VOLUME 2, NO. 21. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY TAiER
JAMES FISH & CO
Furnishing Goods.
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You will be intoxicated with joy if you gloriate
the celebratious fourth by decorating our flags
and bunting with your homes
We haven’t many flags, but they are going
slow. Come late and avoid the rush. I
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Headquarters for
Mackintoshes
and
_Umbrellas.
Cure That Cold at
P. O. DRUG STORE
P. E. KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
We Carry a Lar<;e Lot of
Watches, Diamonds,
Cut Glass, Silverware,
33 Musical Instruments.
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
NEXT TO MEHCHANT’s CAFE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork andPoultry
f Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a call.
Independence
1776-1903
Jcily 4*
Special Offerings at
W. C. STULL, Nugget Jewelry Blade to Order
Optician, Jeweler and Expert Watchmaker, Diamond Setter.
The Council.
Mayor Goodell was out of town
Monday, and councilinen Debney
occupied the chair.
Tlie only business of importance
to come Indore the meeting was a
new ordinance, providing a penalty
for violating any of the provisions
of ordinance No. S, which defines
the powers and duties of health
officer; defining the limits of the
portion of the beach upon which
garbage may he dumped; making
it a misdemeanor to play hall on
McKinley street or Keystone ave.
in the business portion, and pro
viding a penalty for cases of petty
larceny and assault. The ordinance
comes up for final reading next
week.
The committee on the glacial
stream work was given full (lower to
act as they thought best iij regard
to confining the stream, and work
was to start Tuesday morning.
The (ilan of using city hall f< r
jail was abandoned, and the offer
of Marshal Perry of the use of the
federal jail was accepted.
Bids were presented for moving
the fire building, and the matter
wus referred to the street committee
The following bills were paid:
C.. Healey, labor on street, # 42.00
C. H. Braying Co. Hauling, 367.25
Mr. Fogg, labor, 18.00
Tom Hunt, “ 2.00
Pete Johnson, “ 4.00
G.W. Bobbins," 22.00
O. Brault, crosswalk, 35.87
The Brewery.
Sale of stock in the Valdez Brew
ing Co., is now closed, and the first
paymept on the stock is due, as the
building is completed and has
been transferred to the coriioration.
Dr. VonGunther leaves on Excelsior
to make final arrangements for the
machinery, and it is expected that
the brewery will be working within
six weeks.
The articles of incorporation of
the company have l>oen filed with
the court, und the stock will be is
sued as soon as final payments are
made.
| The brewery building is quite an
iui)>osiug structure, well construct
ed and covered with elatcrite, tin
, new fireproof rooting.
[ OF THE SEASON ON THE IN
TERIOR
:IMe oo Sleep (feel
: A Tributary of Young Creek in the
NUina Country. Eota of
Fine Gold.
News was received last week of n
new strike made by W. H. Br i nen
1 on a tributary of Young creek.
Tiie find was made on Sheep
I creek, a stream aiMitit seven miles
long, which ••liters Young creek
from the north alxiut twenty-five
1 miles from Xizinn.
j Sheep creek heads in the gravel
j hills which separate Young creek
and C'hittitu. and its source is near
the head of White gulch. The
strike was made two and a lml;
miles from Young creek.
In a letter to a friend here, Mr.
. Hrennen sta'estl at helms prosper -
cd the ground thoroughly, and is
more than satisfied with results.
The gold is all fine, hut is present
j in abundance, and the lay of the
j ground is such that it can he easily
worked. The stream carries nearly
browned in Niziaa.
Tonsina, July 1.—\Y ord has jus'
reached here that Miss I.ouYY'hec
er, formerly of the Senate. C. A.
\Y itlmaier. the eamly kitchen man.
anil liis —on ami August Kcis'-hl.
who was a cook for the Blot outtf
were ursumil while crossing th
Nizina on their w ly out.
('. A. \Y iilmaier came to Y’aldez
over a year ago from Sandon, It. (’..
anil starteil the lamly kitchen now
ioperaicil hv Miss Bmu. He left
early this spring in company with
Ralph YY’heatnn to start a roail
house at Taral, ami went from
there to Nizina.
August Reischl came here from
the states last fall, anil worked for
some time aseiHik at the Merehnm’s
eafe. He ieft this spring for Nizm.i
as cook tor the Chiltitu Dev. Co.
Rou YVheeler is well known here,
having lieen in town over a year.
She went to the Nizina on the
snow, and intended to remain ail
summer.
Arrivals at Tonsina.
Tonsina, July 2.—The news of
the drowning wired you yestenhiv
is authentic. YY’ord was brought
out by Mr. IVrrv.
F. ,M. R i'own, (ieo. R ddwin an
A. R. lies passed here yesterdav
for mouth of Tonsina. FaiKiye
LOCATION OK NOW STKIKK.
“20,000 miner’s inches of water, and
the grade is alxmt 20 per cent.
Tindicr reache* up to No.above.
Mr. Brcnneu save that tic cx| eet
ed a rush to Sheep creek when the
news reached Chittitu, hut failed to
say who was on the creek at that
time.
This i« the first strike to lie re
I ported since the snow left, and from
what Mr. Brcnneu says it is a good
one. There is little doubt but that
this season will see many rich
finds made in that section, which
was only run over last year.
Two Murders Westward.
The Newport brought in two
prisoners in charge of deputy mar
shal Bowers, of Kodiak, whom are
charged with the crime of murder.
They are a half breed named
Ermia Balaniotoff, charged with
killing Captain Roesing, on the fox
island known as Chowiet or South
Sentidi island, and a white man
named A’. Watts,charged with kill
a fellow workman named Ben Den
nis, at a fisherman’s camp near
Chignik.
Captain Rossing’s . Indian wife
claims that Balaniotoff shot her
husband, but the half breed
tells a story that implicates the
wife, who is held as a witness in
$500 iMind.
Watts claims that Dennis at
tacked him with a knife, and he
was forced to kill him in self de
fence.
I Both prisoners were p’aoed fn
the federal jail here uu il t e grand
jury meets.
anti A. R. Jackson went through
on way to Nlzina. Jack Dalton,
Uratnolier, Burg, Mullen and Mere
dith passed headed for Tatiana.
Ben Cockrill and Stevens went
through with his hunch of cattle
for Slat«* creek.
C as. Howard and Frrnk M< -
Kinney from It manza, and .1. t'.
R d-erts from Slate creek, are hen
en route from Valdez. Red McGee
fs on the way out from Xizina.
The heaviest hail storm ever seen
here was cxjieriettced yesterday.
News from Copper Center.
Coppkk Ckxtkk , JrxK .‘iOtli.—
Three men arrived at Slate Creek
June 25th. from Tanana. They re
port Fairbanks and Chena good
and permanent camps and about
six thousand people in the district.
Prices of provisions are reasonable.
Beggs, Shelly and Kolierts arrived
from Slate and left yesterday for
Valdez. They re] tort everything as
usual at Slate. The season is about
ten days later, than last year. Re
ported that three men and one wo
man were drowned in the Nizina
river June 18th. The cattle outfit
bound for Nizina turned back from
mouth of Tonsina and goes for
Slate and Tanana. Hammonds cat
tle outfit left this morning for Slate.
Wells Bros, prospectors,Watkcnson
Bros, and Schnapps have-taken up
homestead south of Cop; er Center
liniiit e.gli! miles.
Will ffiFPMTF
jVlLl ULLi/iklL
THE FOURTH IN PROPER
MANNER.
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Ann Music By The Band. There
Will Bo Something Doing
All Day.
Th<* chamU-r of commerce took
up the matter of having a celebra
tion on ill, Fourth la-l week, ami
the c.iim itt-v las hail several
meetings since ami arranged a pro
gram for the day.
Salutes will tie tired alwnit noon,
and the re.iininder of ti c lay will
l»c spent in races, contests and a
hall game.
'I'hc following comprise tin- home
team: Dennison, e; Griswold, p;
Sullivan, 1st; i’ougherty. 2d; Uoh
lM-rts, ;td; Drown, s.s; W illis, c.f;
Crawford, 1 f; Jm.es. r.f. *
A silvi r corn,t hand has hcen en
gaged tor the occasion, and there
will 1m- a parade to escort the J.is
•U111 people from till* wilarf to the
sei ne of flic festivities.
A Miilway plaisaii'e on tin- lot
■ 'pjiosite tin- Xiziuu, will he con
Ineti'il miller tin- hiinieiliute stiticr
v.sion of K. A. Henderson anil <1.
A Broun. Felix Blci will net as
s; icier. Tills will i><- aii advance
feature of the St. Louis exhibition.
Admission, ten cents; open ail day.
'1 he day will wind up witn a
gtand bait on tin i‘. 1’. &• X. :igmcr,
which Will lie in tow of tin- ~ i-ainer
Perry. The lighter and steamer
i.l tie deror.it -d in fllie > y!e. light
• ■freshmen i mil hr served, and an
itiundnnce of imisie has l>een en
:agi d—jiiauo. mandolin a ltd guitar.
The Imat will le ave l hr w hart about
’.dO p. in., and will * raise around
ir hay. going as far as the glacier
t> the crowd desire.
A subscription has been taken
ip for prizes for the winners of the
• ices and hall game.
Following is ihi’ program of tho
day’s events:
12:lo—Firing salutes, corner Mc
Kinley and Keystone avc. and
McKinley and Reservation avc.
12:dO—r.gg race; giris, 1st p-tizc -fd,
2d prize $2. Sack ran ; 1st
prize Id, 2nd prize 12. 10D-yard
race, 1st prizi Ils, 2d prize Id.
Wheelbarrow race, 1st prize Id,
2d prize |d.
Music by the Valdez Silver Cornet
hand.
Broad jump, 1st prize 111), 2d prize
Id.
Pit* Ea’ing conte. t l.-t prize $:>, 2d
prize $2.
Fat Man race, over 200 IBs., 1st
prize #5, 2d prize $2.50.
Obstacle race, open to all. 1st prize
$5, 2*1 prize $2.50.
Horse race, Keystone ave., 1st prize
#20, 2d prize $10, .'Id prize $5.
Entrance fee $2. Sweepstakes.
Entries to 1m* given to secretary
Before Friday, July •'!, ('» p. m.
Music By the Valdez Silver Cornet
Band.
(Ireused pig or pole, $5.
Base Ball, new ground, Valdez vs.
Liscuiu; #20.
Bicycle race, free for all. 440yards
Prize #10.
All contests, three entries or no
event.
BOHN—To Mr. and Mrs. K. C.
Ernst, on Monday. June 20, an
eleven |M>und l my. Mother and
child doing well.
MAIHUEI)—On Saturday even
ing, June 27, By Kov. Mr. Cram.
Miss Jennie Hausen to Mr. Andrew
Bradley, Both of this place.
Capt. Love and Billy Soule came
jin from Copper ('inter Mondav.