V0LUME l* NO. 26. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1902. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
JAMIES EISH & Co.
It’s Like Finding Money Buying From Us.
Our Grocery Stock \z Complete.
The MONOPOLE UltAXD of Canned
Fruits is l nequalled. The Priee is 30
Cents Per Can. Except Cherries and Pine
apples.
Have Yon Tried
Fels Naptha Soap
\Ve have it, and
can reccomend it
as t)ie Best Ljinn
f dry Soap on the
iinirket.
3 Bars for 25c.
1 Schilling’s Best
Teas, Spices and
1 Bakin" Powder.
r
We Are Showing
In Our Windows Tins
Week, Samples of the
Largest Shipment of
All Wool Underwear
Ever Received in Valdez.
These floods are Imported
Direct Front the Mill.
$3.00 Per Suit.
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Merit will tell
The truth of this saying has been proven
by the wonderful success of
CRARY’S COMPOUND COUGH SYRUP
In all cases of Cough’s Colds, etc. It is our ab
solutely genuine preparation that
Has merit.
Buy a Ixittle of it now. Try it, and if not absolute
ly satisfactory to vuu, the money will be refunded.
THE VALDEZ PHARMACY
H.T. WHITLEg, GEO. J. LOVE
Merchants Cafe
AND
Bakery.
MEALS AT ALL HOU”RS. OPEN ALL NIGHT
JM Tone; Ones Too.
And make them as GOOD AS NEW
By Ottr
Perfect System of Fitting.
Our E y Spex Have Made Thousnds of
Weak Eyes Strong.
Vt Repair aid Rebiiid Vatrbes to. Rone are too Duplicated.
Ve lake all sorts ot DM JffllH. Send ii loir
Kippets Vilk Direclioas Flov to fluke op.
W. C STULL,
VALDEZ
SCIIOOI. BOARD HAVE SE
CURED IT
for 1 Schooihouse.
Will be Put in Habitable Condition
By the City. Schoolhouse
Is too Small.
Tin* City Council held u special
meeting last Saturday night to take
some action in regard to renting
the city hall to the school lmard for
school purposes.
Judge (ioodcll, the president of
the lmard. appeared before the
council and stated that the present
school building was too small to
accommodate the scholars who
would attend during the coming
year, without adding a room to the
building. This the school board
diil not care to do as it would ne
cessitate an outlay of $400, and
then the building would not lie
suitable for school purposes.
i he board offered the council a
ri ntal of $10 a month for the cum
in school veur and agreed to pav
the rent in adv nee, providing that
the council worn 1 have the build
ing’ ■ ’ 'a s and storm doors
addl'd and the building divided
into two rooms.
I lit* council accepted tlit* offer of
llie lioaril ami appointed a com
mittee to have the building fin
ished as rapidly a- jiossihle.
From present indications it ap
pears that there will lie a large
number of new scholars here before
spring, hut the school lioard is
making preparations to accommo
date ,all who come. New desks
have been ordered and everything
necessary for the us - and conven
ience of the scholars and teachers
will lie provided.
I'ut your ad in the Ckospkctok
and see your trade grow.
IS THE AIM OF THE RAIL
ROAD PEOPLE
Campaign of Education in the
States. Contractor is
Coming.
Won! whs received by the last
mail that the Valdez,Copper Kiver
A \ ukon Hailr<>ad laid secured
control of tlie Hawkins road, or a
it is better known, the Dawson A
I Indian River road. This road is to
start from Dawson and will run to
| the Indian river country,a distance
.of HO miles toward American terri
| torv.
Tiie more that is learned of the
! affairs of the Valdez road, the
higher seems to be their aim. it
| appears liiat the road from here to
the copper country will he the
smallest part of the undertaking.
the intention mnv seems to he to
run to Eagle and Daw-ou and per
i baits down the Yukon,
i ‘
It i- said that the company will
put on a line of steamers from here
j to Seattle, and that they will spend
i thousands oi dollars in advertising
i the Copper river country through
out the States.
The Miles brothers are now
in the interior taking views of the
country with which to illustrate
the vast amount of printed matter
that will lie sent all over the coun
try. Stereopiican views and mov
ing pictures will also be made and
Used throughout the country as an
advertising medium. The people
of the States must lie educated in
regard to Alaska, and the Valdez
railroad company will endeavor to
do this. They will be assisted by
all the prominent railroads in the
States, and especially the Pacific
coast lines. The Southern Pacific
company is now advertising this
section of Alaska throughout the
East and West.
The managers and promotors of
the Valdez road had an important
conference in New York, a few
weeks ago and large amounts of
supplies for the road were pur
chased.
Mr. Gillette, the chief engineer
of the road is waiting in Seattle for
a conference with Mr. Helm and
Mr. Huhhard and will probably lie
here on the- next trip of the Bertha.
Mr. McDonald, the contractor, is
on his way here from New York,
and may be expected within a
month.
In the meantime the surveyors
of tlii- road are actively engaged in
running lines, and are now nearly
to Keystone canyon. They have
run a number of different lines and
the most suitable route will be de
cided upon when Mr. Gillette ar
rives.
At the Haziett townsite, where
the surveys started, a large force of
men are busily engaged making
streets and otherwise improving
the townsite.
The building of this road involves
millions of dollars and necessarily
it will l»e slow work to commence
active operations, such as grading
and laying rails, but there is no
doubt but that this work will be
commenced in a short time.
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Kememlier if you are going to
the interior (prickly, go by Copper
Center and secure your outfit there.
