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DISCUSSES ALASKAN PROBLEM
t Continued fcom our last issoa.*
Any sys<?n far facing Alaska coal
oa the market must take tie eJement
of transportation into carrfnl consider
ntsoc. ud the physical condition and
sanation o t these prope?rie6 shiuld be
ami cretood In that connection. The
* wo principal fieids are the Bering
i River and the Matannska The Bering
River Is also commonly known as the
K Alalia field as k is near that town.
A few years ago te Alaska Syndicate
began the construction of a break
wader at Ka&alla with the idea of de
r?h[Ay a harbor there b*K later aban
doned the project, and moved its ter
minal* to Cordova, a point on Prince
River and Northwestern Railroad has
I bene but* oaslerty across Copper
Rive* deKa and thenoe up that valley
to the Bonanza copper mine. A
branch line could be bnUt from this
-oac so as to make a total haul of
about eighty-five miles from the cen
ter of Brtii* coal fields across the
Copper River delta to Cordova. Much
hw be^n said recently concerning the
TD- Ttts o f Controller Bay as a harbor
for the Katalla fields Controller
Bay te situated about fifteen milea
frtym the coal, or a boot thirty-five
miles fM>m the oenter of the field,
and has the advantage of distance
and easy grade. The government
charts show a safficier.t depth of wa
ter in Controller Bay. but the navig
able channel Is small and can be
reached only by building several mile
of a>?tle over the mud fjata. These
treftb*. with brokers, wharves, and
terminal facilities for deep w?ter,
will be expensive to construct and
still more expensive to maintain, be
cause the difficulties of ioe comins
oat of the rivers each spring Thou,
too. tbe harbor is only partially pro
te*<od ami Is exposed to some of th?
most dancerous wind storms that vis
it the Alaska Coast. The Alaska Syn
dicate financed by J. P. Morgan ft C
and Gu?genheln\ ft Sons, carefully tn
v,x?tj?*tod bcCi Controller Bay and
Kat&lla and spent perhaps more than
a million dNlars at the latter ptarf-e,
but finally abandoned both places for
Cordova. There is no doubt that Con
troller Bay Is available as a harbor
for sonic portions of the year, but
there te no danger of a monopoly
there for any one of its several mllaa
of mod Hates is Jwt as valuable as
another, and wo recaro the Judgment
of the Alaska Syndicate as expressing
the general opinion of all people fam
?Iter with the Alaska Coast
The Matannaka coal fleJds can be
rwached from Spward. on Resurrec
tion Bay, an Meal land-locked harbor
equal to any on the Pacific Coast
The coal roe?wure? in the Katalla fiel
are much broken, and require extens
ive development work to determine
the moot economical manner of min
ing the coal The Matanuska coal
field are considerably less broken,
but have the disadvantage of a long
er hasl. Transportation must be pro
vided to *ach flail, and this fndnde*
the vlnnM. btruksra. and ternflnaJ '
facilities, which most be boUt under
, the condiOow prevailing along
Alaska Coax I. These Hem? must be
considered in our study o4 any sys
tem for the opening of the ooai fields
A teasing sTjfl^Kn has been snggw*
ed aad vigorously advocated Your
j committee does not believe that any
of the proposed teasing systems are
feasible. We will sot discuss the ar
gument made against the leasing sys
tem by U>ob*? who are opposed to its j
adoption hx the United States We j
will disregard the failure of the leas- !
log system during the fort}" years K
: was tried in the lead mines of Indt- j
ana and Illinois aad the Copper mines
of Michigan, and will consider it on
ly 4n fts application to Aluka The
Question arises, who wttl provide I
the transportation, wbarves. bunkers, j
and tenntaal fartHtle* tor the leseeT '
Capital must be procured, antf bene*
capital moot be assured secured se
c-nrtty and a reasonable profit on tbe
investment Can any one enter th?se j
fleHs upon the leasing sywtem ex
cept aggregations of great wealth? !
