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VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1905. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
WE ARE THE LEAK IN® ©UTESlTEStS |
and carry the largest and most complete stock |
of SUPPLIES, HARDWARE and CLOTHING |
FOR THE TRAIL. I
We shall be glad to show you our stock and 1
I give you estimates on your outfit. 1
VALDEZ COLD STOP-AGE. CO., I
and CITY MEAT MARKET. j
Ol'P. A. L. LEVY A CO.
FRESH
VEGETABLES
5
Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
TELEPHONE
33.
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! Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry, |
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| Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs. |
Medicine Outfits For The Trail
(Largest Assortment of Snow (ilassis.)
STATIONERY MININ*i LOCATION NOTICES
A^ln'ts ®w3 Ereg £©, ph4°0ne j
Wikidel’s Phonograph Parlor
Dealer* In
EDISON PHONOGRAPHS
ALL SIZES
3500 Gold Moulded Records in stock
COAL — COAL
C. W. Miller,agent,or Copper River
Draying Co. I
Houses—Furnished or unfur
nished, for sale or to rent. See
Valdez Real Estate Agency'.
3,500 Edison Gold Moulded Rec
ords at Wikidel’s Phonograph Par
lor.
Missionary Dime Tea bv Wo
man’s Guild, at the home of Mrs.
F. C. Taylor to-day
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Special Term Court.
In the I'niit-.t Sit1 District Court. Third Id-'
vi.-b at. Territory m Alaska.
The Pre-id m «>1 :.w > n:ted States, to the Peo
ple nt the T;»ipti h.dirial Division, Territory
oi Ala-k*» let e:my;
Ye ! and c.t m o, you will pleas • take notice, |
that by ati order oi the nbov • m ined eonrt, '
made and lived on the first day oi NoVetnb-v
!;> i... a * I \ I. i'PKM «f the I'ui.ed Stue
l*i-1 riet i '..ii! t. in a ini for t he TH 1 K D DIVISION’ :
Inis he i <; i! d s;. 1 v. ill he held at Hu1 Court
Ilou-e in the ’’ .> .!i of Valdez. I e^iuuinic the
’I weni \ - • ■■•ad day of January, a. I* , P■>'»•’» ,ut
tin* hour oi Ten o’clock in the forenoon and
coatin' iny as lone thereafter as :he publi •
...
\Yi'uc-s ti 1 • o.iorable JAMKS VM K'- lt
sHA*’. Id i f ti e above nam d e<*:;-r, and
i he set! t!iere.*.’ utlixcd this 11th day of Decem
ber, i
i.PWA'bD J. ST IK K,
< I■•jS; oi P. s. Di.-iri-i Court for the
Di-tri t of Ala-k, Third ! ivision.
I Imf.al) P.;. s. A. Crandall, D >-•»'. ;
j Noli •<* is hereby eiveii that by a special or
I der o; e • • tia.de and entered «>:i the 41 ii
i.'kvi -no . ,\ D., l'jun, the spechd ter ■
the jii-irie: ' ourt, Taird Divi ion, ealle • f »r
t!.c Jrol liny of J. unary, 1906, ha- be<-n r -
journed until ti e litli day oi P.-hnmry, !9. • h
and jury.ecu and wiimes.-. are leu *i*y warned
and no:ifud tob pre cut at 10 o’clock in th •
fi'rctm n on the 1 • !i day of February, at
the in i :ui!>K o. : • court.
W'l i'Ni S.s Use Mon. Janie- W’iekerslmm, jtidjf**
of s.tid eo,lit, and. tic.* seal thereof affixed at |
Valdez, in said district this 4th day of January. !
. IMP.. K. .1. .-TIKI.’, 'T-rk.
I»y H. A. CKANDALL, Deputy Clerk.
Semi a message of remembrance;
to your fiicmls in the S ates on
one of 1* S. Hunt’s souvenir post
cm r.ls.
The Fairbanks News reports llint
w I'iie freighting between Fairbanks
;iml Nemimt Arthur MeNeer lost a
horse, which broke through the'
| *(JL‘* I
Valdez Market, Phone 29, is still
selling their Sugar Cured Hams
and Bacon at 17 ets a pound.
.J.* Clarkson. J. Johnson nnd
Wm. Grogg are now moving an
nit fit across the summit, bound for
Valdez creek, where they worked
as' year. Pete Monahan and Jim
smith will join them in about a
week.
How arc you fixed for dog feed?
We have got lots of it and sell it
•heap. Valdez Market, Phone 29.
