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DO ITT NOW
Right now— TO-DAY -is the time vou should see us about your outfit. The business ■
wc did in December surprised us. We are going to do a great deal more this month
and still more in February. GOOD GOODS at RIGHT PRICES is the I
demand-—and at OUR store this demand is FULLY met. I
Mitts
Moccasins
Parkies
Lined Overalls
Blankets
Sleeping Bags
Underwear
Felt Shoes
HORSE HARNESS
DOG HARNESS
HORSE SLEDS
HAND SLEDS
CAMP STOVES
SNOW SHOES
HAY AND OATS
GOLD SEAL BOOTS
GOLD SEAL SHOES
War Bags
Wool Gloves
Fur Caps .
Lined Gloves
Arctic Sox
German Sox
Mackinaw
Shirts and Pants
A. Q_. LEVY & CO.
Good- Goods.
Ha|>|>y New Years
For the glad holiday time we have
a splendid stock of articles suit
able for presents.
Dainty, Artistic, Ornamental, Useful.
P. O. DRUG STORE, j
Christmas Gifts of Quality
Beautiful remembrances such as good taste dictates—
Rare conceptions out of the common—designs from
art workers in gold and silver, who have left the im
press of a skill that stands for real merit.
Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Cut Glass, Haviland China.
Gifts for Practical Use. Gifts for the Home Brautiful.
*• Open Evenings. P. E. KERN.
City Market
NEXT TO MERCHANT'S CAKE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton,PorkandPoultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
Old Resident Dead.
Sewahd, Dm. 20.—F. F. Clark,
who lias lieen a resi lent of Alaska
ami the Yukon for many years,
died at this place, Dec. 18, of heart
disease.
Mr. Clark was the proprietor of
the Burkhard hotel at Skagway,
and went to Seward late this winter
intending to erect a hotel. He was
buried at Resurrection, hut his re
mains may In- moved later pn.
Hare they go! All wool double
sweaters and Mackinaw shirts, re
duced to $8.00; regular price $5.00.
Levy’s—(iood (loods.
a8 Candidates.
Dawson, Jan. 7.—There are 25
candidates for aldermen and three
for Mayor running here. Election
Saturday. Harry Clegg, brother
of Cecil Clegg, of Valdez, is run
ning with good prospects of win
ning. Salary of aldern.eu is $1500
and of mayor $3000 a year.
The steamer Excelsior left Seat
tle for Valdez on the 2d, and will
likely be here on Monday or Tues
day. She has on hoard 30 pas
sengers and freight for this place.
The appetite for turkey is dying
i out. Banana?- are taking the place.
On the Move.
The government party has Urn
kept busy for some time past trans
ferring their supplies from Fort
hiseunt to Valdez and thence up
the trail to the canyon. During
the past week they put everything
through the canyon ami are now
well along the trail and heyond all
Isither. Quite a number have tak
en advantage of the trail they
made, and are rushing their pri
vate outfits into the interior. The
weather thus far has been delight
ful for travel, and on the interior
there is just enough show to make
1 trailing perfeet.
Some time ago, as previovsly re
ported, a numlier left here for Fair
banks which point they have al
ready reached. Since then a num
tter have gone into the Sliushitna.
and some toother points known
I only to themselves. The knowing
ones are all taking advantage of
| favorable conditions, and are either
| on the move or else getting ready.
i«>gs, uog nanus.-, aim outfits arc
quietly living accumulated, and the
start for the interior will Ik* earlier
this year than ever before.
The great advantage of this route
for Fairbanks and other Tanana
jioints, is evident from the fact that
the mail which arrived in Valdez
last week took only lt> days in
transit front Fairbanks. It is not
only the shortest, and therefore the
quickest route, hut it is by far the
ehea|>estt and, Wing an all-Alaska
route, parties coming from the
states are not put to the great in
convenience and trouble with cus
toms officials.
Those who anticipate going to
the new diggings on the Shushitna
will find the Valdez route the only
jMissihle way of getting there. Some
unscrupulous persons, either be
cause of ignorance or avarice, are
advising possible travelers to go
via Skagway and Dawson. Just
such methods were used in ’97 and
’98, when men were sent in over
the Edmonton trail to the Klon
dike and took two years to make
the journey. The victims will
spend the rest of their lives in curs
! ing the men who gave them the
| wrong steer.
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13 BEING POUND AROUND THE
TAN ANA.
