ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
Leave Seattle Arrive Seward
MARCH 9.ALAMEDA.i. MARCH 16
MARCH 16.NORTHWESTERN.MARCH 23
MARCH 23 .ALAMEDA. MARCH 29
MARCH 30.ALASKA.'APRIL 6
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers with
out notice. Tickets on sale at up-town office, Empress Building.
J. J. LANKIN, Agent.
F. B. TRACY, General Agent.
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PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
ADMIRAL LINE
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ALASKAN SAILING DATES
\ Leave Seattle Leave Seward
\ Mar. 9. .PARRAGUT. .Mar. 16
) Mar. 19 . .WATSON.. Mar. 26
< Mar. 26 ...EVANS... April 3
First Anchorage Sailing
Apr. 1 ..FARRAGUT.. Apr. 9
Sailings from Seattle to
CALIFORNIA
Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays
Steamers
President, Governor, Queen,
Senator, Umatilla, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE.
Sacjt Francisco to Lo&AtgelH, daily except Sunday.
Sain Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
STEAMERS HARVARD, YALE, PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR,
ADMIRAL SCHLEY AND ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
For Full Particulars, T. B. WATSON, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska.
Alaska Men
Going Outside This Winter Outfit at
CHEASTY’S
The Specialty Men's Shop
in Seattle*
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Men's and Young Men’s Wear
i; Sundberg’s Grocery j;
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PLANT EARLY. WE HAVE THE SEEDS.
BOOTH’S SARDINES AND TUNA FISH.
SWIFT’S PREMIUM HAMS AND BACON, THE BEST ;;
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TEAS—Folger’s, Reliance, Crescent and Blue Ribbon.
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Sandwiches, coffee and pastry lunch
es served at the North Pole Bakery.
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Best music"and enteffainers at Pe
terson’s. 399
The thermometer at Nome reached
34 below zero recently.
The Alaska Dispatch, at Juneau, has
recently added a big Optimus press to
its equipment at a cost of 3,950.
At the Anchor Point fur farm, near
Seldovia, the owners have between 60
and 60 black and silver gray foxes
in their pens.
Much mining activity is reported
this winter on lower Cleary creek and
the Chatanika flats, in the Fairbanks
district.
A recent arrival in Nome from Can
dle reports there is not an idle man
in the camp and that all the Candle
creek miners are taking out good pay.
Joe Baronovich, of Wrangell, has
installed oil burners on his steamer
Nahlin, and will operate the vessel on
the Stikine river during the coming
season.
The steamer Americ arrived at
Wrangell recently with the report that
Warm Springs bay was entirely froz
en over and that she was unable to
land at that point and take on several
passengers booked for the trip.
Advices from Dime creek state that
pay has been found on that creek be
low Goose creek, where it had never
been located before. The new pay is
not rich, but is very wide, and gives
the camp an indefinite lease of life.
Rosskopf Bros, and associates who
are working on the divide between
Glacier and Rock creeeks, in the Nome
district, are reported to have struck
an old channel in which they get pans
as high as thirty cents.
A case of scarlet fever was discov
ered last week in Ketchikan. A strict
quarantine of the case was at once es
tablished and the mayor issued warn
ing to the'citizens to take all possible
precautions to prevent spreading of
the disease.
The citizens of Wrangell and vicini
ty are circulating a petition for the
purpose of securing government aid in
the construction of a road from that
place to Groundhog Basis, where there
is a large number of mining claims
being developed.
Frank Powell suffered a severely
frozen foot while fighting fire at the
Yukon Gold company’s messhouse at
Guggieville, near Dawson, and who, it
was thought, would lose several of his
toes, is rapidly recovering and will
probably save the entire foot.
The sawmill of Roberts and Ed
mundsen at Roosevelt, about 25 miles
out from Seward, was destroyed by
fire of unknown origin recently. The
mill was engaged in turning out ties
for the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion.
Preliminary foundation tests for the
steel bridge which is to be built across
the Tanana river by the Alaskan En
gineering commission, will be started
within a few days under the direction
of C. H. Rand, who is now busy pre
paring the drill and making other
necessary preparations.
