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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
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riptiona And Advertisements
Received By
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B. Gldeoa - Carcroae. Y. T.
E. L. Plliman Atlln; B. C.
OUR FIAC
it
EDITORIAL
SOME SERVICE
It wakes fine reading for Alaskan
fu'n they pick up a paper and see
' here the government is establishin
f ist tieruplaiie wail service in the
States »nd Alaskan mail is billed by
■ \press ®ud slow- freight. After
Alasna having furnished most of
r!-.e gold, copper and fish f°r the
country, the government turns a*
round and gives her a slap on the
"•;s' with slow and' insufficient tnajl
s-n ice. \V0 are too good-natured'
u-j here 10 get along Veil in
t.'.fl 'vorld—we ought to get risht up
ou gur hind legs and holler. Let
out a yell that would let them know
*o are free, white, and of age and
litizents of the great United States,
a id entitled to all the benefits of
the government as well as tl»e smug
residents of the effete East who
>.t at east and- have their mail come
to tnem through, the air.
Why can't the trail blazers »'H«
are carving an empire out of the
■wlderness of the North fori future
generations of the country to en
i"y, get some of thg benefits Qf
;vilizej life that *re being passed
"UU<I so generously in other
• :ts of the country? All Alaska
• ls is an even break, and they
s -tisfied. This they are not
on the mail question, but
ting something that is no
:-S i; uot impracticable and a
ui- koshift.
•\'e don't want airships—just a
• o\ja;> ra ' :g on schedule that
;ire not bunched ,and mail sent as
uiuil and tot freight, so that we
seiiU' lett-rs and receiv© them
between Christmas and Fourth °f
Juij. Also we would like to be
treated as if we belonged to the
Union, for which we have been
:.-Ked, in the last year, to (jive every
thinz but our eyeteeth, und have
>!• Pe it. (And com,. to think of
it, we are Inclined to think by the
way the money has been rol'ing
out of the Territory, some have tak
en the fil'lngs out of their teeth to
Siv« to Uncle Sam.) — iH^uglag Is
land News.
CHROME DEPOSITS OK IMPORT
ANCE
A government geologist, who has
made an investigation expresses the
vifw that the chrome deposits of th(
Re-i mountain district, located i"
t">e vicinity of tte entrance to Cook
inlet, and being on the Keuaj pen
insula, are the most important of
the kind in the United Statee.
These chrome deposits were
known by o!d-iimers in this part of
Alaska for the past fifteen years or
more, but little attention was paid
to t\em, until the war came on and
a demand for chrome became urgent
a war need. Then the mining el<
ment began to sit up *nd take no
tice. There are lesser chrome de
posits on tidewater at Fort Chathati
in the region of Red Mountain, and
these were placed upon a prodne.
iii£ basis ag soon as possible. The
Red Mountain deposits, mWh the
larger and more important commer
cially ia consequence, acre about
seven mile# from tide water, aQd
will require rail transportation to
permit shipment of the product. But
[ they will i>e developed now, be
yoad a doubt, and will a<f4 another
I important lnd'ustry to the Cook in
let country..
This all goes to show that we
who liv© here do not readizQ to the
full thQ boundless resources na
tive to this region. We knew, in a
generar way, of th« R«d Mountain
chrome deposits, but We did not ap
preciate their importance. The
same may be said of other resources
now lying dormant and undeveloped.
We won't know of them "until wme
specialist ct mes along to tell us of
the'^ commercial importance. — An
chorage Times. I j fj! u;j
the honor flag
Th honor flag presented to the
toyrn of Whitehorse by the Governor'
General of Canada for its citizens'
generous and open-handed contribu
tions to th© Victory L/oan for 1918
i* a tribute that should be preserv
ed with all thp c*re that its pub
lic display will permit. The flag is
now flying: on the flag staff of the
Canadian Bank of Commerce, says
the Whitehorse Star, which would'
be, under ordinary circumstances,
quite appropriate and entirely satis
factory to the average citizen. One
of the main objections to this
method of displaying the honor f'aS
Is. however, that the Btrong winds
which prevail hero in the winter sea
son will whip it into tatters in com
paratively no time at all, whereas it
it is draped over th© archway of the
stage in the N. S. A. A. hall it may>
i' proper care is exercised, he kept
in good shape indefinitely. The Do*
minion of Canada subscribed nearly
1700,000,000 to the Victory Loan
of 1918. Of this vast amount White
horse contributed $71,950, a truly
magnificent offering- considering the
nopulation of Southern Yukon, and
was so viewed by ths committee ha\*
ing the Victory Loan drive in charj;9.|
an-1 who, by their presentation ©t |
iho first honor flag given out by |
them in the north to Whitehorse, I
showed their appreciation and recoj.*
uit.'on of the ready response of the
citizens of thi9 communty to their
apoeal for funds with which to meet
the extraordinary expense^ that the
government is being called up
on to make. ' i 11 •
AMERICA CLAIMS HElt PEAI»
America will have her own. For
it h^s been ordered that this na
tion's dead shall be returned to
tht soil tint bore them. Today in
France thousands of American sol
diers iie buried in hallowed ground.
