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No. 213 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER lfi, 1913
PRICE 10 CENTS
BE BOOV OF 1 ORE
LOCATED NEAR TUNA OIVEO
What promises to be one of the i
greatest assets for the Tanuna val
ley that has ever been found, Is t
beat told by repeating the words of
Mr. O. A. Anderson, who arrived 1
from that section of Alaska, and w.S
a passenger south on the Steamship J
Spokane last night on his way to j
Swasea, Wales.
In 1909, in company with four as-j
oociatea, Mr. Anderson discovered j
the presence of placer tin while
mining placer gold in the section ly
ing between the Yukon and Tanana|
rivers, in the district about Round
Top mountains. The tin was so
plentiful that it interfered with the
•gold placer mining, and necessitat
ed shutting down at frequent inter
vals lu order to clear the sluice
boes of the metal which accumulat
ed.
Becoming firmly convinced that
there was a tin lode in that vicinity,
for the past two years Mr. Anderson
and his associates have continued a
systematic search for the ore body,
and this year their labors were re^
warded by locating it. It is for the
purpose of having assays made of
the samples taken out that Mr. An
derson is making the trip to Eng
land. For the past four years, he
and his associates have shipped from
ten to fifteen tous of the placer
tin to Wales, making the shipments
via St. Michaels, and from these
shipments they have realized in the
neighborhood of $600 per ton. The
nugget tin is shipped in sacks weigh
ing 125 pounds each, and the sacks
are no longer than an ordinary 25
lb flour sack. The first season 34
tous were shipped to Wales, while
this season IS tous were sent out
via St. Michaels.
The lode is located at the base of
Rouud Top mountain, as described
by the Geological maps, but more
commonly known in the Tanana dis
trict as Moose mountain. The lo
cation is about 17 miles from the
Yukon and 17 miles from Hot
Springs. The association claim as j
recorded is S500 feet long, and
holes have been sunk at various
points on the claim from 12 feet to \
16 feet in depth, and in one place a j
depth of 65 feet was reached. In-'
dications showed that the ore im-1
proved in richness as depth was at- i
tained. I
Mr. Anderson is very enthusiastic
over the discovery, nnd predicts big
things for the coming season if the
results of his assays in Swasea come
up to his expectations.
In speaking to others coming out
from that district, they state that it
is quite well known that if no
placer tin, or "tin rock" as it is
commonly called, is found on creeks,
gold is seldom, if ever found, and
that quite a number of the placer
operators, for the past few years
have been saving the placer tin and
shipping it to the outside, or else
selling it to parties who have made
a practice of shipping. The tin nug
gets are found varying iu size from
that of the head of a pin to the size
of a grape, and even in some cases
pieces of almost pure tin have been
picked out of sluice boxes as large
as a man's fist.
PLANTING SHADE TREKS
IN CLEVELAND, OHIO.
Cleveland, Oct. 16—Iu order that
Cleveland may truly live up to its
name of the "Forest City", the city
forestry department yesterday be
gan the planting ofitwo thousand
trees. This is in line with a rixed
policy of increasing the number of
shade trees in the city each year
by 5,000. According to census tak
en by the forestry department there
are now more than 90,000 shade
trees in Cleveland.
J. W. Shearer, who was one of th
first to "pull the throttle" ou th«
White Pass & Yukon will be a pas
senger for the South on the Sophia
tonight. Mr. Shearer is making the
trip to Seattle and Vancouver and
other coast points on matters of a
business nature as well as for pleas
ure, and expects to be gone about
30 days.
Walter Drummond, who has beea
In Skagway during the past summer,
was an outgoing passenger on the
Spokane last evening, for Seattle,
where he will re-enter the Washing
ton State University for his finish
ing year. While in Skagway Mr.
Drummond made many friends, and
was well liked by all who knew him
and he takes with him their best
wishes for a successful year in the
University.
OUR NEW FALL LINE OF
Ladies' and Misses'
La Vogue Coats,
Suits and Skirts
ARE NOW BEING SHOWN
AS WELL AS
Fall Millinery
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H. J. LYNCH
Leading Ladies' Furnisher and Haber
dasher of Skagway
London, Oct. 16—Three kings,
four queens, and an empress, togeth
er with some fifty lesser British and
Continental royalties, witnessed the
marriug.j at noon yesterday of Princ
Arthur, son of the Duke of Con
naught, Governor-General of Canada,
and his cousin, the Duchess of Fife,
in the historic Chayel Royal, St.
