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JAMES FISH & CO
Furnishing Goods.
Do Not Forget
i lull wo have Iiich on tin*K»tlior side of tin- range ami know wliat von
nee.1 for the Ulterior. Yon will realize the truth of this statement
when you sis- our stoek of
Cooking Gear For The CamJj,
Tools For Working The Claim,
Clothing For The Men and The Women I
who live among the hills of the great interior.
We also have on hand
Ladies’ and Gents' Furnishings
that meet every ileniaml of those who live on the diet. * R
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| Everything to VVear,
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Cure That Cold at
P. O. DRUG STORE. J
P. E. KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
We Carry a Large Lot of
Souvenir Spoons
| Nugget Jewelry
’ Rings, Etc.
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
next to merchant’s -take.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork and Poultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a calL
Perfect Fitting Glasses
are a source of Supreme {Measure.
• Badly Fitted Glasses
produce all sorts of Eye Trouble.
We irn* fully equipjanl to scientifically measure tlic defect—
correct the refractive error, uml make it possible to read, write or sew
with pleasure. If you have eye-trouble, we want to see you.
We make a specialty too, of repairing liigh grade and compli
cated matches.
New, Up-to-Date Novelties in Jewelry.
W. C. 5TUlL, Nugget Jewelry Made to Order
Optician.. Jeweler and Kxpert Watcluuakor.
For Coal Bay Oil Fields.
1’robalily the largest and most
1 expensive outfit in connection with
the development of the oil fields of
Alaska went through lie re on the
Kxeelsior. It is consigned to Coal
hay by J. 1L Costello, a Buffalo
•capitalist, a-tvl Ids associates, and
with a minor shipment to follow
on another vessel represents an in
vestment of tf•>(ttMm)_ There are
fifteen carloads of maclunery and
supplies.
Tlu! management of tlie develop
ment work rests with CapL Austin
Uithrop, of tliis city. He was one
of the first men in the Coal bay
district, whieli is on tlte Alaska
peninsula, aUnit 100 miles west of
the month of Cook inlet. Although
very Little luis been said about
these fields, they aievertlieless com
prise alicut 6o,000 acres of located
oil lands. It has Usui aUuit tJiree
i years since the discovery of oil
; standing in pool* and small lakes
all over this .regiou was made, Since
'then Cos tel'<* and his associate*
are said to have quietly expended
upwards of JM> in improve
; ment and development work. They
j have now twenty men employed
on their property and more go
west ou the Kxeelsior, on whieli
Mr. Kaihrop also took passage.
The present season will be devoted
largely to well-boring.
l here* are other heavy operator*
| in the Coni bay oil fields, among
them being Janies Casey and J. M.
Brawlev. Casey was also on tlie
Excelsior and took with him a
. large amount of supplies and inin
| ing maehingry.
Oil ojierators familiar with the
Cual bay fields ■declare they are as
| promising as those around Kayak.;
! One concern, the Alaska Develop
ment Company has expended!
$’2.r>U,OOU in tig* past two or three
years in tlie preparation of their
land, several thousand aeres in ex
tent, for Actual development.
Mr. C. Gurnee, of Sitka, was a ;
passenger on the last Excelsior. He 1
was bound for westward coast,
points, where he will spend the I
season, surveying cannery locations. I
MAY BE CALLED MAY as TO
ELECT
i Mice Hatfslrat?
Franchise Granted for Boat House.
New Ordinances intro
duced.
At the council meeting Monday,
the ordinance granting a franchise
to Olson brothers for constructing
and o|M'rating a ImiuI house ami
landing stage, was passed.
Ordinances were introduced cre
ating the olliceof police magist rate,
and providing for tilling the office
at a special election to he held May
•2.1th.
The ordinance gives him the
authority to impose a line or im
prisonment for violation of any
city ordinances. The magistrate
is to receive a salary, fixed hy the
-council, and all costs taxed in any
proceedings tire to he turned over
to the city treasurer.
An ordinance was also intro
duced creating the of’iet of town
marshal.
I lie marshal is to he appointed
hy the council for one vear or imin
removed hy the conned front i-i'.-ic.
Ills duties tire the same as an
usually performed hy a marshal,
and in addition he is poll tax col
lector and fire warden. The salarv
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of marshal is to he fixed hv council.
