?he JJatlji Jtlasrhan
No. 238 FIFTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1913 PRICK 10 CKXTP
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Astoria, Jan. 8 ? The bare of
Columbia river and Peacock spit
claimed two more victims last night
when two vessels went down, driven
on the rocks by a sixty mile gale
and waves than ran mountain high.
Steamship Rosecrans with a crew
of thirty-five men, wont on Pea
cock spit at an early hour last ev
ening and within an hour she had
broken up and every man aboard
had gone to a watery grave. The
Rosecrans was a merchant vessel
of 2976 gross tons and 1816 net
tons capacity. She was 336 feet
long, her home port being San
Francisco. She was built In Glas-j
gow and sailed first as a Britlshl
Steamship under the name of Meth- J
zen Castle, afterward changing her
name to the Columbia, and later
golug Into the service of the Unit
ed States Quartermaster Department,
was operated as a transport under
the name of Rosecrans. She after
ward resumed the merchant service,
plying on the Pacific Coast, until
meeting her doom in the gales of
last night.
An oil steamer, the name of
which could not be learned, also
went down with all on board, with
nothing left to indicate her identity.
She sent up signals of distress, but
the raging storm prevented anyone
going to iu>r relief, because no boats
could live in the treacherous bars
that menace the coast wheu the
[ winds are at their fury.
AMERICANS FLOCKING
INTO WESTERN CANADA
Ottawa, Jan. 8 ? The influx of
American immigrants into western
Canada for the year aggregated
200,000. These immigrants brought
with them much money and per
sonal belongings, adding materially
to the wealth of the provinces
where they settled.
With such an aggregate of Amer
icans settling in Canada, the per
centage of new voters from that
source will be largely increased
within a >ear or two. The immi
gration f 'om Britain and other
European countries also will swell
the grand total to no inconsiderable
degree.
PROilK OK ARCHBALD
* MAKES HIM SQl'lRM
Washington, Jan. 8 ? The cross
examination of Judge Archbald con
tinued today and the examiners did
not spare Iiis feelings in digging in
to his transactions with the rail
roads and coal companies. They
probed him until his flesh quivered,
but through it all he maintained
that his actions were not improper.
The opportunity appeared for him
to aid his friends without injuring
anyone and be took it. That was
all.
RECORDING DISTRICT AGENT
APPOINTED FOR WHITE
Dawson ? Andrew M. Taylor has
been appointed agent for the min
ing recorder for the district at the
head of tho White river, iflnder this
! appointment Mr. Taylor is authoriz
ed to receive applications for work,
affidavits of representation and
the like, and to Issue interim re
ceipts pending the forwarding of
the papers to Dawson for perman
ent record.
Mr. Taylor has been in the coun
try since 1902, and knows the field
thoroughly. He left this morning
before daybreak for the head of
the White He is taking up two
and a half tons of supplies with a
team from this point, and will take
eleven tons from the mouth of the
White, where it was landed last
fall. Some of the supplies will be
used by the boundary survey party,
which will go over the line from a
point near the head of Ladue next
season. Somo of the freight which
Taylor Is taking up is for J. C.
Griffith, who is going up to work
his copper property on the Ameri
can side. Mr. Griffith left this
morning with Mr. Taylor. Anthony
Beeswanger also is with Taylor.
There will be a special meeting
of the Arctic Brotherhood tonight.
Business of Importance will be
brought before the camp.
HAVE YOU SEEN OUR WINDOW FULL OF
75c.
Wool Dress Goods
Come in and examine the Goods
We believe that YOU will
say that they are the best
line of 36 inch Dress Goods
that you have ever seen at
that price
H. J. Lynch
The Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
ME NORSES FflEEZE
ID DBTR H RHUS
Fairbanks, Jan. 8 ? The Interior
of Alaska Is suffering from heavy
snows and blizzards, which are re
sulting in suffering and perhaps
ileal h. The Fairbanks stage was
caught last night in a blinding bliz
zard at Thompson^ pass which
prevented further progress and the
horses froze to death while stand
ing In the snow banks.
The passengers were sheltered In
protecting banks of snow where
they were kept alive by their fur
i-lothing Hud alcohol stoves. This
morning the storm had abated ar.d
the snowbound passengers ma<" ?
their way back to this city, suffer
ing many frostbites.
Nome, Jan. 8 ? Three of the new
ly elected Territorial members from
the Second division left Nome this
morning by dog team, to be In at
tendance at the opening of the Al
aska legislature In March. They
were Senator Freellng and Repre
sentatlves Oaffney aud Aldrich.
It Is the intention of the party to
go up the Yukon to the Tan.ma and
take the Valdei trail to Prince Wil
liam Sound and then by boat to
Juneau. They expect to get
through withlp a month.
POWERS WORKED UP TO
POINT OP IXTEKYENTION
London, Jan. 8 ? The Powers,
having become disgusted at the
bickerings and ultimatums and
peace terms and artful dodgings of
the countries engaged in the Bal
kan war, nave about decided to step
in and declare upon what terms the
peace shall be concluded, and to
enforce the terms at once.
The Chitina Leader believes that
Judge John Y. Ostrander will be ap
pointed to succeed Judge Overfleld,
whose term expires in June. The
Leader says: "It seems to be gen
erally accepted that under the new
democratic administration the idea
of self-government will be carried
out literally. During the past ad
ministration many Alaskans have
been appointed to federal positions
in the territory, but under Presi
dent Wilson it is believed that all
appointees must have the qualifica
tions of a residence in Alaska. The
term of the present judge in the
third judicial division will expire
next June. It is generally accepted
that a successor will be named
from this division, and that this
idea will be carried out in all the
different divisions."
