VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER ?, 1812.
NO. 277.
VALDEZ LEADS
THIRD DIVISION
Late Census Bulletin Show* Pop
ulation in the Communities
of Alaska
The bureau of the census has
Just issued a bulletin containing
the population of the towns and
cities in the various states, as
taken in 1910. At this time, when
there Is oO much discussion go
ing on as to the apportionment of
members of the legislature, the
returns may throw some light on
what sections are entitled lo the
way of representation in the coin
ing legislature. In Alaska the re
sult is given more by districts
than towns, and is as follows:
First Judicial District.
Juneau district 5,854
Ketchikan district 3,520
Sitka district 2,210
Skagway district 1,980
Wrangell district 1,052
Total 15,210
Second Judicial District.
Cape Nome district 3,92 4
Council City district G8G
Fairhaven district 543
Kougarok district 308
Kuskokwim district (part
of) 2,201
Noalak-Kobuk district 2,202
Port Clarence district 1,007
St. Lawrence island district 293
St. MichacI district (part
of' 1.127
Total 12,351
Third Judicial District.
Aleutian islands district... 1,083
Bristol Bay district 4,502
Cook Inlet district 077
Copper Center district 553
Cordova district 1.779
iliamna district . 271
Kayak district 023
Kviiai dis'••id 1,692
Kodiak district ' 2.448
Kuskokwim district (pari
of) 19
Nabesna district 103
Prince William sound dis
trict 210
llnga Peninsula district... 1,303
Valdez district 4,815
Total
20,078
rourin judicial District.
Chandalar district 368
Oij-cle district 799
Eagle district 543
Fairbanks district 7,075
Fori flibbon districl 858
Fortymile districl 341
Hot Springs (lislrinl 372
'tantishna district 08
Koyukuk district i55
Kusknkwim district (part
of l 401
Mount McKinlcy district... 232
Nulaln district 7851
Ophir district 5(52
Otter district 1,234
Flampart district 370
St. MiehaM district (part
of 1.128
Tanana district 430
Total 10,711
Total of Alaska 0 4,350
Latouohe H'*VV Load.
The*Tf8lfcrtter lLatbuche loiaded
1,800 tons of ore at Iho Beatson
mine, 380 tonH at Landlock bay
and previous to going loXatouche
InRded 1,000 tons at Ellamar.
CttmirlK up nija had coal for Cor
dova, VaMe* -»nd Sew4rd.
k«^i# ij>.
f 7th and it will be'somtilHing rtflw
fn Yklcletf. music will 1 w
placed in the centrffv of hill
and the' flb&r will'he dream If
human efforts can $r6vft!l.' The
corhtirrttltefe Irt Charge ttin xfr.
flleem, pr. Genhah.Har'ry King,
^onfien tfhd rfdny ChrlWn.
Norman Merchant brought in an
I'nsanQ prisoner from Kodiak nam
rd Wing Long. He will later he
taken to Morningsldp asylum.
MOOSE PRIMARIES
A SLOW AFFAIR
The Bull Nloose of Washington
* st v i > C :
Nominate an Ex-Prize Fight
er for Governor
Seattle Sept. 9.-The Progres
sive primaries, which were held
on Saturday, polled a light vote,
hut little interest apparently be
ing taken in the affair. From pres
ent indications Sheriff Bob Hodge
is probably nominated for gover
nor and perhaps John Bellaine
will bo nominated for congress
man at large.
The Progressives held inde
pendent primaries owing to I he
fact that they were late in filing
declarations of candidacy and will
go on I hp official ballot by peti
tion. The regular state primar
ies will lake place tomorrow. It
is generally conceded that Gov.
Hay will receive the Republican
nomination. II will lake a count
of the vole lo determine who will
earl the Democrats.
deatFfolldws
RISKY SPORTS
I Twelve Killed and as Many In
jured During Motor
cycle Race
Newark, X. J., Sept. 9.—While
jKddie Hashac, champion motor
cyclist, was making 90 miles an
jliour in a recreation park, his ma
chine lost conerol and dashed ov
er a railing, plunging 50 feel ov
er an embankment, fearfully mu
tilating and instantly killing Ihe
"rider.
In its dash the machine killed
five others, fatally wounding six
and seriously injuring 13 others.
One small boy in the path of the
motorcycle was decapitated. The
cause of the accident was the
loosening of one of the sprock
ets.
WOMAN KILLED
AUTOMOOILE CRASH
Seattle, Sept. 0.—Mrs. (Jeorge
Rice, aged 77 years, was instant -
ly killed yesterday while relum
ing in an automobile from I In*
grave of M. J. Heney, as the guesi
of Heney's brother, by a Uroad
way car striking the automobile.
