THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
I
Published at Valdez, Alaska, every Thursday by the Prospector j
PfHUsHiNo Co. Phone, Main 1.
Entered at the Valdez postoffiee as second class matter.
SI RS< KIITION RATES.
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Sample »*op> lOwit*
ADVERTISING RATES.
Giten on application..
SEATTLE OFFICERoom Ju<» Bailey Bolld
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MUNICIPAL C
COCXCILMEX.
H. w. Mllin. W. R. AHY,
R. A. llcvrLR. E. OtiGU.
C. G. Dfbnry. E. C. Richard*.
John liioixu.
Every citizen who has the wel
fare of this section at heart should
attend the chamber of commerce,
meeting to-morrow night, when the1
question of securing an exhibit at
the Sit. Louis exposition will be
brought up. There is no time to
waste. The exhibit which will be
of the greatest importance to us is
the copper ore of the interior, and
to secure good sj«*cimens the men
row on ih ground must be notified
at once, so that arrangements can
be made to get the samples out this
fall and wiuter.
The slab of native copper found
in the Kuskalina country can i>e
sledded out in the spring if prepar
ations are made before it is covered
with snow. This piece of copper
weighs al«out a ton and a half, and
would, along with si>ecimens of eop
j>cr ores from the different proper
ties, make an exhibit that would
attract more attention to the Coje
per river valley than anything we
could send, but to secure this ex
hibit some action must be taken
immediately.
The question of ignoring the com
missioner appointed for Alaska and
going it alone, is a serious one and
should be well considered l»efore
any action is taken. While the
sentiment against the man from
Kansas representing us is univer
sal, still it might be an advantage
to us to co-operate with him in the
matter. If he has the tact that a
man in his position should have,
he will probably merely act as a
figurehead, and have local repre
sentatives attend to arranging the
exhibits. A telegram has been re
ceived by the Mayor stating that
his traveling exi>enses would he
paid to Seattle to confer with Ryan
and the representatives of different
parts of Alaska regarding the ex
hibit, and it might hurt our chance
to advertise the country and its re
sources to antagonize the govern
ment representative.
A proj>er exhibit from here will
be of such great value to the coui -
try that we should not let senti
ment in the mailer get the best of
policy.
The city has expended $4,000
since March 1, for improvements
to the streets, work on the glaeier
stream and expenses of running
the town. According to estimates
of the money available for the year
ending March, 1904, this leaves
about $4,U00 for the remaining
eight months. It was the inten
tion of the council to take steps
toward securing a patent to the
townsite this year, hut it is hardly
probable that there will be enough
ready money available, as the ne
cessary exj-enses of the city govern
ment for the remainder of the year
will amount to nearly $4,000.
•
If the news that Resurrection
bay ami the Valdez railroads hare
been financed shall prove to be
true, the development of the count
ry to the Westward during the
next few years will be such that
the capital of Alaska territory
will be located several hundred
miles west of Juneau, unless the
teriitory shall be organized within
the next year. The building of
those roads would result in the
acquisition of a population that
would insist upon the creation of
a territory so strongly that con
gress could not longer postpone,
granting the request. If the
pro|- rl v owners of Juneau desire
to gain all the benefits that would
AI'TIIOKIZKP AGENTS.
The hwwwrToi if on nle at the fallowing
news stand*: m
P. O. Newt Stand. Seattle.
Paget Sound New* Co. Seattle.
P O New* Stand, Juneau.
Engine McCarthy New* stand. Skagway.
P. O. New* Stand. Eagle. Alaska.
OVERSMEXT.
Johs Goodu.1, Mato*
J. U. Sstdee. T**A«r*l*
1. w LxxoT, Crrr attoxxxt
I>*. F. SI. Boyle, Health Ofth-ee.
W. H. r*A»T, ('LEEK.
F. SI. Btuix. r*E*. School Ioaeo.
accrue from having the location of
the territorial capital, the only
sure way to act will be to get in as
one man anil try to persuade con
gress to act favorably on the ques
tion at once. —Alaskan.
• •
The senatorial committee looking
into the comparative advantage of
the power of attorney system on
the American Yukon, and the lack
of such custom on the British side
of the line. This w ill be a good
chance for us to put in a word
against this outrageous law. The
committee should be given to un
derstand that the sentiment in this
section is unanimously against
power of attorney.
