Knox Hats
Benjamin Clothes
Packard Shoes
Three o America’s Fore
most Manufacturers of
Men’s Wear. Their Pro
ducts May Be Had in the
Men’s Section at the Mer
cantile.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
g TONY’S PLACES8
EVERYTHING
FIRS1 CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
ALASKA TO LOOK
LIKE NEW BOAT
Company Has Spent More than SIOO,*
t>O0 on ldner and She Is Worthy
to Bear Name of Alaska.
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The officers of the steamer Alame
da say that when the steamer Alas
ka, formerly the Kansas City, comes
to Alaska on her next trip that she
will be like a new boat, and the Alas
ka Steamship company has spent
more than one hundred thousand
dollars in putting her into the best
of condition for the northern run.
A shelter deck has been built the*
entire length of the vessel and ac
commodations provided for addition
hundred and sixty passengers in two
berth staterooms. A cold storage
plant capable of caring for fifty tons
of freight has been constructed. A
smoking and observation room, simi
lar to that of the Alameda and other
vessels of the company, has been
built aft on the upper deck.
The Alaska is scheduled to leave
Seattle for Southwestern Alaska on
the 27th or 29th of this month and
will have accommodations for one
hundred and isxty passengers in two
berth rooms opening on the deck and
will berth about one hundred in the
steerage.
SMOKING MOUNTAIN
IN KOUGARAK SECTION.
J. C. Corrigan, who arrived from
the Kougarok, brings an interesting
budget of news of the activities at
present going on in that section in
the line of mining and also relates
some unusual happenings occuring
since the close of the summer season,
says the Nome Nugget of recent date.
Probably the most interesting state
ment made by Mr. Corrigan relates
to the report brought in by natives a
short time after the close of naviga
tion to the effect that a “smoking"
mountain was to be seen in the inte
rior.
Mr. Corrigan says that the report
was nothing short of the truth as an
old crater located in the vicinity of
the mouth of the Kougarok was ac
tually in a mild state of activity about
the time mentioned. It is stated that
the mountain threw out considerable
smoke, for two or three days but
northing further resulted. The na
tives living in the vicinity of the
mountain became badly frightened,
however, and many of them moved
away,: fearing that something was
about to happen. Corrigan did not
see the smoking mountain himself,
but was told about it by others who
had witnessed the manifestation.
Another peculiar happening refer
red to by Corrigan is the finding of
a big dead whale on the coast of Chis
maroff inlet by Pete Bloomberg. The
whale had drifted ashore dead. Ac
cording to Corrigan’s information the
carcass proved a valuable find as
something like seven or eight thou
sand dollars worth of bone was ex
tracted alone. The value of the oil
product obtained is unknown, but is
said to be worth considerable.
CHAS. SCHEPFLER IS
CORDOVA’S NEW P. M.
President Wilson sent the name of
Chas. H. Scheffler of Cordova to the
Senate on February 12 to succeed
Harry G. Steel as postmaster there.
Mr. Sheffler is well known through
out the north and is one of the pub
lishers of the Cordova Times. He has
made his home in -Alaska for many
years, living at various times in Skag
way and Juneau, and has prospected
along the Yukon and in the Shu
shanna and in every way identified
himself with Alaska. He has been in
local Democratic circles attending the
last Democratic convention in Skag
way as the Cordova delegate and has
since been serving on the territorial
committee of that party. Mr. Scheff
ler has the united support of the Cor
dova Democrats in his application for
the office.
Repairing the B. P. M.
The launch B. F. M., which suffer
ed damages during the storm Satur
day was unable to leave for the Gran
ite mine until she had been repaired.
Capt. Swanson reports that she lost
about fifteen feet of her guard and
had one of the planks in her hull,
punctured by bumping against the
wharf. The boat was beached yes
terday and it is believed the repairs
will be completed in time to permit
of her leaving this evening.
Subteribe for the Prospector.
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imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Phone 69
THOS. NOYES HAS
CROSSED DIVIDE
•
Well Known Alaskan Miner Failed
to Recover from Strange Mental
Disease from Hardships.
