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PROSPECTOR PUBUSHlNfc'CO.
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Published P»lfr BAfl>gt,gupdM
Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter,
July 23. 1912. at the postofflce of Valdes,
Alaska, under act of March 3, 1379.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Dally Prospector.
By carrlei, per month ..f |-®0
Bv mail, oer annum -31M*
The Weekly Mlaer.
The Dally Prospector and Weekly
Miner, by mail, to one address
only, per year -AIM*
3y carrier, per month .• -9®
By mall per annum ..• *•••
The Dally Prospector and Week
ly Miner, by carrier, to one ad
dress, per month ..• *•36
Business Office and Editorial Rooms,
TEL. 162
SilverHslru Rates on Application.
1917 OCTOBER 19171
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1917
LETTERS NEVER 8ENT.
I HAVE written them, keen and ear
caatlo and long.
With righteous, wrathful Intent,
Not a stroke undeserved nor a censure
too strong.
And some, alas—some of them went!
I HAVE written them, challenging, ea
ger to right.
All hot with merited Ire,
And some of them chanced to be kept
overnight
And mailed the next day—In the fire.
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AH, blessed the letters that happily go
On errands of kindliness bent!
But mucli of my peace anikmy fortune I
owe
To the letters I never have sent.
—Christian Endeavor World
ALASKA PLATINUM MAY HELP
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Platinum trom Alaska may help
shorten the world war. Since the
failure of the Ural Mountain mines,
due to the Russian collapse, the sup
ply of platinum has decreased and its
price has increased alarmingly. There
is never quite enough platinum on
hand in the world and the price is
always high. It was $45 an ounce,
piore than twice the value of gold.
Now it is $105 an ounce with little
offered and the price going up. The
civilian might well ask how so expen
sive a metal counts in war. It does
count, as almost anything of value
seems to. It is needed for contact
points in the ignition of the engines
of airplanes, of automobiles, and in
telephone and telegraph instruments.
Moreover it is needed in modern me
thods of making sulphuric acid and
thus helps in the making of muni
tions. Platinum, like gold and some
other metals, is found in the metallic
state in the grave* of glacial depos
its, where placer mining brings it to
light. In the early days of placer
mining in th» region just east of the
Bering Strait, tin was discovered in
small quantities and reported to be
platinum. It has been reported since,
but if found at all It has been in ex
ceedingly small quantities. Last year
ten to twelve ounces actually found
stimulated inquiry and now several
Government experts are on the ground
investigating and planning for ex
tensive operations. Among many
things which the allies must have is
platinum. Our production of it in
quantity might help shorten the war
and assure victory.—Boston Trans
cript.
A PRETTY GOOD INVESTMENT
During the fiscal year which re
cently closed Alaska sent $116,000,
000 worth of metals and other mater
ials for use in this country, the rec
ord for the preceeding year being a
little under 9100,000,00ft. In this
connection it !• a matter of Interest
to note that gold, while still an Im
portant item in Alaskan production,
J? neither th^pplef^exportM reappp
sible for. y»e ^ea4i growth qf com
merce. pox a pumper of ypars $e
amqunt, qf gold .gpnyally jnloed In
Alaska has varied put little, closely
approximating $15,000,000 or $16,
000,000 each year. Last year slightly
eceeded the latter figure, and the
remainder of her exports was made
up of coal, copper and other me{als,
fisheries products, furs, lumber and
even a fair showing of farm products.
The old idea of Alaska, as bleak
and frigid region, whose only lure
was hidden wealth, long since, has
been exploited. It is true that the
mineral riches of fabulous extent exist
in Alaska, and that these natural re
sources only have been scratched as
yet. Her coal and copper promise to
outrival gold as sources of new wealth
while her timber, fisheries and agric
ultural interests must expand and
grow and greatly add to the prosper
ity of the territory. When the latter
was purchased from Russia, at a
price of $7,200,OOP, many Americans
thought it was speer waste of money,
but it has paid for itself many times
over since then. Uncle Sam never
made a better Investment, in fact,
and emphasis is lent to this point by
the announcement that Alaskan ex
ports last year totaled $115,000,000,
and will Increase steadily in the years
to come.—Oshkosh, Wis., Northwest
ern. ,
STANDS BY THE GOVERNMENT
Alaska is patriotic to the core. In
Alaska there will be no hindering of
enlistments, no publication of articles
adverse to the interests of army or
navy, no slandering of the President
and other officers of the government
while the war lasts. The Legislature
has passed, an act covering the whole
matter and attached gn emergency
clause to it so that the law immediate
ly goes into effect. The first section
of the act is in part as follows:
“That in time of war or whenever
war has been declared to exist be
tween the United States and any oth
er nation .or country, is shall be un
lawful for any person to do or com
mit, or cause to be done or commit
ted, any seditious act or thing, or
to utter, write, print or publish, or
cause to be written, printed or pub
lished any seditious matter whatso
ever; or to do, or cauge to be done,
any act or thing, or to utter, print,
or'publish or cause to be written,
printed or published, anything tend
ing to incite discontent, trouble, ill
feeling or hostility against the gov
ernment of the United States of Am
erica.”
