She Qaxlty JUashan
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No. r?7 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAUWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1913 " PRICE 10 CENT
THE ALASKARAILROADS
SENATOR HUM AND DELEGATE WICKERSHAIi
PRESENT BILLS FOR I1E0IATE CONSTRUG
TION? (iOSSIP REGARDING ROOTES
Washington, April 8 ? Senator;
r.nrlc Chamberlain of Oregon, yes
terday introduced the Alaska railway
'Jill lu thu .senate. The western sen
ators have all promised to support
if Delegate Wlckersham of Alas
ka has Introduced a similar bill In
thv house. An attempt will be mad
to get an appropriation at this ses
sion for tne construction of th?'
Dunn* the first few weeks of the
pres.-nt s slon of congress it is vory
probable tt. t a number of bills will
be introduced, calling for the con
struction of out- or more railroads lu
Alask.i It Is believed that most of
the mw.sures will be shaped after
the recommendations of the Alaska
Hailro. d commission, out of which
Cert; jn interests aro opposing the
purchase by the government of the
Guggenheilra road, and its extentlon,
saving first, that It would bo unwise
for the government to take over the
Guggenheim road, and, secondlv,
that the Cordova routo would be Im
practicable. in that It would, for
the most part, penetrate a section
of Alaska not particularly inr need of
There It. however, strong seutl
ra- :.t in i ivor of the government pu
chose of the Alaska Northern rail
road from Seward, and the statemci >
Is made that this property can be
taken over by the government at its
own. figure, the owners believing
they will get a fair p.'lce in case the
favoring th<> toward railroad, maln
taht that this trunk line, penetrat
ing to the Yukon, Tanaaa and Kus
kokwim valleys, would open up the
great agricultural region of Alaska, .
and with a 38 mile feeder, would
tap the Matauuska coal field, rich
in high-grade coals, while the mon
extensive Neuane field In the Tan
ana. valley, covering 165 square
miles of area, would bo traversed
by the extension of the main trunk
road.
Prom present Indications, strong
efforts will be made to block the co
btructlou of a trunk line railroad
irota Cordova to the upper Yukon,
and those fighting this proposition
w'Jl concentrata their offorts on tho
toad from Seward. Not only will
they urge the construction of a road
from Seward as extensive as that
proposed by the railroad commission
bat extensions of this road to tho
more important mining distrlcts.aud
ultimately an extension to the Inter- j
national boundary, to coiinect with
tho Grand Trunk Pacific, with a'
view of r'vlng that transcontinental
line au outlet at Seward, and incld- !
eat ally providing Canadian markets'
for tho Matnnuska and N'enana coals '
The bills which will be Introduce*!
or some of them, will authorlzo pr'-|
vate Interests to build foeders to the'
government trunk lines, bringing
mining districts or other freight-pro-'
ilucing areas iuto connection wit '
the great transportation system but
uith a proviso that any feeder con-j
netting with tho government road'
shall grant equ.il rates to all per
sons desiring to ship over such feed
If the construction of a trunk
line from Cordova Is defeated. It 1h
proposed to build a 26-lulle railroad
from Katella to the Bering river coal
fields, to give that coal an outlet to
tidewater, but a necessary part of
this proposal will bo the constructlo
cf a breajewator ond harbor of re
fdgo at Katella, at an additional
cost of from J3.000.000 to $5,000.-'
COO. There Is ample depth of water
In front of Katella, but a break- 1
water Is necessary to make the har
bor safe for shipping In bad weather j
Most of the bills will provide for i
a 3 per cent bond Issue, to provide
fu?ds for the construction of the Al
aska railroads, and a redemption
fund will be created. Into which
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one-half the receipts from the sule
of Alaska lands, timber, coal, etc.,
shall bo diverted, and also the net
profits o* the railroads, after fid
get Into oporatlon.
Threo years Is the time estimat
ed for the construction of the trunk
lino railroads, assuming that ample
funds are provided,' olther by bond
issue, loan or appropriations, and
there is considerable sentiment In
favor of taking over as much of the
Panama cunal railroad equlpmont
and construction machinery as Is
*eemed advisable.
