NAME FHREf
K^tehikau Names Delegates
For Seattle
The people of Ketchikan have elect
ed former liov. A. P. Swineford, F. J.
Hunt and Joseph E. Lathrop to repre
sent that, city at the Seattle convention
which will convene November 15. The
Rev. J. A. Chapman, H. Z. Burkhart
and N. B. Whitfield were elected as
alternates. Notwithstanding that there
was a heavy rain, only one ticket in the
field and considerable opposition to
holding a convention outside of the dis
trict. there were 117 votes polled. All
the delegates are for territorial govern
ment.
IN TODAY
Steamer Selkirk Pne at
Whitehorse
U'hitehorse. Oct. IS? The Selkirk
will arrive from Dawson this evening. 1
She was at Big Salmon at 8 a. m.
Going down stream the Prospector
was at B g Silmon at 5 p. m. yester
day.
The Cases is still at Dawson. She
will sail up stream tomorrow.
THOSE EYES
Do Nut Let Hiem Trouble
You More
Do not let those eyes trouble you any
more. It is not necessary. We are
prepared to examine them, tell you ?
what is wrong with them and crind
glasses that will tit them and make
them a? servicable as though they had
never b.en affected. Our references
are those in Skagwav wco are wearing
our glasses. They're boosters, for us,
every one of them.
Our rep tiring department is in the
lead. Let us put your watch in first
class condition and prove it to you.
Try us once and be our client as long
as you live in Alaska.
We are prepared to do anything in.
the manufacturing jeweler's line.
J. IKUTA,
Jeweler and Optician '
There's a bargains at Harrisons' for
you.
If you are out of kindling see E McC
Wes'te. I have it bv the sac* or cord j
Phones 90 S4. tf j
Candy la on JcffVr?r*on
A large consignment of well assorted !
fresh candies was received on the Jef
ferson. The best in tne market. F. j
H. Muir, opposite postoffice.
IN Nit LEAD
Alaska Is WorM's Richest
Country
'?The discoveries in Alaska within
the last year have demonstrated beyond
a question that Alaska is richer in min
eral tvenlth than any other section of
this globe. Within 20 years more than
$100,000,000 annually will be produced
in the north and that will be added to
as the years go by for decades on de
cades " Those were the words of R.
P. Elliott, one of the largest mining
operators in the Klondike, who has just
returned from a trip to the Tanana and
who is on his way to New York.
' 'There is enough mineral wealth in
Alaska," continued Mr. Elliott, "If it
were extracted, with which to buy any
10 states in the American Union with
all the wealth they contain. Of that I
have absolutely no questiot..
"The Tanana district is wonderful.
This year it produced $6,500,000 and it
was not until October, 11*04, just one
year ago that they began practical min
ing there. Next year it will produce
$10,000,000.
"The Kantishna is also a wonderful
section of a wonderful country. It is
shallow, from a few inches to eight feet,
ai d will be quickly developed. Then
there are the two Deltas, the Salcha
ket, the Bonnifield the Noviuakat and
the headwaters of the Koskokwim.
The area of placer gold fields in Alaska,
extending from the Klondike to Nome,
Is so immense that it is alirost incom
prehensible. It will be 100 years be
fore the placer gold will be extracted
from the district."
Mr. Elliott thinks the Klondike has
reached its lowest point as an annual
producer and that tach year in the
future will see more gold taken from
that country than the one before. Mr.
Elliott predicted that there would be a
decrease of $3,000,000 in thisyear's pro
duction from that of last year and the
facts justified the prediction. He says
he is willing to risk the reputation
m ide by his accurate estimate last year
upon the proposition that next year
wil' see a substantial increase.
Mr. Elliott is at the Fifth Avenue ho
tel. He will leave on the Dolphin.
SKAOWAY WEATHER
The result of the observation t^ken
at Moore wnarf at midnight, Oct., 1"
1905. is as follows:
Temperature time of observation. . . .37
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours 40
Min " " " " 31
Mean " " " " 36
Barometer, 30.05.
South wind, cloudy.
Povition Wanted
Old discharged solder would like a
possition of any kind of honorable work.
Inquire "l-C." Alaskan office.
Rainier Deera
Rainier beers by the dozen bottlej
$2.50, at the Masco.' saloon.
