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EDITORIAL
'Ska. needs prospector8 more
uyuung else ar. mis time.'
. £. warren, AlcCartny niiiiwus
j:tt ptoaeer Ai-'s*a l>n**KA'iuf,|
rriveti m l'vMu\a tais iuora
i 1115 return lioui a trip i*>
aie».
e gieat army of men who dis
ci ioc»ttra tUo various
ana quartz ilkIo^ mat
luaUe Alaska wnat it is nave
X iioai ttie g..iuie," ue co"
"i litre are very few men
tting in AiJUsa now. meat?
searchers lor nuuera! nave
maCv ther staling or nave re
irom me game to enter ottu-r
at activity."
.barrett is ;Vii expert ou Ai
aiiiilng nisiorj. lie arrived
jeuu iu the winter ot l^y-l-yy,
a mv spring oj 'Jo paivc-.«t nis |
over tn# ^uui&oot i>ass, oui.t
oat at l<>Ke i-in»l«'rUKUn ana '
uown ititf urou river to inei
iuii« country. tie was at tir
ty when t^c aiouMikti was uu»
wu, and weut tftere, where He
U on iuiphur. JHe was one
ue early gtaiupedu-s to Fair- j
i, and Xor ttie ia^t thirteen yeai
jeen operating ui me JUccar
-egton, whero lie hajj topper
riles. Ho lias spent every
ler and most winters Ui Atas
>r thu pas; iweutj- tour years.
• gaid to be me tirst boy ever
down the Yukon river
hat Alaska juLUsr ha\<) if she
uncorver her minerals and
inother period oi Krowth ami
cpuient such as shy experlentr
>r twenty years after the first
• u discoveries 1$ some source to
ths place of the old mercan
■otnpani'-s, which made it a ruie
usice^j to grubstake any niau
was willing to prospect," con
J Mr. Barrett. 'Thu • days
t the .Northern Commercial Co.
carving" nu aareuy 01
lectors who were scanning the
and sinking h\>les» in the crreek
and benches iu all sections of
country, and. those companies
th«ir employes were grubstak
other hundreds, were th© days
i the foundations were laid for
levelopment of Alaska.
hey did not roquire. either,
ihe prospector should be an en
sr of expert. At une time I
1 rhe Forty-mile branch of
Northern Commercial Company,
nuder the management of 0.
Pennington, ;i number of the
lature, for three years for greb
es in prospecting Th^ coiii
r did not loose anything and' I j
able to make some money.
rhis 'thirty davg cash- system
uiinesg tliat hag taken the place
he old methods might be all
t and proper, but there should
devised some other method x>f
us lta place. We must do
ething to get the prospectors in
he hills and wagte places of Al
i If w$ woulft lay the foundation
another p«riod oj advancement,
need new camp® in Alaska
new mines In. th^ old! ones, and
can not get them without new
OTeries and new development.—
u-Qta Timta.
;o!d mining has many advanta
. ; Gold is always marketable.
• tighter money become^ in Wall
FOklCS WE ALL KNOW
The Hopeful Gardener thinks he U
Going to Beat the High Cost of Liv
ing this year by Clever Work with the
Hoe, while the Neighbor's Chicken
wonder how soon Those Seeds are go
ing to be Unwrapped, so th? Fenst can
begin. Were it not for Neighbor's
Chickens. Gardening would be a Cinch
Street or Lombard. Street the more
desired everywhere is the virgin
gold'. The Premier product of the
territory never wants for a purchas
er. Wheat and other crops may
flu-i no buyers but the gold pro
ducer never ftwes a niarket so glut
ted' ibat he cannot get whatever be
wants in exchange for his com
modity. Hence the tendencr to la
vest In mines or prospect new gold
fields when real estate, land and in
dustrial booms collapse.—Daw
son News.
Outside capital is becoming timid
about investing iu AJask& until its
present wave of socialism parses by
ar\d the peoole of the territory tshow
that capital is not invited to invest
in AlasKa for the purpose of being
held up. The territory >9 new and
needs development. Too many sta
tutes h*uiu>er this development.
The country u«Hlg roads and trails
and to get these we must offer bet
ter conditions than prevail la the
states. Every prospective settler
wants to know wha.t it
will cos* him to come to Alaska and
what u will cost him jto live here,
and unless he can b© assured of
fair treatment and good wagesi will
seek other fields.—Valdex Miner.