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Have you secured a license for
your dog?
Salmon is King.
By far the most important of the
articles «hipj>cd from Alaska to the
United States is canned salmon,
the value of which, during the ten
months ending with April, 1903,
was #8,301,124, or more in the ten
months in question than the entire
sum paid for Alaska in 1867, the
sunt paid for the territory having
been #7.200,000. The next largest
items in the shipments from Alas
ka are: Other fish products, #751,
984; furs and fur skins, #394,590;
whalebone, #115,994; and cop|»er,
#100.513. The shipments to Alas
ka are naturally of an extremely
varied character, including pro
visions. clothing and materials for
use of miners and those engaged in
the canning industry. The largest
single item is manufactures of iron
And steel, #1.616,604, of which
#7:10,618 is tin plates and sheets,
chiefly for use in manufacturing
cans for the salmon canneries.
Next in order are: Provisions,
#718,273 (of which #164;954 was
butter); manufactures of wood,
including lumber, #565,454; manu
factures of tin, #430.611; bread
stuffs, #298,292: wines and liquors,
#238,665; tobacco and cigars, #188,
330; coal, #172,691; fruits and
nuts, #171,601; cotton manufac
tures, $127,192: and eggs, #128,347.
Placer mining requires sinew
and muscle. Nels Jej son’s cook
ing will develop them.
Goods stored and cash advanced
on articles of value. Richards <fc Co
Probate Notice.
In the U. S. Commitsioner’s Court
for the District pf Alaska.
Valdez Precinct:
In the matter of the Estate of t In Probate.
IkUtLE* WiDMEiut. [ Notice to
Deceased. ) Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
was. on the 7th day of July, listt. duly appoiut
ed administrator of the estate of said (harle*
W idtueier, decease L
Noticed* hereby further given by the admin
istrator oi said estate, to the creditors oi and
all persons having claim* agaiu»t the said de
ceased. to exhibit them with the ne- aaaary
voucher*, within *ix monrha after the fir*t pub
lication of thi* notice, t«» the *aid administra
tor. at b*r f’se of bmincM «»n McKinley street,
in Vt!<itZ. Alaska, the tame being the place for
the transaction of the business of said estate in
the precinct of Val lez.
Dated. Valdez, July 7.1908.
Joseph C. Diep.inoek.
Administrator of the Estate of Charles Wid
ineier. d •* eased.
OOUDELL 4 fcl*W AKI«J*.
Attorney* for Administrator,
l ate of nr»l publication. July kb, 19ifi.
I*ate of last publication. September lo. 1903.
Soldiers’ Additional Homestead
Application, No. —
r. S. Iaxd Omen, at
Juneau. Alaska. June 1.19trt. I
Notice is hereby given that John K Winn. !
being entitled to the benefit* of section 230$ of
the revised statutes of the I'nited States grant
ing additional land* *o soldiers mnd sailors who
served in the war of the rebellion, has made
Application to this office to make proof and en
try by <aid app’i-ani. under act of t-uacrem ap
proved May llth !*•». for laud* In C. S. survey
Vo. lit, in the Distriet of Alaska, described as
follow*, to wit:
Situate in I'yanuk bay on the west rasiluf
K -iiak hlsai. District of Alaska, and more
particularly docrio d a* follow*:
Beginning at ordinvry high water mark on
She vhore of I’yak Bay. large flate boulder
marked “Beg. C**r. So. 1, i*ur. No. M>.” from
which r. B. Initial Monument, »ur. jui bears
math W dr* min mi 4.21 o7.r !na: thrttrr
m-ande'et nrdtnury t.i»h • m.i-lt alone
'-eaafc aoath 7'>de* £1 nun rr-1 * rkalnt to
'‘or. No. 2: tl o* v 'Onth it*->*neat ?.ai rhatw*
t-vt'or. No. 7; Mi. rim north 7i d .. jo K,in rr. I
:t«io!ialti« t .1 or. No 4,: tt-mer north I". . , ■
.a»t do* r*l:»4 r! o* .,1 n; a tlr Mud to.
w,.r.l» tear it. .Njai rhan a to pla-nof |» eionln*
M-ahctlo variation. 24 do* ::i min ran; m.i
tamin* an ar- a of 1 44 aims
iny and ail poraona ri-lrtaine a tv r*ly anr
port! >n of <atd Ianam tr^alr-d In f|» an a.f
Trra* rlalm tt.rrrtn in thia ■ .tonne l.r
pnhllration of tht* notion nr aithln thirty dm
thrmaftrr. ol hereto- proof and ratrv of raid
l*n*U will bf rntfle )»j Mid
... . . John W Pri.L«\. Reeiater.
