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VOLUME 1 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1902. ~~ ~ wo< 4<
FISH BROS.
General
Merchants
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Staple and Fancy Groceries, i
Hardware, Stoves,
! Tile Pipe, Lumber, Shingles, i
Doors and Windows,
Paints, Oils and Glass, ;
Boots and Shoes,
Men’s Furnishing Goods, i
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nu hkessut m mi oiii.
THE VALDEZ PHARMACY
Photo Supplies, Albums,
Printing Paper, Plates,
Films, etc.
ndQ/lZINES *!£ POOKS.
Candies, Fine Stationery
\ ToiletArticles,Perfumes,
etc.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED.
T. WHITLEg, GEO. J. LOVE.
Merchants Cafe
AMD
Bakery.
MEALS AT ALL HOU1*S.
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry,
Spectacles, Snow Glasses,
Silver Novelties, Silver Tableware,
Knives, Forks and Spoons.
h Array of Glittering Mil? Splendor
BEAUTIFUL, UP-TO-DATE and of the highest
standard of excellence, artistic in design aud
workmanship.
PLEASING and APPROPRIATE for Birthday.
\\ edding and Anniversary Gifts. Wo can Ik* of
service to you in making selections. We can
please the most critical and exacting tastes.
■< ' i*\t our store whctlut you liuv or not.
W. C STULL VALDEZ
Expert \\ atchniaker. Manufacturing Jeweler and Optician.
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j 18 BEING CONTEMPLATED
TO RUN TO
M (reek and (hisna
And Thence Down Delta And
Tanana to The Yukon
River.
The miners on Slate creek, Chcs
na, the Delta, ami Tanana will he
glail t«» hear that these districts are
to l>c connected with Valdez and
the outside world hy a telegraph
line la-fore the season is over.
I his news we have from the most
reliable sources and it is almost an
assured fact that the stretching of
the line up the Chistochina river
will commence in a few weeks.
(’apt. (i. C. Huriiell of the U. S.
signal corps, wh«» Ims charge of the
work of establishing telegraphic
communication between Valdez
and ICagle City on the Yukon, and
who is ever ready and anxious to
assist prospector* and miners in
the opening up and development
of the country, hns been planning
for some time a way in which to
reach the Tanana river with a tele
graph line and connect with the
SSt. Mieliael’s-Nome line which is
now completed to the mouth of
that river.
After a careful survey of the
country over which he hits person
ally traveled and from reports of
suiiordiiintc officers and engineers,
he has decided to run a lira itch
line front the mouth of the Cliisto
ehina. up that river to the Clicsna
l>ost office at the Huziett & Meals
camp, thence to the mouth of Flafe
creek, thence over the divide to the
Delta river and down the Delta to
the Tatiana and thence on down
the Tatiana to Dates’rapids at the
head of navigation on that river.
As steamers run to the rapids,
supplies could l«e easily sent to this
point front the government javsts
on tiie Yukon atui the work of put
ting up the lines can he speedily
completed. This will make direct
communication la-tween Nome and
Valdez, via the Chistochina station.
From mouth of the Chistochina,
at which place there will la- a per
manent office, the line will la* com
pleted to Eagle as rapidly as jaissi
hlc.and the lint: la'ing already com
pleted from Dawson to Eagle, we
will have direct communication
with all the prominent jaunts in
northern Alaska and the outside
world over the Dawson-Vancouver
line.
While this line will lie a great
benefit to the miners on thcChisto
ehina anil the Tanann, it will lie
lieneficial to the government as the
line can Ik* built more economically
over this route, as it will lie several
hundred miles shorter lietween St.
Michaels and Eagle than hv fol
lowing down the winding Yukon
river.
We hojic to set* this line com
pleted la-fore the summer is over
anil believe that with a man of the
efficiency and energy of Captain
Burnell in charge of the work that
it will he finished in a short time,
so that the residents of Valdez and
✓
Northwestern Alaska will lie in
direct communication with all
parts of the* world.
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We have a splendid lineof goods
such as is kept in first class? jewel
ry stores, suitable for the humblest
or most princely presents. Prices
easy on your purse strings. We
want to see you. You are welcome.
| W. C. Stull, Jeweler.
i For New Hoisting Plant--!,Mul
lock Bay Property ia
bonded.
' Special Corres|K>ndence.
• Work in tin- (iladlmugh mine is
progressing quite rapidly. The
shaft is now down 200 feet. The
first hundred feet consists of a
double comjiartiiieiit. and the sec
ond hundred a triple compartment.
The miners are now at work en
larging the first hundred feet to the
same size as tlie remainder of the
shaft. Workmen are busy getting
I the foundation ready for tlie new
: plant. They have made an exca
' ration 40x60 bet as <hep as lav!
; i'«K-k on which the new building and
j machinery will stand. The Kx
| celsior is expected to bring $15,000
; worth of the latest improved ma
chinery on its next trip, and the
Iplant will Ik* rushed to completion.
Tlie new machinery will Ik* suffi
cient for sinking a 600 bait shaft,
and will make employment for
6ft v men.
The Hcidron copper property at
Landlock Bay has been laondcd to
Nelson & Comhlc. Workmen are
now busy putting in a cross cut.
twentvtivc feet of which is comple
ted. and they expect to strike the
ledge at 100 feet.
One hundred tons of copper ore
awaiting shipment at the wharf on
the Williams property, had to l e
moved to the shore, as it was
! thought the wharf might collapse,
as the one did at Kllamur.
The new addition to the wharf
is now finished. Over '2-it) piles
were driven in making these re
[ pairs, and the wharf is now -40 feet
longer than it was before it collap
sed. There is .'10 feet of water at!
i tl»e outer end of it when the tide is
up. All the piles were crcosoted
to prevent tcredors from at acking
them.
There are two stores, two saloons,
and about 100 people at this place
at the present time. Mr. Ism
Mccnaeh has charge of the company
store and is i>ostmaster. Wm. Lit
tle conducts the other store.
From present indications it is !*•
Jicved that there will 1k* a large;
amount of mining and development'
work in this vicinity this year on!
tli<* various nrimurtiiii
Killed at Rossland.
Information was requested last
week of Peter Holeomh, who was
in this eouutry last season. We
luive sinee l>een informed that Mr..
Holcomb was killed in Bossland,
li C., about six weeks ago. He
was employed at the War Eagle
mine at that place and his death
was caused hy falling down a shift.
Mr. Holeomh first eaine into this
section two years ago, when he was
in the employ of census-taker Beck,
and spent tlie summer traveling
over the up]*.T Copper river valley
taking the census of the natives.
Last spring he agaiii returned to
town and made a trip over the
glacier in March but did not re
main in the interior. He was very
popular among bis acquaintances
I here, and it is with regret they will
■ bear of bis death.
Our watch repairing department
stands withouta peer on the Pa
cific coast.- W. C. Stull. Jcwelor.
(in dm]
IN THE REFRIGERATOR CALL
ED CITY HALL
And Play Treeze=Oul.
They Refuse to Grant Franchise
to Lore At Whitley and
Wharf Co.
Tlu* city council held their regu
lar meeting Inst Monday night in
the told, ldrnk city hall and did
much wrangling and talking, and
I nothing of much good to thciii
j solves or the city. The hone of
contention, over which they chewed
the rag.” split hairs and exchanged
I compliments, was the proposed or
dinance. granting to W. \V. (iollin.
ct ul. a small port ion of the lower
(■nd of tin- very valuable and Wuu
jtiful rocky Umlevard, running from
the glacier down to the pebbly
lieach of the hay, and known as
Reservation avenue. Mr. (iollin
and associates wanted the use of a
l>ortion of this stri ct, 12x2'»0 feet
on the lower end ior an approach
to their wharf, hut the street is so
raluahle, and there Wing so little
room for the great and constantly
increasing amount of traltic on the
water frout, the council decided
that it would lie detrimental to the
liest interests of the town to give
the use of that valuable strip of
public domain, and the motion
to puss the ordinance was lost by
the following vote: Ayes. McHic.
Wood. Crarv. nays. Osgood, Olson,
Steele.
The wharf company was rcprt
sented at the meeting liy Mr. K. J.
Kinghorn. and alihmigh he offend
to make any concessions that the
citv wanted, iitrlnding the huihling
of approaches on Front struct, lie
also had a provision added, where
by the ordinance would lie of no
effect if the wharf was not comple
ted within six months, so that
ocean going vessels could land at
it to unload freight.
But the majority of the council
took a pessimistic view of the mat
ter. and it was voted down. The
wharf eonijiany will, however, go
ahead and build the wharf without
the |icrmission of the city council.
The proposed ordinance of Love
A Whitley for an electric light
franchise, after licing held in altev
unce for over a month, was taken
up, voted oil ami lost, all voting
mu
The e«mmitt»*e to whom the pro
mised ordinance asked for liv
Rutherford & Crawford for an ejcc
trie light and power plant, was re
ferred. asked for more time in
which to consider the same.
The committe tin streets; sewer
age and wharfage were instructed
to examine the plat of the city, and
ascertain if all the streets, avenues
anti boulevards had projier names,
and if not, to name them, and re
port to the council, when they
would lie legally named and chris
tened.
If our council want to encourage
business men to invest capital here
they must take a broader view of
public matters. Instead of trying
to delay the building of wharves,
the erection of electric light plants
telepone systems and other j uhlic
enterprises, they should use every
effort in their power to promote,
encourage and further these enter
prises. Every concession possible,
should tic granted, and without un
necessary delay. This can lie done
and the welfare of the eitv looked
after at the same time.
m II.IOO.DOO Hit
Buy 43 Copper Claims from th a
Origbul Locators for s
Large Amount.
j There lut* lain some fear in the
tuiinis of many |<ersons that the
■ rcjtorUd sale of the fitmou* M<
jCleliaitil copjicr |>n>pcrtic* iu tho
! Chittynn river country was m< telr
'"talk,” started in order to *00111
.the country, Imt such i* not th'
ease, as there was tiled for record
in the U. S. commissioner’* oilier a
few days apt a itumla-r of optional
agreements, deeds and other pa|a rs
agreeing to sell aUiut ten-elevenths
of the entire McClelland proja-rty
as it is generally known iu this
place, for the sum of $l.iatl^lUM.
These agreements are from K.
P. McClelland. K. A. Gates. H. II.
Pitch, \V. S. Amy. Dan I.. Kain,
Jno. L. Sweeney, J. H. Smith, C. L
Warner, H. T. Gates and Stcplirn
! Hindi, and the projicriy agreed to
lie conveyed consists of 4ft eopjier
claims in the Cliittvna countrv.
together with water rights, mill
sites. .’>20 acres of coal land and all
claims of whatsoever nature that
are owned l»y the aU»ve parties iu
tliat locality.
fcaeli party owning a full one
eleventh interest is to receive
j$100,000, and oilier interests in
| like projmrtion for the amount
! they own. #2.'»00 is paid down ;
: $o.000 is to Ik- paid l»y Nov. 1,1 MM.
j hiuI the remainder hr Nor. l.ltAX.
j This brings the price up to the
amount for which it was rcj-orlcd
sold, viz.: *1.100.000.
These agreements are given to
Win. de L Benedict, who, in turn,
transfers them to the Alaska C*«»|—
|*-r company, of which 11.0. Haver
meyer, jr.. the millionaire sugar
dealer, is president.
Dan S. keiu and Stephen Jtirch
deal directly witii the Alaska l'«|s
■ per Company, and the remainder
thr illgll Benedict.
i Major W. K. Abercrombie, wist
' was given an espial interest is
| these claims, on Oct. H. 1H0U, r«
: fuses to come in, ami It. F.
! Millard, who owns a one twenty
second interest in tbe projierty, has
not yet rntcrcd the deal. Deeds
from all the owners except these
two. have l>crii placed in escrow in
various hanks, and if the report of
the cx|*erts is favorable the pur
chasers will close the transaction
in the near future.
1 lu* agreements give tne name*
ami location of therlaims sold, the
contracts 1 etween the original
partners and owners, that in which
they gave to Major AU*ri*ronihieau
equal interest in the prujwrty, anil
all contracts that auv of the loca
tors may have had with silent
partners. The purchasers agree to
do all assessment work during the
life of the agreement, and a large
force of meu are now on the war to
the property to do the assessment
and development work.
The Alaska Copper Company is
composed of a iiuiiiIht of wealthy
eastern capitalists with H. O.
Haveaievtr as president, and they
arc* well aide to huild a railroad
to the pro|K*rtv anil no ilouht they
will do so to get the copi>cr to tid«
water and market.
Repairing high grade anil eom
plieated watches our sjiecialty. \T.
C. Stull. Kxjiert Watchmaker.