Glass f q Book_. '.W« Wfo w oWi"** ' ON OF' A PROSPECTUS OF WRANGEL, ALASKA 7H Giving Statistics and General information Relative to the Resources and Industrie;-* of tlie Wratnrrel District. Pul >! tshed 1 tj* THK BOARD OK TRADE ICJOI COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION J. H. Causten H. J. Baron By T"".*isfer DEC 5 1916 *&* 3 \ PRESS OF THE MYSELL-ROLUNS CO-, 22 CLAY, S. F. y \ Fort \V range], showing Town and Bay. I V ••• Introductory Mere than half as large as il ntire United States east ol the Mississippi, eleven tunc- the size of the Empire state with its seven millions of people, three-fourths as large as the Republic of Mexico, with thousands of acres of virgin forests of spruce, cedar and hemlock, with an inexhaustible supply of salmon, halibut and herring, with fab- ulousl} rich mineral deposits, with water power to run thousands of factories, and all practically untouched — such is today the Alaska of which the world has heard so much and knows so little. The census of 1 s . s n showed a population of 393 whites, 330 halfbreeds and 7225 [ndians for all thai - i of the district south of Mt. St. Elias and commonly known as Southeastern Alaska, which has always, because of i - salubrious climate been the most thickly settled portion. The census of L900 should show a population of L5,000 whiles. In the very center of this must populous section, situated on the northern end of Wrangel fsland on a beautiful bay called Etolin, with anchorage for the lee! of the Pacific Coast, is the town of Fori Wrangel, as the name origi- nally was. h lies aboul six miles from the mouth of the Stickeen River, Alaska's largesl navigable stream south of Behring Sea, and the natural gateway into northern British Columbia and the once famous Cassiar gold fields. At a very early date a Russian trading posl was located on the presenl site of the town, where the} gathered large quantities of furs, and later leased it to the Hudsons' Bay Companj whose occupancy la-ted until the pur- chase of Alaska lr\ the United State- in L867, when a stockade was buill and a company of troops stationed here hence the name Fori Wrangel. 7 As early us the year 1872, very rich discoveries of gold were made in the Cassiar country beyond the divide sep- arating the waters that flow toward the Pacific Coast from those that seek their outlet north through the McKenzie River. For several years succeeding this discovery the miners from the interior wintered at Wrangel, which with the trade of the natives made it tin 1 most populous ami prosperous settlement in the vast territory. After several years of profitable operations and when the cream of tin 1 Known diggings had been skimmed, tin' population and with it the trade id' Wrangel declined for some years. But since the opening of the mines on the Yukon which are located in the same mineral licit as those of the Cas- siar, further explorations mad" quite recently have developed the fact that the Cassiar mines are by n cans ex- hausted, and large capital is now being invested by the Thibert Creek Mining Co., and hydraulic machinery installed for work on a large scale; and these mini's being of a i 'e permanent character than those first discovered will ma- terially affect the prospects of Wrangel as all the supplies and travel must go by way of the Stickeen. The country is known to be rich in minerals, but freight rates and the difficulties to be encountered in pros- pecting have prevented development. Mines that on salt water would be considered a store-house of wealth are hardly worth recording in the vast interior. Should the Canadian Government build a railway through the country, a not unlikely reality in the near future. Canada's gold production would be immensely increased. After the immense gold fields in the Yukon were an assured success, there was a mistaken effort to get into tic country over the ice on the Stickeen in the spring of 1808. There was a great rush to the town, an inflation of prices, the reaction and accompanying disappointments of which were believed to be a serious setback to the natural ami steady growth; but. fortunately, her local industries bid passed the experimental stag< and Wrangel was able to quickly recover ami again forge ahead. Today. Wrangel is a town of 830 white and native population, with five large general merchandise stores, six saloons, a drug store, sheet metal works, brewery, two restaurants, barber shop, news-stand. 1". S. Court House and Marshall's office, Custom House, Post-office, church and Mission, two schools supported by the federal government, Wrangel from Mount Dewey. Fort Wrangel Hotel. three wharves, the largesi and lines! hotel in Alaska, the largest saw mill in the districl and sis canneries, two of which are practically in the town. She has five regular mail steamers from Puget Sound points giving a three day service, in addition to the man) vessels that touch here going north and south. The only steamer line running to the west coast of the Prince of Wales [sland and carrying the U. S. mail ra Klawack, Shakan, Howkan, the Copper Ml. and other mining camps in that important ami rapidly growing section, operates alone from Wrangel ami all freight ami passengers for these points nm.