It U hereby that the f rpf. in* notice
hr pnl.llah.--l in the ALtaaa I'to-m-n-t. a
p«i>ita-..t«tvan * n<- a
wnl 't) l> nor bv <1 »i^*i.dt •' •• |!.p 'ifwiti-siM r
pnbliahed n. area! thr land dea.-rih.-d
a John W. In urjty. Krttlrter
Notice of Forfeiture.
_ „ skatile. Wash. Apr. 24. l«o
To W R. It BITTEN:
Yon are hereby notified that the undersigned.
' la>ka K-vel pui-nt t'oinpanv. has *x fended
•luiiiiE the year I*tt. one hundred t$P« )d »llar*
in Ubj*r an d Improvement' upon ea. h of the
following oit claim* situated in the t'hilkat
mining district, \afrlci pr»*cincf. IHs’rirt of
Alaska, to-artt: Ruby Oil Claim Nn 12. the lo
cation certificate of which i« of record *n R-*ok
A of mining fixation*. page :fcvt. in the off)re of
the district recorder of said Valdez precinct,
and Hurls Oil Claim No. 12. the location cer
tificate of which is of rei-ord in H**ok A of min
ing location*, page ni*. in the office of the dis
trict recorder of «ald Valdez precinct, in order
to hold each of said claims und r the provisions
of Section AH. Revised statutes of the I’nited
Mate*.and the amendment* Ther,,toroT**‘ertiing
annual labor u|~»n mining claims, ht tng the
amount required to hold each of said claim*
for the period ending on the Xlst dav of herem
l»er. A. I». And if at the expiration of
ninety days from the pnblication of thi* noth-e.
you fail or refuse to contribute your prop*»rtion
of *nch expenditure a* a mow tier, your inter
est in said mining claim* and iu each of them
will become the property of the under*ign«*t
Alaska Iwelopment rmiipHtiT. your co-ow ner.
who h»» itia.It flip r-qiilrrrfnpruljtiin. by |h>>
lerni. "f Mid action.
AI.A-Ka KrvEUiPMEST ('OBPAKY.
Atn-i: By K. <• John tlx. ITi-ldem
• haa. F Mrsr.AY. SorrrtAry.
Tbito of flr»? pabHnljnn, Mat I. 1<AV:
I‘«te of tot (niblii *tinn. Aii|rt»t " 1S«S.
Notice of Forfeiture.
Seattle, Was*., Apr. «. i<xxj.
To IrLE.« Bl-t'Vqt !«T .
^ on are hereby notified that the undersign *d,
I Alaska Development Cora pan v, ha* expended
during the year PA'j.or.c hum!r*-d dollars
in lain.r and improvement- upon the Burl-oil
< l«im No. 13. «ituaU*d In the » hiikat mining
| di«!nct. \ aides pre* in< t. District of Alaska, the
location evrtifieate of which I- f record In
B*<»k A «4 raining location?, page M9. in the
office of the district recorder of said Valdez
precinct, in order to hold «nid claim under the
I provision# of Section K^vivd Statutes of
tl»e Init-d 8Utf*.aii«l the amendm -nts thereto
concerning annual lal***r up in mining claim*,
being the amount required to hold -aid claim
for tlie p». riod ending on the 31 *t day of D mvib
t*er. A. D. !•*>!. And jf the expiration of
ninety day- ..•»m the publication of thi-nube.
you fail or refu-e to contribute tciir prop, rtion
• •f such expenditure a* a co-own••r. your int**r
i*st In *aid claim will become the property of
tlie undvr-igned Alaska Ifc»Velopmvnt
pany. your '<w.wn«-r, who ha- mad** the re
quired expenditure, by the terms of said
section.
Alaska Development Company.
