THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR.
H. H. HILJ)RETHr Editor. W. H. CHARY, Associate Editor.
JOS. A. BOURKE, Business Manager.
Published* at Yaklez, Alaska, every Thursday by the Prospector
Ptanusiusn Co. Phone, Main 1.
Entered at the Yaldez jmst office as second class matter.
Municipal Government.
J_ L. Stef.LK,. Mayor.
H- H_ Hildreth, Ci.krk.
J_t»_ Snyder, Treasurer.
Hon. J. \V. Lkf.dy, City Attorney.
Dr. A. VonGunthkr,
Health Officer.
John Goodf.LI., Phk*. School Board.
COtXCIT.MEX.
James McHie. Crab. Simoxstad.
A. P. Oi.sox. En. Wood.
C. Cbaky. Chas. Crawford.
J. L. Steele.
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AmiOKIZKD AoKNTS.
E. C. Dakk. ♦14-tWi MerchantsEx
elinnge San Francisco Cal.
Gko. P. Rowkix a Co., 10 Spruce
Street New York.
Jamks Hkkkkkmak, 212 Colum
bia Street, Seattle.
MATERIAL FOR A RICH STATE.
If jFoe reader will take a map of I
Alaska, and mark the lxnmdaries
of the Third Judicial District there
on, he will see the map of a coun
try large and rich enough for an
empire. This district embraces!
that part of Alaska between the
141st and 152nd degrees of longi- ,
tude from the Arctic ocean on the
north to the Gulf of Alaska on the
south; all ok the Alaska |H'iiinsula
and that portion of the district
south of the mouth of thu- Kusko
kwim river. I
This great district would make a
rich and wonderful state. The re- j
sources of this section of Alaska j
are something wonderful, and when j
they are fully developed, there is-1
no state in the Union that would '
lx1 as rich in minerals, fish and furs :
or that will contain as many scpiare ,
miles of rich ami fort ile ugricul-.
tnral land as this great section of !
eountry, and no part of the United .
States contains such grand and
beautiful scenerv as can be seen
here.
Anil what is- host, the scenic j
beauty cannot la* taken away from '
ns ami the wonderful resources of
the country have hardly hcen
touched,, and the great industries,
with the possible exception of the
fishing business, are hut in their
infancy.
In this section of Alaska we have
an area for a state five times the
size of the state of Texas, with a
great stretch of sea coast and as
many fine harlsirs as can l>e found
anvwhert* in the world in the same
length of coast line.
What is needed for the building
up of a great state is agricultural
land, where homes can he secured
from the government. It is con
servatively estimated by men who
know, that in the Copper river
valley alone there is 35,000 square
miles of agricultural land, capable
ef maintaining a population of
350.000 people, to say nothing of
the broad acres of the Shushetna
valley, the Kuskokwun country
and the islands along the southern
coast*
In thin district arc already dis
eovered the richest copper mines
that the world lias k.iwn,.aml new
discoveries of copier are continually
being made. There are great
ledges of gold quartz, and thousands
of square miles of rich placer
ground, some of which will prove
to l*e as rich as any in Alaska.
Sot a tenth part of this great coun
try has been prospected, an l when
the Kuskokwim and Shushetmi
*iver districts have been prospected
there is no* telling what they may
produce.
There are large areas of coal
kind in the ilistrict and much of
the property is being developed.
This industry will la-of great value
in a few years. Coal oil has lieeu
Wind all along the southern coast
of the district and thousands of
*cr«v have been located and large
tiMMS- of money are 1 icing spent in
Um* development of these proper*
tins.
Ths fur industry has yielded
millions of dollsntr to> the govern*!
woint, and if properly protected j
WiU he a source of large revenue !
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for years to come.
There are great forests of timber
throughout a large part of the dis
triet that can l>c used, for lumber
and fuel.
The fishing industry is the only
one in this great section of Alaska
that lias been in any way developed.
