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No. 56 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 8, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
FOX Ml
IS PROFITABLE
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The following Prtnce Sdward Ia
l.ind fox <;>»ruyj.uies .have declared
dividends to date;
U '.nbury—AtrthorfytfU*4'**' capital,
fit1".000; dividend ati#*stoci bonus,
per c#nt., '20; total ca^h dividend,
. nsli Tlt®dendj per cent.,
320.
S .ring Park—Capit.il,, $90,000;
lionr.s, 45; dividend,-f40,^00; per
ceut. 45.
Peerless Capital, $20,000; • bon
is JM0; dividend, $60,000; per ceut,
300. v - •
Prospect -Capital, $60,000; bon
us 36:»; dividend, $60,000; per
cent.. 100. • . , V'' '•
s- :;i -Capital,. $150,00.0;- bonus,
4; .iividend, $60,000; rer cent.,
1' 'f -i—Capital, $£25,000; bonus.
4'.ividctid, $250,000; per cent.,
40.
Silver Tijv —Capital, $25,000; bon
is. 'J . ii\ i.lt-nd, $23,750; per cent.,
M • rr v Harbor—Capital. $50,000;
bonui, i;00; dividend, $ 100.00X); per
cent. 2i> '.
Mi i'.e .»tvu,v«v; ouuuo,
172; div.Jend, $172,000; per coat.,
172.
Kureke—Capital, $30,000: bonus,
175; dividend, $52,SO?;' per cent.,
175.
L'ision—Capital, 5190,000; bonus.
o0; lividend, $114,000; per cent.,60.
Riverside Furming Co—Capital,
$50. >00: bonus,.J2o; dividend, $112>
500; per cent,,.£23. . ,, . . ..
M iri;.tn«s bon
us,3*.2; dividend, $13 333; percent.,
332. Paid . in cash with one fox
still for safe.*"" * ***"*•£ 1
Riy. '.tv J^'^^p^liOOO; bonus,
_v>; di-. 1. :id, $-10,"00; per cent.,
240. -**
M -ik:—Capital, $50,000; bonus,
4it; dividend, -£er cent.,
v40. • wj?
O' .eary—CipkU, $4t>,0o0; bonus,
20; lividend. „$$,i000; per ceat., 20.
Pioneer—Capital. $-100,000; bon
us, 225; dividend, $225,000; per
cent., 225. . «.
North Shore—CapRal^ $10,000;
bonus, 25; dividend, $25,000; per
cent., 25.
R. st \o::.—Car'it3jJV. SH&000; bon
us, 1000; dividend/" $">i?.'Vt)0; per
cent., 500.
True Valley—Capital, $75,009;
jonus, 50; dividend, $3?,1K>0; per
cent., 50.
T!ie average cash dividend of
these' companies ~ 4s -frf-6 -- l-» per
cent. -
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THE win
! •
The Dawson Dally News of March
24th says:
"The Yukon council yesterda*
neard interested parties on the
ordinance to amend the highways
law, and to make it compulsory to
us© 56-inch runners on the over
land trail. The White Pass opposed
the measure, and wis represented
by General Agent Edwards, who
brought several teamsters as wit
nesses, and presented a petition
from other teamsters. They claim
ed the wide tread not suitable to
fast travel in passenger business,
and that they are much harder
on horses, especially the light fast t
horses on passenger stages. Other s
teamsters were brought by some «
who contended otherwise. The coun- t
cil passed the bill at the session this t
morning without alteration, thus v
making it compulsory for stage and P
freight rigs on the overland road v
to have wide sleighs after this }
season. Automobiles have the same ,•
tread as the 56-inch sleighs, and r
the wider sleighs will help main- -
tain a suitable track for autos as
well as for tho sleighs.
W. U. VANCE :
MAY COME BACK;
From information imparted to a(^
Daily Alaskan man by a Humboldt
. s
passenger this mornng it is learn
ed that a rumor is current in Van
.•ouver, B. C., and pretty generally
believed to be true, that Wm. Vance
the well known miner, who was
in the employ of Col. J. H. Conrad s
for a number of years, will reach
here In a few days on his way to ^
\ the Venus mine, in the Bennett
Lake district, with plenty of money
to go ahead with its development.
We understand that he Is backed r
oy $2,000,000 of working capital. "
The ore in the Venus mine has
already been proven to be of ex
ceeding richiiess, and it was only
because of a stringency in the r
money market that work upon it 15
was abandoned two or three vears "
v
ago.
