No 1?5 SIXTEENTH YJSAR
MAIL. EXPRESS, FREIGHT AND SHIP TOfAL LOSS
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We Are Looking For
a Man Unusually
Hard to Fit !
H. J. Lynch
I l.rjuliii* I *dic? Furnisher and Mubrid/uhcr of Skagway
tuba )("?><* tlunu Milll thf
C, O Dlckeubou, MUa K. Mull, Mr-'
*011, s D. iSrunt, J. F. Erlckson, U.
?on, E. Urwu, H Olgeii, I*. Ray
? upi>c?e<i to be either iti thulr state
Ituu Normuu, Loulte Hobro, W. ('
Kh(< r. X. I*. KmiUm, J. H. Holinan
and Mrs. At Olriiboum, of Ruby,
Pilot Crocker, with (.he cannery
tender Admllalty started from Gam
bler Hay noon after the accident with
rieng?r for Juneau. He met the Jer
ferson going south and reported the
calamity. The Jefferson Immediate
ly went to the scene of the wreck,
reaching there ut two o'clock iu the
morning. She took sounding* ami
foUnd the State of California to be
In thirty fathoms of water, then she
took the posseugera aboard, brlng
I'aptain Nord says the State of
California Is broken In sevorul piec
es. When she struck the rock a
huge hole was punched through her
bottom aud the water rushing In
caured the compresscd air to lift the
deck and all her upper works off.
Within three minutes after tho con
tact with the rock, there was no
sign left of the big ship, with thirty
fathoms of water rolling over the
doaC, tho dying and the wreckage.
Tho Jefferson arrled at Juneau
at H o'clock last night with sixty
five passengers and forty-six of the
crew, accompanied by Captalu Harry
Canu and I'urser L . J. Coughllu.
Thr<* members of tho crew remained
at the scene of tho wreck.
Gambler Bay where tho fatal ac
cident occurred is situated on the
western sldo of Frederick Sound,
outh fo Point Gambler, on Admiral
Special Prices
ON FRUIT BY THE BOX
Following our usual custom, wo will maka specially attractive
prices on all fruits by tho box during the canning season.
WE HAVE A GOOD SUPPLY OP
JELLY GLASSES
FRUIT JARS
JAR RUBBERS
And are prepared to tako care of your orders satisfactorily
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
AMERICAN COOL CON
FIRMS CUSTOMS REPORT
Desiring to bo <loul>ly sure that
thu press report from Whitohorso
published la tile Daily Alaskan of
Saturday, to tho offvet t hut goods
?nay be taken through Yukon ter
ritory to the new gold fields without
the Imposition of customs duty, this
[iaiH'1 wired E. J. White, the Ameri
can consul at Whltohorae. His con
firmation is printed below:
"Collector of Customs McCI?n?
nan has wl(?l tile follow Inn in
structions from Ottnwu: 'American
goo<l? in transit, to Sliuslinnnu will
Im corded niiii sealed at White
horse by Canadian customs officials
and alloweil to |>n forward without
Junoau. There are numerous ledges
and islands at the eutrunce of the
buy which has always been consid
ered dangerous to navigation.
The State of California was built
III Philadelphia In 1879, she had a
gro?i tonnage of 2,2tiG pounds, not
1,260. Her length was 300 ft., with
32 ft. beam, and she carried a crew
of 43 men.
<>?vncr umkiiiK ilopotlt, Siipei ilslnii
lo insure return of goods i.i .\nier
lean lenllory m exjieuNo ( 'anadian
government. Horses am) vehicles
including goods to go through in tiie
'iinr manner. Provisions ami horse
feed lined while | Missing through Yu
ki>u rerrildrj', must pity duty.' The
insii uctious friim Oltaua are colisld
i ml very lenient ami will Ik> u
great aid to the development or ImiIIi
Alaska ami the Yukon.
"(?oi dim, of Duwson, has opened
a store at the mouth of the Donjelr,
whole he has already hauled tiiirty
flve tons of iiiert'handiso.
"Henry Friedenthal ami pnrty left
yesterday morning.
Kennedy and |Mirty broke down
flftein miles out from town on tlio
Hrooks trail and were furced to
coin* back for rtfialn. They lost one
whole day,"
Cluirles Heddlngfield in nt work
again at the Pantheon after an ab
sence o' thirty days which ho spent
rusticating at Tenokce llot Springs.
THE CRY OF THE TIMES
-IS FOR?
RUBBER SOLED
FOOTWEAR
WE HAVE THEM
We also Have a large line of
O'DONNELL SHOES
FOR WEN
Drop in and look them over
CLA YSON