Underskirt Sale
Ladies Taffeta and
Heatherbloom Under
skirts at Greatly Re
duced Prices.
THIS WEEK ONLY
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
5 Per Cent Interest
This Bank affords a convenient and reliable
depository for the savings of the people. We
pay interest the rate of 5 per cent per'an
xwm on certificates of deposit for one'year.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
SO Per Cent Discount
We are deposing of our large slock of undertaking goods,
consisting of west metallic-lined and plain caskets, also hard
wood coffins; also embalming by a licensed embalmer at 50
per cent, of our original price, which si about cost pricc.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE OO., Inc.
Puget Sound Fir Lumber
We Carry a Complete Assortment
Mining Timbers, Bunker At
and Stamp Mill Materials >g Prices
Arctic Lumber Co.
Yards Footer WALL ST.
Office in
CRAWFORD BUILDING
Phone 214
SUBSCRIBE
FOR
The Prospector
Useful Information.
Cable office hours:
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
a. rn. and 5 to 6 p. m.
PostofTice hours:
Week days 9 a. m. to 0 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 in. to
2 p. m.
The Indian
The following new world's
records wcro made on the
Indian Motorcycle by Ed.
Hnnhn nt J.or Angeles, Cnl.,
April 5th, 1912:
1 mile, 37 4-5 seconds.
2 miles, 1 min. 1H 2-5 sec.
3 miles, 1 min. r>9 see.
4 miles, 2 min. 39 3-5 sec.
5 miles, 3 min. 20 4-5 sec.
fl miles, 4 min. 1 3-5 sec.
7 miles, 4 min. 42 3-5 sec.
R miles, 5 min. 24 sec.
9 miles, 5 min. 5 sec.
10 miles, 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 back 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 Water, Light i. Til. Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers ol
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hoie Valve*,
Iron Pipe, Fitting*.
A LONG TUNNEL
TO CARRY WATER
Pioneer Mining Company Carry
ing Stram Through a Moun
tain Range
The tunnel being blasted
through th»i mountain at Cape
Horn, by the Pioneer Mining com
pany, near Nome, is ncaring com
pletion, and only 100 feet remain
to pierce the hill, which will com
plete the large undertaking start
ed a year ago last fall.
The tunnel is expected to be
completed about the middle of
April and then all the connecting
links will be installed for send
ing Hie 10,000 miners' inchi's of
water to tin1; foothills back of
Nome I• > work the large deposits
of low paying gravels owned by
tin* company.
The water to till I his great riv
er constructed along tin; moun
tain sides siphoned across val
leys, and to llow |hmugh two tun
nels ul least blasted through sol
i id rock, will be taken from across
11 In- (irand < lent ral di\ ide.
I Ten 1 housand mili«*!•.-»' indies ofj
! water is a river •»f considerable j
' rapacity and a volutin* uf wahTj
J deli\crcd In I In? mini's • • 1" Nome;
| willi tin* pressure this will 11a\j
| is lln* liruiiHiiiiK «»I" a new mining I
j era f«»i* lln* camp. \N*«-( nr ilrv sca
I S(ins will niti alVfi'l for lln* <Irand|
Oulral llows plenty of water audi
I Hii* tundra between tin* present j
j 11 • * a < * 11 ami tin*, foothills am now |
on lln* vi*rn«*. uf liciiiK disturbed ;
| ami worked fi*«nii lln* jrrass nrnis
| down into lln* bedrock as far as i
I tin* pay ran be traced. )
Kii^itii*i*i* Art (!ilison lia*> re
cently paid tin* workings up all
Cape Horn a professional visit
ami lias uivi'ii oul tin* informa
tion only I no f«>i*f remain and tin*
two .shifts workiuK from i*itlu*r
eH«l will or slioiild "pimrir* a hole
through about the middle nf
•him*."
