SALTERY WITH 7
BIG CAPACITY
-c i '
Local Business Men Establishing
Pish Saltery on Beetles
Island
i Jairtes Beetles and associates
are establishing a llsh saltery on
Beetles island with a capacity of
3,000 barrels per month in con
junction with salterys at Unak
wik bay and Eshamay river. The
fish, caught will be put down in
barrels at the several salterys
and shipped to Latouche, from
;which point they will be trans
ported to the states.
The company is composed- of
local men, consisting among oth
ers, Angus Ghisholm, James Da
vis and Jesse Martin. Natives
•will be largely employed in fish
ing, while white men will put
down the fish. The tug June will
tow a large barge purchased from
the Copper River Lumber com
pany, with ♦he product of the
salteries to the place of ship
ment. Mr. Martin is now on I he
outside making arrangements for
the disposal of the summer's
pack. He is returning on the
Mariposa. Valdez will be the
headquarters of the company, be
ing the first fishing enterprise
•entered into by local people.
(GLACIER TRAIL 18
FAST BREAKING UP
Parke Griswold is down from
iilie Rutherford-Ramsey property,
where he has been freighting for
the past six weeks, lie reports
that there are about iOO sacks of
ore down on the glacier ready for
transportation to town when the
trail becomes passable. Men are
now engaged in sloping out ore
for shipment. No further attempt
■will be made to sink on the Ruth
erford-Ramsey until the com
pressors and hoist are installed.
The machinery, like the ore, can
noit be transported f<» I he glaejer
until such times as wagons ran
3»e used. ' i
Attention!
The regular weekly (innre af
Moose hall will fake place as us
ual on Saturday niglil. (iood
music. Tickets can he had of
any member. 3t
Drugs and Drug Sundries.
Largest stork of goods in any
■•Irugr slore in Alaska. Owl Drug
Co., Inc.
T
BIQ DEVELOPMENT
WORK ON RAMBLE*
Work on the Rambler proper
lies on Slump bay is progressing
satisfactory. Two •Innnels art
drifting «>n llie vein both way*
from the crosscut recently com
pleted. Mr. Wagner, who came in
from the bay Ibis morning, says
that work will be kept going in
definitely, probably all year, as
the indications justified the de
velopment of the properly.
PAPERING CONTRACT IS
AWARDED TO SIMONS
J. P. Simons has secured I ho
contract for papering the ofTicern
quarters at Fort Liscum.* There
are seven sets and the job is a
big one. The government, sup
plies the paper and bids were re
quired for the work - only, 132
triple rolls, il(» single and 150
double rolls will bo used.
LEM HAYS NOW
AT EXCHANGE CAFE
Lein llavs, the well known Chi
nese. chef, is now al the Exchange
cafe. He lias just received a
large stork of Chinese goods, in
cludiiig many delicacies. Lein has
a reputation for making noodles
and says lio is better equipped
now llian ever before, and is sure
lie can please bis customers.
COMMUNICATION.
Kdilor Prospector.
Valde/, Alaska, May i.1912.—
Sir: In reference to Mio state
ment appearing in your Friday
issue regarding improvements 011
I be Valdez Dock Company ap
proach, we wish lo slate that I he
article is not true. Wc intend to
keep the flock ami approach in
firsl-class repair and have receiv
ed a shipment of lumber far that
purpose on the last steamer. We,
however, do not intend to widen
approach al I he present lime.
When business conditions war
rant extensive improvements the
city of Valde/ will find the Val
de/. Dock company doing its
share of improving. Very re
spect fully,
YA1.DEZ DOCK COMPANY.
C. If. KltAEMEK, M gr.
I.em Hays, former chef for r,i j
llnng Chang, is now at the Kx-I
change cafe. (Scmiine Chinesfi
noodles.
SEE
Holm & Hansell
iifar llarriiitflon 13u il<liiiK
lor CARPENTER WORK of
«ilI kinds, J»y day or con
I racl.
KoU> '*
y fH«
Time
To advertise. If business is quiet
?•*
invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever suooeeded by outting
down his advertising Just beoause
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 oolumna
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 oonfldent
It will bring results. Try It.
Prospector
n.'Kt ' f
'ARE MATTERS
OF RECORD
Following Instruments Were Fled
for Record In Commission
er's Office
Location, Ontario l«»<!•». Port
Wells, J. J, Jleilly, II. A. King, L.
Good, (1. Herman.
Quit claim, Josephine llarvcy
to Jeannette Hurd, one-half in
terest Alice, Alice Annex mining
claims, Shoup bay.