For Salo
Will some one make me an offer for
my property at the corner 10th and
Broadway. One or both houses, with
or without furniture. I also have a
Kingsbury piano which will be so d
cheap. " F. M. Lucavish. tf
f
On and after tbe 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Monthly rates for water and light service from the Northwest Light
&P owerCompanv:
WATER
First Faucet t 2.00
Each " additional (except was^i basins, free) 25
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " " " " *' 50
Urinals " " " 11 " 50
Wash Basins " " " " " 25
Hote's, per room additional 10
Beer Pumps 1.00
Restaurants 5.00
Steam Laundries "50
Hand " 5.00
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate 5.00
Hose Connection for Fire Protection 1.00
Families carrying water 1.50
Individuals " " . . 1.00
Hauling water, per load. 100
Lawn and Street sprinkling Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
All Year Winter
Si ores, Offices, Shop, Etc.
Each 16 cp lights I 1.00 I 1.50
Enclosed Arcs 10.00 : 12.50
ALL NIGHT SERVICE
Each 16 cp lights 1.00 2.00
Enclosed Arcs 15.00 | 17.50
RESIDENT LIGHTS
First three 16 cp lights, each 1.25 1.50
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
EDWIN BROWNE, Manager.
;P =*
Shrewd Jabez Crowfutt
J.1 Q
[Original. ]
Jabez Crowfutt prided himself on his
shrewdness. It has becu said that
genius is unconscious? that is, If one
has an especial gift be Is uncouscious
of it, whereas If he thinks he possesses
a gift he is usually mistaken. At any
rate, Jabez considered his faculty for
making shrewd deaU so pronounced
that he left his wife to do all the work
on his little farm while he traded In
horseflesh, cattle aud such live stock as
farmers use. All the money tbat was
made cauie from tbo woman's efforts.
One summer evening Jabez was
smoking his pipe on his stoop when a
man drove up In a buggy and asked if
he could be accommodated with a sup
per aud a bed for the night. Jabez
was about to turn him away when ho
noticed that the horse he drove was
built for speed. He at once conceived
the Idea of getting the animal Into his
possession by trading the poorest horse
In his barn for it and acceded to the
stranger's request. During the even
ing be pumped the owner of the ani
mal to discover If he was aware of its
value. The man did not appear to put
much value on his horse, and Jabez
thought If he could keep him In the
house long enough he might make the
trade.
Jabrz had no difficulty In persuading
the stranger to remain over a day, and,
for the matter of that, he showed no
disposition to depart at the end of a
week or a month or six months.
He was all this time making up his
mind whether he wished to swap
horses. Then Jabez told him to make
up his mind or get out, whereupon the
stranger swapped horses without any
"to boot," and Jabez was delighted.
Tlie horse he gave was not worth $50,
while the one he received he Anally
sold for $500. This fine bargain, the
only one Jabez ever made, continued
htm In the opinion tbat be was a born
trader.
One day the stranger told .Tabez that
he was staying In the region for his
health; that he had been greatly bene
fited and proposed to remain indefi
nitely. If Jabez wonld let him build a
small house on his premises he would
pay a fine rental and turu over his
house to Jabez without cost on his
departure. Jabez was delighted. The
stranger asked him to fix his own
rental, and Jabez named an enormous
price considering that In a short time
he was to have the building. The
lessee consented at once.
Jabez supposed that as soon as the
lease was signed the building would
go up. but by the terms the lessor was
entitled to put his structure wherever
he pleased on Jabez's property. He
spent several weeks making up his
mind, then astonished Jabez by choos
ing a spot which included the well.
The well was about ten feet in the
rear of Jabez's dwelling, and the
new structure wonld be disagveeably
close, shutting off all light from the
rear windows. Jabez protested, where
upon the lessor, Instead of claiming
his right under his lease, offered a
handsome bonus, which satisfied Jabez
and gave him great confidence in the
way he managed his affairs; also a
certainty that the stranger was either
crazy or a fool.
With the final payment, lumber be
gan to arrive and a structure to go up
over the well house. There were few
windows and none In position where
any one in the old house could look
Into the new one. This made the archi
tectural- effect peculiar. In due time
the building was finished and the
stranger moved in. After that he stayed
at home a great deal. Jabez wondered
what he was doing In his house and
one day condescended to ask his wife
what she thought about it. She replied
that the stranger had paid enough to
do what he liked. Then one day Jabez
noticed a crack in his wall, but when
he called his wife's attention to it she
made light of it. Finally the hearth
stone, which had lain on the ground
in the same position for forty years,
showed signs of sinking. Then Jabez be
gan to suspect something was wrong.
