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VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1912. NO 18Q
PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
AT DR. CAMICIA'S FUNERAL
BU8INE88 HOU8ES GENERALLY CLOSED DURING FUNERAL
SERVICE OUT OF RESPECT TO DEPARTED PIONEER—IM
PRESSIVE SERVICE AT EAGLE HALL
The funeral of the late Dr.
Cam,icia took placc this afternoon
from Eagles hall, it having been
found that the church of the
Epiphany would be too small to
accommodate those who desired
to attend. As it was, the large
hall was filled to almost capacity,
Ihe public school children at
tending in a body as a tribute to
a friend who had remembered
them in his last, moments. The
Episcopal burial ceremony was
read by Rev.Zeigler, the choir
singing "Lead Kindly Light."
Mayor Ritchie made a few re
marks in which he feelingly re
ferred to the life of the deceased
and of his loyally and concern
in the welfare of Valdez and its
people, as well as his interest in
and unassuming public spirit.
His life has been one of good,
without ostentation; a life of
BUILD ALASKAN
HEALTH RESORT
Private Corporation Agrees to
Spend $30,000 on Improve
ments at Springs
An application lias been made
Ic the forestry bureau for a per
i*iil cm develop Warm Springs bay
Alaska, as a summer and winter
resort, 100 acres about the
springs having been sel aside lasl
fall by, executive order.
The applicants agree, in the
event their request is granted, to
spend at least $50,000 in im
provements, and have, at the sug
gestion of Supervisor Weigel,
tiled a bond for $20,000 as evi
dence of good faith. The appli
cants are. I)r. T. H. White, of
Coupeville, Wash., and Henry
Miller, of Dungeness, Wash.
Warm Springs bay is celebrat
ed for its fourteen hot sulphur
springs, which gush froim the
rocks at a temperature «»f 112 de
grees. The water contains sul
phur. iron and magnesia in so
lution. and is said to have vir
tues in the treatment of rheu
matism and skin diseases. Sev
eral sourdoughs have built cab
ins in tli<> vicinity, hut until now
there has been no serious attempt
Io improve the place.
In their application for what is
practically the exclusive privilege
of exploiting the springs, the ap
plicants offer to build a 150-foot
wharf, a three-story hotel with a
glassed-in veranda on the third
floor, two public bathing tanks
and plank walks extending for a
mile along the beach, to cut trails
winding up the nearby mountains
and to maintain toboggan slides
and skiing grounds running onto
the ice, which in winter covers a
lake that extends for five miles
into a canyon in the mountains.
Many cabin.n arc to be built, in
addition to the hotel, for the en
tertainment of Alaskans who
wish to spend their winters there,
but for the most part the promot
ers hope to maintain the enter
prise from thfc patronage of tour
ists from the East.
Supervisor Weigel has for
warded the application to Wash
ington, with the recom/mendalion
that It be granted.
Oscar Hoof, foreman at the
Kllamnr mine. Is n visitor In the
-oily.
helpfulness without thought of
reward. In Ihc death of Dr. Ca
inicia had lost one of her best
citizens.
After prayer and reading of I he
rilnal the audience sang, "Near
er, My <Jod, to Thee." A large
nuniher of people followed I he
body |o llif cemetery, where I he
lasl riles were performed hy llev.
Zeigler.
The pallbearers were (Seorgc
Urown, Adam Swan, Geo. Merri
lleld, Roherl. Speck, ('has. Sea
gren and S. Dow. During Ihc
services held in Eagles hall the
business houses of I he city were
generally closed, thus paying a
high tribute to a man brought in
to the world and reared under a
most peculiar chain of circum
stances—knowing neither par
ents. kin, almost, we might say,
country.
ATTORNEY WEBER WILL
HAVE NEW OFFICES
Frank (I. Weber will occupy the
Treat building on Wall street as
soon as remoddeled. Mr. C. H.
Bunnell will continue in the old
offices of Smith it Bunnell, hav
ing purchased Mr. Smith's inter
est in Ihc property.
MAKING PROQRE8S IN
SELECTION DARROW JURY
I,os Angeles, May 10.--II is be
lieved the jury in the Darrow
bribery case will be completed
today.
MANY FOREST
FIRES RAGING
Rangers Report' That 100 Fires
Are Raging in the West
ern States
Seal I If, May Mi.--Tile fores!
lires in tin* Cascades are si ill
raging and many |op:KiiiK ramps
have hem burned. Hangers esti
mate thai I in: loss lo standing
timber will ho very heavy.
Passengers on I rains from I he
easl report many fin's raging in
the sections through which the
roads pass. Advices from other
points show thai fully one hun
dred tiros are raging in the west
ern stales.
REBEL ARMY WAITING
FOR FEDERAL ATTAOK
•limine/., May Iti.—fleneral
Orozco is waiting here with his
army for the federal troops, who
are iffiorled to he coming north
to nttaek him.
JURY OF FARMERS
IN THE OARROW OASE
Los Angeles, May 1ft.--The
jury in ihe Harrow case will he
composed entirely of farmers or
those engaged in agricultural
pursuits. It, is probable the Jury
will not he completed before Ihe
end of the week.
