Valdez Daily Prospector
FU1IMSHED By THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
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? One Dollar per Month: Twel»» Dollars uer Year
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1912.
ALASKA PANHANDLE.
The desire of Arizona for a
seaport is leading up to a point
where some far-reaching nego
tiations may be taken up, won
derfully modifying the relations
between (he United Stales and
Canada, between this country and
<!reat Britain and between (Can
ada and its mother country. Mex
ico is also concerned.
The situajiou in Arizona is
i hat it cannot utilize its arid
lands without possessing the
mouth of tin' Colorado river,
which flows i111<i the (iulf of Cal
ifornia at its head, passing
through a portion of the Mexican
^province of Sonora; an arid des
ert, but willi irrigation, poten
tially fertile. Moreover, Arizona
would be independent of the rail
roads I<> a great extent if il pos
sessed a seaport. A seaport would
give il a great impetus in trade.
Arizona would like in buy that
particular strip of Sonora, but
Mexico refused I<> sell an inch of
Ms land, even though it he a
desert, practically uninhabited,
and points out t li a I if Arizona ac
quires the California county of
San Diego it will possess access
to the sea. While this is true, it
docs not solve the problem of the
Colorado river.
Hence it is proposed to make a
Irade. Mexico is to friv«» this par
ticular si rip of Sonora and I lie
v»*hole of lower California lo the
United States in exehanpe for
British Honduras, Uncle Sam par
titioning the newly acquired ter
ritory between California and Ari
zona, the latter merely obtain
ing a new counly, Sonora.
Now the area of lower Califor
nia and the strip of Sonora want
ed is about 78.(Kin square miles,
mostly arid with a population of
48,000, the Irade beinp a neplip
ihlc quantity. Hrilish Honduras I
has an area of 8,508 square miles,
with a population of i0,458 and a
total forejpn trade of .$5,103,597
(1010-11 . This looks like a pood
exehanpe for Mexico, and as Hril
ish Honduras is immediately ron
lerminous with its southern boun
dary and its anpiisil ion would al
so slrenplhen its hold upon the
rebellious province of Yucatan,
Mexico would be likely to consid
er such a barpain favorably.
Hut Hrilish Honduras has first
to be acquired. In exehanpe, this
country has to offer the Panhan
dle of Alaska, a si rip of coun
try east of Ihc I list meridian,
about 5-0 miles lonp and from
live lo ;{5 miles in width, ahoul
10,000 square miles in area, with
U |"f|ni Idl M Ml UI (IIMMII I U.'MMI, (1IMI >
a trade which dors not originate
there, beyond Ihe domestic needs
of these inhahilanls. From (he
point of view of exchange, there
fore, thai trade is negligible. On
the other hand, its possession by
fhis country greatly hampers the
opening of British Columbia and
the Yukon, preventing their ac
cess to tidewater. The settlement
of that dispute in favor of the
United States caused much ill
feeling in Canada, which by no
means is allayed, llence Canada
would be likely to make some
sacrifices, but nut so great as t*»
exchange four times the popula
tion and 50 times the trade for
nearly equal areas of land. This
is seen, and hence the proposal
is taking a wider scope.
It is proposed to exchange the
whole of Alaska for Hrilish Hon
duras and the whole of I he Brit
ish West Indies, with the excep
tion of Jamaica and the Barbados.
This would Kive the United Slates
a string of possessions extending
from the coast of Florida to that
of Venezuela, which, if purchases
were made here and there from
other Kuropean nations, would
present a barrier to Ihe Oulf of
Mexico which could not be passed
by any foreign navy, if the strat
egic points were fortified.
Now Alaska has an area of
590,884 square miles, much of
which is within Ihe Arctic cir
cle. The British possessions have
a total area of 14,732 square
miles, mostly cultivable. The
population of Alaska is 64,350;
that of the British possessions
918,758. Tho trade of Alaska, ex
clusive of its gold exports, which
are $10,000,000, is under $1,500,
000; that of the British posses
sions is $275,000,000. The do
mestic trade of Alaska, however,
is $29,000,000.
It may bo seen at a glance that
110 such exchange is likely to be
made. It may also be seen that
mutual interests demand an ex
change, although it is quite pos
sible that the shrewd Canuck,
much as he would like to develop
British Columbia and the Yukon,
would not give up the British
'West Indies, for the control of
which he has been negotiating
with the home government for
some years past.—Tacoma Trib
une.
