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PROSPECTOR
Valdez, Alaska, April 2, 1908.
No 9
AMERICAN DRIVER
WILL TACKLE TRAIL
Leader in International Race
Bound for Valdez Aboard
Steamer Santa Clara.
DECIDES AT THE LAST MINUTE
Other Competitors Are Expected
to Take Steamship for
Vladivostok.
Seattle, April 2—Deciding at the
last minute to alter hit) decision of
yesterday and to make the attempt
to drive his automobile through Alas
ka. Qeorgo Schuster, the American
entered in tlio international race from
Now York to Paris, sailed yesterday
afternoon on the steamship Santa
Clara for Valdez. Once in the Alaska
town Schuster will start out over the
trail for Fairbanks from whore ho
will attempt to reach Nome. He
says that the other competetors can
do as they please but that ho will
make every effort to carry out the
original terms of the proposition,
Schuster, yesterday aftor a long
discussion with old sour doughs, gave
out that he would stay in Seattle un
til a Japanese liner departed for tho
Orient and that he would resume his
automobile trip from Vaklivostok. It
is probable that this course will bo
tho one adopted by tho other con
testants.
Talk of Giving Up
Seattlo, April 1—Automobiling in
Alaska does not appeal to the men
who Htarted out from New York to
journey to Paris, and the American
driver has decided that ho will wait
here until the other competetors
arrive and all the machines will be
shipped to Vladivostok on tho first
Japanese liner to depart from this
. port.
r Since his arrival hero the American
. has been in conference with a num
ber of old sour doughs who have con
vinced him that it is an impossibility
,to take an automobile over tho trail
*fJ*Om Valdoz to Fairbanks at this
time of year. From Vladivostok tho
racers will have comparatively easy
travelling and the elimination of the
Alaska part of the journey detracts
greatly from tho value of tho trial so
far as establishing the ability of auto
mobilos to negotiate difficult country
is concerned.
GOAL LAND OPENING
URGED BY SEATTLE
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Chamber of Commerce Sends
Resolution to Congress
Regarding Alaska.
Seattlo, April 2—Immediate and
favorable aetlon by Congrenn on the
bill making it possible to open the
eoal landH of Alanka was urged yes
terday at the meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce hore. A resolution
requentingnuch action wan telegrapeed
to Wanhington olty with the further
Rtatement that there In ample capital
waiting to be invented In the North
land once the government maken it
pOasiblo to l»egln the work of develop
ment.
The bill, the pannage of which in
urged, in that prepared by Judge R.
A. Ballinger while ho wan commla
Hloner of the general land office and
it wan introduced by delegate Thomas
Cale,
To Develop Rloux Group
Capt. Wm. N, Armntrong will ar
rive here about April 15 to begin
activo development work on the
Rioux group of copper claimn on the
wound, on which he han secured an
option. Thin property wm located
lant neaaon by Loon Ririttx, pronpect
iugin tho interest of Charles Tecklcm
burg, a hunt new* man of Latouoho
inland
BIG STRIKE ON IN
HARD COAL DISTRICT
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Miners Working Bituminous
Properties Also Quit
Pending Adjustment.
MANY THOUSANDS AFFECTED
Fuel Supply Adequate for Imme
diate Needs and Settlement
Looked For.
Pittsburg, April 2—Every mine in
tlio Pittsburg district is closed today
and thirty thousand men are idle
pending an adjustment of the difll
culty concerning wages. From Indi
anapolis comes word that the mem
bers of the United Mine Workers in
the bituminous district have also struck
and that a quarter of a million men
are out of work and will remain idle
until the wage question is settled.
The bituminous district affected in
cludes Missouri, Pennsylvania, Color
ado, Indiana and Kentucky. The
men are determined and so are the
operators and there is a prospect that
the trouble will be of long duration
although an early settlement is
hoped. There is an adequate supply
of coal for the present and unless the
strike is long-drawn-out no trouble is
looked for from the shortage stand
point.
PRESIDENT WAGES
WAR ON ANARCHISTS
Message to Congress Will
Emphasize Necessity of
Drastic Action.
Washington, D. C., April 1—Dras
tic legislation against Anarchistss,
and increaso of tho power of t.lio im
migration department with regard to
the deportation of aliens will be urged
in a message to bo sent to congress
by president Roosevelt. It is known
that the president isgroatly exercised
concerning the recont outrages and
murders porpetrated by tho Reds and
the message is oxpectcd to strongly
emphasize the necessity of immediate
and drastic action.
