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NO. 09 TWKNTY-FTFTH TEAR
SKAGWAY. ALASKA. SATURDAY, JTjNE 24, 1922.
PRICE TEN CENTS
WOULD PROLONG PiVEH Mil';
W HON tiraOVEMENT SCHEIE
OITLI.VED PLAN CONTEMPLATES HOLDING BIG DAM AT MILKS
CANYON', OR NEAR MARSH LAKE TO STORK WATER AND
THI S LENGTHEN WHITEHORHE-DAWSON-MAYO STEAMSHIP
SERVICE THREE WEEKS.
Mr. E. E. Brydone-Jack, supervis
ing district engineer for Western
Canada, recently spent nearly twc
weeks In the Upper Yukon countrj
In the vicinity of Whitehorse. Car
cross and Atlin. Investigating a
scheme for the improvement of nav|.
Ration on the Yukon River and Its
tributaries.
The officials of the British Yukon
Navigation company (river division.
White Pass & Yukon Route) had
made certain representations to the
Public Works Department at Ot
tawa. and Mr. Erydone-Jack was
sent up here by tte Department to
investigate the conditions prevailing
and the possibility of providing
some remedy for the difficulties ex
isting. The season of navigation on
the Yukon river Is. at best, very
short, and It is made still shorter on
account of the fact that even in the
comparatively short distanct be
tween Whitehorse and Dawson there
is such a variation in the season
between these two points that when
the river at Dawson is wide open
with a good stage of water, Lake Le
Barge is still closed with ice. and
there Is not sufficient water in the
river between Whitehorse and Upper
LeBarge and between Lower Le
Barge and Hootalinqua to permit of
the operation of loaded boats and
barges even If the lake was opeu.
Statistics for the last 21 years
show that navigation opens below
Lake LeBarge approximately three
weeks before through navigation
opens out of Whitehorse. This loss
of three weeks, however, does no!
tell the whole story, because even
when the boats gst out of White
horse, somewhere hetween June 1st
and Hth, the best that can be done
Is to scrape out with an empty boat
on account of the »ery low stage of
water which always prevails between
Whitehorse and Hootalinqua. and
many years it is .'oly 1st or later
before boats can leave Whitehorse
with anything approaching a full
load.
To sum the whole situation up in
a few words—the wain river opens
early with a good stage of water
it is high water in the spring and
low water In the fall; the river be
tween Whitehorse and Hootalinqua
opens late with a -ery low stage of
water—it is low water In the spring
and high water in tne fall.
The conditions as affecting navi
gation to Dawson are even worse as
regards navigation to Mayo, the new
mining camp situated on the Stewart
river. The Stewart is a very "ear
ly" river, and breaks in May. It is
in flood right after the break-up.
but it falls more rapidly than the
main Yukon, and some years by the
middle of July the water is so low
that only small shallow draft boats
can navigate it at all. and even then
with extreme difficulty. Some years
the Stewart raises Jn September, If
fall rains occur, but there is no cer
tainty regarding u.j, and this fall
raise cannot be telied on. Even
when it does occur It is of short
duration—too short to be much of
a factor in handlitg any great vol
ume of tonnage.
The reason why the river between
Whitehorse and HoOtalinqua is so
much later than t..t main river is
because of the 'arge area of
lakes at the head o! the river. These
lakes act as a gove rnor, and because
of their great area >he river is ver>
slow in raising and equally slow iu
falling. Every spring when Lake
LeUarge finally opms. the water at
Whitehorse is very low, so low that
boats can barely scrape out with no
cargo on board, ana every full when
navigation closes the river at ^ bite
horse has a tine stifle of water, am
ple to permit of boats and barges
operating with full loads.
The remetly proposed to cure ex
isting conditions is to erect a dam
at a point about seven miles below
Marsh Lake. The purpose of the
dam will be to conserve the water
which now wastes away in !aU
fail efter uavigatiot closes ai'd thru
out the winter, and hold ihis wa
ter in ftorage until the sprin-1 when
it can be released Statistics of
storage areas and flow of water ne
cessary to provide a good stage of
water In the river at Whitehorse. j
show that about 4C days' water can
j be stored in Lakeo Marsh. Tagisn
Taku Arm and branches, Xares Lake
and Lake Bennett.
If this scheme c?o be carried out
| successfully it is p.oing to make a
j big difference to navigation prob
lems on the Yukosj river and pre
vent the costly and exasperating de
lays which now prnvail at the open
ing of each seasoui of navigation. It
is confidently expected that boats
will be able to leasts Whitehorse ap
proximately from Yay 20th to \ ay
25th with full loads, thus coordin
ating the period ot high water on
the upper river with the period of
high water on thj Stewart river.
