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VAJL0REZ, ALASKA
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rOONE 1 FOtMEN ONLY
Valdez Miners Union Ne. 188
Western Federation of Mmere
ROBERT -SHAFFER. President.
Granite Mine.
CBAS. MeCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdes Alaska.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN NOUSE
GEORGE SEX Ton. »(I0P
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska
Notice to Htorkholders
Call and notice of special meeting of
the stockholders of the Cliff Min
ing Company.
Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial meeting of the stockholders of
the Cliff Mining Company will be
held a? the office of the company
at Valdez. Alaska, at 11 o’clock in the
fotmnoon of Wednesday the 10th day
of Way. 1916, for the purpose of con
•si tiering and taking action upon a
■certain resolution duly and regularly
adopted by the Board of Tti rectors of
■said company at a meeting of said
Board held at the company’s office
at Valdez, Alaska, at 11 o'clock in
the forenoon of Saturday the Sth day
of April 1916. which said resolution
states that in the judgment of the
Board of Directors of said company
5t is deemed advisable and beneficial !
for the Cliff Mining Company, a cor- j
poration. that it should be dissolved j
and its affairs wound up a speedily as ;
possible.
Dated at Valdez. Alaska, this Sth
day of April, 1916.
J. C. MARTIN, fee.
Pub. April 10, 17, 24, May 1 and 8.
Summons.
No. 809.
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
Guy F. Cameron, Plaintiff, vs. Mae E.
Cameron, Defendant.
The President of the United States of
America, Greeting:
To the Above Named Defendant:—
You are hereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska. Third Division, with
in thirty days after the completion of
the publication of this summons, to
wit, within 30 days after the 29th
day of May. 1916. and answer the
complaint of the above-named plain
tiff in the above-entitled cause.
The said cause is an action brought
by said plaintiff against you praying
for a f judgment and decree of this
Couth Adjudging and decreeing that
you*nAW hold the title to Lot 7 in
Block 89 of the Valdez town-site as
shown on the official plat of the Val
dez Townsite, suh-division of U. S.
Survey No. 4 39 on file in the office of
the U. S. Commissioner and ex-officio
Recorder at Valdez, Alaska, in Book
13 A at Page 1, as trustee ex malificio
for the said plaintiff and that you be
required to convey to the plaintiff
such premises and property, and for
such otheM relief as to the Court
shall seem just and equitable.
The order for the publication of
this summons was duly made and en
tered in the above-entitled Court on
the 14th day of April. 1916.
And you are hereby notified that if
you fail to appear and answer the
said complaint as herein required the
plaintiff will take judgment against
you for want thereof and will apply
to the Court for the relief demanded
in said complaint as the same is here
inbefore set out.
The date of the first publication of
this summons is the 17th day of
April, 1916. and the date of the last
publication thereof is the 29th day
of May, 1916.
Witness the Honorable Fred M.
Brown, Judge of said Court and the
seal thereof this 14th day of April.
In the year of our Lord the one thou
sand, nine hundred and sixteenth and
of our independence the one hundred
and fortieth.
(Official Seal) ARTHUR LANG.
fflerk of the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska. Third Division.
By T. P. Geragbty, Deputy Clerk.
Doncbne ft Dimond, Attorneys for |he
Plaintiff.
Pub. Apr. 17, 24; May 1. 8. 15. 22, 29
DBi^ARTMBNT OP THE INTERIOR,
rtUgskan Engineering Commission.
\ ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed proposals are invited for
furnishing and delivering standard
railroad cross ties and piling to the
Alaskan Engineering Commission for
use in the construction of the Alaska
Railroad as hereinafter described.
Class 1.
100.000 Standard Railroad Cross
Ties to be used in the construction of
eection of line along north shore of
Tnrnagain Arm between Kern Creek
and Ship Creek Junction.
Class 2.
150.000 Standard Railroad Cross
Ties to be used in the construction of
Matanuska Branch Line and Main
Line from Matanuska Junction north
ward to Willow Creek.
Class 3.
2,000 Standard Piling in ’cagthe
2a to 40 feet; to be used in same ter
ritory as material called for under
Class 2.
Native spruce and 'hemlock -timber
for making cross ties and pitrng car.
he secured from certain designated
sections of the Chugach National For
est Reserve and from other public
lands itying without the Forest Re
i serve as described in the General
Conditions and Requirements.
One-half of one per cent of the to
tal amount involved in the bid mnst
be deposited with each proposal as a
guarantee that the successful bidder
will execute formal contract with
bond, if required, within fifteen days
after receipt of notice of award.
