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0 VOLUME 4, *0. 12 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2 , 1905. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
We are showing a
nice assortment of i
In Light and Bark Colors
and ranging in price from
I 5§ to • 1 i
i
i
Ask F'or A “Stetson”
You can’t beat them lor Style and Wear.
One of the next steamers is brinpdn? us a larqre con
signment of SPRING SHIRTS of all kinds-Negltgee,
Golf a.d Percales. Don’t buy till you see them. i
European Plan Hat? Reasonau..
(Only First C'las* H »:.-i in V z.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
CEB/S Ey & POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Va!dez, Alaska.
OWL DRUG COMPANY
Pure Fresh Drugs
MEDICINE OUTFITS FOR THE TRAIL
Stationery Phone 40 Newspapers, Magazines
City Market i
XKXT TO I'HK MZINA. !
PRICES ARE
RIGHT
Wholesale alul
Retail Dealers
j give m a
■ CALL
*
■ Beef, Mutton, Pork j
1 Poultry and Game. ■
Al. White and son left on the
Santa Clara for the states. They
Will go to Seattle on business and
front there to Fairbanks. Mr.
\\ bite carri-s credentials front the
chainl>er of commerce to assist him
in trying to secure favorable con
sideration from the Seattle chain!<er
and from the road commission of
the claims of this section regarding
the * it hie and ntve>*nv of wagon
road building. Mr. Whi'e v. .
•fiend the summer a* Fair! arks
anti will iirol'iah v return to Vai let
in the fall.
Collar and belt sale a: l.adii '
Ba/aar. S iturda v.
First Shad Caught.
For several years Superintendent
Wetherhee, at Kusiloff, Cook Inlet,
has offered a reward to the fisher
man who brought in a shad, hav
ing la-en impressed wi h h* lie'
that sooner or lat- r t'ia- so.-ci s i i
fish would make its wav frmi In
Sacramento river into tin* wit-i.
of tin- North Pacific Las stunner
■ is e*JH-i-t;tti III was re.U /id. ■•Ill .
tine hills ie Sil.nl fill ni Lie was
11 : 11* iii. But a sii afe one was
i-a light.
Rushing at Fairbanks.
Fairbanks, Ap.i. g - — "Swift
water liii 11 was in town ami reports
that tlie clean-ups wiii lie iargi r
than eonservative es: imale.- figured.
I Vitro Cleary and Coin stream are;
itive v ith men busy and rushing
the work ui eh aim g i.p. He esti
mates there are 2.t)‘l> men now
employed ou tlie above creeks.
’1 lie Tatiana is elear of ice from
from above tlie an, ids down to the
Little Heita.
Henry Ohbor made a strike on
tlie leit .iuiit, ah nit thirty miles
Up from ihe mouth ol the Little
Heita. He stink a shaft 35 feet
Hid struck 15c to the pan, coarse
gold, in two feet i gravel: A nug
get we;g...ng one and iliree-quarlt r
unices was picket u,. . y him. lie
•xpeels to reach is-.Hock soon, as
i.e sinks down. ill! greatest ex
liten.t at ex.s.s in ia ew town on
the Lillie Heita. Tli- camp has
i popola. on of nid people and
more coining.
To Appeal .I'rom Verdict,
liit- A. . 'r:.. 1' * *! i:;iviui Co. inis
moved fur a iie.v trial of the case i
in w.i.eii (iiur_c ii. M.-isi* was j
I'.vunii’d '<. J.Oiin for injuries re
feived wiiiie working as a lotig
-li'iren.an on the > ca in r Bertha,
ii‘ Sent!It*. Tin- too inn was refu.-ed
hy tiie court, and an exception was
taken. Metso iv.i- i rionled for life
hy the dropping of ^ hi | umls of
freigh*. ili' g i ' i in* a in] *n
ta ■ <1 a’ tin- ki .*. ami in irle all of
lits internal ' ms u* injured.
H p*l\,s w: - >*ol!v r —he 1. The
verii'i't f.i :r 1 - o* 1 ;,i largest
i*ver r>-* ‘ n ' :: :..e superior court.
_ I
I i!*n II i ii, lias pereliasetl the
- i am* r «'.i• I.. 4. Ml tons, to lie
usd on tin* Nome r .n ’ ii is season.
1
Estimate of Spring Clean-up at Nome. Will Reach Five
Million at Fairbanks. Machinery Famine.
N<>nie. April 'Jt;—Norm’s winter
output of eolil will i>e over two
million rive hundred thousand,
distributed is follows: Fa rl uven
district. ineiudinsi Intnaciivk.
Ktturuk ami Candle creek, 'hive
hundred thousand; Kohuk. fifteen
thousand; Solomon dis’riet, inelud
inji Itipj Hurrah i|tiaru mine, ninety
thousand; N >rton hay. iweetv
thousand; i)t xter creek claims,
ikiisv. one hit- i.red and fifty thou
sand. Lot■ j,-.m e hundred thousnnd.
