TROUBLE OVER WATER
Gan Floys Made at Slate. News
of The Catnp From
Koike.
Slate Creek, July 12.—Dorsic
Lcarcll ami wife and Oklahoma
Bill with his fiery steed “William
Scott” arrived here yesterday.
They were 12 days out from Val
dez, and repnr* n fine trip, having
found the trail in fine condition.
Judge I.cavell and nephew were
Iwft at the mouth of the Chisturhinn..
The nephew is sick and the judge
slaved to take cure of him.
Two of Hammond’s steers nrrived
here last night. Fagcnberg arrived
a few days ago with, four head of
cattle, and report has- it that lti
head more are on the way in.
There will l*e lot*of cheap meat on
the creek before fall.
The Tacoma people have been
having lots of trouble ubout water.
On the 11th and 12th guns began
to play on l»oth sides. The Taco
ma takes its water out of Slate
creek on James Newcomb’s claim.
Above Newcomb’s is the Tully and
Garrett claim. There lias been
quite a hit of water in upper Slate
this year—about four sluice heads.
The Tully and Garrett claim was
not lieiug worked, and Newcomb
had Isixos in the creek and was get
ting ready to work his claim. The
Tacoma wanted water—left New
comb one to two sluice heads.
Newcomb said he wanted to use all
the water for ground sluicing. On
the 11th McGee, Garrett and New
comb were at the head of the ditch
talking the emitter over. Garreti
told McGee he could have
the water as long nit he did not
want it. With this McGee started
to put rocks into-the creek to turn
the water into the ditch. Newcomb
told kiln to- stop. McGee said,
“That’s all right, Newcomb; I will
leave you water enough to work
with. All L want is * sluice head.”
Newcomb remarked that McGee
couldn’t have “a d—d drop.” New
eoinb would roll the rocks out of
the creek with a shovel ns fast as
McGee could roll them in. They
had a few words and came to blows.
While the}- were having their little
war, liarrutt, who was some dis
tance away, took a shot at McGee.
His aim was a little low. All the
damage it did was to till Finical
and Graham’s faces and eyes with
sand. McGee'had a-firm hold on
those lovely whiskers of Newcomb,
and told him to be a good boy. He
talked soothingly to Garrett and
told him to put up his cannon;
that there was no cause for a mili
tary demonstration. By this time
Finical was able to see; but he
could not see Graham. The crowd
had a little heart to heart talk,
which resulted in McGee turning
the water into the ditch. But it
did not stay there for long. New
comb stood pat and cut it out
again. The night of the r2th,when
the Tacoma people put on their
night shift, they sent up a couule
men tc the head of the ditch to
turn in the water. Newcomb met
them with a rifle of ancient pattern
and told them to “keep off the
grass,” which they did. The Ta
coma shut down until last night,
when they starts*! up with three
fines of boxes:: consideration, Tul
ly and Garrett, $1200, Newcomb,
$1000. Borne civil and criminal
actions are likely to follow. Opin
ion is divided, but is somewhat in
favor of McGee. If they had not
got water the Tacoma would have
had to shut down one or two lines
ef boxes. That would, have thrown
a great many men out of work and
most of the men are in debt for
grub.
Rochford arrived from Tanana
and Fairbanks. He met Waeckter
about 40 miles down Delta nearly
ten days ago. Cattle were rolling
fat. Mono:.
July 19.^rThe peopli* who took
WaechtprV horses pa«ked them to
the mouth of tike Delta, hung the
saddles and blankets in a tree, turn
ed the horses out oik the fiats, and
left a note telling Mr. W, tliat they
were tluough with the outfit and
he could have it heckr The people
gilts brought in this rc|>ort passed
him near the mouth of the JVlta.
All well.
Jack Dalton left here for Fair
banks yesterday. Was not feeling
well. He went alone.
•Sferetfcth and outfit arrived yes- ■
terday. Judge Lcavell nfid nephew
arrived. Nephew is- very poorlv.
They are cntoped on the Chisna, at
H. A M. cabin.
The Mayor of the Irish keeps
“Duly” sol»er. “The gay Parisian”
in overalls- is- here for a mouth’s
run at The House on the Hill.
Geo. Murbarger and A, J. Rutzr
of Chicken creek, Chas. Holt/., Mor
ris Johnson and Richard (.-oast, of
north fork of Forty Mile, arrived a
couple of days ago cn route to V’ai
des. Murbarger and Holtz will do
some work on the upi»er Chisna
before going out. They report the
Indians at Mentastu in a starving
condition; the salmon not having
arrived up to the time they passed.
