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The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
Hard 20 Estimate

It would, OF course, be a grave error
to estimate the wealth Of gravel de-
posit in placer claim by simply multi
plying the depth OF the gravel by the
width aud length for the simple reason
tina: an estimate OF so much TO the pan
does not convey any accurate idea Of
the average pay, taking the whole body
Of gravel right through. II we did we
would reach astounding figures. Take
the average estimate OF all reports from
the Tanana, for instance, and let us as
sume the lowest figure at 10 cents to the
pan to be a correct average Of the whole
ground. The gravel deposit is estimat-
ed at being s feet deep and 100 feet
wide. Let us assume that the ground
sloped and that the greatest depth ap-
Piled only to the middle of the creek
bed. II the claim were 1900 feet long,
that would give us gravel deposit OF
6oo. 900 cubic feet, OF over 40, coo yards,
10 cents to the pan is equal to $40 TO the
yard, or the claim would carry $2oo, 900
worth of gold scattered all through the
gravel. or course, much more money
than that has been taken from many
a smaller claim in many gold camp,
aud there is no reason why not, in
many instances, these figures should not
be reached or passed in the Tansna.
But we quote these figures only to give
an idea Of the immense possibilities of
a full size claim in an American mining
camp.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23

Especial Dispatch to Dailv Alaskanl
Dawson, March 2O,-Ray KluUb ar
rived from Chena yesterday. he was
IL days on the road out. he is the first
man TO make the round trip from Daw-
son to Pedro creek. His report is very
conservative. He panned on number
OF the claims and found pay, he be-
lieves in the future Of the camp. Many
OF the miners have und ;rtaken more
work than they can do, but as soon as
they have sold out portion Of their
claims TO moneyed men, the camp will
give employment TO many men. He
says that Fairbanks is destined to be
the princip,l town.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
Canadian, Have Same Rights

A subscriber a, Whitehorse asks the
Daily Alaskan: "cau Canadians stake
and hold claims in Alaska1"
Certainly. Canadians can have any
thing they want in Alaska and without
foreswearing an allegisnce TO Ed. Rex.
In 1898, year before the B. c. par
lament was worked b, Joe Martin to
confscale the claims Of Americans in
the province, congress passed "An act
extending the homestead laws and pro-
viding for right OF way for railroads In
the district OF Alaska, and for other
purposes"
Section I3 Of this act provides: "That
native born citizens Of the Dominion oi
Canada shall be accorded in said district
Of Alaska the same mining rights and
privileges accorded to citizens of the
United States in British Columbia aud
the Northwest territory by the laws OF
the Dominion OF Canada or the local
laws, rules and regulations; but no
greater rights shall be accorded than
citizens Of the United States, or persons
who have declared their intention to be-
come such, may enjoy In said district Of
Alaska; and the secretary OF the interior
shall from time TO time promulgate and
enforce rules and regulations 10 carry
this provision into effect"
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
NOT ARRIVED WHIT[HORSt
Showing Of
Copper District

This coming season will tell the story
Of the Whi,ehorse copper mines. Pur-
ther prospecting work will be done on
an extensive scale, and several will
begin tunnels aud shafts will be COM
pleted.
Trial shipments OF ore TO the smelters
have shown very Asttering results. ard
the prospect for an active and thriving
mining camp is now considered assured.
Many of the mines are now so far
prospecied that working shafts and tun-
nels will be driven this coming season.
Mining experts have declared them
selves satisfied as to both quality and
quantity Of ore, and with the encourage
nient given by the railroad by fixing
low rates, considerable &C tivity in the
shipping Of ores may be observed all
through next summer.
A successful outcome for the promot.
ers OF a smelier at Sksgway would meet
with the most hearty response by the
mineowners at Whitehorse A prom
iuent business man Of that place de-
clares that the Whitehorse people would
jump right in and help the Sksgway
people as soon as there was any nssur-
auce that the construction Of smelter
would malerialize.
The most promising and most ad-
vanced niue al Whitehorse at the pres
ent time is probably the Crater mine,
managed by the energetic J. P. Whit
uey, who, with with the assistance OF an
able p rtrer, Mr.. Pedlar, has determined
to make great mine out Of the Crater.
Contracts for extensive development
work is now being let. and II energy and
pluck and perseverance. coupled with
good Judgment, can accomplish any
thing these gentlemen will certainly
succeed
On our desk is a sample Of ore from
the Crater, redolent in all the colors Of
the rainbow, heavy as solid metal and
rich in copper, gold, silver and other
precious metals. Mr.. Brewer, Of the
croitou smelter, declared this ore the
finest Of its kind found anywhere in the
world.
What the ultimate success Of the
many promising mines at whitehorss
means to that place, only those who
have lived In a hourishing mining town
can realize. With thousands Of men
emplo, ed day and night in getting out
the precious ore, all lines Of business 10
bound to flourish, and in al channels OF
this strong activity will produce such
life and vigor that we In a short time
with wonder will watch the growing up
of large city in this marvellous section
OF the great North.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
MOST fEASIBLE ROUTE TO
THE NEW ELDORADO
All By Rail and Stage in Winter and By Rail
and Steamer in the Summer. Cheapest
and Easiest Route to the Tanana

