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HERE THEY AR !
Bargain* for Kverybotly. in Dry Goods, Clothing. Boots ami Shoes.
(tnwriw, Furniture. Wall I’ajier. Stoves, Hardware. Hay. Grain.
Coni. LumlNT. Disirs anil Windows. Frames, ete. You Will Save
Time. 1 rouble and Kx]>en*e and <iet What You Want by Coming
Here.
DRY QSSDS
Our Dry G«mmIs Department is Simply Overflowing With Good. Dejnndablc
Goods. That Will Give You Double Your M oner’s Wurth in Wear,
BOOT/ — SHOEJ
It Will lie Necessary to Wear a Pair of our Famous “Clover Brand” Boots
and Slaws, to Appreciate the Comfort and Service they will Render. Fur
Wear, Style and Comfort, they have NO EQUAL.
CLOTH1NQ
Ordinary Clothing is not Good Enough for us to Sell. Come here and vou
will get Something to be Impended Upon—and No More to Pay.
QROCERIES
THE TIME TO EAT is alsnit tin* same with all. WHAT TO EAT is
governed by different tastes, beliefs, habits, customs and superstitions.
We supply your wants in anything in the Grocery line, because we give
our whole time and attention to the one object of pleasing our customers.
HARDWARE
Wlu-n in need of Hardware, Stoves. Kitchen Utensils, remember that we give
More Value for your inonev than can be had elsewhere.
COAL
Our coal makes more beat than any other kind, lieeause it is all coal.
FISH BROS., Valdez, Alaska.
THE VALBEZ PHARMACY
Photo Supplies, Albums,
Printing Paper, Plates,
Films,etc.
n/K)/1Z!NES in? BOOKS.
Candies, Fine Stationery
Toilet Articles,Perfumes,
etc.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED.
«.T. WHITLEg, GEO. J. LOVE.
Merchants Cafe
AND
Bakery.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS. OPEN ALL NIGHT.
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry,
Spectacles, Snow Glasses,
Silver Novelties Sil ver Tableware,
Knives, Forks and Spoons.
An Array of Serin? Win? Splendor
BEAUTIFUL, UP-TO-DATE and of the highest
standard of excellence, artistic in design and
workmanship.
PLEAKIXti and APPROPRIATE for Birtlalay,
Wedding and Anniversary (lifts. We can ’lie of
service to you in making selections. We ran
please the most critical and exacting tastes.
Visit our store whether you buy or not.
W. C. STULL, VALDEZ
Expert \V atchmaker. Manufacturing Jeweler and Optician.
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Dodging a Warrant.
Traveling over the interior from
Slate creek to \ aldez, and between
here and the Bremner for nine
months, with a warrant for his ar
rest hanging over him, has been
the experienee of Huh Fulkerson,
of tliis place.
Early last spring there was a
warrant made out for his arrest
for interfering in the working of a
claim on Slack creek, in theOhisna
district. The claim was in litiga
tion. and an injunction had lieen
issued restraining Fulkerson and
his associates from interfering with
Ilazelett and Meales in their work
upon it. Fulkerson however, did
not obey the injunction and forced
the company to cease operations,
until a counter injunction was
served, which closed the claim
down entirely for the season.
Deputy marshal Hasey made a
trip to Chisna with the warrant,
hut his man could not l»e found.
He searched for a while and at
one time uuknowingly |«issed with
in a few feet of where Fulkerson
was camped. After spending some
time on Slate creek the marshal re
turned to Valdez. Shortly after he
left, Fulkerson reappeared in the
camp, where he remained for the
rest of the season.
in the fall, accompanied by John
Racdcr, lie went to Charley creek,
a tributary of the Gakona. where
the winter was spent trapping. In
February the two came to Valdez
with a load of furs, and spent altout
a week in town. When the rush to
the Bremner liegan they made a
flying trip to that country and
staked some property, again re
turning to town early in March
for a summers outfit, which they
are now moving to the interior.
As was announced in last week’s
Pkosckctok, the warrant has now
heeu withdrawn and Mr. Fulkerson
is at liberty to visit town as often
as lie wishes, although it does not
hsik as if he had been’ obliged to
forego that pleasure even though a
warrant was out for him.
