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No. 296 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1916
PRICE 10 CENTS
Expects Mining Developments
and Tourist Travel to Make
Busy Year for White Pass
Line—Skagway Ore Bunk
ers to be Rebuilt.
Whea General Manager Herb
Wheeler of the White Pass & Yukou
rvute waa called upoa by a repre
sentative of this payor today and
asked what he thought of the
personnel of the Yukon Copper,
Ltd., ffhich lias been organized tor
the purpose ot talcing over the
holdings ot the Atlas Mining
Company, he slated that he consid
ered Dr. Thompson and Mr. W. D.
Greanough both, conservative men
and thoroughly conversant with the
business ot mining.
He said that Mr. Greenough was
thoroughly familiar Witt the pro
perty they had taken over, and ho
believed .that under his efficint
management the property would
be placed upon a paying basis and
as a result the White Pass Route
would De given a considerable ton
nage by reason of the ore that
would be shipped.
"Just as soon as shipment com
mences," continued Mr. Wheeler,
"**>• ore bunkers at Sk^gw^y, which
•were destroyed by fire in Decem
ber 1914, will be rebuilt, In order
, thar we may handle the loading of
the ore at this point la au ex
peditious manner."
i "Reports from various points
alcn<? the White Pass route Indicate
; considerable activity 'a mining,"
continued Mr. Wheeler, "and it is
not at all improbable from reports
received here that shipments of ore
from the Ruby Silver and Silver
Queen mines at Bennett will be
| made this summer, and it Is also
'reported that the Engineer Mines
| on Atlin lake will ship a Quantity
of or* daring the coming season.
"The fact that the Canadian Pa
cific contemplates doubling its
boat service to this port in order to
accommodate the increasing tourist
travel is also indicative that the
travel to Alaska will be much larg
er this season than ever before in
the history of the country. We
shall be prepared to handlq such
business as may coma our way, run
ning special excursion trains us
heretofore with the observation par
lor cars."
Mr. Wheeler was unable to state
definitely how long he will re
main in Sfcagway at this time.
JUXEAL* TO LXCRK-AjjE
IIS GOLD OUTPUT
Tha Alaska Juaea.u Gold Mining
Company of Juneau, hie made
kaowa Its pJans for the present
year. It contemplates the expendi
ture of 12,600,000 la development
of its enormous gold properties
fcack of Juneau, as follows; One
million dollars for the mill. $500,
000 for the power plant, and $1>
000,000 foT the development of the
miae.
The plans Include the erection
or an 8,000 ton Ball type mill, the
first unit of which, with a capacity
of 2,000 tons daily, is to be la op
i eration by January 1 next year. The
| other three units wltht a capacity of
6,000 tons daily, are expected to be
la operation by March 1, 1917.
MOOSE MEAT PLENTIFUL
Reports from Seldovia. state that
the recent heavy falls of Bnow have
caused the moose to Beelc shelter
in the valleys and near the shore
line and that the residents of that
| section a-re getting a plentiful bup
ply of fresh meat for the winter.
Let Us Take Your
Measure For A
New Suit Or
Overcoat
WE ARE SOLE REPRESENTATIVES OF
B. STERN
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These suits are
GUARANTEED TO FIT
and you will find
;the prices right
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Broaawa\ between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Berlin, Jan. 28 — The GermanB
renewed their attack on the French
positions at Neuvllle yesterday, cap
turing six hundred yardja of trench
es, which they are holding ag&nst
all attacks. The fighting continued
all nignt without cessation and the
French are still making desperate
efforts to regain tho lost ground
and suffering enormously heayy
oaaea.
SENATE DEBATES
ON EMBARGO
Washington, Jan. 2S—A spirited
debate occurred In the senate orer a
resolution offered to dlroct the plac
ing ot an embargo on the exporta
tion of arms and ammunitions. The
resolution waB accompanied toy a
petition for the embargo bearing
one million names. The matter was
referred to committee aad no test
voto taken.
Washington. Jan. 2S—Represent!
tiro Humphreys of Washington yes
terday made a speech before con
gress assailing President Wilson's
policy In Mexico. He said that if
the president is too proud to fight
he should not enter Into the petty
quarrels of the various Mexican ban
dits.
YON BKRN'STORFF PAID
MONEY FOR VON PAPEN
London, Jan. 28—The authorities
suy that further evidence found in
Capt von Pap en's effects prove
that Ambassador yon Bernstorff Te
peatedly placed money to the cred
it of von Papea in the Kiggs Na
tional Bank at Washlngtcvn.
ERECT BUILDINGS FOR
COMMISSION" AT N'EN" AN A
Howard Curtis, of the Alaskan
Engineering commission, -who vas
left in charge of the commission
headquarters at Nenaaa by; Commis
sioner Thos. Rlggs when the latter
left for Washington lust fall. Is
reported to have erected several fin$
buildings at Nenana for the use of
the comission next summer. About
February 1, or after the days
lengthen out, the party will moye
across the Taaana and start in on
some work to be dona on the town
site which was survyeed last sum
mer. It is believed that the land
office will probably arrange the
Bale of lots in the townsite next
summer.
Great Falls, Jan. 28—Reports
from many points in Montana give
temperatures of 60 below. -The
extreme cold has caused a coal
famine in many small communities.
Serau persons are known to have
>een frozen to death.
LAKr.E ESTATE AWAITS
THIS ALASKA PIONEER
Davenport, Jan. 28—Joe Lowry,
who went to Alaska In 1896 and
'.Vila last heard from in the Cari
bou country ia 1910, is Bought
to claim a large estate left by his
brother.
