FISH BROS.
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OUR PRESENT ASSORTMENT OF
Choice Groceries
INCLUDES THE FAMOUS
HOLLY Flour, MONOPOLE Brand Canned Fruits and Vegetables, HEINZ1
Celebrated Pickles and Preserves, CROSSE & BLACKWELL’S Chow
Chow. GOLD SHIELD Coffee, SCHILLING’S BEST Tea, WALDORFS
Canned Vegetables and SILVER SHIELD Dried Fruits.
;
We Recognize :
that the day
of
LARGE
PERCENTAGE
has passed.
And that the SUCCESSFUL MERCHANT is the one who does a large volume of business on
a email margin of profit.
Acting upon this principle we have marked our entire stock to show a less advance on cost
than would be possible with a smaller volume of trade.
Buyers, therefore, who would consult their interests will understand the imisirtance of in
specting our stock and comparing prices before purchasing elsewhere.
Merit will tell
The truth of this saying has been proven
by the wonderful success of
CRARY’S COMPOUND COUGH SYRUP
In all eases of Cough’s Colds, ete. It is our als
aolutely genuine preparation that
Has merit.
Buy a l**ttle of it now. Try it,and if not aljsolutc
ly witisfaetorv to vou, the money will he refunded.
THE VALDEZ PHARMACY
«. T. WHITLEg, GEO. J. LOVE
Merchants Cafe
AMO
Bakery.
MEALS AT ALL HOUKS. OPEN ALL MIGHT
NOWHERE
Between the
Rising
and
Setting Sun.
can you unci superior skill. No work too intricate; no watch
too complicated lor us to repair. Nugget jewelry made to
order. Send in your nuggets and watches by mail or carrier.
If your eyesight gets dim.
. Wisely at Stull’s step in.
His glass** will make your sight bright,
Fit and Prices too, will lie right.
“tiuard Well Your Eves. Sight is Priceless”
W. C. 5TULL,
Jeweler, Optician, Expert Watchmaker and Diamond Setter.
VALDEZ
A FERRY IS ASSURED
Between Valdez and all Itointa on
The Sound.
The ferry for . Valdez and all
|Hiints on the Sound, which we so
strongly advocated this spring, is
now an assured fact, as Fish Bros,
have purchased the steamer Perry
for that pur}Mise,and it will lie thor
oughly refitted for the new run.
The present plan is to leave here
every Monday morning and touch
at the following points: Fort Lis
cum, Ellamar, Landlock hay.
Bligh’s island, Goose island, Orea,
Evak. Xucliek, Latouch, Chenega.
Knight’sisland, and Glacier island;
thence returning to Valdez via
Ellamar and Ft. Liscuiu.
The distance is over *280 miles
and running 1*2 hours a day, it is
projtoscd to make the round trip in
four or five days. It will also
make a trip to Ellamar every Sun
day, so .the residents of that place
can spend the day at Valdez and
return the next morning.
The boat will carry a supply of
general merchandise, or orders can
l*e planed with tlie captain and the
goods will be delivered on next trip.
There are many people along the
Sound who do not get their mail at
regular intervals and it often ball
pens that mail is returned to the
dead letter office as a consequence.
Xow that we have a boat making
regular trips, we hoi>e tliat the pos
tal authorities will see the ad
visability of opening up a mail ser
vice over this route.
There was a route established on
the Sound, hut it was never priqs
erlv carried out and lias lieen lost
sight of for want of u means of
trans|Mirtation.
It is to lie hoped tliat the ferry
project will receive the support of
all the people, not only of Valdez,
but of the whole Sound.
For Sale (.'heap—A cook stove in
fine condition. Call at this office.
Mini mm
or THE COUNCIL ON TUES
DAY
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To Build Wharf. Proposition from
Steamship Company about
Land In Dispute.
The city council met in an ad
journed meeting at the town hall
last Tuesday evening. Five mem
hers were present, Mayor Steele pre
siding.
