‘ Children’s woolen gloves 40c
Children’s and misses’ wool
en gloves, a very good as
sortment for yonr selection.
Priced a pair, forty cento.
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Fruits and vegetables
am
Usual well assorted line re
ceived on the Alaska this
morning.
Men's top coats $5.00
About a dozen light weight
top coats that were former
ly worth $20 and $22.50, .
now being closed out at $5.
Valdez Mercantile Company.
FISH
A tine lot of black cod received on
i he Northwestern by the Love-Whit
ley Co.. '
Subscribe for the Miner.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
The following schedule for the har
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscum Leave Valdez
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:15 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
11:15 p. tn. 12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4tb Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without* notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vice.
All official business between Val
dez and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where possible, so
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
O R. KOEHLER.
Capt. 14th Infantry, A. Q. M.
-M
OOliN lKHKiKlt
2 cups corn meal.
1 teaspoon salt.
2 teaspoons fat.
L 3-4 cups boiling water.
four boiling water over the oth
er materials.'’Heat well. When cool,!
form into thin cakes and bake 30 min
utes in a hot oven. Makes 14 biscuits.
These crisp little biscuits are good
with butter or gravy. Eat them with
your meat ar.d vegetables.
NOTICE
Owing to the increased expense of
operation, occasioned by application
of the Territorial eight hour law, It Is
necessary to increase the price on de-!
livery of coal, therefore the price of
coal delivered will be as follows:
Bulk ..$15.00 per ton
Sacked (ton lots) . IS.00 per ton
Sacked, (half ton) .... 9.50
Sacked, less than % ton 1.35 a sack
tf VALDEZ TRANSFER CO. :
Kodaks and kodak supplies at the
Valdez Drug Co. tf 1
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; read> ,
to transfe. that baggage tor you. tf
—
Second Call
VY’e will accept Liberty Bonds for
: stock in the Valdez Iron Works.,
I
Make your money earn 25 per cent |
j instead of 4 per cent. tf !
ALASKA’S PRIDE
Is the new Brew
Has all the requirements,
strength, nourishment* re
freshment and taste of beer
but has no kick.
Put up by
ALASKA BEVERAGE &
BOTTLING WORKS.
' PATRONIZE HOMfc INDUSTRY
LOUIE’SCAFE
OpM Dor ud Nitfht MtKlirt«y street. Below C«bU
Fresh
All Kinds of Pastry for Safe
| rfVHBYTHINQ THE BEST ANDY MAROVIOH. Propr.
| HUNTED BY WILD ELEPHANT
I Carl I. Akeley, Naturalist, Relate* Ex
perience of Being Attacked by Mas
eivc South African Beast.
The hunter anti taxidermist, Carl E
Akeley, who hn* spent a great deal of
painstaking effort In preparing the
wonderful animal groups at the Ameri
ean MWtU of Natural history. It
known throughout South Africa as an
elephknt banter. He hen had many
thrilling experiences, one of which he
describes In the New Tork Sun as fol
lows:
Elephants are no more conspicuous
In their own country than Jack rabbits
are Id theirs. They are the color of
the shadoWti Ita the forest and almost
as Indlsttafnfshabie. Intelligence and
tffadlctlrfeUsM are two of their most
prominent characteristic*. When one
knows ho Is being hunted he Will lie In
wait, still as,a rock, and looking much
like one, and will hunt bis hunter as;
a dog hunts a rat.
I had cut a big bull out from a herd,
and was following his spoor, knowing;
well enongh that he was lying In wait.
for me somewhere. The big beast, as;
It turned out afterwards, got my wind j
hs I was stalking him, and was search
ing for me.
I must have got within ten or twenty
feet of him. because I remembered.
afterward that I heard a swift rush
hut did not catch sight of hlin coming.
The first I knew of his presence was
n quick vision of his trunk as ho
knocked me down. Then I caught one
glimpse of his little eyes as he curled
up Ills trunk out of the way anil tried
to impale me with his tasks.
T had Just time to grasp n tusk with
my left hand and twist myself so that
ni.v body was between the two shafts
of Ivory. I felt the impact of his tusks
ns they dug Into the ground on either '
side of me, and his heavy nose crushed ,
against my chest. That Is all I re- I
member. i
M.v hunter fortunately shot hint dead ;
ns he was preparing for another j
thrust. I was unconscious as they car- !
r,ed me to the camp, where I lay for j
three months, with my chest so
crushed that it was doubtful whether
or not I should live.
CLOUDS ENVELOP AN ISLAND!
Mass of Rock Near New Zealand Is
'Nearly Three Miles In Circumfer
ence and Always Shrouded.
