Arizona republican., 1899-07-13
THE MAN AND THE CITYg
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 Who Founded Juneau.

Old Jcseph Juneau. founder of the 1 Al9skan town which bears his name who died at Dawson City cn May 13.
 was an inveterate and incurable gold 1 seeker. He was 2 French Canadian by birth. All his life he did nothing but prospect. He mined in California
 and in nearly all the western states; found gold, tco. but was never able to keep it. The last thirty years of his life he spent in southeastern Alaska and che Yukon valley
 He was an old man already when he uncovered the ledge where the town of Juneau now stands II was his great day. There was no gamble about it,
 this time; there was the gold. tons of it, and he was the owner. It is re- corded that after making the disccv- cry he sat down and wept, bewai1ing the long life of poverty and hardship he had endured and the little time he had left in which tc spend and enjoy his fortune. His tears were shed more or less in vain. Tn three short but merry years he had not a cent That was a period of great pride to the old miner, nevertheless. The town grew rapidly. everybody prospered. and Ju- neau was the oracle of the place. His only rival was 9 man named Harris, wko lad struck it rich at about the same time. and when the camp reached the point of permanence and 1t became necessary to give it a name, honcTs were easy between the two men- An oldest inhabitant describes the controversy as follows: You see. while we was cOnsiderin' the merits Cf Harrisburg as a name for the camp, why, Harris he stood the liquor for the hull crowd, and all the time we was taikin' Of callin it Juneau, why, Joe he kept the boys ginned up; so between 'em there wasn't no need to hurry about decidin'."
 Juneau never made another big strike, and toward the end of his career became almost a vagrant When the KlOndike excitement was at it's height he managed with great difficult ty to secure a grub-st&ke and went ever the trail as cheerfulIy and as hopefully as he had crossed the plains to California forty-five years before. Last winter was a hard one. even as hard winters go in Dawson. but he stood it fairly well until spring. Then he began to fan, and a very light at tack of pneumonia took him eff. He died as he had liyed-a miner. Tn a rude camp. surrounded only by men, he drifted ever the last divide.
 He lived to see the town which bears his name the greatese city of Alaska, and its probable capital in the near future. On the other hand, Ju- neau has never acquired any civic dignity. and it is hard to conceive of anybody except a miner CT an official deliberately taking up his residence there No one in Juneau ever speaks of it as a town: it is still "the camp A more desClate spot is impossible to imagine. On the opposite side of the bay is Douglas island where the fam. ous Treadwell mine is located The smoke from it's chiorination works has killed every green thing in the neigh borh0Od. and the country is as barren Of vegetation as the valley of the Dead sea- The mountains rise so abruptly from the sea that there is scarcely any level ground for the town to cling to. The streets are winding and dirty and the houses crowd tightly against the sidewalks. On every corner is a sa- loon-Alaska being strictly prohibit tion-and next to every saloon is dance house. The next place of busi- ness is bound to be either 3 Yukon outfirting establishment or curio shop for the turing of the summer tourist
 A steady downpour Of rain nina months in the year makes the winter aspect of the camp anything but cheer ful, but Juneau on a summer evening is about the liveliest town on earth. It is bright daylight until II o'clock at night. and during the entire twenty four hours the shops are open, the theaters are in full blast. and the pianos of all the dance houses play as madly as they can. The narrow streets are thronged with people, and Occa- sionally one meets a man who is nct a miner CT a woman who is respect able. This does not happen often, but il is liable to occur People dine at whatever hour oleases them. Often a party sits down at l o'clock in the mCrning.
 Like al Alaska towns. except Skag- way. which had brief season of law Iessness. Juneau is a fairly orderly place. Murder and theft arc almost unknown. The reason is that there is no place of hiding for the criminal. He cannot run away. If he takes to the bush he perishes of hunger, and if he attempts to escape in boat he is readily overtaken.-NeW York Sun
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