-t be transferred here. The Canadian mails for northern British Columbia points also go through the local office. Thr climate of Wrangel is conceded in be the best in all Alaska. In winter the thermometer rarely fall- be- low zero, while the si icrs are delightful, the average temperature for several n ths being about 70 deg. above. All tile hardier vegetables attain their perfection ami liowers grow luxuriantly. Eere the people arc contented ami prosperous; their homes arc comfortable ami commodious ami the social life compares favorably with that of any town of similar size in the United States. Eer scl Is arc good, ami unlike many Alaska towns, her people neither have t" lice from the severity of the winter nor semi their children smith tor proper schooling. The Stickeen Fleet in Winter (Quarters. he Ol ici^ccr) '''" """" "'"' | ' , ; ,V " 1 ';"• P leasure «" lh - Alaska I"'"— greater attractions th. n other country „n earth not Zf7«, T;f Wd Switzerland And to those experiencing an Alaska, trip, there remains l iV.-l....- , v ;' Je hand oi the heavenly artist, of the aurora borealis, of the majestic mountains with their ^te summits, oi the mland seas, of the mighty glaciers with thundering icebergs breaking from hen ,1 "* H1 'I ]w ^ md fl f^ f "' "-' ^ry of stable ■ ador, of the vast with of ash m , , ^ and of the curious customs of the natives. cimoer, ... ?utfor.wild, rugged am tap] ing scenic beauty, th« Stickeen river is unsurpassed on this olanel 10 /' ,hCkS ; ""' SaW te f h '"" nlv Called Ul " Coas1 1! -^'»- >'- mighty river Las af er years o ,.,'n i '„,f washing away, secured an outlet for its enormous volume i water some six miles from Mangel g 8 On the 160 mile trip from Wrangel to Telegraph Creek, B. C, ai the head of navigation, four glaciers are passed tlU ; Ur f " r '; nl " § aeiG * '"■"* 8 es horn the mouth. The Great Glacier, commonly ca I I,, M, , , i , « "fsbeyond, 1S I" -"" ' r" SlZe thal ne has eVer ' " t0 its ^ ; '"■• ~ ■ ^ve vewe it from the hiS ,ml: " 11 ; ' '"" , ;i "' » "' as Ear as "'" '- ™ reach up the great valley or canyon, * „] ed its snak creeps and grinds at the rate of aboui four inches per day. The Indians have a tradition that years ago (delate siah ancuttie) ,t reached across the m- ,• ,1 i passing .n.l,,- it with their canoes through a sub-glacial channel. ' "»** "" ""' P ° Uth ?id ' ""' river and directl J opposite Grer.t Glacier are a number of hoi springs boilir, orm in-- n: 17 from the very base of a towering mountain. Two of these springs are slightly tainted with iron and sulphur, the others being pure fresh water. Three hundred yards from the steamer landing a boat can be rowed into one of these pools, about two feet deep and of the temperature of blood heat. The Indians attribute curative properties to i he waters ami frequent them for that purpose. The Mini Glacier, so called for the reason that its surface is covered with a thick layer of dust deposited through the ages by wind, is about ten miles above the hot springs. About fifteen miles beyond the Mud Glacier is the boundary between Canada and the United States, as established | 1X t i H . | iii1 commission of engineers in 18!):!. It was established by Joseph Hunter, a Dominion Government en- gineer who made the survey in 1876 and is supposed t>» lie ten marine leagues from the mouth of the river, at right angles from the general trend of the coast: but by the river with it.- winding channel it is nearly twice as far. A provisional boundary line, however, has been established much nearer the coast where the Canadian Government maintains a post with a detachment of Mounted Police, who collect customs duties and exercise control over a large area of 1'. S. territory to the detriment of our prospectors. Nearly opposite the actual boundary post i> a great un-explored glacier that can be viewed from the deck of steamers. It is one of the most beautiful glaciers on the river and th< ly one on the south bank. Some twent\ miles above this is the Flood Glacier which has a periodical habit of discharging in the fall a vol- ume of water sutheieni to raise the Stickeen several feel. forty miles beyond one reaches the most interesting part of the entire river — the Little Canyon, about a mile | 011CT ami barely two hundred feet wide with perpendicular rock walls on either side, down which channel when the river is hi°h the water rushes with frightful velocity forming great whirlpools and carrying tons upon tons of drill 18 : U&M y. I k '-?•?- Indian Canoe starting up River with Freight and Passengers. Sawback Range on Stickeen. wood, forbidding al times for days the passage of the uiosl powerful steamer. At high water il is a grand sighl anil one need.