S. and W.
S.
S. and W,
w.
s. & w.
s. & w.
The Choicest
eatables on the
market can
always be
obtained at
our Grocery
Department
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s. & w.
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
PIONEER OUTFITTERS
IT'S POLICY
The policy of this bank is to conduct it's business along
the most conservative lines; to restrict it's operations to
legitimate enterprises; to eliminate all spectlative ventures
DIRECTORS
S. A. HEMPLE H. L. LEAVELL
ARTHUR LANG M. A. BUR FORD
JOHN LYONS H. E. ELLIS
J. E. CIIILBERG
Capital, Paid Up, $86,800 Surplus and Profit, $11,866.9?
Valdez Bank & Mercantile Co., Inc.
BANKING DEPARTMENT
VALDEZ, ALASKA »
Harmless Information.
Cable office hours:
Week days 9 a. in. lo 9 p. in.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
a. in. .and 5 to 6 p. in.
PostolTice hours:
Week days 9 a. in. fo 0 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 in. to
2 p. m.
UNDERTAKING
Embalming by dJfA
Licensed Embalmers
Valdez^Bank & Mercantile Go,, inc.
For Sale
The Following Articles in Good Shape:
l 125 Hp Erie, Pa., portable boiler complete without stack, price $60f>
1 200 Hp water heater - - - - " 150
1 12x12 Ideal High Speed Engine - ... <• ^qq
1 60 K. W. G. E. Generator with Switchboard and Belt - " (500
Alaska Water, Light & Tel. Co.
Phone 39
• _
lints, Glass, Hardware, Doors, Windows,
M'ld'gs, Wall Paper, Linings, Rugs, Matting
at C. C. RUDOLPH'S
The Independent Laundry Co. %
Ready for Business I \ Office and Laundry: Keystone Ave
Good work our Motto ) ( Town Office: Pioneer Barber Shop
Call And See The New Flat Work Ironer
THE NEW OFFICE
OF THE
Valdez
Prospector
IS IN THE BUILDING
REAR OF VALDEZ
DOCK OFFICE
Gall And See Us
The Alaaka Drug Co. has Just
received a flno lino of HtcrlinH sil
ver deposij, ware, which they nre
o/Toring at very attractive pricoH, j
quality .Considered. -
THE ORPHEUM
PINKUS *& OWENS
Latest films on every Boat
CHANGE OF PROGRAM SUNDAY,
TUESDAY, THURSDAY,
SATURDAY
Illustrated Songn Pipo Organ
Violin and Instrumental Music
TWO SHOWS BVKHY NfOHT S AND 0ilB
"Up-to-Date"
The Phoenix Hotel.
Is fho only hotel in Valdez with
a dining room. Quiet surround
ings, comfortable beds and warm
rooms are conducive of a I umber.
Try us. OK. YON GU*iTHEFl.
If your cut has the
Hawke's trade mark on you have
the btifit*
Agents for the hest old line
Are innurance companies. Norths
ern Trust company. . .. ,tf
V 9 " » » 'f
| THE NORTHLAND ' j
t»» MUM
Some one has stolen the floun
der, dolly varden trout, torn cod
and rock cod donated to the new
fountain in the Nome city park.
"If there is a man in the camp
who doubts the presence of quprtz
mines in this vicinity, my advice
to him is to go out to Cleary hill
and gaze about him," said II. E.
St. George at Fairbanks recently.
Fairbanks recently organized a
club for the purpose of starting
the ball a-rolling for the next
delegate campaign. Falcon Jus
tin was called upon to make a few
remarks, lie said Alaska would
not come into her own until the
Democrats were victorious in I be
territory.
The order holding up patents
for homestead and mineral claims
in Alaska, until they can be clas
sified by the United States geo
logical survey, does not apply to
Fairbanks, according to the opin
ion given by Commissioner Den
nett of the general land olfice.
The work of excavating at mile
5 i is under way, preparatory to
the erection of snow sheds. There
will,also lie built an extension to
the sheds al mile 53 on the Cop
per Iliver railroad.
Preparations are now making
by many companies for the se
curing of patents to copper and
gold claims in (lie rich mining
section known as Die Chitina-Kot
sina-Nizina district.
News lias been received in Nome
that Claud Kell, who was appoint
ed from Alaska to tile naval acad
emy in Annapolis^ had passed the
entrance examination to the nav
al school and was now entered as
a midshipman.
The total cost of all coal used
on Hie Copper River road to June
30, 101 I, was $559,382, as fol
lows: Total coal importer! from
Nanaimo, British Columbia mines
for list1 in construction and op
eration of the railway,
Ions. Total cost, including in
cents per ton duty, $509,9'i3. i5,
Total coal imported from lllack
Diamond mines, Washington, 5,
302. i5 tons. Total cost Black Dia
mond coal, $ iO, 138.7
Orphoum.
