Let I s Sell You
i **
and we know you will be satisfied. We are and alwues luve be n
The Leading Outfitters of Valdez
and it is logical to believe that we must deserve this business,
else we could not get it and keep it..
We have tile confidence of the people because we treat
them Right. You will find us well equipped with Large and
Complete Stocks ot (groceries, 5 lardwarc. Tents, Sloves, Cloth
ing and Shoes; in tact everything tint goes to make up a Miner’s
Outfit. Our merchandise i- birst-Cl.iss and ) . •c . Reasonable
Ask For 1 he Coffman Horse Sleds*
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VALDEZ COLD STORAGE CO.,
and CITY MEAT MARKET.
X>IT. A. L. LEVY «ft.
FRESH
VEGETABLES
Wholesale >in<l
Kelail Dealers
TiM’JMluNK
*»•>
Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, Oysters, Batter and Eggs.
WlkldeTs Phonograph Parlor
l$i'al“FA I:i
EDISON PHONOGRAPHS
ALL SIZKS
3I>00Gold Moulded Records in stock
Great clusters of Malaga Grain s
from Sunny Italy, for the holi
days at the Valdez Rank & Mer
cantile Co. I IK’.
Special I'crm Court.
In ih.- I ni: I 1 -i • •: . . . •; !,.r.l |.j
vi- js n. *; •*. r!:t.!. .»i
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l I r- .if « . ! I'i:i i r-.ijr fur* tin*
In lil i « t .Mi •. 5 • -ir * !‘ivi'i»*n.
[•SAl) l‘.y .v \. i rHiiti.'ill, IJ 1 ** v -
Parker Bunk House on Keystone
avenue. Bunk. si ove si ti< 1 wood,
all eomfovts, tlo eetit - per day.
Don’t wait til! to morrow, (lootls
are going fust at St tilt’s.
Have you seen the nev patent
leather sh >es for men an 1 women
iit LevyV.’ Tin v are the ! iti t.
Alaskans At Capital
Among the Alaskans in Wash
ington, the P.-I. correspondent
unlit ions tin* following:
‘‘llenrv llrainohei. the formei
representative in the Northwest
tin i/milon Exploration Company
hut who is now interesteil in sov
eval large mining enterprises in
Alaska, is here for a few days, and
will rnme hen again after going to
Si w York.
"Captain 1*. II. Jarvis, of the
X■ :S• v,« -tern .Fisheries Companv
v.:! 1 remain s- wm! days.
*• Ai.•!r. w F. Burleigh, of New I
York, who is trying to induce the I
government !o guarantee the Bonds |
for an Alaska railroad in the Yal-j
d e imitry, will spend the greater
part of the win'er here.”
Don’t forget your faithful friend
the dog. (Jive him some dog fruit
eake, a eliolee ne rsel of eooked
meat and fat, at the Valdez Bank
W Mereautile Co. Inc.
Oregon sails from Seattle Dee.
■_‘S. Will leave YaUlez returning
Jan. 7th.
Extension ei' Eelineweticy.
!V 11 l - i ii\ th<* i . a r.timiH of ;
')» • i'.i v • » Vi M . . I • • Tio.-.o. ,i
1 c, :; t: an . • •• 1 anti iit^t:i< «*l
’ tl» 1-Xlenl lh.‘ U’V.il if *" t>|llt-ni*y for tow 1
iu.t .rit., y« r i. i.« in »h** tir « MoiMav •»
r, •• • • ■ s*•1 ’.»»■,) at it
•»'. l• • • (« ill., • » i 1 f f * 51. • ’ ‘ I. at s .»V1- I'k
• _ ■ for i> mu. i v
»r»«l i . *'i u».ri! t'i -lilil IhthiiUt ":»*li.
• l I’M •• • .•! . , . I. r. i
It j to .: . . »i»Sv ; hat the Town Tr >
tiii* i — r i • »• . • to ?.'l #w inlere-t on
i own \Y •» i .•*•• • nr i !.'•* ! to in p&yun* it
• • I ■ r »•: i i Niotnluy in lH.n*einl»«-r.
1 •*
I;. I • • 1 •}•»*..t\ 1 j i- e'nlvr •. !•>•.*.
V * > : it W. MILl.KIt.
W. II. C;:AI;Y. Max. r
t !t*rk.
I
Boat fo Portland.
l'oi't 1:111(1 will have a ih-.v sli-.iin*
' • • |• | ivin;' I t ! w ei li !', - . V :! mi
Vniih / wi'hin III...i. f vi nr.
s-iys I In- I >n-yntii:in. ii •.|- mis ni
• In- Aiiis!.-:i Ainalv.iiii r. >| t ’<>|>i>« i
I'.Miijs-iiiV, ri-i-i-ii»!y in ni | ,.<"i!i 1
l»v I'nril 'lii! Illi’ii, -Wo: i : - ; .V
in'i-nil'-l Several " tli- In in.i
I'Uiiln is nil'll I'i I’m ll.-i, .1: iinvi* rt
<•:•»<? !y ilUor|"ir:r.i-i| ll.-e :
Am.ilyiina'.i.l (,'n|i|ii-r Co-.i.j.-- .
