Just Arrived
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KIPPERED SALMON, BREAKFAST CHEESE
RANCH EGGS, WALNUTS, APPLES, ORANGES
Rye
Ion can’t go wrong Whole Wheat
when yon eat Roman Meal
French
i FANCY COFFEE CAKE,
HOME MADE DOUGHNUTS
IFrom
Schmidt’s Bakery
STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VAWiEa. AliASKA \
“Ike House of Comfort *
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PHONE 7 FOR 'MEN ONLY ■
falitez Miners Uotatn No. 188
Wtiatern Federation of "Miner*
ROBERT SHAFFER. IWidmt
Granite Mine.
ERAS McCAiTUM^re^
When in Seward Step at tike
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PfJO*
€ f RICTP r-if?sr CiUfilS
Fourth Ave. SewaroL Alaska.
Last Time Tonight
"The Outlaw’s Revenge”
The...
LIBERTY
' L
1R. A*. WALSH and EAGLE EYE in THE OUTLAWS
REVENGE in THE DAWN OX A NE^REPUBLIC.^
The most .sensationally dramatic Mutual Mas
terpiece, one of the greatest backbone chil
lers produced. Full of shrills which alter
nate with fever heat. The suspense is ter
rific. The situations come in rapid succes
sion. Our patrons demand excitement, as
somewhere in all humanity there is a cord
that vibrates to the tune of excitement.
' See “The Outlaw’s Revenge”
In addition to the feature a late “PATHE NEWS” will
be run, and a Comedy to close the performance,
A four-piece orchestra will render selections.
Some Show
AT THE LIBERTY
BASOL1NK DISTILLED
MSOM SHALE ROCK
to view ot the ever-increasing de
mand ' for gasoline and the increase
in .price of crude oil, from which it
Ls obtained, it is important to know
that an almost Inexhaustible supply
of oil may be obtained from the shale
of northwestern Colorado, northeast
ern Utah and southwestern Wyoming.
This shale contains materials which,
when' heated, may be converted into
crude oil, gas and amonia. The high
cost of distilling oil from shale as
compared to the cost of producing
oil from wells have thus far prevent
ed the development in this country
of such an industry and may continue
to prevent it for some time, but soon
er or later this great source of sup
ply will bo utilized to supplement the]
decreasing production of the regular !
oil fields.
The oil derived from the shale is
Similar to that which is being pro
duced from wells in the United States
at the rate of more than 250,000,
000 barrels a year. When refined by
ordinary methods the shale oil yields
an average of about 10 per cent gaso
line, 35 per cent kerosene, and a
largo amout of paraffin. The yield
of gasoline from the shale may prob
ably be largely increased by the use
of refining methods, especially de
signed for that purpose. The gas,
which is a very good illuminating
gas, will perhaps be sufficient to fur
nish all the heat required to distill
the crude oil from the shale.
The ammonia is a most valuable
by-product of the distillation and
may ho utilized in the manufacture
of commercial fertilizer or other nit
rogen compounds, as the market de
mands. The United States Geological
Survey has examined large areas of
the shale in Colorado, Utah and Wy
oming and has made many distilla-1
tion tests. Some beds of shale that
the several feet thick will yield more
than two barrels of crude oil to the
ton of shale. One ton of this shale
should therefore yield nearly 10 gal
lons of gasoline by the present com
mercial methods of gasoline extrac
tion. and larger yields may be made
possible by new methods.
bitt’.e attention has been paid toi
this shale because the quantity of
petroleum produced from wells in
the United States has been sufficient
to satisfy all demands, but for more
than BO years the oil shale Industry
of Scotland has been a very impor
tant one.
Mrs. C. EssOn came np on the Ad
miral Watson from the Granite mine
and will make her home in Valdez
with her son, Charles Fowlkes, who
is employed by the Valdez Gold Com
pany.
Deputy Marshal C. W. Moss.nan
mid Guard Charles Howard arrived
on the Admiral Watson from the
westward bringing Charles Covey and
Oscar Kreedin, prisoners from An
chorage and Seward.
