DROWNING OF CHASE
Particular* of AccMout *t KosiUeff
Luke. Keul Item.
Kr.x.vi, Pel». 2H.—On Dee. 14,
last. John (i. Chase was drowned
in Kussiloff luke, while crossing
with A. L. Weaver in n Peterlioi
ougli canoe, which capsized in a
sudden squall.
- Jh. Chase was formerly from
Denver, Colo., anil until tlic sum
mer of lttOl, was paymaster for the
P. C. 8. 8. Col at 8uattle, where
he had made many friends. He
resigned his position tlicre to ac
cept a more lucrative one with tlic
Northwestern Mining und Dcvel
o]iment Co. on Kussiloff lake.
He lmd been down to 8catth>
last fall and returned oil the Octo
la;r trip of the 8anta Ana to take
charge of the company's works
during tlie winter. He and A. L
Weaver, his assistant, lmd been
down towards Kussiloff getting the
freight in readiness for sledding,
aiiu on their way to the mine. It
was blowing a pretty stiff breeze,
but not enough to occasion any
■ -alarm, when a sudden squall from
the glacier at the head of the lake
struck them, and 1 adore tliey real
ized it, they were in the water.
Both managed to reach the up
turned canoe and sit astride of it,
but tlie wind increasing, the seas
would turn the frail craft aud
throw them into the water, it being
so cold and everything freezing,
tliey could not retain their hold on
the slippery liottom of the lxiut.
After standing it for uliout half
an hour Chase called to Weaver
that he could hold out no longer.
Weaver started to go to his assis
tance at once, but liefore he could
reach him, Chase was gone, and it
was all Weaver could do to return
to the lioat,although he is a strong
swimmer. Weaver managed to
reach shore n another half hour
with his clothes frozen stiff, and
tliat is alxmt all lie remembers dis
unctiy, until ne iouiiu inuiseu
King* rubbed by some men who
happened to lie at camp. He had
a very narrow escape from freezing
to death, and even now has by no
means recovered from the exposure.
Mr. C’liase left many sorrowing
friends in this part of the country,
as his genialty and courteous man
ner had endeared him to all whom
he had met. He was a memlier of
the Masons; was unmarried, and
liad an only sister in Johnstown,
N. Y., to whom we extend our
heartfelt sympathies.
We were very glad on the arrival
of the mail carrier to receive some
copies of yonr paj»er, ns the Krnni
mail for February was all landed
at Salilovia, as the Slielikoff could
not come to Homer on noosunt of
i°e in Kate him a k bay and we have
aeoeivod very little news from the
outside world.
The severeness of tlie cold this
winter has caused iue to torni in a
number of places that are usually
free irom this danger to navigation.
In fact, so much ice has formed in
the vicinity of Homer that its con
tinual moving has partially de
stroy is I the large wltnrf, built by
the coal company, cutting the piles
like so utuiy matcltes and parting
the iron chains that hound the
wharf. Snell a quantity of icc has
not been in Katchimak boy in
years, and steamers usually have
had no difficulty in making a land
ing at Homer and we trust it will
not occur again for many years to
come.
Will Weaver, win lias hmi trap
ping on Kussiloff lake, arrived here
on hia way to your town. He,
with two others, moaned Kussiloff
lake in an ice hunt, and as the
wind was favorable and the lake
glare ice, they made a trip in
twelve minutes that usually take*
three hours and a half to walk.
Trapping jiorties hare not done
much this winter iu the way of
getting furs, as there sebmx to lie
an over-abundance of small ani
mals that serve as food for the fox,
marten , etc. and they do not apixsar
hungry enough to walk into trajis
set ior their benefit.
We have laid a very soft spell
for the past two weeks, and ut
present the weather is lieautiful
and docs uot compel a person to
wear a coat or ear protectors, which
is quite a cliaoge.
The Kcnui l.ake Mining Co. hare
sledded all their goods as far as
the first lake and exjiect to have
everything at their camp in another
week. G. 8. M.
Yukon Kail.
Leave* Valdez for Engle and all
wav points on the 2d. 9th, 15th and
24th of each month.
Arrive* at Valdez on tlie 22d, 29th
7th and 14th of each month.
I Ail vc* Eagle for Valdez on the
8th, 15th, 23d and {10th of each
month.
Arrive* at Engle on the 18th,
23d, 29th and 8th of each month.
Tlie last Congress before closing
up simp for tlie season made ap
> propriations for Alaska amounting
to $951,350, to be used for light
house* and cable.
Wellington coal for sale at office
of the P. P. & N. Co.
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‘Meals a la Carte - Open AH Nigkt
“Wikidel’s"
Mas! Began! Restaurant in the Northwest.
Cor. KqAMtMi MrWiy Valia, Alaska
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Loomis
T ransportation
Company
Contracts Freight to ail Interior Points.
Freighting by sleighs begins Feb.
1st Freight consigned to them ;
must be in aldez by Eebruary 25
First Pack Train leaves Valdez May
25 Best line of Saddle Horses
In the Northwest
Trading Posts at Trasina and Nizina Full Line1
Miners aid Prospectors Supplies. |
SEATTLE MARKET
DEALERS IN
Meat and Poultry of all kinds
in large quantities.
F W SMALL, Prop
Cor McKinley and Keystone, Valdez
F/KinC FACKINQ
Sr NflVIQflTION CO.
Carrying U. S. Mall and Express.
p. M ( From Seattle For Valdez. 8th of each
ML Nome lity \ month. From Valdez for Seattle, 22th
( of each montlu
From Settle for Vuldez. Cook Inlet and
Ctr Gvr’elcinr wav |«»K 20th of each month. From
311* CAUImUJ Valdez: for Seattle and way ports. 8th of
each month.
