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Mt',Y TIDE TABLES.
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Ti\e following tides are given tor
Valdez bav. Parties outside should
add to or subtract from tire tinted of
high and lav water for other laaait
ties:
Friday, May 5.
High, 1:19 am, 9.5; 2:41 pm, 7.0
Low, 8:14 am.—0.4; 7:51 pm. 3J!
Saturday, May 6.
High, 3:54 am, 9.0; 3:23 pm, t>.6
Lo«t 8:53 am, 0.1: 8:29 pin. 3.6
f Sunday, May 7.
High. 2:30 am. .8.5; 4:11 pm, 6.3
Low, 9:35 am. 6-6; 9:13 pm, 3,9
Monday, May 8.
High. 3:13 am, 7#; 5:08 pm, 6.1
Low, 10:22 am, 1.3.; 10:10 pm, 4.2
Tuesday, May 9.
High, 4:05 am, 7.3.; 6:12 pm, 6.2
Low, 11:14 am. 1-5
Wednesday, May 10.
‘High, 5:13 am. '6.7; 7:12 pm, 6.6 1
Low, 11:24 am, 4.2; 13:12 pm, 1.9
Thursday, May 11.
High, 6:34 am, 6.4; S:00 pm, 7.2
Lo.w, 12:27 am, 3.9; 1:«8 pm, 2.2
Friday, May 12.
Hign, 7:57 am, 6.4; 8:4-0 pm, 7.8
Low.. 2:18 am. 3.1; 2:02 pm, 2.3 ,
Saturday, May 13.
High, 9:07 am, 6.6; 9:17 pm, 8.5
Low,-3:14 am. 2.0; 2:50-pm, 2.4
Sunday, May 14.
High, 1-0:06 am, 6.9; 9:54 -pm, 9.3
Low, 3::59 am, 0.9; 3:33 pm, 2.4
Monday, May IS
-High, 10:57 am, 7.3; 10:33 pm, 9.9
Low, 4:42 am, —0.2; 4:15 pm, 2.4
Tnesday, May id.
High, 11:4-6 am, 7.5; 11:12 pm, 10.5
Low, 5:24 am, —1.1; 5:01 pm, 2.5
Wednesday, May 17
High, 12:32 am, 7.7.
Low, -6:07 am, —1.7; 5:44 pm, 2.5
Thursday, May 18.
High, 11:55 am, 10.8; 1:19 pm. 7,7
Low, 6:53 am. —2.1; 6:29 pm, 2.6
Friday, May 19.
High, 12:39 am, 10.9; 2:08 pm, 7.6
Low. 7:40 am, —2.1; 7:15 pm, 2.7
Saturday, May 20.
High, 1:25 am, 10.7; 2:59 pm, 7.5
Low, 8:30 am, —1.8; 8:09 pm, 2.9
Sunday, May 21.
High. 2:17 am, 10.2; 3:54 pm, 7.4
Low, 9:30 am, —1.3: 9:08 pm, 3.1
Monday, May 22.
High, 3:13 am, 9.4; 4:65 pm, 3.2
Low, 10:16 am, —0.6; 10:19 pm, 3.2
Tuesday, May 2*.
HigbdlKAo am, 8.5; 5:56 pm, 7.6
Low, 11:13 am, 0.1
W’ednesday, May 24.
High, 5:34 am, 7.6; 6:57 pm, 8.0
L©w, 11:44 am, 3.1; 12:14 pm, 0.8
Thursday, May 25.
High, 6:59 am, 7.0; 7:52 pm, 8.5
Friday, May 26.
-High, 8:22 am, 6.7; 8:41 pm, 8.9
Low, 2:31 am, 1.8; 2:10 pm, 2.0
Saturday, May 27
High, 9:33 am, 6.7; 9:23 pm, 9.3
Low, 3:31 am, 0.9; 3:02 pm, 2.4
Sunday, May 28.
High, 10:31 am, 6.9; 10:02 pm, 9.5
Low, 4:19 am, 0.2; 3:48 pm, 2.7
Monday, May 29.
