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VOL. S.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1912.
NO. 160.
DEAL FOR THE MOTHER LODE
TIED LEGAL CONSTRUCTION
A PERFECT TITLE TO THE SALE OF THE MOTHER LODE
GROUP OF COPPER CLAIM 8 13 ENTANGLED IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAW
The Clark-Eaton syndicate, of
New York, has an option to buy the
Mother Lode copper property in
the Kennecott district, just over
the mountain from the Bonanza.
The syndicate is arranging with
Eastern capitalists to purchase
and develop the property.
The Mother Lode claims were
located by Oscar Sail, Oscar Hog
lund and Jack Smith. The Moth
er Lode company was organized
several years ago by several pro
moters, of whom James J. God
frey was the head. They secured
an option to buy the group and
since organizing the company
have bought the interest of Hog
lund. John Miller bought the in
terest of Jack Smith to hold for
the company and is now in a law
suit with the company over the
amount due him under the trust.
Oscar Sail disappeared in the
late fall of 1908 and has never
been heard of since by anyone in
Alaska. His mind was allected
when he was last seen in the Dill
er hotel in Seattle. In the spring
nf 11)08 ho was nearly drowned by
the breaking: of an ice bridge on
the Chilina river with a horse and
sled. The horse drowned, but
with extraordinary vitality Sail
managed to climb upon the next,
ice bridge several hundred feel
below. The shock affected his
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PRIMROSE MINE
SELF SUSIAINER
Relict of Jack McQuestion Again
Visits Scenes of Former
Years
A new die and shoes have been
attached to the ore crusher on the
Primrose Mining company, and
the mining equipment is working
in fine shape. From three to
four tons of ore are being milled
daily, and the product averages
about $50 in gold per ton. Two
shifts are working, ten men com
posing the crew. Development
work still progresses, and Super
intendent Tozier says the show
ing looks better than ever, which
is going some. The tunnel i9 be
ing continued in the original drift
and a new tunnel has been start
ed lower down the mountain, |o
tap the vein at depth.
ft is figured that the vein will
be encountered within a hundred
fee>l, and of this distance 25 feet
has been completed. Mr. Tozler
brought in 50 ounce* of retorted
amalgam.
Ed. West brook, who came in
from the Cameron-Johnson prop
erties on Saturday, returned on
Monday's boat.
ISOLATED SECTION
TO HAVE MILL
Small Mill Taken Into the Kan
tlshna Country Test
New Leads
The latest stamp mill to arrive
in Fairbanks ig thai ju-#! land
ed at the N. N. dock for Dr. Suth
erland and company, of the Kan
tishna.
This is a two-slamp Joshua
Hendy machine wilh 1,000-pound
stamps intended for use on Glen
creek between Moose and Caribou,
where a well defined ledge has
been partially opened up and the
surface prospected for more than
two miles.
On the arrival of Hjelvik, An
derson and Hamilton, Sutherland's
partners, arrangements will bn
made, for transporting the mill to
the Kantishna. This will prob
ably be done next month.
Lumber for the millhouse wa4*
moved by dog teams last winter by
the three men, who are in the
camp at present.
Pont us Magnusscn came in
from Wort mans on Monday, rc
po, ting travel on the road much
heaviei than the past few sea
son's.
MINING NOTES FROM TEIKHELL
DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS
OOLPH SMITH AND AMOOIATCt NAVK TAKKN OUT WINTKR't
SUPPLIES AND WILL PUSH WORK ON THKIR PftOPIP
Tlll, HOPINO TO SNIP IILIOTID OPVK
l>olph Jmith and his parly Ijft
on Sunday in a newly painted red
wagon loaded down with tools,
powder and supplies with which
to begin,work on Smith's Hurdle
creek properties, situated about
si* miles beyond Tiekhell. There
are two leads there, one free
milling and the other carrying
high values in arsenopyrltes,
which it in the purpos of Ihe boys
In open up. Substantial build
ings will be erected and work con
tinued during thfe winter. . It is
the purpose of Mr. JSjuith. to sort
the ore as it is taken oul, . and
freight if lo this place for
transhipment, to the Tacuma
smelter.
Adolph Larson shipped in an
outflt from this city to his prop
erties one mile beyond Teikhell
and will immediately begin driv
ing in a tunnel. The. lead he
is to work upon is small, but runs
high in values. If justified he
will aljo sort and ship hit Output
during .Iba coming winter/",
Dictcey will continue his devel
opment work ott his Quarts oreek
properties. He Is of the opinion
that he ha* struck i good «thfn*
and is auitous to continue devel
opmenf.
OFFICERS ARE
RETURNING HOME
ntimate They 8ee Danger to Naval
Base at Seward by Cutting Off
Connection Coal Fields
The officers of the cruiser
Maryland, who were left behind
when the Maryland sailed from
Seward on rush orders, were pas
sengers for Seattle on the Ala
meda. They were at the Mata
nuska coal fields when the Mary
land was ordered to sail for Seat
tle to get ready to take Secretary
Knox to Japan |o attend tin* funer
al of the Mikado.
The parly includes Commander
Lung, Lieut.-Commander Shep
ley, Paymaster Toby. Ensign
Sherman and Mr. Jaffo, of the gen
eral land office.
While necessarily non-commil
Iul as to any recommendations
I hey may make in their report, the
(•Hirers speak freely of the Mata
nuska c«»al field, rating it as of
great value. They intimate that
they foresee danger to a naval
base at Seward because of the
possibility of a foreign foe cut
ting otr connection with the coal
fields by way <»f Cook Inlet or
portage Pass.
GOVERNOR MARSHALL
WILL BE NOTIFIED
Indianapolis, Aug. lOXJovernor
Marshall. Democratic vice-presi
dential nominee, will'be notified
of his nomination Tuesday.
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PIONEERS FRIEND
REVISITS YUKON
While Developing Property Small
Stamp Mill More Than Pays
Expenses
The Schwatka, on her last trip,
had as passengers from the out
side, Mrs. Jack McQuesten and her
two daughters, who are visiting in
"Ruby. Mrs. McQuesten is the wife
of the famous "Father of the Yu
kon," and friend to every pros
pector and trapper who had the
t hancc* of his acquaintance. Jack
.rfcQuesten, now deceased, was
known from St. Michael to Lake
Bennett, and was well liked by all
because of his generosity to the
early pioneers, who, at times,
needed a helping hand.
Mrs. McQuesten and daughters
will remain a couple of weeks vis
iting friends, and thru return to
Ili.Hr home in Berkeley, Cal.-Fnir
bnnks Times.
SECRETARY KNOX
ON WAY SEATTLE
Will lo*N OrulMf MarylaiM for
Japan W Attend Funeral
lmp»r«r
Washington, Aug. 19.-8ecretpry
Knox leaves for Seattle tonight en
route to attend the funeral of the
late qrpperor of Japan. . .. .
At Rattle he will take the arm.
iored cruiser Maryland, represent
ing tho President of the' United
States at The Nipponese court.
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If you %ant all trie news all thf
ime read the Prospector
HIGH WATERS
COLLECT TOLL
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WVm. Timony Thrown From Ferry
on Forty-mile and is Carried
Away by Swollen Waters
A story of d^ath by drowning
during the period of rains and
high water of last month comes
from the Forty-mile precinct in
the report just received by the
clerk's office here from Commis
sioner John A. Kemp, whose head
quarters are at. Steel creek.
Wm. Timony was working on
the Forty-mile ferry and he acci
dentally went overboard and was
never seerv again.
At the lime Timony was laking
Iht mail carrier and his two
horses across the swollen stream,
lit* allowed I lie ferry to get broad
sidrt to the current, which was
so swift that it tipped Iln» boat
partly on is edge, spilling Timony
into |lie stream, although the mail
carrier and tin* horses remained
aboard.
As" the river was running hank
full and groat quantities of drift
wore coming down, il is presumed
that the unfortunate man was
stunned hv a floating log or be
came entangled in some brush
and did not come to the surface.
Such was the strain on the ferry
in its position across the current
I hat the ferry ropes broke and it
was carried down river about four
miles, where the mail carrier and
his horses were rescued.
IH
HMtlCKING
Vaidez Man Buys Some Addi
tional Tracts Along
•lata Orsek
Robert Thoreson, a recent ar
rive from the other side of the
Alaskan range, reports that Jack
Miller, the Valdez operator, has
been tieing up other portions of
Slate creek in addition to his pre
vious holdings presumably for the
purpose of installing a large hy
draulic plant on the creek.
The rec< :it purchase by him of
the Mcfleu properly practically
brings operations to a close on
Ihe creek Ihis s/nmcr. as Ibal
claim has been closed down and
12 men thrown out of employ
ment. The only other outfit work
ing is that of Corrige & Myers,
who have 10 men at work, their
pay is avernginpr 825 to the shovel.
-Newy-Miner.
WESTWARD NEWS
BY LATE STEAMER
Aotlvltl** to MwUNiNI m Han ail
•4 fcy iniNini Ft**
ln« OMn1«# to An Knd
The Appollo mine at Unga ship,
ped 60 tons of concentrate* ofi
the last east bound trip of the
Dora.' The mlhe is now being
worked on a lease.
Twenty tons of stock fish was
shipped from 8<juaw harbor to
Seattle on the lasl trip of the f)o_
rn.
The fishing season «t Chignic
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TWO CHILDREN ARE FELONS
WILL FACE GRAND JURY
TWO KODIAK BOY8 INCORRIGIBLE HOUSEBREAKERS-REFOR
MATORY WILL BE THEIR FUTURE HOME FOR YEAR8 TO
COME-LOOK UPON EXPERI ENCE AS A PLEA8URE
On the last steamer from the
westward there was brought over
two small boys from Kodiak,
bound over to appear before the
grand jury charged with the ser
ious offense of housebreaking.
One of the boys, Willie McDon
ald. is 1 1 years of age, and the
oilier, Frederick Morrison, is 13.
Everything possible ha been done
(o reform llie youngsters, but
without success. They have re
peatedly broken into and looted
places, when'; finally, they burg
larized the obi Alaska Commer
cial company's .--.lore, it was
thought I lie time had arrived when
the precocious youngsters should
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bo placed in an institution whore
their moral half would be sub
jected to «omo sort of discipline.
Uniler the law it becomes nec
essary to chargro them with a fel
ony in order to have thorn sent to
the Missouri training school for
boys, situated at Uooneville,
whore, if convicted at the no.\t
term «»f court, thoy will ho soul.
The Imys aro bright little fol
lows and look upon their present
pri'dicamonl in Iho light of a ,joy_
I(>us holiday. Tliov appear In be
totally oblivious of the serious
ni'.ss of their position, or to un
dorsland wlioro llioir coniso will
eventually load them. Rolh the
youngsters an* of mixed blod.
HEM GOLD FROM
THE KOYUKUK
Reports From Red Mountain
Country Are That Good Pay
is Being Taken Out
As extraordinary in the exlrem.».
R. A. Jackson, depuiy United
States mineral surveyor «»f Fair
banks. characterized I In* condi
tions surrounding the discovery
of pay in the Hammond river dig
gings, in the Koynknk camp.
When seen by a representative
of the Times Jackson stated that
tie had never seen anything that
would compare with the diggings
on Hammond. Rut a short dis
tance from the very spots where
tens of thousands of dollar* were
picked up on exposed bedrock
eight years ago, miners are now
down with shafts to a depth of
from 00 to 120 feet and are tak
ing out better money than ever.
The conditions are extremely pe
culiar. Some of the Koyukukers
venture the opinion that it is a
defnite paystreak. but others,
loll' to believe thai the Koyukuk
is i llier than a spoiled camp, do
not credit his. A| the time Jack
son left the far northern camp,
there were seven plants a I work
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WASN'T KAMI
BUT KIT. MAGEIK
Wm. A. Hesso Circuits Burning
Mountains and Says Mt. Mag
elk Made All the Trouble
Win. A. Iles<e, Ili»' well known
civil engineer. writing t<• Sergeant.
C. R. Hill, Signal Corps, from Sew
aril, .says that lu* has just return
ed from a lhre»» nionlhs' trip
through the disturbed region. He
says:
"I was in the lliamna region
when I he eruption started, went,
down the lake io Bristol hay and
caught the Dora at Xushagak and
came around on her, having made
a complete circuit of the disturbed
area and was within 15 or 20 miles
of (lie village of Katmai or rather
the former village, five days ago.
The volcano* are still smoulder
ing and are hidden under great
hanks of smoke and vapor.
"The volcano that was most vio
lent was not Katmai, hut one
nearby and somewhat l»> the
westward, not known to have a
name, but given the name of
Mageik at the time of th» 1*. S.
Coas-t n .d (ieodeli • S;iv\ / boat
was there; this informal ion comes
I«» what'they were saving. That
from two independent sources and
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WORK TO BE RESUMED ON THE
THOMPSON-FORD PROPERTIES
FIRST SMUT DOWN IN HISTORY OF PROPERTY CAUSED |Y FOUL
AIR-WILL. FUT IN FANS AND OARS AND WILL CONTINUB
WORK TMROUOH WINTER ON PROMISING CLAIMS
Work will soon be resumed on
the Thompson-Ford properties on
Bhoup bay. after a shut-down of
seve/al weeks, duo to bad air in
m Workings, which are now in
400 feet. Monday morning sup
plies were shipped to Bhoup bay
and by the end of this w?ek about
15 (on* of material will be landed
at the bay for transportation lo
the properly. II i* the inlenli»n
lo pul In Irnrks and car*, n* well
a* n fen lo furnish nlr in Ihe
workings.
Work will bo continued through
the winter. 11 is expected that
Ihe lodgo. thr crosscut i<» aimed
to reach, will be tapper! within an
other 50 feet. In the meantime
a 147 foot uprise will be starter!.
The blind lead struck some time
ago ha.^ been cro&scn! for a dis
tance of 2ft fret, but neither wall
ha« been reached. The entire
lead carires values which will pay
to work, averaging better than
seven dollars to the ton. A con
tract will be let this week to car
ry the.supplies from the beach lo
the properly, a # distance of two
miles. Those interested In the
properly appear to be well pleased
with I he outlook and show a will
ingue«* to continue development.