ANCHORAGE ON
ANXIOUS SEAT
. Wires Received in Valdez. Wanting
information Regarding Move
ments of Freighter Cordova.
Residents of Anchorage are appar
ently anxious for the arrival of more
steamers with supplies before Cook
Inlet closes to navigation for the sea
son as a number of messages were re
ceived last night inquiring if the
freighter Cordova, now in Valdez,
would go to Anchorage this trip.
The freighter Cordova, which is un
loading coal for the Valdez Dock
company, has nine hundred tons of
rails and two hundred thousand feet
of timbers on board for the Alaskan
Engineering commission at Anchor
age. She also has twenty-five live
hogs, twenty tons of gasoline and
twenty tons of dynamite for Anchor
age.
Captain Flynn is in command of the
Cordova and Captain Downing is pi
lot. The steamer left at 2:30 this af
ternoon for the westward.
NEW PUBLICATION FOR
ANCHORAGE WELCOME, NIT.
A new publication is about to ap
pear in Anchorage. This was known
yesterday but a pause was made be
fore announcing anything about it as
there is always room for suspicion
about the establishment of new publi
cations when the field is fully cover
ed. Now the Gateway is in a position
to say that an agitation is about to
be started that will do the country no
good. The Gateway and other con
servative ones in Alaska, which have
the interests of the workers at heart
just as much as anyone, have drawn
attention from time to time to wage
and other questions connected with
the railroad but there is always dan
ger in the sheets that have neither
the experience or ability to be “news
papers” and are compelled to live off
the offal. There ought to be a law to
license newspapers, like dogs. It
would save the decent ones.—Seward
Gateway.
HEAVY STORM WAS RAGING
ON SOUND YESTERDAY.
The launch Shamrock, Capt. Tim
Marcum, returned last night from
Port Wells bringing a number ol
passengers from different points on
the Sound. Capt. Marcum states that
a heavy storm was raging outside the
Narrows yesterday afternoon. The
passengers were: W. Clendenning
and three men from Wells Bay, W. M.
Conley, Avery river, G. Pflemme and
two miners from Knight’s island.
MARIPOSA SOON TO BE
FLOATED IS REPORT.
Advices from Juneau state that
the British Columbia Wrecking com
pany officials are confident that the
steamer Mariposa, wrecked on Porch
er Island, near Bella Bella, will soon
be floated. It is reported that a thir
ty foot hole in the hull has been
patched and that the steamer is now
being pumped free of water.
CITY OF PUEBLA WILL
SAIL NEXT THURSDAY.
SEATTLE, Nov. 3.—The steamer
City of Puebla arrives from Alaska
yesterday afternoon bringing a big
shipment of copper ore from Cordo
va to the smelter at Tacoma. The
steamer .has been chartered by the
Alaska Steamship company to make
another trip and will sail for Alaska
on Thursday next.
Uncle Sam Going Broke.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—The nef bal
ance in the general fund of the Uni
ted States treasury at the close of
business September 27, was $41,870,
422. On the same date in 1913 the
balance was $127,091,178. Since
July 1 the government has spent
$37,914,719 more than its revenues.
Before the gangplank is on the deck,
Joe is there your baggage to check.
He knows just where you want to go,
And his auto bus is not so slow.
When leaving Valdez it is just as well
To wait until you hear Joe’s bell.
He never yet has missed a boat
But connects with all that ever floats.
Joe never sleeps day or night,
He does his best to treat you right.
The traveling public well can bless
The map who runs the City Express.
All you do—Just Phone Eight Two,
The City Express will see you thru.
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Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fresh
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton,
Poultry, and Provisions.
Fresh Stock on Every Boat.
PHONE 29.
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AT T&E
The following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au
tomobile advertised by the Pinson:
With each One Dollar purchase one
Coupon will be given entitling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely ft ee of charge.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week.
Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollarftmr
chase entitles you to one Coupon.
