Up-to-date Fishermen.
The d«v was qnite dreary, with
nothing in sight,
So Jack. Phil and Andy struck a
scheme that was bright.
The plan was to furnish the whole
town with fish.
Not doubting the net proceeds
would make them all rich.
They needed some bait la-fore fish
could In- caught.
So they stopjied into Dad’s and
purchased a quart.
From Whitley they Imrrowt-d some
hooks and a line,
On the disk then they settled tmlo
something fine.
First they baited themselves, then
they baited the hooks,
And their faces assumed most sat- (
isfied huiks.
Till Jack with a swing anil a swish
and a throw,
I<et the line, luniks and sinkers to,
the bottom all go.
Now this was indeed a deplorable j
state,
They had promised all cod, and got
nothing but skate.
Bo to smooth o’er their trouble.
Jack saiil to Andy:
Just plcusc pass thu bottle, at that!
we’re quite handy.
Soon Ihildy, quite shaky, appeared
on the diu-k.
He hcljicd them to clean up the
rest of the stock.
Then Big Ed, quite friendly, came'
down with his truck,
Anil landed them all at the incur
ables hut.
Note—The machine broke at
this point in the juime.—Eli.
Traditions of
t
the Alaska Natives. 1
t
TIIK lONKI.ICT OK THK "K1KK MOl'N
TAI.NH,”
The Alieuts have a tradition that
at one time the islands of Oona
laslika and Onmnak were nearly
covered with ‘‘tire mountains” of
various sizes. An argument arose
and they quarreled among them
selves as to whieh had the largest
IkhIv of tire within it.
After a prolonged dispute in
whieh not one would yield to the '
others, it was decided that the liest |
way to settle the question wits l»v a
trial of strength.
A most fearful conflict ensued,
which lasted for many days. The;
mountains threw tire and rocks at j
each other instead of spear*. This
continued until the smaller peaks,
recognizing that they could not
withstand the conflict, 1 towed down
in sorrow, and went out forever.
Finally only two of the craters
remained, one at Oonalashka—j
Rlakushin (Ayak)—and the other:
at Oumnak.the Kechesnia (Ismak).
These having vanquished the others,
engaged in a terrible single-handed
conflict, with the most disastrous
consequences to their surroundings.
Fire, rock and ashes were thrown
over the adjoining country, the |
animals in the neighUirltood were
all killed, and the air became
heavv with the gases.
Ouinnuk crater finally realized
that it could continue the conflict
no longer, so gathering all its
energy, it juni|>ed up with a great
hound and collapsed.
The Makushin volcano, Wing
victor and but little injured, and
seeing no more competitors, quieted
down and now only smokes occa
sionally.
That the quartz boulders in a
placer do not show gold, does not
necessarily prove that the gold
came from some other rock or was
‘grown’ chemically in tW placer.
As a general rule the quartz in a
lode that contains gold or any1
other mineral is less resistant to
grinding ami disintegrating in the
process of erosion than the quartz
which is liarrcn. The latter will
remain in the placer as cobbles and
boulders after the gold-Waring
quartz is ground to sand and the
gold liWrated from its matrix.
The Pkohpkctok will Won sale at
Hammond’s store on Slate creek
all summer.
Kodiak Items.
From Orphanage News Letter.
Herring are very plentiful now
Over 500 were caught at one Imu
of the seine recently.
Harley, wheat, oats, spelt/, gr
rajs', hemp anil all kinds of gardei
vegetable have licen sown and main
are up. Almut half an acre of |s>
tatoes has Iteen planted. Tlw firs'
lettuce was on the table May 10.
Governor Brady, we )>clicvc,doc:
well to recommend tluit Alaslcji
|H»stpone the forming of a territorx
until the numls-r of land owner?
increases.
A few red salmon have started
to run.
Mr. Boswell, whose daughter?
are attending the Orphanage, ha?
the following description of tlu
Mission in a recent letter: “Mr
Coe, the father of the Mission, i?
instructing the young men in differ
ent lines of business, such as salt
ing salmon and cod, farming and
other occupations. It fact, all the
children have something to do,
from darning stockings to weaving
cnr|iet, keeping house and sewing.
