Christmas packages can be wrapped and mailed
at this store. This service is free of charge—Use it
[ERCHANDISE BONDS are proving mighty popu
lyl lar. A man who was leaving town came in and
ordered a number yesterday. They will be mailed
with his compliments the twenty-fourth. Merchandise
bonds can be had for any amount
Neckties For Christmas
Always a welcome gift and here we have a
splendid line—the kind men like to buy. There are
tubular silks in a wide range of colors; knitted ties in
pretty shadings and a big assortment of scarfs.
Priced at 75c.
Now on display—a very nifty line
of Knox hats, caps and cloth hats
Valdez Mercantile Co.
The Christmas Store of Valdez.
NO LACK OF GAS
BOATS! INLET
t'leporteil that Steam Tits of 300
Horsepower will he in Serv
ice at Anchorage .Next Year.
The Seldoyia Commercial Chili, of
which J. D. Nordvke is secretary,
saving received many inquiries about
launch work and supplies in that dis
irict from interested parties in other
“lection of Alaska and along the Pa
cific coast, has sent a statement, to
the Prospector of the number of boats
now serving the westward points in
order that launch owners may draw
(heir own conclusions as to the
chances they would be taking in en
tering the business there.
He states that the five canneries
operating on the inlet have approxi
mately five steamers and eight gas
boats with a total of 1765 h. p. Pri
vate and government owned steam
ers supplement this with 105 h. p.
For government and private trade
Ihe total gas power in use on the
inlet during the past summer totalled
935 h. p., of which 147 h. p. was
burned, leaving 722 h. p. available to
start the season of 1916. The 105
b. p. owned by the government
brings the total up to 877 h. p.
It is reported on what is consid
ered good authority that at least one
shallow' draft twin-screw steam tug
bf 300 h. p. will be provided to han
Ile the heavy scows, which relieves
so much gas power for the lightering
work. ,
In conclusion Mr. Nordye says:
"Of course we like to see as many as
possible come here to help In has
tening the development of the coun
try, but cannot advise our friends 'as
to the profits in the gasboat game
ifter considering the number of peo
ple, the amount of freight to be mov
ed, mostly government, and the num
ber of boats competing for the busi
ness.”
Thwaites Wants I’ostmastership.
John E. Thwaites, formerly mail
clerk on the steamer Mariposa, and
who formerly resided at Seward and
has been in the Alaskan mail service
for nearly ten years, is reported in
Seward to have made application for
the postmastership there to succeed
P. J. Hickey, who resigned.
INTERIOR OPERATOR
PASSENGER OF EVANS.
Pete Monahan, discoverer of the
Valdez Creek placer diggings, which
have developed into one of the big
gest propositions in Alaska under the
Valdez Placer Mines company, a Bos
ton syndicate, was a passenger on the
Admiral Evans this morning en route
to the States, He had made the
round trip to the westward on the
Evans, having come from the interior
via Cordova several days ago,
Mr. Monohan did not dispose of hir
entire holdings in the Valdez creek
district to tlie Boston syndicate, but
retained a niim..er of claims which he
is prospecting with a view of install
ing a hydraulic plant. He reports a
very successful season's work and
will send a big shipment of freight
to liis property early next spring.
GOVERNORSHIP NOT
FOR WICKERSHAM.
Delegate Wickersham has positive
ly stated to Charles E. Herron, chair
man of the Republican Territorial
committee, that he is not a candidate
for the position of governor of the
territory in the event of the Republi
can success in the national election.
The delegate stated this recently
while the two men were traveling on
the same hoat to Anchorage. The
story that Wickersham intended to be
a candidate for governor and that
Dan Sutherland would run for con
gress in his place was cabled to the
Gateway from Fairbanks. There is
more'tlian good reason to believe that
the delegate is out for the Republi
can nomination and there is also
strong reason to believe that the reg
ular Republicans or many of them
are ready to bury the hatchet if they
can find some way of healing the old
wounds without creating new ones in
the more bitter-anti-Wickersham
ranks. However, Alaskans, there is
one thing now certain and that is an
attempt to bring Wickersham and
the regular Republicans together.
This attempt will culminate here in
Seward at the convention next March.
;—Seward Gateway.
EXPERIENCED WIRELESS
MAN AT KODIAK STATION.
The Kodiak News-Letter of recent
date says that L. B. Bistin, the new
Chief of the radio station there was
formerly chief of the Sitka station,
but came to Kodiak from the U. S. S.
Cleveland, after that vessel returned
to San Francisco from southern wat
ers. The new chief has had many
years experience in the navy and has
increased the efficiency of the Kodiak
'station.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholetale>nd Retail Dealer* in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Agent* for MAYFLOWER BUTTER an* EGGS. Phone 29
___
THE
Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors end Cigars
Phone, 69
ANCHORAGE FREIGHT IS
TAKEN BACK TO CORDOVA.
