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ICPRHSTITIflllS FEAR
ALASKA-JUNEAU STOCK
The following is from the financial
page of the New York Sun of Nov. 4: |
The floor traders, who are a super
■tltitious lot, are said to be suspi
oious of the ultimate fate of Alaska
Juneau the latest arrival on the
board. Application was made for
listing Alaska-Juneau on the thir
teenth of the month. The post at
which the stock is traded is No. 13
and the section of the post where
the quotations are Indicated is also
No. 13. This is the space occupied
by the late lamented Goldfield Con
solidated. Moreover, it is said some
of the people behind the former are
also behind the new stock.
Weather Report.
Valdez. November 27, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29.704
Temperature 7 p. m.1.8
Maximum temperature 20
Minimum'temperature .13
Mean temperature .16
Partly cloudy, high wind, north
east, 12 miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Nov. 27, 1915.
Fairbanks, 10 below, 7 inches of
anow; light wind, clear.
Salcha, 9 below, 11 inches snow;
elear, light wind, trail fair.
Richardson, 4 below, 10 inches of
now; clear, calm, trail good.
McCarthy, 11 below, 12 inches of
anow; clear, calm, trail good.
Donnelly, 14 below, 10 inches of
anow; clear, calm, trail good.
McCallum, 16 below. 36 inches of
anow; clear, light wind, trail fair.
Paxson, zero, 30 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Hogan, zero, 19 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail-good.
Gulkana, 14 below, 14 inches of
anow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center, 18 below, 22 inches
of snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tonslna, 16 ljelow, 13 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Teikhell, zero, 20 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Beaver Dam, 4 above, 33 inches of
anow; cloudy, windy, trail fair.
Summit, 2 above, 60 inches snow;
cloudy, high wind, trail closed.
Wortman’s, 3 above, 12 inches of
anow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tny claims staked
IN NEW YUKON CAMP.
DAWSON NEW8: More than 200
claims have been staken and record
ed in the new placer fields something
like twenty-five mttes back from the
left limit of the Yukon river about
100 miles south of Dawson, to which
district a quiet stampede was on for
fully a month before the close of nav
igation.
On Rude creek 64 claims have been
staked'and recorded* and on Victor
creek 46 claims have been located
and on Dip creek the number of lo
cations are 96. ' In addition to the
creeks mentioned there are several
smaller ones on which from four to
a dozen locations have been made.
Just how rich the new district will
prove remains to be seen although
considerable gold was taken out last
summer by the discoverers, Rude and
others.
The Dominion Telegraph Company
has installed a telegraph office at the
nearest, point on its line to the new
field and as it is but twenty or twen
ty-five miles back to the “diggings”
the outside world will be able to
keep posted as to the results so far
as winter work is concerned. It is
said that nearly one hundred men
will winter in the new diggings and
that means that a large amount of
work will be done before now and
next spring.
The government has made an ap
propriation to aid trails in the new
district.
Catholic Church Services.
First Mass at 8:30 a. m.
Second Mass at 10:30 a. m. Ser
mon subject, “The Coming of Jesus
Christ as Judge of all Men."
Sunday school at 2 p. in., open to
all Catholic children and to all non
Catholic children with permission of
their parents.
Vespers and Benediction at 7:30 p.
m. Instruction on “The Attitude of
the Church during Advent.” Non
Catholics nre welcome at all times
and may remain seated at all serv
ices. The spirit of the Catholic
Church towards them is one of abso
lute fairness and Christ-like kind
ness. a spirit to which all practical
Catholics are expected to conform.
REV. JOHN T. CORBETT, S. J.,
Pastor.
FORMER GOVERNOR'S WIFE
BOOSTING FOR JUNEAU.
Mrs. Walter E. Clark, writing for
former Gov. Clark’s Charleston, W.
Va., Mail, in an illustrated article,
has the following to say of Juneau:
Juneau, the capital of Alaska, re
minds one at first glance of a Swiss
village. The mines of Silver Bow
basin are just back of it, and their
output increases every year. It is a
lively town of about 4500 inhabitants
and takes its name from Joseph Ju
neau, a prospector, who through
winning the confidence of the In
dians, discovered gold in the Silver
Bow basin. The city has a fine capi
tol building, an executive mansion, a
court house, and numerous fine
buildings. It was the home of the
late Chief Joseph, the head of the
Raven branch of the Taku Indians.
He became wealthy through his trad
ing business with the Indians and is
said to have been the originator of
a drink called “hoochinoo,” a miser
able concoction made of fermented
molasses, flour, sugar and corn meal,
One or two drinks of this stuff will
turn a man into an incarnate fiend.”
Kodak Supplies at me Valdes
Drag Company. • ■ tf
PR03F COINS.
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They Are Always Struek Prom New
and Specially Prepared Dies.
IProof coins huvc been strock at the
Philadelphia mint for many yean, but
at no other mint, to be sold to collec
tors. A premium of about 10 per cent
is charged, when a lot includes coins
of all denominations For minor proof
sets, however, when ordered separate
ly, a little more than1 double the face
value is charged.
