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High Quality
Perfect Fitting
Lowest Price
Spot Cashfor Gold Dust
[ TliaTPrickly Feeling
1 and the red eruption on your skin are probably due
I to your failure to use
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It relieves instantly. It is soothing to the skin,
cools by the only natural method, that of evapora
tion,-ami does NOT leave the skin dry or rough.
We will give you your money hack if you are
not satisfied.
THE VALDEZ PHARMACY
City Market
NEXT TO MKWHANT’s CAKE.
Wholesale aid Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork andPoultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
NUQQETJ AUb NUQQET JEWELRY
[ Itov. Just Listen!
Your friends in the East are thinking of
you—wondering if they’ll In* the happy re
■•ipients of a piece of nugget jewelry made
n Valdez.
Ihia i Yt iill.mv li o nine 10 lhj muiKing anoui n r
Diri 'YC In enaless vanety for the little
I 11 ^ 3 dimpled hands.
□Big ones ' Are you thinking
too of it?
W C STULL,
Jeweler, Kxpert Watchmaker, Op
tician un i Diamond Setter,
VALDEZ
Chamber of Commerce.
The Valdez Chamber of Com
merce held a meeting on last Tues
day evening. The committee on
roads and ferry reported favor
ably on the bill of Rudolph Bros,
for building bridges and ferry.
The funds being short Mr. Fish, Sr.
was api>ointed a committee of one
to collect funds sullicicnt to meet
the obligation.
A communication was received
from the Skagway Chamber of
Commerce asking the co-operation
of the Valdez Chamber in securing
signatures to a petition to Congress
asking for an extension of the land
laws to Alaska; a repeal or amend
ment of the license laws, so that
the revenue may be disbursed for
the needs of the District; that aid
Ik* extended to the construction of
railroads, telegraph lines, etc, and
that we Ik* allowed a delegate to
Congress.
James Fish, Sr. was appointed a
committee of one to secure signa
tures to the petition.
Earthquake at Skagway.
Skagway was badly shaken up
on the morning of August 10th, by
an earthquake. Several shocks
were felt hut no serious duiuage
was done. It is very dull there at
present and it is expected that not
more than <>00 people will be living
there this winter.
On the Trail.
Copper Center, Sept. 10—James
Fish, Alvah Eames and H. R. Les
lie laid over Sunday here.
The following men have arrived
from Slate: Jake Stead, King Os
car, Ray Larsen, Chas. Brelime,
Dick Denine, Capt. Johnson, Geo.
Mason, Kid Little, F. Collins and
Hatch.
Cobh passed through here to take
charge of Cap'. Wilson’s pack trait:.
Dick Keith and Sergeant War
fel are in town.
Send the Pkommsctor to your
friends. It will contain the news.
OIL WELL AT COTELLA IS
FLOWING
130 ft. Column ol Oil
Coal Also Discovered Tbere. Rash
For Oil Land Fro:n
hew York.
Tito English syndicate which
has been Wing for oil at Cotella,
has struck a gusher. They wen*
within two hundred feet of where
they expected to strike a flow, when
the oil suddenly burst out, taking
everything before it and rose to a
height of 160 feet. They were not
expecting anything of the kind and
it took them some time to get it
under control, but they finally
succeeded and now have it capped
and are ready to begin shipping at
any time.
The oil is of good quality and is
worth |4 per barrel as it comes
from the well. It can la* shipped
to the States for $8 i>er ton. thus
insuring a good profit to the work
ers.
Cotella is a small native village
at the upper end of Controller bay
near the mouth of Martin river.
Controller bay is aWit 80 miles
beyond the mouth of Copper river
and lies ladiiud the island of Kay
ak.
Indications of oil have Wen found
at this place for some time, hut this
syndicate is the first to do any act
ual development. Signs of oil are
found for 12 miles from the 1 teach.
Coal is also found in workable
quantities. Richard Temple and
others located 1(J0 acres of coal
land there some time ago and sold
it to a company last year for $1(X),
(XX). The company claims to l»e
able to mine the coal ami put it on
the beach at a cost of less than a
dollar a ton. The natives have re
cently discovered a ImhIv of coal
altout six miles from the beach,
which is (>0 feet wide.
The re was quite a rush for oil
property at Cotclla recently. Sev
eral men from New York came up
on the Santa Ana to take up claims
which were open for relocation.
Three of them dropped off at
Ellamar and chartered the Mc
Pherson sloop to land them at
Controller bay. The others, who
came on to Valdez, had a warrant
for the arrest of one of the Ellamar
party, l)r. M. \V. Brunner, and
hoped to get an officer here to serve
it, thus detaining the others until
they could reach the oil fields. In
this they were disappointed, as the
doctor and party had left Ellamar
for Cotclla before the Santa Ana
reached Valdez.
Big Suit Over Mining Property.
Notice lias lieen tiled in the com
missioners ollicc that suit will tie
brought hy the Chittyna Explora
tion Co., against K. K. MeClellan
and others, who are interested in
the Alaska Copper Co., for an in
terest in the Bonanza group of
claims. This suit has lieen brought
hy the Exploration Company on
the grounds that the locators of
the said claims were in the employ
of the company at the time loca
tions were made.
All the parties concerned, who
are now here, are very reticent
almut the matter, ami refuse to
lie interviewed on the subject.
The defendants are ordered to
appear before the court at this place
on or la-fore Octolier 8th. The at
torneys for the plaintiff are O. P.
Hubbard, W. B. Heyburn and E.
C. Camplieil.
FOR FIRE APPARATUS
Nearly fioco Raised. Council Ap
propriates $500.
The City Council met hist Mon
day evening in the City Hall, five
members being present and never*
visitors.
Mr. James Fish, Sr.,appeared lie
fore the Council in behalf of the
citizens massmeeting, held on Fri
day night, and rejiortcd that the
committee had collected $.129 and
had promises of $112.50 more,
making a total of $441.50 that had
lieen secured for fire protection.
Mr. Fish and the committee were
' given a vote of thanks by the Coun
I cil for their work in liehilfofthe
city.
The Council then appropriated
; $250 from the general fund for the
! same purpose. This makes $5<X)
that the Council has appropriated
for this object, and with the sum
secured by the committee, there
will lie aliout $1,000 to spend.
Last year over $5(X) was expended
and with the apparatus that the
Council will now purchase the pro
tection from fire in Valdez will be
excellent. The committee on fire
protection will order a thousand
feet of hose and a 20 man engine
and a nutulier of Balicock extin
guishers.
An ordinance was introduced es
tablishing a fire limit to embrace
the following isirtion of the city.
Commencing at the corner of Alas
ka Ave. and Front St.; thence along
Front to Empire; up Empire to
Fifth street; along Fifth to Alaska
Ave.; thence along Alaska Ave. to
place of beginning.
The Council will control Un
building of all Hues and chimneys
in this district, and the repairing
of any defective flues.
Following is a list of contributors
to the fund:
1 Al White $25 00
Valdez Mill Co 25 00
PPifcSCo 2 * oo
Mr anil Mrs Knon 25 00
II A lhmgherty 15 00
JO Snyder 15 00
A L L*vy 15 <10
C N Crary 10 <W
It F Millard 10 no
Prospector 7 50
s Lorenz 5 oo
Mrs Clausen a UU
Sens 5 00
K Richards 5 00
i Hlggtn 5oo
(» Spongin'rg 5 00
Otto Kaiiitz 5 00
Olson Bros 5 oo
F Caiuerou 5 oo
A votiOunther 5 oo
W Workman I 00
Al Transfer Co 2 50
T Cule I It
j W Stull 2 50
A J Adams 2 50
Jas Fi*h A Co $25 00
Dock A W’h’ae Co 25 oo
Bank of Valdez 20 00
<• A Brown 15 00
St Elias Hotel U U0
A Swan 15 ou
Miss Kleve 10 UO
J F Hielscher 10 00
FCendzwcll 10 00
Scott A Smith 7 50
C Crawford 5 00
Roy Rutherford a 00
J nsh, Sr 5 u0
I l.cedy A oo
tins Dgarf 5 oo
J J Yaksliaw 5 00
Coodcl A Edward* 5 00
Kern A Root 5 UO
F R Schmidt 5 «»
John Verret 2 50
O J Ho-ford 2 SO
D W Cram 2 50
Dr Camicia 2 50
\V Brennen 2 50
The council held an adjourned
meeting last night and accepted the
report of the committee on fire ap
paratus. Mayor Steele was in
structed to go ahead and order the
necessary articles. Following is a
list of apparatus ordered:
1 Hand engine, No. 3
600 Ft. 2^ inch hose, with coupling
3 Extra couplings
1 Expander
1 Hose cart. No. 3
1 Lantern holder
12 Coupling rings
ti Rex Babcock extinguishers, 3 gal
2 Doz. chargers for same
1 Doz. spanners.
This outfit will cost alxmt $S00.
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Clerk of the Court Coining.
Eagle, Alaska, Sep. 9.—A. R.
Heilig, clerk of the court for this
•district, has started for Valdez.
Judge Wickersham anti the rest of
the oflicials have gone to the States
, for a short vacation. They will
i return to Valdez iu time for the
I winter term of court. Clerk Heilig
will make all necessary prepara
■ lions, such as procuring a building
for the court, etc.
Men and Money on the Way.
Copper Center, Sep. 10—Chas.
Sandin'rg and poke, Thornell, Stei
ner and Bloom just passed through
hero.
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PROSPECTORS RETURN PROK
THE
Me on White Diver.
Hard Place to Oet Into, Bat la Very
Rich. Many Claims
Staked.
Late rejxtrts from the new dig
gings at V iktag prove that section
to In.- a very promising one,and fur
ther development may prove it to
1m- fnllv as rich as the Nizina.
This discovery was made last
winter by Mike Mnrvis and Bob
Me Hardy, who were hunting and
trapping on White river. They
panned a little gravel in a frying
pan, getting a good prospect, and
returned there this summer in com
pany with a man named Dover
spike to prosja-et further. Very
little work convinced them that
they had made a rich find, and
they located a number of claims.
They were joined by several other
men, and some work was done
with rockers. On discovery claim
four men rocked out in three days
32 ounces of gold.
The men working rockers on the
creek have averuged $20 per day to
the man. They have recently
joined forces and will abandon
rockers for sluice boxes, I snug con
fident that the output will thereby
la.- increased to $10U j<er day to the
man.
Messers Murvis, Me Hardy and
Doverspike came up to Valdez
with the gold and spread the new*
of the strike. Me Hardy weut to
Seattle with the gold and Murvis
and Doverspike returned to Yaktag.
There are now about 25 men on tho
creek.
Among those who left Valdez for
the scene of the strike are Joe Bell,
L. V. Leeper, C. F. Townsend, C. D.
Blodget, J. J. Godfrey, Billy Carlis
and Jack McClancy. They landed
at Kayak, and from there were
taken in canoes by natives to the
mainland, about 15 miles distant,
and then traveled along the lieach
to Yaktag. They located a num
ber of claims and Messrs. Bell,
Townsend, ltlodget and Got If rev re
turned to Valdez. They are well
pleased with the country and will
return early in the spring to work
their claims.
«!•«*! . . .. % fl si «
»w imv *nuwin uuu*
frey anti Biodget rocked out $U in
two hours anti in one hour panned
out $2. Joe Bell dug out of the
rim-rock with his pocket knife
altout $2 in gold in less than an
hour, one nugget weighing 25 cents.
One serious drawback to the
country is the extreme dilficultv of
reaching it. For a greater portion
of the time the surf is so high as to
make landing on the lieaeli an im
possibility, aud this is especially
true of this season of the year. A
large numlter of people have been
trying to get in there for the past
six weeks, but witliout success.
Probably the liest method of
reaching the ground would be to
start from Kayak some time in
January or February, embracing
favorable weather to reach the
mainland, and sled the seasons
outfit along the beach, a distance
of 70 miles.
Beach diggings have been worked
at Yuktag for the past three years,
and there are four men still work*
ing there and are rocking out from
14 to $8 per day to the man.
Exchange your old stove for a
new range at Richards'.