An Old Firm
Under a New Name
AV1NG disposed of the Banking Department, we
will hereafter devote our entire capital and energy
to a Strictly Mercantile business-believing that we will be
in a better position than ever to serve your wants.
Valdez Mercantile Co. inc.
Successors to
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
This Space Is Reserved for the
Valdez Bank & Trust Company
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Charles R. Crawford and Geo.
B. McMullen, their heirs and
administrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that l
have expended the sum of six
hundred ($600) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the 101
lowing named lode mining claims,
lo-wit: The Valdez c aim No. 1,
recorded in book No. 1, page 97,
Valdez mining claim No. 2, re
corded in book No. 1, Pa$e,®?’
Valdez claim No. 3, recorded in
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 m book
■> page ° 1 all records of the Val
dez Mining District, Territory of
Alaska. Said mining claims be
ing near Mineral creek, about one
and one-lialf miles from Valdez
bav in the recording district
aforesaid. Proof of said expendi
ture appearing by affidavit, tiled
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 oi
two hundred ($200) dollars, being
the 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”
lode 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
of which said claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 392, in
(h> office of the recordar of the
recording ditsrict aforesaid,
proof of said expenditure appear
ing by affidavit filed on Decem
be' 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 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
JOHN PAULE.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Last pub. April 15, 1913.
Reinke can fix anything from a
watch down.
Gentle horse and comfortable
cutter for rent by day or hoyr.
Rate reasonable. Apply Fred
Fish, 'phone 47.
ADVERTISERS’ DIRECTORY
DAILY PROSPECTOR
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Attorneys-at-Law.
G. E. Bunnell. ;
L. V. Ray, Seward, Alaska. •
E. E.'Ritchie. ‘
Aasayers.
George F. White.
Banks.
S. Blum & Co.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Builders’ Material.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Breweries.
Valdez Bottling & Brewing Co.
Bakeries
Valdez Bakery.
Coal.
Valdez Dock Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Dentists
Dr. H. Cockerille.
Dr. Charles Daggett.
Dr. German.
Drug Stores.
Valdez Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows.
Fraternal Order Eagles,
Arctic Brotherhood.
General Merchandise.
Beyers Cash Store, Golden.
S. Blum & Co.
Fagerburg Bros., Nazina.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Life Insurance.
W. H. Crary.
Hotels.
Copper Block, Valdez.
Coleman House, Seward.
Hotel St. EJiae.
“The Cliff.”
Rainier-Grand Hotel, Seattle.
Laundry s.
Independent Laundry.
Launohes.
Three M.
Moving Picture Shows.
The Orpheum.
Manufacturers.
Copper River Lumber Co.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Alaska Water Light & Power
Cc.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Newspapers.
Prospector, Daily.
Miner (Sunday), Weekly.
Pool and Billiard Rooms.
Copper Block.
Roadhouses.
Camp Comfort.
Real Estate Agencies.
Valdez Real Estate Agency. *
Restaurants.
Valdez Cafe.
Steamship Lines.
Alaska Coast Co.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Sheet Metal Works.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Transfer Companies.
Copper River Draying Co.
City Express.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Water, Light & Tele
phone Co.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Alex. Nelson, his heirs, admin
istrators, and to all whom it
may concern:
You are hereby notified that I
have expended four hundred dol
lars ($400) in labor and improve
ments upon the Last Chance No.
1 and Last Chance No. 2 lodes,
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 Hie 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
I
Section 2324, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
WM. KOCH.
Date of first pub. Jan. 24, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 24, 1913.
Just received at Harvey s Tog
gery, a new line of dry goods in
staples and novelties, also first
class dressmaking; suits design
ed and made to order.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall. Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window class, 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 £ Co.
MORE TROUBLE
BETWEEN ROADS
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 2 i.—Presi
dent K. S. Lovett, of the Union
Pacific system, or what is known '
as ltie fJarrimau lines,, today
characterized the Western Paci
fic railroad as a “lame duck,” and
said that they were trying to force
the Union Pacific to purchase th •
road.
TRUTH ABOUT MAIL SERVICE. i
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(Continued from page 2). j
all that are opposed to capitalists
is the enterprising wail of a news
paper that failed to gel a line on
I he news.
The Fairbanks Times "is one
newspaper that willingly allacks
the mail service. Indeed, I lie
principal policy of that paper is
to attack llie mail service at all
limes. F.ven during the summer
months its allacks on the North
ern Navigation company lakes
sic up a lot of space, although
at that time the mails come by I lie
! river route.”
j The Industrial Worker will say
that The Times is .just as I'ear
| less a paper as any that rxisls
in Alaska. Its attitude on 'labor
matters, to he sure, is not in ac
cord with ours, but that, does not
blind us to the fact that it, is a
fearless critic of conditions which
threaten the well being of the
people of the Tanana valley. The
N. C. and the N. N. companies
have strangle holds on the peo
ple, and that The Times should
be brave enough to attack when
an attack is required, bespeaks
nothing that is not creditable lo
the leading paper of the Tanana
valley.
The delay In I he mails is of
course news, published in the or
dinary routine of business. Bui
if 1 he Industrial Worker failed to
publish it, that would be no rea
son for its denying lhat a delay
occurred, nor for appealing to tin*
knowledge acquired while drink
ing deep from the Pierian springs
that percolate through the bed
rock of Long creek.
Cold Water on Old Legends.
