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The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06

lN HE cOMMISsIONER'S COU,r FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA. THIRD EIvI-
 SION AT VALDEZ. IN PROBATE. IN THE MATTER or THEA
 ESTATE OF >NorIcE TO CRHDITons GUS. HANSEN, Deceased.>
 Notice Is hereby given that the under signed was on the 29th day of June, lg05 duly and reg nlariy appointed as administrator of the estat.. of GUS Hansen, deceased, and all creditors or petsops having claims against said estate are 'esluired to sx.i.it tEeii, wit.. t,.e ne .essary Vouchers. within six months after the first i'uhnetau n of this notice. to ale ss asimii4iS- ;ratnr oi said estate. al my place ui business |. | the l. WI of Valdez, AlasEa.
 ha.ei this 2Jt 'iay nf June, <. D. l92j.
 Jo-sPIi <. inyRkE.
 Aiininis.saiOT fl the esiatc of Gus Hausen deceasrl.
 Date ot first publication. June 2Dfh 19a5. Date oi last publication, Jriy sT,h. l905.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06
Hes Will Build Railroad.

Mir. George Barrack, of this city, has received letter from Mir. A. B. Hes, in which that gentleman states that he has been working on his railroad project, and has been so far successful that he is confident that construction work will be commenced some time in the late summer. Mir. Hes has been closely identified with railroad work for the past three years, and it would appear from his letter that his efforts in this line have been crowned with success.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06
Copper Center Items.

Copper Center, June 22-Judge D. A. Mckenzie, who has charge of the party of surveyors bound down Copper river is enthusiastic over the great possibilities of this vail ley, as far as he has seen it In an interview here he stated that his familiarity with other portions of Alaska, bad prepared him in a way for what he would find in this section, but that the reality was far better than what he had antici- pated. He spoke of the trail as being fairly good for a mountain country. the roadhouse accommo- dations were excellent and the scenery magnificent beyond any attempt at description, but what appealed to him principally was the great possibilities of the country from an agricultural standpoint. Having been practical farmer and at one time having experi- mented along that line north of the Arctic circle, he is particularly well qualified to judge.
 From what he saw of the country between here and Valdez, and dur ing a visit to the government agri- cultural station and the land under cultivation by A. Holman, he says he is convinced that the possibili- ties of this valley for the stock raiser and farmer are far greater than the most enthusiastic resident has any idea of.
 Speaking of the Holman town site he was loud in his praises of the location, fine climate and soil, and says that great credit is due Judge Holman for the work he is doing in demonstrating the possi- bility of d farmer succeeding here. and for the many expensive im- provements he is making.
 As for the railroad proposition on which he is now working he says both himself and his experts are more than ever convinced of the desirability and probability of a road being built through this country. His present trip is for the purpose of investigating the feasibility of d water grade line up the Copper, but he says that even though this line should prove im- practicable, his company will still continue on other plans, which he is not at liberty to make public, but which as near as can be ascer- tained, contemplate building prob ably from some point on Valdez bay.
 He will later visit the copper country in company with some ex- perts to verify the richness of that section.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06

Seattle, July 5-Ex-Governor Swineford asserts that the visit of the congressional delegation to Alaska was no more than mer. iunketing trip and will do Alaska no good.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06
Alaska Goal Is Best
Muuneers DecIare War on Russian Ships. Salmon Pack Short. Alaska Prisoners Escape Swineford
 Pessimistic. Hays Funeral

Seattle, July 6-Alfred Brooks, of the United States geological sur vey, who has been Investigating the Kayak coal and oil fields, makes the assertion that the coal at Kayak IS superior to any on the Pacific coast.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06

St. Petersburg, July 5-The crew of the tran sport Prout, while leav- ing Budrovia bay. mutinied, killing two of the officers and making prisoners of the rest.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06

Cleveland, July 6-1'he body of the late Secretary Hay was yester- day inferred in Lakeview cemetery with simple ceremonies. President Roosevelt, Vice-President Fair banks and many other dignitaries were present.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06
More Mutiny.