F. E. Whelpiey, wno is the defen
dant in an action in the District
Court, in which Andrew Grosvold of
Sand Point is plaintiff, came over on
the Admiral Watson from the Sew-1
ard to answer to a summons from the
court.
DonVput it off and wait until the
last minute to have your work done.
Now iB the time of year to order your
Buglnes and renewals Valdez Iron
Works. tn-tf
Hotpoiiit Electric Heaters, Cookers,
[lakers. Percolators and Vacuum
Cleaners arrived on the last boat for
the Emporium. tf
No Risk.
“Won't yon take this chair, madam*”
“Flattererr—New York American
TIDE TABLES FOB MAKCH.
TUe table given below ta for high
and low water In Valdez Bay for
the montft of March. 191B.
Monday, MUprch 97.
High, 5:46 am, 8.4,' 8:02 pm, 8.1
Low, 1:26 pm, —0.8.’
Tuesday, March 28.
High, 7:22 am, 8.2; 9:18 pm, 6.8.
Low, 1:02 am, 3.8; 2:46 pm, —0.6.
Wednesday, March 29.
High, 8:60 am, 8.4; 10:04 pm, 7.7.
Low, 2.48 am, 3.3; 8:42 pm, 0 4.
Thursday, March 80.
High, 9:67 am, 8.7; 10:44 pm, 8.6.
Low, 8:66 am, 2.2; 4:27 pm. —0.2
. Friday, March 81.
High, 10:61 am, 9.0; 11:18 pm, 9.3.
Low, 4.48 am. I t; 6:06 pro, —0.2.
HITCH ON COAL
LAND LEASES
1*1,ATS HAVE NOT BEKN MARK
Survey of Bering River and Matanus
ka H1eM« Has Been Completed,
but Meld Notes Have Not Been
Completed by Engineers.
The Third Division mines that are
included in recently reorganized
Kennecott Company, and the Chich
agoff Mine of the First Division have
paid their 1916 taxes into the Terri
torial treasury under the provisions of
the 1915 Territorial revenue law.
These companies have already paid all
taxes due under the laws of the 1913
statute without protest, and they
have complied with the 1915 law in
the same spirit.
The miscellaneous receipts of the
Territorial treasurer since January 1,
have been $143,430.08. These are
1916 taxes collected under the Ter
ritorial revenue law of 1915. They
ido not include a great sura of can
nery taxes, as these are being with
held pending the decision of the Cir
cuit Court of Appeals on the appeal
of the cannerymen from the decision
of Judge Robert W. Jennings sus
taining the validity of the tax. It
does include, however. $19,000 for
190 fish trap licenses. It also in- j
eludes the funds received from in
surance companies and other miscel
laneous items.
There is now in the treasury more
than $200,000, and this sum will be
greatly increased if the Court of Ap
peals upholds the validity of the fish
eries tax law.
The following corresponuence re
garding Alaska coal land leases ex
plains itself: l
Department of the Interior |
General Land Office
Washington, February 23. '16.
Hon. T. J. Walsh,
United States Senate.
My Dear Senator: In response to
your recent inquiry by telephone with
respect to the matter of leases on
the Alaska coal lands, under the Al
aska coal-leasing Act of Oct. 20, 1914
I beg to advise that, as you recall,
the act in question requires that the
said lands be surveyed and laid out
in leasing blocks; said act also au
thorises the president to set aside
certain areas as a reserve for govern
ment use. Under the circumstances,
therefore, the first thing to do under
this act was to get the land surveyed.
Consequently, necessary surveying
parties went into each of the three
principal coal fields, namely, Bering
River, Matanuska, and Nenana, as
early as weather conditions would
permit last spring. The land survey
ors were accompanied hy topographic
surveyors; and in two fields, the Mat
anuska and Bering River, they were
accompanied by coal-mining engin
eers. The field work was all complet
ed during the summer season. The
preparation of the necessary plats and
field notes is now going on at Juneau
as rapidly as possible, and we expect
to have them in band here withthr
to have them all in hand here within,
a few weeks.
