S. BLUM & CO.
INCORPORATED
BANKERS
CAPITAL $200,000.00.
We do a general banking business.
We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates of Deposit
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Prospectors,
Don’t neglect your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
Give Your Freight Contract__to
robert McIntosh
DELIVERY GUARANTEED
Contracts taken for delivery in the NELCHINA,
CHISANA, and SLATE CREEK sections.
No contract too large, none too small.
For prices apply to Rob’t McIntosh, Valdez.
J. E. WILSON
FREIGHTER
Special price on mills and large outfits—Special atten
tion given to Fairbanks, Nelchina and
Chisana freight.
reams are always ready to go to any point in Third or Fourth Divisions.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. _Rates Reasonable
Wortman’s Road House
E. P. CASHMAN.’.Proprietor.
20'miles from Valdez.
The best meals and most comfortabld beds Procurable.
TAZL1NA HILL ROAD HOUSE
is open for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horsts on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beet of Meals-Prlces IReaaonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with’Chltlne.1
General Freighting. KNUTE INAFSTEP.lMsr.
Ernestine Road House
On Government Rond 65 miles from Valdez.
HARRY MILLER. Prop.
Eiiwum First Hiss
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IN GRANITE MILL
Senator Millard Returns From Claims
With Glowing Report—Much
Ore Blocked Out.
Senator Millard, president of the
Granite Gold Mining company, re
turned last evening from the property
of the company and reports that the
work of making a dividend payer of
the property is almost completed, as
the mill will be running before the
end of the month and that "already
considerable ore has been blocked
out, enough to keep the mill running
for many months, while the develop
ment wor is be:ng continued to block
out more ore.
All the supplies and fuel brought
north on the steamers Seward and
Sampson has been landed and stored,
the big boats having no difficulty
making the bay or unloading, as the
property is located in one of the fin
est harbors on the sound.
The property has been developed
by the driving of 462 feet of tun
nel, 147 feet of an upraise to secure
air and a shaft of 40 feet following
the ore. The shaft follows the ore
for the entire distance and was
driven to block out work for the mill,
and the upraise for 60 feet followed
the vein and then comes to the sur
face the better to get the air.
The lead is from four to five feet
wide and the walls are clearly defin
ed.
Senator Millard states that the
machinery for the mill is all on the
ground and also all installed, and that
as soon as four sheaves reach here
from Seattle the stamps will com
mence dropping. The stamps will
he di 'veil by gasoline power for ihe
present and later water power will be
used, as it will be more economical.
RIG SING TEAMS
START INTERIOR
McIntosh Had Fourteen Head of
Stock Sending Supplies to
Slate Creek.
' Robert McIntosh, the Valdez
freighter, left this morning with
fourteen teams loaded with supplies
for the Slate creek miners, and a half
dozen teams started for the Nelchina.
Only part of the teams will go to
Slate creek, es McIntosh and half of
the rigs will return after sending the
outfit across the summit.
Six teams owned by a number of
prospectors who came north on the
last boat left with the McIntosh rigs
in order to be sure of a good trail.
One woman and ten men were in the
outfit.
Raymond Myers, the Slate creek
miner, also left for the interior.
JINI WILL COME
TO pup mill
TOKIO, Japan, Feb. 3.— It has been
officially announced here today that
the Japanese government would be
represented at the Panama fair to
be held In San Francisco during
1915, and that an appropriation will
be made In a few weeks and the
buildings commence to house the ex
hibit. Many merchants are already
preparing exhibits for the fair and
it is believed that the Japanese ex
hibit will be one of the best at the
exposition.
Mariposa at Juneau.
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The steamship Mariposa arrived at
Juneau this afternoon. She lias sev
eral hundred tons of freight to dls
fr»\t i tiv .
present.
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Vacancies of E .B. Wheat and Charles
McCallum Are Filled by John Biggs
and Jess Martin.
At the regular meeting of the city
council last night John Biggs and
J. C. Martin were elected to fill the
vacancies on the hoard by reason ot
the illness of Councilman Wheat, who
is now in Seattle undergoing treat
ment, and the removal from the city
of Charles McCallum, the prospector
and miner, now in the Nelchina for
the summer, where he Is opening up
his claims in the new placer camp. [
Harry Whitley was nominated by j
Councilman King and received one ]
vote. No other nominations were]
made.
