VALDEZ
The heart of
the gold belt
The most northerly port
In the world open to nav
igation the year 'round.
The logical enterport to
the great interior of
Alaska; the salt water
terminus of the great gov
ernment wagon road lead
ing Into the Tanana val
ley and the Yukon water
shed.
The seat of government
of the Third Judicial di
vision of Alaska.
The headquarters of the
Alaska Road Commission,
of the Telegraph and Ca
ble systems.
It is 85 miles nearer the
interior than any other
coast city.
It is the headquarters
of the largest fleet of
small oraft in Southwest
ern Alaska.
It has the largest popu
lation of any community
in Southwestern Alaska.
It has the best public
schools and an accredited
high school with a four
year course.
It is the only sea coast
town offering direct com
munication with the in
terior by wagon, summer
or winter.
Valdez offers the near
est and most direct route
to the Matanuska coal
fields.
Its harbor is the most
easily defended on the Pa
cific coast and can ride
the navies of the world.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers ol
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumpi and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hoie Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
CARRIES. ASH
TO PU6ETSOUND
Bark St. James, From Kodlak to
Tacoma, Attracts Much
Attention
Willi volcanic ash slill covering
nuils of lu?r deck and somewhat
the worse lor her experience, Hie
liaise SI. James is back from Ko
diak. win-jo she was in the thick
est of it during the eruption of
Mount Katmai. New gear will
have to be installed throughout as
a result of the effects of the sul
phur fumes and the grit of the
ashes, which sought out every
nook, cranny and pin hole aboard
the ship, even invading the cap
tain's cabin.
Captain McRae, master of the
barge, aays, that after the erup
tion was over there were 200 tons
of volcanic ash on the deck of
the St. James. It was waist deep
amidships and 1 i inches deep at
both ends of the vessel. It rest
ed on the ship in three layers, the
first gray sand, the second a pink
ash, and the tkird a milky ash
that, as Capt. McRae says, seem
ed to have no idea of gravity. As
the sailors shoveled it off the ship
they seemed to bo cutting through
a fancy cream cake or a double
deck layer cake with frosting on
top.
While reports have b.*en
brought from the north'that con
ditions on Kodiak island are fast
becoming normal, ("apt. McRae
says it will be some time, per
haps many years, before the si^rns
of the eruption have been eliiu
THE MAJESTIC
H. C. DAVIS
Complete Change of Pro
gram Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday
One Show Week Days - - 8 P. H, ,
Two Shows Sunday* 8 and 9:15 P. M.
Now is
The Time
To advertise. If business Is quiet
Invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
ohant ever suooeeded by outtlng
down HI* advertising Just because
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the raerohant who
get* the money Is ths ons who
oreates a demand for his wares
through the advertising oolumns
of ths newspaper.
If you have something for sale
write up an advartlasment tailing
It# merits. We will bring It bp
fore the peopla and are oonfldent
It will bring repultp. Try It. '
inated. The white ash is blown
about by every little breeze, while
during a strong wind it moves ov
er the land in clouds. It has a
hesitancy at staying put, although
the rains this winter may help to
keep it down.
The rain of ash started at G
o'clock in the evening, Thursday,
June C, and lasted until Monday
at about 11 a. m. Sunday morn
ing, when it became light enough,
the St. James put to sea in tow
of the tug Printer.
During the worst, it was so
black that it was impossible fur
those on the island t<> see their
hands before their faces. The
fine ash soon put out the lights
that had been set along the wharf
and on the decks of the vessels
and except for a dull, dickering
light in the cabins of the ships
the sa'lors and natives groped
their way about in the dark. The
3hip*g officers feared ttiat if the
storm continued their vessels
would sink under the weight of
the ash.
j.iic crew 01 me si. James aban
doned their vessel and went
aboard the tug Printer, while the
crew of the. schooner, Metha Nel
son, and the.vnatives boarded the
revenue cutter Manning, ready to
put to sea when the cloud lifted.
