TALES OF THE TRAIL
How Brain Escaped Being Shot,
and the Prospectors Kept
Within the Law.
•lack, my pur:nor and I were go
in*, over an imaginary bill-of-farc
in some far off restaurant in the
stu'es. discus*.ng wha.t we should
order, if we eould get in that ofl
ionged for section.
The bacon was sizzling in the
frying pan. the l>oan bucket would
now and then- send forth a little
puff of steam and 1 had just turned
the baking |mwder biscuits bottom
side upward,, to overcome the fail*
ing of our Yukon stove, of forming'
crust on top and leaving dough Ik- j
low. when “Slim,” our Siwash dog, i
growled, his usual greeting to a
stranger.
Slim’s whine nnd a string of
rong voii ed cuss words, told us
that they had met.
The tent flaps were hastily thrust
aside and the In-whiskered facie of
a prospector looked through the
opening.
‘•Hello. I toys! got any muck
muck? we.ain’t ate a hite in thir
ty-six hours” was his greeting.
We invited the strangers into our
tent, found seats for them on the
rolled up sleeping hugs, tilled our
two tin plates heaping full of gruh
and turned them loose on it.
Our only two plates lining in use.
Jack anil I helped ourselves on two
lids. There was very little con
versation for some time. The
strangers were too much occupied
filling a long felt want, but when
this was attended to. tin* taller one
in his drawling way spoke up.
“Wall, we had de gol darn’dest
experience you ever hearn tell of.”
“.You st*e, me an Bill was cumin !
along tin* trail, this side o’ the (Jo
kona.” you know, “where you strike '
th* taU spruce timber, when we
run squar into a big cinnamon.”
“W all, 1 had’nt lost no liear an’|
I b’lieve Bill had’nt either, an’ we
was’nt lookin fur any just then,
an’ when I seen Bill shin’in up a i
hig tree, 1 grabs my thirty-thirty
an’ up I goes too; iliiJ 1 make time?
well I’d tell i mtn!"
"Boys, it won the higgent liear I
ever seen! hig as a mule an’ win
nig as the devil.” .
"We tho’t til* U-ar would git'dis
gusted an* money on, eeein’ we were
up a tree, or to U* truthful, up two
ireen, hut hruili Imd made up his
mind to git sum fresh pr<*n|>eetor
stakes an’ he jus set hisself down
an' sixes tis up,”
"He just sets up (in’ hicks at Us
same’s he was Irvin to impress our
faces on his mind so’s he’d know
i us wlicn lie set* us ag’in.”
“By an’ by he kinder gits tired
of that ar game an’ In* goes over to
"our packs an pulls cm uroun*
lookin fer grub; th’ flour he didn’t
like an’ he hits it a swipe an’ scat
ters it. an’ our tea went th’ same
an’ when he comes to our sugar
he kinder smiles to hissclf an’ he
puts it an’ our two loaves of bread
an’ our bacon where it wouldn’t
give us any disjiepey.”
“All our grub that he cud’nt eat
he tore up an’ when he seen he had
got all there was, he rolled up an’
made hisself comfortable.”
“Says I to Bill;” “Say Bill he’s
come to stay.”
“Yes, says Bill, I ho|n* th’ son
of-a-gun luiin’t got no newspaper
with him, he might set down art
read to pass away th’ time.”
“Say, but dat bar had time, he
didn’t seem anxious at all alsiut
gittin to his winter quarters, he
camped right with us for two nights
an* a day.”
i "Suy, Will yer ever roost in a tree
fer thirty-six hours? Well, don’t
try it.” "Talk nliout gettin’ stiff
an’ sleepy an’ bein’ afeenl to sleep
an’ failin’ out’n th’ tree, right onto
th’ l»ear,'I got so sleepy! cum
nigh droppin my gun one night.”
"We wus just a thinkin we cudn’t
stand or sit it any longer an’ th’
hear must a felt th’ same way. for
all of a sudden he jn«t trotted off.”
"\\ e waited to see if lu> wud cum
hack, hut he was gone fer good.”
“Shoot him.did you say? Hny
lo, ketch me runnin up agin th,
law. no sir; I’ve always said to my
self. as long.s they is a law in th’
country, obey it.”
| “The law says von ran only kill
.four brown I war in a season an’ I ■
done that an’ih’titlh one was there
under ih’ ire*- an’ under ih’pmtee
sliun of tli’game laws of th*- I'nit*-*!,
- Hi ales; shoot him? no sir. 1 wu’ii i
as soon shoot my ole* |>urd inth’|
■ tr*-e.”
Lynx Creek Prospect* Well.
8unrim.*y Ala?(ksi. Di**'. lUCtt. j
—The first winter mail arrived on
Dee. 22d. Tlie Novend>er mail
was delayed on account of
the accident to the steamer
Newport. Two mails coming to
gether. about HJt) pounds, Anton
Eide, of Valdez, the mail carrier,
had a hard trip and had to employ
three men to assist him to briny
the mail over. Heavy fall of
snow, a Unit five feet, no trail.
Fred. Wndrrman, an old timer
of Hope, returned on the steamer
Shelikof.
J. Wallace, wife, son and father
also arrived. He intends to in
stall an extensive hydraulic plant
on the Vest Pocket mine on Bertha
creek, with P. M. Ogle.