Seattle, July 6-Advance reports disclose the fact that there will be a shortage of the Alaska salmon pack of at least 100000 cases. As a result the prices on all grades of salmon has made q decided advance.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06

St. Petersburg, July 5-The ad- miralty are wi,i'out definite in.or- nation as 70 ine whereabouts of the Potemkine since she left Kus- tendie.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06

Seattle, July 5-Eight prisoners escaped from the government peni- tentiary at McNal's island yester- day, six of whom were Alaskans.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06

Hotel Holman. Copper Center, has enclosed a 40-acre tract of first clas. pasture for the d commoda- tion of its patrons.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06

The Portland bench claim, on Little creek at Nome, yielded $4OO, 900 in sixty days.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06

Provisions at Valdez ,rces with freight added. Copper Center Min ing x Trading Co.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-07-06

lK THE CoNMIssIOHER's COURT FOR FoRTY-MILE PRECINCT, THIRD DIVISION OF TaE
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA. BEFORE E. K. BRADY, COMMISSIONER AND Ex
 OFFIcro JUDGE OF PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE NOTICE
 OF TO JAMES G. JoHNsroN, DECEASED. 1CREpfTogs Notice is hereby given. to all persons having clniins against the estate of James c. Johnston de'eased. to present the same. with proper vouchers therefor, within six months from the dsse hereof to the anderdeTsigned, admins trr;or of said esta Q, &t his residence upon creek claim numbcr two below discovery on Walkers Fork creek, forty-Mile Precinct, Ter riiory of Alaska.
 ALEXANDER THOMPSON,
 Adm nis rator of said Estate. Dated at Wickershani, Forty-Miie Precinct, Territory of Alaska. this 1st day of JuEe- ia05. Date of first publication, July G. l3o5 Date of last publication, Aug. 8. laOi
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-07
BIG TRADE IN REALTY.

Large Properties Change Hands
With a Difference of Several
Thousands in Consideration.
The following deeds, which were
fled for record Friday in the Office
Of Probate Clerk and Recorder F. P
Gayle, Indicate that a big trade ir
real estate has just been consumma
ted:
Herbert P. Hobson and wife to New
ton E. Whitney. for $4,000, the
southeast quarter of section 21 and
the southwest quarter of section %
all in township II south, range d
east
Newton E. Whitney and wife to
Herbert P. Hobson, for $4,000, q
tract of 240 acres in section %, town
ship IL south, range 25 east
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-07

yer today sent a communication to
President Mccall, of the New York
Life Insurance Company demanding
that the $148,702 campaign fund con-
tribution be replaced in the treasury
of the company under penalty of re-
vocation of the company's license to
transact business in Missouri Van
diver informed Mccall also that the
Missouri department of insurance
will insist on a new president, vice
president and finance committee for
the company as soon as the direct
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Hughes May Not Accept.

New York, Oct. THE committee
sent to confer with Charles E. Hughes
examining counsel for the legislative
insurance investigating committee
who was nominated for mayor by the
Republican city convention last night.
would not discuss the result of the
conference when they left Hughes
house. This morning Mr. Hughes
said: 81 have given no encourage
ment to the committee, and I am
strongly convinced that 1 ought no;
accept the nomination
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-07

New York, Oct. IA fire which
destroyed J. Reeber & Sons lumber
yards at the foot of 108th street
this morning, for a time threatened
a large section of old Manhattan. Ten
ants fed to the streets half clad The
loss is estimated at 100000.
Two city blocks were burned over,
fifteen business places destroyed, one
fireman injured and ESQ horses in the
lumber and coal yard stables were
turned loose in the streets. Twenty
five engine companies, a fire boat
and a half dozen tow-boats were en-
gagged for three hours in fighting the
flames, which threatened the des-
truction of a large portion of the up
per east-side water front. Besides the
lumber yards block OF small build
ings between 10th and 108th streets
were swept away.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-07

Boston, Mass, Oct THE only
drawback to unanimity in voting a.
the Democratic state convention 10
day was the possible entrance as q
candidate for governor of former
Mayor John Fl. McNamee, of Cam
ranged a slate headed by Genera
Charles w. Bartlett, of Boston, as
candidate for governor.
LATER:-Gen. Chas. w. Bart
lett was nominated for governor by
the Democratic convention by accla-
nation.
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REMARKABLE RESCUE.
Fifty Miners Saved From What Had
Seemed Certain Death.

