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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1913.
THE POPULATION OF ALASKA.
The two fundamental factors
of a thriving state or commun
ity are population and native re
sources. Of Ih resources of
Alaska the press of the country
has been full. The growth and
maintenaijtee of her population
are dependent upon the free ad
ministration of her resources. A
study of Alaska’s population de
monstrates how vast are the op
portunities of the territory. The
Bureau of the Census has just
issued a preliminary statement of
the statistics gathered in 15)10.
In that year the total population
was 65,350, of which 25,331 were
Indians, and 2,331 Chinese, Ja
panese and negroes. The white
population was thus only 30,0t)i.
Slightly more Ilian lifty per cent
of the white population was na
tive American. In 1880 the. popu
lation of tin' territory was 33,
•120, and of this number the In
dians were 32,5)5)0, or 5)8.7 per
cent. In 185)0 the total popula
tion was .32,052, but the figure
for the' Indians during that year
was given as only 25,351, thus
showing a considerable increase
in tile number of whites. Dur
ing the latter part of the follow
ing decade, owing to the Klon
dike and Nome excitements, the
population of Alaska increased
to 63,592, the gain being prin
cipally white, while since 1900,
as already ’shown, the gain has
been only 701. Reports since the
census of 15)10 have indicated a
decline in population, owing to
the return of many whiles to the
United States proper. Fairbanks
is the largest, town, having a pop
ulation of .3,511 in 15) It); Nome
being tile second with 2,000. Of
the fourteen incorporated towns,
seven had a population of 1.000
inhabitants or more. The some
what transient nature of the in
habitants is indicated by the fact
that in 15)00 the number returned
for Nome was 12,188, including
persons on vessels in port. Skag
way, the second largest town in
1900, decreased in numbers from
3,117 to 872 during tile last de
cade. The returns show that
there is one inhabitant to every
9.2 square miles, as compared
with one to each 2 1.1 acres in
|.he •‘slates.’’--Milling Science.
THE FUTURE OF THE PHIL
IPPINES.
II is announced from Wash
ington lhai President Wilson will
soon lake occasion lo deline his
policy Inward Ihe Philippines. It
is hinted that he will declare in
favor of nllimale hul not imme
diate independence of the Fil
ipinos. This is forecasted, loo,
by his appointment of Francis
Burton Harrison of New York to
he governor general of the Phil
ippines.
Mr. Harrison visited the Phil
ippine Islands some years ago
with Ihe fainoous Tail party. Ex
cept for persons who carry with
them a background of Asiatic
history and philosophy, those
expeditions became training
-schools in imperialism. Their
members are taken about Lo see
the institutional undertaking of
Ihe American regime, and of
course these all looked well. That
the natives care little for them
or find in them nothing that re
sponds to their own perceived
needs, is apt lo elude the first
gaze of the enthusiastic tourist.
Mr. Harrison thus beeomles a
referee on Ibis question. The
president is very likely to be
guided by his new governor gen
eral’s findings. The conflict
within the party, since it felt
some real responsibility, lias
been very intense. Secretary
Redlield is one of the most mil
itant imperialists of Ihe United
States. Secretary. Bryan has
been equally emphatic on the
other side, both before and after
his visit to Ihe archipelago. Mr.
I why Sot invest your money
VC. - IN- '
AUBURN REAL ESTATE
The city of AUBURN is situated half-way be
tween the two great commercial centers, Seattle
and Tacoma, on the new Interurban Railroad,
360 acres of fine, level land three-fourths of a
mile west of Auburn has just been platted into
five-acre tracts and placed on the market. The
soil is rich and is suitable for raising any crop.
The great million-dollar freight terminal which
the Northern Pacific Railroad is constructing at
Auburn will make Auburn a most important rail
road center, busy and prosperous, and give em
ployment to thousands of people. Its monthly
payroll of thusands of dollars will make garden
products necessary to supply its wants.
The price of these tracts is $500.00 to $700.00.
A small payment down and balance on terms to
suit.
