WANT FIl'S
OF CUM
Victoria,'!*. C., Feb. i.-rThe In
dians of I lie Queen Charlotte Is
lands have already a national rep
utation for enterprise, but it was
left to the Skidcgates, whose vil
lage lies at the southern end of
Vancouver -island, to hack the
most ambitious undertaking ever
projected by a coast Indian na
tion. During the coming year
the propose installing tm electric
system for lighting r.a *iv villa;;*
and furnishing power for a vari
ety of industrial enterprises to be
carried forward on co-operative
principles. They will also put
in a modern sewer system, water
works and complete lire protec
tion equipment.
The Skidegates are just a little
ahead of the whites of British Co
lumbia in the encouragement of
I he love of art, offering a tribal
prize annually for the best speci
men of original composition.
Their band enjoys the reputation
<.f being the best Indian band in
America. Its honorary president
is H. R. H. the Duke of Con
naught. governor-general of Can
ada.
YUKON NOTES.
The Carmacks telegraph olViee
has been reopened with Howard
• McMillan as operator.
Several hundred cords of wood
are being cut for steamers at tlie
loot of Lake Lebarge.
F. T. llamshaw is faking -'10
Ions of freight from Whitehorse
lo the White river country for use
in prospecting.
The Whitehorse Star says that
the hospital arrangements of the
rail division of the White Pass
& Yukon railway are such as in
dieale a “fermenlalion of grey
matter.”
Joseph Andrew Clark, a well
known miner and politician in tin*
early days of the Klondike, has
sued an Edmonton alderman for
#5,000 damages, alleging •dandt r.
Clark is now an allorno at Lo
monlon.
Commissioner (teorge 'Hark of
Yukon, says that motor travel be
tween Dawson and Whitehorse is
feasible. (tov. Hlack made the
trip in an automobile, and he
ought to know.
The costume which best repre
sents Valdez will receive a hand
some prize at the Eagles’ mas
i|iierade.
lYliruary I i is I lie dale of I lie
big masciuerade. Less than two
weeks to gel your costume ready.
Does your watch need repair
ing? See Reinke, the watch doc
tor.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOB U. S.
PATENT.
SURVEY NO. 929.
Serial No. 01571.
I s l.and Office, Juneau, Alaska, January
' i, 1913
Voice is hereby given tlml in pursu
unce of an Art or Congress, approved May
Kith, 1872, Robert Pringle, by Frank 0
Weber, attorney In Tact, whose postofficc
address is Valdez, Alaska, has made ap
plication roe a patent Tor 1454.70 lineal
reel on the Helena and 1204.24 linear feet
»m the Ground Hog lodes, bearing gold,
•silver and copper, the same being 1444.70
feet S. 22 deg. 04 min. W. and <0 lee.
\ 22 deg. 04 min. E. on the Helena aim
1254.21 feet N. o deg. 33 min. E. and 10
feet S. o deg. 33 min. W. on the Ground
Slog lodes, from their respective discov
ery points, with surface ground 350 feel
on' Hie. norlli end in width and 489 reel in
width on the south end or the Helena lode,
and 350 feet In width on Hie south eno
mil 490.53 reel in width on the north eno
if the Ground Hog lode; situate ill the
Valdez Mining District. Knights Island,
Territory or Alaska, and described by th<
official pint and held notes on 111c in tin
office or the Register or the Juneau I.ano
3>isii-jci, Alaska, as follows, viz:
Helena Lode.
Ilcglnniog ill corner No. 1. whence I .
I m No 38 hears N. 27 deg. 18 min.
i’ll sec \V. 3078.90 reel; thence S. 10 deg.
,4 mill W. 1399 red to corner No. 2;
then"" S. 85 deg. 52 min. E. 489 reel to
, ornec No. 3; thence N. 22 (leg. 04 nun.
I 115 170 red lo cornel- No. 1; thence
n' 85 deg. 52 min. E. 350 reel lo corner
\o. I, me place or beginning.
Oround Hoo Lode. .
