The Alaska Prospector
And Valdez News.
!'«W'shcd h* Ttldn, AU'fea er J T
by tiv Pi.o-i t Ter. Pvisl^uino e
1’noNE Main 1
Entered at the V^Mer T
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rns Wrc'T Fl uris i and Wax F.
’ cod Fishes c; Alaska and Cp2ia:
U d r Vary Convsni.rt Licer.ss Laws
"i 1 rough the :enero-!iy of *h
. deru kOverumenT, infant indu-hie
in the form of large salmou p>oki>
canneries in Alaska are piaet;o ml.
immune from taxation Tne.-e c >'
cerns are operating and yearly reap! ns.
a golden harvest in the water- of thn
terntory, and yet through tne mai fi
liations of a law. manifestly <* nceived
and passed at the behe-t «»t the-*
packing companies, they “-c.ipe a
legitimate tax for doing hu ine- in
Alaska. In striking c intravontio;i to
this state of affairs, every small 1'ie:
ness is required to pay a iicen- < t a*
in order to operate in tin- northern
country. The man of moderate means
has no subterfuge to hide behind, no
pliable law bv which to e-c-;pe the
presciibed tax on his vocation
Section 2 of 'be Act. says that every
private hatchery operated in Ala-ka
shall lie exempt from all licenses, f e.~
and taxation of any nature, ‘"at th*
rate of ten case- of canned salmon t.
every 10)0 salmon fry liberated”
tax on canned salmon i~ four cents
per case These cannery concerns
operate hatcheries in connection with
their business, otherwise the fish sup
ply would soon be depleted, at the
euormous tate the s lrnon are being
Consumed. A matter of i-elf-preserva
tion actuates thim to do this—not a
desire to perform a great public set
vice. One of the concerns litierated
several million salmon fry in the First
division. Consequently, their canner
ies at Bristol bay, in tha Third divOon
2800 miles away, are allowed ciedit < n
their salmon tax to the amount < t
over $20,000. lu other words, for every
10o0 salmon fry liberated, ten ca.-e= oi
canued salmon escape taxation.
\\ ith roe approval ci me secretary
of commeice and labor, a private
hatchery at Kailnk, owned by a pack
ing company, released 21.812,812 -a!
tnon fiy. It receives for every 1000
fry, as stated before, a free tax ou ten
cases of .-a mon. An elementary sin*
dent of mathematics Cnii thus readily
determ'ne iiow much revenue thi
concern pays to Alaska for the piivi
lege of iishing within its Confines.
In whose fertile brain did such ;•
law evolve? And what do these pack
ing concerns give to Alaska in return
i r the privilege of practically supp y
lug the world with salmon from its
waters? They buy their suppl es on
the outside, bri g chrap labor troui
the states, and ilke bods of pas-age
come in the spring and go in the fall.
Au investigation of this salmon
packing business reveals a condition
that should be corrected, aud that
without delay li.de-d, the vigorous
objection to a territorial form of gov
ernment on the pai t < f some promi
nent men of the north can ea-ity be
traced to the fl-hn.g industry Und r
a system of home gover men", these
companies would undouoedy be
made to pay an equitable t«x to assist
in maintaining the government. If
the present system maintains, tht
government will soon be paying them
g premium for doin^ bu§iue?s here.
[t is proposed to |ay a uics compli
ment to Peter Monahan, the discoverer
of f >! l o 1 Va 1 tlrZ creek, upon h s arriv
al i i Va !dez, about two weeks hence.
V a i a er of | ublic-spiriteJ citizens
io 11k a he uitiative iu arranging
I».r a sweii ba: quet iu bis honor, and
•iI ready ovei SiUJ ha-> heeu raised foi
j, t{ purpose Fverx body is invited t«
•ai l icq ate iu this affair, and anyone
• e.-niig to contribute ami thereby
ecu re a ticket to the til net ion. max
! so iy railing on H. F. Suessduit,
vho has i he subscription paper
i'.- ter Monahan belongs to mat splen
Id type of All-kin prospector?
.ho p s? ss the esseutial eleuitut:
i,a; make f r success in their vocarsoi
—eue«gv. bravery and pe:sev^ieuce
.it- \ to the head of tt.e Surhitui
ivi i t hiie years ago, and after pto?
Lecting a little while, Set his stake.
i on \ aldez cieek, named alter tills
i town He had faith that the creek oou
! twilled g 1*1 ill laying quantities.
I Others came, saw—and stampeded ofl
t<i other .-ie loii Monahan continued
Ins work Two winters lie passed in
that loitelx country, with only a faith
ful Indian man for company . At last
!,<• i on ml the leg-sought paystieak,
| and .. i . cent m rival from t litre is
1-nit h.u ii \ for the statement that it i?
ill,,, greatest paystieak yet found in
! Alaska
Xi.e v«11 u'*• in dollars niid ceuls, to
Vaduz <*i tins discovery cannot be
.•atimated. This is tire logical gateway
to that section. Here is the most de
-iiable place in which to ] lx.cure an
outfit fur that country, 'ihe govern
ment trail may lie utilized the gieater
pait of the way there, and branching
out {. or;, this is a good road to the dig '■
P is e.v’iemeiy fitting, therefore, and
r «>.- a happy thought lo those
i- ■ ! sible for i>s inception, that |
-ano-sort of public dtmonstrat.on he
iir.de in behalf ol the mar. primarily
r, .-, -risible for opening up this new
del i i i hrinian endeavor. A banquet, i
wiiidi appi ’priate toasts may be;
ia-s'i in lt d to. presents a suitable cc- j
• :si *n f *i j ay ing acknow ledgments to j
iia- 11.; • 'Ugh whose efforts many will
!e: ive lasting benefits.
