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No. 131. ELEVENTH YEAR SKAUWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 191)8 PRICE, 10 CENTS.
IDE NEW ENGLAND LOOKING OP
WslterS. Brown, manager, ana 11.
C. Turner, superintendent, of tho Al
aska Iron comptoy, operating tho Now
Holland mine an*! other propor'.ies at
Uainv Hollow, catue up on the Heft?
ye>terday from Hiines anil will be pas
sengers south on the Princess May.
Mr. Brown will no east to his home in
Main, and will visit the larger cities er.
route. Mr. Turner will / o as far as
Victoria where he will witnes* at Tyee
siu : ter. the smelllog ol the first large
shipment of ore to be taken out of the
Rainy Hollow district.
When ask?d logarding tho outlook of
their properties, Mr. Browa sta'ed that
they had receutly uuc >vere<l and were
developing what is probably on?> of the
larjfe?t eopper and silver ore deiK>sit>
that has ever oeen discovered in Brit
ish Columbia or Alaska. The deposit
thus far developed discloses a body of j
ore which gives evrry indication of b?
Ing of creator magnitude than cren the
famous Calumet and Hecla mines.
Work on the ore is now underway, and
there is enough on the dumps at the
present time to make several fair sized
shipments with tho present shipping
facilities, but in as much as the (J. S.
road and the B. C. road is just about
completed, the miuing will bo contiuu< d
and the ore shipped out on the comple
tion of the roads. The work is to l>e
continued throughout the winter and
the ore shipped ont ovor the snow.
These properties are t ho ones origin
ally discovered bv Joseph Chisel in lS'.'S
and though scoffed ai. at the time, as 'o
there being anything in the mining of
uoppcr in Alask*. Mr Chisel has main
tain- d his faith in the properties at d
ha-- at last keen his hopes and amMtloi.s
realized by the development of not only
a Kood, but what ha* every indication
of l?ciotr one of th> bigeest copper pro
duclog mines of the world today.
HAVANA POST- ,
OFFICE ROBBED
(By United Press.)
Havana. Sept. 1? Las: night the post
ortlco in this city ro'?b?;d of a half
million in cold ami currency anil a
lnriio amount of >tam s. The theft was
clearly the work of a clever person or
persons as there is no clue as to the
one taking the money.
IIINEHII
AT BERKLEY
(By United Press.)
Cheyenne. Sept. 1 ? Following upon j
the inability of the mine owners to I
agree upon ? wane scale with the |
miners at Butte, ten thousand cost
miners are out at Berkley.
Su t scribe for The A1 ukan.
(By Unfted Press.)
Seat le.Sept. 1? The prohibited can
didate for the presidency will address
a dry meeting in this citv tonight.
The intetest mvi ifested in the proh1
bition campaign is increaslrg, as is
shown by the increased numbers at
tending the meetings h> ld by Mr.
Chafin.
PLEDGES EX
TRA SESSION
(By United Press.)
Fargo. N. D., Sept. 1? In a speech
del vered before a large audience in
this city last night, William Jennings
Bryan pledges himself that if ole-tid
ho will call an extra session of congress
to meet the conditions of the country.
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L. A. HARRISON CO
Headquarters
FOR
School lext Books
and School Supplies
SeDtember Delineator and Patterns on
tap
Our Carpet Department
We Received on ''Seattle'' a "cracker- jack" line of
W. tfc J. SLOANE'S Carpets
We invite your inspection.
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
(By United Pre??.)
Washington, Sopt. 1? The mystery
surrounding the removal from oftice of
United States Marshal George Perry,
has not, as yet been cleared away and
the fact that Attorney General Bona
parte has not as yet named Porry's
successor, adds still more mystery to
the situation.
MMJ
TO THE KOYUKUK
Fairbanks Times: Among tho min
ing camps being prospected at the pres
ent time, the Koyukuk country seems
to be the most popular. There are
many ola timers as well as a few che
chacos from hore going Into this region
and the camp seems to be growing
more popular every day.
At present a number of boats are
being built along the river bank and
inquiry shows that their owners expect
to leave for Bettles just as jodh as they
arc finished and equipped.
Quite a few of the old timers return
ing to Fairbanks by tho way of Dawson
and Gib!>on have left the steamers at
Fort Yukon and started to mush for
the head waters of tho Koyukuk, tak
ing only enough grub and supplies to
last n short timo.
However, the most of thoso leaving
from here have a two years' outfit, and
are prepared to <lo their prospecting.
Every one is very optomistic about Jtlie
country and all have great faith in its
future.
UNVEILED
(By United Press.)
Toledo, Sept. 1? This morning, tho
monument erected to tho memory ol
tho soldiers of Fort Moig, was I
unveiled. The coremonies was conduct
ed by the old veterans of the civil w,.r |
and were very impressive.
Tomorrow the Grand Army will have
their big parade, in which all attending |
tho encampment will tako part.
Want ads in the Alaskan bring re
suit?. Everybody reads them.
PREVENTS II
LYNCHING
(By United Pre??.)
