Onr 8tore.
Wlien wi'bomrbt wir Wove in Valdez
We were .'I'bilant. and tier,.-hi
Tlmt we owned Ilie lineal linker
Tao invii bail ever ImterliT.
Saii| my puritu r. •'file’s a lieaitty'’
* •'81ieV * hummer. duck/’ *.y> I.
*‘Alld shefll biitii all suraoiltuj.b.'r.
, U’Uel h er wet winxLilanipot <lr\.”
Ski tliai evening we lit her.
And ae a ah lied ourlssutv burn
Till the heal within the eahin
tiavemy parttier there a turn
Made him deathly sick at siomaeh
And I seori’heit my only shirt
As I wntehed our lien its and liaeon
l-est our victuals should Is- hurt.
^ on IH-t she was a hummer;
Hut she hummed too iniirh i« r us
On those blazing days in summer.
And we’d stand outside and cues
And we’il take our grub and eal It
t hi our poivb. where likewise came
Ony iiiosijuitos. singing anthems;
-Hut the stove, sir. tnaili* us game.
\\ hen the winter came nnr hummer
Looked :t hit tile Worse for wcftr;
Her top was sagging inward
Which we couldn't well repair.
The damper, too. was cranky
And the oven seemed to hold
Home secret understanding
With our enemy, tlic cold.
\\ e could till that stove with drv
wimmI.
We could cram it up with green.
Hut the shavings wouldn't eatchsir:
Sneh a stove we’d never -ecu.
And our Imeon wouldn't sizzle
And our coffee almost froze
Ami we shivered up our bncklmne*
And we shivered in our toes.
Our cabin was an ice chest,
And we nearly froze to death
While we blew upon the fire
With a semi-frozen breath,
And we era wh d within our blankets
Sick at heart and fain to curse.
Talk of suffering! No torture
Man devised was ever worse.
Now ’tis springtime ami we’ve pur
chased
A further, and we trust
It will net a little better.
For, to tell the truth, we’re luist.
And if this wont cook our victuals
Beans and liacoii, little more
We shall auction off our matches
And eat our menu raw.
—Bigg’s Bar Klondike Ballads.
Smallest Man in the Army.
Fort Liscum has the distinction
of Itaviug the smallest man in the
L. S. Army. This is Sergeant
John Smith, who first enlisted as a
drummer Imy in Co. (i.. 7th In
fantry*. W hen htiglcs superseded
drums in the army, lie found it
ini|H)ssihie to learn to play them.
In consideration of his having ser
ved Jwr some time, he was allowed
by special act of Congress to enlist
as a private, although considerably
Under the regulation height, lie
is only live feet, one anti a luiif
inches tall, while the regulations
provide a minimum of live feet and
four inches.
Sergeant Smith lias served for
thirty years in this same eoiupauv
ami during that time has never
liad leave of absence tor a dav.
His time has about expired and
he will soon In: retired on half
pay. _
To Mr. E. Diner.
Tile Prosi-Kitor force wish to
thank .Mr. Diller for tlie hox of
cigars left at our office during our
absence. They were not four-hit
cigars, hut they will go. Don’t get
into a deal of that kind again.
Hammond will carry a full line
of groceries at his Slate Creek Store.
Parties going in light can depend
on getting plenty.
. Have the Phosckctok sent to you
this summer and get the news from
alt jwrts of tlie country.
Parker Bunk House, mi Key
Btoue Ave. Bunk, stove and wood.
All comforts, 25c per dav.
Save your buildings from fire!
See what Yackshaw, the tinsmith,
h^s done on Snyder’s buildings.
If you are going to Slate creek
Mibscrilie for the Pkosi-kitor. \\'e
guarantee that it will reach you all
summer.
NEAR COPPER RIVER
I.ett*r from our E reamer Correspoi
dent. Good Trail. On Brem
ner ,jy this Tim*.
Spniee Camp. Tusnuim. V|.(r. s.
