VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
A Glance of Approval
is always bestowed upon the
wearer of a suit tailored by
us. The style is so evident,
the whole effect so distin
guished, that the keenest
clothes critics cannot with
hold their approval. Why not
stop in and order such a suit.
You’ll not find the cost at all
excessive. On the contrary it
will be very reasonable
BEN SILVERMAN
. THE TAILOR
1)94 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTUS mi BUILDER
•' OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18
REFERENCES
BANKERS
i s. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
| B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Ho»e, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 03 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Pr»|>r.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
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Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
Foot Keystone Ave
Ronsrh Dry lCc lb
and Placer
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Location Notices
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For Sale at
The Prospector Office
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NOTICE—Electrical beaters, cook
ers, percolators, vacuum-cleaners,
will be advanced in prices after New
years, by the manufacturers. Stock
on hand will be sold at prevailing
prices, at the Emporium.
In every lino or manufactured ar
ticles there is usually one maker who
sets the standard of excellence. The
Rexall Products set such a standard
Jfor the United States in Drugs, Per
fumes, Toilet Articles and in fact, for
every article which they manufacture.
The OWL. DRUG CO., exclusive agenti
f-r Valdez. M i
Hot drinks are in full swing at the
Candy Kitchen . tf
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tfi
The Auger Fish
The auger fish, half fish, half
crab, is the terror of all vessels but
ironclads that use the south seas.
This creature, which is not bigger
than an almond, has a proboscis like
an enlarged knat sting that can bore
through even sheet iron. Auger fish
frequent many of the lagoons of the
coral islands and burrow holes for
themselves in the coral, but they ha7e
a preverse habit of doing the same
things to ships lying at anchor, and
the damage generally shows itself
when next the vessel is At sea in bad
weather, with disastrous results.
Seward’s Volunteer Fire Depart
ment has a splendid reading room
and social hall recently constructed
The room is also open to the public.
SEWARD RUSHED THE JOB.
^
When the Treaty For the Purehaee ef
Alaska Was Pending.
Here la a fragment of Frederick W.
8eward’a etory of his father's pur
chase of Alaska from Russia for the
Uuited States Id 1807. us told In “Rem
lnlscences of a Wartime Statesman and
Diplomat:"
On the evening of Friday. March 29.
Seward was playing whist in bis par
lor with some of his family, when the
Russian minister was announced.
“I have a dispntch. Mr. Seward, from
my government by table. The em
peror gives bis consent to the cession
Tomorrow, if you like. I will come to
the department and we eon enter upon
the treaty."
Seward, with a smile of satisfaction,
pushed away the wHst table, saying:
“Why wait till tomorrow. Mr
Stoeekl? Let us make the treaty to
night!"
“But your department Is closed. You
have no clerks, und my secretaries are
scattered about the town.
“Never mind that." responded Se
ward. "If you can muster your lega
tion together before ralduigbt you will
And me awaiting you at the depart
ment. which will he open and ready
for business.'*
In less than two hours afterward
light was streaming out of the win
dows of the department of state, and
apparently business was going on »s
at midday. By 4 o’clock on Saturday
morning the treaty was engrossed
signed, sealed and ready for transmls
sion by the president to the senate.
There was need of this haste in or
der to have it acted upon before the
end of the session, now near at hand.
HIS ODD YACHTING COSTUME.
It Mad* General Pain* Conspicuoua In
th* America’s Cup Races.
General Charles J. Paine was in bis
day a unique figure In the yachting
world. While in no way eccentric, he
bad one little peculiarity that. 1 am
sure, all the older yachtsmen will re
call. This was his habit of wearing a
white shirt aDd a pair of blazing led
suspenders wben sailing bis yacht, bis
head I icing covered with a straw- hat
By this radical departure from the or
thodox costume be was easily made the
most conspicuous figure arouud the
tiller of his boat In every Important
match in which be sailed.
HLs most active yachting period was
from 1877 to 1893, during which period
be was thrice the leading man in tin
syndicates formed to build respectively
the Puritan, the Mayflower and the
Volunteer, each a successful defeudei
of the America's cup against the Eng
llsh challengers.
Always a daring yachtsman in so fat
as taking up with what were looked
upon as innovations, he did not hesi
tate in the case of the Puritan to in
cept the designs of Edward Burgess,
even though they called for a marked
change from the old fashioned Amen
can sloop in that the keel was an cm I
stick tifty-six feet long and twenty-six
Inches square, to which was attached
the lead keel of forty-five feet.
In 1893 be was interested in the un
lucky but speedy Jubilee. When she
was outclassed by the Vigilant he los:
Ills dominating interest in yachting. -
Spur.
Blow the Steam Aaida.
The wise woman seat a sudden vigor
ous puff of breath at the Jet of steam
rising from the copper teakettle she
was tilting, repeated it hastily as she
tilled the blue teapot and set the kettle
hack on the stove with a nod of tri
umph. "That triel* has saved me many
a scalded baud/' she asserted. “Wbetb
er I read it or was told it 1 am not
3111%, but until 1 tried it 1 was always
getting most painful little burns. Steam
is so easily blown aside if you have tbe
presence of mind to remember it that
you can easily keep it from reaching
your band until you can set down the
kettle or i>ot. Don’t forget it next time
the lid Blips or the steam comes unex
pectedly from the kettle spout You
will bless me for tbe hint"—New York
Tribune.
Awfull
City Scout—1 once knew a man who
was turned Into wood. Country Scout
-Nonsense! City Scout—Not at all. He
was taken on a vessel, and then be was
aboard. Country Scout—That’s old. 1
knew a boy who was dumb for years
and then gained speech in a minute
City Scout—How did he do it? Coun
try Scout—He went Into a cycle shop
and picked up a wheel and spoke.—Ex
change.
Bad For Herbert.
"Sor’ said the smitten girl, whose
father hud been talking seriously to
her. "you dislike Herbert, and you will
uot recognize him?"
“That’s it." he replied. "If hi
doesn't keep away from here I won't
recognize him. and neither will hi?
own mother."—London Answers.
'
Trotting Bullocks.
South India baa some of the famous
little trotting bullocks, “gainis," a
breed unsurpassed for swiftness, but
quite small. Some of these animal.-i
even when full grown, are no bigger
than a large dog. They are much used
In light carts.
Conversation.
Never hold any one by the button et
hand In order to be beard out. for i't
people are unwilling to bear you you
had better hold your tongue that
t hem.—Chesterfield.
Maps.
Bartholomew Columbus, brother ol |
the renowned discoverer. Introduced ;
majis into England In 1480.
My liberty leaves off where th< ;
rights of another bsgin.—Victor Hugo j
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SUBMARINE WAR j
FALLING OFFi
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'only six vessels si nk too.aV
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A'esterday's Record of £liij>s Sent to ,
Bottom By German Submarines
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Sliows a Beeline From I’revious1
.
R«cords—None .American.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10 — |
Germany’s submarine campaign has
apparently slackened somewhat as (
but six ships were sunk by the sub-,
marines on Friday according to ad-!
vices received here, but it is pre-1
burned none of them were American :
or had Americans aboard, as thes* j
facts would undoubtedly have be* n ,
forwarded ,by England.
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COWPENH BATTLE TO
BE COMMEMORATED i
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COLUMBIA, S. C.—Daughters of I
the^American Revolution residing in!
Spartanburg and Gaffney have begun
a campaign of publicity intended to
iturn the Cowpens battleground in
I Cherokee County, the scene of ar.
event in the War of the American
Revolution, into a national park.
I The sole marker indicating the site
is a small stone monument erected !*
11866 by the Washington Light Infan
try of Charleston, which is unpro
tected and stands obscure in sedge
and undergrowth.
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A MAN AGAINST
A WHOLE NATION
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The most curious European war
ever waged was that which in the
sixteenth century, the period of the
reformation and the renaissance, wasj
carried on single handed for between;
five and six years between a bank- j
rupt grocer of Berlin and the elector
of Saxony, who was the most power
ful German prince of the period.
The grocer's name was Hans Kohl
hase, and the immediate cause of the
quarrel was the arresting of two of
his horses in the elector’s territory,
he being a subject of the elector of
Brandenburg.
Failing to get redress, he adopted
what was then a perfectly legal ey |
pedient and declared formal war o:<
the realm of Saxony. The declaration
was accepted in due form, and the
war began.
The extraordinary part of the story
is that the grocer kept the war up for
nearly six years practically single
ihanded and even went to the extremi
ty of declaring war on his own sov-1
creign in the meantime before he!
was caught. He burned farms and
even villages, employed mercenaries
after the fashion of the times and
made himself the terror of. the dis
trict.
Kohlhase was finally influenced to
stop hostilities by Luther, and after j
he had taken the sacrament fron ;
ihis hands he was betrayed into a!
I further act of hostility by treachery
and, being captured, suffered death
on the wheel after refusing an act o>'
grace which granted him the pain
less and honorable death of the
sword.
The story is perhaps the strangest
:of all the romances of that romantic
jage.—Westminister Gazette.
I TUNGSTEN PRICE IS
WIDELY DECREASED
I
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j In all the metals which were buoy
led up to high record prices as a result
|of the extraordinary demand due to
|the European war there has prob
ably been no greater-slump than in
! tungsten, which from a high level of
|$87.50 per unit has fallen to $18.
Tungsten goes into the manufac
ture of high grade tool steel and
| when the inrush of war orders came
j to this country two years ago a
I shortage of the best tool steel exist
ed. To replace the shortage there was
;a veritable stampede for tools of
| highest quality and this necessitated
la great demand for tungsten. Some
| of the foreign sources of supply were
Ishut otT and this made the situation
' I
the more serious.
] Prior to this abnormal demand j
tungsten was quoted at around $7 a. I
unit of 60 per cent material. By!
| leaps and bounds it shot forward until1
ja record prisce was established at
|$8750 of $5250 a ton compared with
a normal price of $420 a ton.
The pressure from tool makers
having largely subsided tungsten
| has sought a natural level and there
jhave been recent sales at $17.60 and
'$18 dollars a unit.
Amocat Coffee and Canned Goods
at Keystone Produce Co. 3t
Only a flrst-daBs drug store can
secure an agency for Rexall products.
iThe Owl Drug Store, exclusive agents
for Valdez. tf
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OPEN KIRKS AND
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
have been the cause of much
loss both of life and property.
Protect yourself against the
latter hy having us issue you
a fire insurance policy on your
home and its contents. Then
if fire does come you wili have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresigh* is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez*Real Estate Ageary
TONY’S PLACES"
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
F1RS1 CLASS Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Large Meet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle to Valdez—
Feb. 3—8. 8. Admiral Watson
Feb. 15—8. S. Admiral Evans
For 8eward.
Feb. 25—S. S. Admiral Watson
For Kodiak
Mar. 2—S. S. Admiral Farragut
Mar. 9—8. S. Admiral Evans
Prom Valdez for Heattle—
Feb. 4—S. S. Admiral Evans
Feb. 11—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 23—S. S. Admiral Evans
Mar. ■«—S. S. Admiral Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Adm. Farragut
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Los Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez. Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailings from Seattle—
Jan. 26—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 1—S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 8—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 16 —S. S. Alaska
Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 27—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 2—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 8—S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 1 6—S. S. Mariposa.
-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU. CORDOVA, feLLAMAR, FT. LISCUM,
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
toycbe. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
P. B. TRACY. Gea’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent
■ 1 ■ 1 ■ :—k-» fifii 1 rrjTv
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Make it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Elec
trification, you’ll enjoy the comfortable accommo
dations and you’ll like the little courtesies inci
dent to "Milwaukee” service.
J. C. Martin, VaUtx, Phase 1 A. E. Harria, T. P. A. Juneau, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets firs*
call by discriminating buyers who
know that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
clusive agents. tf
Pure Freeh Drugs at the Valdes
Drug Store. tf
For fine Candies see our stock.
Valdez Drug Co: tf
A new line of heaters priced right,
at Mead'a tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
Just Received — the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe, t-iai baggage for you. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’a
Prices reasonable. *
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
Location notices, botn quarts and
placer, at the Miner office.