THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
Published at Valdez, Ala-ka, every Thursday by the PnnspF.iTO*
Publishing Co. PnoNr.. Main I.
Entered at tlve Valdez j>oest«»fTi*as second class matter.
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The I'Rmrarroi 1« on sale at tl*« following
wwj -!n:ida:
F. O Newt Stand. Seattle.
PtfCt Sound Newt Co. Seattle.
F. O. Newt Stand. Jun-au.
F.nreno McCarthy Newt Stand. Hkagway.
F. O. Newt Stand, Eagle. Alaska.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
COl'NCILMEX.
a. w. miu.ir. w. a. amt.
a. A. IIKNFLK. CHAM. KRAEMER,
K. B. WniAT, K. C. Kkharw.
JuHR GuuDEI.L.
' John Goodeu.. Mayor
Urn. Si-onberu, Treaktrer.
J. Lefdy, City attorney
Pr F. M. Boyle, Hearth Offk ir
w H. Crart. Clere.
t M. Brown, Per*. 8011M Board
In the winter of !Xy7-S).S al>out
6000 people landed where Valdez
now stands and started to pene
trate a country entirely unknown
and unexplored, stretching away
-to the Yukon, about 500 mile* dis
tant. In travsmmg the country
there was absolutely nothing to
guide them, not even an Indian
trail. The trials, struggles and
hardships of that trip will livelong
in the moraory of those who took
part. A two years supply of food
had to be taken in on hand slsds,
and many succumbed in the strug
gle and left the country. The first
year proved a failure except in ex
perience hut the few hardy ones
staid msnfully with it, exploring
and prospecting new sections. Fi
nally mineral in vast bodies and of
great richness was discovered, now
in one place and again in another,
until today mineral is known to
exist in widely scattered sections
all over the great Copper river val
ley. The men who made the dis
coveries are not to be envied. They
struggled hard to find the ground
and they are still struggling to
keep it. They must comply with
the law which demands that a cer
tain amount of work shall 1h> done
on the property each year. Being
still dependent on the sled and
pack horse for transporting outfits 1
to their property, they are unable
to take in the necessary tools and j
machinery for developing the pros
pects, and have to he content with 1
merely doing the assessment work,
whereas with proper transportation
facilities so that the cost of moving
supplies would not lie so great, they |
could develop their claims andj
make a showing such that capital!
would l>e eager to take hold of,
them. We have here a vast coun-j
try containing over 590,000 square |
miles; the const section of which:
has each year turned into the na
tional treasury handsome returns
lor its original outlay, which is
practically the only outlay that
has so far been made. All the de
velopment of the country that has
been attempted thus far has been
by the prospector with private cap
ital, and it amounts to many thou
sand dollars. In fact they have
become poor in the attempt to open
up this vaBt domain and cannot be
blamed if now after a six years
struggle mey turn to me national
government, the real beneficiary,
and aek that assistance be given in
the waj o! wagon mads. They
have asked for roads aad for no
thing else and we believe that they
are modest in their demands, and
we sincerely hope they will be
granted. A trunk road beginning
at Valdez and leading across coun
try to Eagle would insure a grand
future for Alaska. Mining towns
would spring up at many points
and farms would rapidly be in op
eration to supply the wants of the
pcople-the agricultural station at
Copper Center has clearly demon
strated the feasibility of farming in
the Copper river valley. There
tan be no reasonable excuse for any
•ne objecting to the building of a
wagon road through the center of
Alaska. Though tine Alaska Cen
tral people undertook to knock it
they were not justified in so doing.
If their railroad should ever be
come a fact it will not enter into
the same territory that we are so
anxious to open.
Quite a coolness exists nowaday*!
between tlie people here and those!
on the other side of the glacier.
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To Abolish Commissioner’s Fees.
A movement is on foot to abolish
the system of court commissioner’s
fees in Alaska A bill is being
drafted in the department of just
ice to abolish the fee system as a
means of remunerating the com
missioners for services rendered,
and in place of the fees it is propos
ed to pay a stlary to each commis
sioner. The fee system is said to
breed many evils.
3 pounds Bucket Lard 45c at the
Valdez Market.
Sauer Kraut 3 lbs for 25c. Wie
ners 20c lb at Valdez Market.
Blanket-lined overalls, the kind
that carry warmth right with them,
#1.50 per pair at Levy’s — Good
Goods.
Business Opportunity.
We place United States Govern
ment Bonds in escrow to guarantee
investments in Stocks and Bonds.
Our Eastern Correspondents are in
position to sell securities so guar
anteed. Central States Underwrit
ing and Guarantee Corporation,
Tribune building, Chicago.
