We Carry the LARGEST and
MOST COMPLETE STOCK of
General
Merchandise
On the Coast of Alaska, being equipped
to handle both Retail and Wholesale
Orders.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
MAIL ORDERS f ROM OUTLYING
POINTS
We are particularly strong in Groceries, Hardware,
Furnishings, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Clothing,
and carry many other lines. We have^ Built Up Our
Business On'Merit. Try Us.
Valdez Cold Storage Co.
OPP. A. L. LEVY & ro.
£ Wholesale Dealers In
Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, OyvSters, Butter and Eggs,
Produce.
Phone 33 Valdez, Alaska.
Medicine Outfits For The Trail
(Largest Assortment of Snow Glasses.)
STATIONERY MINING LOCATION NOTICES
- Argent* ®rt,9 P40°
Extra select ranch eggs 4o cents
a dozen. Vaklcz Cold Storage Co.
Fruits of all kinds at the Val
dez Market, l'hone 2!t.
Born.
To Mr. and Mrs. C. Ernst, a
daughter, Sunday morning, Sept.
2d. Mother an 1 child are doing
nicclv.
Korn.
To Mr. and Mr.-. J. A. Crawford,
Wednesd iv, Sen». 5tk, a son.
Amusements Are Scarce.
An Edison Phonograph will en
tertain you and your friends, an
Edison Gold Moulde Record is a
work of art. W'e carry a complete
line of both. Phonographs, from
$12. tip. New Records on every
boat. See Suessdorf A Wilson at
the Rowling Aliev.
Get your Fresh Chickens and
Ranch Eggs at the Valdez Market.
Phone. 29.
fl. L. LEVY & CO
Bankers
Valdez, Alaska
We Do A General Banking Business
Buy and Sell -Exchange, Buyand Ship (Sold Dust, Accept Deposits,,
Make Collections and LpanJMoney on approved security at Low Rates
of Interest.
Telegraphic Items.
Seattle, Sep. ti—The Portland
arrived from Valdez.
Seattle, Sep. 5—Emma Early,
proprietress of the Louvre lodging
house, opened the trunk belonging
to an Italian lodger out of curiosity
and was shot through the heart by
a spring gun which the lodger had
set in the trunk to orevent looting.
Havana, Sep. 5—The rebels
have published a program which
provides for the senators elected in
1902 and 1904 calling a congress
to elect A. Dintrin president. The
latter will then call a new election.
Milwaukee, Sep. 5—Governor
Davidson has been renominated,
defeating Lcnaroot, the candidate
of Senator Lafollette.
San Francisco, Sept. 6—All
union carmen have reported for
! duty and.every line in the city is
I running this morning. No father
! trouble is anticipated.
New York, Sept. 0—Senator
Knox has returned from Europe.
Speaking of Bryan’s statement re
garding government ownership of
i railroads he says the sliver tongued
! orator has opened his mouth and
I put his foot in it by taking the
stand he has in the matter
Havana, Sept. 6—Peace com
' mittecs have gone to all the pro
vinces of Cuba to communicate
with the insurgents. It is believed
that Palma will allow arbitration
and a Cessation of the hostilities
until the rebels can be interviewed.
Mrs. J. Y. Ostrander and Mrs
G. M. Esterly entertained a large
party at Moose hall last week.
Euchre furnished entertainmenti
for the evening.
Governor Visits Valdez
(tovcrnor lioggat! arrived this
morning on the Bertha, lie is
making an r.flieial visit to all of
the western coast towns ami will
return to Juneau on the same boat
so that his time in Valdez will la
very limited.
The governor was met at the
boat by the committee npp doted
to attend to his reception and by
the hand, which escorted him to
the hotel where an informal recyp
tion was held.
Arrangments have been made
for the governor to remain over
here until tomorrow and the for
mal reception will he held tonighi
at McKinley hall at S o’clock
sharp. Everyone is urgently re
quested to attend. The reception
will he followed by a dance
The governor will go no further
west than Seward this trip as
urgent .business demands his pre
setted in southeastern Alaska.
Alaska Realty Company.
Tho Alaska Really Co: is the
name of a company recently
formed in Seattle by E. \V. Adams,
F. M. Rrown and H. R. Brown,
for tin: purpose of doing a general
real estate business and handling
mining property. They will make
a specialty of handling invest
ments for Alaskans in Seattle and
sellingAlaskan mining property as
well as acting aspurchasiugand for
warding agents for Alaskans. The
members o the company are well
known here, having lived in Val
dez for several years.
