We have just received a ship
ment of
Hart Schaffner & Marx
fine clothing—both suits and over
coats—nothing later, nothing bet
ter. We want you to see these new
clothes.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
With Abundant Capital
and with every facility for service we solicit the
patronage of those who are in need of the banker.
Capital Paid up, $100,000.00
Surplus Earned, $11,567.00
BANKING DEPARTMENT
l/ALDEZ 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 the great gov
ernment wagon road lead
ing into the Tanana val
ley and the Yukon water
shed.
The seat of government
of the Third judicial di
vision of Alaska.
The headquarters of the
Alaska Road Commission,
of the Telegraph and Ca
ble systems.
It is 85 miles nearer the
Interior than any other
coast city.
It is the headquarters
of the largest fleet of
small craft in Southwest
ern Alaska.
It has the largest popu
lation of any comriiunity
in Southwestern Alaska.
It has the best publio
schools and an accredited
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.
Valdez offers the near
est and most direct route
to the Matanuaka ooal
fields.
Its harbor Is the most
easily defended on the Pa
cific coast and can ride
the navies of the world.
Room and board ni the Grand
Hotel $1.50 per day. Home cook
ed meals and good beds. Mrs. H.
Bharts.
Bring your Job work to tb«
ProifMior ofNo%.
ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY
DAILY PROSPECTOR
Attorney s-at- Law.
C. E. Bunnell.
L. V. Ray, Seward, Alaska.
E. E. Ritchie.
Assayera.
George F. White.
Banks.
. S. Blum & Co.
Valdez Bunk & Mercantile Co.
Builders' Material.
Clias. R. Crawford.
Breweries.
Valdez Bottling & Brewing Co.
Bakeries.
Valdez Bakery.
Bowling Alleys.
Ingrain & Bush.
Coal.
Valdez Dock Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Dentists
Dr. II. Coekerille.
Dr. Charles Daggett.
Dr. German.
Drug Stores.
Valdez Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows.
Fraternal Order Eagles.
Arctic Brotherhood.
General Merchandise.
I Beyers Cash Store, Golden.
S. Blum & Co.
Fagerburg Bros., Nazina.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile? Co.
Life Insurance.
W. II. Crary.
TIDE TABLES
Wednesday, November 27.
Hi^h 2:07 a. in., 1:20 p. in.
I.OW tides, 7:13 p. in., 8:19 p. in.
Thursday, November 28.
High liili-H, 2:r»H a. in.. 2:0H p. in.
I.ow 0:00 a. 111., 0:10 p. Ml.
Friday, Nov°mber 29.
Ilijili li«li»8, 3:53 a. in., .'1:03 p. in.
I.ow I0:01 a. in., 10:f»r» p. in.
8aturday, November 30.
IMmIi lidrH. 1:53 a. in., 1:10 p.m.
I.ow fi«les, IO: I f> a. in.. I I :or> p.m.
Oli» Hcnll will liavr rharjrr «»f
K(l. WoihI'h IciiniiiiK «»prrolIoiih
from I ho lantliiiK l «» 11»«* Miilnn
propprllrs.
fcubacrih# fei tne Prowprrlot'.
ThanksffivinR day will bo ob
serve,| by ih#« Prospector force,
cnnsonuenlly l.liero will bo no is
sue of flic Prospector on ihnl
day. Wo have nnirb to bo Ihnnk
fiiI fur, iiihI. no doubt, it will lake
us fIn* urealer pari of (In* day
in which l<» render our Ihanks for
I ho blossinus showered upon us
during fin1 pa*I year.
Ituslncs« Inniscs generally will
lie closed imnorrnw in order I"
mIixi'im* Thauksui\ inir 'lav.
Increases Wages of Employees.
Ilcadimr. l'a., Nov. 27.—The
Reading Iron company Im's nn
iiouucimI a scale of increased
wages whereby employees will be
raised from five to seven per cenl.
Waffies anu aoney 25c at Val
dez Ctf«. JXt <
Hotels.
Copper Block, Valdez.
Coleman House, Seward.
Hotel St. Eliaa.
Rainier-Grand Hotel, Seattle.
Laundrys.
Independent Laundry.
Launches.
Three M.
Moving Pleture Shows.
! The Orpheuin.
■ Manufacturers.
Copper River Lumber Co.
Chas. H. Crawford.
Alaska Water Light & Power
Co.
Valdey. Sheet Metal Works.
Newspapers.
Prospector, Daily.
Miner (Sunday), Weekly.
Pool and Billiard Rooms.
