For “Missing" Klondikers.
If you’ve a gray-lmind mother
In the old home far away,
Sit down and write tire letter,
Don’t wait until her tired steps
Reach heaven's |>early gate,
But show her that you think of her
Before it is too late.
If you’ve a tender message
Or a tender word to say,
Don’t wait till you forget it
»Bnt whi«i>er it to-day.
Vho knows what bitter memories
May haunt you if you wait, '
So make your loved one happy
Before it is too late.
We live but in the present,
The future is unknown,
To-morrow is a mystery,
To-day is all our own.
The chance that fortune lends to us
May vanish while we wait,
So spend your life’s rich treasure
Before it is too late.
The tender words unspoken,
The letters never sent,
The long forgotten messages,
The wealth of love unspent,
For those some hearts are breaking
For those some loved ones wait,
Show them that -you care for them
Before it is too late.
—J. H. Vance in Fairbanks News.
Fairbanks Notes.
Geo.Apple, the well known Klon
diker, in an interview regarding
Tanana, said:
From 14 above on Fairbanks to
7 below, with but one or two ex
ceptions, every claim is working,
and on Cleary from 8 above to 4
below, the claims are also being de
^jeloped. Several lays have l»een
on a number of claims. Chat
ham is also being worked in places.
A new discovery has also been
made on Easter creek, which is lo
cated 5 miles directly back of Che
noa. Archie McLellun sold 6 above
on that creek for 9700, and after
the transfer was made the purchas
er told him he would have paid
93,000 just as quick. He sold 950
worth of gold dust taken from the
claim in my presence. Fred Mc
Connell is working on a Fairbanks
claim in which he owns an inter
est. The dirt there averages 94.50
to the bucket. Matlock & Green,
on No. ti, Cliatham, have rocked
out 95,000 during the winter, and
have out a large dump to wash up
this spring.
I lie self-dumper sent down by
the N. C. company has been placed
on 2 below on Fairbanks, which is
owned by Mellon & Larsen. Mor
rison White, on 2 above on Fair
banks. have a 12-horse power boiler
and hoist, for which they paid
•|2,800. Shorty Parks, on 6 below,
^Fairbanks, rocked out three ounces
in three hours. This was taken
from dirt scraped off the bedrock.
I panned on nearly every claim
and took dirt from different parts
of the dumps and was surprised at
the results. The best 1 obtained
was 90 cents. My trip, which was
made solely for the purpose of in
spection, was entirely satisfactory.
If you would enjoy good health
bathe frequently at the Hock Baths.
Warships Coming North.
Much im|«ortnnce is attached to
the coming cruise of Rear-Admiral
Glass in northern waters. His
North Pacific squadron consists of
the battleship New York, and the
criusers Concord, Bennington and
Marblehead, and these will visit
the Alaska coast. When the fleet
returns from a voyage in the vicin
ity of the Aleutian islands the
monitor Wyoming and the torpedo
l>oat destroyers Preble and Paul
Jones will join the warships on the
sound.
When Rear-Admiral Glass was
in the north last year he selected a
site for a coaling station, and now
that war is on in earnest between
Russia and Japan, there is a possi
bility that Admiral Glass will
cruise about looking for important
places where ships could find shel
ter in case this country is drawn
into a fight.
It is very likely that the fleet of
Admiral Glass will spend about
sixty days in northern waters.
Alaska Coal for the Navy.
It is probable that the bureau of
equipment of the navy department
will secure samples of Alaska coal
as soon as there is a prospect that
the deposits recently discovered in
southern Alaska will lie developed
on a commercial scale. The de
partment will test tlie quality of
this coal for steaming purposes,
and, although it is a long look
ahead, it is not improbable that if
this coal proves to he all that tlie
geological survey believes it is, tlie
fuel will lie used on naval ships on
the Pacific coast.
At present the department brings
its coal from distant parts of the
world for naval use on the Pacific
station, for it is claimed that ti c
British Columbia and state of
Washington coal does not quite
come up to the standard of naval
needs. Tlie officers of tlie geological
survey have declared that some of
the coal found ill Alaska is su|>er
ior to the steaming coal of British
Columbia and tlie lest of the Paci
fic coast, and it is preferable even
to Australian and Welsh coal. II
this proves to be true, after tests
have been made by the navy de
partment, it is to be presumed that
the coaling stations on the west
coast, including the projected sta
tion on Kiska island, in the Aleu
tian chain, will be stocked with
with fuel from Alaska.
Must Marry Natives.