Notice of Forfeiture.
Ellamak, Alunka, Jan. 2»'<. 1904.
To Eugene amm:
You are hereby notified that the undersigned.
I'eter Ktcinmetx, lias exiivtoled during the taro
vears 1902 and I'tKI two nundred [f£M] dollars
111 labor itpoll the bmf Siar mining claim, situ
at • «I on Ijindloek t*ay. in Yu I del Recording
L>isiri« l, the location notice ot which eUim is
now of record in tlieoftb** of the l:uit«d sta.es
Connulssioner ai Yablez. and to which notice
i fere'nte is made for a more particular de
script nm t hereof, in order to hob] said .lann
under provision «d Section j’.ji. Revised stat
utes of me t'nlted State* and tbe amendments
relating thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claim*, being tbe amount required to
h<dd said eiaim during the years 1902 and
ItVM, ending luiviub -r :»l, Itvx;. And if at the
expiration of ninety days from the publication
of this notie.*, you fail or refuse to contribute
your proporlb n of such-expenditure, your in
teres! in said claim will lieeoine the property
of the und rsigned. your eo-owtier, who has
made the re«|uir.»d expenditure by the term
of sahl section.
1KTER STEIN.METZ.
First publieiitioti Feb. 4.
Ea>t puldieatiou May 5.
N6tice of Forfeiture.
T*» II. Culper and tl. M. Esterly, administrator
of lhr . slain of M. O. lUudhaugh. deceased
art.l t«i the heirs of sahl M. O. (iladhsugh, de
ceased.
You an* hereby noilti.*d that the undersigned
have exp'ud-d lit? sum <>f oue iltoiumiid. eight
hundred lit,liar, in ihe devsloruient ami im
provement of those certain six <iuanz mining
claims, situated near McKinley hake, lit the
A Iran in Mining District. Dislri.t of Alaaka.
ami allown respectively aa tlu* Ihuianza, the
Bear's Seat, the Alguuie, the Ib-ar’a Kuot. the
Wliile Lily, and the Nancy llanka, alt of which
said vlnim* are recorded in the ..lli.-e of the
I'niled States Commissioner. at Vald *z. Alaaka
Said money so exmini torioeiievelopmcnt
and improvement of Maid claim, waa done aa
aud fur the annual aascsamvm work on said
elaima required by law, lor the years 19UI, 1902
and 19ttt, and you are further notified that if
you, or either of yon fail to pay to tiie under
signed the proportion of said sum due from
each of yon on or before tbe expiration of 90
days from the publication of this notice, that
your and each of your interests In said elaims
will be forfeited to your co-owners, the under
signed.
Payment may be made to Walter Storey, at
Oalak, Alaaka.
Dated at Veldes, Alaska, tbit Mth deyot Jan
uary. 1901.
Welter Storey.
Axel Englund.
John P. Swanson.
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First pnhilrsdlsn Jwn.n.
Last pubUcerfbn Aprfl 21. ML
Notice.
Notice 1* hereby given that Ihe taaderaigned,
Frank L. BaBalne, of Seattlet, Waehlngton. as
signee ol Dtm. C. W. Brasher*and JoUuT Fish
ar, being amIMedtu the beneOM o( Section 2SQ6
of the revleaO statutes ol the United Stales
granting add tUooal lands to soMU-ra and sail
ors who served fat the war of the Rebellion, has
applied to enter the landsembseeed In United
States Survey No. 728 In the District of Alaska,
situated on Resurrection bay, and more parttc
ularly described as ftdtuws:
Begiunitu at the Northeast corner of eald
survey No 726 being a granite stone monument
marked 8 728 Cor. 1, (hence South along the
East line of saVl survey No. 728, 42 chains to
Corner No. 2 of sakt survey, thence following
the line ct ordinary high tide South 45 deg.
West 3.10 chrtins. South 65 deg. 45 iniu. West 42Jti
chains West 2.80 chains South 68 deg 30 min.
West 10.30 chai us, South 60 deg. Weat 8.10 chains
South 55 dag. Weat 6.40 chatna, South 17 deg. 15
min. West ft chains to Corner No. 3 ol said aur
vey. theuce North along the West side ol said
survey 62.33 chains to dornev No. 4 of said sur
vey. thence Hast along the North boundary of
aald survey 32.21 chains to place of beginulug.
