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
4 k
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 Freigh^ontracMo
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.
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 for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
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Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
Ernestine Road House
On Government Road 65 miles from Valdez.
HARRY MILLER. Prop.
Good clean beds. CuonrtHinff [if tf flljCC *7'ne w,r“ *’*'**• ^c~
Excellent meals. ClWJIBHlS fllOl UlflOO co»odst»B lorjgQ but..
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fineit Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Room*.
Bar in Connection. . Rates Reasonable
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THREE CAUGHT
CANYON SLIDE
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One Man is Rescued and Taken to
Wortman’s—Man and Woman
Still Under the Snow.
Word was received by Lieut. Dough
erty of the cable office at 2:30 this
afternoon from Corporal Simmons at
Wortman’s that two men and one
woman had been caught in a snow
slide at the north end of the Key
stone canyon and that one man had
been rescued, but that a man and
woman were still in the slide. The
message appealed to Lieut. Dougherty
for aid and requested that a physi
cian be sent, also that shovelers be
sent from Valdez to aid those from
Wortman’s who were at the scene.
Without a moment’s hesitation
Lieut. Dougherty organized a party of
25 men, equipped them with shovels
and lanterns, secured the necessary
stock from the road commission, and
also tnose at ms own disposal in me
barns of the telegraph service, and
ordered them to spare no time or ex
pense reaching the scene.
Never was a relief party organiz
ed more quickly in Alaska and be
sides sending his own men volunteers
were (aken to the full capacity of the
sled, and two hundred men could have
been secured had the need for them
appeared.
Dr. E. C. Dalton, physician to the
cable office, was also sent to (he scene
to give such medical attention as
might be required. After organizing
the party Lieut. Dougherty left imme
diately to personally take charge of
the work of rescue.
The party caught in the slide left
here yesterday morning with two
horses and must have reached the
scene of the slide shortly after noon,
the heavy, wet snow of the past few
days having started the big slide
which annually comes down at the
north en dof the canyon. This is the
first time that anyone has been caught
in it.
All three were strangers, having
come here to go into the interior.
It is believed that the party caught
in the slide were Mr. and Mrs. Borg
land and son, hut it is not known who
was rescued because the station at
Wort man’s has been closed and ev
ery man available from that camp
has gone to the scene to aid.
Corporal Simmons and three other
signal corps men were in the slide
at the time but were not covered and
they immediately commenced the
work of rescue. The horse driven
by them was killed.
BE VOTED UPON
Judge Brown Slgrts Order Directing
Town Council to Call Election
on Question.
Judge Brown made an order in the
district court this morning finding
the petition for annexation of the
Reservation to the town of Valdez to
be in the form required by law', and
directing the town council to proceed
to call an election on the question.
No opposition was offered at thehear
ing.
The council will meet this evening
and make the call. Under the stat
ute the towm council has entire con
trol of the proceedings after receiv
ing the court order. The council
names the election board, both for
,1 ' . ' 4 * 1 | • * : I 1
the city and for the proposed an
nexed district. Kach votes separate
ly a.nd if a majority Is recorded
against annexation In either the prop
osition Is defeated.
An action, which involves perhaps,
the largest sum of any suit ever
startecl lii thp Yukon Territory, was
recently instituted in the Xukon ter
iritorlai court by the Northern Light,
Ptpym $ Coal Co., against N. A, Ful
ler, Johii Treadgold and the Klondike
White Channel Gravel Mining compa
(jration are ashked by the plaintiffs.
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Music! Music! MusicI
All the latest popular music at the
A'alilez Drug Store.
Only Owners of Interest in Land or
Improvements Qualified to
Cast Ballots.
The qualifications of voters on the
question of annexation of territory to
a town are fixed as follows in the last
section of the annexation statute:
"Sec. 4. The qualifications of an
elector for said election shall be as
follows: He or she shall be a male
or female person of the age of twen
ty-one years or more and shall be
the owner of substantial property in
terests in land, building or improve
ments on land ortide land within
said corporation or the territory pro
posed to be annexed to or incorporat
ed within suck corporation.”
