The Alaska Prospector
Published At Vftliltx, Ak'kt, every ThuMlv
by th« PuoarccioK Pcbluhixo Co
Phosi Main 1.
at th« Valrlof P^ioiHc® aw *«cou<l
clitis mattor.
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TAKING NOTICE OF ALASKA
Congress la gradually warming up
to Alaska. It is loosening up from
time to time on money, as shown by
the agreement of the house commit
tee on appropriations to allot £230,COO
for road construction in the territory
during tho coming year. The last ap
propriation was $ 1C0.CC0 for two years.
Some day perhaps, congress will give
back to Alaska for its own use tho
money Alaska has paid in govern
ment revenues. It in tho only terri
tory that has ever paid the govern
ment a bonus for tho privilege of fly
ing the American l!;ig. Perhaps that
Is th« reason it is disqualified for self
government.
Alaska can afford to he patient.
Congress is learning that it is here
and congress does not learn rapidly.
Tho members are too busy working up
re-election to take nint h note of mat
ters tl at do not pertain to that im
portant consideration, and in that
particular they are jnit like other
humans. They are locking out for
themselves and there is nothing so
demoralizing to general intelligence
us going to congress, except serving
on tha grand jury. Two years in
congress or two months on tho grand
Jury starts an incrustation of gray
matter which ends in ossification,
unless the victim gets out where he
eau take sun baths. Look at t'ncle
Joe Cannon. He does not believe in
the Deealcgue because it lacks a
plank in favor of a high protective
tariff.
Still Alaska is doing finely and will
do better, with or without congress
ional recognition, and In m the
mountain top of broader vision il is
glad to see that congress is learning.
Now who but Jim Ham Lewis
would have thought to arrange for a
bunch of toughs to start a muss at the
door of a courtroom and for the po
lled to ring up ri riot call in < rder to
give cut to tho papers tho story that
a mob was trying to break in to I.ear
him talk? When it comes to original
advertising stunts Jim flam has j;ot
most of the press agents skinned. Ib
is the real advertising kid. You see
he is running for governor of Illinois
and wants press notices.
All Western and Central Alaska
will hope that the bill to appropriate
large sums for tho erecti< 11 of per
manent territorial buildings in Juneau
will not pass. 1 ho t« rrit< litil capital
will sc me day bo moved to the west
ward and the tail will ccase to wag
%he dog. To place expensive govern
ment buildings at Juneau means t<
perpotuate the capital there, a t the
national capital is nailed dow n r n tin
Atlantic coast although it should be
moved to the Mississippi river
And ho Judge Hargis of Kentucky,
who industriously fomented and en
couraged the industry of killing per
sons who wore obnoxious to him,
died with his boots on at tho hands
of one of his own dear relatives.
Kakl MacLean says l'aisuli treated
him well while ho was the guest <1
the bandit hut as Raisuli received
$200,000 for boarding tho gentleman
good trcatmont Booms to have boon
no more than tho fair thing.
Pierpont Morgan Bays labor wants
too much. Pierpont has Buch a hard
timo getting along himself that he
haa to swear off his personal ansess
ment every year to oavo tho full re
ward of his high finance.
Tho bean harvest of Manchuria Ip
reported to bo only CO per cent, cf
the average crop. This may elevate
the coat of llviog in AlaV.M.
President Roosevolt noonm to bo bid
ding for tho labor vote but it is not
plain whothor ho wants it for himself
•r for Taft.
RcpublicaiiH are Bcaroe in Florida
fcut thoy are numerous enough to
hold a state convention and furnish a
good nerap.
George Ade'n statement that a Ma
jority of the Indiana Delegated aro
for Taft may be n Fable hi Plain
Rngliah.
Senator Fulton threatens to wtio
Francis J. Honey for slander. lint
why should Fulton oaro what Honey
•ays?
Muley Ilafijs of Morocco Is making
a noiso but he has not n rucord liko
Maud of deed* dono.
Work must be gett ing scarce if hard
times are driving rnon into tho naval
tarvice.
Wuiiii y r<i
The Roosevelt Liars' Club is still
growing apace.
ABOUT GRAND JURIES
Judge Held in his addros* discharg
ing the grand jury at tho prosout Val
dez term of court argued forcibly in
favor of tho merits of tho grand jury,
aaying about all that can bo said in ,
its favor. All that ho said has been |
argued before except that portion net- j
ting forth the peculiar advantages of
the system in the sparcely settled;
territory of Alaska in bringing to
gether representative men from all
parts of a judicial division to voice tho
needs of thier section.
