A Proposition
i
You Can't Afford to Overlook
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And Every Can Guaranteed
Valdez' Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
Progressive People
The Basinet* man knows the value and convenience of a
Checking Account
So does the up-to-date Professional man, likewise the pro
gressive Miner and, to, the wide-awhke Business Woman
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Checking Accouot
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BANKING DEPARTMENT
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
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Postoffice hours:
Week days 9 a. in. to 6 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 in. to
2 p. m.
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A Few Good Reasons why you should Have a Telephone
(1) NVhen the weather Is bad your wife ran use It dally to order meal, gro
ceries, etc., and save herself many a weary trip to market.
(2) You can get In instant communication with your home at any hour when yon
are away.
(3) If one of your children should becomc sick In the middle of the night, you
can summon the doctor Immediately.
(4) You can cnarge your circle of desirable acquaintances, as a telephone In the
house gives one a peculiar social distinction In the community.
(5) In case of lire or accident you can summon help from the neighbors.
(ft) ir you are loo 111 to get to your oITIce you can always conduct your business
from home.
(7) If every clock In the house stops you can always get the correct time from
"central."
(8) You can make or break social engagements over the telephone to suit your
convenience*.
(0) The feeling of security which a telephone in the house produces makes
tt a necessity.
Alaska Water, Light & Tel. Co.
Phone 39
Puget Sound Fir Lumber
We Carry a Complete Assortment
Mining Timbers, Bunker At
and Stamp Mill Materials 8 Prices
Yards Fool of WALL ST. A • * |
cra^d'wd.ng Arctic Lumber Co.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Frank h. Lee: You are
hereby notified thai there has
been expended during the year
1911 in labor on these certain
quartz claims, known an Mie (Jla
cicr No. 1 and No. 2. and the Kit
ty, tyinp, being and situated in
the Valdez mining district, in the
r"cordinf? precinct of Valdez, in
the District of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollarst lawful
money of the United States, tha
amount required by law to bold
said claims for the yar, follow
ing the performance of the an
nual labor; that said expenditure
lor lauor, as aioresaw, was made
by James (J. Cawley, a co-owner
of Maid rlaims. And Uflfoss with
in ninety day* after tbe comple
tion of 111o publication of ibis no
tice, to-wit: wilhin ninety day*
after thn second (2nd) of April,
10J2, yon contribute yonr por
tion of the expenses of the aforc
paid annual labor for said yoar,
or yonr interest in said quartz
claims will bo forfaited and be
come the property of the undcr
sigrcd, who is yonr co-owner.
JAMKS C. CAWLEY.
Dale first pnb. Jan. 2, 1912.
Dato last pub. April 2, 1-012.
Notloe of Forfeiture.
..To Blarney Stevens: You are
hereby notified that there has
been expended during the year
1911 iu labor on those certain
quartz claims known as I he "Last
Chance," the "Last Chance No.
1," and I he "Last Chance No. 2,"
situate, lying and being on Hhoup
bay near the entrance thereof, iu
the Valdez recording precinct,
Territory of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00),
lawful money of Ihn United States,
I he amount required by law to
hold said claims for the year fol
lowing the performance of ihe
nnumil labor; thut. said exo'endl
lure ror labor, as aforesaid, was
made by Win, Kocli and Alex.
Nelaon, lh«» co-owners «»r said
claims. Ami unions within ninety
(00) days after I ho completion
of tlm publication of this not ice,
lo-wit: with in ninety (00) days
after the 101 h day of April, 1012,
you contribute your portion of the
expenses of the aforesaid annual
labor for said year, your interest,
iti said quartz claims will be for
feited and become the property of
the undersigned, who are your co
owners.
ALEX. NELSON.
WM. KOCH.
Date first pub, Jan. 11, 1012.
I)ate last pub. April 11, 1012.
QUARTZ IN WILLOW CREEK
DISTRICT SHOW UP STRONG
INTERESTING BUDGET OF NEWS FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPON
DENT OF THE PR08PECT0R—MANY HOME8TEADER8 IN
THE DISTRICT—17 8TAMP8 SOON BE DROPPING
Tlio town of Knik (pronounced
Kinnick) is .situated on the north
side of Knik Arm (the easterly
arm of Cook's Inlet), and is about
150 miles directly north of Sew
ard. At the present lime Knik
is the gateway of the Matanuska
valley, and the chief supply point
for the Willow creek gold quartz
camp. In the summer this town
can he reached by boat from Sel
dovia in about eight hours, or by
train from Seward to mile 70 ov
er the Alaska Northern railroad,
I hence by launch to Knik, taking
about eight hours; during the
winter season by trail from Sew
ard, generally taking about five
to six days.
