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Bellefonte, Pa., August 12, 1898.
From the Klondike.
Letter from J. H. Myers Giving Interesting Data
As to Out-Put and Taxes of the Gold Region.
Its Health, Chances, Etc.
Mr. J. H. Myers formerly of Bellefonte
and well known to many of the readers of
the WATCHMAN, whose interesting letters
from the Klondike we have given from
time to time, is back at his home in
Rochester, N. Y. After spending a year
in search of gold, he and his son, Dr.
Oscar Myers, have returned, fully con-
vinced that the chances of making a for-
tune are just as good in this country,
where people can enjoy some comforts, as
in the Yukon region with its hardships,
suffering and danger. In a letter to the
Rochester Union, Mr. Myers gives many
facts which are not generally known, and
which knock the romance of gold seeking
in the far North, all to smithereens. He
says :
In reply to your queries I will say that I
was one of about 3,000 persons who, via
the laborious and perilous summit trails,
lakes and the upper Yukon river, arrived
at Dawson City last fall. I spent the year
in Dawson and the adjacent mining dis-
tricts, putting down two holes on a bonanza
gulch, in weather 60 below, with unfavor-
able results.
Favorable to the Klondike region it may
be said that it is comparatively a good gold
country. We were agreeably disappointed
in finding the climate, although intensely
cold, to be evenly tempered, entirely free
from the sudden changes and storms we
experience at home. There are no pre-
ceptible winds until March. During the
entire winter there were only three falls of
snowflakes, neither reaching two inches in
depth. There is, however, generally a
continual, almost imperceptible, frozen
mist in the air, which accumulates to a
depth of from three to five feet. There is
very little animal life in the region.
Practically no game is found except in
sections forty or more miles remote from
the inhabited districts, where moose, car-
riboo and bear are sometimes found by the
Indians who furnish a slight supply of
wild meats, in season, to the miners at one
dollar and upwards per pound. Fish are
found in the rivers but are not abundant.
Timber is fairly dense in a few sections
and consists mainly of a twisted grain
spruce, generally tall trees, from six to ten
inches in diameter. Some small birch,
poplar and cotton wood is found. The
water is healthful, cold and refreshing.
The people are law-abiding and well dis-
posed, although stealing is more prevalent
than usual in the new mining camps. The
military police are regarded as a useless
and harmless appendage. The administra-
tive officials, so far as my personal knowl-
edge extends. are gentlemen and of pleas-
ant demeanor, but the laws they adminis-
ter are almost universally condemned as
being tyranically obnoxious. It is truly
claimed that in the Klondike or any other
gold seeking region, that not more than
one of each hundred are fortunate. The
ninety-nine unfortunate men expend
equally as much money and endure greater
‘hardships and drudgery, yet all are over-
‘burdened with exorbitant legal fees and ex-
tortion. The miners correctly allege that
over $5 is expended by all for every dollar
taken out by the few who succeed, in any
gold region. Therefore they contend that
if the Canadian government were to em-
ploy men by the day to unlock and secure
this earth and ice bound gold at a cost of
five to one, the taxpayers would hurl them
from power. The United States and other
countries recognize the gross injustice of
extorting money for what they could never
practically own and they substantially say
to their people. if you are wiling to risk
your money and health, and undergo the
drudgery, we will give you liberal, free
grants, impose no taxes whatever ; make
your own local laws as you know best how
for your economy and we will be content
with the benefit you give the country by
the enterprise and labor you create in the
sale of provision, the increase in railroad
and steamship travel, ete.
On our arrival last fall we found an esti-
mated population in the Klondike region of
8,000 men which was then increased to 11,-
000. This spring this was augmented by
over 12,000 new comers over the upper
routes. Fully 1,000 are now going via St.
Michaels steamers. The above 24,000 will
be reduced fully 3,000 by deaths, those
leaving for home and the great number
who, disgusted with the governmental ex-
tortions, have gone down the Yukon river
to the American mines. Many allege with
emphasis that these extortions are due to
the fact that 95 per cent. of the miners are
Americans and that the object is to fleece
the United States to feather the Canadian
treasury. Undoubtedly such is the result.
