Valdez Daily Prospector
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Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollar |wr Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
ThLHSDAY, MAY 10, 1912.
LET US CLEAN UP.
The season lias arrived when
our honites and premises should
he put in order for I hi* year. II
is time our yards and streets
should be raked for the spring
and summer inspection of visit
ors, and incidentally for our own
hea'lh and safety. As the town
looks at present, there is little
10 he proud of and much to dread.
The warm sun has already begun
Jo bring out the Hies, and the
elTluvia from the winter's leave
overs is painful to the nostrils.
Nothing is more attractive than
neatness, and a million or so
empty tin cans and such other
debris as accumulates during the
long winter months, has a ten
dency to detract from the other
wise good appearance the town
would make. So let us all join
together in a united clean-up
movement to the end that our en
xironuK'nts be pleasant to 1 lie
senses of sight and smell, and to
avoid as much as possible the
eonstanl dangers which lurk in
otfal and intake breeding places
lor Hies and other disease breed
ing insects. Those who can, and
feel so disposed, should plant
(lowers, bearing in mind that, the
more altractive a place is. thej
more easily can we attract others
to us.
Many interests in Ibis section'
wil| be acquired during the com- i
ing year, and it is up to us In in-1
dure these people to become rcsi- '
dents of Yaldez. There is no eas
ier way of accomplishing this J
purpose than by making ourj
homes pleasing to the eye. Our!
city fathers might take it. upon'
themselves to see that I he many!
old and broken down sidewalks
which now adorn I lie premises of
properly owners in dill'erentsj
parts, are repaired. These make- !
shift walks, not only are a dis
couragement lo those who oilier
wise would assist in a movement
lo beautify the city, bill they are.
as well, dangerous to life and
limb.
OUR GOAL.
No eily in Alaska enters I In
busy season of I1M2 willi ;i more,
promising anil |MTinaii«*iiI future j
than Valdez. Other places ami
prosperous; some of Ihem more, j
so than Vahie/ ;i| the presentj
writing, hnl none of Ihem liohl 1
forth ns miieh promise as lliisj
ramp. Ynhlez was founded hy the.;
argonauts of "«»H. in the mail rush 1
of that year Tor I lie gold fields, j
which at thai time did nol exist j
so far as man knew. They local-'
er| the lownsile because llicj
steamers heaved their anchors in!
the waters opposite. Nothing!
was known of the interior; its J
resources or of its nalural route j
of travel. No one tlrcaiucil until'
years lalcr of its many gold or |
copper deposits. Yaldey. was |
dimply founded, and. like Top.,
sy, just crowed, with varying for- j
tunes. At limes, her hopes ran
high to lie again cast In the vry i
depths. Through good and ill;
fortune her citizens remained
loyal lo I he coiuuuinily of their j
own huihliug. Whatever fortune
faced Ihem, I hey were always;
united ju (heir faith and willing
ness to help Valdez.
No Alaska town has over suf
fered the vieisiludes; the ups and
downs; the hard blows through!
which Ibis community has pass
ed. The renl dawn tlrsl came
when Herman ft. Kllis discovered
lln» Cliff mine, which lent an in
centive |o the opening of our real
resources with the result thai,
conservatively speaking, Valdez
will, hy the end of thin season,
have a number of producing
mines, willi more lo follow an
development proceeds. Hy the
lime snow falls again the Hulli
erford-Hamsey. Thompson - Ford.
Hunker llill, Mnyflcld. Humbler,
f !a u le ron-John son. Hence- Me
lionahl, Midas, the Olson prop
erties will have been placed
among |he producers and within
another year every indication
points to a doubling of the num
ber of paying mines, using the
lernr "nrjne" in a strictly tech
nical sense. These properlies are
nearly nil within sight of Vnldez
and hut a few miles dislant, con
sequently directly tributary In
the town. Hy extending the gold
hearing radius lo country still
tributary In Yaldez, Port Wells
/.ection will undoubtedly, within
a year, add materially to the wel
fare and prosperity of this city.
\Ye feel sat i.si led that at the j
'present writing enough develop
ment has been done on ten sep
arate mining properties to ensure
the future growth of Yaldez.
What is subsequently opened
will increase that prosperity and
growth. No one, save he be the
possessor of a disordered liver,
can help but be an •optimist, and
a mighty cheerful one at that.
Best of all, perhaps, our pros
perity will not be due to any one
set of men, or to a corporation.
Yaldez, in her prosperity, will be
able to maintain the same inde
pendence and freedom, of action
which she has exercised in the
past.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The I. W. "W.'s tarred and
feathered Emma Goldman's
"business manager" near Los
Angeles. It was wrong for tIn*
officials to .interfere, as the
American people can complacent
ly contemplate a war a Pout ranee
between these treasonable organ
izations.
Washington slat"' Republicans
avoided many exciting complica
tions by holding a Taft and a
Roosevelt convention, each un
der eall of I he stale committee,
ll's not difficult (o name the del
egation which \vil| be sealed in
(lie nalional eonvenliou, but. how
will the slate ;-ro in Xovemjier?
Pro administration newspapers
xesterdav advanced clear, logical
and irrifnlahle reasons why
Roosevelt by use «»f unfair, un
dent lemanly and corrupt means
defeated Taft to a frazzle in Cal
ifornia. The arguments advanced
by them are unanswerable.
The telegraph announces that
masked bandits secured $1 i0,000
from an express car near New
Orleans, t'ninasked bandits Bet
more than that every day on Wall
si reel and not a word is said
about if.
Tile sale of the Knights Island
Consolidated Copper company's
assets did not realize the sum i
paid in by the stockholders, all
of which has a tendency to make
one study mi the subject of in
vestments. I
The prevalent rumor that!
Charles llerron would run a pur-!
ily campaign is vehemently de-j
nied by Harney .Wilding, who is i
chairman, of the committee mil
chrislianized politics.
It's pitiful In contemplate a
president, of the United Stales
having to make a nine days' cam
paign in his own stale lo save
himself from possible defeat.
Chairman Shackleford is lo de
fend Hanker Summers at Juneau,
indicted for infractions of the
banking act. One good (urn de
serves another.
It will not become necessary
for the steamship companies l<>
double their fares since the pas
senger limit has been cut down
one-half.
From present indications it
looks mightily as if Oregon would
be represented by I wo Democrat
ic I'niled Stales senators.
Martin llarrais will have a
large collection of check stubs
Mid one campaign hat when the
present campaign closes.
II is sineor'oly lo bo hope«l
I'rosiilonl Tafl can quil politics
long enough to sign (lio river and
harbors hill.
Tlio slinff being «l11k by (ho So
ul llo hasohall lonin is <l.'op
enough (o m(akc a mine out of a
prospocl.
The llopuhlican convention
caused a rise in (ho lomporaluro
in Iho slain «>f Washington.
I.ilorarily translated Tafl's
Ohio Mpoecln's road something
like lliis: "Teddy is hugs."
Tho doalh of King Froiloriok,
of honuiark, will ponnit l>r. fJook
l»» hroalh mopo freely.
They are actually beginning lo
kil| oaoli oilier off in ftint Mexi
can revolul ion.
GOAL OIL JOHNNIE
18 IN THE MONEY
Averaging much bettor I ban
ex pre led, tin* dump of "C.oal oil
Johnnie" mi - below, Fairbanks
creek claim, is yielding up gold
at llio rate of from .$8 to *10 lo
the square foot of bedrock. Tlie
layman lias a small winter dump
on the ground and I lie results
from the sluicing so far tbis
spring have been eminently sat
isfactory to bini. With I wo men
shoveling dirt into the sluice box
es from bis little dump be clean
ed up about $.'{,000 from; a scant
two days' run.
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H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
8unday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
8undays two shows at 8 and
9:15 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.
and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LATOVCHE & PECK. Morn.
Office Smythie'e Taitor Shop I'honc 102
Scrrice lo All Part* of Town. CalU Answered Promptly
Bntiacu Coafideatia!
House and Carpet Cleaning
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Point..
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M. \
Rkrontb on Minkb
Patknt Suifrmra
Qbnkbal. Mining E ngin b cri no
'Phone No. 10a
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
onice in Harrington Hliltf.
on Wutor front Res. 1'honc. two
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at H o'clock in
Ka^le Hall All members request ei t° at
tend D. H. SLKEM. ArticChief
Valdes Ivodge
No 168.
Krec anil Accepted Masons?
MCtrinnr Communications first Wednesday in
each month In McKinley Hull. Visitors always
welcome.
James II. Patterson,.W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
O.F.
V|«,|t|ntr and local Odd Fellows arc re
quested to register their name with the
Vuldez Odd Fellow*' Club. Ketcular
meotlnKN. Brst and third Mondav.
Call on P. S. HttNT. Sccretarv.
p. .O.TI»»llU^ 'M «>»• ^
VAf «DKZ AKR1K No. 1071
Meet every Friday, « i». m- Knirle Hull
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but bent material* it peri.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All klnriH of Oaken, Plow, ete.
marie to order
WOOD Sc. HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospector* Supplies
Prtih Goo^k-RwMiuU* Prkw
FRESH EGGS
Do You Enjoy Eating Fresh Laid Eggs?
We have jnst started a Chicken
Ranch and will be able to supply
our customers with Fresh Eggs
». >
EVERY EGG GUARANTEED
Our chicken ranch is located in our window
so see for yourself.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Krcl»fl)tin»: and passengers to all t>uris
of the interi-»r. General Trucking
hid. Wood, - Proprietor
McKinlcy St.- Valdez
|I«up Horn
^SEATnc
Cm as. Perry, mop.
i THE BESTOr EVimHINfi
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY ■,
135RooHsWimfcTfl-505»>(Kf Rooms
WhenllnJSeward ;Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
OEOROE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
I )
AT
DOUGHERTY & FER6US0N
PHONE 2.'
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmern
Funeral Directors
Phon« U8 GEO. ROBB1NS, Mgr.
Steam Heal Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room® All Modern Conveniences
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ T1WIOI7D an<* Building
Puget Sound Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Zbt
Tairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio. Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
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We do a
general
Banking
Business
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CAPITAL
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Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
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We P*y 4 Pet Cent Interest on TYme Certificates of Deposit.