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The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

There is fear in every locality of the United States that the foreigners are going to supplant the good old Anglo Saxon race. New York scoffs at our fear of the Japanese and Chinese, we scoff at their fear of the Italians and Greeks. There is hardly a section oi the nation that does not borrow simi- lar trouble.
 The Southerner stakes bis fife and his fortune on the Anglo-Saxon. "Our kind must persist" he says :; Lit must triumph, or this land of ours will lapse into barbarism." And against that day he fortites himself by lynching, and by Jim Crow cars. The New Englander, who decries lynching, is thrown into agitation by the influx of the French Canadians into the mill towns and of Italians into the large cities. "The grand old English stock is being submerged, he says.
 Just what is this grand old Eng fish stock? As Professor Ripley points out in the December Atlantic Monthly, we have much less of the overpraised blood in our veins than We fancy. In the early days of the colonies. Ger mans streamed into Pennsylvania, Swedes into Delaware, and Dutch into New York. As early as l644, eighteen i languages were in use iai New York city, and in the entire thirteen colon ies at the time of the revolution, one fifth of the population could not speak English, and at least one-half were not Anglo-S Saxon by decent. After 250 years of steadily increasing race mix l ture, it is exceedingly improbable that half million living Ameli;ans can reasonably call themselves thorough bred Angoi-Saxons.
 II it is the contamination of Anglo Saxon ideals that we fear, we speak of a substance equally undefined. All the principal ideals we hoast of-ideals' of art, of religion. education, of poi- tics-we have borrowed from other nations, and we are continuing the process. It might not be rash to say that the American has advanced so rapidly because he has been willing to appropriate the ideas of other people and to drop his own when crcumstan ces advised. But we shall not reach our full growth until we abandon the idea that there is surpassipg virtue in the stock itself. the idea that the An glo-SaXon is the supreme race, and cleave to the true doctrine which teaches or re jects each rule of life ac- cording to it's merits.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

For two or three generations the copper mines of Lake Superior have been making fortunes for their own- CTS, providing thrills for the specula- tor and supplying much copy to writ CTS from the legendary lore woven arourd the ancient workings of Mich igau's prehistoric peoples, writes I. St. Pierre. author of Lies Canadiens du Michigan"
 It is only recently, however. that the agents of the Canadian govern ment have b; ought to light out of the French archives the official correspond ence of the French ministers, which gives the real history of the first at tempt maae by that goyernu ent to give economic value to the copper mines of nor, !iern Michigan.
 That there were copper mines in the lake reg'on was known to the earliest western expo rers, even in the days of Cha nplain. After 1859 the "Relations' of the Jesuits make fre quent mention of the missionaries. The mission at 5ault Ste. Marie in 1870 possessed copper anvil which weighs over one hundred pounds. One of the fathers. who had been a gold smith. secured enough native copper to make candlesticks and other alter ornaments.
 From the outset the French govern ment put great importance on the dis covery of these mines. The great Colbert wrote as early as 1870 to his representative. Talon, that if the val ue Of the mines was demonstrated it woud prove a powerful incentive to migration. The intendant rrHdily agreed and sent parties under Saint Lusson, Joliet and Dupere to explore the mines But the rcsnts proved so disappointing that after two years Ia on gave up the idea of spending the kings money to search for ccpper. Then followed several expeditions from France 10 ascertain the con- ditions of the mines but most of them failed through fraud or incompetence Fifty years after the French had es- tabljshed then selves on the lakes, Antoine Randot wrote:
 "All the Indians believed that if they revealed a mine to another per son they would die during the year. They are so thoroughly convinced of he fact that it is almost impossible to get indications from theu so we know only of those the exstance of which it is abs ,lutely impossible for them to conceal.
 Charevoix in 172l, says that the In- dains considered the pieces of native copper which they found under the water as presents from the gods, which were not to be turned to utilitarian purpose.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

