FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Late advices from Vancouver
B. C., say that a great fight be
tween the steamship and rail
way companies for the rapidly
growing trade of the far north
especially that of Yukon and
Alaska has begun in earnest.
Negotiations are now going
forward it is announced, be
tween the White Pass people
and the Chicago, Milwaukee &
SI. Paul railway for the es
tablishment of a new line of,
steamers between Vancouver
and Skagway as part of the di
rect service to Fairbanks, Alas
ka, to be eventually replaced by
a railway to consist of the ex
tension of the Milwaukee line
from Seattle to Vancouver,
linking up with the Pacific
Great Western, now under con
struction between Vancouver
and Fort George, and extension
of Hie latter north through
Prilisli Columbia to connect
with the White Pass line.
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Another Alaskan railroad tto
open the natural resources of
the territory is proposed in the
bill Chairman Huston, of the
territories committee, reported
favorhaly to the house. The
road, to be built by the govern
ment, would run from the
southern roast, at Cordova or
Seward or vicinity, to the upper
Yukon river, and would not be
more than 722 miles long.
Chairman Huston in liis report
point* pijt that such a road
would vitalize the great valley
of the Alaskan interior, con
taining an immense agricult
plar territory, and a line form
(he epaet to Fairbanks will pro
vide communication with the
Tanana and Yukon rivers,
having hundreds of miles of
navigable water, which steam
boats already are traversing.
The plan also contemplates
(wo short branch lines to con
nect with the Behring river and
the Matanuska coal fields.
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W. F. Swan, a well known
transportation man of this city
and formerly ot Jfjpeau, is to i
he the Alaska representative of
a new steamship company or
ganized to operate a fleet of
ypssels from Portland, Oregon,
to SmdJipastern Alaska. The
new company will he known as !
the Pacific Steamship Com
pany.
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A letter from the White river
dated Nov. 20 th. says “ware
Chisana stampeders via thal
route not to attempt to ascend
the White river until the ice is
in better condition.”
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Deligate Janies Wickersham
is compling another volume of
1 reports of the decision of the
United pates district judges in
I .Alaska.
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I The Yukon river was complete
I ly sealed by ice on November
K gOth.
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I The Indians held a conven
I tion at Juneau last week, last
t jug several days, at which del
K igates from all parts of South
■ eastern Alaska were present.
I The trend of the whole matter
■ was an expression of the de
■ sire for citizenship.
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■ G. Kanada, a Japanese resi
■ dent of Skagway for the pasl
■ jen years, is about to depnrl
S for his home, aceording to the
H Alaskan, where his wife and
S three small children await his
8 coming.
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B A Boston cable announces
fit the reorganization of the Alas
Bf Ebner Gold Mining com
B pany, with several millions of
■ new capital. The property is
hark of Juneau.
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Capt. Cann succeeds Capt.
White on the steamship Spok
■ ane. ^.
“Powerful Joe” Huston is
wanted real bad at Fairbanks
where, it is alleged, he left
numerous debts a few years a
go.
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The Alaska Pacific Railway
& Terminal company of Katal
a, has gone into the hands of
i receiver. Liabilities, $300,000
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The first of the immense
milling plant being installed at
luneau by the Alaska Juneau
Dold Mining company is now
half done.
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Manageer Joe Boyle estimat
'S that the profits of the Gan
idian Klondike Mining Co. for
he current year will be about
M,000,000.
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Recent discoveries of gold
'earing quartz make the
•’uture prospects bright for (
Douglas island.
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RECENT ARRIVAL
—
Mr. and Mrs. Aithouse who
ccently returned from New
lazelton R. G. were gladden
'd yesterday by the arrival of
x jersey and holstien calf
which the stork brought to
heir milch cow.
MILL TO RESUME
Word comes from Hadley
■hat they will resume cutting
within a few days for the rest
of the winter. The live rolls
'have all been installed and the
mill has been put in first clas*
'-hape for the coming season.
The planers are all busy now
.and the box factory will start
I os soon as the resaw has been
I installed which will be in a
few weeks. The eipctric light
olant has been finished and the
entire town has this modern
’onveniance.
