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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-04-17
Price. Sl.25.
Fer sale at Stephens Book Store,
Henderson, N. 6.

To persons at distance the book vii
be sent by mail on receipt of price by the
author. R. B. Creecy. Elizabeth City. Y c.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29
Celebrate the Fourth.

The glorious Fourth will soon be here, and the citizens of this place should start at once d plan to cele- brate the day in grand and appro- priate style.
 There is no reason why Valdez cannot have great celebration. A base ball nine is being organized and the nine at the Post has al- ready issued challange to any team in this vicinity. Other games could be arranged for, and prizes given.
 The ferry would certainly bring up a large number from Ellamar and other Sound points. and prob ably. one of the steamers at the Orca and Eyak canneries might come over and bring delegates from those places.
 A novel and interesting sight would be canoe and bidarki races by the natives. There could be horse races, tugs of war, fat mems race, pie eating contests, shooting matches, Heinz contests between '9Sers and chechacos, have clam bake, bean eating contest or We could swap dogs, tell bear stories, build railroads, sell corner lots, push each other off the wharf and have hiyu time.
 Several of our spell binding orators could crate to their hearts content, the young people could dance and sing and the old folks could drink red lemonade and re- late "reminiscences of the old days hack in Missoury and bleeding Kansas.
 Now get in and hustle boys, raise some money for prizes and other necessary expenses and Val dez will have d gala day.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS
To Be Made by the Aurora Mining Company at Cook
 Inlet.

The Aurora Gold Mining Com pany of Cook inlet, will probably be the first mining company in Alaska to use electricity to operate their mill. The company is erect ing 30 stamp mill on their prop erty on Kachemak bay near Homer. They have some 35 claims on the bay. of low grade ore that they have been prospecting and develop ing for the past three years, and the assays have proven so good and the body of ore so great, that the company are now installing plant of Huntington mills and Cornish rolls on the property. This plant is to be run by electricity which will be generated by a water fall about three miles from the mill. The supply of water is SO large and the force so great that the falls do not freeze during the winter months.
 MT. H. K. Dewalt. of the West inghouse Electrical Co.,, of Pitts burg, Penn., and G. C. Dexter, of Seattle, were passengers on the Santa Ana for Aurora, where they go to put in this plant. The same vessel carried the machinery and electrical apparatus, consisting of a l5O kilowatt generator. which is equal to a 200 horse power engine, and three motors, of 15, 20 and 10 horse power
 The Aurora company is com posed of New York capitalists with Capt. Thos. H. Dunn as president. They believe that they have Il property as rich if not richer than the famous Treadwell property. About twenty buildings have been erected this spring, and large force of men are at work there now. The result of this company's new method of treating their ore, and the use of electric power in run ming their machinery, will be watched with interest.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29
AN0TH[R BOAT
LIABLE TO BE PUT ON THIS
 RUN BY THE
Pc. ,. ,. Company.
They are Thinking of Putting a Boat in Competition with
 the Santa Ana.

We may soon have another line of steamers connecting this place and Cook inlet points with Se- attle.
 As consequence of the rate war started by the Santa Ana, it is in- timated that the Pacific Coast Steamship Company will place q vessel on the Valdez and Cook in- let run in. order to make things more interesting for the Clipper Line.
 This would probably draw the Alaska Commercial Company and the Pacific Packing & Navigation Company into the fight, thus fur ther complicating the situation. The latter company has the steam CTS Excelsior and Newport on this run and the A. C. Co. the steamer Bertha.
 C. w. Miller, of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. has stated that his company had practically decided to compete for the traffic north and west of Lynn canal. He said he was not prepared to disclose the name of the vessel, at least at this time.
 This company has been figuring for over a year on putting in a wharf at this place and starting d boat on this run. They had Il steamer built especially for the Alaska waters and even had made arrangements to apply for fran chise for wharf, but they decided that the trade at this place would hardly warrant the expense. so proceedings were stopped for the time.
 If they do decide to put boat on here it is more than likely that the Spokane, the one recently built, will be selected for the pur- pose
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29
NO BIG LAND GRANTS
Committee on Public Lands Oppo- sed to Giving Land to
 Railroads.

