The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-07
alaska POSTAL SERVICE.
CONTRACTS FoR CARRYING MAIL
TO DAWSON AND NOME.
seattle and san Francisco the Amer
lean Terminais-Route From THIS
City s.ors Miles Lcns, Calling
for Three Round Trips.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intclligeneer.
WASHINGTON. Feb. s.--An examination
Of the ave new contracts recently let ~
the postofiice department shows that peo-
pie in Alaska viii get good mail service
between the various points in that terri
tory and the United States during the COM
been lei 70 Leon sloss' o. SAN Francisco,
and the hfth 10 the North American
Transportation and Trading company.
OF Chicago. The route laid down for
this contractor to follow Is from
Seattle. Ay Unalaska 81. Michael and an
points along the Yukon river 20 Circle,
Alaska, and to Dawson, Canada.
This route is s.6iS miles long. and the
company agrees 10 carry the natl over
It three round trips during the season OF
OF navigation OF 1900, sailing from Seattle
about May - June . and july g also
for service from Seattle 20 81 Michael, one
utp one way only. and from Dawson 70
attic about August q The company Will
not be required TO carry more than ten
tons of mail matter each way on The hrst
trip and not more than I'VE tons each way
on each OF the subsequent trips, IL Is he
lieved however, that this limit in weight
win more than cover the amount OF the
accumulated mail matter that VIII DC or
fered upon any Of the trips,
Details of sic.s Contract.
Seattle will also be Interested In the de-
tails of the other four contracts. The first
route. which Is from st Michael TO Nome,
four round trips month between June
and October 2, also includes an early trip
from San Francisco to Nome by the steam-
er Portland leaving San Francisco about
Apra 30 also an early ZIP from ,, sgatsle . 70
the same date; also late trips from Nome
TO San Francisco and from Nome to seat
tie by the same steamers leaving Nome
about October Is. Two trips each month
from st, Michael to Nome the steamer
Dora viii continue TO Cape York. carry.
ing the mails TO and from that point, and
the other two trips OF each month stops
win be made at C;oloyin for mails.
The second Sloss contract Is Tor = route
from San Francisco by tnslaska, st Nj
chaei and all postofnces along the Yukon
river 10 Circle and TO Dawson, Aus miles.
The provisions OF this contract are prae-
ticaly identical with those OF the contract
FIRST mentioned with the North American
Transportation and Trading Company.
The third route which the San Francisco
contractor win operate Il from Juneau,
hy sitka. yakutat Orca. valdes. Seldovia,
kussiloff. Renal and Tyoonok to kadiak,
returning by Orca and Yakutat 20 Juneau.
This route is l. ~ miles long. and trips are
10 be made once IA month from April 60
October. inclusive. leaving Juneau about
the 18th Of each month.
The fourth route Is from Tyoonok. by
Hope city, TO Sunrise CITY. Alaska. This
Is distance of atty miles by steamboat.
ana the mails are 10 be carried once
month from April to October 81 with
the understanding that " the steamers
run more frequently they viii carry the
mail without additional pay.
Court Martial Findings.
The war department has published the
findings OF the San Francisco eourt-marttal
which sentenced Chaplain David ", shields
TO be dismissed from the army. The spe-
cihc charges which caused Chaplain Shields
to be retired 10 private life were three IN
number.
The first was tina, he was absent from hi.
post, without leave. for Two days, while
wearing his uniform. was found drunk In
public place at Alcatraz island In the
presence Of citizens and enlisted men. The
third specification was that he appeared
I'm a drunken condition on the Clay street
wharf az San Francisco during the after
noon Of November n.
D~puty Collectors Salaries.
A question having arisen as 20 the law
by which the salary Of the deputy coilec-
tors OF customs az Tacoma and sesttle
was fixed at the rate OF 5000 per annum.
Representative Jones' looked up the mat
ter and found shat the salary MAS rxsd
In the act OF August 4 1850 by which the
secretary of the treasury was authorized
to station customs officers at such sub
ports In the district Of Puget sound with
authority 70 enter and clear vessels, receive
duties. fees and other moneys and perform
other services and receive such sonpenrs-
ton az In his Judgment the exigencies OF
commerce may require.
II the act had stopucd there the salaries
Of the collectors al Tacoma and Seattle
might have been Increased or lowered AZ
specifically fixed the salary of these two
deputy collectors at s. 600 each. THE
amount OF business done Al both these ports
would warrant the payment 81 a larger
salary. were il not for the imperative see-
iion OF the act above mentioned II H. uf-
aerstood the Secretary OF the Treasury is
favorable - ne increase % these ssIArIe@
and viii lake such action VA the event ~
tho passage ~ The hih urged by Represer-
tAiixc Jones'. placing the salaries % these
tive officials within the control OF the Sec
Rotary.
tssissed 20 Alaska.
Cant WIN. Abercromhle. Second Infantry.
and First Lieutenant Waiter e Habeock
Eighth cavalry, have been assigned 10 duty
in Alaska and wili accompany Gen GEORGE
NJ Randall 10 Seattle.
rostmsst-ys Appoiated.
John r. swaiweIl has been recommend
% for postmaster al Caseo, ktDz county,
Vice Oliver r. Grimes. resigned James Y.
Blew has been recommended Tor like posi-
lion al Cioidsnaale kHcklias county, In
plAre % George w Bowen. rsFfgn.A
Louise Heudricks has been appointed
ysowtrnisfre~a At Fgtt CANDY, 20 saeseed q.
". kiieu resigned.
The commission ~ John stack ~ past
master al Republic. Wasa hAs been is
sued 10 aage fFom January =.
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