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sn84021930 | 1898-11-23 | 1 | 1 | sn84021930/1898/11/23/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.txt | 2,669 | vcu , 0OUGLAS CVVY AND TRKADWKLL, ALASKA. NOVEMBER 23, 1898. NO. 1.
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^ Boo^s, Shoe.% Rubber (.loods Ladles and (lcntiemcn s
5 and OH Clothing Furnishing (ioods.
Frank Bach,
I ; , ,
Dealer in
j GEHEBHL KBMIKE
MINERS' SUPPLIES, ETC.
v\\\w
LIES' CLOAKS IB MPS
LIES' IS
: FRONT STREET, - DOUGLAS CITY, ALASKA.
F. M. JAMES,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
WWW
DOUGLAS C ITY, is the place to buy your
Dry Goods and Groceries
that is, if you are in the market for u j?oo?l article.
-W
I am not selling below cost, but selling as low as any
one can and make an honest living.
rimers' Outfits a Specialty.
DOUGLAS CITY, .... ALASKA.
#P. H. FOX,
DEALER IX
REHEBAL MERCHANDISE
x. STAPLt and
FANCY
GROCERIES.
Boots, Shoes, Clothing, Hardware.
Complete Yukon Outfits. '
First-class Bakery in connection with the store.
1 DOUGLAS CITY, ALASKA.
L A
ALASKA MEAT MARKET
I D. SVlcKAY, Proprietor
A full line of Fresh, Salt, and
Smoked Meats constantly on
W* hand. / \ r\
Poultry and Game Huuter Jfloc^c, Douglas City, Alaska,
in Season. /TELEPHONE NO. 8.
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Ill 1 BILL MINES.!
I
A News Man Spends a Few Hours
Sight Seeing. Going Down
the Shaft. The Tunnel.
????
FOREMAN HUNTER AS GUIDE.
Who lias not hoard of the wonderful;
Trcadwell mines? The greatest, mine?
the largest stamp mill in the world.
Ono pf the first things the News man j
thought of after locating at Douglas j
City was a trip to Treadwell, not to go
and look at the buildings and see the !
stamps pound the ore so fine that it j
looks like buckwheat flour, but to go
down into the bowols of old mother j
earth and follow the ore until it passes
through the various stages and becomes;
a thing of real value.
Our wishes were made known to
Foreman Hunter and in part our desire
was realized 011 last Saturduy; leaving ;
a portion of our sight seeing for some
future time. Wo met Mr. Qonter at.
the shaft about ten oclock in the fore- |
. ii 1 _r ii.? 1
i noon ana me engineer ui rue uui?ui
j engines stopped one of the skips and
: wo climbed on. We stood on the edge
! of the box and were let down so easily
I
! and gently that it remiudcd us of a I
; beautiful dream. Wo made our land
! ing on the first level, which is down
i 110 feet below the surface. We were j
; each provided with a candle, for the'
electric light is not in all parts of the
j many tunnels through which we |
passed.
At tho place where we landed are tiu- j
1 merous iron tracks on which the ore is
conveyed on cars to a bin some fifty j
feet in depth and. which holds 200 tons !
of ore. We started out toward tho l
end of the tunnel, which has a high!
ceiling and is wide enough for a team
and wagon to travel on. Along either 1
j side are numerous chutes that are!
; filled with ore, and Manager Hunter,
iuformed us that if tho blasting were J
| stopped, the ore constantly on hand j
would be sufficient to run the mill for
at least three months. Wo soon reach
ed two men who were running a drill
with compressed air. They had a wall
| pretty well peforated. but were still j
i drilling in more holes. Two feet was j
the depth of the holes they made.
.. J
"How much ore will you blow our of i
that place?" asked the scribe,
j "About thirty tons," was the reply, j
"And how far do you go away when ;
the discharge takes place?" asked the j
News man.
"Oh, around the corner a little ways,"
was the reply.
Our judgment was that we would
j prefer to be away a half a mile and we
haven't changed our mind yet on the
| subject.
We followed that tunnel some four i
hundred feet until wo came to a hole
j that Manager Hunter told us was 100
I feet deep. It extended clear across the
tunnel and we had no desire to go any
; further, and Mr. Hunter no doubt
; viewed the situation in the same light:
1 we did, for we turned and cut across \
into another tunnel that is still longer
and where the cross sections are as nu- i
merous. We traveled over 1100 feet j
through the tunnel, and think of it,
from the surface down hundreds ot
feet through solid ore. This vein is
more than 400 feet wide, but just how
far it extends in downward course, no |
one knows, bnt for more than 500 feet:
is known to a certainty.
Six or seven little cars are constantly I
running from the chutes down to where
the ore is hauled up to the crusher,
which we will see later on. The load- j
ing of these cars is done by a man who
raises tho trap door to the mouth of I
tho chute. The cars are at present run
by hand to the place where the ore is ;
dumped into the big bin before men-;
tioned, but the company is arranging
to run these cars by electricity. Here :
the man oowor stops short. From
; there the ore is all handled by ma- i
chinery, and how much do you think
| the stamps will use in a day? 250 tons, i
i Just think of it, 250 tons of ore is;
I 1
J mined, crushed and ground as fine as
: Hour every twenty-four hours.
i We wandered around the caverns for j
some time and returned to the shaft: i
I :
and soon we were up in the hoisting;
engine rooms and from there we climbed >
up flights of stairs until we reached j
the room in which two crushers get in
their awful work. We expected to find
a mill, a great big strong iron mill!
built on the same principle of those
, i i
little domestic machines we grind,
or used to grind coffee in, and we
thought the teeth would be even larg
er than a Tacoma girl's foot, but the
crusher is a most harmless looking ma
chine, and just the opposite of what
we expected to see. In the center of
the room are two concave disks or
hoppers we should probably cell them.
The ore comos down an incline chute
from the hoisting boxes where thoy are
automatically emptied. In the center
of the disk is a round opening some
three feet wide, and in the center of
this opening, a little lower down is a
round cylinder two or three feet long
that revolves and moves laterally at
the same time. The ore falls between
this disk and the basin iu which it is
set and tho disk just crushes it into
small pieces, and when broken to a cer
tain size it drops down into a bin below.
Two men are in tho crusher room to
keep tho large pieces of ore from clog
ging the hopper. The ore as it comes
down the chute is sometimes in large
pieces and those employed at the
crusher are constantly on the watch to
keep out of the course of the heavy
We next go down several flights of
6tairs into the room whero the stamps
are running. Have you ever been in a
stamp mill ? If you haven't, you never
beard any noise. You may think you
havo but my friend you are mistaken.
This mill has 240 stamps, all going at
the same time. Talking in there is
never thought of. Stampmill language
is by means of signs.
We were only too glad when Fore
man Hunter conducted us into a side
room, whero we could think and talk.
It proved to be the office of Mr. Win.
M.Hale, foreman of the stamp mill, who
is a genial, pleasant geutloman. Wo
were also pleased to moet Mr. Nick
King who is employed in the amalga
mating department. Here wo bade
Foreman Hunter goodbye for the duy.
There is much to be seen and a great
deal to be said as we follow the course
of the precious metal at the Tread well
and a future issue will contain more
upon this subject.
Saturday was a cold dreary day and
our stay at the mines was limited.
The new stamp mill which is neariug
completion is larger than the one we
visited and will contain 300stamps, but
we did not go into the building. We
also made no mention of the tunnels
one hundred feet below the one we wore
in, the "glory hole" and the many other
places of interest.
When ono considers the magnitude of
the Treadwell mines, ono naturally
wonders what master mind is superin
tendent of this groat plant and others,
as well as the writer, will be surprised
to know that a young man, less than
forty years of age, has charge of these
works and successfully conducts them
?an enterprise that employs some 700
men?included in which is also ono of
the greatest general stores in Alaska,
and equal to those on the Pacific coast.
The name of this man is J. P. Corbus.
piCWUO UL U1U.
From the crusher room we go just
below, where we see a train of small
cars backing up under the chute that
holds the crushed ore. Thore are five
or six of the cars to which is attached
the cutest little engine you ever saw.
It is a little bit of a thing, not over
three or four feet high, and is minus a
cab and tender. One man runs this
little locomotive. The diminutive size
of the machine makes the man that
runs it look several sizes larger than
the ordinary man, in fact we thought
he must bo betwoon sevou and ten feot
tall. We didn't get the best kind of a
look at him, but we thought he rode
the engine liko the girls did the old
gray mare, when the writer was a boy,
?a-straddlo, but we might have been
mistaken.
When the cars are loaded the litilo
engine pulls them into the mill where
they empty into bins far above the
stamps,into which it is fed automati
cally.
A Good Chicken Story.
A story is going the rounds of the
papers about a man who tried the ex
periment of mixing sawdust with his
chicken feed. The results were so sat
isfactory that he discontinued the uso
of meal altogether and fed his chickens
entirely on sawdust. Soon after adopt
ing the scheme he set a hen with fif
teen eggs. She brought off thirteen
chicks. Twelve of them had wooden
legs and the thirteenth was e wood
pecker.
Subscribe for the News. /
m
11 NEI GOLD FIELDS.
? ? ?
A Trip into the Atlin and Pine
Creek Country, by a Douglas
City Man
? f
MR. P. H. McGUIRE TALKS,
Mr. P. H. McGuire, of Douglas City,
accompanied by a man named G. W.
Mathews, left this city sometimo du
ring the latter part of last February
on a prospecting tour, into the Lake
Teslin country. Before returning, the
party went down the lakes and wore
within thirty miles of Pino Creek
which has since that time become fa
mous as a new mining region. A trail
into these new gold fields has been
I found and improved, by way of Doug
las City and Juneau, and from the fact
that the McGuire party passed over a
greater portion of this new inlet, the
i News man concluded that a few items
1 of interest concerning the trail nnd
country could be gained for our read
| ers by looking up the prospector and
. interviewing him.
"I understand you have once been,
very near the Pine Creek placer miues,"
! said the News mau, "and we would bo
j 1
pleased to have you give the readers of
the News some information concerning
it."
"Yes, Mr. G. W. Mathews and myself
| left this place the latter part of Fobru
, ary of this year. Of course we knew
; nothing concerning the strike at Pine
: Creek and wore simply out prospecting.
We first headed for Lake Teslin, and
the first forty miles is made in a boat,
going down the Gastrinoaux channel
to Bishop's point, thence up the Taku
inlet 28 miles, which lauds us at the
mouth of the Tuku rivor on the ice.
The mouth of this river is about three
| miles wide. We wont up the river to
; tho head waters of the Taku. a distance
of about fifty miles, to the confluence
; of the Inkliu and Knacunaw rivers
: where the Tuku river boffins. We then
; followed up the Knacunaw to the Sil
! ver Salmon which was about twenty-six
1 miles. From the Silver Salmon to
Lake Tesliu is a distance of about 8ix
ty miles and is a low and practically
level country. We each had a four
I dog team and carried in all twenty
eight hundred pounds to tho lake. Tho
i most difficult part of the trail we en
countered thus far was in going around
the Sinwauklin mountains, which took
| two or three days of our time. From
Lake Teslin we returned to the Silver
, Salmon over the samo route wo had
previously traveled. Wo went up tho
Silver Salmon river into the Atliu lake
j country where we were within about
' thirty miles of Pino Creek."
"What can you say as to tho practi
? cability of this routo you traveled over
as a summer routo to Pino Creek ?"
was asked.
"Well, 1 think the route to be practi
cable. The packing part of the routo
? in the summer would bo about fifty
miles. There is plenty of good feed
along tho way and horses aud cattle
could 1x3 used. Tho soil is principally
I of a gravelly nature and very firm. A
survey has recently been made which
j confirms my judgment. For winter
travel it is good, all one could reason
ably ask for."
"How did your prospocting tour pau
out?"
j "Wo found colors on three of the riv
era wo were on and also aovoral crooks,
but did not go to bed rock. I shall re
i turn, however, after tho holidays and
more thoroughly prospect tho stream*,
i I Know the gold is there and expect to
find it. Wo were probably the first per
sons who over prospected on the rivers
I have mentioned."
Mr. McGuire further said that he
thought small river steamers could go
up the Taku river as far as the Inklin
, during tho high water season, and pack
ing can be easily done from there into
the Atlin lake country.
Mr. McGuire has been in Alaska for
tho last two years and at presont is em
ployed at tho Troadwell mines, lie u
a man of intelligence and education,
j a close obsorver and posessed of a good
memory, a good talker and wo boliovo
his description of the route over which
I he traveled is truthful. His appear -
j ance denotes a man of abundance of
| nerve and wo sincerely trust that hie
| second trip up the Taku may prove
' more than successful, yes that he will
Hud more gold t han he and his four
dog team may be able to pull out into
civilization. * \ ?' - |
sn84021930 | 1898-11-23 | 1 | 2 | sn84021930/1898/11/23/ed-1/seq-2/ocr.txt | 3,305 | / ?
THE DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS.
A. O. IcBRlOE. - - - CHA5. A. HOPP
Editors and Publishers.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
? I
TERiYlS:?In Advance.
One Year - - ~ - - - $3.00,
Six Months 1.50
Three Months .... 1.00 i
Single Copies - - - .10
Foreign Postage must be Prepaid.
Wednesday, November 23,1898.
To Exchanges.
Our exchauges will please note the
removal of the News from Fort Wran-1
gel to Douglas City and Treadwell and }
govern themselves accordingly.
I
SALUTATORY.
We take pleasure iu herewith pre
senting to the people of Douglas City
and Treadwoll tho initial number of!
the Douglas Island News, which we j
earnestly trust will meet with your ex
pectations as an ideal local newspaper !
and merit a liberal support.
The live and prosperous towns of
Douglas City and Treadwell are cer |
tainly entitled to one good, wide-awake |
newspaper, and it will be our desire to !
supply this adjunct, that is so neces- j
sary to tho upbuilding of cities, and \
whether, or not, wo succeed in our ef-1
forts, we leave for you to judge.
The columus of this paper, with only I
slight exceptions, will be devoted to I
the publication of local events and \
Alaska news, and there being no mu-j
nicipal organizations or elections, its 1
pages will be for the present non-par
tisan.
Read our paper, observe its style and
make-up, aud, if it pleases you, give it
such support as it is entitled to, and
we will be satisfied.
Very respectfully,
A. G. McBride and
On as. A. Hopp,
tklitors and Publishers.
I
Where Is It?
Douglas City is located on Douglas j
island and joins the town of Treadwell, 1
where the greatest stamp mill in the j
world is operated. The towns of Doug- i
las City and Treadwell have all thej
branches of trade represented within '
their limits aud every dealer is doing a
prosperous business. The population j
is between 2500 and .'1000 people, and the
pay roll at the mines reaches close to
800 men, whiih, however will be in- j
creased to 1500 or 2000 within the next j
six months. There is one wharf at;
Douglas City and one at Treadwell.
These towns are two and one half i
miles from Juneau and a ferry boat
plies between the towns making five
trips a day, but which will soou be in-J
creased. New buildings are going up 1
in every direction and there is not an
empty store room or dwelling in town.
Rents are reasonable. The supply of
carpenters seems to be inadequate to !
the demand. The business men are all'
live, prosperous men and here to stay.
Money for any public enterprise is lib
erally supplied. A new 6J500 church;
is now in course of construction. If
you want to come to Alaska, come to
the future great town of the district,
Douglas City and Treadwell.
Always Solemn.
?very race of beings has its peeul- j
iarities and the most striking of the
Alaska Indian, is solemnity. Wher-1
ever you find the Indian you will ob- j
serve that same grave expression on his i
countenance. We have seen him at the ;
dance where "joy was uncontined," j
with the feathers flying in every direc
tion and the dancers jumping, kicking
and puffing in such a manner as to sat
isfy the desire of the most enthusiastic
and ardent spectator, but not a smile
was visible. We have seen him by the
side of a coffin that held that which is
supposed to be ueareet and dearest to '
humanity, civilized or uncivilized, and
yet the same pensive look was upon his
face that we observed at the dance. We
have seen him at the grave, and as the !
dull, heavy thud of the clods of earth
covered the remains of a wife or child,
his solemnity seemed no more appar- (
ent than when he was roaming through
the forest in search of game.
We saw a young Indian and his wife ,
coming towards us on the sidwealk the :
other day. Just ahead of them was
their little two and a half year old babe <
which was slowly toddling along. They | ]
were both intently watching the child. 11
It was their first-born.' They were well 1
dressed and among the brightest of <
! /
their race. Did they smile as they
looked at the little tot as it wabbled
along 011 the sidewalk? No, indeed,
their faces were as expressionless as j
the outside of an imported Swiss
cheese. Love the little thing? Why
yes, as much as any mother and father
love their olfspring.
They are a sorrowful appearing race
and if you ever obsorve an expression
of mirthfuluess on their countenances
it is the exception and not the rule.
McGINTY IN SIGHT.
Narrow Escape of the Utopia on Her last Up
Trip. Tied Up at the Wharf. Did She
Violate the Law.
_
The little Sound steamer Utopia
came near, awful near, going to see Mc- '
Ginty at the bottom of the sea ou her !
last trip up and that she escaped the '
misfortune, borders closely on the mi-1
raculous. She made the trip up with- i
out mishap until she reached a place !
about twelve miles this side of Capo
Faushaw, at which place, where the'
channel is very wide, a lamp upsot in ;
the captain's cabin, which set the bed!
clothes on fira, which spread very rap-;
idly and soon burned the ropes of the j
steering gear. There being no other'
provision on the boat for steering, sho
rolled helplessly in the sea.
The confusion was intense among the ;
passengers, but the officers finally
launched the life raft which was at j
once pounded to pieces by the waves.;
A boat was next lowered aud a passen- 1
ger jumped into it, but the waves dash-1
ed it to pieces and there was one less !
of the passengers. By this time the |
crew got the hose coupled on aud tho j
pumps into action aud the tire was j
speedily extinguished aud order was
restored. Tho steering ropes were re-1
paired and tho plucky little boat made j
another start for this place, but luck
was still against her, and when she j
reached Taku inlet, alxnit fiftoeu miles
from this city and while in a place of
shelter, her wheel struck something and
off went two of her propeller blades, J
and within a few minutes off went the
third blade and then she was in a fix;!
she commenced drifting towards the
rocky beach, but as good fortune would !
have it, the Farallon happened to- lie
coming along aud she took the disa-J
bled boat in tow and safely brought
her to Juueau, where she now lies help-;
less aud forlorn.
If our understanding of the United
States laws is correct, every boat, and
especially that class which carry pas- j
sengers, is required to be provided
with relieving tackle, that is tackle !
which can be attached to the rudder,
lever so that in case the ropes are part
ed or destroyed, tho boat may still be
steered by this extra gear. Wo under-1
stand the Utopia is running without!
this relieving tackle and if so, why?
Perhaps the Seattle inspectors, who
frequently do some very careless work,
can explain the matter. If, as we are
informed, the Utopia has been violat- j
ing the law, in the manner indicated,
the cause for being allowed to do so
should be made known.
Steward Sanders,
While at Juneau laat Monday evening
the News man boarded the Topeka to
take a look at the "wild Irishman" who
has held the position of steward on
that boat since tho year 1.
"If you don't quit calling me an Irish
man we will have trouble," said Stew- '
ard Sanders to tho scribe, the moment j
he caught sight of the writer.
" And if you don't quit lying about
your nationality tho office paralyzer
will be turned loose on you," was the
reply.
Sanders is a pretty good fellow, but
he will insist on calling himself a
Johnny Bull.
It Blew.
A severe wind storm has prevailed in ;
these parts for the past week, and it
made things hcwl. The News office
opened for business in a new building
with an uncompleted chimney, and for
two days and a half we were smoked 1
out of house and home. A galvanized |
extension was put up by contractor ;
Boyce last Sunday afternoon but at
about 11 o'clock that night it blew
down and scared three hours of sleep
and seven brilliant ideas out of the
senior editor. A coal famine has also
I
prevailed in the city and the wood we ;
were able to get was too wet to burn. J
But this did not end our trouble: our
I
foreman spent an hour trying to find j
a clean spot on our office towel and !
we lost that time also. Considering
the difficulties encountered, we feel
'
thankful that we have been able to is
sue this number before the holidays.
The Al-Ki was in port last week and
brought up a full cargo of freight. She
lid not go any further north than this :
place. She had her whistle with her
and bellowed and bawled around the
four wharves nearby for three or four
lays and then slid out for Seattle.
FROM UP THE COAST.
Deputy Collector Thomas Back. HIb Talk with
the News Man.
Mr. W. G. Thomas, a resident of
Alaska for the past twenty years, and
his most estimable wife, returned to
this part of Alaska recently. Mrs.
Thomas had pone from Fort VVrangel
to Juneau to meet her husband. Mr.
Thomas is direct from Kodiak where
he was deputy collector, having also
served in the same capacity in other |
portions of Alaska. Mr. Thomas was j
seon at his residence at VVrangel by a
News man, and when asked concerning
some of his Alaska experiences said: j
"I went to the Sand Point custom j
house 011 Popofi' island, in May, 1804,1
and remained there until May, 1800, at j
which time the custom house wns j
changed to Unga, on Unga island. In j
** io/u> r ? 1 4.? I
lUUy, louu, l was nuuoionuu i.u ivuuiuk
island, the distance between the two
being about 3(X) miles."
"That must be a great country up
there," suggested the writer.
"Yes, Unga and Popoff islands are
treeless. The country is low and there
are no impediments to chock the wind.
Codfish are in abundance and two cur
ing stutions have boon there for years.
The Appollo mine is located about
four miles from Unga with forty
stamps aud a good output."
"That must be a great place for
thought and reflection. Iiow terribly
lonesome you must have been up
there," said the News man.
"No, not near so much as one would
imagiuo. One becomes accustomed to
it and the time flies as rapidly as any
where. Wo had quite a little town at
Kodiak and, strange to say, there never
has been a saloon there. The people
supported mo in keeping the liquor
business out of tlie town. At Kodiak,
the climate is about the same as it is J
in Fort Wrangel. I wish to toll you I
also about some tree culture up in Un- j
alaska. Twenty years ago some one |
planted three treos at that place and !
they are all alive, but have not grown a '
particle. The place where the trees!
are planted is called The grove.' "
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas showed the i
writer a beautiful collection of photo
graphic views taken in that part of
Alaska. Mr Thomas has kindly con- i
sented to give the News another inter- J
view concerning that country which wo !
know will interest our readers.
