The Alaska Prospector
i’nbl 'V' l it V: Me*, Alaska, every Thursday
by the »'!•• i E!.IOR PdiLMUKG Co.
I'JZOXK M.’.IX 1.
Entered a ti e ’’a’llos Postoffiee as ‘second
.1 .sr matter.
Subscripti.)-.: •,>■■■: y nr. f2 lor six months.
Mr. ,!e 0<>oie310 cents.
Aifrol !'• i a*, the miner who was*
seriously i ; jo red by a premature blast
at Knight i-.idu 1 a few' days ago, died
yesterd.-;. at !ho Valdez hospital. The
uahuo it w-ouuds was such that
the u ... n of one of his legs was
uecesMi. y. an 1 sHe opeiation was per
form ! >eaieru«y afternoon Ti e
patio ‘ miked from, the operation, bib
late: began to eii.it and died abou'
seven o’clock.
According So the Fairbanks papeis
the residents of Rampart are laving
their troubles with the license iu
>fiector, v- wcl a* in \ alJez. li e
'L'unj ■* -1 to no Chute, in a little
I ; aolie • «...uer.eneo h-ts learned that it
io neiiiicr wit'., p v.litable i.oi con
venient to violate even the .-n alle-l of
Uncle 3amU statutory regulations.
He was ;n rested i ecently at Thanksgiv
i g cn ek, and taken to Rampart foi
trial on the cbrtvgo of selling cigar*
without a license. He was fouud
guilt v, ml dial with costs aggregat
iug 601 50. A license would tiavo cost
him £15.
There are at pie.ent at least 25(
miners working on Knights islai d
an i as uir.ry more- could find work ii
that place an ce. There is also ;
swarm of prospectors on the island
their ienls being visible all along lb
beach. A recent enival from Driei
bay says fully 200 prospectors ar
searching tor copper on Knight
island and Latouche islands.
Note;* Tiom Kotsina.
Kotsina, Juno 5—Dma Gelineau : n»
party are now at work cn their Roar
ing creek property. They made a strikt
on Sheep cieek recently, which is ;e
ported very rich.
C. . WuJfl is now on Slrelina creek
representing some property there.
JMr. VV. D. Buutin, manager for t:.<
Great Northern Development Co. is
leaving here lor Valdez, where he will
meet his wile, who is coming from the
Stales. She will accompany him on
lus return !o the K >tsine.
The Great Northern Development
Co. has just about completed the.ex
tentiou to their sawmill flame, aud in
u lew days will be sawing out lumber
Mr. Gray lias started distributing
li.a men co the various properties ii.
which he is incie&ted, and wiil soon
have everything io readiness for the
reasons work.
Mr. A. K. Crawford has just returned
iron: a visit to Toiisiua Bridge.
.Mr. P. Murphy, who has been pros
jacting in this country for Jas. Fish
,.nd Captain Lartmau, leaves here iu a
i v days for the Tauana country to
J ;.!c after tomr iutorists there.
Pan Shechai , .vho has b-.cn praying
f: rain, saying that it would benefit
h: garden found, whi.u the rain
came, that it had played havoc witli
< ae of his pro; erties, leaching out at
Last £'SOO,OjO worth of copper.
Du h Gelineau has a record of five
luuni.taiu sheep this s< ring.
The ferry at Copper River is rot
giving very good service this spring.
Ernest Koch, chief lineman for Mr.
Ga.kill, on !h- Kotsiua Telephone
Line, fell from a cottonwood treevhich
L- was tiiinmioc, lighting on his back.
The fail was a severe one, rendering
b n unconscious for some time. The
extent of his iujuiiers cannot be ascer
tained at this time.
The telephone line will be completed
from Copper River to Tonsina Bridge
by the 14th, being completed to within
sixteen miles of the latter place Ht this
writing.
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rootr.’ng At Kogan Bay.
Recent arrivals from Hognn bay say
that n section of Knights island is mak
ing a fine showing, two of Ihe proper
ties on which large crews are working
having turned out 1 etter than was ex
pected by the owners.
The claims owned by Mullen Bros.,
of Cleveland, Ohio, which are being
developed by Sui eriutendant Wilcox
•ire turning out well, A tunnel which
ie has been ruui ing has cross-cut the
vein at a depth of 125 feet and the ore
curries higher value than at the sur
face. A new discovery has also been
made on the property which is very
promising.
The Happy Jack Mining Co., in the
-atne bay has two tunnels under way
Che upper oue, which is at an elevation
of 500 feet above the water, is in 48
feet and the ledge which at the sur
face was four feet in width, has widened
0 over five feet. Assays from this
ledge average $90.95 in copper, accord
ing to assays made by 11. S. Waterman.
The ore blocked out in this tunnel is
uffieieat to keep tiie m ne shipping
ir a long time, there being already
10 feet, of stopiug ground. A second
Diking tunnel has been started to
up this ore body at a depth of 350
eet. Three shifts of miners are being
orked on each of the tu nels and
ie work is progressing rapidly. The
barf and tramway will be completed
1 about ten weeks, when there will be
Jenty of ore ready to start large ship
eats at erce.
Teachers Elected.
The Reservation and Town School
oards held a joint meeting last night
> appoint teachers for the ensuing
,ar. It is now proposed to have four
■achers, two of whom will be paid
com the Reservation school fund and
wo from the town.
Prof Bunnell will retain his position
nt Miss Klin8 and Miss Conway have
-■■signed, so that there will be three
ew teachers. For the higher grades
Ii~s Finch, of Stevens Po’ut, Wis.,
as selected She will hold the posi
•ou of assistant principal. For the
itei mediate grades a Miss Johnson, of
ashington, was selected, and for the
canary department, Mi-s Brown, a
ister of F. M. Brown, was chosen.
