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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER L S. KKLLKR. PnbU?hg-|
AteinW is ?ecv?x: c is> Mil setter Jul; >. 1S&. At Ute Pattoffiee *\?k?gwa.v
Copy for chiQg? of idrfniMmesa must i* is bj 1 o'clock p. m. to insure
towruoc *:cf WAdr?ru?iQ? rates on appii0*ti0D.
Tb* r* ir JLlMfeaa cfcaj-pa* for ai puMk-AUoo* not solicited, vbicti ia
ciu4?? aZ b?Uc??, othrjr Um& cIikm or otaant&ble wcKi#
Subecnpaoa JUU<* rbree moetb? by mail 2.25
Om saoaii by mi i St 1 Six moatbs by m*U .. ., .. ..*.5?
Om wwu by o*m?r l.MjOne yew by nail 9.00
SUBSCRIPTIONS AXD aDVSSTUJk t NTS RECEIVED BY:
.. VkAtkim, Y- T. K. U r.Uaaat AUU. B. C.
&. W. oWeoa Oarcree*. Y T. Keller Drug Oo .. .. Hfciae*. Alaska
THK t.RKATKM MK\\?> TO
KXsHUl.l.
Every since b-vseb*:'. became the
fcreat na; :onxl catiu- the (trofnooMl
Sam bi^r-s fax* had their e>e? oti ?
n. Her* always N^n a Oeld o:
more go;>l?N promise for them th*t;
any they Isw ever exploited Often
have they trained a s^.jcht foothoid
IB it, only to be cast out by llw
:orve o* public opinion and the de*
JerBUnod opposition o: 5 hi (ea?Uv
.cficuU and c;ab o* cer?
Bst, hke all be.i?;? of pm, the*
.->re constant iy on the alert I'nre
slitting v-.siliu.-e is rteoessa-v to
keep tfcens at hay This :> shown b
the revelation that baseball pool
*.aKb<:r4: h.<* tairo>i a fooihoid m
Ne* York. (Voi tickets or. baseball
fames have beer. sold there l hit.
spring for tw-e?t--ftve cents each,
(ivitsf p?rv^a*rs the rbame of wit.
imp J . $ I o. Jii or STJ. according
to the nature o the be:. It ha>
Ivor, jw-scec by coipaiatHvr.
that if all t?:e licke;? in one pool
fcnd on th ;et Us of their ree
nient are rvsr-'red to pay out onl>
- -
A pnfluMt mi ??**. cettalaly.
Baj?ebai: |HX selling in Xc*
York :? li violation ot Is* Httinf j
been exposed to t"~e puMk and the
1-aaehaH mxfcnaie*. it *ill urdoubt
edly be suppressed at once Bat
other attempts of s.?r. e kin'
are to be expe?te?l m that and oth
vr cities. snd those * ho wish to
see baseball preserved as a clean
popular sport n;ust be on the watch
i or them This is psp^ially tree of
>
C?| * ay. h->? afforded the means
??hereby a coterie of professions 1
gamblers have deported themselves
in parple nd fire linen here tvesc
many yea-v ? ihowt sttspvion e
ever doirc *r est da* s work
There i? ro q'.vker way to kil.
baseball. ? \?-? rt ,?*? a purely ama
teur sport . than to permit the
gamblers to ".I'Ten on -t They kill
i-d the rumirc r^ow and they have
worked itreat dariaw to trettins
-aces W)i. n t v e pool rinc is in ,
e\?denoe lr creat spo-':ns eon t est s
the public at or,e suspects. and
*ith c>%d reasor. that things are
net on 'he ?-^uare Cleveland l,ead
<?Ho\t x M tvK \ I*
\ KK \1 vn*?K\l?0
tOonfcnaed from rase t.)
\allei between t ve 12nd of March
? id t>e tCrd d\y of >?ertember
thai *"ali'"o'-pia has in the wm? :
time We ha?' more snnshine ir
the Tanana > ? *~v in that feasor j
than any other t he T'nlted
5?tat?? terr-:or>
(?rMi
Vr>oi her fact br<->nsht ont by Vr
\\ \. k- -shan-. is i> .t out of the ^,
?*ST.vs4 case* of Mlmon oanno.1 ?r
on the r-?. ? ^-.~i siioe tSk4 on
ly IJ per cent *eT*> canned in th<^
State of Washington, ;o n per
cert on the Columbia river, I C*>
per oent in t>v?vvn. 1 per cent
In t^altfomia. t?.U per cent In
Pntish 0?MnTbi? and 41 *1 pe*
oent were canned in X'aska The
aalmon <%f Alaska, it i* sani. are
more valuable in p~oportion to the
pav k than In any of the other dis
tricts on acoount of the lar*e>r pro
duction of the hither trade fish
The pr?lu?tion of fi<h in Alaska
t* shown t.x Vearf tb?: of the New
f\Mindland bar.ks The *ea and ftf,
prvslu>-i* are marvelous
\ at?e of t i>b K\?toH ItnM * *Wt p?t
Statistic* frxwn I we to l?ll show
that darinc that porto?i the tni^rs
of Alaska h*ve extracted from the
earth ?o^r than $l*S.ea*.aea In
irolvl. and n;ore than $???*.