containing 154.85 acres, magnetic variation
27 deg. 05 min. Eaet.es additional to the origi
nal homestead of said Dio. C. \V. Hraahers on
the South W of the Southwest >2 Section
twenty-five ('251 Township twenty-eight 128]
Range twenty-five (25] containing eighty [no
acres, which aald Dio. C. W. Hraahers entered
on the 7th day of November, A. 1>. 1865 per
homestead No. 1653 at the United States Land
ofllcwat Springfield, in the state of Missouri,
and also as auditions! lo the original home
stead of said John T. Fieher on the (Veal W of
iheSoulhweat >2 Section eleven 111] Township
thirty-live I3S] Range twenty-one [21)„ contain
ing eighty ItaiJ acre*, which said John T Fi-hcr
enter-d cm (he- »'th day of March 186K per
hemettead No. 5462 at the l nited states Laud
Office at Boonvilie iu Ihe state of Mis-ourl ai.d
that any and all persona rla'mir.g adversely
any portion of mid tract are hereby warned
that they must Ale In the United dtaie* Land
"®cj at Juneau Alaska, tbalr adverse claim
undtruath during the period of the publication
of this notice or within thirty 33 days there
after.
Datad this 7th day of December. A. D. 19U3.
Frank L. Ballaine,
__ _ Applicant
C. R. Jantl Office. Juneau. Alaska. Doc.Z, I8u3.
ft i« larebv ordered that the foregoing notice
be puLllsheu In ihe \ ia-k a Prospector,” a
weekly newmpapei publltuS-. at Valdes, Alaska
fur the ithtutory period
Jodw W. Dr»t.rr,
5® Register.
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— Hiltv Cent* *np\T« Extra- proprietor
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Haines & Brown,
THE TINNERS
are now prepared to do all kinds of
Tin and Iron work at short notice.
Their work is first-class and charges
reasonable. Located on McKinley
t rear of Prospector office.
HOTEL blLLHL
Headquarter* for Valdes people, l'jn room*.
Rato So cunts, II and 11.50 per day. Flrsicla*.
Rc-taurant In connection. Free Bus. Opposite
lT. S. FoalofUce.
W. G. POTTS, Manager.
Coa First At. A l*Diversity st., SEATTLE
School ot Open All Year
Practical Mining, Civil Mechanical, Elec
trical, Engineering, Metallurgy,
Cyanide Process.
Surveying. Architecture, Drawtngand Assay
ing. Amaytng of Orea. 125; BuUrou and Chlor
inatiou Away. tin; Blowpipe Away. |1». Full
course of Assaying, |50. Established 18*4. Bend
for circular.
A. VAN DER NAILEN, President.
Hit Fulton Street, Sau Francisco, Cal. On*
block west of Cltv nail.
Alaska’s Official Directory.
Governor—John Q. Brady.
Surveyor General and Ex-Officio Secretary
Win. L. IMst in.
Chief Clerk—Geo. Stowell.
U. 8, Judge*—Melville C. Brown, Dint. No. 1,
*eat at Jim. au; Judge Moore. Dial. No. 2, tent at
Nome; Jauie* Wickerhliain. I>i»t. No. 3. neat at
Eagle.
1. S. Land Officers—Register, Job a W.
Dudley.
Receiver—P-Mullen*
Third Division
• ieorge D. IV. ry, 1*. S. -Marshal. Eagle.
NathaivV. Harlan, I?. 8. Dis. Atl' xm Eagle.
Albert H. Heiiigr Clerk. Fagie.
I. ufher C. Hess, Asst. Dis.\W*. Eagle,
i.. W. Ilciltg, Deputy t lerk Eagle.
Oliver I*. Hubbard, A*«t. Dis. Ait’y, Yald.z.
K. A. llendert->n, Deputy Clerk. Valdez.
T. E. Coiirmay, Deputy Clerk, Circle.
James lb Whig ate, Deputy Clerk. Rampart.
Cecil II- Clegg. Eieeuse Intpec'r, Valdez.
R. 11. Oeoghcgan, Official Reporter, Eagle.
E. K. Reyiioh&oii. Chief D-n Mar. Eagle.
Chas. Dreibelbi*. Deputy Marshal, Valdez.
Edgar Wiekersharn, Deputy Marshal, Circle.
J. 11. Johnson. Depu.y Marsha!. Cc-Id foot.
John K. Rfchanls, IVprty Marshal, Cunlas .a
Louis L. Bowers, Deputy Marshal, Kodiak.
James Wardell, Deputy Marshal, Catalla.
rran* Clayton, Deputy Marshal. Jack wade
Deo. Sexton, fieputy Marshal, Hum iso.
R. 8. bales. Deputy Marshal. Nuanagak
Carl M. Johanson, C.H. Com mis’ner, Eagle.
John Lyons, •* Valdez.
I 8 M Draff. ** Jack wade ,
) Frank 11. Austin, acting.
Chas. E. Clay pool. " Circle.