Her Troubles Ended.
Somo months ugo the little steamer !
Diana was libeled at Fort Wrangel at J
the instauco of a party named Barclay. |
Artwick Dahl is master of the vessel!
and he contested the action for all he I
is worth. The facts of the case were that
the boat was chartered for prospecting
purposes and in this enterprise Bar- j
clay the plaintiff was interested as a j
partner. Judge Suudtnaeher, of Fort
Wrangel, was appoiuted by Judge!
Johuson to take the evidence and sub-1
mit findings, which was done, resulting j
in a recommendation that the action j
be dismissed, which was confirmed by j
Judge Johnson, last Monday.
Capt. Dahl, when seen by a News1
man was very jubilant over the result j
of the action, and is especially pleased
with the work in getting this ground- j
less, though vexatious suit, dismissed.
I
DOUGLAS CITY.
The future great
city of Alaska is
located on Doug= |
!as island, across
the bay from Ju=
neau. Douglas
island is sixteen :
miles long and
nine miles at its j
widest place, and !
is practically a
mass of solid ore.
700 stamps will I
be in operation om
this island within
the next 5 months
The mines will
employ about
2000 men who
are paid good
wages every
month.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF ALASKA.
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
Governor?John G. Brady; private I
secretary, Mrs. Gertrude Knapp.
U. S. Judge?C. S. Johnson.
U. S. Attorney?Robert A.T?Yiedrick.
Assistant District Attorney?Alfred
J. Daly.
District Clerk?Albert D. Elliott.
Deputy Clerk?Joseph J. Rogers.
U. S. Marshal?J. M. Shoup.
Surveyor General?W. L. Distin.
Register?John W. Dudley.
Receiver?Roswell Shelly.
Court Interpreter?Goorge Kostro-1
metinoff.
Commissioners?C. W. Tuttle, Sitka;
John Y.Ostrander, Juneau; Fred P.Tus
tin, Fort Wrangel; L. R. Woodward,
Unalaska; Phillip Gallagher, Kodiak; 1
John U. Smith, Dyea; W. J. Jones, Cir- 1
cle City; Chas. H. Isham, Unga.
Deputy Marshals?W. A. McNair,
Sitka; Edward S. Staley, Juneau; W.
D. Grant, Fort Wrangel; R. Y. Street ;
Douglas; Edward C. Hasey, Kadiak; i
Lewis L. Bowers, Unga; J. C. Blaine, ,
Unalaska; F. M. Canton, Circle City; ,
Josias M. Tanner, Dyea.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector?
W. C. Pedlar.
Educational Agont?Sheldon Jackson
Assistant Agont?William Hamilton.
Supt. of Schools?W. A. Kelly.
CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
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uoiiecwr?tj. w. ivc,v.
Special Deputy?W. P. McBride.
Deputy and Inspector?Win. Mill
rnore and C. L. Andrews.
Deputy Collectors?Joseph Arment, i
Fort Wrangel; E. M. VanSlyck, Mary
Island; W. G. Thomas, Kodiak; G. W.
Caton, Cook's Inlet; T. E. Holmes, Ka
riuk; J. F. Sinnot., Unga; J. P. Word,
Unalaska; E. T. Hatch, St. Michaels;
Chas. Smith, Circle City; John C. Ten
ny, Juneau.
Inspectors at Juneau?Loring K. Ad
ams, Harry Minto and John R. Auldin. ;
Inspectors at Fort Wrangel, Edward ! j
Hofstad, S. L. Adams, Geo. J. Smith, E.!
L. Hunter, Win. Denny.
Inspectors Afloat?J. S. Slater, S. F. !,
Hodges, L. H. Love joy, Edgar Grim.
Skaguay's Fire. h
On the evening of the 19th inst., a !
most disastrous fire occurred at Skag '
uay, which burned tho railroad offices i
which were located between tho Pacific
Coast wharf and Henry's dock. A liv
ery stablo with four horses and 1
some vehicles was also consumed in
the flames, besides one dwelling house.
The loss is estimated at $2b0,000.
Some of the railroad employees were j,
sleoping in tho office and they wore so !
badly burned that they are not expect- j
ed to survive.
* "
An industry mat urcw.
The manufacture of tiu plate in this j
country calls for 1,000,000 tons of iron i
ore, .'100,(XX) tons of limestone, 2,(XX),000
tons of coal and coke, 400,(XX) tons of
pig iron, f>,(XX),(XX) pounds of lead, 13,
000,0(H) pounds of tallow and oil, 40,000
0(X) pounds of sulphuric acid, 12,000,000
feet of lumber. It gives employment
to .'IT),(XX) persons. Vet a few years ago
the Democratic press laughed at the
American tin industry as a joke and
an imposture.
La Motte's Mince and Pumpkin Pies ?
for Thanksgiving Day. Leave your or-;
ders early.
DR. W. L. HARRISON, |
DENTIST
Hunter Block, bet. Front
und 2nd Sts. Douglas City..
A. G. McBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office with News. Douglas City, Alaska, j
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THE
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STAR BREWERY,
DOUGLAS CITY.
nun <
JOHN EGAN, Proprietor.
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THE NEW
BREWERY BUILD- ? |,
ING IS COMPLETED AND
OCCUPIED
0UR FACILlTIES^^OR^BREW~ '
ING FIRST-CLASS BEER
ARE NOT EXCELLED
IN ALASKA
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THE STAR BREWERY
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English Boats, Keep Off.
The Queen City, a small ateai ?r that
hails from Vancouver, and is on led by
an English company and marine by a
Canadian or English crew, mat her
initial trip to this country last week.
She had a small passenger list, a d, we
understand, can only accommoate a
few. Whether the passengers wre fed
on rotten tisli and second class Igrub,
which is the usual fare </n Hglish
boats, we don't know, but we will mger
a good hat that Americans will fa 3 ten
times as well on a straight Amrican
ship. A few months ago, an Eiflish
vessel landed at Fort Wraugel o her
way down and the passengers won to
the town restaurants and paid : >r a
square meal. We forget the nam of
the boat. She was a lino looking ves
sel and that is what fools so many peo
ple. If you are going to the Sound ake
a Pacific Coast Steamship Co. steaner,
or that of some other American Ine,
and you will get good quarters knd
first class meals.
It should not be forgotten that at
McKay's butcher shop, you can get
either a fine Turkey, Goose, Chicken or
Duck for your Thanksgiving diuter.
Prices reasonable.
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Notice to creditors.
Before K. M. Jackson, Unites States
Commissioner for the District of Al
aska, holding court at Fort Wraa
gcl, Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Shci
stack, an Indian, formerly ctlled
Hish-ta-day, deceased.
Notice is hereby givon by the under
signed, administrator of the estate of
Shustack, an Indian, formerly called
Hish-ta-day, deceased to the creditor#
of, and all persons having claim#
against the said deceased, to present
and exhibit them together with thenec
essary vouchers within six months after
the fourth publication of this notice,
to the undersigned administrator at
the office of Henry Drum Co., in the
town of Fort Wrangel, in the District
of Alaska, the same boing the place for
the transaction of the business of the
said estate in said town of Fort Wran
gel.
First publication Oct. 12th 1808.
Dated at Fort Wrangel, Alaska, this
12th day of October, 1808.
C. 11. SlJNlXMACHER,
Administrator of the estate of Shu
stack, an Indian, formerly called Hish
ta-day, deceased.
Prescriptions Filled
Day and Night at...
? Douglas Pharmacy.
! A Full Line of Toilet Articles,
i Perfumes,
^ Soaps,
</L Brashes,
Etc., Etc.
Hunter Bld'o Ud St., Douglas City.
THIS SPACE IS
RESERVED FO
R THE ALASK
A PHOTO CO
Ol-" DOUGLAS**
CITY WATCH I
T GROW * * * *
G. ROENE,
Dealer in and Manufacturer of
^STOVES?
TIN- AND HARDWARE.
W?PLUMBING?W ^ ^
Doucrlas City. ? - ? Alaska.
3AM GLOVER Wm. HICKS
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I Seattle Billiard $
5 ...Hall... |
iHICKS & GLOVER, Props*
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LMie Only Billiard Tables in the City.
rront Street, - - Douglas City, Alaska.
The KLONDIKE
of douglas city.
Is a Gentlemen's Resort
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j S. GIUS, Proprietor.
Choicf Wines, Liquors, and Cigars.
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S. BLUM, Manager.
'JUNEAU, = - = ALASKA.
GROCERIES
GLASSWARE
LAMPS
CROCKERY
CUTLERY
TINWARE
COOKING
UTENSILS
CURTAINS
PORTIERS
TRUNKS
VALISES
LARGEST AND MOST COM
PLETE STOCK OF
\
t# . General
Merchandise
IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA.
' "Honest Goods and Values"
Our Motto.
Examine Our Stock and be Convinced,
FREE DELIVERY TO THE FERRY.
DRY GOODS
FANCY GOODS
NOTIONS
SHOES BOOTS
HATS CAPS
CLOTHING
FURNISHING
GOODS CARPETS
LINOLEUM
OIL CLOTH MAT
TING WALL PA
PER SHADES
I
While in Juneau
Look for the Big Sign ??
? BR0WNV1LLE
111 WOOLEN
MILLS
....JUNEAU ALASKA
i
ssssr All Wool
Suits Made to Order
Deposit Required
Li0aiS L. Bl2fe!fflENTHRL
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The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.
Item* of Interest Dished Up In Brief for the Ben
efit of Our Readers.
Thanks to Merchant Bach for the use
of a copy of the Dawson City Midnight
Sun.
Mr. J. 13. Caro, who represents J.
1). Myer A Co., of Portland was iu
the city Tuesday.
Sam Gowan of Wrangle, a friend of
the editor, is a witness before the court
and rooms in this city.
La Motto has the best Coffee in
town, try it?drink it. 'Tis a nectar
for the Gods.
Ex-deputy Collector Thomas and his
charming wife are in Juneau. He is a
member of the grand jury.
Your Thanksgiving Dinner will not
be complete without one of La Motto's
Mince or Pumpkin Pies.
The wind of last Saturday input Diew
alxDut 300 panes of glass out of the new
stamp mill windows facing the bay.
The Masons and Odd Fellows hold
regular meetings in Douglas City, but
Masons are not working under a charter.
Special Dinner at the Delmonico,
Thanksgiviug day. La Motte will have
Turkey and Mince Pie for all the boys.
We were pleased to meet Deputy
Marshal Grant, of Fort Wrangel, who
is attending court at Juneau. He is
one of the best and cleanest officers in
Alaska. Marshal Shoup got the right
man when he sent Grant to that city.
Don't complain of dyspepsia or a bad
stomach if you are out of whack, for in
nine times out of ten the trouble is that
your teeth need attention. Go to Dr.
Harrison, in the new Hunter building,
Douglas City, and get first-class work
at reasonable prices. .
Dr. Harrison moved into his new
dental parlors, between Front and Sec
ond streets, last Monday. Unquestion
ably they are the finest and most com
plete and convenient dental rooms in
Alaska, and we are pleased to know
that the Doctor has the business to
maintain such elegant quarters.
Mr. Fox seemingly enjoys a joke as
much as any one, and his latest is well
worth repeating. The Juneau Record i
reached his store last Saturday and ?
Mr. "SVeesner was sitting by the stove;
^ . enjoying a good Are when Mr. Fox J
asked his caller if he had seen the new
' Douglas City paper. Mr. Weesner said
% he had not and Mr. Fox handed him a
^3?lopy of the Record, and he read nearly
all of it before he discovered the joke.
Mr. P. H. Fox, the merchant, is agent
for fhe Royal Tailors of Chicago. He t
has just received 1000 samples of jcloth
and will take measures for men's
clothing which will be delivered to you
in this city, tailor made, at from $10.00
to $40.00. The book in which the sam-;
pies are kept, is a work of art; it is ;
about two feet square and five inches
thick; and opposite each page of sam- j
pies is a page of pictures of interest. |
Go and see it and get prices.
The Topeka, Thompson captain j
reached this place Monday morning,
but owing to the rough sea, did not try
to land until late in the evening which
was effected at the wharf at Juneau. A
News man met the captain, who was in
the best of humor. He has entirely
recovered from the shock that was pro
"*? duced by the rickety old wharf at Kil
lisnoo running against his boat. The
The vessel sustained no injury, but
they have built a new wharf since the
collision.
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'118 81 IN THE QUIET.
j A Few Gentle Hints Given to the News
Representative that are not
Generally Known.
f That foot racer Ed. Hayward can
j beat any man on earth in a fifty mile
, race, "go off you please."
I That Dick Tatum will go to the
Sound on the Cottage City and will not
return alone.
j That Chas. Workman's English is
I very "taking" with the ladios.
....
That the boys want to know who will
; be cook in the new house Pat Milan is
building.
That Howell don't like sandwiches
no how.
That Dan McKay has a very fatherly
j appearance and says grace at the table
three times a day.
That Plunk is authority on long in
telects.
That John Egan is not with the boys
two nights in the week.
That the boys are fixing up a job ou j
Frank Copp.
That a fifteen inch woman's garter
was recently found in Geo. Shatter's j
. overcoat pocket.
That Wilmot Kenny is a groat favor
ite among the ladies.
....
That Muth lost his bachelor's skillet j
i during the excitement of the lire up in i
his end of the town last Saturday night.
That Douglas City has a host of
handsome women.
....
That big feet are not characteristic !
of Douglas City women.
....
j That Fox will be annihilated off the j
I face of the earth if he don't quit perpe-!
j trating jokes on his friends.
I
The Miller Cornet Band of this city
will give a grand ball to-morrow night,1
at Oilman's hall. The music will bo
first class and a general good time is j
expected. A complimentary ticket was ^
received at this office and the editor is ;
having his shoe heels securely fastened
to-day for the occasion.
Our old friend Louis L. Blunienthal'
has an advertisement on the local page I
under the heading of the Brownville I
Woolen Mills. It. is one of the neatest, j
cleanest and best stores in Alaska, and i
buying there simply means that you are
buying of the manufacturer. His line
of gent's furnishing goods is the finest
in Alaska. One branch of his store is
a blessing, yes a real blessing, to Alas
kans. You can go there and have your ;
measure taken, select your goods from
1300 samples and get a suit of clothes
made to order that will cost you only
815, and he don't ask any deposit either.
Go and see the store and get acquaint
ed with Mr. Blumenthal, ask him to see
his samples and you will go back again
sure.
Mr. Keetcn, chief clerk at McKay's,
his wife and boy, will leave for Seattle
on the Cottage City, where they will
spend the holidays. The News wishes
them a most pleasant visit and a safe
and speedy return. But what will Mc
Kay do without him ?
Fefl 1500 Feet.
Robert Davis, a Welchman, about
' twenty seven years of ago, who was em
i ployed at Sheop Creek, met with an ac
cident last Saturday that cost him his
! life. He was up at the (ilacier mines
j and while returning to the mill, he lost
1 the trail, which at best is a dangerous
one, and while crossing a canyon he
; slipped and fell down the mountain a
distance of 1500 feet. His ribs, arms
and legs were broken and his head was
1 crushed. An employe at the mines saw
| him fall and he was speedily rescued, j
: A physician was called but 110 human
j power could save him with the injuries
: he sustained, and yet it was two hours
I after the accident before life was ex
j tinct. Mr. Davis had many friends at
j the mines and all who knew him spoke
I of his many virtues in tho highest
j praise.
I. O. O. F.
I Alaska Lodge No. 1 meets at Odd
Fellows Hall, Douglas, on Wednesday
? evenings at 8 o'clock,
j Visiting Brothers are Cordially in
vited to attend.
Geo. W. Stephexsen. N. (*.,
W. R. Dorr, M. D., Sec.
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Have you tried La Motte's Sunday
Dinners, at the Delinonico? If not you
have missed a good thing.
Wanted I
50 men to board at the Dolmonico
Restaurant. Best meals in town.
Have Found It!
Steamer Detroit left Juneau last Sat-!
urday with thirty passengers bound j
for somewhere, but wo don't know just
where, except that it is 011 the Dalton
trail, where a new rich placer strike has
beeu made.
If you want to enjoy a good dinner,
go to the Delmonico.
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Be Patient.
I
The nearer we get to locking up the I
forms of this issue, the more we be
come convinced that the lirst number,
of the News will not be entirely satis-1
factory in make-up and appearance.!
We were smoked out of our office for :
several days this week, which threw us
behind with our work.
When you go to Juneau to do your;
trading, always go to the Kohler-James
store. There are many reasons why
you should do this. In tho first place
you will save money, for you can get
tho same goods cheaper thpre than any
place in town. Then the manager and
his clerks are so pleasant and accomo
dating. You can't find a "Smart Alex"
among them. Another reason is you
can get just what you want, for they
run the largest stock in Alaska. By
all means go to the store anyhow, even
if you don't trade there that trip; no
tice how nice and pleasant customers
are waited on, and if you give them a
trial you will do your trading there.
We were so fortunate as to secure
the services of Mr. W. O. Graham to as
sist us in the News office. All around
newspaper men are hard to find in
Alaska, but luck favored us with assis
tance that is so satisfactoay that we
would ask for no better. Mr. Graham
formerly run a big job office in Kansas
City, but his thirst for goici orougnt
him here. He intends to go to Atlin
in the spring at which time the office
will put on a dress of deep mourning.
We regret that we could not attend
the mask ball recently held in this city.
It was a swell affair. The costumes
were elegant, unique and comical, as
the wearer preferred. One gentleman
wore a pair of trousers with holes in
the seat. His underwear was whole,
however. The music was good and the
dancers all reported a pleasant time.
J. G. Quinn, of the Juneau Electric
Construction Co., was in the city yes
terday. He has lots of friends in this
city and is deserving of them.
ALASKA CLIMATE.
I
Erroneous Impressions Concerning nn Alaska
Winter. Not Near So Cold as the Western
States. Ex-Chief Jack .McDonald on
Wind.
Alaska weather is peculiar. It is a
climate of spells and moods. There is
j only orio thing connected with it that
is a real sure, dead certainty?it is cer
tain to rain. Sometimes it rains hard
i and sometimes it is so gentle and soft
you scarce can hear, but rain it will.
I Douglas Island climate is new to us,
but we are seeking for knowledge con
I cerning it and in our search for infor
mation we dropped onto the fact that
1 once in a while the air gets itself into
a motion that is liable to surprise a
new-comer. Old settlers call it a Ta
' ku wind, but, from what we can learn,
the name is too mild to correctly de
j scribe it.
i "Go and sec Jack McDonald ir you
! want to know .anything about wind,"
said a Douglas City man to the "wind"
! reporter of the News, "he can tell you
I all about it, but dont try to find him
! until in the afternoon, for he sleeps
until noon."
The News man found Jack, the same
irrepressible Jack, who is ex-chief of
the Seattle flro department and was
deputy sheriff for more than four years
in the Queen City. His power of speech,
good humor, and good looks has not
yet deserted him?no, he is the same
Jack McDonald and always will bo un
til the pearly gates swing open for him.
After the usual afternoon salutations
the News man addressed the ex-chief
as follows^
"Mr. McDonald, it nas come to tne
knowledge of the News office that you
are the beet posted man on wind there
is on Douglas island, and our readers
abroad, if not at this place, will be
pleased to gain some knowledge upon
the peculiar "symptoms" of this coun
try in that line. Can you impart some
of your most valuable information for
the benefit of the readers of the News.
Mr. McDonald drew a long sigh and
said: "I can tell you a few things on
the subject of wind and especially the j
peculiar species that prevails at this j
season of the year on Douglas Island j
nnd the surrounding country. In the !
first place, to correctly understand
what I may say on this subject it must
be understood that the word Taku,
which gives its name to the 'high flyer'
of this country, is of Indian origin, and
means hell, the place spoken of in the
Bible and so much dreaded by saint
and sinner, so that when you hear a
man say that a Taku wind is coming, he
means it will be a h?lof a wind, or, in
other words, a wind that is nearly h?1.
"Yes, we have some wind up this way,
you bet! I have known of winds in |
Seattle that blew cars off the railroad
track into the bay, have seen trees go
down by the hundreds, known of winds
that blew all the water out of a 28 foot
well, why sir, I have attended a Pop
convention when Bob Bridges had the
" r ^ 4- ?MmufAfl Kn f oil
11001* inr imrby-tJIgilU uiuim<cn, uuu an
these winds are nothing as compared
to a certain class of very rare winds
that swoop down on us once in a gr^at
while from the direction of Juneau and
engage in sundry and divers flirtations
with the stockings of the dusky beau
ties, who mako their homes on the
beach of Douglas Island.
"You have heard of Hank Osborn's ,
dog, haven't you?" Jack asked the
News man. >
We explained how recently we had
come to town and our inability to hear
of Douglas City's famous dogs.
" Well anyhow, Hank has a dog, a j
! boar dog, and ho got him to hunt bear
| with oil Admiralty island. That dog
is, and always was, so thin he scarcely
made a shadow. Well, last fall Hank
' and that thin dog started out on the
Douglas City dock while one of those
winds was blowing and it blew that
dog from one side of the approach to
the other and into tho bay.
"You would hardly believe itT but
about the same time, the same day I
think, Asbury Johnson started out to
the wharf with a pack of blankets on
his back, and one of these winds we
call a 'woolly' struck him. Asbury
wound his legs around one of the posts,
and his arms around the railing and in
that way saved himself, but the blan
kets were blown off of his back into
the bay, breaking two pood inch straps
beforojthey "flew." Wind! Why, I
should say .we do have some winds.
Well the blankets floated ashore and
he borrowed a sled, strappedtb? blank
ets onto it and pulled the outfit onto
the dock, where he dumped them off
I to let some of the water run out of
I them. He took the sled back to its.
owner and returned to the wharf, for
he was going to Dyea. liy this time
j the steamer arrived and when he went
i to load his bundle of wet blanket*
j they were frozen solidly to the wharf
: floor. Tho steamer waited until he
J could get an ax and chop them loose.
Why man, you talk about wind, wait
until a'woolly' strikes you. You will
j never be 'in it' until then. Why I
could fill your paper with anecdotes
j about our wind, but I will give you
| just one more.
