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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-08-23
OLD GROUND |s .BENG:MWORKED
Considerable Area Heretofore
 Considered unprofitabIe, Now Brings Good Returns

Says the Nome Nugget: Much ground heretofore cons idcrrd un- workable al d profit, is now bring ing in good returns. Consider able active mining is being car ried on the second brach-linn in the vicinity of Jess creek. The method in vogue is that of carry ing up a drainage cut from the sea, then grOund-Sluicing the uv- erlying waste which iS from four In 20 feet in depth, and finally X-sluicing the remaining three or four feet on bedrock. tnl Ike other parts of the peninsula, this region is blessed with an abun- danc" of water which is supplied by inc Penny river ditch. Six mining outfits are scattered over a distance of some three miles.
 The first camp io the west of Jess creek is that of Forbes, Carl He'd and Andrew Beck who have a lay nn McGann's ground. They have put through a cut from inc sea, and will soon he ready for Sluirin".
 NryI fn inc westward. M. Raven kildrr and Pete Sathrr. who have i a lay on the ditch corml.amy's g ground. have ground-sluicrd out a large pit. Mr. Ravrmkildrr has charge of the nighI shift, while Mr. Sathcr looks after the work in lhe daytime.
 On the once famous French bench the owners, Mclaughlin, Wright, Madison and Christensen have ground-sluiccd large area and will in the near future start box-sluicing. X large amount of dust was extracted from this claim some years ago, and the owners are hoping that a goodly quantity of the elusive still re- mains in he ground.
 About a quarter of mile west of the French bench Roy stump Mitchell, Arthur Johnson and Bar ney- Wilson are working a lay on Gold Bug No. ?.
 Still further west Captain Nel- son, Axpl Widlund and finders An derson are working on Nelson'S ground. They are at present work ing on piece of ditch, but \bll soon be ready for active mining.
 To tbe east of Jess creek Mail Anderson. Drake and Winnie are putting in drainage ditch from lha sea. Still further east Me GanI is doing some ditch work with a View of getting water nn lhr ground.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-08-23

Subscribe fer the PraspectoF.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-08-23
HEAR PROTESTS
 ON CLOSING FISHING

Whereas. The Secretary of Commerce and Labor has been re- HucSicd iu prohibit all cOmmcr- cial fishing in all streams Iribu-- tary io Cook Inlet, Alaska: Eyak river, near Prince William sound, Alaska: Anan or IIumpbark creek on Cleveland peninsula, Alaska, and Nala Stream on RcvillagigcdO Island, Alaska, including the lakes in ihrIr catchmcnt basins frc- qu"ntcd by -almOn, and an area or zone within 500 yards of the mouth of each of the above streams, notice is hereby given under the provision of section 6. of the Act of Congtcss approved June 26, 1906, entitled, An Act for the protection and regulation of he fisheries of Alaska" hear ing to determine the advisabilty Of setting aside the above named waters as preserves for spawning grounds and limiting or prohibit ing all commercial fishing there in, will be held in the Hotel Wash ington Annex, at Seattle, Wash ington, on October i8, 1912, at 10 o'clock q. m., at which time and place all persons interested will be heard.
 GEO. NJ. BOWERS,
 Commissioner.
 Approved: Charles Naeel,
 Secretary.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-08-23
ADVERTISERS DIRECTORY
DAILY PRosPEcToR

Roadhouses. Ga1np Comfort. Real Estate Agencies. Valdez Real Estate Agency.
 Restaurants. Valdez Cafe.
 Stamp Mills. Seattle DrydOck Construction Go.
 Manicuring. S"noriia Mcndcz.
 Steamship Lines. Alaska Coast Co. Alaska Steamship Co.
 Sheet Metal Works. Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
 Transfer Companies. Copper River Draying Co. Valdez Transfer Co.
 Telephones. Alaska Water, Light & Tclc- phone Go. Wholesale Cigar Merchants. Ingram & Bush.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-08-23
LOCAL ITEMS

Waffles ana money 25c at Val dez Cafe. If
 The Valdez Cafe is one igood place to eat. If
 The Seward Gateway is on ,sule at the Valdez Drug Go. ,H
 Closing out suits, coats and cv- cning gowns at half price at liar vcy's Toggcry.
 LOST-A nugget scarf pin. Find CT will kindly return to Charles Anderson, Northern saloon.
 FOR 8ALE-New Underwod type writer. Will sell at discount. In- quire at Prospector office.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-08-23
Schedule for Launch Donaldson