The distance from the western end of the Aleutian islands to the south eastern corner of Alaska is about the same as between San Francisco and St. Augustine Fla. The distance be- tween Fort Barrow in northern Alaska and Ketchikan is more than equal to the distance between St. Paul and New Orleans. The area of Alaska is not far from equal to that of the entire portion of the United States east of the Mississippi river.
 The climate of southern Alaska is more moderate than that of Chicago, owing to the Japan current. Zero weather is unknown except when due to the active gales off tine glaciers. The islands of Prince William sound seldom show temperature lower
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

man system puts a similar estimate upon it's business over the Oregon hort Line, U. P. and $. P.
 A few weeks ago the miner printed a news noticc from Loring that school had opened there for the first time.
 Today a letter was received from Max Pracht of Washington D. c. cor recting the announcement. MT. Praeht says:
 So sorry too spoil your fond delu- sion, but the Alaska Salmon Packing and Fur Co. at I.oring while under my management. in 1886 I think, built a house, gave the use of it free, boarded the schoolmaster and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Saxmap, without charge, and had school going full blast, until Sheldon Jackson in the steam tub Leo came along while was in San Francisco for the winter and bundled up the teacher and family and the school furniture and took them all to Saxman, from which point, he sent Mr. Saxman in canoe to Port Chester or some other seaport across Revilla Gigedo channel to inspect and report upon scheol there and as it pioved sent poor Mr. Saxman and two natives to a cold, watery grave.
 If my old friend Grant is still in Ketchikan he can vouch for the school and every enc then in southeastern drowning of Mir. Saxan. Regards to all and singular, any Of my friends still in Alaska.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

than 10 degrees above zero.
 For distance of about 100 miles back from the southern coast the country is so rugged that it is almost as cheap to build railroad as wagon road. Railroad construction has been delayed by the efforts of promoters to secure gov ernment assistance, but at last the actual resources of the country are becoming recognized.
 With transportation facilities afford- ed for the movement of coal, there are number of copper mines now opened up on the mainland of Prince William sound and on LaTouche is- land which will produce copper at from to cents pound, or practi- cally about one-half the cost of produc- tion of copper in the older mining
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

The Record was the administration paper of Juneau and was being edited by c. J. O'Brien..
 The fire was supposed to have started from an overloaded Hue.
 Washington, March 6-Con ferees on the Sunury appropriation bill have re- duced the Alaska Navigation aids from one hundred and forty thousand dol lars to Fixty thousand dollars.
 New York, March 6-F'rank Hol- lins, prominent banker shielded to- day by going to his room and turning on the gas. He had been sick for a long time and became Respondent.
 Seattle, March 6-Frank Berry and Charles Lamb are arranging to go to Berch Creek, Alaska soon. They will take several hundred men with them and begin operations on large scale.
 New York, March G. Admiral Schley in behalf of the Arctic Club of America has sent out an appeal to the public for finincial assistance to send an expedition to aid or rescue Dr. Cook who has not been heard of since March.
 In the case of the Juneau editor who fought so hard for the conviction of the men accused of selling liquor to minors, and who fought still harder for the acquittal of the secretaries, :" there is every resaon to beleive that his besetting sin is not love for either wine or sonQ.-Skagway Alaskan.
 Washington, March 6-Senator Piles of Washington has been named mem- Der of the New National Waterway Commission to travel through Europe and America to get data for the Con- gessional Committee.
 Seattle, March 6-Will Parsons, president of the Washington A laska bank of Fairbanks has returned from trip through the east. He predicts that Alaska will lead all nations in the
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

ica, it has more copper than twenty Buttes, it Las more hard coal than Pennsylvania, and it has more tin than Wales. The hay that rots on it's tun- dras and plains would fatten all the cattle that roam upon the prairies of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. And there the wild, fertile untouched plains and valleys await the ax, the spade, the pIow and the reaper of half a million American farmers and gar deners.
 It is hard for us to realize the enor- nous possibilities of this territory our last frontier
 The area of Alaska is beyond the comprehension of the general reader and can only be understood by reduc- ing the map to scale, or possibly by the following illustration:
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

