Valdez Daily Prospector
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Prospector Publishing . Co.
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One Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
MONDAY, JUNK 3, 1912.
ALASKA'S COAL CLAIMANTS.
Secretary of Interior Fisher
ha.s testilicd before 11n* Public
hands tJomniissioii «»T llw Senate
that not one coal land entry out
«>f the hundreds made in Alaska
was such as would permit, of its
passage to patent through the
Interior department. This means
hut one of two things. Kit her the
coal land claimants of Alaska
were a hand of corrupt and unin
telligent rascals, without an ex
ception, or else that the depart
ment lias placed such a test on
the perfection of title to coal
areas as to make ii utterly im
possible to come within its scope.
As to-1 lie first proposition, we
are not prepared to believe that
the majority of the coal land
claimants were either incompe
tents or were dishonest. \W re
pudiate the thought 111 :i I byword
or deed I hey in any way dream
ed they were violating either the
law or the regulations I hereun
der promulgated by the depart
ment. Without knowing many of
the claimants personally, we ha\e
a right !o assume this position,
knowing Alaskans generally as
do.
in oilier words ji is imi lair
Id presume |lull ma! laiul elaim
.nils in Alaska diU'ereul iale in im
way 11 m111 fit li• • i* plaeer nr 1*••!«>
i. ral"i>. No douhi, wi'i'i" • li••
>ame I cots made as lu I h j iul
i«*r. •:<*| a -mule miiiin;' i-al"nt
W ' • H111 11;; \ . • iieen i.V-Mied ::i Ma»
iwt fjvm lie- lime <>I jls |»i <eha-e
o> I hi' -'-Hi <la>. for il i - a
culoiious ia«l ilia! (lie _• i mi
il\ o| mineral local < i - af •
f.u,»e:-lei*i!.. made i»\ i lie <i*i^i!ial
l -raloi s.
W hat 111e11 is I lie I rouble |»_•—
• ween tin: foal eiaiiiianl s ami I In;
- «.\crUi:n ill A slmlv «• I" llie nu
merous eirelilars i'*>Ued ii\ lilt;
ialerior departnieiil ami a perus
al or I lie m\riad» of reports made
• il tile ino.-l instances h> JIICOIII
pelenl .-pee ml uueids .«dl:»Ws llial
♦«:11* piililic lauds lia\e been plac
eil iu I tie hands of men, who, for
one reason or 11■ • • oilier, are lieiit
upun 1111111 r> iiiK I lie coal land act
as passed l»y rou^re>s. Such re
^Irielioiis ha\e Jieen placed upon
foal laud elaiuianls ami such re-;
ilalions hii\.* I»ee|j promulgated
as |o make I h • • law j I s«• 11" iuop
•rali'.e, and wh>?
|( wilt In* ii iiii*i112it'i'i'ti ilia!
riicii«i"i '* H»m.«.i*\c|| i:111:• • t*<*• i ili«?
«'Mii*>*M'\iii i«<ii 11111\<*:11:• 11! ;«ill IijhI
i In1 I S ii'i-an "! I "i-« -i ■ > !'• • i*»iI
willi : •i:|mi*u I'.iich'i a- n. II.
Tlia! i*r-c > I Ii111*!i• •! - early a«'ls
wa> l'* cri'aii' III:* • '.!in-aeh 1'npesi
i i'S'T'. r«»\ ••miijj imlli III'* 1»ft i! i r—
ami .Malaiiu-!xa mal Ii»• I• I —. iml
w il hslamlmu lhal 111 • • !*•• wa?» m»
f«»ri*.-i - |<i i>l in I In* re
M'P\e.». lail in ;' i a »*i 111«• r«»al aii as
williin lii> • ■ • i) t • I. .Mr. I' 111 • ■ i i • • I" s
fori hue w;<fit«* I i-i.ia ?•«•;•! ami i.