!<• I III: I'lloNTi
liu «ruv.d i- n.iw <atn|.,.,| flMII
miles inn,i C.i||ir river.nn Tn~
111111:1. mill inmni rnM will naive four
n.ills up tin- Itrnniu r. There are
in hi- emup the llieks party, Jim
Kiwi'h. Ilarry Hmiiuig. Hawes par
• y. litg I• 11 miiii,. Killv lie:.. O.
M. Hun Min aml.-ww-rnl other-.
We I uni a gnnd |r.,i| ,,|| Wilv
were able !„ pu|| sis ami seven
IwimlnM pnimil at |,«„|. |„,WI.
Ul\er tn the drop, where we had ti.
pai k 11 Unit him hundred font. Kn>m
there it lias Us-n all down hill.and
very little trail to break The
Ittstiutia divide is dead ease when
1 oiiipa nil to I he glueier and gnvi*rn
nietil trail. iiejmrts give the ele
vniiiin of Tasnutia divi.Ie as heilig
l sitt 1 feel, while die Jsiwe river sutit
mit is 2H‘10 and the siuniiiit of the
glaeier 1H00. hut it st*ems to me
that HuTe is even more iliffereoee
tlum that.
1 Iw weather has Iveti clear, still
aiu] cold, fhe Indian* say tluit
the Jasmina i* tlie itiMist river in
Alaska, anil we don't doubt it. The
thftniionicter rcirirtered lit JH*Jnw
zerothisini.rniiie.il «>ijrln o'clock.
I here ale I'lneicr-*II alorn.' the
souil* side of die Tastuiiia, tjic lar
jjc-i nt which are Woodworth and
i N-liwan t'iacicr*. each of which i* '
several inilc. in widfli. On the I
: north side of the valley, die moun
tains rise very abruptly, and art
hut little broken by canyon* or
! k'liicht *.
flic Tasmma runs foralmut four
miles throne'll a narrow canyon-,
i like valley. Inn near Woodworth
V'hu ier it U^itis to widen and a'
the momh is fulJv four miles in
width.
" ** ex|>eet io reach mir summer
home in almut two weeks.
<>XK UK Tilk (I \xo.
Market Price List.
The following price list is pub
lished at the re* | nest of the mer
c haute of thi- town, to sls*w out
siders that it is not neeessarv to
huy their ••utfits in thi*States when
coiuinj.' to this .section, it is just
' as elieapand more siiti-iaelory to'
buy outfit* liere ** it L- in Seattle,
when one considers tin- freight.
0°,n - r.‘.w* i*rr a**
1**0, Meat *: *. '• „„
iill • • «•! ;„,l
t*,s' A- •• *t„i
*?.*»• *• i,a.
gw ... '•*.*«!( 17.1** •• to*
ll.i* .•(■ iiikI 11*1111 41.Vii*i 0*117.1 *> -
Vno1*' -** »** so- - a,
'tin* is.. i„a*
(■otiKiUlisi IV*lal*M~ i* *-. ii, - 11,1
l>ri.*l Kr.dl «i„v«- - It.
jhnii**, mu* 11 wlilli* * ' In, ’ll,1,
IWm... U...4 «i_..W* •• !*„,
Kollfti Hut* . .. |»
I®?. ■ «**l>7.-, •• II,
I bmco. 'Ia«ki»t>f «M> I - * j»,
T'iJmutu, t*Jjt*w iii|{ .41 |< I;-.- •• »|,
f- "!*-.’* "••!*• *'**i<*i. luu iiii* I*.., >i*..i, i,;„
lltlDiilll Out* $l^.'lti tuii
OFPICIAX, GUIDE.
For Copper River Valley, Prince
William Sound and Valdez
Alaska.
\\ itli lour nc* and complete
maps, thirty half tones showing
all chararteristies and conditions
and full int'ormation about resour
ce* and possibilities of theeountrv,
sent by mail to all parts for .">()
cents. Aihlress (*op|M*r River Min
ing, Trading 4t Development (V.
