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OPPOSED TO PEACE
It 1h plain that Gov. Hoggatt unci
his political family do not want peace
in the republican party of Alaska.
They want absolute control and if
further evidence were needed it is
offered by the governor's arrogant
outbreak at Seattle inspired by his
exultation over a petty victory. This
was scarcely needed because conclu
sive proof was given at Ketchikan.
The Juneau cabal wants to own the
territory with Gov. Hojrgatt for
shogun.
The Hoggatt squad is entitled to all
the success it has won by untiring in
dustry in peanut polities during the
past three months while the opposi
tion slept or attended to legitimate
business. Results only count in poli
ties but the results accomplished by
the Hoggatt men may not be pleasant
for them hereafter. Members of the
governor's kitchen cabinet were told
at Ketchikan that they were pursu
ing a course which would alienate
I from them every man who did not
believe that the present governor
should be dictator in Alaska affairs.
This argument was put forth by
men who felt kindly toward Gov.
Hoggatt personally and who were so
anxious to work in harmony with his
friends that they offered to do any
thing for peace except go into the
Hoggatt camp. They argued that
everybody in and out of Alaska who
^dces interest in Alaska alfairs was
of factional politics ami puerile
quarrels. To all this the Hoggatt men
assented in theory but they refused
any and every compromise that did not
i give most of the turkey to them. They
L objected frankly to giving any posi
A tion to any man who was not at least
■a personal friend of the governor.
HLThe Hoggatt fetish was everything
them and thev even seemed m»r
irinetl and grieved that others could
t appreciate the desirability of de
ering all political power into the
rnor's hands. Neither could they
lade to understand that public
fnent in tin* Second and Third
al divisions was strongly hostile
v. Jloggalt personally and l>it
ostile politicidly.
^>vcrnor's junta at Ketchikan
o think the time had arrived
when his supporters could run 111 i i»
their own way. Oilers of reward and
even thrifts were put forth to make
everybody climb upon the Hoggatt
band wagon. They never seemed to
l notice the rickety condition of the
Lvagon or the discordant tune** played
the band.
^^H4othing can l>e clearer than the
that the Hoggatt project lias been
to seize all inlhmnco which Alaska j
may possibly hold at the national
capital, so that his faction can dictate
all .^fosku appointments and shape or
defyat all legislation proposed lor the
toiritory. The governor's violent out
burst at Seattle against all advocates
/of territorial government' and oppon
ents of himself shows that the plat-'
form of the Hoggatt convention at
Ketchikan was made to get in on but
not to stand on afterward. Shackle- j
ford Is In but where is Corson? Hog
gatt et al do not care Corson and his
territorial government plank merely
made a ladder for them to climb up
on.
Probably Gov. Hoggatt is but fol-i
lowing the laws of his nature and
education in seeking to fasten disre
pute upon men who have been his '
personal frieljds. F.very drop of his i
1 At... A 1- 1. 1 * I
all the *4\ ns rJ government. Natur- I
4|!ly ife regards as a public and per
sonal enemy every man who dial- !
lenges the virtue of that, theory. He j
in entitled to his own belief but his i
feu I lie ton at Seattle absolves every i
man included in the attack from every
previous promise to suppoit his can- j
didate for congress or any satellite of
his for any office hereafter. When
John W. Corson Is defeated he can
charge the heaviest part of the bur
den to Gov. Hoggatt and his fool
friends.
The Juneau Record says to never |
kicked about the expenditure of gov
ernment money on the Valdess trail
Wglvow that «« a roflHon why nil
■a Hhoulri whoop it up for a hl^
Kprlatio i to ooiifltnict torrltorlal
Wn\ building* at Juneau. The
^>ootor hn« not noticed that any
puppr 111 j\ laHKH IIRM f'VJT OUjROWa I/O
HpondliiK tnonoy on government ro&d*
anywhere In HouthcAAtern A lanka rr- |
KAhIIoh* of Amount, but moat AIahIui
paporw will probably continue to ob
ject. to anything Ihat will perpetuate
the territorial capital at Juneau,
pniinb Among Alaxka townw.
Rnpfl H. fthcrman of Now York,
Lynn nominated by the republican
^LiMon for vfcc-preHidnnt, in a
-patter." If ho K«>t* bit-o Mm
■v rimy not- r»<> nolo
I
NEW GOIyD DISTRICTS
Three now gold districts are draw
ing with' attention this year—the In
noko, the Koyuknk and the Husitna.
