No. 323 TENTH YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 1903 PRICE 10 CENT8
BIO BUSINESS
SAYS BERDOE
500 Men Wanted for Work in Skagway? Ore Bunkers to be Built
at Once and Railroad Extension Pushed in April.
"We will want 500 men by April 15th
oo our works at Skagway and in the
vicinity of Whi ehora) in connection
with tha-building of ore bunker* at the
former place and the extension of the
White Pass Si Yukon route through
the Whitehorse copper camp. It would
bo useless to attempt to arrange for the
l?bor supply at this early date; but
given all the labor we require, the
Whit* Pasa will be ready to haul ore
from Whitehorse camp to tidewater by
July 31st."
This important announcement was
made to a Vancouver newspaper by A.
L. Berdoe, general manager of the
Whlt? Pass road, upun his return
from a six weeks' business trip
which took him to O.taws, New York
and Chicago.
Continoing, he said: "While in the
East I learned lb at the prospects are
good forariae In copper within a few
mooth*; some authorities even stating
that lS-cent copper will prevail before
fall. All agree that it will rise from 14
to at least 16 or 1? cents, and even at 15
ceota the Whitehorse properties will
pay good profits to owners and ODer
ators.
1 It is the Intention of the company
to erect ore bunkers at Skyway of a
capacity of 5,000 tor.a, and work on
these will be st: rted on April 15th; in
three months the bunkers will be fin
ished. By that date construction on
the spur to the mines will be started.
An earlier start would be impossible
because of the presence of frost in the
ground.
"While East I closed a contract for
the supplying of 600 tons of 45-pound
steel rails for the extension. These
rails will reach the coast this mootb
for shipment north. Another rail order
will follow later. The cmpany his
bought two 110-ton locouotkes to be
used in pushing the ore train over the
summit, and we will require some fifty I
cars, which will either be built in the
north or on the outside. We bare just
placed an order for ties and lumber
with local sawmills, and shipment of
this material will soon be undertaken."
Mr. Berdoe will remaia in Vancouver
otT and on for a month or so, and it is
nnlikely that he will come north to
spend the summer befor; May 15th.
AUTOS HAVE CROSSED NEW YORK
(United PreM Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Buffalo, N. Y. Feb. 17 ? The automobiles attempting
the toui of the world, New York to Paris, via Bering
Straits, arrived here this morning and departed after a short
stay. They expect to be in Chicago Thursday, folio wing the
route of the Lake Shore railroad. All the party are in
good spirits and apparently enjoying their experience.
They report some very hard traveling across central New
"iork. The machines were carefully overhauled here and
found to be in good shape.
L. A. HARRISON CO.
New Carpets,
New Rugs
New Portiers
New Draperies
Agents for the CHAIN CURTAIN
MFG-. CO. Makers ol the new Chain
Curtains made ot chain with wood balls
and acorns made to fit any door and
shaded to match any room colors.
Stores Open Evenings Phones 4 & 55;
DROPS OUT FOR
PATROL DUTY
(By United Press.)
Washington, Feb. 17? One of Admi
ral Kvans' ships, which are in the At
lantic squadron, will stop at Tortois
island in search of William JafTee, who
was stranded there two years ago, and
who h&j nover b-en heard of since.
MORSE GIVES
BIG BONDS
(By United Preas.)
New York, Feb. 17.? Charlea Morse,
until lately a millionaire and organizer
of the New York Ice Trust, against
whom five indictments have been found
by the grand jury recently for embez
xlement and grand larceny, arrived here
from England today. He waa arrested
ai he stepped ashore. He was taken
before a committing magistrate and
gave bonds for his release in the sum
of twenty thousand dollars. The crimes
charged to bim involve a total of a hun
dred thousand dollars. He insists on
his innocence,
DEATHING
THE NATIVES
Three deaths occurred among the na
tives at Haines Friday within an hour.
At 4 o'clock in the morning Kean
Shayer. an aged native, 70 years of age,
died, and only a half hour later his
wife followed him These died only
half anjhour after that of the young
man whose death was noted Saturday
NO STOCK
III 111 TALK
(By United Praia.)
