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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1915
WILL ESTABLISH ~
BIG STAGE LINE
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Californian Believes Tourists will
Prefer to See Interior Alaska
from Seat in Auto.
If the plans of A. Wilcox, who left
on the Northwestern for his home in
Los Angeles, do not miscarry, a big
auto stage line will be operated be
tween Valdez and Fairbanks next
summer. He spent several weeks in
Valdez after closing up his affairs in
connection with a mining venture,
for the purpose of investigating the
possibilities of auto transportation
and believes it has a great future.
Before leaving Valdez Mr. Wilcox
looked over a number of locations as
possible site for his garage and se
lected the lots owned by the Y. M. C.
A. on Broadway as being the most de
sirable as it is located near the cen
ter of the city. He purchased from
A1 White the tax sale certificate to
the lots.
Mr. Wilcox believes that light ma
chines can be operateS to best ad
vantage and will bring ten machines
north with him at an early date next
spring. He will establish supply sta
tions along the line, carrying fuel
when unable to secure a full load of
passengers. He believes that Alaska
tourists as a result of the advertising
she received from tourists this year,
will come north next year in thou
sands and that many of them will
prefer to see the beauties of interior
Alaska from a comfortable auto.
RIVER OF DOUBT
IS TRIBUTARY OF TANANA
That a hitherto unknown river of
considerable proportions was found
on his late trip southward from the
Tanana is the strange news brought
by H. M. Eakin, of the geological
survey, is reported by the Ruby Rec
ord. The river is not indicated on
any map; neither has it been spoken
of by any of the people supposed to
be most conversant with the general
outlines of the region through which
it flows. Its outlet is in the Tanana
at an undetermined point above (or
east) of the mouth of the Cosna, and
it is notably larger tlj.an the last
named stream.
Mr. Eakin left the Tanana a few
miles above the mouth of the Cosna
the 12th of June and gradually work
ed his way back over successive ter
races of silt and sand until he reach
ed a considerable elevation. This
terraced region abounds in lakes
formed in blowouts in the sand, and
there are likewise numerous sloughs
which ofteir required bridging in or
der to cross. It was in this envi
ronment that the River of Doubt
was located. From a high promon
tory its course was plainly outlined
for a long way both up and down
stream. From indications its mouth
would be about ten miles above tbe
Cosna, though the location of its out
let is conjectural, for its course could
not be discerned after it entered the
lowlands bordering the Tanana. It
may turn easterly and flow some dis
tance parallel with but contrary to
the Tanana; or it may be a blind
river—that is, it may lose itself in
lakes and sloughs and have no fixed
and concentrated outflow into the Ta
nana. Several persons suggested to
Mr. Eakin that the new stream be
designated on the map as the River
of Doubt, in honor of Col. Roose
velt’s celebrated Brazilian discovery.
The object of the trip was to se
cure both topographic and geologic
data, and the results in both branches
of the work were very gratifying.
After getting out of the silt terraces
high ridges with exposed rock for
mation were found and conditions
were favorable for geological inves
tigation. The party touched the wa
tershed of the North Fork of the
Kuskokwim, and reached the Nowit
na above the canyon. Two weeks’
more, time would have been spent in
that country, only tbe condition of
the horses would not admit of it.
Subscribe for .he Prospector.
HO I . N
Fine Weather Prevailed at Time the
Passengers from Wrecked Ship
Were Landed on Beach.
Wm. Glendenning, the well known
Valdez mining man, who is develop
ing an extensive copper property lo
cated at Wells Bay, was an incoming
passenger on the Admiral Evans last
night. He was one of the passengers
on the steamer Mariposa when she
was wrecked and was taken to Ketch
ikan on the steamer Dispatch which
reached the scene of the wreck with
in two hours after receiving the
Mariposa’s wireless calling for help.
Mr. Glendenning says that no panic
prevailed after the ship had struck
but that owing to the vessel being
badly listed women and children had
difficulty in moving about in prepa
ration to go ashore. The accident
happened in the early morning and as
soon as the women and children
were landed the men built huge fires
to protect the little ones from the
chilly wind which was blowing.
Fortunately the weather was nne
when the steamer struck as it is be
lieved had she gone ashore while a
storm was raging that she would have
slid from the rock into seventy fath
oms of water and the loss of life
would have been appalling.
