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?? ESTABLISHED 1898 0L0?ST"qA1LY NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER I . S. KELLER, Publisher.
Admitted as second class mall matter July 8, 1S9S, at tho Skagway P.O
Copy for clmngo of advertisements must be in by 1 o'clock p. m. to
insure Insertion same day. Advertising rntc* ou application.
Tho Dally Alaskan charges for all publications not solicited, which
Includes all notices, other than churcho; or charitable soclotivs.
Subscription Kates:
One month by mall 75
Ono month by carrier 1-00
Threo month* by mail .. >.2.25
Six months by mall 4.50
Odo year by wall 9.00
SulMcriptloos juhI AdvertlMnienta received by
licnnett News Co. .\Vhitchufto,i.T.
E. \V. Gideon.. ..CarcrGflt, Y. T.
K. U I illiunn AUIn, II. V.
Keller Drug Co. . Haines, Alaaka.
J.fcT VXCLF. SAM (JET IX OX THE
??PAY"
Falcon Joslin says that without
the Al.iski coal fields as a side Is
?. i. It would be impossible to In
terest private capital lu railroad
b.'Mdlng in the territory He
scales this before the senate com
iiiittcc at Washington.
Friends of Alaska In the city of
Seattle received telegraphic advices
from Washington of the assuranc
of an appropriation of between $55,
iH'0,000 end $72,000,000 for the
building of a railroad by the feder
al government In Alaska.
These two statements appearing
> a the dupatches of yesterday, as
printed in this paper is food for con
siuorable thought. Dmh it mean
t.?at the private Interests are go
ing to make an attempt to get Con
gress tii turn over to th.>m the coal
fit Ids of Alaska as a bonus for then,
lo hullj a rn'*-" M in Alaska, or Is
thus cut them
o. f _ investment whlct
wouitt be for all (line* removed fron
of the AtaPka Railroad Commission
a i.ointed to look Into the feaslbll
lea. has made railroad capital of the
Culled States stop and give the mat- |
ter serious consideration Alaska
has the ares for a great empire
Agricultural. stock and mining, and >
lately the attention of paper manu
: icturers Is directed to the wood
pulp possibilities of the territory
T>.c prospects of large immediate re
The Birds
Are singing in the Trees.
The air is fanned by a summer
The tourists are coming in by
the score.
With money to spend; Oh money
Wake up in time! Take heed!
Get wise!
Spend a little coin and advertise.
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Spring has Lame
You Bet! "Spring has Came" and
the Tourist Season will soon be in
full swing. Have you stopped to
realize that? The Tourists come
up here with plenty of long gTeen
and it generally circulates liberally
in this town. Now Mr. Business
Man. you want some of this loose
change, that's what you'r in busi
ness for, well there is only one way
to get it: keep your goods before
the puplic eye; keep at' em.don't let
'em forget that you have the right
merchandise which you will part
with at a price they will be dead \
willing to pay. In fact you have :
such astounding bargains that they
will break all records getting to
your place of business. Well how
you going to do this? To repeat, j
there is only one way to do this:
Advertise
and the columns of The Daily
Alaskan are open to you. Our
circulatiou is increasing. The tour
ists read this paper. Nuf Sed!
BETTER GET BUSY
turns on capital invested In railroad
In Alasna arc not very glowing, but
neither wore tho prospects for lm
m<'dlato returns on the capital In
Nested by Janieo J. Hill and his
backers very rosy when ho con
st- ucted the Great Northern railway
over what was considered a* desert
wtilAt. But James J. Hill know wha
he was doing, and so do other rail
way magnates know what they are
doing when they allow to slip
through their flngors the Alaska
railroad proposition by permitting
the federal government to build up
tae empire of Alaska without a
chance of getting iu on the pay.