For many years this seetion lias
yielded millions of cases, each sea
son of the hist salmon in the
world. Last year the pack in the
Third District was 1,240,000 eases,
worth $ 1,2So.000. The salmon put
up in barrels and the salted cod
would easily raise the value to
over $'>.000,000 worth of fish ex
ported from this section. Besides
this there are tons and tons of dried
fish used for dog feed and the
natives also put tip enough for
their own use. The industry is
growing, newcanneries and salterns
are being started eueh year.
Transportation along the south
ern eoast of this district where the
most of its inhabitants now live, is
good and is open the entire year.
A railroad will he built in the near
future, through the richest section
of the country and will greatly aid
in the development of,its industries.
Mail facilities are fairly good,
there being two to four mails a
month in the southern part and
two mails a month in the northern
part of the district. m
We have in this great district
everything necessary for a state
except the population. It is esti
mated that tliere are about 12,(XX)
people at the present time, hut if
the population increases in the fu
ture as is expected and as it has in
the past year, it is only a matter
of two or three years until there
will be population enough for a
state. Alaska is too large for one
state or territory. If the people of.
southeastern Alaska want territor
ial government, they should have
it. The people of Nome or the sec
ond district are so far away flat
we do not kuow what they want,
hut they can settle that for them
selves. But as for this district, we
do not believe its people want to
he burdened with a territory at the
present, or at any time, hut when
the proper time conies we lielieve
that they should and will demand
of Congress to he admitted as a
state.
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We have received from the
'r reusury Department copies of the
charts of Valdez hay and Prince
William souiul, the work of Homer
P. Hitter. These charts are very
comprehensive iu their scope and
complete in every detail. They
will he of great value to navigators
and prospectors in the Sound coun
try. They can he secured hy ad
dressing the Sujierintendent of U.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Washington, D. C.
Mutual Satisfaction.
To increase on it business we need
Youtt ad.
To increase yoi’K business you
need out advertising columns.
Kemcmlier if you arc going to
the interior quickly, go l*y Copper
Center and secure your outfit there.
A. Holman for further information.
Stop Wholesale Locating.
The local rules and regulations
of the Nome Mining District pro
vide; that no location of a mining
claim shall Is- valid without «. dis
covery of precious mineral <>« the
ground; that the claimant of each
mining claim, shall, within 7
months after the jsisting of notice,
do IKK) worth of lnlmr, in addition
to the amount required hy the U.
S. laws; that not more than one
claim can l>e locates! on any one
creek or gulch in the district In the
name of one person; that no person
shall make or cause to lw| made
more than four placer locations in
he district. All locations m ex
cess of that number shall he* void
and subject to entry as though they
had never been located. The fail
ure to carry out any of these regu
lations works an immediatejorfeit
ure of the claim located.
Why is this-not a sensible and
easy way of doing away with the
abuse of powers of attorney In this
section. Organize a Valdez Min
ing District to cover the territory
embraced in this recording district,
and make suehj.local laws as the
public deem necessary to regulate
the locating of claims. Thu laws
can he enforced and it will assist
greatly in the development of the
country.
Preparing For Trouble.
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The Washington corrcs|c>ndent
of the P. I. seems to think ^iat the
action of the government in desig
nating Haines Mission as the site
of a new army |»ost, with accomo
dations for one third of a regiment
of infantry, lias a deep significance
in view of tlie fact that that the lo
cation will l»e in the very center of
the territory in dispute, let ween
the United States and tireat Britain.
It is not likely that tireat Britain
will ever attempt a forcible .settle
ment of this dispute, hut a show of
making preparation for trouble
often ^assists greatly in the peace
able settlement of an argument
between nations. •
If'you want to huy an outfit in
tin- interior, or have goods deliver
ed to any part of the district, or
wish yourselfjakcn to any part of
the interior with guides, call on A.
Holman,
Send the Pbowectom- to your
friends. It will contain the news.
