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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04
TESTED HIS NERVE
A Blind Struggle For Life In the
Depths of the Earth.

To be lost in the woods or on the
plains is fearful experience. but there
the victim has the heavens above him
and can at least see his way about
The terrors Of similar adventure In
the utter bldcknesS Of a gas filed coal
mine are thus described by & CORE
spondent of the Youths Companion:
l was working alone In a room" on
the second south entry OF the mine
1t was O'Clock. the time for firing the
afternoon blasts. The man who waG
driving the entry lighted his fuse
and came back through the entry call
ing out ''Fire"' One after another the
other miners set of their blasts ana
came along the entry until they reach
ed my room. lighted my fuse. watch
ed II sputter for a moment and went
out into the entry to wait for the blast
Several seconds passed, and there
was no explosion. My fellow miners
passed out OF the entry and left me
alone. ! went back into the room and
found that the blast opening was clog
ged so that the Ere could not reach the
powder. had to remove the tamplng
and recharge the drill hole. By thu
time the mine was filed with dense.
gas laden powder smoke from the other
blasts.
In the sitting smoke I recharged the
hole. tamped It. inserted the fuse,
lighted it from my head lamp and hur-
ried to the mouth OF the room. The
work was hastily done When the
powder exploded the rush of air extid-
guished my lamp.
The darkness was absolute. and there
Is no darkness so dense as that OF a
mine. To my CONSERVATION found
the matches in my Jockey box" SC
damp that they would not ignite
Then l became really alarmed. ! was
two miles under ground without a light
in an atmosphere so heavy with gas
that It would not sustain life for any
length OF time
| dashed into the entry. ran against
pillar and was knocked nearly sense
less.
| staggered to my feet and CROPPED
down the tunnel. In a coal mine great
oaken valves or doors close the en-.
frances 10 the various tunnels. The
air enters through the main entry and
I Is sucked out of the mine by great
fans at the opposite end of the mine
| after IT has been distributed through
( the workings by means of these valves
and crosscuts situated near them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04
/ reached door. pulled it open and

/ reached door. pulled il open and
nels came together at a right angle
One led toward the open air. the other
into the depths of the mine My
sense Of direction was entirely gone
add | could lot tell which II take 1t
was all chance. | went ahead and aft
or time reached another valve.
II l only had light, One glimpse
81 the number painted on the door
would tell me where I was. I tried to
Feel the number with my fingers. but
In vain. | pushed through the door
and entered another tunnel. down
which ! walked for hours. as ii seem
ed. My head was bursting with pain
from the gas
Then | heard the sound Of fTlnning
hand and found that | was gong up
stream and consequently deeper and
deeper into the mine SO ] turned
back, reached the valve and felt along
the pillar until found the other tun-
mel opening. The gas had by this time
begun to affect my brain. and reeled
and staggered as ! walked ! left the
track and walked in tho stump" water
mp 10 'ny knees. keeping one hand on
the wall TO steady myself
! passed through valve after valve
and tried TO keep count. but my brain
refused to perform that simple task
At last | Fushed through a valve and
felt n blast of fresh. Geld air With
that breath of oxygen my reason re
turned. With renewed courage | push.
ed forward Many times in following
that life giving current of air plunged
through narrow cross cuts. stumbled
over masses of slate. fell into water
holes and bruised myself by striking
against the sharp corners Of the coal
vein. but was steadily creeping near
er to the surface
Suddenly | stumbled against loaded
coal car. That meant that was in the
main entry. but how far from the en-
trance | could not tell. | worked my
way along the string Of loaded cars
and began to ascend an incline The
fresh air swept down the tunnel in Il
gale. ! kept peering ahead. In the hope
Of seeing daylight. but none appeared
] wondered why. broke into a run.
and In another minute ! had emerged
from the mine and stood gazing at the
stars. II was almost midnight. and |
had left my room shortly af'0r 5
O'Clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The storm which was yesterday over
the central valleys has moved slowly
uortheastward TO the lake region and
has caused rain or snow iu the Mis-.
s.ssippi, Ohio and lower Missouri val.
ieys. the lake region. and New Eng.
land. A moderate low which covers
the north Pacific coast and Alberta is
attended uy light precipitation lu
Washington, Oregon. northern Caufor.
MIA and western Montana. and boy
higher temperatures lu the northern
Rocky mountain sections. The west.
ern area of high pressure and fair.
cold weather uEcrIles the eastern
Rocky mountain slope and the upper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04
LEGAL.
Publication NofIce

