The Chechako and The £ou;doufrh.
A KAftf.K.
A credulous i'hcchako was mush
ing along an Alaska trail when
he came UJniii a seasoned Sour
dough sitting on the doorstep of
his cabin, picking his beans. Not
ing the old man’s sage appearance
he addressed him thus:
“Pardon me, venerable sir, but I
am in sore trouble as to where and
how to commence prospecting. I
am a tenderfoot in experience at
this business, hut a tough hand hv
nature. If you will kindly favor
me with a few pointers, 1 assure you
the information will l»c most grate
fully appreciated.”
The old man Hip|>cd the gravel
from his beans with an added flour
ish. which seemed to express self-,
satisfaction and no little sense of
condescension. Then wisdom pour-'
ed from his whiskers like smoke
from Mt. Wrangle, and the t’heeha
ko held his breath and listened.
“My son.” he commenced, “at1
this stage of your initiatory jour
ney into the intricate illusions of a j
prospector’s life, it becomes my
duty, as well as pleasure, to pipe
you n few words of counsel and ad
vice, which if heeded may lead to
the goal of riches.”
“In the quest for gold do not be
come like the hysterica! musher,
who blusters along the beaten
trail purblind with haste and hog
gishness, to get somewhere, ahead
of someone, to stake something.
Disappointment soon dampens his
energy and he develops into an in
oeuous knocker.
“Neither become ye a mere stak
er, who follows in the footsteps of
the honest miner like a wolf on the
trail of the herd, seeking eripples
and fractions. The stakcr is not a
a prospector, neither is the musher
a miner.”
“And harken ye not to the coun
sel of the wiseacre—by which is
meant the unsuccessful *98er. His
genius for glacier climbing may be
colossal, and lie may lie well prim
ed with theory and argument, hut
his practical knowledge is apt to he
scant.
“Neither harken ye to the tin
washed Siv.ash, who for pin. « of
silver offers to tale you to plenty
of "old. It is native lint air.
“And try ve to avoid becoming
a cabin stiff or blanket warmer lie
cause you arc well hooked up w ith
a two years outfit. Rcnicnilicr
luxury induces idleness, and idle
ness* breeds a bored brain, and a
l*ored brain creates melancholy,
and melancholy murders manhood.
“Turn ye a deaf car, my son.
to all lmcknevcd emit about forma
tion and wash. It belongs to the
kingdom of dreams.
“Dig any where, pan everywhere—
mountain, valley, stream or shore.
Simply dig and pan; and when
you have dug pan some more.
“Where would 1 advise you to
start in? Well, yonder hill hack
of my shack is as good a place as
any, and its close proximity makes
it convenient. Gold is where you
find it. Sclnh!”
Then the credulous ('hec)iako
went up on the hill and struck it
rich.
And tlie Sourdough dropped
dead from the shock.
Moral—.Sometimes it pays to
practice what you preach. (i.l’.W.
Running a Newspaper.
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lias to do is to lie able to:
Write poems.
Discuss the cable and boundary
questions.
Manufacture news when nothing
is doing.
Umpire a baseball game.
Report a wedding.
Haw wood.
Descrilie a fire so that the readers
will shed their wraps.
Make a dollar do the work often.
Hhine at a dance.
Act as undertaker.
Abuse the liquor habit.
Test whisky.
Subscribe to charity.
(<o without meals.
Attack territorial government.
Defend home rule.
Sneer at robbery.
Overlook jobbery.
Insert advertisements.
Overlook scandal.
Jolly the fair sex.
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Appraise babies. .
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boss which tried to live without
eating—before the store gets used
to it, it dies.—White’s Sayinos.
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THE TINNERS
are now prepared to do all kinds of
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reasonable. Located on McKinley
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For Assays Send Your Ore To
J. H. MORRISON,
Assayer Ellamar Mining Co.
Hold. Silver and Copper 13.50
Cold and Silver - 1.50
Copper ... 2.00
Lead - - - 2.00
Ei.lamak, Alaska
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries • for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
Ellamar. Alaska.
Operates the finest trains in the
world every tlav in the year, be
tween
Minneapolis,
St. Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA an.l KANSAS CITY,
milking direct connection* with
through trains for all points East
and South.
As cheap as the cheapest and the
liest to he had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write,
F. \V. PARKER,General Agent,
151 Yesler Way, Seattle.
Notice oi Forfeiture.
Kllamah, .xlahka, Hv|rt. 21, lacs.
T«* Howell IIinpk:
You are hereby notified that the under.*igued,
rim*. T. Kuo. has cx|*ended during ilu* years
Uftrj *ud lund, eight hundred d dlar* iti
labor upon the Copper bullion The rhau«e.
