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WHOLE RACE OF ARCTIC EXPLORERS
Undor the heafiiDg ' No turn is great
in EI is Own Country"? which is ring
ing a chaugc on the '"prophet without
honor"? the Tanana Miner (fives the
Arctic Explorer Mikkelson some rather
coo' treatment for a man who has come
out of the further north. Mr. Mikkel
son had been telling those fellows in
Fairbanks about the dangers or arctic
exploration ani the editor of tbe Miner
seems to look upoo it in the light of a
relation of that old Miles canyon story
once more. After telling of the exten
sive arrangements made for the enter
tainment of the hardy sailor at tbe Tan
ana clul at:d of his narr ?tion o I his ex
perience the Miner says:
"Tbe CNp'ain's experiences on his
trips after he had left his ship are very
int -resting too, but when be relates
them the lis:ener can readily see that
he does tot realize tbat all prospwetos
and travelers in the north have exper
ienced the same things, and many more
which he had no opportunity to exper
ience. He was always provided with
more or less food and had a p ace where
be could lay down, even though his
sleeping-bag was oxasiooally in tbe
the water. Every prospector has slept
in wet clothes night af;er night after
diawiug his sled for a distance of sev
eral mile* over pathless fields of snow.
To the travelers of the north Captain
?^Iikaelscu's experiences are of little in
teres so far as traveling experiences
are concerned We have all bad them,
and The Miner man heard it expressed
that ijuog-ng fioui the captain's talk)
he i< hkelv to experience the roughest
por.ion of his j-jurney when he reaches
the summit at the D ltd, on his trip to
Vaidtz and the outside.
"There are a thousand men in this
country at the present writing whose
experience in meet and overcoming dif
ficulties in this norbern country far
surpass those of Captain Mikkelsen,
and they are writing no books They
have written the storv of their struggle
far more effectively thau the cap'ain
propo.-es to write his.
"Their tale of hardship and privation
Is written in the civilization that has
marked iht ir progress and the rich re
turns which the country they opened
up has yielded. Indeed, these hardy
wayfa-ers of the north ?re not consid
ered of any consequence in tbeir own
country. I heir efforts ?nd accomplish
ment." are considered as commonplace,
and their achievements of no great im
portance. Verih nu rnan is great in
bis own country, just as no profit is
known In bis land."
. be truth of which every man io the
nowb will recognize. Th- fact is that
the K ond ke s.ampedc and '-be peop~
ling of the north country bas ma le Arc
tic explorers s>y the thousand and bas
robbo'l the invasion of the laud of the
Esqulmeau and the polar bear of all
that glamour which once formed a hilo
about the head of every man who had
seen an aurora borealis It is seen that
these qualities of daring and hardihood (
that were once supposed to reside in
only one in ten thousin.d really is com
mon to many and the development of
the north is developing with it a whole
race of men who, if they thought it
worth while, could discover the north
pole oq any given date desired.
No, nor would the Alaskan look upon
the visit of ^ bunch of Japanese war
vessels in front of Pekin as an exhibi
tion of friendly spirit on the part of the
Japs toward the Chinks.
It begins to lcok as though Mr. Taft
would be at the Chicago convention
with some be Is.
WOULDN'T IT 86 FUNY?
Wouldn't It be funny,
Some evening after ten.
The time the sandman takes around
To hum for Ned and mc,
If he sh >uld make h b)u' der
And skip us children by,
And stand the bit: folk*' eyi s instead V
He, he. Ho. bo! Hi, hi !
Ami do you think .Black Mammy
Would take thrm by the hand,
And lead them to the nurs'ry
And off to sleepy land?
And tell us come and kiss Hum,
And see how sweet thry are,
And sing how ole Br'< r Uabblt
Kep' a fojlin' Bar V
v ?Exchange.
| A CLOUDY ANO CALM DAY ?
I LOCAL AND INTERIOR WEATHER |
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wbarf at raidnitrhi April 21
1908, is as follows
Temperature time observat'n..41 above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hours, CO above
.Vlin " " " " ..30 above
Meao " " " " ...*>1 ?bove
Barometer 29.64 ,
Cloudy, calm.
Wbiteborse- cloudy, swiod28 above.
Atlln? cloudy, s wind, 2H above
Ceuter ? clear. calm 28 above
LaBarge? cloudy, calm, 31) above
Hoo alinqua? cloudy, ch'ui, 32 above
Selkirk? clear, e wind, 3(5 above
Coffee Creek? cloudy, e wind, 32.
S'.ewart ? cloudy, e.tlm. 3S above.
Ogilve? cloudy, cairn. 30 above
Dawson? cloudy, s wind. 39 ab ve
STIIKE ON MCAULAY CREEK
Frospectors Robert McKeozie and
Samuel E. Walker rorort having fouml
coarsi sokl in paying quantity on Mc
Aulay creek which einptir> in'o the
river near the head of Like Labarge
The first di covery claim xand eight
other claims have been recorded, all the
latter being staked by Indiana. It Is
said that from fifteen to twenty claims
have b;en staked on the creek but only
nine have thus far been rccordeu.
v Several years ago the lower cod of
McAulay creek was staked but no gold
to speaK of was ever found. This time
the staking w?s done six miles further
up the creek aod discovery is about
eighteen miles in a northeast-m di-ect
ion from Whltehorse.
The discoverers have soveral ounces
of coarse gold to show for their limited
work which they say was crried on
under difficulties oo account uf *.h co!d
weather.