The coins are struck from new and
specially prepared dies- on plancbets
previously burnished, a band press in
stead of tbe regular steam press being
used. When there is a smooth field
around the raised portion of a coin tbe
burnishing gives the surface a lasting
brilliancy that is very attractive.
Our silver coins still have such a
field, but the gold coins, particularly
the $6 and $2.00 pieces, and the minor
coins no longer present this desirable
feature, in fact, outside of the lines
being a little finer, proofs of these
coins differ little in appearance from
pieces struck for regular circulation.
The incused Inscriptions ou the gold
coins do not harmonize with the field
as did the old raised inscriptions, while
on the minor cqlns the field is not
smooth, and tbe nickel bas really no
field, an excess of lettering disfiguring
what is not monopolized by tbe Indian
bead and the buffalo. The $20 and $10
pieces present artistic designs, but
proofs of these <-oins are far from be
ing as attractive as were those of tbe
old designs.—Pittsburgh Press.
A LEDGE AND A MINE.
How a Learned Lawyer Was Taught to
Distinguish Between Them.
I,et not distinguished counsel from
any eastern or western liar plume
themselves upon their fancied superior
ity to their frontier brethren. The liti
gation which attends upon rich min
eral discoveries often tempts the keen
est intellects to the forums of the
frontier, and an Imported counsel is,
iu bis Ignorance of local customs and
local nomenclature, liable to make a
bad break.
A distinguished New Fugland law
yer who was Imported by a Boston
capitalist to take charge of a big min
ing suit delivered himself of a lengthy
philippic against a witness who had
testified that a mine was in a certain
locality and who a year before had
testified that It was In another locali
ty a quarter of a mile distant "Did
he lie then, or is he lying now?” said
the imported lawyer.
“The learned counsel from afar." an
swered his opponent, "is an apt illus
tration of the proverb that a little
learning—and in his case such a very
little—is a dangerous thing, fie con
fuses a mine with a ledge. The lo
cality of a ledge cannot, of course, be
changed, but the locality of a mine,
which Is the work upon a ledge, may
be, as in this case, placed at one point
today and in six mouths may be at
another point a quarter of a mile or
more away.”—Case and Comment.
A Fine Viewpoint.
Sherman, Wyo.. so named in honor
of General W\ T. Sherman, is the
highest point on the Laramie range
reached by the Union Pacific railroad.
It is claimed that from this point on a
clear day may be seen Pikes peak,
about 1(15 miles lo the south, Longs
peak, sixty miles to the south, and liik
mountain. 100 miles to the west. From
many points iu the vicinity of Buford
good views may lie obtained of the
high peaks of the Rocky mountains far
away lo the south and of the relative
ly low but nigged Sherman mountains,
a part of the Laramie range, to the
right. Two prominent points seen to
the north are called Twin mountains
and are celebrated as one of the strong
holds of the notorious desperado Slade.
Slade during his checkered career
fought both for and against law and
order, and his career is set forth in
Mark Twain's “Boughing It,”—Geolog
leal Survey Bulletin.
Why Wo Draw Back.
Onr human intercourse is constantly
being thwarted by our consciousness
of consequences. It is especially the
i case when we are young. Young peo
pie feel that they can hardly huve an
intimate conversation without its end
ing in a promise to correspond or an
invitation to visit. If we keep this at
titude as we grow older the conscious
ness that a moment's intimacy may
entail so much makes us pause before
taking the fateful plunge. How often
do we draw back in a moment of ex
pansion because we reflect. "Shall we
feel the same way tomorrow or next
month?" How many friendly impulses
do we restrain because we are afraid
something more will be expected of ns!
—New York Telegram.
A Russian Ad.
The reason why I have heretofore
been able to sell my goods so much
lower than anylmdy else Is that 1 am
a bachelor and do not need to make a
profit for the maintenance of a wife
and children. It Is now my duty to
Inform the public that this advantage
will shortly be withdrawn from them,
as 1 am about to bp married. They
will therefore do well to make their
purchases at once at the old rate.—
Petrograd Otogoloskl.
Needed Repairs.
"Does your typewriter need repairer
asked the meandering tinker as be en
tered the office.
“It would seem so." replied the em
ployer. “She baa Just gone across the
street to consult a dentist.'-—Philadel
phia Ledger.
What you lose today you cannot gain
tomorrow — Rnnktn
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THE FATA MORGANA.
_*s,
Conditions That Mutt Obtain to Allow
of It* Production.
Tbe fata morgana is a singular aerial
phenomenon akin to tbe mirage. It la
seen In many parts of tbe world, but
fuost frequently and In greatest per
fection at tbe strait of Messina, be
tween Sicily and Italy. So many con
ditions must coincide, however, that
even there it is of comparatively rare
occurrence.
To allow of its production the sun
must be at an angle of forty-tive de
grees with tbe water, both sky and
sea must be calm and tbe tidal cur
rent sufficiently strong to cause the
water In the center to rise higher than
on tbe edges of the strait When these
conditions are fully met the observer
oil tbe heights of Calabria, looking to
ward Messina, will behold a series of
rapidly changing pictures, sometimes
of most exquisite beauty.
