Tlie Men V ; o . ,„w«u the Tiu...
Of our busy, flatting people
Few there be who think, or care
For the men whoee toll and etrugglee
Made our prevent day an lair.
But Inert men. and bnetneae method*.
Form the theme of modern late;
I would pay a elmple tribute
Tathe men who blaaed the trail.
Btroag of heart and etrong of body.
Bummer heat, me winter mow,
Could not quench the danath-ee apirtt
©I thoae men of long ago.
They, through hardahip and privation.
They, whoae heana mould neear fall.
Tor a crowded, J.atling nation
Led the way and blared the trail.
dritona'a deterf knew them.
Held Ike Winer id many a « ne;
And the far-off, cheerier* norlbland.
Country uf the Midnight Bun.
Banking river*, track lea* forert*.
Sienna uf many a atlrrlng tale.
Where thoae hemee uf the frontier
Fought their way and Mated the trail.
Borne few linger on among ua
Worn and old, with lock* of mow;
Living yut to tell the etory
tit the d*> ■ of long ago.
Mow they had of Mrength full mcaenre
Kre Iheir forme grew bent aud frail;
Mow In tearch of golden trea*urc
They preaeci) on and blaitd the trail.
tr who profit by their pert la,
Trent lb« trail* their baud* have made.
Owe a debt to ttu*e old heroes
Ere beneath the soil they're laid
Let nsdoour best to cheer them.
Let our kind tiers lover fall;
At at our firesides kee p a corner
For the men who bln*e«l the trail.
—J'*hn Whidden in the hiliuet Mountain
Prospector.
VALDEZ.
The Seattle P. I. of July 17th
contains the rejHtrts of the deputy
customs collectors at various |>oints
in Alaska to C'apt. Jurvic, collector
for the district, and has to say of
Valdes as follows,
"The chief industry and source of
wealth of Valdez and vicinity is of
necessity the mine* and mining op
erations in the interior. The prin
cipal interior regions lying tribu
tary to this point arc the valleys of
the Copper, the Shushitha and the
Tanana rivers, where vast de|K>sits
of copper ore and placer gold are
found. The chief gold producing
districts are Slate creek and Miller
Gulch at the headwaters of the
Copper river, anil about 200 nines
north of Valdez, and the Xizina
diggings on the Chittyna river and
about 1G5 miles northeast of here.
Ftoih 1901 to the end of 1903 the
total output of gold from these dis
tricts amounted to $1,195,750.
Much larger results are looked for
this season than ever before. The
future development of the vast
storehouse of wealth of this whole
interior region will, however, de
pend upon the establishment of
some cheaper means of transporta
tion than the region now has.
There are along the tributaries of
the Copper and Tanana rivers
thousands of acres of placer and
immense bodies of copper ore,
which cannot he worked at a profit
until better transportation facilities
are provided for taking in supplies
and the necessary machinery.”
•‘What promises to he one of the
most valuable cop|>er properties in
Alaska ia the Bonanza group of
mines, almut 150 miles northeast
of here. It is claimed that there
is some $18,000,000 worth of ore in
sight. There are also many valu
able deposits of copper ore south of
hers on Prince William sound.;
Chief among these is the mine El-1
lamar, which ships about 500 tons!
of ore per month, valued at $20.1
per ton. The next in importance
is La Touche, where a large vein
has been exposed, but as vet very
little ore has been shipped. There
are also a number ot mines, where
more or less development work has
been done, on Knight’s island,
(■lacier islond, at Port Wells, and
near Ellainar are the Simonstadt
and the Dickey mines.”
“ The raising of blue foxes for
their skins is becoming quite an
industry in this vicinity. There
arc 10 islands in Prince William
sound which have been stocked
with foxes. The average value of
a blue fox skin is about $14, and
from these islands there were ship
during the year 705 skins, yielding
the owners about $10,000. There
were also quite a number of black,
silver and red fox, marten, mink
lynx, otter and beaver skins
brought in by trappers and ship*
ped from here.”
‘•The timber supply on the sound
is somewhat limited. The princi*
pul supply is about 50 or 60 miles
below here, where it is estimated
some 12,000,000 feet can be cut.
