V°u'll pay a little more
for Hart Schaffner &
Marx clothes than for the
ordinary stuff; its an advan
tage, not a disadvantage.
You get more value in them than the ordi
nary clothes; all wool fabrics, fine tailoring,
best style.
You want value in these
things, not just clothes.
Suits and Overcoats $25 and up
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co. Inc.
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
Confident of our Ability
To Please You, We Invite You To
Give Us A Trial.
BANKING DEPARTMENT
ISALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE CO.
INCORPORATED
VALDEZ
The heart of
the gold belt
The most northerly port
in the world open to nav
igation the year 'round.
The logical enterport to
the great interior of
Alaska; the salt water
terminus of tho great gov
ernment wagon road lead
ing into the Tanana val
ley and the Yukon water
shed.
The seat of government
of the Third Judioial di
vision of Alaska.
The headquarters of the
Alaska Road Commission,
of the Telegraph and Ca
ble systems.
It is 85 miles hearer the
interior than any other
coast city.
It is the hoadquarters
of the largest floet of
small craft In Southwest
ern Alaska.
It has the largest popu
lation of any community
in Southwestern Alaska.
It has tho best public
schools and an aooredited
high school with a four
year course.
It is the only sea coast
town offering direct com
munication with the In
terior by wagon, summer
or winter.
Valdoz offers tho near
est and most direct route
to the Matanuska ooal
fields.
Its harbor Is the most
easily dofended on the Pa
cific coast and can ride
tho navies of the world.
Why freeze. in your rnoin and J
have lo read I lie sign in order |
lo 'ell Unit your room is healed
with steam, when you ran get nil
t,ho nt.cnm that yon wnnl at "The
ClilT?" ,
WafTies ano noney 2Re, at Val
dez Caf«. tf
ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY
DAILY PROSPECTOR
Attorney8-at-Law.
| C. E. Bunnell.
i L. V. Hay, Seward, Alaska.
| R. F. Hitchic.
Assayers.
(ifoj Kc K. While.
Banks.
f?. Blum & Co.
j Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Builders' Material.
Chas. 11. Crawford.
Breweries.
Valdez Hot I ling & Brewing Co.
Bakeries.
Valdez Bakery.
Coal.
Valdez Dock Co.
Valdez Transfer C«».
Dentists
Dr. II. Cockerille.
Dr. Charles Daggett.
Dr. German.
Drug Stores.
Valdez Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows. I
FratcrimJ^rder Kagles.
Arctic Hflffierhood.
General Merchandise.
Beyers Cash Slore, Golden.
S. Blum & Co.
, Fagerhurg Bros., Nazina.
Valdez Hank Mercantile Co.
Life Insurance.
W. 11. Crary.
Sohedule for Launch Donaldson.
Fort Liscum Aln.jk.., Aug. 2
1912.- OfTire of the Quartermas
ter:
The following schedule for llie;
launch Lieut. C. V. Donaldson will j
lake effect Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.!
All order* in conflict herewilh are]
revoked:
Leave Leave
Days— Kl. Liscum Valdez
Mondays ...8:15 a. in. 10:45 a m.i
I : 15 p. m. 4 :00 p. in.
Tuesdays . .8:lt>a.m. 10:45 a. in,
2:00 p. m. 2:30 p.m.
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. in.
WednesdaysM: 15 a. in. 10:45 a. in.
1:15 p. m. t :00 p. in.
Thursday ..8:15 a.m. 10:45 a. in
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. in. <
Fridays ...8:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
I:fl 5 p. m. 4:00 p. in.
Hotels.
j Copper Block, Valdez.
j Coleman House, Seward.
| Hotel St. Elias.
| "The Cliff."
I Rainier-Grand Hotel, Seattle.
Laundrys.
Independent Laundry.
|
Launches.
Three M.
Moving Picture Shows.
The Orphouiu.
Manufacturers.
Copper Fliver Lumber Co.
