Y^OU can't be too particular
. about clothes, they help to
t
*-4<place you" in the minds of
| those you meet.
Hart Schaffner
& Marx
\ i
style and quality "place" a
£5
&man right: if you live up to
\>mf
} these clothes you'l get on.
Suits $25 to $35
Copyright Hart ScbaSner A Marx
ValdezBank & 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 5jser cent per an
num on certificates of deposit for one year.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
50 Per Cent Discount
We are disposing of our large stock of undertaking goods,
consisting of best metallic-lined and plain caskets, also hard
wood cofllns; also embalming by a licensed cmbalmer at 50
per cent, of our original price, which si about cost price.
VALDEZ BANK A MERCANTILE CO., Inc.
Iftfeoofozdalftfrt
Alaska Water, Light & Tel. Co.
Phone 39
Puget Sound Fir Lumber
We Carry a Complete Assortment
Mining Timbers, Bunker AtKign
Prices
Arctic Lumber Co.
and Stamp Mill Materials R*ht
Yard* Fool pi WALL ST.
Office in
CRAWFORD BUILDING
FImni* 214
Ropublioan Convention.
A convention of the Independ
ent Republicans of Alaska is
hereby called lo meet in Valdcz
on I he L'Olh day of May, 1912, at
10 o'clock a. in. lo nominate a
candidate for Delegate lo Con
gress lo he voted for at the ter
rilorial election lo he held on the
13th day of August, 1012. Also to
elect two delegates and two al
lernnles lo llio Republican na
tional convention to bo held in
Chicago on Hie 18th day of June,
KM2. Also l») transact such oth
er business ns may come before
the convention.
Kach election prcclnet in Alas
kn, as Ihe wnrnc were constituted"
at Ihe delegate election of 1910,
shall lie entitled lo one delegate
ia the convention hereby called
far every 20 votes or fraction
thereof east for Hon. James
WickerRharn for delegate to con
gress at the election held Anf
ust 9, 1910.
Dated Valdcz, Alaska, April 26,
1912.
E. E. RITCHIE, Acting Secretary.
E. VALENTINE, Chairman.
Tread well's Monthly Report.
1 The February report of I he
Alaska Treadw'ell (I. M. Co. allows
a production of free gold and
concentrate wilh a "realizable
valun" $130,051. Opflfiting
expenses for Ihe month amount
ed to $88,302 and construction
expense* In $15,001, leaving a net
profit, estimated, of $20,505. The
yield per ton was $2.11. The
stock of broken ore wan increas
ed 4502 Ions. During the month
102ft fI. of development work was
done. The mil) crushed 02,020
Ions of ore.
Ohrlatlan Solenoe Service®.
Meetings wil| bo held in "The
Archibald" every Sunday morn
ing at 11 o'clock. All are wel
come.
BELIEVE RUBY
COMING GAMP
Miners of New Camp Are All Get
ting in Supplies for Busy
Season
CJold from Iluby, the now camp
on the Yukon, was brought to
Fairbanks from the lower river
by E. C. Raine, deputy collector
of internal revenue. Raine and
Peter Vachon left town over a
month ago and have visited at
Tolovana, Hot Springs and Tan
ana, as well as making a trip to
Ruby with dog team from Hot
Springs.
During thoir three and one
half days' stay in the camp,
Raine was able to g«M a good idea
of conditions there. He says that
all of the people in the camp are
optimistic and lhal ^oods are go
ing to the creeks rapidly. The.
freight rale to Trai| creek from
Ilub>, a distance of .'JO miles, is
seven eeuls a pound; while to
discovery of l.ong, a distance of
US miles, a rate of live cents a
pound is made.
While I lie two men were nl
Ruby, a report came in from Tip
creek.,a Irihularv of the Salalna
belweiii l-'linl and Trail, thai pay
bad been found on thai slream.
Two 111•*11 had been working on
I he rreek for the whole winter.
hu| did not spread I he news <»f
I lu-ir discovery until I hey had a
good-si/.ed dump on the ground.
