Commission to
Probe Matter of
Transportation
ALASKA DELEGATE’S FIGHT
AGAINST THE CORPORA
TIONS BEARS FRUIT
FUL RESULTS.
At the request of Delegate Wicker
sham, the interstate commerce com
mission will make a probe into the
various transportation concerns do
ing business in Alaska. The order cal
ling for this inquiry will prove inter
esting to Alaskans, and is herewith
reproduced in full:
IT APPEARING, That the rates,
practices, rules and regulations gov
erning the interstate transportation
of persons and property, subject to
the jurisdiction of this commission,
wholly by railroad within Alaska and
partly by railroad and partly by wat
er between points in the United
States and points in Alaska, through
Canada to points in Alaska, and the
ownership, control and operation of
wharves in Alaska used as facilities
in connection with said transporta
tion, has been the subject of formal
and informal complaints to the com
mission:
IT IS ORDERED, That a proceed
ing of inquiry and investigation be,
and the same is hereby, instituted by
the commission on its own motion in
to the rates, practices, rales and reg
ulations of common carriers govern
ing the transportation of persons and
property, subject to the jurisdiction
of this commission, wholly by railroad
within Alaska, and partly by railroad
and partly by water between points
in the United States and points in
Alaska, and from points in Alaska
through Canada to points in Alaska,
and also the rates, practices, rules
and regulations of said common car
riers in connection with the operation
of wharves used in the course of such
transportation:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That
said inquiry shall ascertain among
other things whether mineral prod
ucts are mined or produced by or un
der the authority of common carriers
by railroads subject to the jurisdiction
of this commission engaged in the
transportation thereof, or whether
such common carriers own in whole
or in part any mine or mines from
which are produced minerals which
they transport or whether such com
mon carriers are directly or indirect
ly interested in any mine or mines
from which are produced minerals
which they transport.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That
this proceeding and inquiry be con
ducted with a view to the issuance of
an order or orders requiring such re
spondents to cease and desist from
charging, demanding, collecting or re
ceiving rates and charges for and
from enforcing their practices, rales
and regulations governing the trans
portation of persons and property be
tween the points herein requiring
such respondents to substitute and
thereafter put in force and effect such
rates, rules, practices and regulations
relative to the transportation of per
sons and property as aforesaid as
may be found just and reasonable and
not unjustly discriminatory, unduly
prejudicial or unduly preferential, in
cluding such rail proportional rates
and such joint rail and water rates
over such through routes as in the
opinion of the commission should be
established between the points of or
igin and the various destinations re
ferred to herein.
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED,
That the Alaska Steamship company,
Pacific Coast Steamship company,
Copper River & Northwestern Rail
way company, Northern Navigation
company, Ltd., Pacific & Arctic Rail
way & Navigation company, British
Yukon Railway company, British-Yu
kon Navigation company, Ltd., Brit
ish Columbia-Yukon Railway compa
ny, American-Yukon Navigation com
pany, Valdez Dock company, Ivenne
cott Copper corporation, Northern
Commercial company, and Pacific
Coast company be, and they are here
by, made respondents to this proceed
ing. By the commission:
G. B. McGINTY, Secretary.
bteamer Dora
Repaired, Sails
to Resume Run
SEATTLE, August 2.—The steam
er Dora, which ran onto the rocks
near the entrance to Uyak bay, while
making the westward trip from Sew
ard in June, and which was brought
to Seattle to undergo repairs, sailed
last night, to resume her westward
route. She is laden with a capacity
of fresh vegetables and provisions for
westward points.
Juneau is figuring on inaugurating
a clean-up campaign.
The second clam cannery is soon to
be established at Cordova.
Whites and natives joined in cele
brating the Fourth at Yakutat.
Tourists are crowding Juneau ho
tels, say the Juneau papers.
Si Tanner will be a candidate for
senator in the First division.
Vandals are killing the pet pigeons
of Juneau men and prosecutions will
follow.
Four Hundred
Men Working
at Talkeetna
There are over 400 men working in
the Talkeetna district of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission and the
work is in charge of W. H. Dose, dis
trict engineer, Chas. VH. Bennet, su
perintendent of construction, F. W.
