THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
Published at Valdez, Alaska, every Thursday by the Prospector
Pi-bushing Co. Phomk, Maim 1.
Entered at the Valdez poatoftice as sewnd class matter.
SUtWRIPTION HATE*.
One Year • ...
Ml Month* . - SEt.nl
Three Month* ... || on
■ample Copy - l« rent*
ADVERTTHIXG RATE*.
Given on application..
SEATTLE OFFICE: -Room ,H« Bailey Build
In*.
AUTHORIZED agent*.
The PRW'PIN'TciVt la on Pale at the following
neap ptanda:
I*. O. Neap Stand. Seattle.
Puget Sound Neap Un. Seattle.
I*. O. Neap Stand. Juneau.
Eugene MeCartby Neap Stand. Hkagaray.
P. O. News Stand. Eagle, Alaaka.
MUNICIPALGOVER N M E N T.
COVNC1LMEX.
U. w Miller. i. L. Steele.
8. A. Hemti.e. E. B. Wheat.
AL. iHlWUXS. Char. Kraexer.
Jons Coobeli .
i
Jobs Uoodell, Mayor
S. u. Snyder, Trh«vrer
J. W. Lekhy, City attorney
1)r. C. A. Winahr, Health OrtiOER.
\v. H. Crary, Clerk.
John (.oouell. I'rek. School Board.
As the prospecting season is now
opening up for tins section of
Alaska, it would be well for the
prospector to secure a lioat and lx
ready to give close attention to the
country along the shores of Prince
William sound.
Many cop|K*r locations have boon
made at various |K>ints along the
sound from the ocean to Valdez,
and many more discoveries will,
without doubt Ik* made when a
more careful and systematic
method of prospecting is entered
into. Men have traveled hastily
over a large section, discovering
only such ledges as presented large
outcroppings, which it was almost
inijiossible to miss. These were
. staked, and as a general thing are
still in the hands of the hniators.
With one or two exceptions noth
ing more has been attempted than
to do the annual assessment work,
for the reason that the owners are
without means and not in a posi
tion to attract capital, or attention
to the value of their holdings, all
of which are located on good har
bors and within easy reach of tin
shipping.
Many of the claim owners along
the sound are men who never be
fore saw a copper mine, or in fact,
any kind of a mine, and when, on
having an assay made they learn
hat their ore only runs 10, 12 or
i4 per cent, they imagine that it is
scarcely worth holding.
onu panv wnom we Know 10
have un immense body of ore in
~ight, told us that he did not know
whether he would hold it or not, as
Ids assays from the surface of the
edge only run 4 jier cent.
From various sources we have
cleaned the following facts which
•eak for themselves and may, as
i comparative list, lie of advantage
some of our local prospectors:
The (,'alumet and Hecla, from a 3
per cent ore, has paid in dividends,
if SO,350,(XX).
The Quincy produces 14 per cent
re and has paid in dividends,
f 13,820,000.
The Osceola, with a 1 3-10 per
cent ore. has paid $4,247,000.
The Wolverine, with about a
1 percent ore has paid $l,050,0t)0,
: cd the Atlantic, with a little het
i than one-half of 1 j>er cent ore,
lets paid $040,000.
With the above facts before the
I iosj»eetor there is no reason why
hi should not take up and hold
t I most any piece of properly he
hi Is that contains coi>:*er.
though sales on the sound have
:>(• n very slow, the day is coming
h •n the attention of capital will
1 > attracted in that direction, then
y will sell and sell rapidly. Kx
) • rts will come to inspect these
' arious properties, but they cannot
any further into the ground
than the prospector, and if good
pi ices are to be expected it is ncces
- ary for the prospector or seller to
’•pen up the-ledge or ledges as
‘inch as possible, so that a fair
• mate can be made of its value.
There is a tendency on the part
' f he locator to always ask an ex
• taut price for a mere prospect,
t the average investor lias no
desire to purchase a prospect, for,
f" ji experience he knows that
• \ iy prospect does not turn out to
'••• ;i mine. He would rather pay
i -.••■id priee for an assured article
th: n a small price for a doubtful
one. It will therefore pay the lo.
' t"or who feels that he has a good
1. lire to get in and open it up as
-ii"'-li as possible before endeavor-j
i t
| injr to make a sale, otherwise he
i must be content with a speculative
price.
