_ VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20,1913. HO. M*.
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Says Gulkana Route Is the Best
—Tom Kinney Not Heard From
at the Diggings.
Gulkana, Aug. )20—Claude
Stewart returned today from the
Shusharfna diggings add he re
ports the camp very promis
ing. Pay, he says, has been lo
cated on three o.f the creeks. The
James ground is very rich and the
claims being shallow, the men are
taking out plenty uf gold.
"All the ground in, the vicin
ity uf discovery has been slaked
from peak to [leak,” said Stewart,
lie also brings the news that pro
visions are very scarce in the new
camp. i
The trail from here to the
Shusharfua is very good, buck
boards and wagonjp being used
over the old Eagle road to with
in 1(10 miles of the diggings.
Turn Kinney, of Valdez, who left
about ft he 20th of last month,
via the Nizina route, bad not
reached there when Cladue left
the camp seven days ago.
COMES HOME
Col. Richardson Returns From
I
Tour of Inspection of Com
mission Work.
Col. Richardson, chairman of
the Alaska Road Commission, re
turned yesterday afternoon from
a trip of inspection of I he work
being done by the commission in
all parts of Alaska.
The Colonel was met at Oliil
ina by l.ient. Kdgerlon, the engi
neer officer of the commission,
and together ■ I hey made1 an in
spection of the wagon road from
Valdez as far norlh as Gulkana.
in speaking to a representative
of the Prospector in regard to
the trail, Col. Richardson said:
“We started from Fairbanks
after the recent heavy rains and
were thus able to pass over I lie
road at its worst. Had we left
a day or two earlier we would
have been enabled to make a fast
trip, hut 1 am glad we were def
rayed in order that we could see
the road at its worst.
"I iiiyi that the road is m such
eoiidilion that ain automobile can
go over it, hut it is not yet what
you would call an automobile
road, but it can be made one if
congress so directs. )
“Our auto truck made the trip
' with an average load of a ton,
and we hadjno difficulty except at
Sheep creek, near Wortmans,
where the breaking of a lake
washed out the bridge and we
were delayed taking the machine
across the crttek until we had se
lected a ford an(d prepared a de
scent into and ascent out of the
creek bed. j
“The same high water bad
washed out the covering < f 1 ho
government road through the
Keystone canyon, myl the sharp,
jagged rocks made travel diffi
cult, but not impossible.’ The
canyon road will be repaired in
a few days. ' |
“The auto truck had its great
est, difficulty with the wet clay,
which allowed the wheels to slip,
and nothing but chains will be
of any use in such places, which
are frequent when the road is lo
cated along the clay banks of the
streams; wit were delayed hi
crossiiifr many such places and
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SUGAR AMENDMENT
IS DEFEATED
Majority Party Vote Down Bris
tow's Attempt to Raise the
Rate on Sugar.
Washington, A>. U., Aug. 20—
Th Senate yesterday defeated the
Bristow amendment to the Un
derwood tariff providing for a
tariff on importations of sugar,
but tlie majority parly voted iL
down. {
The only hope of defeating the
free sugar schedule will be when
the vote is taken to pass the bill
as a whole. The vote now is on
schedule after schedule.
Mexican Train Loses Car Dyna
mite, Which is Ditched, Caus
ing Heavy Loss of Life.
Mexico Utily, Aug. 20.—A run
away car R>ad of dyi|ami(e was
derailed at the town of Tacubaya
and I llfl.people were killed when
the djjjiatfnite exploded and a
score of houses were demolished.
Many of the inhabitants of the
town were wounded by flying Um
bel's..
The car suddenly broke loose
from the train and started down
hill at a rapid gait, struck the
derailment switch near the depot
and when the car was thrown
from the track the explosion fol
lowed.
The shock was fell for miles.
W. M. Finical has accepted I he
office of treasurer of I he Hos
pital of the ..I Samaritan, (tod
help him! f
MARIPOSA SAILS
FROM SEATTLE
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Has Few Passengers ftSr Valdez
--Cordova Stampede is About
at an End.
Seattle, Aug. 20.—The steam
er Mariposa left here last night
a day late, having been delayed
on her last trip.
The stampede to the north has
about run its course and hut ff\v
people will leave here uMJejss
more Certain confirmation caniie
secured as to the value of the
grounjj and the extent of the pay.
The Valdez passengers are Al
bert Grigsby, Alfred Barnes, F.
E. Brecker, S. L. Carter, A. Kis|
ler and H. Holland.
spokmTces i
STATE WLIFOHHft
Seattle, Aug. 2(l.-rThe steamer
Spokane, tnow on the excursion
rub from Seattle to Southeastern
Alaska points, will take the ptyjoe
of the steamer Stale of Califdr
nja, which struck a rock list
Sunday morning and sank jitii
three minutes with the loss ot'iPJ
jyeople, mostly women. *
r Subscribe for the Prospector
FOSS MAY RUN
AS INDEPENDENT
Do«a Not Take Kindly to Repub
lican Nomination—Demo
crats Are Hard Hit.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 20—Gov.
