The Amazon* Hit the Trail.
The following description of the
trip of the Amazons who left here
recently for the interim to find a
farm was received on the last mail:
April 11:—
They wandered forth,a merry train,
A man, a mule, and women twain.
In wind and ice and falling snow,
They beat the mule to make her go.
As he drove along, the driver snng,
And over the snow the echoes rang:
Ca-Ha, Ca-lloot, Becky hn-hoot,
Move your bones, you lazy galoot.
April 13:—
They braved the canyon’s icy track.
They climbed the ice-bound moun
tains back.
They broke the trail thro’ frozen
snow,
And merrily onward they did go.
April 17:—
They stood u|K>n the great divide,
Where none stood there with them,
beside
The peaks,and rolling clouds ltelow,
And all about was ice and snow.
April 19:—
They descended to the valley green,
Where tree and hud and leaf were
seen,
And new green grass on every hand,
And waters lapi>ed the glittering <
sand.
April 23:—
The ptarmigan and Arctic hare
Scurried from their pathway there.
And sportive trout traversed the
stream,
O’er sparkling sands where nuggets
gleam.
April 2ft:—
The man he ha* a-mining gone
And left the Amazon* alone
To spade the field and till the
soil.
And oft betimes to hake and l*oil.
April 27:—
They built their home among the
trees,
Mid song of bird* and hum of l>ce*.
And thus they live in joy and
peace,
From strife and pride to have re
lease.
A LAST OOODBYE.
Goodbye to Valdez* stormy shore,
Goodbye again, for nevermore
Will glacier wind and driving sleet
Pursue them down the icy street.
“Psalm.”
Game Law May Be Modified.
It is probable that as a result of
the recent visit of Collector Jarvis
to Washington there will be some
important modifications of tbe law
and regulations affecting Alaska
game. Some of the rulings that
have been made by the treasury
department, largely upon repre
sentations from the agricultural
department, are based on a woeful
lack of knowledge of condi
tions in Alaska. It is held,
for example, that the natives' must
not kill walrus, except in a speci
fied 01 >en season, for the sake of
Belling the skins or ivory.
Why the walrus should be pro
tected as a fur animal no one
familiar with Alaska conditions
can understand. The natives of
the territory would not sell the
skins in any event for ship
ment out of the country, but they
might wish to sell them to other
natives, especially to those who are
remote from the coast or who, for
any reason, have becu unable to
procure walrus skins for making
boats, for thatching their dwellings
and for the other standard pur
poses to which these skins are ap
plied. Under the present regula
tions they are prohibited from sell
ing skins, even to other natives, for
the grt ater pgrt of the year.
\
The theory that the walrus is a
fur animal is, of course, ridiculous j
in the ey<jg of any person who has
•lived in Alaska. Only the ivory is ■
commercially valuable, and this is
not of enough consequence to en- .
danger the extermination of the !
animals. On the other hand, the
walrus is very necessary to the *
native, for it provides them with 1j
food, boats, shelter and & part of
their clothing. Natives who cannot!
procure the animals except by1 *
trading with other natives ought to )
be allowed, i ersons familiar with i
the local conditions believe, to buy j
the skins. t
f
There are other features of the
law and regulations which impress
persons in Alaska as simply ridicu
lous. Collector Jarvis discussed
the matter fully with the treasury
department officials, and this, it is
believed, will result in nil intelli
gent modification of the regulations
and possibly in some amendments
to the law at the next session ol
congress.
The recent re|iorts of destitution
among the natives, which have
caused the war dc)>artmcnt to give
some assistance, have emphasized
the representations made to the
treasury department in regard to
the Alaska game law.
Braina Win.
The Valdez pass is a series ol
steep benches, increasing in height
as the traveler ascends. The last
liench, at whose top is the summit
of the divide, is about 800 feet high
anti very steep. At that altitude
to climb that liench with a heavy
pack, or drawing a loaded sled was
a task which the strongest man
might fail to accomplish. Over
the Valdez pass, a few years ago,
there was a rush to new gold fields,
and thither came parties of all the
hardy races. The way in which
they surmounted the last bench,
according to the story told by ob
servers, showed the difference in
national and racial ingenuity in
overcoming difficulties.
me oweues piouilcil doggedly
along with their packs,often reach
ing the top so exhausted that they
drop|)ed in the snow. The Ger
mans, knowing that their sleds had
Ihx'ii good on the lower levels,
drugged them wearily but patiently
up the last. Some Frenchmen
who hap)>encd to have a horse,
hitched it to their sleds, but soon
wore out the animal and spoiled
the road. Some Englishmen lie
thought them to divide the ascent
into two or three stages, joining
force's and carrying their goods
from one to another. Some Jap
anese tried tossing packages from
hand to hand of a line formed up
the slo|ie. The plan would have
worked well on level ground, hut
on a steep hilside it soon wore out
even Japanese endurance.
