The Alaska Prospector
I'ubUohoit at Vahtex, Alaska, every Thursday
by Hie PKOSI'ltCTOK I't'BUSHISU Co.
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AIDS TO NAVIGATION.
Within less than two yearn two
largo merchant vessels have become
total wrecks upon the naked shores
of Alaska, each in charge of an ex
perienced and able navigator, under
circumstances which no sea captain
could circumvent, because no light
house or buoy marked the danger line.
Eighteen months ago the Oregon re
ceived her death blow on a rocky
headland of Hinchinhrook island,
running slowly in a dense fog which
made it impossible to distinguish the
short* line until the vessel was almost
against it. ('apt. Soule was exonera
ted because of the hard circumstan
ees of the case. A lighthouse any
where on the south end of the island
would have given him his bearings
after he bad been running for several
hours practically on dead reckoning.
Today the Saratoga hangs hopeless
y wrecked on a submerged reef be
side the steamer channel out of Ella
mar when a buoy would have shown
its exact location, and ('apt. Sehagc
would not now be mourning the loss
of his ship after more than twenty
years of sea navigation without an
accident. Caught with the shore line
invisible by a sudden snow squall in a
narrow, reef-strewn passage, the tide
left him no choice but to run on dead
reckoning, because'a slow bell would
have left the steamer at the will of
the currents. A buoy would have
saved the vessel.
The British Columbia eoast is
market! atjevery dangerous point with
an aitl to navigation. Lighthouses,
automatic lighting buoys, whistling
buoys every device to protect
t he mariner.
The American coast has next to
none. Agitation enough <■! the case
has come from shipping men and j
Alaska travelers but congress in its'
pursuit of the cheese paring industry
eliminates the demandsof the Alaska
coast from every appropriation bill.
And these watchdogs of the treasury
are the same fellows who have sqtian-'
tiered half a billion on a worse than
useless tropical plantation in the Ori
ent. The American government,
money burned in the Philippines and
Cuba would have lighted the Pacific
coast of the country like a city street
from Han Diego to Dutch Harbor.
NOT SO BAD IN ALASKA.
The money panic ami the subse
quent depression have mildewed Alas
ka business a little by holding out
cash that might.'otherwise be invested
in productive industries in the terri
tory but the ease is not nearly so bad
in this faraway colony as in the states,
which means that Alaska will recover
more quickly. Alaska suffers no such
commercial debility as that described
by II. lT. Mudge, vice president and
general manager of the Rock Island
railroad:
"Without the slightest warning wc
were plunged from prosperity into ad
versity. A year ago our system could
not handle the tralllc offered us. To
day we have 11,000 idle cars. Five
months ago we suffered from a con
gestion of freight; now we suffer from
a congestion of empty cars."
Alaska has no cloud 011 her indus
trial sky except a mining strike which
seems to he fading from inanition.
Mining development continues with
little dimiuuation, prospects for rail
road construction were hardly ever
better and Home work is now in pro
gress. Alaska will gain by the check
to inflated real estate booms in the
northwest because it will turn surplus
Imputation and capital to the territory,
and In the .end tin- subdued boom
citiesjwlll gain also because the de
flation of their mushroom expansion
will place them on a sounder basis
and the stimulated growth of Alaska
will add to their legitimate productiv
ity.
Tho Indictment* HguiiiHt Hehmitz In
Han Franclflco have been dlHiniHtied
becaiiHe dofeoilvo. There Ih no doubt
but Hehmitz Ih guilty of nearly every
thing eharged agalnnt him, yet.
Heney wah unable to draw a valid
indictment a^alnHt him. Nearly all
of lleney'n Oregon convlctionx which
have gone to an appellate court have
been revorned. And- ntill bin uowh
papor claquer* Inslflt that he Ih a law
yer. It Hoeinn moie probable that
he Ih a HueeeHnful court bulldozer and
Jury flxer.
Taft In having great luck in the lit
tle HtatcH but he In np agabiHt a ntone
wall in the three gmatent Htate* of
all- New York, I'ennHylvania and Illi
nois with |an even 200 delegnten In
the national convention.
