LOCAL NEWS NUGGETS.
W, C. Stull,Graduate Optician.
W. C. Stull Expert Watchmaker.
Sauer Kraut at Fish Bros.
Suhserilie for the pKosPBcma.
Red Cross Cider Vinegar 50c gal-,
len at Fish Bros.
Good dog team for sale at Pros
**K«tor office.
The population of Fort Liscum
«t present is 148,
...Heins.Bulk Mince Meat 50c a
quart at Fish Brats.
Mr. Sweeney is here and with
the McClelland party.
Recertified Government Script
for sale by C. N. Crary.
Store your trunks at the Miners
hotel for safe keeping.
The A. B’s hehl an interesting
meeting last Tuesday evening.
Fish Bros, can outfit you from
horses and datgs to snow glasses.
WAirren.—Partition hy lady coatk,
to go inside. Apply at this ofiice.
A hospital stewart arriveal on
the Nome City for duty on the trail.
Spruce wood, dry as punk, for
glacier use. Inquire at this office.
Gentlemen’s suits cleaned, re
paired and pressed lay Mrs. Syring.
The Government lias just receiv
ed 2,500 hales of hay for use on the
trail.
Newcastlc-No. 1 Coal-At Fish
Bros. $14.00 per ton-17 sks-De
livered.
Fred Benedict is again with us
and is getting ready for the up
country.
Bromide of Quinine Capsules
cure a cold in one day, at Valdes
Pharmacy.
Chas. Him! is here and will join
his brother Bert in working his
Miller Gulch claim.
M. O’Brien. Eli Payment. C. Tal
bot and F. Higson. left this morn
ing for the Bremner.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Bovd have
established a first class laundry at
Mrs. Syrings old stand.
Blix can supply miners with
tools and mercury at Copper Cen
ter, at reasonable prices.
C. N. Crarv sjient a couple ol
days this week on a visit with Dr.
Arwine, at Ft. Liscum.
Parker Bunk House, on Key
stone Ave. Bunk, stove and wood.
All comforts, 25c per day.
Repairing high grade and com
plicated watches our specialty. \V.
C. Stull, Expert Watchmaker.
Our watch repairing department
stands without a p«rr on the Pa
cific coast. W. C. Stull, Jeweler.
William Hushlierg and B. von
Zeiple returned on Friday from an
extended trip to the copper coun
try.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Graham arrived
on the Nome City amLwill go to
Slate creek, where Mr. Graham has
property.
Alarm clocks, ours is our own
make, 16,000 heats for quick train
R. R. movement, fully warranted.
R. C. Stull, Jeweler.
Friend Sandberg is here and
alone, as his old pardner Henry
Miller has settled down in business
at his home in Chicago.
We have a letter of inquiry re
garding Peter B. Holcomb. Can
any one give us any information
as to his whercaliouts?
Just what you want for whist
and euchre club prizes. Pleasing
novelties in gold and sterling silver
at Stull’s Jewelry Store.
An order has been received stat
ing that Co. G of the 7th Infantry
now stationed at Fort Liscunt is to
lie transferred to the Philipines.
H. B. Penrson will return to
town on next lsiat.
Nell Doty stopped at Juneau on
law business on this trip up.
Horn; for Rent and furniture
for sale. See 0. J. Hoefonl.
C. H. Golden and Bert Stevens left
this morning for the Bremner.
Several styles of horse and dog
harness received ex Thompson at
Fish’s. •
Chase and SanlmrnV Celebrated
Coffee is to lie had at Heniple <St
Dougherty’s.
Cnpt. Burnell and Lieut. Allison
left station No. 3 yesterday for Fort
Liseum and are expected to arrive
today.
If you are going to Slate creek
auliecrilie for the Prosiuxtor. We
guarantee that it will reach you all
summer.
Dr. Winans and Bert Skinner
are witli us again ami will proliahly
go to the copper country and Slate
creek.
To see badly is distressing, in
deed a calamity. Our easy sja-x
will give you comfort. W. C. Stull,
refraetionist.
Captain Burnell’s Signal Corps
parly is enlarged by the addition
of thirteen more men who arrived
on tho Nome Citv.
Messrs. Gelineau and Bell sold
their team of six dogs to Clias.
Kraemer for $300. Dogs still
bring a good price.
