The Alaska Prospector.
Published at Valdes, Alaska,
♦very Thursday morning bv the
Prosi*e»tok Prm.isiu.Mi Co.
H.H. HILDRETH. Qru.t. Pt suer.
W, H. CHARY, Ink Sumn.
JOS. A. BOURKE, Walkino Dei.
EtiATE.
Sl'ItSCUllTlON RATES.
One Year.fit.00
Six Months.2.00
Three Months.1.00
Single Coj»v.10
AUVERTtSlMi RATES.
Single eolumn. #1.00 jht inch
jht month.
Larger ads in j>ro)Hirtion.
Professional cards #2.00 jht
month.
IsH-al ads 10c jht line for first
insertion and oe jht line for each
subsequent insertion.
Entered at the. Valdez jHistofliee
as second class matter,
City Government.
Mayor, J. L. Steele
eolSclLMKN.
Jami> Mi Hie. I>. S. Osgood.
A. I’. Olson. Ei>. Wooli.
C. X. Chary.
H. H. Hildreth, Clerk.
J. G. Snyder. Thkasikkr.
Hon. J. W. Lkedy, City Attorney.
I)r. A. VonGi nther.
Health Okkke.k.
Adam Swan. Pres. School Board.
GOVERNMENT OFFICERS.
Jons Lyons, C. S. Commissioner.
K. C. Hasey. Depity I'.S. Marshal.
John Goodki.l,
Dkitty Collector Cl STOMS.
C. N. Chary, Postmaster.
VALDEZ, APRIL 10. 1!*02.
Tiie Alaska
A Prospector
Representative is published
Paper. as a represent
alive news
paper of Alaska, with Valdez,
the great copper country.
anil this section of our district in
the foreground. We lielieve that
a newspaper should represent tin
views of the people as well as those
of its publishers. If an injustice is
done the people by the government
or its officials, by corporations or
individuals, it is the duty of the
papers to take tip these matters
and by making them public, assist
to a certain extent in having them
remedied. If a public otlieial is
untrue to bis trust or neglects his
duty, it should Ik* made known
through the press and the matter
brought to the attention of Ids su
periors as well as till* people. If a
steamship or railroad company or
other public carrier acts unjustly
with the public, the press should
take the matter up and ventilate it.
Tin* knowledge that any unjust or
illegal act will Ik given publicity,
often lias a restraining effect on
corporations. For this reason the
Phgspeitom lias not in the past, nor
will it in the future, fail to expose
any such acts that come to our no
tice.
\\e have not tailed to mention
anything that seemed to us to W
against the welfare of the com
munity or the district at large.
Last- week we gave publicity
to the fact that the wrecking of the
Bertha was due, as is Indieved by
many of the passengers, to careless
ness, and also that the collecting of
salvage when the company should
have paid it themselves, even if
they were not legally compelled to
do so. was an injustice to all the
shipjKTs.. W e have heard no ar
guments that would cause us to
change our opinion, and that we
Were expressing the opinion of the
majority of the people of town will
lw proven l>y future developments.
Tluse things were not puhlislied
through any ill feeling personally
as t In re i- none. Many of the par
ties eoiieeriietl are ]>ersonal friends
of the publisher- o; this jiajtcr. and
we have mentioned these matters
as a duty in he public and while
we have p 'ooah.y made enemies bv
our i*.and iii ti e matter, are still
of the nplu nil it at we were right
in taking the action we did.
The Pkosi-mtok expects to rep
resent the people in the future as
it has during us past short exist
ence. We will not “roast” any
official or corporation over a nom
,de plume, and will say what we
think should lie said, no matter if
it involves our liest friends.
* * •
A prominent American, as one
of the results of h's , uvels abroad,
reaches 1 lie conclusion that Euro
peans “look njKin Americans ns
some hlessinp dor (>< I 1 as sent to
them as He s-nt nu.i na to the
idi i (if I-real.*7 They are pood
pic Hi i for the Et: ivha.ns ns they
always | it\ ,• | leu. r of money when
fmi'ii ard ate not afraid to
s|m- I i' Tl • tut - s from the
!* ms - iw i or . Me i po us to
Europe, who ■ they a e hemp oon
i itia .v roolns 'or pleasure trips.
Wee.i A >ka. w ,!l its prea. phleiers.
.I* \ nos. inoiintiiTis and
mi; lo" r vers is so close. There is
tishinp of every kind, panic is abun
dant and the scenery is unsurpas
sed anywhere on earth.