A shipment o£ eighteen thousand
feet of dressed lumber, four tons of
hay, four tons of oats, moving pic
ture outfit, much baggage and several
tons of general freight for Capt. A.
E. Lathrop, which the steamers were
unable to discharge at Anchorage,
were taken back to Cordova, his
headquarters. / The failure of the
shipment to reach Anchorage will ne
cessitate that town being without a
movie theatre this winter.
BELIEVES INLET IS
NAVIGABLE IN WINTER
Capt. L. Koylich, the captain of
the steam schooner Bender Brothers,
which was frozen in on the Kusko
ltwim river, was a passenger on the
Admiral Evans this morning en
route for the states. He came over
the winter trail from Iditarod to Sew
ard and report*, no difficulty in mak
ing the trip.
j While in Anchorage Capt Koylich
; looked the situation over and believes
the main difficulty in the failure of
steamers landing freight at Anchor
age is due to lack of proper facilities
to handle the barges He believes he
can operate a boat this winter be
tween Seward and Anchorage and
may embark on the enterprise if suf
ficient inducements in the way of
business offers,
i
Northwestern Coining.
The steamer Northwestern is re
j ported to have left Cordova at 3
o’clock this afternoon for Valdez,
but it is not known if she will stop
at Ellamar on the up trip.
■ . i
KODIAK NOW HAS
PUBLIC READING ROOM !
Kodiak News Letter: Kodiak peo-!
pie are doing a very commendable j
thing in the fitting up of a public;
reading room. Heretofore there has
been no place except the saloons
where residents or travelers while the
boat was in, could go to while away
the long winter evenings of the spare
time during the day.
Hereafter that need will be met by
virtue of a well thought-out plan
which has met with a generous re
sponse. It has required some hard
work, but what worthy cause does
not?
The reward comes partly in seeing
the ideal take tangible form and it
will continue to come to all who con
tribute their time or money, in the
pleasure and profit of others as well
as themselves.
The W. J. Erskine Co. donates the
use of the building, below the store
of O. Kraft & Son, known as the old
Cope store building, and also lum
ber for repair of the building, while
th'e work is largely done by volun
tary contribution. Nearly ,-oO and
more than 100 days work have been
subscribed and the work of putting
the building in first class condition
is well along.
The plan Includes provision for
current magazines and papers, popu
lar fiction, popular games and what
ever else may be added to the library
as funds are procured.
Whatever those who are interest
ed in Such a worthy cause may see
fit to do in the way of help will be
thankfully received and acknowledg
ed by the Kodiak Library Associa
tion.
, ^ , I
Lieut. C. A. Daugherty, who has
been on a hunting tri’i> (0 Kenai pe
ninsula, returned home on the steam
er Admiral EyanB this morning.
Valdez Weather.
Valdez, Dec. 9, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29.904
Temperature 7 l>. m.18
Maximum temperture .25
Minimum temperature . 7
Mean temperature.16
Partly cloudy, wind southwest 4
miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez. Dec. 10, 1915.
Fairbanks, —5: 9 inches snow;
clear, calm.
Salcha, —35; 10 inches snow;
clear, calm, good trail.
■ Richardson, —32; 12 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
McCarthy, —28; 19 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Donnelly, —22; 14 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
McCollum, —5; 36 Inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Paxson, —14; 30 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Hogan, —10; 19 inches^of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Oulkana, —9; 16 inches Of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center, —8; 17 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Tonslna. —10; 13 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Telkhell, zero; 22 Inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam, —7; 33 inches of
show; cloudy, calm, trhil good.
Summit, 2 above; 60 inches snow;
cloiidy^ high wind, trail drifted.
Wortman's, '4 above, 14 liiches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Just Received
A large assortment hand painted
china suitable for Xmas.
Abo Fresh Rose B.-ads bom Cali
fornia.
New leather goods suitable for
presents; fancy pillow tops in
fek and leather.
All kinds of smoker’s articles.
Universal Electric percolators,
Eastman Kodaks and supplies.
Japanese baskets one-fourth off!
Christmas candies —see onr as
sortment.
Valdez Drug Co.
FORTUNES BEING LOST
IN SMELTER FUMES.
That all the smelter chefists are
not rich is merely because they do
not know anything to speak of, which
is shown by Uie fololwing quotation
front the Salt Lake Herald-Republi
can: “In the smelter fumes are
scores of rare materials which as yet
the smelter chemist knows nothing
about. It is probable that in the
smelter fumes there are greater prof
its than In the metals that are being
smelted. Take as an example the
Tennessee Copper ores-—and there
are thousands of tons of ore almost
identical in Utah—or at least are
treated in the Utah smelters. In
making its copper the Tennessee Cop
per saves sulphuric acid, nitric acid,
picric acid, tri-nitol-toluol and other
products which will sell under con
tract during the year for $11,000,
000, on which it is declared there is
a profit of at least 50 per cent. Using
this as a basis for figuring. Utah
could produce at its present rate of
making copper $105,000,000 gross.
