The Alaska Prospector
i uOIUIicmI ui VnMet, Alaska, every Thursday
by the l'Ro.ii'RCTOK Hi'bmnhisu Co.
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ALASKA DIGGS MORE GOLD
All reports point to u decided in
crease in Alaska'* gold production
thin year, and unless Colorado also
shows a marked advance Alaska will
rank first in 1908 as a gold producer
among the states and territories. It
was close behind Colorado in 1906
and 1907 and would have passed the
Rocky mountain slate in the latter
year but for the strikes which cur
tailed production in all its large
camps.
The Tanana will return an increase
of several millions this year and with
out doubt the largest annual yield in
its history. Nome output will also be
larger than last year and the Tread
well mine at Douglas will will resume
its normal output since the passing of
the labor troubles which checked pro
duction last year. Several new camps
will add to the total.
Alaska today is more prosperous
than most of the states. Although
the tight money market has made it
difficult to obtain money for invest
ment and speculative enterprises
have been less active in the territory
than during several immediately pre
ceding seasons, curtailing the de
mand for labor and reducing the
amount of money in circulation yet
the territory lias scarcely felt the in
dustrial depression which has weighed
on all kinds of business in all the
states and has reduced to idleness a
large percentage of the workingtnen
of the eastern and middle states.
The natural result of the year's
Mnaiu ial record will be to stimulate
the drift of money to Alaska. The
territory tlrst attracted notice during
the unparalleled hard times of the
last decade.
THAT CODE COMMISSION
Anions tin* planks in Judge Wieker
sham's platform in a recommendation
of a code eoniniiHHion to revise Alaska
latvt* and propose new ones for con
rcHsional enuetment.
Thin plan has been urged before,
first by James M. Kboup of Juneau
I when be started to run for congrenH
I in lUlK). anil vy»« thou mmoHorl hv. the
f uiuu iciitcorlullBta as a makeshift to
void the i mm tie of territorial organiza
ioi.. It has been opposed Oii this
name ground every time it has been
MUgKeHted since.
It is doubtful, however, whether a
code commission would cut any figure
in the tight for home rule, and if it
were fairly constituted its work
would give Alaska an efficient system
of laws in place of the raweat con
glomeration with which any territory
is burdened. The method of select
ing the members would be an impor
tant. factor.
If the commiHsion should be com
|M)Hed of east-em politicians who had
never mccii Alaska before they came
hereto get fat jobs it is doubtful
whether they would improve the pres
ent code very much. If its members
should bo Melee ted by I). II. Jarvh
and \V. II. lloggatt and named by
Theodore Roosevelt it is certain that
u '-tHle Huitable to the big corpora
tion would be framed, lint-—
If the commission should be elected
or itM meinberM designated by ap
ifointment after a fair consultation
*..h repreHentative men from all
parlMof the territory itM work ought
to be beneficial.
ThomaH HigHen, nominated by the
Independence League f«»r prenldent,
wait the League candidate for gover
nor of .NfaHHachiiHOttH Ihh( year and
polled more voten than Hie democra
tic nominee.
rMrn. Aahton of Ht. Louitt, who
went to jail rather than dig up part
of her Htore of HtockH and bonda
an order of court, may become an
famotiH hh Hetty Oreen in the flnan
clal world if hIic kecpH up her lick.
Mr. Hryjin'H revlned opinion of Mr.
(learnt will he Hwnitcd with Interest,
Today there are a few boxen of
home-grown Htrawherriea on the mar
ket, and John Hoharle Ih having the
ft rut fruit h of IiIh toil, watchfulnea*
and care. He geta $l.M» a hox for
hi* berrlea, but they are well worth
the price, a« they certainly are
choice.—Fairbanks Now*.
On the Banta Clara came ;M),0(K»
s of the H[»otted trout consigned
to H. II. Hoblnaon of the Reaver Dam
Road Honae. The egg* came from a
government hatchery In Yellowstone
Park and Mr. Kobln*on will plant
tbem In Heaver Dam creek, a amall
tributary of the Tlekhell. Mr. Itohln
aon aaya that the egg* arrived In good
abape, about ftO per cont. of them be
ing unspoiled. He will Immediately
take tbem Innlda.
FAIRBANKS SETS EXAMPLE
In another column will be found an
account of the manner in which the j
residents of Fairbanks hade farewell
to Dan Kennedy 011 tlio occasion of
the latter's start for the Valdez creek
district whither he went with sup-1
plies. The people of this town are I
anxious to have it become the source
of supply for the district in question
but in Fairbanks there is a contender
to be reckoned with for, all other
conditions being equal, it is reasona
ble to presume that the men of the
Valdez Creek country will have in
their hearts a warm spot for the busi
ness men who by their actions show
the consideration in which the pio
neers of the now district are held.
Of course, the fact that Kennedy,
if reports be true, failed to reach the
Valdez Creek district and is hunt; up
between wind and water as it were
will have a tendency to induce the
miners to purchase their supplies at
a point from which the supplies can
be delivered and this mitigates in
favor of Valdez. However, it is easy
to forecast the result in case of t he
construction of trails making equal
the transportation question.
It is requisite that Valdez display
at least as much appreciation and
energy as is displayed by Fairbanks;
otherwise that which is logically the
business of this town will be wrested
from its merchants.
Concerning Mr. Chilberg
(Jlllll'MU I »k|»»t t «• It )
It was u vi*ry small and split vote
that launched Joseph Chilberg into
the debate race. Many have consid
ered his candidacy a joke along with
(Muni's and tin* following from the
Nome (lold-i)igger confirms the im
pression :
The vote of the Miners' Union j cs
terday to name a candidate for dele
gate to congress resulted in the
choice of Joseph Chilherg. The polls
were opened yesterday morning and
closed at seven o'clock in the even
ing after which I lie ballot s were
counted.
The entire v.»t.i was h'ss than two
hundred, and though no defined
figure could he obtained, it is under
stood t hat-('hilherg's majority was a
ma II one. A report has heen spread
declaring that the men who opposed
the candidacy of Chilherg favoring
the other two candidates, 1$. Holmes
and Philip Corrigan, have said there
is much dissatisfaction over t he nomi
nation and the miners as a body
would not support Chilberg. Corri
iron /»»w* • lw» 111» ft • f | >f | /oi ♦ am
for tho nomination, said this morn
ing that the report was untrue, as
the miners all expected t«> support
the nominee.
As soon as possible the Miners'
Union will oflleially send the news of
the convention and its result to the
camps throughout Alaska, notifying
the working men of their choice of
the Nome miners. The Fairbanks
branch of the Western Federation
has agreed according to reports to
support the Nome nominee. It is
not known as yet upon what platform
Chilherg was nominated.
GUGG1ES HAVE 10
USE VALDEZ ROUTE
Unable to get into the Honan/.a
property by way of Cordova and
I forced to immediate action by the
I fact that their men inside aro prac
tically without food, thcduggcnhcims
I have been forced to use the Valdez
route tor the purpose of sending in
the needed relief. To thin purpose
tile stern wheeler AI toon a reached
here thin morning with fifteen homes,
a supply of food and Heverai packers
under direction of 13d. IlaHcy of Kejr
stone canyon fame. The Aitoona is
beached and l»y tomorrow the pack
train will start Inside.
Heverai weeks ago the (iuggen
heims started the stern wheeler Chit
tina up the Copper river with supplies
but. she became stranded and now the
river has changed it* course leaving
her high and dry fifty yards from wa
ter. It Is rejKtrU'd that, the Price out
fit- of surveyors which is working in
toward the Houanxa is without, food
«
and that provisions at. the inin ar
very scarce.
In the opinion of men who are i^
mlliar with conditions the situation
must be extremely critical to Indrvi
the (tuggonhcim representatives to
risk sending the Aitoona to Vaide7,
as she Is not the most seaworthy
craft in the world, even for a stern
wheeler. Another reason advanced
as indicative of the necessity for
quick action is the fact that those of
the Ouggenheim representatives who
have persistently opposed Valdez as
the logical port, for inside business
would not have sent the Aitoona hero
unless absolutely forced to so do.
ftwlnhurn Hucceeds Dayton.
Marn Island, Aug. 1 Admiral Hwln
buro today succeeded Admiral Day
ton In command of the Pacific fleet.
Dayton retires from the service hav*
Ing reached the age limit.
