THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
blished at Valdez, Alaska, every Thursday bv the Prospector
Prm.ismxo Co. Phone, Main 1.
Entered at the Valdez postofHce as second class rsatter.
The meeting of the Atticricai
Mining Congress, which takes place
at El Paso in November, is prob
ably of ns much importance .o the
mining and other interests of Alas
ka as the regular Congressional
meeting in Washington, D. C.
This body is composed of all the
influential mining men in America,
and receives at its annual session
Reports from the mining districts
throughout the country, and act
in accordant* with the various
heeds. Where legislative action
is needed in the interest oi mining
ibis laxly usually presents the
necessary recommendation to con
gress of the United States, where it
meets with every consideration, as
our legislative bodies arc fully
aware of the earnest endeavor of
the Mining Congress to advance
the industry in America. Last
year, at the annual session, a few
of the needs of Alaska were pre
sented to the body by a resident of
Valdez, resulting in the adoption
of tiie following resolutions:—
“Whereas, the District of Alaska
lias a population of nearly 70,000
American citizens, n large projxir
tion of whom are miners an l pros
■pectors, anJ
whereas, l lies© pioneers have
no way of obtaining redress for
their grievances, except by a per
sonal appeal to congress, and
‘‘Whereas, their appeals must
lie made to representatives or sen
ators from other localities who
have the welfare of their own dis
tricts and constituents to care for,
and consequently these personal
appeals have as yet been of no
avail or benefit, and
“Whereas, It is the wish and
desire of all Alaskans that they be
represented in contrress of the
Unite States hy a delegate elected
By a popular vote of the people, to
the end that such laws may be en
acted that w ill be to the benefit of
mining and other interests, there
fore, he it
“Resolved, that the American'
Mining Congress, in their regular i
convention assembled in Portland,
Or., August, 1901, do hereby in
dorse this w ish of Alaskans, as by
so doing the great mineral store
houses of the northland will be
more speedily developed, and be it
further
“Resolved, That this congress
will use every honorable means to
secure to Alaska that representa
tion our forelathers fought for at
Bunker Hill, and be it further
“Resolved, That this congress
appeal to the congress of the
United States for their considera
tion at the next session, asking for
immediate action, to the end that
these hardy Americans may en
joy the privilege of representation
according to the rights guaranteed
in our constitution.”
That something further will be
done this coming session is evident
from the following letter received
from the president of the congress,
which speaks for itself:
“Mr. J. L. Steele,
Valdez, Alaska.
J»iy Uear ilr. bteele:—
The next session of the Ameri
can Mining Congress will he held
at El Paso, Texas, in the early part
of November next.
“I thought possibly I might be
of some service to Alaska if, in my
aunual address, I called attention
to the needs of Alaska, and the
assistance the government might
render it. I thought possibly that
by writing you, you might make
'some suggestions as to your needs,
as to your mineral productions,
and anything else that might occur
to you as worthy of presentation in
this way.
“I have instructed the Secretary
to forward you literature relating
to the American Mining Congress.
“Thanking you in advance for
your opinion in this respect, and
trusting that I may have the
pleasure of meeting you at the next
'Session of the congress in El Paso,
I remain, with fast sties.
t$inoere:y yours,
•t. II. Richards.”
If it is jx'ssih e Mr. Steele wili
attend the enming session, and
take with him as many samph-s of
Alaska ores as he can seerne.
These will tie plneid on exhibition,
•d.or the meeting, in the perman
ent home of the congress, in Den
ver.’
At last year’s meeting, which was
an unusually brilliant one, a most
distinguished honor was conferred
i upon Alaska hv the unanimous!
election of J*>sepli T. Corn forth to I
honorary life membership.
For Sale.
Oak Wdroom suit, parlor steel
range, automatic refrigerator, aii
tight heating stove, an iron Ik.i1
stend and general household goods.
Must he sold at once. Se«: Mrs.
Rciniger, home or telephone ollice’
COAL — COAL
C. \V. Miller,agent, or Copper River
Draying Co.
