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LOST—Lady’s gold watch with ini
tials “E. F.” on case. Finder please
return to Prospector office. 3t
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WANTED:—Mill man’s job as a
foreman; excellent references from
San Francisco Mint, and Seattle, Val
dez and Seward assayers. Expert
amalgamator on copper and silver
plates. Inquire at Prospector. tf
Rexall stand for par excellence, not
alone in drugs, but every article sold
under the name. The Owl Drug
Store. tf |
The Most
Dependable
Ingredients and the purest,
too, are used in the manufac
ture of
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BAKING
POWDER
Hence, its never failing: ability
to raise the dough better.
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TIDE TABLES FOR FEBRUARY.
Compiled for Valdez Bay, by Tie
Prospector:
Thursday, February 8—
First High Tide 1:16 a. m., 7.7.
Second High Tide 12:66 p. m., S 7.
First Low Tide 6:64 a. m., 1.6.
Second Low Tide 7:23 p. m., —6.4.
Friday, February 9—
First High Tide 1:39 a. m„ 7.9.
Second High Tide 1:29 p. m., 8.4
First Low Tide 7:28 a. m.. 12.
Second Low Tide 7:47 p. m., —0.1.
Saturday, Feb. 10—
First High Tide 2:05 a. m„ 8.1
Second High Tide 2:03 p. m.,' 7.3.
First Low Tide 8:02 a. m„ 1.0
Second Low Tide 8:12 p. m., 0.4.
Sunday. Feb. 11—
First High Tide 2:31 a. ra„ 8.2.
Second High Tide 2:38 p. m.. 7.3.
First Low Tide 8:39 a. m., 0.9.
Second Low Tide 8:39 p. m., 0.9.
Monday, Feb. 12—
First High Tide 3:00 a. in., 8.3.
Second High Tide 3:17 p. m., 6 6
First Low Tide 9:20 a. m.. 0.9
Second Low Tide 9:09 p. m., 1.4.
Tuesday, Feb. 13 —
First High Tide 3:32 a. m.. 8.3.
Second High Tide 4:06 p. m„ 5.8.
First Low Tide 10:0S a. m., 1.0.
Second Low Tide 9:43 p. m., 2.1.
Wednesday, Feb. 14—
Fir3t High Tide 4:13 a. m., 8.3.
Second High Tide 6:11 p. m., 5.1.
jFirst Low Tide 11:09 a. m., 1.1.
I Second Low Tide 10:26 p. m., 2.7
Thursday, Feb. 16—
First High Tide 5:06 a. m., 8.1.
Second High Tide 6:49 p. m., 4.7.
Eirst Low Tide 12:25 p. m., 1.1.
Second Low Tide 11:29 p. m.. 3.3.
Tills Day in History
Feast day of St. Oppolonia; St. Ni
cephorus; St. Attracts; St. Theliaa
and St. Erhard of Scotland.
Treaty of Blois signed in 1499.
Bishop John Hooper, of Gloucest
er, and Rowland Taylor, of Had
leigh, burned at the stake in 1555.
Parliament forced Charles II to
make peace with Holland in 1674.
New Amsterdam was surrendered
I to England in 1674.
I William Henry Harrison, ninth
! president of the United States born
jin 1773.
Fight between U. S. frigate Con
stellation and the French ship L’In
■siirgente in 1799.
Seniinoles attack Fort Mellon in
}Florida in 1837.
j Temporal power of the Pope abo'
jished in 1849.
! Confederate Congress adopted pro
I visional constitution in 1861.
;CAN.\1»A IS SEEKING
MOKE Will FUNDS
I
! OTTAWA, Fob. An issue o'
jwur saving certificates designed
| interest small investors was aa
juounced today by Finance Minister
i White. The certificates are redeem
' able in three years by the govern
|ment at $25. $50 and $100 each,
j They can bo obtained from any hank
| or postal money order office in Cana
Ida at $21.50, $43 and $86.
! The certificates may he surrendered
at any time within the first year at
the purchase price and within the
second year at $$22.50 for a $25 cer
tificate and within the third year at
$23.25.
i The interest rate works out at 5.1
j per cent. The proceeds will be de
! voted to war expenditures and a
i steady revenue which will reach a
total of many millions is expected.
