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Progressive People
The Basinets man knows the value and convenience of a
Checking Account
So does the up-to-date Professional man, likewise the pro
gressive Miner and, to, the wide-awhke Business Woman
We will be glad to initiate you into the details of a
Checking Accouot
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BANKING DEPARTMENT
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
-a. m. and 5 to 6 p. m.
Postoffice hours:
Week days 9 a. in. to 6 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 m. to
15 p. m.
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A Few 6ood Reasons why you should Have a Telephone
(1) When the weather la bad your wire can use It dally to order meal, gro
ceries, etc., and save herself many a weary trip to market.
(2) You can get In Instant communication with your home at any hour when you
are away.
(3) IT one of your children should become sick In the middle or the night, you
can summon the doctor Immediately.
(4) You can enarge your circle or desirable acquaintances, as a telephone In the
house gives one a peculiar social distinction In the community.
(5) In case or lire or accident you can summon help rrom the neighbors.
(G) ir you are too ill to get to your office you can always conduct your business
rrom home.
(7) IT every clock In- the house stops you can always get the correct time rrom
"central."
(8) You can make or break social engagements over the telephone to suit your
convenience.
(Oi The reeling or security which a telephone in the house produces makes
it a necessity.
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Phone 39
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We Carry a Complete Assortment
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CRAWFORD BUILDING
Phon* 214
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Frank E. Leo: You are
hereby notified that there has
been expended during the year
1911 in, labor on these certain
quartz claims, known as the Gla
cier No. 1 and No. 2, and the Kit
ty, lying, being and situated in
I ho Valdoz mining district, in the
recording precinct of Valdez, in
the District of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars, lawffil
money of the United Htatos, tha
amount required by law to hold
said claims for Ino year, follow
ing the performance of the an
nual labor; that said expenditure
for Inbor, as aforesaid, was made
by .lames CI. Cawley, a co-owner
of said claims. And unless with
in ninety days after the comple
tion of Ino publication of this no
tice, to-wit: within ninety days
after the second (2nd) of April,
1912, you contribute your por
tion of tho expenses of the afore
said annual labor for said year,
or your interest in said quartz
claims will bo forfeitod and be
come the property of tho under
sigred, who is your co-owner.
JAMES C. CAWLEY.
Date first pub. Jan. 2, 1912.
Date last pub. April 2, 1912.
i
Notloe of Forfeiture7.
..To Blarney Stevens: You are
hereby notified that there has
been expended during til© year
toil in labor on those certain
quartz claims known as the "Last
Chance," the "Last Chance No.
I," and the "Last Chance No. 2,"
situate, lying and being on Shoup
bay near the entrance thereof, in
the Valdez recording precinct,
(Territory of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00),
lawful mpney of the United States,
the amount required by law to
hold naid claim* for the year fol
lowing the performance of the
mutual labor; that said expendi
ture for labor, as aforesaid, was
made by Win. Koch and Alex.
Nelson, the co-owners of said
claims. And unless within ninety
(00) day* after the completion
of the publication of this notice,
to-wit: within ninety (90) days
after the 10th day of April, it) I 2,
you contribute your portion of the
expenses of the aforesaid annual
labor for said year, your interest
in said quartz claims will bo for
feited and become the property of
the undersigned, who are your co
owners.
ALEX. NEL80N.
WM. KOCH.
hate first pub. Jan. ii, 1912.
bate last pub. April 11, 1912.
\
'FRISCO MEN JO
DEVELOP ALASKA
Silverman Said to Have 8eeurod
Capital to Build Railroad
Lin9
The following interesting item
was taken from the columns of
the San Francisco Chronicle of
January 11 and is an indication
of the efforts being put forward
to secure government assistance
to build the railroad out of Sew
ard :
"A San Francisco syndicate was
formed yesterday to take over the
holdings of the Alaska Explora
tion and Development company,
which has holdings on the Seward
Peninsula in Alaska. The. com
pany is headed by Joseph Hutch
inson, of Ifoisc, Idaho; John It.
Coleman, a real estat-e dealer of
San Francisco, and J. I\ O'Brien,
an attorney, with ollices in the
Mills building. The purpose of
the company is to build the Sew
ard .Northern railroad and also lo
develop the mining industry along
the coast of Seward Peninsula.
'"Samuel I. Silverman has been
al I lie palace hotel for about six
weeks interesting California cap
ital in a direct steamship line
from Ibis city lo Alaska ports,
lie also wanted capitalists lo
wire congressmen al Washington
lo ask I lie government lo complete
the railroad from Seward lo Fair
banks. and bis partner. F. J.
Barnes, made two special trips lo
Washington and appeared before
congressional committees and
I furnished data asking that the
road be built. Silverman has been
in Alaska for the lasl 15 years,
and is well known around Seal
lie and North Yakima, Wash.
"•He is al the present time seek
ing to place a large population on
the plateaus between Seward and
Fairbanks, where there is great
opportunity for farming."
