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VOLUME 4. WO. 44 ___VALDEZ. ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1905. " OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
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Freezing Time Is Here
The cold nights and gentle zephyrs of this week
remind you that winter is here. You will need
Warmer Clothing and Warmer Bedclothes
We have anticipated your wants and our winter
goods are awaiting your call
OVERCOATS AND ULSTERS
Box Coats from #15.01) to #25.00. The new style -11 inch Braver Coat from #20.00
to 1:10.00.
MACKINAW, CORDUROY, CANVAS COATS
All Styles from #1.50 to #(i.00
UNDERWEAR
A hig assortment $2.00 to $S.OO the suit.
CAPS, MITTS, GLOVES
Lined and I'nlined. Cloth and Fur Cups for town and trail. 50c to $5.00. Mitts
Gloves galore—2 for 25c to $2.50 per pair.
BLANKETS
By long odds the warmest assortment ever shown in this section of the country, from
$i:.0O to *10.00
COMFORTERS
Xcat and attractive, full of comfort, $1.50 to$4.00
Felt Shoes Overshoes Moccasins
VALDEZ COLD STORAGE CO.,
and CITY MEAT MARKET.
0!>l». A. L. I.KVY A <».
FRESH
VEGETABLES
if
Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
TELEPHONE
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Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs.
A Wall From Copper Center.
Who ev«r heard of this bcfo’; November here
and still no t>now.
■Hations short and whiskey too. if ii don't
soon snow what will we do?
flour is scarce and so is feed, liav corn and oats
which cattle need.
W> miss our bread, our cake and pic, but most
of all we miss our KYK.
W'e can’t haul in our winters wood, for without
snow our sled’s no good.
But we live in hope-; though we’ve no logs, and
the happiest here are the l\ S. dogs.
We’ve nothing to do but eat and Mio-xej we’ve
nothing to drink, we’re out of bonze.
And as man wants but little here below; CJood
Lord, won’t you please >end us some snow.
T. J. 1IU KEY.
Russel S. Rates was recently ap
Jjointed postmaster of the newlv
■created office of Dillingham, about
6ix miles this side of the old town
of Nushagak, on the eastern side
of the river.
During a wind storm at Seward
last week the new building of F. U.
Hale was blown down.
Wolves are becoming numerous
and bold at Seward. Tln-v are re
ducing the number of dogs in town.
Win. Strause has returned from
Seward and will reside here this
winter.
Allan Moulton is now in Zacate
cas, Mexico, in charge of a large
mine. Writing of that section he
savs it is a wonderful mineral
country, and the climate is perfec
tion.
Sam Guyot. representing Kiseher
Bros., of Seattle, is in town.
\' . A. Dickey came up from
Lamllock hay Saturday.
"Humpcy” Stephen departed
this life Novemhei 2, hy falling
into insurrection creek near Hope,
while intoxicated. He was native
Indian, and was a sort of assistant
priest or servitor in the Greek
church.
Paul Buckley, of the Crow Creek
Mining Company,, sailed for Seat
tle on the Santa Ana.
S. A. Hein pie returned on the
Santa Ana from Lntoueh island
where lie had spent few days looking
after his mining interests,
Deputy Marshal Latlirop is ex
pected to return to town on the
Oregon.
Must Clean Sidewalks.
Thu council has a looted a reso
jlution requiring property owners
\ in the business portion of town to
i keep the sidewalks adjo ning their
i property free from snow and ice. j
j The marshal will see that the or
i dinance is enforced.
YOU’LL SAY it’s a pleasing
i lino in fine Xmas Greetings at
• Stull’s Jewel Palace.
A1 \\ liite, Jr. and Shushitna
Dick are on the trail in from Fair
banks.
See the heavy wool anil silk un
derwear and silk petticoats ju5*t ar
rived on the Portland for the Da
ilies Bazaar.
An Iviison Phonograph is nl
I wavs seasonable. Kspcciallv en
tertaining in tin* long winter even
ings. Get one now at Wikidel’s ■
Phonograph P rlor.
M ashingfon, Dec. f>—Represen-1
tativi* Jones, of the state of Wash
ington, has introduced a hill pro
viding for territorial government
! for Alaska. It is practically the '
same as the ones introduced at the i
last session There is very little
likelihood of its being favorably !
considered by congress, the general 1
! sentiment being that the country
• is not yet in a position for such
\ action.
