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Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-11-05
BUY 1t Like Merchandise.

1t is usually easy enough to induce a
or any other kind of goods with which
he thinks he can realize IL fair profit,
He may not be familiar with the
goods which he buys he doesn't care
about that. He takes the risk as an in
vestment. But when lc is asked to n-
vest in advertising. if he knows nothing
about it. he calls that Il bnnro game.
If he is asked 10 advertise the goods
in which he has invested he calls that
an expense which he cannot afford.
The difference between investment
and expense rs regards advertising will
never be known to some men.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-11-05
Tcslin Lake

Capt. l.. d. " hitehcad Who hu, jus.
arrived here from 'Feslin Lake on his
way to Victoria. b. {. has this to say
about the 'rrslin Lake country: II feel
confident there will he some uo9d
strikes made by men who have had he
perseverance to stay in the country ana
prospcc' it. OF course there are I.
great many men who come into the
country. stay Il few months. Go not hing.
but lie around camp. eat up their pro-
visions and then start back home and
say there is nothing in the country. blf,
this state OF affairs always happen. in
all mining countries. | Went from Glen
ora to Tcsiin and found tho trail in frs
class conditions on#cquc IS get all our
provisions in to the lake. | find the
great problem is to keep he men Whn
are on the GROUND plo-pcctin&.p property
supplied with provisions but this wi!
all be rcncdicd. and mark nay wordS
the world will be aStonished 1T somr II
the discoveries tlIat will he made nrNi
summer. The proSpector coming into
the country next spring will find it an
easy matter to get into the country pro-
viucd he takes the Stikcrn River route.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-11-05
Free Concert.

The proprictors OF the Eureka Brew
cry not satisfied with making Their
social room the most comfortable III
town. have purchased and ROW have Gil
exhibition, one of the latest improved
Gramuphoncs 1t is ii beauty. and yell
can take Il seat at one of the tables ard
while drinking IL @las, of beer. equal -.
il hot better than the celebrated
"Schlitz." listen to and enjoy Al! t."
latest and most popular songs al t@e
day. 1t is singing every night and Il"
public is cordially invited 20 call ;,i.a
enjoy IL free concert.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-11-05
Col. j. Fife.

Everybody in Wrangel remembers
the genial. good naturcd Col. Fife. and
the big turnout to see him off. when he
was called to duty. In IL letter to bis
father, w. II. Fife, he wishes to be re-
membered to his host of friends in
Wrangel. The Col. left Angel Island.
Cal, on October 10Th for Manila, in
command of the largest expedition that
has ever sailed from California. 1t
comprises about l,400 men and some
millions of dollars worth of property.
He still carries the flag presented to
him on the eve of his departure, by the
citizens of Wrangel. The journal
voices the sentiments of Wrangefs
citizens in wishing the Col. ali kinds of
success and trusts it will not be long
until General" takes the place of
Colonel.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-11-05
Laugh at Your Troubles.

Why don't you laugh, young man, when trouble
comes:
Instead of sitting round so sour and glum?
You cannot have .all play.
And sunshine every day:
When troubles come. l say, why don you laugh:
Why don't you laugh: Twill ever help to soothc
The aches and pains. No road in life is smooth :;
There's many an unseen bump,
And many hidden stump
Ger which you'll have to jump: Why don't
you laugh:
Why don't you laugh: Don't let your spirits
wilt.
Don't sit and cry because the milk I've split
If you would mend it now,
Pray let me tell you how;
just milk another COW, Why don't you laugh !:
Why don't you laugh and make Us all laugh.
And keep us mortalS all from getting blue.
A lau9h will always win;
If you can't laugh just grin
Come on, let S all Join in Why don't you laugh:
The Independent.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-11-05
.EDM0NT TON ROUTE,
DR.. JOHN P. BENNETT, TALKS
Good Reading For Prosrcctors
The Silk cen River Route
Beats Them All.
TO EDITOR JOURNAL, SIR:

To EDITOR JOURNAL, SIR:
notice 10y different papers that
the question Nv hich Is the poor man :
route to the Klondikc?". is not settled
yet.
Now. in Justice to those who intend
coming into the country this winter and
next spring, it is only fair that some
advice should be given by those who
routes.
come over the Edmonton route. so
can give all the information regarding
that route The Edmonton route, which
is advertised as thc"Poor Man. Route
by che merchants and also by the menu
Der for that town. is entirely unworthy
LIST and arrived at Dease Lake on Sept.
7th, which was considered Il fast trip,
but alas. found miners at Dease Lake
who had come in by the Stikecn River
route. all the way from Chicago. in
twenty days. saw then that | had
certainly taken the wrong route. The
Dawson is 1872 miles, which is Il most
elaborate falsehood. as ii is fully Loo
miles from Edmonton to Dcasc Lake.
The trip brings you through Il country
which does not amount to anything eX-
cept probably game. as for the pros
pector. he is entirely unable to cope
he must be man of means to make the
trip. He will have to take at least Is
or % horses as the trail is that bad
that they. the horses. cannot carry over
121 pounds each. and after leaving
Peace River. which is $50 miles from
Edmonton, horses cannot be procured
at any price. He is bonnd to have
horses down, die or stray, and when
this happens so much stuff has to be
left as the musllegs are so bad it is an
impOssibility to give the other horses
any more than what they already have.
From Peace River the next place you
90 for is Fort Graham on the Findley
river. Journey of about 800 miles over
the worst trail that mortal ever travel
ed. TO give YOU an idea of what it is
like need only to say that the Ganad-
ian Mounted Police took three months
to make the journey, $50 miles. and
lost nearly all their horses and had to
cache their provisions all along the
route, landing in Fort Graham without
anything, consequently they had to go
south and buy an entirely new outfit. as
the Hudson Bay post at Fort Graham
never has over POO pounds of flour and
90 pounds of tea on hand at one time,
the prospector cannot make good his
supplies there.
In regard to those who intend trying
their luck on the Findley river at or
near Fort Graham, let me say, that it
has been thoroughly prospected by over
$50 men while | was there, and the av-
erage pay got on the bars was forty-two
cents day, the gold being as fine as
flour. 1t is needless to say that these
men We're entirely disguised and came
on to Dease lake where they will re-
main this winter.
AS for the Peace River, much has
been placed in print with regard to the
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-11-05

great quantities of gold found there.
let me say, that there is not one miner
working on tt Z river, as it will not pay
one dollar a. day. If | am not mistaken,
the Edmonton Bulletin, claimed that
the river bars paid from $40 to $50 II
day, which of course is lie. If not,
why did not some of the miners stay
there? And another thing which is
worthy of note. is the fact that all the
practical miners who came over the
Edmonton trail We're not satisfied with
the formation of any part of the route
until they reached a point about one
hundred miles from Dease lake, then
and not till then, were they satisfied
they We're in gold bearing country.
And it looks correct, for the simple
reason that not Il Hudson Bay post on
the Peace or findlcy river had taken
in an ounce of gold in IL year, while at
Dease lake some of us witnessed Mr..
Stewart Smith. storckceper send out
$1,000 in course gold. McDam's and
Dease creek gold, which he had been
paid that month for provisions.
The majority Of the miners from
Edmonton got to McDam's creek, 100
miles below Dease lake. with about one
months provisions left. it having taken
up the whole Year to make the journey.
Provisions gone. horses dead and still
some hundreds of miles from Dawson
City Although, none of tn IN care to
20 to Dawson now as they all believe
the country around Dcasc is rich and
they intend to give it a fair trial.
In conclusion let me say that am Of
the opinion that for the prosprttor 10
get into the country there is only one
Poor Man Route" viz. the Stkeen
River and Lake Tcslin. When one
gets to Glcnota he can start at once to
prospect as there isalready good quartz
claims held at Telegraph Creek. IL few
miles from Gicnora. .Avoid the Ed
monitor route and its plug@ers Refer
them to me. f you want to 90 through
hadcs GOV via. Edmonton. II You want
to prospect for mineral, go via. the
Stikeen River. and YOU wont be three
weeks getting on the ground.
ann told he Ashcroft trail il nearly
as bad as the Edmonton route. but as
never came over it | cannot say. En-
pcricnce bought is experience taught.
SO that hope and trust that this small
sketch will reach the eye of some honest
prospcctor intending to come into the
country. | will then consider have
done my duty.
am now on my way out to spend
Nmas. but vii he back by spring and
| You can rest assured that this time |
| will come in 10y the Stil;cen route. As |
am convinced that Horace Grcel :
advice, go west young man and GROW
up with the country, is good. but bet
ter still if he had said north and west.
Thanking You for space and trusting
You vii not think me too hard on the
Edmonton route. | remain respectfully
yours. JOHN Z. BENNETT
l91 Hollis street. Halifax. \. 5.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-11-05
Court Notes.

