The Alaska prospector. [volume], June 12, 1902, Image 1

About The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908

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1 BROS.
WE NOW HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF
EYERY
PAIR
PUILY
FOR
WEAR
[ WEB8K snoot snots
IA WEBSTER DICTIONARY
g with every wro From sizeiiir
PR1CEJ
FRon
$U5
T2
$2.25
We also have a Full Line of
CHILDREN’S HATS 225 CAPS.
Holly Flour
Merit will tell
The truth of this saying has been proven
by the wonderful success of
CRARY'S COMPOUND COUGH SYRUP
In all cases of Cough’s Colds, ete. It is our ab
solutely genuine preparation that
Has merit.
Buy a tattle of it now. Try it.and if not al«solute
ly satisfactory to you, the money will !«• refunded.
THE VALDEZ PHARMACY
H. T. WHITLEg, GEO. J. LOVE
Merchants Cafe
AMT>
Bakery.
MEALS AT ALL HOOKS. OPEN ALL MIGHT
Gracious Goodness!
I thought I had it all. Oh ! dear
me! What a lovely inviting,
catchy stock you have left. Had
I a million, I wouldn’t do a thing
to it. I’ll tell my friends where
my gems come from. See?
Do any of these lines appeal
darker than the others with ont
eye closed? If so you have an
error of refraction requiring
immediate attention.
W. C. 5TULL,
Jeweler, Exi>ert Watchmaker Optician, and Diamond Setter.
VALDEZ
] had to eat with every one alioard
J or have ill feelings existing there I
was not inueh in the baskets or
bottles.
TheTillieum Orchestra was engag
ed fertile trip and furnished sweet
i music which was greatlv enioved
by all.
The lirst stop was (undent Ella mar
where all went ashore and visited
the Cooper Mine and hoisting works
and had a look at the Mummies that
were on exhibition in one of the
stores. After remaining here
almut an hour the trip continued
to the Columbia Glacier in Glacier
bay. This great glacier was cer
tainly a grand sight. Tha hay was
! filled with ice for two miles from
the foot of the glacier hut the
steamer pushed its way through
j this to a short distance from it.
Great ice slides were continually
; occurring and immense lntdics of ice
were continually falling into the
j sea causing the boat to rock and
roll. Many pictures were taken of
the glacier and other beautiful
sights seen during the trip as a
large numlier of the Camera Club
were along. At a late lamr the
boat started for home not reaching
here until after midnight.
Weather Record.
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28 I 46 j 56 •
29 i 48 56 6 •
:iu i so 50 $ •
31 i 56 | V. •
Juut* | {
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1 Wimly. ♦ Light Wind. • Cloudy.
Above zero except where otherwise stated.
$ Knin. Figures show precipitation in inches.
Observed and reported bv I>r. L. 8. Camicia.
During May the tlierniometer
ranged from 32 to o2 degrees above
zero. There were 12 cloudy days,
9 partial cloudy, 1 day rain, 9 par
tial rainy, 4 days K. wind, 12 days
light \V. wind. Total rainfall 'll
inches.
New and second hand tents, cheap
at Kiehards, Keystone avenue.
Recertified Government Script
for sale by C. N. Crary.
MAY BE PUT ON THIS RUN
By the
Pres. E. H. Harrimaa * is now
Advertising the Route in
The East.
One of tlu* direct results of the
Hiirrimun expedition to Alaska in
iHttlt may he the establishment of a
new line of tourist steamers to
southern Alaska. During the sum
mer of 1X911 .Mr. E. H. Harrimnn,
the well known railroad man, now
president of the Southern Pacific
railroad, chartered the steamer
Geo. W. Elder for a trip through
out southern Alaska and to the
shores of Siberia. As guests Im>
side his family, he brought a num
ber of the most eminent scientists'
in America. Nearly all of the
leading universities of the country
were represented.
I im- men of learning studied
the country sis it was never studied
before. Mr. Harriman has paid
$!K),00<) for the publishing of the
reports of the trip. It is in two
volumes, profusely illustrated and
printed in the l>est manner known I
to modern printers. The entire
expense of the trip was Isirne by
him.
Since assuming the presidency
of the Southern Pacific, Mr. Harri
inan is advertising southwestern]
Alaska, and throughout all their
offices in the States are pictures of:
the grand glaciers and volcanos
seen by Mr. Harriman and his
friends, on their trip to Alaska,
and it is understood that this great
railroad man is planning to put on
a line of steamers from Portland,
the end of the Southern Pacific,
line, to Unalaskn.
These steamers will visit south
eastern Alaska, and then follow upj
the coast to Prince William Sound,
where they will visit the great Col
umbia glacier and the Harriman
glacier, just outside of Valdez nar
rows, Valdez and other Sound
jHiints, Cook inlet, Kt»diak, Unga,
Pavloff and Shushaldin volcanos,
and many of the islands and inter
esting points along the Alaska pen
insula.
