The Alaska prospector., 1902-05-29

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 Mr. Butterfield who wintcred at Slate creek looking after Stengers outfit arrived in town yesterday. He has tale of woe to tell and says that no work can be done on Miller gulch until August. But later reports deny this report and say that work on Miller gulch will only be delayed ten days on account of the snow slide.
 Alfred II. Brooks of the T.. &. Geological Survey was a passenger on the santa Ana enroutc to the Shushetna river. He is at the head of a government party who will make further exploration of the Shushetna river country and re- port on its geological formations. They had a large outfit. including 70 horses and 100 days provisions. They will land at Tyoonok. The Valdez Art Club held their first regular meeting at the resi- denccof Mrs. Fish last evening with president \. ]. Adams in the chair. The remainder of the officers are. Mrs. II. W. Miller. vice president. Mrs. Fish, secretary and J. A. Bourke, treasurer. The committee on bylaws appointed at previous meeting reported set of bylaws which with some changes were adopted. The next meeting will be held next Wednesday evening.
 Prof. F. C. Schrader of the U. <. Geological Survey arrived here on the santa Ana and started on Wednesday for the interior. He will go to the heads of the White and Panama rivers. and investigate the mineral resources of that sec tion. Prof. Schrader is an author liy on the geology of this country and his reports of the country made to the government of his past re- searches have been of much value. He has great faith in the mineral wealth of the Copper river country.
 The steamer Santa Ana, Capt. Andreson, arrived here last Satur- day afternoon from Seattle. with l5 passengers, I3 tons of freight and a small amount of mail for this place and 100 tons of freight for Fort Liscum. She left Seattle with 161 passengers most of whom were for Skagway. The steamship com panies running to Southeastern Alaska endeavored to crowd the santa Ana out of the Alaska run and she was moi allowed to land at their wharves al ketchikan, Juneau or Skagway without paying exces- slve Wharfage charges. This the Captain refused to do and the pas >engers were landed in small boats. After unloading her freight and passengers at this place, the steam CT left for Aurora and Tyoonok. She is due here on her return trip today.
 
 Governor J. w. Leedv returned on the Santa Ana from two months trip to California and Washington on law matters. He Was glad to get home again and still believes that Valdez is the coming metropolis of Alaska. He says that whescver he went there was much inquiry about Alaska and especially about Valdez and he adjacent country. He says here IS great deal of railroad talk and several companies have organized for the ostensible pur- pose of building railroads in Alaska. but he believes that some of these are only promoters schemes. He believes, however that railroad will be built from Valdez to the Yukon, and that work may com inence this season. While some of the papers in the States claim that the Governor is interested in some of the railroad deals, he says this is mistaken idea and that he 's m no way connected with any railroad company.
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