With fluoh management, success seems assured!
Quick Response Is Made To An I
Urgent Appeal For More Aids:
The article appearing in Railway
& Marin* News, Nov. 1st, calling at
tention to the urgent need fi>p aids
to navigation Alaska, with s..e..ial
reference to the unlighted Vanderb-i
Reel U'lon which the Princess So
phia war wrecked' with such an ap
palling losg of life, has been re
puolished quite generally in Cana
dian and Uuited States papeis. 0so
le# were mailed to the Canadian
marine officials, members of the
Cuanadian Parliament, ofliiials of
the U. \ Department of Com
merce and all senators and con
gtessmen at Washington. It is with
some degree of pride that this pub
lication has received many acknowl
edgements and immediate action has
been taken, especially by the Con- |
<re«sionai delegation of the state j
of Washington. the Alaska Bu
reau of the Seattle Chamber of I
Commerce and various officials of
Alassa, Canada and the United
States to immediately improve theso
conditions.
To snow that Vanderbilt Ueer
has lcaie been regarded as a menace
to navigation and as a matter of
ofiicial record, in justice to all
concerned, wg herewith append som
official documents which si.ou!d Le
made a part of the record.
Under date of Sept. lstii, li'lo,
I.leu* 5. H. Lawton, Jr , U. S. .V,
sect out to all interested* the fo'low
in circular letter;
(102-14) (.Circular)
bRANCH HYDROC.RAPHIC
OFFICE
Port Townsend, Washington.
Aiprtl IS. 1^13.
To Shipmasters. Pilots and Offii ers.
Geutlemeu:
1. This office has recently receiv* j
ed a communication frc-m the Marin j
Superintendent of the British Col-'
umoia Coast Steamship sen ice of,
the Canadian 1'auric 11. ihva.. Com* I
pany, calling attention to tr.c fact |
th«-'t two C. P. R. Ste.inie.s have |
8trucv the shoal exu iu inj; from the
upper side of Sentinel 1 ;L» 1, Lynn;
Canal, Alaska, an [ submitting |
to th'i department the placing of j
a li-'h' on Vandvrbilt Keef.
2 Before submittiug this matter!
to tdo HydroKr'phie Cifiict1, Wasli
in&tcn, D. C.f for further reference
to the Bureau of l.ighlhoust s ofl
the beuartuient of CVtninerce, it is
requested that you t;i.•• us your;
ODiniens and suggestions ai'ier a
careful considreation of the v ondi- J
I'oD involved.
3. It is suggested that petitions j
Oa prepared iu accordance with
different views iu orclvr ti> reduce
the volume of the correspondence.
However, individual opinions will
Do ,'ladly received and w i 1 ■ be l'or
>vurd»^d to the Hydrogiapl.ic office,
if you oreftr tliat iuottu j of pre
seutiosr your views.
Very respectfully,
S. II. LAWTON, JR.,
Lieut. U. S. X., la Charge.
Tois letter, written by an officer
ox *i e Cnited States Navy, very
pleaiiy shows that t:.e Canadian
Pacitic Railway through it-- Brit"
isli Columbia Coast St - -ij-liiji Serv*
ice, owners of t!.e rrince s Sophia,
had officially iailed attention io the
necessity of a i'gi't on Vauderbilt
Ro-'
In reply to this general <ircular
letter, shipowners. x»i 1 o■ s and o li et
quit© generally responded to tli -
White Pass &
time TABLE NO. 4
Thursday nr.d Friday
So I. N. Bound
1st ClSflS
S: 00 a. m. Leaves
11:25 a. m. •*
13:15 > m.
1:10 p. m. "
8:50 p. m. "
5:20 p. m. Arrives
2. S. Bound
1st Clat.s
4:20 p. m.
2:D0 p. ni.
2:o0 p. m.
1.20 p. m.
11:18 a. m.
S:30 c. m.
SKAGWAY Arrive*
WHITE PASS Leave*
LOO CABIN "
BENNETT "
CARCROSS
WHTEEHORSE "
Passengers must be at depot In time to have Baggage in
spected and checked. Inspection la stopped SO minutes before
leaving time of trains.