Knik is considered I he ideal
garden spot of Southwestern
Alaska, ami has been appropri
ately named "Sunny Knik." The
average climatic condilions all
Ihe year round are hard to hcat
very I i 111 e rain .luring Ihe spring
and fall, and not o\er Ihrce feet
of snowfall during the winter,
jlhiring the summer season there
lis no rain whatsoever.
A majority of Ihe inhabitants
(of Knik. and Ihe sixty odd ranch
jers and homesteaders within a
jradius of ten miles thereof, raise
: I heir own garden I ruck and veg
etables, such as potatoes, cab
bage, radishes, rulahagocs, tur
nips, etc., while" over live hundred
j Ions of native hay are put up ev
;cry season to feed the 50 or more
• horses which are wintered al that
• point.
Tin* Willow creek gold quartz
camp is located in I lie soulhw.'st
portion of lite Talkedna moun
tains, about 30 miles directly
norlli of Knik, I.wo park trains
leading thereto. This coming
season seventeen stamps will be
in operation on three different
properties in this camp, while ex
tensive development work is con
templated oil three other differ
ent properties, and there are a
number of other pood prospects
in the camp remaining undevel
oped due to lack of capital. The
av rage run per day of 24 hours
of the (lold Bullion seven-stamp
mill last season was $1,400. The
gold-bearing ore of this region is
a cream colored crystallized
quartz, free milling: the coun
try rock is granite. The mines
so far found and developed are
at an elevation of 3,"000 to '1,500
feet above sea level. Lack of
i proper transportation facilities
j has been one of the chief draw-l
I backs in I h<* development of this!
jciimp in the past, but the future I
outlook of tin* camp is very!
! bright.
A placer gold hydraulic outfit
has been in operation on Willow
creek since IH08, and has been
more or less of a producer since
that lime. This plant changed
hands I be past year and Ihei
ground is lo be opened tip on a
large scale the coming summer.
During the past year gold
. ipiari/. prosperis iiavo Iippii found I
I ;il I lie iipadwalprs «»r Kagh* river |
ami PpIpps erppk on I he south
side of Knik Arm, ami al Hip hpad
of Kiiik rivpr; while copper and
galena prospects liavr Iippii found
in the vicinity of Old Knik. on
Copper crook, a tributary of Knik
river; and on Moose creek, Kind's
river and (jhicaloon river on I he
north side of Matanuska valley.
The formation on the south side
of Knik Arm and in Ihe Knik riv
pr region is practically Ihp same
as in I hp neighborhood of Val
dcx'aml Kpward, viz: slalp and
graywaok, wilh occasional dikps
of light colored granite, lime and
serpentine cutting Hip formation.
The approximatp arpa of the,
Malannska vallpy is J.0(10 sqnarr
miles--1,200 inilps of which, ac
cording lo 1J. H. government ge
ologists, is nmlPi'lain wilh coal.
I.pvi (/huhhnck, a former IJ. H.
government agricultural pxperl,
slatpd in one of his reports thai
In- considered Ihp land in Hip
Malannska vallpy Hip host, agri
cultural land in Alaska, and equal
if not superior to lhal of Norway
and Sweden in northern Europe,
The rpgion is fairly well lini
liPi'od wilh spruop, birch and Cot
tonwood.
At Hip mouth of Ship crppk on
Hip south side of Knik Arm, and
about, to miles south of the pres
ent town of Knik, there is a deep
water harbor which can accon|
modate sea-going vessels, and
boats from San Francisco or Se
attle, taking the outside route,
can make the run from either of
these points to Ship creek within
live or 10 hours of the lime made
to Valdez or Seward.
In the past the Knik region has
been sadly neglected by I he gov
ernment so far as wagon roads
and (tails are concerned. About
seven miles in all of government
I rail has been built—and that last
season—at the munificent outlay
of $2,500, practically half of
which sum was uselessly expend
ed in Iransporlalion and freight
eharges for men and supplies.
What is wanted ;iI the present
lime is a substantial wagon road
connecting Knik with the Wil
low creek camp, a distance oT :}0
miles; also a similar wagon road
between Knik and Susilna station,
a distance of about 30 miles. Itolh
these roads lo be available for
summer and winter travel.
During llie winter season I lie
mail service lo Knik (population
-00 j and Susilna station (popu
lal ion 250 ■ is poor—very much
so. The lasl mail for the year
reaches lliese I Wo points by boat
October 20 to 21, and I hey are
then shut olf from the outside
world so far as mail is concern
ed iiiiIiI about The J01h of Janu
ary. In all from October 2 'i lo
about the lirsl of May, only three
nails—.January, February, March
—arc «lr*livf»r«»tl nl Knik and Susil
iia stations, and I hose deliveries
are liuiilod In 100 pounds of first
class mail each I rip, via dofr l.^ani
from Seward. This condition of
affairs has at several limes been
called lo the attention of I he post
office department with a view of
obtaining better service during
the winter season, hul no redress
has been obtained.