A Woadarfal IniU'nm nt
You should drop into the Mascot and
hear the music. The electric piano
has a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole octette of Man Jo! in attachments
with a string of tew airs.
BURNED BEFORE!
WIFE'S EYES!
The Dawson News of Ap'll 2 gives!
tbo following account of the burning
alive of Henry Scburbohm in tho ins
truction of tho ClifT bouse on the Klon
dike river near Bear creek, eleht miles
fioui Dawson:
Schurbohm nod the ClifT bouse met a
simultaneous fate between Ave and six
o'clock lust evening, It says. Fire of
myst-rlous origin consumed the build
ing, iiud Schurbobm, who was intoxi
cated, remained in the building, where
he literally was roasted nlivr. The
wife of the unfortunate man orrived
just in time to hear the piteous groans
of her husband. Too late she stopped
to tho threshold of the home The
place was then a seething furnace. In
side, the hapless roan, in the Inst
throes of the awful death straggle,
moaned and sobbed a few minutes after
Mr- Schurbohm arrived. The merci
less flames rose higher and higher, and
the tire cracked ominously until the
outer walls as well as the interior were
wrapped in the all coosumlag blaze.
The road house was a two story
building and the lo?s is about ?{,000
ORDINANCE NO. 92
An ordinance fixing the amount of
c mpensation paid to certain officers of
the Towo of Skagway, Alaska.
BE I T ORDAINED by the" Common
Council of the Town of Skngwai:
SECTION* 1
That the compensation to be paid the
following officers of the Town of SKag
wav, shall be, and ihe same is hereby
fixed as follows:.
Municipal Clerk and Registrar of
Waterworks, Fifty (850.00) Dollars per
month.
Municipal Treasurer, Forty ($40.00)
Dollars per month.
Municipal Magistrate. Forty (J40 00)
Dollars per month.
Chief of Police, One Hundred
($100.00) Dollars per month
Assessor, Three Hundred ($300 00)
Dollars.
("ire VVurden, Street Commissioner,
Supervisor of Waterworks, and Light
Inspector, One Hundred and Twenty
five (S 125.00) Dollars per month.
' Henltb Officer, Twenty- five (525 00)
Dollars per month.
Section 2
| That said compensations shall te paid
in twelve (12) monthly installments,
except that of Assessor, whose compen
| sation shall be paid in one payment on
completion and approval of the Town
Hsiessment.
, Section 3
All Ordinances and parts of Ord
inances in inflict herewith are hereby
repealed and this Ordinance shall be in
effect from and after its approval nnd
passage.
Attested: E. J. Doherty,
Town Clerk.
Passed under suspension of rules
April 13tn 1908.
Chris C. Shea,
President of the Council and Ex
Officio Mayor. 18-3t
CHOI Bill OF COMMERCE
Paid Up Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Rest :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BANKING E3 V MAIL
Gold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSUED OS ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD
SKAGWAY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mgr.
I
H. D. KIR MSB
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Ofricial W?tch Inspector for
W. P. & Y. Ry.
Cor. Fifth Ave. & Broadway
6et~H
good watch
What's the Use of
having one that
only keeps time
' only half the time^
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Keep Accurate Time
Do You Know
what constitutes good
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of all, good linen cloth
for the pulp; second,:
pure water, that the I
color may be clear and
unsullied; third, intel
ligent workmen, but
most of all good taste.
The beautiful and
unusual finishes of the
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product of designers
noted for ability.
Let us show you
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Hot- Pressed
Vellum
DRUGGIST
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round tiro $2.50
JTHSTEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
?-HEATED STEAM EH
Georgia
Carrying U, S. Mad
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka and Way porta
Sa ILS
APRIL 2i 8, 14,
20, 26
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 90
Pacific toast S. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,.
Seattle, and other Puget Smnd Porto
CARRYING U.S. MAII .
Steamers of This Company Leave
HUMBOLDT - ? April 7, 17 and 27
COfTAGf CITV - April 10 and 23
Connectlnp with the Company's 'Ueam'rs at Set'tle fo- San Francisco,
Southern Calhiornia, Eureka (H >mboldt Bay) and Mexico
var Above schedule Subject to Change Wtthout Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUN ANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market atreot, sau rranotsuo, Cal
r anadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamshi"
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
APR!! 18, and 28. MAY 8, 18, 28.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and SmokiDg Rooms
Tickets to any part of the world and all information from
Phone 87 ' F. F. W. LOWLE. Agent
Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steameis
Dolphin ? April 24
Jefferson May 4, 14, 24
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 68
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIDSdED TABLE No. 18.
(Dally Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Eound^ No. 2, 8. Bound
1st clasp. 1st clais
8 30 a.m. Leaves SKAGUAY Arrives 3 20p m.
10110 " " WHITE -PASS ?? v J 45 "
10 50 " " LOG CABIN " 12 46 "
11 20 " - " BENNETT- " 12 05*
1 10 p. m. " CARIBOU " 10 30a. m
3 25 Arrives White Horsi Leaves 8 20 "
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggage Inspected and
checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds cf biggago w!ll be checked free with each full fare ticket
?ml 75 pounds with each half faro ticket
SS I (1(1 II
m?> ? =
Through Line From
Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big: Salmoo, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The new placercamps in the Alsek nnd Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season> when|navigation is closcd, daily trains will continue running between
Skajway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying ma.l, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, locatcd injthe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quartz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Cnribou.
For information relative to pasacDger, freight and telotjraphic rates, apply I
to any agent of the Company, or to* r
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent fc
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska