DRIVE TUNNEL
ON BIG FOUB
Another Hundred Feet Tunnel to
be Driven on Big Four, at
Head Mineral Creek.
.11tlin Cimk lias received a m
l racl In drive I (HI l'eel ni l mind
mi Hie Hig l-'mir proper! ies al I lie
head of Mineral Creek. These
properties were bonded Iasi sum
mer hy Robert McIntosh, Shorty
Uil/. John Cook and Guy Camer
on, the owners, to a parly of
wealthy southern California oil
operators, who will lake it over
in July, and in the meantime arc
desirous of continuing Hie de
velopment work.
Last fall 100 feel of tunnel was
driven, making a good showing.
Mr. Cook will begin freighting
supplies lo the properly al once.
As soon as the snow melts suffi
cienlly, permanent camps will he
established and the work of open
ing up (he properties will he
pushed wil h vigor.
Funeral Services.
Funeral services over Ihe re
mains of Miss Edwina Meiss will
lake place al Ihe Congregation
al church tomorrow morning at
0:30 o'clock. Rev. \V. 11. Zeigler
officiating. The body will he tem
porarily inlerrcd in Ihe local cem
etery lo he removed later lo Ihe
idd family home. Friends are in
\ iled lo allend Ihe services.
February li is Ihe dale of Ihe
big masquerade. Loss than two
weeks lo get your costume ready.
(ieo. Reinke, (lie watch repairer
ami jeweler, is al I lie Valdez. Drug
company.
I-'OR SALK—Paxsnns roadliouse.
s|ore and posloffice business,
probably as good and complete
a planl. in as good loealion. as
I here is in Alaska. Undoubtedly
Hie best roadhouse sland on Ihe
Kairhanks I rail. Reason for offer
ing l'or sale waul lo go outside, j
For particulars address A. J. Pax- '
son, Paxson, Alaska.
The eosiume which liesl repre
siuils Valdez will receive a hand
some prize al Ihe Kngles’ mas
querade,
Oenlle Horse ami coin Tort,able
culler for ■ oil by day or hour.
Rate reasonable. Apply Fred.
Fish, phone /,7.
.Iii-I received al Harvey's Tog
aery n new line of dry goods in
staples and imvelliis. also lii-sl
i I;i~s dressmaking: .tiiasrpierade
suits designed and made to order.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR U. S.
PATENT.
Sl'IlVCY xo. Hill.
Serial Xo. 0157 I.
I' s I.;ni(l oll'ire. .1 nnenii, Alaska, January
l. I hi :l
Noire is MrreUv (riven Hull in pursu
' a nee. of an Ael or Coliirrrss. approved May
null. is:-.1. Ilolierl I'rimtle, liy Iriink (.
NVelier. allornev ill I'ael, whose poslolTiei
address is Valdez, Alaska, has made ap
plication for a palcnl for 1i51.7il lineal
I'eel oil Ihe Helena and 1801.31 linear reel
on tin- ilroiind Hog lodes, hearing gold,
.silver and copper, the same lielng l-iii.70
feet S. a-.1 deg. hi min. W. and id fee.
N S3 deg. ill min. E. on Ihe Helena and
1351.31 reel X. n (leg. :t:i min. K. and to
Sect S. (I deg. 33 mill. \V. oil Hie Urolinn -
Ho# lodes, rrom their respeellve discov
ery poinls, with surl'ai-c ground 350 reel
■ hi the norlli end III width and ISO reel 111
widlh on Ihe south end or the Helena lode,
and 3511 reel In widlh on the south end
and 100.53 reel in widlh oil the norlli end
Ml’ Ihe e,round Hog lode; siluale In tllfc
Valdez Mining liislrirt. Knighls Island,
l'erriloi-y of Alaska, and described by tin
dl'ieial jdal and lleid notes on llle in I lie.
. drier o|- Ihe liegisier or Ihe Juneau l.aim
■ • is|i-ii-1. \ljska. as n.llows, viz:
Helena Lode.
tlcgiunhig al eorrier No. |. whem-e I . s.
I \| \o. as hears N. a: deg. is min.
>o M-e \\ . 3P7S.0U reel; Ihenre s. in deg.
7 mill. \V. I3!l!l I'eet lo corner Xo. a,
I heliee S. S5 deg. 53 Iillll. E. ISO I'eet In
rorner No. 3; thence X. 33 deg. ui mil,.
I 1151.70 reel lo corner Xo. i: Ihenre
N sr. deg. 53 mill. E. 350 I'eel lo corner
No. i. ihe place ol' hcgliining.
Ground hoc looc.
Beginning .11 corner No. 1, whence H. S.
I \| No. 38 bears N. i / fleg. 04 min. 30
w 2 115.43 reel; thence S. 7 cleg. 50
I,mi \v 128 1.50 reet to corner No. 2;
1 lienee S. S3 cleg. 52 min. \V. 350 reel to
corner No. 3; thence N. 0 (teg. 33 min. h.
1 .ir,.i 11 reel to eorner No. 4: thence N. S„
.leg 52 min. 490.53 reel to eorner No.
i, ihc place or heginning.
Co.tiling 24.813 acres, and ronning a
.lion or Knights Island, wli eh lies In
Prince William Sound, in the \alder. Min
mg District. Terrlnry of Alaska, descrlhed
survey 929.
The presumed course of Hie lode line on
Hie Helena lode is S. 22 (leg. (14 min. VV.
and Oil tlie Gorillld Hog lode N. 0 deg. 3.1
min. K. magnetic variation 2ft (leg. 3,. mill.
1 The loeallon notices or said lode mining
claims are recorded 111 Hie office "f the
l ulled states Commissioner and. fcx-j.ITIctU.
Hecorder at Valdez, Alaska, In Book ‘1
..r Mining Locations on page 409, and in
Hook "J” or Mining Locations on page 58.
Arty and all persons claiming adversely
onv portion pf said Helena lisle or Ground
Hog' lode, are recpilred to Die their ad
verse claims with the Begisler or tin
rnired States Land Office at Juneau, Alas
ka, during the-sixty day period or piilill
,-utlon hereor or within eight months
llierearter, or they will be barred by pro
visions of tlie statute.
ROBERT PRINGLE.
Bv PRANK G. WEBER, Attorney In Fact,
lulled Slates Land office, Juneau, Alaska,
January 4; 1913.
It Is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice be published In tlie Valdez Pros
pector. the newspaper published nearest
Hie said mining claims, for a period or
sixty days.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
First publication Jan. Ift. 1913.
Last publication' March 17, 1913.
SUMMER WEATHER
DELIGHTS THE EAST
Albany, Feb. 10.—A January
picnic with all the trimmings ol
summer was the unusual program
which Albany and Troy lodges ol
Elks arranged for yesterday. A
steamier trip on the, Hudson, straw
hats and linen dusters for cos
tumes, lemonade and dandelion
salad for refreshments and racing
| on the open deck, were some of
the picnic features.
Although the official forecast
promised a break in the mild
weather, more than 200 members
of I tie lodges and their wives were
hooked to participate. It is the
300th day of continuous navi
gation on the river, breaking all
records, with not a hit of ice yet
in sight.
I -
STARVED HERSELF
FOR HER LOVER
Bei lin, Feb. 10_Frieda Haert
ner, aged 3 J, III orally starved
herself In death because she be
lieved herself deserted by her
! fiance, who went !<> the United
[(States several n<imlhs ago. The
vvoman's body, emaciated and
wasted lo a skeleton, was found
in her room in a suburb, where
lividenlly il had lain for more
than a week. The condition of
I lie house indicated that the wo
man had not eaten for days until
she finally died.
CLOSE GUARD ON
THE FRONTIER
Baris, Feb. 10_The guards
have been doubled all along the
eastern frontier of France and
they patrol with cities loaded and
bayonets lived. This is because
secret in formal ion has been re
ceived that a body of Herman
spies has been organized to com
mit burglary in order lo get cer
tain papers relating lo France's
preparations for possible war
wit 11 (iermanv. Those important
documents have been removed to
new quarters and are closely
watched day and night.
CORSICAN BANDIT
HUNTED DOWN
Paris. leb. 10_The (airsiean
hamlil Paloi. who has terrorized
Ihe ilislriel of Itnrgn for years ami
who reeenlly descended from his
moimlain cave lo kill Sanguined i.
Ihe leader of ihe clan with whom
Ihe Paoli hand has a feud, is now
besieged in Ihe mounlains with a
price of S'J.OOO oil llis head, po
lice and tiendarmes are after him.
Tracked lo a moimlain den. Paloi
tired on his pursuers, killing one
and wounding several others, lie
escaped, llis exact whereabouts
are unknown. I hough I lie disl riel
is surrounded by watchers. I’ahd
is Ihe Iasi of Ihe old lime "(tor
sirau liamlil" leaders.
Who Am I?
I am purchased by Ihe greatest
number of pimple in each com
munity. I am as neccssaiw to you
as von are lo Ibis city. 1 am the
mosl in ll uenI ial fad or in this lo
cality. I am pari of Ihe daily life
of every intelligent person in Ibis
coimlry. I am Ihe mosl effective
business builder in each eommun
ily. I am indispensable as a me
dium between manufacturer, mer
clianl and consumer.
I am your daily newspaper.
I can serve you hesl by keep
ing vim informed on Ihe newest
and hesl tilings lo buy. and the
lowest prices at which Ihe heller
things can he sold. I can render
you a most valuable service by
protect ing you against unscrupu
lous maim fad urers.
ill order lo serve you wejl I
m 11sI have your co-nperal ion.
You can co-operate by reading Ihe
Prospector's advertisements very
closely and const anl ly every day.
Ity doing Ibis I will keep you post
ed mi all I In1 most imporlani and
lalesl merchandising news yml
enable you lo purchase everyl hing
you buy most economically.
' Tin' Cl ill” is the place, not
a bunkliouse; not cheap, but rea
sonable and moderate in price,
and you get what you pay for—
comfort.
FOR RENT—Two or three
moms for rent next to cable of
fice. inquire of F. M. Brown.
This is Ihe kind of weather
that the tenants of “The ClifT”
wear a broad smile and spend
their time in their rooms with
comfort.
__.
i Does your watch need repair
ing? See Reinke, the watch doc
j tor.
; Have you thought about that
I costume for Ihe Eagles’ masquer
ade?
It’s surprising to sec how
many people make for “The
Cliff” to get warm rooms these
snappy days.
If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
FHYE-BRUHN CO.
Phone 29
Beef, Pork,
Mutton, Veal,
POULTRY.
Oysters, Fresh Fish,
Fresh Vegetables,
Fruits.
B JTTER and EGGS
House and Lot for Sale.
yix-ruoni house and lot on Ho
bart street below court house.
Tnis property can he had for ? l
500 on easy terms. For further
information apply at S. Blum &
Co., or I he Valdez Dock company.
FOR RENT—Three furnished
houses, apply to C. E. Bunnell.
Chinese uoouies aim chop suey
at Valdez Cafe after 7 p. in.
Iteinke, expert repairer, al the
Valdez Drug company.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Charles K. Crawford and Deo.
It. McMullen, their heirs and
administrators, and to all whom
it may concern:
You are hereby notified that I
have expended the sum of six
hundred ($000) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the fol
lowing named lode mining claims,
lo-wit: The Valdez claim No. 1,
recorded in book No. I. page 97;
Valdez mining claim No. 2, re
corded in book No. I, page 98;
Valdez claim No. 3, recorded in
book No. 2, page 19; Valdez claim
No. -5, recorded in book No. 2, page
18; North Star claim No. 1, re
corded in book 2, page 20; North
Star claim No. 2, recorded in book
2, page 21, all records of the Val
dez Mining District, Territory of
Alaska. Said mining claims be
ing near Mineral creek, about one
and one-half miles from Valdez
bav, in the recording district
aforesaid. Proof of said expendi
ture appearing by affidavit, lilerl
on the 31st day of December.
1912. The sum of six hundred
($(500 dollars expended being the
amount required to hold the said
claims for the year 1912, and if,
within 90 da vs after this publi
cation you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion each of
two hundred ($200) dollars, being
the sum of $33.33 for each of said
claims, your interest in said
claims, for which you fail to eon
tribute your said proportion pf
expenditure for annual labor, will
become I In* properly of the under- '
signed co-owner under Section
2321. Revised Statutes of the Un
ited SI ales.
(iKOItCK It. MKRItlUll’.I.D.
l-'irsl pub. Kelt, i 1913.
I.asl pub. May 8. I it I 3.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John McPherson, his heirs,
iiilniin isl mlors, n ml I o nil
whom il may concern:
Yon are hereby notified I ha I 1
have expended 8100 in labor and
improvemenls upon Hie ‘'Dark”
lode mining' claim, situated aboul
| two miles N. K. of Slump bay and
S. K. of Slump glacier, in the Val
dez Recording' District, Territory
of Alaska, the location certificate
I of which said claim is of record
; i11 Book 2 of Records, page 392, in
1111 office of the recorder of the
recording ditsriel aforesaid.
! proof of said expenditure appear
ing bv affidavit, tiled on Dec.ein
!be 28. 1912. in the office of the
i recorder aforesaid; that, being
St 100 per year, the amount re
quired to bold said claim for the
year ending December 31. 1912.
And if. within ninety days after
Ibis notice by publication, you
fail or refuse lo contribute ...
I proportion ($50 your interests
j iai said claim will become the
properlv of the subscriber under
| Sect ion 232 D Revised Statutes of
i the Toiled States.
; JOHN PATDh.
: l-’irsI pub. January II. 1913.
Dasl puli. April 15. 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
j To Frank Reuse, his heirs, ad
minislralors, and lo all whom
if may concern:
y,at lire hereby nolilieil lhal l
liave expended 8300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
tn-wil: The “Two Friends No.
I,” “Two Friends No. 2,” and
“Two Friends No. 3,” I lie loca
tion certificates of which snid
lode claims are of record in Rook
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
Slump glacier, about six miles
from Slump bay. in the recording
district aforesaid, proof of said
expenditure appearing by affi
davit (lied on December 28, 1912,
in the' office of -the recordin'
aforesaid: that being . S300 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 by publication, you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75. being $25 for each
of said claims'!, your interests in
said claims will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under Sec
tion 2324, Revised Statutes of the
United States.
JOHN PAULE.
First pub. January 11. 1913.
East 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.
I
To Chris Tjosevig, K. T. Cash
man, Oscar Olson, N. J'. Jensen,
Frank Gustafson, L. M. Trice, ad
minisfrator of the estate of Alex.
Nesbitt, deceased, and the heirs
I 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,
Cars 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, Trince Wil
j liam sound, in Valdez mining
and recording district, Territory
of Alaska, to-wit: The Viking
j No. I, Viking No. 2, Viking No. 3,
Viking No. i, Viking No. 5. Vik
ing No. «, Viking No. 7, Viking
No. 8, Viking No. 9, Viking No. 10,
Viking No. 11, Viking No. 12,
Viking No. 13, Viking No. 11, 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 the amount
due for annual labor, in the
|amounts and for the years here
inafter specitied, to-wit:
Chris Tjosevig. $/OU lor Ihe
years 1910, 1911, 1912; E. P,
Cushman, $137.50 lor 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,
$9(1 for Ihe years 1911, 1912; that
the amounts specified are Ihe
amounts due respectively from
each of you as your respective un
paid proportions of the amount
necessary to ho expended for the
years named, to hold possessory
light and title to said fourteen
mining claims under Ihe provis
ions of Seel loll 232 i of the Re
vised Statutes of Ihe l'ni!ei|
States. and the amendments
thereto: Hie last, of said annual
expenditures being Ihe amount
necessary to hold said claims for
and during the year ending De
cember 31. I 9 I 3.
And if you. or any of you. tail
or refuse to malic payment of the
amount above specified and recit
ed as due from y ou as a ro_o\vn_ j
er. according to law. w il Inn ninety |
day s aIIer pei-s,mat scr\ ie. *d
I bis not ice upon y on. i f personal
service lie made, or withili nineiy
ninety days after the completion
of publication thereof according
to law, Die interest of any of you
who may fail or refuse to make
the payment due from him as a
co-owner will become Hie prop
erly of the undersigned co-own
ers', who have made the required
expenditure, pursuant to said
statute.
Dated Valdez. Alaska, January,
2. 1913
CARS HOLLAND.
john McDonald.
GUS JOHNSON.
ADOLPH J. LARSEN
Date lirsl pub. Jan. 2. 1913.
Date last pub. April 17, 1913
:
Place your
FIRE INSURANCE
In the
Siii\ vesiint Ins. Co.
I'acitU* Ins. Co.
Spring' • limlen Ins. t "
American Fire Ins-Co.
Ma n u fact 11 rers Lloy< I s
Merchants Fire Lloyds
C. G. WULFF. Local Agent
I.ieenstil Insurunee Murker
Kates on Application
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weakly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Cuiil. D. K. MORRIS. City Dock
Valdez Sheet Metal Weeks
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hoae Valve*,
I re i °ipe, Fitting*.
TABLE QUEEN GROCERY AND BAKERY
Can supply your wants in Fresh Fruits, Fancy Groceries and
other Good Things to eat
FAMILY SIZE HOME MADE BREAD
phone no 3 loaves for 25 cents
R. SCHMIDT, Prop.
Alaska Coast Co.
The “INSIDE ROUTE”
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southwestern Alaska
S. S. YUKON Leaves Seattle February 20
Connecting at Seattle with steamers of the AlasUa-Pucilic Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Low Rates. Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Seattle Sailings Mliketlieclock
Fine 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 CO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
Fagerberg Bros. !
N1ZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
STRICTLY first class
Fourth Ave 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 one sad day he advertised,
And thereby hangs a tale,
The “ad.” was set in quite small type
And headed “SherifFs Sale.”