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KKT I S FACE T1IK FACTS
The inteviow with Hon. Fred Congdon recorded In our last issue is
of great interest to the people of Skagway. It is but a confirmation of what
has been steadily coming from the Mayo camp ever since its beginning. Mr.
Congdon is an old timer in the Yukon. l:no»s its life and history, was com
missioner of the Yukon, which is the equivalent of governor in the States,
is a lawyer of more than local fame, a speaker of exceptional ability and
has served a term in the Dominion parliament.
Mr. Congdon's Interviews in Dawson and Mayo, his observations in '.lie
mining district and all the information gleaned by him has gone thru that
finest process known as the legal mind. Nothing has beeu taken for grant
ed. everything has been sifted with meticulous care and the result in un
qualifiedly in favor of Mayo becoming one of the greatest quartz camps on
the Pacific slope.
With everything mentioned in that interview recognized as hard fact
suported by the best kind of evidence, one thing must not be overlooked:
namely, transportation. Ore cosls. roughly speaking. $100 per ton to get
It from the mines to the smelter. Were the camp on tidewater, or near it.
the camp would be booming now. Two thousand miles down the Yukon
or 500 miles to Skagway is the explanation why it is no larger. Slow devel
opment. slow movements in extention of transportation lines are the re
sults. Two hundred and sixty miles of railroad, which would connect Mayo
with Whitehorse, is not a big undertaking, but there must be BIG bodies of
RICH ore blocked out and in sight to warrant it. This eventually
must come if the ore field is large enough to warrant it. but several years
will be required to prove that. There is therefore no immediate expecta
tion that Skagway will become a metropolis of t«'n thousand people because
Mayo is a rich camp. Slow movement in the right direction may be ex
pected. the fact that the Bradley people are buying the ore and paying
TO'-,- of its assay value at the mine, gives the prospector a good chance, and
may draw a number of miners to the camp, hut such will merely pass thru
Skagway. The ore which comes thru .skagui'.v will add a little to the com
merce of this port, this will slowly increase as .'.he camp grows. Should the
White Pass line be extended. Skagway would receive a considerable im
i ulse while construction is going on. but until that is assured. Skagway's
l.ost hope is In the Wlteaton distr.it. and the settlement of the case of the
Kngineer mine in the .itlin distrii t The Wheat on district is looking good
and good reports have been received, that is immediately contiguous to
transporation. and if it develops into a jr-•<• J ramp will add considerable to
Skagway's commerce mid population. Siould Skagway double its popula
tion within the next ten years and maintain the present ratio of earning
capacity in her population she would be one of the best towns in Alaska.
" here is some hope th.it development of the Mayo camp with that of added
Interest In other mining centers buck of Skagway may do this for our town,
but as for a repitition of boo-in dajs.. let no one be deceived, that will not
be our experience. U>t us fa :e the facts.
✓ TKRRITOl UAL SI 1'IU.MK t'OIRT
J f
With legislation pending fi r the n >re efTicient administration o( Alas
kan affairs by the co-ordination of the \ -irious bureaus dealing with the de
velopment of the terriorty. the: e is one other reform needed in the terri
tory.
The process of appeals from the territorial courts at the present time
is so expensive that ordinary lit: gauts cannot afford to carry an appeal to
ti:e court of appeals at San f'rai icisco. The thing Alaska needs is a terri
torial supreme court located in t! le territory to which appeals will lie in all
territorial matters.
The formation of such a co' irt was considered at the last meeting of
th«> Alaska Bar Association of th e Third Division at Valdez. The members
of the bar were unanimously in 1 fevor of the creation of such a court—and
u committee was appointed to wi >rk out some plan whereby it could bo ac
complished.
It ought not to be a difficult matter to impress the necessity of such a
court upon the department of Justice at Washington and secure its co
operation for the passage of a L £1 through congress creating a supreme
court for the Territory of AlasV 2. —Cordova Times.
It —
Word was received that Ar rhorage Is shipping over a bunch of unde
sirables on the train. Seward i 5 not a home for the missflts of the country
and will not stand for anvthin p lilm this being turned loose in the town.
If Anchorage wishes to see thai ; these men make the boat and will see that
tiif> do so. all's well and good, "but otherwise. Father Bob will take care of
them in fine shape—one meal 11 day on bread and water—and back to An
chorage on the next train.—S > wand Gateway.
t'OI.I) WAVE DAMAGES
CALIFORNIA CITHl'S CROPS
Iajs Angeles. Jan. 20. The cold
wave that swept over southern Cal
ifornia did immeasurable; damage to
the citrus crops.
There were anow uu rries in sev
eral localities and tiespi.te the char
coal and electric heat use*l in orange
aud lemou groves, much damage was
(lone. The weather has moderated
a great deal and normal conditions
now prevail.
I'ROIIIIHTIOX OFFICERS
H.AVE SWVKD-Ol'K SHOTGl\>
San Francisco, Jan. 20.—The fed
eral prohibition agents in the state
of California are being armed with
sawt'd-off shotguns and their orders
ar« to use them when necessary.