The sawmill here sawed about 1,
300,000 feet during the year, of
a mi'll I" iM.i i \».U W !» «'t \MMV j
Used in building in Valdez.”
“The chief source of revenue at
this subport is from the duty col
lected on coal imported from Brit
ish Columbia. The records show
that hud not the duty been re
hated for almost the entire year the
coal imported into Valdez would
have yielded ulmorl $1,000 in
duties for the year, which, with the
navigation lines and other moneys
collected, would have made this of
fice practically seif-supporting. In
this connection 1 would respect
fully call your attention to the
practice of vessels taking on coal
for Alaska, in British Columbia |
and paying duty on same in the!
Puget Sound district, thus depriv
ing the district of Alaska of reve
nues which rightfully belong to it.
One instance of this kind occurred
just recently at this subport. The
steamer £anlu Ana arrived here <>n
February 25, 1904, having taken
on 250 tons of coal at Luduysmith.
B. C., 100 tons for Kayak and the
rest tor Valdez. The customs of
ficials at Seattle collected the duty
on this, claiming that, as there is
no customs office at Kavak, the
duty would have to be paid before
any of it could l>c landed and so
collected for the whole amount.”
‘•It appears to me that section
277V of tin* Revised Statutes speci
fically provides for a different
method of procedure and that the
proper place to collect the duty on
such merchandise would bo Juneau,
where the vessels entered, or, per
haps, at this jiort. While it may
he merely a matter of statistical
record as to which district receives
credit for duties paid, still it ap
peurs to uie that each district
should he credited, as nearly as
possible, with the duties rightfully
belonging to it and 1 would respect
fully ask your opinion in this mat
ter.
VMktog Ter by HoffA
'Although Ceylon is the greatest
tea-growing country in the world,
op to this time the entire product
has been packed by hand. One
man who baa large tea interests
to Orylon bee Jnsrt perfected a ma
chine 1 or peeking the tea to small
packages. If is stated that tea
port op in tide way, especially if en
saned hi tinfotl, will retain its (la
ear mack longer than when pet up
tn large quantities. The machine
and one mao will pack 30 packages
to a otoote, and the tea is so
handled that the tea w not broken
as when packed by the hand
method. Several of these ma
chines ue now being Installed on
the tea property of this planter.—
Washington Star.
e Wo Bawoa
• Patina* What reason had She
Aor marrying hhnt
Patrice—Why, he had money.
I ‘'That is not s reason; that is an
excuse.”—Yonkers Statesman.
' *
I u pacneiors.
There are some hnndreds of
thousands more men than women
in the Central and Western states
of America and in Canada.
As a result thousands of trusty
men—Farmers, Miners and others
—living in certain districts there
cannot |*oseihly get wives in their
own neighborhoods.
But iu England, Scotland. Ire*
land and Wales there are a million
more women than men and, in
these countries, thousands of good,
intelligent and attractive girls—
many of them daughters of farmers
and all of tliem qualified to make
excellent wives—see nothing be
fore then while they stay here hut
the prospect of living and dying as
old inaids and this, to them, is a
decidedly unpleasant prosjiect.
They would willingly emigrate to
America, could they be assured
that they were going to meet worthy
men there ns husbands, and that
they could look forward to happy,
if humble, homes on the other side
of the Atlantic.
We nmy say that all of them
could afford to emigrate at their
own expense.
We are prepared to .give good
men introductions to these girls.
If you wish to get an introduc
tion please write us with such par
ticulars of yourself (age, national
ity, occupation and circumstances)
as a sensible girl would expect to
get and we shall write, vott in re
ply, with a view to bringing about
a suitable introduction without un
due delay. j
Tell us what kind of a wife (age.
nationality, appearance nnd dir
position) you wish to get.
If you have preference for any
particular Christian Sect please
name it.
You will also enclose our fee of
15. A furtlier fee of #45 will W
I due to us within one month after
i marriage, thus making I5U alto
; get her. We do not confine our
selves to one introduction. We
give as many as will 1m necessary
until marriage. But we make no
charge for any introduction after
the payment of our said tee of to
for the first.
I It Is not at all necessary that
yon should be a wealthy man.
j But it is necessary that you lie
; a man who would make a kind
, and good husband to a good wife.
| If you are not such a man please
' do not write us.
