^STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
"The House of Comfort”
PHONF. 7 FOR MEN ONLY
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING STOVES and RANGES HEATING
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
YOI 'Ll. NEVER
BE ASHAMED
to meet your friends if you ar^
attired in one of our quality
suits. You may feel satisfied
you are well dressed and that
you clothes fit you—we see to
that. We are at present show
in some exceptional values in
pure woolens, all the latest
weaves and patterns.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
I Foot Keystone Are
I Rousrb Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRA NK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone »i:1 OPEN DA\ AND NIGHT Clias. Fischer, Propr.
m.
'Security of Life Insurance
The safety and security which the!
Equitable can guarantee the investor !
cannot be too strongly emphasized, i
during troublous times like these.
Consult us about a Double Indemnity
Poliy, Alaska lnv. Co. Agts. 2t
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WANTED—Five cords of spruce!
wood. Inquire Valdez Packing Com
pany, City Dock. tf
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New Records
Two hundred Columbia Phono-1
graph Records of the latest music
received on the last boat at the Owl.
Good dance records. tf
Switches, transformations, Janes
Chignons, Dolly Varden Curls, and
Cluster Curls made up from your own
combings at the Vanitie Shop. tf
Webster's New Internationa] Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; come in
and look it over. Valdez Drug Co-, tf j
OREGON POTATOES
ARE HELD IN STORAGE
PORTLAND, Ore., May 9.— Eighty
thousand sacks of potatoes are being
held in Oregon cold storage ware
houses by speculators waiting for
high prices, declared Mayor H. R. Al
bee in a letter he sent to United States
District Attorney ('larenee Reames,
asking what steps can be taken to
force the potatoes onto the market.
Albee said he has started a probe of
conditions in Portland warehouses,,
and branded speculators as unpatriot
ic because they held the potatoes in
stead of selling them at reasonable
profits for food and seed purposes. 1
SWISS MAY ALSO SEND
COMMISSION TO AMERICA
BERNE, May 9.— The Swiss press,
becoming daily more w’orried lest the
United States cut off Switzerland from
imports, today discussed the advis-;
ability of either sending a commission
to America or establishing a bureau
of information in the United States to
keep Americans accurately informed
of conditions here.
The Neue Zuricher Zeitung fears
that America is becoming anti-Swiss
because of editorials in the Gerraano
phile press attacking the motives of
the United States in entering the war.
woman’s Guild Hale.
The'members of the" Wohnan’s Guild
will hold a hale of home-cooked prod
ucts Saturday afternoon from three
until five at Love-Whitley’s. kl!J
H. M. Carter arrived in town last!
evening from the Granite Mine, where!
lie has been for the past three year;:, !
and left on the Karragut for a visit i
to the States. i
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H. E. Ellis, of the Cliff Mine, is a j
visitor in town. j
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They
Satisfy!
—and yet
they’re
MILD!
FUTURE OK DOUGLAS
IS IT TO BRADLEY j
JUNEAU.—All Douglas is awatlng
the arrival of F. W. Bradley, of the
Alaska Gold Mining company, for on
his decision rests the future of the
| famous Treadwell mine, flooded by
'the caving in of a stope in the "TOO”
j workings.
! P. R. Bradley, active head of the
[Treadwell, and R. G. Wayland, ,gen
[eral superintendent, view the situa
tion in an optimistic light. Wayland
; declares that it is uot so serious ns it
j seemed at first, as the Heady Bullion
.workings ar^ in excellent condition,
;and the situation in the other three
I workings which were flooded can be
'overcome by engineering.
I “Abating the flood in the workings
is by no means an engineering impos
sibility," said he. "Whether the mine
[will be pumped out is entirely a mat
j ter of linance. It remains to bje de
jcided whether the ore in sight and
iother conditions existing warrant the
i
| expense.'
i It is generally understood tha). two
[methods of continuing work are open.
!One to build a cofferdam around the
I break and the other to abandon the
flooded workings and drive a shaft
[to lower lecclr than those recently
I worked and lake out ore from about
the 3,000-feet level on down. The
present workings do not extend below j
the 2.700-foot level.
Among the millions of dollar.. [
worth of material lost, either tem
porarily or permanently, in the flood-1
ed workings. Superintendent Wayland
mourns most of all for six new elec-1
trie locomotives costing $4,500 each.!
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12,000 ACRES ARE
| DONATED FOR GARDENS
HELENA, Mont., May 9— The Ana
!condo Copper Mining company hasj
[made the State of Montana a gift of I
I the use of 2,000 acres or more of land
ifor the year upon which to raise all
!the garden and other,crops needed
by the state prison, insane asylum,
and tuberculosis sanitarium. Dr. H.