Then there are all the byproducts
from the lead-silver stacks which
have not yet been taken into consid
eration. Figuring profits at 50 per
cent, the return would be $82,500,
000.” Let's all start for Utah and
get rich.
A Scream.
Bilf Joins the W. W. W. at the
Liberty Theatre tonight: a scream
from start to finish.
Mr. and Mrs. James Craig and
daughter Dorothy, were passengers
oh the Admiral Evans en route to
Vancouver, B. C., where they will
spend the winter.
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M.
We Serve Corona Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jack CaUn••
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions for High and low water
aio taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Surrey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdes time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
the tide at Valdes. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chut,
unless a minus f—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract it
Friday, December lO.
High—3:15 am., 7.«; 2:37 pm., 9.9.
Low—8:25 am., 2.7; 9:32 pm. —1.1
Satarday, December 11.
High—4:08 am., 7.6; 3:34 pm., 8.9.
Low—9:29 am. 2.8; 10:22 pm. —0.2
Sunday, December 12.
High—5:03 am., 7.7; 4:37 pm., 7.8.
Low—10:42 am, 2.9; 11:13 pm, 0.7
Monday, December. 18.
High—6:08 am., 7.9; 5:36 pm., 6.8
Low, 12.07 am., 2.8. ''
Tuesday, December 14.
High—6:54 am., 7.1; 7:18 pm, 6.2
Low—0.06 am., 1.6; 1.33 pm., 2.3
Wednesday, December 15
High—7:45 am., 8.4; 8:41 pm. 6.0
Low—1:02 am, 2.3; 2:43 pm, 1.6.
Thursday, December 1«.
High—8:32 am, 8.6; 9:60 pm, 6.1
Low—1:68 am, 3.9; 3:39 pm. 0.9
Friday, December 17.
High—9:16 am, 8.8; 10:47 pm, 6.3
Low—2:52 am, 3.3: 4:26 pm, 0.3
Saturday, December 18.
High—1:56 am, 7.0; 12:54 pm, 9.4
Low--3:40 am, 3.6; 6:06 pm, —0.2
Sunday, December 19.
High—12:43 am, 6.6; 10:43 pm, 9.2
Low—4:25 am, 3.5; 6:42 pm, —0.6
Monday, December 20.
High—0:13 am. 6.7; 11:09 pm, 9.4
Low—5:01 am, 3.6; 6:16 pm, —0.7
Tuesday, December 21.
High—12:49 am. 6.9; 11:44 pm, 9.6
Low—5:37 am, 3.4; 6:49 pm, —0.8
Wednesday, December 22.
High—1:23 am, 6.9; 12:20 pm, 9.5
Low—6:11 att, 3.4; 7:20 pm, —.8
Thursday, December 28.
Low—6:47 am*. 3.3; 7:61 pm, —0.7
High—9:56 pm, 9.6.
Friday, December 24.
High—2:28-dpi, 7.0; 1:29 pm, 9.2
Low—7:26 am, 3.8; 8:22 pm, —0.6
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire (
By Placing Your Valuables In a
Safe Place.
We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year
The First Bank of Valdez
Resources $240,000.
THE PINZON
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Cigars Tobacco Fruit Candy
Billiards Pool Card Rooms
El Sidello
Carabana
Juan de Fuca
CIGARS
Optimo
Monopole .
Van Dyck
Have You Smoked a Garcia Vega?
Our Specialty-Haas & Sons c4hdy
CHMIDT’S BAKERY
FOR GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Doughnuts what am—Cakes and Cookies.
Wiegels High Grade Candies.
Delicatessen and Lunch Goods---Bread 3 for 25c. Call 156
SWIFT DELIVERY
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
Saturday, December 585.
High—3:01 am, 7.1; 2:06 pm, 8.8
Low—8:06 am, 3.3; 8:66 pm, —0.2
Sunday, December 590.
High—3:36 &m, 7.2; 2:46 pm, 8.2
Low—8:42 am, 3.3; 9:28 pm, 0.2
Monday, December 97
High—4:11 am, 7.4; 3:31 pm, 7.6
Low—9:44 am, 3.2; 10:06 pm, 0.8
Tuesday, December 98.
High—6:00 am, 6.4; 3:62 pm, 7.3
Low—10:01 am, 4.1; 10:60 pm, 1.1
Wednesday, December 599.
High—5'.32 am, 8.0; 6:37 pm, 6.0
Low—11:56 am, 2.6.
Thursday, December 30.
High—6:21 aih, 8.4; 7:06 pm. 5.6.
'Low—11:31 am, 2.1; 1:14 pm, 1.9
Friday, December 31.
High—7:16 am, 8.9; 8:40 pm, 6.6
Low—12:27 am, 2.7; 2:30 pm, 1.0
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvb. Fori Llscum Ltb. Valdez
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 pm.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00-p.m 10:20 p.m.
There will be bo trip of the launch
on the seoond ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.