THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR.
H. H. HII.DRh III, Editor. \V. H. CRARY, Assoeiute Editor.
•IOS. A. BOURKE, Business Manager.
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Fuai.isiitNo Co. Phonr, Main 1.
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J. L. Steele, Mayor.
H. H. Hildreth, Clerk.
J. G. Snyder, Trfasm'rer.
Hon. J. \V. Leedy. City Attorney.
Du. A. VonGi'ntiier,
Health Officer.
John Goodell, Pres*. School Board.
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THE SOUL OK THE ESKIMO.
In the Western world mind and
Foul are too frequently considered
synonomous terms. About theonly
point of resemblenee between mind
and soul is the fact that neither
can be recognized by any of the five
senses, which are our principal
means of obtaining knowledge.
The mind is the arbiter of the
senses. It is the headquarters re
ceiving the messages transmitted
hy sight, sound, touch, taste and
smell. It separates, combines and
classifies these messages, and de
ducts conclusions therefrom. The
faculty that has the power of de
ducing conclusions front external
facts can reason about things on
the subjective plane, and it is con
sidered the highest attribute of
mind. Hut till these qualities are
purely human, a part <>f man in the
world of matter, (uni is not a
reasoning lieing. Reasoning pre
supposes something unknown. The
Omniscent does not have to inves
tigate, and a faculty by which we
learn will lie superfluous when we
know everything.
A man may have a brilliant
mind and have a very small soul,
and he may have a soul that feels
keenly the heart throhs of sorrow
and misery and have an ordinary
mind. They are separate entities,
happily combined in some of the
greatest characters of history, lmt
lnith are not necessary to the
achievement of what the world un
fortunately regards as greatness.
In this bleak and dreary country
there is a race of people who have
the minds of children, and souls of
unrecognized worth. Environment
may have played an important
part in their development. They
live in a land where there is a con
tinual struggle for an existence, and
they are strangers to luxury. Na
tive conditions could not help the
development of their minds beyond
the limit of their necessities. With
the crude materials available they
have shown great ingenuity in de
vising means of wrestling susten
ance from scant nature, lint their
struggles have developed the soul
and made strong the bond of uni
versal brotherhood.
Every old Alaskan will testify
to their uniform kindness. There
never has been an instance where
they could assist unfortunate pros
pectors or succor shipwrecked mar
iners where they did not manifest
the qualities that belong to the
soul. Instances of risking life to
aid the distressed, and sacrifices
for the white stranger, are numer
ous, Their goodness of heart
should 1* • recognized, in connection
with their iuahililv to cope with
the new civilization that is en
croaching upon them, and uutitting
them for the work t.iey have been
accustomed ;o d >.—Nome News.
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As much can lie said of the* na
livis of the Copper river country.
•1 hey are a simple, kind, honest
uud good hearted people, far su
jierior in many ways to other Alas
ka trilies. The white man has
invaded their country and fright
ened away their mouse, earilaiu, fur
hearing animals and other game.
The canneries are gradually shut
ting off their supply of salmon at
at the mouth of the river. Last
w inter a numlier died of starvation,
j They have never caused the gov
ernment any trouble whatever, hut
have aided their white brethren to
find the precious metals. Yet our
government has never done any*
thing for them. They nerd, and
should have help. Someone to
teach them how to cope with their
new surroundings and the new civ
ilization that is coming upon them.
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Tin* United States purchased
Alaska in 1M>7 for 17,200,000 and
inanv thought we had made a risky
bargain. Since that time Ameri
can enterprise has pushed its way
into this far off land until the an
nual trade amount's to more than
if1*2,000.000. and the outh>ok for
growth' i- good. So far as can be
gathered from the imperfect statis
tics the total trade has amounted
to the vast sum of *150.0<X).()00.
about equally divided between fur>.
fish and gold. The population has
increased from 32,UtM) to nearly
7’>,000 and the immigration this
year will lx- larger than ever Indore.
Yet with this wonderful show
ing; this great output of riches, we
are the most neglected of the pos
sessions of the United States. For
35 years Alaska has lx*cn a posses
sion of the United States, yet we
have no more rights than the Phil
ippines. No one represents*us in
Congress. An unjust tax is im
posed upon us without representa
tion, and our jx*ople cannot even
take up a piece of land for a home
and secure a title to it. Our gov
ernment spent millions ofjlollars
on Cuba and is spending millions
in the Philippines, hut will not
even; i ,e Alaska the taxes im]x>sed
ujxmour industries.
