The Alaska Prospector
And Valdez News.
r«bl ahe<l it Taldez, Alaska, every Thursday
u, t.i. pHOsl’ECTOK PVBLISHINU Co
Phone Main 1.
Entered at the Valdez Pv/Moffiee aa second
class matter.
Hahaer!ptioa ?H per year. $1 for -is months
hingle copies JO«enu
Ptom Wedaesdavs Bulletin
Ij V. Ray. assistant distiict a tor
a11-*y at Sew«id,arrived on the Saratoga.
U S. District Attorney Harlan was
an out-going passenger <>ii the Stra
toga.
Deputy Marshal Wybraut returned
f oui a brief vi-it. with his tatniiv at
Seward
J W Hamilton. »he coal expert of
the Matanuska o >al fields, isw pa-sen
ger on t fie Saratoga, out ward bouud.
Dick Windmiller, proprietor of the
Tnconm roadhou-e on the Fairbanks
trail, is in town for a few days.
Judge Moifi trd, attorney of the
Alaska Central lailway. is a south
bound passenger on the Saratoga.
\V H. Merritt and l>olph Smith left
this morning by dog sledge for Valdez
creek, at th* headwaters of the Shu
•bitna river
Skating is said to be tine mi Kut>e
lake, about four miles from to./n
Lovers of thin exbileratiug sport have
been indulging m the pastime.
An incipient blaze started in the
rear of the Alameda yesterday after
noo". but a few buckets of water
promptly applied quenched the flames
without Tim assistance of fhe fire de
partment
F .1 Conner, wel* known to old
timers as a f.nmei Unisonal artist of
Valdez, and now the proprietor of u
whisker shop in Seward, is an outgoing
passenger on 1 he Saratoga. Con has
been dabbling in copper until dame
fortune has rewarded his persistence,
and he is now numbered among the
mining magnates of the Resurrection
bay burg
All work has cea«ed tor the wiu er
on the Alaska Central lailroad. The
crews of Watson & Snow, the con
tractors engaged in the construction
m t he road, are t»n t he Saratoga, bound
for the outside.
The season chiefly spent in
bridge c on -11 tic • ton • Very hitiegrading
having been <i me
Oscar Olsen arrived in Valdez yes
terday from Hie Big Delta country,
t hi- side nf Fairbauk- lie lias been
in change id' a gi.verinuei t camp
there. In regard to a rumor which
has l^t'n cm rent on the street- to 1 tie
effect ’hat six or seven men were
frozen fi> death during a severe storm
October la. Olsen, who i> the last man
to arrive from ti eie, says the;e is no
iuHi in the report. One man only
die I fro n freezing—O’Kedl.V Several
ofheis were caught in the same storm
ami "-I washed"" it tor i he lilglc. hut
escaped set urns injury, their feet be
ing nipped a little, due to leather
foot wear.
Henry Oher arrived here Mo day
from that section. He assisted in th«
burial of «»’K«iliy. *ml confirms ()1
»e!*’s statement legardmg the other*
Saratoga Sails South
Steamer Saratoga sailed for Seattle
this morning Among the passengers
from Valdez were: \\ L Ftjrsmaii,
Dan (irenmg. Dan Sheehan. .J H uge
Mill, K Wall . A F Wall!, Bernice
Market. O P Hubhani, X V HaiUti,
Jay Ba.’lc tf, J F Hud cher. J W Li*
tl«. (iu> IteiiKou, W L Poweil.
From Tuesday’s Bulletin
The schooner Glen, two master, was
blown ashore on Uuaniak island Sept.
30th, daring h terrible storm that lasted
several days. Her cargo of codfish was
saved, and her entire crew safely
lauded, except one 14 year old boy who
was drowned. Her hull lie^ high arid
dry in the grass not far from Dorn
harbor near Cape Pankuff. She was
owned by the Pacific States Trading
Co. Capt Buckrnan was master. The
4*iew, with the exception of Capt.
Buckrnan, came out on the Dora.
