The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-15

the most advertised town m AldNNd' consists of eight saloons. seven r,Stau' rants. nine general merchandise stores
 one news paper and other business houses in proportion and a population of about 500 The legal and mr hcal professions are numerously and ably rcpreserted. The building profession al who makes this his future held with the idea oi meeting slight competition |, doomed Co disappointment This iSI true of all branches of labor mental or manual No one should come here
 without sufficient means Co subSi,t for a year or more without hbor. ] have the greatest confidence that Cn \aldcs Bay will be located the future great city of Alaska. but proporti"natcly. but h,tle has been accomplished and ev'
 erything IS in the future.
 About Goo proSpectors left Naldes this season for the interior ant points along the coast. Most oi these . en| outfitted here. spending on an average of Sioo each for their supplies. During their stay the town was lively anal theI merchant, made considerable .. ncy
 Since tl,ir drparture. however, dOl-
 ness is the rule Still there are not very many unemployed and the Nage'
 are good and the price oi lv',g lute reasonable Good meals can be had
 for as low as $ cents. and board and
 lodging for $io per month. lt the pros
 pcctors make good strikes this summer
 inc town will boom again and money
 will be the cheapest article in the mars
 ct But ii the reverse happens. Nhd''
 vill be the rendezvous ot a small lrmN
 of poverty stricken and desperate men
 who will require the assistance oi Uncle sam Co flee from the rig9G, oi an Arc
 ne winter. believe. however. m| an | can learn from reliable men, mat
 good placer diggings have been diS-
 covered and that their richness w'i
 be demonstrated this summer
 One oi the great needs oi 'h' town has been a good wharf, as at present vessels putting iu here have Co 3e -nm-
 pclled to anchor and lighter their goods ashore. This has been very et
 pcnSiye and rcouvenient At a re cent meeting of the Board oi Trade itI was decided Co organize and ncorpa rate the Naldrs Wharf and Improve mcnt Company under the laws D, tn state of Washington; the Alaska Mall Steamship Company taking the con trolling interest m the stock and tho citizens oi \lldes subscribing th, q. mainder. Work will be begun earl' mI May The wharf will have a frontage oi 100 feet and will be over 1000 ieu in length The company has the mall contract form Juneau Co UnalaSka ant way points and will put on new fast steamer on the route this Sumucr ;ol carry about Iso passengers aid about 100 ton, oi freight
 The talk oi a railroad from NaldeS
 Bay Co Eagle City, on the Yukon ryer. is yet nothing but talk but it Is based upon certain facts that are worthy o' consideration. The Bay oi Naldcs iSi 90 landlockcd hlrbor capable 'i afford ing safe anchorage for any reasonable number oi vessel, and is within a 'ay travel by rail oi Eagle City pn the 'u' kon river The road would grave 'se and develop 90 country believed Co bc exceedingly rich m gold and copper It would be au all-Americ1n nutc .nd therefore. there would be no bonding of goods and consequent trouble and expense li connected with steam ship line it could land passengers and freight iu the Yukon in less than loI days from the Sound or Portland. and l a passenger rate of S5o and S7S ard | a freight rate oi Sls Co so per ton. ! There | good reason Co believe that | such a ryu,c would be as profitable a' the White Pass & Yukon road which l Is said to have given its protector, im- mense returns for their investments.
 Man, her, believe that the con,truc. | ton of thc government trail from Lowe ri,,r Co the Yukon is an enter prise at public expense for the beneht oi the few. lt Is said the survey and | building oi the trail is only preliminary l Co the building oi railroad to which tbc right oi-way is Co be gwen by the federal government and, strange though it may seem. there are people here who object Co this IT'D gramme. though it would undoubtedly confer a great blessing on Alaska. anl upon NaldeS bay.
 About go miles inland from Naldes |, the Chesna mining district Here the CheSna Mining and Improvement Co has invested about Ssoooo m @ placer mining proposition. and it is employ ing quite a number of men 10 has a saw mill blacksmith shop and every thing necessary for the thorough d.. of their property. The dis covery was made and the ground tested in ISoo. It took an of that year to get the plant iu and the ditcheS run be- fore the ircezc-up. The ground runs from SO cents Co SI5 per cubic yard The company has thirty-three eo-acre claims. li has also discovered coal and located 64o acres of coal land lt is a good quality for blackSmithing and heating purposes. and Is SO thoroughly | imprcgnated with oil that it can be used for fuel m camp fires It expects Co use two uozzles on the ground this year and to handle. at a low estimate. 1000 yards of earth per day The com pany is organized under the laws of West Virginia and has ample capital This is thc only working of any eN- tent m this district, but an the claims of Chesna creek are taken up and are awaiting the results of the work being done by the Chesna Mining and In vcstment company Slate creek in this