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No. 219 FIFTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1912 PRICK in CENT
HI II AGAIN
IN BALKANS
l.oiulon. Deo.- 14 ? The renewal of
hostilities between the Greeks and
the Turks in the west Balkans, has
served to put a damper oil the
|H'ure conference, and it is feared
tliat a general conflict may be pre
cipitated at any moment.
Servia is in no mood to yield
points which might result in a set
tlement. and Austria is jealous of
Serbian expansion of territory,
while the Turks seem to be play
ing one against the other.
At the battle yesterday the
Turks were repulsed by the Greeks
with a considerable loss of life.
DOESN'T EFFECT
FLOfPlllCES
Buffalo, Dec. 14 ? The immense
wheat crop of the United States and
Canada is being shipped in such
quantities that the markets and
grain elevators at the terminals are
unable to handle it. In the harbor
of Buffalo there are three miles of
giant freighters, loaded to the water
line, tied up and swinging at anchor
awaiting an opportunity to unload
the cereal cargo.
More than fifteen million bushels
of wheat are in the holds of the
ships in this one city, while other
terminals are equally glutted.
UTOMOB1LE marks
KEtX>!U> IX NORTH
The desirability of a trunk line to
Dawson from this place, says the
Whitehorsw Star, was emphasized
Tuesday of this week when the
White Pass company's auto truck
made the round trip between this
place and Little river, a total of
about eighty-four miles, taking out
3,000 lbs. of freight, doing the
work which would have required
sixteen horses to perform In the
same length of time. The road be
tween Wh'.tehorse and Little River
Is In fairly good condition and if It
was as good all the way to Dawson,
the matter of winter transportation
would be permanently and satisfac
torily solved.
Skagway Alaskan s Daily Photograph
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Garden at Eagle, 100 miles from Airtic Circle.
We are rhowing today one of
the remarkable scenes of Alaska ?
a luxurious garden on th# Yukon
river, ?15 mil*** northwest of Skag
way and lew than one hundred
mile* from the Arctic circle It
will be noticed that the garden
show* eve -jr evidence of productive
fertility, that the *~ene la home
like and bear* the mark* of civil
isation aid comfort. Here the
flower* an? blooming and the low
land* aloof; the river afford paa
turnge for stock,
Eagle I* an Incorporated mining
town and I* the headquarter* of
a number of hydraulic mining com
panies, ami Is the outfitting point
for operation* on the numerom
creeks of northern Alaska There
is also a saw mill here and It Is
from here that some of the finest
furs of the north are taken
FIELEEN MILLIONS
FOR ILMAl MINES
Colorado Springs, Dec. 14 ? Spen
cer Penrose, the mining engineer
and director of the Utah copper
company and identified with many
prominent mines of the United
States, in company with C. A. Mc
Neil and D. C. Jackllng, the latter
a mining man, metallurgist and offi
cer In a half dozen gigantic mining
companies, hare formed a consolida
tion with the Hayden-Stone bank
A good Christmas present? the
Daily Alaskan. . . .
ing concern of Boston In a mining
company representing fifty million
dollars, ami have Just completed
the purchase of the Alaska Gastln
eau Mining company's holdlngB at
Juneau, Alaska, which Include the
properties of Sheep Creek, Silver
Bow basin, the Perseverance and
allied interests.
The new companj has paid to the
Gastineau Mining cctopany the sum
(.'HAS. Pt'f.HLKY, SOURDOUGH,
IS IN 8KAGWAY
Charles P. Pugsley, one of the
well known sourdoughs of the Yu
kon, is in Skagway on his way out
side. Mr. Pugsley is the owner of
a ranch and road house at Cham
pagne Landing, about forty miles
below Whitehorse, where he raise?
some fine stock and does consider
able gardening.
But it is through his mining Inter
ests that he is best known, having
properties on Jarvls river, to the
development of which he will mainly
give his attention in the future, and
it is from that source he believes
large pay will be taken as soon as
of fifteen million dollars for their
holding*, and have subscribed seven
hundred thousand dollars in addi
tion for the erection of a large low
grade ore mill, the work of con
structing same to begin Immediate
ly. It is the intention of the new
owners to operate the mines similar
to the Treadwell properties. It Is
said that the ore bodies are a*
extensive and of higher grade than
that of the Treadwell.
he hafc the machinery on the ground
for proper working. .
Mr. Pugsle-y has lived In th? Yu
kon country for twenty years or
more, and is lne of the unique and
entertaining rharactcrs of that vast
land. The vicissitudes of fortune
have thrown him Into contact with
the native tribes, and he has devot
ed some study to the ethnology of
the Indians, especially the "Stick"
nation Inhabiting the headwaters of
the Sticklne river, which Mr. Pug
ley has promo are offshoot* of the
Astecs; basing his conclusions on
the fact that they have the same
racial characteristics and their hab
its and handiwork show a common
origin.