We believe not. The system of pr!
vwte ownership enables the owner of ]
the fsround to eecure capRal upon the j
seewKy of Ms title, but can thin rap.
ital be obtained npoa the security* J
of a mere lease* TTiia is manifest
ly impossible unless the Irsse be very
Mbfral in area and terras. The le?sp
most be so liberal In this rewpert as
<o justify a l&rjie investment of rocrn
ey. not only In the deofJapraewt of th
mine Nit or the bnddlnar of railroads ,
bunket*. wharves and the eonetn?c
Uoa of colUers, or oeeaw rofna *?eatn
era. We beliere that any lewn so
liberal an thle will create a n?oaof*>ly
in the Alaskaonai fleM far moredaj*
renows than is powdble snder any
system <* "private rtrpJofcuOon " Pre#
hapn the Alaska Syndicate, with f*
railroad already bui* from Cordova te
the oust, side of Copper 1UW ran *f
ord to build a branch from there in<o
the Kstalla rtcMp but if so. will
thefe V any competition In transpor
tation* WW any company be justv
fled in hu4H1nc a breakwater at Ka
talla or another railroad from Con
troller Hay into these fields. and pro
vide bunker and terminal facihttaa
with several milas of trestle o?tt the
miirt flats to be maintained under sw
adverse conditions for operation dttr
In* a portion of the ywu\ and under
take all of this simply on a lease?
We do not believe capital can be
found to engage In ao hazardous an
enterprise, unless, as we r*vat. the
lea?e be exceedingly Hberal in both
area and terms, so libera) in fact
as to be more dangerous than any
system of private ownership On the
other bawl, we believe that, if pat
ent* wees tomed to the bona fide
ilalimta, to those m? who accepted
Uie invitation of t:he *o*<M"ttment and
fully complied with Its tar**, mffiel
ent lands wenM be patented to enrour
ape the bwihMf* of railroad* from
point* on Controller bay or near Ka
talla -where a breakwater 1s p?wMo;
bat it is the opinion of yomr eotnmK
tee that, tf the leaaiiin sy**em be
applied. transportation will be in the
control of one company.
(Continued in owr next issue )
ANOTHER WONDER OF SCIENCE.
Rtotocr baa Prevwl that ItaarirnfT to
craw< kr a ess.
Science V* dontg wonder* these days !n
??edMne as well m tn mechanics. Sttw*
\daas lived. tha human -raca h*? tww?
roubicU ? Uh daajruff. tot isbicb jdo hair
-eparatipn has h?r?tofore proved a sac
??r?! care ontM Netrbro"* HerpJrWe waa
?it on the market. It Is a aclentHW pcar
rastoa that UUa the term that makes
.ndrutt or scurf by direlns Into the
-Mp to |tet at the root of the h?!r. where
t *aps the vitality: eauahyr rte hilar era! p.
.Tilng hslr. a^d OniiHj* Mhlnnu Wlth
;t dmdruff hslr mast crow hiriirlanUy
If Is the only destroyer of dandruff.
Sold t>y leading dwtylsts. Send ISe.
in st?mj?s for sample to The Herj*
clde Co, Detroit Mich.
One dollar bottles guaranteed.
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SMOKERS ATTENTION
W. W. Donjbtan has taken the
agency tor tie jo* My famous
EI> IMTNTTO CL?AR
HAVANA CTQARS.
5,000 Just received from the fac
tory at Tampa, FTa If yon wast the
best don't Call to five these goo da
a trial.
GREAT CI EARANCE SALE
Sold at a Losal Malt JUiater. SO
cents per bottle. Especially prepared
for sick people and invalWa, and ex
cellent for corstiyg mothers. Only
two barrels left After that price all
be 35 cento per bottle.
Pack Train Bar
AIDED THE REVOLT
The Destruction of Portland, Me
In Colonial Days.
ACT OF AN ENGLISH OFFICER. |
A Royalist Womin's Wilts Ciuttd th?
Annihilation tl th c City *nd Saved
Portsmouth, N. H_ Per Which Po rt- :
laftd's Fa*? Hail Bwn PlaMfiad.
On# of the causes of me ReeoMrtfon :
ary war, and quire as important a one j
u tbe stamp act. was the wanton do- j
rt ruction of the rity of Portland. Me.. j
then part of the town of Falmootb.
It waa KJitd that t ho patriots mljrht
hrv? forglve?i Lexington and Couconl.
bat that the rasing of this towu, wbioh
had been peaceably Inclined bore tben,
incensed the eolcntles beyond messniw
One prompt rp^olt was the Immedlitf
formation of a Mnlne reeimcet sr%frh
was added to th? iw?iw forres of tbe
Continental amy.
Not mn p-nersliy known, however. I*
j the tradition thiit It was due to tbe
fa actuations of a beantlfnl weeuin
that Portland n ^ dwtroyed and an
1 other town presorfeJ.