Ibt* deplh to bedrock is 120 feet,
deeper I ban any holes in the Ruby
dish-id. that has landed on the
money.
Tin* gold thai was brought up
by Haiin* for assaying purpose's
is largely roarse-grainod. By far
I hi* roarsi*st looking spceinmns
were from tin* Dakota associa
tion, opposite i aiiovr, l.onn
creek, when* A. Pahlke and J.
Stohhe an* working. Tin* color ol
tint gold is not vi*ry bright, manv
of Mu* sampb's having a green
isb color.
Samples of tin* gold from tin
(ill Kdirar ami Femal & All man
properties on C.len gulch, tribu
tary 11> Flint, were also bronchi
up. A Ihu* sample of «lii st
weighing 9jim.no. was sbown fron
the Mcl.eod properly on Trail
creek. (Sold from Mm Intergraih
and O'Connor workings on Trai
were brought. from Mm now camp
Also an onuci* from I In* Nuamali
bench claim on the left limit ol
Flint. — Fairbanks Times.
ifco ARE SHORT
IN THE KOYUKUM
(Continued from page 1)
sluicing earlier lliis season than
any oilier, because of the excep
tionally mild winter that has beer
experienced there. The deepest
snow in the region is but IN
inches, say.s Larson.
All winter long there has been
a woeful shortage of grub in the
entire camp. Altogether too lit
tle was brought up on the boats
last fall, so shortages soon be
gan to make themselves known
in all lines. When Larson left
there was no sail, ham, bacon,
butler, cream or dried fruit lobe
had. The shortage would be
bound to grow more acute be
fore 4lie opening of navigation
and a great dea| of discomfort is
in store for the residents of I fee
camp. Most of them now are
living on rabbits and birds, ae
eording 1 «> Larson.--Fairbanks
Timo6. *•
BRITISH MINERS TRAINED
FOR RE80UE WORK
Great Britain is much further
along in organization of mine,
rescue work than is (h » United
8''il.es. It wa« r sj-ntly a'-'V»i:nc
ef*. that plans now in the making
involved a mine-rescue station
not larther than 15 miles from
any colliery in Great Britain.
Men trained in rescue work re
ceive certificates and when they
have been "under tire" receive
medals. For eaeh accident at
which they have been on duty
I hoy are given service bars. Re
cent ly more than iO bars were
presented as a result «>f one ex
plosion. Whilf* at Hriceville,
Tenn., not more than 20, only in
part trained men, were available
for the new rescue work.--Mining
Science.
If you want, your turs repair
ed see Silverman, phone 108.
DEMOCRATIC OANDIDATE
NOW IN HOME TOWN
Ilobert W. Jennings, Democrat
ic nominee to represent the dis
trict of Alaska in congress, step
ped from the steamer Admiral
Sampson early this morning,
completing a most sucecssful
speaking tour of Southwestern
Alaska. Mr. Jennings wil| be
here for about three weeks, he
said today, ami will speak here
and in Douglas at a date to be
shortly agreed upon, it is prob
able.
Asked as to his success in the
westward Mr. Jennings said that
he was given a hearty welcome
at the towns in which he spoke.
Copies of westward papers, ar
riving in the mail this morning,
tell of the enthusiastic greet
ings that acknowledged "Bob."
Jennings wherever he appeared.
At Seward Mr. Jennings was giv
en an ovation and the Seward pa
per sav.s that Mr. Jennings made
a speech that would net him a
handsome vote when election day
nppears on tho horizon. At Cor
dova he spoke to large crowds
and at the interior town of Chit
ina he also spoke to a crowd
ed house Tuneau Dispatch.
ONE WAY TO MAKE
ALASKA'S DELEGATE PEEVISH
A ffmtil way lo slip llif wralli
of James W'iekershain. «*
I'm hi Alaska, is to walk rijrhl up
ami ask him if his home is in
Dawson City.
