THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR.
H. H. HILDRETH, Editor. W. H. CHARY, Arauciate Editor.
JUS. A. BOI'RKE, Hnsium Ilanuin-r.
Published at Valdez, Alaska, every ’rhursdav bv tlie PRnsmtOR
Pvbi.ishiso Co. Phonk, Main I.
Entered at tlie Valdez iHistolliee as aeeiiiul elass matter.
suw< uinrox rates.
one Year ..... fR.«o
Mix Months .... fc»fln
Three Months • • • • fl mi
Humph-‘ epy .... 10 cent*
.\HVEIlTlHlXf; RATES.
One dollar p*r month for ou** Inch. ulnitU*
column.
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nml live cent* per line for each subsequent
Insertion.
At'TIIOKIZKI* ACKX1V.
Tin- pRiwfKmiR lion ««U* n\ th«* following
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Ettftonv M l artliy Xt‘«*.*ilanit. MUpnay.
P. I). NV»« StniKl, Ertglc. AlH'-lm.
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M V X It' I PA l (;t> V E R X M E XT.
COINCILMKN.
Jamea MDIie. Char, mmoxateai*.
At. White. • tv. Wooiw.
C. N. CHART. CHAA. CRAWfoRt*.
1. L. Steele.
J. L. «m(, Mayor
J. O. J»NYt>FR, Trcjum-rrr.
J. W. I.eroY, OtTY ATToRYKY
I>R. C. A. WlKANA. IlFALTM OrrlrKR.
II. II. llll.MRTH. I'LRRK.
JoH!* <juOI>FI.L. PRKA. MrmmL l<oARI>.
In less than a month the gem r
n 1 city election will take place at
which time a *ot mil and school
hoard will Ik- elec ed, and the p o, o
sition of admitting the terri ory
west of town, known as the "reser
vation.” into the city limits, will lie
vo cd upon.
No tickets for city officials have
as ye Wen nominated, hut no
dotilj. tw i or u.ori iekcis will i>t
in lie lit Id. i'lic council for the'
ensuing year s unild Ik- composed
of .vctl*.;n >.v.i i»jsiii.-ss man, who
have an interest in the welfare of1
the city an l will give a portion of
their tune, energy and best efforts
to its upbuilding and progression.
I'll.t.1 will be many mat ers of
.11.1 i i jo is ? 11 hi : • an l i up ir.ance
l nt wider no lie.'ore the council J
in din ut iro for lie r uc.inn dm ;
will |x-r.ain .o die Wsi welfare ot |
the city and it is therefore very di
sirahle and in por am that ot r Ws
ci.izen* a.i-u <1 .<e dec id io .best
iinpor.un positions.
Tin*, Ttscn . council has done ex
citiling well under 1 lie conditions
which- they have had u lul>or. 41m
some 01 1 licm should lie, and prob
ably will be re-elce.ed to office.
Seurat of . the memlM-rs however
had determined ha they will no
lake tile ollice again tliis year am'
it is do, ed that some of our liusi
mssu.in wocii called upon to ac
cept the nomination for these
offices, will not sh.rk thiii
duty, hut us good citizens accept,
and do all in their |>ower for the
upbuilding and pierinatuncy of the.
town.
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The residen‘s of lu reservation
ha\e- eiee.eled o \o t- on the j n.pei
■ition of being admitted into the
ciiy of Valelez. The j roj osition
silent Id carry without a dissenting
v.t . eta Ik n<. sot Ik .ng within
the ci.y limits are many while the
ohjcctions can be but few. The
matter of schools is alone enough
to carry the proposition. If the
reservation is utlded to the town,
the license money for the se-hooi
purposes will be more than doub
le what they are now, and Valdez
eould have a new school building
with graded school. It would
akeat has. wo years .oget a gov
ernment school e>n the* reserea ion
and i: is eery doi.b ful if it tonal
lie secured a ai as .he appropria
tion for government schools is very
small and hurt-ly enough to sup
port ex sting scl» mis.
Tiie iiupr.iveuient of streets
would he; paid tor from the taxes
col lee: e-el and thus the. cost of tie
same Woulel lie tpjmr ioned among
all he | rap. r y owners while ss at
presen a few have to pay for the
improve.ne n s .hat all receive a
be-netii front. What is of ini'eiest
to the residents of the reservation
district is also of interest to those
in the eity limits. What will bene
fit one will benefit the other. Our
inte-res s are mutual. We should
join hands and eue t-gie-s in build
ing he must prosperous city in
Alaska.
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The unpor ance of the recent- oil
strike near Kayak is not fully ap
preciated by the people of this sec
tion, liccauSe there is ho local mar
ket for tile pruJuct of these gushers
it is thought that they are of little
value. This is a mistake. Apart
from tin- market furnished at Se
a le and along the coast, the Ori
ent must Ik- considered. Oil tields
here are 1000 miles nearer to the
Asiatic |or:stlian is San Francisco.
