The Alaska Prospector
Published at Valdez, Alaska, every Thursday
by the Prospector Prbushing Co.
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Kotsirm River, May 13—Everything
>epreseuts great life aud a prosperous
little camp at present. Mr. Gray has
Cleared off a large piece of land at the
mouth of Roaring Gulch, and is tnak
iug preparations to build a large board
ing house for bis men. The building
will be constructed from lumber, aud
will be large enough to accomodate 300
men. Office buildings and store houses
will also be built as soon as tbe lumber
is sawed. The Sawmill is now com
pleted aud forms a very pretty picture !
to those who have been living in tents
and dingy log cabins heretofore. The
Pelton wheel brought in was not large
Enough for fbe po\ver obtained from
the dam put in this year, but it will be
enlarged in a few days, so that the
mill can saw its full capacity. Mr.
Gray is working in the roc'k where ever
the snow allows and we understand
that good results are obtained in each
place.
Mr. Lathrop of the C. A. M. & D. Co
has almost completed his barn opposite
the mouth of Rock Creek, it is a very
large structure for log cabin style and
Completely changes the aspect of that
vicinity As soon as the barn is com
pleted, he will build a permauen!
bridge across the Kotsica river. This
v?ill not only be a great benefit lo the
company, but will also be a great
source of relief to the general public
going and coming up and down the
river, as this has always been oi.e of
the most dangerous fords we have to
make.
Mr. Greeuig and Sheehan have their
cabin completed,-and are now working
on the Surprise CiCek group of claims,
aud the results" are surprising all who
see thenfr. The ore which was formerly
bornite scattered through white quartz
has changed into a body of solid bor
nite and promises to be another Bo
nanza, the surface showing can be
traced, without difficulty, five claims
in length and has an average width of
37% feet from wall to wall.
Mr. A. K. Crawford bar. been work
ing on the Lost Cabin mine for some
time and as usual, is obtaining nothing
but good results.
Mr. A. Barrett has been v/orking on
bis Rock creek property, and had a
look and air about him that would in
dicate good showing, but Tony dosn’t
say much. He had a very narrow es
cape from a large biowu beat a tew
days ago, but he was above the tree on
the mountain side and the bear below,
so there was no serious results, other
than the tree was shriven of all its
foliage in Tonies ascent.
TheC. M. A: L). Co. have started their
development on the claims situated on
the Klevesua river, but no reports have
beeu received as per results.^
Chets. Wultf is workingon some Cop
per creek properties but will soou be
able to start development on the
Klevesna claims located iast Sept.
We have been having snowy weather
more or less since the tlrst of the
month but it seems to be clearing up
at present.
Work on the telegraph line will com
mence just as soon as the sawmill is
in perfect order which will be about
the 20th of this month.
Copper Magnate.
It is stated that W. E. Corey
quenched the indignation of his
mother over his matrimonial scandal
with $250,000 in steel trust bonds and a
farm and she thereupon said the Ma
belle Gilman business was all right.
Did Not Oppose Division Bill.
There has beeD so much talk over
the defeat of the Division bill, and re
garding the action taken in that respect
by Gov. Hoggalt, that we publish the
following letter fiom the governor to
one of our townsmen. It is evident
that the governor was misquoted aud
his action regarding the Division bill
misstated. F< lit wing is the letter:
“There has been a great deal of non
sense floating around Alaska during
the past winter purporting to tell what
I rid and what I did not do in W asb
ington, very li tie ot which is correct
I learned since 1 got borne that there is
au impression at Valdez that I turned
down the project of creating a fourth
judicial division, this is entirely erron
eous, for, with the exception of secur
ing within a week an assurance from
the President and Congress that there
would be no efforts considered towards
uiving Alaska a territorial form of gov
ernment, I confined my efforts entirely
to securing the passage of a judicial
bill creating a foufth judicial division,
and giving us a fifth judge, for assign
ment as litigation required,and a mod
ification of the game laws, which would
permit men of means and the time to
come herC aud shoot game, with reason
ble protection.
Owing to the change in Attorneys
General, half of the short session of
congress had gone before I could secure
he consideration of the Attorney Gen
ual and finally his appioval of this hill
vhicb puts ns in good shape for con
sideration for next year. Towards the
■r.d of congress an effort was made
by Washington people to tack us on to
he State of Washington for judicial
purposes. Tnis effort I opposed stroug
,y and it failed.
1 do not know when I can visit your
section of Alaska, and I do not want
my friends such as yourself to be in
doubt as to my position in the inter
ests of your section. My position is
iow as it always has been.
I inclose a pr6ss report of the Presi
lent’s commendation of my doings in
Washington, which I think has had
cant publication owing to a majority
>f the papers of Alaska being in favor
territorial government, bam satis
fied my course so far will meet with
lie approval of the substantial law
ibidiug citizens of the country, those
vho have been my friends’and 1 know
will always be, and with these I am
content to bide my time.
Very Truly Yours.
W. B. Hoggatt.
From Wednesday’s Bulletin
The Standard Copper Mine at Land
lock aDd the Blackbird mine, Latouche
are advertising for miners and swamp
ers.
