Douglas Island news., 1919-07-04
.soUR DOUGH NOTES
Happenings on Douglas Island Twenty Years Ago This Week
 From News Files

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 From News Files
 Tho Fourth of July was celebrated
 Douglas Island in nno style. Tho
 louglas braa band furnished Che music. R. Mccormick was marshal of the day. Among Che prize winners was John Pcngmso Nho won second money In tho raco tor boys under Ing: Phil McKanna won Che first prize for boys under 16; George Mather won several ioO-yard dashos tor men. Fred Cook taking second money Tho grand ball in Che even ng was held in the Armory which ,sas used for Che first time on that night
 In Che closing exercises of Che sisters school. Charlotte Fox got nrst prize for general application. Oliver Anderson second prize for same. John Pcnglase first prize for christian scholarship Rosie Pen glase got first for excellence and Roscoe Laughlin first prize for as- sIduity
 "Col. Pat Donan, Che versatile. all- round rip-roarlng and never Co be suppressed swearing editor born in ho South. partially reared in Missouri. a farmer in North Dakota. Ia phuauthropist In Washington Clty and au anu-Mormon In Utah has been up n Alaoka and reported what he saw in Che Salt Lake Trib- unc. and we publish few extracts from that report for Che entertain ment of our patrons and refer said extracts to Che solemn consideration of Che editorial writers dwelling largely in Che Mississippi Valley and along Che Great Lakes. who arc SO accurately described iu some of tho quotations herewith. After stating the fact that he ls just back from a trip to Alaska. Col Donan says:
 "'Alaska ls Che region Che lying news papers have described as land where hero are but three seasons. July. August and winter-a realm Of perpetual icy darkness and horror Whom you imperialIsu get your mongrel empire of rapIno and mas sacre. blood-spouting parsons, sham s.atomon. thicying patriots canni- oals. lopcrs. Yankee philanthropists and all-roaring clyilizers and Chris tanizors generally established. J want Co be a pro-Consul with abso- lutoly discretionary powors. My qrst officials acts win be Co suppress nne-tenths Of an Che lie and hum bug mongeries known as newspapers and hang an their editors.
 "'You have thought of Alaska as a onc-mine country. or course you have heard oi thc great Trcadwcll mine. which ls one of tho wonders of tho world In this age of wonders; but not one person in a million has any adequate conception Of its i'm mcnslty. Take one of tho biggest mountains iu your giant Wasatach Range: plant it with iis foot i'm the ocean. SO that Che largest steamers can land iu its shadow; and turn it from cedar and hemlock roots down Go tho lowest depths touched by prospecting drill. into vast mass Of solid orc that can be quar- ricd as chcaply ag limestone; and you have tho Trcadwcll mine. 10 is about two miles from Juneau. on Douglas Island named by Vancouver for Douglas. Bishop of Salisbury. John Treadwcll bought it m 1882 from Che ntuo Freuch-Canadian gardener who located it for Si3O. 10 now has SSO stamps running day and night an Che year around. Their thunder never ceases except on Christmas apd Che Fourth of July. In one of its buildings. which is as large as Che largest at Chichago EX- lhIbition. lt has 300 stamps and l2o concentrations the largest number under one roof in Che world. A thousand Niagaras would be mo- where with Che noise. The mine with s6O stamps has paid over eight mill Hons in dividends Now with $50 isamps. 52O of which have been added within tho past twelve months. its mills arc crushing from 2,5oO Co 5000 tons Of ore a day that nets from S2.5O to $i. to tho ton. Figure it out for your1olt'