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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1912.
NO. 134
GYPSUM DEPOSITS
TO CHANGE HANDS
Washington State Capitalists Af~
ter Gypsum Beds in South
eastern Alaska
Fur the purpose of making an
examination of the gypsum de
posits 011 eight claims owned by
a number of Juneau men, Frank
IVttibono, a capitalist of Seatte,
left yesterday morning for Gyp
sum accompanied by Arvid An
derson, one of the claim owners.
The trip is being made in I he
launch Clara D. The claims are
located three miles south of the
.'■•sI"nice of (iyi^nin. It is re
ported that if Mr. JVIIibonc finds
the claims to his liking, an im
portant purchase will be made.
The men who would be interested
in the sale of the claims are Mr.
Anderson, Murdock, Stewart, Rob
ert Greenwald and Charles Lar
son.
Speaking of the gypsum pro
duction, the following clipping
taken from the bulletins issued
by the American Geological sur
vey, says:
"The quantity of gypsum
mined in 101 I was 2.232,970
short tons, valued at §6, 402,035,
stated by F.. F. Burchar in an
advance chapter on 'Gypsum.*
from 'Mineral Resources for
1911.' This was a slight de
crease from the figures for 1910
—1.05 per cent in production and
0.9 i per cent in value—but while
the industry was not especially
active, certain changes, such as
the replacement, of old mills by
a smaller number of larger niod
» rr (! 'lis and the establishment of
mixing plants in commercial cen
ters should result, according to
Mr. Hurchard, in saving of freight
charges on finished plaster and
enable the products to be sold to
I he consumer at low rates.
"(iypsuin was produced in 'sev
enteen states and in Alaska from
78 mills. The imports for 1911
wore considerably reduced.'*
Dispatch.
FROM THE FIELD OF POLITICS
COMES STORY PARTY DEFECTION
Down In Washington State the Popular Cry Is Against the Re
actionaries—Republican Member of the House Will
BeUnseated-To Force the President's Hand,
Congress Will Remain In Session
Chicago, July 20.—The regular
Ill-publicans here are rejoicing at
'.Iii? announcement «»f Mayor W«.»i
iier, of San Jose, that lie will bolt
I lie Roosevelt parly. On the oili
er 'ia.nl I he Progressives are
pleased lhal I he Taft men find
so mm li .ioy in Ihe quillir g "f
<i» incom picuous a man in Ihe
face of hundreds of desertions
from I he Republican ranks an
neuntvd every day from liead
ipiarlei's here.
Washington, July 20.-Hy a
slriclly parly vote the House coin
mil tee on elections decided lo un
seat Theron Catlin, Republican,
of St. Louis, sealing Patrick Gill,
Democrat. On the face of the
returns Catlin received 20,089
voles a.^ against 18,093 casl for
dill, declaring: (Tallin's eleclion
illegal.
Washington, July L'0.-|| is not
likely 1 h a I Congress will adjourn
much before the first of Septem
ber. Besides the passage of I he
appropriation bills the House ma
jority is determined to pass tariff
legislation before the elections in
order to force the Republicans to
show their hand.
New York. July 20.—A number
of early elections wagers have
been made contingent on the Na
tional Progressives entering the
campaign. Odds were given at.
six to live that Wilson will be
elected. Bets have also been
made that Roosevelt will carry
more states west of the Missis
sippi than Taft. Om: bet byAwull
known Wall street operator/was
thai Tafl will receive less elec
toral voles than liryan iv«*«|
in IP08.
Seattle, July pO.—There can In
no illmiIi! hnl that thi> National
Progressives will place a nation
al, stale and county tickets in th<»
field. The local situation is very
perplexing to ihe hundreds of
candidates in the field, wilh the
exception t»f a few who have from
the beginning been wilh Ihe
slandpat element and expect their
nominations from their hands.
The others who have been play
ing wilh the Progressives and
were with the Aberdeen bolters,
have nothing to expect from Ihe
regular party and will be com
I»«• 11«•• 1 11» play-in I lie band led by
Senator l'oindexter. There is no
11« • 11l»t, however, thai. Hi*; Progres
sives will pull a larger vote in
Hie stale than the Tal't contin
gent., whose position in the stale
is worse today than it was at the
time of the adjournment of the
Aberdeen convention. The defec
tion from the Republican parly is
growing rather than dying, mak
ing the state, otherwise strongly
llepnbliean, debatable ground for
the Democracy, with strong indi
cations that the latter will carry
•he commonwealth.
Seagirt, July 20.-f)\vr two hun
'.ifell members of Congress are
\isiling Wood row Wilson and
conferring with him in reference
io the campaign.
TWENTY KILLED
IN NEVADA FLOOD
I Reno, July I 9.—Twenty were
killed and many injured in a
cloudburst which destroyed I he
mining eanip.s al Ma/uma. The
properly loss is very great.
SAYS DARROW
IS INNOCENT
Los Angeles, July tO.-Lincoln
.SlefTiiis, the well known maga
zine writer, today testified that
l>arr»»w knew nothing of the brib
ery for which lie was arrested.
THIS IS THE DAY OF DAYS
WHEN GREAT BALL BE PLAYED
THE FATS AND THE LEANS WILL MEASURE SKILL ON THE
DIAMOND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE H08PITAL FUND
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR DESPERATE 8TRUGGLE
Tomorrow will see Hit' greatest
attempt at baseball ever pulled off
north of fifty-four. The crinic
will be perpetrated on the old ball
grounds, the 57 varieties of um
pires railing the swatfest at 3
o'clock pronto.
The before and after eating
siffns have been preparing for
this event for weeks, and enter
the contest with a determination
to allow no runs to he oppos
ing forces, even should they be
compelled to use clubs to accom
plish their purpose.
Arrangements have been made
hv I ho municipality by which one
of the glacial streams may be
turned onto the ball grounds
should the contest bocome too
dangerous. Spectators ^re re
quested to go well armed and are
Brattled the special priviloge of
treating the umpires as they will
'egg* are. however, barred). Be-,
fore weighing in the Leans in
sist that the Fats be thoroughly
searched, the reason given being
tin! m unusually large quantity
of bird shot has been disposed of
by the mercantile establishments
during the past week, and it Is
thought the phis averdupois gang
arc* trying t" rnn in a nnmlu r of
professionals who cannot mr.k •
wciglil without tilling their cloth
ing with gome weighty substance.
Messrs. I.athrop, Walker and
Nibble will act as extra outfield
ers.
The management is afraid to
work Andy Dieringcr, as his heart
ha* already been overtaxed.
A report from Port Wells is
to the effect that George Herman
has made an important discovery
on Hetties hay, where he is now
opening up a ledge in which the
entire vein matter is liberally
sprinkled With gold. The ledge is
Ihree feet in width, cuts the for
mation, which appears to TTe very
strong. He expects to work on
the properly during the present
summer.
The hoys from Tclkhell left
samples of rich ore at the Ex
change, showing the ore when
first struck and the immensely
rich ore taken from the shoot re
cently.
Frank Mauley, lb* well known
operator, expresses the opinion
that Ruby will he a Rood ramp.
IT IS NOT A TELLURIDE
BUT AN ARSENOPYRITE
TESTS OF THE TEIKHELL ORE MADE FOR THE PROSPECTOR
BY GEORGE F. WHITE 8HOW THAT IT IS NOT A TELLUR
IDE-IT IS NOT UNCOMMON IN OTHER COUNTRIES
I
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I
Al Ihi* ri'iiiifsl «»f I In- Prosper
Inr Mr. (Soorge F. While made
Ik>1 li a blow |>i|m• ami arid lost of
Ih«> lock laken from the reronl
strike ill Teikhell l<» ascertain ils
f!• * li11 iI «> classiticat ion. Tin* pioco
jof ori* > 111 ii 11 i 11«> < 1 In Mr. W'li i f «• was
|obtained from Mr. Jack Foster.
lOllO i>l 11) «* f l H'll M • I* nWIHM's of ll>''
(property, through Mr. Wilson, of
Ihe Exchange. 'I'lie lire lost fravo
ta distinct garlicky smell, rliarac-j
terislir of arsonic, the residue, j
j responding readily to tIn* magnet.
Tin* arid lesl gave a strong re
action f«»r iron, .but gave no l<• I_
jlnridr slain. II might l»o possi
jlde Dial oilier samples might give
(different reactions, Iml lho sam
p11* al hand plainly showed if lo
bo an arsenopyrilo, commonly
known as "mispickle," contain
ing impurities, for which tests
wore not carrfod on lo ascertain
Ihoir nnlnro.
Briefly staled lho rock is n
composition of arsenic, sulphur
and iron, rich in free gold. 8im
ilar ores are found in Europe and
Africa, and, unliko tellurium, the
►gold contents are free, and when
subjected to heat the arsenic vol
atile*, the iron burns, thus leav
ing the gold in a free slate.
An assay of similar rock taken
from «(|»|• r«>xi111;it• ■ I> I In
plar-r in I hi* vi'in iii.kI** by Mr.
W'liif«• gav«» *17.2X8 in gold. *11.
II) in silvrr, ami we umliTsIami
imi urea I it values have Ihm'ii <»1 »—
laim'il in siil»M'f|m'nl assays made
l»y I ho saim* gent Ionian.
llaurnki area,
more than 82.000.000 has be«»n
oxlraet.i'd nnd in Ihe r.nromamh,l
district I In* y i«»|«| of gold equaN
1.7 W.OOn pounds sterling.
Mr. Topi iff, of Ibis city, \v!n» is
<111iI«> familiar willi arseimpyrif
ir on*, says Iti<* Johnstone mine,
in Nevada, Coin., which carrier
ore identical willi 1hat found al
Teikhell, has taken nut hundreds
r»f thousands of dollars, many
piece** weighing from 50 In 100
pounds ami containing half the
weighI in gold.
This afternoon Ihe money with
which fo innke Ihe flrsl payment
to the owners was deposited in
I Blum's hank subject tn the order
of Ihe payors. Up to Ihe time of
going tft press Ihe bond ha<» nol
been signed.
A small hunch of stock was s^ld
Ihis morning at AO cents, but. lat
er in the day there was ft slump
owing to the report that Ihe own
ers would nol earry out the terms
of Ihe original contract given Mr.
Wagner.
.Tame* R. Ha yd on has taken an
option In pure hasp fho holdings
of Miller, Tolfpn and Kaiser on
Porcupine creek. The vein is an
extension of the ono owned by
♦ he Primroso Mining company.
The outerop shown a width of four
feet, Ronifl of the quariz show*
free ptold and panning?* reveal
Rood values. The purchase price
is $.15,000. Mr. Hayden has plac
ed a forco of miners a! work in
development.
•ul
ir. I
Frank IH. Rivern was awarded
the conlrael fr» build Iho bridge
across Pilf Driver slough on Iho
Falrbanks-Valdez wagon road, by
Iho Alaska Road Commission.
Two span*, oaeh 8t foot, with ap
proaches, totaling 180 foot, aro
In bo conalruclod In 00 day* al a
cos| of $1,250.
Tho United Slates Gommission
or al Georgetown has moved his
offlco lo Aniak a morn promising
camp In big district.
OLD SCHOOLMATE
SEEKS FOR CHUM
Judge Seth Mellington, who is
a noted Democratic leader and or
ator from Northern California.r
has declared his intention to
speak in I his city next week in
fav«»r «»f Hubert \\\ Jennings,
democratie candidate f«»r election
to congress. .fudge Mellington
i.s interested in mining properly
;i( Haines. lie is a classmate of
.Mr. Jennings and is leaving for
California next week.
Judge Mellington was elect *iI
the lirst judge of «• 1**1111 C.onnly
C.iilifornia. He is said hy the
press of northern ('.aIifornia to
he one of thi> most brilliant de
haters of the state iillil has heen
identified with the democratic
campaigns in tin* stale for many
years Jniicati Dispatch.
LARGE FISH PUNT"
AT KETCHIKAN
One of the Largest Fish Refrig
erating Plants on Pacific
Coast is Opened
Tin; New Kngland Fish Com
pany of Ketchikan lias recently
completed the new addition to its
cold storage plant. The plant
as it stands completed today is
one of the largest on the I*acilu;
roast and il stand.; at Ketchikan
largely through the etl'orls of Mr.
Wilkie. When the smaller
hir'ldiug wa> crowded t•» its ut
ino.st eapaeity last season and had
to turn away li>h it berime evi
dent In the loeal manager that
some new* measures were neces
sary and induced his company t«.
go ahead with the •<I ini
pro\ einent
The |• I:i111 now has a daily
freezing capaeil> «»r I no.nun
pounds. II has a storage capac
ity of live million pounds, i.
two thousand five hundred tons *U'
llsli can he stored all fro/en in
lln> cold rooms of the storage
plant.
The ice making ability of the
plant now reaches the 2 ton mark
for a daily output. The ice for
local city consumption i,< mostly
made in this plant.
The ammonia was turned into
the new part of the works on Sun
day, July 7th, at exactly one w'
clock and careful inspection
proved that the constructing en
gineers had done their work well.
There were no llaws in the more
thau .thirteen miles of pipe and
the countless joints thai were
necessary on the almost endless
coils.
Manager Wilkie reports th;i!
everything i> running to a <|u -en's
taste.
The cost of the building ap
proximates *r>n.unu ill cold cash
and has heen about three months
under const ruct ion.
The man who planned Hie new
addition for Ihe company was A.
\V. Sterrilt. an expert rcfri^erat
juir engineer in the emplo> of the
New KiiL'Inml l- ish ('oinpany.
A. W. Quisl of Seattle w;i-> the
cout ractor and Ihe man in iinuic
diale charge of the work was I..
It. Iloiitre. el ect iim ell- llU'er for
Ihe I'niled Iron Work- of Seal
He.
NOTORIOUS JONEAU WOMAN
IS HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE
INDICTED FOR WHITE SLAVERY, LEAH RICHARDSON WILL
A
HAVE TO 8TAND TRIAL IN FEDERAL COURT AT SE
ATTLE--NOW OUT UNDER HEAVY BOND8
Indicted on mm* of I ho most
serious charge* provided for in
iho federal statutes~-white slav
ery—Leah Richardson, keeper of
a disorderly house in Juneau
known ax the "C'astle," was held
by Judge G. C. Winn in the U. H.
commissioner's court where a
certified copy of nn indictment,
••♦•turned by a federal grand jury
in Seat11»\ wa«« road to her an a
mat t or of procedure involved in
the disposal of hor case bore by
admitting the woman to bail. The
woman's bail of $5,000. original
ly orderer by Judge . 41. Han ford
at Seattle, was reduced to $3,000
and the Richard* woman fur
nished that amount, gaining her
liberty. The case now go en out
of tho jurisdiction of thee ourl*
here. The Richards woman will
have to apcar in the district court
at Seattle for arraignment and
plea, otherwise her bond will be
forfeited.
I The Richards woman was* ar
rested in Juneau on a warant sent
north from Seattle, where she
was secretly indicted a month
ago. The indictment charges
the wholesale importation of
young girls to Alaska. Hpecifl
caly il gives the names of four
girls whom the Richards woman
in alleged to have lured to a lif<
of shame. The indictment eon
tains eight different counts and
is a sweeping charge.
It was last March, say federal
officials here, when the authori
ties in Seattle joined hands with
the officials here in conducting a
systematic search for evidence
that would lead to the arrest of
the Richards harlot <>n charges
of n white slave character. Link
by link the chain of damaging ev
idence was forged. The indict
ment followed. A copy of il, to
gether with a warrant for the
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