The Alaska Prospectoi
I'ubllatMMl at Valdez, Alaska, every Tlmrsdu;
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COAX, UND DEVELOPMENT
Men interested in Alaska coal landt
profess to believe that the enact
ment of the coal liiml bill will bring
forth the immediate development ant:
operation of cual mine* on a large
scale in the Kayak and Matanuski!
districts. The law is a makeHhifl
made necessary tostrike ar
average between the desire ol
capital to monopolize vast areas ol
coal land and the iridescent dream ol
the president to furnish cheap coal by
compelling somebody to lease coal
deposits and invest largo sums with
budding hopes as guaranty of returns
on the investment.
In the end the result will be the
same. Permission to consolidate
claims aggregating '2.r><»0 acres will
allow the development of large mines.
Before all the coal is dug out ol 2.r>t>(i
acres the owners will be able consec
utively to annex all the adjacent
aereas until some huge trust will con
trol each district.
This is not a prospect entirely pleas
ing to anybody except the gentlemen
who are planning to be in the trust.
Still ii anybody can ligure out any
other way to secure development of
Alaska coal deposits he has not yet
published the details of his project.
The president's scheme to tile a
caveat against monopoly by farming
out the coal lands on leases depends
upon finding parties who are able and
willing to start a great enterprise on
a shoe-string and a deeply-rooted be
lief in the hereafter.
Capital is necessary to make coal
mines in Alaska and while the
menace of monopoly in the Alaska
coal market is serious it is less so than
the prospect of strengthening the
grip of the existing monopoly on the
lower coast if Alaska is left untouch
ed.
The provision jammed into the bill
by the president permitting him to
withdraw coal lands from entry at
will is merely a toy for him to play
with. His temperament will require
him to give some spectacular exhibi
tion before he goes out of ofliee next
spring, but that is all. Alaska has
more elements of perpetuity than T.
Roosevelt.
FOURTH JUDICIAL, DIVISION
Central Alaska owes an acknow
ledgment of obligation to the lower
honne of congress for the passage of
the bill creating a Fourth judicial
division, This prompt recognition of
Alaska by a new congress violates all
precedent and is the more remark
able because thr present house is en
acting very little legislation beyond
appropriation bills and intend)* to
' make the earliest adjournment in
several decades.
It is hardly to be expected that the
senate will pass the judicial bill at
this session but as no opposition to it
is manifest in that body a very hope
ful prospect exists that it may become
a law at the short Hession of congress
next winter, where-by the southern
coast and the Tanana will receive
ample judicial machinery before
another year.
The city council in deserving of
commendation for the attitude it has
taken with regard to the dog nuisance
of Valdez, but why do not the coun
cilmen enforce the ordinance with
regard t/» homos. There are at least,
a dozen horses roaming through the
streets of the town, infesting yards
and disturbing peace by clattering
up and down sidewalks, both day
and night.
For flubdub, ruhhish and menda
city in recent Alaska newspaper work
first money goes to the correspon
dent of the Seattle Punt-Intelligencer
and the Hoggatt organs of Alaska,
at the Ketchikan convention.
Now why should Mr. Hearst flee to
Europe when they are counting the
votes his way unless after all he is
afraid the Job of New York mayor
may queer some other scheme?
With Prof. Druce of Oxford unlvor
slty hacking up Richmond P. llobson
thero seems to ho no way for the
United States to escape war with
J®p»n. ____________
If Kvclyn is going to withdraw her
divorce suit it must he that she has
received all the advertising for stage
purposes she felt sho could get out of
It.
It is stated that the freight rnto
from Seattle to tho Orient is %1 a ton.
Well Beattle makes enough off Alaska
to enable her to bid for Oriental trade.
Asthefloet has sailed away safely It
Id apparent that Heattlo left the armor
plate on the vessels. The metal is
nailed on pretty tight.
FIGHT FOR DBI/FGAT8
Alaska is promised a fight at the
election in August for delegate to
congress that will be worth watching,
though it will hardly draw tlio at
> tention of the states from the presi
dential campaign. It will be a three
cornered fight and is not likely to re
• suit in a stampede like that of two
! years ago which earned the miners'
! nominees through at a gait that left
> all other candidates iu the also ran
class.
