STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONF. 7 FOR men only
A Glance of Approval
is always bestowed upon the
wearer of a suit tailored by
us. The style is so evident, 4
the whole effect so distin- ♦
guished, that the keenest 4
clothes critics cannot with- j
hold their approval. Why noi J
stop in and order such a suit. 4
You’ll not find the cost at all j
excessive. On the contrary it *
will be very reasonable 4
BEN SILVERMAN |
THE TAILOR 4
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1194 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911 j
PIONEER CONTMGTM ml BUILDER j
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING, j
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any ;
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall ;
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18 j
REFERENCES .( S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT (has. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed | I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rourrb Dry lCc lb
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Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Robert Atkinson, after a visit of
several days in town, will leave to- j
morrow for his home in Ellamar.
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In every line of manufactured ar- j
tides there is usually one maker who
sets the standard of excellence. The
Rexall Products set such a standard
for the United States in Drugs, Per
fumes, Toilet Articles and in fact, for
every article which they manufacture.
The OWL DRUG CO., exclusive agent3
f'r Valdez. tf
Hot drinks are in full swing at the
Candy Kitchen. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's.
Prices reasonable. *
Fresh candy at the Hknyorlam. tf <
, RUSSIA PLACES HUGE
ORDER FOR LEATHER
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BOSTON. Feb. 7.—It is under
stood that a big contract for sole
leather aggregating probably 1,000,
000 hides and valued at $10,000,000
to $11,000,000 has just been closed
with the Central Leather Company by
Russia. The contract is for delivery
over the next three or four months
and is the second huge order placed
here by Russia during the past ten
months.
NOTICE—Electrical heaters, cook
ers, percolators, vacuum-cleaners,
will be advanced in prices after New
years, by the manufacturers. Stock
on band will be sold at prevailing
prices, at the Emporium
HE LET THE BULLET STAY.
How Garibaldi’s Log Woo Saved and
His Health Restored.
Half a century ago It was the belief
of most surgeons that bullets lodged In
any part of the body should be probed
for and “extracted at all hazards."
The modern surgeon, who is able to lo
cate bullets with mathematical accu
racy with the X-ray, often allows the
bullet to remain where it has lodged
unless there Is some very special rea
son for digging, it out And results
prove the wisdom of the modern sur
geons attitude.
It is an interesting hit of history that
a famous Russian surgeon advocated
and practiced the conservative method
of lettiug Impacted bullets aloue more
than fifty years ago and by this method
undoubtedly saved the life of the Ital
ian patriot Garibaldi. The great sol
dier, wounded in the right. leg and cap
tured at the battle of Aspramonte, was
plnced under the care of several Euro
penn surgeons, who tried unsuccessful
ly to remove the bullet.
At that time tbe Russian surgeon Pi
rogoff was stopping In Heidelberg, and
tbe Russian students at that university
raised the sum of 1,000 francs to In
dtice the surgeon to examine Garibaldi
Pirogoff refused the fee, but he visited
the patriot, examined his wound and.
contrary to the opinions of all the other
surgeons, advised lettiug tbe bullet
alone. He suggested removal to a dry
climate with plenty of fresh air and
sunshine. The soldier took bis advice,
moved into a dry climate and recov
ered.—Exchange.
NAMES IN JAPAN.
The Only Lasting Titla a Man Gati
Camaa Whan Ha Diaa.
The Japanese have many quaint cus
toms handed down from generation to
generation. One of the strangest is
that of their naming ceremony. When
one month old a Japanese child $ets if9
first name with ceremonial. Trumpets
are blown, and the child is borne In
great state to the family temple, and
behind the procession march the house
hold servants carrying the infant’s
wordrobe. The servant in the rear of
the procession bears a huge box, In
which is the priest’s fee, together with
three slips of paper, on which three
names are written. On reaching the
temple the nuiues are thrown Into the
uir, and the first that touches the
ground is the one which the child re
ceives.
When three years old the child is
again named, accompanied by elaborate
religious rites. At tbe age of fifteen
his education Is supposed to be fin
ished, and as lie then enters manhood
(according to Japanese law) he is again
110 med.
When be takes to business he re
ceives his “business" name, by which
ho is known in the commercial world,
and upon every upward step in life he
receives a new name. If his master
happens to have the same name he
must at once change it, as it detracts
from bis superior's dignity. At his
marriage his name is altered again,
and his last and only permanent one is
that given him after death, which is
j written on his tomb.—London Answers
The Furtive Look.
