Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-01
Some Notes Oh Alaska.

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Some Notes on Alaska.
There are two telephone lines be-
tween Dyea and Lindemann.
T. R. Needham has just started the
Stickeen River journal at Fort Wran-
gel.
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 10000 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 E. o. Lamphere and NJ.
P. Gilbert, of Chicago, capitalists,
have purchased of gang ofSaireek
miners seven gold quartz claims in
Southeastern Alaska for $l20, 900. p"
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 $50 month. A
squatter's right on lot not far from
the central district brought an offer of
$700 to Portlander. 1t was refused.
Archie Sheep and w. Stewart, of
Dawson, presented to the famous
slim" Blrch-as a testimonial of re-
gard-a nugget two inches in diameter.
1t is worth 5000. Sims convict num-
her IN San Quentin will be engraved
on it and it will adorn his neck.
J. NJ. Fowler's townsite scheme at
Lake Lindermann, by which he hoped
to plat out all the aavilable land and
tax everybody So who put a 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.
j. Kay, OF San Francisco, who took a
cargo of lumber to Skagway on the
Noyo, says SO great is the demand for
lumber that they can hardly wait until
it is unloaded. 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 20 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 il the
only man who ever succeeded in de-
livefing mail on the Yukon during the
winter.
Collector Of Customs ]. w. Ivey is
receiving a good deal of praise for his
vigorous policy in enforcing the laws
regarding the liquor traffic. AS long
as the laws are in effect they will be
enforced. His vigilance in seizing
contraband stuff is attracting general
attention. The liquor men are growl-
ing because he shipped away 20 tons
Of the stuff on the Elder. The new adj
ministratiOn is making warm times in
the North, and, as a natural result, the
collector is cordially disliked by the
juneau smuggling ring.