The passengers all speak in the
highest terms of praise for the con
duct of Capt. O’Brien and his officers
after the steamer struck and the care
and attention shown them after they
were taken to Ketchikan and until
the Admiral Evans received them.
They also express gratitude at the
kindness shown them by the people
of Ketchikan, who were free in their
proffers of assistance.
MARIPOSA MAIL
WATER SOAKED
One Pouch of First Class and All of
Second and Fourth Class Mails
on Marii>osa Damaged.
Postmaster Jefferson and his assist
ants have been laboring under des
perate conditions since the arrival of
the Admiral Evans yesterday after
noon. The temporary quarters occu
pied by the postoffice are .none too
convenient for handling mail at any
time but the office was literrally
swamped yesterday when in addition
to the Admiral Evans consignment
the mail recovered from the wrecked
Mariposa arrived.
Valdez was unrortunate as sne sui
fered the only damaged first class
mail on the wrecked ship, but has rea
son to be thankful that only one
pouch was in the water. Eighteen
sacks of second and fourth class mat
ter were received here which had
been recovered from the wreck and
Valdez citizens have been carrying
their mail from the postoffiefe in
buckets or on boards with the water
still dripping from the packages.
Most of the mail damaged belong
ed to the parcel post, and when the
sacks were emptied a miscellaneous
collection of articles, many of them
without wrappers or address, litter
ed the postofflce floor. Postmaster
Jefferson and his assistants worked
most of the night getting the mail
ready for distribution and trying to
'decipher the names on the packages.
WOMAN BARRICADES HOME
AND DEFIES DEPUTIES.
SEATTLE, Oct. 16.—Sarah Biglow,
a widow, has barricaded herself in
her home here and threatens to shoot
the first man who attempts to force
an entrance into the house. This is
the fifth time she has defied deputies
who are attempting to serve a writ of
execution for collection of a $2000
mortgage against her property. The
property is estimated by real estate
agents to be valued at $10,000, but
owing to the state of the financial
market Mrs. Bigelow has been unable
to dispose of the ground or secure a
renewal of the mortgage. The wom
an declares that she will fight to the
end and the deputies believe that the
first man who enters the grounds will
be killed. They have established a
guard around the place and will at
tempt to starve the woman into sur
rendering.
If you are going east travel via
Great Northern Ry. For rates see D.
F. Millard, Agent, Copper Block. tf
Cm OF PUEBLO IS
00 OUTSIDE ROUTE
Alameda Will Sail on October lStli
and Northwestern on October
24th—Regular Sailings.
The local office of the Alaska
Steamship company has received ad
vices that its steamers are now all
back on their regular sailing dates,
which was made possible by charter
ing the City of Puebla to take the
place of the wrecked liner Variposa.
The City of t’uebla sailed from Se
attle last Tuesday, October 12, and
is comi..g oi the outside passage. It
is not Known if she w'l call at Ju
neau, ns steamers coming via the out
side oassn.-.i sometimes -lo or if she
will coi-e straight through to t’ordo
va. Should the Citv of Puebla . ).:ie
straight through to Cordova, she may
be expected to show up at Valdez
sometime Sunday as that would be
allowing her five days for the trip
and she is reported to be speedier
than several of the boats which have
made the trip via the outside pas
sage in five days.
The Alameda will leave Seattle
next Monday evening, October ISth,
and will be followed by the North
western on October 24th All of the
steamers are back on their regular
schedule, again and are carrying ca
pacity cargoes, north, and good pas
senger lists on their trips south.
Tonight.
A new and complete change of pro
gram at the Liberty Theatre tonight;
also a change of program Sunday
night.
SAYS ALLIES OFFENSIVE
WAS A MERE BLUFF.
Under the caption of “A, One Day
Success for the Sale of a Loan,” the
New York Herald intimates that the
reported drive, of the Allies on the
western battle front a mere bluff. It
said:
“The Allies begun an offensive on
the west front, which attained some
success in its first rush, and which
finally provides for our already de
spondent Briton papers the long-wish
ed-for opportunity to report in great
letters a victory for French and En
glish arms. As for that, it is not so
difficult to begin an offensive, but
very difficult to continue it. Only In
the next few days can it be told
whether this is a case of more than
local and temporary successes. It is
to oe expected that it is a case of
I one-day success of the Allies and
nothing more.
