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Na 141 FIFTEENTH YKAR SKAGWAY ALASKA, MONBDAV, SEPTEMBER Ifi, 1912 PRICE 10 CENTS
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Tt?e Skagwav Horticultural society
1 a* everything in *wkinj order fof
iH?> First Vnnaat Fair which is to be
CMen in the Behrend's building next
Sninniiif The ot!i*r of the build
ing has ? >rvd the society that the
store rooms are at thir service with
out rwt, and th? ?ork of cleaning
up the room* snd arranging space
fur booths h.t* N->-n rivet* in char**
of Frank r?tr
l! is the J<*lrr of t he Hofi (cwltnr
al mwiety to make this first Fair
Mtfli a nurwn* that it will be an in-;
v-Mration to increase its effecti\-??
during the succeeding rears !
With that end in view, the entire
commuuity is invited to contribute to
the cause KTeryone who has a
vetretable or flower garden should j
bn-c its best specimens for exhibit;
?f ? ?nt a ?bole room hill of Skag
*a> products, of the nuich. home
and garden It costs nothing to en
ter exhibits. and prites will be given
to thom> making the best display.
The Skacway Horticultural Soc'e^l
tjr is but a temporary one at pre- 1
went, consisting of the following of-j
ficw*:
O. l?. l>:ckeson, preside: f. 1*. S.
Keller. 1st xiee president. H I>.
I'tark. 2nd vie e president, K. J
Shaw. treasurer, Bwi Hwrtohell,
sfWUrr.
lMrectors W. C. Blan'chfcrd, F. J.
VVrtw, Frank Taw, Henry Socman,
of -Skagway, and Kmil Klatt of Uvea
At a m^ing held w?U.t it wa?
dfrMfd to make the above officer*
a temporary working society for the
purpose of eT|<eri1img the fair, as
'iTv was an argent consideration
and the complete permanent organl
ration could be formed later.
As an auxiliary to the Society. th<?
ladies of Sk agw ?v are planning a
civic improvement club, with the ob
ject of beautify ins and irapro\ins
the cit.T and working In harmony for
everything and Anything that will
make for the happiness and better
ment of the eommunity.
The public is asked to consult
any of the officers whose names are
herewith print?<d or to jump in with
out a special invitation and mak
this Fair interesting. The Society
wants suggestions for all kinds of
amusement features. Visitors are
coming from other places and it is
necessary that we make the occasion
pleasant for them and profitable for
Skajnray.
?. WH.INK I U \? H
l.\l WHKD 1 WT n%TI Kl>\\
Mr P H. Guilt launched a 22
~.vt camline bout last Saturday
h took the water like a duck
~he t craft is OliW the "Aitco"
.. wa? h?Ht by Capt L. Larson,
mu i of it be ne rors- meted from
-^k^way material. The Anro made
trial run at the rate of ten miles
r-T l^?nr. and thoee *l?o ha^-e seen
K>r say that she is built to stand
any kind of a sea
It mas the intention of Mr. OantT
to have her completed In time to
t*k?- his family on a pleasure trir
to Seattle. but owin* to the delay In
rutins r b*- machinery, he will have
to d?*f?*r the ontjnn until next sum-i
n>er
< pt * i ? l.ar?on -s receivi' p corsi<U
????able praise for ht* skill in desirn
k and oo*?str?ciin|[ the Arro. whlc
ore of the prettiest power boats
?? kind in these waters
.*? ! rv?> l?aUy klaskan to the states
U VKIiAIi TOMORROW AT 2
1\ M FROM KI.KS HAl.I.
The funeral of Chester C. Pullen
?a ill be held tomorrow afternoon at
Klks hall at J o'clock, to which the
puMic is welcome. At 1 o'clock a
se-\ice will be given by the Arctic
Rn^therhood by the members of that
.?rgj: Titration, after which the caske'
? ill be conveyed to the Elks hall for
public services
The business houses generally
will close while the funeral fwvies
are beiug held.
SK %?AY l.AOIKS TO
MKKT \\ HtVBWAA I*. M.
All the women of the city who aie
interested In Improving and benntify
Ins Skagwar are reqnest.M to meet
at the home of Mrs. H IV Kirmse
Wednesday afternoon at ? o'clock
Steamship City of Seattle is do*
tomorrow afternoon.
