Preferred StockCanned Goods
Heinz's Bottled Goods
Imported Goods
New Line Dress Goods and
Blankets Just Received.
S'FkT TT ' i T** T^| f r* Mens Genuine Derby Ribbed Underwear
^ Y I n || V Australian Lambs Wool Underwear
11 X < J X* X\ U • The Latest in Men's and Ladies' Shoes
A Department of Select Ready Made Clothing Has Just Been Added.
Chinaware Rogers Silverware Glassware G00ds “c!,Vny part
A FEW NEWS NUGGETS.
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W, C. Stull,Graduate Optician.
SuWrilie for the Prospector.
A set of new harness cheap at
Richards.
Cameras for rent or sale at Val
des Pharmacy.
A few choice offices to rent in
the Fish Pudding.
Get your outfit for the interior
at Copper Center from Hlix. .
Organic Hill has gone to Tas
nuna on a short prospecting trip.
Houses and lots for rent or for
sale. Call on I>r. Von Gunther.
Mrs. J. L. Steele returned on the
Excelsior from a trip to Seattle.
Call at the new store and get a
sample package of Atlas Polled
oats.
Girl wanted to care for small
child. Good pay. Call at this
office.
Len Thompson will put in a
roadhouse and ferry at the Xi/ina
this winter.
Chase and Sanl»orn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to be had at llemple A
Itougherly’s.
R. S. Raird and K. W. Saeksteader
returned Sunday from a short trip
to Fall Creek.
What’s the use being Inithered
with flies, when you ean get fly
paper at Crary’s.
Richards buys everything you
have Jo sell, and sells everything
vbu have to buv.
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Mr. and Mrs. Amman and Soottv
Crawford are on the trail and will
be in town soon.
Staple foods from .‘?0 to tin cents
pound at Blix’s. Copper Center
Hav and feed cheap.
Parker Bunk House, on Key
stone Ave. Bunk, stove and wood
All comforts, 25c per day.
Cltas. Simonstead, Archie Hen
drie and Hilly Caldwell arrived in
town from the Sound last Sunday.
If you need shoos, look in the
window of Jas. Fish A Co’s, store
and you will see just what you want
Mr. L. A. Harrison,a well known
young business man of Skagway is
in town, looking for a business
opening.
1 tie ladies of the hndeavor
church are serving lunch thisafter
noou at tin* residence* of the pastor,
Rev. 1). W. Cram.
Huy a nice comfortable rocker
from Richards, and take life easy
They are guaranteed to cure the
blues, and remove wrinkles.
Jack Verret has leased the black
smith shop, formerly run by Thus.
Cole and will do all kinds of jobbing.
Horseshoeing will lie made a
Specialty by him.
Antonc Ride* goes west on tlu*
Newport to prepare for carrying
the mail this winter between Res
urrection bay and Hope, for which
he lias the contract.
L. R. Campliell, the assayer for
the Rllaniar mine will retire from
that iKisition this month and if the
conditions warrant it, will probably
set up an outfit here.
George Krau, who has lieen on
Plate creek all summer, has again
left town, having taken a position
with James Fish it Co. on the mail
route. He will have charge of the
Mentasta station this winter.
\V. C. Stull Expert Watchmaker.
Try the taffy at Valdez* candy
kitchen.
Alaska Strawberries -to per lb. at
Richard's.
HOLLY FLOUR is for sale at
: the new store.
New Pack saddles complete for
at Richards.
Put your ad in the Prospector
• and see your trade grow.
Pdix has a fine assortment of
choice candies at his Copper Ccn
| ter store.
; Bromide of Quinine Capsules
| cure a cold in one day at Valdez
Pharmacy.
The Log Cahill saloon is prepared
to sell heer to families or others at
] lift cents per quart.
Win. Davis is going to send out
: for a sawmill, which he will set up
on Chittitu creek early next spring.
Wm. T. (Sates, familiarly known
as Swiftwater Bill, left Tuesday for
Nizina for a hurried trip with
i horses.
!
i m* ro|»|i«»r nuprei* nrou^ht out
by Mr. Blei from Xizina, were quite
a curiosity here. One of them,
when assayed, showed considerable
gold.
Lost—Sunday night, probably
lietween Senate saloon and Work
man's hotel or the church, a roll of
UilN. one $100. two $•_><) U. S. hills
and one foO Canadian bill. Finder
| leave at this ofliee and receive rc
, ward.
There are two men in town whose
similiarity of naiucseauses each an
inconvenience at times. They arc
Mr. W. M. Workman, who runs a
trucking business, and Mr. Wm.
Wortman. who has the roadhouse
this side of the summit.
Mrs. Beatty. one of our oldest in
habitants. left here last week on
the Santa Ana for her home in
Santa Rosa. California. She took
with her the daughter of Louis Tor
stensen. of (.loose Island, and will
| send her to school. This is a rare
i opportunity for a little girl who
has never before been away from
Prince William sound.
