PROMINENT MING IN HERE
UN (IIS iy 10IIUORSE
Tlie arrival iu Skagvay on the
last voyage of the Alaiueda of J
D. Bowcn of Denver, who for years
has been engaged in mining oper
ations at Fresnillo and l- her points
ia Mexico, and is now on his way
to superintend the mechanical de
partment of the Atlas .Mining com
pany, and who is accompanied by
J. H. Fieeuer and W. J. Thomp
son. of Juneau, engineers who are
to tal e charge of the air compres
sors i i the workings of the Pueblo
mine, would indicate the more ex
teush e development and a larger
shipment of ore 'n the early spring
from this valuable copper property
than las ever before been attempt
ed.
-Mr. Bowen when seen this morn
ing a. the Coldeu North hotel by
a Daily Alaskan reporter said that
he ha I not been informed as to the
plans of the company as he had bee
wired at Denver from the headquar
ters ci 'he company of his selection
as superintendent and instructed to
catch the first boat out of Seattle
for tt.e north, iu consequense of
which he had made a very hurried
departure from Denver and had
barely reached Seattle in time to
board the Alameda. It i* his opin
ion, however, that the pla:-.s of the
company- contemplate a \ exten
sive working of the prope: .v.
Mr. Boweu speaks inter' ingly of
the condition of affairs i Mexico,
and his opinions are worthy of con
sideration as he is exceptionally
well informed ou the presen deplor
able situation there, having been
in th> country for the greater part
of his time for the past six years
and been a witness of the work
ings of the government under the
administrations of Diaz, Madero, De
la Barre and Huerta. He believes
that Huerta or some other equally
despo'ic ruler, is the only salva
tion oC the republic, for the reason
that a greater part of the population
is made up of half breedsof Mexi
can and Iudina parentage, who are
as incapable of self government and
are as irresponsible for their ac
tions is would be a like number of
children.
"The conditions iu Mexico, to
day", said Mr. Bowen "are in a
deplorable shape. The addition of
50 per cent on import duties which
the government found necessary to
impose to secure revenue for
defense against its overthrow by
the rebel leaders, has almsot bank
rupted the mercantile and other
business interests there and has
been ;;i-nost prohibitive of the itn
portation of foreign goods of all
descriptions. The unsettled state
of affairs has prevented the cultiva
tion of the soil by the inhabitants
and as a result the poorer classes
are now in extreme want and most
of them at the point of starvaion.
"Most of the foreign industrial
companies have also been put out ot
j business, especially those eatag
ed in mining, as the railroads have
been destroyed in almost every sec
tion, either by the federal or rebel
forces. At Fresnilla affairs have
been in such a disturbed condition
that it was found impossible to work
the mines of the company by which
I was employed. On account of the
destruction of the railroad between
Fresnlllo and Zacotacas we had to
transport our machiuery and supplie
from the latter place, a distanco of
Jtj miles, on the backs of burros.
On Nov. 1st. a forte of 2,000
rebels were attacked by the feder- j
als at Frenuillo and there were j
two days of continuous fighting.
The renels, however, succeeded in |
holding the town and later moved I
off in tho direction of Zacnetacas, to I
which point the federals had already
retreated ;is it was expected, that
that point would next be attacked.
".Mexico has the finest agricultur
al l .:: 's and the richest and most
extensive mineral resources of any
country in the world, but they will
never be properly developed except
under the rule of a Diaz or a Hu
erta, and the intellectual and ad
vanced people in Mexico recognize
this and are supporting Huerta in
every way in their power, notwith
standing reports that are being sent
out to the contrary.
"The Standard Oil company and
English and French capitalists are
in sympathy with the present gov
ernment and are advancing large
sums for its continuance in power,
as they are convinced that only
through the most drastic measures
will it be possible to quell the re
bellion now in progress, the success
of which would mean the overthrow
and annihilation of the industries
I throughout the entire republic and
inaugurate a reign of anarchy, rob
i berv and murder the dire, results of
which are inconceivable."
STORM DOING GREAT DAM
a<;t on pacific coast
Raymond, Wash., Jan. 5—The
coast here is being swept by a ter
rific storm and great property dam
age is being done.
