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EDITORIAL PAGE
'Some * ry conflicting reports arc
beginning to conic from the alleged
gold strike on Silver Creek. Tues
day a well Known aud experienced
miner came to S?.ngway direct from
the diggings and told of its remark
hd!o i-romtjci. Yesterday other ex
perienced aud well known mining
b en arrived direct from the dig
gl: gs and informs us that there is
n. iiing to warrant the statement
th^t gold In paying quantities has
been discovered there.
But, out of the conflicting reports
there shines a common ray of as
surance, and that is the pay that is
being uncovered In the Atlln. Our
next dooj neighbor has gold and lots
or it. KacU season the Atllu takes
out Its toll, while sinking and devel
opment work goes on. Bedrock
there is at a varying depth. In some
cases seventy feet deep and it takes
lots of work and time to reach it,
Lut as fast as it Is reached, good
pay generally rewards the worker.
'the most paying creek In the At
lln district, or one of the most notei',
!>echuse of the recent striking of
nch grou i J, Is O'Donnel. Lay men
all along it are taking out gold, the
re> eut discoveries being found most
For years gold has been known to
exist In the BlgSulmon country and
us tne lower Teslin lies on the south
east segment of a half circle of
creeks connecting the two districts,
It seems very likely that It should
contain pay dirt. With gold to the
north of it and gold to the south
west of it. and a formation similar
in i-ii.iracter. it ????! s reasonable to
l>elie\e that pay will ultimately be
found, even if the present so-called
The l'aily Alaskan will print all
stories coming fro?a prospectors who
have been on the ground. and let
the public form Its own conclusions.
We are neither booi-t.iig nor knock
ing. We belUve with those who
have been there that not sufficient
work has be n doue on any of the
creeks to accurately determine their
status. The coming summer will
doubtless determine the facts, and
the summer is uLuost Iiere.
LIFE.
Art is lone, life short, judg
ment dllHcult. opportunity tran
sient. To act Is easy; to think Is
bard. To act according to our
thought* Is troublesome. Every
beginning Is cheerful The
threshold Ls the place of expecta
tion. The boy stands astonish
ed. Ills Impressions guide him.
He learns si>ortfully. Serlous
ne comes on him by surprise,
limitation U born with us. What
.! ould bo imltnte<l (s not easy to
db ?ver. The excellent Is rarely
found, more rarely valued. The
height charms us; the steps to it
do not With the summit In our
eye we love to walk along the
plain. It Is bat a part of art that
enn be taught The artist needs
It all Who knows It half speaks
much and I* always wrong. Who
knows it wholly Inclines to act
and speaks seldom or late. Tt*>
former have no secrets and no
force. The instruction they can
give Is like baked bread? savory
aud satisfying for a single day?
but flour cannot be sown, and
seed corn ought not to be ground.
Words are good, but they are not
the best The best la not to be
explained by words. The spirit
in which we act is the highest
matter. Action can be under
stood and ngaln represented by
the spirit alone. No one knows
what he Is doing while he acts
aright Uit of what is wrong we
are always conscious. The true
scholar learns from the known
to unfold the unknown and ap
proaches more and more to being
a master.? Goethe.
Borrowing TrouW
"Ever slii'-e his wife has brought suit
for divorce he has looked terribly wor
ried."
"He oughtn't to worry: she'll prob
ably get it"? Houston Post
A judicious silence is always better
than truth spoken without charity.?
De Sales.
Governor Clark bun signed Senate
bill No. 1 1. of i
lard Is the father, providing a pou
ul:jr against desecration of the
American flag. The act makes It a
lUsdemeauor for anyone to carry
flaga in parades wherein the Amer
ican flag Is not carried. No flag
can be used to decorate public bulld
lugs unless the American flag Is up
permost.
This Is the third act to finally
pass tho legislature and bo signed.
The woman's sutfrago act and the
ttl to repeal the poll tax law wore
pushed and signed In the order nani
jod.
I'ay going as high as $30 to the
.HI u a re fool has been found by A
dolph Bock, au old time mining man
on Sullivan creek In the Hot Springs
district. Tho streak Is demonstra
ted to bo 100 feet In width. The
dlicovery means an Increase of
$100,000 in tho output aud Is the
richest mado in years In tho dls
I t ict. Boole is to opon up on a big
; .scale, according to a report brought
' by mushcrs from the lower river.
