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STEWART * SELBY, Proprietor*
TERMS.
Dally Prospector.
By carrier, per month -—A lAt
By mail, per annum .-.A10.0C
The Weekly Miner.
By carrier, per month -A M
By mail, per annum .$ *>M
The Dally Prospector and Week
ly Miner, by carrier, to one ad
dress, per month .* 1.2t
The Daily Prospector and Weekly
Miner, by mail, to one address
only, per year .*12.5*
Business Office and Editorial Rooms,
TEL. 152
Advertising Rates on Application.
TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1910
A MONUMENT TO PROSPECTOR
In reaching a conclusion to call
the town to be established at the
Nenana fields "Densmore,” the Al
askan Engineering Commission pays
a pretty compliment to, and honors
the name of one of the pioneer pros
pectors of Alaska. Thirty-five years
ago, Prank Densmore, a strong young
man, came to Alaska to seek the elus
ive gold that man loves so well. In
fhe course of one of his prospecting
expeditions, he visited the Nenana
district and was the first white man,
so far as known, to note the fact that
coal was native in that region. It
was on the suggestion of Delegate
Wickersham that the Engineering
Commission adopted this name. The
delegate called the attention of the
members to the fact that the pioneer
prospector was the discoverer of the
coal measures of the district and
made an urgent appeal that the town
to be established there to be named
for him. This suggestion was readily
adopted, and as long as time shall
endure, the town of Densmore will be
a monument to the lonely prospector
whose weary feet trod the Nenana
coalfields a third of a century ago.
Little did this brave, hardy prospect
or realize that within his life time a
railway would penetrate that then re
mote and unknown region; that the
coal measures he discovered would
be developed, and that a town, named
in his honor, would be established.
VAST PROFITS FOR THE MIXES
The Wall Street Journal estimates
that with the present rate of output
maintained, the year 1916 will for
the first time show a production of
refined copper in excess of 2,000,
000,000 pounds. The increase over
1915 is estimated at 450,000,000
pounds, whereas never before in the
history has the increase of any one
year exceeded one-third that amount.
The extravagant profits suggested by
the difference between the cost and
'selling prices we have quoted have
brought huge new producers into the
field. Of these, the Kennecott, Inspir
ation, and Chile copper concerns alone
are expected to produce this year
252,000,000 pounds. This great pro
duction, together with war prices, is
expected to show total receipts of
$524,000,000 to $565,000,000 for the
year, compared with a gross value
of the 1915 copper output of only
$288,000,000; while in 1914 the fig
ure was $206,000,000. Allowing to
an increase of 10 per cent in the cop
per output of other countries, it i
found that the United States will con
tribute 79 per cent of the world'
copper supply this year, and is prc
ducihg more than was mined in th
whole world five years ago.
HAM AND CABBAGE
I met a shining damsel of th
most angelic mold; her lovely hai
was clearly formed from filament
of gold. Her cheeks were like th
sunset, and her lips were like th
dawn, and her body slim and grace
ful as a young gazelle or fawn
1 told her how entranced I was tha
thus we two should meet, and aske(
her to a restaurant to have a bite ti
• eat.
I ordered consomme du rose an<
| violets on toast, a tiny goldfish serv
led. for two, a stuffed canary roast
j a salad made of buttercups, a sip o
.honey dew, and said: ‘‘Oh, fairj
j frail, is that enough for me an-,
you?” A look of patient sorrow
was the answer of her eye, and wit!
ips described above she furnished thi:
j reply:
“The most enchanting shadow tha:
it’s possible to cast must have f
parent subject or the shadow eannoi
cast. The roses on the lovely cheeks
of sweet and bright sixteen reflect
the fundamental necessary pork anci
bean. So cancel all that fancy fluff
from rose to honey dew, and order
ham and cabbage, if it’s all^thc
same to you.—Commercial Tribune
I me judge wno nneci me man aim
! gave him a year in prison for stating
that George Washington was a slave
holder and drank, lives in Tacoma
This should be a sufficient explana
tion for his absurd decision.
A JUNEAU preacher wants to know
why people don't attend church. Last
week a man was sentenced to six
months in jail for publicly declaring
in this same preacher's church that
his sermon was pretty poor stuff. Per
haps there'is some connection.
