CONFIRMSTRIKE
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Kich Gravel Found on the Claims of
Carl Witham, on Gold Hun—Two
Dollar l’ans Taken Out—Twenty
Feet to Bedrock.
Recent arrivals from Sbushanua
confirm the late report of a gold
placer strike on Claim No. 1 below,
on Gold Run creek, owned by Carl
Whitman. P’or some time past six
cent pans have been found on this
property, where there is two feet of
blue clay, and five feet below the
gravel yields from eight to ten cents.
It is twenty feet to bedrock where
pans running as high as fl and ?2
are found.
The paystreak is eighteen feet wide
and the gold averages ?18 per ounce.
At present there are from 70 to 80
people in the camp and the new
strike has resulted in a small stam
pede from McCarthy, Dawson and
White Horse.'
COAL LEASES AUE
VERY LIBERAL
Thousand* of applications for
eoal lands in the Matanuska and Ber
ing river fields of Alaska, not only by |
Alaskans but by parties from all over
the United States, have bcsen filed
with the Interior Department through
the general land office in Washington
and at Juneau. , , ,
The form of lease which has been
adopted by the department after
working on the instrument for more
than a year, is said to be very fair,
both to the party leasing and to the
government.
Regarding the lease, Secretary
Lane says:
Good Eats
Eggs are coming down in price—
the best ranch eggs now are sel
ling, a dozen, thirty-five cents.
Some German Breakfast Cheese
was received on the “Alaska”.
—A cake, ten cents.
I
Beechnut Peanut Butter in small
and large size jars—very de
licious.
Dwight Edwards Mocha and Java
Blend Coffee—for very particu
lar people. A pound, sixty
. cents.
Heinz Cream of Peas Soup-Three
cans for fifty cents.
We now have Quaker Oats in
three-pound paper drums.
A Quality Talk
The Public today demands qual
ity, and with that reasonable
pricings and good servi.ce.
The merchant who believes that
he can sell on price alone is
finding the pace too hot.
The customer who bases his pur
chases on price alone will find
himself deceived.
You cannot get something for
nothin?, you get exactly what
you pay for.
HUNT’S CANNED FRUITS—
CHOICEST OF CALIFORNIA
PRODUCTS. ....
Valdez Mercantile Co. jj
INSTAES HANDSOME
REFRIGERATOR CASE
Harry Whitley, of the Love-Whit
ley Co., has just installed a piece of
furniture in the market which is not
only an ornament to the place, but
will provide the patrons of the place
with eatables kept in the very best of
condition. The new fittings consist
of a handsome, white enameled re
frigerator show case, twelve feet
long, of handsome design, and fitted
with a cooling device which is at
tached directly to the refrigerating
plant. By means of this ease meats
and other food articles may be dis
played and yet kept in the most
healthful and sanitary condition.
■ST TONY’S !£S*
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRS'! CLASS Manager.
“When an individual or a corpora
tion takes a lease on coal land he will
not be bothered by any regulations
in interpreting the terms of the lease.
It will all be in the lease it3elf. After
many months of study and investiga
tion, we have now determined upon
a form of lease and have rejected the
idea' of having extended regulations
go with it. The form is not long, but
It gives the lessee the exact knowledge
of what he may and may not do. In
framing it; we have had the advice of
private operators as well as govern
ment officials."
STARS DRAW BIO
CROWD TO EMPRESS
A big crowd was on hand last eve
ning to see an excellent bill at the
Empress. The two-reel drama with
Miriam Nesbit as the girl criminal in
“A Woman’s Revenge,” proved an in
teresting study of the various phases
of a woman’s character.
The Paths News, with its animat
ed cartoons, latest fashions, and oth
er interesting events was great.
Billy Quirk assisted by Constance
Talmadge in the comedy, “Billy’s
Wager,” drove all the blues from the
audience.
Then came Ham at the “Polly
wogs’ Picnic” for the concluding pic
ture, which was so comical that ev
erybody went home happy.