Valdez, Altiska.
The article in last week’s issue
of the Phiso-wtor. relative to the
tire .department, did some good,
for the next day one of the officers
worked on the well at corner of
McKinley street and Reservation
avenue for several hours, digging
out snow and iee in order to get to
the water. The uptown wells are
nearly all drv and immediate steps
should U* taken to have them dug
to a lower depth, as this is the
only season in which the work ean
lie properly done, for the abundant
supply oi water in summer prevents
the workmen from going to a depth
necessary for a winter supply.
Bromide of Quinine Capsules
cure a void in one day at Valdez
Pharmacy.
Recertified Government Script
for -ah hv tV (‘raw.
. . . .- ' -
^asaaa^L mm. - . m - '* i rv i a mam . msesm mmBmsmsrmrmmSail
New 1 ijiUhttiiet*.
On Mnn'li I two now liidithon-t•?
4*11 tin* Ahi-kan eon>t Ha.-hed <>nt
tlioir tir?t warning to mariner-.
Ono i? -itimteil at tlio ihinueron
Fivo Finjror.-. mmtli of -Iiinenu ami
lilt*other on Sentinel i-land. ahem
tliirtv-live mile- iiortliwert of .ln
iiean. Both lijiln- are a«lininih!y
-ituatiil. They have lieen jireutlx
tin-tliil liv imviuitnr- in tho-e wa
ter?.
Die next aililitioti to navigation
aid- in Alaskan water- will (iroli
al'ly lie lie ereetion of a ILdithon-e
at I•ineolti. near \Vranstol. Bid
have a | rent I y lieeli o|*eiied for the
eontrael. ami tin work i- intended
to lie eoillllieileetl in .\|iril.
IIhi'o V'Hl gut nilil foot? If so
go to Kish's mill got foil slioos.
Notice of Forfeiture.
_
Yi*I*l*— Vl.—kit. Mitn li ti|Ii. !
To K. ItMX :
^Yon «*v I*.tint it)**!* that I halt* t*x(K*niliMl 1
$•**» in 1-ilH-r Mini iiti|.i v»*ni* ut- on vour uitt*
t\»*.,U» y-M-i.u j iut.T -1 ill fl • IMH %*»n I ’oill|Ml \
Cluiui. i ttlH.v-* iiti* t*»*t»\ u. on I'ni-int
ri\ r. ft s hi.-u-t Mining iMMri.-t. Alaska. !u
nnl •• i< ?! I*. i* i i bit in n n*r t it** |*rovMnii
♦ •f-iM ii ii \V.» It •vi*M *i S|«ii.|. - *.i' it,,* (Hi;.
Stalt—. In iii^ :<tfn Mini rt**i'.iir**«l in !>•*?• I -ni.|
4-laim/or tIn- »*r fiuliiiic I••-«* *1. I'Mil. |t ni
flu «*ii«l *»t lift . < ilayt* ii. .Inti* you r *fu-* in
• ouinhiii ■ ynif |Mi*|H*rt1*ih **l -u**h t*X|M*ii*ii
llirt*. h* *-n-*>\\ :i..|. y.. n ini r» —i m |«mj*
«Tty will l»ff*mii* I'm* |*r«»|H*rty *»/ ttu* Mit***-riiM*r
uinl«*r **Hi*l - *«*iloti SU1.
ll\Xs TOlU.KKsuN.
Alaska’s Official Directory.
Governor John <•. Hra*ly.
I*. 8. Jtnlgef MrlvHlel . Hro'.VII. 1*1*1. \||. 1.
**"Hl at Jnii«-aii: Jiuu •» Wieker-iiaiii. l»i*t. No. :t. ,
v af al None
V.H. Aft .niey- K \. Frieilrfeh. I»i*l. No. J;
.lo*«*ph K. \V«mn|. I. Ilarlaii.
t’lerk l>i-ir!(*l No. I. W . J. Hill*. No. 3.
