FRIGHTFUL SUFFERING
OF 8HIPWWRECKED CREW
London, Jan. 22—The two sur
vivors of the Danish steamship
Volmrr, who were picked up in
an open boat fifty miles off the
Lizard by a trawler yesterday, re
late terrible experiences. The
Volmer was wrecked on Thurs
day in a great gale. One of the
small boats with nine of the crew
was swamped, all being drowned.
The second boat, with the cap
lain and seven others aboard,
managed to weather the heavy
>eas. They had no oars and no
water, and were unable to obtain
food from the airtight lank.
The chief engineer died. The
chief oil'icer went mad and tried
to throttle the captain. Eventual
ly all died or were washed over
board except I lie captain and one
other. They also were washed out
of (Tie boat several limes, but
managed to scramble back. They
suffered the agonies of thirst and
exposure and lost consciousness
when rescued.
BUSINESS MEN
WIRE HENRY DEYO
At the suggestion of Hubert
Ferguson and Jim Kaliler a tele
gram was sent to Henry Deyo by
the business men of Valdez tell
ing him of the present condition
of the government road from Val
dez into the interior, il being
fell by many that be should lie
advised of condil ions here, as lie
lias been called |o Washington by
I'.iiairnian Morrow in consultation
as to I be engineering features of
the Valdez-Fairbanks government
rnilrnad--if same is built. The
telegram was rather ''expensive.
Iml I tie cost was borne by a num
ber nf wide-awake business mm.
To Tunnel the Rhine.
Merlin. Jan. -- .--The conslrue
l Ion of a great I unnel under I lie
Hhine al Holden/ has received I In*
imperial sand ion ami work will
shorlly he hegun. The tunnel will
pass under the river lied al a
depth of 50 feel. II will lie nearly
a ouarler of a mile in length over
all and will come mil under the
famous fortress of Khreubrei
slein, Ihe most formidable of Ihe
many forlilied strongholds' fac
ing the French frontier.
Th" McIntosh stages carrying
the delayed mails over I hi* summit
will lie kepi going day and night
until Hie mail is turned over !o
Ihe Orr Stage company.
Steamer Movements.
Northwestern, northward hound.
Mariposa, southward hound.
Yukon, smil hward hound.
The steam heal al “The Hlilf"
is mighty line these frosty days.
Notice Ihe contented expression
of our tenants.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR U. 6.
PATENT.
.SI'HVLY NO. 929.
Serial No. 01371.
■ . s Land office. .Inueaii. Alaska, .lanuar.v
4. I '.I I :i
Noire is hereby yiven Dial in pursu
ance of an Art of Conyress, approved Maj
null. 1 s72. Hopei'I I’rinyle. by I rartk f.
Weber, allorney in I'ael, whose postoffii'i
address is Valdez. Alaska, lias made ap
plication for a palciil for 143 1.70 lineal
feet on Ilie Helena and 1204.24 linear'feel
on Hie tirouml Hoy lodes, hcariny yold,
sliver and copper, tile same briny 14 14 71
feet S. 22 dey. 0 1 min. \Y ami ill fee,
N. 22 dey. n j i'-'ii. r.. on Hie Helena and
123 4.2 4 f."wi o dry. :t:< mill. L. and Hi
feel S. 0 (ley. IP! mill. \V. oil Ilie (irolllKi
Hoy lodes, from their respective discov
ery points, willi surface yrnuud :I30 feci
on Hie norlli end in width and ISO feel ii.
width on ilie south end of Hie Helena lode,
and 330 feel In width on tile sou III rno
mil 100.33 feel ill width oil Ilie norlli elm
of (lie Prolmil Hoy lode; siluaie in III*
Valdez Mininy liislrict, Kniylils Islnim,
rerrilnry or Alaska, and described by lln
olfieial plat and Ileid notes'on Ilie ill tIn
**11 ice of tin- liryisier **r tIn- .lum nii Lam.
|iis|i-i*i. Alaska, as follows, viz:
Helena Lode.
Ilcyitiiiina al corner No. I. wlirnrr I . s.
i vi. \o. as bears A. 27 dry. is min.
.m see \A'. :iii7S.'.iii reel; llnnee S. 1*1 dry.
