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
Confident of our Ability
To Please You, We Invite You To
Give Us A Trial.
=BANK1NG nPPADTMPMT
VALDEZ 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 tho Yukon water
shed.
The soat of government
of the Third Judiolal 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 community
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- < ►
ost and most direct route < >
to the Matanuska coal
fields. <■
Its harbor Is the most < >
easily defended on the Pa- < ►
clflc coast and oan ride
the navies of the world. J >
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Why froozc In your room and
linvo lo rend tho sign in ordor
In I HI Mint your room is honied
with slonm, when you ran got nil
tho slonm Ihnt you want nt "Tho
Cliff?"
WafTies ana noney 25c at Val
do7. Cafe. If
ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY
DAILY PROSPECTOR
Attorney s-at-Law.
C. E. Bunnell.
L. V. Ray, Seward, Alaska.
E. E. Ritchie.
Assayers.
<!eorgc'F. White.
Bank9.
S. Blum & Co.
Valdcz Bank & Mercantile Co.
Builders' Material.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Breweries.
Vuhlcz Bnllling & Brewing Co.
Bakeries.
Valdcz Bakery.
Coal.
Valdcz Dock Co.
Valdcz Transfer Co.
Dentists
Dr. H. Cockerille.
Dr. Charles Daggett.
Dr. German.
Drug Stores.
Valdcz Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows.
Fraternal Order Eagles.
Arctic Brotherhood.
General Merchandise.
Beyers Cash Store, flolden.
S. Blum & Co.
Fagerhurg Bros.. Nazina.
Vahlez Bank A Mercantile Co.
Life Insurance.
W. If. Crary.
Hotels.
Copper Block, Valdez.
Coleman House, Seward.
Hotel St. Elias.
"Tlit! CliHY*
Rainier-Grand Hotel, Seattle.
Laundrys.
Independent Laundry.
Launches.
'J'liree M.
Moving Picture Shows.
The Orplu'iun.
Manufacturers.
Copper River Lumber Co.
Clias. R. Crawford.
Alaska Water Light & Powei
Co.
Yaldez Sheet Metal Works.
Newspapers.
Prospector, Daily.
Miner (Sunday), Weekly.
Pool and Billiard Rooms.
Copper Block.
Roadhouses
Camp Comfort.
Real Estate Agencies.
Valdez Real Estate Agency.
Restaurants.
Valdez Cafe.
Steamship Lines.
Alaska Coast Co.
Alaska SI earn ship Co.
Sheet Metal Works.
Valdez Sheet Melal Works.
Transfor Companies.
Copper River Draylnpr Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Wafer. Liffhl & Tele
phone Co.
Schedule for Launoh Donaldson.
Fort Liscum Ala.,1:.., Aug. 2
1912.- Office of Mid Quartermas
ter:
The following schedule for the
launch Lieut. C. V. Donaldson will
take efTect Monday, Aug. 5, 1012.
All orders in conflict herewith arc
revoked:
Leave Leave
Days— Ft. Ltacum Valdez
Mondays ...8:10a.m. 10:46am.
1: 15 p. m. 4 :00 p. m.
Tuesdays . .8:10 a.m. 10:45a.m.
2:00 p. m. 2:30 p. m.
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m.
Wednesdays8:15 a. m. 10:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4 :00 p. m.
Thursday ..8:15 a.m. 10:45 a. m
1:15 p. m. 4 :00 p. m.
Fridays ...8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4 :00 p. m.
Saturdays .2:00 p.m. 1:00 p. m
7 :00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, such trips as mnv he or.
I dcrcd.
There will he no trips for I he
launch on I he second and fourth
Fridays each month, these days
being used to clean hoilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
I above will he made without no
tice, only to meet, the emergen
cies of the service.
n.v order of I<lcut.-Col, O'Noil.
],. A. KUNZIO,
tsi I.ieul. noth Infantry. Quar
master.
"The Cliff" Is the place, not
n hunkhouse; not cheap, hut rea
sonable and moderate in price,
and you get what you pay for
comfort.
Subscribe for the Prospector
jFAWAUK* BAMIMMMMI :
•TILL WKAMNQ ALOMO
( Continued from page 1) .
chase, the Washington-Alaska
bank hu<) cash on hand to the
amount • »f $578,000. There was
• 1,000,000 due from bankers.
They owed nothing to bankers.
I found a letter in the Fair
banks Hanking company's records
from K. T. Darnelte dated Octo
ber 1, 1010, tendering his resig
nation as president and a director
of the bank.
Prosecution rests.
Armstrong: In 1910 the value
of the Cold liar assets was $425,
000 to $'»35,000 net.
Court convened at 9:30.
Case of the United States vs.
Jackson continued until Tuesday
at 10 a. m.
Armstrong: The original cost
of the Cold liar was s.'loo.ooo.
