THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
Valdez, Alaska, July 30, 1908.
LIGHTNING BOLT IS
DEATH FOR SOLDIERS
Elcctrical Storm at Gettysburg: Battlefield KilK Six
Members of Pennsylvania National Guard
and Seriously Injures Scores.
Gettysburg, July *21—At least six
members of the I'ennsy'vania Nation
al Guard were this forenoon struck
dead by lightning. The greatest
confusion prevails and it is probable
that the list of fatalities will be in
creased as many of the guardsmen
aro still unconscious. The camp hos
pital is crowded and a number of
those cither dead or injured are so
badly burned that identification hut!
so far been impossible.
For a week the guardsmen have
been encamped on the historic battle
Held and this morning they were pre
paring to take trains for home, de
parture this afternoon being arranged
for. The electrical storm came ii[i
suddenly and seemed to burst direct
ly over the camp. The concussion «>1
the first shock for the moment demor
alized every pretense of military ^dis
cipline and the camp was in a panic.
The snoek was followed by a down
pour which did much toward reviving
those suffering the least and in a few
minutes the unhurt began the work
of trying to resusciate the hlackcncd
objects prone in the debris of the
camp. The camping ground was soon
flooded inches deep and it required
quick effort t o remove the injured
beyond the danger of being drowned.
Relief has been sent from this eity
and a special train has been ordered
to take the dead to Philadelphia. The
worst injured wilf be cared for
here, and those able to travel will !><•
sent home on the special.
H1UL PLAY FEB
BY FRIENDS OF SILL
Report of Hearing Cries for Help on Night Missing
Man is Last Known to Have Been Seen Affords
Belief That Mystery Has Sinister Solution
Friends of Oscar Sail arc entertain
ing a suspicion dial ho has been
foully dealt with. This suspicion lias
boon carefully concealed pending ar
rival at Juneau of (lie Portland on
which vessel it was hoped j[that Sail
might be. Now, however, the Port
land has reached Juneau and the
word from that town sets at naught
the hopes in this respect and those
most interested in the fate of the
missing man are giving credence to
certain reports made to them by per
sons who either la to Friday night or
early Saturday morning heard cries
for help.
Jesseo Crawford is one of those
who was awakened by erics which to
him seemed to come from near the
Von Gunthor tract. A Mrs. Nelson
living on Keystone avenue also heard
cries at about the Name time, but to
hor they seemed to come from the
flat. Crawford was preparing to in
vestigate, when the cries ceased and
ho gavo them no further import until
it was learned that Hall had so
strangely vanished. Friends of Hall
aro inclined to the belief that t hese
cries came from him and that he was
attacked for the purpose of robbery
and murdered when ho resisted.
Hall usually carried a considoral
amount of money with him and on
the day of his disappearance lie had
boon in several saloons. The last
soon of him by any one who has re
ported the fact was Friday evening
as ho was passing the bowling alley,
lie did not sloop In his room that
night nor did ho remove anything
from his room, sh would have boon
tho case had he suddenly decided to
go out of town. It. was at first re
MINERS ARE TO DEFEND
ACCUSED MEXICANS.
Donvor, July .'10 -Tlio Western Pod
eratlon of Mine™ l« planning to ox
tond »ild <*> four Mexicans* now In
Jull in F/oh Angolon, ftooimod <»f trying
to Innlt-o ft robolllon. Tho oflleorH of
tho federation (lociarc Mint tho Moxl
cauH are mlnern and that tholr only
ofTenno oonHifttH of trying to organlsto
a union of tho minora of Moxloo.
ported that, his disappearance <l:it«■«I |
from Thursday night but. this was ai
mistake.
Aside from the murder theory, the i
only hypothesis on which tin- disap-j
pearnnee of Sail cm he accounted for!
is that he started for a walk and was ■
overcome by vertigo, to which he j
was a subject, and either fell over- j
board or is somewhere in the brush. :
It is believed that this latter is not 1
the easo for since Monday a syste
matic search has been under way and ;
most of the territory between the;
mountain on one side and the Lake
stream on the other has been thor
oughly gone over.
The opinion is that Kail's body is i
in the bay, for it is pointed out that !
had ho been murdered such is the
disposition that would have been!
made of the remains, and that fail
ure to find the body indicates that it
death came by reason of a sudden
illness it came while Ball was either
on one of the wharves or near the
glacier stream, and that he fell into
the water.
There is ono circumstance in con
nection with the disappearance ot
Hall that his friends desire eniight
mcnt upon and this is tlx; identity of
two women and a man who on Fri
day afternoon called at. the Valdez
hospital to seo Sail. Sail had left the
hospital some time before that and
the visitors were so informed. They
did not. leave their names nor were
thoy known at the hospital.
Sail was about J13 yeary old and
has been in Alaska for several years,
lie has a brother living in Minnesota
who by the next mail will be ap
praised of the mystery consequent
upon the disappearance of Oscar Sail.
ABERDEEN HAS FATAL
FIRE COSTING $75,000
Abordoon, July 30 Tiro HtnrtlOK <>n
fcho main utroefc hero bi«t. nlgbt. coat
fcho tifo of (lflor|{o OHmwoUI «>f Monto
h!iih», and did <1ntn;iK<< amounting (o
$75,000 boforr ii wjim oxtlngulHliod.
Nino biifltncHH building* wore des
troy od .
Her Mm; loft Juneau July <W
COPPER MINERS
HARD AT WORK
Extensive Developement Op
erations in Force on Pro
perties on Sound
|
'showings us11 i v i:\iMvNSiv
!
Heller Price for Melal is Only
TliiiiU Needed to Place Claims
on Paving Hasis
Mining for copper is still a popular
industry around Prince William
sound in spile of the low price of (lie
red metal, general industrial depres
sion and light money. On nearly all
the properties in the Sound region
upon which extensive development
work was done prior to this year ac
tive operations are in progress now.
On (Jalena bay, bandlock bay, Fi
dalgo bay. Knight island and other
localities men are steadily driving
tunnels and sinking shafts, and in
every ease the owners have ample
showing to justify their expenditures.
Several mines have ore bodies in
sight which would make them ship
pels at a slightly higher price for
copper. The east shore of the main
land is particularly active.
At the (ialcna bay mine about
twenty men are employed in driving
a tunnel to cross-cut a well defined
ledge running nearly parallel with
the bill. The tunnel is now in 1100
feet and it is believed that the ledge
will be tapped within 200 feet of the
present tunnel fact*, and possibly in
ball that distance. The outcome de
pends upon the dip ol the vein. The
company owns a large number ol
claims on both sides of the valley
north <•! ('opper mountain, containing
several veins.
Machinery at Galena Kay
The (ialcna ba\ mine is 7(M) feel!
above sea level ami about three and!
one-half miles Iroin tide water at the !
head of (ialena hay. The plan is to
carr.> the ore from the mine hy a
cable tram IS.nno feet long. The
eahle is already on the ground. The
machinery for the mine is driven by
electric power, com pressed air drills
being employed in tunneling. The
power house is about a mile from the
bay and elect■rietricify is generated
from a rushing mountain stream.
Col. 15. F. Millard is president and
manager of the (Salcna bay mine and
the stockholders are chielly capital
ists in Illinois and Wisconsin.
At the lCllatnar mine, of which J<.
I/. Middlekamp is now superinten
dent, development work in a new
direction recently exposed a large ore
body which will largely increase
shipments from the property.
Along bandlock bay halt a dozen
companies are active. The Standard
Copper MinesCompany, of which .I.
b. Steele and Joseph A. Honrkc are
managing owners, is working now
principally in one tunnel which is in j
so far that tho air clears slowly after
a blast. l«'or this reason it was neces
sary to cut down the force recently
and work only one shift in the tun
nel. Air pipes will soon ho installed
and the force increased.
Standard Makes Shipment
Tlio Htandard haa oik; «f the most
|>icfurcH<|iic, albeit dizzy location* for .
a mi 110 to bo found anywhere, The
liill Hmch almost vertically from the
bay and an aerial tram reaehen up
'252(1 feet to the llrwt station and IWK1
foot further to Hie next. At tlila
level I ho pronent tunnel work is
in progrcaM. On I lie properly are
ho vera I ledges which have been part
ly developed and all show a good
grade of ore. Home high assays have j
been made and one HiitlHfaelory kIiip
ment Hcnt oul.
VlHitorn to the mine are invited to
I ride from the bunkers at the dock to
j the niehe in tlio wall at the top of
the tram feol by cable and HHHi
foot in altitude. Home there bo who
deelitto and others who accept. The
latter are always glad of it, hoeauno it
Is adiscouraging walk up the hill and
a man haHto l>e paid to go far. The
palace car for flint claws and steerage
passengers alike In an ore bucket
: kalsomlncd with ganguc which has
I an ill effect on glad ra^s.
(Continued oil page 1)
BRYAN'S NAME IS
GftUSE OF RIOT
Independence League Dele
gates Try to Mob Man
Offering Nebraskan.
