ALASKA A COUNTRY
OF RARE PROMISE
Valdez Resident Says it Will
Attain First Place as Gold
Producer this Year
From Paris KUIIIon, New York lleraltl—
"Alaska in tho coming country."
80 HttyH Mr. Samuel Ilium, of Valdez,
who has been in Paris for a few weeks.
In tho course of a long and interest
ing chat with the Herald correspond
ent Mr. Blum predicted a brilliant
future for his country. He said:—
"This year Alaska will attain the
first rank of the gold-producing States
of America. New gold properties are
found evory year. Last year in tho
Susitna valley an enormously rich
property was discovered, giving as
high as $5 to the pan. Other pros
pects have been found still richer. In
the matter of copper also Alaska is
forging ahead, and at 110 distant date
it will bo tho greatest copper-produc
ing State in America. A new syndi
cate, in which Mr. J. P. Morgan and
the Quggenheims are largely inter
ested, is building a railway from the
south-west coast of Alaska to what is
undoubtedly the most wonderful cop
per property in the world in so far as
the value of the ore which is exposed
on the surface is concerned. Experts
who have been there .estimate that,
at the lowest calculation, there is
120,000,000 worth of rich, high-grade
copper ore, principally 'glance' and
'bornito.' There are hundreds of
other copper prospects, some of them
excellent, which the railway will
develop.
"Alaska's trade with the rest of
the United States last year amounted
to $50,000,000. And to think that the
United States Government purchased
the country in 1867 for $7,'200,000!
This trade in larger than that of the
Philippines with the United States,
which paid $'20,000,000 for the islands.
The prosperity of Alaska, not only in
minerals, but in many other indus
tries, is increasing by leaps and
bounds. Take tho fishing industry,
for instance. Alaska produced last
year $3,000,000 worth of fish, includ
ing the salmon exported to England
and Japan. The population is still
small—30,000 to 35,000 inhabitants in
a country containing 800,000 sqnaro
miles. There is you see, plenty of
room for immigration. Hardy peo
ple from Northern Europe, Scandina
via for example, whose climate is
very similar to that of Alaska, have
been vory successful out there. They
aro lending valuable aid in develop
ing the agricultural resources of the
country. But wo want more of them.
There is a good home for millions in
Alaska. Three hundred and twenty
acres of land can be acquired by any
one for tho asking, and a very good
living can bo made at once from the
natural resourses of the country, by
trapping, Ashing, hunting or dairy
making, There arc llvo valleys all
through Alaska whore grass grows
without cultivation to the height of
a man's head. A good deal of the
land is capable of cultivation. Most
of tho provisions, sueh as vegetables
and meat, are at present sent into
the country from tho United States,
so there is a vast field open to the
energy of healthy settlers from
Europe.
"Then thero are wonderful deposits
of coal, so no of it of a very high
grade. One Held, within twenty
miles of tho south-west coast of Al
aska, yields what is almost anthracite
coal, and is said to be as good as tho
best Australian coal and hardly in
forior to the best Welch coal, Thero
Is no doubt that as soon as tho gov
ernment makes it possible to aequiro
those coal flolds in large onotigli
tracts to open them up they will bo
able to supply tho whole of tho l>otter
grade coal on tho Pacific coast. The
United StateB government has tested
this and coal from other sections of
Alaska for steaming purposos for tho
United States warships, and found
the quality excellent, All wo need Is
transport facilities, and wo shall got
them in tlmo. Tho government is
already vigorously attacking the
problem. Tho possibilities of tho
country aro limitless."
HEAVY WEIGHT BABY
IS NAMED FOB TAFT
Hot SprlngH, Va., Aug. 3 -William
Howard Taft, republican proHiden
tial nominee, ban a prototype In min
iature ff the Ht-atement niado by fond
parent* from the ntato of lilinoiH Ih
to bo bolleved. A letter roceived
today HtateR that a hoy woighing
twonty-flve and on© quarter poundx
at birth han been named for Mr. Taft.
The mail al»o brought iiowh that
two other hnhioH have been named
for Mr. Taft. lfe haw went hi* auto
graph to eaeh.
VALDEZ GREEK IS
SHOWING UP WELL
Four Claims are Being Work
ed with Good Results and
Food is Plenty
(lulkana, Aug. 1—Special corves
pomleuce—Reports from tho Susitna
and Valdez Creek aro very flattering
to the districts in question. Four
claims are being worked by tho dis
dovery boys. Carlson on Luckey
Gulch is doing well. Dan Kain and
Pete Monalian are using hydraulic
elevators with good results. Mona
lian lias drifted for a distance of IJOO
feet.