nonresident guardians notice Of an
P.GauGn 10 sell real estate Of her ward
70 Benjamin T Stiles A person of
il may concern
Notice is hereby given that the IN
GeTSlgned. Alice G Stiles guardian n
Benjamin r. Stiles a person ~ IIrsGr,,-d
mind, appointed such guardian by rha
dlStTlct court IF the county of GlarLs
ia Wk, IN the state Of Iowa. Will make
dpP!4odJluh 70 the circuit court. TO be
held in and for the county Of Rock Is
4andr in the state Of Illinois at a reg
( ulat term thereof. 10 be begun and held
az tht court house IN the city Of Rock
Istdng- IL me county Of Rock
Island. and state Of Illinois. on the first
Monday Of May A. >. 1913 for an order
and decree Of said court arrrD-fzfre O.
and directing her as such guardian 10
sell all the interest II her said ward
Benjamin T. Stiles a person of nm
sound MIND IN and TO the following de
scriDed real estate, to-wit.
The west one hundred and eighry-niue
leel OF stp-ipt number hVe t5Y- in lot
number six 60. In the southeast quar-
enteen 90 north range two 90 west
OF the fourth principal meridian. as
SAD sub-Lot Is shown and designated
on the plat or DeNters sIb-di vision Of
lots six and nine. in the southeast quar-
ter OF section ten. and the northeast
fractional quarter Of section ffteen IN
said township recorded in the record
ers once of Rock Island county. Hi
Uols. IN book g. Of plars at page s.
also the right 10 use in common with
the owner OF the east three hundred and
ventE-elght feet Of the north 49,
feet Of said sub-lOr. Of the south ten
feet OF the east three hundred and sew
entE-eighr feet Of said sub-lot i've for
the purpose Of a private drive or pas
g way 70 the west one hundred and
eiEEty-uiue feet OF said sGb-Iot stu
ated in said county Of Rock Island and
STATE Of iiln0ls- or so much thereof as
shall seem 10 said circuit court L., be- 10
the best interest Of said ward Ben
min T stiles. for the support Of said
ward and for the purpose IL invesrira
the proceeds of such sale as shall nor
ne imm ediately requisite for such sun
port In other real estate ct Of other
wise investing the same, as shall be
sanctioned BY law
Dated this An dav April. A D 1873
ALICE z. STILES
Guardian y SAID BENJAMIN T S5iIes q
person Of urzo-nd mind
Walker, Ingram Sweeney solicit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04
SULPHUR SHOWERS.
Not Sulphur at All. Only the Pollen
Grains OF Pine Trees.

Not Sulphur at All, Only the Pollen
Grains Of Pine Trees.
Many persons are aware thgs In
spring. and especially in early spring.
L happens that after a shower the
edge Of every pool # water in the
streets and along the sidewalks will he
bOrdered by a rim Of pale yellow color
AS the water evapOrates this ring re-
mains as fine powdery mass. 50 much
resembling sulphur as 10 have given
rise 10 the name sulphur showers &c
This so called sulphur is. Of course. not
sulphur at all When examined Undc-
the microscope ii is found To be made
mp Of mass Of the yelIowish pollen
grains of pine trees
Instead Of consisting OF a single cell.
as do most pollen grains. that Of the
pine consists OF three cells. the two
larger end ones being filed with air
and the other containing the ordinary
fertilizing principle The two air con
tanning cells are larger than tile otueI
and act as balloons to buoy il up in The
air
In pines and allied trees fertilization
~ the cones by wasrli they ur- en-.
shleS 70 SKI alAd deyGIuo Aead&- - -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04
Value of Merrinent.