60LD OUTPUT
OF LAST TEAR
Alaska in Fourth Place of the
Gold Producers of
America
The I'uitcd Stales occupies a
prominent place in the gold pro
ducing inductrv of the world. She
holds second place iu total pro
Mud iou, lias I he largest dividend
payers, and lias more dredges al
work Ihan all the rest of the
world combined. The (ioldfields
Consolidated of Nevada declared
dividends last year amounting to
$7,000,000. The total gold pro
duction of the world for 1911 was
$ i(»(»,000.000, of which America
conl rihuled $0(5,233,528. The
production of the various slates
and territories were as follows,
showing Alaska fourth on the list:
1\ lilimillit •? I fijtiuo
Alaska 10,002,976
Arizona 2,954,790
California 20,310,987
Colorado 19,153,800
fJeorpia 30,532
Idaho ' 1,109,201
Illinois 5,788
Michigan 20
Maryland 20
Montana 3,109,8-40
Nevada 18,908,578
N«'\v Mi'xiro *... 039,897
North Carolina ..i.. 70,093
Oklahoma 30,098
Oregon 599,235
Pennsylvania 7.814
Philippines 130,501
l»orlo itico 2.191
Sonlh Carolina 13,2 57
Sonlh Dakota 7.430,307
Tennessee 14,140
Texas 1.178
I Ilali 5.709.7-47
Virginia 4,300
Wash ingl on 50 4.537
Wyoming 18.701
Miscellaneous 205,013
Tolal
AMBASSADOR HERRICK
IS SELF MADE MAN
Myron Derrick, former gover
nor of Ohio, ami who has jnst
heen confirmed in the appoint
ment as ambassador |o France to
succeed Robert Racon, is a self
made man, having began life as
a peddler of dinner bells to the
farmers throughout the north
ern section of Ohio. With this
money be was able lo complete
his course as a student at Ober
Iin college. In 1878, after sever
al years of study of law, he was
admitted lo the bar, and for eight
years pursued the profession. Re
fore abandoning it, however, he
became interested in the organ
ization of a national bank, of
which he became tin; cashier, dis
playing an aptitude for banking
matters that attracted attention
among his associates, and in
188(5 he became the treasurer of
I lie Society for Savings. This
bank is peculiar in the fact that
it is really owned by the deposit
ors, and the interest paid to them
is the dividend of the bank. In
1898 he was chosen as the presi
dent of the bank, succeeding Sam
uel Mather, its founder.
Mr. Derrick has organized many
financial interests in Cleve
land, and holds many important
interests. Do is prominent in
railroad affairs, and it was main
ly through him that the Wheel
ing & I.ake Erie system was or
ganized. De still retains some of
his interests in this road. De
served one term as president of
the American Rankers' Associa
tion. •
Hey, I here I Haven't you noticed of
laic
That White's Rig Place is slrict
ly up-lo-date?
Re up-to-dato yourself; can't you
lake a hunch?
Our beer is Anheuscr-Rusch and
we servo a dainty lunch.
ajestic
A W ^ C. N. JONES, Mgr.
Complete change of program:
Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursday
and Saturday.
Saturday Matinee at 2:30 p. m.
Children under 14, 10 c.
If You're Pleased Tell Others.
If cot. tell us
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY S and ©:1«
MISS O'MALLEY, Pianiat
MINING ENGINEER
L.. W. STORM. E. M.
Rmronra on Minkb
Patbnt SunrKYS
Gknzbal. Miningi Encsincbrino
MISCELLANEOUS
Phonk No. io3
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and*
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Onice in Hsirrinuton lJldif.
on Water Front
lies. Phone. 1*9
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
yx.ts.
Moot every Tuesday evening at H o'clock in
Katrle Hull-. All members requested t° at
tend T- G. QUINN. Artie Chief
Valdes Lodge No. 168
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James M. Patterson,.W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
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v isltintr and locnl Odd Follows are re
quested to register their name with tlie
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings, tlrst and third Mondny.
Call on P. S. HnNT. Secretary.
FOE
VAL.DK55 A ERIK No. 1071
Meet every Friday. Hi». m. Knsrh; Hull
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
. Nothing but beBt materials used.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to ordpr
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
THE CLIFF
P. S. HUNT |
Proprietor. §
THE CUFF
A. B. BALL
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STEIN--BLOCH Serge Suits. Prices $25 to $35
Copper River
Draying Co.
h'reitf)itin»r anil imssf-n^ers to ull i»:»ri>
of the Interior. Ucticrul TrucUinn
bid. Wood, • Proprietor
McKlulcy St. Vitiiivz
|I«up Horn
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< > When In Seward Stop at the j;
!| COLEMAN HOUSE ;j
GEORGE SEXTON, Pnor. *>
j> STRICTLY FIRST CLA8S
, k Fourth Ave Scwamd, Alaska +
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON.
PHONE 2.
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room. All Modern Conven.ence.
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
! ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ T]\jir)I7P an£I Building
Puget Sound Li vJ lVlIjlLiJtv Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Zbt
Tairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors]
CourteouslTreatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers " i
Just Arrived Direct from thej
Factories a*Large]"Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch u
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade |
We do a
general
Banking
Business
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BANKERS
CAPITAL $ ? OO.OOjO.t"
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.