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MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1910
THE “AIRPOST" IN ALASKA
Alaska is a new land and, therefore
it is peculiarly appropriate that the
postoffice department should experi
ment there with its newest scheme
tor distributing mail—the "airpost.”
Bids were asked today for service
on eight routes, seven of them in the
Northern Territory and one in Massa
chusetts. If suitable arrangements
can be affecteu, It is contemplated
starting the odd service on October 1.
The success of the venture depends
in a large measure, on the policy of
the department. If It is prepared to
experience some reverses and some
disappointments and to balance up
the advantages obtained through U3e
of the planes with the occasional fail
ures that may occur, the “airposi”
will become a recognized part of the
service not only in Alaska but at vi*
ious other points in the United States
Aside from _o peace-time benefits
of such au arrangement there is a
war-time importance attaching to
these operations that deserves more
than passing attention. Extension of
the "airpost” will mean the building
up of a corps of experienced aviators
and the creation of a reserve of ma
chines, that would be of incalculable
benefit to the army and navy in time
at national need.—Seattle Times.
ADMIRAL WATSON
AGAIN ON RON
Popular Steamer Which Met With
Accident in Seattle Last Sep
tember Is Again in Service.
The steamer Admiral Watson of
Che Admiral Line, arrived in Valdez
Say early Sunday morning on her
first trip to Alaska since she met with
tier mishap at the Seattle dock last
September. The steamer is again in
command of Capt. M. M. Jensen,
whose prompt action in warping his
vessel into shallow water at the time
•f the accident made It possible for
the ship to be raised and repaired.
The Watson was repaired and entire
ty refitted at a cost of nearly $200,000
mud is now in better shape than ever
cince she entered the Alaskan trade.
The officers reported that when the
'Watson left Seattle that she carried
more than one hundred' passengers
tor northern ports, many of whom
Were en route to interior Alaska via
Cordova. The steamer, called at a
number of ports which are not on her
regular schedule as she carried heavy
shipments of freight for cannery com
panies.
The Admiral Watson will return to
Valdez from Seward at 7:30 tomor
row morning. She will call at Fidal
go Bay en route to Cordova to take
on five hundred tons of copper ore
from the Alaska Mines Corporation’s
property to the Tacoiha smelter.
The will of the late George Hark
rauer, a pioneer of Juneau, whn
died last May leaving his property to
relatives and friends is being con
tested by Elizabeth Harkrader. w*
claims to be a child of Harkrader.
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EMPRESS
tbesmy quit
PROGRAM
Pathe News.
The Toupee—Kducatienal.
Poisoned Jealousy—-Two Part
Drama.
Militant Schoolma’am—Com
edy. •
Dooley’s Baby—Comedy. A
Sidney Drew Scream.
Only One Show at 8:10 Sharp
Admission 2Sc and 10c.
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WALLER FOR FIRST
1.-4 t ' • S i * f •»..«* I
TO FILE LI
Iiegal Fight for Valuable Gannerj
Site on Bering Sea May Result
from Great Winter Race.
H. H. Waller, one of the contes
tants in the race for the valuable
tannery site on Bering Sea, was the
first to reach Juneau and place his
location of the ground on record in
the land office. His opponent, Alex
ander Bradford, has not as yet reach
ed Juneau.
The race started in Seattle on the
12th of January and took the contes
tants to Seward on steamers and from
that point to the far westward on
small gasoline noats through the
stormiest waters of the world, thru
howling gales and raging oiizzards
and across miles of snow-covered wil
derness and return in the dead of
winter.
Bradford was tne Hrst to reacn roe
ground but Waller finished his survey
of the ground first and started on his
return journey. At Kodiak he caught
the Admiral Farragut and was a pas
senger southward on her last trip. Me
was anxious as it was reported that
Bradford had secured a gasboat and
was racing direct from Kodiak to Ju
neau via the outside passage.
The story of the hardships endured
with each straining every nerve and
using every trick known to beat out
his rival will probably never bo
known but Waller was the first to die
his. survey. The next step in the
fight for the valuable cannery site
is up to the officials o? the land office,
the attorneys for the opposing com
panies and the Department of the In
terior, and it is probable that some
time will elapse before the question
as to which of the contestants really
wins is settled, as attorneys for Brad
ford claim that his arrival on the
ground first entitles him to the site.
