A FEW NEWS NUGGETS.
W, C. Stull,Graduate Optician.
Houses to Kent -See Statrhotind
Bill.
Alaska Strawla rrics 4c ia-r ll>. at
Richard’s.
Cameras for rent or sale at Val
dez Pharmacy.
Store your trunks at the Miners
hotel for safe keeping.
Get vour outfit for the interior
at Copper Center from Blix.
Houses and lots for rent or for
sale. Call on l)r. Von Gunther.
A fine riding saddle and several
pack saddles and aparuhucs cheap
at Richard’s.
Staple foods from 80 to 80 cents
a pound at Blix’s. Copper Center.
Hay and feed cheap.
The steamer Taku was in |H>rt
last Monday. The survey party is
working in Jacks hay.
Mr. Butterfield, who returned
recently from the interior, brought
out a very fine silver fox skin.
We buy ev erything you have to
pell and sell everything you have
to buy. Richards iV Co.. Kevstone
Avc.
Clias. Johnson returned 011 the
Santa Ana from llliamna. He is
satisfied that there is no oluccr
there.
If you are tired of using poor
flour, leave your order for a sack of
Holly. Money refunded if you are
hot pleased.
Huy a nice comfortable rocker
from Richard*, and take life easy.
They arc guaranteed to i'll re the
blue*, and remove wrinkle*.
Remember if you are going to
tlie interior quickly, go by Copper
Center and secure your outfit there.
A. Holman for further information.
Miss Alice Lccdy gave the chil
dren of her school a picnic last
Tuesday and nearly all of them
attended. 1 hey report a verv
pleasant time.
The Kirkland stock of groceries
is going like dew before the morn
ing sun. If you wish to buy
choice groceries at cost price, call
on Richard* it Co.
We have on exhibit at our oHiec
a very tine photograph of Slate
creek and Miller gulch. It is 14x42
inches in size and gives a good
idea of that country.
The Ladies’ Aid society gave an
ice cream social at the city hall
last Friday night. There was a
large numlter present and the re
ceipts were about $40.
P. S. Hunt returned from Slate
creek last Saturday and will prob
ably spend the summer in town.
It is his intention to open a photo
graphic studio here.
The public school closed Fridav
for the summer vacation. It is not
known yet what time the next ses
sion will open or who will he the
teacher. The school lioard will
decide these matters as soon as they
organize the first of next month.
Late Saturday night one of the
dogs belonging to Codiga, dug his
way under the pen built by Mr.
Chapman for his pet deer! The
dog attacked the doer, cut him bad
ly and broke his hack. The noise
attracted the attention of the fam
ily hut. when they appeared on the
scene the dog tied. He was fol
lowed and identified and Mr. Cod
iga paid the damage. The deer
was so badly injured that it was
found necessary to kill him.
The Pioneer barber shop is un
dergoing several alterations, the
old bath tul»s are being taken out
and {Mircelain ones put in their
places, and arranged to give either
fresh or salt water baths. The
rooms will la* entirely separate
- from the shop and the latter will
la* entirely renovated and carpeted.
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\V. C. Stull Expert Watchmaker.
Choice hams, toe per pound at
| Richard’s.
Jim Rolawts will arrive here on
the Bert ha.
Koht. Blei will N' up on the next
trip of the Excelsior.
Recertified Government Script
for salehy C. N. Crary.
For Sale Cheap—A cook stove in ;
fine condition. Call at this office.
Steward Howard,of the Excelsior,
was accompanied this trip hy his
wife.
Vie Marion and Huie (haalell
returned from Juneau on the Ex
celsior.
Bromide of Quinine Capsules
cure a cold in one day at Valdez
Pharmacy.
Chase and Sunlamps Celebrated
Coffee is to la- had at Hentpie & (
l>ou>rhcrty’s.
Have the Prosckotok sent to you
this summer and >rct the news from
all parts of the country.
Parker Bunk House, on Key
stone Avc. Bunk, stove and wtsal.
All comforts. 5foc |ht day.
(ico. M. Esterlv arrived on the
I Excelsior after a visit of several
[ months to the Stiites.
