CORRESPONDENCE
NEWf» FROM THE Sl'RHOlWMNG
COTXTRY.
FULL PARTICULARS
As to What Has Not Happened at
Slate Creek, and on the
^ Trail.
Slnto Creek, July 15—In reading
your paper, which has most con
sciously been regularly delivered, I
notice that vour ctvrespondcnt for
this district is keeping you well in
formed ns to wliat is going on, «o I
will give you a few particulars as
to things that don’t happen.
First I wish to impress upon
your minds tliat I am here and not
elsewhere, this lieing so much more
miraculous as I came the glacier
route, which I assure you is ns safe
a road to go as the one Andree
took for the north pole.
The most remarkable incident
that happened to me on my jour
ney was the receipt of the Pnna
r»TOH on the middle of Klutena
lake; Tenns Rosy lieing the trinity
of carrier, office and postmaster oil
in one, anil using his dog as clerk.
At Copjier Center several of us
built a stcamlHwt, in which we
navigated the Copper on the ice, a*
far us the Chistm-iuns. Here wr
presented the steamer to the Si
washes, and they Itecante almost
hilarious, as the poor creatures
were nearly sturved and needed
something “very l«ud” to eat. U’e
w thought the boat was “badcnougli.”
P At the Chistuchina we built a
snow plow, and hitching our dogs
behind, and ourselves in front, we
went up the river, the snow flying
in every and no direction, and
landed after two hours and thirteen
minutes reckless traveling at the
mouth of Chisnn, feeling as gav as
a tenderfoot after his first day’s
exjicrience in prospecting with an
eighty pound pack on his bock, a
pick, shovel and goldpan and three
or four guns of different descrip
tions.
At this place we caught Harriett
£ Mealcs and the otlier ltorsex, wlto
&id (tlte horses do the talking)
that they had never seen a trail
like ours and if it had not been so
late, they would have sledded their
stuff hack a few miles in order to
have the pleasure of using it. Of
course from there it was no trick to
get to Slate creek. All we had to
do was to Itook onto the under
ground telegraph wire, laid by the
Government, and off we went 1
never discovered until we reached
tlate that I had made the horrible
lixtake of hooking onto the gee
pole, instead of the wire.
Since I got here, I have, like all
tlte rest, lteen working every day
when 1 wasn’t idle. Lots of gold is
being taken out and many are
already feeling leary about how to
get it packed out.
Charlie Kraemer found a big
snow-slide on his claim, from which
he took enough money to pay Ok
laltoma Bill his whole summer’s
wages. Speaking of Bill, I can
state* that he was fired the other
day for working too fast. 1 know
it is true for he told me so 1 imsclf.
It now takes six good men to fill
his place.
The Fourth of July was a very
lively day here. All the mines
that were not running shut down
to give evervltody a chance to cele
Iratc. Aiul tliey did celebrate.
The Egyptian hull, furnished l>v
Mr. Hammond, was ridden by Lite
belle of this place into the huu*> of
Worsliip (Mr. StengerV) where lie
was ceremoniously offered (a
drink.) I am told that the jioor
huff was ridden so hard during the
evening, tliat lie died tin* next day,
with the assistance of an axe and a
fcbig knife. Some of his friends
^ went to follow him to his final
resting place, but upon arriving
at the house of mourning, nothing
could he found of the animal but
las horns. The cannibals of this
country had finished the halance,
and if one can take Mr. Hammond's
word for it, tliev liad a tough job of
it.
J have been asleep ever since the
Fourth anil know nothing of what
lias ha| pened. with the exception
of one -clay when I woke. up lor
ulxiut a minute and saw l>ail Nokcs
sailing down Slate creek in a
sluice box.
I have just been informed that
there is no longer a question about
how to«et the gold out to Valdez,
as Mr. Hammond lias jwomised
to pack the railroad with kirn on
his next trip. S« I expect we will
lie going to town this fall snorting
and flying. Rex.
Prospecting Por Oil.