Location, Mabel lode, Shoup
bay, F. M. Boyle, M. C. Geraght.v,
James Ilowell.
Quit claim, A. W. Walter to
Robert Atkinson, one-sixteenth
Bullion, Bullion Nos. I and 2,
Chief, Chief Nos. 1 and 2, Bullion
Fraction', Bullion Fraction Nos.
1 and 2, Ready Bullion, Ready
Bullion Nos. i and 2, Fortune,
Fortune Nos. 1 and 2, Gravina
bay; consideration, $1.
Quit claim, Ernest G. Dallon to
Lena Fuller Dallon, 'lot. <», block
! 10. Valde/.; consideration, $l.
Quit claim', Chas. (S. WnlfT to
J. M. Davis, lot 3, block 3, Val
de/; consideration, $3,500.
Record birth, Leonard Smith
Weber, son of Frank and Floy J.
Weber.
Quit claim, John T. Bence to
Chas.'JI. Wilzler, Tuscurora min
ing claim, Tuscurora Nos. I, 2, 3.
i, 5, 0, 7 and fraction No. I. un
divided one-sixteenth interest;
mnsidcrat ion. s I On.
ouil In claim. In*. A. Von (lun
llier In Mrs. Annie E. Tobin. 50
x 150 iioi*I h side extension, Res
ervation avenue: considcration.
|$1.
Ouil iliiin. I.. Archibald Id II.
M. Daniel. 15 ■ Keystone ave
nue; (onsideral ion $ I.
Ouil claim, lla| II. Jones I«» .1.
A. Carson. oiie-fiMirlli interest in
('amp Bird, M. claim. Dream, |
Goat. I.eRoy. Michigan. Sunny
•i 1 in, Solomon <itilcli; considera
tion. *1.
Option. Mary A. Dehney. 1*1*1—
111 ulid Smith and John Carlton loi
A. ('.arson. All American min
ing claim. All American Nos. I !
and » : consideration, ff'J50. 8-'.- I
5(1(1 Sept einher I. I«.) I 2. *7.500 j
Sepl einher I. I '.M
Option. Mary A. Dclmey to .1.
A. ('arson. .Iiimho mining claim.
Jumbo No. Masladon. Mast ill',
(iiaiit. Hercules. Sampson. Ma
.jeslic. Mamiiiolh. So|oni,on gulch;
consideration. * - 50. &2,5<io Sep
leniher I. I«>12. #7,250 Septcm
her I. MM 3.
Assignment of option. J. A.
Carson to A. I'!. (Jrigsby, same as
above.
Contract. Mary A. Dehney, Ed
mund Smith. John Carlton to A.
E. CSrigsby, T. J. Dovinney, exten
sion of above option; considera
tion, $2,500.
Location, Fraction No. 2.
Shoup bay, E. E. McDonald, John
T. Bence.
Power of attorney, Geo. \V. Nel
son to Ralph Williams, to sell
Besair-Williams mining claims
Nos. 1, 2, 3 and
Quit, claim, John A. Carson to
Mary A. Dehney, Edmund Smjth,
John Carlton, eleven-twentieths
to Mary A. Dehney, four-twen
tieths to Edmund Smith and flve
twentieths to John Carlton in
Dream mining claim, Solomon
gulch; consideration, 91.
TliK ohickon dinnor with ioo
cream 50 cents at I ho Valdoz
Cafe tomorrow, Sunday.
Anhouser-Busch.
At the lunch hour, join with I he
elite;
(1«> to tin* Hip Plan', for sninc
thing to oat.
M.vra serves no dessert—hul, oh,
my; oh, my;
Our Anheuser-Buseh Is bettor
lhan pio.
Anheuser-Busoh.
You'll do well, Ihin "ad" lo hood,
For With a drink, wo give a
"food."
Wo do things properly—always
in style;
Drink Anhousor-Busch, and wear
Iho smile,
Anheu»or-Bu«oh.
Honest Martin Harrais, whoso
rocord is cloan,
Is not. the tool of a political ma
chino.
This minor is an Alaskan—give
him your voto,
And pour Anheuser-Busch, down
your dry throat.
Wickersham Surely Getting
Results
THE DYKE BILL INTERSTATE COMMERCE
HOME RULE BILL MINING LAW BILL
These have easily assured Wickersham 2,000 more votes
and re-election.
The Big Place
A I. White
Proprietor
DA6GETTJD LEAHY
Satisfaction Guaranteed
All branches of up-to-date den
tistry. Offices over Jim Kahler's
drug store, Valdez, Alaska.
