VALDEZ
The heart of
the gold belt
The most northerly port
In the world open to nav
igation the year ’round.
The logical entrepot to
the great Interior of
Alaska; the salt water
terminus of the gov
ernment wagon road lead
ing into the Tanana val
ley and the Yukon water
shed.
The seat of government
of the Third Judicial di
vision of Alaska.
The headquarters of the
Alaska Road Commission,
of the Telegraph and Ca
ble systems.
It is 85 miles nearer the
interior than any other
coast city.
It is the headquarters
of the largest fleet of
small craft In Southwest
ern Alaska.
It has the largest popu
lation of any community
in Southwestern Alaska.
It has. the best public
schools and an accredited
high school with a four
year course.
It is the only sea coast
town offering direct com
munication with the In
terior by wagon, summer
or winter.
Valdez offers the near
est and most direct route
to the Nlatanuska coal
\flelds.
Its harbor is the most
easily defended on the Pa
cific coast and can ride
the navies of the world.
Go to the
ARCADE
for quick, clean service.
RilfRRY ,N CONNECTION
X EVERYTHING good
JACK CALLIN & CO.
LAUNCH VIKING
Leaves from Valdez dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way points at 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
Going out?) Sf t
Coming m? \ H
HOTEL HOLMAN
R1NGWALD BUX, Proprietor,
COPPER CENTER ALASKA.
First clan accommodation« guaranteed
The belt it nothing too good for or goeitl.
B. P1NDER, C. I. M. E.
Asaayer, Mining Engineer
Send samples by Mail
Qualitative Analysis or Express with chorees
Checks made on Smelter Pulp
Gold & Silver, *1.50; Cold. Silver & Copper#!, etc
Second amffeliklyn Sts. JUNEAU, ALASKA
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
STRICTLY first class
I Fourth Ave S^ewarr, Aiarka
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Capt. D. E. MORRIS. City Dock
Does your watch need repair
ing? See Reinke, the watch doc
tor.
It is worth while taking a
chance on the $800 diamond ring
being raffled at Plant & Com
pany’s, jewelers.
For Sale Cheap.
Twenty-eight foot Racine mo
tor boat hull. Inquire of E. P.
Cashmau.
The Discovery is Made That Vol
canic Ash Causes Cold
Weather.
That cold years are due li> vol
canic dust is the curious discov
ery made by Professor C. <1. Ab
bot, director of the aslmphysical
laboratory of the Smithsonian In
stitute, of Washington, 1). C.
llis conclusions are published
in a pamphhU- called “Volcanoes
and Climate,” just issued by this
instilution. From this it appears
that the remarkably cool summer
which we experienced last year
must be attributed tio volcanic
dust.
The professor made Ibis dis
covery while observing the sun
at Bassour, Algeria, for the pur
pose of comparing temperatures
with those taken at oMunl Wil
son, California. He was work
ing on the hypothesis that the
amount of heat given off from the
sun’s surface varies in different
years. While this hypothesis has
not been disproved, il has been
considerably modified by his re
cent observations.
lie was puzzieu in onserve a
very persistent redidsli lia/.e in
I he sky above Rassour. Observa
tion showed that, it could not lie
a vapor cloud. Reports from Mt.
Wilson informed him that a sin
gular haze was visible there. In
vestigation proved that this could
only he due to the tremeindous
eruption of Mount Kalinai, Alas
ka, which occurred June 0, 1912.
. A long series of intricate cal
culations indicated that the vol
canic dust in the atmosphere re
duced the amount of beat receiv
ed from the sun by about 10 per
cent. It. could produce a fall of
several degrees falirenheit—per
haps live or six—from the mean
average temperature of the year.
Although the eruption of Mt.
