Valdez Daily Prospector
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Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
Till ltSDAY, A I'll IL 5, 1912.
BUREAUCRATISM AND EIQHT J
YEARS OF CONSERVATION.
Future general ions in the
United Slates will In; abundantly
supplied with mineral and natur
al resources. They would have
heen any how; hut willi the con
servation policies adopted by
.*>oine extremists, there can now
linger not the faintest, shadow of
a doubt on that score. Witness
I In* remarkable procedure' where
by present-day pioneers have
been encouraged to sink their en
ergies, their Ilnancial resources,
often their lives and all, in the
building up of Alaska, only to
have their discoveries, their la
bors, their investments assimi
lated into a conservation policy,
whereby the fruits of present day
industry are put by the govern
ment in cold storage for unborn
generations which may never use
t hem.
There are in Alaska some 32,
<100,0(1(1 acres of available land,
according to 1*\ T. Hunter, of
Seattle. Kslimates by the Unit
ed Slates department of agricul
ture have placed the amount at
00,(100,(MM) acres. Only 28,000
acres have been taken up; and of
1,100 claims entered, and in very
many cases paid up, for lands up
to Mmi'i, |li<> interior department
has passed on only 33. Kight
years have now passed. with j
rases settled at the rale of four
a year. At this rale, it will re
quire 275 years to clear up the
docket of present Alaskan claims.
as ii lo a«id insult. I«» injury, j
claimants arc prohibited under
existing law from appealing to
I Ih> courts pending adminislrat ive !
adjudication in Washington.]
There is also no law, regulation
nor redress against Hie deliber
ate pigcon-hoJing of claims in llic
land office archives, which may i
he done hy I lie government to
prevent the cases coming to the
attention •»f the courts. Then,
too, there is no method to coin-i
pc| action hy llic laud otficc on j
pending claims. TUis is especial-|
ly true when the claimants ex- j
ercise no \oling power, as is the)
case with hoiui tide Alaskans, j
Falcon .loslin, of Fairbanks. lie |
even altemplcd lo "Irespass" on j
his pending coal claims in order j
to have himself arrested, and lie j
cases brought lo the cognizance
of I lit* courts hv this method: hut.
j'
tile local district attorneys refus
ed lo make 111 e acres Is. Thus are |
lh<» laws juggled hy (be govern-'
utcnl bureaus themselves in lite'
furtherance of a bureaucratic-!
born policy id throttling develop- !
nienl.
The fundamental purpose in {
the bind laws of Hie nation is to,
promote and encourage the de
velopment of the public domain;!
>c| the government, bureaus, un
der the guise of a misdirected
conservation policy, have been
engaged for eight years in throt
tling the taws in the furtherance]
of their own policy of saving our I
resource* for future generations.
--Mining World.
JUDGE LYONS PRESENTED
WITH SILVER SERVICE
Judge Thomas It. Lynns, of Hip
tT. S. disli'irl court, was I In* re
ripipul of ;i beautiful silver wa
Ipi* service, Hip gift being tender
ed Iijin by lln» members of the
regular pplil jury in appreciation
of I In* many courtesies extended
them by Hip court during the
fire sen I session, says Hie Juneau
Dispatch.
The present is of heavy silv-i
plate and consists of a beauti
ful water pitcher, mug and tray.
Judge Lyons has been very con
siderate of ttie jury, which was
composed of business men, and
excused lliem while motions were
being argued or when no enses
were up for trial. The term of
court lasted nearly three months.
Congregational Churoh.
(Sood Friday, Solemn passion
service at 7:.'t0 p m., humility
imd prayer. Address by Rev. .T.
Hunting Johnson. All invited.
Tome.
Renorita Mendez has removed
from Keystone avenue to tht?
premises adjoining Cameron's
tailor shop on Wall street and
has fitted up a neat manicuring
and shampooing parlor.
