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WICKEOl ON THE NEED OF
A MINER'S LIEN LAW
At the Fairbanks meeting that has
been referred to, Judge Wickeisham
presented the conditions in the placer
mining district fo plain that the need of
a miner's Hen law appears mandatory.
It Is all well worth reading, very in
structive and worth reading. Judge
Wickersham pledges his word that he
will work for such a law. lie said:
1 It Is a matter of more vital import
ance to the laboring man. to the ifan
who works in tb? mines and takes out
the paystreak and puts it in a dump,
than any other law that can be passed
by congress. Here i? the situation.
Some man with an Immense amount of
nerve and no money goes to John .rones,
who owns a "wildcat" mine on some
creek where a little pay has been dis
covered above and below It and says:
I will clvo you 25 per cent or 30 p^r
cent gross royalty for a lease upon your
claim. Of course John Jones gives
him the lease upon the mine. He then
comes down to the banks in Fairbanks
and he wants some money. They know
it is a speculative proposition and they
charge him two per cent a month, 24
per cent per annum. Then he goes
over to Vacheon's or to the Northern
Commercial company or somewhere
else and he bujs a lot of goods on his
nerve, and they knowing that It is
nerve charge him lf> or 20 per cent
more on account of the fact that they
Know he has no money sod is running
on nerve, and I don't blame them for
it. So before he begins he is in debt
about 70 per cent upon his lease. He
has got to beat somebody to get even
because he cannot work that mine on
any such proposition. of <?????
beats the laboriug man: and be does it
in this way, and I am going to make it
so plain thjt you can avoid it hereafter,
and I will not charge you anything for
the advice.
"He calls for laboring men. He gets |
i
a few men and starts them to work in
the hole. The; begin to take out the
winter dump. Before they begin John
Jones comes to town and goes to see
?omc lawyer and says:
"This man is goio? to work or my
claim and I don't wan', my claim held
responsible for any debts. I want
you to make me a little notice and post
it up.
"So the lawyer makes out a notice
and Jones posts it up: "Notice to
everybody. John Jones is the owner
of this claim and he will not be
resposible for any debts contracted by
any person furnishing labor, material
or anything upon this cla m."
"It is uoi so loud as that. He posts
l^up anu it stands there, and the mioer
don't see it probably or don't
read it and he works all winter and
gets out a dump, i.ut the mortgage
isn't tnero. It don' talk loud. It
is down town in the recoider's office.
The miner don't know how to find
it. And if he went to the recorder'
office he would have to get Henry Hay
to look it up for him. He doesn't do
that. He takes out a big dump with
this noticc stuck up there. Under our
law that notice lets the owner of the
claim out. Along about May the water
begins to run and they put up some
boxes and turn the water in and begin
to shovel the dirt in, and everybody
looks happy as they aio roing to have a
cleanuD and the miner is goiug to get
bis money, when out comes the fellow
with the mortgage. He says: "Her*,
you fellows stind back. I will take the
dust," and he doe*.
Raw Furs....
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High Prices for Fine Furs
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Percy's Fur House
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
"He takes the whole winter's work
*w?y from thoso men and they have to
?tand there and look on as he takes it,
snd ht takes it acc?rdirg to Inw too,
?nd we lawyers would have to so advise (
him. And I pledjje you my word that (
if I am elected to congress and do not
remedy that evil, I will not come back
to Alaska.
"The d.ttlculty is that onr laws give a
lien only upon property for Improve
ment* made upon tho property. If you
should build a house upon my land,
you could reserve a lien on the house
for the payment of your money; il you
should corns into my mine and run
drifts for the purpose of developing my
mine, you could hold that mine, pro
vided I dla'nt put up tbe notitfe, for the
development work you did upon my
mine; but you have no lien upon the
dump, aad that is where tho gold is,
"Now, there is no lien law in Alaska
giving the miner a lien upon the dump,
which his labor has taken out during
the winter, for his wages; and he is
obliged to stand there and see them
under tbe law carry off al I the gold dust
in the spriog that he has worked all
winter to take out- It is an outrage,
and every man who is running for con<
gress ought to be mado to pledge him
self, to secure that law, so that some ot
us will get it throu -h. And, if that is
done, if the miner has a lien upon the
dump, be will get his money.