Notice of Forfeiture
Valdez, Alaska, Aug. 21, 1905
To r. Tjoskvio and Hrrmax Mkyf.r:
You and each of you a»e hereby noticed that
I have expended, during the year I9i»l, One
llundred Hollars upon each of tie* hereinafter
named quartz mining claims, in labor and im
iM'ovcnienta, to wit: The “Little bonanza”
L*d»* claim, duly recorded in book t», at page
•am of mining locations, in tin oflice of the re
corder of the Valdez ltec< rding Histrict. Alas
ka: the “Hull Hog” L-do claim, duly recorded
hi Look <•. at page ,'sn» «.( *a<d records; the
* Norway” lode claim, duly recorded in book
•••at page "s*; of said record*. All of the above
itei. eu laiuis are situated near the Kciiuicot
glacier, in the Valdez mining district, and HI*
in t *>i Alaska. And that I,.Jam.** McCarthy,
during the Year ltsM, in order to liold said
claims tiuder the provisions oi Scetiou 2321 of
the Revised Statutes of the 1’nltcd States and
Jhe am *ndiueut* thereto, concerning aiiiiuul
labor upon milling claims, being the amount
required to hold said eiainis for tlie Year end
ing Recent be r .list, 1‘Sd, have expended One
Hundred Hollar* in anntmi assesjiuelit work
upon eueh of above sui*i claims.
And if within ninety days of the personal
service of this tioth-e, or within ninety day* of
tt.e publication thereof, you fail or refuse to
coiitribnie your pro|>oriioii of such expendi
ture i.eon each «u any of said claims, your in
t rest in said claims..r in any or either of them
will laconic the pro]>eriy of tlie subsern*er
hereunto, your eo-owrncr, who has made the
requisite expenditure under the terms of the
law.
Tins notice does not preclude either of you
fit :n e oiiributiug y«»ur proportion of sueli ex
penditure upon .cither of said mining claims
and preventing a forfeiture of your lute rest in
citle •• of snid inining.claim* upon which such
payment is made.
jamks McCarthy.
First date of publication Aug. 21, lwtTi,
iaisi date of publication November it, 11x13.
Forfeiture Notice.
Alaska Mining ani» Development Company.
]lKAI*qi Al:TKHs AT HT. LcHI*. M(». ;
You are hereby notified Hint the undersigned
ha* performed your share of one hundred dol
lars worth of work for each of the years of ljul,
iwy, Hliii, l!hi| hii<I l'.U5, on tin* placer miring
claim situated on SlateCteek, Alaska, known a*
the “St. Anne." Said claim was locutcd June 22,
1'S‘o, Recorded June 28, Riuo, in Rook 1, nag * 113,
(hisna Mining Keeords, in Alaska. Mu id ex
penditure was made in order to hold said
claim under the provisions of Section 2321 of
the Reviaed Statutes oi the United states, and
amendments thereto, concerning annual work
on mining claims, being the amount required
to hold said claims until December 31st, 1!A)G.
Ai»d if, at the expiration of ninety davs fn in
the publication of this notice you fail dr refuse
to coutribiit • your proportion of sueli expend!
lure as co-owuer, your interest in said mining
claim will become the property of the under
signed, A. M. I’owell, your co-owner who has
ma.ie the required expenditure, or paid for the
same, according to the terms i f said seeth n.
t ... . A. M. Rowell.
First publication Aug. y, 19Uo.
I-ust publication Nov. b, lyuj.
Notice Dissolution of Partnership.
Notice lx h’Wnby given, that the partncr.lilp
heretofore exi.tii.rf between the unilorsigiieil
in the Horseshoe Saloon, in Valdez, Alaska, is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
All debts due from the said iirm are lobe
pruH-nted to J. H. McNeei lor payment, the
said J. K McNeci continuing the business.
Ruled April 2-jth, RMo.
HARRY ASHLAND.
J. R. McNEEL.
On or al>out July 1st tlie Tenas
Senate will beiuoved to the ground
floor of the Holman Block, adjoin
ing Hotel Holman, and will con
tinue to he operated as a first-class,
saloon under the name of
COPPER CENTER CLUB
Chas. Cowki.l, Prop.
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
A Sore
At Sate (reeli
Will be opened up early in the
Spring with a Complete, First
Class stock of Boots, Shoes,
GROCERIES andCLOTHING
Everything needed bv the]Mi
ner and Prospector will be in
stock all summer.
Freighting Done
Leslie & Nelson.
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Zb-. S-rr^tirp ProcVrs l y Vru . h Con
fo_r... A *
j-ecls *;iu 1 • _• t.«.
‘•The p -i in oir country
nre liea.id Uko ki -■ ;ii l ; i i
• • •; I wit! t!•(>;.• .
