Proposed Government Wagon Road.
nv FI.Ml'NIt 5MIT1I, ATTIIIIXKT.
Tile great resources of Alaska arc little
known hv the ] topic in the Stales. Con
gress has shown lamentable ignorance of
conditions here. President Roosevelt is the
only president who has taken a personal
interest in Alaska. Congress, of course,
bail a vague and nebulous idea that the
government owned a frozen zone up near
the north (Nile, acquired from Russia through
an incident of the civil war; hut as no con
sideration was given hv the United States
and none received by Russia for Alaska,
even at that price, many Americans and
pseudo statesmen were pleased to refer to
it as “Seward’s Folly.”
As a result of a lietter knowledge of Al
aska. during the summer of 1903, a com
mittee of the Senate of the United States
visited Alaska and also the Canadian jHir
tion of the great northwest and saw the
magnificent wagon roads built and main
tained by the Yukon Territory.
i ms commute naturally felt hunnliatcd
when they considered the neglect of Alaska
in view of its marvelous resources, its un
dreamed of natural richness and the pa
tience and long suffering of its inhabitants
who have paid into the United States treas
ury millions of dollars collected |>y a
system of taxation absolutely unknown in
any other section within the jurisdiction of
the United States, and wholly un-American.
This committee has rc|)orted in favor of
an appropriation for building wagon roads
in Alaska, by far the most important of
which is the promised wagon road from
Valdez to the Yukon river at Eagle. It is |
the only natural all-American route across
the great empire.
It will traverse and open up the most
extensive and richest copper district on1
earth. It will pass through and open for
settlement thirty-five thousand square miles
of rich agricultural lands. It will give
easy access to the rich gold placer deposits
of the Xiziiia, Slate creek. Chisua, Tanana,
\\ bite river, Shushitnn, llrcmner ami
Kaina.
It will open up and make productive
hundreds of placer deposits now inaccess
ible. It will increase the gold production
of the United States ten million per annum.
It will furnish happy homes and profitable
employment for hali' a million of people.
The government of the United States
will he the greatest beneficiary of this wag
on road. It will reduce the expense of
maintenance of the telegraph system $50,
(XKI per annum. The ]iostollice depart
ment would save in carrying mails $50,000
per annum; court and other fncidental ex
penses $25 000 more, paying a very hand
some interest on money invested.
I lie small tradesmen and the hardy sons
of toil who are weary of close competition,
strikes, lockouts, etc., should keep an eye
on this great Northland, more than two
thirds of which lies in the North temperate
zone with agricultural jiossibilitics and
climatic conditions equal to the great state
of Minnesota Alaska has deposits of gold
platinum, copper, coal, tin and oil. and its
fur and fishing possibilities are the marvel
and wonder of all intelligent investigators..
The Nizina Cold Fields.
BY AKTIIl'K M. EOWAKIiS.
In the fall of 1 iM>1 and in April 1!N)2 dis-j
coveries of gold were made in what is
known as the Nizina district, This dis
trict includes an area about fifteen miles j
square, some 175miles northeast of Valdez.!
Fay has been found on Dan, Chititu and i
Young creeks and most of their tributaries.
These three creeks flow into the Nizina
river from the east. No extensive work
was done until the past season, and then
only with pick and shovel. The produc
tion for 190:1 was considerably over $100,1)00
Arrangements are being made by the prin
cipal owners to operate large hydraulic
plants during the coming season. Under
this more economical management this dis
trict will produce many hundreds of thou
sands of dollars annually for years to come.
There is an abundance of water and tim
ber all over the district.
A remarkable feature of mining on many
of the creeks in the Nizina country is the
accumulation of nuggets of native eop|ier
ill the sluice lioxes. These vary from the
size of a pea to fifty jioumls in weight, and
are piled up in heaps, awaiting the day of
cheap transportation.
Agriculture In The Copper River Valley.
BY J. K. MIK1XHKH, MKMt'H A XT.
The United States government by an aet
of Congress appropriates each year money
to l*e used in establishing agritultural ex
periment stations in Alaska. Under the
direction of Prof. C. C. tieorgeson, with
head ofliees at Sitka, there was established
last year a station of 1280 acres in the
Copper river valley.