Fort LiSclIn Ala,ka, Aug. ,. i9l2.--Onficc Of the Ouartcrmas- ter:
 The following schedule for the launch Lieut.. c. V. Donaldson will take effect Monday. Aug. ,. i9I2. All orders in conflict herewith arc revoked:
 Leave Leave Days Ft. Liscum Valdez Mondays ...S:i5 q. m. I0:i5 q m. l:i5 p. m. zoo D. m. Tuesdays ..S:i5 q. m. iO:i5 q. m. i:i5 p. m. zoo p. m. Wedn"sdaysS:l5 a. m. IO:i5 a. m.
 G:i5 D. m. zoo D. m. Thursday ,8:i5 a. m. I0:i5 a. m.
 goo P. m. 2:3O p. m.
 500 D. m. 5:3O p. m. Fridats ...8:i5 a. m. .iO:i5 a. m.
 i:i5 D, m. goo D. m. Saturdays .2:00 D. m. zoo D. m.
 zoo D. m. iO:30 D. m. Sundays, such trips as may be or dcrpd.
 There will he no trips for the launch on inc second and fourth Fridays each month, these days being used to clean boilers. . Special trips or cancelling of above will be made without mo- tice, only to meet the emergcn- cies of the service.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-08-23

Ninety miles of intermediate and depp-sca cable. has been or dcrcd by the government for inc improvement of inc Alaska srr- vice.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-08-23
Laap Yoar Dame.

The regular weekly dance of the Moose on next Saturday even ing will be Leap year adnce. A shirt wait and shirt sleeve occa- sion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-08-23
Attorneys-at-LaW.

Attorneys-at-Law. C. E. Bunnell. T. P. Geraghty. l.. V. Ray, Seward, Alaska. F.. F.. Ritchie.
 hssayers. George F. White. Cyrus w. Harrington.
 Banks. S. Blum & Co. Valdez Bank X Mercantile Co.
 Builders Material. Chas. R. Crawford.
 Breweries. Valdez Bottling & Brewing Co
 Bakeries. Valdez Bakery.
 Baths-Ladies. Srnnrita Mendez.
 Bowling Alleys. Ingram & Bush.
 Coal. Valdez Dock Co. Valdez Transfer Co.
 Dentists. Dr. II. Cockcrille. Dr. Charles Daggctt. Dr. German.
 Drug Stores. Valdez Drug Co.
 Furs. MrMilIan Fur & Wool Co.
 FraternaI Orders. Masonic Order. Odd Fellows. Fratcrnal Order Eagles. Arctic Brotherhood.
 General Merchandise. Bcycrs Cash Store, Golden. $. Blum x Co. Fagerburg Bros, Nazina. Doughcrty & Ferguson. Valdez Bank 6 Mercantile Co. v HoteIs. Copper Block, Valdez. Coleman House, Seward. Rainier-G Grand Hotel, Seattle.
 Laundrys. Independent Laundry.
 Life Insurance. w. IT. Crary.
 Launches. Brighton. Three NJ. = Moving Picture Shows. Majestic.
 Manufacturers. Copper River Lumber Go. Chas. R. Crawford. Alaska Water Light & Power 70. 'T". Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
 Newspapers. Prospector, Daily. Miner Sunday. Weekly. Pool and Billiard Rooms. Copper Block. Ingram & Bush.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-08-23

By order nf Licut.-Col. O'Ncit.
 l.. A. KUNZIG, fist Lieut.. goth Infantry, Quar- master.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
OUR DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.

William Jennings Bryan comes to
Richmond to-day as no stranger 10
the people Of Richmopd In the past
two decades he has several times
been the guest of the city. In May.
1892. the Nebraskan. then Represen-
tative in Congress. together with Will
liam L. Wilson. his fellow member,
addressed the citizens of Richmond at
the Academy upon the tariff under the
auspices OF the Reform Club. In his
first candidacy for the presidency he
revisited Richmond on September IS.
1896. 10 speak at the Fair Grounds. on
that occasion J. Taylor Ellyson pre-
sided and John W. Daniel introduced
the speaker. In 1900 the General AS
sembly invited Mr. Bryan 10 address
II. and appointed T. n. Jones, w. L.
Barksdale, Carter Glass. \. b. Early
and Pembroke Petit TO meet him in
Washington and escort him here. He
delivered the address at the Academy
on february Il. senator W. r. Barks-
dale presided The theme of the dis
course was The Income Tax, Trusts.
Currency and Imperialism and in it
Mr.. Bryan paid eloquent tribute to
Henry. Monroe, jefferson. Lee and
Daniel On Sunday, June >. 1901 Mr.
Bryan delivered his lecture. The
Prince Of Peace" at the Auditorium.
and on the following day together
with Mrs. Bryan, was present at thr
unveiling Of the jefferson Davis monu
ment. For the second time as lee
turer he comes to-day TO Richmond.
assured Of the cordial and respectful
welcome Of it's people.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
THE INTERESTING 1913.