“We cannot rid ourselves of the
thought that it is a case of momen
tary exertion of force aimed less at
great military than great financial
success. In other words, was an ad
vance ordered from New York, in or
der to create a better situation for
the Pump Commission of the Allies?
The circumstance, too, that the same
time the Russian army, or what is left
of it, was galvanized into life, may
be connected with the loan.”
The Light Will Shine.
Joe Jordan, of the Lobby, has with
commendable public spirit again un
dertaken the matter of restoring the
lights on the spire of the Catholic
church for the fall and winter
months. This beacon is greatly ap
preciated by many a musher who is
overtaken by darkness while making
his way to town and to many a man,
who doubtless owes his safety to its
welcome rays flashed over the tun
dra in storm and darkness from the
lighted cross. Heretofore the city
has always borne a share of the ex
pense of maintaining the lights while
the balance of the necessary funds
were obtained by public subscriptions
but there is a prospect that the entire
amount will have to be contributed
by the public, owing to the low con
dition of the city finances.—The Nug
get.
EAGLE HALL
SUNDAY EVE
One Show 8 P. M.
Empress Program
♦ ♦♦
Selection - Empress Trio
Pathe Weekly No. 56.
Private Officer, in two reels.
Francis Bushman plays a
double role in this drama.
Si’s Mineral Spring—Comeily.
ADMISSION 25 CENTS
Children 15 Cents
Del Monte
II M—ff 'fl—Si———M———I
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.
All 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, 10c per can.
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
QUARTZ BOOM PREDICTED
WHEN RAILWAY IS DONE.
With the completion of the gov
ernment railroad in Alaska will come
a boom in quartz mining that will
even eclipse the placer record already
made, says M. C. Tynen, of Anchor
age, who is in Seattle to purchase
machinery and supplies to develop a
group of claims at the head of Pe
ter’s creek, near Knik arm.
'There i3 a lot of high-grade quartz
ore that is just awaiting better trans
portation facilities to begin to pro
duce.” said Mr. Tynen yesterday at
Seattle. “There are three groups of
claims near mine that are now being
worked on, and on my holdings I
have a force of fifteen men that will
be increased to twenty-five for the
winter season. I am out here getting
a water wheel, a ten-stamp mill and
other needed machinery. There is
such a wealth of water power to be
had that once machinery is installed
there is little expense in operating.”
According to Mr. Tynen, Anchor
age, for a new town, is fast losing
its raw and crude appearance. “The
timber has been cut off and the
streets graveled," he said. "A num
ber of good frame buildings have
gone up, and I understand, that be
ginning next sumnier brick and stone
will make its appearance as building
material. The record for a town
that was nothing but tents this sum
mer is pretty good.—Post-Intelligen
cer.
RAW FURS
Highest Prices Paid for
BLACK, SILVER, CROSS,
RED AND BLUE
FOX PELTS
OSCAR CARD
75 West Marion Street
SEATTLE, WASH.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Norses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Terms^nd Particular*’Apply to
E. C. DALTON, IN, D., Physician in Charge,
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all partB of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdes
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate Natioaal l nlverHity.
WaNhlogton, D. C.
DENTIST
fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone t» 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.
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DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTO R N E V S-AT-LA W
Office** in Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA I
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free and Accepted Masons.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone and^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. t>RO»
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 maii with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
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The Best Place in Valdez ts
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Rooms-*The House of Cieiiait
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special RatesJBjr the MnA
PHONE 133 MRS SYRING. Pi^.
s Shamrock |
CAPT. TIM MARCUM *
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Sails for Port Wells, Portage "
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val- i
dez Dock Company’s Dock, j
For Ellamar, Land lock Bay. '
and Fidalgo, every Wedna»- ,
day, 9:00 a. m„ from Val- <
dez Dock Company’s Dock. 1
For Rates, Apply on Boat. *
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
ROBERT'SHAFFER. President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretafy,
Valdez, Alaska.
Qoogherty & Ferguses
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Pinzon Cigar Store
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid fori in Advance