S. BLUM & CO.
INCORPORATED
BANKERS
CAPITAL $200,000.00.
We do a general banking business.
We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates _of Deposit
Prospectors,
Don’t neglect your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
Give Your Freight Contract to
Robert, McIntosh
DELIVERY GUARANTEED
Contracts taken for delivery in the NELCHINA,
CHISANA, and SLATE CREEK sections.
No contract too large, none too small.
For prices apply to Rob’t McIntosh, Valdez.
J. E. WILSON
FREIGHTER
Special price on mills and large outfits—Special atten
tion given to Fairbanks, Nelchina and
Chisana freight.
Teams are always ready to go to any point in Third or Fourth Divisions.
Ernestine Road House
Gn Government Road 65 miles from Valdez.
HARRY MILLER. Prop.
Good clean beds. Cuon/thilllT ClFCt PIOCC ^ine warm.*)arn*- Ac
Excellent meals. Clul Jlllllljj rllul Ulfldw coraodaton for'60 horses.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices ^Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING JPOST.
Telephone connects with^Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE INAFSTED.lMgr.
TAZLINA HILL ROAD HOUSE
is open for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
Wortman’s Road House
E. P. CASHMAN,".Proprietor.
20jmile» from Valdez.
The best meals and most comfortabld beds Procurable.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior---Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
GET THE HABIT
The
Otpbtum fflovies
Every Evening
BE A BOOSTER
A. a PINKUS, Mgr.
FIRE ALARM FOR
Small Residence is Damaged—Two
Women Flee in Night Clothes
—Damage $300.
The volunteer fire department was
called out this morning at 7:30 to
subdue a fire in the Gelineau build
ing on the Reservation, just oppo
site to the Walker residence on Ho
bart street. The residence is occu
pied by Mrs. Olaf Frantzen and her
sister, Hella Kirkesatter. One of the
sisters started the fire and returned
to the bed until the stove should
have warmed the room, but falling
asleep they did not know the place
was afire until the kitchen was a
mass of flames, which were sweeping
into the front room, used as a bed
room by the sisters.
Awakened by the crackling of the
flames and the dense volume of
smoke, they staggered to the door and
succeeded in making their escape in
their night clothes, and standing bare
footed in the snow they called to
neighbors for help. Chief Deputy
Marshal Bouse was the first to re
spond to the call for help and Oliver
Morias, who lives next door, was
awakened by one of the girls pound
ing on his door. He immediately re
sponded with a fire extinguisher and
entering the building held the fire in
check until the arrival of other ex
tinguishers from the court house and
the lire department.
In the meantime the neighbors suc
ceeded in taking out of the building
the trunk of Mrs. Frantzen, in which
was stored the greater part of their
clothing.
Fire Chief Finical made a quick
run and soon had a stream of water
playing on the lire from the big city
chemical, which had been hauled to
the scene in doublequicklime by Jack
Rishop, of the Copper River Drayage
company. With the aid of the small
chemicals and the city apparatus the
fire was soon gotten under control.
Deputy City Marshal Larson aided
in taking out the chemical. The big
tire hose was also strung out and Chief
Graham had steam up ready for the
word from Fire Chief Finical, but it
was not needed.
The two women wore taken to the
residence of Mrs. Rucker where they
were cared for today. A subscription
list was circulated about town and
in a few hours nearly $100 was gath
ered to present to the two women,
so that they might replenish theii
wardrobes.
The tire is believed to have started
v hen clothing hung aroound the
stove caught tire, as the women had
a large wash on the lines in the
kitchen. The building is owned by
William Gelineait and the loss is es -
timated at between $100 and $150, ns
the wall paper in both rooms was
completely burned off, the furniture
in the kitchen badly charred and the
bedding also damaged.
The loss to the tenants is estimat -
ed at about the same amount, entirely
in wearing apparel.
Fame and Notoriety.
Fame and Notoriety met at the door
of a beautiful woman’s home and she
allowed them to enter.
Fame was the first to show his
wares. He had a bag of Life Puz
zles and he took pains to show the
woman what satisfaction there was
in solving any of them.
She was * interested and on the
point of dealing with him when she
asked: "How long does it take to
work out one of your puzzles?”
"At least ten years, madam,” re
plied Fame, whereupon she dismiss
ed him as a Charlatan and a Faker.
Notoriety then stepped forward.
He had a bag of Sleight-of-Hand
Tricks—glittering, sparkling tricks
that fascinated—and he showed the
woman the joy of successfully man
ipulating his wares. Her eyes gleam
ed and her bosom heaved as she look
ed and listened.
“How long does it take to do your
tricks?” she asked.
"Madam,” replied Notoriety, "the
most difficult of them can be done
in one night.”
And the beautiful woman bought.
Grand Ball
Will be given on Saturday evening,
Feb. 14 at Eagle hall by Igloo No. 7,
Pioneers of Alaska. Music by Reinke
four-piece orchestra. Come and have
a good time. Tickets can be procured
at the drug stores or other business
houses, COMMITTEE.
FOR SALE—Land scrip which can
be u4ed for locating government land
in Amelia- Fully guaranteed. For
price and particulars address L. W.
Hubbeli & Son, Springfield, Mo. Adv.
