VOLUME 2, NO. 26. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
When vou liave purchased your outfit and have packed your horses and are readv to look for a
GOLD MINE
you would not go to SanJFrancisco, would vou? Of course not, 1 localise there arc no gold mines there.
When you want something in the wearing apparel line, the right place to go is to a store that
makes a specialty of such goods. SUCH A STORE IS OURS. We do a CASH BUSINESS and
can therefore afford to handle goods on a much closer margin than stores that sell on time. When
you trade with us YOU DO NOT HELP TO PAY FOR GOODS WHICH OTHERS HAVE
BOUGHT, and which have not lieen paid for. You only pay for the goods YOU buy.
We Are Headquarters For
Mens Tailor Made Suits
Boys’ Clothing
Kingsbury and Stetson Hats
Underwear
Trail Shoes
Dress Shoes
Smart Neckwear
Collars and Cuffs
Negligee and Golf Shirts
Dress Shirts
Socks, etc
Rubber Boots and Shoes
Womens’ Tailor Made Skirts
Silk, Wool and Shirt Waists
Plain and Fancy Hosiery
Under Garments
Dress Goods and Linings
Gloves and Veilings
Hair Ornaments
Lawns, Organdies and Cambrics
Corsets in aU Styles
Dress Shoes
Curtains, Towels, etc.
Rainy Day Wear
I Everything To Wear.
.JAMES FISH & CO
Cure That Cold at
P. O. DRUGSTORE.
P. E. KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
We Carry a Large Lot of
Watches, Diamonds,
Cut Glass, Silverware,
Musical Instruments.
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
NEXT TO MERCHANT’S CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork and Poultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
SIGNS
OF
FAILING
iVISION
When y >ur eyes tire in reading. When you frown or partly close
your eyes when looking at an object. When things “swim” or tiecome
dim after Wing looked at for a while. When the eyes ache, smart, or
water, or wlien you have pain in the eyeball, orbit, temples or forc
liead. «
All tliese eon liti ins can be alleviated by
Properly Fitted Glasses..
W. C. STULL,
Optician, Jeweler and Expert Watchmaker, Diamond Setter.
Johnson vs. Balzimer.
Slate Cheek, July 22.—The big
fight is off! It lasted just one box
length lacking a few inches, or, two
minutes ami 57 seconds. The fight
was won by August Balzimer, bet
ter known as “tlie story and a half
kid.” The fight was so rapid that
I'.at-em-up Johnson had no time to
keep up the reputation his name
implies. It was a walk away for
“the .story and a half.” Here is the
fight in rounds as given me by the
mayor of the Irish village, who
acted as referee:
Round 1—The Kid feints with
left; lands right on body. John
son smiles.
, Round 2—Kid swings right for
iwdy and left to jaw. Johnson
landed in the tailings, and took
live counts (was on Queer street).
Kid lands left to jaw, right to body.
Johnson shoveling tailings again,
with four counts. Kid lands left
to jaw, and in return receives John
son’s right in wind. (This blow
did not affect the Kid in the least.)
A live exchange of blows took place
but did not have much effect on
either. Kid lands left on Johnson’s
jaw—tailings—Johnson—8 counts.
Johnson makes feeble attempt to
land. Johnson lands—in tailings,
9 counts. Johnson toes scratch.
Kid rushes, lands fierce right and
left. Johnson out. Time, two min
utes. 57 seconds.
The fight was a very game affair.
The Kid is a hard hitter, and John
son took his punishment like a
man, and took lots of it. It was a
very clean fight. There was not a
clinch. Everything was run in a
clean, smooth and gentlemanly
manner. Many of the miners and
people who are interested remarked
that they would like to see a match
between Denver Ed Smith and the
Kid. Geo. Davison acted as second
to the Kid; Wm. Johnston to John
son. Clias. Thompson official time
kee{»er. Admission, #3 and $5.
House crowded._
Record the assessment work done
on youi claim and save trouble or
disputes. Proof of labor blanks for
sale at the Pnosi'E.Toa office.
In the issue of July 2d mention
was made ot a strike on Sheep
creek, a tributary of Young, which
was made by \V. H. Brennan.
