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VALDEZ
The heart of
the gold belt
The most northerly port
In the world open to nav
igation the year ’round.
The logical enterportto
the great interior of
Alaska; the salt water
terminus of the great gov
ernment wagon road lead
ing into the Tanana val
ley and the Yukon water
shed.
The seat of government
of the Third Judicial di
vision of Alaska.
The headquarters of the
Alaska Road Commission,
of the Telegraph and Ca
ble systems.
It is 86 miles nearer the
. interior than any other
coast city.
It is the headquarters
of the largest fleet of
small craft in Southwest
ern Alaska.
It has the largest popu
lation of any community
in Southwestern Alaska.
It has the best public
schools and an accredited
high school with a four
year course.
It is the only sea coast
town offering direot com
munication with the In
terior by wagon, summer
or winter.
Valdez offers the near
est and most direot route
to the Nlatanuska ooal
fields.
Its harbor Is the most
easily defended on the Pa
cific coast and can ride
the navies of the world.
Why freeze in your room and
have to read the sign in order
to tell that your room is heated
with steam, when you can get all
the steam that you want at “The
Cliff?”
it-- . x ,
Waffles ana noney 25c at Val
dez Cafe. tf
•I ADVERTISERS’ DIRECTORY
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| DAILY PROSPECTOR
\ Attorneys-at-Law.
{ 0. E. Bunnell.
[ L. V. Ray, Seward, Alaska.
► E. E. Ritchie.
I Assayers.
i George F. White.
Jj Banks.
^ S. Blum & Co.
► Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Builders’ Material.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Breweries.
Valdez Bottling & Brewing Co.
Bakeries.
Valdez Bakery.
Coal.
Valdez Dock Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.;
Dentists
Dr. H. Coekerille. '
Dr. Charles Daggett.
Dr. German.
Drug Stores.
Valdez Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows.
Fraternal Order Eagles.
Arctic Brotherhood.
General Merchandise.
Beyers Cash Store, Golden.
S. Blum & Co.
Fagerburg Bros., Nazina.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Life Insurance.
W. H. Crary.
Hotels.
Copper Block, Valdez.
Coleman House, Seward.
Hotel St. Elias.
“The Cliff.”
Rainier-Grand Hotel, Seattle.
Laundry 8.
Independent Laundry.
Launches.
Three M.
Moving Picture Shows.
The Orpheum.
Manufacturers.
Copper River Lumber Co.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Alaska Water Light & Power
Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Newspapers.
Prospector, Daily.
Miner (Sunday), Weekly.
Pool and Billiard Rooms.
Copper Block.
Roadhouses.
Camp Comfort,
Real Estate Agencies.
Valdez Real Estate Agency.
Restaurants.
Valdez Cafe.
Steamship Lines.
Alaska Coast Co.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Sheet Metal Works.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Transfer Companies.
Copper River Draying Co.
City Express.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Water, Light & Tele
phone Co.
Schedule for Launch Donaldson.
Fort Lisoum Ala^k.., Aug. 2
1912- Office of the Quartermas
ter:
The following schedule for the
launch Lieut. C. V. Donaldson will
take effect Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.
All orders in conflict herewith are
revoked:
Leave Leave
Days— Ft. Liscum Valdez
Mondays ...8:15a.m. 10:45am.
1:15 p. in. 4:00 r. m.
Tuesdays . .8:15 a. m. 10:45 a. m.
2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m.
\Vednesdays8:15 a. m. 10:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Thursday ..8:15 a.m. 10:45 a. m
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
Fridays .. .8:15 a. m. 10:45 a. m.
1:16 p. mtr ’ 4:08 p. m.
Saturdays . 2:00 p. m. 4:00 p. m
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, such trips as may be or
dered.
There will be no trips for the
launch on the second and fourth
Fridays each month, these days
being used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
above will be made without no
tice, only to meet the emergen
cies of the service.
By order of Lieut.-Col. O’Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG,
1st Lieut. 30lh Infantry. Quar
master.
