GRANBY COMPANY
MAKES REPORT
Made $90,000 in October—Midas Ore
to be Shipped to Hidden
Creek Smelter.
BOSTON, ,Nov. \29.—Granby Con
solidated earned $90,000 net in Octo
ber. Its cost of production was close
to ten cents a pound, which has been
the average of late.
Options on some of the properties j
under examination lately have been ■
exercised. Chief of these was the :
Midas mine at Valdez, Alaska, the i
cost of which, including necessary
equipment, will be $250,000.
The Midas ore, thus far shown up,
averages from live per cent to six
per cent copper with $2 a ton in gold
and silver. Development to date has
disclosed about $1,000,000 in values,
but the extent of the ore deposits
has by no means been ascertained.
The ores front the Midas, sulphide
in character, will be utilized as a
much needed flux in the operations
of the Hidden Creek smelter, to
which shipments will commence about
the middle of 1914.
The other option exercised covered
the Snow Shoe tract adjoining the
original Granby mine. For this $20,
000 was paid. To date about a half
million tons pf ore have been put in
to sight with prospects for additions.
This ore will be shipped to the Grand
Porks smelter.
Just south of the Canadian border
in the state of Washington Granby
has had several properties under op
tion for the past few months. One
- of these is the Lame Foot group, up
on which fair results have'been had.
Another property bids fair to dupli
cate the Granby itself.
The mine management at Hidden
Creek has advised the eastern offi
cials that the construction and de
velopment program has been fully
lived up to, which indicates that the
new smelter will blow in early in
January. It will doubtless take sev
eral months to “warm up.”
The policy of the present Granby
management is distinctly one of ex
pansion.
JUNEAU WARRANTS
EE MADE GOOD
Capital City Business Men Indorse
Promisory Note for $30,000 to
Cover Pay Warrants.
Juneau is slowly but surely re
sponding to the call for subscriptions
to ?. $30,000 promissory note, in or
der that a deticit faced by the city,
and amounting to over $20,000, shall
not be allowed to continue a deficit
by March, when the administration
of Mayor C. \V. Carter ends, says the
Juneau Dispatch.
Territorial Senator Herman T.
Tripp, who is circulating the sub
scription list, seeking signatures to
the note, is meeting with well-defined
sapport from property owners and
taxpayers. The note, when the
amount sought is fully subscribed,
will be deposited in the Behronds
bank. Outstanding warrants will
•hen be honored by *he bank and the
city will be temporarily relieved of
Its financial embarrassment.
As one prominent citizen yea'erd'-y
expressed himself: "No matter how
great a deficit the city has incurred,
there is something to show for, the
deficit, end Juneau should loyally
come to the aid of the council and
track un Its legislation. Let it nev
er bp sc’d th'^t this city, the capital
of Alaska, repudiated the acts of its
council."
Nothing more appropriate than a
box of Lowe ay’s dainty candies as a
HJfjr'nmus gift. Valdez Vrits Store.
IMMENSE BODY
LOW GRADE ORE
!
J. A. Murphy, Latouche Mining Oper
ator, Intends to Finance Pass
age Bay Claims.
J. A. Murphy, the Latouche min
ting operator, left Valdez today for
Latouche and will take the North
western to Seattle on the return trip
of the boat.
Mr. Murphy has a low grade gold
proposition located near the head of
Passage canal which he will finance
while outside. Engineers who visited
the claims last summer report that
an immense body of low grade ore
which will average $2.7-1 a ton is to
be found on the claims. It. is ideally
situated, can he quarried and milled
for $1 a ton. A large water power
capable of furn’shing all the power
necessary is situated near the claims,
which are only 4,000 feet from the
beach, where a wharf can be built
to give a depth of 40 feet with 100
feet of piling.
Mr. Murphy is confident that the
high grade properties in the Valdez
section will soon be followed by the
large low grade mines and that the
claims owned by himself in Passage
bay will be one of the first of the
big low grade mines to be In opera
tion.