TAFT SAYS THAT TEDDY
CAN'T HAVE NOMINATION
Cleveland, O., May 10.--Presi
dent Taft in an interview hero
today, fleclared that Roosevelt
cannot be nominated.
HAMMERS AWAY
AT ROOSEVELT
Taft Says Colonel Prefers Plain
Fiction to Plain Truth as
Vote Catcher
Sandusky, ()., May 10.—Presi
dent Taft was greeted by a crowd
ed hou'-e last night. He intimat
ed that Colonel Roosevelt was en
tilled lo a membership in the
Ananias club.
The president slated that
! Roosevelt knows the difference
i between plain truth and plain fle
| lion, but is using the latter in an
j ell'ort to cati'll Votes.
TEDDY CERTAIN
OE NOMINATION
Is Delighted With the Result of
the Primaries in Cali
fornia
Dayton, May, 10.—Roosevelt
made several speeches yesterday
in this'state and in every one
slated that he was certain of the
nomination. He says the people
have endorsed him in every stale
where they were permitted to ex
press their will. Roosevelt is
elated over Hie result of the pri
maries in California. He has re
ci'ivod scores of messages con
gratulating him.
Si'wanl. May 11».—'Tin* cN-Hion
yes I c relay resulted in endorsing
the proposition In incorporate tli*'
I own by a majority of I MO voles.
Tin.' following: were elected to
Im« members of the firsl munici
pal council: ]•'. ].. Hallaim>. John
SUFFERED MORE
I IRAN DROWNING
.
Lifeboat of the Titanio Picked Up
With Three Dead
In It
New York, May 10.—A wireless
message from the steamer Ocea
ic states that a collapsible life
boat with three victims of the
Titanic had been picked up.
The bodies of the victims were
evidently those of members of the
crew, but were unrecognizable.
They were given burial at s«*a
from the Oceanic.
WILL ADJOURN
ON JUNE 15
Politicians at Washington Are
Anxious to Qet Back to
Repair Fenoes
Washington, May 16.— ll was
definitely decided today that con
gross would adjourn on June 15.
Tho members are anxious to re
turn to their constituencies to
look after their political future
and take a part in the national
campaign.
The launch Brighton, Captain
Stoniy, arrived from Wells bay
today with a number of passen
gers. Work Is beginning In earn
est in that section, particularly
In tho neighborhood of Avery riv
er.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
SEWARD PEOPLE FAVOR
INCORPORATION OF TOWN
PROPOSITION IS ENDORSED BY MAJORITY OF 130 AND MEM
BERS OF FIR8T MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTED TO START
CITY ON THE ROAD TO FUTURE GREATNESS
.\iM.ft T. \V. Hawkins, S. I,. Col
\v«'llt \V. M. Samirs, Charles
'IVrkh-nlmrfr ami CliarU's Craw
ford. Considerable intort'sl was
taken in Ili«» election, tin* busi
ness iii4*n of llit> I own being
strongly in favor of incorpora
tion.
—
TUFT'S MACHINE
WORKS QUICK
Convention Elects Delegates and !
Instruots for Taft and Ap- ;
volt rump convention is still in
session here. The Taft conven
tion was of short duration. The
defeprales to the Chicago con
vention were elected aiul in
structed for Taft, the administra
tion endorsed and the eonvention
adjourned after heiiiK in session
only a few hours.
proves Administration
Aberdeen, May lii.—The Hoose
SUPREME COURT !
MAY DECIDE!
8Lata Law In Washington Whloh
Prohibits Two Conventions
Being Held
Olympia, May 10.-The nupreme
court will probably be called up
on to decide which of the Aber
deen Republican conventions is
Jegal. It has developed that there
is n state law which prohibits
Jwo conventions representing Ihe
same party. The followers of
Roosevelt havo announced Iheir
intention of making » test case.
Kdmund 8inilh today Hied suit
against !>r. F. M. Hoylo for $327.
70 f«»r professional services ren
dered between 1900 and 1012.
Donohoe and Ostrander appear
for Ibn plaintiff.
NEW ORE BODY TAPPED
IN FIDALGO ALASKA MINE
TUNNEL BEINQ DRIVEN ALONG FOOT WALL AT DEPTH OF
375 FEET TAP8 ORE BODY RUNNING 15 PER CENT OOP
PER—WILL SOON AGAIN BE A SHIPPER
Charles Schlosser, of the Fi
dalgo-Alaska Copper Mining
company, who has been down on
the properties, has returned and
reports tlie outlook to be most
encoui aging, so much so thai it
will not he long before the com
pany i» again shipping ore to the
smelter. The tunnel which was
being driven along the footwall
at a depth of 375 feet, ran into
a body of high grade ore, which
will run 15 per cent. The ore
body is between Ihree and four
feel wide. The ore was drifted
into for a distance of 30 feet,
showing tin? same values at the
breast as at the point where it
was lirsi slruek, indicating a
strong and permanent leiise.
