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In The News
The Daily Alaskan.
Skagway, Alaska.
Wednesday Morning, September 6, 1899.
Vol. II, No. 296.
Page 1.
COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
In Judge Sehlbrede's court yesterday the case of Carrie Cole Brown vs. Alaska N.
W. T. T. Co., for the recovery of $250 damages for the loss of a trunk, the jury
returned a verdict of $200.
The hearing of the smuggling case will come up sometime today.
The lot jumping case of J. St. Clair Blackett vs. J. H. Patten will come up
today before a jury.
The cases against Harry Williams and Kid Gallager, the assailants of Boss Baker
Bauer, will be tried before Judge Shelbrede as soon as Mr. Bauer is able to
appear in court. The culprits are still in jail. Mr. Bauer suffered a broken
nose, which is being cared for by a surgeon.
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RESTAURANT ATTACHED.
Early yesterday evening, Parker & Aggers, the Fourth avenue commission house,
attached the Clancy cafe, Waiter Rittinger, proprietor, for a large grocery
bill. The attachment has been pending for some time, but yesterday the creditors
would not wait any longer and the place was closed up.
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DOWN FROM UNALASKA.
Mr. H. E. Battle, U. S. internal revenue collector for Alaska, who has been on a
business trip to Unalaska, Dutch Harbor and the Cook Inlet country, arrived home
on the City of Seattle yesterday and reports that things are quiet in that part
of the country. At Sunrise City a little gold has been taken out, but not enough
to cause much excitement. There are still hopes for the Copper river country.
He also reports that there is not much internal revenue business in that section
of the country.
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DISASTER ON MARSH LAKE.
Last Sunday afternoon a report reached Skagway to the effect that a scow
belonging to W. F. Matlock, loaded with $2500 worth of provisions and was being
towed to Dawson, sprung a leak on Marsh lake, just below lake Bennett, and sank,
destroying all the goods. Mr. Matlock came in on the train last night and
verified the rumor.
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FISTIC STARS IN TOWN.
Peter Jackson, the greatest colored pugilist, and Frank Slavin, the ex-English
champion, arrived on the City of Seattle yesterday on their way in Dawson, where
Slavin has valuable mining interests. At the request of numerous sporting men,
the two champions will given an exhibition of their powers in the armory next
Friday evening. While Jackson was in his prime Jas. J. Corbett, with whom he
fought a 72-round draw, was the only man who dared to go against him. Slavin,
for several years claimed the world's championship,, but never was able to
completely acquire that title, owing to difficulties in arranging a match with
other claimants.
Besides these two fistic stars, several local fighters of some promise are to
mix up. There will be six six-round matches besides the principal go.
Jackson and Slavin are stopping at the Mondamin. During his fight career Jackson
enjoyed the distinction of being the best dressed man in the sporting business,
but yesterday he appeared in a bicycle suit.
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A CITY FATHER RETURNS.
Councilman John Stanley returned from a trip to Seattle, Portland and San
Francisco yesterday. He reports business as booming in Seattle and San
Francisco. At the latter place he spent six days visiting his relations and
friends. At Portland he looked up Mr. Long and found that the new castings for
extending the fire hydrants are being made, and the supplies will be up here in
a week or ten days. Mr. Stanley is in fine health and looks as if the trip had
agreed with him.
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SAILOR BILL RETURNS ENROUTE TO ATLIN.
The Florman Quartz Mines Sold for $500,000.
THE MONEY ENROUTE.
W. J. Partridge, the World Trotter, Arrives From London -- English Capitalists
Following With the Needful -- The Mines to be Paid for by the First of
September.
Mr. W. J. Partridge, better known as "Sailor Bill," returned to the city
yesterday direct from London, where he spent a month, received there medals from
the Lord Mayor of London for his valuable services to his countrymen in
exploring and opening up new countries in the British possessions, and sold the
Florman mines at Atlin for $500,000. He has the medals and certificates showing
why they were given, signed by Sir Walter Wilkin, Lord Mayor of London.
Mr. W. J. Partridge left here in June last and went direct to London. He reports
that through the great mining brokers, Haggarth, Hall & Prixley, he succeed in
selling the Florman quartz claims in the district for $250,000 to be paid to
himself in Skagway on or before the first day of next October, and $250,000 to
be spent in putting up a large stamp mill and other machinery at the mine; then
a corporation is to be formed, and if it is capitalized for more than
$1,250,000, Partridge is to receive ten per cent of the excess. Ten days ago
experts reached Atlin, and they are opening up the mines, and if the claims are
what they have been represented, the sale will take place. These claims are
known as the Anaconda group and embrace four ledge claims aggregating 216 acres.
One of these ledges is 1000 feet wide, 3000 feet long and 100 feet above the
mill site, and is said to have 17,0000,000 tons o ore in sight and which can be
taken to the mill without shaft or tunnel. This ore runs from $7 to $27 to the
ton, but the assays are numerous and the sale will go if the ore stands up as
claimed; and Sailor Bill says it is there, "big as life and twice as natural."
Mr. Partridge says that in about ten days Lord Hamilton and Mr. Haggarth will
arrive from London, which place they left on the 26th of August. Lord Hamilton
is the head of the company which has bought the mine, and he brings authority to
draw on London for the $250,000 to be paid to Partridge, who says he expects to
be back in London before the first of November, never again to roam.
Partridge says the $500,000 was all in bank and at Lord Hamilton's disposal
before he left London, and that the largest stamp mill in the world will be
established within a mile of Atlin city, and that the machinery will be shipped
in there just as soon as money can procure it. Mr. Partridge will leave for
Atlin today.
