HIES REBEL
Call Meeting and Refuse to Pay
Tatitlek Priest $275 He
Claims is Due
Mike Tolmiinf ami Tnmm\
touchy, of Kllamar anil Talillek,
arrived in town yesterday from
llieir homes and reporl I hat 4 ho
natives and the Russian priest
have been having I rouble, and that
the natives held a mass meeting
and decided to stand pal and re
fuse to pay tribute to the priest,
who claims to have $275 due him
as church dues from the natives.
Tlic story as told by the two
men is that the priest demand
ed his share of the money re
ceived by the natives for culling
wood for the Kllamar mine. He
claims $1 from each native a day,
so the natives called a meeting
and now refuse to “come across.”
The priest has threatened I hat all
kinds of trouble shall pursue
I hem and llieir families.
The priest, the unlives claim,
is always drunk and iliey do md
care |o work for his “lioo/.c," but
are afraid if they do not pay him
lie will keep Jesus from coming
In Tat il lek. and I hey want him to
come. They would like to have
the marshal help them to slop the
priest from keeping Jesus from
enI cring I he village.
Hair Uncut for Seventeen Years.
Washington, l>. (3.. Fell, -i.
F. F. Hnxwell. of lloisiuii'lon. j
Kan., who has not had his hair j
cut for nearly 17 years, is froinfr I
In seek a liarher in Washington
as soon as he sees Woodrow \\ il- j
son inaugurated on March i. Ilisj
hair is i i inches Iniifr. Mr. Box- |
well in 181H5 vowed that if Mr.!
Bryan failed to defeat \\ i 11 in in
McKinley he would not have his
haircut until a Democrat hecame
head of l he nation.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR O. S.
PATENT.
SniVEY NO. 929.
Serial No. 0 1571.
L' S l and Office, Juneau, Alaska, January ,
■I, 19 13 !
Noire is herein- given lliat in pursil- I
anee of an Art of Congress, approved May I
loth, is72, Hohert Pringle, by Frank c |
Weber, attorney in fact, whose postolTict ]
address is Valdez, Alaska, lias made op i
plleallon for a patent for 1 4 5 1.70 lineal 1
feet on Hie Helena and 1261.21 linear feel
on the iirinmd Hog lodes, bearing gold, I
'liver and copper, tlio same being 1 ill.70 ■
feel s. 22 deg. ni min. W. and ill fee,
\ 22 i!eg. 0 1 min. K. on the Helena and '
1251.21 feel N. o deg. 33 lulu. K. and in ;
feel s. a deg, 33 min. \V. on I lie firoiino i
Hog lodes, from llieia respective iliscov- !
, rv pomls, with surface grt.. 3.7(1 fee,
oil the north end in wldlli and 1 so feel in ;
width on Hie solilli end of the Helena lode,
and 37,0 feet in width on the south rim ;
and 196.7,3 feel in width on the norilienu j
,,f the Ground Hog lode; situate in Hit :
Valdez Mining District. Knights Island.
Territory or Alaska, and described by l it
ulTicial plat and Held notes on 11 le in the
ulfiee or the Register or the Juneau i.ann 1
District, Alaska, as follows, viz:
Helena Lode. . i
Reginning at corner No. I. whence F. s. :
L. M. No. 38 bears N. 27 deg. 18 min.
30 sec. W. 3978.90 reel; thence S. 10 deg.
:,7 min. W. 1399 feet to corner No. 2; j
thence S. 85 deg. 52 min. K. 489 rect to
corner No. 3; thence N. 22 deg. 01 min.
F 14.71.70 re,et lo corner No. 4; llience.
N. 8.7 deg. 52 min. K. 350 rect lo corner
No. I, the place or beginning.
Ground Hog Lodg.
Beginning at corner No. 1, whence II. S.
I.. M. No. 38,.bears N. 47 deg. 04 min. 30
sec. W. 2145.43 rcet; thence S. 7 deg. 50
min. W. 1284.50 feet to corner No. 2;
llience S. 85 deg. 5g min. W. 350 feel to
•■orner No. 3; thence N. 0 deg. 33 min. E.
1264.24 feet to corner No. 4; thence N. 85
■leg. 52 min. 496.53 feet to corner No.
l, the place of beginning.
containing 24.813 acres, and forming a
portion nr Knights Island, whir l lies In
Prince William Sound, In the Valdez Min
mg District. Tcrrtory or Alaska, described
as Survey 929.