A. Holman for further information.
I Waterproof coats, pants and
rubber boots, just the thing for lot
| locators at Richards.
AT LEAST WILL COME OUT
OF
; Hammond Brings $50,000 in Du:«t.
Other Parties are Reti
cent.
Mr. C. Hammond, who returned
I yesterday from Slate, savs that
.'f.iiKUMXt is a verv conservative es
tiniate ot the output of Slate creek
and Miller gulch for this season.
He estimates that Kraemcr’s claim
will produce about |HKt,(XtO; Mil
ler’s claim about the same amount;
Tacoma claim #7o,000; Sandberg's
claim if .o.ixmi and the other claims
on Miller gulch ami Slate creek
will bring the total considerably
above the half million mark.
Hammond brought out about
ifoO.OiH) f,,n various parties, and
others who have left Slate recently
also have large amounts, hut will
not give the exact tigurcs.
.Mr. Hamiiioiid will buy some
'more horses and return immedialc
Iv to Slate erct k.
Wickersham Has T,eft Nome.
Late Nome papers state that
Judge James W'ickcr-ham would
leave Nome about July tith.
A term of Court was to he held
at Rampart commencing Julv21st,
am! when through tlarethe Judge
would go to Ragle and hold aterm
of Court tlicre.ainl wotdd then leave
ior Valdez, via Dawson, where lie
would establish head-quarters.
'I he Judge is accompanied by
his wife and stenographer.
Long Journey For Moose.
On the Excelsior, hound for the
Cook inlet country, were Mr. David
Davies, of Wales, and W. if. Welsh
of Scotland. These gentlemen
came all the way from England to
shoot some large game. They are
more than anxious to shoot a moose
each, and take the horns to Eng
land. They know there is a law
against taking moose horns out of
Alaska, hfit claim to have a special
permit to do so.
They left Liverpool June 20th,
and arrived here Aug. Ith.
In From Slate.
C. Hammond, Oklahoma Bill,
the iMipular Keystone avenue mer
chant and W. Nichols arrived ves
terday evening from Slate creek.
1 hey had a very exciting trip.
While crossing tin- Chistuehina,
Hammond was pulled from his
horse ami got tangled up with its
legs, hut fortunately escaped with
out an.- serious injuries. At the
Fa/lina tiny were detained for
some time by high water, and to
cap the climax, when almost with
in sight of town, they ran against
that wonderful public ferry across
the lake stream. After going some
distance out of their way to cross
on this boat, they found that it
was im|>o—ible to take a horse
over and had to retrace their steps
and take the old ford.
Tiny report most encouraging
prospects on Slate. Kveryone is
doing well and the creek will make
a l*-ttcr showing this year than
even the most sanguine laid pre
dicted.
They left lies at Tazlina. Burr
was also there. They were resting
up and waiting for the ferry to lie
put in oj K-ration again.
Subscribe for tire- Pbospectoh.
Solomon's W
IS TO HAVE A HYDRAULIC
| OUTFIT
Min this Mion
1200 Foot Tunnel to be Cut. Kuy
Men Will Soon Be Em
ployed.
Valdez is to hare one of tho
| most extensive hydraulic mines in
western Alaska, and it will lie in
i operation in a short time and will
' have a large pay roll, which will
In- of material licnctit to Valdez.
The Solomon gulch property is
at last putting on a businesslike
ap|H>aranee. The parties who re
cently 1 Minded this property from
Judge Williams have organized a
company with a large capitaliza
tion. known-is the Dainlmw Min
ing it Development Company, and
have commenced active work on
the property.
Mr. tico. Barrack the general
manager of the company J. A. Mc
* Juinn the civil engineer and Clias.
DcBoi.-c the foreman are at the
mine to start the surveying and to
lay out the preliminary work for
the hydraulic plant which is to he
put in operation there.
A tunnel will he cut and a train
way liuilt from the beach. A large
amount of preparatory work must
he done Indore actual mining oper
ation- can commence, and it is ex
pected that, thev will have almut a
hundred men at work within two
weeks.
the hydraulic machinery is now
at Seattle and will l*e brought up
on the next trip of the Excelsior*
A saw mill is included in the list
of machinery that is purchased,
and everything needed for the de
velopment of this extensive prop
erty will soon la- on the ground.
Judge L. L. Williams the well
known attorney of Juneau is the
principal owner of this proja-rty,
having secured it in 181)7. The
Judge has always la-1 ieved that the
property is rich and the company
that will now work it are fully
convinced of this fact, having had
several experts examining the
property.
School to Start Monday.
Miss Eleanor E. Monrchouse, the
new principal of our public school,
arrived on the Newport today from
Skagway.
Miss Monrchousc is a graduate of
the State Normal School of Oregon,
and has taught very successfully
for the past four years. She cornea
with the highest recommendations.
School will commence on Mon
day morning at the school house,
and will la* held there until the
work on the city hall is completed.
Another ’98er Back.
Jim l'lenderleith and Mr. Moore
left Wednesday with two horses for
tlie Xixina. It is their intention to
semi the horses hack ajul rin.ain
on the interior j respecting, until
late in the fall.
Mr. I'leiidcrleith, who arrived on
the Kxcelsior. was among the early
ones to cross the glacier in ’JW. He
spent the following summer on the
Klutena, and then crossed over to
Dawson and from there to Xome,
where he has been until this season,
lie means to stick to pros|>eeting
until he strikes it good and hard.
The ease between Mrs. Hood and
Mr. Chapman was eompromised.
Mrs. 1 loud paying the eosts and
agreeing to remove the fence and
tent from the street in front of
the Chapman lot.