OJbf Ualiipz Daily llrnaptftor
VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1912.
NO. 186
MUCH ACTIVITY REPORTED
IN THE TASLINA DISTRICT
MISS DORA KEENE CAUQHT IN FURIOUS STORM WHILE NEAR
THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT BLACKBURN—AN INTEREST
ING BUDGET OF NEWS
Mr. Alfred Doze arrived in town
from I he Taslina, making Wort
tnans in three days. He reports
I hat section of the country as
showing great activity. There are
many men prospecting and devel
oping on McCarty, Dan, Chit it i:.
Kot"ina and the Kuskalina rivers.
Cray is employing about i?00
ipen on his several proper!ies at
Iron Mountain. Copper Mountain
and l)onohoe Peak. His show
ings are very encouraging.
The jiouan/.a mill is ahoul
rumple!ed and will hegin con
centrating within «a few days. The
mill 's are shipping about 2,000
toils a month to the Tacomu
smelter.
A roadhouse is being built, on
McCarty creek to accommodate
the Krowinff I ravel of lhal sec
(ion.
(ieo. Kslerly will operate two
hydraulic plants on the Chititn
this season. He hopes to hejrin
active operations about the first
of July.
The Sieve Hireli outfit on Dan
creek expert lo have I heir hy
draulic plant in operation as soon
as llle ice all pies out.
Miss l>ora Keene, who has!
heen attempting lo cliiuh .Mount
Blackhur:;. was within two hours
of the summit when a pivat storm
swept the mountain, during which
li feel of snow fell. Miss Keene
returned to her base and with a
fiesh supply of provisions again
ascended to conquer the moun
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CAPTAIN BLAMED
FOR DISASTER
Report of Senate Investigating
Committee Places Blame for
Titanic Wreck on Master
Washington, May 23.—Senator
Alden Smith, chairman of the
Special Senate committee which
investigated th*» Titanic idsaster
on behalf of the committee sub
milled their findings deduced
from a mass of evidence taken by
them.
The report lays the chief blame
for I lie wreck of the vessel and
appalling loss of life 011 Captain
Smith, the dead commanding of
ficer of the Titanic, for having
paid no heed to repealed warn
ings of the ice Hue in his course.
It holds that as captain of the
ship he should have disregarded
any instructions and slackened
the speed of the vessel whqn he
was informed that heavy ice
floes were in his path.
Ismay and others, including the
While Star Steamship company,
are severely censured for de
manding that speed be made in
fhe season of the year when the
northern Irans-Allantie course is
strewn with icebergs. The read
ing of the report was received
with intense interest.
NO TOLLS ON
AMERICAN SHIPS
House Passes Bill Providing for
Free Passage of American
Shipping Through Canal
Washington. May 23.—The
House has passed a bill providing
thai no lolls he charged American
vessels passing through (he Pan
ama canal. This includes coast
wise as well as trans-Atlantic and
trans-Pacific vessels. II is al
so provided thai all railroad
owned ships are forbidden the
use of the canal.
CARPENTEIR DEFEAT8
WILLIE LEWI8
Paris. France, May L'3.--(Jeo.
Carponteir defeated Willie Lewis
after a fast L'O round go before a
large crowd.
. A number of school children
have already signified their in
tent ion of going into Hie fly con
test for the prizes offered by the
town and Dr. Sleein.
|
Frank While, who "was injured
! while working in the llulherford
| Hanisev properly, will soon be
able lo leave the hospital.
CUBAN NEGROES REVOLT
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL UNREST LEADS TO OUTBREAK WHICH RE8ULTS IN
UNITED STATES RUSHINO MARINES TO ISLAND
Havana, Cuba, May 23.—In
surgents lrnve broken out in open
hostility against the government.
The rebels are composed mostly
of negroes dissatisfied with the
present administration.
Trouble lias been brewing for
Meveral weeks, but it was not ex
pected an open revolt would come
so soon. Only open rebellion is
in I he province of Santiago, but
there is general unrest through
out Ihe island where (he blacks
lire Iho most populous. I
Santiago, May 23.--The negro
insurgents were given battle by
Ih«* regular troops at LaGubana
and wrre badly defeated. The reg
ulars am pursuing the*fleeing in
surgent*. y
Havana. May 23.--Troops are
being rushed to the disturbed
centers. The government expects
an early surrender of all the In
surgent*.
Washington, May 23.--Five
hundred marines were rushed on
the gunboat Prairie for Cuba, to
maintain order and safeguard the
lives of Americans and Europeans
in that country.
ISSUES WARNING
TO THE NATION
Chairman Barnes Says Election of
Colonel Means Establishment
of An Aristocracy
New York, May L'3.—William
Barnes, Jr., chairman of the New
York Republican stale committee,
lias issued a warning stating that
the election of Col. Roosevelt
means the establishment of an
aristocracy in the nation. His
adiliess follows in lite lead of
yesterday's Sim editorial.
WILL STAY IN 1
FIGHT TO FINISHj
Neither Taft Nor Roosevelt Will
Withdraw From Contest In
Favor of Third Party
Washington, May 23.—Roose
velt's heavy majority in Ohio has
caused consternation in tlie Taft,
Republican ranks and corres
ponding optimism among t tic
Roosevelt followers. Bolh candi
dates have expressed themselves
as in the light to ' the finish,
neither being w illing I• > give "way
Id a third man.
BANKER MORSE
RETURNS HOME!
Ex-Convict Has Fully Regained
Health and Will Engage in
Business in New York
New York, May 2 .'3.—Convict
Banker. Morse returned from Eu
rope yesterday looking: fully re
covered in health. He will re
engage in business here, saying
that he will meet the remainder
of his obligations in the course
of time.
WILL NOT CONTEST
HUSBAND'S WILL
Widow of Late John Jacob Astor
Will Take No Steps to Set
Aside Bequests
New York, May 23.—The widow
of the late Col. John Jacob* Astor,
drowned in the Titanic disaster,
will not contest her husband's
will, Vincent Astor having made
satisfactory arrangements by
which fln» widow will be amply
provided for.
SULZER INTRODUCES BILL
j FOR ALASKAN RAILROAD
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PROVIDE8 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD FROM SEWARD TO
COAL FIELDS AND TANANA—NO ACTION PROBABLE
AT THIS SE8SION OF CONGRESS
Washington. May -'3.—Con
gressman Sulzer has introduced
a resolution in the House pro
viding for the organization of the
Alaska Railroad Commission and
the immediate survey of the line
from Resurrection hay to the
Tanana and the Matanuska coal
fields. Thu resolution also pro
vides for the use of such inaehin
er.v now at Panama as can he
made use i»f in the Alaska under
taking..
Nothing will conic of the reso
lution this session, the Commit
I«»«» on Territories being adverse
to I ho Fisher plan of either pur
chasing the Alaska Northern or
of adopting a route before a re
port has been obtained from a
commission showing the nature
and practicability of the several
routes into the coal fields and the
Yukon watershed.
BIG MAJORITY
FOR ROOSEVELT
Complete Returns 8how Oolonel
Carried State of Ohio by 26,
000 Over Taft
Columbus, May 23.—Col. Theo
dora Roosevelt's majority in the
slate ig 2R.000 nver Taft. F.a Fol
lette cut no figure. Harmon -is
safely in with a solid delegation
from his own state.
George Reinke, Parke <*ris
wold and Harry Moore visited the
halibut hanks nwir the Narrows
yesterday, but owing to tho heavy
seas running were unsuccessful
in their attempt to glut Ihe flah
market.
If you want all tne news all th«
time read the Prospector
HOME RULE BILL
UP NEXT WEEK
Alaskan Measure Now in Commit
tee Will Oome Before Senate
After Next Tuesday
Washington, May 23.--The
Benate Committee on Territories
are considering Ihe Alaska Home
Rule bill, which will probably
come before the Senate some lime
aflor next Tuesday.
The government launch Lieut.
Donaldson has been entirely re
fitted and re-painted, giving tho
trim ernft a neat appearance.
The rumor is current along the
line of the Copper River railway
(hat the road will pasn over to
the J. P. Morgan crowd in July.
COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
VISITS THE GLACIER
COUNCILMEN BOYLE AND DAY FIND THE GLACIER ALREADY
THROWINQ OUT A VOLUME OF WATER IN OLD CHAN
NEI SOME IMMEDIATE ACTION NECE88ARY
A committee of the city coun
cil visited the glacier this morn
ing with a view of ascertaining
what could he done in the way of
making a diversion channel to
lake care of a portion of tho pla
cJal stream when the dike con
struction is under way, should it
' he deemed advisable hy the gov
! eminent engineer.
I >r. ltoyle ami Mr. May found i
that the glacier had already he- I
j gun throwing out a volume of!
water from Hie same place from
.which it Unwed la>t year, near,
j !
the mountain. At the present
!time the stream is ahout I- feel
wide and a couple of feet deep. |
J The council committee propose
i to lake an' engineer to the glacier \
| to obtain his opinion as to wheth- |
er by blasting out a channel al«»n^
the cimrsft of tin* stream, Ilt»*
force of water would wash out a
deeper bed, thus confining a por
tion of Ihe stream within re
stricted limits and in thai way
relieving the pressure while Hit*
dike construction will he taking
place. It is thought some such
slep will have l<» he taken in
asmuch ;is the glacier stream
slarliu^ early this year, and
should it hrcak out in full force
w11iI«• dike construction is xoinur
on it will eilher impede the work
entirely or add much to the ex
pense. which will prove tanta
mount to reducing Ihe aprpopria
Iion. so far as the extent and
permanency of Ihe work is con
cerned.
THE BANK GASES
ARE POSTPONED
Message From Marshal Love
States Witnesses Cited to
Appear Here December 2
A int'ssafff from Marshal Love
of Fairbanks was received this
afternoon al the marshal's office
here stating that the witnesses in
.the cases against the officials of
the wrecked Washington-Alaska
hank had been subpoenaed to ap
pear here December 2.
1'roin this message it appears
thrt Judge Cushman, who is now
in f*;>rdova. lias granted the ron
tinuance until the winter term of
court, for whieh the defendants
have been working diligently.
No word has been received here
from Judge Cushman regarding
the postponement of the cases,
which were set for hearing in
June.
The season's rifle practice at
the garrison dias been complet
ed. Owing to weather conditions
and the range itself the general
average is not what il would have
been under fairer conditions.
The S. S. Sampson reached Ju
I iieau yesterday after a line f rip.
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WILL CELEBRATE
GLORIOUS FOURTH
Fire Department Boys PreparKu
for Huge Celebration on
Foii'tn of July
.\ wHI 11 • i << i meeting «»' Hit*
l'n- depart meat was hell Ivt
;iil|ii. Twn :i.ambers who had
go ,e mil i»f !<!«• rity limits v.civ
dropped from * I c» roll and W h.
wan and V. m. Meals Were ad
vanced from I In* waiting lis! to
ji'Mivi' membership. Owing lo
r.hii'f Mulvey's removal lo Hie
power plant acros* I lie l»ay. the
position of chief was declared
\acant and Win. Finical, for
many years chief, was re-elected
to the position.
The department decided lo
sponsor the Fourth of July cele
bration and lo that end began
laying the foundation for the ob
servance of the country's natal
day.
It was decided thai aside from
the usual observances a "hot air
show" and other "side at trac
tions" would be gotten up. the
pro to go to the department.
fund. The council will be asked
not to grant any licenses for
games !i«i the lire boys propose to
run I hem on their own account.
GREAT DEAL OF MINING
ACTIVITY TO WESTWARD
THE 8EWARD GATEWAY'S SUMMARY OF MININQ NEWS SHOWS
THAT MUCH WORK IS BEING DONE IN THE OAMP—NEW
OOMPANY IN PROCESS OF FORMATION
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Tho following mining news is
takon from thrfrftoward Gateway,
showing that that camp is alive
to its development:
Tho aerial tram and equip
ment to be installed on tho
property of the Kenai-Alaska
Gold company, will reach Seward
June 1, and as soon thereafter
As possible will bo placed in po
sition to transport the ore from
tho portal of tho mine tunnel to
tho stamp mill in tho valloy be
low. Tho equipment is in all re
spects flrst-claas and up-to-date,
and when installed, tho company
will bo enabled to work its mill
to full capacity, and n fine pro
ducing gold mine will he added
lo the resources of Kenai penin
sula.
Kinman is engaged in trans
porting rich ore from the 8keen
Lechner company's mine to a
mill in the valley below, and
stamps will soon he dropping,
adding another producing mlno
to the list.
The Primrose Mining company
is completing arrangements for
the purchase of a stamp mill for
its properly on Porcupine creek,
and perhaps within a month an
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