DAWSON LIKE
OLD TIMES
$ <
Two Hundred Claims Were Stak
*
ed at Sixty-mile in a
Few Days
I
Dawson, Jan. 25.—The lirsl
great race from Dawson, I :t<>
miles lo the westward over the
surface of (lie Yukon and tin* Sjx
lymilc rivers, lo ilie scene of ID«*
new placer strike on Iln* soulli
fork of iln* Sixty mil was finish
ed when I lie last of I In* iUO men
who left Dawson for Iln* new
llelds relumed lo lilc their ap
plications with Iln- mining rc
jcorder. All I In* slampcdcrs stak
ed ground in I In* district. Tin*!
Kohl commissioner sent Mining i
iKuginccr Murwash. ami Acting
Coventor Horrigan sent Consta
ble Hullcr lo the creek lo inspect
jfIk* silualion and lo slraighlcn
| on I possible tangles in the slak
I inpr.
I II is reported lhal many of ihe
Idaims arc blanketed. If Ihis is
found to be Mir ease, it is ccr
laiu that prosecutions will fol
low on I he ground of fraud. A
number of cases or blanketing in
this vicinity hoiiic years afro re
sulted in penitentiary sentences
for the violators of the mining
law. ' "
Fifty more stampeders are now
oil I he way from Dawson lo the
Hixlymile. Some of these intend
ed to establish stores and road
houses, and are taking their out
Ills wilh Ihem for lhal purpose.
The Dawson Trading company
will he the first on the ground
wilh a slore and a madhouse nt 9
below discovery.
Tom Kirkpalrick and Andy Hart,
well known sourdoughs of Ihe
Yukon, say that Ihey found rich
bar pay on the Rixlymile before
Ihe Klondike, was struck. The
whole roglon is being staked, and
prospectors are gelling busy for
extensive prospecting.
Drlng your Job work lo the
Prospector office.
One-third ofT on furs at Har
vey's Toggery.
, v ' •
TOURNAMENT FOR
. TROPHY ENDED
Ingram A Bush Bowling Team
Capture Trophy Offered
by Lawson
The closing game in the tour
nament between bowling teams
from the Big Place ami the In
grain & Bush alleys for the cup
offered by Tom Lawson, was
played last night on the alleys at
I he Big Place. The team from
the I. & B. alleys have a big score
to their credit as a result of the
sevni games and I hey are now
the owners of tin; trophy. The
lolal score for the seven games
were 1(5,1)70 made by I ho winners,
and 15, 'iD8 by I he losers.
In last night's game Bush made
high score, 190 pins, and was
awarded a li<»11 ]«• of wine. Moss
man was high average with 17i>
2-3 pins. Following is 111«• score J
ill' I lie game: (
Ingram & Bush.
Morelinnl 11»<» I 7 2 I.'! I it»i»
(iiuiiv ir»2 i;n i in i<;r>
Itusli 17 i hi7 i (.ni r»:i7
I it'll I <S i I i 7 I (»7 I
l'»a\ is I 02 111! I7'.» 'ilHJ
Total pins -it"J
Big Place.
Mossman I7.r» ISS I7<5
Hayes I !">.'{ 1 i(i I ir> 'il5
Tompkins . . .. IHK 1 28 I 28 i \ \
SouJo i:i9 i:w n;i i.iti
(J ray 1 iO 128 122 .'JlMi
Total pins 22(»0
Good Gravy.
An entire change of" program
at the. Majestic tonight, consist
ing of some of the very best and
latest, filnie. Don't fail to sec lliis
Tine program:
1. Music.
2. "Lucia's Broken Romance,"
a well told slory of two street
musicians.
3. Illustrated song.
1. "Welcome of the Unwel
come," a refined comedy-drama
that is unsurpassed in humor and
naturalness of acting.
5. "Curiosity," in this picture
is where the women shine.
0. "A Dutch {Sold Mine," Hans
runs a saloon in a mining dis
trict. Things get pretty warm
when I lie boys, refusing to pay
for their drinks, shoot up the
place.
LOCAL ITEMS
IT you want a good filling suit
sec Silverman, 'phone 198.
Hurry up if you waul In gel a
s.'{ hal «»r slicker for -SI al King's.
If you want your !urs repair
ed see Silverman, phone 108.
Tin* only plan* in I own lo g«*l
Ki'iiuiiif C.liinesr noodle* ami
chop suey l,i Hung ('.hang >l>lr.
The Yaldry. <Inf«*. If
Wauled—Odd jobs. Steady work.
Wood sawing. Snow shoveling:
anything. 'Phone 1 4. If
Silverman will call for and de
iver your goods, 'phone 198.
If you want your clothes clean
ed and pressed 'phone Silverman,
198.
FOK RENT—Eight room, un
furnished house, close in. In
quire Dougherty & Ferguson. !f
It costs no more to get your
clothing cleaned and pressed at
Silverman's, 'phono 198.
See Herman, the dentist, over
Owl Drug Store. Examination
free. 'Phone 19.
Fall coals, $5 and up. Suits
91 T» and up at Harvey's Toggery.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
Notice to Stockholders.
