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No. 2S0 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAtxWAY ALASKA, WEDNEDAY, JANUARY 7, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
GLACIER TRAIL IS A ROAD!
DEATH FOR THOSE UNPREPARED
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I Seattle P. I.) I
A story of hardship in blazing
a tra.l to the Cnisa ia from McCarth j
over whijh horses -»iid freight could |
be taken in, was told jeaterday by
I). K. Hooker, who returned to Se
attle this week fr :u the new dig
ging*. Mr. Hooker . ud Ray Larseu,
his partner, were -iie first in over
the ice. The jou.-ney began Nov
ember 1, and required twenty-seven
days.
Mr. Hooker believes that if tbe
idea of building a trail across the
Nuina and Chigana glaciers proves
impracticable, freight, supplies and
winter travel will go either by way
of Skagway, over the White Pass
railroad and the lake Kluane trail,
or out of Valdez by way of the so
called Gulkana trail.
"It took us seven days to get our
outfits up to the ice on the Xizina
glacier, a distance of thirty-five
miles", Mr. Hooker said, ia tilling o
the trip
"November 7 a portion of tne |
party started up the glacier. Crev
asses wore encountered time and
again. The snow averaged fifteen i
feet in uepth. From this time on
we encountered all sorts of diffi-'
cultles. vnee for two days we were
unable to leave our touts on ac
count of raging blizzard, and for
four days thereafter the storm was
hardly less severe. The wind reach
ed a velocity of eighty miles an j
hour, and the temperature was be
tween 20 and 30 degr- v.s below zero
"Our horses played out entirely I
when the feed for the animals was ,
gone. Our own food ran short and j
we decided to shoot one of the hors
es for food. When the animal fell-'
dead it dropped into a crevasse. 1
Just after this occurrence our ad- !
vance guard encountered another'
trail blazing party, led by Mr. Hep
ler and a Mr. Chase. They had I
sufficient supplies to afford us re- i
lief and we joined forces.
"0:i November 19 we reached a
point about eight miles below the j
summit on the Chisana side, whero)
seven glaciers come together and
where the ice is buckled up and
twisted In e\ery direction. It took j
us an entire day to make less than |
half a mile. Fully a hundred crev
asses were encountered.
"Finally our party ran out of fuel j
and food. The i.ext to the last j
day we were on the glacier we work j
ed from daylight until four hsurs:
after dark in order to reach a little j
relief tent iourteen miles from the
Chisana end of the glacier. That
nigh* we were obliged to sit up be- j
cause the tent was too small to I
house the entire party.
"We left the tent before daybreak '
using a "bug", which is a tin can j
open at one end, with a candle In- I
side to light our way. Luckily the j
wind was not blowing, and when we
finally got away from'the crevasses
we had just half an inch of canale
left. If We had run out of candles 1
am sure we all would have frozen
to death.
"I am not saying that It will be
impossible to keep this glacier
trail open this winter, but I do Bay
it is almost criminal to misrepre
sent conditions of the trail, as has
been done by some Cordova resi
dents. As a resi»'t of this rnisrep- '
reseatation men are led to start (
in over this trail without the equip- i
meet necessary to prevent absolu-.e I
suffering aud probable death from
freezing or starvation.
"At the preseut time any ono
traveling over the trail must take
wood, bedding, tent, stove and oth
er supplies. Naturally no one can
take moie wood than necessary for
two or three days. The result :s
that if a blizzard oe i-ncouncered, |
which would prevent travel for 6ev- j
eral days, fuel would give out and
possible freezing result.
"When I came out there were
some twenty or twenty-five men at
Chisaua who wanted to come along
but as the tents could not accomn»o
date so many I was obliged to out
wit them as a matter of self preser
vation. I came out in three and 1
one-half days with two dog teams. I
In the party were Xed Hill, Howard 1
H. Fields, Angus Holliday and h«-i;r ;
Elder. We also assisted three other
men to get over the trail."
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NOME S \LOONS WERE
CLOSED L.* f T SUNDAY
Nome. Jan. 7—For the first time
in the history of thj town the sa
loons wore all closed here Sunday.
The cluing of these places was
through the provisions cf an ancient
Oregon ';ode law wliicli Judge Ran
dolph Tucker dug up and enforced.
