Valdez Daily Prospector
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MONMAY.- MARCH :!. I'.MR.
THE INTERIOR MAIL.
Tin' ai l irle writ l'-n I'm- I he
Minor by .lames Fish is a eon- j
vincing argument fur the routing'!
of the interior mail over the Yal- |
dez-Fairbanks wagon road, and j
the persons most aborted by ir- .
regular mail service, viz: those]
living ill the Tanana valley and;
on the Seward peninsula, will do j
well to lake notice of the true
conditions existing and be gov-j
orned accordingly.
Tomorrow will see a change in j
the administration of the Post-]
office departwenl and it will be
a good opportunity to bring this
matter to their attention. The
Prospector believes that the cer
tainty of the mail service should
be the first consideration, and
that the department should let
well enough alone and continue
the regular service via Yaldez
that has been maintained since
the Cordova railroad has been
out of commission.
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AT LAST A BEGINNING.
After twelve years of cease
less effort, two Alaska coal claims
have at length been patented. We
hope this is the thin edge of the
wedge, and from now ton other
claims will be allowed and the
situation relieved.
The claims now opened to us
will be of little benefit in reliev
ing the coal famine, as they are
both small ones, and produce lig
nite. One is a 50-acre claim near
Homdr on Kenai Peninsnula. j
There is abundance of coal, such j
as it is, but the grade is poor. Aj
number of years ago the South-;
ernn Pacific railway experiment- j
ed with this product, but found
it unavailable for their use as it
contained particles of fossil rosin
that were unconsumed in the lo
comotive lire boxes and were sent
out from the stacks anil set lire
fo the forests.
The other claim now patented
is lignite also, not a thick vein,
consists of 127 acres and is in the
east side of Admiralty island. It
is not lik“ly that this property
either will produce a coal that will
be commercially available on any
considerable scale. We do not
wish to be hasty, but it looks as
though the letter of our demands
had been complied with in a very
small way and the substance of
them denied. We have asked for
bread and they have given us a
stone.— Mining Journal.
THE MAIL ROUTE.
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The announcement that traffic
oil the Copper River & Northwest
ern railroail is to he resumed
within a few days, has had the
effect of slit ring the residents of
Valdez to a final effort to prevent
the abandonment of the trail,
which has been used by the mail
contractors and the’ general pub
lic during the time the railroad
has been out of commission.
The Times is in receipt of a
telegram from the glacier town
appealing to the people of infer
ior Alaska to protest against the
carrying of mail via Cordova and
the railroad. The Valdezians de
clare that lhi“.' have been put to
no small expense to keep the hail
over Thompson's Pass In good
condition, and (hex say they do
not intend to continue spending
fhdir good monex if the depart
ment insists that the mail be car
ried over I lie rival route. Willi
out, the mails, they point out,
there is not sufficient traffic over
the trail to justify the mainten
ance of a si age line, and the pros
pect of another blockade on the
railroad is not regarded as a big
enough inducement to make up
for the loss which probably would
lie incurred in the interim.
“The merchants of Valdez,"
says the telegram, “subsidized
the McIntosh stage line last fall
to prove that the interior trail
from Valdez is the surest, quick
est and safest route. This fact
has now been demonstrated, and
the stage line will be discontinued
if the mail goes back to Cordova.
All of the freight bound for the
interior from this place is well
over the summit now, and as soon
as Hie' mail' is rotued %ia Cor
dova, the trail will be abandoned
for the winter. If the trail tills
Iwitli snow, il will slay closed un
til spring, even though there
should he another blockade on the
rail mad.
“Ynlili*/ does iml need Ihe I rail i
I for her own use, and if the ..
! pie nf I he inferior want a reli
able mail delivery from Valdez in- j
stead of delays reaching into
weeks via Ihe (I urdoVH nolle. I hex
should pn d esl a ft’a iusl I lie j
iehaiifs'e." j
No one can Ida me Ihe \ a Idez- j
1 Ians hecause of Ihe stand I hey j
have laken in Ihe mailer. The
carrying of mail hy way of their
town is a mailer of ronsideralde
i m |n i rl a nee in them. financially
and ol herwi.se. and in ,iusl ire lo
(hem il mtisl he admitted Mini Ihe
service of Ihe p as I several weeks
has heen safe, regular and I'asl
elloimll In please the most exact
ing. •
i Wo ilii mil In* I i<*\hi iwi'Vi1 i*.
j (lull I In' |1111«■ nf interim' Alaska
lari' reaily t" ask for the aliaiulon
jinenl nf the Cordova riiule allo_
gel her, despite I lie fact that the
reliiclance nf the Cordovans and
the officials of the railroad In give !
mil reliable informal ion during
the present I rouble has been a
serious trial on the! patience of
Tananailes. There are many
reasons why the management of
I he road should he encouraged to
keep the trains moving duiing the
winter, and until it is shown that
the change hack to the Valdez
route can not he made at any time
desired, (here is no great need to
worry because of the threatened
neglect of that portion of the
trait lying beyond Willow creek.