Weather Report.
Valdez, March 5, 1916.
Barometric pressure .29.376
Temperature 7 p. m. 6
Maximum temperature .11
Minimum temperature . 3
Mean temperature. 7
Clear, moderate gale wind, north
east, 36 miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Alaska, March 6, 1916.
Fairbanks, —10; clear, calm.
Salcha, —42; clear, light wind.
Richardson, —62; clear, calm.
McCarthy, —40; clear, calm.
Donnelly, —44; clear, calm, trail
good.
McCallum, —37; clear, light wind.
Paxson, —12; clear, calm, trail
fair.
Hogan, —4; clear, calm, trail fair.
Gulkana, —23; clear, calm, trail
good.
Copper Center, —35; clear, calm,
trail good.
Tonsina, —36; clear, calm, trail
good.
T6ikhell, —40; clear, calm, trail
drifted.
Beaver Dam, —14; clear, calm,
trail drifted.
Summit, 110 inches snow; clear,
north wind, drifted, ..
Wortman’s, 0; clear, windy, trail
closed north; heavy houth.
TRAIN IX)AD ALASKA
SALMON STARTED EAST
SEATTLE: A full train load, of
Alaska and Puget Sound salmon was
dispatched today for the East over
the Union Pacific railway. Part of
the train load is consigned to Euro
pean countries.
When the train pulled out a band
played lively airs and, the crowd
;heered. From all of the cars many
banners were flying and each car on
both sides had a large streamer the
entire length of the car inscribed:
“Alaska and Puget Sound salmon
feeds the world.”
\KRANGING AN AUXILIARY
SERVICE FOR LIGHTS
Owing to weather.conditions hav
'ng failed to improve so far as In
creased flow of water at the electric
llant of ,the Alaska Water, Light &
Telephone company is concerned.
Manager Quinn Is considering plans
'or the installation of an auxiliary
ervice to relievo the situation, espe
cially in the business district. He |s
endeavoring to secure a large gaso
lne motor driven dynamo whl^h will
-e installed in a building In Valdez,
ved would aid materially in furnish
ng a greater volume of electricity
during the time the water power is
limited.
For sale.
Launch 3-M, (7x13x8.8. Make us
vn offer. T. J. Morris, by D. B. Mor
ris, Agent. Call Prospector office, tt
ANCHORAGE STRIKE
HAS BEER SETTLEB
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Lieut. Mears of the Engineering Com
mission Acce; ts Terms of Un
ion and Work Is Resumed.
ANCHORAGE, March 6.—At a spe
cial meeting Saturday, following the
open mass meeting when the Anchor
age Federal Unions were addressed
by Lieut. Mears of the Alaskan Engi
neering commission, the labor unions
involved voted to defer calling a gen
eral strike until after the arrival of
the labor commission appointed by
the Department of Labor. The vote
to defer the strike stood about one
thousand to a half dozen in favor of
awaiting the result of the special
committee’s investigations.
Acting on the cable advices from
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, the
officers of the Anchorage Federal Un
ion offered to resume work provided
that Lieut. Mears will recommend
that the new wage scale which the
commission is expected to establish
should date from the time work was
resumed.
Lieut. Mears has accepted the prop
osition of the union leaders and has
announced that he expects to put 400
men to work within ten days and will
increase the force as soon as weather
conditions are favorable. The track
laying crew started laying rails in the
yards here this afternoon and the
teamsters who have beeD on strike
will start tomorrow morning.
Life Too Strenuous.
Miss Ruby Rizor, of Baker, Ore
gon, who came to Alaska on a pleas
ure trip, recently had an unfortunate
experience. She got as far as Cordo
va, where a severe cold developed
into pneumonia, and she was under
the doctor’s care for several weeks,
and she had no sooner gotten out of
the liospiui. .nan she was again taken
down with appendicitis, and had to
have an operation performed. She
believes that with her new interior
arrangement life in the North would
be too strenuous, so left for the States
on the Northwestern.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Captain Chas, Swanson, master of
the launch B. .F. M., has purchased
the neat residence of Councilman
Ross Heckey on Front street and will
occupy it with his family when the
premises are rendered vacant by the
departure of Mr. Heckey and his fam
ily for the westward on one of the
next steamers.
