VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER, 4, 1917 NUMBER 196
B. F. MILLARD
NONRETURN
Mining Promoter States tliat He Fail
ed to Finance McKinley I*lte
Property
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 2, 1917.
Valdez Prospector,
Gentlemen:—I think It proper to
state to the citizens of Valdez why I
am not returning this Fall. I left
Valdez, about November 1st, last
year, for the sole purpose of float
ing the McKinley Lake property and
stated to some of the boys that I
would not return until I had ample
money to put the property on Its
feet.
I spent the first 6 months and
$2500 without results, and 1 want to
say that It is impossible to success
fully float a low grade gold propo
sition and I very much doubt if any
medium or high grade gold proper
ties have been successfully floated.
Incidentally, while I was East, I
tried to consolidate the Galena Bay
f and Nicolai properties into one com
pany and after fooling away a great
deal of time and spending a lot of
. money, I finally received a wire to
come to Chicago and they would
probably consent to my proposition. I
therefore took Charles Simenstead to
Chicago with me, paying all ex
penses myself, and after several con
ferences it was agreed that I could
organize a five million dollar corpo
ration for the purpose of consolidat
ing the above mentioned properties.
flVc Ul Lite ii uoitto r* “r
sition, and others had wired they
would agree to It, and I returned
home fully prepared to carry out my
end of the deal. All the trustees and
• officers of the corporation were to be
in Chicago and Wisconsin. All I was
to do was to raise the money. On
reaching home, however, I found a
* telegram stating that complications
has arisen and not to go ahead until
further instructions, and the matter
rests at that point at the present
• time.
Being eager for the filthy lucer and
not having much hope in consolidat
ing the copper properties, and fully
« realizing that it is suicidal to mine
gold at the present time, unless it is
very high grade, I turned my atten
ton to Silver-lead properties in Brit
ish Columbia and I made two trips
over there to examine properties; I
have practically closed a deal for a
property, which was mined in early
days and several million dollars
worth of ore extracted; it is well de
veloped and equipped and has been
idle since 1904; out of one lot of 10,
500 tons, the smelter returns show
that they netted $539,000, and this
at prices of 51c per ounce for sil
ver and 1 l-2c per pound for lead,
and nothing for zinc at that time.
Today silver is 89 c, lead 10 l-2c,
zinc 8 l-2c per pound and figuring
silver at 75c, lead 7c and zinc at 5c,
* they would have received, had they
separated the lead from the zinc,
about $1,300,000.
# mere is tureau/ uiuvrcu uui •»
000 tons of ore, just as good as they
mined, without running another foot
of tunnel and there is $6,000,000
worth of ore, a practical proposition,
. for a shaft has been -sunk 264 feet
deep below the lower tunnel with
^ood ore all the way down and there
is no reason why the vein should not
extend into the mountain at this
depth.
The total cost of mining, hauling
the ore to the railroad, 8 1-2 miles,
shipping and smelting will be $25 per
ton, and by sorting 3 to 1, which will
be the practice until the property is
paid for, the ore will run $150 per
ton. x
I am organizing a million dollar
corporation and will offer 250,000
shares at 25c per share. To the hold
ers of Granite Gold Mining Stock; 1
am offering to take 35 per cent of the
“ subscriptions for stock in the new
company, allowing 50 per share for
Granite, stock.
Understand. I am not quitting Al
aska, but inasmuch as it does not pay
, to mine gold and I have been unable
*' to consolidate the coppers, I am com
pelled to turn my attention to some
thing else; next spring, as soon as
. the snow is off, we will no doubt put
in a hydro-electric plant at the Gran
ite mine; they have taken oil oft the
market, so we could not run our
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PEACE ADVOCATES
HOLD MEETING
Despite Governor's Orders Meeting is
Pulled Off and Adjourned Be
fore Troops Arrive
CHICAGO, Sept. 4—Despite the or
ders of Governor Lowden to the con
trary, and after being driven from
three States. The People’s Council of
America for democracy and terms of
peace, perfected its organization and
held a public meeting in Chicago. The
session was held under the protec
tion of a large squad of police, act
ing under orders from Mayor Thomp
son, in direct defiance of Governor
Lowden, who £ad ordered four com
panies of militia to the scene, with
the command to disperse the meet
ing at any cost. The guard, which con
sisted of four companies of the Sec
ond, Seventh and Eighth Regiments
of the Federalized National Guard,
under orders from the War Depart
ment, was rushed to Chicago on a
special train, but arrived after the
meeting had adjourned and its pur
pose accomplished.