Address—
Messrs. John Lloyd & Duncan,
Anglo-American Agents,
91 St. Mary’s Koad,
Leyton, London, England.
Notice of Forfeitnre.
Valdes, Alaska, August 1, MM.
To —. —. Xca:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned Russel K. Robinson has expended
' during the years 1902 and 19U3 four hundred
(400) dollars upon the Lucky Nine and skookcin
! mining claims, situated near McKinley 1-akc in
the ATeanik Mining District and in Valdez
Recording District, the locution notices of
which claims arc now of record in the office of
the United States Commissioner at Valdez, and
to which notices reference i« made for a more
particular description thereof, in order to hold
said claims under provision of Section 2324.
Revised Statutes of the United States, and the
amendments relating thereto concerning an
j uual labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold «a.d claim* during
' the years 11a*2 and I'.iXt.riuUng Ik-ceinberSl,P.tftt
And if at the cxidratlon of ninety day* from
* the publication of tbi* notice, you fall of refuse
to contribute your proportion ..f such expend
iture, your interest in said claims will become
the property of the undersigned, your co own
er, who hus'made the required expenditure by
the terms of said section.
Russel .It. Robinson.
First Publication Aug. 4. Pad.
Uu Publication NoV. a, 1X4.
ON CREDIT.
The Celebrated Century Incubator*..
Cash or easy monthly payments. We
trust honest people living in all parts of
the world. The first hatch pays for the
Incubator, gives yon large profile be
sides. Write for free catalogue of In
cubators and Brooders.
CENTURY MFG. CO.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.
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I • ITHM ^ • | r |j ■v«H j i]>vibT'I *f ,m jTrTiB
Notice Of Forfeiture.
To Et.. I’M ruin, her heirs or assigns.
Yon are hereby notified that the undersigned
F. A. l ornell. ronr co-owner in the hereinafter
described mining claim* heseioendcd the sum
ot Two Hundred Hollars (FA«t) during the year
1*0 In the development and improvement of
thoee certain mining claima situated on t'vak
Ray. Kadiak Island. I yak Mining Hlstrlet,
Alaska, dearrlbed as follows, to wit • Tunnel
plaint located Pebuary 24. 19W, by I>an lMugh
•rtyaud El. Phelan, notiee of lorattou record
ed April IS. 1902. in Voi. I at page 2* of Mining
Location# of the record# of tne ldstrlct Kecnrd
er at Kodiak. Alaaka: L. C. L. claim Iwalel In
1*Kf and notice of loeetlon recorded fa the
books of said records at Kodiak.
Said sum «sf money eo expended In the devel
opment and Improvement'•! ?*td t Ulins was
so expended as and for the annuel labor for the
rear lumou said Halms required by Section
2*24 of the Revised Statute*of tlie I’nltcd States,
and the amendments thereto.
You are further notified that If yon fall to
par to the undersigned the proportion of the
said sum due from you on or before the expira
tion of ninety (9U) days from the publication of
thfc» notice, to-trlt on or before January 12. WV
font in iciest in said Haim* will be forfeited
and become the property of your undersigned
nmwtrr.
Payment may be made to the undersigned !
at ryek, Alaska, or to bis attorneys lioodeli A
Edwards, at Valdes. Alaska.
r. A. roe*ii.l.
Dated at Valdes, Alaaka, July 14, HW.
Hate i f first publication July 14th l*t4.
Jtetc of last publication Oct l:tth 19W.
IN THE UNITE!* STATES COMMISSIONERS
COURT FOR TIIK MsTRlCT OK AI. ASK A.
COOK IK LET I'RKt I NUT.
In FkonaTB.
In the mat ter of the estate of
f#*Tii« Bronson, deceased.
CITATION TO HEIRS
To Jonh Doe an-1 Jane Roe. heir* of the estate
a* ore tuentioned. and to all other* unknown.
\S any sueh there »**.