Special
Pathe News showing interesting
events, Protea 11 in five acts. The
Knockout in two reels of fun total
of eight reels for 26 cents. Where
at- The Liberty theatre of course.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
Far good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
Just Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Picture? developed at the Valdez
Orng Company. tf.
Spring Samples In heavy weights,
for Alaska wear. Guy F. Cameron,
Tailor. tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
Kodak Supplies at me Valdez
Drug Company: ' tf
Fancy Stationery at me Valdez
Drug Store. •
LADIES—Sanderson’s Cotton Root
Pills, sale and sure cure for all fe
male, troubles and irregularities, price
$2.00; every box guaranteed. Dr. T.
Pierce, Seattle, Wash. 6t
A fine display of nugget Jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Valdez Drug company nave a fine
tine of School Stationery. tf.
Hotpoint Electric Heaters, Cookers.
Bakers, Percolators and Vacuum
Cleaners arrived on thf last boat for
the Emporium. tf
Panoramic views of Child's and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdez and
Wrangel on sale at the Valdes Drug
store. tf
SEXOID—a marvelous cure for
weakness in men; restores lost pow
ers; price $1; money refunded if !<
fails. Address Dr. T. Pierce, Seattle
Waeh. ' _ •»
Don't put it 00 and walls until the
last minute to your work done.
Now is tha time of year to order your
engines and renewal*. Valdes Iron
Works. m-tf.
Nobody's “Hard To Fit" In
Hart Schaffnnr & Man
CLOTHES
STOUT MEN; tall slender
men; short stocky men; men
who think they are hard to fit;
lots of such men are going with
out the advantages of ready
clothes because they believe
they cannot be fitted.
Hart Schaffner & Marx designers clas
sify the human figure under twelve
types; and models are produced for
each type; men and young men.
At $25 to $35 you can find clothes
here that will fit you; there’s not the
least doubt about it.
S. BLUM & CO.
1 his store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Copyright luirt Schmlucr & Mon
For Public Stenography and Ac
counting call on Alaska Inv. Co.,
Reed Bldg. tf
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvb. Fort Liscum Lvb. Valdej
8:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m 10:90 p.m.
There -will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays ol
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
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TIRE TABLES FOB MARCH.
The table given below is for high
and low water in Valdez Bay, for
the month of March. 1916.
Monday, March 0.
High, 1:28 am, 9.9; 1:64 pm, 9.0.
Low, 7:48 am, —0.3; 7:61 pm, —0.5
Tuesday, March 7.
High, 2:04 am, 9.9; 3:34 pm, 8.2.
Low, 8:27 am, —0.2; 8:21 pm, 1.3.
Wednesday, March 8,
High, 2:34 am, 9.6; 8:14 pm, 7.3
[Low, 9:04 am, 0.2; 8:62 pm, 2.0.
Thursday, March 9.
High, 3:06 am, 9.1; 3:69 pm, 6.6.
I Low, 9:49 am, 0.8; 9:24 pm, 2.8.
Ftiday, March 10.
iHigh, 3:42 am, 8.6; 4:63 pm, 6.7.
'Low, 10:39 am, 1.4; 10:00 pm, 3.5.
1 . Saturday, March 11.
[High, 4:26 am, 7.9; 6:23 pm, 6.1.
Low, 11:46 am, 2.0; 10:48 pm,-4.1.
Sunday, March 12 •
High, 6:27 am, 7.4; 8:26 pm. 6.2.
Low, 1:32 pm. 3.2.
Monday, March 18.
High, 6:16 am, 7.3; 9:48 pm, 6.6.
Low, 0:08 am, 4.6; 2:69 pm, 2.0.
Tuesday, March 14.
High, 8:23 am, 7.3; 16:20 pm, 6.2.
Low, 2:18 am, 4.6; 3:64 pm, 1.6.
Wednesday, March 15.
High, 9:28 am, 7.7; 16:68 pm. 6.8.
