THE ALASKA PROSPECTOR
Published at Valdez, Alaska, every Thursday by the Chospkitok
Publishing Co. Chunk. Main 1.
Entered at the Valdez jmstoflice as second class matter.
It is just a month now<o the
municipal election, and the fact
that no tickets have brenjput in
the field would seem to indicate
that very little interest'would be
taken in the election thisj year.
The present council and school
board have demonstrated their ef
ficiency in the management of lo
cal affairs, and (though some of
them have expressed their inten
tion of retiring, it is to he hoped
they will reconsider their decision.
It will take careful management
next year to keep the town free
from debt, and at the same time
make some much needed improve
ments, and it would l>e hard to
find a body of men letter adapted
to do this than the the present in
cumbents.
Councilman Quinn lias collected ,
data regarding the expense of in
stalling u l»etter system of fire pro
tectftn, and is of the opinion that
the ex|H>nditure ean he easily man
aged during the coming year. His
plan is to have a steam pump at
the electric light plant, where pow
er is always available, and run a
pipe line through the principal
Streets, with hydrants where most
needed. This would cost ulmut
$2 .000, and would he the l>est fire
insurance we could have. It is
not likely that the matter will l>e
taken up until after election, but
no time should l>e lost then in car
rying the plan through to comple
tion, so that next winter we will
be in a position to save the town
from total destruction in case a
fire starts in the business section.
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The agitation started by Fair
banks for an all-the-year mail ser
vice via Valdez is one that we
should do our best to second. It
will not only mean a better service
for the people of the interior, but
it will ulso lie the means of divert
ing a large part of the summer
travel to and from Fairbanks to
this route. The fact that this is
best winter route has been estab
lished beyond a doubt this season,
and it only needs a practical dem
onstration to prove it to be the
cheapest Aud quickest summer!
route. The largest streams along
the way are bridged or have ferries
in operation, and now that road
houses are established the trip
with a horse in summer will be au
easy one. A man with a saddle
horse, by stopping at roadhouses
could go in quicker and cheaper
than he could by taking the steam
ers via St. Michael, and he would j
avoid the possibility of being bung
up on the Yukon or Tanana bars
for several days or weeks.
Eastern papers are publishing
an account of a blizzard in Alaska,
in which a party going from Fair
banks to Valdez was caught and
died from cold and exposure. They
say that the snow at Valdez was
piled in drifts 24 feet deep, and
along the trail it was 14 to 20 feet.
For the benefit of our readers in
the States we wish to say there is
absolutely no foundation for this
story. There has not been tivej
days of windy weather all winter;'
people have been coming from
Fairbanks since the freeio-up in
from 9 to 14 days, and among the
hundreds of mushers along the
trail there has not been a death.
The snow at the present time is
not more than three feet in depth
here
It goes without saying that the
men constituting that “Alaska lob
by” were on the ground “with their
own ax‘-s to grind,” and not to sub
serve any public interest. The
motive behind the effort to defeat
Brady for reap]>ointment was whol
ly selfish. J. O. Held, the high
cockolnrum of the “lobby”, went to
Washington with a petition against
the reappointment of Brady, which
contained the very laudable pro
viso that Heid was a good man to
take the place. Did it ever occur
to the minds of thene petitioners
that a protest against one man’s
reappointment, coupled with a re
quest for another man’s appoint
ment to take his place, would be
construed by every man in Wash
ington to whom it was presented
as an effort of one man to defeat
another, and as in no wise indica
tive of the wishes of the |>eople
generally ?—Record-Miner.
There is some talk of running a
woman on the school I ward this
year, but we are inclined to believe
that there is no one in town who
would be willing to accept the po
sition. If there was she would
have a walk away, for there are
more men than women here, and
it is a foregone conclusion how the
sexes would vote.
Under the provisions oi the Nel
son bill, passed this winter, the
members of the school hoard must
l»e elected for terms of one, two
and three years respectively, so
that hereafter only one member
will be elected each year, and will
hold ottice for three vears.
It is very likely that there will
he a special session of congress
called al>out Sept. 1st.
Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 27—Ten
blocks this city destroyed by fire.
Loss #1,(XX),000. Many families
homeless
Mukden, Feb. 28—The Japanese
are pressing the whole front of the
Russian army. A disaster of the
first magnitude now threatens Ku
ropatkins forces.
Washington, Feb. 27—Engineers
have tided their report on a sea
level canal at Panama. They es
timate the cost at #230,000,000 and
the time necessary to complete it
at ten years.
Notice of Forfeiture.
_ . _ ... y»ldc«^Al»»kii, Ft‘b. lti, laoft
r«» A. 8. fioldWrg, Christ Pederson, Uur John*
soil mikI W. llaukc:
You are hereby notified Dim! I have expen
ded during ilia year li«U four huudr. d
dollar* in laWr Mild improvement* upon the
the following quartz claim*, to-wit: the “Vo*
savangen” ••Pederson” “KelinMii” Mini “Julia’
hieuted near the Jaknina river in the Eagle
Mining district. Alaska, and recorded in Htiok
•*ol* P*K<» 24u aud 2il of the Eagle Mining
Records, in order to hold said claim* un
der the provision* of section 2324 of the Ite
viMwl Statutes of the ’ nited .Slate* and the
amendment thereto, approved iau. 22, 1880
concerning annual labo. upon mining claims!
Wing the amount required to hold said claim*
for the |ieriod ending I»cc. 31, lttoi. And if
w ithin ninety days i,.nt the personal aerviee
of this notice or within ninety day* after the
publication thereof, you fail or refuse to con
tribute your portion oi *ucii expenditure a*
cm‘-owner*, your iutcreet In mmM claim* will W
comc the property 4 i the sub* ribed. vour n* !
owuer who ha* n» «dc the re4|iiired expendi
ture by the term* of -aid section.
... K J. FJKl.i).
rirst publication February lti, iitb.
I^t*t publication, May Is, itiUft.
Eye Troubles
Tired Eyes Dim Vision
Headaches
The reeult of Kye Strain. Our
perfect Fitting (ilaaeea remove all
’Kye Ilia.
' Hnow Ulaaaea For The Trail.
NEW ERA
1905
PRICES
Main Springe, 18 sizes $1.00
Watch Cleaning $1.50
Watch Classes
Light 25c
Heavy 10c
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W. C STULL, Jeweler and Optician.
Seattle. Feb, 2ft—The Northwest
ern Commercial Co’s. steamship
TaconiB. which left here in Jan
ttarv. Ixmiiil for Ylndixostock. with
a cargo of salt lieef, is rei>orled as
hax-ing been seen off the coast of
Japan among the ice Hoes. A Jap
anese warship is hovering near
her. Some anxiety has been felt
here regarding tiiis steamer, as she
had not been heard ol since leaving
Dutch harbor, where she took coal.
It is probable that the Japs will
capture the steamer.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 2H—Maxine
Corky, the author who has been
imprisoned for some time here, was
last night released. He was imme
diately rearrested and sentenced to
banishment to some unknown
place. His wife was summoned to
the police station in the evening to
bid him farewell, and a pathetic
scene followed He left at midnight
for the place to which he has been
banished.
RIPA X K Tabu lea
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind
The pnrkxge fa enough (ur iiatutl ore*.
►Ion. The family bottle (fio rents) ••onintn* a
supply tor « yenr. All ilrjgglsts sell them
B. B. LOCKHART,
STENOGRAPHER.
Notary Public
Conveyancer McKinley St.
N#»*t Hoor I*. 8. Cable Office, I’pMnr*
i Sore
it Sate (reek
Will be opened up early in the
Spring with a Complete, First
Class stock of Boots, Shoes,
GROCERIESandCLOTHING
Everything needed by the Mi
ner and Prospector will be in
stock all summer.
Freighting Done
Leslie & Nelson.
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
Ellamar. Alaska
SANDERS
PAINTING
PAPER HANGING
DECORATING
Syns i Specialty
For Assays Send Your Ore To
LR. CAMPBELL
Assayer Ellamar Mining Co.
Gold. Silver and Copper $3.50
Gold and Silver - 1.60
Copper - * - 2.00
Lead ... o.OO
Ellamar, Alaska
Hk nortbvesttrn lir
Operates the finest trains in thei
world every day in the year, l>e-1
tween
Minneapolis,
St. Paul,
Chic go,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
making direct connections with1
through trains for all points East
and South.
As cheap as the cheapest and the
best to be had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write.
F. \V. PARKER,General Agent.
151 Yesler Wav, Seattle.
PROFESSIONAL CAROS.
F. M. BOYLE, ft. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 80 VALDEZ.
Office*: ALASKA
Kish Building. McKinley St.
Dr. C. A. WINAfiS,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Rooms 1 ami 2,
Swan Building Phone 19
W. A. RYSTROM,
Dentist.
Fish
Building. Valdes.
Open evening., Sunrt.jr exi epti il. 7 :*) t ».
C. T. DAGGETT,
Dentist and Dental Sukokon
Office Phone 19
Rciiitlence :W
Swan Building. McKinley st.
GOODELL & EDWARDS
Lawyers
VALDEZ, ALASKA
FRED M. BROWN,
Lawyer
Mining and Und Lawn, Hperialtie*.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Cecil H. Clegg,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public.
I Office Court House, Valdez.
LEEDY & KELSEY,
Attorneys and Counselors.
Keystone Avk. Valdez.
T J D0N0H0E,
Attorney at Law,
swan buildinu. VALDEZ
I
John A. Carson,
j Attorney and Couiisellor-at-Law.
SALEM,
Member of
Alaska Bar. OREGON
A. JUDSON ADAMS,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor.
U. S. Deputy Mineral and Land
Surveyor.
Broadway.
R. BLIX.
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER.
COPPER CENTER. ALASKA.
James J. Godfrey,
MINING LA V A SPECIALTY.
Member The Alaska Bar.
SEATTLE,
601-4 Pioneer Bldg. WASH.
ARTHUR J. WARNER,
ASSAYER
and ANALYTICAL CHEMIST.
77-78 Sullivan Bldg. Seattle.
HOTEL DILLErI
Headquarter* for Valdez people. 120 room*.
Kale* .'** com*., $1 and fl.jo per day. Flrztcla**
KeMaurant iu eonnection. Free Bu*. Opposite
I . «. Foatottii e rr^
W. G. POTTS, Manager.
First Av. & University si.. HFATTLE
aehool ol Open All Year
Practical Mining, Civil Mechanical, Elec
trical, Engineering, Metallurgy,
Cyanide Process.
Surveying. Architecture, I'ra wing Slid Assay
Ing. Assaying of Ores, *»; Bullion and Uhlor
iuatiun Assay,Eli; Hlnuuipe Assay. flu. Full
course oi Assaying. *,'<>. F.siabltshwl lstii. Send
tor circular.
A. VAN HER NAILER, President.
11« Fulton Slre-i, San Francisco, t'al. One
block west of Uitv llall.
Camp Comfort Roadhouse.
On the trail to all interior (mints, l.arire com
fortable quarters with every accommodation for
man or lieHst. Garden pnalucts in season
Wines, Liquor, Beer end Cigars.
C. C. ROBERTS, Proprietor. *‘2 Miles From Valdex.
Workman’s Road House
P. M AGNUSSOX, Proprietor.
First roadhouse Built on Government
Trail, ('an accomodate 50 people, lias lar>re
warm Barn for 20 horses and pood quarters
for dogs. (!ood meals and everything the
musher desires.
| Twenty Miles From Valdez.
\ A / jx ^ 21 Miles From Valdes
__JL_i_" * Tlie Last Place Before
Crossing Thompson Pass
I_Ip.| .op Everything First-Class
I IUUjC plight contracted
t'ormeriv Accommodations For Large Outfit.
Our Road House Walter L White, Pr p.
The Teikhell Roadhouse
48 Miles From Valdez
On Government Trail.
Best of accommodations for man and le ast. Fresh Meat)
Poultry and Vegetables always on hand. Best feeding ground
for horses on the trail.
_M rs. Ed. Wood, Proprietor.
If you are going to
Fairbanks
buy your
Outfit at Cobber Center
to take yoti over the Delta to the Tatiana, where you can
remit tit for three or four days more, whieh w ill take you
into h uirhunks. 1 Dirty pounds is considered ample
to take one from Copper Center to the mouth of the Delta,
which is four davs from Fairbanks. This will save vou
a lot of hard work and you will he able to travel so much
faster that you will save time and money, even though
you have to pay a seemingly high price for the goods vou
purchase. Travel light and l>e comfortable.
Below is a list of prices on goods at Copper Center:
Flour, ... 912.50 per sack
Sugar, ... 40 cents per
Beans and Rice . . cents |»-r lh
Ham and Bacon - - 40 cents per lh
* * - 91.50 per 2 lh enfi
, * * * - 50 cents |>er can
Dog Salmon * - - 25 cents per lb
Other Articles in Proportion. We also carry a Large
Stock of Ammunition.
\ye have the Best Roadhouse in Alaska,
also a good barn, and a doghouse containing a stove ami
stalls for five different teams Thebe is a corral to haul
your sled into, where it will lie safe from dogs, so that one
minute after you arrive you can l)e eoinfortablv housed
in the Roadhouse.
(op Inter Nii? 5 Trod? (o,
Copper Center, Alaska.
R. BLIX, Sec. and Treas. A DOLMA*, Pres.
V. T. Co.
The following Roadhouses, situated on the route to Fairbanks
operated under the management of the Valdez Transportation Co.’
will be found to Ihj first-elas*> in every particular:
BEAVER DAM Roadhouse
41 Miles From Valdez.
Rate8 14 00 l** d&y- BILLY KAUFFMAN, Manager
GAKONA Roadhouse
135 Miles From Valdez
At Junction of the Eagle and Fairbanks Trails
Rates: Meals, $150, Beds $1.00
GEO, g. BOBER_MANAGER
CHIPPEWA Roadhouse
lbO Miles From Valdez
At Trail Crossing of the Gakona River
Bates: Meals $1.50, Beds $1 00
JCHN GILLESPIE . MANAGER