The presumed course of the lode line on
the Helena lode Is S. 22 deg. 04 min. \Y. i
and on the Gorund Hog lode N. 0 deg. 33 ;
min. E. magnetic variation 26 deg. 37, inin.
1 ‘ The location notices of said lode mining j
•• ■laiins are recorded In the office or the ■
-l nltcd Stales Commissioner and tv-olTlelf. ]
Hecorder at Valdez, Alaska, in Book “H
of Mining Locations on page 409, and in
Hook “J” or Mining Locations on page 58. ■
Any and all persons claiming adversely I
any portion or said Helena lode or Ground
/Hog lode, are required to tile tlieir ad
verse claims with the Register or tilt
vnited States Land Office at Juneau. Alas
ka. during the sixty day period or publt
•atidn hereor or within eight months
■Thereafter, or they will be barred by pro
visions of the statute.
ROBERT PRINGLE.
Rv FRANK C. WEBER, Attorney In Fact.
Fulled States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska,
January 4. 1913.
It Ib hereby ordered that the foregoing:
notice he published in the Valdez Pros
pector, the newspaper published nearest
the said mining: claims, for a period of
siy,y rtays- C. B. WALKiTn,
Register.
Firsl publication Jan. 16, 1913.
Last pubiicallon March 17, 1913.
. /ta
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
C ••
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Deacription, Ho*e Valve*,
Irei °ipe, Fitting*.
| ons How Well His Work
Has Been Appreciated.
The smoker Iasi Saturday night
at the Tillikum Club by the Bar
Association of I lie Third division
and the citizens of this division
in general, as a testimonial of
Ihe high regard in which they
hold Judge Lyons, of the First
division, was a great success.
The rooms w'dre crowded and no
thing was left undone by the ar
rangement committee to provide
for the distinguished guest of the
evening.
Mayor F. K. Ritchie, who is al
so an attorney, presided at the
meeting and he called on many
members of the bar and also sev
eral prominent citizens, all of
whom voiced the high esteem in
which lh(‘ people of this section
hold Judge Lyons, who, by his
fairness, honesty, fearlessness
and legal ability has earned Ihe
confidence of Ihe people of every
community in the entire terri
tory.
Judge l.ynns. in responding",
said dial the people of Alaska,
the members of the bar and the
press of the territory find treat
ed him with the utmost courtesy,
lie said I hat Alaskans were the
best losers in the world. That
liligalion is of great importance
to l he litigants, yet I tie losing
side had always been fair lo him,
in spile of the fact that he was
called upon to decide against
them, lie thanked I he people of
Valdez for the many courtesies
exlended him and I he many kind
filings they had said about him.
The speaking continued until
well in the morning and the good
I hings to cal and drink and smoke
were passed around as needed.
Pay for Jersey Convicts.
Caldwell, X. J„ Feb. 21.—Con
x ids in the Kssex county peni
tentiary here who are abb1 In work
will I.mployed building good
roads, for which service limy will
each receive s 1.50 a day. This is
I In' plan of Warden Ferdinand .1.
Ilosp. who also favors I lie inaug
uration ol a system at the peni
tentiary v hereby the prisoners t
may engage in farm work. II ap- |
pears, however, that of llm £1.50 |
In lie paid In the eonvicls, one-j
third is In go to the penitentiary
for maintenance, another third is
to lie deducted for enurl costs,
and 50 cents will be coni ribuled
to the support of the prisoner’s
family.
(ilen Kalini returned In Valin*/,
mi tin* Brighton after making a
1 rip lo the Everman and Herman
mine, in which he holds an in
terest.
J. M. Elmer, of Fairbanks, ar
rived on (he McIntosh stage yes
terday evening and reports the
trail in line shape and (he stages
making good time both ways. Mr.
Elmer is the man who brought the
first dredge into the DawsOn
country and is one of I In* pio
neers of I he territory.
FOR RENT—Five room house
on Sherman St. Inquire of Mrs.
IT. heavdl. • •
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Frank Rease, his heirs, -.ad
ministrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that I
have expended $300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
ito-wit: The “Two Friends No.
It," ’Two, Friends No. 2, aryl
“Two Friends No. 3,” The loca
tion certificates of which said
lode claims are of record in Book
2 of Records, pages 377, 377 and
316, respectively, in the office of
the Recorder for the Valdez Re
cording District, Territory ot
j Alaska, said lode claims being
! situated on the west side of j
j Slump glacier, about six miles
j from Slump bay, in the recording
ldistrict aforesaid, proof of said
expenditure appearing by affi
davit filed on December 28, 1912,
in the office of the recorder
aforesaid; that being. $300 per
year, the amount required to hold
said claims for flic year ending
December 31, 1912. And if,
within ninety days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75, being $25 for each
j of said claims), your interests in
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
tion 232 i, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
JOHN PAULE.