Here Is something worth while for
bachelors to consider.
A Boston woman sa.vs she can detect
a bachelor us far as she can see him.
She always knows a bachelor by his
furtive look. The furtive look, she ex
plains. is something akin to that of a
bunted animal, always on the watch
for snares and pitfalls. Of course this
may apply only to Boston bachelors,
but it would be well for all other sin
gle unfortunates to tuke a good look
ut themselves In the mirror and tind
that telltale look. If they do there is
an easy way to efface it.—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Why a Hors* Roll*.
Horses are fond of rolling on the
ground, and no animal more thorough
ly shakes itself than they do. After
a roll thqy give themselves a shake
or two to remove anything adhering
to the coat. The habit is of much
service to horses living in open plaina
On being turnc 1 loose at the end of a
journey an Arab horse rolls in the
sand, which acts as blotting paper, ab
sorbing exudations from the body. A
shake removes the sand, and thf coat
soon dries. Cavalrymen in hot climates
i sometimes put sand on their horses as
! the simplest and quickest way of drying
them.
No Longer a Child.
“Is mamma’s sweet little boy ready
! to have his bath now?"
“Oh, maw, put the soft pedal on that
! stuff, will you? When a fellow’s Bix
! years old It’s time to take him out of
| the kindergarten class. I’ll take my
' splash when I’ve had my smoke."—
| Pittsburgh Times.
Necessary Things.
One of our rear admirals is quote !
as saying, "The battleship can go to
any part of the world if coal is pro
vided.”
“This does away with the old sup
position that water was also neces
sary,” interposed a bystander.
8ilenee Is Safety.
After forty years o’ married life I’ve
made up me mind it don’t matter how
often a man an’ his wife disagrees us
long as he don’t let her know it.—Har
per’s Bazar.
Golf Versus Motoring.
The difference between learning golf
and motoring is that in golf at first
you hit nothing, but in motoring every
thing.—Exchange
ALASKA BANKERS
FORM ASSOCIATION
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A movement is on foot looking to-'
ward the organization of an Alaska'
Bankers’ Association. All of the in- J
r.titutions along the coast have been {
broached on the subject and are en
thusiastically in favor of the idea.'
The matter will now be submitted to
the interior banks and if agreeable to
them a permanent organization will!
immediately be effected.
The following nanks have signified ■
their desire to join such an organiza-!
tion: Miners and Merchants, Ketchi-;
kan; First National and B. M. Bell-;
rends, Juneau; First Territorial,!
Douglas; Bank of Alaska, Skagway. j
Wrangell and Anchorage; First Bank!
of Cordova; First Bank of Valdez;!
Seward Bank and Harriman Nationa', j
Seward; Bank of Anchorage.
The idea is to promote the general!
welfare and usefulness of the hanks I
of the territory; and to secure uni
formity of action, together with the
practical benefits to be derived from
personal acquaintance and from thei
discussion of subjects of importance
to the banking and commercial inter
ests of Alaska; and especially in or
,der to secure the proper considera
tion of questions regarding the finan
cial and commercial usages, customs
and laws which afreet the banking in
terests, and for protection against Iosr
by crime.
The need of. some such protective
association is becoming more appar
ent each day to those interested, and
as soon as the matter haB been laid
before the First National and Ameri
can banks, at Fairbanks, the Miners
and Merchants Bank at Iditarod, and
the Alaska Banking & Safe Deposit
Company and Miners and Merchants
Bank at Nome and if they favor the
plan an association will be formed.
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Discussion of Millmen’s Mistake*.
Editor Prospector: W. H. Was.i
burn’s report in the Mining and Sci
entific Press a year ago, issued Feb
ruary 26, 1916, page 297, treats of
the mistakes of millmen and superin
tendents. If you are interested in gob’
quartz mining get that magazine and
read this interesting article. Accord
ing to this article neither millman
or superintendent knew their busi- j
ness. The superintendent thought
the millman used stickingplaster on |
bis fingers and the trouble was igno
rance in both cases. Later they find
out the trouble. This is a part of
Mr. William's report.