White island. .10 miles distant from
Xew Zealunil. Is prohahly the most ex
traordinary Island In the world. It Is
in enormous mass of rock nearly three
miles In circumference, rising 000 feet
ihove the son. and Is perpetually en
veloped in dark clouds, which- are via
ble for nearly a hundred miles, says
i writer.
The island consists almost entirely
if sulphur, vlth a small percentage of
r.vpsutn. Some years ago an attempt
vas made to float a company to work
he sulphur, which Is of high quality;
on. strange to say. suflielent capita,
■vas not HtihsiTihisl. Therefor** the ex
Miri of sul|*j)iir from White Island Is
ilill very Hiball. •
In the Imerlor Is a luge fully fifty
tones in extt nt, the vapor of which has
i temperature of 110 degrees |-\ amt j
« strongly impregnated with acids, j
•u one siil. of this lake are craters j
Tom which s.cani escapes with great j
'ore** and noise. This steam and the ,
■iipor from the lake form the dark !
•loud which envelops the Island.
Sour Milk by Violet Ray*.
It 1ms always been commonly he- j
lleved that milk curdles owing to the |
•Image of temperature and that by I
using lee this ditllculty would be over- I
mine, according to Ur. Humbert Buz
sonl In tile Electtlcul Experimenter,
>ut this precaution does not take away
Die primal eause. While germs in
nllk remain latent under the iinlavor
ihle environment of perhaps zero de
cree. they develop Imraediutely Upon
uelng brought in contact with light
tnd a more productive environment.
The moment ultra violet rays come
n coin act with the infinitesimal life
ievelopnient begins, and while It Is
rue that some microbes are destroyed
!>y the utra violet rays. It has been
round that the Inferior organisms gen
erally develop inore rapidly under the
nfluence of these rays.
B*a Fifth Oppose Goiter.
Sea flak Of all kinds has keen found
o oppose goiter in communities where
[niter prevails extensively. Author
ties have attributed the remark -
thle prevalence of goiter und cre
Inism or myxoedeniu (physical defect
hie to failure of normal thyroid gland
'unctloh) In Switzerland to the acarc
ty of sea food in that Inland coun
ry. And there is some ground for the
dea tiiat a more frequent use of sea
isii iu the diet tends to prevent or
■lire simple goiter, which is rather eX
:esslvely prevalent In the great lakeB
msln. Sea flsli contains Iodine in as
liniluhle form, and It Is to this ele
nent that the food's value In cases of I
loiter la ascribed. .
Royal Priestess.
The most aristocratic religious in
stitution In the world Is that located
ht Prague. Austria, only a princess
of the Imperial fatally can be appoint
ed as its abbess. In a few cases, when
ladies ef less aristocratic birth haev
been chosen for the position* they hare
always been of noble birth apd hate
enjoyed the rlgfWt to the title Of royhl
hlgWeii The dbbeti la lhsUUM In
office by i botetutt certtttOay, #blch U
Ittinflid 19 all thO high dlgkl&trito
«f the chUTCfi sad State add t* arch
duke to represent the emperor at the
serrloe. ;
CAVALRY RKOIMKNTS RK
NT TO FRANCK
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 1.—
The War Department bas approved
the recommendation of General Per
ship that fifteen regiments of cavalry
regiments be formed for national ser
vice in France.
GRKKK RKHKRVIHTH CALLKD
LONDON, Feb. 1.—Sixteen classes
of Greek Reservists have been called
to the colors, a dispatch from Athens
says.
PARIS, Feb. 1.—French troops to
ddy made a successful attack ott the
G&rknah lines ittt he vicinity of Nieu
poRt, Belgium, and Id the Rhetins
sector. Where a nlimber of prisoners
were taken. The raid was officially re
ported to have been successful.
Wm. Lufkin and wife will leave on
the steamship Alaska tonight for Se
attle, where they will make their
home. Mr. and Mrs. Lufkin have re
sided in Valdez for a number of years
and wili be greatly missed by their
many friends.
1
"Husky" King will be an outgoing
passenger on the Alaska tonight for
California, where he will reside in
the future. He has a host of friends
in Valdez who wish him luck in his •
venture.
The steamship Alaska sailed from
Seward at 11 o'clock today and is ex
pected to arrive in port about mid
night.
INCO.HK TAX* MIST UK PAID
Postmaster Todd has not .received !
the income tax schedule blanks yet
hut expects them on the Victoria, i
These schedules must be tiled w ith j
the collector of customs at Tacoma i
not later than March fourth, under
heavy penalty for failure to comply
with the law. Parties receiving over
$1000 per year if single of $2000 if
married are expected to make a sche
dule of their income.
SKATT1.K, Wash.. Kelt. I.—1The j
first snowfall of the season accurred j
today when several inches fell. The j
winter has been very warm and but
little rain has fallen up to a few
|
weeks ago.
