Valdez Daily Prospector
PUBLISHED By THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
TKUtfh
One Dolhir per Monih: Twolre Dollars per year
SATU1U>A Y, JANUARY J7, 11)12.
LEASING SYSTEM IN YUKON
TERRITORY.
In speaking «»f the opposition
to the leasing system of dispos
ing of coal lands Secretary I'ish
cr, in his Chicago speech, said
(hat there was opposition at first
to its introduction in Yukon ter
ritory, where the conditions are
similar to those existing in Alas
ka. While lie did not particular
ize, lie permitted his hearers to
believe that the system is work
ing well there and that there is
no longer opposition to it. If Mr.
Fisher had looked carefully into
llie situation in Yukon territory
ho would have discovered that
there is n<» coal mine working in
that territory on lands held under
lease. The three working coal
mines of |lial territory arc oper
ated on irranled lands, lillc to
which was secured before the
leasing system went illlo ell'eel.
One. of the companies has taken
j>ver sixteen hundred acres of
jMivcrnnrf'iil land under a lease,
I»t11 it adjoins four hundred acres
to which a crown grant had heen
previously acquired, upon which
the mine is located. Had it not
heen that I wo hundred thousand
dollars had heen expended in op
ening the coal mine that, is now
in operation on the granted lands
the organizers of I he company
say they would have dropped the
project at the time the leasing
system was pul intoelVed. Since
thai time there have heen no
new coal mines opened, and, we
are informed, there has not heen
an entry of coal lands under I he
leas inn system except the one re
ferred to.--Alaska-Yukon Maga
zine.
TAFT FAVORS HALF
AND HALF MEASURE
(Continued from page 1)
Alaska boosters here. President
Taft has promised to send a mes
sage to congress urging practi
cally all the recommendations of
Secretary Fisher. lie is still op
posed to a wholly elective form of
government but the boosters be
iievc be will not veto the measure
if passed by congress and the sen
ate. Alaskan boosters appear to
)»• everywhere.
Seattle, Jan. 27.—Alaskans in
this city are jubilant over the
news from Washington. They be
lieve the dawn of prosperity for
Alaska is in sight. The only lly
in I lie ointment is the president's
opposition to a wholly elective
Vo\ «.*:"i men I. They hope to win
loo this session. Kverybody is
talking Alaska and the local busi
ness men are as jubilant as Hie
citizens of the north.
Extra Fine Tonight.
Al I Ik* nrphi'iim loni^hl will
In* shown a line lot of new pic
Inrrs. i11«*111<Ii11tr I In- frn-al C.liiea
K" sl«»rk yards liiv; also special
••xlia vaudeville slinils. Another
roillph'lf rliail^i' tomorrow OVt'll
iiitr willi special erlras. I'lvwim
I• itrli I:
Overture. Iiy hitIh'sIra oT 11 \
piori's.
"(•real r.hirapro stork Van Is
I'ire," real tin* fi I in.
Illustrated sum}:; late liil.
"'I'Iip W'ini' Harvest." beautiful
sreiur film.
Souk willi chorus, ('has. Wil
laims.
Vaudeville novelty, latest out
side hit, "Tin* Navajo Hhk«" hy
Thos. Oillis, Kaserosky ami (J.
Henry.
"Tlii' Orind," college life, and
liiii' comedy.
Selections, orchcstra.
Only 0110 show al, k p. in. Ad
mission 25c.
Weather Report.
.Muxiin11in temperature. . %. .'I.'l
M i it i in ii in temperature.... II
Mean temperature 22
Temperature al ('» p. m...21).5
Precipitation Oi
K. M. MI,AI>K, Observer.
Vlotor and Edison
Phonographs on easy payment*
al I lii' Owl liriiK Co., I nr.
Mr. SrdKwirki' h'fl I his morn
ing for a Iwo days' hnntiiiK Irip
in seaitIi of 111«• loolhsonii' plar
niiKan.
Onverumenl puckers h'fl IIiIh
morning for (lamp Com fori. The
l rail could not h« in a belter ron
dilion, ho fhoy report.
MIDAS COPPER MINE
to ship soon
(Continued from pago 1)
was made, as in I ho issue re
ferred to, and when the party rc
turned last night they were eag
erly surrounded hy friends. When
seen by a reporter for the Pros
peel or Mr. Devinney told I he storj
of the. development of the mine
and the plans for ils future man
agement. He is an experienced
miner and has spent years among
the great, copper mines of the in
terior of Alaska, for which the
Copper River and Northwestern
railway was built at a cost of $20,
000,000 to transport their ores,
would not trade the Midas for any
properly he had ever seen.
The story of the development
of the property is very simple,
yet. it has required a great deal
of hard work to bring it about.
