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rKOSPKROUS VI KOX
Optimism should be the keynote in Yukon today.
Old Klondike has Just concluded one of its most prosperous seasons, ini
proportion to Its population.
Mayo never before knew such thrift nor such population as today. |
Better prospects are reported from Mayo hv every arrival.
Xot ma ablebodled man who wanted work was idlo in Klondike or
Mayo during the last summer. In fact. It was difUcult to get help In many
cases. • f I \
Tew places on the continent can boast such conditions. Nearly every
where else there are great numbers of idle, with no immediate prospects of
occupation. j |
Today the sun swings into the sunny stretch toward summer, and it
will be a short time now until the spring activities will start. Extensive
new dredge works will start in this district and the Mayo camp promises to
experience developments that approach a boom.
Optimism surely should prevail in this region. Croakers and knockers
are no good to any community or any country, and the sooner they are rel
egated to the shelf the better It will be for everyone who believes in living
and doing things In this world.
Only by practicing and talking can the spirit of development and trade
and progresslveness be kept alive. By such a spirit the world moves and
thrives.
Every Yukoner—every man, woman and child in Pawson, Mayo or
elsewhere—can contribute to the cause of progress by exercising the spirit,
of progress, by talking confidence in the future, by patronizing aud sup-j
porting local Institutions, by re-investing in Yukon and going ahead oontid-j
ent that Yukon Is about to see her best year and that the general prosperity j
of the last year will be enhanced the coming year.—Dawson News.
CtMU'KK.lTlO.N
A new feeling is coming into being between Seward and Anchorage. It
would appear that the old enmity thai has existed between the two towns
giving rise to bickering and back-biting, is giving way before a spirit of co
operation and good will.
We hear that Anchorage is going to stand behind Seward to secure, for
the latter, the capital of the territory. The building of the government
railroad from Seward to the interior has brought Seward in close touch
with the whole Interior of Alaska. As this country, which has been open
ed up by the railroad develops, the center of population of Alaska is go
ing to move to Seward. And if the oid fields in western Alaska prove a
success there will be no question about Seward being the only logical place
in the Territory for the capital.
Alaskaus generally outside of the iirst division, are coming to believe
that the best interests of Alaska would bo served b> removing the capital
a little further from Seattle, which, because o£ her meddling in Alaskan af
fairs. has almost made herself the Fifth Division.
The stakes are big and much can be gained by a little more good feel
ing and co-operation with our sister city up the line. Seward has nothing
to fear from Anchorage. The greater the city of Anchorage, the greater
the benefit to Seward for Seward is the gateway thru which most every
thing must pass to get to Anchorage. The possibilities of this country are
great, great enough for us all to prosper by its development., so let's put
our shoulder to the wheel and push things along. Let them know up the
line that we are ready to boost everything and anything for the common
good of all and if we can join hands in a general boost for this country,
we shall all be repaid in the end.—Seward Gateway.
LONG AND KAITHFTL SERVK K
Efficiency and faithfulness of service have seldom been more aptly il
lustrated in this northland than in the case of Victor I. Hahn. of Skagway.
Twenty-three years ago he came from Seattle to take a position with the
White Pasa and Yukon Route and for most of the time he has rendered
efficient service as superintendent of the railroad. He returned this week
from h.s annual visit to his family at Seattle, they usually spending the
summer months with him at Skagway. Jlr. Hahn is quite hopeful that the
Mayo mining camps will develop into a rich and permanent district that
will attract many hundreds and possibly thousands of prospectors and oper
ators to that section of the northwest. Rich silver quartz has been discov
ered to a depth of several hundred feet and at present it is necessary to
transport it by water to Dawson and down the Yukon river to St. Michael
and theme to the Tacoma smelter. If the ore is found in sufficient quan
tity to justify the construction of a railroad to the new fields. It is possible
that the White Pass may be extended from Whitehorse about 350 miles to
the new mines. In that event there would be activity and prosperity Xor
the towns of Skagway and Whitehorse and the ingenuity and energy of Su
perintendent Hahn would be taxed to an even greater extent than at pres
ent. But it is fair to presume that he would prove fully equal to the en
larged demand.—Juneau Capital.
» -i •» " •»». „ v vf
Mr. Glbney was up hrlgm and early -
and aroused the syndicate to action. I
Tfie ride would he at Its lowest ehh
at nine thirty-one and the commodore
flgnred that his fortune would he ly
ing well exposed on the Berkeley tide
flat* '■»•» ""raced a diver and a smaJI |
jaisollnc launch. and after an party
breakfast In » chophouse on lhp Ktn
barcadero they started for the wivok.