Since the attempt on tho lifo of
Chicago's police chief and the numer
ous bomb throwing episodes in New
York, tho President has consented to
bo more closely guarded by tho pick
of tho secret sorvico force. Ho has
also caused to bo issued to the immi
gration sorvico, orders directing a
close investigation of all persons sus
pectod or known to have anarchistic
tendencies, and the deportation of all
against whom thoro can bo found evi
denco of undesirability.
STATE OFFERS REWARD
FOR MINE DYNAMITERS
Tellurkle. Ool., March 31—No ofTort
is to be sparod to capture the men
who dynamited the Wells mino hero.
The Htate yesterday offored a roward
of $10,000 for information which will
lead to the capture and conviction of
thoso who committed the outrago.
Oklahoma J,iked Judge Reld
The Fairbanks Times says:
George Salisbury, the Hot Springs
attorney, formerly located at Tanana,
is on his way In to the Hot Springs
from the outside. He left the camp
last fall, going direct to his old homo
in Oklahoma, where he spent the
greater part of the time. And shak
ing of Oklahoma, Mr. Salisbury sayn
that throughout the state Judge
Reld, the new Judge of this districti
has the very l>est of reputation and Ic
highly regardo<1 by overyl»ody.
Northwestern Went.
Steamer Northwestern sailed foi
Oordovo and Seward Monday even
ng.
LARGE MEXICAN CITY
Every Building in Chilapa Shaken Down, Several
Hundred Persons Swallowed by Cracks in
Ground, and Fire Consumes Ruins.
City of Moxico, March 30—The city
of Chilipa was entirely destroyed by
an earthquake Saturday, not a build
ing being left standing, and flro in the
ruiuH hoou afterward inado tho whole
city a seething mass of flames. Later
advices say tho dobris of every build
ing was consumed by the flro and only
smoldering coals remain. No esti
mate can be made of the number of
dead but it is very large.
All news comes by runnorsas every,
wire to the city was broken. It is
said that tho ground rocked tremend
ously during the first tremors and
great cracks opened in the earth into
which Hovcrnl hundred persona fell.
Shocku continued to occur almost
hourly Saturday and Sunday. Lino
repairers have been sent from this
city to restore communication.
The first two shocks were felt dis
tinctly in this city and a third one in
the afternoon. The magnetic needle
in the observatory here traversed the
entire dial here during the first shocks,
and a large number of houses were
cracked.
Cliilapa is in an earthquake belt and
has frequent, tremors. It suffered
badly during the San Francisco earth
quake, much damage being done to
houses.
PEOPLE FLEE FROM
WRATH OF VOLGA!
Active Mountain in Panama
Covers the Surrounding
Country With Ashes.
Panama, March, 31—An unnamed
mountain, located just opposite tho
Santa Marie volcano which has des
troyed many cities in tho past, has
become activo and tho inhahitantH
aro fleeing from San Filliope, a good
sized city at the mountain's hasc. Tho
country for miles around is covered
with ashes and groat damage to prop
erty is certain to result.
LOST WOODSMEN
FOUND IN CABIN
Wortman'H March 27—J. II. Olivor
and Victor Olson, the lost woodsmen,
wore brought, licre today from Green
Cottonwood camp on tho Taznuna
river by Mr. Allen and J. II. Van
Iderstine. Mr. Allen found the men
there in a shack where they had ta
ken refuge. He gnowshoed across to
Wortman'H and secured a govorn
ment dog team here and ho and Van
Iderstine then went after the men.
The men's feet were badly frozen
and they were suffering extremely
from snow blindness but are being
cared for bore and will recover.
The men were cutting wood in the
Bremner wood camp for the Copper
river steamer. They left the camp
for Valdcz March 22 and wero soon
caught in a blizzard on tho Taznuna.
They became lost and wandorcd
around four days and nights suffering
terribly frc^m cold and hunger. Fi
nally tlioy found a board shack by
ineanH af a hole leading to it mado by
a wolverino. Through this snow tnn
nel thoy roachod the shack, and en
tering it remained there until they
were found by Mr. Allen, who has
charge of tho steamer in winter quar
ters.
