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VALDEZ, ALASKA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1912.
NO. 167
GOVERNOR WEST OF OREGON
TAKES HAND IN CLEANING UP
DI8MI88E8 DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY AND
PUTS IN YOUNQ ATTORNEY WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO
CLEAN UP TOWN OF ITS LOOSE CHARACTERS
Salem, Ore., Aug. 27.-True to
his word, Governor West has tak
en a hand in the cleaning up of
the state of undesirable charac
ters and suppressing the numer
ous roadhouses established on
the outskirts of the larger towns.
A week ago he notified the city
and county ofTicer to clcan up
their baliwicks, staling that if
they did not du so he would if it
took the national guard of the
stale lo accomplish I lie task."
This morning as ti preliminary
to his task he removed District
Attorney Cameron, of Multnomah
county from office for deriliction
of duty, and appointed Walter Ev
ans, a well known young attorney,
to the office, with instructions to
clean up the community.
The state and county govern
ment will take a hand in city af
fair.^ without consulting the city
authorities. The action of the
governor has caused consterna
tion among the police protected
elements, as well as among the of
ticiM-s of the city government.
HEAVY FREIGHTING
OVER THE TRAIL
Last of Road Commission and Sig
nal Corps Supplies to Leave
Tomorrow
Four four-horse learns, belong
ing to the Copper River Transfer
company, left for the interior this
morning with 11 terns of provis
ions for the use of the road com
mission and Signal Corps stations,
between this place and Paxsons.
The last load under the present
contract will be taken out tomor
row morning. These are the sup
plies the government was unable
to deliver last winter, owing to
glanders breaking out among the
stock, necessitating the killing of
(he mules and the destruclion of
the fodder done under orders of
the post surgeon at Ft. Liscum.
So thoroughly were I he barns
fumigated at the time, and all
traces of the disease eradicated
that not a single case of the
dreaded horse disease has since
made its appearance.
Mr. Fish is freighting inlo the
Gulkona trading station and will
relay supplies into the station on
the Copper.
MUCH MONEY
IK DREDGES
The lumber for the Canadian
Klondike Mining company'** two
new grant dredges, which have
been started on the Klondike near
Ogilvie bridge, has arrived, and
crews will now be put on lo rush
the work to completion in the
shortest possible order. Nearly
half a million dollars will be spent
in and about Dawson incidental to
the buiding of these two machine*
and it is expected both will t)e
operating well before the close of
navigation.
The frame for the hulls of the
dredges are up, and most of the
other material to be used is on
the ground. A total of 1,000,000
feet of British Columbia flr is to
be used.
It is expected to have a total of
250 men at work withfn a week.
The present crew numbers 185.
Caprenters are being advertised
for, and all available will be put
nn the job.
Alaska, acre for acre, is believ
ed by experts lo be moro valuable
than many of the states of the i
ITnion. Its latent wal«rpower en- I
crg.v in almost incalculable. i
TEDDY TO REPLY
IK SEPTEMBER
Washington, Aug. 27.—Colonel
Roosevelt announce^ that he will
answer the charges made by Sen
ator Penrose and John D. Arch
bold, relative to Hie Standard Oil
contributions to his campaign
funds ou September 30tli.
DEBS RAPS THE
OLD PARTIES
Terre Haute. Aug. 27.—Deb*, iu
replying to tin* speech notifying
him of his nomination by the So
cialist parly, said that the Repub
lican party stood for things as
they are; the Democrats for any
old thing, and the Progressives
for honesty on a platform of
stolen planks.
TAFT IS OFF
FOR BEVERLY
W ashington, Aug. 27—President
Taft left for Beverly, where l><
will remain during (lie heatei,
term. He will direct his campaign:
from hi* country seal.
Beverly, Aug. 27.—President
Tafl has arrived here, hut will
leave for Columbus, Ohio, this ev
ening, to attend the centeninl ex
ercises to he helrl there tomorrow.
Heavy Rains in London.
London, Aug. 27.-Heavy rains
fell yesterday, over six inches
having fallen, causing floods
throughout the country.
LOOAL ITEMS.
Tonight the Arctic Brotherhood
will have a regular stated meeting
at which there will be something
doing, consequently a full attend
ance ifl desired. The meeting will
be caled to order promptly at 8
o'clock.
Jack Miller came in from 8lale
creek this morning. He ha« closed
down his workings for the season.
He reports all the boy* as doing
well in that section.
McCarthy and Erickson came in
from Slate creek yesterday.
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While John Schindler, of Nome,
wras on a lighter'trying to secure
It to a steamer, when the hawser
suddenly tightened, throwing him
igainst the side of the scow with
erriflc force and breaking his legj
n two places.
LOUIS GLASS IS
TO OE TRIED
One of the Last of San Francisco's
Qrafters to be Tried After
Many Delays
San Francisco, Aug. 27.-Louis
Glass, head of the Sunset Tele
phone company, and one of the
last of the "higher-ups" arrest
ed during the cleanup of the
grafters of the Schmidt regime,
immediately after the big earth
quake.
Since an attempt was made to
have tho case against Glass dis
missed. on the ground that mater
ial witnesses had disappeared, but
the superior court denied the mo
lion. Yesterday the court sot Sep
tember 10th as tho dale for trial.
A WELL KNOWN
NATIVE DROWNED
Canoe Upsets at Chilcoot Cannery
and Old Man is Too Feeble
to Save Himself
Charles Nassack, better known
as John Nassack, was drowned
August 12th. Three natives were
in the canoe when it capsized, but
Nassack was t"o old and feeble to
make shore with the other occu
parts.
Charles Nassack was one of the
well known natives of this part
of the country. He lived for many
years at Smuggler's Cove, where
he wa*< the head of one of th«»
Chilcoot clans.
Before Skagway was dreamed of
Charles Nassack dwelt at the head
of the cove. There was a super
stition in those days (hat death
lurked in this valley and the na
tives did not often visit here, but
with the coming of the whites
the belief soon passed away and
the old Indian was frequently sepn
on our streets.
DRASTIC RULE BY
BRITISH BOARD
Failure to go to Aid of Distressed <
Vessels Punishable by Two
Years Punishment
London, Aug. 27.-The British
"Board of Trade has passed a by
law making a failure on the part
of an officer commanding a Brit- '
ish vessel to go to the relief of
vessels in distress, a misdemean
or, punishable by two years' im
prisonment, and notice to that ef
fect has been sent to all British
captains by the Board of Trade.
This regulation is the direct re
sult of the Titanic disaser and the
failure of the captain of the Cali
jfornian going to the resuce of the
passengers «»n that ill-fated ves
sel.
FINANCIAL BACKER
-OF WHITE PASS
Visiting Company's Lines With
View of Extending Service and
Developing the Country
%\V. B. Close, president and
ounder of the financial concern,
Close Bros. & Co.. of London, Eng
land, and Chicago, III., arrived in
Skagway, says the Alaskan.
It was through the counsel of
Mr. Close that his company sup
plied the money to construct the
railroad and .steamboat lines
known as I he White Pass and Yu
kon Route.
Mr. W.B. Close is the largest
individual shareholder «>f the \V.
P. & Y. R>\, and he has slaved by
the company through vicissitude.^
of adversity as well as prosperity,
and when the Northwest country
had reached its low ebb, he show
ed his unshaken faith in ft by an
nouncing that in the absence of
outside capital coming in, he
would set about to raise mon.^y
(Continued on page 3)
CANADA URGES OPENING
FAIRBANKS AS PORT ENTRY
'THE WHITE PA8S RAILROAD 18 IN EARNEST IN ITS EFFORTS
TO 8EOURE PORTION OF ALA8KA'8 INTERIOR TRADE
I —WILL AFFORD COMPETITION
A re|K»rt which bears the stamp
of high authority, has been giwn
out to the effect that the Cana
dian Secretary of Slate haH In
structed the British ambassador
to request the opening of the
port at Fairbanks, Alaska, for the
admission of British boats.
This is a matter that the peo
ple of Alaska have been working
on for a long time. Not only have
they appealed to the American
government, but they have taken
their case to Oltajra for the pur
pose of securing Canadian co-op
eration. Canada has been liber
al In allowing Americag~J>oats* to
land in British territory 'atid this
movement is an appeal to, the
principles of reciprocity. wWt<fll is
becoming an influential factor in
the diplomatic relation between
the countries.
One of the reasons which Is
Urged for Iho establishment of (ho.
sub-port n( Fairbanks, Ik thai it
will enable the boots of Iho While
Pass Yukon railroad" to com
pete with the boats of the trans
portation companies now monopo
lizing the Yukon river in Alaska.
It in believed that in the event
of the office being established,
much good will result to boCfi
countries by the stimulation it will
give to trader"""
FOR RENT-Partly 'furnished
three-room house cheap. Oppo
site road commission barn. Mrs.
H. R. Miller.
Joseph Murray has returned
from Copper Center, whore he
went on legal business.
J. R. McGovern, the Jfairbank*
attorney, fp now in the "Anink
country, wher& he is., interested
with Tom Howard in some very
promising placer ground on Mar
vel creek.
.If you want all tho news all lh/
ime read the Prospector
NO LAW NORTH FIFTY-THREE
SAY CANDLE CREEK MINERS
lOINQ TO GENERATE POWER FROM 8MALL COAL VEIN
WHETHER GOVERNMENT LIKES IT OR NOT-HAVE HERE
TOFORE BEEN TOLD NOT TO USE THE COAL
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Earl Crutcher and Iver John
stone, of Fairbanks, and L. A.