Al til'ST HERRMAN IS
HE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN
Cincinnati, Jan. '/—August Herr
man was re-elected here yesterday
a3 the chiirman of the national
hasebai: commission.
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FREAK SOCIAL
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Berlin, Jan. 7—An association of
ex-lunatics, detention in an asylum
for six months being tlio qualifica
tion for membership, is one of the
latest ideas of the numerous freak
socii.1 organizations for which Ger
many is noted. Another bears the
title o: "Society for the promotion
of Good Manners anions the Poor",
while a third has for its object the
unification in the bonds of friend
ship of all Gormans who waar point
ed benrds. Still anotuer proposes
tiie more general use of Wilhelm as
a Chrhtian name, presumably in
compliment of the emperor. Illus
trative of the German joining habit,
the lit: le town of Wildau, with only
2,000 inhabitants, boasts of 22 dif
ferent societies.
Washington, Jan. 7—A request
has bev:; made to tlio War L>e;»art
meat by J. C. Hayes, of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, a relative by
n.arringi of ihe late Jefferson Dav
vis, President of the Confederacy,
to have turned over to him proper
ty formerly owned by Davis. This
property includes the effects worn
by Davis at the time hi- was taken
prisoner and his personal equipment,
sword, oistols and apu
Secretary of War Garrison has
referred the request to the judge
Advc.'e General for considration.
Sot;e yet:'s a70 the I) >pirtment turn'
ed o\e- to t'.:e survivors c: the var
ious regiments of the Confederacy
all fiags captured d -ing : war
and Hayes now asks that this be ex
tended to include the Davis relies.
i*ki:siw:\t wilsox will
MAKE XO COMMENT
Passchristian, Jan. 7- - When seen
by a Cu ' <1 Press co-'res^ondent to
day President Wils-n refused to
comment upon the funster of Sir
Lion a 1 Garden, British diplomatic
representative in Mexico, to Brazil.
ILASK \ KAIL ROAD BILL
COMES CP OX THE l.»TH
Washington, D. C. Jan. 7—Tlio
Alaska railroad bill will be consid
eied by the house 011 'lie 15th. Un
expected opposition has developed,
but it is believed that the bill
will pais.
WIIX nrCLARK >HKTIAL
LAW IN HIXTIXGTOX
Coppr.rfield, Ore., Jan 7—Colonel
I-awtou is going from here to Hunt
ington. this state, to close all the
saloons and to declare martial law.
AGIST HIGH
EGG PRICES
Chicago, Jar.. 7—Mrs. Caroline
Bley, who organized tbe egg boycott
that cause 1 hi" Chicago egg men
to plead for mercy but failed to
make any perceptible dent in the -
high cost, is laying plans Sor anoth
er campaign against high egg
prices looking twelve months into
the future.
Airs. Bley Intends to beat the
cold storage men at his own game,
by making every housewife in Chi
cago a little cold storage proprietor
of her own. She wants them to re
vert to the methods of "barreling"
eggs invented by their grandmothers
The Chicago Clean Food Club, of
which Mrs. Bley is the prsldent,
and the organization that started the
recent camaign in Chicago with a
slogan, "we want 32 cen eggs" will
send to thousands of housewives
copies of the following recipe for
cheao ck?s and preserving them for
the winter.
One poung of lime, one pint of
salt, three gallons of water. Slack
the lim", add the salt and water aji4
mix thoroughly. Let stand for two
days before using, stirring occasion
ally. Drop the eggs into this
brine and when the grocer offers yo
oggs at 50 cents a dozen, give him
the "ha-ha" and pluck twelve of
your pickled cems.
"Eggs are just as good when pre
served in this manner as when first
received", said Mrs. Bley, "I know
of a number of women who used
this recipe with excellent results."
HAL DANCE
IS TABOOED
Paris, Jan. 7—The Argentine
Minister to Paris, Senor Enrique
Larreta, has barred the dance of his
country which is now creating a fur
ore all over the world. "There is
one placo jn France1', he declared,
"where the Argentine Tango will
not be danced, and that place is
ray house. To Argentine ears the
very music is unpleasant. An or
chestra which I had recently at my
house struck up a tango tune and I
immediately ordered the players
from the house." Senor Larreta de
clares that he can see no difference
between the tango as it is danced
in the elegant ballrooms of Paris
than that danced in the disreputable
night resorts in Buenos Ayres—the
same gestures and the same contor
tions. "It is not true that Argentine
cowboys dance it," he said, "the
guachos dancing a very pleasant
and dignified dance."