The following taken ftvni the Se
attle Post Intelligencer of May 27
seems to have stirred up something.
We wQl say that the Prices quot
ed in the article are correct and
show that living iu Skagway Is ehea
er than it is below.
"The Daily Alaskan, May 12. ad
vertised shoes at $1.50 and $2.
The compositor must have left otf
thf» ns fiirurft.
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etc , 33 mixed In Ad'ler'i-ka, flushes
the ENTIRE bow©l tract so compiet
ly that appendicitis is prevented
ONE SPOONFUL Adler-i-ka relieves
ANY CASE sour stomach, gas or
constipation because it removes ALL
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V CHAPTER XXVII.
On Board the Slaver.
The terror of the two men as this
thought dawned upon them in all Its
horror was apparent enough. Nothing,
not even fire, was more to be dreaded
than a visitation of this awful nature
on shipboard. Charnei ship though
this might be, it was safer by far than
the cockleshell towing alongside.
"Let's find out the truth first, men,"
I said quietly. "Hold your toajue#.
There is no tise giving up until we
know what the danger is. Will you
come with me?"
The terror in Sara's eyes caused me
to'laugh and my own courage came
back with a rush.
"Afraid of dead men, are you? Then
we'll face them together, my lads, and
have it over with. Come on. now, both
of you. Buckle up; there is nothing
to fear, if you do-what I tell you—
this isn't the first cholera ship I've
been aboard."
It was no pleasant job confronting
us, although we had less dead men to
handle than I anticipated. Indeed, we
found only five bodies on board. There
were only two on deck, a giant, coal
black negro, and a gray-hearded white
man. his face pitted with smallpox.
Determined on what was to bo done, I
wasted no time with either body. The
two sailors hung back, terrorized at j
the mere thought of touching these I
victims of plague. I steeled myself to
the Job and handled them alone, drag
ging the bodies across the deck and |
launching them over the low rail into I
the sea. I ordered Schmitt to cut the
lashings and take charge of the wheel.
"See here. Sam, and you too,
Schmitt, I am in love with that girl
in the boat. Do you suppose 1 would
ever have her come on this deck if I
believed she might contract cholera?
You do as I say and you are perfectly
safe. Now. Schmitt, remain at the
wheel, and you, Sam, come with' me.
There will be a dead nigger aboard
unless you jump when I speak."
He trotted close at my heels as I
flung open the door leading into the
cabin. The air seemed fresh enough
and I noted two of the ports wide
open. A tall, smooth-shaven man, with
an ugly scar down one cheek, lay out
stretched on a divan at the foot of the
after mast, his very posture proclaim
ing him dead. His face was the color
of parchment, wrinkled with age.
The negro crept up behind me and
stared at the upturned face.
"My Gaud, sah, he wus de ol' cap
lam. runuuuu. sun, uuiuu u,j sum .
In what was evidently the captain's
room I discovered a pricked chart and
log-book, with no eutry in it for three
days. Without waiting to examine
these I stowed them away in my pock
et. Between us we forced the stiffened
form of the captain through the open
after port and heard it splash Into
the sea astern. There were two dead
seamen in the forecastle, both swarthy
fellows, with long Indian hair. 1 never
saw a dirtier hole, the filth overpow
ering, and once satisfied that both
men were beyond help, I was content
to lower the scuttle and leave them
there. God! it was a relief to return
once more to the open deck and breathe
in the fresh air. I hailed the boat tow
ing below.
"Come aboard, Watkins," I called
sharply. "Pass the lady up first, and
turn the boat adrift."
I caught Dorothy's hauds and aided
her over the rail.
"Why was the vessel abandoned?"
she asked. "What has happened? Do
you know?"
Quietly I told her the truth and as
sured her that if we staid on deck and
used our own bidding aud provisions
we were in no dauger.
"How can 1 help you?"
"Tell the men just what 1 have told
you," I said gravely. "They will be
ashamed to show less courage than
you."
We turned and faced them together
as they formed a little group against
the rail. Hallin was first to speak.
"Vot vas eet you say 'bout dls sheep?
Eet haf cholera—hey?"
