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NoTli'l SIXTEKNTH YEAR "" SKAttWAY ALASKA, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1913 PRICE 10 CENTS
THE STEAMER NSSUTLIN
IS BACK FROM OONJEK
Through tho courtesy of President
O. I.. Dlckeoou, of tli? W. P. & Y.
Koutv. we have been furulshed ?
copy of the followlug teles?"1
to Mr. DlckcHon by Sujit. Wheeler,
of the river dlvlnlon.
Have juat received the follow
ing from Cbaa. Gardner, captain of
tho Naautliu: "Landed freight and
padHengers at Donjek September 1 '?
OK. Everyone w oil a.itlafied. Huvo
number of letters from passongora
Indicating well pleuio-l with service
Dls-ovorers Nelson mid Jaiueu and
their party on board the Nasutlln
with large cleanup oi gold dustmen
route to Uauk at Dawson.
II. Wheeler".
Tho Nasutlln passed Ogllvlo ?
8:30 this niorulng and reached
Dawson around noon today. Thl
is much tho nearest landing to the
gold diggings made by uny boa
since discovery at Chlsauu.
( HIS V .N A LETTKK
Tho following letter was rocelvevl
in Skagwajr yesterday and through
i he kindness of Its recipient the
I'aily Alaskan Is allowed to pub
.^husliaua, Sept. 4th. 191
I i* Friend:?' We arrived at thK
unions resort yesterday. George and
1 are alt broke up. 1 have two stif
knees mid my legs blood red from
chafing; have carried a pack for
sixteen days straight and my should
erg aro lame and sore, but I u 111
be alright In a few days. We start
our cpbin this afternoon, as they
aro Just starting a new town hor".
Have not given It a name yet.
Henry Krledenthal and Joe Stub
ler aro beio. They had as bad luck
:u wo did ? lost one hovse and the
other nearly dead. Henry must go
14o miles back to get 4oo pounds h
Tho snow is a foot deep in some,
snowed all day August 29th, ua !
the first day In three weeks that I
have had dry feet. We have not
*111 soon be over, as It will be to<>
? old .o sluce proity soon.
Thore are lots of people comln
be good. Wc imven't been here I ' ?
'-nough to find ou: yet. but I know
spring. I will ,?ta.v in all winter
I'Ut I lad to leave my grub stake bo
Is hlg i ho re. *'ilt. vugar. rlco and
? 1 25 .i pair, so you see It costs
something to live here Board is
$7.50 per day and thoy only
$13.50 at mine*.
Georgo Jott makes a trip ovory | <
throe weeks, with his pack train
It you s<\id ruy blankets rljjlit av.ay I
I will get them in about a month.
We have only one blanket and a
tarpaulin and no ten*, or Btovo aud
it Is pretty cold sleeping ouUide 1
when It freezes lco every night.
Now when you sond the blankets,
send thorn in carc of S. O. Breed
man, McCarthy, and he will bring
them in to me, as he is starting u
it ore hero aud George Jctt works ,
for him.
Yours very truly,
DALE COWAV
GKX KKI.IX DIAZ
IS HEADY TO KUTl'Il.N i (
Parte, Sept. 20 ? General Fell (
Diaz eays that he is ready to rn
turn to Mexico whenever he re
reives ordors from Provisional Pred
ident Iluerta, but that up to th
present time ho has received n
such instructions.
NAKUISO.V AI'I'I.IKS FOB
wisrr or haukas cxmrcs
Albany, Sept. 20 ? Janus Garri- (
?on, who was arrested yesterday and
Jailed for contempt because of re
fusal to answer questions before
the Judiciary committee, has applied
to the supreme court for writ of ha 4
Sept. 18th with 42.000 feet lumber
J40 sheep, and 706 tons freight for
points on the Whlto Pass. Tho'blg
freighter will also recclve largo ton
nage from Vancouver and on her
return will lake 2500 tons of ore
rom White Horse copper mines.
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Ladies' and Misses' *
La Vogue Coats, ;?