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Thos. Noyes, the well known Alas
kan miner, who was taken south
from his ranch near Ketchikan, last
fall for treatment for mental trouble,
died In St. Louis on February 6th.
His mother was one of the principal
owners of the Rainier-Grand hotel in
Seattle.
Mr. Noyes first came north in the
days of the Nome rush and located
in the Seward peninsula district. He
returned to Seattle and later estab
lished a ranch on an island near
Ketchikan.
When the Shushanna excitement
came up Noyes, accompanied by his
wife and their adopted daughter,
joined the stampede to that camp.
Shortly after arriving in Shushanna
his health become impaired and he
returned last fall to his ranch in the
hope of improvement.
It will be remembered by Valdez
people that when the party passed
through here en route to the south
that they had a young mountain
sheep with them which attracted con
siderable attention as it was the first
live one of its kind ever brought to
town.
ATHLETIC CLUB
BEEN ORGANIZED
Young Men Have Perfected Organi
zation and Club Starts Off with
Membership of Seventeen.
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At. a meeting of a number of young
men last night a permanent organi
zation to be known as the Valdez
Athletic club was perfected and it
starts off with a membership of sev
enteen. The membership of the club
will be limited to twenty-five and
other young men are invited to be
come identified with the club until
the list is complete.
Suitable rooms have been secured
in the building formerly occupied by
the Lawrence studio on Keystone
avenue. The premises provide a club
room as well as an athletic room and
the new organization will soon start
on its career.
Part of the equipment for the gym
nasium has been loaned to the club
by the members and orders have been
sent out for the thingB which are
lacking. The athletic room is suffi
ciently large for a handball court and
the members of the club will hereaf
ter take their indoor exercises there.
Harry Ober is president of the
club, W. B. Bennett vice-president,
and John Meals secretary-treasurer.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT DVR
ANY TIME THIS AFTERNOON
The steaiper Admiral Farragut of
the Admiral line, is expected to reach
Valdez at any hour this afternoon or
evening. She is reported to have
taken her departure from Latouche
at 4 o’clock this morning an route to,
the Granite mine at Hobo Bay, where
she would be delayed several hours
in filling the mine's fuel tanks with
oil.
The steamer will carry a number
of passengers from Valdez, among
which will be Lieut. C. A. Darling, E.
D. Rette% Mrs. L. Vincent and child.
The Admiral Farragut is not at
tempting to establish a record for
speed this trip, as the Admiral Wat
son is scheduled to take her place on
the run after February 27 until the
Farragut lias been overhauled and
prepared for the summer business.
The special Sunday attraction at
the Empress. Pathe’s Sensational
Movies of everything wonderful in
Central Africa. Six reels, big show.
Admission 26c.
James Fish, local agent of the New
Now Life, went to Latouche on the
Alameda last night to do business
among the miners employed by the
Beatson Mining company. He will
also visit Seward and expects'to be
absent from town (or several weeks.
Music Tonight.
Don't miss that four piece orches
tra at The Liberty theatre tonight.
Well arranged program also.
WANTED: Experienced woman de-j
sires work as cook or maid. Refer
ences given. Address Prospector.
ANTICIPATE BIG
BUSH TO NORTH
Outlook for Increased Population and
Capital Coming to North Bright
er Than Ever Before.
Alaskans returning home from
visits in the states report that all in
dications point to a great rush north
ward during the coming summer.
The officials of the steamship com
panies say that thousands of enquir
ies are received each week from all
parts of the country from persons
who are planning to make the trip,
to Alaska with a view of making
their future homes in the north. In
dications for an unusually heavy
tourist travel during the summer are
very bright and those who made the
trip last year have been advertising
the scenery of Alaska and the ad
vantages of spending the summer, es
pecially the hot months, in the north.
The building of the government
railroad is expected to cause a rush
to Cook Inlet district such as has not
been equalled since the days of the
Nome stampede, and the steamship
companies are making preparations
to handle the big business.
