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NHS TIM E1TE Id ■■
Says The Skagway-Whitehorse
Route Is The Only Practical
Way To Reach The Gold
Fields Of The Interior.
J. C. Williams, one of the mem
bets or the Yukon council from Bo
nanza. district and J. C. Griffith, of
Dawson, came up on the Princess
Ma- and stopped over at the Golden
North until this morning, on their
way inside.
Both of these gentlemen are old
timers in the north, prominent in
mi.itne circles throughout the inter
ior an 1 in addition to this are so
well a.id favorably known in the
north ' hat any statement which they
might make would be received with
out hesitancy as to its absolute
truth b* anyone; with whom they
have ever had any dealings in that
vast expanse of territory bouuded
on the tast by the Rocky Mountains
on the south by the Alaskan coast
range, on the west by the Bering
8oa and on the north by the Arctic
ocean.
They are men of meaus and dur
ing th^-lr long sojourn in the north
have !>een, and are now interested
in extensive mining operations in
various sections of the intreior from
the gold bearing creeks around
Dawson to the rich beach deposits
of Nome.
For the past five years Mr. Grif
fith U:is been m the headwaters of
the Watte river and was one of the
earlies: to reach the Chisana after
the reported discovery of «old by
James and his partner. He secur
ed a claim on the pay streak on
Little Eldorado, and prospected it
sufficiently to convince himself of
its value, and is now on his way to
commence aciive and extensiive de
ve opment work. He has a large
outf;t already at the mouth of the
White river which he intends to
shi£ In as soon as the trails are
sufficiently frozen to insure safety
over the ice.
Mr. Williams is also interested
In the district and has a lease on
I Uonanzji adjoining the one owned by
Taylor on No. 3, lower Eldorado,
out of which five men last fall took
$4,000 in twelve days work. Mr.
Williams is also on his way to the
Chisana in company with Mr. Grif
fiths. bit they have not yet deter
mined which route to take—wheth
er b> the way of Kluane lake or by
that of White river. They say it
will depend altogether upon ihe
condition in which they find the
Kluane road after they reach White
horse. If it is as good as it has
been represented they will take it.
Of the Chisana district Mr. Grif
fith says: "From my own observa
tions 1 feel assured that the dis
trict will prove a great producer.
I have but faint hope, however, of
being able to do much work before
June, as the altitude is such (ov
er 5000 feet) that it will be im
possible to work to advantage.
"There is a pecultiarity about these
creeks, which has been remarked
upon by miners, and which obtain
in no other placer ground that I
have ever prospected, ad that is the
absence in many cases, of any sur
face indications of what lies beneath
"On No. 3 Little Eldorado noth
ing but an occasional color was dis
covered until bedrock was reached,
where good pay was found.
"Bonanza creek is good from No.
12 above down to its moutfi and on
Gold Run two claims owned by
Gates and McPhall have shown
good pay"
When asked as to how long it
would take him to transport his
outfit from the mouth of White
river to the diggings, Mr. Griffith
said: ' With ordinary luck it shou!
not take more than twelve days. On
my last trip to the head of the
White I left the mouth of the river
in December with nine men. There
were no roadhouses in the entire
OUR NEW FALL LINE OF
Ladies' and Misses'
La Vogue Coats,
Suits and Skirts
ARE NOW BEING SHOWN
AS WELL AS
Fall Millinery
SEE OUK
"WINDOW
DISPLAY
STYLES THE LATEST
PRICES ARE RIGHT ,
H. J. LYNCH
>ading Ladies' Furnisher and Haber^
dasher of Skagway
distance and we had to break trail
all the way, and we made it in nine
teen days. As it promises to be
when I expect to start with my
outfit roadhoused all the way and
a well packed trail, there should be
no trouble in my making it in the
time stated."
Mr. Williams when asked for in
formation by the Dally Alaskan
j man said: "There is a groat deal
of interest being shown in the Chis
|ana district on the outside, and it
is my firm belief that by the end
of next March there will be 10,
000 or more people go in. What I
can't understand^ however, is the
seeming indifference displayed in
the coast, cities in the advertising
ot this route to interior points by
those vitally interested.
••Of course, all the old-timers
w ho are acquainted with this coun
try and familiar with the best mean
of getting in, will come this way;
but a majority of those going in
;ire not so well informed and have
to depend on information that they
are enabled to pick up here and
there.
"Notwithstanding the fact that
Mr. Griffiths and myself are so
well known up in this country, we
were unable to get any information
whatever in Seattle as to the pres
ent conditions inside, by this 1 mean
as to whether the roads are in
rood shape for travel, what means
of transportation are offered for
passengers aud freight, the cost of
transportation and the accommoda
tions to be had while on the road.
"These are statements that should
be widely circulated, especially in
Seattle and Vancouver, which will,
in most instances be the points se
lected by the gold seekers for em
barkation to the north.
"What you people want to do <s
to start a campaign of publicity
and you want to get about it as
soon as possible, for you can take
it from ine that other Alaskan coast
towns are exceedingly active in push
ing forward their claims to super
iority of advantages offered by
[ routes which they advocate."
When asked as to the McCarthy
[route Mr. Williams said: "The
chamber of commerce of Cordova
is actively at work in Seattle, and
will probably induce rnnay people to
start in that way but there is no
question in my mind that when they
arrive at that point they will be
blocked in their progress, for 1
hardly think that this winter will
be an exception to the rule that
has prevailed ever since service on
the railroad was instituted. It is
a well known fact that in winter the
ttains out of Cordova have been un
able to run for weeks at a time on
account of the heavy snowfall which j
fit certain points covers the track
to such depths that it found an
utter impossibility to keep it clear.
"In regard to the Cordova-McCar
thy route I can best explain my
views of it by relating to you the
experience of Dr. Williams, whom
I met while I was in Seattle, and
who had just come out over this
trail by McCarthy. Before proceed
ings however, I wish to state that
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you are a regular patron or not
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
FOUR DAYS' CONVENTION
OP AM. ROAD BUILDERS
Philadelphia, Dec. 12—"Highway
Officials"—Their Duties and Powers
"Unit Trice vs. Lump Sum Con
tracts"; "Plant Equipment"; "Pre
liminary Traffic Census"; "Dirt
Roads"; "General Methods of Re
pairs and Renewals"; and "Methods
of Dust Prevention", were some of
the important topics scheduled for,
discussion at the four day's conven
tion of the American Road Build
ers' Association, which opened here
Tuesday at the First Regiment Ar
mory. Delegates from every state
in the union and from Canada and
Mexico were in their seats when
President Samuel Hill, president
.iiso of the Washington State Good
Roads Association, called the meet
ing to order.
ADDRESSES WEST VIRGINIA
COAL, MINING DISTRICT
Charleston, W. Va., Dec. 12—For
mer Governor William A. McCorkle
made the principal address of the
day when the West Virginia Coal
Mining institute resumed its ses
sions Tuesday. The Panama canal
and its probable effect upon West
Virginia mining operations was the
former chief executive's topic. Dr.
L. C. Jones, of Syracuse, N. Y.,
discussed the chemistry of coal and
its application in making coke. Phas
fs of mining were taken up by Earl
Henry, chief of the department of
mines; John Laing, former chief of
the same department, and John G.
Sniythe and Frank Haas, both of
Fairinount.
FIRST FARMERS' INSTITUTE
HELD THIS WINTER
.Madison, Wis., Dec. 12—The "Wis
consin Idea" got into practical work
!ng order Tuesday when the first of
the farmers' institutes to be held
in the state this winter, opened in
i he towns of Lake Nabagamon, Gor
den, Park Falls, Glidden, and Hay
ward and the counties of Douglas,
Sawyer, Ashland and Price. Includ
ing the meetings which opened, a
total of 109 institutes will be held
i;i sixty-eight counties between now
and March 17, next. Everything
from the raising of potatoes and cul
tivation of crops of all kinds to the
care of orchards, will be taught by
prominent practical agriculturists. In
connection with the farmers' Insti
tutes, forty cooking schools for the
women of the state will be in ses
slon.
IMTKD MINE WOREKRS
HOLD ANNUAL ELECTION
Denver, Colo., Dec. 12—John Mc
Lennan had no opposition for dis
trict president of the United Mine
Workeru when the annual election
of officers was held Tuesday by Dis
trict Local No. 15. John R. Law
son, member of the international
board, and E. L. Doyle, district
secretary-treasurer, also had no op
poition in their candidacies for re
election. All the officers are elect
ed by referendum. Ten thousand
ballots were cast. McLennan and
Lawson are in charge of the strike
of S.000 coal miners In southern Col
orado.
