VOLUME 5. NO. It VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1906. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
We Carry tbe LARGEST and
MOST COMPLETE STOCK of
General
Merchandise
On the Coast of Alaska, being equipped
to handle both Retail and Wholesale
Orders.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO j
MAIL ORDERS FROM OUTLYING f
POINTS
We are particularly strong in Groceries, Hardware,
Furnishings, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Clothing,
and carry many other lines. We have Built Up Our
Business On Blent. Try Us.
Vivi^Drv^ COLD STORAGE CO.,
and CITY MEAT MARKET.
OJ*l\ A. L. I.EV Y 4 CO.
FRESH
VEGETABLES
Wholesale and
Retail Dealers
TELEPHONE I
oo
'i OO.
Live and Dressed Meats, Poultry,
Fish, Oysters, Butter and Eggs.
Medicine Outfits For The Trail
(Largest Assortment of Snow (Hasses.)
STATIONERY MINING LOCATION NOTICES
Agents Dr<*9 CO. Ph4°0ne
Notice.
The City will pay for coal sacks
in good condition anil dry, if de
livered at the Fire Hall in bundles
of 25. Sacks must b^ delivered
Saturday. See \V. H. Crnry, Town
Clerk.
Blaniev Stevens and wife came to
Bouldar bay on the Bertha. -Mr.
Stevens is in town for a few days
on business.
Nails, Jjocks, Building and Tar
Paper, also large stock of other
Building Material to lie bad at
A. L. Levy & Co's.
Have You Seen
The new Edison “Home” Phono
! graph, with repeating attachment,
just received at the Bowling Alley?
They are just the thing. We also
have the largest stock of Flower
j Horns ever carried in Valdez, and
Gold Moulded Records galore, j
Before you buy that Phonograph I
see us. It will pay you.
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Bern.
To Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dolan,
Monday June 2, a son. The child
. weighs eight pounds.
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A. L. LEVY & CO
Bankers
Valdez, Alaska
We Do A General Banking Business
Buy a ml Sell Exchange, Buyand Ship Gold Dust, Accept Deposits,
Make Collections and Loan Money on approved security at Low Rates
pi. Jntep .-t.
Among the arrivals on the Santa
Clara were Steve Birch, ami
H. Birch, who are going to
Chittvna country to examine some
of the copper properties in that
section, They will start over the
hill with a pack train as soon as
the trail is open.
J. D. Meenach, C. X. Welsh, Dr.
Coleman ami Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Gray were among the passengers
for Valdez on the Santa Clara.
We are sole agents for Strong &
Garfield’s famous waterproof shoes.
A. L. Levy it Co.
Jefferson City, Mo., June G—The
democratic convention yesterday
adopted a platform with a strong
Bryan plank.
Summons.
In ThcC.'omiui"*! 'ru-i s < o'»ri. Forty Mil-- Pre
cinct. Third Division, Territory of Ala-ka.
lie fort* E. lc. brady, < ’oniini.-sioiier and Kx
Otlicio .ftwtic** . i the Peace.
James lull linger, Plaintiff, >
vs. [ SIMMONS
A. Moffat, Defendant )
The lTodd*nt < f t i.«- I'nited States to the above
name dc' *ndant: H reeling—
You are h rel > summoned t.» be and appear
before the inn « rsigned, a Justice ol the Peace,
in and ioi t). F ii\ Mile Precinct, of the Third
Division of the Territory of Alaska, <»n the -e.
etitccnth day nt July, Nineteen Hundred and
Six, at ih< hour of two o'clock in toe afternoon
of said day. at V\< kershem, in said Precinct
Divison and T> rritorv aforesaid, to answer the
complaint 01 James Oallingei, a copy of w-hich,
duly veiificd, is now on die in -aid e*»urt, in
which said plaintiff demand* judgment again si
you for the sum of ninety one (Ui.oo) dollars,
with costs, .‘.rid utiles.- v »u so appear and an
swer plaintiff may take judgment against you
for the amount prayed for, to-wic, tlie sum of
Ninety-one (T'd.w?) dollars, and cos*-; the order
for the Pnmictown of Summons being -mode
herein tin* tilth dav of April, PAM..
(iivcn under my hand and the
seal of this court, this twenty
fourth day of April, nineteen
SEAL hundred and six.
E. K.-Upauv
Cominis-ioner and ex-officio
Justice of tin* Peace.
Date first publication May 21, HMMi.
Date last publication June 21. lAtfi.
Notice Alaska Trade
San Francisco, Apr. 21, 1000
Our business continues as before
Prompt Shipment Guaranteed
All order tilled from our New York
house.
We will be bigger and better
than ever.
HOFFMAN, ROTHCHILD & CO.
Wholesale Clothiers,
3BOO Clay St.
Telegraphic Items. I
Washington, June 7—It is re
ported that Nelson and MeCumber
have agreed to kill time by talking
from two to four days each, contin- j
ning until the session ends, when
ever the matter of Wickersham’s!
appointment eomes up. The Sen
ate is incensed at the annoucement
made yesterday that Nelson had
agreed with the president to quit
the fight if defeated in committee.
Washington, June 7—Sullivan,
on the floor of the House, charged
that Roosevelt and Sargeant iiad
agreed not to enforce the Chinese
exclusion act, under agreement
with the Chinese government to
stop the boycott.
Sioux Falls, Iowa, June 6—The
republicans nominated W. E. Gam
ble to congress. The insurgent
candidate, E. W. Martin, was de
feated.
Harrisburg, Pa, June <>—The
indications are that Edwin Stewart,
of Philadelphia, will he nominated
by tbe republicans as governor to
day.
Hot Springs, June b—There is 11
hot battle on to-day at the demo
cratic convention between Gover
nor Davis and Senator Berry for
the nomination as governor.
St. Petersburg, June b The
ministry tried to argue the agrari
an question yesterday before the
lower house, but cries of ‘‘Resign”
were so loud that they were forced
to stop to pacify the members.
Goremykin plans on submitting a
bill making a general revision of
the tax laws.
- Seattle, June b—The direct pri
mary advocates are planning to
hold" a convention during the visit
of Governor Laiollette in June.
All of the state direct primary
leagues will be represented.
^cattle, June 0—The Portland
arrived from Valdez last night
Portland, June 6 —Enough re
; turns are in to insure the election
of Chamberlain as governor,
Bourne to the senate, and W. C.
Hawley and \V. R. Ellis, republi
cans, to congress. T^e womans
suffrage ticket- was defeated.
Seattle, June 5—No Nome mail
leaves here until June 19, when
1 the government opens bids, un
less the chamber of coimfierce is
successful in its efforts to secure a
special service on steamers leaving
previous to that time. The de
partment refuses to ship at eight
cents per pound.
Chicago, June b — The meat
packers are preparing to organize
i the Standard Oil. the coal trust,
i railroads and insurance compan
' ies into a combination to kili
; Roosevelt politically. His admin
list ration has been such a strenu
' ous one in the way of investiga
! tions of the different trusts, and
Roosevelt has been so largely rc
; sponsible for the agitation that the
trusts are resolved to remove him
i from the political map. Ogden
! Armour w ill lead the combination,
New Schedule.
The Seattle Tunes says on July
first the Northwestern Steamship
j Co., will inaugurate a new schedule'
1 to Valdez and Seward which will
give them a sailing at least three,
and possibly four times a month.
The steamers Santa Clara, Oregon
and Saratogo will co^er the run.
Portland After Trade.
Since the freight rate between
Portland ami Seattle has been cut
i to 7^ cents a hundred pounds, the
: Portland Commercial Ciub is
sending out literature to the mer
chants of Alaska, soliciting a share
of their trade. They sav that ships
direct from Portland to Alaska will
be the result of closer trade rela
tions. They claim Portland car
j pies superior grades of goods and
! makes lowest prices.
The Nome Nugget reports a
strike “on the ancient beach line”
on No. 1 above discovery on Won
der creek where the dirt is so rich
that the gold can be seen sticking
out of it. S. G. Gale claims to
have taken $72 out of threc-quart
i ers of a water bucketful of dirt.
Mew Steamboat Service.
The Northwestern Steamship ]
Co., on July 1st, will inaugurate a1
fast service between Seattle and,
here, leaving Seattle on the 1,8,;
16. and 24 of each month, coming
direct to Valdez on a six day
schedule. The boats will go from
here to Seward and return to Val- ;
dez, leaving for Seattle on the 6,,
13, 20 arid 2S of each month, mak- i
ing the trip out in six days.
This service goes into effect July ,
1, and under present contracts will
continue for four years. The state-!
ment made in the Seward Gateway
that the boats would go direct to
Seward was a mistake.
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A Narrow Escape.
An argument arose last week
between J. Griffith Stephens and
Jandos, the milk man, over the
ownership of a lot on the reserva
tion, and Jandos took a shot gun 1
and went looking for Stephens.
When he located his man he got
up to close range and tried to blow
him off the lot with a charge of
buck shot, but fortunately the gun
snapped. Jandos is now in the
doctor’s care.
Start A Dairy
T. J. Rhinehart, who went out
last month to get stock, returned
on the Burl ha with eight cows and
two horses. He will start a dairy
here.
An Other Old Tinier Married.
C. T. Hollinsworth, who has
been a resident of Valdez since the
construction of the glacier, went
V'ast during the winter and
brought hack a bride. The couple I
-* |
arrived on the Bertha and will re-1
side hereafter at Valdez.
Will Sail To Valdez.
W. C. Graham and Mike Bar
rett, started for Valdez last night
in their own boat. They will sail
the entire distance, and expect to
reach Valdez in about ten days.
Their boat is twenty ieet over all
and nine feet and eight inches
beam. They will prospect this
summer around Prince William
Sound.—Dispatch.
Col. Swanitz Returns.
Col. A. W. Swanitz arrived on
the Santa Clara with a shipment
of heavy timbers for the railroad
wharf and four horses. Aiter July
1, when the wharf is completed,
ithere will be heavy shipments of
! railroad material. The piling for
5 the wharf will ail be driven in two
weeks, and the planking will be
down before the first of the month.
Find Trace Of Capt. Woodman.
All doubt as to the fate of Capt.
F. A. Woodmam, master of the
Inlet steamer Uncle Sam last year,
who left Kenai December 23 in an
open boat to go to Seldovia, was
dissipated a few days ago when
| Alexander R. Ryan, deputy mar
;u-Lu.il at Kenai, found a canvas bag
; containing clothing and papers
belonging to Woodman, which had
; been washed up by high tide near
: Nenilchuk, about fifty miles below
i Kenai.
11 had been believed for several
! months that Capt. Woodman lost
his life in the treacherous waters
i of the Inlet, as he had not been
seen since the evening of the day
' he started from Kenai, when he
; passed Kusiloff point in a little
rowboat with a sail The boat
was a sort di yawl, and Captain
Woodman put up a piece of canvas
for a sail. Capt. Freeman of Kusi
loff saw him pass that point.—
Seward Gateway.
The? bureau of geological survey
has issued a book by Alfred II.
Brooks anil his assistants who have
been engaged in Alaska surveys,
I descriptive of the eeography, geolo
i gy, climate and material progress
j of Alaska. It is compiled from the
j latest data on all those subjects.
Rails Contracted For
Col. Swanitz, of the Valdoz-Yu
kon railroad reports tha> his com
pany has contracted for three miles
of rails which wid leave Seattle on
July 1st and for a locomotive and
sis cars to l>e shipped July Itith.
There will be another shipment of
three miles of rails Aug. 1 and the
same amount every 15 days there
after. Contracts are now being let
for ties.
Owing to the high price and
scarcity of lumber in Seattle a saw
mill was brought up on the Santa
Clara and will he installed at the
terminal grounds. As soon as tins
track is laid the mill will be moved
up Lowe river. The mill will l>e
ready to run in about a week.
The prospects now seem to ho
that the Valdez-Yukon will be th#
first road to have track laid and
in use from this place.
Mining Experts.
The interest of eastern capital
ists in the Copper river country is
decidedly bn the increase. On the
Santa Clara was K. \V. Gray, a
noted mining expert, closely allied
to the American Smelting A- Relin
ing Co., and associated capitalists.
He leaves tomorrow with a large
party to examine various noted
copper properties near the Chitty
na. Mr. Gray is widely known as
a mining expert and assaver.
Another party will go in under
the management of Mr. Hazelline
to examine the Amman-Crawford
group and other properties.
F. F. Burgin, who was here in
January securing options in the
interests of Mr. Phillips, of New
York, is expected to come north on
the Santa Clara, leaving Seattle
June 20 A party of experts will
accompany him. Mr. Burgin was
recently married and his ' ride will
come up with him.
Found Gold Quart*.
A strike of gold quartz has been
made near the giacier by Haines,
the tinner, of Seward. He came
over on a prospecting trip about a
month ago and found a ledge of
free milling ore nearly thirty feet
wide, which runs as high as ten
dollars a ton. He staked a num
ber of claims and left this morning
for Seward with samples. He will
return shortly to develop the nrop
ertv.
Republican Convention.
The republican Territorial Com
mittee of Alaska has issued a call
for a convention at Juneau July
14, 1906, for the purpose of nomin
ating a candidate for the office of
delegate from the District of Alas
ka to congress.
Delegates from this district have
been apportioned as follows:
Cleary 4, Circle City 1, Chenoa 1,
Coal Bay 1, Diamond City 1, Ella
mar 1, Eagle 2, Portymile District
1, Fairbanks Creek 2. Fairbanks 10,
Hope 1, Kyak (Catella) 1, Kan
tislma 2, Kodiak 1, Karluk 1, La
'Jouche i, McKinley 1. Orca 2,
Rampart 3, Seward 3. Sunrise 1,
Tanana 1, Cnga 2, Valdez 6.
Will Start Over Summit.
Several pack trains are prepar
ing to cross the summit within the
next week. The season is so late
that it well he necessary to brake
a trail through the snow on top of
the hill and the packers will com
bine forces for that purpose.
Federal judge Gunnison has
called a conference to meet at
Skagway on June 12, to consist of
the governor, a representative from
each of the municipalities in his
judicial district and the United
States Commissioners, so that
there can be no mistake in the
boundary lines of the voting pre*
cincts under the new delegate law,
and a mutual understanding of all
its provisions. Although there,is
no provision under the new law
for this conference, the federal
judge thinks it is for the best that
such a conference be held and
therefore the call, for which all at
tending will receive actual travel*
ing expenses.