Valdez Daily Prospector
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Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollar |n*r Month: Twelve Dollurs i>cr Year
WHERE IS THE PROFIT?
jMurli i-i'Tei'i'iiec has liccii made
lo IIm' KovernmiMit owiiimI anil
operated eoal mini's «»I" Australia
l»y Iliusr favoring voYi-rumrnt
ownership ami opi-rat i<>11 of the
Alaska mines. hi 1111^ rouni'e
tinn I In* I'm I Inwum r»-1 »• i rt tinman
Australian new-<p<ip|'j££td' 111.• «|«»_
hate over a hill hefi»r?>Ili«* legis
lative assembly «• I* Yietoria t«» in
crease I In* indebtedness of tin*
Kovernment rnal mine fnun t'llin,
000 to t-'OO.OOO, "Mr. Peiuler
Kast said it would hi' adxisahle to
know how tin' £20,000 pro lit from
the mini' last .war was disposed
of."
The ipiesl ion is a pertinent
one and we imagine will he asked
by many when the eoal lields of
Alaska an* operated hv the gov
ernment.
DIES WHILE TRYING
TO REACH CAMP j
l\d. Kerr ami Michael J. Kirsrh
arrived in luw'ii yesterday brinjr
iiiji' another story In add In I lie
buif? lisl ill' siill'i'i'iii^ ami li
Ml Alaska's wiiils. Soundinto in
K» piember Miehael .1. Kirsrh ami
Frank Pulver. both of Seal I le,
came up l*i*<• i■ i tin* sound ami left
for the 1'ituk riser. where they sol
mil a Iiii«' id' traps ami have since
been • I rapping. About I lie I 7111
of November i'ulver It'l l 111•*ir
camp In p:o hmt I ho trap lino,
tolling his pnrlnor I h a I In1 would
bo hark llio next day. lie failod I
In show up, sn li is pari nor, Kirsrh. j
fearing a pnssihlo aooidonl, wonl ,
4<>>lnnk fur liini ami fnuiul him
unconscious a lit 11 o <>\^fa uiilo
Trom llio homo cabin. I® im- cvi
denlly hail oalon sonierhinjr Iho
lirsl day nf llio I rip which had
poisoned him. making him very;
sick. .ImlKiiiK from llio tracks, ho j
had slarlod homo at ouco. siilVor-i
iiiK lorrihly, railing down in llio!
snow af-rain and a^ain. All llial
ariornooii ami probably Iho^roal-1
or pari i»r Iho uifrht ho had si riven !
lo roach camp, but was so weak i
Ih;il In* could not do so. ami had'
fallen unconscious v her" round
by bis pari nor.
Kirsrh Iriod lo carry lb" sick,
man lo camp and bad tfol I on wilh- j
in a half niilo or so of il wlioii '
Pulver died wilhoiil r: -:aiiiiii^ |
consciousness. Kirsrh wrappod
Ihr >••»!«• in ii t itrpnii I ill ami slarl-j
od down llio river lo Kerr's cab-'
in for lioln. arriviiur there .Nonoiii-i
her '.'I. lie found Itiriiai'd Hailey
and Palrick Sampson. Iw«» I rap
pers. there, ami after r"slin^ a
day. liio Ihrer moil left for 1110
landing lo lind Kerr, arriving
ihrro on the "„\'ird. II look Ihein
two days lo make snowshoes on!
which lo male the I rip back, ami
when I hose were completed I III* |
four moil left for Iho trappers'
cabin In brimr the hotly down.
Afler a hard I rip limy arrived
I here and found llio body as
Kirsch liiid slal'Mi, ami a day I a I »• r
started ilitwn I lie river wilh il in
a boat. All we n I well ii it I i I the
oullil arrived al I tic "Mull"' about
four mill's up |In1 river frmw
Kerr's rabiii. when Ihe Imal was
swamped and men ami mil fit ami
lioily were thrown i 111•» I lie waler.