Castles, colonnades, successions of
beautiful arches/ palaces, cities, with
houses and streets and church domes;
mountains, forests, grottoes, will ap
pear and vanish, to be succeeded per
haps by fleets of ships, sometime* plac
idly sulliug over the deep, sometimes
inverted, while a halo like a rainbow
surrounds every Image.
It is supposed that the images are
ibe to the Irregular refractive powers
of the different layers of air above the
sea, which magnify, repeat and distort
the objects on the Sicilian shore be
yond. hut to the Italians these singu
lar appearances arc tbe castles of the
Princess Morgana, and the view of
them is supposed to bring good fortune
to the beholder.
A MADAGASCAR BANQUET.
Where the Riot of Food Vied With the
Riot of Tumult.
The longest and noisiest dinner that
Janies Sibree. Jr., the author of “A
Naturalist In Madagascar,” ever at
tended was given by the governor of a
town called Ankarana. About a score
of officers were at the table and seven
ladies. After a long grace by the pas
tor, dinner was brought In and con
sisted of the following courses:
First, curry; second, goose; third,
pigeons and waterfowl; fourth, chick
en cutlets and poached eggs; fifth, beef
sausages; sixth, boiled tongue; seventh,
sardines: eighth, pig’s trotters; ninth,
fried bananas; tenth, pancakes; elev
enth, munioc; twelfth, dried bananas,
and lastly, says Mr. Sibree, when 1
thought everything must have been
served, came haunches of roast beef.
There was a big drum Just outside
on the veranda, as well as two small
ones, besides clarinets and fiddles, and
these were In full play almost all the
time. Then the room was filled by a
crowds of servants and alds-de-camp.
and the shouting of every one. from
the governor down, was deafening.
The old gentleman directed everything
and every one. 1 was glad when 1
could take mj leave, after two horn's'
sitting, but 1 was' not to leave quietly
The governor took me by the hand and
escorted me home, while the big drum
was hammered at ahead of us ail the
way.—Youth’s Companion.
A Cat or a Father.
In bis "Life of Thomas B. Reed"
Mr. Samuel W. McCall tells this story
about the former speaker, who was au
unusually large man:
When bis daughter Katherine, or
"Kitty," as be called her. was a little
girl she had a cat to which she was
much devoted. One day the kitten was
sleeping in Reed's chair when he was
about to ait down. His daughter, in
horror, gave the chair a sudden pull to
save the cat from annihilation, and us
a result Mr. Rceu sat down heavily on
the floor. It was a rather serious hap
pening for a man of his size, and even
a lesser man might easily have lost his
temper. But the only notice he took
of the matter was to say gravely after
he had got on his feet, “Kitty, remem
Der that it Is easier to get another cal
than another father.”
Chain* on All Four Wheels.
When one places chains on the rear
wheels of an automobile only, as is so
often done, be overlooks the fact tlml
it is the forward pair of wheels that
give the car Its direction and that it is
if anything more important to Insure
these against skidding than the rear
wheels. The only way to be safe is to
put chains on all four wheels In slip
pery weather. The slight trouble In
volved is in no way commensurate to
the danger which is always present
where skidding is a possibility. A
driver who is too lazy and shiftless to
take this simple precaution should be
deprived of bis license.—Outing.
A Nice Point.
"Every student of bistory knows that
onr Christmas customs are a develop
ment of the Roman saturnalia.”
“Oh. surely not all!”
"I think so.”
"No. no! There’s no reason to sup
pose. fo'r instance, that the Romans
were all the time being bunched to do
their saturnalian shopping early.”—
Pittsburgh Press.
Rivals.
‘‘Is tbto an all star company?*’ asked
the manager of tbe Bunkburst Opera
House.
"Sure It*to,” said the press agent.
•They haven’t spoken a pleasant word
to each other since they started on
tour.”—Birmingham Age-Herald.
Hold Up Your Hoad.
Tbe simple habit of bolding the chest
high and the head erect will do more
than anything else to retain a youth
ful figure. Tlie moment the back bunds
good by youthI
As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth
envy consume a man-—Chrysostom.
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND NEVER MISSES A TRAIN
Auto for Hir e Day or Night.
Bay and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Jas. E. Wilson, Freighter
Large or Small Deliveries Made
To Any Part of the Country.
PROMPT SERVICE GUARANTEED VALDEZ, ALASKA
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL. STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mar.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone B3 dins. Fischer, Propr.
| VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
| Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
f Absentees Business Properly Handled
$ Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
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Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLliMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING.
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fittings, Valves, Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils,
located on Valdez. Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND Admiral PUGET SOUND
California Lilia Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th~EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 15th ealla lllomna and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Knlk
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wcdnemluy and Sunday, connecting with
Steamer* Yale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RING WOOD, Mgr., Seattle) VALDEZ DOCK CO., I.ocal Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez *cuth-7lh, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Or
dova, Skagway, Juneau. Wrangall, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez and La
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 5th; Latouche. on the 15th: S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each mouth—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
gp. D. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent.
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One road—one management—one service all the way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
''* . over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.