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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1912.
ICO. 135
ALAMEDA SAILED
LAST EVENING
Bringing Twenty-two Passengers
for Valdez and Many Tor
Westward
Seattle, March 25.—The Ala- j
meda sailed for Alaska last night
%vith the following passengers for
"Valdez: Miss A. PifTle, J. A. Bax
ter, J. G. Borsek, M. L. Morse, G. j
E. De Rosier, George Adams,
Alex. Wilde, J. Wigan, Chris Sat
tur, P. Rengoelt and 1). Nelson
as first-class passengers and 11
in the steerage.
She also carries a big passen
ger list of persons hound for the
interior and a large number for
■the westward.
CONSUMERS 10
PAY FOR STRIKE
Owners of Lawrence Textile Mills
Advance Price of All Pro
ducts
Huston, March 25.—The con
sumers of the products from the
textile mills will pay for the* cost
of the strike at Lawrence as well
as for the increase in wages.
At a meeting of the mill own
ers on Saturday it was decided to
^advance the price of every pro
duct of the mill in order to make
tip the deficit, caused by the clos
ing1 of I he mills during the strike.
MONTANA TURNS
DOWN PRIMARIES
State Convention Endorses Ad
ministration and Instructs
for Taft
Helena, March 25.—The Re
publican state committee turned
«lown the proposition to hold a
presidential primary and has
gone on record as supporting
President Taft and endorsing his
administration.
The delegates to the Chicago
•convention will i»e solid for Taft.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN IS
. SOLID FOR PRESIDENT TAFT
'■CARRIED EVERY COUNTY AND WON IN EVERY WARD OF GOV
ERNOR OSBORNE'S HOME CITY WITH ONE EXCEPTION
—PRE8IDENT 18 PLEASED WITH THE REtfULT
Detroit, March 25.--President
*Taft has swept every county in
northern Michigan hy an over
whelming majority.
Despite the campaign of Gov
ernor Osborne, who lives in Rault
8te Marie, Taft carried every
ward in the clly with the excep
tion of one. The Taft followers
;are elated and predict that the
flnal returns will show ho has
polled more votos than Roosevelt
and LaFollette together.
Washington, March 25.—Pres
ident Taft is well pleased with
H.ho rosult of the Michigan pri
nini'iPH. When lold of Ihc result
ho remarked "that doea not look
as (hough the people of Michi
gan wanted n change in I he ad
ministration.
LOOAL. ITEMS.
J. W. Hamilton will return to
the Cliff in the morning.
Mike Bolovloh will leave for La
touche on tho NorthwoBtern.
Jerome Chute, well known op
erator on insido, is vory sick at
Ruby City.
ORGANIZED MOVEMENT TO ELECT BALLAINE
CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE IN WASHINGTON
State Press Being Urged to Favor Him In Primaries to Push Sec
retary Fisher's Plan of Building Railroad From Seward
Through Congress—Movement Originated In
Seattle and Backed By Alaskans
Seattle, March 25.—The news
papers of this state today an
nounce an organized movement
which is said to be backed by
Alaskans urging John Ballaine to
enter the Republican primaries
for congressman-at-large from
this state. But a single issue
would be involved that of putting
througn congress Secretary Fish
er's program of building a rail
road from, Seward to interior
Alaska.
The newspapers have been sup
plied with articles showing the
necessity of opening the coal
lands of Alaska and advocating
|lu> selection of the Seward route.
Mr. Ballaine has been a resi
dent of Washington for 33 years
and owns his own home in Seat
tle. lie has been actively engag
ed n the promotion of the de
velopment of Alaska for years.
The movement is said to be back
ed by many Alaskans and citizens
of Seattle who are stockholders
in the railroad which it is pur
posed the government should ac
quire.
The press of the slate is al
most unanimous in its efforts to
help Alaska and the proposition
to have Ballaine's name submit
ted to the people at the primaries
is meeting with approval.