Foss, who yesterday denounced
tiie Democratic parly, which had
elected him \ governor of the
slate, and urged the people to
retuon the Republican party to
power in order to save the in
dustries of the country, which,
hr asserts, are threatened by
Democratic legislation, announ
ced today that lie would not be
a candidate for governor on the
Republican ticket, but that lie
might run independent.
Tiie desertion of Foss from the
Democratic party is a hard blow
to them and it is now generally
coinceded that, the Democrats will
not be able to carry I tie slate this
fall.
irbesisibs
IT VANCOUVER
Warrants Served on 100 Lead
ers—Warned Not to Molest
Car Operations.
Vancouver, Auk. —The po
lice served a hundred warrants
today on strikers and especially
I he leaders. The men were re
leased on hail, hut all were warn
ed not lo try lo cause any trou
ble lor the street car company
ies when they endeavored |o op
erate I lie cars. I
k
Under I lie police renulalions
and the injunction of the court
tile strikers are kept oul of a
certain zone, especially in the
immediate heiKlihorhood of I he
car hams.
WISGONSINSOLON
MAY QUIT SENATE
Gives as His Reason Poor Health
and Desire for More
Quiet Life.
Ashland, Wis., Aug'. 20.—Sen
ator Stephenson, has announced
his intention of retiring, from the
Senate, although his term of of
fice does not expire until March
з, 1915.
|Senator Stephenson gives as his
reason his poor health and a de
sire for a more quiet life.
Stephenson was elected to the
Sqlnale ip May, 1907, to fill the
и. nexpired term of Senator Spoon
er, deceased. He |)Acf served prior
to that in the House. He is re
puted to be many times a million
aire and was charged with hav
ing spent a quarter of a million
dollars to secure his election to
the* Senate.
Call fcr warrants.
Notice is hereby given that 1
will pay all city, warrants up to
and including No. 359(1 series of
1912, if presdnted within ten (10)
days from dale.
(!. (I .REYNOLDS. j
Town Treasurer.
Dated Valdez. Alaska, Aug. 19.
1913.
Mrs. Frank Weber leaves on
the Alameda for the slates.
ONE MORE ADDED
WRECK VICTIMS
K. Gustavens Boarded the Steam
er at Wrangell and is Among
the missing.
Juneau, Aug. 2fti~Onaddi
tional name must be added to the
list of drowned when (he State
of California sank. K. Gustavens,
hound from Wrangell to Juneau,
is among the missing. He work
ed at the Vermont Marble Works
at Ham Island atnd was on his
way here to week employment in
the mines.
The passenger lisls from all
stopping places between Seatllo
and Juneau have not becRi receiv
ed by telegraph and the loss of
lives will nol exceed 30, and so
far but 29 are known (o lie lost,
Iml as is general in all wrecks,
several unlisted passengers or
stowaways always show up when
an actual count is made.
OElcisSPLIT
CURRENCY BILL
Senator Owen, Chairman of Com
mittee, Against Adminis
tration Plar..
Washhifilon. I), t',., Aiifi. 20.—
Senator Owen, of the Senate cur
rency committee, is opposed to
I lie administration plan of hav
ing twelve sectional ban/is, by
which plan il was hoped to take
from New York the present in
fluence it has in money matters
and scatter it in twelve different
cities an different localities i|u
the north, south, east and west.
The senator will offer amend
ments to the preseijt hilt and ex
pects to have them/ carry as
against I he administration plan.
CAPTURE THAW
IN CANADA
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New Hampshire Sheriff Takes
Him in Custody in Canada—
Canuk Police Mold Him.
Coaticooke, Quebec, Aug. 20_
Deputy Sheriff Kelsey Coleoroon,
of New Hampshire, raptured
dlarry Thaw, the escaped mur
derer of Stanford White, and lias
t urned him' over to I hi; Called iaiy(
authorities.
Thaw made1 no resistance. v
coicwr FOR
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
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The following program will be
•rendered tomorrow afternoon, by
•(he 3bth Infantry band, from 4
to 5:
March.The Hattie Royal.
Alter.
Overture ....Poet iu^l Peaasant
Suppe.
Duette .
Dialogue, for two clarinets
by Sergeant Burger and
Corporal Livingston.
Strauss.
(iraud Selection .
The Chocolate Soldier.
Serenade.La Paloina
Yradier.
Medley Selection.
Southern Plantation Songs.
Conlerno.
Principal Musician Marion,
" DifCCtol*.
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ORDER PROBE
ALASKA WRECK
Washington Authorities Will In
vestigate the Cause of Loss
of Life.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 20.—
The Department of Commerce has
ordered a most exhaustive exam
ination into the cause of the
wreck of fthe State of California,
ai\d it is expected that drastic
laws will be passed to (prevent
tin* repetition of a similar loss
of life in future.
