VALDEZ CENTER
MINING ACTIVITY
With Glacier Stream Held in
Check Valdez Will Grow
Rapidly
At no time in the history of
Valdez has its people been justi
fied in turning towards the fu
ture with greater hope and ex
pectation of its yielding larger
returns in the advancenieat of its
general prosperity than at pres
ent.
To two main sources can he
traced the cause of the pendulum
of events swinging in the wrong
direction. First, the breaking
t hrough the dike by I he glacier
stream1 and flooding the town.
Second, the more or less adverse
reports of last year's crop of
mining experts as lo the mining
possibilities of this seel ion.
As to the first causo, tlio di
rect, and proximate injury lo
I tie general welfare of the town
in tho d ant a pre fo properly caus
ed by the overflow of I ho glacier
stream was not nearly as great
as the indirect and more remote
results. At the time of I he over
flow, less than one year ago, tin*
•streets were in better condition
and greater interest was being
taken hv the individual property
owners in making improvements
and beautifying fheir lawns than
ever before. Ma fly people were
expecting In buy and improve
"properly, who changed I heir
plans and refrained from mak
ing investments and while under
the general feeling of discourage
ment which prevailed, left the
t own.
With an appropriation large
enough to protect Ihe town from
its old enemy, the glacier stream,
and with Ihe government to in
sure its protection, it is time to
revive tho spirit which makes for
betterment and for the beautify
ing of our town and it is up lo
each of us to do our pari in Ibis
forward movement.
As to the second cause. The
expert judgment on the mining
situation may be summed up in
the conclusion that the ClilT mine
was a freak, whereas Ihe balance
of Ihe prospects showed no evi
dence of permanency. Sinro Ihe
selling of mining slocks ceased to
be profitable, actual development
work beranie necessary. This
work is fast causing those who
watch it |o feel thai Valdez is
soon lo become the center of
mining activity. Hold bearing
rock from at least half a dozen
properties has been shipped to
Vuldez from $100 lo $150 per ton,
while one properly is shipping
100 tons of ore lo Ihe smeller for
treatment.
Again, Valdez is the center of
a mining district containing val
uable and rich copper deposits.
While Ihe price of copper is
steadily advancing several prop
erties are preparing lo ship ore
to the smelter.
These arc a few of Ihe indica
tions why we. should look with the
spirit of good cheer towards the
future of Valdez..
Chamber of Commerce.
Tonight Ihe regular meeting of
the Chamber of Comaacrce will
be held in the council rooms. In
asmuch as there was no meeting
hold last week it is hoped there
will be a full attendance of mem
bers at the meeting tonight. The
public generally are invited lo at
tend.
Masonic Meeting.
Special communication Vahlez
Lodge No. 108, F. and A. M„ in
Masonic hall tonight at H o'clock.
Visit inpr brethren welcome.
C. C. 11KYNOLDS, Sec'.v.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Charles Scolt is routined In his
liome by illness.
' l)«*in "NY ill.se returned from I.a
'lonclie on the Bertha.
Jack l.eahy was a throuph pas
senper for I he outside on the
Bert ha.
The funeral of Ihe lair Charles
Scull- look place yesterday from
the Valdez Underlnkiup com
pany's morgruo.
Warner K. Smilh. at one time
in Ihe government service at
Nushapak, was an outpoint? pas
senger on the Bertha. Mr. Smilh
was enpaped in 1900, with his
brothers in inakinp a railway
survey from llliamna lo Ihe Yu
kon.
SUMMERS TRIAL BEGINS
MAY 6 AT KETCHIKAN
C. M. Summers, former presi
dent oftlie First National Bank of
'Juneau, will be tried at Ketchikan
on May 01 b. Mr. Summers is
charped with violating Ihe bank
:i-.p laws.
SEE
Holm & Hansell
near Harrington Building
for CARPENTER WORK of
all kinds, by day or con
tract.
Now is
The Time
To advertise. If business Is quiet
Invigorate It by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever suooeeded by outtlng
down his advertising Just because
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merchant who
geta the money la the one who
ofeates a demand for his wares
through the shlvsrtlilng columns
of the nswspaiptr.
If you have something for fale
write tip an advsHfsement tailing
Its maHta. We will bring It be
fore the people and ai*e confident
It will bring reaulta. Try It.
