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Court In March.
S. A. Crandall received word
from Judge Wickersham Saturday
forenoon that an order had been
made setting March 4th aa the
date for a special term of court in
Valdez. No mention waa made in
the telegram of calling a jury and
it is probable that the only busi
ness which will be heard will be
such aa can bp attended to by the
judge alone, such as civil cases and
misdemeanors where parties are
willing to waive jury trial. Dis
trict attorney Harlan and Clerk
Stiere are expected here with the
judge, although they may not
♦•orne out until later.
La*er—District Attorney Scott
hue received word from Fairbanks
that a jury will be called for the
March term, but no orders have
been received by Clerk of the
Court Crandall.
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A recent rule ordered by Judge
Wickershnni is that a physican
shall not receive more than $10 for
appearing as a witness in insane
hearings, and not more than $25
for examination of a dead or
wounded person for the coroner’s
jury or any other court.
A ruling was made in regard to
a point of law by Judge Moore,
last Thursday, that will undoubt
edly have considerable infi- ence
on many of the suits which may
arise 'n the future.
The point is this: Has a prin-j
eipai in a law suit the right to of
fer in evidence a transcript from a
former trial?
After hearing lengthv arguments
on both sides Judge Moore ruled
that the testimony as given in a
former trial was admissible.—
Nome News.
The prophecy is made by local
parties that Judge Wickersham
will not he fired from his position
as judge, hut that he will be let
dowr gently hv being reappointed
and then resigning.
The weekly Investment letter of
Dudley A. Tyng & Co. for Jan. 10,
says that there haa been sufficient
stock of the Kotsina Co per Co.
sold to provide for securing patent
to the ground and doing develop
ment work. Knight’s island has
raised to 75c and some offered at
$1. The Huhbard-EJiott stock is
steady at $5.
The Fairbanks Times announces
thai Judge Wickerslmm will start
tor Juneau to hold court early in
February.
An insane man attempted to
burn the Fairbanks jail recently.
1 The postoffice department will
hereafter issue 25 cent stamp books
containing 24 one cent stamps, put
up in the same form as the two
cent books.
On Jan. 10th, copper waa quoted
at 24 cents in the open market
and a number of private sales were
made at 25.
Alnsk» Mining Consolidated
Chicago, 111., Jan. 26—Local
fiscal agents announce that the
Chisna Consolidated Mines com
pany with properties in Alaska,
has purchased the property and
assets of the Central Alaska Gold
& Copoer company, comprising
twenty-eight placer gold claims in
the Chisna district, near the Chis
na properties. There were also se
cured twenty-one and a fraction
copper claims adjoining the Chisna
copper groups on Landlock bay.
The property will be paid for by
issuing Chisna stock for that of the
Central Alaska company. Chisna
capital will not be increased, as
there is enough in the treasury to
make the exchange. The Chisna
company now owns forty-two
claims and three gi uds of rich
copper properties located on deep
water, comprising thirty-eight
claims, a total of 1600 acres of add
and copper. All will be producers
this summer.
Alaska Kotsina Copper Co.
An outfit of about 18 tons of sup
plies is to be moved into the cop
per country in a few days by Dan
Sheehan to be used in doing devel
opment work on the property of
the Alaska Kotsina Copper Co.
He has four horsey and will em
ploy a number of men all summer.
This company is a local concern,
the second mining company in
corporated under the laws of Alas
ka in Valdez. The incorporators
are 0. P. Hubbard, J. G. Snyder,
and Dan Sheehan. They own 48
claims, water -rights and a home
stead in the Kotsina country on
which from $15,000 to $20,000 will
be spent this season.
—
The outfit of the Culifornia-Alas*
ka Mining & Development Co., in
|charge of J. R. Gelineau and Aus
tin Lathrop, has moved camp to
Wort man’s and will soon have
their freight over the summit.
This company is a close corpora
tion oiganized by California par
ties to develop the properties
known as the Native Copper group,
located by Gelineau & Bell last
summer on the Ko'sina.
They will spend from $25,000 to
$40,000 on the development of the
property this summer. The claims
adjoin the ground on which The
Great Northern Development Co.
has a bond.
Joe Bell is expected on the next
boat and will join Gelineau
and Lathrop. Their outfit con
sists of abont 40 tons of freignt,
and 12 men are in their employ.
Proft In Hay.
Some interesting facts were
given to the Prospector by J. W.
Neal, who has been in charge of
the Copper Center experimental
station for several years. He states
that during the past year the farm
produced and sold grain bay to
the value of $4200, besides what
was used on the 'arm feeding stock.
This hay was raised on 20 acres
of ground, and his estimate of the
cost of seeding the ground is $35
per acre. To clear the ground cost
in the first place from to $50, i
while seeding*allowing going wages
for all work andi the time of the
team employed amounted to $35.
On this ground oat hay was
planted last sumuve with the re
sult as above given*
Mr. Neal said that it would be
possible for a man to clear $->000
at least per year on the 20 acres
from now on. The hay produced
is of best quality and can be sold
in almost any amount along the
trail. Some timothy was planted
in a small garden patch and last
season it gave a yield of ihree tons
to the acre. According to Mr. Neal
there is a great opportunity in the
Copper river valley for a few farm
ers to engage in the raising of grain
hay, and he says if t iey stay with
it good money can be made it ad
dition to securing land which will
eventually command a good price.
Mining: Fraud Charged.
A complaint lias been tiled in
the United States commissiornes
court at Fairbanks which charges
fraud and conspiracy on the part
o ex-Ma/or Barnette and his in
terests in securing the Dome creek
properties, r hi^h are valued at
$1,000,000. It was alleged that the
deed was altered.
Roadhouses.
We are now in a position to fill
your wants in the line of fresh
Beef, Mutton and Pork. We have
a large stock on hand to select
from, and would he pleased to
have you call. Wa assure you the
pri« es are right. Alaska Meat Co.,
Valdez Market.
The Pennsylvania will probably
get away for Seattle 'lhursday
evening instead of Friday.
r>om left Seward for here yester
day and the Portland this morn
ing.
J. Griffith Stephens will leave on ;
one of the next boats for a short;
business trip to the States.
B. F. Millard, of the Galena hay
Mining Co., was in town yesterday
S. A. Hemple states that most of
the fire insurance on his buildings
which were burned has been al
lowed and paid. Some of the poli
ejes which are to he adjusted in
Chi» ago are still to be settled. He
a iso announces that on the last
boat he. received a subscription for |
$1«),0(X) worth of the V. B. & M.
Co. stock,
Jesse Noble and Z. L. Hickman
were arrivals from Fairbanks on
the Orr stage yesterday.
Dan Kennedy leaves on the
Portland for a short trip to ths
States.
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