VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1814. NO. 183.
VOL. 10. __ .
Colorado Mine Operator* Secure Ser
vice* of Large Number and Will
Resume Work.
DENVER, Colo., May 7.—The coal,
wine operators in this state have
commenced the importation of Japs
and negroes to use in the coal mines
under government protection. The
mine owners have also secured a
large number of speoial guards to
protect their men and will make a
determined effort to secure enough
strikebreakers to resume operations in
Ml days.
The action of the operators in
bringing Japs and negroes here to
take the place of the strikers has
caused much excitement among the
members of the union and it may re
sult in the refusal of the men to sur
render their arms. The miners are
{earful that they will not get a square
deal and that the operators will not
arbitrate the differences between the
workers and the owners.
Representatives of the miners have
.requested the members of the leg
islature to pass a law compelling the
operators to submit the differences
between the men and operators to a
board of arbitrators and to pass the
law at as early a moment as pos
sible before the companies have flood
ed the state with strikebreakers.
ELEANOR WILSON
MARRIED TODAY
Wedding One of Most Simple Affairs
Ever Held in White House—
No Engraved Invitations.
W ASHINGTON, May 7.—The wed
ding of Miss Eleanor Wilson, youngest
daughter of President and Mrs. Wil
son^ to William ('McAdoo, of New
York, secretary of the treasury and
a multi-millionaire, is scheduled for
this afternoon and will be the most
informal affair ever held in the White
House.
The invitations for the wedding
were not even engraved, some were
short personal notes and others were
Asked to come by telephone message.
Many beautiful and expensive pres-,
ents have been received at the White
House by the bride and that from
the members of the House and from
the senators was as costly aB the one
presented to Mrs. Jessie Sayre, the
bride’s sister. Each member of the
House gave IS for the purchase of'
(he present.
DOfUJOyH SITS
t Businessman of Railroad Town Sub
scribe $400.00 a Month for Six
Months fir Cordova Publicity.
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qORDOVA, May 7.—The business
men of this city yesterday organised
a Chamber of Commerce, the mem
bers of which have subscribed a tbttl
of $400 a month for publicity work
in the interest of Cordova as a term
inus for the railroad to be built by
the government add also to advance
to the people of the states the many
advantages this cl^ lias for prospect
ive settlers.
•The chamber prill atgrt an active
campaign atonceajidliope to do much
for the upbuilding o$ ibis commun
ity and the advancement of its citi
zens.
COMMISSIONER MEARS CANNOT SERVE;
ONLY ENGINEER OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE
Wickersham Feared Colonel Richardson Would Get On Commission So He Slip
ped In a Joker—Puts Good Engineer Off Commission—Big Fight to Se
cure Position—President Never Consulted War Departmnnt.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—It has been
discovered today that Lieut. Frederick
Mears, who was recommended by Col.
Goethals and appointed by President
Wilson as a member of the Alaska
railroad commission, cannot serve as
the bill authorizing the construction
of the road provides that the presi
dent must appoint only officers of the
Engineer Corps. This provision was
put in the bill by Delegate James
Wickersham, who feared that Col.
Richardson, who built the trails and
wagon roads in Alaska, would be
named, and he intended to prevent it
by the insertion of the joker.
Mears is a lieutenant of cavalry and
was detailed to Panama, where he
was in charge of the Panama rail
road.
President Wilson appointed Lieut.
Mears at the suggestion of Col. Goe
thals, but without consulting the law
LEAD AT GRANITE MINE IS 14 FEET WIDE
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Senator Millard returned last night
from the Granite mine on Hobo bay
greatly enthused at the promising
showing on the property. The vein
has widened to a width of 14 feet and
the ore is exceptionally rich, samples
brought to Valdez by the senator
show gold sprinkled throughout the
rock. The present facilities for
crushing the ore are so small that it
will be necessary to install more ma
chinery and a larger mill.
