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VOLUME 1, WO. SI. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
JAMES f ISM £> CO
Furnishing Goods.
Headquarters For
Gold Seal Rubber Shoes,
All styles and sizes
A
Of HARDWARE.
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I» order to cloee out this stock quickly, we
will ueil all our hardware for the next
week at
25 °lo DISCOUNT.
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We Are The Hatters.
Agents for J. B. Stetson and
- the celebrated
KINGSBURY HATS.
Cure That Cold at
P. O. PRIG STORE.
City Market j
KKXT TO MEHTHAST** CAFE.
Wholesale aid Retail Dealers hi
Beef, Mutton, PorkandPoultry
Our Prices are RIGHT. Give us a calL
ST. ELIAS RESTAURANT,
ONLY FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT
IN VALDEZ.
Merchant’s Lunch, 12 to 1, 35 c Sunday Dinner 75c.
Dinnners 5:30 to 8 p.m., 50c.
□all the gifts of the Gads,
all the (deuaures of being—
all of our ends, % all odds
TliereN naught so im)tortaiit as seeing.
\\ hen you’re tempted to mistrust your eyes.
Be careful!. You uuy get myopia!
And if our advice you don’t prize,
Perhaps you’ll have hyper nwtropia!
That dull aching {win and dim vision
Prompts you to go to an optician. I
Our glasses will give you comfort and ease.
W. e 5TULL,
Opticlan^Jayclera^VVatrtlimalrg^^^
▲ New Real Estate Office.
M. \Y. Mikcsell, a former resilient
of Atwood Kansas, wl» came to tlie
city during August of last year, has
decided to locate jiermauently in
Valdez and W’iJl open a real estate
office in tlve building one door north
of tire Phcenix hotel. He will
make a specialty of the sale and
renting of property of non-resideuts
as well as residents. During a
residence of twenty-three years in
Atwuod, Mr. Mikesell served four
years as deputy county clerk, four
years as jtostmaster and two terms
as the clerk of the district court;
his last term expiring January 12,
1903. During the past twelve
years he has been actively assoc
iated with one of the leading real
estate men of that city. He briiigs
with- him many strong letters of
recommendation from citiseae of
high standing in his native county
and state. You will make no error
in entrusting your business to liis
care. While awaiting the arrival
of his office furniture from .Seattle
and his commission as notary from
Governor Brady, of Sitka, he will
l>e found at his office where he will
serve you the l*est possible under
the circumstance*.
Ladies, Take Notice.
Mrs. H. B. Havens is at the St
Elias with a full line of ladies* fur
nishing goods of the latest pattern.
Tl»e clerks of the various mer
cantile houses of the city feel grate
ful to their employers who so
promptly agreed to dose on Sun
days. The clerks simultaneously
made the request in their respective
departments and the employers
readily agreed thereto, with the ex
ception of one Ikmm, the princi]>al
of which is absent, and who will
undoubtedly agree thereto on his
return.
Miss May Schafer has accepted a
position at the central telepltone
station in plaee of Mm. fidoiaone.
who hae resigned.
Fresh frnit on every boat. Shaw
& Williams,
Mini m
cut THE TRIP PROM NOME
ON
Ikt Sir. Dm City.
Burned Up All The Woodwork.
Could Not Use The
Sails.
Considerable space lias liecn de
voted in the local payiers and in
the Seattle papers to the probable
fate nf the little steamer Dawson
City and the schooner (Jen Siglin,
and the news brought to this port
on the previous trip of thcShclikoff
that the Dawson City had arrived
safe at Dutch Harbor did not con
tain any of the details of the trip
of the Dawson City from Nome to
that j»ort. Mr. J. V. Patterson, one
of the jmsscngcrs who arrived on
the Shelikoff, Monday evening, and
who, by the wav, shipiicd on the
'.Dawson City at Nome ns a sailor,
gives the following interesting story
of the trip to Dutch Harlior :
\\ e left >orae on the 27th of
October for Seattle, expanding to
reach there in eighteen (lavs.
