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No. 2S6 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
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PRICE 10 CENTS
WRITES OF CONDITIONS II
THE CHISANA PLACER CAMP
Aii interesting le'.ter on. the con
ditions iu the Chisuia Camp has
received by J. 0. L»abte from
'leorife R. lioahaw. : well known
.:nuer o( that dlst/r'ct and recent
i.mdulata for the Alaskan senate,
s tue Dawson News of Dec. 2 i>th.
> r i;osha»- writes under date of
.November 12 as follows;
"We have had a fine winter
tuts far. There aro aboi't 250
■'•ten in the I'hisana camp.
V ga;is of ni<£ are bloring out
'alls oil RoriaBSa creek, and an
ther is at work on the cftnyon
v . Johnson. In add'.'.'oa ti this we
l»av© a big buuch on the McCarthy
trail via Scolal p;iss. The McCarthy
I'Oinilf, assisted by the road cora
;-*ioii with about $1,500, are
• •skilly v>n last winter's trail, but
do not think they will build much
>•:' a trail with this sum. We arts
~ ill working unaided, and the bis
■ ::>! of it falls on tile. But I am .
■ H vounsj, and whatever I do!
not be forgotteu wlthiu the!
- *'\c loO years.
"Dud McKiuney's cache vas bro
■lfu into and about 1.000 pouuds of
•-"'lb was taken, a«i there is no
trace of the thief.
"Dud is still at Horsfelt, and ■will
*■ urn the last of this mouth, joe
McLellan, who was niarrie.i at Mc
* - thy, has returned.
"1 am doing some work on Little
VCldorado, on the ri?ht limit, bench
es and I think 1 have a good
chance of hitting the old channel.
"Considerable prosuectins is being
cone on Ptarmigan creek, a tribu
tary of the Beaver. About forty
meu are there. I have an interest
:u six claims, and it is ji'af j>ossible
that we may locate pay. r.im pros
pects look fairly well.
"I am getting a pnmp for the
weft ground on Alder creke, and 1
think I shall do onie work there
«u connection with the boys who
own the ground. This cretk has a
chance of being the best tere, and
I surely hope It will prove such."
The first complete election re
turns for the White river district
received here came in the letter
from Mr. Goshaw. They show S3
votes for the Chisana precinct,
and 57 for the Bonanza precinct; to
tal, no. Mr. Goshaw ad.'s that
ihe population -November 3 was 233.
SEVEXTY-SIX AT ONE
GRAND XMAS FEAST
Dawson News; The Canadian
Klondike company entertained 76
of its bachelor members of the
company's staff at a grand Christ
inas dinner at 1 o'clock Christ
mas day at Bear Creek. One of
the best feasts served in the north
was spead before the boys. While
ihey were enjoying themselves Gen
eral Manager and Mrs. J. W. Boylo
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boyle,
Jr., called and greeted the boys.
GERMAN SOLDIERS IN CAMP.
->/ Aircrio ir. Press As»oct»tion.
Ten Days' Annual
Inventory
33i; Sale jjji
One-Third Off
On Every Article in
Our Immense Stock
With the exceptions of Rubber Goods, E. & W. Collars
Overalls, Jumpers, Threads, Knox and Stetson Hats
Sale Starts Thursday Morning, Jan=
uarv 7th at 9 o'clock; closes Satur=
day night, the 16th, at ten o'clock
TERMS—CASH. Store will be open until Ten o'clock
every evening during sale.
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Flour Soaring
In Windy City
Chicago, Jan. 6—Flour jumped
uoward 55 cents per t>arrol today
and is now quoted at $7-15.
WILL EXPIATE HIS CRIME
OX THE .">TH OF FEHRIMRY
Whiteliorse Star: If tiio decree
or the court is carrtjd out, and
there is .vet nothing to indicate
that it will not be, Roiuilo Caecari,
now a prisoner at the ja.l here, will
be hanged five weeks rrom today,
February 5, for tlie murder of his
former associate and room maite,
Dominico Melis, of which crime he
was convicted at a session of the
territorial court held here late in
.September .
Caesari, the condemned man, has
thus far accepted Irs yrotahle fate
philosophically, more so "'an is
ordinarily the case mule- similar
circumstances. He has been fre
quently visited by Father Plamondon
but what passes between them is.
of course, not known. Caesari pass
es the time by reading, singing
and playing solitary with cards.
