Correspondence.
■Spmts: no ith. ll'lto*M;<-T<>it.
Kavak—It is rumored around
Itswn that the English Company
•has changed hands and is now
•known as the A. II. Strucey Com
pany. However, as yet no authen
tic report frem the officials or rep
resentatives of Hint corporation h; s
keen given out. There is anotli <r
report on the street that this com
pany is going to cease its labors in
the oil field and devote their time
and energy to their coal proi>crties,
which ■ hey have an enormous
quantity of semi-anthracite. At
present the work on this property,
•or work tending to develop the
•same, consists of the building of n
■short line of railroad to within oue
Iialf mile of Chilkat lake.
Sometime ago, while drilling in
their new hole at Chilkat point,
they lost their drill and hit, and for
«ome time past have been fishing
for those tools. After several un
successful attempts to liring them
to the surface ihsy decided to em
ploy a new set and drill past them.
This scheme was brought to a suc
cessful issue and they succeeded in
oinking the hole to a depth of 16tX)
ifeet. The chief driller, Mr. Cherry,
states that while sinking he passed
through several stratns of earth un
known to him, it being of a very
•hard and compact nature, and at
■times the bottom would seem to
•drop out of the hole. The forma
tion, however, is of the right kind,
and he predicts that in a few days
the oil will he coming from this
well.
Mr. Harry White, of Seattle,
president of the Alaska Coal and
Oil Co., arrived here on the Bertha
with two coal experts from British
Columbia. Mr. White has large
interest* here in both coal and oil,
end it is bis intention to push the
development of his coal property
es rapidly as possible. Mr. A. M
Green, his able manager in these
enterprises, has long since com
menced work in driving a tunnel
in the least promising of the
•claims owned or controlled by this
company, and states that he is very
much surprised at the good show
ing on what he considered the scum
•of the property. Mr. Green has
•long been {connected with various
mining enterprises, and is consid
ered to be a good authority in coal.
He is very enthusiastic over the
•outlook here.
Mr. C. P. Brunneau, of Oregon,
bus a force of men at work on his
coal property near the head of
Chilkat lake. This property was
bonded from Powers, Hamiltou
mud Carey last year to the Great
Western Coal Co., and is showing
up to he better than expected. On
•one of these claims there arc five
•tunnels showing a 12 foot vein of
.-solid coal, and on two others there
mre two tunnels showing two 8 foot
veins. It is their intention to do
ms much work this year as possible
in order that the shipment of coal
imay not bo delayed early next
year.
Mr. J. W. Ivey returned on the
fianta Ana and staid but a short
time at this burgh. He returned
•n the southern trip of the Bertha
to Seattle aud New York. While
in New Yor e he will attend the
.oonveuti m of the republican state
.central c umnittce, which holds its
iast session in hep. ember, before
the presi lential election. The good
work that he has done for Alaska
while in Washington during the
last session of ’.congress, is thor
oughly appreciated by all here and
elsewhere/, everyone feeling assured
that the interests of this part of
Alaska are diplomatically and sub
stantially safe in his uharge. Mr.
Ivey and Mr. T. li. -CJorlew, our
Jtocal merchant, have combined
their coal interests in the Shepard
■creek district. These probities
are rated very high in value and
expected output, being among the
best in the district.
Two committments and five ap
peals will .represent this precinct
.at the .next term of the District
jCourt.
Mr. W. H. Whittlesey returned
liroui Juneau on the Bertha.
Mr. and Mrs. Alzma expect to
Jca.ce Jur their home in .Califuiuiia
on tl e Santa Ana. The entire
community wishes tlcm every
kind of good luck and success.
For the tirst time in the history
of the Kyak cannery, and jtcrhaps
jin Alaska, the canning of siivir
salmon will Ik? oxjierimenled with,
ami two or three thousand eases
will Ik.' turned out and placed on
the market. Heretofore the packers
j ha'o considered the silver salmon
i too dry to bring any kind of a pay
, price. The succt'ss of this experi
ment is looked forward to eagerly
by all those interested in canneries.
Tiie gasoline launch Elvira m
rived at (J.45 on Sept 1st and
brought as passengers Frank Carey
Fred 1’orier, whose sobriquet is
big Fred, Walter II. Campbell,Mr.