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PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
One of the largest, mining deals
which nave ever been made in that
district was consummated when big
mining men, represented by James
Murphy, of Seward, took over the
entire holdings of the Cache Creek
Mining Company in the Cache creek
mining district. The property takes
in near'y all of Cache Creek and
the consideration, on terms, is said
to be $ ■ 50,000.
Mr. Murray and James McAllis
ter, the former a dredger man of
large experience and the latter a
successful mining man formerly of
Nome, passed the summer season,
with a force of miners, making an
extensive test of the gtound. The
tests proved inoro than satisfactory,
-losing values that can success
fully be rocovcred by the use of
dr dgers.
It is the plan of tli new control
to install a big dredge next season.
Tiie Cache Cre*Jk Mining Com
pany has expended some $300,000
on the property. An effort was
made to work it by the hydraulic
method, but the ground proved too
llat for this process.—Cordova Al
askan.
DISTRICT COURT CONVENED
IN .ll'NEAl THIS MORNI.NO
The district court convened at Ju
neau this morning at It; o'clock de
spite the fact that Judge R. W. Jen
nings was not there to preside. J.
\V. Hell, clerk of the district court
acting under iustructiont from Judg
Jennings opened court and will ad
journ to such time as Judge Jen
uiugs wiil arrive which will probab
ly be Wednesday morning, January
The civil calendar w;.c completed
Saturday. The first c;ise is entitled
Willis Thorpe and John Johnston
vs. Henry Shattuck, John Reck, Ed.
Webster, Fred Brotlanil, and the
First National Bank of Jur.eau and
involves title to lauds along lower
Front street.
MEDICA'. BOARD Wll.l,
MKFT TOMORROW
The territorial Medical Board will
convene tomorrow in the Maloney
building at Juneau to e.xamiue appli
cants for license ;n <■' laska. Dr. i
John L Meyers, of Ketchikan, pres-1
ident of the boar'), arid Dr. H. C.
DeVighut, of Juneau, secretary, will
be present and will constitute a
quorum.
DR. I. H. MOORE IS SUCCEEDED
BV FAIRBANKS WOMAN
Juneau. Jan. 5—Dr. Aline B. Brad
ley, city physician for Fairbanks,
has been appointed a member of the
Alaska Beard of Medical Examiners
for the Fourth division to succeed
Dr. I. H. Moore, who has removed
from the Territory.
A small expenditure of money fo
Daily Alaskan is a good paying i
vestment.
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70 CHISANA
Henry Bratnober, J'.'aj. S. A. Hunt
ington, George C. Wilson and L).. C.
I Sargent, fcrm a verv interesting par
ty aboard the Alannda enroute to
j the Chisana gold diggings. They
I have horses at McCarthy and lots
I o£ provisions, induoin^ boilers and
; machinery aboard the Alameda which
are to be aken in over the McCar
thy trail Sargent and Wilson were
two oi the first to reach the Chis
ana gold diggings.
Muj. Huntington, was in 1898
i employed by the Canadian govern
! .t .uvi attempted to blaze the
trail *o the Yukon metropolis via
tho SlHclne river but the expedi
| lion w; s given up although ho pass
ed through to Lake Te3lin and down
to Dawson. Henry Bratnober and D
C. Sargen.. have b->cn interested in
Copper 'jrsuerties on tha Nebesna fa
many years and when the strike was
made in the Chisana the latter im
mediatelv went into the country and
secured many claims iu the choic
est section of the country. George
C. Wilson went into the Chisana
country in 190G and sunk the first
hole on Wilson creek. Ho was un
able to get to bedrock on account
of water. At that time Aaron John
son was sluicing on Johnson creek
and he gave it up. Later the pay
was located on Eldorado and Bo
nanza.
Sargent left the diggings last Oc
tober and is very familiar with all
that has been done since the strike
as well as the general prospect# of
the country. Both he and Wilson
as well as Mf. Bratnober believe
that the CMraa pill make a good
camp and that it will be agreat pro
tlucor. T.'iey are all hoping that the
government will build a railroad in
to the country.—Juneau Empire.
ADVOCATES LITERARY TEST
FOK FOREIGN IMMIGRANTS
Seattle, Jan. 5—"I believe in the
literacy examination for immigrants
as advocated by tho American Fed
eration of Labor," said Waler G.