WHAM SURE
OF TANANA VOTE
Clum Worker Admits that
Independent Candidate is
Far in the Lead
Fairbanks, Aug. 1—Sentiment in
the Tanana with regard to the dele
gate question is 8f» per cent Wicker
sham, according to a statement made
here today by Dr. Hall Young, a mis
sianary who has just completed a fare
well tour of the Tanana preparatory
to going to Nome. Dr. Young is
pledged to Clum, is a member of
(Mum's eommitteo and was instructed
to aseertain Clum's strength in the
Tanana, hence his statement cannot
be considered as being biased in fa
vor of Wiekersham.
I»r. Young states that he found only
one or two men favoring Clum and
only three or four favoring Corson.
Chilberg, according to Dr. Young,
will get about ten per cent of the
Tanana vote and Uonan about five
per cent. The doctor expresses re
gret at the lack of Clum strength but
says that his observations permit of
no other view of the situation.
It has just become publie knowledge
that the Clum committee has forced
the management of the Fairbanks
News to return tins $T»ou paid it with
the understanding that it would sup
port Clum. This fact and the further
fact that Corson while here promised
no less than four prominent citizens
that he would, if elected, appoint
I them as post master lias caused much
amusement.
Itonnn Is Also "Sure Of Nome"
According to reports issued from
the various political headquarters
I every candidate for delegate in" Sun;
of Nome." In order to HGttle any
doubt as to his standing John llonan
lias annexed the Nome vote for the
immediate present, as indicated in
the following telegram received
yesterday afternoon by T. J. Donohoe
from A. J. Daley of Nome:
"Democrats swinging into line.
Hunan will pole big vote here, ltc
publicans divided between Chilberg,
Corson. Chun. Wickersham losing
ground."
Corson I,ends Nome Betting.
Nome, Aug. 3—Iletting on the result
of the delegate election is heavy here.
Frank Hall, a bookmaker, has posted
t he following prices on t he candidates;
Corson, -I to 5, Chilberg and Konan,
3 to 1, Wickersham, I to 1, Chun, 10
to 1.
I NEWLY DISCOVERED
WHEAT IS WONDER
Every one who known anything
about funning or gardening, oven in
the remotest degree, urul many oth
ers besides, know about Luther Bur
hank (lie wonderful manipulator of
nature's products, and the great tilings
he has done to create new varities in
fruits and (lowers, yet when it eomes
to actual value to the world at large,
the most wonderful thing everaecom
plishcd has been by Abraham Adams
of Juliactta, Idaho, who has perform
ed almost a miracle with wheat, and
made it possible to increase ton fold
the wheat crop of every individual
who raises that cereal.
Mr. Adams in KM)I, succeeded in
getting one single head of wheat,
that satisfied him of a discovery.
This one head of wheat he planted in
the fall of that year, and in the fol
lowing summer procured seven pounds
of the wheat. This seven pounds he
planted in the spring of lOttfl and he
secured from t he seven pounds, 1 ,r>ir»
pounds. Here was a startling yield
at the ratio of 222 bushels to the acre.
This seed was planted in the fall for
winter wheat., but bad weather and
hail during summer destroyed all the
fields of ordinary wheat, so they were
not tit. to harvest. Yet the new wheat
left standing threshed out frt,000
pounds.
Because it it is impervious to frost,
and also to light hail and because it
nartially withstands the heaviest, hail,
Mr. Adams named his wheat the Al
aska, to mark Its wonderful sturdl
ness. Hut the wonderful things were
yet to come. On a government, sta
tion test, Itjwas found that this won
derful whoat was hard wheat. It Is
therefore a whoat that succeeds equal
ly well as winter or spring wheat, and
in both plantings will grade No. 1
hard.
This means an absolute revolution
In wheat raising. It means that the
countless acres of (California, whero
only soft wheat is grown, can now
raise hard wheat. It means that In
all the vast winter wheat region,
(Inc) Bankers and General Merchants (Inc)
Visit our BIG STORE while in the city and look over our line
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Hats and Caps, Rubber Goods, Furniture, Carpets, Linoleum, Mats,
Draperies, Glass and Crockery Ware, Hardware, Stoves, Miners'
Supplies, Etc.
