THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
Published at \ aldez. Ala»ka, every Thursday by the Prospector
Pf BUSHING Co. *4’HOSE, MaIN 1.
Entered at the Valdex |»ostnfTioe ns second class matter.
Subscriptions: |3 per year, for six months. Single copies lOcents
Since the court left town last
spring the municipal government
has been unable to obtain a cent of
ti»e license money upon which it
relies for support of schools, and
to meet the running expenses of
the town. The money lias been
tied up in the bands of the federal
authorities l*y the red tape which
requires an order from the judge,
tlie clerk and half a dozen otlier.
before it can lx* turned into tin
town treasure, where it belongs.
This works a hardship on the mu
nicipality but there seems to lx> no
remedy except to secure the pas
sage of a bill taking the collection
of licenses within incorporated
towns out of the hands of the fed
eral authorities, and giving the
power to the town councils. This
would lx- the logical solution of the
probl em, as the money goes to tin
city eventually anyway. It would
insure the speedy collection of li
censes, and put the granting of
liquor licenses in the hands of the
municipality instead of the court,
which is absent from the town ten
mouths of the twelve. A hill oi
this kind will he introduced at the
next session of congress, and
shouid receive* the support of all
sections of Alaska, as it would ben
efit every incorporated town in
the district.
About a month now and congress
will lie in session. Then is the
time that Alaska will get some free
advertising. Between all of the
promoters who will try for govern
ment assistance to their railroad
projects the congressman and sen
ators ought to find out that there
is such a place as Alaska, ami j>os
siblv learn a few truths a bo o’ the
Country.
As an evidence of the feeling
atn«>ng Nome residents toward Col.
'A iiiiaui T. Perkins, the real pro
moter oi the Seattle convention,
kud candidate for the governorship,
he barely succeeded in getting bis
name at the bottom of the list of
delegates elected at Nome to attend
the convention, receiving only 214
votts while the others ran as high
as 45tJ.
Godfrey Chealander says that ii
Seattle fails to carry through the
project of an Alaska fair, the peo
ple of Alaska will he very sore, ana
It will seriously effect the business
delations now existing between the
places. What an overpowering
conceit Chealander must have to
imagine that it cuts any ice with
Alaskans whether his sideshow
comes off or not.
At Butte, Montana, William
Prost started in to cut his wife’s
throat with a razor when she
grabbed a shotgun and fired both
barrels, blowing his head from his
shoulders. This is the tirsi killing
frost oi the season.
The ■*r*eattle spirit” is still alive,
as is evidenced hv the recent hold
up of street cars in the suburbs.
The proceeds were not large, but
nothing is too small ior the disci
ples of the “spirit” to tackle.
One day a week looking after
your own affa:rs is better than
seven days per week in attending
to the business of other people.
The abdication of the autocratic
power of the Czar does not seem tof
have caused the cessation of rioting
in Russia that was exj>ected.
--—. - —
Do not condemn a man for play
ing the fool until you know his
motive.
The estimates of the secretary of
the interior for appropritions for
the fiscal ytar ending June 30,
1907, contains the items of 115,000
for reindeer in Alaska and #100,000
for education in the territory, of
the latter being an increase of #50,
000 over the appropriation for the
current year.
The Prospector
In a recent lecture on the “The
Laboratory and the Hold Mine,”
bv Prof. !*. L. Higeljw, of the Uni
versity of Michigan, emphasizing
the need of mining and scientific
research, ami the absolute require
ment of technical skill in mining
be said that time was when the
treasure seeker in the mountain
needed only a pan in which to
wash the saud to determine if the
prospect wa a good one, hut that
I nowadays the first requisite was
the installation of« >-:ly machine
! ry and that the day of the pros-.
' j*ector was over.
It is singular how this latter
! idea clings to the minds of so many
people, possibly it is because of
their environment. Tiie professor
was right in recounting the achieve
ments of mining and in< taliurgical
science and in stating that knowl
edge of the science* connected
therewith is ahsi lutely necessary
iur success; hut he was wrong in
assuming that the day of "the pros
pector i- past.” 1? is not, and it
would he a sorry uay tor the min
ing industry if it were. The pros
pector with his pan, his scanty out
tit and his patient, humble work,
is still the uvant courier of the
mining industry of America, He
is still the sturdy pioneer that
blazes the way and makes the
initial discovery that renders pos
sible the mining camp and all the
busy life that clusters tound a
great mining property. As the
acorn holds within its tiny cup the
potentiality of the mighty oak, so
in the kit of the t rosjiector is the
germ of the great subsequent in
vestment—the development of the
mine, the purchase of machinery
and the outlay of vast sums of
money.—Scientific Press.
While going down on the Santa
Clara, Stenographer Jeffries was
suffering somewhat from seasick
ness. One day while leaning over
the rail and showing in a very ex
pressive manner that each roil ot
the boat was causing him to feel
sicker, the judge happened to pass
hv, and noticing Jeffries’ plight
tapped him on the shoulder and
said "Anything i can do for vou
Jeffries?”
‘“Yes” answered the other in a
mournful tone, “You will do me a
great favor by overruling this mi -
tion.”
Three tons of ore, curios anil
other products of Alaska, which
were on exhibit at Portland, have
been moved to Seattle for a per
want exhibit at the Alaska club.
While repairing the Alaska cable
recently the Hurnside found it
necessary to remove twelve miles
of the cable, whicJi was defective in
some way.
Notice.
Owing to increased transporta
tion facilities the Coj.jk.-i Cent, r
Mining and Trading C<>. will, after
Aug- 1, reduce the prices of pro
visions twenty per cent.
The world is not s<« small but
there is room for all. Do not get
in your own way by trying to
shove someone else off the ur h.
Houses—Furnished or unfur
nished, for sale or to r«-nt. bee
\ aidez Heal Kstate Agent v.
COAL — COAL
C. W. Miller .agent,or Copj>er Kiver
Dray in g Co.
■ kUfcUia SO YEARS’
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Trade Marks
Designs
Copyright* Ac.
Anyone •ending % sketch end descrird'oTi m*y
quickly a»-«rt<t>a oor opinion fr«s whether an
invention is probably patentahV. 0- mujunica
lionaftrictlrciiiddeiituL HuuH^vilion Pat«uu
sent free. Old.wt agency for serum:* patent*.
Patents taken through llux.u A Co. receive
n*aal notice, without charge, in the
Scientific American.
A handsomely illustrated weekly. Tvrrret c*r- 4
rotation of any s^tenCSc Carnal. 1 erma. |-i a
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sli&KssSaft*
San Francisco, Nov. S—The re
sult of the election here was an
nounced front the tower 'of the!
Wi 'follicle building hv the explo
sion of hoond's. Thr rrirli an acci
dent the building caught lire front
one of the Iwimbs and the upj>er j
portion of the building was entire
ly destroyed, while the lower floor.- '■
w« re badly damaged hv water.'
The library was also partially de
stroyed.
l.ondon. Nov. 7—Sir George Wil- j
liams, founder of the Young Men’s
Christian Association, and its pres-;
dent for twenty years, died here
to-day.
San Francisco, Nov. 7—Trapped1
in his room ai d surrounded by po
lice. Milton Andrews to-day shot
his companion, Muldia Olivia, and]
then put a bullet in his own brain.
He is wanted for the murder of
Bessie Boulton, at Colorado Spring
a year ago, and of horseman Ellis,
from Australia, at Berkeley about
a month ago.
San Francisco, Xov. 8—Mayor
Eugene E. Schmitz, of the Labor
Union ticket was re-elected by'
about 11.000 plurality. This i- hi
second term. The Union ticket i
thought . from the count so far, to
have won all the places.
Xew York, Xov. 7—There is con
siderable uncertainty about the re
sult of the mayoralty contest. All
parties are working hard. Coloni
zation of voters is expected on the;
part of Tamanv, but to ward tlii
off over a thousand warrants have!
sworn out for repeaters. The three
candidates for mayor are all . on
fident of victory. A Hearst meet
ing was held last night in the larg
est hall in the city, but twentv
thousand peopde were present who
could not gain admission to the
hall. Every inch of si.ace was <> -
ettpied by an enthusias’ic crowd.
Washington, Xov.7—In rc.-nonse
to requests from tin- Jewish pi.i
ple that this country intercede with
Russia for the Jews who are hcin_>
massacred and tortured. President
Roosevelt inform, d (t-car Straus.
that this country cannot make ativ
representations to the Hu"ians re
garding these atrocities. lie added
that he was watch! iti! the mas-acre
with deep sorrow, and hoped that
the Russian government would I e
aide soon to control the niohs wnich
were committing such horrible
cruelties.
Notice of Forfeiture
V»M z, AU.tk.1, Aug. JI, lUu>
Toy. TJOngvio and Hlhmvn Mkykk:
Y ».i ituil ta .1 .*f you a t* hereby notified that
I have exp-n«l»*d. during th - v. ar p.«n. o!it.
Hundred Hollar*, upon *-a b of tn- .ereiin; •.
nain 1 *iU«rtz mining claim*. in labor a;,d *im
p. r- mem*. to wi : i ?. "Lillie boUafi/.n”
' o-i • Haim, duly i* or.I d in k •. »• j-age
■ of .Ua.i.ug io.-.tl.oii-. in the o.t, e *>i liie re*
e» : i r«Mtli»* YjiM t K»* rding lu-iriet. Alhv
Ka:ioe “Bull J* <g" S * e claim. I’*;\ rded
Ui b.H,k ii. at p../»- -ap\ of .aid iec-.rtl.-*: the1
"Norway 1*»U* ci .m. duly re .rded in b<- k t
*'• Ml page*a:d record*. All • i th** ahoy*
named iantu are tdiuakd near the Kennicot
g. i u r, in th • \ a!uex mining district, and In
f,ric| of Alaska. All ! that I, Jam - McCarthy
ou.n g the year l*d. j:» ..rd r to hold ^ u
*' -
- IS . • • t - ■
ti e h:-. hi- ’a ret.*, concerning annual
labor. t\- icitru,.'. alms being th • am-ui:
[* . •:** • - r- •' 1 ’a:rn» for tne jvuf rnd
li.g Ik-teii.. • »*’, . i. have expended <r::e
“U! • 4 ii, * .uual *>n—<aieut work
Up uea. '.. .- u .*•-.o f claims.
: * - • i*iu nl.. : day* of the p rsonai
»;v . i* . -u • • within ninety day* of
t-*' p • «’ . . » . i. you f5-.i: >r refuse to
Vt».». i-.po/ion of -ucb eXp ndi*
iure Lp. . .1 of *n% .1 -aid cla 11X4)4. your in
*'n ‘ in any or either of them
vi.l r... -no p ;o > «»! the -ub- nber
I eremito, >•••!. • * .e.. ••%..»# has made the
requisite exp u-.u . uder the tern* of th- j
This not: d . - a ;t preclude either of you
from c ntri .uiing v. r pr »:> nion of .-ud/.-x
|<!ii.lin,r. i.|«0 ..} ai i liaising
and preventing a forf. • ;.:%* of your inter* *t in
ei .. r of -aid in::i.ngaelaim**u|^*u which - . a
payment made.
James McCarthy.
Fir-t du»e f publication Aug. 21. 1‘j.m.
La-t date of publication November Si. I'M.
Forfeiture Notice.
ALASKA MiM.NO and 1 * K VELoPMtNI <*4>MFA\'V
UEALqrAltTEits AT >T. U‘Vl*. Mo *
Y .u *r- hereby notified that the undend«h(>d
h*» performed your share of on* hundred <;.*!
lar» worth of work for e*«*n of the tears •»! 1* 1.