Gov Leedy and family have moved
to their residence in the suburb.
Master Signal Electrician Bruck, who
is now at Juneau, is to come north on
the next boat to take Patterson’s place
in charge of this office. Patterson will
return to Juneau, where he was for
merly stationed. Mr. Bruck will be
accompanied by his wife.
The license monies which have been
in the hands of the clerk of the court
for some time were turned over to the
town treasurer this week. They amount
to over $5000.
School closes Friday for the mid
summer vacation.
The Fort Liscum Social Club has a
grand ball planned for June 5th. It
will be held at the Post.
Al. Jackson went to Ellamar on the
Elsie this morning. He will return in
a few days and remain here until the
Bertha sails south.
The annual marvelous copper strike
on Hoodoo island is reported a little
early this year. Coprer lodes of large
extent end stunning quality has been
announced each year since 1909 by
weary wayfarers on Hoodoo island bnt
none of them have got past the an
nouncement stage. Still the same his
tory has been recorded of many dis
tricts which have later produced gold,
silver or copper in fabulous quantities
and Hoodoo island may yet prove tobe
a bonanza. The latest strike is about
five miles across the water from Beat
son’s and is near the beach-—Gateway.
A movement is on foot among the
territorial government papers of Alas
ka to prevent Gov. Hoggatt represent
ing Alaska? at the ground breaking of
the Alaska fair, at Seattle, June 1st.
The Fairbanks papers come oat today
with editorials objecting to the gover
nor taking pait in the ceremonies, and
before June 1st, a protest will be wired
to th« Seattle P.-I. for publication.
The movement is being fathered by the
Fairbanks News, fro-Wickersham
sheet of the Tatiana, assisted by the
Skagway and Seward papers, but as
f ir as we can learn does not represent
the sentiment of the citizens of this
district.
Improvements On Trail.
The road commission has a crew of
men at work cutting a road around the
bluff where Lowe river strikes the
bank this side of Camp Comfort. This
has always been a bad place, the upper
trail teing almost impassable iu the i
i summer aud the ford across the river j
j being dangerous.
—
A !et*er from1 Chisna dated May 14
says that the weather is warm and the
snow is leaving rapidly. All of the
Slate creek crowd have nol reached
the claims yet, some beiDg still moving
over the ChisDa divide and others, who i
went up Cbistuchina, having a hard
job pulling up the creek. Work was
to start at lower Chisna about the L'ftb
of this month.
In the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division
Cnemau Mining Company, f Notice of
a corporation. Rlaiutiff . Marshal's sale
vs*. t on execution.
Hugh Murray Defendant 1.
Bv virtue df an execution issued out of
the District Court for tlie Territory of Alaska,
fhird Division, at Valdez, hi the’suit cf One
man Mining Company, a corporation, plain
tiff,vs Hugh Murray, defendant, du y attested
the 7th day of May, 19>>7. I have duly levied
uj>on the following real pioperty. to wit;
All th*_- right, title and interest of the
•aid Hugh Murra , defendant,* of. in and to
hose two certain lode mining claims, named
nd known as “White Eagle” and “Murray
rraetiou” ’.ode mining claims, situated on
Land'ock Bay, an arm >f Prince William
-omul, in the* Valdez mining and recoiding
district, District of Alaska.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on f
satur .ay, the 15th day of June A D. 1907, a' 1
the hour of two o’clock in t lie afternoon of,
aid day in front of and at the court house oi (
aid court in the town of Valdez, Alaska, f will
ell at public auction to the highest bidder for ,
e sh, all the estate, right, title and interest of !
i be said Hugh Murray, defendant, of, iu and j
i,o the above described property, or so much ■
•hereof as may be necessary to satisfy said ex
ecution and accruing costs.
Dated May 14th 1907.
Geo. G. Perry
V. 8. Marshal for Division No.
Three, Territory of Alaska.
By J. M. Latiirop,
Deputy.
Date of first publication. May lGth 1907.
Date of last publication, June lbth 1907
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Major Richardson, of the Alaska road
commission is expected here about the
12th of June.
A black fox skin was exhibited c't
Whitehorse that waf estimated by for
buyers to be worth from $2,500 to
$3,500.
Judge Wiekersham has decided iu
the case of the city of Juneau vs Ash! y.
that Alaska municipalities are under
the law possessed of tbe right to ex
ercise the power of eminent domain,
and can thu^ compel the removal f
the buildings and other obstruction
of the public streets.
A $1200 gold nugget was found in
Dome creek placer ground during Ala
Sitka Indians who play ball object
to being called Siwashes.
The matter of international import
ance is the semi-official announcement
that as the result of a recent recoi;
naisance trip, construction work on
the Trans-Alaska Siberian Railway
will be begun this season.
Tbe management of tbe A -Y.-P. Ex
posion is looking for an official design
and is willing to pay $500 for one that
will meet with its approval. All de
signs should be drawn jtfst as they are
expected t6* eppear aud sent to Henry
B. Reed, director of exploitation.
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