Sight is priceless, and if you
would preserve it, use only per
fectly fitted and centered lenses.
See \V. C. Stnll. Optician.
T. D. Hogan has left for the head
of Copper river where lie will spend
the summer prospecting. This is
his second season in that section.
McCarthy, Elliott, McCall, Gales
and our old friend I)an Kane are
all here, sound and well, and
all in the harness, eager for the
fray.
W. T. Warner, J. Nichols, G.
Guthrie and John Nokcs moved
onto the glacier Sunday. They
claim to lie t he first to pull loads to
the relief station.
For the benefit of those who set
their watches and clocks by tbe
Fort gun we wish to state that it is
fired in the morning at K:20und in
the evening at 0:00.
A fine cable purchased by the
Government and intended for a
ferry on one of the upper tributar
ies of the Copper river, was
lost on the Bertha.
Putting off the use of glasses is
dangerous, and has proved fatal to
many. Our easy apex will give
you relief and lasting comfort. W.
C. Stull. Ontieian.
Mr. ami Mrs. H. M. Sproul re
turned on the Nome City from a
trip to the States, and will go to
Slate creek again, Mr. Sproul hav
ing an interest in the Tacoma claim.
By our perfect system we detect
refractive errors and muscular in
sufficiency of each eye separately,
relieving eye strain and headache
resulting therefrom. W. C. Stull,
Optician.
There is a well founded rumor
in town that our friend Mr. C.
Bills of Swanport is to lie married
in the near future. We have
thought as much for several weeks.
Congratulations are in order.
Do you see this plainly? If not,
you have an error of refraction,
calling for the help of a competent
optician who can prcscrilie a pair
of lenses that remove the optical
defect. We tit glasses, W. C. Stull.
The Chamtier of Commerce held
a special meeting on Tuesday night
Mr. C. U. Haxlett read a letter
from Senator Millard of Nebraska
offering to assist in getting an ap
propriation to complete the all
American trail. But he run against
Gen. Randall’s pessimistic report
and wants information. A letter
was also read from Secretary Root.
A committee of live was appointed
to answer these communications,
and report at a sjiecinl meeting to
lie held on Saturday night.
J. B. rtQCNS
CASH STORE
If you want an outfit let
me figure on it and you
will save money. AGE NS
BUTTER has stood the test
take some with you when
you go on the trail.
H. W. Miller, Manager
♦
Location Records.
The following information in re
gard to mineral location*, transfer*,
etc in the Valdes Recording Pre
cinct i* a* furnished hy the Valdes
Attract & Title Co.
During the week ending Fvh 20,
the following papers were filed for
record.
rurai I.OCATIO.N*.
M Rigler 20 a on Summit cr
“ ' 20 “ Banta
20 “ Monahan
“ 20 “ FreexeOut
“ 20 “ Trail
H R Leslie 20 “ “
E B Wheat 20 “ Banta
M O’Brien 20 “
W Workman 20 “ “
U P Knapp 20 “ Monahan
“ 20 “ Banta
(1 F lIiMiper 20 “ “
20 “ Monahan
“ 20 “ Oil I is
20 ** Summit
“ 20 “ Trail
20 “ Monahan
20 “ Amnia
E P Brady 20 “ Monahan
“ 20 “ Trail
20 “ Monahan
“ 20 “ Banta
Cassia Patton 20 “ “
20 “ Monahan
B von Zeiple
W Anackcr |
W Hearsthurg
H Magnuson 100 a on Little
K t) Baird Bremner
P Magnuson
A TiM.it
C May man
DKKD*.
IS \V Thurston to J B Xewcomh,
lot N, hlk 9, Valdez, consideration
#300.
F J Bingham to \V H Muckier,
50x50 feet lot 1 hlk 17. considera
tion *.00.
Crary’s Mange Cure cures.
Our stock of eyeglasses is right.
Our prices are right. \V. C. Stull.
Mr. and Mrs. Amman are now
with us after a visit to their former
home in the Catskill mountains.
They found their residence burned
to the ground. They leave this
week with Scotty Crawford for the
copper country.
We have a splendid lineof goods
such as is kept in first classs jewel
ry stores, suitable for the humblest
or most princely presents. Prices
easy on vour purse strings. We
want to see you. You are welcome.