Early after his conviction and sen
tence he done considerable veiling,
but has been less noisy dt'riug the
past several weeks. Tho vigil of
the death.' watch is never for an In
stant relaxed.
The act of execution wiu be ine
charge of Sheriff George Brimstone,
who will come here from Daxvson to
perform his duty. The woik °f
constructing the gallows from
which the hanging will take place
has not yet been started.
The condemned man is said to
both eat and sleep we'l and is
quite talkative. His reading is
all Italian literature, ins knowledge
of English being verv imperfect al
though he can converse fairly In
telligently in that language. Caesari
is not believed to have any relatives
III this country. Whether he has
communicated with relatives in Italy
concerning his position is not
known.
Interior Weather
Skagway, cloudy, n. w. 3S above.
Whiteliorse, clear, n. w. 10 above.
Lower Lebarge, cloudy, calm, 2
below.
Hootalinqua, cloudy, calm,—.
Big Salmon, cloudy, calis.—.
Carmacks, cloudy, calm, 2 above.
Yukon Crossing, cloudy, calm, 5
below.
Selkirk, cloudy, calm, 2 above.
Coffee Creek, cloudy, calm, 7 be
low.
Stewart River, cloudy, calm, 8
above.
Ogilvie, cloudy, calm, 5 below.
Dawson, cloudy, calm.—.
Valdez Man Is
Found Murdered
Valdez, Jan. 6—Louis gcliborn,
storekeeper at Bonanza, was found
dead this morning, having been
murdered.
Governor Johnson
Takes Oath
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 6—Gov
ernor H. W. Johnson, re-elected in
November, today took the oath of
office for the new term.
I SIGNAL CORPS MAX
FREEZES IX ALASKA
Eagle, Jen. 6—Francis e. John
son, signal corps operator at. Don
nelly's, was frozen, to death last Wed
nesday night. He loft the station
'he morning previous with a horse,
and waa going to a relief cabin to
put In a stove. it is thought
| that his horse went *hrough an
' overflow on the river and he got
j wet, and started for help, but
could not make it in the heavy snow
storm. He was foui>d near a b'g
[ rock where he had tramped the
snow_ down hard trying to keep
i warm. He was not dressed for
I <;<>ld weather.
| The men who fou id him say
that when they reached him only!
his legs and arms were stiff, and J
j they would probably have been able j
I to save his life If they h?d gotten |
j to him an hour or two sooner.
A LOXG MI SH OVER THE
SXOW IXTO THE ARCTIC
Dawson, Jan. 6—The Royal
Northwest Mounted Police patrol
tor McPherson and Herchei island
got away Monday morning, January
4. Sergeant Edgerton, who arrived
iu Dawson a few days ago from
Jhe outsjde was in charge, and
took with him three constables and
two Indians.
Sergeant Clay, now at McPherson,
will return with the party, and Ser
geant Edgerton wilt remain on the
j Arctic side.
A large quantity of. mall has ar
I rived here from tha outside for
, traders, whalers and others at Mc
Pherson, Herechel and vicinity,
wad includes important matter for
Valhjalmair Stefansaon, the noted
■ polar explorer, who started out
with the Karluk under the auspices
of the Dominion government and
was forced to abandon the main
project after the ship was crushed
j In the ice.
I
geological work to
BE DOXE IX Y1KOX |
Ottawa, Jan. 6—D. D. Cairnes,
Dominion geologist, gays that the
plans for geological work in the
far north are not yet outlined and
a good deal will depend on • the
amount of money available. Owing
to the decreasing revenues and the
• large war expenditure there likely
will be a tendency to hold down gen
eral expenditures in all departments!
work. Dr. Cairnes expects, how
ever, that at least one party wiH
go Into the Yukon, and will con
tinue Investigations In 'the Stewart
liver district. The plans for work
will not be definitely known until
the department estimates Have been
approved. Dr. Cairnes* report will
be ready about the middle of Jan
I "ary.
