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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1915
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ALASKA LITTLE KNOWN.
Tbe mind of the average easterner
is a storehouse of misinformation on
^matters Alaskan. The same mind
that pictures the Southerner as a
lank, lean, bearded individual in h*;;h
top boots, with blacksnake whip in
hand, has caused Alaska to be pic
tured as the habitat of walrus, p ilar
bears and icebergs. You never see
pictures of green fields and smil
ing valleys, and herds of cattle, and
fields of oats, barley or potatoes. It
is always of men dressed in parkas,
driving dogteams, and looking as if
they were on the point of congealing
with the cold. Alaskans themselves
are responsible for a lot of tnis mis
information. as they are prone to send
out to their relatives exaggerated pic- j
tures of our climate. They say if j
asked why they don’t show our sum- j
mer pictures: “Oh, they see all of that
out in the states.”
We have received numerous letters
since taking charge of the paper that j
would cause one interested in the j
country to tear his hair and weep j
tears of shame for the ignorance of ;
his fellow-countrymen. Only this ;
week we received a letter from an I
inquirer in Michigan, stating that she '
would like to come to Valdez, and
asking if there were any white worn- 1
en in the town.
It would be hard to convince this
lady that dress suits and silk under
wear are as common in Valdez as in j
Cheboygan, and that our ladies are j
as educated and refined as any in the
land. Our schools, and churches, and 1
libraries are equal to any in the East j
in proportion to population. B V. D.’s
and toothpaste are used as commonly ;
here as in Kalamazoo, and seven-but
ton kids and silk umbrellas are as
plentiful as mushrooms in Texas. We
use as pure English and wipe our i
red noses upon as clean handker-j
chiefs as they do in Detroit. Club
life and social amenties are as strict- .
ly observed as in Menominee. In fact, i
ohr anatomies and nerve centers are
so nearly identical with that of the
good people of Michigan, that a sur- i
■ geon from that State could find our |
appendix as unerringly as if we were j
human beings.
Only a year or so back the post-;
office department at Washington ^
wrote a very vigorous letter to the
postmaster at Dawson, telling him if
lierdid not receive a report from his j
office immediately he would close up
the office; that he had received no
report from him, and that one should
be filed immediately. As Dawson is
?in Canadaian territory, the postmas
ter very wisely objected to sending
n his report to Uncle Sam.
A department store from New York
•efuses to ship goods to Alaska, as
le does not care for business from a
‘foreign country.” The Kansas City
itar wants more money for sending
hat journal of intelligence to our
nsular possessions, and a man from
owa wants to know if we publish
ur paper in Eskimo or English. |
He does not know that the interior
as better farms than the state of
Dwa; that crops are heavier and
le chances of failure less; that hun
reds of settlers are raising thou
inds of tons of potatoes of superior
uality, acres of barley and oats, and
ammoth cabbages, turnips, lettuce
;id peas. Cattle graze \ the year
bund in localities where he imag
' es the festive snowshoe rabbit ekes ■
precarious existence;chickens, i
>gs and horses thrive in a climate j
cooler summers and milder win-1
rs than back in Io-way. Automo-1
le8 dash along the highways where
he is wont to picture dog-teams;
fashionably dressed people attend
services in our churches, and little
children shout merrily at their play.
Yes it is different from the States;
so much different that one who is
used to the heat and the dust, and
the cold and the storms, and the
precarious existence eked out in the
crowded cities,’ and the hum-drum
from hand-to-mouth way of living of
the average easterner, will wonder,
after a year spent in this delightful
paradise, why they never studied
geography' more and paid less atten
tion to bunny-hugging.
The trouble with Alaska is that she
has been seen from the deck of a
steamship, while the author of “For
ty Years on Snowshoes” has reclined
gracefully in a steamer chair, and
examined our coast line with a pair
of cheap binoculars. Of course there
are snow-clad mountains and im
mense glacial fields, and polar bears
and walruses—it would not be Alas
ka without them, but unfortunately
the tourist has not seen anything
else. Things that are common at
home he overlooks, and seeks only
the unnatural and the exaggerated.
He is amazed that we take him for a
gentleman and invite him to our
homes—he straightway writes of our
wonderful hospitality. If we give
him a ten-cent stogie, he writes of
the extravagance of the oldtimer; and
column after column is devoted to
the wonderful fact that he finds pho
nographs and books everywhere. Why
shouldn’t we? Alaskans are not rear
ed to the music of tomtoms.
Alaska is a great country; a win
some, wonderful country; but it is
as little understood by the average
Easterner as it is by the average con
gressman. Some day the people back
there will wake up, and find Alaska
superior to the States in every way— !
in climate, soil, and citizenry.