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“The Cliff” is the place, not
a bunkhousc; not cheap, but rea
sonable and moderate in price,
and you get what you pay for—
comfort.
FOR RENT—Three furnished
houses, apply to C. E. Bunnell.
A BIB BEAL OH
QUARTZ CLAIM
Half Interest in Spaulding Prop
erty on Dome Creek Sells
for $30,000.
When John Ronan, 1 ilm Cun
ningham and J. Letterman affix
their signatures this morning to
documents which were prepared
yesterday, the most important
quartz deal in the history of in
terior Alaska will become a fact.
By the transaction J. Letterman
sells to Messrs. Ronan and Cun
ningham a half interest in all his
holdings on Dome creek, in what
is known commonly as the Spald
ing property. The consideration
will be $30,000, of hich $10,000
will he paid in cash. The bal
ance is due within a period of
six months, as the final payment
falls due June 1, 1913.
Taken in a matter-of-fact way,
the sale establishes a record for
wages among hard rock men of
the north. Mr. Letterman reach
ed Fairbanks on February 22,
1912, after completing a 311
mile mush over the Fairbanks
Chitina trail behind a two-dog
team. He was possessed of but
scant funds. He became interest
ed with Captain Spalding in a
lease on the Soo claim shortly af
terwards and now he leaves for
the states with $30,000 virtually
in his pocket. For the 280 days
that he has been in Fairbanks,
he has earned an average wage
of $125 for each working day.—
Fairbanks Times.
CINDERELLA MATINEE
2 P. M. SATURDAY
At the Orpheum tomorrow Cin
derella will be shown for the last
time at the 2 o’clock matinee.
Bring the children to this treat.
A three-reel feature film beauti
fully staged and acted.
Negro Assaults Young Child.
San Francisco, Jan. 3.—Caught
in the act of attempting to as
sault little Dina Schreiber in the
basement of the child’s home,
George Williams, a negro porter,
was locked in the cellar by Clar
ence Richter, a gas meter read
er, today, and later taken to jail,
charged with a statutory otlense.
I Asks Botha to Form Cabinet.
Pretoria. Jan. 3.--Viscount
Gladstone, governor-general of
the I'nion of South Africa, lias
accepted Botha’s resignation, but
has asked him to form another
cabinet.
Choir Practice.
There will be regular practice
of the Epiphany Church choir to
night at 7:30 at the church.
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A rumor was current on the
streets this afternoon that the
Copper River railroad would get
a train through to Chitina in the
morning. The news spread from
a tel‘gram received from Chitina
staling that a telephonic mes
sage' has been received from Cor
dova conveying that information.
Teddy Johnson, Chas. Lawson,
Kd, Sporstad and Nels. 1 lander
letft for 111- Ramsay-Rulherford
properly on I he glacier I his
morning after having spent the
holidays in the city. The hoys
are now down about 30 feel be
low the 100 foot level, continuing
the shaft to the second station.
They took with them supplies for
the next 00 days.
A scow load of supplies was
shipped to the Alice company at
Shoup hay today. Work on these
properties is progressing in a
very satisfactory manner. Not
withslanding that the shaft is far
below sea level there is no ap
parent seepage.
Development work on. the
Dougherty properties back of
Shoup bay is continuing in a very
satisfactory way. The miners are
are still working in the same
high grade rock which was dis
covered near the sur fay
K. Yamasaki has taken a posi
tion as cook with the Gold King
Mining company, and left, this
morning for Columbia bay.
The regular McIntosh stage will
leave for the interior in the
morning with Receiver Noyes,
Miss Crossley and another pas
senger bound for Fairbanks.
JURY DISAGREES
IN XNAGIN CASE
The jury in the case of Elia
Kanagan, charged with giving li
quor to a native, went out to de
liberate yesterday afternoon, and
up to the hour of going to press
had not reached a verdict. The
hitch appears to be in whether
the Aleut who received the liquor
had abandoned his tribal rela
tions or not. Should the jury fail
to reach an agreement, which is
highly probable, after being out
so long, they will in all probabil
ity be discharged by the court.
