FALLS CHEEK MAY
HAVE PAYSTREAK
Several Ounces of High-Grade Placer
Gold Panned from Him Dur
ing Prospecting Work.
Nels Jepson, the Beaver Dam
roadhouse keeper, left this morning
with a big load of supplies for his
station. He has one of the most pop
ular stopping places on the Valdez
Fairbanks r"'ad and carries a small
stock of si ppi es in order to meet the
demands < ’ I e miners and prospec
tors in tha. i < .;tion when their outfits
are exhausted. He is not in the mer
cantile business but realizes that
miners often exhaust their supplies
before starting for town and is pre
pared to help them out for a few
days.
Mr. Jepson is interested in placers
on Falls creek, a tributary of Ton
sina, and shows several ounces of
gold. The gold is of the kind known
as "paystreak gold” among miners,
varying from nuggets worth two or
three dollars to fine dust. The gold
is bright and assays high.
During the past summer he has
panned several ounces of dust from
the rims but has not been able to ,
reach bedrock owing to the ground
being thawed and wet, and has been j
trying to interest capital in the prop
erty with a view of having the
ground thoroughly tested with a1
drill.
Falls creek was one of the lirst
streams in this district to receive at- '
tention from placer miners and was j
in a fair way of being developed j
when the Slate creek diggings were
struck and the miners stampeded to
the new camp. The discovery of
Fairbanks followed Slate creek and
the miners again stampeded to the
interior, but many of them have ex
pressed the intention of returning
and giving Falls creek a thorough
tryout, but have not done so. Jep
sou and associates now own nearly
all of the valley below the canyon,
and as the creek is about three miles
long it would present ideal working
conditions for mining on a big scale
should drills uncover the paystreak
which the miners believe exists.
Small but rich stringers have
been discovered on the hills sur
rounding Falls creek and as the gov
1 ernment road is but three miles from
the property, supplies can be handled
very cheaply.
Sunday Night.
Complete change of program at the
Liberty Theatre Sunday night; a swell
feature, “On the High Seas,” and
comedy to balance.
ANCHORAGE MAN
DROWNED IN EKLUTNA
Anchorage: The remains of C. A.
Holgren were found lodged against a
footlog which spans Eklutna creek,
near old Knik, Thursday afternoon
by members of the contracting firm
of P. McCormick et al. Representa
tives of the Alaskan Engineering
commission at old Knik were notified
of the tragedy, and the body will
probably be brought here for inter
ment.
Holgren departed from the rairoad
headquarters at old Knik on the
morning of September 14 in quest of
piling timber. He left his bedding,
clothing, and some personal effects
there. His failure to return caused
apprehension as to his safety and
searchers were sent in an effort to lo
cate him.
Holgren was a sourdough of Alas
ka. He formerly resided at Nome.
He leaves a wife and children in the
States. He was about 43 years of
age.
Wm. Glendenning, the Wells Bay
copper mining man, left for the mine
this morning with a number of min
ers to begin development of the ore
bodies on an extensive scale. Miners
who are familiar with the Glenden
ning property, assert that it is one of
the best on the coast of Alaska and
will develop into a big mine.
DON’T LET THEM FOOL YOU.—
I am still in the photo work and as
well, if not better fitted to do your ,
finishing work than ever. I have .
merely moved my place up stairs in (
the Cliff house, temporarily, which .
[ have been running for the past four ,
years, and have more photo goods in ,
stock than any other place in town. (
Amateur finishing work can be left ,
with my son in the Candy Kitchen. (
tf P. S. HUNT. ,
i
Fkr good home-cooked meals try (
M>«. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. • (
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fresh
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton,
Poultry, and Provisions.
Fresh Stock on Every Boat.
PHONE 29.
FREE
AT THE
PINZON BAR
The fallowing are til?, ermd:iti«w
govern jig the gift of ih- Ford Au
tomobile advertised b;, The Pinzon:
Wr h each One Dollar purchase one
C »upon will be give •. en:i cling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely free of charge.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week.
Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles you to cne Coupon.
I PINZON BAR
m PHONE 69
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PIONEER WOMEN’S
BIG DANCE T0NI6HI
Demand for Tickets Indicate that Ea
gle Hall will be Filled with
Dancers Tonight.
The dance to be given at Eagle hall
tonight by the Pioneer Women of
Alaska, Igloo No. 2, promises to be
well attended if the demand for tick
ets can be considered a criterion. The
ladies have been actively planning for
the dance during the past month and
today announce that everything is
ready for their guests.
The floor of the big hall has been
carefully prepared for the occasion,
and special music will add to the
pleasure of the guests. Luncheon
will be served during the evening, and
the ladies announce that those who
do not dance will find entertainment
in the gallery as the Pioneer women
will see to it that no wall flowers are
allowed.
The fact that the Pioneer Women
kindly gave up their former date to
the Valdez Fire Department’s dance,
has caused the latter to become good
boosters for the dance tonight and
the department will be at Eagle Hall
tonight.
Tonight.
Complete change of pictures at the
Liberty Theatre tonight, a show
worth seeing, “On the High Seas.”
FORMER VALDEZ NURSES
PROSPERING IN STATES.
Many persons in Valdez will re
member the Misses Grace L. and Ger
trude Holmes, who were connected
with the Good Samaritan hospital
here two years ago and will be pleas
ed to learn that they are both pros
pering in the States. In the last mail
a copy of the Spokane Spokesman was
received which states that Miss
Grace Holmes had been selected by
the National Tuberculosis association
as head of the big sanitarium recently
opened at Spokane. The hospital will
accommodate nearly one hundred pa
tients and has a staff of several
nurses besides other attendants. Miss
Gertrude Holmes, who was married
to Mr. Moon, an electrician formerly
in the employ of the Valdez Eledtric
Company, shortly after leaving Val
dez, is now the mother of a fine; boy
born in Seattle about October I.
Tonight.
Complete change of pictures at the
iiberty Theatre tonight, a show worth
seeing, "On the High Seas.”
TOMMY RIGGS FOOLS
UNFORTUNAE CARIBOU
While on his trip, riding along the
Nenaoa, abort 45 miles up the river.
Commissioner Riggs had the good for
tune to sight a caribou Just across
the stream. He took a shot at him,
but the distance was too great to se
cure the result he wished. Both the
caribou and the commissioner moved
on down the river, losing sight of
each other for the time being. Then
the caribou decided to take a chance
anyhow and started across the river.
The commissioner let him across and
then, jUBt as he raised his enormous
spread of horns, potted him with a
net shot. As the caribou jumped
back into the river some difficulty
was met in fllshlng him out, about
four miles lower down, but the deed
was accomplished and the surveying
crews were furnished with close to
S00 pounds of the choicest meat the
North affords.—Fairbanks Citizen.
Tonight.
Complete Change of pictures at the
Liberty Theatre tonight, a show
worth seeing, "On the High Seas."
BOOTLEGGERS ROB AND
BEAT GOVERNMENT WITNESS
Charles Gilbert and Jack Stein, of
\nchore<re. hive been arrested mid
he'd u> der bo ils cf $3,000 each on
the charge of having beaten’and
robbed John Teresin. It is believed
the men were actuated by a spirit of
revenge as they are reported to have
been doing a profitable business in
peddling whisky, when they were put
out of commission by the activities
of the federal officials. Teresln is re
ported to have been a witness against
the bootleggers. The ipen were tried
before the commissioner and were
found not guilty on the charge of
peddling whisky but were convicted
of assault and battery and fined $100
each.
Sunday Night.
Complete change of program at the
Liberty Theatre Sunday night; a swell
feature, “On the High Seas," and
comedy to balance.
If you are going east travel via
Great Northern Ry. For rates see D.
F. Millard, Agent, Copper Block. tl
YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Valdez Drug Co’s pre
scription department
Weather Report.
