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Alaskan Gulf & Yukon
iu4 Grant Bill Introduced by Mr.
KltteridRe, and Referred
to Committee.
Bo it enacted l»y tiic Senate and
House of Representative* of the
United States of America in
k Congress assembled,
w Tliat there la*, and is hereby,
granted to the Alaskan tinlf <$r Yu
kon Railway Co., a corpora linn or
ganized under the laws of the state
of Washington.every al
ternate section of land designated
by odd numlicrs for ten sect ions in
width on each side of said road,
also a right of way for said railroad
one hundred feet in width on each
side of the center line of said road
between the points named; hut in
ease it shall appear that the United
States has, when the line of said
road is definitely fixed, sold any
section or any part thereof, or that
the right of homestead or preemp
tion has attached to the same, then
it shall he lawful for tin- said com
pany to select, subject to the ap
proval of the Si-cretarv of the In
tenor, from the lands of the United
States nearest to the tiers of sec
tions above sjieeificd so much land
in alternate sections or parts of
sections of odd numbers as shall be
equal to such lands as the United
States have sold or otherwise ap
propriat'd .Provided that
the lands so to be located shall in
no case Ik- farther than ten miles
from the line of said road,
t Sue. 2. That the lambs hereby
granted to said railway company,
shall la- transferred, reserving all
mineral rights, in the manner fol
lowing. to-wit; When it shall have
been made to appear to the satis
faction of the Secretary of the In
terior that the said road shall have
been completed sutlicicntly to oper
ate trains over the same, then the
Secretary of the Interior shall haw
conveyed by patent to said com
pany all lands as hcrciiutlmvc set
forth.
Skc. 15. That the line of said
• road shall follow as near as may la
the route as herein immediate)-.' in
dicated: Commencing at a point in
. the hotly of water known as Port
Valdez, .... at or near the tow n
of Valdez,district'd Alaska; thence
easterly along the valley of Lowe
river through Lowe canyon and
over the pass known as Thompson
pass, following the survey filed with
War Department at Washington,
by George N. Holdrcdge; thence
from Thompson pass through tin
valley of Ptarmigan creek to the
^ South Fork of the Tickel river;
r thence down the said South Fork of
last named river, to the confluence
with the North Fork of said Teikel
river; thence up the North Fork of
said river and over a low divide
down to a small stream and across
the Tonsina river; thence over to or
near the town of Copper Center, at
the mouth of the Klutena river,
following as near as may be tin
present line of the United States
Telegraph or Ahercromhie trail;
tlienee from at or near Copper Cen
ter along the westerly side of Cop
per river to the Slana river, or from
Coj.jht Center, across Copper river
following as near as may he the
course of the Millard trail, to tin
mouth of the Slana river; tlienee
up the last named river to and
through the Mentasia pass; thence
down the Little Tokio river to its
junction with the Big Tokio river;
thence on the bench lands on the
westerly side of the Big Tokio river
near the foothills of the mountains,
and across tin- Tananu river, at or
near the present trail used by the
United States mail carriers; thence
to Lake Mansfield and the Indian
village known as Kctchumstuck, to
the South Fork of ihe Fortymile
k river to a point near the Itoundarv
f line in-tween the district of Alaska
and the Yukon Territory; theme to
Eagle City or some po‘i„t on the
Yukon river. U-ing a distance of
about four hundred miles W-tween
tiie termini of said road.
If it shall happen that the line
of said road U- surveyed and built
through unsurveved lands of the
United States, the said cotnpanv
-^all nevertheless 1*. entitled to
id become the owner as aforesaid
of every alternate square mile of
land for n distance of ten miles on
each side of tlie line of said road.
I . . . . subject to such reservations
as hereinbefore stated.
Hw. 4. That the time allowed
said railroad company to complete
tlie construct ion of its proposed
line shall lie thri-e years from and
after the passage of this act.
Skc. 5. That tt|Min the passage
of this act the Secretary of tlie In
terior shall immediately cause the
lands within ten miles of the line
of said railroad, as indicated hy
maps to Is- tiled in tin Department
of the Interior, to lie withdrawn
from preemption, private entry,
stile, or other disjsisition. and w hen
any portion of said route sltall Is
finally located the Secretary of the
Interior shall cause the said binds
beretnls-fore granted tube surveyed
and set off as fast its may Is- for
the purposes named.