Clarence Cunningham und civil
engineer Jfubbvll. Carey, I’oricr
and Campbell left hero a short
time ago to work in Cunningham’s
eoal mines aliovc Cliilkut lake.
After working ionic time on the
survey then going oi>, of these
mines, under the supervision of
engineer Hubbell, they returned to
their work in tiie mines. The tun
nel in which they wore working is
o(XI feet long with an overhead rise
into which the gas from the lower
level escapes. It was the usual
custom for Carcv, who is the lore
man »f the mines, to explode this
gas .before entering on the day’s
labor. On Sept. 1st lit entered the
mine with a gunny sack with
which lie fans the lower tunnel in
order to drive the gas which may
he there to the upper raise. After
having used this novel invention
for some few minutes and thinking
that the gas was driven from the
lower tunnel he climed up a rojic
to the upper raise, which is 2o feet
higher than tiie tunnel by which
they enter. lle then called for one
of the men, Porier, to bring him a
candle. This was done, and just
as it was to he handed to him a
a quantity of gas ignited and ex
ploded, creating fearful havoc with
the hands and faces of the three
men. Carey, whoall this time was
above, hail to climb down the rope
hand over hand to the lower tun
nel, with his hands and face horai
bly burned. Porier was terribly
liorned on the side of the face, but
luckily escaped getting his hands
burned on account of the gloves
worn by him. Campbell was also
badly burned about the head, his
hands also being saved by his
gloves. As Carey was the most
severely burned of the three, his
head and hands were immediately
swathed in cotton and bandages
which were then saturated with
olive oil. Campbell then bandaged
Porier’s head, who in turn did a
like service for him In the mean
time Carey started for town, going
four miles to the head of Chilkat
lake on a horse, but before reach
ing the lake his face became so
swollen that his eyes were closed.
He waited for the other two men
and when they arrived they imme
diately proceeded down the lake
in a canoe, which was padd led by
Canpliell and Porier. When they
reached Chilkat point they were
again attended to by friends, ard
were met also by the owner of the
mine, who immediately chartered
the Elvira and brought them to
town where they were placed under
the charge of Dr. Payzant. Carey is
in a precarious condition.
WHO GETS MOCHA COFFEE ?
Host of It Taken by Sheiks and Gov
ernors of Arabia—Little la
Ever Exported.
“I don’t believe there in a '
pound of genuine Mocha coffee oil
this continent,” Mr. C. T. ililli
glas, a coffee merchant, informs
me, says a writer in the St. Louis
Ulobe Democrat, “or that -<M( peo
ple in this country have ever tast
ed it, unless they have at some
time visited Arabia and drunk it
at the table of some sheik or gov
ernor.
“Tin* trnp Mocha i» the finest
coffee grown; it lias a delicious fla
vor that makes it as superior to
the very best of other brands as
silk is superior to cotton, but the
crop is extremely limited, and
hardly ever more fhnn satisfies
purely local demands. Koine
Arabian coffee may fiml its way t<>
this country; it may even 1m* called
Mocha, hut it is not the real arti
cle. I am sure, ami none of us has
ever hail it here, though w<*get tin*
best of other brands that an*
grown in Ceylon and Java, and
that means some mighty line cof
fee. ji Is not Moeha. however, for
the whole of the true M'v-ha cron
each year wouldn't supply thecof
fee demands of one ward in St.
T.otiis alone for a period of sis
months. The "best and plnmjiest
berries of the Moeha growth,
those with fin* most exenisite
flavor, are eagerly t"! • n by
the governors and shell:;’ in lie*
vicinity. and fliev have to got their
orders '»> in nflvrnco. ro that tliev
may lie sure of thr*ir imtt""] sop
plv. The secnod-p**ade berries go
to tin* wealthier citizens. got of
the ..ing|-’->i-«. |*pd 1> e third.
or poorest, i rede of berries, wllieh
are net mig-h fl*?Ts*l lor totheliest
Java coffee, .are cold to the people,
and the demand invariably ex
ceeds the supply.