MAYOR QUINN MARRIES
MRS. EDNA TIFFANY
Mayor Thomas CI. Qulnn and Mrs.
Kdna Tiffany were married last Friday
In tho Catholic church. Thoy sailed
on tho Yucatan for Heattlo and
will go from tlicro to Honolulu, where
Mr. Quinn helj>ed t<o onginoertho rev
olution of J89H which resulted in the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands
to tho United ^Htatos. Ho hopes to
havo a more poaeeablo t.lmo there on
this trip. _
Tom Doody, a Dawson photo*
graphor, claims to havo caught North
ern Lights on pa|>er and has the pict
ures to show for it.
HIGHWAY THROUGH
KEYSTONE CANYON
Government Road Commis
sion Makes Preliminary
Survey ot Route.
1 The road commission has caused
preliminary surveys to he made in
Keystone, canyon for the purpose of
obtaining the probable cost of a per
manent wagon road through this de
file. This canyon has long been con
sidered the most dillieult part of the
trail to the interior and the road com
mission has in view t he construction
of a substantial highway.
JUDGE REID ON
WAY TO FAIRBANKS
Judge Silas II. Iteid, his steno-1
graph or, Charles F. Parkes, John T.
(loodwin and Dr. J. II. Hurtoii started
on a special Orr stage at 1 o'clock
Friday afternoon to go to Fairbanks,
where Judge Iteid will open court
April 20. The term called for March
2.'i was allowed to lapse because of
Judge Ileld's inability to go over the
trail for a considerable time after tho
injury to bis arm resulting from a fall
from a sleigh.
During bis three months stay in
Valdez Judge Heid lias become im
mensely popular personally besides
establishing a general belief in his
ability and integrity as a judge, lie
stands high with (be bar, which is
perhaps the best criterion of the
merits of a Judge, and with tho
citizens in general. His return to
Valdez in the fall will bo warmly
welcomed.
Mr. Goodwin goes to Fairbanks to
enter tho practico of law there. Dr.
Burton goes along to see t he Tanana
and to propagate the principles and
membership of that worthy organiza
tion, the Fighty Million Club.
GET EIGHT FOOT LEDGE
IN HAPPY JACK MINE
Fight foot of good ore wns struck
by a cross-cut In the Happy Jaek
property 011 llogan bay, of which
Julius Hinger Is manager, last week.
The tunnel runs straight into the hill
and the ore was found at about 400
feet depth. Work 011 this property
has been pushed steadily since last
year and It has always been con
sidered a sum thing.
Steamer Bertha Bails,
Heattle, Mareh 27 Hteamer Bertha
sailed for Valdez Wednesday evonlng
with a good eargo and passenger
list.
TO CONTINUE ON
GHITTYNA SURVEY
L. M. Price Arrives With
Party to Locate Railroad
in Copper Region.
WORK UNDER WAY LAST YEAR
Has Large Outfit and Will Employ
Sixteen Men in Extensive
Preliminary Routing.
L. M. Price came in on the North
western with a party of engineers to
continue the railroad survey work in
the Chittyna region which he had
charge of last year. Naturally he
disclaims any knowledge of the in
tentions of the railroad builders along
the coast. The lino which he is work
ing 011 can be hitched to a road from
any port which may be finally chosen
as the sea end.
The significant feature of Mr. Price's
continuance of the preliminary loca
tion woik in the copper region is the
indication it betrays that the Guggen
heims are extending active prepara
tions to build. lie is ail assistant to
llcnry Deyo.
Mr. Price brought six engineers
with him and will pick up other men
needed here. He will have about six
teon men altogether. His outfit on
the Northwestern is billed as eleven
tons.
SEVEN-FOOT LEOGE
OF COPPER FOOND
Mason and Gleason Strike
Body of High Grade
Chalcopyrite.
Another big copper strike in re
ported at Fidalgo bay, on what iscon
sidered to be an exteuHion of the
ledge which pannes through the claims
of the Fidalgo-Alaska-Copper Com
pany, hotter known as the Hehlosser
discovery, after the original locator.
Last fall two prospectors well known
on the sound, Gleason and Mason,
found a favorable surface showing,
and during the past winter have been
engaged in tho development of the
prospect. A tunnel was driven to
crosscut the ledge at a given depth,
and a few days since, when 60 feet
in, the owners wore rewarded by en
countering a lodge seven feet in
width of shipping ore—a high grade
of chalcopyrito. The property lies
southeast of tho Schlosser ground
and is known as tho Manhatten
group.
