(She Halfaz Batlg Prnsjiprtor
VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1912.
NO. 283.
OPPOSE LEASIN6
ALASKA COAL
At Banquet Local Chapter Min
ing Congress Adopt Call
breath Resolutions
Los Angeles, Sept. 10.-At a ban
quet of the local chapter of the
American Mining Congress the
Callbreath resolutions, opposed to
the leasing of the Alaska coal
lands, and urging the enforce
ment of the present coal min
ing laws, were unanimously pass
ed.
The bodies of John Shatluck,
I>»ilI Lincott and Leslie Oliver, the
three young hunters who were lost
"ii Sheep Creek Mountain, near
Juneau, were found after a week's
-♦•arch prosecuted by 50 while
men and Indians together with a
detachment of infantrymen dis
patched from Ft. Seward. The
bodies bore evidence of having
succumbed at least four days be
fore being found. The dead boys
were all residents «>f Juneau.
SAMPSON ARRIVES
DEPARTS WEST
The Admiral Sampson, of (he
Alaska Coast company, arrived
last night at I I o'clock after a
stormy trip from Juneau with a
heavy l<»ad of freight, having 200
tnus of general merchandise for
Yaldez, 115 tuns r»f coke and
stores fur the Cliff, and 277 Ions
fur 1*1. I,iscum. Fur the wesl
ward she carried loo luns for
Seward and 2.r>0 tons ('unsigned
to Ship creek, the transfer point
uf Cook< Inlet.
The Sampson will only go as
far as Ship creek and is due in
Valdez hound south about the
201 h of this month. This is her
next to last trip this winter, as she
will replace the Yukon on the
California run and the Yukon will
make the northern Irips. The
change is made because of the
light passenger traffic during the
winter, the Yukon being a more
economical handler of freight and
passengers.
CALL PRIMARIES
TO NOMINATE
Tli»» Wickersham followers «»f
I lie l-'irsl jikIi<*iaI division have
railed primaries for the 2Wh ilay
of September in nominal.' six
members of flic territorial legis
lature. The same process is be
ing laken in the Fourth and Sec
ond divisions. The call in the
First division is si^n.-d by II. B.
I.eFevre as « hainn -.n of the di
\ ision committee.
The editor of the Prospector is
in receipt of an invitation to par
ticipate in the annual hunt of the
Seward Outing Club, which wo
would only be too glad lo partici
pate in, if it were not for the fact
that we find barely enough days
in the week in which lo do our
•routine work. The Outing Club
will hold their hunt on the Rth,
(Mh and 10th of October, those
taking part having to register on
nr before the 5th, The losing side
will furnish the winner* with a
frame dinner ami other condi
ments, besides a general good!
t ime.
Arthur Alien came in on tho
Alameda on his way into the in
terior, where he goe* to get his
dogs and outfit, which was left
behind when tho Parker-Brown
expedition left the Mount McKin
ley region.
MINING DEAL
IS PENDING
Canadian Capitalists Are Nego
tiating for Purchase of the
Qold Bullion
A. F. Build as a passenger on
the steamer Admiral Sampson,
lends color to a report which has
been quietly circulating to the ef
fect that Budd, who is widely
known in Canada as a successful
mining promoter, and his asso
ciates, have closed, or are about
to close, a deal for control of the
Gold Bullion and other gold
quarlz properties in the Willow
creek gold camp. It will be re
called that Budd, accompanied by
a mining engineer named Harris,
passed a month or more in an
examination of these properties.
William Barlholf, superintend
ent, for the Gold Bullion com
pany, and Jean Bart hoi f, accom
panied Budd and Harris to Seat
tle.
II is si.id on good authority
thai there is deposited in the First
National Bank of Seattle §50,000
to bind the bargain with the own
ers of the Gold Bullion. The same
people are trying to purchase the
(Continued from page 3).
II TEXAS FEUD
OVER WOMAN
Amarillo. Sepl. I(>.-Fulfilling a
threat repeatedly made, Baker
Sm-ad killed Boyce, who eloped
with his wife and lied to Canada.