The rain of ash was accompan
ied by a groaning. The sound
lasted for three or four minutes
at a time, rising and falling in
well timed and well punctuated
meter. Added to this there was
a roar and crash that seemed to
shake I he heavens. Nearly all the
time there was a rattle and bang
under Ihe ship that it was fear
ed would do damage.
The disturbance did not come
without warning. It was seen all
tin: afternoon approaching as a
cloud, but attracted no particular
al trillion until it shut out the
sun and tin' ashes benan to fall.
At. lir<t tin- mariners thou^hl it.
was snow, despite tin; far I thai
they were in Ihe season of >11111
iner and the midnight sun.
The cloud was one of tin' most
beautiful and awe-inspiring
sights they ever had seen, accord
ing to I hose on board the St.
James. Lightning played about
its edges and as it approached
closer and closer, it hid the sun,
but left rays of light shooting out
011 both sides, fl moved still
closer and hung dark and omin
ous.
Capt. McRae says the altitude
of Ihe Indians was childlike. They
desired constantly to be with the
whites and watched their every
movement to see if they were
afraid. If the whites showed signs
of fear the Indians became fran
tic. If the whites seemed to think
it was all right Ihe Indians were
calm.
Those at Kodiak were compelled
to wear bandages over their
mouths and noses. They were
nearly blinded by Ihe alkali dust
and went about with their eyes
c losed and water pouring in
streams down their cheeks. The
chicken* and animals on the is
land were tei iporarily blinded. In
the morning II ey awoke with an
alkali coatinv in their tongues.
The metallic parts of the ships
and even the mils in their pock
ets were tarnished.
There were a number of ash
slides and tin re or four shack*
were carried into Ihe bay.
The St. James H at Ihe Tacoina
smeller discharging a cargo of
copper ore.-Taconia News.
WHAT'S BEING ACCOMPLISHED
INDIFFERENT COPPER CAMPS
( Continued from page 1;
in addition In the boiler, will he
freighted in as noon as the snow
puts the trail in good condition.
A new trail is betng constructed
from this properly to the railroad
at ntilo 158, which shortens the
distance from 15 to eight miles,
besides furnishing a better grade.
Tho old route went from mile I -10
to the foot of Clear creek canyon
and across the Kuskalina river
in front of the glacier. And not
alone was it nearly double the
distance, but at certain limes of
the year, was really dahgerous on
account of high water in the riv
er.
James McConnell is doing rep
resentation work on the ,f)eyo A
Price property at Nugget creek
and Bed mountain. These prop
erties have had a lot of work done
on them in the last four years,
and continue to show tip well.
The Iron Mountain company is
doing assessment work this year*
but, from all accounts of the ore
they are striking, Ihe property
will bo developed on a large scale
next winter.
Subscribe for the Prospcctor.
It CLEANUP Of
25,000. DOLLARS
'• P * 3 ;
8eward Mine is Now Cleaning Up
About One Thousand Dol
lars a Day
Twenly-tlve thousand dollars in
gold bullion was mined from the
(jold Bullion Mining Company's
property in the Willow crook dis
trict during Juno, the stamp mill
working 2G days. About $1,000
per day has been the average since
the mine was started in the spring
and there is every reason to ex
pect thai the operating company
will pay a dividend of from two
to three per ccnt. on its stock is
sue before the end of the year.
The Alaska Gold Quartz com
pany is still reducing the rich
ores from its property with the
one-stamp mill used last year, but
the new five-stamp mill will soon
be installed. In doing develop
ment work Milo Kelly, the man
ager, recently encountered a very
rich ore shoot in one of the tun
nels, which is a higher grade
quartz than any thai has been
put through 1 lie mill.
William Marl in. trio fecal I in
lawyer, who has taken a lease on
the Alaska Free Gold company's
property, lias a force of men in
stalling a slamp mill which will
have a capacity of in tuns per
•lay. Twn trains are already
transporting ores from two sep
arate veins t<» the mill site. One
ol' these veins is eight fee I in
wiillh ami contains ahonl the
richest ore thus far revealed in
I he district.
