THE Fill
IN ALASKA
He aCn Raise Average Crops of
Cabbages and Hades—Farms
Over and Under Ground f
T1h> Alaska farmer is I hat lat
est "punkin" in fIn* Northern
market; ami his light, like the
aurora boreal is, cannot he hidden
under a bushel. To the unso
phisticated "townjo" and Outside
cainp robber, the Alaska farmer
seems a paradoxical absurdity.
To the practical experimenter of
propagating scientist he is a
growing wonder. To Alaskans he
is .a godsend. When llrst heard
of and seen the Alaska rarmer
appeared to be only a scarecrow
or a prospective bugaboo, invent
ed by miners and busybodies with
a view to frightening innocent
transportation companies and
galvanized solder-and-can indus
tries. Later observations, how
ever, taken in the limelight of
gastrnomic opinion, shows him to
be a hoe-and-rake, spade-and
spud reality—iconoclastic in his
appearance and classy in his rut
abagas and potatoes. The com
mon idea is that Alaska is only a
country of gold and corporate
greed is a busted fallacy. The
Alaska farmer is the guy that.
husted.it. Digging in the ground
has always been a fascinating
game to old-timers in Hie north,
and many have got rich and poor
;it it. Hul only now are tliey
really commencing I • • farm.
Varmint, however, is ;i \;i11<>
tern:. ;• i■ <I il is n<>l easy In say
where il begins and where il ends
in Alaska. In ihe early days land
nights il wns done by tickling
Mother Karlh in the bedrock ribs
willi a pick. I hereby raising a
thrill of cxciicmciif and a roar of
exlravagance. In soberer or lal
,er days an ancient eonlrivance
called "business" was used. Some
farmers^ howsomever, were so
enterprising in those days that
they had Siwash plows and native
motive power. Few Alaskans go
lo Ihe plow nowadays and turn
over the ground with a hull moose
and a Siwash driver. Outside ma
chinery does everything hut pay
Ihe prospector and circulate Ihe
profits. II is now conceded that
Ihe Alaska farmer can raise ,»v
erylhing that a Norwegian, or ev
en a theologian can. When Hie
Alaska farmer can raise a con
centrated howl against over-rate
freight charges or draw a kiln
dried gasp of astonishment from
the strenuous bean—then is all
over "save the shouting. Hut it
will he sail In see absent-minded
old sourdoughs, aecusloined lo
Ihe pleasures and comforts of a
well-regulated hean pol, groping
in Ihe past as it were, and stumb
ling over crisp cahhages and
spicy turnips in I heir search for
11 he festive bean pot, when there
is no bean pot. (.Sod help them!
Outside grub may be all right, but
it has two peculiarities in Alaska
— il is always dear and it is some
limes had. However, the Outside
does Ihe best il can for Alaska.
'Tis little, but it does it freely.
One of Ihe mosl interesting fea
tures of Alaska farming—outside
of-the midnight sun—is the iilos
'quitoes, which are said to be so
numerous thaL fertilizing is never
resorted lo. Moreover, some
Alaskans even go so far as to de
clare that the soil of the Tanana
valley is so rich and productive
that many of the farmers find it
necessary to hire men whose sole
duty it is to keep caribou and
llnoosc from loitering in their
fields. That's going some for
farming. A curious legend, how
bver, connects sonije part of the
Country with glaciers and storm
swept moraines. Old-timers know
of but one such place: Many
years ago—in the Cheechaco age
—Valdez was so h"ot that the town
council found it necessary to
build a glacier back of their "R.'
H." lo keep Ihe lies from burning
and Ihe rails from melting. Oth
erwise she is a veritable garden
of Kden. Alaska has now forty
eleven thousand l(ift-acre farms,
all more or less under prospective
cultivation. Some people call
them "association claims." If
you don't believe il examine the
'reeorder's hooks. The Alaska
/ariuer may be aposlrophized as
Ihe Kin>f of power—f• »r lie lias
tli«' power for good and I lie. goods
for power. Mill even in a coiin
Iry such ws Alaska farmers allowj
themselves to become excilcdl
whenever I hey hear related |ol
them iii a new form; "Ihe eternal
slorv of a distant land where
trees hear fruits of gold."
Such, is evolution and Alaska
farming. Hut. oh, Ihe prose of il!
--lo turn a land of gold into a
plebian cabbage patch (Seorge
Wilson in Ihe Alaska Citizen.
Ladies, Important Notice.