Knead Killed Boyce's father last
'January for eomplieily in I lie af
fair and was snhsequently ae
(luilled.
A SURE METHOD
OF ENDING LIFE
Chicago, Sept. hi-While round
ing a curve in a twelve mile race,
aviators (Sill and Meslach, who
were driving monoplanes, collided
in Ihe darkness. (Sill is dying and
Meslach is seriously injured.
IS LOOKED UPON
AS A PATRIOT
Tokio, 5S«'|»I. IO.-TIn* suirid*1 or,
General Nogi nmi (lie killing of
big wife i« regarded Iwre as mag
nificent patriotism.
LUST FREIGHT
FOR FAIRBAKNS
faille, Sept. 10.-The last
freight of the season for Fair
banks by way of Dawson lias left
here.
New Suits.
The following suits have been
filed in the district court:
Catherine Tillman vs. Oren M.
Tillman, divorce; desertion.
Geo. C. Hazelet, trustee, J. E.
Currier and Chas. Goodall vs.
Arctic Lumber Co.; to recover
possession of lot in Cord6va and
damage* in sum of $1,500.
John Y. Ostrander is in the city
on legal business from Cor
dova.
ASKS CHINA TO
BE RECOGNIZED
Washington, Sept. iG.-Gcn.
Lan Ten Wei, representing the
Chinese revolutionary movement,
arrived he™ today to urge recog
nilion of the Chinese republic by
the United States. From here he
will go to Beverjy, Mass., to call
on President Taft, and expects to
Visit the principal cities of the
country before returning to Chi
na.
GRAND ARMY
CHOOSES CHIEF
l«o«* Angeles, Sept. Ki.-The
Grand Army c»f lhi» Republic has
ended its national encampment
after circling Judge Beers, of
Bridgeport, Conn., commander-in
chief. The session was attended
by many old soldiers, who were
royally entertained by the citizens.
SOLVE QUESTION
SURVIVAL FITTEST
Tokio, Sept. IO.-A sensation list-*
licon rivaled hero by Ihe report
that I lie Chinese in Harbin are
roasting alive Mongolian# to de
crease the population and de
crease the slr.wiuous race for ex
istence.
RUINS HIT
CORDOVA ROAD
Cordova, Sept. 10.-The recent
heavy rains have caused many
slides of mud and gravel along
the railroad tieing up the line
111)liI ttie road crews can clear it.
The officials of the line state
that it will bo early next week
before trains will be running.
WITHDRAW FORCES
DISPUTED GROUND
t!he>*enne, Wyo., JS*.»|»|. IG.-Kin
]»!«»>". s of I lie Tincliii|ri«iit road have
been ordered from the Chicago
anil Northwestern right-of-way in
litis virinity on the latter'* right
of-way from lhe gulf lo (lie sound
• •\lension, owing lo threats made
by | lie Northwest ern people.
Tod Winters left on the Ala
medn for Jiinenu lo accept a po
*ilion aH n jeweler.
Outgoing Passengers
Tlie steamer Alameda arrived
in port al t o'clock this after
noon from I tie westward. She
left n couple of hours later for
the south. The following were
her outgoing Valdez passengers:
J. A. Hazelet, Mr. and Mrs. It.
G. DeLine, M. Mathisen, Ralfo
Wrfllelupl, M. Talo, Denicio Flora,
Edwin rfillilikane, Norman Mer
chant, Long Wong, F. M. Quinn,
E. 0. Tarr, T. N. C.ahill, Alex.
Ppaul, Mike Vesconel, M. Tlofon
ofT and H steerage.
E. C. Maddox, R. Blum and
wife for Cordova; T. D. Winters
for Juneau.
Dourlin, Wenke and Roberts
have uncovered a new lead on
their, property at Hobo hay. Eighty
feet of the lead has be>?n expos
ed and they intend continuing the
work for some lime longnr.
SCARCITY OFFICERS
MARINE CORPS
Washington, D. C., Sept. 16.
Scarcity of officers in the marine
co ps has led the navy depart
ment to appoint special examin
ing hoards to investigate and pass
upon candidates for second lieu
tenant. It is announced that these
boards will sit in Washington and
probably at San Francisco on Oc
tober 2.
