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A Large and Varied Assortment of
Men’s Fall Suits
High Quality
Perfect Fitting
Lowest Price
Spot Cashfor Gold Dust
f Tliat Prickly Feeling
I ami the ml eruption on your skin are probably clue
I to vour failure to use
CRARY’S WITCH HAZEL CREAM
It relieves instantly. It is soothing to the skin,
cools by the only natural method, that of evapora
tion,-and does NOT leave the skin dry or rough.
We will give you your money hack if you are
not satisfied.
THE VALUEZ PHARMACY
City Market
NEXT TO MKIU llant’s CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork andPoultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
N'JmQETj flNsi NUQQET JEWELRY
m Just listen!
Your friends in the East are thinking of
von—wondering if they’ll !>e the happy re
cipients of a piece of nugget jewelry made
in Valdez.
1)0V i \ illiNK it’s time to lie thinking about it?
i
tv* in endless variety ior tne little
dimpled hands.
□Big ones Are you thinking
too of it?
■
W. C. STULL,
Jeweler, Exjiert Watchmaker, Op
>■ tician ami Diamond Setter,
YflLDEZ
The Sail Game.
The ball game last Sunday Ih*
twecn the Valdez team and the Ft.
Liscum boys was won by the home
team by a score of 15 to 13.
The home team has lieen st rength
ened by the arrival of several new
players from the interior, and while
they showed lack of practice, they
put up a good game, and with a
little more practicing can make a
splendid showing.
In the absence of Goodel, Willis
started in to pitch, but his urm
gave out and Griswold took his
place, Willis going to first. Den
nison went behind the bat and the
Valdez rooters didn’t know what
he could do but he soon showed
them that he knew how to catch.
Griswold is all right wherever they
put him and he surprised the sol
diers as much by his pitching, as
by his catching. lie was almost
invincible as pitcher, only three
hits being made by the soldiers.
Willis did good work on first,
Smith on third and Connelly as
short-stop.
lhe soldiers played well hut did
not put up as good a game as they
have Indore. A game is lieing ar
ranged for next Sunday to he
played for a purse of f 100.
Weather Record.
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Au^n
-Jb ! 46 M
27 48 54 $
2M *♦» .'*2 $
29 46 M
tti 4« 54 \Z
HI 46 j 80
) Windy, f Light Wind. * Cloudy.
Atn»ve zero except where otherwise stated.
$ Rain. Figures show precipitation in inches.
Observed and reported by l>r. L. Hs Camicia.
During August the thermometer
ranged from 40 to 65) degrees above
zero. 'I’l cloudy days, 7 partial
cloudy, 14 partial foggy, 4 rainy,
'i'l partial rainy. Total rainfall
5 11-16 inches.
Notice to Trespassers.
To whom it may concern. In 1K97 I Mocked
the southwest end of Kuight's Maud witli Bio.
Fox. 1 claim the same. All persons are warn I
not to molest the foxes tlutreon, nor tre*p*»»
j for the purpose of raising foxes or oilier ant
I mals. Walter K- Holland. 3hp
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ALL GREATLY IMPRESSES
WITH
Copper ind Qold Heids
i Of the Kotaina and Nizina Coun
try. Looks Good to
Them.
Exports and pmsin'ctorsaro coni
, ing in from the (.'hittyuu everyday
and they are unanimous in tin
, statement that it is the greatest
country on earth. All who have
visited the Ni/.ina placer ground are
I very enthusiastic about it. Men
who are fully capable of judging
say that the Xi/.inn will become
one of the largest producers in Al
aska of gold. The general opinion
of all who have Ih-oii interviewed
on the subject, is that the lienehes
in that section will outrival the
creek claims. In speaking of the
copper country, the experts seem at
ia loss for adjectives strong enough
to express their admiration of it.
I lie large party of copper ex
perts who went into the cojijier
country a few weeks ago to examine
the Bonanza, Xicoli, Mt. lluhharil
ami other properties returned yes
terday and are greatly pleased with
the country. The party consisted
of the following well known gentle
men. H. A. Keller, of Seattle, M.
J. Heller of San Francisco, F. H.
Blake of New York, Norris English
of San Francisco, S. 1). Hubbard
of San Jose and C. B. Fowler.
