OFFICIAL COMBINE
BEFEATfATENTS
Washington, L>. C., Kelt. 5—
H.v the joint action of the war,
interior anil agricultural depart
ments, extensive land patents of
the International Power Maufac
lurig company of the slate of
Washington, were held up be
cause of the belief of Secretary
Fisher as expressed in a state
ment that the company was try
ing to “free itself from all con
trol by lh(‘ government in secur
ing patents to lands under the
guise of mining claims or by rail
road scrip filings in combination
with a special darn license.”
The company was planning to
build a series of power plants
which i.t was estimated would pro
duce 200,000 horse power, having
a value .of five to eight million
dollars a year. The power site
is in the so-called “Z” canyon of
the Pend d’Oreille river, situated
partly in the Kaniksu national
forest ad partly in a power site
reserve set aside by President
Taft.
The mining claims had been ac
iiuircd by the Pend d’Oreille De
velopment company, which also
secured script land from tin* Nor
thern Pacific Railway, later sell
ing botli to the International Pow
er & Manufacturing company.
Secretary Fisher recently called
upon Commissioner Bennett 'of
l lie general land office for a re
port on the validity of the mining
claims and railroad script selec
tion, which were to be located at
the point in the river where the
power plant was to go. Secretary
Fisher refers to the case as “an
example of the methods used l<>
defeat federal ownership.”
OTE LITTLE GIVEN
A LIGHT SENTENCE
(fudge Lyons this morning sen.
fenced Ote Lillie, found guilty of
adultery with Mrs. Ripstein. !'lie
eourl. after giving the defen laid a
severe, yet kindly, lecture, said
that under the circumstances lie
would follow the recomin nida
tions of the jury and be lenient,
especially in view of the fact, that
l he accused had promised to cars
for the child, and then tilled 'he
prisoner $150 wilhoul costs. A!
Iasi accounls Little was raising
I he amount of his line.
The cos I u i ne which liesl repre
sents Valdez will receive a band
some prize al I lie Fugles’ mas
i JI le rude.
February I i is I be dale of I lie
big nmsipierade. Less Ilian two
weeks lo gel your ooslume ready.
lines your watch need repair
ing'.' See Reinko. (lie walcli dor
lor.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR U~S.
PATENT.
SURVEY NO. 9*9.
Serial No. 01571.
1 S Liuid Office, .Juneau, Alaska, January
i. i in a
Noice is hereby given that in pursu
ance or nil Act or congress, approved .May
null. 1872, Robert Pringle, by Frank 0
Weber, attorney in met,' whoso posloffict
address is Valdez, Alaska, lias made ap
plication for a patent for 1451.70 lineal
reel on I lie Helena and 1204.24 linear reel
-oil the (1 round Hog lodes, bearing gold,
silver and copper, the same being 1441.70
Teet S. 22 deg. 04 min. W. and i0 fee.
V. 22 deg. 04 mill. K. on the Helena and
1254.2 1 reel N. 0 deg. :i:i min. E. and to
>vet s. 0 deg. 33 min. W. (ill I he (Irouiio
Hog lodes, rrom Ihelr respective discov
ery points, with surface ground 350 reel
on the north end In width and 480 feet In
width on the south end or the Helena lode,
and 350 feet in width oil llie south olio
and 49(1.53 Teel ill wall!) on the north end
-it the Ground Hog lode; situate in the
valdez Milling District, Knights Island,
Icrritory or Alaska, and deserlhed by lln
■ dlleial plat and heal notes on tile in I hr
office or the Register or the Jimeaii l.ann
District. Alaska, as pillows, viz:
Helena Lode.
Regaining ai corner No. l, whence I . s.
I V No. 38 hears N. 27 deg. IS mil),
ail see W. 3078.90 reel: thence S. in deg.
5 7 mill. W. 1399 leel to corner No. 2,
1 hence S. 85 (leg. 52 mill. I-.. 489 reel lo
eorner No. 3; (hence X. 22 (leg. Of mid.
T . 115 f.70 reel to corner No. i; Ihenet
\* 85 deg. 52 min. F. 350 feel lo corner
vk. I. the place of heginning.
Oround Hog Loda.
Heginning' at corner No. 1, whence F. n.
I M No. 38 bears N. 47 deg. 01 min. 30
see W 2 145.43 refit; thence S. 7 deg. 50
Tidii W. 1284.50 Teet to corner No. 2;
lhence S. 85 deg. 52 min. W. 350 feet to
•corner No. 3; thence N. 0 deg. 33 min. F.