Washington. May 1.-The House committee on public lands today agreed to report adversely on all bills providing for grants of land to railways in Alaska.
 The committee is willing that railroads projected should have right-of-way under the laws now in force but will not look kindly on any scheme to alienate vast tracts of public lands, possibly of inn mense mineral value.
 Mir. Willard was asked what eff feet this action would have on the plans of the Alaskan Gulf & Yukon Company. He states that the com panv will continue their work, re gardless of whether the land grant is allowed or not
 The people of the Alaskan Gulf & Yukon railroad are evidently pushing their enterprise to satis- factory end. They are spending large amounts of money and promptly meeting all their obliga- tions. Their representative here is well satisfied that everything is going along smoothly and opera tions at this end may be looked for in the near future. The Excelsior will more than likely bring more definite knowledge on the matter.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29
THE CITY COUNCIL
Have a Meeting and Pay a Few
 Bills for Labor.

The city council met at the city hall Monday evening. All the members were present except coun- cilman Olson.
 The following bills were ordered paid:
 Ed Woods, hauling gravel $92.OO Jack O'heron, labor on streets 32.OO Fritz Noges, labor 7.5O J. W. Leedy, salary 5000
 The committee on streets re ported that they had done consider able work on Mckinley street and would now improve Broadway be- tween Second and Fourth streets and make some necessary repairs on bridges.
 Surveyor Adams was authorized to establish six monuments to be located at the intersection of the center lines of Keystone avenue and Mckinley street, Keystone and Fourth street, Mckinley and Alas ka avenue, and Fourth street and Alaska avenue. The location of the other two will be decided by the surveyor.
 lhere was some informal talk in regard to work on the glacier stream and other matters of interest to the city.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29
h0wAT[L[pH0h[
SYSTEM IS TO BE ADDED TO
 THE
list Of Improvements
In our Rapidly Growing Town. Equipment all Here. Wire
 Soon be Strung.

Valdez will soon have one of the best telephone systems in Alaska. The switchboard. wire. insulators, part of the telephones and every thing necessary for the construc- tion of the new system, arrived on the Santa Ana, and Dr. VonGun- ther is busy getting everything in readiness.
 The poles are being erected and the wire stretched and within ten days there should be several phones in operation. The remainder of the telephones, several batteries and few other necessary ap- pliances will arrive on the Excel sior next week.
 The telephones are furnished by the Western Construction Co.,. of Chicago. and everything is first class and of the latest design and patent. When completed, the sys- tenn will be up-to-date in every particular.
 The central office will be in Dr. Non Gunther'S residence on Third street.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29
A Challenge.

To whom it may concern. The Fort Liscum base ball team will play a match game or series of games with any team in these parts; the Valdez team preferred.
 Address all communications to Sergeant Day, Ft. Liscum.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29

Crary's Mange Cure cures
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29

Mir. Beatson, of the Latouch mine, returned on the Bertha to his prop erty. The mine has not been soid yet. but it is expected that it will be disposed of this summer. Ten tons of the ore Was taken to the Tacoma smelier, and it runs over $15 to the ton, beside 9 ounces of silver. The charges for freight was $1 50 per ton to Tacoma, but he has made arrangements to have it talk en down for $3.50 hereafter. After paying the smelter charges the ore will pay net profit of about $S to the ton. A tunnel has been sunk on the property l30 feet and in that distance very little poor rock is found. While it would not pay to ship it all to Tacoma, if smelter was built on the property, all the rock could be used at a profit. The next trip of the Chico, they will bring rails for half mile of road to connect the mine with the wharf. It is believed that this island will prove one of the richest deposits of copper ever discovered. A wealthy New York syndicate is endeavor- ing to purchase the property, but Mir. Beatson and partners will only consider cash propositions, which they will probably receive.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29
Information Wanted.

Any one Knowing the where aDouts of the following parties will confer great favor on their rela- tives by writing to the addresses given, or notifying this office.
 Frank Reed, heard from at Val- dez about a year ago. Thomas Reed, Scales Mound, III.
 Frank NJ. Shryock, shipwrecked sailor, heard from at Valdez in January. Mrs. J. c. Bailey, Cold Water, Miss.
 Mir. Frank Townsend of Sandon, B. C., arrived here on the Santa Ana, and will go to the White river to prospect for copper.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29

Fish Bros. are sole agents in Valdez for Holly flour and have just bought a thousand sacks. No flour on this market equal to Hol- ly.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29

One third of your life is spent in bed. Moral-Buy good one from Richards & O., Keystone Ave.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29
Weather Record.

