Valdez Daily Prospector
PUBLISHED BY THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
TEltVS
One Dollar per Month: Twel'» Dollars per Year
.MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1912.
THE PROSPECTOR.
Much he.od is paid to the pros
pector, because much is always
expected of him. The saying that
x'very mine was once a prospect
is never forgotten by men who
understand, and (lie class which
is given lo finding the beginning
of mines has the respect and
prayers of all who are dependent
upon the mining industry _for a
livelihood. There is something
about the well-being of I he pros
pector that suggesls the honor ol
women: il requires a mean dis
position to besmirch it.
.lust at this lime there are I wo
suggestions that keep Ihe func
tion of Ihe prospector before the
minds of Ihe industry. One of
these concerns the urgent desire
of tli«* west lo see new mining
districts uncovered; Ihe other re
fers to Ihe possible altitude of
I Ik? government ami «»1' future
mining laws toward tin* business
of exploring the public domain,
in ('olorado ami elsewhere there
is a well-grounded disposilion to
I'licourani' prospecting, because
the wi'sl. is anxious in have now
camps developed, especially gold
••amps, since the rush for gold
docs more Mian anything fist? lo
start a widespread interest in
mine making. On (lie oilier hand,
the fear seems lo persist that it
is the aim of the government lo
restrict the claims of the pros
pector lo the right of free entry
upon the publie lands, especially
in the forest reserves. Out in
Bishop, Cal., they have been hold
ing meetings designed to insti
gate a strong protest, against al
leged federal interference wilh
the prospector's business. It
seems certain thai steps will soon
ie taken |o revise the mineral land
laws, especially those affecting
metal mining. Leasing laws are
proposed ami oilier new prece
dents are likely to be followed.
In view of such possibilities il is
no) surprising thai the prospect
ing profession should lie found
making ils objections ami serv
ing notice in behalf of its own
future well being. The present
laws, while open lo some objec
tions, have served very well in
the matter of encouraging ox
plorat ion.
It is difficult to believe that the
influential members of the min
ing profession will ever listen to
any draft of laws that will make
prospecting less easy or I enure of
discoveries more hazardous. The
men who are taking the lead in
proposing changes in the law
have been closely identified wilh
the west, and it is to be expected
of them that they will recognize
the best influences in favor of
continued development. II is up
on continued development and
discovery I hat I he prosperity of
mining rests: whenever these
cease the process of deterioration
will set in, as it does in Ihe case
of individual mining districts
whose brilliancy has once begun
to fade Mining Science.
LITTLE SUNBEAM.
She was sweet and sofi and
Hinging. and lie always found lior
singing, when ho came homo from
his labors as the* night was clos
ing ill) she was languishing and
slender, and her ytyos were deep
and lender, ami/fie Pimply could
n't I el 11 her lhat her codec was a
sin. Ooldeiyiiair her head was
erownirtg; ano was fond of quot
ing HrftwVing, and she knew a
hundred Xegends of I he olden,
golden^fime; and her heart was
yearning for the llosicru
arning, and he simply
t tell her lhat the heef
as a crime. She was posl
onf Pendennis, and she knew
ie gangs of Venice, and he lis
|to her praltlo with an ef
lo look pleased; and she
(he wil of Weller--and he
v couldn'l tell her lhat the
he had for breakfast had
laid hy hens diseased. So
[Wed his homo wilh hoauty,
he did her wifely duty, did
she undorrsfood it, and her
conscience didn't hurt, when dy
spcplia boldly sought him, and
Iho srxfon came and got him, and
his tortured framo was buried
'noato a wagonload of dirt. O,
thoseimarriageable misses, think
ing life all love and kisses, mist
and Moonshine, glint and glam
or, stardust borrowed from the
skies 1 Man's a gross and sordid
luinmix—men are largely mado of
stomachs, and the songs of all
the sirens will not take the place
of pics I—Walt Mason.
