ROAD
TROUBLES
Traveling Man Talks of Troubles
on Cordova Road—Officials
Working Hard.
]•'. A. Ilollabaugt), of I lie Pow -
ers Rubber Co., who is stopping at
the Seattle hold, arrived in Val
dez on the freighter Cordova af
ter spending some time in the city
of Cordova. In speaking of the
lienp on the railroad Mr. Itolla
tiaugli said that the road was op
en when tie left there to mile 32,
where three trains were stalled.
The Copper river winds blowing
the snow in around the trains as
fast as the men could shovel it
out.
The first train was stalled a
week ago Sunday, when a small
accident (o the engine caused the
stopping of the train, and before
it could be repaired the water in
i he -boiler froze. The 'second
train coming from Chitina was
also caught, and the third train
sent from Cordova io assist the
delayed trains made the I ienp
complete.
No headway could be made un
til the wind subsided, and it was
the stalled trains arriving on the
coast which was reported in yes
terday's Prospector.
Mr. TloIIabaugh says that when
he left the telephone wires were
down and no information could
hoi received in (he town as lo the
actual conditions along the road
from Mile 52 to Chitina, but as it
was blowing hard all along the
Copper it was feared that I he road
was badly blocked. The section
gangs were unable lo keep the
tracks clear of ice because of the
cold weather and (he high wind.
The railroad officials, however,
he slated, were leaving nothing
undone to clear the' line and were
exerting every effort to get Ihe
mail through and promised to
have the road open in a few days.
Many delayed interior passen
gers are wailing at Cordova for
I In* opening of I he line.
If you warn, an the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
Cl.AMS—Fresh clams, -slewed
or fried. Valdez Cafe.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
LAUNCH VIKING
Leave* from Valdez dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way point* at 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
Going out? I g f
Coming m? i H
HOTEL HOLMAN
R1NGWALD BLIX, Proprietor,
COPPER CENTER ALASKA.
Firat daaa accommodations guaranteed
Tie bat i» notbioi tea tool for mj f uiU.
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Good*~Rea*on»ble Price*
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Irei °ipe, Fittings.
DIAMOND IMPORTS
MANY MILLIONS
$40,000,000 In 1»12 and Totaled
j $300,000,000 For the Last
Ten Years
j
Oxer $30(1,000,000 lias been
paid lor diamonds and oilier pre
cious stones by (he people of the
United States during the past ton
years—a record price. With that,
amounl of money a Jleet of bat
tleships of the dreadnaught class
might be built and equipped. So
large a sum would maintain a
standing army or pay a war debt.
The year 1912, as predicted,
proved a great gem year, and ev
en in the face of the hue and cry
about “the high cost of living”
the figures show that in the year
just closed the gem imports
amounted t $40,571,5 43, which
was slightly under the year 1911,
but greater than the previous
live years.
The current production of
rough diamonds is about 8,000,
1000 carats a year, valued al about
$50,000,000. It is distributed as
follows:
British South Africa, 5,887,
025, carats; value, $41,000,000.
German South Africa, 1,000,000
carats; value, $6,000,000.
Brazil. 100,000; value, $1,000,
000.
British Guiana, 3,000 carats;
value $30,000.
United States, value $2,000.
All others (estimated) 1,009,
375; value, $1,968,000.
Total. 8,000,000 carats; value.
,$50,000,000.
Added to this, the export du
ties and commercial profits, $40,
000,000, plus (he dealers’ profits
of $10,000,000 to $12,000,000, the
total cost to consumers is now
$100,000,000 a year, of which
the United Stales pays one-half.
Every precious gem imported
into the Port of New York whieh
is the largest port of entry,
passes through the hands of one
man. Uncle Sam’s gem examin
er. William If Treadwell, prob
ably has handled more diamonds,
pearls, rubies, sapphires and oth
er precious stones in a decade
j than any other individual in tin*
| world.
| We arc acquainted In some ile
j gree with the prices that many
'world famous diamonds have been
| sold for. The Knhinoor has been
| the spell of intrigue ami war all
I through its history, and many
j priceless gents have been oldain
jed id limes will) a bullet or a
| dagger thrust.
! The Braganza diamond, I lie
size of a pullet's egg. possessed
J by l In* house I hat up to (lie rev
j nlul ion ruled over Brazil, was
"valued” by court lapidaries at a
million and a half. But in days
when money was worth more than
it is at present, single diamonds
found purchasers til staggering
prices. The Pitt diamond, often
ealle/d the "Regent,” was sold to
tne Regent .of Orleans in'1716
by Thomas Pill, grandfather of
the statesman, for a sum var
iously -stated. the smallest
amount named being $400,000,
gild the largest $700,000. For
the OrlofT, or Sceptre diamond,
weighing 19 4 3- 4 carats, and the
choicest of the Russian crown
jewels, Prince OrlofT in 1772, it is
said, paid $450,000, that he might
I present it to Catherine U.