('.has. II. Crawford.
Alaska Water Light «fc Power
Co.
Valdez Sheet Melal Works.
Newspapers.
Prospector, Daily.
Miner (Sunday), Weekly.
Pool and Billiard Rooms,
Copper Block.
Roadhouses.
Camp Comfort.
Real Estate Agencies.
Vnldez Heal Estate Agency.
Restaurants.
Valdez Cafe.
Stoamship Lines.
Alaska Coast Co.
Alaska Slenmship Co.
Sheet Metal Works.
Valdez Sheet Melal Works.
Transfer Companies.
Copper Hiver Praying Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Water, Lighl & Tele
phone Co.
Balurdays .2:00 p. in. 4:00 p. in
7 :ft0 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, sueli trips as may he or
dered.
There will he no trips for the
launch on the second and fourth
Fridays each month, these days
heing used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
above will bn made without no-!
lice, only to meet, the emergen
cies of the service.
By order of T,tent.-Col. O'Neil.
L. A. KUNZIO,
1st Lieut, .toih Infantry. Quar
mnster.
"The ClifT" is the place, not
n bunkhouse; not cheap, but rea
sonable and moderate in price,
ind you get what you pay for
lorn fort.
Subscribe for the Prospector
HOTEL MS 1]
PRINCE RUPERT
One of the Finest Hotels in 'I
British Columbia Surren
I
ders to Flames.
1
Tin* I'riticc Itii|m*i*1 Inn, I li«> lin- j
est. hostelry in Hritish Columbia,
north of Yaneouver, was burned s
to tlic ground on 1 teeember 1 ilh. I
Tin- tiro was discovered about
seven tf.Vlock ami tin- alarm turn
ed in, Hy the time the depart
ment arrived, however, it was too
late and tin* big building was a
total loss. Alton I twenty fruests
in the hotel were forced to leave
in a hurry, many of them losing
;. 11 of their personal elVeels.
A fireman nauicd Mcintosh was j
badly, injured during the ronfla- j
Krai ion.
NOTED AUTHOR j
IS NOW DEAD!
| I
j
New Yurk, I»«*e. "Jo.__\\'j|| ('.sir- i
Icton, author of "Oyer tin' Hills
to the iNiop House," is dead. Uni'
lelon, atilhor and lecturer. was |
born in Hudson, Mich.. in IHifi. i
| lie wrote "Kami Ballads," "Farm
I Legends," ami numerous other j
I prose and poem epies.
GREEK - BIRDMAN ;
! RAISES H-L
i
j Alliens. I>.|r. _»0.--The < • reek j
111iri|nisiii has lM*iaii v»*ry active ami i
; lias dropped shells into tin* Inwii j
iof.fania, lining yreal damage and I
(selling lii*«* Id tin* town. Tin* |
! hoinhs contain a iu'\v ami secret j
explosive, ami. whih* very lifihl.]
lhi*y «ln threat damage.
MOTION MADE FOR
f INSTRUCTED VERDICT
f C.itnl iniied on patfe .'{i |
11 In* IriSil i*« h i rl "s derision \\mil<i
i In* 111 • h«* I • I when preparing his • l» • — !
• reuse. I
Mr. <".n»*».-|ey re|• Iie«I in Mr.
'link, hitlilinv Unit Mr. I iarnel I e's
: |ni»il 11• 11 mi I lie hank was dill'er-!
I i • '
enl I 11 ;i 11 in I lie I'il-es I'lleil III I lie j
j 111111ii*r<• 11- aid linril ie> 11n• • I eiI hy |
l-'ink. Mr. Karnetle was the]
whole hank, I lie >nhiirilinales. 11i_ j
reel nr.- ami in \ esl j^ral i i i^r ruin in il - j
mil lees were mere lipiireheads {
niaiiipnlaleil at pleasure h\ I hi* j
j i|efe||i|a III. Neither iliil I lie lie- j
j reinlatil carry uiil his tmrecmenl j
• wit h the hank hy cmlnrsiiur I In*
in ties I ii met I n\ er hy I he en. pari - •
net-ship In I lie Nevada corpora-I
i I inn.
