THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR.
|1. H. HILDRETH, Editor. W. H. C'RARY, Associate Editor.
JOS. A. BOl'RKE, Bu-dntw Manager.
published at Valdez. Alaska, every Thursday by the Prospector
Pi bumiixu Co. Phone. Main 1.
Entered at the Valdez postollicv as-seeond elnss matter.
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COrXCILMFX.
J\M *•> MrlftK. I* MAS. HI WON STEAD.
Ai White. Kd. Woods.
C. X. Chary. C’Mas. Crawford.
J. L. htpfle.
J. I.. Mrrn.f. Mayor
J. MNYpr.R. TREAM'RF.R.
J. LEROY. «tTY ATTORNEY
Hr. C. A. Wixaxr, Health OrnrxR.
II. II. Hiidreth. (,'lrrr.
John Uuodell. Prea. tictiooi. Board.
A new Alaska cannery combine
lias recently lieen organised at Se
attle comprising most of the
smaller eamicrit s in South-eastern
Alaska, and one of their objects of
combination is to make a united
effort to secure the repeal of some
of the provisions regarding tin- op
eration of the eminent s. This new
combine w..nt to secure the repeal
of the provision of the Treasury
department that the canneries must
maintain salmon hatcheries, and
observe a somewhat restricted elos
Cel season.
It is very surj rising that such a
proposition sliuitiu be n ttcle by any
sane person. The only hope tor
the uiaimainnnec and permanency
of the salmon and tod t'sliing in
dustry in Alaska is the establish
ment oi hatcheries and strict laws
regarding me nsiiing sens.m, me
use of traps and various o'.her leg
islation rtguiding tin fishing in
dustry, for | revolting a depletion
of the supply of fish. This the
govcrniiiiiic has •In en endeavoring
to do for the pas; few years and
many of the leading eannerymen
have admitted thut i' was the last
and only wise ilnng hat could he
done io i. ake this a las.mg indus
try.
The main cnn nee of the ha cher
its is the i rincipnl thing tl at will
make this indvs ry lermanent and
witliout them the eanner.es will
have to go out of business in a
very few years, hut with a
closed s< a son and ns rictions re
garding the use of traps, the indus
try will be as permanent as the
country itself and a source of great
revenue.
Of course*the establishment of,
and maintenance of hatcheries by
some of the smaller establishments
may work a hardship on them but
the restrictions us enforced at pres
ent are really not severe and in the
end will be tbe best thing for the
eannerymen themselves.
it might be well for the govern
ment to establish :t few hatcheries in
various parts of the district and in
this way the smaller cannery own
ers might l>e relit ved of at least a
part of the burden of the maintain
ing of tilt III.
'Hie 1 resist:rv department lias
had a fish commissioner in the
person of Col. II. M. Kutchin, in
vestigating these matters for the
past three or four years, making a
study of this industry, and during
that time he has gained much val
uable information regard.ng the
matter. He has matte many're
commendations to the government
„ regarding these matters and no
doubt hut that if they were followed,
this great industry of Alaska would
be made perpeiuul. \
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The proposition of a few alleged
scientists and sports to turn the
great fertile valley of the Yukon
into an immense national park for
the benefit 01 the rich sportsmen of
the eoun.ry, is a proposition so ri
diculous and unjust that it is ab
surd. We do not lndieve that
President Roosevelt would consider
the proposal ior a momeir. The
scheme for turning this great em
pire, that is annually turning mil
lions of n oney into the United
S:a-rs,; n . w here millions of pfopie
Cot !d i. .for • r’ *as* . if
fkWf encouraged .o d- c- :»i our
go vi nut nt, into a game ) reserve
emanated in the fertile miiuls
; of Dr. 8. P. Langley, secre
tary of the 8mithsonian In
st.title, W.lliani T. Ilornaday,
of the New York 'Znow Ernest
T11 ii:j .*« i. r'i't n, ;l» w«l!-)t<wn
writer on wild animals, and Harry
,8. New, of Indianapolis. a well
known editnr-nuii’K-.an. who was
here las: suniiner shooting lug
game in Cook Inlet. These men
want the great valltv of evti.ral
Alaska tnrind in osi i a ionai|ark,
| ii mere in used in and piny cruu s,
for sigh -seers, lour.s s, spur sint n
and ‘•scientists.” 1 nets no
seem | o«-il>le that Alaska, just on
the vtrge of great tlevelopmen's in
miti ng. ngrieiih tire and home mak
ing eolihl he made to take sueh a
ha kwar 1 stet> and In* alum I >m* l
to the wild animals in order that
it might retrograde into a shooting
ground for the nobility.
