VALDEZ DAILY PROSPECTOR
VOL. 8. VALDEZ, ALA8KA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1912. NO, 85
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MORE DYNAMITE
IS LOCATED
This Time It is Found in a 8uit
Case in Salt Lake
City
Salt Lake City, Jan. 27.—De
tectives in the employ of William
Burns discovered a dangerous
suit case in a local warehouse
here today. The article had been
stored some months ago.
When the case was opened it
was found Jlo contain dynamite,
fuse and caps all ready for use.
The detectives traced the case
through the recent confession of
Albert Stodt, who was arrested in
San Diego.
TAFTTAKES
SHORT TRIP
Expected He Will Make Reference
to the Colonel's Po
sition
Washington, Jan. 27.— Presi
dent Taft started this morning
on a three day trip in tin* interest
of his own political future.
He will speak in New York.)
(Cleveland, ('.hIiiiii'ius and Akron.;
Ohio. Many newspapers have I
sent special reporters, as it is
believed he will make announce
ments «»f importance concerning j
('olonel Roosevelt's position in the!
party.
TRIAL IS SET
FOR APRIL TERM
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Cases of Munday and Shiels Will
Come to Trial Next
Spring £
Seattle, .lan. 27.--The trial «• f
Charles Munday and Arehie Shit-Is,
whose cases will he I he llrst t<>
he trieil in connection willi frau
cl 111 on I entries of coal lands in
Alaska, is down r»n the calendar
for April.
Special Counsel Townsend, rep
resent iriK I he attorney general's
office, i« in the city trying to pet
a date set for the trial in order
that witnesses may he summoned
from Alaska, as well as other
parts of the country. Attorney
Townsend has refused to com
menl on the case beyond tlie
statement that the government
intends to push the case to con
viction if the parlies are proven
Kuilly of fraud.
8EOOND VENIRE IN
THE 8GHIVIITZ 0A8E
Sati Francisco, Jan. 27.—A sec
ond venire, has heen found neces
sary to securo a jury in the case
of SchtniU now on trial.
SKYSCRAPER ON SITE
OF BURNED BUILDING
New York, Jan. 27.—Four hun
dred wreckers wcro today put to
work demolishing tho flrc-ruined
Equitable Life Assurance soci
ety's building on lower Broadway.
Cordons of police have been
thrown about tho burned building
to protect the crowds from top
pling walls, which are being pull
ed down.
It is declared one of the larg
est skyscrapers in New York will
be erected on the property.
MIDAS MNETO SHIP SOONf
Mr. T. J. Devinney Confirms Report of Wonderful Richness of«
The Solomon Gulch Copper Mines—Tunnel Driven
Through 74 Feet of Shipping Ore—Values
Gaining In Face of Drift.
If you have ever been in Butle
fou will know what copper can do
:oward building up a great city.
Is it beyond your conception
that Valdez will be a great mod
srn city like Butle with all its
ivoalth, hustle, business and so
:ial life?
'Do you know that Butte has
a population of 40,000 and that
15,000 miners llnd employment, in
the copper, gold and silver mines
which have caused the city to be
built?
Valdez has all the resources]
which caused Hutte to sprin.*
from a miserable little mining
hamlet into a great city in a few
years. Why should history not
repeat itself right here?
The Valdez bay on the right
side looking toward the narrows
will be dotted with stamp mills
grinding out ore and on the left
will be great smelters belching
forth clouds of omoke. An army
of men will find employment in
the mines on both sides of the
bay and from the Klaeior the wind
will soon be carrying the sound
of dropping stamps. All these
things will come to Valdez and
the day is not far distant when
the expectations of the owners of
properties will be fully realized.
The latest sensation is the re
port of the phenomenal richness
of the Midas Copper company's
property on Solomon gulch. A
party of those interested visited
the mine yesterday and were ac
companied back to town by Mr.
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T. J. Devinney and his wife. Ho .
confirms the report in every par
ticular. In its issue of January j
10 the Prospector published a
story referring to the mine un- (
der the caption of "Solomon Gulch
Copper Mine May be Wonder," 1
and now comes Mr. Devinney and (
says the present tense is in or
der.
