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And Valdez News,
Published at Valdez, Alaska, every Thursday
by the Prospector Publishing Co.
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Ed. Prospector
In your issue of July 18tb, attention
was called to the Act of March 2, 190<,
relative to recording-assessment work,
it is of interest that those who, a few
years ago, were clamoring to do away
with assessments, hpve at last suc
ceeded iu getting a bill passed which
allows them to swear in their as-sess
ment work.
That privilege was artfully inserted
in that bill, the law remains as it was
in regard to amount of work, and- it is
not compulsory to eveu record the affi
davit of performance. As it is they
May record affidavits of the fact, and
such affidavits Shall Be Prlma Facie
Evidence Of The Performance Of
Such Work.
Tbe requirements remain tne same
as before, but the above privilege of
swearing iu the assessment work is the
cardinal feature of the bill.
There are a few, not the real pros
pectors of Alaska, who have persist
ently claimed that they should in
some manner, be relieved of the i er
formance of assessment work, that
they might be enabled to hold miner* 1
ground iudefinetly. They once openly
advocated that the amount of assess
ment work should be decreased to 825
and a few clamored for a reduction to
85. Most of us were satisfied with the
law as it was, and any claim that is n< t
worth the exhibiiiou of the good inten
tion of the owner to the extent of per
iormance of one hundred dollars worth
of work should revert to the public.
When it was discovered that the
prospectors were so opposed to those
propositions they then hinted that they
should be allowed to swear to the per
formance of the work and that should
protect tbe claim. At last they have
succeeded, as the passing of the above
bill indicates. As it now is, tbe pros
pector is not compelled to record the
performance cf his work, but the
wholesale grabber, who has claims iu
it mote localities, May record afli
First
Store
FIRST in number of
prescriptions
FIRST in size of gen
eral stock
FIRST in number of
customers
FIRST in volume of
business
FIRST in advantages to
customers
Owl Drug Co.
Dependable Druggists
VADDES ALASKA
_ __pviiv/1 ivauto yjL Hit* it
quired amouut of work and that is all
that is necessary, as it will be accepted
as Pbima Facie Evidence. It is nn
necessary to ask where was our Con
gressional Representative at the time
this bill was passed, nor why his at*
tentinn was not called to the features
of the bill, as be is there for the
purpose of looking after the interests
of Alaska, and is probably better satis
fled with tbe bill than tbe average
prospector who now must consult thr
records to flud if the assessment, work
has been performed instead of looking
over the grou d.
Respectfully,
Addison M. Powell.
Kotsina Correspondence
Kotsina, Alaska. July 4—Tbe prop
erties in this section are all wonder
fully rich in high grade copper ore.
and naturally every one interested is
filled with the greatest of expectations.
All companies will respect tbe
Fourth as well as can be done undei
the condition. Mr. Gray has extended
invitations to all who are within
reasonable distance to spend the 4tb.
at his main camp. Foot, races, drill
ing contests, horse races and all th(
minor sports will take place and tbt
day will end with a big banquet.
Mr. Briggs, treasurer of tbe G. N. D.
Co. and party arrived on tbe 2ud, and
are now examining the properties tha*
are in tbe near vicinity of the camp.
Mr. Briggs will only remain a short
time as business matters demand bit
presence in New York by the 1st ot
August.
Mr. Crawford has juit initiated sevei
new men, who are new arrivals, into
the mysteries of the Klevesna copper
properties.
Mr. Gray has his office building al
most completed and floats the first
Stars and Stiipes on the uper Kotsina,
on a now flhg staff, directly iu front of
the new building. He is grading a
wagon road from the river bottom up
to the Ames and Roaring creek mines,
and when completed will have an eight
per cent grade road. The saw mill is
in perfect running order, in fact is
making lumber faster than it can be
used. From seven to eleven thousand
can be sawed daily.
Mr. Lathrop and Gelineau are now
on Roaring creek developing their
properties in that section. One of the
claims contains five feet of native cop
per ore.
We now have the telegraph line to
the glacier stream, about eleven mile*
from the main camp and expect to be
at latter by 12th inst. After this is
completed the company will construct
lines to the various properties where
any number of men are employed.
