BOY SCOUTS
CELEBRATE
New \ cik. Feb. 11 -Real cele
bra' .0:1 of tuo fourth u.uiversary ol'
the incorporation 0:' . Boy Scouts
of America began Monday Besides
the program of form. events for
the we«. k, members 0. this sturdy
band, which did greet M»;k caring
ior 1 ho ' it veterans . the famous
Gettysbu ;; Battlefield reunion of
the Blue and Gray last summer,
.ave si t t'.tui-olvos dividual pro
grams for the s-".. n nays celebra
Aecording to cations sent by
the national headquarters 1'ere to
headquarters- oi the branches in al
most every city in the country, each
ISoy Si out is to locate a* least one
sick perscu wiic is in need and
alone in the world, and make ;>
least oiip visit during the week to
the afflicted. If possible, flowers
ire to be taken to tfct: sick. Each
Boy Si out, also, has pledged him
self an i his superior officer, to
l ! sc person every day of
Many thousands of Boy
S< .■ s .'! over the country sought
s: k persons yesterday
.1 took them flowers.
In tiious,. is of instances "foiiow
i» '1 be ma,'.o during the
C! LEItTTIL
V.X. Y., Feb 11—Special
•r« oui-s w • h id at the capi
■
dredih muuv. a:.. o>' the birth of
stunniel J. Ttldea. Similar e\ercis
es are b«.i 4 held simultaneously in
till s : < the i'nion. Ralph Pul
t/er, tierr. ti Rider, and Robert
K Jiensciiti wore o.';i «rs of the
1 oaimiilee n hich planned the coun
try wide cer' moults.
Miss Ethel Leslie o£ Whttehorse
tv.u ed here on last night's train
for .1 i.'\v days' visit. She is stop
'
i'hil .\b • . in s, Sk'r'w ity real es
tate :!!.l uranee man, said this
it is ui'iiost like old
times \vi he c..:i r® .t three cab
ins i < • Jay to s many different
par: that's wait lie did yos
terii •
1 Fairbanks. Feb. 11—Sergeant Jar
; rel, of the 30th United States In
nsuicided today at the Tail
ana barracks by shooting himself.
MEN WEflESHOT
: 8y Hie HUGS
Denver,' Feb. 11—John Lawsoa, I
' leader of the striking miners, to
day tolil the congressional inves i
sating committee of men being sliot
lown by hired thugs and of violence
I being used when it was absolutely
J unnecessary.
DUE PRESENTING
A SOLID FRONT
Seattle, Feb. 11—Maurice Leehy
elur.ied to this ciyt from Washing
ton, 1>. C., yesterday and says that
tue solid front of Alaskans and
iongrosstneu w'io are in favor of the
Alaska raeasure makes its passage
a certainty.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 11—
Friends cf the Alaska bill trust that j
' ie five minute debatt will end. jo
ilay in time to take a final vote,
il'l-ou;:i the fullest d.scussion of
the question is desired.
William Brown, jr., a former west
em man. Is here aiding the bill.
The Mariposa reached here from
the westward at 3:30 p. m. yester
day and coutinuod on to the south
ward at '>:45 p. m.
The commiitteo of arrangements
for the Firemen's ball will meet at
tile city hall tonight at 8 o'clock.
A full ati< ndance is requested.
A committee of the Elks club
now have in hand arrangements for
a grand St. Patrick's Day dance o;t
night of Tuesday, March 17th.
Further Particulars will be given
through the columns of the Daily
Alaskan as soon as definite plans
have 'oeen perfected
JUST 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 Shoes
Large Size Heavy Wool Blankets
Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lined Moccasins
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
Heavy Wool Underwear===Blanket Lin.d
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
7 xpand 8x10=3 ft. Wall Jooz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE H1NER WITH THE EX
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. j. LYNCH
.The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
OUTPUT OFTHE
The Mining & Scientific Press of
San Francisco in a late edition
claims 'o know the output of tlie
big dredging companies working
near Dawson, and makes the follow
ing statement:
"The Canadian Klondyke com
pany's three dredged produced 1,
J3S oinu es of gold during the l«3t
week in November.
