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Gilpin observer., 1908-01-09
RANCH LIFE IN THE ROCKIES
Beautifully Illustrated Book Containing I'M
formation About the West. Also Map.
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Gilpin observer., 1908-01-09
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
HOLDS IT TO BE UNcoN.
STiTUTIONAL.
FELLOW SERVANT ACT
DECISION APPROVED BY FIVE
JUSTICES, FOUR MEMBERS
OF COURT DISSENTING.

Washington.-That the congress
sional act known as the employers
liability law" Is not in accordance with
the constitution Of the United States,
because 1t goes beyond the bounds
permitted In the regulation of inter-
state commerce, was The conclusion
reached by the Supreme Court of the
United States in deciding two damage
cases coming to the court from the
federal courts of Kentucky and Ten
nessee, which were brought under the
provisions of the law.
The decision was announced by JUS
uce White, the court standing five to
four against the law.
Even among the five who voted not
to sustain the statute there were diff
ferent shades of opinion
Following are the principal points
from Justice Whites opinion:
"The act being addressed to all COM
mon carriers engaged in interstate
commerce., and imposing a liability
upon them in favor of any of their en-
ployes without qualification or restric-
tion as to the business in which the
carriers or their employees may be en-
gagged at the time of the injury, of
necessity includes subjects wholly out
side of the power of Congress to reg
ulate commerce.
Concluding as we do, that the sta
tute. while it embraces subjects within
the authority OF Congress to regulate
commerce. also includes subjects not
within its constitutional power, and
that the two are so lnterblended in
the statute that they are incapable
of separation, we are of the opinion
that the courts below rightly held the
statute to be repugnant to the consti-
tuition and uncomfortable and the
judgments below are, therefore, at
firmed."
The decision was in suits for dam.
sges-one being the case Of the widow
of VIII Howard, a man who was killed
IN an accident near Memphis: the
other that Of the mother of Morris s.
Brooks. a fireman killed on the South
ern Pacific in Nevada.
The Howard case waI tried in Ten
,nessee with Judge Mccall presiding,
and the Brooks case in Kentucky.
with Judge Walter Evans on the
bench.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-09
U. 8. PosToFFIcE BUSINESS.
Recommendations Of the First Assist
ant Postmaster General.

ant postmaster General.
Washington.-The report of First
Assistant Postmaster General Frank
Hitchcock has been made public. The
revenues collected through the post
Offices during the fiscal year 1906
amounted to about $168.0O0. 900, a gain
of more than 100000, and the report
states that this growth was continued
in 1907, when the aggregate was $685.
100000. In order to meet this continu-
GUS growth of his bureau Mr.. Hitch
cock makes an appeal for larger ap-
propriations.
1.-THE present policy of reappointing
presidential postmasters who have con-
Quoted their offices to the satisfaction
of the public and department has re-
suited in decided benefit to the SER
vice." says Mr.. Hitchcock. He adds
that about sixty-five per cent. OF the
presidential postmasters have been re-
appointed.
Increased salaries for various
classes of employees of the depart
ment are recommended. In order to
relieve third class postmasters of the
necessity of paying for assistants out
of their salaries, a recommendation Is
made for an increase to $2,000,0O0 Of
the allowances for that purpose.
Thirty instead Of fifteen days annual
leave is raised for postal employees.
An extension of the city delivery
service to smaller towns than are in
cluded under the present law, is rec
commended. Under the amendment to
the law he suggests free delivery
would be given to over 1,400 towns
that do not now enjoy that privilege.
The total number of postmasters Of
all classes appointed during the year
was 1876, as against IA ,535 for 1906.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-09
ShieIdGd.

II suppose you. think you could run
the government better than we dog"
said the statesman.
"I do" answered the energetic citt
zen.
"And do not doubt you are happy
and hopeful in that belief"
II am"
ut is beautiful state of mind. II
would be pity to destroy it by allow
ing You to be elected to Office"
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-09
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Loose and falling teeth saved. Pyor.
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cured Missing teeth replaced with
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Gilpin observer., 1908-01-09

yIAVI LOCAL OFFICE-Lady office man
ager wanted right away 5000 weekly. Address Dr.
L, J. Renhardt, 6G Mack Bldg. Denver, Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-09

You cannot keep the joy you win
not share.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-09

Your sympathies determine tho
breadth of your life.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
Witherspoon Party to Take Up Typographical Work
 in Chittyna District.
GRANT TO COVER SOUND FIELD
MOtfit and Knopf to Investigate Northern Copper Belt ill
 Nebesna Region.

ID. c. Witherspoon and R. NJ. La Follet, of the U. s. geological survey, arrived on the steamer Yucatan. Mir. Witherspoon is at the head of a party which will be engaged in topographi- cal work during the coming season in the upper Chittyna region. Mir. LaFollet is his assistant, and four camp helpers will be taken along.
 For the purpose of making de- tailed study of the copper deposits of this section it is proposed to extend a topographic survey, on scale of one mile to the inch, over an area of four or five hundred square miles of this country. This area has been chosen, both because the most exten- sive mining developments have been made in it and because it affords a typical section of the geology of this section. The investigation of the geology will be undertaken next sea- son, and will undoubtedly throw much light on the occurrence of the copper deposits throughout the en- tire belt. Supplies have already been sledded in and the party will leave here immediately to begin operations as soon as the snow leaves.
 c. .. Covert, who makes a speci- atty of studying the water supply, in connection with the geological sur vey work, came on the Yucatan, en- route to Fairbanks. He will continue operations begun in the Panama last
 Continued on page 4)
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
Fairbanks Still Quiet

No more trouble is reported from Fairbanks and no further fuss over the closing of the saloons which were alleged to harbor the seeds of distur- bance. The closing of the California was laid to Judge Wickersham by his enemies, who certified to the good character of the place and the high standing of the proprietors, which reminded Valdez residents that one of the proprietors, H. B. Koon. served six months in the Valdez jail in 1903 on conviction of wife beating.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
REPUBLICANS FIX
 LEGISLATIVE PLAN

Washington, March 24-The con- gressional program for this session of congress was agreed on last night at White House conference with the president, Senator Aldrich represent ing the senate and Representatives Payne and Dalzell the house republi- cans. It was decided to push through the following bills:
 The Aldrich currency bill, the em- ployers' liability bill, the bill limiting the powers of judges in the issuance of injunctions, amendments to the Sherman antitrust law intended to widen it's scope, the bill for the ap- pointment of tariff commission which will report back to congress Q revision of the schedules.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
YUCATAN ARRIVES
 AND SAILS WEST

Steamer Yucatan reached port from Seattle Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock, bringing 1O2 first class and 135 stecrage passengers to Valdez, be- sides several dozen for Cordova and Seward. Her local cargo was 328 tons, and 60 head of cattle for Fair banks. She came by way of Mama imo, where sho took on q coal con signment for Cordova. She sailed westward Monday.
 This is the Yucatan's first trip since November. She has been on the dry dock and thoroughly overhauled since that time. Capt. F, S. Moore is still her master. William Harris Is purser.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26

Steamer Saratoga struck reef at the northwestern point of Busby island, about six miles from Ellamar, at ? 30 yesterday afternoon, and at i this last Friday afternoon and is officially found to be hopeless wreck, the jagged rocks of the reef being pushed so far up through the bottom of her hull that she cannot possibly be pulled off or foated at high tide. Ali the passengers, crew, mail and bag gage were saved without mishap.
 This finding is made by the under writer's board of survey, who in- spected the stranded steamer Tuesday. The board is Captain Ejnar Mikkle- sen, the Arctic explorer. Capt. Charles Svensson of the steamer Elsie, and Capt. D. E. Morris, former ly master of the steamer Dora. They went down on the Elsie yesterday afternoon but could do little as they reached the stranded vessel at high tide.
 "tSA HI All compartments
 Water runs through all the compart- ments of the steamer but at low tide 1t nearly all runs out and the sur veyors were able to go down into her engine room. The engine rests upon the rocks so heavily that it was showed up eleven inches when the surveyors were there. The smoke stack was also showed up, it's end resting on the reef. The bottom of the hull is gradually curving upward into a hogback.
 The board will recommend that the steamer be dismantled and every- thing portable taken from her. Much of the lighter portions of the machin- cry can be taken out. The heavy pieces cannot be lifted and will be left in the hull until it beats to pieces and the fragments go down. It is predicted by mariners that the hull will hang on for several years, per haps many of them. Awooden hull would break to pieces in q short time.
 The passengers on the Saratoga, about 30 in number, were brought
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26

