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Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
ECONOMY IS THE KEY- J
NOTE OF OUR SUCCESS !
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We were the first in the city to J
place tailored to measure J
clothing within the reach of i
every one. The day of high
prices is past. Let us show
you some dandy patterns >t
pure woolen fabrics that will
make up into beautiful suits
for a little money.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve®, Home, Pipe and Fittings
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office.Telephone 24
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 191/
PIONEER CONTRACTOR art BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will lake contract* on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18
REFERENCES j S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaaka.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
PI,one 03 OPEN ALL NIGHT Clias. Fischer, Propr.
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed | I Foot Keytnone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rousrh Dry 10c lb
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Rexall stand for par excellence, not
nione in drugs, but every article sold
linder the name. The Owl Drug
Store.
Old-Fashioned Hoarhound lumps
at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Rexall! Rexall! Investigate* Rex
all products at the Owl Drug Store, tf
Cash register for sale, apply Hunt’s
Candy Kitchen. tf
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make ine presents. Valdez Drug
Co. tf
Anything in nugget and ivory Jew
elry at TaM«n Drag Go.
SCIENTIST DISCOVERS GLAND
THAT CAUSES GROWTH
BEUKELV, Calif., Jan. 30—As a
result of four years’ experimenting.
Dr. T. B. Robertson, professor of bi
ochemistry, has discovered that the
lelin, located in the pituitary body at
the base of the brain is what pro
duces growth in the human body. He
says it may produce growth in stunt
ed persons if administered but he has
made several experiments with ani
mals but none with human b ;'»igs
He also believes that the thelelir
controls cancer, though nothing defi
nite has been announced in this con
nection.
Fre*$ «au$y at the Bpaporiw*. «
LOST HUES LUBE !
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BLOW BUCK
Northern lore is rich in legend of
lost gold mines. The search to be
undertaken by John D. DeFries is
only one of many familiar quests,
some of which have pointed the road
to wealth and many others to discour
agement, even to tragedy. The cen
tral theme of all is much the same,
but there are variations in the details
as there are shades of difference in
human temperatment. The lure of:
gold is old but ever new and every
camp has tales of those who have
fought penurious Nature for her jeal
ously-guarded secrets.
Searching for “lost mines" in
Alaska almost rivals in romance the
hunts for the fabled treasure islands
in the Pacific.
John D. DeFries, who operated
placers in the Nome district and is in
terested in mining Eastern Oregon is
the latest to join the ranks of the
many who have already sought “lost
mines" in Alaska. He will Jeave Se
attle for the North in the late spring
as soon as navigation opens, says the
Seattle Times of a recent date.
De Fries floated down the Yukon
river from Dawson in an open boat
in 1900. He said he then panned the
Yukon river bars in several places.
Every tributary emptying into the
great Yukon river system, he said,
carried a percentage of gold. He be
lieves that dredging operations after
the government railroad is completed
so that heavy machinery may be
transported more cheaply, along the
Yukon bars will produce more golden
wealth than has been or will be taken
frui' all the placer mining in Alaska.
_ Gets Trace of Treasure.
It was on the Yukon River trip
that DeFries got trace of what he be
lieves will turn out to be rich placer
diggings. He is confident. that he
lies the right "dope.” Two men,
strangers to each other, he says, have
furnished him maps of the same lo
cation and one of them is going along
iand stake his own money.
As the story goes, it >s much like
the account of oilier lost mines. One
pariaer died and the other finally
made his way out of the wilderness
[with c. poke uf coarse gold.
The fact that rich deposi's of gold
|have been uncovered in Alaska makes
j the accounts of “lost mines” nil the
Imoee tempting and to the glamour of
|romance adds a touch of possible re
I a i ity.
One extremely rich claim, where
the gold seemed practically concen
trated from the whole surrounding
district, caused the stampede to ihe
Kantishna. The owners were forced
to guard the ground to keep stam
peders from ’ sniping" nuggets from
the surface. Gold found it! a natural
catch-basin caused the ster-nipede to
the Chisana.
Possibly in Chisana.
Some Alasuans now believe that
possibly the "lost mine” of the upper
Tanana basin may have had its ori
gin in the Chisana. As the stoiy goes
two prospectors penetrated the Tana
na wilderness before there was any
white settlement. One was killed by
'the Indians. The other, ‘hough had
jly wounded escaped. He Anally turn
jed up in Chicago with a strange story
i ai:cl a pocketful of nuggets to verify
ibis story. He made a rought map
'from memory and from that the loca
tion was thought to he in the vicinity
lot the confluence of the Goodpaster
]and Tanana rivers. The map made by
jthc prospector differed from the sub
sequent government maps, since the
latter showed the Goodpaster flowing
into the Tanana from the south. The
prospector’s map proved correct.
iMany of the early government maps
were in error.
\fter Fairbanks had established its
reputation as the center of a ■onsid
erable placer camp, and the country
bad been thoroughly staked, one of
those queer characters peculiar to the
Northland used to come to town pe- I
riedic-ally with enough gold to keep j
him in liquor for several months.
( milling About His I-mil.
\o matter how drunk he might bo- i
come, however, or how much he
might suffer from lack of stimulants |
after his money and credit were gone
he could never be made to talk abcnt i
the origin of his find. He wu3 almost i
uncannily cunning on this point. Kven
“trailers” soon gave up the idea that
lie could be followed. Figuring out
the time he was away each trip, some
now believe that he may have antici
pated the Tolovana strike by a few
years.
In the Koyukuk district numerous
“pots” of gold have been uncovered.
In fact, nearly every year an unusu
ally rich pocket is found by some one.
