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VOLUME 2, NO. 12. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1903. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
JAMES FISH & CO
Furnishing Goods.
Quit doing this long ago.
The hardware stock
must now go also. We
need more room for
Everything To Wear.
You are not as fortunate as your neighbor if
you fail to secure one of those new waists
while the stock is complete.
Perhaps you don’t wear waists. We have a
full line of Shirts, Ties, Collars and
Cuffs
and
We are headquarters for Everything
Good in Footwear.
Everything To Wear.
I
We are selling
#:S.IH) Lamps for #1.00
00c Lamps for 35c
#1.00 Lanterns for oik1
Mk1 Lanterns for 25c
Miner’s Candlesticks for 25c
Japaned ” for 5c
N'i"!it Lamps for 25c
Coffee Mills for 2<k‘
Mixim: Pans for 15c
Funnels, (all kinds) for 5c
Wash Boards for 2*c
Hcruhhinjr Brushes for 15c
$1.of) Dust Pans for title
Otic Dust Pans for 05c
Ainmuiiition, llammcrs, Rules.
Files, Handles, Locks—Everythin}!
at less than wholesale priiis.
Cure That Cold at
P. O. PRIG STORE, j
P. E. KERN,
GOLD and SILVERSMITH.
We Carry a Large Lot of
Souvenir Spoons
; Nugget Jewelry
’ Rings, Etc.
Fine Watch Repairing
City Market
NEXT TO MERCHANT’* CAKE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork and Poultry
Our Prices arc RIGHT. Give us a call.
You may have with our
Perfect Easy-fitting Glasses.
' j
J EWELRY
New ami exclusive designs direct from the jewelry centers of the world.
W. C. 5TULL, Nugget Jewelry Made to Order
Optician, Jeweler and Expert Watchmaker.
A British View.
The Review of Reviews, of Lon
don, a leading exponent of British
opinion, recently summarized the
Allaska Commission and proltnlce
result. From the following it can
Ik* seen that another American
diplomatic victory is apparent,and
that Kngland. if not Canada, has
scarce any hope of ever establish
ing the Alaskan boundary different
from the American contention:
‘‘Mr. Secretary Root, Mr. Lodge
and Mr. Turner have been nomi
nated as the American members < f
the mixwd commission of six which
will examine into and report upon
the vexed question of the Alaskan
frontier. Our government, with
characteristic inaccuracy, described
this commission m the king’s
speech us an arbitral tribune. It
is nothing of the kind. There is
\ not even a pretence on the Amcri
I can side that the commission will
! approach the question w ith an
open mind. It is frankly asserted
in many quarters that the senate
would never have accept rtl the
treaty if there had been any doubt
! as to the determination of each and
all of the American commissioners
to support the American contention
through thick and thin. No pro
vision is made for the decision of
the question by an umpire in case
the British commissioners are
equally resolute in upholding the
claims of Canada, Unless, there
fore, one of the British commis
sioners goes over to the American
, side the net result of the investiga
tion will lie a report of hopeless
disagreement.”
The Pacific.
The steamer Pacific of the Alas
ka Packer’s association came into
port very quietly on Monday morn
ing from Eyak. with Capt. John
son in charge. hr. Frodenburg
was aboard, and came here to re
cord location notices of oil lands
recently taken up at a point near
Eyak. It is claimed that oil was
fount) there flowing from the
ground—good in quality and quan
I tity*
dim Oil FIELD
HISTORY OF THE OIL LAND
AT
Oil Day On M Inlet
A Spring of Oil Eubbling From
The Ground. 1050-Foot
Well.
I'li** coast of Southwestern Alaska
is showing up exceedingly well as
a great oil licit. Its existence along
this coast has liecn known for
years, hut it is only now attracting
the attention of the public.
In ISWi, Ed. Kddleman. of Ketini,
while out hunting along what is
now known as Oil hay, on the
north side of Cook inlet, discov
ered a spring of oil huhhling out of
the ground. He staked the prop
erty hut never kept up the assess
ment work, and tiuallv let it drop.