After noticing this last peculiarity
Jabez looked for the stranger to come
out of his house to ask him some ques
tions. But the stranger did not come
out. Jabez waited three days, then,
thinking tit; man might have died, told
his wife that he proposed to open tho
door and Investigate. The wife told
him that be had best do so by all
means. Jabez went Into the new house
and found It filled with dirt. In the
middle was the well out of which the
dirt appeared to have come. Jabez
looked down and saw that there was
no water. In some way It had either
been turned off or the flow stopped al
together. Jabez ran for a ladder and,
putting It down, descended and found
a tunnel running toward his house.
Going through It, he came to an exca
vation upward. Then he understood
the settling of the hearth. Going back,
he told his wife of the wonderful dis
covery he had made.
She burst out laughing.
As soon as the good woman could
control her mirth she made the follow
ing confession; She had suspected the
stranger from the first and had at last
charged him with some especial de
sign. He told her that if she would
preserve secrecy and not stand In his
way he would make her fortune. Upon
her agreement to do so he had impart
ed to her ihat somewhere on the prem
ises, which had once belonged to a
miser, was hidden a large sum of mon
ey. She had permitted him to get It In
his own way, he agreeing to divide it
with her.
At this point In her recital Mrs. Crow
futt took her husband to a closet and
opened a trunk, and Jabez saw that
It was full of money.
MARY P. WINSLOW.
At the Mascot
Mt. Vernon rye and Old Belmon
whiskeys, double stamped goods, at
wholesale prices at the Mascot saloon.
j.'hq i Mulr's.
' Pack Train Always Loads
The Pack Truln saloon always leads.
It carries only the best brands of whis
kies, wines, beers and all the other
goods to be had at a tirst-cla>s gentle
men's resort. tf
Colic and Diarrhoea? A RemedyTlmt
la Prompt ami Ploasunt
The prompt results produced by
Caamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy together with its
pleasant tnste have won for it a place
in many households. Mr. W. T. Tay
lor, a merchant of Winslow, Ala.,
writes: "1 have used Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kemedv
myself and also with men on my p'ace,
for diarrhoea and colic and it always
gives relief promptly and pleasantly."
For sale by Kelly Drug Co .
= Patronize
^ Home
= Industry?
If Not You Should Do So By
Drinking Skagway Beer
Our Bottled Beer Only
$2.00
perdozcn. 25c rebate'on boitles
PORTER
Manufactured Especially For
Hospital and
Family Use
Phone Brewery 40. Residence. 8?
JTJNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
GEORGJil
Carrying D. 8. Mall
For Haines, Berneis Bay, Juneau
floonah, Tenake > Sitka and Wayports
SAILS
Sunday at 8 a. m. and
Tuesday noon
W. W. BOUGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave, Phone 90
The Celebrated
Yost...
TPEWRITER
The machine for beautiful work and
correct alignment.
Easy to Operate
and Keep in Order
Easy to Pay For
The light running Yost is unequalled
in lightness of toutch, quietness of ac
tion, simplicity and durability. It Is
recognized as a necessity in the bus
iness man's office or the professiona
man's study.
For particulars, catalogue etc., write
to
Yost Writing Machine Co
325 Montgomery St. S in Francisco
Agents for Alaska
or Anply' fat this Ofiloo
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| HOTEL de FRANCE j
EURPOEAN PLAN
HEADQUARTERS FOR
SKAGWAYANS
-WHILE IN
HAINES
COZY ROOMS ? EXCELLENT
TABLE-NO BAR
J. R. Winn.
Geo. C. H*ahd
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WINN & HEARD
ATTORN EYS'AT-LAW
Will nractice in Alaska Courts,
U. S, Supreme Court, and Land
and Mining business.
