Alaikft Hill Llbriif
No. J 6. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAtfWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1908.
PRICE, 10 CENTS.
(By United Pre*0
Helens, April 17? The water la re
ceedioE and this city has resumed com
munication with the world. The
water began falling: lait night and the
clearing of the country of the flood U
proceeding rapidly. The property lo??
will amouot to a million, aside from the
damage to the Hauser lake dam itself.
(By United Preee.)
San Diego, April 17? The feitlvltles
attendant upon the pretence here of
t^e great fleet and the thou?and? ef
sailors and marines, comiaue day by
day. This day was marked by more
parade*. The ships were open to the
public and thousands visited them, the
h >rbor boatman cleaning up a harvest
Id transporting the people to ana from.
At six o'clock tomorrow morning the
fleet will sail for lx>s Angeles. The
festivities today, therefore sstume the
nature of ? farewell.
FIGHT FOR TOGA
III OREGON
(By United PreM.)
Portland, Ore., April 17 ? The elec-|
tlon for the nomination for the senator
ship ? the primaries? is being held to
day. A light vote ii being cast as a re
sult of rain. Both Fulton and Judge
Calk, the rtpublloan candidates, claim
th>- election at this writing. Governor
Chamberlain on the democratlo ticket
has no opposition.
BACON IS TO
SUCCEED TAFT
(By United Pre**)
Boston, April 17? It U Reported that
Secretary of War Taft will resign on
the first of July and that he will be suo
ceeded by Assistant Secretary of State
Robert Bacon. Mr. Taft will, uoon his
retirement, give his whole attention to
his campaign for the presidential aom
inatlon.
Harold Beddeson, of Vancouver. Is a*
the Fifth Avenue. He has been lnsldo
and Is goln* out on the Prlneess May.
MEETS PRESIDENT HALF IY
(By United Pr?r '
Washington, April 17? YwUrdij
?ft?r th" house had Indicated its opposi
tion to the proportion to build four new
battleships as requested by th? presi_
dent, congresi rushed through a bill
providing for the building of two such
ships. They are to of the largest
and aaost effective types.
THIS IS AN APOLOGY MD A
CORRECTION. DONT YOU KNO*
(Special to the Dally Alukaa)
Haloes. A1m.. April 17, 1908-1 have
be?n Insulted, don't you know. I came
down her* with the mayor of Skyway.
I tee ht> nam* la the Alaikan but not
min*. Renwlok
Don't be bashful. Get the Bui) Dor
cigar at Tony Dotero's. lm
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MISS SCHROEDER
of Seattle
Will arrive on Humboldt to assist
Mrs. A. F. Raymond
In our Dress Making Department
Stores Open Evenings Phones 4 & 55
SEE BO HOPE OF WIT OF THE LEGISLATION PASSING AT THiS SESSION WHICH IS
SO IMPORTANT TO THE WELFARE OF THE DISTRICT
(United Press Tclegraph-Ccbl? Ssrvlcs.)
Washington, April 17 ? All the Alaskans here are as
blue as indigo. Many have spent the entire winter here
working to secure certain legislation in which they have
personal interests but they see no chance of any law for the
benefit of Alaska or of themselves being passed at this ses
sion. It is said that neither the railroad subsidy, the open
iug of the coal lands or the fourth judicial district bill will
be brought up. The neglect of alaska, these very import
ant measures, is the cause of bitter reflections about the hotels
and lobbies of congress.
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY SPLIT-UP
(Unit-i Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
New York, April 17 ? There were scenes bordering on
a riot at the democratic state convention last night follow
ing the action of the convention in refusing to instruct the
delegation for Bryan. The Bryan men, led by Senator Mc
Carron, who has for years been the big chief in democratic
state councils, bolted the convention. Before leaving Mc
Carron declared he would defeat the party in the state for
its action. After the bolters had retired and quiet was se
cured McCarron was formally read out of the party. The
platform adopted declares that the New York democracy
wishes the best mau named at the Denver convention for
the presidency.
