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Useful Information.
fr&blc office hours:
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. in.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
a. m. and 5 to 0 p. in.
PoatolTicc hours:
Week days 9 a. in. lo 0 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 m. to
2 p. in.
The Indian
Tho following now world's
records wore irinde on the
Indian Moforcyclo by Ed.
Hashn nt Los Angeles, Cftl.,
April 51 h, 1912:
\ mile 37 4-5 seconds.
2 miles, 1 iviin. -18 2-5 sec.
.1 miles, 1 inin. 50 s»'C.
4 miles, 2 niin. .'<0 3-5 sec.
5 miles, 3 min. 20 4-5 sec.
ft miles, 4 min. I .'1-5 sec.
7 miles. 4 inin. 42 3-5 sec.
8 miles, 5 mill. 24 sec.
0 miles, 0 inin. 5 sec.
10 miles, ft 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.
• ■♦-■t-iiiwi mil'* -wf
Alaska Water, Light & Tal.J/jj.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturer* of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam «nd Hot
W*tar tleMing, Pumps nnd
Well Point..
Sh«t M<tal Work of Every
Deacription, Hoae Vxlvei,
Iron Pif>s, Fitting*.
Must Pay Wages Due.
Tin? Porcupine Col.l Mining
Company, <>r Alaska, • must pnv
J»«»l«• niiolukovicli wages aL i n«
ralo of $3 a day fi-un May
I !l I I, |o October 2i, of I hat year,
under a decision of Judge Ho>d
.1. Tall man, of Snatlle. ('holoko
vilch claims llial In- was employ
ed April 'J i, IIHI, lo go Id Alas
ka as a miner ami llial lie was
written In re report May which
lie did. Iml thai upon his arrival
in Alaska, the company repmlial
ei| j|*t contract with him ami re
fused lo jjjve him work. The
company ileilieil III" existence oI
the coivlracl. The leller wrilen
to I he plaint iIV was introduced
ami I lie judgment was haseil upon
I hat.
Mrs. John Lyons ami children
returned on the Sampson las! ev
ening after spending the winter
ill the slates.
Mr. and Mrs. .IcIV Mcl>ernioll
formerly of I he lilack Hills, S. I).,
arc in the oily, having arrived on
the Sampson. Mr. Mcl)ermo|| i>
an ohl-liuie mining operator ami
will look over the camp prohahl>
with a \ iew of investing sliotih
lie see something to his liking.
Mr. ami Mrs. ('has. tlrawfon
were relurniiig passengers on I Ik
Sampson, afler an extended visil
to Seattle and oilier masl points
New fender piles are to hi
driven on the Vahlex hock com
pany's wharf.
I'. Washhurii. Thus. Median
\lex. Thompson, llarvev Hum
mel. I». J. MrCralh and wife
j Mark (ileasoii and Tim Marrum
| are registered at I lie Seal I h; ho.
to!.
IJieyele riders who persist, in
using I he sidewalks will he ar
rested hy Ihe police at Fairbanks
According lo our exchanges
several of |ho palali.il passengei
steamers plying in Alaska wa
ters are anxious for a contest ol
speed. Take plenty of life pre
servers.
From Keleliikan. I lie headtpiar
l.ers of | lie light house service,
comes word that Ihe lighthouse
lender Columbine is «»n tier way
north lo complete tin* work end
ed when Ihe Arineria foundered
at llinchinhrook.
Those jn Ihe employ of I lie
< Juggenlieims at Dawson are he
coming dissatisfied willi the sys
tem in vogue lliere of deducting
per month from their wages
as loMpilal dues and are casting
about for ways and moans to se
cure as good or better hospital
service for less money.
The first clean-up on Trail
creek, in tIn* Ruby district, was
on Mel,cad's ground and 8i30
was produced by three men
wheeling from tile drift. Farth
er up Ihe creek Ihe pay is belter,
bul there has been no real clean
up yet. Five-cent dirt has been
discovered on Newlands fork, a
tributary lo Quart/, creek.
