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JAMES E8SS1 & Co.
We have in stock a Full Line of Bar Goods, including
Glasses, Bowls, Bottles, Stone Straws, Mixers, Spoons,
Stoppers, Funnels, etc.
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Don’t Forget Your Friends
We have a complete line of Perfumery, Fine Soaps,
Shewn*: Sets, Mai CU Sets. Toilet Cases. Clove Boxes,
Cuff Boxes, Collar Boxes, Handkerchief Boxes. Jewel
Cases, Work Boxes, Photo Cases, Albums, Smokers’
Se ts, Traveling Cases. Atomizers, Fine S:a'i* m ry, and
doze ns of other neat and appropriate ar icles ior
Holiday Presents
Call in and examine them at
TIE VALDEZ PHARMACY
City Market
NEXT TO MERCHANT^ CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork andPoultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
LOOK SEE!
The Newest Idea in
the Jewelry World.
Just Bom-Not the Girl
But the Watch Chain. Its fresh
from Fashion’s Incubator and has
| the unequivocal approval of the
Elite— Fashion Pushers of New
York, Attlelioro, London, Paris
and Kokomo. Fresh as a Lilly.
Sparkling as Dcwdrops in Morn
ing’s Bun. Nothing musty in our
stock. A profusion of new sugges
tions greet you on all sides.
You ought to see our new Valdez
Souvenir Rings, S|>oons and Nov
elties.
W. C 5TULL.
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Homer Coal Mines
Homer, Oct. 25—The coal mince
at thin place are to lie worked on a
large scale next mason. Every
thing is now in tine shape for work
ing the mines, and during the win
t« r large toal luinkt rs will lie erect
ed on the doak so that any ocean
going vessel tan load coal at any
time.
Tin sc coal mines have hetn
worked at intervals fora number
of years, the R tssian vessels com
ing here for toal before the acqui
sition of the country hy the Amer
icans. Three years ago the proper
ty wus secured hy an Eastern syn
dicate, and the company was in
, cor|ora ed as the Cook Inlet Coal
i Fields Company.
i 1 ite land was* surveyed and pur*
| chased from the government- Sev
ern! hundred thousand dollars was
! sj-ent in development work, ami
although many olistueles had to lie
■ yonu tided with, the mines are now
ready for the shipment of coal.
'i tie hiitst dock north of Seattle
1 has I wen erected, on which large
coal hunkers are lasing huilt, a
railroad seven miles in length is
| now completed and in operation,
! connecting the wharf with the
mints, tunnels and sliafts and the
tuetss.try hoisting machinery ia
completed and the work of taking
out eoal extensively will commence
before Spring.
I; is expected that in the Spring
several sailing vessels will lie sent
up from Seattle with which to ship
the eoal helow.
There is an immense body of this
coal, it living known now that there
is lob fee; oi it, and the area over
which it extends is twelve by four
teen miles. While (he surface coal
1 is ioo light fur steam pur joses it is
excellent for domestic use. The
lower strata, however, is good,
hard coal, which can t>c used for
any pur} use. There are such large
bodies of this coal that it is be
lieved it can be put on the Seattle
and San Francisco markets at a
much lower price than any other
grade of coal, and yet leave large
p ic 11 for the owner*.
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FROM VARIOUS STATES WITH
THE
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Rhode Island Democratic. Odell
Re-elected in New York.
Other 8tatea.
to ihr Hiwrrmn.
Rhode Island Democratic
Providence, R. I. Nov. 5—This
S .ite c!rc id a demera.ic governor,
and the democrats will rule tin
state. The i>artv made great gains
over the entire state.
General Result of Election.
Washington,!) C., Nov.5.—Elec
tion returns so fir as received show
197 republican congressman and
1»0 democrats elected. The repub
licans will undoubtedly have a
working majority in l»th houses.
Pardee Governor
San Francisco, Cal.. Nov. 5,—Dr.
(jeo. C. Pardee republican candi
date for governor has l>een elected
by a majority of 12,000.
Republican Victor)- in New York.
New York, Nov. 5.—Oddi repub
lican candidate for re-election for
governor is apparently elected by
ten thousand majority. Coler the
democrat will contest the election.
Result In Mubsadiusetts.
Boston, Mass., Nov. f>.—Massa
chusetts elected the republican
state ticket ami ten republican ami
tour democratic congressmen. The
state senate now stands 31 repub
licans and 9 democrats and the
house 104 republicans, 82 demo
crats and 3 socialists. The largest
vote ever cast lor governor in this
stale was a', the present election.
Delaware Divided.
Dover, Del., Nov. 5—The repub
licans elected ten and the demo
crats seven senators. The repre
sentatives were equally divided 1*
tween republicans and democrats,
each party electing eighteen.