PHONE 69
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INSPECTORS RECOMMEND
CONDEMNING OF VESSELS,
It Is reported from Washington
that Secretary Redfieid has ordered
the Alaska survey ships Gedpey and
McArthur condemned and sold as be
ing uijfit for government service. The
government Fisheries Boat Osprey,
which was recently inspected ai
Ketchikan by Inspectors Whitney and
Peltret, was found to be in a very
unseaworthy condition and it is un
derstood that the inspectors have re
commended to Secretary Redfieid thai
the Osprey be condemned.
TWO BROTHERS HURT
ON SAME DAY.
Two brothers, Ole and Swan John
son, who have been working the Alas
kan Engineering commission at Mile
54, are in the hospital at Seward, re
ceiving treatment for injuries receiv
ed while at their work. Swan John
son was hurt on Thursday by having
the ball of his right thumb cut out,
and Ole suffered an accident the same
day which might have proved fatal.
He was carrying an angle bar across
a slippery trestle when he fell back
wards on the bridge with the iron on
top of him, breaking several ribs.
Frame Your Pictures
At Hunt’s for Christmas or your
home. Remember every day gets
busier from now until Christmas.
Samples and prices can be seen at
the Valdez Candy Kitchen. tf
COAST SURVEY WORK
TOUCHING NORTHLAND
Washington: The Coast survey
bulletin just issued refers to the work
in Alaska in several places. It gives
a description of the contract for the
“Surveyor” as follows:
"The contract for the construction
of a new United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey vessel has been
awarded by Secretary of Commerce
Redheld to the Manitowac Shipbuild
ing & Dry Dock Co., located on Lake
Michigan, at Manitowac, Wis. The
contract price was $189,000 for the
bare hull and machinery, but the ul
timate cost of the vessel fully equip
ped will be $220,000.
The new vessel will be named the
Surveyor and will be used in survey
ing an$ charting the dangerous wa
ters of western Alaska and the Aleu
tians, and Bering sea, and the coasts
of Washington, Oregon and Califor
nia.
The Surveyor will be a steel steam
er of about 1000 tons displacement,
with triple-expansion engines, and
will use crude oil, as fuel. Slje will
accommodate 66 officers and men and
carry enough fuel and stores to stay
at sea on a surveying cruise about
three months at a time without re
turning to’ her base of supplies.
According to the terms of the con
tract the Surveyor must be complet
ed within one year, but Vice-Presi
dent West, of the Manitowac com
pany, who came to Washington to
consult with the superintendent of
the Coast Survey about the construc
tion of the vessel, says she will be
finished in much less time, possibly
as early as the first of next August,
which will leave ample time to take,
the vessel to the Atlantic coast be
fore the close of navigation on the
Great Lakes. It is hoped that she
will reach the Pacific coast in time
to do some surveying work during
the winter season of 1916-17.
A remarkable feature of the award
of this contract lies in the fact that
a shipbuilding company located on
Lake Michigan should build an ocean
going vessel destined for service in
Alaska. This brings home the im
portant commercial fact that after all
the Great Lakes extending far into
the interior of the American conti
nent, are for all practical purposes
a part of the Atlantic ocean.
Christmas Is Coming.
And would it not be well to con
sider something in the line of photo
sundries for your friends. A trim
ming board for 40c or 60c; Brownie
Enlarger for $2.00 and up; Negative
Albums, Print Roller, Plash Sheet
Holder, Tripod or some of the many
other desirable things. I might have
just the thing you want. Those rela
tives and friends in the states appre
ciate pictures more than anything
else, especially if they are of Alaska.
Call at my place in the Cliff House,
tf P. S. HUNT.
Iliamna Native In Trouble.
Michael • Pete, a native, who was
bound over to the grand jury by U.
S. commissioner at Iliamna, on the
charge of grand larceny, was brought
from the westward on the Admiral
F#rragut and Is now in Valdez jail
where he will have to await the next
term of court.
Big Storm at Portage Bay.
