CORRESPONDENCE
SEWS FROM THE MVmrSlltM
COl’STRY.
Kenai Notea.
Oaeclal t'»rrai|«.tHl«nrc t<> the tOmrnrro*.
Kenai, Aug. 15—The rainy rea
son lias been a little late this year,
but it has now urm-ed in good
shape. For the past two weeks we
have had only about three days of
hit weather, and there were al
ways clouds to be seen. It has
been an exceptional year for fislu
The canneries in the Inlet have
every can and case filled and could
have used many more. In 1893
and 1898 they had similar runs of
fish, and now in 1902, so it seems
they come in larger numbeis every
five years.
H. N. Wethcrbee, superintendent
of the Alaska Packer’s Association
at Kussiloff, expects to liave bis
ship, the Centennial, loaded by the
24th of this montli, and C. W.
Gompertz, superintendent of the
P. P. <St N. Co. at this place, says
that their hark, the Harvester, will
sail about the 27th for Seattle. Mr.
Wether bee has packed 42,000 cases
and Mr. Gompertz 30.000. Mr.
Sat her, superintendent of the Ty
oonik cannery, has somewhere over
20,000 and expects to fish for a
week or so yet
The news about the game law
having passed, lias been interpreted
to the Indians and there has been a
dearth of fresh meat ever since.
They have lieen employing their
time Bince the fishing closed, in
picking berries, which seem to he
very fine this year. Raspberries,
currants, huckleberries and high
and low hush cranberries are quite
plentiful.
1 lie government agricultural sta
tion lias had fresh rhubarb ever
since spring and 1 have l>ecn one
of the favored few, who have re
ceived an occasional mess.
I have no fresh news of the three
hunting parties that went to the
lakes, hut exjioct to have hy tlie
time the next mail leaves. G. S. M.
Gold on Dry Island.
Special Cafrapinilciii'e lo tb* i'nMrKim.
Kodiak, Aug. 15—'The jieople
here are jubilant over the prospects
of the new gold discovery on Dry
island, about twenty miles from
the town. There is some of the
quarts on exhibition here and it
has a very rich appearance.
Several days ago, Mr. Martin
Hofstead, of Wrangel, who came
up on the last Newport, to look at
the Kodiak mines, left with another
gentleman for Dry Island in a dory.
Four days have elapsed since they
have been heard from, and it is
feared they are lost.
Twenty men who were induced
to go from San Francisco to Chig
nig, to work in an alleged coal mine
are now stranded at tliat place, with
no means of returuing to the States.
The steamers Peters and Three
Brothers at Chignig, have nearly
finished loading with salmon and
wtll leave soon for San Francisco.
Pete Nelson of Un ga and Frank
Korth of this place, both old timers,
have started up a saloon. They
will run a first-class place and keep
a choice line of wines, liquors aud
cigars.
Mrs. Gallagher, wife of Judge
Philip Gallagher, of this place, ac
companied hy her child, has re
turned from a visit to relatives at
Afognak.
The bravest person on the New
port, the last trip, was a woman,
whose destination was a small
island near Montague, for the pur
pose of looking up a location to
raise black fox. Her name is Solo
mon and for the past two years she
has been enduring the hardships
incident to a pioneer life several
hundred miles north of Nome. On
the trip down she brought her own
dory and camp equipage and will
go when and where she chooses in
regular prospector style. The task
she has in hand would try the met
al of most men, and is what we
call true grit of a typical woman
of the Northwest.
Snow on 81ate.
CorretiiMiudefife to the I1mwpimt(mi.
Slate Creek, Aug. 22—There has
been quite a heavy fall <4
■now here and it lias given
everyone a new lease of life, in that
it furnishes a sluice liead of water
on Miller gulch. AH the Miller
gulch |>eople are working full crews
and the praejacts are good for
plenty of water for some time.
