CLASIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE—A two room cabin
and a lot on Stedman Ave., City.
The lot is 30 foot front by 150
feet deep. For particulars apply to
“Dad” De Young. Adv. tf.
FOR SALE
The “Tom Barry House” in New
town. Any reasonable offer will
be considered. Enquire of North
ern Machine Works. tf. adv.
FOR SALE—Choice four resi
dence lots at $300 each. Apply to
Jrjcob Pittinger, City. Adv.
FOUND—In Tongass Narrows a
14 ft green skiff. Owner apply
this office prove property aud pay
for this notice. Adv. 6t.
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LADIES AID TO HOLD SALE
The Ladies Aid of the M. E.
Church wish to announce that they
will hold teir big Annual Sale about
Easter time. 6t.
FOR QUICK SALE
One interest in the Purus Group
of Marble claims on Dali Island will
be sold cheap if taken a t once. Best
marble prospect in the country.
Address, P. O. Box 73. Ad. 6t.
FOUND
Found, a plain gold band ring
with three initials engraved upon
the inside. Owner please call at
this office and prove property, ad tf
If you are looking for something
you have lost; or something you
need whether it is a bargain in
clthes, engines, meal tickets, position
or whatnot, read the “Classified Ads
column.” It is there.
WHY PAY RENT?
When Mr. Peckham with the
Ryus Drug & Jewelry Co., is of
fering his furnished home at a
very low figure for a quick sale.
Five rooms and large bath room.
Splendid view. Call and see Mr.
Peckham at once. Adv. tf.
The quality of Ladysmith Coal is
guaranteed by the Northland Dock
company. adv.
FOR RENT—Five room house
with bath. Phone 62. .adv.
Send in yuur furs and get the
best market price for them
iiom P. J. Gilmore. adv.
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subscription to the Daily-Progres
sive Miner for $5.00 cash—we give
you the collector's commission.
OF VAST INTEREST
TO ALASKA MINERS
A LETTER OF INFORMATION
BY SEATTLE ASSAY
OFFICE
A short time ago, a letter of in
quiry by J. L. McPherson, Mana
ger of the Alaska Bureau, Seattle
Chamber of Commerce, was sent to
the officer in charge of the Seattle
Assay Office, in regard to the char
ges of that office for Alaska gold.
That officer’s reply has been made
in a letter form and is being dis
tributed to various organizations in
the north to be given all the pub
licity possible. A copy of that
letter was received by the Civic
Club, as well as this office, and
possibly many others. However,
the letter follows:
Mr. J. L. McPherson, Manager,
Alaska Bureau, Seattle Chamber
of Commerce,
Seattle, Washington.
Dear Sir:
Your recent letter 0f inquiry de
fines a strange lack of information
that has, for the past two years,
worked to a disadvantage of the
Alaska minersj possibly due to a
misunderstanding as to the modi
fied charges now in force at the Se
attle Assay Office.
Two orders of the director of the
U. S. Mint, dated June 9, 1913, and
another of November 30, 1914, bo
lished the so-called “Differential
Charge of one-eighth of one per
cent, equal to $1.25 per each $1,000."
previously in force at the U. S. As
say Office in Seattle.
Charges at Seattle were then ad
justed with, and now are, on the
same basis as the present charges
at the U. S. Mints at Philadelphia,
Denver and San Francisco.
The Seattle Assay Office is from
800 to a 1000 miles nearer to Alas
ka than any other U. S. Govern
ment purchasing agency; and Alas
kans depositing gold in Seattle can
save from two to four days requir
ed to ship a thousand miles farther,
and secure payment therefor; also
there will be a saving in transpor
tation charges, than if the gold
were shipped elsewhere.
In payment for deposits of gold
at the Seattle Assay Office, the
Government furnishes no cash, but
only checks to be issued by the As
sayer in charge, drawn on the U. S.
Treasurer at Washington City. Said
checks may be cashed in any of
the U. S. Sub-treasuries, or at the
active U. S. Depositary banks.
If the Alaskan shipper of gold
sends a written request for cur
rency to be sent to him in Alaska,
less cost of insurance and transpor
tation, the Assayer in charge draws
a check so that it will be cashed at
one of the local U. ■ S. Depositary
banks, which will send the neces
sary currency at the risk of the Al
askan owner, after securing full in
surance against loss of the money.
The cost of said insurance and all
insurance charges, or cost of post
age and registration, will first be
deducted by said bank.