Tneir graves are on the same sod
d u battle fields ttiey bo bravely
helped 'o wrest from the common
enemy. This ground is sacred and
made rich by the Preciou# blood of
America's sons who gave up their
lives thAt you and I and the world
might be forever free from auto-;
cracy. It is right and proper that
thej should be returned to their
native land; They have done their
part; theirs was a he:o's death
and LaFayette, thy great debt of
long-standing is Daid; Jean of Arc.
they have answered your call and
thou, oh, majestic Goddess of Li
berty may know that the Precepts
and teachings of many generations
have been gloriously exemplified bv
t*ies« gallant sons of America and
America claims her dead heroes that
she may oay them reverence.—Ex.
dead democrat
There ig no death in newspaper* j
dom; papers simply suspend publi
cation. This is not an obituary of |
!th« Anchorage Weekly Democrat but;
merelv the announcement that the I
Democratic Weekly hag ceased to be.
except in memory. Due to lack of |
support from its own party the
weeKly gasped and gave up the
ghost. The life of the Democrat wa
full of woes and tribulations; its
existence from the start was precar
• ious; the term of life of short dura-1
/tion. Fostered by office-holders and
I would-be office holdreg the Demo- j
crat spluttered and splurged ant' !
I then the light went out. Jerry was |
i appointed assistant prosecuting at
torney, while Fred haft to b0 sat- |
isfied with deputy game warden. J
Both Have don ewell in their politi
cal offices.—Anchorage Times.
Mighty fine weather for the wcod I
; Diles and coal bins of Skagwa^ the ■'
* mercury barely registering the freez j
ing tjoint. Hully gee! Think back I
to this time last year, every.body1
was doing it—stoking fires with the j
silver huddled down in the bulb and |
the wind howling a gale. Quite, a I
contrast. . % ' ! • ,
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WOUNDED I
The last stage of reconstruction ol woundeil soldiers In Walter Reod hos
pital Is the farming and gardening course. Besides bringing the men Into the
air anil sunlight, the course gives an added Impetus to agricultural work as
one of the leading nfter-the-war occupations for returning man power.
Know German Plane by lt» Hum.
Though the hum of airplane en
gines differs widely in the various ma
chines, it is claimed that a German
plane, away from the roar of the
guns, can be recognized by the sound
when too high up for the black crosses
to be distinguished. A rise and fall
| In the hum is due to Intermittent
synchronization of the engine beats,
and the drone Is also, as e rule, deep
er than that of any engines of the
British or their allies. It Is Inferred
from this that the German machines
have a slower rate of propeller or
crank shaft revolution than the others.
Miners May Die
Of Famine
Thousanls of miners and prospec
tors in the Kuskokwini district in
Alaska will be destitute before
winter fairly pets according, to
Can tain D. S McAlpine, of the
power sehooner Ruby, which load d
with supplies for the district, en
countered a furious stcrm off Kodia
island on September 13, arid finally
made its way to Seward in a dis
abled condition, says the Seattle
Post"intelligencer of re;-ent date.
Captain .McAlpine, who left Seattle
in command of the Ruby August 24,
returned from the northland on the
steamer Alameda.
The horrit>le condiiicn which the
men in the Kuskokwim face cannot
bg exaggerated, declaies Captain Me
Alpine, I„ast winter, even after it
was thougnt that suffi.ient supplies
had been sent in famine outran the
advent of spring and before re
lief could be secured at least four
wbite nien anil' not less than 35 na\
tives, in one section of the district
succumbed to hunger, while thru
out the region hundreds Of otheis
barely pulled through. This winter,
with the one vessel which was de
pended upon to take winter's sup
plies to the region lying a
hundreds of miles to the so-itli and
with the approach of winter preclud
ing the possibility of another ves
sel reaching the mouth Of the Kus
kekwim, nothing but a niiracle can
prevent the worst famine w-hi'h Al
aska has ever witnessed.