J. C. Clarkson on July 12 washed
out one pan that contained $112.78and
there are a number of small claims
that are panning out well.
There is plenty of provisions in the
district but there is 110 room for more
labor 011 account of the few claims
opened up. Arrangements are being
made to use a Keystone drill next
year in prospecting on Valdez Creek.
Nelson Jepson has located several
coal claims on the Clearwater and
lie also has some very good appealing
quartz property. The .coal in particu
lar shows up well and everyone in
the district is more than satisfied with
the promises for the future.
KOYUKUK DISTRICT
REPORTS ARE TRUE
That the reports concerning tho
fabulous richness of the Koyukuk
country do not exaggerate is at
tested to by J. It. Austin, a guard at
tho federal jail who returned from
Seattle on the Santa Clara. While in
Seattle Austin saw the Olson brothers
and Anderson who recently made
such a rich strike in the district and
they confirmed previous reports, ad
mitting that they had taken out
about $108,000 each as the result, of
this year's cleanup. One miner's
bucket yielded $8,000
Austin has boon in the Koyukuk
himself and knows the district well.
He says that be was informed by tho
Olsons that their property on Nolan
creek runs mostly in line gold at bed
rock which is very deep being on
nn average of 150 feet and in some
places 180 feet. Heretofore tho most
of tho gold found in the district lias
been coarse.
Tho Olsons say that tho country is
pretty will located and that it is no
place for a poor man as there is little
work. Provisions are high, if cost
ing a man about $1,000 to get. into tin4
country with enough to live on for a
year, and there is no use of a man
going in unless he is sufficiently pro
vided with food to last him at. least
twolvo months. Besides tho Olson
and Anderson claims there are sov
oral othors in the district that are
showing »ip well.
The Koyukuk rims into the Yukon
at Nulato and tho diggings are about
(100 miles up tho former stream.
Hetties is tho head of navigation for
river steamers and the nearest com
missioner is located atColdfoot.
Tho Olsons and Anderson are going
to Sweden on a visit.
See Pee KnrnH $15,000,000
Sacramento, Aug. 3—The Califor
nia braneoH of the Harriman railway
system earned in excess of $ir>,000,000
during tho year ending March last,
according to figures given in an offic
ial statomont placed on file today.
NEGRO PORTER IS
FINANCIAL HIOSES
KmiHUH City, July 31—A Negro
I'lillmaTi car porter named I IhxIioh
ha« thought the medium of a law
Hult filed agaiiiHt a money londor,
Hprung Into iho lime light n« a flnan
elal Moron who will lead HIh brethera
out of the wildernotM of UHUferH.
IIughcN, alleging unlawful Intercut
chftrgON, haw begun action for f25,
000 damage*.
In dlHCURNlng bin action, IfughcN
doolaron that monoy lenderH annually
colloct hundred* of thotiHandM of dol
lar* In Illegal IntercHt. and that a
great portion of thlN comcw from rail
road omployeH. Ife pnrpoHY ading
a eruHfide agalnnt flic Hhyi< :kn ami
hope* to cnllNt In the movement
every railroad employe In the
country.
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HOSPITAL VISITORS
00 NOT FIND SALL
Callers Have Message from
Former Mining Partner
of Missing Man
Mrs. A. Neice, recently fiom Ka
talla unci Mrs. Johnson, proprietor of
the Alameda house, are the women
who called at the Valilez Hospital in
quest of Oscar Sail. The call was
made at the instance of Mrs. Neice
who hears a message to Sail from a
former mining partner now in Mexico
who wrote Mi's. Neice from there.
Friends of Sail had iiopcd that those
who visited the hospital had somo
message for him that might have
necessitated his presence at some
point and that they would know
where lie went. Neither Mrs. Neiec
nor.Mrs. Johnson saw Sail, however,
so tins hope lias been abandoned.
The foul play theory has gained
considerable credence with man y of
those interested in solving the mys
tery surrounding the disappearance
of Sail hut nothing of a tangible
nature is at hand. The cries for help
heard by Jessee Crawford and Mrs.
Nelson have not been accounted for
norcan anyone be found who admits
having seen Sail since lie was seen in
front of the bowling alley shortly af
ter 7 o'clock Friday evening.