Noon recess.
Afternoon Session.
Mr. Uru<*s|e> re-ninet| his ar- •
Kiitnenl. elaiminu I It si I I In* eases I
eiletl h\ lie fe iiihl III "s enlillsel dif-l
I'eretl I'ri1111 the ease al liar, ill I he i
respeel thai 11• • le11<la111 in litis i
ease pre I'eri'etl h i III «e| f. while ill!
Hie ea-es eileil eel'laill rretlilnl's
were preferred hy I In* rorpora
iimis Ihruiivh I hi* i i* • h 11 > author
ized ulVieers. KmiwillK I lie rn|i
ihlmil it! the hank as iliil liapl.l
llariielle. a> lis president. I emi- j
leml Mini In* il ill a wrongful ael
in drawing mil I ha I umiie> willi-i
• •III I lie consent • • f Hie directors .
• »r s| nek holders.
Mr. (iihstni ailmilleil his iluiiht •
as In I lie position «• I" Hie kov- j
ernmeiil. lie fell llnil ifHarnelle,
withdrew the iimney mi his check :
if resolved ilself in the end In)
Hie same proposit inn as in Hie j
rases eiletl.
The Hour I: I will lake until,
tomorrow In loitk inln this nial-<
ler. I
Coiirl adjourned.
Why mil make your own break
fasts ami lunches. Try llie Pan
ama apartments. Host dining,
room there also.
We will rereive a complete lino
nf Christmas fronds on the .text
steamer al Harvey's Toggery.
Try (he New Panama hotel, the
only hotel with a flr«t-clasR din
ing room In town. No bar.
iHS; SEMES
CHURCH EPIPHANY
Jong Service Arranged by Rev.
Zeigler—Members of Fair
banks Choir to Assist.
Tlii' Christmas sop\ ires I•» lie
i«• 1 <I ;il lii<' illiurcli «if (lie l-lpiph
iny by |{ev. W. II. Z.vitfli-r will be
ai'Kcly a sony; service. The r«*K
ular choir of tin* church and sev
eral members of I lie choir of St.
\Iatln-w'.s church m| l-'airhanks,
will sinir tin' following numbers:
"Sili-iil Niplil." Michael llaydu.
11 y inn. "O. I.illle Town nf
lii'lhlchem," I.. II. Iti-dni-s. words
l»y Phillips Brooks.
"ViMiil.i', Kxulli'imis l»oin:i,.»."
I. Itohinson.
"Ti; 1 >**iiiii l.audanins." Win
Jackson.
"Heiicdiel us.*' Anon.
"Ivvrie Klison" and '«; oria
li." Iti'thold Tnur^.
Ilyiini. "fiabrief." tradi'ional.
,\nl In-ill, "Peace on Kai lh;"
i'.i Ii-l»_Si1111n• r. - i• *• pa»\ hv .Mr.
.\ k.
1 *\ inn. " Aim-. Ii- K. I !••- ' :
|Si*. ». i i H-. ill I:i • • h
I :■
WAITING DECISION
GAME OR BEEf
Kansa- «lily. I>•"»«-. ship
tin-ill of hufl'alo niadt- lo I In; L'n
ion stockyards here, is held up h>
tin- antImrilics pending a deris
ion as lo whi'lln-r I In- meal i*
Kame or heef.
FIREMEN DECIDE
10 ARBITRATE
|{|'ookl>ii. I»cc. —' I" I n • lire
iim'ii who IniM- Im-i-ii taking a ref.
i-ri-mhini \o|i> as to tin- wish •»
III. majority lo arliilrali- tin* de
mand of tin- tiri-uii-u made on tin
railroad eompanie- for an in.
crea-.e. ha\i- decided in the ;il
firinali\e and arhilrators will
soon he appointed.