BRIGHTON LEAVES
FOR PORT WELLS
The launch Brighton left Valdez
this morning for Port Wells with a
capacity load of freight and passen
gers. Captain Stamey waited for the
arrival of the Northwestern, as he
wanted to take the mail to the min
ers and prospectors in that section
who depend upon the Brighton for all
communication during the winter
with the outside.
Currency in Politics.
It is unfortunate, says an exchange,
that currency legislation should have
become the football of politics. The
possibility of securing a. really valu
able measure is thereby reduced and
the probability of error is thereby in
creased. By unyielding obstinacy
O’Gorman and Hitchcock have suc
ceeded in reducing the number of re
gional reserve banks from twelve to
four. Outside of the bankers of the
country, few have any clear' idea of
whether the reduction will help or
hurt. By a strict party vote the Re
publicans, assisted by two disgrunt
led Democrats in the Senate Finance
committee, have succeeded in caus
ing the president to experience a
check. There can be little doubt but
that the contest is therefore to be
conducted along strict party lines,
and this is what the people of the
country had hoped would not occur.
Farm Life More Desirable.
With the constantly increasing
cost of land, principally because of
the steppage of railroad building,
small farms are in demand, remarks
a writer. The big cattle ranches are
being cut into small tracts to agri
culturists and are being settled and
developed. Boys and girls who left
the country because of the prosaic
life on the farm are returning. Bet
ter schools, better roads, telephones,
and water supplies for baths and in
many cases the nearness to towns, is
making farm life more attractive.
Where farmers live closer together
they will co-operate In securing
amusements ~and in finding markets.
This co-operation will make rural life
more desirable and is doing it. Back
to the farm no longer means a re
turn to r life where all is drudgery
and isolation and on amusement.
Where is Moses?
It. W. Gay, of Des Moines, Wash
ngton. has written the Prospector for
niormation regarding the where
Moit's c-f Moses Shinn, a relative
-vhoni 0 y thinks was drowned in
"nth crock, near Valdez. The drown
ing is supposed to have occurred1
last summer according to the latter.
If any one knows the whereabouts of
Moses they will kindly send the in
formation to Mr. Gay.
OFFICIALS AGAINST
M'ALPINE GROUP
Adverse Decision Made by Walker
and Boyle—Seventy-eight Square
Miles Are Involved.
JUNEAU, Dec. 2.—Register C. B.
Walker and Receiver Frank Boyle
yesterday decided adversely to the
application of the McAlpine-Buehnell
Mackey coal claimants for title to 312
claims on Kacliemak bay, covering an
area of approximately 76 square miles.
The twenty-one claimants concerned
in the decision are residents of the
state of Michigan and of Chicago.
The evidence transmitted was by
slipulation as to the facts of the
location and survey of the entire
group of 312 claims, facts which were
relevant equally to the issues in the
case of the twenty-one claimants.
The government charged that the
twenty-one claims were located, sur
veyed and applied for in the land
office at Juneau under an agreement
among the locators that patents
should issue in the interest of qnd
for the use and benefit of the Mfch
igan-Alaska Development company.
The government also charged that
the twenty-one claimants had failed
severally to open and improve coal
mines upon the claims located by
tnem. me cnarges reiaie iu me
qualification of the claimants at the
time they located their claims and
filed their declaratory statements
The decision finds that the sever
al claims, when patent was issued
for them, were to he conveyed to the
Michigan-Alaska Development ■ om
pany to become the assets of the
company, and that stock in the .om
pany pro rated was to be issued to
the several locators for the claims
conveyed by them and that this plan
was in contravention of the law that
each claim should be located and the
title thereto acquired in the name and
for the use and benefit and interest
of the person making the location.
The decision further finds that, ex
cepting two of the 21 claims involv
ed, no mine was opened or improv
ed upon any of the claims.
Coal mining or prospecting has
been carried on at Homer since as
early as 1898 and in 1904 a large
amount of money was expended by
the Cook Inlet Coal Fields Company
in building a railroad seven miles
long and in preparing for extensive
coal mining. This company, after
expending many thousands of dol
lars became bankrupt and its equip
ment and railroad was purchased by
the Michigan-Alaska Development
Company who expended in develop
ment work, purchase of equipment,
prospecting, surveying and mining
about $50,000.
