S. BLUM & CO.
INCORPORATED
BANKERS
CAPITAL $200,000.00.
We do a general banking business.
We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates of Deposit
Prospectors,
Don’t neglect your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
GiveYouj^reiA^ontracMe
ROBERT MclNTOSH
DELIVERY GUARANTEED
Contracts taken for delivery in the NELCHINA,
CHISANA, and SLATE CREEK sections.
No contract too large, none too small.
For prices apply to Rob’t McIntosh, Valdez.
J. E. WILSON
FREIGHTER
Special price on mills and large outfits—-Special atten
tion given to Fairbanks, Nelchina and
Chisana freight.
Teams are always ready to go to any point in Third or Fourth Divisions.
Ernestine Road House
On Government Road 65 miles from Valdez.
HARRY MILLER. Prop.
Excelietmeau.8 Everything First Class comodalon for'60 horses.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices JReasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING ;POST.
Telephone connects withlChitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE INAFSTED.fMgr.
TAZLINA HILL ROAD HOUSE
is open for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
Wortman’s Road House
E. p. CASHMAN.'.Proprietor.
20jmiles from Valdez.
The best meals and most comfortabld beds Procurable.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior—Wei* Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bltf in Conneitidn. " „ ... _
riE a' EOaSTPEtP
A.*H. Plfiktis. M*r.
ALASKA LAND BILL
PASSES SENATE
Allows Agricultural Entries in Terri
tory—Coal Lands Are Reserved
to the Public Domain.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—The Sen
ate today passed the bill authorizing
entries of agricultural land in Alaska.
The bill, however, provides that no
coal lands are to be located upon
except for surface rights and that the
coal shall remain a part of the pub
lic domain.
The bill passed by a large majority
and the members of the Senate are
determined that the legislation de
manded for the opening of the terri
tory of Alaska shall be granted at this
session.
STANDARD MONEY
FDD THE CHINKS
PEKIN, China, Feb. 13.—The gov
ernment today announced that the
Standard Oil company of America has
made a loan to the Chinese govern
ment of many millions of dollars in
return for oil concessions.
The loan is believed to be between
$100,000,000 and $150,000,000 and will
greatly relieve the situation in China,
providing money with which to pay
the troops and carry on the work
of extending the railroads.
SALOONKEEPERS FORCED
TO PURCHASE LOCKS
One of the aftermaths of the judic
ial order closing the saloons in Nome
on Sundays is shown in the follow
ing excerpt from the Nome indus
trial Worker:
"Yesterday saloonkeepers were
bright and early infesting the hard
ware stores looking up locks. When
the first booze vender arrived and
asked for a door lock, the retailer
of ironmongery did not seem sur
prised, but when they came in later
by twos and threes, his curiosity was
aroused, especially as some of them
had a face as long as telegraph poles.
Being asked why it was that there
was such a demand at this stage of
the game for locks, the question was i
put in a very periphrastic manner, |
the dealer suggesting that the saloons i
were all going oul of business. But :
there was nothing stirring of that
kind. One of the saloonists, who has I
amassed a fortune mixing a variety !
of intoxicating liquors for-the delec
tation and otherwise of thirsty pa
trons, produced a notice from the dis
trict attorney notifying him that all
saloons would have to shut up oh
Sundays after January 1. As will be
seen from a copy of this order else
where, the district judge fully endor
ses the action and saloonists will no
longer interfere with a properly aus
tere observance of the Lord’s day.”
The Pulpit, the Coward’s Castle.
It has been charged frequently that
the pulpit is the coward’s castle, that
the preacher speaks and cannot be
himself reached or answered. 1 pro
pose to come within reach and have
my statements open to answer; in
other words, for at least a month, to
make the close of our Sunday evening
services a public religious forum.
The men who have been using Ev
eryman’s Clubhouse to while away
their time, who have been reading,
playing, talking and arguing there,
have assured me that they will not
stay away merely because there will
be held on Sunday evening a half
hour religious service with prayers
and the singing of familiar hymns.
Some of these men have asked that
,1 make my short sermon, an address,
Jand' mysel'T1 open to answering and
i'questioniitg by anyone' preset^. I
agrfee!
The service will conmmence at
,;7:30. You men, you women, and you
(ftys and' girik of \ti1dez are all cor
dially incited to come arid 'see, and
take naft ’in thik1 expkriinkWi, which
I trti«".wilj! be pbjfMYkr. Tbkro will
kd' no’' otfe'rlnW takdh"up at these
meetin'ik!
oitiet*' servifcks will be held as us
•ual'af'thd’iiiile f’clii^i/lili>i,|the ^Epiph
i any' at'it'ko;' ll1, aiid ’ J2' o'clock.
^NfatiSD ta! ZIEGLER.
;j Gehebal Agent'Watson, of'the Pakl
to ‘ Amktf :;NA'’rtfea’tib*i;,'CkH!kiiiihy. left
rd
jmain in the capital city until the ar
rival of tthe Admiral Evans, when be
[will proceed north on the maiden trip
Fofv the new' Alaska liner!
I
To Secure From Congress an Appro
priation for an Exhibit at the
San Francisco Fair.