Delegate Thomas Cale has finally
i decided to run again. He has been
i nominated by the anti-Hoggatt wing
. of the republican party and it ox
> pected to draw heavily among the
j miners regardless of party. It is ad
' mittod that he will fail to carry some
j strength that was given him two
I years ago, but lie can lose a good
j deal and win. Mr. Cale has made
: some political and perhaps some per
| sonal enemies since lie went to Wash
1 ington but he is conceded to be an
1 able man and to havo done good
i work at the capital in spite of great
' handicaps.
John W. Corson, the nominee of
; the other wing of the republican
party, is an able man, one of the
best stump speakers in the north
west, and promises to make a whirl
wind campaign. His alliance with
j the Hoggatt faction will be usedj
against him by the opponents of the j
: governor and the issue is liable to lu
ll decisive factor in the fight. Mr.
Corson is a strong advocate of terri
| torial government and in nominating
him the anti-torritorialists were forced
j to accept bis platform—the one that
was adopted at Juneau last November
when the Hoggatt men walked out j
John Honan, the democratic nomi
nee, is a leading mining operator of j
the Tanana. He came within one
j vote of the miners' nomination two
I years ago. He then withdrew and
his support nominated Cale. Since
then he has turned against Cale and
will split the Tanana vote with tin
latter. Honan ordinarily should get |
the anti-Wickersham vote of the
Tanana, but the striking miners may
be expected to oppose him, as be is
the head of tin; mine operators' asso
ciation and spent the winter in Seat- i
tie directing tin- employment of
i strike breakers. In spite of this he i
has elements of strength and has the
advantage of facing a divided oppo
i sit ion party.
FACTITIOUS HISTORY
The Juneau Record in having smoke
dreams about the Ketchikan circUH
and finds that "Col. Perkins went off
| by himself and held a convention."
The colonel may have done that but
! previously lie with other delegates j
I having most of the votes from the
! Second and Third divisions and
j enough from the First to make 103
I bona tide votes in all, held a conven
tion on the floor of the hall.
The tory organs are peddling the
fiction that there was a walk-out.
There was no walk-out and the anti
Juneau men adopted their platform,
elected their national delegates and
territorial committee on the floor of
j the hall notwithstanding the melo
i dramatic efforts of C. I). Murane to
J play schoolmaster, in which lie suc
ceeded about as well as he will in get
I ting appointed judge of the new
Fourth judicial division with the help
of the Juneau outfit.
Josh Millings once offorcd the sug
gestion that it is better not to know
so many things than to know so many
things that ain't so.
And mo Arkansas Ihih thrown Jeff
I Davis among the? discards when JofT
j lias been senator only a year and be
I fore he* has had time to tie tho ten
| taclcs of tho octopus in a hard knot.
An Alaska man in Boattlo refused
I to leavo his money at the police stat
ion for safe kecking, lie probably
i know the force.
PrCgresn on Happy Jack Mine
JuliiiH Singer in in town from Ho
gan hay, Knight inland, and report*
that the tunnel in the Happy Jack
mine i« now in 880 feet. Ho oxpecta
to strike the ore body about 200 feet
furtherln. Twenty men are employed.
Wilcox is working eight men in
threo shifts on the Mullins property,
and Hogan brothers are also working.
..
j Whittlesey In Appointed Clerk
By a Hpeclal authorization issued by
Attorney Oeneral Bonaparte, W. H.
Whittlesey of Vaid07, ban been ap
pointed clork to the United Htates
attorney's office. Mr. Whittlesey will
divide bin time between Vaide7, and
Hewardas public service requires.
Dr. Hopkins reports that a nine and
a half pound daughter was born to
the wife of Hev. Mr. Allen, the Cop
per (/'enter missionary, In tho Good
Ha mart tan hospital at 12:20 this after*
noon.
W. T. Beeks, deputy district clerk,
left on the Portland for a trip east
that will Include a visit to his former
home In Oklahoma. Mr. Beeks will
return to Valde« late In July or the
first of August.
BIDS FOR ROAD
! HAVE WIDE RANGE
| Estimates on Government
Work in Canyon Vary From
$22,000 to $100,000.