’ •' id J n 7. !
tli , . In I he |
Herald.
"t • - i <i in i <* in !’ >i-.:nrr,i .
’ >’;t h--. •i.onl! s a." saw a
' 1 .1! ;:i-re«f • !' -inemrion*. I <!i
ii ii wba*
toy <|;<1 with Inn. !»•> v :-s n -f
. d : : d t eh-iised i !:c r v. -*
. hf»en in f'
’( v.— p subjected In :n
":<■He was w’ ;•
'• • M> -:i?*e 1 sand sans p. -s !••
• ! with wet sand. Tl • I -p
• .nt nf r-irtir-e inlli ts t«• t-tj’
• a in. Inti leaves n« marks w?::>t
' !' p body nf the enlprit.
“i ms particular prisoner was
!nr hired in order to vre-it from
Mil a confession whether or not
1 !'e kissinp of an actress had been
the result of a preconcerted con
• piracy. ITedenied itnnd was then
treated to the joys of the ‘ash ha,T'
-that is. his head was put in n bap
ailed with ashes. The jailers
beat with a stick upon the bap.
"unship the ashes to penetrate
into the eyes, month, nostrils and
ears of the prisoner.
“The process was then wound up
bv what is known as the ‘truth
Under." a sort of wooden forceps
by which the temples of the pris
oner are compressed. This was too
much for the man. He confessed a
lie.
“I was plad to learn a few days
later, however, that the torturers
bad lieen removed from office for
their unseemly work.”
ORIGIN OF MONETARY NAMES
Somethin* of the History ns Related
by an Employe of the Treas
ury Department.
“There has been a scarcity of ,
small change of late,” said <\ M. ,
Hinghnmton. for !0years with the j
United States treasury depart
mont. according to the i mr iiv ,
Herald of recent date. 0-13
of reasons are us i jm 1 to explain
this condition, 1 -i, w' • >vc- t'- ■ j
cause, it is vexatious. Howe, or, if 1
is not so bad now in tin- wav of i
exchanges as it was in the o'den i
times.
“The early Italians used cattle
instead of coin. \ pc: on would
some 1 iiics send for change a t koti j
airJ-ponn 1 l ailo-k, when !would j
receive a J." pound shoej. or, per i
Imps. i ho wanted very small !
"hinge. i here would bea few lambs j
•■(“i:t bick. The inconvenience of
keeping Hock of sheep at one’s
banker’s ied to the introduction of
bullion.
“People often wonder where 1
certain monetary names came
from. I’ll tell you a few of them.
“Formerly every gold watch
weighed so many ‘carats,’ from
which it became usual to call a sil
ver watch a •turnip.’
“ ‘Troy weight’ is derived from
the extremely heavy responsihili ty
which the Trojans were under to
their creditors.
“The Homans were in the habit
of tossing up their coins in the
presence of the legions, and if a
piece of money went higher than
the top of the eusign’s flag it was
pronounced ‘above the standard.’ ”
Raiding of Camel Herds.
“Rustling” is not a practice pe
euliar to ilie western frontier of
the United States. In Somaliland
there are adventurous spirits of
a like sort, but camels instead of
cattle are the booty they covet,
t'amels in Somaliland are kept in
gr st herds sometimes numbering
I'O.tMHl. Such numbers involve
wMe areaB for grazing and rouse
quent distances from the few
places where water may be found.
The ponies used by the Somaliean
also manage without drink for
three or four days and when em
ployed for herding have, like their
masters, only camels’ milk to
quench their thirst. These big
herds offer, of course, a tremen
dous temptation to the raider, as
many asKl.OOO camels being taken
at a time and the excitement of
driving off such a herd at full gal
lop for tO or 50 miles, with the ex
asperated owner possibly hard in
pursuit and the chances of the |
raider finding his own camp has
fallen a prey to some other tribal '
diversion, appeals irresistibly to
the excitable Somali.—Good Lit
erature.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.I
F. M. BOYLE, fl. D.
Physician and Surgeon
I’l.one .!(> VALDEZ,
Offices: ALASKA ■
Fish Building, McKinley St.
Dr. C. A. WINANS,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Rooms 1 anil 2,
Swan Building Phone 19
W. A. RYSTROM,
Dentist.
Fish
Building, Valdkx.
Open evenings, Hun«lny excepted. 7::n» f v.
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
C. 8. Deputy Mineral and Land
Surveyor.
