VOLUME 4, NO. 30 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3J, 1905. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
The Same Firm
The Same Name
The Same Goods
The Same Prices
Our stocks of GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CLOTH
^ ING, FURNISHING GOODS and SHOES of every
description were never more complete.
GOOD GOODS and FAIR TREATMENT
have, built up our business to its present large I
proportions. 1
European Plan Pate Reasonable
HOTEL 5T. ELMS
(Only First Class Hotel in Valdez.)
Headquarters for Mining Men
and Commercial Travelers
BEBMEy POOT, Proprietors.
Keystone Ave. Valdez, Alaska.
OWL DRUG COMPANY
Pure Fresh Drugs
MEDICINE OUTFITS FOR THE TRAIL
Stationery Phone 40 Newspapers, Magazines
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City Market
NEXT TO THE NIZINA.
PRICES ARE
RIGHT
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Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
Beef, Mutton, Pork
Poultry and Game. 1
Hotel Holman, Copper Center,
has enclosed a 4U-acre tract of first
class pasture for the accommoda
tion of its patrons.
Dr. Rystkom, dentist, returned
on the Excelsior hut will leave
again for the Westward on the
Banta Ana about the 26th. In the
meantime he is prepared to attend
to all who need his services.
0. W. Colhy, accompanied by T.
Quinn, left town this morning for
a trip to the glacier to look over
the fiat hack of town and give an
ex|>ert opinion as to the best meth
od of handling the glacier stream.
Olson Bros, have seeur^l the
contract from the road commission
for the construction of a hnidge
over the Lake stream, and are now
J engaged in the work.
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Snshetna News
Valdez Creek, in the Shushetna
valley, is this year proving a win
ner, a large amount of gold being
taken out. There are no idle men
in camp, and wages are one dollar
per hour.
Lucky Gulch is also proving
stood, about one hundred and fifty
dollars to the shovel being the gen
eral average on this creek.
Butte Creek, though not so much
worked, is also showing ui) well.
Messrs Grant and Page, miner
vlogists for the government, re
turned *o town Monday, after ex
Amining all the known mining
properties on the sound. They
have secured some vrlttahls data
And specimens. They have not,
however, completed their work, as
they intend to go baek to the
properties they visited before their
boat w’as burned, and secure new
data to make good their loss by
the tire.
Lieutenant 1*. U. Pilsburs. of the
Alaska Road Commission, arrive!)
on the Bantu Ana to look after the
work from this end. Under his
instructions a bridge will be built
over toe Lake stream, ann the work
of road building will bo continued
untill snow falls. From here the
Lieutenant will go in ovtr th.
trail to Fairbanks.
N. E. Balshanin, of the customs
service, passed through here on his
way to Dutch Harbor, where lie
will relieve Mr. Sinnot, the cus
toms officer at that place, who will
take a vacation. Mr. Baishunin is
a native Alaskan, having been
born at Sitka.
Cun ynv afford to experiment
with your tiims after packing your
camera ell over the country, or is
it not cheaper to take them direct
to P. B. Hunt, where you are sure
of the last possible nsult? Prices
about the same as the first-class
houses in Beattie.
I PEACE TERMS FIXED
Russia Wins Decided Diplomatic Victory. Terms as
Finally Agreed Upoo. Witte Eulogizes Roose
velt. Barnett will work for
Division of District.
Portsmouth, Aug. 30; In the Japan her leases on the Liaotung his •■(lire-1 in the matter. Huron
1 final struggle the Russians are gen* peninsula, Port Arthur, Dnlnv, Komurn simply announced to the
ernlly regarded as having achieved and the Chinese Eastern Railioad, president what had Wen done,
a victory. The terms of peace as and pays liWrallv for the car* of ^ attic. Aug. 30. -Captain E. T.
finally agreed upon are substan- Russian prisoners held by Japan. Barnette, ti e richest and probably
tially as follows: Russia will pay How liberally she is to pay is not Uw 1Ilf ,t ih,iue,itial Tatiana opcr
no indemnity or cost of war, and made public. It will probably be al jr, -u now in ,jlis city enroute to
will got the north half of the island weeks before the treaty is formally WaA.in-ton, when; he \> iil take tip
of tfaghalien, now a military pos- signed. Peace having been cl, • Wuh tW proper authorities the ad
session of Japan. Russia relin-clarcd, Witte laid bis tribute at vitality of dividing the Valdez
(pushes all rights in and evacuates Roosevelt’s feet, telegraphing “His- Fairbanks Judicial district, giving
Manchuria recognizes Japanese tory will ascribe to you the gh ry” Vald.z a resident judge and Fair
j control in Korea, surrenders to and added Russia’s appreciation of i,,^, another.
Copper center News.
The building recently erected
here for the Copper Center Club is
pow fully fitted up and tenated by
The owner, Charlie Cowell. It is a
beautilul structure, elegantly loca
ted, and Charley is quite proud of
his achievement. He has on hand
for the accommodation of the way
farer all the necessary requirements
for a cheerful evening.
Mr. Neal, the government farm
er on the Copper river, is very bnsv
] liarvesting his crops and getting
| things in shape for next year, lie
wili incaease his aceragr for the
next season, being well encour
aged by past results.
C. I*. Smith, formerly of Valdez,
is jailor here and proves a very'
efficient officer.
R. Blix will take a trip to the]
states this fall to visit his old nsso- j
dates. He came here early in thei
spring of ’!)JS :;nd has never left the]
country since. He is looking for-•
ward to the trip with great pleas-1
ure.
1 lie Angora goats, recently
driven in. are doing remarkably I
tine, the climate and conditions
leem to just suit. Between look
ing after the goats and the Harvest
ing of crops Judge Holman’s un
ollicial time is fully taken up.