• •
Now that the government ip
cret i ng lighthouses on the Alaskan
coa-t. they should put one at the
entrance to I’rincc William sound.
This is practically the only danger
ous place between Seattle and here
by the outside passage. In a
stormy nigln a vessi I tins consid
erable risk entering the sound, as
Mciklcjohn entrance is compara
tively narrow, and the seal rocks
a! the outer end add to the danger.
With a I'ghthouse on the point of
Hindi nleooi i.-.and. the run from
S'- >11ditei o Yuldci would la*
I he s .Vst of any of the A aska
ri 's.
•
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Si'kakim; of the agricultural pos
sihilities of Alaska, the Portland
Telegram says that crops can In
raised at various places along the
coast, hut not on the interior. We
take exceptions to this statement.
There is better soil and larger areas
of land capable of cultivation in
the Cop|ier river valley than can
he found anywhere along the coast
of Alaska from Nome to Juneau,
and the summer weather on the
interior is much more favorable
for agriculture than it is on the
outer slope of the coast range.
• •
T . • are importing cheap Jap
lalmr into the Atlin country, and
there are threats oi an iiprisiug of
the whites in consequence. Jt is
10 he hoped that the inhabitants of
the Clipper river section will never
allow any of the cheap foreign la
bor to Ik* used here. It has been
kept out iii many camps in the
States by the people making a de
termined stand against it, and the
same thing can he done here if the
malier ever comes up.
• *
The city council has very wisely
tlcciilci! to prosecute the owners of
diseased dogs, ii they are allowed
to run loose on the public streets.
This is a move in the right direc
tion. Many dogs are aftiicted with
the mange, and the disease is
spreading rapidly.
\V. D. Hcidhorn of Kllamar was
in town a few days this week. He
was much pleased with the efforts
Iwing made bv the Phosi*hl~n>k to
establish a ferry la-tween this place
and Kllamar and Sound points,
and thinks that it would In* a pav
ing investment almost from the
first.
During the month of March the
; thermometer ranged from 4 la-low
: to 4b aliove zero. Snowfall 22 in
ches. 10 cloudy days, 11 partially
cloudy. 13 days S. E. wind, 3 N. E.
wind. 4 light E. wind, 2 light W.
winds, 4 days snow, 5 days partial
snow.
If you are going to Slate creek
subscribe for the Prospector. We
guarantee that it w ill reach you all
summer.
Bromide of Quinine Capsules
I cure a cold in one day at Valdez
Pharmacy.
Have the Prospector sent to you
this summer and get the news from
' all parts of the country.
Blix can supply miners with
tools and mercury at Copper Cen
ter, at reasonable prices.
Balt backs, 15c lb. at Valdez
Meat Market.
Delinquent Tax List.
Notice I* hereby given that the faxe« on the
following described property. In the town of
Valdez. Alaska, ha* not been paid and that the
*attte lN*eanie delinquent on the loth day of
February, 1W, and that unlew the wine i*«
paid on or before the lotli day of May, 19V, the
wid property will be wild for waid taxe* and
the coata of etdleeting the wine, aeeording to
law.
J.ti. Hnyder, Treasurer
Kx Oflleio Tax f'ollcator.
