Of Local Interest
From Fridays Bulletin
Amid the cheers of GOO people, and
the noisy salutes from every steam
whistle in the city, locomotive Xo. 1 of
the Alaska Home Railway made its
first formal trip over the rails Friday
afternoon. Long before the time
scheduled for the start, the crowd be
gan to gather, and it was hard for
them to control their enthusiasm, for
the fact was apparent that after years
of waiting their hopes of a railroad were
about to be fulfilled Even the ele
ments smiled on the occasion, and al
though it had been raining hard for
three days previous, yet as the hour
approached the rain stopped, the cloud
parted, aud while a magnificent ram
bow encircled the heavens, the
bright rays of the sun shed a golden
lustre over the scene, apparently a bap
tism of good luck to the aucce>s of the
Home Railway and its hard working
officials
In honor of trie event the
school closed h tew minutes before -
o’clock, and the children came troop
ing to the starting point just as the
opening salutes began. The starting
point of the road waa at the corner of
McKinley street and Keystone avenue,
the rails having been laid out for
a distance of about a mile. When all
was ready Photographer Hunt made a
picture record of the scene, and then
Chief Engineer Stevens and Howard
Reynolds escorted Mayor Quinn ami
little Valdez Cameron to thecal* of the
eugine. Mayor Quinn made a few be
fitting remarks, congratulating the rail
way and the city on the success of the
enterprise, and wishing both all suc
cess possible for the future. At the
conclusion his words were echoed by
ringing cheers, reflecting the friend
ship and goodwill of those present.
Two flat cars had been attached to
theeugiue, and these were occupied by
those who desired to have the honor of
the first ride ovar the road. When all
was ready, the signal was given by con
ductor Jack Cavanaugh. The honor
of pulling the throttle Ml to Mayor
Quinn, coached by the regular engineer
George Hrown, while Valdez Cameron
manipulated the whistle cord.
The first puff of the locomotive «a>
the signal for the crowd to let loose
their enthusiasm which they did with
a will, and as the wheels began to re
volve cheer upon cheer filled the air,
hats were waved, and all the whistles
opened up again, and for a tew minutes
pandemonium was let 1 oose. The train
ran out about a half mile, those on tin
car keeping up a continual cheer, re
turning salutes from all direction',
and then rau back to the starting line.
On the second trip out all the ladies
preseut were invited, and for an hour
trips were run until everybody who
desired, had had a ride. Altogether
the christening was a complete suc
cess.
The furniture and hardware depart
ments of the V l». M. Co , have been
moved into the new building. These
departments have been in the build
ing on Keystone since the fire the
grocery and dry goods will be changed
into the new quarters in the course of
a week or two.
The Tampico, which has been at
Katalla 25 days i udeavoring to upload
railroad supplies, had to abandon the
the attempt and go to Cordova when
her freight is now being diseimig' .
| |Felix Gendzwell returned from Se t
tle on the Yucatan, and will go into
business here in the near future.
SOLOMON’ OULCIL
MrC. O . i/ebuey ha- let a contract
fur running fifty feet or tunnel on his
Solomon Ciulch property to James
Miller and Ilarry Wilson. The prop
erty is called the .Jumbo group con
sisting of nine claim- and is situated
about a mile nearer the has than the
All American, .fudge tiuniii- n still
has under advisement, the question of
title to this latter group.
From Monday’s Bulletin
A number of the Slate creek tumors
are expected from the interior in a f> v
days, among whom will be .Jim < larr -tt.
Hob Schaffer. Lawrence. Hen it I .Jack
Hannan and l’ha>. S;> : k.
The Yucatan arrived : mi Seattle'
Saturday with t !.*• t k I :rs>e:r
t?ers for Yahlez: .Jos i... . K A Hen
derson. f. i 1 >!> >rt, - (' ltico, 11
\Y Mix. Mrs Ati\ Mar. and Lee, Dr
Sorenson, S \ . . if Henzqnist,
\\ W frit work. Mi-, (iitsbnscf), !•’
(iondzwell Mi'S \ A . Mrs t J Dooly
and child, Mr.- M H-.aia'aiw, Miss L
Parker. H S Atkiris. Mrs AM-.ins. 1*’
Lorager, (I !’ t’hr '. .) s Laker.
\Ym (’ale. Mrs .J He- A Ini . A \Y
Maclin. From Katatl: I , k C’ham
bers, Mrs Chand'Oi\ F Mi: !.h Hot,
Ashland, Mrs As!,lai: . Hay .'.. Ida.id.
After being ''it a little ov< r four
days the cable i.- again in walking
order. Then* has 1 m; some very r ugh
weather outride ami that 1 the
iiurnside coi iderably. Die I t ing
obliged to heave to for some !i:ne, be
fore starting on the work of repairing
the cable, l’lio break was in the exact
location given by tin* cable otticers
here, IMO miles to the southward. The
splice was made at midnigh* lab night.
The schooner .Martha Y Tuft, is non
at Katalla with a cargo of lumber.