A cable message lias been re
ceived from President L. T. Shel
lon, of I lie Valdez Bonanza Min
ing company, who is now in Ta
eonia, slating thai he has suc
ceeded in lirir*ncrir<K the company
in Taeoina. The ir. r^.sage coire;
to Messrs. Cnas. (.anty and Frank
Foster, who are I lie local repre
sentatives. Both are stockhold
ers and Mr. fianty is I tie secre
tary and Mr. Foster attorney for
t be company.
The message conveys the news
that Mr. Henry Hewitt, the mil
lionaire Inmherman of Tacoma,
has taken the balance of tlie
treasury slock amounting to
:i3?.r>W) shares. The Tacoma
millionaire is interested in min
ing enterprises in various parts
of Alaska and il is welcome news
that he has become interested in
MESSAGE FROM TACOMA 8TAT ES HE HAS AGREED TO TAKE
BALANCE OF TREA8URY STOCK—WILL MEAN BIG DE
VELOPMENT WORK NEXT SUMMER
Iln; Valdez district. llo is a care-i
fill financier and is willing to tak<> i
a chance with I he minors but
wan Is an even break for his mon
ey. In financing the Valdez Ho
nan/a In* has stipulated that, the
money shall he spent in develop
ment work in proving the worth
of the properly.
The Yaldez Itonanza occupies a
uni(HM' position in this camp in
asmneh as it. is about the only!
big properly which has been
llnaneod without a dollar of lo
cal capital being invested. None
of I he stock has been sold for
less I Man LV> cents per share and
has not boon permitted to bo liam
i no rod down on the mallet.
The Valdez Bonanza pto»perty
consists of 21 claims, locaHul <wn
the divido between Mineral ciwk
and I ho Valdez glacier. II. was
fonnod by I ho consolidiil ioii of
I wo groups, I ho Molhor Lode,
having eight claims and the Val
di'/. Bonanza I.'3. The ground has
been surveyed and is ready |o go
l»i palenl as ovor $ I !i,000 has
been spent in development work.
The woj'k has, however, been done
largely on the V.aldoz Bonanza
group where between .'{00 and iOO
feet of tunneling lias developed a
big hotly of ore. Tin; surface
oulcroppings were very rich ami
where I he ore was encountered m
Ih«* tunnels ami crosscuts il has
been demonstrated tin- values »
down.
The properly was experted lasl
jtiTmmer by a mining engineer of
prominenee and it is presumed
il is upon his report that Mr.
Hewitt is acting.
The ground was slaked in 1010
hy Harry Wenke, Joe Kaher and
Kmil liohert. ami development
work has been kept up continu
ously for more than a year.
The company is capitalized at i
•S750.000 with shares at par val
ue of <S I each, of which more than j
half, or ioo.rtoo shares, were j
placed in the treasury.
MADERO'S ARMY AT JIMINEZ ARE ROUTER
LA FOLLETE TO VISIT
COA8T CITY IN APRIL
Washington, March 25.—Sena
tor La Follette will leave for the
Pacific coast early in April on
his campaign tour.
Clhas. !>. Ghasfl, Socialistic
leader, will arrive on the North
western from Juneau.
MEXICAN REBEL8 LOAD TRAIN ON MEXICO CENTRAL WITH DY
NAMITE AND 8END IT DOWN TRACK INTO GOVERN
MENT TRAIN—HUNDREDS ARE KILLED
Jiminez, March 25.--After
three days of hard fighting the
rebels are in possession of I ho
country surrounding this place.
The government troops have been
completely routed with heavy
loss.
A train on the Mexican Central
railroad bringing troops to the
support of the government forces
was wrecked and moro than 100
met instant death. The rebels
were in possession of a portion
of the track south of the town
and loaded a train wilh dynamite.
When information was gained
Hint a government train bearing
troops was approaching the train
loaded with dynamite was turned
loose and rushed down the track
into the government train.
In the confusion which fol
lowed the collision the rebels
captured every point of vantage
and nearly all the government
army's supply of ammunition.