route. and for that reason the trail may
now be in a better condition.
A receut arrival from Dawson, who
hiss paid some attention TO reaching the
rsuana gold6slds 10 the easiest and
swifiest way. Is authority for the state
msut that the TapanA might be made
from SkagWsy in IS days, provided you
had = dog team at Fortymils. Take the
train aud the stage TO Dawson, from
there 20 by stage % miles to Fortymile.
and iTom theIe tue trip eau be made
With comparative ease In Elk days
Nine days to For,ymile and six TO Tau
ana makes fifteen days all tod. When
a fully equipped stage liue is put on
from Dawson that will without doub, be
the future road to the camp. that In
the near future will be the greatest sec
ton In this great country.
The summer travel by steamer will
undoubtedly 70 by way Of the Yukon,
past Rampant TO the mouth Of the Tan
ana, up that stream 10 within % miles
Of the diggings. Here undoubtedly
will BE- located a city Of great ihpor-
tance and lots are staked, and next sea
son will see a town grow up with such
rspidity as can only be produced where
American enterprise is confronted with
the task Of doing a great thing and
doing il mighty quick
The entire distance from Tanana gold.
fields over the winter route is also 9l0
miles, which can be covered IN about 25
days. Over no other route can the
place be reached in anywhere near this
time, and the expense would be more
than doubled II any other road were at
tempted.
In the summer it is simply to cross
over the divide in luxuriously appoint
ed cars and then gently floating down
the mighty stream Of the Yukon TO
within a short distance Of the new land
OF promise. or take passage on any Of
the great river steamers that compare
iavorably with any crafts in the world
ouilt for a similar purpose.
Besides beng the easiest, cheapest
and most rapid way Of reaching the
TanAna, this way offers the traveller the
most beautiful and varied scenery imag-
inable. From the wild and picturesque
mountains Of the Whine Pass. over the
broad waters Of the Yukon. with its
noble contours Of gently rounded hills
showing on botn sides, and then over
ths trail through = country Of such In
6nite grace and soitness and richness,
that nature seems TO have united all its
forces into creating a new paradise here
way up 10 the north under the dreamy
rays Of the midnight sun.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23

There Is an old saving, The longest
Way round il the shortest wav home "
This thesis applies to nearly all routes
In Alaska. and particularly 20 the trail
10 traverse 10 the ranana goldAelds. To
be swiftly carried over the White Pass
bv the railroad to Whitehorse, then 90
down 90 Dawson on speedy and COM
Portable stages, aud from there follow
the well beaten trail Of the ever increas-
ink ,tampcl-rs iom the Klondike me-
tropoHs 10 Taaana, that Is the way in
the winter time.
Aud jn the sumner time. when
Whitehorse Will have direct eommuni-
cation with Tauaua. then no sane man
can possibly g-t it into his head 10 un-
drr,skr the tip over any other route.
Next summer a prison can board the
steamer az Whitehorse aud be landed At
Tan+na within a few miles Of the dig
ginrs The boats will be bonded car
ricrs. auI no trouble or expense will be
attached to the ,aEiug Of American
y,ods through Canadian territory.
Now let us COX az the distances and
the probable time required to overcome
thrm uuier normal conditions both in
summer and winter.
Ska.wsy 20 Whi,ehorse by rail, Ill
miles, 5's hours.
Wht,hor,e % Dawson by stage, $50
miles. a. days.
Whitehorse % Dawson by steamer, AS
mi,,., 3, days.
paw. .ou 90 Circle by trail winter,
2jU miles. abou, 10 days.
Dawson 90 Circle by steamer, 2SS
miles. about Cav.
Circle 90 Tauana goldhelds il estimst-
ed 40 2uO m les and an average trip on
foot OF 10 jay, will cover that distance.
Re-ardiug thc traii IRON Circle City
o. Tanaua goiddrids, reliable iniorma-
ton shows that there are good road
house. every ten miles % Miller creek.
TIN. is over the Birch creek trail, up
a'1us Mastodon creek. After Miller
creek there are cabins strung along the
trail at Irregular intervals until Faith
creek o. reached, which is just about 80
miles fom Eagle creek aud the end Of
the tral A hne rosdhouse is now
being built at Faith creek.
Several s,ampeders have gone over
what is called the Fortymile trail, but
they have TO break trail for quite a long
distance, and Lieut.. Mitchell, L. 5. A.
who recc.tly travsrsed a great part Of
this trail reports considerable difficult
ties to De overcome. Some have dubbed
this trail "rhe American Edmonton
Route" Later adyiees, however, show
that quit. a few people have taken this
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
Tanana Rush Una batsd