Some of the officers of the com
pany were indicted in 1911 in De
troit, Michigan, in connection with
the operations of the company.
Child Welfare Convention.
The heads of a number of branches
of the government, including the
children’s bureau, the United States
public health service, the bureau of
education, are interested in a notable
gathering of child welfare experts,
who will begin a four days’ session
in Washington Dec, 14. Many great
questions will be discussed qnd there
can be no doubt of the value of such
a gathering. Eugenics and parental
care are two of the most important
questions that will be discussed dur
ing the meeting. Infant hygiene, in
fant feeding and infant training are
among the large questions that the
government must deal with. They
are not political questions, but on
the contrary are questions of the
foundation of future citizenship. The
reports of this meeting will be wait
ed with interest.
Sidpey Lawrence, the noted painter
of Afadkan sciences, has three fine
oil mi&tings which he Intends to
raffled cp. Three prizes are to be
raffl^b It one time, the first a paint
ing ■Zvii'th $150.00. the second and
'klrcj Mch worth $50.00.
j|
— Tabaieck and Cauley left this
morning on the Brighton foj Eagle
biy. ■ ' ‘
BURNSIDE IS
ON THE JOB
Reaohed Scene of Cable Break To
day—If Weather is Favorable
Repair Soon be Made.
The cable repair ship Burnside is
now at the scene of the break in the
government cable from Valdez to Sit
ka. A wireless was sent to the Valdez
office last night from the ship to
stand by this morn’ng to rec ive any
message from the ship, as they would
start the work of grapling for the
| cable, after which a new piece would
| be spliced in the cable and every
j thing would bo O. K.
\ A great deal depends upon w'eath
I er conditions in the North Pacific as
[ to how long it will be before com
j munieation is restored. No work can
I be done in the way of p oking up the
j broken ends or making tne splice if
] the ship is tossed about by heavy
seas.
Lieut. Dougherty, of the local of
fice, is hopeful that the repairs wil
be made some time today.
Private messages are being sent
from Valdez by way of Cordova and
the Whitshed wireless station to Sit
ka, where they are again sent over
the government cable to Seattle. No
press was received by the Prospector
| today as the Dominion line is down
j and out.
Watch Your Step.
| Can you see th’ fly speck on th’
idoor? —The Subway Guard.
I “I must be gettin' old. Had to get
j a pair o’ specs to read by.
1 “Funny ’bout my eyes. They’re
| as good as ever to see things ’cross
! th’ street or a block off. I can read
! th’ sign cards at th’ fur end o' th’
car. You can’t beat me readin’ a
| newspaper, if you hold it off a piece.
I But if I tfy to read it close by, th’
I letters all get jumbled up.
“Th' company doctor says I’m gei
tin’ far sighted. He says mcst neo
■ pie get that way after they get to be
40 years old. Lizzie says they’s noth
• in’ th’ matter with my eyes. She
: says my arms ain’t long enough.
“I know a lawyer fellow that’s a
i heap worse’n I am, an’ he don't wear
no specs at all. ’T would do him no
| good to wear ’em nohow. His trou
| ble’s further back than his eyes,
j “That chap can see a fly-speck on
a barn door. 1 bet if he was lookin’
at Niagara Falls he’d see wrigglers
in it.
“You know, we got lots o’ them
! people in th’ world. If it wasn’t for
! them kind o’ people, everybody that
J believed in God would go to th’ same
church an’ everybody that wanted
i grafters kicked out o’ office would
| vote th’ same ticket. They" wouldn’t
i be any Presbyterians or Catholics.
1 They wouldn’t be Democrats an’ Bull
: Mooses an’ Republicans.
uui iuc^ » iuu ludiij vxu can i
see th’ barn door for th’ fly speck
on it. Us Americans get all excited
■ an’ elect some guy mayor, or presi
; dent, an’ he jumps In jus’ like me
j an’ you would to show how fine he
can act an' give th’ • people their
: money’s worth. Do we give him a
show? We do not. He ain’t raore'n
; had time to get his second wind
; ’fore one of us muts up an’ hollers at
j him, ‘I see you eatin’ dinner with
j Mickey Doolin.’