The Senate memorial asking con
gress to change some llcenso fees
a?d annul others is as follows:
The act of congress approved Aug
ust 24, 1'J12, entitled "An act to
create a legislative assembly in tho
Territory of Alaska to confer leg
ls atlvo power thereon, and for oth
er purposes" withholds the author
ity from this legislature to alter,
, amend, modify and repeal the laws
providing for taxes on business and
trade in tne territory (as provided
in section four hundred and sixty,
chapter forty-four, title two of the
, act of congress approved March 3,
1399, entitled "An act to define and
punish crimes In the District of Alas
ka, and *o provide a code of crlmln
( al procedure for the district."
araonded by the act of congress ap
proved June 6, 1900, providing a
civil code for Alaska.)
That sala taxes are In some in
stances Inequitable and deterrent
to the best interest and development
of tho territory.
i nereiore, your memorialists re
spectfully pray that the tax on el
ectric light plants, furnishing light
or powor for cale bo changed from
three hundred dollars per annum
to a tax of five cents for each ono
hundred kilo-watts of electricity
sold ? thus encouraging tho erection
of electric light and power plants in
small communities.
The tax on patent medicine ven
dors of $50.00 per annum bo not
assessed against mercantile establish
menu who carry patent modlclno us
an incidental part of their stock;
Tho tax on transfer companies be
changed "rom a tax of fifty dollars
per annum to a tax of five dollars
per annum on each rig operated by
tho company;
The tax of fifteen dollars per uu
num for cigar stores or stands ap
ply only to regular cigar stores or
stands, and not to tho sale of cigars
In morcantiib establishments or bar
rooms payin* the tax required for
n orcantlle estalishraents or bar
rooms.
LIFE.
When I consider life 'tis all a
cheat
Yet. fool'd with hope, men favor
the deceit.
Trust ou and think tomorrow
will repay.
Tomorrow's falser than the for
mer day.
Lies worse and, while It says wo
shall be blest
With some few joys, cuts off
what wo possess!
Strange cozenage 1 Nono would
lire past years again,
Yet all hope pleasure in what yet
remain.
And from the dregs of life think
to receive
What the first sprightly running
could not glTe.
-John Dryden.
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Our prescription work Is subjoct to
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Druggist.
Stores at Skogw-ny and Juneau.
Take Notice!
We have four mounted
Bear Skin Rugs that we
are going to sell at ex
actly what it cost us to
put them up.
It will pay you to call
AND LOOK AT THEM
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II 0 M K G K O WN S 1* It I N G
CIIICKE N
at
The I'ack Train Kestaurant
SITKA
HOT SPRINGS
Sanitarium (sitkx] Alaska
Large, Clean, Individual Baths.
Abundance of Y.'ater. Beit of
Hotel Accommodations. Fur
nished Cabin* for Rent
Excellent Hunting and Fishing.
Motor Boating and Sailing.
Steamer Georgia from Juneau
makes semi-monthly vlslw. In
formation and rates upon request
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
ALASKA
GOOD
COAL
There la a groat deal of satisfaction
Id the uso of coal that Is bright and
clean.
Moore's Wharf Co.
I'hono any Sknmvuy Kxprcssnian
There Is economy la coal that gives
you a dollar's worth of heat units
for ovory dollar Invested ? thats
CLEAN
COAL
MOORES' WHKRF CO,
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route,
A lliii ullifcouL 1 St earners Arrive aiid DepartFrom This Dock
J I J J REGULATIONS 1013.
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday ur at night.
All freight shipments desllnod southbound must be accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papers oaa bo obtained at the U. S. cus
toms office) and must be dolivoTed before 6 p. m. No freight wUl be
received on the wharf after this hour.
BAGGAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY
No charge for ban and grips when unchecked.
Tho wharf gate will be closed to the public whon steamer is n earing
dock and will be opened when passongors have diBumbarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
H. O. Box 175. E. J. SHAW, General Manager.
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 80.
