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"The Home of Comfort”
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HIGH TONED TAILORING J
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to high toned men. Gentlemen J
who are the mest exacting in 4
the style and fit of their gar- t
ments swear by us. Our fab- 4
rics are of the highest grade. 4
cut and fit by most skillful tai- t
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paid for inferior work. 1
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1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917 i
PIONEER CONTRACTOR ml BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING, j
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any |
parj of Prpce William sotim).
Building material of all kimjs, and several grades of wall ;
board kept in stock at all times.
QFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18 ;
REFERENCES j S. BLUM A CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS \ B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
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Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
MERCHANT'S CAFE & BAKERY
FRKSH BREAD AND PASTRY DALLY
IMione 03 OPEN DAI AND NIGHT Clias. Fischer, Propr.
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THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—PRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS j
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Independent Steam laundry j
Satisfaction Guaranteed 1
Telephone 66 I
| Foot Keystone Ave J
I Rough Dry lCc lb j
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Quart? and Placer
For Sale at
.Mi 111 HH-HiHmu i f ii if4H'ii"H"iim»inii i mu
Location notice*, noth quart* and
placer, for sale at'the Prospector of
■ flee.
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Anything in nugget and Ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drag Co.
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Rexall! Rexall! Investigate Rex
all^products at the Owl Drug Store, tf
Valentines, three for five cents and
upward, at the Emporium. tf
The best of everything in box
Chocolates at the Candy Kitchen tf
Hot drinks are in full swing at the
Candy Kitchen tf
Then She Called the Dog.
“Have you got any rags to sell?"
said the ragman to a thin-looking
woman who waB standing at the door.
“No,” replied the woman, “except
ing those I am wearing at the present
tin^e. If you want them you must
taWe me, too.”
The ragman scanned the house
holder up and down and a smile lurk
ed around his lips.
“I’m very sorry, ma’am,” he re
plied, as he made for the gate. "I am
only buying ragB, not bones.”
I"w8^e.
Lop-Eared Malamute Dog. 15 mos.
old, weight 103 lbs.; price f. o. b. Val
dez $75.00. Address, Box 232,
Douglas, Alaska. k3-l-17
CURIOUS COLOR FACTS.
Whan (Ud ^aams Black and Graan A«*
naa'ra to Turn Blua.
In "Color and Ita Application." by
M. Luck leach. are some little known
facta regarding color and color illu
sions. A color may be affected by nine
different factors and changed from Ita
original appearance so ranch that the
human eye will see things that are not
present.
For Instance, hold a piece of red pa
per at arm’s length so that the light
from a window will be full upon It.
Put behind the red paper a larger
piece of green paper and move the two
in horizontal lines with the eye fast
ened closely upon the red patch. The
latter will seem to vibrate and to
move aimlessly and Independently of
the green.
A color varies according to the il
lumination upon it. A green hue will
tend toward blue as the light is low
ered. Red garments appear red in
the sunlight and black when seen un
der a blue or green illumination. Very
few blue fabrics appear blue under
electric or gas lights, because there
are no blue rays from suclfejllumlnn
tiou centers.
If the eye is fastened steadily upon
a white surface in the sunlight im
mediately after staring upon some bril
liantly colored objects it will l>ebold
the images of those objects clearly at
first, tben with increasing dimness,
failing gradually through a series of
colors, blue, green. Indigo, violet, pink,
dark orange and so on until they fade
from sight.
If the eye has stared lengthily upon
a red surface and then suddenly is
shifted to green the intensity of the
latter will be greatly enhanced for the
first few moments. Painters take the
various applications of this law into
effect.
FUR, FEATHER^ AND FIGHT.
Story of a Battlo Batwaan a Hawk and
a Jack Rabbit.
A young professor in a Routh Da
kota college witnessed a running fight
between a hawk and a Jack rabbit
last winter and gives the Youth's Com
panion this Interesting account of It:
The jack bad ventured out from the
natural protection of a cornfield upon
a snow covered prairie. He was dis
covered by a large hawk, which im
mediately sailed to the attack. As
soon as the rabbit saw his enemy ap
proaching he turned and made for the
shelter of the cornfield. The hawk
circled over him and then made a
swoop from the side across the rab
bit's path.