Mitchell, clerk; H. W. Smith, account
ant, and Frank Doner, timekeeper.
The first camp in that district is es
tablished at mile 207 and other camps
between Montana creek and Talkeet
na headquarters are stationed at 210
213 and 217; Talkeetna headquarters
at mile 223 is a tent city, a duplicate
of what Anchorage was in the “early
days.”
Winter headquarters will be at
Dead Horse hill and the camp at mile
232 is well under way. Clearing con
tracts have been let covering most of
that kind of work and grading con
tracts covering 12 miles have been let.
The temporary bridge over the Tal
keetna river will be completed this
week and the three B. and B. river
boats will operate between Anchorage
and Talkeetna until the close of navi
gation.
Dick Doherty
May Sell Coal
In Anchorage
The free lease permit granted to
Dick Doherty by the government
means much to the city of Anchor
age, the coal fields and the railroad
project.
This permit comes from the sec
retary of the interior authorizing
Doherty to sell his coal locally or
ship to any part of Alaska. Nor is
this free lease permit confined to the
Doherty coal mine but is open to the
public and without a doubt will stim
ulate interest and promote develop
ment in the Matanuska coal fields.
From the day of his arrival in An
chorage Andrew Christensen has
worked consistently to get the ruling
governing coal leases in this district
changed and make it possible to han
dle the coal from this field from a
commercial basis.
The report that has been common
on the street for several days relative
to coal leases was confirmed yester
day in advices from Washington in
which the granting of the free lease
permit was substantiated.
This permit is confined to ten acres
of coal land and the operation period
is limited to two years. The time
limit will no doubt be changed to con
form with the development of the
property arid will in no way retard
the activity that this new ruling is
bound to create.
The Doherty coal vein was found
on Moose creek last fall and the mine
has been worked in a systematic
manner, with splendid results; the
Alaskan Engineering Commission has
lent every possible aid to promote the
further development of the Doherty
mine and have a contract with Mr.
Doherty to furnish them 3,000 tons
of coal. This coal is a semi-bitumin
ous and is equal if not superior to the
British Columbia and western Wash
ington for which Anchorage, Seward
and the coast towrns are paying from
$17 to $20 per ton. The Moose creek
coal can be mined and brought to An
chorage for one-half the price and ar
rangements are being made with the
steamship companies to ship the
Moose creek coal to Seward, Valdez
and coast towms.
The officials are gratified in being
able to ship coal from Moose creek to
tidewater within a year from the date
of starting construction on the gov
ernment railroad and the officials feel
certain that the free lease permit will
be the cause of much actual develop
ment and renewed activity on the oth
er coal leases in this field.
Increase in Mail
Is Promised for
Coming Winter
the allotment that will come .overland
once a week from Seward this com
ing winter, according to information
given out by Postoffice Inspector
Neil. This will be double the amount
given Anchorage last winter. An ef
fort will be made to have the mail
come twice a week, instead of once a
week, as last winter, but this depart
ure will require some agitation and
effort before receiving favorable ac
tion by the postal authorities.
Sixteen hundred pounds of mail
matter, aside from that coming for
the Engineering Commission, will be
SEATTLE, August 1.—Manager
Ringwood, of the Pacific-Ala.fia
Steamship company, will remove his
headquarters to San Francisco, be
cause of the acquisition by the compa
pany of the steamers Yale and Har
vard, which will ply on the route be
tween Frisco and San Diego. The
vessels have been chartered for a pe
riod of five years. Through tickets
will now be sold from all coast points
in Alaska to San Diego, the Alaska
steamers connecting with the Admiral
Line steamers on the 'Frisco run, and
they in turn connecting with the San
Diego steamers.
Pitiable Plight
of Indians at
Point Possession
-1
The matter in regard to the pitiable
condition of the Indians at Point Pos
session has been taken up by the
Alaskan Engineering commission, and
speedy relief and assistance is assur
ed. Through the columns of The Dai
ly Times the condition of these peo
ple was brought to the notice of the
public and yesterday Health Officer
Dr. C. C. Benedict, in company with
Fred McCullough, visited the Indians
at Point Possession and found the ex
isting conditions fully as bad as re
ported by The Daily Times.
In a report to Commissioner F.