Skc. H. That the said road shall
Is.- and remain a public highway
for the use of the (iovernment of
the United States, free front toll or
other charges, for the transporta
tion of property or trtsips ,,f tlM
l itit»-d States for a period of ten
years from and after the comple
tion of said railroad, and that the
United States mail shall Is- trans
ported over the said road under tIn
direction of the Post-Office Depart
ment at such price as shall be de
termined by the Postmaster fiett
eral.
Sec. 7 .... Acceptance -sluil 1
Is- made within six months front
the pitssage of tin.- act and shall be
filed in the Department of the In
terior; and the saiij railway com
pany shall complete tlie first
twenty-mile section of ibis road
within one year from the passage
of thisart.
Tin- foregoing bill was in;n><lu<n!
May S. After being read it was
referred to the Committee on I’ule
lie l^inds, win re it now lies.
City Ordinances.
ORDINANCE NO. 13.
\N Ordinance of lie* Town Council of tie*
Town of Valdez, Alaska, granting unto the
Pacific Packing and Navigation Company, a
corporation, its successors and a—igus, tie
right to construct and o|>cratc a a li«rf in the
Town of Valdez, Alaska.
Section 1. He it Ordained by the Town
Council of the Town of Valdez, Alaska. That
there be and hereby is granted unto the Pncifh
I'at king and Navigation Company, a corjiova
tion. it- successors and a-signs the right to
construct ami operate a wharf in the Town of
Valdes. Alaska, which said wharf shall la-gin
on the south side of Front Street on liroadway
in -aid Town and shall extend theme in a
southerly direction to deep water iu Valdez
Hay.
Section 2. In case the -aid Paiilie Packing
and Navigation Company, it- successors or
assigns shall fail to have said w hart completed
and iu operation mi or la-fore heccjubcr lot.
WU2. then, In that event, the Town Council 4,f
the Tott n of Valdez. Alaska, rc-ei v« s ami shall
have the right and option to declare by ordi
nance that the rights and privil-gcs granted
iu this ordinance be forfeited and held for
naught.
Passed May 12, 1«02.
J. U HTEKLK.
Mayor.
II. II. IIILDKKTII.
Clerk.
Measles among Indians.
A serious outbrcml of measles is
reported on Kayak island and tin*
adjacent Alaska mainland, and
many deaths among the Indians
have occurred. As yet the disease
lias been confined to the native
population, but is particularly
violent.
The native wife of Ca| t. I*. ]{.
Temple, died of the disease rect nt
ly. Capt. Temple keeps a tra ling
post on Kayak island.
Inspect Mai .ne Cost at Sitka.
Col. Geo. C. Reid, adjutant and
inspector general of the United
: States marine corps, is making a
tour of inspection of the marine
stations of the Pacific coast. This
inflection has not Ih-cii made for
I the last four years at Sitka.
If you want to buy tin outfit in
the interior, or have goods deliver
ed to any part of the district, or
wish yourself taken to any part of
the interior with guides, call on A.
' Holman,
If volt have anything for sale or
trade list it with the Copper River
Mining, Trailing A Development
' Co.
The time to advertise is all the
time.
GOOD GOODX GOOD SERVICE.
“RECEPTION
CLUBROOMS IN CONNECTION
Market Price Eist.
Hour . 12.80 per 1«*
Corn M al f:?.2-*» •* 1(»>
Butt -r . Kir " l»»
Kgg- She " tlo/
Sturar $7.tin •• i«m»
Hire .$».(*» to |7.10 “ lun
Botatoe- 3*-* *• IB
Ba«*on and limn ,#1V0U to #17.00 •• 1«M»
Coffer 2U to ntW •• II.
Milk I'.'1) to 20 *• ran
(trail.daf.-d I'otatot- 20 to 2 V “ II.
l»Tfrd Fruit H to Wr •* II.
Syrup »1 tofl.v •• caj
Bean*, -mall white " Bl»
Bean*. Lima |12.-V " loo
Hulled Out- H* •' It*
Tea .*4»to?:» •• 11.
Tol.aeeo,-inokimr «i»*to7l*c •• IB
Tot .aero, eliewitig .'*» to 7.«e ** 11.