VICTORIA SAIIjS
SEATTLE. Keb. I.- The steam- j
ship Victoria sailed north this morn-1
ing wjth a heavy freight cargo and i
few passengers. S. O. Casler and wife |
are (he only passengers for Valdez. ;
* '
Road Commissioner James E. Wil
son will leave on the steamship Alas
ka for Chitina. Mr. Wilson states that
politics are not warming up in the
interior as rapidly as they might, and
that little interest is being taken in (
the primaries. • !
Mr. and Mrs. Rruce Haines receiv
ed a handsome photograph of their
son Tom. who recently enlisted in the
Marine Corps, in the last mail, togeth
er with his company. Tom is station
ed at Mare Island barracks and writes
i hat he is well satisfied with army
life. He has not been informed as yet
where he will be stationed. I
- !
Halibut reached the top price of
thirty cents per pound at Seattle to
day, the highest in years. Ling and
rock cod are quoted at four cents.
Ketchikan quotes 16 cents for hali
but.
SFGCML FOR SATURDAY
Fresh killed chicken for frying and1
stewing. Lettuce and celery at Love
Whitley’s. 2t
ATTEMPT TO KILL LEX INK
PETROGRAD, Feb. 1.—Another
unsuccessful attempt was made here
last night to kill Premier Lenine of
Russia, a student firing point blank
at him, but missing.
TIDE TABLES FOR FEBRUARY
Friday, Feb. 1.—
First high tide 3:09 a. m„ 8.0.
Second high tide 3:13 p. in., 6.9.
First low tide 9:18 a. m., 1.4.
Saturday, Feb. 2.—
First high tide 3:39 a. m.. 7.9.
Second high tide 3:56 p. m., 6.1.
First low tide 10:04 a m., 1.6.
Second low tide 9:47 p. m., 1.9.
Sunday, Feb. 3.—
First high tide 4:15 a. m.. 7.8.
Second high tide 4:51 p m.. 5.3.
First low tide 10:59 a. m., 1.7.
Second low tide 10:25 p. m., 2.6.
....
MAIL CONTRACT LET
TO VALDEZ MAN
William Schmidt, the Valdes con
tractor who Carried the mall from
this city to GUlkkna last season, has
again secure^ the contract for this
year. The mg|r£lU leave VAldes the
first and flftsfip of each ibonth dur
ing a period attending from June 1
to September 80. tfhe ootnraet calls
for a gross weight of 760 pounds pbr
trip. Mr. Schmidt very successfully
Why worry about your
Valuables
Why not engage a box for them
in our fireproof vault Where per
fect protection is assured?
Why not do it today? Tomorrow
may be too late.
Prids^iip. and $ 1S.per year
according to size.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
U. S. depositary for Postal Sayings Funds
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office Foot of Wall Street
»
Headquarters For
Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufac- •
tures are represented in
our stock.
AH electrical Supplies we
. sell are guaranteed pro
ducts.
Make your electrical pur
chases here and have the
assurance of absolute satis
faction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Light, Power, Tel. Company
completed his contract last year, and
Is well equipped to again deliver the
main to the interior, as he has a
large truck and a Ford car, which
will be used in the service. He will
also carry freight and passengers.
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4 | 4 STEAMER SAILINGS 4 j 4
4 | 4 4 | 4
4444 4 4444444444
Steamship Admiral Evans—Sailed
South from Valdez, Saturday, Jan.
26.
Steamship Northwestern — Sailed
South from Valdez, January 26.
Steamship Victoria—Will sail from
Seattle Feb. '1.
Steamship Alaska—Passed Juneau to
day, northbound.
Steamship Alameda—Sailed south
from Valdes, Saturday, Jan. 5.
Anything you want in the line ot
photography—Jenner can do It for
you. “
Aaaoo FDnss Will
At nay stinditd that* • t fttmera.
They ire thi etdhdttrd. buy ± Cam*
area. #
Advertise in the Prospector.
i ———
Famished rooms St Mrs osiand's.
Prices reasonable. •
FURS MADE UP
Furs remodeled, also new skins
made up In all the latest styles. Prices'
very reasonable. Special attention
paid to Alaska trade. All work guar-*
anteed. Mrs. B. Richmond, 305 Cham
ber of Commerce Bldg, Tacoma,
Wash. tf#
Juat received all the latest popu
lar songs at O. O. Retnke’s. tf
For flrat-claaa meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
Cannery Sites
We have customers for select can
nery sites located In the Prince Wil
liam Sound District If yen have any
thing to offer eend full particulars,
location, description, etc., to
BOND ft BABSON. •
field Dept.
32 Broad its?.
Nev York City,
i r. »»!»«■*•>■■ ■ .
A Hit# llfle Of Jobhbori’e Candy at.
the Valdes Drug Co. tf *
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