The U. S. Department of Agricul- j
ture sends us a copy of Soil Renais
sance In Alaska, with an Estimate |
of the Agricultural Possibilities of;
the Cook-Inlet Susitna Country; the j
Yukon-Tanana Regions, and the Cop-j
per River Valley. This is a wonder
ful work and shows better than col
umns of newspaper dope could do
the wonderful possibilities of this
country as an agricultural region.
Vast fields are shown in the Tanana
Valley, filled with cattle, horses, pigs
and poultry. Waving fields of grain
are shown, with harvesters at work
the same as in Illinois. Huge crops
of cabba'ges and other vegetables are
shown, together with beautiful farms
and a level fertile valley, where crop j
failures are unknown, and where the j
farms are dotted with pretty houses
and substantial fences. It is a won- j
derfully convincing demonstration of
what the soil will produce in the ter
ritory, and every .citizen of Alaska
should have a copy sent to some rela- j
tive or friend in the east. The book i
is profusely illustrated and is well;
worth perusing. ,
Prince William Sound is credited in |
an eastern mining journal with hav
ing the largest deposits of copper ore,
in the world, and the same journal
states that at the close of the war >
a mining boom, such as never experi-1
enced in Alaska, will be enjoyed by
this district. What the district is in
need of now, more than any other!
one thing, is a smelter. The haul of;
1600 miles to Tacoma is too costly
for ore carrying but 15 to 25 per
cent values; and if the government
gives this district cheap coal, we may,
expect to see a smelter erected in this
district in the near future. Thou-:
sands of tons of ore go from the;
Sound to Tacoma annually, and our ]
mine owners are ready to welcome j
any condition which will lower the j
price of reducing their ores. ;
Winter has come in the interior.
Old Boreas has come down from the I
north and the ground at Fairbanks
is covered with snow, and the ther
mometer registers 8 above zero. In
Valdez the sun is shining warm and
bright, a constant source of pure de
light; the little flowers down in their
beds, are peeping up their tiny heads;
the mamalute his work all done is
slumbering out in the sun. The fes
tive youth and maiden sweet are
wandering around the street; it is
the best time of the year; no chilling
blasts can enter here; he do not have
to feed the stock, nor freeze our toes i
EAGLE HALL
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Thursday Evening, at 8 O’Clock
Empress Program:
Selections by the Empress Instrumental Trio.
Pathe Weekly News I(o. 87.
Her Victory Eternal—Splendid Selig Drama.
Grouch the Engineer—Interesting railroad story.
Hobo and the Myth—Farce Comedy.
Admission 25c. Children occupying seats 15c.
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to wind the clock; we never freeze
our Roman noses; the frost can
never touch our roses; ’tis joyous
peace throughout the year, for win
ter has not entered here.
P. S. Hunt, Valdez’ leading pho
tographer has a choice collection of
Alaskan views at his studio, that
would make the average tenderfoot
sit up and grab for his purse. Mr.
Hunt has been taking Alaska views
for many years, and in connection
with his camera has a moving pic
ture machine, for views of Alaska
industries. Many of his pictures are
on exhibition in Seattle and Eastern
cities, where they are exciting much
interest. It would be a good thing
for the Chamber of Commerce, from
time to time to send some of Mr.
Hunt’s slides to eastern cities, where
they could be used with beneficial
results in turning the flow of west
ern immigration toward Alaska. Pic
tures are the most convincing adver
tising that can be used nowadays.
Russia is engaged in internecine
strife, her peasantry opposing the
continuation of a war which has cost
her so dearly, and troops have been
necessary to quell the riots. War has
demoralized every branch of trade
in the empire, and thousands are re
ported starving in the cities. The
government has taken over all the
factories and soldiers are compell
ing every woman in the empire to
assist in making ammunition; peas
ant and autocrat alike. There are
lots worse places to live in at the
present moment than Valdez.
Valdez has a democratic club.
This is no unusual thing as there
are scores of democratic clubs in the
territory, but the Valdez democratic
club differs from the majority in that
their debts are all paid and they
have plenty of money in the treasury
for the further promulgation of Jef
fersonian principles in the coming
campaign. The club is composed of
a bunch of live wires, and at the
meeting Saturday night plans will be
outlined for the club’s activities the
coming year.
We have received a letter from an
Eastern friend asking if it is true
that many Alaskans go crazy. We
have investigated the matter at some
length and have found out they do.
After they come from the States and
put in a winter or two in this beait
tiful climate, their minds give way
grieving over what they have missed
in not coming to the territory sooner.
Miss Prosperity has made her
appearance in the Eastern States, ac
cording to press reports. Philadel
phia reports an unprecedented era of
business revival the past year, and
New York, Boston, and Chicago all
pour out libations to the charming
miss. Valdez is on her itinerary, and
our citizens will welcome her with
open arms.