High, 11:21 am, 7.1; 10:39 pm, 9.7
Low, 5:02 am, —0.4; 4:30 pm, 2.9
Tuesday, May SO.
High, 12:03 am, 7.2; 11:14 pm. 9.7
Low, 5:40 am, —0.7; 5:08 pm, 3.0
Wednesday, May 31.
High, 12:42 am, 7.2.
Low, 6:16 am,—0.9; 5:44 pm, 3.1
Notice of Election.
In the Matter of the Alteration, En
largement and the Anexation of
New Territory to the Boundaries
and Limits of the Incorporated
Town of Valdez, Alaska.
Pursuant to an order of the District
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
TWird Division, Valdez, Alaska, Hon.
Fred M. Brown, Judge, made and en
tered on the 22nd day of April, 1916,
said order being directed to the Com
mon Council of the Town of Valdez,
notice is hereby given to the qualified
electors of the Incorporated Town of
Valdez and to the qualified electors of
that certain Territory, which is here
inafter described by metes and bounds
and erhich it is proposed to annex to
the^iaid Incorporated Town of Val
defflfoiat in compliance to the fore
goin^order of the court, the Common
Council of the Town of Valdez here
by gives notice that a Special Elec
tion will be held in the said Town,
and in the said territory to be annex
ed, on the 6th day of June, 1916, to
submit the question of the annexa
tion of said proposed territory to the
said Incorporated Town of Valdez to
the qualified voters of the said town
and of the said territory so to be an
nexed. in accordance with the provi
sions of an act of the Territorial Leg
islature of Alaska, approved April 30,
1913, and after due notice by posting
and publication has been given, as
provided in said act.
The territory proposed to be annex
eftl; to the Incorporated'town of Val
dez is described as follows: Starting
from Meander Corner No. One, Val
dez Townsite Survey, running thence
south 61 deg. 30 min. west 1200 feet
to post from which the front of Val
dez "Dock Company -Wharf bears south
43 deg. 09 min. east 1922.16 feet, and
front of.City Dock bears south 41 de
grees 05 min. east 2600 feet (approx
imately), and SugaT Loaf . Mountain
bears south 02 deg. 53 min. east;
thence South 28 deg. 30 min. east
5280 feet; thence north 61 deg. 30
min. east 2238 feet to Meander Cor.
No. 4, Valdez Townsite Survey;
thence .along the meandered line of
'Valdez Townsite Survey to place of
beginning. All qualified electors are
hereby given notice of said election
and are invited to vote on said propo
sition by placing upon their ballots
the words “For Annexation to the
Town of Valdez,” or “Against Annex
ation to the Town of Valdez,” or
words equivalent thereto.
The time of the election -will be
June 6, 1916,-and the hours for vot
ing will be from 8 a. m. until 7 p. m.
in both the incorporated Town of Val
dez, and in the territory so proposed
to be annexed. The polling place in
the Town of Valdez will be at the City
Hall on Broadway Avenue, and the
polling place in the territory proposed
to he annexed will be at the office of
Charles Crawford In the Crawford
Building on the north side of the Val
dez Dock Company’s -wharf on Alaska
Avenue.
The names of the Judges of Elec
tion in the precinct in the Incorpo
rated Town of Valdez are, John S.
Heckey, George Merrifield and George
Robbins', and the names of the Clerks
are C. J. Todd and Thomas Hunt. The
names of the Judges of election in the
territory proposed to be annexed are
Granville W. Long and S. Bard; and
the name of the Clerk is M. J. Calla
han .
Done by order of the Common
Council of the Incorporated Town of
Valdez, Alaska.
(Attest) WM. M. MEALS.
Town Clerk.
Date of first publication May 5, 1916.