The same show this evening at
8:10 sharp. Only one show. Take
it in. —, *
LIEUT. DOUGHERTY
MAKES REPORT OK TRIP
k A current number of the Army and
Navy Magazine has an interesting re
port by Lieut. Dougherty, formerly of
this place, regarding his recent trip
through the big game country of the
Kenai peninsula. It is a most com
prehensive and well written story and
shows that region to be the mecca of
big game hunters. It will be publish
ed in a later issue.
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[ SKRGT. MAXWELL TO
COME TO COAST
Sergt. David Maxwell of Gulkana,
whose recent severe illness necessi
tated the dispatch of a surgeon over
the trail by dog team to alleviate his
sufferings, has so far recovered that
he will make the trip out soon by way
of Chitina and Cordova, to Valdez,
where he will enter the Post hospital
to undergo a minor operation. Mr.
Maxwell is in charge of the Gulkana
telegraph station, 127 miles In the
interior, and nows of his recent severe
attack caused considerable uneasi
ness among his many friends in the
city. *
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT DUR
IN VALDEZ TOMORROW
■ The Admiral Farragut left Juneau
‘at 9 o’clock yesterday morning and
Us expected, to arrive here Bometime
tomorrow morning.
If you wish to T>uy or se'll mining
stocks—See Alass-a Inv. Co., Reed
Building. 2t
Ham will be at the Empress to
night without tho Eggs. Pollywog’s
Picnic, a scream.
IiOOAIj brevities.
In addition to other causes to pro
duce a monkey and parrot time in the
coming fall hustings, the wet and dry
question will add materially to the
dissension in the ranks.
Billy’s Wagor is one of the com
edies at the Empress tonight. Also
Ham at the Pollywog’s Picnic.
Far good nome-oooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. •
Don’t put it off and wait until the
last minute to have your work done.
Now is the time of year to order your
engines and renewals. Valdez Iron
Works. m-tf
Alaska Investment Co.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Public Stenography Reed Building Accounting
FOUND—A lady’B scarf was pick
ed up In the street this morning by
Dr. H. Cockerllle and handed Into
the Prospector office, where It awaits
an owner.
Panoramic vtewq of Child's and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdes and
Wrsngel on sale at the Valdes Drug
•tore. tf
Spring Samples In heavy weights,
for Alaska wear. OUy F. Cameron,
tailor. tf
Kodak Supplies at the Valdei
Drug Como in y. tf
PastPiiri?ed Whipping Crenm and
pure Buttermilk at L’ove-Whitley’s.
> PINZON BAR
Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Phone 69
NO CONTEST AT
ANTI SHACK TICKET A WINNER
Delegates Names are All Strongly Op
posed to Shackleford as the Dead
er of the Party In the Territory—
Results from Other iMstricts.
CORDOVA, March 13.—The repub
lican primary election held here Sat
urday to elect delegates to the con
vention at Seward passed off very
quietly. There was pracucauy no op
position to the slate, and a full-anti
Shackleford tlcaet was chosen.
The delegates from Cordova to the
convention will be George Hazelet,
Harry G. Steele, Thos. E. Scott, Geo.
Dooley, Harry Thisted. E. V. Boylo,
C. M. Frazier and Robert Gottschalk.
The delegation from Eyak will he
composed of Jack Johnson and Jack
Shepard.
Katalla will send to the conven
tion A. M. Keetlng aud A. G. Thomps
son.
KENNECOTT STOCK
REACHES TOP PRICE
A dispatch from Now York states
that the New York curb was the
scene of the wildest oxcxitement Fri
day with the shares of the Kennecott
Copper Corporation featuring the
market. The volume of sales in this
security exceeded all previous rec
ords, the first transaction recorded
being a five thousand share transfer
at $57.75. This in itself is an ad
vance of about four dollars a share
in this stock over the prevailing price
two or three w'eeks ago, and a half
dollar increase over the top price
reached yesterday. Other sales were
made at an advance of a quarter of
a dollar over the opening price. The
unwonted activity in this stock is due
to the persistent rumors of early div
idend disbursements.
