VOLUME 3, NO. 26 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904
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Hats and Ca|»s
A new line of STETSONS and CONQUERERS
in the Newest Blocks.
The Latest Styles in Cajjs
Mercerized Flannel Madras
Underwear Neckwear Hosiery
TRUNKS, VALISES, SUIT CASES
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Good Goods.
P. E. Kern,
Gold and Silver Smith.
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Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Optical
Goods, Sterling Silverware, Fine Watch Re
pairing and Nugget Jewelry a Specialty. Cut
Glass and Lamps.
SKAGWAY and VALDEZ ALASKA
City Market
KEXT TO T1IE KUINA.
PRICES ARE Wholesale anil GIVE US A
RIGHT Retail Dealers CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
CHAS. CRAWFORD,
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
Plans and Estimates Furnished on Application.
Wharf Building House Moving
Beef - Veal - Mutton
Live and Dressed Chickens
Fresh Eggs
Valdez MarKet
Subscribe For the PROSPECTOR
Too Much Knocking.
“What Alaska needs more than
anything else at present is for its
citizens to cease knocking one
another and to go to work for the
common good of the country and
themselves,” said R. B. Day, engi
neer in charge of the big Mansfield
nines near Juneau, who ie at the
Cecil en route East.
“I wish to say right here that
the people of Seattle are doing ten
times more toward building up
Alaska than the people of that ter
ritory are doing for themselves,”
Mr. Day continued. “They are
boosting for a country and a trade
that may result to their l>enefit.”
The cause of the dissertation on
knocking was brought about by
reference to the United States
court investigations ,*by Judge Day
into charges against Judge Brown
of the Southeastern district of
Alaska, and Judge Wickersham of
the Northwestern district. Mr.
Day continued:
•Judge Day is now up there in
vestigating these charges, has about
completed his investigation in the
southeastern part of the territory;
and 1 was told by a reliable per
son that he was merely amused by
the petty work that had inspired
the charges. Mr. Day continued:
“lhe only serious charges filed
that would merit serious consider
ation. I was told, were those made
by Judge Hyde, and, although
Judge Hyde is one of my friends.
I must admit that it is generally
believed that he is a receptive can
didate for the position in our party
held by Judge Brown. Personally
both judges are fine fellows and are
worthy members of the legal pro
fession.
“In the end I look to see the
petty jealousies and small knock
ing from all who have made them
exposed. It is the same knocking
game that has been going on in tbe
mining field, in fisheries and in
other industries that should build
up Alaska. I believe the people
up there should follow the maxim,
‘If you can’t boost, don’t knock.’ ”
—Scuttle P.-1.
UUDlOd DAT
MUCH DEVELOPMENT WORK
IN PROGRESS
Ore Shipments Soon to be Made.
Very few people in this portion
of Alnskn seem to appreciate the
value of the great mining i<ossi
hilities that lie at their very doors
practically untouched. The writer
has recently returned front a visit
to Copper Mountain near Ellamnr,
and while there visited most of the
prosjtects in that vicinity. On the
Landlock hay side of the mountain
Put* itr Bteinmet* have done con
siderable development work, con
sisting of a tunnel 98 feet long and
a drift of 4H feet. Ore has l>een
found in ltoth places. The crop
pings on these claims would indi
cate the presence of a large ore
body and will justify much larger
expenditures.
Dickey is getting much encour
agement on l»ot)» sides of the bav
and could begin shipping at once.
Rvstrom, Dolan & Kief have
driven a tunnel more than 100
feet in length and have struck a
good laxly of ore and can oasily
begin shipping before the first oi
the year.
Stocl «fe Wilson are interested on
the south side of the bay and the
prospects are very promising. They
expect to renew operation* in a
short time.
Mr. Hugh Murray has let a con
tract for 100 feet of work on what
is generally designated as the A.
C. Co.’s property. It is the inten
tion to sink on the ore instead of
driving tunnels parallel with the
vein as did their predecessors. Mr.
Murray insists that the work al
ready done has been a detriment
to the projterty and that he will
have a developed mine and one
that is a good producer before the
end of this year.
The Bourkc, Borgeson & Mont
gomery properties are looking fine
and considering the amount of
work done, only two men working,
the showing is romarkable and
wonderfully rich. It is the inten
tion of those interested to install
machinery and work tho property
on a large scale next year.
J. L. Steele has four claims ad
joining the above claims that have
good surface indications, but no
work has been done as yet.
On the Bouhlor hay side Win.
Wagner has some very promising
prospects.
Blarney Stevens is at work on
the Chas. Rua property and has
struck ore in goal quantities.
Rua, Flatenberg and Conolley
arc working dilligcntly opening up
the main lead on a 10-claim group.
Experts will be up from the states
aliout Sept. 1st to examine this
property contemplating a purchase.
Capt. Scliage of the tt amer
Santa Ana, Mrs. Ferris and others
have properties that show up well.
On the (ialena bay side the
Mitchell people, now known us the
Prince William Sound Mining Co.,
are 6till working a number of men
and will no doubt continue all
winter.
A. W. Tibi let will commence
work at once on the largest sur
face showings on this side of the
mountain.
These properties mentioned en
circle what is known as Cojqier
Mountain and not one of them lias
yet proved a blank. Not one of
the owners tire dissatisfied with the
showing and very few are for sale.
Tout in tied on Fourth
Inprovements Stopped
Communication From the
War Department.
Seattle, Wash., July 21, lt>04.
The Mayor,
Valdez, Alaska.
