Paris. July 1 —T. i> cimii'lolion of
tin- r.uwus of Kranrt' sliows a ilo
■ ivas.' of two ami oiio-halt" million
simv I!H1.
May) Camp Is
Looking Fine
tJoitrsi' T. I'offev. of Pawson. resi
dent man :»rr of t'.e Yukon Hold
.Mini:-:; company. came to Skaiiway
on Saturday's train. Ho is 0:1 KU
»jv to California. on a lie;".!, seek
ing trip. Mr. 1 oflfej has I-.":. su.-ii -
inu for some 1 i»»«**• with sio:iiacii a I
tiu'iil. ami i*\)nvls to sc.'* Medical
treatment in San Kranelsco in s.«
ins to a representative .11 the A'as
i in aho uiiuinK cotirtil. » >i ail ihe
^ ikon «! .Mayo districts, Mr. Cof
fey said
"The Yukon OoM AKntus •• nn|in
iiv is •'arryinu on operations n'.ti'ost
similar 10 those of last y-ar."
lieferillg tl> tile other 0«-Vi(lies,
who ate operating in thpse liistrh ;s.
Coffey said: "The Canadian Klon
dike company, wit'; .ts subsidiary
«tiiupaniis are increasing t'leir
dredging operation-.. At prevent
this company is in t.dling a «lr.dw
on i 11 i*•: rri »•!». below (irartvlilo
This dredge i.< now under ■oasiji.c
I
aiiotlt t:it* lifteenth of 1 (lis month.
This will make >eooml ;lr»«l.:o
which t' is company has installed -n
»-ii» cr one having !»-en placed
in operation last year.
The res tits of tile working <):'
tlw • tv.o dredges. if sat'sfscfor>
will < .ill for ti'.e installation of mot.
dredges in the near future."
Speaking about the operating con
dtiotis in tin- Interior. Mr. l'offe> ex
claimed "The district iti general
suffer, d a severe hand cap owing
to tlie shortage of labor, there being
no time, since April 13, when the
linvvtoit . ni!i:r. < on Id not have fur
nished employment tr» from 7a ii.
lmi additional miners and workmen
Tiiis condition obtain:, at the pre<
etu time."
Mr. Coffey is very optimist 0 nvr
tin* future .it" the Mayo district II"
said' "The operations of the l>no
Mill [Jniiteil are progressing ery
satisfactory, and ;'e Mayo district
in cel .-: •! s "Mowing itulic.11 ions of
develop: : into a ,>er- 1 camp
The K' no llill Limited. is shipping
the last of approximatr-lv J.'ioi tons
of ore. which is being transputted
to the Seibv Smelter. at Selhy. Cal
ifornia. for treatment. Th.s <ve is
beiri« sliippfil by way of St. Mi>- ..el "
The M iyo tlistrii", accirding to
Mr fo' . v is also . a*idi> app> d 011
aicount of a shortage of labor.
Ilardrock miners aid those eanable
of opernMim !l.a» il"< ill lie -ilider
•jr.ii:>n| workings, are very starve.
Tie* ruli'is wages for t > under
ground t n . rs . • : ... dollars a d ay
and boa d for eight • s.
I>peralouis in |!ic \i; vo district arc
on «!sjr:nir tin- entir*- year,
lint shipment iif the ore to the river
riiii>t lie dune dtfins the winter
mouths. or when there is sufficient
sunw in permit tlie tt.-i' nf sleds.
"The Alaska—Juneau Cold Min
injt company. .Juneau. under the
luat-acement nf F. W. Bradley" said
.Mr ('o:Tey, "have secured an option
IFBCE SILL USS
PASSED CONG
Washington, July 1.—Tlie resoln
! tiou ending the war with Germany
and Austria which was passed by con
gress was despatched by messenger
t.i New Jersey (or President Hard
j ing's signature. ^
I res dent Harding is spending a
| vacation at the acute of Senator
j ."'re;, iinghausen.
i on a number of claims in the Mayo
j district, and are at present engaged
j in doing some development work on
their claims."
