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*>EPjL'TY MARSHAL VAWTER
REBATES his experiences
SeV&ritfcen years as a guardian of
rhe public peace on the edge of West
ern cijrilization has been a period
<?ramjfii!^i;, full of adventure and ro
mance anil interest for C. Y. Vawter,
former United States marshal at
Nome, says the Seattle Post-Intelli
gencer. During these seventeen years
.Mr. Vawter has witnessed every big
gold rush in Alaska, he has seen po
verty stricken prospectors become
Hush with wealth in a fortnight, he
lias seen others become crazed be
cause of the privation and hardship,
lie has seen the territory awaken
from a sleep of ages to stretch its
arms and rub its eyes in wonder.
When the discovery of the Klon
dike first drew the attention of the
world to Alaska, Mr. Vawter left Mon
tana to take the office of deputy mar
shal under John M. Shoup, marshal
lor the whole district of Alaska. Mar
shal Shoup’s office was at Sitka; De
! uty Marshal Vawter was stationed
at St. Michael. Between the two if
them the entire territory of Alaska
was guarded. Vawter's territory in
cluded the Yukon valley from the
Canadian boundary, including that
part of Alaska which drains into
Bering Sea and the Arctic ocean. He
also had supervision over the Aleu
tian islands. And in all his domain
was 4,000 miles long from one end
to the other.
In 1898 many gold-seekers at
tempted to reach Dawson by going up
the Yukon river from its mouth, this
led them to St. Michael, where Mar
shal Vawter was stationed. Winter j
overtook many of them on the trail;
they camped wherever they happen
ed to be when the river froze up.
it was there, in the fall of 1898.
that word came to the St. Michael1
office that a prospector had murdered '
his two partners. Marshal Vawter
took a dog team and started out for ]
Anvik, near where the murder took
place. A man named Homer Bird was
held by the citizens of a trading post, ]
fifteen miles awfty, charged with the]
crime. The cititwp were determined
to hang Bird if the marshal didn’t
show up within two weeks. The ap
pearance of Deputy Marshal Vawter1
saved Bird’s life, temporarily at
least. Bird escaped from the St. Mich
ael prison th eday he was to be taken
to Sitka to stand trial. With a pock
•etknife he carved but a piece of a
tour-inch board and fled toward the
mainland.
Marshal Vawier offered a reward
of $500 for his capture, and had the
meaning of the proclamation trans
lated to the naitves. The result was
iliat within three days the eskimos
brought Bird back to St. Michael. Ho
was taken to Sitka, tried.convicted,
retried, and again convicted, and •fin
ally hanged in 1901, the second of
ficial hanging to take place in Alaska.
In 1901 when Marshal Vawter was
in Washington, when President Mc
Kinley signed an order appointed him
Pnited States marshal at Nome, then
in the hey day of opulence. The no
torious Judge Noyes gang was ap
pointed at the same time, and their
failure to influence Marshal Vawter
In their favor during the days of
thievery, crookedness and scandal at
Nome forms one of the most stirring
i hemes in Rex Beach s novel, “The
Spoilers,” which was built up
around the incidents of this period.
In the novel Marshal Vawter in Voi -
hees. It was the testimony of Marshal
Vawter, offered at the circuit court
of appeals at San Francisco, that con
victed Judge Noyes, the prosecuting
attorney and the special representa
tive of the department of justice, and
sent them all to prison.
I In his trips to the Outside during
the last seventeen years Marshal Vaw
ter has brought out thirtj^flve insane
persons.
In the spring of 1899, when Mr.
Vawter was still at St. Michael, ove>’
1,500 persons came down the Yukon
destitute. They managed to make
I heir way to Nome, where the rich
beach placers had just been discov
ered, and nearly every one of the
1,500 made fortunes within a few
months.
Mr. Vawter is now .deputy United
.-'tatcs marshal, stationed at Fort Gib
bon, at the confluence of the Tanana
and Yukon rivers. He has the dis
tinction of having been in the service
of the government in Alaska for a
longer period than any other em
ploye.
