VOLUME 3, NO. 43 VALDEZ. ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER ', 1904. OIJFJCIAL CIT\ PAPLP.
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At Levy’s. Come arsd Take A Look.
tine l lottres Mikkerw
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W’c ar«- al-i> slmuinir a new lint- of
Cravinets, Mittens, Cloves and Ca|>»
As «<11 as Jiiniil Warm
WbERWEdR Z2± HOSE
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Men, Women or Children.
Our Stock Is Now COMPLETE and
Is NOT EQUALLED IN ALASKA.
A. L. LEVY & CO.
I Good Goods |
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115 or COURT
DOINGS OF 1 HE WEEK IN THE
FEDERAL COURT
Jury In New Trial Agree Quickly
Several Cages Dis
missed.
The Johnson case is finally sc
tleil. a verdict being returned, af
tei two hours consideration, of
guilty as charged.
The lir-t jury in this ea-e. after
being out over Sunday, failed to
agree, mill wus dismissed. Three
days were required to m-ciire twelve
more jurors, and the new trial was
held yesterday. The arguments in
tin* ease wi re made yesterday ev
ening. and a decision was reached
by the jury after the sixth ballot.
Following were the jurors: Wm.
i'tirless. I*, s. .('eterson. Grant
Chase, X. Groinic. X. Maekin. G.
l*io, G. Saunders, T. Smith.!!.
Fish, G. Guz/ard. F. Ferry, anil
< t. lioim.
jo t ion w;is oro'itiiit
l*v the .Nizina Trading i'o. to Imve
the 1’Iiitilii i tevclopmcnt I’o. de
clared Ixtnknipt. There luing i.«>
opposition the court made an ei
der :*i '.hat effect. %
IndictmchN have heen returned
hy the grand jury against A. 1).
N\ cm worth, » n a charge oi man
s!ati”h:er.and against ticurge War
ner on the same charge. Went
worth pleaded not guiitv.
1'lie following eases were dis
missed; It .1. hi tee vs Big Bonan
za (hud Co.; J<c-epiiine .M. Peter
sen et al \s K. K.Coy and K. I.ind;
Cov vs I.ind; Coy vs Petersen.
K. C. I>ril)ield wtis appninted
referee in the divoree ease of Smith
vs Sinit h.
K.Ttkkenehi withdrew his plea of
not guilty and plead guilty to the
charge of manslaughter.
'K. (ieoghegan was appointed ref
eree in the divorce ease of flicks
vs flicks.
\\. McCarty. Cco. Hazlett, A
Bloch, \\.*<». Wharf and h'. Pcrrv
were sxetised ftom grand jury dir
ty.
More Placer
Another p-uc. r strike is re| orteil
near town. Ti e tin ! was math bv
F. M. Daniels, who l a< been v ork
ing on Loweri er all summer, and
c insists o. so ne good ground on
& leep creek, the stream entering
t Lowe river ju> I e . ond Wortman's
roadhou-e.
The pay is foi ml in a basin a
i hove the canyon. .No In d-roek has
l*®**n reach.>d, hut at a depth of
four feet two tints to the pan was
struck. J'ome time ago a f7 nug
get was fotin I in the tanvon, anil
after considerable piespecting in
‘the basin, pay was found. The
gold obtained was all coarse, and
there is an abundance of wash, so
■ that a gooti cleanup is exjK'cted
i when the ground thaws next spring.
j I In- 1 ilhc'.im Club gave a ladies
it5nri«A«*r M<»n<Iuv.
T
Mush:rs From FairoaiLS
Make Quick Trip To Ccpjer Cen
ter. More Cn The
Way.
Copper Center. Nov. till The,
■rush of wint t tmv. i from Fair
banks. via Yahh r, ha* star<d.
Tiie advance guard reached here
hist night, after a lecord breaking
trip.
Three men, IIill. former editor I
<>f tin- Fairbanks News, Kricksou
and brain, left Fair! auk* Nor. 1 >■ i
and re.aclie 1 here last night, milk
ing ti e trip in the remarkable time
of ten day*.
They report the frail in line;
condition, and miv that it nnnda r
of people are now enroute to \ at-)
dcz. aid many more who have bn-- 1
incss outside a re going to com .,
and will return the same way in i
tie* spring
Hill was over this trail la*' !
spring, and, knowing the advan
tages of this route ov r the Yukon
trail, has induced many to conn
this way.
Married.
I higgl’d—|,c\ n —t >n Sum’av last.!
at the Kpisepal eln r -h. the 1’eV. t
Taylor oliieiutmg, Miss Coiinnc
Is’vii* to l>r. I’. T. Daggett.
The couple is now settled in a |
beautiful result m e on Fifth Ave-|
ntie atnl ISroadway and will In- at
iioiue to their friends on and atti i
Thursday i>ee. 8th.
Mrs. Daggett was a resident <•; I
Cincinnati where the eon pie me:
and Uc.ilne engaged while she war i
i p’ "d of tlic high sdiooi fron. ‘
which slie hat recently graduated.!
Site at rived lu re on the •■'ania I
Clara.
Rich Galena I<edgc.
A rich ledge of galena running
high in gold was this season dis
covered Iiv the WaSui hiotiiers two
niilis- hack on I'nalnsku on the
site of an abandoned claim on
which consider.ihie work had liecn
done. A Tunnel over •eight hun-1
dml fiet was run in l»y the previ-1
mis owners prior to iptitting it.,
'Tlie VValm Ih.vs were not satisfied!
that lcdi justice 1 ad lieeu i one the
property so they started to sink
from t.ie iiai rioi of il.e tunnel and
I upon reaching a neptn • f HP feet i
I'lineovereii the ledge in a good solid ,
loruiaiioi .
I ubbard & Elliot
A letter just received from C'lnr
■ ley Hubbard of t ie Hubbard and
Klliot t'o,i| or Mining t'o.. with
| holdings on Klliot creek, states
I that they will lave their outfit
here in time to start in to th *
works early in January. The!
company i~ fully financed and the!
work of next season will be pushed ;
vigorously.
Fairbanks. Nov. —Andrew 1
Zockison, Fairbanks miner, mad*
Run play in dispute over propertv ;
and was bound over in fotN) bail.
Both telegraph lines ls-yond
Riwsoii have lieeu down since
lUnmUy, which accounts for t''c
non-appearance of'tlie Bfl.I.KTIN.
City Market i
NEXT TO TIIE NiZFNA.
! PRICES ARE
RiUiHT
I —
Wholesale aixl
Retail l)ealers
I crVK'ISA
i CALL
| Beef, Mutton, Pork
| Poultry and Game.
TO BE IN OPERATION FEB
RUARY i
Will Ir?t«’l RnsdbousM EaiT*
Twenty Miles AIjbt
Trail
A stape'.ne irum lien* to 'Farr
hank* is now assured. Tlu* com
patty formed hv Jus Fish for tin
purpose, at.d of whit it he t* vtcr
el mat ager. iror, ha- supplies he*t
• ttnl ott tile way. rial will pri.ei-t
to pet rcaiIt for hum’linp ti e msl
in r eiwiimy.
< 'o*ntnetie;i;p February 1 -t. 'll r>*i
the Valdez 1'raport a. lost ( wd’
*| ■* l' '.re a fully *" 1' • * J '1 ed -!: iv *• lire
.a i outlet"ten \ irii their I ,ii-ei
States te.iil i atitr. l.elrr i’l Val
h /. and Fairlti.e.if . t.inska, for ilo
raitsportnlion of mail, pa -r 'ij.ca
•mil express.
Stapes will leave Valde/ ever*
foesdiiv. Thursday ai l Sitird iv
and from f airVai.!;- tlu -i.o >• H i v*
liiriiip the n.oorh-of Fehri.irt aid
March mid a- lonp in April r- tit*
wenfheT will perni>. Tlu tin ewe
quireil for the trip will not ex»«. t
ten days and under ft vert l le coir
dilions will lie made in itiiut.
eipht day*-'. Coir.ioi is hlecoudhous
es will he located every twant'
mile-* vn the entire tin''. ul**r
iioisc- will he ,eiaye I.
The trail is t«. I.,- r-imr m*h -*! tfrd
put in tirsr *-!:tss lotidit ion ant
every effort will he made to piv*
the patrons of tlte iin* e -.Icvt
-ufe and comfort*,il e ci> .
The rate of passenger t in trofn
Valdez to Fairlrank-will he tjldtt.
including hand ha'gag • no" e —
feeding twenty-five jmiiio ,- in
weipht. Il.tppape in exees- of
twenty-live pi urn's v dl i i ce tried
at the earliest j. s.-il le e.ppoitt r :t\
at regular express.rate**. The fan
does not include meals o- 1 aih v*
1 .MlllitOtlSfS.
TVeighters Coming.
Two-emiij allies of of packets :rr:
now in Seattle preparing to com*
to Y.lhhv. one *wirli 1 > Ir.r: i if
mules ami the oilim wi'li »V head
They propose to start freighting
gnods into Kairliauks over th*
trail. Hath managers a1/ nun o'*
experience iti Alaska ami wiilorit
dotthtedly onukc a s't - e>s ..f {!*♦
venture.
■fin your wav to Fairhaife * or
interior jmints. stop at Hotel i£■ »!
man. Copper Ccnttr, next to. Post
ttnd Telegraph Olliee. Khst-eia —
aeeommoilatimis for,]*oople.t. - w-i
:»s for horse* and dogs. I an gu
warm barn and ilng ho;t-c-. F.r
further particulars ask f'i er.ii •
dtotli Phones.
A Republican ehih. entitled tla
Fairbanks lt'OS chili of $ aldtz
recently organized and already has
a membership of IHh Tilt* object i»
to forward the interes ts it* Charles
Want'll Fairlmnks fur.Pres id «»•; ri».
UK)S.
A stiWeriptitui has been Ti.s-et
in Seattle tti defray the exjK'Use *>;
taking out tlie ltud\ of .liulgt
Humes fto*n Fairbanks. The body
will Ik.' brought through A aider.
The sealer <‘>!ga, after r. fur
month’s ertiise tlirough Arctic
waters, has returned to Duto|M.Wj»r
IkI*- and reports (.nor sie"
Mr. Apple'.*** e, owner of a fox
island at L tialuska. and a huntt'r
>oi sve litter, after a successful s« *
•SOU left ill bis oWII sel’.AAner M>!
Sail Franeiseo.
J. II. Havdeti, all old (timer. Te
I limed on the Santa Clara and id*
foi Cold Ha V iili tic-Unvc