Mrs. (Jeo. Dooley and daughter w>
among the arrivals on the V • *
They hive b**en visit in -lit' S* '
: for .-everaI moot hr.
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; id D i! I t he g >..•! fi« 1 to
cheering w u Dcome ti-iin
paper friends all over tie* *liD:e , bar -
oriug the II* in * nailway prtiject. ai,«1
on tin? other hand deploring the terri
ble t? agetly at KeyDt>ne ('an\ t*n The
ihit ‘-t is from Nome and i - a - bdlov.r:
Nome, < )ct. 1 st, l!h*7.
1 lari y I) Key Holds,
Valdez.
Cold Digger congratulates \ aide/.
Home Kailway st nd taken against
| (iiiggenheMn. Our columns open to
! you at all times. S. H. STEVKXS.
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Several new ram ft* have heeu con
struct.* I hy Antonelie A Xel-on the
i*!:)111.raetor- of the 1 i. >n • * ! » .iI ■ *' , in
order to ru.-h the w. rl; u, eomplet ion
! before snow tali- t amps 1"-1 1 and
- 111 have heen e-tah!i-h( . the i.tih i
hieim: well ibove Wort man" - i he men
| from camp 1 have ’ l, eied
! all aiony the line. •!. ii ' i. e.-.tnp H
’ have note- t-. earn;-: >«! i\ fr si*
, eani| to camp l'h at.d e imj II- cutup
! jo Altoye her then a. ’ w at work.
! tjlX> men. a: d with na.-'oabie ‘ ‘:
| all the plan- >f Mr H lh K-vnohl
j will be fully earned out on si-hedule
| time.
II \v. Mix, of tie* Mix l ire Apj-ara*
tua To .and .1. Lynch, chief engineer
of the Seattie file ie, i ' merit, arriv d
on the 'I uca*an to d L-. i th • ’» v fire
engine to the ci v ^ :>5i 1
eorrrpanied her ho-) I " ' rip.
\ c w 1 :r.
The ; <’•■! ertidne,
ordered It the C e time ayo,
"*• A 'e>t
„f tin- , yeat.-r.lw
• . rwa* wvnr * rrt»;wirt »wi j'— >■! ua- m
afternoon, with most satisfactory re
sil'ts. With this improved apparatus
\ ai h / sh mid lie able to cope with
a ly ti»e which may start. The engine
v. ,11 be I;. pt at tile electric l>>,ht plant
until arrangements for a new tire halt
are com j 1 • t >d.
Born.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs T. d. Dmohoe Thursday i i^td,
t''t. i)r i>alt<n, who was in at
t< ida i e, i juii t ~ t ii »t an*; h, i mi !
child are dojntf well.
hollowing is a list of arrivals on tin*
Sat *f
I 11 . ;. A I > I''istiey. Mr- 11 Sharis
and chlidn :i, Mrs L Keno and child,
A li Mb Masson. J K LolVvct, « .1 Mat
tin, A W r,unht ll, (» A '.'■gg.n, !•’A
llartigun, W II I’urney. I I unhier, S.
Tahy. 1’ A llcdstrorn, M !' II I v,
< 1 (' l!ct t les and .'{i* steer.i; *■
Tin* lunch stand winch ha- i cu
operating on tin* corner of broad \»y
and McKinley street, ua ordered dis
continued by the Council la>t night
Scveial complaints have been made re
gai ling it causing the blocking of the
si iewalk.s
The first windmill in Valdez is now
being erected over the Copper liloek.
The mill is to le used for pumping
wa'> i to a tank which is built just un
der tin* roof of the building, and which
supplies the bail ling with u tier, as
well ns being a sub gu ild against (ire
,\ census of the to ah, which was
ben g taken under the direction of the
Council, Was completed yesterday 1?
shows a total population at the pre.-t •
time of 1127 F. \V. Ito.-enfhal t< ok
thecensu -
Mrs, Ula \ ana « o' I, wife ot t
I” .-'r lit th' ■' ' 1‘•»'•*, t.rrivt Co tin*
Si lt i.a. i i j v.iil reside in t he ■
i , . 'ott'li u* ; • ideiun on >i Ki ri
ll ‘ • r.
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Mighty Kind Major.
Tla» people iif Valdez are enterpris
ing and energetic. They display an
amount o'civic pride that other towns
and cities could omul tto with profit to
t inniseives; and the people of Valdez
are essentially loyal to their town, as
aligned citizens should lie —Katalla
I lerald
* lerk of tie I’mirt Henderson, who
ha- heeii at l''airhanks for some time, is
again stationed here. .Mr ('randall
wiil leave soon to assume his new
duties hs commissioner at Snug
I larhor.
S. pool and hride at l ived from Seat
tle on the Pel la They will reside
for the present III a cottage on Key
stone. hut l.ltei will hull I a residence.
(hiveriiet \\ P* Ih ugatt n.-snies the
I ,i>i 11 le ■ t Seattle that the time w d I
so.ui cmue when e>.a! mined in Alaska
will help it not entirely prevent the
famine on the Pueilic ('oast
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