When tbe HWilsh commander, rap
tain Mowatt. on Nwrd tits flafr-Mp. tl*
Cancean, anchored with his iie?4 !n
Portland's Inner harbor, he did ha* re
rpsl to bw cltireus tb;i t the nn*Tiipii
loos Mttte pod of lore bad been his
pilot. Instend. t? a briKht October
mm-uIbk in I ??S. b? ran op tbe rojal
! ewijjrn on bis flpet and at 9 o'clock
boras a bombs tVI men t that tasted nn
' Interrwpfiedly nnill * o'clock at nljrht.
Portland was unprepared for such a
visitation, ?nd tlwre w?s no attem|<t
at defense the inhabitant* simply
swarmlnc th# streets with their ox
carts and horseti and attempting to
seek safety by flight to the open conn
try hack front th.f ? ?t?r front.
80 ?-lose did th# assail In# KXtH ?p 1
proaoh that ttvd?>f covtf of tbfc bom
bardmont they landed ?ati?rs who per
faded the town. M>H>| fire (0 such
building* as had temped dsrosev from
hot shot and eSpMiOR bombs. Before
Captain Mowatt hsd'vrmpfeted the sac
rifice he destrurt fo lay before Tore's
shrine three nnstterir o f fb? town was
fotaTty de?s rnyed . iat?ti*r the mn
nJcfpai Imihtlngs. rhni^he". pnhiic it
lrt*rr. Are envtns hooops. warehouses,
wharf* ??d shipping
All that be left ws? a hnndrni 01 iw
jxwer hovela. every residence of Im
portance being tnmbarded Of art on
Crc tu*1 K/WW Inhabitant* left ab*l
tKt^? <it tlx* iq>pro*eh of wf?ter.
To DMkf K fwnctlmlljr certain that aid
cmW not come Itl the nM|wrt hy wa
ter l? 4Mttm*?l Hill b?t one wharf ?rwf
took tMWi him oa his departure nil the
mwh -anchored In ibe imrlmr ilwit
had iuvHi ?|mrv<l ttoin I be lofih.
Truly Iv fartil a glorious bonfire and
in cxplnnatWi hr exhibited I nat mo
tions -which -rend "Com* oppoalte the
town with a* ikwMW expedition. nod
tlwtv bttm. <trk Jixl ttaiMrwe.'" bnt the
gossips of the ttirie mW tbnt these <*
dors or?g?nallr wtaVd t? i^rfamonlb.
If, H? And that *t ww d?e to a woman
that they werv i??t oam'vd ont aa writ
ten
Captain ilowatl: anil 'Jf.s fleet had
anchored off rMtutvliUi herbor sot.*
ttsne previously |? Ma MMUilt npon
l*wrtlend. and while tbew? he |?.1<1 gone
Qotelly on shot* and wrrefljr ^-lslte4
the family of the royalist tor Ton; aa
tfie rolonM* cniled them I. MtbunW
Siwrhnwk Nathaniel bad a daughter,
* ?drl *f elrbtoen famed the country
round for her beatify as her fatJier was
famed for his obnenrions loyalty to
Kin* ?5eorge, urtd when ?be aallor cap
tain ?t her he jiroved an easy con
quest dike most itallors where pretty
women are concerted!, and l?e fennd
It necenaary to be rowed from hi* atop
many limes in order to spend thieve*
Ings with attractive Mary Sparhawk
ITer wit, hearty and brilliant of
rxmrrrvtrtmi fiw+aafrsf htm and
lli,?i>turb her Infltwitce. It H said, the
IntrtntSrai of Mmlwrdinf Portsmouth
was abandoned. and Portland rtffered
In the stead of the town whtdb held
the chn rating Htfl*' loysNst
So what ??ne hl?tort*n termed
wanton. tnricfeMjtiie assanlt upon an
nndefended ot>4 /woeful ctty" caw
about throagh ? immnn's smile, and
every volley ftvwn the fifty guns of
Mowatt'a fleet rta'Bbtless carried his
thoughts back to th* Mas Who find W*n
hla heart. The srooVVrlng wharfs and
the flaming houses www his burnt of
fering to bl? ladylove
The Sparhawk hcuse. where the cap
tain lost his heart still atanda; hot
?la*, the romance ended m so many
romances do, for after the Revolution
was over the fair and fascinating belle
married a physlctim and n patriot
T>etro!t Free Press.