Last Monday Marshall Grant made a
complaint before the L. s. Commissi
oncr charging Mrs. Mulcahcv, the
the woman referred to in our last issu,.
as the Alaska Princess" with an as
Sault ana battery upon the person of
Lllley Sullivan. Whcrcupon "a warrant
was ploccd in the hands of the L. S.
Marshall who arrested Mrs. Mulcahev
and brought her into court. where on
being arrained. she entered a plea of
guilty. In view of the great amount of
publicity given the ease. Judge Tustin
was not inclined to pass sentence upon
Mrs. Mnlcahcy on her plea of guilty.
without first hearing some evidence
upon the issue involved. and from the
evidence adduccd before the Court on
the part of the government and IL state
ment made by Mrs. Mulcahev in her
own behalf. the Court felt that the end,
OF Justice would be fully subservcd by
assessing IL fine of s. and costs of the
suit, which she promptly paid and went
on her way rejoicing.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-11-05

On Tuesday night ;is Marshall Grant
was proceeding down Front street on
his usual rounds looking after. the peace,
and qnietude of his llock his attention
was callen to loud and boistcrous noises
emlnating from one of the Indian houses
facing the tide flats. ON entering the
house 10 ascertain the cause of the dis
tnrbance. he was immediately attacked
by II large and muscular Indian who
grapplcd With him and both went To
the floor. The Indian. Fred Moore. 90,
one OF the fingers of the Marshall's
right hand in his mouth and for IL lime
bad much the best of our plucfv little
marshall. Grant was irving to get III,
revolver ont Of his right hand pocket
with his left hand. y hitch after a time
he succeeded in doing. and disch.rgin4
the weapon IN close proximity to the
| Indian. bead caused him tn loosen his
dcatn-liSr grip on the Marshalls tin
ger. after which the Marshall dealt
him II few effective blows on the head
with his revolver. which for Il time
tended to quiet him. In the meantime
several of the citizens together with
the night Waterman. appeared upon
the scene and engaged in ii genera!
roundup. Then the possession. head
ed by Marshall Grant. started for the
Jail. where the dis,urhers of the peace
were Temporarily consigned to the tc,-
| Il ,,,.It.,.i..S h.. Il. l.
Brick Lewis. On being brought before
Judge Tnslin the next morning. Hi.
Honor thought tia, Frcd's fun. inrlp,t-
ing the lunch from the nlarslall's t.n.
ger. was worth $50. and that Jim. i,
brother. had so worth. The fines car
ricd with then the usual court trim
mingS. "hich were settled.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

90 the Rio Grande, some 200 miles { asst
of Ell Paso, hsve been in Fort Worth
duricg thu last few days. The coun-
ties represented by these parties are
: jeff Davis, Presidio, Brewster, Foley,
Pecos aud Val. Verde. The revela-
tions of these gentlemen are OF char
acter calculated to disturb the slum-
bers of the legitimate sheep and stock
raiser of the extreme southwestern
potion of the state. They say that
the importation of small Mexican cattle
aud inferior grades of sheep are much
larger than is supposed, and that al
though these import atiops are legiti-
mate enough generally, so far as being
legally authorized by the customs
officials, still the grades being import
ed are of such character that they
will deteriorate the sheep or cattle on
any range on which they may be
placed.
The feeling on the border appears to
be among the most responsible of the
stOckgrowers against these impOrta
tions. They state their ranges are In
excellent order so far as water and
grass is concerned, that their stocks
and herds are being slowly bred up to
a higher and better paying stand ard /,
and that in the course of one or two
years they can compete with the cattle
and sheep growers farther north, pro-
vided they can preserve their ranges
free frrm the enervat:ng Influences of
low bred stock.
NJ fences are kept up in that section
of Texas to any extent, and it 10
difficult to keep the grades of either
sheep or cattle up to the standard.
The case of A. j. BOgel, q large
sheep farmer, owning sheep ranges
midway hetwee7 Maria and Skater,
was noted Mr.. Bogel has grown rich
by close atteni ion to sheep culture in
the last few years, and his only draw
back has been the fact that the charac-
ter of his f1ocks have been deteriorst-
ed by the importatious of lower grades
of sheep from Mexico, just across the
river.
1t is limited that many of the animals
are landed en- this side without going
through the formslity of q custom
house entry.
There does not appear to be RENE
dy for this evil except by the concert
ed action of those interested, ana from
the presen: temper of many of them
such action may shortly be taken. If
it is, it promises to be of very decid-
ed and emphatic nature.-Dallas news.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