Good reports come from all three but
if history is to be a guide the most
promising is the Susitna because the
least fuss has been made about it in
proportion to what it has brought
forth. The Koynkuk has emitted
periodical eruptions for several years;
the Innoko has made a great flash two
years in succession, but neither has
sent to the coast as much dust as Val
dez creek, in the Susitna district.
Barnum discovered a long time ago
that the American people liked to bo
humbugged. They will give up dol
lars to u wildcat purveyor of hot air
when they will not loosen up pen
nies for legitimate investment. So it
seems that in mining most men pro
fur to rim away off several hundred
miles from nowhere spending all their
money to reach the jumping oil place
rather than try something good nearer
home.
Valdez creek has attracted little
attention outside of Valdez but the
reports from that region aro more
definite and better authenticated than
from an} other unexplored region of
Alaska. It oilers great promise of
being a great camp and it is entitled
to all the development interest the
town of Valdez can give to any re
gion. It is tributary to Valdez, all
its business will belong to this town
and it it becomes another Tanana or
Klondike it will do more for the
growth and business of Valdez than
any single factor now in existence.
THE TOWN THAT GROWS;
Valdez is the out* town of the south
ern coast that grows all the time.
Every year of its existence has found
more people living within its bound
aries and numerous houses under con
struction now indicate that this year
will he 110 reversal of the rule, of
steady growth. With the price of
copper held (irmly down to bedrock,
with financial depression keeping
back money from investment, with a
rival town having <*i monopoly of rail
road building on the const this sum
mer Valdez continues to expand.
The basis for this persistant growth
must lie in natural resources. Towns
do not build very long on an artificial
stimulus of any kind. Valdez has
never had a railroad which proceeded
beyond the promotion stage, yet it
has grown larger than all of the rail
road towns combined and does more
business than all of them.
Valdez grows because its location
makes it the natural center of more
resources than any other seaport on
the Alaska coast and this condi
tion is unalterable.
When McKinley, the man who
looked like Napoleon, was nominated
for president on the anniversary of
the battle of Waterloo, the opposition
rejoieed at the, ill omen and Hryan
made it a part of his cross of gold
speech, but the hoodoo did no dam
age. Twelve years later to a day
Taft was nominated and now it is up
to Mr. Bryan to make another pro
phecy.
It is stated that Louis I*. Shackel
ford is slated by the Ifoggatt push for
judge of the new Fourth division.
Does that include Ed Hasey for mar
shal of that division or is he picked
for mayor of Juneau, where he seems
to be held in high favor?
President Roosevelt joined in sing
ing at the church the other day but
held his hut before his face to bar the
Kodaks. After a man has talked
through his hat industriously for sev
eral years it must be easy to sing
through it.
John llonan, democratic nominee
for delegate to congress, east the
solitary vote against the eight-hour
plank in the platform of the conven
tion which nominate! him. The de
bt and was for eight hours in mining
w°rk. 1 . J *
The real fact is that Oov. Ifoggatt's
devoted personal followers count no
more than 250 votes but they make
more noise than a million hornets in
a hollow gourd.
Mr. Bryan finds a lot of fault with
the republican platform, but thon
anybody else can do the samo. And
It Ih Mr. Bryan's trade, you know.
Pour ml leu of dirt in the Innoko
makcH a good Htory, but please re
member It Is a telegraphic report by
way of Heattle.
Dennis K el ley, a recent arrival
from Cordova, will spend the next
t welve months In Vaides an a Kucst.
nf the federal government, making ,
his home In the jail. Kelley wan ar
rested Wednesday afternoon and
charged with robbery from the |»er
»on of Frank Turnshak. Yesterday
nftet noon Kelley decided that rather
Mum face a Jury ho Would plead
jfUllty to a larceny charge. Thin wan
ncceptable to Commissioner I,yons
End after Kelley admitted having
11 frisked" Turnshak while the latter
whs more or less befuddled the com
missioner fixed a year in Jail as a
>ommensuraU punishment,
TIMES ARE BUSY IN
CHIGNIC BAY DISTRICT
Chignik Bay, June 3—Late season:
snow juHt leaving the town levels.
Report** from the Bering Hea indi
cate heavy and abundant ice thin
year.
J v|
OHcar Lindholm lost his youngest
child, a 14 month's old babe, last
Sunday from ptomain poisoning.
Plans are being laid for establishing
a flsh hatchery at the head of the
First Lake next year.