Nine. DE- Thebes. a Partisan scores Of
some note. has lately been making
many predictions for 1918. Ii hait
what she says is TO occur. the yea
Will be intensely interesting. Every
nation ia Europe. according to tae
oracle. is to nave its calamity next
Year. Happily the Uniteo States is
not included in her direful prophesics.
but it is about the only exception.
Germany is TO have disastrous wa,
England is to lose its king. Italy IS
% have a new monarch. spain AMI
Portugal are to experience serious
revolutions. and the ex-Sultan OF
Turkey is 10 recover his throne. France
IS 10 b. decentraiizeG unto small au-
tonomies distributed thrc1ghouj ner
TERRITORY England Will be rent by
internal disseusions. and viii pass
through the greatest crisis In her
naval history.
Much weight is attached 60 these
pTophesies on the other sid. 81 a..
water because O. a- said that the
scores BIAS been successful in for
t.lnn- events smone th-m being the
sssass nation 81 King Huuhcrt Of
itaiS and .n. death or Edward VII 81
England. Consequently her soothsayin-
cases alarm Perhaps Europe is an
easier field for rroph,cy tlan the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.


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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
THE NAVY,S STRIKING TYPHOID
RECORD.

Not a single case of typhoid fever
has developed among the $4,000 men
of the navy in a period of eleven
months.
This remarkable record of immun-
ity from an ever-Threatening disease
has not come about by chance. Quite
otherwise, for it is directly attribute
BILE to the adoption of the new anti
typhoid treatmenT. The success OF that
treatment. which includes the use Of
serum for purposes of incubation. is
more notable in the case of the navy
than in that Of the army. The ships
of the service are constantly moving,
touching at many ports where typhoid
is prevalent. often to the extent Of an
epidemic of the most virulent form
Yet. without curtailinc shore liberty
privileges. the health of the crews of
these vessels has been protec ed
against this malady to an extent I'M
dreamed of five years ago
Not one case of typhoid fever among
$4,000 men in eleven months time,
Modern medical science is solving one
Of the most vital problems of public
health. Speed the day when typhoid
will be no more common in communi-
ties than Il is in the camps and bar
racks and upon shipboard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

others-,nvolved. the balance is clear
" and heavily on the optimistic side.
Turkey is beaten 20 her knees. The
status quo. territorially and polit-
cally. is admitted by the powers TO be
dead and done for. as was unmistak-
ably disclosed in Sir Edward Gray.
Impartial speech welcoming the
rlenipotentiaries. This reduces to a
negligible factor. II indeed II does not
eliminate entirely. Turkeys tradi-
tional recourse OF playing the jealou-
sizes of the powers against one another
IN the matter of any influence they
may seek TO exert in bringing about
conclusion Of peace. and at the same
time insures materially against delay
tending 10 conplicate further the
problem. Turkey must in the end
take what she can get. and she Will
get only what the allies are willing
to give as an initial proposition, plus
what the powers may persuade them
10 accord as a matter of generosity
and good and wise policy. as bearing on
the friendship OF the powers for and
the political relations of these TO the
Balkan confederation in the future.
Given that. only the servo-Austro-
Hungarian issue looms threate ningly.
Bat winnowing the grain Of the
situation out of the chan of alarm
contradictions. bullying, and talk Of
preservation Of prestige and what not
what have we left to consider? Apart
from the palpable evidence that Aus
tria-Hungary. with her 26.O00.000 OF
more or less discontinued Slavic popu-
lation. could not afford to provoke
hostilities with the new Balkan
nation" and throw II into the arms
Of the triple entente. her two allies
in the Dreibund do not want war; and
the same is true of all three parties to
the entente. 1t is fire against one,
with the fire slated 10 suffer title
if any less than the dual monarchy
in the event of the latter's pursuing
its threatened suicidal policy TO the
overt act. 1t is bare. real, patent,
deeply self-interested, active forces
for peace against a stalking horse OF
In those circumstances 1t is
little short OF preposterous to assume
or argue that the ultimate outcome
is in doubt or will write anything
but peace. not only for the Balkans,
but for Europe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
On the Spur of the
Moment.
By Roy K. Moulton.
According to Uncle Abner.

