THE RELIEF APPROPRIATION
WILL NOT PASS CONGRESS
THE VOLCANO VICTIMS TO THE WESTWARD WILL HAVE TO
DEPEND ON ARMY tlA^KtaS UNTIL THEY CAN HELP
THEfeSlELVES
Repeated efforts have been made
to reach the scene of the volcanic
disturbance by wireless from
Whitshed, and by wireles* via
Nome, Pribaloff and thence by
the Alaska Packers system ' of
wireloss, but without success. It
is now hardly hoped that details
from Katmai and other nearby
points to the volcano will Ik; had
i ?'il one of the messenger lugs
a at; Seward from I ho scone
<•!.' Um disturbance. II is known
tual a number of the Alaska
Packers* tu&s were dispatched to
what would be called the danger
/one, to offer relief, as soon as it
was deemed possible lo reach
Katmai and other near by points.
Washington, June 14.—Con
press has failed to take action
for the relief of the volcano suf
ferers pf Alaska. Chairman Fitz
it
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VOTING PLAGES
ikl CREATED
; T • -I
• . ^
Official Description of New Elec
tion Precincts Created "by tlitf*5
Commissioner's Court"**' **""*
la the United Stairs Commis
sioner's Court in and for Yal
dez Precinct, Third Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the elect ion of
a Delegate from Alaska, to be
held on ths second Tuesday •• in
August, in the year 1912.
Order and notice dividing elec
tion District into voting precincts
and giving notice of election.
Now, on this 13th day of June',
1912, in pursuance of an act of
the Congress of the United States
Of America tntitled, "An Act Pro
viding for the Election of a Del
egate to the House of Represen
tatives from the Territory of
Alaska," approved May 7, 1906,
in and by which it i-j among oth
er things provided that an elec
tion for a delegate to the House
of Representatives from the ter
gerald, of the House Committee
mi Appropriations, told Delegate
VVickersham that he had small
chances of getting a direct ap
propriation fnr the relief of I he:
Alaska volcano sufferers.. butl
that there were other means at]
hand hy which the destitute eould .
pet government aid.
I Washington. . .June li \l-i
thonph rimgivss has failed to,1
take action in the matter of aid-;
inn the Alaska voleann >irflVrers, f
President Taft is going ahead i
with the wovk And has issued or
ders that 30,000 rations he for-'
warded to Seward In he distrih-'
n ted hy I he _ revenue cutter ser-t
vice among the /needy.;
I.igut. ^hailerfbergtr, Quarter-'
master at"Pt^iM^cnm. was in re-'
ci'ipt of telegraphic orders fmm!
(Continued on Page •'{) j
V*
ritory of Alaska shall bo held on
the si'cdikI Tuesday in .August,
in • tihe- year ^%T2. * '
| II is ho.eby orderd and ihiMco i>;
L. hereby. given*..., t * ' 4 ' '
By tho ..uiia^ftiisni'd. 1 United
' Slates 'nofQiryjfcsiqner injftid for'
' Vabloz prcqirictf ip ihu.iTpird di-j
I vision of I lie Territory or Alaska ,
I Dial all of the-territory in tin*;
' Valdez reeoi-ding .district vI
lira! in area ainl bourulat ies with i
s$id Vahf(;e ^Bed^iict) situate out-I
£&te of tn^lrtrrfrpornteuiltTowii of!
Valdez. whicti territory, for Hip J
uuunoses of said u$t, xJOiibljlute's j
on*» election district, shall he and I
lu'rehy is divided for tin* purposes'
of surli election into eight voting!
precincts, which are named, an.I •
tho boundaries whereof and tin* j
polling place for said election in!
eadi. whereof are. designated, re
spectively as follows, lo-wit:
I. Reservation voting precinel.
Wort man's voting precinct.
Beaver Dam voting precinct.
5. Ellamar voting precinct.
,r». Latouche voting precinct.
(». Port Wells voting precinct.
7. Shoup's Bay voting precinct.
8. Mineral Creek voting pre-|
cine I.