“Some!lines a few noamls or
this e!ieav*.-t grade ef Mo<-|).a finds
its way to (Vinsfrotinopte. but it
is very, rorv seldom. and I don't
believe an onrii*** i»f it has ever got
anv f’;i.«v-ei-t fiian that, f pre
sume that if. bv come book or
crook. ■* pound of the real ?duwn
Is.yr'ee V-i-ha "- re lnnd.’-d !!’ till*
I'lmi-ii v it would sell for a p*,:ce
<t>at e' en a Tlnekefeller t»i?"hf lien
State to paV. Vi* »*f*t ft'H lw-v* oof.
p»o*i-»i> mar* from the Mocha,
hut Hie to'-rt cnnd'ti ns which pre
vail where that wfpp is raised
prevent ua from obtaining any,
and I hardlv tid'd- the peal tlihip
will ever be found in ourmarkets.”
Developed by Nature.
When the |>etnlH of the great
laurel magnolia are touched,
however lightly, the result is a
brown sj*»t, which develops in a
few hours. The fact is taken ad
vantage of by tin* South Ameri
can lover, who pullB a magnolia
tlower, and on one of its pure
white petals writes a motto or
message with a sharp-pointed |s*n
eil. Then Ik* sends the flower, the
young lady puts it i-n a vase of wa
ter. and in three or four hours the
message written on the leaf be
comes perfectly visible, and re
mains so.
Oldest Wooden Building.
Japan claims the oldest wood
en building in the world. It is a
log storehouse in Yarn,, which
is now used to shelter some of the
mikado's art treasures. An age of
l',200 years is claimed for it. Some
of the logs are nearly worn away
by the weather.
Swedlin Drug Stores.
Sweden has only one drug stow
to every 15,000 of its imputation.
CASH <
OR
CREDIT
Cata
logue
FREE.
ONLY $10.00
Cash, balance $5.00 a month,
buys this 3 - year guaranteed
Buggy—$37.50 on time pay
meuts or $33.50 cash. We trust
honest people located in all
parts of the World.
W rite I or free catalogue of Buggies.
Surreys. Phaetons, Spring and Farm
Wagons.
CEITURY M1IUFICTUR1I6 CO.
USX ST. INIS. ILL.
Fa rmoas.
IX TIIE rXITEU STATUS DISTRJW* t'OI RT.
KO.i 1 UK M.'THH T (>K ALASKA,
Till II. . IVI IOX.
HrtD'«‘l lliiri'nn II1
rutnt it,
M«fri;ie Hi(-k«t
IvfeiuWnt. J
Summons
lor
ruMiciition.
The President of the United States, send*
greeting to Maggie Hicks, defendant:
You are hereby required to appear In an
action Wrought against you l»y the above nano d
plaintiff itvtbe I Tilled States district Court. f«*r
the district of Alaska, Third division, and an
sw«*r the complaint filed therein within thirty
days after the completion of the peril*! «»i
publication of this summons, to wit*
Tlic said action was broiiKlit to obtain nde*
en*e dissolving the la»nd ■ of matrimony hereto
fore and now existing between plaintiff and dc
fendant.
A in I you arc hereby notified that if von
fail to appear ami answer the complaint, as
at»o\v m qiiircd, t.ie said plain:iff will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded.
Onlei foraervlce of summons of publication
wns made on the 2nd day of June.
WITNESS, the Honorable Janies Wiclcer
sliam, Judge of said Court this 12th day >*f
August, P.*d, ami of the Independence of the
United States of America, the One liiimlrcdth
and Twenty-ninth.
(Skal.) A. R. Ifrii.tu,
t lerk U. S. district Court, for the district
of Alaska, Third division.
Ily K. A. IIknpkkso.n, deputy.
J. W. Lp.p.oY, Attorney for the Plaintiff,
Valdes, Alaska.
First date of publication August 1*. pmi.
la*s| date of publication Sept. 2!», 1WI.
Notice Of Forfeiture.
To KL. I'll El.A?it her heirs or assign*.
You are hereby notified that tiie undersigned
F. A. • oriu'H. y«»ur co-owner in the hereinafter
•lc*« rilmd mining elaiui* lias expend* d the sum
•>l Tw.t llnitdred h< liar* <f J »>) dining the yea I
l'MW in tie dt vi lopinen* and improvement of
th«ee certain milling claim* simated on I'ynk
Hay, Kaiiiak Island. I y«k lining histrhl.