The best way ! know of to die poor
is to git involved IN a lawsuit over a
line fence.
There is only one thing that is harder
than Shawn the back of your own
neck, and that is to dlsengage a sheet
OF sticky fly paper from the bosom of
your trousers
One of the cheapest ways to get a
reputation for great wealth is to stand
In front of a swell cafe with tooth
pick in yer mouth.
About the most useless specimen OF
humanity is a boardin' house keepers
husband
There is too much education and
not enough larnin' to the average col
lege course.
When a man let's his twelve-year-
old kid run a big touring car. II just
goes to show that there are still a lot
Of fools in this world.
Hank Frisby and his wife sold all
OF their bed room suites, their stove
and their dining room furniture to
buy an automobile, and still some say
there is no prosperity in this country.
1t doesn't take long To find out what
some people know. and what they DO
know amt with findin' out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
TIE PENSION INCUBIs.

More than $4,000. 100000 has beer
expended on pensions by the Fedora
government since Appomattox. but
Congress is now asked for the largest
annual appropriation on record. Fol
this year sl65. 100000 are needed foi
the pensionaries. and for next year the
amount desired is sis5,Ooo000.
Forty-eight years have passed since
the close Of the War Between the
States. Considering the tremendous
pension outlay made in the years that
have followed. surely none can accuse
the republic Of ungrstefulness. al
though many may indict it OF indis-
eliminating Mberality. The nation has
already paid the pensionsries more than
The whole war actually cost in money
a condition without parallel in all his
tory. It IL practically certain that the
anpropria,ions will exceed s100.ooo,ooO
annually for a decade yet to come.
II is estimated that Approximately
. o5a 600 individuals enlisted in the
Union army. That includes great num-
hers Of militiamen who are not pen
sionabIe. About 100000 were killed
mortaliy wounded or died OF disease
before the struggle ceased. 1t Is
thought that there are now about
s,a.ooo survivors OF the war, taking
into account many who went into ser
vice in the final months Of the contest.
and who never were under fire. Alto
serher 100000 persons have been
pensioned. including women and chill
dren and pensioners of other wars.
The law lately enacted vastly increased
tho sums allowed to actual veterans.
and this is the cause Of the increase.
since the pensions increase with age.
The average age of enlistment was
twenty-five years. Considering 1868
as the middle of the war. the average
veteran should be about seventy-two.
Many bows bore arms. and they are
still in the sixties. Two decades may
pass before they die. There are more
than 3OO.O)0 widows on the roll. and
they have a long range OF expectation
Of life. No one can accurately calcu-
late the time when the pension appr5-
priations Will show a substantial de-
crease.
The nehtinc men who wore the blue
deserve well of the nation. Their pen
sions constitute only their just due
The section which they invaded and
whose sons they opposed in battle
would not deprive the ey-Union vet
Grams OF a penny to which they are en-
TILED The south desires only that the
pension list shall be revised and that
the pensionary shall be composed solely
Of those gallant men who fought for
the right as they saw it. and OF those
VINO were dependent upon them. Let
the roll be purged of the fraudulent
claimants. the imposters. the camp fol-
lowers. the deserters and the home
guards Let Us have honesty in pen
sions. and then we shall have all
needed acQnOT..x-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