1->r,4 24 Teet to corner No. 4; thence N. 85
deg 52 min. 496.53 P-et to corner No.
i. the place or beginning.
Gontabling 24.813 acres, and forming a
portion or Knlghls island, which lies h.
Prince William Sound. In the Valdez Min
ing District, Ternary of Alaska, described
as Survey 020.
The presumed course of the hale line on
the Helena lode Is S. 22 deg. 04 min. VV.
mid on the Goriind Hog lode N. o deg. 3.-.
min. E. magnetic earlation 26 deg. 35 mill.
F. ......
Tile location nonces 01 stnu tour muuiis
claims are recorded in tire office of the
rnlted States Commissioner and Ex-officio
Recorder at Valdez, Alaska, In Book “H’
or Mining Locations on page 409, and In
Hook “.1” or Mining Locations on page 5h.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
anv portion or said Helena lode or Ground
lltig lode, are required lo (lie their ad
verse claims wllli the Register or tin
t tilted States Land Office at Juneau, Alas
ka, during the sixty day period or publi
cation hereor or within eight months
therearter, or they will be barred by pro
visions ot the statute.
ROBERT PHINGLE.
Ry FRANK C. WEBER. Attorney in Fact,
i nlted States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska,
January 4, 1913.
It is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice be published in the Valdez Pros
pector, the newspaper published nearest
the said mining claims, for a period or
sixty days. _ . •
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
First publication Jan. 16, 1913.
Last publication March 17, 1913.
PAVED THE WAY FOR
ANOTHER HUSBAND
Los Angeles, Feb. 5.—Mrs. Al
bert P. Ford, who ended an un
happy married life by shooting
and killing the husband she de
clared was the notorious “Bob”
I Ford of the Jesse James gang, ad
Imittui today that she will become
II lie bride of I). \V. S. Tinsley, of
Kansas City.
Mrs. Ford killed her husband
April 11. I!MI. Hoc trial, which
•created much interest in Califor
nia, resulted in aojuiltal.
I
! WESTERN WAYS
LEAD TO TROUBLE
| Chicago, Feb. 5.—Dorothy Boa
son, I years old, of Williams,
Ariz., stranded in Chicago, stole
a horse to get out of town rather
than starve here or be turned out
on the streets. She got as far as
Dwight, III., after riding since
Saturday, when she was captured
and sent back to answer to the
charge of horse stealing. She
walked into the South Clark street
station in sombrero, divided cor
duroy riding skirt, gauntlets and
spurs, while the police assembled
to see the first girl horse thief
ever seen here outside of a mov
ing picture show. Miss Beason
admits that she stole the horse,
but says she meant to return it.
I i nciu uj uu ii m Mim»*—ur
I worse,” she sakl.
j
i Miss Reason is a professional
rider. She said she came here
from the southwest intending to
get work with some wild west
show or circus. When she was
down to 50 cenls last Saturday
she hired the best horse in a rid
ing academy for an hour’s ride.
She turned the animal’s head west
and would still have been going
if the sheriff al Ihvighl had not
recognized her.
‘'Kind-hearted farmers along
the road gave me food,” she told
the police.
”f said I was going lo SI. Louis.
I might have come back to Chi
cago soon, but T didn’t know the
road. 1 meant lo ship (tie horse
bark from SI. Louis. I have some
friends there.”
THE PROGRESS OF
THE PANAMA CANAL
Lanina, Felt. 5.--The official
report issued of the work done on
I lie canal shows that ” i,000,000
lo ”5,00(1,0(10 cubic yards arc yet
lo he excavated. This is one
eighth of I he enl ire excavation,
engineers say that the work will
probably lie completed by July.
There is a slide al Culebra, how
ever. which is moving rapidly, and
will probably deposit one mil
linn e ii hie yards in the enl with
in I he nexl few w eeks and cause
I he Inss of several buildings.
SPECIAL VENIRE ORDERED
IN ELECTION CASES
The dislriel eonrl was busy'to
day in drawing a jury from I lie
regular panel 'in the ease of
Folstadl and Fredolin. charged
jointly wilh election frauds com
mitted at Afognak Iasi August.
A special venire was ordered is
sued, members of which will not
lie examined until morning. 1,.
V. Kay was compelled lo withdraw
from the ease, having lo leave for
Seward on (he west hound Mari
posa. Ii has not been definitely
decided who will take his place.
