i HE DAILY ALASKAN
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9KAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY MAY 8 1906 PRICE 10 CEN i S .
MINOS BOOM IN HINDI
m msTRicr
Eighty or Ninety Men At It And Others
Being Employed? Mines and Trails
Being Opened? Machinery Installed
Things are booming at Conrad and
the Wind Arm mining district. Eighty
or ninty men are employed at the pres
ent ttme and others are being employ- j
ed all the time. In addition to the men
employed at the various mines, gangs
are engaged in building trails, taking
machinery into the mines and at other
work.
J The machinery for the Venus mine
began working today, and machinery is
being installed m the Mountain Hero
and the Montana.
A large gang of men are at work
completing the tramway to the Mon
tana and the Mountain Hero claims,
which was begun last fall.
A tram has been ordered from the
Riblet .\eria! Tramway company for
the Venus mine.
A road is being built to the Conrad
Mountain claims, on the east side of
Windy Arm, opposite the other prop
erties, and those mines will be opera
ted within a short time. A dozen men
are employed at this.
It is proposed to begin tha develop- ,
meat .of the Big Th!ng group right ;
away. Twenty five or 3O men will be '
employed on it, and two gangs will be
set to work on the Aurora. Thistle and
Glacier lake groups.
That in brief is the story that J. P.
Rogers, general manager of the Con
rad mining companies, brings to Skag
way. Mr. Rogers arrived in Skagway
yesterday and will remain here until
Thursday.
Mr. Rogers says the development of
the Conrad properties continues to im
prove their appearance. The work on
the Venus claim alone, he says, has
disclosed ore bodies that it will take 10
years to work out. The width of the
vein on that claim increases as they get
deeper in it. At the depth of 800 feet,
where it has been cross cut, it is 21
feet wide. ?
Work will begin at once on the Dail
property, now he'd by T. M. Daulton,
of Seattle, and the Ruby Silver Mining
Company, owned by Hansbrough,
Chadwick and others.
'?There are now," said Mr. Rogers,
^250 people at Conrad and they are com
ing in at the rate of 15 to 20 a day.
rhere are 10 business honses.-'
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DELEGATE BILL IS NOW SIGNED
President attaches name to measure which gives
Alaska representative in congress? Cushman was
present and gets pen with which work is done
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, May S. ? The bill giving
Alaska a delegate to congress is a law.
It was signed by President Roosevelt
yesterday afternoon. Representative
Francis W. Cusham, of Washington, ,
who has fought for many years to se- 1
cure such a law was present with the
president when the bill was signed. In
signing the bill the[president used a sil
ver pen which he afterward presented to1
Mr. Cushman. The latter will send the
pen to Charles E. Claypool, a lawyer of
Fairbanks, Alaska, who is a personal
riend of Mr. Cushatn. . .
roo soon
Bletlsoe Says Cordova All
Right After Awhile
W. J. Bledsoe, the Skagway mer
chant, who arrived from Cordova, Al
aska's newest railroad '.own, yesterdr.y,
says Cordova's prospects are all right
but that it is now too soon for people to
go there in great numbers except to j
work for the railroad.
Mr. Bledsoe is confident the railroad
will be constructed as planned and thai j
the result will be the building of a |
thriving city on Corduva bay.
Mr. Bledsoe got a location, buying,
the rights of an Indian to a large lot I
fronting on the tramway that lends
from the Eyak cannery to lakes east of
the town. George Dedman secured a
iite near that of Mr. Bledsoe and was
putting ud a large tent to serve as a
rooming house when Mr. Bledsoe left.
"OtherjSkagwayans are at Cordova." \
said Mr. Bledsne, "among them, 'i ad
Hillery, wbohas been working for the
railroad company and who expects to
go to work /or it again. Ed. Carson,
is waiting fcr a job from the rail
road. J. H. Parser, for-nerly wit a the
White Pass hospital, is ;workinji. Hr.
Whiting, formerly of Skagway and later
ot Seattle, is there" as the contractor's
physician.
"The railroad company has not per
fected its title to its townsite as yet,
and refuses to sell lots or to permit peo
ple to locate with tents on its property.
The result is that the town is being
built in a temporary sort of manner al
ong a tramway back from the old Eyak
cannery, a mile or so away from the
place where the company's wharf is be
ing constructed.
"There are now about 300 people in
the vicinity of the town which the rail
road company proposes to call Cordova,
of whom 200 or more are working for
the railroad there.
"The railroad company's townsite,
consisting of 160 acres, or so, is on high
grouud, averaging, probably, 25 feet
above tide water. The grouud back of
that and farther up toward the head of
the bay, where those who arc now go
ing into business are locating, is
lower.
"There are six grocery stores at Cor
dova now and contemplated, two
saloons, two barber shops, several lodg
ing houses and a few other business
houses.
"The citizens have made an applica
tion for a postoffice, under the old name
Of the place, Eyak, while the railroad
company has asked for a postoffice to
named Cordova."
Mr. Bledsoe says he will not return
to Cordova for a while at least.
