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By mail per annum --flO.OO
The Weekly Miner.
By carrier, per month --• -t*
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The Daily Prospector and Week
ly Miner, by carrier, to one ad
dress, per month .-.A 1.565
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Miner, by mail, to one address
only, per year ...-.A12~*0
Business Office and Editorial Robins,
TEL. 152
, Advertising Rates on Application.
MONDAY, MARCH 87. 1»1«
WHEN I GO HOME.
IT comes to me often in silenue.
When the firelight spotters low.
When the black uncertain shadows
Seem wraiths of the long ago.
Always with throb of heartache,
That thrills each pulsl ve vein
dunes the old, unquiet longink
•Vw the peace of home again.'
Tm sick of the roar of dtiee
And of faces old and strange,
I know where there's warmth of wdieom.
And my yearning fancies range
Back to the dear old homestead
With an aching sense of pain.
Bat there’ll be Joy in the coming
When 1 go home again.
When I go home again! There’s n«M(
That may never die away.
Asd it seems the band of angels
On a mystic harp to play
Base touched with a yearning sadness
On a beautiful broken strain,
.ft which Is my fond heart’s wonting—
When I go home again.
Outside of my darkening window
Is the great world;* crash and dl»,
Asd slowly the autumn’s shadows
Come drifting—drifting in.
Sobbing, the night winds murmur
ft the splash of the autumn rain.
But I dream Of the glorious greeting
When I go home again.
—Bugene
PETTY GRAFT.
The Miner has a contract with the
City, which has not yet expired, to do
all city advertising at One Cent per
Mm. Every little while the Council
slips a bit of this advertising to our
competitor, who has no legal right
to draw a dollar’s worth of advertis
ing from the city.
We are not kicking about the loss
of the thirty cents involvedv but it is
the principle of petty graft; the fact
that the gentlemen on the council
cannot even fulfill a thirty cent con
tract honestly and conscientiously.
If a man will grafi for thirty cents
the inference is that he would be even
less honest and less scrupulous where
dollars are concerned.
If a council’s word is no good and
their written bond is no good, what
chance have the citizens to know that
any of their actions are square?
Stealing is taking that which be
longs to another. The city printing
belongs to the Miner until the con
tract expires. Those gentlemen of the
city council who made the contract
with the Miner would probably shrink
from stealing thirty cents in cash
from us but do not hestitate to steal
thirty cents worth of our advertising.
If it was thirty dollars it might be
worth the effort, but thirty cent graft
ing-—faugh!
A REASON FOR W11L.SON
Good business requires that one
knake plans In advance One must
tie able to look ahead and know what
is coming, as nearly as that is pos
sible, to get the best results. Big
. producers— miners, manufacturers,
and others— usually sell in advance
of production that their managers
might have definite figures by which
to work and that their stockholders
might know in advance what their
dividends are to be. The clearer that
coming events are forshadowed the
greater the stability of business.
This is a phase of business that
concerns those of all classes—the
little business man as well as the big,
.the laboring man who depends upon
the conditions of business for his
daily wage and the farmer as well
as the capitalist in trade or indus
try.
It is because of this, among other
things, that Independent people of
the oountry have concluded that Wil
-THE
EMPRESS
TO-NIGHT
PROGRAM 7~
Pathe News.
Milady's Boudoir—Comedy.
Stage Driver and Girl—Sen
sational Horsemanship.
George Ade Pable—The Syn
dicate Cover. Comedy.
Master of the bouse—Comedy
Instrumental Music.
Alice Joyce—“Unfaithful to
His Trust.” Tomorrow.
Admission 25c and 10c.
son must lie re-elected President. It
is because he offers the only program
of certainty, the only guarantee of
efficiency and continued progress. He
stands for a definite program—for
principles that have stood the test
of time. On the other hand, no one
knows- where the opposition stands.
It is known only that it is at sixes
and sevens, with dozens of putative
leaders pointing in as many direc
tions. With the unorganized, chaotic
opposition in power there would he
.anything but certainty, the complete
lack of a guaranty of efficiency any
where.
WICKKRSHAM’8 PARTY IN 1910.
It will soon be time for Hon.
James Wickersbam, delegate to Con
gress, to declare himself as to po
litical affiliation in 1916. Some folks
say he will be' a Progressive Demo
crat. His Republican followers all
over Alaska are trying to nominate
him on the Republican ticket. He
told various persons in Alaska last
fall that he would live to have the
Republican nomination; that it was
tough going in Washington as a po
litical maverick and he yearned to
get hack into the G. O. P. His only
official, public declration recently is
embodied in the biography of him
self which he carries in the Congress
ional Directory of the 64th Congress,
in words and figures as follows, to
wit: ,
"Territorial Delegate - Alaska;
(population, 1910, 64,356); Janies
Wickersham, REPUBLICAN, of Fair
banks, born Aug. 24. 1859; appoint
ed United States district judge. Third
Division, Alaska, June 6, 1900; serv
ed two terms, elected Delegate Sixty
first* Sixty-second, Sixty-third and
Sixty-fourth congresses.”
