Digital Bob Archive

MARCH 4, 1895-Contractors Ellengen and Rudolph are being kept busy building Yukon sleds. With the increasing traffic over the pass and down the river, they are in demand.

E. R. Jaeger has arrived from Tacoma and has leased the steam laundry from A. H. Day. The latter may go to the Yukon.

Several new business houses have opened in Juneau. J. P. Cowely has opened the Bee Hive restaurant on Seward Street near Front, and Douglas and McLane have opened a restaurant near the foot of Main Street. Mr. Esterman has arrived from Everett, Washington, and is opening a pawn shop and men?s clothing store in the Price Building on Main Street. Matt Glinger has sold his bakery on the waterfront to B. M. Behrends who has hired William Lindig to run it.

MARCH 11, 1895-Yesterday three men attempted to ?jump? the waterfront lot between The Hob saloon and Carroll?s wharf. S. O. Wheelock, owner of the lot, went to the scene and with the aid of a peavy persuaded the jumpers that they have no right to the premises.

The steamer Willapa of the new Alaska Steamship Company arrived here on her first trip on Saturday, March 9. She left Seattle with a full load of freight and passengers for Alaska ports, including several Yukon miners and their freight, which she took direct to Dyea. The 30 miners had 18 dogs with them. Jack Dalton was also aboard with his family and 17 pack horses. One of the passengers for Juneau was Mrs. E. R. Jaeger whose husband recently took over the laundry here. With the arrival of the Willapa, the Pacific Steamship Company has started a rate war and has cut the first class passenger fare from here to Puget Sound from $40 to $12.

A Board of Trade has been organized in Juneau and has held several meetings at the offices of the Nowell Gold Mining Company. F. D. Nowell is president of the organization, E. F. Cassel is secretary and B. M. Behrends is treasurer.

Joe Juneau, the father of the city, has outfitted and is off for the Yukon.

Indian dancers gave an exhibit of their Native dances at the Opera House Thursday evening before a large audience.

MARCH 18, 1895-A 30-stamp mill will reportedly be built on the Archie Campbell mine which was recently sold to Messrs. Lane and Hayward of San Francisco.