VOLUME 5. NO. 3t VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1906. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
We Carry tbe LARGEST and l
MOST COMPLETE STOCK of I
General
Merchandise
On the Coast of Alaska, being equipped
to handle both Retail and Wholesale
Orders. ■
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
MAIL ORDERS FROM OUTLYING
POINTS
We are particularly strong in Groceries, Hardware,
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Furnishings, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Clothing,
and carry many other lines. We liave Built Up Our
Business On Merit. Try Us.
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Valdez Cold Storage Co.
(>P1*. A. L. LEVY «i I'O.
Wholesale Dealers In
Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs,
Produce.
Phone 33 Valdez, Alaska.
Medicine Outfits For The Trail
(Largest A-xjrtioent of Snow Glasses,) '
STATIONERY ' MINING LOCATION NOTICES
Age'nfs Pr«9 C°- P4°0e
IN THE I'll >H7iTL f’Of'RT FOR THE TEI'.Jil
TORY OF ALASKA THIRD DIVISION
VALDEZ PR hr JN IT.
In th* Mat?'r «*i th E*t«|m Noth-*- >>f Hearing1
4,f , on Petition f*»r
. (fitter* of A*lmin
Tred Weinberg } ■ «a**rd.;
NOTH E IS HEREBY OlVKN that F < .
Dm?ton ha- hl-I in t at a I’ourt. n .petUiou
praying that I.*-ttr> < i A«Irn: • *:mli«*i> ifi
th*- ah*»v.' *-«ta‘ • i-.—ur— 1 to a.-l E. < . I>*!ton
«and that v rda) r . day ol September*
3ta»» at 1 !•>»•* 1* M . at th • *;Ii.f the ( •*.
Tommi4-h ner. at the I'nil.i ^i*t*« r«»nrt
H**m- in Ya!d‘ *. Alaska has >je«*n fixed a**
the 1 . - - I petit!
Dated tDi- 11th day *»:’ Sej*t€u»tf?r.
John I.vo\a.
V >. < •miniiisPif.-r uio*
Ex OlTn i-. Jtidgi-of Prohate
, Ci. C. Clevenger, missionary at
Cojijit-r Center i- in town.
Amusements Are Scarce.
An Edison -Phonograph will en
tertain you and your friends, an
Edison Gold Modkle Record is a
work of art. \Ve carry a complete
line of both. Phonographs, from
?12. up. New Records on every
boat. See Stress lorf «S* Wilson at
the Bowling Alley.
Get vein Fresh Chickens end
Ranch Eggs at the 'Valdez Market.
Phone. 21).
A L LEVY & CO
Bankers
Valdez, Alaska
We Do A* General Banicing Business
K iy nii'l Si ll Kxch.mge, Buyaml Ship (iolrl Dust, Accept Deposits,
Make Collections unrl LoanjAIoney on approved security at Low Kates
•of J-ntoresi
Of Local interest
Another 'Wedding.
Walter E. White and Miss Alice
I.ecdy, two of the popular young
people of town aro to lx? married
next Wednesday. The ceremony
will be performed at the home of
the bride’s (mrents by Rev. F. C.
Taylor and there will be only a
few of the'old friends present. The
contracting parties are well known
here, having been residents of -Val
dez for several years anti they
will have the best wishes Of all
j who know twem.
Richardson Coming.
Major Richardson, who is in
jchaTge -of the Alaska road com
misson -work, left Fairbanks for
Valdez Fept. 1. He is accompanied
j by B. P. Bussart.
Nizina Hydradlic.
The hydraulic plant operated at
Nizina this season by 'Frank Ker
nan has proved a great success
! and a 130,000 clean-up is expected
! this fall. The cut which was
started on 11 Chititu has been ex
pended on to Rex gulch No. 1. On
the latter claim there is some rich
I ground.
Mr. Kernan expects to leave
Nizina about the 20th of the month
•coming out by way of theTaznuna.
Will Install Tram.
J. L. Steele, of the Standard Cop
per Co., arrived last week from
IfaeatUe where he had been to order
• a tramway for installation on the
copper property at LanOlouk bay.
The tram is now being made by a
St. Louis firm and will be shipped
in time to install early this fall,
j The main tram is 2600 feet in
• length and the baby is 700. As
the property is developed another
auxiliary tram will be added.
Death At Kadiak.
The wife of Marshal hewers, of
Kodiak, died in Augitst, the day
after the Bora left tlrat'-point going
west. Mr. Bowers war obliged to
go to Xushngak on the bore, to get
-some prisoners and was away from
liome at tire time of liis wifes death.
Mining Congress.
A call has been issued for the
ninth annual session of the Ameri
can Mining 'Congress which will
meet at Denver October 16 to 10
Mayors oi cities and towns and
chambers of commerce are invited
to appoint two delegates each.
