The Alaska Prospector.
Published at Valdes, Alaska
every Thursday morning by the
Prospector Pi iu.isiiixu Co.
H.H. HILDRETH, tirir.r. Pisiikr
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Entered at the Valdez postollice
rs second class matter.
City Government.
Mayor, J. L. Steele:
coiNCII.MEtX.
James Me Hie. D. S. Osooon.
A. P. Olson. Eo. Wood.
C. X. Chary.
H. H. Hii.hhetii, * Clerk.
J. (i. Snyder. Thkasi rkh.
Hon. J. W. Lkedy. City Attorney.
1)r. A. VonUi'xtiikr,
Health Officer.
Adam Swan, I’res. School Board.
eiOVKHNMKNT OFFICERS.
John Lyons. C. S. Commissioner.
E.C.Hasey. Dkihty C.S. Marshal.
John Goodkll.
Depi ty Collector Ccstoms.
C. X. Chary, Postmaster.
VALDEZ, JUNE 12, 1«W.
\V»: believe that the Pacific Pack
ing & Navigation Co., is making a
serious mistake in not patronizing
the Valdez Dock it: j\Varehouse Co.,
hv having its steamers land at
their wharf. It does not seem
right or proper that passengers
should he landed from the steamers
in a small hoat onto a muddy
beach, when there is a wharf at
which they could he landed.
The people of Valdez endeavored
for three years to induce tin-steam
ship companies to latild a wharf
here, hut were unable to do so. A
few months ago a few of onr priv
ate citizens interested themselves
in this matter, organized a com
pany and finally completed a wharf
that any ocean going vessel can
land at. It is with great" gratifi
cation thut/iur merchants and citi
, zens saw this wharf completed, and
every steamship line running .hero,
should patronize it. It is an enter
prise owned and controlled ^’"pri
vate parties, and in patronizingjt,
they really patronize the town of
Valdez, hv encouraging and helping
one of its private enterprises.
1 lie time has arrived j alien me
steamship eompanies should do
something for our town. It is true
they have run lines of steamers
here, but they have charged high
freight and passenger rates, and
have made vast sums of money.
Not satisfied Jwitli this, one line,
the Alaska Commercial Co„ en
deavored for many ^months to in
jure the town by starting an oppo
sition town at Swanport, building
a wharf there and urging their
passengers to land at that place
instead of here.
Now if these companies want to
show their good will to the town,
and their appreciation of past busi
ness, let tliem come to the front
and help encourage our merchants
and pcople^byjpatronmug our in
dustries and assisting us in estab
lishing Valdez on ^-tirm basis.
Patronize our wharf; give our saw
mill such rates that they can ship
their luiuln-r to the westward and
compete with Seattle prices; give
the merchants their goods as soon
as possible after arriving in jairt,
and help us in every possible way
to induce the railroad to start from
the town of Valdes. Hive us good
boats, good treatment and lilw-ral
rates.
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The people of Valdez thou Id not
defer the improvement of their
property on the supposition that a
g railroad may not la* built from
this place. That is not the way
to induce a railroad to start from
Valdez This is the only fcasil 'e
place on tlie hay for a railroad to
start from. It would U* much
more of'an inducement for a rail
road to huild from this place if.
when they come here they see well
built houses, clean graded streets,
painted buildings, telephone and
telegraph lines, wharves, electric
lights, and a general air of activity
and prosperity, rather than a retro
grade movement and a deferring of
, improvements and the settling
down intoa state of lethargy. It
is a mistaken idea to wait and sec!
what the railroad will do. Get in!
spend some money in imprdvmcnts I
and that will help to make Valdez
the starting point for the road.
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| That Senator A. (i. Foster of
i Washington, is interested in Alaska
I legislation is shown by the follow
ing extract from a letter to the
! editor of the Pkosi’kctor.
"The various Alaskan hills lie
j fore Congress have received my
j attention from time to time. I feel
'that we have so many people in
j Alaska who are interested also di
! rectly or indirectly in Washington
j that it is right and proper to give
| attention to all the legislation that
i interests you. Therefore it has
been a source of pleasure to me to
endeavor to advance meritorious
Alaskan legislation during this and
previous sessions of Congress, and
1 assure you that I shall continue
to do so in the future.”