Valdez, Oct. 22, 1915
Barometric pressure .29.564
Temperature, 7 p. m.30
Maximum temperature .39
Minimum temperature .27
Mean temperature.33
Clear, moderate gale 35 miles an
hour, from the northeast.
—
Interior Weather.
Valdez, October 23, 9 a. m.
Fairbanks, 1 above, 4 inches snow,
clear, calm.
Salcha, zero, 5 Inches snow, calm
and cloudy.
j Richardson, zero, 2 inches snow,
i cloudy, calm, trail rough.
McCarty, 2 above, 4 inches snow,
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly, 10 above, 3 Inches, clear,
calm, trail good, river falling.
I McCallum, 3 below, 36 inches snow,
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Paxson, 2 below, 15 inches snow,
cloudy, trail good.
Hogan, 1 below, 6 inches snow,
cloudy, light wind, trail fair.
Gulkana, 1 above, 6 inches snow,
! cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Copper Center, 3 above, 3 inches
of snow, cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Tonsina, 4 above, 3 inches snow,
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Teikhell, 5 above, 4 inches snow,
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam, 14 above, 3 inches of
snow, cloudy, calm, trail good.
Wortman’s, 11 above, 2 inches of
snow, cloudy, calm, trail good.
Sunday Night.
Complete change of program at the
Lioerty Theatre Sunday night; a swell
feature, "On the High Seas, and
comedy to balance.
LIBERTY TIH
Steam Heated —Comfortable
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M.
We Grew Onr Own Vegetables
Private Tables
Jock Collin • • Proprietor
TIDE TABLES FOB VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
ate taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
C water, add the tabular height to
he soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
.ract it.
Saturday, October 23, 1015.
High, 12.18 a. m., 11.1.; 11:66 a.
in., 12.8.
Low, 5:60 a. m„ 2.0; 6:36 p. m.,
—0.7.
Sunday, October 24, 1015.
High, 12:64 a. m., 10.9; 12:22 p.
m., 12.7.
Low, 6:18 a. m., 2.4; 7:07 p. m.,
—0.6.
Monday, October 25, 1015
High, 1:29 a. m., 10.6; 12:61 p.
in., 12.6.
Low, 6:46 a. m., 2.8; 7:39 p. m.,
—0.4.
Tuesday, October 20, 1015.
High, 2:06 a. m., 10.1; 1:21 p.
m.. 12.3.
Low, 7:14 a. m., 8.2; 8:14 p. m.,
0.0.
Wednesday, October 27, 1015.
High, 2:45 a. m., 9.6; 1:52 p. m.,
11.8.
Low, 7:46 a. m., 3.6; 9:04 p. m.,
0.6.
Thursday, October 28, 1015.
Higfy, 3:30 a. m.. 9.1; 2:29 p. m.,
11.3.
Low, 8:22 a. m., 4.0; 9:41 p. m„
1.0.
The First Bank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25 000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNO EB ERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
The Pinzon
Cor, McKinley and Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Finest Pool and Billiard Room
In Alaska.
El Belmont [ I /V 11 f* j El Sidello
Admiration \ UI O MlXD j Carabana
We handle only the Beet
Cigars and Tobaccos.
Haas and Vogan Candies. )
Free Auto Tickets
-AT
THE BUFFET
PHONE 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA
# _
Valdez Dock Co. phone ho. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
f *'
Office, foot of Wall street.
The "light” Fantastic
Tango down hare and let us
give you some light on the sub
ject of EDISON MAZDA Lamps
and you’ll feel no Hesitation
about dancing bade home with
a full equipment of
EDISON
MAZDA LAMPS
They give three times aa much light
aa old-style Carbon lamps—with tbs
same amount of electricity. Put one in
•vary lamp socket in youxhoma, office*
store or factory.
Let US show you.
Alaska
Water,
Light and
Telephone
Company
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lva. Fort Llscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
elean boilers.
'Chas.Perwy
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