Dorothy took a step forward, and
confronted them, her cheeks tlushed.
"You are sailors," she said, speaking
swiftly, "and ought not to be afraid if
a girl isn't. It is true this vessed was
ravaged by cholera, -nd the crew died;
I Aided Her Over the Rail.
but the bodies have been flung over
board—Captain Carlyle risked his life
to do that before be asked us aboard.
Now there is no danger so long as we
remain on deck. I have no fear."
The Swede shook his head, grum
bling something, but before the revolt
could spread Watkins broke In.
"An' that's right, miss. I wus on the
Bombay Castle when she took cholera,
an' we hed twenty-one days of It
beatin' agin head winds off the Cape.
We lost sixteen o' the crew, but not a
man among us who stayed on deck got
sick. Anyhow, these blokes are goir.'
ter try their luck aboard yere, er else
swim fer it."
He grinned cheerfully, letting slip the
epd of the painter, the released quar
ter-boat gilding gently away astern,
the width of water constantly increas
ing.
"Now, bullies, Jump fer it if yer
want ter go. All right then, my hearties,
let's hunt up something to work with
and scrub this deck. That's the way
to clean out cholera."
He led the way and they followed
hitn, grumbling and cursing, but obe
dient. I added a word of encourage
ment, and in a few minutes the whole
gang was busily engaged In -cleaning
up the mess forward, their first fears
evidently forgotten in action. Watklns
kept after them like a slave driver.
It was not difficult finding plently
for the lads to do, making the neg
lected schooner shipshape, and adjust
ing the spread of canvas aloft to the
new course I decided upon. Sara
started a fire in the galley and pre
pared a hot meal, singing as he
worked, and before noon I had as
cheerful a ship's crew forward as any
man could possibly ask for. Dorothy
and I glanced over the log, but gained
little Information. As the sun reached
the meridian I ventured again into the
cabin and returned with the necessary
instruments to determine our position.
With these and the pricked chart, I
managed fairly well in determining
our location, and choosing the most
direct course toward the coast.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Nothing occurred during the after
noon to disturb the routine work
aboard or t> cause rae any uneasiness.
Sunset brought clouds, and by the time
It was really dark the entire sky was
overcast, but the sea remained com
paratively calm and the wind steady.
It was a pleasant night In spite of
the darkness, the air soft and refresh
ing. ■ The locker was filled with flags,
representing almost every nation on
earth. I dragged these out and spread
them on the deck abaft the cabin, thus
forming a very comfortable bed, and
at last induced the girl to lie down,
wrapping her in a blanket. Finally I
found a seat beside her on a coil of
rope, and we fell Into conversation.
This was the first opportunity we
had enjoyed to actually talk with each
other alone.
"Dorothy." I said humbly, "you were
frightened last night. I cannot hold
you to what you said to me then."
"You mean you do not wish to? But
I was not frightened."
"And you still repeat what you said
then? You said, 'I love you.' "
"Yes. I can repeat that—I love you."
"Those are dear, dear Words; but I
ought not to listen to them, or believe.
I am not free to ask a pledge of you, or
to beg you to trust me in marriage."
"Is not that rather for me to de
cide?" she questioned archly. "I make
a confession now. You remember the
night 1 met you on deck, when you
were a prisoner, and told you that you
had become the property of Roger
Fairfax? I loved you then, although
I scarcely acknowledged the truth even
to myself. We are all alike, we Fair
faxes; we choose for ourselves, and
laugh at the world. That is my an
swer, Geoffry Carlyle; I give you love
for love."
"I would ask an opportunity denied
me—to stand once more in honor
among men. I would not be ashamed
before Dorothy Fairfax."
"Nor need you be," she exclaimed
impetuously, her hands pressing mine.
"You wrong- yourself, even as you have
been wronged. You have already done
that which shall win you freedom, If
It be properly presented to thosa In
power. I mean that It shall be, once
I am safely back In Virginia. Tell me,
what are your plans with—with this
schooner?"
"To beach it somewhere along shore,
and leave it there a wreck, while we
escape. The men Insist on it with g<#od
reason. They have been pirates, and
might be hung If caught."
"And'yet to my mind," she insisted
earnestly, "that choice Is most dan
gerous. I am a girl, bat If I command
ed here, do you know what I would do?