James's Palace. The march has
betu generally regir'ie 1 as the
nearest possible approach to roy
al rcma. c^, as, ex ti t fot tbe ne
cessity of providing a wealthy bride
for Priuce Arthur and the desira
blity of keeping the duchess's mil
lions in England, no state purpose
is served by the alliance. The bride
inherited more than five million dol
lars from her father. She is 22
years ol age and the Prince 30.
Although the wedding was suppos
ed to be merely a family affair,
Court officials had complete charge
of the arrangements. As the Chap
el Royal holds only 300 persons the
guest list was exceedingly select.
In addition to King George and
Queen Mary, and the parents of the
bride and bridegroom, the distin
guished guests included the kings
and (iueen% of Denmark and Nor
way, Dowager-Empress Marie of
Russia, Queen Mother Alexandra, th
Crown Prince and Crown Princess
of Sweden, the Prince and Princess
Henry of Prussia, representing the
Kaiser. All the members of the
diplomatic corps were present, and
the United States Ambassador Wal
ter Hines Page, in black Court
dress—with long trousers, however,
instead of knee breeches—provided
tho only somber figure iu the glit
ter of uniforms and jewels.
There were no. state processions
or escorts, but the bands of the
Crenadier and Coldstream Guards
were drawn up iu the Ambassadors'
Court and the approach to the Chap
el Royal was lined by guards of hon
or from the Royal Scots Greys, the
bridegroom's regiment, and the Duff
Highlanders, (the bride, as head of
the Duff clan, being one of the few
persons privileged to maintain a pri
vate regiment.) Although their
residence is only a few yards from
the palace, the Connanghts conform
ed to custom and drove from Clar
ence House to the Chapel Royal.
The bridegroom, who wore his cap
tain's uniform of the Royal Scots
Greys crossed with his Garter rib
bon, was "supported" by his cous
ins, the Prince of Wales, aqd the
Grand Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,
the former wearing naval uniform,
and the latter that of the Seaforth
Highlanders, of which he is colonel
in-chief. Royal bridegrooms have no
best men, but the bride, who drove
from Portman Square with her motV
er, the Princess Royal, and her
uncle, the King of Norway, had
tight bridesmaids. They included
Princess Mary, King George's only
(laughter; Princess Patricia, the
bridegroom's sister, Princess Maud,
the bride's sister; Princess Mary, of
Teck, Lady Mary Cecil, daughter of
the Marquis of Salibsury. Tiny
pages in satin court suits bore her
train. Among them were Prince
John, King George's youngest son,
and Crown Prince Olaf of Norway.
It was 11:45 when the bride ar
rived amid a storm of cheering from
the vast crowds in t^he vicinit>eof th
palace. The bridegroom was await
ing her at the altar, and in a few
moments King George and Queen
Mary, who drove over from Buck
ingham palace without escort, arriv
ed. The King, who was in Field
Marshal's uniform, gave his neice
away, and as soon as the nuptial
knot had been tied by the archbish
op, the royal party adjourned to the
Registry where the register, an im
posing purple, gilt-edged book, re
served exclusively for royal wedding
was signed. King George and about
forty royalties and officials signed
immediately after the bride and
bridegroom, and the whole party
then proceeded to the Banqueting
Hall where the wedding breakfast
was served. ■
The bride wore a simple wedding
gown of white and pale blue silk, em
broidered with sprigs of white heath
er, the Scottish emblem of good
luck. Her trousseau is all British,
England and Scotland supplying the
gowns and shoes, Ireland the linen
and Wales the corsets, etc. The
weddiug presents were numerous
and costly. Care had been taken,
however, to prevent duplication and
the newly married couple will not
have to worry themselves over what
to do with, say, nineteen pianos, as
King George and Queen Mary had
to twenty years ago. The king's
gift to the bride was a magnificent
set of diamonds and the young prin
ces clubbed together for a diamond
crown. |
WILL INVESTIGATE
LOSS OF THE VOIjTUIINO
Loudon, Oct. 16—The British
Board of Trade hew has ordered
full investigation into the loss of
the steamship Volturno. „
New York, Oct. 1<J—Several, of;
fleers, survivors of the Volturno
state emphatically that the fire was
caused by explosions of the wireless
from the steamer Kroonlard. Capt.
Inch, of the wrecked steamer, be
lieves however, that incendiarism
was the cause of the loss.
Purser Sondheim, of the steamer
Tana, sailed for Seattle on the Spo
kane last evening. Mr. Sondheim is
secretary and treausrer of the Alas
ka Rivers Navigation company, op
erating a number of smaller crafts
on the lower river, Tanana and'side
1 streams.
