Keaai Steam.
Kenai, May 1ft.—We have had
the earliest spring that has been
known for many years. Very lit
tle snow (ell after the first of Feb
ruary, and by the first of April the
ground was mostly clear.
Superintendent Ross, of the Ex
perimental Farm, has the major
part of the cleared ground plowed,
and would have it all harrowed
and sown if he bad anything aside
from a team of pokey oxen to work
with.
It makes one's heart sick to see
an old ox named Spot, who has
seen better days, and for the last
two years has been spavin-jointed
so he can hardly walk. Mr. Roes
is compelled to work him some
times as one of the others is only a
two year old just broken, and if
worked steadily plays out. Old
Spot evidently sees his finish from
the way he rolls his eyes around
whenever he is hitched up; no re
tirement on a pension for him. I
do not think it would take much
persuasion to induce the residents
here to subscribe for a team of
horses, which would be better in
every way, and would eat less hay,
but the question is, Would the de
partment of agriculture accept such
a gift?
There seems to be quite a move
ment among prospectors in this
part of the country; quite a num
ber of parties having stopped here
on their way to the Sliushitna and
up the Kenai river. Nearly all of
them have decided to remain in
this neighborhood during the com-j
ing winter, and trap the wary mar
ten, mink and fox.
There was more fur caught last
winter and more in town this
spring, than any year since the
palmy days of the A. C. Co. station
here.
In about a month the town will
show quite an improvement, as by
that time the new store and dwell
ing house for the agent and post
master will he finished.
lhe Alaska rackers superin
tendent at Kussiloff has quite a
number of pile drivers out on the
beach, getting the traps ready for
the fishing season. As the can
nery at this place will not be re
built this year and the cannery at
Tyonic has been sold to the A. P.
A., Mr. Wetherliee will virtually
have the whole inlet to himself this
year, unless there is a cannery put
in at Seklovia, about which there
has been some talk.
On the 5th of this month the
steamer Sal mo, from the Orca can
nery arrived la-re and towed away
three large fish lighters, and re
turned yesterday after a successful
trip for another tow. 1 believe it
is the intention of the P. P. & N.
Co. to remove all gear of any value
to Orca.
The mail service has occasioned
quite a good deal of kicking this
•pring, as not only have letters
been received which had been near
ly foui months on the road, but
there has been no mail leave out
ward bound, except the mail which
the carrier took to Homer in March,
but we hope to have more regular
service from now on.
The beach on the river has been
pretty well occupied for the last
few days with natives catching can
dle fish with dip nets. This is the
best season of the year for candle
fish, and they make a most delici
ous fry. G. 8. M.
Sea Otter Han ting Resumed.
Atoonak, May 17th.—P. P. & N.
Co’s steamer Shelikoff arrived here
to-day from Uyak bay, and will
return with a load of logs, which
she will take from Whale island.
After several years suspension of
sea otter hunting, the A. C. Co. is
going to fit out parties this year.
From this place ten bidarkas are
are engaged to go sea otter hunt
ing on schooner Lydia, around
Tugidak island.
On 8even Mile flats in Uyak bay1
only a few men are working at
present, as the beach is pretty well'
worked out. Many of than moved!
on the beach opposite to Seven)
Mile flats in Uyak bay, ^rhere un
touched spots are still found suffi
ciently rich to yield wages, but it
won’t last long. |
Many prospectors are striking
for the interior. There are scatter
ed over Kodiak island between one
and two hundred men.
A find of a ledge containing
chloride of gold (something un
heard of,) has been circulated since
last winter by certain parties, pre
sumably to attract attention of
persons contemplating investment.
The rock by actual tests, it is as
serted, goes a couple of hundreds
dollars per ton. A similar rock
analyzed recently by our local
chemist, Mr. W. Bauman, failed to
reveal a trace of gold. The rock is
of a dark greenish color and ig
neous. Parties who mftdc the strike
of a ledge containing chloride of
gold, should take better care of
their “chloride of gold,” or some
one will take care of them.
On the llth A. C. Goss the pop
ular agent of the A. C. Co. at Ko
diak, has been happily unijted in
marriage to Mrs. Clara Givin, a
charming lady and school teacher
at Kodiak. The ceremony was
quietly performed in the presence
of intimate friends. Both bride
and groom have lived in Alaska
many years, and by their energy
and industry have contributed
largely to its advancement.
it is heartily wished that their
life shall be ever bright and happy
and blessed with loving children;
and at life’s close *na,y their pas
sage to the great beyond be at
tended with the love and reverence
of all who knew them. A. F.