Mondays, \Vo<lnCMls)'i luid
No. 1 N. Bound
1st class
?:30 a. m. Loaves
11:03 " "
11:40 "
12:35 p. m. "
2:00 "
?1:13 " Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
WHITEHORSE
No. 2 S. Bound
lkt class
Arrives 3:20 p. m.
Louvos l:4(v *?
" 12:47 *'
" 11: SO a. m.
" 10:25 "
Leaves 8:15 M
Passengers must be at depots In time to have Baggage Inspected
and checked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving tlmo of
trains.
150 pounds of baggage will bo cbeckcd free with each full fare
ticket and 76 pounds with each half far* ticket
juiteau Sicaimhu Co
U. 8. MAUL STEAMER
Georgia
Juneau-Sitka Route
Loaves Juneau for Hoonah, OyP
sum, Tonakee, Kllllanoo and Sit
ka Jan. 22, 2S. Feb. 3, 9, 15, 21,
27, Mch. 6, 11, 17, 23, 29. Loaves
Juneau for Funtor and Chatham,
8 a.m., Jan. 28, Feb. 21, Mch. 17.
Lcavos Juneau for Tyoe, 8 a.m.,
Jui. 22, Fob. 21, Mar. 23.
Juneau-Skagway Route
Leaves Juneau for Pearl Harbor,
Eagle River, Yankee Cove, Comet,
Sentlnol Light Station, Eldrod
Rock Light Station, Hatnos and
Skagway, 8 a.m., Jan. 20, 26,
Feb. 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, Mar. 3, 9,
15, 21, 27. Returning Leaves
Skagway following day at 8 a.m.
WILLIS E. NOWELL, Manager.
For 35c. you can get a wholaome,
homo cooked meal at the New Home
Restaurant, 5th aveuno, Just off of
Broadway.
FRESH EASTERN OYSTERS
In any quantity, on the half shell,
first of the season, at tho Pack
Train Rostauraat.
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vancouver, Anicorto, Bellingham
Everett, Olympia, Port Towniend, South
Bellingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDREWS, C. A. P. D. C. D. DUNANN. P. T. M.
1 13 Jatsei St., Seattle 1 12 Market St., San Frandacc
E'Vit riwrred to chania thia Sclirdulo
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
Spokane
City of Seattle
April 11 - 23
April 17 - 29
V. A. PETERSON, Agent
Phono 60 2nd <fc Broadway, Skagway, AIa?ka
^^KmsmaaEsmn. cmaaaMMUHWsaaHBaaHMHBKi^
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. 8. MAIL AND WELLt-FARGO EXPREM
Next Sailing of tlio Past PaMcnger Steamer
JEFFERSON, APRIL, 18
Northwestern, April 1 3
Alameda, April 23
Mariposa, May, 3
Calling North bound until
May 18, then calling North
and South bound.
B Company reserves tlio right to Chang- .suitings without notice.
S TELEPHONE XO. HO. K. A. CAKROLL, Acting Agent, j
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B. C COAST SERVICE)
Sailings
FROM SKAGWAY
PRINCESS MAY
April 2- 12 >23 | May 3-14-24
Subject to cbanee without N itlce
Vancouver, Victoria# Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE Agent
Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP OPERATING TO S. E. ALASKA
WILL SAIL FROM SKAGWAY
April 9-20 Mayl
Sailing date nut Joe t to change without no tic*.
THROUGH TICKET8 HONORED
Seattle Office: Ticket* and all Information
716 Pecond Afenii" H. HAKTWIG8EN. 5th & Broadw'y.
Winter Route
Stage Service
During tho winter season of 1012-1013, a through Mill, Passenger, nnd Freight Service will
be maintained between White Horse and Dawson, affording all posslblo comfort for traveler*
by mean* of a
Thoroughly Equipped Stage
and Automobile Line
For the winter season tho Company's comfortable trains will operate on a trl-wcekly schedule be
tween Skaguay and White Horse, trains leaving each terminal on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, 1
For Information relative to passenger and freight rate* apply to
H. WirKELKK, Supt., Mall Servlco Department, ....
O. L. DICKESON, President, .......
Wo mako tclcgrnphlo transfer of funds to or from Vancouver or Seattle.
?\Yhltehorse, Y. T.
Sknguay, Alaska.