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COATS .
FOR HDfES
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DENOTES STILE
AND QUALITY
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H J. LYNCH I
K P. McKee, brother of Robert j
M. Kee, who discovered O'Donnell
< rv?>k in the Atlln district, Is in
isk:iKw*y today, after iptndlnfc the
summer on his properties. Mr. Mc
Kee says they hare been doing
some drilling this summer on O'Doii
:iell ri-e??k and found it necessary to
: go down 7 < feet before reaching bed
I nock However, they selected the
place where the formation indicated
that the bedrock would be deepest,
in order to ascertain the full extent
of the deposit so that they might
I'igure on the utmost cow of opera-]
tlon.
Mr McKee informs us that they
1. id lots of water to contend with ,
tnd that their present machinery is
inadequate to handle It, so that It Is'
the intention of his company to take |
iii larger machinery the coming aea
son and do their mining on a larg
and more perfect: scale He says
that the bedrock within three mile*
of either aide of the spot where
the j- sunk the shaft haa been reach
ed within thirty feet, and he believe
I he average dept h will not exceed
forty feet.
There ia lota of filing being done
along the creeks and a lot yet to
be done," says Mr. McKee. "but
there must be seme means devised
for landing supplies up the creeks a
a cheeper rate, if the country is to
develop anything like It should."
Mr McKee leaves tomorrow fot
southern Oregon where he Is the
owner of some fruit lands, after
which he Intends to return to North
Dakota for the winter.
TR01LES OF BEMIMON) I
GETTING MiE SERIOUS
A few days ago the Daily Alaskan
printed a dispatch from lx>s Angeles
to the effect that Thomas H. Beau
mont. of Fort Yukon, hnd been ar
rested in the California city charged
with enticing a young* girl to Alaska
for immoral purposes. leading up
to that the Washington Post recent
ly had this to say regarding Beau
mont: ?
Answering an advertisement. In
serted in a New York newspaper,
hv a wealthy Alaska merchant to go
to live with his family ai:d become
comfortable for the rest of her life.
Kliiabeth Arnhult, 14 years old. a
,<oor orphan, came so far as Wash
ington with the man. only to grow
homesick and write to a sister, with
i he result that she was detained
here last night by the police, and
I sent to the house of detention.
She will be sent back to New Yory
today.
Mr Beaumont, the Alaska mer
chant. who is more than 60 years
; old, came to Washington to attend
to some business with the land of
| fice. In connection with a valuable
i piece of property he owns in Fort
Yukon, bringing the girl with him.
He has been here several days,
: -lopping at a prominent hotnl. He
was preparing to leave In a few da><
for his Alaskan home, and to take
the girl with him.
A dispatch from Fort Yukon In
feros us that Beaumont, who runs
a little general merchandise store
at Fort Yukon, and has had other
"nieces" and "daughters" with him
there, refusing to permit them hav
ing anything to do with the resi
dents of that place or to hold any
communication with them, causing an
end of gossip and comment In the
little village town. It is a matter
Into which Alaska authorities should
long ago have looked into, either for
the protection of th'? girls or in jus
tice to Beaumont, who was held un
der grave suspicion of wrong doing
by his neighbors
John A Miller, a IVmtinlon gov
ernment engineer went to Dawson o i
the lust steamer from Whltehorse, tat
examine the overland route between
linwaon ami Whitehorae for the ape
oiflr purpose of reporting to Ottawa
in the ad visibility of granting a spe
cial aum for the construction of an
automobile road between l>awson and
Whliehorse Mr. Miller belongs to
the department of public work*, and
has his headquarter* at Wince Ru
pert.
It la estimated by those familiar
with the overland route that with an
automobile road between l>a? son and
Whltehorse the district would be
t wire aa near the outside In winter
I :?* under present winter conditions
Vutoe, it has been demonstrated, c.w
travel In Yukon in winter with little
if any. difficulty.
With the overland road pot
through, Yukon not only wonld ben
efit from the rapid winter mail, pas
senger and express service, bnt eon!
have much earlier connection by
steamer in the spring. The road
wonld be serviceable after the snows
disappear, the same as the creek
roads abont Dawson, thus rendering
it possible for autos to carry tho
early northbound passengers to Sel
kirk this side of Holtrftte, the last
point on the river to open each
spring floats can l>e run between
Dawson and Hellgat* three to four
weeks before Labergr opens
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+ 117e are just in receipt of a large +
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+ WHITE jar rubbers. ?