Iliamna, July 15—Prospects are
very ouosuraging at Oil bay now,
whew tiny ore drilling for oil.,
They are down some t»50 feet nndj
the oil is rapidly increasing. There
is a strong jwssure of gas, which,
when lighted hums in a*<ilid flame
eight inches through and from two
to three feet in height. The oil isi
considered ly experts to lie worth
from six to tea dollars a barrel and
it any quantity of it is found, it
will huihl up a great industry.
On Crow creek, in the Turnagain
Arm country, the hoys arc doing
very well. In fact they have made
a modest strike, nothing like you
Valdez people find, but pretty good.
The claims are only six miles from
where a lx»at like the Perry can
land, so that they are easy of ac
cess and can lie cheaply worked.
Judge Brooks hasguwe to Iliam
na lake for a short trip and on his
return will probably go to Valdez.
Neither the men nor the country
are ns bad here at Iliamna as you
have painted them. We will make
our showing yet. C. T.
~MtnacJ A Fortune.
How easy it is to look hack over
a season spent in prospecting and
see where a pci son lias made great
mistakes, and let opportunities to
make a fortune slip by them.
One instance of this kind hap
pened recently in the Nisina coun
try. A man who prides himself on
his ability as a miner and pros
pector, happened into the camp on
Chititu shortly after the strike was
made, and after visiting for some
time, took a stroll up the creek to
see how things looked. Soon after
leaving the tent he saw a stake in
the creek Itottom witlwaat a location
notioe it. He thought nothing
of it and proceeded on his way.
About a thousand feet further on
lie saw another, and continued to
sec them at intervals all the wav
up tiic stream.
He went to the head of the creek
and passed twenty or thirty fresh
a akes, none of which had a notice
on. After thinking the matter over
he decided that some one must -lie
locating the stream, but the forma
tion of the timber on the banks
struck him as not being favorable
for gold, so he did Ei«t put a loca
tion notice on any of the stakes
which were so temptingly strung
along the creek, hut instead started
back to camp. When part way
back lie met the inhabitants of the
tents coming up with an armful of
notices which they were {testing on
the stakes as they came to them.
Here was another chance to butt I
in and get some property, but lie
let it pass and continued on to the
camp, and awaited the return of
tlic stake ns. When they arrived he
began to have a faint suspicion
tliat thaw might he some reason
fi>r the wholesale staking and he
tried t® induce them to pull a no
tice and give him some ground.
Tins they would not do. \*nt told
him to locate No. 3 below Discov
ery, which was not Aw occupied.
He would not do this, but got irri
gated and wrote to Valdez that the
blooming country was a fraud.
Since that time No. 3 and many
claims lielow it have been located,
and are considered very valuable.
It is needless to say that the one
who missed this opportunity is now
kicking himself. He has an
nounced his intention of bringing
suit against the locators for not
letting him in on the ground floor
GOOD GOOD/. GOOD SERVICE.
RECEPTION”
•> CLUB ROOMS IN CONNECTION
Market Price List.
Floor... 92.A0 per 100
Corn Meal . |9.23 •• m>
Bolter. Si*. •< it,
Km*. noc •• do*
Sugar.. 97.00 •• too
Hire .91.00 to 97.10 " 100
Potatoes n>*r '• lb
Baron*ndiHa*a 91540 to 9ll0o •• loo
P'dlee .JO to fate “ - lb
Milk . 12'. to 20 "ran
lirauulatril Potatoes.20 f o 25e " :h
I'rird Fruit. a to tar •• lb
Syrup ..91 to 91.50 ga|
Beaus, small while. .9011*1 •• 11(1
Bruns. Lima. . 912.50 “ lui
Boiled Hats . 5r •' lb
Tea . .90 to 75 " l b
Tobaem. amoklng.to to 70e lb
Tobasa-iv rliewing 50 to 75r •• lb
K. Wwah double roiul. timothy hay .942..‘at toil
RestffVlIiitman Hats.942.30 ton
•'«nl .915.00 ton
Wood.9H.U0 eurd
Alaska’s Official Directory.
<invernnr- John a. Brady.