BIG TEN COACHES OF FOOTBALL
DROP SHIFT PLAYS OF ATTACK
'
1 "C ' "O V - -<*o d A
liiir Ten coaches i>I football appear
[ to have tliouirht the Kast hlchly ex
I cited over I he sliifl plays of attack.
| The Middle West apparently has dls
cardcd llie shift attack. which ha*
: hluhl\ stirred up the Kiistern coaches,
officials ..ml rule makers. Coach Vosl
Is reported t» have said at the last
meetinc of coaches that shift play was
not worth a whistle, writes Freil A.
llayner In Chicago News.
"We have (lruppeil it." said Couch
St a leu' "I! inois and Minnesota have
ahandoned it and here in the West
we hir e not used it for many seasons.
As far l<tick as ISiM I drew the two
tackles hack mil sent them alieud of
Henry (iitle. When I say the His Ten
has practically ahandoned the shift 1
mean the other teams have found a de
fense for It. It can he stopped and
stopped to stirh an extent the time
used to coach the play can he used far
more advantageously in developing
some other attack. Williams at Min
nesota has used the shift for years,
and «e started using It out here he
fore he did.
Rule Is Explicit.
"The rule is explicit that hoth feet
of a player must he on the ground at
the snap of the hall. If there Is an
evasion of the rule then the play
should he stopped hy the officials. If
they are try in;; to heat the rule that Is
another thine. There are many ways
. around the rule, and these
art- often legislated against."
Coach Stttgp thought the problem
was linemen In motion when they
"ere ;• out "f the line. The East
erners appear to lie using ttie rule that
one until ai.iv l.e In notion toward his
own goal while I he bull is being put In
play. This rule uus to allow a de
fensive full! aek to run or move bark
into position f.>r a kick when his side
was about to punt.
Couch ill -man of Pennsylvania is
working on a Miift play again this year
and intends to put some new wrinkles
In it known as exipan-doii of an idea.
The idea of the coaches that a play
must stop t-ll an official looks It over
Is regarded as a joke out here. Willie
the official looking it over the other
team is doing the same and shifting
men to meet the attack, for the de
fenders nt.n lie In motion before and
after the hall is snapped, to plan their
attack and take stations which they
think will block an impending inimical
force.
The Maroons have been quizzed in
rules and those who are lax are sweat
lug blood as they view the scholastic
work and tl I. of purine over a rule
book. The I • way to learn the rules
Is to talk about them with other play
ers. It will not take a man lone to
become wise a- to the rulings of the
Rig Ten officials.
1 INTERESTING
j SPORT NOTES
I Jole K.tj uguiu fuiled Iu his at
I tempt in break ilie world's luile rcc
j of J |(1 'I'ul'olllU.
Bn>»n, according to Ed Itobih«on,
I lis couch, lias its host machine in u
I mutter uf the years.
Still there is more real exercise iu a
( same of quoits than In watching u
I championship football contest.
! • • •
There ure indications that Halve
Ruth is taking himself as seriously as
tne publicity spreaders nam the pub
lic to do.
* • •
There are few American homes that
do not contain a football hero of some
sort who at this season doe* not smell
of arnica.
Jimmy Wilde, the world's flyweight
boxing champion, will soon return to
this country and may be matched with
Johnny Huff.
If "Shuffling" Phil Douglas had ever
played with the St. Louis Cards we
might see some reason in his having
that sort of a name.
Jess Willard says he U laying deep
plans to beat Jack Dempscy. He'll be
wise if he goes deep enough to be be- i
yond Dempsey's reach.
. . .
There's this about rules pertaining i
to the world's series and Its after- 1
j math. If they can't be enforced they 1
j bud better be wiped off the books.
If tin* average student knew as much
about his lessons as he does ahout the
football prospects, human nnture
would be almost too good for the re
formers.
If the schedule makers had It to do
over again, some of these football
teams, which come across with such
startling surprises, never would have
been on the program.
The I'lttsburgh club will depend a I
bit on Minneapolis In Its rebuilding j
plans for next year. • The I'irates I
have an option on the Millers as part I
, of their deal sending Bill McKechnle
to Minneapolis.
Tex Rickard has received a letter
from (Jeorges Carpentler, In which the
French champion announces he has
started light training for his bout with
George Cook of Australia iu London
on December 2.
Freaks at Little Rock.
I.ittle Ruck claims '.he talle«(.
shortest, youngest and oldest
player in the Southern league.
The taltost Is Picket-man, a re
rmit pitcher. tlie shortest ts
Peirpe. the youngest Jackson and
the oldest none other than
CI rover I.nnd. who has. by the
way. quit ihe Hub because of In
juries mid !!»!»•> to Arizona to
rest up.
SALLEE LANDS WITH WINNER
Slim Southpaw Twirier Manages to
Secure Berth With Pennant-Win.
ning Aggregation.