No bid will be considered for less
than 50.000 ties or 500 piling.
On or abont the 15th of each
month, payment will be made for all
ties and piling accepted during pre
ceding month, less 15 per cent, which
will be retained until completion of
entire order. j
Specifications, Form of Proposal. !
General Conditions and Require
ments. Form of Contract and further
information may be had at the Offices
of the Alaska Engineering Commis
sion. Anchorage and Seward, and at
the offices of the Alaska Road Com- '
mission in Valdez and Juneau.
Bids will be opened at the Office of
the Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion, Anchorage. Alaska, at two (2)
o’clock P. M,, June 15. 1916.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids. 'No bids will be consid- j
ered from employees of the Alaskan I
Engineering Commission.
F. MEARS,
Commissioner, j
Published 1, 8, 15. 22, 29; May 6. 13, |
20, 27. 9t ;
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TIDE TABLES FOR APRIL.
The following table is compiled for !
high and low tides in Valdez Bay.;
Monday, April 24.
High, 4:23 am, 8.7; 6:26 pm, 6.6. j
Low, 11:39 am. 0.4.
Tuesday, April 25.
High, 5:44 am, 8.0; 7:40 pm, 7.1. |
Low, 11:35 am, 3.8; 12:55 pm, 0.8. j
Wednesday. April 26.
High, 7:17 am, 7.6; 8:38 pm, 7.7. |
Low, 1:22 am, 3.4; 2:05 pm, 1.0.
Thursday, April 27.
High, 8:40 am, 7.6; 9:26 pm, 8.4.
Lew. 2:47 am, 2.5; 3:00 pm, 1.2.
Friday, April 28.
High, 9:47 am. 7.7; 10:05 pm, 9.1.
Low, 3:46 am, 1.4; 3:47 pm, 1.3.
Saturday, April 29.
High, 10:42 am. 7.9; 10:40 pm, 9.6.
Low. 4:36 am, 0.5; 4:28 pm, 1.5.
Sunday, April 30.
High, 11:29 am, 8.0; 11:13 pm. 9.9.
Low, 5:18 am. 0.3: 5:04 pm, 1.7.
Weather Report.
Valdez, April 23. 1916.
Barometric pressure .30.032
Temperature 5 p. m.47
Maximum temperature .50
Minimum temperature .24
Mean temperature .37
Clear, wind northeast 6 miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, April 24, 1916.
Fairbanks, 33, clear, calm.
Salcha, 40; clear, calm.
Richardson, 33; clear, windy.
McCarthy, 40; clear, windy.
Donnelly, 48; calm, trail soft.
McCallnm, 22; clear, calm.
Paxson, 20; clear, calm, trail poor.
Hogan, 36; clear, calm, trail bare
in spots.
Qulkana, 34; snow in spots, clear
and calm.
Copper Center, 43; clear, calm.
Tonsina, 38;'no snow, clear, calm.
Teikhell, 32; clear, calm, trail
bare.
Beaver Dam, 26; clear, light wind,
trail soft.
Wortman's, 52; no snow, clear,
windy, trail soft.
i , .
3. E. Hughes left on the North
western on a business trip to the
States.
Deputy Marshal W. J. Feaster. of
Chitina, came over on the Farragut
on court business.
Frank Millard was out to the lake
yesterday on a fishing trip, but re
ports it too early, as the ice is not
out of the stream yet.
06 STRIKE OK
GOUT. MUD
'(Continued from SF*age One)
could have averted the strike had
they announced the time the new
scale weuld he ready, but notwith- i
standing .they have been engaged in;
t>k eir investigations for several weeks, j
they have not made 13* slightest inti- ]
mation as to when .tUsey would be
ltandy to get the new wage scale.
One member of the -commission is
quoted as saying thal he regretted
•the premature calling tuf the strike,
as their labors were nmt yet com
p laved and -.that until th*jy were no re
port could ibe expected.
"Hie walkout of the men on the
government -road was by no means a
surprise. When the men -.went back,
following the; original strike, it was
with She understanding that the
strike -would be called again unless
the differences were speedily adjust
ed. Ad ate for this strike was set,
but at tihat time the commission was
still engaged in their investigations j
and the strike was postponed. Be-!
lieving thiit ample time had been al-1
lowed fora decision by the board, the!
men walked out Saturday noon,
j Saturday evening the commanding:
|officer at Fort Lisoum, Lieutenant!
|Kohler, received news of the strike'
and a request for soldiers to main
jtain order and iate Saturday night in
structions were received here from
j Washington ordering Judge Fred M.!
i Brown and Assistant District Attor- j
1 ney Munley to proceed to Anchorage, i
;They left on the Admiral Farragut
j Saturday night for that place.