(Jongrewiman LlttleAeld, one of the
ablent men In congremi, han ronlgned
to practice law. A brainy man mn«t
feel lonewome In that Hat, ntale and
unprofitable field of aetlon known, an
congreHii,
SQUEEZING COPPER DOWN.
The statement in the cable dispatch
es that the surplus refined copper sup
ply huH Hhrunk 100,000,000 i>ounds bo
low the normal reserve of refined cop
per confirms the belief that lias been
growing steadily for several months
that the copper trust has been beat
ing down the price of copper to de
press the market value of copper
stocks. Incidentally also the trust is
probably getting ^long on copper in
the stock exchange and when it has
squeozed copper stocks and refined
copper to the limit it will relieve the
pressuro from both and begin to har
vest profits from both sources.
When the price of refined copper
goes up the market quotations on
tlie stocks of copper companies will
also rise, and the copper trust, being
long on both without doubt, will add
prodigiously to its already plethoric
wad. The octopus lias tentacles
enough to reach in several directions
at once. •
The prospective rise in copper
means increased prosperity to Alas
ka, which is becoming recognized as
the coming chief source of supply for
the world. Most of the important
copper fields have reached their max
imum of output. The demand for re
fined copper is growing more rapidly
than all other sources of supply are
likely to be able to meet. This places
the balance of demand upon Alaska
and in that condition lies great prom
ise ol increased prosperity to t lit* ter
ritory.
Alaska, like the rest of the country,
is suffering, though in less degree,
from a tight money market and in
dustrial depression, but it will un
doubtedly recover more quickly, The
only handicap to Alawka in present
conditions is the difficulty <>f getting
large capital for industrial develop
ment. Hut Alaska will get a large
aggregate of money from small in
vestors who come here personally
with their savings. Alaska and the
Yukon first became known to the
world during the period of worst fi
nancial depression the United States
has known in half a century. Men
with small savings turned to mining
in the north because they could not
get employment in the states.
The same condition prevails today,
though it is less aggravated. The
glamor of placer mining in the far
north is worn off and fewer helpless
tendorfeet will come, but prospecting
and development of both gold and
copper deposits offer the same in
ducement to capable men as ever and
high prices for copper will stimulate
both.
THAT JUDICIAL DIVISION.
Nobody in congress is opposed to
the partition of the Fourth judicial
division of Alaska. The president,
the attorney-general, the governor of
the territory profess to be supporting
it, and it bas been agreed all around
to pass the bill as an immediate ne
cessity. Ah an active movement to
that end the house judiciary commit
tee has set a report, on the measureja
month ahead. At that rate it will
die on the calendar when the present
congress expires next March.
It looks as if somebody in power in
congress or in the executive end of
the government is juggling the Alas
ka judicial bill for political purj>OHeH.
Maybe the president or the speaker
of the bouse bas promised the patron
age of the new division to about 085
men to get votes for somebody in the
republican national convention. It
seems certain that the bill is condem
ned to drift with t he current.
Maybe the quickest way to j lit
Harry Orchard to death is to pardon
him and turn him loose. He'll last,
quick when he gets outside where his
old friends can get at him.
Now why can't they induce tho
czar mid till It!h minlatcrH to light
duel* with gentlemen who can Hhoot
straight?
And ho Oklahoma Htill haw enough
(HtpuliHtH to hohl a Htatc convention
of nome Hort.
Volnoy Richmond, manager of the
Northern Commercial Company in
the Tan an a valley, arrived on the
Yucatan, enroute to Fairhank*. Mr.
Richmond *ay* tho yield of the Tan
ana valley will reagh $1 ft,000,000 thia
coining Hcanon, if minora enough can
ho obtained to work the claim*. Mm.
Richmond accompanioH her hn*hand.
H. K. Tiovo of Juneau, Hpecial agent
of the Interior department, camo up
from Juneau on the Portland and will
remain noveral day*. He laa brother
of Ooorgo Love of Vaides.