tSp'ci / Disp Itch to the Dallv Alaskan !
Dawson, March 2O,-The stampede TO,
the new strike on the Tansna is una
batrd. Seventy men hit the trail yes
terday. Over 1000 men heye left Daw-
son already The class of prospectors
that have left the city are OF the very
best and are men of means. Already
the merchants OF Dawson have made
big sales Of supplies TO the stsmpeders.
Estimates OF the aggregate amount are
bard to make, but IL will not foot up
less than a quarter Of a million dollars,
while many Of the merchants claim that
halt a million dollars worth OF goods
have been sold to the Tanana stamped
ers.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
QUITTING
Retail Price Of Staples
At Skagway

Many people below are labOriug under
the miscouceptiou that q, would pay
them to OUTFIT In the States and bring
thei, out6, sloag to Skagwsy. Bot
when you stop 70 consider that the mer-
chants Of Sksgwsy retail their goods At
the very same prices as obtain down
below, aud that these very merchants
have been Ia business for years and
know 10 perfection both what goods are
needed On this county aud the quality
Of goods that alone can be handled TO
an advantage 10 a mining camp 10 this
country, you cagh, not to have any dit
6cult, "a coming to the conclusion that
S<agway is the very point to stop for
your OUTFIT. As for the freight charges,
the merchants han ling tons Of goods
where the proprietor ships pounds, 1, 10
bu; natural that they can obtain freight
rates Tar beisw figures quoted for single
small shipments. The local merchants,
besides, know ell about the require
meuts Of the Canadian customs. and the
bonding through Is a daily experience
with them. To further convince the
doubter. We quote below prices on all
such staple goods and effects as would
be required By any party going TO Tan
ana 20 mine or with any other object In
view. This price list has been carefully
compiled ~ a special committee Of the
Sksgway chamber Of commerce. which
is composed Of all the leading business
men Of this city. or course, this price
fuctuates 9TH the general market prices
below, but Skagway Is nos in such close
touch with the markets Of the world,
aud has such regular aud frequent eom.
municstions. that the prices on all goods
are identical with those quoted in the
States. And in some instances you will
hnd that retail prices are closer to the
wholesale prices than what is found in
any other place.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
S. s. MArshall Returns

Especial Dispatch to Daily Naskan.l
Dawson, March Cos. s. Marshall,
representing a number OF the residents
OF Dawson, returned as far as Eagle
with original reports. which have been
corroborated by himself. All Of these
reports tally, They were received by
telegraph yesterday.
Marshall spent two weeks in the new
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
Skagway StampederS This
Side of Dawson.

Especial Dlspatch to the Daily Alaskan ]
Dawson, March 20.-The trail is re-
ported TO be in good condition all the
way through.
The Skagway stamp5ders have not
reached Dawson yet, but the tele-
graphic reports Of their progress on
tne trail, show that they are making
good time.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
SKAGWAY WEATHER

For the "a hours preceding 6 o'clock p.
M. March ~, 1904:
Highest temperature 3S Sabove.
Lowest temperature 20 above.
n. D. Clark,
u. s. Voluntary Observer.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
SPACE SOLD
Five Steamboats, Being Pre-
pared for Tanana.