This section is so loosely drawn
that it has already started noisy dis
cussion among the statesmen. Attor
neys seem generally to agree that
while under its letter a person who
owns land on both sides of the line
could vote in both places, that con
struction would be contrary to the
fundamental principle that a voter
may vote only once at one election.
They think the fair construction
would be that an owner of property
cm both sides may have his choice
and vote in either. They think, al
so, that in strict propriety he ought
Jo vote where he lives.
The statute seems also to allow a
lion resident property owner to vote
on annexation.
GIVES A LECTURE
Large Crowd Attend at Moose Hall
and a Big Dance Follows the
Lecture.
Last night at Moose hall, before an
audience of some 75 persons, Father
Andrew Kashavaroff delivered o most
interesting and instructive lecture on
the Russian occupation of the ltsth
century, the Russian penal colonies,
trading posts and missions, and
Prince William sound in the early
nineties.
Rev. W. II. Z’egler introduced the
subject with a few words about the
Orthodox Kastern Church, of which
the Church of Russia, with over lnu,
000,000 members, is a part. Judge G.
R. Walker made a very pleasing ad
dress of welcome and introduction of
the speaker of the evening.
Father Kashavaroff spoke for an
hour and the audience listened with
close attention 10 ms msiory aim an
ecdotes. All have heard of Father
Popoff. but after hearing of his tramp
through 700 miles of frozen Siberian
wilderness, with wife and children,
his sailing to Alaska, his tramps and
hardships and successes here; his re
turn to Russia to be consecrated as
Bishop of Alaska, and his later ad
vancement as Metropolitan and Pres
ident of the Holy Governing Synod of
the Church of Russia. After hearing
of this remarkable life from Father
ICashavaroff’s lips all recognized
Father Popoff, later Bishop Innocent,
as a truly national hero.
The speaker, at the close of his
lecture, threw himself open to ques
tions from the floor. All in attend
ance agree that the evening was most
profitably spent, rinkus’ orchestra
closed the evening with a dance.
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STEAMER
Oil EASTERN [OUST
PROVIDENCE, R. i„ Feb. 18.—The
steamer Roma, of the sound fleet of
passenger boats, ran aground during
the gale last night and ihe officers of
the boat had considerable difficulty
preventing a panic. The passengers
were quieted and later when the wind
shifted 400 of them, were transferred
to another boat and brought to this
city. Several steamers- are standing
by the Roma and will take off the
remaining passengers and crew if it
becomes necessary.
G. C. Reinne, the watchmaker and
iaw;eh‘.. is at the Valdez Drug Co. All
iv.-vlf ■: tin ran ed.
Marca Rica Cigars
VALDEZ MOST POPULAR SMOKE
INTEGRIDAD’S
BELMONT’S
VAN DYKET
SMOKECRAFTS
EL SIDELLO’S
REPRESENTA’S
OPTIMO’S
LOVERA’S
Direct From The Factory
INGRAM & BUSH
EXCLUSIVE CIGAR DEALERS.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
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
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.
Kitfht reserved to ebiintfe dates and stcaners without notice
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
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, Kllarnur. Voldex and LntoUche. Kxplosiues, S S Seward. S S Seward, 5th:
S S Latouche. 15th: S S Cordova. 25th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Aft- Valdez Dock Co., Local Aft
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing end
building papei s, roofing pitch, ksu, »
Bent, plaster lath, shingles, builders
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iroi °ipe, Fittings.
A \1. Dierlnger
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds m
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PosHM no cool doliwied
unless paid for It advance]
" When In Seward Stop at the |
: COLEMAN HOUSE i
J,- GEORGE SEXTON, PROP. ♦
J SiHICTLY FIRST CLASS |
4 FCURTH A VI SlWARO, AvASAA {
Copper River
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Draying Co
Freighting and pauengers to all pan :
of the interlo.'. General Truett'c.
McKinley Street, Valdes.
Did. Wood, - 1‘rnprietot