?he glaily Alaskan
No. 78. TWELFTH YEAH. SKAOWAT, ALA8KA, 8ATDKDAY. APGDST *8. 190!) I'HICK. I? CENTS
VERY RICH VALUES
W. P. Mills, one of the loading mer
chants of Sitka and treasurer of tho
CoKlon Gate Mining Co., was on tho
Cottage City enroute for Sitka aftor
a visit In Soattlo. Mr. Mills went to
Seattle to have a civil engineer cor
rect the plana of the tramway which
runs from the tunnels of the Golden
Gate ml no to the mill. The tramway
will be in working order In two
weeks and then about thirty tons
of ore a day will be mined aud milled
by the Golden Gate company.
Mr. Mills is sanguine over the fu
ture of quartz mining on Chichagoff
Island. He says that the ore mined
by the Golden Gate and the Chicha
goff Mining company this year has
avoragcd close to $30 a ton and that
some high grade ore has run as high
as $100 a ton. The main body of
ore will not average $30 a ton. but
a* the same time the indications are
that there Is an lmmnese body of
\ery high grade ore which can be
worked very cheaply.
Tho Chichagoff mine Is now em
ploying about twenty men and taking
out an imie of thirty or thirty
five tons a day.
The Golden Gate and Chichagoff
companies have Jointly install^ an
electric plant which runs the mills
and tramways at a groat saving of
i money.
B. Hirst, who Is working a ledge
on the opposite side of ttfe mountain
from the Golden Gate company, re
cently struck a lead containing very
high values. This is believed to be
an extension of the ledge being work
ed by the Golden Gate and Chichagoff
! companies; and Indicates that the
ledge will not run out.
Mr. Mills states that everybody Is
prosperous at Sitka and believes that
j (.he town has a big future when the
j quartz mining develops more. A new
j rolling mill for the Chichagoff com
? pauy was on board the Cottage City.
There has been considerable pros
pecting oiv Chichagoff Island this
I summer.
U FOLLETTE SCORES CANNON
(By United Pr?M)
MADISON. Wis. Auk. 28? La FV>1
lette's Weekly today attacks S^ak.-r
Cannon of the House for appointing
Kilwarj Vrooland as chairman of tho
! House committee on banking and cur
rency. I -a Pollette states that Vroo
land will frame a currency bill solely
to suit the "Interests" and will be
completely dominated by Senator Ald
! rich.
WIRELESS FOR
P. C. VESSELS
"Yes, wireless telegraph equlqment
will be put on all the Pacific Coast
boats In the near future." said E. C.
Ward, general agent at Seattle, today
in reply to a query by The Alaskan.
"All our boats have wireless now ex
cept the Cottage City and the City
of Seattle and one or two on the
southern run. We will equip the two
boats on tho Skagwav run in a very
short time."
Mr. Ward referred to the Ohio ac
cident and said it had demonstrated
again the value of wireless as a life
savins agvncy, and that no boats
should put to sea wlthou wireless.
B. C. Ward, general agent of the
Pacific Coast Steam ship company at
Seattle, accompanied by Mrs. Ward
and their daughter and Oapt. Kranck"^
who success Capt. Patterson as sup
i erlntendcnt of the Alaska division,
were round trippers on board the
' Cottage City. Mr. and Mrs. Ward
made the trip to the Summit today
with Frank Stuar. local agen.
New Fall Goods
Better than Ever
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?f- New lines of merchandise are constantly being
added, including the choicest selections of dress goods
?{? All the newest novelties and staple weaves are now on
display.
We respectfully solicit a continuance of most !!
^ pleasant business relations with you, we in turn pro*
raise to give you the best goods at the lowest prices I!
t tint our exj>erieuce aud facilities will enable us to X
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DETAILS OF UEH
TO THE OHIO 1
CONFLICTING
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Fifteen Lives Have Been Lost
Passengers Were Panicky ?
Crew Acted Bravely
( Special to the Dally Alaakan. )
KETCHIKAN Aug. 28? Details of
the wrecking of the Ohio were ob
tained when the Humboldt arrived In
thia port last nlgKt with the mtmbtn
of the crew of the Ohio on board.
The accident occurred a* the Ohio
was crossing Milbank sound. A high
wind was blowing and a heavy sea
was rolling in from the Pacific. Tha
Ohio waa rolling so that her decks
were frequently washed by the waves.
It was raining hard.
Pilot Snow was at the wheel and
Capt. Johnson had just come up from
his cabin when the Ohio struck a
rock with a t' rifle crash. The crow
preserved excellent discipline and the
passengers kept remarkably cool. ,
The Ohio was at once headod for'
the nearest point of land and beached
on a reef with her bow out of water.
Fires were started with kerosene and
the passengers made as comfortable
as possible.
Purser Charles Stephens and Quar
termaster Albert* Anderson were drow
ned while attempting to save a sick
soldier who was In the steerage.
George Ecclea, ttie wireless oper
ator, stuck to his post sending calls
for assistance until the last boab was
ready to leave. He then jumped over
the rail and hla head struck a plank.
He was stunned and drowned before
his body could be recovered.
Forty horses were , drowned. The
horses wore purchased In Seattle by
M. J. Honey for the Copper Rlvec
railroad.
No Alaskans were Injured.
Howdlshell.
(By United Preas.)
VANCOUVER, B. C. Aug. 28? The
steamer Rupert City arrived here to
day with 196 passengers and crew of
the wrecked steamer Ohio. From
the crew a>id passengers It Is learn
ed that a gale was blowing with a
driving rain atorm when the Ohio
struck. Pilot Snow had charge of the
vessel at the time.
The ahock awoke the passengers
who rushed to the deck* In scanty at
tire.