Kalinai has attracted compara
tively little attention, because it
occurred far away from thickly
peopled regions, it was, neverthe
less, of a most tremendous char
acter. There is every reason to
joelieve that the eruption of Mt.
i Pelee, wheih caused such univer
| sal distress, was but a trilling
j natural disturbance compared to
that of Ml. Kalinai. This latter
eruption deposited a foot of ash
es a hundred miles away. When
it is remembered that this de
posit was spread for at least that
distance in every direction tile
enormous tpinnlity may be gaug
ed.
i in* column oi uusi auove ini
♦Tillit was estimated to lie 30
miles high. The United Stales
revenue cutter Manning witness
ed the erupt,imi from a distance
uf 100 miles. The sky became
completely dark for 2 'i hours and
the deck of the vessel was piled
up with volcanic dust, to such a
depth that the men had great dif
ficulty in freeing the ship from
til- burden.
The dust was observed by Pro
fessor Abbott, in Africa, (5,000
miles away. I I days after the
eruption, and at, Ml. Weather,
Virginia, 3,700 miles away, with
in. four days. It was not seen at
Ml. Wilson, California, 2,500
miles away from Katmai, until 15
days after the eruption, because
the prevailing air currents do not
blow in that direction. The dust
movds with the upper air cur
rents.
Catnoiic cnurcn.
Confession and communion at
8:30.
Mass at 10:30.
Beads and benediction at 7:30.
Sunday school at 2:30.
Congregatlenai Church.
Sunday school 12 to 1 o’clock.
Song service for the people at
7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting at
7:30 Wednesday evening. All are
welcome.
Epieoopal Church.
Services at; the Church of the
Epiphany Sunday are:
Holy communion at 8:30 a. m.
Morning prayer and holy com
munion at 11 a. m .
, 'Sunday school at 12 m.
Evening prayer and sermon at
7:30 p. m.
Cable Offloe Hours.
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
.. m. and 5 to 6 p. tn.'
Reinke can fix anything from a
watch down.
FOR SALE BY
LbtiAN ARCHIBALD
150 Folding Chairs at 50 cents each.
3 Roll Top Desks at Seattle prices.
1 Burglar Proof Safe.
Dining Room Chairs and Rockers.
Will sell or lease the Panama Hotel; if sold, fur
nished to suit.
Will sell furniture and lease building but will
not lease furnished.
THE NEMO
For the Stout or Slender Figure.
The only self reducing Corset—not every
womun requires abdominal reduction—but
every woman who wears u long or tightly
laced corset absolutely needs abdominal
supi>ort. This is perfectly accomplished by
the NEMO.
E. WINTER
The Ladies Furnisher.
THE TIN CAN.
(By George Fitch.)
The tin can is a humble and
homely thing, but as a friend of
man, it beats the dog all hollow,
'and is a strong rival of the horse.
When the tin can is filled with
early June peas, or July corn, or
Michigan peaches, or* New Eng
land succotash, it mitigates the
horror of winter to an enormous
extent.
The man who discovered how
to can food has beep one of the
benefactors of his race. He has
made it possible for the explorer,
'the prospector and the railroad
surveyor to push on into trackless
wastes, living on canned goods,
and retracing their steps to civ
ilization by means nf the empty
cans.
In all parts of tin* world I lie
tin can is (lie sign of civilization.
The sands of the Sahara may be
trackless and unbroken, bill if a
pile of extinct and dejected tin
cans are discovered, il is a sign
that man has been there, and has I
passed on. j
Man lias explored Australia ana
the Chinese deserts with the help
of tin cans. He has left empty
bean cans in Madagascar, pre
'serve pear cans inThibet.and Chili
con carne cans under the eaves
of the north pole. He has made
life iu Alaska endurable with the
aid of a can opener, while the un
tamed native of Africa eats
American string beans and sweet
potatoes, decorates his ankles
with empty cans, and plasters
himself with the nine-colored la
bels.
There was a lime when it was
profitable to raise only so much
vegetables and fruit as could be
at once interred in the human
stomach. Nowadays, however,
most of the crop is put in cans.
Each year the ingenious rainier
discovers a method of canning
something' new. Everything that
grows in America and almost ev
erything that can be killed and
boiled is now canned, but there
is a vast field in other continents.