W. C. Stull, Jeweler.
Mr. H. W. Miller, the popular
manager of J. B. Agen’s store re
ceived news on the last l*>at that
he will be continued as the mana
ger at this place. Mr. Miller will
send for his family, who is in
Seattle, and make this their home.
C. K. Hammond is taking in a
general stuck of goods ami will open
a store on Slate creek. He will
keep the same well supplied during
the summer hy his pack train which
will arrive here in May. Parties
going in light will have no difficul
ty in getting what they want there.
The jeweler, Mr. W. C. Stull
received hy the last mail, the sad
intelligence of the death of his
sister, Mrs. Walen Mayers of
Nevada 0. Also that his wife who
was well when he left Seattle for
Valdez is now siek, hut well cured
for in tiie general hospital in that
city.
There was a small hlaze in
Lyons’ room over the postotlice,
Sunday, caused hy soot in the chim
ney catching tire and overheating
the pipe. Watkins extinguished
the tire before any damage was
done. An alarm was turned in,
hut most of the citizens thought the
hell was ringing for church or a
funeral.
If your watch stops in the placer
camps or on the trail, don’t you
stop hut send your watch to W. C.
Stull, Valdez, the expert watch
maker, hy returning packers or
mail carriers. Not necessary now
to send watches to Portland or San
Francisco to get them doctored.
Stull’s prescriptions set them right,
and on time.
^ A concert is to lie given at the
Kndeuvor Church on Saturday
evening for the lienetit of the Puli
iic Library. Among those who are
to take part in the concert are Mrs.
Date, Mrs. Strouse, Misses Lcedv
Kolierts, and Oslaud, Messrs N. K.>
Ohlsson, Van Sant and others. I
The ladies quartette and male cho
rus will also sing. There will lie
a large attendance. The admission
will Ik- 2"i cents.
Continued from First Page,
night. Snow was kinked up six
feet deep in front of the door, hut
finding a shovel he worked as fast
as his weak condition would |>er
mit, only to find the cahin com
pletely filled with snow. Luck
was with him however, for he found
an old piece of tent and thus ols
tained shelter for the night. At
the top of the third liencli he met
the advance guard of this year’s
mushers, and great was his delight.
He readily accepted a [mtlatch of a
can of corn lieef and finished it up.
laliel and all. Swan Johnson and
Hilly Crogg brought him on their
sled from the foot of the glacier.
Frit* rejKirts that the winter on
the interior had lieen very mild, it
having rained three times during
Decemlier and January, and there
has lieen very little snow, compared
to former years. From the glacier
to 12-mile camp the nicks show
through the snow all over the flat.
On most of the glacier there is a
••rust which will hold u man on
snowshocs.
Although still weak. Frit* will
no doubt recuperate fast. He says
he is careful not to eat too much
in the la-ginning, and • we lielieve
him, as he assures us he had only
four suppers Sunday night. He
requests bids from the restaurants.
x*cw oicamsmp i*ine tor Valdez.
Tlie Pacific Clipper Line of
Seattle who is now oia-rating the
steamers Nome City, John S Kim
ball, Chas. (S. Nelson, Santa Anna
anti other vessels, is comparative
ly a new line, hut is out for busi
ness. They are now advertising
to run one steamer a month from
Seattle to this place. The Nome
City will make one more trip to
this port and will then go on the
St. Michaels-Nome run and either
the Nelson or Santa Anna will la
put on the Valdez run. These are
l»oth -good, fast steamers, with large
accommodations for lioth passen
jgers and freight. Fish Bros, are
the agents at this place.
The Pacific Coast Company is
also contemplating putting on a
regular monthly steamer to make
the Valdcz-llliamna run. From
present indications the steamship
companies have great faith in Val
dez ami this section of Alaska, and
they generally know “which way
the wind blows.”
Advertised fetters.
Tlu* following is a list of uncalled
for letters remaining in the post
oflicc at this place. If not culled
for in ;«J days they will la- sent to
1 the dead letter office.
! Anderson Ciley Anderson R R
Barton F H Christofferscn 1*
Harvey H J Hocpi>ell Wm
Marsh Mr MeLune C
Post G Pray A
Smith Albert Smith Brownie
; Weiss S K
IT. S. Geological Survey.
Mr. F. C .Schrader of the U. S.