Date of last publication June 2, 1916
Pub. May 5. 12. 19, 26, June 2. 5t
DAVIS WILL IS FILED;
ESTATE VALED $250,000
WHITE PLAINS, N. J„ May 5.—
The will of Richard Harding Davis,
novelist and war correspondent, who
died April 11, was filed today. The
main portion of the estate, estimated
to be worth about $250,000 is placed
in the hands of a trustee for the ben
efit of his widow, Elizabeth Gene
vieve McAvoy Davis, whose stage
name was Bessie McCoy, and his only
daughter, Hope.
CERTIFICATES OF DEATH
BY OSTEOPATHS ILLEGAL
CHICAGO, May 5.—Death certifi
cates signed by osteopaths will not
be accepted by the city. In an opin
ion requested by attorneys for the Ill
inois Osteopathic Association the cor
poration counsel yesterday held that
the state law requres that all certifi
cates be signed by "licensed physi
cians.”. Osteopaths are not licensed
by the state.
Play Draws Big Undience.
The Nigger, featuring Wm. Far
num, America’s most popular actor,
drew a large audience at the Em
press last night, and the play was
most cordially received. Many of the
audience pronounced it one of the
finest films ever shown here. It will
be repeated tonight for the benefit of
those who failed to attend last night.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Anything in the jewelry line at
the Valdez Drug Co. tf
Valdez Drug Company has a line
line of School Stationery.' tf
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez Drug
Company. tf
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. tf
Subscribe for the Prospector.
MINERS snnw
PLENTT REHR
STORY OF DEATH #*08 il/AHEY
Prospectors on the Koydktik Starve
with Plenty of Food hntvShort Dis
tance Away—Did not, Know of
Neighbors.
I -
I
; Deputy Marshal Jack MacC'ormack
of Nulato arrived in Ruby last Tues
(day on his way to Fairbanks. He had
[lately returned from a trip up the
j Koyokuk. made for the purpose of
j burying the dead body of Jack Lehay,
n-who starved to death in an isolated
cabin during the winter. The body
jvwas’ buried about 6 miles from where
lit was found. Lumber for the coffin
was sledded from Nulato. It is the in
i’tention of Bob Lang, of Koyokuk to
'make a trip up on the last snow to
(took for the body of Tom Wilson,
jLahey's partner, who left'the letter
lin the cabin to go for assistance, but
Soever returned.
Robert Hilliary, of Ruby, had
.maintained a long-standing freind
■ship, with Wilson and has interested
[himself in the case. He has availed
Ihimself in every means possible for
[learning all the particulars, and has
furbished the Record-Citizen with
{the following facts regarding the ex
jperiences regarding the death of the
two men::
j Wilson and Lahey left Hughes
ilate in the fail, in a small boat bound
jfor Nulato. They froze in at the
! mouth of Hog river and reached Kol
Isac's cabin, twelve miles above For
ity-mile cutoff. November 3rd, with
out grub. They got a little grub from
[Kolsac, a native, and declined to wait
jand go down with Kolsac later, as
they were in a hurry to reach Nu
lato, in order to get a wood contract
from the wireless station. Kolsac
i left about a week later, but when he
I reached the cutoff he saw where
j their sled went on over.
, Around by the way of the river
it is 106 miles to where Lahey's
.body was found, fifteen miles above
| the lower end of the cutoff. Fifteen
[miles lower down was Peter Kok
irine’s cabin stocked with grub and
I six miles from where Lahey died
(there was a trap line which was run
I at intervals' but the hardpressed men
were ignorant of these sources of re
lief. They had hauled about 350
pounds between them with one dog.
It is probable that they played them
selves out with this heavy load, or
they might have reached safety.
Two letters were found In the cab
in. The first one written was signed
by both Lahey and Wilson. It stated
that they were out of grub and starv
ing; that there were no birds and rab
bits were scarce, and that they had
eaten their dog. The letter also con
tained an order for grub on Evans
at Koyokuk Station. It was after
writing this letter that Wilson start
ed back up the river for help.
Wilson was a member of the Frat
ernal Order of Eagles at Wilkison,
Wash. His folks live at Gig Harbor.
'—Recerd-Citizen.
Daily Weather Report.
Valdez, May 4, 1916.