<J. W. Harrington, the mining en
gineer who has charge of tho opera
tions of tho Fidalgo-Alaska Copper
Company, came up from there
Wednesday. Ho is highly encour
aged at tho way this big copper ledge
is showing up. Shipping ore, much
higher in valuo than the average
sound product, has been found
whorover tunnels or drifts have been
run In search of it. Tho lodge shows
up Htroug as to size, with overy indi
cation of pormanonco.
The oro found at Fidalgo bay dif
fers from the usual character of cop
per sulphides In that it is froor from
iron pyrites and othor olements than
havo no commercial valuo. It occurs
In an almost solid form of chalcopy
rito.
A number of stockholders of the
Fidalgo-Alaska Copper Company will
go down to Inspect tho property In a
day or so.
EXPECTS NO TROUBLE
IN TREADWELL STRIKE
Hoattlo, March 2ft—Marshal Hhonp
of tho First dlvlnlon of Alaska says
he will take charge of tho situation
at Tread well during tho strike. Ifo
expect* no aerlous trouble and does
not think troopa will bo needed.
BRINGS SAMPLES
OF RICH COPPER
James McCarty Exhibits
Huge Chunks of Bomite
From Nugget Creek.
ONK PIECE OK 370 POUNDS
Specimens Are Two-thirds Metal
and Come From Near Surface
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in 2S-foot Ledge.
Three samples of hornite copper in
chunks weighing 370 pounds, 1(M) and
92 pounds respectively were brought
in from Nugget creek, a tributary of
the Kuskalina river Saturday evening
by James MeCarty, manager of the
proj erty of the Alaska Consolidated
Copper Company. The specimens
will undoubtedly run above 60 per
cent and probably above 70 per cent
copper. Cuprites, or native copper,
shows in spots on one specimen,
which came from a depth of 30 feet.
The other two chunks were taken
from an open cut about 12 feet deep.
The specimens are in the office of
the Seattle hotel for all the world to
wonder at. When it was suggested
to Mr. MeCarty that a hunk ofborn
ite copper weighing 370 pounds was
something of a phenomenon he an
swered :
"Wo can bring down lumps of this
same copper weighing two torts.
These are just small samples."
This is the same copper of which
samples were shown to W. A. Clark
by Miij. Abercrombie, when the offi
cer returned to the states ufter locat
ing the Valdez trail. The Montana
magnate opined that the ore came
from a depth of 3000 foet. When
told that it was picked up just under
the surface he refused to listen fur
ther and gave the impression that he
was certain the major was talking
fiction. To (his day nobody has ever
been able to induce Clark to send an
expert to Alaska, and it is supi>osed
that his refusal is due to his belief
that all Alaska copper stories are the
output of efforts to discount Mun
chausen as a liar.
The Alaska Consolidated Copper
Companv has a ledge of hornite 28
foet wide which has been traced 1000
feet. The company also own adjacent
ledges almost as good and altogether
has r>2 claims. The first of this pro
perty was located live years ago by
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Knights Island Consolidated
Company Plans Exten
sive Development.
Herman Dittmar and J. W. Brown,
of the Knights Island Consolidated
Copper Company, operating on Drier
bay, Knights island, arrived on the
Northwestern and left for Drier hay
ast night. Dlttmar and Brown told
t ho Prospector t hat. extensive develop
ment. work will he done on the com
pany's property this season. On the
next sailing of the steamer Portland
from Seattle, a lot of machinery, to
facilitate the work of opening up the
claims, will arrive. It consist* of an
eight-drill air compressor, a Camoron
pump and hoisting gear.
The Knights Island Consolidated
Copper Company, organized hy Hub
hard Elliott, secured the group of
claims at. Drier hay from Herman
Dittmar, J. W. Brown, W. M. Wilson,
Grant C. Chase, W.J. Jane, K. H.
Craig and C. A. Newbill, tho original
locators. The discoverers manifesto*!
their faith in the property hy retain
ing a substantial interest in stock of
the company. In mining circles the
!>ros|>oets of developing a big mine at
Drier bay Is considered extremely fa
vorable. Huch work as has slrcady
been done justifies this conclusion.