SCHMIDT'S HU k DELICATESSEN
For Quality, Bread, Cakes, Cookies .and Pies
3 Large, Loaves for 25c
Insist on having this Bread—It’s the best. Phone 156
French, Whole Wheat, Rye, Milk Bread. Swift Deliveipr
STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
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. Copper Block Hotel
VAL»BZ. ALASKA
“The Home of Comfort*’ !
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PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
When In Seward {Stop at the i
COLEMAN MOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PXOP
STRICTLY “FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Reward, Alaska
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Feslerationof Miners
ROBERT SHATTER, PresMent.
" Granite Min*.
CBAS. McCALLUM, S*osetary,
Valdez Alaska.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Frank Winchester and .Joe De
memzet:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that 1 have expended during
the year 1915, one hundred dollars
($100 00) in labor and improve
ments upon 'the MAYDAY LODE
mining claim, situate .on the north
aide of Shoup Bay, about one mile
therefrom in the Valdez recording
phSwnct, Territory of Alaska, the lo- j
«<Vtion certificate of which is found j
<of Record in Book 15, at Page 300,;
in the office of the United States j
-Commissioner and ex-officio Rec ord-1
er in and for the said Valdez Re- j
cording Precinct, at Valdez, Alaska.!
in order to bold said claim under the i
laws of the United States and the I
Territory of Alaska relating to the j
annual labor upon mining claims, be-,
ing the amount required to hold said !
lode mining claim for the period i
ending on the 51st day of December !
1915. And if, within ninety days'
after the publication of this notice, j
to-wit, within ninety days after the;
10th day of May, 1916, you or either I
of you fail oj refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure
as a co-owner, which amounts to
thirty-three dollars and thirty-three
cents ($33.33) for each of you then
the interest or interests in said o’tim
of the one or both you so failing or
refusing to contribute will become
the property of the subscriber, your
ep-owney, whp has made the expen
ditdr'e required by said laws.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, Febru
ary 16, 1916.
W. D. THOMPSON.
First publicatien Feb. 16, 1936.
Last publicatien May 10. 1936
TIDE TABLES FOR APRIL.
The following table is compiled for
high and low tides in Valdez Bay.
Wednesday, April 10.
High, 12:22 am, 10.4; 3:24 pm, 8.1.
Low, 7:05 am, 1.5; 6:49 pm, 2.0.
Thursiday, April 20.
High, 12:58 am, 10.5; 2:19 pm, 7.7.
Low, 7:49 am, 1.3; 7:30 pm, 2.3.
Friday, April 21.
High, 1:36 am, 10.4; 3:00 pm, 7.3.
Low, 8:36 am, 1.3; 8:10 pm, 2.7.
Saturday, April 22.
Hi*t>4#:25 am, 10.1; 3:57 pm. 6,8.
Low, JT: 29 am,-0.8; 9:13 pm, 3.2.
Sunday, April 23.
High, 3:17 am, 9.4; 5:06 pm, 6.5.
Low, 10:29 am, 0.2; 10:07 pm, 3.6.
Monday, April 24.
High, 4:23 am, 8.7; 6:26 pm, 6.6.
Low, 11:39 am, 0.4.
Tuesday, April 25.
High, 5:44 am, 8.0; 7:40 pm, 7.1.
Low, 11:35 am, 3.8; 12:55 pm, 0.8.
Wednesday, April 26.
High, 7:17 am, 7.6; 8:38 pm, 7.7.
Low, 1:22 am, 3.4; 2:05 pm, 1.0.
Thursday, April 27.
High, 8:40 am. 7.6; 9:25 pm, 8.4.
Low, 2:47 am. 2.5; 3:00 pm, 1.2.
Friday, April 28.
High, 9:47 am. 7.7; 10:05 pm, 9.1.
Low, 3:46 am, 1.4; 3:47 pm, 1.3.
Saturday, April 20.
High. 10:42 am, 7.9; 10:40 pm, 9.6.
Low, 4:36 am, 0.5; 4:28 pm, 1.6.
Sunday, April SO.
High. 11:29 am, 8.0; 11:13 pm, 9.9.
Low, 5:18 am. 0.3: 5:04 pm, 1.7.
G. E. Hibbard, General Passenger
Agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Ry., and A. E. Harris, Trav
eling Passenger Agent of the same
line with offices at Juneau, were
through passengers on the Northwest
ern on business for their line.
First-class Sergeants Joseph P.
