STEAM HEATED HOT AN DICOLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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Nugget-Nugget & Ivory
Chains, Charms, Brooches, Scarf Pins
Rings, Bracelets, Crosses.
Just Received on the Northwestern,
A Large Assortment of Toys
Do Your Christmas Shopping Early.
OWL DRUG CO.
Same Location New Management
( When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in Ike Interior—Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. _Rates Reasonable
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
I Foot Keystone Ave
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NOTICE OP RECEIVER’S SALE.
Notice is hereby given that the un- j
dersigned, receiver of the Cameron
Johnson Gold Mining Company, will
•ell at public aution to the highest
•idder for cash, on Tuesday, Decem
ber 21, 1915, at 10 o’clock a. m„ at
the front door of the federal court
house in Valdez, Alaska, the follow
ing real and personal property, to
wit:
Divide, Columbia Gold Certificate,
Treasury Note, Walloper, Muzzier,
8pike No. 1, Spike No. 2, Spike* No.
S, Spike No. 4, Spike No. 5, Spike No.
d. Spike No. 7, Spike No. 8, Alvarez,
Qazook, Quartez, Gazabo, Lallapa
toosa, Mazuma, Montezuma, all being
tode claims, and the Gold Basin,
Cashier and Paymaster placer claims.
One-fourth interest in the Lorraine
Fraction lode claim and a right of
way over said Lorraine Fraction lode j
mining claim and the Nellie placer j
mining claim for pipe line purposes; j
together with all buildings on said
claims.
Also the following personal prop- i
erty, to-wit:
1 5-stamp ltisdoii .mill with plates;
and ore fet'd complete.
1 7-foot Lane mill with full equip-1
ment.
1 7x9 ore crusher.
* concrete tables.
1 Pelton water wheel, shafting, belt
ing, pulley wheels, etc., to equip
mill.
1 gasoline hoist 15 h. p.
2 extra sets shoes and dies for stamp
1 mill.
1 gasoline hoist 8 h. p.
1 Trenton- Iron Work's tram, 3800
feet in length with terminals, ore
towers, buckets and complete
equipment.
1 steel pipe line for power, graduated
11-in. to 8-in., 1400 feet in length,
with a diversion dam, head gates,
nozzles, etc., complete.
1 mine car. •*
2 blacksmith equipments complete^
Approximately 600 feet mine rails.
600 lbs. drill steel.
1700 lbs. powder.
1000 ore sacks, new.
AIM ore sacks, old.
*26 cases distillate.
16 cases coal oil,
25 cases gasoline.
1 2-horse wagon, new.
2 complete cooking equipments.
Complete bedding for five bunks.
1 dory.
1 small rowboat.
4 miles insulated telephone wire.
4 telephone instruments complete.
1 ton oats.
Sundry miners’ and carpenters’ tools.
. Such sale will be made pursuant to
: an order duly made and entered in
the district court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division, on the 20th
day of November, 1915.
W. M. GOODWIN,
Receiver of the Cameron-Johnson
Gold Mining Company.
First publication Nov. 22, 1915.
Last publication Dec. 13, 1915. 5t
NORTH AMERICAN RAW PBR8
WIEIi BE HOLD IN AMERICA
f In the past it was thought an im
possibility, “a fool’s pipe dream,”
that the collection of North Ameri
can raw furs could be sold in Amer
ica. It has been demonstrated to the
World that the collection could be
sold on this side of the big pond, for
American buyers have practically
cleared the Market of the entire col
lection of 1914-1S and the great bulk
•f the surplus stock carried over
from the catch of 1913-14. If you
should put the question, "What per
centage of raw furs are imported,” to
any dealer or exporter one year ago,
he would say 75 per cent. Did we
export that amount or was it a wild
guess at figures, or is it a fact that
the big part of the collection of
North American Raw Furs that have
been shipped to London to be sold
in the auction houses of that city or
shipped to the commission houses of
Leipzic, have found their way back
to America, either dressed and dyed
or raw.
A. B. Shubert, President ot a. b.
Shubert, Inc., Chicago, U. S. A., the
largest house iu the world dealing
exclusively in American raw furs, in
a letter to the Prospector, says in
part:
“The house of A. B. Schubert, Inc.,
up to the time of the European war,
exported about 75 per cent of their
entire collection of American Raw
Purs. It was apparent to me when
practically every country on the con
tinent of Europe ‘blew out a cylin
der head’ that we would have to
look up ’green fields and pastures
new’ for the sale of our merchandise.
No doubt all the dealers in furs
thought the same.
The low price of American raw
furs, together with the difficulty of
importing foreign furs, materially
helped the sale of American goods,
but back of all this was the push and
energy of the American merchant. It
looked like a ground hog case to him.
It was something that had to be done.
He did it. He satisfied himself and
proved to the World that the collec
tion of American raw furs could be
sold in America.
MAN OF MYSTERY
PASSES AWAY AT DAWSON.