THE HOME PAPER
There is one stronghold in every
community that the mail order house
has not been able to reach. This' is
the home town newspaper. In the
face of all kinds of bribery the home
newspaper has always stood its own
ground and steadily refused the ad
vertising of mail order houses. Right
now millions are being spent by the
“catalog kings” in a continuous at
tempt to secure the co-operation of
the home newspaper. But the country
editor is standing solidly by his home
community. He turns down all kinds
of inducements.
Mr. Business Man, do you follow
this plan? When a nice circular or
slick salesman appears from some
outside house singing the praises of
embossed stationery or patent saleB
system that reauire constant orders
for printing, do you fall for it? How
many of you who “hollers" the loud
est about patronizing home indust
ries practice what you preach when
it comas to printing?
CHEER IJP!
With the pleasant weather prevail
ing every man, woman and child In
Valdez, should wear a pleasant smile.
FrownB are unbecoming, and denote
a state of mind that, according to
noted physicians, retards digestion,
affects the liver, and gives the affect
ed one the disposition of a brown
bear in mosquito time. Cheer up!
There is no occasion for a grouch. The
prospects for a bigger, better and
more prosperous Valdez never looked
brighter. More mines will be oper
ated this sumnfer than ever before,
and operated right; more men will be
employed; new properties are to be
opened up; a large amount of devel
opment work planned on the many
prospects about the town; more capi
tal from the States will be seeking
investment. Don’t be a grouch, be a
booster! Always have a good word
for the town and see, what a benefit it
will be, not only to the town, but to
yourBelf as well.
We can well understand Frame’s
distrust and intense hatred for law
yers after considering his chief asso
ciate and legal adviser. When we read
of those “fine lots, near the ’growing’
city of Valdez,” selling for one hun
dred dollars each to Eastern suckers,
it makes us want to hold our band on
our pocketbook.
After reading the hearty welcome
accorded Mr. Crawford’s new Industry
by the Star, the City Official Organ
and chief spokesman for the Town
Building Brigade, we may look for a
material increase in the ,amount of
Mr. Crawford’s investment — nit!
The hearty welcome exteuded pro
posed investors by these far-sight
ed boosters places Valdes In a class
conspicuously alone. .,
District Court doings*
Saturday the following proceedings
were had before Judge BroWn in the
District Court:
In the case of T. E. Wikidel vs. J.
F. Wikidel, a demurrer to the com
plaint was argued and overruled by
the court.
In the case of the United States
vs. the Tlllicum Club, a corporation,
an appearance was made for the de
fendant by Dopohoe tt Dlmond and
Lyons and Ritchie.
LARGE COPPER
SALE CONFIRMED
CONSIIiKIt ATION WAS 875,000.00
K. I>. Keiter Takes Over Copper Coin
Croup at Knight Island and Will
immediately Start on Work of Put
ting Mine on Skipping Basis.
With the arrival last evening on
the Admiral Evans of E. D. Reiter, of
the Alaska Mines Corporation, and
George White and Ben Silverman,
there is confirmed the sale of the Cop
per Coin group of claims at Knight's
Island, telegraphic report of which
was received here several days ago.
Mr. Reiter, who purchased the
property, said to a Prospector, repor
ter, that he considered the property
one of the best prospects he had seen
in Alaska, and that it was his inten
tion to demonstrate at the earliest
moment that the claims will make a
mine or that there is nothing there.
To this end he will begin active de
velopment work on the claims within
a week or ten days, as soon as he re
turns from a trip to Fidalgo bay, and
will employ as many men as can lie
worked profitably. Should the prop
erty turn out as present showings on
the claims would indicate, he will in
stall a tram, ore hunkers and a wharf,1
and will put the property on a ship
ping basis this summer.
The property in question consists
of five claims, known as Copper Coin
No.’s 1, 2, 3, 4, anil 5, ami is situated
on tlio south side of Dryer Bay, on
Knight’s island. There, has already
been expended on the property not '
less than SI0,000 in actual develop- j
menl. and there is blocked out a con- j
siderable quantity of ore. with fndi- j
cations of a practically inexhaustible |
supply. A shipment of the ore sent j
to the Tacoma smelter net returns of!
10 per cent copper, and of this basis
the property can be worked with con
siderable profit.
The consideration for the transfer
of the property was $75,000 and Mr.
Reiter expresses the opinion that he
lias not made a bad bargain. In fact
he is extremely well pleased with hlsi
purchase, and predicts that it will j
prove a good dividend payer. Mr. j
Reiter states that in boosting the1
property he is actuated solely by his i
belief in its rich possibilities as his j
company has no stock for sale, and j
lias plenty of money to go ahead with
the work planned.
Thai this section of Alaska wijl
forge rapidly to the front, is the be
lief expressed liy Mr. Reiter, who says
that he has no monopoly on the good
prospects in the Sound country, and ;
that capital will be seeking invest-1
nient here just as soon as it is dem
onstrated that mining can be carried
on here at a profit, and it is planned
to make such a demonstration with
the properties he now controls.
