@UR Grocery Department
can supply your wants in
all fancy and staple groceries.
We are sole agents for the
reliable
S- TV
brand of canned goods: fruits,
vegetables, jellies, preserves,
etc.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
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To Please You, We Invite You To
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VALDEZ
The heart of
the gold belt
The most northerly port
in the world open to nav
igation the year ’round.
The logical enterport to
the great interior of
Alaska; the salt water
terminus of the great gov
ernment wagon road lead
ing into the Tanana val
ley and the Yukon water
shed.
The seat of government
of the Third Judicial di
vision of Alaska.
The headquarters of the
Alaska Road Commission,
of the Telegraph and Ca
ble systems.
It is 85 miles nearer the
Interior than any other
coast city.
It is the headquarters
of the largest fleet of
small craft in Southwest
ern Alaska.
It has the largest popu
lation of any community
in Southwestern Alaska.
It has the best publlo
schools and an accredited
high school with a four
year course.
It Is the only sea coast
town offering direct com
munication with the In
terior by wagon, summer
or winter.
Valdez offers the near
est and most direct route
to the Matanuska coal
fields.
Its harbor is the most
easily defended on the Pa
cific coast and can ride
the navies of the world.
Why freeze in your room and
have lo read the sign in order
to tell that your room is heated
with steam, when you can get all
the steam that you want at ftThe
Cliff?”
Waffles ana noney 25c at Val
dez Cafe. tf
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DAILY PROSPECTOR
Attorneys-at-Law.
0. E. Bunnell.
L. V. Ray, Seword, Alaska.
E. E. Ritchie.
Assayers.
George F. White.
Bank9.
S. Blum & Co.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Builders’ Material.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Breweries.
Valdez Bottling & Brewing Co.
Bakeries
Valdez Bakery.
Coal.
Valdez Dock Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Dentists
Dr. H. Cockerille.
Dr. Charles Daggett.
Dr. German.
Drug Stores.
Valdez Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows.
Fraternal Order Eagles.
Arctic Brotherhood.
General Merchandise.
Beyers Cash Store, Golden.
S. Blum & Co.
Fagerburg Bros., Nazina.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Life Insurance.
W. H. Crary.
Hotels.
Copper Block, Valdez.
Coleman House, Seward.
Hotel St. Elias.
“The Cliff.”
Raioier-Gvand Hotel, Seattle.
Laundrys.
Independent Laundry.
Launches.
Three M.
Moving Picture Shows.
The Orpheum.
Manufacturers.
Copper River Lumber Co.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Alaska Water Light & Powei
Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Newspapers.
Prospector, Daily.
Miner (Sunday), Weekly.
Pool and Billiard Rooms.
Copper Block.
Roadhouses.
Camp Comfort.
Real Estate Agencies.
Valdez Real Estate Agency.
Restaurants.
Valdez Cafe.
Steamship Lines.
Alaska Coast Co.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Sheet Metal Works.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Transfer Companies.
Copper River Draying Co.
City Express.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Water, Light & Tele
phone Co.
Schedule for Launch Donaldson.
Fort Liscum Alavk„, Aug. 2
1912— Office of the Quartermas
ter:
The following schedule for the
launch Lieut. C. V. Donaldson will
take effect Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.
All orders in conflict herewith are
revoked:
Leave Leave
Days— Ft. Liscum Valdez
Mondays ...8:15a.m. 10:45am.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Tuesdays ..8:15 a. m. 10:45 a.m.
2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.I
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m.
Wednesdays#:15 a. in. 10:45 a. m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p. m.
Thursday ..8:15 a.m. 10:45 a. m
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
Fridays ...8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
Saturdays .2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, such trips as may be or
dered.
There will be no trips for the
launch on the second and fourth
Fridays each month, these days
being used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
above will be made without no
tice, only to meet the emergen
cies of the service.
