Of Local Interest
From Fridays Bulletin
Steamer Elsie arrived from Cordova
yesterday.
W. T. Love, an attorney, arrivid
from Cordova.
Stella Lewis, the young woman who
attempted suicide, is now on the road
to rapid recovery.
A 300 foot extension will he built on
the wharf at Cordova, and tin* old
wharf will be practically rebuilt.
The m^u’s gleeclob will meet tonight
in Moose hall. All men musical1} in
clined are invited to participate.
Steamer Bertha sailed for Valdez
from Seward at 12 midnight, and i?
scheduled to sail from l»eie tomoir nv.
E. C Hawkins, chief engineer, and
R. J. Boryer, attorney, of the Copper
River k Northwestern Railway, arrived
from Cordova on the Elsie, and are at
the St. Elias.
Steamer Jeanie, which ran ashore in
Wrangell narrows on her way south
from Valdez, has been ti mfed and
placed in a dry dock at Seattle to
ui.de * extensive :epairs
Dr. Boyle was called to Camp Com
fort this morning to render medical
aid to S J. Vaughn, w ho was injured
internally hy a fall. No details of the
accident have been received.
Deputy Marshal Dooley brought a
prisoner from Cordova on the stearner
Elsie, which arrived last night. Jits
name is Annesy, a native, and he will
serve six months in the local jail 1 >i
assault and battery.
Rev. Father Corbley will lecture nr.
the subject, * The Chur ch, the Hock <>i
Ages,’’ this evening, t his is an espec
ially strong aud interesting theme.
These lectures are nightly attracting
mote attention. They should b<*
heard. The lecture tonight begins at
8:30 o’clock.
Jake Nafsted is in town from Ton
sina, preparivg to start fre'ghting to
the interior, lie will sled in supplies
for the Tousiua roadhouse, aud then
start on a 70-ton freighting contract
for the government 'I he government
supplies are to be distributer! along
the telegraph line as far as Paxton -,
on the Fairbanks trail, and to Men
tasta pass on the Eagle route.
From Saturday’s Bulletin
Mr. and Mrs J.G. Stephens will
leave on the Bertha for a trip to Cali
fornia, an i other coast points, -they
will return to Valdez in the si ring.
Charles Hammond, a well k own
old timer of these paits, arrived in
town from Fairbanks last night.
He ha' been mining in the Xanana
valley.
Rev Father Corbley’s lecture to
morrow (Sunday) morning at lO.ab
o’clock will upon the subject, “Xhe
Coming of Our Leader.’’ In 'he even
ing, **The Crown of Life,’’ will lie the
subject.
Willis Middleton, formeily a packer
on the Skagway trail, and known t>» he
somewhere in Alaska, is requested to
communicate with his daughter, .Mi
D. B Fuller of Seattle, as she is
alarmed at the failure to hear tiom
him, directly or indirectly.
Dr. Boyle returned from Camp X (,m
fort yesterday afternoon, and u'l"’1
thatS. J. Vaughn, the patient wltoin
he was called to attend, is sml-uing
from a fracture of a iii< received m
falling from the loft of h barn. Ihe
injury BUBtained is «Bt terien#.
•Judge S A Crandall is now com
fori ably eusconsed in one of the Key
•■olds cottages at Reynold?, Lntouche
isliind, and has assumed tlie duties of
U. S. commissioner for the “Prince
W dliam Sound Precinct.” The boun
daries of the new recording precinct
ate as follows;
“Beginning at Resurrection cape and
following shore line to Valdez nar
i rows; thence direct to (iravina point,
leaving <>ut lily island; thence south
between Hiuclicut rook ..nd Montague
islands, leaving out Hinchenbrook,
and thence to place of beginning.’
This recording district includes all isl
ands between Valdez and Seward, ex
cepting lily and Hinchenbrook, and
the small islands lying back of them,
and includes no part of the mainland.
Fifty miles of the Alaska coast wa
ters adjacent to Kodiak island and bay
have been surveyed and platted f*>r
map miking by the United State
coast and geodetic survey steamei
Patterson during the pa-t summer.
| The chat ts will probably be ready for
navigators next season.
Unfavorable we ither during the past
summer made the work of tli3 Patter
son's crew diTicuU an 1 disa rreeahle.
Much work was accomplished and
several had rock- which have caused
numerous wrecks were located and
cliai ted.
From Monday’s Bulletin
I (Adlms won the monthly prize for
in is* itK* and over scores in November,
given by tin* Olympic howling alley
He made over two hundred eleven
i lines.
.i. ke Nafsted left this mornipg with
a four-horse sled load of supplies foi
h > roadhouse at Toll ilia. He took
several pack.horses to move the load
t hrough t ho canyon.