The Pacific Packing A Naviga
tion Co. asked for a franchise to
const ruct and operate a wharf, to
l>egin on the south side of Front
street on Broadway, and to extend
to deep water. The company agrees
to complete the wharf hy Dec. 1, or
forfeit their franchise.
Following the usual custom, the
ordinance was referred to the com
mittee on .Streets, Sewerage and
Wharfage consisting of Council
man Olson, McHio and Osgood.
The Pacific Packing A Naviga
tion Co. made a proposition to the
council. through Mayor Steele, that
they would relinquish all claim to
Mocks eight and nine, if the town
would as a consideration convey to
them twenty lots on or adjacent to
McKinley street, as near as jossiMe
to the property tltat they have
claimed. Tliese hits are to he se
lected from the ones not heretofore
appropriated hy other parties and
are to be chosen hv Mayor Steele
and the company’s agent, Mr. J.C.
Martin. The matter was thorough
ly discussed by the council and all
were of the opinion that this would
lie the cheapest and quickest way
of settling the difficulty, and would
remove all adverse claims to a
patent for tin* town. It was thought
best however, tliat tlie projustion
lay over one week,so tliat it oould be
brought before the people. The
matter will proltahly he settled at
the next meeting, and there is no
doubt that if the wishes of tne
people are considered, the proposi
tion will be accepted.
A communication from Surveyor
General Distin, of Sitka, was read,
estimating the cost of the survey of
the townsite and the oflice work in
connection with granting the
patent to lie^ToU.
This amount will have to be
raised and deposited with a U. S.
Depository as guarantee of the
expenses incurred in securing the
patent to the townsite. Tlie money
will have to he secured by the city
before any further action can be
taken. The Council has not yet
decided where the money can be
secured hut expect to have some
projHisitoti to submit for raising
the amount by. the next meeting.
BILL TO JUJ-DI8TRICT ALASKA
Was Drawn up by Mayor 8teele
of Valdes.
Not many people in Alaska know
tliat the bill to re-district Alaska
was drawn up by Mayor J. L.
Steele, and introduced in Congress
by Congressman Jas. McLachlan
of California.
Mr. Mcl.achlan in a recent letter
hi Mayor Steele acknowledged the
receipt of tiie bill and sakl that he
had introduced it ami would
do all that was )>ossible to secure
favorable action on the same.
Blix lias just received a full line
of miners and travelers boots and
shoes at reasonable prices at his
Copper Center store.
i wim
WILL BE BUILT HERE BY
THE
Large Wharf. New Steamer an
the Way from the
East.
The Pacific Packing A Xavipi
tion Company will Iwild tin-largest
anil liest wlutrf ami warehouse in
Alaska, at this place. The com
pany, through their local agent. J.
C. Martin, applied for a franchise
at a meeting of the city council,
Tuesday evening.
The wharf will be huilt from the
foot of Broadway out to deep water,
and will he twenty-six feet wide
and 1*00 feet long. The ware
house at the end of the wharf on
the T will l»e Large enough to hold
1000 tons of freight and wffl lie
supported by creosoted piles.
Work on the whurf will la- com
menced about the middle of July,}
or as soon as the fishing season is
over at Orca, when the steamers
and tugs tliat are now employed
there will liring a Large force of.
men, pile driver and other mater
ials ami rush the job to comple
tion. Their tugs will bring in rafts
of logs for the wharf, and also for
lumber. The Valdes Mill Company
will do tiio sawing. With the
large force of men and two steamers
the wlutrf can he completed in a
very short time after the work is
commenced.
This company has just purchased
a handsome new steamer in New
York, which is now on its way
around the Horn, to l>c used on the
Seattle-Valdez run. This will la
the finest vessel running to western
Alaska. She is a 14-knot lout,
electric lighted, steam heated and
contains all the modern conven
iences of ocean going steamers, in
cluding ice plant and cold storage.!
She will carry 100 first class pas
sengers, and will have the last of!
accommodations for their comfort,
as the steamer contains nice warm
state rooms, a large social hall,
smoking room and haths.