Congressman William E. Mason, of
Illinois, addressing the Council, said
there was more misery in the coun
try today than at any time since the
historic days of Bunker Hill, “But
no worse thing has ever happened in
the history of the United States than
is happening now, when people like
you are branded as criminals and de
nied your constitutional rights of
free assembly.
Congressman Mason declared the
only people in the United States who
welcomed war were bankers and edi
tors. He bitterly denounced conscrip
tion and sending troops to Prance in
violation of the constitution.
STEAMSHIP MARIPOSA
SAILS FOR SEATTLE
The steamship Mariposa arrived
from the westward at about 5:30 o'
clock this morning with the follow
ing passengers: Judge F. M. Brown,
Arthur Lang, Charles Wilcox, John
Miller, Ike Hamburger, Judge W. N.
Spence. H. Bennet, J. H. D. Bouse,
S. O. Casler. Those leaving on the
Mariposa for southern points were:
Miss Cecile Wilson, Mr. and Mrs!
Walter Pascoe, Axel Sasman, Mrs. Ja
cob Young, J. H. Stephen, Mrs. R.
B. Pederson, Mrs. M. Ober, Peter
Black, Jacob C. Hepfinger, Mrs. J. A.
Meals, Mr. J. A. Meals, Pasquale De
Marco, Geo. Frels, David Moberg, Pa
trich Hoard. Capt. Allen E. Ransom,
and three steerage.
PRESIDENT REFUSES DUTCH
SHIPS GRAIN LICENSES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 4.—
President Wilson today refused to
grant licenses to one hundred Dutch
ships seeking to carry food to Hol
land.
SHELDON US
SECOND PRIZE
Aluminum Pistons Bind in Racing
Car and Forces Driver to Waste
Three Minutes
A telegram received today from
Bob Sheldon, who left here Friday
in his new racing car to take part
in the auto races at Fairbanks Labor
Day states that he lost the race by
only forty seconds on account of the
new aluminum pistons sticking in
the cylinders, causing him to lose two
laps. After repairs the car ran beau
tifully regaining all but a half lap,
giving him second prize. Had Mr.
Sheldon not had motor trouble he
would have won by several laps. He
is now on his way back to the coast
GERMANS AGAIN RAID
COAST OP ENGLANE
LONDON, Sept. 4.—Another Ger
man air raid on the coast of England
was announced by the war office
Bombs were dropped from airplane)
on the coast of Kent.
SEATTLE HAS
HMARADE
30,000 Unionists Led by Metal Trades
Connell of Fifteen Crafts, Pa
rade In Seattle.
SEATTLE, Sept. 4. — Beneath
leaden skies. Labor paraded today,
fully 30,000 strong, led by the Metal
Trades Council of flfte&n crafts. A
great number of women were in line,
and all marchers carried United
States flags and were interspread by
numerous bands of music.
One of the features of the day was
a telegram received from President
Samuel Gompers, as follows:
“Maintain a clear vision and stand
true and loyal in order that before
another Labor Day shall come a de
l
sirable permanent peace shall have
been established according to the
concepts of justice, freedom and hu
manity.”
RUSSIANS FORCED
ABANDON RIGA
After Vain Attempt to Stem Tide of
German Offensive—Evacuate
Key to Petrograd
PETROGRAD, Sept. 4.—The Rus
sians have been forced to abandon
Riga, according to information is
sued by tiie war office today. After
vainly trying to stem the German of
fensive the city was evacuated and
the way to Petrograd is open.
COMMISSIONERS LEAVE FOR
ANTI-STRIKE CONFERENCE
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—Commission
ers Wiley, Duthie and Ames left again
[for Washington today to join a con
ference to prevent the proposed ship
yard strikes.
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FOUR MINE SWEEPERS
SUNK BY BRITISH
LONDON, Sept. 4.—Four German
mine sweepers were sunk by the Brit
ish naval forces, white working off the
coast of Jutland recentry.
Many Imprisoned in Galleries Near
Gorizia Which Were Crumbled
*
by Artillery Fire
UDINE, Sept. 4.—Fighting along
the Italian line continues desperate
ly, according to information given out
by the war office today. Thousands
of Austrians have been imprisoned in
the huge galleries inthe mountains,
the mouths of which were closed by
the heavy artillery Are of the Ital
ians. It is reported that the Austrians
have been slowly forced back, and
that it is but a question of days until
the Italian forces occupy Treiste.