Said Reservation precinct shall
comprise all that part of said
Valdez recording district (except
ing therefrom the territory com
prised within the corporate lim
its of the Town of Valdez in
' eluding within the following
(Continued on page '
THE RAMBLER PROPERTIES
ARE SHOWING UP WELL
ON THE BENCE-McDONALD, AT A DEPTH OF FIFTY FEET, BE
TWEEN TWO AND tHREE FEET OF RICH ORE SHOW
ING ON THE FACE
Kmiil Davis, who is jnsl in from
fho Rambler (told Mining com
pany's properties on Hlioup hay,
reports that the mon working on
thHcnco-McDonald property are
now in on the vein about 50 feet,
and have between two and three
feet of good milling ore, through
out which free gold can plainly
he seen with the naked eye, al
though the greater values art?
not visible, as they are carried
in dark ribbons running through
l lie vein mattor.
At the present limp thriy have
npproximalely 3on toqs of-high
arade ore on their dump, •/„ <
Work on the Rambler I* ron *
tinning in good ore, the"*Hien be
V 'V' '• "
ii».4 niKUK«'«l i'» f«»||o\viny I In-ore.
The veins on l»oih properties }ip
peiir be in pluee willi well »le
fln«*fI walls. Ilevelopnienl work
o»i I !;«•*»•• properties is most en
roling i uk
8TEAMER MOVEMENTS;
AfVtiyt IN SEATTLE
Sent fie, June J i.--'Pho S. S.
Sampson nrrivefl herd at I o'clock
this morning after fin uneventful
I rip. Tin- Mariposa forked nl 41.30
4W« aflorhoon,* Fi;0/n now. on
hUurirtg the atthriiifar run th«
fcam'pntnV, three-*o«Uen
rttif'fileIAn* rjfpi; ^^"errtrrtnififnent
of I lie enlifn po'ssenirers.
GENERAL WOOD
LEGISLATED OUT
Bill Providing Chief of Staff of
Army Must Have 10 Yoars Ser
. vice to Credit Passes
Washington, June 14.—After a
very bitter flght during the de
bate on the bill to remove Gsn
eral Leonard Wood, as Chief of
StatV in the Army, during which
many personalities were indulg
ed in between members, the bill
was passed amid an uproar. It is
believed the passage of the bill
w»4l disrupt the army organiza
tion. many genntors und repre
sentative.* holding to that yiow.
NO JUDICIAL
APPOINTMENT
i * ■ ••
The Judgeship to be Auctioned Off
Whire'It Will PfCduce the
Best Results
Washington, Juno 1 i.— Presi
dent Tbft hns stated tiiat ho \v::l
not fit * tilt vacancy on the Alaska
beiw.'h until after the national
convention lias been held.
.This is taken to mean thai Urn
~olJMc© may be used to bolster up
tbfe Ta^t chances before the con
vefofoh/and that the plum may
fill to a carpctbapper. aud that
neither Clark or Shackle ford will
haVtf a word to sav regarding the
.appointment.
THE ALICE STRIKES IT TOO
VERY RICH ORE AT 3 FEET
WHILE SINKING A WINZE #HE NOMINALLY RICH ORE IS UN
COVERED. CAU8ING EXCITEMENT AT McALLISTER
VILLE—MR. CALLAGHAN IS ELATED
Ni-ws rdini'.s from Slump bay
lliat a Heli -.trik«* lias been made
on Ilir» Aliee properly, recently
bonded by a Vancouver syndi
cate from .McAllister and Harvey.
Considerable, drifting on the
.vein had been done on the prop
erly when Mr. Ca Haitian, repre
sentative of the Canadian com
pany, assumed control of the
property* when it was decided to
sink, as there was nothing to be
gained by drifting, so that a winze
was started about 30 feet from
the portal. A few feet below the
tloor of the drift, 22 inches of as
AGAINST HEKEY
The Republicans Are Warming
Up as the Convention
Approaches
Chicago. .Juno I 1 \n effort is
being made to exclude Francis J.
Ileney from 11»o contest bonrd of|
tlu* 11ati<• 11;11 committee on ac
crnini of hi< proxy having failed
In arrive.
Senator Dixon. Iloosevclt's
manager, charges that several
national committeemen have
Icen hrihing votes for Taft, by
promising delegates marshal
ship* for their support. The po
litical conditions are very warm
and much hard feeling is being,
engendered.
Chicago, June I i.--Four of the
delegates from North Carolina
haw been given to Roosevelt.
