The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-13

known, because the country is so vast that its resources are unknown. But we expect to prospect wisely and well. and being satisfied that we are in a good country, and that there is plenty of pay dirt, we be- lieve that the cleanup from week to week will be most satisfactory to all concerned. We have not taken a grub stake, our outfit is our own, and we are satisfied that with good use of the pick and shovel, we can loosen up and unearth plenty of good rich gravel, and that our sluice boxes will show plenty of colors at each cleanup, which will occur every Thursday.
 Many have asked the question, "can Valdez support two papers," We believe that it can. The peo- Ple of our prosperous town and community cannot spend toe much money in printers ink. There is ample room and q good living in this part of Alaska for thousands of families, and in order to get them to come here, we must publish these facts and send them broad cast throughout the country. The more that we advertise Valdez, the greater will be the number of pco- pie that will come among Us. That means that more prospecting will be done. More new discoveries made. More mines opened up and developed. More new business houses and residences erected, and what is greatly needed in Alaska more new families will come here and make this rich and fertile country their permanent home.
 The country adjacent to Valdez, the Chesna district with its gold, the Chittyna, Kotsina and Sound districts with their abundance of copper, the Mount Drum district with its platinum, the hundreds of square miles of agricultural and stock raising country along the Copper river and its tributaries, and the vast area of unexplorcd country in every direction are capa- ble of supporting in competence an immense population.
 These facts should be known and kept before the public and the PRospEcToR will cndcavof to spread this knowledge abroad and to keep it constantly before the people. We believe that it will be beneficial to the people of Valdez in many ways to support the PRospEcro. in every way they can, and we will do all in our power to promote the advancement of Valdez and this part of Alaska.
 President Roosevelt is proving 
 himself a wise and upright ruler. 4 man of energy and action such as wide awake men of today delight to see and do business with. He has been causing much trouble among the spells hunters and has given great hope to the lovers of equity and righteousness. He has as keen an eye and as quick scent for rascal in office as he has for the wild anirnai in the noun tains and brings one down as quick as the other. He gave notice that tine advice of senators and congress- men regarding candidates for office would be welcome, but that their candidates must be qualified in every way. He has appointed several democrats to office as the republican applicants fell below his standard. He removed Collector Dillon at Fl Paso and Collector Sapp at Louisville because of their notorious violation of the civil ser vice law. He also declined to re- appoint the postmaster at Phila- delphia for similar reasons. He removed Governor Jenkins of Oklahoma because he asked for and received shares in a company that came under his official control.
 He showed his independence and good sense by inviting Booker T. Washington, the noted colored educator. tO dine with him Pres;-