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EDITORIAL j
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CAREFl'X OF
K V1.SK STAMPEDES I
.'here stems to be a feeling per-|
lug Skagwayang that there ia|
le place, genua where that is Pre
ihie to their present looatiou and
ay are aeekiug other felds.
i'o» we would Like to call their
*ntion to the conditions that pre
l in almost ever)- section of the
ted States and Canada and it
y needs to take up almost amy
^spaper from those places to
rn that the i*ame unrest exists
re as wg h-'Ye here.
Those who are in a position to
tw and have the opportunity for
nlug inside information coucera
the near future "r© positive
t the tide turning and; that
1 north will be tha destination
thousands of men and women, wh
looking for a i>laoe to make
ir homes.
There is not a possibility of a
Jbt as to the richness of Alaska
I Yukon and that there la noti
ill! or mountain or r*ver or creek
it does not carry more or less of
liable mioeraJs and that only
ids the prospector to discover anil
i capitalist to develop great fields
resources now unknown.
That being th$ absolute cas«. it
s^re to follow that thesssi oppor
alties will not lie dormant long
d as soon as the Oew influx of
-n aud money commences Skagw^y
II feel the effects and perhaps
->ner than any other section.
Therefore say, do not be in a
JTy but stick, it out a while l»ng
U is authoratively glated that th
•rthern tourist traile w-ill be big
is season but that next year will
e more than ever thought of
'OTP.
It costs a great deal of money to
ove around and' get settled some
hero and the same amount will
>ld you up until prosperity strikes
1 again, as it surely will.
Every mail brings inquiries from
fferent parts of the country ask
g for information and every one
iould have it to giv9 and care
iould be taken that truthful att
vers are sent back to thos^ ask
i for It.
But the main piuint to be
>nsidered is: are you going to
i'ter yourself? With that thot
1 mln,j we say again, "Hew»re of
als^ Stampede®."
We are printing today the ait-1
ual report of the city t'lerk audi
■ingest that every tax payer look I
oyer carefully and. gee how the
Jiida Of the city ar© expea<ted.
It is eagy to criticise and we hope
ia> the reading of this carefully
repared and concis^ statement of
le city's finances will be satisfac
>ry to all.
I ha expenditure of this amount
f money entailg a great deal of
rorlt and all should remember that
councilmen do all of this work
>r nothing and we are sure they
re always glad to be advised of
ny needed improvement and are
lad to eutertain any; proposition
ar the benefit of Skagway.
Names of Alaska's Honored Dead
Who Fell In The Cause of
Liberty During the War
The following is a complete and offieal list of the soldiers
of the first batallioo, fourteenth infantry, recruited' from Al
aska, who Were killed in battle or died of disease, in the ov
erseas service, from October 5, 1'jlS, to January 1C, 1919:
"A" ConVP&ny
Pvt. Andrew J. N&ve. X
Pvt. Arthur P. Southwick. ^
Pvt. Vincent J. Dortero.
Pvt. Piiut OjaJcaega.
"B" Conapany _>
Pvt. Lorn<j S. McDonald x
Pvt. Fred J- Weill.
Pvt. Timothy Rfokman.
Pvt. Alec Zafoott. A '
PV» .Michael Saroft,
3a». Duff Pipkin.
Sgt Thomaa Corcoran. _*
Pvt. Henry TaziolL
Ci>l. Micheal E. Yaaghar.
Qftl. James R. Te-imaat. .
Cook John E. Nye.
Pvt James E. GustaEson.
Pvt. Nick GueUEI.
CdI. Roy J. Esgate.
Col. Robert R- House.
Pvt Harold R. Anderson.
Pv». Lawrence Moloney.
Pv'. Russel H. Lovelace.
Pvt. Roy L. Ketchiun.
Pv*. Charles E. Detaert.
Pvt. John MUler. _ .
"C" Company
Walter King.
Xels H. Johajiaou.
Samuel Lukin.
Tare Carlson. _ £
John Piersoji.
Harry Slieltou. s .
Harry Bariiets
Alias Diange.
Jesse Bullock.
"D" Comtpaiiy
PvV. Robert E. Landptrii|p.
Pvt. Henry E. Geiger.
Pvt. Lee Pry.
Pvt. John Olson.
Col. Burton Q. Ogdteu.
Pvt. Edward P. Uecker.
Bug-. Je33$ Williams.
Sgt Victor Dervinski.
Pv'.Paul S. Daroun<;.
Pvt Heitry Weber.
Pv\ Kolt'e Dahlbeiig.
Pvt. James E. Paraix>o.
Cpl. Fred Shultz.
Pvt George Bern bow.
Pvt. Charles A. Moore.
Pvt. John P. Olds.
Pvt. Wallace Froiisham.
Pvt. John Dooubek.
Pvt. Driss SosJdeff.
Pvt. George Goftes.
Pvt. Ilarry Mai off.
Pvt. William L. Holmes.
Pvt. Roy Tjliorgtad.
Pvt Manter J. Eames.
Pvf. Steve Gro*en.
