MINERS ACTIVE
NEAR KENAI
Big Canneries Are Being Built at
Port Qraham and
Kenai
Mr. \Y. M. Dawson, of Kenai,
manager of the Kenai Commer
cial company, is in the cily in
attendance on the district court.
Mr. Dawson has been a resident
of Kenaj for the past. 17 years,
having become, a landmark In
that section, lie reports his town
to be looking up in a business
way, two new canneries now be
ing in course of construction.
Libby, McNeil & Libby are put
ting up one of the most com
plete two line canneries in Alas
ka and expect to can 35,000 or
more cases this season. The ca
pacity of the cannery will be ap
proximately 70,000 eases.
Another cannery is being built
at Port (<raham of about the
same capacity. Some activity is
being shown mi the Kenai and
Cooper rivers in hydraulic min
ing and dredge work. Mr. Dawson
will return lo his home on the
lirst boat going lo the westward.
SNAKE IS FOUND
IN TANANA HAYSTACK
A wirier snake I\v«» and oue
liall' feel in length was found
rec.enlly in a slack «»f oal hay mi
1hc Richardson farmstead of J.
"W. Mcliluskcy, |li»' upper Tanana
freighter and farmer. who is pow
in Ihe city un a short business
I rip. The snake was dead and
had apparently been in I lie slack
for some I inie.
The reptile is l no lirsl one
known lo have been found in the.
entire Tanana valley, as the cli
mate here is loo rigorous |o per
t11it life lo remain in Ihc bodies
of the sinuous erealurcs during
the winlcr I iine. — Fairbanks
Times.
MORE COAL CASES
MAY BE INVESTIGATED
l| is said Ihe ne\l move of Ihe
Interior department will be lo
proceed n;<ains| Ihc Alaska Hon I
and Petroleum company, of which
Clark Davis is the chief farlolum.
If is rumored thai in Ihe inves
tigation of lliis company's hold
ings mailers have been unearth
ed which will be looked after by
Ihc Deparlmenl of Justice.
FLINT CREEK GRAVEL
CARRIES SMALL PAY
II is reported from Ruby tliut
Ihc extension of the Numnah pay
has now boon located 500 foot
furl hoi* down the stream on Flint
crook by Isaacson A Smith. Al
though the real red wash of the
Nuamah has nol yet been reach
ed the gravel found carries for
live foot from 1 to 5 con Is to (ho
pan. The lower two feet carry
about 5 cents straight. The pay
is some 50 feet nearer Iho creek
than Iho place whore Shea and
Lange found the pay and the be
lief is general that a little drift
ing up hill will result in running
into the main body of ore.
WOULD SELL RAILROAD
TO THE GOVERNMENT
United Stales Senator Simon
<iuggenhcimi of Colorado, com
menting in Washington concern
ing a report of negotiations be
tween I lie Morgan-Guggenheim
interests and the general gov
ornnifcnt for the acquisition by
the government, of the Copper
River & Northwestern railroad in
Alaska, said thai while, the own
ers of the lint's were not seeking
•to sell it to the government they
were willing to do so. If (he gov
ernment should settle upon plans
for developing Alaska which in
clude the acquisition of the rail
road line which has been con
structed by ihc owners. Senator
Cuggcnhcim says, would not I
stand in the way. luil would as
sist the government I<• obtain
control.
Tin* enlire mailer will In1 pass-i
•'il upon by a commission inelud-i
inp I wo army engineers, if |
press passes, a hill which is now
pending providing for I ho orca
lion of a commission of litis char
ad or.— Mininj? Science.
II is hardly thought I lie Hcr
Iha wil| roach porl loday, as hor i
schedule |o I lie westward em
braced quite a. number of slops
a| out of I ho way places where
she went lo deliver llshinp sup
plies.
Loin llays, former chef for Li
Hunt; (lhanp, is now at I ho Ex
change cafe. (iciiuine Chinese
noodles.
Drugs and Drug Sundries.
Larposl slock of poods in any
drup sloro in Alaska. Owl Drupj
Co., Inc.
SEE
Holm & Hansell
near Harrington BuiMiiiK
lor CARPENTER WORK of
all kinds, by day or eon
I rarl.
Now is
The Time
*
To advertise. If business is quiet
invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever suooeeded by outtlng
down his advertising Just beoause
money tightened up a little. On
gets ths money Is the one who
oreates a demand for his wares
through the advertising oolumns
of the newspaper.
