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T H K KLONDYKE V A L K."
(Aa epic of i ho \<?rth. writteu in (Ml by a *tjuiipeder. )
Cold, silent, still, the North Star gleams?
The white robed watchers wait.
Yelled vestals guarding sacred flame,
Pure In their pristine state;
l<ong aeons watched they their warded trust,
No mortal passed the pale
Till a dauntless hand that forward thrust,
Threw wide the Klondyke Vale.
On the wintry wind o'er the mountain crags
Sped the message far and wide.
Till it reached the uttermost parts of earth
To the nooks where hermits hide.
Then the children of men they girded up
While their loved ones weep and w&ll,
For they hied them forth for the Golden North,
The I.and of the Klondyke Vale.
Then the "I.ords of tho North" rose up and fought
For right to their vast domain,
And we buried many an argonaut
Their avalanche had slain;
Then the Yukon blew with her froien breath
Till some lay down on the trail,
Soothed soft to sleep by the kiss of Death
'Ere they reached the Klondyke Vale.
They're slumb'rlng still and we never shall know
The path of their tottering feet.
As they staggered on thro' the drifting snow
That wound them a winding rheet;
For the trackless waste and the vaulted dome
Is sepulchre vast and grand.
And the Northern Furies guard well their home,
Tho tomb of a gallant band.
\Ye have looked on eager eves that burned
With the spirit to do or die.
And the froien stare on the face up-turned
To the glint of a star-gemmed sky;
That Klondyke rush, we shall never forget ?
Hut the worth of a kindly deed
Is Jewelled gold which we treasure yet
From the days of the Great Stampede.
Hut the world moves o'i and the story's old.
And the "Chechac's" come to stay;_
And they don't fight now with Fro t and Cold
As we did In the eirly day;
Yet the stormy waste of the Great Lone l.and
Tells the tale who runs may read.
For the brightest gems In the Ice-King's hand
Are tho dead who have sown the seed
Then, men, 'ere you rilse your cup# tonight,
There's a toast I'd like to give ?
'Tis a well known one that Is yours by right
While the Yukoner's left to live ?
Then, friends may you strike it rich some day,
But whatever luck befall.
Have your "homestake" sure 'ere you wend your way
On the last great "mush" of all.
And when to Old Yukon you bid farewell.
Perhaps some eye may quiver.
For they'll say you have failed ? Ah who can tell
Till we reach the Shining RlverT
When the Light of the World immortal shines ?
When the Last Divide is crossed ?
Then the Owner of all the world's great mines
Shall say if we've won or lost.
<IWk rights rewrved.)
ARA3IAN JUSTICE
Convicting a Thi?f by the Ordeal o* the
ReJhot Kn ft.
The oiae.il of tb< iilhot knife Is
thus (IvM-rllMtl by VWIniab Mausur iU
Wxn.tn Hur.vi as h. s.ixx It in "The
Laud ot I x" Ti.e < MM* was oue of
tlieff frow a . :i m > ii Two young men
weie luiplii-ated. one 11 pa ;n e slave, tile
other a young Ar li a native of the
oesi.s Kach ntuwl Hie other, wltb
many oaths aud tnm-h mutual viliflca
tlon. Finally hoth Invoked the ordeal
of the knife.
In d'le '-our-* a xenerahle Arab ap
penred. brliijriug tbe instrument wltb
blni HI* family for generation* had
pos~e-t>?il Hie hereditary right to ad
minister the ordeal The knife seemed
a very ordinary pie?e of hoop Iron,
shaped muchly Into a sort of blade
nhout eighteen Inches long. The name
and attribute* of Allah xvere engraved
upon It. and it was titled with a plain
wooden ha ft
An attendant brought a bowl of
water and a bratier of live eharronl. In
which the knife was inserted Tbe
Arab youth received the ordeal first
II* repeated bis assertions of innocence
and, rinsing out bis month with water,
pat out his tongue, which was seized
at the tip by the owner of the knife
The Instrument, glowing dull red. was
drawn from the brazier, and with it
three light blows were struck upon the
victim's tongue, which was then in
s peeled It merer? showed slight
white mark* where tbe hot Iron bad
fallen.
Tbe stare'* turn then came, and
whether be flinched at the contact of
the hot Iron or bad failed to keep hla
tongue sufficiently moist I cannot say,
but tbe heat of tbe blade picked off a
small patch of akin and abowed a
bleeding surface. According to the
rules of tbe ordeal, that proved hla
guilt, and be waa led away to durance
vile. ,
LUNA'S MIGHTY PEAKS.
Peculiarity of the Ring Mountains of
the Moon.