Alaskans who are in touch with af
fairs in the eastern states say that
the outlook of capital coming to the
territory was never better than now,
as Alaska is the most inviting region
under the American flag in which to
invest money in mining and other le
gitimate enterprises. Many promi
nent mining men who have been wait
ing for the Mexican situation to clear
have at last decided that Alaska of
fers equal advantages and better pro
tection than in the turbulent repub
lic.
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MATTERS BEFORE
DISTRICT COURT
Five Cases Against Cannery Compa
nies for Violation of Caw Will
lie Tried this Fall.
Judge Fred M. Brown convened
district court this morning at 10
o’clock and after the call of the cases
on the calendar, matters in equity
were taken up.
United States vs. Libby, McNeil &
Libby, two fishery cases, a demurrer
was overruled as was also a motion
to strike out the indictment.
United States vs. Deep Sea Salmon
company, three cases, demurrer was
overruled' and motion to strike out
the indictment overruled.
All of the above five cases the de
fendants are charged with violation
of the fisheries laws in that they
caused wilful waste of salmon, a val
uable food fish. By agreement be
tween the district attorney and Judge
Royal A. Gunnison of Juneau, repre
senting the cannery’ companies, it men
stipulated that the cases should come
to trial this fall but not'before Sep-'
tember 10.
- Goon Dip et al. vs. Seldovia Can
ning company, order made to pay the
receiver’s expenses and to discharge
same.
In, the bankruptcy case of Jennie
Raymond, tj»e court ordered the oas£
dismissed.
W. D. Mackey et al. vs. Alaska Oil
& Refining company, application for
entry of default was denied by the
court.
Canyon City, Col., was designated
this morning as the place of confine
ment for female prisoners from this
division.
There will be no session of court
tomorrow owing to that being the an
niversary . of George Washington’s
birthday.
Valdes Drug company nave a line
line of Schcol Stationery. tf.
TREADWELL HOLE NEARLY
HALF MILE DOWN
TRBADWBLL: After working con
tinuously for the past six months,
the crew employed in sinking the
new Ready Bullion shaft broke
ground between the sixteen and sev
enteen hundred foot levels last week,
making a hole 8460 feet deep on a
seventy degree incline from the per
pendicular. ,
The-shaft will be completed if all
goes well, within the next two
months. It is to be a four compart
ment shaft, and is to be fitted with
a large electric hoist operating four
ton skips for the handling of ore.
There will algg, be an electric hoist
for the cages for hoisting the men.
The shaft is timbered with the excep
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire
By Placing Your Valuables In a £
Safe Place.
We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year
The First Bank of Valdez
• Resources $240,000.
THE PINZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
<^We Have-^^
Varied Sweets
Glace Fruit
Old Fashioned
Nut Chocolates
French Mixed
Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
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“Do It Electrically”
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Electric
House
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Percolator* aakV
best coffee; *
| Toasters Babe die-.
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Gift fry a bony-ap
Fixtures, teal^iag
Laaps, Shales, etc*
Quality
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EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
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DONALDSON SGHHDtnUB
Lva. Fort Ltooum Ln. ViMk*
8:16 a.n>. 9:46 ft.au
.1:16 p.m. 4:99 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 ft.m 9:46 ftA
1:16 p.m. 2:09 uft'
4:80 p.m. 6:00 p.m..
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:09 PA
7:00 p.m 10:80 aEpu
There wttl be bo trip at thojifctR
on the second sna fourth FrWajn ot
each month, these dan b*b| need to
clean boilers.
turn of a few hundred feet which will
be timbered as the shaft Is enlarged.
The contract, tor the headframe,
which will be of steel, has been let
to the Kansas City Structural Steel
company, and will be about 100 feet
above the collar of the shaft. It is
expected that the entire plant will be
ready for service by the first of Aug
ust.
The decision to sink the new shaft
at the Bullion was due to the fact
that the foot of the old shaft was ' .
drawing away from the ore body at a
rapid rate and the shaft was deep
ened and the cost of hauling, the ore
to the shaft bottom was Increasing
the cost of operation'.