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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNE8DAY, MAY 8f 1912.
NO. 173
VALDEZ MINING CONGRESS
CONDEMNS LEASING SYSTEM
PROTESTS IN VIGOROUS LANGUAGE AGAINST SY8TEM, RELIEV
ING IT WOULD RESULT IN GREAT LOSS OF REVENUE
TO THE TERRITORY FOR ALL TIME
A meeting of the local chap
ter of the American Mining Con
gress was hold in the council
chamber last evening. George E.
Baldwin, chairman; Henry F.
Suessdorf, secretary.
Mr. Baldwin reported as rep
resentative of the local chapter
to the American Mining Congress
the work done by the congress.
Fie staled that it was impossible
to get that body to condemn the.*
leasing of coal lands. It was fin
ally agreed that a committee of
tive members should consult with
the Secretary of the Interior to
devise some means of opening up
the coaj fields. This committee
is now in Washington.
The following letter was then
ordered forwarded to the Secre
tary of the Congress, giving Iho
views of the local chapter on
matters pertaining to Alaska:
Valdez, Alaska, May 7, 191L\—
Mr. Jas. F. Callbreath, Secretary
American Mining Congress, G02
Mnnsey Building, Washington,
I). C—Dear Mr. Callbreath: We
are having a meeting of the Val
dez section of the Mining Con
gress and have decided to express
to you the unanimous opinion of
our section regarding some of the
proposed legislation for Alaska
now being discussed by llu» na
tional congress.
We are as violently opposed as
ever to any legislat ion* looking to
the leasing of the Alaska coal
fields for the following reasons,
which seem to us to be good and
sufficient:
Alaskans are now being denied
the right of self-government for
the reason that not sufficient
property in the territory is sub
ject to taxation to support a ter
ritorial government. Any form
of leasing forever removes from
territorial control or from pros
pective slate control or taxation,
any areas included within these
leases.
If once adopted the idea of
leasing will not stop with the
leasing of the coal mines, as a
vast horde of bureau officials will
be created who' will be continu
ally seeking to extend their field
of operations in order to create
sufficient revenue to justify their
existence. It has been argu»*d
that in lieu of taxation the pros
pective government of Alaska to
be established by Alaskans will
receive in, lieu of taxes all of the
net revenues, rents and royal
ties accruing from the operation
of said leases by the national gov
ernment.
In answer In this it may be
slated that it is a moral cer
tainly, viewing it from the light
of past history, thai there will be
no net revenues after these roy
alties thus collected have pcrqo
(Continued on page 3)
TWO POLICEMEN
KILLED IN RIOT
\
Industrial Workers Will be Driv
en Out of Oalifornia
City
San Diego, May 8.—Two po
licemen were shot and killed in
a riot here yesterday caused by
the Industrial Workers.
Following tho plan of the
Washington and Oregon cilies,
where they have instigated riots
the Workers will he driven from
the city.
MR. SHEPARD
WILL BUILD
Contemplates Ereotlon of Office
Building Opposite the
'Court House
Next week Judge Thomas R.
8hepard will commence the erec
tion of a building adjoining thai
occupied by I)onohoe#& Ostran
der's law office, to which he will
remove the commissioner's office,
The building will bo ono story
and will have about the same
floor area a« the present office.
In the new building the record
er's office will he seperated from
the commissioner's rooms by a
partition,'thus not impeding the
work of recording during hear
ings. Two1 large safes capable of
holding all the records will bo
placed in Ihe new office. They
are at present warehoused at Iho
dock.
J
AMERICANS ARE
NOT IN DAK-GER
Commander of Transport Buford
Says Reports Were Great
ly Exaggerated
Washington, May H.—Advices
received by the state department
from the commander of the trans
port Buford, which is visiting
Mexican ports on th«» Pacific
coast to take off Americans, says
that reports of Americans being
in danger were exaggerated.
The dispatches state that
Americans are in no danger and
lhat Ih«» best feeling exists among
the natives to foreigners who
have remained neutral and not
taken sides in the Mexican strug
gle.
INSANE NATIVE WILL
BE 8ENT OUT8IDE
Dcpuly Marshal (*eo. Ooshaw
relumed on the-Hertha from Ko
diak in charge of Larry Derrin
ofT, insane, committed to the
Morningside asylum. The unfor
tunate man Is a sufferer from
epilepsy and is at times danger
ous.
BERTHA FROM WESTWARD
WITH' CREW OF RUBS
The Bertha arrived from the
westward this morning, having
on hoard the officers and crew of
the ill-fated schooner Joseph
Russ. The men report the offi
cers of the Bertha being very
kind to them in their misfortune.
man named Ryan, an all
around bad character, residing
at Kenai, ha* bean arrested for
burglarizing tho store of the<
Kenai Commercial company. He
will have his examination before
the ' United State* ©owmlesloner
there.
