FRESH GOODS
Just received on the last boat
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Celery
Head Lettuce
Tomatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Cocoanuts
Sew Dates
Fancy Layer Kaisins
Persimmons
Bannnnna
Apples
Oranges
Grape Fruit
Grapes
Cass alms
Pears
Chestnuts
New Figs
roinegranits
NOTT
C. W. ASK & SONS
Leading Grocers
A FINE LINE OF TENNIS SHOES
Just the kind the young people want
ALSO A FINE LINE OF RUBBERS
Women's' Men's, Boys' and Girls'; Just the kind
you need this kind of weather. Come in and
we will be glad to let you try them on
DORTERO Q. SON
Exclusive Clothiers and Gents' Fuanishers
KING'S CAFE
WHITE HORSE ' YUKON TERRITORY
BEST MEALS IN THE NORTH
Airs. Orloff King :: Proprietor
GOLD SHIELD COFFEE
"ALWAYS" GOOD
STEEL CUT
SOLD BY ALL THE BEST GROCERS
Schwabacher Bros. & Co", Inc.
OAK OLSON.
S. E. & S. W. Alaska Representative
IFTTIRS..
Ship all your Raw Furs. Whalebone. Ivory, Ginseng.
Golden Seal Uoot, etc. to the
Moose Bay Fur & Trading Co. i
TACOMA, WASH.
And re;?ive the highest prices paid. Special personal attention
is giveu to our sales and thorough satisfaction is guaranteed.
Writs us for price list and any further information.
References Fidelity Trust Co, Bankers.
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U. S. MAIL STEAMER
coigia
Juneau-Sitka Route
Leaves Juneau for Hoonah, Gyp
sum, Teuakee, Killlsnoo and Slt
a Nov. 30, Dec. 6, 12, IS, 24, 30
Ian. 5, 11, 17, 23, 29. Feb. 4,
10, 1U. 22, 2S. Mar. 6, 12, IS,
4, 30.
Juneau-Skagway Route
Leaves Juaeau for Pearl Harbor,
Eagle River, Yankee Cove, Comet,
Seatiue; Light Station, Eldred
Rock Light Station, Haines and
•kasway Nov. 28, Deo. 4, 19, 16,
2. 2s. Jan. 3. 9, 15, 21, 27. Feb.
8, 14, 20 26. March 4, 10. 16,
'2. 23.
WILLIS E. NO WELL. Manager.
TRS SKAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SEEMAN, Prop.
" THE SANITARY MILK RANCH"
The iargest and best con
ducted dairy in Alaska.
Daily shipments of pure
milk and cream to all points
on White Pass & Yukon
Koute.
EASTERN OlSTERS OX THE
HALF SHELL
Fresh Eastern Oysters on th
half shell are now to be had at th
■ Vide Tvuin Restaurant.
FIVE G°OD ONES TO DRAW T0.
Pebble'ord and Gibson Rye. Bud
weiser, DI»e Ribbon and Pale Rain
ler Bee sit the Board of Trade.
Bonded WhiSKeya—Otbaon, Moun
V\inon and Belmont. The best of
Betr—Blue Ribbon, Budwelser and
Paie Rmler, at the Mascot, Tele
phone fi" ft
You should give "Luxor" toilet
articles a trial. See the "Week
End" sets for men and women, 35
cents. Enough for a thorough trial.
Kelier Bros. Agents. tf.
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
~R CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Regina Hotel :: Whileborse, Y. T
(Continued from Page 1.)
time of the year.
After leaving the "goat trail"
the descent must be made into Sco
lai basin. This hill is so steep that
the descent must be made in zig
zag fashion, and the trail is over
sllck rock, worn smooth from gla
cial action. There is no earth on
this trail to help gain a foothold.
Scolai creek is another glacial
stream, full of qulcksaud. There
j were five horses lost in this creek
during September. '
After crossing Scolai creek the
trail leads five hundred feet up the
side of a mountain and thence onto
the moraine of Russell glacier. This
moraine has such a pitch that a
traij must be cut by each mush
er iu the summer time, the trail
beii g constantly obliterated by the
thawing ice. Leaving the moraine
you encounter the moving ice of the
a; acler. There is about a mile and
a quarter of this. The opposite mo
raine is very treacherous, especial
ly at the lower end There is a suc
cession of "pot-holes" and deep gul
lies, making travel not only diffl
cult, but exceedingly dangerous. Till
Is doubly true during the winter, fo
the obvious reason that any sign ot
a trail Is obliterated bv the snow, j
which crusting and overhanging I
tl ese gullies proves a death-tray fov
any musher or his pack animals wh
might make a mis-step.
From Russell Glacier to the dig
gings the only difficulty encount
ered is the fording of the headwa
ters of White river.
There are no roaciuooses uoiwuf
the mouth of the Chitistone, which
Is practically the beginning of the
trail until you reach the head of
White river, which is practically the
end. There is one stretch of thirty
miles where no timber can be had.