They were within half a mile of It. i
heading right Into the eye «>f the wind,
when Captain Scragirs and McGufTey
stood erect In the Inunoh simultaneous
ly and snlffi-d like a pair of—well,
sea dogs.
"Dead whale." suggested McGufTey.
"I hope it ain't (lib's fortune." re- j
plied Scraggs drily
"Shut up." bellowed Mr flibney. He '
was sniffing himself by this time, for
as the launch s«lfily approached the j
dernllcl the unpleasant odor became
more pronor need.
"Beteher that schooner was In col
lision with a steamer." Captain '
Scraggs announced. "She «as cut I
down right through the fo* castle with •
the watch lielow sound asleep, an' \
this here fragrance ap|H-als to me as I
a sure *lini of a Jolt for the coroner," I
Mr. Gibney's eyes flashed, hut he !
made no reply Tliey had rounded the
schooner's stem now, and her name
was visible.
"Schooner Kadlnk. Seattle." read i
Scraggs. "l.ittle old three sticker a
thousand yenr< old an' cut clear i
through Jusi abaft the foremast. Mc
Ouffey, you don't s'pose this here's a
pirate craft an' Just hulgln' with gold."
"Sure." retorted the engineer with
a slow wink, "tainted wealth."
Mr. Glbney could stand their hack
ling no longer. "Kooky here, you two,"
he bawled out angrily. "1 g"t a hunch j
I picked up a lemon, but I'm a-wlllln' :
to tackle tbe ileal with Nells If you I
two think I didn't do right by the j
syndicate a-runnln" up a bill of ex- j
pense towin' this craft Into port. I
nln't goln' to stand for no klddln', j
even If we are In a 8vp-hundred-di'llftr ,
towage bill. Man Is human an' bound ;
to make mistakes."
"Don't kid the commodore. Seraggsy.
This aromer o' ruses is niore'n a
atrong man can stand, so cut out the I
Josh."
"All right. Mac. I guess the com- !
modore's foot slipped this time, but
I ain't squawkin' yet."
"No. Not yet." cried Mr. Glbney
bitterly, "hut soon."
"I ain't, nuther," Captain Scraggs
assumed nil air of injures! virtue. "I'm
a-wlllln" to go through with you. Gib.
at a losit. for nothln' else except to
convince you o' the folly o' makln' this
a one man syndicate. 1 ain't a-klckir'
but I'm free to confess that I'd like c
be consulted oncet In a while."
"That's logic," rumbled the single
minded McGufTey.
"You dirty welchers." roared the !
commodore. "1 ain't askln' you twi> ,
to take chances with me. Me an' I
Nolls'll take this deal over Independ
ent o' the syndicate."'
"Well, let's dress this here diver."
retorted the cautious Scraggs. "an' '
send him Into the hold for a lo.«k j
around before we make up our minds."
Captain Scrags" *as no1 a nl!,n lo i
take chances.
They moored the launch to the j
wreck and commenced operations. Mr. j
Glbney worked the air pump while |
tbe diver, ax In hand, dropped Into tbe I
Ax in Hand, Dropped Into the Murky
Depths of the Flooded Hold.
murky depths of the flooded hold. He
was down half an hour before he sig
naled to be pulled up. All hands
•lurtuui to LUa line to haul him back
to daylight, and the instant he popped
clear of the water Mr. Glbney unbur
dened himself of an agonized curse.
In his hands the diver held * large
decayed codfish!
Captain Scraggs turned a sneering
pinniv upon the unhappy commodor*
while MciJuffey sat down on the damp
riill of the dereflrt and laughed until
the tears coursed down his honest
face.
"A dirty little codfish in' schooner."
nived Captain Scraggs, "an' you
a-slnkln' the lime an' money o' the
sjndicate In rotten codfish on the
sav-so of a clairvoyant you ain't even
been Introduced to. Gib. If that's busi
ness. all I pn to say Is: 'Kxcuse me." "
Mr. Glbney seized the defunct fish
from the diver's hand, tore It In half,
slapped Captain Scrnccs with one aw
ful fragment and hurli-d the other at
McGuHfey.
"I'm on er the syndicate." he raved
beside himself with anger. "Here I
(to 10 work an' make a fortune for a
pair of short spirts an' pikers an' y«u
cet to squealln' at the first five-bun
rtred dollar loss 1 know yon of old.
Thlneas Scrapes. an' the leopard <-an't
change Ills spots " He raised hts rich
hand to heaven "I'm through for
keeps. We'll sojl the pearls today,
divvj up. an' dissolve. Tm through."
