Copper of Priace William Sound.
So much excitement lias been
caused by tlie very rich copper
prospects of tlie interior, that Un
important dcjiosits of the islands
and mainland of Prince William
sound have l>ecn almost forgotten.
Although the ores arc lew rich
than those of tlie interior tl*ey pos
aeaa the advantage of having been
proved to extend in depth; they
are immediately accessible, and it
will always be possible to work
lower grade ores on the sound than
in the interior.
The Prince William sound cop
per belt is shaped approximately I
like a horse shoe; it iollows the |
course of the greenstone upheaval;
which form a aeries of mountain-j
ous islands extending from Hoodoo,
island across Fleming island, and j
along Knight’s and Glacier islands'
to the mouth of Valdez inlet, and
thence it runs along tlie mainland'
past cop{ier mountain, across Fi
dalgo and Sheep lwy towards Orca,
and proliably hevond.
The El la mar mine ami the La
touche bonanza arc well establish
ed, both being in oondition to stojie
out pay ore in large quantities.
There are a number of other proper
ties in course of development. In
the Copper mountain disi iot is
the Mitchell mining company’s
property, approached from the
head of Galena hay and the Bould
er bay property in close proximity.
In Landlocked liay, on the other
aide of the mountain, development
is lately proceeding very rapidly:
five different pro|>ertics are lteing
opened up by different parties, the
the operations on all but one Wing
supported by Valdez capitul The
Keystone, owned by Dickey &
Grove, has prolmhly shown up to
the beat advantage as far as devel
opment has proceeded; almm 100
tons of 15 per cent, ore having Wen
gotten out in driving tW 50 feet of
tunnel thus far completed, there
being every sign of continuity. All
the owners in this district are re
ceiving encouraging results and are
pushing development.
un uaiourn island me nincKDiro
and the Carlson east coast proper
ties are the principal ones after
the Bonanza, and on Knight's is
land the Harvey and Sponglierg A
Simpson properties. The latter is a
large island having many favora
ble indications of the existence of
large ore bodies, enough timber
and splendid harbors; it well de
serves the attention of prospectors.
On Glacier island several El la
mar parties are opening up pros
pects, tli* formation here is some
what different from that of other
parts of the belt.
Considering the enormous area
of this belt one might sav it is al
most untouched: very little pros
pecting has been done although the
development which has been almost
altogether of a legitimate charac
ter has been more than favorable.
The region presents to tlie business
like prospector the advantages of
being practically a new area, adja
cent to ocean water and needing
no railroad facilities, possessing all
the other economical advantages
for the mining and reduction of
copper ores; and being easily and
quickly readied from a base of
cheap supplies, can he prospected
and developed with a minimum
outlay.
Afognak Letter.
Afounak, Alnskn, March 18.—On
March 15th a rousing mass meet
ing Was held by residents of this
place in the government school
house, to consider over and protest
against the injustice done by the
government towards inhabitants
of Afognak island, by restraining
them from catching fish for sale,
and for the establishment of a post
office in Afognak.
The meeting was opened by A.
Friedolin; J. Folstad was appoint
ed chairman, and the functions of
secretary were skilfully performed
by R. Francis.
After some discussion a commit
tee was selected who drew up reso
lutions addressed to the postmaster
general |>etitioning for establish
ment of jiostoffice in Afognak. Tin
resolution was submitted to the
meeting, unanimously adopted and
signed the next day.
The next and most imjiortant
business brought liefore the meet
ing wastiieopcniugof the Afognak
island tisli reserve to its inhabit
ants—a question involving the well
being of every man, woman and
child on the island.
After various opinions expressed
on the matter, the meeting apjioint
ed a committee to draw a resolu
tion to secretary of the treasury,
petitioning that the inhabitants In
allowed to sell fish from Afognak
island. The resolution was ably
drafted, submitted to the meeting,
unanimously adopted and later on
circulated for signatures.
