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VOL, 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1812.
NO. 176
FAIRBANKS PREPARES FOR
THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL FAIR
OB8ERVE8 ARBOR DAY BY PLANTING TREE8 WHICH WILL
BEAUTIFY CITY FOR EXPOSITION TO BE HELD 1917—
WILL A8K FOR APPROPRIATION
Fairbanks, May 11.—The peo
ple of Fairbanks observed Arbor
day for the first time yesterday
by painting hundreds of trees as
a preliminary preparation for the
Alaska semi-c'entJennial exposi
tion planned to be held here in
1917.
The formal ground-breaking
ceremonies as dignifiedly impres
sive as the turning of sod some
time ago by President Taft for
the San Francisco 1915 exposi
tion. even if not witnessed by so
large a throng or attended by
notables of such rank signified to
all Christendom that Fairbanks
has begun preparations for hold
ing here in 1917 the Alaska Semi
centennial World's Fair in cele
bration of the fiftieth anniversary
of the territory's purchase.
Of course the spading cere
inonies had nothing to do with
excavation for fair buildings or
the like, as lhe exposition idea is
too now. In lieu of building
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BOY SCOUTS TO
HAVE AN OUTING
Will Make Camp at Jack's Bay
Under Guidance of Rev.
Ziegler
Rev. Ziegler has arranged lo
lake the boy scouts into camp
about June 17, next. Camp will
be made on Jack's bay, the scouts
going arid returning in a launch
and large boats under tow. Dur
ing their slay the boys will bo
taught the science of camping
and making the best of the sim
ple means of existence at hand.
They will also be taught wood
craft; first care of the wounded
and those things which arc so
necessary to those pioneering, as
wel| as useful for all to know.
Jack Carroll will go along with
the scouts to teach them camp
life. Tho young boys will surely
have a good time.
Marshal 11. P. Sullivan and
James Fish, Jr., took an insane
patient committed from Kodiak
on the Mariposa for the Morn
ingside Sanitarium in East Port
land.
SUPPLIES SHOOT
IN KOYUKUK
Hammond River is Very Spotted,
According to the Men Com
ing Out
Ten thousand dollars ju coarse
Hold was obtained from an area
of bedrock 10 feet square on 2
above, Hammond river, in tho
Koyukuk, according to John Lar
son, who reached town yesterday
morning from the upper ramp.
Larson loft for Fairbanks over
fhe trail on Apri| 1, traveling in
company with the mail carrier.
The rich find was made by Hen
ry Owen, Judge Howard and Jack
Tobin, laymen on Ihe Hastings
ground, on which tho rich dis
covery was'made last fall. The
depth to bedrock on the claim is
64 feet, and, as ihe find of the
men will indicate, fhe pay is very
spotted.
Hut little has been done on the
creek Ibis winter, so I,arson ad
vises men seeking work not to go
flicre. For fhe prospector if is a
good field, though.
Collins and parlner are taking
on! a winter dump on 5 below,
Nolan creek. They e*pocf fo slart
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ALAMEDA IN SEATTLE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Seattle, May 11.—The Alame
da arrived from I lie norlh yester
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Ili'r sailing dale will be fixed lat
er.
GOVERNOR HARMON DENIES
MR. BRYAN'S CHmRQE8
Cincinnati, May It Governor
Harmon denies the charges made
against him by William Jennings
Bryan that he attempted to cap
ture the Denver convention. He
challenges Bryan to make, the let—
ers and telegrams public.
CORDOVA TERM
TO BE SHORT
Chitina Grand Jury Will Inves
tigate the Commission
er's Office
Judge Cushman, accompanied
by his private secretary, Mr. I.
Hamburger, as well as represen
tatives of the marshal's and dis
trict attorney's offices, will leave
for Cordova on the next steamer
to hold a term of court. On June
3rd a special session will be held
in Chitina, when matters pertain
ing to the U. S. commissioner's
oflJce will be investigated. A
.•»pei"al grand iury has been call
ed for the Sailer place; hut lit
tle oilier business heing contem
plated iiv the court. The Cordova
docket, is not a heavy one.
BIQ FLORAL PARADE
ENDS 8HRINER8' CONCLAVE
Los Angeles, Mny It.-The con
clave of I In; Shriners ended Inst
night. Tlio close of the session
was marked by n llornl i>arade
which eclipsed anything seen
here for years." Hundreds of nit
I«»s wore in lino.
SUBMARINE BELL BUOY
FOR CAPE ST. ELIA8
Seattle, May II.—The govern
ment will send men north short
ly to establish a submarine bell
buoy ofT Cape St. Klias.
LADIES' NIGHT AT
THE TILIKUM CLUB
The Tilikum Club will be in
charge of the ladies tonight. Mrs.
H. P. Sullivan and Mrs. Whitley
will be the hostesses of the even
ing.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Miss Monohan went to Cor
dova on a short trip.