"Olad of tt." prowled MctJuffey.
"1 don't want no more o' that codfish,
an' as soon as «e git fightin room I'll
prove to you that no near-sailor can
Insult n e an' git away with it. Me
an' S- raggsy's pot some rights. Ton
mn walk on Scracgsy. (Jib. but It
takes a man to «alk on the McGuffey
family."
No;hing but the lack of sea room
prevented a battle royal. Mr. Glhney
stood gl: rlnc at his late partners. Hl«
great ham-like fists were oix-nlng and
closing automatically.
"You're right. Mac." he said pres
ently. endeavoring to control his an
ger and chagrin "We'll settle this
later. Take that helmet off the diver
an' let's hear what he's got to report."
With the helmet removed the diver
spoke:
"As ne:\r as I can matce #m oosx,
there ain't a thine o' value In this
Milk hui n couple o' hundred tons o'
codfish. She was nit In two Just for'd
o' the bulkhead an' her anchors car
ried away on the section that was cut
off. She ain't worth the cost o' towtn'
her in on the flats."
"So that codfish tias some value."
sneered t'aptaln Scrncra.
"Great grief. Scraggsyl Pon't tell
me It's sp'lU-d," cried McGuffey, simu
lating horror.
"N'o. not quite. Mac. not quite. Just
slightly. 1 s'poso Gib'll tack a sign
to the stub o' the nia'n mast: 'SUght
ly spoiled codfish for sale. Apply to
A. P. Gibney. on the premises. Spe
cial rates on Friday.""
Mr. Glbncy quivered, but made no
reply. He carefully examined that
portion of the derelict above water and
discovered that by an additional ex
penditure of about fifty dollars he
might recover an equal amount In
brass fittings. The Kadlak's house
was gone and her decks completely
rutted. Nothing remained but the am
putated hull and the foul cargo below
her battered decks.
In majestic silence the commodore
motioned all hands into the launch.
In silence they returned to the city.
Arrived here, Mr. Glbney paid ofT the
launch man and the diver and ac
companied by his associates repaired
to a prominent Jeweler's shop with
the pearls they had accumulated In
the South seas. The entire lot was
sold for thirty thousand dollars. An
hour Inter they had adjnsted their
accounts, divided the fortune of the
syndicate equally, and then dissolved.
At parting, Mr. Gibney spoke for the
first time when It had not been ab
solutely necessary.
"Put a beggar on horseback an'
he'll ride to the devil." he said. "When
you two swabs was poor yon was con
tent to Jet me lead you Into a fortune,
but now that you're well-heeled, yon
think you're business men. All right!
[ ain't got a word to say except this:
Before I got through with you two
beachcombers Til have all your money
and ><m"' !-e a beggln' me for a Job.
I np«loe'ze for soakln' you two with
that dis<::sod codfish, an' for old sake'*
snke we won't fight. We're still
friends, but business associates no
longer, for I'tn too big a flgger In this
syndicate to stand for any critldsm
on my handlln' o' the Joint finances.
Hereafter, Soraggsy, old kkldo, you
an' Miic can go it alone with your
sternwhecl steamer. Me an' The
Squarehead Icts It together an' takes
our chances Ton don't hear that poor
nntootered S- ede mxkln' no holler at
'he wa\ I've handled the syndicate—"
"But. Gib. my dear hoy." chattered
Captain Scraggs, "w111 you Just listen
to re—"
"Enough! Too much Is plenty.
Let's shake hands an] pvt frtenflji
lout nut ir' "long la bMBMl
together. tb*»'* *n *
"Well, TVi *orry. Gib," mumbled M<s j
GulPey. rrry much crestfallen. "hot
then you hov* that Sof-font 8»b at
roe an'—■"
"That m fortune hlttln' you a
belt In the free, Mac. an- yoa wa* too !
self-concelted w recognlre It Reraern
her that, both of too two. Fortune
hit yon tn the face today an' yon
didnt know it."
Td rather dla poor, Glh," walled !
McGuffey
The commodore ahook hand* cor
. dtnTh and df-parted. followed hy the
i faithful Nell* Ha'voraen. The too
| ment the door cloned behind them j
I Scrags* turned to the engineer.
! "Mac.*' h' *a'd earnectly, "Glh'a up
to aomethln'. -He'a g"t that Imag-'na
tioti o' hi* worfcln'. I can tell It every i
time; he get* a foggy look in hla eye*
We made a mistake klddln' him today
Glh'* a sensitive boy some way* an'
I reckon we hurt hi* feelln's without j
I Intendln" It."
