VOLUME 2, NO. 16. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
JAMES FISH & CO
Famishing Goods.
We are showing a hew line of
HATS
in
Stetson and Kingsburies.
Good Hats For $1.75. Good Hats For $4.00.
Other Good Hats For $5.00 and $7.00.
We also have a new line of
CAPS
You want one of them.
Everything to Wear.
Cure That Cold at
P. O. DRUG STORE.
P. E. KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
We Carry a Large Lot of
Souvenir Spoons
Nugget Jewelry
Rings, Etc.
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
HEXT TO MERCHANT’S CAKE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Fork andPoultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
A_ __
Fashionable .••• Jewelry*
New, Original,
Artistic, Dainty
Ours is the kind that smacks of
newness,
That Is Fashionable*
We make it to order from glit
tering nuggets in attractive designs.
WATCHES
JCWEUV
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If you can’t see as well as you
used to, you probably have some
optical defect that our glasses w ill .
remove. Went glasses acieunbcally.
W. C STULL, Nugget Jewelry Made to Order
Optician, Jeweler and Expert Watchmaker.
Kayak Notea.
Kayak, May 26. — Among the
old timers from Valdez that are
here includes Jack Carroll, Van,
Jack—McPherson brothers, who
operate the Sunbeam, with Jack
Carroll and a “yaller dog” as crew;
Frank King overseer of warehouse
and dock. Denver Ed. Smith whose
yarns at the Exchange bar are a
caanival of ^mirth and a sure cure
for the blues; Baron Munchausen
would look like 30 cents.. Fred.
Butterfield distributes hash to his
guests at the Kayak hotel. Nothing
need l>e said of Jack and Van; they
still look on the gold question as
too small for their integrity—half
of it being sand.
A fierce storm struck town the
morning of May 24th, and lasted
all day. Lighters, launches and
small boats were divorced from
their anchors and cast high and
dry on the beach. No very great
damage was done.
About two weeks ago Ambrose
Bell’and Billy Gilleneau left here
on the launch Sunbeam for Yaktag.
where their claims are located.
They had in tow a small sail boat
in which they were going to pros
pect, after doing their assessment
work at Yaktag. An Indian kayak
came in the other night and Abe
Beil was one of the passengers. He
tells the story of them having
started for Icy bay, their arrival,
and the impossibility of getting to
their destination. They decided to
return to Yaktag, and were making
good progress until rounding the
point on Yaktag beach. There
was a very heavy sorf running, and
being in a too close proximity to
the breakers, they were carried
against the reef, and their boat was
smashed and filled with water, and
they lost their whole summer's out
fit. They were about a quarter of
a mile from shore when the catas
trophe occurred, but by diligent
swimming they managed to reach a
place of safety, all more or less
chilled. Abe says he left Billy and
two others on the beach talking
very earnestly to themselves.
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NEW COUNCILMEN START
WORK
Ivo Hour titer Mon
Moral Wave and Other Things In
troduced. They All Get
Busy.
The Council met at eight o’clock
Monday evening with Richards,
Miller and Hemple present. The
returns of the judges and clerks of i
election were canvassed, and C. I). 1
Shaw was regularly declared elect
ed as municipal magistrate, and j
W. S' Amy, \V. E. Geiger and C. G. i
Debney were declared elected as
councilmen.
The councilmen elect repaired to
the office of the Commissioner,
where they took the oath and were
then duly seated in the council.
After the new memtiers returned,
business was resumed, and the
council liegan to get action on the
propositions that have been hang
ing Indore them for so long.
E. C. Hasey was discharged from
his position as night watchman of
the town and was elected as Town
Marshal, with a salary of floO per
month. In addition to the duties
laid down for him in the recently
approved ordinance creating the
office, he was given the job of su
pervising all public work on the
streets, under the direction of the
street committee.
The action of the council in
bringing suit against tax-payers
who were delinquent to an amount
exceeding #30 was so successful in
inducing them to pay up, that
the city attorney was instructed to
bring suit against all who are de
linquent to the amount of #10 or
over.
A committee was appointed to
employ an accountant to audit the
books of the city treasurer. A com
mittee was also appointed to make
arrangements for a municipal
court room, and a jail.
An ordinance was introduced to
define and punish misdemeanors.
It was read and referred to a spec
ial committee consisting of Geiger,
Debney and Amy. The ordinance
as introduced is published in an
other column.
The salary of the municipal
magistrate was fixed at $25 per
month for the present.
The committee on streets was in
structed to ascertain the cost of
bridging the creek at corner of
Broadway and Second street, so
that Second street would be pass
able, and report at next meeting.
It was decided to pay the men
now working on the street cleaning
gang, fifty cents an hour. ,
The committee on law was in
structed to have ordinances drawn
up to cover public nuisance such
as dumping refuse in the streets,
and to investigate the sewerage
problem.
The question of work on the
glacier stream was brought up and
the entire council was appointed a
committee to investigate the mat
ter as Boon as the snow leaves the
flat.
The committee on printing was
instructed to call for bids for the
city printing, and the matter of
grading McKinley St. and Key
stone Ave., and of having the fire
apparatus repaired, was referred to
street committee.
The first catch of Copper river
salmon was had on Sunday, 17th
inst., when 12,000 red and king
salmon were caught
ANOTHER DROWNING.
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—
Go* Hanson of E 11am or Drowned
His Partner Had Nar
row Escape.
