No. 106 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAOJWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1915
PRICK 10 CENTS
CANADIAN Ml COMMISSION
ON WAY 10 TOE INTERIOR
The Canadian Royal Commission
ou ludian Affaire for tho Province
of .British Columbia, comprised of
tho following members, arrived on
tho Northwestern last night from
Wrangell: Dr. McKeuaa, represent
ing tho Dominion government; ,D.
11. McDowell, representing the
provincial government; A. M. Tyson,
inspector oi Indian affairs for the
northern district; J. \V. McArthur,
si cretarv of the commission, and
W S. Sinipson, Indian agent.at Tele
grauh creek. The party is on its
way to AVhitehors© and Atlin, and
will visit the various ludian vil
lages in the interior before return
ing to the outside.
On their way north from Van
couver the members,. with the
exception of Mr. Simpson, who
joined the party at Telegraph creek,
wore passengers on the Princess
Sophia as far as Wrangell. From
that ylace they went up the.Stikine
river to Telegraph creek, returning
iu time to catch the Northwestern
for Skagway.
Dr. McKenna has a son .who
went to the front in Franco with
'he Wiunepeg Rifles, and was
wounded severely only a few days
ago, .while Mr. McDowell has a son
whc, left British Columbia with the
8Sth Victoria Fusiliers and is now
a Drlsoner in one of the German de
tention camps.
HELL UNO
IS PURCHASED
icward Gateway: The Browuell
homestead has been sold to J. H.
Scars and C. B. Dodge, who will
establish a new addition to the
to.vn of Seward. Mr. Sears is well
kn. wn and Mr. Dodge came from
Seattle some time ago. He Is a
successful realty man of that city
The amount of land purchased is
267 acres, or the whole homestead
with the exception of a small por
tion which Mr. Brownell has. re
tained on which his house 6tands.
The property adjoins the.city near
the business portion and runs close
to "Millionaire Row." The. ownars
will start surveyors at work on
Monday to prepare for .the divi
sion of the property into lots.
askihTpeople
TO WAIIAWHILE
Washington, D. C., June 11 —
Former Secretary of State W. J.
Bryan, in a. statement to the pub
lic today, asks the people to. hear
~ him before parsing .Judgment up
oi. his resignation. He Is expect
e' to make another statement to
dfl" appealing to the German-Am
ericans. J 4 #t*q
VESSELS LOST
DURING WAR
Copenhagen, June 11—Since the
German submarine war started,
Sweden has lost six vessels; Nor
way fiftee* by torpedoes and twelve
by striking mines, and Denmark
four by. torpedoes and ten by mines.
LIVING ROOMS SHOULD
RADIATE CHEER TO ALL
University iof Washington, June!
10—"The name living room sugge3j3:
thoughts and feelings very.different
from tho6e which cluster about the
name of its prototype, the .formal
parlor, sacred to high days, or ita
moro recent descendant, the. Toom
of uncomfortable elegance dedlcatal
to company," Bays a bulletin lately
issued by.the home economics de
partment of the University of
Washington. I
"The living room is the common
possession of all the household fo."
all the days, and so should be
generous enough to radiate cheer
for each member of the family. It
must be harmonious to all; its
atmosphere must appeal as pleasing
and restful to various types of
people. It Is no placa for pecul
iar mannerisms. Restful beauty,
based upon simplicity anc* restraint,
will win keener appreciation as ac
quaintance with the room deepens.
"The room should have its own
We are now showing the Largest
Line of New
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes.
Ratinas. French Ginghams- Mer
cerized Plisses, Peacales, Flaxons,
Etc. Ladies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready Made Wash
Dresses at 75c to $2.25. The
newest things in 36-in silks at
75c per yard
[If you want to see something that is
real nice come in andjlook the goods ovsr
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher "
and Ladies' Furnisher^ □
Broadwaylbetween^Third and Fourth 3 JPhone 41
ENEMIES OF THE ALLIES ARE
ON DEFENSIVE, BOTH FRONTS
London. June 11—Russian rein
forcements have arrived in the Bal
tic Sea ar.d also iu Galicia, the
enomies o' the allies are now on |
th? offeius.'vg on both battle fronts, I
and it is 1 generally believed the |
Russians have effectually halted tht
German advance. j
It is -reported that the Russians i
and British are now ready to
strike simultaneously on three sides1
of Constantinople.
All attempts of the Italians to j
capture Pioken pass have failed.
FUG 111 SUMMIT
IS DILAP1IEI)
Juneau Emutre: Her patriotism
fired by the condition of the Ameri
can flag at the "summit" of the
White Pass railroad, where Yukon
ter-"tor£ meets .Alaska, Airs. Albro
Akin of New York, a tourist on
th« stc-umship City of Seattle, to
dav lodged with Gov. J. F. A.