Proposals will be received by the
chief clerk of railway mail service at
Cordova for the performance of emer
gency star route service from McCar
thy by Dan creek to Nizina, two round
trips per month from May 1 to Sep
tember 30, 1917, handling not to ex
ceed 300 pounds of mail per trip, run
ning three days each way; bids close
to May 15.
Capt. Ben Durkee has announced his
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SPECIAL FOR THIS
BAGLEY’S APPLE JUICE
GOLD SHIELD COFFEE.
WEEK
ONLY.
.28-OUNCE CAN 20c
.16-OUNCE CAN 40c
PRICES REASONABLE
PHONES: STORE 7-R
PROMPT DELIVERY— —COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OFFICE 20-R
intention of going out of the lighter
age business at Katalla, and Capt.
Rathbome, an experienced transporta
tion man, has drawn up plans for a
boat particularly adapted for use in
this section. The boat will cost ten
thousand dollars and will be put in
commission next summer.
A new strike of considerable mag
nitude is reported to have been made
on Jump creek in the Candle district
by Ed. Hanson, Bill Evans and An
drew Olson. The pay is said to meas
ure more than 100 feet in width. Jump
creek is five or six miles long and en
ters Candle at Discovery.
Some of the finest looking ore ever
seen in the Klondike is being exhibit
ed in Dawson by Nick Donohoe from
his property in the vicinity of the head
of Gold Run. Assays of the ore give
returns of from $18 to $409 per ton.
Donohoe intends to operate the mine
on a large scale this coming summer.
Capt. A. E. Lathrop, the movie mag
nate, has announced his intention of
erecting a four-story concrete build
ing in Cordova in the spring, with a
frontage of 50 feet on Front street
and running back 100 feet. The ground
floor will be occupied by the Empress
theatre. The structure will cost about
$65,000.
Time to fall in line with the others
that eat at Cameron’s Cafe. 364
NOTICE !
Direct from factory to Anchorage
over the trail—Wheat Straw cigarette
papers. Robarts. 599
War News
Rumors and facts at Peterson’s. 444
Get your eyes examined free at
George Osborn’s, the leading jeweler,
by Fred Carlquist, graduate optician.
Satisfaction guaranteed. 260
North Pole Bakery serves lunches
after the show. 567
Phone 43-Y for car, day or night.
Wood and coal a specialty. Universal
Taxi and Transfer. 126
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
MASONS
Anchorage Masonic Club
meets first and third Thursday
in month. G.C.HAMMOND, Sec.
L. 0. 0. M. 1534
Regular meeting every Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock,
at A. L. U. Hall.
JAS. L. CORT, Sec.
BILL’S CLUB.
J. T. WESTERMANN, Secy.
Meets at Club Rooms every
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.
EAGLES CLUB
Meets every Friday night
at the Anchor club. Lathrop
Block. C. G. GANTY, Secy.
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Alaska Pool Room
;_Fourth Ave., Near D.
:: Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies, Soft Drinks, Fruits, Concord
■ • Grape Juice.
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:: JOSEPH SCHMITBAUER. - . Proprietor.
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BANKING BY MAIL
It makes no difference where you are located, you
can send us your gold dust or checks and we will place
them to your credit, acknowledging receipt and furnish
ing you with a check book so you can draw money when
needed; or, if you prefer, we will place th4 money on de
posit in our Savings Department where it will earn 4 per
cent interest.
We will be pleased to attend to any business you
wish transacted anywhere.
German-American Mercantile Bank
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Hotel Anchorage
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REASONABLE RATES
HOT AND COLD WATER.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
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Dohrmann-Herning & Co.
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE
TOOLS AND SPORTING GOODS.
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS.
New Matanuska Hotel
MATANUSKA JUNCTION.
M.J. ROCHE, Prop.
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CAFE IN CONNECTION
A. LYALL, Prop.
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LEARN TO DANCE.
Latest Dances Taught.' Begin
ners given special attention. For ap
pointment call at third house from
C on 6th Ave.
WM. BUNTING.
Cotton felt mattresses, bed springs
and linoleum, at Crocker's. 459
C. HENNING
TAILOR.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s
Saits Gleaned, Pressed and
Repaired. 4th Ave. and D St. !
Pies, fancy cakes, staple bakery
goods at North Pole Bakery. 567
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