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No. 102. TWELFTH YEAK. SKAOWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 190S PRICE, 1? CENTS
BOUNDARY SI COMPLETE
SOUTH OF IDE YUKON RIVER
About twenty members of the Amer
ican boundary survey party under
Thomas Kiggs. Jr.. arrived in Skag
way Saturday from Whitehorso and
sailed south Sunday on the Jefferson.
Mr. Riggs wrote the following synop
sis of the season's work:
The American party is now through
with the boundary south of the Yukon
river, having completed during the
part season, a strip of topography 110
miles long and 4 1-2 miles in width
along the 141st meridian. Triangula
tion was carried from Yellowwater
Lakes to Mt. Xatatazhat about 100
miles, and from the boundary crossing
of the White river, up the White to
Skolai. determining all prominent
mountains in the vicinity. Riggs for
the United States and I^imbert for
the Canadian Survey Jointly determ
ine a point on a ridge running froni>
.Mt. Xaiatazhat at an elevation of
about 7,500 feet. This is as far as
the boundary will be run at present
as the intervening distance between
here and Mt. St. Blias, a distance of
about SO miles is of no commercial
value being inaccessible to prospect
ors or hunters.
""he Apie>!oan party under Rigfts
consisted of 5 sub parties In charge
respectively of T. Riggs, jr., A. J.
Oliver, Topography; W. C. Gi:erin,
Topography ; W. B. Reabura, Recon
nalsance and Triaunglation, D. W.
Katou. Triangulation.
Supplies were freighted in during
winter from W1iitehor.se to Canyon
City on White river and from Dawson
to the Yellowwater Lakes near the
northern end of the work.
Next year the work will start at
the Boundary crossing of the Yukon
about 12 miles above Eagle.
Messrs. Baldwin and Craig jointly
determined the line northward from
the Yukon for 40 miles, cut a vista of
20 feet through the timber and car-[
ried a scheme of triangulation from I
the Yukon.
Arrangements have been made for
the various parties to take the early
boat from Yukon Crossing in the
Spring.
No particular hardships were en
countered during the season. The
continuous rain made thij work very
disagreeable.
ITALIANS ARE
SHAKEN TODAY
(By United Press.)
ROME. Italy Sept. 27? All Italy felt
two distinct earthquake shocks early
this afternoon. No great damage has;
been reported.
PRINCESS Mir III PORT
The Princess May arrived in port
at 2:30 o'clock this af'ernoon with
9 passengers and 150 tons of freight, j
The May will sail for Vancouver at
about 12 o'clock tonight.
Mrs. C. M. Hockett, Miss Madeline
Hockett and Charles Hockett Jr., re
turned on the Jefferson Sunday from
Seattle. I
MINERS MEET
111
(By United Presi..)
GOLD FIELDS, Nov. Sept. 27? The
city is tilling up with delegates to
the American Mining Congress which
commences tonight ami closes next
Sunday. The opening exercises will
take place tonight at the Hippodrome.
PEARY IS DUE FBIDAY
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. Sept. 27? Commander
Robert E. Peary is expected to ar
rive here next Friday from Nova
Scotia.
There will be band practice tonight]
at 8 o'clock at Firemen's hall
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(By Unltad Praaa.)
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Sept. 27*
?President Taft gave an addreua yes
terday at the Mormon tabernacle be
fore a large and cosmopolitan crowd.
Taft paid Roosevelt a great tribute
as a leader of the people and said he
j bad been greatly Instrumental as an
i awaken or of public conscience.
BUTTE, Mont. Se^t. 27? President
Taft arrived her? early this morning
and left at noon for Helena. He will
arrive In Spokane early tomorrow
morning and remain there until 10
p. m.
VULTURES EAT
UNBURIED DEAD
(By United Preee)
NEW ORLEANS, La. Sept 27?
Scores of dead are being uncovered
from the debris heaped up by the
tidal wave of last Tuesday night
along the gulf coast. In many places
the bodies have been partially eaten
by vultures.
GOV. MIS
ra NORTH
(By United Preetf.)
SEATTLE. Sept. 27? Gov. Walter
E. Clark and wife left for Juneau on
the Cottage City yesterday. This win
ter Gov. Clark will make a trip to
Fairbanks and next summer ^he will
visit every mining camp la Alaska
that It Is possible to reach.