After the timlier and brush were cleared
from 20 acres; lettuce, radishes and onions
were grown. Potatoes that were planted in
July matured Hepteinlier 15. Oats, lutrley
and wheat matured long before the frost
came to damage the crop.
This experimental farm exhibited at
Valdez, in Octoiler, 1003, threshed oats and
. barley, which is being sent to the World’s,
Fair at St. Luuis. This grain is plump i
j and well matured. Oats in straw measured
over four feet in length, showing conclu
sively that hurley could profi ably W raised
i for fattening hogs and ants for horses.
| Cabbage raised on this farm weighed 14
I |<ounds and turnips were especially large,
l'lie |>otatocs were dry and mealy and com
pared favorably with the famous Yakima
Hurhaiiks in eastern Washington. Hay in
abundance was made from native nil top.
Hy writing to the Kx|ieriincnt Station,
Sitka, Alaska, you will receive Woks free
on agriculture in Alaska, and the C. S.
Agricultural Department, at Sitka, will
furnish a quantity of seeds free of charge.
\\ lien Congress appropriates money for a
wagon mad from Valdez, don’t wait a mo-,
incut, hut come.
Freight Transportation To Valdes.
BY I K AN h J. KIMiHnRN.
During the year lS'.tS, 2o,00f) people were
truns|Hirtcd from tlie Static to Alaska, the
greater ntimWr Wing taken hy steamer to
Skagway and St. Michael, with the Klon
dyke as their objective point. This was
also the first year of development in the
Copper river and Cook Inlet country, and a
number of the larger steamers found profit
able employment on this run during the
season
Discoveries of gold at Nome, and the
continued activity at Dawson, served to di
vert attention from Valdez during the two
j following seasons, and most of tin- steam
ers were withdrawn for that season. The
j increase in business has necessitated a cor
! responding increase in the numlier and
capacity of the steamers engaged in this
traffic, and four shi|>s with a total gross
tonnage of -l.nflO tons; have lteen making
regular monthly trips from Puget Sound
to Valdez during the present year, serving
the ports of Yakutat, Kayak and Kllamnr.
From Valdez freight and passengers for
the westward are transferred to the steam
er Newport, making monthly tri|>s from
Valdez to Dutch Harbor.
In addition to the regular fleet engaged
in this service, large steamers have also
made s|K-eial tri|>s to Valdez direct, thus
relieving the congestion in freight tratlie
which is likely to occur during the months
of winter outfitting for the interior.
Mail and Telegraphic Communication
with Valdez.
BY OH A*. X. (JtAltY. PO«TJM AMTKK.
The Valdez and Kagle mail route twice
a month touches all intermediate points—
Copper Center, Chisna, Jack Wade—in
almost a straight line to Kagle on the Yu
kon river. The Valdez and Tanana route
follows the Kagle line as fiirasChistuchina,
and thence brunches off westerly to connect
with Fairbanks. Tanana. St. Michael,
Nome and all points on the Yukon below
the mouth of tile Tanana and north as far
as Kagle.
lilt* lost Office Department lias proven
that it intends to keep in touch with the
influx of civilization in this country, and
with the building of wagon roads, railroads
and liettcr trails the time of mail service
will be shorter.
The government has found Valdez to he
the only feasible starting jioiiit for an all
American route to the interior of Alaska.
The postollicc was raised to the Presidential
class on llcccmbcr 15 last. Military tele
graph lint's extend to all Yukon ami Tan
ana river points, and to (.'ape Nome. A
telegram may In* sent from Valdez and an
answer received from New York in less
than six hours.
The town is the distributing point for
seven mail routes. The contract for two
of those routes calls for a 9-day service Itc
tween Seattle ami Valdez. The overland
mails are of the greatest importance to
residents ami prospectors, crossing, as thev
do, a country which until a few years ago
was totally unknown to white mcii.
Minerals Tributary To Valdez.
MY UOI’HKK, i:i»!ToK OK TIIK IHlMTEtTOK.
The discoveries of minerals, Isith placer
and in place, located at jioints accessible
through and tributary to Valdez, have lieen
too numerous to mention.
