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70 cts. EGGS
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wWe Have Some
Extra Fancy Ginning Peaches
Now is The Time to Order
C. W. AsK & Sons
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JUST RECEIVED
Large Shipment of
Socks and Sweater
Hand Knitting Yarns
ALBERT REINERT
Br oid way between Third and Fourth Phone 41
jiadpiiraL ,linee.
ALASKA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE—SECOND AND BROADWAY—PHONE 50
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
—FOR—
SEATTLE, TACOMA, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA
SEATTLE Sept. 25 Oct 8 21
SPOKANE Oct. 2 16
Connecting »t .!aneiu for Cordovn. and S«w»rd
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA POINTS
SaiIuu* E*«rr TlvWar. SatBfiay Frt m Seattle far Su Frudaca. Lm AaicIm. S«i
Dwto. Kul Ticket! (o All P»iot» is tie U» lei Sum Cu*4»
W. A BROWN. Ar«bI
StCACWAY. ALASKA
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY FALL 1918
For Seattle and Puget Sound Ports
S.S.JEFFERSON, Sept 15,28
S. S. ALAMEDA. Oct. 14
For ANCHORAGE and Westward Points
S. S. ALASKA, Sept. 20
S. S. NORTHWESTERN, Sept. 14
S. S. ALAMEDA, Sept 9.
Pawengers transferred to Victoria. Vancouver and Tacoraa without extra charge
Phone 66 EL J SHAW, Ag.nt Skagway
Palatial Steamer
PRINCESS SOPHIA
Leaves Skagway P. M.
Aug. 21-31, Sept. 11-21, Oct. 2-12-23, Nov. 2
—FOR—
Prince Rupert and Points South
TICKETS TAKE SAME RATE TO
VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA,
OLYMPIA, EVERETT, BELLINGHAM,
ANACORTES and PORT TOWNSEND
Reservation and all Information from
W. J. O'Brien
Agent, Dawson
L. H. Johnston
Agent, Skagway
F. F. Lowle, Gen. Agt., Alaska-Yukon, Juneau
IN BOOSTS
! THING ALONG
Manager Herb Wheeler, of the
White Pass when questioned* as to
whether the high wind and hard
rains which havo prevailed for the
past twenty-four hours, h&d caused
any damage to the railroad, Mr
Wheeler stated that it had not, but
on the contrary wa$ just what was
needed for it would' clear up the
weather in the interior and on down
the river, and would be a great aid
♦o navigation just at this time, oom
ing when it was badly needed. The
rain he B»id, would undoubtedly
raise the suage of water in the
river,'and' greatly facilitate heavy
shipments dQwn river.
THE NORTHLAND AS A
PRODUCER OF SILVER
Never since the days of 1896 has
tfcert been as much talk of silver as
ther" is at the present day.Th© un
usually high price of the white met
al, with strong talk of bimetallism
again becoming an issue, has caus
ed district on 'he Outside that have
been abandoned for more than
tweuty years to again become active.
Alaska and the North generally
hayo never been considered a& much
of a country 'or 'he production of
silver, but certain amounts are re
covered every year that come from
the reduction of gold and copper
bearing ores. Perhaps the great
est reason for thlg lack oj .inter
est at this time is that the mineral
production of the whole North com
menced at just the time that silver
received its solar p-lexug jolt when
th«» American, people refus
ed u> elect Bryan,
However, long before Circle; KloJ
dike, Nome or Fairbanks days,
silver was discovered' aud worked
iu what might be called the inter
ior of Alaska. On the Kobuk river
a silver property was opened up
and became a producer in the early
'80s ajid the claims on which it
*'as produced were patented, a camj
started ,and a small town came in
to being, known as "Silver City."
Recently the Dawson News came
out with. a big article on the pos
sibilities of silver production in the
Yukon territory, and predicted that
Dawson would become known at
some future time as a great silver
producing section.
In this vicinity we have several
localities that show the existence of
galena in quantities. Chief among
these is the Ohio creek Bection of
♦be broad Pass, but there are a'so
good prospects on the peninsula.