Windy. Light Wind. Cloudy.
 Above zero except where otherwise staied. Rain. Figures show precipitation in inches Observed and reported by Dr. |. $. Cainieia
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-13
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-13

right of women TO vote where their prop
erty is directly concerned.
When the question of great bond issue
for the improvement OF New Orleans was
submitted women taxpayers were allow
ed to vote, either in person or by proxy
and it is said that they arrayed them
selves overwhelmingly on the side OF pro-
gress. This concession seems just rather
than liberal in view of the fact that over
one-thlfd of the property in that great
city is owned by women.
A few years ago a publication OF the
tax returns in Atlanta showed that the
amount and proportion Of property In
this city owned by women was far In ex-
cess of what any but a few well informed
persons supposed.
The injustice of taxation without rep
resentation is being made powerful ar
gument in favor of the extension or the
ballot to women.
The time has past when the claim Oh
woman to the ballot can be laughed
away.
It is a practical issue and must be met
by reason. The old rhetoric about Wo-
mans sphere" ETC., has lost its force ana
II the opponents of woman's suffrage can
not trump up something more suostan-
tial they will lose ground very fast.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-13
AN ADMIRABLE AMERICAN.

The ONCE Of secretary OF state is filled
by a man who has grown upon the Amer
lean people very rapidly in the last few
years.
John Hay was widely known long before
nc went into the cabinet, but not until ne
undertook the grave duties of that office
were the extent and scope of his ability
realized even by his closest friends. His
recent noble eulogy Of President McKin-
ley has not only added to his fame, but
has also awakened larger interest in his
history and personality.
AIr. Hay is claimed by the west because
he was born in that section and there
won his first distinction. He is claimed
by the east because he was long closely
concerned with its business and politics.
He is claimed by the whole country be-
cause he has served it with such signal
success as secretary Of state.
Indiana is his native state. but he grew
to manhood in Illinois. Later he became
a citizen of Ohio and married there. A
great part of his life work has been done
in Journalism. For years he was on the
New York Tribune with Horace Greeley,
who considered him the most brilliant
man on that stan when it had several
writer's on It who won high fame.
During the first administration of Pres
ident Benjamin Harrison, while whitelaw
Reid was ambassador,to France. Mr.. Hay
was practically the editor Of The Tribune.
and that newspaper has never been more
ably conducted since Greeley left IT,
His early literary work has a distinct
western flavor, but a distinct mark of
genius also. The pike County Ballads
are among the best portrayals of life and
sentiment in the early west. He has writ
ten much in other lines and his literary
works alone would have established a
high reputation.
For several years he was one Of the sec
retaries OF President Lincoln and, with
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-13
AN EoUINE TRAGEDY.

The terrible loss Of human life in the
Boer war has obscured from general OBJ
seryation the fact that there has been
fearful and. perhaps, unprecedented
destruction of horses and mules there also.
For two years past British agents have
been buying these animals far and near,
in fact, in nearly every part of the civ
ilized world.
Our country has been one Of the main
sources of supply and for that reason
prices have advanced decidedly.
Last November in reply to Lord Kitch-
ener's call for more horses and mules the
secretary of war telegraphed:
1--WE cannot continue indefinitely to send
from 10, 600 to 1900 mounts a month to be
used up by column commanders in a few
days.
This impatience, however, did not avail
to stop either the demand for more horses
and mules or to cause a decrease of the
supply. On the contrary both increased
and the figures since January have aver
aged about 1900 a month.
The climate and the hard service in
South Africa have broken down these ami
mails with wonderful rapidity.
Der of horses and mules that have died
in the British service during the Boer
war at 10000.
The British are still buying horses and
mules at an undated rate and they die
almost as fast as they are taken to South
Africa.
The expense to the British government
on this score must have been stupenduous
under any conditions, but 1t has been in
creased immensely by jobbery and the in
capacity of honest agents.
The average price paid for the horses
and mules bought for the British in this
war is said to have been at least 80 per
cent, above their real value.
In modern warfare the horse and mule
problem is one of the heaviest and most
perplexing items and the British have
made distinct failure in their effort to
solve 1t.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-13
AnEnterprise of Great Pith and Moment.
BY BISHOP WARREN A. GAMBLER.

