Vol. I.
Weekly: Rain part, Alaska,
Thursday, July 4, 1901.
No. 41
VALDES COPPER B ELT.
Kailroac! Assured -- Kepresentativeg Of
All The Ilig ( oi’]mt Coinj aiiit ®
Now Oil The Ground
One of the most prominent men
connected with the government
work in the Copper river valley,
writing from Fort Liscum, Alaska,
in part says:
‘ ‘ The copper people of the East
are quite extensively represented
here by their experts; among the
number being W. A. Clark’s man
from the famous United-Verde
mine in Arizona; representatives of
the Amalgamated copper people of
New York; the London Explora
tion Company and numerous cop
per mining men from San Francis
co. Any number of properties
have been bonded.
“I also look for active opera
tions in railroad circles during the
summer. The death cf Henry Vil
lard has made some difference in
regard to railroad development,
although I do not think it will ma
terially retard railway enterprises
in this .section.
-'From the gold bearing Delta
district, drained by the Klukana,
Gokona and Cliestochena rivers, I
hear most favorable reports, and I
believe that the Chestoehena sec
tion will be a side issue by fall, as
the Delta country promises far
more attractive returns.
“The conditions in the Copper
river valley, so far as supplies are
concerned, are a hundredfold in ad
vance of those of last season. Up
wards of 200 head of horses are
now well on their way up the Cop
per river, transporting supplies'
I
You may expect actual returns on;
gold production of the Chestochena j
by wire abous the middle of July. |
--Seattle Post-Intelligencer. j
FORCES RED
Tlie Volunteers To Leave The Islands
40,000 liegulers To l>e <i a pris
oned In Philippines.
Washington, May 5 -After a
careful consideration of the situa
tion, the administration has decid-j
ed to reduce the army in the Phil
ippines to 40.00 >. The opinion j
prevails here that this number will!
be ample for the present needs of
the service in the islands, and if
the conditions continue to improve
in the satisfactory manner that has,
been shown in the past few mouths, 1
the force may be reduced still fur
ther.
The expectation of the war de
partment is that all of the volun
teers uow in the Philippines will j
have left the islands by the end of
June, leaving only the regulars on
duty there. Following the depart
ure of the volunteers will come the
regulars who were sent to Manila i
o 1
in 1898, just after the outbreak of;
hostilities, and their movement!
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home will continue until the force j
is reduced to approximately 40,000
men.
j Frank H. Kroska, who was un
: der S200 cash bonds to appear be- j
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, fore the district court to answer
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a charge of giving liquor to Indians j
was surrendered to the marshal by !
his bondsman, Monday last. He is j
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now occupying quarters at the bird i
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cage. j
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N WILL HANG.
The Murderer Of Clayson, Kelfe Am) —
Olsen To Pay The Penalfcy-Mc
Kitiley Home Again.
Dawson, June 25.—O’Brien is
convicted of the murder of Clay
son and Relfe. He will be hanged.
Washington, June 1.—President
and Mrs. McKinley have arrived
home. While feeble, Mrs. McKin
ley is much better, though the doc
tors think not entirely out of dan
ger.
New York, June 1.—All parties
to Northern Pacific differences have
reached an amicable arrangement.
J. Pierpont Morgan and James J.
Hill interests remain in control.
Rome, June 1—Queen Helena,
of Italy, today presented His Maj
esty with a daughter. Mother and
child are doing well. The little
princess will be known as Golana
Margherita.
London, May 31.—British have
lost heavily lately fighting with the
Boers. A garrison within forty
miles of Johannesburg was recent
ly attacked, during which the Brit
ish loss heavily. In the fight with
General Delarey the British loss
was 174.
London, June 7.—Americans se
cure another English trophy. Fox
hall Keene’s horse Cap and Bells
wins the famous Oaks. Newspapers
commenting upon the event say
that England, from a sporting view
is going to the dogs. Sporting
papers disgusted at the poor show
ing of English horses.