Valdez Daily Prospector
PUBLISHED BY THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
TKKMS
One Dollar i>er Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1912.
THE "PARALY8IS OF MININU
DI8TRICTS."
One of llio most profitable tanks
to which the Fairbanks section <»f
the American Mining congress can
devote its attention and its ef
forts is the invention of a cure for
what has come to In; known as
(he "paralysis of mining dis
tricts." It i* a subject that'ean
not he discussed too much until
a remedy is found. The mining
industry has progressed in the
United Slates during recent years
at a more rapid rale than any
other single industry, yet the
statutes thai govern mining have
remained practically unchanged
for forty year#. Amendment up
on amendment has been proposed,
hut has heen accomplished
beyond warm discussion.
There are large areas of un
developed milling land In the
states to which patents have al
ready been issued, and title pass
ed from the United Stales govern
ment. J''or this there is perhaps
no remedy. And yet, in western
Australia, if an owner of mining
ground fails to work his ground,
the government may step in, lease
the ground lo an operator, collect
the proceeds of the leaso and
hand them over to the owner. The
principle of such practice is, that
it is to the interest of the stato
that its resources should bo de
veloped, and not be permitted to
lie in idleness.
In tho early days of mining, a
miner had tho right to maintain
possession of a mining claim on
ly so long as ho operated it. Con
tinuous operation and develop
ment are theoretically at tho basis
of tho right of a citizon to stake
a pieco of mining ground. How
far the actual practice has de
parted from the theory is evident
in the immense areas of staked
claims in the immediate vicinity
of Fairbanks upon which only
perfunctory assessment work is
done year after year, and in many
cases no work at all—the claim
ants being as clearly guilty of
land frauds as any fradulcnt
I claimant who has ever been sent
to a penitentiary.
The least we should do is to re
qure rigid inspection and super
vision of annual assessment work,
and to put an end to the present
privilege of holding claims in
idleness for practically two years
after staking. It is a subject to
which the American Mining Con
gress could devote itself definite
ly and forcefully.— Fairbanks
Times.
NAME OF BRYAN
HAD MAGIC EFFECT
A good story is going (lie rounds
of Ihe Eastern press of how a
Richmond lawyer was enabled In
'witness the Durbar prae! rally as
a guest of King (Jeorge. The law
yer's name is Bryan and he was
mistaken for (he only William
Jennings. The lawyer before
leaving America on a lour of the
world secured a general note of
in 11 < .duel ion from President Taft
ami forwa-ded it lo the seereiaiv
of I he Durbar. The resull was
pi /.-:!ing to him until ho learned
he was supposed lo be I In' Ib yan
of America.
"Mrs. Bryan and I were very
anxious lo witness the Durbar
ceremonies, but as we neared In
dia we found I hat no amount of
money could obtain accommoda
tions. I had about abandoned the
idea when I thought of my letter
from President Taft, which was
in the nature of a general note
of introduction and a part of the
various credentials which I car
ried.
"I forwarded the Taft note to
the secretary of the Durbar and
was amazed on reaching Calcutta
lo discover an answer in the shape
of a special train, reserved for Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan. We were con
veyed to the Durbar in state and
seals were assigned to us on I he
gold and purple carpet wilhin 100
feel of I he king and queen. We
witnessed and heard the whole
ceremony and I hen were conduct
ed back lo Calcutta in the same
special train. No greater favors
could have been shown lo us fhan
were won by President Tail's let
ter."
Copper Night and Vaudeville.
The Passion Play will be shown
al I he Orpheum again Ibis even
ing for the last lime. The thea
ter has been crowded for three
| nights and the management de
[cided to put it on once more.
Change of program, vaudeville
{and copper medals tomorrow
i night l«) celebrate Yaldey,' first
shipment of copper. Sunday pro
jgram is a crackerjajck.
8TILL A CHANCE
TO WIN THE WATCH
The Grab Sale closes Saturday
night at 9 o'clock. The watch
ticket, No. 23, has not been drawn
yet. OWL DRUG CO., Inc.
A Voter at Least.
Aunt Spinsterly—I hope that
your opinions uphold the dignity
of our sex, Mamie, and that you
believe that every woman should
have a vole?
Mamie—I don't go quite so far
as that, auntie; but I believe that
every woman should have a voter.
8elling Out
Our old slock of wall paper at 15
per cent discount to make room
for our new 1912 stocks, which
will arrive on the Northwestern.
C. C. RUDOLPH.
Seo German, the dentist, over
Owl Drug Store. Examination
free. 'Phono J 9.
DAGGETT
AND LEAHY
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
All branches of up-to-dato den
tistry.* OITlces over Jim Kahtar's
drug store, Valdez, Alaska.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.
and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LA TOVCHK A PUCK, Mart.
Offic* Saytkfe'i TilUr Shop PU 102
Itriki »• Al Parte <4 Tiwi. Calk A—wand Fraaptif
Baataaaa CaalUaaHal ,
Houm and Carpet Cleaning
CAMERON DAVIS
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
8undayf Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at 8 and
9:18 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jaok 8urryhne, Musical Director.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Rmronrg on Minks
fATMNr Sunrmra
<mKNK0Al. Mining E nqinb crino
Phonb No. toa
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and'
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Onicc In Harrinirton Iildir.
on Water Front Res- Phone. 180
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
E= £§
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock In
Katfle Hulh All members requested to at
tend T* O. QDINN. ArticChief
valdez Lodge
No 168.
free ana Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday lo
each month in MoKlnley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James M. Patterson,.W. M
C. C- Reynolds; Sec
1.0.
»0.F.
Visiting and locnl Odd Fellows nrc re
quested to register their name with the
Valdcz Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings, llrst and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HTJNT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDKZ AKIUE No. 1071
Meet every Friday, 8 i>. m- Kairlc Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but beat materials used.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD A HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Freah Goods-Reasonable Price*
THE CUFF
THE CUFF
8
P. S. HUNT
Proprietor.
Court Meets Next Monday
You don't know how well dressed a juror
or grand juror you will be until you wear
one of our
STYLISH SPRING HATS
We Heve Just Received an Advance Shipment
Copper River
Draying Co.
Frel^htin^ and pass*nirers to all parts
of the interior. (Jcneral Trucking
hid. J Wood, " - Proprietor]
Mcltlnlcy St. Yaldcz
|1«up Hotel
SEATTLE
Chas. Peb»y, mop.
the BisTorEvimmNe
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY ,
135RDOKsVftntBATtt-505«ffiiRooM5
When In Seward Stop at die
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prof.
8TRICTLY FIRST .CLASS
Fourth Ave 8cwamd, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON:
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directors
PhonI ,4# GEO. ROBB1NS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Conveniences
Good TIJP niirrrT Good
Goods I IIL DUiTlI Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL, KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ Tl\^fDT7D ant* Building
Puget Sound I—«x-/ lVJLJ31ZjJtv Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone U
Patronize a Home Industry
Z/)c
Fairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers ^
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a (
general I
Banktajl
Business!
S" BLUM & ©1
— I N C O R POWAT I", D - -
BANKERS
.CAPITAL % ZO O OUO."?
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.