Strong a protest, voicing the indig
nation of other passengers aboard
the City of Seattle, who were forced
to pass the Summit and see Old
wlory neglected and forlorn, while
the Union Jack floats proudly
across the line on the soil of the
Crown. I
Mrs. Akin wrote her protest, as
the governor's office was .not
oufti when the "Seattle" stopped
here early this morning. She said :
"Will you kindly make inquiries
at SVagway or customs officials
and others, of tho disgraceful con
dition o' the .American flag at
White Pass? The flag is only
pieces, in rags, dirty, and evidently
thrown on the ground and uncared
for. I am told this has been so
for two years. The English flag
is 0:1 its pole and is guarded care
fully I am ashamed of cur country.
whll<« .his flag is in such a condi
tion."
Two years ago a similar story
was brought from the Summit by
the members of the Seattle Chambo.
of Commerce excursion. . At that
time E. B. Burwell of Seattle head
ed a committee.which bought a flag,
and raised it by its English cousin
with, great ceremony.
individuality, which must ring true
in accordance with the household
center it forms. ' The possessions
in this room should bo arranged
to their best advantage. Useless
and ugly objects can be discarded
ajid new articles should be added
only as they.prove fitting.
'This may mean the rearrange
ment of other rooms as well as
on-© room to bring objects together
that are suitable in line and color.
William Morris said: 'Have nothing
in your house which you do not
>i nv -.3 be useful and believe to be
beautiful.' "
KXCilMSEllIXG COMMISSION
WILL Cl'T TIES AT HOME
Seward Gateway: All the ties
anil piling that it is possible to
secur.] will be cut bv the rail
road engineering commission along
the right of way, the forestry de
partmpn* having already transferred
great -rafts of timber lands to the
railroad builders. L. K McCuilough
of the Forestry service, who came
over Irom Anchorage on the Evans
and is now here, says that the de
partment has given to the commis
sion five miles on each side of the
right of way for its use :i/id, par
ticularly, for the timber. He says
that sc.ue of the timber in the dis
trict will be perfectly fitted for
railroad uses, especially the hemlock
The fires which occurred last mouth
near Anchorage threatened the
place seriously and the service had
to su'jnd three hundred dollars in
that month alone to fight tho flames,
COPPER DKI'OSI'l < OF
KETtJllKAN DISTRICT
The copper deposits of the Ketchi
kin U'strirt southeastern Alaska,
were known lo the Russians before
the acquisition of the territory by
the United States, and there was a
crude attempt to develop them as
early as 1SS0. It was not until
mi, however, that systematic mln
'ut was begun and not until 1905
•hat a large annual output was
mode. I'p to he close of 1913 the
copper mines of the Ketchikan dis
trict hud produced about 22,640,
000 ocunds of copper, valued at
J3,"b<>.000 and $500,000 worth of
sold i.nd silver.
Most of the mines of tlie dis
trict lie at or near tidewater. There
is an abundance of timber, and
the relief favors the undercutting
nf th-: ore bodies., While there
'tre r.s yet only a few producing
mines there are many undeveloped
copyes nrospects which give promise
of containing commercial ore
bodies. Many of the copper de
posit.; show an 1-regularity of oc
currence that is unfavorable to
•heap exploitation, but .otherwise
the conditions are favorable to low
mining costs. '
A report on the mineral deposits
of the Ketchikan district was .pub
lished by the Geological survey in
1902, and a more complete account
was issued in 1908. Meanwhile, in
view of tlie important mining. de
velopment, a more detailed study
was entered upon by C. W..Wright,
of the survey. The results of this
work, which covered the.most pro
ductive part of the field, have just
been made public by the United
States Geological survey in a 're
port by Mr. Wright entitled "Geo
logy and Ore Deposits of Copper
Mountain and Kasnan Peninsula, Al
aska" (Professional Paper 87). This
report is accompanied by .detailed
geo!(vgic and topographic maps and
includes descriptions of the copper
deposits and their geologic occur
rence. It deals primarily with the
copper orej, which are at present
the most important mineral deposits
of the two areas examined. How
For Cold Luncheons
Premium Boiled Ham, 40c per lb.
Lunch Tongue, 30 and 50c tins.
Sardines, Imported and Domestic, 15c to 25c.
Fish Flakes, 15c, 2 for 25c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, tall tins, 30c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, small flat tins, 20c.
Preferred Stock Salmon Steak, oval tins, 35c.
Preferred Stock Lobster, tall tins, 45c.
Preferred Stock Crab, 30c and 50c tins.
Preferred Stock Shrimps, 20 and 35c tins.
