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CN VOLUME 2. NO. 18. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
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JAMES EISH & CO
furnishing Goods.
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We are showing a new line of
HATS
in
Stetson and Kingsburies.
Good Hats For $1.75. Good Hats For $4.00.
Other Good Hats For $5.00 and $7.00.
We also have a new line of
CAPS
You want one of them.
Everything to Wear.
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Cure That Cold at
P. O. DRUG STORE. J
P. E. KERN,
' GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
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We Carry a Large Lot of
Watches, iamonds,
Cut Glass, Silverware,
* Musical Instruments.
Fine Watch Repairing
Uity Market
NEXT TO MERCHANT’S CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton,PorkandPoultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
Everybody Dots
in acknowledgment of the artistic
1 >eauty of our Jewelry display.
Quality and Prices are Right.
Repairing high grade Watches and making Nugget Jewelry is
our sj>ecinlty.
Watches sent by mail fixed and returned promptly.
W. C. 5TULL,. Nugget Jewelry Made to Order
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Optician, Jeweler and Expert Watchmaker, Diamond Setter.
Death at Center.
Copi'kh Center, June 5.—Mr. J.
S. Smith, from Stockton, Cal., on
his way from Valdez to Slate Creek
reached liere on June 1st. He com
plained of a heavy cold in his chest.
He went into camp close l>v Cop
per Center on June 2d. He was
found to lie very sick, so he was
moved into a building owned l»v R.
Blix ami cared for.
He was given every attention
jiessible. Mr. L. H. Stewart and
R. Blix was constantly with him,
hut he rapidly grew worse* and
died at one o’clock on June 4th.
Death was probably from pneu
monia brought on hy cold and over
exertion. Pajiers found on his per
son indicated that Mr. Smith was
admitted to the bar to practice law
in Franklin county. State of Illinos
in the year 1KS0. He was 53 years
old. He was buried in Copper
Center grave yard to-day. Papers
were also found on his person that
indicated to notify Mr. R. H. V.
Swaine, Stockton, Cal., in case oi
accident or death, which will Ik
forwarded by first mail. R. Bux.
R. A. Jackson, who has been or)
the Xizina surveying for th«
Blei outfit, returned to town or
Monday with seven horses. Thcst
will lie used by the Mitcltcll
party on their tour of inspectioi
into the Copper river country
Frank Hoffman, with fifteen mor<
horses, will be out to-day or to
morrow.
Miss Nellie Morehouse has ar
| rived safely in Skagwav, where sh<
remains this summer with her moth
er. In the fall she will leave fui
the statis.
Klaterite Roofing, nothing equal)
it.
Dissolution of Partnership.
Notiee is hereby given that the |utrtuerxhi|
heretofore existing between fliarles R. C'ritw
ford and Koy Kui her ford, doing husinc** li
Valdez under title of The Valdez Milt 4'oiupaiiy
Mini other buxines*, is now dissolved by inu
tutil eon sen l, and neither will be rcxpousibl
foj the acts of the other from thi* date.
I'll HKLKs K. CRAWFORD.
Koy Ki'TMkrforii.
l>ated Valdes, Alaska, June 8th, iu.Kt.
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II Is A Mtmm
To Gamble and Do Other Things.
Don’t Throw Garbage in
the Streets.
Tlu1 council is still doing business
in a way that is n surprise to all
who have kept track of the work of
that Itody heretofore. Monday ev
ening Mayor (>oodcll was not pres
ent, and C, (!. Debnev took the
chair.
The ordinance to define and pun
ish misdemeanors, which has been
under consideration for two weeks,
was passed w ith a few amendments.
The minimum fines were reduced
to f.) in most cases, and the section
relating to gambling was amended
so that playing cards or other I
games for drinks or cigars is not a :
misdemeanor. The ordinance as J
amended and passed is published |
on another page.
Mr. Deville appeared before the:
i council, and asked the council for
assistance in the way of a site for a
large steel building, to be used as a
wholesale wine house. A commit
tee was appointed to assist Mr. Di
vide in any way possible.