RIVAL CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
Valdez Democratic Campaign Club
Eleoted Officers Saturday
Night
The rival Democratic cluh which
held its preliminary meeting on
Thursday last was regularly or
ganized Saturday nigh I al u meet
ing held in MeKinley hull. The
cluh will ho known as I he Valdez
Democratic Campaign cluh. Al.
Dowling was elected president ami
(itMirge \V. Ilohhins secretary.
A committee composed of Al.
Dowling, (ieorge Ilohhins, Charles
llaml, II. L. Hider and C. K. Bun
nell were appointed to draw up
rules ami regulations for the
guidance of the members.
The club al its preliminary
meeting went on record as favor
ing territorial government and
Robert Jennings as the Democrat
ic candidate for delegate to con
gress.
i lie members went on record ill
favor of morn roads, Hie exten
sion of I In* public land survey to
Alaska, the passage of laws for
the development of coal, mineral,
agricultural and other resources
of the territory and the appoint
ment of a resident commission
which shall make recommenda
tions upon all contemplated pub
lic improvements requiring' the
expenditure of public funds.
Among those who have signed
their names to the declaration of
principles are the following: fieo.
J. hove, Al. Dow I in pr, ('has. Hand,
C. W. Harrington, C. ft. Bunnell,
\V. M. (Ionley, T. J. Donohoe, A.
J. Meals, Win. Meals, Klliolt Stew
art. (leo. W. llohliins, II. T. Whit-I
ley. !•'. Sullivan, !•'. II. Andrews, I
II. I.. Hider, M. Dineen, .John Nor
ton. .1. M. Maule. J. (I. \\'11iI• • and
lien. Sullivan.
HOMESTAKE MINE
GREATER THAW TREADWELL
The greatest dividend-paying
mine in America during the past
year was the (Soldfleld Consoli
dated of Nevada, wlijcli declared
dividends for the year amount
ing to over $7,000,000, having
milled approximately 338,000 tons
of ore of a gross value of over
# I o,(ioo,ooo The largest dividend
payer of I he year on the Hand was
the Crown Mines, which had de
clared dividends amounting to
£5l7,or>8 for the ten months end
ed in October. The largest mine
in America from the tonnage
standpoint is 1 lie Homestake,
which milled over 1,500,000 tons
in toil, though this is almost
equalled by the Alaska Treadwell
mines, which milled 1,500,000
tons. The competition between
(hose two companies is very close,
and it is not unlikely that their
relative positions may alter at any
time. The Treadwell mines have
000 stamps at work, with a stamp
duly of over live tons per day, and
at the Homestake the 1,000
stamps have a duty of a little ov
er i.2 tons per day. The daily
output of the Treadwell mines is
therefore slightly greater, hut
working conditions permit the
Homestake to operate more con
tinuously, thus overcoming the
handicap. The deepest gold mine
of the world is the Morro Velho,
in Brazil, owned by the St. John
del Hey Mining company, though'
the deeper mines along the Moth
er Lode in California are worthy
companions, the Kennedy, which
is the deepest gold mine in Amer
ica, having attained a depth of
3,550 feet.
The Orphoum.
The Orphoum was crowded last
evening and everybody enjoyed the
most interesting program. Oil
lies, Kaserosky and Henry, as
usual, met with success in "Oh,
You Beautiful l)oll." The photo
slide was of Mr. Ham Knudson, hd
recoiving the prize. Tuesday ev
ening another photo will be flash
ed and the person being present
receives a cash prize.
Patrons should not miss the
repetition of this fine program to
night, "The Count of No Account"
being especially coinic.
Straw night and change of pro
gram tomorrow ovening.
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ajestic
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Complete change of program:
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MISS O'MALLEY, PUnbt
MINING ENGINEER
L.. W. STORM. E. M.
VaLDMZ. ALASKA
Reports on Mines
Patent Surveys .
<wENESAL. MlNINO ENGINEERING
t Phone No. 103
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and'
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Ollloc in Harrington Hid/.
on Water Front Res. Phone. ISO
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