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J. F. Maloney, the Juneau attorney, who has been in town for several days past,
left for his home on the City of Seattle last night.
Madam Bluett, the prima dona, left on the City of Seattle last night for Douglas
Island, where she is to give a grand concert next Friday evening. She will
return to Skagway next Saturday.
Wm. Halver, son-in-law of Mrs. J. L. Sperry, of this city, who has been in the
Atlin district since early summer working with Capt. J. L. Sperry, came out
Monday night and left on the City of Seattle last evening for his home in
Portland. Mrs. Halver is expected out next week with Capt. Sperry and will join
her husband.
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NEWS FROM NOME.
Anvil City Has a Presidential Postoffice and Is Lively.
C. S. Wayland, special Inspector of the postoffice department for Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Alaska, was in the city last Saturday, being en route to
Sitka on the Cottage City. Mr. Wayland has recently returned to the states from
accompanying a military expedition from Cook Inlet, up Copper river ad across to
the headwaters of Tanana river, and thence down that stream to the Yukon. He
reports that it is feasible to construct a wagon road and stage route to the
Interior by that route. From the mouth o the Tanana he went down the Yukon to
Cape Nome to inspect the postoffice at Anvil City. He reports the trip up the
Copper river as very laborious, but all went nicely down the Tanana, for they
had taken boats with the expedition. At Anvil City he found business rushing and
the receipts of the postoffice were [more] than $250 per quarter, which makes it
a presidential office; and he at once authorized the postmaster, G. N. Wright,
to employ an assistant at $1400 per year. The Anvil postoffice will be kept open
all winter. Mr. Wayland left there August 8. He says there are from 2000 to 3000
people in Anvil City and lots of them in the mines; that money was plentiful,
and the boys were "rolling 'em high."
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Page 4.
LOCAL NEWS.
Happenings of the Day In and About Skagway.
Mike King Bennett, manager of the V. Y. T. Co., returned to Bennett yesterday.
Dr. J. J. McCue, of Bennett, who has been below for some time past, arrived on
the Farallon yesterday.
H. D. Kirmsie,, the local jeweler, has returned from a visit to Atlin.
Mrs. F. H. Whiting, who has been visiting friends at Bennett for the past few
days, came down on the train last night.
Attorney M. E. Stevens, who has been on a short pleasure trip to Seattle,
returned home on the City of Seattle yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Clancy, wife of the councilman, who has been on a short trip to
Seattle, arrived home on the City of Seattle yesterday.
Weston Coyney, the well known journalist who has been prospecting in the
Porcupine country for some time past, returned yesterday afternoon on the
Farallon.
Agent A. S. Dautricck, of the Washington & Alaska steamship company, was
particularly busy yesterday. It is not often that two boats belonging to the
same line arrive on one day.
Tim Vogel, the popular hotel and saw mill man of Haines, who has been on a short
pleasure trip to Seattle, returned home on the Farallon yesterday.
Mrs. E. F. Miller, wife of the proprietor of the Occidental hotel, arrived on
the City of Seattle yesterday and will spend a short time in Skagway.
James Fitzpatrick left on the City of Seattle last night for Butte, Mont., but
will stop off at Victoria for a few days.
Mrs. A. B. Litt, who recently came out from the Interior, left on the City of
Seattle last night for her home in Portland.
M. J. Heney, the railroad contractor left on the City of Seattle last night for
a short business trip to Seattle.
J. S. Bethune, the mining broker of Bennett, came down on the train last night
on a short business trip. He reports that business is lively at Bennett. He
expects to return today.
W. B. Close, C. Lambert and Geo. W. Mitchell, stockholders in the White Pass &
Yukon route, together with President S. H. Graves and General Manager E. C.
Hawkins, of the same company, left on the City of Seattle last night.
Mrs. E. E. Seigley, wife of the cashier of the Pacific Contract Company, who has
been in Skagway during the summer, left for Seattle on the City of Seattle last
night, accompanied by her son.
Mrs. J. J. Walter, Miss Walter, and Master Walter, wife and children of Dr.
Walter, superintendent of the Methodist Mission in Alaska, came up on the
Farallon yesterday. They formerly resided in Portland and are acquainted with
many nice people in this city where they intend to reside in the future.
J. R. Gandolfo, a pioneer fruit merchant of Dawson who has been below on a
pleasure trip, came up on the City of Seattle yesterday on his way back to
Dawson, accompanied by his daughters, Miss Grace and Miss Line__, who will spend
the winter with him.
Mr. Pinney, an engineer in the service of the White Pass & Yukon Route, with
some assistants, was observed taking soundings beyond the railroad wharf, which
structure may be extended some 200 or 300 feet further to the southward.
Herman Meyer, who has been on a short business trip to Seattle, returned on the
City of Seattle yesterday.
Miss Burns, the popular young member of Skagway's elite society, left on the
City of Seattle last night for a trip to Seattle.
Deputy Marshal Drew is still making a determined effort to catch young Monasies
who was implicated in the assault on the Boss Baker. Last night a guard was
placed at the wharves to see that he did not get away on the outgoing steamers.
Councilman Lee Guthrie left on the City of Seattle last night for a trip to
Seattle. He will be gone about three weeks.
Jack Dalton, of Pyramid harbor, was in town yesterday on business.
Mayor J. H. Hislop, assistant chief engineer of the White Pass & Yukon route,
went to Caribou yesterday.
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