I would sail this vessel straight to the
Chesapeake and surrender it to the
authorities. The men have nothing to
fear with me aboard and ready .to testi
fy in their behalf. The governor will
accept my word without a question.
These men fire not pirates, but honest
seamen compelled to serve in order to
save their lives; they mutinied and
captnred the bark, but were later over
come, and compelled to take the boats.
The same plea can be made for you,
Qeoftry, only you were there In an ef
fort to save me. It is a service which
ought to win you freedom. If the gov
ernor fall me, I will bear my story to
the feet of the king. I am a Fairfax,
and we have friends in England, strong,
powerful friends."
"I ain convinced," I admitted, after
a pause, "that this course Is the wiser
one, but fear the opposition of the
men. They will never go willingly."
"There is an argument which will
overcome their fear. I mean cupidity.
Bach sailor aboard has an Interest in
the salvage of this vessel under the
English law. Also there must be gold
aboard—perhaps treasure also. Let
the crew dream that dream and you
will need no whip to drive them into
an English port."
"Full pardon, and possiDiy weaitn
with It," I laughed. "A beautiful |
scheme, Dorothy, yet It might work, j
Still, if I know sailormen, they would j
donbt the truth. If it came direct from J
me, for I am not really one of them." I
"But Watklns 18. Explain it all to
him; tell him who I am. the influence
I can wield in the colony, and then let
him whisper the news to the others.
Will you not do this—for my sake?"
"Yes," I answered; "I believe you
have found the right course. If you
[ will promise to He down and sleep I
will talk with Watklns now. I may
catch some catnaps before morning,
but most of the time shall be prowling
about deck. Good night, dear girl." •
| She extended her arms, and drew me
t down until our lips met.
I "You are actually afraid of me still,"
she said. "Why should you ho?"
[ "Somehow, Dorothy, you have al
ways seemed so far away from me I
have never been able to forget. But
now the touch of your lips has—"
"Broken down the last barrier?"
"Yes, forever."
"Are you sure? Would you not feel
fltill less doubt if you kissed me
aeain?"
I held her closely, gazing down into
the dimly revealed outline of her face,
and this time felt myself the master.
I left her there and groped my own
way forward. I found Watkins awake.
He listened gravely to what I had to
say, with little comment, and was evi
dently weighing Svery argument in his
mind.
"I've bin In Virginia and Maryland,
sir," he said at last seriously, "and if
the young woman is a Fairfax, she'll
likely have influence enough ter do
Just whut she says. I'll talk it over
with the lads. If they wus only sure
thar wus treasure aboard I guess most
of 'em would face hell ter git their
hands on a share of It."
"Then why not search and see?"
He shook his head obstinately.
"Not me, sir! I don't prowl around
in no cholera ship, loaded with dead
men—not If I never git rich."
"Then I will," and I got to my feet
in sudden determination. "You keep
the deck while I go below. Light the
lantern and bring It here. If there
Is any specie hidden aboard this hook
er It will be either in the cabin or
lazaret. And, whether there is or not,
my man, the Santa Marie turns north
tomorrow if I have to fight every sea |
wolf on board sibirle-handed."
11 Jntinued on Thursday)
Unceasing Misery
Some'' Skagway Kidney Sufferers
Got Little Rest or Comfort
There is little sleep, little rest,
1'ttle peace for many a sufferer from
kidney htrouble. Life is one °on
tlnual rou.nd of pain. You ean't
rest at night when there's kidney
backache. • You suffer twinges and
st.Hu of pain, annoying urinary dis
orders, lameness and nervousness.
You can't be comfortable at work
wi'h darting pains and blinding diz
zy sopUs.. Neglect these ailments
fnd serious troubles may follow
Begin using Doan'g Kidney Pills at
the tirst sign of disorder. Thou
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SItagwav readers will find convinc
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Mrs. L. JF. Stover, 2314 W. W«l>b
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a year ago I had a dull pain In the
region of my kidneys. Often I
could hardly kc*ep going, my back
feh 30 weak and sore. After I
had taken one box of Dean's Kid
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tirely and I was able to get around
as well ag ever."
Price CO c, at all dealers. Don't
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Druggists refund money If PAZO
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