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No. 174. FOURTEENTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEMNE^OAY. HEfM EMBER 20, 1911 P1UCK. iO C ICS I'M
O. L. Dickeson, accompanied by
Mrs. Dickeson, returned from their
trip to Dawson yesterday afternoon
Th<- return trip from Bennett was
negotiated on the gasoline speeder.
.Mr. Dickeson being accompanied by
Superintendent V. I. Hahn and J. M.
Shanley of Montreal.
Vice President Dickeson can now
say he has been over the entire line
of the White Pass and Yukon Route,
and has a very fair idea of the ex
tent of "the system.'*
The enthusiasm which he has at
all times shown in Alaska and the
Yukon, is but increased by the trip
which Mr. Dickeson has made, and he
comes back with optimistic ideas and
glowing accounts of what his endear
ors will be for the betterment of the
service to the public and the welfare ]
of the country In general.
The most important plan which
Mr. Dickeson has in mind at the pres
; ent time, and one which will likely
work for the greatest benefit to the
whole country tributary to the upper
Yukon is the improvement of the Yu
kon river itself.
"By Installing a head gate at Miles
Canyon, or soim> other pofnt south
of that place, which might be found
that would be more advantageous,
coupled with a dredge which would
? leepen the channel for thirty or thir
ty-five miles, at a probable cost of
from $100,000 to $150,000 spent the
first year the length of the service
' on the river will be increased from
3 to 4 weeks each season, and it woul
mean inestimable value to the work
of advancement which is being done
in this new country.
[Continued on Page q.1
DAVID HILL
WOULD BE GOV.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Sept. 20? A boom has
been launched for David Jayne Hill
for governor, and his friends are
working hard to land the Democratic
nomination.
SIX COBBLERS
AHE INDICTED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
BOSTON. Sept. 20 ? Five officials
and one prominent stockholder ?f th?
shoe trust have been indicted by the
Federal Grand Jury.
The SS. Jeanie, which is chartered
by the Alaska Barge Company, made
port yesterday at 1:30 p. m., and af
ter dishcarging 200 tons of freight,
which was mostly hay for the" \V . P.
& Y.. sailed last night for the south
at 11. _____
Mil LAW
IS DECLARED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
VIENNA, Austria. Sept. 20 ? On ac
'?ount of the food riots which have
been of frequent occurrence, martial
law has been declared and today there
! has been little disorder.
SPAIN UNDER
MARTIAL LAW
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MADRID, Spain. Sept. 20 ? On ac
count of the riots which have occur
red in nearly all the towns of Spain,
martial law is practically declared ov
t>r the entire land.
The Princess Ena, of the C. P. R
arrived at 7 oc' lock this morning
with 144 head of cattle, 185 head of
sheep, 92 hogs and 50 tons of raer
I chandise. She will -sail south early
tomorrow morning.
You will be delighted that you ?
?
Waited for our
b'
New Fall and Winter ?
Line of H
SUITS AND
POLO COA TS
For Ladies and Misses
Now on Display
H. J. LYNCH
The Up-To-Dato Haberdasher and Ladies Furnisher.
CIVIL ENGINEER INSPECTS W.P.&Y.
I
J. M. Shanley, of Montreal, return
ed from a trip over the White Pass '
and Yukon Route to Dawson, and is j
registered at the Pullen House, while
awaiting the arrival of the Princess
May which will convey him back to
I the Dominion.
| Mr. Shanley Is a prominent civil
engineer and has been connected w.ih
the construction of a number of the
Canadian Trans-Continental highways
besides being the superintendent of ,
construction and engineer of a num
ber of smaller lines throughout Can
ada Kast, as well as a number of
large bridges and hydraulic plants.
Jn speaking of the trip through
Alaska and Yukon Territory. Mr.
Shanley was very enthusiastic as to
the possibilities of the country, and
expressed his opinions freely. He
was much impressed with the loca
tion of Skagway as a seaport, the con
struction of the White Pass ratlway
was a wonderful and daring piece of
engineering, and the Yukon river, as
a means of transportation, and as a
highway to the vast interior, was a
revelation.
"Mr. Dickeson's idea, which I be
lieve is a new one, of putting in a
dam to store the water of the mighty
river until such a time of the year
as it could be used for the better
ment of transportation Is In my opin
ion a great scheme. This has been
done in the rivers of the I'nited
States, the Mississippi and the Ohio,
and I believe that the same can be
done with the Yukon. It is certain
ly up to the Canadian government.'!
continued Mr. Sh&nley, "to make thin
great highway to the interior navig
able, and the sooner Improvement
work is done, the sooner will this
great new country become populated
and developed.
"Just what the cost of ?och Im
provement would be is hard to say,
but 11 by the expenditure of a sum
.f money, navigation on the Yukon
river could be lengthened from thre^
to four weeks each season. It would
mean much towards the early develop
ment of the vast district.
"The copper properties in and
around VVItehorse appear to me to
be a groat asset to the country, and
that is what the country needs.
"in getting Mr. Dickeson as the
head of the White Pass & Yukon,
you have been very fortunate," he
said, "for while I have known him but
a short time, 1 believe be la the right
man in the right place. He Is awake
to all the requirements of th? country,
and from what I can learn, it Is his
desire to do all In his power to work
for the Interests of the people, and
at the same time conserve the Inter
ests of the stockholders of his com
pany.
"The work in the mining line
around Dawson, and In the Klondike
district Is a great piece of work, and
represents the outlay of vast sums of
money. Undoubtedly this work will
be continued, and the working in
creased from year to year."