Bv order of this Court yon are hereby cited
and required to appear l*efor«- the Judge of
this Court, at the Court-room thereof, at S w
ard, in CtNik Inlet Precinct. l*i»?ri* t of
Alaska, ou Tuesday, tin* J»uh day of Scpteml»rr. i
Pas. al ID o'clock in the foreiu-oii of that 'lay,
then and there tosliow cause, if any you have,
aln an order of sale of the real property of
said e-tate should not m* made us in the peti
lion of the administrator pruyed for
1 he said real property :s brhflv dc«HTtt»ed a*
folio w*:
One frame cabin at Sunri****. Alaska.
One undlvid.'<l om-.ialt inter*—! In the
following deM-rila-d property situat 'd in II**|h .
Alaska,
Ihe Hope city Hotel grounds and build
ings thereon.
The "Callahan Cabin" and ground be
longing thereto.
Tne "Kaynor Cubin’* and lot.
The "Parim-utcr Cabin" an*! lot.
Witness. II. II. Hildreth, t nited -date* Com
lui**shoier and ihobate Judge, in and for c*a»k
llllet iTeelio t, District of Aiask.i. w .th til *« ».i
*d said Coujt aflixed, thu lutii day «»t July, p** s
(Real) li II. lltLhKKTH
I s Coniini-siom-r
29
I
Notice of Forfeiture.
Ynkiitaitr, Ali»>k«, July i O I
To 1>. r. KlolKt'l:
You nr.- iM-ri-hy noilfl. .1 that I haw * x|*-n«1
e*t during the wivrl^ci One ilim-in-I i*ol!n i *
in labor »*:*•! impro.■«m.-iit- ujhui -.»• it .«f
the following placer mining claim.': No. .* a»..»vi
|»i«eovery mid So. in tn-iou l»:%<-ov.-ry. 1m.th »it
nut -d ««u Whlt«* Kiver near Yukatiigo. in '.nlnti i
Mining I*>triel, i.hUii» Kceor-ling District.
District of a1h»U, In order to hop! *nld claim?*
under the pro\i>ioi^ of •M-etion - i-» of the
Kevi«ed ritatu'e* of the Ciiil.xl States nlnl the
amendment* thereto «ppro\e«1 January iz. I**ni
conccrtiiug annual labor ti|»*n mining claim*,
being th. amount require! ti. hold >ni-1 claim*
for the ja-riod ending December .*U, r«*. And
if w:thin ninety day*- from the petwonnl >cfTlc%
<>f tin* n«»tlre, or v.ithln ninei; da>« after the
publication thereof, you full or reiu*c to con
tribute your proj- rtfon of such rX|«*nditiire
at a rw ow ner. your Interest in said claim*
a ill la-come the property of the subscriber,
your co-owner. who has made the required rx
{•enditure by the terms of said section.
lULTtm Jewhew
Date of first publication Jnly J*. 19t>4
Date of last publication Oct 27. 11)04.
Summons.
Id the United State* Commissioner's Court, fd
Division. District of Alaska, t ook Ink-t J’it
duct.
W. A. Hluith. Haintlff \
The Kenai Lake Mining Company. | ^titnmon*
a corf»orati<«n. Defendant. J
To the Kenai Lake Mining Company, a Corpor- '
atioii:
In the name of the United State* «»f Ainerb h
You arc hereby required iokdj-*hi in nn action I
brought against you by the above uaxned plain- !
tiff, in the United states ComialsMoiicr’s Court, ;
forte Cook Inlet Precinct, Third Division,
District of Alaska, at Howard, to answer before {
said Commissioner, at his office at Me ward, in j
>a!d Precinct aud District, the complaint filed
therein, August 2Mh, 1904, at 2 o'clock p.iu.
The said action is brought to obtain Judeiuent
against you to recover the sum of for la
bur, material and mouey alleged to liave been
performed and furnished by plaintiff for vou 1
on your xnimug claim iu said Cook luiet Pre- j
cl net and for your benefit and at your special '
in*lance and request, as superintendent and
laborer, between the Alb day of October 1902
and the 1st day of August, 190*. aud for costs of,
this actlou. as more fully appears by the com
plaint on file herein, to which reference la here
by made.
And you art hereby notified that if you full
to *o answer **nld complaint, as above require*! ;
said plaintiff will take judgment against you
for the sum of SjM.4*> together with the costs.
Order for servi(« of summons by publication
was made nn June IS. 19U4.
