VfLUME 5. NO. 2 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 190 . OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
WE ARE THE LEADING OUTFITTERS )
and carry the largest and most complete stock I
of SUPPLIES, HARDWARE and CLOTHING !
FOR THE TRAIL.
We shall be glad to show you our stock and
give you estimates on your outfit.
VaU)i^ COLD STORAGE CO.,
and CITY MEAT MARKET.
OPP. A. L. LEVY & CO.
FRESH
VEGETABLES
Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
TELEPHONE
33.
Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs.
Medicine Outfits For The Trail
(Largest Assortment of Snow GIhsms.)
STATIONERY MINING LOCATION NOTICES
News Phone
Agents 40
Wikidel’s Phonograph Parlor
Dealers Xu
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EDSQN PHONOGRAPHS
ALL SIZES
3500 Gold Moukled Records in stock
COAL — COAL
C. W. Miller,agent, or Copper River
Droving Co.
3.500 Edison Gold"Moulded Rec
ords at Wikidel’s Phonograph Par
lor.
Take Notice.
That I will not be responsible
for any work done upon any min
ing property owned by me on
Dyak bay, Kodiak island, Alaska,
unless ordered by me in writing.
-JoaXPHINZ Lkobbns.
Call For Warrants
Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 15—Notice
is hereby given that I will pay all
city warrants up to and including
No. 574 if presented within ten days
from date.
E. B. Wheat,
Towr. Treasurer.
SeveTal of the Winchell party,
who were at Nizina two years ago,
will come to Valdez, on the Oregon
to spend the summer prospecting
for copper in the Chittistone and
Chittvna country. Louie Leven
saler. Gus Nelson, Chas. Lighthoe
and Tom Coulter are among the
; party.
i K. J. Fjeld, who has a mrmber
I of quartz claims on Nabosna, rc
| turned from the states on tire
Santa Clara. He was married this
; winter and his wife will accompany
him to the interior. He has five
j horses and a large outfit.
James McCarthy arrived" on the
Santa Clara wuh 28 tons of sup
plie* and ten horses. He will
spend tlih summer doing develop
ment work on his copper projierty
at Nugget Creek near the head of
Kuskalnna. His party consists of
ten men.
Watch Mainsprings 91 at Stull’s.
Subscribe for the Pnsot* ector to
be sent to Chisna, Slate Creek,
Nizina, or the copper country this
summer.
P. S. Hunt announces that the
second lot of 5x7 Souvenir Albums
is now ready, for the benefit of
those who are waiting.
Jack Smith, one of the discover
ers of the Bonanza mine, is again
in town. He will take charge of
til'd Bonanza this summer.
R. R. Robinson has gone to Bea
ver Dam to take charge of the
roadhouse. A large supply of pro
visions and horse feed is on the
way in.
Don’t stand for a handout on
watch repairing, snow glasses, rich
jewelry and cut glass. Save money
by going to Stull’s, lender in super
ior goods and low prices.
John E. Barrett, a mining expert,
some time a resident of Chicken
creek, is in town, and is preparing
to visit the copper country to ex
amine a number of prospects. Mr.
Barrett is a brother of the Miss
Barrett, who was for a time on the
Prospector staff.
Jake Jacobson of Slate creek, who
spent spent the winter prospecting
on the middle fork of Chistuchina,
reached town last week.
Tt. Blix, mayor of Copper Cen
ter, returned on the Santa Ch-vra
after spending the winter in Seattle,
San Francisco and Minneapolis,
i He will make a quick trip Jo Cop
j per Center to relieve A. Holman,
| who is coming out for medical
! treatment.
S You’llTina Them
At the Bowling Aliev—The De
! cernher list of Edison Phonograph
j Records. YVe also carry a large
stock of the "handsomest Flower
Horns ever put on the market, to
say nothing of many "Standard
and Home machines, all with the
latest No. 3 crane attachment. Al
so a large stock of Gold Moulded
Records. ‘Li you contemplate huy
ng a phonograph it will pay you
o call on us.
i Te egraphic Items.
Wasbiogton, Feh. 15—Senator
Elkina has introduce ! a ari'road
liill, making the acts of the inter
state commerce commission subject
to review b congress.
Washington, Feb. 15—Judge
Wickersham denies being a candi
date for the governorship. In an
»t<.rv<ew he said ■*f tin not now,
• t t l <'i t •:!>>! never will lie
i i auverii-rT* Yes
. rdav In isi.ci! the judiciary com
mittee for an oral hearing on the
charges made against him. The
hearing will probably be given
next week, at which time the judge
will he given an opportunity to
answer thechnrges. *
Willetsfadt, Fch. 13—Plotting is
rampant in Castro’s house. Both
•vice-presidents are suspected of dis
loyalty. Almost the entire popu
lation of Venezuela are ready to
fight "against the president. The
«!stabliidiment cf a blockade by
France is only awaiting an out
break.
