The Alaska prospector. [volume], August 14, 1902, Image 1

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

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VOLUME I. HO. 27. VALDEZ. ALASKA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 14, 1902. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
JAMIES FISH & Co.
OurCIGAR DEPARTMENT
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THE VALDEZ PHARMACY
H. T. WHITLEg, GEO. J. LOVE
Merchants Cafe
AND
Bakery.
MEALS AT ALL HOUPS. OPEN ALL NIGHT
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Jeweler, Expert Watchmaker, Optician and Diamond Setter,
VALDEZ
EDUCATION FOR NATIVES
Eighteen Native and Half Bleed
Children Taken to the
States.
Wlien tlie Excelsior left ltere for,
Seattle last Monday, she took
eighteen children, ranging in age1
from four to twelve years, in cliarge
of Mix. M. E. Theiss, matron of the
Indian training scliooi at Cliewawa
Oregon. I
After considerable correspon
dence about tlie mutter, this lady
decided to come here and collect
all the native and half breed chil
dren wliose parents were desirous,
of having tliem educated. From,
the different small settlements and!
fox islands, some were found who
were ready to go, and others will
lx- sent on later.
This training scuool is a govern
ment institution, where the children
can secure an education in terniS|
of from two to eight years. The.
government supplies everything'
after a child is placed at the school
hut the parents must pay the fare
to and from the institution.
The children sent down are
bright and intelligent looking, and
will without doubt make the most
of ibis op]x>rtunity to get an edu
cation. TIh-v sill seemed happy
and cheerful, and were very
obedient to the orders of Mrs.
Theiss.
New Dairy Por Valid.
Eugene Vogler and August
Broiidlieck of Skagway are expected
to arrive here ou tlie next Santa
Ana and if that steamer ran ac
commodate them they will bring
twenty head of cows and will start
a dairy at this place. These par
ties have a dairy of 80 head of
cattle at Skagway but will move to
this place as soon as jtossihle where
they lielieve there is a much lietter
opening for their business.
Headquarters for Stoves.
Ranges, Cook Stoves, Yukon
Stoves, and heaters of all kinds at
Ricliards’.
REVENUE CUTTER VI81T8
HERE
111 Collector Jarvis
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And Howard K. Katchin Aboard,
and the Officers See the
Sights.
Tlie U. S. Revenue Cutter Terry,
Captain W. A. Frailing commund
u\g, arrived in jsirt Tuesday a*
midnight and at 6 o’clock Wednes
day morning, Capt. 1). J. Jarvis,
Collector of Customs for Aiaska,
and J. H. Causten, his chief deputy
were on the streets of tin* future
metropolis of Alaska, looking at
the sights. Not until 9 o’clock did
the citizens of Valdez know that
they had such a distinguished visi
tor in their midst as Cuptain Jarvis,
so modest and retiring is this well
known gentlemen. Tlw fog ole
scured the Perry and very few
people knew that there was a reve
nue cutter in the hay.
A Pkospectok rejiorter met the
genial collector and soldier anden
jenrod a short visit whin him. Capt.
Jarvis is just returning from a tour
of inspection throughout Alaska,
visiting the different customs offi
cers. He left Sitka several weeks
ago, going via Skagwav, Dawson
and down the Yukon to St. Michael
and thence to Nome. From Nome
he came u» Unalaska and there
took the Perry for Sitka, his head
quarters. Capt. Jarvis was well
pleased with the way his several
deputies wtre oaiHlucting their re
spective office*, and will make but
few changes.
He rejM»rts that everything is very
quiet along the Yukon and at
Nome. There are not so many of
the sporting and ‘•bum'" element in
nortluru Alaska as heretofore, hut
more real miners and jirospectors
who are working for the develop
ment of the country.
Capt. Jarvis was much surprised
to see such a lively, growing town
as Valdez, and said that the num
ber of new building being erected,
something he liad not sect* else
where in Alaska, spoke well for the
town and he believes it is the com
ing metrojtolis of Alaska.
Several officers came aslwre with
Capt. Jarvis and Mr. Causton and
immediately started for the glacier,
which they thought only half a
mile away. When informed by the
Phoswtoc mail tliat it was nearly
five miles, tliey agreed with him.
Those who came as 1 tore were
Lieutenants P. M. Broodbent, and1
F. G. Lawton, Chief Engineer G. B.
Maher, and Or. R. Newton Hawley,
U. S. R. C. S-, (special envoy U. S.
S. Perry) in charge. They are the
must congenial of gentlemen, and
it was a pleasure to meet them, and
they seemed to enjoy tJieir visit!
lu re very much.
Dr. Hawley aud Lieut. Lawton
saw all tliere was to be seen, in
cluding the Tilikum eluK Oklaho
ma Bill’s and the sawmilL It is
certain that what they didn’t see
isn’t worth mentioning. One of
the officers was heard to say that
Collector Jarvis was the only good
mau in the crowd. Poor Chief
Maher took a hack seat, the only
one lie is entitled to, so he says,
and Lieut. Broadbent looked on in
silence.
The party met Capt. Wilson of
Fort Liscum, who has several old
friends among them, and they had
a pleasant reunion at the Tilikum
club.
The Perry left Sitka two montfis
ago with Co*. Howard M. Kuti-hin,
s|>eciul agent of the Treasury de
partment ter the protection of sah
moil fisheries, a'xiard, on a cruise
of inspection of the canneries of
southern Alaska. The steamer
visited all the canneries as fur
north and west as Bristol lmy.
