A Proapector’a Ode to Hta Pipe.
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Hail faithful corn-cob, friend in-:
deed,
Tliou solace of mv lonesome hours.!
With Siwasli leaf I’ll fill thee tip, J
And trial castles build, with smoky!
towers; j
Perchance I’ll wander through
Klysian fields,
Or in Utopia’* fair realm may roam.1
llut when the magic of thy power'
is spent*
I’ll find myself safe back again, at:
home,
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When fortune frowns and fickle!
friends forsake, i
And failures seem to be a deadly
crime,
I’ll fill thy liowl and in the incense
sweet
Puff out defiance to old father
Time.
Forget the wrongs that brood re-'
vengeful thoughts.
And blissfully unconscious of life’s
toil and tears.
The balm of pcucc will permeate!
my soul,
And wing my thoughts to brighter,
happier spheres.
■ A Mvsiier. !
Notk—We have ninety-three’’
contributions of poetry, descriptive
articles, etc. on file, each of which
i* sigmtl "A Musher.” We would
suggest that some of these, in the
future, adopt a different nom de
plume.—Ed.
Grub Stake for Rick Man.
W e game ac ross a grub stake con-1
tract a few clays since, which struck
us as rather amusing, it was a
one sided affair and the party sup-,
plying the outfit, should, according!
to the* article's of agreement, 1h*:
thankful that he is allowed to live.1
For the sake of convenience we
will call tlie one putting up the]
money, the; party of the first part,’
and the one who was obliging’
enough to accept it the party of
the second part. The terms of the;
agreement, as made out hv one of;
our leading lawyers, provided:
First, that the contract should 1
he for two months,
Second, that the party of tin* first
part should provide an outfit for]
all summer.
In consideration of the almvc, it ’
was further agreed, that the first ]
claim stakc>cl would belong to the:
party of the second part exclusively,!
the next one* would he hv ]iower of.
attorney for a fiiend of the party '
of the second part and then to show ;
thnt he was a good fellow lie* agreed i
that in the event of a third claim !
living staked, the* party of the first
part would Ik* entitled to one third i
of same. i
In view of the last kind consul-!
eration, the party of the first part!
furnished nn order on one of ourj
merchants for the necessary goods,
which order was immediately pre- j
sented at the store. In the mean >
time some friends assured the party!
of the first part that he was not!
getting a square deal, so he stopped
the order Indore it was filled, and
declared the affair off. The staked :
party however had secured rubber
gloves, mitts, hat, lioots, piek, pan.j
shovel and cooking utensils, all of*
which he held for his trouble. He
also secured a razor, which he said
was necessary for cutting off his:
whiskers in case they should get1
frozen.
The party of the second part was
very indignant alarat the break off
hut says that he can stake himself
if he must, as he has five hundred'
dollars in his clothes.
Lost a Horse.
Owing to tlio remarkable mild
ness of this past winter, the ice
trail through the Lowe river canyon
is in jHior condition and on the last
trip that Mr. Workman made from
here to his road house with suj*
plies, one of his horses fell into the
stream and was drowned before
assistance could lie had to save
him.”'
This is flic first occurence of the
kind that lias hapjiened in the can- j
yon, although many outfits have!
gone that way i„to the interior,!
since 18»U, and will continue to
take that trail until the railroad:
1# completed, |
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THE FUR TRADE
Many Valuable Furs Handled by
Local Dealers. Copper River
Valley Rich in Fur Bear
lug Animals.
During tin* past two ni>ntlis
there has heen a large nv.nil r of,
very fine furssldpjtcd from V,!dcx.
«nd tlie industry is assuminghirjte
projKirtions. It is diflieult t< esti
mate the nuniltcr dr their va le, as
many private parties pureluf' furs
while in tin* interior prospering,
nnd either send them out them
selves or take tJmm wlien they go
to the States. A large nutnl-T are
also sent out by liiail and nure hv
express.
The natives conic ns far is 250
anil MOO miles during the winter
arul spring months, to Vidle* to
sell and trade their furs and-ee the
white man’s “hiyou stiek own.”
They bring many different varieties
of skins and return to tinir vil
lages laden down with provisions
and clothing.
Few natives have mushed n this
season, ns it is yet a little early,
and Itesidce, there has been .1 num
la r of buyers visiting their villages
during the winter, hut -overal
thousand dollars worth of furs have
been sent out by our nierelunts.
There are several variety- of fur
hearing animals found in tiiis sec
tion of Alaska. These inuli.'de red.
black ami silver-prev fox black,
brown and silver-lip liear, marten,
wolverene, fisher, land otttr. mink
and several other varieties.
Fish Bros, are the large-! deal
ers, lutvinp a number of men in
the interior, who buy up fi:rs. and
several stations where the natives
po to trade for provision . This
year this firm lias already -hipped
$3000 dollars worth.
