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SEWARD. ALASKA. JUNE 29. 1914
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Cold is not the only valuable tiling which Alaskans have beenj
digg ng out of the ground. Asa matter of fact, those who dug i
solely for something else have* been more fortunate financially, j
Thev dug for foxes. Strange as this may j
MORE PROFITABLE seem to most folks, it is the plain truth.
•T//.1.V Before the fox pups are old enough to
DIGGIXG GOLD leave their dams, white and Indian trap
pers dip into their holes and capture'
them The live little foxes are more profitable than furs taken.
from grown animals. j
A tow days ago a steamship ot tin* t anadian Pacific t <>mpan,\ j
arrived at Vancouver with l-‘* cub foxes, valued at $100,000, or;
n« arlv $H0P apiece on tin* average. 1 he* ownei htought the m lot
:o.\ farms which have* been established in several Eastern states
tind !' New Prunswirk and Prince Edward island. (hie special lot
o: ten voung black foxes was sc>ld to a New N ork tirm for S>0.O00.
l«]\tMi !uc>re valiutb e than tin* black fox is tin* sil\ei gia.N tox
, A "U . There > praet cally no limit to tin* price of article's of
won e: ‘s w. made ot ts fur. Recently a Montreal tirm sold for
^7 lH.. ,tut s: ! muff of silver fox, and it was railed by ex
perts a bargain price."
\\ t . :i lb* : i*ri'>s ht 1 .; ts of demand tor an artic e ot luxui\v
p j, v, st is ev dent tl i? digging for fo.\c*s is more profitable than
diggli g for gold. Abo tin*re is greater certainty ot return tor
tbc* effort
Outfit at Knik
For Willow Creek and
Nelchina Districts
You can v.c*t just what you will need on the ground
at Prices that w ill 5ave You .Money.
Groceries, Supplies, Boots, Shoes
Shoe Pars, Horse feed
Hardware... Mining Supplies
GEO. PALMER’S
KNIK, ALASKA
USE THE PHONE
ALASKA ELECTRIC COMPANY
5. M. GRAFF, • President and General Manager
HOWARD WATCHES
GEORGE, IRE JEWELER
Watches and Jewelry Repaired
Kishinvr tackle at J. L. Graef’a $
PIONEER
HOSPITAL
OF SEW A HD
DR. J. M. ROMHi, Direc tor
Office hours 2 to i p. in.
Daggett Block
hospital bv Appointment
J
jt a wan I hr* a w<*m»n that* hi* hu*i .r*a,
/i nd li a woman Ilk*» a man that * hrr bu.ai*
' * nraa.
nd d thr> j{rt ina nrr* that .* thrir bumnaaa
RUT Cl.GANi.4G. PRESSING
u AND TAILORING
IS MY BUSINESS.
C. HENNING
Agent for
FRED KAUFFMANN CLOTHES
C. MATHISON
The Bald Headed Painter Will Do
Vour Work Pijfht
PHICtS RIGHT. A trial solicited.
ROOSEVELT ROADHOUSE
MILE 23
i Launch leaves for Cooper ( reek
larwliiiL' aia) wax point', Tuesdays and
Kridavs, connecting with car.
A. W. ROBERTS. Prop.
NOTICE
('HAKhKS KhkFTI.VC, < 'arpenter
; Shop is temporarily removed to build
imr southside of Cohnan honse.
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Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers'
Meets the First Monday Night of each
month at the A. B. hall.
w m. Sauers, Pres. Isaac Evans, Sec v j
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Open Day ami Nighl Established 1905
COMMERCE CAFE
SHORT ORDERS AT ALL HOURS
$1 a day or Three Tickets. Bread 15 Loaves or Tickets for $1.
Doughnuts 15c per doz.
Service at Counter, Tables or Private Boxes. E. LEVIN, Prop.
...PIONEER HOTEL...
