VALDEZ CREEK
STRIKE REPORT
ENCOURAGING
MEN STILL LEAVING ANCHORAGE
FOR CANTWELL—60 MILES
FROM THE STRIKE.
OLDTIMERS STAMPEDE
Few In Seward Are Preparing to De
part; Awaiting Further Particu
lars Before Moving.
Quoting from the Anchorage Times
with reference to the reported plac
er strike in the Valdez Creek dis
trict, the Inlet paper has the follow
ing to say:
“Determined to see for themselves
what there is to the report of new
discoveries in the district east of
Cantwell, half a dozen or more well
known residents of Anchorage join
ed the stampede today, leaving for
Cantwell on the afternoon train.
Upon arrival at Cantwell tomorrow,
they will hit the trail for the Val
dez creek section in search of the
place where the new find is said to
be made.
Among those leaving today were
Chief of Police Lew Powless, Clias.
L. Cadwallader, Huie Goodell, Lyle
Larsen, E. L. Everett, B. B. Mozee
and one or two others. They had
the regulation mushers’ packs, small
outfits of grub and a variety of
cooking utensils and some miners’
fools.
“The stampeders do not know any
more about the strike than those
who left earlier, which is not very
much, and the reports possessed by
them are somewhat at variance.
They are all experienced mushers,
however, and eager to have a look
at the country and do a little pros
pecting on their own account. It
is not their first stampede and they
will not feel the disappointment as
keenly as less experienced men
might, if nothing much is found.
“Carlson received a message Sun
day telling him of the finding of a
prospect on Timber creek, tributary
of Valdez Creek, and he started for
the district to investigate, intending
to return to Cantrell next Friday.
Carlson and a number of others are
interested in the district and all of
the creeks there have been staked
for many years and most of them
have been thoroughly prospected. j
“Louis Jensen, at Cantwell, who
phoned news of the reported strike
ino Anchorage, reports that the men
who left Anchorage last night arriv
ed at Cantwell early today and start
ed immediately for the Valdez sec
tion, more than sixty miles distant.
Jensen’s advice to others contemplat
ing stampeding is to await the re
turn of Carlson, who will be able
to tell exactly what the prospect
amounts to.
“Receipt of reports of a movement
of oldtimers from Cantwell over
toward the Valdez Creek section
fulminated last evening in the de
parture of a crowd of stampeders
irom Anchorage, headed for the
scene of an alleged strike, informa
tion concerning which is very mea
ner. The crowd, numbering about
14 men, left town shortly after
nine o’clock on a speeder, the in
tention being to overtake the reg
ular passenger train at Curry and
proceed from that point today as
far as Cantwell, which is the gate
way to the Valdez Creek section.
“The reports received in Anchor
age were somewhat conflicting, pai
ticularly regarding the location of
the “strike’’ and the values found.
The members of the party leaving
Anchorage were not sure where
they were going but expected to ob
tain the necessary details upon ar
rival at Cantwell. They appeared
to be under the impression that the
find had been made on some creek
northeast of Valdez creek, at a
distance of about 60 miles from
Cantwell. And the reported values
ranged from 30 cents ,to the pan to
33.”
F. J. Rogers, old time mining man
at Broad Pass, advised the Times
as follows:
“Quite a little excitement is agi
tating the inhabitants of the rail
road belt adjacent to Cantwell, fol
lowing the report of $3 dirt in the
old channel of Valdez Creek. The
word was brought to Carlson’s road
house two days ago by Indians whc
were sent by “Laughing” Olson,
who discovered the new paystreak.
The receipt of the report practic
ally deserted Cantwell. Nothing
delinite other than this has been
received, although rumors are fly
ing think and fast. Most of the
conservative miners heard from are
awaiting the return of Carlson from
the scene of the strike, wiien de
j pendable information will be forth
coming.”
There are a number of prospectors
in Seward who are “on their toes”
awaiting anxiously further news from
the district. It is stated two local
men departed for Cantwell this morn
ing.
Among those who left Anchorage
last night were: Tom Haines, W. W.
Wilson, Irish Collins, Hugh Picker
ing, Tom Morgan, Cecil Wells and a
number of others. They are taking
powers of attorney with them and
expect to do a lot of staking.
