TRUSTEE NAMED
FOR LUMBER GO.
Portage Bay Sawmill Has Closed Op
erations Owing to Disapitear
ance of One of Owners.
H. E. Ellis, as trustee for the Tal
kitna Lumber Co., operating on Port
age Bay, has taken charge of the
property of that concern and will re
tain same in his possession until such
time as the company is In possession
to resume active operations. The
trustee holds a mortgage on all the
property of the company, which said
mortgage was recorded this morning,
and all the creditors have agreed to \
accept a considerable payment on all ■
the claims and to wait complete set- i
tiement at a future date.
iVir. *JUIlil Hill lUIiU, WUU 10 UIC ai.- !
tive representative of the Talkitna I
Lumber Company, expects to return j
in the early spring and take full
charge of the business of that con- ;
cern and there is every likelihood
that the concern will do a large busi
ness as they have an excellent plant j
in good condition with a splendid mill
site and large quantities of excellent
timber all around them. The present;
difficulties of the concern are entirely
due to the disappearance of Mr.
Johnson who was to have forwarded
the necessary funds to meet the pay
roll and other obligations, but who,
since putting in his appearance at the
Arctic Club at Seattle about six
weeks ago, has never been heard
from although strenuous efforts have
been made to locate him by interest
ed parties.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Hunt are now on
the property and will remain in
charge for the Trustees until the af
fairs of the company are finally set
tled.
The Alaska Water, Light and Pow
er company is soon to begin the ejec
tion of a substantial office building.
C'has. Crawford, the contractor and
..der, is now preparing plans for a
building which will house the offices
of the company and permit of a ware
house and showrooms for the large
stock of electrical fixtures carried by
the company.
COL. W. P. RICHARDSON
LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON
A number of the friends of Col. W.
P. Richardson, president of the
Alaska Road commission were on the
wharf to wish him success and a safe
trip when he left on the City of Pueb
la early Sunday morning. Colonel
Richardson will go direct to Wash
ington, D. C., where he will confer
with the officials of the war depart
ment concerning the appropriations
which congress will be asked to make
for wagon roads in Alaska, at the
coming session.
STEAMEil (LlEi
GOES WESTWARD
Is Making Her Last Trip to Cook In
let Points Before Close of Navi
gation for the Season.
The steamer Alameda reached Val
dez each Sunday evening and left
again for the westward about mid
night carrying a number of Valdez
people to Seward to attend the com
ing term of the district cpurt there.
Chas. Koppus, Jos. Olson, M. Elling
sen, M. A. Burford, and George Merri
field, all of Valdez, were drawn on
the jury for the term beginning Nov
ember 1.
Other Valdez people who were pas
sengers for the westward were T. P.
Geraghty, deputy clerk of the court,
for Seward; Mrs. Anna Esson and
District Attorney W. N. Spence, for
Anchorage.
This is the last trip of the Alame
da to Anchorage this season as navi
gation on Cook Inlet is expected to
close early next month. The incom
ing passengers on the Alameda were:
Mrs. V. M. Mayer, E. R. Walker, Mrs.
E. Nelson, Mrs. Travers and Mrs.
Reece.
The builders are taking advantage
sf the fine weather to cover the roof
to the new addition to the Alaska
Road commission offices with pitch,
rhe interior of the building is being
rushed and when completed will be a
treat improvement in the quarters of
the commission.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fresh
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton,
Poultry, and Provisions.
Fresh Stock on Every Boat.
PHONE 29.*
AT THE
PINZON BAR
The following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au
tomobile advertised by the Pinson:
With each One Dollar purchase one
Coupon will be given entitling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely free of charge.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week.
Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles you to one Coupon.
PINZON
PHONE e&
8RRGE WASHINGTON
SEER OFF ST.ELIAS
Lumber was Water-Logged and Ves
sel Wallowing In Trough of Sea
But Believed be Saved.
Warnings has veen sent the cap
tains of steamers operating on the
Southwestern runs that the wreck of
the barge Washington which was
abandoned off Hinchinbrook on Oct.