- to summon all his courage to stand upon the deck and witness the passage. A short distance above the canyon and the great saw tooth range, a grand succession <>( sharp peaks, resembling giant -aw teeth is seen in the northwest. About ten miles mi is the Kloochman's (woman) canyon, a beautiful sheel "I' deep smooth water, hall' a mile long ami three hundred Eeel wide with nearly perpendicular walls. 'Flu- canyon is doubtless so named Erom its scenic and physical semblence to its namesake, by reason of its beauty, gentle, placid and never-varying disposi- tion, always calm and unruffled; never lashed into fury like its sister ten miles below. Sum,' however, assume thai its name is taken from the fad that a Kloochman can steer s canoe through it, whereas the strongesi and most ix- perienced canoeman always takes the helm in passing the more dangerous canyon below. The whole character of the country changes rapidly after leaving the canyon. The hemloi : and cottonwood grow thinner and soon disappear altogether and in their place appear the black pine, spruce, balsam, poplar, and birch; there are few extensive flats; the river is more confined between its banks; there are fe\* sloughs and a more rapid current. Bears are frequently seen on the treeless side hills, on tin sand bars or swimming the river. Mountain goats are also frequently seen far up the mountain side-, appearing like white specks thai would no! be noticeable to the unpracticed eye. Porcupine are plentiful all along the banks and blue grouse and ptarmigan abound on the up- per edge of the timber line and their ruffled tnnt is continually sounding in the ear: while the ruff grouse or drum mer heats his tatt i the ln\\ bottoms ami the wild goose ami duck rise from their quiet Feeding grounds :■> join in the salute. Save for this all is silence ami solitude. fin- two days entirely surrounded with wild towering mountains, seldom able \>> see more than a half mile of the river either ahead or astern, with the water rushing ami boiling around the vessel, ami bul I'm' those abo 23 not a living sou] within sixty miles, is it any wonder that we silently sit there terrified; yet rapt in admiration at tlic wondrous work of our Maker? Navigable 160 miles for light draft steamers from about May L0 to October 10, the Stickeen river is the great artery of commerce for the vast Cassiar country and Northwest British Columbia. Telegraph Creek at the head of navigation, is a thriving little town with three general merchandise houses, two hotels, two restaurants, a blacksmith shop, a post-office, etc. The merchants all maintain pack trains for carry- ing (heir goods to the various mining camps, about 150 horses and mules being wintered at Telegraph. An extensive I'u f trade is carried on with the Taltan Indians and from this source the natives have an annual income of over $25,000. The chief furs taken arc the black, silver, cross and red fox. marten, beaver, lynx, mink, land otter, wolf, wolverine, black', brown and grizzly hear. At Telegraph Creek, as well as at all points on the river, turnips, carrots, cabbages, potatoes, lettuce, parsnips, beets, radishes, strawberries, raspberries, cranberries and other of the hardier vegetables and small fruits grow to perfection. About 1 5 miles below Telegraph Creek, Captain John C. Callbreath, one of the pioneers of the country has a farm, producing annually about 150 tons of oats, barley and timothy hay. To the true sportsman and especially to him who seeks big game, the country hack of Telegraph Creek presents a held with but few equals and no superior. The mountain sheep are found in large lands within ten miles of tow II. the best season for hunting them being the late summer and early fall. Cariboo and moose are plentiful at all seasons within about thirty miles. The black bear is found in all directions, but Iskoot River, a branch ol the Stickeen. about forty miles from Wrangel, is the home of the grizzly. Complete outfits can be secured in either Wrangel, Tel sgraph Creek or Glenora, the latter place being the dis- tributing post of the Iludsons' Bay Company for the interior country. Pack animals can lie had at Telegraph 24 The Sticketn Canyon. The Stickeen Glacier, or Ice Mountain. ('reck Eor two dollars per >\;\\ and eompetenl guides at from two to three dollars per day. The hotel accommoda tions are Eairly g I and rates reasonable. The Canadian Government has extended its telegraph line from Atlin and Dawson so that Telegraph I n now has communication with the outside world. Steamers run regularly during the uavigation eason from Wrangel to T legraph < 'reek, usuallj going up in thre days and returning in about ten hours. The fare for the round trip is fifteen dollars, meals and birth being > ixti After navigation is closed in the fall for steamers, the up-river freight and passenger traffic is carried on by [ndians with canoes "I several Inns capacity. During the winter months, communication is maintained over the ice by the Canadian postal authorities. Cone Mountain on Stickeeu River. Disputed Boundary Line between United States and Canada on the Stickeeu River. 1 i si) erics Being at the mouth of the Stickeen, up which millions of salmon go annually to their spawning groi Wrangel has for years been the center of the fishing industry of Southeastern Alaska, and as the rapidly advancing market increases, so will the prosperitj of the town increase. Prior to 1900, three canneries with a total rapacity of 140,000 cases were in operation in this vicinity but en- couraged with the brighl outlook for a g 1 market and an unlimited supply of raw material, three new canneries were built this year. The combined output of the sis canneries for L900 was 07,500 can- of red and 133,150 cases of Alaska pink, for which use 645,000 king, red, and silver, and 2,443,000 humpbacks were taken. 91 whites, 366 natives, 12 Japs, 21 Italians, and 232 Chinese were employed with a total pay-roll for the season of aboul $200,000, one fourth of which was received by the Chinese. 11 steamers of from five to thirty tons each, 6 lighters and 120 fishing boats were engaged. Fishermen received $60 per month and hoard, or if independent nine to ten cents cadi fur cohoes, -e\, ii to eigtrl cents each for red. and three-fourths to one cent each for humpbacks. When compared with Colum- bia River, Fraser River and Pugel Sound price- of from twenty to thirty cents each for fish, the immense ad- vantages Alaska cannerj n have over all competitors is immediately apparent. Though millions of salmon ascend the Stickeen Kiver the supplj of fish in the small streams in this vicinity has been so far in excess of all demands that no serious efforts have ever been pui forth I" overcome the difficulties to be encountered in fishing the larger stream. The immediate vicinity of Wrangel offers enough excellent sites with an ample supply of fish to increase the present output four fold, and thai without touching the inexhaustible supply of the great river. 35 The expense of ;i vast fishing fleet and the enormous outlay for traps, so necessary to success on Puget Sound and the surrounding country, is totally unnecessary in Alaska, hence the explanation of the magnificent success of companies with small capital in this district. Competently handled, twenty thousand dollars invested in a sal- mon cannery in Southeastern Alaska, will clear itself the first season. This lias hern done, is being done now and there is no adequate reason why it cannot be done again. Canneries to the south through the failure of an anticipated run of fish have often been compelled to pay large sums guaranteed to the Chinese contractors upon the opening of the season, but Alaska knows no "off" years, and statistics of the 1". S. Government will show that there has never been a failure of the salmon pack in Southeast! rn Alaska". The season just closed shows a shortage' of at least fifty per cent, on Puget Sound, the Columbia and Eraser rivers, while the Alaska pack is something over 1,100,000 cases, exceeding bj about ten percent, the pack of 1,041,- 3-16 cases in 1899 (TJ. S. Treasury Statistics) which was considered unparalleled. In addition to her canneries. Wrangel is the supply station for eight salteries, employing 39 whites and 80 na- nus, with a combi 1 production for 1900 of 6000 barrels. The output of salted salmon, however, is very uncer- tain as most of ihe owners of >ites prefer selling their fish to the canneries; and as a rule only make a business of salting the surplus to prevent waste. Wrangel is surrounded with the world-famed halibut banks of Alaska, but for convenience in quick shipment am! securing ice for pacldng, the vessels during active operations make temporary headquarters in Wrangel Nar- rows, coming here for supplies. During the winter of 1899-1DOO. 21 sailing vessels of from 12 to 22 tons each and three steamers with 110 men were engaged in this business, their total catch aggregating 1500 tons. Ice for pack- ing is had at the glacier at the north end of the narrows for the mere taking. 36 Salmon Cannery, operated by Alaska Packers' Association. m; ni pg Prior to 1897, when the amazing wealth of the Klondike was first made known to the world, Alaska was uni- versally believed to be a vast expanse of unproductive land covered with glaciers, and totally unsuited to the habita- tion of the white man, and thai world-famed quarry, the Treadwell mine on Douglass Island, paying annual divi- dends of more than half a milli lollars, was merely an oasis in the great desert of ice and snow. Bui the mad rush of gold seekers in thai year opened the eyes of the world to the enormous possibilities of Alaska, and the pasi three years lias demonstrated thai our Government drew a valuable prize in its purchase of the territory from Russia. The difficulties of transportation, the vastness and ruggedness of the country, the hardships to be encountered in prospecting, the enticing encouragemenl for quickly acquired wealth in the placers a few miles further north, and the time and mono} required to develope quartz properties, were, for a time, effectual bars to work in this section. I lut in the face of these drawbacks and in a period of time insufficient to open to an] appreciable extern 1 the properties of Southeastern Alaska, the mosi skeptical have been convinced thai the country is immensehj rich in gold, silver, lead, copper and coal. The most attractive features of the mining of this section and the ones thai appeal mosi promptly and gureh to the judgment of mining men, are the unusually large ore bodies, the unlimited supph of excelleni timber, the numerous great water powers to be depended upon during the entire year, ami the read\ accessibility of mosi p erties. li is only such natural advantages a- these that permit the Treadwell mine, already referred to, to operate During the pasi summer considerable development work lias Itch done with flattering results and it i> generally advantageously with ore that scarcely averages $2.50 per ton. 39 believed thai before the first year of the twentieth century has passed away a large number of present prospects will be handsomely paying mines and the future of Wrangel as a mining center established for all time. Among the many wealthy and prominent men who are investing in Ibis locality might be mentioned Congress man Wm. Sulzer, W. E. Hearst of the New York Journal, and Senator J. P. Jones of Nevada, who head a syndicate of New York capitalists under the name of the Alaska Industrial Company, and are at present employing a force of men developing a copper property on the west coast of the Prince of Wales Island. J. E. Cronan of Fargo, 1ST. D., is repre- senting a Dakota syndicate in a marble quarry venture at Shakan, the product of which is said to be suitable for statuary and in every respect equal to the famous Italian marble. The value of ibis property has already been es- tablished and it is expected shipments will begin in the early spring. The Pacific Coast Mining, Milling and De- velopment Co. with California capital, anil the Alaska Copper Co. are also employing a number of men at Copper Mountain. Tn the vicinity of Duncan Canal to the north of Wrangel, considerable prospecting and development work has been done during the pasf six months, the Sumdum Mining Co. of Sumdum and the Olympic Min- ing Co. of Seattle having erected winter camps on their properties. It has often been asserted thai Ibis is not a poor man's country, and as a refutation of this theory the case of E. E. Wyman is cited, who. during the winter of 1899 without capital and single banded, worked his quartz claim about four miles from Copper Mt. sacking and shipping his ore to Puget Sound for smelting and netting himself $8.50 per day for the entire time employed. In every direction from the town the country is found to be heavily mineralized and though several thousand claims have been filed in the recorder's office at Wrangel, which embraces all of Southeastern Alaska south of Cape Fanshaw, so vast is the district that it has hardly been touched, and there will be plenty of opportunities for the prospector for many years. To those men who have learned that Alaska's sands of gold are a myth and are willing to abandon rainbow chasing as an unprofitable calling, the Wrangel Board of Trade will say that Southeastern Alaska offers to the 40 trul\ industrious man, greater opportunities for the acquiremtnl of legitimate wealth in a reasonable time than an- other pari of the north. As .-ill travel for the Copper Mountain and vicinity musl go by way of Wrangel, and the prospecting boats m i n their headquarters for outfitting, the merchants carry a full stock of suitable supplies and by purchasing in large quantities can furnish everything led al a price well beneath whal individuals can bring them in for. JJurnb rr)Dcnr)q The United States Statute prohibiting the exportation of lumber from Alaska lias greatly retarded the develop- ment el' what would become under favorable conditions one of the district's most valuable industries. All the islands as well as the mainland are heavily timbered with gigantic spruce, cedar and hemlock, many of them six to eight feet in diameter without a limb fur a hundred feet, and the loggers have never found it necessary to leave the beach to secure suitable logs At Wrangel is located the largest saw mill in the territory with a capacity of thirty thousand feet per day and employing twenty-five men. It is worked for nine months in the year, the lumber going to Ketchikan. Juneau, the mining camps and canneries A large business is done in cutting boxes for salm aiming. Wages arc from $35 and board, up. logs are paid for at the rate of from $3.50 to $4.50 per thousand, and lumber is in good demand at from $12 per thousand for rough spruce to $40 per thousand for clear cedar. It is believed that the restrictions already referred to will in a few years be removed and the most sanguine would hardly dare predict the extent to which lumbering will then ho carried on. At present logging is principally carried on by hand and although the price of logs, as compared with other plan's, is extremely low, they are secured with such ease as to make the business exceedingly lucrative. For instance, during the past summer, Messrs. Card and Parrish, local men. made oyer and above all expenses $?00 each per mouth. Tan any other camp in the country make a similar showing? 42 Fort Wrangel Saw Mills. J>U PS s ""''' the : " lv, ' nl " r ,h '' wh ite man the aatives have been too prosperous to trap with the same energy and per severance exhibited a few years ago, and the production of furs has become somewhat uncertain. The total vain,, of those annually marketed at Wrangel is about $20,000 of which the I, lark l.car. beaver, land ot- ter, mink and martin form the bulk. The wolf, hair-seal, lynx, wolverine, brown and grizzly bear are also taken in small numbers. More than 5000 deer skins were brought in during the winter of 1899-1900, this valuable animal being usually killed for its hid,, alone which sells for about fifty cents each, the meat being left to decay. 11 is '"'I' 1 '' 1 thai Congress will soon pass a law prohibiting the indiscriminate slaughter, for it is universally ad- mitted that though deer are as plentiful on the islands as the buffalo were a few years ago on the plains, it is onl\ a question of time when they will practically become extinct. On the headwaters of the Stiekeen River about $25,000 worth of furs, including the black, silver and en— fox. are taken annually, but the entire output goes to Victoria. B. ('.. and does not in any way figure in the local mar- ket. ^^^ J isr) ar)d Oarrjc .■I' Alaska, and particularly the Wrangel district, offers greater encouragement to the sportsman than any oth section on this continent. It is naturally a fish and game country, and as ii is sparsely settled it is necessary to go I mt a short distance from town for good sport. It is common for a market hunter to bring in move than a hun- dred ducks and geese from a day's trip to the mouth of the Stiekeen, six miles from Wrangel. As elsewhere stated, deer are indiscriminately slaughtered for their hides. So plentiful are the deer on all the islands, as well as on the mainland, that it is an easy task for two natives to round up a score in a couple of days. All the small streams in this vicinity are teeming with trout, the largest day's catch, so far recorded, being 1 '.' I pounds, averaging in size twenty ounces. The trout are so destructive to the salmon eggs and young salmon thai cannei'vinen ami fishermen encourage in every way the killing of them. Dynamite is often used for this purpose. The blue grouse and ptarmigan can be found on all the neighboring island-. The black boar is often met with during the run of salmon within ten miles n( town. The hear is fond of sal- i. and it is a pretty sight to see him in a shallow stream picking up the fish and tossing them on the hank. The grizzly is found in great numbers on the [scoot River, a branch of the Stiekeen. forty miles f r0 m Wran- gel. As elsewhere stated, the country about the headwaters of the Stiekeen i- a hunter's paradise where no costly outfits, nor caravan of pack animals or guides are needed. As an encouragement to sportsmen generally, we quote the following market quotations: mallards, 30c; teal, 10c; geese, 75c; venison, 7e per lb.; trout, tOc per lb. 46 Oue hundred and eighty-seven Deer in Warehouse. Bdfrs? es In thai portion of Alaska South of Farragut Hay. which is known as the Wrangel District, there are twenty-two villages, with a larger native population than all the remainder of the Territory South of Bering Sea. During the summer they are employed in the fisheries, saw mills and logging camp-, and in the early fall in ready-made country and in the future is destined to be as greal as all countries are where art is the biggest factor in the co-partnership with nature in building up a country. It will lie the mountain, the streamlet am! the hill to endear to a man this home of his childhood, ami there'll lie that individuality in each home that never belongs to (lie home of the man brought up on the plains where all the farms remind one of dresses torn from the same piece of calico and where you see men often standing upon the platform of a train counting the mile posts to see when the] get home. In such countries men have to approach their homes with few joyful emotions, and leave them without regret. 54 The Pioneer Saloon E. P. LYNCH, Proprietor The Business Men's Resort Refreshments for Man and Beast Water Street Wrangel, Alaska THE S. S. BARANOFF L M. CHURCHILL, Master Makes Semi-Monthly Trips to Shakan, Klawack, How- can, Hunter's Bay, Copper Mt. and all points on West Coast of Prince of Wales Island, connecting at Wrangel with the P. C. S. S Go's Steamer Cottage City. For Information, Address L. M. CHURCHILL WRANGEL, ALASKA Everybody knows that REID & SYLVESTER CARRY The largest and most varied assortment of General Merchandise in Southeastern Alaska. Front Street Wrangel, Alaska The Brewery Saloon BRUNO GRIEF, Proprietor Connected with Private Rooms and Lunch Coun'er Finest Line of Liquors and Cigars in the City Elegantly Furnished Rooms at Moderate Rates Water Street