Captain Agnew Leaving
Alaska for Camp Lewis
Captain Pierre A. Agnew for lit
tle more than the past three years
secretary and disbursing officer for
the Alaska Road Commission left
Juneau recently for Seattle where he
will go to Camp Lewis, having been
recently transferred to that post. For
the past several months Captain Ag
new has acted as engineer in charge
of reconstruction work of commis
sion projects in Keystone canyon in
the Valdez district and has just re
turned to Juneau from the westward.
Captain Agnew is leaving a host
of friends nd there is a general re
gret in the Territory because of his
departure says the Empire.
A HEAVY HANDICAP
Miami, Florida, is planning a great
new University. It will start with
the heavy handicap of Wlilliam Jen
nings Bryan as one of its founders.
l>r. William Lyon Phelps of Yale has
declined the presidency.
EVOLUTION
Now comes the radio-controlled
bomb to oppose the radio-controlled
war airplane. Probably they will
get it down so fine that we may have
a nice war with automatic machines
doing all the fighting.
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British Business Man Orders
Ban On Girls’ Light Stockings
CARDIFF, July 17. (/T»)—The man
ager of a large business house has
created consternation among his wo
men employes and those of other
concerns, by issuing instructions that
his staff must not wear champagne
colored or flesh-colored stockings
during business hours. This has de
veloped into quite a controversy and
the great question of the day is
“Are light stockings and abbreviat
ed skirts permissible for business
girls?”
One girl has revolted and resign
ed rather than wear the orthodox
black stockings. She says: “My
stockings do not interfere with my
efficiency and there is no reason
why, because I am a business girl,
that I should not be smart. Besides
in this hot weather light stockings
make one feel cooler. Anyhow, they
look cooler.”
PRESIDENT GETS SHOES
James Lucey, noted shoemaker
friend of the President, made a pair
of shoes for Mr. Coolidge before the
admiring gaze of a great throng at
the Syracuse centennial exposition.
Any rumors that the President will
go barefooted this summer in the in
terest of economy seem to be un
founded.
SHAVER SOME SHAVER
It is announced that the Democrat
ic National Committee is at last out
of debt, thanks to the energy of
Chairman Clem L. Shaver. He shav
ed the defioit from $280,000 down
to nothing.
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ALASKA "IRISH" EGAN SICK
IN FAIRBANKS HOSPITAL
Seward arrivals from Fairbanks
bring word that Alaska Egan, Val
dez young man, well known in Sew
ard by the name of "Irish,” and who
lor many months was an employe of
the Seward Gateway, is in Fairbanks
hospital under treatment for ptomaine
poisoning. He entered the hospital
early in the month, it is stated, and
ia now well on the road to recov
ery. Egan, until two months ago,
was employed on the Fairbanks
News-Miner, but recently has been
devoting much time to developing
his rich looking placer claims in the *
Fairbanks district. It is understood
he has a “big” deal on with the
“big” interests.
THEY GOT HIM!
A sequel to the late former Vice
President Marshall’s famous remark
about the country needing a five-cent
cigar is being told. After making
the statement so often quoted, Mr.
Marshall was deluged with cheap
cigars from numerous manufacturers, >
but instead of smoking them he
gave them to Tom Neil, negro at
tache of his office, who smoked them
all. And died.
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Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
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Aug. 15
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Lv. Seattle
July 11.
July 18.
July 25.
Aug. 1.
Aug. 8
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July 19.
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Aug. 2.
Aug. 9.
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August 23
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m Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
m above schedule will not leave Seward earlier than FOUR
u CLOCK Sunday afternoon, sailing date.
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To the end that the countless places of scenic and other inter
ests in the Territory may be thoroughly enjoyed and understand, and
ro enable them to acquire first hand and accurate information con
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•Northland are urged to visit
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interior Alaska and places en route—including Kenai Lake the
Loop District,” Spencer and Bartlett Glaciers, Turnagain \rm’ An
chorage, the Matanuska Valley, Curry, Nenana River Canyon Mt Me
5'nJ?y, N?‘ional Park, Nenana, the Tanana Valley ad Fairbanks,'hold
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and a tour through these regions creates a true conception of the
good things that Alaska has to offer,
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