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ARE COMPLYING REPORT
If you should happen to pass
lie custom house today just
notice how busy Whittier and
Dobbs look. They are up to
‘heir necks now complying
heir annual reports and it is
'Ome job. It is a good thing
‘o have something once a year
;o they can work a little for
their money.
\0CAL MAN TO
GET A BOOST
Capt. Kehoe who has had
omnarnl of the Margaret for
\. W. Thomas Co., has resign
ed and will go to Seattle where
t is understood he will take
ommand of the Starr. The
■darr is owned by the San Juan
7ish Company and is the lar
*est steam halibuter on the
Pacific.
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The halibut schooner Mon
‘ana cleared for Seattle by
way of the fishing banke today
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.1. fi. Quinn, who recently re
signed as conductor on the
White Pass railroad, says that
road lias an unusual record.
Not a passenger has been in
jured since the tracks were
laid and no employe has been
-eriously hurt.
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From Thursday’s Daily Miner
The natives of Southeastern
Maska are clamoring for cit
izenship. First, they want to
vote. For that great boon they
would without doubt be willing
*o pay taxes , sene on juries,
Irink whiskey, jostle their
white companions as they meet
them on the ighways of life
This may cound fine, but until
these Indians as a race aban
don the habit of annointing
their bodies with fish oil, white
folks with educated nostrils
will he timid about jury ser
vice, locked up with a bunch oi
loud smelling bucks.-Douglass
Island News.
John Parsons, son of Rev.
John Parsons, who for some
time was at the head of the
Methodist church in Alaska and
who occupied pulpits in that
church at Juneau, Skagway,
Fairbanks and Nome, has been
made captain of the University
of Oregon foot ball team for
next year. He has been a mem
her of the team for the last
two seasons and is said to be
by all odds the greatest ground
gainer on the team. He was
picked for the all-Northwest
ern halfback both years.
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An important mining discov
ery was made recently on the
Greek Boy claims, Berners Bay
River, when Joe Dumas, who
with Stewart Woods owns the
claims, was engaged in tunnel i
driving. It is positively staled
that the vein shows quartz
which carries wire and flake
gold throughout the entire
width of P'e vein. Dumas crush
ed and panned some of the j
rock, from which he saved j
probably $900 . The vein is j
a contact between slate and
meta-basalt, ranging in width
from -2 to 10 feet. A depth of
probably 200 feet lias been
gained in the present workings
Informed that interested per
sons were endeavoring to eel
from the treasury department
an order closing Fairbanks,
Alaska, as a port of entry, the
civic body and many citizens
have sent telegrams to the sec
retary of the treasury protest
ing against such action. Last
year, for the first time in its
history, Fairbanks was made
a sub-port of entry, which per
mitted Canadian vessels to
land goods there in direct com
petitipn with Ajneriean bpt
tojns,
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Skagway reports zero weath
er,
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What is believed to be the
pelt of the largest brown bear
ever shot in Southeastern Al
aska is that brought into Ju
neau recently from Senlitsham
by John Brown, who, with
“Baseball” Kelly has been a
way from the city over two
months, prospecting for gold.
The bear’s hide measures
eleven feet from tip to tip, and
is a beautiful skin in prime
condition. Brown will have it
mounted here.
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Horse beating in Juneau will
have to stop if the movement
which has been started to or
ganize a society for I lie proven
tipn of cruelty to animals is
carried out. From time to
time complaints have bepn di
rected against the different
owners in Juneau who over
load their wagons and (hen n
buse their horses if the load
proves to great to be hauled up
slippery streets, and up the
steep hills of the city.
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News has been received of
the death of TTank Summers, a
very well known Alaska pion
eer at Whitehorse recently. He
was buried at that place on the
oth of this month. Bummer*,
who was one of the original
locators in the Shushanna, had
started to go back to that place
in company with Joe Cooper
and was taken sick soon after
leaving Juneau.
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Another dredge will bp added
to those now working ip the
famous “3rd, beach line" at
Nome, next spring. J. W.
Winter, a well known local
mining man, has given an op
tion on several claims on Co
oper gulch and in the vieiuitv
of that creek, to San Francisco
parlies, who have announced
their intention of installing a
large dredge to work the
ground.
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Job printing at the Miner.