Suits and Skirts
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President O. L. Dlckeson of tlic
W. P. & Y. Routo is In posse-talon
today of a poke of Chiflana gold dus
valued at $285. It "was sont out by
Mr. James Brookii Closo, and was
taken from James claim ou discov
ery. It is authentically reported
that James has already cleaned up
$32,000 from his claim.
ItOt'KI) AORKKMKNT WILL
15K R12ACUHI) T<)1).\Y
Washington, D. C., Sept. 20 it in
iho hope of the oonferees of the
nouso that the senate will reach a
?omplete agreement on tho tariff
3lll today. Unless they do it Is
eared the bill \vl 1 go glimmering
md that they will have to appeal
o President Wilson for aid.
rili: I ON DON STRIKK
SITUATION IMPIIOVKD
Loudon, Sept. 20 ? Tlio strike slt
latlon shows un improvement, as
icveral of the Unions have agreed
o arbitrate.
a KKIt'H KNOCKKD
OCT IV SHCO.NI> KOU.NI>
New York, Sept. 20- ? 1-ast night
'arl Morris knocked out A1 Reich In
he second round with a hard
ight to the jaw.
iIOYINO PICTUKK HOI'SKS
CLOSH ACCOUNT Fl .NEIt.VL I
New York, Sept. 20 Nine hun- j
Ired moving plctu:*o houses will
lose during the Gaynor funernlj
ervices.
JARONKR WAS KLK(TKl)
\S COMMANDER IN caiKI
Chattanooga, Sept. 20 ? Former
ongrossman Washington Gardner o
Ublon, Mich., was today elected
ommaiuler In chief of the Grand
Irmy of tho Republic.
EAT AT NORTHERN CAFK
Vlien In Haines. A. clean place t
at where you get quick servlco
Cow under now maragement.
W. O. Watson, Proprietor.
2. J. J. J. J. j. .t .t J. A J.
We wore Informed today by Pr?M
idout O. L. DIckeson of the W. f. &
V. ltouto that ho hud authorized u.e
expenditure of J.i.ouo for addition
al horses on the Chlsana trail. It
Is also his intention to make a good
ticrmaneut trail with tlrat class
road houses from tlio mouth of the
Donjek river to Chisana, and he ex
peels to name low ratos for pas
soilgors and freight from Skagway
to the Chlsana, diggings, ho that
prospetors and others may know tho
exact cost of making tho trip. Th? Al
W. .M. 1*. have established new posts
along this trail, furulshlirg police
supervision tho full distance, and
also carry tho malls.
Several hundreds of tons of sup
plies will bo cachod along the White
river before the close of navigutlou,
tho W. P. & V. ltoute having pur
chased upward of $100,000 worth ofj
staples such as feed, sugar and
Hour to supply emergency demands
until regular merchnndlso stores
are established.
PASSKN'UKK M'SIXKSS
LAKGtiLY INCKKASW
O. I.. Dlckesou, president of thn
W. P. & Y. Ry.. said today that as
a result of Inauguration of new sor
vice and low rates through to Flai
baiiks his passenger business hart
Increased 1154 passengers In tho
mouth of July alone this year as
compared with July last year and
that August and September show
corresponding largo Increases.
Samuel Peterson, quartermaster
on the Mariposa of tho Alaska S. S.
Co. lino, died very suddenly Tues
day whllo tho boat was en route
between Cordova and Skagway. It Is
thought his death was caused from
appendicitis. The body was brought
to Skagway where It was embalmed
by Undertaker L. A. Harrison, and
will be taken to Seattlo by tho
Jefferson tonight. Peterson lived
In Seattle and was unmarried.
Thero was a young lady named Ast
Whose hobble fit hor like plaster.
But she happened to sneeze
And she felt a cold breeze
And she knew that she'd met with
disaster. ? Exchange
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To Prospectors !