Pennsylvania Keeps in Dine
Philadelphia, Nov 5— Pennsyl
vania has gone overwhelmingly
republican. Twenty-eight repub
lican and four democratic congrc>.~
mcn were elected.
Arbitration Committee
Washington, D. C. Nov. 5—The
arhitra'ion commission for the set
tlement of the coal strike has
rotn|>l(,e<l their examination of the
miners’ affairs, They have a weeks
work yet taking airthcr evidence.
Feurneir Convicted
Dawson, Nov. 5—Fourneir, who
has been on trial here for murder,
was convicted after one days trial.
The jury found verdict of guilty in
three minutes.
Weather Record.
j I I I t tauU.
5 ! 3 ! 5
On. |
3t> 40 1 M t
29 19 i 41 *
30 33 3» •
31 *4 » t
Nov. j (
1 33 30 1
1 I 39 34 j
Jilt » I_*_
t Windy, t Light Wind * Cloudy.
Above »er*» esrept where otherwise itwt-id
% lUiu. figure* »h'»w preiipitAiiou in inch?*.
OhOiriel tnd reported bv Dr.L.fi.Cialrii. '
During ihe niontii of Ortnler the
theruiomcrt r ranged from 28 to 60
degn cs aliwtre zero. Totai rainfall
lui inches. Total snowfall 22 in.
Total snow water 2j in. 21 cloudy
i days, 6 partial cloudy days, 6 par
iai foggy days. 3 days snow, 2
days partial snow, 0 days rain, 7
days partial rain, 2 days N.E.
wind. 3 days E. wind, 2 days vari
able Hiiiib.
A New Business Block.
The Swan building is now all hut
completed anil is fully tenanted.
The three stores on the ground
floor are occupied as follows: On
the lower end is Stull, the jeweler,
who found his place on the oppo
site side of the stri-et ti*o small, and
now. when his stock and machinery
is opened up and placed in |«'sitinn.
he finds himself cramped for room
even though the place is so much
larger. He is kept very busy and
requires large working Mom.
Next to Stull is tin* Owl Drue j
S; i *r.. j r< sided over bv Sis>nlsTg 1
and Alexander. They have a verv
neat, well stocked store, and are
doing a good business. In ttie rear
of the store. Dr. Alexander has fit
ted up a room as a dental parlor,
where he is kept busy attending to
wants of his many patients.
The next and last of the stores
is occupied by the law firm of
Leedy & Kelsey, who moved from
Keystone Ave. to these larger and
more comfortable quarters.
Up stairs the first suite of rooms
are occupied by Dr. Boyle, and no
better place could be found for the
I urpose. The doctor has dis
played considerable taste in fitting
up his quarters.
Lawyer Thomas J. Donohue, who
left Juneau to reside here perma
nently, is settled comfortably in a
set of offres on tlii.-i floor. They
are very neatly arranged, and Tom
is evidinlly k» pt v» ry busy.
The balance of the rooms on
this floor are taken by Dr. Rystrom,
and are elegantly fitted up as den
tal parlors. The rooms are neatly
furnished and well lighted, and
the doctor is well supplied with
tools and stock for painless den
tistry.
Arrivals and Departures.
Following is the list of departures
on the Uerh.i, OetoU r :>0.
N it--**. Clm* Aiiiiernm, J .! Godfrey. P»w
H'o t>.Fu:»k I Mailii . Fr.-l s K y *. Frank
V * n. J >hn IVhi* ii. H 11 < ■ -1 », N * 1 Ituli
(' Kin#, .1 V ‘ amhri-i#. . F • Puffy. .1 R I.;mi*ny
F It rwI' T Hi.fM, W A Ft.-n, N 01»eh,
L E Davt k, T h loaliiv. F E Will am*. I» O
11 lU1, Mro Jnm- b Latitt. Mr* Frank J Kin#
horn.
She had the following passengers
for Valdez, from the Westward.
Mi** Pe*tr*--n, W.ierman. M Reilly,«' K-'p
pn*. Mr* sheM* n. «'ua Hi *1 n. ii I» Key
uoM*. It St- v ii*. I* l.uyt ti, A It 1*. it r, N Patfy
E L M« 1' iihM. Roht Alkinaon.
The Santa Ana left here Friday
noon, l>ound South. She iiad the
following passenger list from this
place.
i. fe'ty r.n«| v%K K >nii l . M * .1 LStf-1
\ 1 il T.ns" M* I ■-r<> mrii. Ft an itr.indt.
‘ V K'f.'.n •!•. .ii- Mef «rtf v. ; .hit . r-»z-. Mr
\ I ; - *• . 31 • 3U« H
M * 1 . ' t ‘ • z . <» E il • 'ii. A t
A . ■ bi ■ . ' • ! rt m u
• hr * * • ril •• A .h !:• *. 1 I! V - ft ll. • '.*
J«*lili**i!*. h *1, .Vi'.* « !:.ra llanim #rau.