WHIRLWIND FINISH'
IN JERSEY STATE
j Tivuinn. X. J.. May —The
Hepnhlican president ial nominat
iIIK caMlpaiffll Cillllf |t» a close Insl
iii^rliI in a whirlwind linisli. Itnlh
Tan ami House*Hi were liphl
j11p fiercely, not ul tempi in^r to
save each others feelings in file
j lea-sL Both were very personal,
Hoose\i>ll aeeiisiiiR Tafl. of every
thing lie hroiufhi oul in (lie cam
paign, while the president called
his • opponent a dematfotfuc who
is attempting to again ride into
power on Ihe passion of I lie peo
ple.
Kxcitcineiil in Ihe stale is in
tense. There is no telling what
I lie onlcoine of the primaries may
he. hoih sides appearing to lie
confident of the result. It is gen
erally conceded that Wood row
Wilson will carry Ihe state.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
T. .1. Donohoe, ('has. Hloom and
Hoss Patten have pone to Fidnlgo
hay. The properly of the Fidal
go-Alaska company conlimies to
look good and gradually the old
force of men are hemp put lo
work agnin. Mr. Donohoe will he
absent from Ihe cily for several
days.
Frank (J. Weher has moved in
to his nicely appointed offices in
the Arcade building on Wall
street.
Tin* llrighton left this morn
ing for Port Wells willi n full
cargo oT freight and passengers.
Hohert McChesney and William
Conley left, on the Brighton this
morning for Port Wells, where
(hey will dnvelop » property own
<mI by them, situated on Avery
river.
The Majestlo.
Thoro will ho a complete
change of program tonight, in
cluding Iho worhl'.H famous Buf
falo .lom»s, two-reel subject 1ns
sooiilg wild animals 'Th Africa.
<?.r>c admission was charged lo
Seattle lo nee Ibis lllni. We
charge llm «nme, Program for
tonight and Wednesday:
I. Pari I. I.assoing* Wild Ani
mals.
L'. Pari II. I.n**<»iin;x.Wild Ani
mals.
,:i. Illustrated snug, Miss Neiec.
i. KrolicM of Kali*, 1,00(1 feel of
laughter.
Subaorlbe for the Prospector. |
WTEN ARE ADRIFT
ON A RAQINQ SEA j
(Continued from page I)
cannery, and the purse sein boats,
with their human cargo, were left
to seek their own salvation.
Clark and Benolkin were handi
capped by tlio absence in t lie j
sein boat of charts. Th ngenie
sein boat of charts. The engine
in the boat broke down. They
finally k<>! to lloolah by using
bed canvas for sail.
The big barge in tow of the
Glory was recovered, but at the
last account the smaller one and
the large sein boat had not been
reported. There is very little
reason for worry as far as the
latter craft is concerned, as she
is a staunch well-built boat, built
for outside fishing and equipped5
with lots of power.
Political Prattle.
Republican candidate Win. Ciil_
more, of Nome, is now somewhere
on the Yukon river en route from
Nome via Kuby to Fairbanks. It'
1 is understood (iilmore is to have
an important conference with
Dan Sutherland at Ruby regard
ing trie support of tin* Wicker
sham Republican.** in (he delegate
race.
Marl in llarrais. iii«l«»i»«»inl«*ni
I >cinocml ic'! candidate for «1 *•—
gale, is ini\v «»n llii* southern
border nf Alaska campaigning f°r
*•)«'«■ I ion. IJ •• lias I 11 .joined by
William OV.onnor, candidate on
lIn* labor Il\vu years ajjo.
The Socialist referendum vote
is ri 111 <*••• |«*« I to I trunks of I-air
hanks. I »i 11 i ii li ri 11 a I ii'ii of I li«* re
Inriis «>l' lli«' vuli' will not IolTi-J
cially announced from Socialist
headquarters for fully a nioiilh.
HoIhtI \V. Jennings. Democrat
ic nominee for delegate lo con
gress. spends I In* next I wo weeks
campaigning in I li«; \Y range 11 and
Ketchikan districts, leaving early
in .linn' for a lour of I Ii «• interior.
II is understood I hat the home
rule hill now pending in tin' F. S.
senate will not change tlie date of j
I In* delegate eleelion from A UK
list to November, ami all I lie act -
ive candidates are continuing
their efforts to line up I he vole.
