What is a 1* irst-Clr.ss PewpcctoT
W hat inst inct in man is it that
starts him into the mnuinains? Is
I the gambling, the chances he is
taking, nr the anxiety for riel.es,
or the tramp inftimt, or the love
for nature?
In studying the man of the hills
We find all four, hut the most com*
mon is the desire for wealth. Can
everyone make a good prospector
wiio ha* that characteristic? No.
All humanity i is that point. There
aiv hut few lust-class prospectors.
Why.
There are many qualifications
that are requisite, as in any other
calling. I will confess there is no
other calling where “The Fool for
Luck” is more often and more for*
cibly shown and where more strik
ing examples can he found. It is
these instances that start new men
in the field.
Like every oilier tailing the first
attribute and the foundation is
honesty. There is something about
mining and minerals that so many
think it is so excusable to deceive
others about. There are several
kinds of dishonest prt>s|icctors.
First the genuine out-and-out dis
honest man who is in it to deceive.
He never makes a success, but al
ways makes a living, as there are
always some to lielieve him. 1 am
6orry to say there a number of
tluu class of men prospecting. They
are a disgrace to the calling, hut
they stay in it, for it gives them an
easy way for a living. Second tl.c
man who was honest in the general
ethics of business, hut who when
he got into mining sees so much of
the shady work going on that lie is
contaminated and practices koine
himself. Third, the honest mun
whoso ininiagination or enthusi
asm is stronger than his judgment.
How many of us have seen tills
man. He really does about as
much real damage and gets the
blame for dishonesty. Hundreds
and hundreds of mining men have
gone on a wild goose chase or cap
ital has sent an expert to make an
examination on the talc told by
the mistakon honest prosector.
Fourth, the thoroughly roliable
prospector, and 1 am sorry to say
thcro arc not as many in this class
as there should be. But taking
number four as a foundation, he
must bo something more as in any
business. The man who lias that
quality as his only asset does not
make more than a mere living. It
is necessary for him to have push
and energy. He must be physi
cally able to endure hardships,
especially if he is going to do any
prospecting in \\ ashington or Alas
ka. He cannot be easily discour
aged, for it is a “strenuous life” and
it is fatal to get “cold feet.” The
“hope” that is in the hu
man heart that pushes men
through untold trials and hard
ehip. never giving up until death
claims them, must be strong in a
good prospector. There are great
possibilities ever before him, but
there is much to discourage, and
without that “hope” which makes
him think “I shall get it next
time,*’ the mountains would hold
their treasure for ages. He not
only hopes ho will strike it next
season, but he knows he will. But
there is yet something else neces
sary for our man to have to lie the
kind that a thorough mining man
will send out. Intelligence. How
important in any brunch, uml just
as valuable to a prospector us to
one in any calling to be able to see
important features of a country; to
size up a situation; to know where
and hew to act; to be uble to weigh
a situation; to see conditions and
figure out their effect on the out
come. One man will go into a
country where a new strike is
proving very rich and start tt
hunt for any kind of a ledge. The
other man examines the rich find
notes the nature of the ore, ex
amines the formation, making a
careful study of all ini)>ortaiit fea
tures. He decides whether it has
the good indications of uermaneney
or whether it will probably run
out. He then starts prospecting
for certain indications, of course
not neglecting any other ledges.
He opens his vein to the best ad
vantage, for he knows how to fig
ure on taking udvuntage of all fci.
'tires. I!c knows when to sell and
when !o hold on.— C. K. Hngardns
in Xorlhwtsti in Miner.
Trowbridge Enthuses.
After a short trip of inspection
to Prince William sound and adja
cent country, John F. Trowbridge
inn linger of the A. P. N. Co. u]>on
hie return to Seattle, spoke of Val
dez as follows:
* w hue north I visited Valdez.
I the gateway to the Copper r.^er
valley. It is an interesting place'
and is lxHoining more important as
the months roll by. I rode o it!
over the so-called Altercrombic or
government military trail from
Valdez to the summit of the moun
tain range back of the town. It is
a splendid trail and it has laien I
one of the chief factors in opening
up the Copjier river valley.
