VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDA^,* AUGUST 29, ji*|2.
NO. 268
AN INSANE WOMAN, ARMED
RUSHES PRESIDENT TAFT
AS THE PRE8IDENT ENTERS THE DINING ROOM OF THE SOUTH- I
ERN HOTEL IN COLUMBUS, A "CAVILY ARMED WOMAN
MAKES A RUSH FOR THE PRESIDENT
Columbus, Aug. 20.-Asj Presi
dent Taft entered the dining room
of the Southern Hotel this morn
ing, Caroline B«*ers, of Dayton,
supposedly insane, made a ru*h at
the president, crying "he is my
husband," but was stopped by sec
ret service officers.
When searched hv I In- police at
headquarters, numerous knives
were found concealed about her
person, one with a three inch
blade, sharpened like a razor. The
same woman caused a scene in
Cincinnati last year. The incident
caused considerable excitement
among those in tlie dining room at
(lie lime, but did not appear to af
fect I be composure or I tu> presi
dent.
EVANS REFUSES
GOVERNOR S OFFER
Purl land. Aug. 29;—Kvans has
refused the District attorneyship
offered to him by Governor West,
not desiring lo enter a political
career. The governor announced
that he would make another ap
pointment today.
gflwt msoN
/ MAKES SPEECH
Williams (irove, J'a., Aug.
Gov. Wilson made his tlrst cam
paign speech and asked the peo
ple to support the Democratic
ticket. He roasted Roosevelt and
his personal party.
BLEISE; WINS
OVER OPPONENT
Columbia, S. C.t Aug. 20.—A fin
al count of the primary ballot
shows that Governor Blease wins
out in the state over his oppo
nent. The campaign was a very
perso.nal one, the governor having
been accused of se'ling pardons.
ACTIVEVOLCANflES
DRIVE Off WHALERS
Seal I If. Aug. 20.—The active
volcanoes on Ili*• Alaskan penin
sula have driven tli«* whalrrs ofT
I lie north Pacific coast. according
to wholops returning lien*.
Seattle, Auk. 29.-'£he Maripo*a
arrived her#- thia morning but lit
flo delayed by her accident in the
north. Hcrachel Parker and Bel.
more Brown, of the Mount Mr
Kinley expedition, whp arrived on
(lie Moanier, *ay they will nevelM
again attempt to climb tho moun
tnin, having accomplished practi
cally what they Htarted out ot do.
Superintendent Callaghan, .of
I lie Alice, is .in the city getting a
hargp ready |o take the mine ma
chinery for th»» Alice property .IJ
rectly from the *feamer when d:o
dorks here.
INNOKO STRIKE
' A LARGE FIELD
Rtuerned Prospector Says Region i
Looks Qood From a Miner's
I
Standpoint
According In Max Sinwl, who
arrived from Diskaki't last week,
there are now 500 people al the
new strike on the right limit of
(he Junoko, about 30 mi If-; north
of Ophir. pf these, some i.'00 «.»«*
more camc over in a hunch from
the Huby country, while the bal
ance arrived from Ophir City and
Iditarod. Up to the time of Mr.
Simel's departure from I'iskaket
there had been no arrivals from
Yukon river points, although
many are expected.
Mr. Siincl tirst heard •»f I lie,
strike from his Ophir (lily repre
sentative, Mr. Ilorkmau. who
spent two days on the ground and
then went. In Diskaket to report.
Mr. Simel forwarded supplies !<•
the district and will shortly open ;i
general merchandise .store (here.
A townsile has been laid out 10
miles below Simel (lily. It has
been named Florence, and is in
a good location. At present the
site simply is covered with tents,
but several teams have arrived
from Ophir, and logs are being
hauled for the erection of perma
nent structures.
Tile j*c oiii' «• f I In* si l ike was cov
er (I IIv»' years ak<> i»y a parly «»i
Italians, who railed ('<rjpplc cpeck
''OravcM'ia," <• r .some oilier similar
name. Tlii»y found prospect*
amounting l«» Ihri'i* cents to the
pan. In 11 <liil lit lie work, a* I lie l»iff
sampedc lo Ophir IJily in ll»0K
diverted | lieir a 11 «* n t ion. and I !»«•> i
left the district.
Mr. Simel speaks well of In* reg
ion from I In* prospector's view
point. It is very accessible, holli
summer and winter; there i* plen-'
ty of timber, and sufficiently good
prospects have been found on otli
ler creeks in the neighborhood to
warrafit furlber Investigation.
Promising prospects have b»»en
found on other creeks in the
neighborhood to warrant further
investigation. Promising pros
pect s have been found also on
jFolger creek, which Is several
miles further up the Innoko.
All the ground , within easy
reach of discovery is stnked, but
the field is a very large one, and
Mr. Simel thinks there iH plenty of
room yet for further, flnds.
v There are, ample supplies ' at
Diskaket and Ophir for present
needs.
Florence is about I 45 mi^s up
the Innoko from !)is£aket, and
about. 130 miles overland from
Idftarod City. It is .said that
steamers like the Delta, Reliance
and Tana can land at Florence
without difficulty, for the great
er part of the summer.