Jim Black has stopjied work on
the Four Black Dogs and started
for town. He took out about 270
ounces. Helie Smith is still sluic
ing on the right limit 14 the same
claim, and is doing very welL
Sam Taylor, Bartlett and New
comb and in fact all the i>eople
above Miller gulch on Slate are
working now. They are somewhat
handicapped by a scarcity of men.
Bartlett and Newcomb have been
coni|>cHed to shut down for some
time as the Tacoma claim was tak
ing nearly all tlieir water, but
since the snow storm they have a
good sluice head.
The California claim is working
a full crew und doing well. The
Tacoma claim is still working full
blast, and will make a grand clean
up this season. All the otlicr
claims below Miller gulch arc licing
worked yet, although some of tliem
are thinking of closing down soon.
Boh Cole has had his Slate creek:
claim shut down for some time,and1
is now devoting all his time to his
Miller gulch property.
Council Meeting.
The City Council inct at the city j
hall lust Monday evening and con
sidered several matters of impor
tance among them lieing the mat
ter of fire protection for the city.,
Mr. Harry St.Clair formerly of thej
Skagway tiredejiartnient addressed!
the council on the suhjeet and of-1
fered some good suggestions. The!
Council after discussing the matter!
appropriated 1250.00 towards the;
purchase of hose, and engine. As!
there is no money in tl»e treasury!
at the present time, Councilman j
White offered to advance tlie money
on a warrant and tlie offer was ac
cepted. A mass meeting will lie
called to meet on Friday night to
discuss tlie matter.
The Fire Warden was instructed
to gather the ladders and buckets
of tlie department and put them in
their projier place and not allow
tiiem to lie used.
The council decided to commence
at once the collection of poll taxes
and the committee on the collec
tion of taxes was authorized to
upi>oint two collectors at once and
allow tiiem 10 per tent on all they
collect.
An ordinance providing for the
annual tax levy and assesment was
passed, and an ordinance defining
the tire limits of the town was in
troduced by Crarv.
The following hills were ordered
{laid:
Copier River Draying Co. $ 8.00
U. S. Signal Corps, telegram 2.00
H. H. Hildreth, salary 21.00
Pkoscbctou, printing * 10.(X)
Levy & Co., nails 3.00
Off the Trail.
A1 Dowling returned last week
from Chittyna.
S. Birch and Ed Gates are in
from the Bonanza.
Buck Hoyt and Harry Fitch are
hack from the Chittyna!
Jean Ames returned Sunday
from a short visit to Slate creek.
Red Ellis, tlie celebrated bear
hunter, is again in towu from the
Nizina.
Charlie Jones readied here Sun
day from Slate. He rafted down
to Copper Center.
Ray Millard returned lust week
after a summer sia-nt iu the Chit
tyna and Kotsiua country.
Roly Condon, who has had cluirge
of the Tanana station of the all
American mail route, for some
time, returned to town Sunday.
Jim Black and four men who
were working on tlie Four Black
Dogs this summer, returned last
week from Slute. They brought
out considerable gold.
T. I). Hogan, who spent the sea
son prospecting around tlie upper
j waters of tlie Copper, returned to
Pacific Clipper Line.
The Fast and Comfortable New
Steamship Santa Ana
Hail* from Scuttle on tlic loth of each i
Month, and from VALllEZ to
on or almut the 30th of Each Month.
The Santa Ana i* the LARGEST and FASTEST BOAT on this
run and Carries Mail and tlie
ALASKA PACiriC EXPRESS
Ship Your GOLD DUST by This Boat
LOWEST RATES.
For Further Information Apply to
JAMES FISH « CO., PACIFIC CLIPPER LINK,
Apent*, Valdez. Seattle.
town last week. He came down
Copper river as far as Taral.
C. P. Smith returned last week
from Kotsina. He located fourteen
claims on a large ledge of copper
glance in that section, and is now
ranked among the copper kings.