Dawson: William Roman, a sin
gular character, who has lived In the
shadow of Dawson 17 years and has
family ties, his friends believe, which
probably if known fully, would iden
tify him as a member of the Norwe
gian nobility, passed away here eve
ning before last in St. Mary’s hospi
tal. Roman came to Dawson in '98,
and most of the time since has led an
obscure and modest life as a wood
chopper, in a cabin located on the
high ridge overlooking Dawson be
tween Dion and Sourdough gulches.
He said little of his past to his few
friends, and cared little to be known
to those of the outside world, and
died without leaving any addresses or
relatives. However, from his re
marks to friends some time ago, it is
believed that he was from circles in
close touch with the king of Norway
and practically a member of the no
bility.
Roman leaves practically no estate.
He has a son somewhere on the out
side, possibly on the Pacific coast. In
his conversation Roman told some of
his friends of late of one member of
his family who endowed a university
in Norway at which anyone bearing
the name of Roman was entitled to
free education.
Roman was about 50 years of age.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mike Sullivan has returned to Val
des from a trip to Cordova.
John Anderson returned to town
last night on the launch Viking from
Shoup bay.
George Reinke’s Jewelry has beer,
moved to the Valdez Drug store,
where a full line of Jewelry is on dis
play. ,'
Kodak Supplier at me Valdez
Drug Comnany. tf
Arthur McNeer, who went to Shoup
Bay in company with Logan Archi
bald has returned to town.
Valdez Drug Company have a fine
line of School Stationery. tf
You will find the latest novelties
In ladies’ neckwear at .E. Winter’s, tf
Mrs. Olaf Frantzen came up from
the Cliff mine last night on the launch
Viking.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s
Prices reasonable. *
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Billy Gallaghan, with the launch
Viking, brought a number of passen
gers to Valdez last night from down
the bay points.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
Select your Xmas presents at E.
Winter’s. tf
Two teams with double-enders left
for Camp Comfort this morning with
loads of pressed hay.
Fancy biationery at the Valdez
Drtfg Store. *
Far good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
U. S. Mineral Land Surveyor Ward,
who has been surveying properties
down the Sound, came up to Valdez
last night.
The Kunmaker.
The Liberty Theatre presents for
tonight Charlie Chaplin, the funrnak
er.
Big dolls and little dolls for the
kiddies at E. Winter’s. tf
Miss Ethel Foulke was a returning
passenger to Valdez on the Admiral
Farragut today. She has many
friends here who are welcoming her
home. t
Wfyy not select one of those pretty
silk or wool dresses for your wife
for a Christmas present at E. Win
ter's. tf
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See Keinke’s fine line of nugget
jewelry at the Valdez Drug store, tf
The Masonic lodge will meet to
morrow afternoon and again in the
evening, when work in the third de
gree will employ the attention of the
members.
The Joy maker Tonight.
Charlie Chaplin, the funmaker, at
The Liberty Theatre tonight.
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Hats Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and pressed.
tf GUY F. CAMERON.
George Reinke, the Jeweler, has
'moved his store to the Valdez Drug
store where he is prepared to serve
all his old customers and meet new
ones. He has a big stock coming on
the steamer Northwestern for the hol
iday trade and will continue to make
a specialty of line nugget jewelry.
The Punmaker.
The Liberty Theatre presents for
tonight Charlie Chaplin, the fanmak
er.
JuBt received ,the finest line of
neckties ever shown in Valdez, at
Ben Silverman’s.
We guarantee when left to us to
install machinery to give satisfac
tion. Valdez Iron Works. tu-tf.
FDR SALE—Very cheap, one 9 h.
p. stationary gas engine, used only 6
months. Apply to Love-Whitley
Co. k-16
Bargains at the Emporium; open
from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. *
WANTED—A woman for general
housework for all or part of the day.
Apply to Box 86. tf
Liberty' Theatre Program.
A swell, well arranged program to
night at the Liberty Theatre.
Charlie Chaplin for joy.
The Passer-bys, a drama.
The Fatal Verdict, extra good.
Scenes of Yosemite Valley.
A total of five solid reels of good
solid amusement at the Liberty The
atre tonight.
TRUE .FOSSIL FORESTS.
Yallowston* Pask'a Array of 8tony
Relics Of Volcano Activity.
Kemarkuble fossil forests exist In
Yellowstone park. the most remark
able. It Is bejieved. of the several fossil
forests which have been discovered—
there are others-lu Egypt. In California
and in Arizona—because in the Yel
lowstone most of the trees were, en
tombed In tlielr original upright posi
tion and not found reeumbent’aud scat
tered about the ground.
In Arizona, for Instunce. the fossil
ized trunks have evidently been car
ried a long distance from where they
originally grew.
In the Yellowstone the trees now
stand where they grew and where they
are entombed by the- outpouring of
various volcanic materials.
Now as the softer rocks surrounding
them are gradually worn away they
are left standing erect on the steep hill
sides. just as they stood when they
were living. In fact, it is difficult at a
tittle distance to distinguish some of
these fossil trunks from the lichen cov
ered stumps of kindred living species.
