LOUIS CAMIGIA
DIED YESTERDAY
Wished His Estate to be Used for
the Benefit of Valdez
Children
At an early hour Sunday morn
ing Dr. Louis Camicia died at the
hospital of the Good- Samaritan,
after a few days illness. Dr. Cani
icia, who was about 72 years of
age, has been suffering from a
complication of diseases and from
. the time he took to his bed but
little hopes were entertained for
liis recovery. The deceased has
been a resident of Valdez since
1898, .arriving here on the steam
er Valencia, since which time he
followed his profession as an
optician. Although of a retiring
disposition and holding aloof
from the people, generally, ho was
much respected in the commun
ity. He was a staunch friend of
Valdez and was always ready to
5lo his part in the upbuilding of
the community.
Quite an interesting slory is
connected with the decendent's
•early 1 if«*. He was horn at the
base of tho Maritime Alps 011 the
inorthern border of 11;iIy. and
when a mere child was sold hy
Ibis parents lo a hand of padron
vies or laz/.aroni, who traveled
Ihroughout France and Germany
'with the hoy, later going lo Kng
fland and from thence lo Canada
rand Mexico, when1 I lie young
VSamicja ran away. IN* tinally
worked his way inlo (California,
where he remained for many
years, until he c.ame lo Alaska.
During his early fife he had no
opportunity for schooling and if
was nof untij he was ahout 30
years of age when he began lo
educate himself, going lo night
school and working in day.time,
lie always expressed a sense of
deep regret at his lack of educa
tion although he devoled a great
deal of his time to study. To his
few old friends he often said that
it was his wish that whatever es
tate he left, should he used in
the founding of a library for the
school children of Valdez, as he
wished them to have the oppor
tunities which were denied him
in his youth.
This morning. Dr. Dalton. who
altendeJ the deceased in his last
illness, applied for letters of ad
ministration as one of the credit
ors. Later on Mayor Ritchie took
steps to have John T. Giles, an
old friend of the deceased, ap
pointed administrator. Mr. llitch
ie acting in behalf of the munic
ipality which will attempt to
prove a non-cupative will of the
deceased, leaving his estate, af
ti*r all just claims have been paid,
to the city for library purposes.
Mr. Ritchie says that be is giv
ing bis services as mayor without
remuneration and that in such an
instance as this he is willing to
give his professional services to
the city as attorney for the ad
ministrator of tho estate, at the
same rate of pay, inasmuch a-i it
inures to the benefit of the pub
lic at large.
Judge Thos. 11. Shepard will
take up the question of granting
letters of administration this af
ternoon. When an administrator
has boon appointed he will set
the dale of the funeral. The body,
in the meantime, is lying in the
morgue of the Valdez Undertak
ing company.
COPPER MINE ON
UNIMAK ISLAND
Sixty Foot Ledge Said to Have j
Been Discovered by Vic
toria People
Woi*iI conn's from flu' westward
to I In* effect thai a large copper
ledge lias been discovered on the
south side of L'nimak Island. It
appears that a number of scalers
discovered the ledge a few years
ago when their vessel went into
a small hay for shelter. When
sealing was slopped by the Eng
lish these sealers lold friends in
Victoria what they had seen and
so impressed them that they lit —
I I'd out a schooner with an ample
supply of stores and tools and to
gi'ther with an expert and a num
ber of miners proceeded to the
northern island.
Considerable work was done on
the ledge, which proved to he (50
feet in width and carrying an ore
which will pay lo concentrate and
ship. It is the intention of the
company lo continue development
work.
SEE j
Holm & Hansell
FOR SALE
New 20-foot dory.
N°)®hg Ti»te
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
the other hand the merohant who
gets the money Is the one who
oreates a demand for hit wares
through the advertising oolumns
of the nswspaper.
If you have something for sale
write up an advertisement telling
Its merit*. Wo will bring It be
fore the people and are oonfldent
It will bring results. Try It.
