Wat BaUtez Satly llraspprtor
VOL. 8.
/V\ fivv/jy 5^
iSKA, OATUWOAV, MAY N, 1912
NO. 18#*)
FIDALGO MINE
TO SHIP SOON
Fidalgo Mining Co. Will Install
Tram and Put Property on
Shipping Basis
T. \V. Blakeny will leave in a
few days for Fidalgo bay, where
he goes to make arrangements
for a season's active mining
campaign «»n the properties which
he located, and are now owned by
tlie Fidalgo Bay Mining Company,
and situated near tin* property of
Ilie Fidalgo-Alaska Company.
The properties r>F t4i«» company
•••insist of - » claims, upnn which
700 feet of tunnel has hern driv
en, attaining a depth of feet,
where i 1-^' fiM't. of ropper ore
was found carrying 1 i per cent.
The ground has hern surveyed
for patent and a Irani route sur
veyed, upon which a tram will be
placed this summer. \V. M. Mack
intosh, of Seattle, president of
the company, is expected on the
ground in July and it is expected
the company will be shipping 12
per cent, ore by fall.
In the interim miniiipr work
will be pushed with vigor, mater
ially adding to the quantity of ore
in sight.
A ten-stamp mill is being built
at Dolomi.
No wireless or reindeer are to
be provided- this year for Yukon
territory by.ithf*. Ottawa govern
ment. ~ ^
WILL OBSERVE 1
MEMORIAL DAY
Spanish War Veterans Will Dec
orats Graves in the Valdez
Cemetery
Tin* Spanish American war vet
erans have deriiled to hold their
memorial services on the .'tOth
May, owim? to the early departure
of the troops from Fort l.iscnm.
instead of later, as has been the
custom here on account of weath
er conditions.
They hope thai 1111* several
fraternal organizations of the
«-ity will join in willi Ihem in
their annual services. At the
present time there is'hut little
snow on the way to or in the
cemetery, hut it will he necessary
for those participating in the ex
ercises to-wear high shoes in'or
<ler to wade several small
streams. All the "exercises will
he held at the cemetery.
The Canadian-Klondike com
pany's mpmmoth dredge, Cana
dian, started up the first of May.
James Hopan, the Juneau stone
cutter, has been priveft the'con
tract for the masonry work on
the federal mansion to be erect
ed in. the capital city.
The road commissi n will cor
duroy swampy portions .of the
"trail between Mile 20 on the Alas
ka Northern and Johnstown in
the Moose Pass country.
TO DAWSON AND FAIRBANKS
ENGLI8H CAPITALISTS COMING NORTH WITH VIEW OF EX.
TENDING ROAD INTO THE INTERIOR BY WAY OF
KLUANE AND TANANA.
Seattle, May 27.--A number of
English financiers, together with
Ihe directors of I ho White Pass
& Yukon railroad will visit Alaska
in July with Ihe plan of extend
ing the road to !>awson and Fair
hanks. so says President Dickin
son of I In* road, who is now here.
It is ihe pinsumption that in
ease the extensions are hn i 11. Ihe
road will extend from Ihe pres
ent While Pass, somewhere in
the neighborhood of Whitehorse,
to (he Kluane, (hence down I he
Tanana lo Fairbanks vvilh a
branch line; down (he White river
to Dawson, tappinp a country rich
in copper and coal of a pood qual
ity, as well as an immense area
ideal for stork raisinp purposes.
Tin* huildinp of this line would
pui an end lo (lie project so lonp
fathered by John llosene.
SENATOR LORINIER !
WONT RESIGN^
Illinois Senator 8ay9 He Will
Fight for His 8eat—To Resign
is to Confess His Quilt
Chicago, May 7 .--Vice Presi
dent Hhorinan's mission horo to
prevail upon Senator Lorirri^r ."to.
•resign, lo prevent any further,
-eiiuim (o be cast on 1 li«* Hcpnhli-i
o+n party has ended in failure.
Notwithstanding tho vice, proa
Mont came from the porsonal and
political friends of tho'^ IIHYIM*
senator, saying thev could not
*avo him, when the question was
brought, up on the floor of Ihe
senate, he hrts positively refused
to resign, and has signified his
intention of going lo Washing
Ion at onco to fight for his fjeht.
Ho holds thai lo resign is lo
confoss that the bribery charges
nwido against him are true.
MISS KEEN
GETS ON TOP
On Third Attempt Philadelphia
Lady Succeeds In Reaching
Summit Hit. Blackburn
Cordova, May 27.--Mi** bora
Ku'ene, of Philadelphia, succepil
rd on May IOlfi in -ttsceHding to
the HUtninit of Mount Blackburn,
at an elevation of 10,000 fret, thi«
being hrr second affrnipl fhis
treason, having failed lh»> year
previous.
Thr ascrnt was made by the
parly by way of Kennecott gla
cier and then up tho southeastern
slope of the mountain.
Mist Jteene will return..to her
eastern home well satisfied with
thr season's work.
Hkagway school children have
an epidemic of sore eyCB.
MINERAL CREEK MINING CO.
GETS RUTHERFORD-RAMSEY
AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE FINANOIER8 OF THE MIN
ERAL CREEK MINING COMPANY THE MILLARD MINING
COMPANY TURNS OVER THE PROPERTY
Notice has been soul to all thj
stockholders of the Minoral Greek
Mining Company to the effect thai
the Rutherford-Ramsey proper
lies has been taken over by the
former company.
For some tiiii«» minors to this
effect have been prevalent with
the result thai all slock of the
company which was on tin* mark
el was withdrawn, notwithstand
ing that a strong demand for the
slock was created.
Last fall C.ol. Millard bonded
the Knlherford-Hamsey property
for the Millard Mining r.ompany,
paying down *7.500. beginning at
once doing development work,
l-'our humlred feet of inniiel was
driven and a shaft 110 feel in
depth was snnk, uncovering a
body of very rich ore.
Recently a compressor, hoist
and.pumps were sent to the prop
erly and will be used ij\ further
development! One hundred tons
of the ore is being shipped to the
smelter t<» get the value of the
mine run.
t'nder the bond given by the
Millard Mining Company the
Ramsay-Rutherford property
calls for 8 100,000 pay men Is, of
which 87,000 has be»»n paid: *10.
000 is due on January 25. 1913;
910,000 will be due on July 25,
1013. and I he balance, $72,500, is
payable on July 251 lot The
conlracl provides that the mine
may I»»• operated and the ore en
countered. milled or sold, all ex
penses of mining the same to be
deducted, and file nalauee. or
prollls Of the same, is to be set
aside for the payment of the
property.
On April 1st there has been ex
pended on the Ramsay-Ruther
ford properties #18,011,04, in
eluding s7,500 payment on the
property.
Under the arrangements of
consolidation there will be about
240,000 shares of the Mineral
Creek Company in the treasury,
of whieli a certain amount will be
sold in small lots at 50 cents a
share ami in tO.Ono share lots at
•in cents, in order (<• get about
920,noo with which to place a!
>M»-ton capacity mill on the
v rounds.
At the time of Mr. Millard's de
parture and previous many as
says of samples were made,
showing the values here given.
The following are the assays tak
en at different times and in dif-j
ferent places:
First sample: ile, SI.65,
$I8.|«>. 952.112. Si6.7l, $7.85,
$61.60, .$1.008.33. $307.93, 9341.
20, 9 iHO.09, 951.26. This covers
an. average of Ihe entire tunnel
after completed.
Second sample: 9306.16, £6—
Gi.
Third sample: §80 i.
Fourth sample: SCO, 98,630,
9295. iO, $ 106.40.
Fifth sample: 9»2l, 9218, 96.
Sixth sample: 9209.40, 986—
80, 930.80, 9143.60, 9308.80,
I i 1.00, 37 i. iO, 9330, 9560, 9640,
939.20, 91 1.20, 9196.
Seventh sample: 992. £ii,
9118.40. ^ ^
Elghfli sample; At I lie bottom
of Ihe shaft. 9I70.'#0. *568.84,
ft 1 1.99.
In accomplishing Ihe taking!
.over of the Ramsay-Rutherford
properly by the Mineral Creek
Mining Company, Mr. Millard had
in view the object of putting hisj
eastern backers into properly)
which he was »sure would give j
them ample returns for their in
vestments.
REBELS CAPTURE
TOWN OF TORREON
Jnar»>/, May 27.—The rebels
havp raptured the town of Tor
reon after a short, snappy fight.
THE THAW 0A8E
HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Nt»\v York, May 27.—The Thaw
rasr. which has been set for a
hearing on June 3, has been con
tinued until fall.
FLEETS ARE SENT SOUTH
INTERVENTION IS POSSIBLE
! TWO DIVISIONS OF THE ATLANTIC SQUADRON SENT TO CUBA
—PRESIDENT GOMEZ PROTE8TS AGAINST INTERVENTION
—PREFER CUBANS SETTLE THEIR OWN AFFAIR8
WashiiiKt'Ui. May «'J.--A note
ha* Immmi received from I'im'hi»l»*nI
(•••nit'/ (»:*• »l «•.-*! i mk against in I ••!*
viMiliiin l»y I In* l.'nited Slab's. J
staling that Ili«* government of
Cuba hail mat I its well in hand
and were perfectly nl»l«* to main
tain order.
American sailors will not be
lauded on C.uban soil until such
time as it becomes absolutely
necessary, tlie -administration
preferring to let the Cubans «et
ile their own affairs unless con
ditions become ,too serious and
endanger foreign 1 if»* and prop
erty.
Washington, Way 27.--Presi
dent Taft has wired to President
Oomez that America will not in
tervene in £p)>an affairs unless
tfie government proves its In
ability to safeguard foreign lives
and proporty.
. Havana, May 27.—The receipt
of President Taft's message stal
ing that it is not the intention
«>f Ihi' I' n i I f«l Sialics l<> intervene
in Cuban atTair* lias causcd great
rejoicing. .
, l
Washington, May 27.—Condi
tions in Cuba are very threaten
ing. Reports frr»m the island an*
such that the administration has
decided to he prepared for a"
emergency, and- intervenUoiv/inaV
come sooner than anticipated.
New York, May 27.--The Sec
ond division of the Atlantic flCetl
ha» sailed for Havana.
Hampton Roads, May 27.--The
battleship fleet stationed here has
sailed for thes outh presumably
for Cuba.
Havana. May 27.--President
Oq'taez has sent a lengthy cable
gram to President Taft protest
ing against.inlervenjion.and. slat-'
ihg that .conditions' in the island
were not so serious but that the
government of Cuba could -take
caV*e of them.
KENNICOTT MILL
PROVES FAILURE
Unstable Foundation Gives Way
cn First Drop of Stamps
Must bo Moved
Ilec'ent arrivals from K»*nni
cott state that the new concen
trating mill at tho Bonanza mine
is a failure, owing to the insta
bility of the foundation.
The mill was l»ut recently com
plfleil, being a very complete af
fair designed to handle great
quantities of on*. I'pon its com
pletion tin' machinery was start
ed up with a view id' testing it.
WImmi the Hi-si heavy stamp
was dropped it came down with a
crash, throwing the heavy foun
dations two inches out of center,
frightening the employes ahout
the premises so thev all ran out
III' the building.
Fortunately, the machinery was
shut off before another blow was
struck, probably savin# the en
tin? mill from destruction. It is
thought the mill is built on a
glacier, and that when the heavy
stamp came down it, caused the
ice to slide down hill, carrying the
concrete foundation along with it.
It is not known what slops will
be taken to put the mill on a sol
id foundation, but it is certain it
cannot be operated where it now
stands. The loss to the company
will be great, as, no doubt, the
entire structure will have to be
removed to where a solid foun
dation can be had.