The townsilr and store were pur
chased afterward. We carried
these properties at those ligures
until the new mill was built. In
January, 1908, the property in
creased <97,000 in value on ac
count of increased value in th."4
slumpaMe. Dexter, llorton & Co.,
bankers, after investigation, pave
this properly a valuation of
j * i 7 5,0(10.
i. MCKcn/.ie, secretary and
manager Hold liar Lumber com
pany: I was subpoenaed (< • come
here by the government. Have
been willi tin; company foil years.
I llgmv I In* lumber market value i
al from s-j to ss:i a thousand. «»r |
a total <.r
J. I.. .M«*( ■ in it was attorney fori
Fairbanks Hanking company. and 1
testified that I lie Scandinavian-;
American hank telegraphed t h«* i
stockholders of tin1 Fairbanks j
Hanking company that hank's |
stork in (iuhl Har slock-was jiood ,
for a loan of *250,000. I pun t h«> j
informal ion received from Seattle]
I In* slocklinhh'i's voted to lake ov
er the slock al I he lipnre it was
; (ml at. When the hanking cor
poration was formed Harnett** did
not wish lo lake an aeli\c pari
in the hank's all'airs, as lie had
private enterprises in which lie
wished I• > eiiHiiKc, but llic stock- j
' holders insisted oil him taking the
lead. The directors wore chosen
j in order Hint a prominent and!
! -uhsianl ial operator on each
creek should be a director In bet- j
ler <erve the hank's inlcrests. j
i The directors were not men who |
j could be dominated by Harnelte. i
:ln IWIO Mr. Wood and myself
| purchased I he l-'airhaiiks Hank-j
! inj-r company's slock in I lie Fir>l
I .National Hank of Fairbanks fur
i * I ".Ti.ouii, which we held under ail
• opt ii>n.
Air. Mcfiinu. It. A. Jackson an i
others leslilied a> lo I lie hu*iiiess
'standing in HMO of individuals1
• i iwinu the Fairbanks Hankiup
company.
Hhas. Adlcr and .las. Hinder, of
! Se|do\ ia. e\eriilei| a blind in the
11!«i nl s'J.oo-i fiii' tile appear
jancec ill ('.lias. I'ajoiiian.
Afternoon Session.
The firand jury reported n<i
• I rue hills.
Mr. Mill: I'lie stockholders
1 coliililil lee re jected about *lJ7."UOO
I in Joans and discounts held by
j I ho Fairbanks Hanking company
i when a part nersliip. The old!
pariuership retained those, •
) I-. \\ . Hawkins: After the pur
chase of Hie Wiishiiiglou-Alaska ,
by the J'airhanks Hanking com
pany I was itohl dust teller. I.ea
was cashier of Hie WashimHou
. Alaska and subsequent |y was re
ceiver. As receiver I inquired of
I >exler- Morion Ho. ax lo I lie
j value nf Hie (told Har holdings.
The hank .'slimaled value hank's
interest al s.'ioo.ooo.
| I looked over i ho I s of Ihe
! \\ ashinglnii-Alaska to n.-ccrl ;i in
j t he earnings of t he bank.
Fink: I want to slmw this |»e
j cause the earnings of the hank
I jus I i fy the price paid by Ihe J'air
hanks Hanking company.
Hawkins: In 11105 Ihe hank
earned *50,000, in 1000 *50,000,
in h»07 *50.000, in MIOH *".'7.nun.
in iooji *5 7.000 The >ear the
Fairbanks Mankind company pur
chased (lie Washington-Alaska
hank Ihe hiller earned *150 per
sluire.
The * 150.000 withdrawn from
I lie W a»hhmlon-Alaska's depos
il in Seattle hy Harnelle was
done In avoid paying six per cent,
on tin ovenlraft of Ihe Fairbanks
Banking company, the Washing
ton-Alaska receiving only two per
coiil, mi ils balance, II saved the
difference of four per cent, in
terest of *500 a month.
FOIl HALE.-Onc three-quarter
brass bedstead, springs and mat
tress, almost new; price $22.50.
Inquire of l.ieul. Hherrard at Ft.
rjscum.
WHAN GIRLS i
WANT PALEFACES
Their Appeal for White Hue- j
bands Brings at Least One
! 1
Reply. j'
j
Omaha, .\eh., lice. I i.--Mary!
irown I lodge, Sarah <doud and:
Fusic Kemp, Winnehago In- j
lian girls, who a few months ago
•xpressed Iheir «l«*sithrough an '
)maha newspaper for while lius- ,
>ands, have received a near pro-,
msal of marriage. They express- '
•d a preference fur policemen or J
liremen. I
I'lliIil» A. McAneruy, who gives
liis address as I * i 11 shurg, lias'
ivriilen lo llie United Slates mar-|
-hal, llie niatriinoniul agency I
through which the dusky inaid
imis made I heir appeals, to open !
iiegol j a I ions with a view lo mar- |
I'iage.
