OU are entitled in buying Hart Schaffner &
Marx clothes, to a most positive assurance of
your satisfaction. Every dealer in our clothes
is authorized to say this to you:
Every garment made by, and bearing the label of
Hart Schaffner & Marx, is guaranteed to be of all
wool or wool-and-silk fabrics, with no "mercerized"
or other cotton added; thoroughly shrunk before
cutting; seams sewed with pure silk thread; tailored
in clean, sanitary shops; and free from every defect
of material or workmanship.
More than that: The dealer is authorized to say
that if the clothes arc not right, or not satisfactory,
your money will be refunded.
Hart Schaffner & Marx
VALDEZ BANK 8 MERCANTILE CO.
INCORPORATED
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
BANKING BUSINESS
You have more or less of it. Possibly it is with us. Such being the case,
you know something of our service. But if not a patron wouldn't it be well
for you to become one?
Twelve years experience in the banking business in Valdez.
=BANK1NG nrPARTMPMT
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE CO.
INCORPORATED
ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY
DAILY PROSPECTOR
Attorneys-at-Law.
C. E. Bunnell.
T. P. Geraghty.
L. V. Roy, Seward, Alaska.
E. E. Ritchie.
Assayers.
George F. White.
Cyrus W. Harrington.
Banks.
s. nium & Co.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Builders' Material.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Breweries.
Vnldcz Dot I ling & Brewing Co.
Bakeries.
Valdez Bakery.
Baths-Ladies.
Senorita Mendez.
Bowling Alleys.
Ingram & Bush.
Goal.
Vuldez Dock Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Dentists.
Dr. 11. Coekerille.
Dr. Charles Daggott.
Dr. Gorman.
Drug Stores.
Valdez Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows.
Fralrrnal Order Eagles.
Arctic Brotherhood.
Qeneral Merchandise.
Beyers Cash Store, Golden.
S. Blum & Co.^ ► »•
Fagerburg Bros., Nazina.
Dougherty A Ferguson.
Vnldcz Bank & Mercantile Co.
Hotels.
Coppor Block, Valdez.
Coleman lfouse, Seward.
Hotel 81. Ellas.
Rainier-Grand Hotel, Seattle.
Laundrys.
Independent Laundry.
Life Insurance.
W. II. Crary.
Launches.
Three M.
Moving Picture Shows.
Majestic.
Manufacturers.
Copper River Lumber Co.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Alaska Water Light & Power
Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Newspapers.
Prospector, Daily.
Miner (Sunday), Weekly.
Pool and Billiard Rooms.
Copper Block.
Ingram & Bush.
Roadhouses.
Camp Comfort.
Real Estate Agenoles.
Valdez Real Estate Agency.
Restaurants.
Valdez Cafe.
Stamp Mills.
Seattle Drydock Construction
Co.
Manlourlng.
Senorita Mendez.
Steamship Lines.
Alaska Coast Co.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Sheet Metal Works.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Transfor Companies.
Copper River Draying Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Water, Light & Tele
phono Co.
Wholesale Olgar Merohants.
Ingram & Bush.
Rugs! Rugs I All kinds of rugs
t C. C. Rudolph's.
Waffles and noney 28c at "V*K
rtez Cafe. tf
LOCAL ITEMS
Their Last Chance.
"Tli« Maid's Double," "Buck
skin Jack," "Their Last Chance,"
etc., al Mir Orphcuin at 8 p. in.
sharp. Support I he local play
house.
Col. B. F. Millard is showing a
culm of iron from the Millionaire
claim on Mineral creek which
shows considerable free gold, eas
ily visible to the naked eye.
The First judicial division will
hold,a convention to nominate
candidates for tin* legislature.
The Second and Fourth d.visions
adopting the free-for-all slyl»>.
Cheese of every descriplion at
X. Schmidt's, next to Blum's.
Himiiii and board al the Grand
Hotel $1.50 per day. Home cook
ed meals and good beds. Mrs. II.