All seeui to like this couutry. If
they can secure grub Murbarger A'
Holtz will slay here this winter,
and develop some prospects on a
tributary of the Slatia; both men
are well known among the Yukon
contingent here.
There is going to he a fight to a
flinch here on July 22d, between
Eat-Em-Up Johnson and Kid Bol
zonier for $500 a side und gate re
ceipts. Admission, $5 undi $2.50!
This will l>e a big affair. All the
claims will shut down to give the
gentlemen a chance to atted. The
money is up with Chas. Thompson,
of The House on the Hill. Moikk.
Temper Copper.
TFait the long lost art of temper*
ing copper has been revived is being
practically demonstrated daily in
Seattle as the result of the discov
ery of a Seattle woman. Some
months ago the P.-I. announced
the claim of such a discovery by
■Mrs. Carrie Renstrom nnd the se
cret process,, since patented, is now
exploited by the Aztec Tempered
Copper company, organized ami
controlled by residents of that city.
The company was organized in
April of this year and at once began
construction of its plant. Machin
ery has been installed and the
hardened and tempered product,
with a spring not surpassed by
steel, is produced daily from soft
copper.
| In establishing its plant the Az
tec company took over the property
and plant of the Union brass works,
and while continuing the business
of the older concern, has been grad
ually working in orders for tem
pered copper.
The Aztec company is organized
under the laws of Washington, and
is officered by well known Seattle
people, including Mrs. Renstrom,
the discoverer and patentee of the
process. The process has already
been protected by numerous foreign
patents, but the Seattle factory is
the first, and so far the only one
established and in operation since
the art was lost in the early ages
of history.
All Ready.
A Toronto dispatch of July 3d
says that the News’ London cable
says: The British counter case on
the Alaska boundary dispute has
been compiled and will be deposited
at the American embassy to-mor
row. The next proceeding will be
the preparation of the written ar
gument to be read before the tri
bunal. This must be filed by Sept.
3d. Thero is no hope held out for
the recovery of Justice Armour,
and a new commissioner will have
;to be named.
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On Friday night last the New
port arrived from the west with 21
passengers for Valdez. Thin i» her
earstern terminal for the season;
from here site goes westward. Fol
lowing is her pussenger list:
F. 1\ Kendall, II. 11. Scott. Mrs Scott, E. F.
Wilaou, John Murphy, Fraqk Murphy, Mrs. O.
Coley and children, It. S. Mciiulre, V. K. Young
Jo. Miguel, J. Y. Oau-aitflcr, Mrs Ostrander,
Jam Shaw. C. Bergman. V. Kcrgiuan, Kichard
Thomson, It. Stewart, E. Summers, U. W. Phil
lips, A. Feiilaw, J. A. Kuveucrolt.
Jas. Fish, Sk,, licensed real es
tate agent, McKinley at., Valdez.
Telephone 13. Properties for sale
or rent.
Before .patting en yonr new Roof
see the Ufuterite Roofing—get fig
ures from McOiUicuddy.
Small cash lo;vns on real estate,
eall a( this olliee,
Appollo.
A poll*, Alaska, July in.—Mr.
I'OUis Strauss, agent for the Alaska
Commercial Co., at Unga. leaves
this month for the Yukon, where
he enters the employ of the North
ern Commercial Company.
.Mr. David Eisner,arrived on the
June trip of the Newport from Un
alaska, taking the ]*>sition of agent
for the A. C. Co., recently made
vacant by Mr. Strauss. Mrs. A. M.
Randel, wife of the accountant of
the Ajiollo mine, arrived with her
daughter from San Francisco on
the June mail boat from Unalaska.
In spite of tho disagreeable weath
er the citizens of A}>ollo and Unga
fittingly observed the Fourth of
July by a joint celebration at the
hitter place. Exercises were held
in tlie school house. I)r. Jos. A.
Silverman noted ns chairman and
and master of ceremonies. Ray
Wiseearver, our learned “Prof.” of
Instruction, read the declaration of
independence, and the oratoT for
tike occasion was A. M. Randel of
“Slielikof” fame.
The inclemency of the weather
somewhat dampened the ardor for
out of door Bi>ortf*, so no new re
cords were made. The otter i>oat
race from Apollo to Unga caused
considerable excitement, especially
as it was won by the Unganites.