Along the coast from Kyak west is found
coal and oil in abundance. In Prince
\\ illiam Sound oil both sides from the
ocean to Valdez are scores of copper prop
erties, hut two of which arc in actual oper
ation, most of the others being held bv
locators who have not the financial ability
to develop them. The copper ores of the
coast arc of the sulpliuret variety, averag
ing about 15 j»er cent, ami carrying good
gold values, and are all close to navigable
waters. Gold and antimony also exist
along the Sound.
Passing through Valdez to the Copper
river valley, there will he found located on
the Kotsina and Chittyna rivers and their
tributaries, vast bodies of high grade cop
per, such as liornite, glance and native
copper. A short distance from this, large
deposits of tin have lieen recently located.
Across the range, on the up|>er Tanana,
about 7o claims of frec-mi:liug quartz arc
located, and many copper properties.
The only interior mines (sissible to work
(lending transportation facilities, are the
high grade gold placers, such as those on
the Shushitna, Slate, Chisna, Xiziua and
liremner.
Thousands of acres of low grade gold
placers are known of njong the Copper,
that require capital to operate and which
will richly reward the o(terators.
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STEAM LAUNDRY,
M. KISLKY KrUKET.
Finest Work. Prompt Ik-livery.
Fully llesjMiusiliU-.
For At***nvH Semi Your Ore To
J. H. MORRISON,
Awnjer Ella mar Milting Co.
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Ella m\h. Alaska
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
Ellamar. Alaska.
The northwestern line
Operate* tin* tiw-st trains in tlie
world every .Lay in the year, ln>
tween
Minneapolis,
St Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY.!
making direct 41 amort ion* with
through train* tor all )>oinUt Ea*t
and South.
A* 4-heap a* the eluntpest anil the
best t4» I*- hud. Bor rate* or reser-:
cations, call or write,
K. W. I*AKKhR.tlem-ral Agent,
151 Yi-sler Wav, Seattle.
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Dissolution of Partnership.
The hiMjjit**> heretofore existing under tin
tiriu naiu of Wmi N a Fourth* at S.*vard, AIh*
kit betweenlit u Wind' mu) James Fa v lie is this
ii»ij di*soN««$ l.y cuntlitti oossent. lieu. I!.’
Wood* eoulittuo* th«- bilkiMess, mlet collect* Mini
pay* *»'J bill* of lie- •aid firm *4 Woods ,1
Fvvlie,
Jau ms Fewlie.
44. II \Vo«*i*.
I toted Jan 11, l*n|_ *
Notice of Forfeiture.
V.VU».-4k Al.A«Ra, Jan. 1, ltmJ.
T«* IValtkk I.. U'liir*: Mini F. F Wii.lia:
You arr Iterehy indlticd tiiat the undersigned,
A. II. I'tlev. I no- exja*iid.'d .luring the jr»-ar
IfHKt, lour I.*iitjiJrred (ft'"*) «1 liui s in laistr i.immi
the I»• *>t t‘h««nd. the Helen, the «i»dd Hollar and
Hh* Hla<k It.-nr iniuiag r\ tint* situated on tlie
iaMiehe* »tf Slate 4*re.*k n..i| Miller ttiileh. In
I he < hisiiu mJi.in* 4i»trirl, A.'aaka. ill Vnl
Iri Kr'-onfing idstriet. tlie joealion notic**r
i*l which c.'nioj* ar.* mom of record in liie
i*flicc 4»f the Fnitcd State* Commissioner at
\ aide/, nud to whim e.»iic* reference is mad.*
fora more |mrih*i«htr description thereof, in
iirder tt» hold said claims under provision of
■bvtion ‘StJi. Itc vised Statutes of the ( uited
si ales, and tin* .'.uiciidmriit* relating thereto
i-oiieernlug uuiiuaj laixir upon mining claim*,
being lilt* amount required to h .id *«ld claim*
1'iri’ig the year !•.*»!. ending Het eiuher :t1. .