8ueh an aggregation of fossil trunks Is
therefore well entitled to be called a
true fossil forest.
It should not be supposed, however,
that these trees still retain their limbs
and similar branches, for the mass of
volcanic material falling on them strip
ped them down to bare, upright trunks.
— Exchange.
HELP FOR HOMELY MEN.
Facial Decoration* and Other Ways to
Tone Down Ugliness.
If my face is too wide a beard length
ens it; if njy lace is too uurrow it ex
pands as if by magic with the addition
of what have some times been affection
ately called "mutton chops" or "aiders.'’
If my nose projects, almost like a
nose trying to escape from a face to
wbicb it bas been sentenced fur life, a
pair of large, handsome mustaches will
provide a proper entourage—a nest, so
to speak, on which the nose rests con
tentedly. almost like a sitting hen; If
my nose retreats backward Into my
face the aesthetic solution is obviously
gal ways.
A stout man can do wonders with bis
appearance by adopting a pointed
heard and a suit of clotbes. sbirt. neck
tie and stockings with pronounced ver
tical stripes. A thin man. on the other
band, becomes at once substantial in
effect without being gross if he culti
vates side whiskers and wears a suit
of clothes, shirt, cravat and stockings
with pronounced borleoutai stripes.
If my face lacks fierceness and dy
namic force it needs a brisk, arrogant
mustache, or if it bas too much of these
qualities a long, sad, drooping mus
tache will counterbalance them.—At
lantic Monthly,
The Dancing Mania.
The “dancing mania" of the middle
ages came on the heels of the great
plague known as the "black death."
It was some sort of nervous disease
and is now supposed to have been
what is knowu as "St. Vitus' dance."
It began in the year 1374 at Alx-la
Ohapelle and spread all over Ger
many. the Netherlands and Italy. The
dancers fortiUHl circles hand In hand
and appearing to have lost all reason
continued dancing, regardless of the
bystanders, for hours together until in
their wild delirium they fell to the
ground in sheer exhaustion. Panting
and foaming at the mouth, they would
suddenly spring up and begin the
dance again, to be again exhausted.
| and so on until they died. The mania
involved millions of people.
Old* Saws and Sayings.
A few old sayings on the subject of
i food come to us rather as a surprise in
| our age of daintiness and refinement,
i yet they have their raison d'etre not
; withstanding. "Meat is much, ihauners
| arc more;’" "Cease your chatter and
i mind .vour platter;" "The ass that
I brays most eats least:” "The wing with
j't’he liver to him who's the giver:’’ "He
I can give little to bis servant who licks
I his own trencher."
Apropos of this remark it is amusing
to note that "mnuuers" was the name
given to the remnants of a meal. These
came to the servants as official per
quisites: hence our well worn expres
sion before emptying a dish. "Leave
the last slice (or wbntever it may bei
for manners."
A Queen Who Was a King.
Only once in the history of the world
has a queen been officially known as a
king. This was In Hungary, when the
Hungarians gave the name of king to
their Queen Mary in order to avoid
the infamy which the laws of that
country cast upon those who are gov
erned by women. She bore the title of
King Mary till her marriage with Slgls
siunti After that she took the title of
queen.
Good Role.
Johnnie Wohhs was regarded as the
•own simpleton, but occasionally he
was gifted with a flash of keenest
repartee, as a city visitor discovered
to his discomfiture “What part do
you perform in the great drama of
life?” he asked. “I mind my own busi
ness." replied Mr. Wobbs.—Argonaut
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Keep on the Move.
Bing—Borely is going to rake np rail
reading. Bang—So many nice girls
have told him to make tracks that 1
don't wonder at tt—Town Topics
Not In His Line.
She—Ton must give him credit for
the Tact that he expresses bis Ideas
beautifully. He— But you see. I am a
freight agent.—Judge
He neither ignorant nor careless with
tespeot fo the future - Vergil
CITY EXPRESS
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Auto for Hir e Day or Night.
Day and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
If You Want "r^fr'‘hE88*’ .Bu,,er- F.ruil
an<j Groceries, and appreciate
prompt deliveries, try
KING’S GROCERY
Phone 188
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitlna.
General Freighting. knute nafsted. M«r.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone #8 rhas. Fischer, Propr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
i Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
Absentees Business Properly Handled
i Treat Budding, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
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Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PDLMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
a." Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fittings, Valves, Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils.
liOcated on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone
Pacific Alaska Navigation
PUGET SOUND
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PUGET SOUND
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ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 15th ealla Illamna anil Kodiak—All Sailing fall at Knlk
and Anehorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to Shu Franelneo every Wed n end ay and Sunday, Connecting with
Steam era Yale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RING WOOD, Mgr., Sea tt let VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
8. 8. ALAMEDA AND 8. S. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM SK
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ATTLE, THE 10TH, 20TH AND 30TH,
EVERY MONTH
FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 28TH, FOR CORDOVA,
JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 6th; Latouche, on the 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
r. D. TRACY, Geo’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent.
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One'road—one management—one service all the way
through to Chicago. It's the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY:
i, A E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.