Beginning at corner No. 1, whence u. s.
i . M. No. 38 bears N. 17 deg. 04 ini n. 30
s,c w 2115.43 feet; thence S. 7 deg. 50
,,ili W 1281.50 rect to corner No. 2;
'Hence s. 85 deg. 52 min W. 330 feet to
eorner No. 3; thence N. 0 deg. .13 min. E.
I >01 21 rect to corner No. 4; thence N. 8.,
deg. 52 min. 496.53 reel to corner No.
i ihc place of beginning.
Containing 24.813 acres, and forming a
portion or Knights Island, which lies In
Prince William Sound, ill the Valdez Min
ing District. Terrtory or Alaska, described
Survcv 929.
The presumed course of the hide line on
the Helena lode Is. S. 22 deg- Ol mlri. VV.
and on the Gorund Hog lode N. 0 (leg. 3,t
min. E. magnetic variation 20 deg. 3.i min.
h' rile location notices or said lode mining
dnlins are recorded In the office of the
United States Commissioner and Ex-officic
Recorder at Valdez, Alaska, In Book H
or Mining I.oeatlons on page 499 and tn
iiiHik “J” or Mining Locations on page 58.
Anv and all persons claiming adversely
anv portion or said Helena lode or Ground
llog lode, are required to BB' lhelr ad
verse claims with the Register of trn
United States Land Office at Juneau Alas
ka during the sixty day period of Publi
cation hereof or within eight mon*J|s
thereafter, or they will be barred by pro
visions of the 8tat«te.BEnT pmmLF
By FRANK C. WEBER. Attorney In Fact
united States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska
It "thereby ordered that the fiiregolnj
notice be published In the Valdez Pros
peclor. the newspaper publlshed neares
the said mining claims, for a period o
sixty days. c „ WALKER,
Register.
First publication Jan. 16, 1913.
Last publication March 17, 1913.
STOLE LOTOS
BT THE SCORE
|
! Los Angeles, Fell. L—George
jNelson, 17, and F.dward Frame arc
| under arrest here Today, and po
!|jee detectives asserted that they
lean explain the disappearance of
III automobiles from Los Angeles
in the last, three months.
According to the officers, the
boys have confessed to appropri
ating cars, striping them of tires
and other valuables, and then
abandoning them. They will an
swer in the juvenile court.
CHARGE PEONAGE ON
CANADIAN ROADS
St. Louis, Feb. 4.—Thomas Hol
land, deputy state labor commis
sioner, has requested Secretary of
State Knox to investigate labor
Conditions in railway construc
tion camps in the Canadian Rock
ies. The action of Commission
er Holland was prompted by a let
ter written from the camps by
Rudolph Bowman to his mother
in Crystal City, Mo. Bowman in
his letter said that life in the
camps is a virtual peonage from
which “the only escape is an al
most unendurable tramp through
| 150 miles of mountain wilderness
to the nearest railway station.”
Sevenly_|ive men from St. Louis
went to the construction camps
last October and Mr. Holland says
he learns that (50 of these men
have broken down as a result of
their hardships.
Priest Sues His Bishop.
Toronlon, Fob. '(--Charging his
bishop with calling him a
“I Pitchman,” Fat bar < <nam, par
ish priest, of Wyoming in Lamb
lon county today sued Bishop Fal
lon for Slander, demanding SI00,_
non damages. The priest asserts
that I lie bishop ejected him from
his church and threatened to take
iiiin by the nape of the neok and
throw him out of the rectory.
Home-made doughnuts at Hie
Eagles’ masquerade and six prizes
baked in the doughnuts. Bring
your appetite.
Xo one will he allowed to dance
at the Eagles’ masquerade unless
they are en mask. Spectators’
tickets are 81. I.allies free.
v.cnlle nurse aim comfortable
cutler for lent by day or hour.
Bale reasonable. Apply Fred.
Fish, phone 47.
"The Cliff" is I tie place, not
a bunkhouse; not cheap, but rea
sonable and moderate in price,
and you get what you pay for—
comfort.
FOB BENT—Three furnished
houses, apply to 0. E. Bunnell.
