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?">. ?"*>"*! 11 N'ol*lllu4*itd- 1
? ^ m<* rtfiil smitI of the hil?
u i ? of ?hw* Shattuck.
? Mll*.?r a>i<1 l.lnmtt di?pj*?ml,
"othiiig ti?< K-eii (ou ltd which te.ids
the <?*>firrh??rj, t(, b, llove that the
wen ?i|i bo found alive l>oJten* of
?arrhint parties are traversing the
him in all (Mrectkm*. and people
?re Koir.K ? 'it an?l returning almost
itoarlv hut no tidtnr* of lh*' lo*t
n b?- obtained The friend*
I r? Utives have about abandoned
o|v, rtf (.i?r rinding theni alive. If
irv foil >n| at all. and the hoj?ea
?ir twoier\ forlorn
\ nijn ,?f the Juneau Otspatvh
tod f ueoHv evening, Inform* u
l ? hHn'irm p.ArtT consisting of
n shat: . v I tell I ins?-ott an>1
I-?1m ii)in-r, * ho had been lost in
it <<mtiairs sine* last Thwrsdaj.
-.1 > t been found Commenting
?n t' nlw ice of the wen the newn
i t m.? Four day* ago the
? ''h?k party went out, and idnco
i ?tki wm first felt the wo???hi have
<<ur?d b? volunteer* No ide?
.*ii be had of the area In *h??'h th*
ho>s may ho (^ixhrint. or irors?>. '
>>ii?C stiff and Mark In d><?tli, un
til ??n?- tako*. a jiersonal ins,*?Ml,',''
f the rount'? Ixtunilel by ??*?' irveaa
rtiaiin*! cmi nnr side Taku Inlet on
!the other. and an air line from Ju
neau to Takn glacier a* the third
boundary. In this v?*t district, stub
'V?l with high mountains and steep
prrrtplces. many dangers lurk. On
the north side of many of the moun
tains tte^r where Shatturk, Mnscott
and Olllver are said to hare first
lost their way during a dense fog,
thorp are honeycomb snowbanks
An attempt to cross one of the*e
liver* of snow at this time of year
would menn prions peril. Kt Its
b?*st the wild and Inhospitable coun
try. with its snow banks, tangled
undergro* Ih. deep canyons, wind
falls. pit fails -ockv coulees and ra
vines, is too great to permit a force
of ?>?<ar?her-* *nu?-h le<s than a thou
sand men, to meet with reward
tinlesa th?? missing boys' trull is
picked up
t>n thst -core the community Is
hanking it ? h? ?(???. > .tore is ho|~e
that on?? of a score of men may
st uniblt on to an unmistakable foot
print which * ill lead the dtaoove -
er to the sp?4 where the boys may
be found Mr H. Shatluck, brother
of one of the missing noys, found
tracks on Carlson's creek on his sec
ond day's search which he identified
as having been n?ad?? by one of the
iwrty.
1 U K\ rV-Kh.HT < *RM>AI*S
o| Mtl M?K NORTH
.? I* ?!??? in Sk#***y
?v^ninc She Is hrinirin* about
? 'fwi r>rl??j'1n of machinery for th
? ??? nJi k?a>iihe Vin>nc .w* ;>* 11 >
T ?o pieoe* of th?*
ire>i*e ?hih in ix?minR *-?4*h 2T
???h; t!iere are ?1\ additional
I ?!?*? ? Ut. h *-*ich 12 toss wi'li
T>??? Spokaiv ckirh *rriwd last
: iffhT brought t w*l ve <?rlo>?U of
3.?- hm?-T f?r the MMf c??m |k? n v
" - Rmlolph Schmidt retur-ied to
\" nMe? from the ?n*te* to becin the
.nier-t of t he Silver Horde
tT?u- of claims oa Shoup hay. in
- ?? h Jann>? Al<ln W?WW,
* ?- (Jironj and 0?eorjte r*Ufhw*n
Mr Sohiri U hrous'.t
? >? h sjn* ?!\ months s>ippli*? for
? '?* of ir?t It Hi th<' i?t?ilk>n
a tunnel on the property.
o|>oninf wp a vein of from four to !
*even feet In width. Carrying good i
ralwv, Judcms from sampling the
outcrop, irtiirh htd he?-ti l>*red for *
distance of 50 feet after which the
conditioo* ihotlRS up will dKertnl ^
% sat further *ork will ho do?<\ j
"It i> n?V?andid belief that the
Skee^i-Leehner Mining company'*
treld quart* properly on Falls creeX
m the htcKt-st mining proposition
r?M ot the Treadwwll mine in Al-j
?sk*V said Frank P. Skeen Mr.