The mere phySicaI act OF laughter
quickens the circulation and the hreath-
ing. supplies the body with more oXy-
gen and stimulates every organ Good
humor dispels i'll health OR moods
or humors affect the health for good or
i'll The meal eaten to the accompani-
ment Of family quarrels or depressing
arguments is infinitely less valuable
than the one taken IN pleasant com
pany.-IndianapoIis News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04
SAGE TEA WILL
.DARKEN The HAIR
Restore Faded and Gray Hair
to Natural CoIor--DandruffI
Quickly Removed,'

There is nothing new about the idea Of
using Sage for restoring the color of the
hair. Our grandmothers kept their hair
dark, glossy and abundant by the use of
q simple Sage Tea" Whenever their
hair fell out or took on dull, faded or
streaked appearance, they made brew
of Sage leaves, and applied it to their
hair with wonderfully beneficial effect
Nowadays we don't have to resort to
the old-time tiresome method of gather
ing the herbs and making the tea. This
is done by skillful chemists better than
we could do it ourselves; and all we
have to do is to call for the ready-made
product Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy, containing Sage in the
proper strength, with the addition of
Sulphur, another old-time scalp remedy.
This preparation gives youthful color
and beauty to the hair, and is one of
the best remedies you can use for dan
drutf, dry, feverish, itching scalp. and
falling hair. Get a fifty cent bottle
from your druggist today, and you will
be surprised at the quick results. All
druggists sell it, under guarantee that
the money will be refunded if the
remedy is not exactly as represented.
Special agents, Harper House phar.
macy, 18th St. End Ave.-(Advertise
meuIJ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04

cOmpIiShed by the wind-that is, the
pollen is produced in immense quaint
ties and is transported through the air
to the cones, which are often on sep
arate, widely distant trees. Thus il
often happens that the pollen gets up
IN the higher currents OF the air. is
carried for long distances and is only
brought down to the earth by the rain.
producing the so called shower of sui
phur.-Harger's Weekly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04

temper

Missouri valley. and the attendant
sharp fall IN temperature has extend
ed as far eastward as Illinois The
eastward muyemeE, Of these condi-
lions will he attended by cloudy and
colder weather in This vicinity tonight.
followed by fair weather and rising
temperature Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04

LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
April 4.-Following are the whole
sale quotations on 5ue loca! market
today:
Creamery butter. 3sc.
Dairy butter, 3Oc.
Lard, l21ac per pound.
Fresh eggs. 1712c.
Storage eggs, 12l2c.
Old potatoes, SOC.
New potatoes, &c TO sc per pound.
Cabbage, lie per pound.
Onions, lc per pound
Feed and Fuel.
Timothy hay, SIS to SIs.
Oats, 34c TO Csc.
Wheat. S5c per bushel.
Corn, soc to sic.
Coal-Lump. per ton, $3.50 to 81
slack, steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04

I have hut one lamp by which my
feet are guided. and that is the lanp
or experience know no way OF
judging Of the future but by the past.
Patrick Henry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04

RIVER FORECAST.
Only slight changes in the Missis-
sippi will occur from below Dubuque
10 Nuscatine.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04
More Deadly

PA"
"Wels"
what is 4 buttrpSsF"
"A huttress is-er-why-a nanny
goat of course. Why don't Won use
Your head = little and not ask 50 many
questions E"-Nnwark Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04

Are you frequently noarse? Do you
have that annoying tickling in your
throat? Does your cough annoy you
at night, and do you raise mucus in
the morning? Do you want relief?
II so, take Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and you will be pleased. Sold by
all ruggists.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-04

BE wis" today IT'S madness to de
Ter Young
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11

