Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
E1GLoCation, f-Aal"bOa', History, Resources, Happy Present
 and Bright Future.

an American army force Was stationed here, and abput that time Il custom housr wa, established.
 The first American settlers began to ren.v in al;ont lS,S. a liz; oi which is given 'sc"helr. For manN years it Nas almost m exclusive indian town. ii .S1i. the town had a hcriu from the tassiar mining eyritcrcut as related in another co,umN.
 l.aet December the present boom he gan. W hen white people began to frrE in. Tilc country was ne" it k new yet! and the old town was l.. prepared to arrnmlaoiatr the thuii7a1ds who aere land q by the steamers. Food "as bron4 h, in !,y hearty ali, and more ot' le,,., shelter in the sharcof teal, and !e,tdin4. There Wa- ii.tl' 7lluW. On Christmas il W;ls raining and disagree able. Thc first hraIy ,aoW fcil OH .lanaar> 9th. he snowfall II winter did not exceed 2t inches. There Was s.N inches ni anoH -.All oa .iauGarI 2.3d and ..llh
 Several thousand people "ere ra4uprd ia ,cnt,. Sleeping room in saloons, private houses. and cn the church !ioer- colu:9andeaa rrrMiam. Nonen sharru the hltdships with the men in .ants. often on.l warmed hy Yukon stoves. Food -pprIi,a vrre ncver-hort e>erp, in certain lines, and that rniN fea Il short time.
 l'Hc indian, realtd Il harvest in sup plrin@ fr.',,h s,nisun. the mo tooth- so;i.t of i',e'1
 Alo~@ in lanparr, gi"at many pr"- sons. against all advice of o:a timers. began to moSc Gp the 9tikcen river. bat only two succeeded in getting to Telegraph creek. In February some two thousand ptf5,ns were cainpcd on Cottonwood island. in the mouth of the river. eight miles north of N ranycl. Small detachlnents left daily up the and hafl~iips WoHld make an extended story. and can he found mostly in the files of the .jorRNA1. which kept faith fui watch and ward over the news. In March. river travel h"c2!ne fine. and some three thousand people were on the trail, of which n"a"iy all got through. The trail remained in most excellent condition ill about the n,id- de ot April. when ic, began to break up. and nn .Npril 2S tine la..t ice foe Was out. Navigation opened, ,t- reialaI on first pag'.
 M.auW hic the town 4raw rapidly New houses went pp almost in Il night, and an army of carpenters made indus ria! music with lhc banner and a;lN. and th> work aas never stopped. nor
 ,iii il stop Gnlii wood ia replaced with irr,i. un l bric \ with atonc.
 In ali the great rush, lack of accomC- staiionS. and absence of home luXurcs, Il iuort. cont nted. cheerful. and happy Io. of propi, were never conarc. .ratcd than We're gathered tog .tller in Wrangrl from the four corners of the world this last winter. iiut very few quarrel- took place. Barry in winter d di-repntahic gang of gamblers, playing the notorious and ancient "shcil game robbed large number of steamer pass .u4crs. The evil grew to such proportion that the good citizens took the matter in hand, and ordered the band of thieves out Of town. and ,hcy stood not on the order of their go- ing, but took the first boats out. A f W have since quietly returned, but il is lot believed that they will dare insult public opinion.
 A more orderly. quiet, peaeeab!c city than Wrangel does not exist on the face of the earth. and its good citizens have resolved, as with d will of iron. that this splendid character shall be maintained at any cost.
 Wrangel has been peculiarly fortu- nate in being we'll advertised through no direct effort of her own. In the first place. that great corporation. the ana dian Pacific railroad company. has for many months daily scattered thousands of printed matter about Wranycl, and the Stikecn river route. that Is ust beginning to beara harvest, the richness of which it will be the bounty and privi- lege of Wrangel to reap and enjoy.
 In the United States senate, in Feb ruary, three days time was consumed on d debate on the Alaska laws. in which Wrangel was constantly men, toned: and the debate, being telegraph ed over the world. it was a great ad- vertsement that did not cost this city one cent but which will result in adding thousands of dollars to this community
 The most disagreable. annoying. and