VOLUME 18 VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1915 NO. 1
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BIS DEPOSIT OF COPPER
UNCOVERED NEAR VALDEZ
MINERS BELIEVE THAT EXTENSION OF GRANBY MINE HAS BEEN
UNCOVERED ON SULPHIDE CANYON SIDE OF DIVIDE—COM
PANY FORM TO DEVELOP PROPERTY WILL SPEND $20,000 IN
^DEVELOPMENT WORK AND IS NOW LETTING CONTRACTS FOR
TUNNEL WORK—ORE RETURNS VALUES OF $7.00 PER TON.
Capt. C. 1*. Peabody, the well
known mining man believes the ex
tension of the Granby copper mine
has been uncovered across the divide,
on Sulphide canyon. Prospectors
lmae been busy in the district for
months uncovering the surface show
ings and in running short tunnels to
ascertain the extent of the deposit,
which is now believed to be one of
the greatest deposits of copper on the
coast of Alaska. He has forifted a
company to be known as the Pea
hody-Alaska Copper company, which
V|l] have its headquarters in Valdez.
•" The property consists of thirty
three claims on Sulphide creek, about
hfteen miles from Valdez. The
claims are exceptionally well located
tor economic mining, lying as they
do just over the divide from the
Granby mine, upon which $300,000
has been spent in development work
aad equipping the mine for deliver
ing ore to the beach.
The new find is in an ore zone from
80t* to 1000 feet wide and traversing
zone are eight distinct stratas of
schist and quartzite from 24 to 200
test in width freely impregnated with
*ehalcopyrite, carrying values from
two and one-half to nine per cent
center.
The -work done during the past
summer has been largely of an ex
ploratory nature, stripping the sur
face with the purpose in view of de
termining the extent of the width of
the surface outcroppings. Open cuts
have also been made and contracts
ant now being let to drive several
hundred feet of tunnel this winter
with a view of developing the ore
bodies.
Capt. Peabody, who ie financing
tie enterprise, when interviewed in
Trference to the future plans of the
company stated that taking the sur
face showings as a basis from which
to draw conclusions that it is one of
the largest deposits of low-grade cop
per ore in Alaska not excepting the
famous Beatson Bonanza mine on La
touche Island. He stated that It was
the plan of himself and associates to
install machinery on the property
early next spring and expend in de
velopment work from $20,000 to
$35,000.
“All the necessary financial ar
rangements have been completed,”
said Mr. Peabody, "and I plan to
leave on the steamer Northwestern
to select and place orders for the ma
chinery and equipment.”
In connection with the develop
ment work so far done this summer,
the uncovering of a 20-foot ledge of
malachite ore carrying copper values
averaging over $70.00 per ton, has
proven a distinct surprise to mining
men who have examined this prop
erty, for this character of ore is very
rare and practically unknown in this
section.
The proximity of this property to
the Midas mine, now being developed
by the Granby interests, will assure
a largely increased oayroll for this
section and the future of Valdez as a
mining headquarters.
With the copper mines in Prince
William Sound at Latouche. Land
lock Bay and El'amt r shipping regu
larly, the output being limited, only
by the capacity of the steamers to car
ry the ore, the outlook for future
mining developments in this section
is unusually promising.
As an evidence of the unprecedent
ed demand for copper resulting from
the European war the production in
Alaska for the year 1915 will exceed
twenty million dollars thereby es
tablishing a record, and eighty-five
per cent of this output is from this
section of the Territory.
■IU GREEK
, GOKTRKGT LET
■. L,. Jaynes will Supervise Crew of
Men Repairing Mineral Creek
Wagon Road.
Ed. Wood, territorial road super
visor of this district, has awarded the
contract for repairing the Mineral
creek Toad to H. L. Jaynes, the well
known Mineral creek property own
er. It Is understood that $2,400 is
available for the work, which will be
gin at the beach and be carried as far
np the valley as possible with the
fends allowed for the purpose. There
more three bidders for the contract,
bet as one of them failed to qualify
Mr. Jaynes will have charge of the
work.
Mr. Jaynes will begin work tomor
row morning and has urged a num
ber of men to start operations. The
work will consist of grading the road
and building small bridges over the
streams which have made freighting
difficult in the past.
There are a number of properties ‘
on Mineral creek which are nearing
the Btage of development where heavy
machinery Is required and the con
atraction of a good road up the val
ley will lessen the cost of develop
ment generally in that district.
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Cert} A. W. Swanitz, who has been
made defendant in a half million dol
lar damage suit by John E. Ballalne,
to connection with the suit of the
Alaska Northern railroad stockhold
ers to establish title to the Seward
tewnalte held by Frank Ballalne, was
aa arrival on the Northwestern this
morning. The case of the Alaska
Northern vb. Ballalne comes up for
trial In the district court in Valdez
«• Monday next.