»
STAMP MILL GOING
TO THE KANTISHNA
The Kantishna is beginning to
show as a quartz camp and a
stamp mill will bo taken in as
soon as navigation opens. A com
pany lias boon financed by' Dr.
Sutherland, of Fairbanks, in New
York. Fred Douse is one of the
principal stockholders.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Iln) llross Huns for (Sood Fri
i^jiy morning at Valdey. Hakery.
FOll HFXT—Li{;hl. and warm
room al Ihe Reynolds House. Mrs.
L. A. Dcpuy, Prop.
Judge CJeorge K. Walker, I'. S.
district attorney, returned from
Cordova on Dm* Sampson this
morning.
The. steamer Hertha is al Knik
unloading mining and cannery
supplies. The Sampson will go
as far to .the westward as Kodiak.
Stiill's jewelry store will be
closed until further notice. If
you wish anything from the
stock make appointment with
Adam Swan or call up Dr. Dag
gett, 'phone H.'L
llobert \V. Jennings was a pas
senger on Ihe Sampson for Sew
ard, where he will open his cam
paign. Upon his return here he
will address I lie people of Val
dey. mi the issues of the day.
The marshal's oll'ice is in re
ceipt of a message from deputy
Hastings, al I'nalaska, staling
thai Mike Koehatin was convicted
of larceny and sentenced lo nine
monllis imprisonmenl in Iln-I'n
alaska jail.
Frank Castle, the first engineer
mi Ihe Copper Hivor railroad, was
an arrival on Ihe Sampson, lie
will assume Ihe position as en
gincer for Ihe Cameron-Johnson
company. Kd. Seeleek has been
engaged as engineer for Ihe same
company.
Tired of Teddy.
I am so weary or Teddy,
Teddy, llie statesman <■» wlieeis;
Tired, and my pour brain arleady
Under the incubus reels;
Tired I»r the cowboys that raced him,
'tired <>r the lions that chased htm
(Mi. | ran smell him and taste liiin
When l sit down to my meals.
I am so tired or his rhroino.
Tired or his magazine curves.
That I am living on broiim
Trying to hrare up my nerves;
Tired of tne yarns he has inched.
Tired or the wrongs lie has righted.
Tired or his chestnut "dee-lighted."
Tired ol° toe laOpu t .al lie serves.
I am so tired or the Stetson.
Tired or the glasses hcucatli;
Tired or tile Ktiakl lie gets oil,
Tired or Ills tributes and wreath;
I am so tired or his trooping.
Tired or his yelling and whooping,
Tired lili my spirit Is drooping
Tired o|° Ins hair and Ins teeth.
I am so tired or Ins cronies.
Tired ol' Ids cousins and aunts;
Tired or lus hippos and ponies.
Tired or Ills smiled elephants;
Tired or the way lie is raring.
Tired or the run he Is sharing
Tired or Die shirt lie is wearing.
Tired or Ills necktie and pants.
lie has made life to me dreary.
Loading it down with his raine;
i am disheartened and weary;
Sick or tlie sound or Ills name;
sick or Ids hoots and Ills screeches,
Tired or ills arrogant speeches.
Sick or his hoots and Ills speeches, ,
Tired or Ins whole damn game.
— A I. IIA NY AIKIUS.
Moose Hall April Tenth.
l/enl is now over—a thing of (lie
pa s I:
(Joint' lo our rani parly, ami homo
rooked repast.
Vi's, roini* lo Moose hall, ami
there in* lilted.
Willi good things cooked. liy La
dies of Hie <*tiiId.
Kverybod.v is invited, lo eonie and
partake,
Of the lino salads, I he ladies will
make.
Thorn will he fun ami a hig lot
lo oal,
Served hy (Suild Ladies, both
lorely and neat.
Itemember I he lime—next Wed
nesday night;
The place is Moose hall, so roomy
and light.
The girl will be (here, lo collect
all rents;
Home out for a time—it's only
llfty cents.