-II.- W. Miller buys large
amount of those tlut are iroupht
into town and lias had sow very
la-autiful furs this winter. He lias
shijiped about $1200 worth
Hem pie «ft Douphertv lnve not
made an extra effort to pirehnsc
furs hut have sent $)S(X) north to
the States.
Victor L, Marion. A, S. MeXear
and party went in to Copp-r Cen
ter on a tivinp trip this winter, and
returned with $1000 worth
Fertilizer Louie who Ins a fox
island near here has shipped 120
hint- fox skins this season, valued
at $1500,
It can l»e safely said that the
value of those sent out In private
parlies would t>e $1000. -and that
there are. $2000 worth in >!unvn, not
for sale.
The amounts stated are what
they are valued at here, mid in all
amounts to $7,500. hut tin-furs will
lirinp between $10.(XX) and $12.(XX)
in tlie market. This is not a small
business and may he more than
doubled before the season is over.
The Michigan Ship Building Co.,
i)f Tacoma, are now constructing a
five thousand tun steamship for the
northern trade. The vessel is in
tended for freight and passenger
trailie and will lie capable of run
ning not less than seventeen knots
an hour. The parties for whom it
is being built, Inxve iu» desire for
the present to have their names
mentioned, nor do they give out
the exact run it will take, hut it
is generally understood that it is
the intention to put Valdez and
>ther near by ports in more direct
communication with Tacoma. The
Isiard of trudeof Tacoma is desirous
of improving their trade witli Al
aska and is anxious to come for
ward in a friendly und business]ike i
way to meet us. They may have
a finger in this pie.
The Yukon mail over the all
American route arrived here Satur
day evening. The distance is
nearly 500 miles .and the time
taken to make the trip was a little
river fourteen days. As the steam
er Nome arrived on Sunday from
her trip to the westward, hound
direct to Seattle, the mail made
very close connections here.
King Oscar made a trip to the
first >*clkf station on the glacier
and return in four hours and
twenty minutes. Can you i>eat it.
Curious Chunk of Copper.
Red,Hoffman, of this town, made
a hurried trip to tin* interior late
last fall and returned smilingly, in
February, He made some good
locations of copper, and relocated
some ground that he had previous
ly staked. One claim is rather a
curious freak. It is known and
recorded as the 15ig Boulder placer
claim, and is situated on the Kos
kolina, a tributary of the C'diittynu,
The ground was staked merely to
take possession of a massive boul
der of pure copper. The boulder
lias rolled out into the creek lied,
and shows aUmt fifteen tons of
metal n I sue ground. This piece of
copper is in a section where that
mineral aliounds,ami many small
er pieces may Ik- found throughout
the creek, hut it is doubtful if an
other sue]i boulder ean be found in
Alaska.
If your watch stops in the placer
camps or on the trail, don’t von
stop hut send your watch to \V. C.
Stull, Valdez, the expert watch
maker, by returning packers or
mail carriers. Not necessary now
to send watches to Portland or San
Francisco to get them doctored.
Stull’s prescriptions set them right,
and on time.
Bromide of Quinine Capsules
cure a cold in one day at Valdez
Pharmacy.
Our stock of eyeglasses is right.
Our prices are right. W. C. Stull.
Recertified (iovernment Script
for sale by C. N. Crary.
nuuLc ui runenare.
YhMw, Alaska. March flth, \9trj.
To R. Ill IX :
You are hereby not!licit that I have expended
$■*«*» in lala»r and Improvement* on von,- *•
t\venty-*ecoii.lintel •*». {•» the I'awaouCompany
Claim, h eated aliow the canyon, on Coi»n«
river, in Chisis.i Minin# IMsfrict. Alaska in
order to ln-ld 'ai l cb.m umler the nrovtuiMis
l. 1 section S-.-A. L -vised statute* of the ('tilted
States, belli# the amount required to hob! s-ald
claim lor the year endin# I'ec. :t1, 1W1. li at
theeml of ninety day* !r-ui date von refuse u.
contribute vour piopor’ion of aiieli ex|a*ndi
ture. as eo-owiic.. v.m.i interest in said pr.-p
ertv will become the property of the aubseliber
under said set tiou l.
1IANS TOKCKRKON.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Endeavor Cox«i. Curucir—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Holuirt
Street. Rev. I). W. Cram, Pastor.
Services every Sunday at a.
m. and S j>. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 o’clock- Melvin Dempsey,
President.
ClIVHCll OK T11T. Ern-IIANY—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Serviees on Sunday at 4
p. m. Jas. Fish. Senior Warden.
Order ok Alaska Moose—Pionee
Tent No. 1. Meetin their own
liall on Reser
. vat ion Avenre,
* every Thursday
’ evening at S
oYlock. H. H.
I Hildreth, Rul
jj'.g Spirit, E. A.