That the grand jury ia oi some ad
vantage in Alaska in bringing to
cfllcial attention local requirements;
in this neglected territory is cbvicus,
but the alleged merits of the criminal
wide of the grand jury are falling into
, such disrepute that many new states
have practically wiped out the system.
! Tiie objection to it is the star cham>
In r feature, the secrecy, which per
mits every knocker in tlie land to sow
poison against his neighbor with pro- j
I lection t > himself—that is, constrac
Lively. Really tlie secrecy of the
' grand jury is a solemn Joke. As a j
rule the newspapers publish each day |
llic "secret." proceedings of a grand
jur\. The Prospector could have j
; done so during tho present term.
filar chambers became unpopular
In England nearly three centu-ies
ago and antipathy to them lias been
: growing in tircat Britain and Amer
ica over since. The grand jury is a
star chamber proceeding and has |
been the instrument of more injustice j
and persecution than it has ever been j
of good
Secrecy is nearly always bail In j
mattor.'t of public intercut. Ho thor
. u;;hly i.i thi'i becoming inculcated in !
popular belief thai the movement to
compel public <• corporations to |
keep cj)en !;• ( !;.> it» growing almost
irresistible. V.'ii\ »lionld criminal in
vestigations be s<-erct? There i» no
argument fv ; i! except precedent.
Sacree> in weighty matters Is al-;
ways demo, ali/.iny,. A wane, sensible j
man after sittin-, in a grand jury a
few weeks swells nearly to j
hurtling with the weight of his im
portance. llebelieves that the load i
he is carrying would break Ihoverta-j
brio of i ld A t las.
In trulh the grand jury system is a
re-lie of barbarism. It belongs to the I
days of the 1 nqnl .il ion and sooner or j
later it will follow the heathen gods
into the museum .1 antiquities. In I
the words of i'ariyle:
"Tyrannou.-. .-tar chambers, ehimer- |
ieal kings, and : urj lices at All Hal- ]
lowtide, they sue gone, or with irn- j
mcn^e velo< ity going."
Some foul correspondent started the
st< ry that President Roosevelt, would
go to the Chicago convention to help
run things, and the president took the
trouble to deny it. Now wouldn't
that hurt ycu?
Taft drew a crowd of 16.0C0 to hear j
him speak In Kansas City but it will
take more than that to carry Missouri, j
Brysn draws big crowds too but he i
hiisn't been elected president for a j
good while.
Homebody on Wall street must be j
. rvirg to queer the (luggenhehns by j
sending out a daily story that an arm
of the octopus lias grabbed their
truck. U is a different story every I
day.
Under the provisions of the bill fcr |
a Fourth judicial division in Alaska i
he coast end remains tho Third and i
the northern end becomes the Fourth. |
JAMES PHILLIPS
DIES IN HOSPITAL
'
James Phillips, the seaman who
was badly burned on tho steamer
Tatnpico last September in ICatalla
harbor and who was brought to tho
Good Sam irlban hospital In this city
! for treatment, died Friday at G
I p. in. ns tho result of his Injuries,
lie was carefully nursed and the
, hospital foroo and Dr. Hopkins
j thought for a long tlmo that he
would got well but last Monday he
was seized with kldnoy trouble.
Phillips was 25 years old. Ho
loaves a mother and ulster in Han
FranCiseo but ho rofu«ed to glvo their
address an ho did not wish them to
know of his fate. Ho wont to sea
agaliiHt their wlnhos.
Tho man fell botweon tho boiler
! and soino steam pipes on tho Tain*
pioo and bccamo wodged In. Ho was
fearfully burned bolero ho epuld bo
extricated, and thon could not bo
taken ashore for troatinont for throo
I days boeause of rough weather in the |
! harbor.
POWER COMPANY
PAYS DIVIDEND
The Alaska Water, Light A Telo«
phono Oompnny of Valdez paid it«
first dividend Fi I Jay. Tbo amount
wai 1 per cent on the capital stock.
ProMdont Homplo states that the
company will bo nble to pay a regular
monthly dividend of 1 per rent and
perbapt 2 per cent .
HOLDS WITNESSES
FOR KASEY TRIAL
Because of tho refusal of Judge
Ounnison of tho First division to take
any ofllcial cognizance of the Hasey
case until the records in the case are
filed in his court no definite action in
the matter will be taken before that
time. »
It was agreed Tuesday that District
Attorney Harlan and John A. Carson,
chief counsel for Ilasey, and Hasey
himself shall accompany Deputy
Clerk Ed. Henderson to Juneau on
tho steamer Portland, Mr. Henderson
going down with the files under the
order previously made by Judge Reid.
Oa tlu'ir arrival there if Judge Gun
nison sola the ease for trial the wit
nesses in tho caso will bo ordered to
follow on the first steamer.
