THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR.1
H. H. HILDRETH, Editor. W. H. CHARY, A ssociatc Editor.
fDS, A. BOURKE, Business Manager.
Published Alaska, every Thursday by the Prospkctoh
PuRUsiiiNo Co. Piionk, Main 1.
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Entered at the’.Valdez postofliee ns seeond class matter.
•, Municipal Government.
J. L. Steele, r ' Mayor. |
H. H. Hildreth, Clerk.
J. G. 8ky«p*, *, *' TreXscker.
Hon. J. W. LekDy,-City Attorney.
Dr. A. VonGcnthkr, .
Health Officer.
John Goodell, Prep. School Board.
corsrn.MEX.
James MoHie. Ciias. Simoxstap.
Ah. White. Ed. Wood.
C. N. Chary. Ciias. Ckawkokp.
J. L. Steele.
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change San Franeiwo Cal.
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bia Street, Seattle.
SltrSfTHE PETITION.
Petitions ^to> Congress are Wing
circulated throughout Alaska, orig
inating frortT ilie ChamWr of Com
merce ofj^agway, that should he
signed h^every. resident of the dis
trict. Tpe.pe'tition is one on which
all the citjze^s of the district are in
accord, and the legislation asked
for is wanted^ we lieiieve, by every
man, woman and ehild in Alaska.
The pvt if ion sjK-uks of the varied
resource^ of natural wealth, includ
ing the vasi areas of untilled agri
cultural lands., undeveloped miner
al Wits, great tisliing hanks and
forests of valuable timber. that up
on the enactment' of liberal laws
will teem with .industry; of the
phnoxious license, laws; the fact
that we hay no representation, in
Congrcss.apd then very properly
petitions Congress as follows:
“To speedily enact liberal laws
for the District of Alaska, to open
flic land, to ,.settlement and the
mineral .wealth of the district to
flic industry of the United States.
“That such aid may lie extended
as may l>e necessary to the con
struction of wagon roads, railroads
and telegraph lines.
“That its numerous, hardy, indus
trious 4ind. intelligent population
may he represented in the halls of
Congress, • and that the Alaska
license • .law he repealed or so
amended .that the revenue de
rived therefrom, may be disbursed
for thepeeds of the District and
by the people of Alaska.”
*' * •
Now' that a good and complete
fire apparatus has been purchased
and will soon lie here for use when
necessary, the tire department
should be reorganized, and a chief
and assistants appointed or elected
who will’have the time to attend
to the ifbrk of the department. It
Would .|At»ti'fthly be'ft good plan for
the City Couhcil to take the matter
in luwrd * find • appoint a chief
and aRbw liim a small compensa
tion fours' services.
fit T .
Tlie wrecking of the old reliable
steamer Cottage City in Wrangle
Narrows came us a surprise to
everyone" and only demonstrates
jnme forcibly- the fact that the
government should speedily estab
lish light houses, buoys and other
aids to navigation throughout the
Alaska waters. Every one is hap
py that no lives were lost in the
.disaster.
mi-**: «•«- «
AgaftYTrtir country almost lost
a lielovetl president. The escape
.of President Roosevelt from almost
imminent^deatli, when his two at
tendcub^yve-i'p, instantly killed, was
hut short ii? miraculous. The en
tire ciWfctty-rbjoiees in his escape.
The C. R. M. T. A. D. Co's, store
at Copper Center can outfit you at
reasomfljle prices. A full line of
Staple..-groceries has just been
received.
If yop. have-anyt hing for sale or
trade fwt.it•with the (Cupfuir River!
Mining, Trailing A Development ■
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Ijylwcrihe fur the I'kohcbctob,
Minority Report.
We give lielow the rejairt of one
of the two committeemen who in
spected the ferry road. This re
port was made by the largest of the
two men and should have been
treated by the Chamber of Com
merce as a majority rcja>rt instead
of a minority report. Notice that
the rcjairt docs not recommend the
payment of the lamas.
To the Valdez Chamber of Com
merce.
Gentlemen:
On yesterday Mr. James
Kish and I viewed the work done
by Rudolph Bros, under their ver
bal contract with the Chamber of
Commerce.
I found that they had construct
ed a bridge, with truss, across the
stream near town, and adjacent to
the slaughter house. This bridge
is aliout thirty feet in length. The
bridge has apparently never been
used to any extent, as there is a
good^crossing of the stream at al
most any ]K>int. In ease of high
water, the bridge would lie valuable,
provided it could lie reached.
Aliout one and one-fourth miles
of road has been cut through the
brush. The cutting is alnnit eight
feet wide, and a wagon can lie
driven over it.
Two other bridges have been
built across branches of the glacier
stream. One of these is aliout HO
and the other aliout tiO feet in
length. They can be crossed by
wagons. They do not apjiear to
have been used to'a great extent if
at all. The covering is of iioles, not
flattened or secured to the string
ers in any way. They are about
nine feet wide, and liuve no guaril
rails.
There is a ferry lioat at crossing
of the lake stream, which is avail
able for crossing. No wagons have
heen taken across on it, hut I think
it could be used for that purpose.
The boat is so arranged that it can
Ik* drawn from one side to the other,
so that one coming from either side
may secure the In tat for crossing.
The ferry and the bridges and
the road in general are not lieing
used, so far us I could see, by any
considerable part of the travel at
this lime, and Rudolph Bros, have
no one in charge to collect toll.
If the road was widened through
the woods and made servicahle, and
the bridges improved, I think the
road would at times Ik* usitl by
paek-trains and wagons. It is now
used hv footmen to a considerable
extent,
Forty-five dollars have heen col
lected on the subscription list, ami
turned over to the treasurer, and
the list is also in his possession.