Let us hope that Woodrow Wil
son's administration will seo Alaska
furnished with federal railroads,
: nd the day hastonod when this ter
ritory will bogln development as the
building of railroads alone can
If every principality and power
went after whlto slavers as vicious
ly as did the legislature of Alaska,
that Is one form of ovll which would
be qullckly remedied. Alaskans
are not long on "blue laws", such
a3 Lord's l>ay acts and other legis
lation that makes It an offense for
i man to kiss his wife on Sunday,
l>ut when it comes to leglslalng for
the suppression of real vice, they
.iro there with bells. ? Stroller White
O'NKILL GETS GREAT
IWY ON BLACK HILLS
Dawson ? Jerry O'Neill, pioneer
(.rospector, who has been working
for several years on Black Hills, re
ports h iving lcated the pay on sev
?t nl of his clulms. Ho has a group
of five, and is making his head
quarters on 39 above, where, ho
stites, he got no 1 ess than ten
tents to the pan this winter. He
declares he has the best pay ever lo
cated on black Hills. Ho has three
and a half feet of gravel, and gets
sold as deep as three feet in the boi!
rock. Jerry says ho will open his
. Inims, and show them how to get
out the gravel this summer. From
surfaco to bedrock Is 25 to 30 foot.
The reoden of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at
'.east one dreadful disease that sclenc.
has been able to cure In all Its stages
and that la Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure la the only positive cur* now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
iarrh being a constitutional disease,
requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cur* la taken Intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surface* of the system,
thereby destroying tho foundation of
the disease, and giving tho patient
strength by building up the consti
tution and assisting nature In doing
Its work. The proprietors have so
much faith In Its curative powers
that they offer On* Hundred Dollars
for any case that It falls to cure. Send
for the Ust of testlmolnilt
PILES CURED *N 6 TO 14 DAYS
r druggist will refund money If
AO OINTMENT falla to cure Mr
case of Itching, Blind, Blooding or
Protruding Plica la 6 to U d*ya. 60c.
Take Notice!
We have four mounted
Bear Skin Rugs that we
are going to sell at ex
actly what it cost us to
put them up.
It will pay you to call
AND LOOK AT THEM
Draper & Co.
A
Complete
Stock
Our stock of Drugs, Patent Medi
cines, Rubber Goods, Tollot Articles,
Perfumes, Stationery, Candles, otc..
Is complote and wo uro able to sup
ply our customers with ovorythlng
usually found In a first class and
well stocked prescription pharmacy.
Our proscription work Is subjoct to
tho utmost accuracy. Mull ordors
havo our special attention and no
pain is spared to fill thom to satis
faction.
WILLIAM BRITT, Ph. G.
Druggist.
Stores at SkaKwny a ml Juneau.
GOOD
COAL
Thcro Is a groat deal of satisfaction
la the use of coal that la bright and
clean.
Moored Wharf Co.
rhono any SkiiKuray Expressman
Thcro Is economy In coal that gives
you a dollar's worth of heat units
for every dollar Invested ? *hats
CLEAN
OOAL
When You Think of Live Foxes
i venture to say you think of CclweMJHe has been associated
with this line of business for some time and is open to buy and
willing to pay the highest market prices for Blacks, Silvers, and
Crosses^If yon have or know of the whereabouts of any, wire
at my expense, ff business is transacted you will be well paid
for your trouble. :: z :: s z :: r. r. :: n :: ::
, G. P. COLWELL, Whitehorse, Y. T.
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SITKA
HOT SPRINGS
Sanitarium [sitka] Alaska
Large, Clean, Individual Baths.
Abundance of JVatcr. Best of
Hotel Accommodations. Fur
nished Cabins for Rent
Excellent Hunting and Fishing.
Motor Boating and Sailing.
Steamer Georgia from Juneau
makes soml-monthly visits. In
formation and rates upon request
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
-of
Send tho Skagway Dally Alaskan
homo to the states. 75c. per month
Juneau Steamsbi ?o
U. S. MAIL STEAMER
Georgia
Juneau-Sitka Route
Loaves Juneau for Hoonah, Gyp
Bum, Touakeo, KlUlsnoo and Sit
ka, 8:00 a. id., April 28, May 4,
10, 1G, 22. 28. Juno 3, 9, 15,
21, 27. July 3, 9, 15, 21, 27.
Aug. 2, 8, 14. 20, 26. Sopt. 1
7, 13, 19. 25.
