STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
\
Copper lock Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
"The House of Comfort”
PHonf. 7 FOR MEN ONLY
economy is the key
NOTE OF OUR SUCCESS
We were the first in the city to
place tailored to measure*
clothing within the reach of
every one. The day of high
prices i3 past. Let us show
you some dandy patterns *f
pure woolen fabrics that will
make up into beautiful suits
for a little money.
. BEN SILVERMAN
k THE TAILOR
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 191/
PIONEER CONTRACTOR ad ROILOER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
k board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18
REFERENCES ) S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaaka.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
V FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Pfiftne 08 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms.Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed j I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rou?h Dry 10c lb
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Hot drinks are in full swing at the
Candy Kitchen. tf
Furnished rooms at Urs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
f Rexall stand for par excellence, not
alone in drugs, but every article sold
under the name. The Owl Drug
St<j»re.
Rexall! Rexall! Investigate Rex
all products at the Owl Drug Store, tf
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make fine presents. Valdes Drug
r.Oo. tf
Anything In nugget and Ivory Jew
elry at Venae pagg «b.
IJfe Terms for Belgiams.
LONDON, Feb. 3.—Telegraphing
from Amsterdam, Reuter’s correspon
dent says:
“According to Les Nouvalles, Bar
on von Huehne, interim Goveruo
General of Belgium, has published „
decree announcing that as a result of
the court martial of a number of
jBelgina civilians for attempting b- l
force of arms to cross the frontier'
into Holland, Dec. 6, thirty of t lem
were condemned to be Bhot, but later
in consideration that they did not re
alize the gravity of their offense, the
sentences were commuted to life im
prisonment.”
John Emel returned on the Alaska
from a trip to Ellamar.
PACTS AS TO OIL
OCCURRENCE EXPLAINED
' The following non-technical explan
ation of facts as to oil occurrence is
made by the Geological Survey:
“Oil occurs in porous rocks at va
rious depths, generally the porous
rocks are sandstone and id a few
places limestone have furnished oil.
Porous beds, even when they are ih
cludcd in formations that may be oil
hearing, do not generally contain oil
in large aggregations or polls ex
cept in places where they have beer,
bent into more or less definite folds,
when the oil if present is usually in
the upward folds or anticlines and
domes. There is no way of certainly
determining that oil exists beneath
the surface of the ground in large
quantities in any proven area except
by drilling. Films of oil on water,
oil seeps or springs, gas amenatioi.s,
asphaltic deposits, and rocks satu
rated with oil or emitting the odoi of
petroleum are favorable indications
of the presence of oil or gas or both ir.
rocks below or near by. They do not
prove, however, that these substances
exist in paying quantities or indicate
the depth at which they occur. Thin
films of oil on the surface of the wa
ter in bogs or marshes may result
from the decay of organic matter r f
the surface; also films of iron oxide,
which accumulate in such places, niav
be mistaken for oil, and such occur
rences should be carefully distin
guished for actual oil seeps."
I WHALK NKKD8 FROTKCTIOX
SAYS SKXATOR LAX K
! WASHINGTON, D. C„ Keb. 2.—
Senator Lane of Oregon has introduc
ed the following resolution:
"Whereas, the species of whale and
walrus, inhabiting the North Pacific
ocean, Bering Sea and Arctic ocean
are in imminent danger of complete
extermination because of the lack of
:suitable restrictions on their pursuit
land capture; and • ,
“Whereas, the pursuit of such ani
mal is conducted for the most part
Icn the high seas, beyond the jurisdic
tional limits of any country; and
] “Whereas, under proper interna
itional restrictions the commercial ex
junction of these animals may be pre
Ivented and important industries mail:
Itained; Therefore, Be It
“Resolved, by the senate and house
I of representatives of the United
: States of America in congress assem
bled that the secretary of state be.
'and he is hereby requested to invite
II he governments of Great Britai 1,
j Russia and Japan to join with the
j government of the United States :;i
a consideration of measures for the
preservation of whales and walrus in
the waters aforesaid.”
ANOTHER WOMAN MEMliEK
Dili COLORADO ASHEMRLY
—
DENVER. Colo., Eel). 3.— \ second
woman is to take a seat in flit Colo
rado general assembly if the- house
adopts the report of its elecCons com
mittee. The report said a recount of
the votes cast for representatives in
the legislature in Denver showed Mrs.
Evangeline Hartz had received .1
greater number of votes than Cleorge
P. Winters, her republican opponent.
Five other republicans wi'i retain
their seats, despite contests, if the
teport is adopted.
Agnes Riddle, senator from Aiapa
hoe county, is the other woman mem
ber.
This Merchant
Spends His
Money In Town
— .— ..
The money that he DIS
TRIBUTES , WEEKLY
IN PAY circulates here.
How much does the out of tows
merchant contribute to the tows**
prosperity ?
HE DOES NOT PAY RENT.
HE DOES NOT PAY WAGES
HE DOES NOT PAY TAXES
When you deal with the
home merchant YOU
HELP THE TOWN.
When you help the town
YOU HELP YOURSELF.
OLD KASSAN VILLAGE.
Curious Alaskan Landmark In thaTan
gaaa National Forest.
No other locality is quite like "Old
Kassan National Monument," a unique
trnct of land held by the United States
government. It consists of thirty-eight
acres within the Tongass national for- j
est. Alaska, and the tract embraces the '
well known abundoued Ilalda Indian
village of Old Kassan, situated on
Prince of Wales island, in soutbeastern
Alaska, about thirty miles west of j
the city of Ketchikan.