"Please do nol regard this mis
*i\e in a joking light," writes
MrAnerny, "for honor hrighl, I
mean every word of il. II would
till me wilh delight if you would
put me in touch with these girls
seeking a paleface hushaud." 1
SEATTLE AVIATOR j
SLIGHTLY INJURED!
SealIli*. IhM*. ii Aviator Kd
wards, who How at the lime of
Ihe Pollalch, was injured here
yesterday just as he started up
his machine. He was taken to
a hospital and the surgeons say
they will have him out in a few
days.
Steamer Movements.
.Mariposa, hence to Seattle.
Northwestern, in - Seattle,
r.atoui'he, north hound.
(lordova, loading ore Prince \\' i I -
liam sound for Tacoma.
l>ora. in winter quarters at Sew
ard.
Fresh Morgan oysters fried in'
hulter and cracker crumbs at 'he!
Valdez Cafe.
I loiiplirrt v \ Ferguson, forlhej
balance of December, arc selling
a! reduced prices.
i •••ill l»* horse and com fori aid**
•• 1111• • r f»»r i •.•ill hy day or honr.
Hah* reasonable. \p|dy Fred.
Fish. phone i 7.
As ;i mailer of fact 'The iJilT" !
iis lhe most comfortable place to
slop in Valde/. Why not go
then* tirst and save the embar
rassment of clianging?
Iloiiuherty «V Ferguson, forlhe
balance of December,' are selling
^rood< at reduced prices.
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Rrpr*irnlntive
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
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1
). F. I
Visicint ami 1<k'iiI (Hit! I'l'ihitts nr«* «•
• iiii'Hlrtl to ri'tflawr their dpiim- with Ihi
Vnlili'/. odil I'rlldiv.H' CUih. I{rj.'iiliir
inn |inns. tlrst mill thlril Montlnv.
f'dll on I* S. lir\T. SwriMnrv.
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Mn i i fi-rv Tui«t<luy evening nt M o'clock in
Khk)*' Hull. All member* nrr ri'mtofttcd to
mti-nii s. Mcmkck, Arctic <'hl»'f
FOE
VAI.DK/, AKUIK v.». ur;i
Hect every FrMttjr H ». in. Knirle Hull
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free and AooopfO M*«nnn I
Regular Oommiintwulpna flru WeilnemJuy Iq
•oh moAtb In MoKlnley Hull VI«l»om ■Iwut»
rekwrre
Jamr* H. I*Mt#nT,. W. M i
O. V Revnolit*. St- 1
•V- A. M. Dlerlnjcer
/aldez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ng to all interior points
J VERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
'ositivelv no coal delivered
tnless paid for in advance
CITY EXPRESS
J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Ouick delivery t all part* of town
at thort notice. Will move baggrge,
furniture, etc., at reasonable rates
Office in Alaska Securities
building, Wall St. Phone £2
PROFESSIONAL
DR. GERMAN
l'lion«» ifl
THE DENTIST
OltltM* rooms over Owl Driiu .store. Ofllce hours
9 a. m.. to 0 i». in.. 7 p. m..io9 p. in. Sunduy:>
by appointment All work guaranteed
D"
. H. COCKERILLE
Office Phone 92
Dentist
Whaling Building VALDE2
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
I'HONK i:#j Valdez, Alanka
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORN KY-AT-LA \V
Ofllcos Wall S'reet
Phone 31 VALDEZ
L. V. KAY
ATTORNKY AT LAW
3KVVAKD, - ALASKA
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALDCZ, ALASKA
Reports on Mines
Patent Suhymyb
General Mining E ngineerino
Phone No. torn
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing K,.«. I'lionc. l«»
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No Morn, No L**sh
VALUtiZ. ALASKA
TIDE TABLES
Saturday, Docemoei 14.
IfiKli li«I»\ i :0H n. in., 3:10 p. in.
L »\v liiln, 0:25 n. in., 0:55 p. in.
Sunday Doc. 16
lliuli Ti.l... i:50 ft.in. i:Ul p..in
I,m\\ Till.-*. H»:pO n.in. I<»: ii> p.m.
Monday, Dec. 16
IIiuIi Till*1*. "»:."*(» it.mi. 5:nr, p.m.
I.mw Tnl-'s. I I :.'!(• u.in. I I :M2 p.m.
Tuosday, Doo. 17
Ihuli TMi'm, 0:23 n.m. (•:.''(» p..in
I,m\v TIiIi'k, 12:5(1 p.m.
Wednesday, Deo. 18
IHkIi TmIpk, 7:05 ft.in. 7:52 p.m.
,n\v Tiilnn.. 12:2i ft.in. 1:45 p.m.
Thursday, Deo. -9
lifili Titles 7:51 ft.in. 0:08 p.m.
,ii\v Titles, 1:18 n.in. 2:15 p.m.
FOR RENT—'Three furnished
louses, apply to C. E. Bunnell.