The Eagle mail arrived Sunday,
thirteen days and twelve hours eu
route
Steamer Jeanie sailed south vester
d«y.
Neil Robeson is around again after
being laiil up several days from the
effects of au accident.
The Saratoga is due to arrive heie
this afternoon. She has 300 tons of
coal to unload, so will not get away for
the South before tomorrow
S. A. Crandall, who has been making
a tour of the Souud, returned Sunday.
He visited all of the camps on Datoucbe
and Kuights island, and reports every
thing progiessiug nicely at the mines.
With the exception of a few propects,
on which work has been suspended un
til spring, the mine owners are rapidly
developing their ground.
The tax roll for this year is now
completed and in the hands of Town
Treasurer W heat, where faxes maybe
paid. A month is allowed for the pay
ment of these taxes. It* the first Mon
day in December they become delin
quent and if unpaid by that time a
penalty of ten perceut is added to the
amount due.
The total valuation of assessable
property within the town this year is
$526, 125. Of this amount $251,075 is
ou teal estate, $151,515 is on improve
ments and the balance is personal pro
perty
Or e of the crowd of prospectors
working around the sound, known
locally as Count Chieofsky, had a nar
row escape from perishing from hun
ger on Fleming island recently. He
was ieft on the island with au outfit
and was *o be picked up by the Three
M the latter part of October
While working ou tire mountain «u**
day, a bear got into his cache arid
after eating everything that appealed
to bis taste, toie up the rest of the
supplies, leaving the count without
enough for a meal.
F r twelve days the man was ma
rooi ed on t lie island. subsist ing off a
porcupine, a gull a d a laven, which
lie caught \\ hen he had about gfven
up hone of being taken < tf. a small
launch happened along and look him
to L.atotiehe. He is now working toi
Mr. Wilcox at Hogan bay.
Bowling Teams Arranged
. 1’he teams for the bowling toinna
Uient have imeii formed and the seriee
l
of games will start .Monday evening at
! It o’clock, tieorge Dooley was elected
captain of the Hibernians, with Krae
mei. iloii/.agni. Collins and Itunnell.
while Ambrose Iteil handles The tier
man team—Finical. V\nile\, S»eis and
Merchant. There will be IS games ih
’he scutes, three f*e;ng placed each
uight.
The 'chooner Letfie, belonging to
Capt .lame- Osmond was driven ashore
near Chignik, during a heavy gale
about tbr* first of the month. The
ce-sel will be saved bu* will need ex
tensive repairs. Xo liven lost.
i
FRED M. BROWN
attorney-at-law
Valdez, Alaska
! _
W. T. SCOTT
Attokney-At-Law
Office v.in,-7
j Court House \A\An.L
1
John A. Carson,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
SALEM,
j Member of ' „
Alaska H-r.OKEGON
i W. LINCOLN REEDY
Dentist
EITEL BUILDING
| SECOND AND PIKE
Seattle, Wash.
i Dr. H. COCKERILLE
DEMIST
i
I Seeon.l Street
On Reservation VALDEZ
* -
A Young Rough Rider
‘ A- flue baby boy was born to Mr and
Mrs. H. K. Love, at Seattle on Sept.
’2t>. Mr Love is special agent of the
United States land office for Alaska,
i his headquarters being in Juneau. He
1 was also a well known officer in the
| Rough Riders, and therefore, a
' special friend of President Roosevelt’s,
j Mr. Love is also well known it) this
: section.
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Use Double-enders
i A niusher who recently arrived here
over the trail from Fairbanks adv ses
all freighters to use double-enders and
not to load over 1200 pounds.
Wickersham after an Attorney
for Contempt
Fairbanks, Oct. 22—Judge Wicker
sham has instructed District Attorney
Cousby to bring contempt proceeding
agaiust Louis K. Pratt, a local attor
ney Pratt is charged with threaten
; iug the judge aud trying to intim*d-de
the actions of the court. Ever since
he has been in this camp Pratt ha>
been fig ting Wickersham.
••The Ventnw di-'nct produced about
$100,000 111 gold this season.” said L.
