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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-17
Alaska's Military Road.


by way of the Vancouver army post
Capt. w. r. Abercrombie talked inter-
estingly of the great rorthland enter
prise he has, undertaken in the name of
the government and which thus far
has been carried on SO auspiciously.
It involves, as is we'll known in Alaska,
but scarcely credited elsewhere out
side of the national capital and Static,
the construction of great military
road from Port Valdes on the seaboard
to Eagle City or Fort Egbert on the
mighty Yukon. The route lies through
what is propularly known, and SO gen
orally abused, as the Copper river
country. The distance is four or five
leagues less than 400 miles, or, to be
exact, according to government sur
yey, 1856 miles.
"Of this, eighty-five miles have been
constructed, and with the same amount
of labor as was expended on this, the
mountain division of the road" Capt
Abercrombie observed Monday to the
P.-I., "the highway can be completed
driven through to the Yukon-next
season. And that it will be done /
have no doubt. The stretch we have
just finished was far more difficult
than all the rest will be, Tor the route
from the present terminus lies over
level stretch of country. We have dis
posed of the mountainous part.
"Our worst obstacles were encoun-
tered In what is known as the Coast
range OF mountains, short distance
back from the sea. We crossed these
by means of two passes, 1900 feet be-
ing the greatest altitude:obtained. In
one other place the road rises to
height of 100 feet. 1t is highway
practicable for men and horses, and
over three-fourths of the road now
constructed a wagon can be driven
with ease. And to my notion it is
bound in the near future to be the
main highway to the Yukon. 1t is
now being used by the government as
mail route. Already the trip has
been made both ways by the mail car
riers, and feel confident they will be
able to make regular journeys over
this trail throughout the present win
ter.
"There are military posts at inter-
walls OF fifteen and twenty miles over
the completed portion of the road, and
at each of these two soldiers are sta
toned, and at every other post also a
dog team. In constructing the road /
had from seventy-fiye to eighty men,
mainly prospectors who went into the
country the Copper river rush, en-
ployed. Many of these men were
broke and in destitute circumstances.
but in this way the government en-
abled them to earn sufficient money
to get out of the country if they wish
ed.
II have been criticised, suppose,
by some OF these men, but that can't
be helped. 1t may be that some of
them had work thrust upon them.
Anu tler' we're others who chafed un-
der milil ry discipline and regulation.
In any event it did away with tie cry
of dcstitution and distress and made
the Copper river population one of
thrift AID industry. There is no dis
tress th, re now"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-17

ACCORDING to state mine inspector
Owen, the output of the coal mines of
the state of Washington for the year
ending December 30th, will amount to
over two million tons. Owing to the
duties the Canadian product has been
forced from the Coast markets, and an
increase of about twelve per cent is
noted in the output. Wages are at
the top notch in the coal mines and
thousands Of men are receiving sup
port from that source.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-17

DEWEY seems to be sit" just now.
The citizens of the country recently
presented him with fine mansion
furnished complete in Washington,
he has just taken unto himself wife
to preside in the new home, and he
will probably get about 10000 as his
share of the prize money for the de-
struction of the Spanish fleet at Ma
Mia, in addition to his regular salary.
Dewey ought to be happy with this
big slice of good things-most mortals
would be.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-17

.
The Fairhaven World Herald gives
out the pack at that place as $50, OOO
of which amount Los, 500 are sockeyes,
1t is certain that the World Herald
must have included in the Fairhaven
pack the entire product of the Pacific
American Fisheries company, which
itself includes $4,000 cases put up al
their Friday Harbor cannery, and 81
600 put up in their plant at Blaine.
If that be true the actual pack at Fair
haven was 2O9. 900 cases. Then there
was 1884, 600 packed at all other points
making total as follows:
Blaine canneries 263 200
Fairhaven canneries. .309, O00
All other points. 1880. .264 ,OOO
Total. $3.50, OOC
If the Fairhaven pack actually did
reach $780, 900 then the grand total fol-
Puget Sound must be enormous
amount of 9O7 900 cases, of all varie-
ties, worth nearly 100000.
A history OF the growth of the in
dustry in Blaine would be fair illus
tration throughout Puget Sound.
In the years 1S9l-92-93 the only
sockeye salmon canned on Puget
Sound were canned at this point and
in the latter years the Drysdal and
Wadhams canneries made such record
that they were absorbed by the Alaska
Packers association, and, following
their success, canneries were later
built here, at Anacortes, Fairhaven
and on Lummi island. In 1894 large
ly sockeye. In 1895 the only Gamer
les operated were the two plants of the
A. P. A., which this season put uI
52,874 cases. In 1896 the plant ol
Young & Williams was erected and
the pack aggregated 59,413 cases, this
being the light run of the fourth year
series. In 1897 came the big run and
the canning plant Of the Pacific North
west Packing company was added te
the list, and the seasons amounted Il
II $50 cases'-Tacoma Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-17