This will make an exceedingly
delightful trip and is one that:
should lie of much more interest to :
an American than a trip to the
Kuropcan countries.
It is not known w hen this line of
steamers will lie put on the run,
hut it is (Missihie that there may be
a few excursions this summer.
A VERYJBNJOYABLE PICNIC
X.o Ellamar and the
Glacier. *
Tin* Excusion given liv the Tilli
emu Club Iasi Sunday on ibt* r.
Perry was a decided success in every
way. The vessel left the dock at
10 O’clock with about do passengers,
among whom were a large numiier
of the youth and beauty of Valdez,
aud went as iar as Columbia Gla
cier. It was an ideal day and the
crowd could not have been better
selected.
From the loads of good things to
eat ami drink that were taken along
it looked as if some of the good lad
ies had thought that tiie vessel
might lie thrown on some lone is
land and they had prepared for such
an emergency, but as the Editors
und Devils of the News and Pros
pector oihees were along and they
From T5 cents to Two Dollars to the Pan Found
Stampede is on from Valdez.
The report of rich new digging i
in the Chittyna country that go |
from 7'> cents to $2 to the pan, has '
caused the greatest of excitement
here and the town is now almost
deserted, every man that could jk>s
sihlv get away having gone, and
more are getting ready to leave.
On Monday night the greatest
activity prevailed that the town has
witnessed in a long time. In front
of most of the stores horses were lined
up and being loaded with provisions.
Men might 1h* seen coming from ev
ery direction with packs on hack
and heading for the trail. This con
tinued all night and on Tuesday
morning the few that were left to
look out for the women and chil
dren might he seen in couples talk
ing the matter over and speculating
they unhesitatingly gave their ro
|n»rt, hut ten dollar digging* did not
create any excitement. The win
ter passed until the latter part of
February ijwhen the usual nundier
of mushers began to pullout for
Slate Creek. At the same time
some left for the Bremner and a few
rmwra bring Dan Ka ne’s report,
headed for the Chittyna in hope of
doing lietter.
Mr. Blei, of New York, being de
sirous of acquiring cop|ier pro|ierty.
fitted out an expedition headed by
Mr. Howland. This party went up
the Chittyna. continting fnrtlur
than the people of last year. They
prospected several streams while
waiting for the suow to disapjiear.
Till* search brought them up the
Xizina amlChittilue, small tributa
on the result.
The rush was caused by rejiorts
of M. T. Rowland and E. C. Van
Bruudt from the head-waiers of the
Cluiiyna’ River.
Mr. Van Brundt was forced to re
turn on account of eye trouble, and
business brought. M r. liolaiul hack.
They brought with Them several
ounces of gold as coarse as lima
beans, which they took out of the
frozen ground, it lieing still winter
when_they,left the locations.
They tried'to keep the facts a se
cret, hut suchjhings will get out,
and in short order it passed from
shack to [shack and from man to
man, so that in an incredibly short
space of time it was_knoirn to all,
hence the rush.
In 1901 a numtier of men went
into the copjier country on the
Cliittynu, Kotsina and Bfemner
Rivers hoping to locate rich copper
hales like the Nicoli and Bonanza
claims. The search lewd Charley
Coppus. iian Kane and a few oth
ers to the head of the Koisina on
the Xiziua and other tributaries.
While there they did some pan
ning and found good indications of
placer gold. The place where do
ing ilic work was at the lower end
of the streams and their l>cst esti
mates placed the yield at $10. jier
day. The season was well ad
vanced and they were forced to re
turn. On their return to Valdez
| ries of the Chittvna. The ground
• was still frozen hut wood plentiful
and they used it to thaw the ground
In this manner they cross-cut Rex
tiulch^fora distance of almut tiO
feet, and found that it was only la
tween J ami 4 feet to hed-rook.
The result was amazing. The
smallest pan tested gave 7ft cents
and went frtaa that to $2., although
tested under the most adverse con
ditions. On the-strength of this
| prospect Mr. Rowland staked what
• he wanted and the rest did the
| same.
j As Mr, Rowland’s contract re
quired him to smndi for copper, lie
! felt justified in coming out to re
jsirt to Mr. Blei.hut as Mr. Blei will
| not lie here fur a month Roland
will return immediately. By the
! time he arrives at the diggings the
; snow and ice will have disapjieared
| and those who are on the ground
will no doubt have a heap of clean
■ gold to their credit.
Mr Roland is a man of much
experience in the mining business,
and is very conservative. He has
| spent some time on the Youkon,
in the Dawson country and at
Nome. He therefore knows where
of he speaks, aud he says there has
never lieen anything in Alaska to
j compare with the present discovery.
We herewith publish a map show -
ing the Chittvna from its mouth to
(Cuuliuiu.-«1 on iourUi