It is reported that fifty soldiers at i
Fort Liscum have been detailed for |
duty at Anchorage, and will leave on
the steamer Alaska for that place:
jsome time Wednesday.
I Early Saturday evening the Pros-!
ipector wired for particulars of the!
strike, and yesterday received word
j that nothing further than was already ;
known here could be sent. In fact:
Valdez was better informed as to thej
situation than was Seward or An
chorage, it being evident that the call |
for the soldiers and the court had notj
been made public there.
District Attorney Spence said this;
afternoon that the telegrams receiv-j
ed by him and which caused Judge |
Brown and Attorney Munley to leave
for Anchorage, were sent by Lieut.'
Mears of the Alaska Engineering!
Commission. He said that to the best!
of his knowledge no "rrdTing had oc
curred and that the presence of Judge j
Brown was only a precautionary
measure.
EASTER SERVICES
LARGELY ATTENDED1
/
The Easter services held last eve-!
ning in Easter Hall were largely at-'
tended. The hall was handsomly;
decorated with lilies and potted j
plants. Rev. Mr. Dunstan delivered j
a short address on the Resurrection. \
and during the services a number of I
beautiful selections were rndered by |
the choir. „
HAS STRONG FAITH IN
FUTURE PASSAGE CANAL |
1
Mr. John P. Baird, accompanied
by Mrs. Baird, of Passage Canal,
came to Valdez Sunday afternoon on
the launch Pathfinder, and will re
main here for a time.
Mr. Baird says that the population
of that section is very limited at pres
ent, and that there has been very lit
tle travel over that route to the in
terior this winter. He expresses con
fidence, however, that Passage Canal
will eventually be the coast terminus
of the government railroad to the
Matanuska coal fields. He advances
very plausible arguments in support
of his contention, and makes the
emphatic statement that the last rails
laid on the new government railroad
will be at Passage Canal and the
goal from the Matanuska field will
reach the coast over that route.
MI CH DEVELOPMENT AT
KATALLA COAL FIELD
Arthur G. Thompson, of Katalla.
is authority for the statement that
Katalla is looking forth to a pros
perous season this coming year on
account of the proposed development
of the Alaska Petroleums Co’s., prop
erties. This company owns twelve
coal claims, one of which is already
patented and title is expected to be
secured on the remaining eleven with
in a short time. $75,000 in, all will
be spent on development work this
year,—$50,000 on their coal proper
ties, and $25,000 on their oil prop
erties. Arrangements have been made
for the construction of a railroad
from the terminus on Controller Bay
to the coal properties—a distance of
twenty miles. The rolling stock and
equipment of the A. P. R. Y. & T. Co.
sometimes called the Bruner Co. near
Katalla has been purchased and con
struction work will begin about the
middle of May.
THE SECRETARY BIRD.
It ICicW* Lika a Mule and Can Swaltaw
a Snake Whole.
The rarest and most valuable birds In
the New York zoological garden are
the strange pair of secretary birds quar
tered In the ostrich house. "Secretary
birds” they are called because of the
crest of long dark plumes that rises
from the back of their heads, giving
them the appearance of a clerk with n
bunch of quill feathers behind his ear.
It’s an aristocratic name, but the thing
that makes the secretary bird valuable
is not his looks. The natives of South
Africa love him because be can kick
like a mule.
Tom into his cage a snake, no matter
bow vicious, and tbe fight begins im
mediately. The bird cautiously ap
proaches the snake with wings wide
spread lo escape the sudden lunges by
flight if necessary. Once, twice, three
times perhaps the snake lunges. The
bird darts back, waiting bis chance.
At last it comes, and one of those long,
hard legs shoots out like the hoof of a
mule, landing squarely on tbe snake's
head. It reels and falls back stunned
to be knocked out completely by a sec
ond blow. And then its victor pro
ceeds to swallow it whole.
In South Africa the birds are regard
ed ns a great protection. They nre af
fectionate mates and always travel to
gether. When pursued they spread
their wings and make off over the
ground with the speed of a running
horse.—Every Week.
INDIAN SUMMER.
! -
;Tbe Term May Have Had Its Origin In
the Far East.
j Tbe origin of the term "Indian sum
| mer.” like that of the word “blizzard.”
has been the subject of much research,
j It has been traced back only as far as
| the latter part of the eighteenth cen
; tnry. and it did not become common
until after tbe first decade of the nine
■ teenth.
j Many explanations of the name have
: been offered, ail of which assume that
! the term “Indian” used in this connec
tion refers to the American Indians.