PIONEER MUSHER PASSES
AWAY IX CALIFORNIA
Seattle, Jan. 28—A dispatch was
received here today- by one of his
iorrner associates in Alaska, stat
ing that Charles fi. Stanchfiled,
#ho was one of the first gold
seekers to go over Chilkoot Pass,
ilied suddenly yesterday at his
orange ranch near Sunland, Cali
fornia.
I EX DOLLARS AX OUNCE FOR
POSTAGE
The first settlement on the
present site of San Francisco dates
rrom 1776. It consisted of a Span
l»h military post (presidio) and the
Franclsr-an mission of San Francis
co de Asls. In 1836 the settle
ment of Yerba Buena was es
tablished in a little cove southeast
of Telegraph Hill The name San
Francisco was, however, applied to
all three settlements. The United
States flag was raised over the
town 'n 1846, and the population
rapidly increased, reaching, perhaps
900 in May, 1848. The news of the
gold discoveries werre followed" by
crowds of fortune seeker®, so that
bj *ae end of 184 8 the city had
an estimated population of 20,000.
From that time on San Francisco
has grown rapidly. .The first regu
lar overland mall communication
with the East waa established' hy
pony express in 1860, the charge
fcr postage being $5 for half an
ounce. In 1869 the completion of
the Central Pacific railway to Oak
land marked communication, — U
3. Geological survey.
HOT SOUP AND
HOT TAMALES
Sounds pretty good this kind of weather
We make a special price per doz. on
Cambell's soups 'of $1.40 per doz.
straight or assortad varieties.
We offer you I. X< L. Chicken Tamales,
the best made, at 20o per tin 3 for 50c or
$1.85 per doz. I. X L. Chili Con Came
15c per tin 2 for 25c or 1.40 per dozen.
Buy a dozen, they are good
things to have in the house.
P. H. GANTY
PRESIDENT WILSON SPEAKS
IN FM OE PRERAREDNESS
New YotIc, Jan. 28—President
Wilson epoke three times yeeterday
before large audiences of New York
business men addressing himself
mainly to the support of the ad
ministration^ preparedness .pro
gram. He admitted haying changed
hi® mind regarding the necessity of
larpe preparations for national d°- j
fense and also In regard to the
tralff, Baying that he did so to
keep up with, new facta and con
dltlons which had dereloped
the beginning of the Europea* var.
{Regarding the tariff, Ka ©xprnflwd
himaelf as fayorlng the ergta&a^
tion of a tariff board, or coram te
eion to make recommendatioaa for
tariff adjustment* baaed upo* t»
vestigatious of maaufa«tnrl*e ton
dltione at home and abroad
Tho president stated that k«
considered the liberties aAd ho»
or o' the nation far mora import
ant than peace.
FURNISH POWER
VALDEZ MINES
yaldez, Jan. 28—Alfred B. lies,
manager ol the lies Power plant,
located oa Solomoa Gulch, across
the bay from Valdea, hag announcod
that a company uader the title of
the Intermountaln Traction & Pow
er company has boon organized un
der the lawB of Washington state
to utilize the power furnished by
the plant
It is stated that the company
will be ready to furnish light and
power tq Valdea customers before
the end of the present month and
that a regular servlca will be in
augurated on February 1. A big
crew of men are now erecting poles
and stringing wires In the business
section and the service will bo
extended to the residential sec
tions as soon, as connections can
be made.
TUe Intermouatain Traction &
Power company is a strong financial
corporation and Manager Ilea states
that it Is going after the business
of furnishing power to the many
mlnca which are operating in this
district The plant Is capable of
furnishing unlimited power and
transmission lines will bo extended
to any mine on the mainland with
in forty miles of Valdez. This
would Include tho mines located
near the Valdez glacier, Mineral
creek, the Cliff mine, and the
Shoup Bay- and Columbia Glacier
districts. The Ellamar copper mlncv
and the big copper minee -which
are now being developed at Fidago
and Landlock bays will also come
within the radius of the district
which will be covered bjr tfce com
pany's transmission line*.
It is announced that *he «£rrle»
of the company will be fur*&rtt«Si o*
a flat rata for both UgUt *«fl &**
er and that no meters will V#
loBtalled ob the rate will b» low
er than any sorrlce ever offered to
users of elctrlclty In this district,
or for that matter U Akiakn, A
twenty-four hour aorrioe will IX
malutaued during the entire foar.
COAL DEMAND WILL
LAST AFTBB WAR
New York, Jan. 27-—®. J. Hoi",
ria n, a Philadelphia coal eaglseer,
who has been touring ia France,
Spain and Italy, arrived her# on the
steamship Lafayet'e from Bordeaux.
"Foreign orders far coal," said
Mr. Morrison, "are greater than raji
be filled. The demand will continue
after the war, and It iiaa been eeti
ma'ed by comx>etent aathcritleg that
Prance alone will be compelled to
import approximately 20,000,680 to*
of coal annually for *' e next tTreaty
year*. This is due to the cripplU*
of the coal mining Industry by tke
war, AJd the demand for (Q«!
that will hare to be «et Brem in
dustrial establishments."
BUTTK MINERS ARB
GIVKN' ISCSWJMi
Butte, Mont., Ian. 28—flVeat?
thousand miner* employed Ik tk*
copper mines In this district
been giren a yoluntary lncraww »
their wage scale by th« mine operat
ors. Notices were so*ted jeat*rlW.
that beginning with: Ja»u«ry 18,
each employe of tlig mining •o*
panies would receire a bonus of 2®
(Continued on pes* <•)
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them that makes them becoming
to all types of men, young & old.
WILL CLAYSON
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