The heavy loss of life, espec
ially among the women passen
gers, will be fully investigated.
HOLD UP TRAIN
IN PORTLAND
Tramp on Roof of Cars is Shot
—Bandits Make Good Their
Escape.
Portland, Ore., Aug. 20.—Five
highwaymen hoarded the (). H. &
N. train at the residence' sectiolu
of Portlanjl, held up the train,
shot a tramp who was on the top
of one of the cars, fired ten shots
to scare the members of the train
crew and escaped with consider
able loot, the amount of which
cannot be determined at this time.
The work of ft he live men, was
ipiick. They spent no lime monk
eying about what they wanted.
Tile liesl man that refused to do
as lie was (old was shot at alnd al
ter a dozen shots had been tired
to intimidate tip-crew they all did
as ordered, the passengers forked
over, the safe was cradled and
the robbers left. j
A big' reward has been “fiered
by the railroad runpany. for the
arrest of the highwaymen.
BUFFi¥f
SHEDS FEUDS
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When the Sheriff Takes His
Horse, Isham, Away-to--be
Sold for llabts.
Denver, Colo., Aug. 20.—Buf
falo Bill cried today when Hie
sheriff of Arapahoe county took
away from aim his horse Ish^n,
which he lias ridden for the past
25 years, and which will be sold
in. a few days along with the rest
of the animals, tenis and equip
ment of the Buffalo Bill Wild
West show, attached by a St.
Louis printer.
William Cody wept when he
parted with his favorite horse.
depobTw
SOHIIKS
Ottawa, Can., Aug. 20.—Harry
Thaw, who was captured by the
New Hampshire1 police and turn
ed over to the Canadian authori
ties, will be deported as an un
desirable citizen.
Divorces mutually average 70
of each 100,000 population in the
foiled Stales. l\i; Austria the
averageH* I to each Ioo-.Odo.
MADE Hi ELOPE
Threatened to Expose His
Forgeries If He Did Not
60 With Her.
San Francisco, Aug. 20—Maury
biggs testified today that the
fear of the scajndal in* reference
to his forgeries, which Martha
Worthington said she would pub
lish if he failed lo leave his wife
and children and go with her lo
Heno, caused him to desert his
family ami go with her.
Martha Worthington insisted
oli going with him and gloated
frequently about her victory ov
er Mrs. biggs, whom she hated.
She was more pleased over her
triumph over her rival Ilian with
her life with him, he testified.
Mrs. biggs was called as a wit
ness today and she admitted try
ing In save her husband from
the wiles of Hie other woman.
She said that her husband was
very nervous :1ml enuld not sleep
for a week before in* ran away
with the Worthington girl.
Mis. Carmine)te testified to a
similar condition on the part of
her hushaiui.
The closing arguments are ex
pected to begin today, as all the
evidence is in.
TWO VALDEZ UDS
STIOT FOR STRIKE
Ignatius Daniels and Charles
Johnson Led Astray by Read
ing Cordova Alaskan.
t'
^Wnrl mails, J:;>n p. in.
Prospector, Valdez.
(liddie, \yitli deputies and au
to, cauplil Hie two bandits'after
a two liftin' bailie on I be oilier
side of Hie creek.
I’F.TF HASHsMAX.
The abof-c lelegram records Hie
end of the flight of two Valdez
hoys jo the new gnkj Held; that is,
almost the end, for I hey have yet
lo meet two mothers, who have
worried for , 2 4 hours, not know
ing Hie fate of the lads. (The
tale, in full, is as follows:
fgiyilins .Daniels and Charley
.Johnson.' I ired of life in Valdez,
and. having read Ihe recent cop
ies of Hie Cordova Alaskan, tell
ing of Hie gold that ran he found
on Ihe hushes in (lie Shushanna
country, and how the men who
are packing the gold on their
hacks, hringing it lo Valdez, are
compelled to drop il along the
trail as they become tired of car
rying a Ion or two of gold the 200
miles from' Ihe diggings to the
coast, started out yesterday af
ternoon for the Shushauna with
a package of candy and a hox of
matches. /
At 0 last night they were at
the road commission camp at the
seven pines and left in Ihe even
ing for Comfort, where it is sup
posed they remained for the ev
ening. At 11 this morning they
had passed Wortmans and were
started up the hill when a tele
gram sent by the frantic moth
ers to Pete Cashman asked him
to stop the stampeders and told
him of Hie runaways.
When the hoys failed to re
turn last evening both Mrs. Dan
iels and Mrs. Johnson were great
ly worried, fearing that Ihe boys
had been playing in a boat and
had fallen overboard or had been
blown down I lie bay; so they set
about hiiiiliug for them, making
a trip lo Hnzlelville, hul^ilhoul
success. They also made trips
almig Ihe beach in the hopes of
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