The signal corps operator bent near CT to his key and raised his left hand high above his head. There was the silence of the dead except for the far of cry of some jungle beast that cut the air like a knife and set the str;ln. "d nerves on edge.
 Click President Wilson in Wash inEtun had pressed the little ivory but ton. The operators upraiscd arm fell with a snap. The chief engineer strengthened ur and with deep breath of relief connected the wires from the battery to those leading to the explosive charges laid beneath the dam. There was q mighty rumble be meath the waters, the earth trcmhlrd and rocked, the air was shattered with the vibrations from the pcnt up energy uf the powder being suddenly expanded thr waters on each side of the dam rolled back and the spectators ducked. I hen a gigantic cloud of sand and dirt and mud rose into the soft afternoon air. Straight up it went like d great brown column, then spreading out like some giant umbrella il settled along the sides of the canal. it settled far back in the jungl" and it settled on the united waters of the Atlantic and Pa a- "ific oceans. The great work of cut ting the isthmus of Panama across was completed-and it was a success. Man had again overcome nature. had accomplished the impossible. the big ditch is comnl"tcd save for th,. smooth ing off of rough edges and the com pletion of minor details
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
WASKEY
 AGAIN LOSER

There seems to be something almost wicrd in the luck uf Frank Waskev and If he were q man of less grit the cont inucd blows of fate would knock him out.
 4 recent letter received from Waskey to D. M. Taylor of Nome states that Dick Negus lost a boat sixty miles below the mouth of the Yukon in the last great storm in which wass all of the stock that Waskey had recently purchased from outside for trading purposes.
 Negus was eighteen hours in the water and his hands and feet were badly frozen.
 With his usual pluck Waskey states that he will get another stock and start all over
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
coRONER'S INQUEST

The inquest on the bodies found in the Shock river was held this after follows: That Herbert Beissler Rich ard Geisslcr. and John Geissler. the later boys about ten years old, an Eskimo. name unknown, and Charles Bromman, known as Charles Green, came to their deaths from drownin., !, near Rodney creek.
 The bodies of Mrs. Geissler, her son and man named Martin Brambaugh were not recovered.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11

PANAMA, Oct. 10.- Technically the great Panama canal is now completed The last barrier across the big ditch was blown away late this afternoon when on receipt of signal from Pre- sident Wilson at the White House in Washington the chief engineer instant ly gave the word which exploded four hundred and twelve of the four hun dred and twenty seven charges used
 The chief engineer and his staff stood on raised platform far enough from the scene of the explosion to be out of the danger zone. In his hand the officer held small push buttol whose wires were connected rcspec- lively with u powerful electric bat. tery and the tremendous charges of explosives. on n table beside him was n telegraphic instrument in charge D. a member of the United States Signal Corps and connected with the prcs
 dents mansion by direct wire Sur rounding the chief were numerous as. sistants and division engineers to- gether with every official connected with the work on the canal who could leave his post to get to the spot Fur ther back the Zone Police had drawn
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
GAAAB0A DAM SUCCESSFULLY
 BLOWN UP WITH DYNAMITE

lH cordon behind which gathered hun native I'dnamaians to do h~nur to tho.
 great event and incidcntly lu answer hy orcular demonstration the vital question that Was upp"rm"st in ul minds twill she work: 7"
 As the time drew near for the signal to be flashed from Washington an In tense stiffness settled over the vast asscmblaGc. The sun was swinging in [" the west and out of the tropical
 jungle there arose the miasmic mist that comes with the long tropicaI afternoon The waters on either sid" of the dam. though born in different oceans, the one east and the other west, were all of the prevailing limpcd blue of the tropic seas with here and there q splotCh of red gold where the sun glanced from the burnishcd sur slashcd across the narrow strip of shining water where fell the shadows of the mighty cranes used in the con strnction work and along the edges was la fringe of deeper hue where the tro- pie jungle bore down to the waters edge. All was very still and quiet and peaceful and hushed. It was the quiet hour of the tropics. the hour between the dying uf the morn and the birth of hush of expectancy and the hand of the chief holding the little electric in strumcnt trcmbcd as he thought of the great responsibility that was his and of the results that the next few mo. ments might bring forth
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
Special Nugget Service.