[. That contractors arc of many ideas
when it comes to estimating the cost
of doing a certain piece of work has
seldom been emphasized more
strongly than today when the bids for
constructing the piece of road con
templated by the government for
Keystone canyon were opened by
Superintendent Ingrain of the govern
ment road commission. There were
four bids the estimates ranging from ,
in round numbers. $22,000 to $10(1,001).
Superintendent Ingram eabled the
bids to Skagway, the headquarters of
the road commission the message
conveying the following information:
George W. Nelson bid for the ex
cavation $l,lf> a yard, for the retain
ing wall, $3.51 a yard, for the paving,
$1 a s«j yard and for constructing
culverts, $12.50 each. William Scott
hid $1.47 for excavation, $.*1.80 for the
retaining wall, $1.48 for paving and I
$2-1 each for culverts. 1*\ Mutter
worth's bid was $2.23 for excavation, j
$1!).00 for retaining wall, $1 for pav
ing and $.'{() each for culverts. Guy
Hanta's bid was §1.15 for excavation,
$:$() for retaining wall, $2 for paving |
and $150 each for culverts.
The various totals are; Nelson, j
$21,5)15, Scott, $28,200.(50, Butterworth
$ l!).!t:W and Hunt a, $100,005.
Nelson Bid Accepted
(J. W. Nelson will be awarded
tin- contract to I mild the government
road through Keystone canyon, as
soon as he liles an acceptable bond
word tothiselTeet having been received
from Skagway yesterday afternoon
by Superintendent Ingraam. Nel
son's hid, was $'22,0-10 for the entire
job, being more than $78,000 less than i
the highest estimate submitted.
Within the next three days Mr.
Nelson will establish his camp and |
under the direction of C. S. I'atton
the work of road building will begin.
It is expected that the job will he
finished within ninety days and if
everything goes well considerably he
fore that. Eighty men will be put to
work.
The difference in the estimates has
occasioned considerable comment hut
Mr. Nelson asserts that he knew what
he was doing when he set his figure
and he expresses confidence that he
will make a good profit from the con
tract. lie says that this is not his
first job in the contracting line, and
that under any circumstances Valdez
is to benefit, for what he cannot save
he will spend here for supplies.
HENKLE CASE CAUSES
MORE COMPLICATIONS
Th« easeof ('. I'. Ilenkle, superin
tendent of tho government fish
hatchery at Lctnik, Afognak island,
who watt tried before a commissioner
and acquitted of tin* charge of assault
ing a half breed girl promises to he
come famous. The latest phase of
the ease develop* in the following
communication:
"Valdez, May 27
"The Daily Prospector:
"Hoeing the article in last night's
paper referring t*> me, and stating
that I was dismissed from the l,et
nik hatchery, I wish to state that
such is not the cane, Mr. Ilenkel not
being superintendent at that time.
"Also untrue is the charge that I
was before marriage living with tho
girl who is now my wife. At the time
in question 1 was in Lctnik and she in
Afognak.
"Mr. Hnodgrass states that Mr.
Honkcl was on board the Tyonic, in
Ozinka bay at I a. m. Mr. Henklo
was ashore in A/ognak at that time
as I can prove. Also, to my know
ledge, he was in Afognak on several
occasions."
"Hernharb llrauors."
Marine Inapcctora Coining
United States Marine Inspectors
Whitney and Newhall, of the district
of Alaska are passengers on the Hor
tha for Valdo/,, having boarded tho
steamship at Juneau. The inspectors
are coming horo to take up numer
ous applications for pilots Heenso
now on file with Deputy Collector of
CuAtoms Spier, and to inspect one or
two vessels.
To Build Iflncliinbrook I/ighthoune
Prospects are good for construction
of the Cape Ifinchlnhrook lighthouse
after long and unseemly delays, ac
cording to a letter just roccived by
8. A. Homple from Portland. The
lighthouse board will advertise this
month for bids and It Is expected that,
the work will begin not later than
September. The congressional appro
priation !• $12T>,000.
(Inc) Bankers and General Merchants (Inc)
Visit our BIG STORE while in the city and look over our line
of Dry Goods, Groceries, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings, Boots, Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Rubber Goods, Furniture, Carpets, Linoleum, Mats,
Draperies, Glass and Crockery Ware, Hardware, Stoves, Miners'
Supplies, Etc.