J'fV, 1*«, !>d a .id !.**>. on th p;i-cr t*.i i *
elniin situate! on SlateCfeek, A...ska. ku w:i us
the*•>1. Ami.'-.” Said eiaim wa- i.» *i«-I Ju
Ke;t>nl, ! June jn. 1*%». in Book 1. p**. 1|::’
t n;*u* Mining i:* .rd», in A;i»*a - i rs
petiditure was made iu order to hold said
1 lei’ii uu i r th- prutrUloiis of .•s-clion £t£t of
the iD.-\ is*-«i si atute* oi the 1'ulted .-la:- a. ut.d
amendment* thereto, cone ruin.- anneal «<>rk
on raining irUim*. being ’he amount r *•> i
lo h* !«i .«aid • latiu* until l « :ut» r i*» . „
And if. *1 the cxpir-Mlou of i*ir*etv day* fr iu
the p »DH *atk»*i »f thi- notie- ro.i fai. *»r re*u«
l ? your|
t ire a* e«*-4itrn« r. your inte- »t iu said niiniug
claim trU. I- * **n- th. pr p rtjr . f the » d r
•igr.ei, A. .M. fYovell, your ttHiwsie' ..,, lla.
uia^le the required expenditure. or p :.x f..r ;i., ,
fta»e, according to the term* •»: u
.... . A. il. iuVILL.
first publication 5 .’K- h l‘> •
hast publication Nov tv la.».
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
F. M. BOYLE, m. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Phone:«) VALDEZ,
Offices: ALASKA
Fish Building, McKinley St.
Dr. C. A. WINANS,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Rooms 1 and 2,
Swan Building Phone 19
W. A. RYSTROM,
Dentist.
Fish
Building. Valdhe.
Open evenings, Sun'liiy exec pu «l. 7 ::«* t 9.
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
l\ S. Deputy Mineral and Land
Surveyor.
Broadway.
BROWN & SMITH,
Lawyers
Mining and Land Laws, Dpcrialtlea.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Swan Bldo. Valdez.
DGNOHGE & OSTRANDER,
Attorneys at Law,
VALDEZ
John A. Carson,
Attorney and Counsetlur-at-Law.
SALEM,
M'-niU-r of
Alaska Bar. OREGON
R. B LIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPKR CENTER, ALASKA.
ARTHUR J. WARNER,
ASSAYER
and ANALYTICAL CHEMIST.
77-78 Sullivan BIJ^. Seattle.
For Assay* Send Your Ore To
Ellamar Mining Co.
Cold. Silvtr and ('<>]■]>< r $:{.50
Gold and f'ilver - 1.50
Copper ... 2.<X)
Lead ... 2.00
Ellamar, Alaska
HOTEL "BILLER.
IK .rters for VnM. z p-<•j.le. lji
■ -
lU-irtorani iu i*«»nnation. Kite Bu«. OuiM.sii
l . 5). Kostofli- e.
W\ G. POTTS, Manager.
fir-: Av. A 1’nrver.lty p>t., BRATTLE
The
Copper
Handbook
A practical book of nearly 1 *» paxe*. i *• i 1 |
».•>«[, amt in.- e -arv to most men interested in !
any manner in Oopper hr auction or (Vm er 1
luv -iff • »i«
its fa T.v.id pas.' mt.'U. with the trained
*<*ie:»!i-f and Ii* n»U4»;ae,-«-is easily ..nder&n>»l '
by the every day man.
it i* u tl (Zfti '•••ol.siu out, on'iTiiijf the His
tory, r* '. Termia d viV, ticuy.apny, «. .dogy,
t*hemi*>tr>, Mdie.'al i,;.. M iailurg*. r'iname*
ami -Slats*.-;!* of* • -,•
It ii*ts a:id »le» ri> - copper mines and
com panics in all parts f the world.
The t'opp r 11.. ml book i« . • n ..-led by all
authorities to be the
World’s Standard Reference Book.
On Copper.