'■7 mill. AA' 1300 feel lo corner Ao. 2.
lllrllcr S. S3 dry. 32 mill. L. ISO fee! Iv*
•Ol-Ilei- An. 3: llicnrr A. 22 (ley. 0 4 mil,.
I. Ii3*.7(i feel lo corner No. i: lllrliri
\. S3 dey. 32 mill. L. 330 feel In corner
A** i. ilie place of beyimiiny.
Ground Hog Lode.
Ileyiiirtluy al coriier No. I, whence 1 . S.
I. Al. No. 38 bears N. 47 (ley. (i i min. 30
see. AV. 2 1 43.43 feet; thence S. 7 dey. 50
min. W'. 128 4.30 feet lo corner No. 2:
llielire S S3 (ley. 32 mill. AV. 330 feel to
corner No. 3; thence N. 0 (ley. 33 min. E.
t•»I 21 feel lo corner No. 4; llicitrr A. S3
,(ey 32 milt. 490.33 feel lo corner No.
i. ilie place or beyinniny.
Cuiitaininy 2 4.SI3 acres, and foiniiiiy a
... Kniylils Island, winch lies it:
t'rinee AViIlium Sound, in Ilie A aide/ Alin
my Hislrirl. Tcrrlory of Alaska, described
is survey 929.
The presumed course of Ilie lode line (ill
Ilie. Helena lode Is s. 22 dey. of min. AA.
.mil Ml Ilie linrund Hoy lode A. II (ley. .1..
min. L. maynelle variation 20 dey. :;3 mm.
Ilie I* call' ii nnllees of -aid lode miiiiuy
claims are recorded in lln* ulfiee of Ihe
I niled siales Oiuimissioiirr and t:\-idfieii.
Itecordee al A'aldez. Alaska, in llook "II
.4' Mininy Locations on paye 409. and in
Hook ".I" of Mininy Local ions on paye 3s.
Any and all persons claimlny adverselv
any portion of said Helena lode or Hroinul
Ipiy lode, are re(|ilired lo Ilie I licit' ad
verse claims with Ihe Hcyister of lln
mill'll Sillies Land (HTIee al .limeaii. Alas
ka, duriny Ihe sixty day period of pulill
,-ation hereof or within Hyhi months
thereafter, or they will lie haired by pro
v isions of the statute.
IliiHEIIT PIILVil.l..
IIy I'll.AAK C. AVLIlLlt. Allorney ill l acl.
l ulled Slates Land office, Jiineaii. Alaska.
.lamiary I, 1013.
II Is hereby ordered tlial Ihe I'oieyolny
notice be published in Ilie A'aldez ,1'ros
peelor, Ihe newspaper published nearesi
ilie said mininy claims, for a period ot
-Ixty days.
II. AVAI.KIHI.
Hcylsler.
First ptihiieulloli .'an. 10. 1913.
Last publication March 17, 19)3.
FIRST BP
Ma,ny of Our Citizens Gathered to
See Phenomena With
Queer Results.
|
I Curly 111 is morning il was no
ticed that Heine Suessdorf was
performing some queer stunts.
At intervals of about live minutes
lie would rush out of I lie Copper
block bareheaded and in his
shirt sleeves, and fasten his eyes
skyward, lie had done this per
haps half a dozen, limes when
Charley Hush’s curiosity prompt
ed him to come out and lake a
look for himself, hut seeing no
thing he made inquiry. Heine ex
plained that just before arising
this morning he had heard a
whirring noise aud, sticking his
head out of the window, had seen
what he thought to be a large air
ship hovering immediately over
I hi' Copper block. Heine al once
hurried downstairs to take an
other look hut the airship was
gone. rearing that il might re
turn he had kept watch, thus
arousing the aforesaid curiosity
of Hush. Charley became inter
ested and Volunteered to stand
shift w ith ‘ Heine. Hy t liis I ime
quite a crowd had gathered, all
with their eyes strained skyward.
\\ lien upwards id I mi people
wei"■ packed on (lie corner Heine
and ('.barley ijuietlx withdrew to
the outskirts of the crowd, where
it was noticed that Finical, Spiers,
Hi'eiman. Ashby. Adler, Rudolph,
He I.iin*. Schiill/. and a number of
others had formed a circle, com
pletely hemming in the crowd.
