The Cordova Daily Times
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CoRDOVA, ALASKA, THFKKPAV, XnVEMKEK 4,1915.
THE PROSPECTOR.
In this crucial time in the world’s affairs minging takes on
a new significance.
Not only the precious but the base metals were never be
fore so much in demand.
The metallic age has been ushered in. The world’s trans
portation and the world’s great industries never before so
leaned upon the metals. From boring a decayed tooth to build’
ing a skv scraper or a greiit ship, for lighting the world’s cities <
the call for the metals is insatiable. Even the fanner is partial
ly discarding the horse and doing his work by gasoline and
steam. .
The shells that explode in the bloody trenches are ot
steel and copper and nickel.
When the great war beyond the sea hushes its thunders, it
will not be because of its horrors and sacrifices, but because of
a lack of money to maintain national credit and' to buy food and
ammunition for the fighting men.
An agricultural country can feed its people, but progress
and full enlightenment wait on money.
Agriculture is the dominant industry to feed men and
animats.
F.ut the progress, the full enlightenment and the offensive
and defensive power of a nation come from mining.
Mining has transformed our country in the past sixty
years. Tt has given life to such progress as was never seen in
any land before; it has magnified the power of the great re
public until the foremost of other nations begin to seem second
class. . .
Ocassionally a mine is discovered,by accident. But that is
not the rule.
The sapper and miner of mining is the prospector.
When the Comstock was discovered the prospecetors^ start
ed out, radiating in all directions. They speedily made Nevada
the foremost of mining states; their graves are scattered over
all the space between the Sierras and Rockies.
They were once a familiar figure in the mining towns of the
west. A lonely man with eager eyes stealthily buying a few
articles of coarse food or clothing; their faces showed that they
had not yet struck it but were sure to in their next treck. A
few realized their dream, but the great proportion marched by
day, their eyes fixed'on a mountain of gold which they saw .just
over the next divide, but when at night they lay down upon
the ground to sleep, they were so weary that the sleep deepened
into that other sleep which no dreams disturb.
They are almost extinct now. The restrictions which the
government has drawn around mining has killed their hopes
and mining is suffering because of their absence.
The mining states should take the matter in hand and offer
rewards for every real discovery made.
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Commenting on the policy of the government towards tlie
coal claimants, the Alaska and Northwest Mining Journal com
ments as follows: Tlfo last of the cases of the United States
vs. the Prospector will he heard in Seattle this month when the
last of the coal land cases will come before Andrew Christensen,
chief of the field division of Alaska. While to the casual ob
server it might appear from the evidence that l ncle Sam was
not getting himself much by these trials, the fact that he
almost invariably decides in his own favor helps wondeifulH
to remove the feeling of clmrgrin that he must experience when
no evidence of fraud can he found on the part of the prospector.
As a result of these trials Uncle Same is richer by a groat many
dollars. _ 1 ""''***
The Mining and' Engineering World says: Plans for list
ing the Kennecott Copper shares on the New ^ eric Stoclv Ex
change are making progress. The company has been in exis
tence not much over three months, and it is probable that re
turns for the first quarter will have to be at hand before appli
cation is made to list the securities. It is also likely that a por
tion of the report of Engineer Henry Krumb, who has been
making investigation of Kennecott properties, will he incor
porated in the listing application. Mr. Krumb’s friends say lie
still adheres to his statement that Kennecott is a world-beater,
and that there is nothing else like it under development today.
That the ore continues down to much lower levels is confidently
believed.
There is a great demand for antimony at tlie present time,
and Alaska lust to show what it can d'o to supply the demands
of the outside world in the way of raw material for rnannfac
furos, announces five discoveries of antimony in the past month,
nearly all located at wide distances, viz: Nizina, Slioups Bay,
Port Wells, Fairbanks, Wliithorse.-—Ex.
Our Valdez friends are in the throes of an internal com
motion that is shaking the town from steam to stem, which is to
regretted. Whatever the merits of the controversy, and there
can hardly seem to be any doubt on that point, its effect on
the people of the town is bad. The worst is probably yet to ,
come. Cordova is to be congratulated’ on its city officials who
are doing their duty regardless of all pre-election rancor.
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Mr*. Catherine J. Palmer. Proprietor
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CHITINA - - * ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE j"
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Stors.
Call* may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence, /
Alaskan Hotel
DR W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
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Office at Company Hospital L
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m. -
DR. C. L. HALE
dentist
Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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GOLD-COPPER
FOR 8ALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
miles from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ore
on the dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
eral velng of high ftrade ore are
properties on Prince William
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
Sound, adjoining navigable water.
All of these properties could be
made producers with a small
amount of money and for a party
who can open same up or can se
cure the capital to do so, this Is
an opportunity to make a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska
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GOLD
SHIELD
COFFEE
“ALWAYS” GOOD
SOLD IN SEALED CANS ONLY
The Quality of Gold Shield Coffee has
Won Favor In all Homes
Roasted and Packed by
SCHWnBROS.&CO.
Incorporated
SEATTLE, WASH.
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Fa»t and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle— . Sails from Cordova—
tober 18.ALAMEDA.October 29
vember 4_CITY OF PUBELA_November 15
Regular freight servtce tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek, .
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives. S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamer*
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldfl. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock 'ater than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next galling from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, October 17
ADMIRAL EVENS, October 25
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island. < ^
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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| Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry. j
Effective October 4th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and g
|j Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making g
|j connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving g
g from Seattle.
Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, g
g Mondays and Thursdays. g
Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays,
i Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays, g
Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays.
The above schedule subject to change without notice, g
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Peesenger Train* Be- g
tween Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
g Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska g
g Steamship Company building g
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| Caleb Carser S. R. Hedges
g Superintendent Cordova Agent j:;:
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