She dew.
Was Fnlloswnl (of a poetical tnmt
Wblch are yon of opinion one ahonld
aay, pro feasor. "Bummer 6 lea" or
"Summer flees T"
Absent Minded Profeaaor ((Treat on
Wtcmologv)? The fro species, my deaf
young lady, ara entirely distinct Now.
the common hotwefly? (Then Mn won
dered why ahe suddenly opened a c<*?
versa tloti with the young ?an on Iwr
rtrht wLondon Sphere
Quotation*.
"Ton don't use many ,jwrttttoo?
from Shakespeare."
"No," replied l??nator Sorghum.
"Qnotatlona of that aort won Id com
mand more re?p<fct noWtHta^a If
Shakespeare were listed on the Stock
Exchange,"? Washington Star.
Who gives alms sown one and renpn
a thousand
GOOD NEWS
Many AiaaXan Raadara Have H#ac<
ft ?.nd Profited Tharetoy.
'Qood new* cravate (Ml," an] Qw i 1
a>oi*M!<k of ted tack aafferart tn'
Afcwka are f lad to learn thai prompt
r?IW is w#h1n OiHr imkJi Many a
taxna. weak and echln* back 4a bad n
More, thanks to Daan'a Kidney Ptth
Thousand? upon thou*.-*#*!* of people
are tei&rt? the good newt of tfc^tr ex
pirieuoe wKh Uw Old (Jflaker R?BWdy
H?re is an example worth rearita* :
Mr*. J. H. ClOtWer. 16S Flat IT
FVwrteeaU; St., San FYwxiacn, Cal.
aays : "I derived }?**>* benefit tram 1
Dean's Kidney Pflta and conmqnonttt
I m w a'-on* tn my trait! at them
a? I was ii 19?7, when T paMVW an
dorsod them I first iwd Doan'a KM
TK7 PSla when Krtn* hi Canada, wad
they r?#eT?d me of a dull, lwwry
paisn In the anal] of my baeV Otter
fiyrnptorr* o* kidney trouble that had
bothered ane were also iltepoaed of
aad my entire system was toned trp
Since then I have had nt> Pnrth#r need
of a Wdn?"T mwlWtr- I < waMer It
a doty as well a* a pleaaore, to rem
mend Doan'a Kidney PflW "
For sale by all dealer#. Prffe SO
i>?nti. Foster Mllbarn Co.. RofffcV)
New Tork. role a**nU for the Unit
ed State*.
Remember the nam* -Doan's ? and
take no other.
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in every drop
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Attemwye
ROYAL A. ?UN?l?ON
AtUrwep-AKLaw
p O. 8? 1. Ataxic*
H. 8. LB ?vre
AT1X)RM*T-AT LAW
ComaiMtoacr Ftof Tufcom Territory
to f?k? A0M?f!u
ON. U. 0. KILLCH
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Mart Mrdm M*U>o4?
O^n S??nln**
OfBe* VSiMTt HJ ia 14 p m
tjjku BalM'.ag, Brotdvay
SKAGWAY, . ALASKA.
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M. P. PATTERSON A COMPANY
? Lealera In ?
DENTAL SUPPLIES
m Walker BVJt , Settle , Wtah
(x ifs by Mil or e?bi? w>il r?
or<r? prompt attention. '"?Uk>*n.
a* in?wt
H. P. M. BIRKINB1NI
M9INICK
U. 1 l>??ty L?W mtf Mirera
? : Surveyor : ?
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Mu*"r TeB?1#r*.
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NnmW of Brrlnnf-r*
EIGHTH AVE ANP M*IN ?T.
PIKt SALtt PIPE 8 A L I I
WOOD TO BURN
Oo?4 Dry rmnntnf tor Ssmmer "??,
8p?cMl fflr* tht? month
12.00 PER RICK.
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| The Skagway Pioneer Dairy I
? N. r. MS MAM, Prup
j "The Sanitary Milk Ranch" S
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^3 The }*rtpe?t b?*t cwxhieteri rftirj fa Mfka. ?? +
Daily Shipment* of Pure Milk i?nd Cream. ?
To *11 ntt WWt? * T?tiW Wo?**?.
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B. M. BEH RENDS, B inker
Juneau, ? Ala?ka
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01.PE5T BANK IN ALASKA
ftoqppctfnlly Solicit* The Account*
of Sk?|r?r?j|Finnii And Individual*.
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