JV Wk<m
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
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44wlTt^fl u second class mail matter
July I, 1898, at the Postofftco
at Skagway, Alaska.
U ?. Kailar, Publisher.
Subscription Rates.
One month bj mail 76
One mouth by carrier 1.00
Three Months by mall 2.20
Mx months ?y mall 4-60
One year by mall 9-00
Subscriptions and advertisement
received by:
Bennett News Co. .. Whltehorse, Y.
?. W. Oldeon Carcross, Y. T.
B. L. Pill man Atlln, B. C.
B. A. Barnett Haines. Alaska
PROTECT THE SEAL ISLANOS.
The Camp Fire Club is about to
start a campaign of publicity against
a renewal of the lease to the Pribilof
islands, carrying with it the privilege
of slaughtering a certain number of
young male seal* on land, where they
are helpless. The showing of returns
to the government from the opera
tions of the present lease are that it
has coet the government very much
more money to protect the lessees
in their monopoly than the govern
ment received from them, so that, as
a matter of dollars and cents, the pub
lie purse would actually benefit by
the complete extermination of the
seal herd.
But on the theory that the herd
should be preserved from extermina
tion .it would seem that it is high
time that an experiment be made by
applying to the seal herd the same
rules that are applied to the preserva
tion of game birds and animals, pro
tection complete and absolute, so far
as this Is possible, during the breed
ing season. It may be impossible, in
deed. it is impossible, save by the
consent of ail the maritime nation*
of the world, to prevent the killing
of seal in the waters of the open
ocean. The United State* alone, how
ever. and without asking the consent
of any one else, can prevent the
slaughter of any seal on the breeding
islands.
It is a historic fact that the seal
herd once before, during Russian own
ership of the islands, decreased to
numbers almost as small as at pres
ent; and that the cessation of all
killing on land for a period of fifteen
years resulted in the expansion of
the herd to an extraordinary slxe.
It is true that this occurred before
the days of pelagic sealing. It does
not conclusively appear that pelagic
sealing alone is responsible for the
great diminution of the herd, although
this is an argument advanced, princi
pally on behalf of the holders of the
monopoly. The granting of any mo
nopoly does not at any time particu
larly appeal to the American people.
In the particular instance it is time
an end was put to it; and the herd
protected absolutely, in the rookeries
at least. ? Seattle P. .
EXECUTIVE ERROR.
If President Taft la, as he is re
ported to be. the best informed man
in the national capital on the sub
Ject of Alaska, it would be interest
ing to an Alaskan to hear what some
of the government there might say of
us. The President in his Seattle
speech, thought it would be unwise to
permit a comparitlvely small popula
tion in Southeastern Alaska to legis
late for the whole huge territory.
Furthermore, the four centers of pop
ulation in the territory are so jeal
ous of one another that it would be
extremely difficult for them to legis
late in harmony or with satisfaction
to all on any subject.
Now. whoever informed the presi
dent that Southeastern Alaska could
swing a majority in a territorial leg
islature must have exercised his hu
mor out of season. It was a cruel
Joke to play on so prominent a per
son as a president, and the perpetra
tor deserves punishment equivalent t
one year's continuous residence in
Juneau. at least. And in the second
place, whose imagination ever con
jured up such a phantom as local Jeak
? ??I9B19H99 ?- BlIHIIIIIBIIE F
AN OPPORTUNITY S
========================== ?
To buy Cheaper As jong a# t^ey wo wm set i
than ?tt all Hair Brushes, Mirrors and ,
. p. Combs wo have l*ft, from our Christ
Chicago Department ?*?*
Store prices AT HALF PRICE*
WILLIAM BRUT, Druggist S
lus'es In Alaska? There may bo jeal
osies within each locality ? very In
tense ones: but as between locality
md locality, the Alaskans themselves
have as yet to see any outcropping.
These are two large items In the pres
Ident's reasoning against home rule
for Alaska, and he is wrong in them
both. ? Fairbanks Times.
The Kamily Tree Grew Backward.
A Kansas City man married, and h'-s
mother-in-law came to live with him.
About a year later a friend met him
and asked:
"lias there been any Increase In
your family since we last met?"