London, Fob. 13 — A telegram
from a continental capital indicates
a feeling of unrest over the Mo
to can conference, in which a rup
ture is probable, as France is hang
in ' back and refusing to consider
iurther demands of Germany.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 13 —A terri
ble massacre of Jews has taken
place at Kalnrasbi, Bcsarast and
Nodetails.
New York, Feh. 14—Coni miners
throughout the Kast are preparing
for a great strike. The operators
diave agreed to refuse the demands
pf the miners, which will be made
^o-morrow. Two hundred thous
and men will be involved.
f3e»£tle, Feb. 13—Dr. Rhoads, of
16 State street, Rochester. N. Y .
is bunting for his brother, Walter
Rhoads, who went to Nome in
900 and later was in Fairbanks.
Kidnapping Alaska Women.
San Francisco, Feb. 5—Captains
of whaling vessels who have been
accused of kidnapping native Alns
i knn women are to be brought to
account by the government. Col
lector Stratton to-day received in
structions from the department of
commerce and labor ordering him
to investigate the matter and arrest
the offenders. The charge was
made some time ago in ;a report by
Capt. Hamlet, of the revenue cut
ter Bear, who cruieed in Northern
waters,
A Time Ball.
A movement has been started by
W. H. Brennen to have a time ball
arranged on the cable building, so
that it can be dropped at noon
each day. and aid in keeping stand
ard time in use in to'n. All ar
rangements have been made for in
stalling the pole and time ball if
the consent of Capt. Hartman can
be secured.
The sporting editor of a Seattle
paper in writing of Nick Burley,
the alleged pugilist says: Nick has
a chin that protrudes about a foot.
It makes the rest of 'his faep look
.as if some one. early in life, had
slanted it haek with a club. It is
about the shape of a grave digger’s
: spade, and while it would make
great training ground for a bunch
; of whiskers, it. gets in the way
| when he is fighting. It also gets
in the way of the gentleman he is
fighting with. In fact, Nick’s op
ponents have a lot of trouble to
keep from 'bittiriBit while they are
; doing two-handed drilling. And
after a mistake or two of that kind
Nick can go to sleep without Tock
jing. _
A commission hash' to appointed |
'bv the Czar to decide on the most j
feasible route for the Trans-Alaska-;
Siberian railroad, and will visit
Alaska tfbie spring to start a sur
vey.
Married.
At the rectory of the church of
Epiphany, Fch. 14, 1906, by Rev.
Taylor, Chas. N. Jone« of Valdez,
and Miss Maxomine Marsolais of
Seattle. ... 1
ant In er or roperty.
F. F. B r^in »f Ne v Yo- <, Denis
Dnnohoe of San Francisco and
John E. Barrett of Colorado, ar
rived on the Santa Clara ami have
established an oflice at the Phoenix
where they are taking options on
copper pro; ertii-s in the Copper
River and Chittvna country.
This parly is representing east
ern capitalists who wish to secure
good coi>per claims on the interior,
•and if options can be -secured on
enough prospects to warrant, a
party of experts will he brought up
in June and taken in to examine
the properties. They announce
that they' have no connection with
any of the local railroad projects
but are here merely to acquire cop
per property, and are willing to
pay a fair sum for tlie privilege of
examining the holdings of the
local prospectors.
Mr. Burgin will spend the sum
mer in town while Mr. Dnnohoe
and Barrett will leave in a few
days for the Chittvna where a
camp will be established as head
quarters for a prospecting party,
after which Mr. Dnnohoe will re
turn to town and take in the party
of experts during the summer.
Seattle-Valdez Hail
The contract for carrying the
mails between Seattle and Valdez
during the next four years has
been awarded to the Northwestern
Steamship Company, at $57,(500
per annum.
The contract calls for four round
trij»s per month, with the under
standing that the mail shall he car
*ried as much more frequutely Shan
than four round trips per month
as the contractor**! st*amers ntay
run, and further, that if the con
ractor shall show his inability to
.secure sufficient commercial busi
ness he shall be permitted to re
duce the service to three round
trips a month during the first year
of the contract, with only a pro
portionate reduction in compensa
tion.
Alaska Deputies Bill Re, orted.
Washington, Fel). 5—The bill
providing for the appointment of
deputies for collecting license mon
eys in Alaska and providing for
letting contracts for road building
when the proposed cost is above
$20.(500, was favorably reported to
the Senate to-day. The extra dep
uties are said to he urgently need
ed
Boom In Copper.
There will be twenty parties do
ing development work and pros
pecting in the Kotsina, Kuskalina,
Chittistnnc and Chittynn country
this summer. On the Santa Clara
were a number of the outfits in
cluding .representatives of capital
and several mining experts. Cap
italists are now interested in
Alaska copper and are anxious to
secure holdings here.