Skeen has just returned from a
visit to the mine and tell* of thf
(Vrelepwien b A crosscut tunnel
taps the rein at a depth of 120
f?*et Then a drift has been run
.?long the vein At a point where a
rich ore chute was encountered, an
upris. was started, which is now
ibout completed to the surface, a
distance of II" feet The uprise re
ve>im a vein front 3 to S feet in
?vfrilh carrying values which mill
::hmt; >40 per ton
OUR
NEW
FALL
SUITS
&
COATS
FOR LADIES
NOW ON DISPLAY
SocUe
DENOTES STYLE
AND QUAUTY
OUR NEW
FALL MILLINERY
NOW ON DISPLAY
H. J . LYNCH
IUNKKRH I.TNKRAI.LV KA<?KK
TO T\KK THK MONK A
| X*w York, Sept. 10 Handivdi of
| bank presidents are responding fav
orably to the suggestion of Vlce
Chairman William (?. McAdoo, of
the I>emoeratlc National Committee,
that banks twelve campaign con
'trlbutions for all parties.
The only refusal has come from
the National Hank of Commerce, of
Host on Its officers do not con si d.
: er the suggestion proper.
"It is proper," said Mr. McAdoo,
1 "Kach election is going to be run
more on a business basis; the large
expenses will be reduced and the
I campaign will be financed more on
' the popular subscription basis.
My suggestion was only that th*
)<anks tranrfer the funds and ac
iept contributions, and this is a mat
ier of convenience to the banks and
to our contributors The expense to
the bank Is small and, of courw,
??ach campaign parly Is glad to meet
I 'his expense "
I>K\I> nK\?\VAY l??>* I.H
HONORM) nv KKTTHIKAX
Ketiikan, Sept. II ? The Hteam
*hip Jefferson carrying the body of
Chester Pullen of Skagway left
Ketchikan at fight o'clock this
{ Wednesday ? morning.
The members of the Arctic Bro
therhood and Kim lodge held Joint
??enrices In Redirien'a hall to which
a large crowd of dtliens attendel
to pay the tribute) of re'pect to thej
young man who so unfortunately lo.??.
his life In this rlty. Speakers who
knew him spoke highly of his many
merit*, and the itentlnient of regret
at his untimely death could not
have been more ftlncere had he bee i
m resident of Ketchikan
Word reached Skagway via Ket
< hlkan of an accident to Arthur
Shoup in the sawmill at Sitka which
occurred last ue<?k as the result of
nhlch he lost several of the fingers
of his left hand Uetails are lack
I wy.
ATLIN 10 ? SUM
HOTEL OHD 1 STRING
O. 1.. Iiickeson, president of the
White I'a#* rfdlway, who return?!
! from the north Tuesday ni?rht with
W B Close, after an inspection of
lite line, informs the Pally Alaskan
that he ha* selected a site at Atlin
for the construction of a high grade
( hotel, and has authorised the con
st ruction and furnishing of a tourist
1 resort that will represent an outlay
of about $ tit. ??? Ft la the inten
sion of the company to have the
hotel in opvrstion in sufficient time
| *o take carv of the traiJe for the
I coming; season.
j Mr Wckeson says that "the
White Pass has handled south hound
j tonnage to the extent of 28.0?0 load
j ed car ntileg for the month of July,
?something the company has not
I been able to do before. The August
i 'igures. while not complete, will
??how an increase over July, and
-^-pt ember is starting out showing an
increase in both freight and pasaen
I :er traffic ever that of last year.
"The i-ontpany expect* to, extend
I operations of the White Pass copper
j mines throughout the winter, doing
development work and at the same
I time shipp'ng ore; the shipping to
1 furnish permanent business in the
winter, and the development will
tuake It possible to continue til?
fhlpplnc on a large scale next year
tJeneral Manager Greenongh has
about completed his plana for th>
winter's work anii It l? conserva
tively estimated we will be hand
ling at leaat 1.0I>0 tons of ore per
day by next April.
"The result of this year's oper
ations has greatly encouraged us
to expand In every possible direc
tion with a view of the development
of the natural resources of the
country."
Mr. W. R. Cl<??e, after having
spent thirty days on the property, in
a conference with Mr. Dickeson In
reference to various development
plans under way, fxpre-wes himself
as tffine greatly pleased with the
work accomplished this year, and he
indicated that thif company's poller
would continue to be an aggressive
one in putting money Into the coun
try. As for the evidence of thfs
policy. Mr. Close cited that on the
trip to Atlin last week he and Mr.
Hick?*ton has selerted the site for a
hotel, an account of which appears
in the opening remarks of this in
ter* lew.
( OMMISMONKK from ak<tic
?.??KS \OKTH >"* ?I5 WIXTKIl
S .1 Marsh. United States Com
| missioner of Oaro. a mining rn nip in
i iho I'handelar district, arrived in
Sfc ^w.tv last evening after spending
| 'he summer in the states, which in
! eluded Washington, P C. He left
; this morninc for the north where
he has purchased the property of the
j Alaska-Chaudelar Mitiinc company
| a quart* property, which will be re
t opened and operated as the Titus
; ville Mining company.
