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bouse kglves one -a pecallar social distinction In the community.
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Motive of Forfeiture.
To Frank E. I>ee: You are
hereby notified 4Jkat there has
been «*pended during the year
1911 in labor on iliese .certain
quart/ elaims, known as the Gla
cier No, 1 and No. 2, and the Kit
ty, lying, being and situated In
tn« Vald«z mining district. in the
recording precinct of Valder, in
the District of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars, lawful
money of the United Stales, the
amount required by law to h«ld
said claims for the year, follow
ing the performance of the an
nual labor; that said expenditure
for labor, as aforesaid, wag made
by James O. Cawloy, a co-owner
of said claims. And unless with
in ninety days after the comple
tion of tnej>ilblication of this no
tice, to-wll: within ninety days
after the second (2nd) of April,
1912, you contribute your Por
tion of tho expenses of the afore
said annunl labor for said year,
or your Interest in said quartz
claims will be forfeited and be
come the property of the undcr
ffigr ed, who Is your co-owner.
JAMES C. CAWLEY.
Date first pub. Jan. 2, 1012.
Date last pub. April 2, 1912.
Notion of Forfeiture. ■
..To Blarney Stovees: You arc
lihereby notified thai there has
iboen expended dunta# the year
1.011 in labor on those contain
quartz claims known a* the "Last
Gbancc." the "Last Chance No.
and the "Last Chaace No. 2,"
Hituate, lying and being on Shoup
bay noar the entrance Uioreof, in
the Valdez recording precinct.
Territory of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00),
lawful money of the United States,
the amount required by law to
hoRi said claims for tho year fol
lowing the performance of the
annual labor; that said expendi
ture for labor, as aforesaid, was
made by Wm. Koch and Alex.
Nelson, the co-owners of said
claims. And unless within ninety
(90) days after tho completion
of the publication of this notice,
to-wit: within ninety (90) days
after the 10th day of April, 1912,
you contribute your portion of the
expenses of the aforesaid annual
labor for said year, your intorest
in said quartz olaims will be for
feited and become tho property of
the undersigned, who are your co
owners.
ALEX, NELSON.
WM. KOCH.
Date first pub. Jan. 11, ltl2.
Date last pub. April 11, 1912.
TEAMS HAULING
MIDAS GO. ORE
Two Barges Will bo Used as
Lighters to the
Bertha
The first load of ore was
brought down from the Midas
copper mine yesterday and dump
ed onto the barge, which will he
used as lighters in transfering the
ore to the Bertha. The barge has
a capacity of 100 tons and has
been decked over to prevent its
being cut by the ore.
Ed. Wood has four horses on
the job and is making hut one
trip per day at present hut ex
jiecls (o add a number of teams
in the near fulure. When the
hours of daylight have lengthen
ed lie believes it will be possible
lo make two trips each day.
About HO tons of ore is now on
the dump and Die. men doing de
velopment work Will he able to
keep the teams busy as the tun
nel is being driven in on the ore
land every pound of it is high
grade.
The barge i.s anchored at. the
company's wharf, but owing to
shallow water along the beach at
that point will require to be tow
ed about .'{<>0 or inn yards Lo deep
water where the steamer can an
chor.
PROFITS LIKE CHARITY
COVERS MUCH CRIME
(.ieorge J. Kneeland, director of
the Chicago Vice Commission,
nmkes some interesting state
ments relative to the facts that
were uncovered in Chicago by a
committee authorized to secure
data and evidence relative to the
social evil.
Kneeland declares that $15,
000,(KM) annually is (lie amount of
profit from the traffic that makes
1 woman an outcast and locks the
doors of respectability against
her. lie declared thai, men and
women of high social l>osition
were the owners of properly lhat
was used for the moral depreda
tion of the gentler sex, and thai
the reasons given by respectable
people for renting property for
disreputable purposes was owing
to the fact lhat properly convert
ed to palaces of sin yielded far
greater revenue than if such
property was confined to legiti
mate business.