Attest: By K. r. Johnston. President.
chas. F. McNHAV Secretarv.
i f**ie *d first publication. May t. 19tfl.
Date of last publication. August ft, \9J&.
Notice of Forfeiture.
SCATTL*. Wl.O.. Apr. J4. »S.
To Hehmav Kiski:
You are hereby n utiled that the undersigned.
Alois iHfVelcpmant Company. h«i> expended
during the year one hundred (tl -q ddUr*
in lab* r arid improvements upon each of th
i following oil claim* situated in the Chilkat
mining di-triet. Valdez precinct. District of
: Alaska, to-wit: Ruby Oil Claim No. Pi, the lo
cation -rtiticate of which is of r*c- rd in b**k
A of mining location*, page :■**.< in th« ofth e -,f
t he di.-*rit t recorder of said Valdez precinct,
and Burls Oil Claim No. 12, the location oer
; tif». ate of whf h is of record In B**ok A of min
ing locations, page :«*. in the • Hire of the di—
[ triet recorder of -aid Valdez pn-* in***, in order
I to hold each of -aid claim- under the pr.*i islon*
i °* •eetloa SZ14. Revised Statute* of the I'nitcd
i State*, and the amendments thereto cun er:.
tng annual labor upon miring claims, being
the amount required to hold each of said
i claim* for tlw p*r1«*d ending ••!» the 31st dav of
December, A D 1**2. And if at the expiration of
I ninety day* from tlu- publication of this uotb-e.
y-*u fail or refu.-.* to contribute your pr*q* r
| lion of such i xneuditurv as co-owrner. your in
terest in *abl claim* and in each of them will
I become the property of th-undersigned Alaska
| I Welooinent Company. your civowuer, who ha*
made the require*! expenditure, by the term
'd gafd section.
Alaska Development Company,
Altest: By R . C. JoHN-TOX, President.
Chas. F Ml nlaY. Secretary.
Date of fir-t publication. May *7. l«s<3.
Date of last publication. August ft, 29U3.
Soldier's Additional Homestead
Application, No. —
r. 3. Uxd Office, at
Juneau. Alaska. June !. 11*SS.
Notice i< hereby given that i iiarU* A Keii
iit-k. Uring entitled to the benefit-of *«*-tP»n
of the r.*viaed statute* of the Cnitcd
state, granting ad'felionul land* to soldier* and
| sailor* who served la the war of the irbeliioo.
i i»a* made application to ihh office t>> makt
pr-.f and entry by said a unlit ant. under
: act of congress approved May 14, !■*.**. f..r tb
’ lands in l. S. survey No. *»77 in the tiUtric: *>f
[ Alaska, described a* follow a, it* wit:
Beginning at a wound of *t *ac» at ordinary
I high water mark, on left bank of Alohiioa
j river, waeu 'e an iron pine 1 inches in diawtor
I and J feet in the ground <>n in- »ummit of the
river bank and marked W. < . Bur. No. *77, le
ginning < or. No. 1. U-ars *..-uh A deg West 1
chain distant; then* variation Si deg * min
I «*»t meander on 1-ft bank of the Alohnok river
! at ordinary high water mark down stream.
fir-t four**- north * deg 37 min vex le.r»ehu«;
i *e*'onu course north a# deg7 min we»t 7. 'Aelm*:
: third cour*e. south deg V» nils west 2-V
I chain*to€*or. No. 2; thence fourthcourse south
3 deg w cst lu chain* to t or. .**#. i; thence fifth
course, south f*7 deg cast 1?.*» chain* to Cor. No.
l; thence sixth c<»nr*e. north :i deg ea*t 1*
cbain« to |da«*e of beginning. Cor. No 1. Aria,
: 2).S> acre*.
Any’and ail ]-er*->!i* claiming adversely nv
purti* n of said land are required to file an
verse claim in this offi re during the j*-ri<*i of
publication oi thi* notice, or within .'k> day*
thereafter. otherwise proof and entry of said
| lands will be made by said appin ant.
John \v. l>rbi-EY. Register.
it is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
1 be published for the full period of ten Week* in
the ALs*ka I'noaCEn**g. a Weekly newspaper
published at the town of Valdez, Alaska, win h
l* hereby designated as the iivv»|«|er pub
lished nearest the lands deacrined.