0. H. Huhboll, tho civil engineer, in
a pa**engor on tho Portland, hound
for the llliamna diwtrict, where ho
will ho engagod In a mirvoy work
during the coming aoaaon.
(Icorgo 0. Burford, head of the dry
good* department- pf the V. B, AM.
Co., returned on tho Portland from
an Ka*tern trip, whore he went toae
leet good* for hi* department.
FIND WRECKAGE OF
THE CLARA NEVADA
Juneau, Alaska, March 12—M. J.
Currio, lighthouse keoper at Elder
Rock, brought news to this city that
the Clara Nevada wreck hat* apj>eared
in view off tho north coast of the reef
side of Elder rock, and that many
bones of those who were lost on the
ill-fated vessel have been picked up
on tho beach.
Tho terrific winds of February 26 to
28 last, during an extreme neup tide,
exposed tho wreck to view on Feb
ruary 26. Tho next morning the
lighthouse keeper and his assistant
went over and found many human
bones on the beach at the lowest tide,
but the wind was not as violent as it
was on the day before. The wreck
was not then in view.
The Clara Nevada sank in tho win
ter of 1897-98 with sixty-five passen
gers aboard, enroute from Skagway
to Seattle. No one escaped to tell
tho story and the body of the purser
was the only one found of all who
perished. Tho exact location of the
steamer could over bo determined.
Many wellknown Alaskans went
down with tlieship aiul diligent search
was made for the bodies at the time,
but nothing other than the body of
the purser was ever found.
The Clara Nevada was reported to
have had a large amount of gold on
her at the time, there being five men
from the Klondike who had made
their llrst cleanup and were coming
out with their treasure.
The Clara Nevada was an iron craft
and was originally tho Hassier, of the
United States coast survey service.
EXPLORER THINKS HE
IS A MARINE HOODOO
('apt. MikklcBcn, the Arctic ex
plorer, who was a passenger on the
Saratoga when alio Htruck tho reef, iH
beginning to fear that he in a hoodoo.
Ah a mariner in his native waters ho
had two nea accidents; then when lie
became an explorer he lost hiH ship in
Arctic ice; and when he descended
from the Saratoga into a life boat tho
rudder of the boat almost immediate
ly broke off.
But when the lifeboat rudder was
lont ('apt. Mikklesen showed that he
wan good for Homething. The boat
Hwain wan unable to control the boat
with an oar and the captain took hiH
place and steered without trouble.
o
George Barrack Married
tlcor^o Barrack, the famous mining
magnate of Latoucho island, was mar
ried to Mrs. Margaret May Worthey
of Valdez March 19 at tho homo of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. I)uko. The
couple sailed on the Yucatan for
I<atouche, where they will spend a few
days at Mr. Barrack's county seat,
and thoy will then go outside on tho
Northwestern for a wedding tour.
The boys ought to have boon lot in
on this before but Harry Duke was
sworn to temporary secrecy and only
gave up the Htory when he came to
got the wedding cards printed.
I,arge Nugget on Display.
One of tho northland's largest nug
gets of gold is now on display at the
Valdez Bank «fc Mercantile Company.
It is as fine a specimen of this element
as is usually refined in nature's labar
atory. It is flat in shape, 7 inches
long, r> 3-4 inches wide, and varying
in thickness from a half to throe
fourths inches. Its intrinsic value is
$l.5()0, but as a specimen would readi
ly command over $'2,000. The nugget
is the property of J. L. Sale, a jewel
er of Dawson and Fairbanks, who re
cently arrived in Valdez.
To Study Botany In Alnakn
Seattle,-—Dr. T. C. Frye, head of
tho botanical department of tho uni
ver»lty of Waahington, is to conduct
» botanical Hold trip to Alanka next
Hummer, taking with him a party of
Hchool teachers. Hcretoforo tho work
of tho department in tho Hummor aen
hIoii ban been confined to tho waters
of Puget Hound, centering In and
al>out Friday harbor. ThlH year the
party will mako oxeurHlonn to the in
land mountains glaciora and to the
minoH along tho Hoanhore.