! This year the Stevart river had
passed its flood peCod and was fall
ing rapidly before the first boat left
Whitehorse. and unless some means
Is found to remedy this condition it
is going to be very difficult, if not
Impossible, to fun;*sh Mayo with
I adequate transportation facilities
I necessary for a big mining camp,
j We have every ;eason to believe
that Mr. Brydone-Jack will make a
favorable report on the feasibility of
the scheme proposed, and it is hop
! ed that work may ")e commenced In
the near future. We understand
the Yukon Council has endorsed the
scheme and made recommendation
to Ottawa that- the work be under
taken.
| —
HOl'SE OF LORDS
RATIFIES CONFERENCE BII.I.
London, June 21.—The House of
Lords passed the bill for the rati
fication of the Washington confer
ence treaties on the second reading
[of the bill.
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FOR ALL PEOPLE
It U our constant aim to meet the needs of
all the people all the time in every particular.
We consider the small depositor is entitled
to aa much careful attention as the large one.
Baisnlk ©IT Masks
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
CHINESE TROOPS
IH1UTIOT
Shanghai, June 22.—Ten thous-1
and Chinese troops under General
Tsal Chen Hsun, who had been sent
against Sun Yat Sbfl's army In the
Kiangsi province mutineed at Klan
fu. The muntlous troops burned
several cities and killed thousands
of the residents. The reports of
the mutiny and burnings came from
Hankow and NancL&ng. The rebel
lious troops are marching back
northward according to the despatch'
from Hankow. It soys that the Brit
ish gunboat Cockchafer is speeding
up the Kan river toward Nanchang
in order to bring out the for>*lj;n
residents. The American gunboat
Monocacy is proceeding to Nan
chang.
HARVEY'S SON-IX.LAW
l-X CONSPIRACY TRIAL '
Trenton. NT. J., J«ne 21.—Colonel
Marcellus J. Thompson, son-in-law
of Ambassudor of the United States
to Great' Britain, and seven other
men will be tried Vn September on
the charges of a conspiracy to ship
machine guns to Ireland in viola
tion of the conspiracy law. This an
nouncement was made this after
noon.
MOORE TO MAKE
RACE AGAINST HIRAM
San Francisco. June 22.—Charles
C. Moore, who was president of the
Panama Pacific Exposition, will
make the race for the Republican ]
nomination for Un.ted Statea sen-j
ator against Hiram Johnson of Cai-[
ifornia.
FISHER, THE KLOl'R
MAX, DIES IN SEATTLE]
Seattle. Juno 23.—O. W. Fisher,
aged seventy-nine, the millionaire
president of the Fisher flouring
mills, died in bis home in this city.
He was one of the most prominent j
as well as wealthiest men in the
northwest.
TROOPS ENDANGER I
MISSIONARIES" LIVES!
Shanghai, June 23.—The lives of
the Catholic missioLaries In the l-az
arist mission at Ta'ho are endanger
ed by the mutinous troops of the
Peking government. The church
school of the mission was burned
and 000 Christian converts who took
refuge in the mission compound
have appealed for assistance against
the mutineers.
WII.SO.V TRAGEDY
CAUSES GREAT GRIEF
T.ondon, June 23.—When he an
nounced the Wilson tragedy In the
House of Common* today, Austen
Chamberlin broke down. The House
adjourned as a mark of respect to
the dead soldier. In the House of
Lords Sir Edward Carson, in a
broken vo:ce, asked for the details
of the tragic end of his close friend.
JOHN FAIRFIALD
PASSES AWAY
Friends of John Fairfield will be
grieved and surprised to hear of hU
death at the White Pasa hospital
this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. He
was sick but a day or two and died
after being In the hospital but a
short time.
Mrs. Fairfield, wtfe of the deceas
ed. died in Juneau about two months
ago.
N'o announcemert of the funeral
can be given as we are going to
press.
132XD IXFAXFRY
BEING MOBILIZED
Chicago, June 24.—The mobiliza
tion of the 132nd infantry of the
national guard Is going forward,
with a view of sending them for
guard duty in the Southern Illinois l
mining region. The mobilization be-!
gan today at the second Infantry ar-i
^mory.
10 PROSECUTE
UNION ns
Washington, June 24.—Secretary
of Labor Davla hold a conference
with the President on the disorders
which have taken place In the Illi
nois coal fields. The declaration
Wiis made by Secretary Davis that
those responsible for the disorders
in the Southern IU.nols mine fields
will be prosecuted to the full extent
of the law.
VAP TREATY WITH
UNITED 8TATE8 APPROVED
Toklo, June 22.—The Yap treaty
with the United States was approv
ed by the Privy Council and the Jap
anese Prince Regent. The treaty
fixes the rights of each nation on the
island, which is under the Japan
ese mandate, having been so arrang
ed by the treaty of Versailles.
A. F. OF L. ADVOCATES
RADICAL CHANGES
Cincinnati, June 22.—The Amer
ican Federation of Labor in ita res
olutions adopted this afternoon, de
clared in favor of a repeal of the
Sherman Antl Trust Jaw and the en
actment of legislation designed to
curb the power of .he courts.
HEARST ARRIVES
FROM EUROPE
New York, June 22.—W. R.