K Wn-I». doutile eottd. timothy hay .IU..10 toll
Bv-t Whitman Oat- 112.‘4' ton
Coal llVWtott
WihmI 98.00 e.»rd
Alaska’s Official Directory.*
tiovenior John (*. Brady.
I s. Judge- Melville c. Broun. Dl-t. No. 1,
-eat at Juneau; .lame- Wieker-hani. Id-t. No. :t,
m*at at Nome
f.H. \tt rnoy- K \. Friedrich. Mat No. 1:
J. »«• |*h K . WihmI, J. l(arlau.
fieri li-trirl No. 1. W. J. II111-. Id-t. No.*,
\ It lleiliK
C. s. Mar-hal- Jniiie> M. Slump. Id-t. No. 1;
Cornel lit* I.. Yaw ter. Id-t. No. 2; C. «•. I’erry.
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Commlw»ioner- Kduanl tie Croff. Sitka: II.
11. Fol-om. Juneau: F. B. Tu-titi, Ft. Wrangell:
I . It. Woodward. t'nala-ka; I*, iialiaglier. K«.
di* k : J. J N'ili**t*l«. Kkagxxav : W J. .1 a Cirele
city ; I- B. Shepard. St. Mi. ha i; St.l Kipin-ky,
llahie- Mi'-loii: J. B. Smith, K •tchlkan; <• M.
Irwin, Bo gla-: C. T. Br»»ok-, Sutir-ic; John
l. yoiu, Vaide/, !\- -»<dt sHwyer, Kag’v.
I*. S. Utid otlh-er- Surx cyor liem ral W. S.
Id-tin.
Register John W. Budley.
Receiver \. B. App<*r->n.
Clerk-- to o. stouell. W. F. Jeffery-.
Ivputy I s. Mar-hal- Id-t. No. l.-|H‘eial.
W. H. MrNaii J. W. Snook, Skagway: J. B.
Campbell. Sitka: K. F. Kelly, Juneau: Win. I>.
(•rant. Wrangel; W. Ilillg, Bougla- I-land;
Kdtxard i\ lla-ey, Yalde/.; I.exvU f.. Itoxxer-.
Kodiak; IVter Ni— on. Porcupine; W. Thom
a-, Ketelilkali; J. B. Kcynold-oii, Magic- J.
Zula.ff. Rilli-ihHt.
Alaska Views.
Views taken to order. DE
VELOPING and PRINTING.
Films, Plate.*, etc. Received
Dcvclojied and Stored for any
Persons in t 1m* Interior. Send
all orders to J. G. Snyder’s.
P. S. HUNT, Photographer
VALDEZ, ALASKA.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
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Endeavor ('o\<;. Curucii—Cor.
Glacier Avenue anti llohart
I Street. Rev. D. XV. Cram, Pastor.
Services every Sunday at 10:80 a.
m. and H p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 o’clock. Melvin Dempsey,
President.
Chi’hcii oe the EnruAXY—Cor.
Glaeier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Services on Sunday at 4
p. m. Jas. Fish, Senior Warden.
Order ok Alaska Moose, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meet in their own
Hall on K« •srr
ration Aveni'e,
every Thursday
eveijinjt at S
o’cloek. John
tloodell, Rulin'!
Spirit; A. J. Ad
ams, Keeper ol
Wa Wa.(See)
A uc nr Bhotiikhiiooi i—
\ aiut* ^'anil* X«»- l‘>.
Aieeis ai .Moose
Hall every Tues
day evening. .
A. \1. Edwards,
Aretie Chief. .1.
li. Snyder, Sec
ret ary.
Vai.dk/ Social Clkb— F. Brown,
Pres. Mrs. Anna Fish, See. Meet
at the Moose llall every Saturday
, evening.
Vai.de/Cuamkkr ok Commerce
Meet on the first and third
j Friday night of each month. J.
(ioodell, Pres. A. W. Rochford,
Sec’y.
L R. CAMPBELL,
Assayer and Chemist.
Reliable Returns,
easonable Price.
K.LLAMAR - ALASKA.
F. W. Rosenthal,
Artist of Alaska Scenery
in Pencil anil Water Color.
Healer in all kinds of
The only true picture of
VOLCANO WRANOKL
in existence is from his
brush.