The number of mon omployod on
tho Panama oanal at pronont in.'Ml,000;
6,000 aro Americam*, and they occupy
tho Important placca In tho manage
ment, Including the {Kmitlon* requir
ing a mochanlcal knowledge.
Jamcfl O. Parmoloe, aged r»8, at ono
time puraorof tho Htoamor Portland
and well known to AlaHkamt, died at
hla homo In Hoattlo on March 18.,
X
Adolf OHterhufl haa been ap
pointed U, H. (lommlHHloner for the
NuHhagak diatrlct
The A. Van <ler Naillen School
of Practical C'vU, Electrical Mining
Engineering. Established 1804
Ocrwp ItiR their own'.lmllding, wortuhop «fi<1
•n<l U)><ir«t«irl(Hi. Open nil yc*t. Or rut <)(••
M«nri lor ex MiidcntK in nil lino*. Now ftta
dent* nhonltl enroll at one*. A«ldri*« M«»
mreel and Telegraph Are Oakland, «>i
TELLS MORE ABOiJT
SCHOONER SURVIVORS
Albert B. Giblott, for a long time
chief engineer of the steamer Dora,
now in Valdez, states that some errors
crept into the accounts of the wreck
of the schooner John F. Miller on the
peninsula, sent in by correspondents
of the Prospector. These accounts
wore all hearsay but were in the
main correct. The additional feat
ures brought by Mr. Qiblett describe
as harrowing a story of wreck as
ever was chronicled in history or
Action.
All of the ten lost men were frozen
to death and swept overboard and
their rigid bodies picked up off the
waves. There were only three sur
vivors-— Capt. Kolton, the mate and
one sailor. Those throe were brought
out on tho last trip of the Dora and
were sent south on the Northwestern.
The mate will probably loso one foot
and tho sailor several fingers. The
other men reported to have been
saved were not 011 tho wreck but
wore fishermen who had been landed
011 shore. They saved the throe sur
vivors and picked up tho corpses.
Tho mute was frozen to a bit on the
, fo'c'sle deck, which he had gripped
to keep from being washed over
board. The suilor was frozen fast to
some fixture 011 the stem which he
bad gripped while conscious. Both
be and the mate were unconscious
when taken off. Captain Kolton was
still conscious and ablo to caro for
himself when rescued, although his
bands and feet were badly frozen.
Mr. Giblett says the cantain is a verv
intelligent man, of extraordinary
courage. The mate also is an intelli
gent man hut the sailors and fisher
man are dull. Nevertheless they did
very courageous work in going to the
wreck in small boats to save the men
on the schooner at imminent danger
to their own lives in a terrific storm,
The fishermen told ofllcers of the
Dora that when rescued the mate was
almost imbedded in ice and they had
to chop him loose from the bit to
which he had cluhg. The caked ice
around his head was several inches
thick and long icicles hung down
from Ins whiskers. The surviving
sailor was almost as thickly covered
with ice.
When the steamer,Dora was sighted
on her January trip somo of the llsh
ermen went out in a small boat to
hail her but failed to got neiir enough
to make themselves understood. Capt.
Moore of the Dora saw them but the
shores of the peninsula are lined with
fishermen who always stand up in
their boats and wave salutes and he
thought that was all. Had they built
a bonfire on shore or given some un
usual signal the Dora would havo
brought them off on that trip.
Tho survivors were brought to Band
Point by Oscar (Irosvold, the merch
ant of that place, who promptly went
to the rescue in his schooner with
supplies as soon as the news of the
wreck was received at Hand Point.
Mr. Qrosvold is highly praised by
everyone for his rescue work.
Mr. Oiblott was detached from the
Dora when she came to Heward this
time and ordered outside for assign
ment on anotner steamer. Ho is well
known in Valdez, having been chief
engineer of the Dora when this was
her eastern port.