MANLY MEN
TAKE REVENGE
Norwalk, ()., Sepl. 10.-Disguis
ed as married women, a number
of young men, I he victims of a
girl llirt, inveigled her to a lone
ly place, stripped her of her
clothing and gave her a coaling
of far and feathers. The affair
has created a great sensation and
arrest^ will follow.
REPORTED SALE
OF WHITE PUSS
Seallli». Sept. 10.-11 is report
ed here in railroad circles thai
the Grand Trunk Pacific has pur
chased Ihe White Pass railroad
and will extend the line to I>aw
lon, running steamers from I hat
place to Fairbanks.
WANTED THUGS
ARE CAUGHT
New York, Sept. 10.-Hyp. the
Hlnod and "Lefty" Loui have hcen
hrresled in a Brooklyn Hat for
complicity in the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, the wealthy gam
bler. They were traced to their
lair through the . urveilance of 00
detectives.
ROAD COMMISSION
ARRIVES SEWARD
Seward. Sept. 10.-The Alaska
railroad commission arrived on
Ihe revenue cull it MeCaillOugh on
Sunday ami left this morning mi
thai vessel fm* Kniek. from which
plan* they will proceed |o the
Malanuska coal Ileitis, returning
in Ave days ami proceeding lo
Valdez and over the government
wagon road to Fairbanks, return
ing via Chilina and Cordova,
thence hark to tho <»|atos.
Hupt. Callaghan in disappoint
ed in ihe non-arrival of his boil
er for the Alire plant. The com
pressor arrived. lie has hut little;
hope of getting the 100-horse
power boiler on the passenger
steamers and thinks it will arrive
on one of the first freighters 1°
roach here.
The Ttrighlon returned from
Port Wells yesterday, bringing ns
passengers Tod Winters, Al,«x.
Singletary, Elwcll and Cameron,
and Mrs. Slamm.
A brief dispatch to Juneau
tells of a highway robbery com-I
milled near Haines Mission.
I), II. Philbrick and wife are
round trip passengers on the
Sampson. Mr. Philbrick is the
assistant cashier of the Fir«»f
National Bank of Healtlo.
MANY CHARGES
LAWYER'S DOOR
Attorney Burton W. Qibson May
be Held on Three Mur
der Charges
New York, Sept. 1G.-Since tlie
arrest of Burton \V. Gibson, the
attorney, charged .with having
strangled Mrs. llusena Manachik
Scabo, who had left him $100,000
in her will, the police have been
investigating the death of Mrs.
Alice Kinnon, another client of
Gibson's, who was found murder
ed in her home here six years ago,
at the request of I he Austro
Hungarian consul. The British
consul has also asked for an in
vestigation info the mysterious
disappearance of John Hire
O'Xeil, an Irish boy. another of
fiib'on's clients.
Helal:ves of O'Xeil say hi' was
last seen alive in Gibson's of
llco. Ii is also charged that Gib
son, following Mrs. Kinnon's
death, produced a will showing
the woman had left him all of her
$1*00,000 estate. The instrument,
however, has uol been offered for
probate. Gibson was arrested
shortly after Mrs. Kinna's death,
but was released a few days later.
SUFFRAGETTE
IS SUFFERING
Huhlin. S»*|i|. Hi. .Mis. i.eigh,
i In- siitTra^rll.' wh » < I<>inpte« 1 I"
I urn ;i 11m*;iI•>r In-iv during tin'
-(•••aUinir of a cabinet officer. and
\\hi. \va> sul»si»(|iif'nlly sentenced
Id live year.- imprisonment. i»
«*> j ii{r from enforced f <•••« I j 11 k
:hrough a tube.
HEAVY STORMS
OH TRE GULF
Mobile, Sept. H>.-A territlc
storm has been raging on I he
(>iiI f. Heavy winds have hacked
the river, flooding the oily. The
damage will rearh into the thou
sands of dollars.