Gradually, all other companies will
run private lines to Mr. Gray’s camp
and thus enable them to be in direct
touch with the outside world.
Patrick Murphy in company with one
of the men who was formerly employed
by the G. N. D. Co., made a strike
uear what is known as Mud glacier
and il is reported to be very rich and
piite extensive. This location has
jeen passed by many, for the last
seven or eight yeArs, but it seems that
no one ever stopped to prospect until
this year.
Albert Fagerberg and brother got
their cattle as far as Willow creek, and
will hold the most of them at this
place, and take orders delivering same,
as demand requires. Nels and I are
spending the Fourth with the A. K. C.
Co. and just arrived in time for
T-bone steak and Ice oream. Nels is
a good cook but his better half is his
superior in this art. He is chef for the
telepone party and keeps every one
laughing.at. his funny §t9ries of which
be has a goodly supply.
Fred Reiet and D- W. Russel arrived
here a few days ago, and are now re
placing some stakes which were put
□p last winter.
The wife of Douglas Billum of the
Copper River died a few days ago and
the natives feel very badly through
the loss of so popular a member of
their tribe.
The greased pole will be one of the
main features of the Fourth On its
arms will be 10 pounds of potatoes, 10
pounds of fresh onions and five pounds
of Porterhouse steaks. The money
betting on this sport is going on the
telephone crew, who are all in practice,
from their summer’s work.
Copper Magnate.
Passengers on the Santa Clara re
port a narrow escape from wrecking at
the Hinchinbrook entrance to the
Sound near where the Oregon struck.
A deuse fog had settled over the ocean
and the steamer was creeping along at
half speed, when suddenly breakers
were discovered dead ahead. The
steamer was quickly stopped by Capt
Daniels, who was on the bridge, and as
the fog suddenly lifted the steep rocky
shores of Hinchinbrook were dis
cerned within two hundred feet of the
vessel. A strong wind bad carried her
o it of her course and the dense foe
made it impossible to reckon the loca
tion. This is another strong argu
ment for tiie speedy completion of the
proposed lighthouse. Had this been
ia place with a fog horn Capt. Daniels
would have had the proper direction,
Toe passengers were strong in thrir
praise of the care and alertness of the
captain in so promptly averting the
accident.
A twenty-five foot ledge of copper
ore has been discovered on Powell
gulch, about four miles from Slate
creek, by Jesse Garver.
Placer Claim For Sale.
Valuable producing placet claim for
-ale. Ditch mile aud quarter long
with flumes, hose, etc., iu full running
order. Fullest investigation desired.
Cheap if sold at once. Address G. M.
Moran, Chicken, Alaska. 19-23.
Notice.
Special Term District Court at Valdez.
The President of the United States of
America,
To the Resident of the Third Judicial
Division of Alaska.
Greeting:
You and each and all of you will
please take notice, that by an order of
the Court duly made and entered, a
special July Term of the District
court for the Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, has been called and will be
held in Valdez Ala-ka, beginning July j
29,1907, and continuing as long there
after as the public interest may re
quire.
James Wickersham,
District Judge.
Dated June 22,1907.
Attes Edward J. Stier, Clerk,
By S. A. Crandall, Deputy. (seal)
6-19
C. C. Rudolph
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Organise Hunting Club.
Blarney Stevens has a project under
way to organize a hunting club, and
purchase Green island, using the island
as a game preserve and the location
for a clnb house. He has an option on
the island from the owners, Brown £
Peterson, and if arrangements cat. be
made will make the purchase and
stock it with bear and deer. There are
at present abont 200 fox on the island,
as well as plenty of fish. The island i9
well adapted for the purpose, contain
ing about 20 miles, consisting of i oil
ing country, timber and open flats.
There are several good harbors, small
creeks and lakes. The island is be
tween Mgutague and Knights island,
about six hours run from Valdez. if
necessary arrangements can be made
the island will be purchased at once.
The membership fee in the club Lag
been fixed at $100.
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dorsed the work of the simplified
spelling board, and directed the
secretary to adopt the shorter styl- of
spelling the 300 words given out by the
board some time ago.
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