Free Gold Strike.
Victoria, —Advices have been re
ceived of. the discovery of free gold,
reported to assay $1,800 to the ton, on
Lawn points. There are indications
that the £ paniards worked mines in
the district during the Spanish regime
cm the west coast of Vancouver island.
Skagway, Sept. 28—The primary w» «
held today and Thomas Cale was
favored as the candidate for the Re
publican national committee for Alas
ka. Strong home rule resolutions
were adopted “We deplore the efforts
of the governor to discredit the dele
gate the people of Alaska have elected
to cougress, and maintain that, the
secretary of the interior should not."
allow the prestige of the chief execu
tive office in Alaska to be a factor in
lobby at the national capital regard
less of whether or not special interests
have lent their influence to his aj~
poiutmeut ”
According to many Alaskans who are
.now finding their way to Seattle on the
last boats, says the Times, the labor
troubles which hare played havoc with
attairs in Alaska’s two big placer
camps, Nome and Tanaua, will in all
probability redound to the permanent \
profit of the whole territory. As a re
sult of the general tie up. »heie has
been more prospecting done for “hard
•jrocky’ quartz - propositions, this last
juiumer and fail than has been dope
in all of Alaska’s previous summers
together.
For the year ending t>une 30, the
Gran by .Comps uy produced some 20,
000,000 pounds of copper. Since the
installation of the Grabber Reduction
Work9. its stockholders have received
eight dividends, -The- first o *e of 1
pnr,. cent, was made in 1903 The
present annual dividends of 12 per
cent. call for ati etfpauditHwe bf $1,020,
000
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For Sale—Bar and fixtures. Brown
Jt Hawkins, Seward, Alaska. 3t
iTlieap homes save rent. Harry R.
.. Jhowu & Co. *
Ellamar
'Mining
Companv
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prices Reasonable.
Ellamar. Ala«*k*>
W-LUHSTON
'COAL
FOR SALK
Bv 0. K lii’NXKi.L :ii Rev Holds Bank
or \\ altkr Whitb
~ *to Celebrate Alaska Day.
Fairbanks,—Alaska day, October 18,
will be commemorated here on an ex
tensive scale. It is hoped to make the
day generally observed as a public
holiday through Alaska on the anni
verary of the formal transfer of the
territory from Russia. An enthusias
tic public meeting was held last night
to arrange the details of the celebra
tion. _
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD j
OF EQUALIZATION.
Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council will sit as a
Board of Equalization between the
hours of 2 o,clock p. m. and 4
o’clock p. tn.,on the 14th, loth, and
24th days of October. 1907 for thei
purpose of equalizing the assess-1
nie»t of property for taxes. All j
parties complaining will then !»♦•!
heard.
W. H. Chary, •
Town Clerk.!
i
The President has signed a procla- j
motion eliminating 33,000 acres from j
the Chngach national forest in Alaska, j
The land eliminated covers an area
one mile back from the shore line of j
Valdez arm extending along both sides j
and aronud the bead of the bay about!
thirty miles, including the sites of .the i
of Valdez, the military reserva- ;
tion and the possible future town of.
tiWihpoit.
We handle only the BEST OF
K\ ERYTH1NG at the Valdez Marke .1
Pnone 29
Leave your collections witth Harry '
R. Brown A Co. *
i ' '
Strictly Home Cookiug, Mr?. Gor
j
don. Seventh and Broadway, Old
Lyhch residence.
■M , ■"
Wanted Jit Qnce j
To cat their meals at the Tav
ern Restaurant. Apply at any
hour, day or night.
i
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II. S. WATKRMAS .0. W. llAl.KIM.TO> j
Waterman & Harrington
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Mining Engineers
ASSAY OFFICE
)■ 'Mne Mhii»ik< iiieijt, Sm v- ys
••uni.., #1.5d ;
i iluM Him stiver.. ..2.‘io
copper.1.3(1 ’
; U-H.l. ..I .nO
• inM, Sliver mnl !>»«•! . .1.5(1 i
(itdd Hinl Supper. d.OO
(.old, Mlver and ...».50 j
(mjil, (•liver, Co|iMr Htid Lt id. 4.5n
< and Silver Umpire.5.00
’ Iron. t.on j
Sulphur. Aluminum, Tin, I'litiiiiuiii,
Quicksilver, Zinc. Nickel. Colwll,
, Cnruiuiuin, etc .fi.00
tin Unlinu Sulphur .. . ... lo.on i
Mill tests ..$15 to $80 ,
•*rc eiiHlvsij* . . ..?lflrtinliifi
* j
New
Map of Knight’s Island
Now Ready
For Sale at d Waterman &
Drug Stores Harrington;
F. W. Rosenthal
I.
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Seal Of Kentucky Distilling Co.
' I
he \ ira »e their celebrated brand of whiskey the "Seal of Kentucky.” Tnis ;
w i..led a* one of the line-t oi Old Kentucky’s productions, and to parties desiring to j
ii.ircA.i~ in lend. to r.ve b »l bus or over, wc agree to give quotations that are surprisingly :
ntc. ,.,1-rv in st.c-k all the leading brand of I’a & Ky Rye and Bourbon whiskeys j
a-el are p- pare 1 t.. fartiisli everything e *nnected with a first cl««s trade.
Wm. K. I’aXTuN, Agent. Valdez, Alaska.
1
La.lie»' Silk Wnl.-rs. Skirt*. <*«««»*•1“®»W
Fine Unoerwear, Kiinoniw, W rapper*, fcte.
ftvntlcmen’s Hot scry. N,.,.kv,
Shirt*, collar*. Cuffs «<!»«••». y.,r> i
The Golden Rule
Radies’ and
Gents’
Furnishings
_ _*___
Miss P. M. Rom, Prop
t , • \ - * * ’ '
Millinery, F»noy Goods and Sotlons .HAfl; mmi*
ALASKA CONSTRUCTION CO.
Manufacturers of Doors. Sasaes* Blinds
and all classes of shop work. Also Sheet
Meta), Plumbing and Steam Fitting
Blacksmith Work.
PUILDCRJ "12
j. D. sheloon, prtiMmt ' Contractors
Telephone 81 Office opposite Telephone Kxchi«i>ji
t
l
On the k Steam boat Route «
LATOUCHE ISLAND \
Also hands* to the mines of Hoodo, Elrington and Knight- h- (
land. ALL CONVENIENCES for - i > • • ’ j
TRAVELERS OR RROSPECTORSl
Hotel and Restaurant, General Merchandise and Clothim: |
Stores, Barber Shop, Laundry, Assay Office, Etc., Etc. (
DYNAMITE AND GASOLINE FOR SALE-— j
Dry, Goods Laces
fflyrtk Eaton’s Sion
Embroderies Notions
* *
WboS Your Pa|>er hanger?
C. < r. CROCKER has a Late, Up-To-Date Stock of
Wall Paper, Etc., and will do yoar papering and
Painting on short notice. _ . . .. -
K»v«t<*?»*-Ave ... - Next to Valdez Laundry
A GOOD BUSINESS CHANCE
Half Interest in
Good PayingSaloon
at Latouche
A Money-Maker. Will
show books to purchaser.
$2,000 per month profit.
Come and see us for fur
ther particulars.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
Come and talk it over
if yon want to
Lease> Buy or Sell