'Should another blockade occur on
the railroad, and the department
refuse to send the mails tempor
arily via Valdez, because of the
condition of the trail, it will be
time enough (o demand the perm
anent change suggested by !ho
Valdezians.—Fairbanks Times.
DYSPEPTIC PHILOSOPHY.
A man ami his wife are one;
sometimes one loo many.
Love grows cold when it’s all
on one side.
It lakes two to make a bargain,
but only one to break it.
Even good luck is apt to be con- ;
laminated by. bad habits. !
The man who measures sue- |
cess bv inches doesn’t gel very i
far. ' |
It always seems much easier to
forget our friends than our “no
nlie s.
The man who starts to ride a
hobby should at once equip him
self with an emergency brake.
No money has more money
than brains, who lias brains
enough to hang on to it.
Experience is a good teacher,
but is often a slow paymaster.
One of the greatest tests of
friendship is to listen to a hard
luck story.
One-hall of the world, being
short, doosn'l know bow I lie oili
er half gels along.
Lots of people who marry lor
love If ml themselves unable In
ea rry out I lie coni rarl.
There is nothing that will make
a girl forgel a heartache like hav
ing a t ool haehe.
The rigid man in I lie rigid
place should he doubly sure of
! not being left.
Some people are always sojmsy
I following advice I lull I hey never
Caleb up.
A girl doesn't necessarily I brow
I herself al a young mail .just be
cause she losses her head al him.
l)on'l jump Io l he conclusion
Ilia! a man is well-bred jusi be
cause lie lias a little Inin.
A ,Tl111e1111 paper .jealously sug
gests Ilia! a move is on fool lo
move l he eapilal of Alaska dow n
to Seattle.
To the Public.
We hereby announce I hat we
have retired from I he banking
business ami have transferred
our banking department to the
Valdez Bank & Trust company,
for whom we bespeak the good
will of the public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 29, 1913. (
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
In the Probate Court, Valdez Pre-.
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased.—Notice
of hearing of final account.
Notice is hereby given that An
gus Chisholm, administrator of
the estate of Hardin Smith, de
ceased, has rendered and pre
sented for settlement and filed
his final account and report of his
administration of the said estate,
and that Tuesday, the 6th day of
May. 1913, at the hour of two
o’clock p. m., of said day, at the
office of Thus. R. Shepard, ex of
ficio judge in probate of the Val
dez precinct, at Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the
said court as the time and place
of settlement of said final ac
count and report, at which time
and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and
tile objections and exceptions to
'said final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
1st. day of March, 1913.
ANGGUS CHISHOLM.
Administrator of the estate of
Hardin Smith, deceased.
Date of first pub. March t. ’IB.
Dale of last pub. May 5. 1913.
Postoffice Hours,
Week days 9 a. in. to 6 p. in.
Sundays and holidays 12 noon
to 2 p. m.
Cable Office Hours.
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
.. m. and 5 to 6 p. m.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rough Dry 10c lb.
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY AND GRAIN
PHONE NO. 1.
Agent for
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. |ALASKA COAST COMPANY.
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
A BARGAIN
Keystone Dock Valdez Iron Works
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Give Us the Opportunity
SniN-BlOCHl
SMART CLOTHES
to dress you better for the same or less
money with
Stein-Bloch, H. M. S. Soneborn
or Hamberger Clothes
These well known clothes cost no more
than ordinary clothes, and
We Guarantee a Perfect Fit
Daily Prospector anil Weekly
Miner $1.25 the mo. delivered
Economical
Ironing
To iron economically
you must not waste
heat.
Ironingwith ordinary
flat irons is very waste
ful of heat; most of the
heat goes up the kitchen
chimney; a lot of it is
wasted in charring the
ironing pad and in
scorching the elothes.
Ironing with a
G-E Electric
Flat Iron
is quite different - all the
heat is in the iron, ready to
go into the pieces ironed in
stead of going into the aoom
or up the kitchen chimney.
None of it is wasted.
To use only the amount of
boat actually needed for
ironing, ho it either heavy
damp pieces or laces,
embroidery or other light
goods is real economy.
That’s why G-E Irons are
used in thousands of homes
throughout the country.
We keep allstyles and sizes
—:Let ussend you one on trial.
Alaska Watertight
& Telephone Co.
H-Sl
Steam Heat Electric Lights
BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good TUr Diirrrr G ° °d
Goods I ||L DUrr L I Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
.Native and | f Tlb/IDFD and Budding
Puget Sound LUlVlDlliIV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
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Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Arguments May Be Disputed, But
“ Facts Are Facts”
It i- a fact that Valdez beer is a food and not a tonic.
Ask any doctor you know. Valdez beer aids digestion. Use
it a few times with your meals and you’ll find we're right.
If you drink beer you should use Valdez beer in prefer mce to
others. First, because of its unquestionable high quality.
Second, because it is a home pr duct; brewed in your home
town and all who are interested in the growth and prosper
ity of Valdez should patroniz home products.
VALDEZ BREWING AND BOTTLING CO.
We do a
general
Banking
Business
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay4 Per lent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit