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No. 92. TWELFTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNE8l>AY, SEPTEMBER 15. 1909 PRICE, 10 CENTS
PRESIDENT IS
HEADED WEST
(By United Pr?M.)
BOSTON, Mass. Sept 15? At ex
actly 10:03 o'clock this morning Presl
dent Taft and hl? party left for Al
bany. He will reach Albany, N. Y.
at 4 p. m. today, be at Buffalo at mid
night and at Chicago tomorrow fore
noon.
CHICAGO, III Sept 13? Postmaster
General Frank Hitchcock has arrang
ed all plana so that President Taft
will leave here at midnight tomorrow
for Seattle.
WORK STARTS
ON NEW MINE
Herman Olson, a well known* min
ing man of Conrad, who has been in
Skagway since Saturday a guest of
the Portland house, says that active
work has commenced upon the Dale
and Fleming property which was pur
chased about six weeks ago by a
party of eastern capitalists.
Mr. Seal, a well known mining en
gineer. came up from Vancouver and
is now installing a compressor at the
property with the aid of six men. A
tunnel and several cross-cuts will be
driven this winter and active work
will start In the spring. Mr. Olson
says that the Dale and Fleming prop
erty is one of the most promising
mines in the Conrad district The
ore runs very high in silver.
The Big Thing mine will ship out
considerable ore this winter, says Mr.
Olson. Superintendent Vance now
has a crew of about twenty men en
gaged in making a road from the
mine to Caribou and as soon as this
is completed the full shift will be put
back on the mine. Ore will also be
shipped out by the Venus mine, be
ing hauled over the Ice from the con
centrator.
The Cottage City left Seattle at
2 o'clock this morning, according to
a cable received by Frank Stuart, and
will arrive here Sept 19.
(By United Press.)
OLYMPIA, Was. Sept. 15? Col Hue
stls, former collector of customs for
Puget Sound, a veteran of the Civil
war and a well known politician, died
last night of heart failure while sit
ting in an easy chair at his home.
He was 68 yeafs old.
ORE SHIPMENTS
10 BE HEAVY
According to a late issue of tho
Whltehorse Star, the Big Thing quarU
property in the Conrad district is to
be worked on an extensive scale this
coming winter. Ore Is to be hauled
to Carcross and from there shipped
to the smelter; The Star says:
General Manager Vance of the Big
Thing group of mines in the Conrad
district, was here the latter part of
last week and In conversation with a
Star representative stated that it is
the intention of the company to oper
ate the Big Thing on a large scale
the coming winter when 15 teams of
1 orses will be employed In hauling
ore to the depot at Carcross and
hauling material for the tramway, the
route for which has already been sur
veyed, up the mountain on the re
[ turn trips from Carcross. A shaft
' over 300 feet deep with numerous
crosscuts, has demonstrated the great
mineral wealth of the Big Thing, prow
( ing It to be the largest body of high
} grade ore yet discovered in the north,
j A later report says the Big Thing
[ property has been sold to the Tyee
I Copper company by Colonel Conrad
i and his associates and that the new
owners will carry out the plans for
j Its operation already made by the
[ former owners.
I The fact that J. W. Bryant, expert
I for the Tyee Coppre company, latoly
i visited and examined the Big Thing,
lends color to hte report of that com
pany having taken over the prop
I erty.
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(By Unltad Pret?.)
BOSTON, Mass. Sept. 15? At the
banquet given in his honor last night
by the Boston Chamber of Commerce,
President Taft stated that on his 13,
000 mile tour of the west which
starts today he would carefully study
the conditions in all the states that
ho passes through from a monetary
standbolnt and confer with the leading
financiers In an effort to securo a
reform la the national currency sys
tem which will keep it free from the
domination of Wall street".
Senator Aldrlch will also tour the
west and lecture on the monetary
system.
President Taft said that in the cur
rency reform there' would be no chanc
for sectionalism between the east and
the west.
PORTLAND MILLS DESTROYED
BY EXPLOSION AND FLAMES
i
(By Unltod Pr?u)
PORTLAND, Ore. Sept. 15? The J
Portland Plour Mills were al- ;
most totally destroyed by an
explosion of flour duat followed by a
fire at an early hour thla morning.
The flames spread with great rapid
Ity and the fire department could do
little to cheek them.
It Is believed that several employ
ees perished in the flames. Soveral
aro unaccounted for.
The property loss will reach $300,
000.
VAUDEVILLE SHOW TONIGHT
BY THE MIC BROTHERS
Tonignt at a. B. hall a vaudeville
show followed by a dance will be
presented by Camp Skagway No. 1,
Arctic Brotherhood. The vaudeville
entertainment will consist of eight
numbers and those taking part have
been diligently rehearsing for the pas
week. The performers comprise the
best local talent and the show should
be well worth seeing.