I "One of the 'seven virgins' who lives
i down on the water front went into
| Bach's store one morning and bought a
i pair of rubbers, that high kind called
i storm rubbers. She put them on and
i started for the wharf, to go to Juneau.
Before she got to the dock the wind
blew both of her rubbers off into the
bay.
"You may know how to try a luw
suit or run a newspaper, but my friend
you don't know anything about wind,"
and unless Jack is the biggest liar that
ever lived, we are free to confess that
we can yet gain much information con
cerning Taku and Woolly winds.
Thank.* Awfully.
The baud boys desire to return their
most sincere thanks to Mr. J. P. Smith
for the liberal donation that he made
to them a short time ago. Mr. Smith
is one of the wide-awake business men
of the city and can always be depend
ed on when liberality and enterprise
are at stake. \
Eat, Drink, and Bo Merry.
Go to Dan McKay's butcher shop
and get a nice turkey for your Thanks
giving dinner. They are as choice as
can bo found in the market anywhere
on oarth, and at a reasonable price.
Chickens, ducks and geese also on
hand.
Don't Be Careless About Fire.
, We wish to sound a note of warning
concerning the carelessness that causes
fires this time of year. A firo in Doug
las City means the wiping out of the
greater portion of the town. Don't be
careless. Keep your lamps full and
clean, see that your ashes have no live
coals in them when thrown out?bo
careful?you may save your home or
the town by avoiding carelessness.
Go to Dr Harrisou's new dental par
lors, Douglas City, and have your teeth
examined free of charge.
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Estimates on Eire- Special Attention !
trie Machines ami Given to Kepuir
"Wiring furnished Work.
JUNEAU
Electric Construction Works
T. G. QUINN, PROP.
1
Oenler In all Kinds of ?
Electrical Supplies... * # *
Cor. Third and Seward Sts. JUNEAU.
j, f. Mcdonald,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Dealer in
Tobacco and Cigars.
GOODS SOLD
AT SEATTLE
PRICES******
*** SNUFF***
Doiiglai City, - Alaska.
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...THE...
Charles Coffee House, j
DOUGLAS CITY.
CHARLES YOBTMAN, Proprietor.
Best Lancli in the City ^ST3
IJF" At Reasonable Rates
A laryrr atock of choice Confoctionery ulwuys j
on hand.
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FIKST Cf.ASS LIQUORS AND CIGARS. |
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Douglas and Juneau Beer always on tap
X. CASPERSOX, Prop.
Front Street. - Douglas City. |
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Douglas City Barber Shop.
Hair Cutting Shampooing
Shaving ^ Baths
FRANK VESTAL, Prop.
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LINDSTROM BROS.
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Dealeri in
iDry Goods, jg.
Clothing, E ;
Furnishing!^
Goods, |E |
Boots and t
Shoes, E ,
Hats and E
Caps, Etc. E
Douglas City, Alaska.
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DELMONICO HOTEL j1
AND RESTAURANT.
ALEX. LA MOTTE, Proprietor.
Board by the Day,
bk Week, or Month
* * Rates Reasonable ,mrn%
%%
MEALS AT ALL HOURS,
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?0" The table First-class and will
satisfy the most fastidious.
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Our Coffee cannot be excelled. ' ^
Douglas City, Alaska. : \
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C*t*?ic?'s tu Family Trade.
J. P. SMITH & CO.,
Groceries
r Meats
Vegetables
Fruits
Krcsh Meat Supplies received on evory in
coming; Pueiile Coust Steamer.
Sutler and Kgrjrs of iirat-class grade always
on hand.
Douglas City, ? - Alusku.
ERNST BEIHL
DEALER IN GENERAL
MERCHANDISE.
Bakery ;u connection where
the Best Fresh Bread may
Ih? had. A Fresh Lino of
Cakes and Cookies always on
lland^^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Douglas City, - - Alaska. |
NORTHERN PACIFIC j
RUNS:
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS
ELEGANT DINING CARS
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS
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ST. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS !
DULUTH FARGO
GRAND FORKS CROOKSTON
WINNIPEG ' HELENA
BUTTE CHICAGO
P HI LA D ELPIIIA WASHINGTON
NEW YORK BOSTON
AND ALL POINTS EAST
AND SOUTH
TIME SCHEDULE.
In Effect February 13th, 1808.
TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE.
For SiMjkane, Roxslaml, St. Paul
and the East 4;00 p. m. j
For Portland 5:00 a. iu. and 4:00 p. in. 1
?For Olympia 7:80 a. m.;
?For Abenleen 5:00 a. in.
For Toco ma 5:00, 7:80 and 11:00
a. m: 4:00 and 7:00 p. m.
TKAINS ARRIVE AT SEATTLE.
From Spokane, Rossland, St.
Paul and the East 7:00 a. m.
From Portland .. .. 6:20 and 11:00 11. in.
?From Olympia 6:20 p. m.
'From Abenleen 6:20 p. m.
From Tacoma ? 7:00 and 8:00 a.
m.: 12:15,6:20 and 11:30 p. m.
?Daily except Sunday. All others daily.
This eard subject to change without notice
Through tickets to Japan antf China via
Northern Pacific Steamship Company.
For rates, routes and other information
:all on or address
I. A. NADEAU.
Gen'l Apent, Seattle.
Citv Ticket Office, corner Yesler Way and ;
First Avenue.
Depot Ticket Office, corner Western Ave-1
ine and Columbia Street.
A. D. CHARLTON,
Assistant General Passenper Apent,
No. 255 Morrison St., cor. Third, Portland,Or. (
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NORTHERN
RAILWAY I
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TICKET OFFICE
)12 First Avenue, Seattle.
Japan America Line.
?FOR?
JAPAN, CHINA,
?AND ALL?
Asiatic Ports
SAIL REGULARLY. j
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,eave Seattle. Arrive i .
:00 p.m. Overland Express 7:00 p.m. ,
:15 a. tu Pacific Coast Lines '*?;!?"> p. in. j '
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DOW in NEWS.
Additional Locals and Items of Interest.
1
CharlesWortman. of Charles Coffee I
House, the busiest man in town, took
, 1
. time to call on us last week.
Mr. N. Casperson was a caller Satur
day. He joins the mighty throng in
Douglas City wishing the News abun
! (lanco of success.
Mr. P. H. McGliiretook a look around
i our office last week and is of course j
anxious to see the first issue of the
I News. Well, here we are.
Mr. Frank Kane was one of our first!
J callers last week. When it comes to j
good, live citizenship, push and energy,
he is right "in it." Come again.
Dan McKay, our next door neighbor
who has rendered the News much
of his time in getting started occupied I
j a chair in our sanctum Saturday,
j Mr. West of the firm of West Bros.,;
j of Port Wraugol, dropped in on us the '
! first of last week. He is one of the en- ?
! terprising business men of that nice!
j littlo city.
The Lone Fisherman, Tibpetts, cap
j tain, missed one or two trips between :
! Douglas City and Juneau last Friday. ;
The Taku wind that prevailed on that |
day kicked up an awful muss and made
crossing the channel rather dangerous.!
Dr. W. B. Dorr and Mr. Ceo. W. J
I i
Stepheusen favored the News with a ,
call last week. As a matter of history,
; wo wish to mention the fact that the j
Doctor favored the News job depart- j
ment with its first order for job work, j
Mr. Weesner, of the steam laundry i
of this city, was a caller at the News of- j
lice last week. He expressed himself I
as being highly pleased over the loca- j
tiou of a newspaper in this city, and |
[ his firm, Johnson &, Weesner, will bo (
heard from in our columns.
I Mr. (tus. B. Leach, of the Alaska
Mining Record, made us a pleasant
; call a few days ago. Mr. Leach is a;
jolly good follow and expects to see j
the News a financial success. He is
built on the wide gage idea, and though
a competitor in the business, he still !
wishes us to succeed.
I
Doctor Harrison, through whose in-;
fluence the people of Douglas City J
have cause to rejoice for, or regret, the 1
removal of tho News plant to Douglas j
Island, dropped in on us last Saturday
and talked science and religion with ?
the editor. After a flfteeu minute sit- !
ting he left very much refreshed.
Mr. D. J. Milan, of this city, but for- j
merly of tho police force of Seattle, \
was a welcome caller at the News otilce !
a few days ago. He is a rattling good
fellow and we regret to hear that ho is !
going to winter 011 the Sound; but he I
will return iu the spring. Mr. Milan ,
was our first subscri!>er to the News ;
and the great weekly will follow him to i
Seattle.
Our thanks are due Mr. J. F. McDon
ald for kindly assistance iu getting our
heavy machinery from the wharf to
our office on Paradise street. Jack's
kindness wiljftong be remembered. He j
always was a sympathetic cuss and he|
has a heart in him that compares only j
with the liver of a skate, which hangs .
in four sections and reaches from the I
thorax to the appendix.
Mr. M. J. O'Connor, the popular mer- !
chant, was a caller last Friday at our .
office. Our good judgment prevented j
trouble between Mr. O'Connor and the ;
News force, and all grow out of our cal- !
ler's peculiar conduct of insisting on j
paying a month's advertising in ad- j
vance. We finally concluded to accept
the money and Mr. O'Connor left,!
peace and harmony prevailing.
Mr. S. A. Boynton, the contractor
and builder who is building the Con- I
gregational church in this city called i
Saturday and talked over old times !
with the editor. Our first acquaintance
with him dates back to 1870 when we
first met him in Ottawa county Kan
sas. He was then a number one man,
and wo doubt not, as much will l>e said
of him wherovor he may go. As a me- '
chanic there are no better, and the
church trustees made a wise choice
in giving him tho contract to construct
the church.
A PJea.sant Surprise.
The Douglas City correspondent of ,
the Alaska Mining Record gave us the
following notico in the issue of that pa
per:
"The new paper to be known as the (
News has come to stay. Editor Mc
Bride is rapidly getting things in shape '
and will probably put out his first is
sue next Wednesday. The permanent
home of the new enterprise is in the
Hunter building, between Front and
Second streets. Mr. MoBride has
made scores of firm friends since his j
arrival in town, and the new journal is
bound to be a success from the start. ,
We extend the right hand of fraternal
fellowship."
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ALASKA TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO.,
STORE DEPARTMENT, - DOUGLAS ISLAND, ALASKA.
OUTFITS FOR THE GOLD FIELDS.
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OUTFITS?, I1. ESTIMATESl~~T:"T ;
We nre prepared to furnish outfit# uf Let us figure with you on anr
Prices tnut ure right mid with jfO{Mls proposition to Sell Goods forcash
thnt are guaranteed to he iirnt-clusH in any Quantity ...
in every particular
Mine and Mill Fittings, Dynamite, Fuse, Caps.
Steamers sailing for Skaguay
and Dyea will call at our wharf
for Outfits. NO WHARFAGE
Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Co., * Douglas island, Alaska,
M. J. O'CONNOR,
DEALER IN
fimALpfERCHA^DISE
DOUGLAS CITY.
If You Want _
at'the rS I ry 0 Connor
Prices J
j j subscriptions v -3
? sonc ycar ? ? $3.ooj> 9 0 0 0 v
> isix months ? i.so^ c
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I 3ClllC Coast Steamship Co. Kaut gtenmory ie*ovo and arrive as follows :
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Oct. 3
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The Company reserves the right to change, without previous not fee. Steamer's Hailing
dates, and hour of sailing. AGENTS?McKINNON WHARF A FORWARDING CO f
WRANGKL; Sitku, Ed. Db Ghofp ; Sknguay, F. A. Twitchbll; Snpt. for Alaska, H. F.
Robinson, Juneau ; N. Fostkn, Portland, Oro.; D. F. Tkowhkidub, P. S. Supt. Seattle.
Wash.
QOODALL, PERKINS & CO.,
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THE
STANDARD
MUSIC
HALL
JOHNSON S COTTRELL,
PROPRIETORS.
Douglas City, - Alaska.
3S?$0PEN ALL NIGHT.$***f
Hot and Mixed Drinks a
Specialty.
ffjET" The Finest Brands of
Liquors and Cigars al
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sn84021930 | 1898-11-30 | 1 | 1 | sn84021930/1898/11/30/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.txt | 2,866 | DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS.
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VOL. 1. DOUGLAS OITV AND TREADWELL, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 30, 1898. ? NO. 2,
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF ALASKA.
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
Governor?John G. Brady; private
secretary, Mrs. Gertrude Knapp.
U. S. Judge?C. S. Johnson.
U. S. Attorney?Robert A. Friedrich.
Assistant District Attorney?Alfred
J. Daly.
District Clerk?Albert D. Elliott.
Deputy Clerk?Joseph J. Rogers.
U. S. Marshal?J. M. Shoup.
Surveyor General?W. L. Distin.
Register?.John W. Dudley.
Receiver?Roswell Shelly.
Court. Interpreter?George Kostro-!
metinoff.
Commissioners?C. W. Tuttle, Sitka; |
John Y.Ostrandcr, Juneau; Fred P.Tus
tin, Fort Wrangel; L. R, Woodward,
Unalaska; Phillip Gallagher, Kodiak;,
John U. Smith, Dyea; W. J. Jones, Cir- j
ele City; Chas. H. Isham, Unga.
Deputy Marshals?W. A. McNair,;
Sitka; Edward S. Staley, Juneau; W. j
D.Grant, Fort Wrangel; K Y. Street;
Douglas; Edward C. Hasey, Kadiak; I
Lewis L. Bowers, Unga; J. C. Blaine,
Unalaska; F. M. Canton, Circle City;
Josias M. Tanner, Dyea; John McEl
heny. Douglas City.
rx 1? l-.i. P/\llA/itAr
I deputy iilitfriuu ivuvfuuu ?
W. C. Pedlar.
Educational Agent?Sheldon Jackson
Assistant Agent?William Hamilton, j
Supt. of Schools?W. A. Kelly.
CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
Collector?J. W. Ivey.
Special Deputy?W. P. McBride.
Deputy and Inspector?Wm. Mill-:
more and C. L. Andrews.
Deputy Collectors?Joseph Arment,
Fort Wrangel; E. M. VanSlyck, Mary |
Island; W. (J. Thomas, Kodiak; G. W.,
Caton, Cook's Inlet; T. E. Holmes, Ka
riuk; J. F. Sinnot, Unga; J. P. Word,
Unalaska; E. T. Hatch, St. Michaels;
Chas. Smith, Circle City; John C. Ten- j
ny, Juneau.
Inspectors at Jnneau?Loring K. Ad- i
ams, Harry Minto and John K. Auldin. \
Inspectors at Fort Wraugel, Edward
Hofstad, S. L. Adams. Geo. J. Smith, E.'
L. Huuter, Wm. Denny.
Inspectors Afloat?J. S. Slater, S. F.;
llodges, L. H. Lovejoy, Edgar Grim.
DR. W. L. HARRISON,
DENTIST
Hunter Block, bet. Front
and 2nd Sts. Douglas City.
A. G. McBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office with News. Douglas City, Alaska.'
Prescriptions Filled
Day and Night at...
^ Douglas Pharmacy.
A Full Line of Toilet Articles, j
j Perfumes,
Soaps,
'/<m Brushes,
Etc., Etc.
Hunter Bld'g 3d St., Douglas City.
G. ROENE,
Dealer in and Manufacturer of
^STOVES^
TIN- AND HARDWARE.!
W?PLUMBING?W
Douglas City, ... Alaska.
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LINDSTROM BROS.
Dealers in
I Dry Goods, &
Clothing, E
Furnlshlngt
Goods, E
Boots and &
Shoes, E
fiats and
Caps, Etc. |?.
Douglas City, Alaska.
DELMONICO HOTEL
AND RESTAURANT.
ALEX. LA MOTTE, Proprietor.
Board by the Day,
A A Week, or Month
* * Rates 'V-i r**'? in
W
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
W
?XST The table First-class and will
satisfy the most fastidious.
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Our Cotl'ee cannot l>o excelled.
Doucrlas City, Alaska.
THE |
STAR BREWERY,
DOUGLAS CITY.
WWW
JOHN EGAN, Proprietor.
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T1IE NEW
BREWERY BUILD
ING IS COMPLETED AND
OCCUPIED
OUR FACILITIES FOR BREW
ING FIRST-CLASS BEER
ARE NOT EXCELLED
IN ALASKA
ktt
THE STAR BREWERY
The KLONDIKE
of douglas city.
4.
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Is a Gentlemen's Resort
?
S. GIUS, Proprietor.
Choice Wines, Liquors, and Cigars. !
I
THIS SPACE IS
RESERVED EO
R THE ALASK
A PHOTO CO
OF DOUGLAS**
CITY WATCH I
T GROW * * * *
: SAM GLOVER Wm. HICKS
VWWVVWWWWWiW
I Seattle Billiard $
| ...Hall... 5
CHICKS & GLOVER, Props*
I The Only Billiajrd Tables in tho City.
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Front Street, - - Douglas City, Alaska.
...THE...
Charles Coffee House,
DOUGLAS CITY.
CHARLES WORTMAN, Proprietor.
| fJtF Best Lunch in the City a?
! ?30r At Reasonable Rates
A large stock of choice Confectionery always
* (j on hand.
I LIMING BALL.
Fairly Good Attendance. A Tre
menduous Spread and Those
Who Served It.
TO JOIN THE: GIDDY WHIRL.
Our last issue contained a notice that i
a grand ball would be given iu Oilman's !
Hall 011 Thanksgiving night under the j
supervision of tho band boys of this |
city. The ball had also been advertised I
by tho posting and distribution of post- j
ers, but the fact is that here, as in most j
places, a party needs but little advor-1
tising to insure a good attendance.
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A HOI! I U O ClOOK a i\tJwa xuuii iuuuu ;
the hall, which is a largo spacious room !
with a raised platform in one end, a J
stove in the other, well lighted by elec* ;
trie lamps and beautifully decorated
with flags and bunting. It was rather j
cold outside and some snow was fall
ing and so, on entering, our first move |
was towards the stove, which was sur
rounded with girls and women. There !
was but little lire and huddled up in
0110 corner of tho alcove in which tho '
stove was located was a young lady |
with a pure white dress on. One glance !
at that white dress was sufficient to !
cause the chills to commence running
up and down our back, and our teeth
chattered to the tune of "Home, sweet
Home." A boy soon appeared 011 the
scene with a beer bottle filled with oil
and commenced encouraging the fire
with it, but not until the girl, with the i
white dress on, left tho place where the j
stove was, did the coal and oil perform |
their usual functions. The youthful!
janitor would take the bottle of oil and
pour it in on the llaraos and whenever
the bottle came in sight in the hands
of the boy, there was a grand rush to
get away from iu front of the stove, j
When we observed this carelessness,:
we regretted that we had taken the j
trouble to write and publish an article
about fires in this city and the danger
that was resulting t hrough carelessness.
About half past 9 o'clock the orches
tra commenced playing a beautiful
waltz and with great haste the couples ;
soon comfortably filled the floor. Here !
as elsewhere, the waltz is the favorite j
dance. There is something about it
that dancers much admire. It really j
is a beautiful sight to see a floor full j
of waltzers whirling around the room
with a perfect stop, and our opinion is
that the Douglas City and Treadwell ,
dancers have got it down to perfection, j
There seemed to be a total absence of J
jumping that some waltzers get into !
the habit of doing. We felt sorry for
one fellow, however. He held his part
| nor at arms length. She was a beauti
ful waltzer and to us it seemed that
she several times tried to make a sneak
on him and get up a little closer?to
huddle up in the vicinity of his bo
som as it were?but ho wouldn't have
it that way. Poor fellow, he missed all
the fun, according to our way of think
ing, and overy effort she made to "close
in" on him was mildly repulsed. The
next time we go to report a dance in
this city, we will take a sand club
along to be used on the cold hearted
gentleman.
Quadrille and the other round dan
cos were announced in their turn ac
cording to their order in tho program.
In the former, nine sets were on the
floor at a time. We should judge the
square dancos are not very popular for
when tho caller gavo them a change,
something out of tho old worn out
"first four right and left" etc., the dan
cers got mixed up so that it took thorn
a long time to get straightened out
again and into their proper places. Tho
caller oxplained the matter and tried
it again, but only to result in a second
mix-up in which arms and limbs seem
ed to bo more thoroughly ontanglod
than before. Tho caller smiled, but
finally succeeded in getting them
through the various changes in good
shano.
Among the dancers, Mrs. Howe, Mrs.
Dr. Harrison, Mrs. James and the Miss
es Falconer and McCormick deserve
special notice for grace and ease in the
waltz, while if a cake were offerod as a
prize, Mr. Herbert Wilson would take a
whole bakory.
AT THE SUPPER TABLE.
About 12 o'clock the floor manager
announced that supper was ready and
that thereafter tho grand march would
occur. The supper was given by the
Guild of the Episcopal church of this
J.
city in Odd Fellows' Hall on third
street. It -was a regular genuine
Thanksgiving dinner. The supply of
turkey and cranberry sauco was inex
haustible and liberally provided. The
preparation of the food was perfection
itself. A better dinner could not bo
desired. It was for the benefit of the
church. It was not necessary to say
that the supper wAs all right, in fact
could havo been no better, for the way
those who sat at the table ate, furnish
ed all tho evidence necessary. No
prizes wero given to those who ate tho
most, but if there had been, honors
wore easy between Mr. Taylor, Mr. M.
0. Howe and Dr. Harrison. On a toc
nical investigation the Dr. would prob
ably get tho prize. The supper was pro
pared by Mrs. R. Bently, Mrs. L. A. J
Anderson and Mrs. Falconer and the .
waiters wore tho Misses H. Johnson, j
Florenco Crofts, Maggie Shotter aud
Mrs. J. C.Roso.
AFTER SUPPER.
The grand march took place after
supper, as announced, after which
dancing was renewed and continued i
until a late hour. The party was a
pleasant one, but wo are informed that
the attendance was not as large as us
ual. Among those who attended wore !
some of the best people of the town |
and really wo were agreeably surprised j
to see such a turnout of lino looking j
people. We of course expected to see i
an average collection, but this one was I
far superior to the average turnout of
an Alaska city.
The music was excellent, could have j
been no better, and was provided by i
Prof. Clark Miller, Herbert Fullmer I
and Charles Fremont.
The Boys Give Thanks.
Douglas City has a lively lot of boys.