From the Chicago Tribune we take the following article.
 Alaska was purchased from Russia for $7, 200, GOO and Secretary Seward was reviled for consummating a worthless bargain. Alaska now is known as the territory which ships forty tons of gold and four tons of coal yearly. This in spite of the fact that Alaska in it's 500, 900 square miles of territory include 5000, 0OO acres of coal bearing lands. ranging from Ignite to coal of as good a grade as the famous Pocahontas coking coal of West Virginia.
 At the present time Alaska is pro- ducing practically s60, 900, GOO per year. Exact figures are not obtainable but the gold production runs considerably over s2O, GOO, 900 per year, and the production of the fisheries is probably equal to this amount. and is in addi- tion to furs and lumber.
 Alaska has more gold than ever had California, Australia or South Amer
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

Report comes from Nome that ip all probability the Kougarok will pc the scene of very extensive operations this spring Nome men nave been buying ground there for a year, in the hope of getting big groups to work on a dredge or hydraulic plan. lmmedi- ately when this became known last fall the individual miner got busy again. and before the season closed pay that would permit of the cid shovelng in process was struck along the river fo, seventeen miles. Since then Windy creek has been proved of sufficient richness to warrant working by this old method.
 The Kougarok attracted attention many years ago, and was the scene ci big stampede. Rich pay was taken out of number of places, ard that it was not all touched is indicated by tho rich finds that we're recently made CD the upper Kougarok, where pay was found from the grass roots tc be rock. As high as 3200 ID the shovel was taken out in one p.ace just before the season closed.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13
ELE CIR A PHI
Items of Interest From All Over the World. Told in Short
 Paragraphs

Seattle March 5.-Nineteen Rus sians arrived here today on an Orien- tai liner and will be taken to South western Alaska to work in the mines.
 Oyster. Bay March 5-Ex-President Roosevelt and family have arrived home. They will receive only their most intimate friends for a few weeks.
 Seattle March 5.-Another record has been made by the wireless. The Aki Maru a Japanese liner was in communication with the land stations through boats, during it's entire pas sage across the Pacific.
 Washington March 5.-The inaug- ural ball was the most brilliant in the history of Washington. The decora- tops and elaborate dresses were rich almost to gorgeousness. Foreign min isters, diplomats and plenipotentiaries mingled with American statesmen and politicians.
 Omaha, March 5-John Savis, a Greek laborer was arrested here today for having hundred thousand dollar necklace in his possession. The neck lace was lost by Mrs. Otto Heirrze of New York when she was here last November. Savis declares he found it in the street sweeping.
 Seattle March 5.-Samuel Bonne- field, a banker from Fairbanks, was arrested on the street last night for drunkenness. His friends discovered his plight and pronounced him men, tally unbalanced. They rescued him from the precinct of the jag ward in the jail and had him taken to a hos ptal.
 Washington, D. C.--Two are dead from exposure as result oi watching the inaugural parade in the blizzard yesterday. Many are ill and it is feared the deaths will approximate those of 1893 when like condition of weather prevailed during the inaug- uratiop of President Cleveland. At that time it was estimated that several hundred deaths resulted directly and indirectly from exposure.
 Juneau. March 5-The Record plant was entirely destroyed by fire early this morning. Press linotype and en- tire stock destroyed. The loss will ap- proximate fifteen thousand dollars with no insurance.
 The plant of the Skagway Interloper has been purchased and is being brought here to continue the publica- ton and it is expected but few is- sues will be missed
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13
lIditur Miner

Editur Miner:
 As Il matter of common concern L. nll, I wish to call a,teljioa to the fact that there are tu ba two mcnhers of oar school borrd elected l!ii, year and interest should he taken 10 lhe eS- tent nl selecting prepcrly uraiiitG members, pledged to the maiula oance of a good sahpal withon' extrrvagapt expenditure of funds, We want q good school hut have TO money 10 was as we have streets to hlil1 and keep in repair. A lilIle economy in this branch might in the writer's orin- ion, be indulged without in1uty to the school and result beneficialIy other wise.
 One interested.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