A recent note in the Monthly Weath
er Review calls attention to a totally
different use of this term, in which the
reference is not to the American In
dians." but to East India.
Under the British board of trade reg
ulations one of the load lines marked
on ships bears the initials “I. S..” this
being the maximum depth to which
vessels can be loaded for voyages dur
ing tbe "Indian summer”—i. e., tbe fine
season in the Indian seas.
How long has the term “Indian sum
mer” been used in this sense? It is
not recorded in any dictionary nor ap
parently in any work on meteorology
Is it possible that our autumnal In
dian summer was so named by sailors
or travelers who saw in it a resem
blance to the fine weather attending
the northeast monsoon in India?
When to Stop Advertising.
An English Journal requested a num
ber of the largest advertisers to give
tbeir opinions concerning the best time
to stop advertising, and tbe following
replies were received:
When the population ceases to mul
tiply and the generation that crowded
on after yon and .never beard of you
stops coming on.
When you have convinced everybody
whose life will touch yours that you
have better goods and lower prices
than he can get anywhere else.
When you stop making fortunes sole- j
ly through the direct use of this mighty I
agent. I
When younger and fresher houses in i
your line cease starting up.
When you would rather have your \
own way and fail than take advice '
and win. (
A Candid Caller.
A small boy had been coerced into
making an afternoon call with bis
mother. He bad rebelled vehemently
over the calling business, saying: “Aw.
what you want to make me go there
for? She hasn't any boys, and it won’t
be any fun."
But dressed in his best suit he had
put on his company manners and had
behaved very well Indeed, and when
their hostess served refreshments bo
began to feel glad that he had come.
When it came time to leave be held
out bis hand, saying gallantly:
"Goodby; I’ve had a good time"—and
then, right while bis young mottier
was beaming her approval, he added
honestly—“a whole lot better time
than I expected to have.”—Indianapo
lis News.
A Benevolent Refusal.
"Senator, 1 wish you would give me
a job as your private aecretary.”
“Oh. my boy,” responded the oily
senator, “don't get mixed op with tbe
government service. Nothing to It.
Ku!ns.|t young man. Besides, 1 bave
promised that position to my son.”—
Kansas City Journal.
Cynical.
“Is be a good after dinner speaker?''
“If there is such' n thing as a good
after dinner speuker I presume you’d
call him one.’’—Detroit Free Press.
Naturally.
“I saw Mabel buying rouge tbe other
day.”
“That gives color to the report that
she paints.4’—Baltimore American.
Man’s Adventurous 8ide.
There is always a temptation to
cross a bridge which has been con
demned. man being an adventurous
cuss at heart—Atchison Globe.
The confidence we have In ourselves
gives birth to much of that we have ill
others.—La Rochefoucauld.
VALDEZ . and - - ANCHORAGE
CITY EXPRESS
Meets all boats! On the job, day or night
We never sleep.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phone 82
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
Absentees Business Properly Handled
Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Buy Alaska Made Cigars
ASK FOR W. R. King, Terminus, or Lavanna,
Made in Seward by union workmen.
We maintain our ttandard. Sold everywhere
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 Chas. Fischer, Propr.
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 j
kAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A A A A A
Foot Keystone Ave
Rouifh Dry 10c lb
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND
California
Admiral
Line.
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE, 11:00 A. M.—
Monday, Mar. 5, Admiral Farragut for Seldovia and Way Ports.
Wednesday, Mar. 15, Admiral Watson for Seward and Way Ports.
Sunday, March 19, Admiral Evans, for Kodiak and Way Ports.
Sunday, March 26, Admiral Farragut, for Seldovia and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 2, Admiral Watson, for Seldovia and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 9, Admiral Evans, for Kodiak and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 16, Admiral Farragut for Anchorage and Way Ports.
Sunday. April 23, Admiral Watson, for Anchorage and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 30, Admiral Evans, for Anchorage and Way Ports.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
Steamera Yale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. R1XGWOOD, Mgr, Seattle) VALDEZ DOCK CO, Local Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
8. 8. ALAMEDA AND 8. S. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM SE
ATTLE THE 10TH, 20TH AND 80TH,
EVERY MONTH
FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 28TH, FDR CORDOVA,
JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway. Cordova, Eliamar, Valdes and La
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 5th; Latouche, on the 15th; 8. S.
Cordova, 26th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
r. U. TRACY, Gent Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO. Local Agent.
When You Leave
For the Outside
- take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One road—one management—one service all theTway
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.