Having received more inslru
nienls tile Nuns are prepared to
lake additional music pupils both
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 81 a month.
The hours from 3 to 5 p. m, arc
reserved for the school children.
Other pupils can secure hours for
lessons and practice from 8 a. m.
to 3 p. mi, and from 5 to 7 p. m.
For further particulars apply to
the Mother Superior.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Tii Charles II. Cra\vforcl ami Den.
H. McMullen, their heirs ami
aiiiniuistralors, ami in all whom
il may concern:
You are hereby nidified that I
have expended the sum of six
hundred ($000 dollars in labor
land improvements upon the fol
lowing named lode mining claims.
Iln-wil: The Valdez claim No. I,
I recorded in book No. I, page 97;
! 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. i, recorded in book No. 2, page
18; North Star claim No. I. re
corded in book 2, page 20; North
j Star claim No. 2, recorded in book
12, page 21. all records of the Aal
Idez Mining District, Territory of
! Alaska. Said mining claims be
ing near Mineral creek, about one
'and one-half miles from Valdez
bav. 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 ol
two hundred (*200) dollars, being
the sum of *33.33 for each of saul
claims, your interest in saic
claims, for which you fail to con
tribute your said proportion ol
expenditure for annual labor, wil
become the property of the under
signed co-owner under Sectior
2324, Revised Statutes of the Un.
ited States. _ j, -L ••
OEOROE H. MERRIFIELD.
First pub. Feb. 4. 1913.
J Last pub. May 8, 1913.
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SCHOOL CHILDREN
HASTEN TO MARRY
Spokane, Wash., Feb. 4.— Fol
lowing Ihe announcement by Geo.
Wadcock, a senior, that he had
secretly married Miss Agnes Hol
t/.gren during the Christmas hol
idays, the North Central high
school today claims the North
west record for the number of
secret marriages and elopements
during one semester. Seven pu
pils of both sexes, have fallen vic
tims to Cupid’s wiles.
HE MUST PRODUCE
THE SINEWS OF WAR
New York, Feb. 5.--His own
money to he used against him,
William G. Brokaw. is under di
rection today by the Brooklyn su
preme court.to pay his wife, Mrs.
Mary Blair Brokaw, 85,000 so she
may prosecute her suit for ab
solute divorce. Mrs. Brokaw, who
secured two years ago a decree
of separation, asked for 815,000
counsel fees. In her suit Mrs.
Brokaw names three women and
Brokaw, in a cross-suit, alleges
unfaithfulness, naming three
men.
George Robbins, accountant at
the Kllamar mine, who has been
in the city on business for his
company, will return this aftc
noon if he can close his business
affairs. He states that the JM-a
mar mine is now shipping ttnO
tons of ore per month. Rc :. i.tij
the company let a contract to the
natives to cut a quantity > die
wood which they will keep in
storage in case they run <h » > ■ ’
fuel oil. Affairs at Ihe mine pro
in a very satisfactory condign.
John McLean is now boiling out
at Ihe Arkansas Hof Springs, re
porting that lie is having a swell
time.
Have you thought ahoul that
costume for the Eagles’ masquer
ade ?
The stages are leaking good
lime from Valdez into’Fairbanks.
House and Lot for Sale.
Six-room house and lot on Ho
bart street below court house.
Tnis properly can be had for $1,
500 on easy terms. For further
information apply at S. Blum ft
Co., or the Valdez Dock company.
This is the kind of weather
that Hie tenants of “The Cliff
wear a broad smile and spend
(heir time in their rooms with
comfort.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John McPherson, his heirs,
administrators, and to all
whom if may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended $100 in labor and
improvements upon the “Dark”
lode mining claim, situated about
two miles N. K. of Slump bay and
S. E. of Shoup glacier, in -the Val
dez Recording District, Territory
of Alaska, the location certificate
>of which said claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 392, in
rli1 office of the recorder of the
recording ditsrict aforesaid,
proof of said expenditure appear
ing by affidavit filed on Decem
be- 28, 1912, in the office of the
recorder aforesaid; that being
$100 per year, the amount re
quired to hold said claim for the
year ending December 31. 1912.