EXPERIENCE A GOOD TEACHER
We have been in the exclusive grocery
business lor many years and know exactly
the lard arid quantity of ood you need and
how to pack it for easy ^transportation
ait ai ITV We consider q?ality
1 i great essential
and with this idea in mind, invite comparison
with prices either in Skagway or elsewhere
SHIPMENTS wLulr^
shipping through Canadian territory and
make out the required papers free of charge
1VO HI ITV There is no duty on
1 I American goods des
tined to the Shushanna, the Canadian gov
ernirent bonding them through without cost
COMET AND SEE US.CANYHOW
Whether you intend to buy,l'or not, visitjus
and we shall be pleased tojgive you all the
information and assistanoe in our power
P.' H.'GANTY.
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iiwo NOME OFFICIALS
! REQUESTED TO RESIGN
Washington, I). C., Sept. 19 ? Of
1 llciiilx of the dopurtment of Justice
havo rofiuest'd the resignation of
j.tudgo Mur.uio and District Attor
: noy Rodny of the Nomo district. Tlio
Attorney General says that no charg
es have been preferred and ho is
acting on Ills own initlatlvo and the
general policy of Improving the ser
vice.
MOVKMKNTS OF THK
RIVER BOATS j
The following ia the location of
steamers today.:
N'asutlin, down, Ogllvlo 8:20 a.
m. enrouto roiijr Donjok to Dawson.
Has James and Nelson and party on
board from clean up on discovery,
Chlsaua. ?
Dawson, up, Ogllvle, 8:30 a. m.,
rn route, Whltehorse. Has CO thru
passengers.
Selkirk, passed Coffee Creek 8 a.
m. enroute ' to Fairbanks towing
barge capacity load freight and live
siock.
Whit choree passed Yukon Cross
ing 8:30 a. m. Take 200 tons coal
from Fivo Fingers to Dawson with
freight and passengers connect with
Steamer Alaska for Fairbanks. I
Casca, up, Carmacks 1 a. m. en
route Wliltehorso. Hus 100 through
passengers from lower river.
Sybilla passed lloctalinqua C:30
i:. in. with Messrs Hull and Miller,
representing 1'ublic Works Depart
ment, Ottawa, making inspection for
river improvements.
Next Sailing: Casca should sail'
from Whltehorse sometime Monday1
night.
Alaska will sail from Dawson 21st
towing bargo capacity load freight
and passengers for Fairbanks.
Yukon sail3 from Fairbanks to
day with over 100 through passen
gers.
Mr F. F. Hamshaw Is in Wlilte
horso today arrangeliig to tako in
supplies and men to the new dig
gings over the Skagway-Whltohorso
White Klver route.
The 1'rlncess Ena of the C. P R.
reached Skagway at 10 a. m. today
with H50 beef cattle for Whltehorse
and Dawson, 1 2LU sheep for Dawson
and 70 hogs for Whltehorse. She
called this afternoon at 2:30.
j DIt. WII-MA GIIKN'DELIj
SELECTED AS IIKST MAX
Philadelphia, Sopt. 20 ? Dr. Wil
fred Grendell has boon solected to
act ax best man at the marriage of
Francis Sayro to Miss JosbIo Wil
son, daughter of President and Mrs.
Wood row Wilson. The date for
tho wedding is sot for November
25th, 1913.
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OVER THE LINE
(Whltehorso Star Sept. 19)
Skagway's second annual Horti
cultural Fair which opened on Fri
day the 12th, continuing two days
wus like Its predecessor, a wonder,
a surplrse and a delight to the eye.
In fact, the various displays of flow
ers, vegetables and general garden
products wero of such quantity and
quality that it is impossible to des
cribe them in a manner which would
do them Justice. To be appreciated
it was necessary to soe them. Whlte
horso people who have Boon the
samples brought home by the ed
itor of the Star, a large box of
prize winning exhibits having been
presented him by President Dlckoso
of the Horticultural Association, uu
form some Idea of what fully ono
hundred times that amount would
look like when displayed on adjoin
ing tables In the same hall.
Among the articles on exhibit were
In addition to vegetables and flow
trs, poultry, hogs, rabbits, smoked
salmo.i rhubarb pie (golly), needl
work, oil paintings, collection o
photography, Alaskan furs, India
curios, music and lltorature, schoo
exhibit, comprising penmanship, wat
er color paintings and froo hand dr&
ings, minerals, wheat, timothy an
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