The Prospector.
Onlv a prospect**" footsore ami
weary,
But hi* will i* more strong and
li:* love more trttc
Than the mosslmek ami tattriiirfont
who idle so dreary.
Ami complaining!)’ say they hints
nothing to do.
Through valley* and ennvon, in all
kind* of weather,
The pros)icvlor travel* ilay after
day,
^»*'r giiw up the Dearth for tlie
long hidden treasure,
Though his .steps grow slow and
hi* liair turn* .gray.
Tlie mosslmck and tenderfoot sit
hv the tire,
And siiiver to think of tlie weather
without.
The prospector travel* o’er valleys
anil mount a ins.
Nor cares for the storms that are
raging almut. •
He make* the way safe for others
to follow.
He opened the way to Dawson
and Nome,
Tor Valdez and Chisna, for Sltag
wav and Cliittyua.
While the mossliack ami ImiIni
sit iillv at lioine.
*Ti* trw, Iu* ratiwis .sometimes
grow suaaty.
-An«l his clothes may not In* ex
actly in style;
But you scarce ever find him de
spondent or dreary,
He always greets you with a
.shake and a smile.
lie is ionnd in all countries where
•ever then's mineral,
3for counts he the (Lingers that
thiekjv a-UnuiuL
Each morning will iuid him with
pick, pan aexl shovel,
As he goes to i>rospcct the country
around.
He will tackle a sled and will pull
it for weeks.
With provisions and tools, some
time* La If a ton.
With a pack on his hack, though
as barge as himself,
lie will travel for days in rain or
iu vun.
Bot when it's all ended and he lies
iu tlie cotlin.
A mere piece of clay soon to
moulder to dust,
We can say with all truth a* we
look hack the trail;
He always was faithful and true
to his trust.
Mki.vix Dkmcsky.
McHie’s Blow-Out.
What’s tlinti!
Did you say
a good time?
Well I’d tell
^ man. Sat
urday nifdit,
Feb. 15, at
Von Uun
tlier’s ball,
was the time
and place
chosen by
Jim McHic
to •ocltlliratc
Ids sntcuess
«t tlie Jate
elect i •» n .
Everv one
Sexatou McHie. whs invited
to attend and nearly all respon
ded. The hull was well lighted
and the hand was early in attend
ance.
A day or two previous to the
affair the Horseshoe restaurant was
given orders to serve up a U»un
teous repast, regardless of «qpunse.
and Dick was fully up to the occa
sion. for the tallies in the room ad
joining the main hall were fairly
erowehxl with various eatables. The
eating would luivciburn drv work,
had not Jim’s foresight and Liboral
aty been drawn u(M>n to avert such
» eulamity. Deer was served up in
abinidainee send at few who felt that
they were nut a,Wle t» mnsume it
last enough, very .aonsihlv jirovidud
a rainy day l»v eacheing a few
bottles out in tlie snow.
The music was by tlie Lime Kitu
eOubaiMl dancing was the prineijwl
amufemnnt. A few short speeches
■»* made.l(iuh»gistic of Senator!
McHie
To mula vi m the even mg aim argu
ment sprung up between two of
the old timers. It lasted hut a few
■ainutes a in I no wus unv the
worse far it The festivities lasted
uatil. near iimruing and wound up
with, the usual: He’s all right.
Whiffs all right? McHie.
The cheapest insurance is pre
caution. (iet tile pipc>s and proper
stove pipe at Fish’s.
^1
TALDEZ-miN ROAD.
The Jnean Recarl-Miner Urges
the Chamber <f Commerce
to Fight for the Trail.
