The Alaska Prospector
Published at Valdez. Alaska, every Thursday
by the rnourFr-roR Pvbi.’*;:no Co.
1'iioxE Main 1.
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Alaska Amalgamated Co.
The outfit of the Alaska Amal
gamated Co., better known locally
as the Dillman Co., is now practi
cally all on the trail enroute for
" the copper and placer ground
owned by the company on the in
terior. About forty rnen are being
taken in,, and it is probable that
more will be employed this sum
mer in the work of developing the
holdings of the company, which
are located at Bremner :dnd vari
ous parts of the copper country..
This is one of the largest outfits
to leave here for the interier, and
it is interesting to note that all of
their provisions.were purchased in
Valdez. It speaks well for the en
terprise of our local merchants
when they can capture the busi
ness of such concerns, in competi
tion with supply houses in the
States. A. L. Levy <£ Co. fur
nished the entire outfit for this
company. ;
The Alaska • Amalgamated is a
corporation started last year with
a capital of $1,250,000 and is large
ly composed* of Portland parties.
\V. A. Mears, frt'esident of the
Portland Jobber.^ Association, is
president, and L..j C. Dillman, of
Seattle, is Secretary. C. L. War
ner, H. H.'Greer, E. A. Englespu
and Harry j Fitch are also heavy
stockholders.
To Bridge Kotsina.
A party will leave today for the
Kotsina to construct a bridge
across that stream at the lower
crossing. Oscar Olson is in charge
of the work land Grant Remington
and C. Higson will accompany
him as assistants. Eight axe-men
will also he in the party. The
bridge is being constructed by the
road commission and will be a
great aid to travel to and from the
copper counfry, as the Kotsina is
at times a • dangerous stream to
cross. TheJaridge will be 90 feet
in length and will cross the river
from the flat above the canyon,
near the location of the roadhouse
which was built in 1903.
A Fertile Island.
Last fall several tons of potatoes
were brought to Valdes from Mid
dleton islapd, and the shipment
occasioned considerable comment,
as very little Was known regarding
this island.y bich it, appears is a
veritable garden spot.
A letter written hy one of the
farmers on the island to C. C.
Georgeson gives the following de
tails regarding the place: “Mid
dleton. island is the finest in Alas
ka. We are past experimenting!
and can raise anything they can
raise in the temperate zone. Last
summer we gathered four pounds
of Rutabaga seeds from volunteers,
we left in the garden all winte',
and our cabbage has grown all
winter in the garden. The coldest
weather we have had was 20 deg.
above zero, the warmest 71. The
deepest snow was 14 inches lasting
only 20 days. Last winter we had
no snow, and grass was green all
winter. Middleton is the finest
s ock island in Alaska, but un
fortunately is 45 to 60 miles from
the nearest land, 35 miles out of
the steamer course, and we have
no harbor to keep a boat. With
transportation we could furnish
this part of Alaska with potatoes.”;
Mastodon For The Fair.
Seattle, Feb. 13—Thu A-Y-P ex
position of 1909 will have as an
attraction of more then usual in
terest an almost perfect specimen
of the mastodon which roamed the
Northland a few' centuries before
Columbus discovered America.
The Mastodon was found on
Cleft tv creek, above Nome by W.
F. Thomas. The remains of his
loyalty were embedded in the if,e.
lie probably is the finest example
of the preservative powers of cold
storage extant.
So well was the beast preserved
that not many years ago, when aj
mild winter permitted the ice to
melt from about him a little, a
starving animal.ate some of the
flesh. Mastodon steak served while
you wait! How would that strike
you? It evidently struck the hun
gry beast very well, for he ate a
big chunk out of the mastodon’s
back.
Aside from the hole in his back,
the great animal appears to be in
excellent shape, and he will be
dug out and thawed out. and
taken to Seattle.
Northern I/iglits Affect Cable
This morning the land telegraph
line as well as the cable were out
of commission on account of the
excess of electricity in the air.
There was a brilliant display of
northern lights last night and it
effected the lines so much that the
land lines could be used without
.connecting with batteries, and the
cable would not work at all until
late in the day. More or less trou
ble is experienced everv time there
is a oisplay of northern lights.
Gold to the amount of $395,000,
000 has been taken from the earth
in New Zealand during the past
fifty years, and yet the surface of
the goldbearing deposits have com
paratively been little worked.
Seventy-six notices of coal loca
tions were filed in one day at Sew
ard recently by Finnish colonists
\vl o have located at Kachemak
bay, . .
Raise In Rates.
According to the Gateway steam
ship rates from all points west of
Catalla, were raised Feb. 1st. The
fare to Seward has advanced $5.
The raise is attributed to increase
of wages of steamphip employee.
The rate to Valdea has also been
increased $5.
Ketchikan is mourning a tem
porary break in the electric light
service The power plant was des
troyed by fire.
Jack Beck Dead..
A message was received yester
day from Los Angeles, announcing
the death of Jack Beck at that city
on the evening of the 18th of Jan
uary. Three years ago> he was
taken down with lung trouble and
it was not long until the doctors
decided that it would require a
change of climate to help him, and
he went to California and Arizona,
hut the disease was too far ad
vanced and he kept getting worse
until he died of consumption on
the 18th.
Jack was one of the pioneers of
this section, coming to Valdez in
1898 and w >s one of the original
locators of 81ate creek. He assisted
in founding the Moose lodge and
had many friends here, who will
hear with sorrow of his untimely
demise.
Alseti, A New Metal.
Alaen is the name given to a new
metal, which is composed of two
parts of aluminum and one part
of zinc, writes Consul-General
Guenther from Frankfort. It is
said to equal cast-iron in strength
hut is much more elastic. Alzen is
superior because it does not rust
as easily as does iron and it takes
a high polish. Besides being very
strong this new metal is capable
of filling out the most delicate lines
and figures of forms in the casting.
The Arctic Brotherhood will
erect a substantial club house and
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will install an exhibit of an Alas
kan miner’s cabin and outfit at
th^ Alaskan-Yukon-Pacific expo
sition.
Seattle, Feb. 12—Local parties
have purchased the Dago group of
copper claims on Knight’s island,
for $100,000. They will start work
at once developing the claims.
Tacoma, Feb. 12—The lid will
be on tight in Tacoma hereafter,
for a while at least. Yesterday
Mayor Wright issued orders to the
police to close everything tight.
Not a game will be allowed and
saloons must close on Sunday.
Washington, Feb. 12—The Sen
ate has defeated the amendment to
the army appropriation bill pro
viding for an increase in the pay
of officers and men of 20 per cent. 1
COAL — COAL
W. H. Bush agent, or Copper River
Dray in g Co.
C. C. BERG,
Furrier and Taxidermist
1425 First Ave., Seattle. •
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will return you perfect w*rk at reasonable
price*.
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of Civil, Electrical Mining Engi
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in all branches. Great demand for ex-student*
in all lines. New students should enroll at
once. Address 5100 Telejraph A,*- Oakland.
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