If Judgo OunniBon seta tho case for
trial at an early date, as he will prob
ably bo dirocted to do by the attor
ney-general, the witnesses will prob
ably go to Juneau on tho Bertha
about the end of this month, as she
is the next boat to go that way after the
Portland. In that case tho trial will
probably bo set for about March 10.
On account of tho perplexing un
certainty as to tho future of the
Ilasey case Judgo ltoid announced in
court this morning that ho would not
adjourn tho present Valdez term until
the caso is regularly docketed at
Juneau and thoreby taken completely
oft his hands. He also ordered all
wltuessos in tho caso to report in
court every morning at 10 o'clock
until excused or tiiroetod to proceed
to Juneau.
GOOD PROSPECTS
AT LANDLOCK BAY
Dr. Ilystrotn report3 a good show
ing on the property of the Laiullock
Bay Copper Mining Company. Three ,
men are now driving a tunnel to cross-1
cut the ledge which was tapped by I
another crosscut farther up. In the j
upper tunnel Jthe ludge was cut at a
depth oi forty foot and an ore body •
from two to three feet wido disclosed. 1
A shaft was mink on this until the |
ledge widened to six foet. Tho ore j
in this assayed 8 per cent and some j
very line specimens of chalcopyrite
are oii exhibition at tho Northern
bar.
After finding that tho ledge stead
ily Widened with depth tho company
began tho present tunnel on a lower
level. It will cut tho ledge at about
160 feet depth and it is expocted lhat
an oro body will be opened which will
offer an indefinite extent of stoping
ground.
This property can be worked at
a minimum of coat. Tho tunnel
enters tho hill about 1000 feet from
tho water's edge and an easy elope
leads frtm the water to the tunnel,
so that an inexpensive tram can be
built and operated. No wharf will
1)0 necessary because a low headlar.d
extends into tho bay to 26 feet of
water at low tide. Bunkers can be
built on this and from them ore
loaded directly into boats as easily
as from an artificial dock.
GETTING SUPPLIES
FOR ROAD WORK.
Captain Pillsbury, of tho Alaska
Road Commission, arrived on the
Farallon and left on the Rtage this
morning for Fairbanks.
Captain Pillsbury states that his
presence hero at this time Is meroly
for tho purpose of starting supplies
out on tho trail for tho use of the
commission this summer. IIo said
that no definite plans havo baen
made for the work of the coming
soason, nor can plans bo definitely
settled until tho appropriation by
oongross is made, but that it is the
aim of tho commission, if tho appro?
prlation is sufficient, and a right-of
way can bo scoured, to put a road
through Koystone canyon this year.
tNTIIK DISTRICT COURT rOR THE TERRI
TORY OF ALA8KA, f III H n DIVISION.
t,4
Peter Peterson
The President of the United Atate« el Amen.
<'B Greeting:
To Ann* Krletfna Peterron, the above named
attendant,
niter me cninpirwn or me publication of ihl*
mint in u», to witt Within thirty dnv» from
and nfter the Mh. dav of March, 190#, and an*,
wi r th« complaint of the ateove named Peter
Petcrion, plaintiff In >«ld action. Tho laid
action 1» bronnht to dlwolve tho inarrlane a*
latltiR letwci n the plaintiff and defendant.
The ord<T f<>r the i>uhll< ailon of thl«
wa» duly mad* and entered by the abovo Court
on th. llth. day of Junuary, 190*
And you are hereby notified that If yon tall
to api ear and a»«wer the nald eomnialut, a«
ab"t« required, tha eald plain Iff will take
Jintyment againit you an prayed for In hi* cow
PlalntlfT,
y*,
Anna Krlatlna Peter*on
Defendant.
Viret laaenlo* Ja* i$. UK*
REYNOLDS BOARD
TO HAVE CONTROL
Seattle, Fob. 11—Oliver C. McGil
vra, attorney for H. D. Reynolds In
this city, says that when the new
board of trustees is elocted at the
meeting In Seattle February 23 it will
be given entire management of all'
the company's properties. The num
ber of trustoes will bo Increased to :
cloven. McGilvra says ho hopes the j
company will soon bo ablo to liqul-1
date all claims of Valdez creditors, :
including the depositors in tho Rey- 1
nolds bank. Ho says the company
now has sufficient money on hand to
meet all cash requirements.
