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VOLUME 3, NO. 21 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1904. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Matting
SOMETHING NEW.
Figured and Floral Patterns.
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Linoleums
Six Feet Wide. Wildes* New Designs.
Oil Cloths
Three Feet Wide. New Assortment of Patterns
Lace Curtains. Window Shades.
A. L. LEVY & CO.
Good Goods.
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'VALDEZ DRUG COMPANY
Wholesale and Retail Druggists
AND DEALERS IN
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Periodic Is and Photo Supplies
Save Your Coupons. j
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 i
City Market
NEXT TO THE NIZINA.
PRICES ARE
RIGHT
Wliolesale and
Retail Dealers
GIVE OS A 1
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game.
CHAS. CRAWFORD.
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
Plana and Estimates Furnished an Application.
Wharf Building House Moving
Youw Mot Coming.
Assistant Attorney General
Young, who was ranting to Alaska
to investigate chargee against the
judges, is unable to make the trip,
and Attorney Day, an attache of
the department, will come instead J
jie leaves Wasliingtou July 6. ^
Hew Town.
The handing in GaVena hay to
the Mitchell Mining Co.’s property
will he known in the future ae
Bobabufgh.
J. W. -Case,
Representative.
Western fcerwn letters.
Cnntlnacd from Third rage.
Micheclson are busy thus season.
They are employing only natives
this year, wlfbm they get for 12 a
day. These parties own what was
formerly known as the Polly mine,
but the property is divided this
year. It is a good mine.
On Crow creek extensive work is
being done. Four hydraulic plants
are in operation. Two companies
are at work on this creek. The
Crow Creek Consolidated Co of this
place, have the lower claims, and
the Girdwood Co., of New -York,
own the upper claims. These prop
erties cannot be worked out in 50
years, and the two will pay at
least 175.000 a year.
On Tenty Mile creek at the head
of tlie Arm, a number of men nre
working on what promises to lie
one of the best properties in this
part of Alaska. Eight claims were
located last year, and they com
pose a basin of gTavel of unknown
depth. The whole property can be
ground-sluiced from the lower end
of the claims. There iB abundance
of water and dumping ground.
Coarse gold has been found in the
top gravel and wherever panning
has I wen done good prospects have
been found. Several men are now
at work on the property, and the
owners have been offered a large
sum for it but will not sell. The
property is owned by Messrs. Hil
dreth, Sexton, S. C. Collins, James
Ward and others. .
Wm. Vane, of Newport, Idaho,
was in town a few days ago and
left far the Matannska coal fields.
He took with him Mr. A. Lacey
and am to survey « number «f the
coal claims ha fhat district, and
will patent and develop them.
Mt. Jasper Wilson, sen «f Secre
tory Wilson, of the agricultural
department, made a flying visit to
Sunrise and the mines on Crow
meek last week. Hb is investigat
ing the game proposition of Alaska,
for the department of agrieglture,
with a view to modifying the game
laws. Be was accompanied by
Judge Hildreth and Marshal Sex
ton for their enforcement sd the
game laws. ' <
i flu of nr
WILL BE CELEBRATED BY
ATTENDING
It Air 3=i$ Circus
Greatest Show of The Century.
Wonderful Attractions.
Grand Ball.
The Fourth will Ik* celebrated by
Valdez this year with a grand cir
cus in the afternoon and u hall in
i he evening.
The great and only Hot Air
Show with its new and varied at
tractions is completing nil arrange
ments for the most successful ex
hibition ever presented in town.
Space will not permit us to enum
erate nil the features, but take our
word for it thut its equal lias never
l<een seen.
In the evening there will be a
('•rand Ball at McKinley hull for
the benefit of the Cadet Corps. Be
sure to attend and help the boys
along.
Tour of Investigation.
Jasper;"Wilson Going To Eagle To
Size Up The Coun
try.
Jasper Wilson, son and secretary
of the secretary of agriculture, is
now going the rounds of Alaska to
investigate the farming possibili
ties and enquire into the condition
of eur large game. He has spent
some time in the Cook inlet country
and came here on the Bertha to
go overland to Eagle.
'He will catch the survey party at
Copper Center and accompany
them to Eagle, looking over the
country as he goes.
Valdez Cadet Corps.
For some time past it lias been
evident that something must Ire
done with our hoys along the line
of athletic and military training.
The Cadet Corps seemed to Ire the
only practicable solution of the
problem for the present, and on
May 12th tire organization was ef
fected, with Rev. Taylor as colonel
Mr. Bunnell lieutenant colonel and
Walter White major. Later, Nor
man Bratton was appointed 1st
lieutenant and Calvin Hazelet 2nd
lieutenant.
A1 White generously donated the
use of McKinley hall for drill pur
poses, and the boys are drilling
three nights a week under the sup
ervision of Walter White. They
are showing a decided improve
ment in carnage and deportment
as a result. Everyone is invited
to attend the meetings and encour
age the hoys.
In oTder to equip the Corps with
uniforms a ball will be given Hon
da y evening July 4th, which it is
hoped will he attended by everyone
thus assisting in providing funds
for that which stands for physical
development and gentlemanly con
duct—the Valdez Cadet Corps.
Tickets are for sale by members
of the Corps.
Will Hove Telegraph Office.
The following message was re
ceived to-day by the mayor:
Seattle, June 28.—Department
signal officer authorizes you to have
telegraph office, at Valdez, moved
back not to exceed sixty feet with
■out damage to building. Com
mmrding dffieer at liscum is in
formed. Bctleh,
Lieut. Signal Cope.
Your old clothes can be restored
to a respectable condition at the
V&ldoz laundry, SiwstesK-av-c.