The government has include ! 0?'O
in its roa?l building appropriations
( and Mr. Marsh informs us that a
road is to be bnilt which will open
up the district to development. He
s*y* that both placer and quartz
properties indicate every evidence
of pay, and that imany of the mines
: in the district, are already on an
tablished paying basis
Caro Is situated 24 5 miles north
of Fairbanks and receives mall once
a month over th* government trail
Captain John Irving and W. D.
; <5reenough were passengers north
this morning
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? Is HILL'S BROTHERS I
* "HIGHEST GRADE" t
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Important rwlnrtlflwi In rmwenrer
farps from Seattle to ports in South
eastern Alaska are rtpwtfd to result
from the freight tra.'fle war Into
which the several lines have bepn
plunjred by the action of the Alaska
Steamship company in establishing a
rate $2 a ton 011 s"n? *1 mercharv.
dlse to Skawayjr arid way porta is ex
ported from the Sound. I
The Pacific Const mshlp com
pany has partially met ih#> <rwt in
freight tariffs from Seattle to all
Aoiith?MtP.ti Alaska |?orts announc
ed by th?? Alaska Steamship compat ft
by placing Iri effect flip n?w rates
of their eomp^l'or from Seattle to
Ketchikan Wrannefl, l'??'ersbore. '
Douglas, Treadwell and Juneau, Ft'
however, announced that no cut to J
Haines and Skaaway, at least for ,
the present, would he made
The Northland Steamship company;
operating the steamships Northland'
.ind Al-Ki; J. K Swan 6 Co, op
operating iIip Jeannlp. and who ar1
shortly to take the Flertha on the
Southeastern Alaska route, and the
Humboldt Steamship company, oper
ating the .Steamship II 'i nil-old t. have
not met the reduction In fr?i?hf
rate* made by the Alaska and
fic f?mpmtl? How?T?r. the Hnm
in planning to rarry the rate
war Into the |)????ni?r earryhMt
trad* and will atmonnee In ? 1*w
day* the |owe*t pamencer far?* from
Settle to Honth*H??ern Alaska porta
in the history of Parlflr rtmm *h!p
I'ltiK
t?nrlng the rate war In 19ft? th?
Pacific f'oa*t Steamship and the Al>
aska Steamship company ent the
paMtenger rate to Sontheaafern Ala*
ka porta 1ft per rent., naming a fare
of 112 ?<> first Ma**, and f< #<< *????
'?nd >abltt between fl?affl? and tfkar
?ay. and making: proportionate re
d art tarn* to all Other heas'ern
Alaska porta
The en? in both freight and pt??
j?ne*r fares In 1909 wan made
<*alnst the Hnmholdt, and now that
rompany la to retaliate In the pre
w>nt rate war by a sweeping r?lin^
ion in passenger fare* Official*
the Northland fltei?m*hlp company
sire considering a similar action and
may reduce fare* on -the steamship
Al-Kl from fleattl.- to Southeastern
Alaska porta
Witt Ml rtKXIKH HK WIIJ.
HT? MP I OR I'KKHT. TAFT
On A<|M 29, the Awoctftted |
Press sent out the Information from i
Chicago T hot Senator Borah of (da-1
ho. with Charles Fairbanks, would!
stump the conntry for President!
Tafl Today the Daily Alaskan r?*- ?
celved a copv of the Pocatello Trib
une which piifl? an entirely different
construction on the position of Sen
ator Borah In an authorial inter
view the distinguished Senator says: !
"Any such statement was entire
ly nnairt hor'red. I doubt If the
speeches I propose to make will be
acceptable 'o the Republican nation
al committee.
*'l stated before the bolt in Chl
c ago. and after the bolt, and I state
now. that I am not going to follow i
the third party movement. But T
assert with ?"liial posltivene?B that
I am going to advocate progressive
principles, as I have been advocating
them for years. I shall not permit
myself to feel any restraint in con
tinning to fight for the?e because I !
am not leaving; the Republican paf
ty. There is no reason why i should
feel restraint.
expert, however. to spend mv
tlm? in Idaho until the election I
feel that the people of my state,
who will flit aa ' my Mrtwwr ei
ther myself or another, are entitled
to my time, and to know my view*,
and I expect to jtlve them my time
an?l explain my views in detail "
tii rsinKR kixk
rot: H<?RI>UAR?
Mr. (?eor<e Keidel. who has h*e?
selling ulo?n!ntim ware in the city
for the pant ten days without first
?amfng a license, waa arrested
yesterday under the provision of the
city ordinan -e which forbids ped
dlers, book agents and solicitors
from operating In Skagway withoin
contributing to the municipal treas
ury. Mr. Reldel paid a fine of $2 ?
and was allo-ved to depart. He will
jtn south this evening on th?* May.
The Jefferson arrived in Juneau
this afternoon at five o'clock She
will probahlv arrive in Skanway In
the morninr.
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and
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Now On Display
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