» Conway and Delbert D. Pittman are
taking the examination for the eligi
ble list to promotion to the grade of
Master Signal Electrician. Sergts.
Benjamin F. Waller and John E.
Lynch are also taking the examina
tion for the eligible list for promotion
mo the grade of First-class Sergeant.
Jill of the parties concerned are mem
bers of the local Signal Corps.
A fine display of nugget jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Hotpoint Electric Heaters, Cookers,
Bakers, Percolators and Vacuum
Cleaners arrived on the last boat for
the Emporium. tf
Arthur Dang, clerk of the district
court was a returning passenger on
the Northwestern from Seattle, where
he went for the benefit of his health.
Weather Bcyaort
Valdez, prjl 18., 1916
Barometric pressure .29.653
Temperature at 7 p. m.31
Maximum temperature . 43
Minimum temperature .21
Mean 'temperature ...32
Partly cloudy air,wind H. JE. six
miles.
Interior Weather
Fairbanks, 27; clear calm.
Salcba, 40; clear calm, trail bare.
Richardson 2S; 4 inches of snow,
clear calm, trail good.
McCarthy, 42; clear calm.
Donnelly. 30; 8 inches of sdow,
clear calm.
McCalium. 16; 31 inches of snow,
clear calm, trail soft.
Faxson, 18; 29 inches snow, clear
calm, trail open.
Hogan, 25; clear calm, trail bad.
Gulkana, 26; clear ca3m, trail bad.
Copper Center, 42; no snow, clear
calm.
Tonsina. 32; clear calm, trail fair.
Teikhell, 24; 11 inches of snow,
clear calm, trail bad.
Beaver Dam, 28, 32 inches snow,
clear calm, trail soft.
Wortman's, 46; 7 inches^of snow,
clear calm, trail soft and bare in
spots.
TWO EXCURSIONS BOOKED
TO COME TO VALDEZ
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Two midnight sun excursions, leav
ing .Seattle June 14 and June 15, will
‘be operated with the idea of taking
passengers to Fort Yukon by June
21. at which time the midnight sun
will be reflected in its glory, and at
the only time when the peculiar con
dition can be studied.
The round trip rate for these two
excursions is 200, including berth
and meals on the steamship.
On June 14 and July 7 a grand
tour excursion will be operated, with
the round trip rate of $300, includ
ing berths and meals on steamships.
This operates from Seattle to Skag
way, thence to Dawson and Fair,
banks, down the entire length of the
Yukon river to St. Michael, returning
per the steamship Victoria via Nome,
Unimak Pass, Seward Columbia Gla
cier, Valdez and Cordova, where
the steamer will await the return of
excursionists while a trip is made
over the ,,,tr River route to Miles
and Chjld’s glaciers.
PRESIDENT RESERVES COAE
LANDS FOR GOVERNMENT
The Juneau Sand office has received
notice of the withdrawal of 6.403
acres of coal lands in the Matanuska
and Bering river coal fields from en
ery. The lands have been reserved
by the government for railroad and
navy purposes. The lands withdrawn
aggregate 3,326.17 acres in the Mat
anuska field and 3,077.98 acres in
the Bering river field. The withdraw
al was made by an executive order of
the President, signed on March 15,
1916.
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A nice assortment of evening
gowns and miiiinery just received at
E. Winters. tf
Spring Samples in heavy weights,
for Alaska wear. Guy F. Cameron,
Tailor. tf
Fancy stationery at nte valdei
Drug Store. •
Captain Hunter of the Northwest
ern, gave his passengers a treat on
the passage across the gulf of Alaska.
Capt. Hunter held the ship within 4
miles' of the coast a^-the way across,
and afforded his passengers a splen
did view of the scenery along the
course.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
MESS BUI
CANNERIES BRING MANY MEN
of Transportation Creates hum
’ faer Famine ta Town and Building
'Is at a Standstill-—Clam Canneries
Operating Over-Time.
C. P. Mickelson of Cordova, and
one oi the leading democrats of that
town, is in Valdez on jury duty. Mr.
Mickelson states that the Tailroatf
town hs in the midst of ,a boom and
that business there is better than at
any time since the construction days.
Owing to the erection of several
canneries there, there has been a
large influx of people, with tjie re
sult that the hotels are crowded and
have been compelled to turn people
away. One of the greatest needs of
the town, he states, is a large in
crease in the number of dwelling
houses, as the demand is greatly in
excess of the supply. Lack of lum
ber. and the impossibility of securing
H at this time, has greatly hampered
projected buildings, and even the rail
road company has been compelled to
lay off several crews because timbers
for the work planned were not ob
tainable.
Mr. Mickelson states that inabil'ty
to secure transportation is caused by
the fact that this year the steam -rs
have been compelled to bring all the
supplies and crews for the canneries
where in former years the canneries
used their own ships for this purpose.
This year the enormous demand for
ships in the States has caused the can
neries to charter their vessels as csr
go carriers. The ship St. Paul which
has brought the supplies to the Orca
cannery for a number of years, and
remained anchored off the cannery
during the fishing season, has this
year been chartered in the lumber
trade, and was sent to Australia with
a cargo. The charter rate is said to
have been one hundred shilling per]
•housand in advance of norir^l rates,
and the single trip will bring to the]
owners the full value of the ship.
The clam canneries recently built j
at Cordova are operating and turn- j
ing out a first class product. Only
razor-back clams are used, and of
these there seems to be an unlimited ]
supply. The salmon canneries are not;
yet. in full operation, only a few king1
salmon having been brought in, but j
within a short time the run of red I
fish is expected and the canneries will'
run at full capacity.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
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Mrs. F. G. Davis will gladly pay a
suitable reward to the party who j
found her class pin if returned to
her at once. I
Just Received—the iateet Popular1
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf'
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez j
Drug Store. •
Are you particular about your'
health? Then be particular about!
your druggist. The Owl* for yours.
Sergt. David Maxwell has reached \
his post at Gulkana, after a hard trip \
over the soft trails.
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Kodak Supplies at me Valde?
Drug Company. tf
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Tommy Donohoe left this morning
with Captain Marcum for a round trip
to Knight Island, Granite and other
Sound points.
Valdez Drug company nave a tine
line of Schccl Stationery. tl
P. Bonner left this morning for his
copper property at Bay of Isles,
Knight Island, with a large quantity
of supplies.
Pictures ieveioped at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
• “Barriers Swept Aside,” two part
drama at the Empress change of pic
tures tonight. Also two big comedies.
Kimonos, House-dresses, Aprons,
Caps and Wool Petticoats arrived on
the last boat for the Emporium, tf
P. P. Bonner left this morning
with the Katalla Queen for the Gran
ite mine, at which place he has pur
chased ah engine which he will in
stall on his property on Knight’s Isl
and. as the present machinery is in
adequate to handle the water in the
shaft.
Panoramic views of Child’s and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdez and
TOrangel on sale at the Valdez Drug
store. tf
New Spring Coats Just arrived on
the last boat at E. Winters.’ tf
BIG GUNS OF A CENTURY AGO
The Turk* Used Cannon Thai Fired
Great Granite Bowlders.
It would acarcely appear feasible that
a shot weighing 800 pounds could have
beqn employed .a century ago, yet the
Turks, who used the largest cannon in
Europe, actually used guns of such
caliber at that time.
When Sir J. Duckworth passed the
Dardanelles to attack Constantinople
in 1807 his fleet was dreadfully shat
tered by the immense shot thrown
from the batteries. The Royal George,
of 110 guns, was nearly sunk by only
one shot, while another cut the main
mast of the Windsor Castle almost in
tVo, a single shot knocked two ports
of the Thunderer into one; the Re
pulse ‘ (seventy-four guns) had her
wheel shot away and twenty-four men
killed and wounded by a shot, the ship
being saved only by the most wonder
ful exertions.
The heaviest shot which struck the
Eritish ships was of granite, weighing
800 pounds, and was twenty-six in lies
in diameter. One such shot, to the as
tonishment of the tars, stove in the
whole starboard bow of the Active,
and. having crushed tois immense mass
«f timber, the shot rolled ponderously
aft. the crew standing aghast at tills
singular spectacle.
iOne of these guns was cast in brass.
It was composed of two parts, its
breach resting against massive stone
work. and the difficulty of charging
such a monster would not allow of its
being fired more than once.—Dundee
Advertiser.
CRABS IN FULL DRESS.
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Some Species Are Fond of Finery and ,
Clothe Themselves Carefully.
Many of the crab species of shellfish
clothe themselves. Some sjiecies dress
elaborately by taking small pieces of
different colored weeds and sticking
them on the shell, so us to look like a j
stone covered with weed. They spend |
hours, with tiie utmost perseverance,
in making these pieces adhere, by try
ing the same piece over and over again |
till they succeed. They have a line j
sense of symmetry and always put a !
red piece 6n one limb to match the *
red piece they have put on the other, ,
and a green piece to match a green '
piece, though how they know red from :
green in the dark pools where they
live is hard to say. unless it is by
taste or smell. When once their dress
is completed it improves the older it
becomes, as the weed actually grows
on them.
Another species, with like habits and
a most decided love for finery, was de
scribed at a meeting of the Linnaean
society, as clothing themselves with
bits of bright colored seaweed, sponges,
and so forth. If the crab be despoiled
of its garments it at once proceeds to
clothe itself again with care and de
liberation. manifested not only in the
selection of its articles of apparel, but
in the proper shaping of them by
means of its pincers.—London Specta
tor.
The Attorney in England.
The use of the word attorney denotes
a belated mind. Since Nov. 1, 1875.
attorneys have ceased to exist, their
title merged by law into that of solic
itor of the supreme court of judica
ture. says a writer in the London Mail.
The name bad long been used as a
term of abuse. Johnson observed of
an acquaintance that “be did not care
to speak ill of any man behind his
back, but he believed the gentleman
was an attorney.”
Archbishop Treuc-h in 1859 noted that
the word attorney was going out of fa
vor and that the lower branch of the
legal profession preferred to be called
solicitors. So when the judicature act
of 1873 was before parliament a clause
was inserted abolishing the obnoxious
title. But with our delightful con
servatism we still honor the “attorney |
general.”
Knocking on Wood.
“Knock on wood” is one of the most |
antique expressions in use today in- ,
stead of being modern slang, according
to Professor William F. Bade. The ex
pression dates from a custom in vogue
5,000 years ago. when wood was re
garded as the antipathy of evil genius
es. Metals were regarded as tabooed
by certaia spirits, and if a man han- i
died ihese metals he immediately
touched wood to appease the spirits.
Ancient records show that King Solo
mon’s temple was built with wooden
tools and implements made of precious
metals, for iron was tabooed and would
have polluted the temple.—Exchange.
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Overworked Runabout,
A writer for a farm magazine says
an ordinary runabout cau be made to
run a circular saw, pump water, haul
freight, drive dairy machinery. All the
silo, shred the fodder and crush grain
feed. Possibly, but it would have little
time in which to. run about.—Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Charge Explained.
Judge—What's your charge against
the prisoner? Complainant—Burglary.
He stole $5 from me at the station.
Judge—But for burglary there must be
a breaking. Complainant—Well, your
honor, when he took the Ave he broke
me.—Boston Transcript.
. A Female Veteran.
He—Isn’t that General X. and his
daughter over there? He—Yes. They
say that she has been through more
engagements than her old father.—Bos
ton Transcript
A cheerful and glad spirit attains to
perfection much more readily than a
melancholy spirit-—8- Philip N’erL
VALDEZ - - and - - ANCHORAGE
CITY EXPRESS
Meets all boats! On the job, day or night
We never sleep.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phone 82
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66
Foot Keystone Ave
Ruuirh Dry lCe lb
Buy Alaska Made Cigars
ASK FOR W. R. King, Terminus, or Lavanna,
Made in Seward by union workmen.
We maintain our standard. Sold everywhere
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 Chas. Fischer, Propr.
i VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
| Absentees Business Properly Handled
| Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 26
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One road—one management—one service all the’way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short {Jne to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND MrniraT PUGET SOUND
California Line. Alaska
SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE, 11:00 A. M.—
Monday, Mar. 5/ Admiral Farragut for Seldovia and Way Ports.
Wednesday, Mar. 15, Admiral Watson for Seward and Way Ports.
Sunday, March 19, Admiral Evans, for Kodiak and WTay Ports.
Sunday, March 26, Admiral Farragut, for Seldovia and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 2, Admiral Watson, for Seldovia and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 9, Admiral Evans, for Kodiak and WTay Ports.
Sunday, April lo) Admiral Farragut for Anchorage and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 23, Admiral Watson, for Anchorage and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 30, Admiral Evans, for Anchorage and WTay Ports.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
Steamers Yale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RINGWOOD, Mgr* Seattlei VALDEZ DOCK CO* Local Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
8. 8. ALAMEDA AMD 8. 8. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM SE
ATTLE THE 10TH. 80TH AND 80TB,
EVERY MONTH
HROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 98TH, FOR CORDOVA,
JUNEAU, WRANGHL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
Rinter freight aer'vice tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Cortora,Wtj»^>f each ioonth—right reserved to chance thla achedule
F. B. TRACT, Oea’l A«eal VAJLDBA DOCK OO, Teeal Afeat