"Well, yes. There's one more of us."
"Well! CJIad to bear It. Boy or
Rirl?"
"Neither. It's my wife's mother's
mother, who has come to live with
ut."
The tlrst man was slleut a moment;
then be said. "It looks to me, old man,
a? if your posterity had got beaded In
tha wrong direction." ? Kansas City
Times.
The Rhyming Speller.
A correspondent mentions the diffi
culty experienced by budding authors
in spelling words In which diphthongs
"el" aod "le" appear. An easy man
ner to recall the order of precedence
of the vowels is contained in an an
cient rhyuie:
"1" before "e"
Except after "c"
Or when sounded like "a"
In "neighbor" and "weigh."
?New York Sun.
They Sometimes Are
"We'll have to promote that clerk.
He takes the stairs four at a juuip.
He's always busy."
"Yes." commented the observant
senior partner, "too busy to do any
thing."? Louisville Courier-Journal.
AN ARCTIC TRAGEDY.
Tho Body That Waa 8o?n Floating In
the loy Water.
On Aug. 30 we arrived nt Rudolf Is
land. tho most northern of tho Franz
Josef group and simply a mass of lco
aud high glaciers, where wo had plan
ned to spend tho winter. Whllo cruis
ing near Nortbbrooko Island 1 saw one
day from tho "crow's nest" a singular
dark body Just awash on the surface
of the water. As we came nearer and
nearer I was possessed by a rather
unusual desire to know what this
dark mass was. Tutting up my glass
es, 1 gave the order for "dead slow,"
and we passed the object closely on
the starboard side. I saw clearly that
It was the body of a man clothed In a
great sklu coat, with the usual hood,
and with mittens on the hands. The
face was not discernible, but It dawn
ed ou me suddenly that this might bo
the remains of the Swedish balloonist
Andree. who had been lost In tho arc
tic about two years before, or perhaps
ono of the men who bad been lost In
the Abruzzl expedition.
I was about to stop the steamship
aud procure the body when It occur
red to me that to take a corpse on
board would destroy the good spirit
anil courage of the members of the
polar party, for there Is a general su
perstition among sailors that a sblo Is
doomed when a dead body Is on board.
The first officer and myself were the
only ones who witnessed this ghastly
spectacle, and nelthor mentioned the
fact, fearing that the discovery would
cast a shadow over the eutlre party.
I We have both always believed that
this was the body of Andree. aud 1
have often regretted that It had not
been in my power to give blm decent
burial.? Captain Edwin OoHin of the
Ziegler Polar Expedition In National
Magazine.
Come in or phone orders for Gibsoi
Ryo and Val Blatz Beer; delivered to
your homo by The Mascot.
Only One "BROMO QUININE," that is ^
Laxative Bromo Quinine fyL Xf
Cures a Cold in One Day, C:ip in 2 Days^iA ^ 25c
JVSOORE'S WHHRF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Rou'.o
All South Bound Steamers Arrive and Deoart FromThla Dock
REGULATIONS 1909
Warehouse. open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 6 p.m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All frtlght 3 lipraents destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. custom#
office) and must be delivered before 6 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this nour.
BAGGAGE? x'oils win oe collected on Checked Ba.gqaqe Onlt. No
charge for bags and crips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be clo^jd to tho public when stoamar Is nearlng
dock and will be opened only when passengers have disembarked
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock,
P. O. Box 175. E. J. SHAW RESIDENT, MANAGER
SEATED AND UGH i ED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
BY ITS OWN PLANT FOR DRUMMERS
(U bile Pass fiotel
P. D McMillan, Manager
Cargtst and best appointed fiotel in tbe Yukon f
RATES MODERATE
Uibiteborse, V.C.
i nn
"* HEADQUARTERS FOR . FIRST CLASS CAFE |
. . ATLIN'CONRAD STAGE IN CONNECTION
CHOICE BAR STOCK
!; Caribou Hotel
** NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS
I* FURNACE HEATED
E. w. GIDEON, Proprietor
Carcross,Y.T. |
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 22.
(Dally Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound No. 2. S. Bound
1st class 1st class
8 30 a. m. Leaves SKAC UAY Arrives 3 20 p. m.