Regarding the property, Senator
Millard gave out the following inter
view:
"On my return from Port Wells
this morning I learn that there is
a panicky feeling. as to the Granite
Gold Mining company’s stock. I wish
to say, however, that I am not writing
this to strengthen up the stock, as it
is immaterial to me what the stock
sells for. I do wish to correct a ru
mor that is floating around as to the
socalled '‘big fellows” in the oom
pany trying to freeze out the little
ones. The socalled "big fellows” of
this company are honorable men and
there has never been a single sugges
tion from anybody further than to do
the very best they could for the com
pany as a whole. Neither has there
: heen a suggestion from any source
as to how it should be managed. 1
haive also heard rumors that we
could not make the third payment.
We could not have made this by
taking it out of the mine, but yes
terday morning I put it up to Tatom
and Irving at Port Wells that If they
must have their pay I would go out
and get it for them. They were very
considerate and extended the pay
ment to one and four months, half
each, and did not offer to hold me
up in doing so.
“Now as to the property as I see
it: We ordered a small unit of mill
and machinery based upon a vein
from 18 inches to two feet wide of
high grade ore. Immediately upon
sinking the vein widened from 2 H
feet to 7 feet. At the 50-foot level
we drifted on the vein and going to
the left or Into the mountain the vein
runs from 7 down to 3 feet, doing
to the right the vein is from 7 up
to 14 feet In .width and at the voidest
place there Is a streak bn the hang
lag wall ,pf as good ore as ever come
out of the Cliff, which can be seen
at my offioe. The entire vein on the
lower level, as sapled by Ray Mil
lart when he last came up, averages
M and ‘«hfl^e > .jUqtita' ,M
the property bfcldg one that will re
quire from a 10 to a 20-stamp mill. I
shall recommend the Immediate in
officers of the War department and
no one knew of the disability of the
commissioner until this morning, and
it is now expected that he will be
forced to resign or that the president
will request congress to pass a special
enabling act for Lieut. Mears allow
ing him to serve.
The discovery that the delegate
from Alaska has worked in a little
of his personal spite in order to pre
vent the appointment of Col. Rich
ardson has caused considerable un
favorable comment here. The mem
bers of the engineer corps now in
this city have resented the action of
Col. Goethals in recommending the
appointment of an officer of the cav
alry, as they claim he had a large
number of engineer officers to pick
from.
Friends of Col. Goethals, however,
claim that Lieut. Mears was selected
for the reason that while in charge
SENATOR MILLARD RETURNS FROM TRIP OF INSPECTION WELL
PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK—LEAD WIDENED TO 14 FEET AND
CARRIES HIGH VALUES—PLAN BIG STAMP MILL.
stallation of three Nisson stamps to
crush the ore to a quarter of an inch
for the Lane mill, and also for the
installation of a power plant, either
water or steam, of 15(1 horsepower.
There can he no great money made
willi a small mill on the size vein
that we have. The mine is exceed
ingly wet and until we get the main
tunnel in, which we cannot do until
next winter, it will require a good
deal of power for pumping.
"I wish to say that I am not afraid
to let any Interested parties examine
the mine, neither am 1 afraid to al
low any expert on the ground rep
resenting any considerable body of
stockholders. These are plain facts
as I see it.
"The best recommendation the mine
could have- is that two of the mill
men,-Ted Nubn and Oscar Brink snap
peel up all the stock that was offered
for sale at the mine, which stock was
offered by the cooks, some 6,000
shares. As I stated in the outset,
it makes no difference to me what
the stock sells for, but if any parties
desire to sell their stock at prices
offered, as I understand it, I will un
dertake to take it all, giving me ten
days option.”
A. O. Jones, representing Fair
banks-Morse Co., who made the trip
to the mine with Senator Millard and
who visited the workings, in an in
terview with a representative of the
Prospector, said:
“The Granite Gold Mining Company
has a fine property judging from the
development to date. I am not a min
ing engineer, however, I have been
through many of the gold mines of
California, setting up machinery and
am posted on mining in general, be
ing a mechanical engineer. The vein
at the Granite mine is as large and
strong so far as developed as any
of the veins of the Mother Lode of
California. As to the plant itself the
mill compares favorably with mills
of the same size on the outside in
any mining district.