Wrangel, Alaska FRED W. CflRliYON Watehmakep and decade** Full Line of Native Jewelry, Baskets and Curios Alaska and Yukon Views Studio in Connection 212 Front Street Wrangel, Alaska Rainier Beer a Specialty U. S. SALOON The Choicest Wines Liquors and Cigars M. R. ROSENTHAL, Prop. Wrangel, Alaska The Gem Restaurant and Bakery G. W1SIGEL, Proprielor The Best Table in Alaska Meals Served at all Hours Uiyu Muckamuck fur Teuas Chicamon Water Street Wrangel, Alaska WILLSON & SYLVESTER WRANGEL MILLS Manufacturers of all Kinds of Yellow Cerlar, Red Cedar and SpriJce Lumber Flooring, Ceiling, Rustic, Etc. Salmon Boxes a Specialty Wrangel, Alaska MORRIS HEALEY Dealer in GENERAL MERCHANDISE purs and Curios Front Street Wrangel, Alaska WRANGEL NEWS DEPOT Latest Newspapers and Periodicals on Every Steamer Fruit and Confectionery T. G. WILSON. Proprietor Front Street Wrangel, Alaska Wrangel Drug Company O W. STANTON, M D , Mgr. DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICINES, PERFUMERIES, ETC. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded Front Street Wrangel, Alaska The Hunter's Rest W £ LLOYD, Proprietor Headquarters for Prospectors and Sportsmen Water Street Choicest Wines, LiqUors and Cigars Wnangel, Alaska I. < M. lin.l! B MON lA-.i I. K* I AI'.I.ISHED 1*97 P c McCORMACK St. Michael Trading Company KLONDIKE OUTFITTERS Wrangel, Alaska Alaska Furs a Specialty Dry Goods Hardware Stoves Glass Clothing Groceries Ranges Oil Gent's Furnishings Queensware Sleds Paints Hats, Shoes Graniteware Miners' Outfits Do you want A Cannery Site for Salmon A Saltery Site for Salmon A Halibut or Fishing Site of any kind? If so, rxinite to d. F- COLtblNS LUnangel, Alaska I. FROHMAN General Merchandise And Dealer in Front Street Furs and Hides Wrangel, Alaska C. P. COLE Contractor and Builder Water Street Wrangel, Alaska The Warwick Sample Room B. W. KIBLER, Proprietor Finest and Largest Stock of Wines, Liquors and Cigars in Southeastern Alaska Olympia Beer always on Hand Fort Wrangel Hotel Wrangel, Alaska MINNOfI WHARF AND FORWARDING CO. WRANGEL, ALASKA General Steamship Agents J. F. COLLINS, Manager O. K. BARBER SHOP L. C. PATENAUDE Cigar Store— the Leading Brands of Cigars, Tobaccos, etc. always on Hand Opposite McKinnon Wharf Wrangel, Alaska REID & SYLVESTER, Proprietors J. F. HAMILTON, Manager FORT WRANGEL HOTEL The Largest and Finest House in Alaska. All Modfirn Improvements Front Street Wrangel, Alaska JAS. T. WATERS FANEUIL HALL MARKET Dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats, Poultry, Game and Vegetables. Wholesale and Retail Shipping Supplied at Lowest Kates Water Street Wrangel, Alaska WRANGEL DAIRY Pure Milk and Cream Ice Cream to Order H. C. TAIT, Proprietor 420 Water Street CUrangel, Alaska Double-Up Tobacco Does not Double up or Swell ^fc-W^*- REID & SYLVESTER FORT WRANGEL Sole Agents THE WRANGEL DAIRY H. C. TAIT, Proprietor Milk, Cream and Butter ICE CREAM Front St , Wrangel, Alaska Sinclair & finlayson Successors to D. McKinnon General Merchandise Front Street Fort Wrangel, Alaska CHAS. HOFFMAN E. s. rutiiciiii.I) M 51 BTWEITZER J. s. SILVERBERG HOFFMAN, HID I CO. successors to hoffman, Alexander s go. Importers Manufacturers ana Wholesale Clothiers Mens, Yoifths and Child reus Clothing 9-11 Battery Street 101 113 Bush Street SAN FRANCI5C0 384-386 Broadway, New York Alaska Steamship Company OPERATING THE FAST TWIN SCRE1Y STEAMER ..Do lb km.. THE FASTEST STEAMER ON THE ALASKA ROUTE AND THE A - 1 Dingo and farallon STEAMERS To all points in Southeastern Alaska H * Be sureyour tickets readvia /Alaska Steamship Company ...for further information apply to .. WALTER OAKES, Treasurer CHAS. E. PEABODY, Manager ROBT. REID, Agent Tacoma, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Wrangel, Alaska Hudsons' Bay Company INCORPORATED, A. D. 1670 During the Season of Navigation the Company's Steamers will run between WRANGEL and GLENORA on the Stickeen Etiver,and between the Mouth of the Skeena River and HAZELTON. Close connections with Ocean Steamers. For terms fur Freight and Passengers, apply to HUDSONS' BAY COMPANY AT VICTORIA, VANCOUVER, RORT SIMRSON, GLENORA or HAZELTON, B. C. or to Messrs. RE1D £ SYLVESTER, Wrangel, Alaska At the above mentioned stores, MINERS, PROSPECTORS, TOURISTS and others can obtain all supplies and requirements at reasonahle prices. HUDSONS' BAY COMPANY Incorporated, a. D. 1670 The Casa Trading and Transportation Company, Ltd. COMPLETE OUTFITTING STORES Pack Trains Furnished for all Interior Points Head Office, VICTORIA, B. C. GLENORA, B. C. Canadian Pacific Navigation Co,, Ltd. REGULAR STEAMERS LEAVE VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER, B. C. ...WEEKLY... ...for KETCHIKAN, WR ANGEL and SKAGWAY and all Mining Poinds on West Coast of Vancouver Island and Northern British Columbia Points Daily Service y lctor j a an( J VailCOUVer l it- 1 ween con**c™ w ,th CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY ~~ Special Accammadatians far Cattle, Heavy Machinery and Mining Supplies All Steamers Carry Her Majest 