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Blarney Stevens received a letter
from Howard Reynolds on tlie steame<
Yucatan. in which tin writer states
hat at a meeting o* the creditors ol
he Ala-ka Home railway in Seattle,
iim j i (i j j . - e s b ind issue was explained
a' length hy Fiank E. Youngs, \Y. H
Reed and himself. Without a dis
-ei.ti; g voice the creditors agreed to
a he bond s in exchange for theii
•lain.-. ihe creditor.-, leading bu-i
.e-- in-n of Seattle, said they wanted
to -ee the Alaska Home railway cum
. It-led and would do ali in their povvei
o a.-s -r in "he matter. Mr. Reynold ■
•. i i e- if the people of Valdez who
gave claim- against the coinpauj
would do a- the Seattle merchants had
mi «, the toad woul 1 be completed, a?
advice^ received irom Bos on are to
: iie effect t hat if the indebtedness '.
'taken ca:e of. funds .-uliicieut cou
-tiuct the road will be furthcoming.
Rev. Father J. J. Corbley, S. J ,
the eloquent and gified Catholic prie.-t,
anived in Ya.dez on the steamei
Bertha. He n- un a tour ot the north
ei ti mis-ions i f the Catholic church.
I comii g liouri Dawson here, from
whence he will go to Fairbanks and
Yukon r.ver points He will probabl.v
remain m \ aldeZ a couple of weeks,
an 1 while heie deliver a cour-e ot
lecture-. Rev. Father Corbley i- not
only a man oi unusual attainments,
nut one whom it is a pleasure to rneet<
personally.
FRED M. BROWN
A TTO RS E Y-AT-LA W
Valdez. Alaska
W. T. SCOTT
A tto rney-At-La \V
Office ^ ,r
Court House \ALLLZ
John A. Carson,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law\
SAL KM,
Member of
Alaska Bar. OREliO>
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W. LINCOLN REEDY
Dentist
EITEL BUILDING
SECOND AND PIKE
Seattle, Wash.
br. H. CCCKERILLE
UK NT 1ST
Second Street
On Reservation ^ AL DEZ
C. \V H. Heideman, who has charge
of the Copper Center government e<
perimeutal station, is in town, and wil
leave on the steamer Bertha for Sitka
He will spend the winter as-i.-tine
Prof. (ieorgesou, and will return tu
Copper Center in March.
Mr Heideman has devoted the past
summer to astu ly of and experimei ts
with the native grasses, and to aisiug
vegetables. The season was a good
one for garden track, s mis phenome
nal results having been accomplished.
Especially w>rthy of note wns the
laising of large cabbage, fully matured,
one head weighing 14 pounds.
Forty six specimens of native
grasses were found aiound around
Copper Center by Mr. Heideman, six
of which give promise of being ol
economic value A variety of native
timothy which grows along the trail
near Ptarmigan Drop is especialij \
promising.
Under the able supervision of Mr
Heidemau the Copper Center natives
have taken a great interest in garden- ;
mg. During the past season the} j
raised vegetables enough to supply '
the whole tribe, and the friendly
rivalry between them in endeavoring
to raise the best vegetabh-s has cr eated
considerable interest in the work.
Mr. Heidemau is particularly pleased
with ;he result of his season’- work in
ibis line, arid hopes eventually to
reach the natives to i la:j their own
gardens, thus uiaki g trie problem ot
■ iviug somewhat easier for them.
Judge Lyons, U S commissioner, is j
.‘laving a vr.ult constructed t«>r thei
-afe keeping of rieordation papers!
md other valuable inst:uu en s. '1 he
vault is to be made of eoueiele, 10x10
feet in size, and absolutely fireproof.
vVork was begun ye.-terday, under the
direction Charles Crawford, who has
the contract. It will itquise about
three weeks’ time to construct the
vault.
In older to accommodate this neces
sary adjunct, the commissioner re
quired more room, and he and
Assistant Distiict Attorney Scott
have exchanged quarters. Judge Sc ct
occupying the large room formerly
Used by the commissioner, ami the
latter taking the two rooms formerly
occupied by the district attorney.
A’brle the vault is in pieces- of con
struction, the graud jury room is be
’irg utilized as tbs recording oUiea,
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COPPER CENTER. ALASKA
John Jones, Jr., t n iutrepid musher,
whs a foot j as.-enter from Fairbanks,
arriving here last evening. Jones left
Fairbanks on the morning of the 7th.
lie j.a.-sed twenty-two people etnoute
foi Valdez. Dan Kennedy, with a
large amount of gold dust Irom the
hirst National Bank of Fait banks i»
due heie in a day or two
Jutit's' shoes Could not fetand the
pace and rough usage of the vojage,
and fell !*y the wayside Nothing
daunted, the no rry musher trans
ferred Ins n.its io his pedal extremi
ties, and tnese, re-inforeed by a liberal
slice of the lower port on of hrs woolen
stmt, seiVrd as a substitute for the
(i ?eai ded lo<>tgear. sticking Lis
bands in his j lockets, Jones came on
his wa3 with rejoicing
The liquor dealers of town filed a
petition will) 1 he (’..lined last n ght,
ashing that the o der iiquniug saloons
to j>--iy *IUU0 nceo.-e oe se aside tin i* a
new ceu.-us tan be taken, lLe cen.-us
taken about MX 'e.K- ago give a
population ol li<5, a. d accenting >
ttie saloon license v%a.- iixed at ?SlUdO<
It is eoutende i by the saloon men that
there are not that many residents al
pre.-ent. A ue./ census was oidetep
taken, to be pai 1 for by the saloou
men