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Commence On To|>
with
A STETSON HAT
Newest Styles
Latest Shades
Just Arrived
A. L. LEVY & CO.
Good Goods.
Valdez drug company
Wholesale and Retail Druggists
AND DEALERS IS
Periodicals and Photo Supplies
Save Your Coupons. M
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
City Market
NEXT TO THE SIZIXA.
PRICES ARE
RIGHT
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Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
GIVE US A
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
Easterday Seeks Judgeship.
Joseph H. Easterday. of Tacoma,
a member of the state legislature'
from the thirty-seventh representa
tive district, has entered the field
as as candidate for the judicial ap
pointment in Alaska which is being
sought by Thomas J. Humes.
Mr. Easterday has been more or
less talked of as a possible aspir
ant for one of the Alaska judgeships
for several months, but up to the
present time no public announce
ment has been made of his activity
in that direction.
Mr. Easterday in the last seua
torial contest was a warm support
er of senator Ankeny, as were near
ly all of the Pierce county mem
bers. Washington dispatches an
nounce that Senator Ankeny has
endorsed the application of ex
Mayor Humes for the appointment
to succeed Judge Wickersham,
while Senator Foster has endorsed
Judge Wickersham for reappoint
ment.
Harry Mattesro, a Japanese, srat
brought from Unga as a prisouei
on the Dora, in charge of Marsha
Deo. Leavitt, charged with mayhem
More About Break-up !
Letter Giving Details Of Break
up On The Chittyna.
Chittyna River, April 15.—The
Chittyna river went out on April I
14tli, and caught a number of peo
ple. Fish, Bence, Ikes, Murray
and Dennison are camped at Mc
Carty’s cabin. The Hazelett out
fit are about three miles below on
opposite side of the river. Part of
the Fish outfit are at the mouth of
the Chittyna; part of the Hazelett
outfit is at the Fish camp.
The river went out about 5 p.m.,
and it was hard work to save the
Fish cache. The Fish crowd saved
most of Hazelett’s supplies. The
water rose ten feet in about ten
minutes. They worked for nearly
an hour in water waist deep. The
Siwash did good work in saving
saving goods. Men, women and
kids were in the water carrying
stuff high and dry.
" e are unable to learn what
started the break-up, and cannot
tell how many are stuck above us.
Magnusun and Dgarf left on the
12t\). Scott brothers hereon the
6th; Bonanza outfit on the 3rd.
Frazer & Delaney lost their entile
outfit about a mile below. A Swede
and Dutch boy opposite lost part
of their outfit. Some of Uazelet'.’s
outfit lost and part ruined by wat
er. We picked up to-day about
three ton that had been thrown up
in the ice jam, but most of that
was ruined by water.
It is a case of pack in from here
and also stay here until grass
grows. This is a very early spring.
Snow all off the side hills. Very
warm.
April 16—Came down to-day to
Huzelette’a camp and found them
O. K. ‘ Mother” Smith and Mitch
ell are at Hazelett’s. They had a
close call for the camp outfit when
the water came. They were cook
ing supper and just had time to
throw everything up the bank. J.
M. Thorp und two men and Jim
Finch are at Kotsina and will have
| to pack from there.
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PORTLAND HAS A NUMBER
OF
For The Season's Work On Plac
er, Quartz and Oil Prop
erty.
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The Portland had alxiarl a large
number of mining men Ixnind for
western points. Most cf them are
operating in Cook Inlet and Turn
again arm. Following is a list of
the most prominent ones:
G. D. Buzzard, ten men and ma
chinery, for the claims near Hope,
owned by the Coast Range Mining
Co.
Jas Girdwood and ten men for
his property on Glacier creek.
II. L. Gillespie, a young million
aire of Newark, N. J., and promi
nent meinl>er of the New York
Yacht Club, is accompanying Mr.
Girdwood, for the purpose of hav
ing a hunt in the fall and investi
gating the mining properties of the
country.
L. L. Wood, accompanied by his
wife and four children, is to act as
superintendent for Mr. Girdwood,
and will spend next winter on Gla
cier creek.
