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Official City Paper
L. S. KKULBR, PUBLISHER
? t ?'OBSCRIKMON RATES
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One month, by mall TS
Three months, by mail 2.2S
8U months, by mail ? JO '
One year, by mall... 9.00 1
9 ''Do not leave the sky out of your # '
<g) landscape."? Emerson. #
ALASKA CRIES FOB THE DEVELOPMENT
OF HER RESOUBSES
"The fourth judicial district bill will
cot be reported this session, but the
coal land* bill is not hopeless," sajs to
ddy'* dispatches. Well, hope springs
eternal they say. Mr. Garfield is of
the belief that the c >al should be kept
tu the ground until it is more valuable.
That sounds very like the arguments of
tbo coal baron. The way to make coal
valuable ? that is dear? is to keep it out
of the tua< ket. If the coal has sufficient
value now to warrant Mr. Guggenheim
or nnybody else in building a several
million dollar railroad to reach it, it
ougbt to bo enough.
Xf the people who come her to develop
the resourses of nature in this wilder
ness are to be consulted at all they
would say. simply, "give us a chance,"
while at the same time placing around
these resources what restrictions are
necessary to prevent them being appro
priated and held ont of use by corpora
ations. For corporations may make a
blutT at development only to secure
title, which gives them the right to
hold them out more persistently t'lan it
now the case.
Tuis is of course a danger which the
government s.es. Alaska and the Paci
fic coast and the world wants these coal
measures developed. But it does not
follow thit because a corporation says
it is eager to develope them that It
means it. i be thing mos?> often heard
abou'. the great copper deposits owned
by the Guggenheims on the Chitina la,
that there will not be anything more
done over there than a make believe
development u the price of ooppor mutt
be maintained. In other words that
they will be held uu'il copper is more
valuable, as Mr. G irtield says. Within
reasba this is all right, of course, so
long us the fteedom of the situation
permits the law of supply auJ demand
to work automatically, as it will if un
hindered. Alasia wants her resources
developed? locked up by n?lther the
government or corporations, and thia is
the problem before It.
THE UTILITY OF YELLING
The way to get a belter mail service
la to keep everlastingly at it. As Mr.
Graved says the reasonable complaint
of Skagway will be listened t<> and if
properlv made, a most certainly grant
ed, for the post office department Is
th?re to satisfy the real wants of the
people. But unless the people make
known their wuuts how is it to be ex
pected the department shall gu>.ss that
we ate not perfectly sa'isfiedV Tbe post
office department is a ve-y big institu !
lion and very ousy. Many complaints j
are being filed and demands made upon
It. Tue depart m ?at is of cours9 occu
pied with those who ar^ clamoriog at
its doors. Receiving a complaint the
department must have its agents look it
up to confirm the need, and there is
necessarily a certain amount of red tape,
kiut those who are silent are of course
supposed so be happy and content and
are so allowed to rest undisturbed.
The thing that distinguishes
Tommy Burns a whole lot more than
his talent as a prize fighter is his clev
erness in having thought to go abroad
where they know nothing about that
manly art but do cot know they know
nothing, and, persuading them that
they are io the game, get them going
and so take all their money. For
money is the first co:sideration and the
easier the other man gives it up tne
better.
The man who undertakes to make a
"rush for the north pole" from Dawson
in the summor time will not bo going
so f*st that an instantaneous photo,
graph might not be taken of him as he
flies by.
The stars must this year bo la about
the same jjenoral tangle as in the year
that old Noah was born - judging from
the flood reports the country ovor that
come up to us in our stfe harbor.
The egg rolling is an annual affair at
Washington, occurring on Easter Sun
day morning. The loi rolling In that
city goes on the year round. *
A stack that stands seven years Is a
credit to any institution. We have
seen some mighty big stocks melt away
in a night.
SPRING
Now winter'* rains and ruins are over
And all the season of snows and sins.
The days dividing lover and lover.
The light that loses, the night that
wins;
And timo remembered is grief forgot
ten.
And frosts are slain and flowers begot
ten,
And in green underwood and cover
Bloasom by blossom the spriog be
gins.
The full streams feed on flower of
rushes.
liipe grasses trammel a traveling
foot,
The faint fresh tlsme of the young year
flushes
From leaf to flower and flower to
fruit;
And fiuit and leaf are gold and lire
And the oat is heard above the lyre,
And the hoofed heel of a satyr crushes
The chestnut husk at the chestnut
root.
?Algernon Charles Swinburne.
SPRING .FEVER IS IN THE AIR |
_ LOCAL AND INTERIOR WEATHER ?
Tho result of the observation taken
it Moore wharf at midnight, April 20
19C8, is as follows
Temperature time observat'n...<9 above
Ma*, temp. preceding -I hours, 01 above
Mln " " " " ..30 above
Mean " " " " ..46 above
Barometer i9.82
Cloudy, e:?!tu.
Whitehors:- clear, calm 22 above
.vtlin? cleir, s wind 22 above
Ceuter ? clear, calm 29 above
Tagish? clear, calm 30 above
LaBarge? clear, calm 30 above
Big Salmon? clear, " 34 above
Selkirk? clear, s wind 34 above.
Cotfee Creek? clear e wind 30 above
S c wart? clear, calm 32 above
O^ilve? clear, calm 2t> above
D.iwson? clear, calm 30 above
A Woudorful IuitiDiu at
You should drop into tho Mascot and
bear the music. The electric piano
hns a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole octette of Mandolin attachments
with a string of new airs.