"I shall alwavs Ik- glad to hear
from you with reference to the!
various matters in which your
people are interested. Mr. Oscar
Fish has l»eon here for some timej
and has interested himself actively
in all Alaskan matters and all Al
askan legislation.”
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Tiie people of Valdez will lie glad
j lo welcome Judge Wiekersham and
i the other court otlicials to this
! place. This is the proper location
for tlie scat of government for this
division of the district and this fact
will he realized when theta* otlicials
arrive here if they do not already ,
i realize it. Judge Wiekersham has '
' made many friends in Alaska, and
especially in Nome where he has
occupied the l>ench for several
months past, by his honesty, integ
rity and fidelity to his high office,,
as well as by his private life, and it
will be with regret that the people
of Nome part with him.
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Conohessmax Cushman has in
troduced a bill in congress to give
the United States Commissioners
at least $2,tXXi a year, whether the
fees of the office amount to that
sum or not, but allowing them
: $4,(XXI a year if the fees of the I
! office amount to that sum. This in
| sures every commissioner at least
I $‘J,(XXi a year. Now some pro*
j vision should be made to allpiv the
[deputy United States Marshals a
j regular salary. It i* almost im
, possible for these officers in many
! places to make a living on the fees!
I of their office without doing some
grafting.
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If it should prove that Alaska
j has paying oil deposits in addition
to her other sourees of wealth, this
would round out the list of her at
I tractions. There is no reason to
'discredit the reports of diseovcrcs
of mineral oil. With that,her splen
did development will go forward at
a still more rapid pace,
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StNAto* Beveridge of Indiana
j lias proven himself friendly to
j ward Alaska hy introducing a nilt
in the senate giving this district a
delegate in congress. He will prove
■ himself a real friend of Alaska if
! lie will only follow tin the hill and
see to it^that it becomes a law.
The United States revenue cutter i
Bear. Capt. Francis Tuttle, is again
on her way to Alaska for the sea
son’s cruise of Bering Sea and the|
Arctic. Her repairs, ttccasioncd hy
reason <if injuries sustained in the}
vessel’s grounding in Wrangcl Nar
rows, completed, she left Moran.-’
shipyard recently and put to sea.
On this voyage the Bear goes di-:
reet to Dutch Harlmr, having aban
doned the original plan tor an in
side passage.
Production of Copper Increasing.
Production of copper in the
United States shows a divided gain,
the output for march lieing 24,045
long tons, which is greater than
February’s output by 3,704 tons,
and 651 tons more than in March.
1901. For the quarter ending
March HI. the total output 63,821
long tons—was less than that of
last year by 8.482 tons, owing to
the largc.decrcases shown in Jan
uary and February. The foreign
rejsirting mines, on the other hand,
showed an increase for the quarter
of 8.762 tons, showing that the prin
cipal European mines, are forcing
rather t ban curtailing their output.
The exports from the United
States were 20.097 tons in March
and for the quarter 51,282 tons, or
considerably more than twice those
of the first quarter of 1901, when
the total was only 28.274 tons.
Last year the copper exports were
only 88.7 per cent, of the produc
tion. while this year they were 80.9
per cent.
New Process for Smelting Copper.
News comes front Butte of a now
process of smelting that is expect
ed to enable even one per cent, on
to he mined at-a profit. The in
ventor of the new process is a South
Carolina man whose identity is not
disclosed, hut Herman C. Bellinger
a well known metallurgist and
smelter man, who made an exam
ination and test of the invention,
declares that hv it ores that con
tain one per cent, copper can he
smelted at a profit. The cost of
smelting is about eight cents per
pound of copper. By the new sys
tem the ore will he smelted with
the heat contained within itself,
and a little or no fuel and very
little water will he necessary. Mr.
Bellinger, who was formerly chief
metallurgist for F. Agustus Hein/.e.
is now engaged in huilding a smelt- \
ing plant of his own near Victoria -
on Vancouver Island, and will
install the new process there.—
American Mining News..
Advertised betters.
The follow ing is a list of uncalled- j
for letters remaining in the post-|
office at this place. If not called
for in tit) days they will 1h- sent to
the dead letter otliee.
K (i Mu I leu
K White
J Bird
J Latham
(i Grant
Cay F Marlatt
Paul Natlier
Kiltie Beattie
Mrs K Cline
K Jiolilrij'e
H Hawkins
J Mutiuuota
Fox Island For Sale.