Miiili r tiio laws nf Wasliinjtnl;. fin
. |• i.:i 1 s!n,'k nf iho now C"i:i|'anv
i* 1 1 ,'J-ii) •>;>!>. nf wliiHi ill - larir
|‘-i i'i is lu lit in 1 *• in IiiikI.
I in- j*ri»|'i-rl v owiii-il In- tin- <‘iini
I'.mv is liin.i'.cd 1TA miles inlaini
i i'i mi Valiliut, anil sitows a -ii r f i • ••
vi■:n )»•> |n-r ««*ni. t up; i r 22-Tit
in ii nytSi ami S fei i in wiiiili.
Ksiiiiiatiiivr tin avera^i' • i • .11■ of
! he vi in to In- T(J feet, there is now
•f 12,'KKI <HMl wor. h of ore in -iua
i’lie lieW oliij-any will Ii, :u
•nee to |ire|ian to o|un i;« .n-al
ia^s, ami as so -n as ii is i-.ni'lv to
-hi|i nit- i x|a-ets to |iroviile a
-.(-aim-r to traii'jairt Ihe |iroiliie!
!o 1‘orllaml lor shi|imeii! to tin
l-.asl.
Miners Oppose Judge.
At <■ tin i tiim.>1 tlii- Cleary (’r< t k
Aiiuin^z Assm iatiou, Nov. :i0. at
•vliieli 1MI were present, resnhi!inns
Were passed ri'p'eslin;' tlit* senate
nut to eon In in .Indue Wii-kor-dintn,
s vs a Fairbanks e >rn spondent vi
;i*e 'limes. Similar resolution*
were also adopted l»v the Dome
Creel; association, the IVdro am!
• ■•■id Stream Creek assoeiation>.
and later hv the general a-sochi
■ ti ’ii at Fairhanks.
V. T. Stage Aari.cs.
I he V. T. Co’s, siaue arrived
ere yesterday from 1 airoanks
• v ii h tin following pa-selijfeiCapt.
it. I> Newcomh Cap!. It K Wit*
j ains ui. (jourf'e Carev. (’.Master-!
] on. It. llutehills. N. Younger,
i;vl * 'apt. Selmeid' r.
The trip took 1-1 dnv s. hut could
have heen made in ten hut for ihej
!o.-s of four days on tie* Delta.]
.vliieli was not iro/.en 'iilluienl!y
-or travel. 15oh Cole drove to l’.ar
mijtan drop, Joe Weekert to thej
'nnyon and Hay Larson to t >wn.
I'o-day there i* a statte load of pas*
n^ers ut Tonsina. from Fair*
■ nks for here, and aim her load
rtili heat (iai.on.i lo-ni^ht.
From this date starts will leave]
hoili ends of the rnpie everv other I
lav.
The Brown-Alaska smelter at
Hadley was Mown in early in De
cember. Four hundred tons of ore
were treated the fust day.
Dili yon ever lufve a date with a
[teach? At the Valdr< Bank &
Mercantile Co . Inc. can he had
Dates from Persia, and our Peaches
are the famous Diamond \V brand.
City Marshal Hoy Burnett, of
.liineau, committed suicide at his
home in that city, Dec. 14
Hold quart/., running il.tNIO per
ton. has been uncovered on Chic
agoff island, near Sitka.
H cent discovcries at the Ap
polo mine, at t'nga. lmve decided
the company to resume operations
1 again .in the spring.
Imported Toilet and Manicuring
Sets for tie holiday trade at the
i Owl Drug Store.
Next Saturday we will serve in
the Mercantile Department free
drinks, consisting of Fluid Beef.
Vigoral, Tomato Bouiliiou, and
will also give away a sample of our
goods. All are most cordially in
vited. Wi: WANT YOl H TKADK
and if 1IONKST HOODS. Fair
Prices and Square Treatment carry
any weight with you we will get it.
\ aide/ Bank «\c Mercantile Co. Inc.
.4 i'la^gsy New Year
For 'i ne Holiday Trade, a Choice Assortment Of
Imported Toilet, Manicuring and Shaving Sets Lowneys Best Candies
Key West Cigars High Grade Mirrors, Perfumery and Box Stationery
Will t>. vj.cs V.itru-Ve Mine.
Tin proper y of tl <• hatnin-he
' a t' | • r Matins I, i! .