The question of the council and
! seliiKil Uiard was discussed at
length and the city attorney main
tained Ins position, that the school
board could not draw money from
the city treasurer without having
jit first set aside for school pur
jjMises by the city council. The
: treasurer was advised by the mayor
not to easli warrants except from
j money so set aside.
Tiie committee on tire protection
was instructed to see what could
l<e done regarding the dee]suing of
tiie town wells.
The city attorney was instructed
to bring suit aginst several of the
| property owners of town, who are
| delinquent in their taxes. Tiie
i treasurer reported that there was
still alsiut $700 taxes unpaid.
The matter of cleaning the streets
was discussed, hut no definite
action can Ik- taken until the snow
leaves. The question was laid over
until next week.
The following lulls were ordered
I >a id:
V. K. L. P. & T. Co.... 920.00
Dr. C. A. Winans. services to
Indians .. 20.00
W. H. C’rary, salary . 21.00
Mr. C. A. Fletcher, who was a
passenger on the Santa Ana, is a
resident of JJmga. He says there
is much dissatisfaction felt at that
place by the locating of .a recording
station at Hereinleu bav. The
place lias very few residents and is
inaccessible in winter. At Unga,
where it is claimed the recorder
should Ik* placed, the population is
about 200, with five canneries, a
mine and a uuniWr of business
places, and cast Ik* reached all the
year around. A communication
has Wen sent to Judge Wickershant
requesting him to change the loca
tion of the office. They are very
well satisfied with Mr. D. li. Har
■etow as commissionor.
Notice.
The barWrs of the town have
entered into the following agree
ment:
That the hours of business on 1
week days sliali he from 9 a. m. to
9 p. m. except Saturday night when '
they will remain ojhui till 12 and |
on Sundays from 9 a. m. till 12 in.
Ft. Littcum Notea.
I ns|«ectnr-Uuneru 1 Falicigcr ar
rived on the Kxcelsior iiinl is now
inspecting the post. He is greatly
interested in this countrv.
Captain Wilson has lieen im
proving the post hv a system of
water works, which has lieen much
•needed for some time.
Sergeants (ireenwood and Sim
mons of Co. It. signal corps. Jesse
i I. Scow, of the hospital corps, and
I Shepperd of the 32d Co., eoasi
artillery, will lie discharged during
j the month.
I he .TJd Co. will lie relieved hv
1 Co. of the loth infantry on (lie
1 arrival of the bertha, the latter
1 part of the month.
I>r. Bartlett is expected to return
with the new troops, and will rc
i lieve l)r. llewett. w ho will return
to Fort Walla Walla. Wash.
The government launch Lillie is
sporting a new coat of paint and is
now in first class condition, owing
to Captain Kriekson’s dilligeiiee.
The snow is going fast siml tin
roads will soon lie open again.
Boating, hunting and tishing are
the principal features for pastime
I at present.
Kirst-l'lass Sergeant Milton T.
Est. rly. of the hospital corps, is
now in charge of the posiolhcc at
• Ft. Liscum.
Sergeant Phipps, hospital corps,
arrived on the Excelsior from \ an
; com er hurraeks. Wash.
I lie Ihivs have linislied tin it
work on the trail ami are now on
their wav hack: Lieut. Wheel, r
is m charge and has made good
I progress with tiie work.
Sergeant More, signal corps, who
was discharged recently, will go to
the states on the Excelsior. Hi
i has many friends, and all the hovs
I wish him success since lie is no
| longer in care of I'ncle Sam.
Senate Committee on Alaska.
ll seems ilint it lias been at the
earnest solicitation of the Presi
dent that the Senate has appointed
a sub-committee to visit Alaska,
consisting of Senators Dillingham,
of Vermont, chairman; Burnham,
of New Hampshire; Nelson.of Min
nesota, and Patterson of Colorado.
This committee will sail from Seat
tle some time in June, and will
spend all of July and August, and
perhaps a part of September, in tin
territory. ll is the purpose of the
members to make a more thorough
investigation of the conditions in
Alaska than has ever been made
by any individual member of con
gress, or by any committee of either
house or senate. The sub-commit
1 tee is empowered to summon per-!
sons to appear before it. and to ex
amine them under oath; also to j
call for any papers they may wish
to examine. It will have in this |
respect all the authoritv of a court
of law. Senator Beveridge says j
that the sub-committee would ex
amine particularly into the land
situation, the mining industry and
the question of authorizing the elec
tion of a delegate to represent Alas
ka in congress.