Shorts.
FOIl BALK—2,500 (shares of
Lone Star Block al 1-2 cent a
share. Apply of J. P. Simons.
Limited amount of treasury
stock of the Royol Development
Hold Mining Company for sole for
5 cents a share. Money to be used
for development work. Inquire of
John Kkemo, or phone James Pat
terson, 202.
Cable Offloe Hours.
Week days 0 a. mi to 0 p. m,
Rnndays and holidays 0 to 10
.. rn. and 5 to 0 p. m.
ri ii i, , i ■ m 4i
VALUABLE FIND
OF AMBERGRIS
Between Fifty and Sixxty Pounds
of What is Thought to be Prec
ious Substance is Found
While out in a boat at the «;n
trance of I he bay last Wednesday
Judge llildreth anil George*' C. Boe,
«• f the Alaska Fish Products com
pany, found a substance flouting
on the water which stands all 1 >
ral test s applied for ambergr.s.
Tin* substance recovered weighs
between lifty and sixty pound.*.
Ambergris is worth from *i0 to
$00 an (mi)ct'. Should the sub.
sl.ance prove I•» be the valuable
product, the ehunk found would
In? worth s? in,000 m* I hereabouts.
OflTicers of the coast and yeo_
detic survey boat MaeArtluii*
f<>und a small piece ctf what prov
ed lo be ambergris just outside
the bay early in the season. They
were shown the substance found
by Hildrelh ami Hoe ami declar
ed il bore a ^trikiup: resemblance
lo the specimen found by them.
Samples will be sent mil so llial
a thorough ebemieal test may lie
made.
Ambei'pri.^ is a substance de
prived from the intestines of the
sperm whale and round lloalimror
on. I lie -bore. It is yellowish or
j blackish: very li^lit, melis at I in
i degrees. ami is entirely dissipated
on red ho| coals; it is soluble in
ether, volatile oils, and partially
in alcohol, and is ehielly compos
ed .of a peculiar fatty substance,
lis odor i-5 very agreeable, and
hence it is used almost exclu
sively in the manufacture of del
icate perfumes.—Reward Gateway.
WILL NOT PAY
LAUNDRY BILLS
Some of the federal judges of
Alaska have boon in the hahil of
including I heir laundry bills in
items of expense when I hey have
been holding court al oilier
places than I heir headquarters.
Comptroller of the Treasury Rob
ert J. Tracewell has had bis at
tention railed to tin* far! with (lie
result that In- has rendered an
opinion that this allowance can
not be made by the government.
In the future those Alaska judges
Who insist upon having clean lin
en will be required to pay for the
same out of their liberal salary
allowance.
The Alaska Packers Association
have turned into the office of the
clerk of the court affidavits show
ing that they have caused to be
planted and released if,0<>7.100
red salmon, "all in a good and
proper manner," under which the
law releases this corporation of
paying faxes on iiO.GTI cases, or
*17.(12(1.8). The affidavit is sworn
to by lugwahl J. I.oe and I.. \V.
M ras«.
The Alaska railway commission
reached Tonsina last evening al 1
o'clock after tin easy day's run.
Tonight they will be at Copper
Center.
liny iSenl/.ler nnd Alex. Tlmmp
sun, willi 11 fnree of men. will
leave fnr Mineral creek in Ihe
morning In dn the animal hibnr
nn Iheir mining claims.
Rtl. Dickey left this morning fnr
tin* Toikholl madhouse, where lie
Will remain for I lie winter during
Ihe absence f»f Mr. Vaughn, who
will upend the winter al Hoi|
Springs, Ark.
Everything rich al N. Schmidt's,
nexl In Ilium's.
Not I ob 6f Annual Meeting.
Notice ia hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the
stockholder!) of the Royal Devel
opment Gold Mining Company will
he held at the office of Ihe com
pany on Keyslone avenue (Ell
I.arnon'.q residence) on Monday,
October \h, 1012, for Ihe purport©
of electing a board of directors to
servo for lt|c, ensuing year and tho
transaction of such other business
as mayrcome before the meeting.