One third of your life is spent in
lied. Moral Huy a good one from
Richards »V (’<>.. Keystone Avc.
Jake Stead. Harry King and Joe
Hell’s brother left Tuesday morn
ing for Slate, with three horses.
The Tillicum Club will give an
invitation excursion on the Sound
next Sunday on the Steamer I’errv.
Mrs. L. Brown, sister of Mrs.
Strotts arrived here today, accom
panied by her niece. They will ,
remain in Valdez some time.
Mrs. O. C. Towne was a passen
ger on the Excelsior. She will
remain for some time with her
newphews, the t'rarv brothers.
We learn through todays mail
on the last ‘of authority from,
Washington that the reservation
wiil be thrown open this month.
Fish Bros, are sole agents in
Valdez for Holly flour and have
just bought a thousand sacks. No
Hour on this market equal to Hol
Iv.
C. K. Hammond arrived from'
Slate ereek last Saturday being but
eight days on the trail. He will
return in a few days with a park
train of ten horses loaded with pro
visions for the camp.
The Valdez Art Club held its
regular weekly meeting last evening
at the residence of Mrs. Fish. Con
siderable important business was
seconded by Mrs. Miller. It
was decided to use Mr. Adams’
building for a studio, and a com
mittee was appointed to arrange it
for that purpose. The clun will
have an outing on Friday to do
some field work.
M. T. Roland and Ed. C. Van
lirundt arrived yesterday from the
upper Chittvna country. Mr. Van
Brundt was stricken with snow
blindness early in the spring while
on his way in. and it settled in his
left eye and has become so serious
that lie had to come out and go to
the States to have it treated by;
specialists. Mr. Roland will return
in a few days. They give the follow
ing trail news. Koppus and Kee
nan on Chittvna creek, branch of
Nazina. Rochford, liriftith, lirif
tins. Carvey. Jim Stevens, Jack
Smith. Jno. Sweenev, Connecticut
Smith. Brown and Angus Chisholm
| having a hi-vti sit down. Most of
the lmys are prospecting but not
much work has been done yet.:
Some of the Amy party will leave
the Bonanza property on the 9th
inst. for Valdez.
J. B. dQENS
CAS ST© L
If you want an outfit let
me figure on it and you
will save money. AGENS
BUTTER has stood the test,
take some with you when
you go on the trail.
If* W. Miller, Manager
i
location Records.
The following information in re
gard to mineral locations, transfers,
etc in the Valdez Recording Pre
cinct is as furnished hy the Valdez
et «Y Title Co.
TOWN IMITATIONS.
Lots 5 and It hlk -Vi. Crary.
MiNiNu Locations.
SO a on Pass er A Knight, W
Thomas, K Knight. O Witte.
20 a Lowe river W Wort man
20 a Crow creek W Kllis
’JO a “ •• C Hunting
00'a Pass creek P Pa I son, H
Thomas, C Sickles
•‘’(‘•SO a oil lands in Valdez Re
cording (list F Lazier et id
S00 a oil land Kavak. P Temple
et al •
1‘OWKIIS OK ATTORNKV.
C Hagar to R Blei
AliRKKMKNTS.
(i Hickey et al w John Bell
I) Y Hale w C White
Alex Lind w .1 (inodell ami .1 C
Martin
LOOK CLAIMS,
.1 Hadley id on Cook inlet
Back for Horses.
Ben Bennett arrived in town Sat
urday from tin- Tana, with some
dogs. The Tana is a trihutarv of
the Chittyna across thedivide from
(ioleomln. He did not come out
hy way of tin* Bremner. so docs
not know how things are looking
in that country. Mr. Bennett savs
that little prospecting has been
done in the section where his camp
is situated, but says that he has
great faith in that country.
Coming out. Mr. Bennett follow
ed the Hanagita trail to Taral,
where he crossed the Copper and
struck an Indian trail running
across a low divide to the head of
Bernard creek and down that
stream to the Tonsina, which it
strikes at the bridge where the
government trail crosses the river.
This trail is a great short cut be
tween Tonsina and Taral, as one
Can make the trip between the two
places in one day, while by the
river trail it takes about four days.
He w ill return soon with horses for
tlie season’s prospecting.