"My trip to the Granite was pure
ly business, pertaining to machinery
for,the future development of the
mine, but while there I went through
the workings and all over the plant.
1 enjoyed the trip, the weather being
fine. I predict a great future for the
Granite gold property.”
HOUSE REFUSES
PROBE PRESIDENT
.Claimed That President Wilson Was
Aiding General Villa to Secure
Huerta’s Job.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—After one
of the most bitter debates ever held
in the House the resolution' calling
for an investigation of the charge that
President Wilson has been trying to
aid General Villa to secure the presi
dency of the Mexican republic was
killed this morning. Both sides of
the House were in a constant uproar
and the Republicans charged that the
president, because of his intense op
position to Provisional President Hu
erta, had endeavored to elevate the
former bandit chief, Villa, to the head
of the Mexican government.
The resolution to order the probe
was defeated by a strict party vote,
all the Democrats voting for the
president and the Progressives and
Republicans for an investigation.
Roosevelt Loom Again.
PARA, Brasil, Majr 7.--Ex-preeldent
Roosevelt, of the, United Btates, baa
last 55 pounds ainep be entered the
Jungle and Is In excellent physical
condition. i
Subscribe for the Prospector.
of the Panama railroad, owned and
operated by the government, he haB
made good and further because much
of the Panama equipment may be
used in the north and that Lieut
Mears would know more about what
was worth taking north than any oth
er man and could save the expense
of shipping large quantities of old
equipment of no use in constructing
the Alaska railroad.
D. Reaburn, for many years the
chief packer for the International
Boundary Survey working under
Commissioner Riggs, has been ap
pointed chief packer and master of
transportation for the commission, and
has left to join Jack Dalton, now en
route West to secure the necessary
stock for the outfit. Dalton will be
employed in charge of one of the
packing parties, but Reaburn will be
head of the transportation division.
A dozen applicants have been filed
by engineers seeking the position and
senators and politicians are working
to secure the appointment of friends.
The rumor has become current that
the big interests in Alaska are very
anxious to secure a friendly commis
sioner and are working every polit
ical pull available to secure a friend
ly engineer. It is understood that
they are backing all the members of
the previous commission appointed by
President Taft, as the report rendered
by them was extremely favorable to
the Cordova road and recommended
the purchase of the Copper River and
Northwestern railroad by the gov
ernment and the construction from
Chitina of the trans-Alaska line and
a spur to the Bering River coal fields.
It is, however, believed that an army
officer will be named from the en
gineer corps or that the president will
seek the authority of congress to
name Lieut. Mears.
ENGLAND COLLECTS
FROM SMI BOM
Demands $60,000 for the Destruction
of an Englishman’s Sawmill and
8ecures the Money.
PORT AU, PRINCE, Haiti, May 7.
—The English commander of the
warship in this harbor gave the gov
ernment of Haiti until 6 o’clock to
night to pay $60,000 because of the
destruction of a sawmill owned and
operated by an Englishman, who had
asked the protection of the British
officer when his mill was destroyed.
The local authorities immediately se
cured $60,000 from one of the banks,
paying a high rate of interest and
paid to the British admiral the money
he demanded for reimbursement for
the Joes of the mill.
The sawmill had been set on Are
by the authorities in spite of pro
tests from the owners, backed-up by
the English consul and as soon as
the warship arrited prepared for ac
tion .the commander ordered the im
mediate payment for the damage or
else marines would be landed and the
cun toms receipts geld until enough
was secured tp pay for the mill.
fyorman Leopold, of 8. Blum & Co
ls on the Mariposa coming to Val
dez.