slili 11111 i I i | * ! \ i11 p. I.<n l h-.* ;.r.»lil>
m|' I'<•:*■ iIii<aia I*.*., i. iai^* I> >n|.|
In lla* haw I• •i In* "*i hnlll
tlii* A11. • i; I i • * ami I a i * i t i«* **i|iiail
rniis <)11i> i i i i*hM> a i i*ii'i11"l was
laaili* in ••iiii.uri-* In in?»eri a
rhiuse in Ii11■ na\» a;ij"i'|H'ialinn
In11 In i '»ii!|m• I I ?11* |• ij11*11a• i• f
i-ua.-i i-nal in" I lit* ii <• nl III" I * a —
< * i I it * > 1111 a 11111! i • I • 111 was 11« • I «*a I ••• I
h\ .• •»1111• 1111 i' 11 |m\ver. Wi'l'l'
i l II ell In ava iii Im• —
nun;' jici—i.ii-hl nl 111•• I nileil
Stale*.. 4 < i IT* > i'< I l'im*h"l will In*
flhhli' llis See pel a I'" nl 111• * 1111 »• r—
iur with iln« i"*»iili ih.al lhal |m
ll'inl wiil In* ma>ler "| all nf I lie
«*«•}■ I ai'i'ici "I' litis riMiiilcy, ami il
will hi* \\ i 111 i 11 his power in |»
Ihfin I i'i 11: i heilltf M|ici|c«l sn |« iitfx
a- lliepe is a | M it 11 a I nf I'ncuhnii
la- i'nal In In* hiin-'l al a |ipuHI.
\la.«l«aii< who nisi llieip vole
fni | Je legale .la.m*> Wii'li'M'.-lisihi,
wlm sl:iit»i*4 emlnrsinK Ili«* ran
i'iilar> i'i li'.ii»«'\ i ll ami his jinlj..
#• j*• -. im lmlinu Ih«• AlasKa coal
I M'i ii. |i* 111, ilni's sn willi I lit* iiilcnl
ami willi llh* ell'ert nf cnii I i ii 1111;;
llh j.ie-i'iil rnmliiiiin «*r all'aips
In I* |,!1 j 11 < 11 ■ I i 11 i I«• |M* I'ji ii| 1.1' I i lll«*.
il.'. i»» I: t N nil' I'i»l* \v irlil'l'shlllll,
i* I • • 11 i 11 *. I hi' \ nl el's iii I Ik* * I ales
thai Al.!-fi>ius al'* ii plinlil ink
I!«.i isrve 11 ami I'iiM-hnl iti Iheir
I ii i I i i * j i mmI thai w« res I -al'f
'i< il n il Ii l !ii* mj'l areas hmle
S l"|" 'I: • eniilenl In |MlprhaM'
rmej^n enjil al all cxlmrllilanl
mm'" ami has 'in imnteihale
f I f * I I I f * I j M' I ' I • I* - I ! III.' II' M III, 11 (J I
ill I a • • I wmihl |«i",* *r In lime mm*
lire, I I'm I ei| in ih< stales, where
they have more need for labor
than we have.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Tafl claims 570 delegates. He
aNn claimed Ohio and New Jer
sey.
It is indeed a fine coinpliimnl
Tart's cabinet officer pays Alas
ka «'• a! • ini nanls.
II is easy to tell (ho optimists
! from I he pessimists by start ing a
I discussion on the dike bill.
"Alaska for Alaskan-," and
Martin Harrais is campaigning in
Ihe state of Washington.
Tomorrow Ihe Senate will con
sider Ihe propriety of pigeon
holing Ihe Alaska home rule
bill.
It was a great loss to Ihe news
paper fraternity to have llieprc
liinary Republican campaign end
so soon.
The !)cinocralic donkey hasn't
is111 through he-haw-ing over thai
Koosevelt endorsement. Ile-haw,
he-haw, lie-haw!
A prospective juror in the]
harrow case, now oil trial in l.os
Angeles, said he still believed I he |
.Mc.Xamara's innocent.