A. K. Ommnnney, superintend
ent of the Big Horn Mining Co., on
Six Mile, is on his way to Sunrise.
Ben Pilrlier, representing S. W.
Weible. at Turnagaiu arm. is going
up to have everything in readiness
for the arrival of Mr. Weible.'
O. B. Millett and wife, formerly
of Dawson and Nome, the original
discoverers of Choeehaea hill, are
going to the Clarke Lake country.
Geo. W. Dutton, formerly with
the Trans-Alaskan Co., at Illiamna
intends developing his copper prop
erties in that vicinity.
Doe. 0. M. Dutton is again to
spend the summer delving after oil
at Inerskin hav.
A. Castelaso, of San Francisco, a
p o uiiient Olympic Club member,
stopped at Catella, with six men
and two horses. He represents the
Union Pioneer Mining ifc Trading
Co., who intend building a wharf
and developing their oil locations.
Capt. Geo. Barrett, the pioneer
trailer and financier of Kayak, re
turned after having taken his five
children to Oregon for their educa
tion.
C. A. Fletcher, of the Alaska
Commercial Co.r with his wife and
son. are going to Unga, with the
intention of spending two winters.
Mr. Fletcher is to he manager of
the Apollo Mining Co.
Henry M. Wetherbee, superin
j tendent for the Alaska Packers
'Ass’n, at Kussiloff, and Mrs. Weth
erbee, were among the passengers.
Capt. S. B. Shaw is again to
have command oR the fast and
commodious steamer Tyonic, in
conveying passengers and mail on
the inlet.
L. L. Bales, the noted Nome
mail carrier, is on his way to Clark
Lake, for the purpose of transport
ing about a dozen natives to the St.
Louis exposition.
The Litchfield brothers and L.
! H. Herndon are going to their sta
, tion on the Shushitna.
A. Knight, representing the Fox
Creek Mining Co., is ex|>ecting to
. have a successful season.
Jas Denny, a mechanical and
’ mining engineer, is to ojierate the
i Buzzard quartz properties this sum
mer.
A. F. Sprague, formerly chief en
gineer on the Tyonic, who was left
by the Bertha at Valdez last fall,
returned to find out how it hap
pened.
Sunrise Tales.
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Want Mail Service Improved.
Coal Lands.
Commissioner Hildreth arrived
here on April Rib from Seward,
after quite a hard trip as the
weather here for the past two weeks
has been rainy, making travel slow
and tedious. The judge was five
days making the trip. He brought
alxmt fortv pounds of mail, which
was a pleasant surprise as it was
not expected that anv more mail
would lw received until navigation
opened. The overland mail service
closed in March, which leaves Sun
rise and Hope without mail for the
period of about six weeks. While
appreciating the extremely good
mail service of this winter and the
untiring efforts of Mr. Anton Eide,
the mail carrier, to arrive on time,
we still have a grievance. The
mail contract should l<e extended
so that the towns of Sunrise, Hope
and Knick would not he obliged to
he without mail service for six
weeks. A strong effort will he made
to have this defect remedied,
and if possible, to have bi-monthly
service next winter. A twice-a
month schedule could easily be es
tablished without a great deal of
ex i>en8e to the government, n» Units
touch at Seward, which is the dis
tributing jKiint for this section, two
and lliree times a montii during
the winter.
There has been quite a little
travel through here tins winter;
several parties being on their way
to the Shushitna river, to the new
ly discovered coal fields.
These coal fields are of large ex
tent and practically inexhaustible,
and from the analysis of the Uni
versity oi Michigan ranks second
to Pennsylvania coal. This is a
grand thing for Alaska, and if cap
ital will take hold and develop
these mines it will advance the
country to no little degree.
Commissioner Hildreth leaves
Sunrise on the 13th for Seward,
where he expects to remain per
manently. As there has been only
one criminal case from the imme
diate vicinity since the judge took
his seat at this place over one year
ago, and that case a minor offense.
He is naturally desirous of being
located in a somewhat more boom
ing town and not in a law abiding
place like Sunrise. The duties of
justice oi the peace are not verv
pressing here, but it is expected
that there will be some demand ior
a commissioner at Seward, as a
new town is always more or less in
somewhat of a turbulent state.