Prospector
PLANNING SHOW
FOB FUTURE
All 8tar Vaudeville Performance
Will be Looal Talent Next
Month
On Hit1: lyill and 201 It of June
the host local talent will give the
people of Valdez. an opportunity
to see an all-star JO-act vaude
ville performance such as has
never been equalled in the north.
Those taking part in the show
havo always generously donated
their services in the interests of
others and now that a show is
being put on for their benefit at
the suggestion of friends, it is
needless to say the people of Val
dez will pack the house.
The performers will lend every
elTort. to make the performance
a repeater of the successful min
strel show given some weeks ago
and all the latest vaudeville hits
«»f I he outside will be produced.
Vaudeville is all the rage on
the outside and Valdez. people
have shown lliey appreciate good
clean entertainment of this na
ture. The date of I lie show is
far enough ahead so as not to in
terfere with any oilier attract ion
under contemplation. The pro
gram a.s arranged at present con
sists of the following numbers,
but is subject to change:
1. Selection by orchestra.
Roman ring and cabinet act.
.'i. Songs my mother used I«»
sintr.
i. Character sketch.
5. Musical sold.
(>. Automobile sketch.
7. Drawings of notables.
H. Soprano sol<».
9. Recitation, "Life is a Kunny
Proposition After All."
10. Sketch, "Happenings al a
Club Room."
It. Palhe weekly, moving pic
ture, latest events.
t2. Kxil. march, the r.olden
City.
Messrs. Kacerosky, Henry, Be
doe, Clark, Gill is. Dr. German aiul
others will tnk<* part.
SANDY FORD MAY
HAVE DEEN LOST
8teamer Sent Out Distress Call
When Rudder Was Lost at
(Jnlmak
No further word of the sup
posed wreck at Unimak Pass last
week has been picked up by any
of the wireless operators on the
local steamers. Wireless Oper
ator Bannister, of the Spokane,
said that although he shot mes
sages in the air the following
night in the hopes of getting
more details of I he accident to
I hi* Norwegian steamer Sandy
Ford, hi* could learn nothing
more than was already staled.
The Humboldt operator also
hoard Ili<* Sandy Ford's distress
signals Sunday nighl, but other
than the Hash lhal I he vessel had
lost her rudder during a storin,
was the recipient of meagre de
tails only. The operators at
Prince Rupert, R C., as soon as
they heard the Sandy Ford's call
for assistance, began sending out
S. O. S. distress signals, which
caused considerable consterna
tion to the "sparks" men on all
boats within wireless radius.
FOIl SALE—Two fine muffler*,
suitable for 8 or 10 horse power.
Cost $R each; sell for $3 each.
One kw. spark coil, one cylinder;
cost *8 new, Ono galvanized
rudder, with skeg and tiller suit
able for 30-foot boat, brand new,
never used, cost. $10, for $4. One
used 3-blade propoller H by 21
inches for $2.50. Major Bennett,
Fort Liscum.
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Current News of the Week.
The dike bill having again
passed the Senate, we are inform
ed that it will he brought in sec
tions ready for installation on
the next trip of the S. S. Yuca
tan.
In order to avert a threatened
attack of nervous prostration,
brought on by the strain of his
arduous duties as court crier, Mr.
Jas. Fish, Jr., is taking an ocean
voyage for his health and inci
dentally escorting a bug to the
dippy house at Portland.
Percy Pantages Cort Davis is
having crowded houses.
Candidate Jennings has arrived
at Juneau. He has not made any
statement for publication re
garding his views of the political
situation ut Valdez.
The Smith bill, introduced in
the Senate, provides that a com
mission appiiintffl by the presi
dent, may either lease or make
traffic arrangements with exist
ing railroads in Alaska. Looks to
us like some child of Israel con
nected with the C. R. & N. \V. was
somewhere around when this bill
was drafted.
A tragedy was narrowly avert
ed by the arrival of the Mariposa,
bringing with it a large consign
ment of Anhouser-Busch. We
were on our last keg.
Tokio M'aru, former chef to I be
Ilampang, of Sumbang, is still
serving (hose delicious sand
wiches with every gluss of the
foamy.
