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HOTEL SCOTT
Headquarters for Mining Men and
Travelers
APCCIAl KATCf AND ACCOM MOD ATIONS FOR MU8HER8.
WELL FURNISHED ROOMS TABLE THE BEST ]
GOOD STABLES FIRST CI .ASS BAR STOCK
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The Caribou Hotel ?
Car cross, Yukon Territory
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, U ell Equipped Furnace Heated Throughout Cafe and Bar
? He?dqu*rtei? for 'SckuLr's Atlin Royal Mail* Stage Line
1 4 1 n n I ) m i n i n i-i h i m i i 1 1 1 r 1 1 mm ;
SHIPS IV St THROUGH TIE !
MA ML DECEIBER I ;
Water to Flow In Culebra
Cut Early In October if
Plans Work.
Slides Cause Long and Trou
blesome Delays Cannot
Be Averted.
THh' I'nu.ima canal wilt be prac
tically completed by Dec. 1.
11; thai: date It will be possi
ble. should the neot-sslty arise,
to transfer the entire Atlantic fleet
from the Atlantic to the l*uclflc by
way of the canal.
Krrly In October the last (like, that
whl? h Is holding water out of Culebru
cut. wli! be blown up. and tho cut will
ail Immediately to a depth of teu feet
[>r ui>re. which depth will steadily In
rainfall, the surface lu tiutuu lake and
plellon of the others will proceed
Photo by Auxrlcan Pr?M Association.
?teudllj All the lo ts arc twills, the
The Ailing of the canal depends solely
i'U tlii* < aiplftini 'f the lock-, or,
more specldcally speaking, the lock
gate-., which are of Hteel uud ore be
ing made ami It -alleJ l?v u iittsburg
\\ en Colonel 'Joetbuls left Wash
ington recently on bto return to the
Isthmus It was with the entire confl
at ?!;?? bead of th'} treat enterprise as
lone "4 h? desire* and will continue to
caunL The Incipient Insurrection of
eertalu of bto as-toclutea tvho looked
for a change because of the change la
, the iNtrutloi) at Washington Is
lotiir a thin; of I be past President
\VM> n's adtnluUlratlou did not and
' will not disturb the conditions which
the re*pce. and admiration of the
It.v .Ian. 1 the dual wUI be In con
. dltlon to handle such commerce ns it
meut and tlur whole of next year will
recti ng any errors which may be dls
covered and gcttlug everything in
When the canal la completed it'^l In
?ill ask permission to step aside Just
tiefore the formal opening, and he will
do no with the satisfaction of knowing
ample margin, liudil* of schedule time
and well wlthiu the coat be estimated
What step* might be taken by a
grateful nation to ahow Its npprecla
, fon of the great work Colonel Goe
thala has accompllihed In the face of
' almost Inconceivuh e obstacles la not a
? matter with whlca he to willing to
> < oiuvni himself. Like a true aoldler,
fw contents hlnwelf by (uiylug, "I have
? merely carried out my orders."
The alleged fricdon and difference
of opinion rcgnnllag the advisability
of turning the water In Culebru cut aa
? aoon as possible or of waiting until all
, the loll deixmlted by the slides haa
been removed by dry excavation
' proves to be merely an evanescent
piece of argumentation when the chief
? ? ngtneer of the cawd explains the sit
"Excavation with dredge* Is cheaper
mid more expeditious." says the colo
nel. "If the flooding Is goiug to ajf
uravate the side* tile sooner we know
It the better and the more time we
will have to handle the Increased ma
terial."
I With that foreelglit which has mark
?d every phase of Colonel Goethala' ntl
tniulstratlou, ull arrangements arv
made for sotting the dredging force*
at work. J list us soon iik the hut ot
the single net of gates U completed
they will In* cloicj mill tho water will
Ih> allowed to rise us rapidly a* may
bo. By the middle of October the
Hteatu itboM'lM will be hauled out of tbc
mint hern end of tho cut. the dike which
keeps the water out of the cut will be
blown up. and the wnttr will flow lu
Immediately the dredges will bo towed
into place and will uttack tho aun>lu.?
material lu tJLie cut. Two suctlou
dmlcwi will bundle the clay. Dlpi>et
dredges will handle the rock and hard
pun Meanwhile u sluice system la be
lug used to wash the top of tho Inrgcs
*llde buck into a valley In tbe rear.