21 Job* \\. liCMJIV. Register.
8 *hoo! of Open All Year
Practical Mining, aril Mechanical, Elec
trical, Engineering, Metallurgy,
Cyanide Process.
Sunreyiur. Architecture, I»r*winf»*n I Atuv
in*. A*»«> ing of Ore#. 935: Bullion *ini Cblor
illation JMijr, 9&r. Blowpipe A«u]r, 91o. Kul!
course of Attayiiig. 95u. fc»i«blL*h<:«l berni
fur circular.
A. VAR DER RAIL EH, President.
113 Fulton Street, s«n Franttaeo, Cel. One
Uuck ml ul CUT Hell.
Pars Wanted.
We are in the market the year
’round for good seasonable Raw
Ft ks. We make a sjecialty of fine
furs such as sea-otter, silver fox,
caoes fox and marten. We will
pay good stiff prices for all kinds
of raw furs and remit same day of
receiving shipment.
We have a bait for all kinds of
wild animals, which we will guar
antee to he satisfactory to the trap
pers.
Continental Raw Fin Co.
23 Columbia City, Ind.
Professional
Cards.
F. M. BOYLE, fl. D.
Physician and Surgeon
VALDEZ,
Office*: ALASKA
Swan Building, McKinley St.
DR. W. G. ALEXANDER,
Dentist.
McKinley St. valdez.
W. A. RYSTROM,
Dentist.
Swan
Building. Vai.dkz.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer
Mining an*! Lan*! Laws, HpceuUttes.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
LEEDY & KELSEY,
I
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Aye. Valdez.
A.JUDS0N ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
U. 8. DEPUTY MINERAL AND
LAND SURVEYOR.
Next door to Merchants Cafe.
JOHN F. RICE,
Lawyer.
i McKinley St. Valdez.
I
Wm. H. Whittlesey,
Attorney-At-Law,
U. S. Commissioner and Recorder.
GAUANO (kayak), ALASKA
T J DONOHOE,
Attorney at Law,
!
; SWAN BUILDING. VALDEZ
NEW TORN LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
WRITES THE BEST POLICIES.
G. Sponberg, Agent.
R. BLIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
| COPPER CENTER. ALASKA.
, ARTHUR J. WARNER,
ASSAYER
and ANALYTICAL CHEMIST.
I 77-70 Sullivan Bldg. Seattle.
VALDEZ BUNK HOUSE
Near Corner Hobart St. -
and Reservation Ave.
Convenient Reasonable
H. R. Elliott E. E. Smith
Douglas City Pharmacy
Wholesale and
Retail Druggists
Douglas City, Alaska.
Cash paid for second hand goods
of all kinds. Richards A Co.
GOOD GOODJ. " GOOD SERVICE.
CLUB ROOMS in eO/SNEeTIO/S
GU& DGARf’S
Blacksmith Shop.
All Kinds of Iron or Steel Work
Done in the Best Manner.
HORSESHOEING _ SLEDS
_ *r\ /$ o _ sty
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v> 5? n
S3 Cj u
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Cl 1
g £
£
Geo. Woods. Jas. Fowlie.
WOODS & EOWLIE
s/ipiple Kssru.
VALDEZ,ALASKA
Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
SCOTT & SMITH, Props.
STRICTLY AMERICAN
FIRST CLASS. EUROPEAN PL A N .
Motel Northern
Only Billiard Hall In The City.
! St Clair &, Davis* Props.
Felix's Restaurant.
j -
Regular Meals.
Short Orders
A Specialty.
McKinley St.__Valdez.
22LT Bell’s Smoke Shop
an<l get a GOOD SMOKE. The most complete lin«- •>{ l’ij > -.
Tobacco? and Clear Havana Cigar? in Valdez.
McKinley Street, between Broadwav and Gla- CLUB
cier Avenues. Telephone 17 ROOMS.
Wholesale and Retail. - W. A. "BELL, Prop.
Copper River
Draying Co. !
Freight and Passengers to
all parts of the interior
General Trucking.
W. S. AMY. ED. WOOD
McKinley i?t. Between Broadway and Keystone Ave.
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Homestead Location Notices.
Placer, Quartz and Oil Land
Location Notices.
For Sale at PROSPECTOR Offcf.