S. BLUM & CO.
INCORPORATED
BANKERS
CAPITAL $200,000.00.
We do a general banking business.
We sell exchange on all parts of the world.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Certificates of Deposit
Prospectors,
Don't neglect your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
Give Your Freight Contract to
BOHHMiDBBBHni
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.
Ernestine Road House
On Government Road 65 miles from Valdez.
HARRY MILLER. Prop.
G-dd.,nb;<u. Everything First Class comodaton for’60 horses.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. M*r.
TAZLINA HILL ROAD HOUSE
is open for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
Wortman’s Road House
E. P. CASHMAN,’.Propri«tor.
20 miles from Valdez.
The best meals and most comfortabld beds Procurable.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior---Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
GET THE HABIT
Orpbtum fflovies
Every Evening
BE A BOOSTER
A. H. PINKUS, Mgr.
ANNA HELD WANTS
RED LIGHT MONEY
Starts Suit to Secure Money Left by
Her Relative, a Sacramento
Prostitute.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 26.—
Court action here to recover for Anna
Held, the actress, the $60,000 estate
left by Cherry de St. Maurice, late
queen of the red light district of Sac
ramento, was expected to be instituted
here today. Cherry de St. Maurice
was murdered in her resort here last
July for her jewels. Sam Raber, a cafe
entertainer, and Jack Drumgoole, a
Chicago prize fighter, were tried for
the murder. Raber was sentenced to
death and Drumgoole to life impris
onment. Attorney Charles F. Hanlon,
of San Francisco, is looking after
Miss Held’s interests.
“Anna Held, he said here today,
“was the only relative of Cherry de
St. Maurice. In 1911 when Miss Held
played in Sacramento the St. Maurice
woman called on her in her private
car. ‘You are my only heir,’ she told
Miss Held. ‘If you outlive me I shall
leave you everything I have. My
t mother wgs a sister of your father.'
As Cherry de St. Maurice did not leave
any will her estate is in escheat to
the state of California, but I shall
endeavor to forestall escheat proceed
ings on behalf of Miss Held.”
Dispatches received here from Miss
Held said she could not remember the
name of her benefactor except that it
was French and "about two feet long.”
“It is very sad,” said the actress,
“that the poor woman was murdered.
I remember her well. She always vis
ited me when I played in Sacramen
to. I saw her many times. Of course,
money is money, but the woman was
very sweet to me. I have received
word that the estate belongs to me
and will take the case into the courts
if necessary.”
Can’t Beat Wives After 9 o’clock.
LONDON, Feb. 26.—Some curious
and interesting enactments by the old
corporation of the borough of Farn
ham, Surrey, have been discovered by
the committee who today began to
compile the ancient records for pub
lication in a history of the town and
neighborhood. Among them was a
law providing that no townsman
should beat his wife after 9 o’clock
at night.
Chamber of Commerce Meeting.
There will be a special meeting of
the Valdez Chamber of Commerce
Saturday night at the City Hall. Bus
iness of importance and the welfare
of Valdez to be discussed. Everybody
is invited to participate. Complete
reorganization and election of offi
cers. AL. WHITE, President.
Lumber Shippers Heard.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The In
terstate Commerce Commission today
began a two days’ hearing granted to
lumber and forest products shippers,
who are opposed to a grant of five
per cent increase In Eastern railroad
freight rates.
Italian Birth Rate Higher.
Rome, Feb. 26.—Italy today is re
j-iicing over its birth rate for 1913,
which exceeded the deaths by 33 for
every thousand of population. The
deaths themselves -were only eighteen
per thousand, showing a marked de
crease over preceding years.
Pap r Shippers Protest Rates.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Protests
were laid before the Interstate Com
merce Commission today by pulp and
paper shippers against a grant of five
per cent increase in Eastern railroad
freight rates.
Eastern Star Notice.
There will be a special meeting of
the Eastern Star Friday night for
purpose of initiation. A full attend
ance desired.
MRS. MILLARD, Secretary.
Notice, Eagles!
Your attendance at meeting Friday,
Feb. 27, is earnestly requested. Busi
ness of importance. Visiting members
invited. C. J. TODD, Acting Sec’y.
How It Looked to Him.
This illustration of the tango is
credited to an Arkansas City negro:
"Dat tango, boss, am sort of a easy
motion. Ye jis go a stealing along
easy like ye didn’t have any knee
joints and wuz walkin' on eggs dat
cost fo’ty cents a dozen."
■FOUND—The silver mounted head
of a fountain pen. Ownfer may have
same by calling at this office and
paying for this adv.
PRES. HUERTA BARS
AMERICAN PAPERS
Provisional President Does Not Like
Them—Rebels Will Make Their
Own Money.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 26—Provis
ional President Huerta has issued an
order barring all American papers
and magazines from entrance into the
republic and has ordered the confis
cation of the papers wherever found
and their immediate destruction.
Especial issues of American papers
have been confiscated heretofore when
they contained any unfavorable ref
erence to the Huerta administration
or contained news of rebel victories,
but this is the first time that a gen
eral order has been issued barring all
American papers.