Recent Development Work Is
Showing Up Rich
Ground.
A gold hearing pay streak equal
to that of the Klondike, is reported
located in the new Tanaua camp.
The gold in the new camp is not
confined to narrow streaks like
that of the Klondike, and therefore
is not of such richness to the Intck*
et. More ground will have to l*>
worked to get equal quantities of
gold, hut tiie hope is entertained
that with the introduction of the
proper equipment the output will
lie a marvel in time.
The results accomplished so far
hove licen done hv poor men,
with few supplies and scarcely any
other equipment than pan and
shovel.
The camp is fast rising in restart
as a mining community. Travel
between Jtawson and Fairbanks
this winter is opening and promises
to la- heavy. No rush is antici
pated. but many are expected to
move there in a quiet way. Sup
plies arc far too short to admit of
a heavy influx la-fore summer.
Thin v-t wo miles of pay located
on creeks proper—this the state
ment made in regard to the Tan
ana country by the Fairbanks
New*. The thirty-two miles is cx
exclusive of bench claims, many of
which have been prospected and
found rich. Neither is the width of
pay streaks taken into considera
tion. Some of the pay streaks
have Wen found to extend over a
width of more than three of the
large American claims.
When the camp was first struck
development proceeded at a snail’s
paw*. The discoverers were poor
men, with scarcely means to con
tinue work. The early stuni|ied
ers were nearly all of the same
class. Some Dawsonites represent
ing heavy capital rushed into the
camp last winter, hut departed U
forc they had made more than a
cursory examination.
They thought the camp never
could Ik- worked profitably except
as a low grade proposition handled
on an extensive scale, hut after
hundreds had come and gone men
of perseverance remained, and, liv
ing on moose meat and Wans, de
veloped, after months of hard work,
pay streaks which the News now
says are located for the splendid
distance of thirty-two miles.
The News summarizes the loca
tion of pay streaks on the different
creeks of the camp as follows:
Gobi Stream—Pay (Waited five
miles, full extent of prospecting
done.
Gilmore—Ihree miles of pay in
sight. At 3 lielow pay uncovered
is 1600 feet wide and limit not
reached on either side.
Pedro— Prospected for five miles,
and not a blank has been struck.
Twin—A tributary, has one mile
of pay. while the side claims, or
benches, from 10 below to 2 above
are very rich.
Cleary—Four miles have l*een
prospected, with the usual result,
1 good pay eyery where.
Bedrock, one mile; Chatham,
one and a half miles,and Wolf, two
miles of pay are in sight. These
streams are tributaries of Cleary.
Fairbanks—Eight miles of pay
| ill sight. Willi pay also on tlir.e
I tributaries. I’ay ha-* also he< n
fo.uid on the left limit side via .ins
| Irom 10 aMn e to I! la-low.
Great Success.
Oil Thursday evening. I>ee. Ill s'.
1 !«>•{. Camp No. 10. Areiie Brother
hood will give a real old fasiiioiieii
Bed Barn dance . i MeKinley hall.
Btieli was the announcement and it
was carried out to the full extini.
I he A. B. lodgi •, in all its might,
I'urncd out to do the thing up rigli .
And hv Jove, they did it.
Outside the "heaiitiful’' was gen
tly failing as couples were coming
from all directions toward the hull,
tail immediately upon their en
trance they stood in silent admira
tion. regarding the novel appear
ance of the interior.
The hall was highly illiiiuinlited
which showed off the wall decora
tions to perfection. At one end
sets of harness were hung up in
true country style, while directly
under them hales of hay were
ranged along the wall to serve a.«
seats.
Almost the entire population
was there, hut not one to liml laid,
with. Kvcryono was neat, clean
and tidv, hut in true home-spun
faMiJOii. 1 in* girls w#*rt* i >jM*i ially
charming in their ilairv maul style
of costume.
On the platform was I’rof. Boii
lon with liis fiddle, accompanied
on the piano by Paderewski.
Dancing hegan early amidst the
greatest gaye.y and lasted nil near
morning.
During the evening 11. D. Key
iioids, a mcmUr, was escorted to
the platform wuere he sang a mii:^
entitled “Only One Valdez.” It
proved a howling success, as was
evident to any one within three
hioeks of the hall.
At midnight a plentiful repast
was served according to the ru
of catch-as-ciitch-cun. Kvcry feat
ure of the evening went merrily on
till near morning, and the whole
affair is still being spoken of us a
great success.
