The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-30
Uncle Sam Makes Skagway a
 |, Separation Point.
MORE YUKON SERVICE
Increase Ordered in Tanana, st. Michaei ana Nome-Juneau Run sun Uncovered.

Uncle Sam has just made arrangement: for better and more frequent mail servle,
 between this poin' and lower Yukon rlvel polnts and Nome and for greater dispatch upon arrival at Seattle of mails going South from this point to the states. He will, beginning next week, make Skag. way, Instead of Juneau, the nominal as we'll as the virtual terminal for the mails going and coming In his care between the coast and vast interior of the North. But he has not yet seen that local mail ser vice, according 10 the contract taken by d Seattlite, be kept up between Skagwav Juneau and way ports.
 Postmaster Sampson yesterday received instructions that hereafter all mall po>te1 here for the states. and all mil coming to this point enroute to the states. should be separated here before being placed on ship for the south. This means. he says, that mail that has heretofore been sent to Se- attle mixed, there to await separation In It's turn with other malls aeeumulatlng there from the four winds. and thus per haps often delayed Tn transit for points te- yond, will now be segregated at this office and dispatched ready for making the very first connection out Of the Sound city. Several weeks ago Mir. Sampson called the departments attention to the advantage such an arrangement would give. Mail for Seattle only has been sent in separate pouches for some time.
 Under the arrangement as ordered yes terday all south bound interior mails with which Uncle Sam has anything to do In forwordng will hereafter be here classified as to destination.
 Advlces have just been received that in connection with the winter service, begin hing February I, mail willbe dispatched In separate pouch direct from Skagwav to | Panama twice month, leaving here the ooSsss~.A- s~.A-AA~---->.-'-z----..-- .i..-i.,-.,Alco increased to twice monthly, and that a service be given across th: Nulato cu;-off once month' ..I
 It has been some weeks since the mail boat was taken off the Skagway-Juneau run, and no matter Is carried between the two ports save on large steamers that call at these ports on the Skagwav'Seattle run, Nothing positive seems to be known in of fcial or private circles in Skagway as to when the service will likely be resumed and Postmaster Sampson is unable to say whether or not all the way ports between Skaeway and Juneau are supplied with service.
 Capt. E. E. Calne. of the Pacific Clip per Line, of Seattle, had the eontr ct tor the carving of the mails on the Skagway' Juneau run, inclusive of way ports The tug Resolute was put on the run. but after a short time was withdrawn and sent south. It was next announced Mr. Caine had arranged for the SOund-Skagwav steamers to carry the mail, but for how long or other particulars were not given out. and seem to be secrets in the puzzle that Is now occupying the attention ol those Interested in the case from the publl'
 side. !,
 Until yesterday, when she was wrecked the steamer Mocklng Bird had been eaTrV'
 ing mail between Skagwav and Halnes
 and Postmaster Sampson said that the cos
 of thls service would be charged hv uneI
 Sam to Mr. Caine. Under ordinary al
 rangements mail contractor Is liable to
 fine for every trip he misses. On tn , Skagway-Juneau route service each wa
 is supposed to be giventhree times weekly It Is within the province of the mail lr