Weatner Record for August.
1*9*—Thermometer ranged from
35 to 63. Total rainfall til inches.
3 rainy days; 13 partial rainy days;
10 cloudy days; 16 partial cloudy
days.
1*99—Thermometer ranged from
3’> to Go. Total rainfall 3 13-16
inches. 3 rainy days; 11 partial
rainy days; 11 cloudy days; * par
tial cloudy days.
1900—Thermometer ranged front
36 to 64. Total rainfall 3$ incites.
21 partial rainy days; 12 cloudy
days; 9 partial cloudy days.
11*01—Thermometer ranged from
42 to 62. Total rainfall 12ij inches.
7 rainy days; 17 partial rainy days;
1* cloudy days; 6 partial cloudy
days.
1902—Thermometer ranged from
40 to 69. Total rainfall 5 11-16
inches. S rainy days; 15 partial
rainy days; 21 cloudy days; * par
tial cloudy days.
11KXJ—Thermometer ranged front
39 to 66. Total raittfail 4 13-16
inches. 2 rainy days; 12 partial
rainy days; 15 cloudy days; S par
tial cloudy days.
1904—Thermometer ranged from
36 to 74. Total rainfall 10i inches.
5 rainy days; 17 partial rainy days;
19 cloudy days; * partial cloudy
days.
I.. S. Camacia,
Observer.
Wanted Furniture. Inquire this
office.
W. 0. Still, Graduate Optician.
Place Paints.
Place Hangs Paj«er.
Moose meeting tonight.
oO-cent French dinners are a new
departure at Wikidel’s.
Chase and Sanlmrn’s Celebrated
Coffee i» to be had at Hemplc &
Dougherty’s.
Your old clothes can he restored
to a respectable condition at the
Valdez laundry, Keystone ave.
For Sale Cheap—Ladies Wom
bat Coat. Elegant fur. Inquire
Ladies Baiaar.
A tti pound girl arrived this
morning at the residence of Corpo
ral O. L. Seneehal, of the signal
corps. Mother ami hrhe are doing
finely. I>r. Doyle was in attend
ance.
1 >r. Dagget has fitted up dental
offices in the Swan huilaingann is
prepared to apply all the modern
methods in dentistry.
The ferry is well patronized these
days.
Charles Sandherg and party are
rived in town this evening from
Slate creek with pokes well filled.
The Ladies Guild of the Episco
pal church will give an ice cream
to-morrow in the premises former
ly occupied hy the Merchants Cafe.
All are invited.
The Nizina
< ontlfitt I lr««vn Fir.«t Pact*
j results. but panning done by out
sider- prove the tunnels to l«e .-bow
ing up rich dirt.
tbs.rge Ksterly. representing the
[Chititu Development Co., has com
pleted the assessment work on
most of the company ground.
The Crarv Brothers, who came
in about 10 days ago, are doing as
sessment work on some Hex gulch
benches.
Chas. Sclno-ser and Claude
Punches, better known as the
Centrifugal Mining Co., have been
sluicing for BO days on No. 5 Dan
creek and have cleaned up letter
. than lit) to the shovel, including
dead work.
Ham and \\ imams are doing
very well it is reported.
1 lie Lost Lambs Association re
turned tedav from ('bitti-tone with
some she p for market. The Wild
Food Exploration Co. is also out
for game.
R>d Ellis reached camp Thurs
day from somewhere and will leave
soon for another trip to some other
place. His hair has stopped
i growing.
The pack trains of Hazelett,
Fish and Esttgdy have been com
bined and are in charge of John
Hazelett. 1>. Davis and Ray Mil
lard are packers and Harry Grenig
cook. They expect to get every
thing here in two more trips, or
about Sept. 1st.
lien. Dickey and Remington are
coming in from the Chittvna with
their outfits.
Jim McCarthy, who has thr
men doing assessment work near
the Kennicott springs, is in camp
for a few days.