Byron Harlholf. who made a
rich slrike last fall, is developing
the discovery with most gratify
i 11 <r results, lie has 15 tons on
the dump, sacked and ready for
shipment, to the outside for reduc
tion. The ore will run nearly
$1.00(1 per ton, accord in? to es
timates made.
Ira Isaacs has recently found a
rich two-fool-vein which he is de
veloping.
A mining engineer named Dun
kle, representing the (Suggen
heims. has been in the Willow
creek district for the past two
months, sizing up the various
properties. Other mining engi
neers looking over the field are
Budd, Harris and Thompson.
NOTICE TO PARENTS.
Beginning with August 51 h the
llrsuline Nuns, at the Convent
hall, will be prepared lo teach pu
pils singly or in class, besides the
kindergarten. The classes will
comprise lessons in embroidery,
vocal music, piano, violin, harp,
guitar, mandolin and English,
French, German, Italian, Span-1
i h, Latin. Thej hereby request
your patronage. For further par
ticulars apply to the Mother Su
perior.
Business calls-Hours everyday
except Sunday 8 to 10 a. in.; 2 to
3 p. m.
Social ealls-F.vory day 5 lo G p.
in.: 7 to H p. m. Sundays .'1:30
lo f> p. III.
If you are out of letterheads
call and see our new line of bond
papers. The finest ever brough'
to Valdez.
8ohedule for Launon Donaldson
Fort Liscum, Alaska, June 25,
1912.--Office of the Quartermas
ter:
The following schedule for tho
launch Lieut. G. V. Donaldson will
take efTect Thursday, June 27,
1912. All orders in conflict here
with are revoked:
Leave Leave
Days-— Ft. Liscum Valdez
Mondays . . .2:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m
Mondays ...2:00p.m. 5:30p.m.
Tuesdays ...2:00 p.m. 5:30 p. m
Wednesdays 2:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
Thursday ..2:00 p.m. 2:30 p. m
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m.
Fridays ....2:00 p.m. 5:30 p. m
Saturdays ..2:00 p.m. 4:00 p. m
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
Sundays, such trips as may be
ordered.
There will be no trips for tho
launch on tho 2nd and 4th Fri
days each month; those days be
ing used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
above will bo made without no
tice, only to moot fho emergen
cies of Iho service.
Hy order of Major O'Nell.
L. A. KUNZIG,
1st Lieut. 301 h Infantry, Qunr
maslor.
CAMP
COMFORT
K. P- CASHMAN, I'rop.
lO MUm From Vald«z
BEST MEALS - - - CLEAN BEDS
Take a trip through the Keystone Canyon l»y
biickbourd over the Government houd. Unsur
passed for scenery.
PORT
WELLS
Full Line Of
GROCERIES
FOR PROSPECTORS
At Valdez Prices
BEYERS' CASH STORE
PORT WELLS
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle .... July 20
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - . July 27
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - Aug. 15
Connecting at Seattle with steamers of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Low Kates. Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I | Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone bfi | | Rou>jh firy 10c 1()
IT'S IN THE BREWING
PILSENER STYLE
THE BEER THAT MADE VALDEZ FAMOUS
A Home Product For Home People
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
Patronize HOME Industry and Keep Your
Money at HOME
VALDEZ BREWING AND MALTING CO.
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4 SAILINGS MONTHLY 4
Via JUNEAU and IfcETCHJKAN
TRAVEL AND SHIP VIA.
ALASKA STUNSHIP GO.
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COAL COAL
VALDEZ DOCKJCO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO
Port Wells
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THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTQN
Leaves Valdez for Port
Wells every Tuesday carry
ing passengers and freight,
touching at all way points
where business offers.
Special Trips Can Be Arranged
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA,' ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners A Prospectors Supplies
Fresh GomU-RmmmIiU Pric*«
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone]159
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Window*, Door*, Moulding, Finiik
^R| Lumber
Acaata for FiUub, Mom 4k Co.
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing bnt be*l material# twad.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
▲M klnda of Cakes, Plee, etfc.
made to order .,,
WOOD A HENRICH, Prop..
The ProspcQtor Is the paper to
buy.