Tin* 'ilt'iiiuiiil for atl.jcrl ivrs ilnr-J
injr lln' pasl sixl.v «lays hail lln'j
fosiill n|' si ifVi'ii iu^r «11h>I a I ions mi j
I hat M»rl»al «*• > in tin »<i i I y.
Altc Hni'f in Im> (Iisliarri'il in J
-•'an I- ranrisco. His frii'iuls aiv
alwavs .i.>nV- sniiu'lliinjr I•»]
-i fi'iif-1 In n li is rliarai-li'i*.
Ii is |u ln> |ii*i'.suini'il iinw llialj
lli'ali'y. Iii-inp a nahirali/.i-il cili-j
/.cii ill" I lie Inili'il Slab's. tin'
j>»rrlnvn Alaskan will In- sal is-,
I i i -11.
|
\!a-Ka *l<*niii-li ip ••innpaiii',s I
11:: \ •• I pivi-ii nnlil Aii^iisI I sl j
in i'|i# lln'ir fi*i* ifi In In rill's willij
i 111• i 111 <*i*_sI a I •• ri mi nii-ri'i' ruin, j
mission.
i
II is >aiil «ii11111»i*i* is Ir.'iim «
la.' i ii nil liis trip I'roin Mm wi'sl-!
ward. Tin' saiui' Miin^r will Imp-j
!i«• 11 mm Dial pi'MpfisiMl \\'a*-liin^- !
I• >ii \M\ayi*.
Tin- r«*pMil 111 a I 4 i i 111111 r< * is mil
:i i'.-liiii^ li-nr In llii' \\»'slwar«l i<;
I in. ; i 11111 • 11 11 il is ailmilli'il
iii' i« • 11i• I\ in^r np I lie rim • • I*
* nv.i'i - iii * 111a I ri'irinn.
I »r. i.lia mlirrs lias i|a*(*iil«*iI llial
il v.niilil ni*i In- |inlilii's |n rim I In*
\\ ii*Ki'i'slnim I'ampai — n from 111.•
Nninr jail, as I In* marshal opens
ail Mi" pri>Miicrs* mail.
• !.»!• W i<* 1%i'«li;ii■ i i< a
\n|«' l.t iitiK' llir prc*cill 11 i -11
:»rjri> nf I'lipM'trn rtiiil.
ami i'im-lml will m>l |••• r111it I In1
•iiiii <•! Alaska ••• »;iI.
Tlr.> man in >iK armim! all
• 11!i -- its** a .-lu\c ami ilisciis<
in- ;• 111 ii*- i»i:t> In* ;i •-1;11»• ~ 111;i«i.
i• i• I !M* i- 11• *f lining Alaska I In*
. ••• i| which i- accimipl islicil hy
I :• ;i!» v. ii It I hi* ilrill.
t ih.'i .1 !'iiii'lni|*s t*«< I a I i i m i I •»
!a- '\.t «•• •:»> ina11<-Vs is I;ii*^:•• I>
!«•» 5 h\ I lm 111111 (*«> lnaikcl |'i»r
; . .•«>|ii»iiI«i> i'mjiJ nit I'itriiic wa
ll i II v..|'. il uili' ha1- Im*mii
n n|' :i «; "pa I ri»11 ism."
The il-pnhlieans have a itmsl l
,.|«a->aiil Itihirr In «*« • ii I •• 111 p I «i I • *.