Northwestern Sails South
The steamer Northwestern arrived
in port from the westward about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon and sai’
ed about an hour later for the south.
The passengers booked rrom nere
were A. Amman and wife, C. H,
Kraemer, and Emil Davis, for Cor
dova; J. A. Buzard for Seattle.
,1. E. WILSON GETS
CERTIFICATE ELECTION.
james E. Wilson, the Democratic
candidate for Road Commissioner for
the Third Division, has received his
certificate of election from the Can
\assing Board, and has taken the oath
of office. Mr. Wilson has had a widc
experience in freighting throughout
this section of Alaska, and his famil
iarity with the needs of the division
in the matter of road work renders
him particularly competent to per
form the duties of the office. Mr. "Wil
son is now engaged on a 200-ton
freighting contract for the Ra ”sey
Rutherford Mining Company, taking
machinery and supplies to thp mine
and bringing back a quantity of con
centrates. He expects to finish the
contract within a week.
Destroyers Shoot tTp English Town.
LONDON, March 3.—German de
stroyers crossed the channel in a fog
the 27th inst and bombarded Broad
stairs and Margate on the Straits of
Dover, killing a woman and child.
Try our satin-finish hard candies
in bulk at the Candy Kitchen. tf
Men’s, Ladies’ and Children’s Hose
can e on the last boat for the Empo
rium.
for nrst-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. If
TIDE TABLES FOR MARCH.
Compiled for Valdez Bay, by T:.o
Prospector:
Friday, March 2—
First high tide 7:02 a. m., 7.2
Second high tide 9:21 p. m„ 5.3
First low tide 0:10 a. m., 3.7
Second low tide 2:47 p. m., 1.2
Saturday, March 3—
First high tide 8:26 a. m., 7.2
Second high tide 10:15 p. in., 5.8
First low tide 2:07 a. m., 3.8
Second low tide 3:49 p. m., 0.9
Sunday, March 4—
First high tide 9:30 a. m., 7.5
Second high tide 10:52 p. m., 0.3
First low tide 3:29 a. m„ 3.4
Second low tide 4:33 p. m., 0.5
Monday. March 5—
First High tide 10:18 a. m„ 7.9
Second high tide 11:21 p. m., 6.3
First low tide 4:20 a. m., 2.8
Second low tide 5:07 p. nt., 0.3
Tuesday, March 6—
First High Tide 10:59 a. m„ 8.2.
Second High Tide 11:47 p. m., 7.3.
First Low Tide 4:59 a. m.. 2.1.
Second Low Tide 5:35 p. m., 0.1.
Wednesday, March 7—
First High Tide 11:36 a. m„ 8.4.
First Low Tide 5:33 a. m.. 1.5.
Second Low Tide 6:00 p. m., 0.1.
Thursday, March 8—
First High Tide 0:09 a. m., 7.S.
Second High Tide 12:09 p. in., 8.4.
First Low Tide 6:05 a. m., 1.0.
Second Low Tide 6:24 p. m., 0.1.
Friday, March 9—
First High Tide 0:34 a. m., 8.1.
Second High Tide 12:41 p. m„ 8.3.
First Low Tide 6:36 a. m., 0.4.
Second Low Tide 6:47 p. m., 0.3.
Saturday, March 10—
First High Tide 0:58 a. m., 8.5.
Second High Tide 1:15 p. m.. 8.1.
First Low Tide 7:08 a. m.. 0.0.
Second Low Tide 7:12 p. m., 0.5.
Sunday, March 11—
First High Tide 1:25 a. m„ 8.7.
Second High Tide 1:49 p. m„ 7.7.
First Low Tide 7:45 a. m., —0.2.
Second Low Tide 7:39 p. in., 0.9.
Monday, March 12—
First High Tide 1:50 a. m., 8.8.