KODIAK CATTLE ARE GIVEN
THE TUBERCULIN TEST
_
Superintendent Snodgrass of th>'
Government Agricultural Experimen
tal Station, discovering that there
were some tubercular cattle in the
Government herd secured the services
of the Department’s Veterinary Sur
geon, Dr. J. Madsen, of Seattle, to in
spect the herd and give tuberculin
tests.
A number of the cattle were found
to be in advanced stages of the dis
ease and were slaughtered and burn
led. The suspects were segregated
and will be tested again in the spring.
The barns and stables were diaenfeci
ed and precautions taken to prevent
the healthy ones from contracting th>
disease. ,
Mr. Otto Kraft at Kodiak, had a
[valuable Holstein cow, recently pu;
[chased in the states, which, upon ex
lamination, was found to be tuber
| cular.
We were able by makingtapplica
i tion to have Dr .Madsen test the Or
jphanage herd of 11 head. To our un
I bounded satisfaction there was not
!the slightest reaction in any of them
•so that, our cattle have a clean bill
; of health.—Orphanage News Letter.
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Says 18,000,000 Men Available.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9—Mayor Mitch
ell, a member of the commtttee on
: National Defense, stated that the com
; mlttee “estimates that the United
States could muster and equip an
jarmy of 18,000,000 should it be re
quired by future developments in Inc
world conflict. It U estimated that
an army of 10.600,000 between the
ages or 18 and 45 could be put in the
field.”
Steamship
Northwestern—Passed Juneau, for
Valdez, Feb. 8.
Admiral Watson—Passed Juneau,
northbound, Feb. 8.
Mariposa—Sailed from Seattle for
Valdez, Feb. 8.
Victoria—Sailed north from Seattle
Jan. 24, with freight only.
Alameda—Sailed south from Valdez,
January 20.
Alaska—Sailed for Seattle from Val
dez Feb. 5.
Admiral Evans—Sailed south from
Valdez, Feb. 9.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Llscum
S:15 a.m.
1:15 p.m.
Lvs. Valdez
9:45 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS.
8:15 a.m.
1:15 p.m.
I 4:30 p.m.
9:45 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m.
7:9 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Dally Weather Report.
Feb. 8. 1917, 7 p. m.
Barometric pressure .29.96-3
'Temperature .].34
j Maximum temperature .34
j Minimum temperature .27
Mean temperature .30.5
Snow on ground ..25 in.
Partly cloudy, northeast wind, five
miles.
Feb. 9, 1917, 7 a. m.
Barometric pressure .29.775
Temperature .33
| Maximum temperature .37
Minimum temperature .32
Mean temperature .34.5
Snow on ground .25 in.
Clear, northeast wind, 10 miles.
—Myrtle F. Billings, Obs.
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l'. H. Signal Corps Report.
Valdez, Feb. 9, 1917.
Fairbanks—17 above; 15 inches of
'snow; cloudy, calm.
Salciia—26 above; 17 inches snow;
!cloudy, light wind, trail fair; dog
|loam aortls S a. in.; 1 musher south
;9:25 a. m.; 2 mushers south 2:10 p.
j ru. yesterday.
i Little Delta—Stage south 11 a. m.
i yesterday.
! Richardson—28 above, 7 inches -f
j: 'iO\v; cloudy, trail good.
McCarty—22 above; S inches of
jsvuw; clear. calm,, trail fair: one dog
jteam south 6:30 a. m.
I Donnelly—10 above, 15 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good. North
jmail 10 a. in. yesttrdav; two musher?
(south with dog team yesterday; N*. C.
| Co. freighter leaves north from Rap
lids this morning.
MeCallum—16 above: snow 55 in.;
|trail fair; stage south 1 p. m. yester
day.
Paxson—zero, 20 inches snow:
I »
|cloudy, calm, trail fair, north stage
|no passengers; south stage 5 passen
gers; Alaska Road Commission team
icut 6 a. m.
Hogan—12 above; 27 inches "
snow; clear, calm, trail fair.
I Gulkana—6 below; 7 inches snow
|<lear, calm, trail fair; Ahlmarks out
fit north 7 a. m.; Road Commission
team south 7 a. m.; N. C. team north
7 a. m.
Copper Center—20 below; snow 9
inches; cloudy, calm, trail fair; stage
south bound; 4 passengers 6 a. m.;
Road Commission gang north 7 a. m.
