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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
u leconJ class mall matter
July 8, 18Si, at the Postoffice
at Skagway, Alaska.
L. S. Keller, Publisher.
Subscription Rate*.
Om by nail. ............ ? .76
One month by carrier 1.00
Tbr** months by mall 2.2
Six months by p?*n ....4.50
One year by mall 9-00
PRESIDENT 18 SURPRISED.
Press dispatches state that Presi
dent Taft was surprised at the storm
of protests raised by his declaration
against home rule. He was quoted as
saying unofficially that he would
make no recommendations to Con
grass touching the interests of this
territory until after he had visited
(be northland.
We hope this Is true, at least, so
far as self government is concerned.
He would find an entirely different
ctate of affairs from what he has
been led to believe. Judging from
his remarks,, the "interests," and
not the common people, have given
him his views of Alaska and Alas
kans.
With every newspaper in the ter
ritory declaring for home rule, save
two controlled by corporations, It is
not a difficult matter to guage the
public sentiment. Newspapers, not
serving special interests, may be de
pended upon to voice the sentiments
of their respective communities.
The community interests are their
interests and the nearer a paper can
tome to serving these, the greater
will be thv influence and sphere of
usefulness. We are satisfied that
Mr. Taft will reconstruct his views
once he is made acquainted with the
real conditions in Alaska. When he
sees and understands the alms, views
and ambitions of the representative
American citizens of this Northland,
he will not want to deny them the
privileges that are now extended to
natives In other Insular possessions.
? Cordova North Star.
DOWN ON THE FARM.
The stars were glimmering over
head wht-n the farmer rose from his
downy bed; he yelled as he rapped
on the bedroom door; "Get up, boys,
up! It is nearly tour! When 1 was
young and as spry as you, I always
got out of bed at two! Boys nowaday
aren't worth a hang; I never saw such
a lazy gang; It's four o'clock and you
're still in bed, and the cows not milk
ed and the hogs not fed! I reckon
you'd sleep all day and more, if I
didn't break down the bedroom door!
Get up, get up! It will soon be dawn,
and the best of the morning then is
gone!'' The boys obeyed him and quit
their snores, and donned their raiment
?nd went out doors. The farmer sat
by the kitchen range, where his wife
was working, and said: "It's strange,
how the boys are crazy to Quit the
farm ? the city life has a wondrous
charm. They have lots to eat and a
place to sleep, and they're always
sure of their board and keep, and
why they're anxious to quit the land
la something I cannot understand."
The good wife said. In an undertone,
as she place<! in the skillet a piece of
bone, and stuck her fork in some
thlngumyjigs: "It's maybe because
they are, not pigs." ? Walt Mason.
KILLING THE SALMON.
Ten thousand people are In the sal
mon-catching and canning. The sea
ton Is short and the harvest Is said
to be uncertain. The salmon run,
as It Is called ? the plunge of the mat
ing pair* to the nesting grounds far
up stream from the sea, last from
one to three weeks only. Yet four
to five million cases, each containing
forty-eight one-pound cans, are packtd
annually, with forty-two millions of
fish, and the market value of the
product is twenty-eight millions of dol
lars. There are two hundred canning
plant* along the Pacific coast from
California to Alaska and so many
thousands of snares for the finny vic
tims that newcomers In the trade act
ually have difficulty to find places in
which to spread their own decoys.
It is a short tiiue they have atd tli
work is fast and furious, and has in
It aU *he ruthlessness of other such
killings. The fish must be dressed
and canned while they are fresh and
firm, aud the speed to handle at the
cauneries the huge takes of the multi
tudes of fishermen must be great.
The hauds of men are too slow for
the work. Even specialists ? and there
were multitudes of them a very few
years since ? in the art of cleaning
fish are useless. A short time ago,
thousand* of Chiuese employed in the
canneries, who did nothing else and
who knew almost nothing else but to
wield the knife over the salmon work
ed with almost incredible skill to
keep pace with the supply. Now a
machine, called the Iron Chink, be
cause it does the human Chink's woric
? or rather the work of many Chinks
?is established in each factory and
turns the shiuing river beauties into
eatables at the rate of one a second
instead of the hand rate of one a
minute that used to be a boast. A
two horse-power engine thus does the
work of sixty Chinese workers, for
each machine contents itself with so
little power. ? From "Killing the Sal
mon," In September Tecnical World
Magazine.