Wm. O'Connor, of Cordova, is
in the city on a short business
trip.
YUKON IS OPEN
FOR NAVIGATION
First 8teamer Leaves Fairbanks
for Ruby and Iditarod
Camps
Fairbanks, May 11.—The
steamer Little Delia left this
morning for Ruby and Iditarod
camps with a scow in tow for
the lower camps. The latest news
from Ruby is encouraging and
old-timers have faith the camp
will make good.
The season is exceptionally
early this year the boat leaving
three weeks earlier than the first
steamer last year.
ASQU1TH FAVORED
THE RECIPROCITY
Opposition Charges Him With
Helping America to An
nex Canada
London, May 11.—Conservative
Leader Law, of the opposition, in
a debate last night, accused
Premier Asquith of aiding Amer
ica in its plans to annex Canada.
Premier Asquith favored the
reciprocity treaty passed by the
United States, but which was
turned down at the Canadian
elections resulting in the defeat
of the Lauricr government.
TO INVESTIGATE
PATENT LAWS
Trusts Claim Exemption From
Investigation as Patents
Are Private
Washington, May li. — Presi
dent Taft has sent a special mes
sage to Congress asking an in
vestigation of the laws covering
patents. The government is ex
periencing considerable trouble
in reaching some of the trusts
who claim exemption from pros
ecution of being a monopoly on
the ground that the articles pro
duced by them are covered by
patents and therefore private
property.
CLEARING GROUND
FOR BIG FAIR
Harbor View Residences Being
Torn Down for the Fslr
Buildings
San !• rfi'icisco, May II.-Houses
art- Uii'ng t; smantled and remov
ed from the exposition .site in
preparation for the 1915 Univer
sal Imposition. Workmen are now
aclively engaged tearing down
structures that were landmark*
in the Harbor View dislriel. Thes<*
buildings will be replaced by ex
position palaces that are beimr
planned by the foremost arrlii-.
ieels of this count i*5'. Homes thai
were valued at three and four
thousand dollars are being re
moved to other sections of the
city and on the land Ihev occu
pied will arise magnificent, build
ings that will cost in the neigh
borhood of 8500,000 each.
THE NORTHLAND.
Fairbanks custom stamp mills
are changing *7 per ton for treat
ing free milling fire.
Fairbanks Igloo of Pioneers
telegraphed $300 to a former
Alaska pioneer who was strand
ed on the outside.
I.ieut. Singleton has been de
tailed to the signal corps in
charge of tha Second division, A.
M. T. Ij«, with headquarters in
Fairbanks, relieving Lieut. H. C.
Tatum, who in ordered back lo
his command.
0. O. Jensen was a passenger
on tho Mariposa for Cordova.
Subacrlbo for the Prospector.
COMPETE WITH
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Guggenheims Will Build Steam
er at Seattle and Invest
Four Millions
Vic.eria, May 11.—The Alaska
Syndicate announces that they
will compete for the business of
(ho Sound against the Canadian
Pacific company.
The Guggenheims will build a
steamer at Seattle specially de
signed for the run between Seat
tle, Victoria and Vancouver. They
plan an investment of §4,000,000
and will also enter into stronger
competition for the business of
the towns on the Skagway run.
WHITE GIVEN
THE DECISION
Oonley Broke His Wrist In ths
8lxfch and Was Badly
Punished
Los Angeles, May II.—Jack
White was {riven the decision ov
er Johnny Conley at I he end of
fho twelfth round in their tight
last night. Conley broke his wrist
in the sixth round and kepi in
I he riiiK despite I he wishes of h is
seconds, lie was being hadly
punished and his seconds llirew
np the sponge in llic twelfth
imind. The doctor says the wrist
is in had shape and that Conley
will not he able to enter the ring
for months.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Win. O'Connor was hooked on
I he Mariposa for Seattle.
Kd. M. Lakin left for Cordova
this morning on official business.
"I>nncing Charley" was given
3ft days in the federal bastilo by
Municipal Judge Oeraghty.
Henry F. Suesdorf is putting
his good ship "I>ixie" in trim for
summer use.
The H. 8. Mariposa arrived in
port from the westward at noon,
departing for the south al a later
hour in the afternoon. 8hc took
on a load of ore at Latouche.
IL A. Townsend and W. II.
Christ ianson, of the Rambler
Mining company, were outgoing
passengers on the Murlposa. They
will return to Aberdeen, 8. I).
ROOSEVELT BELIEVES HE
CAN DEFEAT PRESIDENT
I88UE8 A LETTER WHICH DISPELS HOPES OF TAFT FOLLOW
ER8 ON UNITING PARTY ON HUQHE8—COLONEL BELIEV
ES HE CAN WIN AT POLL8 NEXT NOVEMBER
New York, May 11.—The fol
lowers of President Taft, who
had hopes of getting Roosevelt to
withdraw from the presidential
race in support of Justice Hugh
es as a compromise candidate of
the Republican parly, have been
rudely awakened.