Valdez creek outfit south 9 a. m.
Tonslna—zero, 18 inches snow,
clear, calm, trail fair.
Teikhell—8 above; cloudy, calm,
snow 22 inches; trail fair.
Beaver Dam—15 above; snow 30
inches; clear, calm, trail heavy Ar
rowsmith and Davis north; 8:30
,n. with mail.
Thompson Pass—12 above; 66 in.
snow; clear, calm, trail heavy and
drifted.
Wortman—20 above; 40 Inches
snow; part cloudy, calm, trail heavy,
and drifted.
Location notices, both quartz au<1
placer, for sale at the Prospector of-.
floe.
Try the Cottage Dining Room for
good home-choked meals. Mrs. M.
Rucker, Phone 131.? tf.
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make fine presents. Valdez Drugj
co. , _i_ « ;
Mobilize Now.
The rapid growth of sentiment in |
the past few years is adding the
“conserving of life and improving of
health” to the business of life insur-i
ance as well as paying death claims.
Why not mobilise for physical pre
pared ness, Instead of standing idly by
and trusting to luck for everything to i
come out right? Stocure the two-fold
satisfaction of knowing that you nroi
physical fit, and privileged to carry a j
policy in an old line company.
See us about recruiting and becon -
ing a policy-holder in the Equitable.
2t . ALASKA INV. CO.j
THE FIRST RANK OF VALDEZ
; ,1 - % „ a..
Resources over $300,000.
Drafts sold all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor sale
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
AND POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK.
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Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, toot of Wall street.
Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufacturers are repre
sented in our stock. All electrical
supplies we sell are guaranteed
products.
i
Make your electrical purchases here
and have the assurance of absolute
satisfaction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
LIQl'OR SHIPMENTS
BARRED ON RAILROAD
Rigid orders against the shipment
of liquor on the government railroad
are now in effect, even express parcels
containing liquor being barred. A
heavy traffic in liquor is said to be
going on between Seward and Anchor
age and from now on it will have t >
be hauled all the way by sled. Previ
ously to this order the shipments
have been taken as far as Mile 40 by
train.
Three Jap Vessels at Honolulu.
HONOLULU. Peb. 9.—Three Japa
nese warships arrived off the Hiwail
an coast Tuesday and reported their
presence stating that they were
searching for German commerce raid*
ers.
Rexall Drugs! Absolutely pure. OwJ
Drug Store.
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Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tC
For Sale.
Lop-Eared Malamute Dog, 15 mos.
old, weight 103 lbs.; price f. o. b. Val
dez $75.00. Address, Box 232,
Douglas, Alaska. k3-l-17
FOR RENT—Good cabins. $5.00
and up. Alaska Inv. Co. 2t
The best of everything in box
Chocolates at the Candy Kitchen tf
Rexall! Rexall! Investigate Rex
all products at the Owl Drug Store, tf
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A new stock of A1 Fruit Tablets.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Valentines, three for live cents and
upward, at the Emporium. tf
Valdez Miner, $3.09 per year.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
j OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
IN 1917
Practically a Dally at the Price _
of a Weekly. No Other Newspa
per in the World gives so much
at so low a price.
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The value and need of a newspaper
In the household was never greater
than at the present time. The great
war in Europe is now half-way into
its third year, and whether peace be
at hand or afar off the events to fol
low will be world shaking. *
The Prospector Publishing Company
offers the Thrice a Week World, The
Daily Prospector and The Week!/
Miner, one year tor only 313.00 cash
in advance. You get 156 copies or
the World, 313 copies of the Prospec
tor and 53 copies of the Miner for this
price. Can you afford to be without
them.
The Thrice-a-Week World,
The Daily Prospector.
The Weekly Miner,
ALL Et)R #13.00 PKK YEAR
The Prospector and the Weekly
Miner are the only papers published
at Valdez, and are replete with locnl
and world news. The Miner makes a
epecialty of*Territorlal News in con
densed form. The World is too well
known to our readers to dilate upotj
its field of usefulness,
SEND IN YOUR ORDER NOW.
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Anything in nugget and ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
Why not a VICTROLA? We hare
them from $15 up. Valdez Drug
Ce. tf j
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cafe. tf