SPECIAL SALE
BLACKBERRIES
LOGANBERRIES
RASPBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES
Only 25 cents per Can
| C. W. ASK & SONS |
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Tea Garden Table Fruit
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GENTLEMEN#
There is a Spe
cial Sale on pIPES
only for this Month.
Now BOYS there is
a show for you to
come and get
your pipe
I COME IN UNO SEE THE OLD MANl
Tony Dortero'sl
Special Sale
In or
tier to
reiluce
our iiumonji! sfo? Is of Pictures
nml Framvs, wn will, for the next
Five ilays, niultc i\ special <lis
c">unt of 25 per 'p?t on nil stock
in thU line.
DRAPERS GO.
Skagwaj, Alaska
OUTPUT OF ALASKA'S MIKES
SHOW DECREASE LASI fEAR
The Geological Survey's report on
the mining iudustry oi Alaska in lb"'-,
will be issued about the first of May.
A special bulletin iuued to the press
ou January d, contains the following
official information:
The va.ue of the mineral produc
tion in Aiaska for 1 ;*oj> is estimated
at a.-> compared wtth
871.771 for 11?W7. This decrease j
is to bo charge ! to the gold !
placers and copper mines, as]
most of the oth. r mining industries i
show an increase in value of output.;
The value of the total mineral pro- J
ductlon from 1880", when mining first I
began, to the close of 11*08, is. in
round numbers. $148,000,000. Of this
amount th>- jto.d mines have pro
duced ai'out JllJ.000,000, the silver
output Is .allied at J 1.1.10,000 . and
the copper at H.loO.oOO. The bal
ance represents the value of the mar
ble, gypsum, tin and < oal proilitrt for
that pediod.
.Measure. 1 either in terms of pro
duction or of dead work accouiplishci',
liH>8 was not a prosperous year for
the mining industry of Alaska us it
whole. Tue causes which brought
about this retardation were In part '
those that affected the mining Indus ;
try everywhere: in part they were
due to certain conditions peculiar to j
the northern territory. In Alaska ?
mining, like many ot ter industries,
rwas seriously affe te 1 by the busines.s
!
stagnal on that followed the financial
panic, and the concomitant fall in
the price of copper led both to a de
crease in the output of that metal
and to a dlminut on of activity In the
preparation of its future mining.
Gold placer mining, which was af
fected only to a small degree by the
financial depression, exp rlenced a
very decided sejback because of the
drought which prevailed throughout
the summer in nearly all the Import
ant dlstrlus The lack o f water so
curtailed the output of all of the
Yukon and Sewa d Peninsula districts
that the value of the total output of
placer gold from tlie.se sources wa
probably nearly a million and a halt
less than In This decrease ot |
a r*i
THE FEBRUARY
Ladies Home Journal
Woman s Home Compan
ion
Ainslees Smart Set
Hampton
Wide World Munsey
Arg osy
Scrap Book
" Tide Table for 1909
AH our Percale. Cinghams, Outiiigs
Galatea, and Flannellettes 10c a yard
Stores Orjeii Evenings Phones 4 & 55
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*****
SALE OF READY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS
For One "Week, Jan. 25th to 30th Inclusive
33 1-3 per cent, off on all Ladies Skirts, Waists,
Kimonas, Wrappers, Dressing Jackets, Raincoats
and on Ladies' and Children's Coats and Furs.
Skirts that are worth their former
Price
Of $ 7 50 Sale price. $ 5 00
Of $ 8 50 Sale price $ 5 70
Of $10 00 Sale price $ 6 70
Of $12 50 Sale price $ 8 35
Of $13 50. .....Sale price $ 9 00
Of $15 00 Sale price $10 00
Coat* that are e>
At $ 7 50 Sale
At $10 00 Safe
At $12 50 Sale
At $15 00 Sale
At $18 00 Sale
At $25 00 Sale
At $30 00 Sale
tcellent Value
price .... $ 5 00
price .$ 6 70
price. $ 8 35
price. $10 00
price. . $12 00
price $16 70
price $20 00
This is an obportunity to supply your requirements at 1-3 less than their value
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Company SA-TtJRI'AY
CLOSES K - EVENINGS
6 p. m. Geo. Blanchard, Manaocr excepted
the placer gold production for Alaska
as a whole Is. however, but tempo
rary, for the maximum annual output
of the auriferous gravels has not yet
been reached.