MRS. JACKSON
MAY RECOVER
Condition is Favorable for Con
valescence of Woman Scalped
by Engine In Motor Boat
Mrs. Jackson, the native wo
man who had her scalp torn from
her head by her hair becoming
rntangh'd in the shaft of a mo
tor boat, is reported by Dr. Hoyle
tit be renting nicely. The doc
lor is now at tempi in;; to graft
pieces <»f tbi' torn scalp, but with
lilt 1«' hope of success, as the wo
man did not conn* under his can*
until thirty-six hours afl«*r the
accident. Should the operation.
| however, prove successful it will
greatly hasten the unfortunate
woman's recovery. I »r. Hoyle sa\<
that in the n\t tlir lays the
crisis will have |>;i-~»«.i. If her
condition remains as jt i^ now.
during that period. Mrs. Jackson
will come safely through her or
deal.
The Yukon territory otTicials
are examining every person en
tering the territory to prevent a
repetition of the smallpox epi
demic of last year.
The San Francisco-Alaska club
of 'Frisco, has taken quarters ov
er the famous Techau tavern and
is rapidly increasing its member
ship. The club is furnished
modern accommodations for res
ident and visiting members.
BEGINS TO LOOK LIKE BOLT
IN REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
THE ROOSEVELT FORCES WILL BOLT IF THE NATIONAL COM
MITTEE TREATS THEM UNFAIRLY IN CONTESTS—HAVE
ENQAQED A CONVENTION HALL
Chicago, May 27.—A bull in the
Republican convention. appears
| now more than probable. The
Hoosovelt followers object very
strongly lo Klihu Hoot as chair
man, and are now offering Sena
tor (!lupp. <>f Minnesota, as their
candidate for temporary chair
man.
A n»t is I sipnilleanl fact is I It a I
I he Roosevelt followers have
leased the Seeoiid Regiment A rill - I
or> for the date nf tin nveii-j
lion. This hall is only in
si/e in tin- r.ollisiiiiii. and il is
I bought il has I Il secured 111
anticipation of a boll.
It is the opinion of those in
close touch with tin* Hoosevelt
management that the future
course of the anti-Taft men will
be Kuiili-d very largely by |h«» ac
tion of the national committee in
tln» disposition of contested dele.
Kal ions.
If they are to iiv tin1 power of
I licit' 111;i.1 oi• it \ in i |i<* roiiunit lee
to unseat lloosrvrli delegates in
fa nor of Tnfi. tlii* Co|o,>.'inn will
tn- left fill ir«■ I> to I In* iiilm in i.-l ra
tion force*. tin- progressive*
meeting and ii"ininal in- a presi
dent iiil f ifket iii ilna ;irinor>.
GREW 10 FIGHT
GLACIER STREAM
Will Use Dynamite to Deepen the
Ohannel—Another Stream
•reake Out
Peter Iluganir and two men
were sent out to the frlaricr on
Sunday morning by the council
committee, whore they will es
tablish a temporary camp prep
aratory to work which wijl he be
gun with a view of controlling a
portion of the glacial stream.
. pr.'-lloyle1/ Finfcal and Chlii
hojm, together with I,. W. Storm
visited the glacier Saturday, run
ning lines to ascertain whether
il was feasible lo control a suf
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THE ARMENIA IS
A TOTAL WRECK
Was Largest Lighthouse Tender
of Fleet—Only Fraotlon of
Valuable Apparatus Saved
\V. J. Wright, employed by th»*
J.ight House Hoard in tablish
ing new lights and keeping the
old ones in running order, arriv
ed in the city lo look after the
acetylene light in the Narrows.
Mr. Wright was on I he Armeria
ut the lime of her wreck on
Montague Island, and leHs an in
teresting story of the loss of Ihnt
vessel and the barge Hayden
Hrown.
The Armeria, he xays, was I ho
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