NOME WR 1
IS BEING SUED
: t**
SEATTLE. Sept. 2f? Ada Raymond
today filed suite for breach of pro
mise against Mayor Cochran, of Nome,
and asks $10,000 damages. Nome men
in this city say the Raymond woman
has been the cause of a lot of worry
to . Mayor Cochran. It Is stated that
for several yearB the Raymond womaa
posed as the common-law wife of
Cochran and that last she was dis
carded by him. Shortly afterwards
Mayor Cochran married and the Ray
mond woman created a scene In the
offlco of Mayor Cochran.
Cochran Is a practicing attorney of
Nome and Is said by those who know
him, to be worth about $40,000.
Mrs. Harry B. Flaharty returned
Saturday on th* City of SJsit'ie aftrr
? u extended In Seatt!-.
SAW SLASHES
FINGERS OFF
(Spoctel to tb? Daily Alaskan)
ATLIN, B. C. Sept. 27 ? George Ly
naugh lost all the fingers of bis right
band last Saturday while feeding the
portable saw mill owned by Dick Dun
lop. Lynaugh was endeavoring to
looaun a rope under the saw when his
hand slipped, coming Into contact with
the aaw. His fingers were severed
at the knuckles, nothing but the thum
being left.
Lynaugh was Immediately taken to
the hospital where his Injury was
dreaaed by Dr. Connelly . Lynaugh Is
from Vermont and has a wife and
family there.
EARTH QUAKES
111 WISCONSIN
(By Unltad Presa)
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Sept. 27?
SJljcht earthquake shocks were felt
throughout Wisconsin at 4 o'clock thl
morning. Ko aerlous damage of any
kind -was reported. ?
OLD PIONEER
PASSES*
M. V. Sharp, an old resident of Ju
neau and a member of the '87 Pio
neer* Association, died at the Simp
son hospital at 8 o'clock this morning
The deceased was about 60 years of
age and came to Juneau in 1886. and
has a mother surviving him who re
aides in California. He spent the past
five years in the vicinity of VaJdez
and underwent an operation there for
cancer, which was not successful and
he came to Juneau about six weeks
ago In very poor health. ? Juneau
Dispatch.
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PEARY PREVENTS PROOFS
FROM LEAVING GREENLAND
(By United Pre??.)
NEW YORK. Sept. 27? A telegram
to Dr. F. A. Cook from Harry Whitney
states that Commander Peary would
not allow Whitney to bring south
with him the proffn that Dr. Cook,
dlacotered the north polo \Vhltner
My* thit tin* record* and document*
nectary to prore Cook'* aaaertlona
arc still at Etah, Greenland. Whitney
accompanied Cook aft far a* Etah and
runalned In charge of hla ?<ipply tta
tlona.
WAR SHIPS AT
CELEBRATION
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. Sept. 25 ? The Hudson
-Fulton celebration commenced today
and many warships from foreign na
tions are here to take part In the
festivities.
SEATRENOW
HAS WIRELESS
The City of Seattle Is now equipped
with a wireless telegraph plant. The
United Wireless company equipped
the vessel when she was In Seattle on
her last trip.
The City of Seattle arrived In port
at 3:20 o'clock Saturday afternoon!
with 25 passengers and ">6 tons of
freight and left late Saturday night
with about 35 passengers.
JEFFERSON IN UNO OUT
The Jefferson arrived In port at
7 o'clock yesterday morning with 2.1
passengers and 220 tons of iron pipe
for the Yukon Gold mining company
at Dawson. The Jefferson sailed at
8 o'clock last night with 63 passen
gers. *,
Miss Mary Mills returned from So- 1
attle on the City of Seattle Saturday
after a vacation spent in Seattle. 1
MED ARE
RECOVERING
(By United Presto
SEATTLE. Sept 23 ? The two m<ti
seriously injured In the wreck of the
Want n (ford avenue street car yester
day are now considered out of danger.
It was at first thought that they
would die. An Inquest Is being held
today to fix the responsibility of th?
accident
SEVERE STORM
FELLED TREES
Jack Keller returned Saturday from
a hunting trip nenr Wrtli and the
Porcupine. He brought back a fair
sized bag of game. He report* that
ducks are very, very plentiful a few
miles back from Haines. The snow
storm Friday felled many trees along
the government road and the Porcu
pine stage had hard work getting
through. The passengers wer?> im
pelled to get out and shop out scores
of trees.
SEWARD BRINGS IRON PIPE
The steam schooner Seward of the
Alaska Steamship company arrived In
Skagway at 10 o'clock last night with
ISO tons of iron pipe for the Yukon
Gold company of Oawson. She dis
charged her cargo and sailed at. 2: 30
this afternoon.
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