The men scrambled aslmre, koI
another hoal ami followed down
Ihe si ream. Th» / found the hoal
and one huuilh* of bedding on a
har. hul eouhl find uolhitr,; of
Pulver s lioily. They jrave up I ho
search, and alter a hard I rip in
whirh I hey nearly froze in their
ice-covered ehdhinK. rearhed
Kerr's eahiu and laler eanie down
lo !'<d Springs, where I lie mail
hoi,I was hoarded and Kerr and
Kirseh eanie on lo lowu, where
Ihe death and loss of Ihe lioily was
reported lo the officials, and
Kirsch went on down lo Health;
on the r.uraeao to carry the had
news lo Pulver* * relatives, who
live in south Seattle.
The only solution of Ihe possi
bility of poisoning is that Ihe man
had secured some of Ihe old can
ned tomatoes al the boundary
camp, and possibly Pulver had
ealen some of fliem on his trip.
The cans of vopclnhlcs had been
lyiiiK exposed lo the elements for
some considerable lime ever since
the bears raided Ihe cabins and
the probabilities are thai they had
spoiled as the resiill. Pulver was
a man of about 30 years of apro.
Krlchikan Miner.
A Kirl can K«d more by pouting
during courtship than she can by
shout inp after mnrrinKc.
HORNET'S NEST.
Jennie—JOvcrything lie touches
seems to turn to golrt.
Jim—Yes; he touched me today
for live dollars.
"Have you ever done anything
for the good of the eoinmunily ?"
asked Ihe solid cili/.cn.
"Yes," replied the weary way
farer, "I've .just done a month."
I She--.lust look at Ihe trouble
I money can gel you into.
11 e-~ Yes, lint look at Ihe trouble
it rail get you out of.
The Father—Hut what special
qualifleations has your school that
might interest my son?
The Principal—.lust tell hint
that we overlook the Hudson and
non-attendance at classes.
"Do you wish to call your hus
band up on the 'phone?"
"No. I don't. I want to call him
down."
"Papa, are lawyers always bad
tempered ?"
"No, daughter; why do you ask
that?"
"Hecause I read so much in Ihe
papers about their cross-exaini
nnl ions."
"Lady." said Plodding Pete. "I
ain't had a square meal in I wo
days."
"Well," said Ihe resolute wo
man. as she turned the dog loose,
•'neither has Towser. sn I know
you'll excuse him."
He Did Not Advertise.
lirealhes Ihere a man willi soul
sd dead.
Who iii'mt in liiinsi'ir lias sail I:
"My trade «»1" laic is gelling had.
I'll Iry another iix*li ail."
If 111«*i"i• Im\ jro mark him well.
For him no hank account shall
swell.
No angels watch I lie golden stair.
To welcome home, the millionaire.
The man who never a.<ks for
I raile,
Ity local line itV' ad.- displayed
('ares more for rcsl than worldly
train.
And patronage hnl ffives him pain.
Tread lightly, friends. I#• I no rude I
sound
l>islurh his solitude profound:
Here |e| him lie in calm repose,
i'lisought, e.xcepl hy men he owes.
And when lie dies ^ro plant him
deep
Thai nolhiiiK may dislurh his {
sleep;
Where no rude elanior ma> dispel
Tin* uuiel 111:11 lie loved so well.
And I toil lh«* world limy know il>
loss,
Place on a si one a wreath of uios>.
And on I lie stone ahove, "Here
lies
A fossil who did md advertise."
Change Program With Orchestra.
A line orchestra of live pieces
I'Ver.N night at the Orphcum. The
pictures tonight are all winners
and will please all. "The Wesl
ern Waif" is a sensational story
of western life full of romance
and beautiful scenery. One shciw
every evening at K p. in. Save
your coupons for the beautiful
cut glass lamp.
IMPORTANT PUBLIC
LAND DECI8IONS
Tin* art of Juno 28, 15)10, pro
vides merely f<• r a leave of ab
sence for lliree months, ami will
nol cure a default existing prior
l«t I lie. dale c»f the art.
OLD RELIABLE
Muni-house, Upper Keystone Ave.