Will Get No Seat.
Washington, Dir, 7—Captain O
•I. Humphrey, the delegate from
the Third division of Alaska, is tin
only one at tha capital yet. I>i« k
Hvan is expected to arrive ahoul
Sunday. It is not likely that tin
delegates will lie granted the priv
ilege of I he lloor.
Crow Creek Bonded.
IV.nl Iliieklev and others havi
hondeil the Crow Creek plan r min
ing properly to a Boston syndicate
for f •'00.000. The pay gravel i>
from 2o to 200 feet deep and is well
situated for hydraulic handling
I In- ground is located near tin
head of Cook Inlet where good puv
has Iwen taken out for several year
past.
Call For Warrants.
\ aldcz, Alaska, Dee. 7—Notice
is hereby given that 1 will pay all
city warrants up to and including
No. .V20. if presented within leu
days from date.
E. It. W'iikat,
Town Treasurer.
More Steamers
Private advices from Seattlestatc
that two more steamers have heeii
purchased hv the A. t'. <’o , v hieh.
when overliauled and refitted will
lie pul on the Alaska run.
• Clerks For Postmasters.
Washington. Dec. 1—The post
office department to-day announced
the following allowances for clerk
hire in Alaska Post ollioes;
Fairhanks. $4.00.); X mic. $3,0*20;
Skagway, $2,000; Chena, $3,400;
Kagle. $3,400; Fort Yukon. ?40*t;
(ioldwin. $110; Ilmiier. $3*20; .In
man $7tl0; Ketchikan, f.'tot); Ko
diak, $ I s.">; Seward, $.V2(); Sitka,
$240; I nalak, $2oO; ITialaska $7:»;
Value/. $700.
Secretary Hitchcock to Quit.
Secretary Hitchcock, of the in
ti rior department. will retire from
the cabinet July 1. Kx-Com/ress
i .an \ e.-j asian Warner, of liloom
itiirton. Illinois, will prohahly lie
his successor.
Gets New Cable Apparatus.
A contract ha?- been signed hv
tlie war department for a new ca
ble apparatus for the eabhshiu
Burnside, which will enable ih<
crew to pick up a cable lying in
water a mile and a half deep.
Interior Mails.
Mails leave here for Fairbanks
on the 3rd, 7th, 11th, 14th, 18th,
22nd. 2<>(hund30ih oi each month.
Arrive from Fairbanks on the
3rd. 7th. 11th, loth, 18th, 22nd,
2t>'.h and 30th of each month.
Leave for Eagle on 'he 3rd. 11th,
18th and 2<*th of each month.
Arrive from Eagle on the 7th.
loth, 22nd and 30th of each month.
The Miner’s Restaurant is now
tinder the sole management of Mrs.
(Island, who has bought out her
partners in the business.
John E. McGrath, who has been
here for several months taking ob
servations to secure tin* exact lati
tude and longitude of Valdez, left
an the Santa Ana. He will go to
Washington to report and from
there to Los Angeles.
COAL — COAL
l'. \V. Miller,agent, or Copper River
Braving Co.
Dance at Moose hall Saturday
.'veiling.
Extension of Delinquency.
Bell R* solved l»y the (*omm*»n CuiibHI oi
he* Town os Yt'.M.-z, tlirit the Town Treasurer
>«*, and i* hereby authori t-l and iu*lr:;t*teti
o extend Hit* term of delii.nuw y for town
axt*- for the year 1 • from the Hr. i Monday in
Jeeember. l.btr, (l»et>-till-er 4th, MMfi) at •»
iVIoek. p.m.. to Ik* eiaber - » h. at HoYloek
>.tu . auu uot to make uuy for p-ualty
ind interest until alter*said Ik-icmU-r aoth*.
Wb. at * oVI;fk. pm., ami
In- It Further Resolved, that the Town Treas
irer !*♦* iiislritcted not to all *w interest on
fown Warrant* presented to him in pavim-nt
•I'.a\» ', after said firs! Monday in Ik ee'mber,
#ii{lV«*viiibt*r ith. !.«*,'*)
Pit-Hil ami approval Ik**, ember Uhi
Attes-.: 11. W. MILLER,
W. II. TUAHY. Mayor
tlerk.