School opens again the 15lh of July,
y which time the changes in the
'Chool building will lie completed and
hero will be accommodations for more
cholars than at present.
Have You Pead All These?
A Kidnapped Colony, St Nazarius,
Cardigan, Jungle, Wistons, Master
duinmer, Mayor of Warwick, Money
ipiuner, Coaiston, Unspeakable Sect.
Katherine Frenshum, Borrowed Pinit.es,
doasme Crow’s Nest, Amor Victor.
All these and hundreds of others at
rl;e Prospector Library. 50e. per
month to read as many books as you
wish.
S. V. Christian,- formerly agent for
the P. P. & N. Co , in this city, was au
arrival on the Saratoga, and will take
the position of managing agout tor the
steamer Elsie.
It has bee i rumored that the steamer
Value", beiug built here by Mo<>re and
McCarthy, had beeD condemed by the
inspectots. Inspector Whitney in
formed the Patishector that such i?
not the case, and that all the require
ments of the inspectors have been
complied with.
Mummy Bay.
E R. Gray, who is developing a prop
erty cu Mummy bay. now ha3 a flue
showing of ore which will average
bout 7 per cent. The Julius Singer
property in the same bay has a tun
nel i:i 30 feet, on which two shifts of
men are at work. They expect to j
strike the ore in this tunnel at U00 feet.
Notice I. O. O. F.
All members of I. O. O. F. will please
meet at City Hail 8 p. ir. June 11 to
make arrangements for the funeral of
Alford During of Juneau Lodge.
Committee.
Mrs. C. V. Thompson, wife of Dr.
Thompson, arrived on t ■ e Saratoga
yesterday to join her husband.
Dr. F. R. Chaney, cf Portland, was
au arrival on the Saratoga. He will
practice his profession in this ci'y
having offices in ihe building adjoii
ing the Seattle Hotel.
John Rose lie, presi lent of tLe Nortl -
western S. S. Co., is a passenger on the
Saratoga, making the round trip for
pleasure, and incidentally looking
over the railroad situation.
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Local Union.
A local union of the Western Federn
lion of Miners has been organized with
head quaiters at Latoucho. Tiii-s
uni mi will be known as the Prince
William Sound Miners Union of the
Western Federation of miners aud will
have jurisdiction over the entire Sound
and ihe camps on the main land as fai
as found practicable. All working
mo t directly or indirectly dependant
on ihe miuing industry are cotdially
invifedjto affiliate with this union A
re; • esenistlvc will at ouco begin can-;
va .-ing the different camps where
me i are employed. Regular meetings
ea h Tuesday at S p. m. at the Head
quarters.
Joel Nelson. Organiser W. F. M
Albert Winchell, President.
J . E. Doxey, Secretary.
In the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division
Cneman Mining Company, f Notice of
a cor; oration. Plaintiff Marshal’*' sale
vs. i on execution.
Hugh Murray Defendant (.
Bv virtue of an execution issued out of
the District Court for the Territory of Alaska,
riiiui Division, at Valdez, in the suit of One
man Mining Company, a corporation, plain
tiff, vs. Hugh Murray, defendant, dn v att s ect
tlie 7 ii day of May, ifto7. I have duly levied
upon the following real property, to wit;
Ali the right, title and interest of the
-aid Hugh Murray, defendant, of, in and t •
•hose two certain lode mining claims, named
cud known “Whit-* Eagle” and “Murray
rrac.ion” ode mining claim1-, situa'cd on
Lnnd'yck Bay, an arth :>l‘ Prince William
Sound, in the Valdez mining and recording
district, District of Alaska.
NOTICE H HEREBY GIVEN that on I
Salur ay, the lot it day of June A. D. 1907, it
tin-hour of two o’clock in the afternoon of
>aid day in front .of and ai the court house of
.-aid court in the town of Valdez, Aia-ka, I will
>e!i at public auction to tite higticst bidder for
e sli, all the estate, riglit, title and int-.ocst of
t lie j ftici Hugii Murray, d-fends lit, of, in and
! o the above described property, or so much
tlie eof a-may be necessary to satisfy said ex
ecution and accruing costs.
Dated May llth 1907.
Geo. G. Perky
V. S. Marshal for Division No.
Three, Tenitory of Alaska.
By J. M. Lathropv
Depu ty.
. Date of first publication. May 16th 1907.
l ate of last publication, June Pith 1907
C C Rudolph
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PAINTS OILS GLASS
A laborer named Do m mis, was
brought from Land lock bay yesterday
suffering from an attack of rheuma
tism. He is now in the hospital.
Henckels “Twin Brand” razors are
the lajst that auy money can buy. Owl
Drug Co.
F. M. Cohen arrived on the Saratoga
after a two months vacation in the
States.
Mrs. W. J. Springstnn, wife of
Purser Springstnn of the Dora, re'
turned on the Saratoga.
WANTED MEN to cut cord
wood by the cord. Apply to A.
Holman, Copper Center.
Get a bank account if you
can, but above all things
get an INSURANCE POLICY
It will provide An estate for you; a cash
income in later years; make it possible
ior you to borrow money without expos
ing your plight to your friends if over
lakeu by misfortune or sicknes; Nii wi
bury you properly, save your estate from
sacrifice, and take care of your wife, little
ones or relatives if yon are carried away
some day before your dream of accumul
latiug money is realized.
See about a policy today
W. H. CRARY, Local Agent
PROSPECTOR OFFICE, Valdez
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