New York, Feb. 17? Baron Taka
bari arrived here today on his way to
Washington. He was beset by news
paper interviewers immediately on his
landing and talked quite freely. He
ridiculed the idea of there being any
possibility of war botween the United
States and Japan, saying there is no
provocation to warrant Buch und that
there is no feeling in his own country
against the United States, nnd tint he
does not believe there is any in the
United States for w tr.
TO REPAIR
BROKEN GABLE
(By United Pre??.)
Seattle, Feb 17 ? The cable fhip
Burnside is here taking on provisions
and supplies for the work o.r repair of
the cable broken by tiie earthquake
west of Sitka. She will aaii tomorrow.
SEE THE
PASSION PLAY
The third of the steroptican lectures
given by the Presbyterian Sunday
school will be giveo at tiie Presbyteri
an churcb tonigut at 8 o'clock. The
lecture will be on the ''Passloa Play.'
This play is given every ton years at
Ober Amergau. This little town of
about 1600 people is situated in the val
ley of the Aminer, in the southern part
of Bavaria. It was first given because
of a vow m&de by the people at that
place. At the close of the ."10 years war
a pestilence swept over the country.
These people made a vow that if the
plague should be stayed they would act
out in dramatic form >.he passion of our
Lord. According to history and tradi
tion the plague was stayed and, in keep
ing with their vow, the play has been
acted every ten years since that time.
John Jack, the young chief of the
Chilcoot tribe, is seriously ill at Dyea.
It is said that he will not recover.
Susie Shaidge, of Haines, and her
brother came up from Haines Saturday
to soe John Jack, v ho Is their near rel
ative. Ttiey went to Dyea yesterday
morning in a canoe.
'"GOLD MEDAL FLOUR"
We now carry this celebratodjbrand of East
er u bard wheat flour. Washburn, Crosby
Milling Cos, product at
$2.50 oer sack
OANTY & FRANDSON
ROOSEVELT 15 CONFUSED
MAY SEND A SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SKA6WAY ON POSTMASTER QUESTION
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Servlct.)
Washington Feb. 17? President Roosevelt has indica
ted an intention of sending a special representative to
Skagwav and Valdez to investigate and report upon the
merits of the respective candidates for the postmastershfp
at those places.
Governor Hoggatt and Delegate Cale are making the mat
ter of these appointments a fight for the establishment of a
principle, precedent. Hoggatt has gone into it with all the
strength at his command. Cale is working as though some
thing more than his life depended upon it. Cale says it is
a question whether the representative of the people is to be
allowed to represent them or whether the right of repre
sentation was accorded to Alaska merely as a matter of
form. Ilcggatt still insists that the appointments of Cale
are not fit men for the places, So presistent are both men
and so many conflicting telegrams arrive daily from the
friends of both men that the president confesses himself
unable to decide the question at such loug range and so
intimates an intention of sending a special representative
to the respective places to get the sentiment of the people
most concerned, as was done in the case of Governor
Brady, Judge WickershaiL and cases at Nome.
THE FLOOD AT PITTSBURG
(By United Press.)
1'ittsburg, Feb. 17. ? The llocd that
has been feared for so long swept down
the city Sa urdav night and yesterday,
and has caused damage up to this time
that will total into the millions. The
water reached a height of thirty feet,
rising above the record for many years.
The ice has gone out of the river and
the water is now receding, though it
still invades all the business streets in
the lower part of the city. Penn av
enue, one of the principal retail streets
of the city, is completely under water
a; d approach is made to the stores by
means of beats. All th3 streets inter
sec) ing two blocks back from Duquesne
Way, the front along the Allegheny
river, are flooded two miles out from
the Point, at the meeting of the two
rivers. The high water in the Alle
gheny is caused by back water from
the Monongabela. The loss is chiefly
ouuseJ by the flooding of business
houses and basements, although thou
sands of dollars have been lost to ship
ping by the crush of ice along the
levee. The worst, however, Is over.
Do you attend
Dances
Card Parties or
Other Social
Functions?
Then yon should have an
Evening Suit and a
Dinner Coat
Nine out of every ten ^
of the
Pull Dress
Suits
In this town came from our
Store
We always have a line of sizes
on hand or we will take
your measure.
And we will Guarantee a fit,
Clayson $ go.
I Cbe One Price eiotbiers-Tourtfcand Broadway]
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