II gels on Wickersham's nt'i'vi's
In lind Ilia' ftf ||ii> 1'11iI —
<••1 Slates so ignorant ali«nil Alas
ka, and llial inquiry is nut' of I In*
commonest exhibitinn* of such
ignorance. it seems llial Dawson
(lily isn't in Alaska al all, hut in
Yukon territory, British Coluin
hia. A few years ago the Post
master (ieneral of tin; United
Stales wrote lo thi! post master
at Dawson ami upbraided him for
not sending in his I'vports lo the
department, even though, as Mr
Wiekersham pninls out, I here
would have been just as miirli
sense in the postmaster genera
writing such a letter lo the post
master al Montreal. NVickershan
hasn't recovered from his discus
over the incident even to I lib
day.— F.xehange.
It costs no more to get voui
clothing cleaned and pressed a
Silverman's. Phone 198.
FAIRBANKS PREPARING, FOR
SEMI-CENTENNIAL FAIf
I (Continued from page 1)
I plans, the Alaska exposition pro
jectors decided upon true plant
ing, an idea that would give plau
sible reason for a ground break
ing.
Every part uf the early ad
vancement of the exposition plan?
is being carried along concur
rently. An elllcient publicity bu
reau already has notified tin
world about the turning of the
inaugural spadeful of muck
Other formal messages, with
greetings, were cabled to Presi
dent Taft, (iovernor Walter K,
Clark and Delegate James Wiek
ersham. From the latter, who
soon will give his constituency
an opportunity to send him back
to congress, came a message of
hearty congratulations and en
couragement. In it lie announces
lie will al once introduce a bill
lo obtain a federal appropria
tion for the exposition.
The Majestic.
There will be a special run «»f
films tonight, including the
Thursday change. Orpheum sea
sun tickets good tonight.
The change for Sunday includ
es the famous film, "The Water
Beetle and Its Young," a picture
'worth the price of admission
alone. Four new pictures and
Special music.
Sergeant Voce, formerly uf the
signal corps office here, is vis
iting his brother in Fruitvnle,
Cal. Hi* brother is in the real
estate business and is wealthy.
The door of the Douglas post
office will hereafter lie left, un
locked al all times r«»»• the con
venience »»f box renters.
Useful Information.
Cable office hours:
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
a. m. and 5 to 0 p. m.
PostofTice hours:
Week days 9 a. m. to rt p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 m. to
2 p. m.
If you want all the news all tba
time read the Prospector
PROFESSIONAL
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
8EWARD, - ALASKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES G. GANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g vaUaz
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE dentist
"Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
0 a.m.. to Op. m.. 7 p. m.. to t p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed.
LOCMJTEMS
Keystone bath house furniture
for sale cheap.
Fop 8ale.
Four room house for sale cheap
Cellar 10x20 ft. Furnace. Barn
12x2i It. Address P. O. box 31,
Valdez, Alaska.
Foil HKNT—Litfht and warm
room at the Reynolds house, Mrs,
L. A. Depuy, Prop.
Drawing and Painting.
Mrs. It. Kinsman will organize
a class in drawing and oil paint
ing during the coming work. All
wishing to join call at, her resi
dence <»n McKinley street.
Look! Look! Look!
Ladies and gcnls, black and tan
shoes cleaned and shined. See!
Johnnie, the bootblack, Pioneer
Barber Shop.
Silverman will call for and de
iver your goods, 'phone 198.
FOIl SALE—('able; cabinet
grand piano. See 1. P. Blade, ca
ble office.
Bring your job work to tho
Prospector office.
The only practical tailor In
Valdez, Ben Silveinian. 'Phone
i 198.
The Seward Gateway is on sale
' at the Valdez Drug Co. tf
t
The Grand hotel under new
management, lloomn 25c and up.
Laundry in connection. Mrs. 11,
I Sharts.
FOIl SALK—Olio lf» fl. 3 h. p.