FIRST MALE SUFFRAGETTE
REACHES THE UNITED STATES
' New York, Dec. 12—If the immi
gration officials follow their policy
of holding up militant suffragist ag
itators until officials at Washing
ton pass upon their cases, eGoreg
E. Lansbury, ex-member of Parlia
ment, who was jailed at Penton
ville, England, last August and re
leased under the cat-and-mouse act
after the first and only hunger
strike by a male suffragist, is
scheduled for a week-end wait at
Ellis Island today, similar to that
inflicted upon Mrs. Emmellne Pank
hurst. Lansbury arrived today on
board the Kaiser Wilhelm. He is
coming to America to lecture on Syn
dicalism and to study conditions
liere. He will be the guest of the
Intercollegiate Socialist Society. Be
sides being the only male militant
wht^has hunger struck in jail, Lans
burg also is the only public man
who has come out openly for the
militant cause. He is an extreme
radical. He resigned his seat in '
Parliament, to which he was elected
by the Labor and British Socialist
Parties because of their attitude to
wards the suffrage and Irish Home
Rule bills.
XMAS PACKAGES WILL
BE FORWARDED FREE
To the charitably inclined, who
wish to forward Christmas gifts 01*
remembrances to the inmates of the
Pioneer's Home at Sitka, we are
authorized to announce that the
steamer Georgia will carry such
packages free of charge. In order
to be sure of delivery at Sitka in
time it will be necessary that they
be placed in the hands of Henry
Friedenthal, at Hartwigsen's cigar
store, noL later than Tuesday after
noon, December 16th.
HIGH HANDED MEASURES
.ADOPTED liY REBELS
Juarez, Dec. 12—Advices receiv
ed here state that the rebel com
mander when he entered Chihuahua
issued orders for all the Spanish
residents to leave the city at once.
Louis Tenanxas, son of a wealthy
land owner, took refuge in the Brit
ish vice-consulate, but soldiers en
tered the place and arrested him an
later threw bim in jail.
VETERAN' U. 8. OFFICER
TO RETIRE IX APRIL
Washington, Dec. 12—Major Gen
eral Wood will be placed on the re
tired list next April.
• SOCIAL DANCE.
The W. P. A. Club will give their |
regular fortnightly dance at their,
hall tomorrow night. 2t.
STEFANSSON IS DESERTED
BY HIS ASSOCIATES
Ottawa, Dec. 12—Reports receiv
ed hero from the mounted police
patrol on the Arctic coast give out
the information that Stefansson
has been deserted by his associates.
The only causo assined for their
action was that they were dissat
isfied with the food furnished on
board the Karluck, one of the ships
of the expedition.
FX-PRESIDENT \V. H. TAET
DEPENDS MONROE DOCTRINE
New York, Dec. 12—Ex-President
Taft in a speech last night before
the Peace Society of this city, de
fended the principles of govern
ment .on the American continent
as set forth in the Monroe doctrine.
PRIZE FIGHTER RITCHIE
ORDERED TO TAKE REST
San Francisco, Dec. 12—Ritchie
has been ordered by his physician
to remain in bed and to take a
rest treatment, following the oper
ation for abcess which he under
went on Tuesday.
NOTICE.
The regular meeting of White
Pass Lodge No. 113, F. & A. M.,
will take lace at 8 o'clock tonight.
A number of brethren will come
over from Haines on the Peterson
to attend. Work in the second de
gree.
W. R. HILLERY, W. M.
The Home of
HART SCHAFFNER
& MARX
Clothes
Twenty-five dollars isn't much
money to spend for a suit
of clothes; when you come to know what
first-class quality of materials and tailoring,
and what restfulness of mind as to style
that price commands, you'll almost think it
isn't enough to pay.
Young men especially want smart
style; and Hart Schaffner & Marx have
the style problem so perfectly worked out,
we advise any man to put his money, and
himself into one of their $25 suits.
We have clothes at $18
and $20 and at $30, $40
WILL CLAYSON