JHflVy
ron GOOD WORKf
GO TO f
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Hot and Cold Water
Baths. PORCELAIN
T UBS and all Modern
Fixtures.
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W/1. QELINBdU.
COOK INCEI.
PROSPECTING ANlJ
HUNTING PARTIES
Can be supplied with necessary
SUPPLIES j
By H. N. WETHER|EE, at
Kenai and Kussiloff
At the MOST REASONABLE
PRICES in ALASKA thereby
Saving Freight and Trouble of
Landing Supplies.
Geo. S* Mearns* Agent
KENAI ALASKA.
L R. CAMPBELL,
Assayer and Chemist.
Reliable Returns
easonabie Prices
EL LAMAR - ' ALASKA
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Professional,
Cards.
L. K. RILEY, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
VALDEZ,
Office and Residence ALASKA
215 Keystone Avenue.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer.
Mining and Land laws, H|*M'ialtie*.
Twelve Years Kxfwrienee in Mining
and land laws.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez.
ORLAN CLYDE CULLEN.
Counsel lor-at-Law
r. S. Supreme Court. Registered Attorney l*.
S.Patent Oftiee. Cnifed States and Foreign Pat
ents, Caveatsf'i ratio Mark* ami copyright*.
No. 700 7th Street. N. W.r
< >pp. V. 8. Patent <An.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
A.JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
U. S. DEPUTY MINERAL AND
LAND SURVEYOR.
Next deor to Merchants Cafe.
H. H. Hildreth,
Notary Public and
Conveyancer.
Prospector Office.
DR. W. G. Alexander.
DENTIST.
McKinley st. valdez.
¥eW YORK LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
WRITES THE BEST POLICIES.
G. Sponberg, Agent.
R. BLIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA.
W. H. Brennen,
HOUSE and SIGN PAINTER, i
Paper Hanger and Decorator, j
VALDEZ, - - ALASKA.
B. F.'Hillard
Ik Prepared to Ex
amine, Take Options on
and Purchase Mining
Properties.
VMS MCI i Tint (0.
Complete abstracts of title
to all mineral and other
claims in the Yahlei Min
ing district, including the
Prince William Sound,
Copjier River, Chistuchi
na and the Chisna dis
tricts.
Abstracts Med to VaMtt
Tova Lots
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Valdez, Alaska
GOOD GOODJ\ GOOD SERVICE.
“reqcftTof'
CLUB “ROOMS IM COMMECTIOM
DGARF & MACKINTOSH.
Blacksmith Shop.
All Kinds of Iron or Steel Work
Done in the Best Manner.
HORSESHOEING SLEDS
J. J. YAKSHAW,
Valdez Sheet Metal
and Plumbing Shop,
Metal Work of all Kind*. Camp Stove* ami Air
Tijilit Heater*.
Corner Clavier St. AND McKinley Avk. Valilei
Where boYouStop? Why Of Coarse at
The Miners’ Hotel.
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Comfortable
? Quarters. 1
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Keystone Ave. C. JOHNSON, Prop. |
The Bohemian Saloon
LIQUOR AND CIQrtRS,
NONE BETTER.
McKinley St. Between Keystone and Glacier Ave.
The Keystone i
CIGARS.
AND TOBACCO
BEST QUALITY.
Hall Adjoining. Music.
Cor.McKinley St. and Keystone Ave.
Dr. 1.5. Caiicia.
Dentist and Optician.
! A Full Line of Spectacles on Hand. Clocks
1
and Watches Repaired on
Short Notice.
j McKixi.ky St. Valdez.
PHIL ZIMMERMAN
TAIIM) Cleanins’ Repairing and Altering
I AsLUri. I'o ic on Short Notice
Keystone Ave. next to Prosi>eetor Ollice.
! RAW 1
AND DEER 881118
McMillan fur & wool go.
EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS.
i 200-212 First Ave. North, Kuueapolis, Him.
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