Second High Tide 2:25 p. m., 7.2
First Low Tide 8:16 a. m.. —0.3.
Second Low Tide 8:07 p. m., 1.4.
Tuesday. March 13—
First High Tide, 2:19 a. in.. 8.9.
Second High Tide 3:06 p. m., 6.5.
| First Low Tide 8:56 a. ni., —-0.1.
j Second Low Tide 8:38 p. in., 1.9.
Wednesday, March 14—
First High Tide 2:54 a. in., 8.7.
Second High Tide 3:55 p. m., 5.9.
First Low Tide 9:44 a. m., 0.1.
Second Low Tide 9:16 p. in., 2.5.
Thursday, March 15—
; First High Tide 3:37 a. in., 8.5.
! Second High Tide 5:03 p. m., 5 3.
| First Low Tide 10:42 a. m., 0.5.
i Second Low Tide 10:05 p. in., 3.0.
Equipment is Lost
EUREKA, Cal.. Mar. 2.—Machin
ery. equipment and ammunition
aboard the stranded United States
cruiser Milwaukee on the beach north
of here are. with the vessel itself, a
complete loss in the opinion of in
specting engineers. Beating seas have
packed the hull with sand. Prospects
of floating the submarine H-3, also
aground near the Milwaukee, were de
clared excellent.
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diaries Kraemer left on the steam
er Northwestern for Cordova with his
horses, en route to the interior,
where he will spend the summer
prospecting.
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Foundation to Study Tuborculoela
I Photo by American Preaa Association
| Steamship Sailings |
Alameda—Sailed north from Seattle
March 1.
Northwestern—Sailed west from Val
dez, Feb. 28.
Admiral Watson—Passed Juneau on
her way to Valdez March 2.
Alaska—Sailed south from Valdez
26.
Admiral Farragut—Sailed south
from Valdez, Feb. 25.
Admiral Evans—Sailed from Seattle
for Valdez. March 2.
Mariposa—Sailed south from Valdes
to Seattle, February 16.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS.
8:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:0 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Daily Weather Report.
Mar. 2, 1917. 7 p. m.
Barometric pressure .29.853
Temperature .30
Maximum temperature .32
Minimum temperature . 27
Mean temperature . 29.3
Precipitation . .23
Snow fall . 5
Snow on ground .38
Cloudy, calm, snowing.
March 3. 1917, 7 a. m.
Barometric p.;:3sure .29.528
Temperature . 27
Maximum temperature.30
Minimum temperature 26
Mean temperature .28
Precipitation Trace
Snow on ground .3S in.
Cloudy, calm.
—Myrtle F. Billings. Ohs.
Trail Weather Re|x>rt.
Valdez, Alaska, March 3, 1917.
Fairbanks—32 above, 15 inches of
snow; cloudy, windy.
Salcha—36 above; 12 inches snow; ]
cloudy, light south wind; trail good;
Whipple arrived 1 p. m. yesterday,
mail north 7 a. m. date.
Richardson—-37 above; 5 inches of
snow; cloudy, south wind; trail tine-,
one double ender south 7:30 a. m.
McCarty—34 above; cloudy, light
wind; trail fair.
Donnelly—36 above; 10 inches of
snow; cloudy, light south wind; trail
getting bare; north mail left Rapids
8 a. m., 3 passengers, south mail by
3 p. m. yesterday.
McCallum—25 above: snow 55 in.
of snow; clear, calm, trail good;
stage north noon yesterday.
Paxson—30 above; 20 inches «>f
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good; N. (V
freight teams north at 6 a. m.
Hogan—23 above; 22 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good. Sourdough
stage south six passengers.
Gulkana—24 above: 7 inches of]
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good; Val
dez Creek outfit south 8 a. m.
Copper Center—34 above; 10 in.
snow; cloudy, calm; trail good; mail
left for north at 6 a. m.; no passen
gers. One team north, one south ”
a. m.
Tonsina—-32 above; snow 12 in.;
cloudy, south wind, trail soft.