For an instant it seemed that the
prize was his. but the rabbit, with his
ears lying back, continued to speed
j for the shelter ahead until the hawk
was nearly upon him. Then he sud
denly stopped in his tracks, and as
j the hawk swept by just in front of
| him he leaped high in the air, straigh!
! over the hawk. and. striking out with
liis powerful hind ’egs, sent his enemy
tumbling in the snow.
The rabbit did it all with only a mo
mentary pause that hardly checked
the momentum of his rush for the
j cornfield. Four times the hawk rose
! in circles ami returner! to the attack,
to lie met b> the same novel method o'
defense. Each time the rabbit stopped
at the critical moment and. leaping
over his pursuer, -struck him with his
i strong legs. With a final burst of
speed he gained the cornfield, where
the mat of stalks protected him from
any further air raids.
Ths Coup da Monserrat.
Tbe history of tbe sword stroke tbo
Parisian fencers call the “coupde Mon
serrat'* is romantic. Tbe hero of tbe
story was a young Parisian musician
engaged to be married to a young lady
of Bordeaux. Quarreling with a cousin
of bis fiancee, be got bis ears boxed at
tbe Bordeaux club. Ignorant of fenc
ing. he dared not resent tbe Insult and
renounced bis engagement. But be
j also took fencing lessons from one
Monserrat, a maitre d’armes of Tou
louse. Monserrat taught him one trick
only, and be practiced it for a year.
At tbe end of that time be returned to
tbe Bordeaux clnb, slapped his man’s
face and, being called out. instantly
ran bis opponent through the body
with his cunning lunge.
A Bargain.
“I found such a wonderful bargain.'
said Mrs. Flatter.
“What was It?’’ asked her husbaud.
“You know I went downtown to buy
a hat Well, Jnst as 1 got In the store
they put up a sign ‘All hats at half
price!’ ”
“So you only had to spend half the
money yon Intended.”
"Ob, no, I bought two hats instead
of one."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Cynical Discrimination.
“Do yon think contentment is e
blessing?”
“It depends on the kind of content
ment If your contentment to due to
the fact that you have about every
thing yon want It is highly desirable.”
—Washington Star.
Probably.
The Orator—I arsk yer, Wot is thi»
Ufe we ‘old so dear? Soon I’ll be lyin'
with me forefathers. Tbe Voice—An
givtn* them points at the game too
London Sketch
Cutting.
Sapleigb—I like a girl who can take
a Joke. Miss Keen—Then you stand a
splendid chance of being accepted.—
Boston Transcript.
Who would not have feet set on his
neck let him not stoop.—Italian Say
ing.
Neptune's University.
This is a part of what I reported
'about millmen’s mistakes, published
J February 7, 1917, in Valdez Pros
' pector, and together with W. H.
; Washburn’s report in the Mining aud
Scientific Press Magazine a year ago,
issued February 26, 1916, page 297,
treata of the mistakes of millmen and
superintendents. If you are interest
ed in gold quartz mining get that
magazine and read that interesting
article which the Valdez Prospector
printed February 7, 1917, page 3,
column 3, and you see what it says
there about amalgamating plates like
in a mill. It is the fault of the Com
panies themselves, because they do
not employ the right kind of men
with the right sort of knowledge.
To select good men as first amalgam
ates, it is beach miners, students ol
Neptune's University, who can show
several years’ assay returns as reconi
mendation that they or he knows how
to work on plates, and the gold he
has been saving by working with
rocker or "long tom," and not in rif
fle boxes. Those are the men whe
know more about amalgamating than
the men who are working at present
in the mills north and south. Even
men who have worked in the mill*
for the last ten or twelve years don’t
know more today than they knew tht
first day, when they began to work
in gold quartz mills and attend tc
the apron plates as amalgamater.