Rooms 3, 4, and 5, Decker Building
JUNEAU, - - ? ALASKA
Special * ' n to Business From
Hspway, Haines and Vicinity
CREWS & HILLS,
ATTORNEYS
Will Practice In All the Courts
Juneau - Alaska
The Daily delivered to
any part of the city
for $1 per month
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? Comfortable Beds
, [ Dining Rotm In Connection
HOTEL
| PIONEER
| J Log Building
j| WHITEHORSE, Y.T.
i I Near Postofflce, Front Street
1 1 Pete McMillan, Proprietor
NEW CHINK
We have just received a new line of
bauil paiunted china, whicli is ex
clusive in design and low in price
L?ok in Our Window
and see the finest
goods that ever came
north and becunvinccd that
we lead in this line, others follow
P. E. KERN
Gold and Silversmith
-Garibau Hotel
Caribou Crossing
A Strictly
? Dining Room in Connection ?
Choicest Wines, Liquors & Cigars
R. J. Britain, Mgr.
sexs
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| Canadian Pacific By. Co|
^ Direct Service, No Intermedial,8 '
Call, to
Vancouver
Victoria
Transferring to
Seattle !
No Extra Onarge
OCT. 23
Dri
OCT. 28
Sailing ailB p.sn.
For Speed, Comfort, Service and i
Appointment Theee Twin Screw j
Steamers Cannot be Equaled. For j
Information Write or Apply to
H. B.DUNN , Art., SKAGWAY
Finely Furnished Rooms
Electric Lighted Throughout
THE IMPERIAL HOTEL
GEO. W. CURTIS, PROP.
AMERICAN PLAN
Front St. South P.O., Whitehorse.Y.T
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for Fine furs
Write For Price List
Percey's Fur House
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The largest stock of
FRESH FRUIT,
Cigars, Tobacco
t and Smockers' Ar
| tides
f FRESH CANDIES
| and .
| Confectionery f
A Tony Dortero j
ROYAL I
?Steam kaondfy*
Ail Work Guaranteed. Short
Order* Promptly
Done.
'PHONE 7%
Messenger Will Call and Deliver
Baths In Connection
Private Rooms for Ladlea.
STEAM HEATED.
When In Haines
Stop at the
Hotel Northern
J. G. Morrison, Prop.
Restaurant In Building
UNION
Plying Retween Skagway aid
Haines
9 Leaves Skagwav *
Every Day at
9 a. m. Sharo
Arriving at Haines at 11:30 a. m
Leaves Haines at 2 p. m.
Single fare 81.50.
Lavton and Germain
The WhitePass& Yukon Route
TI2*IE> TABLE No. 13
(Dally Except Sunday.)
No. 3.*N. B No. 2. S. Bound
2nd class. 1st class. - 1st class 2nd class.1
8 30 p. m. 9 30 a m. LV. SKAGUAY AR. 4 30p m. AR. 4 15 s. n
1? 3? " noo}" " WHITE PASS " 3 00 ' " 2 10 "
11 40 a. m. 11 45 " " LOG CABIN 2 10 ? ' 1 00 "
12 20 12 35 f P,,m " BENNETT " liflp ? " 12 20 p.m
2 45 " 2 10 " " CARIBOU " 11 50a.m " 10 t "
6 40 " 4 30 " AR White Horse LV 9 30 " LV, " 7 t "
Passengers must be at depots In time to have Baggage Inspected arc
checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare tioke
and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
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The Idaho Liquor House 1
CORNER THIRD AND BROADWAY, *
The Pioneer Family Liquor Store of Skagwav f
ESTABLISHED 189T
Direct Importers of Foreign and Domestlo
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
AGENTS FOR
LEMPS and SKAGWAY BREWERY'S BOTTLED BEER
Privaja Rooms For Families
Special Attention to^Oi ders fc r Family Cite. Telephone|69
-Ms&am
While Pass k Yukon Route
Through Line From,
Through lino from Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and
intermediate Yukon River points. The new placer camps in the A'sek and Kluane
Mining Districts are reached only yia White Horse.
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season when navigation is closed, daily trains will continue running
between Skagway i*nd White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger aud Freight service
will be maintain. d by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line, between White
Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express
and intermediate points.
and passengfers, leave White Horse for Dawson
For Conrad City, located in the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quartz
camp of the Windy Arm district, take our daily trains to Caribou,
For information relative to passenget, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
M. J. B. WHITE, G. F & P. A. A. B. NEWELL, V. P. & G. M. R. D. PINNEO, Asst. G. F. & P. A.
Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alas a