150 pounds of baggage wiU b-j checked free with e»cb fuD
tore ticket and 75 pounds wltft each half fare ticket.
request of Lieut Law ton. As a sam
ple of such, respond next ap
pend the reply of Mr. R. R. Pier
son, superintendent of the Alaska
Steamship Co., which company also
operated on thig route. This eltter
is as followB:
Seattle, Wash, May 7, 1913.
Lieut. S. H. Lawton, Jr.,
U. S. Hj-drograpiiio Office,
Port Townsend, Washington.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your circular letter
of ADril ISth, in regard to re
quest of th© Canadian Steamers for
a light on Vanderhilt Reef, Alaska.
I think most of our masters and
pilots have replied to you direct;
however, I am enclosing letter from
Capt, J. Livingtone in connection
with this matter. It seems to be
th© general oninion that a light on
Vaniierbilt Reef would enable ves
sel* to definitely loca^. the limits
of that reef and thus be able to
give the reef off Sentinel Island &
wider berth. At present, in en
deavoring to steer clear of Vand<er
bilt Reef, they ar$ apt to r«n too
close to Sentinel Isla<nd..
Yours truiy,
11. R. PIERSON, Superintendent.
It will be observed that superin
tendent Pierson stated that in his
opinion most of the masters and
pilots of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
bad replied direct to Lieut Law
I ton, but the general opinion was
that the 1'ght on Vanderbilt Reef
{ was necessary.
Furthermore, under dat^ of May
9th, 1913, Superintendent Pierson
addressed the following letter to
the V. S. Inspector of Lighthouses
at Ketchikan, Alaska.
Seattle, Wash, May 9, 1913.
Inspector of Lignthouses,
| Ketchikan, Alaska,
\ Dear Sir:
In making inquiries regarding the
1 desirability of a light on V&nder
! bilt Reef near Sentinel island, Al
aska, our mastery ttnd' pHotg Beem
to bo of the opinion that a light on
[ Vanderbilt Reef would enaye ves
sels to definitely locate the limits
! of that reef and th«B b$ able to
I give the reef off Sentinel Island a
| wider berth. At present, in en
I deavoring to steer cleaj of Vander*
j J:'t Reef they are a^pt to run too
jo to Sentinel Island.
It is stated that a floating light
on Poundstone Rock, the passage
{between wW h and Sentinel Isl
and is one followed by most ves
sels, would be a great aid to nayi*
. gation passing that point. (This
, light wag later established at that
I point.—Ed.)
Our attention ha« been called to
I the need of a light to mark Little
Island which Is a low rock just
wash lying west of Sentinel Isl
If It Isn't An Eastman
It Isn't A Kodak
Brownies At $L00 Up
* Kodaks At $6.00 Up
Print Papers
Photo Supplies
Keller Bros. Drug Co, :
and about three miles south of Whi
by Point, directly in the track of
vesselg proceeding from Skagway
out through icj Strait.
Theso matters are respectfully
submitted for favorable considera
tion of your department.
Yours truly,
R. R. PIERSON, Superintendent.
Thus we have complete and offf/*
cial record snowing that the Can a-1
dlan Pacific Railway, the company '
which suffered such a losg in the,
recent disaster, "nearly six years
ago called attention to these facts
and petitioned for a light on Van-1
derbiit Re«f, located in United
States waters and thereby coining
under Jurisdiction o° the U. S.
Department of Commerce, although
the petition was addressed to the'
Branch Hydrogj-aphic Office °f the
U. S. Navy.
Should it be determined that j
owing to the apparent fact that j
two distinct branches of the gov I
ernment having to do with mari" I
time affairs, are shown by these '
records to have been fully ap- |
praised of the necessity for such a1
light, it seems 6trange that no
results followed during all the in
tervening years and in justice to
those departments it must be as
sumed that they recommended the
lights but appropriations by Con
gressional action were not made.
Furthermore so that no injustice can
possibly bo done. Railway & Ma
rine News will gladly make public
any further correspondence touch
ing this important question so
that definite responsibility for
this neglect cau be placed.—Railway
pud .Marine eNws.