• • » >•• !.»;> KyUij. A E Fwt4rS>i4*4»v. .*«►
M:-*. . ii.'io; I *. ii. F i.»; .* .. r, It
'I in- Niwport arrived Monday
morning from the Weal ward. She
• neoutiii red very had weather on
the trip, and was obliged to lay up
at eeviral places on account of
storms. She had the following list
of passengers from the Westward,
hound South.
K Luff* y Hr. K Puff-y Jr. C Gvin. II Emamon.
K Kmer*y|i. (J W b>iit an«l wile. W He h lot bam.
Mw Parish, Miss* Parian. Geo Jaiumt*. A Jaaiin**.
11 G Pi#foit, r Beaumont, L> Harvton, k Hwan
bury, r Cornell, Mi«* lvter«od. H Valder. P
N\a*nmuth, Tapi lioli^ntrom. W H l-ichtield. I.
Whiting. II (’ Tuclk r C Burr, Baron Pleaseu. K
J Murphy. T Ilaumk, J Roehan. J Charles, il
Ba»trup.
Married.
On Thursday morning last, at
the Ejiiwoyial Church. Rct. F. C.
Taylor officiating, (*. A. Brown to
Miss Manic Mann.
The affair was very quietly con
ducted, but leaked i>u: Wfi»re the
day was over. Congratulations
were then in oruer and ‘•Kid” did
the right thing hy the laiys.
The Goodwin lioys had an ex
citing figiu wish a hig brown War
at tile new townsite a few days ago
ami are still alive to tell the tale.
The hide measured Dx 12 feet.
A good fire, easy chair and j>lcnty
to eat at Shaw or Williams.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
SiauNO SHL
QUARTZ PROPERTY ON COP
PER MOUNTAIN
Transferred. Simonatead, Hendrle
and Others Make the
Deal.
Among the records of transfers
during the pa-t week, i- that >>f tlie
well known copper property on
Copjicr mountain, consisting of 14
claims, and generally known as the
Simonstead property.
According to the records. Chas.
Simonstead. A. M. Hendrie, Chas.
Earnes. A. K. Crawford and Adolph
Amman are the parlies of the first
part and James J. Godfrey. John
W. Edgcnmb and Win. A. McDon
ald are the parties of the second
part.
The parties of the second part
agree to pay for the claims as fol
lows: $4S00 on or before January
1.1003; $12,000 hv October lo, 1903;
$*>t,fifl0 hy October 1”>. 1904, and
the final payment oi fol.OOQ to be
made by OctoU*r lo. I90o. This
makes a total purchase price of
$120,000.
This group of claim* is situated
on Copper mrvm ain. about two
and a half mile.- irom Gali na hay
and one raiio r'ro.n Boulder bay.
The claims run to an elevation 00
from ltliX) to feet and are rle
irantly located for economical work
having plenty of limiter on tho
ground and good water power all
the year.
The ledges are mostly copper
sulphide with some horuite. The
assay* give an average value in
copper of 121 to IS per cent, and
some runs as high as #45 in gold
and silver. The projertt lias gone
licyond the condition of * mere
prospect, for during the past two
seasons much development work
has lieen done. A tunnel has been
run on the property and the ore
improves with depth.
Enthusiastic About the Country.
R. Onffroy. secretary of the P. P.
A N. Co., pa.-seil through here on
the Ntwport, after an extended trip
along the coast of Alaska, visiting
tin properties of the company.
He oas ,-een a large section of the
c last country and i.- very strongly
impressed with its future possibili
ties. Like all visitors to this part
of Alaska, he watt very enthusiastic
over the opportunities existing here
for farmers and stock raisers.
Mr. Onffroy will probably visit Al
aska again next season.
Notice to Tax Payers.
Notice is hereby given that tho
city council of Valdez Alaska will
sit as a Board of Bqualiiation at
the City Hall on Friday Nov. 14th
from 1 o’clock to 4 o'clock p. m.,
and on Saturday Nov I5ih from 10
o’clock a. in. until 4 o’clock p. m. to
bear any complaints that maybe
| made again.-, t in* assessment of any
property within said city of Valdez.
The a sac—orient roll has ibis day
been turned over o the tin lersign
ed and can be seen at his office in
the Prospector building any time
during business hours.
If. II. HildreTi. City Clerk.
, Valdez. Alaska. Nov. 3, lts)2.
. Among the passengers on the
jX> a|H>rt going last was Tima.
1 Uaiiilniore, ag< nt for the A. C. Co.
at Tyoonie. He is an old resi
dent of Alaska, having spent the
past twelve years here. He is
| going out foi a short season
and will return early in the
1 Spring.