Digital Bob Archive

APRIL 26, 1894-Peter Peterson is in town from the head of Lynn Canal and reports that his sled tramway has worked very well. It was used to convey freight for 89 persons to the summit of Chilkoot Pass so far this year. Fully 300 people have gone over the pass this spring.

MAY 3, 1894-The new water works under discussion includes a proposal to bring water from Salmon Creek to town in a 15-inch pipe and to build two 100,000 gallon reservoirs on top of Chicken Ridge.

L. V. Winter has returned from Chilkoot Pass where he took a series of views of the miners enroute to the Yukon.

MAY 10, 1894-Two old landmarks of Juneau were torn down this week to make way for the Koehler & James warehouse. Both were log cabins and stood on Second Street west of Seward. One was known as the Flag of All Nations and the first miner?s meeting was held in it. The other cabin served as Juneau?s first office.

J. M. Davis is one of our largest property owners. He now owns 14 lots and a number of houses, cabins and buildings. Next month he will build two cottages on Sixth Street.

MAY 17, 1894-C. W. Young has a crew at work enlarging his store on the waterfront. The store space has been sealed with rustic lumber and newly painted throughout.

Louis Kubach has had a porch roof added to his store and an outside put in so the thirsty public can get a drink of water from the handy glass.

Al Runkle & Co. has leased the Aurora mine in the Basin from William Bennett and has received materials for an aerial tram 400 feet long to carry the ore from the mine to the bottom of the basin.

Members of Seward Post No. 36, Grand Army of the Republic, are making arrangements for the observance of Decoration Day.

Dr. J. L. Tam has closed his medical practice here and with Mrs. Tam will travel to Forty Mile where the demand for a physician is urgent.

The Seaolin brought in 160,000 feet of sawlogs from Gambier Bay to the Sheep Creek sawmill this week. They were cut by Charlie Green and Sam Watson.

The waterpipe behind the Treadwell mill burst early Sunday morning and the spurting water made glass and shingles fly before it could be shut off.