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I'ao bal'j Alaskau charges for all publications not solicited, which
b' ludet ail uotkes, other than churches or charltuble socletlca.
mouth by uiu-'l ' J
moutb by cur?ier 1
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Six months by mall < 00
Ouo year by mall 9-00
MiL*M'ri|>liona and ^dicrl/nciuentii received by
ItcancM ' eu* Co. . VVtiltdior*e, Y.T. K. L. 1'illiuan Atlln, It. C.
K. \V. (iidfoa . . . Carcrwui, Y. T.
EDIT QR1AL PAGE
THK IMHTI.VriOX OK ALASKA
The two fundamental fuctors of a
thriving stale or oomiuuulty are
I'opulalton and native resources. Of
the resource* of Alaska the press of
the country has beeu full. The
growth and "Maintenance of her pop
ulation are dependent upon the free
administration of her resources. A
t-ludy o' Alaska's population demon
strates how vast are the opportun
ities of tlft> t rrttory. The Bureau
of tho Census has just issued a
I reliminar> statement of the stat
istic! gathered in 1910. In that
year the total population was 64.
of which 25.331 were Indians.
? nd 2.331 Chinese. Japanese and
i eg roes. The w hite population was
thua only 36.691 Slightly mor?
' han fifty per cent of the white
I*opula1lon was native American. In
1S80 the population of the territory
was 33.426 and of this number the
Indians were 32.996 or 98.7 percent
In ISSo the total population wax
32.052 but the figure for the Indiai 1
during that year was Riven as onl>
25,35 1, thus showing a considerable
increase in t'le number of whites
During the I titer part of the fol
lowing decade, owing to tho Klon
dike and Nome excitements, the pop
ulation of Alaska Increased to t>3.- ;
592 the gain being principally xvliit' .
while since 1900, as already shown.!
the gain has been only 764. Ropo. 4
since the census of 1910 have lndi-i
cuted a decline In population, ovtIiik ;
to the return of many whites to the1
United States proper. Fairbanks is,
the largest town, having a popula
tion of 3.541 in 1910; Nome being
the second with 2. 600. Of the four
teen Incorporated towns, seveu hud
t population of 1,000 Inhabitants or
more. The somewhat transient na
ture of the inhabitants is indicat
ed by tho fact that in 19UQ. the nun ?
ber returned to Nome was 12,488.
including persons on vessels in port
Skagway the second largest town li:
1900, decreased in numbers from
3,117 lo 872 durlng^tho last decade
The ret urn j show that there Is one
inhabitant to every 9.2 square mile*
as compared with one to each 21.1
acres in the "States". ? Milling
Science.
KAT AT XOKTHKKN CAKK
When in Haines. A clean place t
eat where you get quick service
Now under uew management.
W. O. Watson, Proprietor.
Laft year
we sold over (
a million and a half
gallons of
The Standard Oil for Motor Boats
This is one of the greatest recommendations
ZEROLENE could have. It indicates that
ZEROLENE has made good in the real test ?
the test of actual service.
Sold by dealers everywhere
and at all agencies of
Standard Oil Company
CALIFORNIA)
SEATTLE SAN FRANCISCO
I Want to Reach Every Man ::
who has live foxes for sale, and who wants to
rec lve the highest market ptice. You can
n?.t affoid to sell without getting in touch with
me. Wire at my expense giving description and
price of anything you have or may have to offer
G. P. COLWELL, Whitehorse, Y. T.
a* i
r!~rX ? v vv v ?!??!? ?!- ?!~I* ?!?
GOLD SHIELD COFFEE I '
"ALWAYS" GOOD X.
STEEL CUT
SOLD BY ALL THE BEST GROCERS ?!;
Schwabachrr Bros. & Co', inc.