First pub. January 11. 1913.
Last pub. April 15, 1913.
.1
A. Kvmnan returnedto. YaL.
dez on the Brighton. He has been
\yorking on his property at Bet!
ties bay and reports the claims
as showing up well with depth.
The Dancers.
We will dance again on Wed
nesday evening - at 9:30 sharp.
Special lessons for beginners at
N [). in. Moose ball. Home waltz
al 12 o’clock.
James E. Wilson, the freight
er, is a patient at the Good Sa
maritan Hospital, suffering from
an abcess of the ear. He under
went an operation yesterday and
is on his way lo recovery.
The Miner was in error yes
terday when il printed that !>r.
Dalton would leave on the next
boat. We wish to correct the er
ror by announcing that the doc
tor will remain with us.
About 30 people made the trip
to Camp Comfort yesterday, tak
ing advantage of the line weather
and the excellent condition of the
trail from Valdez lo Comfort.
George White, the assayer, has
been gathering samples of the
different rock from the many
prospects and mines of Ibis sec
tion and they are on exhibit in
bis office.
To the Public.
We hereby announce that we
have retired from the banking
business and have transferred
our banking department, to the
Valdez Bank & Trust company,
for whom we bespeak the good
will of the public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 29, 1913.
FOR SALE—Paxsons roadhouse,
store and postoffice business,
probably as good and complete
a plant, in as good location, as
(hero is in Alaska. Undoubtedly
the host roadhouse stand on the
Fairbanks trail. Reason for offer
ing for sale want to go outside.
For particulars address A. J. Pax
son, Paxson, Alaska.
Does your watch need repair
ing? See Reinke, the watch doc
tor. _
If yon want all the news all the
lime, read the Prospector.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Chris Tjosevig, E. P. Casn
man, Oscar Olson, N. P. Jensen,
Frank Gustafson, L. M. Price, ad
ministrator of the estate of Alex.
Nesbitt, deceased, and the heirs
of Alex, Nesbitt, deceased, and
the heirs, assigns, personal rep
resentatives and successors of
each of you:
You and each of you are here
by notified that the undersigned.
Ears Holland. John McDonald,
Chris Johnson and Adolph I,ar
son, co-owners with you of the
Viking group of fourteen lode
mining claims situated about five
miles northeasterly from the
head of Gravma bay. Prince Wil
liam sound, in Valdez mining |
and recoroing district, Territory'
of Alaska, to-wit: The Viking
No. t, Viking No. 2, Viking No. 3,1
Viking No. 4, Viking No. 5, Vik- j
ing No. 0, Viking No. 7, Viking!
No. 8, Viking No. 9. Viking No. 10, |
Viking No. 11, Viking No. 12, i
Viking No. 13, Viking No. 14, have
expended labor and improvements
upon said group of claims to the
amount and value of fourteen
hundred dollars ($1,400) in each
of the years 1910, 1911, 1912,in
cluding certain amounts contrib
uted by you or some of you; that
each of you above-named, co
owners in said group, respective
ly, is delinquent in the amount
due for annual labor,, in the
amounts and for the years here
inafter specified, to-wit:
Chris Tjosevig, $700 for the
years 1910, 1911, 1912; E. P.
Cashman, $437.50 for the years
1910, 1911, 1912; Oscar Olson,
$225 for the years 1910, 1911,
1912; N. P. Jensen, $180 for the
years’ 1911, 1912; Frank Gustaf
son, $270 for the years 1911,1912;
estate of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased,
$90 for the years 1911, 1912; that
the amounts specified are the
amounts due respectively from
each of you ns your respective un
paid proportions, of the amount
necessary to be expended for the
years rained, to hold, possessory
right and title to said fourteen
mining claims under Ihe provis
ions of Section 2324 of Ihe Re
vised Statutes of Ihe United
Stales, and the amendments
thereto; the last of said annual
expenditures being the amount
necessary to hold said claims for
and during the year ending De
cember 31, 1913.