[Speelal Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan. ]
Dawson, March 20.-Five steamboats,
are being prepared for the tiip 10 the
TAnAnA As soon as the ice runs out Of
the river. Most Of them have sold all
their freight space and passenger res
eryations already. e.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23
PANS REPORTED CLAIMS
OF THE TAIVANA
All of the Claims Garry Gold in Paying Guam
titles and on Most Of the Claims the
Pay Streak Is Extensive.

district. During this time he psnned
on all the claims where pay ives said to
have been found. He found pay on all
Of them and on some of them the pay
averaged higher than reported running
between 2OtO 30 cents to the pan, which
is better than Eldorado creek in the
Klondike district
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23

There were tvo large parties on the Sc
attIe Yesterday, who are bound for the
Tan ma. One party contained eight pso-
pie and the other "a.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23

SKAGwAY RETAIL PRICES.
On groceries the freight rate from Sc
attic to Sksgwsy is $40 per ton.
Ham, per lb....... ~
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23

Sugar. per bbl. S Is
Corn meal, ewt lot. o,................ ? IS
Rolled oats, so-lb saek".......... ) IS
Beans, per Observation-Disclosures &C S
Rice, per 10. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 7
Canned butter, per lb......... ... IS
Coffee, per 10 .................ISe 30
Ira, per d.. 3oc IS
Evaporsted potatoes. per 10. ...... IS
Rvaporated fruit, per lb.........6c 10
Eagle milk, per esse...,.......... ! Is
Magnolia, per case. S IS
Pioneer cream, per case ........ 4 IS
81. Charles. per ease.............. 4 IS
CAruation, per case. 4 90
Price Baking Powder, S-lb cans. = IS
7H-lb cans. IS
I-lb cans. so
Roval Bakipg Powder. lib cans so
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23

F aent ana rOr sals cards for sale
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23

COOKING ouIhts, etc., inc dealers IN thIs
country have studied the conditions Of
the trail and know to perfection what is
needed and most suitable. In the lire
Of camp stoves they are taught by long
experience.
Clothing rstails at the same prices
that prevail 10 Seattle. drugs are sold at
Seattle prices straight through, aud
nearly every other kind Of merchandise
may be obtained at this place, with a
large assortment in every line to choose
IRON.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-03-23

Royal Baking Powder, lib cans. so
On hay the freight rate is f7o per ton
from Seattle TO Skagway. Only the
very best can be handled to al advau-
'sge. Freight on feed IN sacks, So per
ton.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-10-10
THE MrERouNrAlN AND COLORADO CATHOLICS

were anything III hell earth that would inter-
fere with the everlasting happiness of heaven, God
would divert your soul from considering 1T. Make
the comparison God and your unrepentant child
in hell are in a relation similar to your mother
and your false friend. The higher love leads you
instantly to abandon the who died having
trodden under foot the Son of God
and having offered affront to the spirit of
grace" (Heb. X, 29)
. Is not G man punished enough hin in this o life
a limited punishment hereafter suffice?
ut is not true = that the cnlnrit ex
periences already in this life chastsement enough
for his faults. Gnawing remorse, indeed, torments
him. and infrmities produced by his Irregularities
grow him, and the disastrous consequences of
his perverse conduct weigh him down; but neither
is he wanting in means to blunt the sharp sting of
his conscence neither is he devoid of articles to
neutraze the evil effects of his revels short of
resources to clear out of the false position in
which his eXcesses have involved him. (J. Balmes
Letters to a Skeptic" ii)
Our Lord plainly taught that the sinner might
be fairly well content in this life. "Wou to You
(wcked) that are rich; for you have your
lation." O4uke vi 24) And in the parable of Dives
and Lazarus CLuke xvi, 1890: 'Son, remember
that thou didst receive good things in thy life
time, and Lazarus evil things but now he is COM
forted and thou art tormented."
1t is unreasonable to suppose that punish
ment hereafter of limited duration would answer
just as well. Taking men as they are, know
that only the threat of an eternity of punishment
would be a sufficient curb to their evil passions
and desires in this life, and therefore means of
their repentance A sinner could brave God with
impunity he could set at naught the whole moral
law when it went counter to his present, sensible
enjoyment, if he knew that after certain term of
punishmnt-be it ten, hundred or one thou
sand years-he were to enjoy an eternity of hap
pness He'll would cease instantly to be the sane
ton of the moral order it would become purga-
tory, inspiring little terror to the heart Of
the average man. Every man knows that there is
no probation in the life to come. and that he IS
responsible to God for the life he has lived on
earth.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-10-10

