The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-08-11
THE PARIS OF Alaska.
PFinctpnl City OF That
TERRITORY.

juneau Is not a plouS Town, uOGVelgha
standing it has Methodist, Presby-
terrain. an Episoopalian, Greek, a
Catholic, and an Indian church, all "a.
them thrifty. The fact is, Juneau Is
a good deal Partisan in its style, and
is decidedly wide open. Gambling
places, ohs, dance halls and dives
abound, nd they appear to be me-
Cessity existing conditions. The
streets q Juneau, beyond the one at
the wat front, are mostly uphill,
and they are all paved with plank,
says the Washington Evening Star.
Wagons are few, ten in all, but there
are platform sheds on low runners,
that can ae down q street like a
tobOggan There are % horses in
town and one buggy. There are 20
bicycles, bilt just where they can run
is not apparent. There is an opera
house, and a unique method of hav-
ing shows in it. Every Friday night
it is open 20 the best people, at one
dollar a seat, with selected talent
from the variety shows Of the town
where the best people cannot 60
except the men.
Socially 5uneau is quite gay, and
pink and other hued teas prevail in
the afternoons, while assemblies, balls,
and other functions take up the night
time. On special occasions flowers are
ordered from Seattle. There are 25
or 30 ladies, who are prominent in so.
ciety, and entertain. Men are plenty
but there are few unmarried women
and there is an urgent demand fo1
them.
There are two banks, and the stores
are very large, with fine window dis
plays. One firm pays its window
trimmer $10s month, What $500
size town in the states does as wei
as that? Extensive stocks are car
ried, running from $4,000 10 $50, 200
with annual sales running as high al
$3.50, 900 at retail There bil
business done in Indian arias, thi
| Indians selling as high 9oo0
worth q year from thair
4 the Streets Ono excursion
last season ea ou
of Indian oak
The pFes
I Mornine Record
tnh are lies
There are cwo OF
and free reading rooms maintainel
by the citizens, and they are all wei
patronized. Dealers sell large quaint
ties Of paper-baclz novels as well, am
all the periodicals Of the east are il
eager demand.
There is no police in Juneau, the pc
lice function being in the hands o
deputy United States marshals, an,
there is little disorder. Juneau ha
a climate that is all cloud and fol
and mist and rain Tor about 365 day
in the year,
All kinds of hardy vegetables ar
raised around the town, and one maj
has floral garden where roses AM
other flowers flourish as the greel
bay tree. Prices are quite reason
able, Good board may be had at fron
five to six dollars a week, and room
at from $40 to $50 month. Drink
are 25 cents each, except beer, whicl
is is cents, and cigars are usually tw
for a quarter, but good five cent ci
gars are to be had, and the time-trieG
fire-tested Pittsburgh and Wheeling
stogie can be had at "two fer" o
two dollars a hundred. A shave cost
quarter, a hair cut so cents. Bes
hotels, which have water, electri
light, and all the modern improve
ments, charge two dollars and thre
dollars day, and some very fair a
low as one dollar day.
The town is lighted by electricit
from fine plant, and it has watel
works, supplied by mountain streams
so high up that there is force enoug
to throw water all over town. 1t
cold water, too, and beautifully cleaI