First, every person is compelled to pay a
tariff tax on their personal supplies of food
and even on their clothing in actual use, of
an average of $20 each, aggregating on this
year’s arrivals of 16,000-persons; $320,000:
Next, every one of the 24,000 is required
on arrival, before he can legally cut “wood
to cook his supper, -before he can engage to
turn a windlass, fish or hunt or get infor-
ation from the officials to pay a so-called
[free miner’s license’ of $11.15, aggregat-
zg $266.600.
Next, practice shows that at least 18,-
will have staked during this year an
@verage of three claims each on good and
ftwildcat’’ checks combined, on which a
gecording fee of $16 each is paid. Thus
exacting an aggregate of $864,000.
§ Before the expiration of each year a re-
lewal of $15 is paid-on each of these claims.
Until recently this fee was $100 each and
it least 8,000 claims were renewed on that
Basis, making $800,000. Add to this the
present renewal fee of $15 each on 25,000
fof the remaining 46,000 claims) making
$375,000 additional, thus aggregating $1,-
175,000.
i Another grasping feature is that alter-
Bate claims are reserved to the crown in
yrder that they may be made valuable for
vernment sale through the labor and ex-
nse forced upon the adjoining miners in
drospecting or representing their claims at
in average cost of $900 each. As the aver-
age cash benefit on the future sale of these
grown claims is greater than this, it is just
to say the cash received hy the government
from this source will aggregate more than
$1,440,000.
"A royalty of 10 per cent. of the gross
output of each mine is charged on all claims
ielding over $2,500, whether worked
ingly or by ten or twelve lessees. It is
estimated that about $7,000,000 will be
roduced this year in the Canadian Yukon
stricts. About $4,000,000 of this will be
1bject to the royalty, thus yielding to the
Recently the government leased the nar-
row water front opposite the front street in
Dawson to two speculators for one year at
$30,000. They inturn imposed an average
yearly ground rental of $1,200 on each of
the small shopkeepers and barbers who had
hitherto peacefully occupied it. The next
day prices were increased and the barbers
increased the cost of one shave from 50
cents to $1, thus each drudging miner has
to pay an indirect government extortion of
50 cents on each shave. Of course this
rental goes on to the Canadian treasury
and should be added—$30,000.
The above items alone show an aggregate
extortion of one year of $4,495,600.
Besides the above more has been collect-
ed for recording fees (of papers) for wood
rights, saloon licenses, arbitrary fines and
extractions for petty privileges, that is
necessary to repay the entire administra-
tive expenses, including that of the forty
unmounted police, as well as for the infre-
quent mail service, in all of which the
most sparing economy is practiced. For
example during the past year a small
rough board shanty, 15x18 feet. was the
only accomodation provided as the gold
commissioners office. Here all mining
claims were issued and recorded, all papers
recorded, all contests tried, etc. Never
were more than from three to ten persons
admitted at one time, while we have no-
ticed frequently from forty to eighty min-
ers awaiting their turn for entrance outside
the door, shivering and suffering, with the
mercury sixty below, huddling their faces
in each others overcoats like so many ani-
mals in a barn yard ; and that too at a
time when the officials in this shanty were
collecting from these victims over two
thousand dollars daily in claim recording
fees alone. No practical system of entrance
was provided and the human beings had to
simply remain outside the door often for
two or three days. and take their chances
subject to the whims of the arbitrary door
attendant.
Much sickness, principally scurvy, pre-
vails. This is not so much due to the
climate, as to the overwhelming distance
from civilization, making it impossible to
have vegetable food, containing the potash
salts, so needful to keep the blood health-
ful.
Besides, the life of the Yukon miner is
terribly hard. Exposure and constant un-
remitting drudgery and hard labor is his
lot. No roads are provided, and all sup-
plies, his firewood, heavy logs to build
cabins, logs for fire to thaw the earth when
mining, all must be ‘‘packed’’ on his back
and often for long distances. Those who
are able to own dogs, costing there from
$150 to $250 each, find slight relief in
winter, alone, when sleds can be used on
the ice and snow covered trails. Otherwise
swamps and bogs on mountains and in
valleys must be struggled through with
heavy packs. Many are broken down in
health and not a few succumb entirely and
find ice bound, unmarked graves. I could
not advise any persons to venture into any
Alaska mining country, and none should
venture, but young and hardy men, having
ample capital to provide for a year’s supply
of food, and besides for expenses in transit
both in and out of the country, for it is
undeniable that not one out of a hundred
make sufficient to carry them home.
