Digital Bob Archive

MAY 2, 1895-Franklin Street has at last been cut through from First Street to Front. It had been blocked by a residence owned by N. A. Fuller, who refused to give a right-of-way. For some years the house has been occupied by William I. Webster and he recently purchased it from Fuller and immediately gave permission to cut the street through. A cut 8 feet deep had to be made to bring the street to grade.

The case of the Juneau Townsite vs. the Bonanza mining claim owned by Reuben Goldstein opened Monday morning before Commissioner Mellen. Testimony so far has been by mining men who state that the ledge which forms the basis for Goldstein?s claim is worthless.

The steamer City of Topeka brought 150 passengers to Juneau Sunday afternoon and they overflowed all of the local hotels. Many of the men are bound for either the Yukon or Cook Inlet.

Superintendent F. D. Nowell says he expects to have the hydraulic diggings in Silver Bow Basin in operation by the 5th and will have about 120 men at work there and at the Ground Hog mine.

The steamer Yukon brought in 240,000 feet of logs for the Douglas sawmill on Sunday.

Captain Carroll will extend his dock to give it a frontage of 170 feet and will build a large warehouse for coal and lumber.

T. R. Needham of Seattle has arrived to succeed Jack Timmins as associate editor of the Searchlight.

A number of Douglas residents are mining on the beach in front of town, using rockers and making more than wages.

MAY 6, 1895-Every man who wants to work has it and more men are needed. The Juneau Mining Company now has hired 75 men at work building its mill and taking out ore and would hire more. William Ebner has 32 men at work and is looking for others.