10 is still afloat and a menace to navi
gation as she is nearly submerged.
The barge was in tow of the tug
Pioneer when she was abandoned in
a storm and carried more than one
million feet of lumber from the Port
Blakeley mills, near Seattle, for the
Copper River & Northwestern rail
road.
The barge was sighted last week,
three miles north of Cape St. Elias
wun her deck load still intact. The
Washington had lost her rudder and
being water-logged had sunk fourteen
feet in the water but it is believed
that her cargo can be saved if an ef
fort is made when the wind is in the
right direction.
Advices from Katalla state that a
tremendous gale has been blowing
since the Washington was sighted,
and it is feared that she may have
been carried out to sea to become a
menace to shipping.
CITY OF PUEBLA
PASSES SOUTHWARD.
The City of Puebla passed south
ward early Sunday morning, having
been delayed for a considerable time
discharging cargo at Anchorage. The
steamer took a number of passengers
from Valdez for the states, among
whom were: Col. W. P. Richardson,
T. O. Bell, Geo. R. Goshaw, Mrs. D.
Brooks, S. A. Pepper, and Clara La
Mar. The steamer, it was announced
by the officers, expected to remain in
Cordova for some time loading copper
ore which has been piled up in the
warehouses and cars there awaiting
shipment to the Tacoma.smelter.
The City of Puebla is under char
ter to the Alaska Steamship company
for the trip and Capt. Cann, in com
mand, does not expect that she will
make another trip to Southwestern
Alaska ports as. the Alaska Steam
ship company has purchased the big
liner Kansas City for the run.
WILL DETERMINE
TAX LEVY TONIGHT.
_
The members of the Valdez City
council, acting as an equalization
board, have been working overtime
and holding midnight sessions in or
der to get through with the business.
The board will hold its final meeting
this evening when the estimated ex
penses of the city government for the
coming year will be considered and
the tax levy determined.
COMMISSIONER RIGGS
GOES TO WESTWARD.
_
Thos. Riggs, a member of the Alas
kan Engineering commission, who
has been in interior Alaska all sum
mer, was a passenger on the Alame
da for Seward, where he will confer
with Chairman Edes of the Commis
sion. Mr. Riggs came over the road
from Fairbanks to Chitina in an auto j
stage and reported a pleasant trip.
After conferring with the other
members of the commission Mr.
Riggs will go direct to Washington,
where he will boost for a larger ap
propriation for the railroad during
the coming session of congress. He
has his plans all prepared for next
summer’s work in the interior and
favors carrying on construction work
from both ends of the road He will
visit Anchorage before leaving for
Washington.
BIG GAME HUNTERS ON
THE CITY OF PUEBLA.
O. Kleipsteln, Jr., of Chicago, who
silent several weeks in the Cook In
let district hunting, was a passenger
on the City of. Puebla yesterday morn
ing for Seattle. He reported that his
trip had been very successful and he
had hagged a moose, three mountain
sheep and other game. He had his
specimens with him and will have
’ them mounted in Chicago.
INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP CO.
CUTS PASSENGER RATES.
The Alliance, of the Independent
Steamship company, has announced a
cut in the passenger rates from Sew
. ard to Seattle from $46 to $36. The
agent of, the steam at Seattle report
ed that it was necessary to turn away
freight offerings. The Alliance will
bring 200 tons of coal from the Her
bert mine to Seward, which will be
sold for $10 per ton.
YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Valdez Drug Co’s pre
scription department.
Tonight.
Entire new show at the Liberty
Theatre tonight.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Oct. 24, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29.779
Temperature 6 p. m.28
Maximum temperature .36
Minimum temperature .23
Mean temperature.29%
Partly cloudy, wind northe east 6
miles; snowed at night.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Oct. 25, 1915.
Fairbanks, 4 above, 3 inches snowy
cloudy, calm.
