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VOLUME 3, WO. 52 VALDEZ. ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1905. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
THE SNOW
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Long delayed is now here and sledding will soon commence in
dead earnest
You Will Want An Outfit
Those of you wno have bought your supplies from us before
know where to get them. You will buy from us—
WHY?
I
Because You Were Always Satisfied I
To those who are not our customers we wish to extend an invi-1
tation to look over our stock and get our figures before I
purchasing elsewhere
Quality Counts and You’ll find It Here
FINEST fi^RTHENT
LdRQEST STOCK
PEJT QOODJ
We are in the Outfitting Business and Can Supply Every
Article You Need.
Place Your Order Now*
Town .ind Trail
Movement Along Trail Tc. Fair
banks. Local Mention.
Fairbanks. Jan. 80—Good jmv
lias been found on Dome creek,
tliree miles trom Cleary. On tip
per end of No. 1 be.ow. on t'learx.
A1 Hilly owner, one man rocked
out in one day f 1.4<H). Pay streak
is 5( 0 feel wide and 5 feet thick
No. 5, below, riuhi bench, pay i.
30) leet wide and n feet thick. Av
erage pans |3 to fti. Jim the
Musher made Fairbanks from the
head of the D-Ita in three days.
More Horses Coming.
Copper Center, February 1st —
F. Hciischer. Fagerlierg. Cook.
Jo inson ami Webster left hen.
x.st-Tilay for Valdez on the way
ir<>n/Fairbanks w: h five horses.
1 hey report the trail in good con
dition for stock. Kav Millard and
party left for Valdez this morning
>ii charge of the C. C. M. & T. Co’s,
stock.
W. B. Kraeiner arrived tin the
Santa Ana to take tile position
with A. L. Levy it Co., vacated by
Ctias. WuIff.
I. B. Clough, a prominent busi
ness iiiiiu of Seattle, is here look
ing over the possibilities in this
section.
Mrs. ( /oh Beggs arrived on tlie
S iiita Ana to join tier luisi anti
Jim Bluek ha.- returned from
the States.
Geo. B.ildw ii, with the Alaska
Copper Co’s outfit is in town pr. -
p tring for tfie trip to the interior
I be on Ht will be ready to star.
:• rthe Bonanza mine in a few iay.« .
L. F. Melsing, one of tlie discov
erers of the Nome gold tiehis and
■ lie iound<rof Council city, arrived
on the Santa Ana. curoute n> tin
interior.
\\ . B Ftury and J. B. Murphy,
Nome opera.ors. arrived on the
last Imat. They are Imuiid for
Fairbanks.
Trunk T rare lias returned from
tlie States and will leave soon for
the interior.
Arthur McXeer and “‘Cow” Mil
ler reached here last Thursi av af
ter a remarkably quick trip from
the Taliana. They came through
with dogs, making the trip in nine
and a half days.
J Fox and his daughters Misses
Laura and Ruby, arrived on the
last I mat and left yesterday for
Fairbanks.
Mike Bartlett left yesterday with
hd Bartlett’s horse stage ami three
passengers. Xiss Matthews, James
Murphy ami Miss Johnson, for the
i'a liana.
A. A. Scot ness, L. J. Stevens and
w if . K. E. Snell, (leo. J. Apple,
Oilbert Maitre regis ered at the St.
Elias ^during the past week from
Fairbanks.
The Santa Clara will take out
he prisoners sentenced to terms at
McNeil’s Island.
An office building is being creel
ed opposite the Valdez Mercantile
Co’s store for Donohue, Ostrander
and Esterly.
I lie chamber ot commerce has
levied an assessment oi $0 per cap
ita on nienilhirs, to meet debts in
• iirreil l»v that body last year.
K. Drake and v ife, 1,. tioron. J.
M Kay, M iss M. Staten, are amo i.
• ie arrivals wll uio Oaiau alia
bound for Fairbanks.
Tbe Pori land left Sunday after
noon for Seattle with a number oi
passengers, most of whom are re
cent arrivals from Fairbanks.
