A FEW NEWS NUGGETS.
\V. C. Stull.Graduate Optician.
Alva Fames, Postal Insj>eetor
lias gone West on otticinl business.
Jean Ames left for Westward
on the Bertha on a short business
trip.
Mrs. Stmtise has liecn visiting
Mrs. Dr. Bartlett at Ft. Liscum this
week.
Bromide of Quinine Capsules
cure a cold in one day. af Valdez
Pharmacy.
If vou have anything for sale or
trade list it with the Copjior River
Mining. Trading A Development
Co.
If you are tired of using jioor
flour, leave your order for a sack of
Holly. Money refunded if you are
not pleased.
Fish Bros, are sole agents in
Valdez for Holly flour and have
just bought a thousand sacks. No
flour on this market coual to Hol
ly.
The Newport arrived here from
the westward Saturday evening and
after remaining a few hours, left
for Juneau. The trip was unevent
ful. .
Messrs Wheaton and Hawes
were in town this week from the
Bremncr to record sonic claims
and get late mail. They returned
Tuesday morning.
Our merchants are now receiving
orders for goods from the westward.
Remember that the Piiosckctoh
goes to every town and village la
tween here and I'nalaska.
Holly Hour costs no more than
the cheap grades that are sold in
this market. Iton’t forget to in
clude a trial sack the next time you
leave an order with Fish Bros.
Messrs Bice. Blumauer and Hol
man gave a very pleasant birthday
party at their residence on Key
stone avenue last Tuesday night.
A small hut select audience was
present. It is not known whose
birthday it was.
Budolph Bros, art* very busy
building the ferry lmat for service
oil tin* Lake stream. It will he
large enough to take horses,cattle
or wagons and a number of passen
gers across the stream. The
work is also progressing on their
road.
Poles for the telephone system
are now strewn along the streets,
awaiting the wires, insulators and
other necessary parnphnnulia.
These are expected on the next
steamer and if they arrive work
will commence immediately and
Ih* pushed on to completion.
J. W . Gridin. who held the posi
tion of blacksmith for the Govern
lnent party last year, and left for
Dawson in February, has reached
his destination. He made the trip
in 00 days. Very cold weather
was encountered and he had to
break trail for 200 miles.
Mr. Adam Swan is almut to begin
the erection of a two story house
24 x 44 feet in dimension. The
lower Hoor is to be divided into
three rooms and the upper door to
consist of one room for the present.
The building is to be built on his
lot at the corner of McKinley avc.
and Keystone street.
Mr. K.C. Richards who has lieen
in Valdez for several weeks and
wholmllgllt the Ilill stock of goods
a few days ago, hits just purchased
the furniture business of Fish Bros.,
and will open a furniture store
in the Jones building on Keystone
avenue. He will enlarge the build
ing making it IK x 4K feet and will
carry a full line of furniture, stoves,
hardware and household supplies.
Mr. Richards was formerly in this
business in Seattle and is a business
man of experience. After remain
ing here for several weeks he has
decided that Valdez has the bright
est future of any town in Alaska,
and is consequently investing his
money here.
J. B. rtQENS
CASH STORE
If you want an outfit let
me figure on it and you
will save money. AQENS
BUTTER has stood the test,
take some with you when
you go on the trail.
PI. W. Miller, Manager
I
W. C. Stull Exj>ert Watchmaker.
Chase ami SanUirn’s Celebrated
Coffee is to lie had at llcmplc &
Dougherty's.
Several parties arrived here on
the Newport, from the westward
and will go to Slate creek to work
this summer.
S. A. Hemplc is down the Sound
on a hunting and fishing trip and
expects to bring hack a large
amount of game.
Insurance rates should now lie
reduced, as a very vigilant lady has
joined the fire department am’l will
see to it that all fires are nipta-d in
the hud.
A1 White is erecting a tiO foot
flag jmiIc over his property on Mc
Kinley street. A new flag 10x20
feet in size will Is- unfurled to the
l-reeze from it on its completion.
Mr. A. Lacy the well known sur
veyor arrived here yesterday on
the Shelikof from Seattle. He
is on his wav to the Kuskokwim
river where lie is going for the I*.