From Chittyna.
Tana River, May (>—We are
camped here on a trihutarv of the
Chittyna, sledding Being all gone.
Messers. Finch, (ircnnig, Stevens,
(■olden. Hix and family. Fulkerson,
and Bennett are cumjtcd here.
Snow is all gone on the Hats and
is going fast on the hillsides. W.
Hawes, who was out on a hunting
expedition, was our guest a few
days ago. He said all the parties
interested on the (ioleonda were in
readiness for sluicing at the first
opportunity and that the Monahan
and Bantu Co., unlimited, were
Busily engaged in locating their
"overlooks.”
Monahan creek, on the Chittyna
side, appears to lie far superior to
any other stream in the district.
The wash is slate and quartz with
a small amount of granite and oc
casionally a lxmldcr of niiea shist.
As stain as' the ground thaws out
we will lie aide to learn more of
the value of the country.
i nave neon requested to tell you
some of the particulars of the
trouble over the loss of caches.
Last fall the Monahan and Bantu
party made a cache at MoOriel
creek, near a siwash camp, and on
returning found it gone. The par
ties who were accused of taking it
went into the country light to get
a claim anil only remained a few
days, when they returned to Val
dez for an outfit. It is more likely
that the Indians, who were so
short of grub that three starved to
death, would take this cache, than
that two men who were only pass
ing through should do so. Thev
heard of these accusations and
went like gentlemen to ask for an
explanation. It was then and
there denied that any such charges
bad liecn made, and shortly after a
miners meeting was held and the two
men ordered to leave the camp.
They are deeply wounded in their
feelings about this affair.
VV. E. Hawes almost cut his in
dex linger off with a double bitted
axe, but it is getting well rapidly.
(’has. \V. Bruce, ex-deputy mar
shal at Sunrise, who shot a prisoner
at Ellamar. after arresting him,
was found guilty at Juneau and
given four months for assault and
battery and eight uionths for assault
with a deadly wea|Min. This time
will lie spent at Sitka. *
Bromide of (Quinine Capsules
cure a cold in one day, at Valdez
Pharmacy.
COPPER CENTER NOTES.
Being a Brief Record of the Hap
penings at the Metropolis
of the Copper River
Valley.
Co|>|mt Center, June 4. - We
laid n continuous stream of,
nmsliers this week, Im>t11 on foot
and horschnck. All were affected
with the same complication I am
I "so tired.”
i Oklahoma Bill the well known
merchant, one nude and three
other Missourians arrived here last
Sunday morning. Bills horse
managed .to fall through a bridge
on the Tonsina trail and Bill’s Bun
dle of hills were soaked a little, hut
they were still readable enough for
col leet ion | ill rj w ises.
Jim Doyle. Boh Graham, Jim
Maylan. Chris Christensen. Whites
Dick and ('rap Table Charlie made
a short stop at the metropolis.
Jack McGee took a llier to Cop
per Center from Klutena Lake to
get mail, lie and his father are
still camped near the lake.
•Iiin Black and party stopped
here for supper. They are travel
ing nights and resting in day time.
Mr. Schrader and outfit arrived
here last Sunday. The Geological
party camped on the other side of
the Copper river moved toward Mt.
Drum yesterday. Mr. Schrader
1 left for the north and was at the
Ta/lina on June .’Ird.
One of the Geological survey par
ty found a peculiar specimen of j
quart/, the other (lav that led to an !
argument regarding its mineral i
composition. The matter was!
quickly settled by the arrival of!
One of the puckers who identified
the specimen as one ol Cal Luut/.'s
cream biscuits.
Nels .icpson has been promoted
from cook to 2d class packer. Com
missary Scrgt. Morrow and staff
were here Tuesday.
Little (ieorge havison did it with
his Ikiw and arrow.
Trail from Ta/.lina to tiakona
! is in horrible shape. Some of the
government pack train had to lie}
' pulled out with ropes.
Willis the game and fearless
cow boy is touring the country with j
his iroup of trained steers, He
gave a one night show at Copper
Center.
Salmon are running and the
Siwashes are happy.
The pack train in charge of!
