S. BLUM & CO.
INCOlltPOfcATED
BANKERS
CAPITAL $200,000.00.
We do a general banking business.
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We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates of Deposit
GiveYourFmgh^MkactJto
Robert McIntosh
DELIVERY GUARANTEED
Contracts taken for delivery in the NELCHINA,
CHISANA, and SLATE CREEK sections.
No contract too large, none too small.
For prices apply to Rob't McIntosh, Valdez.
J. E. WILSON
FREIGHTER
Special price on mills and large outfits—Special atten
tion given to Fairbanks, Nelchina and
Chisana freight.
Teams are always ready to go to any point in Third or Fourth Divisions.
GET THE HABIT
Every Evening
BE A BOOSTER
A. H. PINKUS, Mgr.
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UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable'!
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
Wortman’s Road House
E. P. CASHMAN. Proprietor.
20 miles from Valdez.
The best meals and most comfortabld beds Procurable.
TAZLINA HILL ROAD HOUSE
is open forjfreight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON:
Ernestine Road House
On Government Road 65 mile,i,from Valdez.
HARRY MILLER. Prop.
Betyllilni FirctCto
i Doughert) & Ferguson
GENERAL
The best groceries received
| on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
HUGO FELS
Contractor and Odder
Day Work if Dmired
Estimate* Furnished
WORK GUARANTEED
The Valdez Electric Co. sells Maizda
lamps. Telephone S7.
I Notice.
Notice is hereby given to those who
have unpaid warrants drawn on the
school treasurer that same will be
paid on presentation at my office on
McKinley street, over Louie’s Cafe,
between the hours of four p. m. and
five p. m., December 31, 1913, and
January 2, 1914 and as long thereaf
ter ps public interest requires.
MRS. M. T. WHITE,
Treasurer Valdez School Board.
Call for Warranto. *“
Notice is hereby given that I will
pay all city warrants tip to and in
cluding No. 3,800, series Wf 1912 And
1913, 'f pre ented'within ten (10) days
from date. C. C. REYNOLDS,
Town Treasurer.
Valdez, Alaska, Dec. 23, 1913.
Hospital o* the flood Samaritan.
For 26.00 we will give you a ticket
entitling you to hospital service and
care for any eight Weeks out of the
year from fla'te of your ticket, when
Incapacitated by injury or sickness.
See W. H. Ziegler.
nsf ip It
Charles Sheldon Goes From Crooked
CrOek to Copper Center in 18
Hours—Excellent Trail.
Word reached town today that
Charles Sheldon, of Seward, who
came to Valdez early last fall to go
to the Nelchlna, and who went from
here over the government road to
Tazlina, bad been relaying his sup
plies to the new camp from Copper
Center. He made a trip from his cab
in on Crooked creek to Copper Cen
ter in 18 hours, stopping only for
one hour to eat lunch.
Sheldon reloaded the next day with
supplies he had cached t the Center
and returned to the claims to com
mence the work of sinking to bed
rock. "
The trail from Copper Center to
the new camp is said to be one of
the best that possibly could be found,
avoiding steep hills and with but lit
tle grade.
The prospectors are now reported
as hauling wood and supplies to the
ground and several have already be
gun the work of thawing to bed
rock.
MINER DIES AT
THE CUFF MICE
Was Starting on His First 8hift When
Stricken by Heart Failure—Has
a Family in Tacoma.
The body of John Brasslin, who died
Sunday evening at the Cliff mine from
heart failure, was brought to Valdez
yesterday and is now in the parlors
of the Valdez Undertaking company.
The deceased had Just gone To the
Cliff to commence work and had nev
er put in a shift. He was walking
[to the face when Le suddenly col
lapsed and died instantly. He was
Jvith several of the men employed at
the mine who were also going to the
face to work.
Brasslin leaves a wife and children
in Tacoma, who have been notified of
his death.
The Valdez local of the Western
Federation of Miners will have charge
of the funeral serv'ces if the body is
buried here and will arrange for its
shipment to the states if that should
be the desire of the family.
The Tillikum Club will hold open
house on New Year’s afternoon. The
ladies are especially invited.
'ACSIM
WARNED AWAY
Government Tells Them Not to Emi
grate to America, as Conditions
Here Are Bad.
MRS. AL WHITE
TAKER OFFICE
Sworn in as School Treasurer—Re
ceives $2,000.00 From the
City Council.
The city council held a special ses
sion yesterday afternoon to approve
the bond of $2,000 given by Mrs. Al
bert White, the newly elected school
treasurer, Judge John Lyons and F.