! ‘‘If he says he wasn’t, then th’
! Doolin brigade all get mad an' com
i mence knockin’. Everybody loses
| sight o’ what th’ man was ’lected
j for. But they all see th’ fly speck
'on th’ barn door.
“That’s what’s th’ matter with most
j o’ them reformers. They got flyspeck
i eyesight.
j "Push ’way up in th' car, please.
“They’s plenty o’ room up for ard.
i plenty.
"Watch out, gettln’ on, watch your
; step!”
Joe McCoy, the Valdez chef, will
j have his new restaurant open for
business next Saturday. He has
; named the place The Delmonico and
promises to set up as fine a meal as
; can be given in Alaska with all the
■ latest dishes. The Delmonico will be I
' established in the Big Placs. J
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NORTHWESTERN
HERE AT LAS1
Reaches Valdez After Many Delay
Caused by Heavy Weather—
Has Much Freight.
The Northwestern arrived at Va
dez this morning at 3 o’clock, brinj
ing a number of passengers and 50
tons of freight for local merchant!
The steamer was delayed because c
heavy weather and also by reaso
of the large amount of freight fc
all ports of call.
Thirteen days mail besides th
Christmas mail was aboard the shi]
The following passengers arrive
in Valdez: J. McGrath, Mrs. V. I
Sedgwick, It. II. Coles, W. M. E
Iiott, A. P. Hunt and wife, A. 1
Lipps, B. H. Howard, Chas. Blocl
J. L. Steele, Charles II. Gott an
wife, Miss A Gunther, A. .1. Eeba, (
Strainer.
The following passengers ar
aboard for Seward: It. L. Hatche;
Mrs. S. Silverman, J. Cummings an
wife, C. E. Whitney, T. J. Chapmai
ALASKA PIONEERS
ENDURE MANY ILL
Sitka, Alaska.—All inmates of th
Pioneer’s home here are sufferin
from complaints and diseases froi
which recovery is doubtful, accordin
to the medical report on their pui
sica! condition as made public. Th
average age is more than 67 yean
and the average length ot residenc
in the territory is twenty years.
The names, Alaskan residenct
place of birth, date of birth, date c
arrival in Alaska and cause of di
ability of those on the roster of th
institution follows;
W. C. Boyd; Douglas; Mississippi
1840: 1885; old age.
Thomas Coulter; Ketchikan; Gr
tario; 1816: 1900; mine accident.
Samuel Dutton; Yakataga; London
1845; 1884: old age and exposure.
David Lablauc; Juneau; Montreal
1847; 1986; exposure.
John Hammill; Nome: Ireland
1863; 1898; exposure.
Frank Madison: Juneau; Min nest
ta; 184—; 1884; old age and expos
ure.
Jacob Miller; Seward; Iowa; 1857
1908; exposure.
John McGuire: Ketchikan; Quebec
1845; 1903; old age.
Olaf Rose; Cordova: Sweden; 1847
1906; old age.
Frank Sears; Circle City; Porti
gal; 1854; 1895; exposure
James Walker; Ketchikan: Enf
land: 1844; 1900; old age.
Thomas J. S. Pelkey; Juneau; Car
ada; 1835 1895; old age.
John F. Beardsell; Wrangell; Enf
land; 1838; 1874; old age.
Ed. Ludecke; Wrangell; Germany
1835; 1867; old age.
O. N. Barker; Fairbanks; Pennsy
vania; 1855; 1888; broken health.
Peter Hughes; Fairbanks; Salen
Mass.; 1855; 1895; paralysis.
King of Fruits.
A movement has been started b;
the apple lovers of the country t
establish a national ‘.‘Apple Day.