Now I will tell you some things in
regard to the University where I got
my education. Of how to amalgam-;
ate silver and copper plates. I did
not learn from books, as the Univer-j
sity did not require one to have!
text books; only I had the knowledge
to have these things with me. A dor/
which I built myself, camping outfit.;
pick and shovel, acide, nitric acid,;
lye, cyanide, sodium metal and mer-.
cury, several oz., a copper plate 20 b/
30 inches, etc., and I was admitted to
take my course. When I began, I i
worked early and late, and made very
small day’s pay. The other men were!
making $10, $12 and $15 per day j
and the best I could make, despite
strenuous efforts, was but $3. But I
stuck to my lessons. The second year
proved as discouraging as the firsi;
but the third year I got 50 ounces uf
amalgam and sent to the Seattle U. S.
assay office. And I got my fitst di
ploma from Prof. Neptune with a
bundle of greenbacks with it.
j From that time I only began to re- |
alize how to amalgamate my plates j
,Not to use cyanide, nitric acid or lye
on my plates. Yes, I used all those
I things outside my works, but not on
my plates. And 1 discovered two
more things that can be applied for
dressing up plates where the gravel
sand was oily; but this I am going
to keep to myself as it is a secret.
Now throughout the whole of Alas
ka and Southern California these
quartz mills are working on the same
system. They know of but one way to
run a mill,—out of some professor’s j
book; and amalgamate in a hand mor
tar, cricible or gold pan, and they ,
know all about how to amalgan ate i
mill plates, right at once. Some mines ,
want that kind of men; even to a ,
shoemaker. He is an amalgamatcr
too.
A professor of metallurgy may pro
duce good assayers in gold assays or
in other minerals in your books,—but
you cannot produce millmen. There ,
is a great difference in amalgamating
in hand mortars and amalgamating
on plates as this is a trade by itself. (
The writer will be pleased to give
further information to those interest
ed in the subject. ,
KR1TAP LAHZ.
FOR SALE—Sewing machine in
good condition. Apply Mrs. C. How- *
ard. / klO
James Fielder of Ellamar, who has 1
been visiting in town for several
days, will leave in the morning for
his home at that place. 1
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OPEN FIRES AND
CHRISTMAS CANDLER
have been the cause of much
loss both of life and property.
Protect yourself against the
latter by having us issue you
a fire insurance policy on your
home and its contents. Tlieu
if lire does come you wil) have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real .Estate Agency
T TONY’S PLACES';
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRST CLASS ^ y' Manager.
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Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Ilarge Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer F'requent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
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,, D „ . . . , „ Feb. 4—S. S. Admiral Evans
Feb. 15—S. S. Admiraj Evans Feb n_s s Admlral Watson
For Seward.
Feb. 26—9. 8. Admiral Watson Feb. 23—S. S. Admiral Evans
For Kodiak Mar. 8—S. S. Admiral Watson
war I' !• Admiral Ftoragut Mar. 10_S. S. Adm. Farragut
Mar. 9—S. S. Admiral Evans
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Ileave Seattle Mondays, Friday s and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Iios Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ D6CK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
j STEAMSHIP CO. 3
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Sailings from Seattle— Valdez to Seattle— \
Jan. 26—9. 9. Alaska. Jan. 27—S. 9. Mariposa. •
Feb. 1—S. S. Northwestern Feb. 2—S. S. Alaska. I
Feb. 8—S. S. Mariposa. Feb. 8—S. 3. Northwestern. J
Feb. 16—9. 3. Alaska Feb. 16—S. S. Mariposa.
-CALLING AT- J
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, CORDOVA, ELLAMAR, FT. LISCUM. \
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD. <
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep ’
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La- 1
loyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice. *
V. B. TRACY, Cen’l Agent, VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent 4
Make it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Elec
trification, you’ll enjoy the comfortable accommo
dations and you’ll like the little courtesies inci
dent to "Milwaukee” service.
J. C. Martin, Valdez, Pbone I A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Jnaeaa, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
call by discriminating buyers wh *
know that Rexall stands for superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
clusive agents. tf
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Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdes;
Drug Stove. tf
For fine Candiee see eur stock.
Valdez Drug Co. tf
A new line of heaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
Just Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdes Drug Co. tf
OITY EXPRESS, Phone 88; ready
to transfe, tliat baggage for you. tf
For good warm rsosu try the St.
Ellas Hotel. tf
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
Location notices, Dotn quarts and
placer, at the Miner office.'