NEW ORLEANS. oct. To. The re- quest made upon the governor of Louisiana by the Mexican government for the eXtradition of cX- governor I:rito of the state of sonora was today denied. The Mexican government based it's claim for 8rito on the Charg" that he was q murderer and fugatvc from justice and il would seem that there was some ground for the charge as Hrito undoubtedly caused q number uf Huerta adherants to he put to death. The lawyers for Irito con tended that he was simply a political refugee seeking asylum in the United states and under the law did not come under the eXtradition treaty. They further declared that if turned over to the Mexican authorities Brito would be
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
OVERDUE SEA WOLF
 IS SAFE IN PORT

The much discussed and l"ng oyer due schooner Sea Wolf arrived safely tt Nom" last night Tn" Sea Wolf rode utn the lrt" storm in Lawrence bay and alih"ueh sh" has had som" ild experiences and been thr"Igi, many dangers her trip has been, on the whole q successful one in $" far as the trading end ot it goes.
 The crew of the Sea Wolf bring re they report wrecked in winter quarters. and uf the Princess nf St MichI, | which WAS on the beach this side of tn cape. They could find uo trace of the
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
PLENTY OF WORK
 FOR MEN IN JUNEAU

Juneau than to dump them broke and
 out of a job in Seattle or other coast cities. In Juneau the mines need men land there is d very reasonable ccr- tainty that anyone can find employ
 ment at good wages. Outside the in- dustrial conditions q" not seem to Do
 so satisfactory and 1t would be far
 better to send the stranded of Nome to them.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
STORM WAVES.
 GREAT POWER

pn, "f the mo.l r,uItkabh, rr. suits uf the storm. .lrd uu" which shows 'h" reruh. power "f 'hr w.tyr. that came p.Hua mt" thr h-,,h on that trttrti. uam was ,"ld rrdN hs. r. L"lm"n. Nh i'hn.Hun had tn his place "f hu-u, D'r-' rou sal. Mrieh'ne some "ttD or umr hundred I"nud+ purjne l'l. ~t"tm rhis hus. metal ~,f" disappeared and today NIr .N,r n quarter of :l mile away.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
RELIEF FUNDS.

President Cole of the Miners and Merchants Bank is in receipt of thir teen hundred and thirty eight dollars contributed from Juneau.
 A telegram has been received from the Northern Bank and Trust Company by the Alaska Banking and Safe De posint Company which reads: Pay L City Treasury one thousand dollars a. relief of sufferers"
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
GETS /
 PLANES FOR POLE

ccedrd in reaching tn" pul" through the air it would eliminate all the" dangers that have hcSct other explorers into unknown regions the world oyer and there would noW he nu reason why every corner of every land on earth should not he explored in comparative safety. If his trip tn the north pul,
 is a success. Amundsen expects that lover the interior of Africa and the
 hitherto uncxplored regions of S"uta
 America.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
MEX|C0'S REQUEST
 FOR BR|TO DENIED

al once shot without the fnrmality ni Il trial and that he would be put out of ! the way merely because he was an enemy of the present administration in Mexico City.
 After hearing all the eN idcnce in tn. case tn" court decided to deny the ap- pliCatiun for I'risto's return to Mexico.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
Special Nugget Service

