The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1899-03-24
Embargo OH Building Re-
moved by Commissioner.
SCARCITY OF LUMBER
Population of AtiIn city Gncrcas-
Ing ut the Rate OF Fifty N Day
several Large Hotels Going Up.

F.W. Lille, who Is running the Atln
small parcel and mail express, with fast
team OF dogs, got in on Wednesday even.
ing, having left Atl.n City late on Mon
day higher He reported great activity on
the beautiful townsite sloplng down 10 the
lake. Gold Commissioner Graham has
establi he'd his headquarters there and also
the Office Of the mining recorder. He had
no sooner landed there than he took off the
embargo as to building, and Immediately
there was a feverish rush for lumber, and
the air was thick with nails and the
sounds of saws and hammers. 1t has
been g;owing thickr ever since. This Is
the picturesque language OF Mr. Lille.
On his way out Mr. Lille met a whole
line Of people going in, and he does not
overestlmate 1t when he saws that there
must be fifty day striving with their
outfits. Every one on arrival is bustling
for lumber, for nearly all are b und 70!
Atlin City 10 20 lntl business. Two saw
mills are at work, but thev cannot nearly
supply the demand. But RoSsetii, OF Van
couver, has got all his material In now for
large mill, and that will soon be In oper-
alton.
The auction sale OF lots will not take
place before May /, as the plat prepared IS
only just now being sent TO Victoria for
approval. A number Of people are COM
ing from Glenord and TesIin. Frank Cal
breith arrived a few days ago from Tele.
graph creek, Charlie Wright got IN from
TeSIin lake recently. He will probably be
here tomorrow, on his way home for va.
cation and to purchase supplies.
Mr.. Ro:e, Of the Alaska Mining & Mill
ing Co., has reached Atlin with IS tons Of
stuff. He had a store at Glenora last year.
The Merchants Bank of Halifax has
been doing business for three weeks. The
officials Of the Bank Of British North
America have arrived by this time; the
Canadian Bank Of Commerce has build
ing nearly completed This will make
three banks,
Several new hotels started up during the
past week. J. H. Russell. Of Kamloops,
opened his hotel Saturday, and he has also
a brewery plant on'the ground.
Mr.. Mcdonald, formerly Of the CIar-
enee hotel, Victoria has bought a squat
iers right for a hotel site and begun to
build.
Oeson & Co. will open the Intematlon-
al this evening with a grand dedication
ball.
HAYWOOD & Byron have started the
Kootenay hotel.
Burns & MtDouglIl have opened a big
butcher shop This is Dominiek Burns.
who has been butchering in Dlwson, a son
of p. Burns, who supplies all the meat for
the Kootenavs and vast adjacent territory.
Mcclellan & MeFeelv, Of Vancouver,
have opened a branch hardware store.
The Parsons Produce Co., OF Vaneou-
ver, have taken in a very large supply Of
general groceries.
George Riee's large hotel, at the corner
Of First and Discovery streets. is going up
rapidly,
Jack Barrett, OF Log Cabin, has bought
a squatter's right site for hotel on Dis.
covery street, and will build as soon as he
can get lumber.
Quite a number Of squatter right lots
have changed hands recently, the price
ranging from 500 to soc.
There is more stuff at Log Cabin than
was ever seen there before. You cannot
get within two yards Of the custom house
for goods, piled skv high,