When wo say boys we don't exactly
mean young boys, but we include the
older fellows too. Few towns indeed
can claim so many generous wide-awake
men. Environment no doubt contrib- j
utes to make thorn so, for Douglas City j
is certainly a place where man may be I
happy. All those who want employ- j
mont can get it and none need ever
complain of want. This is a cash busi
ness town and everybody has money.!
Whether those so fortunately situa
ted are as appreciative of the fact as ;
they should be, we really do not know, I
but we believe they are. For the pur
pose of informing our readers on this j
subject a News man was ordered to i
take a stroll around town. Wo sent a !
mind reader on this mission and we
give his report.
Frank Bacli is thankful that trade is
good and that he has plenty of fuel
on hand.
Fox gave thanks that the victims of
his jokes still permit him to live.
Jack McDonald is thankful for his
superior knowledge of the winds.
Dr. Harrison gave thanks that all his
| signs are right side up.
M. C. Howe wa9 thankful that his
I appetite stayed with him over Thauks
| giving.
| Smith was and ought to bo thankful
j for having a big trade.
O'Connor was thankful that his 200
| pound Swiss Cheese was not quite all
i gone.
John Egan was more than thankful
that his new brewery is just what ho
wants.
Taylor gave thanks for a good din
ner and general prosperity. .
James "thanked awfully" because ho
had as good a dinner as anyone.
Hunter gavo thanks because Douglas
I has a newspapor
McKay gave thanks because he sold
all his stock of fine turkeys and that
his new baby is all right.
LaMotte was thankful for a good pat
ronage at his excellent dinner.
Caspersen gavo thanks for hoalth
and comfort.
Sam Gius was thankful that he was
I still alive.
Johnson & Oottrell gave thanks be
| eause they are satisfied to still remain
j on earth.
Boynton was exceedingly thankful
that the storm was over and he could
resume work on the new church.
Corbus (the News man thought) was
thankful for having the best job in
Alaska.
Hale should be thankful for being
the best looking man at Treadwell.
Joe Edwards was thankful because
"not a wave of trouble rolls, across his
peaceful breast".
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Subscribe for the New6.
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RECEPTION OF TIE NEWS.
Our First Issue Cordially I^e*
ceived by the Douglas Is
land People. ?
WHAT THE NEWS HAN SAW,
TEie first issue of the News was gra
ciously received by tho readers of
Douglas City and Treadwell, and
the publishers feel very thankful for
the cordial reception that has been
given our first publication. A News
man strolled around town for a short
time as soon as the paper was being,
delivered. Tho writer handed our
neighbor, Mr. G. Roeno a paper. Two
- i- 1 ? 1
handsome women were standing oy,
"What! the new paper, aro you going
to slight us," said one. Of course
they were each supplied with a copy.
We went up to see our friend in the
Douglas Pharmacy. Just before we
got to the door wo heard some one
making an awful noise. A man was
running toward us and when ho saw
that we were looking at him, he com
menced to wave his hands and shout
at the top of his voice. We went to
meet him and with tears running out
of his eyes he begged for a copy of the
News. To see women and children cry
for our paper is not an uncommon:
thing, but for able bodied men to so
lose control of their feelings is a new
one oil us. "Have you come to stay?'r
said another lady, as she glanced at
the local page and wiped away a tear
from her left eye. Ileing assured that
the News would always remain here to
' ? ttr. ji *i 1 i
greet ner every vvecinesuay sue ueouiue
composed and we bade her good bye
and strolled on. On Front street we
met John Egan; it was dusk by this
time. Ho was shoving a wheel barrow..
"The now paper out!" said John..
"There's your paralyzer, the only re
ligious paper in Alaska", said the News
man. John dropped the wheelbarrow
handles and looked the sheet over^
Then ho commenced to read. He kept
011 reading and wo commenced to get
cold. We had an overcoat on, but
John was in his shirt sleeves. The
wind was blowing and getting colder
every minute. Wo could see his trous
er legs flap in the mild Taku wind aa
it engaged in sundry and divers flirta
tions, but John read right on. Pres
ently his hat blew off and went whirl
ing toward the Standard Hall door, but
John paid no attention to his hat and
kept on reading the great newspaper of
I Alaska. Just how long John stood
there without coat or hat reading the
News we don't know for we got so aw
ful cold that wo left to find some good
hot stove. He may have stayod there
all night for all wo know.
Of course these incidents are gratify
ing to tho publishers. We are publish
ing a paper for the people and to please
them will bo our constant aim.
nirrf.
Little Myrtle McWilliama, the seven
year old dauglitor of Mr. and Mrs.
McWilliams of this city, died last Fri
day morning. Little Myrtle had been
sick for some time with scarlatina but
was supposed to be getting better un
til Thursday night, when a physician
was summoned from Juneau, the ferry
boat making an extra trip to carry him
to this city; but no power could save.
The immediate cause of death was
hemorrhage of the lungs. Tlio funeral
took place last Saturday and the inter
ment was mude at Juneau, the re
mains, mourners, and friends being
conveyed to that city on the ferryboat
on the 1 o'clock trip. The parents
have the sympathy of all in the losa
of a lovely child. "He who gave haa
taken away."
Christmas Tree Ornaments.
A largo and beautiful stock of Christ
mas tree ornaments, etc. has been re
ceived on the last boat for the Charles
Coffoe House on Front street. These
goods should bo seen by everybody.
Come early and get your choice.
The Lamp was Loaded.
A miner's lamp carried by Thomas
Madden exploded at Troadwell last
Thursday forenoon, from the effects of
which he received severe injuries by
j being burned on the neck and other
portions of the body. He was immedi
' ately removed to the hospital, where,
! under the excellent care and treatment
| of Dr. Dorr he is rapidly recovering.
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a. a. ncBRioe anj charles a. hopp
Editors and Publishers.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
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Single Copies ------ JO
Foreign Postage most l>e prepaid.
Wednesday, November 30,1896.
To Exchanges.
Our exchanges will please note the
removal of the News from Fort Wran
gel to Douglas City aud Treadwell and
govern themselves accordingly.
JAKE OLSENVS THANKSGIVING,
A Sea biscuit and on Ortorf his repast on the
great Holiday of last year. Three days on a
Barge?A Flag of Distress.
Jake Olsen is the first mate on the
steamer Alaska which is owned by
Willson & Sylvester of Fort Wrangel.
The Alaska is a staunch little craft and
is used by its owners in towing the ;
Garnet,'a lumber barge to this and oth-1
er Alaska ports, loaded with lumber,
the product of the Fort Wrangel saw-1
mill, of which they are also the owners. I
Mr. Willson, the senior member of the
firm, and one of the best men in aJI
Alaska, is also an old sea captain, and
is generally known as Capt. Willson.
Sometimes the Captain commands the
Alaska and at other times a master is
employed. Just before Thanksgiving,
one year ago, the Alaska left Fort
Wrangel for Juneau with the Garnet
well loaded with lumber, in tow. Capt.
Willson bad the boat in charge and
Jake then, as now, was first mate. The
trip was made without iucident until
Taku bay was reached, which was the
day before Thanksgiving. There vras a
heavy sea running aud the Captain
thought it advisable not to attempt to
pull into Juneau during the storm. Th?
stock of provisions was running low.
There were some passengers on the boat
and Capt. Willson concluded to bring
his passengers on up to Juneau, get
some supplies and return and bring up
She Garnet when the storm subsided.
"Now Jake," said the captain, "you
fulra oaro 11 f tKa horf?o !i n ri T
g Ml J OlAVi kOUV V V*. WfcAV. A
will run up to-Juneau and return in the
morning."
"All right," said Jake, and the Alaska
was soon in Jnneau with her passen
gers safely landed and the boat tied up
at the wharf.
Jake is an awful good fellow, bat
once in a great while forgets something
aud when the Alaska had pulled a good
distance away, Jake discovered that he
had forgotten to take anything to eat
off the boat, but, thought Jake, she
will be back to-morrow and I can stand
it that long. Now, Capt. Willson has
hosts of friends all over Alaska and he '
struck one of his best, while at Ju
neau, who took theCapt. to his home,
gave him a Thanksgiving dinner, and
wouldn't let him go for three days.
But, you will ask, "how about Jake?" |
Well, he waited until the next day, and
when the time came for the Captain to
return he became anxious. He waited
a while and commenced hunting for
something to eat for a Thanksgiving
dinner. In his search for grub he
found one sea biscuit and an onion. He
ate the biscuit that day, and the next
day he ate the onion. Jake was in hard
lines. He was on the barge, with no
small boat, nothing to eat, and even
water was not pfentiful. Jake stood it
until the third day and then he took
some lumber, made a raft and paddled
to the shore where he put up a flag of
distress that could be seen by a passing
steamer, and while putting up the sig
nal, the Alaska pulled up to the barge.
Jake paddled over to the boat, and lost
no time in finding the good things the
genial Captain had on board, and satis
fying his hunger. Jake's experience
with the sea biscuit and onion would
probably never have been told, had it
not been that last Wednesday the Alas
ka pulled up to the Taku. Jake was at
the wheel. The sea was rough, and the
Captain of the boat, we forget his
name, gave orders to pull into Taku
bay for the purpose of waiting until the
storm was over. Jake positively refus
ed to obey. He would not let the Cap
tain get to the wheel, and consequently
pulled through and reached Juneau in
safety. Jake was asked to explain his
conduct and he told the story of the sea
biscuit and onion. "I am not going to
eat my Thanksgiving dinner in Taku
bay," said Jake, and he didn't.
Mr. J. C. Mcuonaia ana Mr. u. n.
Stevens were most welcome callers at
the News office last Monday evening.
They are both prominent members of
the Odd Fellows' lodge of this city.
Did you eat Dinner at the Delmoni
co Thanksgiving day? If not yon
missed the best meal for 50c. ever given
in Douglas City.
THANK50IYING.
The Congregational Church People Hold their
Service on Sunday night. Rev. Loyal L.
Wlit on Heaven.
| The Congregationalists of Douglas J
City and Treadwell held their Thanks-!
giving services in Obman's hall last \
Sunday night and the room was com-1
fortably filled which is quite a compli
ment to the pastor, Rev. Loynl L, Wirt, j
who is building up a fine organization \
! in this city. The church people are
1 putting up a $3500 church on Third
; street and all are looking forward to
I its completion which will be iu about
I six weeks.
The service consisted of singing by j
! the congregation, responsive reading
| and a short sermon by the pastor. Mrs.
j Ross presided at the organ and Mr. j
Courson led the singing and the music
was one of the most enjoyable parts of
the service. Much of the ev ening be
ing takon up with the regular Thanks
giving service, the sermon was neces- ;
i sarily shortened, some.
The pastor read the ilrst twelve ver- j
see of the fifth chapter of St. Matthew
and drew a picture between the con-'
j ditiou of man at tho time wbon Christ
! ottered the words and the present time;
I also referred to the old Mosaic law and
I compared the lj?w of "an eye for an eye" j
1 with that of love, forbearance and for- j
j givness, which Christ so freely taught, j
He spoke of heaven, and illustrated ;
j where the place was by telling of a man
I who was inquiring where heaven was. I
! The seeker after knowledge was told to ,
| take a fifty dollar bill and an abundant j
' supply of provisions to a certain widow !
and pray with her and her children and '
j he would find heaven right there.
[ "Heaven is a condition, not a place," i
) said the able divine, with much erapha
I sis. If you expect to find a heaven,1
othev than on this earth you will be
disappointed,"' he said
The pastor's illustration of the love j
; of the Assyrian girl was l>eautiful and
the point he inade was that in following i
and finding her lover she found ber
heaven on earth.
From the estimate we have placed on I
: the Rev. Mr. Wirt, we believe his edu
| cation and liberality will not permit :
him to object to a fair criticism of the
| doctrine he preaches, and we wish to ;
take exception to nis statement tnat:
"heaven is a condition and not a place." i
When Elijah cast his mantle aside and
bodily ascended into heaven, where
did he go ? In the II chapter of the
' second book of Kings and the eleventh
| verse we find the following:
"And it camo to pass, as they still
| went on and talked that behold, there
appeared a chariot of fire, and horses
! of fire, and parted them asunder; and
! Elijah went np by a whirlwind into
heaven."
When Christ was crucified, buried
! and arose from the dead, where did he
| go i Where does the Bible teach us !
' Christ camo from? Where is the "right'
hand of God" ? When Christ said, "I :
go to prepare a place for you ; what did
he refer to ? According to the Jewish
heaven, it was divided into three parts, j
the third being the place where God ,
and his angels dwell. Where did the J
angels go that are referred to in the |
' 15th verse of the 2nd chapter of Luke? \
Where did Christ go when he was j
spoken of as being carried into heaven j
in the 51 verse of the 24 chapter of the |
same writer ?
How will the 11th verse of the 1st,
chapter of the Acts be explained with
the idea that heaven is a condition, not j
j a place. The same may be said of the j
' 6th verse of the 10th chapter of Ro-j
I
j mans.
The word heaven appears in the Bi- j
: ble hundreds of times?and how Chris-1
! tian people will believe the sacred old
' book and deny the existence of a heav
. en?a place where the angels hover
around a throne and minister to the
wants of those who have "washed
| themselves white in the blood of the
Lamb," is a mystery to us.
We are are aware of the fact that the
beliefs of men, concerning the scrip
tures are being liberalized and brought
more in harmony with human thought
than inspired declarations. You sel
dom meet a bright, well educated di
j vine who at the present time really
I believes the Bible and its teachings.
; One will wander away on one point and
a second on something else and be
tween them, the good, old book is mis
represented and its true meaning and
teachings are explained away until you
have left, in the new Testament, a good
code of ethics, but nothing more. Ask
a modern preacner concerning tne on
i gin and creation of man and he goes off
on evolution. Ask another one of them
concerning the miraculous star of
Bethlehem and he will try to explain
its appearance on natural causes. Ask
another concerning the miraculous
conception of Christ and he will shake
his head and close his left eye. Com
plaint was made to Christ that two
(men, Hymenius and Philetus were
teaching false doctrine concerning th e
rosurection. If we remember correct
ly, Christ replied that false teachers
would always be found. Is the teach
ing of the Bible under the liberalized
rules, a fulfillment of what he said?
As a believer in the existence of a
God, the Bible and its Christian teach-,
ings, in all kindness we wish to ask the
ministry a few questions.
If there is a God, if he made man,
the heavens and the earth, the sun,
moon and stars, the fowls of the air,
the beasts of the field and the fishes of
the sea, yes if he made everytihng, as
all teachers of the scripture claim, was
it impossible for Him to make a real,
genuine, Bible heaven where the spirits
I of the just may enjoy the fruits of a
j well spent Christian life on this earth ?
Does it seem unreasonable that he
should do so?
If God is ail powerful, as yon confess
in every prayer you offer, what is or
was impossible for him to do ?
Why say there is no heaven?no real
heaven?no place where God reigns
and where the angels are?that there is
no place where the "Son was with the
Father" from the beginning? Was it
impossible for such a place to be pro
pared by God?
It is true there are many things
taught in the Bible whose foundations
rest upon other than natural laws.
The biblical account of the conception
of Christ is an illustration, but if God
made the laws of nature, is he powor
le9S to set them aside? What minister
will say he could not annul any fixed
law that he made?
If the course of the ministry of the
day is continued, the thought and hope
of christianizing the world must lie
abandoned. There is but little left of
the good old cbristain teaching, that
which brought comfort to our fathers
and mothers during life and joy and
hope in a happy future at death. What!
say to a true and faithful worshipper
of God that there is no heaven to gain?
Why what is there left to strive for?
What reward has the christian in store
for him? What did Christ come onto
earth for? You say to save sinners?
save them from what, from where?
They need no saving if there is no place
to save them from. Thoy need no fu
ture happiness if there is no place for
11 - ? A. - jl ^
mem 10 go to.
We hope our Bro. Wirt will consider
our views in the light in which we in
tend them to be received. The criti
cisms we offer arc not particularly di
rected to hisserman, they are more es
pecially directed towards the tendency
of the ministry of the age to become,
as we think, too liberal in construing
the Bible. That Bro. Wirt is a chris
tian gentleman, conscientious iu his
work and accomplishing good, we doubt
not, but that much more good would be
the resul if old fashioned preaching
were done, we are equally certain. If
the tendency of the future is to contin
ue as iu the recent past, seekers after
the truth will one and all be led to en
quire in the language of Solemon, "Oh,
where can truth be found, and where is
the place of understanding?" It is not
necessary to befog the minds of the
people. The plain teachings of Christ
are simple and easily understood by
all.
Mr. and Mrs. Truedale and family, of
this city, left for the south and east on
the Cottage City last Friday. They
will be gone some months, probably
until spring.
A1 ex. Small wood,
BEACH TRADER.
g0 Carries at all times a complete
^rstock of
Groceries,
Provisions,
Vegetables,
Fruit,
Candies, Etc.
' Proprietor of Miners' and Mechanics'
[
I ^?Beach Boarding Douse?$
; Rooms and Bunk House in coi:noction with
I Table Board.
1
1 A First=class Boot and Shoe Shop
I U maintained, Repair Work" promptly,
i neatly and substantially done. Years of ex*
i perience in Miner's repair work enables us
j to proi>erly do your work. Give us a call.
I On the Beach, - Bet. Treadwe'l & Dougrlos
Comet....
SAMPLE ROOM
Headquarters for Tourists
and Yukoners
"There's nothing
too good
for The Boys."
ED. CASEBALL, Proprietor.
Opp. Occidental Hotel, JUNEAU, ALASKA
Boots, Shoes, Rubber Goods Ladies and Gentlemen's
^and Oil Clothing Furnishing Goods.
Frank Bach,
Dealer in
GEHE1L JRlflSE
MINERS' SUPPLIES, ETC.
VWWtr
litS' CLOAKS AND CAPES
LADIES' DAIS
FRONT STREET, .... DOUGLAS CITY, ALASKA.
F. M. JAMES,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
DOUGLAS CITY, i8 the place to buy your
Dry Goods and Groceries
that is, If you are in the market for a good article.
<*.m.
I am not selling below cost, bnt selling as low as any
one can and make an honest living.
www
riiners' Outfits a Specialty.
DOUGLAS CITY, .... ALASKA.
H. FOXj
DEALER IN 1
RENER*L MERCHANDISE;
STAPLE and li
FANCY
GROCERIES. |
Boots, Shoes, Clothing, Hardware.^
Complete Yukon Outfits. |
First-class Bakery in connection with the store.Jj
DOUGLAS CITY, ALASKA. %
ALASKA MEAT MARKET
^ ?
D. McKAY, Proprietor.
A full line of Fresh, Salt, and
Smoked Meats constantly on
hand.
Poultry and Game Hunter Block, Douglas City, Alaska,
in Season. TELEPHONE NO. 8.
Subscribe for the News.
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S. BLUM, Manager.
JUNEAU, - - - ALASKA.
GROCERIES
GLASSWARE
LAMPS
CROCKERY
CUTLERY
TINWARE
COOKING |
UTENSILS
? CURTAINS
PORTIERS
TRUNKS
VALISES
I
LARGEST AND MOST COM
PLETE STOCK OF
t* . General
Merchandise
IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA.
"Honest Goods and Values"
Our Motto.
Examine Our Stock and be Convinced,
FREE DELIVERY TO THE FERRY.
DRY GOODS
FANCY GOODS
NOTIONS
SHOES BOOTS
HATS CAPS
FURNISHING GOODS
CLOTHING
CARPETS
LINOLEUM
OIL CLOTH
WALL PAPER
MATTING
1 WINDOW SHADES
While in Juneau ?
5 Look for the Big Sign ?nn?aBk *
1 BROWNVILLE |
WOOLEN
i MILLS
\ ....JUNEAU ALASKA i
I BLANKETS and hII \1/AA| l
UNDERWEAR All WOOii j
Suits Made to Order j!
Deposit Required ![
L20aiS L. BbtiffiENTHRL
* *
The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.
Items of Interest Dished Up In Brief for the Ben
efit of Our Reader5.
Mr. L. A. Sla.no was a caller Monday.
Merchant Bach called the first of the
week.
Jas. Schell makes all kinds of Jewel
ry to order.
Mrs. J. B. Gale, experienced Nurse;
inquire at Fox's store.
Fine Watch Repairing. All work
warranted by Jas. Schell.
LaMotte's meals at the Delmonico
are becoming very popular.
A tine assortment of clothing at
Bach's. See them and get prices.
Michael Kelley was arrested last j
evening for selling liquor to the In
dians.
A boat load of Christmas goods just
received at Bach's store. The finest,
stock that can be purchased.
The best stock of fancy Crockery i
aud Glassware ever brought to Alaska
is now on sale at Frank Bach's store.
Prices to suit.
John W. Link, special agent of the !
Treasury department, was in the city
yesterday. He is making a tour of all
the Alaska cities.
Mr. Johnson, of Weesner & Johnson, j
of the Steam Laundry, returned on the
Al-ki Monday, from a month's trip to
the Sound country.
C. A. Lindstrom, of the firm of Lind-,
strom Bros, of this city, will return on
the Topeka from Portland. His trip to ;
that city was to purchase goods.
Look at LaMotte's display window I
on the 1st. Steaks, Chops, Ham and |
Eggs, Fish, Game, etc., etc. Go in i
boys, LaMotte is the "Chef and will,
cook you anything you want.
The Odd Fellows did some work in !
the first degree last Wednesday night.'
The lodge is in a flourishing condition
and composed of as good men as are to
be found on the earth.
LaMotte offers an apology to those
who did not get one of his Mince or
Pumpkin pies on Thanksgiving day;
the demand was greater than the sup
ply?next time leave your orders early.
Y Jas. Schell. the Jeweler will move to
J morrow the first, next door to P. H.
J Fox. Give him a cail. New line of
I goods just received. All kinds of Jew
elry made to order. Full line of Nug
gets always on hand.
Free mending at the Douglas Steam
Laundry. Laundrying in all its
branches. Flannels a specialty. Work
called for and delivered. Rates guar
anteed satisfactory. Patronize your
home laundry. Weesner & Johnson.
A man named J. D. Ross was arrested
in this city last Saturday by Jack Mc
Donald and Dan McKay on the charge
of selling liquor to Indians. He was
sent to Juneau and now languishes in <
hastile. Ross is the man who was :
IUV mm ?
sent to the pen Ave or six years ago j
for attempting to burn the buildings j
at the Treadwell mines, and we under
stand he also tried to burn Bach's
store. The pen is probably the best
place for him.