NELGHINA FINE
SAYS M’GLAIRE
Valdez Prospector and Ball Player
Tells of New Camp—Every
body Confident.
Eldred McClaire, the fast pitcher
of the Valdez baseball team, who
made a trip into the Nelehina sev
eral months ago, reached Valdez yes
terday from the camp and states that
the population of nearly 300 pros
pectors are the most confident lot of
men he has ever seen. Every man
who has been able to sink to any
depth has found excellent indications
of pay. To date only one man has
reached bedrock on Shovel creek. A
negro has reached the rim and has
found good pay. Other prospectors
have been driven out by the water,
but all are so confident from the
prospects so far encountered that the
I>ay is in the camp. They are all pre
paring for summer work, hauling up
large supplies of wood, establishing
good camps and in every way pre
paring for the summer. All the dog
teams have been pressed into service,
bringing up the wood and supplies.
A number of prospectors have sent
to the coast for more supplies.
"The Empire drills will soon be
working,” says McClaire, “anti then
they will be able to tell the real value
of the claims.”
BARNEY GOES SOUTH
TO GET THE MAZUMA
Barney Nit'filing started soutli on
the steamer Mariposa to exert his
activities as a mining promoter in the
states. His destination is unknown
to Valdez folks, but it is believed he
will look for a toe-hold as soon as he
gets ashore and try to pry off the
nearest loose lid with his trusty pan
handle.
Maybe so Barney go to Los An
geles. He had a date with some
multi-millionaires in that burg last
fall and was on his way when a writ
of ne exeat regno recalled him to
Valdez on urgent unfinished business.
That w'ay he missed the Los Angeles
date. All because he forgot to con
sult his buddy before he dickered
away her mining ranch.
Herr Barney has been an active
member of the Hottair mining ex
change and doorkeeper of the Order
of the Golden Fleece. He has kept
a fleet of aeroplanes traveTng north
ward laden with tons of inestment
capital, but unfortunately all the
treasure ships inverted ttnd spilled
their freight into uncharted space.
Hence it is that Barney had to go
south and arrange a new system.
The Year 1914 in Astronomy.
The year 1914 will not l)e remark
able in its astronomical events, says
(lie Bulletin of the Brooklyn Institute
of Arts and Sciences. There will be
two eclipses of the sun. The first,
February 24, will be an annular eclip
se, and will not be visible at any part
of the United States. The second,
August 21, and will be a total eclipse
will be visible here as a partial eclipse
only for about thirty minutes after
sunrise.
There will also be two partial
eclipses of the moon. The first one
occurs March 11, and can be seen
here between the hours of 10 o’clock
at night and 3 the following morning.
The second occurs September 3, but
will not be visible here.
A far more interesting event will
be a transit of the planet Mercury
across the sun. This will take place
November 7, and will be visible here
from sunrise until about 9 o’clock.
The last transit was in November,
1907; the next one will be in May,
1924. They always occur in the
months of May and November, be
cause then the earth is near one of
the nodes of Mercury’s orbit.
The Vengeance of Egypt.
At the Orpheum tonight will be
shown one of the finest dramas ever
shown in Valdez. “The Vengeance
of Egypt” is a three-reel subject
made by the Oaurnont company in
the land of the pyramids and is well
worth seeing.
A school teacher, as a problem for
her class, estimates that hens on the
farm average eighty eggs a year each
and that by selecting the best lay
ers and breeding them, an average of
135 eggs a year could be obtained.
What would this difference amount
to for a year with a flock of seveny
flve hens when eggs are worth six
teen cents a dozen? “Please, teach
er,’.’ says Johnny, in Interrupting,
when were eggs sixteen cents a flpz-,
en? I thought we were- studying
’rlthmutic. not ancient history.”
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EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
Foot Keystone Ave
Rousrh Dry 10c lb.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Northwestern
Sail from Seattle 10th, 20th of 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—8th 18th and 28th for Cordova, Skag
way, Juneau, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell. Douglas.
Cordova, Ella mar. Voider, and Latoiiehe. Kxplosiues. S S Seward. S S Seward, 5th:
S S Latoiiehe. 15th: S S Cordova, :35th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
Pacific Alaska
Navigation Company
Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle every ten clays of each month on
the 5th, 15th and 25th,
via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan, Juneau. Vakutat, Ka
talla, Cordova. Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak.
PUGET SOUND-CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattlo-San Francisco, connecting with steamers Vale and
Harvard for southern California ports.
night reserved to change dates and steamers without notice
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
Gmenl Agent Local Agent
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate slaw- window slaw, roofing and
building pane) roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment. piaster latb, shingles, budden
hardware. Shop and job work of all kmde
Windows, Doors, Moulding. Finish
ing Lumber '
Agents for Fairbanks. Morse & Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Deicription, Ho*e Valve*.
Iroi Pipe, Fitting*.
M. Diermner
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds ^
Positively no esal delivered
unless paid for in advance
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
SiRICTLy first class
Fourth Avi Scward. Alaska
Copper River
Draying Co
Prelehtiotr and passengers to all pan*
of the Uue'lo\ General Truoklna
McKinley Street, Valdes.
ltd. Wood. - Propriety