There is strong talk among the
progressives of making Borah, of
Idaho, temporary chairman in the
place of Hoot, who appears to be
very distasteful to the Roosevelt
forces.
Chicago. June I i.—As the date
of iho assembling of the con
vention approaches the tensity of
feeling increases, and ss gener
ally \ iewed here a bolt is sure" to
coup*.* A* movement is on foot to
Compel;d<*lefir*tftj| to pledge them
lic^lv^« W*. sut»^ort-tfu'' nominee of
the convention oh penalty of los
ing their seals,
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rich ore as was ever uneovered
in the district, was encounler
ed, tin- body appearing to lit?
widening gradually.
M•*. (Uillaghan. mi old-time
Montana mine foreman, appears
to be iTl a fed at the showing and
is prosecuting the work with all
vigor. This property is situat
ed close l«> the water and is in
an ideal position for cheap work
ing. '
Should the ore Continue, Mr.
Callaghan intends placing ma
chinery on llw» ground to better
facilitate the working of the
property. ,
G. 0. P. CANDIDATE
SPEAKS SEWARD
Qilmore Says Thai He Has Had
QooO Receptions Ev
erywhere
Seward. .Ituie I '».—<iilimii'u
meeting held here last uijrht was
well attended. The candidate
talked for |\vr» hours on Ili«» is
sues of I In* ilay, eulogizing the
Kepnhliean platform.
Mr. (iilmore has been well re
ceived personally ami politically.
Ho says llial In* lias had good
meetings al I'nalaska, Xushagak,
Dillingham. Kitginng. Sand Point,
Naknak, I'nga, Chignik, t'ynk and
Karluk.
He will leave for Valdez tonight
where he will speak on Monday,
thence going to Cordova.
HANFORD INVVE8TIQATION
WILL SOON BE ON
Washington. .Tune I i.—llepre
sentatives (traham, Clayton and
McCoy have been selected to go to
Seattle and lake testimony in tin*
impeachment proceedings against
Judge Manford.
Lewis A. I.avensaler, »>f San
Francisco; Chaw. Himehstead, A.
O. Jonej*, of Seattle; P. M.Ahder
aon and wif<j,('of \Va*hinglo.i»,>l>,
O.; 8am*HrighlweH and'.Ll*.'Fer
ret, of Jiotdovat. afe guests at tljo
at. #«* arriving on last nights
A Ih rr\eda. ft
TWO MORE RICH STRIKES
ON THE CAMERON-JOHNSON
NUMBER THREE VEIN WIDENS OUT FROM EIQHT INCHES TO
TWO AND A HALF FEET—THE ORE RUN8 INTO THE
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
With every week's additional |
work, the Cameron-Johnson
properties, on Shoup bay, are
adding lo the interest in mining
in that section. The wvoral
veins on the property had very
rich surface showings, but as tlio
development'work gains in depth,
tlie ledges ane'iiot only widening,
by! ;vre containing higher values.
On number 2 vein oil the Treas
j ury Note claim, at a' depth of 00
! fe»'t, the vein matter has increas
ed 1o |wo and a half feet., carry
' ing viilnes running into the hun
j deeds of dollars to the ton.-from
j wall to wall. Gross-sect ion sam
; pies show free gobl throughout
(pieces weighing from 7."> to 1()(> i
I pounds.
I <>n the number .1 vein, which
carried eight inches of high
I grade ore, has widened at the
i,
I ' 1
i NO PRIZE FIGHTS
IN ARIZONA
I'hoeniv. •hnii' I iSovernop
[ limit has * I«1 a 1»i 11 passed hy
| the legislature legalizing 20
1 round prize Mollis, mi tho ground
'that such a measure hecominy
law would have the tendency <.r
i attracting an undesirable class In
; lIn* stale.
[ LOU 18 OLA VIS
ON OWN EXPENSE
|
Wa'shiiifrton. .Mint* I i.--0»nip
i (roller of the Currency llohert J.
j Trncewell has decided lliat Louis
(ilavis must pay his "wn expenses
j when lie was in Washington lo
. prefer charges against Sec pel a r>
j Kalliuger. although at tho time
| in the government*? employ.
