THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
Published at Valdez. Alaska, every Thursday by the Puospr<tok
Pum.isHtso Co. Piiokr, Main 1.
Entered at the Valdez |«ostofTice as second class matter.
According to the decision in the
case of Kinglmrn vs Andrnk at
Fairbanks, the discovery of colors
in muck or gravel does not consti
tute discovery.
Discovery of precious mineral is
necessary to fa- made to hold any
and every twenty acre mining
claim, without regard to the forina-l
tion of associations.
This ruling, l>cing law, the asso
ciation claim or claims, whereby ,
160 a< res becomes, practically, the !
size of the placer mine in Alaska,
and whereby one hole a little ways
in the ground is sufficient to meet .
the requirements for represent a- j
tion for eight claims, is done away
with and no longer exists—never
did exist under the law.
The Dnilv Child Digger has al
ways Iktii opJKised to the holding
of 0 le Alaska convention in Scuttle
and ha> made frequent mention of
its reasons therefor. lint it seems
that the Seattle pull and the ques
tion of convenience to a few poli
ticians with an axe to grind and
the representatives of corporations
settled the matter of holding the
Convention at home. Alaska con
ventions will have to be held
in Aluska hereafter, and it was a
good time to start home rule and
self government with this first
Alaska Convention, but after all is;
said and done, we do not believe
the convention will “cut much ice.”
—Nome tiold Digger.
The postoffice at Nome has been
reduced from the second, to the
third class, and the postmaster’s
salary reduced from $2,000 to $1,
800. Increase in postmasters’ sal
aries, due to increased business,
i
have been ordered in the following
Ollices: Douglas from $1,200 to
$1,300; Ketchikan from $1,10() to
$1,200; and Valdez from $1,100 to
$1,200.
Tom. O’Brien, betid member of
the Ydk'jn liberal party, makes a
comparison between grafting on
the Canadian side and the Ameri
can. He says that the only differ
ence is that the Americans some
times get caught and go to jail.
Tlie library of the district of
'Alaska, at Sitka, contains 20,000
volumes, including some very val
uable .translations from rare old
Russian hooks relating to Alaska.
P. Romanoff, of Sitka, claims to
‘have discovered a deposit of plati
inum at Chigagoff island.
The Alaska - Treadwell people
will very likely ereet a smelter soon
to treat the concentrates which are
now being sent to Tacoma.
Preliminary bulletins received
at the department of mines at Vic
toria indicate that the output of
Atlin gold camp this season will
exceed that of 1904, being between
$000,000 and $700,000.
In the case of the United States
Vs Geo. Kyrage, it is Mr. Barnes’
contention that the United States
courts have no jurisdiction, be
cause in all incorporated towns in
Alaska nothing is a misdemeanor
unless so declared by the council,
and then the only court having
jurisdiction'^ the municipal court,
and that in all incorporated towns
in Alaska no one is compelled to
pay any license for any branch of
business until the council fixes the
license. Especially is the whiskey
business free of all federal license
law. He has voluminous authori
ties to sustain his position and the
argument will be interesting to
those now paying license.
Development of Alaska.
Alaska is admittedly in the ini
tial stage of development. Her
mining and forestry resources, her
fisheries and cattle-raising indus
tries are barely touched. Almost
•very, year new discoveries are
fiurde. The new Tanana river gold
fields, well wi I Itiii the zone of pure
ly American influence,are—accord
ing to the professional statement
the United States assayer at Seal-1
tie (made to the writer)—richer
and more extensive than those of
California at the height of her gold
fever. They alone mean an enor
mous acces ion to Alaska’s white
population. On the Seward pen in-1
sula vast mines are l-eing opened.
The coal and iron fields of Alaska
will yet astonish the, world. K<
peatedlv investigations made hy
the l uited States geological sur
vey have of late resulted in reports
so extravagant in their statements
regarding the mineral wealth of
Alaska as to have found little cred
ence, Hut it is certain that hard
coal of fair quality and iron ores
of a kind nearly matching the fin
est Swedish have been located in
l»yirs of enormous thickness.—Pa
cific Monthly for October.
i aiianii Alining District
Tlie Tanana District is the name
of a new precinct formerly includ
ed in the Fairbanks,district, and
containing the following territory;
All that portion of the * present
Fairbanks precinct ,beginning on
the Tanana river at the point
where the north watershed of the
Salcliaket .river touches the Tan
ana, and thence eastward along
the north watershed of the Sal
chakct river to the line separating
the Circle and Fairbanks precincts;
thence following east and south
ward along the linc.separating the
Fairbanks precinct from the Circle,
Fugle, Forty Mile and Copper Cen
ter precincts to Mount Hayes, al
most due south from the point of
beginning; thence westward and j
northward, so as to include within '
the lioundunics of the new precinct !
all oHlie waters of the Little Del-!
tu, and thence to the Tanana river!
north of the town of little Delta, j
and thence down said river to the!
point of I>eginning.
_1L_L- Hedger lias been appointed
commissioner of the new district.
A Correction.
Valdez, Oct. 27, 1905.
Editor of the Alaska Pkospkctok,
Valdez, Alaska.