The village was abandoned by the i
Indians ubout ten years ago. Among i
the relics which remain there are about
fifty Indian totem poles, five or six of .
which are classed as exceedingly good '
specimens. In the deserted village
there are also eight lurge square build
ings which were originally construct- ;
ed according to the peculiar plan of the
Ilaida Indians and which, it is stated j
by those lrest qualified to know, repre- ,
sent the Irest specimens of Haida ar- .
ehltecture that now exist The largest I
of these buildings is approximately 40
by <10 feet iu sire and Is made entirely J
of round and carved timbers.
There also remain a number of in- j
illau graves, with the typical small
grave houses erected by the Alaskan j
Indians. "Kassan” is said to be the
Indian word which means “a pretty
town,” and all reports agree that the
village was well named. The fact
that the villuge was occupied by the
Indians for many years explains the
local name. “Old" Kassan, by which i
It is widely known. Since the village
was abandoned by the Indians the
buildings have been rapidly falling
into a state of dilapidation and decay.
—Exchange.
AMERICA VESPUCCI.
Sh« Asked Congress For Citizsnship
and "a Corner of Land.”
A decided sensation was created at
Washington during the Van Buren ad
ministration by the apiiearance there
of a handsome and well dressed Italian
woman who called herself America
Vespucci and claimed descent from the
navigator who gave his name to the
continent. Ex-President Adams and
Daniel Webster became her especial
friends, and she soon was a welcome
guest in the best society. In a few
weeks after her arrival she presented a
petition to congress asking, first, to be
admitted to the rights of citizenship
and, secondly, to be given "a corner of
land" out of the public domain of the
country which bore the name of her
ancestor. An adverse report, which
soon was made. Is one of the curiosi
ties of congressional literature. It eu
logized the petitioner ns "a young, dig
nified and graceful lady, with a mind
of the highest intellectual culture and
a heart beating with all our own en
thusiasm in the cause of American and
human liberty." The reasons why the
prayer of the petitioner could not lie
granted were given, but she was com
mended to the generosity of the Amer
lean people.
“The name of America, our country's
name, should be honored, respected and
cherished in the interesting exile from
whose ancestor we derive the great
and glorious title.”
Eater it was discovered that the wo
man was an impostor.—“Perley’s Rem
iniscences.”
Genius and Hair.
Charles Kassal has carefully review
ed the biographies of most of the emi
nent men of the world and has tabulat
ed the results of his work, so far as
the color of the hair is concerned. Dark
brown to black is the prevailing hue on
the heads of great men. A list of fifty
names has been compiled in which the
color of the hair is given by biogra
phers, and 90 |K>r cent are dark brown
or black. The structure of the hair—
whether straight or curly—is given on
twenty-six of Mr. Kassel’s list of ge
niuses, and of these all but four pos
sessed curly or wavy hair. It is ex
tremely notable that, of the remaining
four, Napoleon and President Jackson
were the two remarkable for "wiry
hair,’’- and that James Russell Lowell
and Grieg were those having lank,
straight hair.
Why He Got "Licked.”
“I understand you were punished In
school yesterday. Thomas.’’ said Mr
Bacon to his twelve-year-old boy.
“Yes. sir,” promptly replied the truth
ful Thomas. "It was for telling the !
truth, sir.”
“Your teacher said it was for some ,
reflection on her age.”
“That’s the way she took it. father.
You see, she drew a picture of a basket
of eggs on the blacklward, and while ,
she was out of the room I just wrote
under them. The hen that made these ;
eggs isn’t any chicken.’ ’’—Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
_
Only Way to Know Doga.
The only true and thorough Btraigbt
way to know the dog 1b to own one. A
common residence under the same roof- |
tree, be it animals or humans, is the
sure test of personality. To own the j
dog is to comprehend him in his faults
and virtues, to protect bis weaknesses, j
be anxious at his vagrancies, to catch j
the contagion of bis love and to agonise !
if it so be that he die.—Our Dumb An
imals.
Not Becoming.
"You used to say that girl was an
angel.”
"Yes. And Tm sorry 1 said it She
got interested in flying, and, after see
ing her In her aviation costume, I must
•ay she doesn’t look the part ”—Wash
ington Star.
Show me a man without a spot, and
I’ll show you a maid without a fault—
P»*varh.
OPEN FIRES AND
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
have been the cause of much
loss both of life and property.
Protect yourself against the
latter by having us issue you
a Are Insurance policy on your
home and its contents. Then
if Are does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
“ TONY’S PLACE™
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
F1RS1 CLASS Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our l<arge Meet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Beattie to Valdez—
Feb. 3—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 16—S. S. Admiral Evans
For Seward.
Feb. 25—S. S. Admiral Watson
For Kodiak
Mar. 2—S. S. Admiral Farragut
Mar. 9—S. S. Admiral Evans
From Valdez for Seattle—
Feb. 4—S. S. Admiral Evans
Feb. 11—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 23—S. S. Admiral Evans
Mar. 8—S. S. Admiral Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Adm. Farragut
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
I/os Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARK ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailings from Seattle'—
Jan. 26—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 1—S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 8—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 16—S. S. Alaska
Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 27—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 2—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 8—S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. 16—S. S. Mariposa.
-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, CORDOVA, ELLAMAR, FT. LISCUM,
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
P. B. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO.. I .oral Agent
Make it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition-to the cleaner conditions due to Elec
trification, you’ll enjoy the comfortable accommo
dations and you’ll like the little courtesies inci
dent to “Milwaukee” service.
J. C. Martin, Valdez, Phone I A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Juneau, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
call by discriminating buyers wh <
know that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
clusive agents. tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez,
Drug Store. tf |
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For fine Candies see our Btock.
Valdez Drug Co. tf
A new line of neaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
Just Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdes Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfer t-at baggage for you. tf
For good warm room try the 81.
Ellas Hotel. tf
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
Loeatlea nottesa, Dotn quarts and
pUser. at the Miner oflca.