CANDIDATES AKIv SKU-XTKD
TIiodi.is lliirscn ol M.issacliusctts
and John Temple (ir.ives ol
(ieorjiin l,e;ul.
Chicago, July ill)—Mentioned before
the delegates In tlx' independence
league national convention tins morn
ing, the name of William Jennings
Bryan caused a small size*I riot and
ea'.te near proving disastrous to S. .1.
Shcphard, delegate from Kansas,
Shophard's crime consisted in trying
to olace Bryan in nomination as the
league's candidate tor president and
on v the most vigorous efforts <>n the
part of the sergeant at arms saved
Shcphard from rough handling.
Thomas lligsen of IMassachuset tes
is 5h«* independence league nominee
foi president and John Temple (I raves
of (.Jeorgia, the vice-presidential nom
inee. It was alter these names hail
been presented that Shepard attemp
ted to plaee Bryan in nomination.
Tl • lirst mention of the iN'ehraskan's
name called forth hisses and jeers
and the point that lie is not a mout
her ol the party was raised. While
this was being argued the majority
of the delegates started for the plat
form with the intention of assaulting
Shcphard. For fifteen minutes the
hall was in a turmoil.
/ committee representing what is
iti'. .)! the popidisf party has been in
attendance al I he con vent ion and has
encouraged the progress of the new
parly.
CLUM JOINS -I CLAIM
CALE SUPPORT CROWD
Candidate Chun lias joined in sin<>
inp; that popular soniv; "I Claim tin*
Calo Support." lit* is the las) one to
vocalize liis convict ions lull lie comes
out strong, as is indicated in the loi
lowing- message received Irom Willi
am Kddy of Nome l»y W. 11. Whit
tlesey :
"Unanimous territorial government.
Cluin {^ets ('ale Support here. Carry
Second division hi# majority. Klee
tion cinch. Corson Wickersham dead
ones here."
WEALTHY WIDOW
IS SENT 10 JAIL
Missouri Woman in Contem
pt of Court as Result of
Daughter's Law Suit
St. Joseph, Mo., July 20—llathcr
Hum to obey I he decision of I ho court
and flurrcnder st ocks and bonds, part
of the estate of her late husband,
Mrs. fittcinda Ashton today went to
t ho county jail, there to remain un
til she changes her mind. Mrs. Ash
ton Is very wealthy and is very prom
inent in this city and her incarcera
tion lias created a mild sensation.
Mrs. Ashton's trouble arises out of
a stilt filed by her daughter who seeks
to break the will left, by Ashton. The
JtldKfl issued an order that the stocks
and bonds be placed in his custody
pending a settlement of the action
iiud because she refused to so do
Mrs. Ashbui was found guilty of con
tempt of court.
Jnpntt Haw A Scandal.
Tokyo, .Inly 80 Investigation quiet
ly carried on under direction of the
Kovcrnmefit has unearthed a scandal
in the management of t-hn government,
railways. High oOlclals are involved
ill a series of systcmntic thefts that
| have been carried on for » consider
able period.
REYNOLDS IS SAID
TO BE III COM
R-A-l) Company Stockholders Hold Secret Meeting,
' Hleet Trustees Friendly to Promoter and Prepare
to Put Organization on Its Feet.
The annual stockholders' meeting
of the Reynolds Alaska Development
Company in Seattle July 15 was hold
in praetit-ally secrecy ami no account
of it {jot into the city press, which
accounts tor the fact that nothing ;
concerning it was wired to the Pros- |
pector. The new hoard of trustees is I
asserted to he friendly with Reynolds,
six of the nine being, it is said, favor
able to him.
The six Reynolds trustees are said
to be the following:- 1*. II Rrundage
of New York, president. William i
Clark Mason of Philadelphia, II. M.
Collin of Philadelphia, <.M. Baldwin
of New York, .1. Prank Hirdsell of!
New York, A. P.. Austin ol New!
York.
Kx-< iovernor J. (!. Hrady and P. j
T. Teterol the Kistler-Teter faction |
were left on the board, and C. S. j
Wills, attorney for the Seattle Hard
ware Company, is the ninth member, j
to represent Seattle Interests, ami is j
promised the naming of his own sue-|
eessor it he decides not to serve.