Mrs. A. Burr will leave Seattle
en route to Valdez the first week
in July. She will bring an elegant
line of ladies goods, but a limit
ed amount, as she will remairt
bul a "liorl time. k 27
Headquarters for
Fishing goods of every descrip
tion. Owl Drug Co., Inc.
Now is.
The Time
To advertise. If business is quiet
invigorate It by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever auooeeded by outtlng
down his advertising Just beoause
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merohant who
geta the money Is the one who
oreatea a demand for hla warea
through the advertlalng oolumns
of ths newspaper.
If you have aomethlng for aale
write up an advertisement telling
Its merits. We will bring It be
fore the people and are oonfldent
It will bring reaulta. Try It.
Prospector
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HIS DUKESHIP
IN DISGUISE
Descends From a Print Shop to
a Dukedom With a For
tune Attachment
Says the I)a\vs«»n News: Let
ters from the lower*river bring
the news that Nat Lyons, for
years a prominent Klondike!", and
for the last two years advertising
manager of the Iditarod Pioneer,
has fallen heir to a title and a
large estate in England. The ti
tle is said to descend from Nat's
brother. The Iditarod Pioneer
tells of Nat preparing to leave for
England, but docs not reveal the
reason. Letters state he goes to
gGt the wealth and label.
Nat Lyons' history in Klondike
is romantic. He came in '98,
toiling over Chilcoot with the
hardiest and the toughest, eating
beans and bacon for months
straight, sleeping in the snow,
mushing the numerous streams,
prospecting at the enrt of the pick
and shovel, and all the time
maintaining the simple tenor of
his ways that led none or hisi
companions to suspect ho was a
duke or a lord.
Nat was a real miner. Ho ran
hundreds of feet of hard rook
tunnels on the Solwyn and did
much other work nehind the pick.
Three years ago lie was promi
nent in Yukon polities and took
I lie stump for Hob Lowe, making
speeches in some of the (iercesl
gatherings and acquitting himst>|f
creditably. When not mining lie
was Hi*' mirror of fashion, and
I In- Hoau Hrummol of hawson.
The hopefuls • • f Klondike now
know what a ehaiieo they missed.
Never he fore the news eanie from
Iditarod that Nat is a duke did his
Klondike friends know why lie al
ways was so optoniislie and al
ways kept his mustache waxed.
All now are looking for Nat's
London address.
NEW WIRELE8S
FOR KODIAK
Th«« I". S. ffovorritnonl has de~'
cided lit cnlarjr«» and install bipi
wireless plants at Unalaska ami
Kixliak immediately. The LT. 8.
Collier Nero is now at Unalaska|
willi two complete plants and isi
installing I In* Unalaska plant at,
present. As soon as thai is fin-1
ished I lie Koiliak plant will he!
eroded to lake the piano of Ihej
plant destroyed dnrinpr Ihe re- j
pent volcanic dislurhanees. The'
new plants will be I lie mosl po\v-!
erfnl in Alaska, and will consist i
i»f ilie lalesl hipli power instru
iiicnIs and slool lowers two hun
dred feel in heijrhl. When rnm
pl«*l«*fl il will lie possible for Tn-'
alaska In lalk willi the mainland. |
—(iali'way. i
A TRAMWAY TO
BE INSTALLED!
William Hawkins arrived in I
Seward recently in answer In a
telegram from t President llay-!
«|pn. *» f I Ik* Krnai Alaska Oold j
company, asking Ihal Mr. Haw-1
kins fin I on a crow al once and
he ready In install Hip tramway
nil ils arrival and gel the mill
all ready In start milling al tin*
earliest possible time. Mr. Haw
kins has a erew picked and will
start In work nil Monday. The
tramway is expected In arrive in
Seward nn the steamer Berlha.
Spootal Rata for Fourth of July.
The Alaska Steamship Cnm
pany will sell round I rip tickets
from Valdez to Seward and from
Valdez to Cordova and return for
$7 fnr the round trip. Parlies
wishing to lake advantage of
spccial rale will leave here for
Seward and Cordova on the steam
er Alameda, sailing from here
about the first of Jnly, returning
on the steamer Mariposa ahout
the 7th of July. For further in
formation please apply at the of
fice of the company.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.,
Valdez Dock Company, Agents.
Valdex Real EstaU.
If you have a house to rent
< list it with the Valdez Real Es
tate Agency, Wall street.
Miss Niolly Orchard asks that
her name be withdrawn from the
contost for goddess of liberty for
the Fourth of July.
New York, May 21.—Whon the
Stock market was inactive some
of the room trader^ in Wall St.
made a hotting pool on the pres
idential nominations, the consen
sus of bettors being as follows:
L' to 1 that Taft will not b°
next president.