The steerage passengers, who were
mostly foreigners, were panicky, but
the disorder was promptly quelled by
the officers and crew. The Ohio was
run on a reef and the life boats and
rafts were hastily lowered.
The last boats had hardly left the
boat before the boilers of the Ohio
exploded, tearing out the entire hull
amidships and ripping up the deck.
Purser Stephens and Quartermaster
Anderson were below decks when the
explosion occurred. Wireless operato
Ecclee, who stuck to his post, was
stunned by the explosion and drowne
It Is believed that fifteen persons
were drowned Inall. Seven are
known to be dead. No first class pan
sengert are missing. *
Capt. Johnson, First Officer Coch
rane and Night Watchman Mahoney
were the last men to leave the ship.
| The steamer King Fisher picked up
the life boats and took the passen
gers ashore at Swanson's bay, where
the Humboldt and Rupert City called.
The Ohio was carrying the largeet
registered mail sent north for years.
All the baggage and personal effects
of the passengers is lost.
M re. Moore, wife of Capt. Moore of
the steamer Dora, saved two trunks
by throwing them overboard.
Capt Johnson has been ordered to
report to SeatUe to explain the ac
cident.
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Aug. 28? C. H. Prlng,
a mining man of Cordova who was on
the Ohio when she sank, says that
at least fifteen passengers were
drowned. He says that a number of
people boarded the boat at the dock
at Seattle and were not on the pas
senger list.
Steward Davidson says that many
of the steerage passengers attempted
to get Into the life boats before the
women and children had been placed
and had to be beaten back by the
J.
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WATERMELONS
WATERMELONS
WATERMELONS
:: We now have the very best melons $
:: of the season Ripe and delicious |
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4* Put up in Sure Seal Jar*, as a preserve, cannot be * *
equalled
GANTY & FRANDSON
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HEAD OF ALASKA CENSUS -
PROMISES CORRECT COUNT
W. A. McKonstle of Waahlnftton, D. I
C., chief apoclal agent of the U. 8.
Cenaua Oureau for Alaaka, arrived on
the Cottage City thin morning and
loft for Fairbanks, where he will
make hla headquarter* until the cen
sua of Alaska la completed.
"We arc going to give Alaaka a
fnlr count," aald Mr. McKenzle this
morning, "tho only object of myaelf
and my asslstanta will be to collect
the truthful aUtlatlca of the territory.
Every care will be pxerclaed to pro
vent errora. We want the coopera-,
t!on. ot the newapapera of Alaaka,
for they can help ua In many waya
One way will ho to remor# the pre
Judlro with whleh wo are oft on view
ed by eomo jvople."
Mr. McKenale aUtod that the work
of collecting the atatlatlca wonM atart
In Dwmber and probably b?? com
pleted by aprlng. About ISO men will
bo employed and the total coat of ga
thering the figure* will bo about $?'.
000.
Prof. A. N. Thompnon of Juneau,
will hare rh*rg*? of the work In
aouthoaatorn Alaaka. Dr. J. If. Romlg
will have charge of the weat conat
dlatrlct, and Dr. W. T. I/opp will hare
charge of the Nome diatrlct.
EXCURSIONS |!
10 CONTINUE!:
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Owing to the h???vy rrmrslon tra- 1 1
vol to Southeastern Alaska, which
thla summer has broken all records,
the Alaska Steamship, Pacific Coast
and Canadian Pacific companies hare
decided to continue the special excur
sions for several weeks by their re*- (
ular steamers.
The Cottage City, whose departure (
has been postponed from tonight nn- (
til tomorrow night, will be th?? last
o* the liners to cover the cnstomary
summer Itinerary, which Includes Sit
ka. The various companies report
that many tourists are still clamor
ing for passage through the Inside '
passage and b?-oauae of this demand 1
(he steamers will continue to carry j I
r-aaaenrera at the remtlar rate of $W
until probably the end of September.
The aummrr rate xla Sitka I* $?<
The Itinerary for the remainder of
Ihe aeaaon will Inclnde ralla at Met
lakahtla. Taku Olacler and all other
rmint* of Inter eat except Sitka. The
r-ompanlea expect that there will be
bear? travel until the end of next
month. ? Seattle p. I.
BOOT BEING SHIPPED SOOTH
The body if GuaUve Edward Murk,
jf Dawson. \ prominent operator on
Honker cree. who died In Dawaon
jf cancer ae ral day* ano. arrived
In Skmrwar T uraday. accompanied br
Mra. Ilurk anc Mra. Thomaa O'Hrlen.
:he wife of tl e well known Dawaon
iperator and wlltldan. J. J. Mnnk
jf Portland. )re., a alater of Mra.
Kiirk. arrived on the Cottage City
ind the body will be taken aouth'on
th? aame boa. for burial at Portland."
officer* op Intimidated by weapons. > I
The lights went out before the Ohio I
tank and it It aaid that several j
tteerage passengree were lost and not
missed In the darkness.
M. J. Heney stated today that he 1
believed the Ohio could be raised. '
I
Charles Stephens, the purser on the I
Ohio who was drowned while trying <
to rescue a tick soldier, Is well know '
by Customs Inspector E. F. Pittman of '
Skagway. Mr. Pittman knew Purser i
Steven* when he wa* *tatloned at>
Beward. Stephen* It a married man
and ha* one lid.
A. E. Co*. ? . clerk at Moore"* wharf
It a warm pe? tonal friend of George
EccIm, the wlrelea* operator who
I oat hit life on the Ohio. Mr. Coxon
became acquainted with Mr. Eeelea
it Katalla two year* ago. At that
time Eeele* wat a time keeper for
Ihe Copper River railroad. Eccle*
It a married.
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