Kadi one carried a bundle of tick
ets for the liremen's dance. All
this time the crowd was breath
lessly watching' lo catch a glimpse
of the airship, when suddenly a
yell split Hi" air and everybody
jumped lo see whal was on. There
was Heine perched on a barrel in
an altitude which suggested that
he wished to make a speech.
After fpiiel hail been restored
Heine. in a few well-chosen
words, informed his audience Hull
lie evidently had a dream about
the airship, but noting the crowd
which had gathered, a happy
thought struck him, which he im
mediately pul into execution. Dis
patching Sonny to round up the
members of the Fire department',
lie had instructed them to form a
circle around the crowd, allow
ing no one to gel out. Heine
concluded his remarks by stal
ing Ihiil the guard was heavilx
armed ami that a narrow opening
would he made so the crowd could
pass out one at a I ini", providing
each one purchased a ticket for
tin1 dance. A rush immediately
followed, but the stalwart firemen
held the crowd together.
At the lime of going to press
there were only six left in the
ring and they were negotr.diug for'
a loan of a dollar eaeh--lhe price
of a t ickel.
Home Inis not been seen a 11
day.
The Cuihl fill'd parly tonight.
ARE BACKWARD
IN THEIR STUDIES
Annapolis. Mil.. Jan. •.'•'.--Tin*
names of 2 ill of | lie 7(V(» midship
men appeared upon I h j “Christ
mas Tree," Ihe name given by the
midshipmen whose scholastic
work has hern deficient during Ihe
lerm lo make a special elTnrl to
show improvement by Hie semi
annual examinations which lake
place early in February. Of those
who are warned to show improve
ment. ill are in I lie llrsj class. 3S>
in the second class, 38 in Ihe third
class and 133, a little over half,
in Ihe fourth class, which lias
,jus| entered.
. lonlle m-rse ami comfortable
culler for i enl ny day or hour.
Hale reasonable. Apply Fred.
,-Mi. plnme
Townsite Notice.
Properly owners in the Valdez
townsite are hereby noli lied that
all lots in said town die on whir
assessments arc not paid before
February 15, t‘.)I3, will be adver
tised for sale in accordance with
regulations of I tie Humeral Land
office. Lot claimants who delay
paying-1 heir assessment s until af
ler Ihe publication tins begun will
he charged with their pro rata
costs Iff advertising in addition
In assessments heretofore levied
W. It. CHARY.
Townsite Trustee.
■la n mu'.' 15. |H I 3.
I
WILL n- •> »•••*■*
«9RtM
The Alaska Gastineau Mining
company has detel'mined; to sell
its mptor truck and return to the
use of horses as a means of
transportation.
“When the roads are dry," said
an official of the company, “the
motor truck is excellent for haul
ing freight over the road to the
basin. In good weather it will do
the work of four horses, but in
rainy weather it is useless.”
II is not so much that there is
so much rainy weather, it is said,
hut it is impossible to tell when
there is to be weather in which a
motor cannot he used, and the
learns have to he kepi anyway.
On aceounl of the tremendous
demand for motors, the company
is able to sell their machine sec
ond-hand for practically the same
price which it cost them now. The
manufacturers are over three
months behind with their orders,
and for this reason there is a
premium on the machines.--Ju
neau Dispatch.
CHINESE SOLDIERS
ARE KILLED
Chengtu, Szechuen Province,
China, Jan. 22—Three hundred
Chinese soldiers were killed by a
force of Thibetans last night near
Siangcheng on the borders of
Thibet. II is given out official
ly I hat I lie soldiers refused fo
Irusl their commander's knowl
edge of (he country, became in
subordinate, and the Thibetans
seized file opporlunilv In nil,-irk
11 he column.
i ■
| A NEW SYSTEM,
SHOWING NUMBERS
I Olympia. Wash.. Jan. 22.--On
{promise Ilial I he; Northern Pacific
i intends !o install a system for
i illiiminal ing numbers 'of its h>_
Icomolives and because belter
j methods of train ideal ideal ion
jure under consideralion by the
I inter-stale commerce commission
II he slate public service commis
sion has announced (hat its in
\ estimation into I he wreck on that
I road August ;io. near Maywood,
■will he held in aheygnee.
