MICHAEL
JOSEPH
SDLLIVAN
Unopposed in the “Literary Society”
as Alaska’s Representative
in Congress.
The Literary Society assembled in its
spacious hall in Glen Gulch the evening
<>f January 14. There was a noticeable
increase in attendance, followed by the
enrollment of many new members.
By request, K. W. \V. read an orig
inal poem, entitled “I’nele Bill's Water
Trouble.” F. W, W. covers gray hair
when he puts his cap on, else we would
suggest sweet spirits of nitre.
The president announced the evening
would lie giveirover to debate*. Subject
—“Should we send Michael Joseph Sul
livan to Congress as Delegate from
Alaska?” appointing Messrs. Joseph
Kaminski and Edward Powers to escort
Mr. Sullivan, who leads the affirmative,
to the platform.
At this moment a voice was heard in
the rear of the hall:
“Mr. President: I’m Michael Joseph
Sullivan, candidate for delegate to con
gress, and chief speaker to the Society
this night. I wish it to he distinctly
understood and reinemlx*red, that I'll
stand for no escort to the platform. The
little woman who nursed me at her
breast and taught me how to say my
prayers, also taught me how to walk. 1
have not forgotten how—to walk. In
my mind women, men who are to be
hanged, and corpses are the only per
sniis who need escort. 1 am not one of
the three. This ain’t no ‘gram-a-crec’
talk, either. Out of the goodness of my
heart, I have condescended to address
this miserable conglomeration of hardly
liuinan riff-raff known as the Eureka
Literary Society. In return for this
condescension on my part, each and
every member promised to take a bath
previous to appearing in this hall. 1
stipulated that you should do this, not
through any fear you would soil furni
ture coming in contact with your dirty
|iersons, hut that the pores of your bodies
might lx* ojx*ned, and Wing 0|iened, you
might absorb some of the brains and
logic I propose to speak here tonight.
some lew men nave nan me nerve w>
a-k me if I would take thi* nomination.
All Min i) 1 refer to Frank Steven*, who
will inform you from knowledge and
experience gained after an intimate ac*
• |iiaintanee covering twenty year* of
time, that in all my life I have never
failed to take anything of value that
route* within my reaeh, excepting it’*
too heavy to park or hot to handle.
“For three year* I have l*cen ‘bloom
ing to hlu*h un*een’ and ‘Waiting the
fragrance’ of my *ii|icri«>r mentality <»n
t he frigid air of linker t reek Hat*
Through many a long and deep hl.u k
night I have «nt and talked with the
great ‘White Mlenre’ which *urround*;
waiting in my humble home af l**g and
mid mud. for public ti> «eek
me tail.
“Now you fellow* ju*t tlworl) Ihia—I
a in through waiting'
“Snne time ago | (•mm) a ‘l.ife of
lh««*\clt,' rend it, got atrenumia, cut a
‘big stick,’ secured a keg of black pow
der, and have l>een sitting on it ever
since. Some day in the near future it’s
going to go off. When it dot's I’ll land
and take root in the feather bed—no
work; money-in-vour-pocket surround
ings which go with public office. I
packed the keg on which Teddy acci
dentally sat at San Juan hill. My pow
der is of the same brand. If the people
of Alaska don’t wish to apply the neces
sary match—Michael Joseph will!
“One has hut to look into the faces of
all you fellows to realize brains is a
scarce article in Alaska. None of you
seem to have a hump or feature by j
which a stranger could distinguish one
from the other. You look to one like
little heaps of hair and mackinaw. I
don't propose to east any more seed on
barren ground. My talk is over! In
my hand I hold a little piece of paper
on which I read:
“‘We, the undersigned members of |
the Kureka Literary Society, recognizing
in Michael Joseph Sullivan the one man
who can intelligently represent the peo
ple of Alaska in congress, hereby pledge
to said Sullivan without solicitation on
his part (or debate on our part) our
hearty support, influence, vote and
purse.’
"hated, (ilen (iuleli, Jan. 14, 1906.
“Now I want every one of you fellows
to march over to the secretary's desk
and sign this paper. Any one who ob
jects w ill please express himself. There
seems to be no objection. Tomorrow I
shall issue to eath of you a little badge,
which you w ill wear at all times, whether
in the hole or on the windlass, or—suffer
‘the big stick.’ Those few of you who
can read will find thereon: ‘And the
Lord said unto Moses, lie who sitteth
on a red-hot stove shall surely rise.’
“After the Society has tendered me its
thanks all members will please vacate.”
The next meeting of the Society will
he held on the night of Jan. Ill at the
store of Pete Johnson. Mr. M. S. <■ ill
will explain “How it Seems to Have a
(irubs.take—Full paid and Non-Assessa
ble.”
Don't forget that you are invited to
attend. SALISBURY,
Secretary.
Silver Bow Basin
Tunnel Begun
Skagway Ala»kun. Nov. 25.
The big tunnel from Gastineau clmii
uel on Juneau's water front umler the
mountain haek of that i>laee to Silver
Bow Basin, that has lieen dreamed about
for so many years hy the citizens of
“The Huh,” is now under way. It is
being driven hy the Alaska Perseverance
Company, which decided h|mui that
method of working it" hasin prnjsTties
instead of huihling a railroad up the
basin mad ami erecting its stamp mills
in the hasin itself. The work on the
tunnel liegau last Monday.