w persons to represent US as Managers in this
and close by counties. Salary $500 q year and
expenses. Straight, bona-fde. no more, no less
salary. Position pertinent. Our references,
any bank in any town. It is mainly Office work
conducted at home. Reference. Enclose self
addressed stamped envelope. The DOMINION
COMPANY, Dept. g. Chicago,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-17

AGENTS WANTED-FOR "THE LIFE AMI
Achievements of Admiral Dewey" the worlds
greatest naval hero. By Murat Halstead, the
lifelong friend and admirer of the nations idol
Biggest and best book; over 500 pages, ski
inches; nearly 100 pages halftone illustrations
Only $3.50. Enormous demand. Big commits
sions. Outfit free. Chance of lifetime. Write
quick. The Dominion Company, 3rd Floor
Caxton Bldg. Chicago.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-17

The broadway" Avenue and
General are the latest styles of
walking hats in the East, and a nice
selection in colors and trimmings are
shown at Arthur Needham's.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-11-17
Big Puget Sound Salmon Pack.

The Blaine Republican publishes
some interesting figures about the
salmon pack during the past year,
showing the value at the BLAZING can
neries alone to have been in excess OF
100000. OF the 263, 900 cases of
salmon which have been packed to
date, $4,000 cases were sockeye.
The Point Roberts cannery in round
numbers $4,000 cases and every one
sockeye. 1t is fair to say that no can
merry OF its activity on the Pacific
coast made so good a record.
The pack by canneries is as follows
Canneries Gases.
Semianmoo A. P. A.. Ii 900
Point Roberts A. p. A.. AZ 800
Ainsworth & Dunn. ...... $500
Pacific Northwest Pkg, Co... $4,000
Pacific American Fish Co. -. 21,OOO
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-10
BARELY ESCAPES DESTRUCTION

GRANTS PASS (Ore). Sept. 90
The most destructive fire in the history
of Grants Pass began At 1880 today IN
the Pacific Hotel. two-story frame
building. The strong breeze from the
west added greatly 10 the fury OF he
flames. which spread in three dircc-
tions in an incredibly short time.
Front street was entirely wiped out
for one block from Wade's grocery
store TO Dixon < McCroskey's two
story brick building. The fire also ex-
tended south and east OF Fifth street
and completely destroyed every build
ing on the west half of a block. In
side of an hour and half sixteen bust
ness houses and eight warehouses and
smaller buildings had been destroyed.
The origin of the fire is not known.
but it is supposed TO have been de-
fective fiue. The total loss is about
s75.OO0 The insurance is $4,000.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-10
TO MEET NExT IN LONDON.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-By the
committee charged with the next place
of meeting OF the Pan-PresbyIerian Al
lance 1t was decided this morning 10
hold the meeting in London. England.
No determination was reached. how
ever. as to the time for the meeting.
but It will be either four or five years
from the present month. At today's
session OF the alliance the Presbytery
of South Africa was admitted to mem
bership.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-10
SPANISH REPUBLICANS ACTIVE.

SPANISH REPUBLICANS ACTIVE.
MADRID. Sept. 30.-A meeting OF
Republicans was held here lls; even
ing. which was attended by 5000 per
sons. among whom were n number OF
leading French. Italian and Portuguese
Republicans. Several violent speeches
were made. in the course OF which
he monarchy was attacked.
At the Burgos Catholic Congress n
committee was appointed 20 establish
Republican union. \ resolution was
passed demanding that steps be tSSel
to secure the liberation ot the spanish
prisoners held by the insurgents in the
Philippines.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-10
ONLY FOUR SURVIVED.