John G. Lynch, representing
the Union Trust company, of
San Francisco, owners of the
[Nevada Creek property recent
ly bid in the property at the
marshal’s sole for the sum of
$374,204, 79.
a a a
Dr. Blythe, of Petersburg
started from that place recent
ly for Hake in his small gas
boat. He was caught in a storm
and the boat was driven ashore
at Gape Bendil. He then aban
doned the boat and walked
through the woods to bis des
tination. The boat is a total
wreck.
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John R. Willis, collector of
customs for Alaska has ass
ociated himself with the B. M.
Rehrends merchantiie - and
ha.nkine- establishments and
will enter bis new field of en
deavor next month.
AAA
It almost appears that Deli
gale Wickersham has forgolen
his old friend Teddy. In a
cable to the governer of Alas
ka he shouts the praise of Pres
ident Wilson.
AAA
Fifteen hundred acers of
land in the Eagle river bottoms
has been located for a dairy
farm.
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PIONEERS REMEMBERED
Roy Thompson informes the
M iner Man that the people of!
the town have contributed
three boxes of things to be
shipped (o the old pioneers at
Sitka. These will be shipped
on the Jefferson tomorrow
morning. The Miner Man also
had three dollars in cash which
had been left for that purpose
and which wps sent to Arthur
Shoupe for distribution os he
saw fit.
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The new air line cash sys
1cm at the new store of the
Tongass Trading Comoany has
been completed and is in use
for the first time. The sys
tem takes all cash to the office
for change and mne person is
responsible for all of the
money handled which does a
way with the cash registers in
the different departments.
MISSING BOAT RETURNS
Yesterday a short lime after
the Tahn had started to look
for the T.itfle Armeria, they
met her coming in under tier
own npwpr. They had been dp
laved by engine trouble and
bad weather. Milo IToadley
who was aboard the Tahn
transfered to her and returned
to town and the Tahn proceed
ed (u Wrangell.
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ARE SHIPPING HEARING
The Tug Tatoo«h arrived
last night from Convenlenl
C.ove with the barcrc Louisiana
in tow. The barge is laying at
the A. W. Thomas Company
wharf today loading 275 tons
of salt herring.
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FIRSTS CLEAN UP GOOD
Harry Webber and Angus Me
Kenzie came to town this morn
ing from their property at IToI
lis. They report the results
of their first cleanup from four
ton of ore as showing return
of about two hundred dollars.
The mine wps formcly the Puy
allup but which is npw known
as the Ready Bullion, has been
laying idly for seven years and
this is the first time it hasbeen
in use in that time, and shows
conclusively that thp mine is
a good onp which will pay to
develop. The two men look
a lease on Ihe property from
George Gervis a short time ago
and have just started to oper
ations on it,
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The Daify Miner $1. per md,
BENEFIT BAZAAR
A SUCCESS
The bazaar which was held
last Saturday at Metlahkatla
for the purpose of raising
funds for the new school was
a huge success. The evening
entertainment was especially
enjoyed by all and the little
ones covered themselves with
glory in their part of the even
ing program. The spelling
match, which was intended for
the pupils of the school, was
taken part in by the older
People and was well enjoyed.
T! e fortune teller, who was
one of the young hoys of the
town, and proved himself to be
quite a wilt in telling the
people who consulted him
what would happen to them.
Tbe sale was well patronized
d .1 substantial little sum of
money was raised.
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SOMETHING INTERESTING
All of the children in town
want lo make it a point to drop
past the Tongass window
and see the sled and big doll
which are lo he given away at
the Arctic Brotherhood Christ
mas tree. No expense has
been spared by the committee
in charge and Santa Clause has
been instructed to bring a
whole raft of presents as there
are lots of children in town
and we don't want to overlook
anyone. Owing lo the lack of
boll space and on account of
the large number of native chil
dren in town it will be impos
sible lo provide presents for
them but they will be taken
care of by the churches. The
Brotherhood almost to a man
ar$? very much dissnpointed a
bont this but it is impossible
to handle them.
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Seattele, Dec. IS—The steam
er Alki left at nine fifteen last
night for Ketchikan with a
large list of passengers. Those
for Ketchikan are Albert Model
Nellie and Grace Thomas, F
Rnstanius, Miss C. M. Will
iams, Gardner Tibhets and one
slcerage.