Beach, professor of social science
at the University of Washington.
"Not because it is the most scien
tific method of limiting the number
of immigrants, but because it is tho
most easily applied."
The measure which Professor
Beach referred to s the one which
requires that all foreigners pass ex
aminations in reading and writing
in their own languag before being
allowed to enter this country. This
bill was defeated In the last con
gress.
"It is absolutely necessary that
the United States limit immigration
until it is able to care for the
flow of uneducated people that is
pouring in here", said Mr. Beach.
"This includes all foreigners, for
we cannot judge of their quality.
This examination will effectually
limit the influx for the time being
and because of its easy application
it should be carried."
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
AN UNDERGROUND DREDGE
10 RE PUT IN AT FAIRBANKS
Active preparations are now un
der way to give the underground
dredge owned by tlie Tanana Mines
Excavation & Manufacturing conipan
a thorough workout, and the cor
poration has secured a lay on the
ground of Mike Stiepovich and part
ners on the lower end of Fairbanks
creek. The owners of the dredge
are planning to move the machinery
from Cliatanika within a few days
and will set it in position rs soon
as possible.
The ground on lower Fairbanks
creek is about 65 feet to bedrock,
and the operators will dismantle the
machinery and rebuild il at the bot
tom of the shaft. Should the dredge
work as satisfactorily as the own
ers txpact it will, the cost of op
erating would be reduced more than
66 per cent, and the demonstration
o the practicability of the propo
sition would mean the opening up of
many pieces of low-grade ground.
The owners of the plant feel con
fident of its success, although It
did not prove as satisfactory as was
hoped when working on Cleary creek.
The plant, when working there, how
ever, was operating under extreme
ly unfavorable conditions, the bed
rock being exceptionally hard and
difficult to open up under any cir
cumstances. The dredge also had
a hoist that was too small for the
size of the plant.
John Beci, the designer and
manufacturer of the plant, will be
in charge of- the work. Should the
demonstration prove successful and
practical, the company will build a
number of other dredges and work
them on the different creeks of the
district.—Fairbanks Tiroes.
SPOKANE WILL \OT UK
OX EXCURSION SCHEDULE
It was learned this morning from :
Agent Y. I. Peterson, who receiv
ed advices from San Francisco, that
the crack Pacific Coast liner Spo
kane would -not ply the summer ex
cursion run next summer, when the
tourist season opens.
The company has decided to aban-1
don the excursion trips entirely, I
and in doing so is quitting a pol- ]
icy that has existed for the past |
twenty yaers.
The Spokane for several seasons J
has beeu making six trips each sum- j
mer, carrying round trip passengers
On the trips came many of the most!
influential and prominent people in |
the United States and from Europe i
and the Orient.
From the middle of June to the I
middle of August the Spokane and ,
the City of Seattle will be operated j
in regular commercial service be-1
tween Seattle and Sitka and way I
ports, including a special call at
Taku and Windom glaciers, which
will comprise about 12 round trips
of about 11 days each.
MOTHEU JOXES DEPORTED
FROM TRIX1DAI), COLO.
Trinidad, Colo., Jan. 5—Mother
Jones arrived here today but was at
once deported by the militia.
Denver, Jan. 6—Union officials
here claim Mrs. Jones will return
to Trinidad in defiance of the mil
itia. *
A number of young men met at
the W. P. A. club Saturday night
for the purpose of organizing a brass
band for Skagway and a partial or
ganization was effected. It was the
sense of the meeting that the band
should be identified with the town
and not be an association dependent
upon its own resources for success.
The members desire the co-opera
tion of all the business interests
of tpwn in the movement aud a
committee was appointed to canvass
and see what could be done to this
end.
There will be another meeting of
the boys at the same place on the
night of the 12th when the report
of the ccmmittee will be heard and
some definite line of action formu
lated.
NEW STRIKE REPORTED
OX THE YUKON RIVER
<
Fred G. Mulligan writing from Nu
lato to a friend in Juneau states
that a new strike has been made
400 miles down Yukon river from
that point, about 50 miles from An
dreaofsky, at a place called Mar
shal City, on Wilson creek. Full de
tails had not been received at the
time the letter was posted.—Juneau
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