To further emphasize the confi
dence that this district has inspired
other b?g capital. Coffey said: "The
Consolidated Gold fields company,
'of South Africa, thiough their man
ager. K. U. Burral. have taken an op
tion on about forty claims in the
.Mayo district, and expects to start
.utile development work in the near
I future."
I That inis district has not been
• thoroughly prospected yet. is evi
| dent by Mr Coffey's statement that,
(new discoveries are being reported
'almost monthly, in the extension of
< the mineralized belt, and it is dilii
j cult to assume, he remarked, the ex
, tent of the mineralized zoue of the
, Mayo district.
| Mr. Coffey further stated that, the
I government is expending approxi
mately f'in.OOO in roads improvement
I work between Mayo and Keno Hill, j
•i distance of about forty miles, lie!
anther stated that the government
was also expending some money on |
river improvements, to aid river nav-i
igation.
According to Coffey, this road and ,
river improvement will materially as-J
sist in the development of this dis
trict. It is aiso expected that a trail
will tie opened between the stations
of ,\li it to on the Yukon river and
.Mayo, during the coming summer,
•lr. ( oiit y. explained, this will bring
Mayo ti-arer to the outside business
centers.
"This district is further handicap-1
ped." explained Mr. Coffey, "on ac
enunt of wire communication. The
only improvement not receiving at
etitioii at this time is iu the way of
telegraph or radio service, and It is
hoped that some private concern will
consider the installation of either
one or the other of these services iri
the near future. A telegraph line
is now under construction between
Mayo and the mines."
In speaking about government aid
to tile smail operators. Mr. Coffey
said' "William C. Sinie, the govern
ment a "save r is now located at Mill
to Bridge, with an assay office. This
will be ol" great assistance to the
prospector as it will allow them to
:oc-i ,e quick returns from any new
discoveries."
Another evidence or permanency,
according to .Mr. Coffey, is the es
tablishing bv Taylor and Prury
i'ii. i.td , who have opened a store at
Aluyo rity, and according to Mr. Cof
fey. il is rninored that this company
•a ill carry a stock of goods aggre
gating <>»»• hundred thousand dollars.
I»y the time navigation closes.
.Mr. Coffey stated that he could
not say just when he would return
to the North, his stay in California
would depend on his physicians, hut
his many friends will hope for his
quick return, with a renewed body,
am! spirit. Mr. CotTey is one of the
landmarks of the Klondike, having
been actively engaged there ever
I since its discovery. He will sail
I south on the Jefferson tonight.
What's The Use?
That <|Ui'>li<m K oi'i.-n juit to 'is when we ask a man to
opi'ii :in account. "I il'in't earn enough to save," he will say.
I.it its tell you something. Every man who earns aiiy
fliini; at all, earns enough to open an account in this liank.
Most of tlie bin fort lines have been built on small be
ginning*.
Open a savings account with, one, live or ten dollars, and
t.' en deposit that amount regular once a week or month.
Bank of AlasKa
SKAGM FOURTH CELEBRATION
BROUGHT OUT LIE CROWD
The Fourth has come and gone
and the small hoy and girl as well as
the grown ups have had their nil
ol' patriotic jubilation and but for
the occasional explosion of a liarm
[ loss torpedo nothing remains to tell
the tale. The decorations have been
removed and the town has return
ed to normalcy.
The celebration was second to
none that have taken place in late
years and altho the weather was not
all that could be desired there was
not wind or rain enough to mar the
pleasure of those who came to Skag
way to join in the celebration and
sports.
Friday there was rain and Satur
day morning the skies were still full
of cloud*, just enough to deter some
of the 1: ore timid from coming out.
