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THURSDAY, AI 'OUST 2l». 1JM2.I
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
In San Francisco, a wealthy cil_j
izen fining lo his place <»f business,
flic morning founil a no|e from
his slepson saying lhal Iheyoung
man had helped himself to a large
sum of money and a still larger
amount of securities and that lie
had fro lie away. When the story!
related lhal Ihc younfr man had'
1-een implicilly Irnsled |o handle!
tin? immense fortune of his slep-j
father and had betrayed lhal I nisi,!
fiie reader was shocked by I In* i
seeming depravity shown by ihe
young man.
There is. howevi r, another side
!*• I he piclnre which a lillle re-1
!!••«•( i<>n will show is jusl as vivid (
is III/' slalement of belrayal
» f irn^l. This young man who had,
handled hundreds of llioiisands if•
n«-| millions of dollars'in valu
ables, is 30 years old. He is en
lit led In live bis own life and uol.j
be dependent upon Ihe generosity;
'•f a father or any one else when-;
ever he might, feel the need ofj
money. Doubtless if that young,
man wanted to buy an automobile J"
or a new suit of clothes he could j
have gone to his father and could,
have received the money ncces-|
sary for the purchase, but Ibis,
would have placed him in a posi-ji
lion of dependance no| consonant j
with Ihe idea of a man being im-j
portani enough lo be trusted with j1
the handling of large sums of;
other people's money. That Ihisi
rich man who Irnsled the youth '<
with bis immense fortune, only,i
jtaid him as compensation, $75 (
per monlh, everything lhal he '
could call his own, would seem lo
indicate very clearly what led to,
Ibis belrayal of trust which will,'
result, iu Ihe ruining of a young,:
life. !'
i in^ an ion oi the younjr man i*(
inexcusable. bill Ih«> guilty oiip is :
jio| so much Iln» youlli who yield- 1
«•«! |<» temptation as il was in t.hcj
employer-father. who placed liujre <
temptation in his way by niak-^
injr him responsible for hupo sums,1
<>f money and then paid liiin a 1
begparly pillance. Had Ihisyounprj
man been mado lo feel Dial ho was!'
beinp rewarded for liis efforts;'
had Iip hiMMi Kiven lo understand ^
Ihal in return for the a*sump-;
lion of the responsibility of car- ]
iiiji for oilier people's properly his!
own rij.'li| to live a self-respect-,:
iiitf life was recognized, Ihero is,
lillle reason lo hclieve |haf at the
ln-frinninfr of his life of usefulness j
fi»* would have ruined all and
would lie forced lo pro through life
with a slif-riiia of disgrace attach
ed to his name. .
ALASKAN MINING LAW.
t
II will In* a innllor of fjonernl1
ml isfncl j<»n throughout Ilie nort li!
f»» see realized I lit* proposed'
changes in the laws limiting I In* J
power of attorney. If there is one.
pre-eminent curse upon Alaska,'
ii is I lie power of attorney. Ever!
«inee gold began to alh'aet gold'
seekers to Klondike the power ofi
attorney lias been pronounced an
e\fl. In the earlier days of Circle
and Fortyinile I he Kohl differs
were so few lliey made Iheir lo
cal laws, and any one wishing to
hog all the placerj in the ramp
or rob a raehe was dealt with in
no nneerlain way hy the miners.
The medicine, for thoue who dis
obeyed'the miners' decrees was to
tfike a small boat or a dog loam
onl of I be country before I he next
morning, or stretch hemp. The
prores., was expedient. There wan
no need of lawyers, and every man
W>i |he square dnnl.
Hut after the throng poured ov
er f'hilkool and lawyers and courts
came, the men who wished lo lake
advantage of ib<» laws on I he book
did so, and the officials were pres
ent and were bound to protect any
who miuhf appeal and plend the
laws. The consequence was men
took advantage of the law and left.
In every Alaskan camp thousands
of claims were staked by the pow
er of attorney. The first man 011
a creek often wa$ not satisfied
until he staked a whole creek. A
few men could slake an entire
camp;% But they could .not pros
pect (he entire camp. The blight
often fell on the camp, whereas
I bore would have been life. Real
prospectors had to move on, and
speculators held the ground at
least a yi'ar. Some restaked at
tin- end nf |he second year. The
story is too old to need repeti
tion ;•» a northerner. The enor
mous power of attorney evil on
the Alaskan side bad its hideous
twin evil 011 Ilie Canadian side in
(he concession. Thereby large in
leresls or mere speculators o|>_
lained large tracts of ground and
held them while the bona fide
prospector was barred. The News
fought the concession evil desper
ately, and succeeded, together with
the earnest efforts of others, in
overthrowing the concession priv
ileges. Many of the concessions
were cancelled.
i>o\\ (ii<(| t vmm-c.sxhin.< iin miuk
or are granted in Yukon, ajid Mm
United States lias passed laws In
limit the power of attorney in
Alaska, il is lo lie hoped the indi
vidual miner of Ihe^norlh never
will have such artificial harriers
In faee again.—Dawson News.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR MINING.
