The First Bank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25,000.
4% PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
Headquarters tor Traveling Men.
Copper Block
VALDEZ
“The House of Comfort,”
For Men Only
Steam Heat. Hot Baths
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
The New
BIG PLACE
A Fine, New Cigar and Pool Parlor
in Connection.
A small neat bar that handles nothing but first class
goods and gives first class service. The
following brands on sale:
Pebbleford Whiskey Old Crow
Hermitage Sunny Brook
Green River Lacey
Clarkes Cyrus Noble
Jonnle Walker Scotch Perfection 8cotch
Hennessey Brandy Martell Brandy
Gordon’s Gin Square Gin
Holland Gin Star Gin
And many other first class standard brands
Port Wine.. 8herry Wine
8euterne Claret
Zlnfedel Riesling
By the quart or gallon
Blue Ribbon Beer Rainier Beer
Valdes Budweiser
By the quart or pint.
The price is right, give us a trial order—Free delivery
Phone 69
W. I. LEVY
PROPRIETOR
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
California Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 5 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Stumer iailing 15th call* Iliamna and Kodiak—All tailing! call at Knilc Anchorage
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday connecting with
Steamers Yale and Harvard for Southern California.
BlPht reserved to ohaoire sohedu.e without notice
RICHARD J. RIN6WOOD, Mgr., Seattle. VALDEZ DOCK CO. Local Agt,
Government Geological Survey In
Alaeka Will Consist of Twelve
Parties; One for Valdez.
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► WASHINGTON, May 6.—The Geo
! logical Survey parties to be sent to
| Alaska will leave soon for the north.
> Twelve different parties will be sent
to Alaska this year. One party will
be sent to Valdez to work in that
1 section, investigating the different
mines and properties and reporting
upon them. Two parties will be sent
into the Knik country to work in
the coal fields and also in the Wil
low Creek district. Two parties will
go into the interior and work near
Ruby and in the Kuskokwim, one
will go into the upper Chitina sec
tion, one in the Yukon district, three
in Southeastern Alaska and one party
will do general work as directed by
the director of the Geological Survey.
The interest of the people of the
United States in Alaska mines has
greatly increased since the passage of
the railroad bill by congress and
thousands of letters are being receiv
ed by the survey for reports on the
mines of the north.
ADMllli$
LEAVESJEATTLE
SEATTLE, May 6.—The Admiral
Evans, of the Admiral Line, left here
on schedule last night with a full car
go of freight and many passengers,
most of whom are for Cook Inlet. The
following passengers are on the boat
for Valdez: Col. W. P. Richardson,
William Wiley and four steerage.
MARIPOSA IS
NOW IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, May 6.-—The steamer
Mariposa, of the Alaska Steamship
company, reached here yesterday
from the north and will leave for the
north as soon as the boat can be load
ed. The dock is piled high with
freight for Alaska points. The Mari
posa was delayed at Anchorage be
cause of the poor lightering facilities.
Several hundred passengers will leave
for Anchorage on the boat.
ADMIRAL WATSON
HEREJMORTOW
The steamer Admiral Watson is
due in Seward about 8 o’clock this
evening and should reach Valdez
some time tomorrow morning.
Harry D. Bush returned to town
this morning from Shoup bay, where
he had been on a prospecting trip,
and found that his wife was In the
Valdez hospital, having been taken
sick a few days ago.
OLAF FRANTZEN
IS CONVICTED
Made Vicious Assault On Chris Peter
son, Who Had Befriended and
Fed Him.
Olaf Frantzen was convicted tbis
morning in the municipal court for
assaulting Chris Peterson, and in
lieu of the payment of a $76.00 fine
was committed to the federal jail to
work out the sentence.
It appears from the testimony that
Frantzen had been the beneficiary of
the complaining witness, Chris Pet
erson, for some time past. Peterson
had been furnishing both food and
lodging to Frantzen, until yesterday
morning, when Peterson told Frant
zen to find other quarters.
Later in the day Frantzen had
worked himself ini* a frenzy and see
ing Peterson sitting in a chair sprang
at him and bit him in the neck and
with the tenacity of a bull dog held on
until bystanders succeeded in pulling
him away. Marshal Scott made the
arrest.
At (he trial City Attorney Gantyap
peared for the prosecution, and the
prisoner waived his right to have an
attorney represent him.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Another assortment of fine spring
coats arrived on the .last boat for
Mrs. Winter. Prices reasonable. tf
John Abramson gave a theater
party to twenty children last even
ing.
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
411 work guaranteed.
“The Daughter of a Crook,” a three
part drama and Keystone comedy at
the Orpheum tonight.