There is no one tiling that will
|npen up and «levels] • Alaska more
| than the building <f a ejevornment
j road from Yalikr to <lie Yukon,
j To any man elm lias ever lxx-n
; over that part of Ake4tii and seen
the ]N>ssiliilities of its la Unit ■"OHour
vok, there is not a ilor.la of tin- har
vest jtet 41s soon as nun cam get
I provisions .and m.'cluncrv in there'
’ at anything lc.~- than 1-ihulotis ]
; prices. If the work is not complc-;
ted in whole Mr in part, all that has
I lieen -done will lu «f lint littlebene
fit, inasmuch .as tliewurk that lias]
been done so far i- simply to ninkc
: it available as a trail and not as a
! road. The buihls.g>of this road is
| douhlv heneficial t<> the people of
Alaska, for while it furnisltes a
ii.. ...
iivcr which iiiincTs can
IriuvsjKirt tlicir pnivisiims and ma
chinery, the pros|K-ctor. who is in
that eouhtry jus I is wortli his
weight in gold to the government,
can secure employment anil there
by sustain lumsi-lf in tlie work
wJierfi will eventcnlly ojK-n the
truunurv Ikix of tin- United States.
| The disposition of the Chatnlier
I of Commeiee to lie all in its power
to have the government eomplete
j the gissl work so al»lv coninHiv'iil
nw this road by lien. Aliererenfi>ie.
i should Ik- eneour:i"ed. for it is as
niueli to the interest and lienefit of
Juneau as it is to Valdez or anv
other jMiint. It will jmt Juneau in
(ilireet communication with all tie
great interior of Aliska. It is the
I all-Ameriean ruuv-und with Val
dez and Juneau working in har
mony nuirli (sun !»■ sLottomplishiiL
While Juneau .is siriM-.miUsI with
(mountains of ore. rich in gold,
which in time «vJl make la-r a
great mining ciaitw. lew ehiefeffort
just at the presicit time s-lnaibl Ik
i to make herself tlx- chiuf ooninu-r
eial center of all Altekn., the Jsime
<>i uiu j\iiisK:i .uiiL*r. ilcr iiinini
] tains lire lien* mill c.iiimtit run
away, but her commercial isuprem
aev eun; therefore the art ion.uf the
Chamber of Commerce in taking
a broad view of thi- nuitturaand re
solving to w«ii ami fight for the
completion of th* great trans
Alaskan highway, is worthy of the
warmest support of every business
man in Juneau. Tlie Valdez people
are a free-hearted, industrious and
i courageous lot of prosjiectors, and
'their friciulship for Juneau will
count in the eml Give them a
welcome to tls* Iie-t efforts Juneau
can put firth hi tluir liehalf.—Re
cordOlincr.
Death of a Well Known Native.
Ptarmigan, one of the lost known
and most jtopukir Jiiendors of the
1 Chistoehiua trilie of natives, has
gone to the happy hunting ground,
where the salmon run all the year
and the moose come to tlie "sit
down” to lie killed. Sis* will Ik*
gmatly missed liy the musliers who
travel through tint section, for she
kis.-a great favorite with all.
ft is icily a matter of time until
tlu* tStik sSiwashc> of <Gopjicr river
! will .lie no more. TJiey are a
i juauiflible race; not addicted te the
use of liquor, anil in general are the
moutnl iuhI anitsal .superiors of the
coast Indians. Imt their niethiMl of
living and ilicir dislike for manual
lalHir, which keep- than ftinui lay-'
ing up reserve supplios.uf food dur
ing the summur, will ikmiii Ik* the
means of exterminating tlu* race
It was reported about town, that
Cluirlie Johnson and Harry Elliott
were on the Excelsior when she ar
rived Irom the Westward, and oil
account of the case of sniall-]H>x
alxiard were not allowetl to laiuL
This is evidently a mistake, for
i Elliott luid not readied Seattle
! when the Exeelior left, and could
i not possibly get to the westward in
time to catch the laiat returning.
The agent here knows nothing aland
Johnson l<eing alward.
|
Recertified (lovernment Script
for sale by C. X. Crary.
The Do".