Since that time Mr. Brennan has
Won prospecting the ground, and
it shows up so well that he and his
associates decided to put in a hy
draulic plant.
An order was sent out on the
Santa Ana for the machinery,which
will W taken to the creek this win
ter.
Mr. Brennan has spent the past
14 years in Alaska, and has had
practical experience in mining from
Ketchikan to Nome, so that his as
sociates in the Sheep creek prop
erty feel perfectly safe in putting
in machinery on the strength of his
report.
During the summer he made a
trip of aWut 100 miles from the
head of canyon creek along the
range to head of Chittyna, and In
states that in that section he ob
served traces of oil, lignite coal,
galena, copper pyrites. Wrnite. gray
copper and gold hearing quartz.
The prevailing country rock is a
black slate, with numerous white
quartz leads and stringers. Placer
gold was found in most of the
creeks. He predicts a great future
for that section.
Volunteer Fire Department.
The council instructed a commit
tee Monday night to proceed at
once with the construction of a
pound, so that the dog license ordi
nance could lie strictly enforced.
An ordinance was introduced pro
viding for the creation of a volun
teer fire department, and for fire
protection. It provides for hose
companies, engine and hook and
ladder companies. The chief ia to
he api>ointed by the council, and
the meml>ers of the department
elect the other olliccrs. They are
to make their by-laws and rules for
their government; and the chief is
to make and promulgate, with the
consent of the council, such regula
tions as are necessary for the pro
tection of proj*erty from fire.
A motion was introduced hy Mil
ler to the effect that the first meet
ing of each month should be set for
consideration of bills of the previ
ous month, and that such bills
should be ordered paid by ordi
nance instead of the present sys
tem. No action was taken.
The committee on the reception
for the senatorial committee report
ed that they had taken no action,
and though they had recommended
that a public reception be given
where everyone would have an oj>
portunity to meet the party, noth
ing was done in tlie matter.
The following bills were paid:
D. H. Graved, labor, 9 4.00
M. Ness, u 4.00
W. Allender, “ 2.50
John Gillespie, “ 4.00
O. J. Hosford, “ 12.00
G. Olsen, “ ' 4.00
W. Vrooman, “ 8.00
John Fohlin, “ 4.00
G. Robbing, u 4.00
J. Costello, “ 8.00
C. F. Whittam, u 4.00
McIntosh & Duncklee, 8.50
8. Colwell, crosswalk, 28.80
Mrs. Hosford, lunches, 2.00
C. U. Uraying Co., hauling, 81.15
The Experts.
For the purfioso of investigating
the quantity and quality of the
mineral of the Copj>er river coun
try, Messrs. H. V’. Winchell, D.Uay
Stivers, J. Audley Smith, and L. A.
Levinaalcr arrived here early this
spring. While the snow was still
heavy on the divide they went to
the interior, assisted by J. P. Rol>
erts and son, and (iro. Ha/.elctt.
Most of the locations were visited
and examined; even the Ni/.ina
placer diggings. After two months
in tlie interior they returned and
departed on the Santa Ana. They
refused to say anything regarding
the mineral, but speak well of the
country in general. Their further
intentions could not be learned,
hut it is a rather significant fact
that their horses and outfit are left
here for safo keeping and are not
for sale.
Probably Wldmaler’a Corpse.
On July 30th, N. C. Rosenfeldt,
Bert Kosenfsldt, George Bray and
and Kresge, who had previously
left Nizinu to come to Valdez, were
crossing the Chittyna, when on one
of the bars they discovered the nude
Unly of a nuuu who had been
drowned and washed up thure by
the current. They conveyed the
body up stream al>out a half mile,
where they buried it on a high is
land. Following is a description
of the latdv: height, 5 feet, 8 inch, s
weight about 100 lbs, hair, dark
brown, complexion reddish, whisk
ers red mixed with white and about
six weeks growth. Age altout 40
years. This description seems to
correspond with that of C. A. Wid
maier, the candy man of Nelson,
B. C., who seas drowned with three
others early in July.
Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber of commerce decid
ed last Friday to urge the senutoria
committee : First, To assist Alas
ka in getting territorial govern
ment; Second, To divide the Dis
trict into two territories, covering
the country embraced in the first
and third judicial districts. Terri
torial government in any event,
and a division if congress will al
low it.
The meeting also settled on “go
ing it alone at the St. Louis exj*os
ition. It was decided to ask the
co-operation of other parts of Alas
ka in preparing an independent
exhibit, and ignoring the govern
ment appropriation and commis
sioner Ryan.
Tried to Get Away.
The fact that there should he a
commissioner at Slate creek is once
more brought to notice by a case
that happened there recently.
Two men named Summers and
Prickthall struck the camp during
the summer, without provisions or
money. They were given work
and supplies were sold them on
time. After working until they
had money enough, they quit one
evening and hit the trail, without
paying any of their bills.
Word was sent to the Pkoswtok
to stop them, which was done; and
they were compelled to settle before
the Santa Ana left.
The Alleys.
Hereafter Tuesdays between one
and five j>. m. the bowling alleys
will be strictly reserved for ladies
and their escorts. The roll of hon
or for this week contaius the
names of Roberts 200 and Quinn
200. On Tuesday last tike best
score made in the bowling of the
: ladies was by Mrs. Willis, 131.
It never wears out—Elaterite
1 roofing.
HOOD REPORTS
ARE NOW COMING FROM NI
ZINA.
Benches Paying Well
Reliable News of Chittltu and Rex.
Good Clean-ups Being
Made.
For the past month the town
has licen full of jicoplc returning
from the Nizina witli hard luck
stories alxiut the country. These
tales varied from “not a color to
he found in the country” to “might
possibly be a hydraulic proposi
tion.”
It seems that nearly all of the
calamity howlers have reached
town, and now wo are beginning to
get somo farts regarding the camp
that may he relied upon.
The Chittitu Dev. Co. has gone
to great expense this season con
structing a tramway, putting up
buildings and prospecting the dif
ferent cluiins; anil at the time the
last parties left with news,the com
pany hail cleared the season’s ex
penses and was considerable to the
good.
They arc working 50 to 00 men,
and are paying them in dust. The
principal work is living done on
No. 2 Hex, where they are working
two shift*.
The company has done consid
erable prospecting on the benches,
by tunnels and shafts, ami they all
show up well, running from ;5.j to
20 cents to the pan.
Rowland was having a clean-up.,
it was estimated by conservative
men that he would clear $30,(XX) at
least this season.
Frank Kernan, on No. 1, Rex,
has been working steadily. At one
clean-up lie took out $18(X) for 500
hours work, over $.'5.50 an hour per
man. He had heeu paving $5 per
day and hoard, hut raised to $S.
McNcer, Carvey,Wheat anti four
others were sluicing on No. .‘5 bench
left limit of Rex.were making $1.50
to $1.80 an hour per man. They
have 1100 feet of hose, take their
water from the top of the liencli,
and are sluicing on the rim, or just
above the creek.
.Some men who were rocking on
the rim of No. 4, Chittitu were
making $15 to $20 per day. Others
were rocking on bench of 17 Rex
and making wages.
Bob Young and Archie Hendrie
have lay on 11 Chittitu and are
making $10 to $15 to the man.
On Dan creek Kain & Williams
are working, hut will not state what
they are doing. It is known that
they have got as high as $08 to the
pan.
Vanderstein & Boot put in a lied
rock drain and ground sluiced
nearly tlie whole claim. They were
about ready to start shoveling, and
from the way tlie ground prospects
will make good money. They will
work 10 to 20 men.
Chas. Schlosser and Claude Pun
ches are working a lay on 1 Hex.
James Montgomery put in the
winter on the head of the White
river and staked some property
for A. B. Ilea. He rafted down the
White river to Dawsou, and it is re
ported that he made the trip in
four days.
The chatuiier of commerce will
meet again to-morrow night to set
tle the program of the senatorial
banquet The territorial ami go-it
alone orators are requested to have
their eloquence on tap, for it in
feared that the citizens will pack
the meeting and reverse the decis
ion of last week.