Stikeen River journal., 1898-03-26
PERSONAL

c. A. McBriarty, Of the K. M. T. x T. Cor, left on the Amur for the south.
 Con. Van Alstine, of San Francisco, was passenger on the Queen, bound for Dawson.
 J. H. Woolery, ex-sheriff of King county, Washington, was on the Utopia, bound for Dawson.
 w. G. Lennert, of Evansville, Ind, arrived on the Elder, and will remain in Wrangel indefinitely.
 Hon. John P. Clum, U. s. postal ir- spector for Alaska, arrived on the Queen, and went on north.
 G. w. Simpson and T. Collinson, of Portland, Oregon. arrived on the Elder. Mr. Simpson will remain here perman- cntly.
 A. C. McNaughton and wife, of Van couver, were passengers on the 1s- lander, Tuesday, making the round trip to Skaguay.
 Mir. Holt, of the Mackenzie, Mann X Co.,, was here this week in the interests ot his company, and returned to Vic- toria on the Amur.
 Hon. w. A. Kelly, who has been in Wrangel for several days past, looking after the interests of our schools, left for Sitka on the Cottage City.
 James Porter. of Laketon, R. C., and gold commissioner for northern British Columbia, arrived Wednesday from Telegraph Creek, and will go south on the Islander.
 Monroe Salisbury. the famous star route contractor, passed through here on the City of Seattle for Dawson by way of Dyea. He had fourteen horses and big outfit.
 Rufus Sylvester arrived on the City of Seattle from trip to the Puget Sound country. He made brief busi- ness trip, and reports things livelier than ever on the Sound.
 F. l.. Higgins, J. H. Proper. w. C.. Bryant, C. A. Giffin, A. s. Copps and w. F. Bcrgin. all of Los Angeles, ar rived Tuesday on the Cottage City, and left Thursday up the river.
 Inspector Afloat Hodges, paid Wran- gel a short visit recently, and made many new friends. MT. Hodges is Il genial gentleman and it is hoped that he will repeat his visits often.
 J. w. Thompson and wife, of Sno- homish. Washington, arrived on the steamer Lakme last Saturday, and will remain here till the river opens, when they will go to Glenora to reside.
 w. A. Whitley, of Berkeley, Cal. and w. A. Stevenson, of Kansas City, passed through here on the Scotia for Dawson by way of Dyea. They are going with Monroe Salisbury. J. A. Mckay, of Findlay. O.. A. C.. Chalmers and wife, of Denver. Colo, and CIV. Owsley, of Rhonerville, Cal. were passengers on the Queen, bound for the Northwest territory by way of Dyea.
 J.. T. Bcthune. one of the contractors 1 for the Klondike mining, trading and transport corporation, arrived on the Amur, and has been busy inspecting the company's affairs at Stikeen island and the new townsite north of town.
 Mir. Frank Bach, one of Douglas City's most prominent business men, passed through town on the Cottage City, Tuesday on his way home from an extended visit in the states. Mr. Bach made the Journal office pleasant call while here.
 Capt. HenryJ. Woodside, of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, special corre. spondent of the New York World, and several other papers. and R. J. Nc. Chesney, of Winnipeg, arrived on the islander. They intend to start next week up the river.
 w. s. McCannel came down from 40 miles up river and reports everybody going along nicely. J. R. McKeand and party, who left here last Sunday morning. are about fifty miles up. The Mackenzie, Mann X Co.'S. outfit lost a horse. They are now moving.
 Dr. Sheldon Jackson. U. s. govern ment agent of education in Alaska, was passenger on the Queen, bound for Haines Mission. Dr. Jackson has just returned from Hammerfest, Norway, where he purchased 538 reindeer for the government. He will return inn mediately to Washington, D. C.
 Dave Gross, of the famous firm of Gross Bros, of Tacoma. dry goods merchants, arrived on the Queen. and is looking around with view of start ing a branch store here. Mir. Gross