The music at Dm Orplieum last
night was Die best ever and the
pictures were also excellent. The
same program will be repealed
tonight. Change tomorrow.
New Airship Record.
Springfield, III., Aug. I 1.--Avi
ator Alwood has arrived here on
his flight from SI. Louis to Chi
cago, breaking all records.
Mexican Campaign On,
.Mexico City, \ug. I i.—(ieneral
De la Harra has begun his cam
paign for 11i«• presidential nomi
nal ion.
Rioters Loot Shops.
Liverpool, Aug. Ii.--Rioting
broken out here anew. Mobs to
day looted bar rooms and provis
ion markets. More than a hun
dred were injured iu clashes be
tween the police and rioters.
Slabbed With Hatpin.
New York, Aug. I L--A uirl was
stabbed lo death here today by a
woman who was her rival for the
love of a prominent man. The
jealous woman killed her victim
by slabbing her with a hatpin.
Str.phcn3on Probe.
Washington, Aug. I 'j.--TIic
resolution lo probe in! > llic
means adopted by Senator Slcplf
enson, of Wisconsin, lo secure
his election lo the Senate has been
passed and a special committee
will be appointed to inr|uirc into
the facts.
The stales of Queensland and
New South Wales, Australia, are
giving very considerable atten
tion to government irrigation,
mainly by means of artesian wells,
Lost«-rlold (piartz link cuff
button. Reward for return lo this
office.
Looal Views,
\" large number to select, from.
Owl Drug Co., Inc.
See Charles Crawford for build
ing material of all kinds,' tf
8ubtorlb« for th« Prospeotor.
LOCAL ITEMS
Jack Whalen reached town
yesterday. He has been down in
the Sawmill bay district.
See the 'Hawke's cut glass at
the Alaska Drug company.
Dan Wilsey and Hugh Sopping,
who have been prospecting in the
Columbia bay region, have return
ed to town.
Northern Trust company, rent
collectors, real estate, mines,
stocks,, surety, bonds.
McCarty, of the Seattle hotel,
who has been ill for a number ol
days, is on djck once more, lie
says that he now feels I hat he
can keep on working as louf? as
the fresh milk supply holds oui.
See German, the dentist, over
Owl Drug store. Examination free.
Phone 19.
Joseph Hell and (loorge Cristo
returned Saturday night from a
prospecting trip to the Shoup bay
dislriet
See Charles Qrawford for build
ing material of all kinds. tf
Joseph Spenard and Krank An
drews, who have been prospeet
ing in the Sawmill bay and the
Columbia bay dist nets, returned
to town yesterday. They discov
ered several leads Iml are rather
ret ieent about I lie mat I er.
FOR SALK—Two horses. Tele
phone 55.
James Davis returned yester
day after a prospecting tr'p of
six weeks l<> I lie Slump bay <lis
h icl.
FOll HISNT—Two room fur
nished apartment.. Inquire North
ern Trust Company. k 1 1
The Seattle hotel hat lis, con
duelerl by \V. I. Levy, reopened
Saturday night. This hot weath
er suits Levy, for he is doing a
rushing- business.
FOR SALK--Or rent with engi
neer, gasoline niolorboal, 2(1 ft., 8
h. p. engine. Inquire Porter,
Southern. kl2
Oscar Fish has relumed to
town from a three days camping
trip.
FOR SALF--A few choice
plants. Inquire Mrs. C. C. Rey
nolds.
(teorge II. Stevenson, manager
of the Diller hold in Seallle, re
turned lo Iowii yesterday from
the glaeier, where lie has been
looking al some mining properly.
Closing Sale Summer Wear.
We are selling all of our ladies
and children's summer dresses
and lials al one-fourth oil'. Mrs.
F<. Winter.
Everything in
Our si ore is up lo dale. < >wl Drug
Lo., Inc.
See Charles Crawford for build
ing materials of all kinds. If
The Hrewill brothers, of Taco
iiiii, intend returning lo Hie stales
on Hie south bound I rip of 111 e
Alameda.
.Tames Doggell, who broke his
arm some lime ago, does not ex
perl lo lie able l.o work for sev
eral weeks.
The lalesl reports of (lie new
strike on Ituby creek, below Fori
< ribbon on Hie Yukon, has caused
several more lo depart from Yal
d'-z for Hie seene of III*' excile
irienl. Allorney O'Neill and IL J.
Mliea, a (raveling man, left town
lale Halnrdii\ niglil for the inler
ior, mushing in over llie (rail.
Mr. O'Neill was one of Mrs. Mer
Icar's a.((ortieys in her lat'esl law
suit.
You'll tlnd I bat women who
"know what's what" buy llawke's]
rut glass.
Lars Holland, who with sever
al others lifts located some rieh
quart/ claims along llie Irail, ar
rived in Iowii Saturday from llie
interior'.