Attention is called to the ad of
P. K. Kern, the new jeweler. He
has an attractive line of goods.and
| his show window has been drawing
considerable attention this week.
Mr. Kern is a well known business
| man of Skagway and one of the
I leading members of the A. B. lodge
[of that city. He will probably
! come hare to reside permanently.
Tod Winters has charge of the
| watch repairing department.
Jewel, the little four year old son
I of Mr.and Mrs.Chas. Crawford died
at the family residence last Satur
day morning, Aug. :>Oth, after an
illness of one week. The little ltov
was never healthy, and when
stricken with the fever, was not
aide to rally from it, although
| everything possible was done for
him by loving parents and friends.
He was the only child, which makes
| the grief of the parents all the
| greater, anti the sympathy of
triends more sincere anti loving.
Their many friends deeply sympa
thize with the parents in the loss
; of tln-ir bright little boy.
The funeral took place front the
; residence Monday afternoon and
was conducted bv Rev. D.W.Cratn,
! of the Endeavor church. The re
mains were placed temporarily in
! a vault in the cemetery anti will
, later be removed to Tacoma.
Best candy in town Valdez Can
I dy Kitchen.
J.BflQCNS.
CA
If you want an outfit let
me figure on it and you
will save money. AGENS
BUTTER has stood the test,
take sorre with you when
you go on the trail.
ft* W. filler, Manager
Valdez Candy Kitchen makes
pure candy.
Con. A. I loop* r and Neal O’Con
nor arrived from the itremuer yes
terday via the Nizina country.
Huie Uoodcll and Boh Kohinson
are hack from a short tri|> to the
Nizina. They sav that country is
a winner.
Kememher if von arc going to
tin* interior quickly, go hy Copper
Center and secure your outfit there,
A. Holman for further information.
Dan Urennig arrived in town
yesterday after several months
I prospecting on the Copper and Kot
isina. He secured some valuahh
; prn|»erty in that section.
The Ladies’ Uuild arc to give a
; Chrysanthemum Dance at tin
j Moose hall Friday night for tin
j henefit of the Kpiscopal church
i An invitation is extended to all t<
; attend.
I Morgan O’Brien ami Joe Cordis
: left Tuesday for the Xi/.inn. They
went in for Mr. Blei, to erect cabins
j and prepare for work in the spring
j on the Blei property. They will
i do some prospecting while tin
, ground is frozen.
C. 15. Murphy and A. F. Wain
returned yesterday from the N'izina
j They came across from the Kusko
'kwimlast spring and went in to tin
' new strike. I hey secured sonn
property, and say that the pros
peeling they did proves the gold t«
l»e well distributed till through tin
gravel on the l>enelies as well as on
■ the rim roek.
Tin- Hotel Northern formerly tin
McMullen has been opened by W.St.
Clair ami W. Latter. Everything
necessary to make it a first-class
; hotel wili Ik- secured, and a bus ti
lake patrons to and from Imats will
j If put in eommission. 'Hie gentle
men are old hands at the business
land propose to make their place si
| popular resort.
S. A. Hemple returned from Se
i attle on the Exeelsior. He went
, below to order a large stoek ol
| goods and to make arrangements
I for starting a hank here. He has
; seenred a large burglar and tire
| proof safe, lmoks and furniture for
, ids hank and hopes to have it open
for business hv the loth of this
| month. The hank furniture is ex
pert ed on the next steamer from
| Seattle.
A noted German gentleman,
numed Baron von Butinsky, ar
rived here on his way to Cook In
let, where he expects to shoot large
game. He states that he has a
special permit from the President
to take out horns and trophies.
No doubt there will In? some great
hunting done either by bim or bv
the bears. Judging by the size of
his shoes we take him to lie a man
of great feets.
G. A. Brown, familiarly known
as ‘‘Kid” returned on the Excelsior
from Seattle, where he has pur
chased stock, fixtures etc., for the
new saloon which helms now under
construction. The bar room will
occupy the entire ground floor and
will be handsomely furnished. The
l>est illumination will lu- provided
and as the room will lie 80x80 with
14 foot ceiling, it will make a very
attractive place. The upper floor
will lie divided up into elegantlv
furnished rooms. He has also pur
chased a large safe for the tempor
ary storage of gold dust and other
valuables. The building will soon
lie completed.
Mr. F. R. Brown the superin
tendent of the Apollo mine at Unga
accompanied by his wife and
daughter are in town enroute to
l nga after a vacation of several
weeks sjK-nt in California. They
will leave for their destination on
the Newport. Mr. Brown says that
they will employ about oU men at
the Appollo this winter. They
have had much trouble the past
year from water seeping into the
mine but this will lie obviated now
as Mr. Brown purchased a large
pumping plant in San Francisco,
which wit ha cargo of other supplies
will lie shipped up on the schooner
W illiain Olsen. These mines are
property of the Alaska Commercial
Company and have produced a
large amount of gold during the
past ten years.
Headquarters for Stoves.