Then an American party came
up and showed all the rest how.
They had u Bet of blocks and a
long .rope. They set a strong stake
at the top and rigged their tackle.
Then they attached two large sleds
so arranged that one would descend
while the other ascended. Upon
the empty one rode down the men
who had walked up beside the
loaded one to guard against an up
set, thus aiding by their weight
those pulling on the rojie. The
American party got their goods to
the summit in half the time and
with half the labor of any other.
They had applied brains to the
problem, and so surpassed all
others. That is the American way,
mul that is why Eurojie fears
American competition.—Kennebec
Journal.
The war department has issued
i new schedule of charges for tele
graph messages over lines in Alaska,
the same to go into effect on May
1st. They aim to charge at the
rate of two cents per word for each
me hundred miles or fraction
:hereof, which would make the
:harges to the various points as
follows:
From Valdez to Eagle, 10 cents
i word; from Valdez to Fort Gib
ton, IB cents a word; Valdez to St.
Michael, 2B cents a word, it being
lecessary to send the message over
tract ically the whole length of the
\laska telegraph system; Valdez
o Nome, 28 cents; Valdez to Ram
>art, 18 cents; Valdez to Copper
Center, 4 cents; St. Michael to
Cagle, 20 cents; St. Afichael to
Come, 4 cents; St. Michael to Gol
ova, 2 cents; Eagle to Boundary,
! cents, and from Tanana crossing!
o Nome, 22 cents. In all there
ire forty-one regular telegraph
tations connected with the land
ines in Alaska.
R. Bliz, Copper Center guaran
ty what? That his stock of |
a inerts’ and prosjtectors’ tools and
nschinery will hold out another
easom
Wellington coal for sale at office
f the P. P. & N. Co.
i
A National Astonisher.
“Every man who returns from a
! residence in Alaska is convinced of
two things; one that the section
with which he liecomes familar has
, undreamed-of possibilities in ngri
1 culture and other resources ns well
as mining; the other that the thing
, most needed for developing this
i |N>tential wealth is the building of
railroads. The actual opening up
i of Alaskn is going to produce a
* more profound national effect and
| add immensely more to the wealth
of the country and the oppor
tunities of its |>eo]de than did the
rush to the Bcction west of the
Mississippi river, ns soon ns
the rnilronds made it accessible.”
The Seattle F. I. in the foregoing
'might have mentioned our jadro
leum prospects, which promise to
exceed in product almost every
thing else.
—
On April 24th. when President
i Roosevelt cnmo out of the Yellow
i stone Park at Gardiner, Mont., he
; assisted in the laying of the corner
; stone of the gate to the northern
'entrance to the park. In thwcere
! monies he made a speech highly
{laudatory of the Park and the
manner in which it was being
cared for. He praised the wild
j animals and among other things
suggested the inter-hrecding of the
buffalo with the ordinary beef cat
tle, and said “They would, for in
stance, he admirably suited for
' Alaska, which 1 hope to see devel
j oped astoundingly within the next
; decade or two, not onlv because of
I • , • ^
j its furs and fisheries, but Is-causc
of its agricultural pastoral possi
: bilities.”
j Good advertising will induce
| (H-ople to visit a store. Judicious
1 treatment will convince them into
| satisfied customers. To retain
! their custom, the advertising rc
! quires to lie continuous, and the
treatment must never fail to be
1 satisfactory.
i Montreal pa]icrs have made the
| official announcement of the ap
pointment of Sir Louis Jette, lieu
tenant governor of Quebec, and
Mr. Justice Armour, of the supreme
court to the Alaska lioundarv com
mission.
A contract has been let to the
Northwestern Commercial Com
pany for delivering 400 female
Siberian reindeer to Port Clarence,
Alaska. There are now about
0,000 domestic reindeer in Alaska.
Money advanced on goods stored
with Richards & Co.
Market Price Uit.