HILL TO ABANDON
ORIENTAL TRADE
St.. Paul, Auk. 3—JamoH J. Hill,
creator of the Groat Northern Rail
road and the Great Northern Steam
ship Company lias made public an
nouncement that his companies will
abandon the marine end of the Orien
tal commerce handled by the railroad.
Id explanation Mr. Hill contents him
self with the statement that this coun
try is not a seafaring nation now days
and that it is no longer profitable for
American steamship companies to
try and compete with the vessels of
other nations.
While the decision of the Hill steam
ship line to withdraw from its Orien
tal business has created no great sur
prise among those familiar with con
ditions, it has caused a renewal of the
concern long felt, with regard to the
future of the merchant marine 011 the
Pacific. Long ago Mr. Hill declared
that, without subsidies 110 steamship
company can compete with foreign
bottoms and particularly wjth the
Japanese steamship companies so far
as business of an international nature
is concerned.
Steamship men on the Pacific are
familiar with the disappointment
caused Mr. Hill by the failure of his
gigantic; steamships, the Minnesota
and Dakota, to make expenses even.
It is the fact that, both vessels have
cost, the Hill companies a fortune,
first to construct and then to operate
that enabled Mr. Hill to bear with
considerable equanimity the loss a
year ar so ago of the Dakota which
was wrecked 011 a clear day in the
calm waters of t he Japan sea.
Mr. Hill expected to accomplish
wonders in the marine transportation
line when he placed in operation the
two steamships, at that time among
the largest vessels in the world, but
they were, and aro still operated out
of Seatt le at a loss of thousands of
dollars a month while tho Japanese
liners operating between the same
ports make money, as do also tramp
steamships subsidized by the coun
tries whose flags they fly.
AMERICAN GAR IS
VICTOR IN RACE
Parin, July 81—America winnt TIiIh
morning the Thomuw car entered In
tlio Now York to ParlH automobile
race oanio Into Pariw, the flrHt of tho
cntrien to inako tlio long trip and
earning tho honoroof an international
con tout to to«t the enduranco cpiall
t.lon of maohlnen made in tho vnriotiH
countrlen represented. Word of tho
coming of tho American had been re
ceived and Itw arrival wiih choorcd l»y
a large crowd.
Tho Thomaw car Ih tho ono that
oamo to VaW'ea early In April with
tho Intention of making tho trip to
Nome. The other earH entered In tho
raco roprenented Germ Any, Prance
and Italy.
OSTRftNDER SAYS
BRYAN IS STRONG
Alaska Delegate to Democra
tic National Convention
Hopeful for Victory
J. Y. Ostrandor, delegate from
Alaska to tho democratic national
convention returned 011 tho Santa
Clara hopeful that the party will bo
successful at the coming election.
Mr. Ontraiulor says that there in in
the states a strong Bryan sentiment
and that even republican stalwarts do
not predict a walk-over for Taft. Con
servatives of either party admit that
tho election will be closo.
Mr. Ostrander has been away from
Valdez since last March, going first to
Juneau where he conducted the de
fense of Ed. llasoy. Prom Juneau
Mr. Ostrander went to California, re
turning to the democratic convention
in Juneau and then going to Denver.
Mrs. Ostrander also returned, ac
companied by Miss Lita Crosby, who
will for some time be a guest of t he
Ostranders.
BRYAN SAYS TAFT
IS DISSATISFIED
Lincoln, Neb., July SI—Presidential
Nominee Bryan, in u statement issued
today declares lus belief that Presi
dential Nominee Taft is very much
dissatisfied with the republican plat
form adopted in Chicago. The Bryan
statement in effect is a repetition of
the belief lie impressed upon the dele
gates to the democratic convention
but it is more positive and goes more
into detail.
Mr. Bryan among other things says
that the republican leaders fear an
uprising of the voters because of the
abuses of public rights made possible
by republican politics, lie says that
it is the realization of this danger
that caused Mr. Taft to emphasize
the necessity of substantial reforms
and to regret that t he republican plat
form fails to make pn.vision for such
action.
UNION VOTE FREE
AND INDEPENDENT
Washington,' July 31—Samuel (loin
pel's, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, in a statement is
sued today, admits that the union
vote is independent and that he can
not hope to accomplish anything
with it outside the sphere of his per
sonal influence. (Jompers says that
he expected to be criticised by laboi
because of his promise to support Mr,
Bryan.
