The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-13
rHr rRoenKss OF ALASKA.
Pfoneer of Juneau Predicts Its Fu
ture-- Manx Improxemenfa Made.

Pfoneer OF Juneau Predicts Its Fu-
fnre-- Manv improvements Made.
9. W. Garside. United States surveyor
and mining engineer. of Juneau, Alaska,
was guest At the Rainier yesterday Mr..
Garssde - on bis way TO California to in-
feFest parties IN developing mining prop
evty IN Alaska. He claims the honor OF
beng iorts-niner, though only 2 years
old NJ the time when his people, coming
fron Mississippi. crossed the plains with
an OK team in prairie schooner He has
been interested IN mining ali his life, and
ten years ago went 10 Alaska when the
first civil government was organized In
1854 In conversation with reporter OF
the PosT-INTELLfsEScEn. Mr. Gsrside said:
have seen Juneau grow up from its
infancy, and with the many wonderful re-
sources Of the country, the healthy
climate and the mild winters that permit
Of WORKING the mines all winter, am sat
isfied that Alaska Is the coming country
and viii rapidly develop IN the next few
years. Its progress will be OF benefit to
Seattle. for after all everything viii have
20 start from here. Just now We are hav-
ing building boom In Juneau. the de-
mand for dwelling houses being greater
than the supply. owing 10 the steady in
crease IN the population. The hard times
in Alaska and restitution is unknown.
even bumuiers manage to make a good
living. There Is plenty of work for every
body who Is willing 70 work, and fair
wages are being paid.
''Of course everything centers around
the mines. The Berner's Boy mine, of
which NOVEL; is president, Is getting fair
returns for its output, and producing all
thatit promised and was expected of il.
Another mine IS being opened up from
which great things are expected IL all re-
ports are true. 1t is that OF the Bald Eagle
Mining Company, which will commence
shipping 100 tons of ore TO the Tacoma
smelter. commencing with September. fol-
lowing IL up with q like amount every
month and increasing il as the season ad-
yances It Is said TO assay from 500 to
500 q ton, so yoa see the owners hopes
are pitched high. The Silver Bow basin
is another rich mining field and will be
grand producing country when the right
parties with brain, experience and capital
get in there.
''The salmon pack OF the season in
Alaska has been made full 10 the limit of
the association. and the Pyramid harbor
cannery on the Chilcat has already put up
5000 cases. Other csnneries are doing
equally we'll. and each viii furnish its
quota of the limited pack. The sailing
works also have been kept busy. and we
brought down 500 barrels from one place
alone.
"The population of juneau Is hard 10
estimate. though I should Judge IL to be
about ). 900. These figures, comparatively
speaking, really represent 5000 of what
your population Is here, from the fact that
our population is all men and workers,
with women and children in only limited
number. | suppose q hundred families
vii! make ur the entire list. | am speak
ing ot the whites. of course.
"Ies. Juneau - improving in the way
of convenieness. An electric light plant
Is about nnished. with about 500 lights, to
be started the lrst OF September. They
are also laying pipes TO connect with the
water works, which will furnish the town
with the purest mountain dew, so you see
with water and light we are getting on.
The townsite OF juneau is about TO be
patented at Washington City, and OF
course you can readily see the advantage
20 property owners in the patented dis
trict, as they will all get their titles in fec
simple from the government"