"""The- quartermaster's depart la
ment will award a contract for
carrying freight from Valdcz lo
tiie stations of Ihe Signal Corps
mi Hie Fairbanks trail as far nn
Paxsons, returning with Ihe ef
fects of the men at Ihe stations,
who have been transferred to the
nutnide. From Valdez jo Tonsinn,
ipproximalely 11,000 pounds will
liavc to lx» delivered at each sla
lion, and from Tonsinn lo Pax
jons about 0,000 pounds. This is
freight the government park
Ynins failed lo deliver last winter
>wing to sickness among the ani
naN of ihe train.
Steamer Arrivals.
The following were (he arriv
als on the S. S. Sampson last ev
ening:
J. II. Ingram, John I)oe, J. \Y.
Heunn*, John Kriekson, (lhas.
Crawford, Mrs. Clias. Crawford,
Harriet Lyons, Mary Lyons, An
nie Lyons, Mary Slrnver, Lieut.
I'rosser, <lla»lys Shipp, Kli/ahelli
Hull's, <1. Heiman. fieo. l'ulver, <i.
A. I'epper, J»'IV MelJermolt, Mrs.
JelT Mr|)criiiot I, II. J. Hutherfonl,
(1. Hamsay, A. A. Kith'rman, II-.
Mcdonald, Mrs. \V. A. l)olan, Miss
Dolan, Alex. Thompson, M. (1.
(ilcasnn, Halph Slcwarl, Mrs. T.
(J. Quinn, Mrs. II. Silverman,
Mrs. A. li. J>irriugcr, Andy l>ier
ingir, Mrs. Kumiu Cashell, I*. J.
MHiralh, Mrs. I\ J. McGrath, K.
J. While. \V. W. Hush, L. 'IVrog
i'iis, II. L. Jaynes, Tints. Mce
hail ami I steerage.
The regular weekly dance in
Mmisc hall will lake plat Sal
unlay cYeuinir. Ticket* can lie
had from any of I In* mcmJiers of
I In* order. L'l
Tin* sti*nni!-hip Sampson roarh
od |m>i*t la«d I'voninir wit li I ho roc_
nnl passciuo'i* ami fi-«kiirliI list of
I ho osi'asnii. Tlii' vrsscl < 1 i• I n«»l
loavo I he Cliir mini' until l<>
o'rlork this morning. having IK"
Ions ill' Iri'j^hl. | »r i m* i |»«i 11 v mail
tin iinlnail al I ha I plan*. On li •• r |
ri'lnrn sin* will laki- in tons nfi
I <*<>11•*!«nl ralfs from I In* I '.I i IV l'« • i*,
| I In* Taniiiin <iiii'IIit.
J Tin- I'hainhi'j' •»T r.i»inniiTi*i» will
| li«• 1.1 il«i regular iiiri'lin^ in tin*
| I'utini'il i -11 a 11111< • r tomorrow i'v.-ii
j inir. A l ull al It'liilanri* of Mm1
i iimmiiImt-. i< ri*i|iii»s|i'«|.
'Mil* Arolio Itrolhorl. «»nil lie l« I a
i larpi-ly ;tllomh'd nicotian last ov
iciiiiiK at which K. ''.ampholl,
I (iharh'sl )ay anil I'rofcssor Dav
is wi'i'c laki'ii over I hi* llhilcool
j I'ass 1111ri11k a storm. Kach «»f
II hi' iniliati'S. a ft having safi'ly
ri*arh»*il camp, math' a few f.dio
ilimis ivmarks. ami told what
jrnoil Kiiiih's llii'y will make for
tin' m.'xt hunch romitiK ovor tin'
trail. during I hi* past few
111 •» 111 lis tin* ramp has hrou *rrow
i11MTV riipiillv ami will soon
rank lirsl in I In* order in I In- way
id iiii'inlii'i'ship.
! Tin' sli'anii'r Victoria will loavo
jSratlli* .11111(* mi ln*r lirst trip
Jot' lh«* season In X111111•. Sin' will
| carry (>r>0 passenger-:.
| ^ _
| 'I'm tin* siniml of thi' lii*i* lnt 11
I llic pi'uph' of Douglas turned out
j fir masse ami clcancd up I he oily
of fiu rans ami ruhhish piles ro
J contly.
