fYou make a mistake if
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Famous for its Home Cooking.
Milk, Cream, Cottige Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own dairy.
Fresh Eggs, etc )
D
Rooms Single of en Suite
Electric Light*
jPorcdain Baths on each floor
RATES? $2.50 PER DAY AND^UP
H. S. PULLEN, Prop. :: Skagway
I SHIP YOUR
RAW FURS
TO THE
llaMlitt
NINN?APOUV ? MINN.
W . 9 tor Circular ^
Alaska Furi a Specialty
Very Top Prices Paid.
Make - Trial - Shipment
niniiinn?T!i;mmt f
RAW FURS
? : WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOB PRICE LIST
2 Percey's Fur House "
Othkosh, ? Wi?coiuin
Send the Skagway Daily Alaskan
home to the states. 75c. per month
The Only Firit Class Hotel Opened Under New Manage
in Carer 08S ment
Headquarter* tor Atltn Stage Une.
HOTEL SCOTT
Scott & Sch wanlcfcamp
Headquarters for Mining. Men and
Travelers
SPECIAL RATE? AND ACCOMMOD ATION3 FOR MUSHERS.
WELL FURNISHED ROOMS TABLE THE BEST
GOOD STABLES FIRST CI ASS BAR STOCK
CARCROSS ^ & YUKON TER.
?++4,v + + + ++ + + ++ + + + + + + + + + + +
new = COMFORT ABLE====ELEGANT
The Caribou Hotel
E. W. GIDEON. Proprietor
Car cross, Yukon Territory
l 'Immediately Oppoate the Wkite Pa*?_Depo?
Well Equipped . Furnace Heated Throughout Cafe and Bar
Headquarters for "Schulz'a Adin Royal Mail* Stage Line J
?3
The Skagway Pioneer Dairy
H. P. IllMAN, Prop.
'The Sanitary Milk Ranch"
The lanreat and best conducts! dairy In Alaska. ^
Daily Shipments of Pure Milk and Cream
To all point# oo Whit* Ptw A Yukon Route,
B.M. BEHRENDS,Binker
Juneau, ? Alaska
OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
Respectfully Solicits The Accoonte
of Skagway Firms And Iudividualn.
Only One BROMO QUININE," that U ST\/ /f
Laxative Rromo Quinine^ f JLfy ^ I
Carw.CoM io One D^. Crip in 2 Days fV
A BIG COLD BRICK
The Trap That Jernegan Baited
With Salt Sea Water.
SCHEME OF A CLEVER ROGUE.
The Smooth Swindler and His Accom
plice Showed How Easily They Could
Extraot Gold From the Ocean? Fleeo
ed Their Dupes and Then Decamped.
Various Inventors have been working
for years on the theory that there Is
plenty of gold In sea water If only
some process of extraction could be de
veloped.
Some years ago the Rev. Fresco tt J.
Jernegan was the salt water wlcard ot
tlie hour. From the day his bubble ,
burst and he left for Europe nobody
seems to know what has l>ecome of j
him. Jernegan, who posed as a clergy j
man. and C. E. Fisher, once a floor
walker in a New York department
store and before that a diver, (tot to
sether in the fall of 1S9G and for a
whole year carefully considered tht
problem of extracting gold from aalt
water. It is true, their whole Held of j
thought compassed the use of salt wa j
ter as an accessory only, the real ma- .
terlal from which the gold was to b? 1
extracted being the American people. '
Very artistically Jernegan, to whom
was left the matter of publicity, per
mitted some vague rumors to leak out
"A lending clergyman bad a marvel
ous money making device. The world
was soon to be stunned by a fact thai
would make the possessor of the orig
lnal secret so rich that all the multi
millionaires would I* paupers in com
parison " When they had stirred up
public curiosity Jernegan and Fishei
went to New England and there set up
some mysterious machinery.
On Narragansett bay was an old hall
dismantled wharf,, and at the sea end
of this the two erected a cheap frame
shanty about 8 by 10 in size, with a
square bole cut through the floor and
looking directly down into about fifteen
feet of water An electric wire from
a small battery was run along the pil
ing of the wharf and attached to a
mysterious box. with heavy Iron
clamps aud holes all thruugh to per
mit of free passage of the water back
auu iunu.
Finally the great secret was divulged
These two men bad discovered n way
of taking all the gold tbe.r wanted from
the salt water at a cost so trifling
that it was ridiculous to mention it
Two wealthy persons, one a Provi
dence Jeweler and the other a New
York florist, were approached by Jer
negan with what seemed to be auch
a trustful and childlike proposal that ;
tbey both embraced it eagerly. It was |
that, all his apparatus being ready for
experiment they would come to th.
shanty on the wharf prepared to gn
through a night's vigil and witness the
result, accompanied by any sclentlti.
friends they cared to bring along.
The idea, as outlined by Jernegan.
was to send a current into a pan of
mercury held within the box, the reoep
tacle then being sent to the bottom of
the sea and drawn up after several
hours, when it would be found that
the mercury had al>sorbed gold from
the ocean.
