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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1»12.
NO. 132
OPENS WITH A
BLAZE OF GLORY
Golden Potlatch Celebration Far
Exceeds That of Last
Year.
Seallle, July 18.-The Golden
Potlatch has opened in a blaze
of glory. The city is crowded
with people to ils fullest capac
ity.
The afternoon of the opening
day the business houses closed
and every one gave themselves ov
er to the enjoyment of the scenes
<»f the potlatch.
Willi the arrival of the treas
ure ship with the hardy sons of
the north on board, loaded down
with pokes of the yellow metal
I he carnival was on. All indica
tions point that this year's cele
bration will far exceed that of last
year both in the number of vis
itors and the pageants, one fol
lowing the other in quick suc
cession.
Business will be praclirally at
a standstill until the festivities
come to an end.
ATHELETES ARE
ON WAY HOI
Americans Win Their Share of thb
Prizes and Make Themselves
Popular
Stockholm, July 18.-Thousands
of people assembled at the steam
op landing to hid the American
teams a pleasant voyage home.
The Americans, besides winning
m<»re than their share of the
prizes, made themselves very
popular with lh<> people.
WIRELESS FLIMFLAMER
IS PAROLED
Seville, July 18.—Parker, the
I'niled Wireless agent, who was
>enlenced lo the peuilenliary for
defrauding hundreds of people,
has been paroled, lie will return
ln-re |o remain during I lie life of
lii< sentence.
Subscribe for 'lie Prospector
WILSON TO CAMPAIGN PACIFIC COAST
CALIFORNIANS ASK SENATOR TO RESIGN
Oyster JJay, July 18—Colon?l
(Roosevelt has suddenly cancelled
his middle west campaign, ar
ranged for shortly after the Chi
cago convention. The reason for
the change of program is not
known among his co-workers.
Newton, Kan., July 18,-An in
junction has been issued by the
stale court here, on the petition
of Regular Republicans, restrain
ing the Roosevelt men from plac
ing I he names of the Progressive
candidates on fhe ballot in the
state election. The question will
be taken to the higher courl, and
if sustained there is a likelihood
of I lie Progressive vide being
thrown to I lie Democratic ticket.
Washington, July IK.—Senator
Dixon, of Montana, lale manager
BOUNCING BABY GIRL
BORN ABOARD UMATILLA
The Umatilla started from the
far north with 105 passengers
aboard and arrived at Seattle with
a passenger list of 100. While
the vessel was steaming through
Uniinak pass June 20, a bounc
ing baby girl was born to Mrs.
H. W. Lynch, wife of a well known
mining man in the Iditarod. Both
mother and child showed no bad
effects of the voyage when the
vessel reached the sound.
INCORPORATION OF
MIDA8 COPPER COMPANY
Articles of incorporation of the
Midas Gopper Company )\verc
tiled with the clerk of the court,
the incorporators being George
Haldwin, Geo. C. Treat and Win.
M. Wilson. The capital stock of
the company is placed at one mil
lion dollars, with shares of the
par value of one dollar. The di
rectors named are Geo. Haldwin,
Geo. C. Treat, Win. M. Wilson,
A. K. Grigsby, T. J. I>cvinncy, J.
II. Plant and John Feinblooin.
Articles of incorporation of the
Rainier-Grand Hotel company, of
Cordova, have been tiled with the
clerk oT the courl. The incorpor
ators are Geo. I>oo|ey and Charles
Allen. • The capital slock is fix
ed al *-'<1.000. with -diarcs of a
par value o T ft 10.
The Perseverance mine al .lu
neau liiis a gasoline truck of four
tons capacity.
FREE CANAL AMERICAN SHIPS
ARGUMENT SEN. O'GORMA^i
SAYS IT 18 DEMOCRATIC POLICY TO AID THE AMERICAN MER
CHANT MARINE AND NOT SUBSIDIZE THEM AT EX
PENSE OP PARMER AND MANUFACTURER
Washington, July l8.-8enator
O'Gorinan, of New York, in a
speech advocating free lolls for
American ships, charged the rail
way corporations with being be
hind the British demand for equal
rates with American bottoms. He
made a strong ploa for American
^hipping, saying that it was Dem
ocratic policy to aid our merch
ant marine but not to tax I he peo
ple to keep our vesaeln acoht, fTo
denied the right of England or
'any foreign, country to question
our treatment of our coastwiae
traffic through the Panama Ca
nal, any more than they could
question the transcontinental
railway rates. The canal, ho
said, was primarily built for lh«?
bfiiefll of Ibis country, and built
with American money, and should
be operated to the greatest pos
sible benefit of American ship
ping, notwithstanding the pro
tests of England, Germany and
France.
NOTED 80ENE PAINTER
IS MUOH IMPRESSED
Captain Cann, of the launch
Swastika, returned this after
noon from Harriman Fjord, where
he went -tinder charter to Mr. L.