Chicago, Sept. 1? The timely arrival
of police p.-ovented what mlpht have
boen a lynching Id the very heitt of
Chicago, wh?n It became known last
night that a nogro had attempteJ nn
assault upon a younc white Rirl in f-ont
of the Auditorium hotel. The police
managed to drive off the Infuriated mob
aod succeeded In lodging tho negro in
STORM SWEEPS
LONDON WHARF
(Bv United Pre**.)
London, Sept. 1? Tho excursion steam
er l^ueon, with two hundred excursion
ists aboard was cruj?ht In one of the
.vorat storms that hns over taken place
here nnd thinking that the Steame ? wan
going to be wrccked, while transferring
tho passengers lo the life boats, font I
woro drowned. Tho loss of sm.?llei
crafts is terrific and the number tnut is |
lost cannot at this time be ascertained
London, Sept. 1 ? Luto advices ju-t
received state that there has been re
ported tho loss of ten crafts caused by
the fiorce gale that has been raging for
thiJ past twenty-four hours and that the
number drowned will be at least fiftv>
TO MINNESOTA
(By United Pre**.)
Oyster Bay, Sept. 1? Kertnil Iloose
velt left here to day for Minneso'a
where he goes on a bunting trip.
MAY CUE UP
EXPOSITION
(By United Pre**.)
Tokio, Sept. 1? Tho ollicial announce
ment postponing the exposition until
1917 seems to cause so much dissen
tlon that a postponement of the expo
sition altogehter is likely to occur.
rrraaa-r
Go to Tony Dotero and try a Cull Dop
cigar. lm
All the delicacies of the season at
the Pack Train restaurant.
"Paradise"
That is the name ot our new
SODA CRACKERS
Crisp- --Flaky Delicious
Cost no more than the other kind
?
GANTY & FRANDSON
RE-ORGANIZE CHAMBER COMMERCE
At a moet.lnc held in the city hall last
I evening by a number of the business
men of Skagway, for tlio purpose of ro
organizinc the chamber of commerce,
J. M. Tanner was electtd temporary
chairman and Dan McKay secretary.
The following committee wa? ap
pointed to confer with tho business men
I of the city in regard to the re-organiza
tioti of the chambor of commerce: II. D.
Klrmse, Chris C. Shea, Kmll Korach.
A committee composed of the follow
ing were appointed to dra* up by-laws
and a constitution: W. H. Clay?on,
Chas. Runner and Max Gutfefdt.
The meeting was then adjourned un
til Wednesday evening Sept. 2nd, at 8
o'clock.
NELSON GOING
' IN 10 IN
(By United Prect.)
Sao Francisco, Sept. 1? Preparine for
the light to take place here on the !Hh,
N'elsou is working like a trojin to put
himself in condition for the fight of his
life, while Cans is doing very llttlo
training.
workFIme
POWER CO.
The work of the Uome Power com
pany if being pushed with the utmost
speed and the ditch between Lake Dew
ey and the reservoir is now under way.
The work of excavating is vory slow
owiug to the fact that a foriaatioc of
bouldors has been encountered requir
ing a large amount of blasting, and the
scarccty of blasting powder In this
vicinity has helped to cause a delay in
tb* progression of the wotk. The lake
will be connected by an 18 inch pipe
pirtofthc way and an aquaduct the
balance of the way. This will be con
structed of three inch timber and will
be from two to three thousand feet in
lonetb.
The Pacific Coast ss City of Seattle,
is reported to have been delayed in
leaving Seattle from the 1st to the 2 :d
September, which should brlnjj her
here on Sunday the (Uh instead of
Saturday.
(By United Pre**.)
Omaha, Sept. I? Nebraska Is t day
experiencing the pleasure of her first
pilinary election under the new law.
The vote In Omsha It exceedingly heavy
an 1 denotes the fact that the voters are
anxious to tost the worth of the prim
ary election.
NEWMAN
W. P. HOSPITAL
Dr. William Gsrdner Gabie, accnm
panled by his wife and moth?r, arrived
on the Princess May last evening and
aro guest* at the Fifth Avenue.
Dr. Gable come* to take the position
as house physician at the White l'*?s
hospital, lining the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Dr. Norman.
Sunday oiglA a little ?on came to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. White.
Dr. Norman reports the moth.-r and
child doing well.
Donild Rom, Manager of the Cana
dian Rank of Commerce at Whltehnr?e
came over Saturday to visit with
friends, returning Monday.
P. J. Christtanson has purchased the
interests of Geo. Kolter. Hsmark In
the Oxmell group of mines which are
located two miles north o! Skagway.
[Do It Now! 1
Yon know Hart ScliafTner ?fc
Marx and Adler <fe Sona
CLOTHING
Von know John R Stetson
and Dnnlap
HATS
Von know jjj
Carhartt Overalls
A. A. Cutter'* Hkavy and |
Nettleton's Fink
Shoes
Are the Best Goods
in the United States and are
probably as good as any that
will land in Skayway in' fifty
years
11 III 1 NOW
Life is too short to Wait
USM.
THE ONE-PRICE C10THIERS