Of LoCal interest
iFrom Friday’s Bulletin.
tj. B. Skihner, O. B. Haradfen;
L Berg, A. Lascy, Frank Lascy,
Mrs. Lascy and two children arc
among thofce Who Will leave for thfe
Stated on the Bertha.
Fred Brown, whb expected to
come to Valdez on the KorthweSt*
ern waA unable to come, being
called eapton business. Mrs. Brown
accompanied Hirh.
It is reported from Seward that
the Richards family will come to
Valdez to spend the winter, and
possibly to start again here in the
furniture business.
Edmund Smith sends word from
Seattle that he will return north
on the Saratoga.
The outgoing Eagle mail reached
the Center at noon yesterday, mak
ing it from here in twd and a half
'days.
J. L. Hosfeld will he an outgoing
passenger on the Northwestern.
The Dora is to start from Seattle
Monday morning for this place
Where she will take up her old run
to the westward.
T, E. Dougherty has opened a
store in the Fish block, McKinlev
street. He carries A full line of
groceries, provisions and general
merchandise, and is prepared to
cater to your home needs or fill
your order for an outfit for the
trail.
Under the present schedule the
mails for Fairbanks leave here
every Monday and Thursday. The
Eagle mail leaves every Monday.
Among those who will leave for
the states on the Northwestern to
morrow' are R. McNeil, B. von
Zeipel, Lieut. Burr, C L. Hutson
and J. D. Meenach.
James P. Gray, port captain for
the N. C. Co., at. Fairbanks and C.
T. Stroul, owner of the steamer
.White Seal, arrived today from
Fairbanks with the mail train.
They are registered at the St.Elias.
From Saturday’s Bulletin.
S. A. Hem pie went to Land lock
bay the last trip of the Hammond
on mining business.
T. D. Bradford expects to go cast
on one of the next boats and w ii!
return in about three months. He
will make this place his headquar
ters for the future.
ft • Born
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Sandberg
are the proud parents of a nine
pound boy which was born yester
day afternoon. Mother and child
are doing nicely.
Power Plant For Galena.
B. F Millard is expected the
latter part of this month with tl e
machinery for a water power plant
for the Galena bay mine. A Pel
ton wheel will be installed, which
will furnish power for an electric
light plant', and air compressors
will be installed to operate the ore
hoist and drills.
From Mondays Bulletin
The Shelikoff which arrived
from the Westward Saturday even
ing, will ha ike another trip to the
Westward carrying mail but no
passengers. She will leave here
Wednesday. The Dora will remain
in Valdez until next month when
*he will take her old run.
The Bertha left at ’9:30 last
wight for Seattle.
The Hammonrl is now making
the last trio of the season to Cor
dova. All Work has Stopped there
for the winter and there Will he
very few people in the camp uhtil
thihgs open up nekt spring.
The Northwestern left this after
noon for Seattle, with a Large load
of passengers.
During the high Winds of the
past few days a large lighter be
longing td the government was
blown out from Lisburn and is
ashore down the hay. Another
lighter was broken, up on the
rocks. They were loaded with fee 1.
.los. Bourko lias returned from
Seward with the launch recently
purchased from the Cook party.
The launch was unloaded at Klla
mar and has been taken to Land
lock bay.
Mrs. George Mead was an out
going passenger on the North
western.
Northwestern Steamer
The framework is up and the
keel laid for the new steamerot tin*
Northwestern Steamship Co. w hich
is being built bv Morans at Seattle.
It is to be called the Seward. The
vessel will he one of the largest
carriers in the northern trade and
will be placed on the Nome run
early in the spring.
Purchase Vessels
Capt. Omar .1. Humphrey and
bride have sailed for Kuropo on
their honeymoon trip. Before re
turning to the west the captain
will purchase one or more vessels
for the Alaska Coast Co., to be put
on this run.
hied at Wrangell
Willoughby Clark died a!
Wrangell recently from a complica
tion of ailments superinduced bv
an affection of the hear?, says tin*
Sentinel. Mr. Clark was one of
the pioneers of Alaska, an attorney
by profession and was at one tilrn
a resident of Valdez. Three years
ago he took a notion he would like
a lot on tlie government ground
opposite the cable office and pul a
house on i? hut was moved off l*v a
detachment of soldiers.
A late Nome paper tells of a
quartz strike in the saw-to ?h
range. The value is yet to he de -
termined.
Miss Mary Osiand
Ready Made Hats
Hats Remodeled
Hats Made to Order
latetai$lii[i?(ids
Hobart St,, next McKinley Hall
BANKRUPTCY SALE
The property of the Chititit
Development Co., bankrupt, was
rol'd at abctioh Mob'daV afternoon to
t; eorge Mat K^terlV, acting as
agent fop jtfhb K. AndPus. for
$10,051). ThV VntiP'e group of
claims bP'o'oglit $itVniV) ahd the
p'oPsonAl pidpoViv $50.
Tbit ^P'vVcHV iiaS 1 cv-n in litign
gnli'On fop twd year*-. It «'as
tuPolvh into bankruptcy ami \vn>
sdld laid year, but Judge (iunnison
Pethsed to Approve t!i♦ * s:ile and it
was necessary for tie* trustee to
readvertise ar.'d sell it again to
the highest bidder
The claims owned by the Chit
titu Development Co.. were located
in 1902 and have been worked
every year since. Plans for in
stalling a hydraulic plant have
been matured for some time hut
owing to the lack of court facili
ties to settle the litigation over
them the installation of the plant
has been delayed nearly a year.
Recent arrivls from Dryer hay,
(Knight’s island, states that there
will 1m* great activity in copper
mining around that nortion of the
island during the next year. Men
l
are now working on the Bald
Eagle No. 1 claim, one of the group
recently acquired by the Iluhhnrd
Elliott people, and an air com
pressor plant will he installed this
winter. Tom Steany is working
i on a group of six claims, which is
i an extension of the above nu n
.
tioned property aiul has a tine
showing. There is a good ha'rWr
in Dryer hay and the properties
are well situated for economical
working.
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WickcTsham Reversed.
Judge \\ ickersham’s decision irt
the ea.-e of Lang vs Robertson hast
been rVvcr.-ed bv the court of ap
peals. I'hik wits another mining
Case involving the question of di>
eoverv on placer ground.
In April ion.") Lang started
prospecting bn ('ripple creek and
finding a good surface prospect
staked the ground and continued
to work it. In May Robertson and
associates staked over Lang and
put a boiler on the claim to .-ink
tobed rock. Lang warned them
off. nut they paid no heed. SO In
went into court to oust thern. Tin
attorney for the defendant moved
that the ease hr dismissed as Lang
had not a legal discovery. Tin
judge granted the motion and
threw Lang out of court, deciding
that a discovery must he made on
bed rock to give right of posses
sion. The higher court lias ordered
a new trial, saying there is suffi
cient proof of possession to war
rant tin- ease being fully heard.
Repairing Trail
Now that the snow has started
th-* putty in charge of Packer Mud
son " ill proceed to put in bridge
between town and the canyon and
as soon ns the weather condition
arc right will start on tin bridge
through the eativon. This partv
is composed of ten men, several of
them being furnished bv the mad
contractor.' and freighters arid the
tialancc bv the government
Col. Chits. II. Noble, who ha
been in charge of the Tenth Infan
try which is stationed at Alaska
oosts lias retired from active dutv
having reached the age limit.
Cabins Ami Houses For lit nt Collections A Special!'
See Us For Prices On Real Estate.
Now Is The Tune To Invest.
Notary Public and Ste’nograjdieV in oflice.
JVALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
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