DeForost, the noted scene paint
er, who took a number of sketch
es of the remarkable scenery of
that section. Mr. DeForeti* ap
pears to be much impresaed with
the wonderful gconery in this sec
tion of Alaska.
NO STANDPATTERS WANTED IN GOLDEN STATE-DEMOCRATS
TO FORCE HAND OF REPUBLICANS—TAFT WILL FIQHT
SOMETHING, NOT PARTICULAR AS TO WHAT
of Colonel Roosevelt's campaign,
is to retire from the Roosevelt
party. He says that while he is
loyal to Colonel Roosevelt, yet he
owes his first duty to his party
ami will tightf or the principles
which he has been advocating
within I lie parly lines.
Washington, July 18—President
Tafl will lighl I he leaders of I he
third parly and will attack the
assumed high moral ground up
on which they pretend to stand.
Washington, July 18.—The
Democrats of tile house and sen
ate in caucus have decided to push
the tariff bills and force the He
publicans to show their hands be
fore the November elections.
They will again attempt to push
tarift' bills before the president,
compelling him (<» veto the meas
ures.
Los Angeles, July 18.—The Pro
gressives of I he state have wired
Senator Works saying that his
resignation would be accepted.
Th«* Progressives of the stale feel
SUMMER FREIGHTING NOW ON
! HELPS VALDEZ INTERIOR TRADE
C. L. MEIERS NOW FREIGHTING FROM THE VALDEZ END,
FINDING IT CHEAPER THAN OTHER ROUTE AND MORE
PLEASANT THAN IN WINTER
.J. Meiers. proprietor of I ho
Mi'ii'r.s roadhouso. Ibis side of
Paxsons, arrived in the city to
purchase supplies for his road
side hostelry as well as for a
number of prospectors he has oul
:ii the hills /uncovering tTTe lat
ent resources of that section.
lie has located a number t.o(
placer claims on the headwaters
of the (tulkann, where ho found
promising looking ground. This
lie is having prospected. He al
«o lia-i a number of men engag
ed in opening a quartz ledge
f» und by himself last year at the
head of Ibe Tasluna. lie says (lie
trail, Willi the exceplion of a cou
ple of short spots, is Ibe Im'sI il
ha* ever boon, and I liat with I ho
improvement- now being made the
• oad will be in perfect condilion.
Mr. Meiers, during the ifumber
of years he has fnaintained his
roadhouse, has freighted in his
supplies during the winter
months, but from now on will
freight in the summer, Hndiiig it
cheaper and les.s arduous and tu
that end ha*> had a wagon .shipped
up from the slates.
The experience of Mr. Meiers
means .something to Vahlez. as
the making of I to* road into a
summer trail will rlirow the trade
of a large and growing section
bark to Vahlez. thus avoiding the
heavy railway lolls ehai'geil to
C.hilina.
MANY LEAVING
FOR TEIKHELL
Strike in Telluride Oamp Has a
Strong Attraction for the
Old Mushers
The publication of the details
of (hp strike at Teikhell in the
Prospector ha* caused a second
stampede to that section of the
country.
Last night parties were strik
ing out at. all hours, there being
a continual procession out the
government road. Among those
who hiked over the hill were
Charles Kraemer, Louis Laven
saler and Honry Deyo, who left at
an early hour in a buckboard. Bob
Ferguson and William Morton
also struck out for the new camp.
Hoadhouseg on the way report
lhat business is good.
The last mail brought, advices
to Postmaster E. H. Boyer that a
.postal savings bank had been as
signed to the Fairbanks office and
that the necossary papers and
stamps were on the way. A pe
tition for a piVstal saving* de
pository was made last year by
<i number of residents.
DREDGING GROUND
BEING TESTED
Large Areas on Kenai River Be
ing Tested by Prof. Melnor
Roberts
At las! I lie Kenai river dredg
ing ground is in for some real
prospecting and (he owners of
ground along I he river will soon
know whelher they have been
fooling themselves in believing
that they have some of the best
dredging ground in Alaufca or not.
Mr. Molnor Roberts, dean of the
University of Washington school
of mines, arrived In Seward last
night on the Mariposa, accom
panied by Mr. Wcrnecke, a well
known mining man, prepared to
spend the season in prospecting
I ho gravel of Kenai river, search
ing for a good dodging proposi
tion. Mr. Roberts has a com
plete outfit for this kind of work
and is an experienced mining en
gineer.
The outfit consists of the lat
est thing in Empire drills, and the
first ground that will be bored
will be the Towle ground, just be
low the Cunningham group be
tween the lakes. Thoy will plat
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lhat Works has been playing fast
and loose with them and are de
termined that he shall not repre
sent California In the upper
chamber of Congress. There ie>
great indignation throughout the
slate against Works, he having
always claimed to be a progres
sive of the Progressives.