Mears Doctor Benedict said that there
are 15 children and six adults in the
camp and that they were all suffer
ing from the measles and the camp
was in a deplorable condition from
the standpoint of sanitation. Dr. Ben
edict further reported that the camp
was in a very bad way for provisions
and recommended that their needs be
supplied at once, as they were prac
tically destitute.
He recommended milk, flour, tea,
sugar, rice, potatoes and certain med
icines which Commissioner Mears is
sending from the commissary on the
first boat.
This is a creditable undertaking pf
the Alaskan Engineering Commission
and a worthy and humane move on
the part of Commissioner Mears but
it need not be confined to the govern
ment; should any of the people of
Anchorage desire to contribute to
wards the immediate relief of these
poor people Mr. Mears has kindly con
sented to see that such shipments
reach them.
Any contributions of foodstuff, clo
thing or bedding will be gratefully
accepted and The Daily Times has
made arrangements to deliver ull con
tributions at the dock and requests
the people who desire to add their
mite to deliver same to this office for
proper disposition. This is not a mat
ter to be lightly overlooked and will
no doubt receive proper consideration
by the Anchorage people.
Doings of the
Government Boats
On the Susitna
Excellent work is being performed
by the Susitna river transportation
department of the commission. In the
early part of the season many unex
pected- difficulties were encountered
and overcome, although owing to lack
of proper facilities, freight moved
somewhat slowly.
With the advent of the Qmineca,
B. and B. No. 2, and No. 3, this con
dition was immediately relieved, and
the transfer point was advanced 15
miles, from Susitna to Croto.
Using the Matanuska as a path
finder, the superintendent, Geo. R.
Vause, has scouted out three new
channels, and is now having them
brushed out. This, when completed
in a few days, will make an ideal
waterway between Croto and Tal
keetna. The opening up of these new
channels cuts out all of the worst
parts of the river between Croto and
Montana creek. The B. & B. No. 3,
Captain R. Holbrook, carrying 25
tons, recently made the trip from
Croto to Talkeetna, a distance of 58
miles, in 17% hours’ running time.
An excellent and commodious ware
house and mess house has been pro
vided at Kroto in the shape of the
lighter “Sperm,” with Colonel Sapp
in charge as agent. She is provided
with an excellent chef, a small pump
ing plant, used for washing the boil
ers of the “Omineca,” and, in addi
tion, has a first-aid repair outfit in
the shape of a blacksmith shop, drill
press, etc., for minor repairs.
The river fleet at present consists
of the stem-wheel steamboat Omine
ca, Captain J. Shannon, with a car
rying capacity of 100 tons, and capa
ble of pushing a barge of 150 tons or
more, plying between Anchorage and
Croto; the B. and B. No. 1, Captain
Max Nelson; the B. and B. No. 2, Cap
tain Jas. Ward; and the B. and B.
No. 3, Captain Dick Holbrook, run
ning between Talkeetna and Croto.
The B. and B. No. 1 will shortly
be placed on the upper river, between
Talkeetna and Dead Horse Hill, 20
miles above.
About 950 tons have been moved
up to the present, to all points on
the river, from Anchorage. About
800 tons still remain to be put in,
and, with the present capable force
on the river, no difficulty is antici
pated in completing the work before
the close of navigation.
FROM ANCHORAGE
TO SAN DIEGO
SEATTLE, July 31.—The Pacific
Alaska Navigation company today
closed a long-time charter of the
steamers Yale and Harvard, plying
on the run from San Francisco to
San Diego. These steamers will run
in connection with the company’s ves
sels on the San Francisco-Seattle run
and the Seattle-Anchorage run, and
will thus give Anchorage through
connection by steamship with south
ern California.
Daily Times Want Ads bring quick
results.
Three Young
Men of Douglas
Believed Lost
JUNEAU, July 23.—There art
grave fears on Douglas island today
with intermittent rays of hope, tha1
three of the best known boys of this
locality have been drowned in tht
treacherous waters.