We were more than pleased to receive
a call from Rev. Loyal L. Wirt, pas
tor of the Congregational church of
this city and Juneau. In the Rev. Mr.
Wirt the church has a live, wide-awake
man and an excellent pastor and min
uter. He is doing a good work in i
Alaska.
aH I ^ '
THANKSGIVING IN DOUdLAS.
Snow and Wind Combine to Make the Day A
Quiet one. Fowls In Grout Demand.
Last Wednesday night about four
; inches of snow fell on Douglas Island
and on Thursday morning a light wind
was blowing which continued during
the day. Some snow fell on Thanks
; giving day, just enough so that it
I would be called a stormy day. Prepa
rations had been pretty generally made
for the usual observance of this day
of thanks. On account of the disagreo
able weather, there were but few peo
ple on the streets. The stock of tnr
kej*s in market was exhausted early in
the week, but a new supply was obtain
ed at Juneau.
Services were held at the Penial
mission building in which the Friends'
mission joined and were led by C. X.
Replogle of the latter.
The Catholics had a special service
which was well attended.
The Thanksgiving services of the
Congregational church were postponed
until Sunday evening, special mention
of which is made elsewhere.
If you want Nuggets, call on Jas.
Schell, the Jeweler.
ANOTHER BOAT GONE.
Steamer Detroit went on the Rock5 and 15 A To
tal Loss. Prompt Action by Collector Ivey
That stanch little steamer Detroit
passed in her checks last week and is
now numbered among those that were.
The Detroit left Juneau severak weeks
ago and just ahead of the recent storm
with a full passenger list bound for
some place, the exact location not
being known. In our last issue
we stated that a new strike had been
made on the Dalton trail aud the De
troit was making for it, when the storm
came on; some fears were expressed for
the safety of the boat and her passen
gers, but word was received since the
wind subsided that the Detroit was
seen between Seward City and Skaguay
and that she was heading for the latter
port.
On Thanksgiving day, about noon,
the Detroit ran onto the rocks on the
lower end of Shelton Island about forty
miles from this place. The passengers
were safely landed on the island. The
purser, Mr. Bush, and four members
of the crew immediately put off in a
small boat for Juneau. They got with
in fifteen miles of that city when they
abandoned the small boat and walked
to Juneau, arriving there Friday night.
Collector lvey was at once informed of j
the wreck of the boat and at 2 o'clock
Friday morning dispatched the little
steamer Alert to the scene of the dis
aster, and she returned to J uneau with
the twenty-three passengers the same
day.
Why Do It.
Why buy ready made clothing when
you can go to P. H. Fox and got tailor
made for less money.
Mr. Danforth, engineer oil the Alas
ka and his estimable wife were in the
city last Friday, visiting Dr. and Mrs.
Harrison. Mrs. Danforth and Mrs.
Harrison are sisters and formerly came
from Seattle. Mr. Danforth will re
turn to this city in a few weeks and re
main for the winter.
The boys and girls are enjoying our
alley for coasting purposes.
The steam laundry of this city start
ed up again today. They have just re
ceived new and improved machinery
which will insure good work.
Kind Words from Our Former Home.
] Stikcen River Journal.
We regret to announce the loss of
j Mr. aud Mrs. McBride, and Mr. and J
! Mrs. Hopp, as citizens of Wrangel, who !
j went north on the I) irigo, to Douglas ?
! City, where they will set up the plant
I of the Wrangel News, and publish it as ,
a Douglas City paper. The fact that |
, McBride & Hopp are at the head of the
enterprise is a sufficient guarantee that
i it will be a success.
LaMotte has 100 Turkeys ordered for j
Christmas. kook out boys, stay at I
home and eat at the Delmonico. No j
need to go to Juneau for a squaro1
meal, you can get it at the Delmonico. j
Now Open.
The Bath Rooms at the City Barber !
Shop are in running order for the ac- j
| commodation of the public.
I. O. O. F.
Alaska Lodge No. 1 meets at Odd j
: Fellows Hall, Douglas, oil Wednesday i
1 evenings at 8 o'clock.
Visiting Brothers are Cordially in
j vited to attend.
Geo. W. Stephensen. N. G.,
W. R. Dorr, M. D.t Sec.
Wanted.
100 men at once to Board at the Del- j
| monico Restaurant.
I Mr. and Mrs. Dickenson, of Juneau, I
i
took Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and
' Mrs LaMotte of this city at the Del
; monico.
: Mr. James, the merchant, is making
preparations to withstand the Taku j
| wind by a reenforcement of his front
! door.
i
The Corbett-Sharkey prize fight was
called off by the referee in the ninth
round, because of the interference of
Corbett's second. The fight was giv
i en to Sharkey on points, but all bets
were declared off.
Thomas Madden, who was injured by
the explosion of a miners' lamp at
Treadwell, last Thursday, died last
night.
Mr. C. N. Replogle and family return
ed to this city last week after an ex
tended trip through the East. Mr.
Replogle is the superintendent of the
Friends' mission of this city. He re
ports a very pleasant trip, but glad to
get back to his homo in this city.
Mr. E. D. Stralford, editor of the
Plaindealer of Ros oburg, Oregon, made
this office a pleasant call last Friday
He is connected with the Interior De
partment and is now looking after
townsite matters in Alaska.
Belli & Shaker commenced the erec
tion of a new brewery building on 3d
street, between Ohmen's Hall and the
Bon Ton bakery in this city last Tues
day. The main building will be 26x56
feet, and the new plant is to be first
class in every particular. Murray &
White are the builders.
A Pleasant (lathering.
A nice little entertainment took place
in Odd Fellow's Hall last Saturday. A
A literary program was one of the
pleasing foaiures of the evening. The
program was as follows: <
Recitation - Miss Annie McCormick
Song _ Mr. Courson
Recitation - Gertrude Landsburg
Reading - ? - Mrs. Patten
Recitation - Frankie Landsburg
Song - Mr. Courson
Impromptu Speeches were made by
Messrs. Boynton, Courson and C. H.
Stevens. i
The evening's entertainment closed <
with a dance which was much enjoyed.
|
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Matt Hartcr and a Hon.stcr Whole Narrowly
Escape a Collision.
Matt Harter, the chief clerk at Smith's
butcher shop, will long remember last
Sunday night. He was over at Juneau
and in company with John Hoffman
and another party, they left the city
for the island about half past nine in
the evening, in a row boat. When
about two-thirds of the way across a
monster whale came to the surface of
the water within twenty-five feet of
them. A number of other whales were
sporting in the water near by. If that
boat had touched the monster there
would have been a "tail movement" in
that vicinity that would no doubt
speedily have left the earth with three
less of its population. The escape from
the fury of the huge leviathan was one
of the many things that Matt will
always be thankful for.
Indian Pay Day.
There are a number of Indians em
ployed at the Treadwell mines, and to
them the company issues a check at
the end of each day's work. White em
ployees are paid once a month, but the
Indians will not work unless they re
ceive a check at the close of each day's
work. Their long association with the j
whites has not changed their ideas of
correct financial transactions. There
may be a dozen articles, but each one
is paid for before the deal for the sec
ond is made. Not long ago an Indian
woman at Wrangel purchased thirteen
sugar bowls, and paid for each one be
fore another one was taken. The mer
chant was short of change and before
he got through with his sugar bowl
customer he was completely tired out i
hunting up change.
In the Courts.
The United States District Court is
in session at Juneau now. A tempora
ry court room and jail have been provi
ded and things are running along nice
ly. Judge Johnson presides with his
usual dignity, Clerk Elliot keeps his de
partment in first-class shape and Mar
shal Shoup opens court and rounds up
the hobos in a charming manner.
The stock of lawyers is ample. M. J.
Cochran, formerly of Wrangel, but now
of Juneau, is on hand with plenty of
business. Judge Winn, as genial and
pleasant as ever, is "in evidence." Our
old friend, Judge Louis K. Pratt, now
of Skaguay is also down. He has been
in the district but a short time, but
the boys will find him a powerful ad
versary. Undoubtedly he is one of the
best lawyers in Alaska. Bro. Donahue
one of the nicest boys in Alaska seems
to have plenty to do.
Martha Heard From.
Dear Editors:
Will you kindly give notice in this
week's paper that the Ladies' League,
of the Congregational church is to re
ceive a consignment of fine, fresh oys
ters on the Topeka, and desire to
share the same with all good Douglas
Islanders next Tuesday evening, Dec.
6th, in Ohman's Hall.
From 8 to 10 the talent of the two
towns, assisted by friends from Juneau,
will entertain the audience with a fine
dramatic and musical program, for
which there will be no charge whatso
ever. This will be followed by a boun
tiful supper in which oysters will be
served in any style. Games and
amusements of varied character will
complete an evening of rare enjoy
ment. Martha.
\
THE PRISONERS.
Safely Conveyed from Sitka to Juneau on the
Cottage City?Deputies Hanlin and
Snook In Charge.
The Cottage City returned from her
! trip to Sitka last week and brought
j seventeen prisoners and four detained
: witnesses to Juneau who will receive
I some attention by the juries that are
j in attendance at court. The expedi
tion was in charge of United States
j deputy marshals Hanlin and Snook,
two of the most trusted deputies on
tho force. Mr. J. Hanlin has been a
i deputy marshal in this district for the
I past seventeen years, and is a most
I competent official. "Did you have any
' trouble with tho boys?" he was asked
I by a News man.
"None whatever," was the reply. The
| deputy is probably too wary to give
| them a chance to make any trouble.
We have never heard of any prisoner
! getting away from him.
Just received at Bach's, a new lot of
Clothing, which was bought at the low
est price, is made in the latest style
and will be sold cheap.
Fire Fund.
The chief of the Douglas City Fire
{ Department, J. F. McDonald, took a
trip around town last Saturday to col
lect funds to be used in employing a
watchman during the storms. This is
certainly a move in the right direction.
The business men subscribed amounts
as follows:
P. H. Fox 3.00
F. M. James 3.00
F. Bach 3.00
F.Kane 3.00
Yukon Hotel 2.00
Seattle Billiard Hall 1.00
Michigan Headquarters 1.00
Lindstrom Bros 1.00
Douglas City Hotel 2.00
Sam Gius 2.00
Charles Wakman 1.50
Dr. W. L. Harrison 1.00
This subscription list will remain
open and those desiring to do so can
leave their names and the amount they
will subscribe at the News offico or
with the Chief, and their names will
appear each week.
J. F. McDonald,
Chief Fire Department.
LaMotto's Coffee is the best in town.
Shophard says its better than ho gets
at homo, and you J^uow that Shep is a
good judge of coffee^
A NEW DEPUTY.
Mr. John ncElheny Appointed Deputy Mar
shal for this City and Trcadweli.
The United States Marshal for this
district has appointed Mr. John McEl
heny deputy U. S. marshal for Douglas
City and Treadwell. This place has
been in need of a deputy marshal for
some time, the former one, Mr. Robert
Street, having resigned quite a while
ago. Mr. McElheny is an old-time cit
izen, an upright and honest man, and
has the esteem and confidence of every
man on Douglas Island. We wish him
every success in his new office.
Ladies don't forget that Bach has
just received a stock of trimmed hats.
They are in the latest styles and will
suit you as well as the price.
Married.
Rev. Loyal L. Wirt gets in his work on two pair.
Married, in Sumdum, Alaska, Nov.
24,1898, by Rev. JLoyal L. Wirt, W. S.
Benninghoff and Stella Thompson;
Henry C. Boerhie and Viola Thomp
son. |
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Estimates on Elec- Special Attention
trie Machines and Given to Repair
Wiring furnished Work
JUNEAU
Electric Construction Works
I
T. G. QUINN, Prof.
Dealer In all Kinds of ?
Electrical Supplies... * ? *
Cor. Third and Seward Sts. JUNEAU.
?
j, f. Mcdonald,
WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL
Dealer in
Tobacco and Cigars.
GOODS SOLD
AT SEATTLE
PRICES******
*** SNUFF ***
Douglas City. .... Alaska.
I
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FIRST CLASS LIQUORS AND CICxARS.
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Douglas and Juneau Beer always on tap !
X. CASPERSOX, Prop.
Front Street, - Douglas City. I
Douglas City Barber Shop.
Hair Cutting Shampooing j
Shaving ^ Baths
FRAXK VESTAL, Prop.
Notice to Creditors.
Before K. M. Jackson, Unites States ;
Commissioner for the District of Al- j
aska. holding court at Fort Wrau- j
gel, Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Shu- j
stack, an Indian, formerly called ;
Hish-ta-day, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator of the estate of i
Shustaek, an Indian, formerly called;
Hish-ta-day, deceased to the creditors ;
of, and all persons having claims J
against the said deceased, to present j
and exhibit them together with thenec-1
essary vouchers within six months after |
the fourth publication of this notice, i
to the undersigned administrator at |
the office of Henry Drum & Co., in the I
town of Fort Wrangel, in the District
of Alaska, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of the |
said estate in said town of Fort Wran- \
gel.
First publication Oct. 12th 189S.
Dated at Fort Wrangel, Alaska, this
12th day of October, 1S98.
C. H. SUNDMACIIER,
Administrator of the estate of Shu
stack, an Indian, formerly called Hish
ta-day, deceased.
DOUGLAS CITY.
t
j
The future great
city of Alaska is
located on Doug=
las island, across
the bay from Ju=
neau. Douglas
island is sixteen
miles long and
nine miles at its
widest place, and
is practically a
mass of solid ore.
860 stamps will
be in operation on
this island within
the next .5 months
The miines will
employ about
2000 men who
are paid good
wages every
month.
Caterers to Family Trade
J. P. SMITH & CO.,
Groceries
' Meats
Vegetables
Fruits
Fresh Meat Supplies received on every in
coming Pacific Coast Stoamer.
Butter and Eggs of first-class grade always
on hand.
Douglas City, ? ? Alaska.
ERNST BEIHL
DEALER IN GENERAL
MERCHANDISE.
Bakery in connection where
the Best Fresh Bread may
be had. A Fresh Lino of
Cakes and Cookies always on
Haud^"^ ^ ^
. Douglas City, - - Alaska.
NORTHERN PACIFIC
RUNS
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS
ELEGANT DINING CARS
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS
to
ST. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS
DULtJTH FARGO
GRAND FORKS CROOKSTON
WINNIPEG HELENA
BUTTE CHICAGO
PHILADELPHIA WASHINGTON
NEW YORK BOSTON
AND ALL POINTS EAST
AND SOUTH
TIME SCHEDULE.
In Effect February 13th, 1898.
TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE.
For Spokane, Rosslaml, St. Paul
and the East 4:00 p. m.
For Portland 5:00 a. m. and 4:00 p. m.
?For Olymuia 7:30 a.m.
?For Aberdeen 5:00 a. in.
Por Tacoma 5:00, 7:30 and 11:00
a. ni; 4:00 and 7:00 p. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT SEATTLE.
From Spokane. Rossland, St.
Paul and the East 7:00 a. m.
From Portland .. .. 6:20 and 11:00 p. m.
?From Olymuia 6:20 p. m.
?From Aberdeen .. ... .. .. 6:20 p.m.
From Taeoma ? 7:00 and 8:00 a.
m.: 12:15, 6:20 and 11:30 p. m.
?Daily except Sunday. All others daily.
This card subject to change without notice
Through tickets to Japan and China via
Northern Pacific Steamship Company.
For rates, routes and other information
call on or address
1. A. NADEAU,
Gen'l Agent, Seattle.
Citv Ticket Office, corner Yesler Way and
First Avenue.
Depot Ticket Office, corner Western Ave
nue and Columbia Street.
A. D. CHARLTON,
I
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
No. 255 Morrison St., cor. Third, Portland,Or.
!
I TICKET OFFICE
612 First Avenue, Seattle.
Japan America Line.
?FOR?
JAPAN, CHINA,
?AND ALL?
Asiatic Ports
SAIL REGULARLY.
Leave Seattle. Arrive
4:00 p.m. Overland Express 7:00 p. m
8:15 a.m. Pacific Coast Lines 6; 15 p. m
IDOM ISLAND ?.
Additional Locals and Items of Interest.
Subscribe for the News.
{ Wm. S. Tadduck called Wednesday.
Kobenstein, the popular cigar mauu
facturor of Wrangel, was in town last
week.
Mr. E. WTWeesner was a caller last
week and of course ordered tho Newo
delivered to him.
Dr. Steiner, of Wrangel, is attending
court in Juneau. He has a case of his
own in tho courts.
Only four panos of glass were left
intact on the side of the mill build
ing facing tho bay abovo Treadwell
when tho storm subsided last week.
Mr. J. W. Kerry was a caller at the
News headquarters on our last publi
cation day Mr. Kerry's name is
classed among the "rustlers." Look
out for the ad of his company which
will appear later on.
Our friend Capt. Adams, customs
; inspector at Fort Wrangel is attending
j court at Juneau. The Capt. is one of
i the best men in Alaska and you can
! count on his never bringing reproach
i nnrtn Hio fnllnp.tnr's ofHfie.
We were pleased to make the ac
quaintance ol' Mr. C. G. Milne, of
| Treadwell. He is employed at the
j mines and runs one of the drills.
I Many of the employees at the Tread
j well mines are very bright, intelligent
i men?in fact to find the opposite is
the exception and not the rule.
AT THE TREADWELL.
A Few Corrections for Our Last Week's
Wrlteup.
j It don't surprise us that many mis
i takes were made in our last issue. It
! was our number one and besides being
i smoked out of our office for three
? days, we encountered so many little
annoying conditions that we now won
der that its columns were as near
I correct as they are.
We stated that 250 tons of ore were
crushed and went through the stamp
! mill every day. It should have been
i 750 tons. Not a very great mistake of
i course, only a difference of 500 tons.
Then we said the holes for blasting
were drilled two feet deep, but in fact
j they are put in seven, and the holes in
the pit are drilled eleven feet deep.
! If the boys at Treadwell will permit
us to live after makiug these err<5rs,
! we will try and not have such mistakes
; occur again.
Colonel Lewis.
The brilliant young congressman,
j Cel. James Hamilton Lewis, of the state
of Washington, has suffered defeat at
the polls in the election held 011 theGth
! of this month, by a majority of about
3,000 votes. Two years ago he was elec
i ted by a majority of some 13,000 and
I those who are not acquainted with the
politics of that state will wonder why
this great change of friendship to that
j of apparent hostility in the short space
; of two years. The cause briefly stated
! is, that Col. Lewis severely attacked
President McKinley and his adminis
tration when patriotism and good judg
ment should have led him to the ardent
support of the president during a timo
that the nation was not at peace.
Tho News, whiio published at Fort
Wrangel, advised the Col. to let Mc
Kinley alone and make his campaign
speeches on other lines; the people
were with the president and an attack
on him would surely bring and merit
his defeat, but the Congressman had
never before experienced a Waterloo
and knowing that for years he was the
most popular man in his state, he could
not be made to believe that the voters
of Washington would refuse to support
him.
As an orator, Col. .Lewis has no equai
in the state in which he lives, probably
not on the Pacific coast. As a lawyer
his oquals are few, and while the pres
ent defeat may be painful, it will prove
to be a great benefit to him in the fu
ture.
Col. Lowis will survive this defeat.
It will only result in bringing out tho
better metal that is within his body,
and tho republicans of that stato will
find in him a more troublesome adver
sary in the future than he has been in
the past. The Seattle papers that wer?
opposed to him are glorying in his do
feat. It is natural that they should do
so. They rejoice th at ho is politically
dead, but when two years roll around
they will find him, like the Philistines
did Sampson?his strength restored
and more powerful than ever. No
Col. Lewis cannot be "downed," his
ability will still keep him before the
people of that state as tho leader of his
' party, and a foe that republicans will
| always fear.
S -
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ALASKA TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO.,.
.
STORE DEPARTMENT, - DOUGLAS ISLAND, ALASKA.
Wholesale and |\ /I 1 S *
Retan ? ? ? Mercnandise
OUTFITS FOR THE GOLD FIELDS.
OUTFITS-! ~ ESTIMATES
We ure prepared to furnish outfits at Lot us figure with you on an*
Prices that uro right and with {foods proposition to Sell Goods for ca?b
that are guaranteed to be first-class in any Quantity
in every particular
Mine and Mill Fittings, Dynamite, Fuse, Caps.
Steamers sailing for Skaguay
and Dyoa will call at our wharf
for Outfits. NO WHARFAGE
Alaska Trcadwell Gold Mining Co., ? Douglas Island, Alaska,
I
I
sg Good Goods. T*
~ o
n
. You go to that throe corner store,
^ That's where I get tho best,
r?3 The Price isn't a darned cent more, O
Than I've paid all over tho West. (ft
rv (D
The name isn't over the door m*
But you'll find the place just the same
?5^ The people flock there by tho score,
While the rest of the city is tame. I
? : 3
o Low Prices. ^
THE
STANDARD
MUSIC
HALL
JOHNSON & COTTRELL,
PROPRIETORS. ?
Douglas City, -- Alaska.
**?$0PEN ALL NIGHT.?**?
fitF" Hot and Mixed Drinks a
Specialty.
MT The finest Brands of
Liquors and Cigars al
ways on hand.
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i j subscriptions j
Sone Year ? ? $3.ooJ>
I i Six Months * 1.so^
! ^Three Months i.ooi
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' I* *i? r J. CJ. k* r company's Now, Largo, Fast and Elo
FaCiiiC Loast MCaniSnip Uh gant steamers leave and arrive as follows :
Leave
San
Francisco
Oct. 3
8
13
18
23
" 28
r Nov. 2
7
i
Leave
Puj?et
Sound
Oct. 7
12
17
22
27
Nov. 1
6
11
Arrive
Wranprel
Oct. 11
15
" 20
26
20
Nov. i
10
17
Leave
Dyea &
Skaguay
Oct. 14
18
23 C
" 29
Nov. 2
" 7 J
18
u 17
Duo
Sitka
0
)ct. 25
,ov- 9n
Leave
Sitka 1
ct, 10 (.
