D. A. D. C. Danez
The dance given by the Douglas Ama
teur Dramatic Club in Oilman’s hall on
last Friday evening was well attended.
The merry worshipers of the muse Terp
sichore came from their homes on both
sides of the channel to celebrate the second
entertainment given by the D. A. D. C.
About eighty people attended the dance.
The hall had been very prettlv decorated
for the occassion, and exceptionally good
irusic had been secured.
Dancing commenced at 9 o’clock in the
evening. At 12 o’clock an excellent lunch
was spread in the hall and when the re
mains where finally cleared away the danc
ing was continued; finally ending at 4
o’clock in the morning. The various com
mittees were composed of the following
persons to whom the credit for so suc
cessfully conducting the affair is due.
Executive committee—Dan McKay,
Lizzie McKenna, Mrs. Omer Patton, T. T.
Dowdall.
Committee of arrangements—Dan Mc
Kay, Mrs. Frank Bach, Mrs. McClellan.
Reception Committee—Lizzie McKenna,
Mrs. Rufus Johnson, T. T.Dowdall.
Floor committee—J. McCormick, Rufus
Johnson, Walter Morford.
Episeopal Service in Douglas
The Rev. A. J. Campbell the medical
missionary, brought to Alaska by Bishop
Rowe, has already proved by the interest
manifested in his thoroughly earnest and
practical discourses, attracting and appre
ciating audiences, that the Bishop made a
good selection. He has baptised several
childern, and even an informed; has a con
firmation class composed of almost all the
young people on the island waiting the
returning of Bishop Rowe. On Sunday
evening 20, he baptised the chi Idem of
Mr. and Mrs. Nesler and Mr. and Mrs.
Wortman. He preached from house to
house for several Sundays until it became
impossible to accomodate those who came
to worship. Mr. Frank Bach, one of the
enterprising business men of the city, of
Douglas, offered the Dr. the large dining
hall, in the rear of the Yukon hotel, and
Mrs. Bach placed her organ in the hall.
The service was held in the hall last even
ing and notwithstanding the disagreeable
weather, the rain coming down in torrents
a large number assembled, who, we are
informed thoroughly appreciated the ser
vice. At the close of the servi.ce Dr.
Campbell spoke of the great kindness and
appreciated consideration which he met at
the hands of the people of Douglas island,
and especially, from Mr. and Mrs. Bach
whose interest in providing accommoda
tions for the church-loving people of
Douglas island should not be forgotten.
The services will be regularly conducted
in the Yukon dining hall every evening
commencing at 8. p. m.
N2cu Variety TheatKJ
There is serious talk of adding another
variety theatre in the already well supplied
town of Juneau. The parties who con
template starting the new play house, last
week made the proposition to Archie Burns
that they would erect a $5000 building
upon the site now occupied by Mr. Burns’
vacant store building on Front street and
giving him in payment for the lot a certain
number of shares in the new concern. Mr.
Burns lias declined the offer. As far as is
known of the plans of the new theatre
company it is intended to erect a two-story
frame building, the theatre to occupy the
ground floor and the second floor to be
divided into private rooms.
Amateur Dramatic Club
The next entertainment to be given by
the Douglas Amateur Dramatic Club
will be given on the evening of the
16th of next month. Mr. L. F. Klein of
Juneau is now working upon five sets of
scenes for the association. Oilman’s hall
has been secured by the dramatic amateurs
for the period of eight months and after
the 16th of the coming month it is their
present intention of giving entertainments
every two weeks. The officers of the as
sociatioy are all bright and energetic.
Their entertainments have so far proven
to be exceptionally good. Their cause is
admirable and the good they will be able
to do for Dauglas, if their efforts receive
the encouragement due them, will he very
great indeed.
Church Services
St. Luke’s Congregation, Douglas isl
and. Divine services held every Sunday
evening at 7:30 o’clock. Women’s Guild,
Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Confirmation
class, every Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
REV. A. J. CAMPELL, M. A., M. D-,
Missionary.
Is there not some branch of a good English
education in which you are deficient? If
so, why not take private lessons of B. M.
Wilson, Juneau hotel? A thorough sys
tem of shorthand taught.
Officers of the J). A. 1>. C.
The following is the list of officers of the
Douglas Amateur Dramatic club: President,
Dan McKay; vice-president, Miss Lizzie
McKanna; secretary, Mrs. Rufus Johnson;
treasurer, Mrs. Omer Patton; floor manager,
T. T. Dowdall; .-.tage manager, Charles
Clark; caller, Walter Morford.
Miss Tessie Kane, who has been visit
ing her brother Frank, was a passenger on
the last Al-Ki on her south-bound trip
Miss Kane is en route to her home in
Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs.Nat Kaufman arrived on the
last Topeka.
GENERAL, MINING NEW
FOREIGN
It is predicted that the mines on the
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, will produce be
tween $7,000,000 and $8,000,000 for the
year 1896.
Labor organizations among the Mexican
gold miners are unknown. Labor is ex
ceptionally cheap and there are never any
strikes or lockouts.
The new gold fields of Coolgardie, Aus
tralia are like those at Randsburg, Kern
county, Cal., in one respect at least. There
is a great scarcity of water.
The Eureka Hill mine, Tintic, Utah is
now employing 230 miners and running
100 stamps. One hundred and thirty of
the men are working underground.
The diamond drill at the East Golden
Gate mine, Mercur, Utah, has gone down
300 feet in two weeks. When everything
runs smoothly they make 25 feet a day
with the drill.
Mr. Rickard, the State Geologist of Col
orado, says that the first quartz mill in
California was erected in California in the
summer of 1850. The mill was an eight
stamp affair and each stamp was provided
with a separate mortar.
Many prospectors and miners are center
ing around Florence, Warrens, and Elk
city, Idaho. A great deal of gold has been
shipped this season from the placer dig
gings around Pierce city. The whole
country is pretty well taken up.
The mining district surrounding Ross
land, B. C., is said to be the liveliest place
in the northwest. The mineral claims on
Red mountain are of a character which re
quire large investment of capital and many
new companies are making preparations to
do work on an extensive scale.
Many absurd statements respecting the
annual production of silver are being pub
lished. For instance on the authority of
a Colorado miner, several Eastern papers
say that Colorado is producing a hundred
millions in silver annually. In the last
annual report of the director of the United
States mint the product of silver in Colo
rado is given at $30,101,203 (coinage
value) for the year.
Alaska Fwnitwe Co.
G. A. Nnight, Manager
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