Funds I'd!' 111 e I'liiled Slal 'S I
lieological Survey ;(nd I lie bureau
i.-f nunc.-, I lie I wo great federal or-I
£aui/ations in wliieh mining men
lire inleresled, are appropriated
in whal is known a* the su:n.lr\ >
civil hill, originating in Ihe nun.!
mill of on approprial ions «>f lln-i
lions.' id' represental ives. This J
Lull carries, of recent years, over
?IOft,nrtft,000 annually, covering a
large part of the government's
Held of activity in civil afl'airs.
\.s reported this year, Ihe total
proposed lo he appropriated is
? 109,577, i 1 i, and the hill makes
up a hook of 182 page*. While
lie amounts fixed in the report of
Ihe committee arc not final, con
gress has a deep-rooted object ion
lo revision downward, and the to
tal is likely to he increased rath
t than the reverse.
The items for Ihe (icological j
Survey are as follows: office of
lirector, $35,3i0;scicntitlc assist
ants, $29,900; skilled laborers and
cmporary employes, $20,000; to
pographic surveys, $350,000; geo
logic surveys. $300,000; mineral
resources of Alaska, $90,000;
'hemical and physical researches,
ncluding potash invest ijral ion,
SiO.OOO; preparation of illuslra
ions, $28,280; preparation of the
'epru'l on mineral resources, $75.
•00; gauging streams and wal.'r
■uipply studies, $175,000; pur
•hase of hooks. $2,000 ;cugraving
Hid printing geologic maps,
1(110,000; topograplTic surveys in
lational forests, $75,000; making
l total of $1,295,520. In addition
here is appropriated |o the puh
ic printer $145,000 for engrav
ng and printing of survey report.
For the hureau of mines Ihe
proposed approprial ins are: ("Jen
oral expenses. $(»('», 100; general
investigations of mine explosions,
nethods of mining, etc., $320,000;
maly/ing and testing finds. $135,
)00; mine inspector of Alaska.
• alary and expenses, $0,500; pur
hase of hooks. $1,500; purchase
»f land and conslruction of rail
vay siding for headquarters for
nine rescue cars, $i,000; making
n all $533,100. A special appro
priation of $100,000 for inve«lipa
ions in the nielalliferoiis mines
>f Ihe west was asked, hul was
lot granted hy Ihe cominillee.
One Oregon man k«>«*s on rec
ord as having refused a public
office. There is some hope for
|he slate yel.
Hefore thai Ilebel Oreaser he
Kins killing Americans lie had
[teller arrange with I he Padre for
those last *ad riles.
So I he Hrilish arc lo lake |he
Panama mailer lo The Hague, are
they? What deputy will lake Un
cle Bam into court?
If congress keeps on meddling
with Ihe army I he average en
listed man won I know whether he
is in Ihe army or not.
Senator Perk inn, of California,
is taking lime by the forelock,
when he announces his permanent
retirement from polities.
Was the woman who railed
Tnfl her husband really insane.
It may have been hill a woman's
method of gelling inlo society.
Stamp
Mill
~rp
£1:
BSOLTJTELY Self-Con
taincd; ready to operate
on arrival;
Co*! mum
durable; easily thipnril to
Cott reatonabUs f/JMent and
hlppmil
re mo la point*} nttdi no
tpecial foundation.
One patron writes: *'Wc nro wring
a ur>-me»h Bcrcea and milling un
nrerage of 10 tonn of ore per 24-lionr
day wltli each nilll. Considering
liorecpower commuted IjITTI.E GIANT
8TAMP MII.T.S are most raplil crush
ers ever eeen; prefer thorn to any
other etnmp mill on market."
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II. I)A V I s
Complete Change of Pro
gram Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday
Oae Sbow Week D^ys - - 8 P. M,
Two Shows Sundays 8 and 9:15 P. M.
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Cupt. D. E. MORRIS. City Dock
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate My Service*.
Private bath room for ladies.
Corns Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
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Phone 185 Wall St.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. B. M.
VALDMZ. ALASKA
Rkpontb on Minmb
Pa-tint Suhybyb
Genbbal Mining Enginbbnino
Phonk No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
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Meet every Tuesclny evening ut h o'clock it)
Kuv'lc Hull All rv.emltrrs n-'iucbttd t° at
tend D. H. ShKKM. ArtieCliicf
Valdes I^odge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications tlrst Wednesday tn
each month In Mcltlnley Hall. Vlsl'ors always
welcome.
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C. C. Reynolds, Sec
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O.F.
Visiting and local Odd Fellow* arc re
quested to revUter their name with the
Valde* Odd Fellows' Club. Koifular
meeting, Hr«t and third Monday.
Call on l». ft. HHNT. Secretary.
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Moot every Friday, 8 p.m. Enirle Hnll
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WINNFAJMU.IS, MINN
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$25 to $50 Saved Per Year.
It has been proven by actual test that
Coles Hot Blast Stoves
will save at least one-third of your fuel bill.
Will Hold Fire for 24 Hours.
A large line of different styles just received from the factory
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to all parls
of the interior. General Trucking
bid. Wood, . - Proprietor
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