VOLUME 5. NO. 5 VALDEZ. ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1906. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
WE ARE THE LEADING OUTFITTERS
and carry the largest and most complete stock
of SUPPLIES, HARDWARE and CLOTHING
FOR THE TRAIL.
We shall be glad to show you our stock and
give you estimates on your outfit.
■
, Vai^Dd^ COLD STORAGE CO.,
and CITY MEAT MARKET.
OPP. A. L. LEVY & VO.
FRESH
VEGETABLES
Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
TELEPHONE
33.
Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry, |
Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs, j
Medicine Outfits For The Trail
(Largest Assortment of Snow (1 hisses.)
STATIONERY MINING LOCATION NOTICES
A^tss Owi Urocp Co. Ph4°0ne
Have You Seen
The new Edison “Home” Phono
graph, with repeating attachment,
just received at the Bowling Alley?
They are just, the thing. We also i
havo the largest stock of Flower!
Horns ever carried in Valdez, and j
Gold Moulded Records galore.
Before you buy that Phonograph
sec us. It will pay you.
COAL — COAL |
C. W. Miller, agent, or Copper River
living Co.
',500 Edison Gold Moulded ltec
‘“or-ls at Wikidel’s Phonograph Par
lor.
Take Notice.
That I will not be responsible
for any work done upon any min
ing property owned by me on
IJyak bay, Kodiak island, Alaska,
unless ordered by me in writing.
Josephine Lechens.
Notice.
The City will pay for coal sacks
in good condition and dry, if de
livered at the Fire Hall in bundles
• of 25. See H. Suessdorf, chairman.
The Railroad Bunk House is a
new establishment started by local
parties this week at the corner of
Keystone Avenue and Third street.
Notice.
I, tlie undcrsighed, agent for K. M. Burk’s
interest in the Moonshine, Iron Puke, and
T.illio claims. and owner of an interest in the
Exchange claim, all of which are situated on
south side of Landlock hay and recorded in the
I’rine'* William sound mining district, do here
by notify all concerned that 1 will not be re
sponsible for any labor performed on any of
the above claims. Richard Keif.
Dissolution cf Partnership.
Notice is hereby given thut I transferred all
my Interest In the partnership under the name
of Blackwell A: Frazer, operating the Northern
Saloon, on Neb. 1. 1 ie»r», to Miss R* se Morris,
who assumes all indebtedness and will pay
all bill-*. 1 have no further connection with
said business. Alexander Frazer.
Have You Seen
The Latest Improved
fcdison Standard
Phonograph?
PRICE $25.00
Better and Prettier Than Ever
Runs Noiseless, has Cushion
Springs and plays more records
at one winding. On exhibition
at
Wikidel’s Phonograph Parlor
CALL AND SEE THEM
| Three times three. Soon.
Notice Of Election.
Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd day of
April, 1906, between the hours of 9o’clock a. m.
and 7 o’clock p. in., there will be held the regu
lar annual election of the Town of Valdez, at
the Council Chamber In the Fire Hall in said
Town. At which time and place there will be
elected seven councilmen, wno shall hold office
for one year, und a director of the school board
who sluill hold office for three years.
The qualifications of an elector for Council
man shall be as follows: He shall be a male
citizen of the United States or one who has de
clared his intention of becoming such of the
age of twenty-one years, and shall have been a
bona fide resident of Alaska for one year, and
of the Town of Valdez for six months next
proceeding the date of such election.
The following persons shall be qualified
electors for the School Board :
All adults who are citizens of the United
States, or who have declared their intention to
become such, and who are residents of Valdez
School District.
W. H. Crary,
Town Clerk.
The Skagway Alaskan is now
plugging for Dick Ryan.
The Santa Ana left Seward for
Valdez yesterday afternoon, stop
ping at Latouche and Ellamar.
Kennedy’s stage arrived last
night from Fairbanks.
W. VV. Powell, with a stock of
Phonographs and clothing, left to
day for Fairbanks.
Five hundred pounds of frozen
candle fish are being taken to
Fairbanks by Shorty Stowe.
T. G. Quinn is going out on the
Oregon for a short visit to the
States.
The Gold Dust Exchange will be
dosed until the arrival of Anton
Carlson, who is now on the way
herefrom San Francisco.
P. S. Hunt leaves to-day for a
trip to Copper Center to secure
views of the trail and camps along
the line. He will be gone about a
month.
Mr. W. H. Brennen, and com
mittee consisting of Jas. Fish, Dr.
F. M. Boyle and F. M. Brown,
have secured the approval ot Capt.
Hartman, Chief U. S. Signal Offi
cer, to construct a time ball at the
cable office. The carpenter work
will be contributed by Charles R.
