Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-02-04
Some Notos on Alaska.

There are two telephone lines be.
tween Dyea and Lindemann.
7. Il. Needham has just started the
Stickeen River journal at Fort Wran-
gel.
| 4 The weather is so moderate at Ju-
neau that the people are not wearing
overcoats.
1t is estimated that the carrying ca
pacity Of Portland and Puget sound
steamers foots up lo,0 passengers per
month.
The lumber famine continues at
Dyea and Skagway, and prices rule So
to $50. The dealers promise supply
in few days, Good weather for build
ing continues.
Colonel Il. o. Lamphere and NJ.
P. Gilbert, of Chicago, capitalists,
have purchased of a gang OF Greek
miners seven gold quartz claims in
Southeastern Alaska for $3.50, 900.
A large force of men and teams are
getting out and delivering piles for the
Novel; wharf at Dyea. This wharf
will probably be the first Of the three
wharves under construction to be com
pleted.
An ordinary shack--if there were
lumber to build it within Skagway
will rent for $50 to 500 a month. A
squatter's right on a lot not far from
the central district brought an offer Of
500 to Portlander. 1t was refused.
Archie Sheep and W. Stewart, of
Dawson, presented to the famous
"Slim" Birch --as testimonial of re-
gard--a nugget two Inches in diameter.
1t is worth 5000. Sims convict num-
Der in San Quentin will be engraved
on 1t and it will adorn his neck.
j. NJ. Fowler's townsite scheme at
Lake Llndermann, by which he hoped
to plat out all the aavilable land and
tax everybody 50 who put tent on it,
has been knocked in the head by the
Canadian government, which has re-
served this particular land for the use
OF the public to put up tents and store
their goods there without charge.
], Kay, OF San Francisco, who took
cargo Of lumber to Skagway on the
Noyo, says SO great is the demand for
lumber that they can hardly wait until
it is nnloaded Mr.. Kay says that but
small per cent OF the hundreds of
people arriving at Dyea and Skagway,
intent on pushing on to Dawson, have
any conception of the difficulties be-
fore them. He predicts that conges-
tion on the trails will be greater than
last season.
A company, OF which J. J. Mckay,
the Yukon freighter and the man who
made the quickest trip ever made from
Dawson to Dyea during the winter, is
the head, has been organized at Tacoma
to run an express between that city and
Dawson. The company will operate
steamers on the lakes, and from the
White Horse rapids to Dawson. using
dog and horse trains in packing from
DYea. 1t Is estimated that the trip
from Tacoma to Dawson will be made
in IS days in the summer and 25 days
in the winter The company will at
tempt to secure mail contracts. At
present mail Is scattered all along the
trail, and Mckay asserts that he is the
only man who ever succeeded In de-
livering mail on the Yukon during the
winter.
Collector Of Customs J. W. Iyey is
receiving good deal OF praise for his
vigorous policy in enforcing the laws
the liquor traffic. As long
IS the laws are in effect they will be
enforced. His vigilance in seizing
stuff is attracting general
ittention The liquor men are growl-
ng because he shipped away 20 tons
II the stuff ON the Elder. The new ad-
is making warm times In
he North, and, as natural result, the
collector is cordially disliked by the
Iunean smuggling ring.
About every party Of miners now fit-
ing out for Alaska takes along a net
II seine, which IL set at night in some
ddy through hole in the ice, and sell.
Iom fails to catch fish enough for break.
asst. After the ice is gone, there Is no
rouble in catching fish in any stream
lowing into the Yukon. A report has
cached Portland that one Sullivan for
nerly q fisherman at Yaquina, who
vent to Alaska last spring, engaged in
he fishing business at Dawson, and,
nth the limited plant at his command.
iade $4,000 last summer