Sea Dust.
When the deoks of ships are
nibbed and cle^ped each jump
ing great quantities of dust ar?!
invariably found- In the modern
steamship this could be account
ed for by the tons of carbon which
are poured forth daily, but the
curious thing is that the deck of
the sailing ship shows a great
er quantity of this material than
that of the steamship.
In a trip from New York to
San Francisco, occupying ninety
seven days by sailing-ship, 2i
barrels of powder were swept
from the deck. The captain took
extended observations of the
amounts collected daily, but
found nothing which assisted
him In clear the mystery.
The Great Deeps.
The greatest depth of lhe sea
knon is near the Carolne Islands.
At this point the water is t*,63(i
feet deep, and there the highest
mountain could be sunk so deep
that not a trace of it could be
seen.
This evening will bo ladies’
night at the Tillikuni Club. Mrs.
Harvey P. Sullivan and Mrs. Col.
J. P. O’Neil will be the hostesses
of the evening. Cards will begin
at 9 o’clock promptly.
Last Chance Tonight.
The Orpheum movies tnnighl.
Change tomorrow.
A man with patches on l he scat
of his trousers isn’t so. aid to
borrow money as the well-dressed
man who owes his tailor.
Congregational Church
Sunday school 12 to 1 o’clock.
Song service for the people at
7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting at
7:30 Wednesday evening. All
are welcome.
Episcopal Church
Services at the church of I he
Epiphany Sunday are:
Morning prayer wilh sermon,
at H o’clock.
Sunday school at 12 in.
Evening prayer at 7:30 o’clock.
Full choir in the eveninig.
Catholic Church.
Confession and communion at
S:30.
Mass at 10:30.
Beads and benediction at 7:30.
Sunday school at 2:30.
WANTED—to rent a piano at
the convent. Call up the Mol her
Superior.
Place your
FIRE INSURANCE
In the
Stuyvesant Ins. Co.
Pacific Ins. Co.
Spring Garden Ins C«»
American Fire Ins- Co.
Manufacturers Lloyds
Merchants Fire Lloyds
C. G. WULFF. Local Agent
Licensed Insurance Broker
Rates on Application
If I had
a
business
that
would
not
stand
I would
advertise
it
(or sale
Large Passenger List From Val
dez—Boat Held at 8eward
for McIntosh Passengers
Th£ Northwestern arrived in
Valdez at 3:30 yesterday after
noon and loft shortly after for j
Seattle, taking a large number of
passengers from Valdez, many of
whom had come over the trail
from the interior.
Knowing that the stage was
due in Valdez with six passengers
yjesterday afternoon the Valdez
Dock company wired to Seward
to General Agent Tracy asking if
the Northwestern would be held
for tlio stage's passengers, and
he agreed to wait until last ev
ening for them. The Northwest
ern therefore remained at Sew
ard fifteen hours instead of four,
ns usual. Following were the
passengers going south:
Seattle—Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F.
dales, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cross
ley, R. M. Gibson, C. Seagreen,
H. A. Monroe, T. Aitken, D. C.
Miehie, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Shough, P. J. llarrigan, Edward
Kuhn, H. Stevens, II. llulsebush,
Mr. and Mrs. William Orchard,
Thos. Keil, C. Eornunder, VV. E.
Lawrence, Mrs. A. .1. VV'illiams,
Wm. Taylor, J. J. Healey, Jack
Connolly, and eight steerage.
Juneau —Mildred Scull. Mrs. E.
SI evens.
Ketchikan—Sam Peters.
Cordova—IL H. Farris. Mrs. A.
Olson, Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Cole
man. A. M. Laska, N. J. Black.
Aitken Pays Connolly Debt- |
Tom Aitken. the interior nun- j
mg man, who is reputed lo he J
worth a million, walked into the
marshal’s office yesterday after- j
i nun when he heard that Jack!
Connolly was being detained for
a debt of *1)2 lo a Fairbanks man,
and paid the) debt and costs,
which in all amounted lo *270.
and Connolly left on I he boat for
Seal lie. Aitken is the man who
some years ago signed a check
for *600,000, when some inter
ior bankers were trying to
squeeze Frank Manley mil of
some valuable ground. The
ground was saved for Manley and
it afterwards made him a million
am*.
The remains of the late D. V.
Waldron were interred this af
ternoon by the Valdez 1 mlerl.ik
ing company.
The matinee at the Orpheum
i his afternoon was a great suc
cess. All the children enjoyed
themselves. Every Saturday par
ents should bring the babies and
children along.
Charles Crawford, formerly of
Valdez, and later "of Seward, is in
Valdez and will appear as a wit
ness in the Hoben ease.
John Walsh, of toward, is in
Valdez as a witness in the steward
wood culling ease.
S. (>. Morford came oxer from
Seward on llnJ Xorlhxvostern and \
will defend Jlolien in llie woo.
eutling ease.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Oros>
ley fell on I he Noi l Invest ern for
the stales.
Mi\ Crosslcy received the sad
news of the death of his eight
year old hay last Thursday. The
boy was attending school in Iowa.