back to Valdez by the steamer Elsie, which reached the scene shortly after the Saratoga struck. The mail, baggage and express were brought later by the Elsie.
 The Saratoga loaded.25O tons of ore at the Ellamar mine and sailed at ? p. m. on high tide. A snow storm obscurcd the shore line and probably made the channel course indistinct.
 Struck Amidship
 The vessel struck the reef almost amidship and lies balanced with her ore cargo almost equally divided fore and aft the pivotal rock. The ship is Ill little danger so long as the sea is quiet but if she should rock heavily in storm she might break in pieces.
 The Saratoga sailed from Valdez shortly after midnight Friday morn ing, bound for Seattle by way of Ella mar and CordOVa.
 The ship was high in the water, having only the 25O tons of ore and 100 tons of coal forward as ballast.
 After bringing the passengers and mail to Valdez the Elsie returned inn mediately to stand by the Saratoga. At 80 this morning, near high tide, she tried to pull the big steamer off but was unable to move her. At4 this morning the Elsie left and came to Valdez but sailed down again at this morning. She brought the letter mail this morning and will bring the paper mail and baggage of passengers this evening.
 Soon after the steamer struck the life boats were lowered to take the passengers back to Ellamar, but be- fore the first one put off the Elsie came in sight and the passengers were placed on her. The Elsie was bound for Cordova, but came back at once to Valdez. Purser Fred Tracy of the Saratoga came with the pas sengers and went back on the Elsie.
 Elsie Soon In Sight
 The Elsie was just going into Ella mar when Capt. Swensson through his glass saw the Saratoga hanging
 Continued on page 4)
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26

Seattle, March 26-It is currently talked here and not contradicted that Martin J. Heney has been discharged from the employ of the Guggenheims as contractor on the Copper River & Northwestern railroad. and that Major Burbank, who built the Denver & Rio Grande Western, has been selected to succeed him. This ends Heney's fight with E. c. Hawkins, the chief engineer, which grew out of their difference as to the sea ter minus of the line,
 It is claimed that the dismissal of Heney means that Cordova will be
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
BIG STRIKE 0N
 VALDEZ CREEK Arrivals From GuIkana Give Details of Recent Re- !
 ported Discovery.
PETE MONAHAN CELEBRATES
Letter Telling of SEQ Pans Causes Interested Men to Take Off
 the Lid at ROadhOuse.

Twenty dollar pans at bedrock on Claim No. adjoining Tammany bench on Valdez creek was the dis covery by the men who have been running a tunnel through rim rock during the winter. A letter to Will liam Gregg at Gulkana reached there about the time Pete Monohan and others arrived on their way to Valdez creek telling of this strike and Monahan wired it to the Prospector.
 Doe Bialock and Mart Medaris ar rived in Valdez yesterday and gave further details of the strike as told by the letter. The substance of it was contained in the message. The miners who made it consider it one of the most rt arkable ever made in placer coun The claim belongs to the origins iscovery crowd, Pete Monahan, w tm Grogg, John Clark son, Jol.n J' son, Jim Smith and Dan Kain.
 When the Jer was read at Gull kama the mi 'shad big celebrat ion. Pete Monah blew $500 for wine, the bridle IS thrown off, the lid lifted and u :e was no limit but the sky. Ever, Iody loosened up and real fronti ; celebration left red streaks all yer Gulkana for the sun to lookat when he rose on schedule time.
 A big crowd of men and outfits started next day for the new bonanza field.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26

abandoned as the terminus of the road to the copper bonanza and that Valdez will be selected, as it is known that Hawkins has always advocated Valdez as the most available port for the terminus of a line to the interior.
 Hawkins arrived from the east last Saturday and Heney~ came later. It is stated on good authority that Heney's discharge was the result of the report of J. E. Florence, who it is understood, reported that the Cordova route was impracticable be- cause of the dificulty of getting up the Copper river from that port.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
PORTLAND BRINGS
 2OO PASSENGERS