I Thomas Meohan was «i rolurn
; in^r passenger oil I li«• Sampson,
j ami ^lai| In jrel hack In his old
j haunts.
The Ladies' Aid Socioly will
hold a husinoss mooting lonior
row aflornoon rommonriuK at
1 o'clock in I Ik* parlors of tho
| ('.ontrrciralional rhurrh. All
! iiiouiliors ai'o rnpiosli'd lo ho
I pi'OSCIll.
i Mr*. \\\ A. Dolau ami IIv«» oliil
| «1i*cii rolnrnoil from tlio slalos on
■ I In* Sampson aflor a winlor's ah.
, SI'IIOO.
(• ilhorl Itoinian rolnrnod In
Yaldoz mi I lit* Sampson.
I Tin* (!ommis-don roooiv.
51»«| *J7 11• • a'I of lino horsos on Iho
Sampson lasl ovonintf, purohas
<•<1 MiioiikIi Mi'. -I. II. Ingram, who
a I <• < . ol oriiod from Mm smith on
I In* -.Mm' vossol.
I.'••ill. I'rnssor, in oliargo of
I In1 I •# sL divisio i, A. M. T. I..,
was a .M'inrninK passongor on lasl
nvoiiiiiK's Sampson a flop a
month's lonvo of ahsonco in Iho
slat «»-*.
a. A. I'oppor, an old.limo Alas
kan. rolnrnoil last ovonintf, hav
iiispoilt Iho winlor on Iho mil.
sidf*.
M. CI. (iloason was grooiing his
many friomls Insl, ovening upon
Iho arrival of llio slnnmor from
tlx* south.
Mrs. T. <1. Oninn rolnrnod from
llio I11I04 on llio Sampson aflor
a short visit to llio outside.
TI10 rood commission will vory
soon soml on I crows I r> work on
llio |mil oovoring llio .overland
rouIo as fur north ns Iho F*ifr T)o|
la.
Joo Ihov is in from ATi<f<TI«• I««u
island. - j'
orford ami fJ. Rannny, arrivals
on yoslorday's honl. aro irmwh of
Iho SI. Klias.
PROFESSIONAL I
L. V. KAY I
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HEWAHU, - AI.AHKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES O. CANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g vaUaz
DR. GERMAN
Phone .9 THE DENTIST
Omcc rooms over Owl Drtm store. Onice hours
9 a. m.. to 6 i>. m.. 7 p. m.. to « p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed.
LOCAMTEMS
Ke\stone balh house furniture
for sale cheap.
FOIl SA1.TC--X«'W uomph-le .sol
photographic history of Civil
War, published by IlcNicw of Hc_
virws; cheap. Sec i-, cable
ofl'ice. L't
II costs no more lo get your
clothing cleaned and pressed at
Silverman's. Phone 198.
Advertising in the Prospector
brings results. Try it.
Drawing and Painting.
Mrs. 11. Kinsman will organize
a class in drawing and oil paint
ing during the coming week. All
wishing to join call at her resi
dence <ju McKinlcy street.
Silverman will call for and de
iver your goods, 'phone 198.
The only practical tailor In
Valdez, Ben Silvennan. 'Phone
198.
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. It,
Sharts.
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Twelve yearn iit Tacomtt Smelter
OppoHile Electric Light Ollleo
All Work Gnaranteed and Promptly Attended T»
VALDBZ, ALASKA
CYRUS IV. HARRINGTON
Mining Knpfinwr ;ind
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Assay Oftlcc in Valdei
Connection Alaska
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to
VOLL & BARKER
CIIKMISTS, ASBAYKRB AND
MINING KNGINKKKH
Accuracy uuuraniccd anil prompt returns.
Established 1881
McKinlcy St.. Opposite V. It. & M Co.
Valdez, Alaska
a. m. iJieringer
VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
General Trucking and Freighting
to all partH of the interior.
Positively no coal delivered un
less paid for In advance
Offieo on Wall St . IMione GO
iiNew York Life
I !
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
i Valtloz, Alaska. Phono 41
QR. H. COCKERILLE
Dentist
0Whal!n« Building V AI/DE£
Weather Report.
Ihii'oiiM'l rii* .'hi. i 29
'!*«• n 11 ><• rtt I nr«' al 0 p. in....i7
M;ixi111111ii I••mprraltirr... .it
.Miniiiiuin I•■mpi'i alui't*. . . . 1
.Moan li'iiiporalurr 5*2
Cloudy, I i^rliI. S. \V. hn'»»y.i\
E. M. liLADE, UDsci'ver.
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Hriuging news that I In* tii>l
cannery in Alaska to begin pack
ing salmon lliis year commenced
putting up listi on May J2, ami
that others will ho under way
sunn, the steamihip Humboldt ar
rived yesterday from Southeast
ern Alaska. She brought out the
lirst can of the 1 Ul2 salmon pack,
which is expected to exceed in
value the j?.'K>,uoo,(hmi pack of
l!HI. The lirst cannery to he
Kin operations was that of the
Pacific ('nasi it Norway Packing
company at Petersburg, in South
eastern Alaska. This plant hegau
on kniK salmon on .May '11. The
regular salmon run will not he
gin until some time next month,
hut several of I lie northern can
neries pack king salmon before
tin* regular run starts.
r
The freight rate on salmon
from Seattle, to I.ondon has boon
advanced from 35" to i5r per
ton.
The regular monthly jsmoker
of the Alaska Order of Moose will
take place at the hall on Thurs
day evening. A full attendance
of the membership is desired.
Tonight at the Majostlo.
1. "The. llair Restorer and the
Indian," comedy.
2. "Rose of Kentucky," beau
tiful Southern drama.
3. "Hob ami Rowdy," children's
com ie.
t. Illustrated song, Miss Fogg.
5. "When Wifey Holds the
Purse Strings, ' A. H. comedy.
(», "A Convenient Iturglnr."
Hiograph comedy.
The Inst iwv pieturet h> re
ipiOHl.
——-*■ f- 4-y—
Wall Papor
Kntire new stock, ('.all ami iu
<pert. < »\\ I hrug Co., Inc.
Notice of Forfeiture.
' To Carl F. Ilarlinan, Mabel
1 Ilartman and L. W. Russell: You
• and each of you aro hereby noti
fied that there has been expended
during the year 1911 in labor on
j those certain lode mining claims
situated on Long Glacier River
Kotsina River drainage, Chitina
i recording district, Alaska, to
j wit: The Lucy, Alice, George,
• Red Lead, Anaconda. Emma, Dick,
Maud, Susie, Rose, Big Jim, Lit
i tie Jim, Phyllis and North Star,
'tho sum of $1,400.00 (fourteen
'hundred dollars), lawful money
of the United States, tho amount
! required by law to hold said
[claims for the year following tho
I performance of tin; annual labor;
I I hat snid expenditure for labor
j aft resaid was niAdo by Patrick
j Murphy and James Fish, tho co
owners of said t.aims. And un
less within ninetv days nftcr the
completion of the publication of
this notice, to-wit: within ninety
days after the 9th day of July,
j 1912, you contribute your portion
of the expenses of tho aforesaid
annual labor for said ycer, your
interest in said lode claims will
be forfeited and become the prop
erty of the undersigned, who niv
your co-owners.
PATRICK MURPHY.
JAMES FISH.
' Date of first pub. April 10, '12.
Dale of last pub. July 9, 1912.
If you aro out of letterheads
cnll and sec our new line of bond
papers. Tho lines! ever hrouuht
to Valdez.
NOTIC*.
"I'll** office of the lulled States
commissioner for Yaltlez precinct
hit* been thin day removed to the
oasterh «hle of Reservation ave_
mi»". between MeKinh'} ;iml Ho
bar! -(reels in Vablez, Alaska.
TIIOS. It hiiepard.
Commissioner.
If V'H want -to elollies clean
ed and presses i-limn' Sib«rmnr\,
198.