ALAMEDA SAILS FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—The steam
ship Alameda sailed at 3:30 o’clock
Sunday afternoon With the following
passengers for Valdez; R. L. Vinlng
who is a thru passenger for Fair
banks, Mrs. Jos Dierlnger, H. E
Fltz.
Capt. Allen E. Ransom, who hac
been in town the past few days, left
on the Mariposa this morning foi
Skagway, where he will go by th<
White Pass railway to Whitehorse
thence by steamer to Dawson. Capt
Ransom is an electrical engineer o
note and has been in the Kuskalim
country installing a plant on the Me
Dougall property .'He investigated th<
local plant while here.
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FULTON NS
(MIMS
Decision Given to Heavy Weight on
Account of Oklahoma Man Butt
ing and Fouling
CANTON. O., Sept. 4.—Fred Ful
ton defeated Carl Morris, the Okla
homa heavy weight on points here
yesterday, being given the decision in
the sixth round of what was to be a
fifteen round go thru the disqualifi
cation of Morris, who continually
butted hisopponent, despite the warn
ings of the referee. The victory gives
Fulton the right to fight Jess Wil
lard.
FORMER MAN
DIES IN GREECE
age to Daughter Wlio is Nurse
in Seattle Hospital Con
vels Sad News
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—George Ky
rage, for many years a resident of Ju
neau and other towns of the Territory
died in Greece recently, according to
information received here by his
daughter Clara, who is a nurse in a
Seattle hospital, details of his death
were not given.
GERMANS ADVANCE
ON TOWN OF RIGA
PETROGRAD, Sept. 4.—German
troops crossed the Dvina river today,
to the southeast of Riga, and are ad
vancing in a northerly direction on
the city, successfully smashing the
Russian counter attacks. A German
offensive has also been announced in
the northern sector of the Russian
front in the region of Mitau south
and southeast of Riga, where a hat
tie is in progress.
SAM KNl’DSEN JUDGE
AT POULTRY SHOW
Word comes from Anchorage that
Sam Knudsen, who recently left on
a round trip to the westward has been
captured by the Fair committee and
forced to be judge of the poultry
show. Freight Clerk Blain of the
Mariposa said “chickens” instead of
poultry, and If that is the case our
Sam is a good judge, or so the Val
dez girls say.
pope will nr
AGAINFOR PEACE
Re|K>rts Indicate that Pope Benedict
Will Promulgate Germany’s Last
Word for Peace
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 4.—
That Pope Benedict now has Ger
many’s maximum and minimum
terms for peace is the report reaching
official sources today. It is couched
in set terms and reports indicate that
they have been approved by the Pope,
CODFISHERS HAVE
VERY POOR SEASON
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—The schoonei
Wilson from the Bering sea, reports
that the cod fishing this season has
been unusually poor and that the
whole fishing fleet is returning fron
northern waters with only partia
cargoes.
BERTHA KALICH IN
“SLANDER" TONIGH1
—
Tonight at the Empress theatre
. Bertha K&llch will appear in the mod
! ern society photo-drama, “Slander.'
t Every woman should see this grea
- play. Introductory picture of travel
> Thursday Madam Petrova In “Wha
V ill People Say."
HID MEN
ML STRIKE
Orders Issued to Quit Work Septem
per 7 Unless Their Demands
Are Granted
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 4.—After
a long session here Sunday, the work
men of every shipyard In the state
were ordered to strike Friday, Sep
tember 7, in case their demands for
a shorter workday and more wages
were not granted by the shipbuilders.
DOES ADVERTISING PAY?
ASK COMMISSIONER LOVE
Last week Commissioner Love ad
vertised that he had just received a
new stock of marriage licenses and
that he was representing Cupid at
the old stand Monday, he solemnized
a wedding, the first for several days,
and Is now convinced that advertising
! pays.
GERMS
KILLED BY MOB
—
I
| Discovered placing Explosives on Kiev
Kailway and Trampled to Death
By Mob of Soldiers
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I’ETROGRAD, Sept. 4.—Two for
eigners, supposed to be Germans,
were discovered placing cylinders
containing explosives on the tracks
of the Kiev-Vronesh railway today,
and when they refused to answer
questions put to them they were
knocked down and trampled to death
by a mob of infuriated soldiers and
civilians.
Earl Hinds secured the contract
for slashing and clearing a road from
jthe span bridge on Mineral Creek to i
I McIntosh’s roadhouse, a distance of
about three miles, let Saturday by
Road Commissioner James E. Wilson.