Crawford, the hall by J. J. Yak
shaw, and the mechanism by T. D
Winter.
Quartz and Placer Location
Blanks at Prospector.
Telegraphic Items.
Seattle, March 8—Complete re
turns show that Moore was elected
mayor by a plurality of fifteen.
He will probably l>e asked to favor
a recount owing to the charges of
fraud in the First ward. He prom
ises a prosecution of all who were
concerned in any frauds and their
arrest. Kiplinper this morning said
h< would make no demand fora re
count or make any charges. Moore
says that he will have the c'.ty
closed tight and rid it of all grafters.
Washington, March 8—Associate
Justice Brown, aged seventy years,
has retired. Philander Knox was
offered the place but he declind.
Washington, March 8—Delegates
from the salmon fisheries of the
Pacific coast are having a hearing
hefore the House committee on
territories regarding the Alaska
fisheries hill. The packers main
tain that congress should not dele
gate the power to regulate the in
dustry to the department of com
merce and labor.
Seattle, March, 5—The Santa
Clara left last night for Valdez
with the largest passenger list of
the season and fifty horses for use
on the trail between Valdez and
Fairbanks._
Washington, March 7—Secretary
Taft’s resolution authorizing the
sale of Fort Davis coal to the resi
dents of Nome, Alaska, baa passed
both houses. This will give the
people of Seward peninsula cheaper
coal and avoid the danger of coal
famines as in the past.
Teikhell, Alaska, March 8, 1906.
Editor Prospector:
Please ring up Teddy and tell
him 1 positively decline to allow
my name to be used as candidate
for the Governorship of Alaska.
The old mule and I are too busy.
Stac.hound Bill.
Death At Teikhell.
C. W, Borders, who in company
with M. C. Davis was moving an
outfit of 100 cases of eggs to Fair
banks, was stricken with heart
disease at Teikhell and died in
stantly. He was in Bed at the
time of the attack. His partner
Mr. Davis, brought the body to
town, and it will be shipped to
Portland where his wife lives, on
the first boat.
Mr. Borders was a member of
the Maccabees and a Mason. The
body was taken in charge by the
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
undertaking department who will
prepare the body for shipment.
Mr. Davis has returned to Teikhell
to continue with liis outfit.
Dissolution of Brotherhood.
On account of the narrowmind
edness and selfishness of residents,
and through lack of moral support
and sympathy by the local commu
nity, the organisation known as the
Brotherhood of Alaska Pioneers in
Afognak, Alaska, after eight years
of success, was nnable to continue
its existence any longer. At their
regular meeting on Feb. 3, 1906, it
was unanimously agreed to dis
solve. The Brotherhood had no
liabilities, but had considerable
money on hand, which will be dis
tributed among members in good
standing. Alex. Fredolin,
Late Sec'y B. A. P.
Will Get Lighthouse.
Letters received by F. M. Brown
from Washington state that there
is every reason to believe that the
appropriation for a lighthouse at
Cape Hinchenbrook will be made
this session. The bill has passed
the senate and is now in the hands
of the Interstate and Foreign Com
merce committee of the House.
Valdes Dock 8old.
The controversy between A. B.
lies and Jas. Lathron, co-owners
of the Valdez Dock, has been set
tled by the sale of Mr. lies' interest
to L. Archibald, who, with Jas.
Lathrop, held a lease on the prop
erty. Mr. lies claimed that tie
lease was an illegal one, and last
week took forcible possession of the
wharf. The following day the les
sees took possession again, but any
further trouble over the property
was averted by the sale of Mr.
lies’ interest.
Driving Piles.
The Valdez-Yukon Railway Co.
has secured some piles and work on
on the wharf at the terminals is
now under way. A contract was
let some time ago to Ellamar par
ties for delivery of piles in Feb
ruary, but none have been brought
up so far.
A contract will be let next week
for the construction of an office
building and commissary cn the
terminial grounds.
Harry Fayen Dead.
News was received on the last
boat of the death of Harry Fayen
a well known mail carrier of this
place. He went to the states about
a year ago and was then taken sick
shortly after his arrival in New
York. He was confined to the
hospital all summer and died Oc
tober 1. tV hen Mr. Fayen left
here he was engaged to be mar
ried to • girl in New York, but
owing to his illness the ceremony
was never performed.
To Police The Trail.
An attempt is being made by
parlies who are sledding over the
trail from here to have the road
policed so that it can be kept in
better condition and some regu!a
tions regarding travel enforced. It
appears that some of the large out
fits bound for Fairbanks have
taken advantage of the fact that
they had only two trips to make
and hauled such heavy loads that
the trail after them was practically
impassable for other freighters.
