VOLUME 3, NO. 27 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Itats and Ca|>s
A new line of STETSONS and CONQUERERS
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in the Newest Blocks.
The Latest Myles in Cabs
Negligee *"d Coif Shirts
Mercerized Flannel Madras
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Underwear Neckwear Hosiery
TRUNKS, VALISES, SUIT CASES |
A. L. LEVY & £ .
Good Goods.
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P. E. Kern,
Gold and Silver Smith.
Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Optical
Goods, Sterling Silverware, Fine Watch Re
pairing and Nugget Jewelry a Specialty. Cut
Glass and Lamps.
SKAGWAY and VALDKZ ALASKA
City Market I
NEXT TO THE KIKIXA. |
PRICES ARE
RIGHT
Wholesale ami
Retail Dealers
GIVE US A
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
CHAS. CRAWFORD,
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
Plans and Estimates Furnished on Application.
Wharf BuildingHouse Moving
Beef - Veal - Mutton
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Live and Dressed Chickens
Fresh Eggs
Valdez Market
Subscribe For the PROSPECTOR
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ANOTHER BIG MINE
Southeastern Alaska Claims the
Richest Mine in the World.
The Skagway Alaskan, under!
head of “Kensington is World’s
Richest Mine.” says:
“The fatuous Kensington ledge
at Berner bay has disclosed the
richest gold mine in the world.
The wildest dreams of the most
optimistic of the owners of that
property is Wing more than ful-1
filled. That is the nev. s bri ugi t
from the scene of operation by Wil-j
lis E. Nowell. The strike made;
there last fall is more than cot -
firmed by the work that has thus j
far Wen done under the contract i
I for sale made by the owners with !
Joseph McDonald.”
“Mr. Nowell says that at the
1000-foot level. 3000 feet above tide
water, a cross-cut has l)een driven
135 feet into the ore vein and that
the poorest sample they have taken
out has gone more than 120 to the
ton. The tunnel is still Wing
driven into ore that is getting rich
er as it proceeds, and it is believed
that it will W found not less than
100 feet wide.”
“This strike assured the consum
mation of the sale of a controlling
interest in the Kensington in ac
cordance with the agreement that
was made those who arp represent
ed by Joseph MacDonald, of Tread
well, which stipulated that a vein
50 feet wide, paying |4 per ton
would have to be found in order to
make the contract binding.”
“The Eureka vein, which under
the terms of the contract was to!
show a value of 16. per ton has!
already been thoroughly prospect-!
ed and proven to he much richer j
than the stipulation required,”
“The surface cropping of the Ken-'
sington, which gave the promise j
that lead to Mr. MacDonald’s tak
ing up the'property, showed a ledge
from two feet to 200 feet wide. T1 e
! work under the surface is denim
strating that his conclusion fr< m
the indications was sound.”
IATAI SEWS;
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LATEST FROM THE GREAT!
OIL FIELDS.
"M IN VMS
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Being Sunk All Over the District
With Good Results.
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Some three or four months have I
passed since operations in this vi-!
einitv were resumed in prospective j
oil pettinp. and the outlook lias)
heen and is very pood. True there'
have heen no pushers struck, hut of j
all the different companies that
have interests ami are workinp here,
there is only one—The Alaska Pe- \
troleum and Coal Co., who on ac
count of extreme difficulty in pet
tinp suitable material from Seattle
and other points in the states, ha' c
had to desist in iheir labors.
The Alnskn Development Co.—
commonly called the English com
pany—started on a new hole some
months ago. After drilling alsnit
3(H) feet they struck a quantity of
slush or crevice oil, and on account
of the gas they were compelled to!
abandon their work at this point.
Their next place of experiment was
at Chilkat, almut eight miles north
east from the last venture, anti on
which they are now working. This
company have now four holes bored
and in all excellent results have
been obtained. Two of the four
holes were bored previous to this
year, and one of them proved to W.
a gusher of small output, and whi< h j
is capped and piped.
It is generally conceded that this
is the strongest company on the
field as they employ a large num
ber of men of varied skill and occu
pation, and an enormously large
amount of land is either owned by
them or under their immediatecon
trol. This company first emanated
in Canada, and afterwards was
transferred to a combination of cap
italists who reside in England, and
who have demonstrated their faith
in the enterprise liy the large year
ly expenditures in this country.
They are ahlv represented by
Mr. A. H. Strncev, who is- mana
ger of nil tluir interests here.
Another of the progressive men
whose success would give the peo
ple much pleasure, is Mr. Clarence
Cunningham of Idaho, who repre
sents several wealthy men of that
and other states of the west. Indi
vidual ownership claim the solici
tations of Mr. Cunningham, as no
company has yet been formed. Mr.
Cunningham started a hole sonic
time ago at a point about four and
a half miles east of Catnlla, and
what is known as Strawberry bar
bor. He was unfortunate, how
ever. After drilling alrout a hun
dred feet he stiuck a large boulder
or other compact substance, and
was obliged to cease his laltnrs at
that place and is now in the work
of moving his derrick. Only one
other place in the world has the
distinction of having a well drilled
under the water of a bay, and that'
is at Los Angeles, Cal. This is ex
actly what Mr. Cunningham is do
: ing, and one may imagine the ex
| pense in this kind of pros|iecting
! when piles have to lie driven and
| other piles placed in position, the
i old material pulled down and re
; placed, and the tedious waiting on
tides and weather that have a ten
dency in these parts to delay the
| results. However, what Mr. Cun
ningham loses prospecting for o I
I he is rapidly gaining in the large
coal field, in which Isith he is iu
' terestcd and is acting as mauag< r.
j Experts who have -eon irsrnal ami
ground state affirmatively that he
has the largest and host coal prop
osition anywhere in Alaska and the
states west of Pennsylvania. A
! tunnel over 150 feet has hcen driv
jen, and the deeper it is ran the let
ter the coal and the larger the
'quantity. Everyone wishes him
success.
I he Cudahy Company, which
only started last year,is a: a stand
still this year up to the present
time owing to litigation. Ilowt ver
hopes are entertained that every
thing will he straightened out be
fore the season ends that they may
resume operations. Their holdings
are not as extensive as the two
above, hut the indications are good
for the best of resul'S.
The Alaska Petroleum ami Coal
Company abandoned the holt they
were working on last year on ac
count of not having enough easing,
after having drilled at a depth of
1*200 feet. This year tin y rc.-iimcd
operations on the old ground and
sunk to 1 SIX) feet with no results,
having abandoned it again on tl •
same account. A new rig is being
huilded up the Catalla river when
anew hole will be drilled, and uc
hope with better luck. Mr. Calkins,
the resident manager, says that he
expects to strike it on the new
ground. Mr. Thus, hippy, of Seat
tle, and Mr. Clarke Davis, of tin
same place, is the president and
secret in v respectively.
Mr. J. K. llnss, promoter and on**
of the directors of the Pacific Coast
Oil Co., and the Northwest Coast
Co., is expected here very soon with
a rig. The land owueu by these
two companies is said to la* the lu st
in the country.
Mr. Charles Sinclair, represent
ing Campbell A Finch of Wash
ington, has not as yet arrived, lit
is heavily interested in the Cripple
Creek country, and as there is a
strike on in that place he has gone
to that point to adjust matters if
lie can regarding the work on his
claims.
Jim Higgins has sold his interest
in the interest in the Northern
hotel and saloon to Mike Duval
and returned to the states. Jack
Smith is still here however.
Mr. W. II. Whittlesey took a
trip to Valdez on the Excelsior.
Dep. Clerk Henderson arrived on
the Excelsior and will return on
the next 1mtat to Valdez.
Attorney French and wife have
taken up their residence in the
house owned by the Alaska Petro
leum and Coal Co. Mr. French
says that he will stay here for
some time.
A number of people who came
here last winter and this spring
have left on account of scarcity of
work. People are going out every
day for tiiis cause, and it would he
advisable for those looking for work
to wait until later in the season.