C. Gardiner, of Anaconda, head of the
company's dairy and experiment farm
in the Deer Lodge valley, offered thei
land today to the state board of ex-'
aniiners and the offer was accepted, j
Warden Frank Conley, of the state j
• prison, will do the farming for the •
istate with convicts and will begin!
[plowing 1,000 acres of irrigated land |
'near Galen at once. Between 1,00 and |
! 2,000 acres of dry land will be plant-'
;ed to wheat.
The numerous masters and marin
ers connected with tlie mosquito fleet.
| who make Anchorage their headquar
ters, are demanding a city dock to,
'take care of their passengers and
ifreight. The small boats plying be-'
tween liere and various points on the I
[Arm are a source of considerable re\-i
enue to this city and their present re-!
quest is worthy of consideration.— I
Anchorage Times.
Mrs. Norman merchant of Granby
is a visitor in town this afternoon.
('apt. J. (\ Mehaffey, of the Alas
ka road Commission, left on the Far- |
ragut lot Juneau on business con-j
nected with the Commission.
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Valdez Miner. $3 00 per year.
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TRANSPORTATION HEAD.
* Danial Willard May Ba Givan
Plaaa In Wilaan'a Cabinat
Photo by American Press Association.
Daniel Willard, president of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, may be made
director of transportation, a new port
folio in President Wilson's cabinet. In
the event of war he will take over the
direction of ail transportation systems
for the government military authori
ties. He is chairman of the advisory
committee of the National Council of
Defense.
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INCASED POSTAGE STAMPS.
One* U««d a* Money, They Aaa Now
Rare and Valuable.
New York city was the birthplace of
a fieeiiliar sort of maney, math- by put
! ting I’nited States postage stani|ts in
flat eircuiar brass caws, with the faces
protected by a thin sheet of Mica. The
i incased stamps consisted of these dc
j nominations: J. It. in. 12. 21. :>«> and
i 90 cent, 1S(12. and this method of pro
tecting the stamps so they could with
stand tlie wear of dronin'. ion was the
invention of John Caiiit. who was in
business at Park place. New York city.
Mr. tiault manufactured many kinds
I to be used by business linns in place
j of small change, us well as the muti
lated and worn postage stamps used
’ for money at the beginning of the war.
Many of the incased stamps bore the
! name of the firm on the reverse side,
I so that the currency served to udver
1 tise the linn that issued it.
Occasionally a subscriber asks us in
; regard to these stamps and their value.
Our reply always is that they are of
' considerable rarity ami not infrequent
j ly they command a big premium. This
j is particularly true of the 12, 24. ill)
and 90 cent denominations. These
stamps are eagerly sought for by col
lectors of both stamiw and coins, but
especially the former, and they fetch
g«**l prices whenever offered at auc
tion sales.—American Boy.
FIRST “ONE HORSE SHAY.”
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Quaint Old "Ad.” That Told tha Public
of tha Naw Invantion.
A newspaper advertisement in the
London Daily Post of Aug. g'J, ITUS, a
copy of which Is In tlie Wisconsin His
torical library, telling of tlie Invention
of tlie one horse chaise, affords an in- j
foresting example of the advertising
methods at that date. It is as follows:
"His Majesty has been graciously
pleased to grant Itis Hoy a I Letters Pat
ent Waring tlie date of the LMtb Day of
July last, unto William chapman, of
London, Coach and Comeli-harness
Maker tfor the term of 14 years) for
his sole making a newly invented
Chaise or Chair with two wheels, to be
drawn liy one Horse between a pair of J
shafts, which is so contrived as to 1
quarter tlie Hoads with great Kase by
the Person riding in it. without Lett.
Stop, or Hindrance, the Horse continu
ing in the same path, so as tin* Wheels
go exactly at all times In the Coach -
Track, by which means tlie person in
such carriage may travel with more i
expedition. Safety and Pleasure both ■
to himself and Ilorse. than in anything |
of like nature hitherto invented. The I
great 1'se and Convenience of the said ■
invention will readily be made to ap
pear by the said William chapman at j
bis House in Wormwood Street, Lon- !
don Wall. Near Rishopsgate. where j
several carriages are already made.”
Varieties of Bananas.
To most persons in the temperate ,
zones u banana is a banana. Hut the i
truth is that there are over sixty
known varieties of tlie fruit, with as I
great or greater variation in character j
as the different kinds of apples. Ha- |
waii is said to have something over i
forty distinct varieties of the fruit. •
most of which have been introduced by |
the whites. Some of these are of ex- j
tremely delicate and delicious flavor, i
while other kinds arc used, if at all. j
only when cooked in various ways.