When we got outside we encoun
tered very rough weather and it
was' blowing a gale. We didn’t
liiiv coal enough to steam from
Nome to Seattle, it being the in
tention of the eapdain to use the
sails as much as possible and to
save the coal for steaming into the
sound. The weather was so bad
that the sails could not lie used
and the eoal was all used up* in
their endeavors to reach some safe
J>ort. Tables, hunks and chairs
were used Jor fuel and finally the
Iwlk-heads and every available
piece of tiuilier was broken up and
used in the endeavor to keep up
steam. On November 20, they
made Unimak island and the crew
managed to get ualtore. Tliey were
completely out of eoal and water.
They managed to get water and
enough wood along the beach to
make another attempit. The weather
was bitterly cold and all suffered
from it and from a scarcity of pro
visions. After seven days of iiard
work tliey made Point ifuHer.
Here tliey succeeded in mining
aland 25 tons of eoal and in getting
some provisions, which consisted of
caribou meat, flour and salt, and
that as all they had to live on.
They ran 50 mile's ptasi Dutch Har
Isr before discovering tlieir mistake
and had a terrible time trying to
get hack into the liarlior. When
they arrived at Dutch Harlior they
were almost ooiupdetely out of
everything in the shape of pro
visions. When they were safely
anchored tlie chief engineer and
the sailors refused to co any fur
ther until the steamer ltad been
repiaired and the macliinery pmt in
good working order:
As stated before the crew refused
to go any further on reaching
Dutch Harbor and were paid ip
orders on the owners, which Judge
N. Gray of Unalaska agreed to
discount fur titeni on a ten per cent
basis, assuring them they were O.K.
Just previous to the arrival of
the Blielikoff at Unalaska on her
last trip, the Dawson City left tiiat
port for Beattie with only twenty
five tons of coal—the intention of
the captain being to carry out his
old plan and use the sails. They
had to use boards to keep the coal
from crowding the machinery and
shifting, there being no coal bunk
ers. In this condition she left with
the captain and wife, Felix Brown
—representing his brother Gus
I i
Brown, the owner—and his wife,
a mate without papers, named
Heckman, also an engineer who
also was without papers and one
fireman. 81ie was simply a hull
and a very had one at that. The
captain’s name is J. P. Hanson and
he was captain in name only;
everyone on lioard taking a hand
in the running of affairs. After
the Dawson City had left Dutch
Harbor Judge Cray refused to honor
the orders and as the captain bail
refused to feed the men or allow
them to slec-p on lioard, the five
men were utterly destitute, having
sjient what little money they bad
up to that time in providing for
their needs. Mr. Patterson having
been discharged by the mate at
Dutch Harlior, was paid in cash, as
was also the chief engineer, and
anticipating having to remain some
time at that jiort, bad rented a
cabin and laid in a supply of pro
visions. Previous to his leaving
he had fed the men and when he
left he made them a present of
what was his in the shape of pro
visions. He savs it will onlv lie a
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short time until they run out and
they will then In* destitute.
Ticket Nominated.
Agreeable to a call published in
the last issue of the Prosi'kotob a
number of the voters of the town
met at Moose lull I last Saturday
night and proceeded tu nominate
a ticket for the coming ejection of
town otVicbrb«r TW to hfc
tilled are a city council of seven
members and a school lioard of
three mctnlicrs.
The meeting was called to order
by A. K. Crawford. J. A. Bourke
was elected chairman and J. C.
Dougherty, secretary.
Nominations for the council Ih*
ing in order, eleven names were
presented, and it was projiosed that
a 1 nllot l«e taken and the seven re
ceiving the higlicst nnmher o’f
votes to lie declared the nominees.
The result was as follows :
8. A. Hemple, 30; C. Kraemer,
2K ; H Wheat, 27 ; J. Uoodell, 2t*;
H. W. Miller, 25; J. A. Steele, 11);
For members of these) tool hoard,
the following were named: f. M.
Brown, J. Fish and H. H. Hildreth.
A jiermaneut organization was
affected to lie known as the Citizens’
party, and the atiove ticket will be
known as the Citizen’s ticket
Defaacy-HcKean.
