact
that this amount will be increased
unless there is a change in the piogram.
far Bargain*
Go to H. C. Smithsons, on Third street,
between Broadway and State. 8x10 tents,
ts 50. Leather top rubber packs, boots
and shoes, and general outfitting. Two
wagons, H5 *ach. 5-j-im
It is a curious thing how a rumor grows.
The rumor got started in some old wav
that Vining's Is the best place to get At.ln
outfits.
N. K. WILSON
Wholesale
and Retail
Druggist
Largest Stock
J^Ptjysiciaiis' Prescriptions (Jarefuliy [ompunded
Holly Ave. Near State.