And if, within ninety days after
this notice by publication, you
fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion ($50) your interests
in said claim will become the
property of the subscriber under
Section 232 5. Revised Slain I es of
the Foiled Slates.
JOHN PAUI.K.
First pub. January II. 1913.
'East pub. April 15.. 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Frank Rease, his heirs, ad
ministrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that 1
have expended $300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The “Two Friends No.
I," “Two Friends No. 2,” and
“Two Friends No. 3,” the loca
tion certificates of which said
lode claims are of record in 130011
2 of Records, pages 377, 377 and
310. respectively, in the office of
the Recorder for the Valdez Re
cording District, Territory of
Alaska, said lode claims being
situated on the west side, of
Shoup glacier, about six miles
from Shoup bay. in the recording
district aforesaid, proof of said
expenditure appearing by affi
davit tiled on December 28, 1912,
in the office of the recorder
aforesaid; that being $300 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 bv publication, you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75, being $25 for each
of said claims!, your interests m
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
tion 2321, Revised Statutes of tlfr
United States.
JOHN PAULK.
First pub. January H. 1913.
Last- pub. April 15. 1913.
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.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Chris Tjosevig, E. P. Casn
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,
Ears 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 VVil
i liam sound, in Valdez mining
and recoruing 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. II. 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 ($1,400) in each
of the years 1910, 1911, 1912,in
cluding certain amounts contrib
uted by you or some of you; that
each of you above-named, co
owners in said group, respective
ly, is delinquent in tiie amount
due for annual labor, in the
amounts and for ihe years here
inafter specified, to-wit:
.Chris Tjosevig. $700 for Hie
years 1910, 1911, 1912; E. P.
Cashman, $437.50 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. Nesbitt, deceased,
$90 for the years 1911, 1912; that
the amounts specified are the
amounts due respectively from
each of you ns your respective un
paid proportions of the amount
necessary to he expended for the
years rained, to hold possessory
right and title to said fourteen
milling claims under Ihe provis
ions of Section 232 5 of tin* Re
vised Statutes nl tile Lnitcd
States, and the amendments
thereto: the last of said annual
expenditures being' I lie amount
necessary In Indd said claims for
and during the year ending De
cember 31. 1913.
And if you, or any of you. fail
or refuse tu make payment of Hie
amount above specified and recit
ed as due from you as a co-own
er, according to law, within ninety
days after personal service of
Ibis notice upon you, if personal
service lie made, or within ninety
ninety days after Hie 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
erty of the undersigned co-own
ers* who have made the required
expenditure, pursuant to said
statute.
Dated Valdez, Alaska, January,
2. 1913
LARS HOLLAND.
JOHN MCDONALD.
GUS JOHNSON.
ADOLPH .T. LARSEN.
Dale first pub. Jan. 2, 1913.
Date last pub. April 17, 1913
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In the
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Pacific Ins. Co.
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Manufacturers Lloyds
Merchants Fire Lloyds
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Licensed Insurance HroUer
Rates on Application
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Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Ciipt. D. E. MORIUS. City Dock
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
' Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hole Valve*,
Irei ^pe. Fitting*.
TABLE QUEEN GROCERY AND BAKERY
Can supply your wants in Fresli Fruits, Fancy Groceries and
other Good Things to eat
FAMILY SIZE HOME MADE HREAD .
phone ijb 3 loaves for 25 cents
OPEN SUNDAYS R CTUUmT P,„_
PKOMPT DEMVESIKS o. OCnlfllL/ I , rrOp.
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-Pacific Steamship Co. for
Soutnern California ports Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Low Kates. Kight reserved to change steamers and sailing dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Seattle Sailings sasusas
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 GO.
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
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop. J
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS X
Fourth A ve Seward. Alaska $
He Advertised--At Last
There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise;
He*swore {it was'his policy }
He would not advertise.
But ope sad day he advertised,
And thereby hangs a tale,
The'“ad.” was'set in quite small type
And headed “Sheriffs Sale.”