The Alaska Prospector
J’abliiihwl at VKldea, Aiaaka. erory Tharaday
by tno' P*ow*rctoji PnaLiaHieo Co,
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The withdrawal of the Alaskan
coal lands from entry is along the
line of recent action taken in the
state of Washington, where th»i
president ordered thirteen town-1
ships of coal land reserved. There
was considerable criticism of his
action in that matter, it being
claimed that only congress had the
power to withdraw land from pub
lic entry.
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The action oi the Cordova peo
ple in holding men there until thev
were broke and then shipping them
to Valdez lays them liable to much
criticism. It is at best, an imposi
tion on the people here and does
not speak well for the character of
the men in charge at the new rail
road town.
The new strike in the Chandelar
country is another illustration of
the prospector running over the
richest ground to follow the crowd.
Ever since 1898 there has been a
stampede every season to the Koy
ukuk country and the real pay
streak has never been located. Bear
creek, the scene of the recent strike
is a short creek, half way up the
Chandelar river and has been
passed up by the prospector until
the past year.
According to the Seattle Times
of the date of Nov. 10, all the
holdings of the Cooper River &
Northwestern Railroad Co., are to
he taken over bv the Guggenheims
and Morgans, who will buy the
Rosene people out.
The article goes on to #av that
Catalla has been decided upon as
ilie terminus of the road and the
Valdez route is to be abandoned
after the expenditure of $250,000
on terminals and grading. John
Rosene, Capt. Jarvis and M. K.
Rodgers are no* in the East mak
ing the final plans for the con
struction work which will start
early in the spring.
It is said that the Guggenheims
and Morgans Recently acquired
ooutrol of a rtiajorty of the copper
properties in the interior of Alaska
thus, providing ah almost limitless
tonnage for the road.
Thin article is directly opposite
the infortoation rifttoiVed here
during the past week and while it
may not be authentic is along the
lines of interviews given out by
Rogers and others who are sup
posed to have been in a position to
know what would be done in the
matter.
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Three important measures were
discussed at the session of the
American Mining Congress in
Denver last month. The first was
the inauguration^ of a general
movement on the part of all citi
zens bf the West to have a new
cabinet position created, that of
Secretary of Mining. The second
was the adoption of some plan
whereby the operations of the
swindling “mining shark” can be
mimimized, and the third the
building of a new mining temple,
which probably will cost in the
neighborhoodmf $500,000. Denver
and Salt Lake City are fighting to
secure the location of the temple,
with the chance favorable to
Denver.
Anyone having information re
garding the whereabouts of Robt.
Castleberg, aged about 50 years,
who disappeared from New York
14 months ago, will confer a great
favor on a heart broken wife by
notifying Mrs. Edna Castleberg, 515
Harrison St. Seattle. Missing man
was last heard from in Dakota, en
routa to the west.
The cost of the Alaska-Yukon
Pacific Exposition is estimated at
$10,000,000. The exposition cor
poration will likely spend $175,
000 before the gates are opened.
The State of Washington will ap
propriate at least $1,000,000.
With another million from the
government and the states and
foreign countries and what the ex
hibitors and concessionaires will
spend, the total will easily reach j
that figure.
Judge W. H. Bard was elected
Grand Arctic Chief of the A. B’s
at the grand camp in Vancouver.
Godfrey Chealaneer is grand arctic
recorder.
Colonel Glassford, of the signal
corps, was a passenger on the cable
ship Burnside and will remain
with the vessel until the Ketchikan
cable is completed, which will be
some time before Christmas.
L. V. Ray, who has been practic
ing law at Seward, is to form a
partnership with L. R. Gillette of
Juneau, and maintain practice at
Seward and Juneau.
Levy & Co. have received a full
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Garfield Trail Shoes. Buy none
other if you want vour moneys
I worth.
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