VOLUME 3. WO 30 VALDEZ. ALASKA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER I. 1904. OFFICIAL CITY PAPE;.
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RECONNAISSANCE
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Refuse to be Interviewed.
K. Rose and D. Brown, the two
engineers, who came to Valdez in
the early summer to look over the
country and study up the cost and
feasibility of building a ruilroad
from Valdez to Engle, have this
week returned to town. After fig
uring up the situation in and
about Valdez, they tramped across
country through the Copper river
and Tanana valleys to Eagle and
back. On the return they left
their horses at Copper Center and
took a boat down the river about
150 miles to the mouth of the Tas
nuna river, where they abandoned
the boat and took the trail up that
river and over Marshall pass to
Valdez. It was necessary to inves
tigate the route up the Tusnuna
river as it is the shortest and most
route to the great copper piopertics
beyond the Copper river.
The genilcnien refused to be in
terviewed regarding their mission,
bu. the indications arc Hint their
report to headquarters wili oe a
favorable one.
Will Guide Governor Brady.
Harry Faven, who for several
years past has carried the mail on
Copper river, will leave here on
Saturday with a large pack train
to supply the station at Gakona
river, On the way in he will pilot
Governor )Brady as far ns Copper
Center. Coining out he wili go up
the Klutena as far as the lake to
bring out the dog teams intended
for the winter mail service, which
have been summered at the lake.
Machinery to be Installed.
As u result of the prospecting
being done on the claims on the
Nizina this summer, some of the
owners have decided to install ma
chinery there next season to work
the ground on a large scale.
Court leaves Fairbanks.
Judge Wiekersham and District
Attorney Harlan signified their
intention to leave Fairbanks about
Aug. 20th, and that Clerk Heilig
and the rest of the court officials
would l>e ready to leave a short
time later. The Judge will very
likely go to Tacoma for a slant
visit before coming to Valdez to
o]>en court on Nov 14th.
City Market
NEXT TO THE NIZINA.
PRICES ARE
RIGHT +
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Wholesale and
Retuil Dealers
GIVE US A
' x:all
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
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I WILL BE ESTABLISHED
Will Locate Here. Smelter
Possible.
There will arrivein Valdex some
time during the present month a
representative of the New York
Metal Co., whose intention it is to
establish a permanent laboratory
here todetermine the value of ores.
They will buy ore in any quantity
and pay for it immediately upon
testing its value and they will do
the shipping.
This is very likely u preliminary
step toward the erection of a smel
ter. Thu company 'mentioned is a
large and influential one looking
for a new field. At the Mining
Congress recently held at Portland
a resident of Valdez met the said
representative and placed before
him the opportunities existing in
and around Valdez in the mineral
line and it was this representation
that strengthened the determina
tion of the company to put a com
plete laboratory here. The outfit is
now being collected and will be
shipped at once.
Seattle-Sitka Cable Completed
The cable connecting Seattle
with Southeastern Alaska was com
pleted on August lKth, and the
cable steamer immediately pro
ceeded to Tacoma and at last ac
count was taking on a section of
the Valdez cable to begin laying
the same at once.
It was the intention of the de
partment to place another boat in
commission io carry the balance of
the cable that was in excess of the
Burnside’s load and to accompany
the Burnside and when needed to
transfer the cable and sufficient
coal so that the work could pro
ceed without interruption. Whether
they are following this plan or not
we have at present no means of
knowing, but it looks as though
Valdes would be in direct com
munication with the states -before
the Holidays. ,
Governor Brady Will -Sneak.
Governor Brady will ‘deliver <an;
address to the people-of V-aldoC to-!
night-at the District Court -room,
beginning at 8 o’clock. All arc in
vited to he present. He .pro|»oses
to let us know as much as p<issihle
aliouttheSt Jsmis Fair, from which
he lias just returned.
•A Good Season.
