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VOLUME 2, NO. 29. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
HEAD HE SION!
It Means Something. Means
something to your pocketbook. To
the man with little money it acts like
a tonic. It gives strength to his
purse. It’s buying contents become
a greater force. If your purse is fat
and you feel you can afford more for
a suit, we can give you just that much
more for your money. OURSUITS
RANGK IN PRICK FROM *15
to $30. Ours is the store in which
to get “MORK.” “More” quality.
0
“More” quantity. “More” pleasure
while you are buying. We please
you.
j Getting wet these days? No
need for it. Our stock of rainy day
wear is complete, and the prices—well
you know they are right. *
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GOOD !
WELLMADE |
SERVICEABLE I
CHEVIOT I
BUSINESS E
SUITS
$IS.09j E
Jas. Fish '& Col
Everything To Wear. I
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Everything To Wear.
JAIMES FISH & CO
Cure That Cold at
,P. O. DRUG STORE.
P. E. KERN,
GOLD’and SILVERSMITH.
We Carry a Large Lot of
Watches, i i needs,
Cut Glass, Silverware,
Musical Instruments.
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
NEXT TO MERCHANT’S CAVE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton,PorkandPoultry
. Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a calL
THE
REAL
^ THING
Birthday,
Engagement
Wedding
Our stock, of Watches. Jewelry
and Novelties was never ao com
plete, nor prices so pleasing.
Comnlete Line Tableware.
W. C. STULL,
Optician, Jeweler and Expert Watchmaker, Diamond Setter.
Farewell Party.
As Mr. and Mrs. Brookfield are
about to leave here for the states a
very enjoyable farewell entertain
ment was tendered them by Mr. A
Mrs. Chas. Day and Mrs. Rudolph,
in the parlor of the Hotel Northern
on last Saturday night. Music
was rendered by Tliurstin and
Bartoft.
Dancing was indulged in, and a
few games of billiards and pool
was the source of considerable
amusement.
Supper was served and later the
guests departed after a well spent
evening.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Bartoft, Mr. and Mrs. Fogg.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Mr». Walter,
Miss Gordon, Messers. Hooper,
Smith, Baldwin, Misses Kitty Bar
toft, Rena Charlton, Ferl Bartoft,
and A. Holman.
Call For Warrants.
Valdez, Alaska, Aug. 20, ’03.
Notice is hereby given that I will
pay all city warrants up to and in
cluding No. 144 of series 1902, if
presented within 10 days from this
date. G. Bponobkicu,
City Treasurer.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that I,
John Mattson, have located Elring
ton island, situated southwest of
Latouche, for a fox island. All
persons are hereby warned against
trespassing upon said island.
John Mattson.
If the gentleman who removed
the barometer from the window of
Stull’s jewelry store, returns it no
questions will be asked as. it is
known who took it. Avoid public
ity and trouble.
An old fashioned hoe down will
be given at Moose ball Saturday
night. Music will be furnished by
the musician, and just enough re
freshments served to make you
wish for more. A good time is
insured. Don’t miss it.
A charity hall for the benefit of
the hospital fund was held Tuesday
night at McKinley hall. The af
fair was well attended *nd the pro
ceeds quite satisfactory. A mas
querade ball for the sane benefit
will be given Oct 1st
Ernst Moses, N. A. C. Co’s agent
at Wood Island, passed through
on the Bertlui Itound for San Fran
cisco. He will spend tike winter
there.
PLATIilil AdAtlt
Interest Reviving In The lit Dram
Properties
Many Claims Med.
Ground Will Be Worked Next
Season. Assays Well In
Platinnm.
Little River which rises at the
foot of Mount Drum and flows into
the Copper River at a point near
Cop|>er Center, has been the scene
of great activity again this season,
fi4 claims have been staked for
Platinum and C. J. Todd has just
returned to town with a few pounds
of the concentrated washings which
will be sent to various places for
assay.
In the summer of 189K this same
river was the scenes of great ex
citement.