He declared lhat he knew of a
; house in Chicago which for a legi
timate business commanded but
$1,200 per annum. Yet, as a dis
, orderly house, yielded its owner
| $8,000 j)er year. He declared
i luimcr tnut iiuu.ten iiiui oroinar
• «ily command a rental of $10 per
| month yield 15150 per month for
' disorderly purposes.
, ' The above statements from the
i.director of the Vice Commission
•of Chicago will scarcely be dis
puted by those who have a con
ception of Che crimes that are bred
; tfrom an appetite that hungers for
profit. It :K8 no wonder that the
[postal authorities handed down a
j ruling that Uhe report of the Vice
Qommission <of Chicago should
not be cireulla'ted through the
United States mails. It is no won
detr that they placed the brand
ofcopene on sueh a report in order
thai the people might not become
acquainted with iJbe moral lepers
in high social life, who lived in
magnificent splendor on the pro
fits gathered from brothels, own
ed by ithe cream of aristocracy.
The property owners and those
interested in the social evil are
powerful in politics, for their
bank accounts innk»* il possible
for them to contribute generous
ly to political campaigns, and
candidates elected to ofTice are
usually not ungrateful for dona
tions, even though such dona
tions are minted from the dis
honor of woman. -Miners' Mag
ozino.
SAN FRANOISOO GRAND
JURY AFTER THE TONQ8
San Francisco, Feb. 21.— Form
ing an alliance with the Young
Chinese of this city, the Han
Francisco grand Jury set about
today to stop tho Highbinder war
that has been on for a week or
more, and to end such bloodshed
for all timo. A number of the
Young Chinese are obtaining
nAmes of the tong loaders.
The grand Jurors say that as
r<oon an these names are obtain.
c*d the Young Chinese will fur
nish information thai will justify i
the return of indictments charg
ing conspiracy to murder, and
tfiat arrests will be ordered. The
indictments, it is expected, will
dme the offenders from the coun
try or into jail.
8PENT SEVEN YEAR8 IN
KU8KOKWIM VALLEY
Two men who may juslly be
described as old-tiiners of the
Kuskokwim country arrived in
Iditarod from that region recent
ly. They are Karl l'reiss, who
has been there for three years,
and his partner, Tom Tennison,
who has remained in the region
continuously for seven.
These men have seen the Kus
kokwim up and down for a dis
tance of 000 miles, more or less,
besides exploring many «»f its
branches and important tribu
taries. They are just now from
the scene of the reported gold
llnd on the Aniak river, and pro
pose to return to that section
soon.— Iditarod Pioneer.
GREATEST EXPLOSION
COUNTRY HAS SEEN
February 17 at Tenino the larg
est charge ever unloosed in the
l.'nited Slates was exploded at the
quarry of the Hercules Sandstone
company. Two and one-hall'car
loads <if powder and dynamite
formed the charge. 1 Jet ween 800,
000 and 1,000,000 tons of rock
was released, (low Hay and stall'
and several army engineers were
present at the event, which was
held under the auspices of the
Tenino commercial club. A ban
quet was served in the evening.
—Tacoma Tribune.
HOME8TAKE MINE ORE
AVERAGED $3.92 PER TON
llornestake produced bullion
valued ait $(>,040,000 during the
year 191 1, the largest year's pro
duction in its history During tin?
same period it paid dividends
amounting to $1,310,400, making
a lotal lo and including December
25, of $27,539,040. Ore milled
during I tic year amounted to I,
511,035 tons, so that tin- average
I recovery was $3.92 per ton, ami
dividends $0,805 per ton. Up
sides these large dividend dis
bursements, the Spcarflsh hydro
electric. plant and other improve
ments cost a great deal of money,
so that the actual profits were
considerably above the dividend
r.Mpjirements.
