THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
Published at Valdez, Alaska, every Thursday hy the Pmosi>f.(Tok
Pi’ih.ishino Co. Piione. Main I.
Kntereil at the Valdez |*ostnftiee as second elass matter.
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AtTIfOKIZKD AfiK.NTS.
The rn«*pNm»i» I* on sale af the following
im*w< «tiw«l»:
I*. O. New-* Stmt«l. Seattle.
Puget Sou to I New* Po, Seattle.
P. O. Nrw« Stan«l. Jun-mi.
Kugene Mrt’arthy New* Stan<l. Skagway.
I*. O. NVw« Slaml. Kagte. Alaska.
MUNICIPAL (iOVKRNMKNT.
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II. n\ Miller. W. s. art,
ft. A. IlKWn.R. CHAR. KraemlR.
E. H. Wheat, E. r. Rmtiaru*.
•Ions llonbRI.L.
Jon* uoodei.l. Mato*
Or*. SMMRKRO, TREAM'ltK*
J. W. I.EKDY, (’ITT ATTORSKT
l>R. K. M. Bovi.e, Health oeficer.
W. II. CHART. CLERK.
F. M Brows. Prrs. School Board.
The Proper Thing To Do.
Kmtor Prospector—Most grati
fying art'the various items of news
regarding the muny good things
promised for Alaska generally and
Valdez especially. The more ini
pnrtant are the wagon road, cable
extension, surveys and changed
coal land laws, which are assured
bv the government. It is stated
that the victors in the recent cop
per mines law suit now feel justi-:
tied in hustling a railroad into the
interior and vigorously pushing
the development of their mines, be
sides providing letter steamship
service from Seattle.
With transportation facilities ami
developed ore bodies smelters lie
conie immediately necessary. Val
dez will have one smelter, another
is likely to l<e located near the
mines in the interior, while a third
will Ih* placed to the southward in i
Prince William sound and be trib
utary to Valdez.
Other parties are at work on
other railroad schemes, several by-1
(Iranlie plants are projected for the]
interior and two adjacent to Val-1
dez.
As the close of the year approach- i
es ami one considers the probabili
ties of the near future for this town
ami region, the conclusion is clear
that no other place in Aiaska has
Kuril grand prospects for transport
ation facilities, telegraphic and
mail connections, the many mines
almost on the point of production,
the smelters required, the agricul
tural advantage of the interior the
developing oil anil coal interests to
the East and West, together with
the increasing fish industry—all of
which will bring to this coast
and the interior such a rush of
capital and population which, in
two or three years, will make Val
dez the metropolis—the largest and
most important city commercially,
and in every way. within the whole,
broad expanse of Alaska
Late telegrams state that Gov.,
Brady asks for $15,(KM) for public
buildings in Sitka, hut Kec’y Hitch
cock favors the removal of the cap
ital to Juneau. Recent changes
in the revenue service indicate that
the Collector for Alaska will re-;
move his headquarters from Sitka
to Juneau.
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Now, considering nil these proba
bilities and realizing that Valdez
must hustle most strenuously, and
keep it up steadily, and a*k in
trumpet tones for all she wants, I
would respectfully suggest to the j
chamber of commerce that right i
now, without delay, Valdez should j
assert a strong claim to he made
the capital of Alaska, and make a
big tight for it.
A year or two hence wTe will have
around us, and tributary to Valdez,,
more capital invested and much i
the greatest population of any sec- ;
lion in the great area of this Dis
trict; so with our superior means
of communication and transporta
tion over the sea and over the land,
and our magnificent central loca
tion, wc shall possess every requi
site for the capital of Alaska.
Surely no other place can rival
our claims.
Now, is the time to present our
prospects and demand that Valdez
be duly considered, before any ac
tion is taken u|ion the capital
question by the government.
Vox Fopi'u.
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A bill will br drawn up and for
warded to Washington in time toj
foe presented this session, amend
ing the code so that the district
court will have the jaiwer, upon a
projier showing from the residents
of an incorporated town, to extend
the corjiorate limits of the town and
take in adjoining territory. Under
the law at present the lioundaries
of a town can only lie changed by
a sjieeial act of congress. The
council will have this amendment
drawn uji and attempt to secure the
indorsment and assistance of the
chandler of commerce in getting it
through congress. If passed, this
would give the court authority to
extern! the town limits of Valdez,
to include the reservation, at any
time that a majority of the resi
dents of Imth jdaces exjiressed their
willingness to have such a change
made. The jieople here have on
several occasions shown their de
sire to have the reservation taken
in, and they should assist in every
way j.ossifole to get this amend
ment through and thereby remove
all obstacles to the proposed
c hangc.