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THE A. C. COMPANY WANT
30 PER CENT
OfOrlilAtoM
Adjuster is Here to Settle Affairs
For the Company. People
Dissatisfied.
J'lm*re is much dissatisfaction ex
pressed throughout the town over
tlie action of the parties concerned
in demanding thirty per cent sal
vage for goods that survived the
attempted wreck of the Bertha.
After the Break up most of the
passengers returned to Seattle
where they purchased new outfits
fame up on a later boat, and start
ed for tlie interior. Some remained
in town awaiting the promised ar
rival of the Bert 1 in, only to find
that their goods were held subject
to an assessment of thirty per cent
of the original value for salvage.
| notwithstanding that they had paid
the company to land their goods at
Valdez.
The action is without a precedent
in this section and it is difficult to
! get the people to reconcile them
selves to it. None of the passen
gers claim that the wrecking looked
enough like an intentional act to
! make tlie company legally and
| morally responsible for all dama
! ges.
In order to get tlie company’s
i view of the matter we had an in
! terview with Mr. (iollin. the com
pany agent, and he explains it
thus:
First, that a ship company is in
no manner responsible for the los
of goods occasioned liy the wreck
ing of a vessel, no matter what tin
cause mav lie.
Second, that the Bertha was
wrecked, and as a consequence tin'
cargo is considered as lost and all
responsibility on tbe jart oi tla
eomjmnv ceases.
Third, tliat a wrecking crew ajs
peared ii)M>n the scene, recovered
the ship and cargo, and for their
services demand salvage. To settle
the matter an adjuster is now here
in charge.
It will no doubt Ik- settled to tin
satisfaction of tbe A. C. Company
but it (lues not appear tluit the
shipper in any instance is satisfied,
except where the losses were cover
ed by insurance, and even then the
loss of time is a cause of dissatis
faction.
Two years ago a vessel bound for
this j*ort met with an accident and
there was a hill for salvage, Imt
the transportation company paid
the bill themselves and did not
even collect the freight charges.
As a consequence that companv
gets the principal part of the pres
ent shipping, while the A. C. Co.,
on account of the antagonistic
stand taken toward the town, and
the lack of accomodation which
characterizes all their dealings
with the public, have gradually
lost trade until now, anil this last
attempt to throw it into the people
will undoubtedly deprive them ot
what little custom they had left.
Appropriate Easter services were
held at the Endeavor church last
Sunday Ituth morning and evening.
Special music was a feature of l*>tli
services, and there was a large at
tendance. The neat programs oi
these services were printed at tlw
Pkospectok office.
Parker Bunk House, on Kev
stone Ave. Bunk, stove and wood.
All comforts, 25c per day.
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IS BEING AGITATED FOR THE
SOUND.
Would k a Winner
And Bring *11 of the Trade of
the Sound to This
City.
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In our last issue we made refer
ence to a plan that was under con
sideration for establishing a ferrv
between this town and the various
points of importance on Prince j
William sound. Since then most
ohtlie merchant* of the town have
U-cn coll.-lilted almut the matter
and are very favorably inclined
i toward the scheme.
A careful estimate made by one
! of our citizens, who is familiar with
| the sound and nearly all of the in
habitants, shows that there is;
about $25,000 spent annually for
' provisions on the sound, and most
1 of this money i« sent direct to Se
attle, and the goods shipped to
!<)rea or El lama r. This method of]
obtaining supplies j.. very disad
| vantageous as there i.» no way of
■telling for a eer.aintv when tiiej
'outfit will arrive and the people;
i often have to make several irips to
‘these ports liet'orc securing their
• freight.
It a ferry was operated regularly
on tixed dates to ail point- of any
importance on the sound, tlie in
| habitants could come to Valdez,
make their purchases and Ik* land
ed hack at their homes for a small
amount. There are stores at Orea
and Kllamar hut they have not the
• variety of goods and prices arc
i higlier. At this place outfits can
; Ik* bought ju-*t as cheaply as at tk
1 aitle and without tlie risk.