This trail makes the Copper j
river route the shortest and only
practicable one in winter to the
new Tauau.i diggings. I; is nls » :i
good route to and from Nome. The
people of Valdez are alive to the
importance of this winter route to
Tatiana, and to that end they have
already formed a company for the
purpose of operating a tramway
across thr summit of the mountain
range, a distance of 'id miles back
of Valdez, liv means of this tram
supplies can joe curried over the
range, and after that moved on
with comparative ease to Tatiana.
The Valdez winter route to Tan
ana will grow in favor from year
to year, ft means business not
only for Valdez but for Seattle.
What helps Valdez will help Seat
tle.
Very good reports were lteing
received at Valdez from tiro Nizi
na district, though hut a few peo
ple hail relumed from the diggings
up to the time I left.”
The open season in Alaska, un-1
dcr the new law, is for brown hear1
from Apr. 1st to Dec. Hist; for deer
Aug. 1st to Jan. fllst, and goats I
from Aug. 1st to Dec. dial.
At Nushagak a jail was recently I
built at a cost of two liiotisond !»>!-!
lars.
_ I
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4 lanirkibh Compttltk*.
One of the most extraordinary
eon petitions which have ever tak
en place waa attempted the other
week in llaltimoro. Six unhappy
creature# were placed on a plat
form, each of tliem opposite a
grand piano, and a prise waa glveD
to the performer who played the
longest at a stretch. It waa not
necessary that the six performers
should give the same music; no
long as tliey rendered what the
programme calls “intelligent mu
sic” it was considered satisfac
tory. The winner played 50
| hours. He lost four (Kiunds in
weight and had to be attended by
] several do "tors at the conclusion
of the jierformnnce. The most
i striking fact is that five members
1 of the audit-me sat it out.
Largest Woman Land Owner.
Mrs. Charles King, of Corpus
] Christi, Texas, owns more land
than any other woman in the
world. Her husband was a fa
mous cattle breeder, uhd he left
her 1,500.0 Ml acres in Nueces, Hi
dalgo, Star andCartieron counties,
and there ait* now about 05,000
cattle on her ranges. This vast es
tate must be kept intact until her
eldest grandchild comes of age.
To Bachelors.
There mo some hundred* of
thousands more men than women
in the Central and Western states
of America and in Canada.
A* a result thousands of trusty
men—Farmers, Miners Mid others
—living in certain districts there
cannot possihlv get wives in their
own neighliorhooiis.
But in Kngland, Scotland. Ire
land and Wales there are a million
more women than men and, in
these countries, thousands of good,
intelligent and attractive girls—
many of them daughters of farmers
and ail of them qualified to make
excellent wives—see nothing be
fore them while they stay here hut
the prospect of living and dying as
old inaids and this, to them, is a
decidedly unpleasant prosjiect.
They would willingly emigrate to
America, could they he assured
that they were going to meet worthy
men there as husbands, ami that
they couid look forward to happy,
if humble, homes on the other aide
of the Atlantic.
We may say that all of them
could afford to emigrate at their
own expense.
We are prepared to give good
men introductions to these girls.
If you wish to get an introduc
tion please write us with such par
ticulars of yourself (age. national
ity, occupation and circumstances)
as a sensible girl would exjicct to
get ami we shall write you in re
ply, with a view to bringing alniut
a suitable introduction without un
due delay.
Tell us what kind of a wife (age,
nationality, appearance and dis
position) you wish to get.
If you have preference for any
particular Christian Sect please
name it.
You will also enclose our fee of
$•">. A further fee of $45 will he
due to us within one month alter
marriage, thus making fhU alto
gether. We do not coniine our
selves to one introduction. We
give as many as will he necessary
until Marriage. But we make no
charge for any introduction after
the payment of our said fee of $5
for the first.
It is not at all necessary that
you should lie a wealthy man.
But it is necessary that you l>e
a man who would make a kind
and good husband to a good wife.
If you arc not such a man please
do not write us.