John .Mm' ami Flias. Davidson
are laboring for an endorsement
i of llii' rival Democratic candi
dal*'.- from the Fairbanks Demo
cratic club witlioul success. The
'eluh has deferred endorsement
| until further ad\ ised on tin* suh
Ijcel.
i It is generally conceded thai
| Falcon Joslin is Ih<* power behind
i the llarrais faction in tin* DeiuO
'eralic party, ami he has assured
| his faction that lie is laboring in
jibe Fa si for the sealing of the
| llarrais delegates in the llalti
j more convent ion.
! Republican National ('onimil
j leeniau Funis I'. Shackleford has
| been Fast arranging for the rep
j resell tat ion of his proxy at I he
jmeeling of the Hepublicaii ini
j I ion a I comimllee, which meeting
[will seltle the contested delega
tions to I he national convention
! 11 it I i I acted upon by the convention
! committee on credentials. This
! raises the question of a probable
[contest as a result of tin* Yahley.
i convention to convene on May 20,
jibe rules of the national com
mittee providing that all contests
| must be tiled by a certain dale
land it being possible that I he dale
j ,<fcl will not allow of. a contest
I being tiled should I lie May 2t)
conventimi select contesting del
egates lo tin* national coiivjen
I ion.
II i* umltM'sf<><h| Mini I here is
In he plenty of ml Hit humeri f«»r
riitToronl oanriiriales in I ho Juneau
and Fairbanks- seel ions during
I In* campaign, these bring I In* big
volo conlrs r»f the territory.
Kri. Dunn, a prominent Nome
Democrat, will l»e one of I lie war
horses at Hallimorc from Alas
ka. Mr. Dunn was Iho staunch
supporler of IT. S. Ciranl, Jr., for
Iho presidential nominee four
years aRo. His oralory seeureri
a Haltering resolulion from Iho
convention.
LOCAL BREVITIES
The S. S. Northwestern is re
porleri In have passed Juneau
this morniuk at I I :H0, whfoh will
bring her into port, hero some
I ime Friday morning.
There will he both an import
ant and interestitifc meeting of Iho
A re lie Ilrolherhood Ihis evening,
at which a full meeting is expect -
oil, as a numher of visitors will
he present. A numher of chc
chneoo.M will he lakrn over Ihe
I rail and an interesting address
will ho mado by ono of tho vls
ilof*. < _ ,
Kodaks
And supplies for tho amatour
photographer. Owl Drug Co.,
Inc.
PROFESSIONAL
L. V. KAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - AI..ABKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES C. GANTY
.FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g vaLu
DR. GERMAN
Phone » the dentist
Office rooms over Owl Dm* store. Office bours
9u.m., to#u. m,,7 p.m.. to B p. in. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed.
LOCAL ITEMS
O. Little is in from Kllamar.
Itull'alo Jones, Hit; famous
American cowboy lassoing wild
animals in Africa, loniuhl a I, llic
Ma.jesl ic.
Keystone bath house furniture
for sale .cheap.
J3ol> Go If sella Ik is now rmplov.
<•<1 in I In* Sfallhi lic*l
II. costs no more to get your
clolhing cleaned and pressed at
Silverman's. Phone 198.
.!<••• Xisco is now |lm niuhl k
in 1.indie's <!rill.
Advertising in the Prospector
brings results. Try it.
Xi*l< and Andy Nelson an* in
from tin* Cliff mine.
Drawing and Painting.
Mrs. II. Kinsman will organize
a class in drawing and oil paint
ing during the corning week. All
wishing to join call at her resi
dence on McKinley street.
A number of the business
| houses will display flags fomor
! row in honor of mo territorial
j coi i \ en I ion.
| Silverman will call Tor and de
I ivcr your goods, 'phone 198.
• The only practical tailor in
iValdez, Hon Silveiman. 'Phone
1198.
j The Seward Gateway is on 3ale
'at Ihe Valdcz Drug Co. tf
| The Grand hotel under new
management. Rooms 25c and up.