Hood beds, warm and comfort
able, 82 per week with use of
kitchen, fuel and cooking uten
sil'* free. Best ill the city.
Advertising In the Prospeotor
brings results. Try It.
r?OF>UL^AIl
2V1ECHANICS
MAGAZINE
, "Written So Yoa Can Understand II"
300 Pictures Every
400 Articles f\_
250 Pages 1 /i o n t h
A wonderful flinty of lli»? PinS'.^nf thin Mechan
ical Ace. In ti"<-||.r\ l<nl ii imi r. *-in;iftiiR ihno
?r>v fiction. A 'i>.i£;i/iiie ) .i l> nlccre. Doctor*,
,;ivyrii«,T( -1 Iioif. I-'.irnn-is I * • iiu-v Men, Man
if:r'i ri r • Mec|i.««iict. Mm' 70 1 •**» remler* ev*ry
noMh Ii,.Is vvtfi)'.. ii-n y«.n trr <»n*
/op under?'." (I \lu- A '•« ■'c r 'p v lio re.u1> it
/f.ur newmViiIci will v v»<n one oi write lh#
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li/fajestic
1 V M C. N. JONES, Mgr.
Complcto change of program:
Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursday
and Saturday.
Saturday Matinee at 2:30 p. 111.
Children under 14, 10 c.
If You're l'leuswl Toll Others,
If nut. U-ll us.
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
two snows ni<:uti,y s una 0:iB
MISS O'MALLEY. Pianist
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Reports on Minks
Patent Sumrera
G en esal. Mining Engineerino
Phone No. tOS
F. BUTTERWORTHJi
Civil Engineer and^
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor ZmUZml
Oltlce ir. Hurrinirlon lihlir. r« R]
on Water Front Ucs. i>n«nc. 189
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday eveninir at x o'clock in
McKinl<>\ iiall All niemliers requested in at
end T* (S. QUINN. ArticCliief
Vald ez Lodge No. 168
Free and Accepted Masons
Ucinilar <"owmunicat Inns first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
J tunes M. Patterson,. \V. M
('. Reynolds. Vec
LO.&^O.F.
Visillntr and local Odd Fellows are re
< I nested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' <*lnl>. Regular
meetings. first and third Monday.
Call on I*. S. HI'NT. Secretary.
FOE
VAMH'7- AKItIK No. I'.r.l
Meet every Friilny. H|». hi. Ksisrle Hull
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing lint best. materials lined.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All hinds of Cakes, 1'ies, etc.
made to order
WOOD] & HENRICH, Props.
« j
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
HE Holiday reunion of
fers an opportunity for
having that group picture
made.
We are equipped to pro
duce the best in groups or
individual portraits.
We offer a variety of
styles and sizes.
P. S. HUNT
STUDIO
Valdez
Alaska
A Happy New Year
To All
THE MUTUAL COMMERCIAL CO.
THE SEASON HAVING CLOSED
The Mutual Commerical Co.. op
erating the launches Three M and
Flirt, does a general launch and
lightering business. All sched
ules discontinued for the winter
months. Sailings subject to
weather. Leave orlers at Valdez
Dock. D. E. MORRIS,
Archibald Bld'g.
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CUSOPCAN
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ChAS. PnafiY, MOP.
THE BEST OP EYE5TTHIHG
IN THE HEART OF THECITT
135Roo«sWiTnBATii-505iHPuRooH5
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
FCURTH 'Ave StWARO. »USM
A FULL LINE OK
Groceries, Provisions
- AND—
General Merchandise
We curry a full line of Schilling's
Best Money Hack goods.
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmerb
Funeral Directors
Phone 148 GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
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Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms AIS Modern Conveniences
Good Tur DiirrcT G °0 d
Goods I fit DUSIL 1 Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and * | TIV^OI^O ancl Building
Puget Sound l-< Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Zbt
Tairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors]
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealerh j
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGR1DAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senatcra, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
■ Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
Bank in f
roar of
mercantile?
department]
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We Pay 4 Per Cen! Interest On Time Certificate Of Deponitft