The Act provides heavy penalties
in both fines anil imprisonment for
its violation, but to show that the
Legislature was truly American there
was added a proviso; “Provided, how
ever,that nothing in this act contain
ed shall be so construed as to prohib
it fair and honest criticism of the pol
icy, orders or action of the Govern
ment or of any of said officers.”—
Omaha World Herald.
OLYMPIA OYSTER CROP
TO BE SHORT IN 1017
OLYMPIA, Oct. 5.—That the crop
of Olympia oysters will be short this
year is the announcement majde by
the Olympia oyster grqwers whp have
beds in the vicinity of this city and in
Maspij couqty. The shortagp .this year
\yas not unexpected and coppp the
result of |he big freeze ip fhq T1Pter
of 1915-16, when more than $500,
000 worth of oysters were destroyed
by cold spells that visited this section
of Puget Sound during the long run
out of the tides.
However, the catch qf spat which
will develop into marketable oysters
during the next three years was one
of the largest ever this season. The
catch of spaj was excellent and re
ports from all thp bpds gfe to the
same effept. that there wap a plenti
ful supply and tbpt it yemainqd qn
the beds in excellent shape. . f
The shortage of ogstega is pqt exr
pected ip .be. fejtViptU. p.ext spring
and soipe growers predict there w>ll
pq nq Olympia oysters to be had after
next February.
47 CENTS TO *1.20 A GALLON
IS CHANGE IN HAVANA
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HAVANA., Oct. ,6.—More than a
thousand automobiles in Havana have
been forced, into retirement by the ac
tion of retail gasoline dealers in
jumping the price from 47 cents a
gallon to $1 and in some instances
to $1.20. Prosecutes of the dealers
are threatened.
NEWLY FURNISHED
HOTEL
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VALDEZ : i, ' ALASKA
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
2RLA
The Sunny £olnt cannery, in SoutIi-1
eastern Alaska,' was totally destroyed
by Are recently together with the sea
sons pack, entalllpg a loss of $300f>
000. The Are wag occasioned by a
watchman who was Ailing a barrel
with oil for the engines when the gas
came In contact with his lantern, set
ting Are to the oil and the buildings.
A recent arrival at Wrangell from
the Stikine Aats reported that the.hair
seals were playing havoc with the nets
of the Ashermen there.
Nome reported a huge run of her
ring along the coast. The Ash are re
ported to be unusually fat and tooth
some.
Joe Sliscovich. v ho has been doing
development work on his antimony
claim near Nome, has taken out a
considerable amount of ore tills sea
son. The ore contains a quantity of
free milling gold, which will hereaf
ter be treated at the mine, and ma
chinery for this purpose will be in
stalled next summer.
l)r. H. S.\ Hall, of Juneau, was bad
ly cut about the face and head re
cently by being thrown through the
windshield of the car he was driving.
The Doctor was taking a little spin
when the car ran into a stump, brlng
it up with a sharp turn, while the
doctor went out through the glass of
the windshield.
Bert Wood, who was sent to the
Morningside sanitarium from Kenai
in 1916, has been discharged from
the institution as cured.
“Blackie" Annis, who was recent
ly released from jail at Jnueau after
erving a sentence for assault upon
Mrs. Myrtle Mercer, has been rear
rested on the charge of burglary pre
ferred by the woman, following which
he was indicted by the graqd Jury.
George C. Hazelett recently re
turned to Cordova from Katalla.
where he and bis associates are in
terested in an oil property, and re
ported the completion of the ninth
well by the company, and that the
tenth well was now being sunk.
Last Monday, October 1, the in
terior winter mail service started be
tween Chitina and Fairbanks. The N.
C. Company, which has the contract,
has arranged to put autos on the run.
William Cameron has been appointed
trail foreman by the management.
Andrew Brood, who was admitted
to the Morningside Sanitarium from
Wrangell in 1915, died at the insti
tution recently from valvular heart
disease.
H. F. Morton, Deputy U. 8. Mar
shal at Douglas, has received a re
quest fropi C. Thornqulst, of Se^tye,
to try aqd egcertain the whereabout*
of bis brpther, W*|ford Tbornquiflt.
aged 21; height 5.feet §nd IQ inches;
weight about 150 pounds. Whep .last
heard from, over a year ago, the mis
sing man wrote from liremner, Al
aska.
BRITISHKltS WARNKD
MAV UK ITT ON RATIONS
LONDON, Oct. 5.— Inauguration of
a new food economy campaign in
(treat Britain was announced today
by Baron Klionda, the food controller.
If voluntary measures fail, he said,
‘I shall have no compunction in put
ting the nation on compulsory ra
tions.”
Baron Dhandda added that the dan
ger of the situation did not lie in the
submarine peril, but in the world's
shortage of cereals, meats and fats.