-Last year this section was repres
ented at the congress by A. W.
Tibbitts.
Mbs Hannah Breese, who has
been teaching school at Afognak.
went to liliarona on the Dora to
establish amative school there but
found that conditions would not
Justify starting a school and she
•returned on the same boat.
Chas. Howard, of Cold Bay,
manager of a mining company
organized by Jas. Casey went out
last week to spend the winter. He
took four horses with him it being
•cheaper to take thorn out than to
iced them at Cold Bay all winter.
Manager Kedmeier, of the II
liamna reindeer station was a pas
senger on the Dora, hound for the
States on business connected with
his station. He has at present
about 500 head of reindeer at the
Illianffia station. These are the
ones which were to go to Copper
Center.
Dr. Romig who was for some
time stationed at Bethel, had the
misfortune to lose all of his pro
perty.in tltc- Frisco disaster end
came to Alaska again. He is now
practicing medicine at Aiushagak.
D. E. Bowen, who is quite well
known in this section of Alaska,
died at Illiatnna July Tti, of pneu
monia. He was ill but a short
(;iine
The Santa Clara arrived from
; Seattle last Friday with about 300
I tons of freight and the following
1 passengers for Valdez: Mr. Street,
B. Derbyshire, P. A. Iiista, Miss
j-RUtu, Mrs. M. A. Powell, M. Vin
tor, J. I,. Steele, J. H. Mason,
Airs. P. Sternilz and two children,
\V. C. Orr. E. G. Orr, Mrs. G. W.
Triggs and sen, Mrs J. H. Ingram,
Miss Ross, J. J. Patten wife wild
!son, Mrs. O.pt. Hartman and
; daughter. Seven steerage.
Mrs. Capt.(Hartman and daugh
ter were arrivals on the Santa
Clara, letuni'rig from a visit to
the States.
Judge Gunnison returned to
Juneau on the Bertha. The judge
lias made many friends here dur
: ing his short stay and lie says he
will carry away many pleasant
memories of the social events in
which he participated in Valdez.
Fire drill to-night at H o’clock
sharp.
E. H. Craig and family left on
the Santa Clara for Chicago, on
husiuess connected with the trans
fer of Mr. Craig’s copper property
on the Sound. They will return
in a few weeks.
Have you-seen those Swell Suits
at the Toadies’ Bazaar.
C. G. Hubbard, H. 1). Elliott
' and H. C. Elliott, of the Huhberd
Elliott Copper Mines Co., left for
the States oil the Santa Ci«ra.
Everything for the Ladies at
Ladies’ ’BazaaT.
Fon Sai k—Good sewing machine.
Apply at this 'Office.
F. W. Baris, the Seattle represen
tative of the National Cash Kegis
! ter Co. came in on the Santa <Clara
and will be at the St. Elias for ten
days.
Don’t forget that Tire Ladies’
Bazaar carries fiie best Underwear
end Hose for children.
Maibcuntractor E. C. Orr ar
•rived lust week, accompanied by
liis wife. They brought 12 head
j of horses from Seattle and have a
nqml>er more on the way from
Dawson over the trail. A stage
i line will Ire operated in connection
with the mail service.
Mrs. Chas. Kraemer who has
, lieen in the hospital for some time
has been removed to her home
and is rapidly improving.
Governor’s Reception.
The reception tendered to Gov
ernor Hoggatt was the most suc
cessful social event that Valdez
has witnessed in some time. Tl <•
hall was nicely decorated and
everyone in town turned out to
shake hands with the new gover
nor. The reception lasted from -8
till 10, after which dancing started
and continued for several hours.
The music was of the best and a
tine lunch was served.
The reception committee de
serves great credit for the manner
in which this event was ‘handled,
especially the ladies of the com
mittee, who worked so hard to
make the affair a success.
' Fish Case Settled.
The suit "of -'Fish vs. Fish, in
which Oscar Fish was suing Jas.
Fish for money which was claimed
to he due on an agreement regard
ing mail contracts, has been
decided, a non-suit being allowed
the defendant.
Jury Reports.
The grand jury finished its
■ labors last Friday and was dis
charged after presenting a report
which was read in court Friday
morning. The report contained
the usual references to federal and
municipal offices and’buildings,
ic.nd after roasting the Senate for
delaying the confirmation of Judge
Wickersham, made a few recom
mendations, such as putting
deputy U. S. district attorneys on
a salar-y-to.increase the efficiency
of the office; asking for a fire-proof
vault for the recorders books and
asking that the manner in which
the marshal’s office at Xushagak
is conducted, he investigated and
-the present incumbent of that
■ office summarily dealt with.
