Do You Need a Pipe?
We Have Them in All Styles
and Sizes at
The Buffet
1194 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1117
PIONEER CONTRACTOR aid ROILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contract* on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA—PHONE 18
REFERENCES j S. BLUM St CO, Valdes, sad Cordova,
BANKERS j B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Merchant’s Cafe
Phoae 63 OPEN DAT AND NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Propr.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 2*
LET US MEASURE YOU
for your new suit and let us do
It now. The new fabrics In serge,
worsted, thibet, etc., are in and
we are prepared to cut them in
to suits of class and snap at a
very low rate considering the
quality of the cloth and the tail
oring. Do it now.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
s. a. a. a. x A. A A. J. A. Ji A AA A AAi
! Independent Steam laundry
' Satisfaction Guaranteed |
[ Telephone 66
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Roush Dry lie lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON <
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35_
PORT WELLS MILL
AND
LUMBER COMPANY
(
Orders taken for sized and
dressed lumber.
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THE PINZON VALDEZ, ALASKA <
Going To Fairbanks?
Ask For the Sheldon Service
SHELDON AUTO STAGE LINE
Through Service from Valdez to
Fairbanks and all Interior Points.
For further information call;on or
address
THE AGENT, at the Prospector Office
historical facts on
AI.ASKAN TERRITORY
Attu Island, the farthermost one
of the Aleutian group, is more than
900 miles nearer to Tokio than it is
to San Francisco.
Cod Ashing grounds in Alaska ap
proximate an area of 125,000 square
miles.
The first salmon canning estab
I lishment in Alaska was erected In
| 1878, with an output valued at $40,
I 000.
| The third article of the treaty with
'Russia provides: ’‘The inhabitants of
! the ceded territory, according to
I their choice, reserving their natural
allegiance, may return to Russia with
! in three years; but if they shall pre
! fer to remain in the ceded territory,
'they, with the’exception of uncivil
i ized native tribes shall be admitted
I to the enjoyment of all the rights,
'advantages, and immunities of citl
j zens of the United States.”
No attempt was made by congress
to establish civil government In Al
aska until 1884, the territory being
governed until that time by military
forces.
Vault Creek, Fairbanks district,
was discovered September 30, 1902,
Chatanika Flats, by John Dobbins—
about 100 claims were recorded; En
gineer Creek, December 29, 1902, by
James Dadson; Dome Creek, Fair
banks, September 11, 190 , by D. A.
Shea; Cleary Creek, August 1, 1902,
by Felix Pedro. This was the begin
ning of the great Fairbanks mining
district
The town of Fairbanks was incor
porated n 1903, with George B.
Branch, mayor.
The dutput of gold from Alaska
in 1907, was $31,200,000.
The name “Alaska” for this great
northern country was suggested by
Secretary Seward, and means great
land. It is of composite Russian and
Greek language.
The first reindeer introduced in
Alaska came from Siberia in 1891,
when sixteen animals were landed at
the island of Unalaska by the United
States revenue cutter Bear.
The first election ever held in Al
aska under a law of congress occur
red Tuesday, August 14, 1906. At
this election Frank H. Waskey was
elected as the first delegate to con
gress from Alaska. He was born in
Lake City, Minnesota, 1873. He came
to Cook Inlet in 1898, and in 1900
became a resident of Nome.
Point Barrow is the most northern
point in Alaska, and here is located
the most northern postoffice in the
world.
Nome was incorporated in 1901.
William H. Pearson was its first
mayor.
Juneau was incorporated in 1900.
SKOULOUDIS ACCUSED.
Ex-Premier of Greece May Be Pun
ished For Pro-German Attitude.
——i
Now that Constantine la out as king
of Greece a movement has been start
ed to punish bis pro-German ministers.
Among those accused are former Pre
miers Skouloudls. lAmbrog and Gou
narls. It is pn>|M)se<f t< try them be
fore a special tribunal.
A. K. Delaney was the first mayor.
Valdez was Incorporated In 1901.
Henry W. Miller was the first mayor.
In 190X there were six military
posts, comprising 36 officers and 663
enlisted men. The posts were Fort
Davis, Fort Egbert, Fort Qlbbon, Fort
Llscnm, Fort St. Michael, and Fort
William H. Seward. There was also
a Signal Corps station at Valdez com
posing one officer and 61 men.
ILLICIT STILL
FOUND ANCHORAGE
Former Valdez Residents Taken into
Custody Changed with Mniitifuc
uring MnonslAne Whisky
Marshal F. R. ISrenneman has re
ceived a telegram from Deputy Moss
man, at Anchorage stating that Tom
Patterson, Fred Harris, and M. V.
Edwards, former residents of Valdez,
have been taken into custody at that
place on the charge of manufacturing
moonshine whiskey. It is alleged that
150 gallons of the homemade whiskey
I were seized and that the parties have
been held to the grand jury. The case
will probably be brought here for
trial at this term of the district court.