The purpose of the Alaska Persever
ance Company is to huul all its ore from
its great pro|wrties hack of Juneau
through thi" tunnel to the water front,
where immense stamp milts will lie
erected. It is expected also that the
tunnel will uncover great deposit* of <>re
that are now covered.
The tunnel will be constructed at a
level -.XXl feel aliuve the sea. It will lie
nine foot sipiure a- to sum and H.UUU feet
long, it will |*r driven at the rate of IN
fevt a day, taking two tear* Incomplete
the work. Tlw tunnel ami mills aid
n»l |l.laai.ntm lleetan power will lw
usssl in transporting the ore.
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S. E. HEETER.
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HARRY BURRUSS. <
HEETER & BURRUSS,
FREIGHTERS and PACKERS
Freighting ami Packing to and from all Creeks.
Good Equipments and Service Unexcelled
RAMPARTER RETURNS
FROM
LITTLE KUSKOKWIM
Not Encouraging For Prospectors,
and White and Native Ttappers
Have Fared But Poorly.
C. Fluga, a well-known Rampart
miner, returned from the Little Kusko
(juim last Saturday. He re pi>rts a pretty
hard trip, having si w ashed it a couple of
nights and spent some others in cabins
with no stove and consequently no fire.
Trail had to lie broken most of the way.
On the Xanana below Baker Creek no
trail was ojien, and Mr. Fluga heard the
mail carriers were encountering great
difficulties. It was said Carrier Stroker,
bound from Tanana to Fairbanks about
ten days ago, hud his nose frozen so that
a part of it will have to come off. In
passing the windy points on the Tanana
any exposed portion of the face is liable
to freeze.
Mr. Fluga started into the Little Kus
koquim country last September. He
poled up the Crossjacket (or Koskakit),
which comes into the Tanana five miles
below Cosna, and [lortaged over to what
he tisik to be the Novitno, hut later
found to lie the Little Kuskoquim. The
unusually early snowfall prevented a
thorough sizing up of the country, and
prospecting hail to be done more or less
at random. Fine colors were found, but
nothing that indicated pay.
Thirty-odd white men are in the
country, mostly trapping. Whites and
natives have each made a very light
catch. Natives reported no white men
on tlit- lower Little Kuskokwiui.
Phil Patterson, Mr. Fluga's partner,
will remain in the country and boat the
outfit down next spring. Mr. Fluga
will prospect in the Rampart district.
Rainfall of Divers Places.
At tirrytnwn, N icaratfiin, litiO influx* of
ruin lull* it year, on the uveruttt*; !C>
iiirlu-K »t Huliia, Braiil; "v! itH'lun nt St
John*, N«‘« (oiimllaiul; 4ft inrlwx ut Ni»
York; 3H tnt'hn* at CkH'iiici; i‘> imlns
ut luinilon; M itirkni >t Sun k'ruiu'iaco;
14 im liiK ut IVnwr.uinl at Cairo, K|iy|it,
tint un ini'li am I u half. Ynina, Arizona,
urtu Ifua than tlinv itwliti
t'hinholni A Klwill, working a lay on
llt-hh A ttarts'* uroim.l at tin- h>wi r rial
o| |*irir i-nik, lintv lately run into
niiH'li lirtti-r |<ui Ilian llwy lutti* hi-M'lo
Inrr l«vii Irniitln^, win l air jiiliilaut inrr
tli«. |.r.»|»< t* lor a p«l i‘l» *nii|>.
I.oina t< r an.l W W t'na krtl an
grttini *•««! )«y No ttl.itlh* Mlnoull
RECEPTION
...SALOON...
S. E. HEETER, BOH SCHABER,
Proprietor Manager
Wines, Liquors and
GOOD Cigars....
....Billiard and Pool Rooms
Barber Chair in the House.
St,. l.ouis ^
ABC
and Seattle
Ranier Beers
Old Valley Whisky
the only stock
Something New:
TRY OUR
PEACH AND HONEY BRANDY
A. B. NOTICE.
Regular meeting* of the Art-tie Brother
hoot I Lodge are field at flu ir hall on the
second anti fourth Tuesdays of each month at
* o’clock |>. ni.
WM. SIPARY, G. A. KETTKRER,
Arctic Reoortler. Arctic Chief
margin
of the Yukon Valley
News and natiletl home would
gratify relatives and friends
Postuge. sealetl. only 2 cents.
Pall River Pick, a well-known young
native from Six-mile Village, wax mar
rie«l last week to Lizzie, the adopted
daughter of Jt»e Pitgu, of Rampart Vil
lage. Pifk will make hi* home at th«*
Rampart Village, lie is an intelligent
anti energetic voting man, and hi* hri<le
lui* been known ax an exceedingly well
behaved and comely girl.
An authority iwy*: Tin- Kami miiirx
(in >oitlh Alltm will pruhnhly iirmltiw
♦.•..'iim.imii.inni in ^n|il. It i* I’luliuttlv
that within thirty yearn nearly all the
|«ytklr m h will have larn i xlmii-lul,
ami tin Itmnl liu\inti rru-iil In U valua
l>h', will 11 wIhiihIiiiu-iI l»y Hunt •>( it*
inlutlaiaiil*, .-t-Iiii« «I mi k rln whfrv
tin tr iiuan* livt'lihimal.
Ilohi inian awrik'Im arc « ttni- .lark ml
\ .nit ty it! tin- gururl Mil r*'ii«|ili r»hl\
m it **-111 ti i» the Kw»n •'pyrupn,-*
hniwl printipMOy in HoiM-tnia ami XuNth
Atrira.