Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27
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A Grlsl q h. Week Losai NsWs Dshsd
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 Rsa5ss by News Reporter.
 There aas . soaa ram al Friday.
 l. IL Huee, ot Victoria, WIS here hsf week.
 r. Y. 3ouag. of Juneau. Was in Town Friday
 Charles seneteller of skaeuay, vas in here lastWeek.
 Alrz. J. \. Stephens, of Juneau, is visiting friends hefe.
 Mosquito dope, q sare preventative. N @raREel Drug Ga
 The little steamer Mist sailed last Thursday for Victoria.
 L. L. Bair returned Friday on the kosalie from tae north.
 P, M smith is building d substantial store house south of town.
 The steamer Monte Gristo sailed last Friday for Telegraph creek.
 ". ]. smith has manufactured Il fine sample ot oil from doe iish livers.
 Headquarters for fireworks at the Hunt Grocery Co., 322 Front Street. Carbolie Aeid for Disinteetins, At Wrangel Drug Co. - cents per plnt. Dr. R. E. Dayy has manufactured q most excellent article of blueberry cor dial.
 The Tartar and Athenan are the only two British steamers OH the Mas ka run.
 The stiAeen Chief, which left Satur- day for st. Miehaels, carried a crew of thirtY-siA.
 \ heavy rain Friday and Saturday filled all the wells and things. and there Is plenty ol fresh water.
 George L. Noyer. formerly in the marslal'5 office here, has quit Sl,aguay and soue to Lake Bennett.
 The butchers have inaugurated d war" and cut rates on veal outlets and other cuts are How in order.
 Chilberg has sold his Front street store to Burke, Wko will run t a5 q branch to his Indian ranch store.
 The Skaguav railroad had locomo- tive and ten flat cars running last week. The workmen have not get seen pay day.
 <. Flesham sold out his interest in business to his partner D. Roseu Llgm. and left on the kosalic Friday for Vie toria.
 According to the Skesuay Mask all. t5a men are employed oil the rail road How being constructed al that place.
 Deputy Collector of Customs J. A Arment reports that he is just catching up in back work since tEe spring rush is over.
 \ fine liae of phot3., ~aphir views Of objects of interest ior safe by tie Wrangel Drug Co. Send one to your Eastern friends.
 The Dalton trail is so devious and obstructed that the services of an ex- perienced guide are necessary to con- duet one over it in safety.
 The reported rich placer diszines on Long Shorty creek, some two hundred miles inland, on the Dalton trail, have turned out to be worthless.
 About 2e0 prospectors are at work within a radius of 20a miles of Nrangel and there will undoubtedly be good re ports soon from some of them
 The steamer City of Seattle arrived last Saturday from Seattle with Puget sound papers of the 2oth instant. She sailed the same day for Slsaguay.
 II. ". Snyder left OH the Athenian last Thursday for Port Townsend where he resides. lie k 10 longer con nected with the Casca steamboat com pany.
 Charles Wallis has sold his store on Front street to the Fife Alaska compa- ny, which will run it as a branch. Mr. Wallis and his son will return to Port land, Oregon,
 Professor George II. Edson has laid down the violin and the bow for the pick and drill. He left last week for a three months ospecting trip up the Stikeen river.