The Alaska prospector. [volume], December 04, 1902, Image 1

About The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908

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JAMES FISH & Co. 1
The wind may blow
some more.
Our overcoats keep
out the cold.
f Don’t Forget Your Friends
We have a complete line of Perfumery, Fine Soaps,
Shaving Sets, Manicure Sett*. Toilet Cases. Glove Boxes,
Cuff Boxes, Collar Boxes, Handkerchief Boxes, Jewel
Cases, Work Boxes, Photo Cases, Albums, Smokers'
Sets, Traveling Cases, Atomizers, Fine Stationery, and
dozens of other neat and appropriate article* for
Holiday Presents I
Call in and examine them at ■
THE VALDEZ PHARMACY J
City Market
NEXT TO MERCHANT** CAPE.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton,PorkandPoultry
Our Prices are-RIGHT. Give us a call.
ST. ELIAS RESTAURANT,
ONLY FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT
IN VALDEZ.
Merchant’s Lunch, 12 to I, 35 c Sunday Dinner 75c
Dinnners 5:30 to 8 p.m., 50c.
Christmas Bells A Ringing,
Of You, Your Sweetheart Is Thinking,
Of Christmas Gifts She’s Dreaming.
Straining
Off
New Ideas in Jewelry
that bring Sunshine
to many home*, es
pecially designs for
Christmas Presents.
W. C 5TULL, Jeweler and Watchmaker.
Additional I,ocal.
Fresh fruit on every boat. Shaw
& Williams.
T. J. Donohoe left on the Bertha
for Juneau.
For Rubber Gloves and Mitts
call a: Lion store.
Turkey dinner at Merchants
Cafe, Sunday, 3 p. m. 50 ceuts.
Walnut brittle, fresh popcorn
chewing gum and salted peanuts
Shaw & Williams
P. S. Hunt left on the Bertha for
his home in Sacranu-nto. He ex
ited* to return some time in the
spring.
The ladies and children desiring
to join the dancing class are re
quested to be present at Moose hall
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
A new superintendent has been
employed at Ellamar, F. S. Pcte
tish now holds that position. It is
the company’s intention to work
the mine in better shape hereafter
uud to ship ore regularly.
The following are the outgoing
passengers on the Bertha:
John l urk, 11 J K*yuu»ud, F Brown. J Y Os
trander, Aug Bleinfell, Archie Lulier, l'tiilin
1 ci|». A ItH limn, Mary Keyper. J 8 <>riunel. !
8 iluut, C t> UublM.il, li t Kli.uit, Georgia i*«
U’rtou, engineer ol iLc Tonquin.
The uew Vienna Bakery uud
Restaurant will open for business
F riday. This will he a first-class
house in every respect. It will he
comfortably ami stylishly fitted up.
A portion of the public patronage is
solicited.
Capt. Moore Married.
Capt. Z. S. Moon*, the well known
and popular Alaska navigator was
married at Seattle on Nov. 24, to
Miss Josephine Jackson by Rev.
John F. Damon. Only a few im
mediate friends were present and
these included Mr. Clarence Warner
of this place and his wife.
Capt. Moore is one of the best
known and most popular naviga
tors on the Alaska run. He has
commanded vessels in this part of
Alaska for the past 15 years. The
bride is well known in Seattle and
formerly came from Wisconsin.
She and Captain Moore have been
close friends for the past five years.
Captain and Mrs. Moore are now
on their honeymoon trip. They
have the best wishes of the Paoe
pkctoh for a long and happy career.
mi sTom.
THE GLACIER WIND ON A
RAMPAGE.
MipJfetM.
Houses Turned Over. Roofs Torn
Off. Pranks of the
Wind.
The (severest storm ever known
in Valdez has been raging for the
past two weeks, and many |>eople
irom various i>ointe in the District
say they have never seen such se
vere and steady winds.
The winds are from the glacier
and Lowe river, and commenced
about the ‘2‘2nd of last month.
Some days they were quite dem
and then would die down for sev
eral hours.
The severest part of the storm
came on last Tuesday night, when
the wind blew a terrific gale ull
night and all dav Wednesday.
The Northern hotel has Wen
damaged considerably, but eau W
repaired at slight cost. The build
ing Wing three stories high
and in the upper end of town, it
catches the full force of the storm.
The front windows on the lower
floor were all blown out, and the
building badly wrenched and twist
ed, causing door sills and jams
and window frames to twist and
break.
The roof on the house of Mrs.
Wra. Wort man was blown off. and
her children barely escaped injury
as they were hut half way down
stairs when the roof went off. Snow
had drifted around the house and
they could not get out, and when
morning came the neighWrH went
and dug them out. They were
somewhat frightened by their ex
perience. The house can W easily
repaired.
The school house was damaged
by having some of the doors and
windows blown out and the parti
tion between the two rooms blown
down.
The saw mill lost about 5,000
ieet of lumber—the wind blowing
it off the mill dock into the bay.
The Nizina saloon was slightly
damaged, as were other buildings
in town.
The upper front of the Hemple
Si Dougherty building was blown
•>ut on Wednesday. This is a new
building and the upper door is
used by the U.is. District Court
for offices anil court room and was
thought to be a very safe building,
but without any warning a great
gust of wind came and carried out
the entire front. It was thought
for a lew momenta that the court
records and law books and docu
ments of District Attorney Harlan
and Clerk Heilig would be lost, but
all of value were saved.