H. A. Smith, agent for the A. ('.
Co. at Sunrise. g<ws below for a
few months and will return in tin
spring. E. Petellin. the A. C. Co
agent at H^»pe. is going to the states
from Sunrise, via Resurrection bay.
Nathan White has a crew of four
men working on his tunnel on
Lynx creek.
Judge Brownlow has been away
for atamt two weeks doing assess
ment work on a claim on Canyon
creek, in which he is interested.
Bert Stevens and “Bnsn” Browi
are drifting on a high bar on Lvrj
creek and have good |>ros|a>cls
having taken out twenty-two dol
lars in one day.
The weather is moderate, tin
coldest to date is 22 below.
Will the perton who borrowed
the Isiok from this office entitled
“The Princess of Alaska,” please i
return the same and receive re-;
ward.
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Notice.
We art comfort*My located in
otir new store on Broadway, oppo
sin' C. K. Heading room. We carry
a full line of paper hangings, in-1
eluding nine shades of ingrain pat
tern complete --all hrnnche* of up
lo-dan-painting and sign writing.
King A'White, Pioneer Shop.
Fresh fruit on e.»* r\ ts#at. Sliuw
! A- Williams.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
| Knukavok I'owi. l.'m i« h—Cur.
I (Wavier Avenue ami Iloliart
Street. Rev. I>. W. Cram. Pastor.
Rev. (i. L. H oxford. acting pastor.
Servile* every Sunday at 10::#) a.
m. and S p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 o’clock. Melvin Itenipsey.
President.
Chirch ok thk Ki'Iphamy—Cor.]
(Wavier Avenue and Holmrt
Street. Services on Sunday at II
a. ni. and s p. m. Rev. K. S. Tay
lor. Ris-tor.
OkhknokAlaska Moose, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meit in their own
rlnII oil Kimt
vat ion Avon t’e,
every HiiirAlay
evening at X
oVIlK-k. J. 1..
Steele. Killing
Spirit; Fnil ,1.
I tale. Keeper of
Wh VVa.(See)
Bkotiikhhoodof Alaska Pioneer.*
Arthur Koh^al. Chief, W: J.
Me I tonnell. Secretary.
Headqnarters. Afognak. Alaska.
\ alhexChamheh of Commerce
M«“l on the first and third
Friday ni>rht of each month. F.
M. Brown. Pres. A. W.Koehford,
See’y.
Vai.hkz OddFki
i.o\v’s('i,i a-Meets
every Friday
evening in cluV»
rooms. A. R. Hcilig. Pres.; P. S.
Hunt. Seo’y.
Kmouth ok Pythias Ci.ur—W.
A. Rystrom. Pros., \V. E. Bousohor.
See. Moots 1st and 3d Monday of
onoli ’month in oluh rooms over
Slmw <V Williams.
Valukz Maso.nk Cub —Moots
ovorv Wednesday evening at rooms
over Shaw & William’s, at S o’clock
J. W. Iditly pros. John Lyons, see.
D. C. Brownell,
HARDWARE,
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WIIOI.KSAI.K
Grocers and Provision Dealers.
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304. 305 A. W. Denny B1H*. Kl). F.. KIKI.DKK. Manager
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Veper.
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The largest and mis'com . t in
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Specs department* u> liie.o ui .
ot fashion of vrm n s news Sun
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i with merchandise, and we are p reared -to quote prices on the smallest'
and largest outfits.
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prices. •
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and the ladies of Valdez will he able to get the Newest and
/WELLEJT WEARINQ dPP/IREL
New
Shoes on Nobby Lasts
Felt Shoes—High and Low Tops
Crown Make Trousers.
Hats in the Newest Blocks—Stet
sons and The Conqueror.
Clothing in: New Stripes and
Weaves—Equal to Tailor Made.
Neckwear Underwear
•Overshirfs Sweaters
Hosiery Handkerchiefs
Gloves Caps
Suspenders Collars
HEADQUARTERS E* 0UTE1TJ
Parkles Horse Sleds Robes
Dog Sleds Complete Sleeping Bags
German and Arctic Socks Moccasins
Felt Shoes Lined and Unlined Overshoes Snow Shoes
Fur Caps • , Lined Overalls Lined Mitts Cloth Caps
Canvas Coats ■ Outside and Inside Mitts
Gold Seal Boots* Shoes and Packs
s tov’e s,
HEATING COOKING and YUKON.
* Tents In All Sizes.
Ladies'
Eiderdown kps
Velvet, Corduroy. Silk and Wool
Waists in new styles and colors.
Iatdies’ Word. Cotton and Lisle
Oj»en Work Hosiery.
Ladies’ Skirts in Wool and
Black Sateen.
Ladies’ Sweaters and Vests.
Ladies’ Wool Underwear.
Ladies’ Felt Shoes.
Dress Linings.
Ribbons.
.Notions.
Laces.
Carpets
Linoleums Oil Cloths
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Mattings
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Window Shades
._g AXES ~_
Crockery 1< Shelf Hardware - Miner's Supplies. o Glassware
E> GOLDPANS
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DOG RICE, SALMON and TALLOW.
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Lace Curtains
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Fortiers Rugs
Comforts Pillows
Blankets
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