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EDITORIAL PAGE
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There Is going to be some rate
making the coming year on Interior
business, if the promises of the
White Pas management and the X
C. company amount to anything.
Since the announcement by Presi
dent Dickeeon that the White Pass ^
is going ?o put boats on the lower .
Yukon in competition with the trans
portation companies already there, !
considerable speculation has been
indulged In as ot what would be the J
mult
Manager O S. Laning of the N. 1
O company In an authoritative state^
ment to the ltawsoa News says that (
he has instructions from the home
office of the Northern Commercial
company, in San Francisco, to state
that the people of Dawson will be
given a rate by the N. C. which
will be worth their while to con
sider. He says that the N. C com
pany will Quote rates that will be
satisfactory to all bringing in
freight As to the question of boats,
he says th? N. P. has 28
steamers on the lower Yukon, and
can put all in the water should there
ever be a demand for their services,
but as Dawson Imports but 7,000
tons in the aggregate In the year,
he thinks a few of the fleet will be
able to handle the traffic. The
Louise aloi.e. he says, can bring 1,
800 tons of freight from St Michael
to Dawson in lti days. She was on
the ways at St. Michael all last
season, undergoing extensive re
pairs Thin boat and the three
packets. Susie, Hannah and Sarah,
says Mr lining, will be available
if wanted for the Itawson service.
Other boat's also will be in commis
sion
The White Pass has made no
A
DERELICT
*
Bv LETiTl \ EDW ARDS
"Captain." sai d the tirM mate of
the Swallow. having come aft ti> the
quarterdeck with a marine gta?s In hW
hand, "that vessel off on the (>ort
bow Is either disabled or a derelict
I don't see any signal of d 1st res*. so
I suppose she hi a derettct."
The captain of the Swallow pave
orders to the quartermaster to put
the vessel off her course In order to
?Islt the disabled ship, and when the
latter was reached a boat "as lowered
and the mate was pulled to her He
found her In very co?m1 condition, es
c*pt that she ?:;s half full of water
She would have s .:ik h.>d not air pot
confined In the cabin under the main
deck. whl h bouyed her up. What the
cargo wn<i could not It* learned on ac
count of the water Having Inspected
her. the mate was pulled back to the
Swallow and reported to his captain
as follows:
"She's the brie Susan Crane of New
Bedford, half full of water and no
?Urns of having been disabled by
?tress of weather My opl.iion Is that
?be was scuttled to !>eat the under
writers and the ait. king of her wa*
a failure, air having l>eeD held be
tween decks."
At this Captain Itutcber of the
Swallow looked crave He was a
young man scarcely thirty, lived when
at home at New Bedford and knew
all about the Susan Crane and her
captain.
"Has she been abandoned a long
whiter be asked
"I think." replied the mate, "that she
has."
Then she nm?t have drifted. Is she
worth saving?"
"Tes. sir; the ves<<>i would be all
right If pumped out"
"Well." said the captain, evidently
with reluctani-e. "I ?u; >se we'll have
to take her in."
The Susan Crane was taken in tow.
and the Swallow continued on her
course to New Bedford. But the nest
Cay the mercury beevn to fall rapidly.
"Do you think, sir." said the mate,
"that we will be able to hold our tow
through a storm?"
*1 fear not"
"If we part company with her she'll
be a danger to navigation."
"Perhaps we had better sink her."
aald the captain, drawing a sigh of
rallef "Go aboard of her and let the
air out of her."
A boat with a conple of ases In bet
bottom was sent to the Susan Crane,
holes were ch >pped In her upper deck,
and the men had scarcely regained
the Swallow before the derelict sank.
rat?? on Dawson shipments for the
coming season, sad there is no In
timation of when the tariff will be
issued, but it usually conies out late
in the spring. The White Pass peo
ple have been building two new
boats at Whltehorse this season
and President Dickeeon announced
not long ago that he would have
boats ready in the spring for the
lower river business even If it was
necessary to make them and assem
ble them in the apring at the head
o( the Yukon. The White Pass is
financed by Close Brothers, and it
was said recently In one of the
coast papers that they are backed
by the Rothschilds. The Northern
Commercial is owned by the Slossee
and Oerstlea of San Francisco, the
merchant princes of the Pacific,
who made their wealth largely out
of Alaskau sealeries, canneries and
trading posts, and have multiplied
it in numerous investments in Cali
fornia. especially In fruit and oil.