"I am in favor of making that lien
cover the wuges of the miner and the
wages of every man who assists in get
ting out that dump, and I am in favor
of making that lien a preferred lien
..... aim <.*?><?, wiieioer it be in
advance or subsequent to the labor per
formed upon that dump, making It a
preferred lien upon tho dump which is
produced by the lalo.- of the working
man. And I pledge you I will get it
done, too."
$ the individual from tho lierce ness O
$ o f the bread struggle and give $
0 him chance to prow.? Lunke #
It wa? a group of fishermen
(All amateurs were they),
A-telling each of wondrous c itch
In river nnd in bay,
And as the stories passed around
They more amazing grew,
And every teller of a tale
Swore roundly it was true.
It would much amazed ? mao
Whs lived by catching fish,
Po hear these tales; indeed he might
Be tempted to say "Pish ! "
For experts in the angiiog art
Could ne'er by nip or tuck.
In close devotion to the rod
Expect such mighty luck.
A pale shade listened to their tales,
Of them unseen, unwof.
He murmured, "Sfbce I left tho earth
Lies have improved a lot,
My record this beats, I admit.
Despite my natural bias,"
Which was a tribute, for thu shade
Was that of Ananias*
# North.
THE FISHERMEN'S TALES
?Baltimore American.
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A FAIR SUMMER DAY
YUKON RIVER SAILINGS
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The result of the otxerv&tlon takoD
it Moore wharf at midnight, July 20,
190*, la as follows
Temperature time observat'n..58 above
Vlax. temp, preceding 24 bourn. .70 above
Slln. " " " " ..45) above
Vlean " " " " ..63 sbove
Barometer '2H.U2
Cloudy, calm.
YUKON RIVER FLEET
Up stream? Whltehorse arrived at
WhUehorse at 2:15; Bonanza King ar
rived at 3:15 a m; Cases, passed Selkirk
st noon yesterday.
Down stream? Selkirk arrived at
Dawson yesterdity.
Next sailing? Bonanza King and
W'hitehorse today; Casca Tuesday.
HIS PROOF.
It Satisfied the Conductor, and There
Was No Further Trouble.
"Fare, please."
"I paid my fare."
"If you paid your fare, I wouldn't be
flere asking you for It."
"Oh, you're one of those bright con
ductors who never make a mistake,
eh?"
"I'm bright enough to know you're
trying to beat the company."
"Yes?"
"That's what I said."
"You run right along now. I want to
flnlsh this story In the paper aliout the
fight."
"What tight Is that?"
"Why. a fresh conductor thought
he'd bulldoze a passenger out of a sec
ond fare, and hu. got au awful thrash
ing."
"You can't bluff me."
"That's what the passenger said as
he handed out an uppercut."
"Then you won't pay, eh?"
"Not a second fare."
"Say, when did you get on this car.
anyway?"
"About, a week ago; It seems to me.
I got on at Beverly street."
"Oh, you did! Maybe you can men
tion a few things that happened to
show you got 011 away back there?"
"Sure thing. At Blank street four
people got on, and you only rang up
three fares. At James place you tool;
a quarter from a woman and blufTo.l
hor nut t\f tho At Moloou nvr
nue you collected six fares, but the
company will only get three. At Lan
ly street you"?
Hut at this Juncture the conductor
seemed to have very Important busl
ness on the bark of the car. At any
rate, he hurried back there, and for
the next twenty minutes he was as flus
trated as au old maid about to make a
leap year proposal.? A. B. Lewis In
Judge.
The best dining room, the best hotel ac
cummodations, the most, comfort at the
Fifth Atoquo
QUICK DELIVERY, PHONE 90
Basrgage, coal and wood delivered up
on shortest notice day or night.
n. Freidenthal,
General Expressing Bonded Carrier.
PILES CURED IN 4 TO 6 DAYS
PAZO OINTMKN'T is guaranteed
to cure any case of itching, Blind,
IJIeedinK or Protruding Piles iu 0 to 14
Jays or money refunded. 50c
The Fifth Avenue hotel hasunlimlted
accomodations. Steam he*t and every
thing modern -
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
GOOD MINING PROPOSITION WANTED
Wanted to purchase (or will ass'st
party having good pro|K>sUion) a Kold
mine that has been suftlciently devel
oped to demonstrate possibilities. Ad
dress Charles W. I<oi'k, 914 Spruce
street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
S9-3roo.