Mr. Shanley will return to Vancou
ver on the Princess May. leaving her
Saturday, and will reach Montreal
about the second of the coming m<~^
THINKS HE FED
BANK ROBBERS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
FERNDALE, Wash. Sept. 19? A
rancher living; in this vicinity has
given out the descripton of three men
whom he fed lately and whom he be
lieves to have been the perpetrators
of the robbery of the Bank of Mont
real at Ne>w Westminster last Sat
urday. This is the first clue the pol
ice have been able to get of the rob
bers.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Sept. 19? Tha
Trademan Trus* Company Bank clos
ed its doors this morning at 11 o'
clock, being unable to withstand a
run which was being made upon it.
Alaskan want ads. for ro&ults.
BANKER WALSH
IS PAROLED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. I). C. Sept. 20? Tt?
Hoard of Paroles which has been con
sidering the 13 petitions which have
come up before them, has granted a
parole to Banker Walsh, which will
tie effective on Monday next.
PENINSULA
VISITED TODAY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SAULT STB. MARIE. Mich. Sept
20 ? President Taft arrived here late
last night and will make a tour of
the Upper Michigan Peninsula today.
LESTER AND McVEY SIGN UP
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SYDNEY, Australia. Sept. 19-^Jack
Lester and Sam McVey have been
| matched for a ten round contest to .
take place early in Octoetor.
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RICE
We wish to call your attention
to our "PURE FOOD RICE" done
up in 2\ pounds sacks. It sells at
25 cents per sack and is the clean
est and best lone grain rice in the
market. Makes wholesome and
appetising dishes
P. H. GANTY, Grocer *
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As the result of ? lot of Native*
getting mixed up ?1U? an ov?nto*<>
of flre-waUr, the r or oner. at Halnea
held an inquest over one of th?*?
this afternoon
Yesterday afternoon three Indian*
rfot hold cf some whiskey, and lm
mediately started In lo make "bad
Indians" of themselvea. Deputy P.
S. Marshal 0. C. D*Hav?n was rafted
upon to stop a rough home, and tr
rented two at the Native* early In the
evening.
Being again notified that there w?s
?rouble In Indian Town. Marshal De
Haven started out about two o'cWfrk
this morning to get the last, of the
trio, and found him in a shark on Main
Street Just beyond the <~or*er of Vo- j
gel Avenue.
He started to take the man into ;
custody, and a fight ensuM Th??
vm itrlfpM in Ut* wn'mt. and
?B fhrhttn* Imk, and afW fctwKt
In* th- m?r*h?J down ?id UMf h*
lnt?nd?d 10 km him. ?n<t K ???
that \f?r*htl MMm** ?h?vt*hf H H ra
ta *?t hi?r ?i*d '-alrtR* oat bt? enn
shot fh# Indian ?hrorv?h fh? h#art
Th* ma r*h<* I !?n*?d!?t?tj r-pnr t*d
what h* h?d to t I f'ommU
rtoiw fVWI, and todar an tMpait mm
h#W. and lh? jwry r?tnrn-d a t?H1rt
that Manhai n-Har-n ?ho? aivf kllM
th* Indian hi ?*ff 4#f?i?a?
flinr* g*tt)n* tft- tb4T* in type, ft
w*a l??trn?rf fhat th* Jndlaa'a nam*
wnn N?wt0n tor Kn?t#i and
that h? tM a Ktlflaitn* Indian H
hM IWH In and anwnd K?t?"ht%aa
for Mmi> tlm?. and ?orti?d for t*?
Pt?rcwpln? Gold .HiBlntr "-ompany <inr
in* th? past ?<mb m?r Mia f?tallr?*
ar? at ar*r at Dr*a
HAL LI IN
SPANISH CITIES
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
MADRID, Spain I> ? The pol
ice have discovered a plot to assassi
nate Mlnlstre of War. flWWIi W?t
lor at Valencia. and have marf? many
arrsets.
The strikers are jetting very riot
ous. ami In all of the large cities of
Spain, as well as this city, martial
law has been declared, as the riots
are bordering on rerolntk>n
SILL BANK
(By Alaska N'ewi Bureau.)
CINCINNATI. Sept 19 ? The Met
ropolitan Bank and Truu Company,
one of the smaller banking irstflta
tlons of this city wa* forced to close
lta doors this turning, being finable
to withstand the withdrawal of a
large amount of deposited funds.
CIVIL ill COL.
PISSES AWAY
f Br AtMka vw+n t
NEW YORK R?f(. I>? Col Mia
Meroofc. a prtmin?n) ta?y?T of ?J?*
ctty 4J?J at Eim hom? ?hf? mnrolaa
aftor a Un**rin? iUtv??ii
Col McC/k* ?m known rfnrinx 'h?
Clrfl w?r a* JfaOHfc"
an*! tUmncIkwif th? ?ofjr?
war
CIRCUIT COURT
(Br Abuka Now* DvroM )
CHirAOO. Sept m? J?d*? f?ro?
rap, of th* Cfmk Comrt of A#p?*l?.
fca? haodmd In W? r?*icn?..on fro?
rk? tK>ncfc to fak* OrWwf I.
It ia tlw? IntoatSon of tJi? Jm**# to
?>t?r prfrat* hnBin*w?
Hta r?rt*natloo <-otn?? a* a smM#n
?rprl!M? to bta m*or flrVw?? and ha?
raas^rl a *r?al s'iwbUor.
When You're Ready to
Think About New Clothes
FOR FALL We will be r eedy to show ?
you the kind of clothe* yon ought to
think ah ?nt in a f*w day? s
On the Jefferson will arrive for us *
the Largest Stock of ?
Hart , Schaffner & Marx r
Clothes
Ever Shown in Skagway
Come in and look them over
? WILL CLAYSON-tJL
The Home of The
? HART, SCHAFFNER AND MARX
? CLOTHING
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