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VOLUME 4, WO. 7_ VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1905. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
The Dlusb To [Fairbanks
Is now on in earnest, and
You Will Want An Outfit
Those of you wno have bought your supplies from us before
know where to get them. You will buy from us~
WHY?
Because You Were Always Satisfied
To those who are not our customers we wish to extend an invi
tation to look over our stock and get our figures before
purchasing elsewhere
Quality Counts and You’ll Find It Here
riNEST fli^RTnENT
LflRQEST STOCK
DEJT QOODJ
We are in the Outfitting Business and Can Supply Every
Article You Need.
Place Your Order Now.
biq Stampede i o Delta
New Town Being Built on Little Delta. Has 300 In
habitants. Many Good Stri a
Fairbanks. March 2'_'—Tnc v. 1 i«i
••si stall,jade sii cc Fairbai: - mi,
ii" a cii * iii'« mi tawnr'i l.i.tlc
lh*lta aii'l nenrhv streams, ibm
• me hnndr il miles up the Tannin..
F lily nut h’s have left herein the
past two days, some with maeiiim
rv f if working tin- ground. Three
rival townsites have been staked,
the larges' of which is at tie
month ot Little Delta, where .!• »
nn n are building cabins.
Fairbanks is now entirely de
populated of floating men. every
one wlu i can lea vine fur t r nee
sir ke. From ail !:• n :e sn re - it
is le.tr ttl that tne s rike- in the
ni >v ea |> are hei t-r than those
lil'i matin tin Fairbanks I-• k. anti
ar. slam ine up v.t !i w iih lit le pru>
1« e'ill*..
I’av has h- n founil on the Lit
tle l.'ei'i. three feet from the sur
taee v hi li avrrap’s n eetits to
the pan. The eei.l is enar-e. On
Teinl' TtO >t ereek el'Vfli t ents ti
the pan hits lavii foiiml, anil oti
t' rstih- rivt r these i- plenty of j >\
nnii'iinr eiirhi e.-nts. The whole
«"U! rv i* !« In. .* aio-.i.
Trail To T.nsi in rioo4.
linn-in* Mr r.-ii 2 —! cine* lio*v
arr •>! loilm ImiiuiiI fi i r-inte. Ho
'mu from While* tu I'liii.iitm
i\:.- .1 vi i'Ini r. Horse* are imiII
uii! '-v.'iiti • ii 1'imli ,• | in tmi. Ne
hrenk-iip ’•»:• .*ii,ne lime yet.
M in. 'ii. Mareii 22—Henri'
^ - In-eli inline I hv the
|Ti' ileiit a* | .<>*1 in i-ter a I Taeuina.
People At Center.
Copper lYnt«-r. Mir-ii 1 <V — » ;i r
a party of Slate anil Shi.he na
mtv-her*. Inivihj; gotten iwrvihing
off the liill, all" laying o.er lo-tlaV
liefore hitting tin- liver. Wi
ld rolled ovi r to the tn v to meet
old aiijtiain itnc.«. and among tlie
first to gi. ri n* wa* lliix, who i*
elief at the Hotel Holman, and in
conversai ion w i n him wove toll
that if wt warned anything from
the Smashes we would have to
procure •• n ordei from him.
Cowell ha* taken on *o much
fat ha. 1m* * i tad rii'V, ami look
I ke may i; ami Andy l.n~ a gt n
ial *i.iih lint i» tetehing.
Weather and ‘ r.t:i iri am-. Peo
ple are going hv every day t rTan
alia, ami, hy tiie way, - ne *,-t in
t" go p:e v l idit. Tin-re ha* heen
[lii e .1 little horse feed h>*| on ;]ie
trail and *ome ii. le grille One
mm lo*t a singh . from ni* *led
while he >vn* in hi- tent. Tiiere
are *ome nervy one* on th-trail
for -lire.
Le*lir a Xe!*on. Tully and John
lIan*oii left 1 wo day- ago and are
at raziiua. Tiey loaded on every
thing. \an hit inline and party
leave tomorrow for tin- upper Cop
per. I itn*v. Kinney, Jensen, Braze,
Seido*-er. Heron and hrother, ami
Ben Howell leave for Sliushetna.
Crary, Baker, Arntihl, Samlherg
aim party and I’om Lawson ami
party leave tor Slate on Saturday,
C. S.
Still Missing.
Nothing Ims been la-ard as yet of
Morrison and Fred Gale. of Kiia
tnar, who were reported missing
some time ago. Marshal Sexton i
is expected to go to the westward ,
this trip of the Portland to look for
tie- missing men.
Itybcrg’s Hat Found.
A hat was found on the heaeli
this week by F. Boyd, which lias t
la-en identified l.v friends as he- '
longing to Aug. l{\ .. re, who mys
teriously ilisappea reel several
months ago. i'his is taken as pnxu
of the supposition that Kyb. rg has
drowned himself, llishat prohab
ly floated ashore- and was cover -d
with snow until moved by the re
cent high tide.
Judge Gallaher, who is on tlie
road to Fairbanks, passed Gukona
yesterday afternoon.
Copper Center i tarivii g.
< "|i|'i r Center is now l>. n .-t
important stilt i«>ii l>< .m . . hen
a ini the ‘Tunnui.u. 'I . • Co| j t
I enter Mintiig .v I railing Cn. ha
a line .-tuck di goods in tin ir store:
Hotel liolieati i* aide to ham «
illl.V tilt to hel of gills - Ii Iii- -e!is
s vie, and i lie 'IVi is Senate, •• In
ti Hi -i Jtoi -e norl i. o >t a:' ie." -
run hy Cimi-h- ( ov.ell V.
i! tact ihat i!n i . S Ci-minis
sioi.er, 11 • gi>v« n ent ' irn , in
II ill 11 el.mil. and ease < t‘ .-1 ' |. 1 . -
for In soldi - '•!!' 'i or an
a il l <1 loer. ntak - i: tile Ii list
important town along the 1 itn
i lie coil.puny W.i! -letin a puM m
Io l In t ttl s.'e iis sunn ss j .il.’e
Pallet Hor.e’a Tongue Out.
Vi to e iioli . M i: Ii js .i i •
of cruelty lieu >h u. I ic> g .
unpublished nr uiipiid-lied wa
eoinniiited near I’ '.nidgiii di ji ..
fe ' days ago. A h< r < . drive;. !,\
a man who i- ’ll tic- einpli>\ of i
l.ea:- nllllit. is*, .line liaikv and
nothing could l*e dom- with it. All
other methods having iaih I tluv
tied a rope to his tongue and citln r
hitched it to a sled or aiio'her
he and attempted to pull him
along in that way. The horse,
however, jerked hack and his
UMitnie was pulled out hy the roots,
after which In was eluldied to
death.
n ec^’s Kecor.nn *.
Locutmi — Ki'J iini* claims,
m ar n.oil'll i ! Miners river. Prince
W linn sound tT. Col.ii. J. in. ram
S Frazee.
Deed—John L. Jolii -on o S. A.
Hemple. 1-7 interest in S quartz
claims. Knight’.- 1-1 ni l.
JTaso Sleeting.
A mass meeting will In* held
Monday evening. Mar Mi ‘J7. a: tli ■
rire Hail, fi : the pui-po.--n; nomi
nating candida:» s for tin- munici
pal election, to 1. held April 4.
Criminal Ignorance.
\\ ortinaii’-. -I reii 11 liunce,of
the Lewis party, was man who
[ tilled horse’s tongue ollt. IL-rs
was killed immediately. Was a
ease of ignorance rather than ma
liciousness. Witness won’t make
complaint.
The Valdez-railroad has lieen in
the air for several years, and - um
people have insinuated that tin
air was surcharged with heal.—
Cablegram.
City Market j
NKXT To TUK XIZINA. •:
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PRICES ARE
RIGHT
Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
GIVE US A
CALL
| Beef, Mutton, Pork j
i Poultry and Game, j
Outfit Grows
\ eorr. •| "i|,|rut fr.uu <'i>|,|nt
t "ii i-r ti Is o' n Fairbanks outfit
that i«t; town v. itli a In-r-o -ltd .f-jt
«■ l.o, i la. 1 | fovisii.iis : ■ tak«;
th< n 'In'. ' i'll. lie j nrt\ when
e;i\ l.i.' \\ i lie lloi.se 1 ad a lijde of
: ; v and a sin k of oats. When
they jias-i i Ton- tia the load had
• to I" -• i to a ha,e atid a half of
■, i_. at■ * ; «• i .',iek' of oats. Thi*
- - • ■«' i- tlie loiivis and
of III 1.1 leal limes.
Chamber 01 Commerce.
A I inert il.j; of Jilt* < 'llftlit*
bi-f ... » .1 unfit wa- lit M M iinlaV
' i • ■(i, . ’ w:iieli i'. >f. h iiiolitif
le- i it ’hi ( handier of bis inten
l "i i>iib.n .hi ane inimt n: to
ill t "i.sti; utitin al the next meet
-• which mu'.'- soiii radical
e.a. :.;.i - al lie organization.
I in «|t.a iiiieatnili- fur memlier
siiij. ;- in l.e ei ain;* > 1 so (hut an.v
mu e over the i.oe of '.M. iimj a eit
i/.'-ll of tile Cliited S. att ■-, is elinj
bie for tnerul>erslii|'. At jirescnt
"lil\ citizens of the town Call join
llie ;*ne ii lineiii ai.-o raise- the ad
mission lee !o .fill ami 1 lie dues to
if 1 Jit l i: i111 r. ii.
A eoniliilttee was appointed to
••outer u tli M jor Kivliardsoiu
1. ail ' 1 tin* wa. hi road commis
sion, in endeavor to have this
l-.ace made the lieadutiartcr- of the
•• nniiii.-s; m.
A I'oinli.illee wa- also a j ■ Jitiililed
to collect an exhibit to be sent to
tin Portland i'X|io-iitin. A ii voite
w. o has. or i nn obtain any •>noi|
-j.t t'inien of mineral or other re:
re - oi i In- sc."ion, si..mi l coni
muni ate tviih lb eoniinittee. .]. f,.
| S le is chairman of tlm eomniit
! tee.
Card of Thanks.
I he ineinhei a oi the Valdez linin'
lint in i u is! i to extend their thank*
i :‘* tnc citizens iv.id have eontrih
|utid inn .rds the purchase of the
j instruments.
We also wish to state that the
* ins; runieiils will lie in tlie care of
! Mr. Win. Finical.
1 "■ l nf instruments purchased
•f 1-1*I Receive i from cunt rihntion*
o, s.50,
Washington, March -Jit—The
| | re-.dent is still endeavoring to
reach M: 1‘shal Powell hv wire, r*1
garding his ap]Mtintment. II" ha*
failed as yet to locate him.
St. Petersburg, Mureh 22—The
I tiffing Russian- are now at <iiinl
'hit. a hundred miles north of Tie
R;i'-. Tin- pursuing Japanese are
'almost abreast of the Russians
The l 'zar has ordered the second
Pacific squadron to proceed to the
far East. Togo is waiting to g ve
ha;tie to the Russians in mid1
ocean.
The eomiiii tee of the C’hamlff
of Commerce on mail routes along
the sound, have been collecting
•’a a and preparing a petition (ef
a r hi e from here to the various
points of lmportaiiee along the
CuaaU