Madero's forces were forced to
retire leaving several hundred
«loa«l behind.
COLONEL'S LIFE
IS THREATENED
Roosevelt Reoelves'Letters Saying
His Life Is In Dan
ger
Now York, Maroh 25.--Colonel
Koosovelt admitted he had re
ceived a number of letters threat
ening hift life. Ho has turned
them over to the polico.
Roosevelt is making a slashing
campaign in this city and the let
ters inform him that an attempt
will be made to kill him at an
early date. 'He does not treat tbo
letters seriously.
TO WAGE BITTER
EIGHT TOMORROW
Result of New York State Primar
ies Tomorrow Will
Tell Tale
Now York, March 25.—Tho
state-wide Republican prlmarios
will bo hold in this state tomor
row and will be fought with all
the energy of a presidential elec
tion.
Both Taft and Roosevelt claim
the slate and it is admitted on all
sides that tho result of the pri
maries tomorrow will have an
important bearing on the coming
GOVERNOR OF SAMOA
VICTIM OF A88A88IN8
Constantinople, March 23.—Of
flcial advices have been received
from the island of Samoa say
in# the governor had been as
sassinated. The particulars have
not been received.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
NEW MACHINERY COMING ON
JEANNIE FOR THE CLIFF MINE
PUMP HA8 BEEN ORDERED AND SHAFT WILL BE SUNK TO
DEEPER LEVELS AS ORE FROM MO-FOOT LEVEL IS A8
RICH AS ANY TAKCs^ FRO^T THE MINE
I
A shipment of bullion amount
ing to $IH,ft()0 was brought up,
from the ClifT mine on Saturday.
It is estimated (he output of the
mino, for the month will total
about $30,000.
Owing to tho breaking of a cam
the now battery of stamps have
romained idle but will soon be
gin operations, as the necossary
piece of machinery will he re
ceived on one of the first boats,
possibly on the Northwestern.
The Jeannle is bringing tho
compressor for the ClifT but will
not unload at the mine on the up
trip as the machinery is in tho
\
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Mill of (|lC hold.
The demonslratl<»ti of Hip fact
that tho Icdgps in Ihe (11iIT go
down and carry their values has
decided I ho management to con
tinue sinking. A pump has hopn
ordered and tho shaft, which is
now down to Ihe 400-foot lovel,
will be continued. The ore at
present heing milled is high
grade and Ihe prospoct of a sub
stantial dividend, tho first since
the destruction of tho mill by flro
last summer, is very promising,,
as tho body of rich oro encoun
tered a few weeks ago is prov
ing extensive.
ROOSEVELT SCORES
TAFT'S THEORIES
8ay8 President is More Concern
ed for the Trusts Than
People
Portland, Me., March 25.—Col
onel Roosevelt in an address hero
on Saturday night continued his
criticism of President Taft's po
sition regarding tlie I rusts.
He asserted that tin* president
was opposed to changes in the
constitution because he was more
concerned in caring for the spec
ial privilege interests than for the
welfare of the people and that
Taft's theory of government was
too one-sided as it meant a con
tinuation of the special privil
eges.
TYPHOON RAGES
ALONG COAST
Damage on Australian Coast Will
Amount to Millions of
Dollars
IVrlli, March typhoon
is ragniir «»IV the roast <»r Austra
lia ami is doing heavy damage
1m shipping. It is feared a num
ber of steamers which were
caught in tin* u«I»I• • i» Kali' will
In* lost.
Tin- ilama;r<' alon^ tlx- roast on
slior«* is enormous and will
amount |o millions of dollars.
BOTH CANDIDATES
CLAIM INDIANA
Republican State Convention Will
Convene at Indianapolis
Tomorrow
Indianapolis, March 2i>.--The
Indiana Republican stair conven
tion meets here tomorrow. The
leaders of both the Taft and
Roosevelt factions claim to have
a majority of the delegates pledg
ed to the support of their candi
date.