F. B. CANNON, PROPH.
Newly Furnished and Renovated. Twelve Comfortable
Rooms. Nicely Furnished Ladies’ Sitting Room. Family
Accommodations as Good as Can Be Had in Alaska.
KNIK - - ALASKA
Hotel Seward
W. A. V'NEll.EY, Prop. W. A. C. BALDWIN. Lessee
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES $1.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
hotel mm i
E. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
The Coleman
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. GEO. SEXTON, PROP.
Electric lights. Electric bell. Modern bath rooms. Kates reasonable.
FOURTH AVENUE SEWARD, ALASKA
The Seattle Bar
Bensen & Tecklenburg, Proprietors.
OLYMPIA DRAFT BEER BLUE RIBBON BOTTLED BEER
BEST LIQUORS
DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED CIGARS
Elegantly Furnished and Steam Heated
~ • • Rooms in Connection _I
THE BORGEN GROCERY
Staple and Fancy Groceries phone Main 134
Handles the Best Canned Goods from the Pacific Coast. Best Treatment to everybody and Prices Right.
GOODS DELIVERED TO ALL PARTS OF TOWN.
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor. Clayson Building, Seward
Seward Commercial Co.
.. Seward’s llp-to-date Business House..
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Carries a Full Line of
Miners’ and Prospectors' Supplies, Tents
Stoves, Ammunition and Hardware.
Reliance, Maximum and Supreme Brands
Canned fruits and Vegetables.
Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, Sundries.
Ladies’ and Gent’s furnishings.
Exclusive on Crossett Shoes
Victors, Victrolas and Victor Records
We give money back on anything purchased
here if not satisfactory.
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND GOLD MINFR’S SliPPI IfS
Doors 8c Windows
Land's Ranges
I X L Parlor Heaters
(iasoline Stoves
(’ook Stove*
('amp Stove*
AirTijjht Heaters
( >il Stoves
Alcohol Stove*
Spark PI in'*
.)limp < 'oil*
I Jatteries
(iranite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & H Paper
Malihoio RooIinL'
Tar Paper
Deafenimr felt
Weal her St rip*
Gasoline
(ias Engine < >il
Ni.irine Engine Oil
Valve < )il
Elaine < >il
Elom* Oil
Linseed < )i!
< up <irease
I ’aint s
Lacs pie ret Paint
Asphalt um Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Tnrpent ine
Japan
I)enat tired A icohul
Goal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
Rifles
Shut (inns
A minimi? ion
FLhinif i'.ick<e
Liant i#owci*• i*
(ap.*»
Fuse
Bench For^e'*
BiackMiiit h’> < oal
i h*l low*
Wheel Barrow *
< u! Ier\
Fire ( Ja>
Fire Brick
Lime
i ement
<Ha»
Kope
Mercury
Seine Tw ine
J. L. GRAEF
PACIFIC ALASKA
NAVICtTlOH COMPANY
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers leave Seattle every ten days each month on the
5th, 15th, 25th,
via the INSIDE PASSAGE, for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez, Latouehe, Seward,
Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak Island.
PUGET SOUND-CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle to San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Points.
CALLING AT KNIK, KODIAK AND ILLIAMNA
The Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle May 15.
The Admiral Evans leaves Seattle May 25.
Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates without notice.
B. F. WATSON, General Agent. WAYNE BLUE, Local Agent.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
SAFETY SERVICE ,, SPEED
Days for Valdez, Cordova, Skagway, Juneau,
Ketckikan and Seattle
S. S. Dirigo leaves Seward 15th of each month for Cook Inlet points and Dutch Harbor.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek, Treadwell,
Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and Latouche. Explosives, S.
S. Seward. Sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Sew
ard, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th.
1&"Right reserved to change this schedule without notice-^
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPTILL, Agent
H V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
—---Dealers in
COAL, WOOD AND ICE j
General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 4.
SEWARD N US
Dealers in Pine Stationery, Imperial Confectionery,
Standard Brands of Cigars and Tobaccos. All t ie
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