• The l«»e«.iiioti\e «-nyinei-i— re.
eenl l> n ei-i\ed an increase n
pay |i\ a -imilar met hod. tin- ar
bitrator- v:i\ in"— ili'* men an in
crease and lo|«| the conipanie
to eliarue I In- pnldie more foi
• -hi ami pa--enyer rale-.
It ensls you loss to slop at
"The ClilT" than it c|o*s to rent
and heat a cabin, and you havi!
a nice warm, clean room lo dress
in. Xo fires or earns at all In
a I lent! to.
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Rrprncnt alive
Vahlez, Alaska. I'li-uie 41
ViMt'nu' ami i'-riiM»i!-l h-Huni hit rr
iiim->ii il in rrifiMer lln-ir rvmr wiih tin
ViiIiIk i'.M 1-Vll.iwV Club. It-vnliir
iiii-i-tin».'H. llr.st »ntl Ihlril Mnniliiv.
i'iiII Mi I*. S. Ill'NT. S'-cri-liirv.
VA f,l)KZ AKl{IK v> Jirri
Hcct every FrMtiy H|i,tn. Knirlr Hal!
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Iret p'cr.v TiicmIii.v evrnintr itt * o'rliiel; in
'.ntflf lltill. All memlMTH nn* n'<iuc«t<t1 to
tnnil. , M. MrNIKCK. Arctic rhlrf
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Vrrti and Accepted Mmodi
IWnlw Communication* flm WrrtneiKlay to
K* month |p McKlnley Hall Visitor# always ,
IIMDt,
_ Judc* H. PHWn ">n,.W M
O. C Re mold*. HAo
A. M. Dierlnfter
Veldez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
; LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
i
| Positively no coal delivered
; unless paid for in advance
I
j - -
CITY EXPRESS
J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Ouick delivery t all part* of town
at short notice. Will move baggrge,
J furniture, etc., at reasonable rates
j Office in Alaska Securities
i building, Wall St. Phone 82
! ——————————
•
| PROFESSIONAL
DR. GERMAN
Phon. .. the dentist
otlW>- rouuiHovrr owl Druir store. OflU'C hours
n si. hi., to « p. in.. 7 11. ni.. tott i>. m. Sunduya
by uiiiMiiiiimiMit All work 4Mi;irsint<-eil
jnR. H. GOCKERILLE
I ^ Office Phone 92
Dentist
j Whaling Building VALDEZ
E. -E. RITCHIE
L A VV Y K H
I'HONK 1M
Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORN KY-AT-LA \V
OfWs Wall S'n-i't
I'limn- :si \ A LI)HZ
I- V. KAY
ATTdUNKV AT LAW
sKWAHl), - A I.ASK A
MINING ENGINEER
i
|l. w. storm, e. m.
V AL.DE Z, ALASKA
Reports on Mines
Patent Suryevb
\ Genebal Mining E NaiNE erinq
Phone No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
• Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing H9
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
N«» More, No Loss
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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j TIDE TABLES I
Friday, Deo. 20
' N• l:11 Tnli's. Hn.m. 10:00 p.m.
: Low Tiilos, *.• :03 a.m. II:I*7 p.m.
Saturday, Deo. 21
| Hi^li Tiil.'s 0:'.'M a.m. I 1:05 p.m.
I.mw *l*i«!«•«*. 3:07 a.m. t:21 p.m.
A* ,i mailer of fact 'The t.lifT"
lis llio imtsl romfortnhle place to
stop in Vnldt-z. Why not go
I lin o Hot ami save. I ho embar
rassment of changing?
For uiirm, rpiiel rooms at rea
sonable rates. go to the St. Kilns.
Thoroughbred English Setter
poppies for sale. Males $25, fe
nialoH $15. Registered stock. Karl
Armstrong.