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Leading ~ Grocers
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NUGGET MOVIES
Broadway, between 2nd and 3rd.
Open Every Night
TONIGHT
The Private Officers,—An E36an
ay draiua In twp parts, featuring
Francis Bushman aui Beverley
Bayne.
Mr. Daly's Wedding Day. — An
EJisou production featuring Augua
tus Phillips.
Music Hath Charms. — A Sellg
comedy.
TOXIGHT
Music by Mrs. It. Shdly.
Commence* at »:J» p. m
Zenith Oil assure* the best pos
i sible reults as ft lubricant for a
light or delicate machinery. 10c,
i 25c, 50c bottles. Keller Bros.
] Sole Skagway Agents.
JAPANESE
ORANGES
15c a Dozen
up =====
Tony Dortero
Agents
ROYAL TAILORS
of
CHICAGO NEW YORK
Dortero &. Son
Clothiers and Furnishers
PHONE 32
TOWN TOPICS
Saturday night the Eagles will
daace.
F. F. \V. Lowle, local agent for
fhe C. P. R., is having to rernaiu
at house for a few days to recover
from a severe cold.
On account of the s--\ere weather
the cooked food sale l> the ladijs
of the W. C. T. U. is postponed
until further uotice.
Tht Str. Jefferson l'H't Ketchikan
at tf o'clock this morning and
should reach Skagway sometime
Sunday morning.
Zerith Oil Is particularly adapted
for ust; in lubricating the fine
parts of all delicate mechanisms.
lOe, 25c, 50c bottk-s. Xeiler Bros.
Sole Skagway Agents.
_W. G. Hargrave (of Stagway) an
W. S. Smith got to Fairbanks yes
terady from the upper rtgions of
the Kantishna. They have been
starting things at tha antimony pro
perty of Tom Llovd and Leroy To
iler. Everything is going along in
good shape. The men will be in
Fairbanks for several weeks.—Fair- (
banks News-Miner, De:. 27. i
Zenito Oil prevents rust and pre
serves the surface. A little Zen
ith Oil put upon any metal sur
face excludes the air and dampness
and pit-vents rust forming. 10c,
25c, 50c bottles. Keller Bros., Sole
Skagnar Agents.
HOME MADE BUEAD
From this date on, the Golden
North cafe will sell bread to all
those who may wish to call for o
■ama. rhe Golden North bread j
fa also on sale at P. H. Ganty's n
and Rapuzzi's stores. tf. t
BROWNING DELIVERS THE y
GOODS si
I.
>
Ycu can have all goods bought g
at my Btore deliver;*! to any part
of the city upon request. Remem
ber: New location, New goodo.
Same old courteous sorvice. Phone E
SO.—Broking. *2-10. ' ''
853KE1 BULL
TPONEt
The committee announcea tha
the Tiremen vs. Athlotics baake
ball yame, scheduled for this even
ing, has been postponed indefinite
ly.
Players and fans will ploase tak<
notice.
itl PLOW IS
WORKING 10(1111
Tho north and south, bound trains
scheduled to run today were botb
mnutled owing to the severq weath
;r and tbe fact that huge drifts
>f snow had formed at several
joints between Glacier and White
'ass.
The rotary snow-plow was sent
>ut Mai with three of the largest
mginsa is slowly cutting its way
hrough. the snow which has been
>lowu in so as to be almost, as hard
is ice.
The last advice received Just
leftre going to prees was to the
ffect that the track would be
le.ir ol snow by tonight, but it was
ot definitely known whether or
ot trains would be run tomorrow,
t was thought, however, that
reataer permitting, trains both
•ays would be run.
Night before last, about 11
'clock while John Gitgnon and
Dhn Harkins were smoking the pipe
C I.eace a mighty fir tree, over
.vo fee* in diameter, crashed
lrougli the frail tent within a foot
C their faces, but both came off
irhout a scratch. The wind up
•t the tree. Meessrs. Gagnou an
at kins are cutting wood around
ile Four, where this happened,—;
iward Gateway, Jan. 4.
The SKngway agents for the .
istmun Kodak, f'lms and supplies >
e Keller Bros. tl.
"T!;e Man"
who made the
Phonograph
<^u£La&i&c
with
The Human
Tone
Hear it a* the Skagway Edison Agency
INTERIOR WEATHER
-\WZ suh'll
ON 'TWAt l'H\G-V\T -
MOVA TVAVS Vb ^
FUNNN 1VWUG . VIV\MT
K\Mt) OF VJAsTEt4
COVNES ^
" 1 C-A?» |
Yesteiduy
Skayway, cloudy, strot.g u. w. 14
j beluw.
| Whitehorse, cloudy, strong n. w.
| 10 tt-Iow.
Lower LeBarge, cL;u, calm, 34
| belt w.
Jlotlaliaqua, cloir, c;Jm, 32 bc
! low.
' I Big Salmon, cloudy, n. w. 34
" bole A\
' Yukon Crossing, cle'-i, n. w. 34
' j below.
Selkirk, cloudy, calm, 40 below.
