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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 at the rate of 5 per cent per an
num on certificates of deposit for one year.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
SO Per Cent Discount
We are disposing of our large slock of undertaking goods,
consisting of nest metallic-lined and plain caskets, also hard
wood cofllns; also embalming by a licensed embalmer at 50
per cent, of our original price, which si about cost price.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE CO., Inc.
Alaska Water, Light & Tel. Co.
Phone 39
Puget Sound Fir Lumber
We Carry a Complete Assortment
Mining Timbers, Bunker At
and Stamp Mill Materials 8 Prices
Yards Fool of WALL ST. A ■ * ¥ 1
CRAWFORD,nBUiLDlNG AfCtlC LulimDCF LO*
Notloe of Forfeiture.
To William M. Conloy: You
are hereby notified that there has
been expended during the year
1911 in labor on lhe»e certain
quartz claims, known as the Alas
ka Belle, Jackpot and Snowflake,
lying, being and situated in the
Valdez mining district, in the re
cording precinct of Valdez, in the
District of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars, lawful
money of the United 8talcs, the
amount required by law to hold
aaid claims for the year, follow
ing the performance of the an
nual labor; that said expenditure
for lab r, as aforesaid, was made
by J. W. Little. And unless with
in ninety days after the comple
tion of the publication of this no
lice, to-wit: within ninety days
after the 24th day of April,
1012, you contribute your portion
of the expenses of tne aforesaid
annual labor for said year, or
your intorest in said quartz
claims will bo forfelte ' and be
come tho property of the under
signed, who is your co-owner.
J. W. LITTLE.
Flint pub. Jan. 24; 1012.
Last pub. April 25, 1012.
NOTICE OF 8PEOIAL TERMS
of the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Di
vision.
The President of tho United
States of America to the residents
of the Third Judicial Division of
the Territory of Alaska, greeting:
You, and each and all of you,
will please lake nolicc that by an
Order of the Court, duly mado
and entered, a special term of the
District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, has
been called and will he held in
the. Town of Nushagak, begin
ning July 201 h; in the Town of
Unalaska, beginning tho 10th day
of August; in the Town of Unga,
beginning the 11Mb day of Aug
ust; in the Town of Kodiak, be
ginning on the 20th day of Aug
ust, nnd the said special terms
of court, will continue as long
thereafter ns the public interests
may require.
Made and daten nt Valdez,
Alaska, this* fib day of April, A.
D. 1912.
KDWAKD E. CU8HMAN,
District Judge.
oeoroe w. wickersham,
Attorney Oencral.
Attest: ED. M. I,AKIN. Clerk.
First pub. April 8, 1912,
ALASKAN MOUNTAINS
LAKES AND VOLCANOES
INTERESTING GEOLOGICAL REPORT OF THE DI8TRICTS TO
THE WE8TWARD WHICH MAY BE HAD FREE ON AP
PLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT
Tin? volcanoes of Alaska arc
not all dead, and those that smoke
are hold in dreadful awe hy the
natives. When tlie Indiana liv
ing 011 the west short; of Conk in
let lirst In-held a smoke-belching
steamer approaching their vil
lage they lied precipitately, llrst
closing their houses so that tin?
demon of the volcano, which they
believed was approaching, might
be induced to pass by. As late
188.'! Mount Augustine, a volcanic
cono which rises 4,000 feet out
of the waters of the Inlet, was in
violent eruption, and Mount 111i—
aniiia and Mount llcdouht, about
10,000 feet high, lowering above
the coast range, were in eruption
in l«r»i and 1902 respectively.
That Vulcan is still active within
these mountains is attested by the
persistent clouds of steam rising
from their summits and by occa
sional lighl showers of volcanic
dusl.
The name Iliamna is said by
some I«> lie derived from the Rus
sian leriui for monument, and il
may have reference to the lower
ing vocano. The natives say
thai Iliamna is the name of a
great demon llsh which lives in
l.ake Iliamna and is ever on the
watch to destroy the unwa.y, so
that the native who risks himself
on its waters in his frail craft is
accounted venturesome. The
lake is, however, the largest
fresh-waler body in Alaska, and
is frequently swept by terrilic
gales. It is 80 miles long by 8
to 20 miles wide—somewhat lar
ger. perhaps, than I.ong Island
sound. Its hot loin is far below
sea level. The altitude of its
surface is only r»0 feel above the
ocean lint soundings at its upper
end indicate a depth of many
hundred feel. North of and trib
utary lo Iliamna l.ake is l.akj
Clark, more than f>0 miles long
but narrow. This lake is 220
feet above Ili«> ocean titles 1ml in
places is more than 000 feet deep.
The region containing these
interest ing volcanoes and lakes
was the Kiri'in' of very early mis
sionary endeavors and Irade ex
ploitation l»y (lie llnssians. Xev
erllieless lit lie exact knowledge
of I he reg ion has been acquired,
and I hat has heen largely inac
cessahle lo tin* public, so that
(he recenl investigation hy the
I'liilcd Slates (icological Survey,
a report on which has just heen
pnhlished as Bulletin iH5, entit
led "A (icological Iteeonnais
sance of the lliamna llcgion,
Alaska,1' hy <!. CI. Martin and I*'.
J. Kafz, should he very welcome.
'i'h.s report describes the geo
graphic and geologic features
and the mineral resources of an
area covering an area <»f more
than 5,000 square miles lying
west of Cook inlet. It discusses
tlie mountain systems, Die lakes
rivers and glaciers. The climate
and vegetation, particularly the
the distribution of forests and the
cause of the limits of the forests,
are considered. Transportation
routes are indicated. The geol
ogy is considered at considerable
length, and so also the prospect
ive mineral resources, which are
copper, gold, silver and petro
leum. None of these minerals
have yet been shipped from this
district, but the region, nevcrthe
^•ss, may some day become jui
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.
and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LA TOUCHE A PECK, Afgrw.
Offkt Saytfck'a Tafcr Shop PfcM*:i02
Smin (• Al Part* o< Jtmu. Calk AmwitJ freefrty
i—In m C—fid—
House and Carpet Cleaning
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
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✓
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valve*,
Iron Pipe, Fitting*.
po.-tanl commercially. The re
port should be of value lo those
who are interested in I he
mineral prospects and those who
intend to search for similar de
posits in other parts of the dis
trict, as it describes (he known
mineral deposits and tin; geology
of the region containing them.
The report is accompanied by to
pographic and geologic maps in
colors on a scale of h miles to
the inch, and hy numerous small
er maps, sections and views.
A copy of the report may be ob
tained free on application to the
Director of the (ieological Survey,
Washington, i). (J.
NOT NECESSARY THAT
VEINS BE EXPOSED
II is md necessary that a vein
or lode shall crop upon the sur
face that a claim location may be
made, upon il. If below the sur
face its course may bedeter
mined by underground work or by
ordinary surface trenching. A
location is not invalid because ils
length does not accurately follow
the vein, but the locator may
lose some portion of the vein if it
chances to turn aside from the
supposed direction of the apex
and depart through the
side lines.
MISSOURI HAS CHOSEN
SITE FOR BUILDING
San Francisco, April — Mis
souri is the ninth stale to select,
a site for its state building at the
Panama-Pacific International Kx-*
position. Thus far Oregon, Ne
vada. Montana, Washington. Ida
ho, Utah, South liakota, the Phil
ippine Islands and Missouri have
received deeds to their land and
promise the widest participation
al the I»Ir> Universal Exposition.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
WILL TRY AGAIN
Miss l)i»ra Kern. i»f Philadel
phia. daughter m|' a celebrated
surgeon of llii* Onaker eily,ar
rived al Cordova with Ili«> pur
pose of aseeuding Ml. lilackhurn.
La.d year slu» made Ih«» attempt.
Sin* and hrr parly starte^LJ'roni
McCarthy's, al mile IwT on I he
railroad, hul a scvcpp /form ami a
shortage of pro\isi(>ns compelled
them lo give up |he attempt al
scaling Ili«* heights of lilackhurn
Miss Keen declares thai she will
again form an expedition and,
fortified by Iht former expbrience
is confident thai slie will be sue
ci's s fill llii.* lime.
LOCAL ITEMS
DOWN IN DIXIE.
A few sacks of Early < >lii<> seed
potatoes al Kind's Grocery. 32
For Rent. Nice quiet rooms
in bachelor apartments with or
without hoard. Phone 120.
SIX HOLE RANGE—for sale.
Good condition. Bargain. En
qu.re Exchange.
Cream waffles ana honey 25c at
tho Valdez Cafe.
The Keystone Bathhouse fur
niture for sale. Keystone avenue.
DOWN IN DIXIE.
FOR SALE CHEAP—Power
dory. Apply Petq Cashman.
If you want your clothes clean
ed and pressed 'phone Silverman,
198.
Seats for "Down hi Dixie*' at
Hunt's Candy Kitchen, 5.1-75 and
$1.00.
Look I Look I Lookl
Ladies and gents, black and tan
shoes cleaned and shinccf Soel
Johnnie, tho bootblack, Pioneor
Barber Shop.
Payment at the rate of $330 per
ton has been paid for placor tin
oro produced in tho Hot SpringB
district on tho lower Tanana.
THE ORPHEUM
PHOTO PLAYS
Latest Released Films on every
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CHANGE OF PROGRAM EVERY
SUNDAY, TUESDAY, FRIDAY
Illustrated aongs by Mr. T. F. Gillies
Orchestra of Four Pieces
One show every evening 8 p.m.