The steamer Shelikoff lost a large
lighter at sea while in tow from Seat
tle. She has gone back to try and
pick it up
Captain Halvorson, while working
; on the Star of Alaska recently, lost
the tip of his little finger by having it
i caught by a falling window.
Oscar Olson of Valdez has been
prospecting in this vicinity during the
! past winter and spring and has some
good locking ore as the result of his
: labor.
The Packers have re-opened their
' eoul mine this season. Supt. Lands
burg says the mine must "put up or
shut up." (Icorge McDonald is the
! boss miner.
Morris George, an old resident, has [
been laid up for seven weeks with [
rheumatism. Dr. Burch reports him j
on the mend, but it will be several i
weeks more before he will be able to I
work.
Dr. K. Lee Hurch, lute resident
physician of Providence Hospital, ;
Oakland, Cal., is looking after the!
health of the Alaska Packers' Asso
ciation employees this season.
Mrs. Oeorge M. Landsburg, Miss
Bculah Landsburg and Miss Lura j
Young arrived on the last trip of the j
Dora and report an exceedingly pleas- |
ant trip up, both on the Northwest- ■
ern and the Dora.
Owing to the arrival of a boune- j
ing baby boy at his home, some four
months ago, Supt. Joseph Hume is!
deprived of the companionship of!
Mrs. Humes this season. Joe aays (
the boy can already "talk fish."
Miss I Air a Young began her second
term of school here last week with
twenty-four enrolled. Her popularity
with the patrons and the rapid pro
gress of the children speak well for
' her work. Uncle Sam made no mis
take in the selection of a teacher.
Charles Hranda), who for several |
'years past, has been winter watch-I
man for the Packers, has stocked one I
i of the islands lo the southward with,
goats, cattle and hogs. In a few years
he expects to reap a big harvest by j
supplying fresh meat along the pen- |
insula. He is also doing some expert- t
mental farming to ascertain the best
kind of products to raise. If Charlie
| proves iis good a farmer as he is a
beach boss lie will make a big success. '
The native men hereabouts find it
difficult to get. wives. They "lose
<nit" in the? race with the fishermen.
The dusky maidens are not slow to j
j see that the white man offers them
i better food, better homes and better
care and hence art; not slow to accept
j the white man's offer of marriage.
All this appropos of the visit of
j one of our most intelligent and best
I educated natives to Kodiak island to
,seek a spouse.
IIerr Art/..
j LONG TIME RESIDENT
OF CHIGNIK DROWNED
I Ohlgnik, June H—Special corres
pondence—Mens lingbright, an old
t ime resident of Chignik was drowned
here May 4, while on his way from
his home t<» the Packer's cannery,
i His canvas bout was found on the
beach with a long cut in the bottom,
evidently from a sharp rock. The
body was found some fifty yards away
with only one heavy rubber boot on,
ovidontly he had struggled to got
thom off before the boat sank.
Though all his life Enghright had
boon a sailor and flshormam, ho was
unable to swim. Ho was nearly
drowned some years ago but rocus
sitated after several hours work. Ho
Apparently lost his life within 100
foet of shallow water.
SHIP ST. PAUL HAS
HARD VOYAGE NORTH
f?hig|iik> June 8— Spool al oorroa
pondence—The nliip 8t. Paul, Oapt.
Kyro, of (ho Northweatem FinhorloH
Company floet had a hard voyage
north thin floanon lotting two Hailorn,
ono of whom wan washed overboard
during a Htorni. The other man foil
from a yard arm t-o the clook and aua
talncd injuries from which ho died a
fnw lioura later.
A Nhlpmont of aeld stored on dock
ainldHhip wan nearly all awept over
hoard, and to add to the captain'*
trouble* a number of Japanofle can
nery hand* became Involved in a
fight and ono of them waa aovoroly
cut.
W. B. Amy, a prominent mining
man oamo to Valdez on the Portland.
(Inc) Bankers and General Merchants (Inc)
Visit our BIG STORE while in the city and look over our line
of Dry Goods, Groceries, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings, Boots, Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Rubber Goods, Furniture, Carpets, Linoleum, Mats,
Draperies, Glass and Crockery Ware, Hardware, Stoves, Miners'
Supplies, Etc.
Wc 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 are the highest pitch of perfection.
News Notes From I,atouelie
Latouche, June 17—A. P. Brown
has Ween appointed custodian of all
the company's property at Reynold's
in place of J. W. Spalding.
