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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1913.
THE NEW STRIKE.
There are a number of men in !
Valdez who have prospected in
the district where the; new plac
er strike has been made near the
head of the Matanuska and Tas
lina rivers. They all report hav
ing been able to raise colors on
the creekbeds of evtery {stream
prospected but none of them were
able to reach bedrock as they
were short of supplies. They
agree that the route from Val
dez over the glacier is the 'Short
est and is not attended with any
amount of danger. The only por
lion of the glacier route which
proved hard to negotiate was the
first mile or two from this end
and that has been largely over
come by the operators who have
been developing quartz proper
ties on the mountains on both
sides of the glacier. Valdez
packers and teamsters have been
taking in supplies to the Ruther
ford-Ramsay, Valdez Mining Co.,
and other properties for two
years and have not found the task
more djiflicult than (over other
trails to new properties.
It is true that during the ear
ly days of the rush to the inter
ior a incumber of fatalitiels oc
curred. Most of these were1 duo
to the fact that the victims were
new to the country and were help
less when overtaken by storms.
But there is no route to the in
terior of Alaska which has not
claimed its quota from tamong
the ranks of even most exeri
encod mushers. The Valdez
route, if it is the siiortest as
claimed by these who are in a
position to know, will be traveled
with safely for the next few
months and can he made safe
for winter travel by the erection
.of substantial roadhouses and
barns where travelers may be af
forded shelte'r from I lie storms.
The citizens of Valdez should get
busy and send in a parly to re
port on Ihe camp and the most,
feasible route to reach the dig
gings. This paper has no de
sire to create a stampede or to
send gold-seekers over a dan
gerous ami dillicull route if a
better can be foumt* Reliable
men who have been over the
route stale that the diggings can
not be more than one hundred
m.iles from Valdez and they be
lieve il will be found not to ex
ceed seventy miles. Let us gei
together and set? 'what can be
done about securing Ihe busi
ness of the new camp for Valdez.
GOOD EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW, j
In Sweden al (.lie present lime,
a momentous question is being
agfjated I hat if carried wil'J
change materially the custom of
all ages. This agitation has for
ils object the changing the old
custom, and instead of the wo
men waiting to be asked in mar
riage by the bashful bachelor
who is long on desire but always
short on courage, the woman will
be given the privilege to “pop the
question.”
Should such custom become'
in vogue in Sweden, we are in
clined to think that it would be
the proper thing for us in Alas
ka to follow suit and thereby re
lieve a very depressing situation,
specially in our vicinity.
As a general rule, a bachelor
is not adept at "make believe”
and when he makes up his mind
to pop the question, he generally
goes through a few rehearsels.
It is then he becomes conscious
of how extremely foolish he will
appear in the presence of his
love, more particularly if there,
is in his mind a possibility of a
refusal. Once that a bashful
•bachelor realizes the dangerous
groundfho is standing on, it's^all
off'with the question and he re
mains a “grouch.” So, we are
agreeable to let the dear girls
“pop the question, 1 we are wait
ing.—Petersburg Progressive.
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THE "SOMETHING FOR NOTH
ING" INOU BUS.
In his valuable little work. Mr.
Webster says that an incubus is
a thing which “interferes with
the free exercise of the faculties.”
According to this, we are justi
fied in regarding the gray hack
le as an incubus for the festive
trout, because, if he stopped to
exercise his faculties, he would
keep off the hook. Continuing
on this train of thought, we ar
rive at. the conviction that any
thing in the shape of bait may
be consistently considered an in
cubus and that the citizen who
contemplates transforming him
self into a Malefactor of Great
Wealth through the extraction of
dividends from ore will do well
to exercise all his faculties—and
then some—before madly jump
ing at the incubus of “free
stock.”
“Something for nothing” is a
proven fallacy, and the recorded
history of how its logical se
quence, “nothing for something,”
has persistently punished the
'public, started with heiroglyphics
■on Babylonian tablets and Egyp
tian obelisks and is today being
transcribed on bond paper by
•means of typewriters.
The whole tendency of pres
ent day thought and purpose is
to purge the* mining industry of
'the taint of “frenzied finance”
and bring the public to a full re
alization and appreciation of its
rightful position of leader among
the stable, profitable industries
of the world. Any reversion to
the “red fire” methods in vogue
a few years ago we cannot con
sider other Ilian menace, and we
are sorry to note the tendency,
on the part of 'some promoters,
to gild projects—worthy in them
selves—with promises of
“something for nothing,” there
by causing the level-headed in
vest! ing element to inspect the
scars left by the burns on its
linger tips, smile reminiscently
and—“cuss mining!”
wi course mere is, nas always
been ami will always be, a class
of people which invariably re
sponds to the lure of anything
which glitters, and it is a hope
less task to even try to protect
this class against this doep-mot
dd and ingrowing tendency.
Frankly, we have no thought, of
making the attempt, bul we do
purpose lo exert ourselves to the
limit in keeping the real busi
ness of mining in (lie straight
path of stability and respecta
bility.