We receive a large shipment of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables on
every steamer. Special attention is called to a line of S. & W.
canned Goods, which are the highest pitch of perfection.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE CO., INC.
sii PIONEER OUTFITTERS wo
SOLDIERS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
Two Men From Fort Liscum
Capsize in Bay, Aid Com
ing at Last Minute.
Two soldiers stationed at Port Lis
<!»im had a narrow eseapo from drown
ing early Sunday morning and only
for the timely arrival of ('apt. .John
.Johnson of the launch Galena their
bodies would now he at the bottom of
the bay. ('apt. Johnson has the satis
faction of having saved the lives of
the men to repay him for receiving a
a lot of abuse from them.
Capt. Johnson, in the Galena, was
on the way to Galena bay when his
attention was attracted by the two
soldiers trying to climb onto a small
I boat which had been capsized, lie
headed the launch in the direction of
the men, who were thoroughly chilled
by their immersion and were about
Cxhausted with their efforts to right
their boat.
('apt. Johnson shunted the tender
I of the launch toward the men and
told them to hang on to it and ho
would null them to the launch. In
stead, the men, who had been drink
ing, tried to climb into the tender
with the result that it, too, capsized.
They were finally taken aboard the
launch and ('apt. Johnson headed for
Fort, l/iseum
As soon as the men recovered some*
I what from their- exhaustion they
turned upon the man who had saved
them and began to revile him as be
ing responsible for their predicament.
Inasmuch as ('apt. Johnson was not
I within seeing distance of the men
when they tipped their craft over
and only by chance had his attention
attracted to them he is inclined to
believe that the good Samaritan act
has its unpleasant features.
The following, taken front tho
Orphanage News letter published at
theKodlak Haptist Orphanage, scorns
to indicate that the children of Alas
ka are an nimble in their wit as those
of other sections of the United States:
Teacher—"Tell me somo things
that can walk. Can a tree walk?"
"No."
"Can waterwalk?" Johnny Perrin.
Kagerly— "No, hut It. can rnnli"
Maggie: "Aunt Edna could I write
on your board?"
Aunt Edna: "Yes I am sure you
can for I saw you."
Maggie: looking puzzled. "Could
I can?"
Miss Hrcece,—While developing a
lesson. "When Moses' work was
done what did Ood do?" Maggie:
"God took him." Miss Hroeco:
"When my work In life, is finished
what will happen?" Chorus: "You'll
get marriedII"
W. 8. Amy was booked to sail to
day for Vaidez, It Is understood
that ho Is bound for the Interior on a
mining deal.
ALASKA (OHUKQAL COHPAHT
COOK INLET STORES
Susitna Tyoonok Sunrise
Merchandise, Stores, and Outfits of all
kinds, necessary for Miners, Prospect
ors, Hunters and Trappers. I^arge
stocks of guaranteed quality on hand
at all seasons of the year.
PURCHASERS OF FURS OF AI,IV KINDS
Telegraph and Mail ^ Town ill Itsclf> Blasksnntb Shop,
Station. , etc., etc.
Wortman's Roadhouse
FOOT OF SUMMIT, TWENTY MILES I'ltOM VAIjDEZ
Accommodation for 40 horses. Warm Doghouses
A FULL STOCK OF GENERA L SUPPLIES
[ ~^>Pontius Magnuson Prop
KltKKill Contracted for
from Valilcz to t lie Sum id i
ANNOUNCEMEN T
To the Traveling Public :
The reason why I am able to give you mor accomoda
dation and better service for your money than you get at
any other place on the Route between Valdez and Fair
banks, is, that I am a Bachelor and do not need to
make a profit on the maintenance of a wife and children.
Bllt, if you r.re one of the Traveling Public who
passes through Copper Center, Stop at Hotel
Holman and get your moneys worth.
Try it once and you will stop again.
RINGWALD BLIX, Proprietor
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Kent of accommodations for man and beast. Freih Meat
always on lmnd. lforwo and I)og Peed All tho latent
improvements. PRIVATE KOOM8.
M rs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
DRY CREEK ROADHOUSE
I,. O. nnd O. B. RORKR, Proprietors.
118 Mil BB ON FAIRBANKS
FROM VALDK/, AND EAGLE TRAILS
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Reservation Ave. near Court lions*
Private Rooms for Patients Graduate Nurses
Hospital Tickets, $1.50 per Month.
Phone 77