Any major league club wishing t0
win a fii'iitiMQl next si*a>on should get
in touch with Harry Snltee. Some
how or other when Slim Sal gets on a
cluh it wins, lie was with the Giants
lu 11)IS, the Ue<l* ill 1019 and with
I lie Giams ;.uin this .vear. He had
to retire :i couple of times in order to
innke it. Inn «i.mchow managed. Dur
ing tlie olT M-ason he will look them
over and innke his pick, then, if be
thinks <>tl •: than the Giants nre to
win In r1'-':; he will tell John McGraw
the hotel aeonnnnodations don't suit,
and negotiate a change of clubs.
;>OS
SKAGWAY
FRATERNAL ORDERS
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fourth TnMd»7 •renin*
al 8:30 o'clock. Visit
Ins brother* cordially welcome.
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B. P. O. ELKS, 8k«#
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Thursday at 8 p. m.
Visiting brotl»er» cot
dlalljr welcome.
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P. J. VAXDBWALL, Swretiry.
P. IA.H.
Whit# I'im Lodgt P. A A
A. 1L So. 11S, nxwu 2m
and 4tb Katurd«j •tphIdk.
of Mfh month at 8 o'clock
VlsltlnE Brethren b» m-i
come.
F. J. Van de Wall, \V. Jl.
T. J. Si an(llsh, Swretary
Fraternal Order ol
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hkaffway Aerie, No. !fc)
Fraternal Order ol
Ragles, meet the flrw
and third nigtu 01 earn
month at their hall on Fifth Ave
nue. Visiting brothers cordially in
vited to attend.
C. H. ROGERS, W. P.
J. M. Griesbacli, Sec'y.
Naomi Chapter So. 9
O. E. 8., meets in Ma
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third Friday, of each
month, at 8 o'clock. Via
illng members welcome.
POLLY WEBSTER
Worthy Matron.
Fanny Speer, Secretary.
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SKAGWAY ALASKA
Pacific Star Mentions
Many Northern Men
In the last mail we received a opy
of the Pacific Star, a newsy and well
edited bi-weekly newspaper publish
ed at Mount Ansel, Oregon. The
Pacific Star has a peculiar in.'creat
for us as a numliei of the editorial
staiT are personal friends of ours
and one at least Is a resident of
Skagway.
At the head of the editorial col
umn we notice the familiar na:ao of
Owen Flvnn, reporter, who is a 8 -n
of our townspeople Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Flvnn and brother of "W'lllo
Flynn, the popular W. P. & Y. R.
engineer. Also we note the name
of Father Leo, editor-in-chief, and
he needs no introduction to Skag
way, as he has visited here several
times and is a prime favorite.
Edward Lebold. who spent a cou
ple of seasons as guest of Father
Gallant. Is business manager of the
Star and that in itself is a guaran
tee of the success of the little pa
per. During his stay in Skagway
Mr. Lebold worked In the W. P. &
Y. R. auditor's office.
Father Gallant, who taught in the
Mount Angel College several years,
is responsible for our receiving this
little sheet and the Alaskan has
placed the Star on Its exchange list
that Alaskan students may keep in
touch with events of Skagway as
they happen.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local application*. as they cannot ruck
the diseased portion of the oar. These if
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that Is by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by iaa in
flamed condition of the mucous linln* of
the Eustachian Tube. Wi.cn thlt lobe ta
Inflamed you have a rumbling sound #cr Cm
perfect hearing, and when It ls.,-&tl8*iy
closed. Drafness Is the result. Unlees the
inflammation can be reduced and this lobe
restored to Its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever Many cassa of
deafness are caustd by catarrh, which la
an Inflamed condition of the mucous sur
faces Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts ihru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system
We will give One Hundred Dollars tp*
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine^ CM
culars free. All Druggists. 75c.
F J CHENEY * COl. T*)e4*. »
To Cure a Cola In One Day
Take Grove's LAXIT1VE BROMO
QUININE tablets. The genuine bears
the signature of B. W, Grove, 30c.
THE 8KAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
H. P. SEEMAN, Prop.
THE mm BILK RAHCH
The largfst and host con
ducted dairy In Alaska. .
Daily shipment* of purr
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points on Wblt« Pwi A
Yukon Route.
Big Game Guide
Sportsmen who are Interest
ed In hunting big giime In the
Lower Yukon country are in
vited to call on roe. .1 have
lived for many J*«r* In the At
lin country, and can guarantee
hunting parties fine rocdnirn*.
I have a Rood power boat
for lake hunting and fishing. .
For information call or ad
dress
Tom Williams
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And Blackheads. Itched Terribly.
Lost Sleep. Cuticura Heals.
"Pimples and blackheads broke
out all over my face anu it was in a
dreadful condition. The pimpies
were large and red and itched some
thing terrible and I lost many nights'
sleep. My face was disfigured and I
was ashamed to go out among other
girls.
"I saw an advertisement for Cuti
cura Soap and Ointment and sen: for
a free sample. I bought more and
after I had used two cakes of Soap
and one and a half boxes of Oint
ment I was completely healed."
(Signed) Miss Matilda J. Schikora.
R. R. 3. Kalispell. Mont.
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ment and Talcum for toilet purposes
usually prevents skin troubles.
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