Those of ms who come from the
warm section of the states have
In-en accustomed to term the extra
warm or sultry days as dog days ;
for then the dogs have nothing to
do hut lay indolently in the shade
and slept nil the while, liut to us
in Alaska, where we enjoy the fin
est climate on the continent, with
never a sultry day, we look upon
the dog days in n different sense.
We take n commercial view of the
mntter and look upon the dog as a
valuable piece of property, in pro
portion to his qualities as a draught
animal. In summer we use him to
yack our outfit from place to place
and a good dog will pack from fifty
to seventy-five pounds, hut gener
ally he will have a quiet, easy life
during that season ami also during
a greater part of the winter. Just
now we nre in what we consider
the dog days—that is, the days
when he attains his highest mom
tarv value as a sled animal. Of
course, the horse assumes valuable
proportions at tins muhod, out to
the average prospector the dog is
the more valuable us lie ean he
u**ihI on iuiv trail, while it takis
a number of men to make and keep
often a trail for horses when the
snow is thiek on the ground.
We have here in Valdez hundreds
of dogs of high and low degree and
ranging in size from the small
house dog to the large, stately mas
tiff. .Heme are native .animals, hut
the greater numlter have l>een
brought from the states. Every
house in town faissesses one or
more dogs,and in general they are
verv ydiiet and business-like feh
lows.
.Now, as the spring is opening,
there is a great demand for good
• logs, lint any kind will Iring a
large price. Outfits are already
purchased ; sleds .are properly
rigged up and everything is lteing
got in readiness fur the trail and
tlie man who is unfortunate enough
to he without ,u dog must now ltive
one.
A lew <l:ivs since .Mrs. Johnson
sold her large black dog Shamrock
for $75 ; she nisi) .sold Beauty for
$75 and Queen for $50. Fred.
Date sold his four collie dogs to C.
I). Shaw, to he used on the postal
route from Katmai to .St .Michaels,
for $75 eaclu
Fide sold one dog f<r $75. Sam
Means brought in several dogs on
the last iNiat and sold one of them
for $50. even t 1m High he was per
fectly green and ucver had a har
ness on ; and so it is in many
cases. There is a good demand and
large prices prevail,.and justly so.
for the dog—the humble friend
of the prospector—will haitlui sled
load of provisions and tools .a .'dis
tance of two or three hundred
miles where tlie prospector may
.settle down for the summer and
prosjiect to his heart’s content, and
more than likely strike a good rich
lead that will give him ease and
comfort fiu the rest of his days, and
this is in a large .measure due to
the dog.
Weather Report.
In order to .show the .exit'd cli
matic conditions .as they .exist at
Valdez, we will licEeaftur publish
each week a complete daily record
of the temjierature and condition of
the weather as it is .at this place.
These observations .arc taken by
Dr. L. S. CamiciiL, who lias kejit a
comjdctc record of tke same since
JHtlX.
We court investigation as to tlie
.Inanity, hcalthfulncss and modera
tion of our climate as eomjiurcd
with otlier jiarts of Alaska utiul
many of tlie northern states.
PIONEER
BARBER ’
SHOP
lit*st Conducted Shop in
City. Porcelain Enam
eled Tubs. Side En
trance for Ladies. Only
Shop in Town Where
Bath Rooms are Separ
ate from Shop.
Ladies' and Gents' Baths
Cameron & Golden, Props.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Kkkkawwii Co.vo. Ciicic«'ii—Cor.
Hhtricr Avenue nml Holiart
StiHHt. Rev. D.W.Cram, Pastor.
Services ovary Sunday at 10:30 a.
m. mu) K j>. m. Prayer meeting
Wochiesday night Christian Kn
(iouvor Society meets Sunday even
ing ait 7 liYUa-k. Melvin I)etn|isey.
Pjwshkmt
Crnwrii of tiik Epiphany—Cor.
(ilaeier Avenue and Holiart
Street. Services on Sunday at -I
1». m. Jas. Fish. Senior Warden.