New Haven Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—The hear
ing by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission of witnesses in the taking
of testimony to show the relations be
tween the Billard Company and New
Haven railroad, which involved many
millions of dollars, was resumed to
day. At the last hearing the wit
nesses made a farce of the occasion.
The commission hopes to show that
dummy transactions netted $2,700,000.
A stubborn fight is expected to be
made today by the opposing factions
and the members of the commission.
Sampson Here At 9 Tonight.
. The steamer Admiral Sampson will
reach Valdez at 9 o’clock this evening
and will sail for Seattle shortly af
terwards.
C. McCallum and M. Llchenstein
will leave in the morning to recover
the body of Fred Greebough. The
party will take three dogs. It is
expected that the body will be found
in good condition, aa it was buHed
in the snow last fall by bis parner,
M. Llchenstein.
Spanish army officer* have found
bomb dropping from aeroplanes an
effective means for kubdaidk turbu
lent tribesmen in southern Morocco.
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Have yoqr watch .repaired at the
Valdes ©rug! Co. gy. ad eiportanoeg
workman. Ajl wofk guaranteed aid
promptly dote. —#*!
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Boyde Leedy is a. northbound pah*'
Valdes on the Mariposa.
HAVE GUILLOTINE
FOR MEXICANS
General Zapata, the Bandit Rebel,
Promise* to Clip Heads From
Aristocrats.
VERA CRUZ, May 7.—More than
2,000 Mexicans of the higher class
have reached here today coming from
the interior following the announce -
ment by General Zapata that he had
erected a guillotine and that he would
start at once the collection of thou
sands of heads of the aristocrats of
the republic and that it would give
him great pleasure to cut the heads
from the monied Mexicans. The wo
men of the better class are also com -
ing here in droves, as the bandit gen
eral has promised them the same
treatment as the men after his sol
diers have discarded them.
The Mexicans are glad to secure
the protection of the Americans and
will remain here until peace is es
tablished.
More than 2,000 Americans are still
in Mexico City and will remain here,
claiming that they have no fear of the
consequences so long as the city is
in the hands of the federals, but would
have very grave doubts if the rebels
were to secure control.
The railroad line is open from the
coast to the capital and the trains
are running on schedule. '
MABIF
MAN
FT , --
Steamer Filled and Many Are Turned
Away—Many Oldtimers Among
the List.
SEATTLE, May 7. Tin* steamer
Mariposa, of the Alaska Steamship
company, left here last night at 9
o’clock with the largest passenger lisl
of the season, many of whpm are
for Valdez. The steamer also has
a big cargo of general merchandise.
The following passengers are on the
boat for Valdez: Logan Archibald,
C. Sutter, J Spaulding and wife, Har -
riet Spaulding, Charles Ramsay, Ole
Gunderson, W. Gillkey. William Jen
sen, Hulla Lake, Agnes Orum, Boyde
Leedy, Lieut, von Schrader, L. Stan
let, Lewis Rice, W. McNeill, Mrs.
Littlejohn, J. M. Lathrop and wife,
Mrs. Stanclif, P. Doyle, F. Blade, E.
Keesler, Albert Dowling, Major Mc
Manus, Jafet Lindeburg, B. Wiltse.
H. Wiltse, William Morton, Norman
Leopold, Colonel Kerman, Mrs. Bell
Qualley, S. Blum, wife and children,
J. Bjorn and five second-class.
NURSE ELOPES
WITH MINER
Captain Jamet Alexander Gets a
Nurse From St. Luke's Hospital
to Flee With Him.
CHICAGO, May 7.—Captain James
Alexander, a miner from the Atlin
district in British Columbia, eloped
esterday with one of the nurses at
pt. Luke's hospital and the couple
are bow on route West, presumably
headed for Atlih.
The elopement has caused a sen
satloa among the friends of the
JDUfoo anil her parents have requested
the police to investigate and la the
event of no marriage having been
performed that the captain be imme
diately arrested and brought back
here.