1 he Committee oji printing re-;
commended that the hills for city 1
printing now in their hands he
thrown out and new ones called
for. This was done.
Ordinance No. 27, in regard to
dumping garbage in the streets,
; keeping diseased animals, selling
unwholesome or adulterated milk
or vegetables, discharging firearms
.within the city limits, etc., was
taken up for consideration, hut the
arrival of the liout necessitated the
| absence of some of the councilmen
the meeting adjourned until Tues
day at 8 p. nt.
The adjourned meeting Tuesday
j evening again took up the ordin
j ance, and it passed with slight
amendment. This ordinance makes
it a misdemeanor to dump garbage
1 or filthy waters of unv kind into
the streets, alleys or private pretn
! ises, or to have upon the premises
! any foul or offensive cellar, out
house or cess pool. Five days aic
| allowed in which to remove all
such nuisances after being notified
by the marshal or health officer.
It is a misden eanor to offer for
sale any adulterated milk, or meat
fish or vegetables that are not fresh
and sound: to keep within the city
limits any annual affected with a
contagious disease; to ride through
the streets at a greater speed than
eight miles an hour; to discharge
any pistol, cannon or device within
the city limits, except on July 3d,
4th and 5th; to make bonfires with
out a permit from the mayor; to
damage any tire department appar
atus, and to allow any person un
der the age of 18 years to enter or
frequent a saloon or place where
liquor# are sold.
The city attorney was instructed
to draw up an ordinance providing
i for the dumping of garbage on the
beach, and defining the jlowers and
duties of the health officer in regard
to cases of communicable ^diseases.
The following bills were ordered
i paid;
W. F. Allender, judge election, 93.00
F. M. Brown, “ 3,00
A. Swan, “ 3.00
M (i. Sponlierg, clerk of election, 3.00
| F. Borton, “ 3.00
• Valdez Drug Co., medicines, 5.115
Copper Kiver Dray. Co., team, 57.75
V. E. L. P. & T. Co.,lighting, 2(5.00
(I. Sponlierg, accountant, 20.00
The Gladhough Is Sold-11
Blei, Gage and Mitcliel Coming On
The Bertha.
W. S. Gage, mining expert for <
George Mitchell, the Mexican mine j
owner, who has been purchasing,!
through Mr. Blei, some of our cop
per properties, arrived in Seattle
May 2b, accompanied hy \V. Me
Hwccney and S. J. Kohinson, also
mining experts. They sjient some (
time in California purchasing min
ing machinery, which they will
biing to this section, aa well as a
lot of machinery from one of1
Mitchell’s Mexican mines. The J |
outfit consists mostly of diamond j
drills to lw used this season in ,
prus|H‘clingthcir various properties, i
Mr. .Mitchell and Mr. Blei were
to join tiie party in Seattle, in time
to take the Hcrtha which left June
7th. Mr. Blei stated in a recent i
telegram that the deal for the sale j
of the Gladhough mine was com-|
pletod and Mr. Mitchell had pur-;
chased the mine.
Nine rooms have Wen reserved
at the St. Klias, hy wire, for the
party.
A Removal Failure.
An attempt has again lieen made
to remove buildings and project
McKinley street into the ground
adjacent to Valdez and generally
known as the reservation. Two ,
meetings were held this week for ;
the purpose. j,
At the meeting on Tuesday even- *
ing it was announced that permis- j
sion was granted by the war de-j
partmcnt for the large hotel build- \
ing to lie moved hack on the ground
of the government. A committee!
was then appointed to collect su Hi -
cient funds to pay for the removal.!
The question of removing the
Shepherd building, which occupies
a similar position next to the hotel,
was then brought up, and the agent
for Mr. Shepherd refused to remove
that building unless assured a full
length lot. This proposition would
necessitate the purchsc of a piece of
ground in the rear of the present
lot, so another committee was ap
pointed to confer with the owner ,
of the rear land; lioth committees
to report the next night.
At the meeting on Wednesday
night the finance committee report
ed that sufficient funds were as
sured to warrant work on the large
building going ahead; hut objection
was raised to the removal of any
unless all could lie moved.
The committee on land reported
no progress, so the owner of the
required piece of land was sent for.
UjKin appearing at the meeting he
refused to have any dealing in the
matter unless with Mr. Shepherd.
This put the kibosh on the whole
affair. So the buildings will as
usual stand on their old sites.
Decision Affirmed.
I The circuit court of appeals, in
a late decision, has atlirmed the
rendering of Judge Brown in the
appeal brought by Geo. Ksterly,
I administrator for the Gladhongh
| estate. The Gladhough mine was
sold for 931,000, and Chas. Run
claiming a partnership with Glad
i hough sued for half of the purchase
j money. Judge Brown deckled in
l ids favor, Ksterly appealed, and
: tin* case has again gone against
him, giving Una judgment.
It has been expected for a long
time that the Canadian govern
ment would establish at Dawson
an assay and gold purchasing office,
hut this the government refuses to
do claiming that there was no need
for such, and the dust will as usual
be shipped out.
New consignment of LARGK
til tss, at Brownell’s.
JOOD GRAVEL FOUND ON
LOWE RIVER.
forty Claims Med
)nly 23 Mil-s From Town. Fine
Proposition For Hydraulic
Plant.
About five weeks ago E. A. Craig,
E. 11 Craig ami (S. C Wilson left
•ere with a crude map given them
•y Fred Lenamler to pros|ieet a
argc gravel lied on upper Lowe
■iver. They, readily found the
dace and spent alsnit two weeks
iro.'peeting the same, when they
fere joined hy C. .). Todd and oth
•rs. The very first pan tested gave
food results, and in five week’s
•aiming over a large section there
vas never a failure.
w»vi owu u IIP ni're PUIKI'U IK?
Fore anyone outside of those inter
ested knew anything alxuit it.
IVhen, about a week ago, two of
he party eame to town, their ac
inus were watched, and a return
o the ground caused a stampede,
H,v that time K40 acres of gravel,
anging from 3 to 30 feet deep, had
•een staked, and those who went to
>ee the ground were surprised that
such a iarge IhkIv of rich pay uirt
•xists so close to Valdez'
Since the above was located, and
n fact since the stampede, Anton
Hide has loeateil ltR) acres of the
<ame wash lower down stream, and
K-parated from the former by a
unall gulch. The whole thing is
evidently a very old river bed, and
is now overgrown with timber. The
present river cuts deep through it,
Affording an elegant dump, and' the
-apply of water for working the
ground is unlimited,
C. J Todd, with the limited
means at his disposal, made a
crude rocker, and in a short time
look out about $•"> worth of fairly
coarse dust. This was so com
pletely satisfactory that two of the
party came to town and have pur
chased every yard of 3t> inch can
vas in town, also a large quantity
of 72 inch canvas. A nozzle was
secured, and to-morrow these will
be landed on the ground, together
with whipsaws, tools and grub.
The canvas will be made into pip
ing, and in less than two weeks 800
feet of pipe will In' in use washing
down the gravel through a string
of sluice boxes.
pome ol me great advantages oj
this new discovery are its rich
HUality as a hydraulic proposition,
the enormous ipiantitv of gravel
and its proximity to town. That
such a discovery could he made at
this date close to Valdez, and in a
locality that has heen passed Ity
and walked over for ulmut five
years, shows that the country has
been hut poorly prospected. There
is not the least doubt that thous
anils of acres of ju*t such land
may l>e found when prospecting,
not traveling, is attempted.
The ground is located al*out
three miles above Wortman’s road
house, on the opposite side of Lowo
river. It starts at the upper end
of the second j/own river canyon,
and embraces U«p gravel flejiosits
on l>oth sides of tb** stfeau) down
into the L«wo river flat. It ia
about 23 miles from Valdez,
Married.
FRENCH—SHORT—At the U,
S. Commissioner’s office by Judge
Lyons, on Thursday June 4, Miss
stella Mvddlcton Short, of London,
England to George French of
Valdez.