Douglas Island news., 1901-10-09

Skagway business men are becoming enthusiastic over the proposition of quartz mining and have taken steps to form syndicate to acquire titles to all the mining propositions in that vii cinity. The scheme is to incorporate and issue stock, selling sufficent for op- erating expenses. 4 diamond drill is to be part of the equipment for devel' opment purposes.
 The Skagway Alaskan modestly re- fers to itself as the "only paper this side of Dawson" What was at this place supposed to be an unusually brilliant display of the aurora borealis, was simply reflection from the burn ing blush of conscious pride that flick cred on the cheek of the pen pusher of the Alaskan when his egotism took fire.
 Charles Joe, an Indian from Haines, went to Skagway to look for his runa- way wife. When he found her, he slash ed her in the face with knife, making a wound that will disfigure her for life. After administering this mild rebuke to his faithless spouse, Charles began to pick out the high places, and at last reports was still roasting out of sight.
 It begins to look as if, in time, Daw- son might make record as a quartz camp. Since the first of April of the present year, within radius of 90 miles of the Klondike capital, 300 quartz claims have been located and duly represented. A number of the old timers are turning their attention to that branch of the mining industry.
 John Lancaster, the Dawson mer- chant who disappeared from the hotel Butler in Seattle, in August of last year, is alive and at Denver at the home of his sister. He arrived there, broken in health and scarcely recognizable. It is thought some great mystery is back of the case. Pinkertons secured the country for year for the man.
 The showing in the Koyukuk the past summer has been such as to encourage mine owners in the belief that a form!d- able rival of the Klondike has at last been unearthed. Gold, Clara, Emma, Union, Garnet and Jim creeks have all shown up exceptionally we'll, and other localities are prospecting fairly.
 The first serious accident to an em- ploye of the White Pass R. R. occurred at Fraser on the 27th ult., when Fire man Bush Phillips fell between the en- zine and the tender, receiving possibly fatal injuries. The cause of the acci- dent was the breaking of the coupling between the engine and tender.
 The Seattle Times makes a great fuss about drummer coming to Alaska and eloping with a squaw. The Skagway Guide thinks there is nothing strange about it. It says it knows some travel ing men who would elope with clothes horse if there was piece of calico or muslin hanging on it.
 The Skagway News says that in the opinion of the miners there will be am pie food at Bettles to supply the Koy- ukuk country this winter. The North ern Commercial company has large supply there. Last year there was much talk of probable shortage.
 The telegraph stations on the Domin- ion line between Skagway and Dawson are: Bennett, Caribou Crossing, Tagish, White Horse; Lake La Barge, Hootalin- qua, Little Salmon, Five Fingers, Sel- kirk, Selwyn, Stuart River and ogil- vie.
 Work of taking the Yukon census is we'll under way in six districts under direction of Major Henry J, Woodside, chief enumerator,