Dear Sir;—Noting a paragraph
in your edition of the 26th, dealing
dealing with the establishment of a
Jewish colony at PorfAxef (near
Aurora) I take the liberty oi recti*
tying an error , the cause of which
I am rather inclined to ascribe to
the personality oi Mr. Friedman,
who is taking a tiyer up to Port
Axel on important business—in
the capacity of watchman for the
Development Co.
_j_he intended colony has nothing
to do with the with the importation
of Hebrews into Alaska, unless
vuu; mistake a Finlunucr for a Jew,
which might he a risky thing at
times. The colony will he made
up entirely of Finlanders, freshly
imported from Finland, and for
that reason it has not Itetn neces
sary as yet to make provisions for
tlui establishment of a synagogue.
I. myself, am bound for Port'
Axel, being sent there by an east
ern syndicate (the head of which is ,
Henry Blitz & Co., New York) t ,!
decide upon the merits of tin- colo
nization scheme, and Mr. A. Wid
enius is travelling in my company
to assist me in gathering the
necessary data.
I have no connection whatever
with Mr. Friedman, and will thank
you for kindly giving the above a
place in the next edition of your
paper.
Yours very truly,
O. Ullman.
Notice.
Owing to increased transporta-1
tion facilities the Copper Center
Mining and Trading Co. will, after
Aug. 1, reduce the prices of pro
visions twenty per cent.
Rubber stamps made on short1
notice at ProspectorPrintery.
MEN’S WAYS WITH WATCHES
Some Caralan and lomi Careful ae
They Are with Other Be
longings.
“A watch ought to he cleaned
once in say 18 months or two
years,” said the jeweler, relate*
the New York Sun, “hut bow
often it would need to l»e cleaned
and how often a man’s watch
might stand iu need of repairs
would depend a good deal on the
man himself; on how lie used it.”
"On how he used it? Doesn’t a
man just put his watch in his
m-kef and carry it? Is there any
difference in tin* ways in which
tin u use their watches?”
“V hy. there’s all the difference
■i the world, just as (here is iu the
ways in which m. i use their
dollies or other belongings. One
man, for instance, will put on a
new overcoat and have it looking
ike an old one in a month, and an
•'liter one will wear the same over
oat two seasons and conn* out
with it nt fin* end of tilt* second
season looking fresh and in good
order. And one man will make i
new watch look like an old one in
"o time, and another will in the
same way. and without earring it
■ft ti chamois hag or anything7 or
that sort, always have his watch
'caking new and in good condi
■’ian. „Onc man will take out Ids
watch to look nt the time an\
whore when the w ind is blowing
’• ;t along the street, or hi the
■ in or the snow, while another
man will he thoughtful of such
'Mots and not pot out his watch
f * took at it whote it would' -cv
<od to the in's ihilitv oT initir'
I ant such a can a*. And l»e won id
■eti the t ocket In which I o car
d it 'Yeo from dttsf t ! lint, and
wont I In* careful i>c it ocraMr.
“(O', yes. there's at! the di"rer
in the wor'd in !!•>• wav in
- t tell men use their watches, inst
ns there is in all their ways."
SOME ORIENTAL REMEDIES.
In IntMn Thev Ki>*s~ BtistPi-H All Over
the Body ps p. Tver* rent_
Gunpowder Pills.
R. L. .Tones, of1 >ntario, Panada,
•>a recent talk with a r« portei fc
e Louisville Herald, told i
<)•:;(' of his recent experiene;
’•bile traveling on a recent tripin )
India.
"I was si •!; a fewdaysnftei I nr
’ tv‘‘d in India, mid i immediate!;
i ii' d for medic.il assist un-c. 11
maced that i:o civilized pips'
‘ini was to be had in the nei.h
nrhood, so I called for a native
loct or.
“An American friend was trav
“Hr ; villi me. but who was famil
1 ir wl i ii the customs of the conn
try. said:
“He then took men few hniidrc-’
yards from the hat where we wi
at the time, and wlien I saw t L. ■
•native doctor’ administerin'
:>i;i * of his medicines i at once
h>st all signs of Illness and felt as
tine as a two-year old.
“fine of their favorite ways of
‘renting in India is to raise l<Ii~
lers all over tin* body. This is a<
compli-hed by the application o'
u red hot iron. The Mister is then
dressed with cayenne pepper.
“ 'Unnpowder jails’ are also
favorite medicine in that part o<
the world. Twelve of them are
given for a dose. A minute late:
a coal applied to a slow mate’
leading down the throat is insec
d. A movement among the parti
les then.takes el nee. whiehcithc
radicates the disease or the pa
icnt—most commonly the lat
ter.”
Mr. Jones stands sponsor for all
this, and vouches for its verity.
Largest Store Arch B.-idge.
Ill spile of m;t • ■: ■ k.t .el arch,
girder and rant i'lc, er 1 : vs, th
stone arch bridr.e is s; d . ployc
;mler certain i-.aidiiions, and (:
urges! structure of this kind ii
he world is now in course ol' erer
lion at I’lauen, Saxonv. This
n idge will have a span of 205 feet.
•Xi ee.ting by 2(t feet the faino ;
Luxembourg bridge opened last
rear, and by still more the Mo>
begno In iiige in Lombardy and t h ■
Cabin John bridge, near Washing
on, I). (’., which have he il in u,
the record as the' Inio-ct st.-.
irch bridges. The Plan. n hud;,
lilfers from the Luxetiibom
iridge in being of m -or
throughout, instead of consist :
of two parallel a relies connect,
by iron and concrete. Its cost i,
estimated at about $120,0(10.—Chi
tago Chronicle.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
F. M. BOYLE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Phone .10 VALBKZ.
I Wires: ALASKA
Fish Building. McKinley St.
Dr. C. A. WINANS,
Physician and Surgeon.
Ofliec: Rooms 1 anil 2,
Swan Building Phone 10
W. A. RYSTROM,
Dentist.
Fish «
Building. Valor*.
Open evening*, SmitUy nrepm). 7::•» t s>.
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
U. S. Deputy Mineral and Land
Surveyor.
Broadway.
BROWN & SMITH,
Lawyers
Mining nml Land Laws, S|>wl»ll1i-».
VALDEZ. ALASKA
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Swan Bum;. Valdez.
D0N0H0E & OSTRANDER,
Attorneys at Law,
VALDEZ
■"■■■■■■■a m ^mm
John A. Carson,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
SALEM,
Memlier of
Alaska Bar. OREGON
R. B LIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
‘ And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA.
ARTHUR J. WARNER,
ASSAYER
and ANALYTICAL CHEMIST.
77-78 Sullivan Bldg;. Seattle.
For Assays Send Your Ore To
Ellamar Mining Co.
Gold, Silver and Copper $3.50
Gold and Silver - 1.50
Cop|H.«r ... 2.00
Lead - - - 2.00
Ellamar, Alaska
HOTEL DILLER.
Headquarters for Valdez people. 120 rooms.
Kates 50 conts, <1 and <1.50 per uay. Firstelass
Restaurant iti connection. Free Hus. opposite
l . S. Postotlh t*.
W. G. POTTS, Manager.
Cos. First Av. A I'niversity st., St'ATTLK
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It is a dozen book' in one, covering the His
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So You Want Lands In Alaska.
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to secure title is by
Recertified Soldiers Additional Scrip.
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Special attention given to Land and Mining
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Attorney and Counsell»»r at Law,
t <<lora«lo liltlg.,
Washington, I>. C.
KefercnSPes: Ciunmerclal Nat’l Bauk; Xut'l
Sate i t p. A; Trust Co.
Camp Comfort Roadhouse.
On the trail to all interior points. Large com
fortahie quarters with every accommodation tor
man or Wast. Garden products in seamfti
Fresh Milk and Home Grown Vegetables
C. C. ROBERTS, Proprietor. 1*2 Miles From Valdes.
» ■■ ... —-—! ■ ■«
Workman’s Road House
P. MAGXl'SSON, Proprietor.
First roadhottse hnilt on Government
Trail. Can accomodate *>0 |*eople, has large
warm ham for 2t> horses and good quarters
for dogs. < Jood meals and everything the
musher desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
*■ ■■ ..I .i. —t
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Best of accommodations for man* mul la-nst. Fresh Meat,
Poultry and Vegetables always on hand. Best feeding ground
for horses on the trail.
Mrs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
Willow Creek Roadhouse
.
Nafsted & Bingham.
On \\ inter 'I rail. Half Way Between Tonsina and Copper
Center.
Best Accommodations For Travellers.
Frank Bingham, manager.
HAY GRAIN
V. T. Co.
The following Roadhouses, situated on the route to Fairbanks,
operated under the management of the Valdez Transportation Co.,
will he found to he lirst-elass in every particular:
BEAVER DAM Roadhouse
41 Miles From Valdez.
Rates *4.00 per day. BILLY KAUFFMAN, Manager
GAKONA Roadhouse
135 Miles From Valdez
At Junction of the Eagle and Fairbanks Trails
Rates: Meals, #1.50, Beds 11.00
GEO. B. RORER • MANAGER
School ol Open All Year
Practical Mining, Civil Mechanical, Elec
trical, Engineering, Metallurgy,
Cyanide Process.
Surveying, Architecture, l>rmvingand Asuay
ing. Assaying of Ores, fj..; Itnlli«>n and Chlor
iliation Assay. f&i: Hlo\vi.i|*‘ \->(iv, fin. Full
course of Assaying, ? o. Established Im'.I. Scud
for circular.
A. VAN DF.R NAILEN, President.
112 Fulton Street, San Francisco, t'al. One
block west of Citv llall.
Operates the finest trains in the
world every day in the year, be
tween
Minneapolis,
St. Paul,
Chicgo,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY, j
making direct connections with
through trains for all points East
and South.
As cheap as the cheapest and the
best to he had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write.
F. W. PARKER, General Agent.
151 Yesler Wav. Seattle.
SANDERS
PAINTING
PAPER HANGING
DECORATING
Sjb 1 Specialty
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices. Reasonable.
RUatnar. Alaska