Col. Kutchin was itet able to
come ashore on account of an at
tack of rheumatism, but from one
of the officers of the Imut, we learned
that there had lieen a good catch
of fish at most of the canneries. At
Koggiung they made the largest
catch for several years. Captain
Johnson (King Kushaguk) is
much disappoint*"! with the catch
there. Capt. Kelson of Kaknek,
has not done ns well as he expected.
This is attributed to his recent
marriage and the fact tliat his
bride was with him.
Capt Williams oi Ugaskik, fell
short of his cx|>ecUtieas, owing no
doubt to his liahit of “cussing.”
Cldgnig 1ms made tlie largest catch
for years. Conk inlet with the
genial Uompertz and Wetherbee,
has been more successful than for
many seasons. The only Brownell
of Orca, has aka had a large
catch.
The Perry left Wednesday after
noon for the south.
Another Store Building.
Messers Itcnipk- and ffougherty
haw awarded a contract to Craw-'
ford and Hanson for tlie erection
of a large business block to lie
built adjoining their jresomt store'
on Keystone avenue. Tl*e build-:
ing when completed, will lie one ofi
tl»e licet and most complete in
Valdez. It is to be 24xtM it** aawi
two stories high. Tl»e first floor'
will lie 14 fee* hrgli, with a balcony
on each side, and will be fitted oont'
with the latest •■styles of counters,;
shelving and departmmits.
The fwuoil rtocr will be trued for'
offices, storerooms and various de
partments of the business. Sir.
Hemple left on tlar Excelsior for
Seattle wlaere he will purchase, a1
large and complete stock of general'
merchandise for the fall trade and
expect* to have one of the most
complete and up-to-date business
houses in Alaska.
Work will commence cm the new
buildings just as soon as the lum
ber can be secured and it is hoped,
to have the near building enclosed
by Sept. 15.
Dry Bay Oil Well.
Work lias 1***1) progressing quite
rapidlv at tbe nil wells in Cook
inlet this summer. Tbe Alaska
Petroleum Company has several
thousand acres of land at Dry bay,
and lias lead a large force of men
at work this season building roads,
erecting buildings and IwaiK
wells.
Drilling was commenced last
spring and lias continued until the
present time. The main well is
now down to a depth of 1050 feet.
The sand }nmp at ov er 400 feet
could not get any drillings, as the
gas threw the sand and oil out.
The boring was continued to the
1050 foot mark but the oil has not
much of a chance to force its way
through tlte thousand feet of
water, the well not being cased.
However some oil is now coming
to the surface, and gas is plentiful.
There is every indication of a large
flow of oil fait tlie drilling had to
stop on account of lack of casings.
Work will commence again in a
few months ami next season the
company will sink at least three
more wells at different points on
their property.
Subscribe for tbc Pkospectoil
DM or VALDEZ
bfiia mar about sept.
«s
110,000 Paid Capital
& A. Hetaple will Embark la a
Mew Use of Bootneas
Soon.
Valdez m to hare a bank, and it
will be ready lor bueinem on Sep
tember 15th, ar will be seen by our
advertMiirm columns.
Mr.S. A_ Hem i >le, the well known
pioneer merchant of this place, left
on the Excelsior for Seattle to pur
chase a large safety vault, bank
furniture awd hooka, and will make
the necessary arrangements with
one of the leading Seattle banka
for earftiange.
The hawk will lie located in the
building www occupied by the store
of Hemple it Dougherty, and will
commence business with a paid up
capital of $idUXX)aiul a reserve fund
and secu^tiesamounting to tiiO.OOU.
Mr. ihwiple needs uo introduc
tion to the people of Valdes. He
came here in isys. and opened a
small store. WbA.thousands at
others left tlie 0*11 it rh in disgust,
believing there was nothing here,
Mr. Heiiiple nentr for a moment
lost ouaifulence. He insisted that
this would one day lie the richud
part of .Alaska, and that a railroad
would he fault from Valdez to the
Yukon, and his predictions aw
proving to he uairect
From a sdare iu a little (0x12
tent, be has Wilt op a large and
lucrative business W his honesty,
fair •dealingsand husiues* methods,
•each year adding to his building
and stock uwtd www his large and
cucistawUy jgruM'hgg trade compels
him to erect see of tlie largest busi
ness bouses in Valdez.
Air. Hemjtle awns a half interest
in the Kxacaner claim on Miller
gulclip one of the best claims in tlie
Chian* district. Last year over
li5,000 was taken from this ground
aud this year they expect to take
out dJLU/XXL Mr. Hemple is alsa
interested iu other mining and
town property, all of which will be
used ns collateral security iu liia
1 tanking business.
The Valdes Hank will fill a long
felt want in Valdes and will be
patronized by tire miners, pros
pectors and citizens of this place,
wlio will all have the utmost con
fidence in the business ability uf
Mr. Hemple aud the sound finan
cial hacking that he will give this
institution. It was his intention
to organise a Motional Bank here
last fall and had ample stock sub
scribed for it, hut after considerable
investigation he decided that a
private banking business would
best meet the necessities of the citi
zens and business men of tliis
place.
LABftS CONTRACT FOR LOOS.
A contract was fat this week to
local parties fa* supply over a mil*
lien feet fa* tlie saw mill, to
be delivered as rapidly as possibly.
A force of loggers started out thie
morning and mure men will be
employed as aoeu as they can be
secured. They will begin loggiug
along tbe twuud and tlie steamer
Perry will he kept busy towing is
the rafts.
Tbe mill is still in the jkjs session
of Rutherford A Crawford but will
probably be turned over to Capt
1L F. Robinson who has purchased
it and who will enlarge tbe car
(lacity to 50.000 feet daily.
Put your ad in the Poaoncaw
and see your trade y*