Let us select the best unsold tract for you and if
you are not suited, you may exchange for any un
sold tract of equal value.
F. M. JORDAN & CO., American Bank Bldg, Seattle
L. HANSON, Agent, Ellamar, Alaska.
Harrison, while formerly a sup
porter of the Bryan plan for im
mediate recognition of the inde
pendence of the Filipinos has
more recently adopted a conserv
ative view and if is expected that
he will favor further delay and
investigation before linal decis
ion is made.—Tacoma Tribune.
When Harry Thaw took up his
residence in Canaria most persons
hoped I hat after a few rounds
between the attorneys for the
slate of New York and his Cana
dian counsel, matters would set
tle down to a steady working of
the Thaw pursestrings and we
would hear little more of it.
With Harry out of the way we
hoped to be able to settle down
lo a more serious consideration
of I he currency measure, a ques
tion which has been troubling
most Alaskans since I he conser
vation movement was inaugurat
ed. A dispatch from Haris in to
day’s issue, however, indicates
that all prospect of petace and
quiet is likely to lake wings. Mrs.
Hankhursf is reported to be try
ing to get into America, and,
.judging that lady's disposition
by the press reports, she is like
ly to succeed. We can see where
America gets the worst of it
.again. We lose one celebrity on
ly to have another thrust herself
upon us. In any event the pros
pect of peace is remote. This
is our tango period, and life is
getting to be one danced thing
after anol her.
__.
Deep down in the bottom id'
our hearts we all long for what
we are not getting. We long for
real truth and loyalty, such as
come spontaneously from the
lips of a child in its innocence:
that we can hug right up to and
forget all suspicion, know that
we are up against the pure and
real. If we could all be loyal and
true to each other what a world
Ibis would be_Ketchikan Mail.
An Indiana man has been ad
judged insane because lie rubbed
bis legit with sandpaper. So long
as they were his legs and his
sandpaper, why should anyone
else care?
(iualainala lias accepted Col
onel Bryan’s peace plan. Thai is
one country, at least, that will
not whip iis without first serv
ing nolice ami appealing to ar
bil ration.
The Atlantic Refinery company
is going lo cut a 400 per cent
melon. Busting the Oil Trust
does not appear to have hurl its
prosperity any.
Congress is having difficulty in
fixing a date for adjournment. In
the old days Mr. Aldrich and Mr.
Cannon talked it over and lixed
the dale.
The price of beef is soaring
again. Some of us can stand it,
if the chicken crop is up lo stand
ard.
The sign ‘"one-half off,” rath
er accurately describes some of
the new styles in women’s wear.
pipe _
Fine watch and Jewelry iepair
ing, all work guaranteed. H. V.
Herndon, with Owl Drug Co.
The Admiral Sampson, which
sailed from Seattle on Saturday
right, had not been reported as
reaching Cordova at a late hour
this afternoon.
1
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION. \
In the United States 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 lo 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 I hereof, pursuant to
an order of the above Court,
made and entered on the 271 h day
of June, 1913.
Witness the Honorable Fred
M. Brown, Judge of said Court,
this 30th dav of August, in the
•velar of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen, and of
our independence the one hun
dred and thirtv-sevenlh.
ARTHUR LAND,
CSeal'i Clerk.
First pub. Aug. 30, 1913.
Cast pub. Oct. (i, 1913.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.—Survey No. 993._
Serial No. 01(518. I'nited States
Land (Jll'ice, Juneau, Alaska,
August 20, 1913.
.Video is hereby given dial in pucsii
a lice of (lie act or Congress approved
May 10, 1872, Fred Liljegren, whose
posioll'lee address Is Ellamar, Alaska, has
made application Tor a patent Tor 1,500
linear reet on the Copper Bullion .No. I
lode mining claim and Tor 1,500 linear
reel on the Copper Bullion .No. 2 lode
mining claim, hearing copper, together
with surrace grounds as allowed bv law,
lying, being and situate in the record
ing precinct or Valdez, Alaska, and de
scribed by the official plat and by the
Held notes or 0. S. Mineral Survey .No.