road will promote tranquility as well
as prosperity.
It is a great enterprise in every re-
spect.
Its builder, Sir William Van Horne,
by the way, is native of the state OF
Illinois. His title was won by great
deeds and he is not yet by many years,
it is to be hoped. near the end Of his
career. His work in Canada is an
enterprise OF continental magnitude
and of world wide influence. There
his line binds together the ends of the
earth in an easterly and westerly d.
rection. Here in Cuba. he is moving
from north to south with plans which
will bring the tropics and the north
temperate zone closer together.
Speaking of this great enterprise
brings to mind that most conspicuous
fact of our times-the fact that all
lands and all peopes are as never be-
fore near neighbors. Closer and closer
they come together every day. Improv-
ed methods of communication and
transportation shorten distances and
abbreviate time. The tendency is to-
wards the practical setting aside of all
difficulties which arise from either time
or space.
Such things must result in the more
perfect unification Of the race. We
hasten towards the confederation OF
the nations.
That means more peace and less war,
and that in turn means more people
and richer people. The earth is filing
with property and population.
With the unification of the race there
must be a universal religion. There
Is not room enough on the small plan
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ligion, and there Is no religion in IL
that is ut to be universal but the
Christian religion. Our holy religion
can not divide the world with any
other faith whatsoever. The voice OF
our Lord cries to all mankind, I'VE
shall have no other gods before me-"
He will have all Of a human heart or
none OF il. and his kingdom proposes
the conquest Of all the earth.
It seems to me perfectly clear that at
no distant day, as men reckon centur-
les, the whole earth must be all Pagan
or all Christian. As 1 see, therefore,
these immense commercial enterprises
comprising sea and land, perceive in
them the imperative demands made by
the times for increased missionary ac-
tivity upon the part Of the church. I
fear to see commerce grow so rapidly.
by strides so long and strong, while
Christian missions move at a pace so
slow and steps so feeble. Millions are
poured out on the affairs of Mammon
while only mites are laid upon the al
tars of faith. This is not safe for COM
meree. even. Trade itself can not sur
vive in a paganized world. What can
ssavages do to create or maintain COM
mercer
Our business men must take a broad
er view Of things. They must read
more clearly the signs of the times.
They are now too near-sighted. They
look too much on the things visible
and fail to consider sufficiently the
things invisible. The world can not live
by bread alone, and the world which
tries by bread alone to live, in defiance
or neglect Of Gods word and Gods
kingdom, can not in the end get even
bread enough to preserve the poor ami
male life which 1t prizes too dearly
and pampers too fondly.
Habana, Cuba, March !, 1902.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-13
FINE FORAGE CROP.

At this time OF the year the subject Of
forage crops Is Of great practical impor-
lance In letter TO the Montgomery Ad-
vertiser Mr.. K. o. Warn, Of Fort Meade,
Fla, gives some very interesting informa-
ton as the result Of six years experience
with the velvet bean as a crop. The fact
that he has raised this crop in increasing
quantities every year and has no seed to
sell Is good evidence that he values 1t
highly and has found It profitable. Mr..
Warn says he thought the stock pea was
the best plan for the enriching Of poor
land until he tried the velvet bean. He is
now convinced that the latter is 80 per
cent more valuable for building up the
soil.
Mr.. Warns high estimate Of the value
OF the velvet bean is in line with reports
OF several experiment stations.
The Louisiana station found that an or
binary acre Of beans contained 1s1 pounds
OF nitrogen, 2l3 pounds Of potash and Al
pounds Of phosphoric acid, which, when
ploughed under. has a fertilizing value of
$40 an acre. The Alabama station planted
oats on one patch, on a wornout hillside,
where the beans had been turned under,
and on another where crab grass and the
ordinary growth had been turned under.
The yield Of the first patch was 1915 bush
els per acre, and OF the second s.4 bushels.
The straw from the bean patch weighed
five times that from the other. Two such
plots planted in corn gave like results
crop OF beans can be made and turned UNI
der for 81 an acre. w
Mr.. Warn Will plant 400 acres OF velvet
beans this year. He has known the bean
TO produce nine tbns Of hay and Is bushels
OF shelIed beans on land that would not
produce 20 bushels OF corn.
The velvet bean IS very rich in protein
and quite equal TO cotton seed meal in
feeding value.
The Florida experiment station last
year fed grade steer for 60 DAYS on the
beans and pods in the green stage, and
added "a pounds to Its weight in that
time. The steers are turned In when the
beans begin TO mature, and an acre fat
tens three to six head, adding 81 each TO
their selling value. The stuObie is plowed
under the following spring and planted to
corn. and the crop is increased so per cent.
The vines make the finest of feed for
mich cows, and are equally good for
sheep. horses and other stock. The beans
are not At for human food. The land is
prepared for the beans as for corn, and
they are planted two to hill, IS TO "a
inches in the drill, and in rows 4 feet
apart. They grow at a great rate and soon
cover the ground with a mass Of vines
waist deep. The vines keep green until
frost. but'ro quickly and are readily
turned under. The beans hang on the
vines three months after ripening and can
be grazed on all winter. The vines make a
very nutritious hay and can be moved
two or three times. They Withstand the
severest drought or wettest weather,
thrive anywhere and rarely make a fall
ure.
The diversihcation Of crops is steadily
increasing in the south, and there are
now many crops Of great value TO this
section which were not known here at all
few years ago.