Mushers taking pack animals with
thein must carry feed for the burs
es even in the summer, as pastures
are few and very far between.
As I have said before the Scolai
trail leaves the Chitistone trail af
ter fording the Nlzina river. No
unusually hard traveling is encoun
tered until you reach the upper
ford of the Xizina. f saw one out
fit cf horses carried off their fed
quite a ways down stream, and the
packs were wet through. Ore horse
was loaded with sugar, flour and
tobacco, and it was a great mess
after being wet. The flour of course
was ruined, and most of the sugai
was saturated with nicotine, rend
ering it worthless. The Nizind at j
this point is the same as it is
at the first point we struck it.
Then the trail leads oato tlie Xizin.:
glacier. The lower end of the gla- |
cier is practically impassible. I per
sonally know of some experienced
in ushers, one of whom is known ail
over the north, who spent twenty
four hours crossing this glacier,
and would possibly have been hope
lessly lost had I not happened to
meet and show them a way across.
Leaving the glacier there is sum
mit after summit to cross, varying
in altitude from 1,000 to 2500 feel.
There is no defiued trail here. The
climate in this region is very un
certain, rain frequently falling in t::
middle of winter. This makes trave
ing over this trail impossible in the
winter. Some outfits have gone u;>
the creek in the winter, but there
are a number of high waterfalls, an
It Is necessary for one to cut steps
up the side of the mountain an l
draw his outfit up over these falls
with a rope. Sticking onto the side
of a mountain, guessing where t ie
trail is, fighting to keep a foothoM
so as not to muss up the canyon
below is not a very enjoyable ex
perience.
The trail next leads in front of
the Henrietta glacier, which is al
so a live glacier. Then the rout.!
from there to tho Russell glacicr l.s
about the same as from the Nlzina.
to the Henrietta, extremely danger
ous in the summer, and practical!'
Impassable in the winter.
In two seasons' work, the govern
ment party was unable to get fur
ther than the Scolai basin Dofor;
April, and then only with light out
fits.
At the Russell glacier, the trail
again joins the Chitistone trail,
which I have described above.
The Chamber of Commerce ot
Cordova, which I understand is be
ing assisted by the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce, subscribed $5,000 a'id
sent Mr. George C. Hazelet up
the Nizina glacier. Mr. Hazelet re
turned after having gone about ten
miles up the glacier, giving that up
as a practical route.
Another proposed route was north
of the Nlzina glacier. One of the
United States Boundary Survey peo
ple started from the Chisana district
over the Shushanna glacier. He
told me personally that he was
forced to give it up after going but
tl irty miles.
Another proposed route was over
the trail from Chltlna, this being
known as the Gulkana trail. While
[ never havo been over this trail,
.me man who had advised me that it
ivus as bad, If not wo/se than the
Jthers. He slipped and fell Into a
snnyon, the walls of which were not
L'lgh but periiendicular. He was
forced to walk; thirty miles and ford
the creek seventy-three times before
lie got out of the canyon. He said
be only hoped to live long enough to
find the man who suggested that ho
take the Gulkana trail.
I do not believe that they will ev
er be able to find a practical route
from the Copper river valley to the
new diggings. There has been quite
u considerable sum Bpent already
with this end in view, but nothing
better h;is been discovered than the
two trails which I have discribed
above, and they are of course not
practical routes."
\ OV.VCJ MAX OX TItlAli
I'OK DIPERSOXATIXG OFFICER
Columbus, Dec. 6—Dapper and do-J
bonair, Harry P. Dewey, an actor,
appeared in court here Tuesday to
answer the charge of impersonating
an officer of the United States Navy
It is charged that Hurry P. Dewey,
claiming to bo a naval officer and
the, "favorite nephew of Admiral
Dewey", has been wined and dined
in many cities duriug the past two
years.
Dewey was arrested October 29, i
Cincinnati, by H. C. Clabaugh, spec
ial agent of the department of Jus
tice, and li-ld in $1,000 bail for
Ilia appearance, ile claims to have
participated iu the battle of Man
ila Bay, aud to have received a
ccmmisslou of lieutena.it for "brav
ery in action."
YOl'Xti MAX IS 1X.IU11KI)
WHILE WORKING AT DOCK
Bert Watts, stepson of Robert
Walkley, chief engineer of the Gov
ernment boat Peterson, had a nar
row escape from serious injury last
night at the ore bunkers on the
dock while at work unloading cars.
The cars were on a slight incline
and the wheels chocked with a
piece of wood to keep them station
ary. For some reason the chock
block slipped slightly and catching
one of Watts' feet, doubled the
toes back until they touched his
ankle. Although immediate assist
ance w.-s rendered it was necessary
to unload several tons of ore be
fore the unfortunate young man
• ould be released from hi3 predica
ment.
