JUNEAU IS 0.1 TilS J ...
ALASKA CHAMBER OK C'OMMBHCIS
UAB IT! HBADttl'AltTUHS
Til K HE.
Proapertora Arc I'oarlaa; Into th
Tmtnn Metropolis of the Grrat
Karthweat, and Merchant Are
Ilarrln Thlthrr to Uet Their
PrrrentnKe of the Uold Dualneaa
Men rrrparlas for a Ul- Jam In
the Sprlag, When the Raah to
the Copper River Country Will
Br gin The Town Already Haa
Electric Ughta and Steam Heat.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 22, via
BATTLE. Wash,, Sept. 27. Thla bua
tling town will soon be the centre
of Alaskan activity. It is the Denver
of the Great Northwent. Already pros
pectors are pouring in preparatory to
the now confidently expected Spring
rush to the new gold fields in American
territory, while merchants of all kinds
arc hurrying hither to make money out
of the fortuin? hunters. There Is a gen
eral air of prosperity, for everybody
lias more or less money, grafters not
being In evidence- here as they are at
Syeii, Skuguuy und Dawson. Juneau is
good place for a poor man, but it of
fers no encouragement to the Weary
Walker who seeks to prey upon the In
dustry of his fellows, l'lni; Whlski-ia
Blnke, Pasty Rhodes and others of that
Ilk are gently but firmly Informed by
the Immigration committee of the
Chamber of Commerce that there Is no
chlng void here for them to (111, unless
they are willing to wear wooden over
oonts. Yes, Juneau has a Chamber of Com
snerce, and a very solid institution it is.
It has on its membership rolls the
names of the most prominent business
men In this town, beside those of well
known capitalists from other cities who
have established legal domiciles In
Alaska. Thus far it has done much
good to the commercial Interests of tin
town, and it promises even greater re
sults in the Winter and Spring. It Is
not merely a local body, but purports to
represent the territory, for It calls itself
the Alaska Chamber of Commerce. Th
oonstltutlon and bylaws are as follows:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this Association shall
Bereafter be "The Alaska Chamber of
Commerce," and Its location and prin
cipal place of business shall be at
Juneau, Alaska.
ARTICLE II.
The objects of thla Association shall
He to further the business Interests of
Alaska end promote commercial rela
tions between the district and the rest
f the world, and to benevolently labor
for the public good of the city of
Juneau and the Inhabitants thereof,
and to render such moral and material
support to those In authority as to this
Association shall seem prudent In ,ah,
alatlng them to carry out the object for
which this Association is formed.
ARTICLE III.
Section 1. No person engaged In a
business of an objectionable character
shnll be eiiRi lite for membership.
Sec. 2. Any person, an actuul resi
dent of Akifkn, upon the payment of
$10 Initiation fee. and his election In
accordance with the provisions of these
Articles, shall heroine an active mem
ber of this Association.
Sec. 3 Honorary members may be
elected in the same manner provided
for the A-lectlon of active members, but
without the payment of Initiation, fee
r dues. Hurh members shall enjoy all
the privileges of the Association, ex
ct-iitlng the right to vote, to participate
in debute und to hold olllce.
ARTICLE IV.
flection 1. The ollicors of this Asso
ciation shall be a I'resident, Vioo-l'resl-
dent. Secretary, Treasurer and a Hoard
of five Trustees, and they shall serve
for one year from date of election, or
until their successors are elected and
Installed. In case of a vacancy occur
ring hrfoip tlv expiration of the term
f any oillcer, It shall be the duty of
the Secret!.-ry Ig call a special meeting
for the purpose of electing an ofllcer for
the unexpired term.
See. 2. The President shall preside at
til meetings of the Association, and of
V Heard of Trustees. Me shall not
vpM. except in case of a tie vote. He
.aliHV be tin ex -officio member of all
. tomiiMT.lees,
Sec. :r. The Vice-President shall. In
the absen-.ifi of the President, perform
II the duties of his olllce.
Sec. 4, The Secretary shall keep an
accurate record of nil meetings and
transnclii i.. of thin Association, and
perform such other duties as the Asso
elation may from time to time direct.
Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall keep the
Accounts, of the Association, receive all
monegA. and. payout the same only on
4Efrfinfa signed by Die President and
Secretary. His account shall be open
tpothe inspection of the Board of Trus
tee at all times, and he shall render a
complete record of all moneys received,
upended and on hand, quarterly.
ARTICLE V.
Section 1. Any person desiring to be
come a member of this association shall
alga an application, which shall be In
dorsed by three members of the Cham
ber In good standing.
