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The rr&drt* ot this paper will bo
pleased to Wm Chat there is at
Uast one drr*dful disease that scienc
"As beon abi~ to car* in ali its sta*it
ar.,1 that is Catarrh. Hail s Oatarrh
Ours is the only positive our* now
known to the medical fratert.i<> Ca
tarrh being a constitutional ,
requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is takvn intern
ally, ?cCing ilirectly upon the Wood
and iuu.xxw surfaces ot the tysUuu.
thereby destroying the foundation of
the liMtM, and giving the patient
strength by build ;ng up the consti
tution and assisting nature to doing
its ?\>rk. The proprietors have *o
much faith in its curative powers
that they oCftar One Hundred Do'lars
for asy case that it tails to cure. Send
for the list of testimonials.
F. J. CHKNKT * CO.. ; ?i?v. >, o.
x>ld by DruggiaCu, Tie
Take Hall's Ffeniliv Pills for cvu..
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SMOKERS ATTENTION
Harwd Hartwis?en, successor to
>V w. Houghton, has taken the
. v for she justly famous
Si. 1NF1XITO CLEAR
. VVANA CHJARS.
;ust received from the fac
u Tatr.pa, Fla If you want the
C. t fail to give these good?
t '*:Ju
dRa-C REDUCTION SALE
The Pac> Train is now selliag a
t ;. t of ^ood Goods at re luce j
,e* as they are getting too old U j
j a- .1 s* il at a prof u Yours.
Herman Crimn. j
Ftesh Olympia OysUr Cckktaiis at
_he Board of TTa^e. V.
* NE\> :mfortable elegant *
* The Caribou Hotel J
E Ml. ON Proprietor
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+ Carcross, Yukon Territory *\
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+ +
. O x'wJc the ft hi*e Pad Dfpol i
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+ \L c v " ti 4 're i Sroughout Cafe and Par , :
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i ? ? \! n s Royal Mail* Stajte Line 4*
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B. M. B?HRENDS,B inker *
J jieau, - Alaska
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OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
: y > licifci The Account*
a * Fir r-s And Individuals.
; T eS:agwa> Pioneer Dairy ?
? ?? ? - - ?
4 H. r. SEEM AH, Prop.
"The Sanitary Milk Ranch" ?
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rn.eT,t, o Pure Milk and Cream
>*. is y . >*%?? ft Vote* Boat*-.
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It Pays to Get Printing That :
? PLEASES "
The Wor \ from our Job Department ?
P leases Particular People.
1\ ; v, ?i cm* v tow .>r v.-.nr work. Let us quote
\ . - v voa - < . *iock, and do your" work ?
qClCKLY, WHJU an:1 \ ; ; ASOSABLK PMCfe ?
eltr 3 a tlij Alaskan. :
NATURAL BRIDGES
We Can Boast of at Least Nine
of Them In This Country.
OUR FIRST WOODEN BRIDGES.
They Wrr? Built About 1800 In the
Eaetem and Central State*, and Then
Came the Covered Structure* ? Few
Iron Bridget Prior to 1850.
Nature Una provide*) this conn try
with lit ienst nine natural bridges. on*
In Ylrpluin with a s|?nn of about nine
ty-three reel and about 2U0 foot hij.li:
one In Alabama with a span of al>out
seventy feet and al>out l.io feet blab;
flvc In t^lifornln. the larpe?t of whk-h
bus a span about elphty foot nnd Is
about twenty foot hiph; one In Ken
tucky with a s|>an of about sevouty
feet and al*>ut 130 feet hltth. and one
In southern Florida of somewhat
smaller dimensions.
Bride* buildinc In the Cnited States
is of com|>arativel} .ocent accomplish
ment. The early settlers were com
lulled to ford tl?e streams or crocM
tliem on rafts or in dugouts. When
Wash ? ct "i crossed the l>elaware with
his ann\ there wore no brldces ever
that river, and history ree??rds ninny
lnstam-e> of streams Im'Iiik forded with
untold hardship and the consequent
disasters and delays Such Incidents
bfr-ome serious matters when, for ex
aiup'c. physicians are unable to reich
the sick or injured because ?'f itupn- -
able fords or are compiled to <?xj>ose
themselves to unnecessary dunter.
Trnt" conditions i>i general are del
moralised by nnsrfe bridee* or en
verts.
