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Mayor
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CITY ATTORNEY
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Knirou Ai.aska I'uosckctou. Af
ter considerable discussion in local
papers, pro and eon. of the territor
ial form of government for Alaska;
after a summer spent liv the Sena
torial committee, visiting principal
settlements and towns, and after
so-styled Alaskans representing
different sections of the District
have gone to their homes in differ
ent stales, let us consider a ques
tion or two concerning existing
conditions prevalent and future
needs, at least in the middle and
western partsof Alaska.
It is conceded by almost all
thoughtful men that we need im
migration of desirable white men
and their families into this coun
try, and establishment of perman
ent homes amidst us by them. It
is admitted also, that some of our
vast natural resources, for lack of
capital, are almost untouched.
In view partly, of attracting im
migration, and for the Itcnctit of
the present population, laud laws
were enacted. But so far no desir
able effect has In-en brought altout;
and naturally it could not he other
wise so long as our neighboring
Slates are not overpopulated.
Only a f#*w years ap> no on#* ever
thought iif Alaska .is an ugrk-uj
tural country, hut now it is demon
strated positively Hint certain
hardy grains and vegetables grow
and mature.
Through the course,nf ti.ov* and
change of conditions Ala-ku will
not be lacking in numbers of per
manent white settlers; and through
industry, intelligence and hard
work, in the near future, we will he
able to develop our resources and
create markets for our agricultural
produce. In the meantime let us
Ik; watchful and always on the
alert to obliterate an evil in its in
ception or give enc.tyifimcmeiiii to a
good.
The natives, who constitute the
majority of permanent settlers, are
nearly all adherents of the Rus
sian orthodox church,and arc dom
ineered in certain matters very ef
fectively by Russian priests.
The majority of white men con
stituting the minority of the js;r
manent settlers in western Alaska,
are married to native women. The
offspring of such unions are almost
invariably brought up in the belief
of the Russian religion—and what
is the outcome? It is this: We
find in the natives and voting grow
ing-up generation loyal subjects of
the Cmr
h rom reports of American mis
sionaries we glean that it is Iteliev
e«l hv the natives of the Aleutian
islands that they are under the
rule of the Czar. Around Bristol
h»y the teaching of the English
language and American ways to
natives is prohibited hv priests and
tyoinjs (of course not openlv.)
In Jvodiak. as it was rejtortcd
not so Jjprv Ion,; since, the priest
had tlie audacity to display a Rus
•ian tl.ig^p|4||rror of the Czar.
I* pariah mo is the children
are mhght lirttS ■ext Imoks pub
lished tiniSr this supervision of
holy censorsljftjlfc^iissia. intended
to direct voiiift^^inds lo Is- loyal
•uhjccts of th«f Czar, and ar«* not
adapted to create patriotic. Utterly
loving citizens of our country.
Government schools, which
should spread enlightenment and
Patriotism, are conducted in a half
hiraped manner; of which the
priests, not losing opportunity are
taking advantage.
’rK..re ba-been >i>. instance when
' through machinations of n priest
exercises in a government school
were suspended at noon in oriler
that the children might attend the
parish school remaining part of a
school day. A similar object has
I wen contemplated by a priest in
Kodiak.
To carry on the process of Rus
sian i/.ation of natives more effect
ively there are two missions estab
lished in Kodiak whose inmates
are almost denied the privilege of
Kuglish education, as they are not
permitted to attend the government
school.
And what is more ridiculous as j
well as deplorable, whenever oppor
tunity arises the Russian priests'
are conspicuously posing as bene
factors of the native before govern
ment officials, (who during their
extensive and hurried tour of in- J
sped ion are not in a position to
discern the true state of affairs,)!
and are succeeding only too well.
And it is no wonder, as hypocrisy |
is a part of their accomplishments. |
To swell their incomes at times
they are engaged in procuring furs,
occasionally selling wine or mining,
and always on the hsikout for the
almighty dollar. The reason of
their presence in Alaska is not a
philantropiiic one.
The forces which are driving the!
Fins from their homes in Finland, \
massacreing jews in Russia, and j
causing the bloody disturbances ul
present in the Balkan provinces,
are slowly hm persistently at work
here in Alaska.
To remedy the foregoing evil we
must have an efficient school sys
tem, and compulsory education of
children in Alaska.
Now. fellow citizens, Alaskans!;
Let us be unanimous concerning
our needs. l>o we need a repre
sentative in congress (which is as
sured). or a territorial form of gov
ernment? Or, else annexation to
the domains of the Czar.
Toubasa.