Baron Khonddo made this statement
to the American correspondents here
after telling them that the minimum
foodstuffs requirements front the Uni
ted States and Canada during the
forthcoming twelve months would be
more than 10,000,000 tons, represent
ing an expenditure of 250,000,000.
The food controller adopted measures
also stabilizing the sugar trade, with
a committee in New York to super
vise Cuban purchases.
PRIVATE’S DEATH IS
CHARGED TO NEGLIGENCE
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 5.—
Charges that the death of Private
Weley Smith of Company G, Forty
third Infantry, int he post hospital
at Fort Douglas Monday night, M(as
“partly due to the utter negligence
of army medical officers,” were made
today by Captain Oscar A. Straube,
commanding officer of Company G.
Private Smith died from blood pois
oning which developed in a vaccina
tion wound. Captain Straub said that
he attempted to get Smith admitted
to the hospital two weeks ago. “His
condition became so serious two days
ago that I personally took him to the
hospital,” he said.
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Cargo Ship Sunk
LONDON, Oct. 5.—A Melbourne
dispatch to Repter’s Limited says that
the British steamer Port Kembla,
sunk by an explosion near Cape Fare
well, N. Z., carried no passengers, but
a valuable freight cargo. She sank
in twenty minutes.
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WHY send out for your printing when we can
furnish you with anything needed in stationery for
the office and store.
-. A dollar kept at home is a dollar saved to the com
munity. If you send for your needs your neighbor
will follow your example and we all suffer. The town
grat is up and coming is the town with an abiding
faith in its future, and how can you maintain your
faith in the cky wheit you buy all you eat and wear
outside? .»• i » •• . :: sv * :u:* > » ;« it
Beers, Sawbuck & Bunk have bustfed more towns
than they have built up, and you never saw a dollar
of your money ever cOtne back to you*
When-you send your money outjsjde to the old re
liable printing houses of Seattle and Tacoma you
may get a^yheaper fpb in every sense of the word,
and yon. may also have tp pay a higher priee for it.
? Location notices, both quartz.and placer; warran
ty deeds, mill site location notices, proofs of labor,
quit clar mdeeds, amended location notices, and all
kinds of- legal blanks at The Prospector Office. • '
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We sell a good quality of typewriter paper at $1.50
per box, a better quality for $2 and the best Crane’s
Japanese Linen for $2.50, legal size.
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Why not let us print you 100 calling cards in the
latest style type, for $1.50.
Value above' everything
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Y HAT’S our idea
* at this store; to
give you the greatest
possible values in
clothes—value in the
style, value in the fit,
value in the quality,
tailoring, and in the
long wear.
And because we
feel this way, we’ve
arranged to take care
of you in Hart Schaff
ner & Marx clothes.
They give you more
^ value than any other
Tishtifc&ttaMfftK.ia u- clothes we know of.
Considering what you get for your money
they’re the lowest priced clothes made; they’re
so good we can guarantee you complete satis
faction or your money back.
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The new patterns for fall are -here; wor
steds, tweeds, cheviots in iridescent fabrics in all
the good colorings; it’s a wonderful collection of
fine all-wool weaves. You’re sure to find just
the thing you’re looking for.
Satisfaction guaranteed
or your money back
S. Blum and Company
The Hotner of ^daft $chaffner & Mane Clothes
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to ajl points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
Arctic Hotel
* All WAnb, Outside Room*
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. SYR1NG, Pray
Launch Patsy
♦for Charter AnwyhOT* cm
VALDEZ BAY
At nrfbwOv or Night
J. d. Jfefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Weekly trips* from Valdes to
EUunar, Landlock, Fldalgo and
n*ay porta. Passengers landed
at all points. • " *'
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Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L. RIDER
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaika
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Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’*
home,
European Plan.
HOTEE SEXTON
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. W1CK.ES MERRITT
Office* in Fish Building, adjoining
Tllilkum Club.
Phone 90. McKinley Street.
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army
A. > Surgeon, U S. Public HeeMh Serv.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
Washington. D. C.
PENTIST
In Valdez Since 1898
t PHONE 110
Ofllce Room* in Whaling Building
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DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
OSm 0»Mlt( Caart Haase
Pfceae M VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS m E RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
' ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
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Ufein la P.aaMac Balldlaa
Pbaa« 1S1 VALDES. ALASKA
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ROBERT SIMPSON Opt D.
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Glssaes Fitted Leases Ground
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LOVE & MEALS
Insurance
Fir 4-Surety Bonds-Life
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VALDEZ HOSPITAL
. Pylyate Rooms t .
' Term* Reasonable
JOS. A. SttVttMAH. Pk.t.Pt. D.Pwp.
Jos. A. Silveman Ph. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND 8UROBQN
OOn kNTt-1 to 4 p. a "7 tofp.Sk
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 174 Office TeL If
Boyle Block Valdes
Notice of Bate
Special tale on Jewelry at the Val
des Drag. Everything half price, tf
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