Jack Smith, J. L. Sweeney and
A. Chisliolm arc again in town.
They succeeded in getting some
g<wi property in the Nizina district,
and are very enthusiastic over the
{lossibilitics of tliat country.
Bob Young, who has spent the
summer on Kotsina and in the new
gold fields, is in town. He has lo
cated several valuable quartz and
planer claims as mil as a ledge of
coal for which he was offered
#10,000.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES BTC.
Endeavor Cono. Church—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hohart
Street. Rev. D. W. Cram, Piistor.
Services every Sunday at 10:80 a.
m. and 8 p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 o’clock. Melvin Dempsey,
President.
Church ok the Epiphany—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hohart
Street. Services on Sunday at 11
a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. F. S. Tay
lor, Rector.
Order ok Alaska Moose, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meet in their own I
Hall on Reser-1
vation Avenue,
every Thursday
evening at 8
o'clock. John
Goodell, Ruling
Spirit; A. J. Ad
ams, Kecjier of
Wa Wa.(Sec)
Arctic Brotherhood—
Valdez Camp No. 10.
Meets at Moose
Hall every Tues
day evening.
A. M. Edwards,
Arctic Chief. J.
G. Snyder, Sec
rotnrv
Brotherhood ok Alaska Pioneers
Arthur Bohgal, Chief, \V. J.
McDonnell, Secretary.
Headquarters, Afognak, Alaska.
YaldkzChamheu ok Commerce—
Meet on the first and third
Friday night of each month. J.
Uuodcll, Pres. A. W. Rochford,
Sec’y.
Alaska’s Official Directory.
Governor—John G. Brady.
I*. 8, Judges—Melville C. Brown, Dint No. 1,
I scat at Juneau: James Wickerakam, Dist.No. 3,
! scat at Nome
l*. 8. Attorneys-1L A. Friedrich, Dist. No. 1;
Joseph K. W«a«d, J. Harlan.
Clerk—District No. 1. W. J. Hills. Diet. No. 3.
A. K. Ileilig.
I*. K. Marshals—James M. Bhotip, IMst. No. ];
Cornelius L. Yawter, Dint. No. 2; G. G. Perry,
| Wat. No. 8.
ComniiAsioaers—Edward do Groff, Hitka; li.
, 11. Folsom, Juneau; F. P. Twain, Ft. Wrangell;
I L. K. Woodwartl, Cnalaska; P. Gallagher, Ko
i diak; J. J. Roberts, Skagway; W. J. Jnaes, Circle
i City; L. II Shepard, St. Michael; Sol Ripinsfcy,
llaiues Mission; J. P. Smith, Ketchikan; G. M.
Irwin, Douglas; C. T. Brooks, Bunride; Jobu
Lyons, Valdez, Prescott Sawyer, Eagle.
L\ 8. Und OEcers—Surveyor General—W. 8.
Distin.
Register—John W. Dudley.
Receiver—A. P. Affenua.
Clerks—Geo. StowulU W. P. Jeffery*.
Deputy lT. 8. Marshals—Dist. No. 1, special.
W L McNair, J. W. Snook, Skagway; J. p.
Campbell, Sitka; E. F, Kelly, Juneau; Wm. D.
Grant. Wraugel; W. HiUg, Douglas Island:
Edward C. Ha>ey, Valdez; Leals L Howet*.
Kodiak; Peter Xisson, Porcupine; W. U. Thom
as. Ketchikan; J. P. lieyuoldson,‘ Eagle. J.
Zubolf, Killisuoo
Ailro rtisc in tlic Pk«si*eitoh.
WHERE
ft ? Who?
STOP
Everyone From Valdez.
AT THE
FRANKLIN
OF COURSE.
Only First Class European Hotel in
JUNEAU.
John T. Spickett Proprietor
HOTEL DILLEr!
Headquarters for VALDEZ People
120 Rooms. Rates 50c, $1.00 and
$1.50 j>er day. First class res
taurant in connection. Free
bus. Opposite U. S. Postoflicc.