SEWARD POWER COMPANY
GIVEN 25-YEAR FRANCHISE
SEWARD, Oct. 12._—The Seward
city council last night passed an ordi
nance giving the Seward Light &.
Power company a franchise to oper
ate in the city for a period of twen
ty-five years. The matter has been
before the council for several months
and has resulted in the rates for pow
er and light being lowered. The com
pany for a time threatened to cut out
lights and power during the day as
the rates for which the council were
contending would compel the power
company to operate at a loss during
the day.
USUAL LAWSUIT FOLLOWS
DISCOVERY OF PAYSTREAK.
NOME: The new strike of a third
beach line at Nome already promises
to create another legal war like that
which made this camp infamous in
the old days. Already the report is
circulated that several suits are about
to be filed and it is known that not
'ess than twenty people are claim
ing ground now staked by others. The
whole country around the scene of
the strike has been staked so that
the tundra presents the appearance
so familiar of old. In some instances
claims have been staked over and
over. Development work will be done
on the ground this winter and until
that progresses it will not be possible
to tell the exact value of the discov
ery. The discovers claim to have five
feet depth of pay and that the for
mation indicates that the ground is
just the same as the old Third beach
operated in years past back of the
city. Nome is all worked up over
the discovery and looks for big
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PRESIDENT CAN’T SPARE
TIME FOR HONEYMOON.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 12.—Presi
dent Wilson Is reported to have an
nounced that he will be unable to
spare the time from the capital to
visit the Pacific Coast states on his
honeymoon.
EMBARGO PLACED
Official Recognition of Carranza as
Head of Mexican Republic
Soon Be Announced.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—It is re
ported that official recognition of
General Carranza as the head of the
Mexican government by the United'
States and South American countries
will not take place before the United
States troops at the border are fully
prepared to meet any invasion of
Texas by Villa’s adherents. It is
stated that the official recognition
will be announced about November
26th.
President Wilson has ordered an
embargo placed on all arms or other
munitions to all factions in Mexico
and several shipments of rifles have
been stopped at the border which
were destined for Villa’s army. Gen
eral Funston has also issued orders
to the border patrols to keep a sharp
watch and inspect every vehicle cross
ing the border as it is believed that
smugglers will attempt to deliver
arms to Villa’s troops.
General Carranza has sent repre
sentatives to Washington to confer
with the State department regarding
his recognition and the measures
which the United States are prepared
to take to assist in subduing the
Mexican rebels. He has declared
that his troops will-quickly control
the situation once the rebels are un
able to secure munitions and has
guaranteed protection to foreigners
in the territory under his control.
Carranza representatives are urg
ing haste in the recognition of their
chielf and declare that Villa’s com
mands are liable to attetui t retalia
tory measures against the United
States border towns for the failure
of the United States to reoognize Vil
la as president of the republic.
BOSTON HAS TWO
GAMES TO CREDIT
Forty Thousand Fans Witnessed Bos
ton Americans Defeat Philadel- ,
phia Nationals Second Wme
BOSTON. Oct. 42.—The Boston
Americans yesterday secured a lead
in the series of games for the base
ball championship of the world by
defeating the Philadelphia Nationals
bya score of two to one. The city cel
ebrated last night, as the Boston fans
are wild with delight and now be
lieve that the home team have the
championship cinched. The game
was the best of the series with Bos
ton having but one error charged
against her and Philadelphia a zero.
Boston secured live hits and Phila
delphia three.
The batteries were Leonard and
Carrigan for Boston, and Alexander
and Burns for Philadelphia. In the
third inning only wonderful fielding
on the part of Lewis prevented the
Philadelphias from scoring three'
runs.
The attendance at the game exceed
ed that of Saturday, forty thousand
persons having witnessed the game.
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DORA BRINGS VALUABLE
CARGO FROM WESTWARD.
SEWARD, Oct. 11.—The steamer
Dora returned yesterday from her
first trip to the far westward after
spending the summer on Puget
Sound, and the officers report an un
usually stormy trip. The Dora
brought a cargo of furs, ivory and |
whalebone which is valued at $146,
000.
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ftergt. Maxwell, who has been in
Q&Jtee of the Signal Corps construc
tion crew operating out of Hogan
statloji, arrived in Valdez yesterday
afternoon Hjjjjil returned to his station
at Gulka^k today. He reports only
about tw(j jljjches of snow on the sum
mit and the roads In fair condition
with the exception of a few places.
Lumber Barge Washington Wri cked
Yesterday Morning on Hincliin
brook Rocks—Total Loss.
The big barge Washington, which
brought the first shipment of lumber
to Valdez after the fire last July was
wrecked off Cape Hinchinbrook yes
terday morning. The barge was in
tow of the tugboat Pioneer of the Pu
get Sound Tugboat company, and car
ried a cargo of 1,035,000 feet cf
lumber. The lumber was for the
Copper Rover & Northwestern Rail
road company, at Cordova, and con
sisted of 14x14 stuff mainly to be
used in snowshed construction.
The barge carried a crek of six
men, all of whom were taken from
the wreck after the barge had struck.
A stowaway, who had boarded the
barge at Ketchikan, also came from
his hiding place when she struck and
was taken ashore by the crew.
The officers of the Northwestern
report a terrific storm raging off
Hinchinbrook yesterday when the
Washington went ashore. The tug
had fought for hours against the
storm but was unable to control the
| barge in the heavy seas, as the tug
Iwas lifted nearly clear of the water.
I When it was realized that the barge
must inevitably drift on the rocks,
the Pioneer took the crew from the
barge taking them to Cordova.
The loss of the lumber will work a
great hardship on the Copper River
railroad as it has been preparing for
the construction of miles of snow
shbds at points along the line where
■glides hav^ interrupted traffic during
past seKsomrard the Tom of the tim
bers now will prevent the work being
finished this season.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Louis Rothcrantz is installing a
complete steam heating plant in the
Liberty Theatre.
John W. Frame returned to Val
dez on the Northwestern this morn
ing from a trip to Cordova.
W. T. Soule, the well known min
ing man, came up from Cordova on
the Northwestern, accompanied by
Mrs. Soule.
‘George Boe, of Seward, who has
been attending the term of district
court as a petit Juror, returned home
on the Northwestern.
A. P. Brown, one of the petit Jurr
ors in the district court returned to
his home at Knik, on the Northwest
ern.
Joe Domentzet will leave tomorrow
morning for Landlock bay where he
will be engaged In development work
on the property of W. A. Dickey.
The launch Shamrock will leave to
morrow morning for Landlock and
Fidalgo bays and will carry a num
ber of miners to the mines there.
Quite a number of the passengers
of the Northwestern took advantage
of the long stay of the steamer at
this port to inspect the city and sur
rounding country.
Capt. Austin E. Lathrop, the Em
press movie theatre man, left for
Seward on the Northwestern to open
his theatre there tomorrow evening.
He will return to Valdez on the same
boat and remain here until his Val
dez Empress house is running.
Fred Tracy, general agent of the
Alaska Steamship company, who has
been circulating among the business
men of Valdez in the interests of his
company for several days, left on the
Northwestern this morning for Sew
<ard.
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Among the names of well known
Alaskans on the passenger list of the
Northwestern that of John Troy, edi
tor o_f the Juneau Empire, appears
as having been a passenger to Juneau
from Seattle. Sam Brightwell, U. S.
deputy marshal at Cordova, returned
home and Harry Warren, one of the
best interior Alaskan freighters, was
a passenger to Cordova en route to
Fairbanks, and will continue or *o
Tolovana, the new placer camp.
BULGARIA COULD NOT COMPLY
WITH DEMANDS OF RUSSli
BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT OFFERS EXPLANATION TO THE UJ
TEI) STATE AS TO REASON WHY SHE BROKE WITH RUSSIA
BULGARIAN ARMY MARCHING NORTHWARD THROUGH SE
BIA AND TEUTONIC ARMY DRIVING SERBIANS SOUTH WARD
BERL1N EXPECTS SERBIAN ARMY TO BE CAPTURED—ALL!I
LANDING TROOPS AT SALONIKA TO REINFORCE SERBIA.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 12*—
State department has received an of
ficial explanation from the Bulgarian
government as to the reasons which
caused King Ferdinand’s government
to declare war against Russia The
Bulgarian note states that the de
mands of Russia were such that Bul
garia could not comply with and
maintain its respect among the na
tions of the world, Russia demand
ing that Bulgaria renounce her treaty
with the Teutons, which aa Bulgaria
'regarded the situation, would he a
violation of her neutrality and would
! result in forcing her into the strug
gle as an ally of Greece and Rumania
which robbed her of her territory
won in the first Balkan war.
Bulgarians Heading for N'ish.
LONDON, Oct. 12.—The Bulgarian
army which invaded Serbia is reunit
ed to be headed for Pierot a nr.cun
tain fortress which protects the road
to Nish. The Bulgarians are report
ed to be making rapid progress iii the
campaign and have captured several
villages.
