VOLUME 2, HO. 27. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
The Wise Men
[From The East
are due to arrive. They are coming here to ascertain the require
ments of this section of Alaska. You want to see them. Tliev want
to see vou. Read on. It has heen said “the clothes make the man.”
Whether this is so or not. it matters little, but it goes without saying
that your prosperous appearanoe will aid in giving the visiting sen
ators a good impression of this section of Alaska.
I JUST ARRIVED
y ex S. S. “NOME CITY,™ the largest shipment of high grade suits
ever received by any merchant in Valdez. Two hundred styles to
select from. Kvory man is odd, but we cau iH .him. This .assort
ment contains netasiffecte in
Serges
Cheviots
Worsteds
i Cassi meres
Rw XB^^ made extra well and embracing special features tliat will appeal
atr<»ngly to you.
Everything To Wear.
JANES EISH & CO
Cure That Cold at
P. O. DRUGSTORE.
P. E. KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
We Carry a Large Lot of
Watches, Diamonds,
Cut Glass, SUverware,
Musical Instruments.
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
NEXT TO MEU' HANT’* CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
i
Beef, Mutton, Pork and Poultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
SIGNS
OF
FAILING
VISION
When your eyes tire in reading. When you frown or partly close
your eves a lien looking at an object. When things “swim-” or become
dim after being looked at lor a while. When the eyes ache, smart, or
water, or when you liave pain in the eyeball, orbit, temples or fore
liead.
All these conditions can W alleviated by
Properly Fitted Glasses.
W. C. STULL,
Optician, Jeweler and Exjiert Watchmaker, Diamond 'Setter.
Machinery Jar Xakon.
The evolution of the Klondike,
Atlin, Rampart and other big min
ing districts throughout the Yukon
basin in the manner of working
placer grounds Itas reached a not
able epoch this summer. The in
troduction of heavy mechanical
equipment was ex(>erimented with
the last j'ear or two. This year
the stage of experiment is past.
From one end of the vast Yukon
basin to the other, hydraulic equip
ment is being introduced this year,
and in many places steam shovels
are in use. The use of boilers is
continued to a great extent, and a
marked increase is made in the size
of boilers used in every district.
Millions of dollars are spent in the
Ynkon this summer for this heavy
equipment.
Another.
PH03P1XT0H—I understood the or
iginal announcement of the ap
pointment of Mr. Ryan to be that
lie was selected to represent the
government and supervise the ex
hibits of Alaska and Indian terri
tory. Now it may prove to be this
and nothing jnore, notwitstanding
the howL Those in Washington
are not such blithering idiots as to
exjiect Ryan to pose as an Alaskan.
It lias been suggested that Ryan
resign. Tlie Roosevelt administra
tion has not done much crawfish
ing.
Might it not be well to learn the
truth—mayhap murmuring will
then cease. Bflpuma
The Senator a.
All arrangements are now com
pleted for the reception of the ex
pec ted senators. It is proposed to'
giee tiiern a put die reception to
which everyone is invited, and also
a banquet.
Speakers have been selected vribo
will endeavor to impress on tlie
minds of the visitors our most press
ing needs.
Tlie exaet time of their arrival is
unknown, but they are likely to be
liere at ail early date.
IK ATTEP M
OFFICERS OF ALA8K A COPPER
CO.
Allege Fraudulent Vile
Of Mining Stock. Ralph Talks of
V. C. R. Sc V. Rail
road.
James H. Ralph, president of the
Alaska coppor company has started
proceedings against F. C. Helm and
F. M. Bradshaw, for selling
stock in the Copper River mining
company which tliey claimed owned
theBonauza group of mines on the
£liittyna river.
Mr. Ralj}di, in an interview in a
Wilke*harre, Pa., paper, says that
the Alaska copper company has
title to the Bonanza group, and
.that as soon as he can locate Helm,
will have him arrested for iraud.
Speaking of Helm and the rail
road work, he says:
“F. C. Helm was also interested
in a corporation called the Valdez,
Copj»er River and Yukon Railroad
company, wluch he alleges .was to
l>e constructed from Valdez to the
Yukon river. Mr. Gillette, division
superintendent and general -super
intendent Holdridge, of, the Bur
lington Railroad company, had ac
quired certain .rights in Alaska and
contemplated the construction of a
railroad to he called the Burlington,
Akron and Northern. Mr. Helm,
secured an option on the rights,
agreeing to do certain work in
order to abide by an agreement.
“He failed, however, in this, and.
Mr. Gillette informed iny attorney]
on Jan. 12 that Helm lost .all the
rights and in order to preserve the
rights Gillette had .secured the pas
sage of a bill through congress. He
assured me that uietlier Helm nor
.his company liad any rights at
the present time.
“I have since,” oontinued Mr.
Ralph, “had a talk with James Mc
Donald, one of the laigest contract
ors in the country, and he verified
the statements of the others that
the Burlington and Akron railroad
had the only rights, and the Val
dez, Copper River and Yukon rail
road have no rights whatever.”
Following is the biH spoken of
by Gillette:
.Resolved, by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in con
gress assembled, That the time
within which the Akron, Sterling
and Northern Railroad Company
is authorized to construct its line
of railroad from the head of Valdez
Bay, in the territory of Alaska;
thence extending up Lowe river
twelve miles to Keystone canyon;
thence for a distance through said
canyon, on the west side thereof;
thence through Dutch Valley a dis
tance of four miles; tlience, thirteen
miles along the benches on the
west side of Lowe river drainage,,
through Thompson Pass as defin
itely located by said company, bc^
and the same is hereby, exteuded
for two years from and after the
passage of this resolution.
Approved, February 7, Jy03.
Fell Down the Shaft.
Tuesday forenoon William McLail
a workman in the Ellamar mine;
in some manner fell down the shaft
and was picked up in a very bad
condition. No doctor being in the
neighborhood, he was plaoed aboard
the launch Valdez and taken to
Fort Liscum where he was received
for medical treatment under Dr.
Bartlett.
A Dreamlet.
Mr. Prospector. -The little dis
cussion as to territory has bothered
me somewhat. Have thought over
it much. Xbc other night I had a
dream.
It seemed that two territories
were made by congress. Of course
the southeastern wus called the
Territory of Alaska, and this sec
tion named the Territory of Tacoma.
Quite a pretty cognomen. This
latter territory was divided into
five counties, hut their names are
not so pretty. Henderstcinc coun
ty extended from Cape Jiinchin
brook to the Yukon west of the Coj>
per river. East of the .Copper riv
er from the sea to Yukon was Hot
Air county. Kellsoe county joined i
Hendersteine on the west. The
county of Kockyford was wester
most and took in the const of .lier
ing sea. The county of Fisher
man included the ]>cninsula and
the islands to the southwest.
An election had Iteen held, and
while less than a thousand votes
were cast it took two months to get
in the returns.
The St alula rd oil company, the ;
canneries, smelters and railroads
had combined and were .running
the officials and the “home govern
ment,” whose acts were all.directed
from Wall street. Never before
had corporations eueli.u delightful
picnic. Most all tlic gentlemen in
office had been imj»orted especially.
The corporations were making
big money. The pioneer merchants
and miners were taxed fearfully
and lmd no remedy.
But then it was all.a dream.
V k>ios aw.
The Bowlins' Club.
The ifirst contest between the
Olyoyric and Valdez howling clubs
was held Monday evening. Three
garnet* were played and the Valdez
club won two of then), although the
Olympic scored the most points.
Wednesday evening the second
series of games was played liefose
an enthusiastic audience. The
ladies were present in force, and
showed their preferences very de
cidedly in their applause. The
Valdez cluh again won two games.
Following are the scores:
Olympic* .—mommy—. .-wlonimmy—
IfeuniMiii,. 91 1,:» 117
Drixwolri, . .. 145 165 156 69 126 li.7
June*.. 107 116 145 lU9 135 156
Sullivan,. 141 121 117 79 119 ]!6
Willia,. 112 126 102 130 152 123
Uoodell. 112 127 134
617 657 65* 496 709 627
Yaldkz.
Kutherfonl, . 141 160 147 IIS 172 121
Van Brunrit,.. l'W l'*2 139 131 142 142
l6»uxherty, ... 101 M3 126 120 M5 lu>
Koberlx,. 135 119 156 187 10a 164
Taylor,. 120 luo 145 142 117 163
630 564 713 6*1 624 692
Coached the Kid.
Misther Dooley ami Davison be
ing friendly disposed toward the
Story and a Half Kid, left their
work on Miller gulch and went
down the creek to coach the Kid
for his contest with Eat-em-up
Johnson. There were no gloves in
camp and to meet the emergency a
set was made out of a canvas Hour
sack, stuffed with oakum, magnetic
sand or other similar substance.
Arriving at the Kid’s headquarters
Davison put on the gloves to see if
the Kid knew anything about the
business. Jn about half a minute
George could see nothing. Dooley
then took his jdace lor another
half minute. Jui .a week after
some one else liad to take Dooley’s
place at the sluice boxes as he was
slightly indisposed. We have
learned since that Dooley’s face is
getting back to its natural sha]>e
and his teeth are settiug firm.
Any person having bills against
the Masonic club will please pre
sent them to the secretary before
uext Wednesday.
DEATH Of SHALL
PIRST MATE OP THE EXCEL
SIOR
fed By Wild Seer
And la Instantly Killed. Bnried
Today With Masonic
Honors.
On Tuesday morning everything
else having been discharged from
the Kxcelsior preparatory to her
departure for the west, the crew
centered their attention on the land
ing of a wicked steer; one <>f a herd
consigned to Hielseher A Co. After
a little trouble below decks they
succeeded in putting him into the
box-swing to the wharf. Before
opening tlu* 1h»x a stout line was
fustened to his horns and the other
end to one of the piles, giving the
steer aWiut 15 feet of free rope.
The 1h>x was opened and the steer
rushed out and made desperate hut
ineffectual lunges at evoryonc near.
The length of the rope.allowed the
steer to just reach the.edge of the
gangplank, and .Augustus J>. Small,
first mate.of the steamer, fearing
the danger that threatened women
going up and down the gangway
undertook to shorten the rope by
giving it another turn around the
pile. Taking an opportunity when
the steer was furthest from the gang
way Small went to the rope at the
liile but it was too taut; he waited
:for a slack and while waiting the
steer charged on him. He ran to
get away and just reached the
plank when the steer caught him
on his horns i^id tossed him al>out
ten feet in the air. He came down
between the Unit autl the wharf,
his head striking the U*at in the
descent. He was evidently dead
when lie struck the water, as the
Unly laid prostrate on the surface.
It was immediately recovered and
doctors quickly at hand, hut they
were of no avail and pronounced
him dead.
Upon examination it was found
that Us right arm, neck and ribs
were broken, and his skull crushed
| in.
The remains were transferred to
the wharf and prepared for burial
and from there taken to the Epis
copal church under charge of the
Masonio Club of Valdez. Small
being a member of that order.
Thursday afternoon interment
in the local cemetery was conducted
with Masonic honors.
Augustus l). Small, aged 52 years
and unmarried, was a native of
Millbridge, Hancock county,Maine
He has been in the service of the
service of the Whaling Co. and the
P. P. «& X. Co. for the past eight
years. The last three years he has
been under Capt. Franz Moore.
He was a member of Harbor ll>
of the Masters and Pilots of Seattle,
and carried insurance with the
Xew York life company.
The Steamer Excelsior arrived
■on Monday afturnoon heavily
laden. She had 40 passengers and
300 tons of general merchandise
for this place, and liO tons for
Uyak bay. fur which point she left
direct on Tuesday afternoon and
.is exy meted buck ou tin* ltith.
Cargo .and mail for other west
ern points was transferred to the
Newport which also left here Tues
day.
DLED—Wain Bkjulamjx Bkkx
xkx, aged y years, son uf Mr. and
Mrs. \V. if. Brennen, at Santa
Barbara, Calif., July 22, l‘J03, of
typhoid pneumonia.