Thousands of men who have spent a year
or more, diligently in the Klondike region,
have eaten their substance, are now unable
to find work to earn homeward expenses
and while all are homesick many lie sick
in their cabins and in the hospitals at
Dawson. It is a most deplorable situation
when several thousand miles from home,
deprived of communication to seek relief
from friends.
There is but oné story and true belief
among thousands of us, who crowded the
several homeward steamers beyond their
capacity this spring, and it would be crim-
inal for us to lend our voices to aid the
cleverly devised advertising schemes of the
two merchantile Alaskan monopolies
which are bolstered up by the press of two
or three of our cities which profit by supply-
ing outfits to the unfortunate dupes, like
ourselves, who read with avidity the exag-
gerated accounts of the concentrated wealth
of the few successful returning miners.
Little is said about the ninety and nine
unfortunates. Only the large gold sacks
of the few rich paying mines together with
the aggregate product of the very many
producing, but non-paying small mines,
are extolled. All of the latter and much
of the former is not newly acquired wealth,
but is simply the transformation of the
United States currency into gold dust. For
example, I might have in self laudation
added my little gold sack to the general
list on the arrival of our ocean steamer and
failed to say that I had expended in the
Alaskan region, in . currency, nearly
double the amount its procurement, but it
would have been acting a lie and help to
injure and deceive my fellowmen.
It was apparent at Dawson that the two
commercial trading monopolies were se-
lecting passengers for their down river
steamers and delaying them, with the de-
sign of showing the largest possible output
of gold. The first steamer to leave and reach
Dawson was the small independent steamer
May West, and was the first to arrive at
St. Michaels on June 26th, with 82 of us
on hoard.
We remained
teen days and
at St.
noted
six-
contents
Michaels
the
.on..the..arrival of. each. and. all... of... the
Yukon river steamers. I am indebted
f 0'Capt. J+ B. Crocker of Franklin, Mass.,
and others who were in charge of the keep-
ing and handling of the entire treasure:
boxes on the company’s hoats for authentic
information, which they received from the
shippers. A few of the highest reliable
estimates are included in the following,
viz : Gold dust was brought down on the
North American Trading Co’ssteamer Weare
five 800 pound boxes, being 4,000 pounds,
or $964,680, being part of the government
taxes shipped by the Canadian government
Bank of Commerce, just opened in Dawson.
Also one box of 1,200 pounds, being $289,-
404 consigned by the N. A. T. Co. Also
in charge of her passengers eighty pounds,
or $19,293. Next on the same company’s
steamer. Hamilton was 650 pounds or
$156,760. ~The above total of $1,-
430,137 was transferred to their ocean
steamship Roanoke. Next the Northern
Alaska Commercial Co’s steamer Bella
brought down that company’s consign-
ment of $593,878 and $400,000 by her pas-
sengers. This total of $994,878 was shipped
out on their ocean steamship St. Paul.
The two independent river steamers May
West and the Seattle No. 1 brought down
respectively $80,000 and $85,000. This
total of $165,000 was brought out on the
ocean steamship Lakme, the Garonne and
the Nelson.
.. The foregoing shows a total aggregate of
$1,589,015 brought down on the first trip
of the river steamers, and $964,680 of it,
being over three-fifths of the entire spring
shipment, is part of the government ex-
tractions from the struggling miners. A
portion of this year’s production is to come
out yet, but it does not seem possible to
reach the liberal estimate of several mil-
lions. ~ I-have conversed with ‘many of
those coming out on each of the five boats, |
at St. Michaels, and all agree that over 90
per cent. come out in poverty of health |
and pocket, barely able to reach their
homes. We give you this detail, not so
much as a matter of interest as a public
duty, and certainly every true lover of hu-
manity, and of the United States should
not withhold the facts, rather than to con-
fess his own mistake, and thus mislead
others into the folly which has wrecked so
many men, and is draining the United
States of its millions without return.
Yours respectfully,
J. H. MYERS.
DISCOVERED BY A WoOMAN.—Another
great discovery has been made, and that
too, by a lady in this country ‘‘Disease
fastened its clutches upon her and for sev-
en years she withstood its severest tests,
but her vital organs were underminded
and death seemed imminent. For three
months she coughed incessantly, and could
not sleep. She finally discovered a way to
recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of
Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consump-
tion, and was so much relieved on taking
first dose, that she slept all night ; and
with two bottles, has been absolutely
cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz.”