C. 8, Judge*—Melville C. Brown, Dial. Xo. 1,
seal at Juneau; James Wickershaui, Idst. No. 3,
seat mi Nome
r.8. Attorneys—R. A. Frledrleli. Dlst. Xo. 1;
Joseph K. Wood, J. Ilarlan.
Clerk—District Xo. 1, W. J. Hills, Dial. Xo. 8,
A. R. Hellig.
C. 8. Marshals—James M. Slump. Dlst. Xo. I;
Cornelius I,. Vawtcr, Dlst. Xu. 3; (I. u. Ferry,
Dlst. Xo. 3.
Commissioners—Kdward de ruff, Rick*.: II.
II. Fidsom, Juneau; F. P. Tustln, Ft. msangcll;
I.. R. Woodward, Cnalaska; P. Oallngher, Kts
dlak; J. J. Roberta,Skagway; W.J. Joaca, Circle
City; I.. R.Shepard. HL. Michael; Bid Rlplnsky,
llalues Mission: J. P. Smith Ketchikan; II. M.
Irwin, Douglas; C. T. Brook*. Sunrale; John
Lyons, Valdez. Prescott Sawyer, Eagle.
V. S. Land Oilicers—Survt^viir licnecal—W.. S.
Diatln.
Register—John IV.. Dudley.
Receiver—A_ P. .vppersou.
Clerks—lien. HlowelL tV.F. Jeffery*.
Deputy C. H. Marshals— Disc Xo. I, special,
II McNair. J. IV. Snook, Skagway; J. P.
Campbell, Sitka; E. F. Kelly, Juneau; Win. D.
•Irani, Wrangel; W. llillg, Douglas Island;
Edward C. Ilaaey, Valdez; Isewis L. Bowers
Koiliak ;Peter Xlsson, Porcupine; W. II. Thom,
as, Ketchikan; J. p. Keyuoldsou, Eagle. J.
Zuboff, Killisnoo.
Alaska_Views.
Views taken to order. DE
VELOPING and PRINTING, j
Films, Plates, etc. Received,
Develojted and Stored lor any
Persons in the Interior. Send
all orders to J. G. Snyder’s.
P. S. HUNT, Photographer
VALDEZ, ALASKA.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Ekheavor Ctoml Chphch—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hdbart
Street- Rev. D. W_ Oram, Pastor
Services every Sunday at 10:30 a.
m. and 8 ]>. m. Prauor meeting
Wednesday night Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 o’clock. Melvin Dempsey,
President
Church ok the Epiphany—©or..
Glacier Avenue and Hohart
Street. Services on Sunday at 4
p. m. Jas. Fish, Senior Wardtn
OunEH of Alaska Moose, Pioneer
Tent Xo. 1. Meet in their own
-Hull on Reser
vation Avenue,
every Thursday
evening at *8
o'clock. John
Goodell, Ruling
Spirit ; A. J. Ad
ams, Keej)er of
Wa Wa.(Sec)
Arctic Brotherhood—
Valdez C;m»> No. 10.
Alms at Moose
Hall every Tues
day evening.
A. M. Edwards.
Arctic Chief. J.
Vi. Snyder, Sec-1
retary.
Brother hood of Alaska Pioneers
Artliur Bohgal, Chief, \V. J.
McDonnell, Secretary.
Headquarters, Afognak, Alaska.
Valdez Chamber ok Commerce—
Meet on the first and third
Friday night of each month. J.
Uoodell, Pres. A. W. Koch tod,
Sec’y.
If you want to buy an outfit in
the interior, or have goods deliver
ed to any part of the district, or
wish yourself taken to any part of
the interior with guides, call on A.
Holman,
Suliscrilie for the Prospector.
F. W. Rosenthal,
Artist of Alaska Scenery
in Pencil and Water Color.
Dualor in .all kinds of
Indian Curios.
The only true picture of
VOLCANO WRANOEL
in existence is from Ids
brush.
Hotel Hoi.max Ooppeu Center
,
GRAND HOTEL
A. SWAN Proprietor.
Corner Keystone Aemie and*
McKinley Street.
WHERE
» ? Who?
STOP
Everyone From Valdez. J
AT THE
FRANKLIN
OF COURSE.
Only First Clast* European Hotel in
JUNEAU.
I
John T. Spickett Proprietor
HOTEL bILLER.
Headquarters for VALDEZ People
L20 Rooms. Rates nOc, $1.00 and
4W.50 per day. First class res
taurant in connection. Free
feus. Opposite CL S. Postoffice.
\V. G. POTTS, Manager.
Cor. 1st Ave. and
University SL SEATTLE
Cameron Golden
IMJ PiororToosorial Parlor IKK
Tke Oldest .and Most
Reliable in Town.
Ladies’ <Skam|ieoing
a Specialty..
Ladies’ and Gents’ Baths
Porcelain'Valia. Fresh
and Salt Water
Baths. Rooms Sep
arate trera tlsi Simp.
•
All Modem Improvements
T. J. Coles.
GUUIUffi tUKUHL
NadmitkN^
4
JODDIIIQ.
GLACIER St. and MeKINLEY Av
PATENTS
SBaaKg
an m aovrau un
larmton, Manoteeturen. Mian and TJaan
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«*a • ROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Patifk Padiin? ? navigation (o.
Successors to PACIFIC STRAW WHALINWiO®.
EXCELSIOR
Z .ft MOORE, Master.
AMD
M EWPORT.
F. 8. MOORE, Master.
EECELSIOR Sails from Seattle about 25tli of Each Month for
I akiitat, hi la mar. \ ALI)E/, Ulianina ami Cook;* Inlet Pointn.
Sails from \ ALI)kZ alsuit 12th of «ich month bir Juneau and
Seattle.
NEWPORT sails from Juneau about 1st of emth month fur Vuhlez and
n estern Points.
Sails from \ AJ.DEZ about 25 th of each month fur .Sitka and Juneau,
for Information and Rates Apply at Ofliee of
Pacific Packing & Nav.Co.
<1IoIh> Building, Seattle, Wash.
80 California Street, San fxancinoo.
«J» 0# Martin, A£t.
\VM. WORKMAN p. MAGNESON
Workman’s Road House
First roadhouse built on Government
Trail. Can aecomudate-oQ people, hits large
warm barn for20 horses.and good (piartins
for dogs. Good meals .and %e»ury thing die
mushei' desires:.
Twenty Miles From yaldez.
Roberts' Road House.
Before crossing the Summit on the way to
the interior stop for rest and shelter at Mrs.
Robert’s. BESTjvnd ONLY place for feed
sand water >u» th« road. 21 Miles From Val
dez.
MRS. H. ROBERTS, - . PROPRIETOR.
J^ariDigan f^oadfiotise.
OX THU AI.I/-AMER K'.VN Til AH. .T5 ‘Mfl.lf* F1KJM YAS.I11SJ5.
Best of Accommodations
For Man a.md Beast.
Reopened under New Management.
FIRST STOPPING PLACE AFTER CROSSING SUMMIT.
Donalson Roadhouse*
TOWIJM BRIDQE.
Outfits Cached Free of Charge Three iBi rse and Dog Stables.
Distance From \ahlez, 774 Miles, via Government Trail. Beat
Accomodations for Travelers.
CHAS. C. YAGER, Prop. 77 Miles Jihom Valdez
\\ hen on the Wsu- to the Jmtorior, Stop at the
Loomis Roadhouse,
Tonsina Bridge.
Good Meals. Good Beds.
Comjdete Line of Merchandise and Miners Supplies at
Valdes (Prices with Freight Added.
I. H. LOOMIS, Fnor. 77 Milks Fhom Valukx.
Hanky C. Multeity WillDavjs
HOTEL HOL/lrtN
Best iroad house on the All American touted the
Yukon. Fresh vegetable* during season from our
own garden. Good fued lor stock *ear bv. Best of
accomodations, whiter ur -kuminer.
COPfCS CEN'lhR, ALASKA. 1103 MnwFitoM Valdej:
C C. BOQdRDUS,
Assayer and Chemist.
Gold and Silvr $1.00 Gold Silver and popper $24#
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