?he Alaskan
No. 2? TWELFTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JDLY. 1 1909 PRICE, 10 CENTS
GONGDON BELIEVES ALASKA
SHOULD HAVE HOME RULE
Frederick Tennyson Congdon, K. C,
mil Member of Parliament from the
Yukon, accompanied by his son, ar
rived in Skagway on the Princess
Koyal and left on this morning's
train for Whitehorse. from where he
will proceed to Dawson. For several
months past .Mr. Cougdon has been
in Ottawa attending Parliament.
"The Canadian government andj
Parliament have fully realized that
territories like provinces are better
governed by their own people and on,
June ??'$ an election took place in the
Yukon which furnished the territory'
?.vith a Council composed solely of;
elective members, ten in number.
IliUnrtofore half of the Yukon Coun
cil has been composed of men ap-l
pointed by the government. The newj
condition is a big improvement and j
I think it would be well if Alaska
had the same measure of home rule.
"One of tlie most interesting ques
tions before Parliament during the
last session was whether or not Can
ada should contribute battleships to
the British navy. I took the stand.
b*-ing somewhat lonely in my posi
tion, that what we need in Canada
are box cars, not battleships. This,
I believe, is the general view of the
western farmers. We have enough
to do to develop our resources with
out contributing battleships to Britain
"I believe that the greatest mission
to be accomplished by the people of
this continent is a mission of peace.
and not to join in the mail race
which. In the words of Sir Edwin
Orey, foreign minister, must lead to
the ultimate destruction of civiliza
tion ? th race to possess the greatest
military and naval armaments, let
Europe expend, if it will, one-half of
its revenue upon armaments. We
want nothing of the kind on this
continent. I believe in regard to na
tions it is as true as in regard to in
dividuals ? that all they that take the
sword shall perish with the sword.
That certainly has been the experi
ence of nations from the times of the
Hittites down to date."
"The output of gold for the Yukon
territory has probably reached the
lowest figure for many years. The
installation of large plants has pre
vented mining and reduced the out
put pending completion. Many of
these works are now ready to operate
at full capacity, and the output will
undoubtedly jump up this year and
continue to increase year by year
for many years to come.
"For the first time in the history
of the territory a very serious at
tempt is being made to develop Its
quartz mining resources. Heretofore
the men of means devoted themselves
to placer mining. As a consequence
no great development took place in
quartz mining, but now large sunis
are being expended on development
work with what 1 expect will be most
satisfactory results."
DENVER GLACIER
IS RECEEDING
Under the careful guidance of H.
H. Draper, the veteran guide of these
parts, a party composed of Mr. and
.Mrs. F. Wurzbacher, Mr. and Mrs.
John Gruber and son Dwight of Boise.
Idaho. Herb. Taylor and wife and son.
Mrs. Maurice Coding, Mrs. Mills of
Colorado. Mrs. Boardner of Indiana.
Miss Beulah Pinneo of Seattle, Mrs.
Draper and Messrs. Rhode and Dunn,
left Monday for Denver Glacier, and
cauiped just beyond Denver station
Monday evening. Tuesday morning
the party proceeded to the glacier
and made a thcrongh inspection of
that wonderful ice formation.
The weather was perfect, and as
the party was equipped for the trip
the journey over the ice was made
without mishap.
From careful observation and meas
urement, it was found that the glacier
has receeded 1 ,000 feet from the
mark made last year. This is an
interesting fact, as it shows that the
glacier will have receeded back to
the mountain in about ten years, if
the present rate is maintained.
Part of the exploring party return
ed this morning on foot, while the
balance returned on Wednesday af
ternoon's train.
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The final meeting of the Fourth
?f July celebration committee was
held last night at the town hall and
all arrangements were completed for
the celebration, which, judging by
all indications, will be the most sue- j
cessful ever held in Skagway.
Starting with the dance and bowl-!
ing contests of Friday night which
will be participated in by a number
of visitors from Whltehorse, there
will not be a dull moment until the
?"kids" baseball game Sunday puts
an end to the celebration.
Many decidedly novel features will
be given this year. Besides the
baseball games and athletic contests,
there will be a 10-mile Marathon
race, a mountain climbing race to the
top of Mt. Dewey and return, a mo
tor boat race, a beautiful display of
fireworks from the top of Mt. Dewey,
a hose race, and a long list of events
for juveniles.
There will be keen competition In
? he athletic events, all of which will!
be held on the baseball grounds
where a 1,000 foot running track
has been prepared and the program
so arranged that some contest will be
going on all the time. The Douglas,
Whltehorse and Skagway baseball
teams will play and It Is quite possi
ble that the Fort Seward team will
go after the money.
In the running races and jumps
most of the members of the Fort
Seward track team will be entered.
There are some good athletes among
the soldiers and they will make the
races close and exciting.
Morley, the crack Whltehorse
sprinter, is entered and the Cana
dians are willing to bet big money
that he will win both the 100 and 50
yard dashes.
A number of ' good athletes from
Douglas and Juneau are expected and
Bill McKay, the half-miler. Is expet
ed up from the Porcupine.