It is expected that this steamer
will In- in Seattle in time to make
the August trip, and will land at
the new wharf. C’apt. Z. C. Moore
and Purser Baker will be trans
ferred to the new boat, and with
these two popular steamship officers
and such men as J. C. Martin as
local agent and Sam Christian in
charge at Seattle, tlu- P. P. JSc N.
Co. will do a large business in this
place and w« stern Alaska.
This news is authentic, having
been given to Mayor J. L. Steele at
the ofiiee of the company, by vice i
president T. B. McGovern. Mayor i
Steele has had several interviews!
with the officers of t he oouajiany and
insisted that they give us better pas
senger service in western Alaska.!
and it is (tartiaily through his ef- <
forte that the wharf is to lx- built
and the new steamer put on this
run. i
Komi tare Store.
Richards *fc Co. have opened a '
Furniture Store in the Jones build
ins «n Keystone avenue. They
will carry a full line of Furniture,
Stoves, and Household supplies.
They will also lmy and sell second
baud goods of all kiiuU.
Bromide of Quminc Capsules
cure a cold in one day at Valdez
Pharmacy.
Hay and oats for sale at Blix’s
store. Copper Center.
FOR TERRITORIAL GOVERN
MENT
k Opinion ot IMin;
Held tut Thursday Evening.
Speeches For and
Against.
Vakha !n-kl its tir.-t territorial
meeting. under the auspices of the
Moose, on last Thursday night, the
hall la-ing thrown open to the puls
lie instead of the regular Moose
meeting being held.
A large number of ]>ro|ih- were
present, hut tln-re was not much
enthusiasm, and the sentiment
seemed to Is- against territorial
government at this time.
Judge John (ioodell acted as
chairman of the meeting and after
a few remarks introduced Mr.Thus.
J. (Veiol**: of Juneau, who spoke
in favor of the measure. He out
lined the plans of tlie Territorial
Club recently organized in Juneau,
Skagwav and other planes and
spoke of the lielictit to lie derived
from self government. Mr. Jtoiio
hoe said that tlie plan was to or
ganise tlie district into three coun
ties, following tin- same lines as is
now proposed in the hill before
Congress to redistrict Alaska. TJisU
would make Juneau, Yakk-z and
Nome county seats of their resjsH*
tive counties. He tliought that tlie
expanse of running these county
governments wotdd not la- over
#30.000each a year, and that this
amount could he easily raised by
taxation.
Mr. B. F. Millard was tie- next
speaker and up] used the measure,
saying that he did not helieve tlint
the population was jiermanent
enough for territorial government
at this time. He thought that in a
very few years when we had a rail
road from here to tin- Yukon, and
when tin- copper mines on the in
terior were opened, when we had
stamp mills and smelters and a
permanent population, then we
could support a territorial govern
ment.
Mr. F. 1). Kelsey followed in a
speech full of good arguments
against a territory at the present
time. He stated that tin- estimate
of theexpenseof eonductiiigaroun
ty the size of the profstsed i-ountv,
of which Valdez would la* the seat
of government, was not largcenough
by hall. He stated that the cost
to the government of the Bird ease
alone had been $w*,MlO and Bird
was not hung yet. The cost for
grand and petit juries and witness
fees would amount to at least $22000
a year, then would conic the coun
ty officers, judges, clerks, recorders,
assessors, supervisors, ete. Mr.
Kelsey also spoke of the necessity
of a permanent population, and
said that after a long resilience in
Alaska, and a wide aoqiiaintaniw
lie only knew of one permanent
resident in the district and that
was Governor Brady.
There were a number of other ar
guments presented and the consen
sus of opiiikm was against the
measure, it uot seeming feasahle
at present.
A committee was appointed hy
the clutir, consisting of B. F. Mil
lard. Jos. A. Bourke, A. \V. Roclt
ford, F. 1). Kelsey and A. Holman,
to gather statistics 011 (lie matter,
and cull public meetings whenever
it is thought necessary and advis
able. The question is one that
should he thoroughly investigated
before any definite action is taken.