i PACKARD .SHOES appeal Mperially to (he men who like to
be always well dressed and who appreciate the finer details an style
and workmanship. PACKARDS have strength and character be
cause they are honestly and skillfully made.
SHOES $6.50
OXFORDS $6.00
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
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50 Per Cent Discount
We are disposing of our large slock of undertaking goods,
consistinp of best metallic-lined and plain caskets, also hard
wood colTlns; also embalming by a licensed cmbaliner at 50
percent, of our original price, which si about cosl price.
VALDEZ BANK Ik MERCANTILE CO., Inc.
Puget Sound Fir Lumber
We Carry a Complete Assortment
Mining Timbers, Bunker At
and Stamp Mill Materials >g pnce.
Yards Fjo* «f_WALL ST. A _• V 1 ^r>|
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ilaeful Information.
Cable office hours:
Week days 9 a. in. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays i> to 10
a. m. and 5 to G p. m.
Postoffice hours:
\Vc0k days 0 a. in. to 0 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 in. to
2 p. in.
The Indian
Tho following now world's
rocords wore mndo on l.ho
Indian Molorcyclo by Ed.
llnshu (iLos Angeles, Cal.,
April 5!h, in 12: ,
mvmSM*
\ miles, 2 min. HO 3-5 hoc.
5 miles, .'I min. 20 4-5 soq. '
fl miles, 4 miri. 1. 3-B soe. •
7 miles, 4 min. 42- 3-5 sec.
R inilos, 5 mill. 24 sec. .
1) milos, (I inin. 5 see.
10 inilos, 0 min. 45 4-5 sec.
A SMALL MOTOR
attached to the Sewing
Machine takes away the
hard manual work of the
seamstress. It relieves
her of the baQk breaking
tread and leaves her only
the steering of her work
under the needle.
It's a real home comfort.
Every woman should have
one attached to her
machine.
The electric man will
give particulars.
Alaska "waterT sJTaTj^T'
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
w sTom^
M*nr, si*»♦ HIn'd Hat
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Point..
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description. Hoae Valve*,
Iron Pipe, Fitting*.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Screen doors am] windows at
Rudolph's. If
I oil IIK.\T--Threc room fur
nished In misc. Apply Thus. S.
Scoll, ill clerk's office, court
IlOllSC.
Residents of the Rescrvation
who aiv bu*v during I !»«• week,
and wish lo work out I heir road
lax-on Sundays can make ar
rangements lo do so hv seeing llie
road Overseer.
I'KH RKNT-Thire-i 1111h.
I'uruished <»r mirurnislu'd, and
cabin. Impure II. II. Miller, opp.
Road <•• • itiini.»si<111 harn. Front SI.
kin.
The government trail over Ihe
pas* is ihiw passable, although
considerable snow remains on
this side. Tlu: inail went over
Ihr hill without any trouble a lew
days ago.
Within sixty days lot owners
will be aide lo get title to their
property. It will lake lime lo
prepare the plats and for the
town trustee |o jret ready for
business.
FOR SAI.K—One dining table,
(> chairs. I sideboard, I rliifon
iere. I spring eot, I carpel sweep
i'i*. Inquire mornings Mrs. K. K,
r.uslinuin. k 13
Tlii* s. s. Mariposa is reported
lo have passed Juneau yesterday
at I I p. in.. c« mserpicnt ly will h<
due here sonu» time tomorrow
Hubert Mcintosh ha.* completed
his contract of carrying ore from
the Ramsay-Rutherford property
t«> town, lie has also delivered
all the machinery which arrived
Trom below lo Ibe ground.
Reports have reached 1lio cily
10 Ili0 elTccI Mint IIh1 lead lia<l
been struck mi Hit* Olson prop
erties on Shoup bay and thai tin1
vein show* up fully as rich as on
I In* surface. Ray Millard is on
the ground al the present lime,
and is expected hark this evening.
It is said lh«' iih'ii working on
Ihe properly are now drifting on
the lead Uirougll rich ore. There
appears |o he no douhl hut thai
the Millard inlcre*ds will eonliu
ue work 011 the properly.