CHIHUAHUA, Feb. 26.—Currency
issued by the Bank of Sonora, the
Bank of Minero and other banks es
tablished under the Diaz regime will
be treated as counterfeit money, un
der a decree issued by the rebel gov
ernment today. The free and. unlim
ited coinage of silver will be offered
as a means of providing ample money.
The embargo against the old bank
currency, which is frowned on as a
survival of the Cientifico days, when
the Creels and Terrazases were in
power, will render worthless millions
of dollars of paper money in the reb
el territory. The circulation of all in
dividuals and corporations is prohibit- |
ed after today. A mint has been es
tablished for the coinage of silver
bearing the Constitutionalist stamp.
The offer of free coinage will be ex
tended to all bullion owners, but it
has not been indicated to what ex
tent the offer will be accepted.
The Itebel Government is already j
in possession of much bullion, which j
will be coined to enrich the treasury, j
It was also announced that a large j
controls industries in Colorado and j
other parts of the United States, has
arranged for the immediate reopening
of a smelter in Chihuahua. The
smelter will provide an outlet for
thousands of tons of ore brought out
of the Chihuahua minees since the
revolution began. Under the terms
the rebels are to receive a percentage
of the mining and smelting prolits.
While exorbitant prices are asked
for food products in Chihuahua, the j
rebels have assumed control of the
beef supply and are selling it at six
cents a pound. The proceeds go into
the treasury. All dealings in cattle,
chiefly of the Terrazas ranches, are
affairs of state, directed by General
Villa.
Assertions of General Villa that,;
although his power is supreme in Chi - ;
huahuu' State, he is nevertheless set-j
onti to General Carranza, are con-;
fifmeil by all the official documents j
which refer to Carranza as the chief. |
This is set forth in The I'eriodico olli- I
eial, in which Carranza’s decrees are
published. The homes of the Creels,
Terrazas, and other rich families con
tinue to fall into the hands of the reb
els, who use them as government
stables and cuartels.
In the absence of General Carranza,
General Villa continues to wield the
power of the court, the legislature
and all government functions.
Notice.
By order of the board of direct
ors the Granite Gold Mining Co. of
fers for sale at 50 cents a share 10,000
shares of the treasury stock of the
company. This is for the purpose of
clearing up all Indebtedness up lo
March 1, 1914, at which time, barring
the acts of Providence, the mill will
start. The company has expended
about $32,000, for which we have a
complete power equipment, a com
plete twenty-ton mill, a hoist, an un
derground station, a gallows-frame
for hoisting, 450 feet of tunnel work,
an upraise from the tunnel to t lie
surface of 147 feet, and a shaft 6 1-2
xlO 1-2 feet and 40 feet in depth,
leading from the tunnel down and.
which exposes the ore for 200 feet.
A shaft has also been driven on the
upper vein for 40 feet in depth. The
company has a surface tram across
the gully 200 feet long and will have
an aerial tram 320 feet long to trans
port the ore from the mine to the
mill. Supplies to the value of $3,0<K'
are on hand on the property. Stock
can be secured at Attorney C. E. Bun -
nell’s office, secretary of the com
pany. B. F. MILLARD, President.
A telegram was received today by
W. H. Caswell directing (hat the body
of Mrs. Lizzie Stropp be burled in the
Valdez cemetery. The telegram comes
from Mrs. Wall, of North Platte, Neb.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
Marca Rica Cigars
VALDEZ MOST POPULAR SMOKE
INTEQRIDAD’S
BELMONT’S
VAN DYKET
SMOKECRAFT’S
EL SIDELLO’S
REPRESENTA’S
OPTINIO’S
LOVERA’S
Direct From The Factory
INGRAM & BUSH
EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66
Foot Keystone Ave
Rough Dry lCc lb.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENT FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Northwestern .
Sail from Seattle 10th, 20th of 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—8th 18th and 28th for Cordova, Skag
way, Juneau, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell. Douglas.
Cordova, Hllamar/Voldez and Latouche. Kxplosiues, S S Seward. S S Seward, 5th;
S S Lutouche. 15th: S S Cordova. 25th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
Pacific Alaska
Navigation Company
Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle every ten days of each month on
the 5th, 15th and 25th,
via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat, Ka
talla Cordova. Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak.
PUGET SOUND—CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle-San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and
Harvard for southern California ports.
Right reserved to change dates and steamers without notice
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street ‘ Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papal s, roofing,pitch, lune. ce;
meet, plastei lath, Mingles, builder*
hardware. Shop and job work of all kind*
Windows, Doors. Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks. Morse A Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iroi °ipe, Fittings.
A M. Dierinnei
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior point*
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds ZZ.
Positively no coal dellveied
nnlass paid for In advance;
t When In Seward Stop at the I
1 COLEMAN HOUSE
£ GEORGE SEXTON. RltOP. ♦
l SiRICTLy first class z
X Fourth Avi Siward. Alaska 0
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Copper River
Draying Co
PretehtlaK and putenger* to All us»
oT the tnto.lo-. Genersl Truo'tlr
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McKinley Street, Voider '
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