We receive a large shipment of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables on
every steamer. Special attention is called to a line of S. & W.
canned Goods, which arc the highest pitch of perfection.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE CO., INC.
sii PIONEER OUTFITTERS tiii
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winch is greater tlian the spring wlieal.
territory, growers can now compete
Will) the northern countries in grow
ing hard wheat. It means that, an
average crop for t ho tanner will not
he Iwonly bushels to the acre, hut
two hundred. It means that the
j worn out farms of the east, with such
a yield can afford to have farmers j
i manure their land for wheat crops be
cause of the enormous return. It i
I means that in time, when the seed
can he distributed everywhere, the
wheat crop of the world will be mul
tiplied many times. It means that
this year, if Alaska wheat could have
been planted, instead of an estimated ,
American crop of f»00,ut)0,000 bushels,
America would raise for I he world'
close on to 5,(11)0,niH),(Mid bushels. |
When this is realized, (he wealth that
Alaska has given in gold, pales into
insignificance by the side of what the
farmers will be able to lay up in
wealth for t he count ry.
Mr. Adams' wheat has been raised
on dry land under slight moisture,
showing that this Alaska wheal is
suited to thrive in drouth. In south
cm countries a test, has shown larger |
results. Planted in Alabama, its
leaves have attained a width of seven
eighths of an inch. A head planted
in thai state showed greater results
than thai from the original head in
Idaho.—Contributed.
MIS AFTER
CITY AUTHORITIES
i
Now York, Aug. .'J—Sensational j
charges against owners of race tracks
in New York Stale are contained in
the findings of the grand jury made |
public this morning and practically
consist of tiic first gnn fired in tlic fight
between Oov. Hughes, and the au
thorities of this city. Brighton and
Shcepshcad Hay tracks am the only
ones coming under the jurisdict ion of
the grand jury and the strictures on
the manner in which these tracks are
conducted includes an arraignment
of the Bolmont-Whitney crowd, the
owners. Ft is directly charged that
the anti-gambling law is openly vio
lated and that the municipal authori
ties wink at these violations because
of the influence of the owners.
The grand jury recommends that
the law providing for t he employment
by race tracks of special policeman
be repealed as It. is in a measure a
law the provisions of which arc finan
cially supported by betting.
It Is understood thattho grand jnry's
report. Is based on evidence furnished
by private detectives working under
the personal direction of Governor
Hughes ami reporting directly to liiin.
Governor Hughes has realized that ,
the New York city municipal author!
ties and the King County authorities
have made no attempt to enforce the
anti-gambling law ami lie has accord
ingly taken Into his own hands the
enforcement of the law.
George Pottlbone la Dead
Denver, Aug. 1—(Jeorge Pottlbone,
widely known as eo-defeiident with
Haywood and tyfoyer in the murder
cases growing out of the Idaho min
ing troubles, died her© this morning
from the ravages of a cancer.
Telegraph iinil Mail ^ Town in Itself. Hlaaksmith Shop, *
f»ialion. ==================—=:== etc., otc. 4
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Wortman's Roadhouse i
FOOT OF SUMMIT, TWENTY MILKS FROM VALPEZ
Accommodation for 40 horses. Warm Doghouses
A FULL STOCK OF GENERAL. SUPPLIES
I* It KM«I) 1 <V>ul nvtod lor —1
iroin Viililcz to (lie Summit
Pontius Magnuson Prop
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
[Jest of aecommodations for man .and boast. Fresh Mont
always on hand. .Horse and Dog Feed All the latest
improvements. PRIVATE ROOMS.
M rs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
DRY CREEK ROADHOUSE
I/. G. and G. B. ROR^R, Proprietors.
118 MILKS ON FAIRBANKS
FROM VALDKZ AND KAGLE TRAILS
Alaska
Steamship
Company.
SEATTLE - VALDEZ ROUTE
FROM VAI,DES:
Santa Clara August - 5
Yucatan - - - - - 12
Pennsylvania - - - - 19
Santa Clara - - - - 27
Hlonmer Dora piiIIk from Hownnl llio 1"»th o(
eneli month for (fiinlnxkn nrul wny jx>rtH.
J. It. Bunch, Valdkz Dock Co.
P. « P. A., Hoattlo. Local Agent.
ALASKA COMMERCIAL CO.
Have established a sta
tion at SUSITNA, at
the forks of the Su^ictia
and Yentna rivers and
wi1l carry a full line of
MINERS' SU P PLIES
Other Stations at UNAI.ASKA, KAHLUK,
AVOGNAK, SUNRISE, KODIAK,
KAGUYAK, TYONOOK
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Honor vnt ion Avn. nrftr Court. House
Private Rooms for Patients Graduate Nurses
Hospital Tickets, $1.50 per Month.
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