MINERS FROM
GOOD NEWS BAY
'Miners From That Seotlon on the
Bertha En Route to the
8tates
Jack Leahey and Warner H. j
Smith, who have spent the last
two years in the Good News bay
and the Mulehatna country, say
that nothing has been determined
yet of the diggings in that sec
tion. One outfit took out #9,
000 in dust, in the Good News
section and the balance of the
camp produced $3,000. They say
the Mulehatna is a country of
magnificent distances and that
while they went over it. twice, yet
they have found nothing worth
while.
Loahey says, however, that the
country looks good enough for
him to return to after he lias paid
a visit, to the states. He left two
'men in there with supplies to
prospect during the summer.
I There was but little snow dur
ing the winter. They left Bristol
bay on February 22, corning to
Illiamna by the Mulehatna, arriv
ing at the former place April 19,
where they waited until the Ber
tha arrived for transportation to
the stales.
At Illiamna thev were compel
led to shoot, their doprs owing to
the lack of feed. .Jack Leahey is
a partner of Ilex Beach, the well
known writer of fiction.
ALASKA ITEMS.
Now machinery is being placed
in I ho Seldovia cannery In take
ran* nf the season's lisli run.
Milu Kelly has resumed oper
ations on his Willow ereek mines
with 20 men in his employ.
Al Port (iraham, the Fidalpo
Fish Canning company, are about
completing Iho.ii* one line Tan
nery.
Modioli's cannery at Kodiak is
putting i'> a single line sel of ma
chinery and will be ready for Ibis
year's pack.
The present I rip lo the west
ward of the Dora is a capacity
one. The lillli* vessel is loaded
willi men and cannery supplies.
Win. Erskine and wife, who,
willi .Mr. Fletcher, bought out tin'
N. store at. Kodiak, returned on
the last Bertha for tin* summer.
Indications arc I hat incorpora
tion will carry at So ward. The
people of the Resurrection hay
town are very optimistic of I heir
future.
At Bud Whitney's Ship creek
ranch timothy hay is eight inches
above prround. Nowhere on I he
inlet did the Bertha encounter
ice.
The Alaska Northern is now
running its motor car 49 miles
outside of St ward. The Snow
creek bridges, which were washed
oul by high waters, have been
rebuilt.
A new saltery and a one line
cannery is being built at Keller
bay. It wil| be ready to operate
when I he king salmon begin lo
run.
MAYFIELD MINING CO.
CASE BEFORE COURT
The case of Spongberg ef al vs.
M. M. Reese et al is occupying
i,lie attention of the district court
today. This is a case wherein
the rdaintiffs allege the defend
ants misappropriated the funds
of the Ibex Mining company to
the benefit of the Mayfleld Mining
company.
Prlio* and Drug Sundries.
Largest stock of goods in any
drug store in Alaska. Owl Drug
Co., Inc.
If you want your clothes clean
ed and pressed 'phone Silverman,
108.
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Current News of the Week.
Tho past week's happenings In
Valdnz marked an epoch in I he
history of our flourishing com
munity:
Dr. Gorman having retired as
our theatrical imprissario, tho
business is now in the hands of
Panlagcs Davis.
The dike bill passed the house.
II. DeLaney, the Terrible. Turk
and J. B. Johnson have left town.
Frank Hayes is now a govern
ment official.
In spite of I ho. celebration of
those notable events we still have
a few barrels of Anheuser-Busch
on hand.
Tokio Maru is also making
sandwiches.
The events of each work wili
be published every Monday.
FRANK FOSTER, Editor.
THE BIG PLACE
Al. White
Proprietor
DAGGETTJND LEAHY
Satisfaction Guaranteed
All branches of up-to-date den
tistry. Offices over Jim Kahler's
drug store, Valdez, Alaska.
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate My 9ervicea.
Corns Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
SENORITA MENDEZ
IMiorir 185 \V'al| SI.
NOTICE OF SALE.
In I ho District Court for tho Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Divis
ion.
In the matter of the bankruptcy
of Knight's Island Consolidated
Copper Company of Alaska, a cor
poration, bankrupt.—No. in
bankruptcy. Notice of Sale.
Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to an order of sale,
made and entered by the above
entitled court in (he above entit
led matter, at Valdez, Alaska, on
the 27th day of March, 1912, the
undersigned as Ancillary Receiv
er herein,will olTer for sale atpub
lic auction, at the front door of
the court house in Valdez, Alas
ka, on the first day of May, 1912,
at the hour of 1:00 o'clock p. m.
of said day, to the highest and
best bidder, for cash, subject to
the continuation of the above on
titled court, the following do
sunuuu propeny, 10-wit:
1 Eighty-horse power boiler.
2 Twenty-horse power boilers.
1 Fifty-horse power engine.
1 Twenty-ft ve-horse power en
gine.
1 Heater.
1 Boiler pump.
1 iO-kilowat generator.
3 Transformers.
I Boat, one set of oars.
1 Boat, two sets of oars.
1 Aerial tram, 3,000 feet long.
I Donkey engine.
1 Sawmill (old and in dilapi
dated condition).
700 fire bricks.
200 feet 8-ponnd T-rails.
2 Ore cars.
Several buildings badly or whol
ly broken down.
Launch Union.
That said launch Union is sit
uated at Valdez, Alaska, and all
the remainder of the said proper
ty is situated at Drier Bay,
Knight's Island, Prince William
Sound, Alaska, where the, same
may be examined by bidders be
fore said sale; that a deposit of
twenty (20) per cent, on the pur
chase price of said property, or
any part thereof, will be required
of the successful bidders at said
sale, and said sale will be report
ed by the undersigned receiver,
to the above court, and if said sale
is confirmed by said court, bills
of sales will be delivered to the
successful bidders on receipt of
the balance of the purchase price,
and if not confirmed, the deposit
of twenty (20) per cent, will be
returned to the party depositing
the same. If said sale is con
firmed, and the successful bidder
fails for ten days after confirm
ation to pay the remainder of said
purchase price, then, and in that
case, said twenty (20) per cent
deposit. will be forfeited to said
receiver.
Witness my hand this 27th day
of March, 1912.
W. .T. MORTON.
Ancillary Receiver.
Smith, Bunnell & Weber, attor
neys for Receiver.
Notice is hereby given, that
pursuant |o order of Court made
and entered on the 27th day of
April, 1912, Ihe above sale is
hereby postponed and adjourned
until May 15th, at 1 o'clock p. m.
of said dav.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
27th day of April, 1912.
W. J. MORTON.
Ancillary Receiver.
Smith. Bunnell A; Weber, attor
neys for Receiver.
Port WeHs
THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
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Leaves Voider, for Port
WeHs every Tuesday carry
ing passengers and freight,
touching at all way points
where business offer*.
Special Tript Can Be Arranged
COAL COAL
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle .... May 20
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - May 27
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Conncctlnif at Seattle with steamers of the Alaaka-Paciflc Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Dow Hates. ItlKht reserved to change steamers and sailing da toe.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Independent Laundry Co.
naxiBiacuon Guaranteed
Telephone 06
ESBBt iu**-n,inu,*.i|||firil|
Foot KeyHtone Ave
Rough Dry 10c lb.
LOOK OUT!!
The First Day of May is
BOCK BEER DAY
HOME PRODUCT BOCK BEER
On Draught Everywhere
VALDEZ BREWING AND MALTING CO.
4 SAILINGS MONTHLY 4
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 CO.
VALDEZ' DOCK CO., Local Agent
The Side Board
Day & Grcenig [Proprietors]
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms!
nd Offices. Rate* ;
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notiok ofmoml rcmia
of the DlatHct Court for the!
Territory of Alaska, Third Di
vision.
The President of tho United
SlatoB of America to the residents
of the Third Judicial Division of
the Territory of Alaska, greeting:
You, and each and ell of you.
will pleaso take notice that by aw
Order of the Court, duly mad«
and entered, a spocial term of the
District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, has
been called and will be held in
the Town of Nushagak, begin
ning July 29th; in the Town of
Unalaska, beginning the 10th day
of August; in the Town of Unga,
beginning the 19th day of Aug
ust; In the Town »f Kodiak, be
ginning on the 26th day of Aug
ust, and the said special terms
of court will continue as long
thereafter as the public interests
may require.
Mado and dateo at. Valder,
Ataska, this 4th day of April, A.
D. 1912.
EDWAIVD E. CUatfUAN.
District Judge.
OEOfcGE W. WICKEH8HAM,
Attorney General.
I Attest: ED. M. LAKIN, Clerk.
I First pub. April 9, 1912.