Salcha, zero, 5 inches of snow,
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Richardson, 1 above, 21 inches snow,
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
McCarty, zero, 6 inches of snow,
clear, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly, 10 above, 10 inches snow
and cloudy, calm, trail good.
McCallum, zero, 36 inches snow,
clear, calm, trail good.
Paxson, 5 above, 15 Inches snow,
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Hogan, 6 above, 8 inches snow,
cloudy calm, trail good.
Gulkana, zero, 3 inches snow, calm,
cloudy, trail fair.
Copper Center, 5 above, 5 inches
snow, cloudy, calm, trail good.
Teikhell, 2 above, 6 inches snow,
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam, 18 above, 13 inches
of snow, cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Wortman’s, 16 above, 2 Inches of
snow, clear, calm, trail fair.
Tonight.
Entire new show at the Liberty
Theatre tonight.
LIBERTY THEATRE
Steam Heated—Comfortable
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M.
We Grew Oar Owa Vegetables
Private Table*
Jack Callin • - Proprietor
TIDE TABLES FOB VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
are taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water Is Valdez time,
l'n'd the figures immediately follow
ing the time. Indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sigh is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract it.
Monday, October 25, 1015
High, 1:29 a. m„ 10.5; 12:61 p.
m., 12.G.
Low, 6:46 a. m„ 2.8; 7:39 p. m„
—0.4.
Tuesday, October 26, 1015.
High, 2:06 a. m., 10.1; 1:21 p.
m.. 12.3.
Low, 7:14 a. m., 3.2; 8:14 p. m.,
0.0.
Wednesday, October 27, 1015.
High, 2:45 a. m., 9.6; 1:52 p. m.,
11.8.
Low, 7:46 a. m., 3.6; 9:04 p. m.,
0.5.
Thursday, October 28, 1015.
High, 3:30 a. m., 9.1;' 2:29 p. m.,
11.3.
Low, 8:22 a. m., 4.0; 9:41 p. m.,
1.0.
Friday, October 20, 1015
High, 4:29 a. m„ 8.8; 3:13 p. m.,
10.8.
Low, 10:08 a. m., 4.7; 11:40 p. m.,
1.8.
Saturday, October 80, 1015.
High, 5:46 a. m., 8.6; 4:13 p. m„
10.2.
Low, 11:40 a. m., 4.8. -
9.7.
Sunday, October 81, 1015
Low, 9:06 a. m., 4.4; 10:36 p. m.,
1.6.
High, 7:04 a. m., 8.9; 6:37 p. m.,
Send the Folks in the Old Country
Your Christmas Present NOW!
MONEY IS CHEAP IN EUROPE—
WE SELL EUROPEAN CHECKS AS FOLLOWS:
$26.80 will bny lOO Kronor on Norway.
$26.30 will bny lOO Kronor on Sweden.
$26.30 will bny lOO Kronor on Denmark. ,
$16.20 Will buy 100 Lire on Italy.
$20.05 will buy lOO Marks on Germany.
$17.45 will buy 100 Francs on France.
$15.30 will buy 100 Flnmarks on Finland.
$15.38 will buy 100 Kronor on Austria.
RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
. Our Rates are About Ten Per cent Less than
the Post Office Charges.
The First Bank of Valdez
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITARY
The Pinzon
Car. McKinley and Braadwmy VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Finest Pool and Billiard Room
In Alaska.
El Belmont | I A I 0 \ El Sidello
Admiration ( I vJZJ /V ( Carabana
We handle only the Best
Cigars and Tobaccos.
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Free Auto Tickets
— AT
THE BUFFET
PHONE 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street * ji
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Tango down here and let us
give yon some light on the sub
ject of EDISON MAZDA Lamps
and you'll feel no Hesitation
about dancing back home with
a full equipment of
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MAZDA LAMPS
They give three times at much light
as old-style Carbon lampe— with tha
eama amount of electricity. Put one in
•very lamp socket in your home* office*
store or. factory.
Let US show you.
Alaska
Water,
Light and
Telephone
Company
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
S
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. ' 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.