A Mexican named I’ardo has
been indicted by the grand jury
for an a.-sault with a knife on an
other Mexican at Coffee Creek can
nery.
The funeral of Miss Georgiana
Ross, took place in Seattle from
the chapfel of Butterworth & Sons,
Rev. S. M. Freeland officiating and
interment following at Mt. Pleas
ant cemetery.
C. H. Wilcox has been very sick
for the past week and has been
confined to his bed for several
days.
Mrs. C. M. Robbins left on the
Excelsior for Boseman, Montana.
Illness of her mother was the cause
of this sudden trip.
Following are the arrivals on
the Dora: Chas. A. Howard, Cold
Bay; I). B. Libby, Jr., Illiama; C.
L. Wayland, Nushagak; S. O.
Morford, Seward; L. L. Bowers.
Nushagak; Mrs. Z. S. Moore, Un
alaska and IS steerage. There are
also 16 passengers who are bound
through to Seattle.
Five Japs were brought to town
on tiie Dora charged with attempt
ing to poach on the seal island of
St. George.
The Excelsior arrived from the
south last Friday morning with
the following passengers for Val
dez: Dr. J. J. Noll and wife and
J. Smufine. She had a large con
signment of freight for the Stand
aril Copper Mining Co., at Land
lock bay.
Frank Bartlett, who has been in
the Chietuehina country this sum
mer returned to town Monday.
He spent most of the season doing
development work on his Eagle
creek property and has some
course gold to show as a result of
the work.
Mr. anil Mrs. Burgin gave a
dinner at Wikidel’s Sunday eve
ning in honor of Dr. J. J. Noll and
wife to Mesdames Noll, Esterly,
Hazelet, and Miss Van Warmer
and Messrs. Noll, Capt. Cantwell,
H. Curtis Elliott, C G. Hubbard
and.George Hazelett. The dinner
was followed by a a.usieal at the
home of Mrs. Esterley in which the
officers of the revenue cutter Mc
Culloch participated.
A dance was given at McKinley
hall last Friday in honor of Capt.
Cantwell and tho officers of the
revenue cutter McCulloch. It was
a very pleasant affair.
25 Ct. Breakfast from 6:30 to
9, and Dinner from 12 to 1:30 and
5:30 to 7:1‘0 at the Grand.
New Btsilfling:.
Ilenrv Smssd-rf h.«s taken over
i the lease In the lot on tin* corner
I of McKinley anil Itroadway and
now has a modern two-story * uild
im; in course of iiiustiu t: m n
the ground. The' building v-u!
occupy the entire lot and will bo
linisltcd in such shape as to make
it the finest in .town. All oi the
modern improvement* itt tin* way
of lighting, and sanitate arrange*
incuts will lie installed tind it will
be heated by steam througlfout,
there being radiators in every
room. It will be the first, building
in town to have it complete steam
heating nlant.
All of the material that can In*
obtained here will he purchased
in-Valdez and A. P. Olson, a local
!contractor is supervising architect.
It is undecided as yet who wi'l
occupy the store room in the new
building, there being several ap
plicants for the place.
From Valdez Creek.
John L. Sweeney, Turn Neely,
Jack Tansy and Wtn. Jones no in
troni Valdez cieck at ihe head of
Shushitna. They report that con
siderable money was taken out of
tlie benches where tlie new strike
was made last fall and that the
locators are well .satisfied with
.their season’s work. Dan Rain
: and others of the party will leave
the diggings about Sop. 10th and
I some of the men will probably re
main in all winter.
Accused Of Arson.
M. H. Lee and Ueo. Rowan
were brought from Xushagak on
the Dora charged with burning the
Coffee creek cannery near Rristol
bay early in June. It is claimed
that the accused set fire to the
buildings owing to some spite
against the company or the fore
man, and the tire spread with such
rapidity that seven men in one of
the hunk houses were burned to
death.
The prisoners and three witnes
ses have been in the custody of the
marshal at Dillingham all summer
\ and as the case probably cannot be
tried at tliis term are liable to be
here for an indefinite period.
—
Fairbanks Mail.