Florence, Colo, Oct by one of
the most remarkable feats of rescue
in the history of Colorado mining.
fifty miners were saved from what
seemed certain death 500 feet under
ground in the Fremont coal mine OF
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Compa-
ny, which had mysteriously taken
fire yesterday imprisoning tn emen.
One by one they were pulled to the
surface by the use of ropes, and not
until five o'clock this morning was
the last man landed safe on the sur
face. None of the men felt any i'll
effects from their experience The
damage to the mine is estimated at
$4,000.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-07

Most of our orchard is on ground
with a good slope, and is self-drain-
been obliged to drain some of it. The
water should never be allowed to
stand at less than six or seven feet
from the surface.
Distance Apart to Plant Trees.
Most of our trees were planted in
rows twenty feet apart, with the trees
sixteen feal apart in ) rvs Ii other
words in cne direction the rows are
twenty feet apart and at right angles
to them the rows are sixteen feet
apart. After every ninth row. one
row was omitted leaving a road forty
feet wide.
The theory was that when the trees
were well grown every other tree in
the row could be cut out, leaving the
orchard with rows twenty feet apart
err The theory was that the trees
would bear enough to pay for them
selves several times over before any
had to be cut out The practical Ie-
suit is that they ought to have been
cut out when they were from six to
seven years old, before they could
earn anything, and all the money
spent on one half of the trees is dead
loss. Last year we cut out just half
of the trees in some parts of the or
char1, and this winter we will do TIE
heart-breaking and expensive job.
which should never have been made
necessary.
We have one block of Missouri Pip
pins which were planted % feet apart
each way, after the main orchard was
planted. This does very well, but so
feet apart for that variety would be
better. We have a block of Ben Dav
is trees planted % by 80 feet apart.
1t is too close for that variety, as the
trees grow very large If 1 had it TO
do over again l would not plant any
trees less than thirty-two feet apart
and some varieties not less than for
ty feet each way. There is not reason
why trees should be closer in one di-
rection than in the other. An apple
tree needs plenty of room on all sides
of it, for many reasons. 1t need a
free circulation of air as much as any
other living thing. 1t needs sunshine
ON all sides. This year the trees
along the double rows, (forty feet
apart) have twice as many apples as
the trees of the same kind in the lex
20 feet jungle, and they are larger,
of better color, and more free from
defects. With trees too close it is
impossible to cultivate the ground as
it should be after the sixth or seventh
year, and proper spraying is impossi-
BILE. 1 am sure that when we have
half as many trees we will naye
twice as many goods. well cololed
apples. We have a !
block of young willow twig trees
planted forty feet apart each way,
and that is just right for trees which
grows to be very large
Planting in Blocks.
Much OF our orchard was planted |
with one variety in one row and anoth |
er variety in the next row. The theory |
Continued Page 2, First COLI
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Another Excursion of Twenty-tw,

Another Excursion of Twenty-Five.
real estate and immigration agents
was another organization that bro
uent In crowd of buyers on the
Thursday night excursion train Their
crowd was missed in the Friday re-
port This company had % buyers
and according to the view taken of
the men back Of the company. most
of them are probably buyers of Val
ley land
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y. 3. WEATHER BUREAU.
ocSI RenorkA

Roswell, N. M. Oct. 7-Tempera-
ture.-Max., 10: min, 48; mean, 64.
Precipitation, 90; wind s. E., yeloc-
fty. miles; weather clear.
Forecast, Roswell and Vicinity:
Fair tonight and Sunday. Stationa-
ry temperature.
~ WRIGHT.
Omciai in Charge.
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speeIaI Car Goes North.

The special car of the Southwest
ern Land Company went north this
morning. attached to the regular
train A number OF the excursionists
left for home in the special car.
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The train from the north is reported
| five hours late. 1t left the rails near
| Canyon City, but no one was hurt.
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FIRST SIMMERINGS OF THE PO.
LITICAL CAULDRON.
STARTED IN THE EAST

Democrats in Massachusetts, Have
Two Possible Candidates for Cover
nor.-ln New York City the Repub-
licans are Having Trouble Getting
Man to Accept Nomination.
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The following letter has been print
ed in circular form and is being dis
tributed by the secretary of the Com:
mercial Club.
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ANCIENT PART OF NEY YORK is
VISITED BY FIRE.
PEOPLE FLEE HALF CLAD

Two Business Blocks Were Burned
Over and Fifteen Business Houses
Were Destroyed at Loss of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
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The swellest livery rigs in sown
are at Stockard & Deems. 85tf.
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J. J. hAGERMAN MAKES SOME
VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS.
PLANTING AN ORCHARD

Ownen of the Largest Apple Orchard
in TIE Pecos Valley Presents Some
Facts Learned From Ten Years or
Practical Experience.
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LICENSE NAY BE REVOKED.

