SNOW STORM
WAS GENERAL
Raining at Fairbanks, 18 Inches of
Snow at McCalluin’s and Rain
Storm at Paxson's.
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The first snow fall of the season,
which made its appearance in Valdez
on Saturday evening, was general
along the coast of Alaska, and ex
tended far into the interior. Advices
from Fairbanks states that three
inches of snow has fallen there, but
at present a cold rain is falling.
Salcha, thirty-three miles this side
of Fairbanks, on the Valdez road, re
ports two inches of snowfall there
yesterday and that it is still snowing.
At McCallum station, the other side
of the Delta divide, eighteen inches
of snow covers the ground, while at
Paxson’s roadhouse, on the coast side
of the Delta divide, rain is falling
and the road is reported in bad con
dition.
Wortman’s is enjoying the best
weather along the road to Fairbanks
as the mercury stands at 40 above,
with cloudy and calm weather.
TAXING RESIDENT
AEASKA FISHERMEN
A recent decision of the territorial
officials of Alaska is to the effect that
codfish caught in the territorial wa
ters must pay the local tax of two
and one-half cents per 100 pounds on
all fish salted or mild cured, except
herring.
There has been much talk of re
cent years in Alaska that fishermen
permanently resident in the Terri
tory should be favored over their
brothers who merely fish in the ter
ritory part of the year, but the ac
tion, possibly unthinking, of the leg
islature in the matter seems to put a
quietus on this.
The only codfish caught in territo
rial waters are those taken by fisher
men living at the shore stations on
the Shumagin and Sannak groups and
Unimak island. The first permanent
fishing station to be located in Alas
ka since its purchase was a codfish
station and It was located at Pirate
Cove, Popof Island, in 1876, and this
station is still in operation. Most
of these stations are operated the
year around; at seEtgpmal stations, the
men are moved from place to place
as the fish are abundant or absent.
A fleet of Puget Sound and San
Francisco vessels also visits the Alas
kan banks, but as these fish more
than three miles from shore they can
not be taxed by the territory and as
a result the companies which have
done more than any other agency to
develop and settle fishermen perma
nently in the sections noted above,
are taxed, while their competitors,
who have done nothing to develop
the territory, escape scot free —Pa
cific Coast Fisherman.
MINING COMPANY CLAIMED
NOME BEACH DIGGINGS.
An attempt to stop the beach min
ers working on the beach near the
Standard Oil company, recently, at
I Nome, created considerable excite
iment among the men who follow that
I line of mining. According to the
i story told by some of the men an
j attempt to stop mining operations at
I that point was made by Powell, the
! dredge man, under claim that he was
the owner of the beach, having ac
quired title to it through adjoining
property. Some of the men state
that Powell claimed to have a patent
to the property and claimed that his
patent rights extended to the water’s
edge. The men have generally re
fused to be driven away from their
occupation and they are evidently
right, as it is a matter of court deci
sion that no one can claim permanent
title to mining ground along the
beach below the meander line, which
is something like sixty feet above the
water line. If it is remembered
rightly this was one of the earliest
decisions of the Nome courts, having
been handed down by Judge Noyes
early in 1900. Since that date there
Is no record of any dispute arising as
a result of beach operations.—Nome i
Nugget.
Last Time Tonight.
The Liberty Theatre presents for
the last time tonight that splendid
two-act comedy, “Love and Ven
' geance,” that created such an uproar
llast night.
Don’t forget the Eagles old-time
’98 Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, Oct.
30th. *
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fresh
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton,
Poultry, and Provisions.
Fresh Stock on Every Boat.
PHONE 29.
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The following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au
tomobile advertised by the Pinson:
With each One Dollar purchase one
Coupon will be given entitling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely free of charge.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week.
Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles you to one Coupon.
PHONE 69
VALDEZ PRODUCTS
TO GO OUTSIDE
Display of Home Grown Vegetables
at IjOve-Whitley's Should Be
Seen by Every Resident.
One of the finest displays of Alas
ka grown vegetables ever seen in the
north is on view at the Love W hitley
meat shop and is attracting attention
of residents of Val i n as well as vis
itors to the city.