Hearst arrived hone this morning,
bringing with him the body of Bar
ham, one of his Lou Angeles editor*,
who recently died in a London hos
pital.
RUMANIAN QUEEN
WIRES MRS. W. R. HEARST
Paris, June ?3.—The message
which Queen Marie of Rumania sent
to Mrs. William Randolph Hearst
by special messenger contained the
Following; "Love. Faith, and Cour
ige, with these we can win the
world."
VII'ST BE AMUSED
OR TURN BOLSHEVIK
New York, June 23.—William H.
Hays, the head of the great motion
picture trust, received a delegation
5f representatives of the non-the
itrical civic groups who are in con
ference in this city. Hays told the
representatives that "This country
must have its amusements or it will
50 red."
DISCLOSE WIDE
Ml'RDER CONSPIRACY
London, June 24 —The police who
bave been invostlga.lng the assassin
ation of Field Marshal Wilson have
come into possession of documents
which disclose a conspiracy to take
the lives of a number of prominent
persons. The plan as disclosed was
to conduct a campaign of outrages
in various parts, for the purpose of
terrifying the leaders. James O'
Brien and James Connolly were ar
raigned in the Westminster police
court today, charged with the mur
der of Marshal WLson.
WU TING PASO
DIES AT CANTON
Shanghai, June 24.—Wu Ting
Fang, one of the prominent Chinese,
and formerly Chinese Minister at
Washington, who recently held the
post of Foreign Minister in the Cab
inet of Sun Yat Sea in the disrupt
ed Southern Chinese government,
died at Canton Yesterday morning.
S. S. MAID REACHES NOME
Nome, June 21.—The steamship
Maude, which started from Seattle
for this point, reached here today.
This is Amundsen's exploration ship.
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SECRETARY FUEL GIVES IIP
HIS TRIP TO lUSH
Washington, Juno 23.—Alaska
will have to be content with a vis t
from Assistant Secretary of Coni
! raerce Huston and bis party, and a
j few congressmen and other minor
! officials this summer. It was hoped
i that the President would get north
for a rest and inspection trip, and
it was definitely expected that Sec
retary of the Interior Fall would
come. Now this la.U hope of a cab
inet offlicer is cancelled. Fall an
nounced that he could not visit Al
aska this year as planned. •
I TWO CAPTAINS AND
MAJOR FOR ALASKA
I '
| Washington, June 23.—In the ar
my orders for today two captains
and a major hava been transferred
to Alaskan ports.
Capt. Ivy W. Crawford, now of
the twenty-fourth regiment, ha?
been transferred to the 59th In Al
aska, Captain Loreti C. Stewart, now
with the 17th, has been transferred
to the 69th, and Major Alfred S.
Balsam, now at the college of St.
Thomas, has been transferred to the
59th.
i HOLLAND HAS PRESIDENCY'
I
OP RUSSIAN COMMISSION
! The Hague, June 21.—Holland,
the entertaining nation of the pres
ent conference, h^s been assigned
the presidency of the central com
mission of the conference on Rus
sian affairs. Belgium was given the
Vice Presidency of the same com
mission.
CHIEF Jl'STICE TAFT
RECEIVED AT COURT
London, June 21.—Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court Howard Taft
was received in audience by King
George yesterday.
ULSTER ROUSED OVER
MURDER OF WILSON
London, June 24.—The situation
In this city Is one of great anxiety
today. This la owing to the high
state of feeling ovur the assassina
tion of Field Marshal Wilson in Lon
don. Special precautions were tak
en in the disturbed areas, but the
military and policc. were forced to
(ire on the mobs sereral times. Vir
tually every member of the Ulster
government Is uud'.r the protection
of the police.
HARDING DISCOURAGES
Philippine mission
Wasliinglon, June 22.—President
Harding told the members of the
Philippine parliamentary commis
sion today that h« could not yet
urge upon Con; ress the desirability
of Philippine independence.
The members ot the commission
indicated that he was not unaltera
bly opposed to i' lilippina autonomy,
but tiiat he regards the matter as a
question of time.
PRESIDENT HARDING A
MODEL SICK PATIENT
Chicago, June 22.—President
Harding is declared to he a model
patient when ill. This statement
was made by Lrigadier Ceneril
Charles E. Sawyer, who spoke be
fore the American .jstitute of Hom
eopathy today.
LLOYD GEORGE'S
GOVERNMENT DEFEATED
London, June 22.—The govern
ment went down to defeat in the
House of Commons today. The ques
tion on which the defeat was regis
tered was the national health bill,
which the government opposed.
.MINERS' MOD ATTACKS
NON-UNION MEN
Clarksburg, \V. Ya., June 23.—
Two were killed in an attack of
union miners on an iiiterurban
tractor car, which had a load of non
union miners. Tht latter were go
ing from this city to the Case &
Hudson coal mines. The non-union
men were guarded by deputy sher
iffs from this city and were hound
for the Lewis mine near Reynolds
ville this morning. Two of the at
tacking party were shot when they
crawled thru the «.* windows.
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