Missouri State superintendent OF In
suranee Lays Down the Law.
Jefferson City, NO.. Oct. State
Superintendent OF Insurance vandi-
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}. A. GRAHAM IS TO BE KING.
Commercial Club 10 to Take
leading Part In Entertainments

Iedosn9 PdT1 IN entertainments
]. A Graham, secretary OF the
Roswell Commercial Club, has been
selected to take the part of King
in the entertainment to be given next
Wednesday and Thursday nights for
the benefit of the Ladies' Cemetery
Association. R. NJ. Parsons was to
have taken this part, but decided that
he could not spare the time Mr.. Gra-
ham has kindly consented to fill this
Important position. His personality
will add greatly TO the cast.
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mercial Club.
Sept 80, 1905.
-'Mr. E A. Cahoon, Vice Pres.
Roswell Commercial Club.
"You asked me the other day to
write out my experience in raising
apples in the Pecos Valley, and I will
do so 1 am not a pomological ox-
pert, and what 1 know about apples
is what I have learned in the last
eleven years. l have read much of
the best literature ON the subject, and
practical experience has come in big
costly chunks.
Many mistakes were made in the
beginning, (most of our 5OO-acre or
chard was planted in the winter OF
1S94-5) and we can now see that we
could do it much better if we had
chance to do it over again. However.
we have survived the mistakes and
have a good orchard, and we are ma
king it better every year.
IF 1 were to plant another orchard
here, 1 would pay particular 1tten-
ton to the following points:
Soil.
"The soil should be deep, and free
from gypsum. Gypsum underlies much
land in this Valley. For an orchard
no land should be used which has
not at least six feet of good soil
above any underlying gypsum, other
rock or hard-pan. Most of our orch
ard has as deep or deeper soil than
this, but in some spots the gypsum
is from two and a half to four feet
from the surface. Trees will grow
in such places for three or four years,
but when the roots get down to the
gypsum they stop growing. and the
trees will not bear much fruit, and
what they do bear will not be good.
II any one wants an object lesson
on "gyp," let him examine the bad
spots in our orchard. A man might
as we'll put his money in rat-hole
as In an apple orchard on thin soil
underlaid with gypsum.
Water Supply.
IAN orchard does not need as
much water per acre as alfalfa and
some other crops, but it needs more
than some people think. When the
trees are large and in full foliage,
and well laden with fruit, they need
q great deal OF water, and neei 1t
quickly in some stages of the crop
A sufficient supply OF water, ready
mt any time it is wanted, is as neces-
sary to success as good land.
Drainage.
sIt is as necessary to get the wa
ter on the land as TO get 1t on see
several orchards near Roswell are
being ruined by sub-irrieation AS
soon a. . tree ,ssts Ats toes in aka !
line standing water it begins to die.
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Water Supply.


at is as necessary to get the wa
ter on the land as TO get it on see
several orchards near Roswell are
being ruined by sub-irrieation. AS
soon - . tree ,ssts Its toes in aka
line standing water it begins to die
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Planting in Block.

Much Of our orchard was planted
with one variety in one row and anoth
Continued Page 2, First COLI
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Most of our orchard is on ground
with a good slope, and is self-drain-
ing, but not all of it. and we have
been obliged to drain some of it. The
water should never be allowed to
stand at less than six or seven feet
from the surface.
The daily sentinel., 1905-10-31
THEIR MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

on Tuesday evening, November =
nj eight o'clock. at the First Method
ist church, II. J. Teller and Miss Min
ME Ellen Trumbull will be united in
marriage. Rev. d. d. Forsyth, pas
Tor of the Methodist church, VIII De
the officiating minister.
Invitations were received today DN
numerous friends. The announce
ment of the marriage is no surprise
10 The many friends for It has been
known that the wedding was to oc-
cur some time in the fall or winter;
Miss Trumbull is the daughter oil
Mfr and Mrs. c. II. Trumbull who re
side on the ranch Of Senator Henry
NJ. Teller. She is a handsome young
lady. -..,.,... %
the valley for years and is a promi--
nent ranchman residing northeast oil
town He is the son OF Senator
Henry NJ. Teller, the veteran states
man til, NH tat,a
an extended tour throughout the west
and will be at home TO their friends
after January 1st- at Mr.. Teller S
ranch.
The daily sentinel., 1905-10-31
Ar AupIroRITM LAST NIGHT.