son. of Nebraska; Harris. of Tennes-
see: Ransom. of North Carolina, and
Frye, of Maine. have held the honor
able place. Frye was chosen in 1895.
and served without cessation until he
resigned on April %. 1911.
Senator Frye's service. the longest
on record. ended just when insurgency
had broken the powerful Senate or
sanization devised, perfected and con-
trolled by Aldrich and his fellows.
When the time came TO FIJI the seat
that the grand old man Of Maine had
vacated, neither the Republicans nor
tie Democrats could command suffi-
cient votes. because the Republican
Progressives held the balance of power.
and so the Office has remained untitled
The death of Vice-President sherman
rendered working agreement salts
factory to all factions imperative. al
though the relative strength of the
parties had not been altered. With
out some meeting of minds. the SEN
ate would have had no presiding Off
Ger whatever.
1t is due 10 this situation that the
Senate now has two Presidents pro
tempore. senator Bacon. of Georgia,
Democrat and Senator Gailinger, OF
New Hampshire. Republican. Each
serves two weeks. and then the other
fills the chair for two weeks. The
honor alternates. This solution Of the
situation is legitimate. for the Senate
so far as the Constitution is concerned,
might have new President pro
tempOre each day or night, elect
as many temporary presiding officers as
there are members.
No Nirginian has been President pro
tempore of the Senate since the honor
was enjoyed Dy John NJ Mason in
1857. The Virginians who occupied the
seat before him were Richard II. Lee.
Henry Tazewel,> James Barbour, L.
w Tazewell and John Tyler.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

Reconstruction. and may say truth
FULLY and modestly no heart beats in
profounder sympathy with the SORROWS
and hardships of this portion OF our
country than mine. but the hope
cherish is that We are getting away
from the shadows o. an unhappy past
and while in one sense / may echo the
words OF the poet.
our past Is full Of glory.
1t is shut-in sea.
Tho pillars overlooking IL
Are Washington and Lee
in a broader and more fragrant sense
/ may say
Our future is fun Of glory.
II is an open sea,
The pillars overlooking Il
Are Peace and Unity
r NJ VILLA Ms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19

What causes produced the period
known as the Dark Ages: D. F. II.
The divisions OF history. both major
and MINOR. are much matters OF taste
and convention. Nothing can be fixed
beyond dispute except the beginning
Of ancient history and the close or
modern history The former is the
creation ard the latter is to-day All
other beginnings and ends Of periods
are things of arrangement and the
common consent of students The
Dark Ages-running from the death
Of Charlemagne to the clsNe OF the
CarlovingIan dynasty. sl4ss7." 10 how
one reference book puts IL Oar x
Ages ,The)-Fron the fall OF the Ro-
man empire. \. D. AIS. to the revival
Of literature in 1872" Is the sugges-
ton OF another book of exactly the
same dignity as the one first quoted.
II has pleased the writers. mainly
scribes Of the Church OF Rome. TO be
Iieve and teach that during the years
suggested there was less of religious
and literary and scientific progress
than during the period Immediately
preceding or that Immediately follow
ing and. son. the name Dark Ages
has become attached TO the period
without any real superstition that
people were much worse or better
than at any other period OF that far
back time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
Voice Of the People
The War Ended AZ Years Ago.

To the Editor OF The Times-D Dispatch:
Sir.-In the issue of The Times
Dispatch Of December IA. on the last
page appears a news article, headed.
Williams Finds Strong Defender"
beneath which follows a description OF
the Howitzers' annual banquet. held
in celebration of the fftieth anniver-
sary Of the battle of Frederick sburg.
Rev. George W. Mcdaniel. ID. D.. pas
tor OF the First Baptist Church. Rich
mond. being the principal speaker on
the occasion. II is said OF him that
he proved himself a defender of At
torney General Williams in his We
hement southern viewpoint" 1t is also
stated that the minister spoke with
deliberation. and did got mince words.
nor fail TO show how he felt" Then
follow at some length extracts from
DR. McDaniels speech
1t is very evident that DR.. Mcdaniel
intended this as a public reply TO my
letter. published in The TtnesDis-
patch, criticizing Attorney-General
Williams for his untimely utterances
at a Confederate reunion held in the
town of Crewe in september last Per
sonally. I don't care rap for what DR.
Mcdaniel or anybody else has said. or
can say. in criticism Of the letter re-
ferred 20. but for the principle In
volved in this matter / do care pro-
foundly. and since Or. Mcdaniel has
SHE'D his castor into the ring / pro-
pose TO reply to him and show every
.air-minded and patriotic NirS1nian
wherein he errs.
Now. first of all let US get this mat
ter straight. lave not criticized
Acknowledgement Williams or anybody
else fer objecting to false statements
in the public school text books There
is not q man in the state OF Virginia
who would object more streEuously
or promptly than myself to such state
ments. not in school sooks only. but
anywhere in pulpit. press or forum
What I did object TO was his uuwise
manner and words in dealing with
such q question on such an occasion.