Tbe moon Is really and truly a great
planet of mountains. Its whole risible
surface being dotted with el ? radons of
curious ahaiiea and of extraordinary
height We say "Its whole risible sur
fnce" and hasten to explain that we
make this statement almply because
the eye of man baa nerer aeen bat one
side of the surface of the moon
What we see conrlncea us that the
little planet Is extremely mountainous,
for on the "end" exposed to our rlew
there are no fewer than 30.000 peaks,
rarying In height from 2,000 feet to
four miles. When we consider the f?ct
that this lunarian world la only one
thirty -second part aa large as the earth
we cai^aslly see why It deserves tbe
title of tbe "planet of great moun
'tlm "
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THE'JD RUG GIST
There la a peculiar tiling about these
30.000 moon peaks Ench and every
one of them has a ringlike form, the
open end of the conical point being of
greater or lesser diameter, according to
the height of the mountain. In a low
grade telescope these peaks resemble
true volcanoes, but when viewed
through a high grade glass It la seen
that the depression In the center of the
queer "ring mountain" Is often ao great
aa to be below the general level of the
surrounding country.
The depth of these depressions la
calculated In a curious manner, by 0g.
tiring on the relative shadows they caat
when the sun la shining full upon them.
The diameter of these "ring moun
tains" varies greatly, some of the
larger ones being BO. 100 or even ISO
miles, while the smaller look like post
holes when viewed through a good tel
escop*
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Moore's Wharf Co.
'Phone 10. 8k*flway, Alaska.
MOORES' WHHRF CO.
Termlnua W. P. & T. Route.
AllSuiithbouudSteamerpArrive and Depart From This Dock
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise ?rom 8 a m. to 5 p. m.
PcrUhaMes ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by *
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papers oan be obtained at the U. 8. cus
toms office) and must delivered before 5 p. m. No fright will be
received on Lbe wharf after tills hour.
BACK; AE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAOOAOE ONL.T
No charge for bagi and gr'pa whon unchecked.
The wharf g&te will be closed to the public when steamer la neftring
dock and will be opened when passengers bare disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Boa 175. E. J. SHAW, Osnaral Manager.
TheWhitePass AYukon Route
TIMK TABLE NO. 30.
Mondaya, WckIucmIhj* and Friday".
No. 1 N. Bound
1st clasa
8:30 A. in. Leavee
11:05 " "
11:40 "
12:35 p. m. "
2:00 "
4:15 " Arrives
8KAGUAY
WHITK I'AS."
IiOG CABIN
BHNNKTT
CARIBOU
WHTTKHORSE
No. !l 8. Boiiml
Iht claaa
Arrives 3:20 p. m.
Leaves 1:40 '?
12:47 ??
" 11 :SO a. m.
10:25 "
Leaves 8: IS "
Passengers must be at depots In time to nave Baggage mspectea
and checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of
trains.
ISO pounds of baggage will be checked free with each fall fare
ticket aad 76 pounds with each half fare ticket.
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C. E. Bogardus
Assayer
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Gold A SUt?t ?1 00
Gold, Silver * Copper .. I 60
Cyanide and MlUln* T?aU.
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90 Colombia St. Seattle
JUNEAU S. S. COU
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia j
Carrying U. 9. Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau
Hoonah, Tenekee and Way Porta.
FROM SKAGWAY
Not. 4, 10, 10, 22, 28.
at 8:00 m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., JUNEAl
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vmw 'iinw. FVIlinflvam
Errrrtl. Otympia. Port TowbwbA S?*ti
B?liingKani. Eureka, Santa Barbara, M?k?
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
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113 Jamet St., Seattle 112 Mart* V, Saa Fmncwrr
f+t iMin?J to ch.n*. ?ki? SrtuJala
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
Curacao?Dec . 16, 28
C. D. GRANGE, Acting Agent
2nd <fc Rrotdway, Hkagway, Alaska
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. ?. MAIL AND WELLS- FARGO EXPREM
Next MJlIn* o t ?*?# fast yMiwi^ itoftnvflr
DOLPHIN
Nov. 17 - 28. Dec. 9-21
Jan. - 2
Company rrmtrrm tb? rlffct to efcuNr *IHn* daUa vltiumt t**Um
TELEPHONE NO. M. C. B. QUPTILL, AGENT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(R C COAST SERVICE)
Winter Sailings
FROM SKAGWAY
PRINCESS MAY
Dec.
19
Jan. 2 - 16 - 30
Feb. 13 - 27
Subjacl to ehunre with ml N Hi ?
Vancouver, Victoriaft Seattle via Prince Rupert
PH... 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Ag.nt
Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP OPERATING TO S. ?. AlASU
Will Mil from Skagway for Seattle and Way Ports
Nov. 27. Dec. 9 - 20.
Sailing date subpart to ch*n*? without ootlo*.
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n. RAmvTGiin, mh a
1
E WHITE PASS 8 M
Winter Route
Stage Service
During the wintor ?ea*on of IBia-lOlS, a through Mftil. Pw?nt<?r, "?"> Freight Serrlre will
bo maintained botiroon White Hnrw and Dawson, affording all ownfort for traveler*
by moans of ?
Thoroughly Equipped Stage
and Automobile Line
FV* the winter season the Oonpany's comfortable trains will opfrnt# on ? tri-WTkly kMiI* b^
tween Skaguay ami While Horse, train* leaving each terminal on MumUfi, \Vnln<*|?j? ami
Fridays.
For Information relatiT* to passenger and freight rate* apply to
H. WHKKI.KR, SujK.., Mail Hn-rice Department, ...
O. L, DICKESON,
Whitehone, *? T
Bkagaay, Alaak*.
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