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We wish to again cull attention
to the reckless manner in which
the tire appuruus of the town is
handled. Ladders, axes and buck
ets that were placid in position bv
the proj cr an; liorit :cs. sire cons! an.
ly being i s*d for private purposes
and are rarely to be found
where they belong. The lire buck
ets are scuttend ali over the coun
try. from Solomon’s basin to Sla'e
creek. Tlie wells are leti open by
par ies drawing water therefrom
and as a n.t ural consequence they
freeze over and could not he used
in a hurry, and the ladders are
generally in use in repairing some
building. The seriousness of all
this will not Ik- thoroughly realized
till we are suddenly called on some
night to fight a fire and have noth
ing available with which to do tin
work.
The Alaska Sentinel, published
at Wrangel by A. V. R. Snyder, is
a new pajK-r that has just reached
our desk. It is a bright and well
edited sheet, and at first glance one
knows that it is edittd and pub
lished by a newspaper man of ex
perience. The Sentinel has our
Ik-s. wishes.
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There is a great famine in south
ern China. Tl.e jkojjIc are dying
by the thousands and the death
rate is inert using daily. I* is said
that 3.000,000 aie suffering fro.n
hunger. The failure of the r.»«
crops is the cause of the famine.
J. B. Brews'er, manager of the
Charles D.-Lain- pr-*p« r y at Xomt.
is on his way East, loudly pro
claiming the need of terri itrial
govirument for Alaska, und advo
cating the removal of the capital
, from Sitka to Valdez.
| Herr Frederick Alfred Krupp.
Germany’s gnat gun maker, is
dead at Berlin. He was the lar
gest manufacturer of implements
of warfare in the world, employing
40.000 men.
Of all the enteriainments that
.have been given Valdez this win
j ter, Date the comedian and Martin
ithe wizard are the only ones who
;ha\e hail the courtesy to give the
press complimentary tickets.
During the ten years from 1889
to 1898 inclusive *he world's con
sump'inn .ii ’->pp r ex , fried he
i-roituction hv 10,733 long tons.
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Location Records.
For the week ending Nov. 31.
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ty sMj., ,.state, vi*. to • im'i.ivoted it -*t;lr«.
interest in un<| t. that ccriaiu pitic r mining
la ini a Mil as i lai.u N • :• *.i *f»|» .- cr-* -k i •• I
ttic \ aid *£ Mini iy District. s:i..u)«t not b* «*r-'
•I red sold.
" it ness tli.> Honorable John l.v.iiis. I id*; .• •». *
said Probate t’oiirt, ulilt Hu* *ee|’of *ni«i Court,
tlii* it li day of December. H*k!.
isiirticti] John Lym.nx,
l . S. i •miiiissioiier and Kx . fti.io Probate
Judge.
First publication Dec. I. pjirj.
latst pnblica'ioti Jan. 2. 190:!.
Win. II. \\ Mill st.v.
Attorney for Administrator.
Market Price List.
Flour. *2^o per 100;
« om Meal *i!.2a •• ion
Buttei. h.m- •• ii.
Kites . line •• do/
»*«irfar. $7.lin •• lno
Kiee ..94.1*) to $7.10 •• 100
potatoes :!»«*• *• lb
Bacon and Ham . .$].V00 to $17.00 ♦' ion
1 '•ih * jn to 3Ap •* lb
^liik 12'.. to 20 “can
Ornti tinted Potatoes . 20 to 2 m- “ lb
Dried Fruit. . atol.V •* lb
*>™p . .$lto$i.;ai •* km i
Bi alls, Mint 11 unite.$T».00 “ loo
Hchiim. Lima.$12.an »• Ih* I
Boiled tints . 5c •• Jn.
Tea . .. .ab to 73 *• l b
Tobacco, sin •kitiK .Hi to TIN- •• Iii
Tobacco, cut-win* .. . ao to 7ac " lb i
K Wash, doable mini. timothy hay .$42.30 toll
Best Whitman Oats.*.. $42.30 ton :
Coal $1Ajk) tun
Woo»l.$voo cor*. '
VALDEZ UtlT
Finest Bread
Ever Baked.
Try It.
F. R. JCtiniDT, PROF,
Cor. McKinley St. and Broadway
COOK INLET.
Prospeo-in" and Hun'in" | al -
lies an Is- supplied u’i.
neeessjrv ortii?> l.v
!H. N. WETHERBEE,
a Kenai and Kussilof? «: 'lit i
Mes R»..son«l. t PrI ■ :n At- i
aska. thereby saving irvigl.' i
j * mill ruob'e of Taiaiirg se. -
GEO. S. MEARNS, Agent,
Kenai, Alaska.