Captain McAlpine charges th-1
the Ruby, which is operate^. by
the Kuskokwim Fishing & Traiisj or
tation company was overloaded
when it left Seattle. The Bender
Eros., a vessel which usually haudl i
•' part of th is trade 'iad been sent
on anotner run. and the Ruby wa*
Jiled to the 'ast ounce with sup
plies to carry the merchants, mine )
mi J prospeittrs of the district thru
the winter. Before leaving Seattle
Captain M< Alpine Protested against
the size of the cargo an£ after a
survey 65 tons were taken off. As
i' was, according to Captain McAl
pir.o, he started north with an over
loaded vessel, carrying almost 700
tons.
Orf the west end of Kodiak Ul
an-'. the power schocner encountered
a terrific sa!e on the night of
Setember 13. More than 150 tons
of the carso stored en the deck c f
the vessel, was washed off. A bad
leak was sprung and a little later
the cable Darted* Another anchor
wag dropped, however, and through
out the night the captain and Crew
expected this cabl^^j part and have
the vessel driven upon the rocks. T) a
cable held, however, and by morn
ing tho wind shifted so as to give
tee stricken vessel a little piotec
tion from the island*. Five days lat
er the vessel, water-logged and
practically rudderless, made the p°rt
of .Seward, where a board pro
nounce-' he- unseaworthy. Much of
the cargo remaining, said the cap
tain, is so badly damaged by water
as to preclude its use as food, even
could it reach its destination, which
is regarded as entirely out cf the
question.
Captain McAlpine estimates that
at least 5,000 white men are left
in the region which is left without
food for the fierce winter months.
The merchants in the district, he
says, are practically soljj out now,
« gold strike having attracted a
considerable immgir"tion to ll»e
district last summer.—Cordova I*-'1"
Times.
Courtenay Is A
Friend to Yukon
Dawson, Xov. 15.—The people of
the town of Courtenay, B. C., have
extended the hand of friendship to
Yukon most eracefully in connection
with thtj Sophia wreck. The state
ment that the mails lost on the So
phia contained a numter of parcels
of Yukon boys at the front reached
the outside in press despatches. The
people of Courtenay were touched
by the prospect of the Yukon bovs
with the colors having a cheerless
Christmas, and knew'that, since the
l-'s* boats had sailed from Dawson,
possibly it would be impossoble to
send fresh parcelg from this point
at such late date in ortter to reach
destination in time. Accordingly
the Courtenay people telegraphed
to Postmaster JlcCarter at Dawson
as follows;
you will wire names and addresses
of boys at front whose parcel^ were
lost on Sophia the people here will
forward them parcels for Christmas.
"EDWARD H. HICKS-BEACH."
Postmaster McCarter haB forward
ed the following telegram In reply:
"Dawson, Y. T., Nov. 8, 1918.—
Edward; H. Hicks-Bea^h, Courtona.v,
P>. C.,—Dawson appreciates your
very great kindness. List follows:
D. McRae, D. K. McDonald, Jack
Tarr, John Halliburton, James Hool"
er, Frank Douglfe, Chrales W. Fowl-*
er, G. H. McDonald, all London Eng
land; Alfred Townsend, Norton
Townsend, William G. Radford,
Walter L. Douglas, all France;
Phil S. Creamer, Whitley; Felix Bou
tiu, Bexhill-on-Sea, both England.
I Send all In care of Mrs. George
Black, 5 Grace Church street,
care of Bank British North America,
Lcndon, E. C. ) g ; [f
FRANK SLAVIX OF
DAWSON IS KILLED
Dawson, Nov. 10.—Advice just re
ceived from the coast tellg of the
death of Frank Slavin, Jr.. of Daw- j
son at the front. He was killed
in France with thg Seventy-second
B. C. battalion. Mr. Slavin was
the son of Frank P. Sl&vin, world
famous boxer, also a former Daw
souite. The young man left here
in 1916 with the Bla'Ck contin
gent, and transferred °n arrival in
Victoria. He had been with the
Seventy-second' through many har"
fought battles. For quite a while
be was a boxing instructor and en
tertainer behind the lines in the
battalion. Twenty Yukoners went
with the Seventy-second, and now
the only one of the twenty remain
ing is John McLaren, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Malcolm McLaren of Sun
ny dale, near Dawson. Join is a
sergeant in the comjkany. Young
Slavin was a handsome, athletic
young man. He lived here years
ago with his father and mother, and
afterward went with them to tne
coast, and' later returned here and
engaged in work with the large min
ing companies of the district, '
IN THE COLUMNS OF
The Daily Alaskan
You will find advertising that bring results
Skagway Merchants
Putj your offerings before the public in a
way that will bring 100 per cent, re
turns.
