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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1912.
NO. 116.
UTILE SNOW
AT SEWARD
1-ack of Snow in Interior Causes
Travel to be Very Dif
ficult
Members of the district court,
who returned from Seward last
Alight, report little snow at Sew
ard, the ground being bare in
urany places and thaL several
fieavy rain storms had occurred
while they were there.
They also report that travel ov
vr the Seward-Iditarod trail is
very difficult because of lack of
snow on the interior, there being
■stretches of many miles at sev
eral places along the route where
-there is no snow at all.
Notwithstanding this fact the
people of Seward expect a heavy
travel to the Iditarod via the trail
within the next few weeks, as a
number of miners and operators
Siave come out during the win
der over the route and expressed
fcheir intention to return that way
Ho get to the interior camp in
ilinie for lh«* early spring clean
up.
ALAMEDA SAILS
FOR SEATTLE
Carried a Number of Passengers
From the Westward and
Interior
I he. Alameda sailed lor SnailIc
v.hout midnight with" the follow
ing pass son pro rs; Win. Van Lau
Avon, H. J. Calfee, Mrs. II. Daniels,
.\l. F. Sullivan, T. C. Schlosser,
1.. I.. Middlocamp. 1*'. <>. Austin,
.Mrs. F. O. Austin and John Fran
cisco for Soalllo. W. B. Akon
-,nid s. J. Kendriok woro passen
gers f.>r Cordova. Tho body of
4Jharles Shelley was also oxpress
**il lo his old homo in Indiana.
There woro a number of passen
gers from I he westward and in
terior camps on board and they
visited Valdoz friends during the
xliort time the steamer was in
jiort.
Tho body of a prospector was
Yound last month at Wolf lake
«ibout 70 miles from Toslin. B.
1 j.. and is supposed lo bo all that
is mortal '»f J. M. Daniolson, who
wont into that country about two
.•vears afro.
Subscribe for tho Prospector.
MIDAS MINE HAS OVER 100
TONS OF OOt READY FOR SHIPMENT
Intelligence Brought to Town Yesterday That Another Big Body
of High Grade Ore Had Been Tapped—Twelve Men
Are Now Employed and Development Work
Is Being Rushed
The Midas Copper Company
now have about 100 tons of ore
on the barges at Solomon gulch
ready for shipment to the Taco
ma smelter 011 the Bertha when
she returns from the westward.
The teams are busy every day and
the shipment will be considerab
ly over 100 tons when the steam
er returns.
While Manager Devinney was
iu town the other day he inform
ed his associates that he believ
ed the tunnel was approaching
the ore shoot which was tapped
in teh upper tunnel and on the
surface. Yesterday he sent word
that miners had broke into a big
body of-high grade which he be
lieved wai the main ledge. This
is the ledge*.which Mr. Devinney
was drifting to tap when he en
countered the body of ore through
which the tunnel has been driven.
Some time ago a sack of the ore
was sent to the Tacoma smelter
for analysis and the rot urns have
just been received. The samples
sent were believed to be below the
average as those interested wish
ed to know exactly what the val
ues of the ore were in order that
I hey might guide themselves ac
cordingly. The analysis is as fol
lows: CJold 0.14, silver 0.80, cop
per 12 1-2, sulphur 32.20, lime
1.00, silicia 10.30 and iron 32.80
per cent. From the foregoing it
will be seen that the shipment on
the Bertha will net the. company
a handsome return above the ex
pense of mining, shipping and
smelting.
Twelve miners are now employ
ed on the property and the work
of development is being pushed
along rapidly. The extent of the
body of high grade tapped recent
ly is not yet known but the min
ers report that the ledge is wider
than the tunnel.
A comfortable house has been
erected at tin* mine and two tents
serve as quarters for the miners
until other buildings are erect
ed.
THE STAMP MILL WILL START UP ON MONDAY
Tht' si amp mill is heing made
ready t«» grind the small sliip
111(M11 of on* received from llu
properly in which J. \V. Lilll^ is
interested al (iolden, Port Werfs,
and Hit1 ore will he run lhroiu£l»
(iii Monday. V
This will he I ho lirsl run of I In*
mill since last fall and il is be
lieved oilier lols of ore will soon
he coming in. While Kavanaugh
and Hoone were in (own I hey ar
ranged lo send I heir ore t«> I lie
mill from Ester island passage,
where their properly is located.
