REPORTED HENEY OUT
VALDEZ OE TERMINUS
Story Rife in Seattle and Not Contradicted That
Hawkins Wins Over Contractor on Choice
of Port for Guggenheim Railroad.
Decision to Make This Town Sea End of Copper
River & Northwestern Said to Be Due to
Conclusion of Engineer Florence, Who Re
cently Inspected Cordova Route and
Called It Impracticable.
Seattle, March 26—It is currently
talked here and not contradicted that
Martin J. Heney has been discharged
from the employ of the Guggenheims
as contractor on the Copper River &
Northwestern railroad, and that
Major Burbank, who built the Denver
& Rio Grande Western, has been
solocted to succoed him. This ends
llenoy'B light with E. 0. Hawkins,
the chief engineer, which grow out of
their difference as to the sea ter
minus of the line,
It is claimed that the dismissal of
Heney means that Cordova will be
abandoned aH tho terminna of tho
road to tho copper bonanza and that
Valdez will bo selected, us it is known
that Hawkins has always advocated
Valdez aa tho most available port for
tho terminus of a lino to the interior.
Hawkins arrived from the cast last
Saturday and Honey' came later. It
ia stated 011 good authority that
Heney's discharge waa the result of
the report of J. E. Florence, who
it is understood, reported that the
Cordova route was impracticable be
cause of tho diftculty of getting up
the Copper river from that port.
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REPUBLICANS FIX
LEGISLATIVE PLAN
Washington, March 24—The con
gressional program for this sossion of
congress was agreod on last night at
a White House conference with the
president, Sonator Aldrich represent
ing the senate and Representatives
Payne and Dalzell the house republi
cans. It was decided to push through
the following bills:
Tho Aldrich currency bill, the em
ployers' liability bill, the bill limiting
p the powors of judges in tho issuance
of injunctions, amendments to the
Sherman anti-trust law intended to
widen its scopo, the bill for the ap
pointment of a tariff commission
which will roport back to congress a
revision of tho schedules.
ANARCHIST PAPER
GUI OUT OF MAIL
Washington, March 28—Tho presi
dent today directed tho post oftioede
partment to rofiiBO tho use of the
mails to an anarch 1st newspaper, "La
Quostiono Sociaio" published at Pat
erson, Now Jersey. He also directed
the prosecution of the oditors for ad
vocating assassination of ofTlcials and
military oftlcors.
TERRITORIAL BILL
GOES OVER TO MAY
Washington, March 28— Arguments
on tho Alaska territorial government
hill were closed today for tho prenont
and further consideration of tho bill
was postponod until May.
According to B. J. Rilbock, high
sheriff of tho Yukon Territory, the
region in the Northland made famous
by tho disoovory of tho Klondike gold
fields Is safer for human life than is
Hoattlo, or any large metropolitan
city on tho American side of the boun
dary. Kllhook has been the high shor
Iff of the Yukon Territory for seven
yoars past, and ho says that thoro has
been no murdor In the Yukon Terri
tory for tho past three yoara.
Tho world's consumption of coal
per hour Is estimated at AO,000 tons,
about 12,000 tons ot which is required
In tho heating of hollers of station
ery, marine and railroad engines;
n,000 tons is used hourly In tho manu
facture of pig-Iron, and about 10,000
tons for housohold purposes.
SITKA CABLE PARIS
NEAR THAT STATION
Tho Sitka cable broke Friday
night, about 75 miles from that
station, as noarly as the Valdoz ofilco
can locate tho fracture.
Burnside Sails North
Seattle, March 24—Tho cablesliip
Burnside nailed yesterday afternoon
at 5 o'clock for Sitka. It is expected
that she will reach Sitka by Friday
and locate tho cable break the next
clay if it is an near Sitka an in sup
posed.
DROPS INTERIOR
MAIL CONTRACTS
Washington, March 20—Tlio post
office department today abrogated the
mall contracts from Valdoz to tho in
terior of Alaska 011 the ground that
the contractor refuse to carry any
more than the quantity called for by
contract, thus allowing a constant
and increasing accumulation of mail
at Valdez. Tho department will ro
advertise and lot new contracts. *
Fairbanks Still Quiet
No more trouble is reported from
Fairbanks and no further fuss over
the closing of the saloons which were
alloged to harbor the seeds of distur
bance. Tho closing of the California
was laid to Judge Wickerflham by
his oncmles, who certified to tho
good character of tho placo and tho
high standing of tho proprietors,
whioh romindod Valdez residents that
one of the proprietors, H. B. Koon.
sorved six months in tho Valde/. jail
in 1903 on conviction of wife beating.