Lena, eiylity : i r--,nd. Snowflake,
fifty thousand. Muiar. fifteen thou
sand; faino - Ltitle creek tribll
tarie- n 1 he dies, eitrht hundred
thousand: >r;i teriiijf, •fifty thou
sand. I'ortland heiieli. owi.ed hv
the I*.fio er eompiiiiv. adjoinin'.
Hrowi.’s claim on Little creek, is
one of tin- li'it st s; like? ever made,
and eontniiis a strata of almost
jinn* irohl. Strikes in;;<'his win
ter W.l! astntrsh the world. Tin*
pav s'p-ak fr>eii Penny rr rr
Cipr Nome i- thir y milis lonu.
>h i hi-eoniiliemed. ; here :
111* M.OW nil the s'p ets ami no let
in Bering; sen.
K.i rhanks. April ’id—The e-!i
tna’i'l s»-ri^ e!ean-np from most
eonservmive and piiahie -,,ip-s
' ! e I rrvvi-.-n five an ! -a millions
friea winter dumps a'otie. Another
two mi ion and a halt at.-I pn.-.il.lv
three million »vdl taken out diirini;
;he slimmer. In another week
shiieiter will he in full least, f.in
sider;! Me water is now running;
a lot ift .lie e reeks and slnieiiu: in ea n
oti a -ni ill -rale -eVeral dt:v- atjo
on l learv, Pedro ai d Fairbanks
e reeks.
t hie hundred and seventeen
■'"iliil hoists have liven a1 »v<>rk all
winter taking out pay «t,ri , ■ des
iuintn'rahle hand win t i'«es.
Hie vaiue of the winVr rriiiin
have * arefnllv t .tir.M'.-d and
should estimate amount fall -hurt
i‘ will he lavatlso of laek of water.
Hor s. veral Weeks operators ha\i*
U-eii Imiliiino flume* and linwing
til’mps so as ,o eateli a,, the wafer
running.
H:_h; hnndrei! thousand tY.-t of
Ion.her Has used for llotties this
spring against tun- hundred ihous*
and t sed iust year. i’remiuins
ale heinjt paid tor adoitioiml
machinery t*> he landed here on
first iaiats. «. there i- i:ot a siie.de
steam hois; left tor sale a’ni thele
is ti iamine it many kinds of
maeiiim ry needed, whirl, v. in keep
hack Work uiiiii toe new »u;ipiv
arrives.
Mayor Re-elected
H. T.V. Teller To Preside Over the
Council Another
A eat.
Tin* r>‘W town council met Mob
ility cvcniii” ami organized In
fiectin a m rnianen: chairman ami
••lent. \V. II. Mii.cr, who n.s !■«-. n
on tin-i iuncil for tiie j.ts three
Venrs ml in-id tin- (m-i ion of
may r t >r the )i.,-t ter.D, was tin iii
iiuou«iy re* U • ■ !. H. VV Cran
was r. a|ij.u.i .«• i clerk.
Mr. Miller, wiio is stiff rinjr from
ari attji s t»t c rysi|ielas, was tli
only u i'ii her of the new hoar i who
was ai si n, trom tne mcelinj;. Tin
matter of u)i|<oiiitinj' a treasurer
came tt|». hut was tabled r.ntii the
mayor shwii l .ve named the new
commit ., cs ai d the council is in
I letter -,.;.;,c to handle business.
Taster at Center
Coppi i Vn;*-r. April 2T—Kastei
serv ices were held at M ix Road
house. ’! e house was decora *■..
with t!i** reason's furs. The school
httihi , _ ,i».* In eu started and will
he ll st.1-1' .11 empletioii. Mr. N> ill
begins •. ir: ih*- roil today. Chris.
Ijo-ctic I ss* i through here on
his wav 'iis.a i i n-ek. A. 11. Lewis
ami j : y have erected two framed j
tents on l orin r lots mar Maxvili*-.
r -.m Or. The Bank.
Mi' -v i"!.-ee, April 2-5 Despite
the a*s'tr.!-ice- of the Milwaukee;
I’rns: < . • a i. was not involved !
in the i* --ts < f the First National
hank, from which Higlow defaulted,
a long lice of 1. . ositors was formed
this morning at ten o’eloek in front
of the h. j*k to withdraw th*-ir tie
posits. The hank was aide to meet!
all demand.
Another Russian Fleet
Pena hit. St r i i s Settlement. April
2t» A i!i tju 1 inent of the Russian
squadron is expected here today,
on the wav to join the main flee'.
The Hrit;s i government has ordered
out "i ur 1 i o.it- to patrol night and
day and keep litis-juns from vio
lating ertr.i! ty of port.
F'ghtin In '.‘Taachuria
Tol.'o. April 2 '*—There is fight
ing da . til Kaiytian, Manehtiria.
The I anise r pulsed two heavy
atim l>~ of the K' --intis todav.
Tin* privy i-muiii il has declared
mania in to i flirt a Formosa
until v er a • •• • • • f naval tn
gagenie near tin-: ■ is pas;.
Juries Can Not Acquit.