Ponbwui hiidrrs have served tempo
rary til d ill t in > c . let' c*pe
. la \ . \v:>rr 'TT>. Ment'oi: is made of
their n so vor- early in history. aTid one
of t ?? ? <??' notalvf occasions was
v 1'. IN ??-??in .irr" > under Xin-xes
<ro- >J ti.e IIWosp-Mit ?in two |<ontoon
b: ' ? -< < of "Oil vessels
?nd the ? S'er of "II. The* were .?n
'ieir t eel? In the df
is h"d wkVrr vessels
ri h t; ;.!<?> do- i i 1 to snpi??rt
?r ptatftara or ji 1 ridtte The*
p t of the tmin or their ar
>uch. :it the ' r< "t the cm
470. A 1 1
The i ?"istruot1on <?f ii tiw.iy nnncea
in this wuntry bog:in to n>*nn?o prnc
:i -:i j r. about The year IWrt,
wbo*i many wood n l.ri('!*os wore built
.n the eastern and central states by
Theodore Putt and Timothy Palmer.
T'uc ui>. Vn lattice truss was Intro
duced at nt 1S.M by I thiol Towne.
Many of these bridpes. consisting of
planks pinned together in lattice work,
wore bci't front this fintc <?n. anil t hey
bO' a me well known as Towne" or
"Vo? tv<l" bridpf It Is d'nbtfnl if
much a:tontk?u was jrirea to econom
ical desijm An effort was made to
protect tlh> tmeses from the weather
by wooden roofs and sld^ In some In
stai>'-e?. t-ut very few were ever paint
cd t* preserve the tim' >r. This early
type <>f 1-ridce did s~rv< -o for many
years, and some are still la existence
in lr ' ! : i ! e ?who-*
The first covered bridge to ly> bnilt
in Tippce-ip -e cotir'y at;d one of the
Sr^r in entral Indiana was the
1 Rrown strecj brldse over the Wabash
river at I.afi?yette. according to the
records ou file In the office of public
roads, department if agriculture. This
old stru>:.:ro. Ihat had been condemn
ed for a c< <1 many years, has Ions
sin *e dH' appeared. However. a num
ber of covered wooden bridpes tba
were built m^re than a half century
-L'O are --till bcinc u*od within a ra
dins of fifty miles of Indianapolis.
Few irv?n bridres were built in this
country prior to IVirt, and It was only
In 1SI7 that the first publication in the
United States, discussing the rational
docjen of bridce roemlters. was Issued
by S re Whipple of t'tlca. N Y
Wr>u--ht imn '*ogan to replace cast
|r at' it but stool was not used
tr , a bruit tot year* later The ad
vantj; .o of -tool over cast or wrought
!t- n ";os lit its creator !en?ile strength
"Foretncst among structures ropre
sen;i- _? ? t> of the attractive as well
is sub ' - t f'-itnres In pood bridce
deslcnlng of the present ace may be
n - ncil ie Washington bride* over
the Haricni river in Now York." said
J 0 o superintendent of construction of
bridce engineering. office of public
roads. Washington. "This brldro ha*
two middle atvhes of steel, each 510
feet in clear span, and seven masonnr
nr tics, e.ich with a sixty foot span.
Tt? total lencth Is 2.37T> feet, while
the wtlth of Its roadway Is eighty
feet, and Its height above menu high
water Is 151 feet. It was built at a cost
" NV V" " Indianapolis New*.
Thackeray Liked the Ofi'bua,
Tl -tcberay was a frequent patron of
the early omnibus. "1 remember."
wrv* "An Old Passenger." "a driver
tire out Mr. Thackeray to me. who
was riding by ibo side of another oni
v'brts driver, and 1 noticed thoextr?or
? iry lencth of his lees, which he al
lowed to d-inrle In the air. He had
liK l >t pushed wel' l?n-k over his head
an*! seemed to be keenly enlorlng hl?
ride and conversation with the driver."
? London Chronicle.
History Ret?e?t* lts?lf.
"Can't my that the world Is getting
a bit smarter." asserted gfan'pa. "My
grandson asks mc the same silly ques
Hons that his father askod at his age "
? LippJucott'a.
Wise books for half the tmths they
bold are honored tomba. -George Pilot
NEWS FROM THE'
NORTHLAND i
SHORT BREEZY NEWS ITEMS
FROM THE NORTHERN PRESS
The fishing steiimer Zapora recent
ly struck itasR Rock In H?<*te strait
and carried away $0 tart of her
keel.
The barge IUnitor, from Alaska to
raoorua, went ashore off FViirer river
but was floated lit high water with
out lightening rarpo.
FV>r the first 'lime since the law
has been eaforceS in the Nome dte
;ri<t, the road tax collection* were
made public recently. The road over
seer collected $3,288, with the as
sistance of two men. whom be paid
$7.50 a day each. ,
Split. Wind, an Eskimo runner from
the far north, came down on one of
the last boats ft"om Nome, to enter
contests in Washington and CaliforaJ ,
The Ksklmo Is siUd to have not only
!i?t*nced all of the runners In Afc?s
\a, but is a match for a deer or a
tiound in a race t&ver the trail.
The first mail from the new post- j
office at Beaver Ham was brought roj
\ ;l<iez Jan 13 i?y Postmaster Ncls
lepson.
Although Mr. Jcpson has been in
'he habit of bringing the mall in
; 'rom Beaver l>a n. this was the first i
iroe he did so In his offieW capa
iV' The mall was carried In a
1 v k' <1 pouch instead of an ordinary !
-tinny -sack as In. the past.
The ships' supply of liquor having
| given out, William Jacobson, Hugo
Kan tin ami Chris Peterson, belong
I ing to the crew of the schooner Vera.
r veeded to help themselves to w>me
booie" in the cargo of the vessel,
n the trip from San Francisco to
Vestern Alaska.
Captain Aune testified at the hear
ug that he noticed that the men
?rer? frequently drunk on the trip,
le w< iered where the? secured the
qu^r as the ship's supply had giv
?-n out.
' He finally watched one of the men
nd saw him crawl through a hole
lade by cutting through a bulkhead
idth a keyhole saw.
He testified that thirty pa' ions of
?vhiskey were missing, which he said
1 ; ad been stolen by the trte
A recent arr.val from the Idttarod
does not think that the output of
I hat camp wllli exceed much more
than one million next year.
He asserts that the best ground is
tlreariy worked out, and that they
*ill have to po some to produce any
thing over the million.
He is -> ery skeptical concerning the
disco v, ry of npw pay. and generally
takes a pessimistic view of the ait
uatinn there.
He tells how some of the sajoon
;sts went by the board in the new
?amp. and how none of the ex-aharks
rom Nome ar ! other camps were do
I ing such a terrible business as there
j being any necessity for installing as
?e^'os lining inside the saloons to
prevent the friction resulting from a
nish of customer*, setting the camp
on fire.
There will be some prospecting
done this winter in the quart* line,
and in his est imation the hope of the
j ??amp lie? in t hat.
NOME, .tan. 13? According to *11
indications, Nome has struck rock
bottom for a number of year* to
come in the production of gold.
The increaite in the number of
dredges, making the working of low
srade ground possible, has an ?P
ward trend H the mining taitpiit of
the Seward peninsula.
Kiehteen dredges were operated
for a part or the whole of the season
in 1911. of which five were buW
during the s.tmmor.
Of thrse woven were In the Nome
reeion. seven in the Solomon River
basin. and fire tn the Council dia
tri<<
In addition to those five more W*
iredges word In the procew of con.
strnction. of which three are In the
Nome region and one each in the
Council and Konrarok districts.
V number of hydraulic platits were
operated in the KoncarOk. Nome and
Fairhaven precincts, and there were
In the aerregate many small plant*
In operation An important feature
in the year'n mining was the f*<"t
that a large number of the dredges
continued ojieraHons until the first
week in Nrn-ember.
Interest in the Kobuk reefcvn *P
neers to "ha're somewhat subsided A
lumber of rlaims were worked in
the Squirrel river region. Vnt, so
far a? known, no new discoveries of
importance were made. There w*? a
WHY SO WEAK?
Kidn?y Trouble! May b? Chapping
Your Life Away Alaskan P?o?l?
H?v# IxiMrxH This r*rl
When a healthy man or woman bo
gins to run down without nr-pATfiit
cause. become* w?>ak, languid, do
pressed, suffers backache, hf?"ula/ ho,
i51zzy spoils and urinary disorders,
kidney weakness may be the cause
of U all. Keep the kidneys well
and they will keep yon well. Doans
Kidney Pills core skk kidney* and
keep them well. Can Alaskan read
ers demand further proof than the
following statement:
Mrs. F. H. Morell, SI 8 Marion St,
Seattle, Wash., sayx: "Kidney com
plaint and backache bothered me
all my life ar.d I had such severe
attacks at times that I was practi
cally helpless. The pains through
my kidneys and loins were almost
unbearable. I had headaches and
dlxzy spells and In t :e tnomin; when
I first (tot up, I fx* am* so Mttj
<hat t dared not attempt to walk
across the hall. learning about
Doan's Kidney Pills I b??zan their
The contents of the first bo* helped
me so greatly that I continued taking
them and before kmg I was entirely
relieved of kidney complaint. I have
recommended Dona's Kidney rilto to
many of mv filonds and shall conUn
ue to dc so." fSfatemert given De
cember 17, 1907.)
RR- ENDORSEMENT.