The White Pass train of four coach-!
es and observation car arrived from
Whitehorse at 11:30 in the morn
ing bringing about one hundred and
fifty people from Whitehorse. Car
cross and other points along the W.
I1, & V. Home.
The Peterson arrived from Fort
Sewatd and Haines at 12: to) with a
capacity load and innumerable small I
boats, motor and otherwise brought
their quota to enjoy the day.
Ilase ball held tiie boards all af
ternoon on Saturday and when the
smoke of baltie cleared up Skagwav
had won the honors.
The first game played was between
the Skagway team and the Native
team of Klukwati.
While the Native team showed up
individually as fairly good bail play
ers they lacked in team work and
were an easy victim for the Skagwav
bunch.
Clean Ask was 011 the mound for
the Skagwav team and showed up in
old lime form holding the Natives
down to 2 runs, while the Skagwav
team came under the wire with a
total of IT runs.
The next game was between tlie
Fort Seward team and Whitehorse.,
and was easily won by the soldiers.
The Whitehorse team showed lack of I
practice and team work altho several
players stood out in hold relief.
At the end of the seventh inning
the game stood IS to 2 in favor of
Fori Seward.
T!ie play off now took place be
Iween the two winning teams. Skag
way and Fort Seward and was as
pretty an exhibition of the National
game as lias lieen played on the
Skagway diamond for many years.
ISoth pitchers were in great form
and handled ihe sphere in Big
l.eaKui' style and the support given
them was all that one could expect.
Johnny Marks, who pitched for
the Skagway team, certainly is a
pitcher, and the way he held the
strongest of the soldier slickers
down, was a marvel. When connec
tion was made with the ball, it usu
ally Hew Into the fielders hand, or
was handled by the infield to first.
It was primarily a pitcher's battle
.•.lid was never won until the last man
was out in the first half of the sev
enth. when the soldiers had their
last inning, the score standing at
that time six to three.
Score by innings.
Skagwav 7 r> 0 (» 3 0 4—17
K4ukwan 0 n 1 0 0 1 0— 2
Score by innings.
Fort Seward . .4 0 fi 1 0 3 1—15
Whitehorse ...0 0 0 1 0 1 0— 2
Score by innings.
Fort Seward . . 1 0 1 0 0 1 0— 3
Skagway ..... 1 0 0 0 4 1 x— 6
The hose races on Saturday night
were quite exciting and much inter
est was manifested.
The time made was good and the
boys showed up in good form and
worked hard to bring back the ba
con to their respective companies.
Below is given the teams and time
of race:
There were three teams entered:
The first one composed of Al. Semes.
Cleon Ask, Clifford Matthews. John
.Matthews. Harry Ask, Vincent Mul
vihill. Ed Matthews. Jud Mat the.vs.
William Matthews and Walter Mc
Brien was disqualified. The second
team vrss a team of Natives and they
made the run and got a stream on
in thirty seconds.
This team was made up of Frank
Jimmy, Cooke John. Tonray Jimmy.
Sam Frank, Billy Paul. Frank Joe.
Odd Bodkins, Gad Zooks and Jud
Steve.
Tlie third team entered was known
as the base hall team and they won
the money in the fast lime of twen
ty-seven and one-half seconds. This
team was composed of Steve Shel
don, Johnny Mark, Chas. Kapttzzi,
lioo. lliipuz'/.w—Walter Watt. .\iark
Phelps, t'lias. funis., and Win. Pries.
Tlie races were fast and the action
according to national rules.
Saturday evening Skagway was
treated to a boxing tourney, which
was the lirst to take place for a num
ber of years.
The affair was pulled off in the
White Pass Athletic club, and a
large croud witnessed the bouts. |
The lirst contest was between Jim
my Porter of \\ hitehorse, and ICd.
Matthews of Skagway. This was
the best event and was for the purse
hung up by the Fourth of July Com
mittee.
The bout was a draw and was a |
pretty exhibition of boxing. Porter
is an old ring general and was at one |
time a feather-weight champion of j
Mritisli Columbia.