London, Feb. 2 4.—Lecturing at j
the Camera Club recently E. Bel- j
lingham said that, being interest
ed in historical research he bad
made a careful calculation and
found lhat there were 83 castles
in which Mary Queen of Scots was
said to have been imprisoned. If
the terms of her reputed impris
onment in each of them were
made consecutive her final incar
ceration could not have ended un
lil the nineteenth century. He add
ed he, had not been able to arrive
at the exact number of old houses
in which it was recorded that
Queen Elizabeth had spent the
night, but, after making allow
ance for the time she was known
to have spent in her own palaces,
it was evident that she must have
slept in some places she visited
at the rate of two a night.
Mariposa Still at Cordova.
The Mariposa was unreporlcd
.leaving Cordova at 4:30 this af
ternoon. It is said that she has j
many heavy timbers for the Bon
anza mine, which are hard to I
handle, as the Mariposa has a
small hatch. The steamer arrived
at Cordova at 5 p. m. yesterdayj
and was expected here early this |
morning. She has many passen
gers for Yalde'z and the interior.
Jury Drawing Tomorrow.
Jury Commissioner Lang and
Clerk of the Court McBride will
draw a jury for the Cordova term
of court which will he held April
10 in the railroad town.
Lieut. Prosser will he at Teik
hell tonight on his way lo Val
dez after an inspection of the tel
egraph line from Valdez to Pax
's on s.
Trustees Meeting.
Meeting of the board of trus
tees of the Hospital of the Good
Samaritan tonight at 7:30 at the
rectory.
FURNISHED ROOMS with or
without hoard. Ibex House, Key
stone Ave. Mrs. H. Shafts.
MILK-MILK-MILK
Freth Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone order* to Phone 187
ASSAYER_
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No Mora, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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COURT UPHOLDS
MINERS' LIENSj
( Continued from page 1)
to tile a lien, because they had not I
tiled wtihin 30 days from that !
jlate. He also contended that they j
could not tile any lien at all for I
the work done after Fbruary 28:
that if they had any elaim at all j
for that it was in the bankruptcy
court at Seattle.
Finally an ancillary receiver j
was appointed, who sold every
thing at Drier bay that, was loose
or could lie pulled loose. The
proceeds were 82,070 and the
costs of tile receivership were
81,000, leaving 8707 for tin* cred
itors to scrap for.
After careful consideration of
the facts and the law .Judge Ly
ons decided that the liens were1
valid against the mining claims,
which included the nracbinrrv on
jibe ground. The claims have been
abandoned and forfeited, but lie*
machinery brought ssou.
j .Judge Lyons banded down a
jlenglhy written opinion, citing
; many federal cases decided under
■ the bankruptcy law. lie held that
; nobody is chargeable with notice
of the possessory title of a trus
■ tee or receiver in bankruptcy un
it il such an official has taken
jproperty of the bankrupt into
I possession. In this case no re
Jceivcr was appointed in Alaska
until seven months after the liens
I were tiled. Under the circiim
1'slances, Judge Lyons heldlhal any
rights against the bankrupt cor
poration that, would have been
good if the adjudication of bank
ruptcy had not been made were
good until possession of the prop
erty was lakm by the trustee.
The order directing payment of
the money to tin* lien claimants
grants a stay of 00 days, in which
the trustee in bankruptcy may file j
a bill of exceptions on appeal.
T. A. Johnson will leave on the
Mariposa for his home in Seattle.
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FOR SALE—The Ernestine
roadhouse at, a bargain. Inquire
at the Exchange Bar.
Reinke, expert repairer, at the
Valdez Drug company.
Chinese noodles and chop suey
at Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
In the I’nited Stales Commission
er's Court, ex Ofl'icio Judge in
Probate, Valdez Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Judic
ial Division.
In the matter of the estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased, James
Fisli and \V. II. Caswell, adminis
trators.—Notice of Hearing of Fi
nal Account.
Notice is hereby given that
James Fish and \V. II. Caswell,
administrators of the estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased, have
rendered, tiled and presented Tor
settlement their final accounl and
report of their administration of
Ithe said estate, and that the 21 si
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
!9lh day of February. 1913.
JAMES FISH.
W. H. CASWELL.
Administrators of the Estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased.
Date of first pub. Feb. 19, 1913.
Dale of last pub. April 21. 1913.
Subscribe for th.> Prospector.
TIDE TABLES
Monday, February 24.
High tide, 2:21 a. m„ 2:40 p. m
Low tide, 8:37 a. m., 8:45 p. m.
Tuesday, February 25.
High tide, 3:00 a. m., 3:29 p. in.
Low tide, 9:27 a. m„ 9:19 p. m.
Wednesday, February 26.
High tide, 3:41 a. m., 4:26 p. m.
Low tide, 10:23 a. m„ 9:56 p. in.
• Thursday, February 27.
High tide, 4:27 a. m., 5:37 p. in.
Low lide, 11:51 a. m., 10:39 p. in.
Friday, February 28.
High tide, 5:24 p. m., 7:33 a. m.
Low tide. 1:04 p. in.
Saturday, March 1.
High tide. 6:36 p. m., 9:23 a. in.
Low tide, 12:04 p. m., 2:39 a. in.
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CHARY, RepreienUtiTe
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
insurance today
Policies Written Here
FIRE INSURANCE
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar 4 FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
CITY EXPRESS
:J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Ouick delivery to 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
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 Feurteen years in
Office in]WhaIing building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
Phone >9 THE DENTIST
I Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
j 9 a. m.. to 6 p. m., 7 p. m.. to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
phone 136 Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM, E. M.
Valdez, Alaska '
Reports on Mires
Patent Surveys
General Mining Engineering
Phone No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone. 18#
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
*A.B
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, tirst and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HHVT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE *0- 1971
Meet every Friday 8 i>. m. Eagle Hal)
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Aooepted Masons
Regular Communications Srst Wednesday la
each month In McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
James H. Patten m..W. II
C. c. Reynolds. See