The old French proverb, "lie
who excuses himself. arcuses
himself,” is an e|xcollenl thing
to bear in mind, and we are im
pressed with Hie notion that any
enterprise which ..Is lo bo ex
cused by the offer of “free stock”
is cheapened and accuses itself
of instability by that very act.
The business of mining needs i
neither excuses nor apologies.
As a matter of fad, praclicallv
every mining project, even when
if is a raw prospect, lias rather
belter than a “reasonable busi
ness chance” for ultimate suc
cess. Fqually as a matter of
fact, life energetic, hustling pro
moter who is bending his every
effort to development of such a
prospect, sees the end and is
prone to concede too much elas
ticity lo the means. It is this
factor which is responsible for
these lenders of “free stock” and
other bonus offerings.
We do not wish to lie' inter
preted as impugning the entire
validity of the enterprise or the
perieci sincerity oi me promo
ter who adopts fhifi me) hod ol'
interesting the public in his un
dertaking, but we do feel that the
isooner the mining business is
entirely rid of the incubus of the
“something for .nothing” idea
and its advantages—and disad
vantages—are put squarely anil
explicitly up to those1 ambitious,
red-blooded persons who are wil
ling to follflw Herbert Kauf
man’s aptly expressed advice—“If
■you want a chance, lake one”—
and with their eyes open and all
their faculties fully exercised,
inve ligate, invest, co-operate
and stick, for the sake of the
l
splendid rewards the mining in
dustry offers those who enter it
through this channel, the better
it will be for everybody.—Denver
Mining Record.
OUTPUT OF TONOPAH
MINES FOR ONE WEEK
During the last week in Aug
ust the Tonopah Mining company
sent to the mill 3,4rtO tons, the
Belmont 3,618 tons, the' Monfa
na-Tonopah 1,11!) tons, the
Tonopah Extension 875 tons, the
MacNamara 576. tons,* the Jim
Butler 350 tons, the Merger 450
tons, North Star 650 tons, the
Halifax 100 tons, and the Mid
way 5fr tons, making the total
production for the week 12,318
tons, the estimated value being
$283,970. The above valuation
is based on«the actual gross mil
ling value of the ores.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
In the United Stales District
Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division.
Fred L. Peck, plaintiff, vs. An
nie Peck, defendant.—No. 610._
Summons for Publication.
The President of the United
States of America, greeting:
To the above-named defend
ant, Annie Peck:
You are hereby required to ap
pear in the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third divis
ion, within thirty (30) days after
the completion of the service of'
this summons upon you, and an
swer the complaint of the above
named plaintiff, the original of
said complaint is on file with the
clerk of the above court, at Val
dez, Alaska, and unless you so
appear and answer, the plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in said com
plaint.
This action is brought to se
cure a divorce from the defend
ant upon the grounds of deser
tion and abandonment, and this
summons is served upon you by
publication thereof, pursuant to
an order of the above Court,
made and entered on the 27th day
of June, 1913.
Witness the Honorable Fred
M. Brown, Judge of said Court,
this 30th dav of August, in the
yCar of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred arid thirteen, and of
our independence the one hun
dred and thirty-seventh.
ARTHUR LANG,
(Seal) Clerk.
First pub. Aug. 30, 1913.
Last pub. Oct. 6, 1913.
PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS.
In the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska. Third Divi
sion. At Valdez.
Zemro S. Moore, plaintiff, vs.
Josephine Moore, del'endent—No.
616—Summons.
The President of the United
Slates, Greeting:
To the above named defendant.
You are hereby required to ap
pear in the District Court, for
the Territory of Alaska, in the
Third Division thereof, at the
town of Valdez, in said Territory,
Within thirty days after the
completion of the publication of
this summons, lo-wit, withfti
thirty days after the 17lh day of
October, 1913, and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff on file
in said court, and unless you so
appear and answer, the plaintiff
will take judgement against you,
and apply to the court for the re
lief demanded in said complaint,
which is for a divorce and disso
lution of the marriage contract,
which now exists between you and
the plaintiff.
This summons is served on you
by publication thereof, pursuant
to an order, made and entered by
Hon. Robert W. Jennings, Judge
of the above entitled court on the
2nd. day of September, 1913.
Witness the Hon. Robert W.
Jennings, Judge of said court
this 3rd. day of September, 1913.
ARTHUR LANG, Clerk.
(Seal).
By THOS. S. SCOTT, Deputy.
Date of first pub. Sept. 3, 1913.
Date of last pub. Oct. 17, 1913.
Notice of Annual Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Sealey-Davis
Mining Go. will he held at the of
tice of the company in Valdez,
Alaska, on •Tuesday, (he 7th day
of October.* If) 13, at the hour of
2 p. m. for the purpose of elect
ing a hoard of-directors to serve
for the ensuing year and the
transaction of such other busi
ness as may come before the
meeting. Transfer hooks will he
closed October 3rd.
SEALEY-DAVIS MINING GO.,
H. F. Suessdorf. Secretary.
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