The manager of the Seward Gate
way is named Sexton, bui that don't
indicate that he has charge of a
graveyard.
The Lloyds agency has granted a
contract to the Vancouver Salvage
Co. for salving the Ohio on the per
centage plan.
A storm which prevailed nt Nome
on September 22 closed the mouth
of the Snake river by throwing a
sand bar across it.
Ben Barnet has resigned his posi
tion as manager of the Gateway sal
oon. Mr. Barnet is to be highly com
plimented upon the way in which he
has conducted the establishment sine
the death Mr. Lucas, when he took
charge.
Subscribe for the Daily Alaskan.
SERIAL No. 0857.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT TO HOMESTEAD.
U. S. Land Office at Jiuioau, Alaska.
Oct. 2, 190!)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
CHARLIE H. ANWAY, a citizen of
the United States over tventy-one
years, residing In the District of Al
aska, near the town of Haines, in
said District, has applied to make
entry, under Section 2289, Revised
Statutes of tho United States, and
tho act of March 3, 1903, of the
lands embrace In U. S. Non-Mineral
Survey No. 206, situate near Haines,
Alaska, and more particularly de
scribed as follows, viz: ?
Beg. at Cor. No. 1, identical with
Cor. No. 4 Sur. No. 207, a stone
set in ground marked "S 206 C 1",
from whence U. S. L. M. No. 573
boars S. 67 deg. 17 min. E. 80.76 chs;
thence West 15.94 chs. to center of
creek 4 Iks. wide, 21.13 chs. center
of creek 3 Iks. wide, 23.19 chs. center
of creek 5 Iks. wide, 30.63 chs. center
of Government Road, 35.02 chs. to
Cor. Na 7, Sur. No. 205, 40.00 chs.
to Cor. No. 2, a stone set in ground
marked "S 206 C 2"; thence North
8.93 chs. center Government Road,
16.00 chs. center of creek 4 Iks. wide,
30.40 chs. to Cor. No. 3, a stone
marked "S 206 C 3"; thenco East
6.89 chs. center of creek 6 Iks. wide,
13.89 chs. center creek 4 Iks. wide,
15.05 chs. to center creek 3 Iks. wide,
24.10 center creek 12 Iks. wide, 39.98
chs. to Cor. No. 4, a stone marked
"S 206 C 4"; thence south 8.5 chs.
to Cor. No. 5 Sur. No. 207, 30.40 chs.
to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning.
Area 121.57 acres. Magnetic Variation
; 31 deg. 00 min. East.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract are required, to file
with the Register and Receiver of
tho U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Al
aska, their adverse claim thereto,
under oath, during the period of pub
I lication, or within thirty days there
after, or they will be barred by pro
visions of the Statute.
John W. Dudley,
Register.
It is hereby ordered that the fore
Kolng Notice bo published for the
statutory period in the Daily Alaskan,
a daily newspaper printed at Skagwa.
Alaska.
John W. Dudley, Register.
First publication Oct 6th, 1909.
I>ast publication Dec. 16th. 1909.
Only One "BROMO QUININE." that is m
Lajative B?22 Quinine g
Cure* a Cold in One Day. Crtp in 2 Days ^
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for fine Furs
Write For Price Ll?l
Percy's Fur House
Oahkoth, Wiaeonaln
GENTLEMEN*
There is a Spe
cial Sale on plPES
only for this Month.
Now BOYS there is
a show for you to
como and get
your pipe
iCOME IK Mil SEE THE OLD IMII
Tony Dortero's
It -J
EBATED AND LIGHiED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
BY ITS OWN PLANT FOR DRUMMERS
BIMR Pass Roki
P. D McMillan, Manager
Largest and best appointed fiotel In (be Vnkon
CHOICE BAR STOCK HlkifAkAf?A W T
, RATES MODERATE iUDllCljOrSC, !? C?
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X headquarters for FIRST CLASS CAFE V
4. ATLIN-CONRAD STAGE IN CONNECTION **?
CHOICE BAR STOCK
Caribou Hotel
E. W. GIDEON, Proprietor
Carcross, Y. T. t
" NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS
i* FURNACE HEATED
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 22.