Honey waH not seriously injured.
PUMMIOE STONE ON
MILKS OF OOEAN
The l>nra on the last trip sail
ed for four days and nights
through floating pummice stone,
ranging from fine dust to pieces
as large as a man's flst.
November JUMtlon.
To rrtfiKfe'the le*dr pfeflarations
for the coming elections for the
MtilfHtulWmh""«V WtMlftir Ml
tltttlfttfs, etc., CTfer* of the CouTt
in' a toeMIHtf:1
jy emd(Ms ta^fc. ' lf
Clerk Petlit yesterday receive^
instruction* fey 6aMe ifrpm Judge
X'yonH Al Co tfVeparefof (pfe
Jegifttatlve dlwetion.-JhMati DIbI
#"! • " ' '
Mrs. Charles M. Nicholson and
flatifcfrtar' <Hitjrciing
gi»r* rm the Mariposa, mtimr hav
ing spent the summer wi|h Mr.
1*011, 41 the n'amsay'-Rnther
'ord property*
BORDER SITUATION"
IS VERY ACUTE
American Minister Leave Mexico
Intervention Looks More
Than Probable
Washington, Sept. 9.-Harry
vWilson, Mexican ambassador,
leaves Mexico City, having with
drawn his exequator, following
President Taft's demand that
American citizens be protected,
otherwise the government of the
United Stales will be compelled to
intervene. The situation between
the two countries is now about
strained In its limit and inter
vention is now more than a prnb
ab.lity.
STUDIES ACTION
OF THE VOLCANO
Dr. Martin Studies the Effects of
the Recent Volcanic Erup
tion
<i. C. Martin, of the (ieological
Purvey, was a returning passen
ger on the Mariposa, having been
lo I ho westward since the erup
tion studying the phenomena of
the late eruption of Kalmai. Th.»
survey being short of funds, i tie
National fieographical Society
supplied I ho necessary expense of
the trip of Mr. Martin to the scene
of the disturbance.
For a month Mr. Martin was
aboard th«» revenue cutter Mann
ing and went on that vessel to
Katmaj village, when the natives
were taken off. He says that the
ash is so deep on the mainland
and so light that traveling in that
section is impossible and that an
attempt to ascend Mt. Katmai this
season would be an impossibility.)
He says he has no doubt but that
the eruption came from Ml. Kat
mai, but that a number of vents'
jmight have opened some distance]
apart, leaving the impression that
['other mountains had erupted. Af
ter having left the Manning Mr.
Martin secured a small power boat
and exxplored the coast line If)
determine what effect the disturb
ances had on the const line, lie
said that the natives who had losi
their homes were now com fori
al ly -i ualed and being looked af
I< i by the government.
T
FILL THE BILL
Chicago, Sept. 0,—The Tribune,
says that President Taft wants
Vice-President Sherman to with
draw from the ticket, the Vermont
returns showing the need of an
orator on the ticket to campaign
the country.
The pleasure boat Taconite,
owned by \V. 15. 3owen, of Seattle,
I* now at t|orseShoe bay and may
come to Valdez. Mr. Bo wen has
a party of friends aboard enjoy
ing themselves fishing and view
ing ifig *t
Prtnda sound. .^The 'jTai
conite is a ft&hdHoifte ladnrfji,1 00
i'eflit long apa fewfl interior fln'sh
tifrg 1ft tnA&tfgaAy'ahd t'fifc eifaribr
0 tatUt/';G4ttrr£ Baldwin, who Ar-»
trtvifa Jt W UlVy ft'eatteh
fti« 'Vft yaldez, was thd
gfaest 6t MK^owofl (o T.htWncnei
*hd from ihsro' came to Valdeil
Oti th* Mhripnu'rt. 1
If you want all the news all the
line read the Prospector
PAYS HEAVILY
FOR FRAUD
Unole 9am Forces a Settlement at
a High Figure From Itich
Smuggler
Washington, Sept. 9.—Million
aire Allen; a lumberman of Keno
sha, Wisconsin, paid $100,000 in
to the treasury of the United
Slates in settlement for having
smuggled valuable jewels into the
country in 1909, when he was
traveling with a woman, who has
already paid a lino of $12,000 for
the same offense.
William Cnrasco, a Chilean, was
drowned at Holli* recently.
GEORGE KRAU'S
MOTHER DEAD
Receives Word of Death and Bur
ial of His Mother at Elk
hart, Indiana
In Saturday's mail George
Krau, our well known follow citi
zen, received the sad intelligence
of tho death of his mother, Mrs.
Christiana Krau, at Elkhart, Indi
ana, at the ape of 80 years, on tho
27th day of August. The deceased
was buried in tho local cemetery
by tin1 side of her late husband.
•John Krau, who preceded her in
at the age of Hi years.
Mrs. Krau left four sous. Wil
liam. who was Democratic treas
urer of Elkhart county, and ean
didale for the state senat<» Ibis
fall. John Krau, teller in the
"First National Bank of Elkhart;
Charles, master mechanic of the
New York Central at Chicago, and
our own George, of Valdez.
The deceased came from (ler
many in 1857, with her husband,
and settled in the place where she
breathed her last. She left an
estate valued at $160,000, to be
divided equally between her four
children. The sympathy of
George's many friends will go out
to him in the loss of mother
man's most loyal friend.
Eagle Dance September 19.
Hay ami apple dance, music in
I he cent' r floor like a dream, new
features. Eagle ball Sepletnber
19. Don'l forget the dale.
HORSES DYING
BY HUNDREDS
Topeka, Sept. 9.-Crops are re
maining ungathered owing to a
mysterous disease which is kill
ing horses off by the hundreds,
£ armors are unwilling to buy
ore until some check or remedy
is found for the disease.
Karl Armstrong, writing to tho
marshal's office from Kodiak,
says shore and water fowl are
very scarce this year, the erup
tion having Bcared l)Ye birds away.
One of (!h* officers '6f l|ife Mann
ing was left at Kbdiak Id remain
all winter to take charge of the
governrnont rations.
The following were outgoing
pa>Hengnrs on ihe Mariposa; Mo
tmr fmsilbe, H. J. Rutherford,
Mrs. C. M. Nicholson and child, ■
George Ifdbarl, Mrs. H. T. WtJekx.i
Cprdova-C. Tf. Remington, 8. \V.
Johrisort, E. 'T. Nolan, J. A. Nolon,
E T,. 'tVnifpin and 38 steerage to
Seattle.
COURT INSTRUCTED
AS TO THE LAW
Courts Now Being Instructed as
to Dooislons by the Attor
ney General
Seatlle, Sept. 9.-Under instruc
tions from Attorney General I
Wickersham, the Circuit Court of
Appeals will reverse the decision
rendered by Judge Hanford in the
Ollson case, and will restore the
Tacoina attorney to citizenship.
The interference of the depart
ment of justice into matters whol
ly within the jurisdiction of the
court is eausing no litile eom-|
ineni among members of I In* bar, j
who are asking themselves where]
'this beginning will end.
I
Tin* survey boat MeArlhur has |
been working all summer in and,
about Resurrect ion bay and has.
also had part of her crew map-,
ping the topography for several
miles back from the shore line, j
KATHERINE 00T i
MANY PLUNKS
I
Has Her Purse Stolen While Vis
I
i iting Madison Park-Thieves
Make Good Their Escape
I •
Seattle. Sept. -During a short
absence from a Inl>l«* at which >lie
had been silling, Katherinc .\loim_
jhan, of Valdez, lost a purse con
taining *25 and a draft f«»r *50.
[This occurmi at Madison sired
park, whore Mis* Monohan was
'visiting willi some friends. Due-'
'ing her absence from Ihe table
two men grabbed I he purse and
hastily made their exit, a negro
waitress starling in pursuit, but
Ihe men boarded a parsing car
and made good their escape.
Dr. Daggett arrived from S»*\v- [
ard on Ihe Mariposa and will re-,
main with us for a while.
reouIIlag ;
HMD PARADES!
Seal lie. Sfpl. U.-The ordinance
re<iu'ring all parades in Ihe city
lo be beaded by the American
Hag bas become operative. This
ordinance was passed owing lo;
the parades of the I. \V. W\.<
where I hey refused |o carry lliei
national ensign substituting iu
itm place Ihe red flag of anarchy.|
i
K0D'^ LWITJmv rolJ
Never in the history of Kodiak1
inland has there been such pros-l
j>ef.'4y as is now experienced al I
thai place. All who want to can
get work at the cannery and the
finning-industry is employing sev
eral men. inhere Is more vt'ork
arid more. nMiVey In ciVculrttlfrfi
than filh^e the' sealing IniMMfy
tras nl H«r zenith:'
• •' t j
Alameda .Sails.
Seattle, 8ep(. 9.-TVie steamship
Alameda sailed last night with Ihe
oljowlng Va|dez passengers:
Miss (Catherine Monohan. Mr.
A. E. flrigshy, Mrs. A. F.. Orig«d>yt ,
Mrs. eflorgA Meade and son llar
i.v, and llenry'fltbler.. The Samp.
f»on will sail tonight. ;
— 1
Mr*. Rrdyert L. Weeks left on <
he Mar»;»osa for the Arkansas Hot 1
Springs,
OFFICE MINERS
10 PASS OPINION
\
To Mine for Coal at Katalla and
to Tell Uncle Sam Whether It
Is Coal or Muck
According to the Taeoma Trib
une the government party now at
Katalla to examine the Bering
coal fields, are fully equipped t«»
Lake up residence in Alaska, at.
least until Ihe snow flies. Here's
what our Taeoma contemporary
says:
With sufTieienl equipment to
make a da-di for the pole or ex
plore hidden Thibet, a parly oT
:jk experts, engineers, superin
tendents and miners will invade
Alaska next month for the unr«»_
mantie purpose of mining coal
back of Katalla. Tin* expedition
is sent by the Hureau of Mine* and
its movements are shrouded in
po\ernmenla| red tape ami mys
tery.
aeiMil' Vf i'i'*1"*' u, , ^s ailvanrrc
nt. nls of n„. ilinn |,avo I,
'l " ,'f ?IS n0n ""«ni in
ab n.'l a'"' *>arlv " ill h.
Ai t. ' Manpr.sa ,.f llio
«h™aif i'a,"shiJ' « -t
nil 11 rloai's from SoafI !«• f,„.
Prince William sound ports, Sep
ember ,. The parly wil, be lamt
' Kfy«k "•■ami. near Ratal,
la. I.m Ueslinatmn is Ti-nul creek.
.,ho f'»»»ingham group of coal
Manns thai hav,. aroused ,,.ueh
excitement i„ ,a?i, |W||
JrnZ >Ka,S- Th" CminiiiKham
„lTate!;
The real purpose ,,r (fl(. ,.x
pedilion. which will be headed by
]•" less a person | han Dr. J \
Holmes, dir..elor of the bureau of
mines. is In learn whi'lhrr I In
coal of Alaska ean he mim»d. how
!,,",'h " will ensl |„ niiu.. ,i ;i,,11
, ,v 11 ran easily |„. hainl
lei|.
Sudden Interest Shown.
( The expedition ls ,lf ,
evidences of in,<M.,.s,
the govern men I has taken in (he
Alaska situation and its effort* to
earn Ihe Irulh about the coun
try. The r. s. S. Maryland was
sent north by Ihe Xavy department
recently to make coastal and bar
bor invest Nations for (he „aw
and will probably resume Ihe work
after th.» interruption of carryin »
Secretary Knox to ihe mikado's
funeral. There are several
small expeditions in tb«> countrv
nnc of t«>n thai sai'-'d by (be
steamship A lamed- \u.'n.s| 8, for
Ihe same d.»«dinali • -.i or
six thai b>f| Seattle on .in* Mari
posa August hi.
"rders from Washing.
[""• "»«' movements of
present expedition are kept as
secret as if lb.> parly was to make
n dash into Germany and carry
away the kaiser's safe full of
rr'»wn jewels. \Vj,h cjp_
Himsperhon all sorts of eamr>
r-quipment. I00I3 and machinerv
have been collected. Ewrv princi
pal of ihe expedition will be arm.
J't with rifles and shotguns, ami
luindreds of rounds of ammuni
tion have been purchased. No step
Mil be oniilled to guard Ihe «cien
ImIs from every danger, including
Kndiak bears and Alaskan mos
flUitoes,
®*lulpnienl.
TU of Mfnes- hrts aft
appropriation of *75,onn |o pay
Tor the experimenl, nothing will
to spared <0 make the equipment
J' nrul lo'nl nrm* «r* busv
fining [>ig ord^ri.
rJ'u ,['"rlv Include
""'me*. as perioral manager
\jxr2s*?""-nn «»»"•»"»'
"fiorini V ' " ^""ruclinn
MJ^rineer. Ywo geologic*, a foro.
E Rn «**t*»ant foreman, a
Sm5 n1JrTM"*ry
l»nrt« Ihe
p ail inn on ftiiyak island i! wilf
proceed Inland t* Rlillwater creek
wT JIMS?, "PJ h0 ^"'aMished.*
rHeh. ^h nil dlie pftrrftf and c6fe
Inued on oa*e 4)