See. 2. If said application be ap
proved by a majority of the Board of
Trustees the same shall be submitted
to vote by ballot at the next succeeding
meeting at which the application It ra
ce Wed, and If not more than five of all
the vote cast are opposed to such ap
plicant, he shall he declared elected.
Sec. 3. In case of rejection the ap
plicant eh all not again be eligible to ap
lj! for membership until the expiration
of sU fBoatba.
Bee. 4. Every member snail pay reg
ularly to the Secretary the aum of One
Dollar per month dues. In advance.
Every member three montha In arrears
refusing to pay such dues, after hav
ing been notified by the Secretary, ahall
at the expiration of thirty day a after
said notice cease to be a member of
this Chamber, and his name shall be
stricken off thje books.
ARTICLE VI.
Section 1. Regular meetings of thla
Association shall be held on the first
and third Tuesday of each month at
the place designated by the Associa
tion. Sec. 2. Nine members In good stand
ing shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of all business except the
election of officers, suspension of rules
and extraordinary expenditure of
money. Extraordinary expenditure of
money shall consist of any expenditures
other than the expenditures Incidental
to the current business of the Associa
tion. Sec. 3. For the Election of Officers.
Amendment of Bylaws, Suspension of
Rules or Extraordinary Expenditure of
Money, a majority of the members In
good standing shall constitute a quo
rum. Sec. 4. A majority vote of any quo
rum shall decide all questions submitted
to vote except Amending of Bylaws
or Election of New Members. Roberts'
Rules of Order shall govern the delib
erations of this Association Insofar as
the same are not inconsistent with
these bylaws.
JUNEAU. THE FUT
Sec. 6. These bylaws may be al
tered or amended by a two-third major
ity of a necessary quorum for such a
vote at any regular meeting after two
weeks' notice of such Intention previ
ously given In writing.
From this It may seen that Juneau Is
no longer a mere mining camp, but a
thriving, busy town, with a future be
fore It. It has every qualification for
the future metropolis of the North
west, being equally accessible by land
or water. Besides. It is the nearest
port to the mouth of the Copper Klver,
the- Golden Gate of the Great North
west, which promises to be the princi
pal approach to the gold regions In thj
Spring. Old miners are making ar
rangements now to go up the Copper
River in February or March, and strike
thence to the new fields along the Chll
lyna, White and Stewart rivers, from
which have come within the past few
weeks further stories of rich finds that
bid fair to throw the Klondike into the
shade.
Louis C. Frey, of Newark, N. J., Is
now In the Copper River country at the
head of an exploring and prospecting
party. Mr. Frey, who is a veteran pros
Ictor, says in a letter to a friend In
this city:
"The Copper River Is nearly four hun
dred miles long, draining over 29,000
square miles, and by a portage (road)
of seventy-five miles at its upper end,
can be connected with the Tanana
River, which flows into the Tukon.
One can also reach the Yukon from
the Copper River by ascending the
Chlllyna River, which empties Into the
latter stream, as far east cs Scolal or
Copper River Pass, which is only
eighty miles long. At the other side of
Scolal Pass is the head of navigation
of the White River, which empties Into
the Yukon midway between Fort Sel
kirk and Dawson City.
"There will be three routes next year
via the Stlklne River, via Chllkoot
Pass and via Copper River. The last
will be the easiest and shortest. Sev
eral navigation companies are prepar
ing to run steamers from Seattle, Sit
ka and Juneau to the mouth of the
Copper River, and there Is a strong
prospect of a rallroaif In the Spring.
The craiy rush over that danger
ous Skaguay Pass should be stopped,
by Government Interference, If neces
sary. On my way from Seattle to Sit
ka soon after the Dawson boom was
started, I talked with thirty men bond
for the Klondike. Oriiy four of them
knew anything about mining; the bal
ance were Ignorant of that science, at
well as of the art of taking care of
themselves. They will have to face
rough times. No man should come to
the Northwest without a proper sup
ply of gold, grub and grit."
That Juneau will be crowded to its
utmost capacity long before April Is
acknowledged by all who have visited
this place. Olds & Orton, proprietors of
the Octdental Hotel, have leased three
new buildings, to be used as annexes.
and contemplate erecting an enormous
structure so soon as sufficient building
material and labor can be obtained.
Prominent merchants are Increasing
their orders for the Spring by several
hundred per cent., and the municipal
government has recognised the uced of
an adequate police force.
Juneau already has electric lights
and most of Its big .buildings are steam
heated. It Is not yet oversupplied wih
theatres, politics snd French millinery,
but those necessary adjuncts to metro
politanlsm will probably come In good
time. Meanwhile, the cltlxens of Ju
neau say to the people of the United
States: "Come, If you want to; but if
you can't come, don't apologise; there
are others."