rEK1N, oct lo. Nu.u Sh K.u W,. today ruIugUurt'd .lrd sworn iu a~ president nf the Chnuc-c lcpuhl., 1'N, actual ceremonies nt th" ulJ@ul.,ttuu took place in tbc great hal "f tl.. chamber of deputies hju later Yuan. surr"uud"d hN the deputies and line members of his othlu'i ,pr'tr'I n,.- i"r" thr budding L" address tl., people. \ great throng WAS tsS,.mhlrd !" greet the new president but Wlh tho. etoii- ditN of thcr Face th" people remained silent during tn" entire crcin"u\ md sr far US any popular expression W.t there Was n" enthusiasm
 What might hI>" been . -.t,'"l- and rri;Ict.,l,le tragedy N. e .1t'fi.d n, the prompt arrest of ti.urr Chen. t'r. hrf "t the Chinese m"uttrd polI,,.. wh", after h" h,d hc,.n s,.tr,Acu ,,rd .t numhrr "f bombs had lr,u taken tr"m hm, admitted that h,. huI lutrhd,d t" T"W up Yuan Shi Ri and "th,l of HrialS of th" new aoNcIIimort
 General Ch"nr had been d'loNrd "Ii the road on account If the ,"u-."sti"r "f trAfic caused hy the crowds e"Iue
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
MORE STORM NUGGETS WANTED

1h \IG''tI" < I,..unt of ,h, -r,tl storm 1rd ifs e'rr uf th- ,ondillops H'.r .h -nHH p.,tn,i v.u rh,.. do
 ua.r"u Wr,u-'l h,- been in sucl d.m'nI "ue rh, "ut, r"l,llc ant d"l5,l"d description that all "f tt. r-e'lo- ..r tb rHpol ,oNrriu@ these sub J,'t~ ha>c been exhausted. iIowry 1T for th' r.'on,"djati"u of thos, wishing the NJ UiGET Njll reprint 'h. most in. l"r"stiu2 ut th,-,. articles in it's weekly edition
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
TRY TO MURDER THE CHINESE RULER
BILL PROVIDES
 S25,OOO AT ONCE
Ipeeisl Nugget Isr~Ice.

WASHlNGTON. Dct. II. Congress man Albert Johnson today int"rN irwrd tn" president and urged mm"ditt" r"-
 lief for Nomr. After his visit lu tn" White House h" introduced a hill Ip- proprating $25,0OO to become imm"d lately available. Congressman John man Fitzgerald of the appropriations ""mmittr" and of majority leader Mann and the appropriation will he ruStcd through at once.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11

ue'.l~ I". ''r .1'.Hr-'. .f p'"I,l. lhi~ -.i1i' t,1a fa' ..r. ru~l.d .l~ u,s. N ~.r, ut 'D. n.W rr"eidnr and rH"s~'d scaled 'o}"l nto n,e h,ut usl. -ior'.d .f Inc m.soa-,. which ".,~ 1 Wuu,r- U.m .,,. 1Hl g.I ot I', lI'nG rove. m- rH. rlrt If the south '.n '''"j t..'t-t J-an~' Yuan and rs- pod .HiH w.rt..H. general Chen Us 'hc "mmi~lE or 'lr trNrIs The pre- -nt.r' .r"t tte'ul to ';rrrr,l Tn II; W.r .., ".. 'ndn near hir "r.t t. N,r. a1 atso.ysiug tho '.urN n'on.s' '. uo -"lil.r ttr com m,'.a r Hn. ,t.vJ m,d. h, Get, '.. .n.Ii. '" r.t t., tl, 'HH .."..1 >@ ,..n o~ ,b..
 .........t r,.N .N.,- ~ril .l
 rur 1 r.u ud prompts
 .t...H r,.,. ."u..- v.r. f,un
 .N. .. O"f-ru Later tho l'..-1H mrt.a ..r u. N.v u tn.. r.. vf rr.. ."ouu.rn "luDi"ntr, '... ..I tt.t r.. n"ml,s 0,ro for m. rH'p".' .f .--.ein0n. president Yn,o, Sh Kot
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-10-11
Special Nugget Service.

SEATTLE, Oct. 11.--In speaking of the recent disaster at Nome and of the problem confronting men there who had lost their all by the storm and who might be out of employment, J. c. that in Juneau there is plenty of work
 waiting for from five to six hundred men. Mir. Mcbride gave 1t as his opinion that it would he far better to provide transportation for all those