RECALLS TROOPS
TO PANAMA
Rescinds Order to Place Troops
Stationed In Canal Zone «n
Nlcaraguan Soil
Rochester, Aug. 29.—While
passing through here eu route to
Columbus to participate in the
renlenary exercises of that city,
President Taft issued an order re
scinding tlif order directing
troops quartered on the canal zone
|o proceed at oner to Nicaragua,
us a sufficient number «>f marines
ivill be Unified on Nirara^uau soil
uoxl week lo guard all f«»r«>ign in
leresls.
C.oiinlo, Aug. 2D.v hun
jn'il marines were landed here anil
are nitw guarding foreign inter—
I'sls.
WILLStftUSHTER
THE- AMERICANS
Bloodthirsty Rebel Commander
Threatens to Kill Americans
F»und in Mexico
I ><>u;rlas, Ariz.. Aug. 2t>.—(•••ncr
al Catnpa, a rebel commander, has
announced llial after tli«» 15th of
September, he will owler all Ainer
icaiis f<»und on Mexican soil In In*
killed, according to a declaration
which reached here.
FUNERALSERVICES
OF SEN. BOOTH
Thousands of People Unable to
Get Into Vast Hall During
Funeral Services
London, Aug. ii9.-Thirty thou
sand people participated in the
funeral services over the remains
of Gen. William Booth, command
er of the Salvation Army held
last night.
Forty bands of music were
massed, playing funeral dirges.
The floral offerings, coming from
Royally, prominent people and the
poor, literally buried llie casket,
many not being taken into the hall
for wan I of spare.
I luring I lie service* I In- streets
leading to the hall were rrowded
by thousands unable in jrjiin ad
mit lance.
Was Not Slow to Discover That
Alaska Was Suffering from
Misgovernment
"HnoM'wIi ami Piitehol and
theic crowd are wild theories who
were left fortunes. They never
had li» work for a living and are
lit »L practical. Neither are I hey
pros*revives. I consider a man a
(Continued on Paire 3",
THE MIGRATION OF THE
NORTHERN PROSPECTOR
I j.. • /: "
RESTLESSNESS OF MEN OF THE NORTH THE QREATESt FACT
OR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA-WILL RE8ULT
1 * •. ' \ * *
IN OPENING UP MUCH NEW TERRITORY
Hiiliy, in i'< mii tin hi willi all I li «*
camps of interior Alaska, is suf
fering I his summer from various
causes, rh'ief among wliirli are
lack of wnler and a restlessness
clue 1m strikes ami rumors «»f
strikes in all directions. As l«» the
latter cause, Ili«* frequency with
which news «»f new strikes come.«
*eems |o make stronger and
stronger the belief generally .mi
Icrtained that where one ramp is
now, a score will exist in coming
years. Men are rushing all over
the hills and up and down the riv
ers, and crossing each other en
route, to gel in on what to one
is the new hope and to the other
the latest disappointment.
Many Qo to Innoko.
The lack of water on Trail
creek, nien gulch and other places
then* .is rqsppnsible for quite a
respectable stampede from that
section to the new And on the In
noko. From l.opg Creek the
Journey can be mane across coun
try in something like four or live
days. The strike on Hammond
river ha« taken jts quota. Pros
necln yn the Novf. the S'ukf, : the
Bglatqa and elsewhere havq at
tracted any, so that at the elec
lion of Ruby school, board,
held on ha Inst... Ihe total
number of voles cast in this eily
*vf» QCdr 2A0. :i
k-It *,d ""ul;h
.On (be whole, however, there is
n temporary dullness there and in
rtlher neighboring camps so far
ns actual mining Is concerned, but
.h«' fev»*! !.«dl slamprdilig sunt
search ilia l»y mi 111a11> |»I«• is
certain to bear fruil in many new
places.
Tin* |ilH'iioiiM'iia(l> Mnall snow
fall of last winter ami lh«> dryness
of Ih«' summer .season so far have
created an unexpected ami deplor.
able comlilion on |h«> creeks in
I hat "eel On ereeks siirli as
Trail, where good water Mowed
last slimmer, scarcely a trickle
ran he f«»nml now. The same is
true of Long creek. m»w cerlain
l.v I he best at presenl found in Hie
district, ami the result will he a
sad delay in devclopmen.
Future Looks Good.
After the llrst discovery of gold
on Long creek, a little more than
a year ago, it 'wa« predic.Lcd that
ftuby would be a camp. This
prediction was founded on tbc ap-i
pearancc of tho section and the
influx of men to open it up. With
in a year gold has been found In
paying quantities on six. other
creeks* In almost countless sec-|
lion* all around itae same favor
able appearanocn are evident. On
ly the men aro wanted. The com
ing of some will mean the coming
of more, and after i I years of life
in Alaska, it seems safe to say
that an infinitely greater number
than the whole present white pop
ulation of Alaska will aid in de
veloping Ihe mineral, agricultural
and other resources which are
now lying idle all around thai part
of Ihe Yukon.
ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE GUN
RESULT, MAN IS WOUNDED
THE ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF A RIFLE SEND8 BULLET
SPEEDING CLOSE TO DEATH-FORTUNATELY BULLET 13
SPLIT AND INFLICTS BUT A SLIGHT WOUND
On Wednesday, evening an acci-i
dental shooting oeeurred, which
only by the merest chance, that
of the splitting of a bullet, saved
a human life.
A number of members of the
Signal Corps bad gone out beftr
bunting <»n the flat* above town,
during th«* day, and had returned
|o tbejr house near the rorner of
llobarl siree| ami Na/.ina nxemie.
when Sergeanl C«. II Hill, no|
knowing the rille still contained
shells in the magazine, opened and
closed the breech, thus placing a
cartridge in position for firing.
Pulling the trigger, the rifle was
discharged, ^ending a bul lot,
through the wall of the house. At
Ihe sann- inslanf, Deidrich Sl«'g
mann, head brewer in Ihe Y{tld«*z
lirt'wing & Malting company, was
h>a\ing tIt** brewery and was in
(Continued on page 3.^
BUREAU FISHERIES
STUDYING EURS
Agents of the Bureau in Interior
Studying Habits of Fur Bear
ing Animals
After nearly a year in Fair
banks mi official business. Marry
J. Christoffers, agent of lti«> bu
reau of fisheries ami treasury «!#•—
part men I, plans to leave Ibis af
ternoon on I be steamer Tanana
for Nome ami Yukon points, lie
wil' Dp gone over a monlb. return
ing on I be. last boat.
CbristollVrs ami oilier fisheries
men were «ent in to compile stat
istics ami information concern
ing I lie fur-bearing animals of
tlie interior of the territory, all
|o be placed in |be archives of I lie
department for use a.s reference
when compiling laws ami orders
relative to the killing ami catch
ing of the animals of the north.
A collection of furs, showing the
covering of the various animals at
different times during the year,
has also been gathered and will
be used at Washington.
Arriving here during the month
of July, 1011, ('hrislotTers. Iloach
and bice comprised the bureau's
men. Dire went to Tanana a short
lime later, leaving there on a win
ter's expedition into the Knntish
iid district, while the other men
woi'rd in Mil* district. As no word
h: - been received from Dice as
>•■!. it is believed that lie ha< not
coine out t«» the Tanana with his
catch of furs. However, flhris
Ioffers expects that his partner
will be at Tanana by the time lie
reaches there bound for Nome.
After a consultation with Dice.
CJirislofTer • will drop down the
Yukon, slopping for a lime at each
leading post on the way. After a
lour over the various posts in the
Seward peninsula, he will relurn
to Fairbanks and resume his la
bors there. ••
Should he not be able to make
connections with the last boat, he
will travel over the winter trail
nflor the flr«» snow
JJLu —:
LOCAL ITEMS.
The Revenue Culler Theli* ar
rived at Unnlaska on Ihe night of
the 22nrl. sailing shortly affer f«»r
this port. The vessel should ar
rive here within the next, thr-o
days, depending upon her ^loppii'pt
nl Kodiak. J
John Frisco, an Italian laborer
from Ihf» Throe Man Mining com
pany's property on I.andloek hay
came into town la«M evening with
one of hi* ribs fraturcd, due to
an accident. He u nl present a;
Ihe lloMpilnl of the flood Hamar.
linn.
J. M. Davis is up from Ihe Hea
|y.Davis mine for a short visit iu
town.
PERKINS RETIRES
FROM POLITICS
San Krancisco, Au^. - 1». .Sena
tor (it'iip1 iVrkin* announces his
permanent political retirement.
The present political upheavals in
tin' politics of (Ik* slain is thought
to be tli«> catiOh of tlu» senator's
announcement.
JOHHWMAMAKER
PHYSICAL WRECK
Philadelphia. Aim. J"liu
AVananiaker. I lit* millionaire mer
irliaiit, nml former post master
general is suffering from a severe
'physical breakdown. || is feared
|lie will remain a physical wreeli.
WILL APPEAL
TO THE HAGUE
I.oimIoii. Auk. -O.-ll is officially
announced that I lie British go\ _
eminent will take the Panama
quest inn to Tin* Hague for tlnal
adjudical inn.
jFl'NEIMAI.
Ideposeoekpergr
' HAS TAIL COT
I
f
i
j I'ekin. Aug. SO.-The deposed
baby emperor has had his queue
cut. thus acknowledging the new
order of things.
WONT PROSECUTE
HAD FALLING OUT
I.Of* Angeles, Aug. Jf.-I.awlor
refuse* In prosecute the Indianap
olis dynamite case, owing to trou
ble lie had with hiy chief.
■
H« Quit# Bflfora Storm.
Great Fall*. Mont., Aug. 29.
Gov. Norris announces he will
rot ire from public life at tho end
of his term of office.
Home exceedingly rich apeel
menn of free milling quartz haa
heen uncovered at the head of
Gold creek between the two gla
ciers. at the very head of Gold
creek.
pr. \V. Tl. Fellows went to flhoup
hay this morning.