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Congress has passed an Istli
niian canal bill which autliorzes
the president to purchase the Pan
ama ditch for $40,0(10,000..provided
he is satisfied as to title. In ease
the purchase is not practicable lie
may arrange for the Niearauga
route, l'he hill also provides for
for an issue of canal bonds of $130,
000,000, at 2 percent.
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it was a graceful and generous
| act on the part of the Cuban gov
ernment to liberate the Americans
i seiving terms in prison there.
, Among those who have been re
leased are Neeley and Katldiono.
■ connected with the postal frauds of
. the island. Each was under sen
tence of eight years in the peniten
! tiarv.
During 1001 this country exj>ori
ed $051,000/HK). worth of farm pro
I ducts, or $100,000,000 more than
1 any previous year. The imports
amounted to $.'102,000,000, leaving
i a balance of trade greatly in our
; favor.
Subscribe for the Pkokctscok.
FROM THE COPPER COUNTRY.
N.colai. Juno -•!.—Dan tirennig'
was still sitting down at the month
of Tonsina on tin- 17lh. He was
waiting for Birch’s outfit to reach
there and was then going up the
Kotsina.
Dr. Billum runs the ferry across
theCopjHT. Davis has not got his
cable yet. He intends to put in a
steam ferry next year, and also a
ferry at Kotsina.
The crossing at Kotsina, where
Tom Kcnneallv was drowned, is a
bad place. The main channel is
against the left hand bank, and
there is no landing for a horse
when the river is high. The Mil
lard pack train laid up there two
days waiting for the rivA to fall,
I. Blakenay is on Strelna. Will
move to Kuskalana late in July.
Bert Skinner and J)oc. Winans
were on Strelna till June 10. when
they moved to Kuskalana.
A. Me Naughton was camped on
Kuskulaiui at crossing.
A. Mo N<*cr, F. Hoffman and .f.
Me Carthv were on Kuskalana.
ilol> Young, Amman, Ucliincau,
Bell, Crawford and Eiliot A Huli
lmrd are an Kotsina,
Buck Hoyt is working on Lakna.
lekes, Boh Schaffer and several
others are working at Bonan/n
They have run two tunnels along
the walls of the ore, ami htiill a
eahin.
\\ arner and A1 Dowling are
opening up the coal mint near Bo
nanza.
Nan Zant, Dr. Sam l.yneli and
l> if. I'oekevel are doing iis-essmcnt
work on Nicolai. They will leave
here about the 1 "it li of July for the
head ot Kotsina, wliere is some
work to Ik- done. They have htiili
a eahin near timber line on Nicolai
Creek.
Bay Millard leaves to-morrow for
Nizina.
Dan Kane and Tom Blakely are
on Dan Creek, Nazina.
il"'S, the two t<riffs . Sweenev
and W illiams are in Nazina coun
try.
\\ eathi-r is fine here, no rain all
summer. Mosquitos rather too
numerous to Ik pleasant.
it is well worth a trip into this
country just to see the Bonanza
and Nicolai mines. The amount of
mineral wealth piled up iu these
two properties, appears to lie even
greater than the reports ha restated
They are certainly world heaters,
With the copper, fro mliead of Kot
sina across to this place, the gold
on Nnzina. and the groat possibil
ities of the unexplored portions of
this section, the country drained by
the Chittvna and its tributaries, is
iMiund to Ik? the greatest mineral
producing section of Alaska.
W. H. C.
If you have anything for sale or
trade list it with the Copper River
! Mining, Trading & Development
Co.
T. J. Coles.
Carriage Making,
Blacksmithing,
General Jobbing
ULACIER Sr. am. M. KIN LEV A v.
Complete abstracts of title
to all mineral and other
claims in the Valdez Min
ing district, including the
Prince William Sound,
Copper River, Chisluchi
na and the Cliisna dis
tricts.
AuiifoCii tabled lo Valdez
Tost lots
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Valdez, - Alaska
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Professional.
Cards.
L. K. RILEY, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
VALDEZ,
Office and Residence A I, ASK A
215 Keystone Avenue.
GOOLE’-L & EDWARDS
Lawyers.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer.
Mining and Land Laws,
SjKi ialtit s. 12 Years Ex
perience in Mining and
Land Laws.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Couselors.
Keystone Ave. Valkkz.
A.JUDSCN ADAMS,
Civil Ktifiim-iT and Surveyor.
r. S. DK1TTY Ml N Kit AI. ANI>
LAND SL'RVKYOR.
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H. II. Hildreth,
Notary I'uLiif and
(. onvoyaniTr.
Prosi-ectoh < • liiv.
DR. W. G. Alexander.
Dentist.
Ofl'u-e with Dr. L. K. Hili*y.
B. F. Hillard
Is Prepared to Ex
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and Purchase Mining
Properties.
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