It is claimed a traffic war on the Yu
kon would be no strain on them.
On the other hand, friends of the
White Pasi people say that their
backing is equally as strong, and
I hat when It comes to a matter of
slash and endurance the war can
t?e waged for months, If not years,
with no call for quarter.
Some, however, seem to think
that a truco may be patched up
eventually so that the two compan
ies will understand each other as
th<>y have in the past, when the
rates remained uniformly high, and
one company confined Itself prac
tically to the upper river traffic,
inU the other made little attempt
to bring freight to Dawson except
for its own use.
Captain Dutcffer stood leaitlng over
the ta (Trail looking at her till he M?
her (ro down, then turned his atten
tion to hla own ship. Having weath
ered a three day*' storm, be was near
In? port when be called his crew to
irether on deck and said to them:
"It la evident that we overhauled a
case of rascality In the derelict, and
when we make port we'll find that
whoever directed her has got there
before us and told a story of ship
wreck. I wish each and all of yon to
promise me to keep the matter In your
knowledge lockers till I give you the
word to speak. If you tell you'll make
nothing, for since we didn't bring hei
In there's no salvage for ua. If you
keep mum thoae who scuttled her
might pay yon something to keep
quiet Of course we can't permit the
Insurance companies to be swindled
tn any event."
"Anything yon orders, air, goes,"
said an old salt who took It upon him
self to reply for his mates as well as
himself, and the men returned to the
forecastle.
When the Srrallow was docked Cap
tain Dutcher went uptown and stopped
at a dwelling house and rang the bell
The door was opened by a young wom
an twenty-two or twenty -three yean
old. At seeing Dutcher her face lit np 1
with pleasure. They went inside to
gether and Dutcher asked:
"Has the Susan Crane got InT"
"No. She was wreckM. but the crew
were all saved."*.
"Has the Insurance collected T"
"Not yet. I believe there"* trou
ble In proving the loea of the sltfp."
"Tell Ben I wish to see him at once."
"Why so?" asked the girl, tuning
pale.
"Keep what I tell yon a secret HJ*
ship was not lost I overhauled her 1
and was towing her In when a storm
came up and I was obliged to sink
her."
"Why should I keep this a secret?"
He hesitated, then said: "Margaret
I would wrong you by refusing yon a
reply. You may not have made a mis
take in refusing me. but you erred in
accepting Ben." And he told her of his
discovery of the fact that Ben Haw
kins, captain of the Susan Crane, waa a
criminal
The shock stunned her. Dutcher left
her to recover from it and sought the
man who had supplanted him.
"On Margaret1 8 account," he aal<l,
"I have arranged this matter so that
you can get out of It * Itbout being
prosecuted. Withdraw your claim for
Insurance and make each one of my
crew a present and they will not trou
ble themselves to Inform against yon.
As for me. you know yon have nothing
to fear."
Hawkins acted on Dutchefs advice,
making no claim and paying each mem
ber of the crew $100, presumably for
their attempt to save his shljK Mar
garet Earle dismissed her betrothed
and married Dutcher. Hawkins left
New Bedford and was never seen there
again
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Moore's Wharf Co.
'Phone 10. Sksgway, Alaska.
TOOOR&S' WHHRF CO.
Twmlnus W. P. ? Y. Routs.
AllSuuthbouiidSt??mert<Arrive and Dejmrt From Thin Dock
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouse* open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a m. to 6 p. m.
Porichables ONlhf delivered oo Sunday or at night.
All freight shipment* destined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papers can be obtained at ths U. 8. ens
toms office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will bs
received on the wharf after this hour.
BAOGAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAOOAOK ONLY
No charge for bars and grips yhen unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer Is neartng
dock and will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can bs had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 17ft. E. J. SHAW, General Manager.
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TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 30.
\l ? mil jt i m U'nlniMUi > anil Kii<l*\?.
No. 1 N. Hon ml
1st class
8:30 a. m. Leaves
11:05 "
11:40 "
12:35 p. m. "
2:00 "
4:15 " Arrives
SKAGIAY
WHITE PASS
LOO CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
WHITKHORSK
No. 2 8. l?oun<l
1st cIam .
Arrives S:20 p. m.
Leaves 1:40
<2:47 "*
" 1 1 :BO ?. m.
10:25 "
leaves 8:15 "
Passengers must be at depots In time to hare Baggage Inspected
and checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of
trains.
ISO pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare
ticket and 7S pounds with each hall fare ticket.
C. E. Bogardus
Assayer
?
GoM & Sliver 91 00
Gold. Silver ft Copper .. I 60
Cyanide and MlUln* TesU.
e
90 Columbia St. Seattle
JUNEAU 8 S. CO'8.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EH
Georgia
Carrying U. S Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau
Hoonah, Tenekee and Way Ports.
FROM SKAGWAY
Not. 4, 10, 16, 22, 28.
at 8:00 * m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr. JUNEAU
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Wtori*. Vsecmrm, A ??-?**, B lta^?w
twwi, Olympt*. P-wt 7 n?w?4 SmA
Bti f?ri, Eorrfc*. SmM BirUr^ Mn*?
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDRTWS. G. A. P. D. C D. DUNANM, P. T. M.
113 Jama St, SaRi* 112 St., Sm Ftmtwrr
1^* r..m.A i? cWtit (Mi Srfci <ih
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
Spokane- Nov. 9 , 22. Dec . 4 , 16, 28
C. I). ORANGE. Acting Ag*?nt
2nd ?% Broadway, Skyway, A lank*
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. ?? MAIL AND WELL* PABGO EXPRKM
Nojt Mtlln? at <ti? but p*M*n(?r
DOLPHIN
Nov. 17 - 28. Dec. 9 - 21
Jan. - 2
Company nmrrtm Ut? r1*ht to palllnr without nn<tr?
TELEPHONE NO. N. C. B. OURTILU AO? NT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B. C COAST SERVICE)
Winter Sailings
1912 FROM SKAGWAY 1913
PRINCESS MAY
Dec.
19
Jan. 2 - 16 - 30
Feb. 13 - 27
Subject to eb%nre wt'h -o? N' *!<"?
Vancouver, Victoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phon. 87 F. F W LOWLE. Afl.nt
Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAISKif 0KIUTRS 10 S. ? AlASM
Will sail from Skafway for Seattle and Wat Ports
Nov. 27. Dec. 9-21.
Sailing date Bubjaet to chaajr# without nottca
THROUGH l.C::CTS HONORED
9?*ttla OtHoa: TlrkH. *nH all Tnfr*rma<?n?
711 tocond Araana H. H lirnviOHD, Mh A Br?H?w*r.
HE PASS 5 YUKON
Winter Route
Stage Service
During the winter seaaon of I ? 1 2- 1 W?H, P .iwmgrr, nn l lrcl*ht >rilrr will
bo maintained htn^mm While Ham and I?aw*on. affording nil pnwiMf r.xnfort fop tmttai
by moans of a
Thoroughly Equipped Stage
and Automobile Line
For the winter soaaon the Company's comfortable trains will oprrate on ? trl-wcekly M-hnlvl* l^>
Ihwh Skagnaj anil White Home, trains leaving each term Inn ?n Monday*, \Vnlnf?t*;< and
Friday*.
For Information relative to PMMUger ami frr4ght rate* apply to
H. WHEKLKR, Supt., Mail Swvlw Department. Whltehone, T. T.
O. L. D1CKR8QX, lYesfclent. *ka<m*y, AUak*.