Digital Bob Archive

NOVEMBER 26, 1891-Thanksgiving services are being observed at the Log Cabin Church tonight at the regular hour.

The Opera House Restaurant opened yesterday in the Opera House building.

Messrs. Ashby and Leak have completed their new building on Front Street. The boys of Old Missouri run a comfortable resort.

DECEMBER 3, 1891-At a public meeting to consider the Juneau townsite question, G. W. Garside made a proposal to survey the townsite into lots, blocks and streets for $6 a lot. It is estimated that 400 lots are now taken. Total cost of the project, including attorney fees and filing fees is estimated at not more that $6,000.

Last Tuesday an explosion at the Treadwell mine took the life of Thomas H. Mein, Jr., son of the mine superintendent. He was loading a drill hole at the time and the powder exploded prematurely. He was 23. Funeral services will be at the Log Cabin Church.

Jack Dalton came down from the Chilkat several days ago and stopped over in Juneau while enroute to Sitka. He was a member of the E. J. Glave party which explored the region between the St. Elias range and the Yukon River this past summer. Last year Dalton was with Glave on the expedition from Haines Mission across to the mouth of the Alsek River.

A scow loaded with 100 tons of coal from the McCluskey mine at Kootzenahoo Inlet on Admiralty Island has arrived in tow of the steamer Yukon.

DECEMBER 10, 1891-The Log Cabin Church makes a very nice appearance since it has been repapered and a carpet put down.

The Douglas City school, in charge of Mrs. Clark, is flourishing with 26 children in attendance.

Mr. and Mrs. William Ebner will leave on the next boat for their home in Wisconsin but will return in the spring when he will start up the Eastern Alaska Mining & Milling Company plant in the Basin.

The semi-annual meeting of the Alaska Secular Union and Humanitarian Association was called for last Tuesday at the court house but not enough people attended for a quorum.

Sliding on the hills of Seward, Franklin and Gold Streets is a popular pastime for young and old these days.