Cobh arrived in eaiup, six miles
beyond tiakona yesterday, and •
Shelleys train isexpectcdtomorrow.;
The wires will be run out very '
rapidly until they reach the last |
; of the poles which are erected for
12 miles beyond the Chistuchina
river. The wire is now stretched
I to a jMiint about 40 miles above;
I Copper Center. •
j Capt. Burnell is with Shelley’s
I pack train.
Tkx.ys Rosky.
Stampede to Tanana.
| Chistuchina Mail Station. May
128—An Indian came here today
I from the upper Tanana to get the
mail for Johnson ifc Co. He re
' ports a big stampede from the
upper Yukon river to the copper
i district around the headwaters of
White and Tanana rivers. Hei
says; "White man all same mos- j
quito.”
There is a gang of men in charge :
.of Sergeant World, putting in tile
graph poles about 15 miles above'
Chistuchina river, on the govern- j
ment trail. They have cut a line'
I from the trail to this station, and j
poles are up within half a mile of!
j here, and when Capt. Burnell gets
' to Chistuchina, it will be only aj
! matter of a few days until we can
telegraph to Valdez from this sta
; tion.
A. 15. lies reached Batzulucta on
May 27. Witherspoon is survey
ing in that vicinity.
T. !). Hogan is cuin)>cd on the
llahtcl. a tributary of the Slana.
ami is doing some prospecting in
that section.
There, is lots of snow yet in In
dian pass, near Mentasta, and the
mail carriers have to go cross lots,
: f»»r government trail will not l*e j
open Indore June 15.
Travelers going to Chisna can •
leave government trail two miles
al>ovc Talsuna and follow Indian
trail to this station, good hard'
, trail, or they can follow govern
ment trail until within seven miles
of this station, and take to an In
dian trail near the 155 mile post,
which trail is cut and blazed to old
trail. Notice the sign: "Take old
trail from here to mail station.”
By traveling this way, one has a
good trail, feed and camping places,
or can stop at a gtssl roadhouse if
desired. Harry Faykx.
Crary’s Mange Cure cures
m i Douonten
General ri erchanis
Groceries
•Hardware
Clothing
Footwea r
etc.
We are Agents for Chase & Sanborn's
Celebrated Roasted Coffee.
Pioneer Outfitters
Lumber and Timbers of all kinds,
Rough, Planed, Matched. £\%
Lathe and Band
Saw Work. Vj'''' Spe°ial
. *7 *
Orders Promptly
\l 0^
^4 Attended To.
CRAWFORD & RUTHERFORD,Managers.
The Bohemian Saloon
LIQUOR AND C1QARS,
NONE BETTER.
McKinley St. Between Keystone and Glacier Ave.
M. lilt, DOM ? (0.
General Promoters
AND
Prospectors.
Main Office:
McKinley St., 206-208 State Si,
Valdez.Chicago.
THE - LOQ - QdDIN
OTTO KANITZ, PROPRIETOR.
Liquid Refreshments of Rest Quality. Clean anil Comfortable Rooms
to Let at Reasonable Rates.
McKinley Street near Glacier Avenue.
RICHARD/ 6- CO,
FURNITURE, STOVES, HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES.
Stroud-Hand (mkmIk Bought and Sold.
Jo.NKS Bl'ILIUKCi, - - KKYSTO.NE AvK
1 la* ^ ukon mail arrived voter
day morning, nineteen days out.
The trail was very had in many
places on account of melting snow
anh slush. The trip from the lin
kona was made in 52 hours, which
if very fast time, especially when
considering that it took S> hours to
come from No. 3 to Wortman’s.
The Santa Ana was awaiting the
mail and left in a short time after
its arrival.
New and second hand tents, cheap
at Richards, Keystone avenue.
7 •
School Report.
Enrollment IS.
Average attendance 14.
Those neither absent nor tardy
and whose grades averaged tH) or
al«»ve are:
Hilda Hihnala.
Robert Kelsey.
Kenneth Rudolph.
The prizes offered by Hr. Pear
son for the highest minuter of marks
in punctuality and grades were
awarded to Roltert Kelsey and May
Williams. Auer: M. Lkkuy.