K. Htilig.
I. 8. Manilla!* Janie* M. Stump. |:l*|. No. 1;
I'ornelio* L. Van ler. I»i-|. No. J; li. |Vrry.
l»i*i. No. 3.
t <‘oiiiiiii*riioiiei* L<1war*i «1«* i.roff. s«tka: II.!
II. Fol*om. Juneau; F. 1*. Tu*i;n# Fl. Wrangell;
I., li. VViaMluanl. I rala*ka: I*, inillegher. Ko
«liak; J. J. I’oi.ert* Sk**gway; W. .1. Jim *. eitvle
*llv; I*. IV sh« pur.l. Sj. Mieliae): Sol liipi u*k y.
I lain*** Mi*> ion: .1 I*. amiiJi. K •Itiiiki: n ; i,. M
Irwin, IhHigla*. T. Brook*, s.tnr»i<-: Joint
I.yon,, Valtlc/. l*re*eoU Sawyer. Kagl •.
F. S. lain* I Otli- •,* Siirvevoi (.riu-rai \V. s. '
l»i*lin
l»egi*ier Join* IV. Hiuliey.
Jieeelver—A. I* Vpjteix U.
rlerk*- (hi*, si. well. W. F. Jeffery*.
l*epuly I'.s. Mimhal* !»i*i. No. 1. »peHal, |
W. II. MeNalr. J. W. Siwa.k, Siika; W. s. stal**y.
Juneau; Win. I*, (•rant. IVrangel: John MeKl
iieuey, Hoitgta* S*!*iul; ftiwartl r. Ha*e\. Val
<1ea; Lewi* L. K-nvi r*. ruga; Janie- Blaine.
I nala*ka, J. I*. I{«y tiol<i*on, Leg! •.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Km>kavoh Com;, Cniitru—Cor.!
Glacier Avenue anil Holtart
Street. Rev. J>. \V. Cram. Pastor.
Services every Sunday at 1 ():.>() a. |
m. anil S j». m. Prayer lneetini:!
Wednesday ni>rlit. Christian Kn-!
deavor Society meets Sundav eveii
inji at i o’clock. Melvin Demiisev. '•
President.
ClII KI H OK THK EPIPHANY-Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Services on Sunday at 4
p- m. Jas. Fish. Senior Warden.
Okheh ok Alask a Moosk — Pioneer
lent No. 1. Meet in their own
Hall tin Reser
vation Avenre, j
every Thursday !
evening at X'
o’cloek. H. H. |
Hildreth, Rul-1
ing Spirit. E. A.
Wheat. Keeper
Wa Wa.(See)
AKCTIt' BK(>THKKIItM)l>—
Vitltlf7 No. 10.
Mi*Pts at Minim1
Hall every Tues
day evening.
A. M. Edwards,
A retie Chief. J.
ti. Snyder. See
relury.
Vai.ih'J!SocialCu'B -Oscar Fish,
Pres. Airs. Jas. Fish Sr. Sec. .Meet
at the AIiH>*e Hall e\ery Friday
evening.
Vai.dk/.C'hamiikr ok ('ovimk:k< e
Meet at the school house the tirst
.Monday night of each month. F.
11. Kelsey. Pres. A. \\\ Hochford.
S»H-’v.
I
LAUN&2Y
Family and Itarlndnr
Washing of all kind*
l’mtii|tily Attcndml to.
HR/. W.E. RILEY,
KKYSTONK AY. SKK <I(1N.
GRAND HOTEL
A. SWAN, Proprietor.
Corner Keystone Avenue and
McKinley Street.
WHERE
& ? Who?
STOP
Everyone From VALDEZ.
FRANKLIN
OF COl'RsK.
Only F irst Cliis> Ki:rii|n jm Hutrl in
JINK A l’.
John T. Spickett Proprietor
MOTEL DILLER.
Headquarters tor VAI.DKZ
120 Kooms. Rates 50<-. $ I .till and
$1.50 |u-r day. First Hass res
taurant in eon nee: ion. Free
• 'US. OpjMisite F. S. Powtotliio.