A big crowd was ont last night at
the Auditorium to witness the per
formance of "The Thoroughbred
Tramp" In spite of the inclement
weather the house was almost com
pletely filled. The show does not
differ from the usual line of sensas
tional melo-dramas, and the company
presenting it was hardly up to the
average John j. Swartwood as Rush
Thompson, the tramp. and II. 5. Nor
ton as Otto Hackmeyer. the Dutch.
man. were the whole show and far
outclassed the other members of the
cast. Viola May and Nellie Hatha-
way, the soubrette. We're pretty good.
The songs of the tramp and Dutch
man and the dancing specially OF Nell
lie Hathaway were entertaining The
efforts of the different characters to
carry heavy dramatic parts at some
stages of the play Were so ludicrous
that they were absolutely entertain
ing. The fellow that played Ed
Temple. the hero, was the limit His
mighty gestures and his prosecuted
voice would have done credit TO n
sixth grade school boy However the
tramp and the dutchman We're all
right and kept the audience in a
good humOr The selostions by the
orchestra were among the best fea-
lures of the evening The perform
ance evidently highly pleased the aud
ience Judging by the frequent and
profuse applause.
The daily sentinel., 1905-10-31
RIG HEAI, ESTATE DEAL.

The biggest deal made by local
real estate agency in months was
completed yesterday by j A. Nc
Luen of the McLuen-Yelton real es-
tate agency
The big Plateau valley ranch Of
W. w. Harris, containing 800 acres
and located four miles south of Pla-
teau City was exchanged by Mr.. Har-
ris for the forty acre fruit ranch on
Orchard Mesa owned by NJ. 70. Pier
son.
The transfer was made yesterday
and the deed signed up yesterday al
the McLuen-Y Yelton offices.
The Harris ranch is regarded as
one of the best stock ranches in the
Plateau valley and is in high state
of Improvement. Mr.. Harris has
conducted It successfully for num-
her of years. II is valued at Sl4,-
500. The Pierson orchard one is one
of the best on Orchard Mesa. There
are forty acres set to fruit in tuli
bearing and big crop was produced
this season The orchard is valued
at $4,000. The stock and imple-
ments on the two ranches are val
ued at a figure between Sl'oVO anu
50 600. consequently the transfer in
yolyed in the neighborhood OF SdV-
600 worth of property.
The actual exchange of the ranches
Will be made at once, Mr. Plercon
moving to Plateau valley withln d
short time and Mr.. Harris viii take
charge of the orchard al the same
time
The daily sentinel., 1905-10-31
NOVEMBER IN THE PAST.

Data covering period of 3 years
have been compiled from the Weather
Bureau records at this point. They
are issued to show the conditions that
have prevailed during the month of
November for the above period of
years but must not be construed as
forecast of the weather conditions
for the coming month.
Mean or normal temperature, 40
degrees The warmest month was
that of 1899 with an average OF 40
degrees. The coldest month was that
of 1898 with an average of 81 de-
grees. The highest temperature was
Z , degrees on November Il. 1903.
The lowest was degrees on Novem-
Der 27. 1896.
The earliest date on which the first
killing frost occurred in the
autumn was September 4th Aver
age date ON which first killing
frost occurred in theautumu, October
29th.
Average precipitation for the
month, 0.49 inches. Average number
of days with 01 of an inch or more.
3. The greatest monthly precipita-
ton was o inches in 1904. The
greatest amount OF precipitation I'M
any "a consecutive hours was 0.G5 in
on November %, 1898. The great
est amount OF snowfall recorded in
any - consecutive hours was 40
inches on Nov. %, 1898.
The average number of clear days.
II; partly cloudy DAYS. s; cloudy
days, D.
The prevailing winds have beer
from the southwest and northwest
The average hourly velocity of the
wind was 4.2 miles. The highest We
locity OF the wind was % miles from
the west on November %, 1900