Tlic well established fox ranch on ,
< loose island. Prince William sound,1
containing SSI) acres, well timbered
and good grazing ground for stock
at all seasons. It is .'5 miles from j
the mainland, is stocked witli over
2<H) blue fox, has ten good buildings!
thereon and a good garden. Fish j
in abundance for fox feed. Terms j
low. Address M. L. Torstensen, or I
(i. W. Donaldson,Klbunar, Alaska, j
If you want to buy an outfit iu \
the interior, or have goods deliver-1
ed to any part of the district, or j
wish yourself taken to any part of J
the interior with guides, eall on A.
Holman,
D ATCMTO promptly procured
I M I £ N I U through my oilice, sold
"*■"*■** oa commission basis.
6EMn roil SOUYKN1K 1 .»sT
Inventors, Manufacturers. Seilers and Users
of Dateutid ank les defended nstinfrinm rs.
Policy issued !»y o;ie of the largest 'I ru»t Co’s.
becure Further Particulars
OSCAR A MICHEL REGISTERED ATTORNEY,
229 B*rAOWev. NEW YORK.
MtMTiOft l»Jt PAPCM TO UCUJtE THE AoO.E PMOMPTVV
The time to advertise is all the
lime.
I
Miners Elat el.
Furnished Rooms with1
Board if Desire! Com
fortable Quarters, Light
Airy Rooms.
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MRS. JOHNSON,
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Professional
Card.
L. K. RILEY. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
VALDEZ,
Office and Residence ALASKA
215 Keystone Avenue.
GOO E L & EDWARDS
Lawyers.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer.
Mining and Land Law**,
S|*ccialtie**. 12 Year** Ex
perience in Mining and
Land Law**.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
LEE/ &, KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez.
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
U. S. DEPUTY MINERAL AND
LAND SURVEYOR.
Next deor to Merchants Cafe.
H. H. Hildreth,
Notary Public and
Conveyancer.
Prospector Olliee.
DR. ALEXANDER,
:
Dentist.
at. St. Elias Hotel.
I
B. F. Hillard
Is Prepared to Ex
amine, Take Options on
and Purchase Mining
Properties.
W ADSTRACT (lit CO.
Complete abstracts of title!
to all mineral and other
claims in tbe Valdez Min
ing district. includijgjfiic
Prince William iiiflWl,
Copper River, Chistuchi
na and the Chisna dis
tricts.
Abstracts Furnished to Valdez
Town Lots.
Valdez, Alaska
Ihos J. Coles
Carriage Making,
Blacksmithing,
General Jobbing
iLACIER St. andMcKINLEY Av.
I
The Keystone
WINES, LIQUOR
AND CIGARS.
BEST QUALITY.
Hall Adjoining. Music.
Cor.McKinley St. and Keystone Ave.
The Steamshij) Santa Ana
New Modern Wooden Steam Ship. Electric Lighted and Steam Heated.
Sails from ARLINGTON STREET DOCK, SEATTLE,
on the l'*th of each month, for
Sitka, Yakutat, Ellamar,
Valdez
AND
illiamna*
The Santa Ana is under Contract with the government
to make regular monthly trips by a schedule not excet*d i ug
Seyi n Days between Seattle and Valdez, thus affording Quick,
Safe and Comfortable service.
SAILING DATES;
Leave Seattle on the Toth of each month northlmund.
Leave \ aides on the 2nd of each month southlmund.
FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER RATES APPLY TO
FISH BROS, Agents.
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DOAISf & MACKINTOSH.
Blacksmith Shop.
All Kinds of Iron or Steel Work
Bone in the Best Manner.
HORSESHOEING SLEDS
RAW
Rliii PEER »IMI>
McMillan fur t& wool co.
EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS.
200-212 First Ave. Hghth, Winneapclis, Minn.
l'J*Wp!te for Git Circular and iJes tJio Prises V!fa Pay.'lj
J. J. YAKSHAW, i
Valdez Sheet Metal
and Plumbing Shop.
Metal Work of all Kinds. Camp Stoves and Air
Tight Heaters. t
CoRNKR (i L .VC I UR St. AND MtKlNI.KY AyK.