By order of Lieut—Col. O’Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG,
1st Lieut. 30th Infantry, Qunr
master.
“The Cliff” is the placo, not
a bunkhouse; not cheap, but rea
sonable and moderate in price,
and you get what you pay for—
comfort.
FOR RENT—Three furnished
houses, apply to C. E. Bunnell.
101 COUNCIL
* HOLDS SESSION
Fire Department Will Have Horae
for Hose 8lelgh~-Money Vot
ed to Schools.
The city council met in reg
ular session last evening, all be
ing present.
Sundry bills were ordered paid.
The treasurer’s report showed
$535 in the treasury. Five hun
dred dollars was voted to the
school fund. Six hundred dollars
is expected on the steamer now
in port from Ed. Lakin, former
clerk of the court, of which $500
will be turned over to the schools.
On motion the town attorney
was instructed to draft a bill
amending the apt governing mu
nicipalities so they can extend
their corporate limits with the
consent of the residents effected.
The council voted members of
the fire department $5 each for
their services at the Shiffer fire
yesterday.
The council voted the use of a
horse for the fire department to
pull the hose sleigh and chemi
cal engine.
The town attorney was in
structed to communicate with the
inter-state commerce commis
sion to ascertain whether they
had jurisdiction over freight and
wharfage charges, including this
port.
STEAMER LANDS
AFTER TROUBLE
Heavy Wind Last Evening
Caused Captain Hunter to
Anchor at the Post.
i _
The Northwestern arrived at
Valdez early yesterday afternoon
and in an effort to make a land
ing rammed her nose in the mud,
unfortunately, about 30 feet from
(he dock, so as to make it im
possible to run a gang plank from
the boat to the dock.
The high tide at 11:30 last
night floated the big liner off the
Hat. but owing to the darkness and
(the high wind prevailing the cap
j tain made for Swanporl until this
j morning, when il was easy to
■ land.
| The steamer brought 1 15 Ions
. of freight for Valdez and the fol
lowing passengers:
Frank Hoffman, the ex-mar
shal. and T. J. Welcher from Se
attle. \V. L. Fursman. C. Bran
nan, Mrs. (>. E. Lambert, from
j Cordova. H. S. Ryan, Mrs. Bar
; roll, Mrs. Grace Ness, James Pet
jers, from Katalla, and B. F. Tracy,
jxvho is also a round trip passen
!ger to Seward and return. There
were also several passengers for
Seward aboard. Considering tin*
season of the year, the North
western had a good passenger
list, having left Seattle with 50
first-class.
At noon today the Northwest
ern was blown from t he dock and
has since gone to Jacks bay,
where she is anchored awaiting
the abating of the wind storm,
when she will return to Valdez.
The mail and beef was taken
from the boat before she broke
loose,.
—
The trial of Gus Hogbloom,
belter known as “Pile Driver
Gus,” for illegal cohabitation
with a native woman, is proceed
ing in the district court before a
jury composed of Elliot Stewart,
A. Bell, E. B. Wheat, Chas. Wa
len, John H. Biggs, T. M. Ross,
E. J. Anderson. Fred. Cameron,
Jack Surryhne, Pan Wilcey and
Samuel McNiece. At the time of
going to press the prosecution
had not vet rested its case.
Something like a dozen com
panies are operating near Nome
this winter.
r INSURANCE
■ See Crary about that
iaauraaco today
Policies Written Here
FIRE INSURANCE
VALDEZ ENGINEERS
IN CONSULTATION
Henry Deyo and George Baldwin
Called in Consultation oy the
Alaska Railway Commission
Washington, D. G„ Jan. 7.
Henry Deyo and George Baldwin,
railroad engineers of Valdez,
have been summoned here to
confer with the Alaska railway
commission in the preparation
of their report to congress,
which they nope to have com
plete and ready for submission
within a short time.
Room and board at the Grand
Hotel $1.50 per day. Home cook
ed meals and good beds. Mrs. H.