production of gold this year. His financial connection with the promo. ters and mine owners of Alaska puts him in a position to speak with author ity.
 Washington, March 6-John Brick son prominent Alaskan, it is an nounced. will wed Miss Beeman ol New York. The wedding will take place in New York some time 1T June.
 Washington, March - Nineteen Alaskaps held a harmony meeting Saturday night at which sumptuous banquet was served aLd friendly speeches made.
 Delegate Wickersham sat on the right of Governor Hoggatt while Fal, con Joslin of Fairbanks occupied the second place of honor at his left.
 It was just a sunshine feast and Mir. Wickersham in a choice bumper o Alaska grape juice proposed the health of the distinguished governor. Mr. Hoggatt responded in brotheriy veir and all went merry as marriage bell
 Others present were l.. Shackleford. c. Young, Daniel Sutherland, A. Light. Michael Sullivan, Charle. Heron, Ex- Delegate Gale, P. Cars ten, J. Mcbride, Mir. Guss, Joseph Sullivan, w. Denby. Messrs. va1hooh and Judd, Harry White, and Peter Overfield.
 Ludriz, Africa, March S-The Nor. wegian bark Aukl,nd was wrecked or the rocks here today and the entire crew lost.
 Union City, March S-Hirshell Hogg the confessed night rider and murder CT has escaped from iail. Complicity on the part of the jailer is alleged.
 Washington, Mach s-Commander Reid of the Navy leaped through the second story of hospital here today and was fatally hurt.
 Washington, March 7-Governor Hoggatt received a telegram Saturday night notifying him that a daughter had been born to him in New York Mir. Hoygatt left at once to join Mrs. Hoggatt and the new baby.
 Statesboro, Ga. March S-Whille bathing her baby before an open fire place today, Mrs. Joseph Wood wa: burned to death. While leaning over the fire caught in her clothing and be. fore help arrived she was fatally burned. With mothers instinct she put her baby out of harms way before thinking of herself.
 Rockwell, Texas, March S-Andrew W Ellis negro who criminally assaulted Mrs. Mckinney yesterday was taker from the jail today and after being identified by his victim was burred al the stake.
 A large crowd gathered at the jai and demanded the keys, which were delivered up by the intimidated deput, and Ellis was dragged forth nearly fainting with terror.
 He was bound and dragged to the outskirts of the town and tied to tree Here wood was piled around him ant his clothing saturated with coal oil. The ShrlekS or the burning man cOul( be heard above the shouts of the angry mob.
 Pittsburg, March 9-Several default ing bankers imprisoned here have dis covered a shortage of twenty six thous and dollars in the accounts of the pen itentiary. Their familiarity witf juggling books enabled them to ferre out the other embezzleis.
 Skagway, March 9-Billy Cooper who has been taking provisions intt the Panama country has been forced |, take boat to continue bis trip.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

The following item has been handed in for publication. The condition it describes seems to prevail.
 Thomas l.. Mason thus wittily dis courses upon fruitful theme:
 'Brains are common to all parts of the country, and traces of them have even been discovered in summer at Lenox and Newport.
 They are originally used to obtain money, but when money is obtained by them it usually takes their place.
 The quantity of brains varies in different localities. Nj xea wi.h g;n- ger, they become very valuable. With spine. they are a necessity in every household
 At one time they inauenc,d litera- ture, but the discovery was mnda that literature could do without them. Since then they have hcen almost ex- clusively devoted to adveiisios.
 Brains are employed i0 various en- terprises. They nuke h"ils d, rail- roads and ether sytcm ,h iral sporta- lion. Tney also creat" c1pital and are used extensively ID 'vtding the law. They mix Ai,h water and gasoline, bu, aie abso, he'd hy al't1l
 Brains are ionghi and sold in the oI el market. They m9y be traded in on the exchange in Washington and lblny or in other pol. .tical centers., The hest quality, however, are not traded in. Indeed, oitentimes they are not even heard Of until long after they have passed away"
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13