Rev. O. P. Anderson, of the Gol
ovin Bay mission has instituted a
vigorous war oti white men inti.si
section who are living with nativt
women without the formality of a
wedding ceremony.
Several of tliem have children,
and Mr. Anderson declares it is not
sufficient that they cease to live
with the women; they must marry
them and su|>|>ort the children
The native women, he says, hnv<
advanced in the ways of mo
rality, and they realize that they
are living in an immoral manner,
and they wish to be legally mar
ried.
Mr. Anderson stoutly' declares
that unless these men marry tin
women he will prosecute them U
the fullest extent of the law.
Call for
VALDEZ
BEER
A Pure Home Product
On Tap Everywhere. Shipped
To All Points Along The Coast
Valdez Brewing Company
Phone 37
i
| WATCH OP GOLD NUGGETS.
. n« Cult Mai PMklmti Vat*
Cmm, Dtai ul aula hr a
KleaAlke ■!■».
A. L IMklna, a Nome Jeweler and
miner, who reoently arrived in Seattle
on the Oregon, brought with him
what are undoubtedly the finest
curio# ever produced ia Alaska As
a miner Mr. Delkina dug out a great
quantity of gold from hia claims on
Willow creek ia the Council district,
and ea a Jeweler he worked a part of
that gold into a chatelaine bag for
hie wife, and into the moat hand
some gold watch sad ahaia imagin
able for himself.
The t*g, which la a work of art and
beauty, ia composed, counting tlu
ehaia and all, of no leea than *,000
colors. The bag proper la composed
of little aolid gold squares, linked to
gether with solid gold rings at eacl<
corner and oovared with counties;
little gold nuggets. The ehaia Ik
very long aad the effect altogther in
dainty and lieautiful.
Hut the watch carries off the plum
when It comes to workmanship and
beauty, says the Seattle Times. It I;
H-aire. snd, with the chain, weigh;
no leas than It ounce*. The chain
a fob. hang* in the form of a triungh
and ia made of big. solid, flat nug
gets. The watch ease is nil if soli;!
gold. The metal wna melted by Mr
lielkin* and then hammered out Into
the required thickness and shape. Ilr
did all the work by hand, nml then
rnvrred th- case with hundreds of
nugg ts, w' h-h give tl.e wntch a fin
!*'• that is not only startling, but ab
eoliitel.v beautiful. *
The dial Is also of solid gold, with
carved raised letters, while across the
top are found the words: ••Made by
A. I,. Itelkins. Nome, Alaska." The
miner-Jeweler also made the hands,
which are solid gold aad curved
daintily.
As Mr. Dclklns Raya:
“I don’t suppose yon could find two
such curios in this world. They are
priceless simply because they are not
for sale. I simpnee 1 am the only
man In the w* rid who has dug and
made his own timepiece, for t cer
tainly did dig the gold, and I certain
ly spent s good many long hours work
ing it up Into a watch.**
HEW DOUBLE STARS.
■mt Psln DImbvitM
Wklrt Are AetnaJlp illMlMFi
Ikiilkw.
Lick obeervetory reports the dis
covery recently of over 100 pairs of
double stars. These double atari ap
pear to tbe nuked eye as single stars,
but through tlie telescope tluir
bi nary el.aincter is seen. It Ik known
that in rn.^ i i'uijlil tl e»e double ‘tars
. are not simply tno stars tunl lit- i.i
tbe same direction anil appear to t- c
eye to lie dose together, white in re
alitv being far imnrt: tint they are
actually associated together. and re
. Yolve round each other. In some
ease, four or five stars are so
grouped round a single center of
gravity. The periods of rev '"tion of
Inuny of the double stars have been
notc h These periods run {(.si rally
from 25 to 100 years, mid the relative
■position of ttie two star- chnnacs so
slowly that observation* covering
many years, and sometimes several
lifetimes, have to he made before full
data enn be had. Kor a long time it
had bees known that the (limit star
on Sun Sirius periodirally moved aside
a little, just as if he were swinging a
small companion In tbe celestial
dance. The Washington 16-1 neh tele
scope wns point-d at Sirius and it
was plainly seen that he did indeed
have u mute, which, however, is much
; smaller than bbnaelf.
Whew Lies Are f'rwllinhle.
*‘I see that some of the college pro
fessors have been discussing the sub
ject of lyiug. Now, honestly, do you
think there is ever a time in any man’s
life wheu ha U justified iu telling a
lie?"
"I do. The man who lives neat door
to me has his second wife, and when
she gets him in a corner and wants to
know whether he doesn't care more
for her child than for all thr< e of the
little ones who have only a stepmoth
er, I tell you it's all riuht for him to
lie, and to lie hard.”—Chicago Record
Herald.
