The Alaska Prospector
I'ublUlitM lit VahU'z, Alaska, ovrry Thursday j
by th«- l'Riisi-KnuH I'tltliMllM. C«i
1'iioNK Main 1.
Knlort'd at the VrtliU-2 I'ftsuillii'i' as sct'oml
vIahi mat lor.
ubscriptloii $;t j>er year. V.' fur "l\ mouth
dingle JOct'iits
ALASKA GAME I,AW
The presence of the Japanese steal
ing schooner in Alaskan waters iu»\v
brings to the government the necessi
ty of maintaining a thorough patrol
of the waters of the North Pacific
ocean from Mt. St. Elian to the Preb
ilof islands. This lleet should follow
up the Japanese scaling fleet consist
ing of thirty or forty sealing schoon
ers and see that no depredations are
committed. Last year a Jap sealing
crow raided a village at Alitak bay,
despoiled and desecrated a Russian
church, pillaged the village of all
movable articles, yet our government
still slumbers along and pays no at
tention to the national insult and for
gets that Alaska ever existed, except
for corporate legislation.
Recently congress passed a game
law, ostensibly for Alaska, but really
for the mighty nimrods from the states.
In other words, congress considers
Alaska a game reservation for the
rest of the United States. On one
hand we have subsidized railroads
and the most expensive government
ever saddled upon the taxpayers of
any nation for the benefit of tin
Japanese cousins now located on
what is aptly termed "the White
Elephant off the Coast of China;" on
the other hand, lack of aids to navi
gation, lack of court facilities, denial
of rights secured to American citizens
by the constitution, corporation leg
islation. tlisenfranchiscment of Alas
kans; but wait a moment, we forget
the game law. This great and bene-j
flcicnt piece of legislation will cer-1
tainly rebound to the credit of the
nation in years to come.
Let every American citizen immed- j
iatcly write to congress expressing
his great appreciation of the state-1
uianship displayed in the enactment |
«>f the Alaska game law, a law which j
will do the whole country more good
than any law past since the Sherman '
Act. Possibly when congress by its
act protected wild animals it had i
some vague idea that the residents of
Alaska come within this class. How
ever, we hope not.
ONE WITH A MORAI,
(■ rcat is thegovernment, and great
therefore are those wlio execute its
behests, hut if those, wlio ill Wash
ington ho carefully spend hours of
their time invent in# met hods h>r the
benefit of the red ta|>e market, would t
adopt a few business methods tliej
v'government would hem-lit thereby.
\ Apropos of whieh i - the laet a few
.(ays ago the government solil in Val
"/i buildings for whieh it re
^eei^'nWfel^i'.v small per cent of the
actual value. The government did
not advertise the auction -at whieh
the buildings were sold and only a few
persons were aware that the sale was
to be held. This benefited those wlio
were informed for they bought the
buildings much cheaper than would
otherwise have been the ease.
Others, however, who did not know
about the sale until it was a thing of
the past are bemoaning the fact they
had no chance to keep the hammer
of the auctioneer poised a little longer
by bidding more. Hy the same token
the government is loser.
The moral is: It pays to advertise.
TORNADO CAUSES
DEATH AND RUIN
Omnlin, May 1JI—Twelve persons
were killed, scores injured and three
towns wrecked by a tornado which
8wc|>t across Sarpy county yesterday
afternoon. The devastated townsare
Louisville, Hcllcvuc and Itlchflcld.
The property Iooh haw not aw yet!
boon determined but it will be tre- I
mendous ah there in Hcarcely a build
ing left standing In (lie three towns
named.
Charles Friend went to <'ordova on
the Yucatan for the purpose of acting
temporarily as a deputy customs col
lector. The at>|>nintmcnt was made
by Deputy Collector Hpier because of
the fact that the steamship North
western desires to land a cargo of
Nanlmo coal at. Cordova before com
ing here, and Is in conformation with
the customs regulation providing that
a representative of the department
inspect foreign cargo when it Is dis
charged.
Doputy United Stales Dist rict Clerk
Hecks has Just completed making the
record in appeal in the Chlttitu De
velopment. Company ease. The re
cord makes OT0 typewrit ten pages and
totals nearly 280,000 words. The
traiiBcrlpt fees will amount to nearly
$/i00. The ease is that in which (leo.
Katerly and Steven Birch are Inter
eated and has to do with the title to
valuable mining property.
KQD1AK OFFERS
MUCH TO MINER
Cor respondent of Prospector
Writes of Mineral Forma
tion of Country.
Kodiak, April 27—(Special corres
pondence.) A brief report, more des
criptive than technical, of the miner
al hell in tin- Kodiak mining district
is necessary that the general public
may more fully understand the in
ducements that this section of the
country offers to the prospector and
the mining industry in general.
This belt as a whole begins some
fourteen miles north of Kodiak, near
Ozinka running in a southerly direct
ion on through to Kid river on the
south end, and covers all the west
side of Kodiak island including Ugan
ic, Raspberry, Whale and Dry island
with Shelikoff straits as the western
boundary. It will average from live
to twenty miles wide and geologically
speaking the country rock is made up
of slates schists, quartzites porphy
ries, intrusive dikes of dicrites and
greenstone.
The hanging wall of this belt is a
high range of mountains, is intrusive
in character ami ot later origin than
the country rock, making up the min
eral belt, and the intrusion <1 this
granite range was responsible for the
tilting of the slates ami older bods in
their position, thereby forming the
fractures which gave the opportunity
for the ore deposition to occur. Kx
amination shows that this fracturing
is more or less extensive throughout
the entire belt. The character of the
ore deposits is somewhat dissimilar
as to the formation in which they lie
and as to the mineral in the veins,
and too, there is a similarity through
out, and in some eases there are de
posits which are exactly similar.
< >11 the south end of this belt ami a
short distance from the contact near
the head of t'yak bay is located the
Dan Dougherty property on which a
twenty stamp mill is being installed.
< >n this property development work
has been going on for three years.
The ore on this property is essentially
free milling, concent rat ing wit h tin
usual small percentage of mineral,
ami carrying comparatively high
value, and a large percentage of free
gold. The mineral is made up of py
rites of iron, chalcopyritc and a
small percentage of galena.
('ontinuing north from this mine
there are numerous claims ami good
prospects and on the west side near
what Is locally known as Miners
Point, lying in the same position in
relation to this contact, is the Put
man property. The development
work on this consists of two tunnels
thoroughly developing the ground on
the surface, and showing that there
are two veins running parallel
through I he property, one three and
the ot her six feet wide. The mineral
of both veins is made up of pyrites of
iron, galena, a small percentage of
copper, lead and some antimony, and
from its weight and general appear
ance is of good commercial value.
Lying across Uganic bay on the
west end of I'ganio island, but wholly
within the dorite is t lie group of claims
known as the Wonder property, but
this is essentially a copper proposi
tion carrying good values in gold.
Tunnels and shafts have been driven
on Ibis property which shows it to be
a very large lead.
i iicrt' arc numerous lodes 111 I his
vicinity all of which show (ho
licit in tins section to have boon very
persistent ly and extensively fract ured.
Lying immediately across UiolikolT
straits to the west, and parallel, but
wholly within the dioJitc, and olose
to the granite contact on the wont are
at least two great veins viz: The
Mules and Hhellkolf, these properties
are strictly ooppor. The development
work consists of tunnels exposing
wi<lo loads of high grade ore* The
mineral is made up of iron sulphites,
ehalcopy rites, somehornite and native
copper.
One shipment of copper from this
property proved to he a very high
grade ore, and being located so eon
vlently near a deep landlocked har
bor, the Midas group of claims Is per
haps one of tho most promising mines
in the district and one that should
make a great producer wit h reasona
ble amount of money spent in devel
opment ynd equipment.
JuHt n< rth a few miles Is the Dry
Inland mine. This property is another
freo milling proposition carrying
values in gold which run up in the
hundreds. A largo snin has been ex
pended for labor and machinery In
developing t his mine, and the outlook
Is very promising as is the case with
the Whale Island free milling mine,
011 which the original locators have
built, an arastra and have It running
with very satisfactory results. This
is a very small vein, almost a stringer
and lays entirely within a quart-Kite
formation.
In general the great |wrslsteney of
MRS. SWEET TO
SUCCEED HUSBAND
School Board Compromises
When It Comes to Se
lecting New Principal.
Harmony with regard to the choice
of a principal for the Valdez schools,
prevailed at the meeting of the school
board Tuesday and the job stays in
the Sweet family, for Mrs. Anna E.
Sweet, wife of the recently deposed
principal, was elected by a unanimous
vote. Contrary to expectations the
name of Prof. Bunnell, who at one
time held the principalship and who,
if current report is to be believed
wants the place again, was never
mentioned at the meeting and to this
fact is due t he apparent harmony that
prevailed.
To the experienced there was a
certain phase of the meeting that
gave the indiction that the claim was
salted and that the peace lying about
in such obvious chunks had been lug
ged onto the ground after the pros
pesting done by those of the board
who wanted to place Prof. Bunnell in
charge of the seools had proved fruit
less. This peace program did not
maintain with regard to the selection
of teachers for the other grades of
the school, however, and these latter
appointments will not be made until
the next meeting of the board.
There are two positions requiring
teachers, one in charge of the third,
fourth and fifth grades and one in
charge of tin? grades next higher.
Three attemps were made to elect a
teacher for the lirst named place but
there was a dead lock each time.
Three of the board wanted Mrs. B. B.
Lockhart and the other three scatter
ed their votes among the various ap
plicants whose claims for recognition
had been read by clerk Miller.
On tin- two lirst ballots Mrs. Lock
hart received three votes, Miss Eliza
beth Finch, two and Miss Chrystal B.
Snow, of Juneau, one. The second
ballot resulted the same but on the
third .Miss Finch lost one vote to Miss
Daisy Stromstcdt, of Juneau. This
ended the voting and it was decided
to let the selection for the other
vacant grade go over until the next
meeting. It requires four votes to
elect.
.Miss Ma> Finch was retained in the
primary grade at the previous meet
ing.
The tormal eonsolidatian of the
reservation and the Valdez hoards
was effected last night. Chairman
Fish appointed directors Rudolph and
Crawford to act as auditing committee
and .Miller and Leslie as purchasing
committee.
t lie veins over such great areas and
j tlie fact that practically in every ease
where the properties have heen tap
ped in depth, there has been no de
terioration in the values of the ore,
and that coniparitively speaking
there has heen very little develop
ment work done throughout, it would
seem to make the district an attrae
tive one to both the mining profession
and to capital.
J. T. Halfesty.
DR. QALTON NOW
HEALTH OFFICER
Dr. R. C. Dal tun wan appointed
health officer ut a Hpeeiai mooting of
tho oily council hold Inst night. It
whh the intention to delay tho ap
pointment of a health officer until the
return of Dr. P. It. Chancy, tho pro
Hont incumbent, who wan expected to
| arrive from Juneau on the Bertha.
Me did not- come, and tho council
took the portion that the necGHsitios
of the city demanded the HerviccH of
a physician and the applioation of Dr.
Dalton wa« acted upon.
The real purpono of tho extra hoh
Hion wan to create an ordinanco giv
ing t he permanent, improvement com
mit too the authority to draw on tho
city treaHUry to the extent of $5,000
to he expended in the conntructlan of
the glacier dyke. This wan done.
HEINZE SAYS LAWYER
TRIED TO BLACKMAIL
Now York May 8—Rdward Hronnan
a Hutto lawyer whh arreatcd hero to
day on a charge of blackmail pre
ferred by P. AngUHtUH llein/.o, tho
copper magnate. Iloinze alleges that
Hronnan came to him and demanded
paymont'of accompanied by
tho threat that unless the money wan
forthcoming Hronnan would Institute
proceeding* involving Iloinze In liti
gation for alleged breaking of Mon
tana laws concerning the transfer of
copper pro|>orty.
(Inc) Bankers and General Merchants (Inc)
Visit our BIG STORE while in the city and look over our line
of Dry Goods, Groceries, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings, Boots, Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Rubber Goods, Furniture, Carpets, Linoleum, Mats,
Draperies, Glass and Crockery Ware, Hardware,. Stoves, Miners'
Supplies, Etc.
We receive a large shipment of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables on
every steamer. Special attention is called to a line of S. & W.
canned Goods, which are the highest pitch of perfection.
VALDEZ UK & HCUTILE CO., INC.
MM PIONEER OUTFITTERS Sit
SHIP AND CREW
PREY OF STORM
New York, May 8—Pounded by
j mammoth breakers, her crew of 100
; men in momentary danger of death,
I the ship Peter Riekmer is stranded on
] Fire island an<l so far every effort of
I the life savers to effect a rescue lias
been in vain. The ship went ashore
j last night and with snrf boats and
life line ^iiiih the coast guards were
soon at the scene.
It was at once realized that it
would be impossible to launch a boat
in tin? terrible sea and efforts were,
confined to endeavoring to shoot a
line aboard the doomed ship. Every
attempt has met with failure and al
though the nearly exhausted coast
guardsmen are still trying to accom
plish something, there is little hope
of success unless the wind modifies.
If seems impossible that the ship
can live much longer under the ham
mering of the breakers.
Sea Robbed of Prey
New York, May »—After facing for
hours what seemed certain death in a
terrible sea, all except four of the
erew of the stranded ship Peter Rick
mer were renewed by the coast guard
early thin morning. Since night be
fore last, when the vessel went ashore
on Fire island the men had been
clinging to the rigging watching the
futile efforts of the coast guardsmen
to get a life line aboard the doomed
vessol.
The surf was so heavy that it was
impossible to launch a lib' boat and
for many hours the wind foiled every
attempt to shoot the line aboard.
Hour after hour passed without any
moderation of the storm and it. seem
ed to those on shore that every min
ute would be the last of the vessel
which was being subjected to a terri
flc pounding by breakers, that often
dashed clear over the rigging. Last
night, however, the wind moderated
and at last the nearly exhausted
coast guardsmen got a line aboard
the Rlckner and took tho crew off in
a bretehes buoy.
The four drowned wer« swept from
the rigging.
SCHAGE BLAMES LACK
OF NAVIGATION AIDS
Seattle, May 8—('apt. Schage of
the wrecked steamship Saratoga
places the blame of the accident on
the federal government, alleging that
had auflleient and proper aids to nav
igation been maintained along the
Alaska coast the vessel would never
gone on the rocks. This declaration
was made today at the hearing held
l»efore the United States marine In
sjKietors.
According to the testimony of Capt.
Schage the vessel was proceeding In
a storm no heavy not hing of tho coast
could bo seen. The storm eamo on
suddenly, but had there been bell
botiy* or a fog horn In the vicinity
the accident, according to ('apt.
Schage, would never have oceured.
ALASKA (OUM (011PM
COOK INLET STORES
Susitna Tyoonok Sunrise
Merchandise, Stores, and Outfits of all
kinds, necessary for Miners, Prospect
ors, Hunters and Trappers. Large
stocks of guaranteed quality 011 hand
at all seasons of the year.
PURCHASERS OF FURS OF AI,I, KINDS
Telegraph and Mail ^ Town in Itself. Ula.'-kennth Shop,
Station. " etc., etc.
Wortman's Roadhouse
FOOT OK SUMMIT, TWICNTY MILKS l«'ROM VALDKZ
Accommodation for 40 horses. Warm Doghouses
A FULL STOCK OP GENERAL SUPPLIES
*!rom vaiTicz' lo uTsl^m ~^>Pontius Magnuson Prop
ANNOUNCEMENT'
To the Traveling Public :
The reason why I am able to give you mor accomoda
dation and better service for your money than you get at
any other place on the Route between Valdez and Pair
banks, is, that I am a Bachelor and do not need to
make a profit on the maintenance of a wife and children.
But, if you srre one of the Traveling Public who
passes through Copper Center, Stop at Hotel
Ilolinan and get your moneys worth.
Try it once and you will stop again.
RINGWALD BLIX, Proprietor
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
JioHt of accommodationB for man ami 1>ennt. Kronli M<>at
alwayn on hand. Horso and Dok Food All tho Infonl.
improvement*. PRIVATE ROOMF.
Mrs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
DRY CREEK ROADHOUSE
h. O. and O. B. RORKR, Proprietor*.
11H MILKS ON FAIRBANKS
FROM VALDEZ AND KAGLK TRAILS
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Roiwrvatiofi Avo. near Court House
Private Rooms for Patients Graduate Nurses
For ralfK and furllior particulars' Apply to
Phone 77 E. C. Dalton, M. D.