10 00 " " WHITE PASS " 1 45 "
U 00 " " LOG ABIN " 12 42 "
11 30 " " BENNETT M 12 10 "
1 30 p. m. " CARIBOU " 10 25 a. m.
3 45 " Arrives WHITE HORSE Leaves 8 15 "
Passengers must be at tiepo J In time to have Baggage Inspect
ed and checked. Inspeotlon is stopp d 30 minutes before leaving time of
train.
150 pounds of baggago will be checked free with each full fare
Uek*t and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
The rosult of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at .midnight, Jan. II,
1' 1 1, Is as follow:):
Temperaturo time observaU'n 5 above
Max. tomp. preceding 24 hours 8 above
Min. " " " " 4 above
Mean " " " " 0 above
Barometer 20 U4
Cleir north wind
INTERIOR WEATHER.
Whitehorse 15 o.-low
Atlln 20 ?'
Lower Lcbarge 2t< "
Hootallnqua 20 "
Big Salmon 26 "
Yukon Crossing: 30 "
Selkirk 48 "
Coffee Creek "
Stewart ,v 40 "
Outvie 4.1 ?'
Dawson 50 "
Forty Milo
Our Christmas F-oultry, Oysters,
etc., will arrive 011 the Cot
tage City, and as usual, our stock of
Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Chickens and
Oystors will be the very choicest to
bo found in any inarkjt in the North.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
FOR SALE OR RENT.
Well established Trading Post, Ho
tel and Stabler at Wells, Alaska.. Ev
erythlng ready for immediate occu
nancy. S. J. Weitzman, Haines.
B. B. B. pipes need no description
and can only bo had at TONY DOR
TERO'S.
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mnll
For Haines, Werners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Teuakee, Sitka and WVport*
SAILS !
Jan. 13 19 25 31
at 8:00 a. m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOUGHTON, Afjent
Broadwav and Fifth Ave. ^hono 90
U. S- Mail Steamer
Hegg
Carrying Passengers and Mail will
leave Skagway for Haines
Every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Returning leaves Haines for Skag
way at 2 P. M.
FARE ONEWAY SI.50: ROUND TRIP S2.50
UOAT CAN BE CHARTERED FOR
EXCURSIONS SUNDAYS AND
EVENINGS
Cable Code "Hegg" Phono So
SKAGWAY
STEAMERS FOR
f\ Seattle, Taccnia
Victoria, Vancouver, Anacortr-, Bcllinghtn
Everett, Olympia, Port Townicnd, South
Bellingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angetes, San Blego
G. W. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. C. L?. DUNaNN, G. P. A.
1 13 Jamei St., Seattle 1 12 Market St., San Franciico
Right rooorvod to chcnga this Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
S. S. COTTAGE CITY
January 1 13 25 February 6-19
FRANK H. STUART Agent, 2nd and Broadway, SKAGWAY
I A ALASKA STEAMSHIP "
I COMPANY
Carrying U 8. Mailfand AlaskalPacific Eiprew
Next Salllnp of the Fast Pawengrer Steamer
S. S JEFFERSON
January 18-30
Company resurves rltfht to change sailing date without notice]
C. B. GUPTILL, Agent. Phone 06
f Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B. C. COAST SERVICE)
Winter Schedule of Sailings From Skagv/ay
STCAMSHIP^.
PRINCESS MAY
January 14-28 February 11-25
Subject to change wit.iout notice
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agsnt |
ihe Humboldt S. S. Co/
The S. S, Humboldt will resume her reg
ular sailings for South-Eastern Alaska
Ports on or about January 15, 1910.
SEATTLE OFFICE W. W. BOUGHTON,
?, 03 YESLER WAY phone 90 skagway agt
mm 11? i ??n
Through Line From
Skagway to Atiin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermedial Yukon River Points.
The now placercamps in the Alscknnd Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via Whito Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when navigation is closed, daily trains will continue running between
Ska?way and White Horse. A through Mail, Pa-senger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line betweeD White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mall, express and pissengers, leave White Horso for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in the 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 passeager, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A. L. RERDOE, Gon. Mngr. F, B. WURZPACBER Gen. Agen
Vnnconver B. C. *nd Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska