Valdez Daily Prospector
PUBLISHED BY THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Yem
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1912.
TRUTH IS GOOD ENOUQH.
The story from the Vancouver
World under the caption of "Tons
of (iold Mined at Valdez," print
ed in Friday's issue, is a gem of
its kind. It. is such an exagger
ated fairy tale as could only have
heen written by an inexperienced
per. 011 and shows how it is pos
sible I<> work an injury to a camp
without half trying. The article
purports (o be an interview with
twii local citizens who recently ar
rived in Vancouver from this dis
trict. The men are Messrs. Har
vey and McAllister, who are both
mining men and know that such
silly .sitill" is the worst kind of
knock to any camp. They were
probably the most disgusted men
when tliey saw the story in print.
They were evidently interviewed
by an impressionable reporter
who is not experienced in hand
ling mining news and Tell called
upon to make the story as sensa
tional as possible with I lie re
sult that the men mentioned in
eonnerliou with the story are
made to appear in a ridiculous
light.
II is this sort of advertisinp
which has hold Vahlez back and
has made outside capital slow to
even consider looking .over the
tield. Stories of wonderfully rich
mines in Valdez or any other
camp which do not hear out the
facts arc harmful and should lie
avoided. A story of rock carry
ing thousands of dollars in pold
may make an impression on the
reader who has no knowledge of
mining and probably is not pos
sessed of sufficient funds to car
ry him to the scene of the strike
if lie were inclined to fro. On the
other hand, its effect on the min
ing men, or the man who has
made money through mining and
is looking for similar invest incut s,
is not complimentary to the camp.
They treat such stories as does
1 he ordinary reader who has been
trapped into reading a well dis
puiscd patent medicine advertise
ment and pronounce the whole
filing and everybody connected
with if as a fake.
If is regrettable thai such a pre
posterous slory should creep in
to print anywhere, but particular
ly sr in Vancouver. The people
of the Canadian city have not suf
fI ed so s"vere|y from the panic
and business stagnation as the
resid'Mits of Pupct Sound cities.
The Canadian capitalists have
shown an inclination lo become
interested in the mines of Ibis
district. Vancouver is considered
tin i)e-i| place north of San Fran
cisco lor raising capital top pur
chr.M' end develop mines. It is
lo be h ped their confidence will
not lie abused. The conditions in
Ibis camp are more or less known
fo the mi.ninp m< n of Vancouver,
some «• f Ihem having been here or
iiavinp had agents make a report
for them. To attcuipl to peddle
hot air to lliem is an idle waste of
I itne.
There is nothing substantial lo
he pained by misrepresentation or
exasperation. The truth about
any camp should lie pood enouph
and it certainly is in flic case of
the Vabbv. camp.
MEXICO HAS HER REMEDY.
In Kcuador. which lias boon
lorn h.v revolutions and counter
plots, a mob recently captured ami
lynched live generals. The South
American republic has established
a prccedenI which might l)e fol
lowed I" advantage in Mexico. In
those lillle repnblics every gen
eral who gels np in I lie morn
ing wilh a grouch as I he result
of a spree has a full fledged re
bellion started before night. Un
cle* Ham should tack a temper
ance pledge for generals to the
Monroe doctrine.
MA83 MEETING
ADOPTS RE8OLUTION8
{Continued from page I)
dressed the meeting had been fiv
er the routes and expressed the
belief thai if the board of engi
neers were appointed their report
would confirm the contention that
the Valdez route was the short
est, most easily constructed and
logical route to the interior.
The meeting was enthusiastic
from start to finish and those
present were urged to use every
fair effort to enlist the support of
friends in congress or the sen
ate to securc favorable action on
the resolution. Copies of the res
olution will be printed and may
he obtained at the V. B. & M.
store, S. Blum & Go. store or
Doherty & Ferguson's store.
Among the speakers who ad
dressed the meeting were Mr.
Hemple, J. W. Frame, G. G. Ru
dolph, T. J. Donohoe, Paul d'Hiery,
Jas. Fish, G. E. Bunnell, Joseph
Murray, Judge Shepard, Arthur
Lang, Dr. Sleem, George W. Nel
son ami Jos. Burke.
Mr. Lang said many letters had
been sent outside to friends by
the members of the Moose and
that answers had been received
from some of them. He stated
that Vice-President Sherman had
written acknowledging receiving
such a letter and promising that
I he contents would be placed be
fore I he members of the senate
and congress where the informa
nt >n would do the most good.
.Mr. Donohoe slated thai after
Congressman Sul/.er had intro
duced his railroad bill in con
gress In* had sent a copy of il lo
liini and asked for criticism if any
objections could be olVered. Mr.
Donohoe, in reply, had covered
I lie same ground as the resolution
and lie believed the work of the
Chamber «>f Commerce would
brinir results.
Following is a ropy of tin* reso
lution as adoptrd:
\NV. Ihr citizens of Yahlez, in
mass meeting assembled, ilo here
by resolve as follows:
Whereas, II is Ihr inlrnliou «»f
Ihr li'wvi'niiiiciil of the United
Stairs I" const rur|. a trunk line
railway from llir seaboard of ihr
North Pacific ocean If) the Mala
nuska <*• 1 Melds and to Ihr west
ward of Ihr Yukon river; and
W'hrrras, Cheap Iransporl.nlion
is the present rr.ving nerd of
Alaska for its proper dcvelop
mrnt; and
W'hrrras, llrasonahlr Iranspor
lalion charges ran hr hoprd for
only whr.rr the costs of eonstrur
Iit>11, maintenance and oprralion
are redured to a minimum; and
W'hrrras, In its good intentions
Ihr government will not hr doing
just ire to Alaska or I«» ilself hy
selected arhilrarilv a. linr of rail
way to he purchased or con
structed, without (ii'sl obtaining
a report from a hoard of rompe
• Ie111 engineers as to the most fea
sible route, costing the leasl sum. j
ja» well as llir one that can he
iiuainlaiued and operated at the
.minimum expenditure; and
i Whereas, Military exploral ions
IOf the Copper River and Cook's
I Inlet countries, made in IK'.Mi hy
[Captains Alicrrroinhic and <■ l«*nu
! under direrlimi of the War de_
Iparlmeul, after exhaustive reron
i naissanci's imlicaled I lie Yahlez
i route, over Ihi* Thompson pans,
as I lie most practicable route for
a wagon road or a railway from
salt water to Ihr interior; and
Whereas, The government has
expended over one million dollars
on a wagon road between Valde/
and Fairbanks, and a large
amount on a telegraph line over
the same route, both available in
I he const ruction of a railway; and
Whereas, A branch line from
a main or trunk line hy the Val
de/. route can be built to I he Mat
anuska roal Melds, avoiding heavy
grades and expensive rock work
and affording the shortest route
from the coal beds lo the sea
coast; and,
\\ noroas, run ssenate commit
tee on territories, after ofTieial
ly visiting Alaska, reported that
Valdez is situated on tlie finest
harbor upon the Alaskan coast, a
completely landlocked bay capable
of accommodating tbe navies of
the world, and that it is the must
northerly port in the world open
to navigation the year round; and
Whereas, The port of Valdoz
ofTers ample terminal grounds for
railway purposes and for wharves
and coal bunkers, without cost to
the government; and
Whereas, A trunk line from
Valdoz, having a military and na
val strategic value, can be de
fended at probably less cost than
one from any other port <>n the
Pacific coast;'therefore, be it,
Resolved, That the citizens of
Valdoz heartily favor.the building
of a trunk line railway from tide
water on the North Pacific ocean
to the Yukon watershed, and the
opening of the Matanuska coal
fields by tbe federal government;
and, be it further
Resolved, That congress, in jus
tice to itself and to the people of
Alaska, should first ascertain the
most feasible and shortest and
most practical route, and the one
involving the least cost of con
struction, maintenance and oper
ation to be determined by a board
of army engineers.
JAMES FISH, Chairman,
A true copy.
Attest: THOMAS R. 8HEPARD,
Secretary.
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