J. Liudley Dreeti, “ Rampart i
F. L. ltos(|ui, •• Colvil Riv I
F. 1>. Kelsey •* Kodiak.
John Niven, * Nushagak
C. F. Driffield, ** Ctiga.
N. D.Dray, •• Tnalaska.
Andrew Holmanr “ Copper Center I
II. II. Hildreth. “ Sunrise.
Deo. C. Britton,’ ' •• Catalla.
Frank E. Howard, *• C«ddfoot. j
J. Tot Cowles, Recorder. Fatrbunk j
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Endeavor Cong. Church—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Rev. G. Burnett, Pastor
Services every'Sunday at 10:30 a.
m. and 8 p. in. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 oViock.
CnvRr a or the Epiphany—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Services on Sunday at 11
a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. F. S. Tay
lor, Rector.
Order of Alaska Moose, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meet in their own
Hall on Keser
, vation Avenue,
every Thursday
evening at 8
o’clock. W. A.
Rystrom Ruling
Spirit; A. J.
Adams, Keepcr
of Wa Wa.
Knights or Pythias Club—W.
A. Rystrom, Pres., Wm. Whittlesey
Sec. Meets 1st and 3d Monday of
each month in Odd Fellows club
rooms.
Brotherhood or Alaska Pioneers.
J. P. Johanson, Chief; A. Fried
olin. Secretary.
Headquarters. Afognak, Alaska.
Valdez Odd Yellow’s
Clcb—Meets every
Friday evening in club
room*. ». r . MilJard, l*res.; SS. S.
Lynch, Sec'y.
R I P-A N S Tabulee
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind
The &-e*nt pack Aft i* enough for usua! o-eA
•lou. The faruly bottle << ) osbt«-) fouteina e1
fcufply for e year. AJl dr .***}«• eell them.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
F. M. BOYLE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
VALDEZ,
Office*: ALASKA
Swan Building, McKinley St.
W. A. RYSTROM,
Dentist.
Swan
Building. Valdez.
Open evening*. Sunday excepted. 7:30 t ».
DR C. T. DAGGETT.
DENTIST.
McKinley et. open evenings.
Opposite Stull'p Jewelry Store.
H. COCKERILLE, D. D. S.
The Pioneer Dentist.
Over Twenty Years’ Experience
Second Street on Reservation.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN.
Lawyer
Mining aiul l.an.1 Umi, Special ties.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Avk. Valdez.
Wm. H. Whittlesey,
Attorney-At-Law,
U. S. Commissioner and Recorder.
GAEIANO (KAYAK), ALASKA
T J DONOHOE,
Attorney at Law,
SWAM BUILDING. VALDEZ
Cecil a Clegg,
Attorney-at-Law,
Notary Public.
Office Court House' Valdez.
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
U. S. Deputy Mineral and Land
Surveyor.
Next door to Nizina.
R. B LIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA.
ARTHUR J. WARNER,
ASSAYER
and ANALYTICAL CHEMIST.
77-78 Sullivan Bldg. Seattle.
5. Q. MATHEWS,
Mot ■ Pfctfig
Steam Fitting and
Water Heating.
LIVE AND LET LiVE. Valdez.
GOOD GOOD/. GOOD SERVICE <
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CLUB KOOMS IN CONNECTION <
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Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
COBB ft SMITH, Props.
Felix's Restaurant
GROCERIES.
Wholesale and Retail. Open Nights.
McKinley St Valdez.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freight and Passengers to
| all parts of the interior
General Trucking.
W. S. AMY. ED. WOOD
McKinley St. Between Breadway and Keystone Ave.
■winpid »qx ‘33V Id
Camp Comfort Roadhouse.
On the trail to all interior point}. Large Com
fortable quarters with every accommodation for
s man'or Least. Garden products in season.
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Wines, Liquor, Beer and Cigars.
LEN THOMPSON, Proprietor. 12 Miles From Valdez.
Workman’s Road House
P. MAGNUSSON, Proprietor.
First roadhouse built on Government
Trail. Can accomodate 50 people, has large
warm barn for 20 horses and good quarters
for dogs. Good meals and everything the
musher desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
“Our Road House”
At Foot of Subbii • Route to Interior. Best Ac
comodations for Man and Beast. Freighting to all
Points Contracted for. Address Valdez,
21 Miles From Valdez. Good pasture fenced.
WILSON, DAVISON A LITTLE, Proprietors.
Beaver-Dam Roadhouse.
On the trail to Nizina, Cbisna and the Tanana,
near Government Relief Cabin in Tiekhell valley.
Best of accommodations. Good horse feed near
roadhouse.
F. G. BARTLETT, MANAGER.
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