A number of local nimrods took
advantage of the holiday and the fine
weather to take their rods and guns
and pursue the finny denizens of the
creeks and the ducks and geese at
nearby points today.
Mariixtsa Due in Morning
The steamer Mariposa is expected
to arrive from the westward tomor
row morning.
LABOR 18 SURE OF
LAFOLLETTE’8 LOYALTY
SACREME.NTO, Cal., Oct. 17.—
Without discussion and without a dis
senting vote, the delegates to_ the
California Federation of Labor con
vention today adopted a resolution in
dorsing United States Senator LaFol
lette, asking for him the right to ex
press the views of an “intelligent
minority” and expressed confidence
in his integrity and loyalty “as a
true American citizen.”
The resolution, offered by Daniel
F. Tattanham, of the San Francisco
Barber’s union, reads as follows:
"Whereas, recent articles in the
public press note the condemnation
and even the intended Impeachment
of United States Senator Robert M.
LaFollette, of Wisconsin, in the Uni
ted States senate on account of his
stand on certain issues of our present
war, and
"Whereas, the long years of exper
ience and deep friendship between
Senator LaFollette and organized lab
or in whose cause no truer friend has
labored, directs the California State
Federation of Labor in its eighteenth
annual eonvention, in regular session
assembled In the City of Sacrament,
in speakking a message of calmness
and tolerance to all citizens of our
land, during this great war crisis;
“Therefore, be it resolved, that we
ask for Robert M. LaFollette the
greatest right of all democracy, a
right to be heard, a right to express
the views of an intelligent minority,
for on this rock is founded all liber
ty.
“Resolved, that we convey to Sena
tor LaFollette our confidence in his
Integrity and loyalty as a true Ameri
can citizen, even though he differ
with the great body of labor and our
people on some questions of the war.”
The labor convention also approved
resolutions urging organized labor to
strive for the success of the second
Liberty loan and indorsing the sug
gestion of President Wilson that the
educational system of the country be
liberalized by the inclusion of stud
ies of social and economic questions,
"bearing directly on the problems of
community and national life.”
CONSID’ABLE
talk’s goin’ on
about thar not bein’
« *
enougn money m
cirkalation. The real trouble
is, when it gets to some folks,
it stops cirkalatin’.
WHEN FLAMES FILL
THE FACTORY
despair fills the owner who has
neglected to look after bis In
surance. We handle the insur
ance of some very large con
cerns. We place It In the bet>t
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you.
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Heal Estate Agency
PlzB Tony's Place T*
Order9 to ANTON CARLSON, Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
Oct 2.—S. S. Alaska.
Oct. 8.—S. S. Mariposa
Oct. 16.—S. S. Alameda
Oct. 24.—S. S. Alaska
Valdez to Seattle—
Oct. 7.—S. S. Alameda
Oct. 13.—S. S. Alaska
Oct. 18.—S. S. Mariposa
Oct 26.—S. S. Alameda
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Ellamar, Fort Llscum, Val
dez, Latoucbe. Seward and Anchorage.
S. S. Alameda and S. S. Mariposa call at Skagway southbound.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek. Treadwell. Douglas Skagway. Cordova. Ellamar. Valdes and La
Phone No. I. VALDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CAUFORNIA
Leave Beattie 10 a. m.— Pram Valdez to Seattle—
Sept. 24—S. S. Adm. Watson
(For Kodiak)
Oct. 2—S. S. Adm. Evans
Oct. 10—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Oct. 18.—S. S. Adm. Watson
Sept. 28—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Oct. 7—S. S. Adm. Watson
Oct. 14—S. S. Adm. Evans
Oct. 22—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Oct. 30.—S. S. Adm. Watson
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Monday, Friday and Saturday for
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES,"
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
IF YOUR TICKET READS “PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY”
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
LOUIE’S CAFE
J Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
\ All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
: EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROV1CH, Propr.
Take a look at our new line of
postcards and pictures of tbe Canyon
etc. Valdez Drug Store. tf
If it isn’t an Eastman it isn’t a
Kodak. We carry a complete line of
Eastman Kodaks and supplies. Val
des Drug Store. tf
A special on stationery at tbe Val
des Drug 8tore. Box paper, wortb
from 60c to $1.00 now 26c. tf
Anaco Films Will
lit any standard make o f camera.
Tbey are the standard. Ouy E. Cam
eron. 1*
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genet al Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
AUTOS FOR HIRB
OAT OB MIGHT
Positively No Coal Delivered U>
lose Paid for Is Ad reams
mm queen
Capt. Otto Elfstrom
Weekly trips to Port Wells
and all Sonnd Points.
FOR CHARTER FOR PAR.
TIES OR TOWING
'or rates and sailing dates see
CAPT. OTTO ELFSTROM,
On Boat, Valdes Dock
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