Smart Hats
FOB FALL
Burberry, London, Coats
Double-service; weather proof. Largest line of
Burberries ever shown in Seattle.
PRICES $30 TO $35.
“VALUES TELL”
A CT'V'C Inn °- c- GRAVES, Pres.
V«riEalU 1 I O IIlb. 2d Av. and Spring
Men’s and Young Men’s Wear
GO EAST
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
SECOND-TO-NONE SERVICE
LOW ROUND-TRIP FARES.
API JTI P —DENVER.555.00
V I A I || L —OMAHA or KANSAS CITY 60.00
,11 U | | | | —CHICAGO.72.00
V/LI I I I Ll_ _UEW YORK.110.70
Similar Fares to Main Eastern Cities.
THROUGH SERVICE
Seattle—Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, and
intermediate. Direct connections
to the Atlantic coast
Information, tickets, reservations and
travel service upon application to
T. B. WATSON, Admiral Dine, Anchorage,
r. B. Tracy, Alaska S. S. Co., Anchorage.
Or Write H. A. LAWRENCE,
Traveling' Freight and Passenger Agent,
F. O. Bon 403 : 111 Seward Street
JUNEAU.
UNION
PACIFIC
SYSTEM
Over the Top of the World
by ^Electric Power
The “Olympian” and the “Columbian,” the Mil
waukee’s crack continental trains are now hauled
over mountain barriers by electric power. Take these smooth
riding ALL STEEL trains and avoid the smoke, soot and cin
ders incident to steam travel.
A. E. HARRIS, Traveling Passenger Agent, Juneau.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
“See America First”
East
Through Rates from Anchorage to
Eastern Destinations Are in Effect
via the
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
To California and the South via Portland and the mag
nificent steamships “Great Northern” and “Northern
Pacific. ’ ’
A. S. DAUTRICIC (Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent, Room 18,
Valentine Building.
r. J. MOORE, City Passenger Agent, Second and Columbia, Seattle
Wash.
BANKING BY MAIL
It makes no difference where you are located, you
can send us your gold dust or checks and we will place
them to your credit, acknowledging receipt and furnish
ing you with a check book so you can draw money when
needed; or, if you prefer, we will place the money on de
posit in our Savings Department where it will earn 4 per
cent interest.
We will be pleased to attend to any business you
wish transacted anywhere.
German-American Mercantile Bank
SEATTLE - - WASHINGTON.
BAXTER’S
MAGAZINES
PERIODICALS
NEWSPAPERS
Panorama Photographs
Anchorage and
Mount McKinley
ROBARTS’
BILLIARD 9
AND
BOWLING
PARLORS
Postoffice Opposite.
Butts’ Parlor
® FOURTH, BET. G AND H.
ICE CREAM AND
SODA FOUNTAIN
Thirst-Quenchers.
S CANDIES FRUITS CIGARS
Svea Waffle and
Lunch Room
HOME COOKING.
We Bake Our Own Pastry.
REASONABLE PRICES.
Mrs. Victoria H. Winters
Miss Ilulda Olson
Cor. 4th and C. Opp. Crescent
B. C. NICHOLS
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WATCH MAKER AND
JEWELER.
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Anchorage, Alaska.
Conklin & Fitzgerald
Pioneer Sheet
Metal Works
YUKON STOVES
— AND —
HEATERS
Corner Fifth and C Sts.
Anchorage - - Alaska
Inlet} Soda Co.
Diedrick &tfTaylor, Proprietors
W. A. Taylor. Manager
Manufacturers of all kinds of
Mineral Waters, Soda, Cider
Syrups.
Agents for Grape Juice.
ANCHORAGE
ALASKA
CULLED FROM
ALASKA PAPERS
Reports from the Ruhy district
state that everybody in that section is
enjoying good times.
Reports from Tolstoi state that ev
erybody in that camp is satisfied with
the outlook and will remain.
Prof. Herschel Parker, of Columbia
university, New York, is reported to
have struck pay on his placer claims
in the Kahiltna country.
Fred Peck arrived at McCarthy re
cently from Chisana and reports that
camp to have had a short season ow
ing to a shortage of water.
As a result of a scarcity of her
ring around Forester island this sea
son the salmon fishing at that point
was almost a complete failure.
Otto Lubbe, of McCarthy, has cut
15 tons of the finest grain hay from
five acres of land on his homestead on
Sourdough hill.
Juneau and Douglas recently ex
perienced a potato famine, the stores
having completely run out of that suc
culent vegetable.
Duncan Stewart, while prospecting
with a Keystone drill on Kenai penin
sula, brought to the surface some
kind of a hide in a perfect state of
preservation.
Harold Brown, of Portland, Oregon,
while feeding fish into an iron chink
at the Taku cannery, had his right
hand severed at the wrist by one of
the knives of the machine.
The Steffansson expedition is re
ported to have discovered an immense
field of native copper in the vicinity of
the Coppermine river, near Albert isl
and.
Reports from the Koyukuk reach
ing Nome are to the effect that a re
newal of optimism prevails there, due
to the discovery of rich pay on the
benches by Lars Gunderson.
