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No 106. ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAOWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1908. PRICE, 10 CENTS.
DEATH IN FIRE AND FLOOD
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Forests, Towns and Lumber Camps in Widely Seper
ated Sections Swept by Flames? -Hundreds of
Lives. Lost, Thousands Made Homeless and Mil*
lions in Property Destroyed? -Loss Comparable to
Frisco Disaster? -Electric- Storms and Heat.
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Seattle- Aug. 3.? Fires are still raging
along the coast of Oregon and California and
the loss in the matter of timber will be im
mense. At Marsfield, Ore., Saturday night
tha fire so completely enveloped the sur
rounding country and advanced upon .the
town that the residents took to boats and to
sea. During the night as they watched the
fire a storm arose- the wind changed antl
drove the flames in the opposite direction
and the town was saved, the people being en
abled to return to shore and their homes.
AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
Vancouver, Au?\ 3.? The town of Fernie
5000 population, was late Saturday night de
stroyed by fire. The fire was driven by a
stroue wind and swept over the town with
such terrific speed that the people were un
able to make tlieir escape. The loss o f life
was appalling- The number of those unac
counted for and who were undoubtedly lost
number 170. The loss in property will not
fall short of $8,000,000.
Ten towns have been destroyed including
Fernie. Eiko and Hosmer.
The Canadian Pacific is rushing in relief.
The loss oi life is great; 7000 people are ren
dered homeless and the fire is progressing at
fearful speed over the valley.
L. A. HARRISON CO,
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Just 15 Hats
[? til II [ilt MS 1 It Bill
Jus to let you know that we are still in
business at tlie same old place we have
put on sale all of our
Merry Widows
Trimmed Sailors
and Outing; Hats
and a few Gage Hats at half price for
balance of the week.
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
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EQUALS 'FRISCO DISASTER
Winnipeg, Aug. 3.? The loss of lite at
Crow's Nest is reported to be equaled by the
San Francisco disaster. The government is
putting forth every effort to afford relief.
ONE HUNDRED SQUARE MILES
!
Vancouver, Aug. ? One hundred
square miles of timber and mineral
landi t.re enveloped and ruined by fire
thus far in tUe Crow's Nest country.
Nelson, B. C., Aujj. :>? Thousands of
refugees are arriving here from the
f>urninj> district. Provisions ore being
rushed hete. ft is very hard to pet in
.0 the irsirlct with relief. Many los
ing camps are cut off and it Is believed
that tho mtn have perished.
Winnipeg: Aug, 3 -The government
is advised that the number of deaths
resulting from tho flres will numb r
between four and five hundred.
HEAT AND STORMS CAUSE DEATH
(By United Press.)
Chicago. Auff.3.? The unprecedented
hot wenther still prevail* and Is causing j
deaths and prostrations by tne hun- ;
dreda. Babies are dyinp at the rate ol 1
thirty a day as a direct result of the )
llCAt.
Reno, Aug. S.? Klcotrlc storms s-rept
the desert district hero this morning.
Tiio valleys are flooded by a fearful
down pour of tain. Many people were
drowned.
ANOTHER SUIT
TO RESTRAIN
C. H. Sturgil h?s begun suit against
the Home Power company seekiuc to
have that corapmy restrained from ap
propriating the waters of Dewey creok
which he alleges it Is doing through a
dam being built for the purpose of stor
ing the water In an enlargement' of
Dewey lake.
Mr. Sturtrl I operates a small wood
cutting saw mill on the water from/
power for which he derives from t Bo
stream from the lake. Judge Held rep
resents the Mr. Sturgll anil Judge
Winn the Home Power company.
BRYAN ALSO
JOINS UNION
(By United Pre**.)
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 3.? VV. J. Bryan
wa* last night made ah honorary mem
ber of the rrlnur's union.
Mrs. Dr. P. C. NormnnJ sallfd for the
south on the Princtss Beatrice Satur
day evening.
Go to Tony Dotero and try a Bull Dot;
cigar.
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All the delicacies of the season at
the Pack Train restaurant.
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RASPBERRY
PICKERS
WAITED
GANTY & FRANDSON
Captain Ilrown and Richard Turner,
owners ot the big copper mines at
Rainy Hollow, arc In town. Mr. Tur
ner is nianacor of the property. Ha ii
in fine feather because of the showing:
rtfado by the development so far ac
complished. He says there Is 10,000 tons
of high (rrade ore blocked out of a qual
ity which pays to ship out by pack
horses and canoe to Ilaines. Of this ore
they have a niue foot lead. Twenty
men are now at work in the mines but
'his force will be rapidly Increased ?s
room i? made for them. The company
will pui Id a matting plant next aprio?
with a capacity of fifty tons a day at
firat. Mr. Turner aayn tho road com
miaaloo la hurrying the work of road
building and making a good job of It;
al?o that the B. C. road commlailon la
at wo'k and the joining of the road*
will he accomplished very *oon. Com
mlaaloner fraxer, of Atlio, ha? the
directioa of the B. 0. road a:.a the
work Is under the direct ?upcrvl?ion of
Mr. Molvneaux.
IN SEARCH OF
BIG GAME
Count Hoyos, of Vienna, Austria,
who arrived up on the Prince** R?a- '
trice Saturday loft this morning for the
head of the McMillan river, a trlbu- j
tary of the Pelly. Count Hoyo* is a j
sportsman of note and i* after big game.
He has an equipment in the way of
guns and hunters paraphernalia that
was t*>0 envy of sportsman who raw it
at the Fifth avenue yesterday. Ho i*
alone but engaged by wire at White
h rse four guides and two canoes. Ue
is desirous of gettting entirely away
from the haunt* of men for a time, to
reach somo spot whore he may say he
was the first to enter.
TO STUMP
POO BRYAN
(By United Pre?a.)
St. Paul. Aug. 1? Governor Johnton
has announced that be will take the
stump for Bryan.
BOAT CLUB
ORGANIZED
The Skagway Yacht and Moior Poat
olub wa? organized at a meeting held
Saturday night ? that I* the preliminary
steps were taken. At a meeting to be
held this evening at 7:20 at the
White Pass Athletic Club officers
will be elected. There are eleven
yachts and motor boa's In Skagway
which arc oounted on (or representation
in the club for at least one and perhaps
several member* each. The club hopes
to effect the building this seaaoti of a
float 100x50 ?o lie at the end of Moore's
wharf.
After making a personal examina
tion of the ground on Saturday Judge
Gunnison perm. tied the replacing of
the wires cut by the W. P. ft Y. rail
way from the stack of the Home Power
company pending the hearing of tha
C-<?e on Wednesday. The W. P. A Y.
have amended their complaint to cover
200 feet of the right of way.
Dr. L. S. Keller roturned on the Dol
phin from his trip to Dallas, represent*
ing the Alaskan F.Iks at the grend
lodge. Dr. Keller w?s accompanied by
Mrs. Keller, who has been visiting for
a month past at Puget sound points.
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Life is too short to Wait
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