The present mode of pouring arose from the many
inconvenience connected with immersion, frequent
mention of which is made in the writings OF the
early Church Fathers.
But as a necessary safeguard, Catholics are
not permitted to use the form of sprinkling.
Is it not unjust to punish few years of sin with
eternity of punishment?
The comparison should not be made between
few wears of sim on the one hand and eternity
of punishment, on the other, but rather between
sinner eternaly obstinate in unrepented sin and
a God eternaly holy, whose eyes are too pure to
look on iniquty (EIab. /, 49,
A man who realizes the immeasurable malice
of sim and the infinite holiness of God, will
question the justice of eternal punishment especi
ally when he reflects that it is of the sinners
choosing
You do not pronounce society unjust when it
iniicts the death penalty-the greatest possible
upon the murderer. Indeed, human justice never
considers the duration of crime the measure
of the duration of the penalty to the inflicted.
could never be happy in heaven if I thought that
any one 1 loved l. my child suffering in hell
Can be happy in heaven with his wife and chill
dren in hell
This is equivalent to saying: | could not be
happy IN heaven If L were unhappy for all eternity
in heaven. We fully appreciate the extremes of
human affection in this life. We have known
mothers loving to the last the most cruel, I'M
natural sons; wives faithful to the most heartless,
drunken husbands and friends true to the most
ungrateful wretches in the world. But there al
ways is the hope in these loving hearts that one
day-it may be years hence-their love shall be
returned. 1t is worth waiting for.
But the hate in the soul of the sinful one is
everlasting Can we love what God does not want
us to love, because totally mworthy2 An illustra
ton will make this clear. You have strong affec
ton for your mother and for friend you have
known and loved from boyhood Your friend cal
umniates the mother that bore you, to her great
sorrow and unhappiness. The greater love you
bear your mother compels you to abandon your
friend.
So likewise in the life to come, you will see
things as they are from the viewpoint of God.
You will only love what He loves If, indeed there
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-10-10

Is not the doctrine of eternal punishment ren.
to the age? e-
Yes undoubtedly, if by "thc spirit of the arog
you mean the spirit of modern nbelief, which d.
mes the existence of Il personal God as tho era
ator, lord final end of all creatures; which !;
jealous of the supernatural, intolerant of IoqIra
sceptcal of grace, cOntemptuous of the Word n,
God, independent of tradition, loving self-uduT,
ence, judging all things by merely natural stand
ards; which has, in fine, lost all idea of respoDs.
b1lty to God and all sense of sin and its immcas
urabe malice.
1t is the tendency of human legislation TO o
sen the penalty for crime. No nation-and rich.
ly, too-would tolerate for a moment today H.
fearful dungeons and tortures of few hundred
years ago. Many, indeed, invegh most strongIr
against the justice of capital punishment. while
others falsely regard all criminal penalties ~
merely corrective.
But the eternal law of God does not change
with the varying laws of men, Hell exists because
of the free deliberate refusal of the rational craa
ture to fulfill the destiny for which he was cra-
ated
To the true Christian of any age the ONLY ors.
ton can be- Is the doctrine of eternal punishmer.
true? And reason, Scripture and the infallihra
witness of the living voice of Gods true Chu-c.
says that it Is.
Is there any difference between Christian baptism
and the baptism of John?
Yes; the difference defined by the Counr1
OF Trent (Sess. vii, De Bap., can. II was set forth
expressly by John himself Matt iii, ID: Il in.
deed baptize you in water unto penance, but lie
that shall come after me is mightier than I. 81
tie shall baptlze you III the Holy Ghost and
fire." The ceremony performed by John was mot
sacrament at all but aroused feelings of sor-
row, which prepared the hearts of his hearers for
the true sacrament of Christ as we learn from
ActS xix, 3-5.
Why do you hold that baptism, confirmation ard
holy orders cannot be repeated?
Because they impress "a certain spiritual and
indehble sign" we learn from the definition of
the Council of Trent (Sess vii, De Sacr con. o.
which voices the constant tradition of the Church
following the Scriptures (II. Cor. i, 21 %; Eph
/, 13: iv, 30).