Among the conditions that are re
tarding the advancement of the min
eral industry are the inadequacy of I
the laws, under which placer ground I
Is acquired and held, and the impos- '
slblllty which has thus far existed of
obtaining title to coal lands.
Improved transportation facilities
are among the most urgent needs of
I
the mining industry of the territory.
Much progress was made during lHOs j
In the construct'on of wagon roads |
and tral's, but these can only supple
ment and not supplant railways. The
inadequa y of river transportation J
lines In seasons of low water was |
emphasized by the conditions along ]
the Yukon last summer.
The city water main on Main street 1
below Second avenue buret last nlKht,
either through the effects of being
frozen or because the steam thuwor
put too great a pressure on it. As a
result the water was shut off front
all the houses fronting on Main
j street below Second avenue.
i The city officials were at work
this afternoon on tho broken water
main at Third and Broadway and
the break will probably be repaired
sometime this afternoon.
15
Although the temporaturo was not
cold this inornlnK, being u degrees
above zero at 8 o'clock this morning,
the day is one of tho most disagree
able of the winter. Th heeavy north
wind drives about swirling clouds of
snow and "the beautiful" Is thick un
derfoot, making walking a sort of
trail breaking. The weather In the
Interior is quite severe.
The Skagway Checker and Chess
club will meet tomorrow night at the
home of M. J. Tanner.
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The Elks will hold their regular
lodge meeting tonight. After the
lodge meeting refreshments will be
served.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
PRINCESS LEFT
F. P. \V. Lowle, agent for the Can
adian Pacific Steamship company, re
ceived a cable from Vancouver yes
terday stating that the princess May
had left on her scheduled time with
twelve passengers and 101 tons of
freight. She Is expected to arrive in
Skagwav Saturday night.
IS
(By United Press.)
LINCOLN. Nek, Ian 27? William
Jennings Bryan, three times candi
date for the presidency, has now
reached the harvest time of his ca
reer. He has announced his Intention
of Immediately 1 a\ in : for Pennsyl
vania, where he contemplates starting
on a tour of the st <t<> for the p\ypose
of giving lectures.
(By United Press.)
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., .Ian. 2*.
The convention of United Mine Work
ers went on record today as denounc
Ing federal injunctions prohibiting
boycotts or strikes by labor unions.
They want injunctions to he decided
by trial by Jury Instead of by the
Judges alone, Resolutions of sympa
thy for Gompers, Mitchell and Mor
rison were passe I.
IS
BEING TRIED
(By United Press.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 28.? The
selection of the Jury In the case of
Robert Cooper, who Is charged with
the murd r of former United Statos
Senator Carmaek, 1* proceeding slow
ly. Cooper shot down Carmack from
behind because he had published an
article in a newspaper reflecting upon
the Integrity of Duncan B. Cooper,
the murderer's father. The parties
are all prominent and the trial is
causing a great sensation.
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1 FRESH BUCKWHEAT
FLOUR AND PURE
MAPLE SYRUP
GROCERY
00 VOU OUNCE ILL INE OUNCES?
Why not take it few iDalructlona and I
learn how <c dance (he new dance*. or
' the old onea that you aimply rannoi ?
niM'tr? ? l'rof. Grleibach'a dancing
academy, Eaglca' bail. CU?n-? Monday
an<l Thursday evenlnga.
| Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER *
Cojlections
NOTARY PUBLIC
\t am;, SK.\r;wAY
THE
Pack I rain Restaurant
Will S?rT?48unday
French Dinner
Fromjnoon 12 to 8 p. m.
fVfRVTHINO THE BfST
IN THE \URKff
Regular Dinner 60c
TEA, OOFFES or WINE ?oo
TOR CHE AM
P. E. KERN
GOLD AND SILVERSMITH
SKAGW* Y
RAW PUS
TRAPPERS AND COLLECTORS
are'requeuted to corr?*?j)ond with us about
8on 's catch of FURS. We want Hie kari.y catch as 1
well as the latk catch. We will j>ay full market
value at all times. Price list and tag* can he had for !
the asking at any time.
Herman Schmerl & Co.
28 West Thirty-First Street
NEW YORK CITY