Access into the interior of Alaska 1
via \ aldcz is each year becoming;
an easier matter. At the present
time a man thinks nothing of tak
ing a trip from here into the Cup
l*cr river country with a load and
hack, which lie can do in a few
days, whereas in the rush of ’UK
the people left here early in March, j
and hut few of them reached the
Copper river until the following I
winter; it actually took the major- |
ity of the 5,000, or more,that land-j
ed here that season from 40 to 00
days to cross the glacier, a feat
that can lx> accomplished now in a
week or less.
Al that time Thompson pass, ov
er which the government trail has
since Iteen constructed, was un
known but since its establishment it
is almost exclusively used bv those
going to the interior, either with or
without freight, and it-is crossed in
very quick time.
The difference is probably due to
the fact that in ’OS a great uncer
tainly exisled. and no one was fani- ,
iliar with the prevailing conditions.!
l’robably not one in the outfit had '
evt r runup against a glacier be-1
fore; tlogs anil horses were scarce,
so that men of all trades and pro
j fessions met on an equal footing.
They were forced to put the sled
rope aeross their chests and haul
! loads all day long. The uneer
|tainty consisted in the fact that,
j they were entering an entirely un- i
I explored country, nothing was;
! known of any route nor of the na-.
fives or elimate.
Now it is different; the country
has Ihcii thoroughly explored,
trails lead in every direction, road
houses with goisl iiceoiunnslnttons
are established along the principal
trails, telegraph staiions may lie
met at regular intervals across ihe
country, and the (mils are passable
all the your round owing to the
amount of eonsiant travel. From
now on four mails a month will Ik*
carried 1**1 wren here amd Yukon
and Tatiana (minis, and the gov
eruinenl will Ik* busy for the resi
ot the season hauling in supplies to
the stations. Many prospecting
outfits have lieen taken in this sea
son, and tin* snow and ice trails
are reported as in excellent condi
tion. All of which goes to assure
a stranger arriving in Valdez that
he will have no difficulty whatever
in finding his way to the interior.
In Valdez he will find an accom
modating class of people who are
willing to give him any informa
tion required. If unfamiliar with
life in this northern country and
in doubt as to what outfit is neces
sary, he will find here as good
stoies as can Ik* found anywhere,
with an unlimited supply of good*
of all kinds and sold at reasonable
prices. Our merchants are ull fain
iliar with ihe wants of a traveller
and the prospector, miner, or ex
pert who purchases here will have
nothing 10 throw away on the trail,
as tot) often happens when a new
arrival brings his outfit from the
states.
A large influx of people will go
through here this season hound
for Xizina,C'hesna, Slate, Fairbanks
Shiiihitna and other imints. and
the merchants are fully prepared
to supply all their wants.
Will Come to Fort Liscum.
Lieut. Leonard T. Baker, who
has lieen in command of Company
M, of which he is the first lieuten
ant, has liven ordered to report to
Fort Liscum for temporary duty.
It is probable that he will remain
there until spring. It is thought
the order was made on account of
the scarcity of officers at Liscum.
Lieut. Baker will lie attached to
Company 1, Thirteenth infantry,
at Fort Liscum, which is at Vuldtz.
— Alaskan.
A man-has lieen arrested in New
York for selling mines lie did not
own. He made the mistake of
not organizing himself into a trust
tirst, and then lie would not have
been expected to own anything hut
a prosjiectus.—Tacoma Lkixikh.
Shaw, phone 47.
White, the jiaperhanger, jdione 47
W. R. Hildreth carries the larg
est stock of Cook Inlet snow shoes
in Valdez.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Knokavok Co.vt. Ciiukch—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Rev. I). W. Cram. Pastor.
Services every Sunday at 10:30 a.
in. and S p. in. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 o\ iock. Melvin Demjisev.
President
Chcki i ok the Eimhhany—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Services on Sunday at 11
a. m. and S p. in. Rev. F. S. Tay
lor, Rector.
Okoeuok Alaska Moose, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meet in their own
Hall on Reser
vation Avenue,
every Thursday
evening at 8
o’eloek. O. J.
Hosford, Ruling
Spirit; ErnieB.
Wheat, Keeper
of Wa Wa.
Knichts of Pythias Club—W.
A. Rystrom. Pres., Wm. Whittlesey
See. Meets 1st anil Sfci Monday of
eaeh month in Odd Fellows eluh
riMiins.
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Valiikz Masonic Cli’b—
r Meets every Wednesday ev-!