Colonel Roosevelt has issued a
letter in answer lo Justic'c Hugh
es statement that he would be a
candidate if the president wish
ed him to do so. Roosevelt says
he is the champion of the peo
ples' interests and the only man
who can defeat Taft. He believes
he is the only Republican who
can win at the polls next Novem
ber.
Frank Walson. general agent
of the Alaska Steamship com
pany, who has been in the city
for the past few days in the in
terest of his company, was an
outgoing passenger on lh«» Mari
posa.
GOVERNOR COMES NORTH
ON FIRST STEAMER
Seal th'. May II.—Governor
Waller K. Clark, of Alaska, ar
rived here from San Francisco
last night and will 8° north on
the first steamer.
KAN8AS AGAIN VI8ITED
BY ANOTHER BIG WIND
Kansas City, May 11.--Heavy
rain and wind storms swept over
western Missouri and Kansas i
last night, doing great damage.'
The wind attained the velocity of
a cyclone and many buildings
were blown down or unroofed.
TO DANCE OR
NOT TO DANCE
Methodist Clergymen in Confer
ence Are Dlsou88lng Rais
ing of the Ban
Minneapolis, May 11.—The
Methodist Episcopal clergymen
in conference here are discuss
ing the subject of raising the
ban from dancing. Many of 'the
ministers of the old school vio
lently oppose idea, claiming that
to do so would be to lower the
standard of the morals of the
church members.
JURY CUTS ATTOftNEY'8
FEE TO EIQHT HUNDRED
Tin? jury in (ho ease «»f E. K.
Ritchie against fhi* Japanese ag
ent of I ho sealing poacher, Tokio
Main, wherein In* claimed n f«•«'
of .$2,000, returned a verdict of
#800 laic yesterday afternoon.
This verdict was practically
reacln'tl under instructions of tli<*
courl. Judge l.yons represented
thi* plaintiff and Tlins. H. Sliep
ar'd the defendants.
STEAMER DELHI OHARTERED
FOR NORTHERN TRADE
The Northern Navigation com
pany have chartered I lie steam
ship Delhi, of the Pacific Coast
Steamship company, and will
send her with passengers and
freight to Hethel and Kuskokwim
rivefr points, sailinK from the
Bound May 2f>. -The vessel will
connect at Hethel with the river
steamers Lavello Young and Al
ice for (leorgelown, McOrath and
Tacotna, up the Kuskokwim.
EOKLES IS PRESIDENT
OF ALASKA SYNDIOATE
Seattle, May II.—The Alaska
Steamship company has elected
P. W. Kcklos president lo fill the
placo of Mr. Young. Haxler was
Heeled vice-president ami will
lake aclivn charge.
Mrs. H. Weeks was a passen
ger for Seattle on the Mariposa.
MINERS GOING
TO PORT WELLS
Brignton Reports That P'operty
Owners Are Getting Busy in
New Camp
The launch Brighton returned
from Pori Wells, bringing with
it the lug scow which wis used
to take 'he outfit of the Sweep
stake Mining company to Avery
river. Capt. Stamey reports
nasty weather with a strong
southeast wind blowing.
Gapl. Stamey reports that min
ers are beginning to llock into
that district. On the beach bit
low Golden he noticed two Go
I lumbia river sail boats and a
I launch with eight men in camp.
Beyers, the trader, is making
good progress in the erection of
his buildings. The other store
keeper has a big pile of lumber
landed at (iolden but has not yet
started to build.
The miners who have been
working in the tunnel of the
Sweepstake are now at the beach
helping to put in.the water wheel
at Avery falls.
QUARTZ OUTLOOK
IS VERY BRIGHT
Ore Milled at Qarden Island, Fair
banks, Averaged $75.00
Per Ton
from lh«* Fairbanks News-Min
rr we learn lhal figure* of tin*
qunrlz output in the Tnnana hove
been compiled fnr I1H I and three
months in 1912. The (Sarden Is
land lest mill in 191 I handled 20
lots from 21 different properties
Willi a lolal tonnage «»f •>'» and
a lolal value of 91,857.89 or an
average value per ton of $75.00.
During the first three months in
1912 I he mill handled 48 tons
from 1 I different prospects yield
ing 93,351.00 or an average of
909.87 per Ion.
The output nf Ihe Cdicna mill
for 1911 was as follows:
Rhonda A Hall, IM Ions, 917,
015.
McCnrly, 52 Ions, 97,201.
Davis «k ('o., 8 tons, 9230.
/iminerinan & Co., 19 tons.
9722.
Newsboy mine, 60 Ions, 95,
379.
Tin- figures show lhal the lolal
of ore milled by Ihe Chena mill
during 1911 weighed 292 Ions,
with a value of 931,183.50, or
9100.79 lo lh«' (on.