Several searching parties, headed
by the fathers of the boys are en
gaged today in running into all nooks
south of the channel on the route
from the island to Turner’s lake
which is about 25 miles south of here,
Last Sunday afternoon, Colville
Galwas, the 18-year-old son of F. F,
Gal was, school clerk; R. Salmonson
a Treadwell boy, and Louis Hubbard,
16-year-old son of R. R. Hubbard,
owner of the Douglas News Stand,
started for Turner’s lake in a row
boat with an Evinrude engine attach
ed, intended to enjoy a two week’s va
cation.
No cause for alarm had been fell
for the safety of the party until late
yesterday when the boat the boys
started out in was found in a water
logged position, practically submerg
ed, with the exception of the bow,
and which was sighted by a picnic
party aboard the launch Amy. The
boat was sighted half way between
Oliver’s inlet and Young’s bay. The
party aboard the Amy brought the
missing boat alongside and made an
investigation. Fishing tackle and
other things were still in the boat,
having been held in plafce by the
seats.
No trace of the boys were found.
The Amy returned to Douglas and
reported the occurrence and last night
two parties left for a search of the
coast and this morning others went
out but up to late this afternoon ab
solutely no word had been received
from any of the parties.
Several of the party of the Amy re
mained near where the boat was
found and began a diligent search foi
the missing lads.
Word from the Du Pont pdwdei
works was telephoned in this morning
to the effect that the man stationed
there has seen the boys in their boat
on the way up to Taku going towards
Bishop’s point.
Returning fishing parties who pass
ed the boys as they were starting
out Sunday declare a Taku was blow
ing rather threateningly.
When news of the finding of the
boat first reached the island it was
thought by parents and friends alike
who are familiar with the portage
which has to be made before reach
ing Turner’s lake, that the boat hac
probably floated loose with the rising
tide and been carried out of react
while the boys were hunting or pros
pecting. This is the hope entertain
ed this afternoon.
The report of the missing boys wa;
made to the U. S. marshal’s office anc
also to Gov. Strong’s office today bul
no parties were organized from this
side until further developments re
quire action.
Falling Tree
Kills Man on
Little Susitna
CRUSHED BY WEIGHT OF OB
STACLE, MILAN JANOFF
MEETS ACCIDENT
AL DEATH.
Word came from Moose creek yes
terday that Milan Janoff was instant
ly killed by a tree falling on hirr
while working about a mile on the
other side of the little Susitna river
The report was not clear as the t<)e
phone was not in good working ordei
but the Daily Times will publish i
further account when a detailed re
port arrives.
Probable Suicide
of Man Found at
Rabbit Creek
O. F. Bauer, J. L. Simonton and W
M. Ownsney, packers for the Alaskai
Engineering commission report the
finding of a man hanging from a tre<
on Big Rabbit creek near Camp Hi
within a few hundred yards from the
shore of Tumagain Arm. It is sup
posed to be the body of John Carlson
recently confined in the federal jai
on two occasions and examined foi
mental derangement. Inspector Jacl
Robinson accompanied by Deputj
Marshal Schultz and Undertaker F
B. Wood left this afternoon on the
government power boat Alaska foi
the scene of t^ie supposed suicide z%k
will return with the body, when a cor
oroner’s inquest will be held to deter
mine the cause of his death.
DR. BROOKS IS
COMING NORTH
SEATTLE, July 31.—Dr. Alfrec
Hulse Brooks, head of the Unitec
States geological survey work ir
Alaska, will sail on the steamer Alas
ka tomorrow, en routfe to Anchorage
and other Alaskan towns.
Fine Job Printing at Times office.
Cordova Times
Soundly Grills
Shackleford et al
DECLARES THAT THE FIRST DI
VISION RING IS SEEKING TO5*
CONTROL POLITICS
OF ALASKA.
(Cordova Times)
The dispatch from Juneau publish
ed in the Times yesterday, indicates
why the republican party in Alaska is
split in the manner it is today, and
why the republicans of the Third di
vision are making a mighty effort to'
unite the party in such a manner that
the people once more will control it
and its operations.
The dispatch referred to reads: “A
conference of the prominent republi
cans of the FIRST DIVISION will be
held in Juneau early next week to
canvass the delegate situation. Mem
bers of the committee selected at
Seward to nominate a candidate DE
CLARE THEY WILL BE GUIDED
BY THE RESULT OF THE CON
FERENCE.”