* * - ' iri: «e Mt .'lains. oil the cn-t
side ni l.ntm < f e island, i-nlnrl
t«» he <•: .I'd up !iy 1 ! -ii cap*,
tai. 11a <•’ . m- •. .1-n] v frol ‘a* e
t’! foill Ini' . -.In! ; tide v.a'e".
: h ! m- .'.id' showing up almip
l ' <• ' I'! ire d - I ■•<■. and vm \ mg in
V. ill T It fi 'ill K to feet, llicon
; .erag:ie' irotn JU to 37 per rent
eo| per.
• minis A Murphv. president of
ilie e impairy. mi ii men and -»ij»
plies. arrived on file Ihrthn Tm —
da', night and ermtmne/l direct to
I.monel.e. wdier ■■ 'leveloptnent will i
K-started on a large seal". Mr.
Murphy ion.' . d.ireei from New
^ ork. where 1 > « i| ; deal with
h'>ni!iili ea| i a'i-'s. in which they
deeid i| to -i.i-nd. if nee, --irv. one
lilindred tleo-and dollar- lo de
velop iii Inin a \\ i h this sum at
hi- di-posal it is - if,. j.« state that
"■'itIdn a year Vr. Murphy will
; id ■ no! her -hipping mile to till
ii-t now "rowing in Prince Wil
1 in in Son ml. —
t'ol. \\ . .1, Sutlw rland. w ho has
- , -ne<. —fnilv opened the mines
of the Silvei How Hasin at .Innean,
is at the head of tlii- Knglish svn
0 Unite. and none Item r eon Id he
found. Knowing theeountrv and
eomlili n a- well its he does, and ;
having ,i strong financial hacking
his advent into this section means
a great deal for Prime William
sound.
in ih • spring machinery will he
in st a Med, and all up-: i- lit • in •• h
1 ds employed. In the meantime,
while the leads arc being exploited,
till preparations will he made fot
'lie installation the plant.
Arrivals From Fairbanks
Ariviil- fro;u iVir' nis•:« !'*••*.. .
W |^;:» v. r *»•;..,» \Y I*
;•* »; • \ r . •■ . \ S'. Ki!ili -r n *tt| \Y ii'*
Ki.i-iT. W 1. |*«*\Y«‘li. S !>t.-Ill
-l l?.y »*i.*v.*ii-. I’.iilY Ii* Mr
M«mm. r«n*\ K "•«. i 11 • rinaii Jon**
' 1I.1-ry l.u uy. Mr> ^iniou^, NVr.i JhihI
* *• f’»* .| *-.*;\* :it I I S:ji**-. .1 .1 Itocrr*..
Tom \ iMik.-r. K «i iijilm*r mi*l wtl**
' ’• -T. I* \ i*»v »• ii11 >. <«*••» -;• v«lt*”, H K
V: .n. • .**• * i ni**;.. \i:*k y.mnK*-!. I'rtil
MuII:»*yi •*»:», V rl lliili‘)iin*«>fi.
\'r v.iU from }i«irb ink- l **.***n.!M*r Jl;
I. I. **. •**.t*. l*i.>*i S.»::!ji . ii .•»**• I lk**, Ilnrr*
1 H *»*. lV.II I. I.CN : !.*-. .1 \ AortllYVMV. \ W
I t* -k. .?. ii i *! ciii.ll > IVl'uy. A! Itonl* It r.ii'l
"*• • ■' * J-l >. *r> in »M.i Hri• in>**nitfh an*!
vi: . I I T ■! !!•*. K ‘i Ayvr. • : i* W!it*«*.
Aspirants for Judge-ship
Among tin- aspirant.' for the
judgeship in tlie* Third division
are Nalli.m iiailan. n.nv 1'. S dis
trict attorney here, and Henry M.
Hovt, district attorney at Nome.
Thomas IT Lyons, of Jttnean, is
t!so favorably mcnlioned for the
]>osition.
Fireman's Dali.
The grand Annual Hall .1! the
Valdez. Fire Department will he
given Saturday evening. The pro
ceeds of the dunce will he added
to the lire fund, and used to unr
ehnsc additional apparatus for the
department.
Interior Mails.
Mails leave here for Fairbanks
on the did, 7th, 11th, 14th. 18th,
22ml. 20th ami dOih of eaeli month.
Arrive trout Fairbanks on the
did. ith. 11th, loth, 18th, 22nd,
—t»tit and «‘t);h of each month.
Leave for Eagle on the did. lltli,
18th and 2t>ih >>f each month.
Arrive from Fugle on the 7lh.
l->th, 22ml and doth of eaeli month.
! Levy Jt Co. are now rcprestnting
M. Horn d: Co., the largest Merchant
Tailors in the United Stales. If
i you cannot he titled or suited from
their large stock of Keatlv Matle
Suits, they wiil take your order
and guarantee satisfaction. Thcv
j will not ask you to take the suit
[ unle-s you tire perfectly satisfied.