Meetfnjr Ht S, p; m. sharp.
JOHN EKEMO, Aotlng 8eo'y.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
PROFESSIONAL
j M M [' 'r > Im
DR; CHARLES DAGGETT
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
ALL BRANCHES OF UP-TO-OATE
DENTAL WORK
DENTAL OFFICE
OVin JIM KAMLIR'S DKUO STONC
OFFICE PHONE 83 WAI nr-»
REGIOENCE PHONE 77 VALLJC.Z.
DR. GERMAN
I hooo I. THE DENTIST
omce rooms over Owl Druit more. Office hours
9 a. in., to 0 i>. in.. 7 p. m.. to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
QR. H. COGKERILLE
Dentist
"Siiui, VALDEZ
T. P, GERAGHTY
attounkvati.au'
onto- Owl I)rtiu St«>r«
1'HONK r.n; Valde/.. Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTOItNKY-AT-l.A W
Ofliep* Wall S*rci*t
J'honc :;i \ ALULii
E. E. RITCHIE
L A \V Y E R
I'HONK i3e Val^ez, Alaska
ASSAYER
« ■ T
>EO. F.. WHITE
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Lean
VALDEZ, ALASKA
A. M. Dierinf?er
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
.STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
i New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
! Vakloz, Alaska. Phono 41
Launches and Lighters
Fur Sale, Iiciit ur <'barter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Caiit. D. K. MOItltlS. City Dock
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
THE READING TABLE
There is no light that makes night
reading so easy as does Electricity. An
Electric portable is a source of pleasure
in every home—as well as a means of
health. The entire body suffers if the
eyes become affected. Reading in im
proper light is one of the worst things
for the eyes. Get an Electric Portable
and read in comfort and pesno.
ALASKA WATER LIGHT & TEL. CO.
Schedule for Launch Donaldson.
Fori Liscum Alaok.i, Aug. 2.
1912.--Office of the Quartermas
ter:
Tile following schedule for the
launch Lieut. C. V. Donaldson will
take effect Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.
All orders in conflirt herewith are
revokod:
Leave Leave
Days— Ft. Liscum Valdcz
Mondays ...8:15a.m. 10:45am.
1:15 p. m. 4 :00 p. m.
Tuesdays ..8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
2:00 p. m. 2:30 p. m.
5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
Wednesdays8:l5 a. in. 10:45 a. m.
t :15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Thursday ..8:15 a.m. 10:45 a. in.
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. in. 4 :00 p. in.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, such trips as may he nr
dored.
Thero will bo no trips for tho
launch on tho second and fourth
Pridtyi each month, these days
being used to clean boilers.
SpeciAl trips or cancelling of
above will be made without no
(ice, only l<» meet I lie emergen
cies of I lie service.
Hy order of Lieut.-Col. O'Ncil.
I,. A. KUNZIG, j
1st Lieut. HOlh Infantry, Quar- I
mnster.
Notloe of Annual Meeting.
Nolice is hereby given that tho
regular annual meeting of tho
tockhohlers of the Cameron
Johnson Gold Mining company
will be held at tho oiTico of the
otnpany, Wall street, Valde, Alas
ka, on Monday, tho 71 h day of
October, at tho hour of 2 p. m..
for Hip purposo of electing a
board of directors lo serve for tho
ensuing year, and tho Iransac
Mon of such other business as
nay come brfore Ihe meeting.
CAMF.IION-JOHNSON GOLD MIN
ING COMPANY,
F.d. We si brook, Sec'y.
FOR RCNTI FOR RENTt
Mouses and cabins, furnished
and unfurnished. Rents from |5
per month up. Apply to James
Fish, next door to Tillikum Club.
FOR SALE-Charlor oaV heating
itove, large »l*e. Apply Dr.
"Jockejllle.