Mr. Ruunell is conduct ing the ex
aminal ion of jurors.
THE YUKON PASSED
JUNEAU LAST NIGHT
Tile Yukon passed Juneau a
lillle a Her midnight Iasi night
and will slop al Kalalla. which
will make her arrival here uncer
tain.
Even I he weight of his own dig
nity will sometimes eary a man
under.
“The Clin-’’ is the place, not
a btinkhouse; not cheap, but rea
sonable and moderate in price,
and you gel whnl you pay for—
comfort.
v.enlle nurse anci comfortable
cutler for lent by day or hour.
Rate reasonable. Apply Fred.
Fish, phone 47.
Townsite Notice.
Property owners in the Valdez
lownsite are hereby notified (hat
all lots in said townsite on which
assessments are not paid before
February 15, 1913, will De adver
tised for sale in accordance with
regulations of the General Land
office. Lot claimants who delay
paying their assessments until af
ter the publication has begun will
be charged with their pro rata
costs of advertising in addition
to assessments heretofore levied
W. H. CRARY,
Townsite Trustee.
i January 15, 1913.
House and Lot for Sale.
Six-room house and lot on Ho
bart street below court house.
Tnis property can be had for $1,
500 on easy terms. For further
information apply at S. Blum &
Co., or the Valdez Dock company.
This is the kind of weather
that the tenants of “The Cliff’’
wear a broad smile and spend
(heir lime in (heir rooms with
comfort.
Have you I bought about that
costume for the Eagles' masquer
ade?
FOR RENT--Three furnished
houses, apply to C. E. Bunnell.
Having received more instru
ments the Nuns are prepared to
lake additional music pupils but h
for piano and strings. Pupils
who have no instruments of their
own and who are taking lessons
from the Nuns will be allowed to
practice at the convent at the
nominal charge of $1 a month.
The hours from 3 to 5 p. m. are
reserved for the school children.
Other pupils can secure hours for
lessons and practice from 8 a. m.
to 3 p. mt, and from 5 to 7 p. m.
For further particulars apply to
the Mother Superior.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Charles R. Crawford and Geo.
It. McMullen, their heirs and
administrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended the sum of six
hundred ($600) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the fol
lowing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The Valdez claim No. I,
recorded in book No. t, page 1)7;
Valdez mining claim No. 2, re
corded in book No. I, page 98:
Valdez claim No. 3, recorded in
hook No. 2, page 19; Valdez claim
No. 7, recorded in book No. 2. page
18; North Star claim No. I. re
corded in book 2, page 20; North
Star claim No. 2, recorded in book
2, page 21, all records of the Val- [
dez Mining District, Territory of
Alaska. Said mining claims be
ing near Mineral creek, about one
and one-half miles from Valdez
bay, in the recording district
aforesaid. Proof of said expendi
ture appearing by affidavit, filed
on the 31st day of December,
1912. The sum of six hundred
($600) dollars expended being the
amount required to hold the said
claims for the year 1912, and if.
[within 90 davs after this publi
cation you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion each of
two hundred ($200) dollars, being
tile sum of $33.33 for each of said i
claims, your interest in said j
claims, for which you fail to con- !
tribute your said proportion ofj
1 expenditure for annual labor, will
become the property of the under
signed co-owner under Section
,2327. Revised Statutes of IheTTi
iled States.
j GKORGK It. MF.HltlFIKI.D. !
First pub. Feb. i. 1913.
I,asl pub. May 8. 191 3. [
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
'I’h John McPherson, his heirs, j
administrators, ami In all J
whom il may concern:
Ymi are hereby nnlilieil dial I
have expended 8100 in lahur and!
improvements upon Ihe “Lark”!
lode mining claim, situated about i
t wo miles N. E. of Slump bay and j
S. E. of Slump glacier, in the Yal- !
dez Recording District, Territory!
of Alaska, the location certificate
[of which said claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 392, in
th» office of the recorder of the
recording ditsricl aforesaid,
proof of said expenditure appear
ing by affidavit filed on Decem
ber 28, 1912, in the office of the
recorder aforesaid: that being
8100 per year, die amount re
quired to bold said claim for the
year ending December 31, 1012. j
[And if, within ninety days a fieri
this notice* by publication, you
fail or.refuse lo c/m tribute your
proportion (850) your interests I
in said claim will become die I
property of the subscriber under i
Sect ion 2321, Revised Statutes of I
Ihe United Slates.