Tins and liir iael that the Alaska
oil is of a In-tier grade than the
California product, will give Alas
ka a great advantage in the Orien
tal market. Cold is what started
the prcscii, rapid dcvelopnii lit of
Alaska, hut when the vast deposits
of oil, eo.tl ami copper are opened
Up, the yellow metal will take a
Imek seat among the products ->f
the country.
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The test trial of the tire engine a
few days ago demonstrated the fact
that the water supp v in the wells
of the ei.v would not he suflieient
in ease ol a tire. If the creek can
he reached in ease of a fire there
will Ik- an abundance of water, hut
if tires occur in places where the
Wells are-to he dc|»tided upon for
water, there will not Ik- supply
enough to extinguish a large tire.
Tne ei.v cannot afford at this time
tiOMpenu any morc.of it* funds ^>r
lire purposes anil those liviug near
the wells and depend.ng on them
tor water supply, in order to pro
ll C- their proper.ies, will have :o
deepen these wells themselves.
Thu ex]tnse will not Ik- large and
those ^oing the work will Ik- pro
tecting their own property and
helping the city at the same lime.
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In thel'nited States district court
at Helena, Mont,, in a suit brought
hy the government to recover the
value of tind er cut off a mineral
location in the Lewis and Clarke
fon st reserve, Judge Knowles de
eded that locators of mineral claims
in forest reserves had the right to
eufimberoff the lo.a’ions. This
is the tir.st, decision of the sor„ and
will have a far reaching effect in
the western states and Alaska.
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Tin-citizens of this section should
be thankful that there are no deer
here. Kill Burch of Juneau was
mistaken for a deer by Thomas
Williams, while hunting near IIoo
nah, and was sho- and killed. Tin
only game around here at present
is ptarmigan and there is little dan
ger of a man being taken for one
of them, even by the most exci -
able hunter.
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The toansite of Hkagway has
been jumped by a man named Hol
lins, who has covered the ground
with mining clajm locations and
ordi feil the citizens to vacate their
buildings. If what we hear is true
many of the inhabitants of that
village would be more than sa.'s*
lied to have a reasonable excuse
for leaving the place entirely.
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A hill has been introduced in
congress, to repeal the law authoi*
izing the en.rv to timlier lands un
der the placer mining law.
Mining is not a romantic dream,
hut a serious, legitimate and profit
able business. It must lie eonduc*
ted along business lines or loss is
as certain as in a mismanaged en
terprise of any other kind.
An ounce of prevention is better
than a whole house afire. You
can get the ounce at YakshawV.
Kendrick for eiciis.
Ill our account last week of the
rcciption given to Judge Wicker
sham l»v the Bar Association,
through some oversight or mistake
mention was not made of the speech
l>y I . S. Attorney, Judge Harlan.
In many respects tliis was one of
the most interesting speeches of
•he evening. Judcc Harlan is a
broad minded man and will endeav
or to enforce the laws as the |>eo
ple- the citizens of the district,
want them enforced. He i» of ihe
opinion, and we beiieve rightly so,
that lie should act as though elec
ted hv the jieople of the district,
and enforce such laws as public
sentiment demands and will up
hold him in doing. Many of Hu
la ws in our cudccanno. be enforced
anil it would Ik- a needless outlav
of money and time to endeavor to.
“But such laws as the people want,
I Judge Harlan will use his best en
deavor to enforce and we ladieve
lie will have the assistance and
liaeking of the other court officials.
Wall-paper from 5 cents per roll
up, ut King iVc Whiles.
Notice.
Notice l« hereby given that a Special Term
•d |||,- fn'.b'i St »te* District Court tor the
Tnlnl l*lvi»itMi of tin Id strict of Alaska, will
Ih* held at Valdez, In said District, comnieut itig
February J. laut.
That a <>rand Jury will he summoned to
ineei at tlic courtrooms of said court. <-n Keb
ri;ary I'td. and a tri*»| jury will la* MimiuoUcd
to nuct at the *aiiie place oil Kebn-ary
ami that ladli juries, amt the Term of «aid
court, * III continue In «-salon until all l»o*i
nc*s* that may pro|.«-rly eonie Mom* said court
iia- Imm ii ih'ioM'l of. All ImTsoQs held, or
l»-’»ii»d by recognizance, to appeal at the next
term ol -aid eourt. ar*- hereby n^iilml to at
tend at tite linn* and place aior>->alil
W lines* the Honorable .lames N\ ickersham,
.bulge of said Court, this loth day of December*
Attest: Albert Ii. ltellig, Clerk.