Getting Ready For Exposition
Tho Vaid est Dairy fi Poultry Farm
is getting in line for an exhibit at tho
Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Exposition to
be held In Seattle In 1000. It now
has six oalvon reared 011 Alaska soil,
all hardy, handsome animals, and
sure prize winners. Ono calf, tho
offspring of Black Bessie, wolghod 85
pounds at birth. In tho poultry line,
tho farm will exhibit somo fino pons
of white Leghorn* and white and
laced Wyandotte*. Onoof tho Wyan
dotte rooster* Is a double of a bird
which took first prffce at the rocent
state fair
Joseph Dlggs and Milo Kelly havo
been elected delegates from Cordova
to the republican territorial conven
ventlon at Ketchikan.
GEOLOGICALSURVEY
EXPERTS IN VALDEZ
Witherspoon Party to Take
Up Topographical Work
in Chittyna District.
GRANT TO COVER SOUND FIELD
Motlit and Knopf to Investigate
Northern Copper Belt in
Nebesna Region.
D. C. Witherspoon ami It. M. La
Follot, of the U. 8. geological survey,
arrived 011 the steamer Yucatan. Mr.
Witherspoon in at the head of a party
which will bo engaged in topographi
cal work during tho coming season
in the upper Chittyna region. Mr.
LaFollot in his assistant, and four
camp helpers will he taken along.
For the purpose Of making a de
tailed study of the copper deposits of
this section it is proposed to extend
a topographic survey, on a scale of
one mile to the inch, over an area of
four or live hundred square miles of
this country. This area has been
chosen, both because the most exten
sive mining developments have been
made in it and because it atfords a
typical section ot the geology of this
section. The investigation of the
geology will be undertaken next sea
son, and will undoubtedly throw
much light on tho occurence of tho
copper deposits throughout the en
tire belt. Supplies have already been
sledded in and tho party will leave
here immediately to begin operations
as soon as tho snow leaves.
C. O. Covert, who makes a speci
alty of studying the water supply, in
connection with tho geological sur
vey work, camo 011 tho Yueatan, en
route to Fairbanks. He will continue
operations begun in tho Tanana last
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COPPER SUPPLY
RUNNING SHORT
Reserve of Refined Product
Said to Be Oversold
100,000,000 Pounds.
Now York, March 20—It. in stated
that tho viniblo coppor supply ban
boon ovorHolcl 100,000,000 pounds, tho
stock of refined coppor now bolng
that much below tbo normal forHove
ral yearn. This in regarded as an as
surance that, tho prieo must, soon riso.
Coppor wuh stronger today at 12
:i-4.
VALDEZ BILL GETS
FAVORABLE REPORT
Washington, March 20—The com
mlttoo on territories reported favora
bly today on the hill to permit Val
doz to Issuo bonds to the amount of
$15,000 to obtain money to erect bar
riers against the glaelor stream which
frequently floods tho town.
RUEF'S BAIL REDUCED
TO BARE $790,000
Han Francisco, March 26—Abe
Kuof's ball was reduced Unlay by
order of the supremo court to a total
of $700,000. In all duplicate Indict
ments the bail is fixed at $6 cash on
each one after tho first. Kuof nays
ho can give tho amount required.
A good way to temper solf-hardon
Ing stool drills Is to heat, them to a
dull rod aud plunge them Into a chunk
of lead for about 1-2 Inch and leavo to
cool, Drills treated thus retain their
cutting edge on the hardest castings.
(Jaro must bo taken, however, not to
heat them too hot,
BIG STRIKE ON
VALDEZ CREEK
Arrivals From Gulkana Give
Details of Recent Re- -
ported Discovery.
PETE MONAHAN CELEBRATES
Letter Telling of Pans Causes
Interested Men to Take OlT
the Lid at koadhouse.
