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Vol6 ALASKA PROSPECTOR Valdez Alaska. July 18,1907. VALDEZ NEWS No. 22
Haywood Trial Ending
Testimony in the Famous
Case Finished
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Boise, July 18—Both the defense
and prosecution in the Haywood
case have closed, and the instruc
tions to the jury will be given to
day. Arguments by counsel will
be made the latter part of the
week.
New York, July 18—The appel
late court has knocked out the re
count law, thus holding up the
Hearst-McClellan contest again.
Seattle, .July 18—Governor Car
ter, of Hawaii, arrived here this
morning enroute for home. He
announces that his resignation
from office has been filed to take
effect August loth
Don’t Look Like Peace
Warlike Preparations By
United States
Washington, July 18 - While the
Administration is talking peace
and trying to discount all of the
war rumors, there is the greatest
activity in all of the Pacific coast,
Hawaii and Philippine forts, pre
paring for possible trouble, lie
fore the first of the year naval
mines will be ready to drop in the
water at a moments notice in all
of the ports belonging to the Unit
ed States, along the Pacific Coast
and on the island possession*.
Live Chix at Valdez Market.
STEAM TUG OLGA—'Towing or
freighting. See A. W. Denney or cal!
up Phone 70. 8-0.
Countess to Remarry
Castellane to Wed Prince
Successor to Bond
Paris, July 18—The divorced
Countess Castellaine is to marry
Prince Hellie Desagan. Ho is a
greater spendthrift than Ih>ni, and
the news of the coming marriage
has for this reason caused general
surprise in society circles.
Seattle, July 18—The Saratoga
is scheduled to sail for Valdez at S
p.m. today.
Washington, July 18--The sec
retary of war has authorized the
I organization of two new companies
of coast artillery of full strength
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They will he stationed all along
the Pacific coast, including Forts
I Baker, Worden and Casey.
A LITTLE “WAWA” ABOUT
GROCERIES
We are a little conceited about our grocery line, and are
sure we can give you the Best Goc ;j for the Least
Money obtainable in this part of the country.
If you want a few dainties for a pink tea or a picnic
we have them, and a seasons outfit for a crew of men is
easy.
Try our HILL'S COFFEE and PREFERRED
STOCK Canned Goods.
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Recording Assessment Work.
The following circular latter from
the rlef artment of justice will be of
interest to ali claim owners:
Attention is invited to the Act of
March «, 1907, quoted below:
“An net to amend the laws govern
ing labor or improvements upon min
' ing claims in Alaska.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative!* of the United
States «>f America in Congress ua
j sembled. That during each year and
until patent has been issued therefor,
at least one bundled dollars' worth of
: labor shall be performed or improve
, ments made on, or for the benefit of
development of, in accordance with
i existing law, each mining claim in tha
district of Alsska heretofore or here
! after located. And the locator or
! owner of such claims or some other
j person having knowledge of the facta
! may also make and file with the said
recorder of the district in which tha
claims shall be situate on affidavit
j showing the performance of labor or
! making of improvements to the amount
' of one hundred dollars as aforesaid
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and specifying th(* character and ex
tent of such work Such affidavit
shall set forth the following: First,
the name or number of mining claims
■ and where situated; second, the num
ber of days work dune and the cherac
j ter and value of the improvements
| placed thereou; third, the date of the
; performance of such labor and of
i making improvements; fourth, at
whose instance rho work was done or
the improvements made; flfth, tha
actual amount paid for work aud im
provement, and by whom paid when
the saute was not dono by the owner.
So "h affidavit shall be prima’facie evi
dence of the performance of such work
ur making of such improvements, but
if such affidavits be not filed within
t ie time fixed by this Act the burden
of proof shall be upon the ciuiniaut to
establish the performance of such au
j uual work and improvements. And
I upon failure of the locator or owner of
j such claim to comply with the pro
visions of this Aft, as to performance
of work and improvements, such claim
shall become forfeited and open to
I location by others as if no location of
| t ie same had ever been made. The
affidavits requited heieby may be nuole
before any officer authorized toadmin
istor oaths, and the provision* of sec
tions liifty-three hundred and ninety
two and tiff y-llit«.o hundred and
ninety-three of the Revised Statutes
are hereby extended to such affidavit
Said affidavits shall be tiled not later
»hau ninety days after the close of the
year in which work is performed.
Section 2. That the recorders for
tfie several divisions or districts of
Alaska shall collect the sum of one
: dollar and fifty cents as u fee for the
filing, recording, uud indexing said an
nual proofs of work and improvements
f- r each claim so recorded.”
A proved March 2, 11*07
Special attention is called to Section
2, which requires recorders in Ala.-ka
; to collect the sum of $1.50 us a fee for
, the filing, recording and indexing of
each annual proof of work und im
provements for each claim so recorded.
Charles J. Bonaparte,
Attorney General.