Steamer Portland arrived from Seattle at 9 o'clock Sunday night with 120 cabin passengers and 80 steerage passengers. She has small freight cargo for Valdez and five horses for the inside. She sailed west ward at midnight Monday. She loses good deal of time in this port because the Yucatan was in her way at the dock.
 The Portland has three stamp mill outfits for the westward. Two of these are consigned to Knik arm, at the head of Cook inlet. to be install ed on the Little Susitna river. The other goes to Uyak, on the west side of Kodiak island. She also has about 20 men with large outfits for the Ili- anna copper region. They are taking several horses.
 Purser Tancred of the Portland be- came i'll at Juneau and had to remain in that town. His place was taken by w. E. Springstun, for long time purser of the Dora, who was a passen- ger for seldovia, where he is going to assist Capt. Blodgett in the Cook inc let transportation business.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
DROPS INTERIOR
 MAIL CONTRACTS

Washington, March 2O-The post office department today abrogated the mail contracts from Valdez to the in- terior of Alaska on the ground that the contractors refuse to carry any more than the quantity called for by contract, thus allowing constant and increasing accumulation of mail at Valdez. The department will re- advertise and let new contracts.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
COPPER SUPPLY
 RUNNING SHORT
Reserve of Refined Product Said to Be 0versoId
 100,0OO,OOO Pounds.

New York, March 20--It is stated that the visible copper supply has been oversold OO,OOO,OOO pounds, the stock of refined copper now being that much below the normal for seve- ral years. This is regarded as an as- surance that the price must soon rise.
 Copper was stronger today at 12- 3-4.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26

A bunch of strike breakers, chiefly foreigners, were foot passengers en- route to Fairbanks this morning. A majority of them were poorly clothed, and lily prepared to stand the rigors of the mush to the interior town.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
MORE MAIL FUR
 ALASKA INTERIOR
Department and Delegate Gale Arranging Larger
 Schedule.

Washington, March 26-The post office department in conjunction with Delegate Gale is arranging a new winter mail schedule for Alaska. It will increase the quantity of first and second class mail to be carried to the interior over the trails. The depart ment promises all possible facilities the appropriation will allow.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
FAIRBANKS WILL
 HAVE STRAWBERRIES

John Scharle, professional garde- ner of Fairbanks, is taking in 10000 strawberry plants. They arrived hero in first class condition, and are of the variety adapted to the climatic con ditions of the country. Scharle anti cipates no difficulty in rearing delicious berry from the plants.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
ANARCHIST PAPER
 GUT OUT OF MAIL

Washington, March 28-The presi- dent today directed the post office de- partment to refuse the use of the mails to an anarchistnewspaper, "La Questione Sociale" published at Pat erson, New Jersey. He also directed the prosecution of the editors for ad- vocating assassination of officials and military officers.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26

According to R. J. Eilbeck, high sheriff of the Yukon Territory, the region in the Northland made famous by the discovery of the Klondike gold fields Is safer for human life than is Seattle, or any large metropolitan city on the American side of the boun- dary. Eilbeck has been the high sher- ia of the Yukon Territory for seven years past, and he says that there has been no murder in the Yukon Terri tory for the past three yoara.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
NORTHWESTERN
 LEAVES DAY LATE

Seattle, March 26-Steamer North western sailed yesterday afternoon at 9 o'clock, carrying q full passenger list. She has 20 miners for Fair banks, the last that will go that way, No others will start until the opening of navigation on the Yukon.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
VALDEZ BILL GETS
 FAVORABLE REPORT

