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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1925
Page
6
Advertisement deadlines set by the newspaper show closing times for classifieds at 2 PM and display ads at 11 AM. Pricing is ten cents per line for the first insertion and five cents for each subsequent insertion, with an average of five words per line.
The Alaska Steamship Company liner Alameda is in port this afternoon for Skagway and Sitka departures, with 72 passengers aboard. About 15 round trip passengers are listed, including Mrs J J Doyle and Mrs O C Peldiman, while several travelers head north to Skagway and Sitka and a lighthouse tender boat Marte is in port from Sentinel Island.
The WW SB Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship Explorer arrived in port Saturday and will depart tonight or tomorrow to resume survey work in this district.
Frank A tovle representing Bernard Hirst files for patent on 1500 feet of the Sunday Queen Lode in U S Mineral Survey 1604 on Chichagof Island Sitka District. Survey begins at Cor 1 with bounds, adjoining claims include Trinad and Divide, eight months to file adverse claims with Anchorage U S Land Office. First published June 3 1925 last Aug 4 1925.
The motorship Oregon of Independent Steam Line, commanded by Capt Jo Haneon, arrived in port this morning from the south. It will depart later today or evening for Tenakee Pybus Bay and Chomley then south. The ship carries about 11 tons of general merchandise for Juneau and a shipment of spruce logs to Seattle for the Alaska Consolidated Canneries plant at Chomley. Purser Jones sails on this trip replacing A T Lord who is in Seattle after a major operation.
The motorship Virginia IV capt Tay D Bavers reached Juneau last night at 1 oclock from Sitka Chichagof and various ports. Passengers listed include Mrs F L Crockwell Frankie Crockwell Gabriel Micelle Bob Young Miss 13 Brown from Chichagof King Bay Win Mattson from Port Althorp L Hamilton Jack McGee from El Nide Mrs Williams and children James Jones from Krombexcursion Inlet.
The mail and passenger boat Es tebeth capt. J D Davis reached port at 6 20 am from Sitka and wayports. Passengers include J Brant from Chatham Mrs Richard and child from Killisnop Lee Hedger from Kil lisnop A Carroll Mrs Md Snyder George Yosenda John Valeson J B Chidgey Mrs J B Chidgey Denny Valeson Nina Valeson Haymond Murphy H Wolfman from Hawk Inlet A Van from Hoonah. The Matebeth sails at 11 pm tonight for Skagway and wayports Zynda Tetel Outside rooms ady.
A promotional offer quotes a round trip ticket plus three meals and a bed at Haines for 7.50 dollars. The notice stresses limited availability and urges readers to purchase quickly, claiming it is cheaper than staying at home.
Northbound steamer movements show ALAMEDA Northwestern due tomorrow, PRINCESS LOUISE late tomorrow, and several sailings from Seattle including ESTEBETH at 11 tonight, QUEEN June 10 at 1 am, JEFFERSON June 11 at 1 am, ALASKA June 6 at 4 am, ADMIRAL WATSON June 16 at 10 am, HENRY J. to Petersburg, and VIRGINIA IV to Chicha coff next Wednesday night. Southbound ships list YUKON due tomorrow night or Wednesday morning, ADMIRAL ROGERS Wednesday at 11 am, with ADMIRAL EVANS due around June 20.
Flye, assistant freight traffic manager for the Pacific Steamship Company, sails aboard the Admiral Rogers on a round trip to Skagway Hlaines and Sitka. He is accompanied by Mrs. Flye. Cropley, another Pacific executive, and Mrs. Cropley also sail from Seattle aboard the Admiral Rogers.
The Pelican Mmma Thelma and Celtic halibut fishing boats are in port, preparing to leave for the banks.
American helibut sold today at 15.2 and six cents while Canadian varieties brought 13.1 and 6.5 cents. The report notes daily price activity in the fish trade with regional two currency figures.
The steamship Admiral Rogers with seventy round trip tourist passengers aboard arrived in port at 7 o clock Sunday morning and departed at 1 1 o clock to circle Skagway Haines Sitka and return by 11 o clock Wednesday night. A total of 118 were from Seattle bound for various ports along the route. Thirteen tons of freight were discharged here with 38 tons remaining onboard. Twenty people left the ship at Juneau including Mrs G S Baker and several others. Remaining passengers headed to Sitka Skagway and Seattle.
The Henry J Capt George Ram stead of the Barmstead Transportation Co is in port from the southern run serving Juneau to Petersburg and intermediate ports. The vessel is scheduled to depart at midnight tonight for the return voyage.
Local ad notes Sullys Carpenter Shop offers jobbing and cabinet work with a contact phone marked 186. Adducted text suggests small business notice from a historic era. Contains no further details on location or rates.
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