01sen-B6rgen.
C. E. ©orgen, proprietor of the
Valdez Market, was married Sun
day evening at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. William Scott, to Miss
Annie Olsen-of Seattle. Rev. Bur
nett performed the ceremonj\ Mr.
Borgen has fitted up a suite of
rooms over the market where they
will reside for tire present.
The Sunday Alaskan of Juneau
is the latest addition to the Alaska
newspapers. It is a six-column
folio, all home print, published by
the Dispatch Publishing Co.
' Cable receipts, for Januarv, 1909
were $9,779,50. This gives an in
crease of $2,911.7-5 over the receipts
of January, i905. Since the cable
was first laid lie onto y receipts
have shown a steady gain.
Of Local Interest.
M. Dempsey, who has raised
money from Indianapolis capital
ists, for the development of his
Chisna property this summer, is
expected on the next boat
F. E. Force, sporting editor of
the Minneapolis Tribune, will ' isit
Valdez this spring, to gather ma
terial for n series of write-tips'on
Alaska.
Geo. Elkins, who is well known
here, is now at Goldfields. Nev., *
where he has some good quartz
property and is doing well.
j Tt may interest flic citizens of
Valdez that Thos. G. Quinn has
been promoted to the position of
superintendent of the White Pass
dr Yukon Rv. At least that’s the
way his mail is addressed now.
Rev Taylor will he at Seward
for a few days to attend to the con
struction of a chur-h building. He
will return on the Oregon. Snn
!dav school will he hold as usual at
the Church of the Epiphany Sun
day at noon.
!
j The Santa Ana arrived early
j Tuesday morning after a record
fr:p from Seattle c\f less than seven
days hv the inside passage. She
1 had 34ft tona of freight and the fol
lowing passengers for here:
E I. f/ir-'tn. T lio-ui, t Travis, C J M-ir,
f f t rlsh M \ Afon»*r*e. F rnmhi, I. .1 s’(*V
eus, V F.lliv Mi-- M rhmifz, F iTnfher,
A W Miller, Mr* M Turner, Mr* A f*hnw. Mm
J I Sio. ker. v J a P Ghoz~c,
Whitt*. C S’crn *r. C Th"*rTi'*l!. Mis* S I *‘er
\' Ailmins, II MfGinlfv. G Whit**. W Rra*lv,
(i McT.ein, r II Wa’ers. F .1 aiu. k. F .1 Slack.
! T Rniklc* ani wff • T McMahon. I’’Runyon
. <• Sandberg a nil wife. .1 MPze'r. G .1 >rg *Ti«f>R,
C Ncisou, A Nelson. K II Knight, Roy Ghi/.e
rock.
Forty Alaskans in Seattle, head
ed by j*. L. Steele, sent a telegram
to the president protesting against
the bill recently introduced to
abolish the federal tax of four
cents a case on Alaska canned sal
mon Their contention is that this
is not an unjust or excessive tax,
and to abolish it would deprive the
Alaska road fund of $276,000 nor
annum.
Dan Knin arrived on the Santa
Clara, and will leave soon for the
! scene of the new strike on VaMes
creek, where he owns considerable
property.
Charles Sandberg, the Slate creek
mine owner, returned from tho
States on the Santa Ana. Mr.
Sandberg was married in Chicago
during the winter, and his wife
accompanied him to Valdez, where
she will remain this summer while
he is at Slate creek.
Two of the Elkins Bros., Fred
and Will, arrived on the Santa
Clara, and are preparing to take
in an outfit to do developmerrt
work on their copper property in
the Chittystone country, and to de
some prospecting. Carl Leber
and Henry Johnson will accom
pany them.
Owing to the small crowd which
will attend the dance Saturday
night, it will he held in Moose
Hall. Good music and Lunch.
Sam Taylor is moving supplies
to Slate creek, where he will work
this summer on the California
claim.
Dan Gronnig has been laid-up
for some time with a bad knee. A
needle was broken off in the knee
cap, and several operations were
necessary before the needle could
he ex’.ranted.
Mrs. J. L. Steele, who went out
for medical treatment, had an op
eration successfully performed and
is now re'-overidg rapidly.
Charles Crawford and wife re
turned from the Suites on the
Stata Clara.
The Williams Brothers and
j Charles Range arrived on the
on the Santa Clara and will start
soon for Dan Cr-a-k, where they
will work the Katn and Williams
p acer properties.
• Jim Finch is in town preparing
to move a five ton outfit to his cop
per property in the Kuskalanr
country. •
Mr. and Mrs. Amman arrived on
the Santa Clara and will leave in
a few days tor their copper prop
erty in Ko’sina.
Harry Fi ' li and Claretue War
ner arrived Saturday after spetu!
I ng he winter in tlie* States. They
.ill | »• -per' it ? summer in tlr»
| Chilly ua copper auction.