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VALDEZ, ALASKA, JANUARY 15, 1909
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Street sci'iu1 in VaUi«*/. mi I'mirth <>t July, 1 ill s
PLANS OF INEZ &
By Contract Entered Into With Hirsrh & Co., a
Concern of the Highest Financial Standing,
Company Now in Position to Complete
Road to Interior of Alaska.
When Hie Prospector Publishing
company decided to issue a special
edition devoted t• > the mineral re
sources of t lie section contiguous to
Valde/., the Valde/.-Yukon liailroad
company was requested, through its
liead ollicials, to give for publication,
an interview dilating upon the future
plans of the company. A very cour
teous response was ^iven to this re
«pieHt, as follows:
"It ie as it has I •• mi r .ir the be
ginning, the desire of the Valde/.-Yu
kon Railroad company te so conduct
its future business as to lulls satisfy
the needs of both Valde/. and the in
terior of Alaska, in t he t ransport at ion
of supplies to the copper country, the
coal country and the gold country,
and to furnish I ransport a t ion for t hesc
products—copper, coal and g >ld, to
Valde/,, with the object of ninnintv ad
ditional lines when developments in
t he interior will so just if y. and for t he
i purpose <>l' lacilitating travel with
I • •siM€* ami comfort ami to encourage
! tin* prospector and those w ho wish to
|makc Alaska their permanent home,
by bringing to their doors, bv'rail,
supplies and comforts at fair prices.
"My the completion of the present
contract with Messrs. Ilirsch iS: Co.,!
it will bring to Alaska sullicient cap
ital to develop its ent ire nat lira I re-j
sources, and with the,'ami' atisfac
' ion t » 11 e o\\ ,.oi. and • \ est - >| « in
tin- interior of Alaska as has been oc
casioned by their developments in
South Africa.
"American labor, if available, will
always have the preference, and we
look forward with pleasure to the de
velopment of this great mineralized
country and to the advantage thus
secured by both capital and labor ami
the owners of the various properties.
We bespeak for the enterprise fair
and cordial relat ions."
FREIGHT FOR INTERIOR!
Tin- trail lending from Vahley. l > in
terior point s now present » a scene of
activity which auburn well lorotiei
l<otic* mining opera!ions (hi1-, nca h»ii.
tJally, conveyance* laden to their ca
pacity are leaving town, cn route to
their various destination . i lie don
blc-endei' sled and the h.»h iled are
moHt In evidence,
Whih it is too early I • forecast the
amount of freight I » he transferred
from Vald"/. to the Interior of the ter
ritory, the opinion prevails unions
men posted on the m:i!•*«*, that this
will he the hftiiner year in the t iwn's
history in this regard. I,ast winter,
according t » the th;ure . of K:ip*. In
gram of the road com ni' don. 2*»r»0
tons of freight were »-t« »ve I ove,*the
.trail.
One of the large; o:i"l . now mov
ing Is that of the roa I e enmii. tion for i
u«e of the men t > he employed on
road work next mi nine/. , heou'llt)
consists of about I'M ton ••, ehielly food
supplies. Forty home* are required
to move this frelgld, the t.'an»p»rta
Mon being in charge ot Hn,i Ja-k In
gram. Four huudrc I men will h • en
gaged for five month» on the Vahle/,*
Fairbanks road according I > the p,'e«
ent plans of the road commission.
(leorge W. Nelson and Fish Walsh
have large contracts to haul supplies
foi tin- Pde^raph still ion i alon^ Ihc
line. Hie outfit «, <•.»m'»iii»vl, will
umount lit h'mhiI 'J n limn, I'll" I'relgh
is now rn route.
Tin* Ureal Northern l>evelopin nt
company is transferring ahou', l'2*»
tons of supplies t » it « pi'opi'i'lii'i on
t In* Kotsena. The compa »y in mov
ing pari of this freigh!, and t!i»• ' >p
per Uiver I laying company lri*('n
contract for the re naiml'V.
Nefstad & Yo.ing h i I ,M • 'm •/,
madhouse keep mm, are I iMinfi". I'lnjjf
large amount* of supplies t i ihci.
place-* of business.
Among the large outfit*,vet ! » ; 1
in are those for the K"miv ■ > Mini- •
eompaay, own ••• of til* I) maiiti
mines, which will li »v«* • .'.'.M' h:n
dred trms; t 'v ('.ilifo.'.ra-\ I i t'<a ' >|>
per c nnpany, th • Ala i'< \ ' >'» > > i 1 i
ed Copp -r e:» n,> i iy. ('if Di> '' • >!<
Mining compa iy. '• h a; »1 -Sr Ha ■ '
na .Mining e nnpany, the A la *.!<a - K • »t •
slna <'.»pper company, th" M >'<h".
Lode Mine* e nnpmy, the II I'tS.i
Klliot' com pa i y. an I o her lone
company i-upplle*. Indivi l.ta! oil'
tit*, Home of them quite cx'enHlve
will he taken in by Slate creek a i 1
Miller gulch miner* and Valde*/, cr.'r ;
operators. Kcrnan and Kderly wil
pursue their hydraulic operations or
the Nl/ina, both requiring large on*.
fit -4.
GOLD STRIKE ON
SEATTLE CREEK
A big gold strike is reported ti» have
been inailc dm Sealtli* creek, a trihu
tary of the Nenana river. Seattle
ereek is to miles Irom Valdez creek,
being" on tin' Tnnana side of 111< > di
vide, and in what is known as the
liroad Paws country. It was discov
ered last season, and at that time en
couraging prospects were found. It
is stated that rich pa\ has heen found
on several chiinis on tin- new creek.
The Prospector's informal ion conies
in a letter received hy a Yaldc/, man
from a resident of Seward. I'. W.
.Merrill, ol the well-known Merrill
party, who recently arrived in Sew
ard, is given as the authority tin* the
news of tlie discovery. Merrill would
give no details, lull ii is known that
he sen! various telegrams to llie oiil
side concerning I In • strike. To the
writer of llie Idler he slated that lie
would give lull details ol the new UihI
at a later dale.
Hig Gold Quartz Deal
The Alaska Central Mining com
pany has honded I heboid quartz }>n»j>
erlies of Skeen, Shaw and l.eehner,
on I'a I Is creek, hack of (lie town of
Seward. It has also acquired the
claims of the Gateway Mining com
pany on Tonsina en ek, on Uesurrec
tion bay. The new company will in
stall a mill on the Falls creek ground
this season, put ling the proper! \ on a
producing basis.
Gold Quartz on Nebesna
A very favorable gold quart/, prop
er! \ has been !o "lied oil t he Ncbcvna
river, and a stamp mill lias been in
operation <-a t'ie cHitu dill in;;1 the
pa.,: I'll p.. p is - wue I
by llie Hoyal Development ci.mpany,
I In- leading s;ockholdcis being .John
Kjehl. .I<>h11 Hanson and I lans ('In
lianscu. Many Valdc/. people have
st<><■ U i:i l!i ■ enterprise.
Thus far, the present winter in Yal
dc/, has heen exceedingly congenial,
climat ically speaking. Last wilder
llie weather was equally line. The
glacier winds appear lo be of the
I llillgs t hill were.
VALDEZ!
Reasons for Its Permanence,
Prominence. Prosperity
It is the great ouMlt'.ing point for
mining operations in the interior and
of the I'rince William Sound e mnti'y.
The business linns located here kn >.v
tlie neodsjuul necessities of pr >spect
ors and miners, ami carry a leq:i i!e
stocks to supply all demands made ..;i
them. They know, from yearn of e -
perience in the husincss, how I > p:i< !c
the outfits to preserve the stipplh s
which arc destined for long dis.ancc ,
an imporlant maltorwhich "o i side"
Mrms have ycl t«> learn.
It is the logical entrepot t > th •
great interior «>f Alaska, the place se
lected hy the government. after ex
haustive investigations of other rout.
as the coast terminus of the goverr
ment road which penetrates the
heart of the territory to the Yukon
river, an approximate distance of
">00 miles.
It is the coast headquarters of the
district court of the Third Judicial
district of Alaska, and consequently
the home of many ofllcials connected
t herewith.
It is the coast terminus of the Ya'
de/.-Ynkon railroad, which gives evi
dence of beginning active construc
tion work this season.
It is located on Valdez bay, which
enjoys the distinction of being the
furthest north open-all-the-year port
in t he world.
It is the headquarters of the gov
ernment cable and telegraph lines of
the First and Second sections of
j Alaska.
It is the principal port of call "of the
large ocean-going steamers plying be
tween 'Seattle and Southwestern
Alaska.
It is the headquarters of the gov
ernment road commission in this dis
trict , with a superintendent in
charge.
II is the winter route tofhe Tanana,
| Nome, Innok<>. Koyukuk, Yalde/.
creek and Slate creek mining dis
; Iricts.
It is the •diitarv ^eadquarlt of
t lie Phi I'd t' •. islor .*>>f Alaska, r'ort
' l.iscum being within it* environs.
It is the headquarters of the lead
ing mining men and companies oper
ating contiguous to the town.
It is the headquarters of the <'hti
gach forest reserve, with a supervisor
in charge of the olliee.
11 is H") miles nearer to Copper Cen
1 tcr or the Tanana river than any oth
er port on t he coast.
It is the headquarters of the Orr
and Kennedy stage lines to Fairbanks
1 and way places.
It is the hoi i< port of the Meet of
small craft plying t in- waters of I'rinee
William sound.
It is :tl miles nearer the Bonanza
mine in the ('ovper river district than
; Cordova.
It has the largest bona llde popula
tion of any town in Southwestern
Alaska.
I It is the distributing point for all
mail matter for interior or westward
I points.
I It is a subport of entry, with a eol
j lector in charge.
Yirw ut Viiltlc/. t.iki ii Irimi tlu' Wharf
VALOEZ TO NOME
Prominent men of Yaldez. Fair
banks and Nome, now in Stall If.
have In-ld a moot inn '°r the purpose
of agitating that a government t runk
wa.n'on road l>o const rueted from Yal
dez via Fairbanks to Nome. President
Kooscvelt lias wirod that In* will loml
tho project all possible assistance,
and has asked forjfull details concern- •
in>; tlie maitor.
The following resolutions wen |
adopt ed :
"Whereas, Alaska's fundament a I '
and most urgent needtoda\ is ati'imk
wagon road system penetrating I hoi
heart of the known rieli producing1
districts, and some improvement in
marine navigation safeguards; then
fol'o he it
"|{eso yed. I»y this mcctingol Alas
ka men now in th<* «*ity «»l Seattle.)
I'liat wc earnestly solicit t he s.-t t ing
apart hy tin* people of this cit\ of one:
day in the immediate future which |
I shall he known as Alaska da\, said
da\ to he observed h\ mailing spoei- .
i»II\ ,'narked : ppeds to le « nuiu • r - •
ci a I and ii id lis: rial iiodics and eii izens
of tho I" nit ed Slat es in helia 11 <>l Alas
ka; and specifically u ruing iliat all
I riciids of just ice and hiisines - expan- '
sion petition tlx ir respective deloga- ;
lions in congress to vote for a Sl.ntiu,
(It)il federal appropriation a! thisses-j
sion of congress lor commencing
heavy work <>n the trunk \\ a«.; •»11 road
system from Valde/, to Nome, via I he i
i Tanana and Yukon rivers, a.id such
other main lines as are deemed nee ,
ossary hy the hoard of road emninis
I sinners for Alaska; also for stieh fur- |
flier needed improvement of marine |
navigation safeguards as will render j
ocean-going commerce reasonably se- !
cure; and
"IJesolvcd. That we hereby i.ame a |
eommitteeof \hek.i in !i >' present
our appeal t > tlicc'iniiii 'i' 'ia* ai.«! nth- |
or inlcrcM . '•! Se;.t i. . n , and ■
eo-opiva*.ing '.villi ih '.:i i'1 ii:
out t .10 plan 01 t 11 • ;■
The eoinniitlee appointed i » eoiiler i
with the representative inie.csis in
Sea file lor the pin p >s • of n 1.11; in.; t he I
arrangements for Alaska da\ follows; ■
Dan Kain, Sadina; I'. M. I'imwii. i
Valde/; Tom Larac;1, Pairhau1 s; Tom
Dunn, Nome; t harley II 'ivo i, ('au
dio; William Leake, Circle • ' 11_\ ; .\li!<
Kelly, Seward ; (J.-o. F. Ii:>idwin. Cor
dovii; Sam Silverman, llitdlcy; If. F.
Millard, (l.ilcna ba\ ; .1. !•'. <V\dert
I nuoko.
Vnldpj! Fire Department on Parado
OF IKE TOWN OF VALDEZ
Prom City of Tents Place Has Involved Into Solid,
Substantial Community—location Makes It
Natural Entrepot for Rich Interior
Region of the Territory.
Yaldez. l>\ tcason <>f its superior;
V»'ot>'apliical location. \> tIn* natural
■nt r«-|>ol from the southern coast of
\ laska t» iln- heart of litis im
ncii'.c territory. The I >\vn is situated
il 11■<> lira I. or on I lie northeast shore
inc. oi Yaldez liay. a northern arm j
>f Prince William sound. and is eij^h- '
y-tive mil.':, north of any other
•oast town, thus* lesseninp: tliedis-.
•inci'. to «I)i « v cnL, •>> land travel,
}hr*'i:iW ,• • ^•nv.ry; ;
When the void eekers of 'its, ahout
hree thousand in nninher, seeking in* |
jress to the then une\|iloited icj.don
>1 what is known as t he ('opper river
•a in, selected thi- place, then practi
cal iy uninhahii( it, an il oust start
up; point, they Imilded hetter than!
hey knew.
The emhryo village of ''.is, a veri
al»le cit\ of tents, has gradually
•\ol\eil into a substantial. pros per
ms. up-to-da e town, supplied will'.
Alaska, much has hcen written, hut
I In• half h:is not liven t<>M. The couii
(ry has hcen lull superficially ex
plored. I.ul alrcad\ ;;reat bodies of
ore of Iiij^Ii value- n coppei/and gold,
and alluvial <l< |.<> is continuing gold
and platinum, hav<' heen uncovered.
I.ary;e areas of countn remain mi
smatched, pi" scnlingim inviting field
for (he prospeetor.
And Valde ii P/« io;ie.-,' ■ r,I ranee
.1 tin. ri'-!. jt It (.-/••id" a «|ii.)H- '
lion of time hefi.tv 'Hjie l*fdls will
neet III"- sails,' '.I. ,t insuring the
p rinaucnee, prominent and prosper
ity of this town.
I ne leading business linn -, houses
ami concerns of Valde/, are: The Val
de/. Ilank Mercantile Co. and S.
11111111 tS: ( o.. hankers and merchants;
.1. Snyder, l>anz llros.. 'I'. I*'.
Doughcrtv, and Clui'i, Adlcr, mcr
chants; l.ove-\Vhit ley Co. anil Kryt -
Hrtilni <«>., wholesale and retail meat
■ il.ii it • ,; i ' • ' ;i < i \ '
;
i/.c I community. I<:ihjilliinoiiH
I»ii ine l>loel< have supplanted nn
' •Mel lire < of unhewn Iojjs;
«•«»»»! I'« - rl ji 1»'»*. natty «I w«• 11 i 11 j •• hoimcs
mow adorn ihc jio* \\ here formerly
!llOO«l S 111 t «• I»1 ■ of tllC lll'KOIIilllts.
I lie (ov.'li ll!l'« 11«I ' il !<• :•{»«!> . solid,
heall'»fu' I'.rowlli. i'•»r«m• • I» jjnod ami
evil i (*jif11'( Va'dcy, ha» Kleadil\ plir
ned il upward il n| onward progress.
Ill timer. of ii Ivei'sily, a< in times of
pio: peril. 'lie abiding faith <»( (lie
inliiil»ilili>'1 it' 'lie (own's (lllilim'.e
<l«aH(iii\ liii > i e\i'i' waned or wavered.
Ivneli illlt'cee liny, year since ils pro
jfiMiii'ti i ve i hi it !i, improvement*
lltlve I ice i note I new IniildiiiK* erect
new liii mii' «• . upi'iicd up, new
elllo'pri i' .! nr(. «f1, other:* come In
i e»sf I In-ir lor i i ne . w I'll (he "old I ini
era." i lie I >\vii hii't il holm fide pop
ulation of I ' ii. and always Iiiih many
trun i<"'I iv 'dn); c^rcas Iroin or In
irres«« into (he in!erio;\ I! in I lie laitf
c«| ■ .el! leinenl, in hn<dnens, buildings,
nil'' nninher ol inhabit ants, of jiny in
' Hoot hwe rn \ l i' kil.
Nil nil! ' I companies. :i major
purl Ion of which never reached ho
vond i he piipi1' chose Valde/,
IIS I hi coil I |enni".M . While I he .e
uehomc failed fi r facie c.f financial
nnpporl i' In v. <. :! jy of iv 'c I Imf :i11
of thcr.c concern s, however chimeri
cal (hey may Imv • l>cen. rcmffid/ed
Ihlti 1 own a (lie only logical gateway.
Of (he idee contemplated, one rall
ro;ul compiiny remalna and filiil han
itm heln^, with every indication (hal
it will nlliniately fulfill Ita mission.
Of (he grout mineral resources, eon
11ignons (o Vftlde/,, in the Interior ol
«I«•; i ■ Ilii \\" I»11 • ; Yal'lez I )«►<•!{
Co., coal, I my ji'mI jjrain <1 aiors; < *« »|»
Im• i* IJiver laimhcr Co. and I'acith
('nasi Norway I'ackinjx < 'o., lumber
dealers; \la»<l<a < "oust met ion <'o.,
Alaska Water, l.i^hl »Sr Telephone
Co., Copper Hiv«• r Draying Co., Val
de/, Transfer < 'o.. Owl llnin Co., lied
Cross Dni^ ('o., Alaska Pril^ Co., Tod
Winter, jeweler; (C. Itndolph,
paints, oils, etc.; Valde/, Itakcry, Val
de/, Ural Kslalc Agency, HI. KHhm
hold, Seatt'e I»of• • |. Valde/, hotel,
Phoenix hold, I lie < 'oj»|»»-r Itlock, Al
bemarle and Southern, rooming
houses, Hand's Cafe, ('mley's ('afe,
Semite ISestanrant. Chadee'a Wattle
11 oilse, I'. S. limit and (}eo. (Cant
well. phot op, ra pliers; Ingram & Hush,
ei(?»r dealers; Northern Steam Laun
dry,
The town Inn I wo wcll-c(pilp) ,1
hospitals, tlie YaIde/, anil flood Sam
itan. I.ofljres represented here are the
Masons, l-ilkii, Moose and Arctic
Brotherhood.
Ottlelals of Valdcz arc: Mayor, K.
M. Mrown; <'onneilmen, II. 'I'. Whit
ley, A. K. OriKsby. Simeon I'oot, Kd.
Wood, Anton Carlson and W. M. Kin
leal; elerk, W. II. (Vary; city treas
urer, I'".. A. Wheat; elty marHhill, A.
I-'. Hoffman; elty physician, Dr. K. C.
Dal.ui; chief tire department, T. (I.
(Jnlnn.
KIr Trail Pay Roll
At least 1(10 men are now on th»
trail between Valde/, and the summit
engaged solely in freightIng. The pay
roll will easily exceed $10,000 H
month.