JOHN PAULK. !
First puli. January II. 1913. [
j Last pub. April 15. 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE. j
Th Frank Rease, his heirs, ad
ministrators, and lo all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended 8300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The “Two Friends No.
t.” “Two Friends No. 2,” and
"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
31G, respectively, in the office of
Ihe Recorder for the Valdez Re
cording District, Territory of
Alaska, said lode claims being
situated on the west side of
Slump glacier, about six miles
from Shoup bay. in the recording
district aforesaid, proof of said
expenditure appearing by affi
davit filed on December 28, 1912,
in tlie office of the recorder
aforesaid; that being 8300 per
vear, the amount required to hold
said claims for the year ending
December 31, 1912. And if,
within ninety days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or
refuse lo contribute your pro
portion (875, being 825 for each
of said claims), your interests in
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
tion 2321, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
JOHN PAULE.
First pub. January 11, 1913.
Last pub. April 15. 191.8.
McIntosh Stage Line
Mail and Passengers from and to Valdez.
Connecting at Willow Creek with the Orr
Stage Line for Fairbanks and the interior.
ROBERT McINTOSH, Mgr.
NOTIOE OF FORFEITURE.
To Chris Tjosevig, E. P. Cash
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,
Lars Holland, John McDonald,
Chris Johnson and Adolph Lar
sen, co-owners with you of the
Viking group of fourteen lode
mining claims situated about five
miles northeasterly from the
head of Gravina bay, Prince Wil
liam sound, in Valdez mining
and recording district, Territory
of Alaska, to-wit: The Viking
No. 1, Viking No. 2, Viking No. 3,
Viking No. 4, Viking No. 5, Vik
ing No. 0, Viking No. 7, Viking
No. 8, Viking No. 9, Viking No. 10,
Viking No. 11, Viking No. 12,
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 (81,400) in each
of the years 1910, 1911, 1912,in
cluding certain amounts contrib-J
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, lo-wit:
cams xjosevig, ip/uu lor me
years 1910, 191.1, 1912; E. P.
Cashman, §137.50 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. Neshitt, deceased,
§90 for the years 1911, 1912; that
the amounts specified are the
amounts duo respectively from
each of you as 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 the provis
ions of Section 2321 of the Re
vised Statutes of I lie tniled
States, and Hie 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.
And if you, or anv of ymi. faiI j
or refuse to make payment of I lie j
amount above specified and reeit- i
ed as due from you as a co-own
er, according to law. wit bin nil ml > j
days after personal service oft
this notice upon you. if personal
service be made, or within nineiv
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
erly of the undersigned co-own
ers, who have made the required
expenditure, pursuant to said
statute.
Dated Valdez, Alaska, January,
2. 191.3
EARS HOLLAND.
john McDonald.
GUS JOHNSON.
ADOLPH J. I,ARSEN
Dale first pub. Jan. 2. 1913.
Date last pub. April 17. 1913
nace your
FIRE INSURANCE
In the
Stll.V Ins. C\>.
Facitle Ins. Co.
Spring Garden Ins O*
American Fire Ins- Co.
Manufacturers Lloyds
Merchants Fire Lloyds
C. G. WULFF. Local Agent
Licensed Insurance Hroker
Hates on Application
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Capt* D. E. MORRIS. City Duck
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers ef
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Irei "ipe. Fittings.
TABLE QUEEN GROCERY AND BAKERY
Can supDly your wants in Fresh Fruits, Fancy Groceries and
other Good Things to eat
FAMILY SIZE HOME MADE BREAD
phone us * 3 loaves for 25cents
prompt'delivjssiks R. SCHMIDT, Prop.
Alaska Coast Co.
The “INSIDE ROUTE”
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southwestern Alaska
S. S. YUKON Leaves Seattle January 31
Connecting at Seattle with steamers of the Alaska-Pacilic Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Low Rates. Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Seattle Sailings Just like the clock
Pine steamships Mariposa, and Alameda leaving
here about
8th, 18th and 28th
of each month all the year around.
Mail, Express, Freight and Passenger line
Via Inside Passage
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
When In Seward Stop at the £
COLEMAN HOUSE i
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop. ♦
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS X
Fourth Ave Seward. Alaska +
He Advertised-At Last
There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise;
He'swore <J it was’his policy }■
He would not advertise.
But one sad day he advertised,
And thereby'hangs a tale,
The'“ad.” was’set in quite small type
And headed “Sheriffs Sale.”