M. Boyle signing the bond. The coun
cil then voted to place $1,200 city
money in the hands of the treasurer.
The town treasurer was also directed
to turn over $800 which had been ap
propriated for the support of the
schools at a previous meeting.
Mrs. White will immediately pay a
number of pressing bills.
Some Facts Worth Notice.
A recent comparison of gold val
ues per ton of blister copper, shows
Alaska copper ores carry greater
gold values than ores from any other
section of the world.
Garfield, Utah ..$ 57.60
Stepton, Nev. 33.80
Omaha, Neb. 72.00
Mountain, Cal. 283.20
Tacoma, Wash. 427.40
Mexico . 96,40
Peru . 34.00
Tasmania . 92.00
(CUpper at Tacoma c’hiefly from Al
aska ores.) v |
The steam freighter Seward wftij
take a large shipment df mining sup
plies to the Granite tidld Mining com
pany property at Port Wells. The
shipment Was started on the Jeanie,
but was lost, and Wing insured the
order has been duplicated and will be
sent on the Seward.
Sewing Macnine tor Sale—Your
choice of a White or Singer machine;
both in first-class condition; drop
heads; for $20.00. Call at Mrs. St.
Marie’s. tf
POSITION WANTED as cook at
cook at roadhouse by exrerienced wo
man. Call or write to Prospector, tf
Subscribe for the Prospector.
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VIENNA, Dec. 30.-'The government
has issued a warning to emigrants to
avoid America, as conditions in the
country are bad and work is not to
be had. Emigrants are especially
warned against going to Canada.
Much trouble has arisen between
the government and England because
of the arrest of the agents of the Ca
nadian Pacific railroad, who have
been, it is claimed, aiding the Aus
trians to escape from the country to
avoid military duty.
The agents were released but the !
police maintain a strict watch over j
the work of the railroad agents and j
prevent a large number of citizens |
front leaving.
U. S. SURGEON GENERAL
DIES AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Surgeon
General Torney, of the U. S. Army,
died here Saturday night and will be
buried at the Arlington cemetery to
day.
Alaska Coal Development Retarded.
The develoipme'nt Of the coal re
sources of Alaska, according to a
statement in a Report on the mineral
'resources of the United States is
sued by the United States Geological
Survey, has been held back on ac
count of the la’ck of legislation per
mitting the exploitation of the known
extensive and valuable Helds. In
1912 the commercial product of coal
in Alaska amounted to only 355 tons.
In addition 900 tons Were mined un
der the direction of the Bureau of
Mines for testing by the United States
Navy. The imports of coal into Ala
aska amount to about 100,000 tons an
nually, hilt most of the transportation
and manufacturing industries cf the
territory now depend on California
oil for their fuel.
Chinese Chop Stiey and Noodles at
the Valdez Cate, attar. 7 p.m. tf
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Marca Rica Cigars
VALDEZ M°ST POPULAR SMOKE
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BELMONT’S
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SMOKEONAFT’S
CL SIDELLO’S
REPRESEHTA’S
OPTIMO’S
LOVERA’S
Direct From The Factory
ingram & Rush
EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 >
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I Foot Keystone Ave
| Roufjh Dry 18c lb.
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
S. S. Alameda, S. S.fNorthwestern
Sail
10th, 20th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
For Skanway, Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
F. B. Tracy,'Gen’l Agt* Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
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ALASKA CSftSS
Steamers via the INSIDE PASSAGE calling at Ketchikan. Ju
neau, Yakut at, Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez Fort Lis
cum, Latouche, Seward, Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak. '
S. S. ADMIRAL SAMPSON
Sailing from Seattle
January 15 with Mail, Freight and Passengers
^SAMPSON calls at Kodiii^Ieacli trip.
California connections—Alaska-Pacific 8. S. Co.
Ri*ht is i<’served to change this schedule without notice.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
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1 Chas. R. Crawford
I Wall Street Phone 159
0 Plata glass," window glass, roofing and
8 building napei s. roofing pitch, lima, co
8 mant. plaster lath, shingles, builders
8 hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
g Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish*
|I ing Lumber
§ Agents for Fairbanks. Morse ft Co.
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Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Wate> Hdating, Pumpk and
Sheet Metal Work of Eveiy
Description, Hose Valves,
Irot °ipe, Fittings.
A M. Die^•ln|^el•
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VMdez
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Getttral Truckiac nd Freight,
ingtoail intcrierpoinU
LIVERY ard FEED STABLE
SfORAGE
Teaming of att kind*
» When la Seward Stop at tbe ]
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