IIotki. Hoi.man Coppeii Centeii
GRAND HOTEL
A. SWAN, Proprietor
Corner Keystone Avenue and
McKinley Street.
WHERE
DO
WE r
STOP
Everyone From VAL EZ.
FRANKLIN
OF COUKSE.
Only First Class European Hotel in
JUNEAU.
J ohn T. Spickett Proprietor
HOTEL DILLER.
Hesultjiuirters for VALDEZ People
120 Rooms. Kates 50c. $1.00 ami
$1.50 per day. First class res
taurant in connection. Free
I>us. Opposite U. S. Postotliee.
\V. (i. POTTS, .Manager.
Cor. 1st Avo. and
University St. SEATTLE
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60 YEARS’
Trade Marks
Designs
Copyrights 4c.
Anyone sending a sketch and description may
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
invention is probably patent tilde. Communica
tions strictly '-onUdeiitial. Handbook on Patents
sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.
Patents taken through Munti & Co. receive
tpi< ml notice, without charce, iu the
Scientific Baertcan.
A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir
culation of tiny Hcienlitlc Journal. Terms, f.i a
year: lour months, $ L Bold by all newsdealers.
MUNN&Co.36,Broid^N8W York
Branch Office. K25 V BL, Washington. li C.
Cameron Golden
The Oldest and Most
Reliable in Town.
Ladies’ Shampooing
a Specialty.
Ladies’and Gents’Baths
Theunlv place in town
where bath rooms are
separate from shop.
Lalest Porcelain En
amel Tubs.
Ail Modern Improvements
Padfk Pain; { Ba»i?ation
Sneees-ors t.. PACIFIC STKAM WIIAKIXC CO
EXeELSIOP
Z. S. MOORK. M \sTK.it.
AND
N EWPOpT.
I*. S. MooRK. Mastkk.
KXCKKSIOR Sails from Seattle alsiut 2oth of Kaeli Month for
^akutat, Kllamar. VAKOKZ. Illiamna and Cooks Inlet Points.
Sails from \ALI>KZ almut 12th of eaeh month for Juneau and
Seattle.
N K WPORT sails from Juneau alxmt 1st of eaeh month for Valdezaml
Wis ern Points.
Sails from \ AKDKZ almut 2-lth of eaeh month for Sitka and Juneau.
For Information and Rates ArrIv at Ofliee of
Pacific Packing & Nav. Co. J. C. Martin, Agt.
Oloho Buildinp, Seattle, Wash. Fish Bros Store. Valdez.
oO California Street. San Franeiseo.
W.M. WORKMAN p. M AON KSON
Workman’s Road House
First roadhouse built <>u (iovernment
Trail, fan accomodate nO people. has large
warm barn for 20 horses and g<x»1 <|uartcrs
for dogs. Good meals and everything the
inusher desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
Roberts’ Road House.
Before crossing the Summit on the way to
the interior stop for re-t and shelter at Mrs.
Robert’s. RKST and ONLY place for feed
and water on the road. 21 Miles From Val
dez.
MRS. H. ROBKRTS. - . J'ROl’RIKTOR.
i^onaSaon ioadhauae.
TOHJiNfl BRIDQE.
Outfits Cached Free of Charge. Free Horse and |)og Statdes.
Distance From Valdez, 77A Miles, via Government Trail. Best
Accomodations for Travelers.
(..'HAS. YAGER. 1‘hoi*. 77 Mii.ks From Vai.dkz
When on the Way to the Interior. Stop at tin
Loomis Roadhouse,
Tonsina Bridge.
Good Meals. Good Beds.
Complete Line of Merchandise and Miners Supplies at
Valdes Prices with Freight Added.
1. II. LOOMIS. Prop. 77 Mii.ks From Vai.dkz
Harry C. Mirpiiy Will Davis
Best roadhouse on the All American Route to the
Yukon. Fresh vegetables during season from our
own garden. (So >d feed for stock near by. Best of
accomodations, winter or summer.
COPPER CENTER, ALASKA. 103 Milks Prom Vai.dkz
C E. BOQdRDUS,
Assayer and Chemist.
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
no Columbia St., Skatti.k, Wasa.
Dr. L. S. CAMICIA
Dentist and Optician.
A Full Line of Spectacles on Hand. Clocks
and Watches Repaired oe
Short Notice.
^jcKi.m.ky Sr.