The store run bv Oscar Fish is
doing a good business. He is ablv
assisted by McKinley. Mr. an I
Mrs. Wilson who are running the
W. Stull, Expert Watchmaker
Place makes Signs.
French dinner from 4 to 0 at
Wikidel’s.
Furnished cabin #1 per week.
Stull, Jeweler.
Parker Bunk House on Keystone
avenue. Bunk, stove and wood,
all comforts, 25 cents per day.
Bottled beer can now he secured
irom the Valdez Brewing Co., phone
37. Delivered to any part of town.
New goods arriving on every boat
at Ladies Bazaar.
“Cleanliness is next to Godli
ness.” Go to the Dock Baths for
cleanliness.
Wellington coal #15 per ton or
#1.25 per sack, delivered. C. W. Mil
ler, ageni. or Copper River Drav
ing Co.
P. E. Kern,
Gold and Silver Smith.
Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Optical
Goods, Sterling Silverware, Fine Watch Re
pairing and Nugget Jewelry a Specialty. Cut
Glass and Lamps.
SKAGWAY and VALDEZ ALASKA
VALDEZ MERCANTILE CO.
Fresh Stock. - Up-to-Date.
Men’s Suits From $12.50 to $27.00
Cravenette Overcoats, Rain and Wind Proof, $27.00
Hats, Shoes and Furnishing Goods
E. B. WHEAT, General Manager
Beef - Veal - Mutton
Live and Dressed Chickens
Fresh Eggs
Valdez MarKet
store of the Xizinn Trading Co. are
also doing well. There is one res
taurant and one saloon doing bus
iness now.
Henry Pevo and I’.riee. who are
sluicing on Sehlatka rmk. a trih
juturv of the Kuskalina, had no
water during the spring and have
only been at work for a few weeks.
1 hey have had no cleanup so far.
While there is no excitement
here the camp can safely l>c called
a good one, or an immense amount
of work is being done and every
one is making wages or better. If
the Winched outfit takes the
lynches, next season will see a
great, addition to the output of
what will lie the banner camp of
the Copper River valley.
Future Alaska.
Oontlnn •! Frniu Fir-i I .
pause an hour on this day so dear
to our fatherland, and inquire con
cerning what our kindred intend
* to do with Alaska.
The constitution of the United
Mates was adopted by the revolu
tionary states to form a n ore per
fect union between them. It is
j the suprene law of the states of
that union; its provisions do not
extend to the territories or to ter
ritory belonging to. but outside,
the boundaries of the United
States. Neither the constitution of
the l uited States, nor any consti
tntion, nor the law fixing the
Fourth of July as a legal holiday,
is in force in Alaska. The govern
ment of the territories of the Uni
ted States belongs primarily, to
congress; and secondarily to such
agencies a- congress may < tablish
for that purpose. During the term
of their pupilage as territories they
are mere dependencies of the Uni
ted States. 1 heir people do not
constitute a sovereign power. All
political authority therein is de
rived from congress. Alaska is,
today, withoutconstitutional rights
or privileges—in a state of pupil
age, and i- a mere dejendenev of
the United States. What of the
future?
Everv foot of land lying between
the Atlantic- and Pacific* oceans,
between Mexico and Canada, i
either a part of a sovereign state,
and bound and benetitted by the
constitution of the United States,
or is impressed with a pledge from
our government that it shall in
proper time become so.
No such promise, however, has
been made by the United States to
any mm-contiguous or distant ter
ritory. Alaska has no such pledge;
no stipulation that she shall be in
corporated into the union of the
1 nited States according to the
principles of the federal constitu
tion. The third article of the
treaty of lst»7 with Kussia for the
cession of Alaska to the United
States provided, only, that “the
inhabitants of the ceded territory
shall lx* admitted to the enjoy
ments of all the rights, advantages
and immunities of citizens of the
L nited States, and shall bo main
tained anti protected in the free
enjoyment of their lilierty, prop
erty and religion.” Nor was any
such promise made Hawaii, Cuba,
Porto Kico or the Philippines.
AT HOME
Dr. C. T. DAGGETT
Dentist and Dental Surgeon
Swan Buildidg. Mc Kinley St.
_
5. Q. MATHEWS,
Sanitary«Pusiii?,
Meant Fitting and
Water Heating.
j LIVE AND LET LIVE. Valdez.
THE LADIES’ BAZAAR
, I
Ladies Furnishing Goods, Skirts, Waists. Red-!
fern Corsets. Underwear. Dress Trimming. I
Ktc., Etc. Fancy Pillow Toj»s. Brainard A
Armstrong Embroidery Silks.
New Goods on Every Boat
Mrs. E. G. Ames, Proprietor.
There seems to be a diversity of opinion
as to how oid Mary is. To settle the mat
ter would state that Mary is old enough to
know tnat Hemple & Dougherty’s is fee best
place in town to trade
Her asre? Oh yes, 40. (
on y,
Pioneer Outfitters.
Everything to fiat Everything to Work With Everything to Wear
Power of attorney Mankx at tlii*
' office.
NEW PROCESS
STEAM LAUNDRY,
M. KINLKY STRKKT.
Finest Work. Prompt Delivery.
Fully Res|M>iisil)le.
Valdez Dairy
Milk, Cream,
Butter,
Buttermilk
Delivered Anywhere In Town.
JOS. JAN DOS Prop.
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To OrdeT.
John Walters, Prop.
Hand’s Bakerv
__*
Bread and Pastry
of all kinds made
daily.
Lunch Room in Connection
Chas. A. Hand, Prop.
E. R. King,
W. E. Baumann,
Assayers
and
Chemists
Valdez Kodiak
Keystone Av. near wharf.
He floftelern line
Operates he finest trains in the;
worlds day in the year, be
tween
Minneapolis,
t. Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
making direct connections with
through trains for all (mints East
and South.
As cheap as the cheajiest and the
heat to he had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write,
F. \V. PARKER,General Agent,
151 Yesler Way, Seattle.
Bank of Valdez.
S. A. Hemple, Preside?.! E. W. Adams, Cashier
Capital paid up - $10,COO
Surplus earnings - - 1,200
Resources available - 75,000
Correspondents:
SCANDINAVIAN AMKJUCAN HANK.
lTCKT SOl'ND NATIONAL l’.ANK. Settle. Wash.
NATIONAL HANK OF COMMKHCK. Niw York City.
MoCttrry In Cash till to >0 j><t Pont <>f <>ur DrjHwits. transact :i
oral hankini.'hit>inoss. issue limits ]>ayahl«-in all j>:irt~ of iIk> work!.
\\ «• saliei! yottr husim ss ami ;«-~ut-«- you the most lihoral troatJm>nl
ooii'istent with careful hankimr.
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent Collections a Specialty
Olympic : Ckib $ Rooms. .
Bowling
Alley
Billiard
Hall
Cigars
Private
C a rd
Rooms
European Plan Rate Reasonable
MOTEL 5T. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Val-lt z.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
DEB/NECj & POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska. M
'98 Pioneer ’98
Shaving and Bath Parlors.
Best equipped >liop in the eitv. All modern
improvement.'. Work guaranteed the best.
Try Our Shamrtu and Face Massage
Baths Ft \> lies or Gentlemen.
CAMERON golden
CHAS. CRAWFORD,
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
Plans and Estimates Furnished on Application.
Wharf Building _House Moving
Change Your Shirt
and then semi us the dirty one together with a few collars
a pair of cuffs, a suit of underwear and prohublv some
sock:. We will launder them in FIRST CLASS STYLE
and at a REASONABLE I'RICE and return them to vou
before you need them.
Does your suit or trousers need cleaning or prcss
in< { If so, semi them to us and we will give them a new
let « of life.
The STAR LAUNDRY
SENATE RESTAURANT
McKinley st. next to senate
Meals of all kinds at all hours