• liven under my hand and uffi« lul »«-hI thi
13th day of June, 1904.
(*>F!aL) II. II IIILDKKTH.
U. H Commissioner.
First publication June so. jr.
Prospectors 8 Hunters
Will save their freight an*! expanse of
Imiulliiig by purchasing their
siippli » at thcktorex of
H. fl. WETHERBEE,
KEXAI and KUSSILOFF,
COOK INLET, ALASKA.
Full Line of
General Merchandise
CLOTHING, HARDWARE,
PROVISIONS, ETC.
QEO. 5. MEAFH5, Agt.
KENAI, ALASKA.
WOOD
|
For Family Purposes
$10 Per Cord
at tlie
Valdez Wood Tard
Otliee at Light Plant.
fl_ In* l\*lln* FAST ASD COR HOMO! Jg HKRVICR
YIT |A\ in Mr bciworn V:ilil< 7.. Scwjinl :in«l Sonllli-. S;\il
•/II* JUJi 1/vllUI in« (nun S»»uic June lOlii niul :unh.
Equipped With All Modern Conveniences.
f Saii- from S<:iitie 1st of <aeh tuuntli for
Cfr FYlVkinr I Juneau. Si'ka. Kayak. Yuku'at. Valdez,
■> Seward. Cook Inlet and wav |.>rts. Sails
lr<*n. \«!ild for Seattle and way ports,
1t>th of each month.
Sails from Seattle on Kith of each month
for .luneav. Sitka; Kayak. Yakut at Valdez,
Seward. Cook Inlet and wav j.orts. Cnn
Str. Santa Ana i iuit«„„„ v..i i. ..11- / i'1 r. '.U v
iH'tween \ aide/ami I nalaska. >.uls from
Valdez for Seattle and way |>orts. 1st i>f
each month.
From Valdez to Fnala-ka ami wav iiorts
Cfr T\nr<l 20th of each month, eunneetinu at Valdez
Jll. UUId With S. S. Santa Ana
Bight to change steamer* or date of nailing in reserved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam or House Coal
E.£E. CAINE, President. J. F. TUOP.UIIXiE. Oen. Mgr
tils First Avo.. Seattle, Wash.
C. W. Mil.LEU, A-n’t Mgr.
Phone 1fl Valdez, Alaska.
A. B Ilw, I’reit. I*. M. Brown. Tri*a*. F. J. Kinatiorn. Sec.
U'lit t-- < a' •• •'•ti'u/n !m |il* xv i ?! i ii* In !«• »' irrr. I'l l to Mali
jH.int* «n*t Mt ►m il u* tin y :n**> «!tn rt.
Our storage is safe, being l-4th mile from nearest building
Home E&estaruaot s
Keystone Ave. Opp. St. Elina Hotel.
Meals At All Hours From 6 O’clock A.M.
to {^O’clock I’.M. Regular Dinner From
5 to 7. Sunday Dinner A Specialty.
Ice Cream Parlor
MRS. L- H. ALLEN.
Valdez Electric Light, Power & Telephone Co.
Imcorporatcd.
We have on hand a larpt assortment of Electric Fi*nirt«<,
Plain and Fancy Hinnies, L'aii Hells and Annunciators.
Estimates driven on all kinds of electrical work. Phone 3'J.
Where'Do!You Stop? Why of Course at
MINERS’ HOTEL.
COMFORTABLE QUARTERS.
McKinley st. and Keystone av C. J c h nson, Prop
OSCAR fSSS-a
Paints, Oils, Glass.
Fine Varnishes, Builders Hardware,
Terra Cotta Pipe.
JAS.FISH, SR. Manager.
McKinley -Hall
Cor. Reservation Av. and Hobart St
Suitable for Balls, Parties,
Receptions, Banquets, etc.
Pates Booked With
i A. M. EDWARDS, White Block.
HYDRAULIC
Giants Water Lifters,
Elevators Pipes
Derricks, Gates
Questions In regard to HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING PROB
LEMS freely answered.
Tl_l ET DAI ICC PH 503 Mission Street,
, I nt DUUOL UU, San Francisco, California.
Cable Address “Eouseco." Bedford McNeill Code.