\lr.ska, de-eribed as lYIJov *, i- wit: Tunic i
elaim banted Febtiary 21, l‘x»2, by l>an hough
eriy and Kl. I'lieiaii. uoti/eol loeatioii record
•••I Ap.ll IK. l'>*2. In Vol. l at page 2->‘* of Mining
la*eatl»n* of t ne record* of the 1-i triei keenni
er at Kodiak, Alaska: L I*. I.. claim located in
and notice of location recorded in the
tiooks of «aid recofd*Ht Ktaliak.
S lid sum «•' money >. • \p uued in the dev* 1
•pment and iuipro\enic:n of said • ini ms wv*
*•• c\|K-ridf *i as a lid for tiie annual lab**r for lie
year I'Aid on -aid claims requited by Section
2-*21 of tin* lle\ i*cd statutes i.f the (’lilted state*,
and the amendment-* tii r* to.
You are further notitied that if you fail (•
par !•• tii" nn lemigiied the proport i.n «u the
**»il i sum dim from you ou or before tiie ex pi**.
Hon of ninety ((*) days from flu* publication **i
till- noiti e. tiswit oil or bemre January 12.
vont intrttwt u said, claim* w ill h * 'forfeit* «:
and be- ome the property ot your uuderpigneo
co-nW'm*r.
11 yment may he made to the und ersigned
at ( yak, Alaska, or to hi* attorney* fiooh-1]
hdwards, at Valdez, Alaska.
fF. A Cornell,
hated it Vaidei. Alaska July.14, 1°im.
hate of first piddieation July 1 tth ItXH.
hate of last puldiention Oct Id;It l'Ad.
Notice of Forfeiture.
Yukatage, Alaska, July 22,1901.
To h. C. Hlodget *
You are hereby notified that I have expend
ed during the year 1'.xks one Hundred hollar*
($lixt) mi labor and improvement* upon each ••!
’the follufc'Jnjr placr miningclaims* No.2ab«\
hi*e«»\ery atoi .\o. 10 below hihcovcry, botu sit-*
uated on White Hivernear Yakatag**,* in oalau-t
Mining f istriet, liahiua keeor*iing histrn .
histriet of Alaska, in order *«» lt«>ld said claim?
under the provision* of Section 2d2l ••' il •
kevised Statute* of tiie I'liitod State* aiul tin
amend ill *111* thereto approve*! January 22. IhKo
coiieerniig aniniul la bo** ti|s»n mining claims,
being tlte smount required to hold said claim*
1 tiie )K*. od ending December til, IfXKI. And
i! within 11 lietv day* from tiie )a*rsoiial service
o' u.is 110 .ce, or w'ithin ninety day* after the
(•ublit atio.i thereof, you fail or refuse to con
irho.tc y«» r pro|a»rtion of such cx|H*iiditiirc |
ai a co-o-tncr. your interest in said claim?
will la*eoi!ie the proja.*rty of tiie subscriber,
your co-owi.cr, w ho Ini* mad • the required ex
P* nditure by the terms of said section.
Halvon Jensen.
hate of first publication July‘>,?!!X>4.
hate ol last publication (let. 27. I'.Nil.
Notice of Forfeiture.
Valdez, Alaska, August 1,1'JOI.
To — Mo*
You arc hereby notified that the
undersigned Kus*cl It. Robinson has exp mlci
• hiring the years imrj and four hundred
v l»M*) dollars upon the Lucky Nine a ml skookem
lining claims, situated in ar McKinley Lake in
[’lie Algauik Mining District and iii Valdez
I Recording District, the hie-ttioii notices 4.1 1
which claims arc now of record in the office o: 1
the I’nitetl Mates Commissioner at Valdez, and 1
to which not if s referent e is made fora more
particular description thereof, in order to hold ’
-aid claim* under provision oi Section iSfcD.