John Paulson, who is carrying
Hie mail for James Fish, arriv
ed in the city on Saturday from
the interior. During the slim
mer months a semi-monthly inail
service is maintained between
Yaldey. and Hulkana. The mail
will leave again for the inferior
tomorrow.
Dressmaking, Mrs. Martin's old
stand, Mrs. Boutin and Miss
Mackey. If
PROFESSIONAL
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALASKA
Patents ' Mining Incorporations
CHARLES G. GANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g Valdez
D. H. SLEEM, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Alaska Drug Co. Building.
Phone 83 Valdez, Alaska
Alexander Thomson, M. D.
Physician and^[Surgeon
Swan B'ld'g Valdez, Alaska
DAGGETT & LEAHY
DENTISTS
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
Next to Scuttle Hold. Phono 83. Always open
V A L 1) E Z
DR. GERMAN
P.,one 1!> the dentist
Ofllce rooms over Owl 13rutf store. Ofllce hours
f) ti. in., to G»». in., 7 p. in., to » i». id. Sundays
by appointment All work Kuurunteetl.
1 Alaska Securities Co.
C. GANTY, Gen. Mgr.
Real Estate Mining Stock
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
Valdez, Alaska. Phono 41
Valdez Mining District
For any information concerning
mines or mining, write to or see
J. P. SIMONS
Special Attention to Developing Prospects
| Beaver Dam Roadhouse
NKI.S J[ EPSON, PllOPt
■II Miles from Vuldez
| OUTFITS FOR PROSPECTORS
First Class Accommodatios.
Ample Stable Room
I PHOENIX DINING BOOM
OLSON & WALSETH, Props.
Strictly Home Cooking
Prices Reasonable
I Phoenix Hotel Phone 75
For OLIVER VISIBLE TYPEWRITER
Sco (J. Faokkson,
Seward Concrete Stone Co., (Local Agent-)
, B-Hold the Motto for 191 1
It is dim .rr to build a WAIIM UOU^K
witliCONCUKTK blocks, limn to he tit a
a fold our with £l l.fiO coal.
Location Notices
for <|iinrlz and placer. Owl Drug'
do., Inc. If
For Ealo.
All household goods Ii.v I lie
piece. Columbia graphophone
cheap. bisk records one-hall'
price. A len eenl cofinlei*'of use
ful arlicles. Also Jiekcls from
one eenl Id one dollar sold h\
drawing", each lickel* drawing
soiiielhing. All goods al Sixlli
and lleserval ion. Phone Mrs. Per
inc, I 02.
ASSAYER
G" EO. F. WHITE
The Assayer
Formerly with Tacoma Smelter
Opposite Electrio Light Office
All Work Gaarutttd ud Prtaptfj AttnMJi
VALDEZ, ALASKA
CYRUS HARRINGTON
Mining Engineer and]
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Assay Oftlce In Valdcz
Connection Alaska
Mail Order* Promptly Attended to
JOHNSON &
KINGMAN
ASSAYING
SURVEYING
Fish* Building
FALKENBURG & LAUCKS
Assaying and Ore Testing
Gold and Silver $1.00 Copper $1.5
Load §1.00
95 Yealer Way, SEATTLE, WASH
VOLL & BARKER
CHKMISTS, ASSAY ICRS ANI)
MIK1XO KNOINKEHS
Established 1881
Two doors Below Stock Exchange
Valdez, Alaska
EUROPEAN PLAN
ST. ELIAS
MRS. M. B. UllLY, Mgr.
Clean, Comfortable£Rooms
Headquarters for Mining and ]
Commercial Men.
PHONK NO. 104:
Keystone Avenue. Valdez. Alaska
Copper Center Hotel
Copper Center, Alaska.
JOHN McCKAHY. Prop,
Best Roadhouse on the Valdez-Fair
banks Road
Largest Stock of Supplies In the
Copper River Valley
Large Stock of Raw Furs Always
on Hand
PRICES REASONABLE
Copper River
Draying Co.
h'PMtfhtinjr iiikI |>usseiiKcrs to all i>art8
of- the Interior. (ii-iu-ral Trucking
Hid. Wood, - Proprietor
McKinloy St. VuKloe.
A. M. Diet'lngcM*
VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
(loneral Trucking Jind Freighting
to all parts of the interior.
Tolophono 00
gjGTOlWcn with Northern TrtiHt. Co.
Ladies Attention.
Ml chilli I IrnvliriK con Is. suils
d evening gowns nl Mrs. A.
Hurr's opposite Moose 112111. IT
f/)
t»
rjj
s
55*
to
Archibald
Carpets and Rugs
S. P. Raymond
CONTRACTOR
and
BUILDER
SASH, DOORS AND J GLASS
All kinds oC^Carpenter Work
Promptly attended to
Shop on Broadway next to kt White &, Co's.