Hot Cross Buns for (Jootl Fri
day morning at Valdez Bakery.
Qood Ploturos.
Al I ho Orpheum tonight tin
pictures am all woll worth Boe
ing. "Tho Piecc of String" is an
IMP, feature f)Ini of interest. Pro
gram :
r.alo selections.
"Tho TJrokon Coin," a romantic
8lory with a good sound plot.
Travelogues <>f interest.
"Tho Picco of Hiring," onrt of
I ho IMP.'s best product ion.
"Tho Dude Cowboy," cortainly
vory funny. ,
(Jood music.
d ■■ ■ > i. ■■ .
To lessen the lab6rs of^a win
dow cloancr a Massachusetts man
has invented a long-handled
brush with a magazine for soap
on its back.
CAMERON DAVIS
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete ohange of program on
8unday, 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.
MININQ ENGINEER
U. W. STORM. E. M.
Hmrohtb on Minks
Patmnt Surykyb
Qknkbal Mining Bnqinmkkino
Phone No. toa
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer andj
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Olllco in Harrington Hid#.
on Water Front Res- Phone. 1H9
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Moot ovory Tuesday evcninjj at H o'clock in j
Kaclc Hull All members requested t« at-1
tend T* (». CJUINn. Artie Chief
Vald ez Lodge
N* 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications tlrst Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James H. Patterson,.W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
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I.0.<
>0. F.
Vibltintr and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Vuldez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings. Hrst and third Monday.
Call on I*. S. HPNT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDKZ AKItIK No. IftTl
Meet every Friday, H i>. ni. Kiijtlo Hull
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but best materials used.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies !
Fre*h Good*—Reasonable Prices j
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam" and Hot
Water Heating, Pumpi and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fitting*.
A Snap
For sale at a big sacrifice, the
famous Ptarmigan Drop road
houae. Salo includes supplies on
hand which are worth half the
prico naked. Horse, saddle, har
ness nnd sleighs. Stabling for 30
horses, year's supply of wood all
cut. This Is a snap for tho right
parly to start business for small
money. All goes at half price.
Will give time on half purchaso
prico if necessary. I havo inter
ests outsido whioh requires my
time. Businoss will pay wages
nnd purchaso prico in six months.
Fine locality to prospect. Hum
mer trade always good. John 011
Hspte, proprietor, or 0. C. Rob
erts, Camp Comfdrt, my agent, or
Smith A Bunnell, Valdez.
S&he at Nezv ^YfJrt^Hcrrse Sjiow—*
snj}l!>ing three new StyCefStetson fiats.
OUR business has grown
to its present size because
of the values we have given. Every
bit of merchandise we sell is the best
obtainable at its price. That is why
we feature "Stetson" hats. Let your
new hat be a "Stetson".
Copper Kiver
Draying Co.
Frciiflitintr and passengers to nil parts
of the inieri->r. Uenrrul Trucking
bid. Wood, - Proprietor
McKlnlcy St. VulUez
«up Horn
EUROPEAN^
'SEATTLE
Cnas. Per»y, mob.
Till BEST OF EVEPYTHINd
IN THE HEART Or TBEClTY ,
135RoOHSWlTHBATB-505AHMf Rooms
X When In Seward Stop at the
' COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Scwaro, Alaska
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FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
^AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON
MIONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmer*
Funeral Directors
KonC M* GEO. ROBB1NS, Mgr.
Steam H... El.e,ric Lfrh,.
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furni.hed Room. All Modern Convemence.
Good
— THE BUFFET —
Good
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ T1V/|D170 ant* Building
Puget Sound 1VJU3Jl!jJLY. Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
€bc
Tairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers °
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Rein* Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
anklfo9
Business
S'BLUM & <S
— H c o r* P o W AT r D •—
BANKERS
C APITAL _ $ 2 G : O C 0 '
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
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Pay 4 Per Ccnf Interest on Time Certificate* of Depcvit.