Seagirt, July 18—Woodrow Wil
son announces that he will make
the Pacific coast in his campaign
lour, traversing the slates of
Montana, Idaho, Washington,
California. Arizona and X»'\v Mex
ico.
A cleanup of (he dredge of the
Alaska Exploration company, op
crating on K above, Fairbanks, is
reported lit have yielded r>or» oun
ces after a 10 days' run.
FEAR FRANK BRYANT
PERISHED IN KATMAI
A Seattle paper says that rel
ai'.ves and friends of Frank Bry
an!, game warden of Yakima
county, are growing fearful thai
lie perished in the Katiuai vol
canic eruption. Bryant, with a
Count von Bergen, from Germany,
and I.. I.. Bales, the Alaska guide,
are known to have been within
L'O miles of the scene of the
eruption shortly before the erup
tion, and since then no won! has
come from them.
BRINGS SUIT AGAINST
KATALLA COMPANY
Suit lias been fileil by Pete;*
Conies, of Chitina, against the
Katalla Company for 810,000
damages, attorneys fees and cost*:!
of court, alleging that lie was (
injured while standing in front!
of liis store by a blast fired by!
au airenl of the defendant corpor
al ion. a large rock thrown by the
force of the explosion, breaking
his shoulder, incapacitating him
from earning a living. The de
fendant is represented by Judge
O. A Tucker, of Cordov.'i.
JOHN B. McNAFWARA
HAS THE SULKS
San (j11enI in. Cat., .Inly IS.-J.!
B Mi'Naniara has 1 very sul-j
leit and unruly ;i11«I has had I1- lie)
ana in confined in the dungeon.
I'p to dale, owing lo his unruly
character, lie has gained no cred
it <.
GAMBLERS PLOT
RESULTS MURDER
Two Suspects Held in Toombs
Confess to Murder of Vtioh
Gambler
New York, July 18.-Two sus
pects held in the Toombs for the
murder of Henry Rosenthal, the
wealthy gambler, have confessed
lhat the killing was the result of
a plot among the gamblers. One
policeman was implicated in the
killing. Arrests will follow.
Mariposa's Passenger List.
Seal lie. July 18.—The <|eamer
Mariposa sailed Tuesday nighl
wilh I lie following passenger list:
It. L. Kngleke, It. M. Ilesket. Miss
J. J. A« kerson. W. J. K.-lly, J. \\\
SI evens. A. Mel>anie| and wife,
Mrs. I.ola Dale, .John Feinblooin,
I". F. Cireen, \N". X. Ilarlow, Si<
lef Angelica. Mother Superior
Angelo, |»r. J. W*. Slone. Mrs. C..
M. Xicholson and daughter. Ag
nes Hell. Annie Carrigau. The
sleamship offices were closed to
day owing lo (he opening o|' the
I'ollatch festivities.
CULL DETECTIVE
EOR DEFENSE
This Announcement is a Distinct
Surprise to the Pros
ecution
l.os Angeles, July IM.-i'Jareiice
Harrow has given not ire thai lie
will make detective Franklin his
own witness.
The announcement xva- a eom
plele >urpri*e |<> the "n»>ecution.
bul they, appear lo make liuhl of
I lie mat ler.
WOLG AST -RIVERS
TO FIGHT AGAIN
l.o> \ llgeles, .1111 \ I dgasl
and Mixers liaxe signed lo light
again on l.ahor day under the
>aine management which they
fought on Ihi* Fourth of July.
A motor boat eluh has I or
ganized al Wranged xx'fh Ixvelxe
eharlei* members.
ATTEMPT KILL PRESIDENT
SECRETARY SLIGHTLY RURNED
AN AUTOMATIC BOMB ADDRE88ED TO PRESIDENT TAFT
FINDS ITS WAY INTO THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT, FOR
TUNATELY, DOES LITTLE DAMAGE
Washington. July I8.-A das
tardly attempt to assassinnte the
President of the United States waa
made yeserday by sending a bomb
ho arranged that on opening the
package, which contained the
deadly instrument, it would cx
plodo.
Secretary Allen, who received
the package, was slightly burned
when the ignited fuse was expos
ed. An explosion was averted by
pulling ttie fuse from the bomb.
The secret service are now busy
ferreting out the perpetrntors of
the outrage.
Washington, July 18.-Later
The *lory of an infernal machine
being senf to President Tnfl now
turn* out to have been a hnzing
story given a green young re
porter for a scoop on the oldor
hands. All I ho new* agencies
were, however, caught in (he ne£,
publishing what meagre details
they could got of I he purported
attempt on Ihe life of the presi
dent.
The Alaska road commission,
under Ih«» immediate supervision
of ftupprintendfMW Anton Eide, is
engaged in constructing a fine
wagon road from Knik to the Wil
low erei»k gold rump. A portion
of the road has hcen Iniill by pri
\ale parties.
Foot rapes at f,ong Island and
Aviator AI wood at ttie Majpstic
tonight.