"After many years of prospecting
the conglomerates opposite Quartz
i reek, along the Indian river, are
lo be opened. About 95 claims
have been optioned to an American
company, which will start core
' rills as soon as navigation is op
en this spring. T. A. Firth, of
Dawson, has been acting for the
owners oE the claims."
"if tK gold be valued at §16 an
unco, the output of the three C;in
dian KUndyke dredges at the rate
^tatid in the foregoing would be
24,COS for the week, or $108,4:52
tor a mouth. This would allow $3'!.
Oiin a month per dreds:e, or more
han a thousand dollais a day for
'.'tieix niichine.
"'he tfciee drc-dges referred to in
the for-.oing are the three largest
in the world, and are known as Can
adian So. 2, Canadian So. 3 and
Canadian N'o. 4.
Canadian No. 2 started operations
this season on March 30; operated
272 days, or until December 2tl; op
erated over 92 ner cent, of elapsed
time, and dredged over 2.400,000
cubic yart!3.
Canadian Xo. 3 started opera
tions this season, her first, on May
10; closed down December t>; oper
ated SO ier cent, of olapsed time,
and dredged ovor X,S50,000 cubic
yards.
CanadL'n No. 4, started opera
ions (li s reason, her first, on May
-i»; t 'o-t d down on December 20;
operated .">$ per cent of elapsed
.inie, ai!"! dredged 1,600,000 cubic
yards. This gives a total for the
three dredges of nearly (5,000,000
cubic yards.
The cost of dredging operations
will be I -r, than 6 cents per cubic
yard, v.l.ile the published state
ments of Ihe company show its
ground averaged over 20 cents a
A !• -s! of stripping and ground
luitin: h.is been instituted which
insures thawed ground for these
divd-os, which have sufficient
ion. ! ; >>peeted ahead of them to
ii lire \er eighteen years' life for
the three dredges.
Mr. Boyle stated recently that it
is possible that a dredge of the
?.irne size may be put on the up
per end of the Boyle property in
l'.'IS. The company lias had a
sinrller dredge working successfully
this season on Hunker creek. The
dredges are all driven by electric
rower, g< aerated by the water pow
t r plant of the North fork of the
Klondike river.
Mrs. Stanton is busily engaged
today i:i putting the finishing touch
es on tlie ccsy little piace oil Broad
way, near Third, which she is fitt
ing ap 'or hair dressing, massage
ind manicuring parlors. Tomorrow
is the appointed day for opening
and Mrs. Stanton will be pleased
. o welcome all who will call.
Washington, Feb. 11—Amethyst
and turquoise bluer thau sea or sky,
diamonds without a flaw, opals with
a subtle "fire" that makes them
priceless, and emeralds green as
an island in a southern sea—these
are some of Uncle Sam's own jew
els and tho high tariff on such
gems nri" soon cease to worry the
American niaid who cannot forget
her ornaments. A report on the
mineral resources oi the United
States, just made public by the
United States Geological Survey
soliws that the production of prec
ious stoics in this country is as
suming the proportions of an estab
lished industry.
Sapphires are the most abundant,
and during the last twelve months
for which records are available gems
approximating 52CO.OOO in value
were mined in Fegus county, Mon
tana. Opal3, some of a finer qual
ify than those found in tile big
mines of Australia, have been dis
covered in Humboldt county, Nev.,
and San Bernadino, Cal., the pro
duction being ten times as large in
1U12 as in any previous year. Dia
monds have been found in such
quantities in Arkansas and Indiana
as to make them a commercial fac
tor, and scattered stones have
been picked up In California, Wis
consin and Texas. From a lapidar
ian standpoint North Carolina is one
of the richest states, two emerald
mines being located near Shelby and
aietiiyst deposits have been found i
Lincoln and Warren counties. Beryl
has been found in Alexander county.
Turquoise exists in larcie quantities
in X-w Mexico, and topaz is being
shipped frcrn Mason county, Texas.
ALASKA MINER
ASPHYXIATED
Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 11—Al
bert Carlson, a well lincwn miner,
was asphyxiated here yesterday
while at the bottom of a hundred
foot shaft on the Chitiuika Flats.
filKOK TER.