Sir:—1 have the honor to enclose
herewith a Copy of Paragraph 1,
General Orders, No. 37, Headquar
ters of the Army, Adjutant Gen
eral’s office, Washington, March
‘Jo, 1W3, for your information, and
to inform you that the Department
Signal ofliccr has directed that the
operator in charge at Valdez mark
the boundary of this reservation
or other visible line of demarca
tion and to allow no trespassing by
the public and that no access he
given for roads or paths until all
the facts are clearly set forth to
Department Headquarters and it
is shown that the government in
terests are being protected.
When permission was granted
you for moving the telegraph of
fice the extent of the reservation
was not known by this office and
it was presumed that the govern
ment would be entirely protected,
therefore raid permission is abro
gated as far ns the changes are not
already made, until further notice,
when all is known of the matter at
Department Headquarters.
Please write the Signal Officer,
Department of the Columbia,
through this office, what you have
already done in the matter and
wlmt you still desire to do, and I
feel sure that, if it is possible, you
will again he granted permission
to run your street as you desire.
Explain how much, if any, of
the reservation, and on which side
of it you want to use.
Very Respectfully,
Jas. 8. Butler,
First Lieut., Signal Corps, Officer
in charge.
The following has been received
from the War Department and is
published for the information and
guidance of all concerned:
War Department, Washington,
March 20, l‘K)3.
The president of the United
States, by order dated March 10
1003, reserved and set apart for
military purposes, particularly as
a site for a signal station and base
of supply for the Fort Liscum
Fort Egl>ert military telegraph
line, the following described tract
of public laud, viz:
All that tract situate near the
easterly shore of Valdez bay, Dis
trict of Alaska, bounded as follows:
Beginning at a point on the
northern boundary line of the pres
ent town of Valdez, situated with
respect to surrounding objects as
described in a survey of said tract
by George E. Baldwin, U. 8. dep
uty surveyor, in January. 1903;
thence N 61 deg 27 min E along)
the present northern boundary ol
the town of Valdez 261 feet to
corner No. 2: thence N 2S deg 33
min \V 92 feet to corner No. 3:
thence 8 61 deg 27 min W 261 feet
to corner No. 4; thence 8 28 deg 33
ruin E 92 feet to corner No. 1, the
place of beginning. Each of said
corners is marked by a spruce jiost
4x4 inches, 24 inches long, set 18
inches in ground; the exact loca
tion of the corner being maked by
a nail driven tlush with top of post.
The bearings are true.
Eli Hi’ Root.
Secretary of War.
By command of Lieutenant Gen
eral Miles. W. P. Hall,
Acting Adjutant General.
Atiout 12 miles out from 8oward,
while the workmen were engaged
in making a cut through one of the
low hills, seepage oil was struck,
i which is creating some little ex
citement. The amount of secpagi
.-hown would ~, m to i !i
large body somewhere nearby.
ft ft III0 ft D.
WILL BE BUILT SOME DAT
Pacific Construction Co. to Build
32 Miles
Ti e Pacific Construction Com
pany has Wen incorporated under
the laws of Maine, with a capital
of $3,000,000, and has acquired the
following property:
1. All the stock of the Akron,
Sterling A Northern Railroad Com
pany.
2. Twenty-two million dollars of
the stock of the Copper River Min
ing Company.
3. A townsite of about (100 acres,
situated on tho Ray of Valdez, Dis
trict of Alaska.
The Akron, Sterling A Northern
Railroad Company has filed a map
of definite location of a ruilroud
route extending from Ray of Val
dez in a northeasterly direction
through the Keystone Canyon to
the summit of the Coast ranfic, a
distance of about 32 miles. Its
title to the franchise of this rail
road'was recognized and the time
for construciion extended, by joint
resolution of congress, approved
February 7, 1903. From tlie north
erly terminus of this route an easy
trail, laid out by the United States
government, leads to Eagle City
on the Yukon river.
The Copper River Mining Com
pany has undisputed title to over
one hundred mining claims in tho
Copper River valley, at present
commercially undeveloped for lack
of transiKjrtation facilities.
Valdez is one of the few Alaskan
harliors having an abundance of
deep water.
The Valdez-Yukon Railroad
Company has been incorporated
under the laws of Virginia, with an
authorized capital of $10,000,000,
for the purpose of aiding in the
construction of the railroad shown
upon the above mentioned map a
definite location, anil extending
the same when completed to the
Yukon river at Eagle City. It is
intended that by contract with the
Pacific Construction Company it
shall acquire all the stock of the
Akron, Sterling & Northern Rail
road Company, with all its maps,
surveys and engineering data and
that by inch contract the Pacific
Construction Company shall un
dertake to construct and equip
fnrthwitlijjthe 32 miles of railroad
mentioned in said joint resolution
of congress. The consideration of
this contract will consist in whole
or in part of stock and bonds of
the VaUlez-Yukon Railroad Com
pany, such bonds being guaranteed
by the Akron, Sterling & Northern
Railroad Company, and secured
by first mortgage upon the railroad
to he constructed.
The officials of the company are,
President, Hon. W. F. Bay Stew
art, York, Penn.; Vice President,
Hon. Josiali Quincy, Boston, Mass ;
Secretary and Treasurer, A. J.
Stewart, Buffalo. New \ork; Dir
ectors, Hon. W. F. Bay Stewart,
York, Pcnna., Hon. Josiali Quincy,
Boston, Mass.. J. W. B. Bailsman,
Lancaster, Penn., Geo. \V. Hold
redge, Omaha, Neh., Hon. Robt,
Gwynne, Jr., Salem, N. J.. H. H.
Harvey, Wilkcsbarre. Penn.
George Ila/lett. manawr of the
Siltna I : ith pro] ties ii the
interest of the Daley estate, is in
! town in answer v» an urgent eah
j ||;, ire doing ■ t.ei.s-.xe work
on the pro|»erty.