Copper Block.
Ingram & Bush.
Roadhouses.
Camp Comfort.
Real Estate Agencies.
Yaldez Real Estate Agency.
Restaurants.
Vahloz Cafe.
Steamship Lines.
Alaska Coast Co. I
Alaska Steamship Co.
Sheet Metal Works.
Vnhlez Sheet Metal Works.
Transfer Companies.
Copper River Draying C<». j
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Water, Liglil Si Tele
phone Co.
Wholesale Cigar Merchants.
Ingram Sc Bush.
SOCIALIST MEETING
APPEALS PEACE
Hasl«», Switzerland, .Nov.
Tilt* Internalional Socialist ('on-!
gress, in session lien*, has up- j
pealed to iiKMiihi'i-s in America j
and Kuropc lo resist ail war
measures under whalev»?r pre- |
text. saying I hat I lie present Hal- j
kan war is insignificant as com- ,
pared with what will (conic; as I
tin* result of that war if Kuropc j
becomes involve! in their hung-i
er for territory and political ad- J
vantage.
ARE CAUTIOUS
Marl hfs\ ill**. Okla., No\.
Anne,] posses Ibis afternoon are
scouring (he country near ()che_
lata, Okla., for live bandits, who
dynamited the JJank of Ochelala
early today and escaped with *2,
5011. All telegraph and telephone
wires were fiit by the robbers
before entering the hank.
Rough Rider Answers Call.
(Charleston, S. C., Nov. 2(».—
Manager Micah Jenkins, sun of
Gen. Mieah Jenkens of the con
federate army, and himself cap
lain of the famous "Silk Stork
ling" troupe of rough riders in
the war with Spain, is dead here,
(age Oti.
As an indication of the work
to be done on the Midas proper
ties during the present winter, we
have but to note that Mr. Ed.
Wood, of the Coopper River
Draying company, is to erect a
barn for ten horses, at the foot
of the road leading to those
properties, as well as a cabin for
his drivers. This will give some
indication as to the volume of
work to be done on these prop
erties in the immediate future.
The operations on the Midas
proj ertie.s are having an appre
ciable effect «»u business as all
the supplies are purchased in the
city, while all the men are em
ployed here at going wages. A
half do/en such enterprises
would make a local change for
the better.
Will Search for Continent.
Washington. I). (I., Nov. 27
Yilhilmar StelVansson, the explor
er whose recent discovery of a
tribe of blonde Kskimos at (Coro
nation <• iiIf stirred the seieutitic
world, announced to lay he would
sail with an expedition from San
Francisco or Seattle in June.
IJ»IU, on a three years' search
for a continent supposed lo ex
ist. in the Arctic.
There an* over fi.OOO Ions «• 1"
<•!-«> in I ln> Ininkers of f Ik* Dick
ey properties awaiting shipment,
nf which the l.alonche will lake
a portion. The freighter C.onlova
will prohahly empty the hnnkcrs.
('all ami ««• II presents from
our line of Xnias 1 <»ys, a lew of
which an* men!ioneil: Pu>s>
Pippins. Pnppv Pippins, r.amp
hi'l Kills Sli'ils, Trains, Blocks.
Mnckhoanls, Kxpress Wagons,
Itlacklma nls. Tea Sels. Mall"*.
Tool c.hesls. I >(1111P (lai'ls. II• • 11N
Po||>s. ell'., al nmlolph's.
The famous Mannlicher ami
Manser sporting rifles for sale
al Hmlnlph's.
Why freeze in your room ami
have to rea<l Ihe sign in order'
lo 'ell that your room is hcaleil
with steam, when vou.can gel all
Ihe steam that von want at "The j
HI iff?"
Don't forget the Woin<;ii*s
Otiihl Ha/anr, which will he nehl
December Hrrl at Moose hall.
MORE VESSELS
ISi COAST TRADE
San Kraiirisru, .\o\. ^*7.— linil«l—
ing of ships for tln> roaslwisn
(shows n<> sij;ns of slackmi
iiiK, Hi*' I'lijoit Ii*i>ii works hav
ing announced today plans for
IIii'im'i now si•••• I steam schoon
ers. Iii addition (o those build
ing. I here* ui'<; now hvn fi*«»i#rliI
and passenpor steamers on the
way from tin* Al lanl io coast--llie
Admiral FarruffiM, a sister ship
oT the Admiral Sampson, for Mm
Alaska-Pacilic Steamship nun
pany on I In* San Krancisco-Ta
I'nina run, and Hi*; Columbia,
which is f\piT|t*d l.o ply on prac_
ticall> I In* <au»e run.