1! Isaac Creek, clear, calm, 50 be
I lojr.
! Stewa-rt River, clear, calm, 4S
j below.
Ogilvie, clear, calm,—.
Dawson, fog, calm, 42 b'.eow.
Today
Skagway, cloudy, n. w. 12 below.
| WUiteliorse, cleaf), n. v. 34 below.
Lower LeBarge, fog, calm, 43
j below,
| Hoctalinqua, clear, calm, 48 be
1' low.
B:s; Salmon, clear, calm, 42 below,
Yukon Crossing, clear, «. w. 39
, below.
Selkirk, clear, calm, 49 below.
Isaac Creek, clear, ca!m, 51 be
! low.
Stewart River, clear, calm, 5'2
t below.
O^ilvle, clear, calm,—.
| Dawson, fog, calm, 5'J below.
The Willow Creek Gold Quartz j
mines are located on tributaries of j
the Little Susitna and Willow creek, '
33 mi'es from Knik ana about 16 |'
miles from government railroad sur
vey. At present, supplies are I
fre'ghted from Knik o.: the govern- [
ment vagou road and winter trail, i
amount."lis to several rlr.usand tons ' d
per year. s
fhe veins are fissure located in to
Uranp Dyrito and are opened for F
Ion? distances, on one vein for more v
than S.000 feet continuously with h
high average value ore chutes show- b
ini» yermancy and quantity. af
The <limatic conditions are more si
favorable than iu many districts
where continuous operations are
succetMfully carried on all year.
There U sufficient water power
which could bo developed, witJUn
five miles of the mine.® now work
ing, which would allow continuous
milling.
The following is substantially cor
rect of the output and tonnage of
the Willow Creek Mines.
Alaska Free Gold Mining Co:
.Season Tons Bullion
1912 525 110,000
1913 1200 43,000
1914 3600 153,000
1915 3000 150,000
8325 356,000
Tho uroperty of the Alaska Free
Goiu Mining Co., is operated un
der a lease to Wm. Ma*rtln. The
•oruc.sal equipment consisted of
10 ft. Lane Chillian mill. During
ib.~ Mli'Vi/'Ukiy'""filaLl
with a capacity sufficient to handle
the tailings from both mills was
added. This property was the first
location made iu the district in
September 1906 on Fish-hook creek.
Independence Gold Mining Co.,
formerly Alaska Qold Quartz Mining
Co.:
1908 11 $1,700
1909 — 3,200
1911 236 13,000
1912 236 8,700
1913 175 5,500
1914 600 18,000
1915 1000 30,000
2802 ?S0,230
The property of the Independence
Mining Co. was equipped in 1909
with a prospecting mill of 3-350 lb.
stamps with a capacity of 4 tons
i>er day. In 1912 one Nisson 1350
lb. single stamp was added increas
ing the capacity to 10 tons per day.
This uroperty was locatpd in 1907,
and is on Fish-hook creek.
A !i«rw mill 'will be built at the
Independence Mines.
Gold Bullion
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
Mining Company.
75 | 16,000
226 35,375
500 63,000
1000 76,000
1000 54,000
1700 132,000
300 135,000
7501 $501,375
In 1909 two 1,000 lbs, stamps
■vere Installed on the property hav
ng a milling capacity of seven tons
jer day. In 1910 five additional
itamps were added, Increasing the
;apacity to 23 tons per day. In
19.14 about one third of the bul
ion was from the recovery of gold
n the yarded tailings by the aid
if a nynade plant Installed during
he year. The claims aTe on Crag
;ie creex located tn 1908.
Five additional stamps will 1>Q
■Jtied to the Gold Bullion.
A new property the Mabel Min- i
ng Co., will be opened up and will |
istall a mill iu 1916—Seward Gate- I
i!
Mrs. Cordelia Karsluier has the
istinction, ol being the first per
» in the Fourth judicial division
> get a patent on a homestaed. The
arshner homestead is particularly
iluable, In that it contains the
at springs at which F. Q. Manlov
Jilt a beautiful hotel a few years
;o, The hotel has since been de
royed by fire. '
Comfort Time
SKAGWAY NOW
_ on Comforts, All Wool, Wool Nap
** ** an(l Sheet Blankets.
WOOL AND COTTEN BATS I-3 OFF
A few 9izea left LADIES -and CHILDRENS
FELT SHOES AND JULIETS AT 1-3 OFF
A Sweeping Reduction in Every Department.
(Contract Goods Excepted)
WE CLOSE AT 6 DURING SEVERE WEATHER. SATURDAY 9 P. M.
L. A. HARRISON CO.
Phone 55 Stoie closes X p. m.; Saturday 9 p. m
ttpiUCE
GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
Next to Post Office- Fifth Avenue
Open Every Night Raised Seats
Our film servlit being interrupted by the poor boat sched
ule, we will not open our theatre- for Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday.
Wq will have ewsitftlonally good features for Saturday and Sun
d*y- . j ... u ' i i I • f
Admission 25c and 10c Begins 8:30
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