Harry Strangman who has been
storekeeper here dun1',.; the last year,
shipped for Nome on the Jeanie, .June
6.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, of l'heonix,
with their friends, called in at Horse
shoe today, in the (ish Sloop (). K.
Charles Teeklenburg has sold his
line pile-driver «nil lit to Charles ('raw
ford of Valdc/.
I'ete IJruhn is running the businoss
Vhtce of hilly Little at I'hconix.
I'heonix isthe proper name of the
town site and group of buildings, com
monly known as the "Mad-House,"
on Latouche Island.
At the Barrack mine they have
commenced a tunnel designed to cut
the ore deposit at a depth of JUO feet
below the point of present operations.
Mrs. (Jrandall visited Mrs. Barrack
at her new home at Latouche one day
this week.
Mrs. Barrack is having a pleasant
little cottage built just above the
postoflice at Barrack's which she has
named "You Need a Rest," the ap
plication is quite apparent when one
has climbed the long flight of stairs.
Mr. digging of tIk* IT. H. Count Sur
vey is operating on Latouche Island,
with headquarters at Beatsons.
Miss Sarah Crandall is expected on
the next Boatha (<> spend the summer
with her parents at Reynolds.
The launch Chase left Horseshoe
June 8 in charge of Chief Bacon, car
rying a cargo of gasoline.
E. E. Ritchie paid Reynolds a (ly
ing visit on the last, trip of the Bertha
for the purpose of fully acquainting
himself with the conditions existing
here.
One of the fverson Brothers is in
the hospital suffering with blood poi
soning following an operation on his
thumb for felon.
Martin Johnson, a miner front
Dryer bay was brought to the hospi
tal yesterday Buffering from an injury
to his eyes, caused by Hying frag
ments of rock.
James R. 11 ay den made the round
trip to the westwrrd on the last trip
of the Bertha.
Albert Petellen the Kid miner from
Houth Ivatouehe has furnished .fudge
Grand all with some very fine spec!- I
mens of the sea-parrot.
Th<! Elsie called with mall today in- I
stead of the Olga.
Charles Cooper and Ed Evans are
out fitting preparatory to begin devei- '
opment work on their mining proper- !
ty on the main land near King's bay.
On the steamship Portland came |
news indicating that the Hubbard fit j
Elliott mining property In the Inter- j
lor Is to be operated this season, and j
operated In an extensive manner. Ac
cording to the story, Ed Wood of the
Copper River Draying Company was j
booked for passage on t he Portland
and was at. the last minute detained
In Seattle by word from the ffuhhard
and Klllott people who want Wm>d to
take a big otltfit Into the mining
property.
Telegraph and Mail ^ Town in Itself. '^a^ksniitli Shop,
Station. :1_ J etc., etc.
Wortman's Roadhouse
FOOT OF SUMMIT, TWENTY MILKS FROM YALDEZ
Accommodation for 40 horses. Warm Doghouses
A FULL STOCK OF GENERAL SUPPLIES
K}m!n ValT.I^ «o'!V,e"Summit ^PoiltillS MagllUSOIl PTOp
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Best, of accommodations for man and hoant. Fresh Moat
always on hand. Horse and I)ok Feed All the latent
improvements. PRIVATE ROOMS.
i • . • '* ; \ r •
Mrs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor
DRY CREEK ROADHOUSE
• .
• I,. G. and G. B. RORIJR, Proprietors.
11S MILKS ON FAIRBANKS
FROM VA LDEZ AND EAGLE TRAILS
ALASKA COMMERCIAL CO
Have established a st a
tion at SUSITNA, at
the forks of the Susitna
and Yentna rivers and
will carry a full line of
MINERS' SU P PLIES
Other Stations at UNALASKA, KARLUK,
AFOGNAK, SUNRISE, KODIAK,
KAGUYAK, TYONOOK
Alaska
Steamship
Company.
SEATTLE - VALDEZ ROUTE
FROM VAUXEZ:
Pennsylvania - - -12
Santa Clara - - - - 19
Farallon 27
Htenmer Dora Mil* from Howard the lAtli of '
oarh month for t'nalaftka ami way porta
J. H. Bunch. Vamh</, Dock Co.
P. & P. A., Hoattlo. Local Atfcnt.
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Rcftorvaiion Ave. nrnr (Jour! IIoum*
Private Rooms for Patients Graduate Nurses
Hospital Ticket#, #1.50 per Month.
Phone 77