Sundquist and E. E. Pierce, of
handle creek, Alaska, all wealthy
■nJners, have formed a combina
tion that likely will culminate in
[heir making a tremendous frtr
iune, and, incidentally, having a
little racket with their good Uncle
Samuel. They are laking two
jredges to Candle creek, which
111 is year will be operated by gas
oline. and next year by electric
energy generated at the Candl»»
[•reek e<»al min
That there is an abundance of
gold in the streams where the
digging machines will be set in
motion has been proved by the
vast amount that has been taken
out by the crude pick and shovel
methods. There will be no trouble
on that score, but a little disagree
ment may be expected to start at
about Ihe time they start to gen
erate electricity from Ihe coal
mines, unless, in ln> meant inn*,
(JifTord Pinchoi and tin* ultra
ronsiM'vationisfs shall lol loose
(Continued on page *1
SENATE LOOKS INTO
LANDING MURINES
Washington, Aug. 27.-SenaLor.->
Lodge, Sutherland, Bacon, Bur
ton and Clark, of Arkansas, have
been named the Senate committee
to investigate into the landing of
marine^ in Nicaragua.
MARSHALL OPENS
PARTY CAMPAIGN
Cortland. Aug. 27.-C»ovprnor
Marshall opened his campaign
here la*t night, lie rapped the
Payne-Aldrich tarifT and asked
how long the consumer was to he
made the goal. His reception was
very flattering.
GAMBLING DENS
ARE RAIDED
New York, Aug. 27.—Several
gambling dens are raided and the
apparatus confiscated and /le
st royed.
Darrow Trial in October.
I.os Angeles, Aug. 27.-October
2ls| has been ,<et for the second
trial of Clarence Darrow, charged
with tampering with jurymen in
the McNainara trials.
LOOAL BREVITIES.
KmIhm'I Mcintosh has received
word from Mr. A. II. Brooks, c»f
Hie Geological Survey, risking fur
horses to convey himself and Mr.
Moffit and camp equipage into th»«
interior, early in September. The
Geological Survey were much de
layed in their work by the failure
to pass the appropriation bills in
their usual time.
Mr. W. C. lihapin, a prominent
citizen of Seattle, left for Port
Wells on the Brighton this morn
ing to visit Captain George, his
son-in-law, who is opening a
piece of mining property in that
section.
Jas. Fish returned yesterday
with the mail from Gulkana and
way points. He report* the gov
ernment road to be in a splendid
condition, notwithstanding the
heavy rains.
Robert' Fergurson loft this
morning for Mineral creek, when*
he will spend I he week prospect -
ing.
The Brighton loft this morning
for Port NVellg with four passen
gers nnd a fair load of freisrht.
VALDEZ BOY HOBO
GETS BIG BATH
After a Year's Wandering Along
the Coast Falls Into Hands of
Truancy Officer
The Portland Telegram ti lls the
following on a well known Valdez.
boy, who started out to son tho
world about a year ago:
"Newton fieorgu Hossinan, a
lioy tramp for the last year, but
now washed, combed and deter
mined to become steady, left yes
terday afternoon for Seattle in
charge of Juvenile OfTicer While,
who will put him on board an
Alaska steamer. The boy will re
join his grand parents in Peters
burg. Hossinan is i<» years of age.
The wanderlust seized him last
summer, while living with bis
grandparents in Portland. He left
the city in company with anoth
er truant, but soon left the latter
and apparenly has been on tho
move ever since that time. He was
finally apprehended by the juven
ile-authorities of I.os Angeles. He
was brought to Portland by Dep
uty Fisher on the Bear early in
the week. Hossinan has been in
every city and town of prominence
on the Pacitlc coa-» during his
wanderings and i* ;i» v.-.* 11 versed
in tramp wisdom a- Hie oldest ho
bo on the road. He is willing l«>
"rejoin his grandparents, but is
afraid he will tind Alaska slow."
MAKE PURCHASE
OF A RICH LEAD
'1'. \Y. Hawkins and Frank 1\
Skeen have purchased, for a sub
stantial cash consideration, a
gold quartz, vein recently found
on Falls creek by Harry Johnson
and John Ledin. The vein Is about
a half a mile down lh»* creek from
the original discovery made by
Skeen and I.echner in the year
1905. The vein was found and
located on July 31 si last, and soon
after Mr. 8kern, on tho invitation
of the locators, took a look at it.
It is a lino surface prospect ami
a deal was quickly closed. Thf»
outcrop shows a width of thrpp
feet and the quart/ pans good val
ues. The vein is a contact, ly
ing between dioritr and slate. It.
is the plan of Messrs. Hawkins
ami Skorn to imtnedialely start
development.
If you are out of letterheads
call and see our new lino of bond
papors. The finest ever brought
to VfltdPi.