Back From Washington
B. F. Millar J Returns After HU
Winter’s Work At The
Capital.
B. F. Millard, the accredited re
presentative of Valdez to the na
tional capitol during the past win
ter, has just returned to town.
During the session of congress ho
was very busy in the interest of
Alaska, and accomplished some
Rood work though not as much as
he expected to. At the close of tlic
congressional session he went on
to New York to attend to business
of his own and rctnuincd there un
til quite recently.While li chat* noth
ing definite to say in regard to a rail
road from Valdez to the interior,
he has noted considerable activity
among the projectors of the Valdez,
Copj>er River Northern ralway, i
the parties who at present hold the j
right of way through the canyon.
As their right of way runs out in
February next they will he com
pelled to la-gin very soon.
Mr. Millard says that there is
little doubt that the wagon road
bill will pass next session, as the
main objection to it was that there
was no survey and no estimate of
cost made. The survey now in
progress will remove this objection.
He claims that the judicial depart
ment is responsible for the defeat
of the division hill. In regard to
other legislation he says that the
Burnham poll lux hill, Nelson
road hill, municipal anil coal land
lulls were adopted.
• Palled to Convict.
Tlieodore Tuku, a native of Pinrl
Graham, was arrested for cohabit
ing with another man’s wife, ami
wns brought to Keldovia for trial.
Th€ trial wns winesged and eu joyed
by a number of visitors who had
never before attended a trial of any
kind in Alaska. Taku appeared
very dumb at the commencement
of the trial, and it took a great
deal of talk in three languages for
the court to make him understand ,
what he was arrested for. However
he was wise enough to plead not j
guilty and demanded a jury trial.
Mr. Win. Vane offerred to defend
the prisoner and was accepted;
Marshal Sexton acted as prosecut
ing attorney. The testimony had
to be translated from English into
Russian, and from Russian into,
Aleut and Kenai languages.
Mr. Vane, who defended the na
tive, is not a lawyer but his objec
tions to many questions which
were sustained in nearly every case
by the court, and his eloquent plea
to the jury for the prisoner won
the case and Taku was found “not
guilty” and warned not to do it
again. The case was brought, it is
thougt, by request of the Russian
priest, move as a lesson and warn
ing to the natives who are very
slack in their mode of living, and
it will liave its effect for their good
even though a conviction was not
secured.
Hubbard- Rlliott Pack Train.
The pack train of the Huhkard
& Elliott party returned to town
on Monday, having landed their
outfit nicely upon the property
on Elliott creek. After resting the
horses a few days they will again
start in with another outfit, mostly
machinery. Harry Elliott return
ed with the parly, and will remain
to meet his father who is iiiecly to
arrive on the next boat. If the
weather is suitable he may go in to
look over the ground.
L. L. Bales, who tooke the hunch
of Aleuts to Bt. Louis, returned on
the$anta Ana for more curios. He
wont w>«i on tlu- Dora.
A TRIBUTARY OF THE DEL
TA
1$ tone cl flew Me
Made By Jacobsen and Garrett.
Tweuly-<,ix Claims Were
Stilted.
Sluto Creel:, June 11—Jneulwui
and Garrett have returned from
Deltn with tl*- information that
they had struck it good they thought
from the pannings on the rim.
T.icy staked the whole crock, 28
claims. Nearly all the Slate creek
hoys linvc an interest, there l>eing
two or more to each claim.
The creek is named Whitehorse,
and it tinwa into* the Kast Fork of
Delta, only six miles from Kureka
creek, where Torgceon and party
camped three years ago.
i here is timWr on Discovery nnd
good timber a mile Mow. Tlie
creek lias aliundnnt fall and (Jar
rett says there are 12 streams the
sire of Slate flowing into White
horse.
As soon as the frost is out they
will sink to liedrock on several
claims and fuliv determine tlie
worth of the ground. The locators
are jubilant and |>ro|dicsv it to Ue
a winner.
The find is in the Fairbanks re
cording district.
J. M. Goodwin Dead—
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Father of the Goodwin Boys and
Mrs. Lewis Died Tues
day.
During the night of Tuesday,
June 2H J. M. Goodwin, age 72,
d.ed at the residence of his daugli
ti r, Mrs. A. B. Lewis, at the town
site l>elow Valdez.
For the past few years lie was a
resident of Seattle and this spring
came to Valdez to he with his fam
ily and also in ho|*-s of lettering
liis health. He seemed to improve
with the change of climate and
Tuesday evening retired feeling as
well as usual, out during the night
a change came on and in a short
time he passed quietly away.
Deceased was an old time jour
nalist, having been for many years
connected with the Salt Lake Trib
une. His sons Frank and Walter
are well known an Valdez, as they
Have l>uen here for the past two
years with Mr. Lewis in connection
with the proposed railroad. Wal
ter, at the time of his fathers death,
was out of town but was tele*
graphed for.
Mrs. Goss, of Kodiak, is also a
daughter of Mr. Goodwin, but she
will not hear of the death for a
month yet. Mrs. I/ewis is very
much affected by tho death of her
fatlier.
The disitosition of the body is
not yet determined on. It may be
taken to Seattle fur burial.
Meyets Raised Prices.
Herman Meyer, upon his return
from Nicina, where he left Mr.
Wilson in charge of his store, re
ported to this paper that fiaur was
selling there for 25 oenta, haceai 45
and beans 30. Men have gone ia
expecting to purchase sapplies at
tltese prices, only to find that the
stove-beeper, taking advantage of a
scarcity of provisions, liad raised
the prices very high.
W-o regret very much that thw
paper has l>een made a party Cfc
any such cruuked scheme, and pre
dict that Mr. Meyer will lose in the
Joi|g run by it.