The Oregon arrived Friday even
ing with -1G0 tons of freight and
the following passenger list:
£. T. I ookcr, J. .Strobel, <i. Allen, J. McMil
lun. U. Webber, Mrs. M. Lynch, C. L. Cannon,
V\. \V. Ward 11. .1. K. 1 :mk. Win. Smith, T. A.
Cobh, MissM. Oslnntl, M. L. Ncls**», W. F.
Ilemplo, <»■ Korn. <«. Love. F. .1. Miller, Ii. V.
Harbin, J.«». Snyder, It. Kr< htnper, A. W, Swan
itz, K. A. “eh! • ler. V.*. L. Swick, Lena Hall
l»e«d:t l.uuisc Miller, M. Clau“en, J. Abbeson,
I. I . ili'dsvdier. W. I ce. J. II. Anderson, Max
I. i;:b*r, \V. Fisher, Mr-. V.. Fisher. ,1. Riphler,
K. S"i.ncider, Austin I.athrop, (’apt. Hopp,
J. St. Marie. W. S. Amy, II. M. Anderson. (.*. M.
lv tei lv, Mrs. tlsterly, Catherine Ksierly and
p ai l, I* <1. Charles, Miss Cole, ,1. A. F’av, A.
llmi'nri.W. llabner, .Ins. Af-rnek, M. S. Sheri
!:.ij, T. F. O’lirien, M. O’Connor, 1*. Welsh, <loo.
M. O. Johioon, W. W. Ayer, F. iiib“on,
K. Aldrich, J. Oraham, T. Anderson, I. Nelson,
N. N. Oleson; I*. tfwan«on, .1. I*. McMahon,
ij. Durbin.
Subscribe for the Pksohectou to
he sent to Cliisna, Slate Creek,
Nizina, or the copper country this
summer.
A large shipment of pile-driver
castings and tools arrived on the
last boat for the Alaska Road Com
mission. A portion of it will he
freighted to Tazlina on the snow
for use on the bridge to be built
this spring.
P. S. Hunt announces that the
second lot of ox7 Souvenir Albums
is now ready, for the benefit of
i hose who are waiting.
You’ll Find Them
At tlie Bowling Alley—The De
cember list of Edison Phonograph
Records. We also carry a large
stock of the handsomest Flower
Horns ever put on the market, to
sav nothing of many Standard
and Home machines, all with the
latest No. .'1 crane attachment. Al
so a large stock of Gold Moulded
Records, li you contemplate buy
in' a phonograph it will pay you
o call on us.
Telegraphic Items.
Washington, Jan. 31—Represen
tative Cushman lias intn duced a
bill to protect Alaska fisheries,
making it nnlnwful for an alien to
catch lisli in Alaskan waters except
; by rod or spear.
Washington, Jan. 31— The sen
ate to-day passed a bill providing
i fflr three new lighthouses at the
j entrance to Puget sound.
Washington, Jan. 31—The House
| to-day continued the debate on
; the rate hill. The particular sub
; joot under consideration was allow
| ing the interstate commerce com
; mission to tix differentials.
I
Washington, Jan. 31—Senator
I Shoutz, during an address on the
i Panama canal, urged that the ca
| mil zone he made wider. He says
i that at the present width other na
tions could approach close enough
to blow the United States out of
the zone.
Seattle. Jan. 31 —The twiee-a
month ma'l contract from Seattle
to Kodiak, by the inside passage,
has been awarded to tlie Alaska
Commercial Co. The contract for
two mails a month from Seattle to
Valdez, outside passage, will be re
ad vert ised.
Washington, Jan. 31—General
Chaffee i s to be placed on the re
tired list Thursday, at his own re
quest. lie has seen 45 years of
•continuous service.
Jail Break.
Thornton anil Hendrickson, two
prisoners confined at Fairbanks,
| overpowered the guards Monday
land escaped, hut were recaptured
| the next day.
While I*. S. Peterson, one of the
i guards, was unlccking the cells in
the morning, the prisoners threw
pepper in his face, blinding him,
anil then attacked him with case
knives, cutting him seriou-lv. Geo.
Gallaher ran to his assistance, hut
was also overpowered anil the men
made their escape.
It was thought at first that Pet
erson would die but later reports
state that lie lias a chance of recov
ering. Gallaher was not fatally in
jured. Both guards were formerly
residents of Valdez.
There was considerable talk of
lynching the prisoners but' no at
tempt was made to do so.
Hartman on Trail.
Capt. Ilartman and Jas. Fish
went in over the trail last week to
inspect and decide on location of
i telegraph stations. It was decided
to move the Saina station from its
present site to near the Eureka
roadhouse.
Mr. Fish went only as far as
! Tonsina, but the captain continued
on, bound for Eagle.