Washington, March 2O-The com mittee on territories reported favora- ply today on the bill to permit Val dez to issue bonds to the amount of St5,000 to obtain money to erect bar riers against the glacier stream which frequently floods tho town.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
S|TkA CABLE PARTS
 NEAR THAT STATION
The Sitka cable broke Friday night, about 75 miles from that station, as nearly as the Valdez office can locate the fracture.
Burnside Sails North

Seattle, March 24-The cableship Burnside sailed yesterday afternoon at o'clock for Sitka. It is expected that she will reach Sitka by Friday and locate the cable break the next day if it is as near Sitka as is sup posed.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
DEMOCRATS TO PUSH
 EMPLOYERS LIABILITY

Washington, March 26-Jobn Sharp Williams, the democratic house leader, announced today that the democrats will filibuster If necessary to force the republicans to pass the employers liability bill. The repub- lioans also claim to be in favor of 1t.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
TERRITORIAL BILL
 GOES OVER TO MAY

Washington, March 28.-Arguments on the Alaska territorial government bill were closed today for the present and further consideration of the bill was postponed until May.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26

The worlds consumption of coal per hour is estimated at 50,000 tons, about 12,ooo tons ot which Is required in the heating of boilers of station cry, marine and railroad engines; 5,000 tons is used hourly in the mann- facture of pis-iron, and about 10000 tons for household purposes.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26

A good way to temper self-harden- ing steel drills is to heat them to a dull red aud plunge them into chunk of lead for about t-2 inch and leave to cool Drills troated thus retain their cutting edge on the hardest castings. Care must be taken, however, not to heat them too hot.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
RUEF'S BAIL REDUCED
 TO BARE $790,0OO

San Francisco, March 28--Abe RuePs bail was reduced today by order of the supreme court to q total of $79o,00o. In all duplicate indiot- ments the bail is fixed at g cash on each one after the first. Ruef says he can give the amount required.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26

Henry Deyo, the railroad engineer, will return to Valdez on the steamer Northwestern.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
Getting Ready For Exposition

The Valdez Dairy & Poultry Farm is getting in line for an exhibit at the Alaska- Yukon-Pacifc Exposition to be held In Seattle in 1909. It now has six calves reared on Alaska soil, all hardy, handsome animals, and sure prize winners. One calf, the offspring of Black Bessie, weighed s5 pounds at birth. Tn the poultry line, the farm will exhibit some fine pens of white Leghorns and white and laced wyandottes. One of the Wyan- dotte roosters is double of bird which took first prize at the recent state fair
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26

Joseph Diggs and Milo Kelly have been elected delegates from Cordova to the republican territorial conven- vention at Ketchikan.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
REPORTED HENEY OUT x"
 VALDEZ BE TERMINUS
Story Rife in Seattle and Not COntradicted That
 Hawkins Wins Over Contractor on Choice of Port for Guggenheim Railroad.

Decision to Make This Town Sea End of Conner River & Northwestern Said to Be Due to Conclusion of Engineer Florence, Who Re- gently Inspected cordova Route and
 Called It Impracticab1e
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-26
STEAMER SARATOGA
 WRECKED ON REEF
Strikes Submerged Rock off BuSby Island and Can- not be Pulled Off---All Passengers, Mail and
 Baggage Saved Without Difficulty

Vessel Leaves E11amar Under Clear Sky but Blind ing Snow Squal1 Overtakes Her, Compelling Captain to Run by Dead Reckoning and She is Hope1ess1y Strand
 ed Six Miles Out
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-15
Pure Spring Water.

The Pure Spring Water Supply
Company is spending a vast amount
of money to furnish the people of
the Arkansas Valley with the famous
Fowler pure spring water for do
mestic purposes. Great care is being
taken by the company to secure per-
feet sanitary conditions. Their Gus
toners are requested to carefully
cleanse their cisterns and keep them
free from all foreign substances.
The company is now prepared to
deliver water at any time in Swinh
at $3.50 per tank. Leave your
orders with j. w. Brown, mayor of
Swink.