1MKR1CAXS CABLE 100,000 LIKE
PGR ITALIAN BLIND
SOLDIERS
New York, Dec.'17.—Having tak
en tinder its protection 800 Italian
soldiers blinded in the war wlio
were sorely in need of financial
aid, the Permanent Blind Relief Wa
Fund for Soldiers and Sailors of
the Allies, oaoled 100,000 lire to
th<» Italian Ministry of Foreign Af
fairs with the request that it oc
handed to King Victor Emanuel to
d's'ribute ag he deems best among
h's sightless hero subjects, victims
o' tjje war.
Onlj One "BROMO QUININE"
To yet the genuine, call for the
full name LAXATIVE BROMO
QUININE. Look for signature of
B. W. GROVE. ' Cures a Cold in
Ore Day. 30c. Thu
Skavnay Residents Aije Lenruing j
How To Exchange tlie Old
Back for a Stronger One
I
Does your back ache, feel weak
and painBul?
Do you suffer headaches, languor
ami depression?
Is tne urine discolored, passages
irregular?
Tne kidneys may be calling l'or
help,
I Weaic kidneys cannot do their [
work.
I Give them tie li-elp they need.
To cure klnoy backache you [
I must cure the kidneys. ,
Use a tested and proven kidney i
i remedy.
| Doan's Kidney Pills have stood
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I Convincing proof of merit in the:
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j Ar^nur Portier, 509 Heron St., I
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I ricf 60c, at all dealers. Don't
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'tlia- Mr. Portier Foster-Mil
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A cup of Beef or Chicken Bul
lion with a salted waiter makes a
delicious alter the show luncheon.
Trv <t at Kellers. "•
IP IT ISN'T AN EASTMAN
IT ISN'T A KODAK
Keller Bros. theSkagway agents
I Tor the Eastman Kodak oompany,
have received a large shipment of
all sizes of N. C. and Autograpbio
IKodait film, and printing out P*"
! pers both Azo and Velox. tf.
SAN-TOX COUGH DROPS, Admin
istered o» sugar. Acts almost in
stantly. The prescription of
au eminent physician. Keller
Bros Tie Ban-Tax Drug Store.
Subscribe for the Dally Alaskan.
^or baby's health \
and. conxfott *
Keep dampnesa and chM frojj L
the home with Perfection Oil .
Heater. . )
Light* at the tonch of a mattn. &
Girea eteady. er«a^b««t for -
many honni on one nlunf '
Pear! Oil, the erer-obtainable v
Easy to carry abcmt. No amoke
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, Bar Perfoction Oil Heeftr ( *,
\ today. 5
STANDARD
OIL
> COMPANY
(C»nforci»)
on? heaWr
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
Special Standard Oil Agent, Skagway
Hot Chocolate is fin0 ttftor tho
show. Try one &t K©Mers.
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagway No. 1,
meeta every second
fourth. Tuesday eyentng
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
lie brotten cordially welcome.
Edward A. Rasmuson, Arctic Chief.
William R. Gray, Arctic Recorder.
F. & A. M.
WbiU Paa® Lodea
F. & A.. M. No. 11*
meets 2d and 4th
Saturday Evening*
ot ea^h mouths. Visiting Brethren
ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMIS3 WALLACE. Secretary.
B. V. O. ELKS
Bkagway Lod£«
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thunder at 8:30
p. m. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
OSCAR SELMER, E. R
F. i VAWDEWALL, Seci»t*ry.
FloQ^r of lK'oo, No. 1A
iu«-tfc ill A. ». H»ll first Motid*/ In
rvtTj month at S:«JO p. "i.
Visiting Brothers conliallj wel
come.
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J. C. PHELPS, Secy.
Fraternal O: <Ut
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Skflgwajr AeriO)
No. 25, lYater
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In* brothers cordially invited to
atleud
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J. M. Griesbach, Secretarj.
ritorassiONAi cards
DK. L. 9. KELLER
Deatlst
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Officc Hours: 0-12 »• m. l-« P
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W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice In «ii courta
In Territory of AUkik»
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