Letters received by Kdmund Smith
WIGKERSHAM IS
SURE OF VICTORY
Mangers of Independent Can
didate are Jubilant at Re
sult of Canvass
Fairbanks, July 2!' Judge Wicker
sham's supporters assert lliut ;i care-|
fill canvass of (he 'J'anana district
shows a majority of voles loY him over
all other candidates combined. The
reception given to him at (ho anlilica
tion meeting is pointed toas evidence
(hat the district is all Wiekershain. •
On (he stage wore nearly all (he pro
fessional and hnsincss men and mine
operators of Fairbanks and many |
from mil of town points. The hull i
was packed to the limit and many
persons were unahlc to gain entrance.
In iiis speech Wickersham attacked ,
I he daily newspapers of Fairbanks,:
although lie said lie rather admired
the Times for the consistent light it
had made upon him for years. The!
News, lie said, was a professed repub
lican paper for revenue only. it sold
ou( (o tin; mine owners for $1000 last '
winter, I lien sold its columns (o ('him- '
for $T>00 and Dually deserted Chun to
support ('orson for a larger prieo. lie j
criticised (he daily papers severely i
for printing forged telegrams purport
ing to come from Southeastern Alas
ka adverse to him.
Judge Wiekcrsham also criticised
John Corson's favorite territorial gov
ernment plank advocating the ex
tension of th<* ordinance of 17S7 to I
i Alaska, saying that il is an equivocal
I declaration intended to deceive Un
people.
A large erow<1 of friends went with j
I Wickersham (o the boal wlier In
sailed for Nome. Telegrams from
(here say that a strong Wickersham
ehi.i has been organized at Nome and
I (hat Alt active light will be made for
him all over (lie peninsula.
John llouan has also sailed for
i Nome (o make a personal canvas of
; that disl rid.
Judge Held IJxpoetrfl Hooti
Word wfiH rocolved in Vnldoz today
fo (lie offset Mint Judge Iv*'i<I will Im«
Iii Mcnttlo In h few dityn. It Ih Im«
llovod horn that lli«< Judge will t'oino
to Viildofc InHoptoinbrr l«» hold cnurl
hrro tirfom golug into l-'nlrhankH.
stale that the Reynolds faction wan
in absolute control and could have
named nine Reynolds trustees, but
thought it more politic to give repre
sentation to the minority. Similar
statements are made by t\ K. Bun
nell, who was secretary pro torn of
the meeting.
It is said also that the bonding com
pany ottering to underwrite the bonds
to take up old indebtedness, is friend
ly to Reynolds and refused to take
any bonds so long as the Kistler fac
tion was in control, but will now go
ahead and aid in putting the com
pany on its feet financially within a
short time.
All information coining from the
outside is from sources friendly to
Reynolds and is accompanied by
glowing promises of an early resur
rect ion of all the Reynolds enter
prises. It is stated that Reynolds has
no part in the management of the
company but will co-operate in the
work of raising money. All fa tions
agreed to work in harmony.
TESTING FENOERS
IS UP-TO-DATE JOB
Nov; Yorkers Risk Life in
Fiont of Street Cars for
Daily Wage of $2
New York, July .'50- There is a new
form ui employment open for those
>f New York who are out of work or
who are <lesir«• iis of .spicing the monot
ony of earning their daily table tie
liote hy a lit lie exeitement. The em
ployment in (|iieslion is nothing more
nor less than acting as a (lummy to
mmvincc the incredulous that street
car fenders really feud, and the re
muneration is $-2 a day.
A recently created city ordi nauee
lias made it obligatory upon the trae
Iion companies to provide all street
L*ars with a fender that will accom
plish the purpose for which it is in
tended and the result is that a swarm
ol inventors has descended upon the
t ract ion < om pany otliccs. Dummies
have heen tried before but the easy
maimer in which they are saved from
death beneath the wheels of the cars
is seldom duplicated in case of a hu
man being; hence the necessity for
men willing to take for two per, a
chance of being bumped, maimed or
killed.
Several 'MeinonHtrat-ors" aw they
arc termed are now on the pay roll of
one or I lie other of the traction com
panies and although they have gone
through the inotioiiHof a befuddled
trolley dodder It Is not of record that
any Iiiih been hurt. The teata have
ho far been eondneted ill the preaeneo
ot only the Inventor# and the officials
of the I raetion eompanieH but a pub
lic demonstration in promised upon
the Dual decision with regard to a
fender.
Mntntcl I'Kan, fhe young hoii of
William I'gan, last evening droppo<l
a match Into a paint bucket, and the
remittillit exploHion severely burned
the lad'H face and one hand. I>r.
lioylc applied a few soothing lotions
and the lad*H inventigatlons into the
realms of chemistry will have no seri
ous result.