Fear holds about nine-tenths of us
captive all our lives. Fear of some
thing we know not of; fear of the
law, fear of persons, fear of ourselves,
and finally fear of God. Love cuts a
very small part in a man’s life, and
yet more love and less fear would
make a better world of it.
The French view with disfavor any
attempt on the part of the United
States to bring about peace between
the warring nations, says a late dis
patch. A few more weeks like the
past one and the French will be ask
ing the United States to bring about
peace, judging from the way they are
losing ground.
GEORGE W. Perkins, chairman of
the progressive national committee,
makes promise that if the republican
convention nominates Roosevelt, he
(Perkins) will eliminate himself
from politics. The simpler plan and
the one which will inwall probability
be adopted, would be for the repub
lican convention to forget all about
T. R. Then both he and Perkins will
be eliminated.
THE EMPRESS
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in the Hazard of Helen Series.
FROM CHAMPION TO TRAMf-A 2-Act
drama with Romaine Fielbing.
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WAITE CASE IS
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ALIENIST SAYS WAITE IS SANE
i. Both Sides Have Rested in Trial of
r Murderer of Millionaire Peck and
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■ His Wife, and Case Will Probably
k
Go to the .Jury Today.
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I NEW VOKK, May 30—The trial of
i Dr. Waite is nearing its end. The
alienists called by the state to testify
in the case have declared that Waite
was perfectly sane when "he admin is
ered the poisons to”Peck and his wife.
■ Both the prosecution and the defense
have rested and the case will probably
go to the jury this evening.
TOLOVANA OPERATOR j
CLEANS LP NEAT SIM I
Word conies from Brooks, the new
camp in the Toiovana country that
Gus Peterson & Company, working
on the Kinney & Franklin ground,
has made his first cleanup of the year
at the mouth of Franklin gulch, on
Livingood creek. Up to the present
time he has only washed up about
one-third of the winter dump, yet his
cleanup amounted to a little more
than $12,000. The owner of the
ground and the operators are greatly
pleased with the cleanup and with
the outlook for the summer.
It is generally believed that the
dump will yield in the vicinity of
$30,000 or possibly $33,000.
A number of other cleanups' will
be made with in the next few days,
as the weather is again warm and
there is more sluicing going on now
than before.
AIR PROPELLER BOAT
TO OPERATE OX STIKINE
One of the fleet which will operate
on the Stikine this winter will cer
tainly be a singular appearing vessel
for river navigation. The new vessel
is being built in the boat house near
the Sanitary Cannery by Charles
Clark and Ed Larson. The boat is
an air propelled vessel powered with
a high speed sixty horsepower. It is
a regulation flat bottomed scow mod
el and the aero propeller makes it
possible to operate in shallow water
where a submerged propeller boat
could not go. The new vessel is 38
feet long with ten foot beam aqd will
draw light 3 inches of water. The
boat will carry about 10 tons of
freight and expect to have it in oper
ation soon.
With baby beef selling around $10
per hundred it has got so it is not
even profitable to peddle the bull.
An old man quits giving advice
when he ceases to be interested in the
lives of those about him.
LOCAL BREVITIES
A new line of base ball goods at
the Owl Drug. tf
For good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart street. *
Carbureters, magnetos, batteries,
spark plugs and coils at Mead's. tf
A fine display or nugget jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. t_f
Panoramic views of . Child’s and
Miles graders, Dawson, Valdez and
Wrangel on sale at Valdez Drug Co. *
Several pieces of desirable proper
ty for sale. Oscar Fish. tf
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I' Photo by American Freer Association.
RECORD BROKEN BY
A FORMER CORDOVA IN
Theodore C. McCauley, formerly as
employee of the Copper River &
Northwestern railway, and a resident
of Cordova, has attained the djstic
tion of breaking a world’s record in
aviation,' evidenced by the following
from the Literary. Digest of May 13:
"April 30.—In the flying boat H-7,
of the super-American type, an Amer
ican aviator, Theodore C. McCauley,
breaks world’s record for speed and
passenger carrying, taking six passen
gers to an altitude of 1,000 feet in a
seventy-minute flight at a maintained
speed of 88 miles an hour. Another
American, Victor Carlstrom, in a
twin motor military byplane, takes a
passenger to a height of 16,500 feet,
breaking the world's record for alti
tude with a passenger.”