W. O. POTTS, Manager.
Cor. 1st Ave. and
University St. SEATTLE
Cameron Golden
1095 PionetrTonsorial Parlor 1596
Hie Oldest and Most
Reliable in Town.
Ladies’ Shampooing
a Specialty.
Ladies’and Gents’Baths
Porcelain Tubs. Fresh
and Salt Water
Raths. Rooms Sep
arate from the Shop.
All Modrn Improvements
JackVerret
OUfflUK IHUi
Dladcoiit;
JOBDItld.
GLACIER St. and McKINLEY Av
COOK INLET
Prosjvecting and Hunting par
ties can lie supplied with
necessary outfits hv
H. N. WETHERBEE,
at Kenai and Kussiloff at the
Most Reasonable Prices in Al
aska, thereby saving freight
and trouble of landing sup
plies.
GEO. S. MEARNS, Agent,
Kknai, Alaska.
If you want to buy an outfit in
the interior, or have goods deliver
ed to any i«rt of the district, or
wish yourself taken to any part of
the interior with guides, call on A.
Holman,
Store vour trunks at the Miners
note! for safe keeping.
Pacific Padiinf {Davi^alion («.
Successors to PACIFIC STEAM WHAI.IXG CO.
EXCELSIOR
Z.B. MOORE, Mastkic.
AMD
N E WPORT.
F. S. MOORE, Mastkr.
EXCELSIOR Sails from Seattle nlmut 25tli of Each Month lor
^ nkutnt, Elliuitar, \ ALDEZ, Illianmn and Cooks Inlet Points.
Sails from \ ALDEZ alstut Pith of each month lor Juneau n|
Seattle.
PORT sails from Juneau about 1st of each month for Valdez And
Western Points.
Sails from \ ALDEZ alsuit 25th of each month for Sitka and Juneau.
For Information and Rates A|>j>l v at Office of
Pacific Packing & Nar.Co.
Globe Building, Seattle. Wash. J. C. Martin, Aft.
■M) California Street, San Francisco.
\VM. WORKMAN P. MAGNKSON
Workman’s Road House
First roadhouse built on Government
Trail. Cun accomodate 50 people, has large
warm barn for 20 horses ami good quarters
for dogs. Good meals and everything the
mushcr desires.
Twcaty Miles From Valdez.
Roberts’ Road House.
Before crossing the Summit on the way to
the interior stop for rest and shelter at Mrs.
Roljert’s. BEST and ONLY jdaee for feed
and water on the road. 21 Miles From Val
dez.
MRS. H. ROBERTS, . - PROPRIETOR.
ON THE ALL-AMERICAN TRAIL 33 MILEH KKOM VALDEZ.
Best of Accommodations 4
For Man and Beast. <
Reopened under New Management.
FIRST STOPPING PLACE AFTER CROSSING SUMMIT. ’
4
Donalson Roadhouse.
TOHJIfM DRIDQE.
Outfits Cached Free of Charge Free Horse and Dog Stables.
Distance From Valdez, 77$ Miles, via Government Trail. Beat
Accomodations for Travelers.
CHAS. C. YAGER, Phop. 77 Mii.es From Vai.dkx
When on the Way to the Interior, Stop at the
Loomis Roadhouse,
Tonsina Bridge.
Good Meals. Good Beds.
Complete Line of Merchandise and Miners Supplies at
Valdes Prices with Freight Added.
I. H. LOOMIS, Prop. 77 Miles From Valdes.
Harry C. Murphy WillDavis
HOTEL HOLMAN
Beet roadhouse on the All American Route to tha
Yukon. Fresh vegetables during season from our
own garden. Good feed for stork near by. Best of
accomodations, winter or summer.
, COPPER CENTER, ALASKA. 103 Milks From Valdei
C E. B0Q/1RDU5,
Assayer and Chemist.
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $3.50
GO Columbia St., Skattlk, Waku.