Stikeen River journal., 1898-04-23
A VERY HEWSy LETTER, John ]. Malone Writes in Taeo-,a
 News About WranSel. SOME PERSONAL MENTION. Good Reasons Why WrangGl Will Be Great City Permanent
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 . HJohn J. Malone writes the latest news from Wranycl To a Tacoma friend under date oi March .s. He -aN,:
 This is the tiiet opportunity l have had to answer your letter of some days ago, as l have been very busy getting my house shaped up and an glai to ~al that am noW doing Il fine busiac,, and making some mun"y
 bara-faced lies as are published about " rangel. There never Na> il better route into bc Yukon chan the Stil;rcu ..;Nrr. as ha- htal dnupl,t..l,rt ny shree OF four th5a,!ai people going Np and getting in. Df cell''e, laei'r have been some weak ones who would grasp any excuse totuln back and \ ho really should never hakt started. \ No0ng friend of mine Na- hcrr Ia.t sSa aiula!ay who huu -tl;t'd up With his party and ss,Ot up over tGr line and came back for some ,!ed-. There i, no question but what it has been hard Wori to get lOrsc, through lilc first 10 OF l1 mics ut the mouth of the river. but .ite'>uN- aie X Manu s grading outfit have gone np and s,iceecded in getting in and there Wal, q party i!ef'r Saturday who lad c)na irDn Fee gi.apA crock in four cays and said il Was really Il picnic oming down on the dog sleds.
 like Evans. rX-cilN detective of Ta- ,s,lna. is act ing d, eonSey for thc customs tticer hcrc and goes np every week as t.,r ;ls the Canadian line. or Il, tar t. .riy whisrN goes in. WlaU7e. i5 ilnlrov- ing wondcrlutIy since 1 came here: in sA. sthere area great maay buildings under construction that are held back for tine want ot lumber: he niti i- rUi. ming night and day and cutting about 2O.ODO feet per day and it is back two weeks OF more on it's orders,
 .fhe Canadian p,.,i;ic k >psudng t lot of money brre building their harl and 1t will be q, fine a Nhalf as tacre is on the Pacific coast hen it i- eonl- pictcu and they will b. abe 10 accom- modatc quite a number of vessels. a9 Wrll as take care of Il nuni CT of rlVrr bouts. The Hudson Bay conpan! have cOmp.ctcu a fine wharf and there are. three other wharVcs in the course of con- Struetion There is a tauldi III c''ili- pIny that pal S23Ujo for 10 d re. O! lauti and intend to hui.d a dock and iitie hotel. and talk of erecting "atpi. work, and electric light plant, which | have no doubt they will do. Ihcee k no question about tine tltulc ot Wrangel. d. it will he the only place of any importance ia Alaska when the (. ?. R. E. is finished.
 "Bro"n X Davidson are surVcN jn- the townsitc and We expect to have Il trustee appointed soon to make lit ( to the lands.
 Judge Jackson. ~ho is enc of tlrlc- land's ho,d-overs, makes Il rlo,t inpar- tial judge and is a very courteous gen~ tlcnan. Marshall Bay,. fearless young man from Indiana, Was al Il hoid-over and does the police work of thing" mon who stopped off on their way from SkagWay. bat the first trick they turned Marshal Bays promptly brought them before .Iud rc Jackson, who fined them the full extent. S2'W and costs. They quietly bid Wrangel adicu and went looking for pastures new please pardon the poelical finish.
 "I expect Wrangcl will he q town of l5.0Oo people by the first of May. and l think there will be permanent work enough to allow that numlcr of people to make comfortable living for the next i've years. There are good mine lodges almost up to the city limits and some very rich islands from 30 to 40 miles distant. Game is abundant and as fine fish is to be had from the markets every day as one would care to eat.
 "Mcssrs. Drum X Davis with their toms brokerage business. Alr Drum < knowledge of the tariff laws makes him very competent for the business.
 ''Captain Fife and son hay opened il store and are doing fiji C business and taking it all in al valyoody k doing well and are happy.
 The Islander.