The meeting was well behaved
and interesting from the beginning
to the end, and showed that people
are awakening from procrastina
tion at last.
Afognak island lias been popu
lated from time immemorial by
numerous Aleuts. In the begin
ning of last century Russians, after
serving their time either in the ser
Continued on Fourth Page.
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at Tyonic, Cook Inlet.
LENGTH - 45 Feet
BEAM - • 13 Feet
DEPTH 4 Feet 5 Inches
NEARLY NEW.
For Particulars address
H. M. WETHERBEE,
KUSSILOFF, Cook Inlet.
Prospectors t Hunters
Will lave their freight and expense of
handling by purehasing their
supplies at the stores of
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COOK INLET, ALASKA.
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PROVISIONS, ETC.
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KENAI, ALASKA.
Call for
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A Pure Home Product
On Tap Everywhere. Shipped
To AH Points Along The Coast
Valdez Brewing Company
Phone 37
CHINESE GIRL’S STRATEGY. '
■y DmiItIii >m Utin A* Kept
• Lairs* Army Caaataatly at
■•v Call.
The recurrence of disturbances la
•outhern China, reported la the tel
egraph dispatches, make interesting
some details of the personality of
Liao Kuan Yin, the beautiful worn- |
an Boxer, who, during the first trou
bles, acted as a tort of Chinese Joaa
of Arc. 8he rallied to her standard
• large number of well-known des
peradoes, until her followers num
bered something like 10,000 fighting
men, reports the Detroit Free Press.
She held the chiefs of these forces
faithful to her bj making lore te
them and permitting them, aa man/
as aix at a time, each to fane/ that
he waa the chosen one. Soon, how
over, her duplicity waa revealed, and
when she showed special favor to the
Youngest and handsomest of the six,
the five others, driven mad b/ jeal
ously, passed their swords Into the
favored one's body. The rivals thea
began to fight among themselves,
with the result that three of them
were killed. Next morning one of
the remaining chiefs, being old and
hideous to look upon, packed up hie
goods and chattels and departed. He
took away with him nearly all the
troops, and practically the whole of
the ammunition. Liao Kuan Yin now
found herself with one lover and
very few followers, and when the
government troops appeared oa the
scene went into hiding.
She is now again in power, and baa
more troops at her disposal, but she
has learned wisdom, and contents
herself with one lover.
TAIL WOMEN ARE SCARCE.
flifaltr Revelation* Broach* Oat Vr
aa AdvertUement (or Toaac
Women fix Foot Hick.
The Professional Woman's league,
of New York cit.v, brought out some
curious facts regarding the physical
proportions of women. The league
advertised for SO young women six feet
tall to act ns “policemen" at the wom
an's exhibition in Mndison Square gar
den la at October. Most of the women
who applied fell fully six inches below
the required standard, and not a single
one has so far qualified. One applicant
stood six feet high, bat she was built
so much like a tape measure that the
secretary declined to furnish her with
a mace. Another came forward with
the argument that, while she was only
five feet toll, her lateral proportions
were vast enough to make her an ob
ject of terror to wrongdoers at the ex
hibition. Of the other applicants the
secretary said: “Most of them are thin
as shad and shaped like hop-polea—
awkward, ungainly, sour-faced. It
does not seem to ngree w ith most wom
en to be six feet tall. They get weedy
and are nervous from being stared at
so much.” Have you any idea what a
six-foot woman looks like? Well, she
is as tali, relatively, aa a seven-foot
man. Give her a pair of high-heeled
boots and a picture hat and she cab
get a job in Any dime museum.
ROUNDED HORN WITH HOBOS.
iMHtilli V«rx. of o •■lilac ▼••»
Ml ollk ■ Crew of Twiolj
Oitaoa H««li
The ship Hrskine M. Phelps arrived
at Honolulu recently from Norfolk,
Va., having broken all previous rec
ords for a sailing vessel from a north
Atlantic port. She made the trip ia
07 days. She “round the Horn”—
from 50 south In the Atlantic to M
south in the Pacific—in 11 days,
whereas the usual time is twice that.