It will be noticed that the republi
cans in the First division do not
trouble to call for the help or advice
of leaders in the other three divisions.
They take all the responsibility and
work upon themselves, and if the oth
er divisions don’t like it, that is a mi
nor consideration.
And then the nominating commit
tee, although appointed by a conven
tion supposed to represent all of Alas
ka, has signified its willingness to
abide by the actions of the actions of
the conference of leaders held in the
First division.
Never in the history of Alaska pol
itics has anything quite so high-hand
ed been put over on the republican
party. In the past there always has
been some semblance of respect offer
ed the remainder of the territory by
the Juneau leaders, even though their
wishes were ignored.
•crt now there is no effort made to
conceal the utter contempt with which
the republicans on the panhandle re
gard the republicans of other dis
tricts. The First division leaders will
meet; the nominating committee will
follow the instructions given it; and
then it is expected that the rest of the
territory will cheerfully fall in bdiind
a ticket named in such a manner and
give it an undivided support.
It is a moral certainty that the
dummy nominating committee never
had intended to nominate a republican
for the office, and would not do so
now, had it not been for the action of
the Third division convention held at
Valdez Monday last.
It is not the desire of the men in
charge of the republican party at Ju
neau that the party should win at the
polls, and it never has been.
In this they differ from the rest of
the territory, where the men compris
ing the rank and file are earnestly in
sympathy with republican principles
and see more in the game than the
immediate profit to be gained from
the paltry offices which are at the dis
posal of the national committeeman
if the republicans win in the national
election.
The situation as it exists today has
been the same since there has been
politics in Alaska, and will remain the
same until such time as the party is
organized strongly enough to oust the
men who have so long held it back
and made a joke and a laughing stock
of any man who has had the temerity
to accept its nomination as delegate
to congress.
It is for this reason that the repub
licans of the Third division have orga
nized themselves and are ready to
fight the ring to the finish. It is for
this reason that republicans in other
parts of the territory are organizing
in the same manner; and for the same
reason it is safe to say that in future
it will not be possible for the “promi
nent republicans of the First division’
to name the candidate for the republi
can party without the advice and
counsel of the rest of the territory.
P. O. INSPECTOR IS
VISITING ANCHORAGE
P. L. Neil, post office inspector with
headquarters at Seatle, arrived in An
chorage on the Admiral Watson and
is stopping at the Crescent during his
stay in Anchorage.
Mr. Neil has been connected with
the postal department for 21 years
and is especially familiar with Alas
ka and conditions peculiar to new
postoffices and says he is very well
pleased with the showing of the An
chorage postoffice and the efficiency
of Postmaster Wood and assistants.
He says there is nothing new in
regard to the status of this office un
less it would be the fact that it will
be promoted to a third class office the
first of October. The mail boxes, 500
in number, will be installed the first
of next week and Mr. Neil suggests
that the people and business men who
are located here permanently should
make application to Postmaster Wood
for reservations.
WEATHER REPORT.
7 a. m. August 1, 1916.
Station Temp. Day Wind
Ship Creek ..60 Clear Calm
Summit. 54 Clear Calm
Girdwood.62 Clear Calm
Mile 52 . 43 Clear Calm
Seward.54 Cloudy Calm
Mat. Junct. .54 Clear Calm
Moose Creek_66 Clear Calm
Lumber is selling for $50 per M
board measure in Valdez.
W. B. White left Whitehorse re
cently with *86 head of cattle for
Fairbanks.
Conditions generally on the creeks
about Fairbanks are reported to be
good.
Virgil Rich, a well known young
Seward man, has taken a position on
the lighthouse ship Kukui.
The Fairbanks-Circle trail is re
ported almost impassable at present
but is drying up fast.
A. W. Gardner and Capt. H. C.
Thomas will establish A shrimp pack
ing plant at Wrangell.
High water at Goldstream, in the
Fairbanks district, recently caused
the shutting down of mining opera
tions.
The Yukon Gold company’s dredge
of Greenstone creek started up ten
days ago' and is employing about 60
men.
The Tolovana river is reported to
be alive with small boats carrying
supplies to Brooks since navigation
opened.
A new foundation is being put un
der the old Russian church on Fifth
street, one of the oldest buildings in
Juneau.