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New Ypr}p Dec. 18—Sec
retary Daniels in a speech
made today before the Caro
lina society called the progres
sives a party of hysteria. Me
urged the abpption of the di
j rert primary for the choice of
I "It officials.
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New York, Dec. 18—A wire
less message was received
: from the battleship Vermont
which states that she broke
j her shaft at sea and is being
\ towed into Norfolk by the Del
aware. The Vermont broke
the crank shaft of one of the
1 engines yesterday and was pro
reeding under one engine
when the shaft of the other
engine suddenly .snapped off.
j'caving her helpless.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In (lie Commissioner’s Court
hr the precinct of Suker, Ter
ritory of Alaska, Division No.
1 In Probate. Estate of Fred
Ishnara, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
J. D. Wynne has been duly ap
pointed administrator of the
■'date of Fred Ishuaro, deceas
ed; a"d all persons having
claims against said estate are
hereby notified to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers
within six months after the
first publication of this notice
with the undersigned at his
Post Office address at Sulzcr,
Alaska,
Dated this 12th, day of De
cember 1013.
J. D. WYNNE,
Administrator of the estate of
Fred Ishuara deceased.
First publication Dec. 12, 1913
Wrangell, Dec. 18—Fred
Stark, who has been around
Wrangell for years and is well
known started from there Sat
urday night in a small boat for
his property on Little Tele
graph creek and failed to reach
his destination alive. A search
party was sent out and the
boat was found a total wreck
on Sunday afternoon. The
search was continued and the
body of Stark was found yes
terday. No cause for the death
is known as yet. Stark was a
partner of Hans Nelson who
owned a half interest in the
claim which Stark was hound
for.
Wrangell, Dec. 18—Tin
shooting affair at Point Ellb
was investigated by the author
ities today and it was ascer
tained (hat the shooting wat
not accidental as claimed Du
was the direct result of a figli
which the two injured mei
had engaged in the previom
night. Lamm, the watchman
had one of his legs amputated
yesterday and the chances for
his recovery are very good.
Swanson is rapidly recovering
from (he effects of his wound
and the attendent loss of blood
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Rome, Doc. 18-iCardinal
Rampolla, who was papal sec
retary of state under Pope Leo
the thirteenth died here yes
terday after a lingering illness.
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NONMINERAL APPLICATION
SERIAL NO. 01619
IT. S. Land Office, Juneau,
Alaska, September, 30, 1013.
Notice is hereby given, Thai
fhe North Pacific Trading and
Packing Company, a corpora
tion incorporated under flic
laws of the State of Califonia
and doing business in Alaska,
by its duly authorized attorney
in fact Chas. H. Cosgrove, of
Ketchikan, Alaska, has this
day filed its aplication for pat
ent for the following Trade and
Manufacturing Site. desig
nated in this office as U. S.
Survey No. 1101, and describ
'd by the plat and field notes
on file herein as follows.
Trade and Manufacturing
Site:- Beginning at Cor. Not.
M. C. U. S. L. M. No. 1101
hears South 52 deg. 42 min.
East., 1. 54 chs. dist. West
C. to Cor. N. 1 bears West, 93
links dist. Thence West Var.
29 deg. East 0.58 shains to
cor. No. Thence North
Var. 30 deg. t5 min. East 19.31
chains to cor. No. 3; Thence
East Var. 20deg. East. 4.53
chains to W. C. and 5.02
chains to Cor, No. 4; M. C.
Thence by meanders; Var. 30
deg. East, South i dog. 31 min.
East, 4.84 chains. South 49
min. West, 3.70 chains., South
i0 min. West 4. 80 chains..
South 7 deg. 48 min. West 1.92
chs., South 16 deg. 40 min, E.
2.70 chains, South 35 deg. 23
min. East 1.70 chains to Cor.
No. 1, the place of beginning.
Containing 9.95 acres.
Said site is located on the
west shore of Kalwack Bay.
opposite the town of Kalwock.
on Wadleigh Island, West
Coast of Prince of Wales Island
Southeastern Alaska, Bounded
on the north, west and south
by non-surveyed land. Plat of
■said site and this notice posted
of June 1913; Latitude North
55 deg. 33 min.; Longitude
West 133 deg. 05 min.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely any portion of the
above . nampd claims or the
surface ground thereof are re
quired to file said adverse
claim with the Register of ttie
band Office nt Juneau, Alaska,
posting and publishing of these
within the sixty days period ol
notice or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be
barred.