25
N
ov. 9
Leave
N rangel
)ct. 12 (
16
21
27
311
ov. 5
11
15
20
Due
Puget
Sound
)ct. 10 <
19
24
u so:
*ov. 3
8
14
18
23
Due
San
Francisco
Oct. 19
24
?? 29
Nov. |
?* 8
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A 21
" 23
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The abovo dates are only approximate. For further information obtain fold**
' The Company reserves the right to change, without previous notice,Steamer's sail!"
dates, and hour of sailing. AGENTS?McKINNON WHARF & FORWARDING CO-t
? WRANGEL; Sitka, Ed. De Groff ; Skaguay, F. A. Twitchell: Supt. for Alaska, H. f
j Robinson, Juneau; N.Postbn, Portland, Ore.; D. F. Tbowbbidge, P. S. 6upt. Seattle
Wash.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.,
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sn84021930 | 1898-12-07 | 1 | 1 | sn84021930/1898/12/07/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.txt | 3,016 | VOL. 1. DOUGLAS CITY AND TREADWELL, ALASKA, DECEMBER 7, 1898. NO. 3.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF ALASKA. I
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
I
Governor?John G. Brady; private
secretary, Mrs. Gertrude Knapp.
U. S. Judge?C. S. Johnson.
U. S. Attorney?Robert A. Fried rich.;
Assistant District Attorney?Alfred !
J Dalv.
District Clerk?Albert 1). Elliott.
Deputy Clerk?Joseph J. Rogers.
U. S. Marshal?J. M. Shoup.
Surveyor General?W. L. Distill.
Register?John W. Dudley.
I teceiver?Roswel 1 Shel ly.
Court Interpreter?George Kostro-:
metinotf.
Commissioners?C. W. Tuttle, Sitka;
John V.Ostninder, Juneau; Fred P.Tus
tin. Fort Wrangel; L. R. Woodward,
Unalaska; Phillip Gallagher, Kodiak;
John U. Smith, Dyea; W. J. Jones, Cir
cle City; Chas. II. lsham, Unga.
Deputy Marshals?W. II. McNair,
Sitka; Edward S. Staley, Juneau;
W. 1). Grant, Fort Wrangel;
Edward C. Ilasey, Kadiak; i
Lewis L. Rowers, Unga; J. C. Rlaine, j
Unalaska; F. M. Canton, Circle City;1
Josias M. Tanner, Dyea; John McEl-1
heny. Douglas City; Neil C. Vawter, St. i
Michaels.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector?
W. C. Pedlar.
Educational Agent?Sheldon Jackson
Assistant Agent?William Hamilton.:
Supt. of Schools?W. A. Kelly.
CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
Collector?J. W. Ivey.
Special Deputy?W. P. McBride.
Deputy and Inspector?Wm. Mill-!
more and C. L. Andrews.
Deputy Collectors?Joseph Arment, j
Fort Wrangel; E. M. VanSlyck, Mary,
Island; W. G. Thomas, Kodiak; G. W.I
Caton, Cook's Inlet; T. E. Holmes, Ka- j
rink; J. F. Sinnot, Unga; J. P. Word,
Unalaska; E. T. Hatch, St. Michaels;}
Chas. Smith, Circle City; John C. Ten- ;
ny. Juneau.
Inspectors at Jnneau?Loring K. Ad-1
arns, Harry Minto and John R. Auldin.
Inspectors at Fort Wrangel, Edward !
Hofstad, S. L. Adams, Geo. J. Smith, E. i
L. Hunter, Wm. Denny.
Inspectors Afloat?J. S. Slater, S. F.}
Hodges, L. II. Lovejoy, Edgar Grim.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Kev. Loyal
S. Wirt, pastor. Until the new church buihl- \
in?r is complete*!, evening services will be i
held every Sunday in Chimin's Hall at 7:45 p. :
m. Sunday School meets in Odd Fellow's ;
Hall at 11 a.m. Society of Christian Endeav-i
or in the same place, Thursday evenings a
7:3U. Ladies League every alternate Thurs-'
day afternoon.
Juneau Ferry aad Navigation Co. j
TIME CARD.
Steamer. LONE FISHEItMAM; TIBBETS. j
Captain.
leaves juneau: leaves treadwell: !
9:00 a. m. 9:50 a. m. !
11 DO a. m. 12:50 p. m.
2DO p. hl 2:50 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 0:50 p. m.
9:00 p. in. 9:25 p. m.
SHEEP CREEK TRIPS.
leaves juneau! leaves sheep creek*. ,
11 a. m., 4:30 p. m. J 12:15 and G:15 p. in. I
DR. W. L. HARRISON,
DENTIST
Hunter Block. l>et. Front
and 2nd Sts. Douglas City, j
A. G. McBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Ottice w ith News. Douglas City, Alaska, j
Prescriptions Filled
Day and Night at...
Douglas Pharmacy.;
A Full Line of ToHet Articles,!
Perfumes,
?#7 Soaps,
'< ? Brushes,
Etc^ Etc.
Hunter Bld'g 3d St., Donglas City. |
|
Alex. Smalbvood,
BEACH TRADER.
j?j^"Carries at all times a complete
jfj^^Stock of
Groceries,
Provisions, |
Vegetables,
Fruit,
Candies, Etc.
Pij)priotor of Miners' and Mechanics' i
^?Beach Boarding House?$
Rooms and Hunk House in connection with
Table Board.
A First=class Boot and Shoe Shop
Is maintained. Repair Work promptly, [
neatly and substantially done. Years of ex- \
perience in Miner's repair work enables us
to properly do your work. Give us a call.
On the Beach. ? Bet. Trcadwel! Dougrlas.
\
DELJI0N1C0 HOTEL
AND RESTAURANT.
ALEX. LA MOTTE, Proprietor.
Board by the Day,
&) & Week, or Month
^ ^ Rates Reasonable ti
w
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
-
tJF The table First-class and will
satisfy the most fastidious.
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Our Coffee eannot he excelled.
Douglas City, Alnskn. i
THE I
STAR BREWERY,!
DOUGLAS CITY,
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JOHN EOAN, Proprietor. !
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THE NEW
BREWERY BUILD
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OCCUPIED
OUR FACILITIES FOR BREW
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ARE NOT EXCELLED
IN ALASKA
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THE STAR BREWERY j
THE KLONDIKE
OF DOUGLAS CITY.
Is a Gentlemen's Resort
? V
S. G1US, Proprietor.
Choice Wines, Liquors, and Cigars.
THIS SPACE IS
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[ Front Street, - - Douglas City, Alaska.
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Charles Coffee House,
DOUGLAS CITY.
CHARLES WORTMAN, Proprietor.
gjSF' Best Lunch in the City _J&TI
glST At Reasonable Rates ...iSlTl
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A larpre stock of choice Confectionery a In'ay
on hand.
Ill THE III MIL.
nr. Wm. McDougal, Just Back
From Atlin Lake, Interviewed
by a News Reporter.
FROM ATLIN TO THE SEA.
i
Mr. William McDougal, formerly of
Montreal, Canada, returned a few da3rs
ago from the Atlin Lake country, and,
knowing that anything and everything
connected with that country and the
way in and out of it is of interest to
the most of our readers, tho News man
sought an interview, with tho following
result:
j "I understand," said the reporter,
j "that you have just come out from At
lin lake. What route did you come
over ?"
"By what is willed the Taku trail,"
said Mr. McDougal.
"What was the actual time consumed
in travel on your way out ?"
"Well, we wero four days coming
from Atlin to the Coclohene river?tho
head of the Taku river?and twelve
hours from there to tho Taku inlet."
"Are there many claims being re
corded in the Atlin district ?"
"No, claims win only be recorded in
tho recording season, which extends j
from June 1st to September 15th, but
applications for location can be filed ,
at any time."
"What does a miner's license cost?" !
"1 got one at Pine Creek and it cost |
me five dollars."
"What alniut the water supply. Is it
sufficient for all purposes?"
"Yes, I think there will always be
plenty of water for sluicing, and what
is called Pine Creek, is quite a river."
"What do you think of tho claims;
are they as rich as reported?"
"Well, no, that is not a Klondiko and
there are no million dollar claims, but
still some of them are very rich. It is
fi.ut fimr-o sit-o ftvnn hot.t<?r claims I
oaiu 1/11(11/ V? UVI V ?.?? v> x/? v? ? _
than the discovery, which are variously J
estimated at from $10,000 to $20,000 per
100 foot claim-"
"Hew many people aro there in At-!
J in ?"
"I can't say exactly, there aro a num- j
ber coming out and going in continu- '
ally. Tiie population of the district is
j said to be about 1200, but there are
probably not over two hundred there
j now."
| "Where are Atlin City and Pine City j
I located ?"
"Atlin City is on Atlin lake and Pine I
City is on Pino creek, seven miles from
the lake. Discovery is also on Pine ?
Iviuuu.
"IIow large a place is Atlin City, how |
i many stores, etc.?
"There are three stores and one sa- j
loon. The saloon had, when I was in j
| there, only two bottles of gin as stock ;
; inTrade. A number of men have their |
I wives and children with them thero."
j "What about the bench or hill |
j claims?"
"Well, that is something that has sur- j
j prised all old miners. Some tenderfeet |
I or greenhorns, who had no experience !
I in mining, and who failed to secure j
j claims on the creek, went up above on j
J the sidehills and located claims and
I went to digging, and to the surprise j
1 of everybody, some of them proved to !
bo very rich. There is but little soil or I
gravel, but simply little hills full of j
nuggets."
"Are you going back again Mr. Mc-}
Dougal?"
"Oh yes, I shall return to Atlin some
time during the winter, on tho snow." j
RECEPTION OF THE NEWS.
j What a News Man Saw and Heard at Juneau. I
The News a Dead Winner in
Both Cities.
"Nothing succeeds like success," aud
j our readers will pardon us for again
j calling attention to the most hearty re
! ception the News is receiving at the
' hands of the reading public. In our
last issue we gave a brief account of a
few incidents that greatly pleased us
because thoy indicated the beat of the
public pulse as to the place this paper
should occupy in Alaska journalism
j and which was certainly, as we viewed
it, a deserving compliment. Last week
a representative spent a day in Juneau
attending court and visiting friends
j and business men and much to our
j surprise the Douglas City and Tread
| well fame of the News had preceeded
I us.
/
As wo passed the Brownvillo Woolen
Mills' storo wo stopped to say "how" to
our friond L. Blumenthal. "Your pa
per is all right, bright and newsy," said
the merchant. Wo could hardly say
yes, and to say no would not have
been the truth, so wo just thanked him
for the compliment and headed for the
ofiicc of Mr. II. F. Kobiuson, the Alas
ka superintendent of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Co. Business called us
thoro, but not finding him in, we wait
njm 'P)ia rtncViinr* wiin hllflrfi
UVA 1171 111U1. X ilW VtAUllAVA If MW WMW?-j
however, and {is busy as over. A nice
young man with auburn hair and a
goodnatured look on his face was sit
ting at his desk apparently in deep
thought. As is our custom, we laid
two copies of the paper on the desk and
hold down a chair until Mr. Robinson
arrived.
"Wo are much interested in your pa
per and enjoy it very much at this of
fice," said the cashier. Immediately ]
the young man with the auburn hair
picked up a copy of the News. He
didn't even take time to return to his :
chair, but jumped onto the table from j
which he had taken the paper and com
menced to read. He read all of the
first page and turned on to the editori-!
al. We think he must be religiously;
inclined for we observed him perusing
our criticism on the Rev. Loyal L.!
Wirt's sermon. He finished that page
and turned on to the local, stored all j
the good things there was in that and j
then read the article on CoL Lewis and j
when he commenced to read the adver
tisements, why, Mr. Robinson came in J
and we could observe him no longer.
Mr. Robinson is a peculiarly made j
man. Somehow, the cares of active
business don't seem to tell on him. j
Ho is always the same. Always busy,)
there must be much to worry him, but j
if he has uny cares you never lind it'
out. Good natured and full of humor,1
the nice and responsible position he ?
holds has never enlarged his head.;
Just below the waist he measures up;
well, but that is not because he ever
gets "swelled up" 011 account of a good
job.
Wo took one more look at the young '
man who was still reading the News'
and headed for the corner of Seward :
street and that big mountain.
"My wife has heard of your paper i
and wants to see it," said a stranger to !
us as we were turning into Seward
street. "You will find the great relig
ious weekly at the postofiice," was our
reply and away we went. We received
a number of compliments on the way
up the street for tlio great Alaska pa
per and as we were forgetting some we
stopped to tako notes. Presently we
saw coming up the walk our friend Rev.
Loyal L. Wirt. As he walked along
ho was reading the first page of the
News, and he seemed very much inter
ested. We greeted him when close by,
but ho seemingly did not hear us. Then
we yelled and began waving our hands '
and "shooing," and attracted his atten- J
tion from the paper to us. Tho usual i
salutations occurred, and as our criti-1
cism of his sermon was on the fourth !
page we thought he had not yet seen it
so wo made for other parts of town.
We dropped iuto Young's and there
too we heard kind words for the News, i
One of tho Kaufman Bros, expressed
admiration for the paper. Somehow
we were more than pleased to hear his
complimentary reference to the News
for he must bo a good judge of a good
neat paper, for he has one of the hand -,
somest stores wo over saw. The goods
and arrangement of his rooms would
be a credit to any city on earth.
But we must follow this subject no
further and yet the sixteenth part has
not been told. Wo hurried to tho forry
boat and for tho first time saw Captain
Tibbets look pale, weary and distress
ed. Wo hardly knew him. Wo edged I
around to his side for the purpose of
consoling him. Surely wo thought ho
was in trouble. In low and subdued
tones he told us that it was now Fri
day and he had not yet seen a copy of
the this week's News. Our time card
told us ho would return at 7 o'clock,
and believe mo, at that time we were
there with a copy of the paper for tho
Captain.
That women and children cry for it,
tho men must have it and tho church
people hoed it, there can be no doubt.
Watch it grow.
The bark Richard III, now being
used as a coal barge, was towed into
this port last week, and unloaded about
150 tons of coal upon the dock. The
coal is from Nanaimo, B. C.,
and a number of our citizens are
! laying in their winter's supply.
v
BESI lOiJ urn.
What Douglas City is Doing in
the Building Line. Not a
Boom Town.
ALL SUBSTANTIAL BUILDINGS
Tho history of most of the cities and
towns in Alaska, as in every new and
undeveloped country, has been one of
continued uncertainty as to the ulti
mate outcome. We find a very apt il
lustration of this in the see-saw of the
relative positions of Skaguay and Dyea.
First one is up and the other is down,
or vice versa. There are many reasons
for this, but perhaps the most potent is
that a city to stand and grow and
thrive must have a foundation of re
sources that is permanent and lasting.
The fact that these conditions prevail
in so few young cities is a prime reason
for a lack of confidence in the stability
of them.
Douglas City stands as a notable ex
ception to the rule applied, having for
its financial support an enterprise that
is no longer an experiment or a venture,
but a paying gold mine, the annual
output of which is only limited by the
number of men and stamps employed.
It is not the purpose of this article
to enlarge on the greatness or grandeur
or magnitude of the Treadwell or oth
er mines, located an Douglas Island,
but we simply wish to call the atten
tion of our readers to the certainty of
the fact that Douglas city in not des
tined to meet, in its career, any of the
reverses or backsets that have been
and are being so fatal to the average
Alaskan town. Douglas City has nev
er had a boom, in fact it has never yet
quite come up to its opportunities and
even now a scarcity of dwelling houses
keeps away many would-be residents.
And this brings us to the subject in
hand.
A reporter for the News started out
the other afternoon tx?look up the new
buildings in the city that had just becu
completed or were in course of con
struction and in a very few minutes
returned with the following very re
markable list, which, wo are told is
very far from a complete ono yet is
still a grand index of the spirit of
thrifty growth that pervades our city:
Congregationalchurch building,
nearing completion. J. A. Boy ni
ton, contractor. Cost 3,500
A. Hunter, buildings between
Front and Second streets occu
pied by D. McKay's meat market,
j Dr. Harrison's dental parlors and
i the NcwsofUce. Just completed
Cost 2^500
Boihl & Shaker, New Brewery
on 3rd street, just begun. Mur
ray & Hoyt, contractors. To
cost 2,000
Mrs. Clias. Martin, a four room
cottage on Second street, nearing
completion. Cost 1,000
Pat Malin, a dwelling on Sec
ond street. Murray & Hoyt con
! tractors. Cost 900
Chas. Hoofer, throe fine cot
tages on 4th & P streets. O. N.
Boyes, contractor. To cost 2,000
P. M. Jarnos, cottage on Third
street, just begun. Cost 250
Frank Back, just completed a
fine largo residence, corner 4th
&, E streets. Cost 2,000
Frank Back, two cottages on
E street. Murray & Hoyt con
tractors. Cost 1,500
Also a dwelling on Third street. 850
J. H. Raymond, five room cot
tage on E street. Cost 750
P. II. Fox, addition to cottage
on Third street. Cost 150
F. M. James, addition to cot
tage on Third street. Cost 150
Chas. Bevans, cottage on Front
street. Cha3. Fenster, builder.. 500
Martin Oloson, threo cabins
on Front street. Cost 300
Frank Kane, business house on
Front street. Steve Falkner,
builder. Cost 800
John Egan, brewery building
on Front street, just completed
Cost. 2,000
? i-1 *? 4-U.x ..
wnenwo rememuur
does not include the very extensive
improvements at Treadwell, of which
wo will speak later, wo have reason to
congratulate the citizens of Douglas.
Another Citizen.
Born to Mr.'and Mrs. W. Ainsworth,
last Friday morning, u ten pound boy. |
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THE DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS.
A. a. .IcBRIDB and CHARLES A. HOPP
Editors and Publishers.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
TEfcMS:?In Advance.
One Year - - fSJ.00
Six Months ------- 1.50
Three Months ------ 1.00
Single Copies ------ JO
Foreign Postage must he prepai d.
Wednesday, December 7# 1898.
To Ex change a.
Oilr exchanges will please note the
removal of the News from Fort Wran
gel to Douglas City and Treadwell and
govern themselves accordingly.
Commissioner's Decision.
I'he local Land Office at Sitka haa re-1
ceived the following decision of the j
Commissioner of the General Land '
Office holdiug that entry cannot be
made nor filings received by the local 1
land offices In general homestead cases .
though they may be made with soldier's j
additional homestead scrip.
Register and Receiver,
Sitka, Alaska.
Gentlemeu:?
I am in receipt of your letter of Oct. i
5, 1808, transmitting the papers in the j
case of homestead entry No. 1, made i
October 4, 1898, by Adolph Ellefson, j
on a tract of unsurveyed land contain
ug 5 acres,
It appears that you have also allow-1
ed the party a leave of absence from '
the land for a period of nine months j
from October 5, 1S98.
You state that you desire a ruling by {
this office as to the future acceptance
of such filings; that you have inter
preted the circular issued June 8,1898,!
under the Act of Congress approved j
May 14,1898, (30 Stat., 409), "to mean ;
that, while entry may not be perfected ;
and patent issued until the system of !
public surveys is extended to this Dis-1
trict, yet, in order that the bona fide !
settler may have the advantage of a !
record of his date of settlement and ;
???_ ?? -i . - ni ?_ 1
occupancy 01 nis iana ne may me in;
this (your) office his application and j
the usual accompanying affidavit." i
On page 4 of the circular of June 8, :
1898, relating to section 1 of the Act of
May 16,1898, it is stated in rule three
that existing homestead laws, while rec-!
ognizing settlements on unsurveyed
public lands, do not authorize the en
try or the patenting thereof until the
public surveys have been regularly ex-;
tended over them; that section one of
this act (May 14, 1898), however in
terms authorizes the entry of unsur- j
veyed lands in Alaska through the ex- 1
ercise of soldiers additional homestead
rights; but this does not apply to the
general homestead right.
Your action allowing said entry and
leave of absence wa s, therefore, erro
neous, and Ellefsen's entry is accord
ingly held for cancellation.
x x x x
Very respectfully,
Binger Herman, ?
Commissioner. :
Prof. Graves of Wyoming has been
made president of the Washington'
State University, which by the way is!
becoming ono of the best institutions
of learning in the country. The Seat-1
tie papers have contained an alleged
picture of the professor. We are slow
to believe that the cut in the paper ;
will give any one an idea of how the |
man looks, except that he parts his j
hair in the middle, a practice that
ought to be prohibited by law.
__________ I
Kindly Remembrance.
Stikeen River Journal.
We have received No. 1, Vol. 1, of the
Douglas Island News. Our old friends 1
A. G. McBride and C. A. Hopp are at;
the helm. It is a neat, clean sheet and i
the advertising columns look healthy.
A. G. is a good fellow and we hope the
Douglas Island people will show their 1
appreciation by subscribing for and j
advertising in the Douglas Island
News.
?
Very Rev. J. B. Rene, S. J., Prefect j
Apostolic of the Catholic church in !
Alaska, paid Douglas a visit last week.;
Father Rene has been traveling exten- j
aively and had been absent from this
district for a year and a half. He vis- j
ited the Yukon twice, the States, Cana- j
da, and Europe, etc. Here his friends j,
were delighted to see him home again !
and so well. He had a very welcome ,
reception at the Sisters School where i
a large crowd of children sang to him 1
words of welcome. Rev. Father Rene <
was impressed by the growth of Doug
las City. The Catholic church close ; <
by the hospital has become too small <
for the ever increasing population, and i
permission is given to build a good, <
substantial church structure as soon 1
as the necessary funds have been j
rained. j 1
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? A
THE CHURCHES,
!
Rev. Loyal L. Wirt ift Oilman's Hall, The
Friends Mission. People Need Not Com*
plain of Poor Preaching.
Kev. Loyal L. Wirt delivered a ser
mou at Oilman's hall last Sunday
evening. The Congregational church
people hold their services there for the
present, but the pastor announced that
Christmas services would be held in
: the new church; from which statement
| people will know that the building is
I nearlng completion.
The Rev. Mr. Wirt was at his best on
j Sunday night. He chose for his sub
! ject the fifth to the eighth Versos inolu
j sive of the fifth chapter of John, which
j relates to the healing by Christ of a
' certain man who had an infirmity for
thirty-eight years.
Without copious notes it would be im
possible to give a description of the
sermon, and this we did not take; but
we can truly say that the sermon was
worthy of a bishop. The eloquent di
vine has a wonderful flow of language,
is a profound thinker and pleasing in
delivery, and such preaching cer
tainly will accomplish much good.
Our attention was also especially di
rected to the opening prayer. It cov
ered'a wide range, as it properly should.