I’. N. Co. to locate and
survey cannery sites. Mr. Lacy
is the pioneer Alaska surveyor and
has surveyed more land in the
District than any other surveyor.
Wild Cat Road.
Another wild-cat railroad scheme
has just lieen sprung on the unsus
pecting public at Seattle and other
western and some eastern cities.
This latest impracticable, infcasahlc
and unwarrantable scheme forget
ing the peoples money, is to build
a railroad from Resurrection bay
on the Keuai peninsula to Rampart.
Such well known men as l’. S.
Senator Turner. ex-Gov. Met!raw.
G. \\ . Dickinson and others are
allowing the use of their names as
officers of the new swindle known
as the Alaska Central Railroad.
The scheme to open up the “garden
s|M»t of Alaska” and the Shushetna
river valley where it is not known
that a single foot ledge of copper
or gold tpiartz exists, is entirely
impracticable from every honest
and honorable point of view.
Such schemes as this and that of
a railroad from Illiamna to Nome
through hundreds of miles of un
known, unexplored and unprospeet
ed country, is a detriment to the
entire District of Alaska.
School Report for April.
rhose neither Absent nor tardv
and whose grades average !H) or
aliure: May Williams, Robert
Kelsey and Hilda Hihnala.
Enrolment 15
Average Attendance 13.
Auck M. Lkkiiy,
Teacher
Territorial Meeting Tonight.
i hen* will he a public meeting at
the Moose Hall toniglrt under the
auspices of the Moose Lodge for
the purpose of discussing the Terri
torial question. Several prominent
persons have agreed to speak on
the question. Every one is invited
to Ik* present.
Weather Record.
2 \ \ R‘‘iii«iks.
\|»ril
22 2K ■ |m i
2H »» 17 !
24 M 4k
2-*' i*wh» rniii »<fc pi low
a» u e;
27 :i2 I*;
aw I iw_4H j_
l Windy. ♦ Light Wind. * cloudy.
AImivc z»*ro «*x»vpf u it r»- ofher\vi*c dHtfd.
oh><>rvcd and r»*iiort«*d |»v hr. I.. S. Cnmiria.
Telegraphic Notes.
Iasi iua. May 1- May lias opened
with a bright sunny morning. The
grass is growing and the trails are
dry. Wagons, pack trains and
carts arc on the move. Mr. lies
passed through this morning with
his outfit on a four wheeled wagon,
which he improvised from old cart
wheels.
The line construction party will
move twelve miles north of here
tomorrow and the wire will Ik* put
up fast as possible. Construction
will commence at Chistuchina
soon. T. Cobh left for Valdez
yesterday after the pack train.
Tonsina May. 1 Mail left for
Valdez today at 2 a. in. Mr. Men
denhall left Xo. .‘{ last night for
Copper Center.
.Quick Trip to Nicolai.
Pete Cashman Makes a Run to
Chittyna. Trail News.
Pete Cnshnnin. who left here on
April Dl. for a hurried trip to the
Nicolai mine, returned to town on
Tuesday.
Pete was sent in liy Mr. Millard
to |>ost the necessary notices for a
coming law suit. He left here on
a hike, but for want of a pump,
was forced to abandon it a short
ways out. He then went on afoot.
At the Tonsina he passed Han
Orcnnig. who was comfortably
camped and had a native cook to
attend to his wants. On the banks'
of the Copper ommsitc the mouth
of the Tonsina. he found Huhlmrd.
Elliott. Tenas Smith.Treat. Fowler.
Bell and (idincuu. They were
to pull up the Colsina next morn
ing.’ On his return trip. Pete re
ceived a letter from them, stating
that they got 12 miles up the creek
and could go no further on the
snow, so they will have to pack the
rest of the way.
Pete’s trail lay up the Chittyna
and when six miles up from the
Copper, he met Scotty Crawford.
Mr. and Mrs. Amman and Bob
Young. They were Ism ml for the
Kotsina. He next met Dr. Winan
S miles up the Chittyna at the
Strelna. Dm- had been up further
but was on his way hack, intend
ing to recross the Copper and hunt
for a copper lead that he heard of
in 1M. I’pon meeting Pete he gave
up the trip anil went up the river
again.
Tne doctor reported that Cum
mings. McXaughton. McCarthy.