FOREIGN POWERS WILL
SEND WARSHIPS TO MEXICO
Mexico City, Oct 16—Diplomatic
representatives In Mexico of Great
Britain, Spain, Cuba, Gantamala,
and Norway, at a conference held
here today, decided to recommend
to their respective governments th»
necessity of sending warships to Mex
ico at once for the purpose of af
fording the legations of their var
ious countries needed protection
New Crop Ripe Olives
We have beefi waiting some
time for these. They are worth
waiting for however and we
are now able to supply your
wants with the famous "Gro
gan" Ripe Olives, full quart
tins at SO cents per tin.
P. H. GANTYi GROCER
SATURDAY, OCTOBER EIGH
TEENTH II LEGAL HOLIDAY
During the first session of the
first Alaska Territorial legislature,
which convened in Juneau in March
of last year and continued in session
for sixty days, an act was passed set
ting aside the 18th day of October
ot each year, the anniversary of the,
acquisition of the territory by the
United States, aa a legal holiday.
In conformity with the provisions of
the act, Governor Strong has Issued
a proclamation declaring next Sat
urday, October 18th, a holiday to
be known as "Alaksa Day". Below
appears the proclamation, a copy of
which we received this morning:
"Territory of Alaska by the gov
ernor a proclamation:
"On the eighteenth day of October
of the present year, forty six years
will have elapsed since the Stars
and Stripes displaced the flag of
Russia in Alaska, and this great
northern country became a posses
sion of the United States. And by
an act of the Territorial Legislature,
that day has been designated as a
legal holiday to be known as Alaska
day.
"It is therefore proper that we, as
Alaskans, should pay homage, not
only to the flag of our country, as
the emblem of liberty, enlightenmen ,
and progress, but that also we
should observe the anniversary of
the day when a magnificent domain
became a potential asset of this na
tion, although it has taken nearly
half a century for the people of the
United States to realize that in Al
aska they have a heritage that is
destined to add new stars to the
flag and furnish homes for millions
of free and. prosperous people.
"Now, therefore, I, J. F. A. Strong
Governor of the Territory of Alaska,
in accordance with the. law of the
territory, do recommend that all the
people cease from labor on that day,
except such as may be absolutely
necessary, and that they join in such
demonstration as may be practica
ble in the various localities with
usual exercises and ceremonies suit
able for the occasion.
"Given under my hand and the seal
of Alaska, at Juneau, the capitol,
this fourteenth day of October, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen and of the
independence of the United States
of America, the one hundred and
thirty seventh year.
The Governor.
(SEAL) J. F. A. STRONG"
W. L. Dlstin. Ex-offlelo
Secretary of Alaska.
THE MARVELS OP
ELECTRICAL EXPOSITION'
Nfew York, Oct. 16—Manufacture
of real United States money; milk
ing of cows; operation of a minia
ture Panama Canal, with boats pass
ing through the locks and the steer
ing of a man-o'-war and firing of its
tiny guns—all by use of electricity,
are some of the modern marvels
that were to be seen on dsplay yes
terday when the annual Electrical
Exposition opened at Grand Central
Palace. The money will be made by
employees brought here from the U.
S. mint at Philadelphia. The Panama
Canal model through which minia
ture boats will pass, has been on
private view at the White House. To
demonstrate electric devices several
blooded cows are on view. The
"farmer" adjusts the milkers, press
es a button and goes back to bed.
These are-merely a few; of the many
electrical wonders on view.
REPORT OP COMMITTEE
ON REFORMATORY WORK
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 16—A re
port of the standing committee on
reformatory work and parole, by the
Chairman, Mrs. D. A. O'Sullivan, su
perintendent of the Andrew Mercer
Reformatory, Toronto, Canada, and.
addresses on "The Indeterminate
Sentence from the Standpoint of the
Board of Parole", and "treatment
of Delinquent Children", were on
yesterday at sessions of the Ameri
can Prison Congress annual con
vention here. W. H. Berry, of the
Iowa Board of Parole, and R. B.
Chadwick, superintendent of the
Association for Delinquent Children,
of Alberta, Canada, were the speak
ers. Ralph E. Smith, Wisconsin,
Board '.I Charities, Maud 'Balliugton
Booth, New York City, and Mrs. Jes
sie D. Hooder, superintendent Wo
man's Reformatory, Sherborn, Mass.,
[were afternoon speakers.!
Get your fall suit as
early as you cau and
have all the good of
it from now on. Hart
Schaffner and Marx
have made some of
the snappiest styles
tor young1 men we've
ever shown. Better
see them, they have
just arrived.
CLA YSON