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YOUR INVITATION
If you have never had any dealing
with -us please consider this an invita
tion to give ue a trial.
Paid Up Capital - - - - $92,300
Surplus Earned .... $11,567
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BANKING DEPARTMENT
Harmless Information.
Cable office hours:
Week days 9 a. in. lo 9 p. in.
Sundays and holidays 9 lo 10
a. m. ami 5 to C p. in.
Postofl'ice hours:
Week days 9 a. in. to 0 p. in.
Sundays and holidays 12 mi. to
2 p. in.
UNDERTAKING
Embalming: by (J»r
Licensed Embalmers
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., inc.
A Few Good toons why you should Have a Telephone
(1) \Vheii the weather Is bad your wife ran use It dolly to order meat, gro
ceries, etc., and -save herself1 many a weary trip to market.
(2) You can gel hi instant communication with your home at any hour when yo>j
are away.
(3) lif one of your children should become sick In the middle of the night, you
can summon the doctor immediately.
(4) You can enarge your circle of desirable acquaintances, as a telephone In the
house gives one a peculiar sonlal distinction In the community.
(5) Ih cose of llpe or acoident you can summon toe\p rrom the neighbors.
(C) IT you are too-ill to gel to your office you can always conduct your business
from home.
(7) If -every clock In the house stops you can always get the correct time rrom
"central."
(8) Yoy can make or break social engagements over the telephone to suit your
convenience.
<9 > The fee.ling or socurlty which a telephone In tt»e house produces makes
it 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 Prices
Yard* Foot of WALL ST. A . • * |
CRA^^' ii4LDWG Arctic Lumber Lo«
Notloe of Forfeiture.
To Frank K. I,ce: You are
hereby notified that th«re ha«
been expended during the year
<911 in labor on these ^-erlaiu
quart/, claims, known as the Gla
cier No. 1 and No. and the Kit
ty, lying, being and situated in
the Valdez mining district. in the
recording precinct of Valde*, in
Ihe District of Alaska, Ihe sum of
three hundred dollars, lawful
money of the United HtateR, tha
amount required by law to hold
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 C. Cawley, a co-owner
of said claims. And unions with
in ninety days after the comple
tion of the publication of this no
tice, to-wlt: within ninety days
after the second (2nd) of April,
1012, you contribute your por
tion of the expenses of the afore
said annual labor for said yoar,
or your interest In said quartz
claims \vill be forfeited and be
come the property of tho under
sigred, who is your co-owner.
JAMES C. OAWLEY.
Date first pub. Jan. 2, <912.
Pate last pub. April 2, 1012.
fiotloe of Porftltur*.
..To Blarney Stevens: You arc
hereby notified that there has
{been expended during the year
1U11 in Jabor on those certain
quartz claims known as the "Last
-Chance," the "Last Chance No.
J," and the "Last Chance No. 2,"
situate, lying and being on Shoup
bay near the entrance thereof, in
tb« Valdez recording precinct.
Territory of Alaska, the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00),
lawful money of Iho United States,
the amount required by law to
hold said claims for the year fol
lowing Iho performance of the
annual labor; that said expendi
ture for labor, as aforesaid, was
made by Win, Koch and Alex.
NHaon, Iho co-owners of said
claims. And unless within ninety
(00) days after the completion
of the publication of this notice,
to-wlt: within ninety (00) days
after the 10th day of April, 1012,
you contribute your portion of the'
rxoensos of the aforesaid annual
labor for said year, your interest
in 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, 1912.
Date last pub. April 11, 1012.
NEWS 8ERVICE VIA INTERIOR.
The oable to the states Is still
out of commission and the tele
graphio news from the outside
was received over the Canadian
line via Dawson and Eagle. The
tolls are rather high but the Pros
pector's readers are entitled to all
the news all the time, and they
get it.
NEwIin
IS AT GUFF
Was Unloaded From Bertha and
Will be Installed at
Once
Tun three new stamps and oth
«-r machinery for enlarging I ho
r«t|>cK'il> <>f I lie mill u(. ttie CI ill"
was unloaded there from I lie ller
llia >osterday.
Evefvlhing is in readluj'ss al
the mill fop llic iiVsialla/ioii of the
machinery, tin- n\jciy4o founda
I ion r<»r ihr i)alt«W «»r slarnps
having been pouredV;Om<' weeks.
I In* new stamps willViako a bat
Miry i.f six ami will K^: able In
handle llu- increased output of I lie
mint' at a greatly reduced price
per ion.
MAJESTIC WILL GIVE
AWAY dOLD PIECES
The new management of t lie
Majestic theater is arranging to
give away three prizes every week.
Coupons will be given with each
ticket and I he drawings will be
held after I lie lirst performance
Sunday evenings. The first prize
will be a *10 gold piece, the sec
ond a slab of bacon and the third
a sofrt. "f flour. The lirst draw
ing will take place a week from
next Sunday.
The Moose Will Entertain.
j 'I he Minis** will lw "at home"
again tomorrow Saturday even
I iri; and will be pleased 11» wel
come any and all of their friends
who care In call. The hostesses
j fur the evening will be Mrs. W.
II. Crary, Mrs. Tims. Scott and
Mrs. 11. 0. De Line, (lards and
dancnig from 0:30 lr (?).
Weather Report.
llarometic pressure 30.375
Maximum temperature. . ...'f i
j Minimum temporal lire.... 17
Mean temperature jr».5
Temperature at t> p. in... 17
Cloudy, light breeze N. K.
E. M. BLADE, Observer.
Our slock is the lines! north of
lively old Seattle,
Which feature in i I self is more
Ihau half the battle;
Yes, sir; we have the goods, thai
can deliver the punch —
Try a Klass of Anlieuser-Husch
with a bite of lunch.
J. W. Lillle received a ton of
ore from the property in which
he is interested.at Port WellH. It
will he run through the mill as a
test. The ore Was brought ui> by
th»» launch Golden.
The "Passion Play" drew
crowded houses for three nights
in Cordova. It will he shown at
the Orplmum next Tuesday even
ing.
On account of the soft snow,
which will make skiing disagree
able, the Boy Scouts will post
pone their hike Jill a week from
tomorrow.
The Alameda left Seward this
morning at 0 o'clock and is ex
ported to rearh Valdez ahout rt
this evening.
BILL TO PROVIDE 8URVEY
OF RAILROAD ROUTE
(Continued from page I)
based thereon, and copies thereof,
printed or otherwise, and maps,
plats, profiles, and plans or oth
er information connected there
with, mny be submitted with its
said report; and all government
officials having copies of such
plats, profiler, maps, or any oth
er material relating to the gen
eral subject- of the Investigation
so to he made by the said com
miftsion shall immediately mnke
and forward to the said copimis
sion copies of all such plats, pro
files, maps, or other notorial for
the use of said commission, which
shall also be submitted with .its
report to congress.
' Information at to Traffic.
Pec. ft. That it shall bo the
duty of the said Alaska nailroad
Commission to make fi general i
examination into the steamship
lines which now operate from San
Francisco, Portland or Pugot
sound, and from British Colum
bia ports, to Alaska, and steam
boat lines operating on the in
land rivers «jf Alaska, and to em
body in its said report to congress
a statement showing the names
of (lie companies, the names,
number and tonnage of such ves
sels, and a statement showing the
amount of freight and passengers
carried to and from and within
Alaska for a reasonable prior per
iod, and the rate charged there
for*
To Report Before December.
Sec. 7. That it shall be the
duty of the said Alaska Railroad
mission to make a report to Con
gress on or before the day of the
meeting of Congress in December,
nineteen hundred and twelve, up
on all matters herein mention
ed, and also to advise Congress
generally of tin- respective mer
its ami advantages of each route
and the reasonable approximate
cost of constructing a railroad mi
each; to point out the advantages
which will or may aeerue to the
development of Ihc population
and the trade of Alaska or the
United States thereby; to consider
and suggest in its said report, to
Congress the advantage, if any,
to the people and trade in the
Territory of Alaska and the Unit
ed Stales: First, of giving aid If)
the building and operating of any
one or more of said railroads and
connecting steamship lines by
guaranteeing interest, on the
bonds necessary to actually build
and equip the same; second, of
building and equipping any one
or more of said railroads and
connecting steamship line by the
United States, to be leased to per
sons or corporations after com
pletion; third, of building, equip
ping, and operating any one or
more of said railroads and con
necting steamship line by the
United States; fourth, of giving
aid in other ways or manner to
be suggested by the commission
to secure the building and equip
ping of any one or more of said
railroads and connecting steam-!
ship line; fifth, of purchasing any J
part or portion of any railroad
now constructed with connecting
steamship line; and. sixth, gen
erally suggesting to Congress
what oilier manner of aid or as
sistance Congress ought to adopt
to secure the building and oper
ation of railroads and steamship
lines to develop lb" population
and trade and the mining of coal
for I lie naval, military, or pub
lic use in Alaska, and between
Alaska and Ihc United Stales.
wiii vtenort on Coal Mines.
Sec. 8. Thai in connection with
I In* subject of transportation lo.
from, or within Alaska Hip said
commission slinll also consider
ami pxamiiip inlo Hip rharaclPr
ami location of the most availablp
ponl minps inv Alaska for naval,
mililarv. and Uip public nsp, and
in its said report suppest. I he hcsl
method of mining and transport
ing Hip said coal for Ihp nsp oV
I1ip Navy. I ho Army, and thp puh-i
lie, Ihp best ronlp and mplhods
of transporting Ihp said coal, and
I he nnproximafp cost from pach
localilv. and what, if any. coal
roads, luinkprs, wharvps, and olh
er equipment would bp npcessary
for lhaf pnrnosp. and what lands
the United Slates ought lo re
serve for the coal therein for na
val. mililarv. or public nsp.
TIip commission is authorized
in Portion ft lo omplov assistance
and providing remuneration for
such services arc rendered by
olhrrs lhan fodernl emnlovcs.
To Provide for Work.
Spc. 10. That IIipco is hereby
apnwprinled. out of anv monov
in the United Slates Treasury not
otherwise appronrialod. the sum
of flflv thousand dollars. or so
much Ihet^of as mav bo neces
sary. lo pav llio salaries lo Ibe
members of Hie said commission
and lo its clerk and omplovoos,
and to pav the expenses of Un
said commission ami Hie nclnal
siibsislonco and traveling expen
ses herein provided for to enable
the said commission to perform
its duties'under this Acl.'nnd the
Sorrelnrv of the Treasury of the
United Stales is hereby authoriz
ed and directed lo advance to the
said commission, lo be immedi
alelv available, such a sum a.< will
"nable Ihe salaries and the cx
nenscs of the said commission lo
be paid promptly: and the saifl
salaries and expenses shall be
paid upon vouchers lo he apnrov
cd in duplicate by the chairman
of ihe said commission, and the
said commission shall make an
itemized slatement of all sums
so paid and expended from said
appropriation and attach tho
same to its report to Congress. |
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PROFESSIONAL
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES G. CANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers]
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g VaU'z
DR. GERMAN
Phone .9 THE dentist
OMee rooms over Owl Drmr store. Ofllec hours
9 a. ni., to 0 i>. in.. 7 p. ni.. to 0 |>. in. Sundays
by appointment All workuuarantecil.
Alaska Securities Co.
C. GANTY, Gen. Mgr.
Real Estate Mining Stock
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
Beaver Dam Roadhouse
NELS JKPSON. Prop.
41 Miles from Valdcz
OUTFITS FOR PROSPECTORS
Firat Clan Accommodation.
Ample Stable Room
Model Laundry Co.
Flannels our Specialty.
Work done the way yoi
want It.
Phone 63, next to Prospector
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All the News
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Connection Alaska
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CHEMISTS, ASBAYERB AND
MINING ENGINEERS
Established 1881
Two doors Below Stock Exchange
Valdez, Alaska
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VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
(ieneral Trucking and Freighting
to all parts of the interior.
Positively no coal delivered un
less paid for in advance
Office '»ii Wall St . Plionc 00
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OF THE
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Prospector
IS IN THE BUILDING
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Dosert Land*, Contests and Mining
Cases. Scrip.
ASSOCIATE WORK FOR ATTORNEY
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s 1 Carpets and Rugs J
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Deivery
LOCAL ITEMS
(ilasM niKliI and change «'f pro- j
gram n( I lie Orpheum toniKti t. j
Fall cimls, *.r» and up. Suits1
*I r» and up al Harvey's Toggery. S
■
r,renin waffles with lionoy ami
coffee 25c at I he Valdez Cafo.
i
FOIl WALK GHKAP—Cornor lot
house and furnishings, fuel for
six months. Apply P. .?. lluganir,
M)ST--Hro\vn fur mulT between
Wickorshnm and Reservation ave
nues. Pleaso return to Pros
peelor office. If
I.08T—-Rika tooth with "A. F. \
8. Lodge No. 12ft," engraved on i
It. Pleane leave at marshal's of- <
flee. f
Subscribe for the Prospector.
Notice of Forfolturo.
To Willinm M. Con ley: You
arc hereby notified |lint there tins
been expended during tlio yenr
1911 in labor on these certain
luarlz claims, known as the Alas
ka Hello, Jackpot and Snowtlakc,
lying, bring and situated in the
Irfllqoi ininTllg district, in Ihe re
'ordiinf precinct of Valdcz, in the
District <»r Alaska, the sum of
hreo hundred dollars, lawful
noney of the United States, the
imount required by law to hold
i«i claims for the year, follow
ng the performance of tho an
inal labor; that said expenditure
'or labor, as aforesaid, was made
>y .1. \V. I.ittlc. And unless with
11 ninety days after the cornple
lon «>f the publication of this no
ice, to-wit: within ninety days
iftcr the 2ith day of April,
012, you contributo your portion
>f the expenses of the aforosaid
mnual labor for said year, or
our interest in said quart*
laims will be forfeited and be
ome the property of tho under
lined, who is your co-owner,
J. W. LITTLE.
Fiist pub. Jan. 24, 1912.
Last pub. April 25, 1912.