CHARACTER OF THE KOYUKUK
Few are better posted about the Koy
ukuk than Jo* Mathews. He was la
that country for years and baa an In
teresting set of Tie ws photographed by
hlmsalf. He is quoted in an interview
io the Tanana Miner as saying:
The formation In Koyukuk is the
moat ourious in Alaska in many re
spects. Pieces of rock have been found
foreign to the regular wash and con
glomerate masses which form the great
er pari of the hills and gravel beds.
Where these came from is a mystery.
Moat of the richest finds hare been
made toward the head waters o! the
atream. Mr. Mathews thinks the rich
*
And on Nolan crook is nothing more
than one of these pot holes, perhaps
larger than any jet found. He belUves
Nolan Is too far in the mountains to
?how up ? continuous pay-streak.
Ho thinks that perhaps lower down,
in tho more rolling hills of the lower
basin , may, m time, be found continu
ous pay s'reaks. But into the low lying
?alleys have be::n deposited rast beds
of gravel and these naturally will pre
sent muny difficulties to prospecting
Capital ?nd machinery will be needed
to test t >eir gold-bearing character.
Foi the first SCO miles the Koyukuk
is a somewnat iluf??Uh stream and eaai
For a good smoke, call for the Bull
Dog clfrar ?t Tony Dotero's. Im
Bust meals In Whltohorse at Com
mercial Cafe.
mi ALASKA
COALFIELDS
(By United Press.)
Chicago, April 17? Professor Aygood
will leave on Sunday for Alaska'to ?ur
vey tho co&l Golds about KatalU and
Knlk Arm
ELKS 10 GIVE
MAW BALL
At their meeting last night the B. P.
O. Elks decided to give a grand May
Day ball, Friday evening, May l?t. Th?
following committee was appolnned to
have full charge: J. M. Tanner, R. E
Sheldon, F. C. CallarmaD.
M. H. Shaw Is at the Fifth Avenut.
He succeeds Mr. Graves in charge of
the eating houses of the White Pass and
is port steward for the fleet of river
Njats of tho comp my.
DEADLY PUIS
III A DRUG STORE
(By United Proas.)
Tacoma, April 17? A fire la a drug
?tore hat caused the death of the pro
prietor and Fire Chief McElvoy and
first assistant Covert aro dying, all ?s
result of inhalin? fumes created by the
burning and mingling of chemicals.
Other firemen are in a dangerous con
dition.
On the Princess May in the morning
comes Miss Shroeder at the call of Mrs.
L. A. Harrison, to assist Mrs. Ray
mond in the dress makiog establish
ment? 4th and Broadway. The dress
making, started a few weeks ago as a
venture, has proven so immensely pop.
ular that here we have already a rein
foroement to meet the demand.
Some twenty-five men in charge of C.
E. Smith arrived up on the Jefferson
and went dn to Dawson yesterday where
they will report to the Guggenheim ?n
terprites for duty.
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Charles K. Ford, traveling man of
Seattle, representing Nettles <k Engel
brecht, is in the city.
At the recent meeting of '.he board
of school directors, tbe resignation of
Prof. Telford, principal of the school,
and Mrs. H. M Draper, were accepted.
The position of principal was tendered
ro Prof. John W. Galvln, who i* at
present vice-principal of the Hill Mil
itary Academy, Portland, Oregon.
Mia* Lou B. Dobler. who la now
teaching at the Central School building
at Taeoma, Washington, waa chosen to
fill the racancy cau^cd by the resigna
tion of Mrs. Draper. The application!
of Mrs. Roseuburg and Miss Laura
Doerrer for the ensuing year wore ac
cepted.
ly navigated Boits can row the dis
tance. Too river is more lik# a blft
canal. Then the rlvor begins to uplift
and the water flow* more swiftly, and
? he last 200 miles to Bettles Is like coin* |
10 the mill race of the under world.
Bottles Is the head of navigation, and
consists of the N. C. Co. store and a few
house*. It is 60 miles from there to
Coldfoot, near th? mines, and it costs as
much to freight over that distance as It
does to get goodj to Bettles. In th?
summer time a'barge drawu by horse
is used, uoder farorable conditions,
when the water is low onough.
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