Wm. Shelovik and L. Suyder are ^
registered at the Dewey. n
jDST a few necessities
Just a few of the Needful Articles
for parties going to the New Diggings
8 and 12 inch Rubber Packs—Hip Boots
Miners' Leather 5hoes
Large Size Heavy Wool Blankets
Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lfned Moccasins
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
Heavy Wool Underwear—Blanket Lined
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
7 x ) and 8 xiq-3 ft. Wall 10 oz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR TflE H1NER WITH THE EX- .
CEPTldN of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
J. M. TANNER IS
Fanner Counted Down and Out in the
First Round by the Women of Skag
way—Bluffs and Feints Fail to Turn
the Furious Onslaught of the Fair
Voters Who Force the Fight From
the Start and Elect Entire Ticket
The rockslide that rushed down
deface of_tho bluff on the oast
ide of.the valley at the foot of
2nd.Street Saturday afternoon, al
lougb chunks of solid stone of
>ns weight came hurtling down,
iis nothing in comparison to the
valanche of public opinion which
esterday' buried "Old Si" so deep
eueath it, as to forever debar him
:om hopes of future municipal
insurrection in the town of Skagway
MEMS
L
The Dawson Xews of March 26,
Recent arrivals from the south
rn portion of Yukon Territory
ring word that prospectors who
;aked on Donnel creek, the scene
f the recent rich discovery of plac
es ou the British Columbia side,
ear Atlin, found, Lfter uoing ex
nisive development work that the
round was held bj a >,G.i».<«siou
Iro under a concussion lease Ruff
er obtaiined the lease jears ago.
usir.ess men from Whitehorse who
jcently nrrlived here brought.down
le news, and soma of the best
rospeetprs and miners of Yukon
ho were headed for the strike
eard the news and turned back.
One of the men hit the trail
ut frdm Whitehorse in this di
Jction several days ago. When two
osts this side of Whitehorse he
let J. W. Staufield, of Dawson, who
as stampeding for Donnel creek.
Lar.fielu then leirned of the con
•ssions, and also turned back, and
in Dawson. Ho states that he
as on streams around Donnell in
'.rly .tlays of the Atljn camp, and
new of gold being there in en
>uraging quantities, and hence
as pleased to return until he
>und the concession blight still
pplies in British. Columbia. Stan
eld had been up the White to
ie Chisana this winter, and on get
ug back to Mouth-O-White bit off
ouble quick for Donnell. After
p tho Yukon with his dogs on
raveling the hundreds of miles on
tie jou/ney and hearing the con
ession news, he was so disheart
ned he immediately returned to
>awson, concludng that the mining
iws in this tterritory are. far ahead
f those In British Columbia.
To Oar Patrons
We beg to inform you that we have received
a full line of jmported Fourres or Austrian dainties
made by Kartwig & Vogel, of Dresden and Vienna,
wnich contain the true fruit juices the moulds re
present them to be, or if in other forms contain Al
mond Paste, Chocolate and Nut centres.
These goods are are the highest of th« confectioner'*
art and besides being very delicious to use as
table decorations for all occasions.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
i and will hare a strong tendency
I to nip_in .the bud his aspirations
; for appointment as United States
Marshal for this division of the
territory.
For the past ten years "Old Si"
has had control of the affairs of
| the town as absolutely as though
j he owned it in. fee simple, and for
six years the nominees of the tax
payers ticket have been returned
regularly as member .of the town
Stanfield state* that British Col
; umbla also has other distasteful
J features in its mining laws, among
I them one that requires the claim
owner to remain ou the claim , con
stantly unless the recorder be given
a reason which in his judgment
is satisfactory. The much-hated
miner's license was the cause of
no end of litigation and rebellion
against the government in this
territory in early days. Long hard
fights were necessitated in kill
ing the license and the concessions
in Yukon.
JAMES WINS
SUIT AT CORDOVA
Cordova, April 8—The jury, aftor
being out all night, has just re
turned a verdict for the defendant
In the case of C. H. Likaits vs.
Wm. E. James, for a valuable frac
tion of three acres on No. 6., Bon
anza, in the Chiflana district. In
a previous trial the Jury disagreed.
The case of Hertzber^ vs. Doyle
is on trial.
THE BOAT8.