Court Belays Hinder Development
George M. Rsterly, who arrived
on die Oregon, says that arrange
were all made to take a complete
hydraulic plant to the Nizina this
spring, hut his company was forced
to abandon the idea for this season
owing to the uncertainty regarding
the time of the next term of court,
at which the purchase of the Chiti
tu Development Co’s, property is to
be confirmed.
Nothing but assessment work
' will be done this vear.
Sued Tor License.
Fred Martin, formerly of this
city, is standing trial at Fairbanks
[ for furnishing electric lights with
; out a license.
Mr. Martin has an electric plant
! in connection with his building,
; which was built last summer, hie
has been supplying himself with
light and, it is claimed, has been
furnishing them to others in the
same block.
Pretty Belts and Neckwear at
the Ladies’ Bazaar.
The Furallon arrived Tuesday
from the westward and left I lie
same day for Seattle. She brought
no word of the Dora except that
no uneasiness was felt at Seward
or Kodiak, as it was known the
boat had orders to discharge freight
at Scotch Cap lighthouse and Illi
anina hay regardless of time.
Valdez-Yukon Railway
Col. A. \V. Swanitz, of the Val
dez-Yukon Railroad Co., arrived
on tlie Oregon, bringing a large
shipment of supplies and machine
ry for wharf and bridge building.
He expected to he able to secure
timbers here to start work imme
diately on a wharf at the terminal
grounds, hut as this could not he
done an. order had to he sent out
for the necessary timber, which
will he here in three or four weeks.
In the meantime an ofliee building
will ho constructed and all prepar
ations made to start work imme
diately upon receipt of the addi
tional material.
Speaking of his plans for the
summer Mr. Swanitz states that
there is every prospect of 1,000
men being at work on tlie road
from Valdez this season.
Tlie surveys are all completed
for the stretch of road to Thomp
son pass, which is to he cut by ;■
tunnel 2o0 feet below the summit.
The line will run up the right
hand side of Lowe river toward
tiie Tasnuna divide and then loop
hack to tJie pass, making an easy
grade. The distance to the sum
mit hv rail will he 34 miles.
The Colonel is desirous of meet
ing any one who lias locations on
the interior, as he represents men
who wish to secure some good
properties in this section.
Masquerade.
'I lie A. U. masquerade Saturday
was a success in every way. The
Arctic Queen, attired in her swell
est gown, led the grand march and
succeeded in concealing her identi
ty from everyone until the time for
unmasking, when the beautiful
features of George Dooley were dis
closed. Our reporter was instruc
ted to secure a list of prize winners
hut he became so excited when a
prize, consisting of a square meal,
fell to his lot that he lost track of,
the others. The judges, in selecting
Mrs. Depew of tin* News and Crary
of the Prospector as the hungriest1
looking couple, showed remarkable!
good judgment and a surprising
familiarity with the principal char
acteristic of all printers. The
awarding of prizes to Ed. Harlan,
for the dirtiest face, and to Henry
SucssJorf, for the worst soiled shirt
was generally criticized as unwar
ranted.
Find Rich Benches
Pete Monahan and Jim Smith,
who were reported last week as
having made a strike in the Shu
sintna country, arrived Saturday
irom Valdez creek. They arc very
enthusiastic over their find and
claim that it is tiie biggest thing
so far in the Copper river country.
Monahan and Smith remained
in the camp last iafl with the in
tention of thoroughly prospecting
some of the bench claims, and start
ed work on the rim of the bench
on the right limit of 2 above. They
driited m on the rim rock, which
kept, sloping upward until they
reached u place \ here H began to
flatten out, and there the rich pay
was lound. Some of the gravel
from the drift was carried to water
and rocked out. and in live days
work the two men cleaned up 118
ounces, or about $2,0UU
Enough prospecting on otn«r
bench claims was done to satisfy
the men that the good pay is in an
old channel ruiiiinm uown the
bench on the left limit of Valdez
creek, from Roosevelt across White
(julcn lo No. 10 above, where it
crosses Valdez creek and follows
the right limit down to No. 2.
The news of this find is no sur
prise to those who are familiar
with Valdez creek, as it has been
prophesied by various prospectors
that a pay streak would eventually
be found on the benches of No. 2.
To Run Boats On Kuskokwim
C’apt. W. E. Geiger lias organ
ized a company with Nome capital
to operate a new trading and trans
portation company to handle the
Kuskokwim river business. Steam
er Quickstep is now being put in
repair in the Snake river at Nome
for spring service. The Kusko
kwim is navigable for 1,000 miles.
Call For Bids.
