) Sailg JJrosprrtor
PUBLISHED BT
JVART & SELBY, Proprietors
TERMS.
Dally Prospector.
frier, per month .S.i'22
ill, per annum .-.sio.w
The Weekly Miner.
rrler, per month .J
ill, per annum .*
ally Prospector and Week
liner, by carrier, to one ad
a, per month .—.—.—a l-*"
ally Prospector and Weekly
3T, by mall, to one address
, per year . .
less Office and Editorial Rooms,
TEL. 162
rertlslng Rates on Application.
flTURDAY, SEPT. 25, 1915
> Hotel Stewards’ Association
es fried chicken to be the most
ar American dish. It was be
he war tax fixed things so that
y can afford fried chicken, un
ie is a manufacturer of munl
isia has imposed a war tax. It
right for her to do this because
i at war. Over here we have
'ar tax and another one threat
But we are peace. What is
iswer?
retary of the Navy Daniels says
11 "recommend to Congress an
priation for submarines and
lanes. If he will just stand out
e way, Congress will attend to
latter with dispatch.
isident Wilson should either
raw the soldiery from the Mexi
order, or allow a company a half
xy on the Mexican side of the
r, where they could hold a heart
art talk with a few Mexicans,
thing of compelling a soldier to
passive while another man,
Mexican at that, shoots the cir
mbient atmosphere full of holes
id his head, is too much to ex
even a wooden man to do.
few nations would allow its
irs to be shot, insulted and
■eated by a foreign nation, and
el them to stand and take it.
was left to the army Mexico
I be a law-abiding country in
nth’s time.
fMONY ORES ARE
IN GREAT DEMAND.
timony is in demand by the bel
?nts for giving brittlenesss, and
?fore high explosive power, to
tullets in shrapnel. Hence a
. scramble for the ore in the lo
es where it is known to occur
old San Emido mine in Kern
ty has been reopened by San
cisco capitalists. A new mine of
'noney sulphide, stibnite, has
developed in Wild Rose canyon,
te Ballarat district of San Ber
ino county, and the ore is being
tported on motor trucks, of 3
sapacity, over the 32 miles to the
ter at San Pedro, the port of Los
;les. As much as 20 tons of
-grade ore is being taken daily
of two mines that are being
led now under lease. Some of
ore is said to run as high of 80
3ent metal, suggesting that some
. is in oxidized form. The old
iman smelter on Seventh and
per streets, in this city, is now
, twenty small furnaces being at
i. Mr. C. Solomon, Jr., a dealer
Japanese goods and hardware, is
^controlling owner of this useful
smelter. He brought a large
latent of antimonial ore from
!;ka and from Atlin, British Col
-ia, and he is getting ore from the
at Lovelock, Nevada. He is also
•ng custom ore at $5 per unit,
th suggests a good market some'
|re in Europe.
^ANCIENT VOLCANIC
ERUPTION IN ALASKA.
very traveler on the upper Yu
river has noted a conspicuous
e bed, 4 to 6 inches in thickness
occurs on the river banks. This
lade up of volcanic ash derived
1 a volcano located in the north
margin of the St. Elias Range and
e than 100 miles to the south,
jugh geologically speaking the ma
,il is of recent age, yet it was
>ably erupted 1400 years ago.
re are of course, no historical re
s of this eruption, but in the
•se of explorations in Alaska we
k learned much of the distribu
and thickness of the material
ted. It originally covered an erea
over 140,000 square miles, and
;e of it was carried over 460 mile*
ji the volcano. The deposit var
!n thickness from 300 feet near
volcano to an inch or two at the
gin of the area covered by it. A
,'h estimate indicates that over 10
c miles of material was ejected
he time of this eruption. During
erpution of Katmai volcano in
:hwestern Alaska in June, 1912,
ut 5 cubic miles of ash was eject
ind about the same amount fell
a the Krakatoa eruption of 1883.
j Yukon eruption is therefore
parable in Intensity with some
(he larger eruptions of historical
i. All the available information
it this subject is summarized in
a paper entitled, “An ancient volcanic
eruption in the upper Yukon basin,”
by Stephen R. Capps, issued by the
United States Geologica^ Survey as
Professional Paper 95-D.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Hats remodeled and made to or
der. At Emporium. tf
Mrs. Rhue, wife of the command
er of the Geodetic survey boat, Taku,
was an outgoing passenger on the
Mariposa en route to the states.