Speaking of this day, a pronrnen
Massachusetts official says: "No
only do we want to boom the appl
as a cooked food, but we must er
courage its use in the raw state a
well. Every person in this countr;
should eat one apple every day o:
the theory that the old saying, ‘A:
apple rv day keeps the doctor away
ip correct. It cannot be denied tha
the apple has played a sinister par
In the world’s history for was ther
not that forbidden tree, whose morta
taste brought death into the world
and all our woe?” It is certain, how
ever that the apple was chosen be
cause no suspicion attached to it a
that, early period. Whatever migh
have been the seriousness of tha
early affair, the apple by its wonder
fill properties has won a place higl
among- fruits and ably maintains it
position as “King of Fruits.”
Mrs. E. C. Dslton und Mrs. Fulle
w'ill bo outgoing passengers on tin
Northwestern.
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ALASKA’S FRIEND
‘ PASSES AWAY
s W. D. Hurlbut, Who Visited Territory
in 1911, Dies at Portland—Fought
Roosevelt Conservation.
W. D. liurlbut, formerly of The
.. Outlook stall, who made a visit to
q Alaska in lull at the suggestion of
L iheodore lloosevelt, then an associ
f ate editor of the magazine, died re
1 cently in Portland, Ore. In speaking
r of Mr. liurlbut, the Seattle Post-In
telligencer says:
e "Frail of body, he was a man of
, gentle soul and noble character, kon
I est and fair -n his personal and pro
| fessional dealings, lie was a con
. | vincing, lluent writer with ability to
I handle his subject mailer with ad
' mirable accuracy.
j i "In lilll Outlook sent Mr. liurlbut
i to Alaska. ike purpose of his in
1 vestigation was outlined in the in
eistructions forwarded him, and this
! was to get the truth about conditions
j : there, with particular reference to
i the Controller bay controversy. Mr.
i Hurlbut went north in June and re
i turned in September. He spent more
, i time covering the ground than any
. other writer who went north that
year. His conclusions did not justify
t I the editorial position previously tak
: en by his magazine, and for some
1 '
| reason they were not published. Mr.
’ Hurlbut became a convert to the party
opposing the conservation policy then
and now in force, and a staunch advo
' cate of development in the north. He
i was an honest convert. He saw the
stagnant conditions prevailing and
j found the source of the trouble.
Alaska has lost a real friend, and the
country a clear, incisive, forcible and
honest writer.”
' The McIntosh teams are expected
to reach Valdez tomorrow after
breaking the trail from Tiekhell to
Valdez. The heavy fall of snow of
the past few days has made travel
slew. It is expected the road will
' be In first-class condition in a few
days.
[WIFE FORGIVEN;
j
" 1 Double Standard of Morals Does Not
I C
- 1 Go In Tacoma Says Prosecuting
i
Attorney.
I
. j TACOMA, Dec. "'he double
i standard of morals for men and wo
, i men received a severe setback yes
terday when Deputy Prosecutor Ask
ren ordered the "woman in the case”
; released ar,l said he would file
charges against ‘he man which will
! result in a penitentiary sentence if
j j a conviction is obtained,
j j The woman, Mrs. Fred J. Bollard,
• ■ of Pocahontas, Iowa, who eloped with
t Lee Parr, a family boarder, to Taco
t ma, bringing her two small children
» with her, was restored to her hus
. band, but Parr will be kept in jail
s and prosecuted on an adultery charge.
, \ Pretty, demure and twenty-five.
l Mrs. Bollard seemed little pleased at
, the prospect of returning to the small
- Iowa town, where all the gossiping
t tongues In the village have been
l clacking for months. Bollard, the
> husband, however, was happy beyond
I words at the sight of hiB young wife
and his two small children.
“I don’t blame you," he said. "Yon
. and the kiddles are all I have In the
L world, We will move to another place
I and begin all over again.”
t The money to pay' for the chase
. I half way across the continent by Bol
, jlard and Sheriff Noah of Pocahontos,
5 was raised partly by public subacrtp
jtlon and partly by the county com
‘ missioners in the . Iowa town. The
•j Knights of Pythias raised a consid
> j erable sum. Mrs. Bollard was ar
I cvt«vi with Parr In Tacoma.
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