The Alaska Prospector
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bv the Pao.-iErToii Puulishing Co.
Phone Main l.
Entered at the Valdez Podnfflce a? {second
class matter.
Subscription S3 per year. $2 for six mouths.
Siu*:le CoDies 10 coats.
Council Organizes.
The old council met for the la«t
tine yesterday evening and
after approving the minutes of
the previous meeting, adjourned
sine die. The new board took their
scats at once and proceeded with
the organization. 1\ G. Quinn who
lias served longer on the council
than any of the present members,
was unanimously selected to act
as chairman and mayor for the
ensuing year, W. Id. Craiv was
appointe l clerk, E. B. \\ heat
treasurer, J. H. Murray municipal
magistrate and A. F. Hoffman
ma rshal.
Dr. Dalton was named by the
Council as health officer for the
coming year, with the understand
ing that he was to serve without
salary.
'i h<‘ Boston Transcript of March
14, contains a write-up of the rail -
* road situation in southwestern
Alaska, purporting to come from
some resident of Valdez. The arti
cle rays that the Valdez route had ,
to he abandoned on account of the i
impossible grades encountered, and j
that the Catalla route is the onlvj
feasible one. Speaking of the j
s a emenl that the Guggenheim in
terests are trying to corrail all of
the properties in the copper belt,
the article savs there is no founda-1
tion for the report, as any resident,
of Valdez knows. The author of j
this article has handled the facts!
rather carelessly, if he can find a j
dozen people in this section who j
will agree with the statements in j
this article lie will do well. Asj
regards the comparative merits of
the two railroad routes some of the ;
best engineers who have visited j
the country say there is no ground j
for comparison, the cost of building!
lip Cooper river being practically j
probib.tive, while a road can be;
built from Valdez with ease.
Fairbanks had a hot contest in
the municipal election between tliej
Citizens and the Business Men’s j
tickets. The former carried every-!
thing, th“ following council being j
elected: J. Barrack, J. H. Smith,
Dan Callahan, H. S. Smith, Roy
Maddocks, C. McCaulev, Louts
B Rhoads. The election of this
ticket means a new set of em
ployees for Fairbanks.
The Cordova Alaskan says: The
Oroa Mining Co. will resume oper
ations on their property near
Flemming Spit very shortly.' \V.
X. Armstrong, manager of the
company, is expected on the next
boat.
Boston business men are financ
ing a partv of scientists from sev
eral of the large colleges to ' isit
Western Alaska this summer. The
partv, in charge of Prof dagger, of
the Mass. Tn stitute of Technology,
will leave Seattle the latter part of
this month, visi.ing Unalaska and
Attu island.
1 T. G. Quinn states that all who
wish to regulate their timepieces
to agree with the cable office may
get the correct time by calling up
central.
I
i
E. S. Stevens, a Washington as
trologist. savs this vear will wit-;
ness the destruction oi all the large
| cities of the United States, and j
i among other cheerful happenings
prophesies the following events
during the year: “Freedom for
Ireland and home rule for Poland
in April or May; death of the shah
of Persia; arbitration of capital
and labo troubles in the United
States next June; home rule in
Scotland next July; sinking oi the
island of Manhattan into the sea
next July; earthquakes in Phiia-1
deiphia and Bohemia next August
and uprisings in France and Italy
at the same time; war in Porto
Rico and Cuba next September.”
The Bowling alley will offer
cash prizes of $5 for the highest
ten pin score and $2 for the sec
ond highest made during the
month from Aj ril 16 to May 16.
Anv size skiff or dory hunt in
two days. Valdez Boat Builders,
at Lumber Yard. Oak Ribs a
specialty.
From Wednesday’s Bulletin
E. C. Hasev returned from Sea*. -;
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tie on ttie Clara.
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Three vessels sailed from Frisco
April G for western Alaska points.
They are the ship Star of Alaska.!
Capt. Haverson for Chignig; ship
Star of Russia, Capt. Larson, Kar
luk; steamer Unimak, Cant. Ras
mussen, Karluk. They are all
carrying cannery supplies.
It is reported that J. D. McCor
mack, the manager of the Storey &
Co. store at Cordova, is about to ;
many Miss Grace deVeer, a lead
ing society woman of San Diego,
Cal. The couple met first in Ma
nilla, and have kept up a corres
pondence ever since. The nup
tials aie set for August, so rumor |
sayelh.
J. L. Steele of the Standard Cop
per Co. will come north on the
Portland, which has a large ship
ment of freight for the Landlock}
bay mine. The foreman, Jack j
Ross came np on the Clara and j
will go to Landlock today to pre
pare for active work as soon as
conditions will permit.
A new general merchandise store j
is to be opened in the Swan corner,
building next week, J. E. Wolf, j
who has been conducting a store at i
Cotdova, wiU open the new place, j
handling groceries, furnishing I
goods and notions.
:
C. C. Rudolph
CONTRACTOR
AND BUILDER
Doors, Windows. Builders’ Hard
ware, Mouldings and Finishings.
Tar, P. & B. and Build
ing Paper.
PAINTS OILS GLASS
Extensive development work is
promised this summer on recently
discovered copper properties locat
ed on Hawkins Island A 15
foot tunnel has already been driven
bv Jim Flynn on one of the claims.
