Valdez Daily Prospector
PUULISHED By THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
TKIIV8
One Dollur per Month: Twelve Dollars i>er Year
THL'llSDAV, APRIL 18, 1912
THAT ALASKA ROAD.
Thi' perl in sir i I y wit 11 which a
largo lohhy is being kept in
Washington In lo^r roll Ihe pur
chase of the Alaska Northern
railroad hy tin' government in
eoiLsauanee with Ihe expresseil
wishes of Secretary of I lie In
ferior Fisher, attorney for Ihe
original owners of the road leads
one to believe there is "some
thing in it" for the Third House
mivnbers if Ihe deal goes
through. Late reports from the
capital indicate that there has
been made a change in the per
sonelle of those pushing for the
acquirement of Ihe peninsu
la road by Uncle Sam. Falcon
Joslin, Ihe (iuggenheim lobbyist,
Mr. Calbraith, secretary of the
American Mining Congress and
Col. Swanitz, Mr. Stewart, of
Toronto with si few others have
made their appearance on the
ground with a "harmony pro
gram" which provides (hat the
entire question be left lo Presi
dent Taft, which «• f course
means Fisher and the purchase
of the Alaska Northern. Hut Ihe
House Committee on Territories
are not lo be blinded by the
smooth game of Ihe bond holders
They have no intention of per
mitting Secretary Fisher l<» close
I be deal with the men who pur
chased lhe Shed bonds through
lijin or by his efforts. The house
will insist nil naUnlnpr a board of
army engineers to examine the
several possible railroad routes.
Upon Iliis report, without recom
mendations, the house commit
tee will deeide upon (he proper
route thus taking the whole mat
ter out of the hands of those
more interested in consummat
iiiK the deal for the road to the
westward than in the jrood to he
done Alaska hv ^rivinK it a prac
tical trunk line to the interior of
Alaska.
The action of the house com
mittee may hurt some; the hon-l
holders of the Alaska Northern
may suffer: our sister city to the)
westward may feel a keen disap-I
poiutmcut; the (Su^cnheiiu plan'
may he upset ami the lohby may
fail to earn its honorium. hut the
people of Alaska will he the {rain-j
ers in the Jimjr run. My follow-I
injr the present policy of lhe|
house Alaska will lie assured tin*
most practical route and the one'
over which the most favorable
freight rates can be assured.
DISLOYALTY.
Tin1 I. \V. \Ys., Hie Inline union J
branch til" I In* socialist parly audi
some oilier auarchisl ic organiza
tions in lllis country openly de_
clan* I hey do mil recognize Mm
American llag, ackimwlcdge mi
obiigntinns In j| ami prnpo.se
(IVI'I'I llCitW lilt* government nf I lie
I'niled Slab's ami In establish an
jml11siriiiI republic wherein all
present-day pnlilical I'unci i«».1 - j
will become extinct.
This is treason. pure and .sim
ple, and slmuld lie trca1 *d a*
such. The llag thai will no; prn
lecl ils protectors and
ti'ifend ils defenders is a duly
rag lhal mn'.nminntcs the air up
on which i| finals. The Ameri
can llag protects the American
citizen wherever he may he. The
man who will not protect ami de
fend I lie American flag i« not enc
titled to the privileges of Ameri
can citizenship. The American
Hag represents the lawful gov
ernment of the nation. There
should he no room under it for
Haunters of the red rag of an
archy.
EDITORIAL NOTE8.
The drowning of W. T. Stead
a decided loss to the world. His
writings, while often narrow in
I lie views expressed, were always
on the side of good. Over half a
century of continuous newspaper
work taught the world lo love the
man.
.f. I'. Morgan is spending im
mense sums of money digging up
an ancient Kgyptian cemetery.
fJan'l he find (lend ones enough in
this country?
The quadrennial reunion of
ferioral ofTlec holders was recent
ly held jn Mississippi, with the
result that twenty votes will he
cast from that stale for Taft.
Sixteen of the votes will be cast
by appointees of the president..
Benjamin Guggenheim, who
lost his life in the Titanic disas
ter, was the one brother who re
fused to participate in the form
ing of the smelter trust, lie sold
liis holdings in 'he smellers to
his brothers and retired from the
Held.
—
Lillian Ilussell says there is
more honest, love in a handshake
than in a kiss. As dear Lillian
came <ui earth in 1800 she has
reached the-age when honest
love cools.
I'mler the impetus of the Pan
ama canal New Orleans is hecom
ing Americanized. They have a
dopted skyscrapers, ward poli
tics, base ball and department
stores with great enthusiasm.
Mr. Alfred Ii. lies, who is in
Washington, has not. failed to
call the attention of congress
through the columns of the cap
ital press to the advantages of a
railroad starting on Yaldez. bay.
William Oilmore will have to
readjust his press bureau, as ex
perience has taught him that
free advertising don't get into
the columns of the newspapers.
It now appears that Senator
I.oHmer was whitewashed be
cause his case was principally
"res judicata." llow much did
that cost him?
The price of wheal went up
\\1ien I he Chicago packers were
actpiil Ied. Hail the packers went
up the price of living might have
RilIK! (hlWII.
Col. lloosevell iylmits thai he
has made mistakes. No argu
ment there, hut his greatest
blunder was in the selection of
his successor.
A Spokane man is reported to
have lost half his stomach and
to gel along nicely. For cert., he
can't pet over half a jag on.
An eastern paper says I)r. Wi
ley is out for Taft. The record
appears to indicate that Dr. Wi
ley is out on account of Tafl.
Democrats can keep loving
Tafl and Teddy for the enemies
they are making in their own
party.
Champ Clark was once a col
lege president hut no one ap
pears fn remember his football
team.
"Prize lighters spend money
like water." says an exchange.
.Must throw it away then.
If you wish to see the mayor
call up the llarrais hcadtpiar
I ITS.
Ithinc wine has gone up to -s|r>
a hoi tie. Thus is the cost of
living going up day by day.
Yip Yug Ying is a Celestial suf
frage! |e. not a college yel.
THE NORTHLAND.
C.iM'dnva is 11; liavc a II • I - *ait
r.ry.
Oil is to lie. iisril iii plar" 'if
wood «>l Hip Krn 11 i■.*••! I iiiilH's.
Sluicing lias begun in I lie Fair
iianks district.
The N. C. sto"c nt Kokrinrs, on
I hi? Yukon, was completely de
stroyed by lire last February.
Tbe Nulato wireless station,
the most powerful in Alaska, i
speaks with Sitka almost every
day.
"Waterfront" Brown, of Fair
banks, lias been bound over to
appear before tbe grand jury on
a eharge of larceny by bailee, he
collected a bill and forgot to re
mit.
The receiver of the NVashing
ton-Alaskn bank has bocn ac
cused by I bo attorneys of Captain
Harnelte with being cxlravegant
IIis expenses are approximately
#70 prr day.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.
and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LATOUCHK A PKCK. Man.
Offtc* SwiylkU'. Tailor Shop Pfc*MT102
S*rrt<« I* Ad Parfa *f T«va. Calk AatwmJ FrM^tty
Wmtrnrn* C—fU—«hl
Houm and Carpet Cleaning
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
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Rkrortb on Minks
Patmnt Sunybyb
Qenmbal Mining Enqinmkrino
Phonb No. 103
F. BUTTERWORTH
ICivil Engineer and)
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Onicc In Hurrinttton IJMk.
on Water I«'ront Hes. Phone. 189 |
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Moot every Tuesday evening nt 8 o'clock In
Ktwle Hull All members rc^iiie**? J to at
tend T* G. QUINN. Artie Chief
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications tirst Wednesday in
jach month in McKinley Hull. Visitors alwuys |
welcome.
James H. 1'atterson..\V. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
2^0. F.
Visiting and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings, tlrst and third Monday.
Cull on P. K. HHNT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDKZ AKKIK No. 1071
Meet every Friday. H i». m. Kajrle Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but best materials used.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kinds ot Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Price*
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Ambrose Bell and Norman
Merchant: Yon are hereby noti
fied that I have expended one
thousand ($1,000) dollars in la
)or and improvements upon the
Peerless, Lincoln, Clara Bell,
Mammoth and Gravina, claims of
he Peerless group; the Isabella
ind Humdinger of the Isabella
rroup; the Badger and Hawkeye
)f the Badger and Hawkeve group;
:ho Pearl claim located in the
Kotsina river drainage Chitina
iistrict.
In order to hold said premise
jnder the provisions of section
J324 Revised Statutjs of the Unit
ed Slates, being the amount re
quired to hold the same for the
t'ear ending Jan, 1, 1912. And if
within 00 days after this notioe
•y publication you fail or refuse
to contribute your proportion of
such expenditure as co-owners
pour interest in said claims will
aecomo the property of the sub
scriber under said soction 2324.
. TOM LARSON.
Ry Matt Larson, attorney in fact.
Fl"st piU). Jan. 13, 1912.
Nast pub. April 14>-1912.
Valdez Sheet Metal ftstks
\
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES]
Plumbing, Steam* and Hot
Watar Heating, Pumps and
Wall Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipo, Fittings.
25 25
HIGH TOP SHOES
FOR
Miners and Prospectors
25
Different Styles to Select From
Also Ladies' and Boys' High Top Walking Shoes
25 25
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freitfluin* and passengers to all pans
of the Interior. General Trucking
bid. Wood, * - Proprietor
McKtnley Si. Valdez
|I«up florn
£l/fiOP£4#^
lS£ATri£
Cmas. Perry, mop
THE BEST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE HEART Of THEClTY
135RoqmsWitiiBAtk-50SamiuRoohs
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE j
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS J
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska <
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
JAT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON:
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directors
PfcoHI 148 GEO. ROBBINS, Mfr.
Steam Heat Electric Ligliti
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Conveniences
Good Tiir DiirccT G ° °d
Goods I fit DUri LI Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ T1V^D17D ant* Building
Puget Sound 1—< vJ lVJLJ3I-4l\. Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
the
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
1NTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regala 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
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S* BLUM &. ©•
— INCORPORATED —
BAN K E R S
CAPITAL $ 2 0 0,000.°?
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.