Ad
veitise in The Daily Alaskan
Printing of Quality
B
JUST A
Confidence.
"Do you think Josh Is learning fast
In the army?" said Mrs. CorntosseL
"I'm sure of it," replied her hus
band.
"Yju know he never stood at the
head of his classes."
"I'm not thinking about how he
stood anywhere. I'm thinking about
the way he always kept goin' in a foot
ball game."
Name Unknown,
"I'm very sorry," said the grocer,
"but I don't seem to recall your name.
I remember your face perfectly,
though."
"Yes," replied the lady sarcastical
ly. "You probably never, heard my.
name. I'm the one customer you have I
who always pays cash."
BUSINESS MEN'S LUNCH 50c
12 to 1 o'clock dally and Sunday.
Usual dinner, 5 to 7 p. m.
Soe.tal dinner served' Sundays.
Golden North Hotel Caf3.
IF IT ISN'T AN EASTMAN
IT ISN'T A KODAK
Keller Bros. theSkagway agents
for the Eastman Kodak company,
have received a large shipment of
all sizes of N. C. and Autographic
Kodak film, and printing out pa
pers both Azo and Velox. tf.
Tako LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN
INE Tablets. Druggists ! refund
money If It falls to cure. E. W.
GROVE'S signature is on each box.
80c. Wed.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ES J
TATE
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
DIVISION NO. 1, AT SKA(j
WAY, BEFORE HON. E. A. RAS
MUSON, U. S. COMMISSIONER
AND FY-OFFICIO PRORATE
JUDGE.
In ti e matter of the estate of
IJhomas A. McDonald, deceased.
Notlc® la hereby given that in
pursuance of an order of sale,
inly made and entered by the pro
bate court for the Territory of Al
isska, Bitting In probate at 8kag
svay proclnct, on the 13th day of
1mm a---=—
November, A. D. 1918, in the mat
ter of the estate of Thomas A. Mc
Donald, deceased; the unders'gr.ed
executor of said' estate, will sell at
public auction, subject to confirma
tion of sale by sai^ court, th0 fol
lowing described real estate belong
ing to said estate; To-wit; Lots
Oue (.1), two (2) and three (3) In
Block sixty-five, and Lot twelve
(12) in B ock One hundred and
twenty (120) of th^ City of Skag
way, *8 shown by the official plat
thereof;
Said sale will be made on tho
13th day of December, 1918, at
the hour of 2 o'c'.ock in the after
uoon o" sajd £ay at th« front door
of the court housg in the saig. city
of Skagway; terms of sale as follow
for cash.
Dated this 13th day of November,
1918. .
L. S, KELLER , '
Executor of the estate of Thomas A.
McDonald, deceased.
11-15 22 29—12-6 13.
Heed The Warning
JI«ny Skagway JPeo;>Ie Have Dotte
Sc.
When the kidneys are weak thejr
give unmistakable warnings that
should not be ignored. By examin
ing (be urine and treating the kid
nevs upon the first sign of disorder,
many days of suffering may be sav
ed. Weak kidneys, usually expel
a aark, ill-smelling Urine, full of
"brickdust" sediment and painfuj in
passage. Sluggish kidneyg of
ten cause a dull pain In the small
of the back, headaches, dizzy ipells,
tired, languid feelings and frequent
rheumatic twinges.
Doan's Kidney Pills are *°r the
kidneys only; they, help weak kid
neys to rid the blood of uric poison.
There is n better recmmended rem
edy. i'
Read the statement that fol
lows;
T B. Berry, 194 Fargo St., Port
land, Ore., says; "I had been an
unusually healthy man and hadn't
been sick a day in my life until I
was tl ken with typhoid 'ever.. Af
te the fever left me, my kidneys
became awfully weak and the secre
tions passed Irregularly and con
tained sediment. Every quick move
sect s'narp, cutting pains through ma
and 1 was lame and stiff all over.
I read about Doan's Kidney Pills
fUir" started1 to use them. They booo
put my kidneys in good order and I
felt like a different man."
Price 60c, at all dealers.. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Dean's iKdney Pills—the »ame
that Mr. Berry; had*. Foster'Mll
burn Co., Mfgrg., Buffalo, N. Y.
— jtmma A remedy fo»inlecUoo»
WM ^1 of the urinary tnrt.
Hcfli M Paiakae, noD-pouoowii
lg| ttllv ■ Y and willaot itnetura
TfeM Relievetin 1 to idajra.
price $1.20 Sold By Dr«*gl«t*
Treotiao with each bottle or mailed on wqiwet.
f prepared By
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