A. J. Adams returned this morn- j
ing from a trip to Wortman’s mad
house. He reports that the trail .
through the canyon is still in good
shape, although showing signs of a i
break-up soon.
Council Committees*
Following are the committees j
for the ensuing year, named today i
by Mayor Quinn:
Police Committe, Fire Protection !
and Water Supply—Cobb. Lang, I
Grigsby.
Law and Ordinance. Brown, Fin-1
ical, Whitley.
Streets and Street Lights—Grigs
by. Brown, Cobh.
Finance and Claims—Lang.
Cobb, Brown.
Permanent Improvements—Fin
ical, Grigsby, Whit lev.
Assessment and Collections—
Whitley, Finical, Lang.
The total strength of the Royal
Northwest Mounted Police on De
cember 1st was 684 men, 576
horses and 55 dogs.
Walter S. Contant has sold outi
hi< newspaper at Ketchikan and
will move to Juneau. Ex-Governor I
Swinetord will again be the sole
monarch in the Ketchikan district.
Fishing Season.
Anticipating a good salmon run
in Alaska, the Northwestern Fish
eries will this year operate eight
canneries, using two plants which
have been idle for several years.
The Japan Mail states that the
Ashio copper mine, where the rich
est supply of copper ore in the nm
pire is found, was discovered in
1596.
IN' THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRI
TORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION.
Melvin Dempsey, Plaintiff
J. G. Snyder and D. C. Brown- 1
ell as Trustees of the Eudeav- !
or Congregational Church of j Notice of Sale
Valdez, The Endeavor Congre- i of Real prop
gational Chureii of Valdez, a f erty on excu
eorporation, and tlie Endeavor ; lion.
Congregational church of Val
dez. an unincorporated Asso- j
ciatiou of persons
Defendants J
By virtue of an execution issued out of the
above eourt, dated the 25th day of March, l‘.«o7, !
in the above entitled action, wherein the
Plaintiff recovered judgment against tlie De
fendant, the Endeavor Congregational Church
of Valdez, Alaska, an unincorporated associa
tion of p rsons, for the sum of Two Thousand
($2,000) Dollars and costs of suit taxed and al
aliowed at Seventy-eight ($78) Dollars, which
said judgment was dated and docketed on the
21>t day of December. 1904, 1 have levied upon
the following described real property situated
in Valdez, Alaska, to wit:
Lots Nos. six (6) and seven (7) in Block eight
(8) of the town of Valdez, Alaska, as the game
appears on the official plat of .-aid town except
a tract thirty (30) by ninety (90) feet on the
rear of said lots described as follows, to wit:
Commencing at the corner of lot six (6) on
Broadway and the alley in rear of said lots;
thence ninety (9») feet along said alley; thence 1
at right angles with said alley thru said lot
seven (7) thirty (3*4) feet; thence parallel with
said alley ninety (90) feet to Broadway; thence
along said Broadway to alley thirty (30) feet to
the place of beginning.
Notice is hereby given that on Mondav, tlie
twent v-ninth (29) day of April, 1907, at two (2) j
o’clock P. M., of said day at the front door of
the Court House at Valdez, Alaska, I will sell
all the right, title and interest which the said
Endeavor Congregational Church of Valdez
has had in said real property, buildings and
appurtenances at any time since December
21st. 1904, at public auction for cash, to tjie
highest biddf r to satisfy said judgment and
execution and all accruing costs.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 25th day of
March, 19u7.
Geo. G. Perry
U. 8. Marshal for Division No.
Three, Territory of Alaska.
By J. M. Lathror,
uty.
Edmond Smith
Attv. for Plaintiff.
Date of first publication March 28, 1907.
H. S. WATERMAN
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Mining Engineer
ASSAY OFFICE
Reports on Mines Ore Analysis
Gold.fl-50
Gold and Silver. 2.00
Copper.1-50
Lead.. 1-50
Gold, Silver and Lead. 3.50
Gold and Copper.3.00
Gold, Silver and Copper .3.50
Gold, Silver, Copper and Lead.4.50
Gold and Silver Umpire.5.00
Iron. 4.00
Sulphur, Aluminum, Tin, Platinum,
Quicksilver, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt,
Chromium, etc.6.00
Coal including Sulphur. 10.00
Mill tests.115 to $30
Ore analysis.?10 and up
IN THE PRORATE COURT IN AND FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, VALDEZ
DISTRICT, THIRD DIVISION
In the matter of the i
e- tate of Charles K. > Notice to Creditors.
Debord, Deceased J
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
administrator of the estate of Charles R. De
bord, dcct ased, to the creditors of, and all per
sons having claims against the said deceased
to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers
within six months after the first publication
of this notice to the said administrator at the
Seattle Hotel, in the town of Valdez, Territory
of Alaska, tho same being the pla.ee for thb
transaction of the business of said estate
Dated this9th dav of April, 1907.
’T. A. Cobb,
Administrator of the e -tate of Charles r.
Debord, Deceased.
Date of first publication April, 11th 1907
Date of lust publication May, 'Jtli 1907
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