Address—
Messrs. John Lloyd & Duncan,
Anglo-American Agents,
91 St. Mary’s Koad,
Leyton, London, England.
Wanted—Fifty good strong men
to gather sunshine from the side
hills. For further information ap
ply to the landscape gardner a;
the base hall grounds. *
Hill Military Academy
> PORTLAND, OEEOOM.
A private boarding and daf
achooL Uanaal training. mill*
tary discipline. college prepara
tion. Boy* of any age admitted
at any time. Fall term opeoa
Bap timber 14, 1004.
CUT THIS OUT
And mall to Dr. 1. W. HID, HJU
Military Aoadcmy, Portland. Or.
I Laao .... txy*. wLoin l want to tend to a
■rtMary school. Tbetr bcvs era...
I'Ihw w*nd me prices and terms; also Illustrated
duarrtjtisa catalogs* of yoor school.
(Name).
(Addreosl..
ON CREDIT.
> The Celebrated Century I no u Da tore..
I Cash or easy monthly payments. We]
trust honest people living m all parts of
1 the world. The first hatch pays for tiro 1
Incubator, gives you largo profits bo
sides. Write for free catalogue of In
cubators and Brooders.
CENTURY MFG. CO.
Dept.*** EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.
Notice Of Forfeiture.
To Fi„ I»hk: a.!. i»er h lr* of Hoiutp.
You are i.'-r •'»% n I .tithe undersigned
r. A. Cornell, tin^r n» owr.r in tiic ii> rt lnnii<
described mining claims hat expended the aunt
of Two Umpire I iNdlar* (!• >*») dtiri?«g the year
1W3 in the development and Improve hum »’t oi
thoa<* certain mining • laims «t:n>i?ed on t’yak
l*ay. Kadiak Inland, t yak Milling I»l«tHr|,
Alaska, dwrihil n « f. *" w* to wft: Tunnel
Haim located Felmary J1, IfK*?. by l»an hough
•rty and FI. I'helnn. not fee of location record
,e«l April IX. lv*rj. in Vo|. ] at pace iVi of Mining •
lea-ar tons of th«> record* of the Idatrtol Henint
er at Kodiak, Al >^11: i.. . . .. . ,\ in
JW and notice f he •• e-mded in the
taroka of said record a at Kodiak.
**dd aura of money ao expended In the devel
opment and l!:i|»r..ve|m ' , . Sd ‘ •! • .
so expended a*and for the annual labor for the
year IPWon said • iali.ia , ,.tl ,
-SM of |be Rev m d M;,»».r. . • Tolled .m.-, .!
ami the amendments thereto
Von i»ro further imlifi.-.l f.„| |f y.„, f„|| tr.
pay to the undersigned th" proportion .,f tin*
aaid aum dim from you on nr before the extdra
tlon of ninety <* )day* fro,,, the publication of
this not tee. to-writ on or before January l.v !‘«c.
your in leiam In said elaima will l»e for felted
OHiim-r*0 l,K pr',p,’rf> oi >‘m,r undcraignvd
Taymcnt may bn made to the undcralciied
at I yak. Alaska, or to hia attorney* (iranlell A
Edwards, at Valdci. Alaska.
F. A. C’oRNKI.L.
I>ate*l at Valdes. Alaska, July II, l!n|
/'ate of first publication Jnlv lith Hsu
I'ate of last pubiif atiou Ori’l nh |«jni.
T'"- »'X |TKI> STATKS COM MISSION Kits
I Ot KT FOR IIIE OlsTRICT OK \l.\sK\
COOK INI.KT rRKClNCT.
lx I’TinBATK.
In the matter of the estate of
l-otti* Brunson, .le-ease-l
CITATION TO IIKIHH
Tn Innlt late anil Jane Rnr, heir* oft he estate
alu.te im mlonct Kiel it, nil iKIirn unknown,
it nnj Miirli tii<*tv Ih*.
liv or,h r of fills Court you are hereby rites!