Travelers ifrom the Kluane and
Overcoat
Season
is now at hand
IF YOU ARE PARTICULARLY
HARP TO PLEASE WE WILL HE
PARTICULARLY PLEASED THE
DAY YOU TRY ON OXE OK OCR
NEW FALL AND WINTER OVER
COATS WITH THE CONVERTIBLE
COLLARS.
PURCHASE IF YOU FIND WHAT
PLEASES YOU. YOU WILL FIND
US ALWAYS GLAD TO SHOW
OUR GOODS WHETHER YOU BUY
OR NOT.
Our Holiday
Goods will
soon be here
H. J. LYNCH
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You will need some of
these in preparing; your
Christmas cakes, etc.
Hill* Bros. Highest Gride Extracts? 100 per cent purp ? full
flavored. - : -
Lemon, Orange and Citron I'oel
Sultana and Seeded Haisins, Currants
Layer Fi^s ? Fancy Dates
Imported French Candled Chffrlcn
Imported Candled (Joiner, Chines?
Bishop's Figs.
HILLS BROS HKJHKST (ilUI)K SPICKS.
Bakers Unsweetened Chocolate.
We have no old stock to sell you ? nothing hut strictly fresh
goods.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
other diatricta of the north are al
ways delighted to get to the hospit
able roadhouse of Mr Pug*I?y,
where thejr can enjoy hia genial
conversation, and draw Intellectual
delights from hla atorehouae of gen
oral Information.
We undf-ratand that he la Koln?
outalde for the purpose of Interesting
capital in the development of some
of hia holding* Having been ?
prospector for ymr?, during which
time he hm located some valuable
claim*, and knowing the mining
game from A to K. he ought not
find much difficulty in interesting
capital In Jarvis river, where hi
copper and gold properties are sal
to be rich.
OEKKNSK HAH MAID
jtm i/A*T wtmn
Valdet, I<ec. 14? The defense In
the Washington -Alaska hank wreck
ing case closes today It ? I 1 prob
ably go to the Jury some Imp Mon
day.
TRUST FROZE
OUT DEALERS
< tnclnnal-. l?wr |l WUnMn In
i.? truat r in* again*! til* National
'rtk Rnl?*r rompan j, ?#r* i*
h#? atai.d ? ?*??rdaT and today. IMrtl
>lon regarding th*1r r?latlon?hlp
villi (hat *t?antk corporation Th?
,* i#m| fr?r>d of th# iflDlmonr **?(
o aliow V *iat all in<l?^n4?iil d?*t
?m ??r* 'n^rrtUaaly hounded hr
K^nt* of th# lr*rt and on* hjr ?r?
out of hiain#*
Wll*?Mn an independent dewier
tarTel Into huatneaa. h# waa etther
ompflW 'o himll# the pmdurta of
ho National caah rej rlaier al prVe?
lied by lh- trim, or he ?aa foi '"I
?.it of b? la? ; there waa no alter
native No ronton of ordinary
mMid could c onipe'e with their
uethoda I: ?xa th? Mm* old aiory
*htrh rorporatlona hare uand in all
>Hr *mn?irtlona the f rum ?n4r
wild ih?in sold at a loaa and apon
?rm? which the Independent d??ler
o-.:ld not mee*. tkf* whan th# In
iltkd Jal went out of boalneas, th#
;t1c?b wont up to relmbwree the
'ruat for the Iowa? abstained In
wrecking the Independent ronrwra
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CATHOLIC.
Holy Coif, m tin Ion it 1:1* a m
Mm and aermoo at li lt o'clock
a. m
Sunday School at 3: St o rjorfc p.
n.
K.twHl ,*r rvtrw at ? J*
All are < <> rilalljr ln?IM
IHrther P. H TwrwHI.
MKTHODf ? . K"IMT)PU ?W R? H.
Mom! i<; Berrtc*. 1 1 a m.
Snnd j School II M.
Mn'l Su.day KTenli?B fl?\ *
p m. Snbjcct "Sold for i. t ?"
la Invited
w. w. ItelrMlw.
(HRWTIAJI W lMIK.
Christian Scienco Horrko will b"
held Snnday at * 0? p m I" th"
Alaskan bonding.
Subject. "Ood the Pr<werrer of
Man "
The public la welcome
SUGGESTIONS
FOR
Christmas Gifts
We Have a large assortment of Holi
day Novelties such as
SMOKING JA<1iKTS
TRAVK1-IXO rANKB
SILK HAXDRKRCmiW
MimKHS
Kin OIiOVF-8
BATH ROM**
SlI.K MKTS
WOOL (IIjOVKS
NKCKWKAR
HWKATKR OOATS
UMBRELLAS
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WILL CLAYSON
T 3he Home of
HART SCHAFFNER MARX