Twenty dollar pans at bedrock on
Claim No. 2 adjoining Tammany
bench on Valdez creek wan the dis
covory by tbe men who have been
running a tunnel through rim rock
during the winter. A letter to Wil
liam Gre gg at Gulkana reached there
about the time Pete Monohan and
others arrived 011 their way to Valdez
creek telling of this st rike and Monahan
wired it to the Prospector.
Doc Blaloek and Mart Medaris ar
rived in Valdez yesterday and gave
further detailH of the strike as told by
the letter. The substance of it was
contained in the message. The
miners who made it consider it one
of the most r< arkable over made in
a placer coun , The claim belongs
to the origint iscovery crowd,—Pete
Monahan, WJ vm Grogg.Jolm Clark
son, John J< son, Jim Smith and
Dan Kain.
When the jor was read at Gul
kana the mi -shad a big celebration.
Peto Monah blew in$1500 for wine,
the bridle is thrown off, the lid
lifted and tl .*e was no limit but the
«ky. Ever; >ody loosened up and a
real fronti »• celebration left red
streaks all ~ v'er Gulkana for the sun
to loott*al when he rose on schedule
time.
A big crowd of men and outfits
started next day for tho new bonanza
Hold.
MORE MAIL FOR
ALASKA INTERIOR
Department and Delegate
Cale Arranging Larger
Schedule.
WaHhington, March 26—Tlio powt
ofllco department in conjunction with
Delegate Cale in arranging a now
winter mall nchedulo for Alatika. It
will inereaHo the quantity of flr«t and
hocoikI olaHH mail to bo carried to the
interior over the trailn. The depart
ment prominoH all poHxihlo faeilitloH
the appropriation will allow.
NORTHWESTERN
LEAVES DAY LATE
Seattle, March 20—Htoanior North
western Hailed yosterday afternoon at
2 o'clock, carrying a full passengor
list. Hho has 2T» minors for Fair
hanks, tho last that, will go that way,
No others will start until the opening
of navigation on tho Yukon.
DEMOCRATS TO PUSH
EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY
Washington, March 20—John Hharp
Williams, the democratic houso
leader, announced Unlay that tho
democrat* will filibuster if nocoHsary
to force the republicans to pas« tho
ompioyors liability bill. Tho repub
licans also claim to bo in favor of It.
A bunch of strike breakers, ohlofly
foreigners, were foot passongors en
routq to Fairbanks this monilng. A
majority of them wero poorly clothod,
and Illy prepared to stand tho rigors
of tho mush to tho interior town.
STEAMER SARATOGA
WRECKED ON REEF
Strikes Submerged Rock off Busby Island and Can
not be Pulled Off—All Passengers, Mail and
Baggage Saved Without Difficulty.
Vessel leaves Bllatnar Under Clear Sky hut Blind
ing Snow Sqnall Overtakes Her, Compelling
Captain to Run by Dead Reckoning
and She is Hopelessly Strand
ed Six Miles Out.
Steamer Saratoga struck a reef at
the northwestern point of Bushy island,
about six miles from Ellamar, at 'itl'.O
yesterday afternoon, and at 1 this
last Friday afternoon and is officially
found to be a hopeless wreck,
the jagged rocks of the reef being
pushed so far up through the bottom
of her hull that she cannot possibly be
pulled oft or floated at high tide. Ali
the passengers, crow, mail and bag
gage were saved without mishap.
This finding is made by the under
writers' board of survey, who in
spected the stranded steamer Tuesday.
The board is Captain Ejnar Mikkle
sen, the Arctic explorer. Capt.
Charles Svensson of the steamer
lOlsic, and Capt. 1). 15. Morris, former
ly master of the steamer Dora. They
went down on the Hlsio yesterday
afternoon but could do little as
they reached the stranded vessel
at high tide.
Water in All Compartments j
Water runs through all tho compart
ments of the steamer but at low tide
it nearly all runs out and the sur
veyors were able to go down into hor
engine room. Tho engine rests upon
tho rocks so heavily that it was
shoved up eleven inches when the
surveyors wore there. Tho smoko
stack was also shoved up, its end
resting on the reef. Tho bottom of
tho hull is gradually curving upward
into a hogback.
Tho board will recommend that the
steamer be dismantled and every
thing portable taken from her. Much
of the lighter [>ortions of tho machin
ery can be takon out. The heavy
piocos cannot be lifted and will be
left in tho hull until it boats to pieces
and the fragments go down. It is
predicted by mariners that the hull
will hang on for several years, per
haps many of them. Awooden hull
would break to pieces in a short
time.