Mr. Wilson stated that the contract
j for the Shoup Bay trail was not let,
as well as a contract at Cordova, on
account of the bids being too high.
The road to the glacier is now in
tine shape. Commissioner Wilson
having a crew of five men at work on
it the past few days. Mr. Wilson re
ports that while at a point near the
Ramsay-Rutherford mine, he found
the remains of a wild goat which had
been killed by a snowslide this sum
mer.
Hrakovicli-Gough Nuptials
Mike Brakovich and Miss Helen
Gough, both of Ellamar, were unit
ed in marriage by United States Com
missioner George J. Love, at his of
fice, Monday. September 3. The young
couple will make their home at Ella
mar.
ALASKA PAYS
INK TAXES
Fiscal Year Just Closed Shows Many
Alaskans Paid Income Taxes—
Washington Taxes High
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 4.—
The report of the collector of inter
nal revenue for the fiscal year just
passed shows that corporation and in
comes taxes paid in Alaska amount
ed to $109,900. Washington, altho a
dry state, paid in liquor taxes over
$2,000,000.
SHIP’S BUTCHER
JUMPS OVERBOARD
1 SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—G. Borgford,
aged 50 years, ship’s butcher on the
, steamer Admiral Watson, committed
suicide last Monday night by leaping
’ overboard from the main deck of the
t vessel while she was navigating
. Queen Charlotte sound,
t The body was recovered and brot
to Seattle.
STRONG ENEMY
_TD PARTY
Points Oat That The Re-appointment
Would Injure Party Work
In Territory
Attorney Tom Donohoe, Democrat
is national committeeman for the
Territory, arrived on the Alaska last
evening, accompanied by Mrs. Dono
hoe, who will be the guest of friends
while Tom is looking after some leg
al matters at ths session of the court.
Donohoe is of the opinion that Gov.
Strong will not be re-appointed, prin
cipally because of the blow that such
an appointment would be to the
Democratic organization of Alaska.
" In his recent appointments the
governor ousted an able man in
Southwestern Alaska and replaced
him with a Republican,” said Dono
hoe, “ just because the Democrat in
question made a rather inspiring
speech in nominating Sulzer at the
last convention.
“Governor Strong's most recent of
fense against the party is to nominate
J. J. McGrath, from the editorial de
partment of the Juneau Dispatch, a
Republican organ, to a place as ter
ritorial publicist.
“It looks as though the governor
were going out of his way to be de
fiant against members of the party.
“As to that letter to Mr. Boyle.
Governor Strong’s defense that it was
a private letter is no defense at all,
as it indicates that he was striking
at the future of the party on the
quiet. The chairman of the National
Committee so informed Strong when
he was In Washington.
“It ought to be enough for Alas
kans to note the papers which are
supporting Strong, and then at their
connections, to see who is Ijpck of
the Strong campaign and also back
af \Vickersham.”—Gateway.
12,000 UNION MEN
SIKEJMOfiROW
Employers Kefuse to Accede to Terms
of Shipbuilders und They Will
Walk Out Sept. 5.
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—Officers of the
Seattle Metal Trades council, after a
meeting of the organization last night
announced that unless their demands
for increased wages were granted iu
the shipyards here by next Wednes
day, they would issue a strike order.
Twelve thousand union men. affiliat
ed with the different metal trades,
and all shipyards, would be affected
by the proposed strike.
The wage scale under which the
men are working in the shipyards
now expired August 1, and since then
negotiations have been under way in
an effort to agree on a new wage
scale. The unions demand an increase
in pay averaging about 35 per cent.
The Skinner and Eddy corporation,
before August 1, agreed to accede to
the new wage scale provided it were
accepted by other large shipbuilding
plants, but refused to pay the high
er wages otherwise. As a consequence
the Skinner and Eddy yard, as well as
other yards, will be Involved in the
strike if it is put into effect.
Either members or representatives
of the recently appointed federal
board to mediate labor trouble in
shipyards are expected here this week
to investigate conditions.
EDES PARTY ARRIVES OVER
TRAIL FROM INTERIOR
Chairman of the Alaska Engineer
ing Commission, William C. Edes,
Andrew Christensen of the Land De
partment of the Commission, Bridge
Engineer Foglestrom, and C. S. Ma
son, Secretary to Chairman Edes. ar
rived In Valdez Sunday evening, three
days out from Fairbanks. The party
were loud In their praises of the won
derful scenery along the route and
stated the trail was in excellent con
dition. The party will leave for the
westward on the steamship North
western. j