- Tatiana. Stampedera Rob Caches, j
('maxa. Apr. 2T..--I found mv .
liouso :if Ihiisy ereek had Itccn ;
broken njwn and nearly everything |
takeahle was gone. Not satisfied
wi ll "nil* they took three sleds, i
two g«xid pairs of snowshoes. gum j
li*"*ts—in fart atsiut evervthingj
that had two ends. 1 lend ricks.;
better known as “Hooligan," wavs ■
Huntington and Hawes were the,
first to break in, then others fob;
lowed. They were all hungry,
'i annua stunipcdcrs. Some went,
up Slate creek and plundered |
eaehes there. From the time I left j
Tonsina, they passed me every day, |
wild-eyed and eager; all light!
loaded. Some were without stove,;
tent or cooking utensils, and with
a gunny sack for a bed. 1 feel J
sorry for them. I know how it is'
myself. Perhaps they did me a'
favor by taking my provisions, for I
1 intended going over myself, but j
cannot go now. I borrowed pro-]
visions from Coles, who, by thej
way, is now hauling wood to within
three miles of Slate.
M. Dempsey.
—
Alaskan Scandal.
Secretary Root has directed the
court martial of a number of army
otliccrs in makinguse of cwnniisary |
supplies for their individual profit.
It appears that they have been pur-;
chasing supplies at cost and selling \
them at a great prolil, something I
they could do because of tin- freight j
rates on goods shipped to Alaska.
The papers in the ease have been !
refered to (ieneral Funstou, com-!
manding the Dejwi Unent of the
Columbia, with instructions to!
proceed ngainst the officers impli
catcd.
The names of the* officers were
not made public at the department.
Most of them have changed stations
since the irregularities arc said to
have oceured.
Plat All Staked. .
About two years ago oil was dis
covered at the lower end of this
valley, on the north shore of the
bay, by a party of picnickers. A
few claims were located and re
corded and nothing more was done
to hold the ground. This spring
the same ground, with large addi
tions, was quietly restaked by Other
purties and later on, upon the new
stakes being discovered, a rush
was made to secure some of the
ground, with the result that every
piece of ground north of Valdez,
from the mountains out to low
water mark is now staked in tracts
of from 20 to lt>0 acres. It is ex
pected that some attempt will l»c
made this season to develop the
ground and demonstrate the fact
that the oil is there in quantities
and good quality.
In reference to die numlier of
placer claims that may lie taken
hy a single individual, l.indlcy on
Mines says: “It is a matter of
frequent oeeurence that an individ
ual loeator, desiring to obtain more
ground than he is permitted under
tlic law to appropriate in his indi
vidual capacity hy a single loca
tion, rejsirts to the list' of ‘dum
lilies,’ am! perfects locations in
tlieir names, subsequently ols
tnining conveyances therefor. Tl*e
courts have held that this is a
fraud upon the Government. The
same object can be accomplished
without violating the law. There
is nothing to prevent a miner from
locating hy separate location, as
tunny 20-acre tracts as he pleases,
either contiguous or nnn-contig
u.ius. The right to locate and
develop mining ground is not
limited to a single location, as in
the case of pre-emption ami home
stead entries. Where an associa
tion of eight persons takes a tract
of 1 GO acres (the limit of one com
pany claim) the same company
limy locate another ‘company
claim’ of 160 acres. The work
mav be done in a single place for
the group of company claims, hut
«1 oOmust lie expended for each
claim or area oi 20 acres. Thus a*
emu pan Y claim of 160 acres re
quires the expenditure of 1800.
We are now selling “iiop” and
will deliver to any part of the city.
ifisiUlcd Soda Water Works, city.
Shooting at Fairbanks.
Lato advices from "Fairbanks re-*
port a shooting affair. Wm.
Duncklce, former mining recorder
at that place, shot Alexander Coutts
through the lungs. The trouble,
arose over a dispute in regard to a
town lot.
John Pa|M\ a German from Sail |
Francisco, was frozen to death near
Rampart, March 10.
Judge Wiekcrslinm was in Fair-,
hanks April 20.
Chena is H> bo the town of the
Tnnnnn digging. Fairbanks is
lieing deserted hv many of the
miners.
1. Wadn, a Japanese trader at
Fairbanks, narrowly escaped being
lynched recently. It was claimed
he was the cause of the stampede
into that section, ami the scarcity
of provisions made the miners des
iderate.
Revenue Cutters.
Fix revenue cutters will la
stationed in Alaska waters this
season. The Thetis will go to
Point Hope and Point Barrow, the
Bear to Bering sea and North
Pacific, ami the Manning toAleu-j
tian Islands, the Perry will make 1
the regular cannery cruise, the |
Rush will Ih- stationed at Sitka and i
cruise in Southeastern Alaska and
the McCullough will cruise between !
Seattle and Southeastern Alaska.]