Passengers from Port Wells on the
launch Shamrock yesterday state
that a terrific storm was raging while
the launch was at Portage Bay and
that the launch was unable to land
passengers and was forced to bring
them to Hobo Bay.
Subscribe for .he Prospector.
i YOU want
I not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Valdez Drug Co’s pre
scription department.
Valdez Weather Report.
Valdez, Nov. 2, 1916
Barometric pressure .29.149
Temperature 7 p. m.30
Maximum temperature .30
Minimum temperature .16
Mean temperature .22
Precipitation.61
Cloudy, wind northeast six miles,
snowed at night and all day.
Interior Weather.
Fairbanks. 16 above, 5 inches of
snow; cloudy, windy.
Salcha, 16 above, 6 inches snow;
cloudy, snowing, trail good.
Richardson, 22 above, 20 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
McCarty, 20 above, 6 inches snow;
snowing, calm, trail good.
Donnelly, 22 above, 12 inches of
snow; snowing, calm, trail good.
McCallum, 10 above, 36 inches of
snow; cloudy, windy, trail good.
Paxson’s, 10 above, 12 inches snow,
snowing, trail good.
Hogan, 10 above; 12 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Gulkana, 3 above, 8 inches snow;
snowing, windy, trail fair.
Copper Center, 29 above, 9 inches
snow; snowing, calm, trail fair.
Tonsina, 3 above. 3 inches snow;
snowing, trail fair.
Teikhell, 29 above, 5 inches snow;
snowing, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam, 30 abov^, 12 inches
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Wortman’s, 32 above, 3 inches of
snow; raining, calm, trail fair.
RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR
SELDOVIA SALMON CO.
E. F. Randolph, manager of the
Seldovia Salmon company has been
appointed receiver of that concern by
Judge Brown after application for
the appointment of a receiver was
made by Lyons and Ritchie, the Val
dez firm of attorneys. The immediate
cause of the motion for the appoint
ment of a receiver, apparently, was
the filing of a suit for $10,000 by the
firm of Goon Dip & Company for the
supply of labor. The total amount of
the indebtedness to the Chinese firm
was over $16,"t)00, of which $4,000
was paid. The suit was filed through
Lyons and Ritchie. E. F. Randolph,
manager of the Salmon cannery, in an
affidavit, states that the company is
indebted in the sum of $70,000 and
that a forced sale would not bring
more than $50,000. The company
was incorporated for $150,000 and
Mr. Randolph says mismanagement
caused a loss of $100,000. He took
over the management in 1914, he
states, and made a profit that year.
Mr. Randolph also states in his af
fidavit that arrangements have been
made through the large stockholders
to meet the indebtedness in a given
time, and to re-organize the company
on a paying basis, and they want to
be assured of protection. All the
stock expect three shares is owned
by Ben Moyses and the estate of Juli
us Redelsheimer.
Far good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
Send the Folks in the Old Country j
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MONEY 18 CHEAP IN EUROPE— j
WE SELL EUROPEAN CHECKS AS FOLLOWS:
926.30 will buy 100 Kronor on Norway. , j
$26.80 will bny 100 Kronor on Sweden. | 4
$26.80 will bny 100 Kronor on Denmark. “ <
$16.20 will bny 100 Lire on Italy. *
$20.05 will bny 100 Marks on Germany. 4
$17.45 will buy 100 Francs on France. j
$15.80 will buy 100 Fin marks on Finland.
♦18.88 will buy 100 Kronor on Austria. 4
RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. \
Our Rates are About Ten Per rant Less than i
the Post Office Charges. ]
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The “Light” Fantastic
Tango down bare and let us
give yon some light on the sub
ject of EDISON MAZDA Lamps
and you’ll feel no Hesitation
about dancing back home with
a full equipment of
EDISON
MAZDA LAMPS
They give three times as much light
as old-style Carbon lamps—with tba
same amount of electricity. Put one in
every lamp socket in your home, office^
store or factory.
Let us show you.
Alaska
Water,
Light and
Telephone
Company
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launoh
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.