Juneau-Skagway Route
Leaves Juneau lor Pearl Harbor,
Eaglo River, Yankee Cove, Comot,
Sontlnei Light Station, Eldred
Rock Light Station, Halnos and
Skagwuy 8 : 0'i a. m., April 20.
May 2, 8, 14, 20, 26. Juno 1,
7, 13, 19, 25. July 1, 7, 13, 19
25, 31. Aug. 6, 12, 18, 24, 30.
Sept. 5, 11. 17. 23, 29. Ro
turnlng Loaves Skagway follow
ing day at 8:00 a. m.
WILLIS E. NOWELL, Manager.
MOORES' WHHRF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route.
A UfccutLttuirikSttamerb Arrive and Depart From This Dock
REGULATIONS 1013.
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Purlthables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments de?Untxi southbound must be accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (paper* oan be obtained at the U. S. cus
toms office) and must be doUvered before G p. m. No freight will be
received on the wharf after this hour.
BAGGAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY
No charge for ban and grip* when unchocked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public whon stoamor la noarlng
dock and will be opened when passongers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 175. E. J. SHAW, General Manager.
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 30.
Monday*, Wednesday* mid Friday*.
So. 1 N. Hound
1st class
8:30 a. in. Leave*
SKAGIT AY Arrives
WHITE PASS Leavos
" LOG CABIN
BENNETT "
CARIBOU "
Arrives NVHITEHORSK Leaves
Passengers must be at depot* lu time to havo Baggage lnspocted
and checkod. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of
trains.
150 pounds of baggago will be checked free with each full fare
ticket and 76 pound* with each half tare ticket.
11:05 "
11:40 "
12:33 p. m.
3:00 "
4:15
No. 2 S. Bound
lbt class
3:20 p. m.
1:40 ??
12:47
11:30 a. m.
10:25 "
8:15
B. M. BEHRENDS, Banker
Juneau, ? \laaka
OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
Respectfully Solicits The Accounts
of Skagway Firms And Individuals.
? STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Yacoma
Vic tori*, Vancouver, Anucofttt, Bellin^ham
Everett, Olympia, Port Towr.*end, South
Bellingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
C W. ANDREWS, G. A. P. D. C. D. DUNANN, P. T. M.
1 13 Jaraw St., Seattle 1 12 Market St., San Fnncucc
R'Wit reienrcd to cHango thii Schedulo
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
City of Seattle May 10 - _ 21
Spokane May - - 26
V. A. PETERSON, Agent
Phone 50 2nd & Broadway, Skagway, Alanka
? ^
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. 8. MAIL AND WELLi-FARGO EXPREM
Next Sailing of llio Fust Pniwcnger Steamer
1 JEFFERSON, May 10- 20
p Alameda, May 13
Calling North bound until
May 18, then calling North
and South bound.
Omponjr reserves tlie rlnlit to clianj. s.illln^ without notice.
~ TELEPHONE NO. (SO. CHAS. T. LYONS, AGENT
me- "TfiH-.-'.rw* T-cjgg.. m
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B. C. COAST SERVICE!
Sailing's
FROM SKAGWAY
PRINCESS MAY
I April - - 23
May
14 " 24
Subject to chnnee wl'h >ut K ice
Vancouver, Victoria# Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phona 87 F. F. W. LOWLE Agent
Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEUKSHIP OPERATIMS TO S. E. ALASKA
WILL 8/ -L FROM 8KAGWAY
May 13-24
8&illng date aubjoct to change wlthoat ootlc*.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
3e&Ule Office: Ticket* and (ill la formation
710 fooond Aronue. H. HAKTWICSEN, 5th A Broadw'y.
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The Skagway Pioneer Dairy
H. F. ftftfcMAN, Prop.
"The Sanitary Milk Ranch"
Tlio largeKt and best conducted dairy in Alaska. m -t
Daily Shipment# of Pure Milk and Cream
To all uolnuon Whlt? P??.h & Yukon Uoute.
SHIP YOUR
RAW FURS j
TO THE
MINNEAPOLIS, ? MINN.
W' Uo for ?
Alaska Fur# a Specialty
Very Top Prices Piud.
Make - Trial - Shipment
There is Strength
and Vigor
in Every Drop
G0MPSNV
SEATTLE, WA8H.