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SUBSCRIPTIONS AND A0VB*T18M .KNTS RECEIVED BY:
B?u?ct N*?s Co. .. WUltokone.Y.T.
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Keller Dru* Co . . .. Halne*. Alaska 4
EDITORIAL PAGE
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Skagway, the Flower City, la pre
paring to Increase her acreage of
blossoms this year The Skagway
Improveuunt Society, a? organiia
tlon of women devoted to making
life sweater and more livable, have
secured about fifty pounds of
flower seeds for free distribution,
and these seeds are on display at
the Daily Alaskan office They are
yours. Come In and help your
self to all you can legitimately use.
and If there are not enough to go
around, the ladies will get some
more.
It has been demonstrated that
flowers can be grown here In end
loss profusion with but little care
Los Angeles and Portland receive
more notoriety from their flowers
than they do from any other one
source Fi??wers are an asset as
valuable aj any commercial or in
dustrial sset They are a thing of
beauty and a joy forever, and this
age is willing to pay for beauty and
Joy In fact more money is spent
for beauty and joy than for the ac
tual necessities of existence
If the White Pass A: Yukon rail
road invades the lower Yukon by
establishing a new and independent
transportation service, as it has an
nounced, the people of the Yukon
and the Tanana will undoubtedly
be the gainer For years past the
transportation business of the lower
Yukon has been practically monop
olised by the Northern Navigation
Company, a subsidiary of the North
ern Commercial Company, of San
Francisco It has charged what
rate it pleased, both in passenger
and freight service, and has exercis
ed an OTerlordship over the lower
Yukon basin as autocratic as it has
been compltte.
The Northern Navigation Com
pany is a strong concern, financial
It. and Is thus equipped to put up
a strenuous fight with the White
Pass road, which it will probably do
rather than suffer Invasion of its
preserves and thus divide the busi
ness Inasmuch as the Northern
Navigation Company's service covers
an all-water route, and the White
Pass both rail and water, the odds
would seem to favor the former
company in a freight rate war. ?
Alaska Daily Kmpire.
Only one coal mine in all Alaska
was operated commercially in 1911.
but little coal was mined at several
places in the territory, chiefly by
those who themselves utilised the
product i not even this has been al
lowed during the past year > Ac
cording to Alfred Brooks the total
estimated output of coal in 1911
was 900 tons; the total output In
1910 was 1,000 tons
Nine hundred tons of coal mined
In one year in a territory known to
contain more coal than such beds
as Pennsylvania! Fifty-seven hun
dred square miles are known to
contain anthracite and high grade
bituminous coal and half as much
again known to contain low grade
bituminous coal and this from ex
haustive surveys made by the I*. S
Geological survey In all parts of
Alaska Wherever a reconnais
sance was made coal was found; at
Cook Inlet, Matanuska. Nenana.
Bering river. Circle, ColvlUe River,
as far north as Point Barrow, Lls
bourne, Norton Sound and down to
the Alaska Peninsula
From 1899 to 1912 there has
been consumed tn Alaska 1.440,104
tons of coal. Of this, 492. 086 tons
was Imported from the states, chief
ly from Washington; 908.557 tons. {
nearly double, was foreign Importa
tion. chiefly bituminous from Brit
ish Columbia, aud 36,314 tons pro
duced in Alaska. At the present
rate we can expect to find there
was no coal produced In Alaska In
the past year and that practically '
all Importations were foreign.
In 1907 there were 10,139 tons
produced in Alaska, 1908 only 3,
107, In 1909 the total was 2,800
tons, in 1910 but 1,000 tons and
1911 only 900 tons. Another start
ling fact in this connection Is that
while the importation from the
states has gradually become less,
being 68,960 tons in 1906 and de
clining by degrees to only 32,255
tons In 1911, the importation of
foreign coal has grown from 4 7,
590 tons in 1906 to 88,573 tons in
1911 The Importations from the
| states in 1906. to 88,573 tons in
1911. The importations from the
states in 1906 were greater than
foreign importations by 15.370 tons,
I while In 1911 this condition was
I reversed, the importations being
56,318 tons less than foreign im
j portatlons and this change has
taken place In the past six year?.
Although the new placer mining
law has been effective since August
1st, there are many people In this
section who are either Ignorant of
ihe provisions of the act or are try
ing to evade them to their own ad
vantage. The law may not be per
fectly drawn, but the restrictions
as to staking are clenrly set forth.