NEW YORK, Sept. GA Sun cable
from Manila. dated September 90.
1890 p. m. says: \ Spanish Captain
who escaped from the insurgents and
entered the American lines n the
north today says that the insurgent
General. Mascardo. with 1900 men. has
evacuated Dolores and Calumpit and
fallen back to the mountains. He
says that four prisoners from the gun
boat Urdaneta are with Mascardo's
men. The remainder OF the Urdaneta's
crew are reported to have been killed.
The Spanish Captain knew nothing IN
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-10
NAT GOODWIN ALL RIGHT.

LONDON. Sept. 3O.-Nat Goodwin
has recovered from his illness. and ap-
pears today 1t the Duke OF York Thea
ter. which closes October iI;h. Miller
Kent. who took MIR. GO1dwin's part.
has received handsome testimonial
from Mr.. Goodwin and Charles FToh-
man.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-10

regard 20 the fate Of Ensign Wood.
who commanded the Urdaac;a- tie
says shat 500 insurgents took part i,
the fight at Porac yesterday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-10
HEAVY LOSS BY ELEVATOR FIRE

CAIRO uIlJ. Sept. 3o.-Firc de-
s,royed the Holiday Milling Com
rany's new elevator and 10000 bush
els of wheat tonight. The loss Is over
s2CO. 900. partially covered by insur-
arce.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-10
AMERICA MARU"
Conflicting Reports of the
Coal Fires.
Damaged Cargo Was r &C ard SAX
acknowledgements Will Com
pensate Passengers.

The following reports OF the fire in
telegraphed to the Japanese Govern
ment at Tokyo. and presumably should
be correct:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-10
NEW ARRIVALS.

l.. s. MATHEWS & SON, FURNITURE DEA
- Beretania op posiss Progress Block
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Land Sales,

Although January is generally the
dullest month in the state land depart
ment, this year Auditor Dunn has sold
5,S41 acres of land in the first thirty
one days, and is, therefore, anticipat-
ing record breaking year in the mat
ter of land sales. George Flynn, chief
land clerk, has an unusually large
number of land inquiries on his desk.
There is a general upward movement
in state land prices, as well as private
holdings. Of the farming lands, un-
improved, the value had doubled in the
last few years, and the railroads are
holding their lands for still higher
prices, which seem sure to come. Tim
Der lands have advanced also, and an
other successful sale of stumpage is in
prospect.
Nearly all of the salt springs land
grant to the state university has been
sold by the regents, the sales this year
amounting to 500, 591.44. The grant of
46, $50 acres, about twelve salt springs,
was made in 1857, and the sales con-
trolled by the legislature until turned
over by it to the regents in 1878. 1t is
supposed that the entire sale of the
lands will aggregate 100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

"Did you ever love another before
you met me?" he inquired. Another
what?'' she asked.-Answers.
This won't dol" exclaimed Mrs. Box,
eXcitedly. There's 13 at table" "Never
mind, ma" shouted little Johnnie, Il
kin eat fur two. The Rival.
Mother--"Whom do you love best,
Tommy-mother. father or grandma ?"
Tommy (promptly)-"Custard." sgd
ney Town and Country Journal.
Customer my clothes ready p
Tailor-"Not yet, SIR" Customer
'But you said you would have them
done if you worked all night" Tailor
Yes; but l didn't work all night
Answers.
Ot1icer-'Whar is your name?" Jones
"M'namesh-h ic-Jamesh J-jonesh."
Officer-"What is your full Nance
Jones-"Yesh, tha-thas full name-so-
Der namesh Ja-james -hic-Jones. -
Town Topics.
''We don't have no luck at our house
like they have over to Johnny Smith
ers'." why. what kind of luck do the
Smithers' have?'' Jimmy Smithers'
father has dyspepsia, an there's always
piece of pie left over an Jimmy gets
it. Melbourne Weekly Times.
On the Road to Reformation.-We
Walker-"Say, mum, could yer give a
Teller leetle help ter keep him from
breakin' good reserlution?'' Old Lady
-"Of course, my good man. Here's a
quarter for you. Now, tell me your res
olution." Never ter swipe anything,
mum, ez long ez l could get money this
easy. So long ."-Philadelphi Record.
Influenza Patient-''What! doctor, do
you mean to say you charge me five
shillings visit?" Doctor-"Certain-
ly, just the same as anyone else" In
fuenZa Patient-"Oh, but you ought
to make a reduction for me. Why,
introduced the influenza into the neigh
borhood."-Sydney Town ard Country
Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
MYSTERIOUS LIGHT AT SEA.
Three Steamers Didn't Understand
1t, But the Prince of Mon
AGO Knew.