(Daily Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound No. 2. S. Bound
1st class 1st class
8 30 a. m. Leaves SKAQUAY Arrives 3 20 p. m.
10 00 " " WHITE PASS " 1 45 "
11 00 " " LOG ABIN " 12 42 "
11 30 " " BENNETT " 12 10 "
1 30 p. m. " CARIBOU " 10 25 a. m.
3 45 " Arrives WHITE HORSE Leaves 8 15 "
Passengers must be at depots in tlmo to have Baggage inspect
ed and checked. Inspection is stopp d 30 minutes before leaving time of
train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare
ticket and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket
CLOUDY AND CALM.
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The result of the observa ion taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Oct. 13
1909, la aa follows;
Temperature time observat'n 45 ?bovo
Max. temp. preceding 24 hours 53 a'oove
Mln. " ?' " " 43 above
Mean " " " " 30 above
Barometer 30.10
Cloudy and oalm.
INTERIOR WEATHER.
Lower Lebarge 30 above
Big Salmon 32 "
Yukon Crossing .'10 "
Selkirk 24 "
Coffee Creek 30 "
Stewart 30 "
Ogilvie "
Dawson 27 "
ROYAL A.GUNNISON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
p. o. box e. ouneau alaska j
H. B. LeFevre
CONVEYANCING. ABSTRACTING.
AND SEARCHING OF THE REC
ORDS.
Accredited Agent in U. S. DUtrict and Gen
eral Land Office! and Office of the
Secretary of the Interior,
AGENT FOR APPLICANTS FOR
TOWNSITE TRUSTEE DEEDS.
SKAGWAY ... ALASKA
JUNEAU S. 8. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U.S. Mali
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoonn, Tenakee, Sitka and Wayports
S A I LS
Every IlJfSDAV at 8a.m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave, Phone 90
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying Passengers and Mall will
leave Skagway for Haines
Every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Returning leaves Haines for Skag
way at 2 P. M.
FARE ONEWAY S1.50: ROUND TBIP S2.50
BOAT CAN BE CHARTERED FOR:
EXCURSIONS SUNDAYS AND
EVENINGS
Cable Code "Hegg" Phone 8G
SKAGWAY
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vancouver, Anacortci, Bcllingham
Everett, Olympia, Port Towntend, Soutli
Bellingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. C. D. DUN ANN. G. P. A.
113 Jamci St., Seattle 1 12 Market St., San Francisco
Right reserved to change thl* Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
City of Seattle Oct. 15, 26 Nov. 6
Cottage City Oct. 21 Nov. 1
FRANK H. STUART Agent, 2nd and Broadway, SKAGWAY
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Carrying U. S. Mall. and Alaska Pacific Rxprew
Next Sailing of the Fast Pasaeneer Steamers
Dolphin
Jefferson
Oct. 2, 13, 25
Oct. 7, 18, 29
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice1)
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Addtional Charee
Through Tickets to San Francisco
C. B. GUPTJLL, Agent. Phono 16
Canadian Pacific RyJ
(B. C. COAST SERVICE)
Fall Schedule of Sailings From Skagway
Princess Royal
Oct. 2,12,23
Nov. 2
Princess May
Oct. 7, 17, 27
Nov. 7, 17, 27
Subject to change wit.iout notice
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
^The Humboldt S. S. Co.
Sailing Dates Subject to Chantro Without Notice
S. S. HUMBOLDT
Sails OCT. 10 20 31
A V P J/-/) Round
M o 1 ? i/xcurs i o^- Trip
SEATTLE OFFICE
103 YESLER WAY
w. W. BOUGHTON,
PHONE 90 SKAGWAY AG T
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Through Line From
Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The new placer camps in the Afsek and Kluano Mining Districts are reached only via Whito Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During tho winter season, whon navigation is closed, daily trains will continue runniug between
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will bo maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengors, leave White Horse for Dawson and
Intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quat tz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our dally trains to Caribou.
For Information relative to pacseafjer, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. HERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen Agen
Vancouvor, B. C. Vanconvcr B. C. and Bkaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska