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EDITORIAL PAGE
Be It known, that on the 6th day
of December. In the Year of Our
Lord, nineteen hundred and twelve,
the editor of the Skagway Daily Al
askan worked all the afternoon in
his office, in his shirt sleeves, with
no fire in the stove. This was not
of necessity, because plenty of wood
had been brought in on subscrip
tion, but because the weather was
not cold enough to require it. All
of this happened in Alaska, a non
contiguous possession of the United
States of America, notwithstanding
the fact that the postmaster at San
Francisco refused a few days prior
to accept mail for transmission to
said Alaska because he believed
the season had closed and the
country was frozen in. This is
the truth, the whole truth and noth
ing but the truth.
That religion is not a dead issue
has been shown by the Denver
News, which recently devoted a
special Page to the discussion of
the "Second Coming of Christ,"
which is awakening a tremendous in
terest The News has printed the
opinions of dozens of priests and
clergymen on the application and
meaning of the text. From a peru
sal of the various views each indi
vidual will be influenced by his
previous mental bias, and the result
will be as many differences of opin
ion as there always have been.
The real religious part of the dis
cussion comes from the fact that
clergymen now charitably discuss
the opinions of others without that
hatred and rancor which character
ized the controversies of a few
years ago ? that charity itself shows
to us the Second Coming of Christ,
which is with us even now.
Delegate James Wickersham sail
ed from Valdes on the 24th for Se
attle and left there immediately for
the east During his stay in Cor
dova he gave an interview to the
Alaskan, a part of which we re
print:
"The election is past, and it is
time now for all to work together
without regard to party or partisan
politics for the future success of
the new legislature and for Alaska.
I was for that great American,
Theodore Roosevelt, but now that it
is over I am for Wood row Wilson.
He is my president now as he is
yours, and I intend to go to him
and try to get help for Alaska.
"The many defects of the Alas
ka code should be remedied by the
firs* territorial legislature. There
have been practically no amend
ments to the Alaska code since
adopted twelve to thirteen years
ago, and the laws are greatly in
need of changes in many cases. The
lawyers of the territory have a duty
to perform, and it is their duty to
assist the legislature in drafting the
needed amendments so that these
ran be put through at the first ses
sion It is the duty of every man
in Alaska to lay aside his personal
scraps and help the legislature in
the passage of needed laws.'"
For his part the representative of
the territory states that he will
work for a government railroad for
better transportation. He does not
care where the railroad has its
starting point, but it must extend
from the coast to Tanana and to
Fairbanks.
The delegate declares the tele
graph system of the territory to be
the most *xpensive in the world,
and Instead of transferring Its con
trol to the postoffice department, as
favored by the secretary of war,
thought it should be turned over to
the signal corps to run on a busi
ness basis and not be hampered bv
the r?trlctlons and red tape of the
war department and army regula
tions. He is not in favor of having
the soldiers do police duty, but
thought instead that if the marshals
of the territory were given author
ity to perform other duties than
mere serving of process, the peace
cf the country would be properly
?afeguarded. > 1 MI
OVER A PRECIPICE.
Nerve Racking Experience of a
Hunter In the Tyrol.
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH.
Perils the Oaring Adventurer Braved
to Rob a Golden Eagle's Nest of Its
Young and the Anxious Hours He
Spent Dangling In Terror In Mid Air.
An Englishman who was spending
his vacation In the Tyrol learned that n
pair of goldeu eagles were rnvuglng the
valleys of poultry and small game and
found that they had their aerie on a
certain mountainside. Being of an ad
venturous disposition he obtained the
services of several woodcutters and
started out before dawn determined to
capture the young eagle that was be
lieved to be In the nest
When the party ascended the moun
tain and looked over the edge of the
perpendicular cliff they could see a
ledge about 100 feet below them. One
of the party remained at the top while
the others lowered themselves to the
j ledge by means of a rope
Here they fastened a fifty fathom
half Inch rope to the stump of a tree,
fixed a block of wood against the edge
of the cliff for the rope to run over, fas
teued an Iron hook Id the crevice of the
rocks and prepared to lower the Eng
llshman to the aerie, which they could
now see far l>elow.
A stout leather belt was fastened
round his waist with an Iron ring in
front through which the roi<e passed.
To the end of the rope a strong piece
of wood was knotted, and the English
man seated himself astride It.
With a rltlv on bis back, a revolver
In his pocket, a big knife In bis belt
and a long pole In his hands be was
ready to start Five men took hold of
the rope, while two others lay flat upon
the rocks, rifles In hand, looking over
the edge of the cliff. If the old birds
should attack th<t Intruder his life
would probably depend upou those tw-o
! rifles.
The descent lasted ten or fifteen min
utes. Then the Englishman found him
self opposite the eagles' ledge. He
| Jerked the signal line, ne was ten
or twelve feet from the ledge, but with
the hooked end of his long pole he
was able to draw himself In and pres
i ently was gar.lng cautiously over the
I edge of the uest, which, to his sur
! prise, contained not one eaglet, bnt
I tWfc
I One of them, not without a lively
struggle. he put Into the canvas bag he
I had brought for the purpose. The
other he finally managed to secure by
running a noose over lta feet. lie tied
t the bap to the signal cord, arranged
I himself upon his wooden seat, took the
second bird In his left hand and gave
j the signal. The men on the ledge
1 above, contrary to Instructions, gave a
vigorous pull that wrenched the pole
from his hands and sent him away
from the cliff at a frightful pace. The
return swing was likely to dash him
against the rock with deadly force.