Porter is a Croat War veteran and !
saw much active service having been!
wounded and gassed. He served in I
the trenches and was awarded a med
al. T\d Matthews is also a Great ,
War veteran, having served with the!
Canadian contingent, lie was also j
gassed and wounded and the bud-1
dies made a line display. Ed is I
some heavier than. Jimmy hut the!
referee declared the bout a draw,
and the money was divided between >
them.
The purse being twentv-five dol-1
_ j
(Continued 011 Page 4) j
Seattle. July 1.—The financial '
world was shocked early this morn- j
iiiK by the news which swept over ,
tlu; city that the Scardiuavian-Amer-j
can llanl; hail suspended. It was
known that a quiet run has been in |
progress on the ISat.k ever since tlie j
collapse of the Tacoma Scandinavian 1
American Bank.
The Taconin Hank was originally
Founded by the Seattle Scandinavian
American Dank, as a branch hank.
John II. Duke, supervisor of State
banking took charge of the Seattle
institution this morning.
The bank owes about eleven mil
lion dollars to its depositors, and it
is the opinion of conservative bank
ers of the city that the concern will
in time pay up nearly in full.
The Scandinavian-American Bank
has been looked upon for many years
as one of the strongest financial con
cerns on the l'acilic coast, and its de
positors are distributed all along
the coast us far north as Nome and
Teller, as it did an immense bus
iness with Alaska.
Seattle. July 1.—It has been an-(
now need that Jafet Lindeberg, the
Xome millionaire miner and banker,
held a controlling interest in the
Scandinavian American Bank at one
time.
The bank had at the time it sus
pended live thousand commercial ac
counts and over twenty one savings
bunks accounts.
It is known that many Alaskans
are in the crash.
Seattle. July 1.—Mrs. Charles E.
Taylor, formerly of Idttarod, Alas
ka and a sister of Judge James
Wickersham died here today.
Mrs. Taylor has been living in Se
attle for some time and has been un
der treatment for an extended peri
od. She died at the family resi
dence.
Seattle, July 1.—J. E. Cllilberg
who formerly was head of the Scan
dinavian American Bank, and whose
booze operations during the war pe
riod contributed much to the crash
arrived at Tacoma today from New
York.
Chilberg is under indictment for
his connection with the defunct Ta
coma Scandinavian American Bank,
and will be placed on trial as soon
as court convenes.
DiPSEy RETAINS IDE IIILE;
CARPENIIER 0UTCLASSE3
Jersey City, July 2.—Jack Demp
sey. heavyweight champion of tiie
United Stales today defeated Georges
Carpentier, heavyweight champion
of lOurope, in the fourth round of
which was to have been a twelve
round boxing contest.
The French champion proved to he
an overrated tighter, lie was out
classed from (lie tap of the gong, un
til Jack shot a right hook to the
edge of his chin in the fourth round.
Dempsev had the "edge" from every
angle, lie had the advantage in age.
height, reach, punching power, and
!:m proved to he quite as fast as Car
pent ier.
Dempsev entered the ring shortly
after I! o'clock. He looked to he in
the pink of condition. He did not
display any of the "Nervosity" which
a French writer accused him of be
ing subjected to. when about to en
gage in a grueling contest. He walk
ed about the ring acknowledging the
greetings of thousands of adm:r>.r-1
ers. his face draped with his accus
tomed grin.
Georges followed a few moments I
later and was given a hearty recep-1
tion, he had many adinirerers in the i
arena. He seemed to be slightly ner
vous. The men were called to the
center of the ring for the final in
structions, and the gong sounded at
3: IS p. ni.
Round 1.—Carpentier landed light
left and ran into a clinch. The men
fought at close quarters. Carpentier
landing several blows to the body.
Uempsey was short with left to ae.'d.
Georges missed right for jaw, but
landed a left hook to the body.