The hutehei's here are coni
plainink of the rapjd advance in
the price of beef, by wholesale,
down below. . The latest quota
tions received by last boa! is 12
l-2c per pound, whirh makes I lie
beef landed here cost 15 rents
per pound, while jf has heretofore
retailed al 15 cents. Each vessel
arriving brings a new price list
notifying the retailor of advance*
in prices. The retailers will be
compelled to advance the prices
of meals proportioned lo Ihe in
crease in Ihe cost. At this sea
son of I lie year butter should be
obtainable at 25 cents per pound,
but this season it jumped lo 'II
cents between Ihe nrrival r»f two
steamers.
In an action for restitution of
premise* and damages brought
by T.ena A. von (Sunther against
Mrs. A. HchafTer, Judge Rhepard
rendered a decision in favor of
the defendant with costs, on I tie
ground that Ihe defendant was a
tenant al will and thai notice
should have bur.p cijjial in periojl
WMRfWSW **
cane Ihe plairilitT gave 10 days'
Tiollee instead of HO days, as re
quired by «tatute.'
Palhe weekly at Ihe Ma.ic«*lic
tonight. Heo poster in front of
Ihe theater.
BIG COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED
Boyle and Treadgold Holdings Are
Consolidated as Canadian
Klondike Mining Co.
All (In* A. X. C. Treadixohl min
ing, power and oilier interests in
the Klondike basin and I he inler
eIs of the Canadian-Klondike
Mining company, limited, have
heen consolidated. News t<> this
efl'eet was received April 51 h in
a telegram from Joseph W. Hovlc,
president and ftenera! manager of
the Canadian-Klondike, |o Char
les Hoyle, Jr.. resident manager
of the company. In the same
telegram eanie adviees lo I lie ef
feet t hat I lie com|iany ha* placed
orders for a third mammnlh
dredge. II is of the lype of Hie
Canadian, the largest in the
world, now mi Ihe lioylu eonces
sion. and owned l»\ Ihe Canadian
Khmdike enmpaiiy. Willi the de
livery of Ihe I wo new dredges the
company will ln»\e Ihree of Ihe
huge ships. All are lit lie of Ihe
same size as Ihe Canadian. The
hiiekel* !ia\e a rapaeily nf Hi
Ciiliie feel.
Tlii* pro perl i«'- consolidated by
Mi'ssr>. Itiivli' an.I Treadgold is
operated iimli'i' mil* management,
willi .11•.•>«•!ill W. Iii»yli» in charge,
an11 under III** nainr nf Hanadian
KI • • 1111 i k i * In other won Is. the i»n—
liri' biddings of Mr. Ti-i'Siilfri>l«l
an* absorbed liv I lie i'.anadian
KlondiVc company. Tin* pr«»pi»r—
tirs thus laki'M over from Mr.
Trendgold lliosi' of the
Irunvilln Piiwit company, the
Bonanza Basin company, togclh
i»r willi the ditch from Hock creek
|u ilir iimtilh nf IIuukcr, hill and
other properly along Hunker and
tributaries. and the like. Tin*
propi-rlii's in llu' amalgamated
concern an* wurlli millions of
dollar., and I lie new cnmliiiial ion
llins heroines inn* of tin; largest
ever engaged in plaeer opera! ions
in I lie in>rl li. The Hanadian
Klondike properties include till
Hoy I,, concession pvoperl ies mi
Allgold and Hie power plan! afnl
two fine dredges.
The two dredges which havf
heeii ordered will he put lo work
as soon as possible. One will gc
on the lower end of the Boyle con
cession and the other on the Mo.
I nan/a Basin ground, helow Ogil
vie bridge. Both are to he built by
the Marion company. Two larg»'
gangs of men will be engaged in
assembling the boats. The cost
of each dredge, laid down here
and assembled.' ready for opera
tion. will be .coniellling like i00,_
oon.
The company's Hunker am!