The prince of Monaco has been
known since 1885 as an enthusiastic
student of the sea and its various forms
of life. He usually spends his summers
in the study of oceanographic prob
lens, and his cruises have on some oc-
casions been extended almost to the
coasts of America. A short time ago
he delivered lecture before the Royal
Geographical society in London, in
which he told this incident:
One afternoon, while in the Bay of
Biscay, he sank the trap in which he
collected specimens of sea life. 1t went
to the bottom in over $4,000 feet. of
water, and as night approached he fas-
tened to the wire attached to it an cleo
trio buoy and then stood off a mile or
so. 1t did not happen to occur to him
that he was right in the track of steam
ers plying between northern Europe
and the Mediterranean, but he was re-
minded of the fact later
AS he and his IA sailors were watch
ing with good deal of satisfaction the
swaying buoy with it's brilliant illumi-
1t was soon evidenced that the steamer
was curious to know the meaning of
the illumination, for she altered her
course and made for the light. She
knew that no fishing boats came out so
far from land and so determined to
solve the mystery. Up she came to
within a quarter of mile of the buoy,
slowed up for minute, and then start
ed ahead, perhaps little Disguised at
the incident that had lured her several
miles out of her course.
She had hardly got away when a
second steamer came into view, and
she, too, bore down upon the lighted
buoy. The marines on the princes
vessel understood by this time that the
illumination was probably believed to
be evidence of disaster. Just as the
princes steamer was moving up to eX-
plain matters she was nearly run down
by one of the large liners in the orien-
tai trade, which had also left her course
to render what assistance she could.
The swell was very heavy, and the
prince feared a collisions as the three
vessels approached the light like moths
around a candle. He therefore veered
off and the other vessel, after stand
ing by for few minutes, went on their
way and probably never learned the
cause of that nights illumination at
sea.
But the incident gave the prince
pointer. He carefully refrained there
after from exhibiting his electric buoy
routes.-N. Y. Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
A Message from the Dead.

While traversing the wilds of East
ern Roseau county recently, Andrew
Nelson found book made of birch
bark, containing several leaves, which
had been fastened to the trunk of a
pine tree. Examination showed that
it had been make by person who was
lost and starving, and after giving up
all hope of ever escaping from the
traclSless wilds of that unsettled re-
gion he had taken that means of MAX
ing known his fate. The purport of
the writing, which was almost obliter-
ated by the elements, was that the vic
tim had brother living at Donelson,
Mimi, whom he wished should be no.
titled of his fate. Unfortunately the
name of the man whose fate it was to
perish in the forests and marshes of
that then untraversed country had
been erased by the weather, and there
is no means of telling who the party
was. The writing is dated in 1894.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
Very Low Rates Via the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railway

Semi-monthly excursions to the south
west. The greatest opportunity to visit
Texas, the Empire state of the Union, un-
paralleled as to resources and products and
with an area exceeding all the Eastern and
Middle States. The statistical reports Of
products, as compiled by the commissioners
of Texas, indicate this section as having the
greatest possible advantages in it's mild and
equabe climate and in the variety and pro-
ductiveness of it's soil. For further infor-
nation, descriptive pamphlets and dates %
excursions apply to t. B. Cookery, Dist. p
A., Des Moines. Ia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
Cold Storage.

j. u. Kelly, of Minneapolis, is engi-
neering a plan to revolutionize the sys-
tenn of handling butter. In brief, he
proposes to establish number of gen.
eral agencies which will maintain cold
storage plants for butter alone. These
will be established at Minneapolis, st.
Paul, ST. Cloud, Hastings Fergus Falls,
Winona, Lake City, Wabasha and Red
Wing.
There are some seven hundred cream
cries in the state, and Mr.. Kelly seeks
to enlist their support of the plan to
the amount of $50 of stock each. But
ter will be handled as now, on commits
sion, and the profits divided among the
creameries in proportion to their stock.
An effort will be made to secure state
inspection and grading, as now obtains
in the case of grain, and butter will be
sold according to the grades marked
by such inspection.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
A FORGOTTEN Estate.