The valley was found to contain
a rare sand, samples of which were
sent oat for assay, some returns
gave it as having a large value in
platinum, othors that there was no
platinum and still other assayers
admitted that they could not tell
what it was. These varying state
ments caused doubt and the loca
tions were abandoned after a shaft
had been sunk 100 feet deep all
the while going through this same
kind of gravel.
The affair had almost keen for
gotten except by very few who all
the while retained faith in the
gravel believing it to possess some
value.
Last fall one of the latter, go
ing out to the states took along a
sample for assay, the results must
have been satisfactory for upon his
return, his friends were put next
and they have spent the season on
the ground, staking aud preparing
for next year. A sawmill is on the
ground and a few cabins are built.
This winter those interested will
endeavor to ascertain the best
method of handling Platinum
placer ground^
Thee® is plenty of water, a good
fall to the river and an immense
body of the gravel, with the Copper
River for a dump.
Cemetery Removal.
Emtok Puospectou— The ex
perience of the past few days on the
reservation and in the cemetary
with tho glacier streams, warrants
a protest being made against the
burying of any more bodies in the
present cemetary. If further calls
for a selection of some higher, more
suitable ground for cemetary pur
poses, It is a shame and a dis
grace to the municipality of Valdez
that ita dead are buried in shallow,
watery graves, especially when
there is ample suitable ground to
tie had in other portions of the
surrounding territory. Let us
have a Chamber of Commerce
meeting, a council meeting, a mass
meeting, or whatever is necessary
to take steps toward remedying
this crying evil. Now is the time
before winter sets in, aud we can
remove the liodiea to the new
ground as soon as a plat has been
selected, and ways aud means pro
vided. Vebitas.
Preliminary Work.
The Santa Ana had a force of 50
men to land at Resurrection bay,
who it is said will start at once
btiilling wharves and doing prelim
mary surveying for the railroad.
The corpse of Jewell Crawford
Bon of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford is in
hermetically sealed casket on board
the Perry. It will soon be sent to
the States for burial.
Next Sunday Catholic Services
will be held at Von Gunther’s
Hall, viz. Early Mass and first
Communion at 8 A.M. Late Mass
at 10.30 A.M. followed by Sunday
School. Evening services at 7:30.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Made A Strike.
In a letter recently received by
Dr. Rystrom and dated from the
Chena, P. O., It is atated that Mor
ris Finkclsteiu had located gold on
a creek nine miles from Slate creek
and emptying into theChistuchina.
In the up|>er four feet of gravel,
which was us deep us he could sink
owing to water, ho has found from
two to four cents to the pan. The
depth to bedrock was unknown.
The letter further states that every
thing being favorable they were
putting sluice boxos into position,
and would give the ground a proper
tost, and work until the season
closed, when they expect to rej>ort
good returns. The entire creek
has been staked in the interest of
W. A. Dolun, Fred Chupnian and
Dr. Rystrom, by whom Finkelslein
was sent out last spring.
Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber of commerce held
their regular meeting last Friday
evening which «ras fairly well at
tended. The question of sending
some of our citizens to Washington
to represent Valdez at the coming
session of congress wus dicussed,
but not acted upon. The attention
of the chamber was called to the
that a call was issued through the
Alaska Dispatch asking for a con
vention of delegates from all parts
of Alaska to meet at Juneau on
Oct. 26, and there to decide on
united action in making demands
on congress for such legislation as
is needed for Alaska. The call al
lows one delegute for every 250 or
major fraction thereof of the popu
lation of each community. A com
mittee was appointed to consider
the matter and re]>ori.
A committee was ajipointed to
draft plans and other infomir.Liou
relative to our desired wagon road,
so that the same may be placed in
the hands of the senators.
The following new memliers were
added to the chamber: S. Blum, J.
Y. Ostrander and J. A. Bourke.
A Reported Drowning.
Special Telegram.
A rejxjrt has bean circulated here
that Kay Larson and three others
were drowned iu Copper river be
low Yakona, but we were .unable
to verify it. The following mes
sages were received in reply to
queries regarding the matter.
Coppkh Center, Aug. *26.—In
dians below Gokona heard someone
calling for help. They went to
edge of river and saw four men
standing under a mud hank across
the river. They went for help and
when they returned the bank was
caved in and no men there. Don’t
know names.
Chistuchina, Aug. 26.—Don’t
think Kay Larson has passed yet.
One of the men that was drowned
at Gokona had some fingers miss
ing on one hand, and brought
Hammonb’s cattle in.
It has sinoe been ascertained
that the latter statement is a mis
take.
Pack Train Coming.
Special Telegram.
Copper Center, Aug. 26.—Deck
er’s pack train arrived to-day from
the higher altitnde,with other pack
trains to follow in the near future.
Mrs. Strause and Wm. Strause,
with a number of others arrived
today. Decker’s spring chicken
was served. Mr. Neal arrived from
Valdez. _
Southern Taking Hold
The etperls on the Albion, tbs
Southern Pacific railroad steaner,
have approved and secured a large
track of oil land on Kadiak Island,
and have sen $ for a large wall bar-,
ing rig to begin active work as
soon as possible. They also secur
ed some 6,000 acres at Catella and
will at once put down several wells
there.
Judge Williams Appointed.
As we go to press we learn that
Judge Williams has been appoint
Commissioner for St. Louis lair.
warm
TWO RACES EASILY FROM
SHAMROCK
Sec. Root Has Resided
From War Department. Will Be
Succeeded By Got.
Taft.
Ipwlai Telegram.
Dawson, Aug. 2(1.
The Reliance has plainly demon
strated its superiority over the
Shamrock. Thursday’s race was
declared off on account of lack of
wind. Saturday the Reliance beat
by nine minutes. Yesterday the
Reliance won by seventy-nine
seconds. Roth races were run
under most favorable conditions of
wind and water. The third race
comes off tomorrow. Result is
best three in five.
The royal commission for the
Treadgoid investigation is now
taking up other concessions.
Atlin mining company’s sluice
box, Atlin, R. C., was robbed of
fifteen thousand dollars in dust
Saturday night.
Secretary of war Root has resign
ed. He will he succeded by
Governor Taft of the Phillipines.
Lack of water has raised Cain
with Klondike development.
Schneider Wants to Know.
Mk. Editou—Dot oder newspap
er, der Nkws, vich no haf got der
news, yust tell sotnedings aPoud
dot Commerce SlmmPer, vich yust
make von gommittoc to gall von
Public meedings uu.J; und den
make some Political candidates to
go to von gran boliticnl meedings
at Juneau of all dot Distrik Alaska.
I no dink dot goot bizness.
L)ot gall fon Juneau vich tell dot
in 1899 von grand holitical weed
ing* make much goot in all dot
Distrik. I dink dot koomt nickt
aus. If dot mendings make so
much goot vat for so much troubles
now? If dot meedings in 1899
| make so much goot varum niciit
gall nnunder mendings in 1901 und
1902? Vat for d< m smart holitical
bosses ton Juneau no gall auuuder
meediugB before now?
Vat for Valdez go housekeeping
mit Juneau?
B lease tell me if dot new derri
tory of Tacoma make some lwlitical
candidates also. Auuuder Jime
bleas tell me who pay dot oxpenses
of dose holitical candidates?
_Schxkidbk.
Western Oil News.
W. A. Abernothy, J. McCleland
and A. H. W. Gould, E. M. compose
a party of oil operators that passed
through on the Bertha to Seattle
from Cold Bay. They have located
there save 900,000 acres of oil and
coal lands, and now go to organize
companies to exploit these loca
tions. They rei>ort everything
lively in that section. James Casey
has located some 600,000 acres and
has 20 men at work prospecting it
J. U. Costello lias nearly as large
an area aud is employing 15 men.
They are working both on coai
and oiL Well -boring machinirj
has been sent for and soon will be
sinking. ._
A small amount of surplus goods
beloning to tbe war department at
Fort Liseum, was auctioned off in
this town on Wednesday by auc
tioneer McHie. The goods consist
ed of soups, tobaooo,olives, pickles,
and more soup; the latter was
good but the names were puzzling
to the auctioneer.
Anyone finding a pair «f steel
rimmed spectacles will please leave
the same at this office, and receive
a blessing.