The council also passed the bills i
for the month of January and trans- j
acted considerable routine business.
The matter of requiring registration j
of voters at the next city election
was discussed and the members of >
the council thought best that as it is j
expected the reservation will be add- !
de to the town of Valdez at the elec ]
tion soon to be held, that it would be ]
unfair to the reservation residents to I
require registration when only a few ]
days would be allowed to them to .
have their names ou the list, while :
the people of the town would have I
several months in which to enroll.
The matter was therefore passed.
City to Hire Manager.
LA GRANDE, Ore.. Feb. 3. La
Grande has elected ats its first com
missioners .Mac Wood, J. A. Russell
and John Gardner. These men will
select a general manager, who will
govern the city at a salary of $3,600
a year. An outside man may be se
cured.
BIG DANCE BY
EASTERN STAR
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Local Order Have Largest Affair of
Season at Moose Hall—Serve
Dainty Lunch.
The ball given by the members
of the local chapter of the Eastern
Star at Moose hall last night was
the largest affair given in Valdez this
season and the big hall was crowded
to its capacity.
Many beautiful gowns were worn
by the ladies and the evening was
thoroughly enjoyed by all who at
tended.
At midnight the refreshments com
mittee served a dainty luncheon,
which was enjoyed by all. Owing to
the large crowd at the dance two
tables were needed to accommodate
all who attended.
The dance continued until 3 a. ny.
when fhe Home, Sweet Home waltz
was danced.
The intis 1c by Pinkus, Feinbloont
and Cameron was excellent.
OFFER BIG PRIZE
ENCIRCLE GLOBE
(Continued from page 1.)
to the aviator who encircles the globe,
wires came from a dozen aviators
asking for details and conditions un
der which the prize is to be awarded.
The proposed route is via Greenland
from San Francisco, the start of the
race, then to the eastern coast across
to Greenland, through Asia to Kam
chatka. on the eastern coast of Asia,
opposite Nome, then across Cape
Prince of Wales, from island to is
land, along the coast to Sitka, Van
couver, then to Seattle and San Fran
cisco, the starting point.
A. J. Wendler, the local brewer,
received word from his former home
at Canyon City, Ore., to the effect
that an uhcle, F. C. Sels, had sud
denly died. Mr. Wendler will leave
on the |}«$t boat {or Canyon dky.
Mr. SOM was one of the pioneer/ of ;
Canyop City, arriving in that mining
camp In 1842, shortly aft or.. It Jtw
struck. He smiaakod a fortune in the
traiHttt hht&oao.
Mr. and Mr*.Mlddl«b«|ttj>, together
with Mr*. 81. W. Btee&wwM. wfte of
(the storekeeper «t fttaMoh
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Marca Rica Cigars
VALDEZ MOST POPULAR SMOKE
INTEGRIDAD’8
BELMONT’S
VAN DYKE T
8MOKECRAFTS
EL 8IDELLO8
REPRESENTA’S
OPTIMO’S
LOVERA’S
Direct From The Factory
INGRAM & BUSH
_ EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS. _
Independent Laundry Co. ]
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave j
Telephone 66 I | Rou^h Dry 10c lb. j
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Valdez Dock Co. p«qwe no. i
JOBBERIIN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
Pacific Alaska
Navigation Company
Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle every ten days of each month on
the 5th, 15th and 25th,
via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat, Ka
talla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak.
PUGET SOUND—CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle-San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and
Harvard for southern California ports.
ititrht reserved to ch unite dtiles and steuufcrs without notice
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
Gnneral Agent Local Agent
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Northwestern
Sail from Seattle 10th, 20th of 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south .--8th 18th and 28th for Cordova, 9kag- j
way, Juneau, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service (or Ketchikan. Juneau. Sheen creels Treadwell. Douglas.
Ordova. Kllumar. Voider, and f.atouche. Kxploaiurs. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th:
S S T.al'ouche. 15th; S S Cordova. Sith of each month-Riuht reserved to chance this
schedule without notice.
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Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 1S9
Plate glass, window glass, reefing awl
•■u'ST.^iSg:
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Wint'ows, Doors, Moulding. Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks. Morte & Co.
VaMez Sheet Metal Wefts
ReMAw'sTOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Shoot Metal Work of Every
Description, Ho»- Valves,
Iroi °ipe. Fittings.
A M. Dier'inger
Valdez Transfer
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