SIR LIONEL CARDEX TO
BE SENT TO BRAZIL
Washington D. C., Jan. 7—It has
been learned here that Sir Lion
el Garden, British diplomatic rep
resentative to Mexico is to be trans
ferred to Brazil, thus removing all
obstacles to President Wilson's
Mexican policy.
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
MASONS SEND
OUT IMS
Invitations are. out for a ball and
banquet to be given by Skagway
Lodge No. 113, A. F. &c A. M., at
the Elks hall, Skagwaj, on the
night of Friday, January 9th, 1914,
on the occasion of the installation
of the officers of the lodge for the
ensuing term.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for this event which promises
to be one of the greatest social func
tions that has ever taken place here.
Between 40 and 50 people from
Fort Sev.'ard and Haines have signi
fied their intention of being pres
ent. Music will be furnished by the
30th infantry orchestra of Fort
Seward and the banquet served by
a committee of the lodge members
in the hall.
Sitka, Alaska, Jan. 1, '14.
The Daily Alaskan,
Skagway, Alaska.
The inmates of tin Pioneers
Home at this place join in this
method of returning thanks to the
Daily Alaskan and the many Skag
way friends who so kindly remem
bered ua on Christmas. We beg to
assure you that tile presents were
fully appreciated jjid that the names
of the donors will never be forgot
ten by us in our old age, although
we regret to inform you that one
of the recipients of their kindness,
James Coulter, of Ketchikan, has
since passed over the great divide.
Our old friend, James C'ooley, of
Skaway, 's in good health and de
sires to iOturn thanks to the people
of Skaway who came to his assist
ance in is is hour of need, and es
pecially to Mr. Frank Page, who ac
companied him on his journey to Sitn
ka a few weeks ago
Wishing every one in Skagway
happiness and prosperity in the new
year,
We remain yours truly,
Pioneers at the Home,
Sitka, Alaska.
Capt. Ackland, commandant of the
N. W. M. P. post at Whitehorse is
here to meet five members of the
N. W. M. P. who arrived on the
Princess May this afternoon. He
will return to Whitehorse on Fri
day's train.
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St. Paul, Jan. 7—Wholesalers in
nearly every line of trade in the
Twin cities have set on foot plans
looking toward the handling of a
great amount of freight by a line
of boats operating between here
and the Gulf of Mexico. A river
terminal costin half a million dol
lars is already under construction
under the Washington Avenue bridge
in Minneapolis and it hag been pre
dicted that the big business inter
ests of the two cities will be oper
ating boats to New Orleans by the
middle of next summer.
The primary object of the en
terprise is to force down the rail
road freight rates against which
the local wholesalers have lodged
countless complaints. The new rate
between Duluth and the Twin Cities
makes speedy action of jobbers a
necessity and it is believed that
rivn- transportation is the solution
of i.he problem.
Another incentive behind the pro
posed river freight line, is the op
ening of the Panama canal. New
Orleans is destined to become the
receiving point for an enormous
mass of mrechandise and a river line
here and between that city would
be of enormous value.
FIREMEN PLAN BIG DANCE "
WASHINGON'S BIRTHDAY
At the regular meeting of the
Volunteer Fire department held
Saturday night, the department gain
ed two first class recruit®, Joe Col
burn and Billie Bunting.
It was undecided at the meeting
whether the annual Washington's
Birthday ball would be given on
the 21 or the 23 of February and
as finally settled by placing the
matter in the hands of the commit
tee, who are to determine the date
vithin the next few days.
From the activity of the com
mittee having the affair in hand
which they have already displayed,
there can be no question of the
1314 event being up to those of
former years, as the social occas
sion of Skagway's winter season.
PIONEER ALASKAN DIES
AT HOME OF SON
Seattle, Jan. 7—Thomas Nowell,
a soted Alaska pioneer resident
of Juneau, died here suddenly yes
terday at the home of his son
Frank, at the age of 82 yeare.
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