The Fifth Avenue hotel hasunlimited
accomodations. Steam heM and every
thing modern
I NOTE AND COMMENT OF
NORTHERN NEWSPAPERS g!
Antoue Larsen. a member of the :
miners' union, inet with a fa- al acci
dent at Selllert aid Gibson's camp near
Nome. Larson wus werking In the
cTrift when abo'Jt 500 pound? of dirt
caved in upon him, c using |ltijurlt s
that resulted In bis immediate death.
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A dollar to the p*n has been strmk
on No. 114 below discovery on Duncan
creek bv Merwln, one of the pioneers
of the district, say* the Dawson News.
The pay lies at a depth of 42 feot below ?
tho surface. This Is the best looking .
prospect found on Duncan for a long
time.
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A huge chunk of native ore was '
recently brought In to Valdrz from the j
Gelineau & Bell properties located in .
the Kotsina river country. The piece .
or ore woighed a Utile over 800 pounds ?
and Is practically all pure copper. .
The piece of ore will be shippea to San
Francisco 02 the Santa Clara. Capt.
Lathrop Till return inside In a day or
so,? Valdez Prospector,
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Cupid Keillor, with mail and the !
three brides, passed Quartz today and
is due at 4 p. m. The passengers are
Barry Boaidman and bride, F. E. G.
Berry and bride, H. G. Herbert and
bride.? Dawson Ne.vs, April 2.
ORDINANCE NO. 92
An ordinance fixing the amount of
c rapensation paid to ccrtaio officers of
the Town of Skasrwuy, Alaska.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common
Council of ihe Town of Skagway:
Section 1
That the compensation to be paid the
following officers of the Town of Skae
w ay , shall be, and the same is hereby
flxed as follows:
? Municipal Clerk and Registrar of
Waterworks, Fifty ($50.00) Dollars per
month.
Municipal Treasurer, Forty (M0.00)
Dollars per month.
Municipal Magistrate, Forty (f40.00)
Dollars per month.
Chief of Police, One Hundred
(5100.00) Dollars per month
Assessor, Three Hundred (1300.00) '
Dollars.
Tire Warden, Street Commissioner,
Supervisor of Waterworks, and LigUt
Inspector, One Hundred and Twenty
five (9125.00) Dollars per month.
Health Officer, Twenty- five ($25.00)
Dollars per month.
Section 2
That said compensations shall be paid
in twelve (12) monthly Installments,
except that of Assessor, whose compen
sation shall be paid in one payment on
completion and approval of the Town
ossessment.
Section 3
All Ordinances and parts of Ord
inances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed and this Ordinance shall be in
effect from and after its approval and
passage.
Attested: E. J. Doherty,
Town Clerk.
Passed under suspensioo of rules
April 13th 1903.
Chris C. Shea,
President of the Council and Ex
Officio Mayor. 18-3t
CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE !
Paid Up Capital : : $10,000,000.00 j
Rest :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BANKING BV MAIL
Gold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSUED ON ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD
SKAGW AY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mqp.
M
H. D. K1RMSE
Cor. Fifth Ave. & Broadway
0Ct H
6ood iiPatcb
What's the Use of
having one that
only keeps time
only half the time?
WAtTHAM WATCHES
Ofticial Watch Inspector for
W. P. & Y. Ry. Keep Accurate Time
Do You Know
what constitutes good
writing paper? First
of all, good linen cloth
for the pulp; second,:
pure water, that the!
color may be clear and ?
unsullied; third, intel-|
ligent workmen, but
most of all good taste.
The beautiful and
unusual finishes of the
Eaton papers are the
product of designers
noted for ability.
Let us show you
Eaton's
Hot- Pressed
Vellum
u mm, pi. 6.
DRUGGIST
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying; U. S. Mnll
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka and Wayports
SAILS
APRIL 2, 8, 14.
20, 26
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, Agent
Broadway -and Fifth Ave. PhoDe 00
Pacific Coast S. 5. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LIT**
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
Seattle, nod other Puget Sannd Porto
CARRYING U. S. MAXI.
Steamers of This Company Leave
HUMBOLDT
COfTAOf CITV
- April 7, 17 and 27
April 10 and 23
Connecting witu the Company's Steamnrs at Se ittle fo* San Francisco,
Southern Caj.kiornia, Eurkka (II imboldt Bay) and Mexico
ter Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent '
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market street, San Hranoiaoo, Cal.
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamship
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
4PRII. 18, and 28. MAY 8, 18, 28.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
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. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passeneer Steamers
Dolphin ? April 24
Jefferson May 4, 14, 24
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No- IS
(Daily Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Found J No. 2, S. Bound
1st olasa. 1st clais
8 30 a. m. Leaves SKAGUAY Arrives 3 20 p m,
lOllO " " WHITE ;PASS " I 45 "
10 50 " " LOG CABIN " - 12 45 ?'
11 20 " " BENNETT ?? 12 05
1 10 p. m. ?' CARIBOO " 10 30a. m.
3 25 v Arrives White Horsi Leaves a 20 "
Passengers must be at depots In time to have Baggago Inspected and
ohecked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds cf baggage will bo checked free with each full fare ticket
-\nd 75 pounds with each half faro ticket.
_
Through Line From
Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermedial Yukon River "Points.
The new placer camps in the Alsek and Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
I
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, whenlnavigation is closed, dally t rains will continue running between
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located injtbe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quaitz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our dally trains to Caribou.
For information relative to pasdengei, freight and telegraphic rates, Apply
to nnv agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B, C.
A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. 0. and 8kaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska