ySILL kinds of shoes
=for men
%
=for women
—for children
at a big discount during March.
From 25 to 60 per cent off.
This does not include the Packard Shoes tor Men.
Valdez Mercantile Co. inc.
iuccessors to
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
This Space Is Reserved for the
5 ? • t l
Valdez Bank & Trust Company
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
f •* : '* -j'ijp*' i;
To Charles R. Crawford and Geo.
B. McMullen, th<fir heirs and
administrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that I
have expended the sum of six
hundred ($600) dollars m labor
and improvements upon the fol
lowing named lode mining claims,
lo-wit: The Valdez claim No. 1,
recorded in book No. 1, page 97;
Valdez mining claim No. 2, re
corded in book No. 1, page 98;
Valdez claim No. 3, recorded m
book No. 2, page 19; Valdez claim
No. 4, recorded in book No. 2, page
18; North Star claim No. 1, re
corded in book 2, page 20; North
Star claim No. 2, recorded in book
2, page 21, all records of the Val
dez Mining District, Territory of
Alaska. Said mining claims be
ing near Mineral creek, about one
and one-half miles from Valdez
bav, in the recording district
aforesaid. Proof of said expendi
ture appearing by affidavit, filed
on the 31st day of December,
1912. The sum of six hundred
($600) dollars expended being the
amount required to hold the said
claims for the year 1912, and if,
within 90 davs after this publi
cation you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion each of
two hundred ($200) dollars, being
i he sum of $33.33 for each of said
claims, your interest in said
claims, for which you fail to con
tribute your said proportion of
expenditure for annual labor, will
become the property of the under
signed co-owner under Section
2324, Revised Statutes of the Un
ited States. ^
GEORGE H. MERRIFIELD.
First pub. Feb. 4. 1913.
Last pub. May 8, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John McPherson, his heirs,
administrators, and to all
whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended $100 in labor and
improvements upon the “Lark"
'ode mining claim, situated about
two miles N. E. of Shoup bay and
- S. E. of Shoup glacier, in the Val
dez Recording District, Territory
of Alaska, the location certificate
nf which said claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 392, in
Hi3 office of the recorder of the
recording ditsrict aforesaid,
proof of said expenditure appear- 1
ing by affidavit filed on Decern-!
lie 28, 1912, in the office of the
recorder aforesaid; that being
$100 per year, the amount re
quired to hold said claim for the
year ending December 31, 1912.
And if, within ninety days after
this notice by publication, you
fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion ($50) your interests
in said claim will become the
property of the subscriber under
Section 2321, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
JOHN PAULE.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Hast pub. April 15. 1913.
Reinke can fix anything from a
watch down.
Gentle horse and comfortable
cutter for rent by day or hour.
Rale reasonable. Apply Fred
Fish, ’Phong »?. < JP
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
f * ^
To Alex. Nelson, his heirs, admin
istrators, and to all whom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended four hundred dol
lars ($400) in labor and improve
ments upon the Last Chance No. 1
1 and-Last Chance No. 2 lodes, j
situate in Shoup bay near the en
trance thereof, Valdez recording;
precinct, Territory of Alaska, the
location certificates of said claims
being of record in the office of the
U. S. commissioner at Valdez,
Alaska. Said expenditure was
made in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of the laws
of the United States and of this
territory, said amount being $200
per year, the amount required to
hold the claims for the years end
ing December 31, 1911, and De
c mber 31, 1912. And if, within
ninety (90) days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or re
fuse to contribute your proportion
($200, being $100 for each of said
ears) your interest in said claims
will become the property of the
subscriber, your co-owner, under
Section 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
VVM. KOCH.
Date of first pub. Jan. 24, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 24, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
* i, 4 ' • > ~ . "t t r.
To Prank Rease, his heirs, ad
ministrators, and to all whom
it may concern: ,
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended $300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The “Two Friends No.
1,” “Two Friends No. 2,” and
“Two Friends No. 3," the loca
tion certificates of which said
lode claims are of record in Book
2 of Records, pages 377, 377 and
316, respectively, in the office of
I he Recorder for the Valdez Re
cording District, Territory of
Alaska, said lode claims being
situated on the west side of
Shoup glacier, about six miles
from Shoup bay, in the recording
district aforesaid, proof of said
expenditure appearing by affi
davit filed on December 28, 1912,
in the office of the recorder
aforesaid; that being $300 per
vear, the amount required to hold
said claims for the year ending
December 31, 1912. And if,
within ninety days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75, being $25 for each
of said claims), your interests in
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
tion 2324, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
JOHN PJUUE.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
East pub. April 15. 1913.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
In the Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division.
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased.—Notice
of hearing of final account.
Notice is hereby given that An
gus Ohjsholm, administrator of
the estate of Hardin Smith, de
ceased, has rendered and pre- j
sented for settlement and filed
his final account and report of his
administration of the said estate,
and that Tuesday, the 6th day of
May, 1913, at the hour of two
o’clock p. m., of said day, at the
office of Thos. R. Shepard, ex of
ficio judge in probate of the A'al
dez. precinct, at A'aldez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the
said court as the time and place
of settlement of said final ac
count arid report, at: which time I
ar^d place any person interested j
in said estate may appear and
file objections and exceptions to
said final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
1st day of March, 1913.
ANGGUS CHISHOLM.
Administrator of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased.
Date of first pub. March 1. ’13.
Date of last pub. May 5, 1913.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Commissioner’s Court for
the Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, at Valdez.-In Probate.
In the mailer of the estate oil
Wi C. Stull, deceased.—Notice to
Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of W. C. Stull, deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the.,saia
deceased,;,to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within six
months after the .first publica
tion of this notice, to the said ad
ministrator, at" his place, of busi
ness, namely the office of the
Valdez Mercantile Co., at Valdez,
Alaska, the same being the place
for the transaction of the bum
ness of said estate, in the said
town of Valdez, Alaska.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
27th day of February, 1913.
ARTHUR.LANG,
Administrator of the estate of W.
C. Stull, deceased.
Date of first pub. Feb. 27, 1913.
Dale of last pub. March 28, ’13..
To the Public.
We hereby announce that we
have retired from the banking
business and have transferred
our banking department to the
Valdez Bank & Trust company,
for whom we bespeak the good
will of the public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 29, 1913.
LOST—An A. B. button with
diamond setting. Finder please
return to Al. White and receive
reward.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders'
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding) Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse A Co.
VALDEZ.
(Report'of Afafcfrft Railway Com
mission.)
Ill the harbor of Valdez ,1,120
milts from Seattle) is Port Val
dez, a deep indentation forming
one of the northerly exlensii ns
of Prince William Sound. It is
about 10 miles long by ! to 3
miles wide, is completely land
locked and protected from all
winds excepting the shore winds
either otf ttn* Valdez (Jlaeier or
down the valley of the Lowe river.
These winds are at limes severe.
The entrance to Prince W illiam
Sound has already been describ
ed. The passage from the en
trance to Valdez is dear until
Valdez Narrows is reached, about
10 miles from the town of Val
dez. Here a reef lies almost in
(hi* middle of the narrows, hut
11 is now marked willi a beacon,
and its passage is mil ai tended
with any danger.
The upper end of Port Valdez
is fringed by a wide mud Hat,
submerged at high tide, I he beach
of which is steep. The harbor
lias ;i very restricted anchorage
area, there being about 3' square
miles on the beach of this mud
Hill where anchorage is possible,
hill the depths are excessive (up
to 50 fathoms , the shore sleep,
swinging room restricted end the
anchorage almost impracticable
in the east winds. The mean
range of lide is about 10 feel,
with an extreme of about 15 feet.
Although it has been reported
that the harbor has been frozen
over on I tie. mud Hats near the
Inwn, it is believed by the com
mission that it can be regarded
as an ice-free port.
The town of Valdez lies al the
head of the arm and is the most
northerly ice-free purl in Alaska.
The town‘is situated on the delta
of the Valdez Glacier, about 5
miles northeast. Valdez has
about 1,500 inhabitants, includ
ing those on the old military res
ervation adjacent to the town.
Built as it is on the glacial over
wash, it has been subject I ) sev
eral more Or less disastrous
floods annually, by reason of
changes in the channels of the
glacial stream. Its location at
this point is due to the fad that
in the gold rush of 1898 one of
the trails toward the interior led
over Valdez Glacier, and one of
the earliest rushes of prospectors
was to this point. A few years
later when the Fairbanks district
became known, the present mili
tary road, then a trail, was es
tablished with this as its coast
•terminus.
The shores of Valdez Arm are
generally precipitous and very
high. The entire flat that could
be used in the expansion of the
lowui of Valdez is on the d< lla of
glacial streams, so I hat growth
at Ibis point would he attended
by increasing difficulties as the
size of the town increased.
There are two -other points
available for use for town pur
poses. One of these is a s i-ali,
low-lying plain on the south side
■ ■f the arm about 3 miles south
west and is now occupied by the
military post of Fort Liscum.
Almost directly opposite, at the
.mouth of Mineral creek, is a pos
sible’ location for a town of con
siderable size. This town site,
called Port Valdez, has beer pat
ented. with the exception of a
small area al the eastern end.
There is here a considerable area
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that a
municipal election will be held
April 1, 1913, at the Fire Hall,
in the Town of Valdez, for the
purpose of electing seven coun-.
oilmen and one member of the
school board for the position of
Treasurer. The polls will be op
en at 9 a. in. and will close at 7
p. m. of said day.
The Qualifications of an elect
or for councilman shall he as
follows: Ho shall be a male cit
izen of the United States or one
who has declared his intention to
become such: of the age of (wen- i
ty-nne years and shall have been i
a bona fide resident of Alaska for j
one year, and of the town of Val- 1
dez for six months preceding said !
election.
The following persons shall be
Qualified electors for the school
board: All adults who are citi
zens of the United States or who
have declared their intention to
become such and who are resi
dents of I lie Valdez school dis
I rid.
RAND Aid, K ASHBY.
Town Ulerk.
Haled this llh day of March. ,
1913. j
TIDE TABLES
i
Thursday, March 13.
High tides, 2:42 a. m., 3:39 p. in.
Low tides, 9:31 a. m., 9:0 4 p. m.
Friday, March 14.
High tides, 3:19 a. in., 4:41 p. m.
Low tides, 10:37 a. m„ 9:44 p. in.
Saturday, March 15.
High tides, i:(w a. m„ 6:14 p. m.
Low tides, 1 i :3? *. m„ 10:42 p. m.
suitablefor development for busi
ness or residence purposes.
There are no improvements at the
present time except a wharf, and
this is exposed to the strong east
erly winds.
The town of Valdez is wejl pro- ■
vided with all municipal improve
ments necessary for a town of its
si/.o, and there is in the hills !
closely adjacent ample water
power for further development in
case of growth. The town is pro- '
vided with two long wharves ex
tending across the. mud Hats to i
deep water. One is owned by lo- j
cal interests and the other by the '
town. In addition to this, a
wharf reaching deep water from
a point northward of the town I
was const runted by the Vuhb*z
Yukoii Railway Co., hut is now in
had repair and not in use.
Ill case of tile selection of
Valdez as coastal terminal for a
railroad system, il would appear
Mini the best opportunity for de
velopment would he at the site of
Port Valdez, which would lie eas
ily reached by an extension of I tie
railroad across the Hals on tin*
norlh side of the end of the arm.
This location could lie utilized for
the development of a combined
j naval and coaling plant, in the
rather remote contingency that
the Malanuska Helds should Hud
an outlet with Valdez as a purl.
I lie ilrlen.se of Hus purl against,
naval attack would not, lie dillieull
so far as construction of guns
and mortar batteries is concern
ed, lull the depths both al outer
entrances to I lie Sound or al any
inner line in Valdez Arm for the
defense of that port alone are so
great from LOO to 150 fathoms
as to make a defense by sub
marine difficult. It should, how
ever. be observed that any rail- j
road running to the interior from I
Valdez wifubj be less vulnerable i
to a flank attack by a raiding ,
party than a railroad based eith
er on Cordova or Seward.
PITCHER LOSES FINGERS;
GET8 ’EM BACK
Chicago, March 13.—C. I). Hale,
pitcher of the Northwestern Uni
versity baseball Learn, lost two
lingers of his pitching hand in a
lathe yesterday, and had them
back in place within a few min
utes.
The lingers were pickl'd up,
washed and sewed together im
mediately after the accident, and
it is Imped Hale may be able to
pitch before the season is ended.
Hale is an engineer from the stu
dent team, and last year was one
of the pitchers on the Northwest
ern staff.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
n the United States Commission
er’s Court, ex Officio Judge in
Probate, Valdez Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Judic
ial Division.
In the matter of the estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased, James
Fish and YV. H. Caswell, adminis
trators.—Notice of Hearing of Fi
nal Account.
Notice is hereby given that
James Fish and W. II. Caswell,
administrators of the estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased, have
rendered, filed and presented Tor
settlement th,eir final account and
report of their administration of
the said estate, and that the 21st
day of April, 1913, at the hour of
2 o’clock p. m. of said day, at the
office of Thomas R. Shepard, ex
officio judge in probate of the
Valdez precinct, at Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the
said court at the time and place
of settlement of said final account
and report, at which time and
place any person interested in
said estate may appear and file
his objections and exceptions to
said final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
19th day of February, 1913.
JAMES FISH.
YV. II. CASWELL.
Administrators of the Estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased.
Date of first pub. Feb. 19, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 21. 1913
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No Move, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
MILK—MILK—MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone order* to Phone 187
New York life
Insurance Co.
W. ML' icKAMT' M«*rw«ttaMyt
Valdes, Alaska. •• "* Phone 41
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid tor in advance
CITY EXPRESS
JJ. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Ouick delivery t<r all parts of town
at short notice. Will move baggrge,
furniture, etc., at reasonable rates
Office in Alaska Securities
building. Wall St. Phone 82
PROFESSIONAL
E. E. RITCHIE
I-A W YE R
PHONK 130 Valdez, Alaska
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 the dentist
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m.. to 6 p. m., 7 p. m..to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 Feurteen years in
Office injWhaling building ~ VALDEZ
Next to cable office
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. IV. STORM. E. M.
Valdez, Alaska
Reports on Mines
Patent Surveys
Benesal Mining Engineering
Phone No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone. 189
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
Eagle Hall. All members are requested to
attend. S. McNIECE. Arctic Chief
1.0.
Visiting and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HtTNT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDEZ AElllE Mo. 1971
Meet every Friday 8 p.m. Eagle Hall
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Hutu
June* B. rAHOTt'Uk.W.M
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