T1IE BIG PLACE,
For the latest news.
Al. White
Proprietor
DK6ETTJD LEAHY
8atlsfaotion Guaranteed
All branchos of up-to-dato den
tistry. Offices over Jim Kahler's
drug store, Valdez, Alaska.
SHAMPOOING^and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate My Services.
Corns Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
SENORITA MENDEZ
Phono 185 \Val| SI.
THE NORTHLAND.
Kaii hanks is to haw a fiii-aoro
traot sM aside in I In* lownsilo I'm*
j.ark purposo*.
Wiroloss iM|nipa^«'. 1«• po t<» Iti«»
now slat inn at Cordova. Alaska,
is at Yallojo, C,al., a wailing trans,
portation north. It is said that
I lie now revenue out tor Unnljra,
now en route aronnrl I ho Horn,
will lako I ho matorial to Iho
north.
While at work in tin- bottom
of tln> shaft on 1 li«' Thompson &
Co. properly on 1 below, Chat
anika, Jack McCarly, th»> foreman,
sulTered a painful injury fo his
head recently. A piece of lag
ging fell down Ihe shaft from the
surface, a distance of fin feel, and
struck his head a glancing blow,
tearing tin* scalp off for a width
of live inches on the side of the
head.
Republican Primary.
A Republican primary election
will be held Monday evening. May
13, 1012, beginning at 8 o'clock
p. in., in the town hall of Valdez,
to elect ten delegates from Val
dez and Reservation precincts to
the Republican Territorial Con
vention to b«- hold in Valdez May
29, 1912.
E. K. RITCHIE,
Acting Secretary Territorial
Committee.
Now is ihe Time
To paper your house. See our
spring selections before you
start. Owl Drug Co., Inc.
FOR SALE—Standard sewing
machine, lock and chain stitch,
perfect condition. Cost $65, will
sell for $30. Apply Major Ben
nett, Fort Liscum, or phone 50.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
FOR SALE—Iron bed
stead, mattress, springs,
heater, buffet, ohina closet,
dresser, praotloally new; BO
per oent of aotual value.
EDMUND 8MITH.
Port Wells
THE LAUfcCH
BRIGHTON
Leaves Valdcz for Port
Wells ovcry Tuesday carry
ing passengers and freight,
touching at all way points
whero business offers.
Special Trips Can Be Arranged
COAL COAL
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Port* and Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle .... May 20
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - May 27
- June 15
Connecting at Seattle with steamers of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co. for
• Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday und Thursday. Through
Service and Dow Hates. Itiifht reserved to change steamers anil sailing dmos.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
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The First Day of May is
BOCK BEER DAY
HOME PRODUCT BOCK BEER
On Draught Everywhere
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The Largest and Best Equipped Steamihipt in
the Alaskan Service, ALAMEDA and MARI
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Year 'Round for Cordova and Seattle via. In
side Passage.
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WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms
For Housekeeping, Sleeping and Office*. Rates
Reasonable i
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NOTICE OF tFKOIAL TCRWIS
of the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Di
vision.
Tho President, of the United
Slatos of America lo the residents
of the Third Judicial Division of
the Territory of Alaska, greeting:
You, and each and all of you,
will please take notice that by an
Order of the Court, duly made
and entered, a snocial term of the
District Court for tho Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, has
been called and will be held in
the Town of Nushagak, begin
ning July 291 h; in the Town of
Unalaska, beginning the 10th day
of August; in the Town of Unga,
beginning the 19th day of Aug
ust; in tho Town »f Kodiak, he
ginning on the 26th day of Aug
ust, and the said special terms
of court will continue as long
Ihereafter as tho public interests
mav require.
Made and daton at Valde*.
Alaska, this 4th day of April, A.
D. 1912.
EDWARD E. CU8HMAN,
District Judgt.
GEORGE W, WICKER8HAM,
Attorney General.
Attest: ED. M. LAKIN. Clerk.
' First pub. April 8, 1912.