Many local tre'psiehorean art
ists are looking forward with
pleasure to the dance to be gix
| on Saturday night by the Eagles.
It’s surprising to see how
i many people make for “The
! Cliff” to get warm rooms these
! snappy days.
i __
| Fresh Morgan oysters fried in
butter and cracker crumbs at the
I Valdez Cafe.
j The Flirt will leave Valdez for
l.andlock and sound points, start
! ing next Tuesday morning.
The steam heat at “The Cliff"
is mighty tine these frosty days,
Notice the contented expression
of our tenants.
FOR SAfyE.—Singer sewing
machine. Fine condition. Apply"
Henry Suess.lorf. ’Wioiio .7.
*i - ’ U
ies, and this was followed by the
qafriag^ of the sfipo ■ species of
b£8tle,r*dib equally food'results,
to Portugal, to Italy, to South Af
rica, and quite recently to For
mosa, in all cases destroying the
same scale insect.
Another instance was the im
portation from Australia of cer
tain parasites of the sugar cane
leaf hopper into Hawaii, which is
said to have resulted in the re
duction of the numbers of the
leaf hoppers to a negligible quan
tity. A gigantic experiment of
the same kind is now being car
ried on in the importation of the
parasites and natural enemies of
the gysy moth and the brown tail
moth from all parts of Europe
and from Japan into the New
England stales.
A number of species have al
ready been introduced and accli
mated, and admirable results are
expected from this work.
Indians Prize farmers.
Officials of the Indian Bureau
at Washington, D. C„ are much
pleased because at the state fair
at Muskogee, Okla., a number of
full-blood Indians won prizes ov
er their white competitors for ex
hibits of corn, cotton, beans and
some other products. “Joe” Kel
ley, a full-blood Mississippi
Ohoctaw, living near Ardmore,
look first and fourth prizes for
bis corn and a second prize for
cotton, and Silas Bacon, of the
same tribe, carried off both first
and second prizes for liis line
field beans. There were oilier
sealtered prizes.
“These good resells we can al
1 ribulc largely fo I lie work Hie
expert farmers have been doing,”
Said Acting Commissioner Ali
boll. “We are hoping to extend
the work of these experts, who
are teaching the Indian how to
make the best use of his land.’
Steamer Movements.
Mariposa sailed from Seattle.
Northwestern, in port.
Cordova, Prince William sound
loading ore.
Wo venture the assertion that
Doc Caswell will dance next Sat
urday night at Eagle hall. Doc is
getting to ho some turkey trotter.
It is worth while taking a
chance on the 9800 diamond ring
being raffled at Plant & Com
pany’s, jewelers.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John McPherson, his heirs,
administrators, and fo all
whom it may concern:
You are hereby untitled that 1
have expended $100 in lahor and
iiffproydments upon the “I.ark”
lode mining claim, situated about
two miles N. E. of Slump hay and
S. E. of Slump.glacier, in the Val
dez Recording District, Territory
of Alaska, the location certificate
of which said/claim is of record
in Book 2 of Records, page 302, in
(h“ office I2f jhe recorder of the
recording wits riot aforesaid,
proof of simi expenditure appear
ing by .affidavit filed on Deecm
be’ 28. 1012, in (he office of the
recorder aforesaid: that being
$100 per year, the amount re
quired to hold said claim for the
year ending December 3f, 1012.
And if, within ninety days after
(his notice by publication, you
fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion ($50) your interests j
in said claim will become the j
property of the subscriber under
Section 232 4. Revised Slatules of |
the I'niled Slates.
JOHN PAUI.E. i
Eirsl puli. January It, 1013. \
hast puli. April'15. 1013.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Frank Rcase, his heirs. ad
ministrators, ami I" all whom
il may concern: I
You are hereby nplitiiMl I hat i
have expended $300 in labor and
improvements upon the follow
ing named lode mining claims,
to-wit: The “Two Friends No.
I,” “Two Friends No. 2,” and
“Two Friends No. 3," the loca
tion certificates of which said
lode claims are of record in Hook
2 of Records, pages 377, 377 and
310, respectively, in the office of
the Recorder for t/he Valdez Re
cording District,/ Territory of;
Alaska, said loRnr claims being
situated on ,(tbff west, side of
Shoup glacitt/ about six miles
from Shoup nay. ill the recording
district aforesaid, proof of said
expenditure appearing by all l
davit filed on December 28., 1912,
in the office of the recorder,
aforesaid; that being $300 per
rear the amount required to hold
said claims for the year ending
December 31, 1912. And if,
within niriety days after this no
tice by publication, you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro
portion ($75, being $25 for each
of said claims). your interests m
said claitrts MW tbWIrtmb
erty of t he subscriber, under Sec
•iiou 2324, Revised Statutes ^f.tjie
United States.
JOHN ftAl&K.
First pub. January if, 1913.
Last pub. April IT5, 1913.