The Nushagak, a new cannery
tug. huilt last winter at Frisco for
the Alaska Packers Association,
left with the rest of the fleet for
Alaska. When about 20 miles of
Point Reyes on the Caifornia coast
she began bo ship water, it appar
ently entering at numerous points
She was hastily returned to port,
and will come up when put in pro
per shape for a sea voyage.
The P.-I. credits Judge A- R.
Delaney with being proprietor and
editor of the Ketchikan Journal.
What a slam on Delaney.
Call for
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THE NEW TENANT.
' mw corsi* m,
liter* w»* quite a atir in oar quiet village
when it became known that the house "over
the way” bad been rented. Wc pnded our
mlvea on havrag quite an aris.ocratic Utile
neiguooruuod, and aa tliere were only out
or two reuted nousea, we always leilaniioua
about a new arrival.
Tue new tenania were to arrive on Mon
day, .ami wnwa we young toike gameied as
our usual choir practice, the mailer was
fully discussed. Pump King, the using M.
U, gave aa his opiuion tnat they would
ou two old mania, with a number of Luda
and oata. liertie Hun k, witn a merry twm
Kla in ner rogurau eyes, raid:
"bun t you wish, Nell, it may ba a rick
widow, with two or thru* handsome eons?
VVaat aa addition they would be to our
circle! ”
1! Wlmt newd I care if it were so—hadn't
I Philip? Pernapa 1 looked this, for they all
-augued, although 1 bad not spoken a word
in reply.
On Monday the furniture arrived, and
toward evening a carriage containing two
iau.ea. *1 ne nouss* wasspscviny puc in oiueis
and in a stria tune tue eaciteuicni uad
souiea'iust subrnlwl, ailoongu uo one nad
as ysl seen tue las tenant. On nacuruay
our minister called at tue cottage, ami on
huunay a strange lady ml tu .<•« luiuis
.« s pew—-a lauy "Horn tue crown ol ner
.icad iv tue lips ol net uaiuty ueu. 1 1 ou
.leuuvu only to gtanre at her to see this.
*1*<* WidwiisOl d.sC lib*. A, « Kb.nuU, WsM
rtauy to Mciu«oWM:t«iiv u mi ul»t lAer
• iAiaiC Mate* all.*. iXt, t..« Uili.UtU • lulli^.r
till lllltfl UKls Uit—JUu WiiltutUliUl
kolbluVt^ MeU*>W. .UwUl id, 1 *,.vu.t.
Jm i •luts.a.Xa sstef list ti»£ ifl V.sUaC . Uad cull'
wsAfcll Ulvs sls.-jf. duties giwlibi.* lisa* ta Lit Uc
Utilsd.c WuitK c-bitt, Hull jdhl lit*
iskimCAs J'.l.ls OU t'U.ita tiitUs, a wliailtu.i.g Ul*«
ol it.e i.trurt ol a biu-u; inoulu and uun
.AUtUiMy * ut uter bUdiii ui.c. kitiiutrj Lute
.will* oi tsfl ..i'dU Mu* pistil Juu tsAbili
1 uaia ju*i Mi rrv t-u *i tu* ton cl muon aa th«
UteQi.uiCl*Ott MsJ* pl'OUOUJtC«ll, Mint ttH'Ofct Ai
li oiu A ul.UloUb UlOAlU. V> Wsiv la ad ltil*iO»
ijr )\sUl.g WUiOW Ul Utte* llitkl A MiiOUtU UUlk.lt
u »iuu> wi .tterT
At--u and 1 called, and learned during
oui v 1*11 ImII Mu. Lee i.au *ougiii uw
»juiti vuiage lor «* cnui.gc oi air. Vv * wt.e
tiiUMluau to ner amis, an eiueny tuaj,
w.iv loo* cuarge oi Hie uiue nou»e*.u.u»
.cavu.g ..ci incur to penecl 4mel ana rut,
Oo pi t*v 1 tuCvl.
M.». He* iit«iuired the name of our pay*
a41.au# and wa« Udd Dr. Aaliip is-. g v—r
A'ui.ip, a* t:.ty ail tuned him;. VV ..) u*a
A vv iaa ne nad not Ia.*n .•uu.cU, at.u t.a.
in a ..aw ..ms .ikuut...i.>aVs u<u i/i. 1coat {
anu, auoVt au, wu) v.«** iM>«.tiu.0i.) uu<vu
loaaiu Alia, oeo!
At parsing ane pteeaed me to call fre*
yUt'i...) . d.it' lOVOd J vsuUg lO.ua, at.* aa.Uf
Hid *a»w ulsen did a m.u uijim i uuaig
over uuiing ...v m.. nut t~a. .uiwite.