Above all, don't come if you can't
live without luxuries. Juneau Is a live
town, but it isn't little, old New Tork.
REDSKINS WON'T Kill.
THAT IS. 11U.K89 THE WHITES
riltST SHED BLOOD.
Charlea Ehrleh, Who Haa Jnat Ite
tnrned from the. Copper Klver
Country, Saya the Indiana Are
Peaceable and Will Fight Only In
Self-Defcnae He and Ilia Partner
Carried no Plrenrma While There
They Found Much Uold and
Staked Oft! m Couple of Qaarts
Clalnia Kealon Itlch la Ore.
PORT TOWNSEND. Sept. 29. From
Charles Ehrlch, a young man who has
but recently returned from the Copper
River country, your correspondent se
cured an interesting interview relative
to that much talked of section. The
Impression has prevailed .that the Cop
per River country was Inhabited by
hostile savages, who looked with Jeal
ous eyes upon the advent of the white
man on his stamping ground. Mr. Eh
rlch dispels this false Impression by
URE METROPOLIS.
saying chat the Indians are peaceable w" at P"ce headquarters all morn
arid will harm no one If let alone and ,n Jing over the Klondike with De
treated fairly by the whites. .tectlve Cudlhee. He said:
Two men were killed there last Sum- "u w111 wonder to me if more
tner, but they themselves were prlmar- j tnn "Jf Pople at Dawson City
ly responsible. It seems the two men i kee tnelr stomachs from touehing
hired tome Indiana to do packing for
them, and when the time of settlement
came they disagreed aa to the amount
due and a quarrel followed, In which
one of the white men shot an Indian.
The next day about a dozen Indians
came down in a body and killed both
of the men. This unfortunate -affair
cannot be ascribed to any hostile ten
dency; the Indians simply followed a
custom prevalent In all tribes a life
for a life.
Carried No Flrearma.
Mr. Ehrich end his partner had no
firearms at all, and had no occasion to
use any, other than on the game which
abounds in that country moose, bear,
grouse, ducks and geese being plenti
ful. Mr. Ehrlch smiled broadly when
told of a proposed plan, which has
been a topic of conversation of late, of
forming a company of some three hun
dred determined men, heavily armed,
going to the Copper River and expect
ing to have to fight the Indlnns before
being allowed to prospect for gold. He
said the idea was absurd and evidently
originated with men grossly ignorant
of the Indians of that country.
Young Ehrlch was closely ques
tioned in regard to quartz and placer
mining on the Copper River. At the
mouth of the river some rich quartz
claims have been located. A mining
expert representing an Eastern syndi
cate was there during the Summer ar.-.l
offered one man $16,000 for his claim,
but the offer was refused. The ore Is
free milling, runs as high as $S0 to the
ton, and is found In well-defined
ltdges.
Kim nil Plenty of fiolil.
Mr. Ehrlch and his partner staked off
a couple of quartz claims of nrntnl
and then proceeded up the river In an
p.. iney
went up as far as the Ke.lner River.
prospecting the beach as they went.
!r "Ut V be ml,le&"atf J
mined with proper machinery. It is r
the Kellner River, which originates In
the Klondike country, will be found" to
be as rich as the Klondike, but no pros
pecting has ever been done there, or
any other place on the Copper River to
any extent, and the real value of the
country as a mining district is yet un
known. An old hunter and miner named King,
who has lived on the Copper River for
the past seventeen years, says he has
been to the headwaters of the big river,
and reports rich finds. He sent for two
young relatives who lived at Los An
geles, and they were passengers on the
Queen, bound for that region.
Mr. Ehrlch says tfoere are about sev
enty white men now on the Copper Riv
er, principally hunters, trappers nnd
fox farmers, the latter being quite un
important Industry, It Is his opinion
that at the mouth of the river quartz
mines of Immense value will be found,
and on the tributaries, near the head
waters, placers rivaling the Klondike
will be unearthed. He himself will re
turn this Fall, his partner being al
ready there, and together they will look
for placers.
Coola Itaa4 Ill.ttealtk.
She Kissing- is unhealthy.
HtLet's get sick. N. Y. Journal
o;;e gf tee richest.
CAWADIAX MOCHTKD rOLICst HAVsl
OH STY TO FREES B.