In an interview with Mr. Keller
that gentleman said that the trip
to the copper country was one of
the most pleasant he ever exper
ienced in his career as a mining
expert. None of the experts are at
liberty to give out any report of
the copjier properties, but Mr. Kel
ler admits that it is the liest miner
ized country he has ever seen, al
though scarcely any development
work has been done or attempted.
He believes that when prospecting
and development work has been
carried on to a fair extent the Coo
per river country will astonish the
world.
Mr. Blake is also much impress
ed with the country and believes
it lias u great future. The entire
party are of the same mind and no
douht all wiii return here in the
future.
Mr. It. E. Hanley, assistant to
Mr. Keller, arrived in town ahead
of the main party and caught the
Bertha out, so he will lie the first
to make an ollieial report on the
various properties.
They visited the scene of the new
strike on Rex and Chittitu, and
saw a test run made on Roliert
Blei’s property on Rex gulch. They
predict a great future for that camp.
Mr. Stephen Birch had charge of
the expedition and managed it so
well that the trip seemed like a
picnic.
Can’t Be Beat.
Mr. J. M. Lathrop has just re
turned to town after an extended
trip to the interior. Mr. Lathrop
went in with Mr. Cohen and party
as far as the Kotsina, where they
separated, and Mr. Lathrop went
up Kotsina to look over the copper
projierties in that direction. He
visited all of them at present lo
cated and says that while there i“
very little development work done
a in w la re. lie was wrv much im
pressed with the easiness of the
I deposits and their richness.
| Mr. Lathrop does not claim to
| he all expert in the full sense of
I tin* word, hut he is satisfied that
| outside of Alaska, there is nothing
| on the glolie to lieat what he saw
along the Kotsina in richness of
j copper ore.
Death of a Pioneer.
News of the death of Richard
rent pic of Kayak was brought in
on the Kxeelsior. Mr. Temple was
drowned Aug. 24. while endeavor
ing to swim out to his schooner,
which was anchored several hund
red feet from the I tench. A hcavv
surf was rolling at the time,and he
^ was afraid that the schooner would
I break her moorings and lie lost.!
Not Wing able to get out in a
small Wat. lie tried to swim it hut'
was drowned.
Mr. Temple was one of the Wst
known men along this coast. He
was esteemed by Isith white people
and natives and will Ik? great! v
I missed. Mr. Temple came to
Alaska in 1889 and for several!
j years was employed liv the N. A. I
i C. Co, and when they went out of'
j business, Wught their Kayak store.
I He came from Poston, Mass., where
his relatives arc well known, his
father owning the property there
known as Temple Place. He leaves
an estate said to he worth aliout
♦40.0U0.
Strike on Tanana.
A promising placer strike lias
l>ecn made in American territory
on a small brunch of the Tanana
river, 280 miles alsive the mouth of
the Tanana. Eight dollars was
washed out with a pan in three
days, the average pay being ten
cents to the pan. The gold was
found on the rim of a creek. The
discoverer refuses to disclose the
exact locality of the creek for a
while.
James Osliorne is the discoverer.
He made the trip up the Tanana on
the steamer Tanana Chief, which
went from Rampart not many
weeks ag o.
First Alaska Forest Reserve.
A proclamation has been issued
by President Roosevelt, creating
the Alexander Archipelago Forest
Reserve. This reserve, which is
the first of imi>ortance in Alaska,
is situated in the extreme southern
part of the territory, and will com
prise Prince of Wales Island and
adjacent islands to the seaward.
Chicago!, Kuprcanof, Kuiu and Za
; rcmho islands, with many smaller
, islands lying farther out to sea.
Location Records.
For the week ending Sep. 2.
! Furnished l»y the Valdez Ahstraet
it Title Co.
I>KKI>S
A McXaughton to It Biel, » ini in 13 cl* $]
S ThoiupM.n to H Millard, 3 1 cl* $1
*K McClellan to C L Ilovt, 1-7 tut claims Chift
na. fJUO
A Holman to B Millard, mid C.int 1*8 survev
No oUl, |1
MlSCKIJ.AXKOrs.
J Ingraham to A Hoffman, Power of Att’y
1 Beatty to l. Beatty “
K'frow agreement, A Hoffman. B Millartl hale
el
t; rubMakc agreement. J Conies anti M O'
Brien with U Biel
Advertised Letters.
