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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1912
NO. 122
ACTIVE MINING PROGRESSING
ON SLATE GREEK CLAIMS
JACK MILLER ARRIVED FROM THE INTERIOR CAMP AND RE
PORTS ALL WELL AND ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN
MINING THERE
Jack Miller arrived this morn
ing from Slate creek, having left
I ho cainp at •'» o'clock on the af
ternoon of the 28th of June. He
report; the government trail from
Gulksna to be in the best con
dition he has ever seen it.
Everybody on Slate creek is
well and happy and look forward
to a prosperous season. Ray
mond Meyers and John Gorgey
made their first cleanup on the
»ilh day of May. Water was
ru iin ingr in I he creek much ear
lier. Indications are there will
be plenty of water during the en
tire season, and that the season
will extend somewhat later Ihis
year than usual.
John Hazelel is working his
Keystone drill on the Chisna.
Jim Blaek is ready to bfgin
sluicing and Swanson is shovel
ing in.
Mr. Miller is in receipt of a
telegram sent by \V. J). McPhee
from llogans slating that the
body of Osr.ar Collins, who lost
his lif«' Ibis spring in a snow
sii111», lias been recovered and
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DOESN'T LIKE
THE PLATFORM
Says Platform for Public Con
sumption and Cannot be
Enforced
Oyster Hay, July 0.—"Thai
I >emocral ie vial form was got I en
up lor vublic coii'sumvlion and
<annot bo enforced. If such were
.ittempted i! would plunge the
eoun'ry in ruin," was the declar
ation of Col. ltoosevelt 111 is
im-ming.
Suit to Recover is Filed
Mif. (ieorge C. Treat has tiled
a soil against John Frame. K.
1-!. Hilchie and Jack ('ami. |o re
I'.ivcr I lie sum of S5D7.-0, |o_
yeiliei* wilh inleresl and costs,
being lhi* amoiiul of ;i judgment
obtained against John l-'rame.
The eolilplailil alleges I hill ltileli
ie ami r.iinn are now holding
>ome ' mining properties for.Mr.
L-'rame whieh are subject lo I lie
judgment of. the plainlilV.
The Majestic progrnm lor lo
niulil will be ;i review of Iln> lilms
of I he past week, consist in*.: of
four picked reels.
TAFT PARDONS
JAP PRISONER
IYI. H. Sayoshida, Committed From
Alaska, is Released From
Twenty-year Sentence
Washington. July <»—President
Taft has pardoned M. II. Sayo
shida, a Japanese prisoner, serv
ing a twenty-year sentence for
manslaughter. committed in
AI iska, upon condition that In*
will accompany and also defray
tin* expenses of his accoinplicc.
who is insane, hack to Japan.
Bridge in Danger
The second bridge leading to
Swanilzville is in danger <d hc
ing washed out h\ the placial
stream, owing to a jam of |og>
! lodged against the piling. Tin*
road commission have had a
force of men lr\ing l<> dislodge
l hi* lop>.
A. Itrowu and I>r. S|»'\ens.
■•I Kniuhl Island, who came into
cfh-hralM the Fourth, are »lill in
luwn and will prohahl> rHuru
.Monday.
.Mr. and .Mrs. Middlekamp. of
Ml la mar. were recent visitors in
the city.
HOSTITAL WILL CLOSE
FOR WANT OF FUNDS
HA8 HAD FEW PAY PATIENT8 AND MANY INDIGENTS—WE
NU8T MAKE AN EFFORT TO 8AVE THI8 INSTITUTION
TO OUR TOWN
The board of directors of the
flood Samaritan Hospital held a
meeting on Friday evening and
decided that the hospital would
have to he closed on account of
laek of financial support.
The expense of running the
hospital during the pa.«l year is
* i,059.43.
The receipts during that time
have been as follows:
Received from patients $2,130.30
Hospital dues from var
ious companies 170.05
flash from Ladies' Aux
iliary ion.no
Sale of tickets 100.00
Donations H.00
$3,426.35
This leaves a deficit of $1,233—
08.
There were 5't patients admit -
I«•«! during I lie* year, and many
charily cases running from #50
to $250 each.
The salaries of tile matron and
nurses are paid direct from New
York and are not included in the
above statement of expenses.
The efforts of the Ladies' Aux
iliary are greatly to he commend
ed, and t here are some very gen
erously disposed people in Val
dez, who have always hecn will
ing and ready to help so worthy
a cause, Imt they cannot hear the
entire burden, and there does not
seem to have been that cordial
support on the part of the pub
lic which would havtj enabled the
management to have met all the
necessary expense.
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Sampson Sailed From Seattle
Yesterday—Alameda Due
Early in the Morning
Seattle, July 0.—The Sampson
sailed from Seattle yesterday
with the following passenger list
for Valdez: Mrs. H. Yager, Miss
T. Coleman, John Munezi Lloyd
Harvey, Victor Iverson, I. C. Iv
erson and Max Huhendorf.
The S. y. Alameda is due to ar
rive early tonight.
The S. s. Cordova sailed from
San Francisco for Seattle yester
day, from which point she will
go into the Southwestern Alaska
freighting service.
Tin* S. S. Mariposa passed Ju
neau al 7 :30 last night and will
probably arrive lien* early to
morrow.
The S. S. liiM'Iha left Si-ward
for Valdez this morning al 9
o'clock and is due here some lime
tomorrow morning.
NATION WIDE
PRIMARY PLAN
Washington, July 0.—Repre
sentative (Seorpe \V. Nuprin, of
Nebraska, lias introduced in the
House a resolution which pro por
t's a 11 a I inn-wide presidential
primary plan.
Charley Hand has pone with the
uad commission lu Willow creek.
KILLS FOUR AND
THEN SUICIDES
Dawson Miner Kills Brother, 8is
ter-in-Law and Two Chll
*
dr°n, Then Suicides
Dawson, July (5.—Eugene Vag
ilo, ail Italian miner, shot and
killed his brother, who was the
proprietor of the Central Hotel.
He then deliberately shot Mrs.
Yugilo, killing her and then kill
ed his two young nieces, after
wards shooting himself through
the head.
When the police came the four
were dead. Nothing is known of
the cause of the horrible trag
edy.
THE HOT WAVE
HITS CHICAGO
C.hicago. July <»•—Tlu» lint wave
has struck here with Him result
that there have been a number
i.f deaths ami many prostrations.
Heat Wave Causes Death.
C.hicago, July 0.—The heat
wave continues and is causing
much suffering, seven deaths
having' resulleil within the pasl
2i hours.
The regular monthly business
meeting' of the Tillikuni Club will
be held this evening at 8:30
o'clock. All members, are re
quested to be present.
INTERESTING NEWS NOTES
FROM OVER THE NORTHLAND
WHAT IS DOING AND WHAT IS BEING DONE IN ALL POR
TIONS OF ALASKA—WANDERER FROM WYOMING
TO SEEK FORTUNE IN THE NORTH
I'iIly-lwo cliirki'iis nvci'i* slnlni
from n Skiip\vii> 111*i■ house one
nip III la.-I week.
"I'llirl> -li\«• Mason* «'| Fair
banks w ill I>ik«• I In* SliriiuT <!■•
uree ihi> summer,
Skaawiiy inny nn\v a«lyerl i«*i» I lie
farl thai lirr rilnral ioiial facili
lies enibrare a liiuli school roiirse.
.Minion Method**, a Socialist
orj-'an. was launched on th«* sea
«»f journalism lasl week af Keleh
ikan.
There iti*«* '■!salmon canneries,
li i ii*' sallerie+t, cmployiiiK in I In*
ngKrepate of K.000 111**11. on Alas
ka peninsula.
Wireless plants have Im'Cihiii*
so common in Skagwny thai I In*
common council tins started in In
"regulate** them.
Tin* editor of IIh* Ketchikan
Miner complains I hat the drivers
of automobiles in that city ex
ceed lh«' «peed limit.
Henry Bralnober. who some
lime ago purchased mining in
terests af Auk bay, has sold to
the Northern Ontario company.
Seattle transportation men
claim flic N. (1. company will mnkc
a hard fight if llic White Pass
company invades the lower Yukon
river business.
Hev. T. K, WineeofT, a Metho
dist missionary at Fairbanks, has
brought suit, against the board
of church extension of that
city for back salary.
The LacLabcllc, a K.-lchikan
fish boat, opened her seams I a *» I
week and sank in deep water. The
captain and crew escaped in a
lifeboat, but left ft?RO salmon
money on the boat.
j \V. -\. l.aililcl'S, fnlliii-r ;t ■— i r-1 -
jiilil I' 11 j I **« I SIjiIiv- ill I in
I Alaska lim ine I In* height • • I" I lie
early day lil i;.r;il imi in N<nin\ ha -
I received llit* ap|• jm111m• 111 <>T I 11iI -
«'i| Slalcs di-lrir| allnrn.'v at I'nr
I•» Itirn.
iMiciiiK llif in)>nIh i.r May ship
ments l" Alaska were 111*• larprsi
in llif history «»T I lie district for
| any mil' iimnlli. I he I • • I a I value
jlipjllK * I .IMMl.lKW, which exceeds
any previous month hy more llian
*500,nun, anil is an increase of
i nearly Moo per eenl over May,
I !> II.
Tin* little steamer C.orwin,which
in nasi years lias been I In* 11 rst
vessel li» reach Nom.' in I ho
spring, was recently sold by the
sheriff at F.agle Harbor. Wash.,
f#» Sehubach & Hamilton for $9ft0.
Tho Corwin was built al Portland,
Ore., in 1870. She was former
ly the United Slates rovoniu* cut
ler Thomas fJorwin,
Real'zing Hie increased num
ber *if canneries ami (iHhermen
will lessen Hie average individ
ual calch, ami disappointed in
not receiving any encouragement
in belter prices for fish, fisher
men from all nearby eann. ries
gathered here Sunday determined
not to takr out the nets for less
than 2 cenls for humpy and \
cents for dog salmon.
Dawson's midtiimmcr fair,
with exhibits of vegetables grown
have a widespread and beneficial
influence. Ii will demonstrate to
the incredulous that Alaska ami
the Yukon have wonderful possi
bilities, agriculturally considered.
The lime may come, and not so
far removed either, when the
products of the soil in that reg
ion will exceed the output of the
mines,—Ex.
POSTMASTER GENERAL
HITCHCOCH QUIT CABINET
IS SOON TO TENDER HI8 RESIGNATION, WHICH WILL BE AC
CEPTED—HAS POSTPONED ACTION OUT OF DEFER
ENCE TO THE PRESIDENT
Washington, July G.—It is un
derstood that Secretary Hillies is
to succeed Postmaster General
Frank Harris Hitchcock, who id
about to lender his resignation.
It is understood that the re
lations between the postmaster
general and the chief executivej
have been none loo close since
I In* former olTieially advocated j
the taking over of existing 1ele_i
graph lines by the government,
bnt thai the resignation was
withheld in loyally t<» the presi-j
dent during the pre-rnnvenl ion
campaign.
'Hitchcock is accredited with
being the best politician in tin;
president's official family and has
been constantly engaged in hiiilt
polities since IH'Ji.
WOLGAST DEALT
A FOUL BLOW
l.o* Angeles. .Inly (»—l-'onr rep
utable physicians who have ex
amined Itivers tcslif\ (•• I In* pain
ful r-Mil given Rivers by Wol
trasl. Tin* latter now claim-Unit
Itivers also f«nilci| him.
REM CITY
OF CHIHUAHUA
Federals Take Quiet Possession
Backbone of the Revolution
is Broken
Chihuahua. July it Tlir fed
erals took <{11i**I possession of the
city yesterday, tJn* rebels otVerinjr
no resistance I»111 mowd in 111• >
norl h.
II really looks as it' Ihe hack
bone of i h•• revolution was lirok
••ii. I In- rebels ln-iii? short of
supplies.
PRESIDENT TAFT
TO BE NOTIFIED
Me\erl\. .1111 > ("» I'resbb-nl
1'al'l will riTt-i\f official 11• >1 ili
Iralioii of In, 11 •• 111111 a I i • • 11 h> I In*
r.|ii<-auo rniiM-nliiiii <>n \uuii-l
I I si.
NO INVESTIGATION
WITHOUT CHARGES
Washington, .Inly i» ('.ou-res?.
will iioi iiiM-.-l iyale I In* Treas.
ury I »i-parl un-nl unless Plat I An
ilicws, (In- assistant «»eerc|ary of
I lie treasury. I i I • • s specific I'linrp's
against Secret a r> MeVeajrh.
TWENTY KILLED
MANY INJURED
Compilation of Dead and Injured
as Result of Nation's In
sane Fourth
(.hiea^n. .July (1.—Tin* bailv
Tm'jiii'c ha* emiipiled (In- (*• 111 of
I In* -J. ail and injured as Hit? re
fill <»l Hi • nalimi's insane l-"«*urlh.
The dead number Iwenly and
III.4 ijjjure : six I hi >11 sand fmir
hundred and eikhly-lliree.
MARINE KILLED
IN PANAMA BRAWL
Panama. .1 nI\ l» \n Am.'riean
marine wa> killed here durinu a
hrawl Willi I hi* Ineal |ndiee. An
i11\ I--I iual i"ii i- lieini: Indd !•» as_
ei-rlain what led In Hie killinu.
FLYING MEN
FALL TO EARTH
Sali-hurr>. Kir-.. .1111> <°».-_An
a• -|da11• *. while ll\ina at a area!
hi'i^hlh. turned lurlle. killinu i\vn
-n|i|i»r-. wlii» wi-re i i • a 11 i | • i 11 a t iiu
llie machin*'.
Will llarrinuli'ii. wli«» 1 •••! 11
I he !'i»tirlh in |i»\vn. ha- relumed
In l.amllnek hay.
SENATOR LA FOLLETTE
JABS ONE IN ROOSEVELT
TELLS THE ROUGH RIDER TO PRACTICE WHAT HE PREACHES
BY TELLING HOW WUCH MONEY WA8 CONTRIBUTED
TO CAMPAIQN FUND AND HOW HE 8PENT IT
Madison, Wis., July 0—In a
prinI«*«l statement, issued today.
Senator l.nKnll.'ll«* nsks Roosevelt
lo be iniin (MiouKh to make a
statement of the contributions In
his campaign funds ah well as to
publish nil account of his expen
ditures,
I,a Foli'lI«' *ays Mini lloosewlt
should prcarh \vhn 1 In; practice*
nnd not attempl In smother
crimes committed by himself in
I In* recent campaign,
GIVE AN OVATION
TO WM. J. BRYAN
Lincoln, July fl,--The people
of this place, irrespective of
pnrly, pave nn oval ion to N\ i I -
I in •!i J. Itrynn ns be arrived home
from Hu» Baltimore convention.
Under Wilson Leader.
Scagii'l, .July r»—Th«» boino
rralir national roiiiinil let* will
int'-M in ('.liicapo on tlie 151 li.
when nil rampaign arrattMrinenU
will In* k«»hp over.
Will Name Leader.
Smfcirl. .Inly ({--Woodrow Wil
son nnnotmccs llinl Ik* will ap
point IiIm campaign l«*li«l**r on I In*
i r> i ti.
. Sees No Need.
I.incoln, .Inly 0.—In an inter
view Win. .1. Hrynn Mays Ik* jkmvh
ik» iippiI of a now parly in \iow
of fhe position assumed l»\ (Ik*
l)emorrney.
If you want all the news all lh«
ime read I lie Prospector