A. X. Holy and John \V. Rowland,
who were then in Seattle, hearing
of the prospect, took a hurried trip
to see it. staked a large section and
returning formed the Alaska Pe
troleum t’o., with a capital of
f 1 ,tN)(),(!()(). This coimmnv char
tt-icd a schooner, loudid her with
provision- and Machinery ami
start* d for Oil hay. The schooner
ran into a severe storm and to save
themselves the crew were forced to
throw over most of their cargo.
That was in ltstts, and nothing
I further could he done that year,
but the following year Mr. August
Bowser, who took charge of affairs,
I got together another out fit and
took that to the ground in safety.
Work was immediately begun.
Seven miles of wagon road was
built, houses, barns, bridges, etc.,
put up and a well started. The
property then become involved in
a law suit,a receiver was appointed
and everything was put at a stand
still for that year. Nothing more
j was then attempted than to keep
1 up tlie annual assessment work,
i Mr. Bowser, however, believing
in the value of the property worked
Kmceasiugly until he got it out of
the receiver’s hands. Work was
then begun in earnest and is now
going on. One well has been
: started which is now down to a
! depth of 1050 feet.
\\ line the property was in the
1 receiver’s hands the stock dropped
to nothing but is now rapidly ris
j ing
As the first well is now rapidly
nearing completion, preparations
are being made to start another.
The last Bertha . took to .their
ground ten tons of provisions, a
sawmill, engine and I toiler for a
launch, and various other supplies.
The Excelsior will have more
provisions, a large supply of cas
ings and another driller, so that
this season’s work will go ou con
tinuously.
The oil. which still continues to
j flow from the original spring, is of
ja very high grade lubricating oil.
! which can lie and is used just as it
| comes from the ground.
Mr. O. M. Dutton, a heavy stock
i holder and one of the most untir
1 ing workers, came down on the
i Bertha recently to record some ad
ditional locations. The company
; now holds twenty-five quarter-see
1 lions of the best land.
On Dry bav, five miles northeast
I * *
i of the above mentioned pro]>erty is
another oil proposition taken up
by the Alaska Oil Co., and ojierated
by Brown and Kilburn. They
have found a similar oil and were
last season sinking a well when
' the point broke off the drill, and
| ha\ing no grapples on l.ai.d they
-• lit to Seattle fur a set. which did
not arrive until the season was too
i t’tir advanced to continue work.
1 This season, however, work will ta
rnished along vigorously. The
next steamer will bring them a
| most complete outfit. They have
I several thousand acres on which
; work was only In-gun Iasi season.
It is thought that large areas
i will Ik- located this year in this
j section, and a large influx of miners
and oil men is expected.
From Chittistone.
(ieo. MeXeer and C. (tolden, re
■ turned Monday from the Xizina.
I (tolden left here recently for a
<|tti<k trip to the head of the
Xizina. Me made some locations
at the scene of the new strike, and
crossed Scolai pass to the head
waters of White river. Nothing
definite seems to In- known as to the
j richness of the new discovery on
Chittistone and Scolai creek, al
though many claims have been
staked.
McNeer and (iolden remained in
town until this m< ruing, when
they started on the return trip.
The snow trail is about gone and
i they expect to pack back. They
will probably take the government
trail to Ernestine and follow the
cut-off across tl.ie mountains to
Turn), from which place they will
! take the Hanagita valley trail up
the Chitt'Miu. In all prohabiity
these Will be the last to leave for
Xizina untif the horse trail is open.
From Shushitna.
H. A. Monroe returned to town
last Sunday, bringing 1(5 dog* with
him. Last February, he, in com
pany with Dick NVindmuller, went
over the glacier and across Klutcna
lake to St. Ann’s river; up that
river and across to the headwaters
of the Shushitna. At Tazlina lake
I they took an Indian guide. On
the way they met others liound for
I • |*
| toe same place. Arriving at the
, I’pper Shushitna the party kept
four dogs to haul further up the
river, while Monroe returned with
j 1(5 dogs.