Every person in town has been
anxiously awaiting confirmation
of the news since the big strike
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PRESIDENT FAVORS HALF AND HALF
FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR ALASKA
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Promises to Send Message to Congress Urging Construction of Railroad From
Seward to Interior Alaska, New Homestead Laws, Liberal Appropriations
for Building Roads, Trails, Lighthouses and Hatcheries—Believes Re
sponsibility of Coal Legislation Rests Entirely With Congress
Washington, .Ian. 27.—The en
tire Pacific coast delegation which
is in the capital boosting for
Alaska called upon President Taft
yesterday afternoon.
.Many «»f the delegation wen*
known to tin* president ami he
jrreHed llu* boosters jovially. The
president lohl I ho delegation he
was heartily in sympathy witli
Ihi'ir plans for tin* development
• »f Alaska. Kveryhody \\lu> hail
\i>ited Alaska had lohl him id'
I In- wonders of the territory and
lis -riches. lie hoped at some |
time to make a \isil In I lie north
himself.
President Taft promised the
delejrat ion, «• f which former Sen
ator John L. Wilson. of Seattle, is
chairman. I hat tie would send a
special message to congress deal
ing wilti Alaskan affairs. lie said
lie would surest in his message
that congress make provision for
the ronstruction of a irovernment
railroad from Seward to the in
terior which would open the coal
fields as simfrested hy Secretary
Fisher. «
Tin- pri'siilcnt rxpressed liiin
s«.|T as still heiiiK nppus.'il In a
\vh«>||v elective liinii of ^ovcru
iiii'iiI heinjr j-rranlei| to Alaska.
II)* favors a hall ami hall' Muvorii
nieiil. (Mie-hal I' v»f I hi* legislature
i»i* i*ui 11111 i ss iui i l<» he eh'deil hy
Iht* people, I lie «>1 Ii c i* hall' l<> he
«l | • I ii • i 111 nl h\ I In* 11 i"i • s 1111 • 111.
IM'fsiih'iil Tafl saiil his mes
sage \vi111hi iirtri' mow homesleail
laws fur tin' lerrilury ami larfrer
appruprialioiis fur ruails, trails,
lighthouses ami hatcheries.
ItcManliiiK Secretary l-'isher's
plan of • • |m>11iii^r |In* coal land- by
a system nf I«>;ivj11k President I
T.i ft said In' believed I lit* moral!
responsibility rested upon con- (
press. Hi* regarded ii as a «1111\ j
of (he j-'oveniinent lo provide
money for Imiihiiiilt the railroad'
in iii'dcr thai I Ii «* product of tin* J
coal lields 111i^rlit In- placcd on i
tin' market and Hit* territor>'s re
sources developed.
\\"a11 i11kI«»• >- Jan. _ 7 .--There
is j^reaf joy in Hie camp of the
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STRIKE IS MADE 9N JOHNSON-ERICKSON CLAIM
Word reached town ut a late
hour this afternoon I hat an im
portant strike hail hern made on
the Johnson-Kriekson group on
Mineral creek, owned by the Min
eral Creek Mining Co.. The news
was brought to town* by Mr. Nich
elson, who is the blacksmith for
the ramp.
Colonel Millard is in the city
and when seen vcrilled the state
ment . He snid the workman had
tidd him of the strike and had
brought samples showing good
COLONEL MILLARD CONFIRMS REPORT OF PAY 8HOOT BEINQ
TAPPED BY TUNNEL ON THE JOHNSON - ERICK80N
GROUP—GOOD NEWS T O VALDEZ PEOPL^*
values, but In* would linve more
to «ay whoti ho hud made an ex
amination of the strike himself.
Mr. Nicholson reported the
miners had run into a pay shoot
on the Hercules claim Just before
he left. The tunnel in which the
strike was made is in 136 feet.
crosscut was run for ft distance
of 105 feet before the ledge was
tupped and lias continued on the
ledge for 31 feet before the pay
was located.
Colonel Millard stated Hit; tun
nel on the Millionaire claim of the
same group was now in about 380
feel ami li«* believed would tap
tin* pay when ahoul Il'O feel more
had been driven. The tunnel will
ln> 5(10 feet Ioiik when till? rich :
pay show in k on I In* surface will I
havi* been reached. The surface I
formation was such Iliat il was
necessary lo construct a Ioiik tun- i
nel to afford safety in operating,
the mine. The expense has nat
urally heen very heavy, nut the
returns will he sure if the con
ditions near the surface are any
indication of what may he exped-j1
cd at the lower tunnel.