's Mails Head Office of the Company G. A. Carleton C.S.Baxter Wharf Hotel, Victoria, B. C. Gen. Freight Agt. Gen. Pass Agt. Louch Augustine & Co Wholesale Grocers Importers of Teas, Coffees and Fine Groceries PACKERS OF THE 1888 BRAND OF * BACDN \ HAMB * 815 & 817 First Ave. SEATTLE, WASH., U. S. A. Goods handled Strictly on Commission. I. M. HIXSON & CO. *" INCORPORATE]) WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANTS ( Consignments Solicited Returns Made Promptly. •Dl'ALERS IN — Green and Dried Fruits, Oranges, Lemons Beans, Potatoes, Onions, Poultry, Eggs, Etc. Goods Suitable for the Alaska Trade a Specialty M Lh ffl. Seller j Go. * Incorporated SPECIALISTS -Alaska Requirements OF- Crockery Glassware Cutlery Tinware Granite ware HEATING and COOKING STOVES Seattle Cracker "««• Candy Co. (Branch of Pacific Coast Biscuit Co.") The Largest and Most Complete RACKER a^d ANDY 'FACTORY On the Pacific Coast We Manufacture all kinds of First Ave., cor. Madison Street Seattle, Wash. FANCY CAKES SODA CRACKERS PILOT BREAD AND FINE CONFECTIONERY Cor. Occidental Ave. and Jackson St. Seattle, Wash, Seallle Hardware Company JOBBERS OR f HARDWARE TIN AND GRANITE WARE CUTLERY AND SPORTING GOODS Special Attention Given to ALASKA ORDERS first avenue & marion st Seattle, Wash. M. THOMSKN, President R. C. HASSON, Manager 2,000 Barrels Every Day 730,000 barrels of Flour iu one year seems stupendous for one mill but tbat is our capacity. Three and a quarter million bushels of wheat. ( >i r brands : Centennial's Best and Gold Drop E O T H PATENT F I. O U R S BllV ' v RpSt ^ ei1temil ' al MM Companji SEATTLE AMES & HARRIS, INCORPORATED Portland, Ore., and San Francisco, Cal. ™-"" e " -'^r^Hy d ra ulic Hose Water Proof Covers Canvas Bags Tents and Tower's Celebrated Fish and Shield Brand Oiled Clothing Lilly. Bogardus & C o. INCORPORATED HAY, GRAIN FLOUR Whole sale FEED CEREALS SALT, Etc. OUR SECIALTY High Grade Flour and Cereals Compressed Hay forAlaska Shipments SEATTLE, U. S. A. Capital Stock, #200.000 Surplus, >i 00,000 Established 1S70 [)exter, ]-|orton fa Qo. ..BANKERS.. W. M. Ladd President R.H.Denny Vice-President N. H. Latimer Manager M.W.Peterson Cashier C. E. Burnside Ass't Cashier Oldest Bank in Washington Net increase of Deposits during last year Deposits March 1, 1899 - 561,915,855 54 Deposits May 31, 1S99 - 1.983,04597 Deposits July 12, 1899 - - 2,210,012 19 Deposits Sept. 7, 1899 - 2 499,827.90 Deposits Dec. 2, 1899 " - 2 9°6,569 50 Deposits May 30, 1900 - - 3,020,179.10 Deposits Sept. 5, 1900 - - 3303,086.71 Exchange Sold on all Points in Alaska Dexter, Horton & Co., Bankers SEATTLE, WASH. Iliglu 'i I Paid fur Raw I'urs 1 led :md Prompt Kitum- Made G. SIMMONS & CO. If UfS AND SKIN! Shippers and Importers of Main ( Iffice, 5$ Clay Street Telephone Main 5936 SAN FRANCISCO T. JACKMAN, Presidenl CHAS. BUTLER, Via Pr< W. 11 REYNOLDS, Secretary . .^^INCORPORATED Wholesale and Retail Butchers LiveStoi k, I resli Meats and Vegetables Port Townsend, Wash, l»/ft I /f^\ I /v^l PACIFIC COAST AGES'S FOR THE rlLIPpyYw^ntsCo. celebrated mt. vernon duck Importers of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods Manufacturers of Furnishing Goods Patentees and Soi.f: Manufacturers The "Never Rip" Overall— best in the \vorli> Corner Sansome and Bush Sts. 5&D Fr&gcisco, C&l. Gloves, Suspenders Laces, Ribbons, Dress Goods, Velvets, Silks Flannels, Oil Cloths, Cottons Linens, Etc. Blankets, Calicoes, Shawls Umbrellas, Cutleiy, Notions, Smokers' Articles Stationery, Underwear Hosiery White Goods A SSAYER'S Material Everything Needed for Amateur or Professional Field or Laboratory Blowpipe Outfits for Prospectors FINE CHEMICALS, GOLD SCALES Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention STEWART & HOLMES DRUG CO. FIRST AVE , FOOT OF CHERRY ST. SEATTLE H. c. TAYI.au W. I. VAIL WARREN GREEN}- Northwestern Shoe Co. Wholesale and Retail Dealers Hoots, Shoes Rubbers, Shoe Findings, Saddlery Hardware Telephone Main 545 oCclttle, WaSll. J Kl'K'l II, President MILL. MINING AND MARINE WORK A SPECIALTY I III l. Ml;, Manager II. P. STIUCKI.AN li. Seen in \ Stye l/ulear) IroQ U/orKs &(^ Fir&^eose®, C&L MTTIERY ST, Rubber Boots and Shoes Rubber and Oil Clothing Gold Seal "Crack Proof" Miners' Rubber Boots Stout's Patent "Snag Proof" Miners' Rubber Boots Belting, Packing and Hose ALL KINDS OF RUBBER < i< M M iS FOR ALASKA Goodyear Rubber Company R. H. PEASE, President 73 and 7£ First St. Portland, Oregon SOLD ON THEIR MERITS ^ Golden Gate Mocha and Java Coffee Golden Gate Baking Powder Golden Gate Ground Spices Golden Gate Flavoring Extracts Golden Gate Teas MANUFACTURED B V J. A. FOLGER *Ss CO, San Francisco, Cal. Coffee S|>ice A" ^f jtits "%I S 9 00 i# Baking Powder Flavoring Extracts &-&sB* j?) -?>_cm3 PURE AND SURE "RED SEAL" BRAND OF Spi6BS.FiavoringExiraGis.Etc. BEST MONEY CAN BUY Medal - nw ai ded al si ate Fairs S r i.i iiiento, Stockton and Cos Ajigeles ror absolti le Ptiril y and Perfection in manufacture. Pure Food Producers LIEVBE. FRICKE I CO. San Francisco. Cal. '%, ■'? e