Broadway.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer
Mining and l*ttn<l Law*, specialties
VALDEZ. ALASKA
..• 1 ..
ecil H, legg,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Puj.uc.
Office Court House, . Valdez.
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez.
T J DONOHOE,
Attorney at Law,
VALDEZ
John A. Carson,
' Attorney and Counscllor-at-Law.
SALEM,
Member of
Alaska Bar. OREGON!
R. B L1X.
NJIA RY PUBLI
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA.)
ARTHUR J. WARNER,
ASSAYER
and ANALYTICAL CHEMIST.
77-78 Sullivan Bldg. Seattle.
R I P A-N S Tabulefa
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind
The 5-eent puukage is uiimigh for usual oeea
siim. The- family l.uitle (tU punts).. a
supply for a your. All drjggisls sell them
For Assays Send Your Ore To
Ellamar Mining Co.
Gold, Silver and ( tipper #;».r>0
Gold and Silver - 1.50
Copper - - - 2.00
Lead - 2.00
Ellamar, Alaska
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Camp Comfort Roadhouse.
On the 1-ail Jo all interior points. Larjre iom
fort aide «|,mrt«-rs with every a< eominodntton for
man or beast. Garden produet* in -rnson
Fresh Milk and Home Grown Vegetables
C. C. ROBKRTS, Proprietor. | J Miles From Viihler,.
Workman’s Road House
P. MAGNUSSON, Proprietor.
First roadhouse Guilt on Government
Trail. Fan aeeoinodate 60 people, has larjie
warm ham for 20 horses and <'«>od quarters
for dojr-. Good meals and everything the
mtisher desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
A 2 Mcnl—Try It A Good Bcd-Enjoy It
White House
MII.ES rnoM VAI.DKZ
U. S. Mail and Stage Station
Thi' Last Place llcfort Grossing Thompson Pass
Freighting on'racted Feed For Sale
____T. M- Daniels, Prop.
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Best'of accommodations for man and beast. Fresh Meat.
I oultry and \ egctaides always on hand. ulJcst feeding ground
for horses on the trail.
_ Mrs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
The following Roadhouses, situated on tlu; route to Fairbanks,
■operated under the management of the Valdez Transportation Co.'
will be found to be first-elass in every particular:
BEAVER DAM Roadhouse
41 Miles From Valdez.
Rates $4.00 per day. BILLY KAUFFMAN, Manager
GAXONA Roadhouse
135 Miles From Valdez
At Junction of the Eagle and Fairbanks Trails
Rates: Meals, $150, Beds $1.00
GEO. B. RORER MANAGER
CHIPPEWA Roadhouse
100 Miles From Valdez
At Trail Crossing of the Gakona River
Rates: Meals $1.50, Beds $1.00
JOHN GILLESPIE MANAGER
HOTEL DULLER.
Headquarters for Valdez p oph*. 1JO rooms.
Kales ."*) coins, $1 ami ?!.>» |n-r day. Firstcb ->
Restaurant In connection. Free lias. Opposite
r. S. 1‘ostottice.
\V. G. POTTS, Manager.
L'o,. First Av. & I'uiverolty st., SEATTLE
Srliool ot Open Alt Ye. .
Practical Mining, Civil Mechanical, Elec
trical, Engineering, Metallurgy,
Cyanide rtucess.
Surveyinu, Architecture, inv. i ligand \ssay
ing. Assaying of Ores, bullion utid Chlor
ination Assay, |2A; bleu pipe Assay. *10. Full
wurse i»f Assaying, $.**). k*tabli»hcd ls»d. Send
for circular.
A. VAN DER NAILEN, President.
118 Fulton Street, San Francisco. Cal. One
block west of City Hall.
Operates the finest trains in the
world every day in the year, be
tween
Minneapolis,
St. Paul,
Chicgo,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
making direct connections with
through trains for all points East
and South.
As cheap as the cheapestur.d the
lx‘st to he had. For ratis or reser
vations, rail or write.
F. \\ . I’AilKK K, (Jeneral Agent,
lol Ycsler Wav. .''cattle*
SANDERS
PAINTING
PAPER HANGING
DECORATING
S?as 4 Specially
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
Ellamar.- Alaska
Calling Cards Prmled
, , in the
style Engravers Old English
the proper tiling. Invitations an l
scorecards for card parlies. Ti>v
I'mospkitou. Phone 1.