ANOTHER BRITISH COLUMBIA BANK CLEANER OUT
V |«
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Vancouver, Tl. C., Jan. 20.—The
branch of I he Royal Think of Can
ada here was literally clcaned out
of cash this afternoon by rob
bers.
Two men entored the bank and
engagod the clerks in conversa
tion. After conversing for a few
minutes they drew revolvers and
ordered the clerks to throw up
their hands. Two clerks who did
not obey instantly were knocked
unconscious by the robbers. They
then ordered the other clerks and
the manager of ttie bank to drag
ROBBERS FOItOE 0LERK8 AND MANAGER TO DRAQ WOUNDED
MIEN INTO THE VAULTS AND THEN MAKE THEIR ES
CAPE WITH ALL THE OOIN OF THE BANK
the unconscious men into th»
vaults. Tho robbcrg then went
through tho vaults and removed
tho coin and currency, afterwards
locking the bank officials inside.
The robbers made their escape,
taking all the coin and currency
of tho hank. They havo a good
start, as It wa» noma time before
the vault doors could bo opened
to liberato tho Imprisoned offi
cials.
Tho amount of tho treasure se
cured by the robbera has not been
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rim(lo public by Ih«* bank nfflcials
but must be enormous us I be
Royal was one «»f I In- leading
banks of the city.
The police have wired all di
rections in hopes of intercepting
the robbors, who aro believed to
have used an nutomobile in re
moving the loot. The bank rob- (
bery in New Westminster last fall (
When the robbers secured more
than $250,000, has been lost in
insignificance as compared with I
the robbery this afternoon. 1
SAYS PRESIDENT
KEPT PLEDGES
lecretary Nagel Eulogizes Taft
and Predicts His Nom
ination
Kansas City, Jan. 27.—Secre
ary of Commerce and Labor Na
rel delivered an address here last
light in which he eulogized Pres
dent Taft.
Mr. Nagel said President Taft
lad made good as the nation'*
shief executive and had proven
limself a man of honor. lie de
'lared the president had kept all
he pledges which he made dur
ng the last campaign and would
igain receive the endorsement of
he Republican party.
IS WORKING
FOR ROOSEVELT
Governor Glasscock Gets Busy
After Conference With
the Colonel
.Ww V«»rk, .Ian. iovernor
William < ila^seoek, of West
Virginia, is slumping hi^ stale in
I he 1111 ~ I S of f'.o|o|le| KlUISl'
vi'll. Il«- i- a-kimr tli»* people t«>
work for I lie nomination of t} i • •
rolonel.
(ioVel'llor i ti:i><eiiek and HoOSC
\ e|| held ;i eonfereliee in llliscity
lasl week ami it is believed the
former's aelivity is the result of
an nnder^landinu' rearhed at that
time, (ila^srock has deelared that
ltoose\el| will arrept if the muni
liat ion i« tendered him.
WORSHIP AND
THEN DESTROY
Citizens of Guayaquil Kill Man
Who Was Lately Nation
al Hero
Guayaquil, Keuador, Jan. 27.
[ieneral Montero, nnh•» was tint
inosl popular hero in I In* remit
upheaval in litis country, was
killed today.
(ieticral Moulero was elected
[<vovisioual president without op
josiliou. Inil his appointnii'iils of
• Hirers were antagonistic to the
liopulace. lie diil iimI consider tin*
Nish'-s of I he people in appoiut
ng governors and court ollleials
• nd has paid the penally usually
•\aelcd |»> the inohs of Hie l.alin
Muericiiu countries.
The former hero, who was wor
diipped a few week* ajto, was at
acked hy a inoh of Ili•• enraged
mpu'ace, who hroke lown tin*
vn!l# • I his home and sltol him
o dealh. IIis holly was then
• ranged iiilo the si reds and he
leadcd and left lying in the mud,
vlien I lie moh disappeared.
IIOHESON'8 OHUROH
TAKES TARDY ACTION
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 27.—
['he Imtuauuel Haptist church
icro has expelled Hcv. Clarenco
lichoson, who was sentenced to
leath for the murder of Avis Hin
II.
Chas. Stewart arrived in lown
ttst ovoning over the trail from
Fairbanks.