John Morgan, with horses and
wo tons of Hour and sugar, arrived
enroute for Fairbanks.
Chas. Sandberg, who spent tin
winter developing quartz property
! on Knights Island, has returned to
j town and will have soon for Slate
' creek.
Miss NVarvel, a burlier, arrived
on the Santa Clara with bor es to
make the trip to Fairbanks. Sin
is taking in a stock of
Geo. Dooley and wife arrived o'
the Santa Clara and will make 11. s
their home. George may go i>.
the interior for a while during the
summer.
K. Meyer tins returned from the
States.
Harry F itch, one of the Nizitia
elaini owners, is in town and will
start soon lor the interior with an
outfit.
C. K. Ha mnnd returned from
t e States this week. H will h ave
soon for Fa...
J. Fngeni.r.rjj. w h four ox*n
arrived on the i. st l»oat enrou e
ti I'nirhanks
Chas. A. Giffen, a well kn. wn
.\ op .. or, alTi\. d on the i...
1m.ii w.t. hor-es t > m .ke the trip
i to Fairi a is.
A Re> o d-Breai fug Trip.
1 he interior mini m ri\ .114 tiiia
aften o .i. ill make Seattle in Hi
| days from Fairbanks. 1. left the
I motitii of 1 he Thi.a na Jan. 17, F ail -
1 hanks the L!l, tiakoiiu the 111.
'oil will make elose eoimeetio s
h re witii t ie Santa I'.ar.i for Seat*
t
Santee-Carvey.
Monday noon Mrs. Fiovd Santee
ami 1,. Herbert I'arvey were united
in marriage .at ilie home of the
bride on Fourth St. lb v. Tavlor
performed tiie ceremony. Hoib
are well known here, Mrs, Santee
■ having resided with her brothers,
; \V ill and Chas. Craiy for tt»e past
two ye.i. , . nd Mr. Carvey being
on. ..i ilie men who made the gla
jc i in earls nays. They will be
j home to tbe.r ir .mis .or a less
d vs. after ssliicb tliev ssdi leave
.or Uie in.crior.
At tiie special meet it g of tin
cliamiierof commerce S mdny, re
ports sent by the Seattle n | le-eni
at ire were read, audit sv:-decid
ed to keep bint on duty for another
month. A report of the rinm.ecs
"f the committee was made. tflig'tl
lias been ex| ended iji the work, and
Here is stili a balance of $1A0 on
band lies idee some uiu-olleetd sub
scriptions. This will be spent in
sending telegrams and in advertis
ing in Seattle.
* n<* mailer of the criticisms of
the committee for the mn|> in the
folder printed in Seattle was taken
up and thoroughly discussed. It
appears that M;. Fish was given
no copy for a map. hut was told to
have one made showing the rela
■ tve distance by the two tomes to;
{■ait-hanks. He used a reproduc
tion of the map in the A. i*. X.
folder, and the lcspon.-.lmity tor
he unfortunate mistake r s with
him and not with the local e-nmiuit
tee.
Government For Alaska.
A hearing was held U*n»re the
senate conimiitee on terri oiieson
Senator Dictricids htil proviociig a
new form of government for Alas
ka.
Gov. liradv. Collec tor Jai vis and
Harry I). lteynolds. of Valdez,
spoke in favor of tlie measure. The
governor an! Mr. Uevnohls in
dorsed lice measure tiiU|Ua itiedlv.
a.i<! Captain Jarvis favoia-d thlB
principle involved, so far as it
gives local self government.
The Die rich hill creates a com
mission of seven mem'.H-rs. of whom
the governor shall he U>e chair
lie o. three.to ’h* ciiih.o ■ v the
president of the United St Ales and
I i. to oe i h»,eu to tut people of
Alaska.
| City Market I
I NEXT TO THE NIZ1.NA. '
PRICES ARE
RIGHT
Wholesale anil
Retail Dealers
uiVe us a
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
| Coun I roceedings
Session Nearly Ended. Injunc
tions Grabted.