! First, because they did not have
the training they should have, as this
is not a trade to learn from books
but comes from hard practical expe
Tience, as it takes time to get tht
real knowledge of how to do it righi
and make pay for their work. I sec
in one of the mills in this viclnitj
that the amalgam was coming out ol
the mortar black, and the plates were
'black with copper oxide, except somt
places where the gold was settling
most on the plate, and the gold v:a<
sliding down to the bottom plate
There is a way to stop the gold froti
sliding down and keep the amalgair
in the mortar bright, when a mar
knows how to do tnat. first,
apron tables in many mills must b»
,improved, according to my estimation
by a little carpenter’s mechanism, t<
keep the gold from sliding down, a:
the grades of the apron tables when
set up correct, except the plates don’i
hold the gold in place, as they hav(
been spoiled by acid making then
hard and glassy. And in the mortal
ithe amalgam can be kept clean bj
feeding the hammers on the sann
system as some mills are fed witl
cyanide of potassium; but it takes ex
perience, and I am not going to ex
pose my methods to the public. It 1'
a secret of mine. It cost me a goo<
many season’s work to become maste:
of that trade. There is lots to learn
how to attend plates properly, esp°
daily mille plates, The first amal
gamater is the right hand of th<
company. He must be a man of largi
experience. He must have learne*
his lessons from the place where t'u
golden sands aie, not from books.
If a man has no judgment th<
plates will be soiled with acids soon
c r or later, and there is the ore feed
er to regulate, or the amount of wa
ter to be used, as there is no way t<
acquire these things by mathematics
but by practical judgment and ex
perience. Then again, last summer
I heard talked about Mineral Cree'
|that a man came from another mil
and worked under the foreman for «•
while and then became amalgamater
with practically no knowledge of the
business only what he learned him
self. So he has been doing the bes'
he knows, saving little of the precioui
! metal and losing more, by overfeed
ing the apron plates or using tot
much or too little water because ht
did not know the difference.
Mill men should have a license th«
‘same as marine engineers or othei
iskilled mechanics. To be a skilled
amalgamater take a trip to one ol
these Neptune Universities and set
for yourself what you can do. Tht
first and second week you will prob
ably be discouraged and ready to
throw the pick and shovel into the sea
and leave school, but a couple of
seasons at the work will soon give
you the knowledge of how to amal
gamate.
KRISTAP LAHZ.
Why not a VIOTROLA? We have
them from $15 up. Valdez Drug
Go. tf
Per first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prises try the Mer
chants' Oafs. tf
Try the Cottage Dining Room for
good home-cooked meals. Mrs. M.
Rucker. Phone 1S1. :f
Rexall Drugs! Absolutely pure. Ow!
Drug Store.
Prospector ads bring results.
Only a first-class drug store can
secure an agency for Rexall products.
The Owl Drug Store, exclusive agents
for Valdez. tf
Robert Shaffer came in last evening
from Fidalgo Bay.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
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OPEN FIRES AND
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
hare been the cause of much
loss both of life and property.
Protect yourself against the
latter by havlpg us issue yo>*
a fire insurance policy on your
home and its contents. Then
if Are does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
TONY’S PLACE™ j
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EVERYTHING
FIRS! CLASS
? ANTON CARLSON, ;
r Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle to Valdez—
Feb. 15—S. 8. Adm. Farragut
For Seward
Feb. 26—3. 8. Adm. Watson,
For Kodiak
Mar. 2—8. 8. Adm. Brans
Mar. 9—S. 8. Adm. Farragnt
From Valdez for Seattle—
Feb. 23—S. S. Adm. Farragat
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Mar. 8—S. S. Adm. Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Admiral £saox
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailing from Beattie—
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Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdee and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TRACY, Gea’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO, Local Agent
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Make it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Elec
trification, you’ll enjoy the comfortable accommo
dations and you'll like the little courtesies inci
dent to “Milwaukee” service.
J. C. Martia, VaUtx, Pleat I A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Jaacaa, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
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! Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
j call by discriminating buyers wh »
|know that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drag Store, ex
| elusive agents. tf
Pare Freeh Drags at tbs Valdes
Drag Store. tf
For tee Gandies see ear stock.
Valdes Drag Qo. tf
A new line or beaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet;
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
Just Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdes Drug Co. tf
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CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe, t_m bcg^<.be for you. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C, Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genet al Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Ur*
less Paid for in Advance
Location notices, botn quartz and
placer, at the Miner o9(n.