Dempsev rushed the Frenchman to
his corner and showered Movs lo
his body. Carpentier, in an eifort I
so avoid the severe punish moil'., at
umpled to slid* out of his corner,!
and lo freedom, but fell through th_>'
ropes. As lie wtu pushed Inek in.">|
tiie ring, he fell into a cll'n:ii and ;
landed several telling blows :•> the!
champion's body. Carpentier was |
game, but Dempsey n<al ihe .tdvan-j
tage by a long margin.
iiouiiu 2.— 1 lie men rusl-.ed (o tlie I
center of llie ring. Georges missed a.
left for the jaw, and ran into u j
clinch, Carpentier backed away I
and Jack hooked a wicked right to
his jaw. Dempsey followed the)
Krenchinan around the ring shower- |
ing him with rlghis and lefts to the |
head and body. Carpentier was ]
short with left hook, but staggered '
Jack a moment later with six rights,
tii the jaw. Dempsey retaliated byj
Bending a Rliarp right to Georges left
eye, that brought a stream of blood
from an old wound, which bad been
worrying the French champion for
several weeks. Carpentier fought
valiantly, but he was waging a los
ing battle. The round was all la
favor of the American.
Hound 3.—Dempsey was given a
tremendous ovation as he came out
of his corner for the third round.
Carpentier ducked a left hook. J-iok
bucked into the ropes and landed a
short right to GeorgeB body. Carpen
tier landed two uppercuts to body as
the men name to a clinch. Dempsey
punished Carpentier 011 the body, a'ld
Georges fell lo the canvas as he miss
ed a wicked swing for Jack's jaw.
Oeinpsey lands on the French cham
pion's body at will. Jack lands left
and right to chin, without a blow
being received in return. Carpentier
missed a right swing. Ho is fighting
desperately at this stage. Dempsey
battled Georges into bis correr with
a shower of right hooks as the bell
sounded, which saved the Frenchman
from a knockout.
Round 4.—Jack rushed Carpen
tior. landing at will. The crowd urg
ed Jack to linlsli his man. Carpet:
ller goes to the mat from a hard
left t» l)Ody. he took tho count of
nine. Iiempsey hides Ills time, and
spars for an opening that will end
lh<- li.^iit. Hi' sent over a short lit-.lit
hook to Carp's chin, Georges hands
fell to ! is fides, his fare became liv
• d. his knees trembled for a mon:ent,
and he tell forward, 10 the mat.
i • mr> stood over him, until the
fatal ten second had been tolled over
tt . Kill' ii French idol, and then he
picked the defeated man up In his
arms and carried him tr. his corner.
Carpenter remained unconscious
for fifteen seconds. The end came
after one minute and sixteeen sec
onds of the fourth round.
T!ie Frenchman won the admira
tion of the vast audience for his
prai:;t Ties*, and he earned a fortune'
that i- estimated at $150,000 for
taking a th'.shing. Deinpsey's share
of t!.. purse was approximately
Harry Krtle the veteran referee,
was in the ring and his work was
most satisfactory to both contes
tants.
Washington. .Tuly 1.—General J.
T. l'ershinK. today became chief of
staff, of il'.o I'nited States army.
THE
WHITE PASS &
YUKON ROUTE
The #%. Comfort
Gateway £££&?■ c
Route MM ^er/1C6
of Safety
To and From Atlin, Dawson,
Fairbanks, and All In
terior Alaska and
Yukon River
Points
During season of navigation our fleet of moneril steamers will oper
ate regularly the entire length of the Yukon Iliver and trllmiailos.
Daily Train Service (except Sundays) between Skaguay and Wlilte
hor.se. Parlor observation cars on every train.
For full Information regarding passenger anil freight rates ap[.ly to
H. WhEELER, General Manager
Skaguay, Alaska
Or 510 Alaska Uuilding, Seattle, Wash.