The Marathon race will be a fea
ture of the day. Ernest Rheinmuth.
the local runner, has been training
for this event since March and he is
confident that he can run the 10
miles in an hour. Last Monday he
ran five miles in 30 minutes and 20*
seconds and did not extend himself
much. The men who run against
him will have to be in treat shape
to beat Rhelnmuth, who expects to
go to Seattle and take part in the
A.-Y.-P. Marathon if he wins Saturda.
The following program was decided
upon last night:
Friday.
Bowling games between Whltehorse
and Skagway at Elks' hall at fi:30
p. m.
Dance at Elks' hall at 9 p. m.
Saturday.
Motor boat race 9 a. m.
Juvenile athletic events at ball
park 10 a. in.
Arrival of excursion train from
Whltehorse 11 a. m.
First baseball game at ball park
12:30 p. in.
100 yards dash and fat men's race
2 p. m.
Marathon race will start immed
iately after and while it is going on
the 50 yard dash, shot put. high jump
and broad jump wiil take place with
in the running track.
Second baseball game 3:30 p. m.
Half mile run 5 p. m.
Final baseball game 5:05 p. m.
Hose race, wet test, on Fourth ave- 1
uue at 7 p. m.
Start of mountain climbing race
from ball park at 8 p. in.
Grand ball at White Pass club at
j 9 p. m.
Fireworks on Mt. Dewey and finish
of mountain climbing race in front
of White Pass club at midnight.
Sunday.
Baseball game between Tony Dor
tero's "El Arabes" and some other
juvenile nine at 1 o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
The following officials will have
charge of all the contests: Judges,
Fred Rosenberg and C. C. Runner;
referee, Capt. Slmonds of Fort Sew
' ard; timers, Herb Taylor and Mr.
Burwash of Whltehorse: starter, W.
W. Liggett: announcer, Herb Taylor.
RIVER REPORTS
The steamer Selkirk passed Le
Barge at 4:30 o'clock this morning
bound ?ip stream. The Casea passed
Yukon Crossing at 9:30 last night.
The steamer Whltehorse arrived at
Hawson last night and the steamer
Dawson left Whitehorse at 10:45 last
night with 3G passengers.
The Humboldt arrived in Skagway
at 11 o'clock last night with 17 pas
sengers and a light cargo of freight.
A'n-ioi|s d|j) tunjaj joq uo ij>([ oqg
alter midnight with 7 passengers.
FIRE WARNING
Owing to the recent spell of hot
weather the roofs of the buildings in
Skagway are very dry and extreme
caution should be used on the Fourth
of July to prevent fireworks from
starting any fire. All citizens are
urged .by Mayor Ashley to exercise
all proper care.
Mre. Charles W. Hockett and Miss
Hockett arrived on the Humboldt
last night after an absence of six
months In the eastern states and
Canada.
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JUDGE COIN QUALIFIES,
SUTHERLAND NOW MARSHAL
(By United Press.)
JUNEAU, uly 1. ? Judge Edward E.
Cushman today qualified as Judge of
the Fourth Judicial division of Alas
ka and Daniel Sutherland took the
'.he oath of office as United States
marshal for the First division, suc
ceeding James Shoup.
Judge Cushman appointed Isaac
Hamburger of Tacoma as court sten
ographer and Marshal Sutherland re
appointed all the deputy marshals in
the First division with the exception
of William Grant of Wrangell, who
succeeded by A1 J. Lowe.
Hector McLean of Skagway was no
tified of his reappointment today
and Fred Fonzo will serve another
term as jailer.
MOTOR BOATS
TO CONTEST
Seven speedy launches liave enter- j
od the motor boat race which will be
held in the canal on the morning of
?July 3 and the contest should be one i
of the most interesting events of
the day. The prize is a handsome ;
silver eup which will become the per
manent property of the owner of the
winning boat.
The race will be from Moore's j
wharf to Burro creek and return. j
The race will s :art promptly at ft |
o'clock in the morning and there
will be no handicapping of any sort.
The boats will start from a stand
still, though the engines may be in
motion, and the first boat to round
the stake boat at Burro creek and to |
return to the starting line off Moore's
wharf will land the cup. All boats j
must be operated by the owner.
The following boats have been en
tered: Fred Rosenberg's "Rosalie," i
Rappuzzi's "Star," Keller's "Louise,' j
Ritcher's "Elsie," Callarman's "Bor- (
eas,' Larsons "Superb," and Hlllery's!
"Elk.'
SEATTLE COMING WITH
LAR6E PASSENGER LIST
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, June 30.? The Pacific
Coast Steamship company's boat City
of Seattle, leaves here tonight for
Skagway, and her first-class accom
modations are entirely sold out.
NOME BOY
PASSES EXAMS
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30.?
Chester Coleman ol Nome, Delegate
Wickersham's candidate for the posi
tion ot cadet at Annapolis, from Al
aska, today successfully passed the
mental and physical examinations
that will gain him admission to the
naval academy. Mr. Coleman is the
first nominee named by Wickersham
who has been able to pass the ex
aminations successfully.
Be careful of fire.
RIVERlOES
ON RAMPAGE
The Skagway river went on a
rampage yesterday and the high
water carried out about 100 feet of
the Jetty at Nineteenth avenue. If
the water were permitted to cut
through it might change the chan
nel and jeapordize the property on
the east side of the river.
George Dillon and a crew of men
worked all day yesterday to fill in
the break. They were at work again
today and will prevent the river from
breaking through.
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