They tell us that Pitt stole the
| diamond that bears his name.
I "They say” that the Florentine
diamond, one of the Austrian
crown jewels, came legitimately,
though by chance, into the pos
session of a private soldier. Not
knowing its value, he sold it for
a florin. The Sancy diamond,
they say, stolen from the Duke of
! Burgundy, was on its way to be
presented to the King of Portu
gal when the servant who convey
ed it was at tacked by robbers. He
swallowed the jewel and it was af
terward recovered from his dead
I body.
All sorls ol WOiru ami mysici
ious stories have been woven
about the famous “Hope dia
mond,” most of them untrue, so,
all in all, one must discount al
leged “values” and “history” ol
I he greatest majority of the more
notable gems.
The Dancers.
Tonight at Moose hall the us
ual Wednesday evening dance al
9:30 sharp. Home waltz at 12
flood music and fine floor.
MERCER LOSES
PHOTO OUTFIT
A lire destroyed the studio of
A. C. Mercer, formerly of Valdez,
Sunday morning, March 15. The
tire gutted the Olds estate cabin
used by him as a photograph
studio. .■
Damage in Ihe sum of $5,000
was done. The building was also
used by Fred Garner as a storage
room. The lire got a good start
before if was discovered. -Cracks
in the chimney, at a point be
tween the roof and the ceiling of
the building, are believed to have
starlet the blaze, which smoul
dered in Ihe garret until it broke
through the ceiling, giving its
first warning, but too late for
Mr. Mercer, who was reading in
the back room, to save any of his
belongings. The roof caved in at
the same time he discovered the
flames, and he received minor
scratches from flying boards.
Mr. Mercer lost negatives and
photographic paraphernalia val
ued at $5,600. Five cameras
were destroyed and several lenses,
one of which alone was worth
$500, and of a make which can
not be duplicated. Mr. Mercer’s
negatives were gathered all over
Alaska and represent two years’
work. They were to have been
reproduced in book form and
their loss is irremediable. No in
surance was carried on Ihe build
ing or its contents.
The Olds estate is loser in Ihe
sum of $350. The building was
burned throughout. Mr. Garner
places his loss at about $50.
The fire department, had trou
ble with a length of hose that
was frozen and the chemical al
so worked badly at first.—Juneau
Dispatch.
F. I,. Wagner left town for
Shoup bay to visit his property
on the bay. upon which he in
tends doing much development
Work ttiis summer.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Chris Tjosevig, E. P. Casn
man, Oscar Olson, N. P. Jensen,
Frank Guslafson, L. M. Price, ad
ministrator of the estate of Alex.
Nesbitt, deceased, and the heirs
of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased, and
the heirs, assigns, personal rep
resentatives and successors of
each of you: *
Yon and each of you are here
by notified that the undersigned,
Ears Holland, John McDonald,
Chris Johnson and Adolph Ear
sen. co-owners with you of the
Viking group of fourteen lode
mining claims situated about five
miles northeasterly from the
head of Gravina bay. Prince Wil
liam sound, in Valdez mining
and recoroing district, Territory
of Alaska, to-wit: The Viking
No. 1, Viking No. 2, Viking No. 3,
Viking No. 4, Viking No. 5, Vik
ing No. 6, Viking No. 7, Viking
No. 8, Viking No. 9. Viking No. 10,
Viking No. It, Viking No. 12,
Viking No. 13, Viking No. 14, have
expended labor and improvements
upon said group of claims to the
amount and value of fourteen
hundred dollars ($1,400) in each
of the years 1910, 1911, 1912,in
cluding certain amounts contrib
uted by you or some of you; that
each of you above-named, co
owners in said group, respective
ly, is delinquent in the amount
due for annual labor, in the
amounts and for the years here
inafter specified, to-wit:
Chris Tjosevig, $700 for the
years 19lu, 1911, 1912; E. P.
Cashman, $437.50 for the years
1910, 1911, 1912; Oscar Olson,
$225 for the years 1910, 1911,
1912; N. P. Jensen. $180 for the
years 1911, 1912; Frank Gustaf
son, $270 for the years 1911,1912;
estate of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased,
$90 for the years 1911, 1912; that
the amounts specified are the
amounts due respectively from
each of you as your respective un
paid proportions of the amount
necessary to be expended for the
years named, to hold possessory
right and title to said fourteen
mining claims under the provis
ions of Section 2324 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United
States, and the amendments
thereto: the last of said annual
expenditures being the amount
necessary to bold said claims for
and during the year ending De
cember 31, 1913.