He was taken to his home and Dr
Cable called in, who found that out
side of a severe strain on the liga
ments of tlie foot, but little damage
iad been sustained.
MIIS PAXKHIRST RELEASED
OX SEVEN DAYS' LICENSE
Exeter, Eng., Dec. 8—Mrs. Eni
tnellnc Pankhurst, English suffra
gette leader, was reloased from
goal today under a seven day license
and taken to a hotel. She appears
very weak after her self-imposed fas>
since her arrest.
WHITE HOUSE BRIDAL
COUPLE BEACH LOXDOX
London, Dec. S—Francis Sayre
and bride reached this city today.
COL, THEODORE ROOSEVELT
HAS REACHED PARAGUAY
Asuncion, Paraguay, Dec. 8—Ex
President Theodore Roosevelt ar
med here today.
PIONEER MAIL ORDER MAX
IS DEAD FROM PNEUMONIA
Chicago, Dec 8—Montgomery
Ward, pioneer of the mail order
business in the United States, is
dead here today from pneumonia.
TEMPERATURE IS FALLING
IX TEXAS FLOOD DISTRICT
Houston, Texas, Dec. S—The tem
perature in the flooded district is
rapidly falling. The death list has
reached a total oi/ 61.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Vandewall and
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Reinert re
turned to Skagway from a several
weeks' visit to the outside on the
last voyage to Skagway of the North
western.
CRAB MEAT COCK - TAILS
at
The Pack Train Restaurant
Service a la carte.
HAND LAUNDRY—The Jando
Hand Laundry on Third street next
to Golden North Hotel, does your
washing without shrinking the
clothes. Family work given care
ful attention. tf.
BY MYRTLE REED
Old Rose and Silver
The White Shield
A Weaver of Dreams
Lavender and Old Lace
A Spinner in the Sun
The Master's Violin
At the Sign ot the Jack-o-L antern
BY FLOREMCE BARCLAY:
The Following of the Star
The Mistress of Shenstone
The Wheels of Time
BY HAROLD BELL WRIGHT:
Calling of Dan Ma'thews
The Shepherd ot the Hills
T hat Printer of Udell s
Winning of Barbara Worth
L. A. Harrison Company
'Phone 55
We close ;it 8 p. in., except Saturdays 9 p. m.
AWAY FOR THE CHIHANA j
On Monday- forenoon Captain Turn
bull and Jack Enrlght started for
the new gold diggings at Chisana. j
They had an outfit of one liorse :
with a double ender sled, and a !
team of three dogs, loaded with all ;
kinds of grub and outfit for the I
journey. They are going by way of :
Lake Kluane and expect to make
fast time over the trails which, ac-!
cording to the oldtime stage drivers
and mushers, are in better coniii- ,
lion this winter than they have ev
er been in th^ history of the couii- !
try. The Captain and Enright do
not intend to be melancholy on the
trip, as it was observed they Car- j
ried a gramophone with them. They !
have every confidence in the new |
strike and believe that the White- j
horse-Kluane roi'te will be the fa- !
vorite once the people 011 the out
side get to know full particulars
joout the actual conditions.—White
horse Star.
CHANGE TONIGHT AT TIIE
"MOVIES"
At the Foot of the Ladder—Thaun
The Fugitive—Bison 101.
The Fugitive—Solax.
Letters of a Lifetime.-—-Thaun.
4 good ones tonight.
Drop in and try the hot drinks at
Keller Bros. Drug store.
RAW FURS
—: WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOR PRICE LIST
Percey's Fur House
Oahkosh, - WUcon*in
J. IKUTA
M MS'TTFACTTJRINO
JEWELER
"watches
AND CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
CHINA AND CUT CLASi
Official Watck Inspector for the
\Jl. P. & Y. Route
Mail Orders given prompt care
Candy ''~v,r-v ir.<I You Want
CigfSa Any Kind You Want
Cioareites ^ny vou want
Pipes \" y Hi aptM t SI /<■ You Want
Cail on "Tony" before
the Holiday Rush comes
he will be glad to show you
the best line of
Smokers' Articles, Tobacco
and Candy in Skagway
Dont Forget the nnmber, 423
BKv-'ADWAY, (Near Fifth)
To oy Dortero's
Ycu make a mistake it
ycu do not stop at
THE
Pullen House
Electric Lights
Rocms Single or en Suite
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own d?;rv.
Fresh Eggs, etc
.".Rates $2.50 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PULLEN, Prop.
Skagway. Alaska
FRANK SUrFAC'UOl, P.oprietor
COAL,
WOOD,
HAULING
Quick Service and^Low Rates'^
OfticeJinjRailway Building
Phone 10
Tfie mosi accurate, rename ana omy manic* »vrr.. — -
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Hailed Absotctely Free lo Fur Shippers—Send "Sbabert"
year came on a postal today
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giving you an accurate and reliable report of what is doing in
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