NOTICE OF 8ALE. ,
In the District Court for the 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. i, 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 the above entit
led matter, at Valdez, Alaska, on
the 27th day of March, 1012, tlie
undersigned as Ancillary Receiv
er herein,will offer 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 hoyr of 1 :O0 o'clock p. m.
of said day, lo I ho highest and
best bidder, for cash, subject lo
the confirmation of the ahove en.
titled court, the following de
scribed property, to-wit:
1 Kiprhl y_horse power boiler.
2 Tweniy-hor.se power boilers).
I Fifty-horse power engine.
1 Twenty-live-horse power en
gine.
1 Healer.
i Boiler pump.
I iO-kilowat generator.
3 Transformers.
I Boat, one set of oars.
I Boat. two sets of oars.
I Aerial Irani, 3.000 feet long.
I Donkey engine.
1 Sawmill (old anTI in dilapi
dated condition).
700 lire bricks.
200 feel. H-pouml T-rails.
2 Ore ears.
Several buildings badly or whol
ly broken down.
Launch Union.
That said launch I'niou is sit
uated at Valdez. Alaska, and all
the remainder of the said proper
ty is situated at Drier Hay,
Knight's Island. Prince William
Sound. Alaska, where the same
may he examined by bidders be
fore said sale: that a deposit of
twenty (•JO) per cent, on the purl
chase price of said properly, or
any part thereof, will he required
of the successful bidders at said
sale, and said sale will be report
ed by the undersigned receiver,
to the ahove court, and if said sale
is confirmed by said court, bills
of sales will he delivered to Un
successful bidders on receipt of
the balance of the purchase price,
and if not, confirmed, the deposit
of twenty (20) per rent, will be
returned to the party depositing
the same. If said sale is con
firmed, and I he successful bidder
fails for fen days after confirm
ation lo pay the remainder of said
purchase price, then, and in that
ease, said twenty ("20) per cent,
deposit will be forfeited to said
receiver.
Witness my hand this 27th day
of March, 1012.
W. J. MORTON.
Ancillary Receiver.
Smith, Bunnell Weber, attor
neys for Receiver.
Notice is hereby given, that
pursuant to order of Court made
and entered on the 27th day of
April, 1012, the above sale is
hereby postponed and adjourned
until May 15th, at 1 o'clock p. tn.
of said dav.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
27tli day of April, 1012.
W. ,T. MORTON.
Ancillary Receiver.
Smith, Bunnell & Weber, attor
neys for Receiver.
FOR SALE—Irqn bed
stead, mattress, springs,
heater, buffet, ohlna oloset,
dresser, praotloally new; BO
per oent of aotual value.
EDMUND SMITH.
Port Wells
THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
f.onvoa Vnldcz Top Porl
Wells every Tuesday carry
ing passengers and freight,
touching nt nil way points
whero business ofTors.
Special Trips Can Be Arranged
COAL COAL
VALDE2 DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - April 15
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle - - - - April 20
Qtonmof lonnnio - Learea Seattle for Kodiak and way porta at
OlCalllCI Jcannic " regular intervals carrying explotirem
Connecting at Seattle with steamers of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Throukh
Service and Dotr Rates. Ilisrht reserved to chance steamers and sailing dateu.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone «6 I • I Rough Dry 10c lb.
HjWBW MM
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 Steam ships 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. Rales
Reasonable
Foot of wdi s». ARCHIBALD BLOCK
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
/
PUt* |l>u, window (Uaa, roofing and
building pipiri, roofina pilch, limn. c*<
ment, platter lath, ahlnflaa, builder*'
hardware. 5bop and job work of all kind*
Window*, Doort, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
A (ants for Fair Hank*, Mori* A Co.
Notloe
The nnnunt meeting «»r »h,»
xlnekliolrierH c»f lh<* Alnnke. Wnler
Light & Telephone «>»irpuiij will
he held nt fhoir ofliee in Vnldez,
Alaska on Monday, Mny tflh, MM .'
at H o'clock, P. M.f f.»r I ho pur
pose of electing u boni'tl of «1 i
rectors for the ensuing year a.ui
other important business.
Arthur Lan#, Secretary
First Publication April ?(>, 1Pli!
Of Interest to Qentlefolk.
I am now in new ofTIco on Wall
street and am far better equipped
than formerly to skillfully serve
the ladies and gentlemen of Val
dez with manicuring, chiropody
and shampooing. Special atten
tion given scalp treatment. I en
deavor to excel in my profession
and will quickly satisfy you as to
my ability. Special rates to steady
customers. Phone 185.
SKNOUITA MENDEZ.
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