And if you, or any of you. tail
or refuse to make payment of t he
amount above specified and recit
ed as due from you as a co-own
er, according to law. within ninety
days after personal service ol
this notice upon you, if personal
service be made, or within ninety
ninety days after the completion
of publication thereof according
to law, the interest of any of you
who may fail or refuse to make
the payment due from him as a
co-owner will become the prop
erty of the undersigned co-own
ers', who have made the required
expenditure, pursuant to saic
statute. , ,
Dated Valdez, Alaska, January
2. 1913
EARS HOLLAND.
JOHN MCDONALD.
GUS JOHNSON.
' ADOLPH J. LARSEN
Date first pub. Jan. 2. 1913.
Date last pub. Apri' 17, 1913.
McIntosh Stage Line
Mail and Passengers from and to Valdez.
Connecting at Willow Creek with the Orr
Stage Line for Fairbanks and the interior.
ROBERT McINTOSH, Mgr.
FRYE-BRUHN CO. I
Phone 29
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Mutton, Veal,
POULTRY.
Oysters, Fresh Fish,
Fresh Vegetables,
Fruits.
BUTTER and EGGS
The bread that makes
good toast. Its a neces
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Potato yeast whole nnP I P|
wheat,rye and Ger- KKhMI
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Coffee Rolls, Cakes and
Pies.
All Quality Goods at
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OAKERY.
Copper River
Draying Co.
1 i
freighting anil passengers to all pails
of the interior. General Trucking
hid. Wood, - Proprietor
McKiniey St. Valdez*
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ROOMS
Steam Heat
Always Clean
and 'Comfortable
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In the
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SiRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward. Alaraa
Launches and Lighters
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Steamers via the INSIDE PASSAGE calling at Ketchikan. Ju
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cum, Latoucke, Seward, Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak.
From South From Arrrive tit
Sailings Seattle Valdez Seattle
Yukon.Feb. 20.Mar. 4.Mat. 12
Sampson.... Mar. 5 .Mar. 16— Mar. 21
Yukon .Mar. 20.Apr. 4 — Apr. 12
Sampson_Mar. 27.Apr. 7 Apr. 12
Sampson_Apr. 15.Apr. 25 Apr. 30
Yukon. Apr. 20.May 6 May 14
{Sampson.. .May 5 .May 16.May 21
Yukon .May 20—for Kuskokwim river, call
ing at regular ports en route.
{Sampson.. .May 27.June 8.June 13
Sampson_June 15.June 25 July 1
SubL-ct to chan«e without notice
S. S.)Yukon calls
| at KNIK anchor
i age monthly from
j May 1st to Nov.
11st, inclusivs; also
calls at Iliamna
leaving Seattle on
20th of April, i
June, August and '
October.
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California connections—Alaska-Pacific S. S. Co. _j
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General Agent Local Agent
Seattle Sailings "is
Fine steamships Mariposa, and Alameda leaving
here about
lOth, 20th and 30th
of each month all the year around.
Mail, Express, Freight and Passenger line
Via Inside Passage
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
SERIAL NO. 01564.
in (lie I'nited States Land Office al Ju
neau Alaska, Feb. if. 1913.
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance I
or an an or Congress approved May 10,
1872, the Knight's Island Alaska Copper
Company, a corporation by and through
John Lvoiis, whose poslofnce adress Is
Valdez. Alaska, its regularly authorized
agent and attorney 111 Tart, has made ap
plication for a L'. S. patent for the Tre
nionl, Anna 1AJaz, l.akevlew. Legal
Tender. Itully Hoy, Winchester, Hillside,
and Wulcrfrolif, lode miiiiiiR claims, liear
ing copper, together with surface ground
as' allowed by law. lying, being ami sit
uate in the recording precinct of Valdez,
Alaska, and described by the official plal
and by Hie Held notes of L\ S. Mineral
Survey No. 954, oil lllc ill the office or tile
Register of the Juneau Land Histncl, al
June,in. Alaska, as follows, to-wit:
Tremont Lode.
Rcgiiiniug at cor. No. i, whence r. s.
L. M. No. 16, bears S. 51 deg. 55 mill.
I-:. 42.no rt. (list.; ihence N. 71 deg. 38
mill. \V. 000 ft. to cor. No. 2: thence N.
20 (leg. 15 min. K. 1072.53 ft. to cor.