Mrs Morell was lntervlewe<i on
February 1, 1910, and she added to
the above: "I have b?en in good
health since 1 endorsed Doan's Kid
ney Pills in 1907. I Uke this rem
edy In the spring ami fail and it
keef?s me in good health."
FV* sale by all dealers. PrW *,?
rents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole asen's for the T'ni'ed
Sfttfe*.
Remetrber tte name ? Dnsn s ? wd
takie no other
For sale by all dealers Price fifl
cents Foster-Mllburn O . RnfTalo
New York, sole ae?nts for th? I'nlt
"d States
Remember the narr,e- -TV>*- ? ? and
'ake no other.
little mining in the Shnnknak region
of the upper Kobnk and a nug
get was fonnd on Dahl creek.
CANADIANS WILL
USE YELLOW LUCRE.
OTTAWA. Jan. l.">? The five and
'en dollar gold piece. designs of
which were approved some time ago.
will shortly he iswuod from the mint.
\rrangcment? to that end are now
being made by the Minister of Fin
ance. The coinage of gold is the
outcome of a widely prevalent feel
in* that fanaoa as well a? the I'nit
td States should have currency of
'his character, particularly as so
much of the American money has
been in circulation in the Dominion.
! was felt that Canadians ahonld be
come as familiar w<th the portrait <4
the King as with that of the 1'nited
I States President.
FV# I5f " ~m> e*< ? wholesome
kOM coofcet? i eaJ at *h? N?w Horn'
n??taurart *?. /w* off of
Broadway.
LOCAL BRIEFS
SKAUWAY WEATM6R REPORT
Result* of U?e ot>??r*atloa taksa
at Moore'a Wharf at m<dnl?K
.Inn 30. 1?12, Is w follow*:
Temp. time otMTWfl ... Jo ******
Wax. prer?dlmi 11 hf? .. 43 abo?e
Mln. " " * .... 15 afeo**
t?an " " " .. .. J9 abort
Intromit or 30: 12. Cloudy ?nrl calm.
INTEfiiBR WEATHER REPORT
1 FJOT.R ATT'RF.
STTATTOWS Abo*e Below
Csriboo "
VChit? Hone Zt
r*ir!?h *
Ulin r.
Lower \jr\mre* 2
tlootalimjua in
Big Salmon. ?
Yukon Crovsinir *
Selkirk .0
Coffee Cree^.. -
^wwirt Kiter -t
OBlkle "... 22
Dawson
('Jowly and north wind reporte-i
from aH points to OffeKte.
f/>w?>r I >>Bar*e, where it is calm, and
Dawson where it la clear with aon'h
wind.
The Table d'Hote dinner at the
I'ullen House ia better than ever.
A'hy don't ydn try it Yon are wel
come tf.
SEATTLE'S
!>>ariin? Pufnllr Priced Hotel
Hotel
Georgian
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F.??f r?T from FOURTH AVWtlf
. hm !>-rrH ?o Fn?r?h B?? r nton A Pl*?
Sanitarium (jnii) Ala?ka
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lj?rre. 1 l**n- Indt?Mu? FUtli*.
AtadMCt of W?t*r. B?^t of
( ou>l AcPonin>od?tK*i?. ' ur
ei?he?1 0*Mn? ftr- R^nt. ....
Excellent Huotiof ?o<J Ki?hin*.
Motor Ro*'in(f ?nrf -Swiinr
Steamer Geortfi* from Jnne?u
miiken SPTni-ni'Xilh'.T Ti?it?. Jo
forcJKlioa H2<J niM upon revoett
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
-of
|ALASK A
-natntti '.muutua^iiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiniiiiw
Establ ? <6 7 Telephone 112 j
Phil. Abrahams
FIRE INSURANCE
f
Agttnl for I f Dl Hl'Ql K OF IOWA mid the
>\ K>T( HKSTKK OF NKW YORK.
over Four Million.
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NOTARY PUBLIC SKAGWAY. ALASKA j
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The Onlv Ftnft CUm Motel Opened Under N>w Manage 4.
in Carcroa* menl
.j. H?a4qu?rws for AtDo StM* LJn*. ?
; HOTEL SCOTTl
+ ??? 1 +
.j. Scott A 8ohw*nirtr?nip 4.
* Headquarters for Mining Men and +
Travelers ?
+ +
.J. 8PeCIAL RATES AND ACCOM MODI ATION8 TOR MU9HCR9. ^
+ WELL FURNISHED ROOMS TABLE THE BEbT +
GOOD STABLES FIRST CI ASS BAR STOCK t
t CARCROSS ^ 0 YUKON TER. *
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