BETTERJRM.HMN EVER
Having put In a steam uoiler and
other machinery we are better pre
pared than ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE
Paid l^r Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Rest :::::::: 5,000,000.00
I
BANKING E3 V M'A I L_
Gold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSCED PAYABLE IN ALL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
SKAGWAY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mflrt
Ice Cream
Soda
PURE AND DELICIOUS
PLENTY OF CRUSHED FRUITS
We want you all to patronize our
fountain during the warm weather.
You will find it a delightful place
to rest and be refreshed.
WM. BRITTj
The Druggist.
Having completed reliable arrange
meats for an adequate supply of tho
bet>t
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Doptrturo Kay)
Uuu of Mine f 12 per ton
Wellington (Ladysmlth)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size 920 per to?
Prices abovd Rrc on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivery #1.00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying
Passengers and Mail
Will leave Skagway Daily
?it 9 a. m. for Haines
Returning, Leaves Haines for
Skagway at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
JTJNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Berners Hay, Juneau,
Hoonn, Tenakec, Sitka and Wayports
SAILS
Tuesdays 6:30 p, m.
Thursdays at 2 p. m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BODGHTON, Affent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 00
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEER. ALASKA.. Li
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
SeaU'c, and other Puget Sound Pert ?
CARRYING U.S. ST All .
Steamer* of Thl? Company I-cavo
CITV Of SEATTLF, July 24 August 5-17-26
COTTAGI: CI1V, ? - July 30 August 10
MJMBOLOT, - - ? - August 21*31
Connecting with tho Company's Steamers at Sea'tlo for San J;rancisco,
South ehn California, Korrka (Humboldt nay) ?r.d Mkxico
pa r Above .Schedule Subject to Change Without Noticc.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and liroadway, Skagway
Skattle Tickkt Okfick, 113 Jam ks St.
C. D. DUN ANN, (loneral Passenger Agent,
112 Markbljjiroei, San Pranolsoo, Cm.
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service)
STKAMKR LKAVEf* SKAUWAY
PRINCESS BEATRICE
JLLV 8-20 AUG. 1-14-26
PRINCESS HAY
JLLV 14-25 AUG. 8-20
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '.he world and all Information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of tho Fast Passeneer Steamers
Jefferson July 3, 15, 27
Dolphin- July 9, 21, August, 2, 13
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Addliional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL. Agent. PhoDC 66
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABL-K IMca. IK.
(Daily Exccpt Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound
1st class.
9 30 a. m.
12 f5 p. m.
12 48 "
1 40 "
3 20 p. m.
5 50
I.eavos
Arrives
SKAOUAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
Whitk Horsi
Arrives
Leaves
No. 2. S. Bouni!
1st claw
4 30 p m
3 05 "
2 20 "
1 45
11 40 a. id.
? 30 "
Passengers must bo at depots In time to have Baggage Inspected acd
checked. Inspection Is stopped SO minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked freo with each full fare ticket
and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket
m ? puss i ii in
Rvi i'
Thro gh line from Skagway to Atlin, Whlto Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and
intermediate points. Connection niRde at Daw=on with I?wcr Kiver steaml>oat* for
Eagle, Cirolo Citv, Rampart, Tanana, Fairbanks, Chens, St. Michael and Nome,
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN I
Frequent connection tnade at White Horse betwcer trains and river steamers for all Yu
kon River points, including Mendenliall Landing, the nearest steamboat landing to the
Alsck Gold Fields. The following steamboats ate operated by the WHITE FASS AND
YUKON ROUTE and are equipped with all modem conveniences, including steam heat
electric light and other features as afford not only safety but comfort to passengers.
WHITE HORSE CANADIAN BONANZA KING
DAWSON CASCA SELKIRK LaFRANCE
ZEALANDIAN THISTLE VICTORIAN
Through tickets can be purchased at Skaguay for DAWSON, FAIRBANKS, OIIENA
and all Lower River points.
Finely appointed trains daily, except Sunday, betfveen Skaguay and White Horse,
carrying passengers, baggage, mail and express.
3hggage bonded through. Direct telegraphic servicc to all points in Alasxa, Canada
?nd the United States.
For information relative to paasenget, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any axent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHFR Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver. B. 0. and 8kapuay, AlasVn 81r*r"wv. Alrpka