Valdez Daily Prospector
'IMIMSHKD By THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollur per Monih: Twei™ Dollars per Yeur
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MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1912
ALASKA INDIANS DYING.
The death rate anions the In
dians of Southeastern Alaska is
so high I hat they \vii 1 be extinct
in two or three generations un
less vigorous measures are tak
en to cheek disease. This is the
conclusion reached by Dr. M. 11.
Foster, formerly connected with
the L'nilld States marine hos
pital service, who was sent to
Alaska to make a survey for the
bureau oT education. Humanity
requires that something be done
to arrest the progress of disease,
particularly tuberculosis. Dr.
Foster believes Hint lilllc can be
accomplished by treating the In
dians in their homes, for they will
not lake medicine as prescribed,
so his recommeudalion is thai
a sanitarium lie established for
consumptives. Tin* appropriation
of 970,(100, which is asked, is not
laige and we think congress
should readily grant it.
The problem of tuberculosis
among Alaska Indians is not new.
Treatment in their homes has
been tried, but without much suc
cess. Conditions in which they
live make inroads id' I be disease
easy ami it is a part of the work
of the bureau of education to
train them to more sanitary hab
its of living. Meantime, however,
the problem is to save life, and
Dr. Foster thinks the best way is
(o open a sanitarium where In
dians may be treated under con
stant supervision. In addition to
the sanitarium for tubercular
cases, it is proposed to construct
a home for blind, crippled and
destitute Indians. There are
numerous blind Indians. dis
eases of (lie eye being common.
Tin* Indians of Alaska present
a pitiable spectacle because they
appear t«» be a vanishing ran*,
ltefore the while man came it is
thought they were a more healtby
people. They have laki'ii npwilli
flic injurious liahils of wliiI«• men
without learnin;: al Ili«* sain*1 I
linn* how I«» lake ran* of 111f>m- •
selves. When there was an open-j
i iii-sr al llic lops of I In* 11* houses i
In 11• I Ili«* smoke mil. Ilirn' was I
Im'IIit ventilation ami less hi- ■
berculosis than Uicrc is todayj
willi houses fashioned after I In* ]
while man's.
Mortality records for Alaska <
Indians as a whole are no| avail- j
aide. Dr. rosier, however, says'
I he records kepi by ihe churches
al. Silka are aecnralc and from
llieni In* eonelmles I ha I lln* dealli'
rale for Ihe lasl live years and J
seven months has lieen 85.i a!
Ihonsaml. Thai is live limes as
hiKh as Ihe death rale for Ihe
United States. Plainly, unless
Ihe birth rale was very liijfh, ex
tinction of the Indians would
soon come about. The birth rale
lias been liifrh 7»\3 a thonsand,
and this works aprainsl exlinc—
lion. Kstimatin^ Ihe popnlalion
Iribulary to Ihe Silka churches
al. 400, Dr. Foster llrnls there have
been 20 more deaths than births
in Ihe live* years and seven
months covered by Ihe church
record*. If these proportions
continued the Indians would be
exlincl in (50 or 70 years. For all
Ihe Indians of the United Stales,
census returns show a decrease of
I \ per cent, in 10 years and Ihe
rate of decrease amouK Ihe In
dians at Silka is about Ihe same.
« /OIIKI'OSS SllOllId not. llOSilatO
lo approprialo Iho 870,000 askod.
ovOii (hough I In* work proposed
will he. i>T u or |««ss experi
mental naltire. Something should
bo done ami done promptly lo
save I Ik* Indian* of Alaska from
I ho falf (lint will bo Ihoirs unless
I ho inroads of disease aro arrest
ed.--Tacoma Ledger.
GETTING RE8ULT8 IN
DRILLING BY HAND
Rapid drilling by hand is not
ncoomplished by use of hoavy
liarntnors nnd forceful blows, bill,
by hammors of proper size band
lod by moil who know how lo
strike Iho blow that will cause
I ho drill to cut and koop Iho bot
tom of Iho holo clear ho that tho
dril| is worked on solid rook and
not on a lot of loose fragments.
This in an art,and is only learned
by experience.
Jack Wilson, of Latoucho, who
is working tho Wilson and Little
property, returns on the North
western.
VALDEZ WINS
BOWLING GAME
Have Margin of 76 Pins as Result
of Three Games Yes
terday
John Gray was high score with
211 pins in the howling game at
the Big Place'yesterday when the
Valdez team scored a victory over
the Fort Liscum team. Cogshall
was high average with 185 pins,
i Al. White dropped out of the con
test after the llrst game and his
place was taken hy Largess. Fol
lowing is the score of the game:
Fort Liscum.
Miller 175 100 1 7!» 520
Hull till 108 15 i i08
Dixon 128 \\\ I 10 •'« 1 2
Shall ion 102 118 1 3i \ I \
Drury 187 153 1 18 i88)
Tolal pins..708 7 iO 755 2302
Valdez.
.) i111 (iray I \0 1 i2 120 il \
Canly 170 153 130 402
.Itillii (Jray 150 211 lit 508
Cogshall 178 108 170 555
While 138 138
Largess J 30 102 30 1
Tola I pins..788 843-7i7 2378
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
TAX TITLE QUESTION
There is no longer any doubt
as In the validity of tax lilies.