Hoffman and McNecr were camped
on Strelna. waiting for the snow to
leave. Rowland was the next man
met. He was coming down to meet
Cummings and McXaughton. hut
on learning of their whereabouts,
he too turned hack. At the mouth
of the Xaxina he met Van Brunt.'
Demniet. Bert Carvev. J. Stevens,
the two (1 riffs- and a couple more.
Four miles almvc this were Blak
ley and Rochford. who were still
sledding ahead. Montgomery was
met a little further up. Amy’s
outfit was on the Kcnnicot. within
three miles of their summer camp.
Dickey. Peterson. Sam Lynch. Ray
Millard, YanZnndt and Dr. Cock
erel were on McCarthy creek near
their final camp.
Pete attended to his business and
remained with the Millard party
over Sunday. On Monday morn
ing lie took the back trail to look
after his manv interests in town.
He was accompanied on the return
trip by Dickey and Peterson. The
first day out they lost a horse that
broke through the ice. This was
the only mishap on the whole trip.
Everyone along the trail is report
ed as being well and in good spir
its.
Location Records.
The following information in re-,
garil to mineral locutions, transfers,
etc in the Valdez Keeonling Pre
cinct is as furnished by the Valdez
Abstract & Title Co.
MIX IMS LOS 'ATIOXS.
W Cummings, 20a Trail creek
Banta 44
A vontiunther " E Fk Brenmer
U Mellerk
F Henry ‘‘ 44
C McLean “ American cr
AUillis •* 44
W Muckier
J Me Knight 44 4
W Beaton 4* 44
W Projies 44 44
A Levy 44 44
Al White 44
B von Zeiple, W Anaker, C May
man. A Burg, cjtz claim Narelna r.
dK40 a oil land, Disenchantment
bay by E Bardsley et al
100a Cook Inlet, C Brooks et al
44 (.1 Dutton et al
DEE1>S
L Royal et al to F Smythe, 9pla
cer oil claims. Chinitua bay $10
P Bradley to L Satterlee. ltiOa
homestead, Kacheniak bay $10
A Bradley to L Satterlee. 100a
coal land, Kenai pen, $10
A Bradley to L Satterlee. 160a
grazing land, Kenai pen. $10
P Bradley to L Satterlee. 100a
coal land, Kenai pen, $10
J Bradley to L Satterlee. ltiOa
townsite, Kenia pen. $10
J Bradley to L Satterlee. 100a
trading posi, Kenai pen. $10
J Bradley to L Satterlee, 100a
coal land. Kenai pen, $10
CmryV Mange- Cure is quite the thing.
To make I lit* *le<! dog Uq»c and spring.
Along tin- trail from dawn till ilark
A$ lively a-* tin* liHppy lurk
In morning's gulden ding-a-ling.
The ocean tug Shelikoff in com
mand of Capt. Ellison, left Seattle
on Apr. 22 at 10 p. in. and arrived
here on the dOth at S a. m. She
stopped over for one night at the
Petersburg cannery. The boat was
laden with kerosene and gasoline
consigned to .J. C. Martin.
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Continued from First Page,
they living lost, and he has never
lns-n heard from since.
The last mail out from St. Mich
ael made the record trip, coming
out in .‘51 da vs. Mr. Dennison I
heljn'd bring it from Bethel. He
is glad to In' hack in Valdez once
more, and will remain a few weeks
and then go to Slate creek. He
brought hack a nunihcr of nice
curios which are on exhibit at the
drug store.
#750 for Patent.
The following estimate of the
exjK*liseof surveying the townsite
has been received by Acting Mayor
Crary. No attempt has yet ln*en
made to secure the money.
April 5. 11MI2.
Estimate of the field and office
word in connection with survey of
the outlmundaries of and reserved ■
tracts within the townsite of
Valdez. Alaska.
Field work - #.'.00.00
Office work and expenses 225.00
Total - #725.00
The said amount may In- de
posited with any Assistant I'nited
States Treasurer, or any I'nited
States Depository, in favor of the
l nited States Treasurer, to la
passed to the credit of the fund.
created by “Individual Depositors
for the survevs of the Public;
Lands.”