'1 he total pack of the salmon
canneries in Alaska for the past
I year is 1,.700,1)00 eases.
Now is The Time
For you to drop in at the
! How ling Aliev, where you c;tn see
j.tnd hear Kdisotvs perfection of the
I’hnnnjsriph. We have just re
ceived a large stock of the hand
| -t I1'low or Horns ever put on
the market, to say nothing of many
■Standard’ and •Home* machines,
all with the latest No. 3 crane at
taehment. Also a large stock of
Hold Moulded Records. If you
contemplate buying a phonograph
it will pay you to call ou us.
Kd. Gate*.Killed.
I'M. (hitca, formcrlv a n-ider.l >tf
Vnliifsi, w.i- rm* over lv a train
near Skyhotiii.-li. Wn-li . Hie. ?i,
and died the fo|linvina dav
Th train ■ran over Ivitc- Iclt-,
Oi'll-h.tlj! lei'll iie! ton-jlllp T**
r.'inre a+.-iewwiao he.nrau.ltd a mil*
an t a half dawn t In iBank lanuttl
*kyl»<imi*ii. >0) vnritvktm 4»v u
i etahl urn in, he -loo I .»;i hif man
eli.-J f.-el and -damUt/d it lo .-top.
When it (’.id ft lie eraulcd upon.i>
dial ear unaided and rode intoSkv
koinieh.
I'M. Gat** i* well know r, to the
old tinier.- here. He eniin* to Val
dez. in JMIri, and wa- one of th*
tie n who located tlie Bonanza
J!tmi|i ii> .liUK'
.'••attic, .1 >ec. 27—Captain Dinar
J. Humphrey has returned from
Washington. lie says that tlit
Alaska delegate hill and the hill
granting a sulwidv to railroads it
Alaska will surely pass. The pres
ident is «!ronglv in favor of them
Division hill will also pass There
wiil'he nothing doing in Alaska
' legislation before February.
San Francisco, Dee. 27—lack
jO’Hnen i.> hurling challenges at
I Jeffries. He eouipares lumsell in
t'orhett when the latlur met.Sulli
van.
Fitzsimmons ilenies the rumor
liiot hit.- iieeii current that l.is wife
has lied with Jimmie .Hiatt. tfe.
blames Major Millor. a former lovov
i>i h*s wife, for tie- remarkable re
ception given Fitzsimmons* open
ing night .of the ,pla.v "Fight for
Is.ve.”
Albany. Dee. 27 .Mrs Al. \\ ilt
sic is reputed to have given birth
. to a daughter yesterday. JJ(> days
alter the birth of a soli. The stor.v
is vouched for bv the family phy •
tici in. (horge T. Mosler.
Seattle, Dec. 28—The Oregon
sails to-day. The Sautti t'lara nr—
rived last night bringing part of
'the crew of the Portland, which
was wrecked near Ketchikan, Dee.
120th, while trying to pick up the
Spire Island buoy. Tin* rest of the
ereIV are with the Vessel.
Collins. Couches, Molnlic'Lined
Caskets. Linings,Ornaments. Name
Plates. Trimmings, Ladies and
i Omits Holies. Our Cndertaking
i Department is complete end cute
: not he beaten on tlie Paeilic coast,
i Valdez Hank iV Mercantile Co. Inc.
There arc 22 newspapers now
I being published in Alaska, several
. of \\ liieli are dailies.
—
•See our Featherweight Fur
I Sleeping Bags—Tanned soft ae
| velvet. .Made on entirely -new
principle—weight hut -l(t pounds.
Valdez Jiank.& MemuitiletCo. inc,
GIFTS
Presents are Here for Everybofty.
IF you are in doubt what to give;
IF vou want something that
j wont lie duplicated,
IF you are hunting a gift that
will be as creditable to «vour good
I taste as to your good nature,
IF you desire a gift that will lie
I thing of beauty and joy forever,
| call on us to-day.
The finest goods by the best
makers at the lowest prices for
standard quality.
.P. E. K'EHN,
Gold and Silversmith.
Tlio advance sheets of the re
i port of the secretary of the interior
: contain some interesting statistics
regarding Alaska. The total im
ports of domestic merchandise i<
j given at $11,227,619, of which $9,
! 67 9.800 was carried in American
i steamers, and $1,547,819 in Ameri
i can sailing vessels. The exports
| amounted to 9tO.tj9S.69-i. Kxports
| of gold and silver aggregated $19,
1801.160. Imports iroin foreign
countries amounted to $1,450,910,
and exports f t;078,026. The total
customs receipts were $133,248.16,
atid tire internal revenue collec
tions amounted to 918,419.84. Ex
ports of furs are placed at nearly
$500,000.