Ilaeim; dory. One pool table, !> x
5. One 150-ft. trammel net. One
barber chair. Apply lo Company
"C," 101li Infantry, Fort Lis
cuin. ° 1,1
Silverman will call for and de
liver your goods, 'phone 198.
i
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Twelve yearH at Taootna Smelter
Oppouite Electric Light Office
All Work Gurutetd ud Promptly Attended To
VALDEZ, ALASKA
CYRUS IV. HARRINGTON
Mining Engineer and
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Assay Ofllce Id Vuldes
Connection Alaska
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to
VOLL & BARKER
CHEMISTS, AS8AYER8 AND
MINING ENGINEERS
Established 1881
Two dooro Below Stock Exchange
Valdez, 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 60
New York Life j
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
V'alik*/., Alaska. Phone 41
QR. H. COCKERILLE
Dentist
Whaling Building VALDES
Clark & Wright
LAWYERS
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Public Land Matters: Final Proof.
Dosert Land*, Contests and Mining
Cases. Scrip.
ASSOCIATE WORK FOR ATTORNEY
YOU GET
All the News
IN THE PROSPECTOR
Weather Report.
Itut'oiiiH i<* pi'i'ssun' -'.'.7 .'11.*
TVmpi'ral wro al «» p. in.....'IK
Afaxiniiiin li'inporahiir. . .. i(»
Mjiiiii111111 hwiipt'raluiv. . .
M«>an li'inpiM'aluiv .'Jli.5
Precipitation r»r»
Cloudy, calm.
E. M. BLADE, ODstwer,
.Mwwwvwui/uWUiJOOOOOOO
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Catholic Church Servloes Sunday
May 12.
Holy communion 8:30 a. in.
High mass and sermon 10:30.
Sunday school 2:30 p. in.
May devotions and benediction
7:30 p. in.
Week day services:
Mass every morning ••• I he
rliai>el at 7:30: however, on
Thursday feast of the ascension.
Mass will be said in the church
at 8 a. in. Saturday, litany and
hencdieliou in the church at 7:30
p. ni.
Eplnoopal Church.
Services at the church of the
Kpiphany Sunday are:
Morning prayer 10:30 a< in.
Sermon by the rector. Sunday
school at I 1:30 a. in. Kveiiiiig
prayer lit H p. in. Sermon by
llev. K. !\ Zicgler of t'.ordova.
Conqroflatlonal Church.
Sunday school from, 12 to I.
Song service for I he people at H
p. in. Prayer ineelinpr at 7:30
Wednesday evening. All are wcl
comi.
If you want your clothes clean
ed and pressed 'phone Silverman,
■ a *
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Carl F. Harlman, Mabel
Hartman and L. W. Russell: You
and each of yon arc hereby noti
fied that there has been expended
during the yoar 1911 in labor on
those certain lode mining claims
situated on Long Glacier lliver
Kotsina River drainage, Chitina
recording district, Alaska, to
wit: Tne Lucy, Alice, George,
I Red Lead, Anaconda. Emma, Dick,
i Maud, Susie, Rose, Big Jim, Lit
tle Jim, Phyllis and North Star,
the sum of $1,400.00 (fourteen
hundred dollars), lawful money
I of the United States, the amount
I required by law to hold said
claims for tho year following the
performance of the annual labor;
that said expenditure for labor
aforesaid was mffde by Patrick
Murphy and James Fish, the co
owners of said c.ainis. And un
less within ninetv days after the
completion of the publication of
this notice, to-wit: within ninety
days after the. Olh day of July,
1012, you contribute vour portion
of the expenses of the aforesaid
annnnl labor for said year, your
interest in said lode claims will
be forfeited and become the prop
erty of tho undersigned, who aro
your co-owners.
PATRICK MURPHY.
JAMES FI8H.
Date of first pub. April 10, *f?.
Dale of last pub. July 0, 1912.
If ybu are out of letterhead*
call and see our new line of bon4
papers. The finest ever brought
to Talde*.