Teikhell—34 above; 33 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Thompson Pass—32 above; 88 m.
of snow; cloudy, calm, trail closed.
Wortman—32 above: 45 inches of
snow; cloudy, light south wind; trail
drifted.
Beaver Dam—35 above; north
wind; 50 Inches of snow; trail soft
and drifted.
THREE PRISONERS ARE
HELD TO GRAND JURY
Advices received at the Marshal's
office from Anchorage state that three
residents of that place have been
bound over to the grand jury in the
Commissioner’s Court at that place,
two for selling liquor without a li
cense and one for theft from a resi
dence. Alice Johnson, one of those
held for the illegal sale of liquor, is
a woman over sixty years of age, and
once before was in custody on a sim
ilar charge, to which she pleaded
guilty and was lined $100. F. T
Brown is the name of the other piis
oner charged with the illegal sale of
liquor. Willihm Meinberg is alleg
ed to have committed theft of a qran-j
tlty of cut glass from a residence, and
when arrested a portion of the artic-es
taken were found in his possession.
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A well recently sunk by the Alaska;
Engineering Commission at Nenar.a
struck a plentiful supply of water, j
sufficient, it is said to supply two tiro!
hoses under full pressure.
Hot-Point Irons and Electric Appli-i
ances have now arrived at the Empo-!
rium.
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Prospector ads bring results.
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THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Resources over $300,000.
Drafts sold on all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor sale
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
AND POST OFFICE SAVIN6S BANK.
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Agts. for Equitable Life ins.
Public R«<1 BH,. PW 1M
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY ,
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, toot of Wall street.
Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufacturers are repre
sented in our stock. All electrical
supplies we sell are guaranteed
products.
Make your electrical purchases here
and have the assurance of absolute
satisfaction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, light & Tele. Co.
MAKES RICH strike
IX MUMMY BAY MIXE
T. H. Graves was an arrival on the
Northwestern from Knight Island last
evening. Mr. Graves has been en
gaged in developing the Harvey cop
per property at Mummy bay and re
ports that the Property is making an
excellent showing. There was re
cently opened up in the shaft a body
of high grade ore running as high as
15 per cent copper, and indications
point to the fact this high grade ore
will continue with depth. Mr. Har
vey has already made several small
shipments of dre from this property,
and figures on maintaining regular
shipments each month. The new
strike will add materially to the
value of the output.
Location notices, both quartz and
placer, for Bale at the Prospector of
fice.
Candy Kitchen. t£
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Why not a VICTROLA? We have
them from $16 up. Valdez Drug
C®. tf
Anything in nugget and ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
We have a fresh line of Augustine
Kyer box candies at the Candy Kitch
en. tf
Miner Ads. bring RB8ULT8.
The best of everything In box
Chocolates at the Candy Kitchen tf
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make fine presents. Valdez Drug
Co. tf
BdUehem’s Ed to Shells
far the United Slates Nary
To A* Amtriemn Psopfc.
Tha Saerotary of the Navy baa awarded
cobtracU amounting to over $3,000,000
to a British bidder for 14 sod 16-iaeh
protec til as for tbs Navy becauaa of very
much lower pricea offered by the Fogliih
bidders.
We know nothing of the basis upon which
the British bids were made, but tbe pub
lic is so titled to know the facts upon
which we ourselves bid for this work.
Two years ago we took contracts
to make 4^00 14-inck shelU at a
price of $1,515,000. U* to now
not a single shell has bdan ao
oeptcd by the Government, al
though wo have expended, in
wages, materials, ate-, an thase
-Jws $523,881, and wa have nod
Moaivod a SINGLE DOLLAR os'
t£«4a contracts.
I. aSlidm. a Anal shafrrih'Uis «t
m ooatrast sipt naka as Habit tar
atlas to SS7S.SU.
__ per
pound m that which tha Navy Depart
ment actually awarded a 14-inch shell
contract one year ago.
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