; From Seattle for Valdez, Cook Inlet and
P4r Confl Aim way ports 25th of each month. From
311* <3 dll Id A lid Valdez for Seattle and way ports, 12th of
k each month.
From Valdez to Unalaska and wav porta
dr dtHilrn/T 29th of each month, connecting with Str.
311* JlltllAUll Kxeclsior from Seattle. Arrives at Val
dez 22d of each month, connecting with
Str. Nome City for Seattle.
Company reserves right Wiiriaange steamers or date of sailing
without notice.
Seattle Office—Ulobe Building. J. C. Martin,
San Francisco Office 30 California £L
Chicago Office—53 River St. AffCllta
New York Office—95 Hudson St. PHONE IS.
Alaska Commercial Company.
Three Salinas each Month from Seattle
Str. PORTLAND
Leaves Seattle for Valdez direct Feb. 1st. Leaves
Valdez for Seattle direct on oralmut Feb. 8tli, land
ing passengers in six days after leaving Valdez.
Str. BERTHA.
Sails from Seattle via. Juneau. 10th of each month.
Sails from Valdez via Juneau, ‘25th of Math numth,
DUE NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN OF FUTURE SAILING DATE*.
Passenger Service Unequalled.
For rapid delivery of Freight and for
Passenger Kates and Berths applv to
IAIKZ DOCK t MEW CBM.
San Francis»x» Office, 310 Sansome St. FRANK J. KINGHORN,
Seattle Agency, 84 Yesler Way. (secretary.
James Carroll, Seattle Agent.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
Mount Baker & Yale Mining Company
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Eighty-Foot Big Free Gold Vein
This mine is han
dled by men that
are not plungers or
rainbow chasers - -
but careful, practi
cal business men,
whose business
methods are a land
mark, a mile post
and a beacon light
in the prosperity of
the great state of
Washington*
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Eight million, five hundred tlmusand ton- of free milling gold ore
estimated to be above water level, or about thirty-three years’ supply
for 240-stamp batterv treating 850 tons daily.
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Estimated value of ore above water level at only 93 per ton, over
925/»04)00.
Cost of production estimated at 75 cents per ton.
To he worked open as a quarry, no winding or pumping machinery
beiug required.
Timber for all purposes abundant on the spot.
Free water power available, at a small expense for piping only,
with practically an unlimited supply all the year round for driviug
machinery.
All necessary supplies easily obtainable at about Pacific Coast
prices plus carriage to Yale ou tins Cauadiau Pacific Railway, within
five miles of the mine.
The climate is temperate and equable, enabling the mine to be
worked tlurougimut the year, the altitude being only about 1,000 feet
above the level of the sea.
Estimated net revenue upon tlie completion of a forty stomp mill
with capacity of 200 tons daily, 936,000 per month. i'
Lowest conservative estimate of assays over 90 per ton. (flee page
9 of Prospectus on eighty-foot vein.)
One hundred tons put through little prospecting mill on the prop
erty gave between 94 and 95 per ton witliout saving any of the concen
trates, which gave assays of 96 and 97 per ton—making 910 or 912 a
ion in all,
This is a larger mine than the Treadwell of Alaska, whose rock
averages 92.12 per ton, paying a dividend of 8 per cent on 96.000,000
capitalization. The stock in the Treadwell which sold for 15 cents is
now worth 932 per share.
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Estimated 18 per cent dividends on $2,500,000 witli only forty
stamp mill crushing 200 tons daily. (United States Investor vol XlL,
Nol 52).
The ML Baker & Yale claims are in the same mineral zone as
the Eureka mine, once owned by Alex. Barron, B. F. McCracken, E. L.
Dodge and H. H. Soule, with its rare calverite tellurium and gold ore.
We ask you to examine carefully the rejiorts of the following well
known and authoritative experts who have examined the Mt. Baker & I
Yale property:
R. B. Symington, Dalziel ti. Smith, minister of mines of British
Columbia; Henry Stauislawsky: A. S. Lord, of Crass Yalley, Calif;
Fred Raddelfinger, of San Francisco; C. D. Nelson, employ of Rand
Mining Company, South Africa.
We refer you to the following newspapers and journals that, unso
licited, have written in glowing terms of this property:
United States Investor, Dec. 27, 1902, published in Boston, New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco; Chicago Western Min
iug World; The Mining and Engineering Review of San Francisco;
New York Commercial; The Seattle Daily Times; The Whatcom Daily
Reveille; Northwest Miner of Seattle; Chicago Trade Journal.
And we refer you and request you to write the following well
known men, as to our standing and iheir knowledge of our property:
Jesse Frye, U. 8. District Attorney' for Washington; Judge Hir
am E. Hadley of Washington Supreme Court; 8. A. Calvert, state land
commissioner; Judge Jure Netterer of the Supreme court of Whatcom
county; J. J. Donovan, general manager and superintendent of the B.
B. & B. C. railway; and any hank of Whatcom, Wash.
This wonderful group of mines is destined to eclipse anything cm
the American continent. Ten millions tons of free milling ore above
water level that can he milled and mined from 50 to 75 cents per ton.
An 80 instead qf a 40-stamp mill is now in course of eon struct ion. This
property has been worked in a small way for twelve years.
Special
Features
Regarding
The Largest
Free Gold
Mine in
North
America.
INo enterin'i*e of modern timed
offers such inducement to the think*
inK inyektor. A f»fr hundred dol
lars now will V- competency
for life. Bigdn will bejie*
sured of at lea* 97 J per montli
net profits as soon ^e mill .is in
operntiorf.'* * " " , |
See.W. C. STULL
Valdez Alaska
We have 80.000 Bharat of non
aflbesaable sUxk which we will place
at 25 cent* per ahare until advanced1
Home Office: >
FISCHER BLOCK.
WHATCOM.
WASH. |