The Woman’s Guild will give a sil
ver coin tea at Everyman’s Club Tues
day, September 28, from 2:30 to 6
o'clock. Everybody welcome. k28.
Some Show Tonight.
The Liberty Thetre presents the
World film feature, Uncle Tom’s
Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, in
five acts. America's most famous
play with a famous cast and wonder
ful photograph. See it at the Liberty
Tonight. ’ *
Wm. O’Connor, U. S. commissioner
at Chitina, went to Cordova on the
Mariposa en route to Chitina.
Fresh cream and buttermilk always
on hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailoi. Telephone 198. tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Sam Knudsen, the popular wharf
master at the Valdez Company’s
dock, returned from Anchorage on
the Mariposa. He reports the new
railroad town a busy place.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
FOR SALE—My new Ford deliv
ery car, |500. Joe Stanton. tf
Attorney Capus, of Cordova, who
has been attending to court matters
here for several days, left for his
home on the Mariposa.
Attorney Frasier, who spent sev
eral days in Valdez, attending the
term of court, returned to Cordova
on the Mariposa.
J. A. Bush, of the Seattle Hotel, of
Seattle, was a passenger on the Mari
posa, having made the round trip to
the westward with a week’s stop
over at Seward.
The Moose dance this evening will
be under the auspices of the ladies,
and a good time is assured. Mes
dames Grigsby, Lang, Whitley and
Ashby will be the hostesses.
How does a ride to Camp Comfort
with a dance and a dinner before re
turning strike you? Fresh killed
chickens and Alaska vegetables at
your command. For particulars see
CITY EXPRESS.
tf Phone 82.
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf
Price’s Candy and other new goods
at the Emporium. *
New Fall Coats received on the
Evans. Mrs. E. Winter. *
Owen Meals took Mrs. I. Hambur
ger and a party of ladies to Beaver
Dam this morning.
Wm. Igo was a passenger on the
Mariposa for Seattle.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198. tf
J. K. McLean was a passenger for
Juneau on the Mariposa.
A. G. Stahl of Landlock, left on the
Mariposa for the states, and will re
turn at an early date accompanied hy
his wife and family.
See S Plum & Co., for the latest
styles in Boys and Youths Hats. *
For the Nu-Bone Corset see Mrs.
Leavell, phone 200. tf.
Don’t be afraid you are going to
hit the bottom of your pocketbook.
Give us a trial and see if you don’t
go home satisfied and money ahead.
Valdez Iron Works. Sat
Ice! Ice! Ice!
One cent a pound delivered to any
part of the city Phone Love-Whit
ley Company. tf.
Mrs. Merchant, Milliner.
Men’s waterproor Dress Coats,
$7.50 and up. S. Plum & Co. *
For good, home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
Rubber footwear to fit all at S.
Blum & Co. *
* Tommy Know.
Tommy—Wbo wears tbe biggest bat
In oar church?
Mother—Who, Tommy?
Tommy—The man with the biggest
bead.—Wisconsin State Journal
I ■■
What He Waa Doing.
•‘Fishing?”
“Naw! I’m Just trying to find out
if the water Is deep enough to drown
the man that told me there was fish In
here.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
His Place.
. I
— ** +
Nltwed—1 suppose you have found
your marriage to be a true partner
ship?
Peewee—Just that Pm the silent
partner.—New York Globe.
Still In the Pod.
The Adjutant—How many “p’s” are
there in Poppenpreuzmpl?
The Orderly—Don’t know, sir. We
haven’t shelled them yet. — Buffalo
News.
Outclaaaed.
Apollo was weeping bitterly.
“No use,” he sobbed, “I can never
look as handsome as the young man
In the ready made clothing ads.”
Angrily he tore up the pages.—Boston
Journal. •_
Just Possible.