1 eninjf at tlie rooms over
uoodell iV hdwards offices, at 8j
o’clock. 11. F. Millard, President; l
J. M. Lathrop, Secretary.
BiiOTHEHHonn ok Alaska Pioneeks.
L. Berg, Chief, Arthur Kohgal,
Secretary.
Headquarters, Afognak, Alaska.
Value* Onn Fellow’s
Cub—Meets every
Friday evening in club
rooms. B F. Miilard, Pr«s.; S. S.
Lynch, Scc’y.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
F. M. BOYLE, 1*1. D.
Physician ana Surgeon
VALDKZ.
ALASKA
Swan Building. McKinL-y St.
W. A. RYSTROM,
Dentist.
Swan
Building. Valdez.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers
VALDKZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer
MIiiiiik n»»«l Inn.l Uw«, S|h>«*in{*)«•«
VALDKZ, ALASKA
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LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Aye. Valdez.
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Wm. H. Whittlesey,
Attorney-At-Law,
U. S. Commissioner and Recorder.
CALIANO (kayak). ALASKA
T J D0N0H0E,
Attorney at Law,
swan nni.iiiNo. VALDEZ
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
U. S. Deputy Mineral and Land
Surveyor.
Next door to Nizinu.
R. B LIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER. ALASKA.
ARTHUR J. WARNER,
ASSAYER
and ANALYTICAL CHEMIST.
77-78 Sullivan Bid;. Seattle.
5. Q. MATHEWS,
Sanitary - P umbinf.
Steam Fitting ami
Water Heating.
LI VE A N I> LET LI V E. Va ldez.
H. It. Elliott E. E. Smith
Douglas City Pharmacy
Wholesale and
Retail Druggists
Douglas City, Alaska.
VALDEZ DAKEDT
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To Order.
John Walters, Prop.
Saratov Us
2nil St., back of telegraph oflice.
Mrs. Hanson, Proprietor.
Beds, $2 a Week. Baths, 25c.
HOTEL JMLLER.
Hfniltiuartero for pvoplr. lai nwimi.
I’.Ht-'K ."ni c.crs, |t Hint |l."ill j*-r tiny. FlrsuliiM.
KrMHiirrm ii: i*rmi<f<*rln:i Free lln.. Opp .sit,*
r. s. Pimii til**
W. (i. POTTS, .Manager.
I'OK Firm Ar. 4 l alvtrMly m., SEATTI.E
SditMil ni * Open All Year .
Practical Mining, Civil Mechanical, Elec
trical, Engineering, Metallurgy,
Cyanide Process.
Surveying. Architecture, Orawingand Assay
ing Assaying of Ores, F-'*: Bullion suit chlor
ination Assay, li5*; tlluw id i* Assay. flu. Full
course of Assaying. fM. Establish d U»l. Bend
for circular.
A. VAH PER If AILEN, President.
113 Fulton Street, San Francisco. (*ai. One
block west of City flail. .
GOOD GOOD/. GOOD SB..VICE
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CLUB ROOMS IN CONNECTION
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Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
SCOTT & SMITH, Props.
Felix's Restaurant
Regular Meals.
Short Orders
• A Specialty.
McKinley St Valdez.
Copper River
Braying Co.
^Freight and Passengers to
all parts of the interior
General Trucking.
W. S. AMY. ED. WOOD
McKinley St. Between Broadway and Keystone Ave.
THE 'SIESTA'
FURNISHED ROOMS
Fifty Cents and Upwards
Per Day. Fire Extra.
R. H. PARKER, Proprietor.
Camp Comfort Roadhouse.
On the trail to all interior points. Large com
fortable quarters with every accommodation for
man or Insist. Garden products in season.
Wines, Liquor, Beer and Cigars.
LEN THOMPSON, Proprietor. 12 Miles From Valdes.
Workman’s Road House
P. MAGXCSSON, Proprietor.
First roadhouse huilt on Government
Trail. Can accomodate 50 people, has large
• warm barn for 20 horses and good quarters
for dogs. Good meals and everything the
mustier desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
“Our Road House”
At Foot of Summit on Route to Interior. Best Ac
comodations for Man and Beast. Freighting to all
Points Contracted for. Address Valdez,
21 Miles From Valdez. Good pasture fenced.
WILSON, DAVISON & LITTLE, Pkopkietoks.
Beaver-Dam Roadhouse.
On the trail to Nizina, Chisna and the Tanuna,
near Government Relief Cabin in Tiekhell valley.
Best of accommodations. Good horse feed near
roadhouse.
F. G. BARTLETT, MANAGER.