Xmas reelings I
Owl Drug' Co. 1
JtfAi-deceived For The Holiday Trade, a Choice Assortment Of a
Imported Toilet, Manicuring and Shaving Sets Lowneys Xmas Candies !
Imported Cigars High Grade Mirrors, Perfumery and Box Stationery 1
Struck Rich Ore.
Blarney St-vons, w ho 1ms charge
of the d. volopment work on tin
pro j eriy of tli<- Ilcvno'ih..\la®k a
t >». pru| ertv at Bouliler l»av, lint
struck a large body of on 1111111114
f• 0*11 2i> to 2-' per <ent. copper. 11(
has bet 11 miming in on a small
stringer which lm~ widened out
into a good sized ledge. ,\ cross
cut has been run four feet aero.-.
11lie led;'- without striking the fur
ther wall.
Alfred \\ . Debncy has gone ti
, Boulder bar to take a position a®
mining engineer for the Reynold®
Alaska Id.
Jim Iekes is still confined to tin
hospital. He will he able tola
cut iii aImut a n.until, hut will
: never recover his evesight.
.'.11 Odd Fellows lodge is to la
organized at Fairbanks. It will la
the first lodge of that order to b*
found on the T; liana, and the thin
.one in Alaska, the others being al
Juneau an.I Sitka.. The clmrlei
. i' now on the way.
Bishop Howe says lie may mil
make hi® usual dip to the interim
this winter. He w ill, however, vis
it towns to t(.e westward this fall.
—f-ilka Cablegram.
Stampeders.
j A party headed by Jack Dalton
.consisting of surveyor J. I,. Me
Pin .son, with four helpers and five
native® from Haines Mission, ar
rived on the Portland. They are
Until.! tor the interior, hut rciu.-i
J" s ate their exact destination
! The geiicial beliei is that they an
bound for the Ncbesna country.
I h.-y expect to return in alnjul tw.
months.
Townslte At Latnuche.
A n ov town is to li; started at
Latouohc. S. A. Heinplc recently
purchased some mining property
i on the isl m; adjoining tlie Meat
! son mine, and in addition todi
veloping the ledge thereon. iii
iav part of the ground off for a
townsite.
The tract, which consists of 100
acres, fronts on the beach, and a
wharf, s ore and other improve
ments will lie put in soon. Lum
ber for a hotel is to be taken from
here on the Portland. There is
j good water power on the property,
j and as soon as possible a plant
i will he put in io ftiruidi power for
! the adjoining mine-.
Rich Free Milling Ore.
Ihe Falls creek quartz claims,
located by T P. Skeen and John
' Leehner at the head of Cook inlet.
: were recently bonded to diaries
• L). Lane, who has thoroughly in
sjiected the property and decided
j to install machinery. It is a free
milling quart/., and it is claimed
that assays have been made show
ing a value of $l,o00 per ton. There
jure Hi claims in the group.
tued By l* oriner Wife.
i W. S. Amy surrendered himself
I recently to the authorities at San
j Francisco on learning that a war
rant hail been issued for his arrest
l»v his first wife. He was married
in 187ii to Ella Smith in “New
Hampshire. They went to San
Francisco and separated. He re
ceived word from his wife that
I she was about to t^ecure a divorce
; and later heard that the divorce
1 was gianted. In 1888 he married
i his present wife, believing himself
• to lie a divorced man. I'pon learn
ing t be.i lie bad acquired some val
j liable t roj*erty the first wife noii
I lied him that there had been no
divorce and started proceedings
against him.
Trail Weather.
l'afly report, turniahed by the telegraph
' ofike.
I DecemUrr 1 2 1 5 6
Worinuiii* 22 2 '--1 S 2 -0 3
>4til* 12 2<j 12{20 7 21 >{27-10 2»»
TVikhell 7t 0 12 11 -2 20 7t 11 -1II11
T«>n»iua 2 t 2 l|ii A * A
1 filler tt) t‘- » A 2 » 2
<; tkiuirt 0 •- j>! 1 11 11 1 14| |
"t: turn it A m 1 in-40 2S At w
IVitu i | ;
t't«irbanks 2 l3 li»J2n
( bi*tucliina 2 01 i -4 1 lit
Fii>i tolumit »timer each tint wpi* crature,
ul'ow /i*rn unless - i? ti.-fj. 2.1 . I'umu iiichM
•dtiur uu grouud. * rain, f cicu2y { sumv
Mrs. Alvah Karnes, Mis J. L.