Ranges, Cook Stoves, Yukon
S.ovcs. and heaters of all kinds at
Richards’.
In the Ring.
A Unit that eclipsed the Jcffries
Fitzsimmous contest was pullet] off
at the Moose hall the latter end of
last week.
The principal event did not oc
cur at the hall, hut owing to the
! d,read of |ml ice interference was
| conducted on the premises of one
of our leading hotels. In the pre
| liminarv. Al. Dowling went up
.against the Post’s champion. Shep
ard and and the “civ” was not in I
it for a minute.
The main event was pulled off
U'fore a select audience. Jack Rice, j
the Jtloomcrvillc champion and
Revcn Stirch the all-round cham
pion of the Kcunicott divide, met
in what was to have U-en a ten
round Unit, hut which only lasted
| four. Slop Jake was referee, and
although lie was a little rusty on
rules, his decisions gave general
I satisfaction. The rounds were as
j follows;
nountl one. i.even appeared
a trifle nervous and sparred for an
opening, feeling with his left and
landed a right hook on Jack’s nose.
Jack evidently did not like the
medicine and mixed in pretty
roughly, in the latter part of the
round.
The second and third rounds were
, slow and honors were aliout even,
but in the fourth Beven proved his
j superiority by putting his man out.
1 Jack started the row verv cations
! ly but Beven sent in a feeler to his
solar plexus and followed it up bv
a right swing, which caught Jack
on the car and nearly ended the
tight; he made a rally however and
j honors were even until Jack got
I tangled up in his collar, which he
i had omitted to take tiff, and while
. his view was obscured, Beven
landed a left up|K-r, which ended
the tight.
The Kinetiscope people were
present anti will reproduce the
tight in rounds at Keith’s Union
1 Square Theatre, New York.
Exchange your old stove for a
new range at Richards’.
W. \V. Hawthorn and P. Orchard
; are here awaiting the Newport on
which Iniat they goto Unga.
| James Fish, Alvah Karnes and
j H. R. Leslie left on a tour of in
! selection over the Valdcz-Kagle mail
i route last Tuesday They exjiect
to return by way of Dawson and j
j Skagwav.
Mr. George Weaver, who lias
sjtent about six years in the Daw
son country, has finally quit and
came across country to Valdez. He
was greatly impressed with the
country through which he passed,
Imth for agricultural and mineral
possibilities. lie will remain here
this winter and start for the inter
' ior early in the spring.
Mr. John J. Franev, who was
here this spring with Messers Man
i lieim. Lane and Allison t«> locate
: some copper properties on the
I White river, returned to town on
the Excelsior. Mr. Allison had
discovered some copjier on White
several years Indore and Franev or
ganized a company to prospect and
locate the ground. Mr. Manheiin
was sent along to report on the
property. Mr. Franev returned to
New York to place some Sound
property, where an adverse rc|>orl
was received from Manlieim. On
the strength of this report the com
pany refused to put up anything
more and Mr. Franev placed the
projKrty with other parties, and
Mr. T. E. Dowling is now here to
1 represent the purchasers.
Horses Wanted
A limited number of horses will
l»e cared for on one of the islands
in the Sound at a reasonable rate.
Good range and shelter and little
snow. Apply at this ollice for
particulars.
Salt Water Baths
Can now be bad at Cameron’s
barber shop every day in the week.
Lost.
A go'd chain bracelet with a:
hanging lock. Finder will please
rett.ru to this ollice.
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GENERAL MERCHANTS.
Groceries, Hardware, Clothing, Footwear, etc.
We are Agents for Chase & Sanborn’s
Celebrated Roasted Coffee.
Pioneer Outfitter*
This space is reserved for tJio
BANK OF VALDEZ,
That will open a General
Hankins' liusiness ahotit
Sept, loth with $HUMH1
Haul Up Capital.
S. A. HEM RLE, PnopHiat tom.
Lumber and Timbers of all kinds
Rough, Planed, Matched.
Lathe and Band p
Saw Work ^VjV'N' Special
% A0^ Orders Promptly
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\ Attended To
CRAWFORD & RUTHERFORD,Managers
Gold Dust
Exchange.
Highest Price Paid For
Gold Dust.
rreasury Notes?, Draft?? and Money Orders Cashed Frot* of Charge.
AL. WHITE. Proprietor.
RICHARD/ 6* CO,
FURNITURE, STOVES, HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES
Second-Hand Goods Bought and Sold.
Jones Building, - - Keystone Aye
J. F. HIELSCHER S' CO.
Wholesale and Retail
BUTCHERS
Sjttvial Attention Given to FAMILY TRADE.
Orders Taken and Delivered to Hotels and
Restaurants.
RAILROAD CONTRACTORS SUPPLIED.
European Plan Rates Reasonable
HOTEL ST. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers.
DEBNE^ & POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska.
For General Hauling see
The Alaska Transfer 0o.
Piano and Safe Moving
Special Attention To City Trade.
and General Forwarders