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VOL. «.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNE8DAY, UNE 12, 1912.
NO. 202.
COMMUNICATION RESTORED
WHITESHED AND KODIAK
NO NEWS HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE VOLCANO ZONE
CONDITIONS OF OTHER PLACES WILL BE KNOWN SOME
^ TIME TOMORROW
No additional news from I lie
"volcano /.one has received
1oday. save thai conditions in
Kodiak remain about I tie same
as last reported. It will lie some
time tomorrow before word will
hi- received from Afo^rnsik and
Raspberry island, when1 I lien*
;ire a number of settlers ami
••'irb si<M'k. II can hardly be
.1 < hm! thai any news from Kal
i• :ii ^etl It*iii«*iiI will Jif ceeived
i IVit« Friday m-xl. This is a
<• ts«: and a lime wh.-n no news
i* {-'o<k1 news, thai, is insofar as
il applies lo Iht vicinity of Ko
diak. In the meantime we can
but hope for the best, fop the
unfortunates at. Katinai. •
Washin^rton. .lime I "J.—\ 11 (lie
revenue cullers in northern wa
ters have been ordered lo the
volcano /one by Captain Berth
off, head of IIi«* service, willi iii—
struct ions to render all aid with
in their power to tlies victims of
I In' disaster. tffders to this ef
fect have been sent out and with
in three days the entire northern
tlee| will have assembled in the
neiulilHirhoiiil of ShelikofT straits.
Washington. June I- Presi
dent Tall has received adviees of
I lie eruption nf .Mount Kalniai in
Alaska ami has jriven orders for
the relief of the sufferer*.
Washington. June l:f.--Sena
lor Jones. i" Washington, has
introduced a resolution in the
Senate and Wickershain a sim
ilar measure in I he House, ap
propriating $5(1,000 for the re
lief of (lie sufferers from (lie
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TOWN WRECKED
IN - CLOUDBURST
ttheridanu \V.y<»., June 12.—A
cloudburst occurred near here,
wrecking llio town of JiulTalo,
willi (lie refeuH* that many »»f its
citizen* have been drowned. The
water camo upon the town so
suddenly that i>nI few were en
abled in reach places of sufcty.
Fast Flight in Oregon.
Portland, June 12.—Silas
<'Jiristoferson, the aviator, made
a Might from here to Vancouver,
with his biplane, in .six minutes.
This i.. a record in fast (lying for
a short distance.
WILL NOMINATE
CHAMP CLARK
Washington, June 12.—Sena
torJames A. Reed, of Mhf.souri,
has been asked and will, nominate
Speaker Clark fop the presidency
before the Baltimore conven
tion."
The' new motor truck of the
While Pass road for use on the
White Hor«c-Da\v9on trail, arriv
ed too late to be used this year.
11 has a capacity of two tons and
a speed of 15 miles an hour.
CONGRESSMAN WIGKLIFFE
IS IN8TANTLY KILLED
Washington, Juno 12.— Furth
er information received here is to
the effect that Congressman
WicklilTe was run down on the
I racks of I lie Southern railroad
and instantly killed.
.\ichi>la.s Mischakoiv aeeiih'iil
ally.shol and killeil himself al his
hoin in Kenai, Cook inh'l, recent
ly. IJe was aprerl seventeen years
and wus I he son of Stephen Mis
chakolV. foniH'r «*hi«*f of I In* 11a —
lives of Iliiil seel ion. The in
forniali<»n mines in a Idler fro:■ i
a friend of I,. H. lleese.
Supl. Nicholson came down
from llie Hercules claim on Min
eral creek, bringing with him
some very line looking ore, which
Ihe workmen have jusl cut into.
Reports are to the elYcct that Ihe
strike on Ihe Hercules is a very
important one, justifying the ex
penditure of la'i fre sums of money
for its further dlvclopment.
P. H. Hunt, the photographer,
has a number of splendid views
of Kodiak ami vicinity, suitable
for sending In friends in.- the
states.
TAFT'S EXPERT CHAUFFEUR
IS DRIVING A STIFF RACE
THE NEW YORK DELEQATION. WILL BE 80LID FOR TAFT
NOTHING 18 Vet CONCEDED TO ROOSEVELT BY THE
, >
COMMITTEE #
Chicago, Juno 1 'J.—William
Harm's, Jr., chairman «»f Ihe New
York Scale Republican commit
Ice and a delegate |o the nation
al convention, lias arrived here
i<» lake charge ofjhe floor IlKht
in hehalf r»f ihe President. This
scln af rent all talk of the New
York delegation seeking a com
promise candidalc and indicates
thai the vote of fhc Empire slain
will be cast solidly for Taft.
As Ihe day of the meeting of
lIn* convention approaches it is
becoming more and more appar
•*iiI that Tafl is to become the
inyninec of the Republicans, in
spile of all I In* opposition can do
to prevent it.
Chicago, Jnne 12.—The com
n.itlee yesterday gave Taft the
four delegates at. lnrge from the
slate of Kentucky.
To dalr Rooxi'vi'll lias not won
a single contest.
Chicago, June 12.--Thn pti
fir«» Tafl delegation from Ken
tucky were seated by the com
mit tno except one in the Eleventh
<1 in!rirlf who was uncontested and
wax given-to Roosevelt. Roose
velt workers arc gumshoeing for
uninstructcd delegates, using
varied moans In briii^ them over
to tin* Colonel.
Oyster Hay, June 12.--Roose
velt continue* his denunciation
of the content, committee, paying
that Jhey arc acting in the inter
est of Tafl without regard to the
welfare of the party or sense of
just ice.
Every enlisted man going on
Ihr transport Sheridan will have
to submit io vaccination.
WILL PROBE THE
HANFORD CHARGES
Judiciary Committee Finds Suffi
cient Evidence to Justify
Proceedings
Washington, J u lie 1-'.—The
Judiciary C.oininil.lec of tIn* House
will today report a favorable
(••'rummiMiilation thai (lie House
Jili) probe into I In* charges made
| against Federal Judjre C.ornelius
111. Ilanford, of | lie Weslern il is—
lrir| of | ln> slab1 of Washington.
A large 11111111h 11* of witnesses
will ha\e lo he snpoiMiaed from
I Si•;illli! ami other roast towns.
MGARTY'S BODY
NUDE CONDITION
Supposed, While Deranged, to
Have Divested Himself of
His Clothing
Considerable interest was ocr—,
casioned when it became known,
through a wire received from
Circle, that Hie body of "Fled"
Medarly was found under very
peeuiiar surroundings. The
manner in wliirli I lie iiirrh ereek
|H'itspcrl«t|' 111**1 his ileal li will
I rohahly remain a mystery for
e\er, unless I In* exauiiual i< »n by
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SAW ERUPTION OF KATMAI
SAYS SIGHT TERRIFYING
WILLIAM A. QILMORE, WHO WA8 ON DORA, SAYS SIQHT WAS
MOST TERRIFYING AND GRAND IN EXTREME—FEARS
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE ON MAINLAND
I
j Seward, Juiii* I *J W. A. «iii
i more, Republican candidate for
j delegate |o congress, arrived here
| oil Ihe Jiora from I'nalaska, liav
j ii«K 111;i<l«' Iln» earliest enlrancc
I inlo that port oil record, lie loft
I Nome in a .schooner on May 1 1,
j ami arrived al I'nalaska on Ihe
2<lth. after polling the schooner
I for (in mili'.s through Ihe ice of
i Itcring sea.
He will speak in Reward, after
| which ho will g»> to Valdez. Mr.
! (Jilmore nays (he emplion of ML.
Katmai was on* of Ihe most tfir
rif\ing sights he ever witnessed.
" • V t . ' i
ami was simply awful in its gran
deur ami I lie immensity of na
ture's convulsion, followed imme
diately as it, was by an electrical
storm, I lie Hashes of lightning
playing through the black clouds
ami ashes, making a picture
grand in the extreme, calling to
mind man's weak conception of
the day of judgment.
.Mr. Ciilniorn fears a great loss
of lif«> in those settlements on
(he mainland near the volcano,
and in line with Kodiak. where
the air currents carried the mil
linns upon mii fllioiiv <»f. Ions of
ashes, sand and gra\el.
EX-MAYOR HIRAM C. GILL
TO NAVE RECOONT VOTES
... ► .V, " >» >' ' - . • • 1
V
SERIOU8 ALLEGATIONS OF IRREGULARITIES ARK -WADE BY
*:% V ^ .«• '<• '
EX-MAYOR HI GILL, WHO 18 A8KINCI FOR A RECOUNT
OF THE LATE MUNICIPAL VOTE
Si-alllr, June • I ,'.—JuUki: Al
herlson nf iffe Superior oCurt,
I today ordered a re-count of Ihe
vote rasi nl llu» last municipal
election. whim Ili (lill was <!••
fi*al"<l f<>r election as mayor by
(loMerill. I lie present incumbent.
; Tin* petitioner presented a
inas.i of affidavits alleging "great
irregularities in a number of the
residential precincts, principally
in the north end of (lie city, where
il is~alb*ged I Ik* pulls were kept
upon long after ^ the hours of
closing and in other instances
where the election boards after
the closing hours went around 1 • •
residences |o lake the voles of
those who were unable lo attend
Ihe polls, and counting these
votes as properly cast.
The case will be set for im
mediate "hearing and will un
doubtedly "he hard fought.
! MONEY If PAID
I FOR FLAT CREEK
Thai I ho (liiggenheim <I<*aI fur
Flat creek has been closed, is the
statement .of l<. L. James, the
ininiiig. broker, Tho first iifstall
inenl c»f money 011 the various
leases ami options hnd to he paid
hy midnight Wednesday, and, ac
cording to Mr. James, it has been
paid. He states Dial he obtained
ll|e money Hint his son, Bennett
T. Jamen, had coming as advance
royalty on his lease t<» the Wild
rat association claim on Flat
creek.
With the payment of the coin,
the deal for Flat was made a cer
tainty, and sourdoughs Rgr»»e that
Iditarod is a nonenity now, so far
as the individual operator is con
cerned.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
FOR LONG VISIT
IN SOUTHERN ISLE
• Washington, Juno 12.—The
four army transports ordered in
commis*ion |o transport 5,ft0ft
troftpp to Cuba, arc taking on
supplies for several month*.
Loading tile vessel* is going on
with great rapidity
Mrs. Jackson, who recently had
lipr scalp torn from her head by
her hair being entangled in the
shnft of a motor launch, in pro
gressing very nicely at the Oood
Samaritan hospital. Hlin is now
considered out of all danger.
Fafayette Hraham exhibited
today samples of young leltucc,
and clover leaves burned through
by the volcanic ash which has
been falling during Ihe past, fow
days.
HOME RULE USED AS WEAPON
FORCE PURCHASE SEWARD ROAD
THE SENATE MAKES SECOND ATTEMPT TO FORCE ANOTHER
COMMISSION FAVORABLE TO PURCHASE OF SEWARD
ROAD—RESULT IN HODINQ UP HOME RULE
Washington, .Jum; 1*J.—The I
Smalt* look up tin- Iluux* hill to!
cn*ali; a h'^islativ»» assomhly for
lh«' 'IVrritory «»f Alaska, ami ho
jran hy «>liuiinalinjf any provision!1
for a si'nah', ronsl il ill injr an as-|
sfinhly i• r om* h"nsi*, ami ail'linp
a I'u i* 111 < • i* provision, rivaling a
rail mail commission, consist my ,
«• 1' an <*iikilit-otViccr from llicj
army ami one front (lie na\> ami
also III'* ji«'o|iisl in i-liarf:.* ol'l
Alaska >urvcys, whose «1111\ ill
will In' t• • xtii'M'y ami r«'|M• rI up
on Hie hfs| route for a railroad
from liih" water Hi" coal liehls
ami III)' inl«'rior.
Those ii)I*• i*«*sI••• I in lln' pur
chase of I lif Alaska Xoriln*rn
liopp hy larking this aim'mlim'iit
onlo tin' homi' rule hill to coin
pi'l lli»' Inuisi' lo rcceile from ils
position ami thus to permit. lln*
President 11> appoint a commis
sion ssit isfarlory Id liimsHf.
Tin; House t'loiiiinil tee oil Ter
rilories arc not in a luiiiiot* to
ronccilc Hie demands of |lit; Sen
ah; ina.jorily, as I hey fully nn
crslam'l tin- import r»f I In-aiiK'ml
iik*iiI aii'l do no| |»!•«I<t pcr
mil lli«' administration |o carry
out its deal with I In; Alaska .\<>r
lln;ru railway, uiilil an unpreju
diced c'Hiiiuissjou pasMs on |In*
several nuilcs. which, f<>r some
reason, ilnes 11>• I appear to ap
peal lit Hie Secretary of tlie In
lerior. The result will i>r«»i•:«I• -
ly he the holding up of llu'lioun*
rulf hill until after the inau'-ura
I j i»11 of the in'xl ailin inisl rat ion.
Mr. ami Mrs. A. 1$. Mauley, of
I'orllaml. On*., are \isilinv their
cousin, Mrs. \\*. II. r.rary. for a
few weeks.
SAME OLD SHIP
TO DO DUTY NORTH
The recommendation of Capl.
,R (>. Lenoir, of the Hnrnside, !
Iliat. tlie army transport Crook lu;
sent here lu replace Ili<> Hurn
side as a cable ship has bleu ve
loed by officials al Washington,
D. C.f because tli«* Crook is need
ed in Him transport serviee. II
was IIiimi proposed li» plan* in*w
.boilers in the Hurnside. In11 no
funds wvi'f available ami il was
decided in make repair** on tin*
present machinery sufficient for
I In* present year. Capl. lloberl
\\*. Shears, formerly Ursl offieer
iin 111«> Hurnside, is now in nmi.
niaml of tin* navigation of Ihe
vessel. whih» Captain Lenoir ron
linues as executive offieer of I he
Signal Corps staff. Captain Shears
succeeds Capl. Alfred If. I.afTan,
who died last winter.
Dawson has a wireless inslru-l
nienl which is working everyday,]
receiving messages from every
direction. Il is installed in one (
of I'll low rs of the I). A. A. A., j
where I lie maker and ownt'r,
1'ivd II. I»;»v. has been experi
menting wilh il for weeks.
PRIMROSE COMPANY
IS INCORPORATED
I.•siilin^ stockholders of lh»»
Primrose .Mining company mot
vestcrilay 21 in Hit* law
ofl'ice of I.. V. Hay ami formally
l»«*rI••• I an organization. I.. V.
Hay was «• II president: Her
bert Tozier. vice-president and
general manap'r; A. 1.1. fionld.
I rcasiirer, ami ('harles K. Teek
lenherp. secretary. These officers,
willi I >an Hii'"', f<»rin I In* hoard ot'
directors. The nuiipniiy is in
dustriously en^afri'd in installing
a slauip mill <11 III*' mm.'. i.-» in
jiood shape linanriallx ami will
si mil li«- pi'Milnrimr K'»l'l bullion.
Dan Kice. who developed I In*
property. wliiYli was I aK<* 11 ux or
by I his company, is now in Se
attle, allending a trial as a wit
ness. He will return here as soon
as possible to lie-in development
on a claim in the ijear vicinity.
< ialcway.
AN ARMY AVIATOR
HAS F
Collets- Park. June. 12.—Lieut.
I.eiKhlon lla/elhnrsl, with A. I..
W elsh, as a passenger, was k i11 -
ed when the new army aeroplane
fell from a height of *.MHl feet.
THE ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
TO GIVE A HELPING HAND
VALDEZ CAMP NO. 10 ACIVELY ENGAGED IN HELPING THE
VICTIM8 OF MOUNT KATMAI ERUPTION—IS WIDE
SPREAD MOVEMENT
At a largely at tendril and in
I11nk meet iug of I lie Aretle
Brotherhood held last night, (lid.
W. P. Richard *011, I', s. A., was
made an honorary member of the
order, "in reeognilion of the
many .servires he has rendered
Alaskans" during the many years
he has hceii on detailed nervier
in one portion of the territory
or the other. Col. Hichardson's
servirrs werr eulogized hy a
(iiiiuhT of the members and the
following resolutions were unan
imously passed and ordered
spread upon the minutes:
Whereas, Colonel W. P. Illeh
nrdson has been for many years
reeogni/ed and identified as one
who has devoted his time and ef
forts in furthering the interests
of the Territory of Alaska: and.
Whereas, Camp Valdez, No. 10,
of the Arelie Brotherhood, real
i/.iiiK ami appreciating Ima
terial help ami assislanee I hat
(Colonel lliehanlson has remlemi
In the Territory of Alaska in gen
eral ami particularly I•» thi* xee
tion, desires in mark it* appre
ciation in a filling manner; there
Hire, he il
llexolvetl, That f'.amp Vahlez,
No. in, of the Arctic Hrother
hootl, i|m lake plesaure hy a un
animous vole, in tendering |o Col
onel \V. I*. Iliehanlson ami con
ferring upon him tin- honorary
niemhership of this ramp.
Done in regular session of the
A re lie Brotherhood. this I It h
day of June, 191:?.
Th| eamp llien look up the
Miihjprt (»f I he volcanic eruption
lo the westward, Willi the ohjeel
of affording Ihe HifTercr* with
immediate relief. After 11 ver>
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