The main feature of the day, how
ever, wns the schooner race between
the Hannah, Lilly, and Margarv.
Four miles to the windward and
return. The Margary out point
ed the others in every respect, win
ning hy fully five minutes, with
the Lilly a close second. Siiki.ikok.
The cost of a patent covering an
area of 1500 by »>00 feet, in the ab
sence of a contest, is about $350
for a quartz mine. The land ap
plied lor is "generally a> fraction
over twenty acres, but a fraction of
:an acre is paid for as if an entire
acre. Surveyor’s fees and printing
is practically a matter of a contract
;with the applicant and vary accord
ing to the work done, the length of
the description and the current
prices in the locality of the claim.
Of recent yeans the cost of advertis
ing has about doubled. The mini
mum cost of the patenting of a sin
gle quartz claim is about as follows:
surveyor general’s office, $35; land
office fees, $10; deputy mining sur
veyor, $50; advertising, $50; coun
ty recorder’s \fee8, $4; notary fees,
$10; surveyor’s assistants, $6; at
torney. $75; price of land at $5 per
acre, $105; witnesses,$5; total, $350
PROSPECTOR BUREAU OF
INFORMATION. We have many
calls for information regarding
rents and desirable property for
sale. If you have anything in this
line list it with us. Bring us a
description of your mining property
if you have any for sale.
Alaska’s Official Directory.
Governor—John G. Rrady.
Surveyor General and Kx-Offlelo Secretary—
Win. L. Diatin.
Chief Clerk—Geo. Stowcll
U. 8, Judges—Melville C. Brown, Diet. No. 1
•eat at Juneau: Judge Miaire. Dial. No. 2. seatat
Nome; James Wiekersliam, Dist. No. 3. seat at
Eagle.
I'. 8. Attorneys—K. A. Friedrich, Di»t. No. 1;
F. Griggsby, Dist. No.2; N. V. Harlan, Hist. 3
Clerk—District No. 1. W. J. Hills, Dist. No. 2,
Geo. Borschenius, Dist. No. 3. A. K. Heiiig.
U. S. Marshals—James M. Shoup, Dist ..No. 1;
Frank I.. Richards, Dist. No. 2; G. C. Perry,
Dist. No. 3.
Commissioners-Edward do GrofT, Sitka; H.
H. Folsom, Juneau: F. P. Tustin, Ft. Wrangell;
L. R. Woodward, I'nalaska; P. Gallagher, Ko
diak; J J Rogers,Skagway;C BClaypool, Circle
City; L. B. Shepard, 8t. Michael; Sol Ripiusky,
Haines Mission: E. Stack pole, Ketchikan; G. M.
Irwin, Douglas; J. H. Brownluw, Sunrise; John
Lyons, Valdez, Carl M. Johauson, Eagle; S. M.
Graff, Forty Mile.J Liudley Green, Rampart;
D. A. McKenzie, Coldfoot; C. H. Klegg, Nusli
agak; James R. Saunders, Chisua.
U. S. Land Officers— Register, John W.
Dudley.
Receiver—P. Mullen.
Deputy 15.8. Marshals—Dist. No. 1. special,
W. id. McNair, J. W. Snook, Skagway; J. P.
Campbell, SitkapK. F. Kelly, Juneau; Wat. D.
Grant, Wrangel;. W. Hill, Douglas Island;
Chas. Dreibllbis, Vaides; Lewis L. Bowers,
Kodiak; Peter Nisoou,. Porcupine; A. Shoup,
Ketchikan; J. P.. Heyiiuld*oi>. Eagle. J
Zuboff, Klllisnoo, John R. Richards, Cnalaska
Up-tcwlate
Wedding Stationery
Printed in the proper
style, at this office.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Endeavor Con«. Church—Cor.
Glacier Avenue nnd Holwrt
Street. Rev. 1). W. Crnm. Pastor.
Services evi ry Sunday at 10:30 n.
nn and 8 p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 o\ ioek. Melvin Dempsey,
President
CHCRrTOF THE Epil'HANY—Cor.
Glacier Avenue nnd Hohnrt
Street. Services on Sunday at 11
a. m. nnd Hp.m. Rev. K. S. Tay
lor, Rector.
Orpfrof Alaska Mookr, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meet in their own
Hull oil Keser
, vation Avenue,
every Thursday
evening at 8
o'clock. A. J.