There is scarcely a city house lot or
country “kiilcaiia" or homestead which
does not have a clump or two of ba
nanas, which grow with practically no
care, new plants or suckers shooting j
out to replace the ones which have i
fruited and been removed.
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Quail Aida tha Farmar.
"The meat value of the quail Is in
considerable — negligible — when com
pared to the services these birds ren
der to the farm,” a bird expert of the
University of Oklahoma says. “They
prey upon 145 different kinds of de
structive insects and consume no less
than 129 varieties of noxious weed
seeds. They stay on the job twelve
months iu the year and labor contin
ually when weather conditions permit.
1 do not believe that the landowners
should permit a multitude of so called i
sportsmen to destroy this powerful ally j
of the farmer."
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A Lily of Asia.
The lilium chalcedouium is supposed |
to L>e (be lily Indicated in the sixth ;
chapter of Matthew, twenty-eighth
verse, where it is compared with the
gorgeous., robes of Solomon, and its
color was scarlet or purple. This lily
grows profusely in the moist parts of
Asia .Minor.—Indianapolis News.
Husbands.
"The majority of husbands complain 1
that their hands are always iu their j
pockets.”
"They do, do they? Then why don't !
they tind there the letters they have |
forgotten to mail for their wives?”— j
Baltimore American.
Poetic Theme.
“I reml your 'Ode to Milady’s Hair.’ ” |
"Well?” said the poet.
"I thought maybe we could hire you
to write an advertisement In poetry for
our hair goods department. There's
where she bought that hair.”—Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
No Novelty.
Teacher—Why were you not at seiiool
yesterday? Tommy-It was my birth
day. Teacher—Hut I don’t stuy home
from school on my birthday. Tommy
Well, I guess you've got used to 'em.—
Xew York Times.
Two Edged Englieh.
The Words—Oh, yes. Mrs. Smith, mv
friends have often spoken to me of you.
The Meaning—And you should have
heard what they said!—St Louis Star.
P/J9r
WHKX A KIRK STARTS '
the firemen's best effor‘5 are
given to putting it out as
quickly as possible. He aims
to save as much as he can. But
once a fire starts, damage end
loss commence. The only way
to offset that loss is to be well
insured. Our policies cover
all losses from the very min
ute the damage by flames. \va
t*r or smoke commences.
Valdez Heal Kstate Agency
T‘ TONY’S PLACES"
EVERYTHING
FIRS'! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
hum Seattle—
April 14.— S. S. Alameda.
April 22— S. S. Alaska.
April 28—S. S. Mariposa.
May 4—S. S. North western.
May io—S. S. Alameda.
Valdez to Seattle—
April 20—S. S. Northwestern.
April 27—S. S. Alameda.
Alay 2—S. S. Alaska.
.May 7—S. S. Mariposa.
May 14—S. S. Northwestern.
CWIX AT Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Kllamar, Kt. I.iscum, Val
dez, l.atouclie, Seward and Anchorage.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Ska gw ay, Cordova, Kllamar, Valdez and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TRACT. <*en'l Agent V VI.DK/, DOCK CO, Local Agent
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINK)
Oiii- Large Fleet of .Magnificent Steamships oiler Frequent, PFR
FFCT SKRVKJE Retueen all Points in
Alaska and California
l-'i-nui Seattle, !) I’. M.
Apr. 1 — S. S. Aihn. Fsirraput
\pr. 1)—.>. S. Adm. Watson
Apr. 17—S. '.3. Adm. Eva'-?
Apr. 2.7 S. s. A'J.m. Farragui
May 3—S. S. Adm. W’cUion
May 11—Adm. Evans \
Valdez. to Seattle—
Apr. •!—S. S. Adm. Evans
\pr. 13-—S. S. Adm. Ear:agut
Apr. 21—S. S. Atlni. Watson
\pl. 2S—S. S. Adm. Evans
May $—S. S. Adm. Earranai
May 15—S. S. Adm. Watson
May 23—S. S. Adm. Evans
S. S. Farragut sailing from Seattle April 25 calls at Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
Los Aiipeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Llaiiy Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address,
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY \ Valdez, Alaska
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 191/
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18
REFERENCES
BANKERS
i S. BLUM &. CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
| B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's.
Prices reasonable. •
Fresh candy at the Emporium. 11
Complete line cf Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. / tf
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at!
Hunt's Candy Kitchen. tf j
Anything In nugget aEd ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drng Co.
Pasteurized Products.
Pasteurizer Whipping Cream, Pas
teurized Sweet Milk and Pasteurized
Buttermilk at Love-Whitley Co.’s, tf
A new line of heaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
Lowney's Box Candies at Hunt’s
Candy Kitchen. tf
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The articles you ordered have ar
rived at the Emporium. tf