The Alaska Prospector
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From Mondays Bulletin
Another deal for a group of 80
copper claims is reported as under
way by T. D. Bradford and son.
The deal was practical ‘y closed a
few days ago. but full etails ore
not obtainable at prese.-t.
j. Li Steele came up from Land
lock bay on the Hammond Satui
dav evening. He will make a short
business trip to the States.
Final Report In
The grand jury made its final
report at 1:30 today, and was dis
missed,
The report says a very small
amount of business was presented
—for-actioTTT-aud OTrly~Three indict^
ments were returned.
The offices of the district at*
torney, clerk of the court, U. S
marshal and the municipal offices
were examined ana the report
speaks highly of the efficient and
proper manner in which such offi
ces are conducted. ,
Recommendations were made
that a number of improvements be
made on the court house and jail,
and that iron barred windows be
put on the municipal jail.
Attention was called to the ne
cessity for preventing the fishing
companies from blocking the
mouths of the salmon streams, and
a special paragraph was devoted
to the necessity for a division of
the Third judicial district, and the
appointment of a judge and a full
complement of court officials for
the new district so formed.
A special report was read regard
ing the investigation by Charles T.
Hutson into the official conduct of
A. Holman, commissioner at Cop
per Center, in which Hutson ie
ported unfavorably *o the commis
sioner.
The grand jury report was sub
stantially as follows:
Hutson conducted his investiga
tion during the absence of Holman
and made no attempt to secure a
statement from said Holman, nor
allowed him to produce witnesses
in 1 is behalf.
Hutson made no attempt to se
cure the testimony of A. L. Levy
although reporting a conversation
reported to have been made by
Levy which refit cted on Holman’s
character, although Levy would
have testified that he made no
such statements.
No effort was made to secure tes-^
timony of T. J. Meagher, a mater
ial witness in behalf of Holman,
nor was it stated that witness Ro
deen, prior to giving Ins adverse
testimony had been discharged by
Holman, which was a fact.
That said report did not show
that adverse witness John McCrary
was a man of bad repute in the
community, and that his reputa
tion for truth and veracity was bad.
which the jury finds to be a fact.
That said report did not show
there was no deputy marshal with
in 100 miles of the Center, which is
a fact.
That report shows that no charge
of wrong doing on the part of
Holman was substantiated by
evidence.
That the only fact established!
bv Hutson’s report is the necessity
for the appointment of a deputy
U. S. Marshal at Copper Center.
And in view of the above facts
the grand jury “strongly recotp
mend the retention in office of the
said Commissioner, Andrew Hol
man, by the Judge of this Honora
ble Court.”
The drawing of jurors in the
Bailey murder case started this
morning, after a demurrer against
the form of the indictment had
been overruled. The defendant
pleaded not guilty. Eight jurors
h id been examined at noon, and it
will probably require all the after
noon to make up a complete jury.
From Tuesdays Bulletin
M. F. Dennison arrived today
with the Eagle mail. He reports
the trail in fine condition. Fol
lowing are the locations of some of
trail outfits: The Shushitna crowd
Jq camped-frye-ffiiles-ahove Ttretiiiar
the Road Commission is at Ton
sina, government outfits are ten
miles this side of Tonsina, Gilli
neau & Lathrop, Crawford & Am
mon, Hannan <fe McDowell, at the
Barns; Heideman, Nafsted, Hoyt
& Smith are at Teikhe 1; Hubbard
& Elliott and Crittenden at No. 3.
Games of the bowling tourna
ment at the Olympic Club will be
played Tuesday and Friday nights
instead of Wednesdays and Satur
days.
The drawing of the jury in the
Bailey murder case occupied all
day yesterday, there being an
evening session held in addition to
the regular one. Forty-three jurors
had been examined last night, and
still the jury was not complete.
There is litlie prospect of the en
tire jury being selected today. At
noon 58 talesmen had been drawn
in addition to the regular panel.
Franklin Moses arrived today
from St. Michael, making the trip
with dog team in 50 days.
The Jeanie arrived in port this
noon.
John L. McGinn will be an out
going passenger on the Saratoga.
District Attorney Harlan leaves
on the Saratoga for the States
where he has been cailed on impor
tant legal business. Deputy At
torneys Scott and Clegg will attend
to the business of the office here
during the balance of the term.
A Fairbanks stage will be in this
afternoon with eight passengers,
most of whom will go direct to the
States.
Mrs. James Wickersham will
leave for the States on the Sara
toga.
Mrs. A. R. Heilig is a passenger
on the stage clue today. She will
go to Seattle on the Saratoga.
A. G. King returns to Seattle to
day after completing a number of
mining deals in this section.
From Wednesday’s Bulletin
The Santa-Clara reached Seattle
yesterday afternoon at five o’clock
from Valdez.
The ’ Portland passed Sitka
Saturday and should be here today
or tomorrow.
The firebox for the Copper river
steamboat was started over the
trail this morning. It is about six
feet square and weighs 5600
pounds.
The mail which left here March
4th reached Fairbanks the 9th,
making the running time from
Valdez five days and fourteen
hours, and from Seattle to Fair
banks 12 davs and 10 nours. This
is the best time ever made bv the
mail over this route.
The confirmation of the nomina
tion of John J. Boyce as United
States district attorney for the
First divisisn of Alaska was held
up by the Senate. Boyce is op
posed by the California delegation
in congress.
The remarkable wisdom of the
engineers who selected Katalla as
a terminus of a railroad to the in
terior is evidenced by the trouble
the company is having landing
its tirst construction crew at that
port. A number of men were sent
North on the Saratoga to start con
struction work. Their coming was
heralded through press despatches
and in Seattle papers, but when
they reached Katalla it was impos
sible to land through the heavy
surf, and they were brought to
Valde' and reshipped on the Santa
Clara, southbound. They may be
able to land now, but it is more
than likely that they will have to
go back to Seattle and tr^ it over
again on another boat. The selec
tion of an inaccessable port for the
terminus of a trans-Alaskan rail
road would seem to bear out the
claims made in Washington that
this particular company has no in
tention of building a railroad at all,
but is merely making a bluff.
Crown Copper Co.
Word has been recur ed from the
East that the Crown Copper Co.,
which was floated this winter by
T. D. Bradford, has withdrawn all
of its stock from sale, enough
money haying been realized at the
advanced price of 50 cents to in
sure the prosecution of necessary
development work. The schooner
Ralph J. Long is now enroute
North with supplies find material
for starting work on the Herrin
bay end of the group, where the
fissure vein which cross cuts the
claim' will be tapped. It is stated
positively that $100 000 will be
spent this season on the ground in
an endeavor to make it a shipping
property. Ed. Eaton will be fore
man of the work for the present.
IN THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER’S
COURT, VALDEZ PRECINCT, ALASKA,
IN PROBATE.
In the Matter of the Estate of ( Notice to
Thomas W. Doherty Deceased. 1 Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
administratrix of the estate of Thomas W.
Doherty, deceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the said de
ceased, to exhibit them with necessary vouch
ers within six months after the first publica
tion of this notice to the said administratrix
at the law office of Ostrander & Donohoe in the
town of Valdez, Alaska, the same being the
place for the transaction of the business of*ald
estate. And the undersigned hereby gives
notice that she wUs duly appointed the admin
istratrix of said estate by an order of the
above named Court made and entered the 1st
day of March, 1907.
Dated at Valdez. Alaska, this 1st day of
March, 1907,
Nina N. Doherty,
Administratrix of the estate of
Thomas W’. Doherty, Deceased.
Ostrander & Donohoe, Attorneys for Admin
istratrix, Valdez, Alaska.
Date of first publication March 7, 1907 . 6- 7
*‘Powahful Joe” Houston and
Pat Ket’s are expected in from
Fairbanks today. Houston i6 the
man reported by the Fairbanks
papers as becoming demented on
i the Delta recenthT, but he says he
I is sane now.
C. C. BERG.
Furrier and Taxidermist
1425 First Ave., Seattle.
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will return you perfect wefk at reasonable
prices.
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