From' the surface workings a
shaft has been sunk to a depth
of 50 feel, through a three foot
body of ore. This ore body shows
up for 80 feet on the surface and
SALTERY READY FOR
THE SEASON'S BUSINESS
Mr. .Irssr Martin reports tliat
all Hie paraphernalia ami pear for
lint salteries rrcently organized
h.v Valtlf/. peoplr, has heen ship
ped down sound and says the
fisheries will l»«* ready for opera
lion as si 10n as tlif salmon hegin
|o run plt'nliful.
PRESIDENT GETS EIGHT
FROM MORMON STATE
I'rovo, I'lali. May I It.-Tile slate
conviMilion instructed fight dele
pales to the (Uiicago eonventioii
to voir for President Tafl.
VALENTINE WILL
BE A DELEGATE
Juneau Republicans Instruct Del
egates to Convention to
Vote for Wickeraham
Juneau. May Hi Republican
primaries won* hold here last
night ami fourteen delegate *
elected In represent Iliis district
in Ili<• convention al Yaldez.
Tim delegates won* instructed
In vote for Wiokershani llrsf, last
and all the linn* for delegate to
congress. Word has boon receiv
ed hero from Dan Sutherland in
whic.b Im insists thai it is Dele
gate Wiekershaiu's duty to again
bo a camlidalc.
Kmory Valentino, of Juneau,
and II. II. I.oFovro, of Skagway,
I ave hero on I be strainer Ala
meda next Monday for Valdez.
WILL START SUIT
AGAINST ANOTHER TRUST
Pittsburg, May Irt—-The feder
al government will begin suit
against the Aluminum company
next August for violation of Iho
anti-trust laws.
QRAND JURY WILL PROPS
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
Log Angeles, May 10.--It, was
announced today I hat a federal
grand jury would probe Iho In
dustrial Workers colony al Or
oanvlew.
A man named Soulhworlh was
lerlared insane by a Katalla jury.
He will ho taken to the Morning
Aide asylum on Iho south bound
Ftampson by Deputy Marshal F. H.
Ilrenneman.
I lias a uniform width of three
feet. A sample of 1,000 pounds
was sent lo the smelter, which
Kaw returns of -7 per rent. It
is tin* purpose to sink the shaft
to a depth of 130 feet lo connect
the middle tunnel with the sur
faee and will jrive the workings
hetler air.
Mr. Sehlo.sser is nmre than
pleased with the outlook and
feels thai the property so lotijr
fathered hy him is to become nni>
of the notable produeers ofl'rince
William sound. Ii was only re
Jcenlly I h•• fool wall wa< found,
prior workings beinjr entirely
j-'uid<'d |»v Hit* positions of th«»
; lenses, hill now it is fell lliaf
Iwitli the foolwall as a y:uide there
•will he no future dilTieully in
keeping willi the ore bodies. Tile
! working erew will he increased
as soon as Ihe ore bodies have
' heen blocked out.
I
REVENUE CUTTER
MAY BE SOLD
Thetis Will be Out of Commis
sion When the Unalga
Begins Service
Tin* ih'w !•••% ••!»ii»- «*1111 I'nal
tra. now tiring i|>|»«'«l at South
Baltimore. will ;•(! into cominis
siim about .him* loth, when she
will start for Alaska by way of
tli** Suez canal. I'pon her arrival
al Juneau the Thetis will fro out
of commission anil will probably
be sold by the noverninenl.
The complement of officers
thus far selected for I hi* I'nal
Ka includes Second Lieutenant.
James A. Aljrer. executive officers
Second Lieutenant !•'. I.. Austin,
navipal ini? officer; Second Lieu
tenant T. A. Shan Icy, ordnanrc
ofTiccr: Second Lieutenant C».
Hosiner. watch officer. For the
engineer's depart inenl Second
Lieutenants P. It. Kalon and H.
McMilliau and Third Licutcn
ant f!. II. Johnson have been se
lected. The complement of men
for the I'naltfn will be made up
{principally of enlisted men who
have had previous experience in
the revenue cutter service.
PRESIDENT LYNCH OF
TYPO UNION RE-ELECTED
Indianapolis. May h>.—.Tame*
Lynch has been re-cleeled presi
<l«»nl of I In' International Typo
graphical I'nion.
NORTHWESTERN SAILED
LAST NIGHT FOR SOUTH
The S. S. Northwestern sailed
for the south last night wiIli the
following passengers: A. M.
Heberle and II. C. llannawalt. for
Health*; Vera I.ciser, Mrs. C.
Weber, W. 'H. Borden, T. l>e
vlnney, J. II. D. Bouse. K. K.
Cushman and Ouy ltruhaker for
Cordova. Three steerage pas
sengers.
BIO OUTFIT QOES TO
OAMKRON-JOHNSON
Frank Ne.'aon left for Shottp
hay last night with a big barge
loaded with supplies for the Cam
eron-Johnson mine. The ship
ment amounted lo seven Ion and
consisted of everything for men
and horses during the work of
development.