Barometric pressure .29.504
Temperature 7 p. m.37
Maximum temperature .46
Minimum temperature .33
Mean temperature .39.5
Precipitation . .04
Cloudy, light wind 12 miles, rained
at night.
ZUGG MAKING BORINGS
FOR JUNEAU BRIDGE
Engineer John Zugg, of the Alaska
Road Commission, who has been in
Valdez all winter is now in Juneau
for the purpose of making borings on
the site of the proposed Juneau-Doug
las bridge so that plans and speci
fications for the structure may be
prepared. It is planned by the road
commissioners to be in readiness to
build the bridge whenever there may
be available funds and for that rea
son all the preliminary work will be
done immediately.
Mr. Zug will remain at Juneau and
in this vicinity for several weeks—
probably until the arrival of Col. W.
P. Richardson, head of the commis
sion. Col. Richardson is expected
here about the middle of May.
Mr. Zugg for many years was in
charge of the commission’s work in
the Fairbanks region. Last year he
devoted his time to the commission’s
work along the coast.
Bristles in your teeth? Not if you
buy a guaranteed tooth brush at the
Owl. tf
Spring Samples in heavy weights,
for Alaska wear. Guy F. Cameron,
Tailor. tt
Prospector Ads bring results.
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To CoUathrto Congrmn.
'To determine the years covered by a.
: given congress doable tbe number of
'the coagress and add the product to
1780. The result will be the year In
Which the congress closed. Take, for
example, the Thirty-fifth congress.
.Doubling it gives us seventy; add 1780
and we have 1800, the year in which,
on March 4, the Thirty-fifth congress
closed. To find the number of a con
gress sitting in any year subtract 1780
from the year. If the result is an even
rnumber half that number will give the
Longress of which the year in question
saw the close. If the result is an odd
number add one. and half the result,
will give the congress in which the
year in question was the first year.
Take, again, the congress sitting in
1808. Subtract 17S0 from 1858 and the
result is sixty-nine. Add one. making
seventy, and divide by two, showing
that the Thirty-first congress was hold
ing its first regular session in that
year. The year 1780 is the basic num
ber. because that was the year in
■which the First congress under the
■onstitution convened. — Philadelphia
jlPress.
Ironing the Tablecloth.
: A tablecloth should be pulled Into
shape before being ironed. After it is
pulled into shape, fold it together
j lengthwise through the middle, so that
I the wrong side will be outside; then
i turn back the edges at each side so that
-,the cloth is in four long folds, each fold
|-of the same width. The outer folds
I will now be right side out. Iron these
! two outer folds, then turn them inside
l and irou the two inner folds that are
j now outside and are the right side of
I the tablecloth. When the four folds
i are thus finished the long length can
be doubled back and forward tbe de
: sired width, but the crosswise folds
I should not be Ironed in. Papers can be
j placed where the tablecloth hangs over
! on the floor from the ironing hoard. A
I little practice will soon make you per
; feet. The old fashioned way was to
' first iron a tablecloth on the wrong
side, but the tablecloths coming under
my observation that look the best are
ironed in the manner above described.—
Eunice Haskins in Independent Farmer.
, An Ideal leland.
The island of Ascension, in the At
lantic, belonging to Great Britain, is
unique in many respects. There is no
private property in laud, no rents, no
taxes and no use for money. The
flocks and herds are public property,
and the meat is issued as rations. So
are the vegetables grown on the farms.
When an island fisherman makes a
catch he brings it to the guardroom,
whence it is issued by the sergeant ma
jor. Practically the entire population
are sailors, and they work at most of
the common trades. The climate is al
most perfect. The island is 8 by 6
miles in size and has a population of
about 450. It is 250 miles northward
of St Helena and is governed by a
captain appointed from the British
navy. _
Hamadan In History.
Hamadan seems to be certainly the
Ekbatana, the summer residence of tbe
ancient Persian kings, where Alexan
der the Great stored his enormous loot
from Persia, estimated at over £41,000.
