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MAY ABANDON
FORT LISCUM
Alaska Troops Expeoted be With
drawn—Postoffice to Get Ca
ble and Telegraph Line.
The War department is con
templating the abandonment of
all Alaska posts, according to a
rumor in military circles. If is
expected that when the present
troops, now stationed at Fort
I.iscum, leave, their place will
not he taken by other troop's, but
that a state police, similar to the
mounted police of Canada, will
be organized.
It is also rumored that the mil
itary cable and telegraph lines
will be turned over to the Post
office department and will be op
erated by civilian employees.
The criticism of the War de
partment because of its heavy
expense and the failure of the
people to realize that the greater
part of the expenditures of the
department are on public works
and harbor improvements, many
of which are charged to the main
tenance of the army, has caused
the high army officials to endea
vor to rid themselves of such
work as the Alaska telegraph and
cable system and such other non
military work as they can evade
and the effort to increase the ef
ficiency of the army by concen
tration at large posts are given
as the reasons for the contem
plated changes.
BIG DUNCTI
AT THE POST
Fort Liscum Boys to Entertain
Tonight—Plan Good Time—
Orchestra to Play.
,
The lioys across I be bay, sta
tioned al Fort Liscum, have
planned for a big lime tonight
and I hep extend to all their
friends in Valdez a hearty wel
come to come across the bay and
attend the dance to he given in
the Company “If ’ dining hall,
which is the largest hall al the
post and larger than any hall in
Valdez.
The launch Donaldson will
leave the city dock at 8 o’clock
and will bring the visitors home
at the conclusion of the dance.
A line luncheon has been ar
ranged for and the I boys will
leave nothing undone to assure
their guests a pleasant evening.
The committee have requested
the Prospector to announce that
all are welcome to come.
S. S. LATOUCHE
REACHES VALDEZ
Brings Coal and Oil for Merchants
—Five Horses Aboard the
Ship.
The steamer Latouche reached
Valdez at i:30 this morning,
bringing fuel oil for contractors
McIntosh and Nelson, coal for the
Valdez Dock company and some
general merchandise for Valdez
merchants. Five horses for the
Shushanna. stampeders were
brought to Valdez.
The boat will sail west as soon
as the coal is unloaded, at La
touche, the ship will load 1,000
tons of, ore for Tacoma and 1,500
tons from the Ellamar mine.
The old St. Paul, anchored at Or
ca with the season’s pack of sal
mon, will be towed south by the
Latouche as the cannery has
closed down for the season.
Colonel Richardson and Lieut's.
Edgerlon and Steever, were at
Teikhell this morning and left
that station for Valdez at 9
o’clock and are expected to reach
here this evening.
NOTHING TO IT
F. G. Law, Nome Miner, Returns
After Six Weeks in the Shu
shanna.
F. <1. Law reached Valdez this
morning on the steamer Latnuche
from Cordova, after having made
a trip into the Shushauna gold
Helds. Air. Law remained in the
new diggings for six weeks and
they are, in his opinion, over-ra
ted and it is impossible for a big
camp to be found in that section.
“Only one claim, discovery
owned by James boys, has pro
duced any gold. James is paying
$12 a day for men and they must
furnish tools to work with, as lie
has none. 'He has only two 10
foot sluice boxes and was using
willow riffles.
“1 cannot see how the camp
can amount to much. We pan
ned on many creeks and found
nothing in that section. On Wil
son creek, the scene of the re
ported new strike, we crosscut
from rim to rim and did not
lind pay.”
Nothing to it says Air. Law,
who is an old timer from Nome
and has spent much time at dif
ferent Alaskan camps.
When asked about the reported
dorwning of 8 men on the Cliit
listone river he said that he
knew nothing of it, but he did
know that two men had drowned
in the White river and one man
lost his life while crossing Gla
cier creek, 8 miles below Chitti
stone.
“The Seolai Pass route is very
dangerous and when we returned
to McCarthy, 18 inches of snow
had falleli in the pass, making it
very dangerous for us to cross.
The best route is via Valdez and
up the Copper, but the country
does nol justify the stampede,”
says Mi-. Law.
goodTmeTt
QMON
Excursion to the Power Plant
Enjoyed by a Large Num
ber-Plenty to Eat.
The excursion yesterday to
Solomon basin to visit the new
power plant recently installed by
the Alaska Water, Light & eTIe
phone company, was largely at
tended, at least a hundred of the
citizens of Valdez accepting the
invitation of Supt. Quinn to
spend the day at the power house.
The departure from Valdez and
the return to the town was on
schedule, Captain X els on and his
barge leaving the Valdez dock
shortly after 10 a. m. and re
turning at 5:3o p. in. i
At the power plant the com
pany served its guests a most
elaborate dinner, and as one of
the kids put it, “we had live dif
ferent kinds of cake, six kinds
of sandwiches, salads, meats and
jeveryfhing we could 'eat, and
think of it, Jimmy, we left some
pie over there to go to waste.”
Supt. Quinn, Pres. Hemple and
other employees of the company
were on hand to assist the peo
ple and lo assure them a wel
come.
The outing y was thoroughly
enjoyed by all of those who went
and they were much impressed
with the magnificent new plant.'
Quinn’s Boarding House.
The returning picnicers, who
visited the pow plant yesterday,
say that if.Tom Quinn opens up
a boarding house he will have it
full. They all liked the dinner
he served.
Lieut. Howard, who is headed
for the Shushanna country o*nan
exploration trip for the War de
partment, reached Tonsina Sun
day night and was expected to
.arrive at Copper Center tonight.
Some enterprising man has a
wireless equipment ready to take
to the new strike and hopes to
connect with the Fairbanks sta
tion. *i
l A. M, Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds'
Positively ne coal delivered
unless paid for In advance
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Valdez I,odge
No 168.
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Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
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FOE
VALDEZ AERIE Mo. 1071
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Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
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attend. S. McnIECE. Arctic Chief
VALDEZ LODGE NO. 6,1.0. 0. F.
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