North Pacific Trading aid
Packing Company,
Clamant
Chas. H. Cosgrove Attorney.
It is hereby ordered that the
foregoing notice he published
in the Ketchikan Miner, a
newspaper published at Ketch
lkna, Alaska, for Ten (10)
consecutive weeks.
C. B. Walker. Register.
First publication Oct. 10, 19 J 3.
Last publicatio* Dec. 19, 1913.
Washington, Dec. 18—The
House today held an extended
debate on (lie Alaska railroad
bill .The question was not
brought to a vote however.
The Democratic and Republi
can leaders have reached a
tentative agreement to bring
Ihe currency bill to a final vote
on Friday.
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Denver, Dec. 18—The allied
trades unions of the state held
a convention here yesterday
and sent a request to the Gov
ernor asking that he dismiss
Ihe present miLitary officers of
Ihe state. They believe that
f this were done the coal strike
would be settled without any
further trouble. The Govern
or refused to pay any attention
o the request.
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Washington, Dec. 18—The
•eport of postmaster general
lurleson shows a big profit
or the post office department.
This is the first time in thirty
years that this branch of thd
government service has s' own
a profit. The parcels post is
a huge success already al
though it is a very new depart
ure. In hi.s report he rceo
mends that the government
obtain all of the telephone and
telegraph lines in the states
and operate the same. Senator
Lewis already has a bill to Ibis
effect in course of preperation
but it has not quite met with
(he approval of the present
administration. Some chang
es will be made in it before it
is introduced.
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SERIAL NO. 01630
Application For
Homestead Entry
United Slates Land Office,
November 13, 1913
Daniel Linderborg, whose post
office address is Stewart, lb
0., a citizen of the United
States, being entitled to the
benefit of Section 2289, De
vised Statutes, and of the pro
visions of the Act of March
3rd, 1913, has made application
to enter the lands embraced in
U. S. Survey No. 086, situated
on the north-westerly shore
near the head of Portland
Canal, in the Juneau Land
District, Alaska, and more par
ticularly described as follows:
Peginning at Cor. No. 1, on
the north bank of creek at.
cabin, whence U. S. L. M. No.
686 bears N.42 deg. OTmin. E.,
i.27 csh., thence North, 10.67
chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence
West, 15.74 chs. to Cor. No. 3;
thence North, 8.45 chs. toGor.
No. 4; thence West, 4.64
chs. to Cor. No. 5; thence
South, 41.80 chs. to Cor. No. 6,
at high water mark of Port
land Canal at the mouth of
Salmon river; thence, meander
ing along said high water
mark, (1) N. 85deg. 11 min.
E., 2.25 chs. (2) N. 83 deg.
45 min. E., 3.73 chs. (3) S. 78
deg. 17 min. E., 5. 89 chs. (4)
N. 51 deg. 26 min. E., 6.40
chs. (5) N. 27 deg. 54 min. E.,
5. 52 chs. (6) N. 13 deg 49
min. E., 3.85 chs. (7)
N. 36 deg. 45 min E., 4. 79 chs
(8) N. 35 deg. 09 min. E., 3.70
chs. (9) N. 7 deg. 59 min.
W., 4. 14 chs. to Cor. No. 7,
at said high water mark?
thence West, 4.14 chs. to Cor.
No. 1, the place of beginning.
Containing an area of 71.89
acres.
Magnetic vacation at all cor
ners 30 deg. 00 jnin.E.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely any portion of the
above described tract arc re
quired to file with the Regis
ter and Receiver of the U. S.
Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
I their adverse claim there
against, under oath, during
the sixty days period of the
publication of this notice, or
within thirty days thereafter,
or they will be barred.
DANIEL LINDERBORG
U. S. Land Office, Juneau
Alaska, November 13, 1913.
It is hereby ordered that the
foregoing notice be published
in the Ketchikan Miner, a
Weekly newspaper printed a!.
Ketchikan, Alaska, for the
statutory period
G. B. Walker Register
First publication Nov. 21, 1913
Last publication Feb. 13, 1014.
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