Most old timers remembei the fanled
creek whose waters were said almost
to run gold, it was reputed to be so
rich. It was supposed to be at some
place in the great Koyukuk divide.
Many outfits were stranded on the fi
nancial breakers looking, for it.
Rich deposits caused the Slate
Creek in early days, and later a few
rich spots were found near there at
the head of Valdez Creek.
•" MaeKende Has Its I/egeiMl*.
The MacKenzIe river system, pour
ing its flood of waters Into the Arctic
Ocean, furnishes the setting for lost
mines, ranging from almost solid
cliffs of gold and placer boulders too
big to carry, to mysterious tribes of
natives guarding the same as well as
almost tropical hot-spring vegetation
the year round, and even great sdiut
in valleys through which strange ani-i
mals roam. i
Both In the Ruhy and Iditarod dis-!
tricts rich spots of placer have been
found. The Nome "Third Beach
Line” is an old story.
, Even Southeastern Alaska where
there is a very little placer digging
at present, has its "lost rocket and
"lost cabin” myths. In one Instance
at least, decayed sltuce boxes werej
found to hear out the versions of i
fights with the natives, of bloodshed (
trials and rough sketches of the}
scenes. Many Juneau residents b>’-j
lieve the accounts, having known I
I some of the principals.
(•old Slug* Pounded (mi.
For that matter great “whs of j
gold," or, more properly speaking,
gold slugs have been pounded out of
quartz stringers within the sound of
Juneau whistles and at Sumdum and
other nearby places.
DeFries carries with him as a pock
et piece a nugget three parts gold
and one part quartz half as big as a
man's fist. It was found in the tail
ings of his Nome placers. It hints at
great possibilities and speaks elo
quently of the lure of gold.
The discovery of Alaska rubies was
made by DeFries and he said that
small chips of diamonds have been
found in the blue clay in Alaska. He,
at least, is confident that untold treas
ures still lie near the surface in
Alaska, and that he is on the right
track this time.
BERLIN TELLS OF
BRIBE BY ENTENTE
BERLIN, Jan. 29.—The Sofia cor
respondent of the Lokal Anzeiger re
ports details of the trial of the for
mer Bulgarian war minister, Grena
| dieff. who has been convicted of high
! treason and sentenced to ten years in
[Ktate’s prison, while twelve of his con
federates, mostly members of parlia
ment and prominent men, got off with
eight years at hard labor. The trial
crflffed intense excitement and the
men had to be guarded to prevent
their lynching by the populace. Some
of the conspirators coniessed. Gren
adieff received $3,000,000 for his part
|of ihe bribe and divided $2,000,000
among his confederates.
I The public prosecutor furnished
| proof that the conspirators received
($5,000,000 through a French agency
! Ivy the name of Des Closieres for thei •
;efforts to overthrow Premier Rades
lawoff and to bring about the forma
tion of a new ministry favorable to
the Allies.
SEEKS LAW AGAINST
WEARING OF CORSETS
Prohibition, the constitutional am
endment and other questions in the
legislature may pale before the wo
! mentous question Mrs. Anna Lee of
Indianapolis, Ind., hopes to have pre
sented to the general assembly. She
wants the wearing of corsets made il
legal. She scorns corsets and wears
one-piece dresses, but she only weighs
300 pounds.
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THIS IS
MRS. WISE
SHOPPER
She buys her goods
in town.
She knows the local
merchant
He knows her.
She is sure of HON
EST. SQUARE DEAL
ING. _
FOLLOW HER LEAD
AND TRADE At
HOME
OPEN KIREH AND
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
have been the cause of much
loss both of life and property.
Protect yourself against the
latter by having us issue you
a Are insurance policy on your
. home and its contents. Then
if Are does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Vuldey. Real Estate Agency
™r TONY’S PLACED
E VERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
F1RS1 CLASS Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our l.arge Meet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle to Valdez—
Feb. 3—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 16—S. S. Admiral Evans
For Seward.
| Feb. 25—S. S. Admiral Watson
For Kodiak
Mar. 2—S. S. Admiral Farragut
[ Mar. 9—S. S. Admiral Evans
From Valdez for Seattle—
Feb. 4—-S. S. Admiral Evans
Feb. 11—S. S. Admiral Watson
Feb. 23—S. S. Admiral Evans
Mar. 8—S. S. Admiral Watson
Mar. 10—S. S. Adm. FarraRut
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Sailings from Seattle—
Jan. 26—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 1 —S. S. Northwestern.
Feb. S- —S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 16—S. S. Alaska
Valdez to Seattle—
Jen. 27—S. S. Mariposa.
Feb. 2—S. S. Alaska.
Feb. 8—S. S. Northwestern.
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-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU. CORDOVA. ELLAMAR, FT. LISOUM,
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. D. TRACY, Uen'l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
Make it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Elec
trification, you’ll enjoy the comfortable accommo
dations and you’ll like the little courtesies inci
dent to “Milwaukee” service.
J. C. Martin, Valdez, Pkoae 1 A. E. Harris, T. P. A. Juneau, Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Rexall! Rexall! Always gets first
'call by discriminating buyers wh »
iknow that Rexall stands lor superla
tive excellence. Owl Drug Store, ex
^elusive agents. tf
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Pure Fresh Drugs ai tne Valdez
Drug Store. tf
For fine Candies see our stock.
I Valdez Drug Co. tf
A new line of neaters priced right,
at Mead's. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
j Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
Just Received—the latest Poptriar
Songs and Music. Valdes Drag Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe. tLat baggage for yoa. tf
For good warm roams try the St.
Ellas Hotel. ff
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
Location notices, Dotn quarts ani
placer, at the Miner office.
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