Thus writes W. C. Hamnick & Co., of Shel-
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Green’s drug store. Regular size 50c and
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A good story is related at the ex-
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was recently talking with an old colored
woman in Washington concerning religious
matters. ‘‘Do you really believe, aunty,”’
said he, ‘‘that people are made out of
dust?” ‘Yes, sah! The Bible saysdey is,
and so I b’lieves it.”” ‘‘But what is done
in wet weather ; when there is nothing but
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THE WISER WAY.—‘“How fresh and
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who had just returned from the beach, and
was greeting her friend.
‘Yes, dear,”’ replied Nora, ‘I am feel-
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alarming appetite.’’
‘Where in the world have you heen
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- “I bave remained at home,”” replied
Nora,’” and have worked hard every day.
But I bave been taking that wonderful
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done me, oh, so much good. You see I al-
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I leave for the mountains next week.”’
——Miss Catherine W. Bruce has given
Columbia University $5,000 for a lecture-
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You will read of many so-called cures,
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REWERY FOR RENT.—The Belle-
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Buggies, Wagons, Etc.
ARMERS BREAK THE BUGGY
.. MONOPOLY.
It is claimed that for years buggy manufactur-
ers have secured exorbitant prices for their goods
but recently, through the combined assistance of
the farmers of Iowa, Illinois and other states
Sears, Roesuck & Co., of Chicago, have got the
price oi open buggies down to $16.50; Top Bug-
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Don’t fail to remember this.
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LTOONA & PHILIPSBURG CON-
NECTING RAILROAD.
Condensed Time Table in effect December
1st, 1897.
EASTWARD—WEEK DAYS,
Prr1sBURG, PA.
A. M.|A. M.|NOON.|P. M.|P. M.
BAMOY...o. cli 7 25) 9 2012 25] 3 00] 6 00
Houtzdale . | 737] 9 32112 37] 3 12] 6 12
Osceola Mills «| T 50 9 51112 56] 3 31] 6 31
Philipsburg........cceeeuu. | 81016 05 1 10 3 45) 6 45
[a. mia. ale. mp. mop. Mm.
WESTWARD—WEEK DAYS.
=. -|P. MIP. ML
Philipsbur; 45 5 00 8 10
Osceola Mi 01 516 8 26
. Houtzdale 2 5 35 8 45
Ramey.... 2 5 45) 8 55
Read down. Read u
P.M. |P.M.|A. M.| A. M.|P.M. P.M.
5 00/1 00f 8 [10 25/2 45 6 45
5121 12} 8 .|10 15(2 356 35
5 31|1 31| 9 11|...... Osceola Mills......| 9 56/2 16/6 16
545145 9 25 ...... Philipsburg........ 9 40/2 00 6 00
P.M. P.M. A. M. A. M.|P.M. P.M.
.CoxyEcrioNs.—At Philipsburg (Union Station)
with all Beech Creek railroad trains for and from
Bellefonte, Lock Haven, Williamsport, Reading,
Philadelphia and New York ; Lawrenceville, Corn-
ing, Watkins, Geneva, and Lyons ; Clearfield, Ma-
haftey and Patton ; Curwensville, DuBois,, Punx-
silanes Ridgway, Bradford, Buffalo and Roch-
ester. : :
At Osceola for Houtzdale and Ramsey with P.
R. R. train leaving Tyrone at 7,20 & m.
G. M. H. GOOD, Gen. Supt
(CENTRAL RAILROAD OF PENNA.
Condensed Time Table.
READ Down READ vp.
May 16th, 1898.
No 1/{No 5/No 3 No 6{No 4/No 2
a. m.|p. m.|p. m. Lye. Ar.|p. m.[p. m.|a, m.