With deep fervency he prayed for the
salvation of souls by the divine Healer
and a final gathering of the peoples of
the earth into heaven. It was so ear
nest, so pure that it seemed to us that
? * i - v j. 1
iu musr sureiy reacn mat nwiveu iu
which we believe, but which we feared
onr brother was skeptical concerning.
It is wonderful what a good effect
such a sermon, such a prayer has upon
an audience. You could see in the
faces of those present the pleasure and
satisfaction that it produced. We are
one of the number who do not believe
that Christianity is advancing, but we
do believe that if every church mem
bership could hear such sermons, it
would not be long until the world
would be christianized. The people
will go to hear preaching of the right
kind. The life and teachings of Christ
? * 1-1-1 41 4^
nave Deeu onen i,oiu, uut tuey gu iu
hear them again and again when they
are narrated by a truly good man.
Mr. C. N. Replogle, at the Friends'
Mission, chose for the theme of his dis
course the words found in the second
verse of the fourth chapter of Malachi:
"But unto you that fear my name shall
the Sun of righteousness arise with
healing in his wings; and ye shall go
forth, as calves of the stall." He dwelt
at some length on the fear of the ad
verse criticism of the world; and said
that we should fear God and not man.
He spoke feelingly of the hearts that
needed the application of the healing
power of "the Sun of righteousness,"
of the greet efficacy of that power, and
eloquently alluded to the perfected
state when "ye shall go forth as calves
of the stall."
A portion of the time was spent in a
talk to the natives through an inter
preter, after which a general invitation
was extendad to all to speak in testi
mony.
The attendance was good; the inter
est deep and sincere.
Manager Gorbus.
Mr. Corbus, the manager of the huge
mercantile establishment at Treadwell,
has changed his ad this week and the
people will read and profit by it. We I
were pleased to know that Manager j
Corbus carefully reads the News each
week and that its contents and makeup
are agreeable to his taste. Whether he i
appreciates it because it is the only "re-!
ligious paper" in Alaska we do not j
know, but that he should is not ques- J
tioned in our mind. Mr. Corbus is a
young man, but he is all business and |
the manner in which he manages that |
branch of the great mining company's j
interests shows that he is a valuable
man. The first time we saw him we
sized him up as one of those far away
men, but socially he is a rattling good
fellow, when you know him. He is not
as tall as his brother, the superintend-1
ent, but resembles him in many re-!
spects. Whether he ever has any trou-1
ble, like Hebson, in keeping the girls
from kissing him we don't know, but
he is certainly one of the best looking
men in Alaska.
He Is All Right.
M. Manson, former agent at Wran
gel for R. Dunsmuir and Sons, is now
in charge of the shipping department
at Union Wharf. In a letter to G. A.
McCulloch he wishes to be remembered
to his Wrangel friends.?Stikeen River
Journal.
Mr. Manson was at Juneau for sev
eral weeks and we were in hopes his
employers would permit him to remain
in Alaska. Mr. Manson is certainly
ene of the best men that ever came to
bhis district. We need more Masons
in Alaska. There is nothing the mat
:er with Manson.
V
A YOUNG HAN AND HIS GIRL.
A Suit Water Bath with Ml* Sunday Clothes ;
on. Hard Luck (or one of the flexlcan
Mine Boys.
There is a young man who works at
the Mexican stamp mill a little ways
below Treadwell. He is not the only
one, for they are many. He is unmar
ried, but how old he is, the color of his
hair und eyes, whether he parts his
hair in the middle or not are all mat
ters we know nothing about for we are
unacquainted with him. This young
| man, as we are informed, has a girl
I somewhere across the bay, some place
| near or at Sheep Creek, and last Sat
| urday he left on the II o'clock boat to
I make her a visit. He reached the cor
i rect place, but the next we hoar o f i
| him he is making his way toward the
I wharf to take the evening ferry for
j home. Just how it happened we don't
| know, and he will probably never tell,
j but anyway the young man fell off the
| wharf into the bay with all his clothes j
j on, and his Sunday clothes at that, j
| He was pretty badly scared, no doubt, j
j for he yelled and bellowed so that you j
J could hear him a distance of three j
: miles. Some teamsters heard his voice !
I and took a rope and fished him out of
j the water.
We did not try to interview the;
! young man and of course cannot give !
all the particulars, but these are the |
main facts.
Me Never Sleeps.
Economy, tact and close attention
to business never fail to bring a man a
good trade. Smith, the fruit, confec
tionery and meat man, started in one !
room in this city. His business grew '
and now he is in two rooms and thero j
| is always someone waiting to do their ;
i trading. The secret of his success is |
I that he buys the best, sells cheap and !
t is always there. He is first to open, j
I last to close. He never sleeps.
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G. ROENE,
.... Dealer in and Manufacturer of
?STOVES?
TIN- AND HARDWARE.
W?PLUMBING?V*
l Douglas City, ? - - Alaska.
LINDSTROM BROS.
I 1
I
Dealers in
Dry Goods,
Clothing,
Furnishing
Goods,
Boots and
Shoes,
Hats and
Caps, Etc.
Douglas City, Alaska.
Comet.... |
SAMPLE ROOM
I
Headquarters for Tourists
and Yukoners
"There's nothing
too good
for The Boys."
ED. CASE^VLL, Proprietor.
Opp. Occidental Hotel, JUNEAU, ALASKA
ALASKA TREAD
WELL GOLD MINING CO
Mercantile Department
DOUGLAS ISLAND, - - ALASKA.
WHOLELALE MERCiiANDISEZr^E I
Full Line jfc Hardware
of Christmas # Iron & Steel
VoYelties ^ Pipe Fittings
Just Received
I
OUTFITS FOR THE GOLD FIELDS.
Gel our Prices before Purchasing
elsewhere. We will do Ihe rigid Ihing.
F. M. JAMES,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
WWW
Watch for
this space
Next Week
DOUGLAS CITY,
ALASKA.
P. H. POX, I
DEALER IN J
RENEBAL MERCHANDISE;
: STAPLE and
FANCY
GROCERIES. |
Boots, Shoes, Clothing, Hardware.*#
Complete Yukon Outfits. M
First-class Bakery in connection with the store.?}
DOUGLAS CITY, ALASKA. Mi
ALASKA MEAT MARKET
D. McKAY, Proprietor.
A full line of Fresh, Salt, and
Smoked Meats constantly on
hand.
Poultry and Game Hunter Block, Douglas City, Alaska,
in Season. TELEPHONE NO. 8. |
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S. BLUM, Manager. ii
JUNEAU, - = = ALASKA. !!
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GROCERJES
GLASSWARE
LAMPS
CROCKERY
CUTLERY
TINWARE
COOKING UTENSILS 1
CURTAINS
PORTIERS
TRUNKS
VALISES ;
LARGEST AND MOST COM
? PLETE STOCK OF
^ General
Merchandise
IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA.
"Honest floods and Values"
Our Motto.
Examine Our Stock and be Convinced,
?TREE DELIVERY TO THE FERRY.
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DRY GOODS
FANCY GOODS
NOTIONS | |
SHOES BOOTS ! >
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HATS CAPS ] |
FURNISHING GOODS J |
CLOTHING !!
CARPETS
LINOLEUM 11
I OIL CLOTH j!
WALL PAPER
. MATTING J[ I
! WINDOW SHADES !!
1
j; While in Juneau
!> Look for the Big Sign_
BROWNVILLE
WOOLEN
MILLS
....JUNEAU ALASKA
BLANKETS and ? II \i/^^I
UNDERWEAR All WOO I
Suits Made to Order
Deposit Required
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The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FAELD.
I'tetns of Interest Dished Up In Brief for "the Ben- |
; cfIt of Our Readers.
? \ |
Those Oraiiberries at McKay's.
W. II. McBI&in of Tread we LI .was h j
ferry passenger today.
Joe Patterson of -the Mexican ?mines !
was oxer a? Juneau today.
Full line of "vegetables at McKay's,!
fresh and at reasonable prices.
*
Keep your eye on McKay for Christ- J
mas Turkeys and meats of all kinds.:
Fox's store still continues to be the'
"talk of the town. The stock includes
?everything and prices are.all right.
I
The finest assortineut of crockery i
'ever brought to Alaska is now in the .
sale room of Frank Bach's store.
If you want anything in the line of i
nice candy, fruit and nuts g? to Smith" s
where vou get the best possible prices.
Those Christmas .goods at the Alaska
Treadwell store are just what you wairt.
?Call for aqy thing you want and you
get it.
Born, Thursday, Dec. 1st, li&8, to
Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Angel, of Tread well,
a boy. Mother and child doing well.
Dr. Geo.vii. Bean in attendance.
Dr. Geo. II. Boan made this office a
pleasant call last Tuesday evening, and
expressed his pleasure aver the loca- i
tion of the News at Douglas City.
The Alaska with lumber barge Garnet j
uu tow arrived in port yesterday. She
brought up lum.her'for Tread well, also
IS,000 feet for .the new wharf .in the
Narrows.
Your Christmas Turkey or other
meat can. just as well be tender .and of
ithe beat quality, and by buying of Mc
Kay you will have it that way.
William McMilleu, watchman at the
Xiclia mill, is in the city and attended
?the entertainment at Ohman's hall last
?evening. He is visiting Mr. Early and
family of Douglas.
John Morrow, son-in lawof engineer,
Anderson and his charming wife, of
this city, spent his 'Thanksgiving in |
Dougias. He is foreman at the mill at i
tComet City, on Berner's Bay.
Go to Fosl, leave your measure, and
get a tailor made suit of clothes at the
?same price you would pay tor ready
made, and then you will conclude that
you have made a good strike.
That immense store at Treadwell I
means a great deal to Douglas Island. :
It is the largest in Alaska and full of |
goods. Did you ever get prices there? !
You will be surprised to know that I
they sell as low as the Seattle prices. j
An Indian woman came very neari
being injured on Second street last j
Monday. She was making for Fox's J
store to see the Christmas and other !
goods. In her haste she overtaxed her !
strength. The goods and prices the j
people get at that store arc always the \
irarrr
? VI J
Dr. C. M. Droste and Mr. \V. J.
Williams of the steamer Grand Rapids j
-were in the city Monday. The Grand i
Rapids is used for prospecting purpos
es during that season and her owners
are from Grand Rapids, Michigan. For I
the present the boat and her crew are at
Juneau and will probably remain for !
the winter. Every trade and profes
sion is represented in the crew and the
business is conducted on the co-opera
tive plan. We will have more to say i
concerning this boat in the near fu
ture which will be of interest.
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
The Stanch Little Lucy's Battle for Exis
tance. Caught in Two Storms. A Close
Call for Capt. Martin and Engineer
Anderson.
The Lucy is a small steamboat owned
by the Alaska Treadwell Compauy of
this island. She is a nice little craft
thirty-five to forty feet long and can
run in about seven feet of water. Cap
tain Martin is her master and A. L. An
derson, engineer. She has no fixed oc
cupation and just hangs around Tread
well, Douglas City and Juneau. When
Supt. Corbus wants to go to Juneau, or
take a spin 011 the bay, the Lucy is al
ways ready and at his command.
Sometimes the little boat wanders off
to other parts of Alaska on business
for the Superintendent aud is heard
from iu places where the water is
much deeper thau iu the channel.
A few days before the first storm of
?this season the Lucy started out on a
busiuess trip. She was over at Pyra
mid harbor, and in getting there was in
a storm for severai days. Hearing of
the time the little boat had, a News
nian boarded tho Lucy at Treadwell a
few days ago aud asked for some par
ticulars. Neither one of the officers
wanted to or would consent to be in
terviewed; but we knew considerable
about the matter and a few well direct
ed questions gave us more light on the
subject, and after assuring them that
tho interview would be interesting to
our eastern readers, even if not to
those in Alaska, the Captain and En
gineer gave us some particulars.
"In going over to Pyramid harbor,"
said Capt. Martin, "we were in the
storm several days but reached there
all right without any disfigurement to
speak of. We waited there awhile but
not long enough for we started out too
soon. We faced the storm going and
in starting out we thought the wind
was on our back, or rather a fair wind,
^hat would do us no harm. We run
into James' bay while on our way from
there up to tho Chilkat and laid up
four days."
?'Well what did the storm do to you?"
we asked.
"We had a small boat tied onto the
deck on the bow. It was right side up.
It filled full of water and commenced
pounding around, but it finally broke
loose and we lost it. The loss of that
boat no doubt saved the Lucy. It was
an awful storm and at times one could
.hardly see how the boat could go
through it."
"And what was you doing during
this time?" was the question asked of
Engineer Anderson.
"I was standing in from eighteen to
twenty-four inches of water in the en
gine room. I kept the wheel running
and the syphons at work. Sometimes
the water would gain on me and at
other times 1 would get it out faster
than it would come in. 1 never expect
ed to get onto dry land again. The wa
ter at times seemed to pour in although
the doors were closed."
"How does a fellow feel after such a
narrow escape?" the News man enquir
ed.'
"Oh, we forget all about it after its
over," said the engineer, and the cap
tain said that he wouldn't shift off un
til his time come and it wasn't his
+nT-n fimo
A Question and an Answer.
The boys at the Hospital got into a
dispute and we are asked to decide the
matter in question, which is, whether
we are living iu the eighteenth or the
nineteenth century. Our answer is the
nineteenth.
The Topeka.
The Topeka came in last Sunday,
stayed a few days and left for Skag
! nay. She had 10 first and 3 second
; class passengers for Juneau and 14
! first and 57 second class for Skaguuy. ]
! She was two days in getting to Skag
| nay from here and returned to this J;
j city yesterday. The Topeka is proba-p
i bly the favorite boat of Alaska. For j i
| years she was the mail boat, an honor J
! that is now conferred on the Cottage ' 1
City. Her master, Capt. Thompson is ,
1 one of the most trusted of the Pacific (
! Coast line. He is a most genial, pleas-1;
' ant man either on shore or on l>oard
his vessel. He is not a growler and ;s
j often seen mingling with the passen-i;
gers.
The steward, Mr. Sanders is an artist
; in his hue and we don't believe has an I;
| equal in Alaskan waters. Tho tables I <
, are always so nice, neat and clean and '
| the cooking first-class. We were pleas- i
i ed to know that Mr. Williams is again
back at his former place, that of second i
I steward. lh> was transferred for a
j time. Everybody that ever meets: <
? Williams, likes him.
Mr. Balentine, formerly of the Clot-!
j tage City, is now purser on the Topeka.?,
j Mr. Curtis and he have exchanged ! ?
j boats. He is a splendid good fellow. J
! So is Curtis, only one is longer in find- ; (
! ing out his social qualities. j <
The lirst officer is Charles McCarthy, i
, We don't know him very well, but if he i
were not all right however, ho wouldn't
j be holding down his job.
Fred Jordou and Wm. E. Edwards j
are the pilots and are tried men and i
have never been found wanting. i
Mrs. Swayze, the former stewardess, ]
I is not on the Topeka any more. She has ]
gone to SanFrancisco. She left in not 11
the best of health. She is Euglish, and j
j a matronly good natured, kind hearted j i
! woman, and there are none bettor. She (
! was with the Topeka for yoars. That \
| reminds us of caking lunch with Stew- (
I ard Sanders one time not long ago on ?
| the Topeka at Juneau. Around the ta- j
: ble wore only officers and crew, except ]
i the writer. Sanders said something
that raised a discussion about liars.
Mrs. Swayze, while showing no temper,
in a most good natured manner inform-!
ed Sanders and those present, of the j
? kind of a liar he was. Now we don't say j
I Sanders is the biggest liar that ever
' lived, Oh no! But Mrs. Swayze thinks
j it, and she has associated with him for j
j years. David said, "I said in mine haste j
| all men are liars." Well, it don't mat
; ter if David was hasty in saying it or
! not, he told the truth anyway, and
I when Mrs. Swayze got through with
i the steward, the laugh was on him, and
i all his Irish wit couldn't save him. We
, are informed that the steward has re
j formed since then, of which wo doubt
i not the former stewardess will be glad (
j to hear.
! x lit; wribvi uu v> u nuuuu ouuu
! and when he does, it will be on the To
I peka or he will walk.
A thorough business inan soon learns
the true value of a newspaper. That
prince of merchants, Mr. Behrends,
whose store would be a credit to Seat
tle or Portland reserves his spaco this
week, but in our next issue it will con- *
tain words of truth and wisdom. Look <
out for Behrends' ad. '
The Rev. Father Bougis, pastor of (
the Catholic church of this city, was a 1
most welcome caller at this office to
day. We have placed Father Bougis' <
name on our complimentary list, and
we will be pleased to extend the same
courtesy to all the ministers of Doug- 1
las City and surrounding cities. <
MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED.
Stephen H. Falconer of this City Drops Out of;
Sight.
Stephen H. Falconer of this city, who
with his wife and children has lived on
Second street for a long time,left Doug- j
las City on the 3 p. m. ferry boat last |
Saturday for Juneau. He arrived there j
safely and was in commissioner's court i
that afternoon where he obtained a!
judgment against some parties. From '
the most reliable information wo could
obtain, Mr. Falconer was with his attor
ney at about half-past six o'clock on I
Saturday evening, at which time he j
said he was going to the wharf to go |
home. At that time however, he did j
not go to the ferry wharf as he said he j
would and that is the last trace that is
had of him. Mr. Falconer had some
fifteen or twenty dollars with him out j
of which ho paid some court costs, i
Voluntary leaving on his part is not
believed by any one.
Mr. V. Haggerty, who lives at Juneau i
and has known Mr. Falconer for ten j
years has been untiring in his search to j
ascertain the whereabouts of the miss
ing man ever since Sunday noon. He j
reached the Falconer residence between !
eleven and twelve o'clock today, but
was unable to report anything new.
A News man visited the Falconer res
deuce to-day. Mrs. Falconer is much
distressed over the condition of affairs. |
When asked concerning her opinion of !
the matter, she said:
UT fear some accident must have be
fallen him. He is most always at homo
nights, very seldom is he away, and
then only when work or business de
mands his absence. He took but little
money with him. Ho has not left on
his own accord. My worst fears are
that he has fallen into the bay."
The sixt een year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Falconer was in Juneau all
day Monday, but gained no informa
tion except that a man named Falcon
or had bought a boat ticket and after
wards changed it for another one. The
initials, however, were not those of the
missing man. Possibly Mr. Falconer
might have left on the boat. From
3uch investigation as we have made, we
are inclined to the belief that he will
3how up soon.
Charley Milne is high authority on
drills at Treadwell.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
The Han Supposed to Have Been lost From the
Utopia Turns Up. Died From Exposure
Last week we reported the loss of a
passenger on the Utopia. Since his
supposed death, it was learned that he
got to the shore and for eight days,
with no clothing bat his underwear, he
kept himself alive. At the end of that
time he was found by some Indians
who took him to their home and cared
for him, bat for several days he did
not seem to improve. The Indians put
him in a boat and started for Fort
Wrangel, but he died on the way and
the friendly rescuers buried the body
as best they could. He told the Indi
ans of the misfortrme that befell the
Utopia and sard to them that he thought
he was the only person saved from the
boat.
Poor fellow, if he had remained oil
the Utopia as the balance of the passen
gers did he would now be alive.
His suffering for eight days, was re
ported by him to have been terrible
and the only covering he had nights
was some moss. ,
He Gets There.
A News man dropped into the Beach
Boarding House between this city and
Treadwell the other day. The proprie
tor, Alex. Smallwood, was in of course.
He is there day and night and busy?
well we should say he was. In the first
place he has a fine large store room
well stocked with everything. On tho
side of this is his largo and commodi
ous dining room with tho kitchen back,
and hundreds are fed there every day.
Tho upper floors are used for sleeping
rooms. In one corner of tho storo a
room is partitioned off and in this is
his boot and shoe manufacturing and
repairing department. lie has a good
trade in his store and it keeps him mov
ing pretty lively looking after things.
Just how many employees he has, wo
don't know, but quite a number. Mr.
Smallwood fully demonstrates what a
man can do if determined and a good
systematic worker. If you want to see
a busy place, see Smallwood's.
If you are going to buy Christmas
goods, and you surely will, go to Bach's
The finest assortmend in all Alaska.
Prices low down.
THIS SPACE IS RESERVED
FOR
B. H. BEHRENDS
* THE
Banker and Herchant
OF JUNEAU
See what it says uext week.
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Trie Machines and Given to Repair
Wiring furnished Work
JUNEAU
Electric Construction Works j
T. G. QUINN, Prop.
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Dealer In all Kinds of ?
Electrical Supplies... # ? #
Cor. Third and Seward Sts. JUNEAU, j
j, f. Mcdonald, i
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL j
Dealer in ]
Tobacco and Cigars. |
uoons sold *
AT SEATTLE
PRICES ******
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Douglas City, .... Alaska.
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?HHOS o O o 6 <J>;O &
FIRST CLASS LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
Douglas and Juneau Beer always on tap !
N. CASPERSON, Prop.
Front Street, ? Douglas City. I
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Douglas City Barber Shop.
Hair Cutting Shampooing
Shaving 'A Baths
FRANK VESTAL, Prop.
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Notice to Creditors.
? ;
Before K. M. Jackson, Unites States j
Commissioner for the District of Al-j
aska, holding court at Fort Wran
gel, Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Shu i
stack, an Indian, formerly called j
ilish-ta-day, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under- j
signed, administrator of the estate of j
Shustack, an Indian, formerly called j
Hish-ta-day, deceased to the creditors ;
of, and all persons having claims:
against the said deceased, to present j
and exhibit them together with the nec
essary vouchers within six months after j
the fourth publication of this notice, I
to the undersigned administrator at j
the office of Henry Drum & Co., in the i
town of Fort Wrangel, in the District j
of Alaska, the same being the place for |
the transaction of the business of the
said estate in said town of Fort Wran
gel.
First publication Oct. 12th 1898.
Dated at Fort Wrangel, Alaska, this i
12th day of October, 1898.