No. 3; thenre S. 71 deg. 38 min. K. 00(1
ft. to cor. No. 4; tlicnce S. 20 deg. 15
min. W. 1072.53 ri. lo cor. No. 1, the
place nr beginning. Area 14.033 acres.
The location notice or said claim being
duly of record in the office or tlie Re
corder at Valdez, Alaska, in Book J. of
Mining I,orations at page 475 of tile rec
ords or said office. This rlaim is bound
ed on the north by the l.akevlew claim,
and unknown claimants; on the south by
the Anna H. lode and unknown claim
ants; on the east by unknown claimants;
on the west h.v the l.akevlew lode.
Anna D. Lode.
Beginning at cor. No. 1. whence l. s.
I.. M. No. 10, bears -S. 51 deg. 55 mill.
E. 42.00 fl. dist.; thence S. 18 deg. 22
min. \V. 873.42 rt. to eor. No. 2; thence
N. 71 deg. 38 min. W. 000 rt. to cor.
No. 3: Ho'lice N. 18 (leg. 22 lllin. t.
, ; jn. ti cor. Nil. i: Ihence 9. 71
' g as min F. (loo IT. lo eor. No. I,
the place or beginning. Area 12.031
acres The Ideation notire or said rlaim
being duly or record in the office or the
Recorder at Valdez, Alaska, in Book J.
or Mining Locations at page 47 4 or the
records or said office. This claim is.
hounded on the north by the Tremont
lode: on the south by the Ajax lode; on
the east bv unknown claimants; on the
west by the Legal Tender lode.
Ajax Lode.
Beginning al eor. No. I. whence U. s.
I.. 51. No. 10. bears N. 21 deg. 02 nilu.
K. (list.; thenre S. 18 deg. 22 mill. W.
1500 ri. to eor. No. 2; thenre N. 71 deg.
38 min. \V. 000 rt. to cor No. 3: thence
N. 18 deg. 22 min. E. 1500 rt. to cor.
No. 4; thenre 8. 71 deg. 38 mill. E. 600
rt. lo cor. No. t, the blare or beginning.
Area 20.001 acres. The location notlre
or said claim being duly or record in the
office or the Recorder at Valdez. Alaska.
In Book J. or Mining Loeations. at page
475. or the records or said office. This
claim Is bounded on the north by the
Anna I). lode; on the south by unknown
claimants; on the east by ""known olaim
anls; on Ihe west by the Bully Boy iode.
Lakevlew Lode.
Beginning at cor. No. 1 whence 11 8.
I XI No. 10. bears S. 70 deg. 21 min.
e' 04n 37 ri. (list.; thence N. 71 deg. 38
min w 530.40 ri. to eor. No. 2; thence
\ jo deg ;o mill. E. 1005.it ft. to eor.
No 3; thence 9. 7 1 deg. 38 min. F.. 000
rr to eor. No. i; thence 8. 26 deg 15
min. VV. 1072.53 rt. to eor. No. 1. the
place or beginning. Area 13.050 acres.
The location notice of said claim being
duly of record In the office of the Re
corder at Valdez. Alaska. In Rook J. or
Mining Loeations. at page 472 or the rec
ords of said offtoe. This claim Is bound
ed on the north by unknown claimants;
I on the south by the Legal Tender lode;
Ion the cast bv the Tremont lode: on the
I west by the Winchester lode
Legal Tondor Lode.
beginning at cor. No. 1. whence 1 — 8.
t„ M. No. 10, boars s. 70 deg. 21 min.
E. 040.37 ft. (list.: thence 8. 18 **
min W. 873.42 rt. to eor. No. 2: thence
N 71 deg. 38 min. W. 600 ft to eor.
No. 3; Ihence N. 29 (teg. 39 min. E. 875.60
ft. to eor. No. 4: thence 9. 71 deg. 38
min. E. 536.40 ft. to eor. No. I. the
place or beginning. Area it.399 acres.
The location notice or said claim Is duly
of record In the office of Ihe Recorder at
Valdez. Alaska. In Book J. of Mining Lo
cations. at page 473, of the records ot
.-aril office. Tills claim is bounded on tlie
norm by the Lakeview' lode; on llie south
bv llie Dully ooy lode; on the. east by
Hie Anna I). lode; on tile west by Hie
Hillside lode.
Bully Boy Lode.
Ili-yiiinliiy at cor. .No. i, whence i , s
I.. M. No. in, bears V r.r. deg. 0:1 nine
!■:. 1(171.11 t'l. dist; tlienee S. Is deg. si
linn \V. iroio rt. to eor. No. llienre
X. 7 1 dey. 38 mill. W. i.oo M. lo co>
No. a; Hieileo N. IS dey. 22 mill. E.