One tiling in jiurticular that sur
prised me here was how they keep
so many young children so spot
lessly clean. All bathe regularly
once a week. The table is well
provided and they all have a good
time of it. Mr. and Mrs. Cot* are
kind and good, and Mr. and Mrs.
Forby, Mrs. Cant pis'll. Dr. Mills
and Mr. Kvans, the government
teacher, are all fine people who
make one feel at home.”
Don’t Be a Knocker.
Tin* following is from a Kansas
newspaper. It is good adviee and
should Ik* read hy everyone. Sev
eral persons in Valdes should read
it very carefully. “If there is any
i-hanee to latent business, Itonm it.
Don’t pull it long face and get sour
in your stomach, (let a sntile on
you. Hold up your head. <Jet a
hold with hoth hands, then pull.
Bury your hatchet. Drop your
tomahawk. When a stranger drops
in. jolly. Tell him tluit this is the
greatest town on earth. It is.
Don't get mulish. Don’t roast,
iust jolly. No man ever helped
himself hy knocking otlier people
down. No man ever got rich trv
ing to make jieople Believe that lie
was tlie only man <ai earth. You
•an’t elimB tin- ladder of fame hy
stepping on otlier jieojde’s corns.
They sire tiieir corns, not yours.
And they are tender. Keep off the
•urns.”
Relocation of Claims.
A co-owner in a mining claim
cannot l>y relocation succeed to the
interest of his co-owners who do
not join in the relocation, even
though through failure to |>crforni
the assessment work, the claim is
forfeit. His relocation inures to
the benefit of all his co-owners. If
he procure* the location tola-made
by a third party and then takes
title by deed, the essence of the act
is not changed. His act must still
inure to the liencfit of hisco-owncrs.
The supreme court of Utah
ruled that the proper course of pro
ceeding by which the co-owner
could divest his associates of title
is to do the asscssnn nt work and
then advertise his co-owners out in
the manner provided by the stat
ute.
One silver fox skin at the March
sale of the Hudson’s HavUompahy
sold at a record price; it was from
the Esquimau lav section, and was
remarkably dark and superb in
silvery touches;*it brought $2300.
mid was purchased by a Mr.
Jaeckel, of New York.
A minor can legally locate a
mining claim, but to transfer a
valid title it is necessary for the
court having jurisdiction where the
claim is located, to ap|wiint a
guardian to act for the minor.
If you have anything for sale or
trade list it with the Cop|>er River
Mining, Trading & Development
Co.
The time to advertise is all the
time.
r
► °OOD OOODJ. • GOOD service.
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CLUB ROOMS IN CONNECTION
* <
^ Market Price Uat.
Ikir r.vwi |H-r M
Corn Meal $a.2.‘» •• ill)
Butter :t> •• lb
! Kgg* .. :#h- •* .lor
Sugar $7.ou •« nm
Klee .$!.«) to |7.It) •• itm
Potatoes :<»,« •• |l»
Bacou and llatn $1.Van to $17.00 •• 1«hi
Coffee 20 to *iOe •• Ih
Milk 12^ to 91 •• can I
■ Oranulated Potatoes 2D lo 2'a- “ 11#
■ Drlwl Fruit n to !•'*■ *' ih (
Syrup $1to$l 'i0 •• ga | i
Beans, siiimII white $•».«» “ loo
Beans, Lima $12.iW •* 1»*>
l Boiled Oats nr *• Ih
i Tea 4) to 7*> " lb
I Tohaeeo. smoking doto Tih- “ Ih
Tobacco, rhewing it lo 7> •* ih
, K H ash. double cond. timothy hay $42 *>0 ton
Best Whitman <M1» #l2Jfc) ton
i Coal fl'i.m ton
I W«mh| $a.no for.l
Alaska’s Official Directory.
I tlmemor John t;. Brady.
I*. S, Judg***— Melville C. Brow n, Pint. No. 1.
seat at Juneau: Janie* Witkersham. I»ist. No.
t •‘eat at Nome
f’_ H. Attorney* B. A. Friedrich. lH*t. No. 1:
Joseph K. Wood, J. Harlan.