THIS WIFE IS
VERY PARTICULAR!
Sail Cal.. Nnv. 2;.—Tliul I
uin: wifijr in Ilifamily is enough. I
is (In* view i»T Mrs. .1 •• 1111 i«> riian- J
dlel\ \vlu» wants ;t divorce I»«•— j
cans#* her hiishaiul desires lo
innvr lo I'lah s(» lie may make hi«
stepdaughter a secon(| wife.
Tin? Har|ir|..r ('.lull met in their
j new Huh rooms hi>l evening. A
good time was hail l»y all ami sev
eral new members were i 11 i I i a I •;« I
into the secrets of I lie order.
The new members taken in were
J. P. Hanson, Henry (Runny
IInp) St<iter, Robert. Kelsuy, Rob
ert Wood, Tony Ross, John Or
chard, Lee Ogden, E. A. Krick
son.Nick Largos and Prof. Davis.
The membership of this well
known order is being rapidly re
cruited on account of a growing
suspicion that several of those
supposed to be impregnable to
the wiles of women are about to
fall. Should the break in the
ranks become too strong an
amendment to the constitution
will be introduced admitting to
membership only those too home
ly to hope of earthly marriage.
Thief Gets the Booze.
San I- rancisco, Nov. 27.—Ku-.
tcri anting friends, J. A. Darling
intended to spring a IiII l<* snr—
in i?»i» in th« s-hapi» i>r somi» lino
i -1 •;. 1111 •; i 11 • ■. W'Iiimi 1n« wen I lo
tri-l I In- ' fiz>" In* I'miiiiI a burglar
•
: Iia-1 In*.mi I li<• »*»• lirsl, h'aviiiK I wo
ri:'pl> Initios and carrying away
I In- rest i»I' : :jrlin>r,s jewHrv.
Schedule for Launch Donaldson.
l'orI l.isc.!in Ala.,!:.., Aug. 2
1912—Officc of tin* Quarternias
ter:
The following schedule for the
launch Lieut. C. V. Donaldson will
lake effect Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.
,All orders in conflict herewith are
'revoked:
Leave Leave
j Days— Fl. Liscuiu Valdez
Mondays ...K: 15 a. in. I0:i5 a in.
! I : 15 p. in. '• :00 p. in.|
Tuesdays . .8:15 a. iii. 10:45 a. in.i
2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
5 :00 p. in. r> :30 p. in.
I WcduesdnysH: 15 a. in. 10:55 a. in. j
I : I r> p. m. 1 :f»o p. m. i
Thursday ..8:15 a.m. 10:15 a. in.I
I:15 p.in. •'»:00 p.in..
Frida\s ...8:15 a.m. 10:-i5 a. iii. I
I :! r> p. m. i :00 p. in.!
Saturday* .2:00 p.m. S:00p. m.
7 :00 p. m. I o:30 p. in. j
Sundays, such Mips .'is may ho or-,
dered.
There will he no I rips for I he
launch on Hie second and fourth
Fridays each month, these days
beitiir used In clean boilers.
Special Irips or cancelling of;
above will he made without no- i
lice, only to meet the emergen
cies of the service.
Tlv order of Lieut.-Col. O'Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG,
1st l.ieul. Sftlli Infantry. Qunr-j
master.
A. M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
GUY EXPRESS
J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Ouick delivery to all part* of town
at short notica. Will move baggrge,
furniture, etc., at reasonable rates
Office in Alaska Securities
building, Wall St. Phone 82
PROFESSIONAL
DR. GERMAN
'* THE DENTIST
onif«: rooms Uicruwl Druu store. Ofllce hours
*> a. m . to « p. jr.. 7 p. m..tou t>. m. Sud(1hj»
l»y appointment All worl» lmiii runt cod
QR. H. COCKERILLE
Dentist
Willing Building VALDEZ
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
PHONK 130 Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
A TTORN E Y-AT-L A W
Oflice9 Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
I.. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SKWARI), - AI.ASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. B. M.
VALDEZ. ALASKA .
Reports on Mings
Ratmnt SumrmvB
Minima Bnoinb*rino
Phowi No. torn
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing it,.,,. l'li.-no. js,»
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Lexn
VALDEZ, ALASKA
PostofTIco Hours.
Week day* 0 a. ill. lo 6 p. in.
Sundays and holidays 12 noon
lo 2 p. rn.
TO-NIGHT
Eagles Grand Thanksgiving Ball