Members of the Douglas Island
Labor unions and their families are
holding frequent Sunday picnics this
summer.
Moses Bains, 80 years of age, a
Metlakahtlan and a devoted follower
of Father Duncan, died recently at
Metlakahtla.
The appropriation of $1,000 a mile
for the Valdez-Fairbanks trail will
place that thoroughfare in excellent
condition.
U. S. Grant, Jr., son of Gen. Grant,
was made a member of the Arctic
Brotherhood while he was in Skag
way recently.
Wireless operators on all the Alas
ka Steamship company’s vessels have
been given an increase of $5 per
month in salary.
Frank Dolan, old timer, from the
Kougarok, near Nome, died recently
at Butte, Mont., according to word re
ceived by Gus Borgen.
The Juneau city council has refus
ed to extend the saloon limits of the
town after being petitioned so to do
by 32 property holders.
Treadwell has a case of measles,
the grandson of M. V. Carpenter be
ing quarantined in his home with an
attack of that disease.
Three-year-old John Gilmore, of
Ketchikan, fell off the porch at his
parents’ home in Ketchikan and sus
tained a fractured tibia.
Robert J. O’Connor, at Seward,
drew a ninety-day sentence in the
federal jail at that place for convert
ing the funds of another to his own
use.
John Bonnet, former tailor and
dancing master at Douglas, died at
St. Ann hospital in Juneau after sev
eral months illness from heart dis
ease.
Tim Vogel, a well known business
man of Haines, was taken to the post
infirmary at Haines suffering from a
severe case of inflammatory rheuma
tism.
Mr. and Mrs. Pyne, the former one
of the original discoverers of gold in
the Tanana country, are on their way
down the Yukon to return to Fair
banks.
Stampeders returning to Fairbanks
from the recently announced strike
on Goodpastor state that the discov
erers have good prospects only, but
iiu pay.
Strawberries in Valdez are now $3
per crate.
Mrs. T. E. Hall was knocked down
and rendered unconscious by being
hit by a motorcycle in Juneau.
An automobile club has been form
ed in Fairbanks and a campaign has
been inaugurated for good roads.
Permits for buildings, the aggre
gate cost of which will be $65,000,
were issued in Juneau last month.
Residents of Brooks, in the Tolo
vana district, claim to have the hand
somest town in the Tanana country.
The run of king salmon at Sitka
has been large this season and many
fish are still reported to be running.
Late reports reaching Fairbanks
state that the strike in the Goodpas
ter country is a very promising one.
Gus Peterson recently made a
cleanup of $90,000 on his ground on
the Sunny Bench in the Tolovana dis
trict.
Wm. Shepard, an old-time mine
operator of the Fairbanks district,
is reported to have died from blood
poisoning at a Seattle hospital.
Tom Kehoe, for many years a pop
ular purser of the Admiral line, has
quit the sea, and is now engaged in
the soft drink business in Seattle.
Wm. Boswell and James Carscad
den, both old-time residents of Cor
dova, were recently admitted to citi
zenship at that place by Judge
Brown.
Mrs. T. V. Connor, of Douglas,
president of the Douglas Island Wo
men’s club, is now at Pueblo, Colo
rado, and may not return to Doug
las.
Dr. Frank M. Boyle and Mrs. Boyle
of Valdez, are coming to Anchorage
to take up a permanent abjode, accord
ing to mail advices received on the
last boat. Dr. Boyle has property in
terests here.
A. W. Phillips, employed in the en
graving department of the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, and Leonard Lytle,
a contractor from Sioux City, Iowa,
arirved in Anchorage Friday from
Talkeetna on the river steamer Om
ineca. .
George W. Palmer was in the city
today on business connected with his
freighter Lucy. Mr. Palmer will
leave on the Lucy on her return trip
to San Francisco and will be gone
about six weeks on a combined busi
ness and pleasure trip.
Duncan McCormick came down
from the Junction Saturday evening
to spend a few days in the city on
business and is stopping at the White
House. Mr. McCormick has some
likely looking quartz property on
King’s river that he is developing this
summer.