II Herndon, one of I he original loca
tors and a leading operator of that
section, who passed through Valdez on
the steamer Por* land 011 hi- way out
side for the winter 'There are .-nine
very good "reeks theie,” coi tinned he.
“althoii. h the country generally is
•-lotted.’ 1 .-hould say about three
hundred men mined and pmspected
in the Yetuna country during Ihe
sum met
IlPriHJ 'll III *1 rl."i rUi!e.s \\rik»'U OH
Xiiyi'et creek and took out about
#30.(100 1 bis stream lias demon
strated itself to be (be richest thus far
• li-Corered *n the new diuktOiK*
Poor- creek \ ielded about
Fall- creek #10,000. Thunder
Cl o-t; fnOOO. Cache creek #5000 Other
eieeks and river I his will swell the
total up {<. #100,(10 >.
ft her miners from the Yeutua ou
tie* Portland were Itiil Moms, a part
tiei of Herod.iii’-. aiut t’nil'iin brother*
arid Ka-t. who mined oh Poor Alan’s
and had #‘.2(1.000 in du»t
Thine Heckman, one of the victims
of the canyon »h*»ot m; affray, leaves
rioirsday <ni the -latfe for Fairbanks
in responds to a wire from hi* father,
who is connected with the Fairbanks
, Times.
C C. Rudolph
PHONE NO. 3
DEALER IN
Doors, Windows, Builders' Hard
ware, Mouldings and Finishings,
Tar, P. & B. and Build
ing Paper.
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The A. Van der Naillen School
ofPnicti a! Civil, Electrical Min>np
Engineering. Established 1864
Ocenp inp their own bui dinp, workfdn p at <t
mikI laboratories open all y.ar. Great d»
mand for ex-students in all lines. New »t*
dents should* enroll at onec. Addns* il«'
Street and Telegraph Ave Oakland, i al.
SEATTLE
New Management Popular Pkicm
European Plan Central Location
Finest Cafe and Bar In The City
Wilson A White Co., Props. Clias. Perry, M*.
Hotel ARLINGTON
W. G. POTTS, Prop.
European Plan, Remodelled and Newly Fur
nished. Telephones In Each Room. U.S. P.0
in Huilding, Hot and Cold Water. Rates
to 92.oO. Cpottlp
1st Aye & University St. Otalllfc
HOTEL PILLED
Headquarters for Valdez people. 1J0 room.
Rates 50 conts, #1 and #1.50 per day. Firs tolas*
Restaurant in connection. Free Bus. Opposite
U. S. Postoffice.
Cos. First Ax’, *C University st.. SKATTLk
COFFER CENTER CLUB
C. 13. Overhiseh Prop.
j Fine Wines, liquors anrl Cigars.
Everything First
and Ujt-to-Date.
j
’copper CENTER. ALASKA
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Resolutions.
|;- •( re' lved bv the Common Council of the
Town of Wld*z, Alaska, that the tat of mu?
impal taxes tor ihe enrrent fiscal -.car he at a
the.s,me is hereby txt-d at * •••■ rate of *w--ni»
mills on cacti foliar of taxable I ro| city.
Adoj ted Oct. I*. i»'7.
W. H. CR J • Y. qt NN.
clerk. ’ Mayor
FROZE TO DEATH
ON VALDEZ TRAIL
Patrick O’Reilly, a m usher, **»
frozen to death on the nurht of Octo
her 15. while on his va.v from MciJar
tv’s to Donnelly's roadhouse on ths
*
Valdez trail H* enc mntei el a vio
lent snow storm and was compelled t*
stay out durum; tliu liiz-tf in a vain eu
deavor to nrsch shelter I he remains
of the unfortouate man were found hy
searchers next day within a mile ef
Donnelly \ roadhouse.
Jeanie Has Mishap
Steamer .jeanie met with « slight
mishap while on tier "'at from Seward
t,» Valdez.‘and transferred her pass^ ti
gers. t went y-t wo in no in her. at Hors**
shoe Lav in the steamer Portland
which hronifht them heie.