Clerk District No. 1. W. J. IIH1*. Pint No. X
A. K. Ilcilig.
I 1’. K. Marshals—James M. Slump, Pint. No. 1;
I Cornelius I.. Vawler, Plat. No. 2; ti. ti. Perry.
Hist. No. X
Commissioner^ Fdward de tiroff, Sitka; II.
II. Fol-om. .luueii i: F. I*. Tustin. Ft. Wrangell;
I.. It. W«aalw:»*■•!, I toilaska; P. tiallagher, Ko
' die k : .1. .1. I, ... Skagway; W. J. Joacs, Circle
City: I.. II. Shepard, St. Michael; Sol Bipitisky,
Haines Mission: J. I*. Smith, Ketchikan; ti. M
Irwin, ho'igJas; c. T. Brook*, Bulimic; John
Lyons, Valdez, Prescott Sawyer. Kaglc.
C. S. Land Officer*- Surveyor ticncral W. S.
Pistin.
Register—John W. Dudley.
Receiver— A. I*. Apperaoti.
Clerk*— tico. Stowed. W. F. Jeffery*.
Deputy C . S. Marshal*—Dial. No. 1, special.
W. II. McNair, J. W. Snook, Skagway; J. I*.
Campbell, Sitka: K. F. Kelly. Juneau; Wm. P.
tirant, Wrangel; U. Ilillg, Douglas Island;
Kdward C. Ila-cy, Valdez; l«ewis L. Hour era,
' Kodiak;Peter Nisson, Porcupine; W. ti. Thom
as, Ketchikan; J. I*. Keynoldson. Kaglc. J.
I ZulHiff. KilliMiiMi.
Alaska Views.
Views taken to order. DE
VELOPING and PRINTING.
Films, Plates, ete. Received,
Developed and Stored for any
Persons in the Interior. Send
all orders to J. G. Snyder’s.
P. S. HUNT, Photographer
VALDEZ, ALASKA.
| CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Endeavor Cong. Ciivkcii—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hohart
Street. Rev. D. \V. Cram, Pastor.
Services every Sunday at 10:30 a.
in. anil H p. m. Prayer meeting
: Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 o’clock. Melvin Demjisey,
President.
Ciu hcii of the Epiphany—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and 'llohart
1 Street. Services on Sunday at 4
1 p. in. Jas. Fish. Senior Warden.
OhdekokAlaska Moose, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meet in their own
Hall nn Reser
t vation Avenre,
every Thursday
evening at 8
oVIiK'k. John
(iuodell, Ruling
Spirit; A. J. Ad
ams, Keeper of
Wa Wa.(See)
Ahcric B both kb iiood—
\ aiue* Camp No. 10.
Meets at Moose i
Hall every Tues
day evening.
A. M. Edwards,
r A retie Chief. J.
U. Snyder, Sec
retary.
^ •
Vai.dk/ Social Cu'B— F. Brown.
Pres. Mrs. Anna Fish, See. Meet
at the Moose Hall every Saturday
evening.
Vai.dk/Ciiamiikb of Commkhck -
Meet on the first and third
i Friday night of # each month. J.
(ioodcll, Pres. A. \V. Koehford,
. See’v.
1 ■ ‘
i L R. CAMPBELL,
Assaycr and (bemist.
Reliable Returns,
easonble Prices.
| ELLAXJAB ^ - ALASKA.
F. W. Rosenthal,
Artist of Alaska Scenery
in Pencil and Water Color.
Dealer in all kinds of
Indian Curios.
The only true picture of
VOLCANO W KANO Kl
in existence is from liis
brush.
Hotki. Hoi.max Coim-kk Ckntkii
GRAND HOTEL
A. SWAN, Proprietor
Corner Keystone Avenue and
McKinley Street.
WHERE
“b ? Who?
STOP
Everyone From VAL EZ.
AT THE
FRANKLIN
OF COURSE.
Only First Class European Hotel ii
JUNEAU.
John T. Spickett Proprietor
HOTEL JMLLER.
Headquarters for VALDEZ People
120 Rooms. Rates oOe, $1.00 and
I1.50 jh*t day. First elass res
taurant in eonneetion. Free
bus. Opposite U. S. Postotliee.
W. G. POTTS. Manager.
Cor. 1st Ave. ami
University .Sl SEATTLE
_ ~ BO YEARS’
EXPERIENCE
Trade Marks
Designs
Copyrights Ac.
Anvnne sending m sketch and description may
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
invention is probably patentable, ( oininunira*
tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patent#
sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.
Patents takeu through Munn A t'o. receive
spread notice, without charge, in the
Scientific American.
A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir
culation of any scientific journal. Terms. $3 a
year: four months, $L Sold by all newsdealers.
MUNN &Co.36,B«—» New York
Branch Office. 625 F Bt. Washington. D C.
Cameron Golden
I0W PioneerTonsorialParlor I0W
The Oldest and Mast
Reliable in Town.
Ladies’ Shampooin';
a Specialty.
Ladies* and Gents* Baths
Porcelain Tulis. Fresii
and {Salt Water
Paths. Rooms Sep
arate from the Simp.
All Modern Improvements
P«i!k Paths I! navigation (o.
Stm-essors to PACIFIC STKAM WHAUNli CO.
EXCELS I OP
Z. S. MOORK. Mastkk.
AND
N EWPOpT.
I. S. MOORK. Maxtkh.
KXCKLSIOR Sails from Seattle aU.nt 2*»th ..f Kadi Month foe
■ t akutat, Kllamar. VALPKZ. Illiamna ami Conk* lnl*-t Points.
Sails from \ALPKZ alxnit 12th of carli month for Jnm-ati ami
Seattle.
XKWPORT sails from Juneau almut 1st of wl, month for Val.h-innd
\\estern Points.
i Sails from \ ALPKZ almut Sloth of each month for Sitka ami Jnm-ati.
For Information ami Ratos A|>|.Iv at Office of
Pacific Packing & Nav. Co*
U1<*1h‘ lluililinjr. Swift l«\ Wash.
•tO California Strwt, S 11] Kr;inri*<v*.
J. C. Martin, Aft.
Fir'll Hnw Storr. YhIiU-k.
WM. WORKMAN MAGXKSOX
Workman’s Road House
First road house huilt on Government
Trail. Can aeeomodate 5(1 jieojde. has larire
warm ham for 20 horses and <jood quarters
for dojis, (iooil meals and everything tiw*
musher d<?dros.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
i ^_ _
Roberts' Road House.
Before crossing the Summit on the wav to
tin- interior stop for rest and shelter at Mrs.
Robert’s. BEST and ONLY place for feed
and wati'r on the road. lil Miles From Val
dez.
PROPRIETOR.
I
Donalson Roadhouse.
TOtCINd BRIDGE.
Outfits Cached Free of Charge. Free Horse and Dog Stable*.
Distance From Valdez, 771 Miles, via Gowmnnzit Trail. Btwt
Accomodations for Trawlers.
(’HAS. C. YAGER. P«*op. 77 Miles F*o* VaLDB
I_
When nn the Wav to the Interior. Stop at the
Loomis Roadhouse,
Tonsina Bridg.
Good Meals. Good Beds.
Complete Line of Mereltandise and Miners StijfJios at
Valdes Prims with Freight Atldesl.
I. H. LOOMIS, Pkoi*. 77 Milks Fk<im Valdk*
.
Hakky C. Mikmiy Will Davh
HOTEL HOLMAN
Best roadhouse on tin- All American Route to the
Yukon. Fresh veife tables during season from *aur
owri garden. Good feed for stock near by. K*st of
accomodations, winter or summer.
COPPER CENTER. ALASKA. 103 Mules Knot Value*
i C E. B0Q/1RDUS,
Assayer and Chemist.
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
ti() 0>LtMI!lA Sr., SKATTI.K, W.tf.L
Dr. L. S. CAMICIA
Dentist and Optician.
A Full Line of Spectacles on Hand. Clock*
and Watches Repaired uu
Short Notice.
McKinley St +