The annual meeting of the 1
stockholders of the BlrtfT Mining
company will be held op tho 15th
day of February, 1912. at Iho hour
of 8 o'clock p. m. at the ofTico of
the secretary, over Frye-Bruhn
Company's store at Valaejt, Alas
ka, for tne election of officers for
the onsuing year, and tho trans
action of such other business as
ftiay properly come before such
meeting. rO. ROBERTS,
Secretary.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 15, 1912.
THE BBPHEUM
PHOTO PLAYS
Latest Released Films on every
Boat
CHANGE OF PROGRAM EVERY
SUNDAY, TUESDAY, FRIDAY
Illustrated songs by Mr. T. F. Gillies
Orchestra of Four Pieces
One show every evening 8 p.m.
Two Shows Sunday, 8; 9:30
For lk« Winter Months •
A. H. PINKUS, Prop.
PROFESSIONAL
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES C. GANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g Vai^z
DR. GERMAN
Phono .'■> THE dentist
OnU « rooms over Owl Drutt store. Ofllco hours
9 u. ni.. to 0 ii. ni.. 7 |>. in., to U i>. in. Sundays I
by appointment All work iruarunu-od.
Alaska Securities Co.
C. GANTY, Gen. Mgr.
Real Estate Mining Stock
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
Beaver Dam Roadhouse
NELS JEPSON. Prop.
41 Miles from Valdez
OUTFITS FOR PROSPECTORS
First Class Accommodatios.
Ample Stable Room
F®r OLIVER VISIBLE TYPEWRITER
See G. Fagerson,
Seward Concrete Stone Co.. (Local Affent.)
B-Hold the Motto for 1911
It is chea-^er to build a WARM HOUSE
with CONCRETE blocks, than to heut ii
a cold one with 114.50 com.
Model Laundry Co.
Flannels our Specialty.
Work done the way you
want It.
Phone 63, next to Prospector
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Twelve years at Tacoma Smelter
Opposite Electric Light Office
AU Wort Gaaraateed ud Proaptlj AttnM T«
VALDEZ, ALASKA
*
CYRUS IV. HARRINGTON
Mining Engineer and
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
As*ay Office in Values
Connection Alukft
Mail Orders Promptly Atteadtd to
VOI-I. & BARKER
CHEMISTS, ASSAYERS AND
MININO ENGINEERS
Established 1881
Two doors Below Stock Exchange
Valdez, Alaska
A. M. Dieringer
VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
%
Generul Trucking and Freighting
to all parts of the interior.
Telephone i»0
£<ro nice with Northern Trust Co.
THE NEW OFFICE
OF THE
Valdez
Prospector
IS IN THE BUILDING
BEAR OF VALDEZ
DOCK OFFICE
Call Anii See Us
DAGGETT & LEAHY
DENTISTS
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
Neit to Seattle Hotel Thonc 83. Always ope*
VALDEZ
Clark & Wright
LAWYERS
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Public Land Matters: Final Proof.
Dosert Lands, Contests and Miniac
Cases. Scrip.
ASSOCIATE WORK FOR ATTORNE
Archibald
Carpets and Rugs
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited
Free Deivery
Notice of Forfeiture.
To William M. Con ley: You
nru hereby notified Mini there ha."
heen expended during I ho year
1911 in labor on these certain
quartz claims, known as the Alas
ka Helle, Jackpot and Snowflake
lying, being and situated in tin
Vahlez miiiiiiK district, in tin* re
cording product of Valdez, in tin
District of Alaska, the sum ol
three hundred dollars, lawful
money of the United Stales, tin
amount required by law to hold
said claims for the year, follow
ing the performance of the an
nual labor; that said expenditure
for labor, as aforesaid, was madr
by J, \V. Little, And unless with
in ninety days after the comple
llon of tne publication of this no
lice, lo-wit: within ninety days
after the 24th day of April,
1012, you contribute your portion
^f the expenses of the aforesaid
Ftnnual labor for Raid year, or
pour interest in said quart/
claims will be forfeited and be
come the property of the under
signed, who is your co-owner.
J. W. LITTLE.
Fimt pub. Jan.'21, 1912,
Last pub. April 25, 1012,
Notloa to Creditors.
In llio United States Commission
er's Court ex officio judge of
orohate, Valdez Precinct, Tar
ritory of Alaska, Third Judicial
Division.
In the matter of the estate of
Thomas V. Smith, deceased.— No
tier t<» Creditor*.
Not ire is hereby given hy the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of Thomas V. Smith, de
ceased, lo I he creditors of, and
all persons having claims against
the said estate, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers
within six (0) months nfter the
first publication of Ibis notice,
lo the said administrator at the
office of Smith, Bunnell & Weber,
at Valdez, -AlasITa, the same be
ing the place for the transaction
of the business of said estate.
Dated al Valdez, Alaska, this
tOlh day of January, 1012,
OKOROE C. TREAT,
Administrator of the eslato of
Thomas V. Smith.
Dale first pub. Jan. 20, 1013.
Dale lawt pub. Feb. 18, 1012.
I The Prospector fs the caper ft*
i *uy.