5 to \ that Roosevelt will not
get nomination.
2 to 1 that Speaker Clark will
nol pet Democratic nomnaition.
\ to 1 that Woodrow Wilson
will r.ot get nomination.
10 to 1 that \V. J. Bryan will
not be nominated.
The Big Place ha? American
Press pictures of Taft and Iloose
velt in their different poses dur
ing the New Jerscv
The Big Place
A I. White
Proprietor
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate My Services.
Private bath room for ladies.
Corn* Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
8ENORITA MENDEZ
Phone 185 Wall St.
TOM MAGILL
GENERAL UPHOLSTERER
AND CARPET LAYER
At V. B. & M. C. Phone 8
A SMALL MOTOR
attached to the Sewing
Machine takes away the
hard manual wor k of the
seamstress. It relieves
her of the back breaking
tread and leaves her only
the steering of her work
under the needle.
It's a real home comfort.
Every woman should have
one attached to her
machine.
The electric man will
give particulars.
Alaska Water, Light & Tel. Co.
NOTICE OF SALE.
Not.icp is herpby given dial Hip
undcrsigupd. in accordance with
Hip provisions of Seelion l'7h, of
Chapter 20, Pari V, of Hip Civil
Codp for Hip Tprrilorv of Alaska,
will, on Friday, July 10, 1912, at
Hip hour of 2 o'clock |>. m. of said
day, al Hip warehouse of Hip un
dprsigupd. Hip Valdp/ Dork Coni
pany, on Hip Valdo/. Dork al Val
dp/.. Alaska, ofl'pr for sale aiid
sell al public auction. |o Hie
highest bidder for cash. Hip fol
lowing described personal prop
prly, lo-wil:
I case drugs.
1 bundle mops.
2 pacakages prinlpd inallpr.
I goat skin.
I r«»l 1 mallress.
I box busks.
21 casps einppy Iippc bed Hps,
1 casp cigars.
I *iun P. P.
1 box baudagcH.
1 trunk and contents, no mark.
1 Irunk and conlenls, no mark.
I Irunk and conlenls, no mark.
i bundlp 'blankets, no mark.
I bundle blankets, no mark.
1 bundlp blankets, no mark.
t small forge.
1 set Kdison primary batteries.
.1 oil cups.
\ large cans caustic soda.
2 small cans caustic soda.
0 hollies special battery nil.
10 pieces solder.
Dated at Valdcz, Alaska, this
20th day of June,, 20th day of
20lh day of June, 1012,
VALDKZ DOCK COMPANY,
By C. H. KRAEMKR, Hec'y.
Date of first pub. June 21, '12.
Date of last pub. July 13, 1012.
Noodles, Noodles, Noodles!
Genuine Chinese noodlos and
Chop 8uey at tho Valdez Cafe.
Bring your Job work to the
Prospector .office.
FOR
CARPENTER WORK
AKE
Holm & Hansell
COAL COAL
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - June 15
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle .... June 20
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - July 5
Connecting at Stattle with steamers of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service und Low Rates. Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telfiihonn itR I !, Keystone Ave
I Kmisrh Drv 10c lb.
IT'S IN THE BREWING
PILSENER STYLE
THE BEER THAT MADE VALDEZ FAMOUS
A Home Product For Home People
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
Patronize HOME Industry and Keep Your
Money at HOME
VALDEZ BREWING AND MALTING CO.
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4 SAILINGS MONTHLY 4
Via JUNEAU and KETCHIKAN
The Largest and Best Equipped Steamships in
the Alaskan Service, ALAMEDA and MARI
POSA, leave every eight days, All the
Year 'Round for Cordova and Seattle via. In
side Passage.
TRAVEL AND SHIP VIAJ
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
|VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
The Side Board
Day & Greenig [Proprietors]
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms
For Housekeeping, Sleeping and Offices. Rales
Reasonable
Foot of wdi st. ARCHIBALD BLOCK
Port Wells
THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
Leaves Valdez for Port
Wells every Tuesday carry
ing passengers and freight,
touohing at all way points
whore businoss offers.
Special TriptCinBft Arrufed
Chaa. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 1S9
Pla»* iliM, wtad«w (Um, roofin* >mI
bulMini Mpm, roaAai pitch, Una, eo
mant, pl«M«r l«»K, •hind**, baiMan'
litrdww*. Shop and Job work of all triad*
Windows, Door*, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Afoirta b» Fair basics, Mm* A Co. I
Tht Pro ftp cq tor la ifi« pap«r to
buy.