000. But there is topographical diffi
culty about identifying It with the ear
lier and still more interesting Ekbata
na described by- Herodotus, the city
where the first Median king, Deioces,
realized the ideal of royal isolation by
shutting himself up in a palace on top
of a hill, surrounded by seven fortified
circles of different colors descending
the slopes in order and allowing the in
habitants of these to communicate
with him only by writing. Either this
story is a myth or the Ekbatana of
Herodotus is to be found on a hill be
tween Hamadan and Tabriz.—London
Chronicle.
Eating and Fighting.
It is not creditable to a thinking peo
ple that the two things they most thank
God for should be eating and fighting.
We say grace when we are going to
cut up lamb and chicken,, and when we
have stuffed ourselves to an extent that
an orang outang would he ashamed of
we offer up our best praises to the
Creator for having blown and sabered
his "images,” our fellow creatures, to
atoms and drenched them in blood and
dirt.—Leigh Hunt.
Cream Seuce.
To make a satisfactory cream sauce,
flrst put tbe milk on and while this Is
getting warm rub the butter and flour
together until smooth. As soon as the
milk comet) to the boil gradually add
tbe creamy mixture while tbe milk
continues to boil, and the finished
sauce will be quit# smooth. Tl.
Close Call.
“Pa,” said little Jimmie, "I was very
near getting to the bead of my class
today.”
“How was that, Jimmie?”
“Why, a big word came all the way
down to me, and If I could only have
spelled it I should have gone clear up.”
—Exchange.
Intelligent Lad.
Employer—Boy, take this letter and
wait for an answer. New Boy—Yes.
sir. Employer—Well, what are you wait
ing for? New Boy—The answer, sir.
—Boston Transcript.
The Pessimist.
“Pa, what is a pessimist?”
“My son, a pessimist is a man who
when given his choice between two
evils takes both of them.’’—Life.
The Place For Him.
"He's so reckless he’s always taking
chances."
"Oh. do send him to our charity
bazaar.”—Baltimore American.
VALDEZ - and - - ANCHORAGE
CITY EXPRESS
Meets all boats! On the job, day or night
We never sleep.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phone 82
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE’AGENCY
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Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
Absentees Business Properly Handled
Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Buy Alaska Made Cigars
ASK FOR W. R. King, Terminus, or Lavanna,
Made in Seward by union workmen.
We maintain our standard. Sold everywhere
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine^Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
ValdezIDock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 68 Chas. Fischer, Propr.
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
Foot Keystone Ave
Rouu-h Dry 10c lb
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND
California
Admiral
Line.
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE* 11:00 A. M.—
April SO—S. S. Admiral Evans—Kodiak and way ports.
May 7—S. S. Admiral Farragut—Knlk* Anchorage and way ports.
May 14—S. S. Admiral Watson—Knlk, Anchorage and way ports.
May 21—S. S. Admiral Evans—Kodiak and way ports.
May JW—S. S. Admiral Farragut—Knlk* Anchorage and way ports.
SAILINGS SOI TH FROM VALDEZ—
April 2S—S. S. Admiral Farragut.
May 5—S. S. Admiral Watson.
May 12—S. S. Admiral Evans.
May 10—S. S. Admiral Farragut.
May 20— S. S. Admiral Watson.
June 2—S. S. Admiral Evans.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
Steamers Vale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
RICHARD J. RI AO WOOD, Mgr., Seattle; VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailings from Seattle—
April 30—S. 9. Northwestern.
May 5—S. S. Mariposa.
May 10—S. 9. Alaska.
May 15—Alameda.
May 20—S. S. Northwestern.
May 25—S. S. Mariposa.
May 30—S. 9. Alaska.
Sailings South from Valdez—
April 30—S. S. Alaska.
May 5—S. S. Alameda.
May 12—S. S. Northwestern.
May 15—S. S. Mariposa.
May 20—S. S. Alaska.
May 25—S. S. Alameda.
June 1—S. S. Northwestern.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, EUamar, Valdez and La
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
P. B. TRACY, Gen'l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One road—one management—one service all the'way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.