I FOREST FIRES IN
VME8TERN ALBERTA
1 Winnipeg, June I i Serious
forest fires-are raging in West
ern .'»!herta, threatening vast
tracts of timbered land and many
.settlers' homes.
I HEADQUARTER8 ARE
OPENED IN BALTIMORE
Ha I'M more, June I t.--Chairman
Norman Mack, of I In; !>emorral
ie nalional commillee. has open,
i ed headuarlers here. The matter
I of the temporary chairmanship is
i yet unset I led.
foot of the breast to two ami it
half feet, carrying values equal
to the narrower portions. The
Cameron-Johnson proper! i»»s
have four or five hundred tons
• if exceedingly high grade on* oil
lb dr dumps, which thoy will -.hip
t•» the smelter as soon as the
trails «re in a condition to per
mit of the transportation of the
on» at. a cost which will justify
tin- shipment.
While there lias been but li!_
11 •• snow this year, yet tin- <-ool
ih'ss of thi' spring has delayed
the iiieltin- of the snow on t h••
hillsides, where a permanent road
could In* built, and on the nth»*r
hand, the lack of snow on the
glacier makes traveling hy thai
route, not only extremely dan-rer
oiis. hut expensive as-well. In all
probability no shipment of ore
will be made before July.
PORT WELLS IS
MAKING GOOO
New Discoveries Made in the Vi
cinity of the New Town
site
Nr|> J|»n. w11«• lia^ I urn_
i'i| |*i*i>m I'npt Wells. \\ 11• • j■»• h»*
has hfi-ii mi a prnspiTl inu I rip,
ivporls having made wlial looks
like a good discovery aeros- llu»
hay from Cinlden. lie f«»i111 • 1 a
well defined lf»n«l <rn11 intr I h«' for
mation, showing free milling
rock, carrying go|»i visible in the
naked eye.
Bode I.itile has uncovered a
I second lead on his property, lo
cated last year, which lie says
is nine fe'et In width, carrying
values from wall to wall. Tlx**
uncovering of this vein is the r^-"
suit of finding a largo boulder
carrying gold which gave the idea
that a large vein existed in the
neighborhood.
The Davi^ lode at fiolden is
improving with each foot siinR.
(Continued oil pag»» P
EAGLE WILL SCREAM
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT PREPARING FOR THE NA
TIONAL DAY, WHEN THEY WILL GIVE ALL GOOD
TIME—8UB-OOI*MlTTEE3 APPOINTED
At a nici'lliifr of I lie jroiiorul
comimlloo of iirranKrmrnls for
I ho Ft hi rlh of July cclchrnHon,
llio following Joih-romiiiHIoo*
wore appoiiilo<l:
Kinunrn -— 4'Iihh. (Jra\vfor«l.
chairman; \V. If. Caswell, T. <J.
(Jtiiiin, I'has, Day.
Ailvcrli*infr—II. T. Sucs.nlorf.
VolinK conic*! for (*«>rlil«*•«s of
I.ibcrly — \V. II. C.rary, chairman:
H. Hpiern, r.lias. Aillor, M. ().
^.«hlfy>
I <?rnml Slaiul \Vm. Finical.
Chairman; r.rnwforil. \V. II.
tlrcnncn.
. OnmoH Ami Prizr* f.harlr*
<jln.*h. chairman: lloraro llfUm*.
(iroinl Slaml Docoral ion-- W in.
Mral.-*. chairman; (ilia.". WnllT.
Mum!" ami Uance--Moosr Hall,
«111DKarf; KhkIm llall. r.has.
Ilii«l«»lpti. chairman; 11:%i*l» l>a\N,
Harry Sclnillz.
Iti'fri'sh mollis—Win. Kni'MinM*,
chairman; Waller FMcwari.
Hasp Hall--Charlof» linsh.
Hock Drilling—Win. Finicai.
Program Ailvoiilxin^r W II.
Hrcnncn. ''
Show*—John Ka«MM'omk>\
chairman: Chris* Kriinl, Win.
Il«i|»|n»r. W. H. Jnhiixrtii.
All rniiiinlHofs nr»- riMjnr«lril
In rcpnrl In Ihefr i,i**«|»»*«,li\
rhairinrii at nnco for iininc»lial<.'
ill'I Ion.