Sharts.
PUBLISHED SUMMONS.
In (he District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Divis
ion.
United States of America,
plaintiff, vs. William B. Poland
and Frederick William Dow, de
fendants.--No. 593, Published
Summons.
The President of the United
States of America, greeting:
To the above named defend
ants, William B. Poland and
Frederick William Low.
You and each of you are here
by required to appear in the Dis
trict Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division, within 30
days after the completion of the
publication of this commons, to
wit: within 30 days after the 10th
day of February, 1913, and an
swer the complaint of the above
named plaintiff filed in the above
entitled court and cause; and un
less you so appear and answer,
the plaintiffs will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in
said complaint, to-wit: for the
cancellation of the patent here
tofore issued by the United States
to William B. Poland for certain
land in said complaint describ
ed and for the cancellation of
certain deeds pertaining to said
land in said complaint describ
ed, which said land is situate in
the Kenai Recording Precinct,
Third Division, Territory of
Alaska, and is bounded and de
scribed as follows:
Beginning at corner No. I, near
the north shore of Resurrection
bay, identical with corner No. 5,
U. S. Survey No. 241, an iron pipe
three inches in diameter, marked
S. 242, cor. No. 1, thence west 40
chains to corner No. 2, an iron
pipe three inches in diameter,
marked S. 242, cor. No. 2, thence
north 40 chains to corner No. 3,
I an iron pipe three inches in di
ameter, marked S. 2 42, cor. No. 3;
thence east 40 chains to corner
No. 4, an iron pipe three inches
in diameter, marked S. 242, cor.
No. 4; thence south 40 chains to
corner No. t. the place of begin
ning, containing one hundred and
sixty acres, being the land (un
braced within United Slates Sur
vey No. 2 52. according to the of
ficial plat of said survey return
ed to the general land office by
the Surveyor General; and for
plaintiff's costs and disburse
| ments herein.
This summons is served upon
you by order of the above entitled
‘court, dated, made and entered on
j t lie 28th day of December, 1912.
Witness, the Honorable Thom
as R. Lyons, Judge of the said
District Court, and the seal of
said Court, affixed at Valdez, this
28th day of December, 1912.
angus mcbride.
Clerk of the District Court. Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Divis
ion.
Date first pub. Dec. 30., 1912.
Date last pub. Feb. 10, 1913.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders*
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Rcpreseatativc
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
A M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid tor In advance
CITY EXPRESS
J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Ouick delivery t all parts of town
at short notice. Will move baggrge,
furniture, etc., at reasonable rates
Office in Alaska Securities
building. Wall St Phone 82
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 Feurteen years in
Office in Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
j Phone 19 THE DENTIST
j Office rooms oter uw i Drug store. Ofllee hours
| 9 a. m.. to tip. m.. 7 p. n>..to9 p ni. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
E. E. RITCHIE
LA VV Y E R
PHONK i»< Valdez, Alaska
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C. E. BUNNELL
ATT() K N EY- A T- L A VV
Offices WhII Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
|L. V. RAY
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j.SKWAKIl. M ASKA
! MINING ENGINEER”
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Value z. alaska
Reports on A«•
Patent Suryfvs
GENESAL Mini*'? £ EF/INU
pHO(»F No. 103
F. buttfrworth
Civi’ Fngineer and
U. S. Heputv Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing »«■*. phone. 1R9
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet ( Very Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock lo
Eajrle Hall. All members are requested to
attend. S. McnIECE. Arctic Chief
I
Visiting and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows’ Club. Regular
meetings, tirst and third Monday.
Call on P S. HHVT. Secretary.
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FOE
VALDEZ AElilK Mo. 1971
Meet every Frida.' * t». m- Eagle Hull
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communlcatlona drat Wednesday in
each month In McKinley Hall Visitors always
weloome.
James H Patten an..W. M
n. C. Reynolds. Sec