GETS BID TO BUILD
HINCHINBROOK LIGHT
ProgroHs toward tho construction
of tho lighthouHo at Capo Hinchin
brook lu reported by the- Portland
Oregonlan which tells as of a
bid for the work. The Oregonlau
of January 16 says:
Fast a band, Palmberg & Hableck of i
Astoria, were tho only bidders for
construction of the proposed flight- !
liouce at Ilinchlnbrook, at the
ontrance to Prince William sound, :
Alaska, when bids were openod j
yesterday at the ollice of Colonel j
S. W. Rossler, United States engi
neers. The bid of tho Astoria firm
\van|$105.0C0, and it has been fcrwaded
to Washington for approval or recom
mendation.
At tho last session of congress
$125,000 was set asido fcr tho con
struction of a light station at tho en- ,
tranco to Princo William sound, j
specifications call foa a reinforced i
concrete building, a third-class light [
and a first-class siren. Tho structure
must bo ready by January 1, 10C5).
FARALLON AND
PORTLAND ARRIVE
Stoamor Farallon arrived from Ho- |
attlo Saturday night, at 11 o'clock and !
Hailed Houth at 1 o'clock this morn- I
ing. The Portland arrived at noonSun- !
day and nailed at midnight for Knight1
island and Latoucho. Sho loaded !
150 tons of oro for the Huhbard-Elliott,
company at Drior hay and returned ;
mediately to Valdez, Huilidg south |
Wednesday.
The Farallon brought nine fcabin
and 26 steerago passengors to Valdez.
The Portland brought 19 cabin and 29
steorage passengers. Part of the
steerago passengors on both Btoamer.'i !
wore miners destined for tho Tanana,
commonly known as striko breakers, j
Each steamer brought aboivt 100 tons :
of cargo to Valdez. Th« Farallon ]
brought eight days mall.
Steamer Edith Arrives
The big freight stoamer Edith ar-'
rived in port at 11 a.m. Tuesday and
nailed late in tho afternoon for Sew
ard to get an engine frcm the Alas
ka Central to take to Cordova. Tho
Edith left 2000 tonB of railrcad mate
rial at Cordova, brought from Seattle.
Capt. F. S. Moore is her master.
Get$138ForChurch
Tho women's guild of St. Epiphany's
church netted $138 from tho produc
duction of "Bhaun Aroon."' The grcss
receipt* woro $372.76 and tho expon- I
bob were $234.75. Tho prcflt gees to j
tho church extension fund.
I'nlted States of Amor'ca, T'nlted Ptates Dis
trict Cou't, District of Alatku, Third j Ivis |
Ion. Faciflc Court 1'Utrlct.
John T. Kice,
Plaintiff
Ida M F. l'e*and Ala-ka
Weter, I.Ik bt «nd Telo
phone com- any, '
I ef nflauts ,
The President of the United States of America,
greeting:
To the above-named defendant Ida M. K. !
i:««:
You are hereby required to appear In the I
United States District Court, in and for the I
•flstrict of Alaska, Th'rd I ivlslo", within
thirty days aft«r the day of service of this
summons u. on you, and anxwer ih • complaint,
of the above named plaintiff, a copy of which
comi laint Is he ewtth delivered to yoti; and
unlet- you «o app -ar and answer, t ► e | laint iff'
will apply to the Court for thw relief demanded'
In rai l complain!. This action It brought to>
determine the title and right to po session of
the waters of f>< lomon gulch, at the Fall*
thereof, o i Valdet bay, Alas a. and d<mai<e*
In the sum of l-VutO for the wrongful diversion
thereof. The order for lublicatlon of till*
summons is dated Fe bruary 4 19 B. and von
are required to sn-wer the comi laint withtr ;
• 'xty davs after this summons ha» been pub I
ll>h«d sfx successive weeks
Wltnea», tho ilon. Jame* \vicV(.r«'>am.1ndKr>
of said Couri, th * 30th d«y of I e ember, in the
year of our 1/ord on thousand niit« hundred
and seven, and of i.ur Independence the one»
hundred and second.
Edward J. fl'l'-r.
Clerk.
(?eal) By K. A. Honder on. j
Deputy Clerk.
John A. Cgfon and F. M. Brown,
Attorneys for Plain iff
Firm publication, Feb. 18, 1WI
l.ast publication, March 190*1.
In th* Probata Cotir', Vatdc* Prec'nrt, Terrl
lory of Ataaka, Hon. John l-yona, Ju it*.
Inthemattar of tha »1* a«a of Lonla Brown.