K.ivhctl Statutes of t!ie I’nitetl States, ami the
aiiieiidiiieuts relating thereto concerning an
| niial labor upon milling claims, being tin-*1
• mount required to ludd said claims during
the years p.arj and I'.hcj,ending Deeemher.'tl, Wu: j
• ml if at the • x pi rat ion of ninety days from ]
he publication ot this notice, you fail or refuse
l to eoiitribufe your piop»rtion of such ex|a*ml-.
I it lire, y*»ur int^r-st in .-aid claims will become
j the prop -rty ot .he undersigned, your co-own
cr, who has ina>:e the required expenditure b\
the term* of said section.
11 us.se l It. Kohinson.
First I'uMb-ation Aug. t, P.mj
ljut Publication No\. :t, r.M.
Free sample to agents. Practi
cal ready call device for telepones.
Saves brain work and hours of time
Sells itself. One sale sells dozens.
Seeing is believing. Send stamp.
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Madison Ave., Dept. F. A. D., New
York City.
For Assays Send Your Ore To
J. H. MORRISON,
Assayer Ellamar Mining Co.
Gold, Silver and Copper $3.50
Gold and Silver - 1.50
Copper ... 2.00
Lead - - - 2.00
Ellamar, Alaska
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
Ellamar. Alaska.
The finest «f <baths at the Dock
Hath Horse.
Carrying U. S. Mail and .Express,
Str. Santa Clara .
i
Str. Santa Ana
Str. Dora
Sails from Seattle 1st of each month hr
Juneau, Sitka, Kayak, Yakntat. Valdez.
Seward. Cook Inlet and whv jpvl-i. Sails
from Valdez, for Seattle and way.norts,
1 titli of each month.
Sails from Seattle on 16tb of r^elimontz.
for Juneav, Sitka; Kayak, Yakntat Valdez,
Seward, C-ook Inlet and way |mns. Con
neet* at Valdez-with Str. Dora for all port-,
lietween Valdez and Vnalaska. Sails frotr
Valdez for Seattle and wav j.orta, -!*t. «'
_ each month.
From Valdez to I’nalnska and wav nnrt ■
—♦it li of caeh month, connecting at >7a Ida:;
with S. S, Santa Ana
Right to change steamers • or date of-sailing is resererd.
Agents fer all kinds of Steam or House Coa
E. E. CAINE, President. J. V. TRttimilKiK, lie i. Mg
til8*First Avc..Seattle, Wash.
C. 'W. MILLER, Ass t 'Mgr.
Phone lit Valdez, Ala ka
A. IS lies, Pres. I. M. limwn. Treats. ‘F. .1. Xingh-.irii. Sec
Valdez Doth o Warehouse Cctr.panjf.
floods may hr »hjT>pt‘*l in otir faro uml !«*ft in w>tn Houm* till
fHlli'd ft*r. I’Hril'"* uniiii; loilifinitrltti nil’ tin I it •••*! v. n
i» nt »uf itvc r«»n»ii.!ini»ti» u i?lt u* !•• !*«• to • j, i,
i»n«i hi MM*h .t , !»«•>• may *lir ft.
Our storage is safe, being i-4th mile from nearest buildiuj
Home Resteorant : ,
Keystone Ave. Opp. ut. Eiias Hotel.
'Meals At All Hours .From ti ()ViiK'k A.M.
to hjO’clock r.JI. iRegular 1 tinner Kroir
It to .7. tHunday‘Dinner A Specinltv
Ice Cream Parlor
MRS. L. II. AIXEN.
Valdez Electric Light, Power & Telephone Co
Incorporated.
We have on hand -a large-assortment-of fEieetric Fixtures,
Plain and Fancy Shades, Call Hells and Annunciator*.
Estimates given on all kinds of electrical work. Phone UO.
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MINERS’ HOTEL,
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McKinley st. and Keystone av C. Johnson,Prop
Paints, Oils, Glass.
Fine Varnishes, Buhders Hardware,
Terra Cotta Pipe.
JAS .FISH, SR. Manager.
McKinley Hall
Cor. Reservation Av. anJ 'Hobart St
Suitable for Balls, Parties,
Receptions, Banquets, etc*
Dates Booked With
A. M. EDWARDS, White Block.
HYDRAULIC
Giants Water Lifters,
Elevators Pipes
Derricks, Gates
Questions m regard to HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING PKO&
LEMS freely answered.
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