If KurLWaot .*|14iwMfe»& Jkll the
tln£, te*fl the -Prospector/
„ ,_.v ‘ '**-<*•>
JUST ARRIVED
Mr- Ben Silvermn, the Uu|or, Has just arrived from the
outside with a full’line of up to date suitings.
THE VERY LATEST NOVELTIES IN WOOLLENS.
For thirty days you can take your choice from the finest stock ever brought
to Alaska.
ANY SUIT $35.
A few uncalled-for suits can be had at your own price.
BEN SILVERMAN, Merchant Tailor.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Chris Tjoscvig, E, P. Casa
man, Oscar Olson, N. P. Jensen,
Frank Gustafson, L. M. Price, ad
ministrator of the estate of Alex.
Nesbitt, deceased, and the heirs
of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased, and
the heirs, assigns, personal rep
resentatives and successors of
each of you:
You and each of you arc here
by notified that the undersigned,
Lars Holland, John McDonald,
Chris Johnson and Adolph Lar
sen, co-owners with you of the
Viking group of fourteen lode
mining claims situated about five
miles northeasterly from the
head of Gravina bay, Prince Wil
liam sound, in Valdez mining
and reeoruing district, Territory
of Alaska, to-wit: The Viking
No. 1, Viking No. 2, Viking No. 3,
Viking No. 4, Vikin'g No. 5, Vik
ing No. 0, Viking No. 7, Viking
No. 8, Viking No. !>, Viking No. 10,
Viking No. 11. Viking No. 12,
Viking No. 13, Viking No. 11, have
expended labor and improvements
ui)on said group of claims lo the
amount and value of fourteen
hundred dollars ($1,400) in each
of the years 1910, 1911, 1912, in
cluding certain amounts contrib
uted by you or some of you; that
each of you above-named, co
owners in sail! group, respective
ly- is delinquent in the amount
due for annual labor, in the
amounts and for tin' years Imre
inafter specified, to-wit:
Chris Tjosevig, $i<m lor me
years 1910, 1911, 1912; E. P.
Casliman, $ 437.50 for the years
1910, 1911, 1912; Osoar Olson,
$225 for the years 1910, 1911,
1912; N. P. Jensen, $180 for the
years 1911, 1912; Frank Gustaf
son, $270 for the years 1911,1912;
estate of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased,
$90 for the years 1911, 1912; that
the amounts specified are the
amounts due respectively from
each of you as your respective un
paid proportions of the amount
necessary to be expended for the
years named, to hold possessory
right and title to said fourteen
mining claims under the provis
ions of Section 232 4 of the Re
vised Statutes of l be United
Stales, and the amendments
thereto; the last of said annual
expenditures being the amount
necessary to hold said claims for
and during (lie year ending De
cember 31, 1913.
And if you, or any of you. fail
or refuse In make payment of the
amount above specified and recit
ed as due from you as a co-own
er, according In law. within ninety
day s a Her personal service of
Ibis notice upon you. if personal
service he made, or within ninety ,
ninety days after the completion
of publication thereof according
to law, the interest of any of you
who may fail or refuse to make
the payment due from him as a
co-owner will become the prop
erty of the undersigned co-own
ers', who have made the required
expenditure, pursuant to said
statute.
Dated Valdez, Alaska, January,
2. 1913
LARS HOLLAND.
JOHN tycDONALD.
GUS JOHNSON.
ADOLPH J. LARSEN
Date lirsl pub. Jan. 2, 1913.
Date last pub. April 17, 1913
Launches and Lighters
Kur Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalc°
Cilia. D. K. UOlUttS. city l*cich
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but best materials used.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
AlVkinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order ..
Bread—10c the loaf—3 for 25e.
Doughnuts & Cakes, 15c dot.
Phone order* promptly delivered.
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop..
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
.Plumbing, Steam and Hot
W«t*r?1«*tmt. Fumpa and
Vy^lFpjnM.
Slmet Metel Work ofEvery
Derenption, Hoae Valve*,
Iro: °ipe. Fitting*.
TABLE QUEEN GROCERY AND BAKERY
Can supuly your wants in Fresh Fruits, Fancy Groceries and
other Good Things to eat
FAMILY SIZE HOME MADE BREAD
phone 156 3 loaves for 25 cents
PROMPT DELI VKSIES R. SCHMIDT, Prop.
Alaska Coast Co.
The “INSIDE ROUTE”
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southwestern Alaska
S. S. YUKON Leaves Seattle January 20
Connecting at Seattle with steamers of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Low Kates. Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Seattle Sailings
Just like the clock
Fine steamships Mariposa, Alameda and Northwes
tern leaving hex1*? about
9th, 19th and 29th
of each month all the year around.
Mail, Express, Freight and Passenger line
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
When Id Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
Now is
The Time
To advertise. If business is quiet
invigorate It by bringing your
wares before the buyer. Wo mer
chant ever succeeded by cutting
down his advertising just because
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand- the merchant who
gets the money Is the one vyho
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising oolumns
of the newspaper.
If you have something {or sale
write up an sdvertlaamfnt telling
Its merits. We wljl bring It be
fore the people amf are confident
it will bring results. Try It.
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