Wall Street. and Trace mining claim*, situated
on we*t side of Copper Mountain, tine.- miles
cast of Kllamar mine, at head of liouldcr Hay,
in Valdez Recording District, the ha-ation no
tice* «>f which claims are nou of record in the
otliee of the (Tilted Stale* Commissioner »*t
Valdez, and to which notice* reference i* made
fora more particular description thereof, in
order to hold said claims muicr provision of
Section £121. Kevised Statute* of the t'hited
States, and the amendments relating thereto
concerning annual labor upon mining claim*,
being the amount required to hold *aid claim*
during the years p.srj and lt«i, ending Decem
ber :il. liMt. And if at the expiration oi ninety
days from the publication of this notice, yoii
fail or ref uae to eon tribute your proportion of
such expenditure, your iuterest iu said elaiuis
will become the i»roi»ertjr of the uuder*igued,
your ecM»wuer, who ha* made the required ex
l*‘hditurc by the terms of said * etion.
< 1IAS. T. KCA.
First publiealiou Kept. '.M.
hast publication lH*e. ji.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF A LSK A,
TiltBD I>1 VIOX.
A. K. CKAWI'OMP. 1
Plaintiff. ! Summons for
x* Y
Jkxme Obace Crawford.! Publication.
iVfcudent. J
The President of the United State*, sends
greeting to Jennie lirai e Urawford, def- udaut;
You are hereby required to appt ar in au ac
tion brought against you by the above named
plaintiff in the United State* District Uourt for
the District oi Alaska. Third Division, and an
swer the complaint filed therein within thirtv
days after th 'completion of file |*‘riod ,,f pub
lication of thi« *uuiutou*, to wit:
The *a:«l action was brought to ohiuin a de
cree dis> dying the taunts of matrimony her »
tofore and now existing l*etwe-n plaintiff and
defendant.
And you are hereby notified that if you fail
to appear and an wer the complaint, a* ala.vc
required, the said plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded.
t »rder for *ei \ i c of summons of publication
was made on the JS»h day of November. li*d.
WITNESS, the lloNOMALK JAMKK W!<*KEKsM AM.
Judge of said Uourt, this 2m h day of November.
l‘*d, and of the iiidcp'iidniu* of the Unite*!
States of America, the One Hundred and Tweu
tv-eighth.
*l*eal) a. R. HE!Lie.
Clerk. U. s. District Uourt for the District
of Alaska, Third Division.
Ky E A. llEXl»KBfioX. Deputy.
J. W . Lkki'Y. Attorney for Plaint iff,
YaldeZ, Alaska.
Kir*t date of publication, December 3, Had.
Last date of pub!leatiou. Itth of Jauuary. ltaif.
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Dot-tors tintl
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For mankind
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supply for a A!l drsygisls ell thvui.
s- ly/ICIFiC PdCKINQ
r fir NdVIQ/ITICN CO.
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i
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i__t
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From Sent lie for Valdez. Cook Inlet and
way ports, 1st of each nionlli. From Val
dez for Seattle and way ports, lt'.th of each
month.
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way ports Itlili of eaeh month. From Val
dez, for Seattle and way ports. 1st of eaeh
month.
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10th of eaeh month, connecting! at Valdez
with S. S. Kxeelsior.
Company reserve* right to change steamers or date of sailing
without notice.
Seattle Office 018 First Ave. J ^ Martin
Agent.
PHONE 16.
A. B lies, I’res. F. M. Brown, Treas. F. .1. Kinghorn, Sec.
Valdez Doch! Warehouse Company.
(hhhU niN>* lM* shi|»|NMl in our hikI left in wnnhuiiM’ till
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Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing
All work will receive prompt attention, lligli class
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Coit. Kf.YSTO.NK ani> M« Ki.ni.ky. Vai.hkz
Home Restaurant : .
Keystone Ave. Opp. St. Elias Hotel.
Meals At All Hours From t> O'clock A.M.
to ft O’clock I’.M. Regular Dinner From
o to 7. Sunday Dinner A Specialty.
IceCream and SodaWater Parlor
MRS. L. H. ALLEN.
C. E. BOGdRDUS
Assayer and Chemist,
Gold and Silver $ 1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
60 CoJ.i’MHu Sr., Skatti.k, Wash.
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and prices Upon application. A large shipment now on hand at
SHEFFER & BORTON,
McKinley Street.
Valdez Electric Light, Power & Telephone Co.
Incorporated.
M e have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures,
Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Bells and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kinds of electrical work. Phone 3V>.
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