There is no reason why canned
haggis, whale steak and ele
phant's fool cannot be added to
American bills of fare. We are
keeping far-olf people from starv
ing with American prunes' and
pumpkins, and should be allowed
to buy walrus flipper and polar
bear steak at the grocery stores
in return.
Geo. ReinkP, the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company.
A^ler is selling out. Bargains
in anything and everything.
I'OR SALE OIIEAP—Four-room
house, furnished; part, cash and
the balance as rent. Mrs. Guthrie.
“Come on, iet’s go and buy
some bargains at Adler’s."
Wartted. by George Mead, at the
Valdez Sheet Metal Works, an
iron baby bed with drop sides.
Price of Copper.
Copper is quoted at 15 1-2 ets.
a pound.
1 1»11 ,Am.
PostofTice Hours.
Week days 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 noon
to 2 p. m.
Notice to Creditors.
in Commissioner’s Court for Val
dez Precinct, Territory of Alas
ka, in Probate—Notice to
Creditors.
v In the matter of the estate of
Peter Johnson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that all
persons having claims against
the estate of Peter Johnson, de
ceased, are required to present
them with proper vouchers and
■proof, to the undersigned admin
istrator of said estate, at his of
fice in the Owl Drug Store, in Val
dez, Alaska, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated May 19, 1913,
W. H. CASWELL,
■Administrator of the estate of
Peter Johnson, deceased.
First pub. May 19, 1913.
Last pub. June 16, 1913.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Phone 29
Beef, Pork,
Mutton, Veal
POULTRY.
Oysters, Fresh Fish,
Fresh Vegetables,
Fruits.
BUTTER and EGGS
THE
CUFF
ROOMS
Steam Heat
Always Clean
and Comfortable
Central Location
P. S. HUNT, Prop.
The bread that makes
good toast. Its a neces
sity for your meal.
Potato yea»t|whole nnrin
wheat, rye and Ger- UUUAM
man pumpernickel UIiIbIiU
Coffee Rolls, Cakes and
Pies.
All Quality &oods at
SCHMIDT’S DELICATESSEN AND
BAKERY.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders*
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
: Windows, Doors, Moulding. Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, florae St Co.
Place your
FIRE INSURANCE
In the
Stu.vvesant Ins. Co.
Pacific Ins. Co.
Spring Garden Ins, Co
American Fire Ins Co.
Manufacturers Lloyds
Merchants Fire Lloyds
C. G. WULFF. Local Agent
Licensed Insurance Broker
Rates on Application
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
WellPoint*^
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description. Hose Valves,
Irei °ipe, Fittings.
Marca Rica Cigars
VALDEZ MOST POPULAR SMOKE
INTEORfDAD’8
BELMONT’S
VAN DYKE’S
SMOKECRAFT’S
€L SIDELLO’S
REPRESENT A’S
OPTIMO'S
LOVERA’S
Direct From The Factory
INGRAM & BUSH
EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
i^OAST
V^OM P ANY
Steamers via the INSIDE PASSAGE calling at Ketchikan. Ju
neau, Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez Fort Lis
cum, Latouche, Seward, Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak.
S. $. Admiral Sampson S. S. Yukon
Sailings from Seattle
5th 15th 25th
Of each Month
&SAMPSON calls at KNIK ANCHORAGE each trip, also calls
at Kodiak when leaving Seattle on the 15th of the month.
California connections—Alaska-Pacific S. S. Go.
Rights reserved to change this schedule without notice.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Mariposa Alameda Northwestern
Every
Six
Days
For Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
F. B. Tracy, Gan’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66
| Foot Keystone Ave
| Rough Dry 10c lb.
GET THE HABIT
The.
Otpbeutn Movies
Every Evening
BE A BOOSTER
A. H. PINKUS, Mgr.
... • . ' f t-. ■ •*
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENTS FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline :
.«.*• ■ ■
Engine'
A BARGAIN
K.,lXrctoci. Valdez Iron Works
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