Price i> $.'* in Bu-krani with gilt top. and fl.'»n
in iuli library mor.^co. Ti.e « upper Hand
book will be%eirt, fully prepaid, to any addr-*je.
ordried, iu any part t-f tne a o i l. »Unout any
payment iu a«Ivance, to be pairi:«.r if satisja -
• • : *• r- : .*-*1 •... in a week of ita
reveipt if iiMiiid ui»wn!i*i\. t» ry. for any rea on
c. hut.-, ever. liOh.p h J Vi fc.’KNS, h/> lltai
• *rti e Block. Houghton, I*. 5. A.
Do You Want Lands In Alaska.
The i e^i. ua<l absolutely stale way
to xecttre title l> by
Recertified Soldiers A jditiunt! Scrip.
1 bav*. ev ra! ibotMij ] a'.Ti-» i>i lhi* nrribou
Land’. Fie a vary lu »u f, out bui >as acre
up to 142 a r -*
>p :al att«*iili :i jtlVfQ to I a a .'anl’ Miftiiie
prs. t*i*e.
1 \V. TiCi.KYXt I f
Attoru* t « » ...v il >r»i Law.
Colorado bid*.,. 1
iroct-.n, 1». c.
Reference*; Commercial '• a;’ 1 bank; \ai .
dale ) ep. u. T u*l •
Camp Comfort Roadhouse.
On the trail to all interior point*. Large com*
fortahle quarters with every accommodation for
man or heast.^Garden product* in >>ea*ou
Fresh Milk and Home Grpwn Vegetables
C. C. ROBERTS, Proprietor. 1*2 Mile* Prom Valdes.
Workman’s Road House
P. MAGNUSSOX, Proprietor.
First roadhouse t»uilt on Government
Trail. fan accomodate .">0 people, has large
warm barn for 2** liorses and good quarters
for dogs. Good meals and everything the
mustier desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
The Tei h 11 Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On .Government Trail.
Best of "accommodations for mnh*nnd boast.* fFrcsh Meat.
Poultry and Vegetables always on band. Best fending ground
for horses on the trail.
Mrs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
Willow Creek Roadhouse
Nafsted &Bingham.
On \\ inter .Trail, Half Way Detween Tonsina and Copper
Center.
Best Accommodations For*Travellers.
Frank Bingham, Manager.
HAY GRAIN
V. T. Co.
The following Roadhouses, situated on the mufe to Fairbanks,
operated under tl. nianagemei.t of the Valdez Transportation Co.,
will be found to be tirst-elass in every particular:.
BEAVER DAM Roadhouse
-11 Miles From Valdez.
Rales #4.00 per day. BILLY KAUFFMAN, Manager
GAKONA Roadhouse
135 Miles From Valdez
At Junction of the Eagle and Fairbanks Trails
Rates: Meals, $1.50, Beds $1.00
GKO. B. RORER MANAGER ]
School ot Open All Y-ar
Practical Mining, Civil Mechanical, Elec
trical, Engineering, Metallurgy,
Cyanide Process.
Sarvt-yinjf. An i it*. t :r hmivlngittul A^sny
in*. A**u> iui{ oi » >r •**. f-'»: Bullion ami C’hlor
inuiion A--ay.fi'*: Biowpi|«r A ^uv, flu. Full
rour- •». A-- :vii fAo. F'Tat»lu»iu:.| iv,|. s**ii<i
for lirculnr
A. VAN DEP NAILEN, President.
11« Fulton - r —t, ■».•!. FraiH oni, * »il. Or.**
blo« k w***t <*f C*itv If aiI.
He northwestern line
Operates thef finest trains in tin*
world every day in the year. Ih.
tween
Minneapolis,
S*. Paul,
Chicgo,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA' and KANSAS CITY,
making direct connections with
through trains ior all points East
and South.
As cheap as the eheaj«-st and the I
best to be had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write,
F. \\ . PARKER,General Agent.
131 Yesler Wav. Seattle.
SANDERS
PAINTING
PAPKR HANGING
DECORATING
Signs i Specialty
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
Ellamar. aua.