The fling of claim in the st. Paul
probate court against the estate of
Thomas Welch by DIR. Charles Wheaton
few days ago has brought to light
the peculiar fact that the above estate,
though at the death of Mr.. Welch in
1898 was worth 1868, 900, had been en-
tirely lost track of by the court with
out its ever having been settled. Short
ly after the death of Mr.. WEIGH, his
widow, Susan S. Welch, and son Ernest
L. Welch, and Harry F. Weis applied
for letters of administration, fling a
$50, 600 bond. From that time until
few days ago nothing more was heard
of the estate in court. Since it's resur-
rection an order for an inventory and
appraisement of the estate has been
made and matters will be settled at
once.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
Freckles Do Not Count.

A young Minnesota man writes to
his congressman that he wants to be-
come a fighting man in the United
States navy, but that his face is COW
cred with freckles. He says he is using
DR.. IS wafer's at the rate of two
boxes week, but the freckles do not
seem to mind. He was informed that
he can cut the waters out of his diet,
as freckles are no bar to serving in the
United States navy in any capacity,
from admiral down.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
Very Strange.

Examination of Mrs. Lena Lundin,
whose sudden death gave rise to the
belief that she had suicided, was held
at Duluth the other day. No trace of
poison was found, but the most re-
markable if not unparalleled anatomy.
Every organ in the body was reversed
from right to left. The heart and
spleen were on the right side, and the
liver, veriform appendix and coecum
were on the left. The stomach and in
testines were all reversed. Physicians
are much interested in the case. Every
organ was in perfect health. 1t is be-
ieved that she died from self-adminis-
tered morphine, because of an unfor-
tunate love affair
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
IT WINS n Startler.

EYES," he said, 1--WE were out sleigh
riding lawst evening, and Miss Mile
was driving, and she didn't hold me in
very tight, you know, and the sleigh
struck a rut and l went head over heels
into a snow bank"
Didn't it startle your" queried the
pretty girl on the right.
"Yaas," he answered, sit gave me
quite rn!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
Hurled to Death.

Anthony Peter, a German, aged 90
years, tender of the dynamo at the Big
Mill at Mankato, was killed by being
caught in belt and precipitated to
the machinery below, breaking nearly
all his bones. The pulley was running
900 revolutions minute, and it is sup
posed he attempted to put on the belt.
He was unmarried and had been with
the mill about two years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
Chinaman killed I'm Paris.

Paris, Feb. 13.-One of the attaches
of the Chinese legation in Paris. be-
lieving that he was prosecuted by the
secretary of legation. Lien Young.
killed the latter by shooting him with
a revolver and then committed suicide.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
You Can Get ALIENS Foot-Ease FREE.

Write today to Allen S Olmsted, lie Roy.
N. Y, for FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, powder to shake into your shoes. Ia
easy. An instant cure for Corns and Bun
ions All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
The Difference,

Little Harry-Papa, what's the diff
ference between a financier and an
economist?
Papa-An economist will walk three
squares to save a nickel. A financier
will hop on car and beat somebody
out of a quarter while riding those
three squares.-Cleveland Leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15

Mrs Skimpen-'I think Mr.. Smith must
have liked the beefsteak pie. He had two
helpngs of it." The Tactless Boarder-
Possibly he did it on wager. Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15

The most successful dentist only lives
from hand to mouth.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15

Surely the best thing out is St. Jacobs Oh
for Rheumatism.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
\ II Hangs
| ON -.

If it was only health, we
might let it cling.
But it is cough. One cold
no sooner passes off before
another comes. But it's the
same old cough all the time.
And it's the same old story,
too. There is first the cold,
then the cough, then pneu-
monia or consumption with the,
long sickness, and life tremb-
ling in the balance.