Adams, Ruling
Spirit; Chns.U.
\\ U1 ft'. Keeper
of W’u Wa.
Knights ok Pythias Ci.rn—W.
A. Rystront, Pres., W. K. Bouschor.
Sec. Meets 1st and 3d Monday of
each month in cluh rooms over
Shaw & Williams.
Vam>ejs Mahonic Cum—
r Meets every Wetlnewlav cv
k eninst ftt the U. 8. Court
Room, at H o’clock. J. \V. Lecdv,
President; 0. H. Gibson, fVervtary.
BnoTHERiioonok Alaska Pioneers.
L. Berg, Chief, Arthur Rohgul,
Secretary.
Headqnarters, Afognak, Alaska.
Valdez Odd Fellow’h
| Club—Meets every
p riniiv evening in olul>
rooms. A. R. flviligr Pres.; P. S.
Hunt, Sec’y.
mm ran ? Tint co.
Complete abstracts of title
to all mineral anil other
claims in the Valdes Min
ing district, including the
Prince William Hound,
Copper River, Qhistuchi
na and thu Chisna dis
tricts..
Midi forisM to Tibia
Ton loti
■
Valdez, Alaska
WHERE
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STOP
Everyone From Valdez.
AT THE
FRANKLIN
OF COURSE.
Only First Class European Hotel in
JUNEAU.
JohnT.Spickett Proprietor
Ike Northwestern line
Operates the finest trains in the
world every day in the year, he
tweeu •
Minneapolis,
St. Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
making direct connections with
through trains for all points East
and South.
As cheap as the cheapest and the
best to he had. For ratc»or reser
vations, call or write,
F. \V. PARKER, (Jeneral Agent,
151 Yesler Way, Seattle.
VALDEZ BLUEST
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds sf Cake To Order.
s
John Waltecs, Prop.
Valdez -House
Newly and Elegantly Furnished. Fir.-i-Class
in Every Particular. Best Heated House in
Alaska. Office, Beading Boom and Parlor in Con
nection. P. P. »t* N. Co. Office in Building. 1’. S.
Telegraph Office next door. Half Block from
Post-office.
J. H. Fielding, Prop.
Notice
To Miners and Prospectors.
On May 1st The XIZINA TRADING COMPANY
wilLerect a large handsome store in the rich Xizina
Mining Camp, containing a f«0.0<X> stock of General
Merchandise, Hardware, etc., which they will dis
pose of at the lowest possible figure, ns their
freighting train, consisting of 100 horses and sleds,
will enuhlc them to take their goods jnto the
interior at a very small cost.
For further particulars see M. Hass, at the
Valdez House.
Nazina Trading Co.
Herman Meyer,
General Manager
C. C. B0QARDU5
Assayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
60 Commit a St., Skatti.k, Wash.
\VM. WORKMAN p. MAGXESON
Workman’s Road House
First roadhouse hnilt on Government
Trail. Can accomodate 50 people, has large
warm barn for 20 horses and good quarters
for dogs. Good meals and everything the
musher desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
“Our Road House.”
At Foot of Summit on Route to Interior. Best Ac
comodations for Man and Beast. Freighting to all
Points Contracted for. Address Valdez,
21 Miles From Valdez, (loud pasture fenced.
WILSON, DAVISON & LITTLE, Proprietors.
THE COTTONWOOD INN
On Tasnuna Trail, at Cottonwood Camp, 45 Miles From
Valdez and 25 Miles form Workman’s Roadhouse. All
Accommodations for Man or Beast.
• WORTMAX and MAOXESOX, Proprietors.
C. DEBORD J. GRIFFITH STEPHENS
Copper River Trading Post
AND FERRY.
at the Junction of Copper River and the Toneina River. ROAD
HOUSF. Prosjiector's Supplies and Storage. The most centrally lo
cated Roadhouse and Supply Post in the Copper River Watershed.
TARAL ROADHOUSE
April 1st we will open a comfortable Inn ami Roadhouse at Taral
at the head oi Wood’s Canyon, near the mouth of the Chittvna, and on
the new short cut summer trail known as the “tsaff” trail to the Nizina
upper Chiftyna, lana and Bremner country. Leaving the government
trail at Kimball pass, it atijkeathe Copper river at Taral- Good trail.
Good boats tw cross the river ami good trail up Hanagita vallcv.
WHEATON and WIDMAIER.
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