Gompers is inferentially the head
of 3,(XK),(HM> voters and his decision t<
support the democratic candidate foi
president, was by the party leaden
re coived with much satisfaction. Ii
face of (Jompers' statement that h<
cannot control the labor vote, the
democrats believe that the majority
of the federation members will follow
the lead of their president when il
comes to casting a ballot.
Rich Gold 8trlke Ih Reported
Ore which assays $.'50,000 to tho tor
in reported to have been found in tin
Mt. Ht. ICIias country, some distance
inland from Yakutat. The detailH ol
the find nre monger, hut from whal
has been learned tho strike* hcciiih te
bo antlientic. On tho last. trip of the
Portland, wan an old, but wiry man
salel onee to have been an employee ol
the lltielsem's Hay company, and it it
he who, it Ih alleged mado the inarve
Iouh gold dlHeovcry. Passeinge^rs 01
tho Htoamer did not learn IHh name
or if they did they forgot it. Tho ok
man wax accompanied by an Indian
and ho hoarded the Portland al
Kotchikan, going ashore at Yakutat
At Kotchikan he ellsposeel of a lumj
of gold and quarto for $'200. lie alse
stated that lie had a vein fourteor
itiehcft thick of the picture reie*k, hul
it Ih not at all probable that (he on
tire vein shows a value of $30,000 U
the ton.— Katalla Herald.
Ordinance No. 58.
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance
No. M.
Bo It- Ordained by the Cowmen
Council of the Town of Valde/., Alaska
Hoe. 1. That Ordinance No. 54 be
and b» hereby amended iih follows:
By striking out the words, five thous
and dollars C$/><KM>> in Heetlon 1 ol
said Ordinance No. M, and suhstitut
Ing therefor the words: ten t-housaml
dollars ($10,000.)
Adopted and approved this 22 da.v
of June, 1908.
W. II. Orary, P. M. Brown,
Olerk. Mayor
Truth and Quality
appeal to the well informed in every walk of life and
are essential to permanent success and creditable
standing, therefore we wish to call the .attention of all
who would enjoy good health, with its blessings, to the
fact that it involves the question of right living with
all the term implies. With proper knowledge of what
is best each hour of recreation, of enjoyment, of con'
templation and of efiorl may be ru&de to contribute to
that end and the use of medicines dispensed with
generally to great advantage but as in many instances
a simple, wholesome rerr.c.'y may be invaluable, if
taken at the proper time, t;... * . Iifornia Fig Syrup Co.
feels that it is alike import:'.. * ■-resent tiuthfully the
subject and to supply ;he < v,< perfect !?.xative remedy
which has won the approval r hyeicians and the
world-wide acceptance ihe V\ f-Sllnformed because
of the excellence ol -.lie r<.n., >...at':on, known to all,
and the original mcllv (' ' f nipi-.ulacture, which is
known to the California i .v :>\ t ( o. only.
This valuable reirn.' !' ) ..3 beev long and favorably
known under the name oi ;■>>-. .,j of Figs— and has
attained to world-wic!" • as the most excell
ent family laxative. A'; i . laxative principles,
obtained from Sens*..!, .. . il L.oun to physicians
and the Well Infc inner! o? •; -• world fo be the best we
have adopted th^. : ..i!^r«»t»t r..v;io of — Syrup of
Figs and ILlixir of Semvi- rv n-.o:e fully descriptive
of the remedy, but doubtless 't will always be called
for by the shorter nauiij o( -Syiup of Figs — and to
get its beneficial effects, always note, wlien purchasing,
the full name of the Company — California Fig Syrup
Co. — printed on the front of every package, whether
you call for — Syrup of Figs—or by the full name—
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna.
John A. Carson,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
SALEM,
Member of
Alaska Bar. OllEdON
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
DENTIST
Second Street
On Reservation YALPEZ
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Engineering. Established ISC) I
Oceun lug their own'buildiug. wot ksltop and ,
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NOTICIJ TO CREDITORS
IN Til E 1'ltOIIATE I'OfllT, EollTY Mil. I! |
I'll He IN CT, T111 It I» DIVISION. Tilt
III TO 11V <»!• ALASKA.
Before Elmer It. Itrady. Cnmiiilssionci and
I'robate Judge.
In I lie mailer of i lie Estate i
Of > Notice toCreili ors
W. M. Sterling, Deceased >
Take Nol lee, i lia t t lit- undersigned, was on the
sili ilny ill March, I'.KW, I > y I lie alnive enii 11 up
■minted t lie A<1 inili 1st ralor of I lie estate of \V.