When writing to your Eastern
friends do not fail to mention our
warm, bright, sunshiny days. They
are having such horrible weather
back there that Alaska may seem a
desirable place to spend the winter.
This bright, balmy weather should
banish the blues and cause a feel
ing of good cheer and optimism to
flourish even as the green bay tree.
Germany’s potato crop Is reported
to reach the enormous total of sixty
million tons. What an incentive to
an Irishman to conquer Germany.
From Our Exchanges.
The German fleet still rests on an
even Kiel.—New York Telegram.
The report of prohibition in Ala
bama sounds like moonshine.
The Germans have seized Przasny
szyl, which is easier done than said.
—Boston Transcript.
What Russia needs is a grand duke
with a head as long as his legs'.—
New York Herald.
Thaw is sane, in which case he has
the advantage over millions of his ad
mirers.—Boston Transcript.
Who' would have suspected that
Thomas A. Edison was a deserving
democrat?—Boston Transcript.
Well, if we have a war with Ger
many, the Georgia militia is always
mobilized nowadays.—Boston Trans
cript.
One reason that the Russian army
feels so perfectly free to retreat is
that it has so much territory behind
it.—Seattle P.-I.
We are not one to decry Great Bri
tain’s part in this war. We think on
the whole that she has backed up
Canada very- well.—Columbia State.
Everything seems to suggest that
the Mexican government would rath
er fight for a constitutional govern
ment than to have one.—Chicago
Herald.
It’s about time for Germany to re
taliate for England’s reprisal for Ger
many’s revenge for England’s reply
to Germany’s air raid.—Philadelphia
North American.
Del Monte
The 1915 pack of the famous Del Monte Fruits
and Vegetables is now in the market and we
take pleasure in showing the entire line.
AH New Goods—All This Year’s Pack
The quality of the Del Monte brand has been clearly
shown by being awarded the only
First Grand Prize
at the San Francisco and San Diego Fairs against all
competition.
To further introduce this line we will give away twenty dozen
of the famous Melba Peaches—one can free with every dollar
purchase of Del Monte Fruits and Vegetables—one only to a
customer.
All Del Monte Fruits, 25c per can, $2.75 per doz.
All Del Monte Vegetables, 20c per can, $2.25 per doz.
Del Monte Solid Pack Tomatoes, 15c per can.
Del Monte Standard Tomatoes, tOc per can.
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
SIXTY MILLION TONS
GERMAN POTATO CLOP.
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BERLIN, Oct., 13.—The German
government has compiled figures
showing that the potato crop of the
empire has been safely harvested and
aggregates the enormous total of six
ty million tons. During the early
summer a blight was reporteu to
have damaged the crop, but reports
from every part of the empire state
that the average yield equals that
of last year.
"Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
Receiver’s Notice to Creditors.
No. 751
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
George Ker, Plaintiff, vs. Cameron
Johnson Gold Mining Company, a
Corporation, Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that by or
der of the above-named court in tha
above-entitled cause all creditors of
the above-named defendant, Camer
on-Johnson Gild Mining Company, a
corporation, and all persons having
claims of any kind against said de- j
fendant are required to exhibit the
same, duly proved and verified to the
undersigned receiver of said corpora
tion on or before the 10th day of
November, 1915, at the office of said
receiver in the City of Valdez,'in the
Territory of Alaska. All claims not
so presented and exhibited to said re
ceiver on or before said date will be
barred.
Dated this 4th day of October,
1915.
W. M. GOODWIN,
Receiver of Cameron-Johnson Gold '
Mining Company, a corporation,
the above-named defendant.
First publication Oct. 4, 1915.
Last publication Nov. 1, 1915.
Mo. 5t
Valdez Hospital
Largest anji Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Grsdaate Nurses—Private Rooms for Pstienti
For Tanay'and Particular*!Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge,
Copper River -
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
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McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National (Jnlveralty,
Waahlnffton, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHOXE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone » THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Plioue 31 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORN E V S-AT-L A W
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Aecepted Manona.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. IS. GRIGSRV. W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone an<£Hobart Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms for Patients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP
SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
Somebody
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 still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
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ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
w Shamrock
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Ellamar, Land lock Bay,
and Fidalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Rates, Apply on Boat.
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Rooms—The House of Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special RatesfBy the Moil
PHONE 133 MRS SYRINGyJW.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT'SHAFFER, President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdez, Alaska.
Dougherty & Fergusoi
GENERAL
Merchandise,
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Pinzon Cigar Stored
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE.
Teaming of AU Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered IT»*
less Paid for in Advance