Wallace believes that any scheme j
which would fix one price for the
United States and another price {
(Continued on Pag® Two)
Snappy Christinas
Weather Predicted
For Juneau
Clear weather, with occasion
al gusts of wind, slight change
in the temperature, which was
11 degrees above zero this fore
noon, is the prediction of
weather man H. J. Thompson
for Juneau’s Christmas.
YUKON IS NOW
BOOMING, SAYS
HON. GEO. BLACK
Member of Canadian Par
liament Declares Coun
try Coming Back
OTTAWA, Dec 24 —The greatest
boom in the Yukon since the fa
mous gold ru«h, is reported by Hon.
George Black who has arrived here
for the Parliamentary session be
ginning January 17.
Conditions in the Yukon are the
best since '89, said Black.
"Not so many people are engaged
as in the old days but there is
more money. This is due to the
price of gold rising from the aver
age of $16 an ounce to $35," said
Black.
Gov. John W. Troy
Sends Greetings to
Alaskans on Christmas
Gov. John W. Troy sent a
Christmas message, “To all of
the people of the North, Christ
mas Greetings, and sincere
wishes for a happy and pros
perous New Year” to the fol
lowing newspapers to be made
public today: Ketchikan Chron
icle, Wrangell Sentinel, Peters
burg Press, Alaska Empire, Val
dez Miner, Cordova Times, Sew
ard Gateway, Anchorage Times,
Fairbanks News-Miner, Nome
Nugget, Kuako Times.
By sending his message to
cne newspaper in each of the
principal towns of the Terri
tory, Gov. Troy hoped to reach
each resident of the Territory.