Mr. Devinney stated that when he
began work on the tunnel which
has brought a welcome change in
the fortunes of himself and co
partners he expected lo have to
drift possibly 00 or 70 feet, he
fore lie would encounter the foot
wall along which lie intended lo
drive the tunnel, lie was agree
ably surprised when ore running
live per eenl ami belter was en
countered sis soon as lie struck
I lie solid formation. The ore con
tinued to improve slightly in val
ue. and after going some distance
showed values of 0 1-2 per cent
copper and $(>.00 in gold. When
the lunnel had penetrated what
is now considered low grade ore
for a distance of \ \ feet, a body
of hiirh grade ehalcopyrile was
encountered. The funnel has been
driven for HO feet through ore
which Mr. Devinney believes will
average between 20 and HO per
eenl copper in addition to the gold
values.
Mr. Devinney slates the dis
tance between I tie foot and hang
ing walls, as found on the sur
face, is about 270 feel. The lun
nel has been driven in the foot
vail and I he surface has been
blasted on the outcrop of the
hanging wall for a distance of 12
feet, showing good shipping ore,
although not of the same quality
ns that now showing in the face
of the tunnel. He hopes and be
lieves the ore will continue from
wall to wall and if such shrtuld
•prove to be the case the Midas
will be one of the greatest mines,
not alone of America, but of the
world.
When asked as to his future
plans Mr. Devinney slated that
he was going back to the prop
erty and would increase his force
by taking six more miners with
liiin lo continue the work of de
velopment. He will begin prepar
iations for shipping the ore tak
en out and will contract for haul
ing it lo I lie beach, a distance of
between four and five miles. His
object in handling the ore al pres
ent is lo keep the I rail open, but
he expects shortly lo be shipping
2f» tons per day.
Mr. Kd. Wood lir.s secured a
contract for hauling llic ore and
'will begin on Monday breaking the
11 rail l<> I lie mine.
! INGRAM & BUSH
! OFFER TROPHY
Another Bowling Tournament
Has Been Arranged—First
Game Tonight
The bowliok leniii representing
I lie Hig Place will have an op
portunity I«» redeem themselves
in n new tournament which has
.just been arranged. Ingram A
Hush have offered a line howling
trophy for the contest. The
trophy fx now on display in the
widows of their place.
Merchant will he enplain of the
• team from the Big Place and will
! make some change* in I he per
! Miunel of Ihe team, which he is
sure will eause victory lo perch
on their banner.
I'tie louriiautenl will consist of
ii series of seven games, the first
f»f which will be played on the
alleys of Ingram & Hush tomorrow
e\ ening.
I1 If you are out of letterheads
call and see our new line of bond
papers. The finest over brought
to Valdcz.
Hurry up if you want to get a
#:i lint or slicker for $1 at, King'&.
C. N. JONES, Mgr.
Complete change of program:
Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursday
and Saturday.
Saturday Matinee at 2:30 p. m.
Children under 14, 10 c.
If You're Pleased Tell Olhore.
, If not. tell us
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY 8 and OtlU
MISS O'M ALLEY, Pianist
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Reports on Minima
Ratbnt Sunrmra
Qewesjil Mining Enginkbrino
Phone No. toa 1
f. butterworth;
Civil Engineer and!
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Office in Harrington I)ldu>
on Water Front Uos. 1* IH9 |
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Moot every Tuesday evening at R o'clock in
McKinl»i Hall All members requested to at
end T" G. QUINN. Artie Chief
Va"'" "»• m
^SSSBSftSaM
10 J
»0.F.
Visiting and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellow*' Club. Regular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HnNT. Secretarv.
F * .. E
VALDEZ AERIE No. 1071
Meet every Friday. 8 d. m- Easrle Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but best materials used.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD & KENRICH, Propi.
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Good*--Reasonable Price*
•T^HE Holiday reunion of
* fers an opportunity for
having that group picture
made.
We are equipped to pro
duce the best in groups or
individual portraits.
We offer a variety of
styles and sizes.
P. S. HUNT
„ STUDIO
Valdtz' Alaska
Why it Pays You to Trade With Us
us QUALITY is the watchword
What you want you find here
W e give you your money's worth
What we say is true
What we do is legitimate
What we promise we fulfill
W e wish to make your acquaintance
Wm be pleased to have you call
Copper River
Draying Co.
l*,reti(htioK and passengers to all parts
oft the Interior. General Trucking
fcJd. Wood, - Proprietor
MoKtnley St. Vatdez
fjstup Hotel
CffAS. PZfifiY, MOP.
THE E£ST Or EVEEFYTHING
IN THE HURT OF TttEClTY
135RooKsVlliinB>TH50SuffnRoM3
♦ When In Seward [Stop at the
* COLEMAN HOUSE
•GEORGE SEXTON. PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
_ Fourth "Ave Scwaro. Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON.
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking: Co.
UndertakerEmbalmera
Funeral Directorn
PJ,on.:,4« GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
s«.™ Heat E|ec|ric 1J<hu
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnuhed Room. All Modern Conven.enc«*
Good
co°ds the BUFFET
Good
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ Til VID17 O and Building
Puget Sound lVll3lLlv Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
| Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
eve
Tairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors]
i
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers j
Just Arrived Direct from the]
Factories a Large] .Shipment of
INTEGR1DAD, Re*,- Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Raina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
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general
Banking
Business
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