Tho passengers on tho Saratoga,
about 30 in number, were brought
hack to Valdez by the steamer Elsie,
which reached (lie scene shortly after
the Saratoga struck. The mail,
baggage :in<' express were brought
iater by the Elsie.
The Saratoga Ioaded22.ri0 tons of ore
at tiic Ellamar mine aiul sailed at
'2 p. in. on high tide. A snow storm
obscured tin- shore line and probably
made the channel course indistinct.
Struck Ainidsliip
The vessel struck the reef almost
amidship and lies balanced with her
ore cargo almost equally divided fore
and aft the pivotal rock. The ship is
in little danger so long as the sea is
jiuict but if she should rock heavily
in a storm she might break in pieceH.
The Saratoga sailed from Valdez
shortly after midnight Friday morn
ing, bound for Seattle by way of Ella
mar and Cordova.
The ship was high in the water,
having only the 251) tons of ore and
100 tons of coal forward as ballast.
After bringing the passengers and
mail to Valdez the Elsie returned im
mediately to stand by the Saratoga.
At 1:30 this morning, near high tide,
she tried to pull the big steamer oft
but was unable to move In r. At 4
this morning the Elsie left and came
to Valdez but sailed down again at 9
this morning. She brought the letter
mail this morning and will bring the
paper mail and baggage of passengers
this evening.
Soon after the steamer struck the
life boats were lowered to take the
passengers baclr to Ellamar, but be
fore the first one put off the Elsie
came in sight and the passengers
were placed on her. The Elsie was
bound for Cordova, hut came back at
once to Valdez. Purser Fred Tracy
of the Saratoga eamo with the pas
sengers and wont hack on the Elsie.
151 sic Soon In Sight
Tiic Elsie was just going into Ella
mar when Capt. Swensson through
his glass saw the Saratoga hanging
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PORTLAND BRINGS
200 PASSENGERS
Htoamor Portland arrived from
Heattle at 9 o'clock Sunday night with
120 cabin paHHongorH and 80 ntcorago
paHHOngern. Hhn han a Hinall freight
cargo for Valdcz- and flvo horaon for
the inwido. 8ho Hailed weat
ward at midnight Monday. Hhe
Iohch a good deal of time in thi« port
becauHc the Yucatan was In her way
at the dock.
The Portland haw three Htanip mill
outfit* for the weatward. two of
theao are oonaigned to Knik arm, at
the head of Cook inlet, to bo hiHtall
od on the Little Hnaitna river. The
other goe« to Uyak, on the went Hide
of Kodlak inland. Hho alHo haH about
20 men with largo outfit* for the III
amna copper region. They are taking
aevoral boraon.
Puraer Tancrod of the Port land bu
came ill at Juneau and had to remain
In that town. If in place wan taken by
W. K. Bpringatun, for a long tinm
ptiraer of the Dora, whe wan a pannon
ger for Heldovla, where he la going to
aH«lHt (Japt. Blodgett in thn Cook in
let transportation buaincnH.
Henry I>eyo, the railroad engineer,
will return to Valdeat on the Htoamor
Northwestern.
YUCATAN ARRIVES
AND SAILS WEST
Steamer Yucatan reached port from
Seattle Sunday afternoon at 0
o'clock, bringing 102 find class and
135 atoorago passengers b> Valdoz, be
sides Heveral dozen for Cordova and
Howard. I Cor local cargo w»h .*128
tons, and 00 head of cattle for Fair
banks. She came by way of Nana
Imo, where hIio took on a coal con
signment for Cordova. She sailed
westward Monday.
Thin is the Yucatan's first trip since
November. Hbo ban boon on the dry
dock and thoroughly overhauled dinee
that time. ('apt. F. S. Moore in still
her manter. William Harris Ih purser.
FAIRBANKS WILL
HAVE STRAWBERRIES
John Scharle, a professional garde
ner of Fairbanks, Ih taking In 10,000
strawberry plants. They arrlvod here
in first. class condition, and are of the
variety adapted to tho climatic eon
ditionM of tho country. Hcharlo ant.i
eipate* no difTleulty in rearing a
dollciouH berry from tho plants.