The program Is as follows: Over
ture by Reed's orchestra; vocal solo
by Montle Snow; "mud sllngtyig spec
laity" Xt9 -vl??imi wtuvMj __
stereoptican pictures' by If. H. Drtipt \
trombone solo by Horace- O. Kirby;
comedy quartette; and a selection by
Reed's orchestra.
Tne dance will follow Immediately
after the show and there will be no
extra admission charged. The gen
eral admission will be GO cents and
25 cents for children. A large con
tingent is expected from Haines on
the Hegg. The performance will com
I mence at 8:30 sharp.
HUSBANDS IN
GREAT DEMAND
The Valdez Prospector states that
when Immigration Officer Krauczu
nas started deporting the undesirable
females of the Tanana district It be
came known that if they were legally
married to an Amrlcan citizen they
could not be deported. In order to
stay in the country they offered to
buy husbands and one French lady
paid $1500 to a man who married her.
Men were at a premium for Uie first
time In Alaska and come fancy "prices
were paid for a number of god-for
saken specimens who were never able
to support themselves before.
MlEflTS
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The Whitehorae left Dawson at 1:3
p. m. today. The Casca passed Sel
kirk at 9 a. m. today and the Dawson
passed Yukon Crossing at 2:40 p. m.
yesterday, both bound down stream.
The Selkirk left Whitehorse nt
noon today.
Bert McKenzle left on the Jefferson
I for Seattle. He Is going south to
attend school.
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:;GANTV & FRANDSONf
WERE III PORT
Earl Raymond, chief engineer of
the wrecked steamship Ohio, and Sam
BracLshaw, freight clerk on the Ohio
were on the Santa Anna. Both men
told vivid and realistic tales of the
wreck. They say that Capt. Johnson
will In all probability bo exonerated
by the marine Inspectors and the tes
timony showed that he displayed great
couragc and good judgement after the
Ohio struck.
Sam Snow, who was at the wheel
of the Ohio when she struck, is acting}
as pilot on tliQ FYirallon.
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The court of appeals of Iowa has J
banded down a unique decision re- 1
gardlng the rights of the user of a j
telephone. A man "swore" at a young
girl operating central, whose celerity
did not please him, and his phone
was cut out by the company.
He remonstrated nnd was told that
if he would promise to be a gentle- ;
man in the future he might have a I
phone, but he must eschew bad lan
guage, and moreover must not listen [
to other people's private conversa
tion.
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The subscriber refused to give any
fMfage, and took tm> M ?.,t
where he did not have to deny the
bad language or make any pledge, the
higher court holding that telephone
companies were in business to supply
phones, and not to dictate the quali^
ty of language used over them. ? Bx. I
PRINCESS HIIY DUE AT 8 P. M.
The Princess May left Juneau at 1 1
o'clock this afternoon and is expected
in Skagway at 8 o'clock tonight. The
May has 223 tons of freight and 20
passengers on board.
Are you going to the A. B. show
next Wednesday?
EVERYBODY
WHS HAPPY
Tho annual opening of the Elks
club last night was a success lr. every
respect and was thoroughly enjoyed
by the large crowd present. Prac
tically all the members of No. 431
were present and several visiting Elks
were invited by the house committee.
The evening was spent In dancinj?.
bowling and cards. Reed's orchestra
rendered a delightful dance program,
a number of enthusiast* gave the new
alleys a try out, and the card tables
were crowded. Refreshments were
served at a late hour.
The Elks club has been re-decor
ated through-out and several improve
ments have been made in tho Inter
lor arrangements. The bowling alleys
are lighted In a much better manner
thlB season than heretofore.
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ARCTIC TIL
F. S. Carroll of St. Louis, Mo., who
has been In Skagway for several days
hunting and fishing, became an Arc
tic Brother last night and mushed
over the trail at the regular meeting
of the A. B's. Mr. Carroll started
on his hike about 9 o'clock and reach
ed th esuminit in good time. Nothing
was neglected to make the trip a
memorable one.
Mr. uarroii, \vlio Is a rra?
man in St. Louis, is enthusiastic
about Alaska, even though Ills stay
has beei. marred by very unpleasant
weather. He will remain in Skagway
for several days and Intends to hook
a salmon before ho leaves.
JEFFERSON IS IN WD OUT
The Jefferson docked in Skagway
at 8:15 last night with 17 passengers,
110 tons of freight and 112 head of
cattle. She sailed south at 3:30
o'clock this morning wlth*r? passen*
Rers.
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