Colouel tluetbala baa recently dl?
cussed luforuially with Secretary Gar
rlknn the i|uestlon of permaueut organ
Uatlou for the maintenance and opera
tion of tho caual. The outcome was
that the secretary asked tho chief engl
uecr to <uap out an organisation such
as he bol'evea should bo established
Much of tills work Colonel tioethala
has done already. It will t>o rendy for
submission to tho secretary of wai
early thl* full The only military work
done has been the completion of em
placements for the big gun* which are
to guard on. canal and which uro yet
to be shipped there. Tula work was
plauned long ago and haa Ihvu carried
out lu accordance with the original
While the work on tho canal hna ad
vaticcd with remarkable rapidity, there
hare, however, been serious aud grave
setbacks. The most troublesome and
discouraging of these have beeu the oc
casional collapses of the banks, which
result In tilling parts of tho cut One
of ti n se slides, which occurred on May
27 last burled -ten curs, two steam
shovels and a locomotive. Hundreds
of thousands of cubic yurds of dirt fell
into tho cut and delayed progress for
a number of days. One uufamlllar
with the work of constructing tho cn
ual la likely to underestimate tho alg
nlflcance of a slide or break along the
bank of the canal. In which huge
'luautltles of dirt fit II Into tho cut
Tb- Importance of such a break la
not al'.vaj a proportionate to the
amount of dirt that fails into the cut
At a low section of the bank a slide
K Dot as serious aa one occurring on
high ground.
The lurgest and most extcnslvo of
these alhles occurred in Cuiebra cut
on the west bauk. The tlrst damage
caused by this slide waa noted In Jan
1 larv, 1907, and since that time no leas
J (ban 8.000,000 cubic yarda of material
liave been let down Into the cut The
; trea covered amounts to sixty-three
i -1
i Photo by American Prau Association.
KUDU AT CVLEBBA CUT.
acre*. Tho end of tbo cnvlty of this
slide has now been reached. It Is bo
| lleved.
Another troublesome slldo occurred
ou the cast bank of tbo cut. Just oppo
site this one. Tbo location of these
two largo slides on opi>osltc banks In
tbe same vicinity has resulted In a
broken and Irregular contour of tho
caual aud denotes very plainly tho lack'
of cobeslveuess of tho earth at this
It cannot bo ascertained yet wheth
er or not there U any danger of the
' slides recurring after the completion
of the canal. Such an occurrence
would block tho truffle, and ships that
rhniinil 9 be passing then might
l>f tlnntnsed. The problem of decruas
i'?; or d iiilnlshlug this possibility Is
now o upvlng the minds of those In
eliarue. and various suggestions have
Uvn made by the engineers.
A thin coating of concreto was
placvd over tho sides of the cut at flrst,
but tbo cost of this plan led to Its
abandonment. Neither was It effectlro.
It wis suggested that grass be planted
on Hk banks of the cat, but this like
wise fulled to prove a preventive.
HIDDEN DAX(iKR8.
Nature (ilves Timely Warnings Tlwt
No Alaskan Citizen Can At ford to
ignore. ?
DANlic.lt SlON'AL NO. 1 ChfflW
(com tho kidney secretions. Tbey
will wain you wl-eu the kldenys are
weak. Well kidneys excroto u clear
umber fluid. Weak kidneys aen
out a lliln, pulo and fourny, or a
thick, red, 111-smelllug urine, full of
iodlment and Irregular of passago.
DANUEH SIGNAL NO. 2. comes
from tho back. Hack palus, dull
? nd heavy, or sharp and acute, sug
gi*t weak kidneys and warn you of
tho danger o' dropsy, gravel aud
Urlght'a disease. In that case Doans
Kidney Fill# hare beeu endorsed by
Uousauds. llero la a statement of a
grateful user.
O. II. Splcor, 373 Exchange St ,
VstorU Oregon, says: "1 can In all
i>uiuestuoss recommend Doan's Kid
itoy nils. I ued them In my old horn
in Lincoln, Mo. and found that they
lo all that U claimed for them. Fo
i?ack and klduey trouble, tho Is noth
in# butter aud I advise tholr use by
;11 afflicted In that way. They came
to my rescue In flue style".
For sale by all d ialers l'rlco 5'J
cents. Foter-Mllburn Co., lluffalo.
V<w York, soli* agents for tho Uni
ted States.
Remember tho name Doan's ? uud
' tkt no other.
3Gc tor a home cooked meal?
quick, clean service Whero At
'tif New Home Restaurant, Fifth
Avenue, hal/ u tnluute from llroad
way.
Dondod Whiskeys? Gibson, Moun
Virnon an J Belmont. Tho best of
Peer ? Bluo Rlbboh, Budwelser and
Pale Renter, at tho Mascot, Tele
phone 67. H
Spring Time ?