Worst of the Lot.
There’s the woman with a mission.
And the woman with a tad;
Either makes the chap who weds hsr
Wish perhaps he never had.
But far worse than all the others
Of thla freak-infested age
Is the bold ex-wlfe who Imagines
Bhe can elevate the stage.
-Chicago Dally News >
CAVIB AMD irrBCT
■“The baby at your (house la awfully
, small for Its age!"
“Yea, bat my mMtrees ineiete on
bringing it up on condensed milk!"
—Meggeudorter BlaeUer.
The Oresl Psiwsshsk
Th* anarchist rsspectsito laws.
Nor fears the hangman's rope.
Perhaps he courts death thus beoausa
“Wb'it there Is life there's mu."
I —Philadelphia Press.
NEW PROCESS
STEAM LAUNDRY,
McKinley street.
Finest Work. 1’rompt Delivery.
Fully Rcsjxmsible.
For Assays Send Your Ore To
J. H. MORRISON,
Assayer Ellamar Mining Co.
Gold, Silver and Copper 13.50
Gold and SilveT - 1.60
Copper ... 2.00
Lead - - - 2.00
Ellamar, Alaska
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
Ellamar. Alaska.
Operates the finest trains in the
world every day in the year, 1m.
tween
Minneapolis,
St. Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
making direct connections with
through trains (or all points East
and South.
As cheap as the eheapest and the
best to Ik: had. For rales or reser
vations, call or write,
F. W. PARKER,General Agent,
151 Yeslt-r Way, Seatth-,
Application.
V. 8. Land Office, Juli an, Alaska Mar. 7, l«M
Notice is hereby given that:
I, Carl X. Crarv, of Valdez. Alaska,
as.-ignec of Tb«ni»p**i.n (.anleiiliier, being enti
tled to th<* ben* his of Section 2Al8 «if the Levis <1
Statutes of the Cubed Slates, granting addi
tional lands to soldier** and sailors who served
in til" War of the Rebellion, do hereby apply
to enter l’. 8. Survey No. :07, containing ]V,
acres and more particularly described as fol
lows, to-wit:
Said survey No, 417 is situated within the
Valdez Keeording District, Prince William
Sound, described by metes and bounds, courses
and distances, as fol.ows:
Beginning at Corner No. 1, w hich is 18.4.»
chains N. 41 deg. E. from Corner No l of Valdez
t< wusite, and 1 *..t2 eiiains N II deg. :a» min K
from the initial monument of l*. 8. Survey No.
14.'*, them e N. 2H deg. :td inin. W. lti.-jii eiiains to
Corner No. 2; tlienee N. 81 deg. 27 mlu. K. U K.
j elm ins t«» Coruer No. 3; theiiee S 28 deg. ;tt mill.
E. 18.28 chains to Coruer No. I; thence K.8] deg.
27 min. W. 9M eiiains to Coruer No. 1, the plae«
of beginning, < obtaining 18 acres. Variation
28 deg. .»7 nun E.
As eddltioiial to liis original homestead on
the N. }.. of the NK »4 See > T 18 N It 28 W.
whieli lie • ntered on the 27th day of January,
lHtiU, p**r homestead entry No 1*7'* at the Cnited
State' Land Office at Clarksville. Arkansas.
Noth c is hereby given to any and ail parties
claiming adversely any portion of the al*ove
described-tract, to fll * with the Register of the
C. S. Land oftii e at Juneau, Alaska, an adverse
elaim in aeeordar.ee with law during the per
iod of publication «>r within do days thereafter.
CARL X. CHARY,
Assignee of Thompson (iardenhier.
I, John W. Dudley, Register of the 4’. S. Land
Office, at Juneau, Alaska, do hereby order that
a copy of the Notice of Application of Soldier’s
Additional Homestead of Car4 N. Crary, C. 8.
Survey No. :«7, be published in tin* Alaska
PantU'M-TOR, a weekly paja?r, published iu Val
dez, Alaska, for a period of wixty ft) days, or ten •
10 consecutive week*.
401IK W. DCDLEY
Register
Uoodell & Edwards, Attorneys 7 .
Wellington coal $15 per ton or
$1.25 per *ack, delivered. C. W. Mil
ler, agent, or Copper River Drov
ing Co.
80 YEARS’
^£aB£H&EXPERIENCE
Bfl W I T 1 J ^
™ I* ■ I ] . I
1 1 I ■ i I ■ ^ 1
Trade Marks
mHRC Dcsmn*
r*WO CorVRtOMTS Ac.