Oalecv Charehlll Arrlvca at SeatUc
with S 10,000 la Gold aa the Rc
salt of Two Yeara Service He la
Worth Altos-ethos- Between SSO,
OOO and tOO.OOO Stomachs Will
Teach Backhonea at Dawaoa City
Thla Winter, Ho Thinks, aa There
Barely Will Not Bo Encash Pro
vlalona Drinks, SlOO a, Boand.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept 29. A mem
ber of the wealthiest polios force in the
world arrived in the city last night with
his $10,000 la gold as the result of two
years' service on the Klondike in the
ranks of the Canadian mounted police,
8. R. Churchill is the name of this
lucky officer, who is worth anywhere
from $50,000 to 1100,000. He brought
down a sack containing somewhat over
110,000 for spending money. He was not
proclaiming his luck from the masthead
and the fact that he had money was
overlooked by the press representatives
who boarded the steamer yesterday.
Churchill Is not the richest of th
mounted policemen by any means.
Some of the members of Dawson's po
lice force are worth a million dollars;
all of them have over 120,000. When
the strike on Bonanza was made Capt.
Constantlne, in charge of the police,
allowed his men to stake out claims
and file locations. They were not pei
tnltted to work thim, but hired it dona
.on lays. As a result the following
claims are owned by policemen: S. R.
Churchill, 62 above discovery on Bo
nanza; James Murry, one-half of
claim 34 on El Dorado, 11 below dis
covery on Hunkers Creek and 63 above
on Bonanza; J. Brothers, 37 above on
Bonanza; A. Ward owns 38 above on
Bonanza and an interest in 60 above;
A. P. Zeller has sold his claim on Bo
nanza for a large sum. Others own
ing claims or portions of claims, none
of which are worth less than $20,000,
are Policemen Plnkerton, Thornton,
Webster, Sinclair and Gowler.
Ilaan't Had Eaoaah of It.
Mr. Churchill commenced spending
his little stake last night by buying a
complete outfit from top to bottom. He
has a claim on Bonanza Creek, as is
mentioned In the list above, and will
return to look after his interests. He
their backbones If they remain there
throughout the Winter. There surely
will not be enough provisions. Even
last year, when there were not nearly
so many people and considerably more
provisions per capita, there was suffer
ing. Even the mounted police had to
go on short rations. Well, I'm glad I'm
out of it; If It is tho richest camp In
the world, It may also prove the dead
liest. That Weare Affair.
"I was forty-six days coming out.
which breaks the record. It happened
that I was a passenger on the ill-fated
Weare, which was hard aground on
the Yukon flats thirty miles below Cir
cle City. Going up two years ago we
were forty-six days, but that time we
were caugnt in the freeze-up, which
was nobody's fault. This time It was do
cidedly somebody's fault. The steamer
was coming down river one morning
with the captain and aa Indian pilot at
the wheel, when suddenly In going
around a sharp turn we ran aground,
the Indian pilot having mlstakca his
channel. For seventeen days we sat
around and swore at each other. For ex
ercise we waded around in the Yukon,
as tho water was only six inches deep
wherewe ran aground. The steamer was
veryllght and stuck In themlddle. They
pried her bow ott into deep water, and
at the same time pushed her stern hard
and fast on, the sand bank. The Healy
come along and we got started again.
The accident to the Weare was caused
by the ignorance of the captain, who
did not know his business. It was a
five days' steam to St. Michaels, but It
took us eleven days to make It the way
we come, only steaming a few hours a
day, and tying up at night.
"Dawson is undoubtedly a hot town.
Drlnk8 are m a rouI1(J and t
steamPr8 nave been carryl more
whsky than provl9lona. There , doath
from starvation staring them In the
, ..
ably will be none this year. There are
a few moose around Dawson, but no
birds and few fish."
BRIEF BUT INTERESTING).
In all their wars ths British have
won the splendid average of 83 per
cent, of all their battles.
Of the 11,000,000 square miles of
Africa only about 1.500,000 remain
which have not been claimed by some
European power and more than half of
this lies in the desert of Suhora.
Sir William Thompson calculates that
the number of molecules in a cublo
Inch of any gas is 100,000,000,000,000,-
000,000,000, and in each of these mole
culee ti ere are several atoms moving
among themselves at the rate of TO
miles a minute.
In the course of a bit of photosranh
lng a California physician placed a
piece of gold-bearing quarts upon the
plate. Upon developing the plate there
were specks and spots at intervals with
in the outlines of the piece of quarts.
mis snowed the presence of gold. By a
series of experiments he has discovered,
that X-rays will show the presence of
gold In rock without the expense that
ordinarily accompanies suoh tests. A
number of mining experts are arrang
ing to use these rays In prospecting for
ths preoious metal. .
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