Platinum in Ketchikan District
Some of the copper ore in the
Ketchikan district is being found to
carry platinum, over which the min
ers are very enthusiastic and they
consider that they should receive pay
ment for the platinum content of the
shipments sent to the smelter. As
far as can be learned, however, no
smelter on the Pacific Coast states
pays for platinum in such ores.
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2* THIS DAY IN HISTORY. -3
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Feast day of St. Felix, pope and
martyr; St. Magufi; St. Walstan,
farm-laborer in England; St. Ferd
inand the third, king of Castile and
Leon.
1431—Joan of Arc burned at the
stake.
1649—The English Commonwealth
proclaimed.
1652—The subjugation of Ireland
completed.
1765—Virginia denied Parlia
ment's right to tax.
1842—John Francis tried to kill
Queen Victoria.
18866—United States seized 1,000
Fenian guns at St. Albans, Vt.
1871—Insurrection of Paris Com
mune, before suppression cost over
50,000 lives and the destruction of
one-fourth of Paris.
1879— Tornado crossed Missouri,
Kansas, and Nebraska, killing 40
persons.
1880— Government buildings in
Chicago completed.
1883—A panic on Brooklyn bridge
in New York caused twelve deaths.
1888—Fifth National Prohibition
Convention nominated Clinton B. Fisk
and John A. Brooks.
1892—Cholera prevailed in Kash
mir; 1,000 deaths per week reported.
1912—Wilbur Wright, American
aeroplane inventor and aviator, died
from pneumonia.
1912—Reginier’s painting “Sal
ome” sold for $105,600 in Paris.
LOCAL BREVITIES
Spring Samples in heavy weights,
tor Alaska wear. Guy F. Cameron,
Pallor. tf
Valdez Drug Company has a fine
line of School Stationery. tf
Fresh King Salmon, just received,
it Frye-Bruhn Co. tf
Location notices, both quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
A new line oi Middy SunV, just re
ceived at E. Winters’. tf
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postcard request, we [
will send FREE to any I
address a sample copy * j
of the cleverest satin- |
cal weekly ever print- !
ed in this country.
Don’t miss it; write
today.
210 Fifth AveM New York
I The finest stockings
—the neatest socks
I And every pair guar
anteed to wear for
six months or new i
hose free. I
EVERY box of Hole
proof contains a defi
nite, printed guaran
tee with a coupon for
each pair.
Sixpairs of cotton Hole
proof for men, women
and children are guaran
teed to wear six months
without a hole.
Three pairs of silk Hole
proof for men and women
ore guaranteed to wear
three months without a
hole.
If any pairs fail, send
them hack airc the man
ufacturers will gladly and promptly send you new pairs in
exchange. Even the gauzy, summer weights are guaranteed.
Yet, most people buy Hoicprcc* for their style, perfect fit
and fine appearance.
x h;nk of the earning they save, and the expense too. of buying new
hose every week or two. Don’t you think you ought to buy
K* g? Holeproof ‘ Ask os to show yvu the new colors and various
grades, $1.50 to $3.00 a box.
. S. BLUM & CO.
Vat%toe.HKM GOOD GOODS
Alaska Jewelry Go.
With Owl Drug Co.
All Kinds of Nugget and
Ivory Jewelry.
Developing and Printing
Photo Supplies Phone 40
Dougherty & .Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
Arcade Cafe
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Everything First Class
Lightning Service
Jack Cal tin • _Proprictoi
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everythin* First claw
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
The Best Place in .Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Vue, Liffct Roses—Tko Hoom of Comfort
rates; reasonable
BATHROOM Spodol Rsfos B&W Moo*
PHONE 13S MRS. SYRING, Prop.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
' Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George G Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE,
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively Ko Coal Delivered Un
lew Paid for in Advance
| DR. H. COCKERILLE
Gradunve \ntIonnl tatreriltr,
WnnhlngtoB, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court Hopoe
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LTONS E K RITCHIH
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices la Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
. VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Maanan,
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in Mcr
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
Sometziy
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect ; otherwise a good many
of today’s successful buSi-.
ness enterprises would stiHr
be mere dreams, N
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
die idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
ADVERTISE IN TIKE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.