What added to the interest of the
voyage was that when the Phelps was
well to sea the captain discovered
that nearly every man of his crew
had shipped uader false pretenses.
Only one man in the 20 before the
mast was a sailor. The rest were
Just plain "hobos” who had palmed
themselves oft' as sailors. The result
was that the captain and mates had
to take turns at the wheel and do
most of the work aloft.
In a terrible squall off Cape Horn,
•ays the New York Mall and Express,
when the safety of the ship hung in
the balance and all hands were called
to save the ship, only six men came
on deck, the others were lying be
low half dead with terror and sea
sickness. Nevertheless the Phelps
broke the record.
INTEMPERANCE OF WOMEN.
The** Are AMO la LmOh Who Hon
Cowvlelcd of Drunkenness
More Than Tea Tina.
Intemperance among women warn
the formal subject of discussion this
week at the Church house, Westmin
ster. Sir Thomas Harlow, the king's
physician, speaking on the medical
side of the question, said that intem
perance among women had a striking
effect on the nervous system.
The type of illness, said Sir Thomas,
due to drink, resulting in paralysis, •
was much commoner among women
than men. None of the worst alco
holic diseases could be cured in less
than 12 months. Removal of the cause
was more efficacious than other treat
ment. |
The bishopa of London and Reusing- '
ton testified to the terrible reaalta of
taking drugs, which habit they said, i
was very prevalent among society '
women in the west end of Lotion.
It was stated, says the New York
Times, that in London alone there ;
were 8,900 women who had been eon
vie ted of drunkenness over ten times.
dees* Vat fee Bailee.
As a substitute for butter, both at
table and in the kitchen, goose fat la
largely used in Germany.
NEW PROCESS
:;eam laundry,
McKinley street.
Finest Work. Prompt Delivery.
Fully Rosjasr^ililc.
For Assava Send Your Ore To
J. H. MORRISON,
Assayer Ell am a r Mining Co.
Gold, Silver and Copj>er $2.50
Gold and Silver - 1.50
Copper ... 2.00
Lead ... 2.00
Ellamar, Alaska
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries lor the
Prospector,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
Ellamar. Alaska.
He Horttaern Line
Operates the finest trains in the
world every day in the year, be
tween
Minneapolis,
St. Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
nakihg direct connections with
hrough trains for all i<oints East
md Soutli.
As cheap as the cheapest and t lie
•lest to be had. For cates or reser
vations, call or write,
F. W. PARKER,General Agent,
151 Yesler Way, Seattle.
Application.
P. Lan.l Office. Jurn-mi, AJH»ka Mar. 7. 19W
Notice is hereby given 1 hat :
I, Carl N. Crary, of Valdes. Alaska,
assignee of Thom|>son Cardenhicr, being enti
tl'd to the benefits of Section 2Ju6 of the Revised
statutes of the Cniied States, granting nddl
ional lands to soldiers and sailors who served
a the War of the Reliellion, do hereby applv
• » enter 1*. 8. Survey No. 337, containing lft
‘*res and more particularly described us fol
*ws, to-wit:
Said survey No. 337 is situated within the
•’aides Recording District, Prince William
•ound. described by metes and bounds, courses
nid distance', as foLow>:
beginning at Corner No. 1, which is 1H.I9
hains N. W deg. E. from Corner No 1 of Valdez
•wusite, and 1A.32 chains N II deg. :tn min E
*om the iuitial inonunjetit of C.S. Survey No.
r», thence N. 2b deg. S3 min. W. 16.26 chains to
orner No. 2; thence N. ftl deg. 27 min. K. u.b.»
Jirtins to Corner No 3-, thence S. 2K deg. 33 inin.