As the sonate has already orga
nized, there Is no reason why the
senaf? committee on territories may
not give immediate consideration to
Alaska railroad bills, even though n
report is mude until the regular ses
sion next December. Whether or
not the houce can do anythln at the
special session will depend upon
whether or not the committee orga
nise. If the committees are formed,
the committee on territories nan tak
up theno bills, give hearings, and '
formulate some bill for report to the
house, and there Is a possibility I
t'lero may be action if tho leaders
consent to consider Alaska railroad j
legislation ut the tariff session. Al
resent, however, the house leader*
want to crowd out everything bul
the tariff; want to hold up the form
ation of committees, and leave 'noth-'
lug before tho public but the tariff. 1
The fato of tho Alaska railroad bills,
therefore largely hinges on the |
hous program, so far as the
special session Is concomed. It
not considered then thore Is
no reason why ^hese bills can
not receive prompt consideration 1
when congress reconvenes In Decom
UGLY CHARGES
REGEIVD DENIAL
Mexico City, April 8? Officials In
tho Huorta cabinet have filed a do
nlnl and a protest In Washington a
galnst the charges that Ambassador
Wilson of the American servlco had
an; thing to do with the killing of
Madero. TIMs action was taken be
cause o" recent charges having been
filed In Washington that Wilson had
lent aid to the Huerta party, and
used tho Influence of his position In
contributing to Its success, thoreby
aiding In tho killing of Madero, and
tbo overthrow If his forces.
WILSON TALKS
10 CONGRESS
Washington, April 8 ? Proaldout
Woodrow Wilsop addressed the
joint session of congrcss nt ton o'
clock thli morning, delivering his
(I rst message to that honorablo body
mostly by word of mouth, something
unprecedented in the history of the
nation. After tolling them that the
members of congress and the exe
cutive must work together, shouldor
to shoulder for the building up of
the Industries of the country and th
betterment of humankind, and gett
ing his hearers In un amiable mood,
he sent his message, consisting of
twelvo hundred words, to the clerk
to bo read.
The message is filled with opti
mism and promises of better things
under the government by, for and
if the people. . He makes it clear to
the entire country that the tariff
duties must bo changed, if the bur
dens of the people are to be light
ened and the excessive cost of liv
ing lessoned.
Ho asks congress to abolish ev
erything that bears a semblance to
special privilege, and pleads that
the tariff bill bo enacted Just as It
had been presonted by thocommlttoe
v-ho drafted it. Mr. Wilson said
that ho has tclvon his porsonal at
tention to ull tho details of the bill
and can s..o no reasonfor any chango
or modification.
On the monetary question he said
that if wo are to build up a large
trade, ?specially with foreign coun
tries, we must make changes In the
present fiscal laws by which trade
Is regulated. He would therefore
enact laws with tho object of devel
opment along all lines of Industry,
i nd create an clastic currency that
could not be controlled by any mon
Washington, April 8 ? Indications
. re developing which fortell that
tho new tariff bill, which has the
sanction of the Prosidont, will have
hard sledding In congress. Not
withstanding the Democratic major
ity In both houses, thoro is consid
erable opposition developing among
Democrats. Especially Is this true
of tho sugar schedule, upon which
m uiy of the senators havo split.
Cortland, April 8? Charging that
he frequently called hsr vllo names
and threatened her with physical
violence, Mrs. Bourne, wife of ex
Sonator Jonnthan Bourne, began her
suit for divorce this morning. Sen
ator Bourne 1? fifty-olght years old,
and after having served In the Ore
gon legislature for several terms,
was elected to the senato in 190 <,
but was defeated for reelection last
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TESLII A NEW KLONDYKE
Latest Arrival From Silver Creek Tells
Daily Alaskan About Chances
The first authentic information
from SUvor creek came In first-hand
last evening when Mr. Willis Fos
t. r arrived In the city dlroct from
tho new gold fields. Mr. Foster Is
a mining man of experience, having
been in moil of the placer camps
o( tho western sates, und was a
mong 'he large number of stamped
eis who flict went into the Klondike
While In Keauie a short time ago
he heard of the Te3lln strike and
Immediately came north to Investi
gate It. On the first of Moteh he
arrived In Skagwny and left for Tes
lin via Carcross and Atlln, arriving
nt Silver creek a week later.'- He
found Silver creek all staked, to
gether will' its tributaries, locations
having been made on the adjacent
cr-<ks. He went to Wolf creek, a
bout four miles away and after
panning it, tound gold at a depth of
about five feet and immediately
staked on It, afterwards making lo
cations on Its tributaries.