Dated Sept. 4th lhO^.
John (ioodell
Probate Notice.
Ill the I'nitcd States Commissioners Court,
within anil for the District oi Alaska, Division
No. 1. At K«niiak. In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of 1 Notice to
Anton-- Matson, deceased. \ Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
administrator of the estate of Aihtoiie Matson,
deceased, to the creditors of and all nervous
having claims against the said deceased, to ex
hibit them with necessary vouchers, within
six months after the first publication of this
notice to the said administrator at his . fti« in
the village of I’nga, Alaska, the same beiug the
dwelling hot'se o! >aid administrator.
Dated at 1'uga this 1st day of May, A. D. lmrj.
CH.UU.Ks M. DKOKklCK,
Administrator of the estate of Autouc Mat*
son, dsccaaed. xt
Report on the Bonanza.
The following extract* from the
official report of J. A. Person, the
copper expert, who examined the
Nicolai and Bonanza claims last
summer, may Ik- of interest to the
{•coplc here. It is the first official
rojjort on these proj>crties ever
published here.
“The Kinnecot group consists of
thirty-one claims.
The Nicolai group consists of
seven claims, making a total of
thirty-eight full claims, or aliout
seven hundred and sixty acres.
The course of the lead is north
east ami southwest dipping to the
cast. It seems to lie a contact l>e
tween lime and amygdaloid forma
tions although on the Bonanza
claims, where the strongest crop
pings appear on the surface, it dip*
into the lime formation, which ai>
l>car* and crops out from 1,000
to 2,000 feet higher up than the
uppermost croppings of this body
of ore.
I took a large average sample of
the croppings of the Juml>o group
which assayed 74 percent copper.
Then following along northwest
from this group the ore ap]ieared
on the surface along near the con
tact very strong, in some places at
least seventy-five feet wide.
As these mines are undeveloped
except the development that na
ture has done, it is impossible for
me to rci>ort npon anything except
the ore actually in sight. As far as
possible I made an exhaustive ex
amination of the whole group und
I must say that I never saw any
thing like it Indore. Nature has
done more to develop this ore than
perhaps at any other place on the
Pacific coast, or perhaps in the
world.
Very conservative measurements
of the Bonanza lead are 575 feet in
length with an average width of 50
feet and an average depth of 50 feet.
Although the lead is much wider
and the ore crops out plainly in
sight, I have calculated it fifty feet
wide. Toe lead stands up in some
places fifty feet alnjve the surface,
clean solid ore.
I here is also broken down and
lying aliout in plain sight many
thousands of tons of ore which can
be shoveled up and shipped.
In my letter to Mr. liradshaw I
stated to him that there was from
#10,000,000 to #15,000,000 in sight,
and there is no doubt in my mind
from what I actually saw but that
there is many times that amount
in this group of mines.
The largest sample from the lead
I had assayed bv Thus. Price &
Sons in Sail Francisco. It assayed
72.5 in copper and #12 in gold and
silver.
All that I can say is, from what
I have seen, I fully lielieve that
with proper development that this
is the largest copper property in
Alaska.”
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VALDEZ,
Office and Residence ALASKA ,
*215 Kevalone Avenue.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer.
Mining nml L*n<l Lawn, SitrdNlti^,
Twelve Ywnt Kxpfrienre in Mining
nnil I.«n«l Lawn.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez.
ORLAN CLYDE CULLEN.
Counsellor-at-Law*
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WASHINGTON, I). C.
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
U. S. DEPUTY MINERAL AND
LAND SURVEYOR.
Next dcor to Merchants Cafe.
JOHN F. RICE,
Lawyer.
McKinley Ht. Valdez. :
DR. W. G. Alexander.
DENTIST.
McKinley st. valdez.
NEW YORK LIFE
1NJURANCE CO.
WRITES THE BEST POLICIES.
G. Sponberg, Agent.
R. B LIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA.
W. H. Brennen,
HOUSE and SIGN PAINTER.
Paper Hanger and Decorator.
VALDEZ, - - ALASKA.
B. F. Hillard
In Prejmrecl to Ex
amine, Take Options on
ami Purchase Mining
Properties.
Hints MI I Illlt (0.
Complete abstracts of title
to all mineral ami other
claims in the Valdez Min
ing district, including the
Prince William Sound,
Copj>er River, Chistuchi
na and the Chisna dis
tricts.
Mads tenisM to Valdez
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Valdez, Alaska
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All Kinds of Iron or Steel Work
Done in the Best Manner.
HORSESHOEING SLEDS
J. J. YAKSHAW,
Valdez Sheet Hetal •
• aid PlamNn; Shop.
Safety Flues, Pumps, Pipes and Fittings.
McKinley Ave., Valdez.
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Comfortable Quarters.
Keystone Ave. Mrs. M. CHARLTON, Prop.
Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
SCOTT & SMITH, Props.
P. E. KERN,
Gold and Silver Smith.
Watches,
Diamonds,
Jewelry.
Nugget Jewelry Wade To
Order.
Watch Repairing a Special
ty by Tod Winters,
Dr. L. 5. Camida.
Dentist and Optician.
A Full Line of Spectacles on Hand. Clucks
and Walches Repaired on
Short Notice.
McKinley St. Valdez.
PHIL ZIMMERMAN
Cleaning, Repairing and Altering Done
on Short Notice.
• Ladies Suits Cleaned and Pressed.
Keystone Ave. next to I’rosjteetor Otfiee.
McMillan fur & wool co.
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