C. S. Louie is master of the Per
ry and makes things hum when
on board. The sawmill has shut
down on account of the business
depression, but may start again in ;
the fall.
A general go*«l time was had
here on the Fourth and visitors
and residents enjoyed themselves
thoroughly.
Mr. A. C. Williams, formerly of
Valdez, is now postmaster here and
tills the hill to perfection.
Whatever depression the people
of this vicinity may have felt on
account of the slow development of
the oil prospectors during the ear
lier t»art of the year has been
somewhat dispelled. Last Satur
dov the English Company, while
down only 500 feet on their new
experiment at Chiikat struck the
first true oil spud that has ever
been found in die district. Tin
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News From The Creeks.
In July <>n Slate ctvek J. Austin,
being caught in «nme shady trans
actions. found it convenient to
leave the creek and start for Val
dez. A couple of flays later a chap
named Pickles, who was living
willi I on l.e-jir* decided to ipiit
the hard work attendant upon the
life of a miner and start for the
s ates, I.efore leaving llcggs en
trusted to his care something over
two hundred dollar* to settle a bal
ance flue on a couple of horse- and
have them sent up from the Copper
river to the en-ek. \k i'h the money
in Jioeket he struck nut at a lively
pace flown the Chestuehina and
when near its n .nth he overtook
\i<s‘in and cm. la led his mission.
I he pair decided that instead of
paying for the hor.-es they needed
the money in their business and so
continued their journey through to
Valdes. They were forced to r«
nuiin here a few days awaiting the
arrival of the Santa Clara, on
which lmat they took passage to
'he state*. In the meantime Con,
becoming impatient In-cause of the
non-appearance of tin- hose*. in
• 1'iired into the matter, and upon
learning the facts, telegraphed to
Valdez to noprehend the pair. The
dispatch arrived too late hut the
deputy marshal f. r.varded to Seat
tle an order for their arrest upon
the arrival of the steamer and the
two gents may Ih*coine reluctant
visitors to Valdez again and will
probably become guests of the new
!> del now being erected by Cncle
Sam on Reservation ave. It tak
ing passage on the Santa Clara
I’iekels found it convenient to
adopt t'ne name of G. A. Forbes.
Dooley, Davison and Doggett,
who took a lay on Na 1 below dl«
eoverv on Slate creek, are reported
to be doing remarkably well.
Slate creek, above Miller gulch, has
never Ik* n systematically worked
to locate the pay aiid it 1 as been
looked upon as not a profitable lo
cality but now that a rich pay
streak has Wen located it will lend
to the opening up of the whole
cro'-k both above and helow dis
covery.
Mrs. ISrosnian and Miss I.ee, who
went to Slate creek during the
eatly spring, are now on their way
out, accompanying Jack Wilson’s
pack train.
The fish on Slate creek had one
jolly evening this summer when
they gathered in a pool to enjoy
the booze dumped there by the in
spector.
Carl Swanson and partner have
left Shite creek and are now on
their way to the coast.
Boh Kelly of this burg, who went
to Slate creek early in the sum
mer, got restless and has struck
out for the Tanann.
Morris Kinkelstein, who last year
in company with several others lo
cated a number of claims on West
creek, a tributary of the Chistu
eliina, has taken Charley Thomp
son in on the property and they
expect to do extensive sluicing be
fore the season is out. A number
of others arc working on the creek
and report very good results.
Jack Tansy, who freighted a
large outfit into the Shushetna
country iast spring, is now haul
ing it over to the l>eltu where ho
expects to put in the coming win
ter hunting and prospecting.
1 tears are reported as very num
erous along the Copik-r river trail
this season. Every miisher sees
them and gives them a wide la-rth.
Quite recently Ed. Young, the
mail carrier, was much surprised
when at Pry creek just aUtve T-az
!iua, a Urge brown bear rushed out
ot tie brush and attacked his deg.
fliere was a general mix up, but
<’omimuil «»n Fourth I