Flour. *2.80 per 100
Corn Meal. gt.24 •• loo
Butter. 85c " lb
F.gg*. HUe “ do/
Sugar. gJ.UO •• iui
Klee.84.110 to *7.10 " lllo
Potatoes. gi.e “ lb
Bacon and Ham.fl.VOO to *17.00 11 ltsi
Coffee. 20 to 50c “ lb
Milk. 12U to 20 "can
Granulated Potatoes.20 to 25c “ lb
Dried Fruit. 8 to lnc •• lb
Syrup.f 1 to fl.40 •• gai
Beans, small while.pi.uo “ loo
Beans, Lima.812.40 “ lisi
Kidled Oats.4e “ lb
Tea. .into75 “ lb
Tobacco, smoking. go to 70c " lb
Tobaeeo, chewing .50 to 74c “ lb
E. Wash, double cond. timothy hay .812.40 ton
Best Whitman Oats.842.40 ton
Coal.*..815.00 ton
Wood.|8.00 cord
Alaska’s Official Directory.
Governor—John 0. Brady.
Surveyor General and Ex-Officio Secretary—
Wm. L. Dlstln.
Chief Clerk—Geo. Stowell.
lT. 8. Judges—Melville C. Brown, Dist. Xo. 1,
seat at Juneau: Judge Miaire, Dist. Xo. 2, seat at
Nome; Janies Wiekersliam, Dist. Xo. 8. seat at
Eagle.
I'. 8. Attorneys—R. A. Friedrich, Dist. Xo. 1;
F. Grtggsby, Dist Xo. 2: X. V. Harlan, Dist. .7
Clerk—District Xo. 1. W. J. Hills, Dist. Xo. 2,
Geo. Borschenius, Dist. No. 8, A. K. Heilig.
I*. 8. Marshals—James M. Shoup, Dist. Xo. 1;
Frank L Kicharils, Dist. No. 2; G. C. Perry,
Dist. No. 8.
Commissioners—Edward de Groff, Sitka; H.
11. Folsom, Juneau; F. P. Tustin, Ft. Wrangell;
L. R. Woodward, I'lialaska; P. Gallagher, Ko
diak; 1J Rogers, Skagw ay ;c Relay pool, Circle
City; L. B. Shepard, St. Michael; Sol Ripinsky,
HainesMlssiou:E. Stark pole, Ketchikan; G. M.
Irwin, Douglas; J. 11. Brownlow,Sunrise; John
Lyons. Valdez, Carl M. Johauson, Eagle; S. M.
Graff, Forty Mlle.J Liudlcy Green, Rampart;
D. A. McKenzie, Coldfoot; C. 11. Klegg, Kusli
agak; James K. Saunders, Chlsna.
U. S. Laud Officers—Register, John W.
Dudley.
Receiver—P. Mullen.
Deputy I’.S. Marshals-Dist. No. 1, special.
W H McNair, J. W. Snook, Skagway; J. P.
Campbell,Sitka; E. F. Kelly, Juneau; Wra. D.
Grant, Wraugel; W. Mill, Douglas island;
Cbas. Drelbilbis, Valdes; Lewis L. Bowers,
Kodiak; Peter Xiaaou, Porcupine; A. Shoup,
Ketchikan; J. P. Keynoldson, Eagle. J
Zuboff, Killteiioo, John R Richards, I'ualaska
Leave your property for rent or
sale with Mikesell.
R I P A N S Tubules
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind
The brent package is euough for usual occa
don. The family bottle (A rents)-outaius a
•upply for a year. All dru^isU sell them.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Endeavor Cono. Church—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hnlrnrt
Street. Rev. D. W. Cram, Pastor.
Services every Sunday at 10:30 a.
m. and N |». m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 o’clock. Melvin Demnscv,
President.
Church of the Epiphany—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hohart
Street. Services on Sunday at 11
a. m. and H p. in. Rev. F. S. Tay
lor, Rector.
OrderofAi.aska Moose, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meet in their own
Hull on Reser
vation Avenue,
every Thursday
evening at 8
o’eloek. A. J.
Adams, Ruling
Spirit; (’has. ti.
Wulff, Keein-r
of Wa Wa.
Kniohtb of Pytiims Cu b—W.
A. Rystrom, Pres., W. E. Bouschor.
Sec. Meets 1st ami :hl Momlav of
each month in club rooms over
Shaw & Williams.