Ray D. Clark, operating a graphite
mine near Nome, is working seven
men and has already taken out 100
tons of graphite, which he is arrang
ing to ship to the outside.
A petition is being circulated at
Nome looking to the naming of a lo
cation of a Pioneers’ home in that vi
cinity, and favoi'ing the Kougarok Hot
springs for the site.
The Harper Brothers and Joseph
Grimes, who have a lay on Nugget
creek, in the Cache creek district, from
Dr. Herndon and Charles Jacobs, are
taking out $1,000 a pit and are clean
ing up every six days.
George James, who has a small tin
smelter in Seattle, arrived recently at
Nome for the purpose of looking over
some tin properties in which he is in
terested, with a view to their devlop
ment.
On August 26th, in the lowlands of
the Tanana valley, the crops of the
ranchers were severely injured by the
first frost of the season. A frost at
this time of the year has hitherto been
unknown in that vicinity.
Eight million, three hundred seven
ty-six thousand and twenty-six dol
lars is the grand total of shipments
of domestic merchandise from Alaska
to the United States during the month
of August, 1016.
Captain William Crowley, an old
time Yukon river navigator, left Daw
son recently to offer his services to
some branch of the British navy or
navigation department in connection
with the war.
Joseph Chilberg, a Nome merchant,
is displaying specimens of jade from
the jade mine of Walter Ivohn, in the
Kobuk country. The specimens are
of the green variety so much prized by
the Chinese.
Information has been received at
Nome that the Corwin coal mine peo
ple are making preparations to mine
in the Lisbume fields and will proba
bly work on an extensive scale next
summer.
The Nome Nugget says that the
presence of a large number of expert
mining men in that section is conclu
sive evidence that the outside mining
interests are turning their eyes in that
direction.
The trading schooner Challenge left
Nome recently with a large quantity
of trading goods and will attempt to
reach Banks land, where if successful,
the vessel will spend the winter trad
ing.
A meteor is reported to have passed
over Long recently about midday,
and to have fallen somewhere between
there and the Yukon, as a report like
thunder followed quickly upon the pas
sage of the meteor from sight.
For Sale—Crescent hotel, comer 4th
and C St. Also 24 x 130 ft. on east
side of hotel. 9-19tf
Peterson’s Billiard and
Solo Parlors
Fourth Ave.
Between C and D
The Matanuska Cafe
In the New Matanuska Hotel.
THE PLACE TO EAT AT THE JUNCTION
Alex (Blondy) Anderson
SPEED SERVICE
The Royal Cafe
The new eating house on Fourth Avenue
Caterers to lirst-class trade.
Boxes for private parties.
Lunch Counter.
ATHANS & PAPPADOPOLOS
Props.
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ADMIRAL LINE
Pacific Alaska Navigation Company
Regular Weekly Sailings each Sunday, 11 a. m. Calling at
Ketchikan. Petersburg, J uneau and all Southwestern Alaska
Ports. Vessels scheduled as follows:
Sailing From Seattle
ADMIRAL WATSON
Oct. 1st.
Sailing From Seattle
ADMIRAL EVANS
October 8.
'lhe company reserves me right to cnange schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets and Information to be had at Office, Fowler Building, on
G St., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. T. B. WATSON', Agent.
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304 Rooms All Outside Rooms
Absolutely Fire-Proof
BEST IN THE CITY
New Richmond
Hotel
SEATTLE
BATES—Rooms with private bath,
SI.50 per day and upwards. Rooms
without Bath, SI.00 per day and up
wards. —A TREE AUTO BUS.
It. C. McCORMICK, Prop.
M. K. MacRAE, Mgr.
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchi
kan. Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward
and ANCHOKAGE, via IXSIUE PASSAGE
Sails from Seattle Arrive Anchorage
SEPT. 26 . ALASKA OCT. 4
SEPT. 30 MARIPOSA OCT. 8
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steam
ers without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office. Empress Building. Bag
gage or freight will not be received at the dock later than one
hour before sailing time.
J. J. LANKIN, F. B. TRACY.
Agent. General Agent.
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The Lang Stove, born in
Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Body made of Armco Rust
Resisting Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold fire overnight with ^
wood or coal.
Will burn green wood.
Ask your dealer for a Lang
Stove.
If he cannot supply you write us.
Our line is complete from the small*
est camp stove to the largest hotel
range.
Any sourdough will tell you about the
Lang Stove. They all know it.
F. S. LANG MFG. CO. ,
SEATTLE. WN.
When at the Junction stay at the
Hew Matanuska Hotel
Cafe, Barber shop, News-stand and Cigar Store in Con
nection
Just opened M. J. ROCHE, Prop.
Inquire of Nordyke & Mnrkle, Sel
'ovia, Alaska, for 1st class DOG
FEED. Samples forwarded. 9-1-lmo
Cotton feit mattresses, bed springs
and linoleum, at Crocker’s.
Nu Bone Corsets
All prices and all sizes. Fittings
in your own home if so desired.
Cali or address:
ns. T. B. NEEDHAM
817 Fifth Av. Wear X. Phone 39-B
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