RELICS OF EARLY RACE
FOUND IX ARCTIC
A house, or habitation, built by
human beings ages upon ages ago
with stone utensils, stone knives
nnd axes was found last summer In
the vicinity of Point Barrow, Al
aska, according to A. L. Maxwell,
government teacher, now in Seat
tle.
Mr. Maxwell and three white men
' from Point. Barrow, while prospect
ing along the beach of Bering Sea
in July, discovered a high cliff of
gravel the strata of which it was
decided hal been plied in that lofty
way by Iceberg*.
Waves had washed away gravel,
leaving the framework of a prim
itive house partly uncovered. The
remarkable dwelling was well pre
served In the gravel. The roof was
made of the ribs of an immense
whale or some mammoth beast long
ago extinct. The rafters, from 20
to 30 feet long, were set to a cen
ter column of rocks after the fash
ion of an umbrella. Over this
framework skins hnd evidently
been stretched. The gravel was
washed in so gradually that many
of the ribs scarcely moved.
Convinced of the primative na
ture of the dwelling because of the
fact that there are no such bonee
seen anywhere In the northern
tundra, the men began digging to
see what lay on the floor and were
successful in unearthing a stone
hatchet weighing 27 pounds, a
stone knife, or skinning knife, fash
ioned like the modern drawknlfe
of the wood worker, and a bodaka,
or boat bailer, a rock shaped like
a trough.
The utensil and tools were car
ried back to Point Barrow and af
terward brought to Seattle by Mr.
Maxwell, but the bones were too
bulky to be moved. They are In
a well protected spit and an ex
pedition will attempt nett summer
to bring them and such other ar
ticles as may be unearthed to the
States for the purpose of installing
In the university museum the house
as it stood in the primitive ages.
The immense bones under eighty
feet of gravel and the stone tools
warrant the conclusion that they
are of the remotest ant?C(Uty. ? Ex.
Send the Dally Alaskan to the state*
Preferred Stock
Canned Goods
At this time of year frwh frnit
and vegetables are hard to get
We have an excellent remedy for
this condition in our line of Pre
ferred Stock Canned goods, livery
can guaranteed.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
Valder. Jan 8 The southern
and southwestern coasts of Alaska,
like the western States, are In the
midst of the worst storms of the
year. The wind has been blowing
gales driving the ships out of their
counts and piling many of the
Rmnl W rraft on the bearhea
l.aat niaht the Ncrthw?*tem p?t
Into Prlneo William aound anil waa
blown from h*r anchorage and went
.??ground, b?it waa later floated with
out aerloug damage Today the
Ktorro la Ptlll blowing but with
leaaened f-'rjr
MAY BKIIK1K OVER
BKYMOI'R N %RHOW8
Vancouver, Jan 8 The route
of the Canadian Northern railway
developme.it 011 Vancouver Island
has been approved by the minister
of railways. It calls for the build
ing of 270 miles of road extending
from Victoria at the south of Noot
ka sound to the north on the west
coast. Contrary to the route fol
lowed by the Eaqutmalt and Nan
aimo, and the C. FV R system on
the Island, the plans are for In
terior development and will open
up a very wealthy portion of the
island not now provided with any
transportation facilities.
A significant Incident in connect
ion with the route map is that the
plans call for an e*tenslon from
the main line at Campbell river to
Duncan bay, near Seymour Narrows
This branch line seems to lend
credence to the much mooted idea
that the C. S. R. Intends to bridge
Seymour Narrows at Bute Inlet and
build inland to some point connect
ing vlth the main line south of
Tete Jaune Cache, thus making a
through route from the east to Vic
toria on its own rails. If thew
plans materialize to definite an
nouncement, the C. N. R. will en
counter violent opposition on the
part of the mainland, headed by
Vancouver, which does not propo??
to lose Its strong strategic position
.is the natural terminal of the do
minion on the Pacific coast. While
the Seymour Narrows bridge has
been talked of for years, it has
never taken concrete shape 10 af
ford a baris for an attack.
The C. N. R. are urged to con
clude negotiations with the city In
regard to False Creek terminals if
li expects to get the proposals be
fore the electorate in time for
:he municipal elections on Jan 9
Send the Alaskan to your friends.
.H?H\ WOII.O TKI.L AM. ?
Itl'T MIR HIM THRtUT
New York, Jan. 8 ? John D Rock
efeller w?x summoned to appear l?e
fore the money probing committee
today, but It Is probable that he
will not respond aa he la suffer! ig
from throat trouble and his physi
rlan aa>s it would serlonaly antra
vale his malady to do any talking
at present.
Aa soon aa the committee receiv
ed the report from the eminent fi
nancier they immediately appointed
a committee of their membership to
secure the ser?lre? of throat spec
ialists to examine the talking ap
paratus of Standard Oil John to see
If he could not oil up his tonsils
with some of the oleaginous by
products of his refineries and thua
enable him to say Jnst a few words
for the enlightenment of hla In
vesMgator*
VTKLLO-FA Rf K ) HATE To
meet parcki. pnnrr?
San Frnnelaro, Jan. t ? The re
cent adop'lon of the parol pout l>T
the United fUatea notfmmwt, ha*
iiad the ?' et of creating competi
tion with lb* etprem companies.
:ind forcing them to reduce thetr
rate*. T'ie Wells-Fanro . comply
unnounr. #| ihla morning that It
would Immediately put Into aenrlce
a parrel a.stem with rates e<ina1lng
that adop >*d by the goTernment
mmi.ERi wARNixn rr
AT THK El.K'H <1.1 H
In the gaii?e? of the bowling
tournament played laat night, the
following record* were made at
the Elks rlub:
Kennedy 1"
Rateon '5' '',:l
W. C. Blanrhard .. 175
Geo. Magee .. .. 150 II'
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