Stuck on the Copper.
CnisTrcntxA. May 2. The ice!
has all left Copper river, and the
break-up caught McGee at the
Gulkana and Sam Means, Joe
Kaher, Harry W’enke and Kwiug
on the opjiositc side of Copper j
river a short distance aliove the;
Sanford.
Leslie and Suessdorf lost part 'uf
their outfit and all their liorse feed
almve here yesterday. The rest of
the Slate creek push are out uf
danger.
Fled Date reaelied here yester
day. He is traveling light to catch
Ids outfit, which has gone ahead.
It is announced in the P.-I. cf
recent date tliat plans have been
eotnplcie<l for a thorough investi
gation of the salmon industry of!
Alaska, under direction of the Fish
commissioners. The steamer Alba-!
truss will be used for the purpoite. j
and many scientists will lie of the;
party. i
II MM
LOCAL CAPITALISTS ORGAN
IZE THE
Valdez tain; (o.
Ground Be Broken Immediately
For The Building. Machinery
Ordered.
In n few days articles of incor
poration v. ill lie tiled and all the
preliminary arrangements com
pleted for the establishment of the
Valdt / Brewing Co.
The building.- will lie erected on
the corner of I'hird -t. and Ni/.iiul
ave. and will enihaee an area of
I'lOxl lit feet, being three lots.
Orders for the necessary machin
ery are now being drawn up and
will Im'sent out on an early boat
for such goods as can not he made
here; hut home industry will Is:
|»airnm/«‘<i wiiciu'Vcr |M1 v>1
The incorporators arc Arthur M.
Kd wards. I»r. Wm (iunther and
Felix Itlei. The capital stock will
(s' tfitl.iHIO. dividcd into -hare- of
+■>.00 each. In order to give some
of the p«op]«> oi the town an inter
est in the concern.u few share- wilJ
he solii here.
The initial plant will have a
capacity of .'.(HI gallons. and will he
iiinler the direction of a first-class
brewer. Nothing hut the heat'
malt anil hops will he used, as it is
>he desire.of the company to pro
duce an article Unit will rr»ate *w
demand in all parts of Alaska.
News From the Westward.
The steamer Santa Ana arrived
from the West cariy Sunday morn
ing. She had a small amount of
mail for this place, and after re
maining here about three hours
departed for Seattle.
Among the few passengers going
out on the Santa Alia was Mr.
Andrew (irosvold, of Sand'Point.
Mr. (irosvold came to this country
in ISSti. and spent a number of
years about Toga as a hunier. He
now kci ps a store and fox island
at Sand Point. Sand Point is
about the center of the Shimiagiu
group of islands and is a very at
tractive s{wit for Jnmter.- and tour
ists. i in* eoun.wy attorns ample
<>l>|x>rtlliiitii*s fur prospector*, as
nuarlz, coal and oil indications are
to Ik* seen both on the islands and
adjacent mainland.
In an interview Mr. (imsvold
speak highly of the climate of that
section and the future pos*ildlities
of the place. The snowfall is very
light and rarely lasts on the ground
more than a couple of days. The
grass is always good ami plentiful
and cattle can lie raised there
without any difficulty.
The coal deposit* at I'liga are at
present receiving the c-pccial at
tention of the Consolidated Coal
I'ii., who last year expended .over
$Cnl,tHNt in development work .and
exjieet to spend ilotihle tliat .amount
tiiis year. They will employ a
large number of iacr, and put tljcir
property in shape to ship coal to
any market. Coa 1 haabur adjacent
to the mines is open all the year
and will accommodate shipping of
anv size. 1
General Greely was in Seat Me
on April loth arranging plans fur
the ealde that is now- being made,
and which will be kid front Seattle
to Alaska. The cable is being
made in the east and will he
brought around the horn to the
Pacific coast. The present plans
terminate the cable at Juneau and
Sitka, hut it is to lie hoped that
next year congress will allow* a
further appropriation to have the
line extended to Valdez wlier#
it would connect ditect uuLl> Lb*
Alaska system.