On Monday last at exactly the
midnight hour there suddenly rung
out upon the stillness an ngonizcd
cry for help. It startled those who
heard it. and among the very few
on the street at the time were Har
ry Fane, John Tietjen and Jack
Dougherty. They were near the
entrance to the wharf and located
the sound as coming from the hay;
they rushed onto the wharf, and a
renewal of the cry drew their at
tention to a floating object, dimlv
seen sit a distance of about bOU feet |
north of the wharf. Shouting words !
of encouragement the trio jumped j
into a nearby l>oat, cut her loose
and as speedily as possible rowed
to the scene of the trouble. They
reached the place not a moment too
soon, and found a completly ex
hausted man hanging on to the bot
tom of a very small upturned boat.
He was just barely conscious. They
quickly transferred him to their
boat, where he completely broke
down after stating that his partner
was drowned. After aliout an
hour’s ex]K>sure to the heat of the
furnace at the power house and
some liberal doses of whiskey he
was finally able to walk, and was
taken in charge by friends.
The rescued man proved to be
A. Lund, a resident of Ellamar.
Last Sunday he, in company with
A. F. Cramer of Squirrel island,
and Gus Hanson of Ellamar, came
to Valdez in a small sloop. They
remained over, intending to leave
on the high tide Monday night.
They had a very small boat tied to
the wharf which they used as a ten
der. About eleven-thirty Monday
night Hansen and Lund entered
the boat to pull to the sloop, where
one was to remain while the other
returned for Cramer, who was com
pleting some purchases. As the
two men neared the sloop, which
was anchored near the X. \V. cor
ner of the wharf, they rau into
rough water, a wave washed over
the bow of the boat and threw them
both out. Hanson disappeared
and was not again seen alive.
Lund says that he also sank, being
badly handicap(>ed with a pair of
rubber boots. While under water
he managed to free himself of the
boots, and rising to the surface
seized the boat and crawled on to
the bottom, where for about twenty
minutes he struggled desperately
to paddle to shore with his hands,
but was drifting down the bay all
the while. Finally, with his last
remaining strength, he gave the
cry that was heard through the
town with the result as stated.
In the morning, when the tide
was fully out. the body of Hanson
was found by Mr. Hooker, the en
gineer at the power house. The
body was removed to the Episcopal
church and the coroner notified.
The jury later rendered a verdict
of accidental drowning.
Gus Hanson was a native of
Kalmer, Sweden, and was 24
years of age. About three years
ago he came to Alaska in the em
ploy of the Government as a deck
hand on the coast survey steamer
Taku. He finally settled in Ella
mar, where he built a good home
and has been working in the mine,
and occasionally prospecting. He
is believed to be single. The body
was interred in tae Valdez ceme
tery Wednesday.
The Alaska Packers Association
and the P. P. & N. Co. have each a
large force at work this seasou on
the Copper river catch. Each lias
a fleet of 50 boats with two men to
a boat.
FID I OLD
COCNCILMEN AT A MASS
MEETING
Appointed (lev Ones
Absent City Dads Lose Their Jobs.
Citizens Nominate
Others.
On Friday last a few of the busi
ness men of the town met on the
street, and, in discussing matters
in general, ami the condition of the
streets in particular, decided to
call a muss meeting and take some
action. The meeting was called
that night and was well attended.
Gov. Leedy was elected chairman,
and A. W. Rochford, secretary.
After some free discussion by the
various gentlemen present, a resolu
tion was presented by C. G. Debney,
proposing that the seats in the
council occupied l»y Steele, Dowl
ing and \\ heat, be declared vacant
on account of their absence, and
that others be elected to till their
places. The resolution was adopt
ed, and tiie following were the nom
inations made: C: G. Debney, \V.
S. Amy. H. T. Whitley, A. White
and W. E. Geiger. McHie with
drew his name from the list. It
was pro(>osed that all of the
names tie put on the ballot allow
ing tiie voters to take their choice;
this was voted on and carried.
As Monday, tiie 25th instant,
had been designated as a day for a
special election to till the office of
police magistrate, it was proposed
that the election of counciluien l»e
held at the same time, which was
also carried.
The meeting then went into the
nomination of candidates for police
justice. Arthur M. Edwards and
Chauncey D. Shaw were nominated.
In Comfortable Quarters.
The following extracts from a
letter received front Jake Stead
will lie of interest to his many
friends here.
Beaver Dam Roadhouse, May
25—The doctor arrived here last
night and is trying to take the
swelling out of my knee, and to
morrow the “big thing comes off.”
From what lie says he fs going to
do 1 am very well pleased, and
think that 1 will have a better leg
than the one I broke five yearsago.
I have suffered very little, and
Len has fixed me up as well as I
could be in Valdez. Talk about
grub. This is the place, only the
soldiers ate up all the pie yester
day, and I feel pretty sore as Len
showed me the apples before they
went into the pie, and green ap
ples are not in it.
Give nty regards to all who ask
for me, and I want you to thank
the Moose for what they have done
for me.
Jake St«sd.
Copper Center Lively.
Copper Center, May 26.—The
cattle outfit is camping here on the
way to Tanana; also Mrs. Barrett.
Mrs. Hugh Madden, with several
horses and men arrived from
Nizina bound for Tanana. Barnett,
Filers and party, aud several others
are coining from Niziua bound for
Tanana. Dooley, Savage, Patter
son, Sherman, Daggett, Gregory,
Larson brothers and party left for
Slate creek to-day. Feed for stock
is getting good, and the trail is fine.
Reports Jcome from Nizina that
there will be a shortage of several
hundred men for working themineo
at that camp. Chief Stickwan’s
daughter, Tarina, died last night
R. Bux.