He panned on Silver creek and
found coarse gold at a depth of
five feet on the rim rock, lu ull
these creeks water Is encountered at
a depth of from five to ten feet,
a>iU he says It will be necessary to
construct 'jedrock drains, or in some
oases pumping In order to work the
pay. Mr. Foster says that no one
has reached bedrock yet to know
how deep If. avorages, but from all
tho Information that can bo gained
from the general formation and the
arpearances of tho ground, he be
lieves that It will be found at a
depth of froir> fi:tcen to -thirty fcot.
The conditions arc Idoal for a good
golO camp. Geologically It Is per
fect, the ground consisting of gran
ite, slate, quartz and schist, with
plonty of Iron ud courso gravel
He describes the creeks as contain
ing heavy wash diggings. There Is
plenty of Umber along all the
creeks, plenty of water and game
and fish i hound everywhere. He
lived almost entirely on moose,
ptarmlgau, rabbits and fish, as
everyone else docs In tho camp.
Foster says that no great amount
of gold has been taken out so far,
but the re ison Is because tho strike
?vas found late lu the fall, and since
that time It has been Impossible to
do much work on account of the snow
and the small number of people In
thero. Tho Indians do not undor
stand mining;, espoclally tlio proces
803 of savli g the fine gold, but from
lila bent estimates Silver creek it)
soon to develop Into another Daw
8on and Fairbanks. While there he
heard many rumors of miners on
Moose Hoi n, Judson and some of
the creekB farther to the east w.ish
It g out 3lx bit pans, but he could
not verify the rumor.
Mr. Poster is troubled with rheu
matism ami has returned with the
ln'ontlon of leaving on the Georgia
In the morning for Tenakee Springs
for a monih or two when he will re
turn to begin work on his claims,
lie left Silver creek on the 28tli of
March and when crossing Teslln
lake, met Skookum Jim and George
Carmack with their party going In
with a big outfit. They have claims
on Silver, Moose Horn and some of
the tributaries.
ho returned over the new trail
w ich is about a hundred miles
fnim Atlln and found It in fine con
dition. With ordinary mushing the
distance can bo covered in four or
five days, but some ludiuns made it
In three days with a loiul of freight.
There Is no rough country to tra
verse and plenty of game can be
taken at any tlmo. With the new
road, which is to be built from At
lln to O'Dounell and thence to Tes
lln completed, the matter of trans
porting supplies and mining equip
ment will bo reduced to comparative
eiue.
Mr. Foster speaks highly of O'
Dunncll river in tho Atlln district.
Ho says they arc taking out two dol
irs to the wheelbarrow and there is
ground enough to keep the work
going for a hundred years.
Taking U all In all, the district
holds out the best promises of any
gold reglo\ Mr. Foster has ever vis
ited. Over a vast country there Ij
a wide distribution of gold. And U
is not only placers that are destined
to muke tho country a rich one but
life found some of tho richest look
ing float tiiartz In the creeks that
he has over seen. Ho Intends trac
ing It up and find If possible the
ledges from which It came.
Thero are about two hundred pros
pectors In the Teslln country at the
present tlmo with others arriving
constantly. A recording office has
been established about twenty-five
miles from tho new diggings where
lings can bo mado. $
As a man prows older, he takes better
care of his clothes, and he is a
lot better satisfied with them.
The service of this store is not^
confined to young men. Any
man of any age can be well-fitted,
and conservatively dressed in these fine
Hart Schaffner & Marx
suits and overcoats. Now is the time
to see them.
WILL CLAYSON
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