Breakfast Helps
Albers' Flap Jack Flour per pkg. 30c
Albers' Buckwheat Flour " 30c
Larowe New York Buckwheat, sax 60c
Irize [Self rising flour] 44 50c
Pure Maple Sap, quart tins 65c
Pure Maple Sap, half gal. tins $1.25
Log Cabin Syrup from 30c to $1.50 per
tin. Hills' Syrup [cane and maple] 40c
to $1.25 tin. Imported and Domestic
Jams, Marmalade- etc.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
Is Confirmed
By Senate
Washington, Jan. 6—Tho senate
today confirmed the nomination by
President Wilson of Chas. E. Bun
nell of Valdez as judge of the dis
trict court in the Fourth Division
of Alaska.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION IS
RAISED TO COLLEGE RANK
Seattle, Jan. 5—Changed require
ments for graduation and alteration
'•a the curriculum have resulted in
the elevation of the school of edu
cation at the Univsi-sity of Wash
ington to the rank of college. Pros
pective teachers wiJl henceforth
be permitted to register in the new
college directly, and will not' be
college directly, and will na'q bo
required to take v.ork elsewhere
•n *-he campus betore beginning
their studies untie'- Doau Freder
ick Bolton and his associates.
The revision iu thei roqu'rementii
Tor graduation will enable students
to specialize in professional studies
and the subject they intend "lo
teach. Foreign languages are no
louger compulsory, mathematics is
oiaced on the optional list i:nd the
s-'me is true of the physical sciences
und history. Philosophy re
quirements have been eut in Wo
As the curriculum now stands, the
following are the required studies
fcr graduation; Zoology, 8 credits;
psychology 4 credits; sociology, 4
credits; physical training, 8 credits;
English, 8 credits; education, 24
teaching subjects, 64 credos. One
hundred and thirty-two hours of
credit will be required. Entrance
requirements will be identical with
these of the college of liberal arts.
Students will select their teach
ing subjects under the advice of
Dean Bolton and the heads of the
departments in Which tho candidate
for a degree wishes to work. Actual
callg for toachers in various lines
will be kept constantly ih mind
when students register, so that
shDuld there be a scarcity of com
petent instructors in any one line
one year, an attempt wdll be made
to furnish them the following year.
He Returns to
His Old Love
Springfield, Jan. 6—M-idill Mc
Cermaclc after bitterly denouncing
tile progressives today announced
his intention of returning to the
republican party.
Measure Meets
Great Approval
London, Jail, fl—The cargo in
spection of foreign bound vessels
advocated by the American govem
ment is meeting with the greatest
approval front tl»e people of Great
Britain.
HELD BY SCANT MARGIN
| Calais, Jan. «—Tile commanders
of the allied armies now admit
(he scant margin by which they held
in check the German advance in the
early stages of the war in Northern
France and Southern Belgium.
AITSRIANs SURRENDER! N<•
London, Jan. «—It is reported
i hat. the Austrian tioojis in the
Carpathian mountains are surrender
ing to the Russians in order to
prcure food and wariutli.
nrssLVNs defeat tlbics
London,- Jan. 6—Late advices
state the Russians are literally
overwhelming tlie Turk*, whom they
.rushingly defeated in recent, en
gagements at both Ardahan and
S'ariknmysh.
MAW PRIESTS ABRFSTED
Amstertlam, Jan. tl—Many priests
have been an'esited here within the
past few days, accused of givii'S
infonnation to the Germans.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S
SCHEDULE FOR 1915 IS OUT
The 1915 schedule of the Alaska
Steamship Co. is now out and so
far as it concerns the boats sailing
\ia Skagway to the westward will
be practically the same as it was
last year, with the probable excep
tion of the Northwestern, now i"
drydock undergoing a thori'gh over
hauling, which it is expected will
he put on the Southeastern Alaska
. run exclusively.
i The Jefferson is nw til© only
i.oat of the company running regu
larly to Skagway and is on a 12
day schedule.. She will leave Seat
tle tonight and probably get here
.'ate Sunday night or early Moil
day morning.
The summer schedule between
Seaittle and Skagway will be com
menced on April 1st by the Jeffer
sou and Dolphin running en a six
day schedule, one of these boats
leaving the former city for the
north on the 3d, 9th, 15th, 21st
and 27th of each month.
The summer excursion season will
start on the 15th of June. *
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