The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-27
LYING ~ JUNEAU.
Some Features Of Life in the Principal City Of
Alaska.
From the Washington Ereninc Sta-.

From the Washington Erenin1 Std-.
juneau is not a pious town. Notwithstanding
IT has a Methodist, n Presbyterian, an fpisco-
pal, a Greek, a Catholic. and an Indian church.
all Of them thrifty. The fact Is, juneau is a
good deal Partisan in lis style. and is decidedly
wide open. Gambling places, saloons. dance
halls and dives abound, and they appear 10 be a
necessity of existing conditions. The streets of
juneau, beyond the one AT the water front, are
mostly uphill. and they are all paved with plank.
Wagons are few, ten in all, but there are plat
form ,heds on low runners that can slide down
a street like "A tobocgan. There are twenty-five
horses in town and one buggy. There are
twenty BICYCLES, but Just whore they can run is
not apparent. There l. an opera house, and "A
unique method of having shows in il. Every
Friday night II j. open 10 the best people, az 81
n seat. with selected talent from the variety
shows OF the town wher" the best people cam
not 20 except the men.
Socially juneau is quite gay. and punk and
other hued teas prevail IN IN" afternoons. while
asSembllr- balls and other functions take pthe
night time. ON special occasions flowers are
ordered from Seattle. There ara twenty-five
ot thirty ladies. who are prominent in society,
and entertain. Men are plenty, but there are
few unmarried women. and there i all urgent
demand for them.
There are TWO banks. and the stores are very
large. with fine window displays. One firm pays
It's window trimmer sos a month. What 3, 5g-
SIZE tow in the States does As well a. that
Extensive stocks are carried, running from
sl0,DN to sljO,pU, with annual sales running aS
high as s3j0uN0 N retail, There Is IA big busi-
ness done in Indian Curlos, the Indians selling
as high ~ 5000" worth a year from their houses
and on the streets. one excursion steamer last
season carried out s3,GO worthsof Indian bas-
ketS.
The press is represented by the Dispatch
daily and It's weekly, the Morning Record. by
r { Russell, Jr, a hustler; the Alaska Miner
and the Truh are WeekltS,
There are two or three Libraries and free read
ing rooms maintained by the citizens. and they
are all well patrOniled. Dealers sell large
quantities Of paper-bHck novels rs well, and
all the periodicals Of the Fast are in eager de-
imand
There Is no police in juneau the police fInc-
ton being in the hands Of deputy lnlted States
narshal~. and there j. little disorder. The fact
that "A man can find trouble very easily, ifheis
scraps are few and far between. Nobody has been
been shot within "A year. About n year ago "A
deputy marshal was killed ard three wounded.
This seems 10 have cleared the atmosphere
morally. Nothing on earth could dot meteOro-
logically, Tor Juneau has n climate that is
all cloud and fog and mist and rain for about
80 days ia IN" wear.
All kinds OF hardy vegetables are raised around
the town, and one man has a floral garden where
roIes and other flowers flourish A. the green bay
tree. Prices ara quite reasonable. Good board
may be had at from s. TO So "A week. and rooms
at from SO 10 500 n month. Drinks are IS cents
each. except beer, which Is Is cents. and cigars
are U~uhllN lNbl pr u VuhTlsTt Dul RObu HNf-I'Il
cigar are to be had. and the tlme-tried, fire.
tested Pittsburg and Wheeling stogie can be
had a. two fer" or s. a hundred. \ shave
costs a quarter. and a hair cut 81 cents. Best
hotels. which have water. electric light and all
the modern improvements charge s. and 81 a
day, and some very fair a. low a. s. a
day. Juneau. "A thousand miles from everv-
where. is a cheaper place 10 live in. comfor for
comfort. than New York city j.. which is in the
midst of everything.
The town is lighted by electricity from a fne
plant. and II has w~aterwork-, supplied by
mountain streams. SO high up that there is
force enough 10 throw water all over town. 1t
is cold water too. and beautifully clear.
Forty-fivp merchants and other persons have
telephones. 4 brass band of twelve pieces
wakes the echoes now and then. and as long
rs the echoes do not complain. nobody else
Ourht 10 or doe.