Cupt. 1). H. Jarvis, who recently
returned to Sitka.front his annual i
conference with the treasury de-1
partment-officials at Washington.'
says: “1 found all government l
officials desirous of learning more]
a I-out Alaska, and a willingness to I
do everything that lay in their
power to advance its interests. We
discussed Alaska affairs generally,
that is to say, not only matters
connected with the customs office,
there, hut concerning the whole
territory.
1 wo new railroads are being pro- ]
moted for tbe Yukon country. One
is 10 run through twenty miles of
tbe diggings at Tanana and the
other one is to l>c eleven miles long;
and run from Coal creek to the
Yukon at a point five miles Mow
Forty-Mile. The equipment is to
be delivered at the White pass
railroad not later than July 15.
The eleven-mile railroad is to bring
out the product of certain coal
properties.
One of the proposed ordinances
ior the consideration of the Yukon
council is, we understand, a bill to
compel Yukon editors to sign all
editorials written hy them, and to
Mr. Clark is ascrilied the )mrcntagc!
of the idea. That style is not au
fait unless the editorial is written
from “a dungeon cell” or is a
political announcement, and tlie
editors of the Yukon will op]tose
tin* measure unitedly, In their
shrinking horror of disagreeable
publicity, tliere is hardly an editor
in the territory who has nerve
enough to sign so much as a 41,000
cheek.—Yukon Sun.
ORDINANCE No. 22.
An ordinance granting unto A. I*. Olson and
O. K. Olson I tic right to construct, operate and
maintain a boat house ami boat lamliug ami
approach thereto iu the town of Valdez,
Alaska, aud ou the shores of Valdez bay
adjacent to the said town.
•Section 1. Be it ordained by the Cnminou
Council of the Town of Valdez, that A. I*. u|»on
and O. K. Olson, their associates, heirs, succes
sors and assigus, be and they are hereby
gianted the right to coustnict, opt*rate and
maintain a boat hotiseaud boat lauding on the
shores of Valdez bay, on the tract ol land cov
ered by the extension of Broadway avenue of
said Town of Valdez, prolonged in a straight
Hue to aald Valdez bay, ami also the right to
construct, operate amt muintaiu a roadway or
approach to said boat house mid boat lamliug.
which said roadway o/ approach shAll be not
to exceed ten feet iu width, aud shall be con
structed on the westerly side line of said Broad
way avenue and shall commence on the south
erly side of Front street on said Broadway ave
nue. and shall extend thence in a southerly
direction iu a straight line along the westerly
side of Broadway prolonged.
Fed ion 2. The Coiuui.>u Council of said Tow n
i of Valdez hereby reserves the right to declare
i by ordinance this right hereby given to he for
feited ami held for uaugut it the said boat
house and boat lamliug and the approach
thereto be not com Dieted and in operation on
or before the Fourth day of July, 1903.
ri-*ctiou 3. The privilege granted by this
ordinance shall continue aud be in effect for
fiveyears frwiu the date ol its passage.
Adopted May 4, 19u3.
Attest; John lioongLL. Mayor.
\v. II. Chary. Clark.
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To Order.
John Walters, Prop.
• «
ENUFF SAID
Of
Out Lillies’ ami Gents’ Furnishings, as everyone knows we have
ihe most Complete and Up-To-Date line in Valdez.
ft 1 Don Talk (MOB.
The shelves are now filled with the finest and most complete
line of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES ever brought to Valdez—and
tny one will say after seeing our line that we can please you all—in
Quality and Prices.
Chile Sauce Finnan Haddock
Tomato Chutney Kippered Herring
Green Mango Chutney Caviar
Indian Relish Anchovies
Heinz’s Preserves Pate De Fois Gras
Pirn Olas Italiana Bologna
Graham Wafers Uneeda Biscuits
A. L. Levy & Co.
Phone 12 Goods Delivered Free
Meals a la Carte Open All Night
“W i k i d e I’s”
Most Elegant Restaurant in the Northwest.
Cor. Keystone and McKinley Valdez, Alaska
stot> at Bell’s Smoke Shop
and get a GOOD SMOKE. The most complete line of Pipes,
Tohaecos and Clear Havana Cigars in Valdez.
McKinley Street, hetwrotm Broadway and Gla- CLUB
cier Avenues. Telephone 17 ROOMS.
Wholesale and Retail. W. A. BELL, Prop.
Dock Bath House.
Best Accommodations in Town.
Porcelain Tubs, Hot and Cold Water
Every Possible Convenience
Laundry On The Premises.
Home Restaurant : i
Keystone Ave. Opp. St. Elias Hotel.
Meals At All Hours From (> O’clock A.M.
to 51 O’clock P.M. Regular Dinner From
5 to 7. Sunday Dinner A Specialty.
IceCreamandSodaWater Parlor
MRS. L. H. ALLEN.
Yukon Mail.
Leaves Valdez for Eagle and all
way points on tln> 2d. 9th, loth and I
24th of each month
Arrives at Valdez on the22d,29lli
7th and 14th of each month.
Leaves Eagle for Valdez tin the
8th, 15th, 23d anil 30th of each
month.
Arrives at Eagle tin the 16th,
23d, 29th and 8th of each month.