Chris. Ilanson, who spent last j
i year in that locality, brought in
j the report last fall of a rich strike,
hence the .rush. Chris, is not with
i the party at present, but expects to i
join them later on. The native
guide with the party claims that j
the head of the Shushitna is not
more than 80 miles from the
Ta liana.
Snow Nearly Gone.
Copper Center, April —Dor
sey Leavell passed lu re- today for
I Valdez, on the run. Fred. Date
] and McGee and party left this
' morning for Slate creek. The snow j
j has almost entirely disappeared;
here and the break-up is ex]<ectcd I
; soon. Copper river is overflowing j
! badly aliove the Sanford and travelI
; is almost impossible for horses, j
although it is all right yet with I
•logs.
Mr.Neal,the agricultural experi
i ment station man, and family have'
reached the Center. He expects to]
remain here for two years.
Nome Notes.
Editor Strong of the Nome Xug-'
gett has been suod for libel bv'
# - ■
former Assistant 1'. S. Attorney i
Met • inn. #.r>0,t)00 damages are
, asked.
Moie snow in Nome this yt-ar
tlmn ever before.
The council has jatssed an ordi-;
j nance prohibiting minors from
| visiting or loitering in saloons,
gambling houses or lmwling alleys. ]
Since gambling has been stopped
at Nome, the great American game'
,<>f poker is having quite a run.
i Wellington coat for sale at office!
! of the P. 1’. & X. Co. I
SCHOOL BOARD
VERSUS THE COUNCIL. ARE
8TIU,
Says The City Attorney. Another
Franchise Asked
For.
The council liict at the City Hall
Monday evening. The only new
business of importance was the
introduction of an ordinance grant
ing to the Olsen brothers the right
to build and maintain a huat bouse
and landing stage on the beach
at the lower end of Hr*indway.
This is to Ik1 a floating l«>at landing
and a Utat renting business will be
run in connection with it. The
franchise calls for the completion
of the landing by July 4th.
I he report of the City Attorney
regarding the powers and duties of
the Council and School Hoard in
relation to the school fund was
read ami discussed at length.
1'hi* City Attorney takes the stand
that the School Hoard cannot incur
any indebtedness lieyoud the
amount set aside for school pur
poses. in accordance with the bye
laws of t lie Council, which provides
that tin* School Hoard must pre
sent a quarterly estimate of their
expenses to the Council, which
appropriates this amount from tho
funds.
The new law amends the Alaska
code somewhat in respect to school
funds, hut section 201 of this new
law provides that the Council
shall have the power to provide
for tire protection, water supply,
lights, wharfage, maintenance of
public schools, etc., so that it would
seem that the council still have
the supervision of school affairs.
A committee wa> appointed to
investigate the general condition
of the finances of the town and
report at the next meet fug.
The ordinance creating the office
of police judge was not completed
in time tola-presented this meeting
but will l>e introduced next Mon
day.
Are Interested.
As an evidence of the interest
taken by the people in rail road
affairs since Mr. lies opened up his
project to the people, we publish
extraets from two letters received
this week, one by a resident of the
town from a man down the sound,
and the other by this office.
Orea Alaska. Apr. 20 '03.
Friend Fob;
Received your paper and note.
Thanks for same. Could you get
and bold for me 5000 shares of '
the Valdez Rail Road stock until I
arrive there which will lie iu about
two weeks. 1 intended to be in
Valdez Indore this but a heavy
storm a few days ago wrecked
things so 1 cannot get away.
Yours truly
Jack S.
1’. S. (let the shares for fifty
cents ii possible in fact do not pay
any more for them. Will lie over
in a short time.
Jack.
Tin- following is an extract from
a letter written by Blix from Cop
per Center;
1 understand Valdez if l*x>ming
at present on account of the R* R.
Mr. Fish sent me subscription
agreement to have jieople subscribe
for stock and it is going like hot
cakes. Well it is a good thing:
Push it along.
Pinups put in. Apply to Yak
ahuws.