The most important recommen
dation made was that the Third
division he divided and a full
complement of court officials he
’stationed hereto handle-the busi
ness of the coast portion of the
Third division.
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Steamer For The Sound
It is proposed by a number of
focal mercantile and mining men
to form a steamship company with
a capital oi $25,000 to buy and
operate a first class twelve knot
boat around the .Sound, making
two trips weekly, with Valdez as
local quarters.
The importance of such a service
has become generally recognized.
The permanency of the copper de
posits in this section has been
proved conclusively and the Sound
has entered into an era of great
development.
'Valdez is fully alive to its oppor
tunities and expects through this
shrewd move to secure such a
strong hold on the Sound business
as to maintain its prestage apace
with-mining developments
There is-a growing demand for
larger and faster boats to Seattle
and it is 'becoming impractical to
discharge passengers and freight at
the numerous mining camps spring
ing up, therefore the transhiping
of through business will add mater-,
iallv to the local trade. Further
more .is is .proposed ti» secure a
mail contract covering each camp
of importance.
A deal in copjier projierties was
consummated late last night where-:
by Messrs. Hubbard and Elliott ac- j
quired an interest in 62 claims on
Knight’s is land owned by Grant j
Chase, Craig and Noble. The pur-:
chasers will return t« Valdez as j
soon as arrangements can tie made,
in the States ior developing the
property-and they expect to be
-shipping otc within four months.;
If you are using an old style
cash register, whether it be a Nat
ional or not I will take it in ex
change on a new National. F. W.'
Paris. [
Telegraphic Items.
Chistucliena, Sept 13—Jack
Meals, and Graham, wife and son,
passed here yesterday. Melvin
Dempsey left today, Balancu .of
Slate creek crowd will he along ir
a few days. Most of them -have
crossed to the new Fairbanks trail.
■ Seattle, Sept. '13—The Excelsior
arrived from Valdez.
San Francisco. Sept. 12—The
jteople here are highly incensed
over the shooting of citizens bv the
strike breakers and to avoid any
chance of the men being mobbed
they have been transferred from
the jail to some outside place.
Everyone is indignant over tl»e
fact that the strike breakers were
allowed to keep possession of tlierr
arms.
Tacoma, Sept. T2—Blue Funnel
lin-er Stentor has cleared from
'Puget Sound for the Orient ami
•Liverpool. In her Vug cargo were
6,793 copper bars from the Tacr ine,
smelter. Regular shipments of
copper have been made on the
Blue Funnel liners of late, abotli,
.500 tons on each. The shipment
is destair.ed for Hamburg and
Rotterdam.
Dayton Ohio, Sept. 12—The
republican convention has elected
former Senator Dick as chairman:
of the state executive committee.
A fight took place today in tire
convention over the endorsement
in the platform of the president
• Both senators and former governor
Herrick denounce the rule uf bos
sism. Senator Foraker paid an
eloquent tribute to Governor Har
ris.
'Washington, Sept. 11—The
state department has been advised
that the new Japanese tariff ex
cludes American -hips which arc
loaded with salted salmon. Japan
will confine the shipping of-Alaska
salted fish to Japanese vessels
Seattle—^Congressman *11. Arts -
dell, of Leuisana. in an intervie*
here makes the statemeiri that the
democratic partv will not emlors'e
the Bryan government ownership
of railroads idea in their platform.
C. X. Crary, Bert Anderson and
A1 Doze arrived in town Monday
from the Nfzina country, where
they have been prospecting this
summer. They brought out the
horses belonging to George Esterly.
U. S. Commissioner Nevins, of
Xuslmgak, has gone to the States
and it is understood lie will not
return. He has several times re
quested that a substitute be ap
pointee.! for his office, but ns it was
not dot— lie left ai.vway. This
leave- the Nudiagak precinct with
out at. officer of any kind except
Mar.-hal Bates.
The family of -Pete Steinmetz,
the Dandlock hav mine owner, ar
rived on till* Santa * lara and will
re.-ioe here.
'Louis Lever.wder, who has l
prospecting all summer in the
K.ibesiKi and White river country,
returned to town this week, aiwJ
will lea vc soon do: the States.
A. Meenud, tm«! wire were pas
senger- on ih' Santa Clara from
>* attic this ti ip
Cl*s«s Hand htt- tossed, from
Mis. Kish, a lot opposite the 'J'i 1 li
kum Cluli and will e;w t «* moderr
eighteen room lodging house on
the propn y.
John l'. Kay, attorney for the
Hnbhard-Elliott Mining Co. re
tured to Seattle last night on the
Santa Clara.
Are you using a National Cash
Register? If not see the NationA!
representative F. W. Baris at Hotel
St. Elias and talk the matter over.