CAHAL TO OPEN
B* NEXT YEAR
Washiiifzton, Kept. 10.-II lii«s
been officially announced thai I lit*
Panama canal will be formally
opened next fall.
OUTLAWS CAUGHT
IN DES MOINES
lien Moines, Sept. IG.-Sidna Al
len and Wesley Kdwards, (ho last
i»f lh.' Virginia outlaws, wore ar
retted here while working as la
borers. Defectives followed Kd
wards' sweetheart, who lefl her
home Id marry Kdwards.
\V. II. Case, the curio tnerchanl
-»f Juneau, was a round trip pas
senger on the Sampson.
Milo Kelly was chosen hy I he
voter* of Knirk as representative
lo (he legislature. Willi I.. V.
Ray, he will !»•• the non-partizan
representative from the western
portion of the Third judicial di
vision.
TAKING GOALS
TO NEWCASTLE
Government Party Taking Pinchot
Coal to Katalla, Also Import
Petroleum
Among the north bound passen
gers on the Sampson was I.)r.
Holmes, director of mines, "Dick"
Ryan, of Controller bay fame, a
man qf warsinan, imported as tool
sharpener for the "exploration"
outfit and six other assistants.
The parly carried with them GO
sacks of Poeohonta^ coal with
which to sharpen their tools, and
dozen cases of coal • >i 1 with which
to light their quarters. The last
two items are pimply mentioned t«»
show the intimate knowledge pos
sessed by fhi> parly of the resour
ces ■ f I lie country, which I hey
are in explore ami report upon
within the next DO days.
It is presumed that our Dick
is to show what a magnificent,
harbor can tie made out «>f Con
troller bay by dredging out tlio
mud flat* and sand bars and by
erecling a picket fence around tlu*
seaside of this haven.
NOT THE MAN
SUPPOSED DROWNED
A llii-sinn was brought («• lln»
II spilal i>l° the (ionil Samaritan
l»v !*«?!*• Cashman. of (tamp Com
fort, sulViTinyr from a gunshot,
wound in Hit* 11a11< 1. inlliclfil ac
cidentally while coming nver the
trail. The wound is not very scr
ious hill will keep I lie -oill'erer ill
tin* hospital tint iI all danger of
blood pniMHiiii^ has passed.
Al first il was thought the mart
was ihe same person who was re
ported lost in I he Sunday Minor,
1»\ I wo |(iis>inn |ahorer> w ho had
emne nver III** trail. They, how
ever. say that he is not the man
whom I hey fear was drowned in
attempting lo wade through the
canyon. They say that lie has
certainly not reached Ihe eily, and
that some aceidenl must have he
fallen him.
LEAD LOCATED
II. I.. JjiMii's locali'il u |<>dge
Iii'Imw llif glaeiei. (»n upper Min
•'r<iI creek. just below |li«• Clui
uacli, which prnmises In l.n»»*i»im»
oi)i< i»f |li.> Ink liml.< in Dial section
• r I In* country.
The lead is from in to 12
fret in wiillli and i.«* exposed for
50 or more feet. Two assays
from I hi- fnolwall show values of
*58 ami *2i, while one «ampln
taken from the hanging walk
sh ws #','48. Mr. Jaynes has
named his find the "Little Giant'*
and will return as soon as tli.»
rain erase* to «l<> a lillle work on
tln» properly.
Steamer Arrivals.
Tin* following passengers ar
rived on the Sampson:
A Kisller, Sidney Drake, A. T.
Itudd, G. I.. Buzard, .T. (). Hazard,
Jacques Watson. II. \V. IIiltell. A.
J.fluke, O. G. Klmgren, Kssin
Sloan. Kd. I,akin. 1>. II. Philhriek
ami wife.
The follnwiug are I he passen
ger* arriving on the Alameda:
Mrs. George Meade and son. II.
Stoler. Geo. Madden, J. Y. Oslrnn
der, M Mahearn, Lieut. Edgerlon,
A. C. Grigshy and wife. Miss K.
Monohan, A. Maskeyviczius, II.
W. Aiton.
\V. A. I>irkoy and family will
leave on the Mariposa for Seat
tle to Mpend the winter.