Bids are wanted for the construc
tion of a hose drying tower at fire
hall. Apply to Quinn or Suessdorf
for specifications.
^ Dance at Moose Hal! Saturday.
Of Local Interest.
J. R. Crittenden, who secured
the Valdez-Eagle mail contract, is
now moving a large outfit of sup
plies to the interior. Helms four
teen horses on the trail and is tak
ing in about 70 tons of supplies,
which, it is estimated, will be suf
ficient to last until sledding starts
again next winter. Enough horse
feed is being taken in to supply
his stock for a year, so that there
will be no danger of a shortage at
any time.
The supplies will be placed at
stations along the route as far aa
Tnnana Crossing.
Following is a list of the men
who are going in witi the outfit:
Charles Nelson, R. A. Perkins, M.
F. Dennison, H. McDaniels, W. L.
Smith, (Jus Schultz. Toni Palan,
Con Beggs. R. Robinson. P, Latrn,
li. McDonald, Wm. Schroeder and
If. A. Schroeder.
Every provision has been made
to insure a good service over this
route, and the well known ability
of Mr. Crittenden in the transpor
tation business is a guarantee that
this contract will he performed in
a manner satisfactory to the postal
department.
Cold Storage Plant.
A cold storage plant for tlio
City Market was ordered by Geo.
Love, while in the States, and will
be installed by May 1 The plant
will be modern in every respect,
with a three-compartment cooling
room 10x32, having a capacity of
ten tons. The plant will be in
stalled in the rear of the present
marke*. and another building will
be erected fur an engine bouse.
The power will be supplied by a
crude oil engine.
The Excelsior arrived yesterday
after a long, hard trip. She had
bad weather all the and was forced
to lay up several times. Following
is the passenger list:
('Imp W«»hh, II I- Webb. S Oliver, J M Keating
Joe WimJ, W i ^ribner and wife, B Peterson, <J
L l>uvis, C H McCourt, T c MeCourt, Sadie
I,ttmpere. Muitd Staniey, G Frame, Jennie Van,
Blossom Y«»Yk, J Malone, K Kelley, G Lam per o,
A J Taylor. 11 G Taylor. F H Watts. J) rf M«-.
Kinzle, F Gardner and wile, Leslie Teanier. Mr*
Brostmn, Mrs L Iliekn, Louis Comb, A Griffith
and wife. 11 steerage from Seattle. E M Bale*
Mrs Hoskins, A Anderson, K A Foster, I) W
Terwilliger. Lieut Sam Orchard. M Hawkins, J
Parker, HL Miller from Juneau.
Fraze & Scott are moving an
outfit to Tanana Crossing for use
on the mail contract from there to
Eagle. They are taking in about
15 tons of freight.
Alfred Vogue, Jas. Osborne, Geo.
McLain, Frank Campbell, and
Frank Morrison were among the
arrivals from Fairbanks this week.
Bert Stevens arrived on tjje Ex
celsior, He will take a shipment
of eggs to Fairbanks.
I). T. Kennedy, the well known
Yukon freighter, will take a load
of passengers to Fairbanks soon.
He has a six mule team.
The Copper River Railway Co ;
capital stock $7,000,000; H. Mid
(laugh and S. Murchison, of Seattle
incorporators, filed incorporation
articles at Tacoma, Jan. 10.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McDonald
and F. A Suter arrived Sunday
from Fairbanks.
E. A. Murpliv. tVm. McPhee
and Mrs. Wright arrived Monday
from -Fairbanks with a six mule
team.
falcon josun, vice-presiaeni,
and W. H. Parsons, manager of
the Washington-Alaska hank of
Fairbanks, and R. C. Woods, cash
ier of the Fairbanks Banking Co.,
arrived this week from Fairbanks.
Bartlett Bros, stage has a num
ber of passengers engaged for the
trip to Fairbanks and will start
this week. Their schedule time is
12 days.
Harry Hamburger and F. G.
Florschutz, with one horse, arrived
Tuesday from the interior. Mr.
Florschutz is a butcher for the Pa
cific Cold Storage Co., at Fairbanks
S. A. Hemple and wife gave a
dinner at Wikidel’s Tuesday to W.
H. Parsons. Falcon Joslin, R. C.
Woods and Miss Woods, recent ar
rivals from Fairbanks. .
Geo. Davis, who is interested
with Dee Davis in the Tonsina
Nizina mail contract, arrived -on
the Excelsior and will start in soon
with supplies.
Take Notice.
That I will not be responsiblo
for any work done upon any min
ing pioperty owned by me on
Uvak bay, Kodiak island, Alaska,
unless ordered by me in writing.
Josephine Leohenp.