' At about \ o’clock Judge I-y
ons called the jury and on their
statement that they could not
agree discharged them.
An authentic telegram receiv- !
ed from Cordova states that the j
officials of the railroad company
expect to have the line open for]
travel within a week.
PUBLISHED 8UIWNIONS.
In (he District Court for the Ter- !
rilory of Alaska, Third Divis
ion.
United Slates of America,
plaintiff, vs. William B. Poland
and Frederick William Low, de
fendants.—No. 593, Published
Summons.
The President of the United
Stales of America, greeting:
To the above named defend
ants, William B. Poland ami
Frederick William Low.
You and each of you are here
by required to appear in the Dis
tinct Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division, within 30
days after the completion of the
publication of this summons, to
wit: within 30 days after the 10th
day of February, 1913, and an
swer the complaint of the above
named plaintiff filed in the above
i entitled court and cause; and un
I less you so appear and answer,
the plaintiffs will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in
said complaint, to-wit: for the
cancellation of the patent here
tofore issued by the United States
to William B. Poland for certain
land in said complaint describ
ed and for the cancellation of
certain deeds pertaining to said
land in said complaint describ
ed, which said land is situate in
the Kenai Recording Precinct,
Third Division, Territory of
Alaska and is bounded and de
scribed as follows:
Beginning at corner No. 1, near
tlie north shore of Resurrection
bay, identical with corner No. 5,
U. S. Survey No. 2 i i, an iron pipe
three inches in diameter, marked
S. 242, cor. No. 1, thence west 40
chains to corner No. 2, an iron
pipe three inches in diameter,
marked S. 242, cor. No. 2, thence
I north 40 chains to corner No. 3,
an iron- pipe three inches in di
iameter, marked S. 242, cor. No. 3;
thence cast 40 chains to corner
I No. 4. an iron pipe three inches
‘ in diameter, marked S. 242, cor.
j No. 4; thence south 40 chains to
i corner No. 1. the place of begin
ning, containing one hundred and
j sixty acres, being the land ein
ibraced within United States Sur
ivey No. 242, according to the nf
j licial plat of said survey return
jed to tin* general land office by
11he Surveyor General; and for
| plaintiff’s costs and disburse
j incuts herein,
j This summons is served upon
j you by order of the above ent itled
court, dated, made and entered on
! the 28th day of December, 1912.
i Witness, the Honorable Thom
as R. Lyons, Judge of the said
District Court, and the seal of
said Court, affixed at Valdez, this
28th day of December, 1912.
ANGUS McBRIDE,
Clerk of the District Court, Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Divis
ion.
Date first pub. Dec. 30.. 1912.
Date last pub. Feb. 10, 1913.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders'
hardware. Shop and job work of all Icindc
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse A Co.
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, RepreiwUtiv*
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
ASSAYER_
pEO. F. WHITE
U The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid lor In advance
PROFESSIONAL
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i CITY EXPRESS
J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
I Ouick delivery t • all parts of town
i at short notice. Will move baggrge,
] furniture, etc., at reasonable rates
Office in Alaska Securities
j building. Wall St. Phone 82
DR. GERMAN
I “ 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
! 9 a. m., to 61». m.. 7 p. rr.. to 9 p m. Sundays
by appointment All w«r«< guaranteed
Dx. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
^ Washington, D. C.
i DENTIST
| Phone 92 Feurteen years 2a
Office in Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
P1IONK iso Valdez, Alaska
IL. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
j SEWARD, - ALASKA
| MINING ENGINEER
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L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez, alaska
Reports oh Mines
Patent Surveys
General Mining Engineering
Phone No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing lies. Phone. 199
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet erery Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock In
Battle Hall. All members are requested to
attend. S. McnIECE, Arctic Chief
Vlsltlntt and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Retrular
tneetintts. first and third Monday.
Call on F. S. HfTNT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE Mo. 1971
Meet every Friday 8 D. m. Eagle Hall
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Muon*
Regular Communleatlons Bret Wednesday i a
each month In McKinley Ball VtMtora alwaya
weloome.
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