The local stamp mill is run
iiiing double shifts on Sealey-Da
vis ore. The plates would indi
cate that the quartz is running
| good values.
I The Guild card party lonighl.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To .IiiIiii McPherson, his heirs,
adminisl ralnrs, and In all
whom il may concern:
You are hereby uolified that I
: have expended Sinn in labor and
! improvements upon the “l.ark’’
i lode mining claim, situated about
two miles N. 12. of Shoup bay and
iS. 12. of Shoup glacier, in tile Val
dez Recording District, Territory
|of Alaska, the location certificate!
of which said claim is of record
i in Hook 2 of Records, page 392, in
I 111* otl'ice of the record.*!- of the
j recording ditsricl aforesaid,
I proof of said expenditure appeur
i ing by affidavit tiled on Decern
Ibe 28. i»12, in the office of the
recorder aforesaid; that being
is inti per year, the amount re
iquired to hold said claim for the
iyear ending December 31, MM2.
! And if, within ninety days after
this notice by publication, you
fail or refuse lo conlribule your
! proportion ($5n; your interests
in said claim will become Ihe
i properly of the subscriber under
■ Seel ion-232 i. Revised Slalules nf
1 the railed States.
JOHN P.M 1.12.
f irst pub. .lanuary II, 1 t»l3.
I.nsl pub, April 15. 11113,
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Tn Trunk Reuse, his heirs, ad
ininisl ralors. ami I" all ..
j il may concern :
Ton are hereby notified llial I
' have expended $30(1 in labor and
I improvements upon Ihe follow
|inp named lode mininp claims.
;lo-\vil: The "Two Friends No.
I I," "Two Friends No. 2," and
j "Two Friends No. 3." Ihe loea
! lion eerl ideates of which said
| lode claims are of record in Rook
■’ of Records', papes 377. 377 and
31(>, respectively, in Ihe office of
Ihe Recorder for the Valdez Re
leordinp District. Territory of
Alaska, said hale claims beinp;
silualed on the. west side ot
Slump plai'ier. about sis: miles
from Sltoup bay. in Ihe recordinp
idislriel aforesaid. pi.. of said
I expenditure appeariup' by alTi
jdavil died op December 28. 1012.
in | be office of Hie recorder
I aforesaid: llial beinp S3hu per
ju'iir, I In- amount required lo bold
said claims for Ihe year endiinf
December 31. I'd 12. And if.
| wit 11 i 11 ninetv days after this no
tice h>' publication, you fail or
refuse lo contribute your pro
portion ’$75. heiup $25 for each
of said claims . your interrsls in
said claims will become Ihe prop
erlv of Ihe suhseriher under Soc
lion 232 i. Ih*\ ised Stalut.es of Ihe
I'niled Stales.
JOHN PAULK.
First pul). January It, 1013.
! Last pub. April 15. 1013.
I
McIntosh Stage Line
Mail and Passengers from and to Valdez.
Connecting at Willow Creek with the Orr
Stage Line for Fairbanks and the interior.
ROBERT McINTOSH, Mgr.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Chris Tjoscvig, E. I*. Casa
man, Oscar Olson, N. P. Jensen,
Frank Gusfafson, L. M. Price, ad
ministrator of the estate of Alex.
Nesbitt, deceased, and the heirs
of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased, and
the heirs, assigns, personal rep
resentatives and successors of
each of you:
You and each of you are here
by notified that the undersigned,
Lars Holland, John McDonald,
Chris Johnson and Adolph Lar
sen, co-owners with you of the
Viking group of fourteen lode
mining claims situated about five
miles northeasterly from the
head of Gravina bay, Prince Wil
liam sound, in Valdez mining
and recoruing district, Territory
of Alaska, to-wit: The Viking
No. I, Viking No. 2, Viking No. 3,
Viking No. ■'», Viking No. 5, Vik
ing No. 0, Viking No. 7, Viking
No. 8, Viking No. !), Viking No. 10,
Viking No. II, Viking No. 12,
Viking No. 13, Viking No. 1 i, have
expended labor and Improvements
upon said group of claims to the
amount and value of fourteen
hundred dollars (81,inn; in each
of 1 lie years 1910, I till, 1912. in
cluding certain amounls conlrib
uled by you or some of you; that
each of you above-named, co
owners in said group, respective
ly, is deliiKiuent in I lie amount
due for annual labor, in the!
amounls and for the years here
inafter specified, to-wit:
V.Ill IS IJOSCYIg, 1"| Mir
years 1910, 1911, 1912; E. J>.