OAK OLSON. f
S. E. & S. \V. Alaska Representative v
Itl.A/.K TIIK Tit AIL
Convincing ovldonco Is .glvou In
ihe many ?torl"s comln,; from the
Chlsana camp and tlio vast country
surrouudlng that men who (are forth
Into the wlldness to seek ucw|
i-reeks lose a great deal of their val
uable tlmo Booking their way over
hills and through vales of destinat
ion. and that oftentimes many won
der for days. Some probably have
been lost entirely. The nocesslty of
well blaze-* trails Is apparent. Pros
pectors are a daring people, and
old-timers will go nearly nny-whero
with little hesitation for fear they
may be lost, ltut oven the best crui
sers and woodsmen will bocomo lost
or spent much time usclossly wand
ering off on blind trails, (iolng
through wide vulloys with numerous
wild animal trulls or ovar hills cov
ered with thicket, tho best of wild
erness navigators lose their boar
It was proposed some few dnys
;ig6 that well-defined highways bo
lilazod and laid out by government
engineers or surveyors to and throug
the main valleys und passes. Thel
bUgg<stU)n was not an Idle one, and
should not go unheeded. Kven where
the government Is not prepared .o
spend a dollar cutting out brush or J
shoveling earth to smocth the way.
trails might be made s-ife by bluz- j
?ng and the putting up of sign posts
in those wide and puzidlng valleys1
of deep forests or across rocky wasti 4
of glaciers and passes Had such
pre< lUtlon b???n taken n blazing a
trail botwoen McPhersou and Daw- 1
son the Fitzgerald party and tho wit J
comment on Ihe party and tho force1
to watch it belonged and t!io Iocs
of the prcloos lives would have been1
ivcrted. Trunk trails also Bcrve to
Induce travel through the country
and to bring trado of trappers to r.
tommon center.
Tho government U:i3 opened the
(,'offe ? trail, and Is working on the
Donjek routo. It should not be suff
icient simply to cut out trees and
make easy tlio steeper fjrades there.
I'Ut the dangerous wide stretches
where so many men wander off the
route should bo made ulaolutoly safe
with a scries of sign post:! or flags on
tret-., as used in some other count
ties. This will give this route a
gr? it attraction, especially among
? hose from the outside vho hear ad
vcr.so comments on other trails and
who, being oftentimes unaccustomed
<i traveling in the wlldness, want
!ie assurance that thoy will not be
cpplug Into some blind path. Most
work of tbb precautionary cha.*cter
'.lo.ild not Involve much of uu out
lay. Dawson News.
REMEMBER
We aro In business for your health
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
? * ? Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves hitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluaue and way
point- and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
H.CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Resin# HotM : Whitelior?e, Y.T
Seattle ~s
l.oaOIng Popular Priced Hotel
Hotel
Georgian
F.uruix un Plan
>11 Oneiric Sunn.v
Kocimm. EU iramly
Furiilsli?xl
hamuli* Room*.
Cotnin?wt*!al & Kam
RATES
Slnirln Rooms f I up
Itoonswltli bath:?!
Two por^on* up
C. R ST iFFORI).
Maiiaivr.
HAND LAUNDRY? TIio Jundoa
Hand Laundry on Third atroot next
to Ooldon North Hotol, docs your
untitling without shrinking tho
clothe*. Family work glvou care
ful attention. tf.
YOU WILL FIND THE
BEST CUSTOM MADE
CLOTH IN THE AMER
ICAN TAILORS' WARD
ROBE AT MODERATE
PRICES. ^.'EVERY
THING UP TO DATE.
RAINCOATS MADE TO
ORDER FOR MEN AND
WOMEN.
GEO. MOWL, PROP. j
| J. IKUTA 1
MANUFACTURING
I JEWELER ij
WATCHES
AND CLOCKS I:
Curios, Ivory Carvings ;;
Indian Baskets
CHINA AND CUT CLASi.
!l Official Watck Inspector for tl>e 'y
W. P. & Y. Route
:x Mail Order* ?iven prompt care .
SHIP YOUR ?
RAW FURS;
TO ? THE S
MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. J
W ? lm- rirw.llnr ,
A! ska Furs a Specialty ?
Very Top Prices Paid. ?
Make - Trial - Shipment J
? '
?Notice to ?
PROSPECTORS
Parties intending lo (:o
prospecting or hunting in
the interior, will find il to
their interest to write
CAM SMITH
Whitehorsc, Y. T.