More Details ot Fire.
I’linwuo, Jan. '1. Tlie IriMpiois
theater file was caused by a large
reflector setting fire to a curtain.
A|i attempt was made lodropihc
asliestos curtail), hut it stopped
half way down,ami caused increased
draft. The theatrical company ah
made their escape. .Mayor Harri
son lias closed all the theaters in
the city until they comply with
the building ord.nances regarding
tire protection. This is the great
est theater horror in history. Not
enough carriages were available for
the funerals. Manager Davis and
employees have lieen arrested on a
charge of crim inal negligence.
To Build Road.
Wititehok.se, Jan. T.-^-A wagon
road will tie Iniilt from here lot)
miles to head of Bullion creek, at
the new strike. Money will U>
raised hy popular subscription o;
Skagway and Whitehorse people.
Wants Bryan’s Aid.
New Yoke, Jan 4.—W. H. Hearst
is endeavoring to secure the sup
|>ort of Wm. J. Bryan for the Presi
dential nomination. With Bryan’s
| alii it is generally conceded Hearst
will get the nomination.
Gold Output.
Seattle, Jan. 4.—The gold out
put for Alaska fell off nearly two
millions for the veur 1SK);{. Short
*
season at Nome is said to he the
cause.
Denouncing President.
Mobile, Jan. 4.—Senator Morgan
i denounces the President for al>et
! ting the Panama revolution. He
characterizes the situation as living
a scandal to the nation.
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PROMOTERS SHOWING UP
AGAIN
Of Every Description. lies, Helm
and Healey To The
Front.
It lias been reported fur some
time lliat Portland capitalists bad
subscribed a large sum of money
for tbe Valdez, Copper River it
lamina railroad. Now comes
charges of fraud by s Thornton
Langley, and a statement bv Chil
cool that the company i~ floating
slock under a new organization.
rite I*-1 publishes the following
item cone, ruing the company:
Pokti.aMi, Dec. s.—That the or
iginal coi | oration which projected
the Valdez. Copper River A* Tan
ana railroad has liecii dissolved
wild succt'filed by a partner-lop,
anil that the option which S.Thorn
ton Langley declares was stolen
from him is therefore void and
worthless, are the facts constitut
ing what seelns to he a trump card
held hv ('apt. Kit-hard Chilcoot,
who is Hunting his project in Port
land.
Captain Chilcoot declared this
morning that the original plan
>1' organizing hv incorporation was
found to he inopera ivo.
‘ For she reason.” he stated, “tlint
real ipieslions might he r.iistd
; hut would injure the prospects of
he read articles were signed dis
soiving the original incorporation,
rinse papers are now in the pos
session of A. 1>. lies, who is expect
ed in Ponland anytime. 1 am
trank to admit that Mr. Langley
; knew nothing about thise papers,
hut 1 am perfectly free to a< t, and
in fact no out is authorized to do
j mi hut myseli.”
Chilcoot says that lies, who was
in- original promoter, instructed
the dissolving of the incorporation.
The Record-Miner says the P-I
:s mistaken a I tout lies’ connection
wi h the railroad project, for the
ast heard 1’roui him In- had aban
doned railroad promoting and was
: liscal agent for a well known miti
; ing promotor in Juneau.
V., C. R. & Y. R. R.
The Holm railroad project has
again appeared before the public
j with a prospectus, stating that a
contract has been let for the com
jpletionof tbe road by Contractor
, McDonald, within It) months from
! Jan. 1, 1SHT4. A banking firm in
Chicago arc the only parties ap
pearing iu tile prospectus.
Valdez to Siberia.
San Francisco, Dec. 'JO.—.1. J.
Mctiilverv says that this year will
see work start oil a road from Val
dez to Siberia. He claims Captain
Healv is the promoter of the com
pany.
Jews Leav inf .
London, Jan. 4—T. n thousand
Jews have left Kiss-p neff, Russia,
I fearing the general massacre which
j was to take place on the 7th inst.,
; Russian soldiers and peasants arc
keeping the Jews in constant fear
: hy their threats.
May Lore Seat.
Sacramento, Jan. 4.—Represent
ative Livi mash, of California, is
likely to lose his seat in congress.
The ballot boxes have been ordered
i sent to Wash njton for a new
count, and it is thought that the
i result will favor the Republican
j nominee.