VALDEZ
The heart of
the gold belt
The most northerly port
In the world open to nav
igation the year 'round.
The logloal enterport to
the great Interior of
Alaska; the salt water
terminus of the great gov
ernment wagon road lead
ing Into the Tanana val
ley and the Yukon water
shed.
The seat of government
of the Third Judiolal di
vision of Alaska.
The headquarters of the
Alaska Road Commission,
of the Telegraph and Ca
ble systems.
It Is 85 miles nearer the
Interior than any other
coast city.
It Is the headquarters
of the largest fleet of
small craft In Southwest
ern Alaska.
It has the largest popu
lation of any community.
in Southwestern Alaska.
It ha:* the best public
schools and an accredited
high school with a four
year course.
It is the only sea coast
town offering direct com
munication with the in
terior by wagon, summer
or winter.
Vaidez offers the near
est and most direct route
to . the Matanuska coal
fields.
Its harbor is the most
easily defended on the Pa
cific coast and can ride
the navies of the world.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Worlc of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
TIDES.
Friday, September 6.
JJigli tides, 8:59 a. in., 7:3<» p. hi.
Low lidos, 1:37 a. m., 1:07 p. in.
Saturday, September 7.
High (ides, 9:59 a. in., 8:50 p. in.
Low I ides, 2:58 a. in., 2:f5 p. in.
Weather Report.
Barometric pressure 29.100
•Temperature a| 7 p. ni 11
Maximum temperature.. . .50
Minhmiii' temporalmv. . . .35
Mean SemiS'ralure 15.5
]'if?ripitatirn 17. cloudy, rain,
li^rlil hrecze N. K
Ttie Seward flateway is on sale
at I lie Valdez Drug Co. tf
TNK OOAL 8(TUATtOH
IN WAtMWOTON
(Continued from page 3).
fed which might Berve a better pur
pose.
"I feel sure that if you had been
In Washington and understood the
situation, that you would realize the
hopelessness of all of the Alaskan
coal claimants unless some plan for
settlement .shall be provided.
"A brief statement of the situation
i"? as follows:
"The Secretary of the Interior,
whose conclusions are final In the
premises, has publicly stated on two
occasions ithat, upon the evidence
now before the Department, he will
be compelled to cancel every appli
cation for coal lands In Alaska. He
has Btated that shortly after his
appointment he gave Instructions
to the Land I>epartment to make up
a- list of those claims against the
granting of which the evidence was
not then conclusive, and from that
list to select a few of those which
seemed best to justify the granting
of patents, to complete the examin
ation into these more favorable cases
at the earliest possble moment,' in
order that he might Justify himself
In having patents issued in such cas
es. That up ;to date not one single
claim had been found to justify pat.
ent and that unless some different
proofs were available than those
which had been presented up to
this time he would cancel every ap
plication.
"He turiner stated, pornaps n»l
in public, that lie proposed to cle«in
up all the. Alaskan matters before
the 4th of March, and that the only
reason why he did not. act adversely
;niniediatcly was that, in some in
stances the claimants had refused to
talk and he was giving these claim
ants an opportunity to present any
evidence which they might desire
to present.
"It seemed conclusive to those
of us who were in close touch with
itiho situation, that there is not the
slightest hope that any evidence can
be furnished which would convince
the department that patents should
be granted and therefore that every
application for coal claim in Alaska
is certain to be refused.
"The refusal of these applications
carries with it a forfeiture of the
moneys pand by Alaska claimants
amounting, as I understand it, to ap
proximately $365,000, leaves many of
these claimants under indictment wit
an apparent necessity on the part
of the prosecution to convict in or
der to justify tlie course of the gov
ernment. in refusirig patents and for
feiting the moneys paid upon such
application. *> • *
The only possible hope for tho
Alaskan claimants for coal lands was
that they might receive at this time
instead of nothing, a lease upon the
lands, be credited with the money
they paid the government and have
the benefit of whatever improve
ments they have made upon the
properties claimed.
"The bill for which we have been
working makes such provisions and
it also provides that a coal operator
may build nnd operate his own line
of railroad, where no other means
or transportation is ^available, which
Is absolutely prohibited by the inter-1
FURNISHED ROOMS
For Light Housekeeping
REYNOLDS HOUSE
Mr». H. B. Wynn Keystone Ave.
I state Commerce law. which the Su
preme court of tthe United SUKtea
has recently decided to be effective
in Alaska.
The bill which we are advocating
does not destroy any existing right.
It teavee you and every claimant in
position to prosecute his case as best
he may, as though Buch proposed
law had never been considered.
•'While the law which wo have bee
working for docs not carry with It
any requirement® that government
officials shall in consequence of a
compromise under (this act, deal more
lieniently with coal claimants than
might otherwise be explained, it has
seemed to us that a disposition to
do so was manifest and that the Ac
ceptance of a lease under the provis
ions of thiB proposed law would be a
part of a general compromise be
tween the government and the coal
claimants of all matters at Isbuc.
"I can well understand that no
particular form of law would meet
the approval of all those interested
and you will also readily understand
how much easier it is to criticlBe
than it is to construct.
"I am writing tbls letter to you
and through, you to the Alaskan
coal claimants. I wish yo« to give
it your careful and serious conslder
eration, and if, after so doing, yon
still feel that my course as secretary
of the American Mining Congress
is wrong and is not for the best
interests of the coal claimants in Al
aska, I desire you to wire me to
that effect."
NIGHT OF TERROR ON
mount Mckinley
( Continued from i»a*re
"OTf in the direction of tin* 1-.
000 foot peak, where the great slide
had occurred, great clouds of snow
seemed to rise up for a distance of
5.000 feet in 'tlit? air.
'Five minutes after the trembling
had subsided we were engulfed in a
severe wind storm that caused us
to fasten down our tent securely
'Professor Parker believes tlia.t a.
subterranean upheaval occurred in
the immediate vicinity of the 12,
000 foot mountain. At first they
did not believe the shaking was of
local origin but were of the opinion
that the greatest disaster in history
had occurred and they expected
when they reached the borders of
civilization they would hear of
the awful destruction of the earth,
quake..
The first people they met were
some miners on Eureka creek and
distant about 40 miles from the
mountain. There they learned that
while the shock had been tremen
dous it had not been so severe as
it had been back where they had
camped
W. H. Close. Ill I he linaneial
Ciiiireni ill' Close Urns. Co., of
London. arrived in Skagway lasl
week ami will spend some lime in
llie norlli looking after I lie rail
road ami lioal lilies of I he com
pany.
A number of Ho|ninks came in
from Kairhankn today. They re
port the government road to be
in pood condition for travel.
TRAINS COLLI
TWELVE KILLED
Mexico City, Sept. f».~A collis
ion occurred on the Mexican In
1 .'('national between a passenger
and freight resulting in the death
of JL2 person^ and the injuring of
.many.
The present summer will go
down in Yukon history as the
nios<|uiloless year, lliis country
'having been praelically free from
lie pesls all summer, say* (he
Whilehorse Star. Jiul as a pen
alty for having no mosquitos,
there ar«* also no wild berries.
The same cause, extremely dry
veather early in (he summer,
probably accounts for the failure
of both crops. On the whole il is
a happy exchange, although those
berries are pow-ful toothsome.
The Amalgamated Development
company at Kalalla has a string
of rotary tools at work. They in
tend to go i,00(» feet lo encounter
the sands. In addition a string
of standards is at work. The
standards will drill another -"hal
low well.-Ex.
Notice of Annual Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that tlio
regular annual meeting <»f Ihe
i Willianis-Oenlzler (Wild Mining
Company will h<» held at. Ihe office
• if tlie company, Valdez Drug Co.,
Yahle/.. .Alaska. «• 11 Monday, the
iiiiiIh day of September, al Ihe
hour of 2 p. in. for Ilic purpose
• •f i'|*eliii'ri a hoard of directors lo
.serve Ihe ensuing year, and Ihe
Iransaclion of such further busi
ness as may come before Ihe
iiieel in;.'. A. E. (iRICSHY.
Secretary.
FOR RENT—Partly furnished
lliree-room house cheap. Oppo-.
site road commission barn. Mrs.
111. II. Miller.
FOR RENT—Small cabin for
rent. Call up phone il.
New laundry opened next to
Snyder's slore; prices reasonable;
workmanship of the best. Try me.
O. L. Carroll.
Valdez Real Estate.
If you have a house to rcntj
list it with the Valdez Real F.s
tale Agency, Wall street.
FOR SAI.E Cash or lenns, Ihe
Saratoga House completely fur
nished, including pool table, etc.,
al a bargain. J. A. Spenard. .
Valdez Real Estate.
If >on have a house to rent
list it with the Valdez Real Es.
tale Agency, Wall street.
8teamer movements.
Mariposa passed Juneau al r> p.!
in, Sept. \ \ due Valdez tomorrow
Alameda due in Seattle tomorrow.
Sampson flue in Seallte Saturday.
I Seward in Tacoma.
Il.alouchr bound westward.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
HOTEL ST. ELIAS
MRS. L. A. DEPUY, Proprietor
CLEAN, WARM, LIGHT ROOMS
Special rates by the month Keystone Ave., Valdez
Greater Speed -Greater Accuracy -Greater Efficiency, Are
the Logical Results of Installing the
UNDERWOOD
TYPEWRITER
Exclusive Underwood Features Make Possible the Most Impor
tant Labor-Saving Systems of Modern Accounting
THE EVER GROWING DEMAND PUTS THE ANfUAL SALES OF UNDERWOOQS FAN AHEAD
OF THOSE OF ANY OTHER MAOHINE-MAKINO NfcOESSARY THE LARQEST TYPEWRITER FAC
TORY AND THE LARGEST TYPEWRITE OFFIOE IN THE WO PI ID
SUCH A DEMAND FROM RUSiilBSS MEN EVERYWHERE IS UNQUESTIONABLE EVIDENCE
OF THE PRACTICAL MEOHANIOAL SUPERIORITY Ofr
"The Machine You Will Eventually Buy"
UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY, INC.
SIB Third Av«nu« *•«*!•, Wish.
CAMP
COMFORT
KIT
li %m
Take * trip through the Keystone Caoyon br
buck board over the (Joveromeot hoad. L'naur
passed for Hceoery.
PORT
WELLS
Full Line Of
GROCERIES
FOR PROSPECTORS
At Valdez Prices
BEYERS' CASH STORE
PORT WELLS
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
ToMuneau, Puget Sound Porks and Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - Sept. 5
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - Sept 27
Connecting nt Shuttle with steamers of the Alaskii-Pucilic Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service aad Low Hates. Kight reserved to change steamers and sailing dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent I
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 6H I I Rou^h Dry 10c lb.
Arguments May Be Disputed, But
"Facts Are Facts/'
IL i a fact that Valdez beer is a food and not a tonic.
Ask any doctor you know. Valdez beer aids digestion. Use
it a few times with your meals and you'll find we're right.
IT you drink .beer you should use Valdez beer in preference to
others. First, because of its unquestionable high quality.
Second, because it is a home product; brewed in your home
town and all who are interested in the growth and prosper
ity of Valdez should patronize home products.
VALDEZ BREWING AND BOTTLING CO.
4 SAILINGS MONTHLY 4
Via JUNEAU and KETCHIKAN
The Largest and Best Equipped Steamships in
the Alaskan Service, ALAMEDA and MARI
POSA, leave every eight days, AH the
Year'Round for Cordova and Seattle via. In
side Passage.
TRAVEL AND SHIP VIA.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
COAL COAL
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO
Port Wells
THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
Leaves Valdcz for Porl
Wc118 every Tuesday carry
ing passengers and freight,
touching al all way poiu'.s
where business offers.
Special Trips Cu Be Anraif e4
Fagerberg Bros.
nizina; a^ahka
General Merduadue
Miners A Supple
Si*JU-Ui9*m*U fri~»
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street PhoneJ159
Plat* tUu. wMdow iU— VtM4i*m ta4
buildia* H|Mri rMAu mitcit. Ilm*. ea
»•••' • h*. •MwfWa. Ulbtn'
hardware. Shop awl J*b wftrk of all kia4a
Window*, Door*, Mouldtef, Finish
ing LumUr
#
Aaants for Fatrkak*, Mawa A Ca.
BUY YOUK BttKAft at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing bnt bent material# nued.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
All kinds of Cafcea, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD 4k HENRICH, Prop..
The Pro»p»;otor la the paper U
buy.
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