We have just received a ship
ment of
Hart Schaffner & Marx
fine clothing—both suits and over
coats—nothing later, nothing bet
ter. We want you to see these new
clothes.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
SAVING IS SIMPLY GOOD SENSE
He is wise who provides for tomorrow; He is wiser still who provides for day
after tomorrow. Keep a picture of your old age before you. That is your day
after tomorrow. Save now while you still have earning power. Make the
start now by starting an account with us.
-BANKING DEPARTMENT
t/ALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE CO.
INCORPORATED
VALDEZ
The heart of
the gold belt
The most northerly port
In the world open to nav
igation the year 'round.
The logical enterport to
the great Interior of
Alaska; the salt water
terminus of the great gov
ernment wagon road lead
ing into the Tanana val
ley and the Yukon water
shed.
The seat of government
of the Third Judicial di
vision of Alaska.
The headquarters of the
Alaska Road Commission,
of the Telegraph and Ca
ble systems.
It Is 85 miles nearer the
Interior than any other
coast city.
It is the headquarters
of the largest fleet of
small craft in Southwest
ern Alaska.
It has the largest popu
lation of any community
In Southwestern Alaska.
It has the best public
schools and an aooredited
high sohool with a four
year oourae.
It is the only sea coast
town offering direot com
munication with the In
terior by wagon, summer
or winter.
Valdez offers the near
est and most direot route
to the Wlatanuska ooal
fields.
Its harbor Is the most
easily defended on the Pa
olflo coast and oan ride
the navies of the world.
Room and hoard at tho Grand
Hotel $1.50 per day. Homo cook
cd meals and good beds. Mrs. H.
Sharls.
Bring your Job work to tb«
Prospector oIMm.
ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY
DAILY PROSPECTOR
Attorneya-at-Law.
G. E. Bunnell.
L. V. Ray, Seward, Alaska.
E. E. Ritchie.
Assayers.
George F. White.
Banks.
S. Blum & Co.
Valdez Bunk & Mercantile Co.
Builders' Material.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Breweries.
Valdez Bottling & Brewing Co.
Bakeries.
Valdez Bakery.
Bowling Alleys.
Ingrain & Bush.
Coal.
Valdez Dock Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Dentists
Dr. H. Cockerille.
Dr. Charles Daggett.
Dr. German.
Drug Stores.
Valdez Drug Co.
Furs.
McMillan Fur & Wool Co.
Fraternal Orders.
Masonic Order.
Odd Fellows.
Fraternal Order Eagles.
Arctic Brotherhood.
General Merchandise.
Bpvers Cash Sfnre, Golden.
S. Blum & Co.
Fagerburg Bros., Nazina.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co.
Life Insurance.
W. H. Crary.
Hotels.
Copper Block, Valdez.
Coleman House, Seward.
Hotel St. Elias.
Rainier-GTand Hotel, Seattle.
Laundrys.
Independent Laundry.
Launohes.
Three M.
Moving Pioture Shows.
The Orpheum.
Manufacturers.
Copper River Lumber Co.
Chas. R. Crawford.
Alaska Waler 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 Agencies.
Valdez Real Estate Agency.
Restaurants.
Valdez Cafe.
Steamship Lines.
Alaska Coast Co. '
Alaska Steamship Co.
8heet Metal Works.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works.
Transfor Companies.
Copper River Draving Co.
Valdez Transfer Co.
Telephones.
Alaska Water, Light & Tele,
phone Co.
Wholesale Olgar Merohants.
Ingrnm & Bush.
TIDE TABLES
Wednesday, November 20.
High tides, 9:0'• a. m., 0:43 p. m.
f,ow lidos, 2:30 a. in., 3:32 p. in.
. Thursday, November 21.
High fides, 9:33 a. in., 1f>:30 p. in.
TjOW tic|c*h, 3:1H a. ni., '• :0H p. in.
Friday, November 22.
IliKh lidos, 10:08 n. rn., 11:12 p.m.
I«nw lidos, 3:50 a. in., f;'»0 p. in.'
Saturday, November 23.
High lidoM, ff):l3a.in., 11:57 p.m.
Ii«»w Ihlo*. l:ni n. in., r»:25 p. in.
H. I*'. Hulli, allnrnoy for John
CnopiT. who was oniivicli'd uf I ho
mnt'dor uf William Wiijibish, Im*
•loclnrod thai ho will appeal I ho
i'0»e In Iho rircnil rourl of ap
peal*.
Iridium, a Pt^re Metal.