Roast Beef, Corn Beef, 30c and 50c tins
Libby's Canned Chicken-, 40c per tin.
CHEESE—Cream, Imported Swiss,
Roquefort, McLarens, Orgeon Brick
PICKLES—Sour, Sweet, Mixed, in bulk and in glass.
OLIVES—Plain, Stuffed and Ripe, from 15c per bottle to 65c.
P. H. GANTY
TEXT OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S
NOTE TO GERiN GOVERNMENT
Washington, D. C., June 11—
The full text of President Wilson's
note to Germany, published to
day in the American, contain* many
pointed paragraphs, among th«a be
ing one that says that "Whatever
contentious the Imperial German
government may make regarding the
carriage of contraband of war; ou
board the steamship Luattania, or
regarding the explosion of guch.ma
terial aboard the vessel by a tor
pedo. they are irrelevant to the
question of the legality of the meth-,
ods used by the German submarines
in sinking a passenger ship with
hundreds ot people on board, -which
action Involve* the principles 1 of
humanity.
' The Lusitania was sunk with
out warning, and with a consequent
greit loss of life, and the .United
uttefc is contending foi something
much greater than the mere rights
ana privileges of commerce—she
Is < ontending for the rights of hu
manity, in which the whole world
ifl concerned."
FABULOUSLY RICH STRIKE %-j
IN THE HOPE DISTRICT
Seward Gateway: That a fabulous
ly rich quartz strike has been made
"back of" .Hope is the information
telephoned today from Mile T'Jirty
four by Ed. Grabbe.; According to
the statement of Mr. Grabbe the
quartz is infinitely superior to any
thing t-ve: reported before In the
district. Some of the ore Is about
twenty-flvo per cent pure gold and
nearly all the rock shows a really
amazing quantity of free gold all
over. It is the belief tbat .the
ledge is the one that ha« supplied
all the placer to Resurrnctlon, Bear
and Palmer creeks. ' Last fall
the prospecting for the ledge began.
Just before that, in summer tlme.i
some float was found and the find
ers bepan to pan towards the di
rection in which the ledge was ex
pected to be discovered. They
panned uo to the ledge and . this
spring began digging. The result
accord'.ig to the Information re
ceived, is hardly less than extra
ordinary. "Phenomenally rich" is
the phrase used .in describing the
rock. Plaughman and D^c Hawes
are named as.the discoverers. Mr.
Grabbe will reach tows tonight whe
fuller facts will be ascertained.
ever, there is also much iron ore
which is undeveloped except Inci
dentally to copper mining.'
This publication is the second of
a series of detailed ! reports to be
issued dealing with the most Im
plant copper camps of Alaska.
The first, entitled "Geology and
Mineral Resources of the Nizlna.
District, Alaska," published as
Bulletin 448, includes.the east end
of the Chitina copper belt. Anoth
er, entitled ' The Ellamar District,"
of Prince William Sound, Is in press
as Bulletin 605.. A fourth, entitled
"The Kotsina Kuskulana District,"
is in preparation. !
COMMUNICATED
Juu'j 1863 to 1915—What a lit
t't *fan of time whan.one comes o
think of what the average person
accomplishes in 52 years! It seems
btit t days tince I was a care
ltu» ch.'ld playing on the farm, and
coir to think.about it, this, my 52
anniversary, is the happiest one I
hove known. Strange how . the
y»Ti change our conception of
life, aiid some time .Is needed to
cnu.1*- us to agpr«clat9 the great
gift o? life with its manifold op
portualtieB and bleeelngB. The
gr-at book of life Is Just opening
for ui at the half.century mark and
'« 'king back over the years, how
tlui« has turned .all past sorrows
to '.lcsings, no longer disguised to
eyt* that glimpse the divine pur
p.oy- iu all things. The heart be
gin' to know and appreciate the
universal brotherhood of man,
and thus to tune itself with the
divine purpose of life. What ' a
gr«rid journey is life, to be God
sent to fill a place in his divine
fctbtrae of things! How life does
throw Ihe rainbow glamoun over
us June born people, as we smell
the rain-washed world on a June
mornlug, see the nodding Tose,
lean to us with all her alluring, in
toxicating beauty, and .feel that
rooe, r*in and man are all placed
in the divine .scheme of things by
the StMtw'i hand, and that all is
good—could not be better. How
w~ throje up our heads, look the
morKiug ran in- the face, and pant
for the trail ahead with Its undying
opportunities for those who keep
tho faith and walk the way, young
us last night's dew, and as old as
t'ter.rtv;:
T.
A party of young people of both
serf* y'-»t tip to Lower Lake Dew
ey at 7 o'clock last even ing, re
n>& ninp I'ntil 11 o'clock, when they
started on their return, arriving in
towr about half an hour leter.
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