Alaska has shown the world what
i* his in the way of gold, copper
sod coal, and In all probability can
also show that it hag silver in a*
bund«nce.
Mrs. W. C. McKenzie sailed south
last night and will go as far as
3eattle, after which she will return
to Ketchikan where she will take
charge o.' the ladies department in
Albert Reinert's store at that place.
Mr. and; Mrs. N. O. Hardy accom
panied by Mrs. Sonoma and Mrs.
McCauley were passengers on the
Jefferson last night bound for Ta
coma, where Mrs. Sonoma and Mrs.
McCauley will remain. Mr. and
Mrs. Hardy will return after a brief
visit.
W. A. Brown, local agent for the
Pacific S. S. Co., accompanied by
bis wife, went over to Whitehorse o.
.Saturday, returning yesterday. Mr
Brown was looking after the inter
ests of his company and reports ev
erything as moving smoothly in the
City by the Rapids.
Col. J. A. McG-uire, editor and pro
prietor of Outdoor Life a sportsman's
magszine published at Denver, Colo
| rado, D. D. Rogers, taxidermist of
the Colorado Museum of National
History; Harry C. James and eon,
Jamas, of Denver, arrived at, Cor
dova on the steamer Alaska and
will take a trip into the White
river district, the best big game
habitat on the American continent.
J. P. Huorlch, of McCarthy, the fa
mous guide for this district, ac
companied them.
HAS A GIRL DRUMMER
Few perhaps know it but Sew
ard oas or is going to have a girl
drummer. Thel» Ellsworth pur
chased the snare drum, bass drum
and the other noise makers from
Johnnie Nelson When he left for the
outside. Miss Ellsworth is a tal
ented pianist and with her knowl
edge of music will easily master the
har^ work performed* by the man
always in the right hand end of the
orchestra piano. • • I
mun is now
PROSPERING
J. M. Haana came out from At
litu> on last night's train for the
purpose ox registering as he is an,
American citizen. After being ex
amined an$ going through other
lormalities Mr. Hanna left again
today on the train for Atlin; and will
remain there until called to the
colora. Mr. Hamna is a native of
Michigan and has lived in Atlin Tor
five yeare past,
speaking of conditions in Atlin
Mr. Hanna eaid that while there
were not bo many men working as 11
former years owing to the fact that
many or the men had left and
Joined up, those who remained and'
were working were doing very well
and the new ground that as being
opened up wag yielding rich values.
He stated that th? farms and
gardens were doing remarkably well
'his season and that good< crops wo.4
begin taken in.
He especially mentioned the
ranch of Jack Prescott's on Warm
•Spring creek, and said <hat the
garden truck of the Warm Springs
ranch was as fine as any ever rais
ed in »he Atlin, district. Potatoes
over twelve inches long and other
vegetables in proportion. Last >Tear
Prescott got $2.00 Per sack more
than outside potatoes brought.
Strawoerries, the plants of w hich
had oeen secured In. Hames, were
bearing fine and g oodly supplies
had Deen gotten from them this
year. E. L. PiLlman is also raising
fine garden truck on his numeiv>us
gardens and Davy Hail is putting up
a record lot of hay from his Fourth
of July ranch.
The fox farms, Mr. Hanna said,
were doing well although W. B. Con
roy had lost quite a lot of his
animals 6y the high wateer flood
ing out his burroughs, but even this
ha8 not prevented Mr. Oonroy from
raising quite a few young ones this
year.
A party of the old O'Donnell
creek miners are hydraulicing O'Don
nell and are taking out good pay.
J. M. Ruffner Is working on a
largo scale on Spruce, ajj well as
having let some lays out on the
upper Pine creek holding at Tar
Flat.
Mr Hanna declared that Atlin wll
see great prosperity as soon as
the w*r is over.
FATHER DUNCAN PISSES AWAY
One of the most famous charac
ters of Alaska passed away at Met
lakahtla on August 31, when Rev.