When the night of the experiment
came the box was prepared in the
shanty, two chemists, friends of the
capitalists, bringing their own mercury
with them. The box was lowered to j
the bottom, and then the party of flve
began their wait. Soon after daylight
Jernegan announced that it was time
to draw the box up again. This was
done, and the whole party eagerly set
to work to find out whether any gold
hr.d been received. When the chemist*
announced that gold to the value of
114 was found mixed with the quick
silver all were stunned by the discov
cry ?od realized at once the vast pos
sibilities in more extensive operations,
the original experiment having been ,
practically made with a toy apparatus.
The story spread like wildfire, and
the modest Jernegan was prevailed
upon to organize a company. Stock
was sold, and after getting possession
of thousands of dollars the promoter
sailed away to Europe. The success 01
the great experiment was explained
afterward. Klsher. the diver, had gone
out from the shore in his diving suit
opened the box and. taking out the
mercury that hud been brought by the
chemists, substituted a vial of his own .
that had been strongly Impregnated
Willi fcuiu.
Both before and since the Jernegan
fraud many attempts have been made
to extract gold from wilt water, some [
of them fn?' dulent, some genuine and
based on scientific grounds that have
from time to time appealed even to
deep students. But all so far have
failed dismally. Though traces of gold
are to be found In salt water, com ,
merclal application Is practically lna ]
possible.? New York Press.
A Constant Sufferer.
"Is your mother a suffragette, Rob
ert r
"Tep, she's always suffering. If It
ain't with her shoes or her corset It's
because somebody that owes her an
Invitation had a party and didn't ask
her to It."? Chicago Record-Herald.
The Root of All Evil.
As a general thing when a man and
his wife fall out over money it is a
sign that he has It and she wants It. or
she has it and he wants It or neither
has it and both want It? Galveston
News.
Fortune gtves many too much, but
no one enough.? I.aberlus.
A WONDERFUL STREAM.
Th# Missilieippl Rivar, It* Magnitude
?ml the Area II Drains.
The lllsiilaalppl river, lying wholly
within tba temperate aona, la In tbla
respect more fortunately situated tban
tbe more fertile valleyed A ma ion. a luce
the climate bere, farted and aomwimea
Inhospitable aa It la. offara condition*
of human development there denied.
Tbe main stream la 2.500 wiles Id
lengtb-that la, about ten times tbat
of tbe Seine. Aa Mark Twain baa said.
It Is "tbe crookedcat river" In tbe
world, traveling 1.300 mllea to cover
tbe aame ground tbat a crow would
fly over In C75. For eeveral hundred
mllea It la a mile In width. Back In
1882 It wan seventy mllea wide whan
tbe flood wna highest
The volume of water discharged by
It Into tbe sea la aecond only to tbe
Amazon and la greater than that of
all European rivera combined (omitting
the Volga). The amount la estimated
at 139 cubic mJlee annaally? that la. It
would All annaally a tank 138 mllea
long, 138 mllea wide and 139 mllea
high Witt Its tributaries It provides
aomewhat more tban 10.000 miles of
navigable water, more than any other
system on Ibe globe except tbe Ama
ton and more than enough to reach
from Lake Superior to Parla by way
of Kamchatka and Alaska, about
three fourths of tbe way aroond tbe
globe. The sed'.ment deposited la 400.
000.000 ton*, enough to require dally
for Its removal BOO trains of flfty car*,
each carrying flfty tons, and to make
each year two square mllea of new
? artb over a hundred feet deep
Tbe area which It drains la roughly
1 .250.000 aquare mllea. or two fifths of
the United Stntes That la. Oermany.
Austria-Hungary. France and Italy
could be set down within tbls area
and there would atlll be some room to
?pare.
It hna tbe strength, for the most part
put to no iwe whatever, of 00.000.000
horses Tb?> difference between high
water and lew water la In some places
flfty feet, which gives some Impression
of tbe ra:.ge of Its moodiness.? John
Flnley In Scribner'a Magazine.
A Holiday Benefit.
Skelton? I cult on .von yesterday,
doctor, nnri yon were ont Doctor? I
wns tnklng a hollilay. How are yoa
feeling? Skelton? Oh, I felt splendid
while you were away!? London Mall.
floid on. hold fast bold out Patience
Is genius ? Buffon.
IT 18 FOR LADIES, TOO.
Vhry rai Step Their Itslr t'alllnc Out
With Ui-rplclde.
I jul I os who have thin hair and -Those
hair Is foiling out. can prevent the hair
falling out. and thicken the growth, with
NVwbroa "Htrplclde." Basldeo. Herpl
elde Is one of the most agreeable hair
dressings there Is. Hsrplcld* kills the
dandruff germ that eata the hair off at
the root. After the germ Is destroyed,
the rout will sboot up. ?nd the balr grow
long as ever. Even a sample will con
vlrce inv lady that NVwbro'i Herplcl?V
Is an lndl?p?r sable toilet re*ul?lt?\ It
oo: tains no oil or grease. It will not st*lr
or ?'*o Po'd by leading druggists. Sen
'.Oc. In sta-nps for sample to The Herpl
:? ?? ? 1 >-tr> Mich.
