Now is
The Time
To advertise. If business Is quiet
invigorate It by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever succeeded by outtlng
down his advertising Just because
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merohant who
gets the money is the one who
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising columns
of the newspaper.
If you have something for sale
write up an advertisement telling
its merits. We will bring It be
fore the people and are confident
it will bring results. Try It.
Prospector
If you are out of letterheads
call and see our new line of bond
papers. The finest ever brought
to Yaldez.
Valdez Real Estate.
IT jou have a house to rent,
list it. with the Valdez Real Es»
late Agency, Wall street.
PAPERING ROOMS
TRAN8FER TICKET8
"Papering rooms with unused
street ear transfers is the latest
hobby," says the Portland Ore
gonian. "Here's flow one of the
amateur paper-hangers was dis
covered :
"Earl R. Goodwin boarded an
Eastside street car which trans
ferred to several lines.
" 'Transfer?' questioned the
conductor.
"Anywhere,' returned Goodwin/
extending his hand.
"'What line?' pursued the
fare-taker.
" 'Any line,' answered the pas
senger.
" 'Where d' you wan I a go?'
persisted the 'con' man.
" 'Home,' replied Goodwin, 'but
I want a Iransfer to some other
place. 'I'm paperiug a room with
'em.'
"We got the coveted 'roll' of
wall paper."
Earl is a son of Woodbery M.
Goodwin, of this city.
OLD-TIMERS ON
A LONG MUSH
Traiiworn and weary by their
152-mile mush from Circle with
packs on their backs, Mr. and
Mrs. CSeo. Yowelt and Guy Heck
wit h arrived on the train I his
morning from Kox.
The parly, who are recently
from Juneau, crossed tin* sum
mit to Whitehorse. from which
place Ihey look a small hoal and
floated down river as fiir as (Jir
cle.
On the trip overland from C.ir
rle Ihey traveled wilhoul horses,
carrying Iheir outfits on their
bark**, and henrc the trip was not
exactly a pleasant one. Al the
Miller liou<e they paused a short
lime to rest before proceeding
with their cam;pimr-ou| mush.
The new arrivals expect to lo
cate in Fairbanks for the lime
being. Formerly Mr. and Mrs.
Yowell resided al Valdez.--\ews
Miner.
W Blend Flour Best
A straight hard wheat tlour is peculiarly suited to
certain uses; but the housewife finds it hard to work.
•3 A straight soft wheat flour also has its good qualities.
•J But the professional baker, the man who makes his living
working evcrv clav with flnur ii«
niUL U JLIUlV.lUlld
mixture of hard and soft wheats, gives best results.
CJ Aiming to produce a perfect all-purpose flour, the Fisher Flowr
ing Mjlls have had the foregoing facts in mind.
Kisiikr's Blend Flour is not a haphazard combination of hard and
soft wheat. It is the result of careful experimentation covering a long
period, 1o ascertain the proper proportions of each to get the fullest
advantage of their particular qualities in the blend.
The two kinds of grain are ground separately, individual milling ma
chinery being required for each. Then they are combined scientifically. In
this way, the full strength is saved.
For household purposes, blend flour will supersede all other varie
ties. when its advantages are generally known.
•JJ Fisher's Blend Flour is a pleasure to knead and a joy to hake,
•j, Costs More per Sack—because it's worth more.
•fl Costs Less per Loaf—because it gives results.
FISHER FLOURING MILLS CO.
America's Finest Flour Mills.
For Sale By All Dealers
THE ALASKA BUNCH ARC
STUNG VERY HARD
j ( Continued fi.oin nago 1)
.'rated by Torn Doylu, who invest
ed his Alaska fortune in Yakima
farms, and by others. The Ad
ams letter, anion? other things,
says:
"That alleged strike on Tip
uana river and the Ferguson let
ter, telling of the riches to be
found there, is a fake. There is
absolutely nothing to it.
"I arrived in La Paz in March,
and purchasing mules there, rode
to this town, Sorita, and from
here with an outfit started for
the Tipuana river, where the
strike was supposed to have been
made. Was eight days traveling
over the worst trail in the world,
bar none. The elevation at the
summit was more than 18,000
feet, and the trail beyond would
make a monkey dizzy. If a mule
stumbled off the I rail you would
n't even hear him drop. You
couldn't even hear the echo of
the bray. Nor would you see
where he landed. Three Alaskans
behind us lost several mules. One
of them had $2,000 in American
gold on his paek. They never
found the mule or the money,
nor could thev gel down to whev.»
the mule tit..
"We found thai no man named
Ferpuson had ever Imm»n on I he
Tipnana river nor was lliere any
trader here (<> buy the jrold. There
isn't any grohl for anybody to huv.
Tin* whole ihinK was a frame up
|m jrel American money ami
American miners down here.
"Some jfold was taken out hyj
Indians a lonsr lime njro. and lliej
Spaniards jr«it a lillle metal, loo.
Iml I hey picked il clean. Il would- I
n't 1*11 n an ounce to lh<> square
mile. |
"II would lake much capital lo
altempf lo search the lower levels
and there is no available labor.
Freight costs sr>On. llolivian. a
Ion. Two while men have been!
on I he. river mining, one for eiphl !
and one f«► i- 20 years, and both
are broke.
I So far as I can ascertain from
all history. there is not a soli
tary paying placer mine in all
South America. Should an Amer
ican find a ni'\v rich I In* would have
hut small chance of making any
thinp:. There is more litigation
here when anything worth while
is found than the people of Alas
ka ever dreamed of. and a stran
ger lias no chance in the courts.
"My partner ami myself were
the firsf »>f the stampedcrs to
reach I In* Tipuaua. We had a
rough trip down that si ream. I
lost -'n pounds in weight, and I
was in pood civndil inn when I
started. \Vc have been chewed
on hy every kind of hup. IIy and
mosquito known to science. Oil
two occasions we were out of
grub for .'<<» hours and wer*' kiek
inp at lhi> mules along a trail
so sleep in places il lump over
backwards. We rmally quit the
mules and walked here, all in.
"!\l. Kmerson. lto> (lulling .
and Jack Tohin. alt of Nome, are!
at I.a I'az. Till l'rice ami f'.hri^j
Trempej* arrived in Tipuaua as
we were leaving and intend to
slay there a while. Tom l>oyle
is on his way over the divide.
Marl 11 \ de and a hunch of olher<
are strupplinp to pet hack. I j
will wail here for a while to seei
iT any of them need assistance.!
ami then I will heal il hack lo ^
California."
A letter from Tom l»oy|e stales 1
that Hyde has returned to I.a j
Paz and that others are emleav- j
orinp to pet hack across the ]
mountains. All have plenty of i
food and pood health, hut are :
showing sipns of the hardships J
llirouph which they have passed
in ;hat country.
NANENA COAL 0LAIMANT8
WILL APPEAL TO 8E0RETARY
( Continued from page 1)
against the locators because «»f
the fact that the exact direction
of the boundary lines of the claim
was not given, was wrong. II is
asserted that the Requirement of
corI IrihIs was no| intended hy
Congress to he made more diffi
cult than III** Requirement of any
other mineral lands in the terri
tory, and IIirI to run the lines of
the claims due north, south, ens'
Rnd west would hRVo been im
possible to the mininp locator,
except he were possessed of lim
itless funds with which lo pay'
the expenses of surveyors.
Tom Marquam recently visited
Bkagway after an Rbsence of
eight years, during which time lie
has climbed to prominence in le
gal circles rI Fairbanks.
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 Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - June 15
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle .... June 20
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - July 5
Connecting at Seattle with stenmers 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 I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 6fi I | Rouyh Dry 10c lb.
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.
—— —
4 SAILINGS MONTHLY 4
i '
Via JUNEAU and KETCHIKAN
The Largest and Best Equipped Steamships in
the Alaskan Service, ALAMEDA and MARI
POSA, leave every eight days, All the
Year'Round for Cordova and Seattle via. In
side Passage.
TRAVEL AND SHIP VIA.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
The Side Board
Day & Greenig [Proprietors]
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms
For Housekeeping, Sleeping and Offices. Rates
Reasonable
Foot oi Wail si. ARCHIBALD BLOCK
COAL COAL
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO
Port Wells
THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
Loaves Valdez for Port
Wells every Tuesday carry
ing passengers and froight.
touching at all way poin's
where business offers.
Special Trips Can Be Arranged
Chaa. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
PUl« lltM, window |1*m, roofing and
bvlUInf pap«rt, rooflni pllcli, lima. ta
•nant, pUttar lath, •hinglac, Sraitdars'
hardwara. Shop and Job work of all kind*
Windows, Doors, Moulding. Finish
ing Lumber
Atanta for Fairbanks. Morse A Co.
>tor II the
buy.