Cushman, $437.50 for the years
1910, 1911, 1912; Oscar Olson,
$225 for tin; years 1910, 1911,
1912; N. 1*. Jensen. 8180 for the
years 1911, 1912; Frank Gustaf
son, 8270 for'(.lie years 1911,1912;
estate of Alex. Nesbitt, deceased,
890 for the years 1911, 1912; '.hat
the amounts specilied are the
amounts due respectively from
each of you as your respective un
paid proportions of the amount
necessary to be expended for the
years rained, to hold possessory
'right and title to said fourteen
mining rlaiins under the provis
ions of Section 232 1 of I lie _Re_
\ised Statutes ol Hie l nilcd
Stales, and fbc amendments
thereto; the last of said annual
expenditures being I lie amount
necessary to bold said claims for
and during the year ending He
(•ember HI, I 9 I 3.
And if voti, or any of you, tail
or refuse lo make pay meiil "1 l ie
amount above specilied and reril
i'i| a* due front you as a co-own
er. according lo law. within ninety;
day> after personal service of
Ibis nolice upon you, if personal
service be made, or within ninety
ninety days after the completion
of publication thereof according
to law, Hie interest of any of you
who may fail or refuse to make
the payment, due from him as a
co-oyviier yvill become the prop
erly of the undersigned co-own
ers', who have made the required
expenditure, pursuant lo said
statule.
Haled Valdez. Alaska, January,
2. 19 15
EARS HOLLAND.
JOHN Me DON A LH.
GUS JOHNSON.
A DDL I'll J. LARSEN
Hale lirsl pub. Jan. 2. 1913.
Hate last ,»ub. April 17. 1913
Place your
FIRE INSURANCE
In the
St U V \ I Nlllll. I 11V ('•!.
1 *!»<■ itic* Ins. Co.
Spring <iariUn lu-». i'11
Americati Fire ins- i n
Manufacturers Lloyds
Merchants Fire Lloyds
C. G. WULFF. Local Agent
l/icensed Insurance IIioIct
Kates on Application
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Kent nr Charter
Weekly tervice to Ellainar
Landlock and Fidalgo
I 'iiI>i- I). JO. MllUHtS. i 'it > Hurl,
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
i
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Vater Heating, Pump* and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hole Valve*,
Irci °ipe. Fitting*.
TABLE QUEEN GROCERY AND BAKERY
Can supply your wants in Fresh Fruits, Fancy Groceries and
other Good Things to cat
FAMILY SIZE HOME MADE BREAD
phone i vi Ion res for 33 cents
R. SCHMIDT, Prop.
Alaska Coast Co.
The “INSIDE ROUTE”
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southwestern Alaska
S. S. YUKON Leaves Seattle January 20
< o:;nt;ciin;r at Sennit with steamers of the AiasUa-Pacitic Steamship < f..v
soutneni Cnlifornia ports Saiiinys every Mondav ;md Thursday. Through
s-rv ,ee and I/O w Kates. Kiu'ht reserved to change steamers and sairnvr dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Seattle Sailings Just like the clock
Fine steamships Mariposa. Alameda and North wes
tern leaving here about
9th, 19th and 29th
of each month all the .year around.
Mail, Express, Freight and Passenger line
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZIJfA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods-Reasonable Prices |
1 i
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avc Seward, Alaska
Now is
The Time
To advertise. If business is quiei
invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever succeeded by cutting
down his advertising just because
money tightened up a little. On
the other nand the merchant who
gets the money is the one who
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising columns
of the newspaper.
If you have something for sale
write up an advertisement telling
its merits. We will bring it be
fore the people and are confident
it will bring results. Try It.
Prospector