Anil if you, or any of you, lull
or refuse to make payment of the
amount above specified and recit
ed as,due from you as a co-own
er, according to law, within ninety
days after personal service of
this notice upon you. if personal
service be made, or within ninety
ninety days after the completion
of publication thereof according
to law, the. interest of any of you
who may fail or refuse to make
the payment, due from him as a
co-owner will become the prop
erty of the undersigned co-own
ers, who have made the required
expenditure, pursuant to said
statute.
Dated Valdez, Alaska, January,
», 1913
LARS HOLLAND.
JOHN MCDONALD.
OUS JOHNSON.
ADOLPH .1. LARSEN
Date lirsl pub. Jan. 2. 1913.
Date last pub. April 17, 1913
McIntosh Stage Line
Jk y *
.*1 m -1 r I
Mail and Passengers from and to Valdez.
• Connecting at Willow Creek with the Orr
Stage Line for Fairbanks and the interior.
ROBERT McINTOSH, Mgr.
p
The Best of
CAKES - PIES
and BREAD the
most the people ever had.
At
SCHMIDT’S
TABLE QUEEN BAKERY
and GROCERY.
Copper River
Draying Co.
rrcighting and pio'sengers to all parts
of the interior. (ienerai Trucking i
tod. Wood, • Proprietor
McKiniey St. ValUe/.
FRYE-ERIN CO.
Phone 29
Beef, Pork,
Mutton, Veal,
POULTRY.
Oysters, Fresh Fish,
Fresh Vegetables,
Fruits.
BUTTER and EGGS
THE
CLIFF
ROOMS
Steam Heat
Always Clean
and .Comfortable
Central Location
P. S. HUNT, Prop.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE '
■SkbU&E it&roh. AM. 1
STRICTLY FIRSf<WtM»S
Fousth Avt JBcWaso. T Alaska
Place your
FIRE INSURANCE
1,1 1 1 'Infche
1.1 t..‘ Iff. >TT k
Stuyvesant Ins. Co.
Pacific Ins. Co.
Spring Garden Ins. C o
American Fire Ins- Co
Manufacturers Lloyds
Merchants Fire Lloyds
C. G. WULFF. Local Agent
Licensed Insurance Broker
Rates on Application
Launches and Lighters .i
fc'or Sales, Rer»(,oi: Cliartei
* ' ____ i.
Weekly service to Elltmar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Cai>t. D. K. MORRIS. City Dock
;••• . ' ;j J ■ A A A , . ,
$t*up Horn
• i
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£7*45. PCP»Y, MM.
THE BESTOFEYMTHItKi
’•IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
135toOHSV/iTHtoTH-50SMH£toOH3
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
Going out? I
Coming in? ) stoP at
HOTEL HOLMAN
RINGWALD BUX. Proprietor.
COPPER CENTER ALASKA.
First class 'accommodations guaranteed
Tki beat ia aothiaf toe food for my faeata.
/"'■OAST
VX)M PANY
Steamers via the INSIDE PASSAGE calling at Ketchikan. Ju
neau, Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez Fort Lis
cum, Latouche, Seward, Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak.
From ' South From Arrrivcat
Sailings Seattle Valdez Seattle
Yukon.Feb. 20.Mar. 4.Mar. 12
Sampson Mar.5 .Mar. 16 Mar. 21
Yukon .Mar. 20.Apr. 4 .... Apr. 12
Sampson.... Mar. 27.Apr. 7_.Apr. 12
Sampson. ...Apr. 15.Apr. 25.Apr. 30
Yukon .Apr. 20.May 6 .May 14
^Sampson.. .May 5 .May 16.May 21
Yukon .May 20—for Kuskokwitu river, call
ing at regular ports enroute.
^Sampson... May 27.June x.June 13
Sampson... .June 15.June 25.Inly 1
Subject to change w ithout notice
S. S. Yukon calls
at KNIK anchor
age monthly from
May 1st to Nov.
1st, inclusivs; also
calls at Iliamna
leaving Seattle on
20th of April,
June, August and
October.
((SAMPSON calls at KNIK ANCHOR AG I
California connections -Alaska-Pacific S. S. Co. __ __
B. F. WATSON
General Agent
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
Local Agent
Seattle Sailings ““
Fine steamships Mariposa, and Alameda leaving
here about
8th, 18th and 28th
of each month all the year around.
Mail, Express, Freight and Passen ger line
Via Inside Passage
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
He Advertised-At Last
!:,
There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise;
He"swore'^ it was his policy}
He would not advertise.
But one sad day he advertised,
And thereby'hangs a tale,
The]“ad.” was’set^injquite small type
Andjheaded “Sheriffs Sale.”