7 20/5 ri 45 BELLEFONTE. {10 15] 6 10| 9 48
731 759 357 Nigh...........[10 02| 5 57| 9 37
7 37| 8 05) 4 03 .| 9 58 551| 9 31
742 813] 408 9 51! 5 46| 9 26
- T44/ 815/410 949) 5 44| 9 24
. 748 8 19| 4 14|...Hublersburg...| 9 45 5 40| 9 20
7 52| 8 23| 4 18|...Snydertown..... 941 537 916
7 55] 8 25| 4 20 .| 939 535 913
7 58] 8 27] 4 22/.. .[ 937 533 911
8 01| 8 29] 4 24|........L: .1 935 531 908
8 04 8 31| 4 26 Cli 933 529 905
8 09] 8 36| 4 31|..Krider’s Siding.| 9 28) 5 24| 9 00
8 14| 8 42| 4 36|...Mackeyville....| 9 23| 5 18| 8 55
8 20| 8 48| 4 42|...Cedar Spring...| 9 17] 5 12| 8 49
8 22( 8 50| 4 50|.......... Salona....... | 915 511] 8 46
8 27| 8 55| 4 55/...MILL HALL...|19 10/15 05/18 42
10.15] 9 457. 132] 808
10 50| 10 20 4 02] +7 38
$12 34/*11 30 | 2 30] *7 27
8 709 18 36/*12 01
9 40 wna NEW YORK... 14:30
(Via Tamaqua.)
10 40/ 19 30|......... NEW YORK......... 29 00
(Via Phila.)
Pp. m.la. m.|Arr. Lyve.la. m.[p. m.
*Daily. Week Days. £6.00 P. M. Sundays.
= 110.55 A. M. Sunday.
PHitApELPHIA SLEEPING CAR attached to East-
bound train from Williamsport at 11.30 P. M, and
West-bound from Philadelphia at 12.01 A. M.
J. W. GEPHART.
General Superintendent.
Travelers Guide.
ENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BRANCHES.
Schedule in eftect May 30th, 1898.
AND
VIA TYRONE—WESTWARD.
Leave Bellefonte, 9.53 a. m., arrive at Tyrone
11.10 a. m., at Altoona, 1.00 p. m., at Pittshurg
5.50 p. m. ?
Leave Bellefonte 1.05 p. m., arrive at Tyrone, 2.15
p. m., at Altoona, 3.10 p. m., at Pittsburg, 6.55
p. m.
Leave Bellefonte, 4.44 p. m., arrive at Tyrone
6.00, at Altoona, 7.40, at Pittsburg at 11.30,
VIA TYRONE—EASTWARD,
Leave Bellefonte, 9.53 a. m., arrive at Tyrone
11.10, at Harrisburg, 2.40 p. m., at Philadel-
phia, 5.47. p. m.
Leave Bellefonte, 1.05 p. m., arrive at Tyrone,
2.15 a. m., at Harrisburg, 6.45 p. m., at Phila.
delphia, 10.20 p. m.
Leave Bellefonte, 4.44 p. m., arrive at
6.00 at Harrisburg, at 10.20 p. m.
VIA LOCK HAVEN—NORTHWARD.
Leave Bellefonte, 9.32 a. m., arrive at Lock Haven,
10.30 a. m.
Leave Bellefonte, 1.42 p. m., arrive at Lock Haven
2.43 p. m., arrive at Williamsport, 3.50 p. m.
Leave Bellefonte, at 8.31 p- m., arrive at Lock Ha-
ven, at 9.30 p. m.
VIA LOCK HAVEN—EASTWARD.
Leave Bellefonte, 9.32 a. m., arrive at Lock Haven
10.30, leave Williamsport, 12.40 p. m,, arrive at
Harrisburg, 3.20 p. m., at Philadelphia at 6.23
p.- m.
Leave Bellefonte, 1.42 p. Ws arrive at Lock Haven
-%3 p.m. arrive at Williamsport, 3.50, leave
4.00 p. m., Harrisburg, 6.55 p. “4 Philadelphia
10.20 p. m.
Leave Bellefonte, 8.31 Pp. m., arrive at Lock Ha-
ven, 9.30 p. m., leave Williamsport, 12.50 a,
m., arrive at Harrisburg, 3.40 a. m., arrive at
Philadelphia at 6.52 a. m.
VIA LEWISBURG.
Leave Bellefonte, at 6.40 a. m., arrive at Lewis-
burg, at 9.05 a. m., Montandon, 9.15, Harris.
burg, 11.30 a. m., Philadelphia, 3.00 p. m.
Leave Bellefonte, 2.15 p. m., arrive at Lewisburg,
4.47, at Harrisburg, 6.55 p. m., Philadelphia at
10.20 p. m.
Tyrone,
TYRONE AND CLEARFIELD, R, R,
NORTHWARD. SOUTHWARD,
il. g] = lel,
£28 | 5 |Maysoth, 1508. z 2% | 8
Eiah| = BE | AE 8
= = 2 EB
1 1 | | | —
P.M. P. M. | A. 0. | Lv. Ar.| P.M. | A.M. (p.m,
720 315 820... Tyrone ...... 8 55 11 20/6 10
726 321 826..E. Tyrone 849 11 146 04
728 323 828... Tyrone S..l....| 11 12/§ 02
781 394 8381..." Vail...... 8 45 11 09/5 57
741 336 842. .Vanscoyoo, $ 38) 11 02/5 52
745 340| 847... Gardner 8 35 10 59/5 48
754 349 857..] 8 27 10 51/5 39
800 355 905 8 20 10 445 32
805 359 909.8 8 14] 10 385 25
S06 401 911 811 10 355 21
807 402 912 8 09] 10 33/5 19
815 408 919 7 59; 10 23/5 08
fon 411 9: sof enenns] 10 2015 04
819 416 9 7550 10 175 01
823 4 Io 9 3: 7 51| 10 13/4 57
826 423 9 7 50( 10 12/4 56
831 428 9 7 46 10 074 51
836) 4383 950...Blue Ball....| 741] 10 02/4 46
842 439 Wallaceton ...| 736 9 56/4 39
847 444 ..Bigler...... | 731] 950433
8 53) 4 50 Woodland....| 726! 9 454 27
8 56 4 53 Mineral Sp...| 725 9424 95
900 457 ..Barrett...... 721 93942
905 502 717 935415
909 506 713 9 314 09
914 511 709 926403
920, 517 10 39,...Sus. Bridge...| 7 04] 9 20/3 56
925 537 10 44 .Curwensville..| 700 9 15/3 51
ie | 543 10 50 ......Rustic........| 6 54] 3 35
rae | 551 10 58 ....Stronach
sihis | 557 11 04 ....Grampian.....
P.M.| P. M. | A. M. |Ar. Lv.
BALD EAGLE VALLEY BRANCH.
WEIN an) | EASTWARD.
@ L.% 2
= £ g [May 30th, 1898.] 2 i £
ELBE. 2. EE
= 8 | = =
P.M. P. M. | A. M. |ArT. Lv. a MiP. M |P.2I.
600 215 1110... Tyrone.......| 810 12 307 15
554 200] 11 04'..East Tyrone 8 16 12 36/7 21
F500 205 11 00........Vail........| 8 20! 12 40/7 25
546, 2 01) 10 56/... Bald Eagle. 824 12 44/7 29
540.........| 10 49 Dix. 8 30 12 50,7 35
5.31... 3 8 33] 12 52/7 38
5 35| 8 35] 12 547 40
5 28 842 1007 47
521 1 39] 10 28' 849) 1067 54
512 13110 20! 858 1141303
503 123] 10 11] 9 07| 123812
456 1 16/ 10 04 Snow Shoe Int.| 9 15 1 30/8 20
453 113 10 01)... Milesburg 918 1 33/8 23
4 44] 105] 9 53....Bellefonte 9 28 1 42(8 31
4 32] 12 55 Milesburg ...| 9 41] 1 55/8 43
425 12 48 oo-Curtine.....| 9 49) 2 04:8 51
dal | 930 Mount Eagle..| 953 208s 3
414 12 38) 9 24/.....Howard......| 9 59) 2 14/9 01
405 12 29 9 15 ....Eagleville....| 10 08| 2 23/9 10
4 02! 12 26, 9 12 ..Beech Creek...| 10 11 2269 13
3 51 2 37/9 24
3 49) | 9. 10 24| 2 39/9 26
345 12 10. 8 55 ...Lock Haven..| 10 30| 2 43/9 30
Pa. Pp. Mm. | A.M. |Lyv. Arr.| A. m. | Pow. [Poy
LEWISBURG & TYRONE RAILROAD.
EASTWARD. May 30th, 1393. WESTWARD.
MAIL. | EXP. MAIL.| EXP.
| STATIONS.