APPROPRIATIONS
The Canadian parliament's ap
propriation for the government of
Yukon Territory 'or *iie ensuing fis
cal year amounts to $373,000 div
ided as follows:
Salaries .. $1'2S,000
Local council 125,000
Koad maintenance 100,000
Vukon Indian appropriations 20,000
The Indian appropriations are the
same as last year.
It is probable more Yukon sup
plementary estimates will come lat
er.
made from Atmore's nance meat is
equal to the very best home-made.
Sold in bulk, at UCsc per lb. 5 lb.
for $1.00. Guaranteed to consist of
only pure ingredients and properly
seasoned.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGM AY, ALASKA.
WILL Hi H
SEW Gill
Stockholm, Feb. 11—Following
the resignation of t'ue Swedish cab
inet Baron Degeer has been sumraor."
ed to form a new cab ire*.
PREDICMY
New York, Feb. 11—Glenn Cur
tis, the aviator, returned to this
city from Europe today. He pre
dicts that a flying boat will soon
cross the Atlantic at a speed of
seventy miles an hour.
Washington, Feb. 11—Sand and
gravel shippers from all over the
country gathered here Monday to
protest against the proposed in
crease i:i freight rates over' the
Eastern railroads at a special hear
ing granted by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
bibleWer
ENCE OPENS
Washington, D. C., Feb. 11—
Ministers and church workers from
many cities gathered litre Monday
for a mid winter Bible conference.
The speakers' were Dr. G. Camp
bell Morgan, of London; IJr. Wil
liam A. Souper, of London; Dr. F.
X. Palmer, of Winona Lake, Ind.,
Dr. George R. Stewart, of Knox
ville, Tenn., and Dr. V.'. E. Bied
erwolf.
COAL - KOAIj . COAL
British Columbia Beat Harbor
Coal. ?12.flo per ton Delivered.
Phone 3,5 J. M. Tanner, tf
1111 DIES
FROM BURNS
(Dawson News.)
Mrs. Edna A. Stevens, who was
burned to death in her cabin at
| Fox City, near Fairbanks, recently
was a former Dawson woman. For
J many years she was a furrier on
| Second Avenue and also on Third
avenue in this city. A Fairbanks
paper refers to her death as fol
lows:
| Mrs. Stevens was dragged from
her cabin last evening by Tony La
I Pray, while the whole structure
! waj a mass of flames. The cabin
which took fire in some unknown
manner, was totally destroyed, with
practically all of its contents.
'ihe fire was discovtred a few
miiiutes before midnight and when
Mr. La Pray and others rushed to
the building it was a seething mass.
'Ihe occupant, Mrs. Stevens, a wo
l liu.n more than-50 years of age, was
| found in a helpless condition in the
j building, and badly burned about
the face, hands and body. The res
[cu^r dragged her through the flames
land in doing so received severe
! burns about his own hands and face,
lie died this morning.
USER'S SOU
IS
Berlin, .feb. 11—The work of ren
ovating and putting into order some
of the royal castles iri the Rhine
country together wi'h the report
I that one of the royal princes is to
| take up his residence there, has
caused a renewal of the report that
j Orownprince Frederich Wilhelm, the
I Kaiser's eldest son, is to become
i lie "Watch on the Rhine". The
Crownpriuce was recently transfer
red by the Kaiser from command of
his cavalry Death head Hussars at
Danzig, to duty on the General
Staff in Berlin. Now the report in
military circles is, that this is but
preliminary to the Crownprince's pro
motion to General and being placed
in command of one of the big
army corps which keep the French
on the other side of the Rhine.
PRICE OF COAL REDUCED.
Moore's Wharf is no*' selling nut
coal for only $9.00 per ton bulk,
($10.00 sacked). Excellnet range
coal. 6t.
Headquarters For
Smart Qi/ercoafs
You will find your over=
coat here in a variety of
fabrics
Beautiful Weaves,
Scotch Tweeds, Chin=
chillas—all made up,1~
A Large line of O'Donneli Shoes^for'Men
Utz and Dunn Shoes for Women
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier
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