One cabbage from the garden of
Sam L. Jones, tips the scales at 16
pounds, and has a circumference of
nearly four feet. The head is firm
and free from blemish and is a beau
tiful specimen. The same garden
also produced white potatoes weigh
ing two pounds each.
Prom the garden of Mrs. James
Gilmour, a number of cabbages, tur
nips, carrots and parsley are on dis
play. Early Rose potatoes, grown in
Jess Crawford's garden, weigh two
pounds each and are superior to the
famous Yakima spuds.
William H. Palmer has a white
turnip among the display which is
24 pounds in weight and 38 inches
in circumference.
The display will be taken to Seat
tle by Judge Dudley A. Wooten and
will be shown in a window there to
convince the people of Puget Sound
that Valdez can produce vegetables
equal if not superior to any grown in
Washington state. Scores of snap
shots of the display have been taker,
since the announcement that the veg
etables will be taken outside.
Weather.
October 10, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29.070 '
Temperature 5 p. m.35
Maximum temperature .38
Minimum temperature .31
Mean temperature.34%
Precipitation .72
Cloudy, wind northeast 6 miles per
hour; snowed at night and frequent
showers all day.
Interior Weather Conditions.
Fairbanks, 32 above, raining hard.'
Salcha, 18 above, cloud, 2 inches
snow still snowing.
Richardson, 29 above, snowing, 1
inch of snow.
Donnelly, 30 above, calm; light
snow falling.
McCallum, 20 above, cloudy, snow
ing, 18 Inches snow.
Paxson, 39 above, cloudy, calm, 3
inches snow.
Hogan, SO above, cloudy, raining,
trail very muddy.
Gulkana, 35 above, raining, trail
very bad.
Copper Center, 35 above, cloudy,
calm, trail muddy.
Tonsina, 38 above, cloudy, calm,
trail muddy.
Tonsina, 38 above, cloudy, calm,
trail muddy.
Teikhell, 32 above, calm, cloudy,
raining.
Beaver Dam, 40 above, cloudy,
calm.
Wortman’s, 40 above, cloudy, calm.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Father Corbett will go to Cordo
va on the return trio of the North
western to get acquainted with the
parishioners in the railroad town.
The City Express auto came In
from Telkhell Saturday night bring
ing two passengers and Joe Spenard,
who was driving, reports that his
machine had no difficulty in crossing
the summit.
Judge Dudley A. Wooten and Mrs.
Wooten will return to Seattle on the
Northwestern. The judge has been
in Valdez attending the district court
in connection with bankruptcy pro
ceedings for the Alaska Oil & Refin
ing company of Katalla.
ALASKAN INDIAN
CURIOS ARE SCARCE.
Real Alaska curios of the kind to
appeal to the ordinary tourist are get
ting scare in Alaska. With few ex
ceptions Attu baskets and carved *vo
ry a're held at prices which cannot
be called popular and it is apparent
that the time is not far distant when
this type of work by Alaska Indians
will be difficult to secure at any
price.
Card of Thanks.
Rev. John T. Corbett^ pastor of the
Valdez Catholic church, who con
ducted the recent Mission Exercises,
wishes to make public acknowledg
ment of his appreciation of the good
will extended to him and in particular
for the courtesies of the “Valdez
Daily Prospector.”
Some Fan.
To laugh visit the Liberty Thea
tre and see that two-act comedy, one
of ^he best ever presented, featuring
Ford Sterling.
YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Valdez Drug Co’s pre
scription department.
To the Creditors of the Valdez Bank
and Trust Company.
The undersigned, receiver of the
Valdez Bank & Trust Co., now has
sufficient funds on hand to pay all
known creditors of the bank. This
money will be paid by check on the
First Bank of Valdez drawn in favor
of the several creditors. Except as to
the few accounts now balanced no
payments can be made until Monday,
October 11, but beginning with that
date payments will be made as rap
idly as possible. All depositors are
requested to bring or send in their
individual deposit books immediately.
Drafts or cashier’s checks issued by
the bank and now unpaid will be paid
only on presentation of the original
draft or check. Payments will be
made at the former offices of the bank
between the hours of 10 a. m. and 12
m. and 1 to 3 p. m.