Weather Kejtort.
Valdes'., March 12. 1916.
llarometric pressure .29.962
Temperature 5 p. m.17
Maximum temperature .20
Minimum temperature ..11
Mean tempersvture .15.5
Clear, moderate wind, northeast,’
20 miles.
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Interior Weather.
Valdez, Alaska, March 13, 1916.
Fairbanks. —12: clear, calm.
Salcha, —15: cloudy, calm, snow
ing.
Richardson, —21; cloudy, windy.
McCarthy, —21; cloudy, calm.
Donnelly, —27: cloudy, calm, trail
good.
MeOallum, —26; clear, windy, trail
good.
Paxsou. —12; clear, calm, trail
good.
Hogan. —5; clear, calm, trail
good.
Gullcanu, •—2; clear, windy, trail
good.
Copper Center, —25; clear, calm,
trail good.
Teikhell, —12: clear, calm, trail
good.
Beaver Dam, 0; clear, calm, trail
drifted.
Summit, ten feet snow, clear,
windy, trail drifted.
Wortman’s, 18; clear, windy, trail
closed north, heavy south.
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Empress Program Tonight
One fine show at 8:00 sharp.
Pathe News—Big canal slide. Ani
mated Cartoons, Latest Fall Fash
ions.
A Woman's Revenge—Mlrian Nes
it iu a 2 part drama as the Keen-Wit
ted Girl Criminal.
Billy's Wager—Billy Quirk and
Constance Talmadge in a good com
edy.
The Pollywogs Picnic—A side
splitting comedy with Ham.
Instrumental music.
FOR SALE—An electric washing
machine. Inquire W. M. Elliott at
Valdez Mercantile Co. % '
NEW FREIGHTER
FOR ALASKA RUN.
According to advices from the east,
the Alaska Steamship Company has
purchased the steamer Eureka from
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
and the vessel will be brought to Ta
coma.
The Eureka is well known on this
coast, having formerly operated from
Tacoma in the trade to Alaska and
San Francisco. She will be sent from
New York to the west coast and will
bring ore from the west coast to the
Tacoma smelter.
The purchase price for the Eureka
is said to have been approximately
*250,000. She is a steel freighter
built in Cleveland in 1899 for opera
tion on the Great Lakes. She was
brought to the Pacific coast several
We have the Facilities
For Properly Handling
Your Business. f
We issue Drafts on all parts of the world
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
RESOURCES $250,000.
THE P1NZON*
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
Have^^
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. I !
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
Alaska Water, Light &
Telephone Co.
Everything Electrical
Chas. PersV
MANAC|t»R_,
_ . Zomplefe Services
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY«
1155fooms wirtibatft‘50 SampteRooma
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvb. Fort Llscum Ltb. ViMm *
8:15 a.m. ' 8:48 am.
1:16 p.m. ,4:00 p.m.
T0B3DAY8
' 8:15 a.m. 8:45 a.to.r
1:15 p.m. 8:00 p:m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:80 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launcfc
on the second ana fourth Fdjfojw of
each mouth, these dare beindSjpsed to
clean boilere.
years later by the old Globe Naviga
tion Company, which sold her to the
Pacific Coast Company. She is 237.5
feet long, 42 feet beam and 24.4 feet
deep, with a gross resigstered ton
nage of 2,122 tons, and a net regis
tered tonnage of 1,399 tons. She has
t cargo capacity of 3,600 tons and is
equipped aa an oil-burnor.
. Early last'year the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company chartered the
Eureka to the Crossett Western Lum
ber Company of Wanna, Oregon,
which operated in the intercoastal ,
lumber trade until the closing ot the
Panama canal. Since then she has <
been Operated in the Atlantic coast
trade.
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