Ned—Why do authors always speak
of a smile creeping over the heroine’)
face?
Ed—Perhaps they’re afraid that If It
went any faster It might kick up a
dust—powder dust.—Cincinnati Com
mercial Trlbunfe.
THE BEST IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST
The cheapest is not always the best.
In
Style-Plus
Clothes
We have
Maximum Values Cheaper Prices
With With
Minimum Cost Better Quality
‘‘The same price the world over1'
S. Blum & CO.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Norses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Termstand Particularm’Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge,
Church of the Epiphany.
Rector, Rev. Edw. H. Molony.
Morning Prayer and Sermon, 11a.
m.
Sunday School, 12 m.
Evening Prayer and Sermon, 7:30
o’clock.
All welcome. _
Catholic Services.
Confession and Holy Communion
at 8:30 a. m.
Mass at 10:30 a. m.
Rosary Instruction and Benedic
tion at 7:30 p. m.
WANTED—Woman . to do house
work by the hour. Apply Valdez
Iron Works. tf.
Notice of Stockholders’ Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Granite Gold Mining Company
will be held at the office of the com
pany in the Copper Block at Valdez,
Alaska, on the 21st day of October.
1915, at the hour of 2 o’clock p. m.
A Board of Directors will be elect
ed for the ensuing year and such oth
er business transacted as may prop
erly come before said meeting.
The books of the Secretary will be
closed from October 1st, 1916, until
the first day after said annual meet
ing, and no stock will be transferred
during this period.
B. fl. MILLARD,
9-21-2 Ot President.
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
are taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract it.
Thursday, September 28, 1918,
High.; 12:08 p. m., 12.4.
Low, 6:00 a. m., 0.4; 6:22 p. m.,
0.1,
Friday, September 24, 1915.
High, 12:30 a. m., 12.0? 12:36 p.
m., 12.6.
Low, 6:23 a. m., 0.8; 6:66 p. m.,
—0.2.
Saturday, September 25, 1915.
High, 1:08 a. m., 11.6; 1:02 p. m.,
12 6
Low, 6:65 a. m., 1.3; 7:30 p. m.,
—0.2.
Sunday, September 26, 1915.
High, 1:44 a. m., 11.1; 1:30 p.
m., 12.4.
Low, 7:21 a. m., 1.9; 8:04 p. m.,
0.0.
Monday, September 27, 1915.
High, 2:21 a. m., 10.4; 1:67 p. m.,
12.1.
Low, 7:49 a. m., 2.6; 8:41 p. m.,
0.4.
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone 1* the DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office OppoHlte Court Houxe
Phone 34 VALDEZ, ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEY S-AT-LAW
Offices In Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ, ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Masons.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY, W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone and^Hobart Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms forfPatients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX, Matron
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When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
!i Somebody
■j With Money
• i J \
\! always has been found to ,.
■' “back” a good plan, a good ;;
V, idea, a good business ven- ■ ■
!! ture or a good mining pros- ,.
*' pect; otherwise a good many ;;
! of today’s successful busi- < •
; | ness enterprises would still !!
■1 be mere dreams. \
!! Advertising has brought j •
;; about a majority of the in- ! I
■1 troductions of the man with J;
'! the idea, the man with a > >
; [ prospect, or business to the !.
;; man with the dollar. 11
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:: '*•
■' ADVERTISE IN THE ;;
-! PROSPECTOR FOR RE
:: SULTS. !►
''mmniiiMiiinmin •
Stanton Auto Stage Line
TWICE A WEEK AUTOMOBITiK
TRIPS TO TEIKHEIil.
Regular trips twice a month to
Gulkana, leaving Valdez the lat
and 15th of each month.
Mail, Freight and Passengers
taken to all intermediate points.
Special Trips by Arrangement
JOE STANTON, Mgr. Tel. 995
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Roomi--The House ef.Confect
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates’By the Meath
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING, Pop.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
ROBERTTSHAFFER, President.
Granite Minn
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
_Valdes. Alaaha.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
————— •
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER ‘
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Pinzon Cigar Store '
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