, Thi» session of court is practical
I i v tin .sited. The reiuaiti<ier of the
j ,>e it ji.rv was discharged Friday
I lid -re is nothing except a little
lOlllitie litismcss to eotne up vet
l.ast week a lieneh Warrant wa» is •
•d for E. E- Doty, who was in
dieted hy tlie grand jury on A
• I large ot selling liquor without a
license at Slat- creek lust summer'
The hail was t'rv-d tit ♦•'(III
Die a) poii.tiuent ot Edward!
in' 1 Itouohoe as attorneys for thi
l ■ ititu D* velopnient (to.. wn« re
Voked and the trustee instructed td
select some attorney who laid no
easis antagonistic to the concern".
An Injunction was granted to
O o Hi rgs rom against the AlaskA
Cintrul l'o:, Yisiraihitvg it front
trespassing nr cutting tiYnher on
his homes.!ad. A hearing will he
dud in till* ease Fell, In.
An injunetiou was also granted
toe Ileventii-Mining Co., restrain
ing Henry Balih rson from inter
fering with or trespassing on tho
placer claims of that company
Wants a Road.
Steve Birch, in «n interview at
Seattle, stated that the Havemetjr*
r- were anxious to see a railroad
t" their eoj per |'r>perttes in lir
t'hitlyna country anil if no other
, concern star ed one, wotdd do
themselves. He stated that tIVe'
'vottld lend any support possible t‘>
the Alaska Midland in corporators
The Alaska Midland.
The Seattle people who reeepjiv
organized a com' any 0 build it
railroad from t aHcz to (he inter*
■ r. has tiled ar i ies of incorpora
ion under tl e title of the Alaska
j Midland Hailwav l’o. rite roni
I any will lodk for government aid
in tlie way of a subsidy
The Sen ite Jn Penary committee
have reported favorably on the ap
pointinen* «»f T. ('. Powell as mar
shal at Nome.
Day Praises Wickersham.
W. A. Day. assistant to the at
torney general, appeared before the
sub-coinmi'tee of • ii«‘ senate judici
ary committee by t' 'juest. to tel!
them what lie knows about Judge
M iekersham. This action wag
taken in view of the effort which
is being made ny enemies of the
| Judge to defeat his confirmation.
Judge Day gave Judge W’ickvr
j sham a warm endorsement.
Dissolution of Partnership.
The copartnership hcie'ofnre e\
| isting uinler the firm of Smith «V
MeXeel. opera'mg the Cluh Saloon’,
has hefcn dissolved hv mutual eon
sent. All accounts due the firni
are payable to, and all ihdehted
ness is assumed by B>>i< MeXeel.
Boh MeXeel.
Dol- h Smith.
First Over With Horses.
Henry Shaffer, who is well known
here, arrived from Fairbanks last
Saturday with two horses. He i»
the first to come over the trail thiA
winter with horses and although lie
had to break trail considerably,
was able to make the trip in it)
days. Mr, Schaffer has freighted
and drove stage on the Ytikoff
troiu Whitehorse to Dawson, and
is thoroughly conversant with con
ditions in that country, hut he sayi
thill there is no Itettcr stretch of
trail in Alaska for the distance
than the one from Fairbanks here,
and is confident that hecould make
the trip easily now in ten davfr,
He stopped at roadhouses or mail
stations ^very night and savS that
the greatest stretch l»elween stop
ping places is about 28 miles. Mr.
Schaffer will return in a few dayft
with eight 1 orses and a Coiftign
inent of freight.
Sue For Taxes.
Suits h»vt been started by the
city against W. C Stull and E. C.
Richards for the collection of del
inquent taxes for liMM. Several
other suits are al>out ready to file
an I the delinquents will be forced
to pav the taxes and cdsts of stiits
as well.
S. D. Charles, formerly with the
Tacoma News, arrived on the last
at hound for Eairha: ks, wherA
he will take a position on the NfeWsi