There was but one thing to do, and
the Englishman had the presence of
mind to do It. lie tilted the upper part
of his body backward and his legs for
ward and struck the rock with his feet,
with no worse result than a paralysed
feeling In his legs and a twitching sen
sation In his back and loins.
Just then a dark object flashed by
him. It passed In such close prox
imity that the man felt the rush of air
produced by Its flight. At first he sup
posed It to be a falling stone, but pres
ently be perceived that Instead of being"
drawn upward he was quite stationary.
One hour passed, then two. and still
be hung motionless at the end of the
rop. He could of course form no Idea
of what had happened. The strange
situation finally got upon his nerves
He lmacln.-d that he had been abnn
doned and must swing there till he lost
his hold and fell to his death or until
the parenr eagles should return and
pluck our hl? eyes To add to his mis
fortunes, a sharp thunderstorm came
on that wet him to the skin and nearly
blinded him with lightning
At Inst, when be had hung thus b?
tween heaven and earth for more than
thr>e hours, he felt a fug upon I he
rope and In (Ifteen minutes was at tlv
top with 1 1 Ik two prizes
Then he found that the falling oil
Ject was the block on which the ropi
had run It had had to be replaced
lest the rope should he cut by the shnrj
edge of the nv-k. and the long dela>
had been caused by the necessity ot
sending the one man at the top dowi
to the base of the mountain to ml *
small tree and make a second block
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COAL
{Moore's Wharf Co.
Phone 10. Skagway, Alaaka.
MOORES' WHARF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route.
AllSouthbouiidSteaniersArrive and Depart From Thin Dock
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papers can be obtained at the U. S. cub-!
toms office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be
received on the wharf after this hoar.
BAGGAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY
No charge for ban and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer is ne?u+ng
dock and will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 17b. C. J. SHAW, General Manager. ij
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 30.
, Mondays, Wednonlays nn<l Friday*.
Xo. 1 X. Ilonnd No. 2 8. Round '
1st class 1st class
8:30 a. in. Leaves HKAdt'AY Arrives 3:20 p. m.
11:0.% " " WH1TK PAS." Leaves 1:40 ?
11:40 " " IiOfl CABIN " 12:47
19:38 p. m. " BENNETT " ll:BO a. in.
2:00 " " CARIROl* " 10:2.1 "
4:15 " Arrives WHITEHOR8K Leaves 8:15 "
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggage Inspected
and checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of
trains.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked fr<>e with each full far*
ticket and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
C. E. Bogardus
Assayer
?
GoM & Silver |1 00
Gold, Silver t Copper 150
Cyanide and Mtllln* TeeU.
?
90 Columbia St. Seattle
I
JUNEAU 8 8. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED 8TF.AV
HEATED STEAM EK
Georgia
Carrying U. 9. M?u
For Haines, Bernera Bajr. Juneau
Hoonah, Tenekee and Way Ports.
SAILS
FROM SKAGWAY
Not. 4, 10, 16, 22, 28.
at 8:00 m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., JUNEAl I {
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STEAMERS FOR
^ Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vmmw. Aaarnr**, MCmjttm
ChiM, Olfnpit, Port Tu"'i? 3? fc
Ma^ia, Eadi. SwU Barbara, Mew*
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDRE'S. G. A. P. D. CD. LXJNANN. P. T. M.
1 13 Jinn Sc. 5eattW 1 1 i Mark* St, 3aa Fnnrmrr
Hit mm i< '? tlmxi ll* Scfcariata
NEXT FAILINGS WILL BE
Curacao- -Dec. 16, 28
C. I). GRANGE. A.-ting Agent
2nd Brovlway. Skagway, Alaska
-"nHHw
| Alaska Steamship
I Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND WELLS FARGO EXPREM
Next nllln? oC M p?mn??r "tiMW
DOLPHIN
Nov. 17 - 28. Dec. 9 - 21
Jan. - 2
Company roaerrea th? rtjrfct to eteajr Mlllnic Wm wlthrmt nn*4r?
TELEPHONE NO. M. C. B. GUPTILL, AGENT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(R C COAST SERVICE)
Winter Sailings
1912 FROM SKAGWAY 1913
PRINCESS MAY
I
I Dec. 5 - 19
Jan. 2 - 16 - 30
Feb. 13 - 27
<ibj?et 10 eh*n?? N*l*
Vancouver, Victoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
I Phon. 87 F. F W. LOWLE, Afl.nt
Steamship Humboldt
the our impendent stehship mm* to s. i alaska
Will tail from Skagvray for Seattle and Wat Porta
Nov. 27. Dec. 9 - 21.
Sailing d*tf> trnbjoct to ch*nx# without notte*.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
SMttk Office: Tlflirt? urn) nil !itfnrm?tk*
7 If tfe'xmd ATmv?. n. If A TtTWIGSEX, Wh * nrtmAm'j.
I WHITE PASS 8 YUKON ROUTE
Winter Route
Stage Service
During the ntnlor sonson of 1012-101.1, n throngh Mull, P<??rn?cr, fnd Fr^lnlrt Smlr? will
l?e mAinliiinnl Mimm While Hops? an?l Dnvnin, affording nil po??IWe comfort fop twwlw ?
t>y means of a
Thoroughly Equipped Stage
and Automobile Line
Fi?r the winter season the Company'* comfortable train* will operate on * lH-<rn>||j vhrdit* t?^
l?wn Skngtinjr ami White Home, train* leaving iwh terminil on Mor??laj-?. \V?lne?ilaj-? and
Friday*.
For information relative to passenger and freight rate* apply to
H. WHKF.LKR, Rapt., Mail Service Department. ..... Whlfehoree, T. T.
O. L. DKTKESOX, President xkagnay. Alaska.