NEVADA MAS 80ME
GOOD DIVIDEND PAYERS
During 4ihe year 1911 the min
ing companies of Nevada paid ov
er $12,000,000 in dividends, dis
tributed as follows:
Goldfield Consolidated. $7,118,200
Nevada Consolidated... 1,800,000
Tonopah Mining Co.... 1,650,000
Tonopah Belmont Co.. 1,350,000
National Mines Co 225,000
Florence Gold field Co.. 105,000
Jumbo Extension Co... 97,165
Montana Tonopah Co.. 60,000
Manhattan Big Four Co. 32,406
Mexican Mining Co.... 20,160
Ophir Mining Co 20,160
Total $12,478,277
LOCAL ITEMS
Cream waffles with honey and
coffee 25c at the Valdez Cafe.
FOR SALE CHEAP—Corner lot,
house and furnishings, fuel for
six months. Apply P. J. Huganir,
See German, the dentist, over
Owl Drug Store. Examination
free. 'Phone 19.
Fresh beef, kfiled in Valdez.
Try a juicy steak at the famous
Valdez Cafo.
Come one, come all; corno big,
come small, and howl at I he Big
Place before Ihe show and receive
a free ticket to the Orpheum
(heater. Also tickets for all bowl
ers of century scores. High score
in the day hottle wine.
The best and biggest bargain
that ever boomed in Valdez is now
on. Wo havo Howard, Hampden,
Waltham, Hamilton, Elgin and
Swiss waches, chains, lockets,
bracelets, finger rings, all sizes,
cutlery and novelties. Everything
half price and a promium given
to every purchaser at the Bar
gain Sale. ADAM.
Coal In Montana.
According lo the annual report
of slate coal mine inspeotor J. i
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
Patents Mining incorporations
CHARLES G. GANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers;
Alaska Securities Bi'd'g VaU;
DR. GERMAN
Phone .9 THE DENTIST
Oftlcc rooms over Owl Drill* store. OOlee hour!
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Real Estate Mining Stock
New York Life
Insurance Co.
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Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
Beaver Dam Roadhouse
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Ample Stable Room
Model Laundry Co.
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Telephone Orders Solicited Free Dei very
B. McDcrmott, one man was kill
ed during the past yfear for cvory
22 1,1ft? torn* (»f coal produced in
Molilalia, and one man was injur
ed for every r>8,268 tons produced.
There was one fatal accident for
every 200 men employed, and one
serious accident for every 70 men
employed. The conl production
for the past year amounted (o
2,01 3,.107 toiiH, riH ngninst 2,07ft,
210 ton* in 101 ft. A total of 3,
770 men are engaged in coal min
ing, and the mine value of this
gear's product in given nl *1,003,
021.
The 221 howling Hcore hungup }
by IJeut. I>rury on the Hig Place „
filleyn prominrH to lake the prize 1
which will he awarded March 1. (
Several have got into the double *
century lint hut all have fallen J,
short of the 225 mark. c
If you want a good filling suit
lee Silverman, 'phone 108,
Notice of Forfeiture.
To William M. Conley: You
ire hereby notified that there has
)een expended during the year
1011 in labor on Ihose certain
juartz claims, known as tho Alas -
1a Uelle, Jackpot and Snowflako,
ying, being and situated in tho
t'aldez mining district, in tho rc
lording precinct of Valdet, in tho
)istrict of Alaska, tho sum of
hree hundred dollars, lawful
noney of tho United States, tho
unount required by law lo hold
aid claims for the year, follow
ng Ihc performance of the an
inal Inbor; that said expenditure
or labor, as aforesaid, was mado
ly J. W. Little. And unless with
n ninety days after the complo
ion of Ine publication of this no
ico, to-wit: within ninety days
fter tho 24th day of April,
012, you contribute your portion
f the expenses of tho aforesaid
nnual labor for said year, or
our interest in said quarts
laims will bo forfeited and be
omo tho property of the under
lined, who is your co-owner.
J. W, LITTLE.
Fit st pub. Jan. 24, 1912.
Last pub. April 25, 1912.