Wrangell, March Especial to Min er-Cottage City here today. If weatf : CT is fair will be in Ketchikan ) a. m. tomorrow. Fog may delay until noon.
 Seattle, March 9-Willison says he has abandoned the plan of sending the steamer Fairbanks to Inoko when the ice breaks. because of lack of sup plies.
 Washington, March 9-In the new tariff bill which has just been pre- pared lumber has been cut one half. It is expected to pass in its present form.
 San Francisco, March 9.-Wireless special-The Japanese associations here praise the general policy of Pres ident Taft, but object to restrictions on immigration.
 New York, March 9-Wireless spec ial-The keel of the huge all-big- gun battleship Florida will be laid today.
 This is one of the dreadnaught type. provision for which was made by the lat congress.
 Juneau, March a-The Daily Record began publishing again last night This paper was burned last Friday and an outfit was secured at Skagway. It is under the management of A. R. O'Brien.
 Seattle, March 9-E. A. Murphy, manager of the Klondike Mines Rail- road sailed for the north today on the Jefferson. He announced that his company intends 10 spend half a mil lion dollars this season in extending their railroad to Gold Run.
 Little Rock, Ark, March 9-A ter rible cyclone passed over this state early this morning killing and iniur- ing people and destroying property. a score are reported dead.
 At Brinkley, small town near here, nine lives were lost and the entire town was destroyed.
 Juneau, .larch 9-E. C. Hasey. charged with the felonious shooting of men in the Keystone Canyon riots last September, was this morning sen- tenced by Judge Gunnison to eighteen months in prison. Hasey's attorneys are now arguing to allow him freedom under bords pending the hearing of an appeal which has been taken.
 Sanpedio, Cal, March 9-I.este' Elkins an ropaut twenty years ole dropped four thousand feet from his balloon here today into the sea where he met instant death.
 The young man had made an ascen- sion and was soaring over the town when in cutting away the parachute the ropes became entangled and soon the spectators became panic stricken by seeing him turn over and over in his terrible fall to the sea. His body could Lot be recovered.
 A Seattle special says that steam ships for sale and charter are at a premium on the Pacific coast and the Alaskan transportation lines are send ing agents into the great lakes country and along the Atlantic to negotiate for craft to be used this summer in cHr rying the tourist parties from Seattle to Alaska.
 No less than half q dozen other large steamers are either now on the way 10 Puget Sound or shortly will be and these will handle the balance of the traffic. As it now stands, no less than thirty large craft will he engaged con- stantly throughout the summer in car rying excursionists hack and forth on the six day Alaskan coast trip. The tiacffic officials of the Hill sys- tenn of railroads and the C. M. St. P. estimates that no less than one million passengers, bound for the expositionn and the Pacific northwest generally will be handled through St. Paul dur ing the coIning sumner. Tue Harri-
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-13
The East Learning the Truth About Alaska

The old of Alaska told their that this extraordinary than that from Florida Maine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09
BrYant's Pond.

Six cans of brook trout arrived here
Friday from the U. S. Hatchery.
George G. Judkins is loading cider
apples here for Portland parties.
The v. l. S. held their first whist
party Wednesday evening.
The Grange are grading in front OF
their stable. On the inside instead of a
plank floor they will fill in with gravel
and rock.
Joseph Ray has finished work for
Ralph Bacon and returned to his home
in Scarboro.
George Fobes is in Grafton working
for Irwin Thompson.
NJ E. Hill of Old Orchard has crew
this week putting up his summer cot
tage on the Felt lot. The timber was
shipped here all framed.
Robert Remptz captured the first deer
in town last Saturday.
Guy Cole of South Paris aud Mr.. Mer
rill of Norway were in town last week
on hunting trip.
Geo. L. Stephens has gone into the
fish business.
Cranestone Cottage was closed Tues
day and the Freeman party returned tC
their home in Danvers, Mass.
Mr.. Albert Bowker and party, includ
ing Percy J. Bowker of Wakefield
Mass, and Irwin L. Bowker of Portland
returned Saturday from very pleasant
hunting trip Of two weeks at South Arm
The party report rather poor hunting in
the vicinity of South Arm, though they
had very good luck, bringing back four.
Mr.. Percy j. Bowker returned home to
Wakefield Monday,