Property sold for the satisfac
li«ui of taxes passes from the de
linquent's possession as com
pletely as if he was a willing
•parly to the transfer. A decis
ion has recently been handed
down by the supreme court which
upholds the decision of the cir
cuit court of appeals and reverses
a decision of Judge Hanford of
Washington.
Thf appeal was taken on the
ground that Hie name of the nwn
er was advertised as unknown, al
Ihougli he was well known and
I he properly had not been accu
rately described. The supreme
eourl held Hint the owner must
have known he was delinquent
and should have acted before lax
I il le had been issued.
^ear^enl Sniilh, iri charge of J
Ihe Signal dorps slat ion al Wort-!
man's, is in Ihe cily for a short
holiday.
The- llnhhard-KlliolI property
maehiiiery and buildings al Dryer
Nay, Kni^h! island, were apprav
e«! last Kiiiorday al $9.75.
Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given that a
municipal election will be held
Tuesday, April 2, 1912, at the old
lire hall, in the town of Valdcz,
for the purpose of electing seven
councilman and one member of
the school board. The polls will
be open at 9 a. in. and will close
at 7 p. m. of said day.
The qualilications of an elector
for councilman shall bo as fol
lows. He shall be a male citizen
of the United States or one who
has declared his intentions to be
come such, of tho age of twenty
one years, and shall have been
a bona tide resident of Alaska for
one year, and of the town of Val
dcz for six months preceding such
election.
The following persons shall be
qualified electors for tho school
board: All adults who arc citi
zens of tho United 8tates, or who
have declared their intention to
become such, and who arc resi
dent of the Valdez school dis
trict. W. H. CRAIIY,
Town Clerk.
New Wall Papers.
.Tnsi received n largo shipment
of wall pnper on I ho Norlhwost
orn, All tho latest patterns. Now
hoitig opened. Como in and roc
ilioin. C. C. RUDOLPH.
For 8afe.
.100 ft. of hose—200 ft. con
voying and 100 ft. of pressure at
a bargain. O. F. GUTHRIE.
Read the Dally Prospeotor.
DAGGETTAND LEAHY
Satisfaction Guaranteed
All branches of up-to-dato den
tistry. Omoos over Jim Kahlor's
drug store, Valdez, 'Alaska.
CAMERON DAVIS
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
8unday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
8undays two shows at 8 and
9:16 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jaok Surryhne, Musical Director.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VaLCBZ. ALASKA
Rkpontb on Minks
PATKNt Surveys
Qenkbal. Mining Enoinekrino
Phone No. tos
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and'
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Ofllcc in Harrington Hldn.
on Water Front Hcs- Phone. ISO
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
Kt«rle Hall All members requested t° at
tend T- G. QUINN. Artie Chief
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Kefrular Communications tlrst Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James II. Patterson,,W. M
C. C- Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
O.F.
• iniiuiK mm iwui vaiu reuuws lire re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Kegulur
meetings, llrst nnd third Monday.
Call on P. S. HC7NT. Secretary.
FOE
VAL.DKZ AKHIK No. 1971
Moot ovcry Friday, 8 i». in. Kuirlr Hull
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but best material used.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods--Reasonable Price*
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturer* of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam* and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
A Snap
For salo at a big sacrifice, the
famous Ptarmigan Drop road
houso. Salo includes supplios on
hand which aro worth half the
price asked. Horse, saddlo, har
noss and sleighs. Stahling for 30
horses, year's supply of wood all
cut. This is a snap for tho right
party to start business for small
money. All goes at half price.
Will give time on half purchaso
price if necessary. I have inter
ests oulsido which requires my
timo. Business will pay wages
and purohase price in six months.
Fine looality to prospeot. Hum
mer trade always good. John Gil
llspie, proprietor, or C. C. Rob
erts, Camp Comfort, *my agent, or
Smith & Bunnell, Valdez.
Are You Satisfied With the Shoes
You Have Been Wearing ?
If you bought them from us we know you are, and if not it will
pay you to do so
We carry a Full Line of the Best Known Brands
NETTLETON'S, STAR BRANDS, BURT & PACKARD'S,
MEYERS, NAPA-TAN and HUNKI-DORI
MEN'S SHOES
In ViciKid
Gun Metal
Chrome Calf^
Patent Leather
WE WALK ON
STARS
JO CAN YOU"
&
'Tap.
JMor.A
■Art urTTKR.
CHILDREN'S SHOES IN ALL STYLES
LADIES' SHOES
In Velvet
Satin
Cravenette
Patent Leather
Copper River
- Draying Co.
FrelxhiinK unil passengers to all purls
of the interior. General Trucking
bid.JWood, ; - Proprietor
McKinley St.* VuKIcz
IIkup Hotel
SEATTLC
CffAS. Perby, mop.
the KSTorramniNd
iNmHiAiiTormcrnr *
135Rooi»s¥fiTMBywH-50 SampuRoohs
When In Seward Mop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
8TRICTLY FIR8T CLASS
Fourth Ave Biward, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
D0U6HERTY & FERGUSON
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmern
Funeral Directors
,4S GEO. ROBBINS, Mfr.
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good Tiir niirrrT Good
Goods 1 iSL DUrm Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ TlV^fDlTO aiu* Building
Puget Sound J-* vJ lViJLJlIjiX. Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone IS
Patronize a Home Industry
Che
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, Ragili EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S- BLUM & €>
— iNCoppor?fjrn
BANKERS
C A P I T A L_ $ ;■ O 0,00 a J
Bonk in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.