P. M. | A. M. |Lv. Ar. A.M [BoM
215 640 .. 9 00{ 410
221 645 8 55, 4 06
224 648 8 52 403
2 27| 6 51 849 400
234 657 8 43 3 54
238 702 8 39 350.
243 706 8 35 346
248 710 831 342
255 717 8 24 335
302 7 220. 818) 3 30
3100 7 28). $31 323
317 7 33. 805 317
325 743 757 308
332 750 7 50) 302
338 756 743 255
343 8 00 740; 251
351 808 732 242
354 812 7 28) 238
401 818 722 231
408 826 713 223
416 833 1 707 216
418 835. ..Swe 704 214
4 22/ 8 40|.. ...Barber T00 210
427 8 15.. . Mifflinburg. 6 55 205
4 35 8 53! ..Vicksburg.. 647 157
439 858 ..Biehl...... 643) 153
4470 905 Lewisburg. 635 145
4 55 9 15(.......... Montandon..........| 5 40! 1 38
P. M. | A. M. |AT. Lv. amp wm
LEWISBURG & TYRONE RAILROAD.
EASTWARD. UPPER END. WESTWARD.
| 8} 2
{May 30th, 1898., ® |
| = | =
. | Am. . [Poa |
30 9 | 4 58}...
15) 9 | 509]
10| 8 | 514]
oq) 8 519 ......
59| 8 526...
54) 83 5 33)......
ener: “B7BRL | 535......
8349/8 29 Furnace Road.| 10 58 5 41)...
3 44 8 26|,...Dungarvin...[ 11 01] 5 49/.....
3 37] 8 18 Warrior's Mark! 11 10, 5 570...
3 30| 8 09|..Pennington:..| 11 20 6 06|......
321 758... Stover....... 1132 617...
.| 315) 750... Tyrone...... 11 40; 6 25,......
P. M. | A. M. [Lve. Ar.|s.oa poo |
BELLEFONTE & SNOW SHOE BRANCH.
Time Table in effect on ana after
May 30th, 1898.
Leave Snow Shoe,........... 11 20 a. m. and 3 15 p. m.
Arrive in Bellefonte....... 1 42p. m. * 520p. m.
Leave Bellefonte..... «7008. m. ‘ 1050p. m.
Arrive in Snow Shoe...... 900a m. “ 252p. m.
For rates, maps, etc., call on Ticket Agent & ad-
dress Thos. E, Watt, Pass. Agt. West. Dist. 360
Sixth Ave. Pittsburg, Pa.
J. R. WOOD.
J. B. HUTCHINSON,
General Manager. General Passenger Agent.
J3ELLEFONTE CENTRAL RAIL-
ROAD.
Schedule to take effect Monday, Apr. 18th, 1898.
WESTWARD EASTWARD
read down read up
No. 5[tNo.8|N0r | STamioNs. ino oliNo.4 Ne.
P. M. | A. M. [An Lv. Ar) am | pow [on
4 00 19 30(6 30|....Bellefonte..... 8 50| 2 40{6 40
4 06) 10 37/6 35|..... Coleville...... 8 40 2 256 30
4 10( 10 42/6 38|...... 8 37| 2226 27
4 13) 10 47/6 43|.....Whitmer.....| 8 35| 2 17/6 23
4 18] 10 53/6 46/.Hunter’s Park.| 8 31| 2 10/6 21
4 21} 10 56/6 50|...,.Fillmore...... 8 28! 2 06/6 18
425 .Briarly.......| 8 24/ 2 00/6 14
4 28 ; foe .Waddles...... 8200 155610
430 11 08[7 03. Lambourn.| 818 1326 07
4 40) 11 2017 12|... Krumrine isa 8 07) ‘1 37/5 52
"TH SSO Tm
RETEES Clas 00 Loos 42
450 7 27] 7 4511 3415 25
4 55 7 31...Bloomsdorf...| 7 40| 5 20
5 00] [7 35/Pine Grove Cro.| 7 35 515
Trains from Montandon, Lewisburg, Williams
ort, Lock Haven and Tyrone connect with train
os. 3 and 5 for State College. Trains from State
College connect with Penn’a. R. R. trains at
Bellefonte. { Daily, exce pt Sunday.
! F. H. THOMAS Supt.
Am