Reliable reports are now coming
in from the various creeks tiibuturv
to Valdez. •Sh>f< creek and Mil
ler gulch will produce more gold
than ever before, notwithstanding
the fact that there was a shoatage
of water in that section. Parts of
Miller gulch have proved very pro
ductive, while other portions have
not been AVOfked for lack of a
dump.
Such claims as are being worked
in the Shushclnu are turning out
well.
There are several creeks on the
upper 'Cqtijic r river, new di»cover
cis' from which come good reports.
The Bremner is this year being
systematically worked and will
show most satisfactory returns
On the.Xizinr several large com
panies are prospecting the ground -
with a view to installing hydraulic
machinery,-and obtaining sat
isfactory results.
Owing to the rush to Fairbanks
there is a shortage of men in the
Klondike and wages have advanced
from $4 to $5.50 and board.
BIO COPPER PROPERTY TO
'BE developed
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Work on the Property Commenced.
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The *[tvrt]K*rtV on 'Latnnche island
•fSrtn'.nHv itnown as flic Ctfrlcson
property is now aimut to l»e opened
•tip tfhd hilly •developed. It was
taken uj> lirO •year by Hcinze of
Tlutte, Montana, through the rep
resentation ..f Mr. Franoy. A
company was formed known as the
1.atouche Island Copper Mining
Company with a capital stock of
$.>.00f);OiV) under the following
hoard of officers: James A. Mur
phy, president; Penning Carlson,
first vice president; Arthur O. Law,
second vice president; R. L. P.
Wallace, treasurer; Solan T. Wil
liams, secretary, wifh offices at
Seattle. Wash
They arrived here rtn the Santa
Ana on fneir wav direct to the is
land, the following named gentle
men, to begin active operations:
Jas. A. Murphy, J. Kuston, E.
Jacobs, Wm. Jones, A. (i. Law, F.
M. Leonard and IL L. Van Wick. I
They brought "with them consider
able machinery and a gasoline
launch.
The property consists ‘of 25)
claims ami a mill site and is on
the opposite side of the ridge from
t lie Bonanza group known as the
Beafenn property. The claims run
parallel with the length of the is
land ami extend for a distance of
about four miles, covering three
distinct loads, running parallel
and about 600 fe« *t apart and in
close proximity to the shipping.
The ore consists of copper s
phides and ltornite nod is in va«i
bodies, easy of access ami ensv tr.
work.
Wilson Returns to States.
Jasper Wilson, son of Secretary
U ilson. who some time ago visited
\ aldez while on his tonr of in*|H**
tion through the eouutrt ‘t.vstndv
up the panto conditions of Alaskn
and report so that ndeipiate laws
can lie framed towards preserva
tion of panic, has finally returned
to \\ ashinptoii after a totfr of thr
Inlet, then across country from.
Valdez to the Yukon and theuor
mit. While at .Seattle he made the
following statement;
“Save in a general way, 1 havt
nothing to say. I went North for
the government to study panic emr
ditions, the extent of wild pine
and to ascertain what ia being done
for its preservation. My report,
of course, goes tlrst to the govern
merit. However, 1 guess there >s
no impropriety in my saying that
there is no scarcity of game f*
Alaska.
“I was much impressed with thr
country, which is 'Undeniably rid.
in mineral and other resources.’*
Awards Medals For Cfclltff.t
Services.
The medals awarded by 'congress
to Lieut. Jarvis, the present col
lector >f customs in Alaska; Lieut.
K. P. Berthohl itnd Surgeon Sanr
uel J. ('till for gallant service ir.
resetting whalers off Point Barron
In 181)7'wereforwarded these oll'
cers today by the secretary of the
treasury with eifmplinientnry leo
tens. ___
The medals ate made of solid
gold with $210 worth of metal in
each. Kadi medal has tIso portrait
of the recipient in relief with the
name, and a statement o s
presented. On the re r°8 i e
there is an Arctic scene, lime*.
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