Name Lot lll'k Ain’t
Amman A ft 7 9 V>
Anaeker W If 6 ftl 1 «
Berk J ft 10 3 VJ
Mill* t* 4 17 1 rtA
lliughatii F J 1 17 >*&»
Brown F M 4 17 ft .<»
Born* li II 4 23 3 A7
HatinMer W 9 11 2 20
Bay C F 3 :W 1 10
Heit*on Van 6 12 1 10
•• r. 39 1 in
•• Hen 11 39 do
" 7 lft do
Bennett A 4 v» do
Minnie ft -Vi do
Biehie Mr* Lizzie 11 22 do
Hlewig Lizzie 9 19 do
B.»yd l* lift do
Burr A ft 31 do
Burr llattie J 4 31 do
Hurgoron Kd 4 do
Holler Cha* W 2 12 do
Brow n F M 12 42 do
Brow n K F 11 I do
Burke M F 9 4ft do
Cameron and Marion 4 21 do
Carny J 1 At do
Callahan l> 3 2H do
Chri*tliolin A ft Atf do
chri*terman II M ft An do
Clayton F n 12 do
Clark C K 12 11 2 2U
Conway W J A Art 1 lu
Cole* It F 1 H»
“ 1 7 A 77
Crawford C A
" .» 24 1" 42
t'lodmatt I* 2 13 Ml)
roles T J 2 13
•• A 41 2 J*
( rarv l'X 2 fill 1 lo
Curlf* Amite 7 21 1 In
4'urtis I. K 9 22 1 In
Day J..lm in ::i 1 in
Dnvl* .1W in « 1 in
Davis D M Vi 1 In
Dewey .1 f« 11 21 1 10
Dixon us 7 12 1 in
lh«vid«oti i» 1 In
Doiialnic :j 19 2 2n
Dotv Nell 1 «i 20 95
INnIsoH, D W 9 10 1 10
I Matson A K 1 4n 1 in
Dodson .1 H 12 40 I in
Downs Mrs li \V 1 j;j 1 ]n
hketno J r. || 9
Kstcrhisry r 7 12
" M 12 2 20
liililains Mr .1F ]n 22 1 10
lieltdxaill F 2 2U
lioMinan K L II m 1 in
i * ray II s I .Vi (lo
i*ros)i J F M :t2 do
I ileasoti I. ID 25 do
Harris Ja« j ,y» do
Hammond R It 2 41 do
Hammond l* <’ 1 41 do
llnwctt H II 12 46 do
lleweii Mr* l* L 11 in do
Higgoti .1 7 ii 2 20
Hindsliaw Martha K 21 1 10
lliii'haw M Nancy 9 21 do
ILalg.- K A 2 54 d«»
Hanning <’F 7 vi do
llo|»|a*r K V 12 27 do
Hunt II K ;> 29 do
Hanson J L 27
llill II I* in :< 9 02
Hunt T lo im 1 35
Hogg d 2 2i)
Jaeger Mrs .1 || 20 1 1"
James r I* 7 M) 1 10
Josephs J E it 21 1 10
Ketielly T 9 I 1 **5
Keys W J 12 2 1 15
Kell tied y R r, 21
•* 1 2M 2 20
Keelev l*Ht 1 20 1 U)
Klotz Iterthn 10 20 do
Kroinpitz K O W *» m do
LattiriicMi 1 5u do
latwretiee J 2 2H do
Leslie Uoss 2 20
Idushrow K 10 19 1 in
taring F S m to 1 In
Leech J T 12 2 do
Lyons John 2 19 •* 23
Mann Hilda E 7 ]9 1 lo
Mann I* D 4 20 do
Mann J W 2 20 do
** a 20 do
Mann Mrs Emilia 12 20 do
Marion Vie L 5 39 do
Mngniissou 1* 9 17
“ 12 39
** h 0
:: 2 4 •
“ 7 13
*• 3 1H
** 3 40
“ 4 40
*• a 40 4 79
Millard Ii F 17 fin
Moulton AH ft 1ft 1] la
McMullen <i B 11 ]5
12 15 39 27
Me Knight J 11 ;ti
v . “ vv. 12 21 2 31
Nelson N N ]o i.-, 4 67
Osland Mrs r L a 56 1 10
. “ 1 26
Olson t*ti in io
t 11 18 37 56
“ I'has 9 17 K2
Osland Mary 7 56 1 10
Barker K 11 5 tr, do
6 46 do
[ Barker S K 1 ;>| do
Kiehardsoti C It 7 22 do
Kessig Otto ^ 21 do
1 Rising J F 2 Vi do
Si^a— till in m do
Strutt It ,rt 2» (In
Steele J L i 19 5 22
Schandlcr F U 11 45
“ 12 45
** J Ml
_ 10 It; m3 82
I W Soule Jr 2 *d
Thaffee A W 3 21 1 lo
I Theruioml J E 7 p; do
Tibbets A W 3 ,V» ilo
A 51 I 37
Tonwml \V £ g 39 1 10
j Tously II K 8 ly dp
I VieKarl EII y :ty do
I , ** 10 :*» do
: W iggin* \V C •» :*** «lo
White IS A jo M> do
• Wort man W. 8 17 1
j Yale* Hr* Belle 3 31 1 le
Callahan E, Coons <• X, I ... „ ,
! and Fielder J | ,,|k E * »
Brown, Osgood, J Ste- t I.atul adjoining
vens, l< Steven* \ Idoek B I M
Robeson Xell lot 1 blk 23 2 17
Korisou Hrainard 23 lots and
hank hullditl^ 13 113
Notice to Do^ Owners.