Ed. Orr, who lias the contract
| for carrying the mail from here to
; Fairbanks this winter, is expected
in town soon to make arrange*
j ments for the service. His stage
line will start operation some time
in October. Mr. Orr has purchased
the equipment of the Clough-King*
I horn Co., of Fairbanks.
Terminus Selected.
Daniel Guggenheim, upon re
turning from his trip to Alaska
said “As a result of our trip our
interests will commence the con
struction of a railway of from 300
to 000 miles in length into the
Copper River valley next spring.”
While lie admitted that a gate
way port for the road had heen
selected lie refused to state which
it was, paying “it might be Valdez,
Cordova bay or some other harbor.’,
Very few people would believe
that there is a farm in Alaska
worth $30,OttO. The Yukon Val
ley News reports the sale of a
farm at Baker Creek Hot Springs
for that amount. It was owned
by Dad Karshner, and sold to
Frank Manley, a Fairbanks min
ing man, The warmth from the
subterranean springs causes vege
tation to grow at a marvelous rate
while the surrounding country i
still frostbound, and the pva< ti< t
results of summer are evident
iour months longer than in other
localities of the district. Nearly
$10,000 worth of vegetables were
sold from it last year.
Monday was labor day and
nearly every one except the print:
lets observed the holiday.
District Court.
Tin-cases against, the Japanese
accused of poaching arc finally
nr1 r- sentenced,
• eciving a
. '.■R-i u •*> ; iii-- sihs in jail.
1,. Torslcnson was indicted last
week for selling liquor to Indians.
Il<' pleaded not guilty and uae
released on 9500 hail pending trial.
The -divorce* asked ior hy Sasdi*
Foode from her hushand has been
granted.
The ease of Fish vs. Fisli was on
trial earlev this week but the hear
ing was put over for several days
and it is reported that it may be
settled out of court.
The case of I>ehnev vs. lies waa
nn trial this week blit no .decision
has been readied.
The other civil cases have been
j before the court at various times
on motions, hut have not reached
| trial. It is probable that the suilover
'the Hubbard-Elliott property will
1 be held over till the next session
of court.
Copper Center Items.
The Copper Center sawmill had
j an accident the other day. The
| axel ill t! e walerwheel twisted off
and the wheel went dow n the river,
j But a new wheel has been installed
land the mill is now in operation
again.
Frank J. Bingham with his pack
train has been packing goods for
the Copper Center Club from Wil
low Creek to the Cento.
W. T. Soule left this morning
wi'li the C. C. M. A T. Co’s pack
i train for Gulkana.
The interior of the Hotel Hoi
; man has been fixed up and reno
1 voted for the coining w inter’s trade.
There are now about six new
roadhouses located between the
Head of Delta and Gulkana a dis
1 lance of about SO miles and they
j will all have good accomodations
for tlie* coming winter travel. Tha
| route has now been pennantly lo
cated by Capt Pillshury of the
! Alaska Road Commission.
The Road Commission crew in
I charge of Jack Ingram is now
! within 15 mile from the Head of
the Delta cutting trail toward
Fairbanks.
John L. Sweeney and Tom
N'eelv arrived from Sliushitna on
their way to Valdez.
Jack Tansy and Win. Jones
stopped a couple of days on their
way out from Shushitna.
Mr. Sandberg and party are due
here from Slate on the way to
Valdez.
Another Railroad.
For the purpose of developing
approximately 4,000 acres of valu
able coal lands in Alaska, H. C.
Henry, C. J. Smith, Frederick
Burbridg, of this city, and Miles C.
Moore, of Walla Walla, have in
corporated the Bering River Rail
road Company. The concern will
construct approximately twenty
five milts of railroad extending
from a point on Catalla bay inhind
to the mines. A wharf and other
terminal facilities will be built on
the coast and ultimately hunkers
and othei improvements will be
established.
The road will probably be built
early next year. It will run from
near Knak northerly up Bering
river to Clear creek. The inaugura
tion of the enterprise, it is stated
by Alaskans, will mean the speedy
development 'J' the Catalla Bay
district.
A ten at... one-hail i-oundcopper
nugget, nearly 93 per cent copper,
lias been received by the Alaska
Club from S. Poof, of Valdez. Thy
nugget is from the Nizina district
and is scarcely an atom in com
parison with some of the giant
nuggets found in that sectiou.r
Seattle Times.