It is reported that Mr. E. l’etel
len, agent of A. C. Co., at Hope,
has l*een appointed deputy record
er by Judge Hildreth, for this sec
tion, as it is expected that the re
cording office will l*e removed to
Seward by request of commissioner
Hildreth. The Tattler.
Sanitation Notice.
In accordance with ordinances
adopted and approved June 8th,
1903, all garbage, glass, rubbish or
tilth of any kind, accumulating on
private premises or streets and al
leys adjacent thereto, within the
cor|>orate limits of the town, shall
lx- removed on or before May 10th,
1904.
Failure to comply with this or
dinance will lx- deemed a misde
meanor, and upon conviction is
punishable hv line.
Valdez, April :>Sth, 1904.
F. M. Boyle, M. D.,
Health Officer.
The I*. P. Jit N. Co. will this year
i ojierate only five* of their canueries,
namely, the one at Chatham bay,
near Juneau, the Orca, the Uyak,
the Chiguik and the Xushagak.
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C. R. CORBUSIER MAKES THE
TRIP
In liirtHi# Days
Considers It Quickest, Cheapest,
and Best Route From
Interior.
James W. Dodson and C. R. Cor
busier arrived in Valdez «»n Sun
day last, after a 15-dav trip from
Fairbanks over the mail route.
Dodson left Fairbanks on the
first of April in answer to a call
from the Seward managers, who
require his services as a guide from
Seward to Rampart.
Mr. Corbusier, who has for sever
al years been in the employ of the
N. C. Co. managing the mail and
wood branch of their business along
the Yukon was at St. Michael’s
when he received instructions to
get to Seattle as soon as possible.
He lost no time in getting his su
perb team of seven huskies togeth
er nnd struck out for Fairbanks, a
distance ot about t>50 miles. He
reached there on April Slh, and
hearing of the departure of Dodson
he left thereon the 9th, determin
ed to catch him, which he did on
the Delta river. Thcv then travel
cd iii to Vaidez together, making a
continuous trip for Corbusier about
lltM) miles, which lie accomplished
in :5S days.
Mr. Corbusier is a man of vast
|experience in travelling through
Alaska, and in speaking of the
route front Valdez to Fairbanks
he finds it difficult to fully express
himself in its praise as a short,
quick and inexpensive wav to reach •
any of the American Yukon |>oinis.
He did not meet with a hitch in
the whole route and he is positive
in stating that a trail run parallel
with the Gulkana, hut avoiding its
many bends, will shorten the route
[ by several days.
As pre\ iously stated there was
urgent need for the presence of Mr.
i Corbusier in Seattle at the earliest
possible date. Hail he gone on to
Dawson and thence to White Horse
it would have taken him a month
longer to reach his destination, ami
if he had waited at St. Michael’s
for a boat he would not reach Seat
tle in less than two and a half
months later than he will by hav
ing come via Valdez route.
Explanatory.
Mr. Miller, tlie Agent for the A.
P. N. Co., states that the steamship
James Dollar will on the next trip
resume her itinerary, and after
reaching Valdez will go to Howard
and return here U-fore proceeding
to Seattle.
He explains that the reason for
the boat varying from this sched
ule, on this last trip, was the desire
to make up time lost caused by her
living compelled to go into the dry
dock on her last arrival at Seattle.
Arrivals at Tonsina.
Toxsixa, April 27.—Geo. Esterly
and eleven arrived yesterday. Chas.
Hubbard and outfit are here, also
Jas. Tibbetts. Tonsina is going
out very fast. Ground is hare here
The S. S. Dora left here for her
regular westward run on April 4th,
and after a successful trip arrived
iiere on the morning oi the 25th
in time to take up the mail due to
arrive on the 2dth. Site brought
tiie following passengers: K. A.
I Foster, Geo. Leavitt. W. A.Worster.
C. E. Chapman J. M. Davis, John
Campbell, J. F. Hielscher, Harry
Lelnnd, J. Scott, S. Bielich, Geo.
Paznonouich, R. Bulick, Harry
. Matiesso.