Another feature would lie that a
party desirous of prospecting along
tlic sound could lie landed at any
desired point and picked up again
whenever he wished. This would
Ik* a saving of time for hint, ami
he would avoid making any long;
; trips in a small boat.
i 1 here is little doubt but that the
iseat of government for this district,
j under the conditions of the pro
posed law for redividing tin* terri
tory. will Ik-at this city, and that
lieing the ease, people from all
■along the coast will have business
to transact here and must have
lietter means of transportation'
than now exist.
The fare from Kllamar to Valdez
by steamer is five dollars. If this
j was reduced to a reasonable
amount the town would get a large
amount of trade from that place
; alone.
i The ferry would in all proliahil
ity not pay its expenses for a time,
I but the town and tlie merchants
| would derive so much henetit from
tlie increased business that it would
1 }B»y tliem to give a subsidy until
it was established on a (laving has
i is. Tliere are boats here which
could lie secured on reasonable
'terms and which would answer for
: tlie present, and we understand
1 that the wharf company would
|allow the use of the wharf for a
1 landing place.
The Chandler of Commerce
1 should take this matter under con
' sidcratiuu. There is no reason why
Valdez, with a lietter system of
ItransjHirtation between it and the
i various points on the sound,should
j not get all the trade which at jfres
■ ent goes to Seattle and the small
stores at Orva and Kllamar.
A new line of elmirs at Fish’s.
2000 It IP
MAOS SINCE FEBRUARY THE
FIFTH
DyTvo Tuhon flusliers
Who Came in Wednesday. Koyu
le uk no Good. Minister from
Engle.
After a tri|. of gMH) milt s over
snow and ire. facing hardship.- and
dangers. F. M. Powers and Wm.
Moyer of Dawson, arrived here
W etlnesday mam. \\ it It them was
Re'. M. Kgla-rt Koonec. a mission
ary of the Presbyterian church for
the Yukon district, w!m» jointsl
them at Eagle and mushed through
to tiiis place.
Messrs. Powers and Moyer left
Dawson on Feb. 5, for the Koyukuk
with 1000 pounds of provisions.
They went up the Koyukuk 800
miles to Battles and from there to
Cold foot. At these places there
are 400 people wist are in a desti
tute condition. They have no
money anti can get no work. Tl»c
Koyukuk has proven a failure. At
Cohl Foot there are four or five
claims working .>() men. Sernc
coarse gold i- found, one nugget
worth $82i was picked up.Imt such
finds are very rare. A crevice
about three feet wide, which crosses
the river, seems to In tin onlv 'pot
containing gold. Last year the
creeks and benches were proven
worthless. A number from there
are on the road to this place.
The Koyukuk boom was started
by townsitc speculators, who have
sold many lots in various towns
along the river.
The gentlemen who arrived yes
terday say that travelling on the
Yukon was good all winter. They
had to break trail from Forty Milt
to Copper Center. They report
the trail as going out very fust, tlic
Copper is overflowed and travellers
have to take the government trail.
Messrs. Powers and Mover "ill
remain here and prospect this sum
mer and the Rev. Kooncc will take
the next lioat to the Stales ior a
few months vacation.
Council Meeting.
The town council met last Mon
day night at the school house. The
lm'mlxTs present were Crarv, Mc
Hie. Wood and Osgood.
Mr. Chas. Crawford, who was
elected councilman at the last city
election was elected a mem tier of
the present council to till the term
of A. L. Levy, who has never quali
fied. Some of the nx nilx is will U>
out of town soon, and it was thought
best to elect Mr. Crawford, as he
will lie here all summer and takes
a great interest in the welfare of
the town.
It was decided that the city
would prosecute the owners of any
diseased dogs if they were not kept
off the streets. Under the civil
code of Alaska, a person allowing
such animals to run at large is
guilty of a misdemeanor, and is
liable to a fine of not more than
♦1,000. The clerk was instructed
to give 10 days notice of the inten
tion of the council in this matter.
The matter of the town patent
was discussed, and Mr. Crarv re
ported that all map* and paj*ers
had been sent to the surveyor gen
eral and the matter was entirely in
his hand.'.
Tie; cheapest insurance is pre
caution. Get tile pipes and proper
stove pipe at Fish’s.