Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-06-18
LOCAL NEWS.

The steamer Casca Capt, Hanson
left for Glcnor'a last night.
The steamer Tartar sailed for Vic.
toria on "Wednesday last.
Read the new ad of Wilson 4 Sylves.
ter in this issue. Look it up.
The opera house is at present in the
hands of the L. 5. Marshall.
y new frame house is being built on
Second avenue by Mr.. McCue.
The Standard oil company is figuring
on putting in a plant in this place.
Wranscl weather is simply grand,
and has been for the past three weeks.
Clark, lnyersoll 4 Weymouth have
had fine office desk built of Alaskan
woods spruce and red cedar.
+. w. tarlyon is IL graduate of the
Chicago opthalmic college, and can fit
glasses to your eyes. Read his ad.
Inspector Ahoat Slater spent short
season in town Monday, en- route to
Skagway on the steamer Al-ki.
The City of Topeka arrived this
morning cn route to Stka. The To-
pcka will run in place of the Queen
hereafter.
The river steamers. Strathcona and
Caledonia are kept constantly busy
carrying supplies up the river for the
Hudson 5 Bay company.
The new Wrangel hotel. owned by
Messrs. Reid x Sylvester, is now fully
completed and presents Il fine appear
ancc. 1t is one of the best hotel
buildings In Alaska.
Fire was discovered in the south
west corner of VIM. Barkcr's cigar
store Friday at | | II. M. and but for the
prompt action of the bucket brigade IL
serious fire would have been the result.
The loss was about S23.
Fred Salaman has set of Office fur
nturc made of Alaskan red cedar and
finished in natural colors. They were
made 10y ii friend of Mr.. Salaman. who
was here recently from England on II
visit.
Ex-Secrctary of State. John Sherman
accompanied by his wife are now in
Tacoma. enroute to Alaska. They will
visit all principal points of interest
in this far away portion of Uncle Sans
dom ain.
The new wharf and warehouse of the
Davidge company is completed. and
ready for business. Several steamers
now tie upto this wharf. The Rich
ing coal.
"ChipS" Cole is at the head of the
party of wreckers ON the Clara Nevada.
He sent down this week for IL diver
There is reported to be 800. 600 in
klondkc gold in the safe of the sunken
steamer.
FOR SALE An account of three
dollar, and fifty cents against y. &.
Mcbride. The money is due for re-
pairing watch for said Mcbride and
is a just claim. J. =. LOWE.
Matchmaker and .Jeweler.
The steamer Alaska. Capt. G.. a.
Bell. returned from Juneau the first of
the week with the barge Garnet in
tow. after successful trip with lumber.
The barge is being reloaded and will
return to Juneau within few days.
y number of our citizens are out
prospecting at present. Several good
prospects have been located and
the indications are that Wrangel will
become the center of great quartz
mining district before another season.
Your attention is called to the new
advertisement of the Hudson's Bay
company in this siue. This company
always keeps abreast the times, and is
always found with a we'll selected stock
of goods wherever enough people are
found to warrant.
1t is understood that typhoid fever
has appeared among some of the Indian
families in Wrangel. and unless steps
are taken to prevent its spread, serious
consequences may follow. The first
thing necessary to do is to bring good,
fresh, pure water into our town, and
half the battle will have been won.
With regret we learn that Jas. Hill
ton & VIM. H. Armstrong, two we'll
known and popular employees of the
favOrite river steamer Victorian have
retired from the management of their
respective departments and have left
for Victoria to take up more lucrative
positions. They have the best wishes
of all who met them.
Old man Rice, who for several days
past has been undergoing the juggling
process by certain attorneys (?) left for
Seattle Wednesday night on the Tartar
where he will retain lawyer to de-