CRoAKERS who are dolefully point.
ing out the fact that the first half Of
tue fiscal year shows def lit of about
81, 00O,00O are neglecting to say any
thing about the fact that nearly S4O,-
600, 0U0 n excess of normal TT ceipts wss
poured into the treas arg in the closing
four months of the last fiscal year.
This SD, 900 coo would have been add
ed to the receipts OF the present fiscs
year but The anticipatory iuportations
made f, ON March first to July first in
expectation OF the adoption of the new
tariff law. Had this $40,000,OOO come
into the receipts of the present fiscal
wear, as would have been the case had
the usual conditions prevailed, there
would have been little If any deficit in
the first half of the fiscal year which
ended December 3lst.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

General Manager Nickerson is er
route this way in his private car.
Col Higginson, assistant to Presi-
dent Ripley of the Santa Fe is en-
route home from the City of Mexico
via Tampico.
The Central Underground railway
of London, England, has placed with
the General Electric company OF Sche-
nectady an order for thirty two cleo
trio locomotives.
Charley Pollock, our Charley, of di-
minutive stature and precious railroad
memory, is the general material and
supply agent of the Ell Paso & North
eastern Ry.-Roswell Record.
Within the next few months the San
Ia Fe company will have double
track extending from Emporia to Flo
renee, distance of As miles. 1t will be
the longest stretch of double track on
the Santa Fee system.
edwin Taylor, father of Master Me-
;hsnic Tay lor, of the s .nta Fe, is dead
a. Ration, N. M. He was the oldest Odd
Fellow in the Tilted States and was
Pythlas. The remains were taken
to Sedalia, Mo-, for interment.
The Erie has it's roll of honor COM
Oleted, and it shows that VIM. White
passenger br akeman, has been the
longest IN the service OF the road, he
paving entered the employ of the com
rauy in 1854. Asa Smith has been
with the road thirty-seven years.
The Missouri Pa is, Railway COM
pany has posted bulletin in the gen
eral office, notify ing the employees tina,
the officia will regard the fact tha
II an employe, while on duty, is seer
about place where intOxicants are
sold, as sufficient grounds for his dis
missal
The Las Cruces Democrat, says
The county commissioners have re-
solved not to grant licenses for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors within
i've miles of the line of construction o
he Ell Paso & Northwestern railway ir
Dona Ana county, except at TularOst
and La Luz"
Joe Hampson is in town on business
Unoer the immediate supervision OF hi
uew assistant general manag er, r.. E
Comfort, the CnerL avaca road is NOV
ng forward with great strides, an6
-oOn the shore of the Pacific will rever
uerate with the w bistie of the locomo
tive and the rumble OF the train from
the City of Mexico direct.
Railway track material and equip
nent cont nue. to be shipped from New
York 10 large quantities for C4iua anG
Japan. Twenty locomotives for JapaI
are about to be sent out by steamer
and four are going 10 Korea. The 10
conceive is the pioneer of the nev
| ways and modern tbinxing. Look GU
for old snd 'musty superstiGions whe1
the big machines come down The
track.
One of the largest items of expense
for the Santa Fe thepast year has beer
that of the new steel rails. And nov
| comes lother order for 5000 tom
more of steel rails, the Illinois Stee
company to furnish 10000 and the Col
orado Fuel and Iron company at Pueb
| 10 10000 tons. After its physical i'm
urovements are completed it il expect
d that operating expenses will be re
due to 10 per cent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Gold Leaf Cheaper.

The lettering ard striping on the
cars of the Sar ta Fee is done with yell
low paint instead of GOLD leaf as it was
some years ago. The change was made
on account Of the expense of using gold
leaf. While gold leaf costs much more
than yellow paint it wears much
longer time.
The price OF gold leaf has fallen in
the last few years a d is now consider.
ed as cheap for some purposes as paint
The dome of the state house at Boston
was gilded some years ago at cost Of
$4,000. The dome is now covered
with gold leaf for ST, 975 and $3.50 OF
this price is allowed for the gold leai
that is lost py being blown away. L,
may be now that gold leaf has cbesp.
enc that the passenger coaches of elf.
ferent roads may again be decora' ed
with gold leaf.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