Experts who are sent here tc
' size up a piece of property are very
careful in their judgment; they
| certainly would condemn u pros
; pert- rather than laud it and he
I found at fault afterwards. Thu*
some of the finest properties have
' lievn condemned in the early stage*
of their development.
Mining Application No. 23.
rsited States Land office,
J mica ti. Alaska. A|»r. 2!*. likKt.
Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Coi*
jarr Company, a eor|H»ratloii. by Stephen Birch.
Its agent, whose poatoftbr address Is Valdes,
| Alaska, has this day tiled its application for a
I>atent for l.Vm linear feet noun each of thf
Ixcelsior IamIc, National IamIc. Independence
! No. 1 IamIc. Independence No. 2 IanIc. Bonanza
IanIc, Maininotii Lode. Azure IamIc, and Nativi'
' IamIc, and 1077 linear feet on the Contact IamIc,
i with surface ground ♦•»*» feet in width on each
: of *aid lode*. veins or deposits, bearing cop|ic!
and gold. Also for twenty acres each on the
| HI tit* Placer claim and the Hrcen placer claim,
‘ bearing gold ami copper; said nine IamIc claims
and two Placer claim- being known as the
Kciinikatt Croup of mining claim*, and de*|g.
; nated by the C. S. Survcyor-tien. ral of Ala*ka
a- Mineral Survey No. VW, situate in Valde]
mining district. District of Alaska, and de*ig
; nated in the field notes and ofllcial plat on tile
in this oflbe a* Dot Numbered V*A, said Ia*I
Numbered 5K1 being described as follow*,
j to-wit:
* MAMMOTH LODE.
Beginning at cor No. 1 from which I\ S. loca
tioli monument No. A hear* S in deg :IA min W
ft dist.; thence N A9deg l-'» min W lAUi ft
to cor No 2; thence N dljdcg 4 * min K f«00 ft to eor
No H; t hence S .19 deg 1A mill E1AUI ft to eor No 4;
thence S .to deg 4.» min W WV frto eor No 1, the
, place of beginning
i Variation at all corners au deg on min K.
BONANZA LODE.
i Beginning at cor No 1 from which 1* 8 loca
! lion monument No A bear* 8 40 deg ItA min \\
, ;:«Hi.oft dist; tiiemv > aout-g *.» min t «Aa> tt tc
c »r No 2; thence s A'.» d g 1A min K lAuu it to cot
No a; tlicnce .■* an deg 4A mill W ft to cor N.
I; tliciiec N AS deg 1A min \\ 13u» ft to cor No I,
J to place ot beginning.
J Variation at all corner* an deg 00 min E.
CONTACT LODE.
Beginning nt or N<» 1. identical with cor No
•I Bonanza Lode of this survey; thence N 30 deg
45 mill E 600 ft to Cor No 2; thence 8 15 deg 4.1
tain E lu77.0 ft to cor No 3; thenee 8 3<» deg 45
\V GOO ft to cor No I; them e N 15 deg 45 min \Y
1077.0 ft tii cor Nn l, the place of beginning.
I Variation at all corner* .'*» deg no miu K.
NATIONAL LODE.
Hegiuing at cor No 1 identical with X\V cor
of location and 8\V cor <»f Jnde|H-nden<*c No i
! lode of this survey; thence 8 61 deg 15 miu K
6UU ft to cor No 2; tlienee 8 30 deg 15 min \Y 15tm
ft to cor No 3; thence X 6] deg 15 mill W fiOn ft
to eor No 4; thence N 30 deg 45 mill K 1500 ft to
cor No 1 and place of beginning.
Variation at all corners 30 deg oo min E.
KXCEL8IOK LODE.
Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor No
4 National hale of this survey; thenee 8 61 deg
15 miu K Goo ft to cor No *2; thence S 30 deg 45
min \V 1500 ft to eor No 3. thence N 61 «lcg 15
miu \V 600 ft to cor No 4; thence X 30 deg 15
j miu E 15oo ft tocorXolund place of beginning.
Variation at all corners ;fei deg oo min K.
INDEPENDENCE No. 1 LODE.
Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor No
• 1 National hide of thi- survey; thence N 2» deg
45 min K 1*410 ft to cor No 2; thence 8 61 deg 15
min E 600 ft to cor No 3; tlieuce S 28dcg 45 min
W 15tM ft to cor No 4; thence N 61 deg 15 miu W
6oo ft to eor No 1 and place of beginning.
Variations at all corners 21*deg 20 miu E to ;<o
deg oo min K.