Summons for Publication
IN Til K DISTRICT COURT FOR TIIK TKRRI
TORY <»>" ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION.
Pontius MtignusHcn, Plaintiff, >
vk. J No. 248
Otto Hanson, Defendant. >
The President ol the United States of Ainerl
en. Greeting: To the above named defendant:
you are hereby required to appear In the
District Court for the Territory of Alaska,
Third Division, within thirty days after the
day of t lie service of this summons
noon you, and answer the complaint
of the above named plaintiff, a copy of
whieii complaint is herewith delivered to
you; and unless yon so appear and answer the
plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in said comidnlnt, which Is, Hrst:
that plaintiff he adjudged and decreed to Ite
the owner of an undivided one-sixteenth In-'
terest In and to Ave certain lode mining
claims, situated on (llacicr Creek, Nizhni Min
ing District. Valdcx Recording District, Alaska,
and that plaintiff lie decreed to he entitled to
a conveyance of said mining claims to him
from defendant and that defendant he for
ever onjolnad Irotn claiming said one-six
teenth Interest In said mining claims. Second,
that plaintiff be adjudged cull.led to the
sjk-cHIc performance of a certain contract set
out In the complaint between the parties
hereto, in that ho have conveyed to him, the
plalntlfT, an additional olio-sixteenth interest
In and to said five lode mining claims, under a
contract In which defendant agreed to con
vey to plaintiff said one-sixteenth Interest in
said claims. The said five lode mining claims
above referred to are known and called as fol
lows: I'auline I/ode Mining Claim ; Iowa 1/Ode
Mining Claim: Monterey Ixule Mining Claim;
Kldora I/ode Mining Claim and Chitty l-odo
Mining Claim. The date of the order for the
publication of this summons Is March 4th,
190R, said order being made by the Honorable
Silas II Iteld. Judpeof our District Court, and
this publication Is to be made for six weeks In
the "Alaska Prospector,"V weekly newspaper
published and printed at Valdei, Alaska.
And you the above named defendant are re
quired to appear asaboveset out within thirty
•lavs from the day of the last publication of
this summons, which on the Iflth day of
April, 190ft.
witness the Ifonorab..* Silas H. Reid, Judge
of said Court, this fourth day of March, 190ft,
and the seal thereof hereto attached.
(Seal J K,/. stler. Clerk.
By W T. Reeks, Deputy.
Ostraiider A Donolioe,
Plaintiff's attorneys.
First publication March ft. I90M.
]<a*t publication April in, 190H
In the I'robate Court, Valdcx Precinct, Terrl
tory of Alaska, Hon. John I.yoiis, Judge.
In the matter of the Kstate of Ixmls Ilrown,
Derensed, Notlceof Final Settlement.
Not'ce Is hereby given that Knut Rrantset,
executor of the above named estate, has ren
dered and presented for settlement and filed
In said court his final account as admln'stra
tor of satd estate, and that on the 20th day of
March. I90H, at the honor of 10 a. m. at tba
courthotay, before said court, In the town of
Valdes, having been duly appointed by the
Judge for the settlement of •itch accounts, at
which time any person Interested In said
estate, may appear and file exception* In
writing to the same and make resistance
thereto.
Dated this 19th day ol January, lima.
Knnt Rrantset.
Kxcentor of said Will.
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To the Traveling Public:
The reason why 1 am able to give you mor accomoda
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any other place on the Route between Valdez and Fair
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make a profit on the maintenance of a wife and children.
But, if you are one of the Traveling Public who
passes through Copper Center, Stop at Hotel
Holman and get your moneys worth.
Try it once and you will stop again.
__ RINGWALD BLIX> Proprietor
Telegraph and Mail Town in Itself. Blaaksnnth Shop,
Station. ' etc., etc.
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always on hand. Horse and Dot? Ford All tho latest
improvements. PRIVATE ROOMS.
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The Senate.
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templation and of effort may be made to contribute to
that end and the use of medicines dispensed with
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feels that it is alike important to present truthfully the
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