I "He thrnn a dead codfish at me." 1
| protested MrOufTey. "T lore old G.>
I like a brother, hnt that'* carryln'
| thing* with a mighty high hand."
I "Well. Til apologise to him." de
| dared Captain Scragg* and started
for the door to foUow Mr. Glbney.
' M.-GufTey hnm»d his way.
' "Ton apologise without my consent
i an' yon gotta buy me out o' the Vic
tor. 1 won't he no engineer with a
; skipper that lark* backbone."
"Oh, very well. Mac." Captain
i S<Tacc* reallred too well the value of
j MoGuffey In the engine room. He
knew he could never he happy with
anybody else. "Well complete the !
deal with the Victor, ship a crew, gel i
down to business, an' leave Glh to hi* 1
oodflsh. An' let'* pay our bill an' get i
outer h«re It's too high-toned Tor
me—an" expensive"
For two weeks Captain Scragg* and •
McGnffey saw no more of Mr. GIbney I
j and Nell* Halvorsen. In the mean- j
l time, they had commenced running the i
■ Victor regularly up river. soliciting |
I business In opposition to the regular
; steamboat line* While the Victor was
: running with light freight* and con
sequently at a loss. the prospect for
■ltlma^e business was very bright and
Scragcs and MoGuffey were not at all
[ worried about the future.
Judge at their surprise. therefore, ]
! when one morning who ahould appear !
at the door of Sora^gs' cabin but Mr.
I GIbney.
"Slomin". (itn, ppgsn >crscr? cnwr.
11?. "7 s'pose yon been rolled for your
money as per usual, an' you'r* around :
lookln" for a Job as mate?"
j Mr. CJIbney Ignored this veiled Id- |
i stilt. "Not yet Scraggsy. I rot about
i five hundred tons o' freight to send up
: to Dunnlgan's landing an' 1 want a
, lump sum flgger for doln" the job. IVp
| parted friends an' for the sake o' old
times 1 thought Td give yon a chance
I to ficper on the business."
I "Thank?. Oib. HI be glad to.
! Where's your frelpht an' what does 1
[ It consist of T
"Agricultural stuff It's crated, an"
i I deliver It here on the steamer's deck
wltldn reach o' her tackles. No henvy
i pieces. Two men can handle every
I piece easy."
| "Turnln" farmer, Olh?"
1 "Thlnkln' about It a tittle." th* com
| hum I ore ndmlfted. "What's your rate
i on this freight? It ain't perishable,
I so get down to brass tacks."
1 "A dollar a ton." dec'are.] ihf greedy
; Scruggs. naming a figure fully forty
I cents higher than he would Imvp t^pn
[ willing to accept. "Five hundred dot
. lars for the lot."
"Suits me." The commodore non
! chalantly handed Scraggs Ave hundred
I dollars, "Ciinme a receipt." he said.
( So Captain Scraggs gave him a re
[ celpted freight bill and Mr. fJIhney de
parted. An hour later a barge was
I bunted alongside the Victor and Nells
Halvorsen appeared 'r Scraggs' cabin
' to Inform him that the five hundred
I tons of freight was ready to be taken
I aboard.
"All right. Nells. I'D put a pang
to work right off." Hp came out on
I deck, paused, tilted his nose, and
! sniffed. He was silll smiting when
McGuffey bounced up out of the engine
room.
| "Holy Sailor!" he shouted. "Who
' uncorked that atter o' violets?"
1 "You dog-gone •^uarehead,'* shrieked
i Captain Scraggs "You been monkey
in* around that codfish again."
' "What smells'" demanded the mate,
poking his cose out of his room.
"That tainted wealth I picked up at
sea." shouted a voice from the dock,
and turning, Scraggs and McGuffey
observed Mr. Glhney standing on a
stringer smiling at them.
"Gib. my dear boy." quavered Cap
tain Scraggs. "you can't mean to say
you've unloaded them gosh awful cod
fish—"
"No, not yet—but soon. Scraggs?.
old tarpot."
Captain Scraggs was on the verge
of tears. "But, Rib: My dear boy!
TTils frelghtll foul the Victor up for
a month o' Fridays—an' I Just took 1
out a passenger license!"
"Fm sorry. Scruggsy, but business
Is bnslness. You've took my money 1
an' you got to perform."
"You tied to me. You said It was
agricultural stuff an' I thought It was
nlowe an' hHrrer* nn*-sV^h—"
(Concluded In our nexti (
The Anchorage Republican club
held a meeting recently and endors
ed D. W. Stoddard for postmaster.
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