The Humboldt got into port this
morning at 10:30 with quit® a num
ber of passengers and 90 tons of
cargo. (
The Peterson came In on sched
ule time this momling with Major
Brooke and five enlisted men on
board.
The Mariposa la due here from
the westward tomorrow.
The Georgia is duo here to
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Spokane is due in Skagway
on Saturday.
council, but thanks to the women
voters of Skag-way, who yesterday
for the first time were accorded
the privilege of tho ballot in a
municipal election, the burden of
oppressive. bossism has been lifted,
with every prospect of a vast im
provement in the conducting of civic
affairs from an economic as well
as a moral standpoint.
There were 277 ballots cast yes
terday, of which about one-third,
ivas by the women,with tiie follow
1 hip result:
j James Kennedy .. .. .. ., 212
IW. B. Batson 200
j A. C. Blanchard . . . . . . 18S
George Magee .. 187
■Howard Ashley .. 172
!\V. R. Hillery 164
'O. Selmer 138
| J. M. Tanner ... 134
. N. O. Hardy 118
H. Friedenthal 92
For the Non-Partisau Union tick
et there were 5G straight ballots
cast and for the taxpayers ticket
30.
Of the personcl of the newly el
ected town council there is nothing
particular for us to say further than
that they aro all clean-cut, wide
awake and progressive. James Ken
nedy, who will likely be chosen .as
Mayor, is a clothing merchant, and
a native Alaskan, having been the
iirst white child born in Juneau;
W. B. Batson, manager of the Skag
way branch of the Frye-Bruhn Co;
A. C. Blanchard, chief clerk to the
Auditor of the W. P. & Y. Route;
W. R. Hillery, cashier W. P. & Y.
R; George Magee, clerk W. P. &.Y.
R; Howard Ashley, master mechanic
at the shops of the W. P. & Y.
R; O. Selmer, barber. They all have
families. !
In the selection of a member of
(he school board,D. McKay was en
dorsed by both tickets, so his el
ection was a foregone conclusion.
Tiie countiing of the ballots was
eoac'.uded about 9:30 and when the
result was announced the Skagway
imiss band appeared on Broadway
and for an hour entertained a.large
ludioncc with a number of popular
P i I'd.
Juneau, Alaska, April S—Five
men on the Citizens' prrtv ticket
and two on the People's party tick
et, the latter gotten up by E.
Valentine, were chosen as members
o£ the Juneau city council at tlip
municipal election here yesterday;.
John Deck, J. R. Willis, V.\n. Ged
des, Wm. BrUt, C. W. Fries, F.
Wolland and Geo. F. Miliei
William Casey was elec'.ed school
director over two women candi
dates.
Valdez, April 8—In the mun
icipal election here yesterday 602
votes were cast. There were sev
eral tickets in the field, but the
Non Partisan ticket went in straight
with the exception of John Biggs,
whose name was scratched for that
of Al. White. The councilmen el
ect are Jnme3 P. Patterson, William
H. Thomas, John Lyons, Harry E.
F. King, J. C. Martin, Al. White,
and E. E. Ritchie. School director,
C. E. Bruuell. It was the hardest
fight in the history of the town.
Haines, April 8—The municipal
election held in this town for the
purpose of selecting seven council
men for the management of the
town's affairs during the coming
year was held yesterday and re
sumed in the following ticket being
Elected.—Bruce Brown, 46. ,C. V.
Woolman, 45; J. B. Peterson, 42;
Harry Higgins; 44; R. M. Odell, 42;
Timothy Creedon, B. E. Benson
and James McQuinn each received
40 votes, John Fairfield and W. B.
Stout, each 38 votes, and Martin
Madsen 35 votes.
The fiirst five men are undoubt*
idly elected, while it will be nec
essary for the next three to cast
lots to see whom will lose cut.
H. M. Craig, house physician for
the Presbyterian. Mission hospital
ivns elected school director. j
Gr"at interest was shown on the
part of the women voters, many
taking advantage of their right of
franchise.
The following people are reg
istered at the Golden North: Frank
A. Neice, Max Kraus, Sig Olson,
J. H. Sherman and wife, R. A.
Hutchinson and wife, Fred D. Burke
and wife, Joh:i B. .Hanson, 0. G.
Krde, Dick Heskie, J. Snokman, C.
Hiukley, Geo. Schultz, F. S. Mcrcier,
Chas. T. Lyons has ! received a
wire that hiis successor in the lo
cal Alaska S. S. office is on board
the Alameda.
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