Cash paid for second-hand goods
of all kinds. Richards & Co.
y isZoning JU -rr.F' fi
I _ 36( Broadway, Wow York g
d EViJTY \S”K. 103 T3 136 PACES K
I SUBSCRIPTION, $5 DO A YEAR,.' V
• i (Including (J_ S.. Cana'n cr f.Jax'n qosttga) E
f The E and f i ling Joinni! W [
] j> i»»vr in ill 77th ynr. Its 2100th cm- E'i
v ceculiv > number uill bo l&uotl sortly. B
'* Yora v itrirr ot • e -ni iry i: mis been ire- ■
ij eminently I’m leadinl mining p Radical. ■
tj wlin a worlT-wWnr.nuls1 ton. iRilo-u’l* M
« the piper Is pnrll— Uarly strand and limad- ■
£ .mute Suiwriptmit* uao begin si any Igoe. B
P Stun Ida copin Jrcc. W
5. Q. M/ITI1EW5,
Sanitary - Miiy.
Steam Fitting aiul
Water Heating.
LIVE AND LET LIVE. Valdez.
You can’t begin to write a lettei
to the old folks or the wife, that
will convey half the information
the Pkosceitok does. Send it to
them.
The Copper River Mining Trad
ing and Development Co. store at
Copper Center has received the
lurgest consignment of merchan
dise landed at Copper Center. ,
Parties leaving town would dc
well to deytosit their valuables in
the safe deposit vaults at the Bank
of Valdez. The charge is very
light and safety is assured.
--g ■ - - J-.
F/rcinc packing
fr N/1VIQ/1TI0H CO
fe Carry in* U. S. Mail, and Express.
oj «j.. t From Seattle For Sitka, Yakntnt. Kitano*
oil* nome Lily \ and Valdez. Nth of each month. From
( Valdez for Seattle. 22ihI of each month.
From Seattle for Valdez, Cook Inlet und
Cfr FYrt*lciftr J wav |>orts, 25th of each month. From
Oil* LAkUMUl "j Valdez for Seattle and way port*. 8th of
t eaeh month.
From Seattle for Valdez. Cook Inlet and
C«r CquIq A no way |*oris 15th of eaeh month. From
Oil* 0411 la dlld Valdez for Seattle and way imrts. 2t’>tL of
k eaeh month.
From Juneau to Cnnlaaka and way port*
Cfr Ncwnnrt J l*t of eaeh month, eonneeting with St*.
«twpuil Excelsior from Seattle. leaves at Val
dez 25th of eaeh mouth, for Juneau.
Company reserve* right to change steamers or date of tailing
without notice.
Seattle Office—618 First Ave. J. C. Martin,
Agent.
J. E. CAIN, Operating Agent. PHONE l*.
Loomis
T ransportation
| Company
Contracts Freight to aii Interior Points.
Freighting by sleighs begins Feh.
1st Freight consigned to them
must be In Valdezby Eebruary 25
First Pack Tram leaves Valdez May
25 Best line of Saddle Horses
in the Northwest
i
Trading Posts at Tonsina and Nizina Fall Line
| Miners and Prospectors Supplies.
I ^^m"mmi
Homestead Location Notices.
Placer, Quartz and Oil Land
Location Notices.
For Sale at PROSPECTOR Office.
1 i Rough or Dressed.
LLHTID6P DOORS, WINDOWS
SHINGLES.
C. E. HATHAWAY & CO. Office on Alaska Av.
The northwestern line
Operates the finest train* in tlic
world every day in the year. l»e
tween
Minneapolis,
St. Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
making direct connections witli
through trains for all points East
land South.
As cheap as the cheapest and the
[ best to la? had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write,
F. W. PARKER,General Agent,
151 Yesler Way, Seattle.
For Assays Send Your Ore To
L R. CAMPBELL
PRICES, .
Gold, Silver and Copj*er 13.50
; Gold and Silver - 1.50
C-opjier - - - - 2.00
Lead ... 2.00
ELLAMAR ALASKA
Wellington coal for sale at office
of the P. P. & N. Co.
COOK INLET
Pros|>eoting and Hunting par
ties eatj l*e supplied with
necessary outfits by
H. N. WETHERBEE
at Kenai and Kussiloff at tlve
Most Reasonable Prices in Al
aska, thereby saving freight
and trouble of lauding sup
plies.
GEO. S. MEARNS, Agent,
Kkxai, Alaska.
HOTEL DILLER.
Headquarters for VALDEZ People
120 Rooms. Kates 50c. $1.00 and
$1.50 j>er day. First class res
taurant in connection. Free
bus. Opposite U. 6. Poetoffice.
W. G. POTTS, Manager.
Cor. 1st Ave. and
| University St. SEATTLE
You push the button aud let me
do the rest. Send your films or
plates and I will finish them com
plete and print copies as wante«L
L. C. Larsen, Photograher,
Keystone Ave., Valdez.
Hathaway & Kuake have now
on hand u full lino of Window
glass of all sizes.
i