Two Shows Sunday, 8; 9:30
For the Winter Months
A. H. PINKUS, Prop.
PROFESSIONAL
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
8EWARI), - ALASKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES C. CANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers,
Alaska Securities Bi'd'g VaUez
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE dentist
Ofllce rooms over Owl DruK store. Ofllce hours
9 a. m.. to 8 »>. m.. 7 i>. in., to 9 p. m. Sundays
by uiiiiuiiiiuiuuL Alt work ttuaraniued.
Stull's jewelry store will ho
closed until further notice, if
you wish anything from Ihc
stock make appointment with
Adam Swan or call up Dr. Dag
gett, 'phone 83.
FOR RENT—Light and warm
room at the Reynolds House. Mrs.
L. A. Depuy, Prop.
'"Down in Dixi«'" al Ka^ie li.ill
Monday night. Don'1 miss :l.
See German, the dentist, over
Owl Drug Store. Examination
free. 'Phone 10.
The Seward Gateway is on sale
at the Valdoz Drug Co. If
j It costs no more to get your
i clothing cleaned and pressed at
| Silverman's. Phone 1U8.
Say!
Th«' Yahh'z is one good
place In eat.
Willing Man Will Do
House and carpet cleaning willi
vacuum cleaner, and odd johs.
Robert Moth-am, phone 1 i. 3t
The only practical tailor In
Valdez, Ben Silveunan. 'Phone
198.
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ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Twelve years at Tacoma Smelter
Opposite Electric Light Office
All Work Gnaranteed and Promptly Attended T«
VALDEJ5, ALASKA
CYRUS HARRINGTON
Mining Engineer and
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Assay OlUct! In Vulder.
Connection Alaska
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to
VOLL & BARKER
CHEMISTS, ASSAYERH AND
MINI NO ENOINKKKH
Established 1881
Two door« Below Stock Exohange
Valdez, Alaska
A. M. Dieringer
VALDEZ TRANSFIR CO.
General Trucking and Freighting
to all parts of the interior.
Positively no coal delivered un
less paid for In advanoe
Office on Wall St . Phone 60
Beaver Dam Roadhouse
NKLS JKPSON. Prop.
•II Miles from Vuldez
OUTFITS FOR PROSPECTORS
First Class Accommodatios.
Ample Stable Room
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
QR. H. COCKERILLE
Dentist
Whalipif Buildinn VALDEZ
Clark & Wright
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Public Land Matters: Final Proof.
Dosert Lands, Contests and Mining
Cases. Scrip.
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PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Stull's jewelry store will be
closed until further notice. If
you wish anything from the
slock make appointment with
Adam Swan or call up Dr. Dag
gett, 'phono 83.
DOWN IN DIXIE
Silverman will call for and de
liver your goods, 'phono 198.
Notioe to Oredltors.
In the Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
Charles W. Shelley, deceased.—
Notice to Creditors.
Notico is hereby given by tho
undersigned, Administrator of the
estate of Charlos W. Shellov, de
ceased, to tho creditors of, and
all persons having claims against
the said estate, to exhibit thorn
with tho necessary vouchers
within six (fl) mdntns after the
first, publication of this notice,
to tho said administrator at the
office of Smith, Bunnell Web
er, at Valdez, Alaska, tho samo
being the place for the transac
tion of tho business of said es
tate.
Dated at Valdez. Alaska, this
9th day of April, 1912.
ED. WOOD.
Administrator of the estate of
Charles W. Shelley, deoeased.
First pub. April 9, 1912.
Last pub. May 8, 1912. I
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Carl F. Hartman, Mabel
Hartmnn and L. W. Ilussell: You
and each of you are hereby noti
fied that there has beon expended
during the year 1911 in labor on
those certain lode mining claims
situated on Long Glacier River
Kotsina Hiver drainage, Chitina
recording district, Alaska, to
wit: The Lucy, Alice, George,
Red Lead, Anaconda. Emma, Dick,
Maud, Susie, Rose, Big Jim, Lit
llo Jim, Phyllis and North Star,
the 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
Rerformance of the annual labor;
fiat *nid expenditure for labor
aforesaid was made by Patrick
Murphy and James Fish, the co
owners of said c airns. And un
less wilhin ninetv days after tho
completion of tho publication of
this notice, to-wit: wilhin ninety
rlays after the 9th day of July,
1912, you contribute your portion
of fhe »'xnense<* of the aforesaid
annual I a nor f -r said year, your
interest in said lode claims will
be fo.-feited and become I he prop
erly of tho undersigned, who ai •
voiir co-owner .
PATRICK MTJRPHY.
JAMES FISH.
Dale of first pub. April 10, '12.
Dale of last pub. July 9, 1912.^
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