ANTHONY J. DIMOND.
Receiver Valdez Bank & Trust Co.
10-8-3t
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 9 P4M.
We Grew Our Own Vegetables
Private Tables
Jack Cmllin-.PropcUtor
THE
LIBERTY THEATRE
CONTINUOUS SHOW
YOU <?AN ALWAYS DEPEND
ON SEEING A GOOD SHOW AT
THE LIBERTY.
MORE FEATURES TO
FOLLOW.
WATCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Admission 25c Children 10c
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
aie taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, Indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract it.
Sunday, October 10, 1915.
High, 12:49 a. m., 11.5; 12:37 p.
m., 13.6.
Low, 6:26 a. m., 1.4; 7:17 p. m.,
—1.3.
Monday, October 11, 1915
High, 1:36 a. m., 11.1; 1:14 p. m.,
13.7.
Low, 7:02 a. m., 1.8; 8:02 p. m.,
—1.3.
Tuesday, October 12, 1915.
High, 3:22 a. m., 10.5; 1:55 p. m.,
13.4.
Low, 7:41 a. m., 2.4; 8:63 p. m.,
—0.8.
Wednesday, October 15, 1915.
High, 3:17 a. m„ 9.8; 2:43 a. m„
12.9.
Low, 8:26 a. m., 3.0; 9:63 p. m.,
—0.2.
Thursday, October 14, 1915.
High, 4:25 a. m., 9.2; 3:42 p. m.,
12.1.
Low, 9:19 a. m., 3.6; 11:05 p. m.,
0.5.
Friday, October 15, 1915.
High, 6:64 a. m. 9.0,; 4:58 p. m.,
11.3.
Low, 10f32 a. m., 4.1. -.
Saturday, October 18, 1915.
High, 7:23 a. m., 9.3; 6:34, p. m.,
10.8.
Low, 12:31 a. m., 0.9; 12:26 p. m„
4.2.
Sunday, October 17, 1915.
High, 8:30 a. m., 9.9; 8:04 p. m.,
10.8. •»
Low, 1:51 a. m., 1.0; 2:13 p. m.,
3.6.
Monday, October 18, 1915.
High, 9:18 a. m., 10.7; 9:16 p.
m., 11.0.
Low, 2:62 a. m., 1.0.; 3:21 p. m.,
2 6
Tuesday, October'19, 1915.
High, 9:67 a. m., 11.4; 10:11 p. m.
11.2.
Low, 3:39 a. m., 1.0; 4:11 p. m.,
1.6.
Wednesday, October 20, 1915.
High, 10:30 a. m., 10.0; 10:68 p.
m., 11.2.
Low, 4:18 a. m„ 1.1; 4:63 p. m.,
0.7.
The First Bank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25 000.
AX PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM
M. BLUM
E. B. WHEAT
JOHN LYONS
J. M. LATHROP
W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNOEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
The Pinzon
Cor. McKinley end Brondwny VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Finest Pool and Billiard Room
In Alaska.
El Belmont
Admiration
: CIGARS
] El Sidelio
'( Carabana
We handle only the Best
Cigars and Tobaccos.
Haas and Vogan Candies.
Free Auto Tickets
-AT
PHONE 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Go. phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street
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The After-Hours
Salesman
MANY concerns lose money every night by not attract
ing the attention of the crowds on the streets in the
evening. On the other hand, many other concerns pros
per because they employ the after-hours salesman—Elec
tric Light. You can readily pick out these stores on the
busiest thoroughfares—their show windows pouring a
brilliant flood of light upward, outward and downward,
thereby adding an attraction to the goods displayed not
obtainable in any other way. Few people can resist a
glance at the beautiful effect—most people stop and ad
mire it. The proprietors of these shops are well versed
in all modern methods which make for success in devel
oping trade. They know that the lavish use of electric
light pays, and use Edison Mazda Lamps to obtain it at
a minimum cost.
Alaska Water, Light and
*
Telephone Company
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
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Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdei'
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 'I
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m 4:00 p.m. t,
7:00 p.m 10:30 p.m. ,
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of,
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
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