FOR INFORMATION
Mr. Smith has all kinds of
power boats from four horse
power to fifteen which he
will sell or rent at reason
able rates.
Automobile Stage
daily from White
horse t j the Atlns
mine.
Jtiiwis SksdhMp Co.
U. 8. MAIL STEAMER
Juneau- Sitka Route
Loaves Juneau for Hoonah, Gyp
sum, Teuakee, Kllltsnoo nnd Sit
ka Sept. 1, 7, 13, 19. 25.
Juneau-Skagway Route
Leaves Juneau for Poarl Harbor,
Eagle River, Yankee Cove, Comet,
SeuUnel Light Station, Eldred
Rock Light Station, Haines and
Skagwuy Sspt. 5, 11, 17, 23, 29.
: WILLIS E. NOWELL, Mjinngi'r.
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacomaj
Victoria, Vatcourer, Anacortn, Bcllimjham .
F.vrrctl, Olympia, Port Towmaid, South
Bcllioghim. Eureka, Santa Barlura, Mexico '
S an Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego j
i Cu W. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D.
1 13 lame* St., Seattle
C. D. DUNANN. P. T. M
1 1 2 Market St., Ssn Fnnciicr
P'^*? reserved tc change thu Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
City of Seattle
SEPTEMBER - 30
OCTOBER - - 12 23
? Spokane
SEPTEMBER - - - 27
OCTOBER - - - - 7. 18. 28
V. A. PETERSON, Agent
Plione .r)0 2ud <fe Broadway, Skagway, Alanka
(ALASKA STEAMSHIP Cp"l
Carrying U. 8. Mall and Wolls-Fanro Expreft*
j s; LING DATES from SKAGWAY to SEATTLE |
S. S. XOimiWESTKIlN, :5'i "lays ?<> Seattle,
S. S. AIjAMKDA, :? <Iiiys to Seattle,
SKIT. 23
SKIT. 28
Stopping rnnidr, only nt Juneau iumI KHchiknn.
S. S. DOM'IIIV SKIT.
S. s. JliFFKItSON OCT. 1
I ! ? s eamships nre the finent and largest in Alaska irrvice. Have lartte
i n and dininc rooms, with excellent meals and service. Transfer to
Vancouver Victoria. Tacoma and Puget Sound ports without additional charge.
1 hrough tickets to San Francisco
1 I'HONE NO. 60. CIIAS. T. LYONS, AGH.NT
. v> ? vsarnmm
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B. C COAST SERVICE)
THE FAMOUS MODERN STEAMSHIPS
Irinjess Sophia Princess May
SAILING FROM SKAGWAY
EVERY THURSDAY 8 P. M.
Sept. 18, 25
Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Nov. 6
Subject to chantre ?U h >ut N iiIca
Vancouver, Victoria# Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Aflent
Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT SIEAM3HIP OPENING TO S. E. ALASKA
WILL SAIL FROM SKAGWAY
September 22d
ailing Date Subjcct to Change Without Notice
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
So.U tie Offloe: H. M. Hartwlcscn, 5th & Broadway.
TIC S-.c.o nd Avonuc. Tickcta nnd all Information.
? I
Travel East
OVER THE
"MILWAUKEE"
The Newest and Shortest Line to the East
Crossing the Cascadc Mountains, the' Kittitas Valley, the Colum
bia River, the Hitter Root Mountains and Montana Canyon, trav
ersing a country of surpassing scenic grandeur, historical interest
and wonderful development.
# TWO FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY
'Tfie Olympian" and "The Columbian"
The NEW ALL-STEEL TRAINS *o
BUTTE, MILES CITY, SIOUX CITY.
MINNEAPOLIS. ST. l'AUL, MILWAUKEE and CHICAGO
For further information regarding fares, train sen-ice, reservation*, etc.,
col on or address
C. T. Lyons, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co., Skagway, Alaska
City Ticket Offices, Chicago, Milwaukee Sc St. Paul Railway
?H3 Hating! St. Weit, Vancouver, Ji. C.
Second Ave. and Cherry St., Seattle
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