One dollar bottles guaranteed.
Wm. Brltt, Special Apent, 8kagway
S5c for a home cooked meal ?
quick, clean iiervlce. Where? At
the New Home Restaurant, Fifth
* venne half it minute from Broad w*,
LOCAL BRIEFS |
8KAOWAY WEATHER REPORT
Result* of tbe observation take?
at Moore's Wharf at midnight,
last night, 'a u follows:
Temp, time oMermrt ... 2 above
Mai. preoxlln* 24 brs .. . 6 above
Mia. " " 2 a bore
lean " " " 4 above
CSear, N. WtadBarwueter 3?:.\
None better and purer than Gib
Rye, Rainier and Olympla Beer
Orders by 'phone promptly delivered
The Mascot
FIVE GOOD ONE k TO DRAW TO.
Pebbleford and Utbaoa Rye. Bud
wetser, Blue Ribbon and Pale RsJo
ler Beer at the Board of Trade.
GREAT CLEARANCE SAI K
Sold at a lose! Malt Rainier, 2?
cents per bottle. Especially prepnr
ed for sick people and invalids, and
excellent for nursing motbers. Only
two barrel* left. After that, price
will be IS cents per bottle.
Pa?k Train Bar
Location notices prater and quarti
.or sale by the Dally Alaskan. tt
GRAND REDUCTION' SAI.K
The Pack Train la now selling a
big lot of Good Gooda at reduced
prices as they are getting too old
to hold and sell at a profit. Yours,
tf Herman Grimm
CRAB MEAT OOCK TAILS
at
The Pack Train Restaurant
Served a la carte.
Bonded whfekVn* ? Olbson, Moun
Vernon and Belmont. The beat of
Beer ? Blue Ribbon, Bodweleer and
Pale Rainier, at the Maecot. Tele
phone 67. tf
Olyrapla beer on d-aft at the
Board of Tradi. Thl? famous brew
Is kept constantly fresh both on
dra:t and In bottles This Is the
time to drink beer. Get It at the
Board of Trade Bar, where the cel
ebrated Rainier Beer Is also kept
In bottlea. tf.
Pood cooked a* it should be at
the "White Pass C?fe." Only the
beat In the maraet Mrs Orloff
King, proprietress tf
SMOKERS ATTENTION
Harold Hertwlgeen, mirreeaor U
W. W. Boughton, has taken Ut?
ag?ncr for the JmrtJy f*moo?
EL INFLVITO CIJEAR
HAVANA CIGARS.
6,000 Just received from the fa<"
tory at Tampa, Fla. If you want th#
beet don't fall U> give these goods
a trial
PftOIWMIOJAL CARDS.
a. n. lk rv. hk
ACU-mey-AHrfiw
CoamlMlouer for Yiuoi ' ,rr1tor/
to Taka Affidavit*
gkagway - - Alaska
HTKVK RAUAN
AUonwr-At-Uw
HA INKS . - AI. A J A
L . P O R ^ ? 1 r u
? a W J ? ?> --
400-401 (All Bide *?? franclaeo.
Spacla aUantlon giran to
Mining 6 Paal Rata?* Cacaa.
INn.^U.
ML L 8. KKMiKR
DnM
Moat Modern Matboda
Opan Eranlng*
Offlca >lour?: 9-12 a m 14 p m
Alaakan itullrfing - -Broadway
HKAOWAY - - ALAftAK
Dental Hnppllea
M. F. PA PTFR^O^ A fX>MPA*V
? Daalara la ?
DENTAL ft UP PL! K*
SJI Walker Bldg. Saattla. Waak
Orders hr mall or rabla will raraWa
prompt utautlon. Catalogue on r?
quaat.
There is .Strength
and Vigor
in Rvery Drop
COMPANY
SEATTLI, WAIM.
J. IKUTA
~ *AwrPACTr?i!??i
JEWELER
WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carving#
Indian Baskets
CHINA AND CUT. CLASS
Official Watch ln?p??or far tk?
w. p a Y Ro?t?
Mail Ord?r? (imt prompt car#
Trade At Home
rif a hard thing to convince some people, who have acquired th?
mail order habit, that it is to their advantage to trade at home. Th?
green field* far away appeal to them, to they tend their money out of
town for something that it no better than can be found on the local
merchant'# shelves. The money is thus gone where they, n >r any one
of the community, will ever see it again, and where it can r?.i nobody
good but the person who has it and ha is hundreds or th> <*snds of
milaa away.
THE MAIL ORDER PEOPLE
are not the only offenders who are blind to the interests ofth e commu
nity. The merchants are just as bad. Many of them send away for
their printing, while at the sama.tima argua against'mail order businat*.
SEE THE DRIFT?
TRADe AT HOME
AND
GET YOUR PRINTING AT HOME