The Hinooth-writing qualilio*
poHHOH.scd by gold fountain pens
mny ho attributed to (lie liny bit
of whiter metal—iridium—fa«loii
Ojj to I ho tip of I ho pon. Iridium
is an exceedingly roro molal, ac
cording to Iho United Stale# Moo
logical Survey, not morn than 5,
000 ouih'oh being produced oaoli
yoar, of which, perhaps, abiut.
500 ouiiccm aro recovered in Iho
(Jnilod Stales, iiiomI ly from i in -
po. I (I philintiio Hand and from
copper ore* and bullion. The
price demanded for iridium has
been lurrcnfdng rapidly, and in
MM I il ranged from $(1(1 to $04
an Monro, pure inclal.
Waffles ann nonoy 2tic at Val
doz Cafe. tf '
Subftrribe for tlie Proupwetor. i
LIEUT. HUBRIS WILL
GOTO FAIABANKS
Leaves 8u"day for Interior Town
to Relieve 8lngl«ton~ in
Charge Telegraph Line.
Word lias been received al
Fort Liseum by Co). O'Xeil to
detail Lieut. Harris as chief sig
nal officer al Fairbanks. Tin; Wur
department had detailed Lieut.
Kun/ig, the post quartermaster.
for llu' position, hut owing to the
large amount «>r «inliiiishe,| work
in his depa't <ii"iit ami also the
plans for the wagon road from
Liseum to VaS-'.ez liavng heen
prepared by C.t loncl O'Neil and
Lieut. Kunzig. M was thought best
that In* remain here, and a? a
eonseipienee l,;ent. Ilerris has
been detain*! In relu-ve l.i.Mit.j
Singleton.
The assivui'M til of l.iciil li.tr
ris to Fairbanks as officer in
charge of ;!>• sikii;i! Ii«»•• wiM
place him in < harge of tin- .m»c
• Mid division * ' 1 iie u ilita.'.i ca
bin and Ihe telegraph lim1 extend
ing from Paxsons to Fureka, a
>.« I'oii just !j<>oud Hot Springs.
l'< will also i..i\e charge «>| llu*
r»M.y radio si • 11.m al b"a rhauKs
Lieut. 'Harris will leave town
on Sunday for his new posl and
In* will use three of llu* douhlc
(Mldel's of Ihe nuarleriiinster's de
part intMil at Fori Liseum. and
two of the packers. Heldt and
ITudwig, will accompany him on
the trip. Two of the sleds will
be loaded with his baggage. On
the I rip out Lieut. Singleton will
Vse the sleds to bring his hag
gage to the coast. II is estimat
ed that it will lake ~'2 or 23 days
to make the round trip.
DEBT.
Of all the dark bogies*. t,h;Jt
scare, and keep you a-tearing
your hair, an l walking the floor
in a sweat, of all, the dire perils
you know, whose pinions are
r reeking with woe, there's nothing
so dreadful as debt. The fellow
in debt never knows Ihe mean
ing Of pcacrt an(j repose; there's
always a wolf at his door; it's
belter on liver to dine than revel
in oysters ami wine, Ihe which
hav* he'en charged al Ihe store.
It's heller f<• wear your old duds
and live on a diet of spuds, for
which you have paid out I In* uioii.
I hail dress like a duke or au earl,
and feed from a plaller of pearl,
and always expe'eting a dun. Oh,
debt's an Old Man of Ihe Sea,
from whom il is hard to gel free
--lie rides you in spile of your
screams; he rides you when you
are awake ami lills you with sor
row and ache. an,| gallops you
round in your dreams, lb- gives
you an ugly renown, and spreads
il all over Ihe town, and brings
you a harvest of sneers; In* take's
all Ihe joy from your life, brings
shame lo your children and wife,
ami splatters your collage with
tears. So ke'ep oul of debt if you
can: sleer clear of the creditor
man--aud this you can d" if you
Iry; it's heller lo live in ;i keg.
a,ml feed on an onion or egg.
I ha n eal au unseltled-for pie!
WALT MA SOX.
A Narrow Escape.
"Yes." said I In- youiiK singer
complacent ly. "I had a great re
«'«•}>( i• i■ i ;t f l• • i* my smiK last iiiplil.
'I'll- audience shoulcd * T'i i»«*.
Kinc!' "
"<5»mu| tiling yiui didn't sinn
anain.' sai,| her host friend.
"Why, wliiiI do ynu mean?"
sin- ijmk<*■>I.
"They would have yeleld * I in—
prisonmenl' f.lio second lime."
Till1 constitutional amendment
In do away wilh I ho death penal
ly in I ho state of Oregon was
defeated at the last election and
Ave mon now awaiting oxorulion
iiiiimI sull'cr capital punishnicnt.
Mining Man Tells of Development
in That Seotion—-Gold But
ton Heaviest Producer.
