Digital Bob Archive

APRIL 20, 1888-A Sunday School was organized on Douglas Island on the 15th by the Society of Friends and 80 persons were present.

J. C. Belknap & Company, confectioners, have set up business in Juneau with a full stock of goods.

One of the early lode locations on Gold Creek is the Eureka, which Nat Hilton staked in December, 1880. Hilton traded off a half interest to George Pilz, who tried to develop a mine there and went broke. Several Navy men bought into it, and so did Captain James Carroll of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, and E. C. Hughes, purser for the same line. It is now being developed by Carroll & Company. Last year a Huntington mill was installed by a man named Nichols, but it has not worked well. The plan for this season is to reconstruct the Huntington mill and replace the present vanning machinery with Frue or Triumph concentrators.

In the Gold Creek valley at present two bedrock tunnels are under way, and a third will be commenced soon near the Webster mill at the first falls.

Only four lode claims have been patented in Alaska to date. They are the Paris, Bean, Alaska Belle and Mathews, all owned by the Alaska Mill & Mining Company. Patents have been applied for by Bennett and Gibbons for their Aurora lode, and by James Carroll as agent for the Eureka, Hancock, Major, Paymaster, Garfield, California 1st, and Montana 1st lodes, all on Gold Creek. Eight other official surveys have been made in Gold Creek Valley and eight or nine on the island.

Alaska?s most urgent need is a Delegate in Congress, one who is familiar with the various parts of the territory and the needs of its people.

Martin Angel has christened his ?reading room? The Senate, and as a recent windstorm blew away the sign at Frank Berry?s place, we suggest he have it replaced with the name ?House of Representatives.? Then he would have a full territorial government.

Richard Lowe had completed a contract to extend one of the tunnels of the Alaska Union Mill & Mining Company 100 feet. This tunnel is now in 275 feet.

Mr. A. P. Kashevaroff is offering lessons in guitar, violin and piano as well as vocal lessons. He may be reached at Mrs. Corcoran?s store.

Many large icebergs from Taku Glacier are in the channel this week and are something of a hazard to the ferry boats.