LEGAL NOW
Bicyclers Can Use Walk
Above Ninth
The city council passed an ordinance
last night permitting the riding of
bicycles on the sidewalks of Skagway
between Ninth aDd Twenty-third av
enues. The law provides, however,
that the speed must not exceed six
miles an hour, and the cyclists must dis
mount when within 20 feet of a pedes -
taian and remain dismounted until they
have passed each other.
The meeting last night was a short
one, and nil the members were present.
Mayor Shaw presided.
The school board was allowed $650
for the expenses of the current month.
Au offer of ihe Alaska G eneral Elec
tricJCompany to furnish the city one
phone for a year free of cost was accep
ted, and the one in the city hall was des
ignated as the one for which no charge
shall be made. The company also noti
fied thecou cil that rate for phones to
the city will hereafter be $3 per
phone p<?r month.
The regular monthly bills against
the city including the salaries of
officers were allowed.
The committee on health and police
reported that the city marshal is mak
ing people abate cess pools and foul
debris which have a tenbency toward
unsanitary conditions.
ON WAY
Humboldt and Farallon Sai]
For Ska? way
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, May 8.? The Humboldt
sailed for Skagway, Saturday. The
1 arallon sailed yesterday.
The Santa Ana arrived from the
westward last night. She had a rough
trip.
If you are out of kindling see E McC
Weste. I have it bv the sac*, or cord
Phones 90-84. tf
LOST On Friday evening last, a
Fifty Dollar bill ($50.) Tne finder will
please return to Miss Creese, or to the
Alaskan office and receive liberal re
ward. ? ^ 5-7-31.
A few cases of STRAWBERRIES,
CHERRIES, APPLES, PEACHES,
APRICOTS, PLUMS and BLACK
BERRIES- at $2.00 per case. This
will be your last chance to get fruit at
this price.
BIBS ??
ANOISltl FAIRBANKS MAN
ttEiNG BOOMED
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, May 8.? Local Alaskans have
started a boom forR. J. McChesney, of
Fairbanks, for delegate to congress
from Alaska. They declare that he is
the strongest man in the Fairbanks
district. They hope to secure the en
'dorsementof the Tanana miners asso
ciation for him. Those Nomeites here
who are fighting- Ryan say they hope to
deliver the union miners of Nome for
McChesney.
McChesney Is manager of the Fair
banks Daily News.
GETS IlILt
Admiral Togo To Be A j
Con lit
(Special Dispath to the Daily Alaskan.) I
Tokyo, May 8.? Admiral Togo, the
hero of the Japanese navy in the war
with Russia, will be made a count, for j
his services in the late war.
Generals have been ordered to meet
in a conference to discuss reforms for
the Japanese army.
Aid Society to Met t
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian chuich will meet tomor
row afternoon at the residence of Mrs.
M. J.Hillery.
NOfA CENf
Yonr Eyes Examined Fre
Of Cliartje
It will cost you NOT A CEN'T to
have your eyes examined. If there is
anything wrong with them we will tell
you, and we will fit them with glasses
that will make them good again. We
charge for the glasses only, OUR
PRICES ARE RIGHT.
Our repair department is the best.
We make things AS GOOD AS NEW.
We do work promptly and GUARAN
TEE SATISFACTION.
Best line of watches, c'ocks, jewelry
including nuggets and souvenir, glass
ware and chinaware in the city.
J. IKCTA.
Jeweler and Optician
Principal Barbar Shop Lauds
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
is tne leading tonsorial establishment
ir Alaska. Everything in all the de
partments is strictly modern. The
baths are first class in all respects.
If you want the best Cigar in the
market try a Marguerite? for sale by
W. W. Boughton.
STILL KILL
Ru-siau Anarchists Contiu
ae Work of Assassination
Eiizabethpol, Russia, May 8.?M.
Rolvitch, governor of this province,
was assassinated on the street in this
city yesterday by a bomb. The assas
sin escaped.
Moscow, Russia, May 8. ? A bomb
was thrown in the carriage of Admiral
Doubasoff, governor of Moscow, this
morning. He was slightly injured.
The admiral's aid, his secretary and
the thrower of the bomb, the latter
dressed in the uniform of an officer,
were killed.
D moorati Cheer Assns?ln?
St. Petersburg, May 8.? The demo
cratic members of parliament, who
wera in caucus for the purpose of giv
ing directions to the party committee,
cheered the receipt of the news
that an attempt had been 'made on the
life of Admiral Doubasoff.
Parliamont to M et
St. Petersburg, May 8. ? The newly
elected Russian parliament will con
vene at this city next Thursday.
Members of the body and many foreign
ers are arriving from all sections of the
country.
HAVE FIRE
N"i'tb Yakauia Warehouse
Bani to Ground
| [.Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
| North Yakima, Wash., May 8 ? A.
I fire in the warehouse district, north of
town caused a loss of 51*0,000. The
greatest loss was the Northern Pacific,
freight depot.
Uamioarine and Mama Ring
Miss M. U. Martin will do manicor
lng and massaging, also sewing by the
day. State street, between Third and
Fourth avenues. Inqniries may be
made at Harrisons' millinery store.
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f great Reduction
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This week we offer you Fancy and
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