Wheat, Keejter
Wa Wa.(Sec)
AKiTM’ BUOTHEKHOOD—
VaUUz.f a,nl* N«i 10
Jit* 1*1.* ill 4UUUM.*
Hull every Tues
day evening.
A. M. Edwards,
Arctic Chief. J.
C. Snyder, Sec
retary.
Vau»kzSociai.Clib- Oscar r ish,
Pres. Mrs. Jas. Fisli >r. Sec. Meet
at the Moose Hall every Friday
evening.
VauuosChambkb ok Cummkhce—
Meet at the sehoolhoiise the first
Mon.lav night oi each month. F.
1). Kelsey, Pres. A. W. itucliford,
Sec’y.
itorseshoe
Restaurant
Meals
At
All
Hours.
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Qeliheau &■ Bell.
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GRAND HOTEL
A. SWAN, Proprietor.
Corner Keystone Avenue and
McKinley Street.
WHERE
I we ? Who?
STOP
Everyone From VALDEZ.
AT THE
FRANKLIN
OF COURSE.
Only First Class EurojHfan Hotel in
JUNEAU. \
John T. Spickett Proprietor
HOTEL JMLLER.
Itend'iuarOT.s for VALDEZ People!
120 Rooms. Rates oOe. $1.00 and!
$l.f»0 per day. Firs! class res
taurant in «oi>neetinn. Free
bus. Opposite l'. S. Postolfiee. i
W. O. POTTS, Manager, i
Cor. 1st Ave. and
University St. SEATTLE;
BO YEARS*
EXPERIENCE
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Trade Marks
Designs
Copyrights Ac.
Anyone sending a sketch and description may
quickly ascertain onr opinion free whet iter an
invention is prohnhly patentable. Communtr*.
lions strictly confidential. Handbook on Pat cute
sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.
Patents taken through Munu 4(0. receive
special notice without charge, in the
Scientific American.
A handsomely illustrated weekly. largest cir
culation of any scientific JouruaL Terms. $3 a
year: four months, $ L Sold by all newsdealers.
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Cameron Goldenj
The Oldest and Most
Reliable in Town.
1 Julies’ Shampooin'"
a Specialty.
Ladies’and Gents’Baths
The ouly place in town
where bath rooms are
separate from shop.
Latest Porcelain En
amel Tub.--.
All Modern Improvements
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Pacific Pachin; 5 natation
Sneeessor* to PACIFIC STKAM WHAl.INli CO.
Operating the Staamar
EiCELSIOR
CaKHYINU I’.MTKK StaTB* MAll,
Z. C. MOORE, Master.
Sails from Seattle alnmt Uoth of Kaeli Month lor Yufcwt**.
KUamar. VAI.DK/. Illiainnn and Cooks Inlet Points.
Sails from VAI.DK/ iilmut 1’itli of Kaeli Month for Jniteftti
and Seattle.
For Information and Rates A|>|dv at '(Hire of
Pacific Packing & Nav. Co. J. C. Martin, Agt
(doin' Bnildinjr. Seattle. Wash. Fish Bros Store, Vahlec.
d() California Street, San Franeiseo.
WM. WORKMAN I*. MAUNKSOJ
Workman’s Road House
First madlunw Inti It mi t»«m*mment
Trail. Can areomodate oO ]ieo|ile, him lame
warm l*atn for *20 horses ami (rood tg.mr:er»
for ilo^s. (iooil meals ami everrtljinjz the
mtisher desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
Roberts' Road House.
Before cTossinjr tlie Summit on the way to
tin* interior stop for rest anil shelter at Mrs.
Robert's. All the comfort* of a home at
reasonable rates.
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MRS. J. P. ROBERTS, - . PROPRIETOR.
Donabon Roadhouse*
TOflJIN/l DRIBQE.
Outfits Cached Free of Cliar-re. Free Horse n«*i3 lk«o Stalflt*.
Distance From Valdez, 77? Miles, via (iovernment Trait Best
Accomodation* for Travelers.
CHd5. C. TflQER, PROP.
When on the Way to the lnttrinr. .Stop at tlie
Loomis Roadhouse,
Tonsina Bridge.
Good Meals. Good Bedi
Complete Line of Mcrcltazulise anil Miners Supplies at
Valdes Brices with Freight Added.
I. H. Loomis, Prop. Tonsina, Alaska.
Harry C. Murphy Will DayiS
HOTEL HOLHAN
Best roadhouse on the All American Route to tlie
Yukon. Fresh vegetables during season from our
own garden. Good feed for stock near hv. Best <i
aeeomodations, winter or summer.
DAVIS & MURPHY Copper Centre, Alaska.
C. E. BOGARDUS
Assayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
6o COLUMBIA STREET, SEATTLE. "WASH.
Dr. L. S. CAM1CIA
Dentist anl Optician.
A Full Line of S]H.-t-tacle*wn Hand. Clock#
ami Watche* Repaired ou
Short Notice.
McKinley St.