A quiet wedding took place last
Sunday at the Kpisoopal church in
which C. U. IMmcyaud Mrs. Mary
Mi K<an were united in marriage
hy the Rev. F. C. Taylor, lloth
parties are well known here and
have a large circle of friend* wlio
wish them much joy and liappiuess.
Mr. Rebury is the well known host
of tlie St. Klias hotel, and Mrs.
McKean lias resided here for the
past two years. The Phosckctok
extends congratulations atal best
wishes.
Will Inspect the Route.
Private advices from New York
state that the report that McDon
ald, Helm and others, were doming
to Valdez to inspect the route of
the railroad has been confirmed
and these men may he expected
within 30 days. It is said that
upon McDonald's assurance that
the mad can he built within
a certain figure rests the financing
of the project, and that when he
lias given this assurance there will
be available a sum of from ten to
sixteen millions of dollars to carry
the project througli.
Charles Cedarblade, the tamale
man, was sentenced to thirteen days
in jail for assault upon his employ
er, whom he struck in the head
with a can of milk,
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IN 8BSSION. NEWS OF TH1J
COURT.
to Danta Indkted
True Bill Found of Murder in the
Second Degree. Other
Cases.
The first session of the United
States District Court for the Third
Division of Alaska, convened hone
on Monday morning, Fob. 2, ait It
o'clock; there lieing present tlie
Hon. James Wickcrsham, judged
the court; All»ert 15. Heilig, elerk;
Geo. C. I’errv, U. S. marshal ; N.
V. Harlan, U. S. attorney, and
other court officers. All the mem
bers of the Valdes bar were present,
liesidos a number of attorneys from
other places. A large numlier of
jurors reported for duty, but there
not being a sufficient numlier to
complete the grand jury, a special
venire was issued and court ad
journed until 2 o’clock.
At tlie afternoon session tlie
grand jury was completed as fol
lows : A. L. Levy, E. C. Van
Brundt.C. I). Show, \V. H. St. Clair,
R. S. Bates, C, W. Millard, L. &
Camieia; A. Vt. tteehford, H. ft.
FiUj’; Kd. Str'MTker, Al. Dowling,
A. V. Lind, C. C. Harman, L. CL
Larson, B. F. Craig, Dr. F. I\ King,
H. L. Freeman, \V. A. Berry, F. D.
Steele, Jas. Fish, Sr., F. D. Kelsey,
and H. H. Hildreth. After receiv
ing their charge liy the eourt the
grand jury adjourned to their place
of meeting in the Endeavor church
in charge of Geo. Baldwin, bailiff.
The case of tin* Chittvna Explor
ation Co. vs. McClellan and others,
has consumed most of the time of
eourt this week. The contention
at the present time is as to whether
or not the ease shall la* tried at this
term of court. Hubbard if Harlau
represent the plaintiff, and F. M.
Brown is the local representative
for defendants and is assisted by
F. 1). Arthur of New York, W. H.
Gorham of Seattle, and John A
Carson of Salem. The court has
decided tliat the case must proceed
to trial at this term of court.
In the case of Doty vs. Ames, a
decree of foreclosure of mortgage
was granted on the Keystone prop
erty.
Tlie grand jury made their first
rejiwrt to the eourt this morning,
bringing in a true hill against Isaac
(junta for murder in the second de
gree. Bantu is accused of the mur
der of Guy Morrison on Nov. 24,
last, and will now have to stand
trial before the eourt.
The grand jury is still in session
and is probably examining into t4>e
Japanese murder case.
Alaska Central R. R.
Col. J. M. Anderson, chief engi
neer,of the Alaska Central railroad
is litre and has just made a short
trip to Resurrection hay. Col.
Anderson assures the Pbohi'Ectob
that actual work on tliat road will
commence A]»ril 1. A wharf, log
ging camp, saw mill, terminal
buildings and grading will com
mence at that time.
From the Army aiwl Navy Jour
nal of recent date we learn tliat
congress lias passed tlie hill ap
propriating 1485,tKX) for the laying
of a cable from Seattle to Valdez.
Work to begin at earliest jtossible
date.
Owing to court being in session,
there will be no meeting at the
reservation residents tonight.