INDEPENDENCE No. 2 LODE.
Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor No
2 Independence No 1 lode of tiiissurvey; theiiee
X 31 deg 3o min K 15U0 ft to cor No 2. thence S
61 deg 15 min E G00 it to cor No 3; thence S 81
‘leg 3.1 miu \V 1500 ft to cor No 4; thence X 61
d.-g 15 min W 600 it to cor No 1 and place of be
ginning.
Variation at all corners 2U deg 20 min E.
NATIVE LODE.
Beginning at cor No 1 from which l’ 8 loea
tiou monument No 5 la*ars 8 2 deg 12 min 30 m-c
E 431.07 ft dist; them e 8 .'4* deg 15 min E 600 ft
, l». cor No 2; tucuce 8 22 deg 45 min \Y 15no ft to
) eor No 3; thcllce N 50 deg 15 miu \\ litw It to cor
i No 4; thence X 22 deg 45 min E 1500 ft tu cor No
j 1 and place of beginning.
! Variation at all earners;m deg 00 uiin E.
AZl'HE LODE.
Beginning at cur No 1 from which l' 8 loca
liou monument No 5 hears S 33 deg u3 min 19
si c \\ 9iio.ll it di*t. theme N 28 .leg .4* min E
1.410 it to cor No 2; thence 8 59 deg 15 uiin £600 ii
to eor No 3; thence 8 28 deg 56 min \\ 15no ft to
eor No 4. tlienee N 59d«-g 15 min VI ooo it to eor
No t and place of Beginning.
Variations nt all corner* .‘to deg oo min K.
Area Mammoth lode. 20.661 acres
Area Bonanza hale.. 2U.66] acres
Area Coutact lode. 10.772 acres
Area National 1<m1c 20.649 acres
Area Excelsior lisle. 20.649 acre*
Area Independence No. 1 hale 20.<4il acres
Area Independence No. 2 lode 20.637 acres
Ar *a Native hale. 20.459 acres
Area Azure l«wle _ 20.1651 acres
Total area lisle claims.17-5.8UU acres
The presumed course of hale line of the Ex
celsior hale is 8 Ho deg 45 min W 15uo ft along
the center of said h*oe claim: of the National
hale N 80deg 45 min E 1 siO It along the center
of said lode claim: on the Independence No 1
hale 8 28 deg 45 min W 15UU ft along the center
of said lode elaim; outlie Independence No 2
hale N 31 d«*g 30 miu K l »ooft along the center of
said hale claim; on the Contact hale S 15 deg
45 min K lo77 feet along the center of said hwle
claim; on the Bonanza lode 8 59deg 15 miu E
15tx» ft along the center of sahl hale claim; on
the Azure lode N 28 deg 56 min K 15U0 ft along
the center of said hale claim; on the Mammoth
hale N 59 deg 15 mil) \V !5iio ft aloug the center
of said hah* claim on the Native hale 8 22 deg
45 miu W 1500 ft along the center ol said hale
claim.
GREEN PLACER.
Beginning at eor No 1, identical with cor-Xo
2 Native hale of this survey nreviously de
scribed; them*.* K 59 deg 15 min EMU ft to eor
No 2; thence 8 22 deg 45 min \V 1;120 fl to eor No
3; theuce N 59 deg mil) W 660 ft to eor No 4;
Ihcucc N 22 deg 45 min E 1329 ft to eor No 1
and place of beginning.
Variation at all comers 30 deg 00 min K.
»Lrr PLACER.
Beginning at eor No 1, from which l' 8 ha*a
tion monument No 5 hears 8 2-5 degrees 48 uiiu
5« sec K 652.60 ft. diM; thence 8 37 deg 45 min W
1320 ft to cor No 2; theme N 59 deg 15 min W
6*iU ft to cor No 3; tbeUcc N 37 d -g 15 miu E 1339
It to cor No 4; thence 8 59 deg 15 min K 660 ft to
cor No 1 aud place of beginning.
Variation at all corners 3n deg 00 •uiii K.
Area lirewn ul.f cr 19 *15 acres
Area Blue placer. 19.8.50 acres
Total placer area 39.655 acre*
j The ’...cation of sa1«l mining claim and the
I individual location* comprised therein are
duly recorded In tliwofficc of the Inited States
Commissioner and ex officio Recorder at Val
dez, Alaska, in Hook 1 of Mining l>a*ati«>ns at
pages 14.*». |V». IVj and l.lil; ami in lt«n*k A. of
Milling Location*. at pages MSI. M.\ 4ft7 and **.
The adjoining claimant* are unknown. *
Any ami all }wr>-oti» claiming adversely any
|*ortion of said mining claim nr surface ground
an* required to tile their adverse claims with
the Register of the (’fitted States Land Office at
Juneau. Alaska, during the sixty days period
of publication hereof or they will In* oarred by
virtue of the provisions of tfic statute.
JVH' W. h pi.Rl. Register.
It i* hereby onlered that the above ami hire
going notice of application for patent be pub
lish* d for a perl, d of sixty days (ten consecu
tive weeks) in the Alaska I'Kuarm Ton. a weekly
newr«|at|N r published at Valdez. Alaska, nearest
u» said mining claim.
John \V. Dvui.ry. Register.
Fmicd. M. Bmwx. Attorney i«»r Claimant
Notice of Forfeiture.
SFATTLF. Waxu. Al.r. 24. isnci.
To W. R. Whitten:
You are hereby notified that the undersigned.
Alaska Development Com|*anv. has ex |>e tided
during the year 1*0*2, one hundred (f lfll>) dollar*
in labor and improvements upon each of the
billowing oil claim* situated in th«* Chilkat
ruining district, Valdez preeinet. District of
Ala*ka. to-wit: Ruby Oil Claim No. 12. the lo
cation certificate of Which is «»f record in I took
A of mining locations. page «W. in the office of
the district recorder of said Vald**z preeinet,
and Hurls Oil Claim No. 12. the location cer
tificate of which is of record In lt«M*k A of min
ing location*, page :t4M, in the office of the dis
trict recorder of said Valdez preeinet. in order
to hold each of said claim* under the provisions
of Section £124. Revised Statutes of the I'uited
States, and t he amendment* t hereto concerning
annual labor u|*on mining claim*, being the
amount required to bold cacti of said claim*
f«»r the period ending on the :t1*f day of lH*cciu
her. A. I*. PURL Alid if at the expiration of
ninety days from the publication of this notice,
you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure as a co-owner, vottr inter
est in said mining claims and in each of them
will become the property of the undesigned
Alaska Development Company, your co-ow tier,
w ho ha* made the required expenditure, b> the
terms of said section.
Alaska Development Com»• any.
Attest: By It. C. Johnston. President
Cha*. K. MrspAY, Secretary.
Date of first publication. May ft, IWKt.
Date of last publication. August ft. 1910.
Notice of Forfeiture.
Skatti.k. Wakii., ,\|.r. *4. Hun.
To Jl'LEJ* Bt.uMqi 1ST.
You are hereby not Died that the undersigned,
Alaska Development Company, has expended
during the year Par*.one hundred (fluii) dollars
in labor and improvements u|*oti the Hurl* oil
claim No. 18. situated in the Chilka* mining
distrh t, Valdez precinct. District t>f Alaska, the
location certificate of which i" «»f record in
li«H»k A of mining locations, page 849. in the
office of the district recorder oi said Valdez
precinct, in order to hold said claim under the
provision* of Section 2LM. Revised Statutes #»f
the Cnited State*,an4 theamcndm 'ills thercto
concerning annual lalwir ii|h»ii mining claim*,
being the amount required to hold said claim
for the |M-riod ending on the Hist day of Decem
ber, A. D. 1902. And if at the expiration of
ninety days from tin* publication of ibis notice,
you fail or refuse to contribute vour proportion
of such ex|iendittirc a* a co-owner, vour inter
est in -aid claim will become the property of
the undersigned Alaska Development Com
pany. y«»ur co-owner, who ha" made the re
quired expenditure, by the terms of said
section.
Alaska Development Company,
Attest: By R.'C. Johnston, President.
Chas. K. Mi nuay. Secretary.
Date of first publication. May 7, 19tKt.
Date of last publication, August «*». PJU3.
Notice of Forfeiture.
Seattle, Wash., Apr. 24. lmw.
