ALASKA NATIVE AND
A BAR OF SOAP
Cleanliness and Sanitation Being
Rapidly Taken Up by Qood
Some day some poet of I lie
north will pick up the "Report on
Education of the Natives of Alas
ka," issued by the Alaska divis
ion of the federal bureau of edu
cation, and sign the epic of soap
and water north of 53.
The report for 1910-11, just is
sued, indicates a considerable ad
vance of that practice which is
akin to godliness, and the indi
vidual reports of teachers at var
ious isolated federal school
houses in the arctic wilderness
hint at amazing adventures and
indicate a great zeal for the work
of improving the condition of the
natives of the territory.
All of these reports have one
underlying theme, the struggle to
infroduce soap and waler, fresh
air and sanitation to the friend
ly, good-natured, hospitable and
likable Eskimo and Indian, both
of whom seem willing fo under
take almost any extraordinary ex
periment to please a 'federal
school teacher.
The politeness of the northern
races seems to be resonsible for
these first native experiments in
cleanliness, but many of the
teachers report I hat the younger
generation are lakinpr to health
ful conditions with a real zest that
promises well for tliem.-Douglas
News.
Natured Natives
Few Fish Southeast.
Cap!. Jensen, who arrived al
Skagway last Saturday, in com
mand of the Jeanie, said that the
canneries tf> the south are get
ting but few ilsh He stopped in
at Rose Inlet, Howkan, Chomlcy
and Yes hay, but found them do
ing nothing with the exception of
some mild curing at Ilowkan.
Wrangell is getting a few fish,
north of there everybody is get
ting all they can handle. Tee
harbor has already packed 10,POO
cases, Forbes 40,000 cases. Bell
is working overtime, as is also
Myers at Silkob bay. The Chil
coot cannery has about 12.000
cases with plenty of fish. The
,lwo canneries at Ketchikan were
doing nothing when he left there.
Salvator beer, a special homo
brew, on draft at all places.
NUMBER OF RICH 8TRIKE8 ON
WEST 8IDE PORT WELL8
( Continued from page Im
properly into a paying mine. Af
ter elo iug the deal Mr. Everman
lei a contract to Leon Giroux to
sink the first 50 feet on a 100 foot
shaft and also a contract to drive
a 100 fool tunnel along the ledge.
Mr. Everman at once left for
I he states, where he went to pur
chase a boiler, engine and hoist,
as well as a sinking pump with
which to begin development work.
II is lii.s intention this fall to
put in a compressor and to in
stall a Pellon wheel for power and
fo erect a mill of 20-tons capac
ity. He expects to have the mill
running nexl spring. Quartz
from the property brought to the
cily by Mr. Herman has atlract
ed considerable attention among
mining men.
fieorge Herman and Husky
King are Ihe original discoverers
of quartz in the formation pre
vailing on the west side of Port
Wells, which apparently is the
same as that found in the Willow
creek region to the westward.
Ned Harris and Chris. Ever^on
made a rich strike on Homer bay,
next to Bellies bay. They are
showing some rich rock and say
Ihey have a well defined lead.
Captain George and a Mr. Mur
ray are opening up a prospect
discovered by I hem lasl season,
and are uncovering a rich load
which holds out good promise.
They have cut in Ihe vein in two
places at different elevations, both
openings showing rich free mill
ing ore.
A half dozen prospeclors have
gone into Harriman's fiord, but
have nol been heard from sinc.5
leaving. The formation there is
similar lo lhat around Hetties bay.
Joe Cooper and his party, on the
launch Hobo, have made a num
ber of good strikes on Ihe west
side.
Tonight at the Majestic.
1. "The llival Slagc Lines," see
Lliis great Western draina.
2. "A Blacksmith's Love," a
graphic love story.
3. "The Disappointed Old
Maids," a roaring success.
Coining, Vitagraph Monthly.
Moose Danoe.
The Alaskan Order of Moose
will give a shirt waist dance in
their hall on Salurday evening,
rhere will be good music and a
good time is promised to all.
rickets can be had from members
or at the door. All are invited.
FOUND-A pair of gold specta
cles on Upper Broadway. Owner
rcan have the same by proving
property and paying for this no
lice. Apply to Dr. Daggett.
Now is
The
Time
To advertise. If business Is quiet
Invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever suooeeded by outtlng
down his advsrtlslng just beoause
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merohant who
gets ths monsy Is ths ons who
creates a dsmand for his wares
through the advertising oolumne
of ths newspapsr.
If you havs somsthlng for sals
write up an advsrtlssmsnt telling
Its msrlts. Ws will bring It be
fore ths people and are oonfldent
It will bring results. Try It.
Prospector
NORTHLAND NOTES
lililarod has a moving picture
show.
A rival town has boon started
near lluby.
Prince llupert will ask Carnegie
fur a $50,000 library.
The office boys of Douglas have
Hie motor boat craze.
A postal savings bank was re
cently started at Ketchikan.
%
Tin- 1.. C. Morris & Co. have
gone into I ho coal business at
Nome.
J. \V. Stewart committed sui
cide at the Engineer mine, Atlin,
not long ago.
Thirty-live Masons of Fair
banks will take the Shrincr de
gree (his summer.
Dr. J. J. Chambers, of Nome,
was elected the Grand Tyee of the
Pioneers of Alaska.
A quiet stampede has taken
place from Dawson to Bear creek,
a tributary of Swede.
The Big Thing mine has resum
ed operations under the superin
tendent;}' ol Col. Conrad.
Skagway may now advertise
that her educational facilities em
brace a high school course.
Minor \V. Bruce, I In* writer
mine", i» back in Alaska after an
extensive trip ((trough (he stales.
The Copper River line has i50
men on the road ami will increase
this force materially next month.
A. E. Radford, foreman of I he
North Columbia Mining Co., of Al
1 in, was killed a week ago by a
cave-in.
There was a beer famine last
month at Fairbanks. One hun
dred barrels from Ruhv furnish
ed relief.
Dawson is reported to be hav
ing an unusually dull year. It is
said that hundreds of idle men are
in the city.
There are 29 salmon canneries,
nine salteries, employing in the
aggregate 8,000 men, on Alaska
peninsula.
Arthur Ciibson recently urged
the city council of Nome to use
either asphalt or cement paving
on the streets.
\\ P. Hansen, of Skagwav, and
Miss Elsie Jensen, of Fort Sew
r.rd, ,were married at Skagway a
few days ago.
The same wage scale as that
of former years is in effect in the
Nome district. The scale is 85 a
day and board.
The Sitka Thlinget says that
according to latest statistics the
natives of Souheastern Alaska are
no longer decreasing.
Ralph S. Tarr, the geologist,
whose writings are known to
many Alaskans, and who was in
side last year, died in Ithaca, N.
Y., this past spring.
S. II. Cummins, of Springfield,
III., is looking for Jacob Crowell,
70 years old, small in size, scar
on nose, who was working on Op
hir creek. Council City district,
in 1909.
On I ho day before the Senator
reached Nome, Andrew Edman, a
steerage passenger, died of heart
failure. The body was taken into
port and delivered to his wife, who
was wailing for him.
Aflor many years in business
in Fairbanks, W. Koon has sold
out his intercut in the famous
California saloon to his partner,
Fred Martin. The California was
established by Al. White, Sr.
Marshal Love thinks the Val
dez roule for a railroad to the in
terior i* the best. Ho also inti
mates that the Socialist candidate
for delegate has a sTiow, accord
ing to the Yukon Valley News.
Victor Maynard was brought
down from Nome on the steamer
Senator. He will serve iO years
at M6Neil> lAland for the murder
of his partner, a Russian trapper,
whom he robbed of a poke of gold.
The treasury department has
chartered the launch Teddy, of
Ketchikan, for a month's cruiso
in tho vicinity of Portland canal,
where illegal fishing by aliens has
icon reported. Arthur Cushman,
son of U. 8. Judged. E. Cushman,
i<j noting chief ranger of the Ted
dy.
Salv tor beer, a specfal homo
brew, on draft at all places.
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BSOLTJTELY Self-Coil,
tained; ready to operate
onarrivalt
Coil naaonaitti officUnt and
durablei easily shipped to
o in cm I MMI NO
tM point*! >
tpodal foundation.
One patron writes: "We are naluir
a 35-menh acrcea and milling >11
average of 16 tona of ore per 24-hnur
<lay with each inlll. Conalderlng
horsepower conramed WTTLK OIANT
8TAMP MILLS are moat rapid crush
era erer a««n; prefer them to any
other atamp mill on market."
Information obtainable by address
ing or calling on
Seattle Crastractkm & Drydock Company
Dept. S Seattle, V. 8. A.
TOWN8ITE NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given thai the
official survey and platting of the
Valdez townsite have been com
pleted in accordance with the Act
of Congress approved March 3,
1891, and my official instruc
tions, and unless objection there
to be tiled with nw? within thirty
days from the publication of this
notice said plats will be approv
ed by me.
All persons concerned or in
terested in said Valdez lownsile
are hereby notified I bat on Mon
day, August 19, 1912, I will pro
ceed to set off to the persons en
titled to the same, according to
their respective interests, the
lots, blocks «11* grounds lo which
such occupant thereof shall be
out it led under the provisions of
said Act.
\V. ||. CHARY.
Townsite Trustee.
Dated Valdez. Alaska, July 13,
1912.
First pub. July 13, 1912.
Last pub. Aug. 17, 1912.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
I. D. Flynn, deceased.-Notice to
Creditors. * _
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of
the estate of I. D. Flynn, deceased,
to the creditors of and all per
sons having claims against the
said estate, to exhibit thorn with
the necessary vouchers within six
(6) months after "the first pub
lication of this notice, to the said
administrator at the office of
Frank C. Weber, at Valdez, Alas
ka, the same beinir the place for
the transaction of the business
of said estate.
Dated at. Valdez, Alaska, this
12th day of July, 1912.
M. M. HOPKINS,
Administrator of the estate of I.
D. Flynn, deceased.
First pub. July 12, 1912.
Last pub. Aug. 13, 1912.
NOTIOE OF FINAL HEARING.
In the United Slates Commission
er's Court, ex officio Judge in
Probate, Valdez Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Judic
ial Division.
In the matter of the estate of
I'lioiuas V. Smith, deceased, Geo.
G. Troat, administrator.-Notice of
Final Hearing.
Notice is hereby given that Geo.
C. Treat, administrator of the
pstato of Thomas V. Smith, de
ceased, has rendered, flled and
presented for settlement his flnal
account and report of his admin
istration for the said estate, and
that the 17th day of September,
1912, at the hour of 2 o clock p.
m. of ?aid day, at the Probate
Court of the Vnldez Precinct at
Valdez, Alaska, has been duly ap
RDinted by the said Court as the
me and place of settlement of
said flnal account and report, at
whioh time and place any person
interested in said estate may ap
pear and flle his objections and
exceptions to said flnal account
and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
181h day of July, 1912.
GEO. C. TREAT,
Administrator for the estate of
Thomas V. Smith, deceased.
Date of flrst pub. July 18, 1912.
DAle of last pub. Aug. 18, 1912.
WMtlMh Report.
Barometric pressure 29.779
Temperature at 7 p. in....51
Maximum temperature... .05
Minimum temperature.... 14
Moan temperature 15 1-2
Precipitation 30
Light breeze S. W. Hain 2|>. m. to
7 p. m.
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