Steele and the Ladies Bazaar have
■received diplomas of Ik uorabh
mention for needkwork sent to the
Portland Fair. The work sent by
!l« Bazaar was done by Mrs. It.
Mumtord and others.
President On Alaska
1 lie president’!1 message strongly
urges that a delegate Ik-granted
Alaska. Tin- portion of the n es
sagi devoted to Alaska to-eds is as
follows:
"I earnestly ask that Alaska l>e
given all elective delegate. Some
pi rson should he eliosen who ean
'i * .ik with authority of the needs
of the territory. The government
t should aid in the construction of a
railroad from the f inif of Alaska to
the Yukon river in American terri
tory. In my hist two messages I
advocated certain additional nr
I lion on hchalf of Alaska. I shall
not now rc| eat these recommenda
tions, hut shall lay all my stress
upon the'recommendation of giv
ing to Alaska some one authorized
to speak for it 1 should prefer
that the delegate was made elec
tive. Kut if this is not-deemed-wise,
then make him appointive. At
any rate ,;i- e Alaska some | sc rson
whine business it shall he to speak
with authority on her behalf in
ongress. I he natural resources
j of Alaska are great. Some of the
■ chief needs of the peculiarly ener
getic. self reliant and typically
American white population of Alas
ka wen- set forth in my hist mes
sage. I also earnestly a-k y-oiir
attention to the need- of the A'as
k:i Indians. All Indians who are
competent should receive full rights
of American citizenship. It is, for
instance, an indefensible wrong to
deny to sucli. hard working, decent
living Indians as the Metlakahthis
the right to obtain licenses as cap
tains and engineer ; the right to
enter mining churns, and to protit
ny the homestead law. These par
tiinla.- indiums are civilized and
are competent and entitled to be
put "ii the sam basis ns the white
' men a roan 1 them
A W ushingtui: despatch of recent
1 date nays:
• The annual report of (lov. John
I t». Brady, of Alaska, lias been re
ceived at tlie interior department.
!i is a bulky iloeiiMout and it is
being carefully edited l*y “secretary
Hitchcock.
"The report will not be made
public for several days and it will
be considerably cut down before it
is N'tied from tbe government
printing otlice.
Valdez was theonlv Alaska town
represented at the HI Paso Mining
Congress. A. W. Tibbeta was the
delegate from here.
,J. K. Douglas and K. J. Moore
arrived yesterday from Fairbanks.
They will return it. about two
| weeks with a load of freight.
•1. Marshal Clarke. A. Wert rich,
K. L. \ ining, John Litsey atid John
fseharle registered at the St. Elias
yesterday from Fairbanks. They
were about 20 days on the trail.
| being dtlaved by t' e recent soft
! weather and lack of snow.
R* ports from all along the Fair
| hanks trail state that it is now in
! fine condition for travel.
Kecent Arrivals from Fairbanks
I say that there will he heavy travel
! out firm that camp this month.
Edward Hoyle goes to Seward on
the next boat to take clrarge of the
Owl drug store at that place.
W. E. Hoot has accepted a posi
tion as druggist for the Owl Drug
Rubber Stamps, Pads, and Hand
Daters at PttosfKiToK Pkinteky.
Until a regular mail service is
inaugurated between lure and
Sound points, the steamer Annie
will take all Landlock bay mail
from this postollice.
Something doing at tlie Moose
dunce Saturday. Don’t miss it.
Xmas Gifts
Something; Eor Everybody
Our Holiday Assortment is re
plete with all the novelties that go
to make up a first-class stock of
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Sil
verware. Cut Glass and China.
Letters and figures cannot tell
half the bargain story. You must
come, make your selection, and be
yourself the judge.
A cloudburst of Christmas beau
ty. radiant with good values amt
sparkling with low prices awaits
vour inspection.
1'. K. K E R X,
Gold and Silversmith.