Dcraanad KoUcaof Final -ai»1am«nl
Hot ca I* harcbv glvcp that Knot H-antat,
a*ccn or of lha at0Yr-rtafn«,<1 e«tatr, h«w r.-n
darad and i ronanied for aottlament and fllfd
In «afd coort hla final account aa adrntn'Mr* I
tor of aatd a tate, at.d thfct • n th» 20tl> d»y of i
March. »*)», at iha bonvr of 10 a. m. at Ih t
cotirtbotit*, l>«for« «aid donrt, In iha town of
V'aM«a. having b«*n drtly ar-colntad by the
Judge for the RcttUneot ti rtieh Account*, at
which time eny wrmn ■ Interacted in aald
•«tat«, may aptenr and A Ala e*eeptlone In
writing to tha uma and make rteUUnce
thereto,
»et«4 tbla lltb day o! Jaftnerr, !•"*.
Itout frranteeV „
SlMDMi a< a*.4 WUL
CRACK PROOF
RUBBER BOOTS
Best Mode. Absolute Guar
wilh every pair. Your in y
buck if not satisfactory.
For sale by A. I/. LEVY & CO
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Reservation Ave. near Court House
Private Rooms for Patients Graduate Nurses
Phone 77
'98 Pioneer '98
Shaving and Bath Parlors.
Dt«t equipped shop in the oily. All modern
improvements. Work guaranteed tlielwt
Try Our Sharm <u arid Face Massage
Baths Ft J.j lies or Gentlemen.
CAMERON GOI,I>RN
j— - —
ANNOUNCE ME NT
To the Traveling Public:
The reason why I am able to give you nior accomoda
dation and better service for your money than you get at
any other place on the Route between Valdez and Fair
banks, is, that 1 am a Bachelor and do not need to
j make a profit on the maintenance of a wife and children.
But, if you rre 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
Trlogrnph ami Mail A Town jn Itself.
Station. y- , . -
fjlairksnnth Shop,
etc., et(j.
ill's Heal
FOOT OF SUMMIT, TWENTY MILES l"IK)M VALDEZ
Accommodation for 40 horses. Warm Doghouses
A FULL STOCK OF.GENERAL SUPPLIES
FKEIOII r _ vO C«.nfrrti;ti ii#nr
(torn Vnldcz to (he Summit
Pontius Magnuson Prop
The Teikheil Roadhcuse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Best of accommodations for mnn and heast. Freah Meat
always on hand. IIoii«tt nnd Dmr Feed All the lutcpt
improvements. PRIVATE ROOMS.
Mrs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor
DRY CREEK ROADHOUSE
h. O. nnd G. B. RORI$R, Proprietors.
118 MILES ON FATRHANK8
FROM VALDEZ AND EAGLE TRAILS
The Tacoma Roadhouse
65 milen frotri Valde* on government trail. One mile from
telegraph f«t:itinn nt Tokliell. Irirr*i-*•'nhb Accommodation*
for mon and l>enf»t. Hav ami Gmiii for Hale.
PBIVATE rooms Dick Windmillcr, Prop.
Wines,Liquors and Cigars.
The Senate.
T. A. COBB & CO., Prop®
. •wtuvr*. •« nr*Mrnr rfnsm
Alaska Steamship Co.
cnj,,™ A|| Routes
GEATTLE-3EW URD-V ALDEZ ROUTE
.flOUTMWK8TE R S AM8KA ROUTJt-f enrn r* 8*11 ir.»m I'Jef Nu. 4,
FuR CORDOVA. VM,r>KZ, LATOl'CI! /. AND 8KWAKD
Steamships NORTHWESTERN, SARATOGA, SANTA CLARA
Thro\i*b tlckft* to PnlrlMfik*, via « aid**, nnd Kd. M. Orr A Co.'* 8t*tro Lino,
SQ II HP A ,r m 1,10 lft,h "'«"oh month for Hold..via, Kodlftk
• 0. JJUlIn "y«i. Cold Bay, Uutfn, Chlgnlk, Dutc»i lla'bor and Un.«U»k».
BEATTLE-JUNEAU-aKAGWAY ROUTE
*outb*Mt«rn AU*ka Route—FOR KETCH IK A V, WRAKOKLL, DOUOLA*.
MAINM AND HKAOWAY
Alaska Flyer; JEFFERSON end DOLPHIN
FOR KF.TCHIK AN, WRANOBU,, M ETI.A K AHTI,A, HAM.F.Y, DOl'Ul.AI,
iirWWX S. 8. FARALLOH end DMIfiO
All c>nrtrt with *h»* Whit# P«r< «n»1 YnVon Ronfe. Thrn«i|rh Hrk«t« to
Ttattion In <ytnnr<tloti with it«g« lln# fro in Whit* Horn. Right to « »t««m«ra or
•lalllnf d«t« It r«-mrv» (J
'idbBSiS ValJez Dock Co. Agenls
KlCATTLIt. W Ar It. VAL.OMZ, ALASKA