The trouble arises, of course,
over the abuse of the power of at
torney. The law says that no per
' son shall locate or procure to be
located for himself more than two
, claims in any one month. In spite
of that instances can be quoted
where p?ople have given their
powers to several persons, without
any restrictions whatever. The re
sult is obvious. Claims have been
staked in excess of what the law
allows and bad feeling and litigat
ion is bound to follow. It does not
matter who or what you are. If you
allow ground to be staked In your
name in excess of the amount al
lowed by law you cannot hold It ? It
is not yours and can be relocated
by the first man that comes along
You have no choice as to what
ground you will retain in such
casts: the first 40 acres located are
yours (provided your i?;aker has
not already exercised his powers un
der the law I; but all other loca
tions are void.
There Is one way out of the dif
ficulty: when you give your power
of attorney be sure that your agent
is not already acting for two prin
cipals and do not give your power
to more than two agents without re
strictions as to when they may
stake It should be remembered
that with the present limited stak
ing power it does not pay to exer
cise your privilege hastily, especial
ly as $100 assessment work must
be done on each claim. Again, If
you give your power to two per
sons, the first might stake a 40
acre wildcat December 1 and the
second a 40-acre bonania December
2. You could hold the first; but
someone would surely Jump the
bonanza, bwause It had been Illeg
ally staked.
If you want trouble and litiga
tion you can find it In the manner
indicated; but don't forget that
while you are dreaming of riches,
the lawyers will be getting the
money. ? Iditarod Pioneer.
IMPROYKB STANDARDS MIST BE SKT BFFORK
MAN rFA< "IT IlKKS WILL MAKE Pl'BK POODS
By Dr. CARL L. ALSBERG. Government Chief Chemist
BEI.IEYE that most manufacturer* and handlers of foodstuffs
want to do the right thing. I?nt mo?t of them DON'T KNOW
JL, EXACTLY WHAT IS TUK Ul<; ITT THTXO.
The whole subject of food inspection and the demand for
pure food* i? new. When the bureau of chemistry was established
there were no standards, no guides of anv sort. Everything had to |
be worked out. and it has b#en slow work. Only a few things defi 1
nitelv havp Iwen determined for this analvsi? of foods. To establish 1
standards i? not *he w><rk of da vs. RUT OF YEARS.
WHEN we ARRIVE AT WHAT 18 THE STANDARD THEN WE
MUST SH5W THE MANUFACTURER HOW TO BRING HIS PRODUCTS |
UP TO THE STANDARD. 1
A
Complete
Stock
Our stock of Drugs, Pateat Modi
:lnta, Rubber Goods, Toilet Artlclos,
'erfumes, stationary, Candles, etc.,
s complete and we are able to sup
>ljr our customers with everything
isually found la a first class and
rell stocked prescription pharmacy
)ur prescription work Is subject to
he utmost accuracy. Mall orders
lave our special attention and no
>aln Is spared to fill them to satls
action
WILLIAM UJUTT, Ph. Q. 1
arucglst.
Mortis at BWatr**) iuiU Jonwtu
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
Draper & Co.
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SITKA
HOT SPRINGS I
Sanitarium (2m] Alaska It
mMMBiHNnM
Large, Clean, Individna' Baths.
Abundance of Water. Bent of
Hotel Aocoltimolations. Fur
nished Cabins for Rent. . . .
Excellent Bunting and Fishing.
Motor Boating and Railing.
Steamer Georgia from Jnneau
makes semi-monthly visits. In
formation and rat<* upon request
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
ALASKA!
G00d
COAL
1 here is a great dual of satisfaction
in the use of coal that Is bright and 1
clean.
Moore's Wharf Co.
Phone 10. SkSflA?y, Alaska.
There Is economy In coal that given
you a dollar's worth of heat units
for every dollar Invested ? thats
CLEAN
COAL
MOORES* WHARF CO
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route.
A llSuuthtouudSteaiueri' Arrive and DejartFroiuThipDoi k
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouse* open for delivery of merchandise from S a m. to 5 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at n!ght
All freight shipment* destined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papers onn be obtained at the U. S. cus
toms office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be
received on the wharf after this hour.
BAGGAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY
No charge for bag? and gripe when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when stealer Is n paring
dock and will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 17ft. E. J. SHAW, G?n?ral Manager
Ibe White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 80.
Momlays Weilnndayi and Friday*.
>'o. 1 N. Bound
1st class
8:30 a. m. Leaves
11:05 "
11:40 "
12:35 p. m. "
2:00 "
4:15 " Arrives
SKA (il AY
WHITE PASS
LOO CABIN
U?Hfi i
CARIBOU
WHTTEHORSK
No. 'i 8. Itoiiml
1 bt ClaM
Arrives 8:20 p. m.
Leaves 1:40 1
12:47 ?'
" 11:50 a. tn.
10 2.". "
Leaves 8:15 "
Passengers must be at depots In time to have 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 76 pounds with each hair fare ticket
? ? ^
Jhhc4u Steamship Co.
U. 8. MAIL 8TEAMER
Georgia
Juneau-Sitka Route
Leaves Juneau for Roonah, Gyp
sum, Tenakee, Kllltsnoo and Sit
ka Jan. 22, 28, Feb. S, 8, 15, 21,
27, Mch. 6, 11, 17, 23, 29. Leaves
Junoau for Funter anil Chatham,
8 am., Jan. 28, Fab. II, Mch IT.
Leaves Juneau for Tyee, t ft m?
Jan. 22. Feb. 21, Mar. IS.
Juneau-Skagway Route
Leaves Juneau for Pearl Harbor,
Eagle River, Yankee Cove, Comet,
Sentinel Light Statlo*, Kid red
Rock Light Station, Balnea end
Skagway, 8 am., faa. 10, 2?,
Feb. 1, 7, IS, 19, 25. MoT. ?, 9,
15, 21, 27. Returnlnc Leaves
Skagway following day al I a.m.
WILLIS ?. NOVELL, Manager.
For 35c. you can get a wftolsome,
Some cooked meal at the New Home
Reetaurant. 5th aveune, Just off of
Broadway.
FRESH EASTERN OYSTERS
In any quantity, on the half shell,
first of the see son, at the Pack
frain Reetauraat.
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vmthiith. Aw ntn,
twnil. CHympm. Port T-wwmJL
tvr?4?, SmM BarW* M<1?*
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. w. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. CD. fXJNANN. P. T. M.
1 13 Jmom St., S*aftte 1 12 Mart* 3? . Sal Fit
?'*? iniwii to rK??*? VMilt
NEXT RAILINGS WILL EBE
Curacao ? Fe6. 20
V. A. PETERSON. Affent
2nd Brovlway. Skajrway, AJap*c*
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. ?. MAIL AND WILL* CARGO EXPREM
Nrxt niunc at ?? (Mt ytmmm t
JEFFERSON
Feb. - 22
Company r???rT?? th? rlctt to >4ur t*Htiwr <<?(?? witto**.
TELEPHONE NO. M. C. ?. OUPTILL. AO? NT,
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B C COAST SERVICE)
Sailings
FROM SKAGWAY
PRINCESS MAY
I Feb. 13 - 27 I
I March 12-22 |
April 2-12-23
May 3- 14- 24
to ?h*or? wl'h *? N *!??
Vancouver, Vidoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert I
Phone 87 F. F. W lOWLE A0<nt |
WWW ? ? ? i ^
.Steamship Kiimboldt
( THE OMIT IN3EPEN0ENT SIEAI5HIP OKUTfll JI& ?. IUSII
| Will Mil from Seattle for all Southeaster* Alaska* Ports
About March 1st
SAlltrut ?oeyyt to rhan*# without wotlcm
THROUGH TICKKTS HONORED
I??otU? Office T1rk?*? and ?n \n(nrmmtHnm
71? Hwjood A n. IMTWIOm, Mil A innNMfw';
Winter Route
Stage Service
0,1 PO-1
During lh? winter unvni of ini2-t(1.1, * through Malt, _
lt? moinUimol betnfm White Home nmi n?w*ra, all pn?^N? for
by nictuia of a
Thoroughly Equipped][Stage
and Automobile Line
For the winter season the CV>mpany'? comfortable trains will operate o* a ?Ht'iiil*
twecn Skftgnay nml White ll<?r?M>, trni"<< leaving tmrh terminal on Monday*, Wwfrawkqra t
Friday*.
For information relative to pw??ipT ami freight rale* apply to
H. WHEKLICK, Supt., Mall Service Department, ...
O. Ik DICKKHOV, DrraMeat,
Whttahor**. T. T.
We make telegraphic transfer of funds to or from VaneowTer or