' Geological Survey will arrive here
i in a tew weeks to take charge of a
; large expedition that is to do some
i extensive work ior that department
of the government.
Several uiemU-rs of the party
| arrived this week on the Nome City
with a sixty ton outfit, twenty
horses and twenty-four sleds. The
party is now actively at work get
ing ready to hit the trail, and will
commence to move the outfit in a
few days. The preparations this
year are for an extended survey of
the C'opjwr river valley and the
head of the White river.
The work will l>e done hv two
separate parties, one under Mr.
Schrader will take the upper Copja r
with a base of supplies at Cliism
china, and the other party under
Mr. Muiulenhul with a base of sii|>
plies at Copper Center, will take
the lower country. Mr. Gerdinc
will act as to(Migrapher assisted by
1). C. WithersjMam.
Mr. Schrader was here in ’S)X and
traveled with the government out
fit over the glacier uml down the
Klutena to Copper Center. He was
actively engaged all of that season
in studying the surrounding coun
try ami collected many valuable
specimens all of which were lost on
the Tonsina river while endeavor
ing to get them out of the country.
This year he will make a more
thorough research of the country.
8t. Elias Hotel Arrivals.
K Blix, r«.p|K*r (Vnire, W Mock ter, citv; K.
Kiicli, city; r. Bilk, Kwmi|wrl; l». r. Wither
8|mmiu. 4\ Ktcvciix, K<l Brown, K. Brown. |l. A.
WitiuT'itoon, <>. II. Hartman, Sam Stuvcr, Iru
4». Stuvcr. W. li. Ka^Hiiru. I*. S. tieolegicitl Sur
vey; 4*. Whiiham. Olymulw. W**ti.; 4*. I*. ||«*,.
Ictl, 4*. II. Kmcincr. A. hide, city.
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(lENERAL M. ERCHANTS
Groceries
Hardware
Clothing
Footwear
etc.
We are Agents for Chase & Sanborn's
Celebrated Roasted Coffee.
Pioneer Outfitters
J. J. YAKSHAW
Valdez Sheet Metal
and Plumbing Shop.
Metal Work of all Kinds.
Camp Stoves and Air
Tight Heaters.
Corner Glacier St. and McKinley Avenue.
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The Bohemian Saloon
I LIQUOR AND CIQflRS,
! NONE BETTER.
!
McKinley St. Between Keystone and Glacier Ave.
General Promoters
AND
Prospectors.
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Main Office:
McKinley St, 206-208 State St,
Valdez. Chicago.
THE - LOQ - QflPIN
OTTO KANITZ, PROPRIETOR.
Liquid Refreshments of Best Quality. Clean and Comfortable Rooms
to Let at Reasonable Rates.
McKinley Street near Glacier Avenue.
Weather Record for February.
2 + 1
a I 4 Rework*.
Feb.
•j * .*9
1« 29 ;*
IF 20 *,
IK 20 4u
19 31 40
so as so
•!I »2 40
_«_20_a,
Alo.ve lent exrepl where ..tb'ewbJ »l*ted~.~
Observed owl rep..rtL,i by Dr. L. 8. ('owielo.
low S.vi.k—Two good dogs, well
broken, fine leaders, (). J. Hosford.
Have you got cold feet? If so
go to r isli’s and get felt slaws.
MERCHANT’S CAPE.
Bill of Pare, for Sunday, Mar. a.
Cream of Fresh Celery.
FISH.
Iloileal Fresh Herring. Parsley.
UOIUCH.
Haaileal Split l.aualas Tongue. Egg Solace.
SbouMera^f^Huttua, CaperSauetf.
Frieal Oyster Patties, ala I'oulette.
Stuirisl llreast of Spring la to I.. Mint Same.
Pork chops P.rolleal with Priori Apples.
Lobster, a la Newlmrg. Spanish Pnfcs.
KOAKT.
Leg of Minima w ith Currrant Jelly.
Prime Rlh Roast of lleef.au Jus.
VetiETABUfS.
Steweal Corn. Masheal Potatoes.
IHCSSEKT.
»**e. Rlaekberry Pie.
t liiat.laie Pie. Mim e Pie. Pumpkin He
Oreeu.Apple lie.
f’ittner from I Ins p. m. .'si rents.