ia other ?"-eral prodacT* The oat
pat of the risber?es for that period
was and the total
sum of the pea. far and mineral
prodacts is The peo
ple of the Territorv of Alaska have
paid to the Tailed States corem
Btent by *a? of internal revenue,
customs and pahlic land fees a to
tal of H^.TSr. since the pur
chase of the territory frvns Russia
la !$<?, That does not include the
sum paid for telegraph tolls, which
amounts to about $2,000,000. Oth
or statistics show that Alaska has
a greater trade with the I'nited '
States than forty-three other coun
tries of the world
?>Mi? IvaUn.c Kvr<nh SMlO.OOO.drtt.
A comparison with what Alaska
has producvd and what It has cost
i be government shows that since its
purchase in 1S<57 it has yielded a
total of $4i*. ?40.J?S4 7S>. while in
cluding th.- original purchase price
Alaska has cost the government
only $35.MS.iST4 25. Mr. Wicker
s-ham makes the logical inference
that 5 here is therefore a balance
due Alaska of $410,fc24,310.54 '
That," ho said, "is the gross sum
? hick the poople ? the merchants,]
lanks. and the trade in the United
>iates ? have received from Alaska
over the s..m expended in buying '
. nd maintaining that territory. AH1
. hat wealth has beer, produced by
Alaskans, v ho now ask the poor
?oon of permission to create an
..pency the;> in aid of Congress in
.o\tming themselves and creating
more we? it h "
to Have Fair in 1917.
Mr Wiccersham has introduced
a bill to provide for holding in
1>17 The Alaska Semi-centennial
Exposition at Fairbanks, for the ex
i.ibitioo of the products and re
sources of the territory." The mw
Traduction of such a measure calls
t tent ion to the vast contrast be
Tween conditions now in the "l,and j
?-f the Midnight Sun' and what i
I hose conditions were a decade j
. co The holding of such an ex- :
.ibiTion is not at all impossible
Transportation facilities in the ter
r:tory are no* such that a trip to j
Fairbanks in the summer can be >
-lade nith ease, with all the luxur
ies of travel It is a very popular !
outing *ith people on the racific
<oast and the route along the coast
of British Columbia to Skagway. ,
.rom there by the White Pass rail
way to the navigable point on the;
A nkon. an 4 thence down the river!
h> steamer, takes the tourist ove'
? hat is coming to be recognized as
one of the most beautiful scenic
routes in the world
More than 25. <*00 people took
that journey In 1>05. according to;
ticures furnished to Pelegate Wick- !
? rsham by the department of com-;
mecce and labor, and it is predict- ;
ed that it m ill one day rival the (
European tour in the minds of j
those who are soekinjs relaxation I
nd the Enjoyment of wonderful
.nountaln scenery --St Paul Pio- j
r?>er Pross Washington Bureau
P"tl W i^U Von Ha*
Mi?r \ml llnmlhoiiw
Tve launch Iv irhton. CarHain Stamy.
an i veii from Port wells last evening
afte- i hard tr p She brought a bare*
from -he mouth of A very nwr as far
as t lie Indian village . where she was
'iw<i to >*x-e it on account of a stronc
ea? * mi prevailing Oap ain Stamy
MOORE'S WHARF CO.
Tennlnna W, P. A T. Route
All S-uthboutnl Steamer* Arrive ami IVjvart From This IWk
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouses open for <V>Ilr?>ry of merchandise from 8 a m. to 5 p. nv
IVt-*feabtot ONLT deliver*^ on Sunday or nipht.
All Ovicht shipment* destined south bound must be accompanSe.l hy a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST ? paper* can be obtained at the IT, S run
tows office* and must I* delivered before 5 p nv No freight ?will bp
rvopived oa the wharf after lhb> bear.
RXGGAK? T*?Us will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ON1.T.
No rharce for Nvr* and Rrips when unohookeil.
The w*>arf pa?e wOl he closed to the public when steamer la noarlng
dock uid will be opened when passenjrers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on arplLatlon at office on dock.
P. Ok Box 17V E. J. SHAW, 6#ner?! Mar.1r?r.
The White Pass AYukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 2S.
No. I. X. Bocad. 1 *t class Mob- No. t. S. Bound, 1st clam, Mon
Jar. Wedneoday and PrMay day, Wednesday and Friday
S:W> a m. Leasee SKAOTTAT Arrtrpe j;jo p. m.
1#:H ? m " WHITE PASS Leaves 1:45 " j
11:1# - * LOG CABIN - 11:47 "
U:? - " BENNETT - 11:15 " i
I * - - CARIBOU ? IHtJS \. m I
I ? ? Atrtrw WHITKHORSF Leaves |:1B - !
raseenjrer* nwt be at depot* la time to hare bapetcp inspected
a ad checked. Inspection Is stopped SO minute* before fearing time of train
154 pounds of baggage wllj be checked fres with ea^h full fare ttcJt
et and 75 powwSs with "?oh half tans ticket.
Sure and Instant Death
to Ann? Wormi, FKm, Motha, Millers, Fie**, Rotchn, Bed Rugs, Mo?
quitoes, Catnpillan, Ants, Plant Lice and all plant destroying insects.
Um California Infect Powder freely and these pests will be quickly
^terminated For sale by
WILLIAM BRITT
THE DRUGGIST
reports that Golden is beginning to
show tip on the map and now has two
mercantile establishments and a road
l>ouse under course of erection a Cor
dova firm having taken in a big stock
of poods and are now putting up a
buil-iing. t^uite a few miners are
getting into shape for the summer's
work and the outlook for a busy sea- i
son in the new camp is promising.
The Brighton will leave tomorrow
moraine again for Port Wells, (.'has. j
Elwood will be a passer ger to Avery
river.? VaKiez Prospector.
Maltlmd
We want builders to see us
about rooting.
We want to demonstrate why it
is to your aivanra;e to roof
your building <vtth M t'thoid
Roofir.j ? ai.o ivf w !i do this to
your co~ plote sarsfactii n.
We will show vou be von d any
c^iesti^n that Ma! hoid is the
\rn h ..hrst type of
Toofirz porftction and made so
well that it v las: a-- long
as the V - ivlr : it covers.
Wc v* ! show you 1 " 1 la.; hoid
is a b< : r ?
s^'n*!i> is ni
:h^ri iron ? i?
?n fact, ?
rhctv i> r t -o': -c k -?vn
to thi I". ?: ? U?i i:-t
as lo:i? :ir;
as w.-.trr pr ?
as b"< r> ' as * '-can as
Mahhoid Rv .
It has g f ocry ? .1 of
rca^.'v r --
wh ic it pr
there is rtf ? .
on the Pai ific v\v?*
other hram ? cor>< ... ; it
sperks v : for h
inrt gcr: e of b .> .!
this is so.
The nal rrs of
M-V.ho-.: R v.fr- -
The 1. :nc I". ? Co.
?f S. "1 1 ; .iiuis' o
and i *h'? "o ! 'v
know rhe:r br ? i ,r they
ha\* brc i 3t it
for twen'j eirhi ? s
they not : n.ji..
to sell b'.'t they nrilc it t?> i-t
and to please the people w ..o
buy it.
They would rather h.i\c the
good will of the bui'dcr than
his monev ? and they gt t both
by the way thry make
Malt hoid Roofing.
If you have roof trouh' s of any
kind or of anv des< ption ? no
matter what kind of a r.ntf
you hax-e on your building, see
us at once and we will help
you out of your difficulty
J. M. Tannc-r. Skac-war, Alaska
1. A. Harrison *- Co. Skapwny
(re<v*f> Vocel, Haines. Alaska
Alaska Supply Co., Juneau, Alaska.
C W, Youtu *? Co., Juneau, Alaska
J. FVusi, IVuclas. Alaska
W. P. Mill a, Sitka. Alaska
J. R. Heckman & Co., Ketchikan. VI.
Arctic Lumber Co., Cordova. Alaska.
FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO.
Pebbleford and Gibson Rye. Bud
welser, Blue Ribbon and Pale Rain
ier Beer at the Board of Trade.
BAKERY GOODS.