M. Sterling. Deceased iiikI all persons having
eluiins against the saiil deceased are hereby
rei|iil reil to pre sen I lliellt with the proper
Voiiehers, within six mouths from tin' dale
hereof, to the undersigned at Chicken creek,
ill the Korly .Mile I'reeinet, Territory of J
Alaska.
Dated I Ins-J.ith day of May, HKI8.
I>ate of i'irstjl'ubliea'.ion June v!.Mh, I'.KW. I
I.EKOY J. PIKE.
Administrator ot the estate ]
of \\ . M. Sterling Deceased.
NOTICE AO CREDITORS |
IN TIIK t'NITED STATES COMMISSION
Ell'S COITIT EOlt TIIE DISTRICT
OK A I,ASK A, OIVISION TIM ICO.
VAMiEZ I'llECINCT
In the matter of the Estate)
Of /In Probate
Holier! A. White, deceased. )
, Ivy order of said Court madu herein on the
IMtli day ot June, A, l>. I'.WH, Notice Is hereby
i given to the Creditors of, and to all person's
having claims against said deceased, or
against said estate to present them with the
necessary vouchers to the undersigned Ad
■ninislrator with the W ill Annexed of said
late, at Vablex, the place of business of said
estate, in Valdcz, Alaska, within six months
from and a fter I he da te of li rst publication of
this notice or same will he barred.
Date of First Publication June I1MW.
, W. II C It A It V,
Administrator with the
Will annexed of said Es
tale
Harrison Host wick
Attorney for Estate,
oilicc and I'. o. Address,
Gtll-lVA) Mutual l.ife Hldg.
Seattle, Washington
Notice of Forfeiture.
Valdez, Alitalia. I**«*l»nniry I'Jtli., Unix.
To A. I'. M. Falck:
Vim arc hereby not mod thai there ha* hecn
expended in the your l!*)7, in labor mid iin
pmvcincnt* on tlic "Utile lllo**om" lode
, mini 11K claim nild oil (lie lliossum"
lode in 111111 k t;lnlin, situated on Copper inoiin
tiiin, near l,nndloek . liny, I'rltice William
sound, Territory of AIhikAi in tin- Vnldc/.
Recording District, the sum of fflKUm (lu» said
x«lin being (lie ninoiilil required by tlit* ln\\H of
the I'liltcd State* governing the location and
lioldlnK of mining elnlms, necessary to hold
said claims nfnreaald for (lio ealaiider year,
'o wit; the year l!xi7: tlie snld work having
been performed l»y your co partner In snld
claims, Louis l/llllc.
And unler* wlililn niiK'ty daya niter tlie
completion of the publication of thin indict',
In wit; wltliln ninety days nfter the lath dny
of June, IflWt, yoti contribute your proportion
1 of Hindi annual nsse**ment work, to wit: the
, mini of fMi.on for *nld "Mltlc Blossom" mining
claim, and tllO vu?n of $A0.OO for snld "JIlB
lllossnin" minim: claim your Interest lusahl
in I ii I iik claim* nnd nil of them will tic forfeited
■ lo Aiid bccAtno tho properly of your present
co owner, aforesaid.
MUMH MTTI.K,
Co-Owner
Notlec To Credltor«
IN TIIK I'ROBATK COURT. IN AND FOR
T11 K TKItRIToRY <>K A l-AHK A, I'RINCK
W11,1,1 A M MOt'ND I'RKClNt "I". IIKFOItK IH»N.
H. A. CRANDAM.. Jt'IMIK OP I'ROIIATK.
In the mutter of the estate >
of t S
Mux Haner deceased >
Notice I* Hereby given !•>• H. A. Crandali, Jr.
Administrator of top estate of Max Hniier.de
coaoed, with will annexed, to the creditor* of
and having claim* again*! the laid deceased
to exhllitt xindi elnlni* Willi the ucce««ary
voucher* within *lx month* nftert'ie llr*t pub
licatloii of thin notice, to *nid admtnl*trator
at hi* home at Iteynold*, Alaaka, the *amc lie
Ing the place for tlie traiiHactIon of the hind
ne** of *ald e«tate
Hated April, tilth, l<*m
H. *. rlt AN OA 1,1/, lit,
Administrator oj the estate of Max Haner,
deceased,
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