"n,‘ ee-tulr.-tl to >. ,,|n-nr l*forr the J.mU.- , (
llitx f ourt at the , ,,i,: i-rootii thereof, at Sew
I'l.ik *" v’',i , ''feel,tel. Illstrl.t ol
i tu. ,1'iV. - J'!h "«>• "f >• ptemla-r,
I.M*. nt III oel.a kiti the (nren.mu of that .tat
ineii anil there toshmv eau»e. If any you havl-'
why an onlvi ol sale m me real property «|
•at. estate si.oul.t to.t he ma le as In «Kc |i||.
non ..I In, a.lnilnlstrator piaye.l lor
follow’”1" r*‘*' '* briefly ihm-rlbe.l as
one frame eabln nt Sunrise, Alaska,
tin. im.llvlile.i line-half interest in the
lollowln* ile-eriLetl pr,.petty situate,| n, n,
AIM'*!!. # ’
i..o .I"1’ n°|a.* City Hotel grounds an.l hull.I
niK* lliercoii.
The -• almliH.i C'ablu" Mini leroutxl Ik*
« thereto.
Tin- "iCaynor Cabin” hu<1 lot.
1 no "I’anavnier Cabin" Mini lot.
Witness. if II. IliMreth, lulteil StalesCom
mi'M.M.er au.f frohate Ju.lKe, in atel l..r C.e-k
Inlei * rennet, lustri. t of XI iska. with ...
ol snt.i t Iiujt attixe.l, this Iktli .lay ol July, ltsM.
t1*0*** 1 11. II. IIiliibkth
^ I - H. Commissioner
Notice of Forfeiture.
Yakaiaite, Alaska, July 21, mu.
To U. ('. Hlodgct:
You arc hereby notified that 1 have expend
od during the year lwa «*.»e Hundred Hollars
i?!'"*) in labor mid ::u|irnv<‘iiH,iit'i upon each «>f
the following placer mining claims: No. 2 above
Phcovery amt .No. pi below Hiacovcry, both nit
imtcd on \\ bite Kivcr near Yiikatagc, in l*Alitiia
Mining Histrlet, tinlaua Kecording Histrict
I iMrict of Alaska, in order to hol.i said claims
under the provi'ioiiN of Section ’JilJI of Ho
Kc vised Statutes o| tl»C I'nited State.- and the
iiiiiciidintuits thereto approved Jauuai y 22. latut
coiireriiinir annual luhor u|*>n mininir claims
'■Cius tbc amount re*|iiired to hold ...i.i claims
for the period ciidlnx Itei-emhci 31, lai)3. And
ti within ninety days from the prsonitl service
of thin notice, or within ninety days after the
|ill 1)1 Irat11>n thereof, you fail or refuse to con
trit.itis* your proportion ot such expenditure
at a co-owner. your Interest in said claims
will heroine the property of the subscriber,
your eo-owncr, wiio lots made the required ex
IHinditure by the terms of said section.
II.LVCk Jt-VXKX
Hate of first puhllratiun July 2ft, law.
Hale of last piiblicaiton Oct. 27. law
Sammons.
(n the United JfcMAs Commissioner's Court. 3d
Division, District of Alaska, Cook Inlet Pre
cinct.
W. A, Smith. Plaintiff )
T*
Mie Keuai Lake Mining Company,
n corporation, Defendant. J
T * the Kenai Lake Mining Company, a Corpor
atioti:
In the name of the United States of America
You arc hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by thealaivc named plain
t iff, in the United States Commissioner's Court,
iort e Cook Inlet Precinct, Third Division,
District of Alaska, at Seward, to answer before
-aid Commissioner, at his office at Seward, in
-aid Precinct and District, the complaint filed
herein. August 25th. PAH, at 2 o'clock p.ni.
Hie said action is brought to obtain Judgment
against you to recover the sum of $5K3.45 for ln
Mir, material and money alleged to have been
tH*rformed and furnished by plaintiff for you
ii y«mr mining claim in said Cook Inlet Pre
net and for your benefit and at your special
instance and request, as superintendent and
a borer, between tie- JMh day of October Pa»2
«ud the 1st day of August, lt«in, and f«»r costs of
•hi* action, as more fully upm-ars bv the com
plaint on file herein, to which reference Is here'
by made. *
And you are hereby notified that if you fail
i * so answer said complaint, as above required
•aid plaintiff will take judgment against you
.or the sum of 95M3.45 together with the ci sts.