A tew uuja ailei mj m*v uu, a >.as hur
pru-cd to »d' l*ui..p open ...c .i.tie g*.«
lull au tu ...fc U/ktM^k, a**u, anti 111 gi..g
V..C UOOl be.., lAi lla .MM.^ at... Ik.tU. U...t«
.1* ..ic ultj ... .kMl nit All*, iav W.a Vu) lit,
•iol u&i.gc. ouaiy «0, but W«Ul OUt OA UCl
iitu attacKa.
"A* uv not lovely?** lar-kcd.
"Mol* loan iovc.y," ne answered. "She
h*a engaged me piuiCfaJonaiiy uuiing ner
a.u> iu kat VI..ago."
A eta a ten jou w\.at fuUouvd—of l*nilip»
love lor tlu» beautiiui woman jt*, a worn
au leu j taia older i.uui niinat.i; 01 nu
mad Wuia..ip, uw a lie. uagievi. or w.u ineuu*.
r .0111 tala tiint* ae v»a* „er tonaian. «.< mpuii
ion in unvea and waik*, w.*n.. a tit *.e
dlieut. AU hie hope* in .st...tu a‘ii*
icrtu in tat- new nuuii, a*.x. .. t. . a-.u
not blame uim, lor a *oon .cu. 10 .ove
ner, loo. A aavv thai pcop.t Vku.c-tu, and
mw t.*ey pitied mo; yet 1 mu: auangujr
inauleieat. VV iai A lelt iu aet-rei n^ne
anouid ever know.
And ou the bummer parsed, and Septem
ber approacued. Sue womu leave u» i*
.Nuvtmotr. VV nat had Uie *muiner orongut
to me? A nameieea pain—a joy and aouow
blended.
iu-iight, however, I had promised to take
tea at tue cottage. During t„e evening
piaytd, and we sang a lea due-s. U uat a
*‘C.i, clear voice ahe had; liow well our
voices hieuded (nyr own being a fine cub
trauoj as we sang:
"Gently, gently sighs the breeze,
Luke a whisper through the trees.
Dike the song ot seraphs bright,
breathing to tba worm goodnight, good
night!"
"Now, for a cozy chat,” ahe said, rising
from the piano. She udd me oi tue two
lovely boys laid away ui the caurcn) ard,
of her beloved husband, loved so dearly,
mourued ao deeply, laid to test by u.nr
aide five years ago, oi the disease w-nics
might at any moment call her to join meiu
in the spirit land, of the happy summer
just passed, which my fnende .ip lau g.ad
deued. j felt at this moment i would aave
been willing to make auy acini me to have
kept her with ua. Puiiip came in during
the evening. At half-poet ten 1 arose to say
good-night.
She followed ua to the door. Turning im
pulsively 1 threw my arms around her, and
kneed her. I had never dona ao before.
Whet prompted me to do so now! She re
turned my embrace, exclaiming warmly
"God bless you, darling!"
Turning abruptly to Philip, eheeaid:
"Take good onre of Nellie; she is a Uxee
Mae. Good-night."
I wen surprised next morning by an early
visit from Philip. He told me that Mrs. Lee
wee dead; he had been sent for toward
morning, to find her dying
We stood together, and gazed on the be
loved dead—lovelier even in death than in
life. A perfect white full-blown rose nes
tled in her boeohi. I had do need to eefc
whose hand had placed it there. My own
floral gift I placed within her perfect hand
On her dressing-table lay a note directed
to me; when opened it contained a draft
for |B,000, with her beat love. They l*lk
her to rest by the aide ef her loved'ones,
and long before the fimt of November the
cottage was unfhnut a tenant. — N. V.
WeaUg.
"It was during this feature of the pro
gramma," soys the editor of the Indepen
dence (Kan.) Reporter, in writing up a
Wedding, "that the only spatially emo
tional feature of the evening occurred. J.
J. Anderson, father of the bride, who never
before hod abed a tear, found several of
them rolling down his sun-burned cheeks
na he name forward to kiss the bride, re
marking that aha woe hia ‘last baby.’ Im
mediately several of the ladies began to
■bad tears, everybody was so me what ex
alted, end in the slight eonfusion the writer
hereof found himself embracing a lady who
stood conveniently near and wbo proved
not hie wife. He immediately apologized
to tha Indy end woe forgiven. He apologized
•gain, later on, to hie wife, with no very
slefinite ret urns igi to this data."