Allies Ijandlng in Greei*. 1 ^
LONDON, Oct. 12.—It is reported
that the Allies are rushing troops to
Salonika to invade Bulgarls^gnd cut
ofT tfie Teutonic army .which is at
tempting to' reach Constantinople
through Serbia and Bulgaria. It is
reported that fourteen thousand
troops are being landed at Salonika
daily and that an army of 250,000
will oppose General Mackenson’s
march through Bulgaria.
Serbia Being Crushed.
‘ BERLIN,£TTfct.' 12.—Dispatches
from Viennjgstate that another Teu
tonic army has invaded Serbia from
the north and that General von Gol
lowitz has crossed the Danube ai
has driven the Serbians southwar
It is believed that the flanking mov
ment of the Bulgarian army will r
suit in the capture of the remnants
King Peter’s army, which has for'
fled itself in the mountain passes.
Denies London Re|>orts.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—T1
Bulgarian official note denies the r
mor from London stating the the Ge
man government financed the mobf
zation of the Bulgarian governmen
and that German officers were in cor
mand of the Bulgarian troops. T1
London report i^ declared to be fal:
in every particular.
RANKS OK COMPANY AT
KORT SEWARD KILLK1
Thirty-one soldiers from Jeffersc
Barracks, Missouri, were recentl
brought north to Fort William I
Seward, at Haines, to fill the ranks <
the company stationed there. Jeffei
son Barracks is a recruiting pos
[where new men are trained before b(
;ing assigned to duty with any con
pany.
MILL ON RONAN-JAME8
CLAIM NEXT YEAF
Work of establishing winter quar
ters by the Ronan-James company o;
the Skeen-Stevenson property ha
commenced. Timbers are being takei
up the mountain at present and a low
er level is being run for blocking ou
the ground preparatory to taking ou
ore. A stamp mill will be put in ii
the spring. Tn a recent mill test fou:
and one-half tons of ore yieldet
$1,280.00.
iCITY OF PUEBIjA MAY
COME TO SOUTHWEST RUN
| It is reported that the Alaska
Steamship company has chartered the
steamer City of Puebla from the Pa
cific Coast Steamship company to
take the place of the wrecked liner
Mariposa in handling the rapidly
growing business of the company in
Southeastern Alaska.
The City of Puebla has been on the
Puget Sound-San Francisco run for
a number of years and is one of the
palatial passenger boats of that line.
Her passenger accommodations are
excellent and she has a large freight
carrying capacity.
It was reported several weeks ago
that the Alaska Steamship company
had negotiated for the steamer,
which would be used largely in car
ing for the business resulting from
the government’s railroad building
activities.
LOCATES DEEP CHANNEL
AT KUSKOKWIM’S MOUTH.
SEWARD, Oct. 11.—Captain Lu
kins, of the Geodetic survey boat. Yu
kon, who spent the summer mapping
the delta of the Kuskokwim river,
reports that he has discovered a chan
nel* which will permit of steamers
drawing seventeen feet of water
reaching Bethel, several hundred
miles up the river.
EXPLOSION KILLS MINER
AND BURNS REMAINS.
Nome Nugget. All Seward Penin
sula was shocked beyond expression
yesterday when S. Seppala, a well
known man of the camp for years lost
his life under the most horrible cir
cumstances by an explosion that oc
curred in his cabin, which took Are
and burned the remains beyond rec
ognition. The full particulars of the
occurrence will never *be learned as
the Are which followed the explosion
obliterated the clues. The victim had
been a resident of Nome for many
years, and has relatives here.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
FEARS COMPETITION
OF CHEAP LABOR
Senator Borah Declares that Working
Classes of Europe Must Reduce
Our Standard of Living.
BOSTON, Oct. 12.—Senator Bor
ah, of Idaho, who is regarded as a
possible Republican candidate for the
presidency, addressed a large audi
ence here last night and warned
against a possible flooding of the
United States by the cheap products
of European countries following the
close of the European war.
The western senator declared that
the European nations now engaged in
the struggle would be bankrupt be
fore peace was restored and that in
(heir attempts to build up a foreign
trade they would flood the United
States with products of cheap labor
unless the United States took precau
tions to guard against the danger.
Senator Borah declared the work
ing class of Europe would be com
pelled to reduce their standards of
living below the point they had at
tained before the war, and that the
American workman would be unable,
to compete with them in the produc
tion for many classes of goods despite
the fact that American factories were
equipped with the most modern ap
pliances In the world. Senator Bor
ah Is urging the restoration of a high
protective tariff and If selected by the
Republicans as their standard bearer
will make that the main plank of his
platform.
George Long, the well known Cor
dovan, formerly Qf Valdez, was a
passenger on the Northwestern this
morning en route to Seward and An
chorage.
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