Order for service of summons by publication
' — made on June 13. Pa 4.
tdveii under my hand and official seal this
13th day of June, 1904.
(SEAL) H. II. HILDRETH.
V. S. Commissioner.
First publication June *0. 26
Prospectors i Hunters
Will save their freight hihI expense of
handling hy pnrehnsing their
supplies at the store* of
SI. n. WETI1ERBEE,
KENAI and KUSSILOFF,
COOK INLET, ALASKA.
Full Line of
General Merchandise
CLOT1I1XU, HARDWARE,
PROVISIONS, ETC.
QEO.S. nEdPtlS, Agt.
KENAI, ALASKA.
WOOD
For Family Purposes
$10 Per Cord
at the
Valdez MM
Office at Light Plant.
Or lir |\AiU- FAST AND COMMODIOUS SERVICE
Ilf |/|\ III lli/fr Valdez. Seward and Seattle. Sail*
•/II* JUJ* 1/vllUI '»P from Seattle June 10th and .‘iOtli.
Equipped With Ail Modern Conveniences.
f Sails from Seattle 1st of each month for
Str FYfPklftr I Juneau, Sitka, Kayak, Yakutat, Valdez,
Oil. LAUIMUl -{ Seward, Cook Inlet and way ja>rts. Soil*
from Valdez for Si attic nnd way |mrts,
1 tit li of each month.
Sails from Seattle on Kith of inch month
for Juneav, Sitka; Kayak, Yakutat. Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and wav ports. Ciur
Str. Santa Ana ■j neets at Valdez with Str. Dora for all jmrt*:
Iietween Valdez and Unalaska. Sails from
Valdez for Seattle and way ports, 1st xd
each month,
f From Valdez to Unalaska and way ports
Cfr hflM J 26th of each month, connecting at Valilet
OU* WUId | with S. S. Santa Ana
Right to change steamers or date of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam or House Coal
E.fcE. CAINE, President. J. F. TROBRIlHJE, Gen. Mgr
tilh First A Vi.*., Seattle, Wash.
C, W. MILLER, Ass’t Mgr
Phone 16 Valdez, Alaska.
A. B lies, Pres. 1*. Mi Brown. Treas. F. J. Kinghorn, Sc«.
Valdez Dock I! Wareliouse Company.
may In nliip|)r>il in our cure left *r\ wajvhou*e till
called for. I‘artie« going to the inferior will fl'.d it conven
ient to leave coindKitment* with uh to he forwarded to tui'h
points and at auch time a» they may direct.
Our storage is safe, being l-4th mile from nearest building
Home Restaruant : •
Keystone Ave. Opp. St. Ellas Hotel.
Meals At All Hours From 6 O’clock A.M
to 9^0’clock P.M. Regular Dinner Frow
5 to 7. Sunday Dinner A vanity
iGe Cream Parlor
MRS. L. H. AUB
Valdez Electric Light, Power & Telephone Co.
Incorporated.
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures,
Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Bells and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kinds of electrical work. Phone 39.
Where.Do<You Stop? Why of Course at
MINERS’ HOTEL.
COMFORTABLE QUARTERS.
McKinley st. and Keystone av C. Johnson, IProp
©SCASI FE331
Paints, Oils, Glass.
Fine Varnishes, Builders Hardware.
Terra Cotta Pipe.
JAS.FISH, SB. Manager.
McKinley -Hall
Cor. Reservation Av. and Hobart St.
Suitable for Balls, Parties,
Receptions, Banquets, etc*
Dates Booked With
A. M. EDWARDS, White Block.
HYDRAULIC
Giants Water Lifters,
Elevators Pipes
Derricks, Gates
Questions in regard to HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING PROB
LEMS freely answered.
Til C* DHI lor PH 503 Mission Street,
I I I Q OL/vJOCi San Francisco, California.
Cable Address “Boweeo." Bedford -McNeill Code,