Laundry in connection. Mrs. II.
Sharts.
j Silverman will call for and de
liver your goods, 'phone 198.
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The Assayer
Twelve yearn at Taconia Smelter
OppoHite Electric Light Ofllce
All Work-Guaranteed and Promptly Attended T»
VALDESS, ALASKA
CYRUS IV. HARRINGTON
Mining Engineer and
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Assay Office In ValUcs
Connection Alaska
Mail Order* Promptly Attended to
VOLL & BARKER
CHEMISTS, ASHAYKRB AND
MINING KNCINKKKH
Established 1881
Two doorH Below Stock Exchange
Valdex, Alaska
A. M. Dieringer
VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
General Trucking and Freighting
to all parts of the interior.
Positively no coal delivered un
less paid for in advance
Officc on Wall St . Phone GO
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
|j Valilez, Alaska. I'hone 41
Li
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Dentist
Whalinic BuildinR VALDEZ
Clark & Wright
LAWYERS
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Weather Report.
Baroiwl ie pressure 2D.8H5
Temporal ur« al. (» p. m...ir>
Maximum lempcralure... .52
.Minimtiin temporaltii'<*. . . .
Moan temporaluro i5
IMwipilal ion 1(»
Cloudy, moderate gale S. \V.
E. M. BLADE, ODScrver.
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Hex. W. If. Zieglor will in I In'
future li«»hl serviees nl Hllitiiint'
twin* eaeh nr«>iiIli. Kniug I" anil
fro in I he launch Nebula, in which
lit* lias IxTium* interested wit li Dr.
Sloem. Il»* also oonlomplates
lioliliiur serviees as often as pos
sible in Golden, I ho Port Wells
met ropolis.
fallacies IIcitiui, chairman of
the Hepuhlicau territorial com
mit Ice, will reach Vahli'/. aboul
.luno Olh on his way lo Ihr xvosl
xvard, wIuti' In* k<»«*s lo meet Uil
more, I In* parly'* nominee for
delegate, who hi'Kius his cam
paign milsiile nf his home ilislricl
al l/iialaska. I
At a mooting of Ihe board of
dlrecloi'H of the Y. M. (!. A. held
laul eveliimr in Ihe office «»f I
Judge >1- I.. Heed, .1. I.. Heed was;
oloctcd president, \V. If. Zieglrr|
secretary, Arlhur f.aiitf treasurer,:
rind .lessc Marlin trustee. The
trustee* are now Heed, l.antf and
Marl in.
The Woman'* (luibl will give a'
lea on Wednesday al Ihe roclory.
Wesdamrs. Wondlcr and Merchant
will ho Ihe hostesses from 2:30
lo 5 p. m. The public is invited.;
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Carl F. Hartman, Mnbcl
Hartman and L. W. Russell: You
and each of you arc hereby noti
fied that thero has been expended
during tho yoar 1911 in labor on
those certain lode mining claims
I situated on Long Glacier River
Kotsina Hivcr drainage, Chitina
recording district, Alaska, to
wit: Tho Lucy, Alice, George,
Red Lead, Anaconda. Emma, Dick,
Maud, Susie, Rose, Big Jim, Lit
tle Jim, Phyllis and North 8tar,
the sum of $1,400.00 (fourteen
hundred dollars), lawful money
of tho IJnitod States, the amount
required by law to hold said
claims for tho year following the
performance of tho annual labor;
that said expenditure for labor
aforesaid was mAdo by Patrick
Murphy and James Fish, tho co
owners of said c.aims. And un
less within ninetv days after tho
completion of tho publication of
this notice, to-wit: within ninety
(layft (liter llio Ofh day of July,
1012, you contribute your portion
of the expenses of the aforesaid
nnnunl lanor for snid yecr, your
interest in said lodo claims will
be forfeited and become Hi'* prop
erly of (he undersigned, who n
your co-owners.
PATRICK MI RIMIY.
JAMES FISH.
Date of first pub. April to, M2.
Date of last pub. July 9, 1012.
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