To»a I,cts Fcr Sal:
Lots in Sexton Addition to Val
dez: For information call on the
undersigned at the otlicc of Leedy
A Kelsey. George Sexton.
SHAW & WILLIAMS,
DKAl.KU* IS
Cigars, Tobacco,
Candies,
" ’‘Fruit, Produce
Distilled
Soda Water
Company
Maxi PAOTREtts ok
Lemon, Cream, 8iruw1«erry,
Sarspavilla and Iron, (linger
Ale, Champagne Cider and all
kinds of Mineral water.
Keystone opp. School House.
VALDEZ DAHEDT
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Finest Bread
Ever Baked.
Try It.
r.R.jcnniDT,PROP,
COOK INLET
Prospecting and Hunting par
ties can be supplied with
necessary outfits by
H. N. WETHERBEE,
at Kcnai and Kussiloff at the
Most Reasonable Prices in Al
aska, thereby saving freight
and trouble of landing sup
plies.
GED. S. MEARNS, Agent,
Kenai, Alaska.
WHERE
:Bk ? Wh«?
STOP
Everyone Prom Valdez.
AT THE
FRANKLIN
OF COURSE.
Only First Class European Hotel in
JUNEAU. .
John T. Spickett Proprietor
Professional
Cards.
F. M. BOYLE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
VALDKZ,
Offiiw; ALASKA
>w;in HuilH nir, MrKmh-v ?*i.
i
DR. W. G. ALEXANDER,
Dentist.
McKinley st. valdkz.I
W. A. RYSTROM,
• Dentist.
Swan
Building. Vai.hkz.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN.
Lawyer
Mining mikI Lrtinl Lit**,
VALDKZ, ALASKA
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Aye. Valdez.
ORLAN CLYDE CULLEN.
Counsellor-at-Law
I’. 8.Supreme Court. Registered Attorney C.i
8.Patent office, Cnited States »tn« 1 Foreign Pat
cnU, Caveat *^Tra«le Mark* and copyrights.
No. 700 7th 8t. N. W.t
Opp. V . 8. Patent t »filer .
WASHINGTON, D. C.
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
U. S. DEPUTY MINERAL AND
LAND SURVEYOR.
Next dcor to Merchants Cafe.
JOHN F. RICE,
Lawyer.
| McKialey St. Valdez.
H. H. Hildreth,
Notary Public and
Conveyancer.
Prospector Office.
NEW YORK LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
WRITES THE BEST POLICIES.
j G. Sponberg, Agent.
R. B LIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA.
B. F. MILLARD
Is Prejwml to Ex
amine, Take Options on
an,d Purchase Mining
Properties.
H. R. Elliott E. E. Smith
Douglas City Pharmacy
Wholesale and
Retail Druggists
Dotitflat City, Alaoka.
GOOD GOOD/ GOOD SERVICE
THE ! MZlNd"
CLUB ROOMS IN CONNECTION
DGARF £> MACKINTOSH
Blacksmith Shop.
All Kinds of Iron or Steel Work
Done in the Best Mann
HORSESHOEING SLEC
Geo. Woods. Jas. Fowl
WOODJ & TOWLIE
S/inPLE R22H.T.
VALDEZ, ALASK
Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
SCOTT & SMITH, Proj
Gold and
Silver
Smith.
Kilt* \Vu cli Ki
pa iring and
Nugget Jewelry
A Specialty.
P. E. KER N,
Diamonds
Watches,
Jewelry.
Cut Glas:
Silverwan
Clocks.
\\ K hi}l IP And Supply Exp'oriition parties, Gc
and Passengers'lifcinsiiortcd to all par.s of the Interior, Opera!
Roadhouses and Supply Stations in the Interior. Publishers of
Alaskan Miners, Set.lers and Tottris s Guide, giving full infomia
of the great resources and possibilities of the Copper River Valley
Prince William Sound with three complete maps, Sent post paid
50 cent*. Address
w Owns and Operate tlit* TIEKHKhL CITY Roadhouse, 48 miles f»
\ aide/, on theall American route and Railroad, also owners and ope
Ik NOTH NOIIMN at (opper Cuter.
Dr. L). Camicia.
j Dentist and Optician.
A Full Line of Spectacle# on Hand. Clt
and Watche* Repaired on
Short Not ice.
McKinlky St. Val
PHIL ZIMMERMAN
T1 11 A l\ Cleaning Repairing and Altering Done
1 II III] Short Notice.
| L V K • Ladies Suits Cleaned and Pressed.
_PRICES REASONABLE.
Keystone Ave. next to Prospector Ot
C. E. BOQflRDUS
Assayer and 6hemis
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.5<
60 Coi i'm in a St., Seattle. Wash.
I . - „ L, Rough or Dressed
Lumu6r DOORS, WINDOW
SHINGLES.
C. E. HATHAWAY & CO. Office on Alaska t