THE DOUGLiAS JVIINEH
Entered at the Douglas, Alaska, Postoffice as Second
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DOUGLAS .... ALASKA
DOUGLAS, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEP. } o. 1896
Mr. T. R. Needham one of the publishers
of this journal was a passenger on the
steamer Al-Ki on the vessel’s last south
ern-bound trip. Mr. Needham’s trip will
be made strictly in the interests of THE
MINER. He will purchase and have
shipped to Douglas upon the same boat
by which he returns to this city a first
class printing plant, which will include
both newspaper and job type, material and
presses. It is the intention of the publish
ers of this journal to present to our readers,
as soon as we can get settled in our new
quarters in the Campbell building in
Douglas, a neater, brighter and more
“newsy” journal than we are, in our pres
ent cramped condition, able to get out. It
is not the intention of the publishers
to print THE MINER upon the thin quality
of paper that has been used during the
last few weeks. In ordering our last sup
ply of paper from the Sound a mistake
was evidently made in filling the order;
consequently we will be compelled to use
a poorer quality of paper for the next few
issues than was otherwise intended.
I^eadville Strike News
Leadville, Col., Sept.—The Miners’
union publishes the following: “The busi
ness men have expressed a desire to see the
strike settled, and to see it settled amica
bly. They have also expressed them
selves in favor of the $3.00 scale of wages.
The Miners’ union is ready and willing to
assist in bringing about a settlement so
that the mines may open up and prosperity
once more reign in the camp. In order to
do this, to bring the city back to its old
position, the Miners’ union will agree to
lease all of the downtown mines, paying
to the owners thereof 25 per cent royalty.
The union will drain these mines, operate
them and pay the standard scale of $3.00.
For the faithful performance of this the
union agrees to sign a bond in the sum of
$100,000.
The Schooner Loyal, Capt. Johnson, left
for the Sound last week with a load of
Alaska halibut.
AX ISLAND PALACE
IIow Superintendent Duncan’s House
Will Appear When Complected
The construction work on the magnifi
cent residence of Supertendent Robert Dun
can of the Alaska-Treadwell Gold Mining
company is rapidly going on. The resi
dence, when completed, will be, by far, the
finest piece of architecture in Alaska. The
main building covers an area, 42x56 feet
and has an L addition covering an area
20x42 feet.
The cost of the magnificent building
will be between $13,000 and $15,000. It
has two stories and a half and is sur
mounted with an observatory, the roof of
which is sixty feet above the ground.
The main entrance to the new building
faces the residence of Assistant Superin
tendent Corbus. A board veranda will
surround the house upon the three sides
and a flight of perhaps a half-dozen steps
will lead to the veranda in front of the
main door-way. As you go through the
double door way you enter a broad hall.
The first room to the right is the parlor
(16 xig). Through the large bay windows
upon both the front and the side of the
room you can look out upon the ex
tensive works of the Treadwell company
or upon the channel. Adjoining the par
lor is the dining-room with large folding
doors sliding between. The dining-room
is 16x18 and also has large bay windows
facing towards the channel. Just back of
the dining-room with the entrance from
the hallway is the private office of Mr.
Duncan; it is a square room 16x16.
To your left as you come into the hall
way is a chamber, 16x20. Then you
arrive at the stairway leading to the upper
floor. The hallway extends under the
flight of stairs and leads on to the kitchen
department; a pantry, 8x16 and a bath room
ioxio are still at your left. A Hallway
extends through the kitchen department
in which there are eight large rooms. The
kitchen is 15x18, besides which there
are two servant’s bedrooms, a laundry
room, milk room, batli room, woodshed
and coal house. On the upper floor and
directly over the parlor, dining-room and
private office are three bay window
chambers, each i6xi6and fitted with large
airy closets. On the opposite side of the
upper hallway the front corner room will
be the nursery, 16x20 and back of it the
children’s play room, 9x15. Then you
will come to a hallway and next to a stair
way leading up to the garret. On past
the stairway on the same floor is the
upper bath room, also 10x16.
Ascending the second stairway to the
garret you will find a large, light and airy
room, which will probably be used fora
store-room. Leading from the garret the
visitor finds another flight of stairs. This
ascends to the observatory.
Large glass windowsextending to with
in a couple of feet of the floor will
form the greater part of the four
sides of the observatory and from the
elevation a view covering the entire sur
rounding country can be had. Far down
the channel the view of the observer may
extend. The entire works of the Tread
well company can be seen. On one side
runs the range of picturesque mountains
extending from one end of the island to
the other. Then you turn to the other
side of the little room and looking directly
across the channel you see another range
of hemlock and spruce-covered moun
tains extending along the mainland.
Turning slightly and looking up the chan
nel you see the city of Juneau resting at
the foot of the range of mountains at which
you have just been looking, and, form
ing a background for the little city, you see
the majestic, but lonesome-looking Bald
mountain and in the distance the two
ranges apparently come together. Look
ing directly up the channel the scene is one
of indescribable beauty. Then drooping
your gaze and looking along the beach,
almost at your feet, you can see the rap
idly growing little city of Douglas.
But we must cease our observations and
attempt, to describe more fully what will
be the final appearance of this pallatial resi
dence.
Semi-hexagonal bay windows, will, like
the veranda, extend around three sides of
the house. There will be single pains of
glass in all of the windows and there will
be ninety windows in the whole house.
There are four brick chimneys in the
house and both the parlor and dinning-room
will be provided with large open fire-places.
The height of the ceiling from the first
floor is thirteen feet and on the second floor
the height of the ceiling is eleven feet.
Covering the top of the house is what is
termed by architects a hip roof, and set
ting into it are a number of gabled bay
windows neatly trimmed with cornice
work. All the rooms in the main building
will be sealed with shiplap and papered,
and the kitchen part will be fin
ished with tongue-and-groove sealing.
Extending around Mr. Duncan’s office and
also around the drawing-room will be a
four-foot pannelling.
Work was commenced upon this resi
dence about a month ago. Twenty-one
men are now working upon it, and it will be
about seven weeks more before the finish
ing touches will be added and the splendid
home ready for occupancy.
For much of the information given in
this article the writer is indebted to the
obliging construction foreman, Mr. W. L.
Moore.
Jack Hnnter and Louie Stetz will leave
for Berners bay to-day on a prospecting
trip, They will probably be gone about
three weeks.
George Bach returned to Berner bay on
the last Kustler.