\\ . ii. I'O’I TS. Manager.
Cor. 1st Ave. and
I’niversity St. SKATTLK
Trade Marks
Designs
r'Mi’ Copyrights Ac.
Anyone sending a sketch and description msy
quickly ascertain our opinum free whether an
Invention is probably patentable. Communion,
tlnnsstrictly confidential. Handbook on Paieuta
sent free, oldest agency for securing patents.
Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive
•pet tot notice, without charge. In the
Scientific American.
A handsomely 11 lust rated weekly. largest cir
culation of any scientific journal. Terms. #3 a
year: four months, $L Sold by all newsdealers.
NBIficS&lBAi
I
Cameron Golden
i
I Mi PioseerloasorialParlor IMi
The Oldest and Most
Reliable in Town.
Ladies’ Shampooing
a Specialty.
Ladles'and Gents* Baths
Theonly place in town .
where hath riMinis are
separate from shop.
Latest Porcelain En
amel Tul is.
All Modern Improvements
Operating the Steamer
EXCELSIOR
< xntiYiM. fnvf, M vji..
Z.C. MOORE,Master.
Sail* from Seattle aUmt ‘J.'itli of Knelt Monti, for Yakntat.
Kllamar. VAI.OKZ. Itliemna ntnl tUnk* Inlet J’oint-.
■'ail' from \ AI.DKZ alx.iil l-»li of h*ae)i Montli for .Itineatl
ami Seattle.
For Information ami Kate* A|i|>!v at Olliee of
Pacific Packing & Nav. Co. j. c. Martin, Agt.
t ilol.e HtliMim*. Seattle. Wiit.il. Ki-li llro* Store. VaJ.le/..
MlU’aliiornia Street. San Franei*eo.
W M Wt >H KMAX |». M At J X KSt »X
Workman’s Road House
First rmnliimisr Imilt mi I•<ivt-riiiim'iit
Trail. Fan iimiiiiiNlnirTiii |>1 <•. lias larirr
warm luirti fur liti Imr-i- ami “inmI ijunr'iTs
im' 'tint's, t • i m m 1 minis a ml i.y i liimr i |,r
nni-lii r ili-sirfs.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
Roberts' Road House.
IMniv *r*>ssitig tin* Summit on tliv way to
tlic interior stop lor r*\»t ami shelter at Mr-.
Rulit'rlV. All tin* foiuforn* **f a Itoliit* at
r«*ns«»nnM*> ratrs.
MRS. II. RORKRTS. . . I'ROI’RIKT«»K.
Donalson Roadhouse.
TOHJItM BRIbQE.
Outfits t'aelieil Free of Ohar^t*. Free IJorse ami IV*i» Staples.
Oistaiiee From Yallies, 771 Miles, via Oovcriuuelit Trail. Best
Aeeonioilatioiis lor I’raveler*.
CllflS. C. YflQER, PROP.
\\ Ia n on tlie Wav to tlie Interior. Stop at die
Loomis Roadhouse,
Tonsina Bridge.
Good Meals. Good Beds.
Complete Lille rtf Mereliamli-I- ami Miller- Snpj.lii- at
Valile- Priee- with Freight Added.
I. H. Loomis Prop. Tonsina, Alaska.
Harry C. Murphy Will Davis
HOTEL HOLTMN
Host roadhouse on tin- All American Koiite to tin*
Yukon. Krrsli vejretahles diirini: season from our
own garden. (ommI feet I for stock near liv. !!c~t of
it4-eoiuiNl«itions. winter or slimmer.
DAVIS & MURPHY Copper Centre, Alaska.
C. E. BOGARDUS
Assayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver aBd Copper $2.50
6o COLUMBIA STREET, SEATTLE, WASH.
Dr. L. S. CAMICIA
I
Dentist and Optician.
A Full Line of Spectacle* on Hiiml. Clock*
and Watches Repaired on
Short Notice
M< Kim.i:v St.