The missionary building, which
is oeing erected by Rev. Cleven
ger is nearing completion and is in
every way a credit to our city and
to Alaska.
The crew engaged in road build
ing passed through this place on
Aug. 20- They are on their way
lo the (lakona river from which
place they will begin road work
over a new route to Fairbanks.
The 30-ft, sloop reported in last
week’s issue to be wrecked on the
rocks at Cloudman Island proves to
have belonged to John Jensen of
Kllatnar, lie loaned the boat to a.
native boy for a snort trip down
the sound. After beating against
head winds all day he threw out
the anchor and went below to
sleep. The anchor did not reach
bottom and the boat drifted on the
rocks. The boy escaped in a small
boat. The steamer Griffin of Ella
made an attempt to save the sloop
but it proved useless.
Word has recently reached town
that A. S. Burgenholz, a partner
of Fjehl, reach the mouth of the
Tatiana river this month with a
boat load of ore from the Jacksina
and from there it will l>e shipped
by steamer to Tacoma for treat
ii.mt. This is the t:rst ore shipped
from that section ami a smelter
test is- eugt r<y looked for by ait
concerned.
Visited Middleton island
A party from Kyak went to
Middleton island in a a gasoline
launch to relieve the two men re
ported in our last issue to have
been on the island for the past
eighteen months. The men were
found comfortably located and
fairly well supplied with provis
ions. They have taken up the is
land as a fox ranch. One of them
eame over to Kayak on the launch
to secure more provisions.
No Slavery
The story circulated some time
by Professor Davis, formerly
teacher at Fnalaska, claiming that
slavery exists along the coast of
Alaska is getting wide publicity.
The governor, the superintendent
of schools, and otlicre, have been
questioned on the mutter and
claim to have no olhciul know
ledge of such state of affairs, and
it very probably does not exist in
the sense stated. There art? a large
number of children, male and fe
male, in the various villages along
the coast that have absolutely no
opportunities to better their condi
tion unless they are taken iu hand j
by the resident white people who
are benevolently inclined. The
parents of these children, recogniz
ing the superiority of the white
race, are more than anxious that !
theit offspring should derive all
the advantages to he gained from a
close connection with the whit*
and are therefore anxious to place!
them iu service for a time. Any
business house can secure the ser
vices of a native by giving him a
living. The boy is generally anx
ious for the knowledge to he de
rived and quickly becomes very
useful in the position in which he]
is placed, as may he seen at some;
of the stores along the coast. This I
can hardly he called slavery as,
the la>y or girl is in no way hound
to remain in the place. It is the
good treatment they receive that
holds them.
At Unga, where it is claimed
that slavery exists, F. C. Drilllcd
is commissioner. He is a thor
oughly reliable man and well able
to cope with any such stale of af
fairs if they existed iu his district.
Road Completed.
On July 17lh tlie filial spike for
the Tana ini Miner Railway Co.,
was driven l>v Mrs. Burnette, wife
of Captain Barnette. The spike
was a golden one made from Tan
ana gold, and was driven in the!
presi nee of a vast ass. m < .ge who
greeted the operation with gnat
applause. Judge Wickershaui
made a very appropriate address.
XilfflK, Heat and Power
The water power of Solomon
hasin will lie harnessed for btisi
i ess at an early date. W. C. Colby,
hydraulic and electrieal eiiuineer,
and representing tie- Hailidie
.Machinery t unpany, of Seattle,
arrived on ti: .-am a Ana. and ini
nieiiiaii ly proo-t-dcil to expert the
|tower offered hy the great fall of
water from this hasin, and as a
result of his recommendations, a
IJ.tO horse-power plant will l>e in
stalled within the m x month or
six weeks. This, it is expected,
will supply li-h . heat and power
to Yaldc.,., l.isoum or any other
locality within a re as on a lie dis
tanee of the plain. In addition
the old plant will he kept intact as
an auxiliary. While Vazdez has
enjoyed up to date enjoyed as cllic
ient a plant as was necessary to
-i it the demand, the coajpaty feels
that it is notv time to prepare for a
greater demand, The new plant
will he lirsl-class in every particu
lar.
ltu.ii Gold Ore.
T. M. '.'mil's, v. ho runs tlio
“White Hniisc”, am! who has spent
his spare time during the past
three years pro. peeling through
the mountain.- in his vicinity, lias
this year located tin claims ot ex
ceedingly rich gold ore., A few
wei ks ago he sent a sample of the
ore to the Tacoma smoker for as
say, and the returns show the phe
iKUiiinnl value of 120 ounces of
gold to the ton. The ore is a pecu
liar one, the nature oi which is
unknown to any one here. Mr.
Daniels has brought several hun
dred pound- of the ore to town
which in* will ship to the smelter
for a further test, and also to ascer
tain its nature. He has discov
ered three ledges, on which he lias
made his locutions, aUiui twenty
live Hides from Valdez, and hut a
short distance fron the Govern
ment trail.
lht* recent discoveries oj gold in
llie Tanauu region are on Caribou
and ti lacier crocks, both of which
art* tributaries of Bear jaw creek,
which flows into the Kaiitislma,
which in turn Hows into the Tan
ana at a joint about two hundred
miles below Fairbanks. Hear paw
creek is a la an mret* hundred miles
long, and ine two creeks named
above mi«r ii aUmt eighty-five
miles above us mouth, in a country
little oxpisred.
The Kaiitislma heads in a largo
lake, from which a low portage of
nine mile- leads to the head of tho
ea.-t i ■' * i* Kiiskokwim.
t>’i A . ■> .1 ; i.sf. •11 in Tanana
gold passed through Dawson oi»
lht* way u* Btatllf.