KIT'S PARENTS
ARE GRATEFUL
? Writes from London Thanking
tizens for Endeavoring to
Give Son Assistance.
the officials. When no trace of the
missing man could be found, the may
or ordered Mr. Heckey to Investigate
the cabin in which Short lived, as It
was believed that he might possibly
have papers of value to his relatives.
Among the papers found in the young
man's trunk were a number of let
ters from his parents in London, a
letter of recommendation from Sen
ator Sulzer, of Sulzer, Alaska, for
whom he had formerly worked. He
was also a member of the Loyal Or
der of Moose at Ketchikan, and a
member of the Western Federation
of Miners at Ketchikan.
Mr. Heckey wrote the parents of
the young man explaining the circum
stances of his disappearance and
their letter is in reply to the commu
nication bearing them the sad news
of their son’s possible death. The
parents are hopeful that in some way
their son escaped the fate which the
search party fear overtook him. The
father writes that while Louis was
always venturesome and had utmost
faith in himself being able to accom
plish what he set out to do, he was
kind and considerate of his parents
and others. He never failed to cor
respond regularly with his mother no
matter where he might be, and occa
sionally sent her sums of money to
reassure her that he was not in need
and was getting along well.
» parents of Louis Short, the
Englishman who disappeared
day while prospecting on the
;ain west of Valdez, between
z and Mineral creek, have writ
jhn S. Heckey, night patrol
thanking the officials and citi
who endeavored to find and if
le render assistance to their
The relatives of the young pian
igaged in the insurance busi
/ith offices at No. 9, Fleet street,
m, E. C.
.vill be remembered that early
y last that Short was reported
ve gone on a prospecting trip
„e mountain side, ami when he
to return to his cabin ne;gh
:alled the attention of Mayor
Tonight.
Series 5 and 6 of “Lucille Love,”
that serial story in 15 episodes or 30
reels, at the Liberty Theatre. Fran
cis Ford as the international spy,
and Grace Cunard as Lucille Love.
Many interesting events happen.
Comedy to balance. *
to the strange disappearance
prospector as he was known to
eft town with supplies sufficient
t only one or two days,
rshal Willard Scott and a party
unteers spent a number of days
e mountain side searching for
as it was feared that he had
ed an accident which prevented
from returning home or sum
ig help. No trace of the miss
an was ever found and it is the
of prospectors who have at
ed to scale the mountain side
Short perished there as the
tain is steep .and the brush al
impenetrable. A skeleton might
the foot of some of the cliffs
iars before being discovered, if
r was.
few weeks before he disappear
lort had picked up some rich
on the lower benches of the
'tain side and had expressed the
lion of trying to locate the
e from which the gold-bearing
had come. He was in the habit
ing out each morning and re
ag at night, and w'hen he failed
turn his neighbors feared that
'thing had happened and notified
Valdez Weather Report.
Sept. 29, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29.450
Temperature 7 p. m.43
Maximum temperature .49
Minimum temperature .43
Mean temperature.46
Precipitation .63
Cloudy, wind 6 miles, rained at
night and from 9 a. m. till 7 p. m.
MRS. E. WINTER
Will retrim or make your hats to
order. Satisfaction guaranteed. Sev
eral years’ experience before coming
to Valdez.
LADIES’ FURNISHING STORE,
tf. McKinley Street.
FOR RENT—Furnished house;
also baby crib and carriage for sale.
Apply Ray Larson. tf.
ON THE ADMIRAL EVANS
we received a big shipment of
Fresh Meats, Poultry and
Vegetables of all Kinds
and we are again open for busi
ness and are prepared to serve
all our old customers and new
ones with the best the mark et
affords.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
FREE
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. j.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week.
Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles you to Gne Coupon.
\i . . ,. — • •••/
PBMZON BAR
PHONE 69
CABLE GOES OUT
OF COMMISSION
Burnside Is Believed to Be at Seattle
and Break is North of Sitka.
«<
Business Interrupted.
The government cable went out of
commission yesterday afternoon at
4:30 and the local office has been un
able to raise Sitka, showing that the
break is on this end of the line. In
consequence of the Interruption of its
cable service, the Prospector is un
able to supply its readers with its
usually excellent telegraphic service.
It is feared that several days and
possibly weeks will lapse before the
break is repaired, as the cableship
Burnside is at Seattle and usually
consumes several days in preparing
for the trip northward after she has
been notified that the string has
parted.
To make matters worse, owing to
the many changes in the Signal Corps
staffs at the different stations, the
Cordova office is»reported to short of
men to handle the business offered
by the wireless when the cable is out
of commission.
The Prospector has received ap
peals from a number of Alaskan pa
pers to save their lives by sending
the doings of the court or other local
happenings. The Dominion line is
reported working to Dawson and dis
patches for the Prospector will be
routed over the Canadian line if the
cable fails to connect with the wire
less at Whiteshed.
SHE LEAD IN'
GRANITE UPRAISE
Miners Report that Lead Carries
Width and Values and That Ore
is in Sight for Months.
Miners deriving in Valdez yester
day from the Granite Mine, at Hobo
Bay, bring the news that the lead has
been tapped by miners working in
the upraise and that the lead carries
its size and apparently is as high
grade as near the surface.
Senator B. F. Millard has verified
the report that the lead had been
struck in the upraise but stated that
until assays of the ore had been made
to determine its values, he preferred
to make no announcement regarding
the values of the ore. Senator Mil
lard states that where the ore was
encountered is about 160 feet below
the surface and that ore sufficient to
keep the mill running for many
months has now been blocked out.
PAY 18 LOCATED ON
SEVEN BENCH CLAIMS.
That a paystreak has been defi
nitely located on at least seven
claims along the third tier bench of
Livengood, counting every 20 acres
as a claim, is the report of James
Beck, the well known mining man,
who returned recently from a trip
of investigation to the new diggings.
Counting No. 10, second tier, pay
has been located on eight claims all
told.
However, according to Mr. Beck,
all of the prospectors working from
2 above to 10 above on the third
tier are in pay dirt which will go
$1.26 to $1.60 to the square foot of
bedrock. The paystreak is known to
be at least 160 feet wide in places,
although in other places it is not
more than 60 feet wide. Its width,
however, on all the claims yet re
mains to be determined.—News-Min
er, Fairbanks.
A Good Time Coming.
The whole town Is Invited to a
“States and Nations’’ social in the
Congregational church Friday even
ing, and a good time is promised to
everybody. Novelty stunts will be
performed by the representatives of
each state and nation. Refreshments
will be served at 11 p. m.
If the final certificate issued out
of the Fairbanks land office is ap
proved by the commissioner of the
general land office at Washington,
Mrs. Cordelia Karshner, of Hot
Springs will become the owner of
the first patented piece of land in
Interior Alaska. This is he first final
certificate ever issued out of the lo
cal land office. Should it be approv
ed, and there is little doubt but that
it will be, it will be returned here and
a patent will be immediately Issued
to Mrs. Karshner.—(Fairbanks News
Miner.
YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Yaldez Drug Co’s pre
scription department.
ALAMEDA DUE EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING.
The steamer Alameda is reported
from Cordova to have reached that
port this afternoonu and will sail for
Valdez at 8 o’clock this evening, ar
riving in Valdez at 2 a. m. There
are a number of passengers for the
westward who have been attending
the term of court in Valdez and are
returning to their homes.
FAIRBANKS MEN BUY
KNUTE NAFSTED’S CAR
A party of Fairbanks men have
purchased Knute Nafsted’s Ford car
and will leave tomorrow morning
over the government road for Fair
banks. The members of the party
are Thos. Bruns, A. Marsh, Jas. Ha
gen and E. Hershberger.
__
Cases Before the Federal Court.
The attention of the federal
court was occupied this morning
with the case of George F. White vs.
Joe Domentzet, Ike Westberg, et al.,
in which the plaintiff sued to recover
a commission claimed to have been
promised for making a mining deal.
The jury in the case returned a ver
dict giving White judgment for $425.
Attorney J. L. Reed, for defense, has
filed motion for retrial.
The court denied the petition of
counsel for Peter Johnson, convicted
of selling liquor without a license,
for a rehearing of his case.
A special venire was Issued to se
cure a jury In the case of Chas. M.
Day vs. the Valdez Bank & Trust Co.
How does a ride to Camp Comfort
with a dance and a dinner before re
turning strike you? Fresh killed
chickens and Alaska vegetables at
your command. For particulars see
CITY EXPRESS.
tf Phone 82.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198. tf
For the Nu-Bone Corset see Mrs.
Leavell, phone 200. tf.
THE
LIBERT! THEATRE
CONTINUOUS SHOW
YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND
ON SEEING A GOOD SHOW AT
THE LIBERTY.
MORE FEATURES TO
FOLLOW.
WATCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Admission 25c Children 1 Oc
as Shamrock
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay,
and Fidalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
dez Dock Company's Dock.
For Rates, Apply on Boat.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
The First Bank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25 000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET LINDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
The Pinzon
Cor. McKinley and Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Finest Pool and Billiard Room
In Alaska.
El Belmont [ I/"^ ADC) El Sidello
Admiration ^ w I v!3 /\ l\w ( Carabana
We handle only the Beat
Cigars and Tobaccos.
Haas and Vogan Candies.
Free Auto Tickets
—AT
THE BUFFET
PHONE 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
The After-Hours
Salesman
MANY concerns lose money every night by not attract
ing tlje attention of the crowds on the streets in the
evening. On the other hand, many other concerns pros
per because they employ the after-hours salesman—Elec
tric Light. You can readily pick out these stores on the
busiest thoroughfares—their show windows pouring a
brilliant flood of light upward, outward and downward,
thereby adding an attraction to the goods displayed not
obtainable, in any other way. Few people can resist a
glance at the beautiful effect—most people stop and ad
mire it. The proprietors of these shops are well versed
in all modern methods which make for success in devel
oping trade. They know that the lavish use of .electric
light pays, and use Edison Mazda Lamps to obtain it at
a minimum cost.
Alaska Water, Light and
Telephone Company
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Llscum Lvs. Valdes
8:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 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.