VAlDtZ ABSTRACTI lit (0.
Complete abstracts of title'
to all mineral and other
claims in the Valdez Min*
ing district, including the
Prince William Sound,
Copper River, Chistuchi*
na and the Cliisna dis
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; tricts. *
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Mads tnisM to Mu
ton lots.
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Professional
Cards.
F. M. BOYLE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
VALDEZ.
Office! ALASKA
Swan Build Injr. MiKinkv St.
DR. W. G. ALEXANDER,
Dentist.
Mt KIXLEY St. VALDEZ.
W. A. RYSTROM,
Dentist.
Swan
Bui Id: ng. Vai.de*.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
FRED .»i. BROWN,
Lawyer
Mining Mini Limit
\ wLDKZ, ALASKA
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorney* and Counselor*.
Keystone Ave. Value/.
. — .^rar-sr-.-■ it ■ ■ .
ORLAN CLYDE CULLEN.
Counsellor-at-Law.
1*. s. Supreme Court. Ncgri*terc«l Attorney I*.
S.Patent Office. I’niteM State*- ami Foreign Pat
ent*. raveatx. Traite Marks an«l copyright*.
No. 700 7th Street. N. W.,
I'M1- I'. S. I'ult-m < ifHi e .
• WASHINGTON, I>. C.
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer anil Surveyor.
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C. S. DEPUTY MINERAL AND
LAND SURVEYOR.
Next door to Merchants Cafe.
JOHN F. RICE,
Lawyer.
McKinley St. Valdez.
H. H. Hildreth,
No ary Public anil
Conveyancer.
Phosi-kitok Office.
NEW YORK LIPE
INJUftAHCE CO.
WRITES illE i’.r-M ro! • ||.>
G. Spanberg, A^ent.
R. B LIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA.
W. H. Brennen.
HOUSE and 8IGN PAINTER.
Paper Hanger and Decorator.
VALDEZ, - ALASKA.
B. F. Hillard
Is Prepared to Ex
amine, Take Options on
and Purchase Mining
Properties
Shaw & Williams are carry
ing a full line of fresh fruits. Ship
ui.u.e fecuvyd op yvyrv boat.
GOOD GOODJ-. CCOD SEFViCE. !
“THE * NZmfl’’
CLUB ‘ROOMS IN CONNECTION *
DGARF & MACKINTOSH
Blacksmith Shop.
All Kinds of Iron or Steel Work
Done in the Best Manner.
HORSESHOEING SLEDS
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VALQZZ, ALASKA
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Wines, Liqusrs and Cigars.
The Senate.
SeOTT * SMITH, Trcps.
_P. B. KERN,
Geld ad
Silur j
Smith.
Kin*.- Wa i-l. Rc
|mirinjj ami
Xiijr,** Jit\f'ry
A fcficcialv.
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Diamonds,
Watches,
Jewelry,
Cut Glass,
Silverware,
Clocks.
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H. M. DEAN, 4
General Merchandise Broker.
REPRESENTING
SCHWABACHER BROS. * CO. M. C. NASON & CO.
W hole*alc lirtHvrK ami Tobacconists. Fruit ami l'r« ilucc.
ARMOUR & CO. W. P. FULLER & CO.
NiiiL, Oil., Ka*|i m.il Doom.
WASHINGTON SIIO.: MEG. CO. WASHINGTON RUBBER CO.
B Kli.vs. , Oil riulliingMi ,| KubU-r Koulwmr.
GALBRAITH-lsAl ON A CO.
Hay. Grain, Uinf. m ill, H.niilini; M tlvrlal.
Valdez, Alaska.
Dr. 1. i Camicia.
Dentist and Optician.
A F 'i L'n>* idSp n Hand. Cl.
and Wa-'difs Unpaired or.
fPtanr. N’.»
\ McKinley Pt \ ,pv
PHiL ZIMMERMAN
T i I I A ; t’lian.ng Repairing and Altering Done on
1 A *1 ti If | «»**« Noti^
| (L UK« Ladies Suis Cleaned and Pressed
j PRICES REASONABLE.
Keystone Ave. next to Prospector Office.
C E. BOQARDUS (
Assayer and Chemist.
Gold and Silver $ 1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
GO Coi l’MBIa St., Seattle. Wash.
I | I Rough or Dressed.
I I IUCI DOORS, WINDOWS
SHINGLES.
C, E, HATHAWAY & CO, Office o« Alaska At,
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