093, on Itle in the office or the Register
or the Juneau Land District, at Juneau,
Alaska, as follows, to-wit:
Copper Bullion No. 1 Lode.
Beginning at Cor. .No. I, whence u. s.
Mineral Monument .No. 8 bears .N. if, de
grees Li minutes 2I seconds E. ft 13.9 2 reet
dlslant; thence X. til deg. 09 min. W. 000
Teel to Cor. .No. 2; thence X. 28 deg. 51
mill. E. 1500 reel to Cor. Xo.. 3; thence
s. oi deg. 09 min. E. ooo reel to cor.
.No. 1; tlience S. 28 deg. 51 mill. \V. 1500
reel lo Cor, No. I, place or beginning.
Area 20.001 acres. The Additional and
Amended Location certlllcate or the Cop
per Bulliiiii No. I lode claim Is duly oi
record In Book 11 or the Records of the
Valdez Recording Precinct at page 301.
This claim is bounded on the north by
tlic Copper Bullion No. 2 lode claim.
Copper Bullion No. 2 Lode.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical with
Cor. No. 4, Copper Bullion No. 1 Lode or
this survey previously described, whence
U. S. .Mineral Monument No. 8 bears S.
17 deg. 12 min. 50 sec. W. 931.98 reel
distant: thence N. 01 deg. 09 mlh. W.
00(1 reel to Cor. No. 2, Identical with
Cor. No. 3, Copper Bullion No. I I.ode;
thence N. 28 deg. 51 milt. E. 1500 reel
to Cor. 3, whence a witness corner, a post
marked C B No. 2 Cor. 3 W C bears S. 28
deg. 51 min. W. 383.10 tect; thence rrom
true corner S. 01 deg. 09 min. E. 000
reet lo Cor. No. 4, whence a witness cor
ner, a post marked C B No. 2 corner 4
W C bears S. 28 deg. 51 min. W. 141.70
reet; thence rrom true comer S. 28 deg.
51 min. W. 1500 reel to cor. No. i, (lie
place or beginning. Area 20.001 acres.
The Additional and Amended Location
Certlllcate or the Copper Bullion No. 2
lode claim Is duly of record in Book 14
or Records or tile Valdez Recording Pre
cinct at page 302. This claim Is bound
ed on the south by the Copper Bullion No.
1 lode.
Anv and all persons claiming adversely
ariv portion or said mining claims or sur
race ground, are hereby required to llle
their adverse claims with the Register
or the U. S. Land Office at JiTneau, Alaska,
within the time prescribed by law, or they
will lie haired by virtue or the provis
ions or the stalulr.
FRED LILJEGREN,
claimant.
It is hereby ordered i. at the Foregoing
notice ol' application be published in the
Valdez Dally Prospector, the newspaper
published nearest the said milling claims,
ror a period or sixty days.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
Dale or Hrsl publication Aug. 27, 1913.
Date or last publication Nov. ft, 19 13.
Every Sale We Make
whether it is a
Hart Schaffner & marx Suit
or a pair of fifty-cent socks must give one hundred
per cent satisfaction to you. And no sale is final
here until you are sure it is all right.
The home of Hart Schaffner & Marx
Fine Clothes.
Copper River
Draying Co
.
Freighting and passengers to all pans
of the interior. General Trucking
bid. Wood, • Proprietor
McKimey St. Valdez
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders*
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse &. Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Point*.'
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iroi °ipe, Fittings.
, GET THE HABIT
Otpbcum fflovks
Every Evening
BE A BOOSTER
A. H. PINKUS, Mgr.
A G-E |
Sewing Machine Motor !
Will sew 100 yards of cloth for One Cent
The outfit is the essence of simplicity and
durability—may be attached in a few mo
ments —can be run by a child.
Ends the drudgery of foot pedalling.
Turn the switch—guide your work—
That's All.
Let us send an outfit on free trial.
ALASKA WATER, LIGHT * TEL
EPHONE CO., INC.
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We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on lime Certificate of Deposit,