It 1ms been fortunate that during
the storm the weather has not
Iteeneold. Only on one occasion
did ilie thermometer go helow zcro
and that only lasted for a few
hours, There has been no suffer
ing whatever, and every day ex
cept yesterday the boys have Wen
out with their dog teams playing
and teamsters have been busily at
work. The storm extends to the
interior as far as Mcntasta Pass.
Note* of the Storm.
When the elements were demoli
shing the front of the court house
Mr. Bouscher, at the risk of his
life, rushed into the wrecked build
ing and came out through the
’debris with the typewriter in his
arms.
Mr. Heilig was lying on the sofa
reading during the storm, and an
the front of the oourt house shipped
its moorings, turning to someous
in the room he remarked, “Gee
whiz 1 there is n terrible draft here
from somewhere."
A small cabin earns sailing down
Keystone avenue towards the bay
and the owner could he seen inside
turning flapjacks as unconcerned
as if nothing was happening. He
was a finer.
Several of the hoys rushed down
to the wharf from the Odd Fellows
dance when the Nome City whis
tled and as soon as she tied up
went aboard, but no sooner were
thuy in the cabin than the boat
parted her lines and the hoys in
their evening dress suits spent the
day and night aliourd.
Oklahoma Bill wits at dinner
when the front of his building blew
out, and when Mr. Dougherty
rushed down and told him, he re
marked : " Wouldn’t that frost
you? ” Mr. Dougherty agreed that
it would if not repaired immedi
ately.
President Will Hunt in Alaska.
The Valdez delegation that vis
ited President Roosevelt a few
weeks ago accomplished as much
good, or more, ior Alaska than all
the deputations heretofore com
bined were able to do.
The Proshectok has recei ved two
letters from memliers of the j arty,
and they sja-ak in glowing terms of
the President and of the reception
they received.
Mr. Knhert Kiel, was the promo
ter of the surprise party to the
President, as it was termed, and
himself presented the elegant set of
mtsiee horns on behalf of the citi
zens of this place. They are said
to l>e as find a set as ever went out
of Alaska, and President Roosevelt
was very glad to receive them, and
was agreably and happily sur
prised to receive such a beautiful
birthday present. He at once or
dered them put up in the State
dining room. On the shield on
which the head is mounted is a
piece of native copper on which the
party had engraved: “From the peo
ple of Valdez, Alaska to President
Roosevelt.”
The President was greaty inter
ested in Alaska and esjiecially the
placer gold and copper country of
the Copper river valley.
Mr. Blei told the President some
of his stories about the bear on
Montague Island, and of the moose
in Cook inlet, and invited him to
come to Alaska end go hunting
with him. Mr. Blei said this in a
joking way, but the President sur
p rised him by answrering "AH right
Mr. Blei, but from what you tell
me of Montague Island I will have
to bring a galling gun.” The par
ty is quite certain that the Presi
dent will visit Alaska.
Mr. I. Banta, charged with the
killing of Guy Morrison is still in
jail awaiting preliminary examin
ation, which should have been held
today but was postponed indefi
nitely owing to the condition oi
Mr. Bunta’s health, which is very
l>oor.
A new line of clothing arrived
at the Lion store. Co me and look
at it.
Sal till Peanuts at Valdes Candy
Kitchen,
(on mw
JUDGE WICKERSHAM COMING
IN JANUARY
I
Not Mach on the Calender to
Start the Flret Ses
sion.
The United State- District Court
for the Third District oi Alaska
i will hold its tirst 0(wn session for
! year 1903 at this place commenc
ing Feb. 2nd. Judge Wickersham
i will in all probability not arrive
| here until the latter part of Janu
j ary. AH the court oticiaU will be
1 here for the o;iening oi court,
i The calendar is not very large
at present, hut it is expected that
| sevearl important cases will be filed
Indore the opening of court.
A grand and petit jury will be
summoned sometime in January.
Wickersham Sustained.
J. C. Taylor and Plato Mont yon,
representative-- of the Department
oi Justice, sent to Nome to investi
gate the Richards'contempt ease,
in which case conspiracy ami preju
dice was charged against Judge
i Wickersham, have returned, and,
, while their report ha- not been
made public, it ts known that they
'will report against Marshal Rich
ards ami in favor of Judge Wicker
; sham.
Mail Route Sold.
.las. Fish & Co. have taken a
; sub-contract from Oscar Fish to
carry the mails !>etwecn this place
amt Eagle for the next four yean,
j The contract was signed a few day#
' ago and Messrs. Fish dt Co. will
j use every effort jtossible to make
this route a complete success.
The present month will probably
be the worst of the entire season on
: account of light, soft snow and
; heavy storms. But good men will
• be employed and everything that
they need for their welfare and the
carrying of the mail will ho fnr
niahed and there is no doubt but
Ithat Fish dr Co. will carry out the
contract in good shape and give
entire satisfaction to the people
and the government.
Odd Fellows Ball.
The first ball of the Odd Fellows
club of Valdez, held at Moose hall
I on Tuesday evening last, was a
i grand success. The eagerly sought
‘ for cards of invitation were evi
dently made use of, for the hall
i was crowded to its fulled capacity,
notwithstanding the severe storm
that prevailed. Every one was as
happy as could he, and dancing
was indulged in till midnight,
when a very appetizing lunch was
j served, after which dancing was
. resumed and continued until the
! small hours of the morning. The
. various committees of the club per
j formed their duties iu a most crcd
! itahle manner, thus tending in a
! great measure to make the affair
jibe decided success it proved to he.
The decoration of the hall was at
tended to by the members, ami the
eatables were attended to by Chat*,
i Hand of the Valdez Cafe.
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