There is another way by which
the Alaskan shipper may secure
currency; By use of one or several
U. S. Postal Orders, purchased by
the Assayer at the rate of 30 cents
per hundred dollars, and drawn and
mailed as directed by the Alaskan
depositor of gold, then, U. S. cur
rency or silver coin may be secured
i KAISER WORSHIPS WHERE
NAPOLEON ONCE PRAYEH
VILNA, Russia, Jan. 27.—Just a
little more than a century after
Napoleon victoriously entered this
I little Russian town, says an asso
i ciated press correspondent, a second
emperor of an enemy country paid
: it a visit, and worshiped in the tiny
Protestant church here. The em
peror on this occasion was the Ger
i man Kaiser. Vilna, in mid-Decem
j her, was gaily decked in honor of
j the Kaiser’s coming.
Whole companies and regiments
i lined the streets. Quite as many
civilians looked eagerly from their
windows for a glance at the man
of whom they had heard so much
and who, suddenly, had come to
play such a large part in their
lives.
Between tense lines of soldiers
the kaiser rode to the little church
which in 1812, victorious Napoleon
had visited, and listened to a breif
sermon in which the pastor spoke
of the despair of the modern world
at the present war between Chris
tian peoples and the apparent in
ability of anyone to stop it.
Prior to the kaiser’s arrival the
civil population of Vilna had, for
the most part remained indoors and
had contented itself with glimpses
through shaded windows. When
he left the little church, however,
the people streamed out into the
streets, and were massed along the
way to Schlossberg, an old ruin of
a castle near which he was to re
view his troops.
In the throng were men whose
fathers had • seen Napoleon’s entry
into Vilna, but wh0 had never ex
pected that in their lifetime another
emperor than their own would visit
the town. It was a curious, silent
throng through which the kaiser
rode, a crowd of undemonstrative
olfl men, women and children try
ing to form some sort of an opin
ion about their conqueror and over
lord.
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Dandy show tonight at the
Grand, see the add on page 4. ad.
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS
AT SUNDAY DINNER
A number of friends enjoyei the
hospital it} of Anthony Casper Iasi
Sunday. Aside from the good
eats cards were indulged in and all
tl ose present report a pleasantly
sp.ent evening.
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At the Grand tonight, see add on
page 4. adv.
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J. G. Ellis, the notorious, or
rather the famous and genial book
keeper at the Granby Mining Smelt
ing and Power Company at Had
ley, was in town for a few days,
looking well and happy. Someone
said that he comes over occasional
ly “sparking,” whatever that means.
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The Daily Progresive-Miner de
ivered 75 cents per month.
at any of the (64) sixty four U. S.
Money Order post offices in Alaska.
The cost of securing the money or
ders, the postage and ten cents reg
ister stamp, being first deducted
by the Seattle Post Office, when
issuing the said orders, and also
furnishing the necessary stamps.
This office was established to aid
in developing Alaska.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) Jno. W. Phillips,
Assayer in Charge.
At The GRAND f
I To-Night! I
The Man Who Lost But Won Featuring j j
A group of screen Stars with Alexander j j
Gaden in the leading role. Dorothy j j
Philips is given an excellent opportunity 1r
of displaying her talent in picturing a i j
hard fought battle of wills, and at last, \ r
Little deeds of kindness brings happiness §
to her and the Han who lost but Won.
“Enmeshed by Fate” A modern melo- !|
drama and a Comedy completes the show S
Change of Program Wednesday. w
[new gold find made in
CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT
_
DENVER, Feb. 8.—A. gold dis
covery said to surpass anything
ever known in Colorado has been
made within the past few days in
the Vindicator mine at Cripple
Creek. The far-famed “jewelry
box” opened in the Cresson mine a
year ago is said to pale into in
significance beside this new find.
1A complete new vein system has
I been tapped that is in virgin ter
i ritory, and that may extend clear
I to the surface.
Efforts are being made to sup
press all facts as to the fabulous
: ness of this new ore, but mining
| men familiar with the situation say
| there are unquestionably many mil
lions in sight.
A fabulously rich vein, entirely
new to .the property, a few weeks
ago was opened in a chance pros
pecting croos-cut run from the six
teenth level. The importance of
the new find could not be realized
until further development had been
done, and the management has pro
tected the strike from publicity
since its magnitude began to be
realized.
Recent advances in the stock on
the exchanges of the State have in
dicated to outsiders that something
Lig was afoot and gradually the
facts have been leaking out. Today
there are those who speak knowing
ly of the find and do not hesitate
to declare it the most important
disclosure in the camp in years.
CANNON’S BAKERY
AND GROCERY
Corn J5
Ail milk 3 cans .26
8 oz. can Bakers cocoa .26
Reliance Coffee .40
Gold Shield coffee .40
Canned Pineapple .16 & .20
String beans, ,20c. two for .36
Sweet potatoes, 20c. 2 for .36
Krout, 20c. 2 for .36
E. J. Peas, 20c. 2 for .36
Golden Wax beans .20c. 2 for .36
Pumpkin, 20c. 2 for .36
Hominy, 20c. 2 for ,S6
Solid Pack, Amocat and Reliance
Tomatoes, .16
Ranch Eggs per doz. .35
or 3 doz for $1.00
Lend fhrerer cocoanut per lb. .20
Your money back if not satisfied.
Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes and Layer
Cakes, Angel Food, White Cake, Jel
ly Roll, Lemon Roll. Cup Cakes, Gin
ger Bread, Cocoanut Kisses, Maca
roons. Honey Jumbles, Prosted Creams.
Lemon, Sugar, Currant, Spice and Co
coanut Cookies, Doughnuts and Toast.
Baking powder, per lb. .16
I Buy Your Sash
I and Doors at
Home
The following are a few
of our prices on sash and
I doors F. 0. B. Ketchikan
2-6x6-6 5 Panel Fir Door
1st quality $1.75
Less 5 per cent. $1.67
8x10 12 Lt. Windows (2
sash) 1st quality $1.50
Less 5 per cent. $1.43
H 12x24 4 Lt. Windows (2
m sash) 1st quality $1.75
« Less 5 per cent. $1.67
24x30 2 Lt. Windows (2
H sash) 1st quality $1.90
Q Less 5 per cent. $1.80
8 Locks, Butts,
Building Paper
8 and Builders Hard
$: ware of all Kinds
INDESTRUCTO trunks are not by any means £;
for rich people alone. Don’t think that because £; >
people of means so generally use them that they £i
are not well within the resources of the average family. §
Why, we believe that if the people of this city really knew how ft
much comfort and satisfaction there is in an Indestructo trunk,
and at what really moderate prices, hardly anybody would be
willing to go even through this summer without an Indestructo ft
Indestructo trunks have been around the world thousands of times, ft
They have been on the most strenuous exploring expeditions, and
have come out unscathed. Every trunk is guaranteed for at least S
five years’ perfect service. ft *
Of course they are smart appearing trunks, too. Not only are ft
good, but look good. There’s some satisfaction in that. £5
If you take our advice you will not postpone one day longer £J
coming into our shop and letting us show you how interesting $2
Indestructo baggage is. ft
Indestructo trunks and leather goods. Good all through. ft
J. R. HECKMAN & Co. ^— buY—^ $
DEPARTMENT STORE (JNDestrugTOj g
BAGGAGE tj .
Stock Service 1
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS
Alaska, VVrange 1 Strait, Kildahles
Saltery, North Flat and South Flat
Lights have been carried away by
ice, and will be replaced as soon
as practicable.
Burnt Island Reef Float Light 2
been carried away by ice and
will be replaced by a second class
nun buoy.
Petersburg Float Light 24 has
been replaced on station and re
lighted.
Spike Rock FJoat Light 3 has
has been carried away by ice and
will be replaced with second class
can buoy.
All buoys in Wrangell Strait have
been replaced on stations.
Mariners navigating Wrangell
Straits should use caution until they
receive notice that all aids arc again
replaced in proper condition.
By direction of the Commisioner
of Lighthouses. In the absence of
and by direction of the Inspector.
R. R. Tinkham, Supt. ■
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Job printing neatly and prompt
dono at the Progressive-Miner.
Go With The Bunch
WJiere everybody goes
To The
STEDMAN CAFE
Our Motto
Cleanliness, Quality, Courtesy and
Reasonable Prices
MEAL TICKETS $5.50 for $5.00
We do not advertise our meai
tickets, you will be alter them
Give IJs A Trial
The Stedman Cafe
We employ only white help
ANOTHER AMUSEMENT PLACE *
With the re-opening of the Shoot
ing School at the foot of Mission
street, the people may find another
place of amusement where v'f*y can
shoot away their little wads. Mr.
DeYoung will attend to the rest
Just go and shoot away all you mind
to.
MATHER IRON WORKS
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WHITE BRONZE BEARINGS
We refit all bearings with
white bronnz.
Sheet Metal works a
Specialty. All gasoline
tanks made to order.
Blacksmithing and gen
eral machine work.
We repair anything
C. H. MATHER
1 1 amM* 1 .*im
I Drugs, Chemicals, Perfumes, Toilet Goods, §
Rubber Goods, Sundries, Etc. 1$
Stationery, Office Supplies, Inks, Mucilages, \ | *
Pastes, Architects and Engineers Supplies. 8
Agents: U. S. Charts, Coast Pilots and
Tide Tables. |
Edison Phonographs and Records. |
Our Jewelry Stock is being closed out at g
greatly reduced prices. §
Mr. Peckham will be with us till about March 1st. Those 3S
having work to be done, or requiring Optical w
work should call before that time. o
1 RYUS DRUG CO. 1/
8 Established 1901. Phone 39. M