It v.iii lie tin- policy oi tin- de
par!Illcllt of i1..- .ct* to cait'c ;l new
trial hi i very criminal cn-i- in
Alaska in wliicli jnric- cither ilis
!i”iic or fail to convict when the
rniiu ui lie! - min
should lead i11.-vi’aMy to , ..iM l. .
tioii. I. is pro!..;hie tii.i- at if.-.s',
one ease in A:a.-kn will - .on he
tried over again, a jury having
fail d to convict tie d i.n.iatit,
although ;he testitnoiiv ...
out a' the tirst trials was over
whelmingly aja:i - the c-i used
per sons. . or oi vions reasons, tie
tlep irtinent of justice decline. • „
name all. particular ease oi this
kind in udvMiic—i’.-l.
Bora.
To Mr. and Mr.-. S. Hlum. Wed
in .-day evening. April gt>. at six
o’do i», ii son. the hoy is a heavy
weight, wiigliing light pounds.
Mother and sou are Imth doing
nii eiy. Sam Mum i- already fig
uring 0*1 making a business man
out iif :ie hov,;;ml la- changed
iiie sign i if t. e - ore io lead Lew,
Mum .V .sons.
Miners V.'antcd.
W. Amy has rccciv.d instruc
tions ir.iin the head otlice ni Liu
lillhhurd-Llliott Copper Ci>. to hire
thirty miners and send them in to
KiliOtt creek ilnmediatelv. The
company is planning extensive
development work this season.
Gets Four Months.
Jack Barrett was given four
mouths in the federal tail hv Judge
Lyons yesterday, for petty larceny,
tie .-;o'e a blan et and a Lottie of
wine from the residence oi Judge
Gooueii.
boys’ Club.
A number of the hoys of the town
have toruied a cluh ami secured a
room in tiie rear of the Brown A
Amy building, which is very nicely
titled up as of place of amusement.
A billiard table has been installed,
and a* the club piogrcsscs more
improvements will be added.
A ennsiileraLle immLer of what
ui>i»-art <l to Im- genuine fresh water
white ti.'ti were taken in Bristol
Lav hast season.
—
J. II. Brooks anal H. Little,
two hii'jiisti s|>orlainen, arrived on
tli Santa Ana. i In v an- gating
lat ."a. a, Boillt, ill sa-areil atf game.
<’rame De Cacao, ( tinnva. a ala
li' aitis alter dinner enntini, at tlie
Kik.
i
Drank Bay ftam
Soldiers Imbibe Substitute F >r
Booze Witn Bad lie
suits.
Front the I'fiVcs of ili'in ii.iv
rt in : - a .-u!•-1:111. • - i"i uoi-kv
tin rev -n-two I'titl - at Ft. l i-itun
yi.-'.ii.ijn m.ii other- ere Ii;ilto
'• V' ■ ■**' ll I* Of Il f M'lli t - Will)
I!l ill'll.' o Mil'll' w I. -KV. ill
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I ’hi ii v ; I. 1i ii.. u 1. , ii ;hi v
iliili!;. h>.i niat | ! vii:■ kei m v
i‘*i V. i.i.aio- i.iiii tn iu :i,.- , s
alii | iiva i- \\ ;ili iv j|. hi I,< s | >i I ii 1
with ;illV la j e of rerov* rv. r4'li«-ri%
" • re n iitiii I i r n ore v ho jairtiei
|’iiiwl in lie i nvi I ,-| i'l l'. l,i. mi hr
only three have Feeii Mir" H.-;V af
fects it.
Carolan Pardon *d.
President bioo.-evclt has -■ mi
lriutcd. to IS| ■ m x’ lii.n II. in*
sentence ut i’ai Carolan. u lin was
eonvielili f !' Illlirdel-'oo Joseph
'•itddoivni ' a" t-lainpa11. Alaskii, in
lt'tti. am! i- ti v. servile, i iife sen*
!• I e,' n! ' ia- federal I l iM ii mi Mi
Neii’ island. I 1. Iling Mul
d.'Wi.in Carolan lalievid tic was
deli tiding file i.ot or of • is ife.
Judge \\ iekeisliam, ii whose
court Carolan was convicted, and
several | roniincnt per- ms. includ
ing ex-t iov. John Metiraw. joined
in ti e petition for a | irdmi.
Cable Soon Ready.
According to a letter received
from Cavid Lviv}., chief cable ex
pert of the C. S. S. Hui'liside, the
2<*0 miles of wire for the cable ex
tension between \ aide/and Seward
will he completed and ready for
shipment hv the first of May. Mr.
Lynch writes that lie wui probably
start for Seattle as soon a - the
cable is shipped from >lie works of
Safety 1 s dated Wire and l iblt*
Company’s plant at Hay min, ,\..l.
Coasc S'trv y
The governnn nt steamer Takn is
now in perfect condition and tvin<{
at her winter quarters off Evak,
awaiting the arrival of Captain E.
C. Sasuuett. who will this year
continue the geiidelic survey of
Prims \\ iliiain sound and adiaeeiit
Waters. ilis arrival, villi assis
tants. is expccti d daily. Captain
Peter Hitter, wuo has heretofore
carried on this work, wni not come
to Alaska il l- v ar.
The forinai o|M-ning of the'lilI
enni eltth i — set for toinoiiow night.