Valdez Daily Prospector
P1TIIMSHKD »Y THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
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Ono Dollar i»rr Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
SATI'lll ».\Y. JI NK S. 191-.
NO CAUSE FOR SURPRISE.
A number of prominent mill
ing: operators from Hie outside
have expressed surprise at the
lad that (his camp, with it:
many showings of rieli outcrops
a ml t tie amount of work done, ha-;
not heretofore attracted more at
tention from investors. To the
people here, who have more or
less knowledge of mining, and es
pecially the building up of a new
ramp, no element of surprise »>n
lers into the solution of the ex
isting conditions.
111 nit* iirsi place, uniii me past
winlcr, no work had been accom
plished tending to show I lit*
permanency of Hie lead*; in fact,
almost all the development work
dmie, was illy considered ami had
.'lie tendency rather to rcpelihan
'«• invite capilal. Secondly, the
ill-advised attempt of a year ;ipo
!11 attract investors succeeded in
iiriniMim' to our camp a set. of
broken down promoters, wlm, not
succeed inv in their ^et-rich
piick efVorts. left the camp, ami
have lieen knocking il ever since,
ami. thirdly, the camp has never
■ ieeu conservatively advertised.
\11 business. no mailer what il<
Mature or kind, in these modern
days, needs publicity. Many of
lie greatest, lefrit iinaIe and mosl
.-uccessful businesses of the
present day would *ilimiiicrinjr
were its advertising department
'•lit of)'. And lastly, prospectors
placed an entirely too hi^h val
ue and demanded loo much cash
down on four alder slakes.
Taking into consideration I lie
i^reaf distance of Yaldez from the
•enter of miniiiK operations and
'lie further fact thai il is an en
'irely new country, so far as liifrli
yrade rpiarlz mining is concern
"d. with every tiling yet for the
miner lo learn, insofar as thai
which lies helow Ihe surface, il
is no surprise I ha I hut slow pro
cress has been made in Ihe de_
\e|opruenl of our lalenl mineral
resources.
I li«' work mapped mil f«»r (hi*
reason ami now underway will
hrinjr a ureal chanpe in our for
tunes. Hy I lie end of this season,
wi» will know whether or no| wo
have a niininp camp. Tin* «I• • 4■ I_
Mpnn'iit work now in progress on
•siu'h properties as Iln» Canicron
John«on. Hence-McDonald, Ham
hler. Maytleld. Olson, Alice, Ken
iry-Davis. Thompson-Ford, Black
Oiauion. Three in One, .Million
aire. Chupach, Mountain Kin p.
Itainsay-llulherford and others in
this immediate vicinity will tell
the tale of ,access or failure.
All indications at present point
to success. Wo look forward to
the day in the near future when
ihi^ will he one of the greatest
Hold camp- on the continent, with
an output exceeding that of any
other mining section of like area.
It will take a little time, hut, like
the pioneers of Washington, we
can exclaim: Alki.
THE RECALL OF DECISIONS.
I be aclimi «11* President Tafl
in having Hi.- attorney general
instruct Judge I In 11 T« >i*«l lu u ran I
a new trial in I In* case of llic
Taconia attorney, whom I In*
judge lia«l denaturalized, calls lo
miiul the altitude assumed Ity Die
President during Ili<> campaign,
hi replying l<» I In* Roosevelt
scheme of recalling decisions
rallicp lhan judges.
Without- discussing I lie merits
of Judge llanford's aclion re
garding Attorney Olson, we are
constrained lo (lie belief llial the
President, in Ibis particular case,
lias been exercising I lie riglil In
recall a derision of llic bench,
wilboul even baving Hip "auction
of law lo enforce bis riglil lo llic
lecall. If President Tafl assumes
llic riglil. by virtue »»f bis office,
In compel a 1'niled Stales judge
In grant a new trial, it follows
Ibiil In* lias a riglil lo order a re
view i• f a decision rendered, and
for Il^:iI mailer, to reverse a de
cision, if il does not nice) Willi
llic appi'iival of Ibi* judicial luiml
of llic chief executive.
II j« probable licit Mr. Tafl, in
ns*umiii;i Hie riglil In review tin
acliiuis • • f a properly conslilulei
ciuirl nf law. bad iu mind llial
lie was I be keeper of I lie sacrec
"ark of llic covenant," and as tin
custodian of Ibis bigbly pri/ci
ob ject dc virtue iu I lie legal fra
tornily, it was up to liini to exer
cise Ili«» prerogative «»f recalling
that particular decision. Or il
may ho. having high regard for
his "calm, judicial temperament"
he may have conceived his lit moss
and right to inter-meddle with
judicial decisions, while still dis
j claiming the right, ability, or sa
I voire fain* of the people, to ex
ercise the same privilege as a j
i sovereign right. He it, however,
■as il may. President Tafl has ex
ercised the same power he has
[•so bitterly denounced ex-Presi
«le111 Hooseveli for advocating,
land without, the saving grace of
| having the law behind his action.
I To say the least il was a piece
[of flagrant usurpation of author
i ity, which only too vividly illus
trates the unsoundness ami dan
ger of the trend recently adopt
ed by the Republican parly. II
is eentrali/.ing power wilh a ven
geance, and puts lo naught that
[wise provision of I he constitution
| wherein the government is divid
ed inlo three branches, the ex
ecutive, judicial and legislative.
TAFT'S NOMINATION.
The Tall forces won tlie* inili.il
| vii-l«»ry on .lime 01 li after I lie lie
I publican ualioual commitI«»r» had
.been called her. Since I In*
death of <*liair111a11 John I-'. Hill:
| tin* illicit inn has been filled hy |
jTCdilor Victor Rosewater. <»!' Oma- |
; ha. as acting chairman. lie wasi
I put forili hy the Tafl tncii for
chairman and had n<> «IiITi«*n 11y in1
' securing I In* elect inn.
The Southern members <>f Ihej
I'onunilI«*«» have given assurances j
thai I hey will slain] wilh Tafl.!
which will jiivi* him an nn<|ucs_ i
liitnt'tl yood working inajorily.;
! According In rumors I lie Tafl!
leaders will ns<« I heir claimed ma- |
j.iorily on Ihe committee Id seal j
! I he Taft delegates in nearly all i
j contests. Particularly will lliisj
| he true as concerns Ihe many t
j silly contests inauaguraled hy
Ihe Moosevell forces. The belief
i is now general that Taft will be
I nominated on the lirsl ballot. The
| only question in doubt is as lo
i whether the Roosevelt men will
j boll the convenlion and hold an
| independent convenlion to uomi-j
jnate Toddy.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
1 If* hard (o decide which is the t
i more charmiug--a .Tune bride or!
a June graduate.
F.asl accounts from Chicago
'show that Teddy's nose was
i bleeding pretty profusely.
Xat doodwin denies Ihe report
11 It a I lie is married again, lion-j
j fsralulalions to the ladies.
Wc can stand earthquakes, but
we draw the line on being liberal
ity sprinkled witb volcano asb.
==
The weather man maintains a
! wavering disposit ion all on ae
j count of tin* political controver
sy.
—
j Advices by late steamer brings
! the information tbat Martin liar
! litis is now campaigning in Muk
I'dtcio. Alaska for Alaskans.
Tbere will not be mncb en
' eoiira^cmenl in the statement of
'Secretary Fibber tliai no -coal
• claims will go I*1 patent in Alas
| kit.
i 'J'bere arc some political backs
j wbo bluster against the fJuggen
i licims, but. give their moral aid to
j their agent. Falcon Joslyn. Hut,
! then, that's politics.
Tbc Prospector is under many
obligations to Kditor Shaw, of the
Seward (taleway, wlm came over
on the Sampson, for tbc very In
teresting account of the eruption
of Kalamai.
• Charles llerron, li«*publ
territorial rommilleeiiiaii, was a
passenger on I In* Mariposa, hound
for I he weslward, lo meel William
A. (tilmore, candidate for <l«*l«»
Kale lo roufrroMs.
Hound one--Vigorous sparring.
Itoosevell feints and eseapes a
had uppereul hy hefiiK shifl> on
his feel. Clos,. infighting. Tnfl
lands a heavy hh»w on llonse.
m'H'm Alabama, I »«• 11 rings.
The llliiIimi urn ml jury's ar
il ion 11111 .m I lAad I lie Alaskan and
l.eader lo he I ii*\ •• I heir iulltieiiee
i In he waninw aloU'.f the Iniek- • • I'
Hie Copper Hiver road. If \se
reinemher eorreelly, I lie primar
ies were (W? lo 0, and now comcs
nil iiniuisilorial liody Willi an uii
a11iimo11m verdiel agalnsl lliniii.
*>mh am polilirs.
1
Ti'iltly is Irving to ro-onact hig
San Juan Hill experience in Oili—
cago, hut without the nigger re
inforcements. Down in the *is
laml lie would have iium willi re
verse without I In* colored troops,
as ho will in Chicago.
Tonight at the Majestic.
Tho program for tonight is
sure Jo plcaso.
1. ''M.v Old Duleh." Yitajrrapli
drama.
2. "PalIn* Weekly," showing 13
curri'iU events taken all over l.lie
world, including aviation moots
and tho latest fusions in Paris
hats. See poslor in front of the
thoator.
a. "Tho Auto Hug," a scream.
See tho. wheels turn.
i. '"Home is the Best Place
After All," a comedy that is a
little different from the rest.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at 8 and
9:15 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTI'^S WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co. I
and '
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.;
LATOUCHE & PECK. Mori.
Office Smythie'i Tailor Shop i'hone 102 j
Service to All Puts ol Town. Calls Answered Promptly !
Botinr t> Coof identu'
House and Carpet Cleaning |
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Fferonra on Minks
Patent Sumruve
G>enmsal Mining Enginekmnq
'Phone No. to*
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing H(.s. I'hone. 1TO
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
I
/K.ti
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock In
K»«le Hall All members requested t° at
tend D. H. SL.KEM. ArttcChlef
Valdez lyOdge
No 168.
r rce arm ^ocrineo Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday io
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James H. Patterson.. W. M
C. C- Reynolds. Hec
I.0.<
O.F.
Vlsltinir and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on I'. S. HUNT. Secretory.
rot
VAI-.DE/, AKK1K No. 1071
Meet every Frlduy. 8 i». In. Kuiflo Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but. beat materials imed.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, A I/AHK A
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Price*
SSI FURS
T,U
McMillan f ur & wool go
MINNEAPOLIS. MINN,
WHIT E FOR 0 I HO UL IS fl S
This is to advise you that we are Headquarters
for Everything Needed by Prospector and Miner
We Carry
Dynamite
Drill Steel
Blacksmith Coal
Gold Pans
Cook Stoves
Cooking Utensils
Mosquito Tents
High Top Shoes
Beading
Blankets
Rubber Pacs
Rubber Boots
DUXBACK CLOTHING
Waterproof
ALSO A FULL LINE OF
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting uml passengers to all purls
of the interior. General Trucking
b>l. Wood,
Proprietor
McKinley St.- VuUlez
$I«UP JjOTl
Cm as. Pemy. MOJf.
Tiff BEST Or TOOTHING
IN THE BWT or THE cm ,
135BoaHsWmfUint-50SumeRooNS
! '
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN NOOSE
SEXTON, pi»OP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Scwaro, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directors
Phoo. 148 GEO. ROBB1NS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* Al! Modern Conveniences
Good jur niirrrT Good
Goods int DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL, KINDS OF
Native and T ¥ Tli/fDCD and Building
Puget Sound L* U lVlJDILtX Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Zbt
Fairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
1NTEGRIDAD, Rex, RegaW EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delraonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio. Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S BLUM & <§•
— INCORPORATED —
BA N K E R S
CAPITAL_$ 200,000.'!?
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.