Rudolph's for the best boat paint
made—canvas back. k6
15c and up for double roll of wall
paper at Emporium. tf
Eastman kodaks and kodak supplies
now carried at the Valdez Drug Store.
Boys and men’s pants, overalls and
socks at Emporium. tf
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
The Rev. Dunstan will address the
pupils of the high school tomorrow
having for his subject, "Australia.”
Laurence develops and prints ko
dak pictures. Work guaranteed. tf
Suits pressed for 81.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
The freighters are turning their
horses out to pasture, the grass be
ing higher than has ever been known
at this time of year.
Home cooked dinner served at Mrs.
M. Olson's on Hobart street, $ o’clock
on week days, 6 o’clock on Sundays
Dinner 60 cents. tf
Jeff Devlnney, the mining expert,
returned from Shoup bay this morn
ing. Mr. Devinney reports that there
is still much snow around the foot
hills and that it will be several days
before any prospecting can be done.
RUGS
Cleaned Like New
SOc and Up
We are now in a position to handle your
Spring Cleaning.
Rugs, Draperies, Curtains, etc.—Ladies’ Silks and Wool
lens a specialty—-Suits sponged and pressed $1.00.
J. D. CLARK, Panama Hotel---Both Phones IS
Three Doz. Eggs
$1.00
The best ranch eggs on the market.
The Yakima Fruit Company
BOTH PH0NE8 55
Northern Real Estate Exchange
Wall Street—Phone 50
Collections Insurance Mining Investments
List Your Property With Us.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS* COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
_ A - —
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in tk Interior—Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection._ Rates Reasonable
Chas. R. Crawford Wall Street, Phene 159
Pl*te Gla»», Window Gist*, Roofing and Building Paper*, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Plaster Lath, Shingle*, Builders’ Hard*
ware, Shop and Job Work of all kind*.
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finishing Lumber. fairbat^cTmorse a co
FOR SALE
In good condition the following machinery:
One 83 horse-power Ideal steam engine.
One 125 horse-power locomotive type boiler.
One 150 horse-power steam heater.
One steam pump, new.
One 60 kilowatt A. C. generator complete with switch
board and appliances.
One 6 kilowatt direct current generator.
One 14 inch double leather belt.
One 4(4 inch adjustable stock and die.
One large belt tightener, adjustable, complete.
All the above will be sold at a bargain.
Alaska, Water, Light & Tele. Co.-Phone 39
Independent Laundry Co. ~
Satisfaction Guaranteed | I p00t Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I | Rou*fh Dry 10c lb. !
Valdez Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating.
Motor Boat Supplies. Paints and Oils.
Pumps. Well-Points. Valves
and Packing.
Water. Steam and Suction
How.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
BUY TOWN LOTS NORTHERN
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Valdez is not dead, only sleeping,
and it always wakes up in time to
go to work.
Buy when everyone else wants to
sell. If you buy when everyone wants
to buy you pay the top price.
Valdez has more mineral resources
close to it than any other town in
Alaska outside of Juneau.
Many gold and copper properties
are near Valdez awaiting only a little
labor or capital to develop them.
Valdez has had several “booms." It
is soon to have another. Buy while
property is cheap.
Valdez will be on the map when
some other places are forgotten.
You can get 25 per cent. Income
on property in Valdez at present
priceB.
In the states if you get five per
cent, net out of rented property yon
are ’ucky. In Valdez you can get
from 20 to 30 per cent, a year.
If you have any property to rent,
colections to be made, give your busi
ness to the Northern Real Estate
Exchange, located on Wall street,
phone 59. Live agents. Adv.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, her heirs
and administrators and to ail it may
concern: You are hereby notified that
I have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United States in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est-in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95, 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis u Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, boing the amount
required to ho'd said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the publication of
this notice to-wlt: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1916, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labor and improvements,
which Is the sum of $66.66, your In
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at VaMes, Alaska, this 8th
day of March, 1915.
JULIUS RONNING.
Last publication June 7. 1915.
Copper River
Draying Co*
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
i.
McKinley Street, VaJdez.
Ed. Wood, ... Proprietor.
-—■ - - J*.
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
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LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal deliveied
unless paid tor in advance
Valdez I,odge
No 168,
Free and Accepted M ft so ns #
Regular Communications .first Wednesday 10
each month in McKtnlev Had V.s.tors always
welcome.
A. E CRIGSBY \V. M.
Ed Wood. Sec .
' When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
- GEORGE SEXTON. PROR-W *
S'lRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avi Siwaro, Alaska
Valdez Miners Italn Ho. 188
Wattorn Federation of Minora*
H. M. CARTER. PrettdeaL
Craaita Miaa.
CRAS. MaCALLUM, Searatary.
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