I*.»And il at t•»c expiration o/.-nimtv
lays from tin* publication of this notice, you
rail or reinae io contribute y..«r proportion of
■iieli ex|N*ud)tiire. vonr inter.*!* in said claim*
will lenina* the y«roperty oi tue uadersigiKd, ■
rour cteowuer. who ha* made the required ex
|a*ndiliire by tlie term* of said Keeliou. -
A. II. 1TI.EY. \
First p-ihlifaliott Jau. 7.
hasi publication April 7.
RIPA XS Tal.nU*
Doctors timl
A good prescription
For niankind
Hie Went package \* enough for nanal teri- !
‘ion. The family hotile (no rentk) «*ontain» a
‘iipply for a year. All <lriggiki* m-II them.
80 YEARS*
EXPERIENCE
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EVERY WEEK. »08 TO 138 PACES
SUBiCTJt>nON. $3.30 A YEAR
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Ttka Cniiawrint aid Mining Jrjria!
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Alaska Padfk navigation Company
Carrying U. S. flail and Express.
E. E. Caine, President
j From .Seattle tor Valdes, Cook Inlot and
Qfr pYiYkinr |/orU,l*tol each month. From Val*
i U* 1*AW%’aWWI j {,*■ sv-uttk an/1 tvnv jorts.htith of each
t month.
I from Heat tie for Vnltlci, (,lmk Inlot «*•>
Str Santil Allil J w*.v Mthof ouch month From Val*
Oil. OdUld AHd . d« for battle and way porta. 1st of rack
( month
! krwiu \«l<k'K to I’nahttfktt and wnv porta
Str Newnnrt J -tith of each month, connecting ni Valdes
OU. ilknyuil with 9. 9 9anta Ami
Company reeerve* right locking.; eteauiers or date of wiling
ivillont notice.
Seattle Otiioe tils Firat Ava. J 2.
Ageni.
PHONE I4u
! A. B lltn, i’rea. F. M. Brown, Tri im. F. J Kinglum, Sac.
Valdez Dock t Mouse (oupy.
U<>nd«|Bay In uur i'iar and left Id warehouie till
tfH . . r fartlM jnlDf U. the interior will IIml It cuvet.,
trill to leave cotiaiytimeiits with n» to lie lorwarded to 4m.il
fioliiie a tel at such Ipue *• they may direct.
Oir storage Is safe, bein£ i-4th mile from nearest butldin*
McIntosh & Duncklee
Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing
All worlc will reoviv* |tneiiijit attention. daw
blacluinithiug intule a apociaJ feature. Ciive um a call.
Cor. Kf.yktoxe ami McKixi.eit. Vaicoe*
Home Restaurant t ,
Keystone Ave. Opp. St. Elias Hotel.
Menls At All Hours From ii O’clock A.M.
U> V O'clock I’.M. Regular Dinner From
5 to 7. ISiuniny Dinner A Specialty.
I ce Creamand SodaWater Parlor
mbs. l a aixen.
C. E. B0QARDU5
Assayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $ 1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
00 CnU'MltlA 8t., Skattlk, IVAMI.
“10 YEARS STANDARD”
RUBCROlb
( l raiie Mark KegrstemLt
lias demonstrated that it is tin- most duraiih- and efficient Rt»t»FIN(J
for all sorts of huildiugs. weathers and eondiiions. Made«f tjiustrong
est, liest wool felt, thoroughly saturated with the well-known Kuliemid
Comtsmiul. Proof against heat, (add, water, steam, aehls. alkalies,
gases, fumes, ete. Outlasts metal. Fire-resisting. Contains no tar or
pajwr. Will not melt. mi or tear. Easily Laid. Booklets, samples
and prices upon application. A large shipment now on lurnd at
SHEFFER & BORTON,
McKinley Street.
Valdez Electric Light, Power & Telephone Co.
Incorporated.
We have on liaiul a large assortment of Electric Fixtures,
Flain ami Fancy Similes, fall Hells ami Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kiiulsof electrical m>rk. Phone 3S.
Where Do^fou Stop? Why of Course at
MINERS’ MOTEL.
COMFORTABLE QUARTERS.
McKinley st. and Keystone a* C. Johnson, Prop
McKinley -Hal!
Cor. Reservation Av. and Hobart St.
Suitable for Balls, Parties,
Receptions, Banquets, etc.
Dates Booked With
A. M. HOWARDS, White Bloek. *