An attempt was made to have the
military authorities take control
of the road and enforce regulations
which would stop any one from
destroying the trail, but they re*
fused to act saying they had no
jurisdiction. The civil authorities
are in the same position so this
week a telegram was sent to the
president asking that some meas
ures he taken to police the trail,
and as a consequence the authori
ties here have been asked for a re
port on the matter and there is a
possibility that some action will be
taken soon. Unless something of
the kind is done the trail will be
in such a condition that travel
will be impossible, and as there are
hundreds of people here and on
the next boats intending to travel
over the route it is to be hoped
that immediate action will be taken
in the matter.
Geo. Kyrage, who was tried at
Juneau for conducting a bar with
out a license under the guise of its
being a club has been convicted,
but will appeal the case. The
Arctic Club is the concern in
volved.
According to the Fairbanks pa
pers citizens of that place are con
siderably disturbed over the fact
that E. T. French, who came
through here recently, collected
money for cutting a trail to Kan
tishna and made no report on the
work to the subscribers.
According to the Eskimo tradi
tion the caribou or reindeer sprang
from the wild boar, which, like the
great wild boar of Roman legend,
was once abuudant, and which de
voured men, women and childrep.
Prominent Citizen Dead
Tuesday evening at 10:20, Al
bert White, proprietor of the Gold
Duet Exchange, dieel suddenly in
his office of heart trouble. Ho
had been around the houBe all the
evening, and although he had com
plained of feeling indisposed did
not consider that anything serious
was the matter. Just before his
death he sat down in hi* private
office, and there passed quietly
away, apparently without pain.
Albert White was born in Lon
don, England, where Ids mother
is still living. He was for many
vears engaged in business in San
Francisco, but in 1898 he visited
Valdez, and in December, 1900,
came here to reside, | utting up
what is known as the White block,
on McKinley stieet. His wife js
now living in San Francisco, and
the only child, Albert, has been
here with his father for some time.
Mr. White was one of the most
enterprising citizens of Valdez, and
had a host of friends among those
who knew him personally, and ex
pressions of regret were heard on
every hand at his sudden death.
The A. B’s will hold services
over the remains at McKinley Hall
this afternoon, and the body will
be sent to California on the Santa
Ana.
Municipal Election.
Tuesday, the third of a^i 11is iii©
date set by the municipal code for
the election of councilurien and one
member of the school board, and in
accordance with the provisions of
the law, the council, at the meet
ing Monday, ordered a notice of
election published, and selected
judges and clerks.
There are to be seven council
men elected and a director of the
school board. At the last election
school trustees were elected to
serve one, two and three years, and
this year the director of the board
completes his term so that a direc
tor must be elected to serve three
years.
The election will be held in the
council chambers, upstairs in the
fire hail between the hours of 9
a.m and 7 p.m. of April 3. J. Y.
Ostrander, Geo. Robbins, and A. P.
Olson have been selected as judges,
and L. H. Carvey and W. H. Ciary
as clerks of election.
New Office
The Copper River & North
western Railway has rented
the White building adjoining
the Nizina for an office, and
it has boen refitted and office
furniture put in, making a conven
ient place for the transaction of the
increased local business.
Notice Of Bale Of Peraoaal Pro
perty For Storage.
Notice is hereby siren that pursuant to Sec
tion 278 of Chapter 2V, Pert V of the- Alaska
Code the undersigned will on the 3otb day of
March 1906 at 2 P. M. in front of the office of the
Copper Hirer braying Company on McKinley
Street Valdea AlaakaSell at Public Auction to
the Higheat bidder for Caah, to pay the Storage
Charges on the Reapcctire Articles, which
articles have been stored for more than One
year, and no payments have been made on
such storage, the name of the owner if known
and discrfptton of article* to be sold and
amount due thereon is n* follows,
on ne« unknown Two War Bags 913.00
11. J. Steadman One Grip 6.75
Edward Hefner Oue War Bag 9.00
Brown A Hawkins One War Bag 9.00
Peter McNeal One Tool Chest 13.00
E. M. Marsten One Truuk 12.50
E. T. Kusstdl One Trunk 12.00
C. A. Suter One Trunk 11.00
Unknown owner 9l j8 5U Beer Br’ls 20.00
bated at Valdez Alaska March gtli 1906.
Coi-peh Kivbk Brayimj Co.
What in the r orld will Teddy
do now that the only man who
was eligible for governorship has
refused the place. Wonder if he
really refused it or did he think it
was necessary for some one besides
Walter Clark to offer him the job,
before accepting
It ia said that it takes from fifty
to sixty days for a freight train to
travel from Moscow to Vladivo
stook. Trains must be as slow in
Russia as needed Alaskan legisla
tion ia in .Washington.—Nome
Newt.