William Duncan died at that place
of apoplexy. He was 86 years old
anr wag born in Beverly, England'.
Converted to militant Christianity
In 1857, he decided to work among
"the heathen." His first work was
in Northern British Columbia among
the Tsimpseau Indians. He learned
thr. language of the natives aud
founded a colony, but -difficulty with
the Hudson's Bay Company led him
*' take his converts into American
territory. He obtained' permission
from the United States to settle on
Annette island, in Southeastern Al
aska K |
Thft new colony prospered from
18S7 on and ten years ago was con
sidered one of the most important
settlements in the North.
It contained 130 houses, a numuei
of oublic buildings, all Indian-built;
. o largest church in Alaska, the
largest library in the territory, a can
aery employing 150 men and'p&cking
10,000 cases of salmon yearly and; a
stQrrt carrying a stock valued at $25,
000. The Metlakahtla brass band
which toured the country a few
* eaiTB ago, -was one of the most fa
mous organizations of native musi
cians every formed among the In
dians. i
Duncan's government was strictly
a one-man rule. Ha considered his
con*ertg as children and refused to
J>llow them that measure of self-gov«
ernment which they flaw natives en
joying in other Indian colonies es
tablished under patronage of the
United States Bureau of Education
Controversies regarding control of
the school and business affaire of
the colony marred the later years
>f his life, but the great outstand
ing feature of his work of civilizing
the Tsimpsean# survives in the
records of the church and In ar
ticles printed far and wide.
The local Red Cross chapter ship
ped 164 pairs of socks the first
o* tne week. The chapter had
shipped 80 paire in July, making a
total of 244 pairs on the allotment
of 280 pairs -which was due by Sep*
temoer. This showing is very grati
fying considering the fact that a
numter of knitters were delayed in
beginning their work because of an
unavoidable shortage of knitting
peed lea.—Wraugel Sentinel, i
MILLINERY OPENING
Wednesday
A Splendid Showing of
Medium Priced Street Hats,
For Ladies and Misses
L. A. HARRISON Co.
TELEPHONE 55 Store Close 6 p" m. Saturday 8 p. m
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SERVICE
SAFETY
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Through Tickets to and from Dawson, Fairbanks, and all In
terior Alaska aud Yukon River points.
During season of navigation our Ifeet of modern steamers will
operate regularly the entire length o tfhe Yukon River »n4
tributaries.
Daily train service (except Sundays) between Skaguay and
Whltehoree. Parlor observation Cars on every train afford
travelers- every comfort and convenience.
Full information regarding passengers and freight rates ujon
applying to y fvJ I. ! ? !' i 2
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A. F. ZIPF, Traffic Manager, Skaguay, Alaska
or 612 Second Avenue, Seattle, Wash.
PHONE 19 i
II your paper la not deliver- •
promptly, or you are missed, •
*hou« 19. The Dally Alas- •
kan goes to prert after receipt •
of the day's cables, between •
4 and S p. ra.
Relieves CATARRH or
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and all
THE 8KAGVAY
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SKEHAN, Prop.
THE SIIMMf MILK MUCH
The largest a*d bo* oom
ducted dairy U Alaska.
Dally akipmenta of pure
milk Aad oream to all paint
o* White Paa> k, Yukok
Route,
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
If you want to buy a home or buy
any' property that I have for sale
that suits you I can offer you
Some Bargains
DON'T FORGET that I sell
Fire Insurance
ESTABLISHED 1897
I Have The Best Line
Of
* * j i
Cigars and Tobacco.
And I Also Have
Pipes
That Cannot Be Beaten
Anywhere
Tony Dortero
428 Broadway
The Totem Store
J. 1KUTA Proprietor
JEWELER
and
OPTICIAN
Skagway • Alaska
You make a mistake ii
vou dr not stoo at
THE
Ptillen House
EJectric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths od each floor
Famous (or its Home Ccokmg,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own dai»v
Fresh Eggs, etc7
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PULLEN. Piop,
Skagway. Alaska j