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Gold, Silver and Copper $3.50
Gold and Silver - 1.50
Copper ... 2.00
Lead ... 2.00
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and South.
As cheap as the cheapest and the,
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151 Yesler Way, Seattle.
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Application.
U. 8. Land Office, Juneau, Alaska Mar. 7,1MM ■
Notice is hereby given that:
It Carl N» Crary, of Valdez. Alaska.!
aMdgnec of Thompson Garden hid*, being enti
tled to the benefit* of flection 2ftai of the Revis'd
| Statute* of the United States, granting addi-j
tional lands t«* soldier* and sailors who served
in the War of the Rebellion, do hereby anplv 1
to enter l. 8. Survey No. *17, containing it;
acres and more particularly described as fol
lows, to-wit: j
Hjlid survey No. 337 Is situated within the
\ aides Recording District, Prince William
Sound, described bvmete* and bounds, course*:
and diataiM«*>, ms foLow*:
Beginning at Corner No. 1, which is 18.|‘.H
chains N. U deg. E. from Corner No 1 of Valdez J
town site, and 1V32 chains N 41 deg. 3U min El
from the initial monument of C. H. Survey No.
IU>, thence N. 28deg. *i min. W. 16.26 chains to
Corner No. 2; thence N. til deg. 27 inin. E. ‘J.8'»
chains to Corner No. 3; theiK* S. 28 deg. 33 min.
E. 16.26 chains to Corner No. 4; them* S. 61 deg.
27 min. \V.H.8T» chain* to Corner No. 1, the place
of beginning. (ontaining 16 acres. Variation
28 deg. 57 uiin E.
As additional to his original homestead on
the N. % of the NK Sec S T 16 N R 26 W,
which he entered on tin* 27th day of January,
186‘.i, per homestead entry No 1>75 at the United
States Land (Mice at (.’lurk1. ille, Arkansas.
Notice is hereby given to any and all parties
claiming adverse!;, any portion of the above
described tract, to til; with the Register of the
l . 8. Laud OflU« • at funeau, Alaska, an adverse
claim in accordance With law during the per
iod of publication or within 30 davs thereafter.
CARL X. CRARY,
Assiguee of Thompson Ciardenhier.
h John W. Dudley, Register of the V. 8. Land
Office, at Juneau, Alaska, do hereby order that
a copy of the Notice of Application of Soldier's
Additional Homestead of Carl N. Crary, l\ 8.
Survey No. 337, be published in the Alaska
Pkoummtor, a weekly paper, published in Val
dez, Alaska, for a period of sixty 6o days, or ten
10 consecutive weeks.
JOHN W. DUDLEY
Register
Goodell & Edwards, Attorneys 7
Wellington <coal 115 per ton or
♦l.25peTsack,delivered. C.W. Mil
ler, agent, or Copper River Dray
ing Co.
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Sails from Seattle l*t of each month for
Sfr pYrcUinr Juneau, Sitka, Kayak, Yakutnt, Valdez,
OU. EACUMUI . Seward, Cook Inlet u..d way ,,orts. Sail*
from Valdez for Seattle and way ports,
16th of each month.
Sails from Seattle on Kith of each month
for Juneav, Sitka; Kayak. Yakntat Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and way jiorts. Con
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From Valdez to Cnalnskn and way ports
«tr linn . SIBth of each mifflth, connecting at Valdez
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Right to change steamers or date of sailing is reserved.
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E. E, CAINE, President. J. F, TROBRIDCE, Gen. Mgr.
618 First Ave., Seattle, Wash.
C. W. MILLER, Ass’t Mzr.
Phone lf> Valdez, Alaska.
A. B lies, Pres. F. M. Brown, Treas. F. J. Kinghorn, Sec.
Valdez Dodi t Warehouse Company.
0oo<1a may be .liipprillri nur enrp and left In vrarrhuu.e till
called for. Par tie* Koine In the interior will find It enliven
lvnl to leave rnii'iKiimrnls w ith u* m Ik- forwarded in touch
point* and at *ueh time a* they may direct.
Our storage fs safe, being l-4th mile from nearest building
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Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing
All work will receive prompt attention. High class
blacksmithing made a special feature, (jive us a call.
Cob. Keystone and McKinley. Valdbe
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Keystone Ave. Opp. 8t. Elias Hotel.
Meals At All Hours From 6 O’clock A.M.
to 9 O’clock I\M. Regular Dinner From
6 to 7. Sunday Dinner A Specialty.
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Valdez Electric Light, Power & Telephone Co.
Incorporated.
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures,
Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Bells and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kinds of electrical work. Phone 39.
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