Sam Silverman, I In- milling «»|>—
erylor of Smvanl, who is now in
Vulili'/. looking • »\c r soim.1 prop
erties, in speaking • >! tin' work
done in lln> country tributary to
Seward, says: "Tin- gold
duce-1 in that section ami taken
through Seward the past, srasnn,
lias I11 in tin.* neighborhood of
s-.MMi.nnit, and it has come from
a half tl<»/.«'n different propcr
t ies.
"William .Martin h:is reCo>er
eil ahont $45,000 the past, season
from his claims near Knik. He
j operated ahont 00 days. The <iolil
Mnllion, in an 80-day run, pro
duced 87 i.000 in gold bricks and
they have concent rates to the
\alne of s.o.nnu, which will I»«• (
taken onl. next (sprinit.
"Milo Kel|\ has t:ik>*11 *115.000 J
from his claims on Willow creek I
in a 00-day run. ami llaydcu, in |
three weeks, made a clean-up of
81 r».ooo on his property, which i<
located on Falls creek, lie had
the misfortune to hrcak down in
tile middle of I lie seasoll. olher
wise In* would ha\e made a much
Irdle'r showing. The Primrose
produced sK.ono this season, and
as this is the lirst \car's work on
that properly it is considered a
very good showing. They have
the lead at a depth of 7i feel,
where it. is live f»Jet wide and
shows values of ahont 3100 to
the ton.
"The Skeen Lilchiicr Mining
company has also been a good
producer and will make a show
ing for ilself, as they have just
commenced to do the work and
ffcf whipped around .so as lo be
able to work to advantage. A
wagon road has been built to the
workings and a larger mill will
be installed next season. In 30
days $4,000 was taken out with a
two stamp mill and $i5,000 has
been spent in development work.
Now that il is demonstrated that
the ore values are there, and that
they hold their own with depth,
we will install all the machinery
we can use and develop the prop
erty to its capacity.
"Over * in.outl passed through
Seward from the •'ache creek
country.
"Vahlez.* sa> s .Mr. Silverman,
"will surely conic to the front as
a producing camp. I have seen
a few "f the properties and they
are ciM'lainly very promising
prospects. I intend to examine
some of them myself, and have
sent men to look at oilier claims
which I can not go to see in per
son."
OUTFIT DELIVERED
AT JANES PROPERTY
• I llii \\ jl>>ill. I lie freighter. iiinl
his ••ill (iI rt'liiriK'tl last ni^lil
from I lit* Jam's claims • >ti .Miner
al creek. where ho went I«» <|e_
liver I lie supplies fur I lie winter
work. Fourteen IhmhI of slock
were loeil |u pack ri'iilll the
j lieacli In I lie properly. Tin* K<mi|s
were taken to l h < • iinmlli ofMin
jeral creek on a watfon. The trail
; np Mineral creek i< in tine shape.
i As a mailer of fact "The I Jiff"
I ii.s I he most comfortable place to
stop in Vahlcz. Why not mo
there first ami save the embar
rassment of chniiKinp?
J. J. flrossley is expecteil on
the Mariposa, as lie hail arrive.I
in r»ordo\a in time In catch the
hunt.
• A.M. Dieringer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
Stop at the
SARATOGA HOUSE
Working man's home—Free Pool
Room—Best accommodations.
Lowest rates.
J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
PROFESSIONAL
DR. GERMAN
. rj THE dentist
ODU-e rooms .»vcr (Jwl Druic store. Ofllce hours
0 a. m.. to tt 11. in.. 7 i>. tn..to» |i. ni. Sundays
by ati|iointQi<-Dt All worU guaranteed
QR. H. COCKERILLE
Dentist
Whtlioi Building VALDEZ
E. E. RITCHIE
LA W YE R
PHONF. i:<8 Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY- AT-LAW
Ofliees Wall Street
I'hunc 31 VALDEZ
L. V. KAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
MINING ENGINEER
L. IV. STORM. B. M.
VAt-DBZ. ALASKA
Rbpohtb on Minus
Patmnt Sukykys
Qbnkbal Minino £ncineeniNO
Phonm No. tos
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing (j,.« IMmne.
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Lcsh
VALDEZ, ALASKA
PostofTloe Hours.
Week days 0 a. in. to 6 p. m.
Sunday* and holidays 12 noon
to 2 p. m.
mrnrn —
the prizcH and rattles* to be given away at tbo Eagles
Thanksgiving Hall will be on display in
BLUMS WINDOW
Twelve prizes given away absolutley free—six
raffles—eighteen in all.
Do not fail to *ee this dnplay. Mmember the date-'••Wednesday even
EABLE'S GRAND THANKSGIVING BALL ing, November 27, 1912