• in ihi'miii' liaml limy ha\eShack
h• fii;*»I. aa»l ph'iily of ij ; ami on
ih•• ullii-r Miiii'.iw ;'|| ami his run-I
sirxaliiMl • • I" Maska's pcsonrocM. 1
Willi lh<' n.rr'lini: »if Hip nn
!:• mil <*• ••!tii• IiI•*«' we anis| lit' pro-'
pan il In lislmt li» a hnitr ami hnnl
wail fi-iuii I hr l«i•!"M'\i'lI fiirri'S. |
which will liml a fcinl cclm,
• ii?• i•!i-vI Hie \\ irUi'f-ham failli
Tiil.
s'i'i-i'i'lary Ki>lior limls thai ev
ery Alaska coal claimant was
I :.-tiili;. n| either a initial or lerli
! ? i ii*n I w fi in j- ami liciici) arc nn|
nil il h <1 lit I lit'ir «*• hi I palcnls, lie
I * • i• i• i i'cjiw in^ as fin«* a ilislinc
Mini; n re^anl I«» his rehilinns
w ill' ihf MiifKa .Nnrlln'i m rail
!•!
\\ ln-ri'MM* the Wickcyshninile*
! .mIIh'c Kiev a:*!* always careful I«»
call il a mm-parli-;iii alTair, Iml
111•• I ihi' m )•• nunc arc i laoeil mi
ujiaiil Iml wi'll Iricil Hcpnh'icans.
I'rum I he dch'Malc In enujrpojis,
ilclc'.'alcs l'i i lie nnl imial cniivcn
Ii«»••?. I.irilfiial coininillcc--nll
arc ilycil-in-l hc-wnnl Itcpnhli
cniM. ami slill Dcinncrals arc
asked to be of I lit* "non-partisan"
aggregation.
A small party of friends. at Hie
invilalion of Mr. A. C. Urown,
who is the new owner of (he
launch Union, enjoyed a delight
ful excursion- down sound yes
terday hy way of the ClitT," Shoup
hay and Jack's hay, where a big
feed was served.
•KOK 11KNT—Three room'fur
nished house. Apply Thos. S.
Scot I, al .clerk's office, court
house.
NOTICE.
Residcnls of the Ileservation
who arc busy during the week,
and wish to work out their road
lax on Sundays can make ar
rangements to do so by seeing the
road overseer.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at 8 and
9:15 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
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and !
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Office Sraytbie's Tailor Shop I'hone 102 j
Service lo AU Parts ol Tows. Calls Answered Promptly
Business Confident!*!
House and Carpet Cleaning'
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L. W. STORM. E. M. |
VALDEZ. ALASKA
i
R erohts on Mines
Patent Suryeys
Ge nesal. Mining Engineering
'Phone No. 103 j
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
!
Blue Prin'.ing |;,.s. I'iione. »-•.»
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tend ». II- Ariirflil' f
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FRESH BREAD DAIL\
,\ll hind * of I 'nkex, I'li'H, Wc.
nia<1«* to nnlt'i*
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Minors & Prospectoro Supplies
Fre»l» Goodi -RfMonnblo Prirc*
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Recommends following the new regulations
laid down by the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor regarding the equipment to be
carried by all motor boats
The Commodore Says It Pays ToJDo So
$26.65
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FOG HORNS
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
BOW LIGHTS
BELLS
SPARK PLUGS
WHISTLES
BATTERIES
SPARK COILS
And Everything to Equip Motor or Row Boats
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Copper River
Draying Co.
l'r»M,!ii n : a'i<l :<> a': imrts
of ili«- ilit**ri m. • .t'Lcnii '1 iiii-kj|ifc
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m. r: ■:>!«■> St.. x'aMcz
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IN THE HEWTOF THCClTY %
135 Rug MsVi t« 8\ti i -505am pleRoom s
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
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Valdcz Undertaking Co.
I In dcrlakcr, Km lui 1 nit is
Funeral Directors
Ron' H3 GEO. RORBINS, M,jr.
Steam Heat
THE BUFFET S.v.1
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ALL KINDS OF
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Pufret Sound JS-j aVa!3JlLi£\. Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
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Zw
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Pool, Cigars, L iquors
Courteous Trcalment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Ciaar
.Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Larjje Shipment of
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general
Banking
Business
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ncorpopated
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CAPITAL $ 200.00 O.0-2
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
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