A semi-monthly mail service
from Seward to Susitna station,
covering the months of Decem
ber, January, February and March
anil limited lo 200 pounds each
trip, should be established imme
diately, and would certainly be a
(Treat improvement over the anti
quated and fossilized service now
in use, and would be hailed with
jov by all the residents of Knik
and Susitna.
:\i. J. CON HOY.
LOCAL ITEMS
11 n ri y up if you waul lit fret a
hat or slicker for * I al Kind's.
If you want your !urs repair,
»m| see Silverman, phone
The only place in Io\mi lo jod
genuine Chinese noodles and
chop suey Li ilunjr Chang style.
The YaIdoz Cafe. If
Wanted—Odd jobs. Steady work.
Wood sawing. Snow shoveling;
anything. 'Phone II. If
Silverman will call for and de
ivcr your goods, 'phone 198.
If you want your clothes clean
ed and pressed 'phone Silverman,
198.
FOR BENT—Fight room, un
furnished house, close in. In
quire Dougherty & Ferguson, tf
It costs no more to get your
clothing cleaned and pressed at
Silverman's, 'phone 198.
Seo Herman, (ho dentist, over
Owl Drug Store. Examination
free. 'Phone 19.
Oscar Erickson, who has hern
in I tie hills for some weeks trap
ping, has returned lo town.
Fall coals. 8f» and up. Suits
915 and up at Harvey's Toggery.
INTERIOR WEATHER.
First column temperature; goo
ond column snowfall.
Wortman 113 Clear
Summit Mprht wind
Beaver Dam 19 i I Cloudy
Telkhell I I 48 Cloudy
Tonaina 15 10 Cloudy
Cop. Confer 5 13 Clear
Oulkana 15 17' Cloudy
Hogan -3 1ft Wdy. Clear
Paxflon -i 20 Clear
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
BKWAHD, - ALASKA
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CHARLES G. GANTY
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Lawyers
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Valdt'Z, Alaska. Phone 41
Beaver Dam Roadhouse
NELS JEPSON. Prop.
41 Miles from Valtlez
OUTFITS FOR PROSPECTORS
Firtl Cla§» Accommodation.
Ample Stable Room
For OLIVER VISIBLE TYPEWRITER
See Q. Kaoerson,
Sewanl Concrete Stone Co.. (Local Agent.)
B-Hold the Motto for 1011
It Is Cheaoer to build a WARM HOITSK
with UONCKETK blockh, thun to huut a
a cold one with $14.50 coal.
Model Laundry Co.
Flannels our Specialty.
Work done the way you
want It.
Phone 63, next to Prospector
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Established 1881
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Prospector
IS IN THE BUILDING
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DENTISTS
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Notloe of Forfeiture.
To William M. Con Icy: You
are hereby notified that there has
been expended during the year
101 I in labor on these eertain
quartz claim*, known as the Alas
ka Belle, Jackpot and Hnowllake,
lying. being and situated m the
Yahiez mining district, in the re
cording precinet of Valdcz, in the
District of Alaska, the stun of
three hundred dollars, lawful
money of the United Slales, the
amount required by law lo hold
said claims for Urn year, follow
ing Hie performance of Ihe an
nual labor; lhal said expenditure
for labor, as aforesaid, was made
by J, \V. Little, And unless With
in ninety days after the comple
tion,of tlio publication of this no
tice, |o-wit: within ninety days
after the 2ith day of April,
IUI2, you contribute your portion
of the expenses of the aforesaid
annual labor for said year, or
your interest in said quartz
claims will be forfeited ami be
come the property of the tinder
signed, who is your co-owner.
J. W. LITTLK.
Fiist pub. Jan. 21, 11)12.
Last pub. April 25, 1012,
Notice to Oredltors.
Iii I hi* United Slates Commission
er's Court ex officio judge of
orobale, Valdez Precinct, Tar
rilor.v of Alaska, Third Judicial
Division.
In I In* mailer of the estate of
Thomas V. Sinilli, deceased.—No
I in? tci Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of tho
estate of Tliomns V. Smith, do
censpd, lo lhe creditors of, and
all person* baviiiK claims against
IllO said estate, lo exhibit lliein
willi I lie necessary vouchers
wiihin .«iN (0 month* nfler tho
first publication of (his nolicr,
lo the said ndiiiinisl ralor al I bo
office of SmiJii. Itunnell & Weber,
al VflldcJ!, AlasK7». (ho same be
ing ino placo for (he transaction
of the business of said estate.
tinted at Vnldoz, Alaska, this
IHIIi day of January, 1012.
CJEOROK C. TflKAT,
Administralor of Ihe estate of
ThomftS V. Smilh.
Date first pub. Jan. 20. 1012.
Dale last pub. Feb. 18, 1012,
The Proepeotor Is the oaper io
buy.