ADAMS BACK AT
M'NIEL ISLAND
Assay Office Thief is Now Paid
Accountant at the Pen
j
itentiary ,
Seattle, May 8.—("Jeorge Ed
ward Adams, the assay office
gold thief, who was released on
parole last week, has returned to
McNeil Island as a paid account
ant for the government.
While serving his sentence he
was given work in the office of
the prison and proved himself an
expert accountant. Adams states
ho will remain in his present po
sition if acceptable to the offi
cials unti| his term has expired.
He has 1& months yet to serve.
STEEL TRUST
BURNED PAPERS
Officials Ordered Subordinates to
Destroy Evidences of Law
Breaking
New York, May 8.—Sensational
testimony was given today in the
Steel Trust investigation when
several subordinate officials told
of having burned papers which
contained evidence <»f law-break
ing by the trust.
They testified that when the de
partment announced that it would
probe the trust the officials or
dered the subordinates to destroy
alj papers which showed that a
system of rebating had been kept
up in violation of the law.
I RICH STRIKE STARTS
i STAMPEDE TO KOYUKUK
MAIL CARRIER BRINGS NEWS THAT $30,000 IN NUGGETS
WERE TAKE7« OUT IN ONE THAW ON HAMMOND CREEK
—OTHER FINDS ARE MADE
Fairbanks, May H.—The mail!
carrier from Koyukuk reached
Tanana from Coldfoot and has
brought news which will start a
stampede such as has not been
witnessed in the north for years.
If is predicted that if the news
hears confirmation the stampede
will resemble the rush to Nome.
lit' brings news of a rich strike
made on Hammond creek, a trib
utary of the Koyukuk, on the
right limit a short distance above
Coldfoot. Thirty thousand dol
lars in nuggets were taken out
in one thaw of three feet on
Hasting*' ground. Other miners
have made phenominally rich
finds.
Thi' news lias excited the min
ors of I his camp, as many of
Ilii'iii an; ready In start, on a
stampede at a moment's notice.
There are many former Koyuk
nk miners here and they believe
the report of the lind as Ham
mond creek has the reputation
of being a "nugget" creek. Map
of the claim owners here will
send men on the first steamer t<
investigate the truth of the re
port.
STEAMSHIP MAN
MAY JOIN HILL
Rumor in 8eattle President Young
Will Quit the Quggen
heims
Seattle, May K.—It is reporled
hero thai. President Young, of the
Alaska Steamship company, will
quit the. Guggenheim* and will go
wilh tin* Hill railroads.
The local officials profess to
know nothing about the conlcm
plalcd change, hut the report has
been received from St. Paul that
Mr. Young has accepted a respon
sible position with the railroad
company.
UNDRRWOOD HAS BIQ
MAJORITY IN FLORIDA
Jacksonville, Fla., May 8--Re
turns show that Representative
Underwood carried this state in
tho Democratic presidential pri
maries by a big majority.
•OWLlTi RKTURR8 SHOW
| ROOOBVftLT OARRIKD TIXM
Dallas, Tex., May 8.--Complete
returns of the primaries in this
Mate show that Roosevelt and
Wilson have carried the state.
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; KflltldlW Iff «T, RAUJL
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St. Paul',. May 8.—The Repub
licans carried this cify by a big
majority yesterday. Mayor Keller
wa« re-elected.
SENATE PASSES
ALASKA BILLS
Law Makes Attendance of Pupils
at Schools Compulsory in
Alaska
Washington, May 8.—The sen
ate yesterday passed tho Alaska
hill providing for compulsory
school attendance hy I ho native
children. The hill is applicable
to whiles as well natives. An
other bill which increases the al
lowances out of Alaska funds for
school purposes, and the erection
of public schools, was also pass
ed.
Both measures were strongly
urged by Governor Clark in his
report and before the commit
tees. The compulsory bill has
been before Ihe senate for three
years.
FOUNDER OF PORTLAND
OR0M18 LAST DIVIDE
Portland, May 8.--Judge Phil
lip Marquam, one of the founders
of thin city, is dead. He made a
fortune in real estate acquired
years ago which has become val
uable by the growth Of the cily.
M as Banna Bruce, who has
been teaching tho government
nchnol auniiftmna during the past
four years, was an outgoing pas.
senger on the Bertha on A visit
to relatives \n Pennsylvania. LaU.
er in the Mason she will resume
her duties In Alaska, but at soma
other point.
CREW OF WRECKED RUSS
ON ROARD THE RERTHA
FISHING SCHOONER STRUCK REEF NEAR CHIRIKOFF ISLAND
DURING NIGHT AND 800N BROKE IN TWO—MATE KILL
ED BY BEING HIT BY WAVE—VES8EL TOTAL LOSS
&
On board the Bertha were the |
Captain and crew of the wrecked
cod fishing- schooner, Joseph
Russ, which was wrecked off
ChirikofT island, iOO miles to the
westward of Kodiak island on the
morning of April 21st.
The Russ was of 2 4 gross Ions,
31 years old, tin* properly of the
Robinson Fish company, of Ana
corles. Wash. She was built in
Eureka, f al., and has been in the
cod fishing trade for the past
eight years.
Captain Foss. her master,
states that he had been running
in heavy weather for three days,
bring unable to take an observa
tion and was running on »1 .'ad
reckoning. On th«* evening of the
20th of April he thought b«* was
off ChirikofT about 10 miles, run
ning a southwest course. A lit
tle before midnight he had gone
below, the mate being in com
mand. At 12:30 the mate called
that the ship was in the break
ers, and before the captain could
make deck hi^ vessel had struck.
The sea was running heavy, arid
it was soon seen the vessel could
not last long, but in the darkness
it was impossible to make shore.
At I o'clock the officers and crew
of 3(1 men look to the rising.
Where I hey remained until day
light, when they wore able to
walk ashore.
During the night the mate,
John Jorgensen, went clown into
the fo'castle, when coining out he
was struck by a huge wave car
rying loose gear. When picked ui»
he was found to be dead. Later
his body was taken ashore and
buried on I Ik; island. Provisions
were taken ashore from the ship
and a camp established. Six men
were sent in a small boat to Chig
nik bay. when* the Dora was not
ified of the wreck. That vessel
immediately proceeded to the
scene of the disaster, taking the
marooned sailors aboard.
The day following the wreck
the lluss broke in two. The ves
sel was on its way from Puget.
Sound to the cod fishing banks
for the season's Ashing. The
vessel was insured; nothing was
saved: not, even the personal ef
fects of the men. The captain at
tributes the error in his reckon
ing to the heavy tide running at.
the time. He says that a short
time previous llie Dora was 10
miles off her course in heavy
weather from the same cause.
Captain Charley Foss is an old
timer in northern waters, making
his first trip in Alaskan waters
in 1808. when be came to Valdez
on the old Hero, returning to the
stales on the same vessel as its
-ftrxf male. . .
GOVERNOR CLARK
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Says People of North Are Tired of
Delay on Part of Gov
ernment
San Francisco, May H.—(Sov
r.nor Clark of Alaska is here on
route to his homo in tho north.
In a long interview discussing
Alaskan affairs the governor says
the people of I he north are tired
of the delays on the part of the
administration in passing suit
able measures and are ready to
accept any alternative for relief.
Governor Clark says Alaskans
are as competent as any people
on earth to govern themselves,
hut lie is of the opinion that the
territory would have ditllculty in
raising sufficient revenues to
llnance itself if given home rule.
That is the only objection he has
to the measure.
MR. ALEXANDER MAKE8
TOUR OF INSPECTION
Seattle, May 8.—When the
Sampson sailed last night f«»r
Alaska President Alexander, of
the Alaska Coast company, to)
which the steamer belongs, was
a passenger, fie will make a tour
of inspection, returning on the
same steamer.
WESTWARD NOTES.
Three now copper properties
are being opened up at llliama.
The A. P. A. two line cannery
below Kenai is about roady to be
gin packing the roar's catch.
Martin and Clark aro opening
up a new gold quartz property at
Knick, adjoining tbat of the Gold
'Bullion. The machinery for the
undertaking was landed at Knick
from the Bertha.
URGE SENATORS
FAVOR ALASKA
Washington Democrats Instruct
for Champ Clark and Fa
vor Home Rule.
Walla Walla. May 8—The
Democratic stale convention in
structed delegates to the nation
al convention to vote for Champ
Clark. The platform adopted
urges home rule for Alaska ami
requests that al| Democratic sen
ators vote for the measure when
it comes up in the senate.
The Democrats of Washington
favor making Alaska a national
issue against the Hepubliraits.
PASSENGER LIST
OF SAMPSON
Passengers for Valdez and Others
for Mining Dlstriots to
Westward
Seattle, May 8.--The Admiral
Hamp«on nailed for Houthwestern
Alaska last night with the fol
lowing passengers for Valdez: \V.
H. Palmer, Frank Kempher, C. K.
Campbell, G Johnson, Mrs 8. Zim
merman, Mrs. J. Gerenilne, O.
Nelson and wife, Mrs. Jepson,
daughter and son, Mrs B, A.
Johnson «nd 14 in the steerage.
The steamer also caries a big
crowd who will engage in mining
in tho Knik district. Mr. Alex^
ander, the president of the Ala*,
ka Coast company, will also make
the round trip on a tour of in
spection.