To Hkkman Kaski :
I You are herein notified that the undersigned,
Alaska Development Com)Mtliy. lias cx|**nded
i during the year P*r_\ one liiiiidrcd(tlnO) d< llsr*
; in labor aim) improvements upim each of the
following oil claims situated in me ( hilkat
milling district, Valdez precinct. District of
Alaska, to-wit: Ruby oil Claim No. 12. the I..
cation certificate of wiiieli is of record in Hook
A of mining location*. page in the office «>f
tlie district recorder of said Valdez pr«*einet,
and Burls Oil Claim No. 12, the halation cer
tificate of which is of record in Hook A of mill
ing ba*atioiis. page JIN. in tin- office of the dis
trict recorder of said Valdez precinct, in order
to hold each of said claims under the provision*
of section 2824, Heviscd Statutes of the Cnited
State*, and the amendments thereto concern
ing annual labor upon mining claim*, being
the amount required to hold each of said
claims for the period ending on the :51st day of
iH'cember, A.D. 19(12. And if at t lie expiration of
ninety days from the publication of this notice,
you iMi 1 or refuse to contribute your prop4>r
tion of such expenditure as co-owiicr, your in
terest iu said claim* and in each of them will
become the property of the undersigned Alaska
Development Company, your co-owner, who lias
made the required expenditure, by the term*
of safd section.
Alaska Development Company.
: Attest: By R . C. Johnston, President.
( has. F Mi ndaY, bectetarv.
Date of first publication. May *7. I9UH.
Date of last publication. August f», 19UH.
Notice of Forfeiture.
Pattella Pity. April 9, 19US.
District ot Alaska. Kayak Mining District.
To John Freeman, James McPherson, Emily
McPherson, John Ci lver, James McPherson :
You, a ml each of you, arc hereby not i tied that
we, the undersigned, have expended the sum
of $120.00 in work and iinproviueiits on the
take oil claim, located at or near Pattella bav,
in the Kayak Mining District, District of
Alaska The said sum being uccerrarv to hold
: said claim for the years ending law, luun. pjul,
19U2. If at the end of ninety days from date
yon refuse or neglect to contribute your pro
portion of said claim, your filter**!* in said
property will become the property of the sub
scriber* under Sect ion 2321, Revised Statutes of
of the I'nited States.
«. Kb. I-AMMON.
T. P. 8TAMKY.
Thor. ti. White. Agent.
First published April 9. 1903.
tast published July 9. 1903.
Notice of Forfeiture.
Valdez, ai.amka, Mari-li Vi. lima.
To John Meenacii anp Pkokok stole :
You arc hereby notified that 1 ha\eexpanded
; llw.oo in labor and improvements on each of
I loll..wing claims, to-wit: The Koyukuk und
I the Ready Bullion mineral claims, situated on
Boulder bay in Prince William sound, Alaska,
in order to hold said claims under the pro
! vision* of Section 2324, Revised Statutes of the
i Puiled Statt s. Being the amount required to
hold said claims for the year ending Dec. 31.
iwrj. If at the end of 90 days from date you
refuse to contribute vour proportion of s’icli
expenditure, as co-owiifr», your interest in *aid
property will lieconie the property of the sub
scriber, under said sect I ou 2324.
W. M. < ‘ONLEY.
Date of tirst publication, March 12, 19U3.
j Date of la*t publication, June 11. 1903.
ARTHUR J. WARNER,
ASSAYER
and ANALYTICAL CHEMIST.
77-78 Sullivan Bldg. Seattle.
VALDEZ BUNK HOUSE
Near Corner Hobart St.
and Reservation Ave.
Convenient Reasonable
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Cards.
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Swan Building. McKinley St.
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Dentist.
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Dentist.
Swan
Building. Value*.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer
Mining ntnl I-Mill L»vv'. 8|w1«llles.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Aye. Valdez.
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer ami Surveyor.
U S. DEPUTY MINERAL AND
LAND SURVEYOR.
Next ilcor to Merchants Cafe.
JOHN F. RICE,
Lawyer.
McKinley St. Valdez.
Wm. H. Whittlesey,
Attorney-At-Law,
U. S. Commissioner and Recorder.
GALIANO (kayak), ALASKA
T J D0N0H0E,
Attorney at Law,
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NEW YORK LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
WRITES THE BEST POLICIES.
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R. BLIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA
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Douglas City Pharmacy
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Retail Druggists
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Douglas City, Alaska.
School of Open All Year
Practical Mining, Civil Mechanical, Elec
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Cyanide Process.
Surveying. Architecture. I»r*« tug and Allay
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Min k wehl «>i Citv Hull
Lots in the Von Gunther and
Crary additions for sale l»y Mike
sell. A good clianc« for a profit
able investment.
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St Clair & Davis* Props.
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