THE friends of the silver cause will
that the golu mined, the world over,
during the year just ended is estimated
by Director Preston, of the United
States IN mt, at fully S240, 100000, be-
ing an Increase of nearly twenty per
cent. over last year. The worlds pop
ulation incre asses on an average about
one per Cent. per annum, and with
gold Increasing at the rate of twenty
per cent. per auLum 1t would seem that
nobody need be lying awake mig hts
troubling himself a oout a lack of cir.
cuating medium, or struggling to find
way to increase il with a deprecated
aud discard ed metal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

fact that no animus against Americans
WAS discovered in the Havana riots,
aud that their inspiration was purely
domestic, the New York Commercial
Advertiser adds: 1--WE shall have no
occasion to interfere in Cuba, except
a. friendly neutral to aid in the pre-
servatlon of social order in the midst
of pcli ical dissolutiCn and reIorma-
tiou." Whereupon the New Orleans
Picoyune touches off the American
propensity for Interfering in other
peoples fights with this: yet il is a
lit remarkable that there should be
Any muss in which Americans are not
engas ed
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
Napoleon J. Roy,
The Fashionable Tailor,
SHeln0N RTAGK OPPOSITE P0STARRlC
SOU rHERN PACIFIC SUNSET.
Weekly Tourist Car Excur siOns With
out Change, Between San Francisco
and Wa. hingtOn, ID. c., Chica-
go, Pittsburg, Pa, and Gin

anu wa nngCOn, u. u, Cnlca-
go, Pittsburg, Pa, and Gin
cinati, Ohio.
Leave Ell Paso on Fridays and Mon.
days for Washington, D. c., arriving
Mondays aud Thursdays via Southern
Pacific company, New Orleans, L &
N. & Southern RV.
On " ednesdays for Chicago, ILL.,, ar.
irving Saturdays via Southern Pacific,
New Orleans and l. G. r. r.
On Saturdays for Pittsburg, Pa, ar
fic, NewOrlesns, l. G. to Louisville, B.
& S. w to Cincinnati and B. & o.
On Sundays for Cincinnati, Ohio, ar
irving Thursdays via Southern Pacific,
New Orleans and Q. & @.
70 San FIR -nci-co, Cal, via Los An
eeles, leave Ell Peso on Mondays, Tues
days, ThursC avs, Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays, arriving at Los Angeles
first day, San Francisco End day.
These cars are operated by the Pull
man company on same plan as first
class sleepers, and like first class sleep
ers are furnished complete with mat
she cts and pillow slips. NV upholster-
ed seats (cane) being put in and other
improvements made. Clean sheets and
pillow slips are put on every night.
Berths in these cars are available to
through or local passengers holding
first or second class or excursion tick
cts.
A charge of $1.OO per double berth
two may sleep In one berth without
additioaalScharge) per hight is made;
$500 for through berth New Orleans
to Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Each car is in charge of az uniform
ed porter to make up berths and keep
the car clean.
H. r. TURNER, T. E. HUNT,
City Ticket Agent Comr Agent.
Ell Paso, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

OUR English neighbors are paying a
tribute to our new tariff by charging
that 1t is responsible for the La Ii of
of their expectations curing 1897
of 1 carry S20,UOO,U0O In their exporta
tion, aud their authorities attri butte i,
to The new tariff law in the United
STA es which has again set our mills in
motion, excluding a large amount o.
English goods.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
proper on

THE people who we're throwing up
the ir hats in delis hit over the deficits
which were the natural result of the
conditions under the first few months
under the Dingley law are saying moth
ing about that December surplus Of
n, arly two million dollars. Nor are
they calling attention TO the fact that
the receipts under the new law have
incr eased fifty per cent. in five months
ODeratiOn
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26
The progressive ladies of Westfield,

The progressive ladies of Westfield,
Ind, issued at ''Womsns's Edition" of
the Westfieid News, bearing date Of
April 3, 1896. The paper is filed with
matter of interest to women, and we
notice the following from correspon-
dent, which the editors printed, rea' IL
ing that it treats upon a matter of vital
importance to their sex: THE best
remedy for Group, cold and bronchitis
that have been able to find is Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. For family
use it has no equal. 1 gladly recon-
mend it," % and so cent bottles
for sale oy all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

MAYOR FLOWER, of New Orlean'
recently had a conference with Mayor
Van Wyck, of Greater New York, or
the subject of the social evil, and the
two agreed that the New Orleans and
FL Paso modification of the
Partisan plan, restricting fallenwo-
men to one section OF the city was the
proper one.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-26

AN Etto -ney in Califo, mia recently
attempted to imE each the veracity Of
q WITH ess in court On the ground that
the witness had at one time written fer
toe press a circumstantisl account of
having seen an atrship passing through
the air.