Near Seward, a ledge of copper ore
was recently discovered which, accord
ing to the Gateway, it 200 to 300 fee:
wide, and has see a traced for 9.000 feet
The 1,000 mea who hare lost their
jobs by reason of the reduction of the
working force on '.he Paname canal,
might now com* to Alaska to cool otT.
The people of the Yukon are up in
arm* agaiust the proposed grant of
several thousand acres of quartz
ground to Harry Waogb, of Ssn Fran
cisco
Discoveries of semi-lignite coal in
immense deposits on the Kugru* river
and an increasing output from the
mlnee opened there hare reduced the
price of fuel on the Sewaid peninsula.
Krojj Nome ooaies the news that on
Quartz creek, on the Serpentlue river,
Seward peninsula, four men are devel
oping a copper claim, from which were
carried by reindeer to Teller, last win
ter, and abipped to a smelter outside
three aod one-half tons of ore which
netted the owners just t-175. a phenom
inally rich return.
The BurnsH a has been !u Junrau tbc
past woek waiting (or coal from the
Souud. As sooa as fuel arrive* she will
?all for Malneit to repair the cable at
that plaoe. From there she will come
to Slcagway for further luapectlon of
the line and will be here about a week.
J 43, Murphy and Jerry O'Neil were
sentenced la the police court to two
and a half days in jail for being drunk
and disorderly. T ey refused to work
this morning, and will live ou bie.id
aod water while serving their sentence.
\ intou \li cheil, who never tires of
telling a1, out the merits of Schillings
Best, is ia the ci y on a business trip.
Mr. Mitchell has been at Valdez since
las', in this city and has wonderful tiles
of the cen er of the new copper dis
trict.
The reault of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Sept. 9,
1607, is as follows
Temperature time observat'n 50 above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hours.. lit above
" " " " .-<0 above.
Mean " " " " ?l?ove
Barometer .TOoti
Fair, calm.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given thut I was
api>ointed administrator of the estate
or Pern Alex, deceased, ou the 17th
day of August. I!>07, t>y the CoininU- ,
sioner for Alaska, sitting in probate
at Haines precinct In the first division
All persons having claims against said
RFClRIIflfp SOLDIfR'S
Al)[rlTI0\4L 5f|>|p
This Scrip takes immediate t*je
to either surveyed or unsurveyeu
land in Alaska, and is approved
by the Government. Price $30 00
per acre in 40. 80 and 120 acre
pieces, or $50 00 per acre in pieces
of from 1 to 20 acres
R. H. PEALE & CO..
OAKLAND. CAL.
1603 BRUSH ST.
SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH
MERCANTILE ANNEX
Raw Furs....
i WE PAY
tligh Prices tor Tine Furs
Write For l'rice Lint
Percy's Fur House
Oahkoah, Wisconsin
William tloskins
?Boot and Shoe A\aker ?
Kepairing promptly done with the best
materia] in the markut
Ladies' anil Children's Shoes Mended
All the delicacies of the seasor. at the
Puck Train Uestaruant.
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? Steam Laundry
8 All Work Guaranteed. Short
Orders Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and deliver
Phon? 79
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If you t'are. takf your dust and <lraltj* to
Dexter Horton & Co,, Bankers,
S E A T T L E
and open a Savings Account. Vou can
? ?jh-u an account by mail if you wi?h to.
Our total resources exceed
S12.000.00Q.00
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VHHRF CO.
P. A Y. Route
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riows i?o.s
orchandise from # a. m to 5p.m.
ndar or at nipht
h bound Oj jut tw ae. <>oi r*"'*"' by ?
?an h? obtained at the T" f. t it'tom*
on CHKCkKD IUt*?A<)K (>*l T. No
uoctirokeii.
: public ?heo ?u-am-'r 1? r.r*riDf
h?o pa?*enir>' r* have Ji?*tnf?rked,
i cation at office on d<x k .
C. K. WYNN-J0HN80N, G?n Mrr
rr acvovhapatkin*
Restaurant
rtoc. Manager
Meals in the City
NEAR BROADWAY
From 25 Cents Up
CONNECTION
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