VOLUME 4, NO. 31 VALDEZ. ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1905. , OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
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The Same Firm&
l ne Same Name
The Same Goods
Same Prices
Our stocks of GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CLOTH
ING, FURNISHING GOODS and SHOES of every
description were never more complete.
GOOD GOODS and FAIR TREATMENT
have built up our business to its present large
proportions.
If you are not our customer Give Us aTrial. f
We Aim To Please. |
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European Plan Pates peasonable
HOTEL ST. ELMS
. (Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
OEB/S Ey & POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska.
OWL DRUG COMPANY
Pure Fresh Drugs
MEDICINE OUTFITS FOR THE TRAIL
Stationery Phone 40 Newspapers, Magazines
City Market
HEXT TO T1IE NIZ1HA.
PRICES ARE
RIGHT
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Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
GIVE US A
CALL
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game,
Willow Creek Roadhouse
Nafsted & Bingham.
On Winter Trail, Half Way Between Tonsina uml Copper
Center.
Best Accon modatinns For Travellers.
Frank Bingham, Manager.
HAY GRAIN
Court Coming Soon
A telegraphic message was re—
oeivtd this week hy Deputy Clerk
Crandall which reads as follows:
“The next grand jury will prob
ably be called in January. I start
for Valdez in two weeks. Will
hold short equity term when 1
reach there, but no jury until Jan
uary.
James Wiekersham.”
Arrested.
Charles Davenport, colored, was
arrested yesterday charged with
taking gold nuggets and other val
uables from his employer. This
morning, in the commissioner’s
court, he pleaded not guilty, and
will be given a preliminary hear
ing to-morrow. Some of the prop
erty has been located.
Wanted—A. first-class laundry -
man. Apply at Pioneer Laundry.
l>r. von Gunther will close up
his affairs in Valdez and move his
family to Knights island, where
he will devote his time t-> the open
ing up of his copper property.
C. G. Hubhard and Harry El
liott, accompanied l>y John Borge
sun, went down the sound this
morning to examine some copper
property located by the latter this
i summer.
A. B. lies arrived last Sunday on
the Portland niter a long stay in
the states, where he has been work
ing in the interest of the Valdez
& Northern It. B. Co. Mr. lies is
satisfied that the work nt>w la-gnu
will be carried through to comple
tion.
Hugh and Will Arnold undChap
tiott arrived from Slau- la>-i week.
Chap. Kiaenn-r, tr oinj .iiiicd l>\
Geo. b iyi.-.oi and Sji'i Tav.or
! reached town >.« urdav from iN.i’e
: ;
8eo the o.aoimil Piliow ioj><
and LuuciiCiuidB.it Ladle* Bazaar.
A Rich Copper Deposit
The IIubfcard-Elliott Company Has Demonstrated That
Kotsina Copper Property Is Extensive and
Carries Good Values.
The Huhhnril A Klliott party .re
turned to town tins week after a
good season’s work on their prop-j
ertv at Klliott ereek. Diamond
drilling and hand work was done,!
keeping 27 men husy since early1
this spring, and the ledges have
l>een examined on a number of the
claims.
Oil one claim a hole was cut
with the diamond drill f«»r IS feet
aeros- till- lead and nothing hnt
solid bornitc was eneountered all
the way. On another claim in
running at an angle so as to cut
ucnifs the ledge a hole was driven
02 feet, showing ore all through.
A tunnel was run into the moun
tain to strike one ledge at a depth
of 125 feet, but when the season
[dosed they still had about 30 feet
to go lie,‘ore striking the ledge. On
still a not her claim a tunnel was
run in 37 J feet from the foot wall
cross-cutting the ledge and when
work stopped the hanging wall had
not been reached, thus showing up
more than 37 feet of ore which av
erages 2o jier cent copper.
Another lead was cross-cut by a
tunnel 18 feet front tbe foot wall
without getting through the ore
body. This ledge averages 20 per
cent copper.
un many ol the other claims the
ledges were stripped extensively,
showing large surface indications
of a fine quality of ore.
It has been conclusively proven
that the Mineral King claim has
a six foot vein with well defined
walls. The ore is copper glance.
This ledge has been stripped for I SO
feet.
Though work has practically
ceased for the season a few men
will be kept working all winter.
In the event of a railroad being
started this company guarantees to
deliver 500 tons of ore to the rail
road daily within 30 days a'ter the
read reaches the property. This
can lx done easily as the ore can lie
economically handled by gravity
and there is an abundance of water
for power.
H. P. Elliott, one of the leading
inen of the company visited the
property and remained on it all
summer. He is greatly pleased
with the showing.
No Trail This Year
Work Stopped on Cut-off Trail To
Delta. Doubt tul About
Route.
Copper Center, Sop. (*—There
will l.e no work done on the (iul
kana Delta trail this tall. The I
cr< w which went through here u.
few days ago to cut the road has I
returned to the venter and will l«
employed widening the trail to
lonsinu so that double sleds can
he used.
Lieut. Pillshurv.who will inspect
the trail to Fairbanks; Win. Scott,
who lias been scouting out a short
cut from Copper river to Delta,and
K'd. Young, in the employ of mail
contractor Fish, left here this
morning for Uuikana to decide on
the merits of the rival routes to
Delta. There are three routes pro
posed. One up Dry creek, betw een
1'azlina and Oulknna, wanted by
T. D. Hogan; one up Uuikana and
the other following the oldXiakona
trail, which lea’ e- the government i
trail about ten miles above Fish’s
roadiiouse at the mouth ui (iakoiiu.
Much route has its ardent advocates
and Pills bury is in doubt which to
adopt.