They have over five Ions of high
grade ore on I he heach hut do
not expect to send it in before
M$y. I. There are many other
properties where the miners have
SMALL SHIPMENT OF ORE FRO M PORT WELLS WILL BE RUN
THROUGH LOCAL TEST MILL—MARKS THE BEGIN
NING OF THE SEASON
been sacking their high grade
ores ainJ would send their ship
iii4*n I s to (hit mill if I hey could
manage I" Hnance I he transpor
tation and n^iIliitir expense. In
Fairbanks the miners receive ev
ery possible aid in developing
Iheir claims. The railroad has
even brought small shipments
from the properties to the mill
and guaranteed the charges in
order to encourage development
work. If some plan could be
adopted here whereby tin* miners
could sell their ores on I lie bead)
il would f;i\e an impetus l»» pros
pecting ami development work
which \vonl<l he beneficial f<> the
community.
The milling charges on small
lots of ore are necessarily very
hijrh. The owners are concerned
in pettinK the true values <»f their
ores in order that they may know
how much money and time is war
ranted heinff expended on the
properly. In order to do Iliis 1 h«•
mill cleanup must be thorough or
the object of the lost is defeated.
To make a test of hiprh Kradc im
mediately aft or one of low value
or vice, versa mijrhl lead lo llu*
loss of hundreds or thousands of
dollars. Tin' management of the
Vahlez mill wishes lo avoid
chanci's of loss to patrons by vis
ing all possible can* in making
tests. Tin* schedule of rales for
tests is as follows:
One Ion, 825: two tons, £.'h'l5: I
three Ions. $i0: four tons, $45,
and live Ions $50. For custom
work Ih«' charges will range from
$3 to $5 per Ion. the latter
charges applying on any ship
ment of less than 50-ton lots.
BRITISH COAL MINER8
STRIKE 18 QROWINQ
London, March 2.—The coal
strike in growing and more than
one million men have now quit
work. Every part of the coun
try is affected and threatens to
demoralize the industries of
Britain.'
NOT FOR HIM 8AY8
VICE-PRESIDENT SHERMAN
Washington, March 2.--Vice
President Sherman denies that he
will he a candidate for the same
position with Tafl as a running
mate.
IMPORTANT MATTERS BEFORE
MEETING OF THE CHAMBER
REPRESENTATIVE FLOOD S ME A8URE MEET8 WITH GENERAL
APPROVAL OF THE OHAMBER OF OOMMEROe-DYKE LEG
ISLATION WAY LAG FROM LfcCK OF SUPPORT
'IV meeting of llu« Chamber of
*Jomm|erce IiihI night wan poorly
attended notwithstanding the fact
Hint there are many questions of
vital importance I" Valde/. which
require attention through (he
^commercial organization. Abftnl
JO person* were prcucnl.
The Flood hill, providing for
tin appropriation for a railroad
^commission |o inveHligale the
routes to the interior a?. publish
ed in I lie Prospector, was favor
ably commented upon. II wax the
unanimous sonllmonl »»f I In »h«*
prOHt'nl Ihnl Mr. O. I'. Hubbard,
who \vnh K«*tit In* Washington |o
look aft«'r the intoresls of Valdrz
In I ho matter, was proving a wiso
soleelion as ho was gol I lug ro
*n II h whon hacked up hy I ho poo
plo of Valdor, through oorrospon
deneo.
Tho dyko quostion was discuss
od al considerable length. Mr.
Fish, chairman of the dyke coni
niIItoo. slalod ho had reoeivod a
(Continued on page 3)
Mine Inspector 8dys Ore Runs
From $25.00 to $100.00
Per Ton
Cordova, Fell. 2 i.—Sumner S.
Smith, mine inspeetor fur Alas
ka, nrrived in town last nielli from
Fairbanks. He reports I In* I mil
in lino condition and (lie weath
er mild and exhilarating, Hp says
there is considerable winter work
heing don"* in the interior, with
the probabilities that Mm* output
of placer gold (his year will fully
equal thai of last season. A num.
her #»f quartz prospects are being
worked, ho stales, with good pros
peels of two or three of them
soon developing into mines. Sev
eral stamp mills an* now in op
eration, stamping out Ihe gold
that runs from 825 to $100 per
ton. Tin* one went difficulty on
some of Mo* properties is Ihe lark
"f sufficient amount *»f water.
FRANK WA8KEY WAS
PA88ENQER ON ALAMEDA
Frank Waskey, Ihe first dele
Kale from Alaska to congress, was
a passenger on the Alameda for
the stales. He recently arrived
in Seward from Ihe Good News
hay region, where he is said lo
have slruck il rich. Ho will visil
his family in Ihe slates and will
return lo the scone of Ihe notV
slrike in the spring.