Bread ? all klnJs ? fresh fr>om the,
oven, cakes and pies, cookies and
doughnuts, m fact a first clasg line of
bakery goods will be found at the
Vienna Bakery, Broadway, between:
Fifth and Sixth Avenues. tf
None belter anc purer than Gibson
rye. Rainier and Olyrapla beer. Or j
derg by 'phone promptly delivered. I
The Mascot. tf
?
PROFESSIONAL CAR OS.
Attorneys
GUNNISON &. MARSHALL
Attorncys-At-Law
P O. Box F. .Tuneau, Alaska
H. B. LE FEVRE
ATTORNEY- AT -LAW
Commissioner For Yukon Territory
to Take Affidavits
?^kasway. Alaska '
STEVE RAGAN
Attorney at Law
HAINES ALASKA
Dentists
DR. S. S. KELLER
DENTIST
Moat M era Methods
Open Kv?nin*s.
Cfflce Hours: 9-12 a. m 14 p m.
Alaskan Building, Bros! way I
SKAGWAY. - - - ALASKA
Dental Supplies
?. F. PATTERSON A COMPANY
? Dealers in ?
DENTAL SUPPLIES
229 Walker Bid*.. Seattle. Wash
Older* by mail or cable will r
c* :?? prompt attention Oaialnr
;.n n -quest
Muftic Teaehc*.
MISS M. G. HINDSMAW
Teacher ,>f
PIANO FORTE
Special Teru.s for a LimiU-d
Number of B? clnners
EIGHTH AVE. ANP VAIN ST.
JUNEAU S S CO'S.
F.LKCTUIC LIGHT! i <TF A V
HEAT I'D STEAM EH
Georgia
C*rrr1r.a t) S. Mat
For Fanea. Pernor* Bay Juneau,
Roona. Tetiakee, S ka and Wayporta
SAILS
FROM VKAOWAY
MAY r, 8. 14, TO and 26.
at t ' Oc a. m.
WILLIS NOW I LL. Ver..hteau
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Virtcfia, Vanctxim, Anirortn. BflWii
frrrrtt, Oiympu, Port South
EMI Inch an. Eurrlta, Santa BatWa, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
C. W. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. C D. DUNANN. P. T. M.
1 13 J?tnr? St, Seattle 112 Mafkrt St, San Franenrc
R tkl m*rr*d to chant* thia Sck*dai?
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
City of Seattle May 7-19-31
June 12-24 , July 6-18-30
Spokane April 19 May 1 13 25 June 6
State of California July 12 24
FRANK H. FOLD, Agent, 2nd <fe Broidway. Bkagway
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND WELL# FARGO EXPRESS
Next tailing of fa*t pumipr
Jefferson, - - May 3, 15, 27
Dolphin, - - May 9, 21
I Com pan j rtwerree th# rlrht to chmJig- nailing dat?a w'lhcmt ootle#
I TELEPHONE NO. 86. C. 8. GUPTILL, AGENT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B.C. COAST SERVICE)
Sailings From 5Kapjway
? ?r't.)ou' n ulct
Screw
SS. PRINCESS MAY
May - 3 - 14
Vancouver, Victoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phone 87 F. F W LOWLE, Ag-nt
? t
Steamship Humboldt
Will Sail From
SKAGWAY for SEATTLE and Way Ports
JUNE 1
Sailing date subject to chan*e without wtlro.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
8e*tti? Office: For ticket* and rate* apply on board
718 vV'sond Avenue. ship.
*5\\xowj\\, ?>u\c \o
W\e, SKvlmor
D'vr ec\d ouxvedvou
*5V\tov^\v UcKe\s
For Atl in, Whitehorse, Dawson
And all Lower River Points in
Alaska and Yukon Territory
r Train Service Monday, Wednesday and Friday T>?'twecn SKAOUAY and WFIITE
HORSK. Train Service Mondav, W^dnosday and Friday Ik>tween WHITEHORSE and
SKAGUAY.
Carrying: Passengers, Hapcapo, Mail and Express. Connecting With Finely Appointed
Lake and River Steamers t<> all Points in Alaska and the Ynkon.
Pajrpajro bonded through. Direct telegraphic sot-vice to all ]H>inta in Alaska, Canada & U. S.
Write for PeK-riptive Literature and Summer Kxcurpion Rales.
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT,
Vancouver, B. C.~
0. L OICXESOfl, PRESIDENT.
Vancouver, B. C., and Skaffuay, Ala.sk*.
C. W. CASH. TOURIST AGT
Skagtuy, Alaska.