Oudbhof Alaska Moosk—Pioneer
Teo \o. 1. Meet in their own
hull on Reser
vation Avenre. |
every Thursday1
evening at N
o’eloek. II. H.
Hildreth, Rul
in': Spirit. E. A.
Wheat. Keeper
Wa Wa.(See)
AiutuHiiotiikkiiooi)—
Alv Valilcx ('anil) No. 10.
Mwtn at M«nhc
llall every Tues
ila v evening.
A. M. Kihvanls.
Areiie Chief. J.
(I. Snyder, See-,
retarv.
V.vi.DK/.Sot i.\i.Ci.rn—Oscar Fisli.
Pres. Mrs. Jas. Fisli Sr. Sec. Meet (
at the Moose llall every Friday
evening.
VauikzCjiamukk ok Commkkck-- ;
Meet at the sehnolhouse the first
Mendmv might of each month. F. j
1). Xefteyu Pres. A. \V. Koch ford.'
sHut^Y.
_1I
Horseshoe
Restaurant
Meals
At
AM
Hours.
Qeline/ui & Bell.
GRAND HOTR
I
A. SWAN, Proprietor.
Corner Keystone Avenue and
McKinley Street.
WHERE
& ? Who?
STOP
Everyone From VALDEZ.
AT THE
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OF COI &SK
Only First Class Kii'q|ca>i Hotel in
JUNEAU.
John T. Spickett Prprietor
HOTEL DILLEK.
Headquarters for VALDEZ People
120 Rooms. Jiates 50c. $1.00 a.nd
$1.50 per <lnv. First class res
taurant in connection. Free
l»us. Op|<ositc U. S. PostoHiee.
\V. (L IPOTTE, Manager.
Cor. 1st Ave. and
University St SEATTilt
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Ellamnr. \VA*lil)KZ. lilianma and Conks Inlot Shintt*.
Sails train A’AddJKZ about 12tli .«* Each \Month for Juneau
and Seattle.
For ‘Information and 'Hates Apply at Office of
Pacific Packing & Nav. Co. J. C. Martin, Agt.
(Unite llnililinjr, Seattle. Wash. Fash .Hros Store, Valdes.
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'Salkfrom COUTMUIA KTKEKT IKK’K, SEATTLE,
on tin* loth of «u‘h month, for
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AND
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Tin* S. S. Thompson is under Contract with the government
to make regular monthly trij»s hv a schedule not exceedin';
• Seven Days leitauccn Seattle,and A’tildcz, thus affordin'.; (juitlk
Safe and Co>mf«n tahIe serviue.
SAILING DATES;
Leave Seattle on the loth of eaeli month northlxuind.
Leave Valdes on the 4th of each month southbound.
FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER RATES APPLY TO
FISH BROS, Agents.
W1L WORKMAN J>. M.VGNESOJf
Workman’s Road House
First roadhouse built on Government
Trail. Can aeeoniodule 50 people, has lar^e
warm ham for 20 horses and "<mmI quarters
for do<;s. Good meals .and everything tlu.*
muslter desires.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
Donation Roadhouse.
YOM-flM 9RIDQE.
Outfits Cached Free i»f Charge. Frce Horse and 1 >«*ji Stalties.
Distance.F.rom Yaldex, 77J .Miles, via Government Trail. Best
.Aceumodatioiis for Travelers.
CMS. C Y/1QBE, "PROP.
Harry C. Murphy Will Davis
HOTEL HOLMAN
tliost .roadhouse on the All American Route tr tie
Yukon- Fresh vegetables during season Rein .win
..win garden, Good feed for stork near'by. Best of
accomodations, winter or summer.
BAY1S & MURPHY Copper Centre, Alaska.
WImhi <hi the Wav to tlie Interior, Stop at the
Loomis Roadhouse,
Tonsina Bridge.
Good Meals. Good Beds.
Complete Line of Merchandise and Miners Supplies at
Valdes Prices with Freight Added.
I. H. Loomis, Prop. Tonsina, Alaska.