Paladium Being
Mined Near
Ketchikan
Unknown throughout the country
pr.-.bably ig fact that Ketchikan
hag the only paladium. mine in the
United1 States that itg metal is far
more precious that platinum, that it
is a producing property and that is
fuure is brighter now than at any
time since dii&oovery.
Last week there was shipped to
the Irvingtom smelting Company
some egihteen tons of concentrates
from the Salt Chuck: mine, estimated
to be worth approximately $20,000.
Hure paladium is quoted at $135
per ounce, as compared} with $20.67
for xold, and is industriously sought
by the government and by manu
facturer of instrumnets having very
fine electrical contacts. So far os
Is k'*own by the bureau of mines,
the Salt Chuck property is the on
ly r»ue in the United Stateg produc
ing paladium.
Fred Chapman, manager of the
company, who is in direct charge of
the development work reports that
th« ore found' at the 200 foot 1«V 1
which they have reached recently is
better than any heretofore encount
ered. And he within, a
short time, as soon as the new 1,
25i» foot tunnel Is completed, that
a substantial body of high grade
ore will be encountered, between
230 and 300 feet from the apex of
th9 hill.
The Salt Chuck pro(perty is the
first located by Cy Goodire some 8
years ago. He started sinking a
'lory hole from the apex ot the hill,
which Is located off Carter Bay and
encountered good ore. For seve
rs! years he worked under great dif
ficulties, taking out but a little
hi^h grade ore which he sent out to
the smelters in its natural state.
Later he gold his interests to the
present company of which J. E.
Cbtlberg of Seattle is the president.
The new company has done much
more extensive development, but
has had many uraforseen setbacks,
so that the output has not been as
great as it would have been under
other circumstances.
All the ore taken out up to the
present time has been from the Klo
rv hole and this hap been run thru
'he mNl which has a capacity of
40 tons per day. T^ie concentrates
wH» assay per ton approximately 4
ounces Of paladium, one half ounce
of gold, eight ounces of silver and
forty per cent copper.
At the present time there are 30
men employed at the mine and Mr.
Chapman gays that as many as pos
sible 'will be kept busy after the
new tunnel Is completed and the
mill put in food running condition.
Threaten to Leave XW York
New York May 23.—Tenement an
home buJLd'ing must be resumed on
a large scale in. New York state
and city to prevent a general exodus
of workers to other parts of the
country, the state reconstruction
commission announced liare tonight
In a statement c ailing attention to
the "critical housing situation."
A shortage of 100.000 apartments
exists In New York city, the state
ment declared. Only half ag many
plans for n«w buildings heire were
filer* in 1918 as for the same period
two years ;ngo, $nd only one third' of
the buildings planned have been
completed.
WOLVES
of the SEA
RANDALL
PARRISH
Copyright t>r A. V. Mctiurg a uo.
CHAPTER XXII.
The Crew Decides.
Except that muny of the men re
mained armed there was no suggestion
of violence. But for the gleaming cnr
ronade trained on the main hatch, and
the small group of gunners clustered
about it, the scene was peaceable
enough, resembling the deck of some
merchant ship. LeVere stood motion
less at the poop rail, staring down and
his attitude and expression of face
aroused within me a doubt of the man,
a determination to put him to the test.
Evidently he had held aloof and re
frained from taking even the slightest
part in our activities. The men them
selves were mostly forward, grouped
together and still excitedly discussing
the situation.
"Stand by to reef topsails," I shout
ed. "We're all one watch now. Go at
it lively, lads, and when the job is
over we'll eat, and decide together
what's our next move. Two of you
will be enough to guard the hatch and
one of you go into the cabin and re
lieve the girl there. Keep your eyes
open. I'll be down presently. Aloft
with you and see how quick a job you
can make of it."
Watkins led the way up the main
mast ratlines, and Cole was first into
the fore shrouds, the others following
eagerly. 1 watched them lay out on
the yards and was heartened to hear
the fellows sing as they worked, the
canvas melting away as If by magic. I
climbed the ladder to where LeVere
stood on the poop, but carefully
ignored his presence, my gaze on the
scene aloft. Twice I savje orders.
I
changing the steering direction slight
ly, and commanding the lower sails
reefed. The mulatto scowling, Joined
me at the rail.
| "What's all this about?" he asked,
i "That's no storm cloud yonder."
| "There Is always danger in fog," 1
! answered coldly, "and besides there is
no use carrying on until we know
! where we are bound. My purpose Is
! to keep the men busy, and then talk
' the situation over with them. Have
I you any criticism of this plan, Senor
LeVere?"
He hesitated, but his eyes were nar
rowed, and ugly.
"You'll do as you please, but you
told me we sailed for Porto Grande.
Was that a lie?"
"Not necessarily," and I smiled
grimly. "Although I should not have
hesitated to tell one under the circum
stances. I mean to leave that decision
to the men themselves. It la their
lives that are in danger."
"That scum! half of them are Eng
lish and French. All they want is to
get away; they will never go back to
Porto Grande without you make
them."
"How make them?"
"By false observations; there is no
navigator forward. It is a trick easy
enough to play with a little nerve. I
would never have taken part in this
mutiny if I had supposed you meant
to play into the hands of the men."
"It is very little part you took Senor
LeVere, judging from what I saw. You
seemed quite content to stand aft here
and look on. However you are In It
Just as deeply as I am. and are going
to play the game out with me to the
end. Do you understand that?"
"What you mean, senor—play It
out?"
"Go on with the rest of us; take
your chance with the men and do your
duty. I am captain here. The first
sign of treachery on your part will
send you below with those others. I
don't trust you, and all I want is an
excuse to put you out of the way—so
be careful what you do."
I turned and walked away from him
toward the forward rail. The men
were still aloft but coming in from off
the yards. Below me in the door of
the companion, stood Dorothy, her
eyes peering curiously about the de
serted deck. She glanced up and saw
me.
"May I come up there?" she asked.
"Certainly; let me help you. Stand
here beside me, and you can see all
that is being done. That's all, lads;
breakfast is ready; lay down all ex
cept the lookout."
We watched while they streamed
down the ratlines and gathered for
ward of the galley, squatting in groups
on the deck. To all appearances the
fellows had not a care in the world,
or any thought of the stirring scenes
just passed through. The girl's hand
touched my sleeve, and I turned and
looked into her face.
"Have you considered Captain San
chez?" she asked.
"Why no," In surprise, "he is help
less below, badly wounded."
"Not so badly as you suppose," she
said swiftly. "He Is able to be up and
about his stateroom. I heard him
moving, and I believe the steward has
told him what has occurred on board,
and endeavored to bear a message
from hlin to those men amidships. I
held my pistol to his head and locked
him In the pantry. He is there now,
with the sailor you sent on guard.
That is what 1 came on deck to tell
you."
"He Is a danger, of course, but not a
serious one," I said confidently. "It
Is safe enough to leave him undis
turbed at present. The first thing I
need to do is to satisfy those men. I'll
attend to that now. and then see to
the proper securing of Sanchez. Re
main here with LeVere while I zo for
wara, and watch that he does not at
tempt to go below."
The fellows had not finished mess,
but I felt the danger of further delay,
and talked to them as they sat on
deck, explaining briefly the entire situ
ation, and the causes leading up to the
mutiny. I dealt with the matter In
plain terms, making no apparent effort
to influence them, yet forcibly com
pelling each Individual to realize what
would be the result of our recapture.
They listened earnestly, asking an oc
casional question, and passing com
ments back and forth freely among
themselves.
I sent Watklns to the cabin for a
roll of charts, and spreading these out,
endeavored as well as I could, to make
clear our probable position and the
nearest point of land. When I had
completed the explanation, and stood
before them awaiting decision, It was
Haines who acted as their spokesman.
"This yere Is Cape Howarth?" he
asked, a grimy thumb on the point in
dicated. "An' yer say it's 'bout a hun
dred and fifty miles west?"
"Yes, about that?"
•'An' thar'9 no settlement?"
"Some colonists fifty miles north Is
all."
"That's 'bout right." He turned to
the others. "Say mates, this is bow I
figure. We can't go on no long cruise
with all those bloody rats in the hold.
They're bound ter find some way out
If we give 'em time 'nough. Fer as I'm
concerned, I'm fer dividln' up whut
we've got, and ter hell with pirntin'.
What 'er yer say, mates? Shall we
run the ol' hooker ashore, an' leave
her thar, while we tramp the coast?
We're Just a shipwrecked crew. What
say yer?"
There was a chorus of approval suf
ficient In volume to satisfy me, and I
accepted this as a decision.
"All right, lads," I said briefly. "In
my judgment yocr choice is a wise
one. I'll have aa observation as soon
as the fog clears and we'll head in for
the Cape?"
"When do we divide the swag?"
"Fifty miles off the coast. That's
fair enough. Isn't it? And my share
goes to you."
There was a straggling cheer, but I
broke It up with a sharp order.
"Now stand by for work, all of you.
Watklns and Carter, I want you aft."
CHAPTER XXIII.
The Prisoners Escape.
The two men followed me silently ns
far as the companion, where we
paused a moment staring blindly about
us into the fog. Even the guard at
the main hatch was invisible.
"Carter, guard this after deck until
Watkins and I come back. Under no
circumstances permit LeVere to enter
the cabin."
With the door closed, we were
plunged into a darkness which ren
dered the interior invisible. I won
dered dimly why the man on guard
had not lighted the swinging lantern.
I stumbled over something on the
deck, as I groped forward, but did not
pause until I had lighted the lantern.
It blazed up brightly enough, its yel
low flame illuminating the cabin and
the first thing I saw was the out
stretched figure of the sailor almost
between my feet. We needed to ask
no questions, imagine nothing—the
overturned chair, the stricken sailor
told the whole story. He had been
treacherously stuck from behind, the
blade driven home by a strong baud,
and was dead before he fell to the
deck. It had been silent, vengeful
murder, and the assassin had left uo
truce. Who could It have been? Not
Gunsaules surely—the steward lacked
both nerve and strength for such a
deed. Then there was but one to sus
pect—Sanchez [ ^ _
I C Jntinued 011 Thursday)
Unceasing Misery
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