C. H. SCNDMACHER,
Administrator of the estate of Shu- J
stack, an Indian, formerly called Hish- I
ta-day, deceased.
i
DOUGLAS CITY J
The future great
city of Alaska is j
located on Doug= ;
las island, across ;
the bay from Ju=|
neau. Douglas
island is sixteen
miles long and
nine miles at its
widest place, and
is practically a
mass of solid ore. j
860stamps will;
f ? j ?
ue ni ujjci ciiiuji uu
this island within
the next 5 months
The mines will
employ about
2000 men who
are paid good
wages every
month. j
I
Caterers to Family Trade
J. P. SMITH & CO.,
i
I
Groceries
ir Meats
\ Vegetables
Fruits |
Fresh Meat Supplies received on every in-1
corning Pacific Coast Steamer.
Butter and liggs of first-class grade always
on hand.
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Douglas City. - - Alaska. |
EKNi>l fcSLIHL
IDE^ERJN GENERAL
MERCHANDISE, j
Bakery in connection where
tho Best Fresh Bread may
lie had. A Fresh Line of
Cakes and Cookies always oil
Hand^-^
Douglas City, - - Alaska.
NORTHERN PACIFIC
RUNS
PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS
ELEGANT DINING CARS
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS 1
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to
St. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS
DULUTH FARGO
GRAND FORKS CROOKSTON
WINNIPEG HELENA
BUTTE CHICAGO
PI 11 LA DELPI11A W A SHINGTON
NEW YORK BOSTON
AND ALL POINTS EAST
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TIME SCHEDULE.
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In Effect February 13th i8q8.
TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE.
For Spokane, Russia nd, St. Paul
and the East 4:00 p. m. i
For Portland 5:00 a. m. and 4:00 p. in.;
?For Olymnia 7:50 a. m. j
?For Aberdeen. 5:00 a. in.;
For Tacoma... .5:00. 7:30 and 11:00
a. m: 4:00 and 1 7:00 p.m.
THAIN^AKHIVE AT SKATTI.E.
From Spokane. Kossland, St. |
Paul and the East 7:00 a. m. J
From Portland .. .. 6:20 and 11:00 p. in.
?From Olympta 6:20 p. m. ?
?From Aberdeen 6:20 p. in. 1
From Tacoma 7:00 and 8:00 a.
m.: 12:15, 6:20 and 11:30 p. in.:
?Daily except Sunday. All others daily.
This card subject to change without notice |
Through tickets to Japan anil China vin
Northern Pacific Steamship Company.
For rates, routes and other information
call on or address
I. A. NADEAU,
Gen'I Agent, Seattle. !
Citv Ticket Office, corner Yexler Way and 1
First Avenue.
Depot Ticket Office, corner Western Ave- !
nueaud Columbia Street.
A. L>. CHARLTON, |
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
No. 255 Morrison St., cor. Third, Port land,Or. 1
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GREAT
NORTHERN
RAILWAY
TICKET OFFICE
612 First Avenue, Seattle.'
Japan America Line.
?FOR?
JAPAN, CHINA, |
?AND ALL?
Asiatic Ports
SAIL REGULARLY.
Leave Seattle. Arrive
4:00 p.m. Overland Express 7:00 p.m.
S:l/> a. in. Pacific Coast Lines tf;15 p. in.
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DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS.
Additional Locals and Items of Interest.
Bon Crockett of Skaguay, formerly
of Seattle, is at Juneau attending
court.
C. S. Blackett is probably the best
looking lawyer in Juneau. It is pretty
near neck and neck with two others. !
i
We hear it whispered by patrons of !
the ferry that a warm waiting room ;
would bo a great accommodation to !
the llouglas City people.
I
Mr. J. G. Hoid, 0110 of the best law- I
yers in Alaska, said, V\w>1
News." Lawyers generally know a |
good thing when they see it.
Geo. Vantier of Treadwell will go
south 011 tho Topeka to spend the holi
days. lie will of course return. What
com is one of the places he will visit.
A whale sported around in the waters
close to tho wharf last Friday after
noon. The matter was immediatly re-!
ported to Matt Ilarter
Gus B. Leach editor of tho Record
went down to tho Sound country last1
week. Ho will also visit Whatcom. Mr. i
Leach has not licon away from Alaska
for four years and is certainly deserv- j
ing of the vacation he is taking. The
Washington newspaper men will find
Leach one of the best fellows 011 earth.
Last Monday morning as the Richard
111 was discharging coal at the Tread
well dock, a rope broke letting one of
the heavy buckets fall back. Ole Hen
son, one of the laborers, being in the
path of the falling bucket, and unable
to escape, had his leg broken. His j
fellow workman escaped with only a j
few bruises.
Of course the printer is proverbially
a hungry cuss, and a sight met the eyes
of the News man the other night that
caused the saliva to run right out of
his mouth, and ever since visions of
ham and eggs, venison and jelly, pork
chops, lamb chops, beef steak,sausage,
halibut, and nice, large, juicy pics have
mingled with his thoughts by day and
his dreams by night. The cause of all
this was a glance into one of the show j
windows of the Delmonico restaurant. !
When you pass that way just peep in j
and if you don't feel hungry go to Dr. j
Harrison and have your teeth pulled !
out for you will never need them any :
more.
THE A1ELLIN MINING CO.
Hasa Streak of nisfortune. 1800 Feet of Tram- '
way Destroyed.
The Mellin Company has been put
ting up a twenty stamp mill at Berners
Bay and the work had so far progress
ed that the company intended to have
the wheels turning by January first,
but whether this wish will I>0 realized j
or not will probably depend on the!
time it will take to repair the tramway,
of which some 1800 feet were destroyed
by a snow slide a week ago last Mon- j
day morning, it is a gravity tramway :
and on its condition will the mill de- j
pend for the ore it will use.
The Mellin Company, we are inform
ed, has a high grado ore, a well equipp- j
ed mill, and it seems too bad that this j
hard luck should strike it just at a time j
when there was about to be some re- :
turn for the great expenditure of mon- j
ey that the company has been put to j
in construction and tunnel work.
"Brick" Lewis Dead.
"Brick" Lewis, the jailor at Fort
Wrangel, died Thanksgiving eve in that
city. He is an old timer in Alaska and
at one time was well fixed. His lower
limbs were injured years ago, but with
the aid of a cane he could get about j
and attend to his duties. He seemed i
like a nice, harmless, goodnatured old
man and he had many friends in that
city. He must have been about seven
ty years of age and Judge Clark in
forms us that his true name was Lewis
W. Lewis. His demise was a most peace
ful one. The soul took its flight while
those near by thought he was slumber- {
ing. If he had an enemy in Fort Wran
gel we never knew it.
A Pressing Need.
While Douglas City and Treadwell
are doing very well and have no reason
to complain, still, as the religious ed
itor would say: "One thing thou lack
est".
The path or trail between the cities
is a miserably poor excuse, and at
times, when covered with snow for in
stance, is almost dangerous to travel
over. We understand a start has been
made in the past towards securing a
good new walk and we hope the proj
ect has not been abandoned.
Nothing helps to facilitate trade so
much as good walks and good roads,
and those interested in the welfare of
our city should bestir themselves in
that direction.
\
Boots, Shoes, Rubber Goods Ladies and Gentlemen's
and Oil Clothing Furnishing Goods.
Prank Bach,
Dealer in
GENERAL [KINOISE
MINERS' SUPPLIES, ETC.
LADIES' CLOAKS?CAPES
LADIES' 115
FRONT STREET, - DOUGLAS CITY, ALASKA.
? Good Goods. <71
You ro to that three corner store,
^?3 That's where I pet the best,
The Price isn't a darned cent more, O
Than I've paid all over the West. ??
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The name isn't over the door t
o Put you'll find the place just the same
The people flock there by the score,
While the rest of the city is tame.
s l ~
o Low Prices. ^
THE
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MUSIC
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JOHNSON & COTTRELL,
PROPRIETORS.
Douglas City, = Alaska.
*S??0PEN ALL NI0HT.?^e
Hot and Mixed Drinks a
Specialty.
The Finest Brands of
Liquors and Cigars al
ways on hand.
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sn84021930 | 1898-12-14 | 1 | 1 | sn84021930/1898/12/14/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.txt | 3,007 | DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS. _
VOL. 1. DOUGLAS CITY AND TREAD WELL, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1898. NO. 4.
B. M. BEHRENDS
BANKER AND MERCHANT
-Headquarters
For
Holiday
Goods
The Largest Stock of Toys. Novelties and Fancy tioods
in the Northwest.
A General Banking Busiuess Transacted.
Jiiueau, Alusk u.
Caterers to Family Trade
J. P. SMITH & CO.,
I
Groceries
Meats
Vegetables
Fruits
I I
' Fresh Meat Supplies reeeiveil on every in- j
I coining Pacific Coast Steamer.
?
kL . .
f 1 Butter and Kggs of first-class grade always i
L i on liuml.
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I Douglas City, - - Alaska.
M
ALASKA TREAD
WELL COLD MINING CO
Mercantile Department
DOUGLAS ISLAND, - - ALASKA.
WHOLELALE MERCHANBISEZ KETA,LI
Full Line
of Christmas
Vovelties
Just Received
Hardware
Iron & Steel
Pipe Fittings
OUTFITS FOR THE GOLD FIELDS.
Gel ov i' Prices before Purchasing
clseirhere. We mil do the right thing.
IDE MEIIffl ID IE.
A News Man Visits the Mill. The
Engine Room and Crusher.
Red Whiskers.
I,
HOW AN ENGINE WAS LOST.
A News man boarded the ferry boat
Ia*t Friday afternoon for a trip to the
Alaska Mexican Gold Mining Com
pany's mill, which is located about a
half a mile down the channel from
Treadwell. Capt. Tibbets looked so
pleasant and happy that it made us
feel good all the balance of the day.,
There was a strong head wind going to
Treadwell and the Lone Fisherman en
gaged in several hysterical jumps and |
twists before she got to tier landing
place. Engineer Danforth, of the
Alaska, and his charming wife were
also passengers. Our old friend Capt.
Bell, formerly of the Alaska, was also
"in evidence,* and we started out on
our mission 01 utiws om- .
rounded by friends aud acquaintances.
At Treadwell we inspected the Alaska.
We like the little craft for several
reasons. One is, that she is owned by
Capt. Willson and Mr. R. Sylvester
of Fort Wrangel, two of the best men
that are this side of the pearly gates. j
Then, like Desdemona's love forOthel-j
lo we like her for the danger she has I
endured, for she has gone through j
many narrow escapes and it is only be- j
cause she is well officered that she
lives to ride the waves and dare the
storms. Bidding our friends good bye
we are soon at the Treadwell store, j
Here we tried to pump some news out
of chief clerk Bertram^ but the pump
wouldn't work. We shied around to
keep out of Manager Corbus* way, but
our success was only partial. We
didn't know how we would come out if
*? l-? ? ?? 'Mil- rr?Qr?finr> of bim
we LLitJt LI 1111 (11LCI uui luvuviv*.
last week, but fortune favored us and
we are still sound in limb.
But we were goiug to the Mexican
and off we started up the railroad track
which happened to be clear of cars and
engines. The track runs along the wa- j
ter front and on the land side is built
up with cabins that are occupied by
the Indians and dogs, the latter seem-!
ingly by far exceeding the former in
population. There are many hard
working Indians but for some reason i
wo never happened to see them when
sc engaged, but while on the way down
the track we saw a big burley fellow
chopping wood and he was doing a
good job. So much were we pleased
with the swing of the ax and the grunt
blow that we stoDDed
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and gazed at him with admiration, but
when we stopped the fellow laid down
his ax and we are still deprived of an
occular demonstration that an Indian
can and will do hard work.
This reminds us that we have made
enquiry several times about the In
dians as laborers, and we are told that
as a rule, one white man will do
about as much work as two Indians.
They never work up to positions of re
sponsibility. A number are employed
at the mines however and the company
keeps them.
Several years ago an Indian was told
to take fifty pounds of powder down
the track we were walking on. He took |
the stuff and carried it part way, and
when in front of an Indian cabin he
laid the explosive down on the track.
Presently one of the little engines
came tooting along. John Laughlin J
was the engineer, and John did like to
ride fast, and the little locomotive was
doing its best. The engine struck the
fifty pounds of explosive. Like grand
father's clock "it stopped short, never
to go again," and for a long time, what i
was left of the engine laid a twisted j ^
mass of steel and iron alongside the [
I ]
track. John was shook up but not ;'
? ? /x AA?>nr\finTT f h A !
lLIJUltMl. J. I1C tUUi^uuj ir|'iuv/vu vuv ,
engine with a new one which John
ruus now. It was one year two mouths I'
and some odd number of days before j1
he quit swearing and "thinking swear" 11
at the Indian.
For the first time we are at the Mex
icau mill. Fortunately the first man 1
we met was C. W. Forman, foreman of 1
the stamp mill. He piloted us to the
boiler room, for in the winter they run ,
with steam. From there to the engine j
room where two powerful machines are 1
running. We don't know who the en
gineer is, but his engines and room
are the neatest and cleanest we ever
saw. The floor looked as though it had
just been scrubbed with lye aud finish- j
ed with sand paper. From there we I
went through the stamp mill, where j
120 stamps are pounding the rock into j
powder. The noise, no one can do- j
scribe it. We asked the foreman how :
many tons of ore were put through the
mill in a day. This he refused to tell j
us, but as our readers would like to i
know, we will tell them that the j
amount is over 300 tons. Each stamp
will use between two and a half and i
three tons a day, the former being a
fair average.
We were given permission to go to ;
see the crusher and we climbed stairs
until we were up a quarter of a mile or I
more. We found three or four men
making some repairs and of course the j
machine was not at work. Wo got a
good look at its construction. To us j
it is one of the most interesting depart
ments of a stamp mill. A small man
with red whiskers seemed to be boss
around there. He gave us an awful
look and we thought our presence was
offensive. We put on one of those in-1
nocent small pica looks and waited to I
be ordered away, but the order didn't
come. When we had seen all there (
was to see we took a glance at the man i
with the red whiskers, he looked at us, j
I--J1 -1 Vli nnr neiinl !
UriCl UUUUUUK l/ciom/j wi uu?>.. |
movements, we decouded to mother {
earth.
We did not see all there was to see. j
; Mine Foreman Stephenson was ? not in
1 evidence. We wandered to the black
smith shop where four men were en
gaged in sharpening the drills. We
asked one of them, a large, good look
| ing, good natured man, how much bor
I iDg a drill would do until it would need
re-sharpening. He informed us that it
depended altogether on the rock
through which the drilling was done.
In very hard rock it might need re
sharpening very often. The informa
tion thus gained was so convincing and
satisfactory that we departed for home,
with the expectation, however, of again
visiting the Mexican boys.
in Brain.
Both Towns Doing Well. Boat
Building for the Yukon.
MR. G. L. RICE, OF JUNEAU.
The last trip of the Cottage City
brought Mr. (r. L. Rice back to Juneau
for a few days. Mr. Rice has been in
Alaska for some time and is the pro
prietor of the Nevada Restaurant,
which is probably the best in all Alas
ka. He was just in from Bennett.
tVtllCn IS IOCJ11CU Ull l lit? innu niwi
which it is named. A News man
looked up Mr. Rice for the purpose
of learning something of the true con
dition of things up there. After the
usual salutations the reporter asked
Mr. Rice for the Bennett news. 8 Of
course we are publishing a paper for
all Alaska.
"Well," said Mr. Rice, Bennett, which
is thirty-eight miles from Skaguay, is
quite a little town with five hotels, two
general stores, bakery, barber shop
and other business houses. A detach
ment of the North-west mounted po
lice is stationed there. J. J. McKenna,
mining recorder for the Atlin district,
is stopping there for the winter and sc
also is Capt. Rant the justice of the
peace."
"Any boat building up your way?"
"Oh yes, there will bo a number of
boats built at Bennott in the spring.
The North American Transportation
Co. will build five; the Fort Steel Co.
three, Steve Bailey of Seattle three, tin
Upper Yukon Co. two and it is also re
ported that Captain Roberts will build
? ill ..,,,1 o
ttirCe. i.UCrO IS a SilW iihu mum atiu ci
plant for the construction of smal]
boats."
"Have any people come out from
Dawson on the ice this season?"
"No, wo look for the first to come out
about the 15th of this month. Last
year the first party got out on the 22nd
The railroad company is breaking i
trail from the end of the road to Taku
Arm."
In answer to a question as to the
general health of the people he stated
that there is no sickness there this
winter but that last summer there was
considerable typhoid fever. There arc
about 150 people wintering at Bennott
but Mr. Rico looks for a town of 1,00C
in the spring.
"But how about Atliu?" said the
News man, "we have a trail 01 our owli
to that place."
"Atlin, which is located on Lake At
lin, is right in the boom at this time
I am putting up a 40 x 80 two story lio
tel in that place myself, There an
probably fifty buildings in course oj
construction now and the town is go
ing right along. There are from 800 tc
1000 people in the district who will staj
there for the winter and be ready foi
early work in the spring."
"What, in your opinion, are the pros
pects for that district?"
"I think the Atlin district will moel
all expectations. Some people thinl
the output will not be much, but mj
judgment is that it will be a greal
milling region and one that will con- j
tin 110 for years. Juneau and Douglas j
City will certainly be benefitted by the
opening of this new district ana more
especially by the opening of a new trail
| across to the mines." #
Mr. Rice will probably be on his way
back before this issue is publish-1
ed. lie is a man of good business
judgment and has, we have been in-:
formed by others, been doing well. Mr.
Rice was in Dawson last summer, but
reported nothing new about that town
or country.
The Collector.
1 We were pleased to meet the collect
; or of this district, Mr. Ivey, while at
Juneau last week. We had heard so i
' '
much both in favor of and against him
I that we were anxious to see and know
1; the man. We were pleased to find :
* ?? _i .I.I.i full of mirth.
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lie is of that nature that makes strong |
friends and bitter enemies. If he is j
j weighted down with cares he certainly
j does not manifest it. We sincerely
! hope the collector will get his matters j
1 j all fixed up and that otiicial scandals
! may lie far removed from Alaska, i
k| Whether some of his appointees are
1 { corrupt or not we do not know, but we ;
feel certain that if they are Mr. Ivey
will l>e the last person to shield them, j
i
Reward for Dishonesty.
>
, j The rubber-necked single-taxers of
j Washington got the democrats, popit- j
lists, and silver republicans in their.
? fusion convention to indulge in a kind
I of half-way indorsement of the single- j
L j tax humbug. After the election was .
j over, or as soon as the shouters for
j Jeffersonian purity were restored to
I rf<v?irlnrl that thev i
j CUllSl/IUUBUOTO, U1H,J ? (
11 had been stepped on and severely in- j
. I jured, and now they are "going for" |
[ i fusion and the pops. The pops are not
all single-taxers, although single taxers
are all pops. The half-way indorse- j
ment of the single-tax idea is what!
. cleaned out the whole fusion outlit. |
. It ought to have done so. The Demo
crats are not single-taxers; you can't
t make a third-rate, second-hand, half
t; soled, single-taxer out of the poor
est kind of a Cleveland Democrat, and
,! such political dishonesty deserves de
[ | feat. The elements that compose fu
sion may oppose and defeat any future
5 alliance, but one thing is certain,
, neither one possesses sufficient merit
} j to ever elect anything single handed
I j and alone. With a three-handed j
fight the democratic and populist de-1
> sire for spoils must remain unsatisfied, j
L
' 4-Urv Ivrvaf nonoro 1T1 n 11 Alaska
UUtJ Ui mn uooi j/(n?u?u ??- v.? ,
' J is the Skaguny News. It has been
' leased by I?. J. White and A. M. Rous
' j seau. The paper containing this an
5! nouncement only reached us last week.
^ Its advertising patronage is first-class
from which we judge the business men
* of that city know a good thing when
they see it.
Our old friend Capt. Bell, who was j
so long the master of the Alaska is
t now on the Lone Fisherman. There
: are few men in Alaska who are as well
7 posted on Alaskan waters as Capt.
t Bell.
The District Attorney.
The new district attorney, Gen. Fred
erichs, and his able assistant, Mr.
Daily, think they are running in hard
luck because they lost a few cases at
this term of court. They are both off
wrong. They tried the cases well,
made good, close arguments and man
fully did their duty, but juries in nine
teen times out of twenty will do just
as these juries did. In the Lambson
case the defendant a captain of a vessel,
under considerable provocation, land
ed nineteen number six shot in the
body of an Italian. The charge was
about 230. The captain probably was
too hasty?probably did not stop ex
actly at the line of demarkation be
tween the criminal act and self de
fense, but how often will poor, frail
humanity do so. The jury took hu
manity as it was, gave the defendant
the benefit of the doubt and acquitted
him. It was not hard luck to lose this
case. In fact after listening to a part
of the trial, we hoped they would ac
quit him.
In the burglary and larceny ease
from Fort Wrangol the "bad man," the
man who did the actual breaking and
selling of the stolen goods , broke jail
and has never been heard of since.
The defendant, an alleged accomplice,
was tried. lie was urged to plead
guilty, by his lawyer, but refused, be
cause he said he was innocent. Some
circumstances pointed to his guilt?
they often do toward an innocent man.
The jury thought these circumstances
not sufficient to base a conviction on
and there are many people besides tho
jurors that thought so, and are still of
the same opinion. The district attor
ney tried the case well aud ho lost, not
011 account of "hard luck," but because
he should have.
The jury is tho judge of the facts.
There are twelve minds and they must
agree, aud while juries, owing to the
proneness of humanity to make mis
takes, sometimes commit errors, yet it
is a fact beyond question that a jnry
is a better trier of facts than the ablest
courts. Wo do not think the honest,
conscientious decision of a jury
1 1 1 1? ".*? rv.l Tfn mr.m Ko*?a
Sheep Creek wharf. Since then wo
have been informed that our descrip
tion of the matter was not altogether
correct. Wo stated that the noise ho
made whilo calling for help could bo
heard three miles, but should have
said live.
"Dad" Earl wants a good old fash
ioned heaven too. Our desertation on
future happiness has met with the ap
proval of saint and sinner.
U S '-V.
SllOUia L)U lUlJ'U^ncu. u? wouiwia
take the same oath to do their duty,
that the court and district attorney do,
and they make no more, probably less,
mistakes. The judges are reversed
much oftener than the jury.
We offer these suggestions not in the
spirit of criticism. Wo only wish the
district attorney to know that his work
has been well done and the few cases
he has lost is not through any fault of
his and that neither is the court nor
the jury to be blamed.
A Corroction.
Last week we published an account
nf ? man fallincr into the bay at the |
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