-- Kodak Time
Take a Kodak wkh you.
Everything for Kodakcry at our
Store, and prompt developing and
printing.
^Draper & Co.
Box G. Skagway
RAWFURS"
? : WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WHITE FOR PRICE LIST
Percey's Fur House
Oshkosh, ? Wi??ontin
H.M. Hartwigsen
PKAI.rU IN
CIGARS, TOBACCO AND]
SMOKERS' ARCT1CLES
NOW IS THE TIME
TO FISH
A carefully elected line of Ro<l?. Reels,
Unci. Flyes. Hooki and bait.
EVERYTHING FOR
THE ANGLER
Large circulating library, including the
latest copywrite boo let. Magazines,
Newspapers and other periodicals. Fine
line of Stationary.
SEATTLE'S
Leadlug Popular Prlcod Hotel
Hotel
Georgian
European Plan
ill Outside Sunny
Kttoms. Elegantly
Furulshed
Sample Room*.
Commercial & Fam
ily trade solicited
KATES t x
Single Rooms $1 nil
Itoomswltli bath$l 50
Two person* SS.50 up
C. 8. .STAFFORD.
Manager.
Tako East Lake car from Union
Depot to Fourth. FOURTH AVE
between Union & Pike.
| LOCAL BRIEFS
8KAGWAY WEATHER REPORT
ttesult* of the obsorvalloa Uk?o
at Moore1# Wbart at midrUjht,
last nlghtj U as follows:
Temp, time obser rarru .. . 62 above
Ma*. preceding 24 brs .. "0 above
Mia. " " . . . 42 above
Moan " " " .. . 66 above
Cloud/ "and calm, itarometur 3": 02.
t . ?- .1. "?
White P?j?n
b'. & A. 41 No. 113
tneoU 2u ?li>: 41U
Frl. E*'gt. ot oafh
mouth. ,'IMtlug brothurc aim wW
;op.o. I'til A bra hue*, Sccrutar/
W. R. Hlllory, W X.
Fraternal Oraer
, Ka|tfo??
Skcgwuy Ae. t?
No. 25, Frater
ii&l Order of
uugioa mouis mo ii row una laira
Wednesday r'ght ot onch mouth at
thoir hull uu Fifth avcuuo. Visiting
brothers cordially luvltod to attend.
John Graahil, W. P.; J. M. Keller,
Secret cry.
Skagway Lo>l??
No. 431. U. I'. O.
E. me<'U ever*
1st and 3r?l
Thursday nihgts
/' at 8:30. Klks
club and roadiug
??oom opon t'uily from 1 p. m. to
?2 midnight. Visiting brothers cor
dially welcomo ? W. C. Blanchard.
Ex. It. Ge<?. Magee, Secretary.
Olyuiplu boor on draft at tlia
Board of trado This famous br<-w
.8 kopt constantly fresh both on
druft and In bottles. This Is the
(toad of Tado Har, where the cele
biated Hauler Beer Is also kept
lu bottloa tf
I'ltOFKSSlONAL CARDS.
Attorneys
tl. It. LE FEVRE
Attorney-At-Law
Commissioner For Yukon * .rrltory
to lake Affidavits
Skagway - - Alurka
Denote.
DR. L. 8. KKLLKH,
Dentist
Most Modern Methods
Opon Evenings
Offlco Honrs: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p m.
Alaskan Building ? -Broadway
SKAOWAY ? ? ALASAK
M. F. PATTERSON DENTAL
Sl'l'PLY COMPANY
Dental Supplies.
? Dealers In ?
DENTAL SUPPLIES
229 Walker Bldg. Seattle, Wash.
Orders by mall or cable will recolve
prompt attention. Catalogue on re
quest.
CRAU MEAT COCK TAILS
at
Served a la carte.
The I'ack Train Itostau rant
FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO.
Pebbleford and Gibson Kyo. Bud
velser. Blue Ribbon sod Pale Rain
tr Boer at the Board of Trade.
I
Frank SufTacool
W. H. Warren
NEW OWNERS
Alaska
Transfer Co.
Coal - Wood
Hauling
[Quick Service
Low Rates
" Get The A. T. Habit "
Office in Railway Bldg.
PHONK 10
Pack Train
Restauran t
TONY STANICH. Propri.toc
For 14 Yuri We Ht*e Sored ooly
The Best in the Markets
Uli todijr it u tbc
Most Popular Eating
House in the North
New Location
Broadway, between 3rd and 4th
The Delmonico of Alaska