The weather is fine and ibe trails
were never better. M ushers from
the camps are coming along slowly
Professor U rant and Sidney Paige
have now completed their inincro
logical examinations of Prince
William Sound and will leave on
the Portland for the States. They
have visited every mine and pros
pect and are taking out extensive!
notes ami many samples. Their,
report will he published next
spring.
John Borgeson and John Morton j
have put in the season prospecting'
in Kidalgo and Catena hays, and
report the location of 12 very line
claims.
A B. Lewis and Dan Shehan, the
last of the party working on tin
survey of the Copper river valley
base line, returned to town yester
day after completing the survey.
Bett at d (’has. Hurd return d
fiotn rilaic yesterday with a horse
load of dust from their Miller gulch
claim.
Captain Hartman.who has charge
of the telegraph lines of Alaska ar
rived in town with his wife ami
e. iitl and wid make this tits hcad
quariers
II. •1. 11. i*. Kllm’t, ( . i.
1:e.oharti ami {.. 1). lii.id id r
I'li'mu to town Sunday ii..n; iw.
|sina.
Addition locals
J. G. McCu. ...... of Seattle, ac- i
companied hy his wife, arrived on
the Portland to act as cashier and
manager of the Bank of Valdez.
Mr. McCracken was connected with
a large hanking lirm in Chicago till
*98, when he caine to Valdez and
spent a year on the interior. After
going out he accepted a position in
the Puget Sound National Bank at
Seattle, which he has held until
culled here to till the vacancy
caused l.v the resignation of E. W.
Adams, who goes to Fairbanks soon
to enter the express business.
C. H. Golden, Pete Cushman and
Dan Greiinig returned yesterday
from Ni/ina. During the trip Pete
added more rays to the halo that
has always attested to his ineom
harabie ability as a packer. Dan
claims the distinction of lieing the
best hear hunter on the trail while
Goldv must content himself with
lieing the only man on record who
h: - climbed a tree with his saddle
Ik - n during a hear hunt.
t'alis for bids for mail contracts
in this section for the next four
years will le issued soon. A con
tract will probably he let for a ser
vice a!o ig the Sound.
George Davison will leave on the
Portland for the States. He leaves
single, hut—
The two Crarvs arrived yester
day front Slate cnek.
liert Carvev and wife leave Ni
zina Oct. 10, for Valdez.
Chas. Wulff. who spent the sea
son in Nizina. working for the re
ceiver of the Chititu Development
Co., returned yesterday.
Harry Eaton is in from Nizina.
Hotel 'Holman, Copper Center,
has enclosed a 40-acre tract of first
class pasture for the accommoda
tion of its patrons.
Cali yov afford to experiment
with your tilms after packing your
camera all over the country, or is
it not cheaper to take them direct
to 1*. S. Hunt, wle’evou are sure
af the best possible result? Prices
about the same as the first-class,
houses in Seattle.
The Portland arrived from Seat-j
tie Sunday with seventeen passen-:
g<rs, 102 tons of freight anil eight
lit ad of cattle for Valdez, and sev
teen passengers for Lisjum.
George Murharger brought out
some samples of free-milling ore
found in place in Millet gulch. He
has located several claims.
The Home Restaurant is again
open for business under the able
management of Thus. Riley and 0.
1* Riynolds. I; is lixeil up with
eo.'.v onit-is where the neat the
market affords is served. Mr.
i v s’.1 ja r'intends the kitchen,
' .'iv. i’ynoh:- makes it a
.o.ni to ...t- mat ttie uu.ing room
| is properly conducted.
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Says Work_Will Continue
In an interveiw with Colonel
Swanitz yesterday lie stated that as
he has completed all the prelimi
nary work necessary to begin act
ual construction, he will leave on
the Portland and proceed direct to
Chicago, where he will confer with
his principals, and close contracts
with a large firm of railroad con
tractors. In the meantime the
ofiice force stationed here will he
kept at work, also a force of men
clearing the right-of-way. Kids
for the delivery of piles and tics
have been received and the con
tracts for these will be let later. As
soon as a pile driver can be secured
and put in place, a heavy railroad
wharf will lie built about two thous
and feet below the town.
Upon reaching ids destination in
the states the Colonel will ship to
Y’aldez, powder, horses, wagons,
scrapers and other necessaries for
actual construction.
Montgomery Captnred.
A posse from Eagle finally suc
ceeded in capturing Jim Montgom
ery on trcolai pass, on u charge of
murder.. The body of a supposed
victim was located, but two other
men, with whom he left Eagle last
winter, and whom be was supposed
to have done away with, were lo
cated working in the Niziiia dig
gings. Nothing is as yet known
of his wife and child, who, when
last seen were in destitute circum
stances on White river.
Adjudged Insane.
A jury in the commissioner’s
court Saturday adjudged Paul
Hanson insane. He is now under
guard and will he sent to the asy
lum at the earliest opportunity.
Hanson was employed as a fish
erman for the cannery at Karluk.
Early in the summer he showed
symptoms of insanity, and was
brought to Valdez where he was
turned loose. After a few days he
disappeared, and after a long ab
sence was found liidden among the
rocks along the bay west of town,
where he subsisted on salmon.
When found he stated that a num
ber of men were trying to shoot
him, and that his only protection
was the rocks which the bullets
could not penetrate.
F. D. Kelsey, commissioner at
Kodiak returned on the Santa Ana
after a sojourn in Oregon, w here he
went for medical treatment, lieing
troubled with rheumatism. On
1 is way out he took with him one
hundred and fifty-eight pound- of
what was supposed to lie amber
gris, but which proved to be- a min
eral grease closely allied to paraf
fine.