Chas. M. Robinson, iocal superin
tendent of the Moquawkie reservation,
arrived in Anchorage today on the
launch Hero. Mr. Robinson reports
the run of silvers and humpies ex
tremely heavy and the entire popula
tion of the reserve catching and cut
ting the finny harvest. The entire out
put of fresh fish is sold to the Kus
siloff cannery.
Chief Operator Stine reports the
position of the Alaska Steamship
company steamers between Seattle
and Anchorage as follows: Steam
ship Alaska sailed from Seattle on
Thursday night; Northwestern due in
Seward at 6 o’clock today, but will
not come on to Anchorage and Mari
posa due Anchorage Wednesday night
or early Thursday morning.
The Saturday night dance at Labor
hall under the auspices of the Social
ist party was very well attended and
was a success from every standpoint;
the four-piece orchestra under the di
rection of Manager Bacon was espe
cially good and the floor was in excel
lent condition. The dance at Robarts’
hall was also ,enjoyed by a goodly
number of couples and these two Sat
urday night dances have become a
weekly feature of Anchorage life.
J. D. Meenach and son H. W. Meen
ach returned from their trip to the
Talkeetna country last Friday and
while they did not find what they
were looking for in the way of min
ing property, report a very interest
ing trip. Mr. Meenach disposed of
three of his horses to prospectors at
Talkeetna and he and his son
left Anchorage this morning for
the Junction and the Willow creek
| country with the balance of the
j outfit to prospect the balance of the
summer. Mr. Meenach will also look
at the Rossen and Stineman copper
property on Moose creek on this trip.
Miss Aileen Ferluce, a harpist of
note, who is a native of Juneau, is
visiting that city after an absence of
17 years, and gave a concert there
receitly.
W. W. Majors, of Fourth of July
j and Spangle creeks, in the Ruby dis
trict, has been much troubled by
bears. They broke into his cache in
Spangle creek and helped themselves
liberally.
While moving a Keystone drill at
Ruby, W. H. Robertson had one of
his legs pinned between the drill and
a stump, with the result that the leg
was badly lacerated, and he may lose
it.
H. C. Scudder, of Jackson, Mich.,
has been appointed fish commissioner
to ill the vacancy caused by the dis
appearance of Commissioner Irwin,
who disappeared last fall. He has ar
rived at Juneau to take up his duties.
The Port Armstrong whaling sta
tion, which commenced operations
May 1, has taken 65 whales this sea
son, eight of which were sperm. At
present prices the oil and other pro
ducts of a sperm whale bring from
$3,500 to $5,000.
The report has reached Fairbanks
| of the finding of the body of Otto Ol
son, a trapper, in a lonely cabin on
Raven creek, a tributary of Mike Hess
creek, about 15 miles above the Yu
kon river.
Judge Robert W. Jennings, of Ju
neau, has taken a trip to Skagway,
where he will canvass the vote recent
ly cast at the license election. Ac
cording to the count, Skagway voted
dry, but the liquor men claim that
they can make the necessary show
ing to secure a license and have made
their applications for renewal.
An asbestos mine is among the ac
tive industries of the Juneau sec
tion . A deposit of pure asbestos
has been discovered accidently, and
will be developed if the present plans
do not miscarry. The deposit was
discovered a couple of weeks ago by
two residents of Juneau while they
were out hunting. It is on the moun
tain in walking distance of Juneau.
The deposit, as first found, consisted
of a stringer two inches wide which
seemed to widen out after entering
the mountain. After the deposit was
found the two men started looking
around for other stringers and a vein
carrying asbestos was found which
measured about eight feet in width.
Stewart Returns From Tolstoi.
W. J. Stewart, who left Anchorage
the first of May in company with Geo.
E. Potter for the Tolstoi strike, re
turned Saturday after a trip of over
4,000 miles which was filled with in
teresting and exciting experiences,
but no gold. Mr. Stewart bears out
the reports that this strike was over
advertised and says that many of the
stampeders are returning. He said
that outside of Woodchopper and
Poorman there was very little work
in that district but that the prospect
ors were heading for Nenana in the
hopes of getting on with the govern
ment in the railroad work.
Mr. Potter secured a contract with
the government while Mr. Stewart re
turned to Anchorage by the way of
Broad Pass where ho did the assess
ment work on his quartz claims in
that section.