Not lee is hereby given that alter the Vtil:
day of April. 1002, any person owning a Pot
or dogs, tiial are a filleted with t If * mange, ami
i shall allow the same to run loose on the pub
i lie streets ami thoroughfare* of the town o
Valdez, or shall fail to keep said dogs witliii
an euelosure, or in some place where it will hi
secure from coulact with other animal*, thei
the >aitl owner will be proseeuted to the ful
i extent of the law, as provided by the law
; governing Alaska.
By order of the Tow n Council.
11.11. Hildreth.
________ Clerk.
Notice of Forfeiture.
Valdes, Alaska, March titKi, 1902.
To R. BUX:
! You are hereby notitieb that 1 havecxpendc*
t f'M) in labor and improvements on vour on*
t wi-nty-secoud interest In the Dawson('oinjmnj
Claim, located above the canyon, on t'uism
river, in ChibUa Mining District, Alaska, it
order to hold said claim ouder the provision)
of section 2324, Revised Statutes of the Lnite*:
States, being the amount required to hold saiii
claim for the year ending Dec. 31, 1901. If ai
; the end of uinely days from date you refuse u
• contribute your proportion of such e\|»ciidi
turc, as ctHtwner, your interest in said prop
erty will become the property of the subscribci
under said section 2321.
MANS TOKCiERSOX.
The cheapest insurance is pre
caution. Get tile pipes and propel
stove pipe at Fish’s.
Newcastle No. 1 Coal- At Fisli
j Bros. $1-1.00 i<er ton 17 sts-Ue
: livered.
Subscribe for the Prospf.ctor.
Professional
Cards.
L. K. RILEY, 1*1. D.
Physician and Surgeon
VALDEZ,
OI1 ice uiul Residence ALASKA
215 KeVf*U>ne Avenue.
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A, Yon GUNTHER, PI. D.
Physician and Surgeon
City Health Officer.
;
; -110 Sherman St. VALDEZ.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
!
Lawyers.
! VAI.DEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer.
Mining! and Land Laws,
Specialties. 12 Years Ex
perience in Minin" and
Land Laws.
. VALDEZ, ALASKA
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LEEDY Sc KELSEY,
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Attorneys and Counselors.
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Keystone Ave. Valdez.
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
U. S. DEPUTY MINERAL AND
LAND SURVEYOR.
Next door to Merchants Cafe.
VAIDES ABSTRACT (TITLE (0.
_
Complete abstracts of title
to all mineral and other
claims in the Valdez Min
ing district, including the
Prince William Sound,
Cop|er River, Chistuchi
na and the Chisiia dis
' trictk.
Abstracts Furnished to Valdez
Town Lots.
< Valdez, Alaska
■
Thos J. Coles
I
Carriage Making,
Biacksmithing,
General Jobbing
I
GLACIER St. Asr. Mr KIN LEY Av.
Miners Hotel.
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Furnished Rooms with
BoardifDesired. Com
fortable Quarters, Light
Airy Rooms.
MRS. JOHNSON,
The Keystone
WINES, LIQUOR
AND CIGARS.
BEST QUALITY.
Hall Adjoining. Music.
Cor. McKinley St. and Keystone Ave.
The Steamship Santa Ana
New Modern Wooden Steam Ship. Electric Lighted and Steam Heated.
Sails front ARLINGTON STREET DOCK, SEATTLE,
on the 15th of each month, for
Sitka, Yakutat, Ellamar,
Valdez
AND
illtamna*
The S. S. Nome City is under Contract with the government
to make regular monthly trips by a schedule not exceeding
Seven Days 1st ween Seattle and Valdez, thus affording Quick,
Safe and Comfortable service.
SAILING DATES;
Leave Seattle on the 15th of each month northbound.
Leave Valdes on the 2nd of each month southbound.
FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER RATES APPLY TO
FISH BROS, Agents.
I
<». w ufratiRi '
\ HcvnibWOULDmSITUATION GP.A4F
\ And with success 8e blest i
\s Just AO VC RT IS( IN THE PROSPEcW
A, AND IT WILL CO TUP REST 1
DOARF £» MACKINTOSH.
Blacksmith Shop.
All Kinds of Iron or Steel Work
Done in the Best Manner.
HORSESHOEINGSLEDS
The Montana
Fine
Alex Singletery,
j Wines
'! Liquors
!' Cigars
Proprietor
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