The following is a list of uncalled
for letters remaining in the post
ottice at this place. If not called
■ for in .‘50 days they will lie sent to
the dead letter office.
Coy, C’ha*
Charait. I* ('
IMuimit, It o
lirtfory. A S
Itix. I. I»
lleiuple. W F
Kieuberger, F
M<»relan<l. J
Mori un, J
Siaclemaii. A
S V T*', ‘ II
j Wanlelli J
4*orri£al. Neal
rharmigtoii, W
Erieaoit. I* S
Umlfrojr, J
Holmes, ,\ |*
lleitehcr. A W
Lcreh, J 4*
Mayiuan, C
Me4*ounel, Jaa
Schaefer, K A
T lV:t, r
Walir. A T
Cox. Liuunor '
Cantwell, !>
Faulkner, A
Hoffman, (i
lloue.T T
Ivey. J \V
Moiinl.au I*
Maxwell, (■
Hpeirs J
Seltaff, A
WntMin, C
Young, C
The C. R. M. T. &. 1). Co’s, store!
I at Copjier Center ean outfit vou at
' reasonable prices. A full line of j
! staple groceries has just been
I recei red.
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY. A
FORCE OF
ItatoCulMelkre
IOOO to 2000 Men Will Soon Be
at Work. Plans for
Buildings.
Hu* hxcelsior brought in a num
ber of men for the railroad who are
to have charge of getting out the
ties for the road. They will com
mence operation- immediately, and
will establish logging camps at sev
eral |Miints on the hay und sound.
Plans and specifications for (lie
hotel, hank and other buildings at
the terminal of the road have also
Ikcii received and work will com
mence at once. A wharf will l>e
complete*! just as soon as the piles
can he cut.
Hie bank building will be the
finest and most enni|dete building
in Alaska. It Will Ik- 50x12(1
feet and three stories high, with 8
foot basement. The first flour will
be Vised as a bank and store build
ing and the other two stories for
ofliees. The entire building will bo
heated by hot air furnaces and the
sewerage and light will Ik- complete
in every detail.
The hotel will he the finest north
of Seattle. It will Ik- three ami
one-half stories high with large
hasement and IfK) rooms, ami hnill
on the plan of tin- famous Hotel
Portland of -Portland, Or. The
building will be a model of com
pleteness; steam heated, electric
lights, perfect sewerage and venti
lation and everything necessary for
n first class hotel.
The railroad contractors are now
negotiating for from 1.000 to 2.000
men to work on the road, anil will
secure white men if |Kissihle. The
rails for 85 miles of the road are
now at Seattle and will lie ship]R-d
very soon if not already on the way.
Excelsior Strikes a Storm.
The Excelsior arrived here yes
terday morning with 30 passengers
and loaded deep with freight. Cupt.
Moore says that in all his many
years exitcrience steam-boating in
Alaska, he has never encountered
such a severe storm as they ran in
to after they left Yakutat. From
that place* toCape Hinehinhrook the
storm raged and grave fears were
felt for the safety of the vessel by
many of the passengers and crew.
But (’apt. Moore stood hv his post
day and night and the vessel came
through in safety. The storm has
Wen raging for several days and is
verv unusual for this season of the
year.
She had the following passenger
list:
J K folium. .1 II KoWii».tn. F li Brown, wifi*
»t!i«! 'IrtUjshl t. \V W If«wIliorn, I* On-linr*!. T
K •*«*>, It l|.*nt. J .1 Finn- v. II A Moiiroc. W \V
>iii i lit. I* B l>rlc. I I’Smith, f II H.k. V K
Ihnvliut;. •* WiNon. S Knuwy. .1 A KmKIoii. Mm
.1 I, Sti* •!•*, s A Il iapU-.*. \ Brown, J \X l.ittle
F A Mi hit. .1 I. foiiTiflly. s X Smifli. W X l*e«t»
ton. A M»ThiT!»Mit. I* L William*
Bar Association.
The Valdez Bar Association met
last Tuesday evening in the ollicc
of Fred M. Brown, and completed
their organization hy the election
of the following officers: F. M.
Brown, president; John Lyons, vice
president; A. M. Edwards, secretary
and J. \V. Leedy. treasurer. The
association will give a banquet to
Judge Wiekersham shortly after
his arrival here.
Send the l*Kosi>Kt-n>K to your
friends. It will contain the new*.