?ViLDR MasOXIC Cl.l'B
Meets every Wednesday ev
ening at rooms over Slinw
ix imam's, at N o'clock. J. W.
Lcedy pres. John Lyons, sec.
Bkotiikkiioodok Alaska Pioneeks.
L. Berg, Chief, Arthur Rohgal,
Hec retar v.
Headquarters. Afognak, Alaska.
Vai.hkz Odd Fki.i.ow’s
I Ci.cn—Meets every
Friduv evenini: in cl till
rooms. A. K. Heihg, Pres.; P. S.
Hunt, Scc’y.
ORLAN CLYDE CULLEN.
Counsellor-at-Law
C. 8. Supreme Court, KegMereol Attorney C.
8.Patent Office, Cnited State* an.I Foreign Put
ent*», Caveat* Trade Mark* and copyright*.
No. 700 7th St. N. W.,
Opp. IT. 8. Patent Office .
WASHINGTON, D. C.
VAIDEZ ADSTMO I TIIll (0.
Complete abstracts of title
to all mineral and other
claims in the Valdez Min
ing district, including the
Prince William Sound,
Copper River, Chistuchi
na and the Chisna dis
tricts.
Mads Met to tfaldu
Tovi lots
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Valdez, Alaska
WHERE
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Everyone From Valdez.
AT THE
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OF COURSE.
Only First Class European Hotel in
JUNEAU.
JohnT.Spickett Proprietor
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A handaomely lllaetratad waakly. I a met eir
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ISViunTn^**■ •***»■» »w*pla«.
Bi&SK?ssagig*
Denver Ed. Smith, the noted
pugilist will give lessons in the
manly art at reasonable rates. For
particulars see Denver Ed., or call
at this office.
Guy F. Cameron,teacher of banjo,
mandolin and guitar. Music fur
nished for all occasions. For les
sons, etc., inquire at Broadway
Pharmacy.
\ocal and piano instruction.
Fiench or German language classes.
Sehneider Sisters, Broadway.
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Valdez -:- -House
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Newly and Elegantly Furnished. First-Class
in Every Particular. B«-st Heated House in
Alaska. Office, Reading Room and Parlor in Con
nection. P. P. N. Co. Office in Building. U. S.
Telegraph Office next door. Half Block from
Post-office.
J. H. Fielding,
Prop.
Notice
To Miners and Prospectors.
Oil May 1st The XIZINA TRADING COMPANY
will erect a large handsome store in the rich Xizina
Mining Camp, containing a ffiO.OOO stock of General
Merchandise. Hardware, etc., which they will dis
jiose of at the lowest {lossihle figure, as their
freighting train, consisting of 100 horses and sleds,
will enable them to take their goods into the
interior at a very small cost.
For further particulars see M. Hass, at the
Valdez House.
Nazina Trading Co.
Herman Meyer,
_ General Manager
C E. BOQflRDUS
Assayer and Chemist
j Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
KO Columbia St., Seattle, Wash.
I 'VM- WORKMAN P magneson
I
I Workman’s Road House
First madhouse built on Government
Trail. Can accomodate 50 people, has large
warm barn for 20 horses and good quarters
for dogs. Good meals and everything the
musher desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
The Wayside Inn i
At Foot of Summit on Route to Interior. Best Ac
comodations for Man and Beast. Freighting to all
Points Contracted for. Address Valdez,
21 Miles From Valdez. (
\\ ILSON, DAN ISON & LITTLE, Proprietors.
THE COTTONWOOD INN
On Tasnuna Trail, at Cottonwood Camp, 45 Miles From
\ aide* and 25 Miles form Workman’s Roadhouse. All
Accommodations for Man or Beast.
\\ ORTMAX and MAGXESOX, Proprietors.
C. DEBORD J GRIFFITH STEPHENS
Copper River Trading Post
AND FERRY.
HftINpUnpi0n ^PPer River and the Tonsina River. ROAD
H?Lt if ,^r°8l'ector ® Supplies and Storage. The most centrslly lo
cated Roadhouse and Supply Post in the Copper River Watershed'
TARAL ROADHOUSE
the new short cut summer trail known as the “Saff” trail to the Xizina
upper Chittvna Tana and Bremner country. Leaving the government
trail at Kimball pass it strikes the Copper'river at Taral. gGood trail.
Good boats to cross the river and good trail up Hanagita vallev.
WHEATON and WIDMAIER.
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