If you havs 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.
[PRICE OF COPPER
STILL 60ING OP
Producers Would Prefer to Keep
Price Where Demand Would
be Steady
The statistics for tin; 1110111li of
March show an increase in do
mestic deliveries of about II,
000,000 lb., a slight decrease in
exports, and an increase in pro
duction of about 7,000,000 lb.,
due to the fact that March has
31 days against February's 29,
so (hat, on the whole, the pro
duction and the exports are about
the same, but the domestic con
sumption is showing signs of
sharp improvement. The visible
supply is now Ihe smallest since
1907 ami domestic deliveries can
with reasonable safely be count
ed on at about 70,000,000 lb. per
month for the next two or three
months-ami it can also bo ex
ported, since Ihe coal strike i.s
settled in England, that there will
he a revival in industry and that
Europe ought to take. 00,000,000
to 05,000,000 |b. per month, so
th.it even if the production is in
creased to 135,000,000 |h. per
month, the visible supply will not
increase, although, personally, I
expect that smal| decreases will
take place.
In view of lliis, il is difficult I
In forcs»'t> anything else hut high
er copper prices. although I lit* |
market is now entering upon an
era of prices which, if carried j
much further, will undoubtedly |
some day cheek the consumption.!
If the market, therefore, can he!
kept between Hi and Hi 1-,'c.. it
will nr t interfere with the eon- i
sumption and leave a remunera
tive profit !o the producers. I
iinderstand from the majority of >
the copper people that they are
doing all in their power to keep |
tie' market from getting beyond I
Itiem, but with most of the pro
ducers sold out and the demand
keeping up, they really are pow
erless to do iiiiiicli, and il is there
fore likely that, from lime In
I iine,sharp bulges will occur when
the market through the consum
ers' anxiety, will he carried high
er than the producers themselves i
would like to see it go. A favor
able inlluence on (lie copper mar
ket which I have not mentioned
before is the fact thai the en
lire country seems to be recup
erating from I lie depression from
which il has suffered during I lie
last, four or five years. The con
servative element is bound to
dominate both of the political
parties, and I do not think il. will
make any difference to legitimate
business interests which party is
in power, so that the entire as
pect of the business situation is
such as to n\ake one feel opti
mistic, and that, in addition to
the sound statistical position of
copper, naturally makes the out
look for the next few years one
of great promise to the copper
trade.— M. E. Applebaum in Min
ing and Science.
Phone 185 calls Senorita Mt*n
dcz.
Ourrent News of the Wee*.
The past week's happenings In
Valdez marked an epoch in the
history of our flourishing com
munity:
Dr. Herman having retired as
our theatrical imprissario, the
business Ir now in the hands of
Pantages Davis.
The dike bill passed the house.
•It. DcLaney, fhe Terrible Turk
and J. B. Johnson have left town.
Frank Hayes is now a govern
ment official.
In spite of th«• celebration of
these not abb' events we nlill have
a few barrels of Anhruser-Busch
on hand.
Tokio Maru is also making
sandwiches.
The events of each week wili
be published every Monday.
FRANK FOSTER, Editor.
Senorila Mendez, shampooing.
Wall street. I
If you want your olothes clean
ed and pressed 'phono Silvorman,
198.
It costs no more to get your
clothing cleaned and pressed at
Silverman's. Phono 198.
President Taft has announced
to friends of the dike bill that he
would approve of the measure if
it cam© up to him.
Wickersham Surely Getting
Results
THE DYKE BILL
HOME RULE BILL
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
MINING LAW BILL
These have easily assured Wiokersham 2,000 more votes
and re-election.
The Big Place
Al. wrote
Proprietor
BAGGETTJD LEAHY
Satisfaction Guaranteed
All branches of up-to-date den
tistry. Offices over Jim Kahler's
drug store, Valdez, Alaska.
NOTIOE 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
E oration, bankrupt.—No. 4, in
ankruptcy. Notice of Sale.
Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to an order of sale,
made and entered by tho above
entitled court in the above entit
led mutter, at Valdez, Alaska, on
the 27lh day of March, 1012, tho
undersigned as Ancillary Receiv
er herein,will offer for sale atpuh
lio auction, at the front door of
I he court house in Valdez, Alas
ka, on fhe first day of May, 11)TJ,
at the hour of 1 :00 o'clock p. in.
of said day, to I ho highest and
host bidder, for cash, subject fo
the confirmation of the above on.
lillod court, fhe following de
scribed properly, to-wit:
f Kiehty-horso power boiler.