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HUM CHEEKS SET Mill
CLEW ML E BI6
Mr. J. M. Pparkman. of th#
1 8parkman-Mcl,e*n rompnnjr of Seat
tle, returned to Skagway Saturday,
from two weeks spent on his proper
ties on Ruby creek in the Atlin dis
trict. Mr. Sparktnan brought back
with him a small Until* containing
a quantity of gold which he panned
out himself. He never did any act
ual work of that character, but ever;
body told him the property was good
all along the creek, bo he secured a
gold pan and with a li tie instruct
ions from one of the miners, he be
gan panning. He very soon had
some shining nutlets to reward him
for his efforts, the gold being ob- j
talned fifteen feet alove bedrock
and is of a very coarse character.
Mr. T. M. IMlton Id hi* *uperln
tondent and he fa making good on
the property. The summer bus been
quite dry but for the pa*t few week*
It hu been raining and thing* look
bright for a splendid ?en*on? clean
up.
A few days ago there was *om?>
thing of a stampede to Burdette
crefk which la about twelve mllm
from Ruby, ?hw rei>ort* come that
bedrock ran be reached at from
twelte to twenty feet "One of the
difficultly of the district," said Mr.
Sparkman, "la the dlfficnlty of get
ting men to do the work " He also
says that "the country la not half
prospected and that great find* are
liound to occur when the prospector*
net In there."
whitk pa*? aoopth
V
XKW WIXTKK ROITK
The White Pass company ha* de
cided to u?e the new overland trail j
on the Dawson-Pelly section of the
overland route the coming winter. !
says the Dawson News Assistant
Superintendent Cash received word
today to proceed with preparations'
for switching from the old course to
the new, and to rush all the work
necessary to be done before the riv- j
er closes.
Mr. Cash will be more than busy
now for some time arranging for the
erection of new road houses and the
installation of feed at the points lea ?
ing out fr&m Stewart river. Feed
cached at the old road houses last
winter will be disposed of and new
? aches and barns and other places
provided.
It was decided to use the new
road this winter says Mr. Cash, af
ter receiving assurances that all pos
sible improvement will he done on It
this fall, and that the road will be
changed so as to avoid a heavy hill
this side of Pelly. Other much need
ed (Trade Improvements also are to
be made
Under the new order of things the
stages going south from Dawson
will go to Hlak Hills and down that
stream to Stewart River, Instead of
over the Wounded Moose summit,
which has been the heaviest climb on
the overland .trail. Prom the Stewart
the road will go up Scroggie, thence
.
over the divide to a connection with
the old overland trail thin Hide of
Pel I j".
The White Paaa will improve its
system of handling horvs .?nd
staffs at the Dawson end this * In
It by hoiiaing all the animals in a
new barn now being provided on th?
wharf. next to the Imwaoti elty fire
hall Permanent accommodations
are being arranged there for twelte
horses, and temporary ?i<,arters for
twenty-four homes, with much space
for stage equipment and feed Our
ing the summer the place will he
used for storage of stage equipment.
With the barn near at hand, un
der the new arrangement, the horses
will not have to be brought out and
hithed to rigs until the stage is
loaded and passengers on hand
ready to depart. This means a good
deal In way of protection to horses
from standing In the cold daring ex
treme low temperatures In dead of
winter.
Mrs lionise Milne*, of Pan Fran
cisco has arrived in Shagway and
will hereafter have charge of the re
tail department of the Iknta Jewel
ry and curio store Mrs. Milnes is
a graduate Medalist of a superior
school of design and is an art work
er in metals and crafts.
James fenders, one of the I f
prisoners who. in the winter of 1 !???<>.
participated In a sensational jail
break at Nome, and who wjis recap
tured at I -os Angeles, Is now, after
12 year's of freedom. se*vlng sen
tence.
? IN APPLE PIE ORDER
i . OUR FALL LINE OF
? Furnishing Goods
? am/
? Haberdashery
I Now On Display
: CLA YSOffS
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? HART, SCHAFFNER AND MARX
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