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It appears that when the licenses
of the saw mill and wharves be
came due there was some doubt in
the mind of the clerk of the court
as to whether the money should
he turned into the city or the gen
eral fund. The matter was pre
sented to the district attorney, and
he decided that the money should
go to the general fund. The coun
cil is of the opinion that they
should have been notified, and giv
en an opportunity to present their
view of the case to the court ltetore
any decision was reached. It is a
matter of great importance to the
town, as it means n difference of
about $1,500 annually in the money
available for school and municipal
purposes. An attempt will Ik* made
to have the matter reconsidered
upon the return of the court. It is
no mure than just that the licenses
paid by business enterprises which
rely entirely U|m*ii the town forsup
|M>rt should he turned into the city
treasury.
Gold Yield of Alaska.
All the preliminary advices' re
ceived by the government indicate
a great increase in the gold pro
duct of Alaska for the season of
1903. One government institution
—the Seattle assay office—received
nearly 60 per cent, more gold from
Alaska in the first ten months of
the present year than in the corres
ponding period of 1902.
Up to the end of October, the Se
attle office had received Alaska un
to the amount of 207,896 standard
ounces, valued at $3,867,834, as
against 125,929 ounces, valued at
$2,342,883, in the first ten months
of last year. The indications are
that the output of the placer fields
of northwestern Alaska was much
larger this year than last year.
The figures given by the Seattle as
say office represent, ofjcourse, only
a fraction of the output, for not all
of the Alaska gold is sold to that
institution, and a large amount of
this year’s product is, naturally,
stni in Alaska m the hands of the
miners and the commercial com
panies or has lieen shipped to San
Francisco or Canada. On the other
hand, not the whole amount ahove
represents this year’s product. But
the figures, after all due allowan
ces are made, are significant in con
nection with mining ojierations of
ltf08.
The Seattle assay office has had
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u busy season. The receipts of
gold from all sources during the
first ten months of the present year
amounted to aUml nKo.394 ounces,
and the total value of the product
this year was fl4.212.740.as against
f10,oIH.XK8. r:.e twi> months re
maining to complete tecord for the
calendar year 1903 will probably
raise the grand total to not less
than f1K.000.000.
Director Roberts of the U. S.
mint, who is highly pleased with
the tine record made l»v the Scuttle
office during the last year, believes
that the Nome output for 1908 is
largely in excess of the 1902 pro
duct. He never makes an estimate
of the gold output, except on the
basis of absolutely accurate official
returns, hut lie would not be sur
prised if the northwestern Alaska
product for the last season should
turn out to lie $8,000,000 or even
more. Mining at Nome and vicin
ity is now on a sane, intelligent
basis. Machinery of improved
proved kinds lias taken the place
of hand lalmr and guess work;
water has lieen brought by artificial
means to dry creeks and benches,
and the returns are consequently
much larger in proportion to the
total capital invested. Mr. Roberts
is a firm Miever in the sterling
value of the Nome district and the
region trihutary to it.
A blue lxiat with a cabin on it
containing a stove and a few pros
pector’s tools was found on a small
island lievond Fairmount island,
Dec. 4. b v W. C. L. Bevor, of El la
mar. The lx>at seems to have
been put up for the winter and
broken adrift. It looks like an j
Kyak cannery lxiat with a cabin
added. The bottom is knocked out
and the lxiat are practically worth
less. but this notice may save the
owner from worry as to tlie .'ate of
his boat.
Shaw, phone 47.
White,the paperhanger, phone 47
W. R. Hildreth carries the larg
est slix-k of Cook Inlet snow shoes
in Valdez.
Chase and Sanlxirn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to lx* had at Hemple tV
Dougherty’s.
NEW PROCESS
STEAM LAUNDRY,
McKlNLEY STREET.
Finest Work. Prompt Delivery.
Fully Res|ionsible.
Haines & Brown,
THE TINNERS
are now prepared to do all kinds of
Tin and Iron work at short notice.
Their work is first -class and charges
reasonable. Located on McKinley
rear of Prospkctor office.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Endkavok Cong. Ciiuuch—Cor.
Glacier Avenue anil Hobart
Street. Rev. 1). W. Cram, Pastor.
Services every Sunday at 10:30 a.
m. and 8 p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 oViock. Melvin Dempsev,
President
C'HURr i ov thk Epiphany—Cor.
Clacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Services on Sundav at 11
a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. F. S. Tay
lor, Rector.
Okdkrof Alaska Moosk, Pioneer
Pent No. 1. Mett in their own
Hull on Reser- *
ration Avenue,
every Thursday
evening at 8 '
o’clock. O. J.
Hosford,Ruling
Spirit; ErnieR.