Low, 3:66 am, 3.9: 4:31 pm, 1.2.
murwwj't
High, 10:18 am, 8.2! 11:16 pm, 7.6.
Low, 4:31 am, 8.1; 5:01 pm, 0.8.
Friday, Mart* 17.
High, 11:01 am, 8.6.
Low, 4:69 am, 2.3; 6:27 pm, 0.6.
Suturday, March 18.
High, 11:40 pm, 8.1; 11:37 am 8.8.
Low, 6:34 am, 1.4; 6:62 pm, —0.6.
Sunday, Mart* 10.
High, 0:04 am, 8.7; 12:16 pm, 8.9.
Low, 6:09 am. —0.7; 6:19 pm, —0.6
* Monday, Mart* 20.
High, 12:30 am, 9.3; 12:62 pm, 8.8.
Low, 6:44 am, 0.0; 8:47 pm, —0.8.
Tuesday, Mart* 21.
High, 12:67 am, 9.7; 1:31 pm, 8.6.
Low, 7:31 am; —0.6; 7:19 P»», I-2
Wednesday, March 22.
High, 1:28 am, 10.0; 2:12 pm, 8.0.
Low, 8:01 am, —>0.7; 7:61 pm, 1.6.
Thursday, Mart* 23.
Ugh, 2:02 am, 10.0; 2:68 pm, 7.3.
.ow, 8:46 am, —0.6; 8:28 pm, 2.1.
Friday, March 24.
High, 2:41 am, 9.8; 3:62 pm, 6.6.
Low, 9:36 am, —0.3; 9:07 pm, 2.8.
Saturday, March 25.
Ugh, 3:28 am, 9.4; 4:69 pm,.6.0.
Low, 10:37 am, —0.8; 10:01 pm, 8.4
Sunday, March 23.
Ugh, 4:37 am, 8.8; 6:34 pm, 6.7.
,ow, 11:84 am, —0.7; 11:14 pm, 3.9
Monday, Mart* 27.
Ugh, 6:46 am, 8.4; 8:02 pm, 6.1.
Low, 1:26 pm, —0.8.
Tuesday, Mart* 28.
Ugh, 7:22 am, 8.8; 9:18 pm, 6.8.
Low, 1:02 am, 3.3; 2:46 pm, —0.6.
Wednesday, Mart* 80.
Ugh, 8:50 am, 8.4; 10:04 pm, 7.7.
..ow, 2.48 am, 3.8; 3:42 pm, 0.4.
Thursday, March 80.
Ugh, 9:67 am, 8.7; 10:44 pm, 8.6.
,ow, 3:66 am, 2.2; 4:27 pm, —0.2.
Friday, Mart* 81. -
Ugh, 10:61 am, 9.0; 11:18 pm, 9.2.
Low, 4.48 am, 1.1; 6:06 pra, —0.2.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
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
LILLY CAFE
We Are Here to Serve
You
FIRST DOOR ABOVE THE
BUFFET
TRY US
Valdez Mtiters Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
ROBERT SHAFFER.President.
Qirtnite Miof
CHA5. McCALLUM. Secretary.
V»W«x A I** I**
When Id Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alacfca
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
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
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
prospector for re
! SULtS.
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate- National I Bftvtnlti,
WaablDffton, 11. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Y"ars in Valdea.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling RbIM»h
DR. GERMAN
PHOlfE 1* THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Stem Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m„ 7 t. *
p. m Sunday by appointment
AH Work Guaranteed..
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avenue Valdez, Alaska
DONOHOE & Dit^OND
ATTOHNKYS-AT-^W
Vflirr Oppoaite Court Hoorn
Phone 34 VALDEX. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS BL B. RTTCBISt
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNBl’S-AT-LAW
Ofllcee tu WkaUag Bulldiu*
Phone 1S1 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mistral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. II* Stone.
Valdez, Aledka.
The Best Place in VaIdea *0
Stop at is the
ArcticHotel
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Warn, Light Reaa»--Tbe Haase af Clalirt
RATES REASONABLE
BATHROOM SptciaJ Rates By tha Shaft
PHONE 133 MRS STRING, ftap.
Copper Rive#
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valde*
ED. WOOD, Proprietor