LATE 3ULLETIN: WHITEHORSE WANTS GAME AT. SKAGfAY SATURDAY:
A delayed letter, dated February 14, from Hr# J« Stewart
of Whitehorse to the E & R officer, arriving this morning, stating
that the Mounted Police hockey team was trying to arrange a game
to be played in Skagway Saturday, February 23rd, and that if this
game was arranged, they would like to meet our basketball* team at
Skagway the evening of the 23rd.
The E & R officer immediately wired Mr. Johnston, of Skagway,
to whom Mr. Stewart referred arrangements for the proposed basket
ball game, stating that if 3cagway could provide a hall, our team
would meet its other expenses from E <x R funds, which would allow
the Whitehorse bam the balance of the gate receipts to meet their
expenses, and pave the way for a similarly liberal arrangement i
as is hoped, our team can play a game in Whitehorse later in t e
spring.
Reply from Mr. Johnston is expected as this paper goes to press.
If favorable, the Fornance will make a trip Saturday to take the
team to Skagway for the game, as well as transport spectators.
An interesting part of Mr. Stewart*s letter i3 that Corporal
Cronkhite, mainstay of the Whitehorse aggregation (with Hr. Stewart
himself),is at present absent from there on a patrol to Kluahne
Lake, in company with Inspector Moorhead, the big chief of the White
horse Mounted Police. Ke 7/as expected back however about tomorrow,
so that he would be in the lineup at Skagway.
In case the basketball game at Skagway falls through, there is
a possibility of getting the Whitehorse team to come here provided
they are coming to Skagway for the proposed Hockey game, of which
there is no information at present. ____
CONSERVE FUEL; WATCH WATER PIPES I
■Warning was issued today by the Utilities Officer that it will
be necessary to conserve fuel if the post is to get through the year
on its allowance* Although the Utilities,Officer did not go into de
tails, it is understood that the exceptionally hard winter, and the
necessity of using considerable fuel at the water pumping plant, has
caused a shortage of the usual fuel reserve.
Captain Savage suggested that closing little-used rooms during
cold weather, would help greatly, 3ince these would not then need be
heated. Dining rooms, for instance, should be shut off from the living
rooms and only heated when needed* Unused bed rooms, etc*, should
not be heated. in co]_^ weather
Another warning issued was77Unen ‘'CH'e "Water is on from across
the river, to turn on the cold water tap a very little bit, so that
there will be enough .circulation to prevent the water pipes freezing.
So doing will save the housewives considerable annoyance from frozen
and bursted pipes, and will enable the plumber .to devote his time to
other more necessary service*
SKAGV/AY HOCKEY TEAM XH ACTION:
The Skagway hockey team played the team from the Princess Mary
the last time.that vessel docked at the up-Canal port* The game was
cut short by the departure of- the boat, the score then standing 3-0,
in favor of the Skagwayites.
Players for Skagway were! C.C.Cole, Roy Gault, George Rapuzzi,
•“-•ee Gault, A. Guyer, K. 5« Hannan and, for substitutes, V. Selmer and
Elmer Rasmuson*