Hock creek ditches will be use.I a.«
soon as possible. 'Hydraulic work
may be done on Dago, I.asl
Chance and other hills before lln
big ditches are ready. Mr. Boyle
is in New York, lie may be here
about tin1 lii*-jI of May. K. Nash,
accountant fur tin1 company, left
\ aiicoiiyI'r for Dawson yesterday.
Willi bis large interests on l)o
minioii. Ouarlz and other creeks.
Mr. Tri'iidKolil probably will have
much more organi/.ing work to
follow np immediately. lit- was
in I.onilon recently.
LAND MARINES
ON CUBAN SHORES
Caimonara, ('nhn. Juno ('».—
Four hundred and 11 fly marines
wen1 landed here yeslorday, I In*
liirhulenl negroes IhroaleninK
I ho I own.
Called Franklin a Liar
WaMhinfrlgon, Juno 6--\Vhon
Idispatches wore shown Sam
uel (Jumpers, KivinK Iho testi
mony of Franklin in the Harrow
Iri<iI, he called Franklin a liar.
SKIiMNO 6UT our slook of
millinery a I cost for noxt 30 days.
Mr.M. s. F. (Honson. 7-1
Tonight at the INaJestlo.
Tho proprram for tonight is
suro |o ploano.
I. "My old Dutch,*' Vilaprrnph
drama.
L'. "Palhe Weekly," show'hty I..T|
oui;reiu
w,i"
"nftii
ha I s. Sei
Ihealer. . ...
M. "The Aiflo Huff," In Vqjy'am.,
See I hi* wheels I mm. *. h 4
i. "'Home tis >ihf Ikfl
Afler All," a TOniedy thflK'iV*ii
e dilTn tcnl- from I In?' fesl.
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PROFESSIONAL
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT L.WV
BEWAKD, - ALAHKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES G. CANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyer*
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g Yal^z
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE dentist
Oftlce rooms over Owl Drug store. Ofltcc hours
9 u. m.. to o i>. m.. 7 i>. Di..to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed.
LOCAL ITEMS
Keystone bath hou.se furniture
for sale cheap.
FOR SAi.F.—New complete set
photographic history of Civil
War, published by Review of He
views; cheap. See R«'es«*r, cable
oll'ice. 2t
It costs no more to get your
clothing cleaned and pressed at
Silverman's, l'lione l'J8.
Advertising in the Prospector
brings results. Try it.
Drawing and Painting.
Mrs. It. Kinsman will organize
a class in drawing and oil paint
ing during the coming week. All
wishing lo join call at her resi
dence on MeKinley street.
Silverman will call for and de
iver your goods, 'phone 198.
The only practical taTTor In
Valdez, Ben Silveiman. 'Phone
i98.
The Seward Gateway is on sale
at the Valdez Drug Co. tf
The Grand hotel under new
management. Rooms 25c and up.
Laundry in connection. Mrs. II,
Sharts.
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Twelve ycai-H at Tuc.omii Sniolter
OpponittJ Klcoirie Light Oflice
All Work Guaranteed and Promptly Attended To
VALDKZ. ALASKA
GYRUS W. HARRINGTON
Mining E»tfin<»er and
U. S. Dop'y Surveyor
Aksu.v Oftlce in ValdOK
Connection Aluslta
Mail Order* Promptly Attended to
VOLL & BARKER
CHEMISTS, ASHAYKR8 AND
MININCS ENGINEERS
Accuracy liuiirantcod and prompt returns
Established 1881
McKinlcy St.. Oiqmslti! V. li- & M Co.
Valdez, Alaska
A. M. Dlerinpcer
valde; transfer co.
General Trucking and Freighting
to all parts of the interior.
Positively no coal delivered un
less paid for in advance
Office on Wall .St . Phone CO
New York Life .;
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Repreientntive
YaUlcx. Alaska. Phone 41
QR. H. COGKERILLE
Dentist
Whaling Building VALDEZ
Weather Report.
Jhin>iiii*l ric pressure -'lu. 13.'»