DEEP SNOW AT
BEAVER DAM
Weather in Interior Along Tele
graph Line is 35 Above
Zero
Cloudy and calm with simw fall
ing nl several plan's is I In- pre
vailing weather conditions along
tlx; telegraph lint* In the interior.
The mercury is away above zero
at all points between the Delia
divide and the coast. At Heaver
Dam it is 32 above, Tonsina .'ir>,
Copper Center .'ir>, (Sulkana
Hogans ;tl and Raxsons 38.
Copper CentufCaH only 10 inch
es of snow, iMiim Weaver Dan.
boasts of 5J\ On the Delta di
\ b'le there is only 23 inches of
.-III w.
BATH TUB MONOPOLY
WAS NOT UNREASONABLE
Del roil, Mnrcli 2.--The Haiti
Tub I rust »»fTirials who were in
dicted for maintaining an ilte&nl
monopoly have been aci|uilted.
TREADWELL POSTOFFIOE
HA8 BEEN ABOLISHED,
An order came from the posl
ofTicr department at. Washnlgton
recently for ihe consolidation of
the Trendwell with the Douglas
ofTice. The idea is distasteful to
the Trendwell people, who will Iry
to get Ihe order revoked.
80UTH CAROLINA 18
FOR PRE8IDENT TAFT
Washington, March 2.--The
Republican slate convention of
South Carolina has instructed its
delegates lo lhe Chicago conven
tion to work for the nomination
of President Taft.
MONTANA 8ENATOR WILL
MANAGE CAMPAIQN
Nr\v York, March 2.--Colonel
Hooscvell announced today that
Senator Dixon of Montana would ;
manage his campaign in order
thai he might devote his time I
more fully lo making lours of the '
country.
APPEAL TAKEN 10
SUPREME COURT
Tokai Maru Case Will Oocupy the
Attention of Highest
Tribunal
Judge Cushnian has issued a
stay of execution in the matter
of the United States vs. the
Schooner Tokai Maru, pending an
appeal of the owners to the Unit
ed Stales supreme court, and the
sale of the vessel, which was to
have taken place on February 24
at Unalaska, has been postpon
ed.
The vessel was seized for illeg
al fishing and the case was orig
inally tried before the commis
sioner al Unalaska. He fined the
vessel §500 and assessed a like
fine against each member of the
crew.
The owners took an appeal to
the district court, which upheb
the commissioner, and later to
the appellate court, which found
the fine assessed against each
member of the crew should have
been laid against the crew a
whole, 1 m11 otherwise held as Hie
lower court.
The owners have now carried
the case to the supreme court of
the United Slates, on what
grounds are not known here, but
it is presumed on I he question
of th<> .jurisdiction <>f the com
missioner in a case involving the
forfeiture of a vessel.
STRIKERS OFFERED
SMALL INCREASE
Mill Operators Offer Increase of
Five Per Cent oh Wage
Scale
Lawrence, March -'--The
mill operators announce thpt
they are willing to grant an in
crease «»f live per ccnt in the wage
scale to strikers.
The delegation of strikers to
Washington will not be influenc
ed by the operators' offer but will
endeavor to secure an investiga
tion of the strike and the kill
ing of the strikers by tin* militia.
VACCINATION ORDER
HA8 BEEN RE8CINDED
Seal lie, March -.—The order
which compelled all steerage pas
sengers going Ik Alaska lo be.
vaccinated before leaving for the
north has been rescinded.
STATE DEPARTMENT ORDER
FAVORS MEXICAN REBELS
yuILL NOT OLOSE PORT AT JUAREZ AND WONT PROHIBIT
LEOITIMATE EXPORTATION OF MUNITIONS OF WAR IN
TO MEXICO THROUGH EL PA80
\VfiMhiif>Kl"H. Marrh
8I11I0 department has instied an
order which trrcally favor* I Ik*
rojiol* of Mcxioo and i* a hard
Mow |o I'rexidont Madoro'n frnv
ernmenl.
IMonidonl Mndoro roquCHtod Iho
United Blalofi lo clone (ho port al
.?u a it/, now in iho hand* of Iho
;eholn. This would have nil off
all innnitionM of war from Iho
rebel* and would have loft Ihoin
poworloMB. Tho doparlnionl linn
rcfuned lo nroodo tc> Madoro's re
(pn'Hl and will not prohibit the
legitimate exportation «»f inuiii
lionn of war through l-'.l Pa mo lo
Mexico.
The rily of Ketchikan lias bound
ilnolf lo pay the Citizens l.ighl.
Power and Wafer company the
Mini of A100 a month for ten
yarn, in enntddrration of certain
:mirovrnu'nlH to I he plant of (he
* ompany. The primp object i*
h"llcr fire protection.