16.26 chains to Corner No. 4; thence S. 61 deg.
7 min. W. 9JC» chains to Carrier No. 1. the place
»f beginning, t outainthf 16 acres. Variation
6 deg. .">7 min. E.
As additional to his original homestead on
he N. of the NE Her * T 16 N R 26 W,
hieh he entered on the 27th duyaf January,
v*9, i*** homestead entry No l.’»75 at the Cnited
fates I a id office at flatksvillr, Arkansas.
Notice is hereby given to any and all partiew
-laiming adversely any portion •* the above
Inscribed tract, to ril • with the Register of the
*-*. 8. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska. an adverse
•laim in accordance with law during the i*cr
»d of publication or wituia 30 davs thereafter.
CARL N. CRARY',
Assignee of Tiiompsoii Oardeuhier.
I, John W. Dudley, Kcgfoterof the T*. 8. Land
' Mhce, at Juneau, ALa>ka, do hereby order that
a copy of the Notice of Application of Soldier's
Vddni.uial Homestead of Curl N. Crary, C. 8.
survey No. 337, t« published in the Alaska
PttOMpgCTOK, a weekly paper, publish! d in Val
le*, Alaska, for a |a*rtod oi sixty 6nday«, or ten
ih consecutive weeks.
JOHN 1S\ HCDIJSY
Register
Soodell & Edwards, Attorneys 7
Wellington coal 115 per ton or
? 1.25 per sack, <k*livere<l. J.C. Mar
in, agent, or Copper River Pray
ing Co.
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Equipped With All Modern Conveniences.
Sir. Excelsior
Sir. Santa Am
f
Sir. Dora j
Sail* from Seattle 1 *t of each month for
Juntau, Sitka. Kayak, Yakutat, Valdes,
•Seward, Cook Inlet and wav jsort**. Saite
from Valdez for Seattle and way porta.
Kith of each month.
Sail* from Seattle .on Itith of taoh month
for Juntav, Sitka: Kavak, Yakutat Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and -wav |>orta. Con
nect* at Valdez withSt.r. flora for all jnsrta
In-tween Valdez and i'nakdu. Sail* from
Valdez for Seattle .and way jntrk*, 1*t *of
each month.
From Valdez to t'nnlneka and way port*
tflith of each month, connecting at Valdoc
with S. S. Santa Ana
Right to change steamers or date of ending is reserved.
Agents forall kinds of Steam or House Coa3
E. E. CAINE, President.* J. F. TROJtRIDGE.iGen. Mjjr
G18 First Ave., Seattle, Wash.
C. W. MILLER, Ass’t Mgr.
Phone lfi Valdez, AU.sk.v
A. B lies, Pres. F. M. Brown. Treas. F. J. Kingltorn, Sec.
Valdez Dodi I! Warehouse Company.
Good* iiia? 1*chipped in onr i nr>* and left In warchoiuc till
•caUimI for I’nrtit** going to tin*.interior will find n convrn
J**nt t(» leave toiHiigiiiiK*jii. will) ip to »*- forwarded to auch
|xdnts omI at such tin*: u* they may direct.
Our storage is safe, being i-4th mile from nearest building
McIntosh & Duncklee
Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing
All work will receive prompt- attention. High class
blacksmithing made a special Feature. Give us a call.
Gok. Keystone and McKinley. Valdm
Home Restaurant : .
Keystone Ave. Opp. St. Elias Hotel.
Meals At All Hours From 6 O'clock A.51.
to y O’clock I’.M. Regular Dinner From
5 to 7. Sunday Dinner A 'Specialty.
IceCrea mand SodaWaterParlor
MRS. X. H. AXXEK.
Valdez Electric Light, Power & Telephone Col
Incorporated.
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixture*,
Plain and Fancy Slunk*, Call Relist and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kinds*! electrical work. Phone 39.
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McKinley -Hall
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Dates Booked With
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