.M'NHAI’, Feb. 13.—Governor
Strong, in an interview today, stated
that unless (he people of Alaska and
the commercial bodies and associa
tions of business men, the town coun
cils and political organizations, make
a concerted demand on congress and
back up the recommendations of the
governor for a special appropriation
for an Alaska exhibit at the Panama
exposition that this territory will not
be properly represented at the fair
and that therefore an opportunity to
aid the north will be lost.
The governor urges the appropria
tion because of the great good it will
be to the citizens of the north in dis
pelling the erroneous impressions of
people of the states regarding Alaska,
as many still think of it only as a land
of ice and snow.
An appropriation of $200,000 has
been asked for by the government
and it will require a special appro
priation as the money already pro
vided by congress for the San Fran
cisco exhibition has been exhausted
and no provision was made for an
Alaskan exhibit.
ECUADOR REBELS
ARE DEFEATED
Federal Troops Capture Town of Es
meraldas After a Stiff Fight—
Many Are Killed.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Feb. 13.—
The federal troops yesterday bom
barded the town of Esmeraldas in the
northern part of the country and af
ter bombarding the city for ten hours
the troops charged and captured it.
The rebels fled into the hills, but not
until hundreds had been killed. But
few prisoners were taken.
The government announces that the
rebellion has been put down and that
peace and tranquility now reign.
Notice.
By order of ihe board of direct
ors the Granite Gold Mining Go. of
fers for sale at 50 cents a share la,non
shares of the treasury stock of the
company. This is for the purpose of
clearing up all indebtedness up to
March 1, 1914, at which time, barring
the acts of Providence, the mill will
start. The company have expended
about $32,000, for which we have a
complete power equipment, a com
plete twenty-ton mill, a hoist, an un
derground station, a gallows-frame
for hoisting, 450 feet of tunnel work,
an upraise from the tunnel to the
surface of 147 feet, and a shaft 6 1-2
xlO 1-2 feet and 40 feet in depth,
leading from the tunnel down and
which exposes the ore for 200 feet.
A shaft has also been driven on the
upper vein for 40 feet in depth. The
company has a surface tram across
the gully 200 feet long and will have
an aerial tram 320 feet long to trans
port the ore from the mine to the
mill. Supplies to the value of $3,000
are on hand on the property. Stock
can be secured at Attorney C. E. Bun
nell's office, secretary of the com
pany. B. F. MILLARD, President.
Harvey’s Toggery are closing out
their complete line of dry goods and
ladies’ furnishings. Now is the time
to get real bargains. tf
Notice to Creditors.
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, ex officio Judge in Probate,
Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of'Peter
Steinmetz, deceased. W. A. Rystrom.
administrator.—Notice tp Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned. administrator of the estate
of Peter Steinmetz, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the, said estate, to ex
hibit them, with the necessary-vouch
ers, within six ,(6). months'after the
first publication or' this' notice, to the
said administrator at the' office of C.
E. Bunnell, at Valdez, Alaska, the
sarge,,being the place for the trans
action of the business or said estate.
Dated af Valdez, Alaska," this 10th
day of February, 1914.
W. A. RYSTROM,
Administrator of the.,,estate of Peter
Steinmetz, deceased.
First publication Feb. 11, 1914.
Last publication March 16, 1914.
Marca Rica Cigars
VALDEZ MOST POPULAR SMOKE
INTEGRIDAD’S
BELMONT’S
VAN bYKET
SMOKECRAFT'S
EL SIDELLO’S
REPRESENTA’S
OPTIMO’S
LOVERA’S
Direct From The Factory
INGRAM & BUSH
EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 i
Foot Keystone Ave
Rouerh Dry ICe lb.
Valdez Dock Co. > phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Northwestern
Sail from Seattle 10th, 20th of 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—8th 18th and 28th for Cordova, Skag
way, Juneau, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. .Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell. D >uglas.
Cordova, Kllamar. Voldez and Latouche. Kxplosiues, S S Seward. S S Seward, 5th;
S S Latouehe. 15th: S S Cordova. :.'5th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
Pacific Alaska!
Navigation Company
Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle every ten days of each month on
the 5th, 15th and 25th,
via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan. Juneau, Yakutat, Ka
talla, Cordova. Valdez, Seward. Cook Inlet points and Kodiak.
PUGET SOUND—CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Saattle San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and
Harvard for southern California ports.
Kitfht reserved to change dates and steamers without notice
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Chas. R. Crawford ]
i
Wall Street Phone 1S9 j
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Plate (lew, window glue, roof in* end ,
Wundingpope... roofinapteh. l™^ «;
meat, pUetei lath, •hingipe. bniWere j
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds j
Windows, Doors, Moulding. Finish- j
mg Lumber j
Agents for Fairbanks. Mor»e 4 Co. |
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Meital Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iroi °ipe, Fittings.
a M. Dieriniter
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d MEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds ^
Fosltlfely no coat deHnind
nnHSs'pitdlnf Inadnncel
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
SiRICTLY FIRST QLA$S
FcuHTH Av*,, M tSfWMPi (AlA«M i
Copper River
Draying Co
P'roiRhiiatr and pasaeoger* to all pan*
af the iDterlo*. General TruokJiwi
( McKinley Street, Valdes,
kd. Wood, - Proprlrtw