In the meantime the two coal-min
ing engineers were given advance
photographic copies of topographic
sheets and survey plate, so that they
could go ahead with the work of mak
ing up their reports and laying out
blocks of land for leasing purposes.
These two men are hero at present,
and have their reports practically all
ready to present to the Secretary of
the Interior.
In the meantime, also, during the
past summer, much attention was
given by the different bureaus of this
department to the matter of formu
latingg satisfactory coal leases and
regulations, all of which has been
done so that Immediately the field
notes are received here from Juneau
the department will be in a position
promptly to issue coal regulations
and information for the leasing of
coal lands in Alaska.
You will recall that Section 10 of
the coal leasing act calls for free
use permits on small tracts for local
consumption. Regulations and for^ns
under this section were issued short
ly after the act was passed, and I en
close herewith a copy: Adyices have
reached this office of operations being
conducted under such permits in 10
cases.
From the above, you will note, that
so far as the .arger leasing operations
are concerned, the department has
not, up to date, been in a position to
grant a lease on any Alaska coal
lands or to consider any application
although there have been numerous
requests for information in this con
nection.
Yours very truly,
ot.AY TALLMAN
Master John Wilcox Is confined to'
his home with a severely sprained
ankle.
CITY EXPRESS
will guarantee that £oth you and your baggage will
reach the boat on time—Let us do the
worrying.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phone 82
Independent Steam Laundry
KatiuJact.ioi! Gua ram «>*><■} |
Teiejihone
| Foot Koysloue Avt
i Houi'h I try 1 (:«- li>
Buy Alaska Made Cigars
ASK FOR W. R. King, Terminus, or Lavanna,
Made in Seward by union workmen.
We maintain our atandard. / Sold everywhere
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAIRY
Phone (13 Alias. Fischer, Proj>r.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE,AGENCY
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
Absentees Business Properly Handled
Treat Budding. Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLIM1UNG, STEAM .AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fitting,, Valves, Ktc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils,
iximtsd on Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Phone 24
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
Onefroad—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.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Do.
PUGET SOUND
California
Line.
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
SABLUNGS FKOM SKATTIAG. 11:0W M.—
Monday, Mar. 5, Admiral Farrago*, for Selflnvla aud Way Ports.
Wednesday, Mar. 15, Admiral Watson for Seward and Way Porta.
Sunday, March 19, Admiral Evans, for Kodiak and Way Porta.
Sunday, March 20, Admiral Farragut, for Seldovia and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 2, Admiral WWtson, for Seldovia and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 9, Admiral Evans, for Kodiak aud Way Ports.
Sunday, April 10, Admiral Fur rogue tut Anchorage and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 23, Admiral Watson, for Anchorage and Way Ports.
Sunday, April 30. Admiral Evans, tor Anchorage and Way Ports.
CALIFORNIA
OMtta to In rnuMtac* everyWedneaday and Sunday, connecting nit*
Steamers Yale and Harvard tor Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
M1CHAHD J. R1NGWOOD. Mgr, Seattle* VA1DRZ DOCK CO, laical Apt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
H 8. ALAMEDA AND 8, 8. NORTHWESTERN SAIL imOM SE
ATTLE THE 10TH, BOTH AND BOTH,
EVERY MONTH
FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8T1I, I8TH, SWTH. FOR CXIRDOVA.
JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
Regular freight eervloe for Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau, Sheep
Croak, Treadwell" Douglaa. 8h»|fway. Cordova, HUamar. Valdea and La^
touche, Exploatvoa, 8. 8. Seward, on the 5th; Latouobe, on the 16th, 8. ft
Cordova. *«h of eaah month—right reserved to change thle schedule
without notice.
w. B> TRACT, Ml Altai VALDU DOCK CO, Local Agent.