Wheat, Keeper
of Wa Wa.
ISNIOHT8 OK 1 YTHIA8 CLUB—W.
A. Ry strum, Pres., Wm. Whittlesey
Sec. Meets 1st ami 3(1 Monday of
each month in (kid Fellows club
rooms.
Vai,i»kz Masonic Om’b—
Meets every Wednesday ev
enintr at the rooms over
boodell A Edwards’ offices, at 8
it’clock. B. F. Millard, President;
J. M. Lathrop. Secretary.
Brothkhiiood ok Alaska Pionkkrs.
L. Berg, Cnicf, Arthur Rohgal,
Secretary.
Headquarters, Afognak, Alaska.
Valdez Odd Fellow’s!
Cu'b—Meets every !
Friday evenimr in clui» '
room*. tv r. Mtllntd, Pr.K.: S. 8.
Lynch. Scc’y.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
F. M. BOYLE. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
VALDEZ.
Offices: ALASKA
Swan Building. McKinley Si.
W. A. RYSTROM,
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Dentist.
Swan
Building. Valdez.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer
Minin* and Land Law., sperialtip.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Avk. Valdez.
Wm. H. Whittlesey,
Attorney-At-Law,
U. S. Commissioner and Recorder.
OALIANO (KAYAK), ALASKA
T J DONOHOE,
Attorney at Law,
mwajc Rt'ii.nixi. VALDEZ
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer anil Surveyor.
U. S. Deputy Mineral and. Land
Surveyor.
Next door to Nizina.
R. B LIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA.
ARTHUR J. WARNER,
ASSAYER
and ANALYTICAL CHEMIST.
TT-T8 Sullivan Bldg. Seattle.
s. q. n/rrnews,
Sanitary - Plumbing
Steam Fitting and
Water Heating.
LIVE AND LET LIVE. Valdez.
H. R. Elliott E. E. Smith
Douglas City Pharmacy
Wholesale and
Retail Druggists
Douglas City, Alaska.
VALDEZ HI
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To Order.
John Walters, Prop.
Saratoga Bis
2nil St., hack of telegraph office.
Mrs. Hanson, Proprietor.
Beds, $2 a Week. Baths, 25c.
HOTEL DILLER.
Headquarters for Valdes people. ia» rooms,
fatea .V) coil!*, $1 and 91.30 per dav. Firstclai*
ie*taurrnt in connection. Free Bus. opposite
\ 8. l*oKtofti<ac.
W. G. POTTS, Manager.
First At. A I'uWertltjr «l.. HEATTI.E
Srh.H.l o! Open All Year
tactical Mining, am Mechanical, Elec
trical, Engineering, Metallurgy,
Cyanide Process.
Surveying, Architecture, Draw inf and Assay
ng. Asnayluf of Ore*. 9U&: Bullion and Clitar
nation Assay, Blowpipe Assay. 910. Full
ourseof Assaying. 9ri0. Established 18M. bend
or circular.
A. VAH DEW NAILElf, President
IS Fulton Street, Ban Francisco, Cal. One
blot k wasi of City Hall.
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CLUB-ROOMS IN CONNECTION
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Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
SCOTT A SMITH, Props.
Felix's Restaurant
Regular Meals.
Short Orders
A Specialty.
McKinley St Valdez.
Copper River
Draying Co.
^ Freight and Passengers to
all parts of the interior
General Trucking.
W. S. AMY. ED. WOOD
McKinley St. Between Broadway and Keystone Ave.
THE SIESTA’
FURNISHED ROOMS
Fifty Cents and Upwards
Per Day. Fire Extra.
R. H. PARKER, Proprietor.
Camp Comfort Roadhouse.
On the trail to all interior {kiint^. Large com
fortable quarters with every accommodation for
man or beast. Darden products- in season.
Wines, Liquor, Beer and Cigars.
LEN THOMPSON, Proprietor. 12 Miles From Valdez.
Workman’s Road House
P. MAGXUSSON, Proprietor.
First roadhouse built on Government
Trail. Can accomodate 50 people, has large
warm ham for ‘20 horses and good quarters
for dogs. Good meals and everything the
musher desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
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“Our Road House”
At Foot of Summit on Route to Interior. Best Ac
comodations for Man and Beast. Freighting to all
Points Contracted for. Address Valdez,
21 Miles From Valdez. Good pasture fenced.
\\ ILSOX, DAV1SOX & LITTLE, Propriktors.
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Beaver-Dam Roadhouse.
On the trail to Nizina, Chisna and the Tanana,
near Government Relief Cabin in Tiekhell vallev.
Best of accommodations. Good horse feed near
roadhouse.
r. G. BARTLETT, MANAGER.
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