ARfQM Hndln,,aa,b Mid dmcrlptlnn mm
qnleklr unrult OM-opinion frM wktbp on
Ini.ntVin u probably wunublt Caainnk.
Uotu Mrtctlr n<JMlU. Handbook OBPnUMM
Mnt Int (IldMt mm, farMoutncMtcnu.
FnMnU tnkMi Umit Muun £XoTmM
PkHImHoi witkootoksm. lath.
Scientific JhKricaa.
isssrswasasKsa; v«sr«
imt; four month* *L Had by Ml MwiMlmi
Miagsateft*
KuS> **nin»o “sr
161 Broadway. Haw York
EVERY WEEK. I OS TO 15* PAGES
SUBSCRIPTION. *5.00 A YEAR
(toohiding U S.. Cana'a or Uax’n potUgti
Tka Engineering and Mining Jawnal
la now In Ua J7tk year. Ua 200Slk can
aacutiaa aanbaa WIM be laaned ahortly.
Vbr a jaartar al a cantory It baa been pre
emineoUy the laadiani taiwiag aariadiaal.
with a world-wide eUetfatloa. Editorially
the yager la parttmlarly atrang and braid
So banrt ptbya can begin at any time.
^gdaNblM radar on aarMraNta
IWa Pacific Bartfalw Company
Carrying U. S. Wail and Express.
fl_ h J|_„ FAST AND COMMODIOUS SKKVlCfi
Ilf lil\ lllill/tf b*twecn Vnldo*.Seward and Seattle. SaiF
«/JI« JUJ« 1/vIiVm ing from Seattle June IOUi a#>d 3Uth.
Equipped With All Modern Conveniences.
Sails from Seattle 1st of rueh month for
Cfr pYffklftr Juneau, SitkA, Kayak, Yakutat, Valdez,
LAVvlMUl - Seward, Cook Inlet and way ports. Sails
from Valdez for Seattle and way ports,
k 16th of each month.
Sails from Seattle on 16th of each month
for Juncav, Sitka; Kayak, Yakutat Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and wav j>oris. Con
Str. Santa Ana ■j Beets at Valdez wit t Str. Dor.i for all jinrts
tictween Valdez and l naluska. Sails from
Valdez for Seattle ami way ]>orts, 1st Of
each month.
From Valdez to Unalaska and way port*
Cfr hnvi] 26th of each month, connecting at ValdeG
^U. UUId with S. S. Santa Ana
Right to change steamers or date of sailing is reserved.
Agents for all kinds of Steam or House Coal
E. K. CAINE, President, J. F. TROBRIIMiE, (Sen. M*r
018 First Ave., Seattle, Wash.
C. W. MILLER, Ass’t Mgr.
Phone Ifi Valdez, Alaska.
A. B lies, Pres. F. M. Brown, Treas. F. J. Kinghorn, Sec.
Valdez Dock IS Warehouse Company.
nitty t*; in «»ur < Hiv Hnd U-ft in warrhouM* till
culled for. I’urn'-* going to tin-inttfrior will And it conven
ient to le»i\e tfinidgnmeiit' with nw to lw forwarded It* uta-b
I"»int* and at such lime u» they vney direct.
Our storage is safe, being 1 -4th mile from nearest building
McIntosh & Duncklee
Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing
All work will receive prompt attention. High class
blacksmithing made a *|>ecial feature. Give us a call.
Cok. Keystone and McKinley. Vai.uhe
ISome Restaurant t .
Keystone Ave. Opp. St. Elias Hotel.
Meals At All Hours From 6 O’clock A.M.
to 9 O’clock I’.M. Regular Dinner From
5 to 7. Sunday Dinner A Specialty.
IceCreamandSodaWater Parlor
MRS. I>. H. ALLEN.
Valdez Electric Light, Power & Telephone Co.
Incorporated..
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures
Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Hells and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kinds of electrical work. Phone 39.
Where Do You Stop? Why of Course at
MINERS’ HOTEL.
COMFORTABLE QUARTERS.
McKinley st. and Keystone av C. Johnson, Prop
McKinley Hall
Cor- Reservation Av. and Hobart St.
Suitable for Balls, Parties,
Receptions, Banquets, etc.
Dates Booked With
A. M. EDWARDS, White Block.
HYDRAULIC
Giants, Water Lifters,
Elevators, Pi ,
Derricks, ates
Questions in regard to HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING PROB
LEMS freely answered.
TUC DAI IOC 503 Mission Street,
| Q' 0L/UOLi V_y, San Francisco, California.
Cable Address “Bouseco.” Bedford McNeill Code.