Steamer l»*rtha arrived from the
westward Sunday morning, ai il sailed
a few hours later for Seattle. She
look the Thomas party with a large
out tit to lliamtin, w hich was responsi
ble for her long stay westward.
A message received from II.
Elliott repoits the birth of a son to
to himself and wife in New ^ 01 k No
vember 30. Mother and child are do
ing well. Mrs. Elliott lias been with
her mother in New York for several
weeks.
Deputy Cierk Henderson ieceiv<a a
wne from Chief Clei k Stier of Fair
b uik-, diteeting him to turn over to
tin* fieri surer of Valdez t he sum of
$;,G(k>, money c< Heated from licences.
Half of the amouut goes to the school
board for n amtenance of schools.
11. C. Ingram of Fairbanks is at the
Seattle.
F. L Whitt emore arrived from
Cordova on i he Kl.-ie.
The Yucatan i- scheduled to sail
f, om Seattle for Valdez tomorrow.
,1 dm Curley of tlie Tavern is in
Cordova and may start a restaurant
theie.
l'ettr Monahan a’d party are ex
! peeted to arrive here from Valdez
' ei eek today.
J \V. Spaulding, supermtendeat of
jj,( J; ,\. D. Co., at Hoiseshoe bay,
: ar. ived Sunday .
Mi-. Blarney S'evens and Miss Key
,,,,1 I ret unit* 1 from a trip down the
Sound SaMiid y.
Fie-idr-nt Murphy of the Latouohc
i -1 :i11rI Coppei Company, sailed foi the
State- on the Bt-rt ha
ft Dinz and J X Steffgen won the
phonographs at the Olympic Bowling
alley Saturday night.
I
Jack Itrosius and Jack Noon left
Sunday for the roadhouse at the sum
mit, which they will operate this
winter.
The Fairbanks stage arrived Sunday,
having the following passengers: Mr
and Mrs. Malt Matheson, Mrs. L
Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. VV. II Crawford.
A stage with six passengers is due
! Wednesday, another with live should
arrive Saturday, and one left Fair
banks Sunday with eight people.
Matt Matheson, formerly one of the
| big operators on Cleary creek in the
Tatiana district, but who recently dis
posed of his mining interests there, C
iu Va'dez, enr'Hire to the States, lie
has acquired a competence through
mining in Alaska, and now returns
south to enjoy the fruits of his
endeavor.
In company with John Ronan Mat lie
sou owned No 11 bench on Cleary
one of the rich claims of tic* district
They sold this property, and other
claims, to Henry Riley and f,,om
Ik National food
And Dru? Aft
i
Was intended to do justice
alike to dealers and con
sumers. As we have in ■
every way complied with
the law, will you not see
that we are given a share
o.c your patronage. ^ &
Prescriptions Compounded
By Graduates Cniy
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VALDE2 ALASKA
Aiken for the sum of $135,000, 160,000
of which was paid in cash, the re
mainder to ho taken from the ground,
A Ja, •anese cook stabbed end aeri
ously wounded John Kipp at the Ton*
sina roadhouse yesterday morning
This information was contained in a
telegram to Deputy Marshal Wybrant,
hut beyond this mere statement of
fact no details of the alfray are known
here. The marshal ordered that the
Jap he apprehended and brought to
Valdez, wh‘*ie a preliminary hearing
will probably be held to learn the
cause «>!’ t lie assault
Dr Moyle left on the stag® to attend
the wounded man. Kipp was well
known in these parts, haring been
engaged op the gorernment trail
for some time. He is now employed
by .Jake N.ifsted, ‘he owner of the
roadhouse where the stabbing oc
curred.
MINING COMPANY
RESUMES WORK
The depart me of fourteen miner*
for Drier bay on the launch Union
Saturdiy marks the resumption of
woi k on the property of the Knights
Island Consolidated Copper Company.
The mine has t een closed for a few
weeks, but wotk will now be actively
prosecuted under the management of
Mr. Kngelko and Mr. Carter. Mr.
Kngclke wil have charge of the min
ing, while Mr. Cal ler will act as gener
al manager dueTig the absence of C
(I Hubbard A. J Klliott, brother of
Hairy Hllio t, will al-n assist i:i the
management of the property.
A new Hod was recently made o*i
the Bald Kigle claim, of this property,
Go feet of ore running from GbJ to 14
percent cop er. having been struck.
I'hree bundle 1 tons of ore are now in
the bunkers ready for shipment to the
smelter.
The city treasurer was instructed by
| the council last night to transfer
| Sl.-jOO from the funds in his possession
to t he t reinsurer of the school board
The balance of the mouev on hand
| will bo used to take up city warrant*
outstanding A call will ,!>• made
Thursday for the warrants to be
cashed.
|)r Chaney has moved 1 is ofllces to
t he ('upper block.
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