2 Tweniy-horso power boilers.
1 Fifty-horse power engine.
1 Twenty-five-horse power en
gine.
1 Healer.
1 Boiler pump.
I iO-kilowat generator.
^ Transformers.
1 Boat, one sot of oars.
1 Boat, two sets or oars.
I Aerial tram, .'1,000 feel, long.
1 Monkey enpine.
1 Sawmill (old ami in dilapi
dated condition).
700 tiro bricks.
-00 foot 8-ponni] T-rails.
2 Oro cars.
Several buildings badly or whol
ly broken down.
Launch Union.
Thai said launch Union is sit
uated at. Valdoz. Alaska, and all
the remainder of the said proper
ly is situated at Drier Bay,
Knight's Island. Prince William
Sou nil. Alaska, where the same
may bo examined by bidders bo
fore said sale; that a deposit of
twenty (20) per cent, on the pur
chase price of said properly, or
any part thereof, will be required
of Hie successful bidders at said
sale, and said sale will he report
ed by the undersigned receiver,
to I he above court, and if said sale
is continued by said court, bills
of sales will be delivered to the
successful judders on receipt, of
I ho balance of the purchase price,
and if not, confirmed, the deposit
of twenty (20) per cent, will be
returned to the party depositing
the same. If said sale is con
firmed, and the successful bidder
falls for ten days after confirm
ation to pay the remainder of said
purchase price, then, and in that
case, said twenty (20) per cent,
deposit will be forfeited to said
receiver.
Witness my hand this 27lh day
of March, 1912.
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, 1912, the above sale is
hereby postponed and adjourned
until May 15th, at 1 o'clock p. m.
of #aid dav.
Mated at Valdez, Alaska, this
27(h day of April, 1912.
W. J. MORTON.
Ancillary Receiver.
Smith, Bunnell & Weber, attor
neys for Receiver.
FOR , SALE--Iron bed
stead, mattress, springs,
heeler, buffet, china otoset,
dresser, praottbally new; BO
per cent ot eotual value.
EDMUND SMITH.
Port Wells
9 »
THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
Leaves Valdcz for Port
Wells every Tuesday carry
ing passengors and freight,
touching at all way points
whoro business offers.
Special Trips Can Be Arranged
COAL COAL
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Pugel Sound Ports and Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - April 15
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle - - - - April 20
Qfaampf lannnia Leave* Seattle for Koditk and way ports at
Jieainer jeannie - - regular intervals carrying explosives
Connecting ut Seattle with steamers of the Alaaka-PacHlo Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Dow Kates. KiKht reserved to change steamers andsalltnif datut*.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed 1 I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rough Dry 10c lb.
r.UlL ll_LL!» !1 !■!» II ■■ - i
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 Steamships in
the Alaskan Service, ALAMEDA and MARK
POSA, leave every eight days, All the
Year 'Round for Cordova and Seattle via. In
side Passage.
TRAVEL AND SHIP VIA.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
, VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
The Side Board
Day & Greenig [Proprietors]
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms
For Housekeeping, Sleeping and Offices. Rale*
Reasonable i
Foot of w«ii st. ARCHIBALD BLOCK
CHas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 1S9
Plate (leas, window (lass, roofing and
building papers, roofins pl«h. lime, «»
want, pl«l«r la«h, shingles. buiHcm*
hardware. Shop and Job war It of all kinds
Window*, Doors, Moulding, Finish*
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Mors* A Co.
Notloe
The annual mooling o( iha
Morkhnldors of Ihn Alaska Wnlrr
Light & Tclophono *Jon>|>any will
bo hold at their off loo In Valdo*,
Alaska on Monday, May Oil). I\)I 2
at 8 oclock, P. M., for (lie pur
pose of olecting a board of di
rectors for (ho ensuing year nai
oilier important business.
Arthur I.an«*. Secretary
Firsl Publication April ?0, !V*I
A scientist claims to have dis
covered 18,088,172 microbes oil
a $1.00 bill. What more can a
fellow ask for hi* money?
The editor o7 the fcordova Alas
knn In doing his best lo enthuse
over the Shackleford candidate,
distasteful as it may be to him.
II is not complimentary lo the
Republican president thai Ohio
should be listed with I he doubt
ful slates in a national campaign.
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