1500 ri to cor. No. i: thence s. 7 1 dey.
38 mill. K. COO fl. to tor. No. I. Hie
place or heyinniny. Area 20.661 acres
llie loealion notice ol' said rlann is duly
of record in Hie office of 11n- Ilecorder at
Valdez, Alaska, in Hook .1. of Mininy Lo
cations, at paye 171. of the records or
said office. This claim Is hounded on
tin' north hy Hie l.cyal Tender lode; on
Hie south hy unknown claimants; on tie
east hy the Ajax lode; on llie xvesl hy the
Winchester lode.
Winchester Lode.
Heyinniny at eor.. No. 1. •whence L. S.
L. SI. No. 16. bears 8. 7n dey. 56 min. *
L. 1176.58 rt. dist.; tlienee N. 71 dey
38 min. W. 600 ft. to eor. No. 2; thence
N. 35 dey. It tnln. E. lino.id ft. to cm.
No. 3; tlienee 8. 7 1 dey. 38 min. I.. 362.70
fl. to eor. No. I: llienre 8. 22 dey. 52 min
W. 1065.11 rt. io eor. No. t. Hie piare or
heyinniny. Area 11.735 acres. The lo
cation notice of said claim is duly of ree
ord in the office of the Recorder at Val
dez. Alaska, in Hook .1. of Mininy Loca
tions, at paye 476, of Ihe record* of said
office. Tills claim is bounded on Hie norm
by unknown claimants; on the south by
llie Hillside lode; on Ihe east by the
Lakeview lode: on the west hy unknown
claimants.
Hillside Lode.
Heyinniny at cor. No. l. whence l.\ 8
I.. M. No. 16 hears 8. 7(1 dey. 5* min
E. 1176.58 ft. (list.; thence 8. 22 (ley
32 min. W. 875.66 ft. to cor. No. 2;
thence N. 71 dey. 38 ndn. W. 575.37 ft
to eor. No. 3; thence N. 20 dey. 55 min
E. 871.40 fl. to cor. No. 4; thence 8
71 dey. 38 mill. E. 600 rt. lo cor. No
I. tlic place or beyinnniny. Area 11.78 1
acres. The location notice or said claim
is (inly of record In llie office of the Re
corder at Vaidez. Alaska. In Hook 3. of
Mininy Locations, at paye 477, or the
records of said office. This claim is
hounded on the north by the Winchester
lode and unknown claimants; on the south
hv the Waterfront lode; on the east by thi
tcyal Tender lode; on the. west by un
known claimants.
Waterfront Lode.
Reylnniny at cor. No. I. whence l\ 8.
L. M. No. 16, hears X. 73 dey. 39 min. E.
1508.1 1 ft. dist.: tlienee 8. 18 dey. 22
min. AV. 1500 rt. to eor. No. 2; tlienee
X. 71 dey. 38 min. W. 575.37 ft. to cor.
No. 3; thence X. 16 dey. 46 min. E. 391 ft
to eor. No. 4; thence X. 16 dey. 20 min
W. 326.32 fl. to eor. No. 5; tlienee N.
18 dey. 22 ndn. E. 887.18 ri. to cor. No
6: thence 8 7 1 dey. 38 mill. E. 575.37
rt. to eor. No. 1. the place or heyinniny.
Area 18.501 acres. The location notice
of said claim is duly of record in the
office or the Recorder at A'aldez. Alas
ka. In Book J. or Mininy Locations, at
paye 473. of lln- records or said office.
Tills claim is hounded on the north hy
the Hillside lode: on llie south hy nil
known claimants; on the East by the
Bullv Bov lode; on Ihe west by Dryer
Bay'nnd unknown claimants. Var. at all
corners this survey 27 dey. 00 min. E
The survey eoverlny said mininy claims
belny designated as Mineral Survey No
954.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
Iv any portion of said mining claims or
surface ground, are hereby required to
file their adverse claims, with the Bey
Ister of the U. 8. Land Office at Ju
neau. Alaska, within the time prescrib
ed by law, or they will be barred by
! virtue or the provisions or the statute.
| C. B. WALKER.
Register.
It Is hereby ordered that the forego-"
Ing notice be published for Ihe statutory
period in the “A’aldez Dally Prospector. ’
a dallv newspaper published at \aldez.
A,aaka- r. n. WALKER.
Reyister.
Date or ffrst pith. Feb. 26, 1913.
Date of lafet pub. April 30. 1913.
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