CJioii receipt of the duplicate
certificate of deposit arrangements I
will la* made to have a Board of:
Examination appointed to go upon
the ground and make formal report
as to the tracts of land within said
townsite, which, in its opinion,
should la- reserved for public
purposes.
Very respectfully,
Wm. L. Distin,
Surveyor (Jeneral.
People We Know in Seattle.
Seattle. Apr. Ill—(Jnvernor I.ee
tly is here ami in genii health. It
is his intention to return to Valdez
on next trip of Excelsior.
A. M. Powell goes hack to the
(latcwav City on the May hoat.
Mayor Steele has just returned
from an extended trip toCalifornia |
and will go north on Excelsior. He
says that people in Frisco are all j
anxious to know something more!
a Unit Valdez, and many are look-1
ing for opportunities for invest-1
mcnt.
Robert Blei has gone to Xew
York, hut will return the first of
June with a large outfit to go to
the interior.
Court Martial.
On the last hoat from Juneau
there was a very important trial
held. A dog came aUiard at Ju
neau and there were several par-.
ties who claimed him. To settle!
this matter, a court was formed.
Judge Blodgett was presiding otli
ccr; W. H. Brcnnen acted as mar
shal of the court; Jack Rice was
prosecuting attorney and Clark
was counsel for the defense.
After hearing all the testimony
and arguing the ease, the jury
awarded the dog to the stableman
of the boat. After the excitement
had subsided, the plaintiff Itought
the animal from the stableman for
$•>. ami also had to pay the purser
$5 for fare. The captain then de
cided that the dog could not leave
the ftoat, but would have to return
to Juneau.
The plaintiff bought $10 worth .
of liquor to drown his sorrow, and
Win. Johns, who also wanted the
<log. helped drink it. As the mat
ter now stands the plaintiff is out
$20 and no one owns the dog.
Ancient Cnrios Found.
A. G. (Kid) Brown secured some
very old and valuable Indian bas
kets and other curios while down
on t lie sound lately. Some of them
are from a cave in which an ancient
trilie of Indians had been buried.
None of the present generation
of sound natives make such baskets
and they know nothing of the peo
ple who are buried in these eaves.
Some very tine speeimens of mum
mies have also heen found in these
old burying grounds.
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For Sale Cheap—A cook stove ill
fine condition. Call at this office.
m i mmn
General [erchants
Groceries
Hardware
Clothing
Footwea r
etc.
We are Agents for Chase & Sanborn’s
Celebrated Roasted Coffee.
Pioneer Outfitters
Valdez Mill Co.
Lumber and Timbers of all kinds,
Rough, Planed or Matched.
Lathe and Band Saw Work. Special
orders promptly attended to.
CRAWFORD & RUTHERFORD,Managers.
The Bohemian Saloon
LIQUOR AMD CIQAR5,
HOME BETTER.
McKinley St. Between Keystone and Glacier Ave.
AL Hit. DOIHI I (0.
General Promoters
AND
Prospectors.
Main Office:
McKinley St, 206-208 State St.,
Valdez. Chicago.
THE - LOQ - C4DIN
OTTO KANITZ, PROPRIETOR.
Liquid Refreshments of Best Quality. Clean and Comfortable Rooms
to Let at Reasonable Rates.
McKinley Street near Glacier Avenue.
C. Rudolph, Prop.
Home Restaurant
(Formerly Horseshoe Restaurant.)
Good Service. Meals at all Hours.
MiKINLEY Street near GLACIER Avenie.
Here we are. All Utters, located
at Copper Center, carrying a full
line of miner’s and traveler’s sup
plies. Copjter River Mining. Trad
ing & Development Co.. Inc.
If you are in the market to buy
real estate, mines or business of
liny kind call on A. Holman.
Parker Bunk House, on Key
stone Ave. Bunk, stove and wood.
All comforts, 25c jkt day.
Advertised letters.
Biril.J Hohlridge, E
Beattie. Kittie 2 Lathom.J.
Benson, Ben Mullen, E. G.
Cane. E .Morgan, S. H.
Curtis. \V. E. Naether. P.
Dickey. W. A. Ton. F. S.
Grant. Georgia White, R.
Hawkins, H. C.
Hause. Harry
Crary’s Mange ('tire cures