Mr. Reiter says he has had good
reports from the Fidalgo bay prop
erty during his absence in the states,
and is well piease.d with the prospects
there.
Marvin Bnrford, who for a num
ber of years, has been connected with 1
the Valdez Mercantile Co., was an
outgoing passenger on the Watson
for Juneau where he will make his
home. Mr. Bhrford has many friends
in Valdez, who will wish him every j
success in his new home.
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We can sell for you the following
stocks: Granite Gold, Gold Bullion,'!
Mother Lode, Hubbard-Elllott and
Sea Coast. Alaska Inv. Co. tf
Weather Report,
Valdez, March 26, 1916.
Barometric pressure .29.656
Temperature 7 p. m. . 30
Maximum temperature.35
Minimum temperature . 8 ,
Mean temperature.21.5
Cloudy, wind 6 miles, northeast.
Ulterior weather.
Valdez, Alaska, March 27, 1916.
Fairbanks, 2 above; clear, calm.
Richardson, —20; 33 inches snow,
clear calm, trail good.
McCarthy, —10; 34 inches snow,
clear calm.
Donnelly, —16; light north wind,
clear. .
McCailiim, 16:^46 inches of snoW,
cloudy calm, tralt^good.
Paxson, 20; 27 inches of snow,
cloudy calm, trail good.
Hogan, 19; 27 inches of snow,
clear calm, trail good.
Oulkana, 10; 20 inches of snow,
cloudy calm, trail soft.
Copper Center, 10; 9 inches enow,
cloudy calm, trail good.
Tonsina, 17; 16 inches of snow,
cloudy calm, trail fair.
Telkbell, 20; 34 inches of snow,
cloudy calm, trail soft.'
Heaver Dam, 24; 42 inches snow,
clear calm, trail fair.
Wortman’s, 28; 67 inches of snow,
cloudy calm, trail fair.
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The S. S. Evans Just Brought Us
Large Shipment of
Fresh Vegetables
INCLUDING
Asparagus, Rhubarb, Celery,
Lettuce, Tomatoes, Artichokes,
Green Peppers, Radishes,
Parsley, Green Peas, Cabbages.
ALSO—All Kinds of Seasonable Fruits.
j
Telephone orders promptlv attended to.
S. BLUM & CO., PS
GOOD GOODS
%
FOR SAFE.
Six room house on Alaska avenue;
a great bar train if taken at once. H.
B. Selby. «
C. W. Harrington left today tor the
Cliff mine.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug 8tore. *
Par good nome-cookea meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart• Street •
Kodak Supphe* at 'he Valdez
Drug Company. tl
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Dove-Whitley’a.
A line display of nugget Jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tl
• Valdez Drug company nave a fine
line of Scbcol Stationery. «
Subscribe for the Prospector
MOMSIGNOR HEYLER.
Bishop of Namur. Belgium. Accom
panied Cardins! Mercier to Rom*.
Photo by American Press Association.
The Beet Piece in Vainer to
S|op at 1* the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Uftit Roo«u--Tk* Hook of Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rato* By tie Mooli
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Prof.
ULLY CAFE
We Are Here to Serve
You
FIRNT BOOR ABO VIC THR
BUFFET
TRY US
LOUIE S CAFE
Everything First class
Opera Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
Arcade Cafe
OPEN A1X NIGHT
Pn»»h Diiiif Rmh with Electric
Heater
VALVK2 liODGE
NO 10S
Fret aad Accepted Mum
Kegulaj communication* nrst wen
nesday in each month' in McKinley
Hall Visitors always welcome
F. M. BROWN W M
ED WOOD, Secretary
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers,
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street Vaide2
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
w Shamrock
CftPT. TIM MABOITM
Salle tor Port Wells, i ortagf
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9: 00 a. m., from the Val
des Dock Company’s Dock.
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay,
and Fldalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
des Dock Company’s Dot*
For Rates, Apply on Boat.
A M DIERINGEH
Valdez Transfer
Company
*
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Budding
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered On
less Paid for in Advance
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National Haiontt;.
Washington. D. C.
DENTIST
I'hiirteea Y«ars In Valdta.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling RoOtHme
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avenue Valdez. AUb.
DONOHOE & DIMOND
A'nOKNEYN-AT-LA U
4'oort lloiinr
PbOBC 34 VALDEZ. ILAivfcA
JOHN LYONP EL K KITCHIIR
LYONS & RITCHIE
A TTflRN BY N-AT-LAW
titter* tn Wballag HvlMiBK
Pbuar 101 VALDKA 4U!»kA
ASA C. BALDEN
CIVIL ENGINEER 4
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McXmlry Street oppouteV. M» Store.
Valtjei, AJapAca
Dougherty & Ferguses
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good 'plan, a good
idea, a good business, ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect; otherwise a good ma*y
of today’s successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.