Ti'iiipcrnlin*"' at G p. in.. . r»:<
Maximum lemperature. . . .<»'»
Minimum temperature. . . . li>
.Mean lemperalure 5 \S»
(Hear, 1 i^rlit S. \V. bree/.e.
E. M. BLADE, ODscrver.
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
IN BANKRUPTCY.
]n Mic District Court for tli%» Ter
rilory of Alaska, Third Divis
ion.
In the matter of Hie bankrupts
of Knight's Island Consolidated
('.upper Company, of Alaska, «i
eornoration, bankrupt—No. I in
bankruptcy. Notice of settlement
<if receiver' linal aeocuul ami
report s.
Notice is hereby friven I bat \V,
J. Morton, tbe receiver in Hie an
cillary proceedings herein, Iuh
rendered ami presented for sel
tletneiiI and Hied in said court,
his linal account and report of
his administ ral ion of said es
tate, and thai Monday, I lie twen
ly-fourllf (2itli1 day of June,
11)12, al ten (to o'clock a. in.,
al the court room of said court,
al Yahlez, Territory of Alaska,
has been duly appointed by (lie
.jndRe of said court, for the filial
hearinK on *ald reports and Hie
final settlement of said account,
at which lime and place any per
son interested in the estate of the
said bankrupt may appear and
file exceptions in writItik to the
said reports and account, and
contest the same.
Hated at Yahlez, Alaska, Ibis
filh day of.tune. 1012,
\V. J. MOKTON, Heceiver.
First pub. June ft, 1012.
I.ast pub. June 12, 1012.
The Canadian-Klondike and
Trcadpohl mining interests, two
hiK miiiIr»k companies operating
ill the Dawson country, have been
consolidated. Several new dredges
will be installed.
Should the Chit ilia irrand ju^V
render their report in lime .IM'I
sliouhl a no true bill be rclufQQd
in the case of ComniH<4hmcr l/ea
I - . • i • *
Cordova in onhjr'lo catch thK1
west' lionml Mariposa, which i*
dm; in Co£do\^i tomorrow..,.
I
u ; 3W«J( Paper . , *•.
Pl^ire 1irtv >|ock. Call and in.
sped. Owl ..Drug Co., I.ic,
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Carl F. Harlman, Mabel
1 llartman and L. W. llussell: You
• and each of you are hereby noti
; lied that there has been expended
i during the yoar 1911 in labor on
j those certain lode mining claims
, situated on Long Glacier River
• Kotsina lliver drainage, Chitina
i recording district, Alaska, to
j wit: The Lucy, Alice, George,
j Red Lead, Anaconda. Emma, Dick,
, Maud, Susie, Hose, Big Jim, Lit
I tie Jim, Phyllis and North Star,
• the sum of $M00.00 (fourteen
{hundred dollars), lawful money
j of the United Slates, the amount
! required by law to hold said
claims for the year following tho
performance of the annual labor;
that said expenditure for labor
aft resaid was made by Patrick
Murphy and James Fish, the co
owners of said cairns. And un
less within ninetv days after tho
completion of tho publication of
this notice, to-wit: within ninety
days after tho 9th day of July,
1912, you contributo your portion
of the exuense of tho aforesaid
annual laltjor for said yeer, your
interest in said lodo claims will
be forfeited and become tho prop
erty of tho undersigned, who aro
your co-owners.
PATRICK MURPHY.
JAME8 FISH.
Date of first pub. April 10, *12.
Date of last pub. July 9, 1912.
if you are out of letterheads
call and sec our now line of bond
papers. Tho finest over brought
to Valdez.
NOTIOK.
The ofTico of the United Slates
'•••Munitioner for Yalde/. precinct
has been I bin day removed to I ho
ni(lo pC ;&fllf5jyaMon ave-.
~ and Ho - "
fNr I ""£rf£ t, Alaska.
TIIOS. R. SIIKPAHD,
Commissioner.
If you want :four clothes clean
ed and pressed 'phone 8ilvorinaa,
198.