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Tlie Alaska Prospector And Valdez News. Published ut Y.tl ler, ev ry Tliuis.Uiy hy the 1*K«'I'K< TOR ITHMsiiINo Co 1’noNF. Main l tarred ut the Valdez f as st‘ f>nd oi.tss matter. Putvseriptioii $:’> |•«*r year. i«-r »ix months single copies )o<cnts Captain Solbrick Drowned Captain William Solbrick, otvrcr • 1 a small coal-oil launch, was drowned in Chent-Kti bay about a week at;*’, lie was droppiujj the anchor when his feet became fouled in the chain, and in the endeavor to extricate himselt fell overborn d Olheis on the boat hurriedly rendeted assistance, lint life was extinct when the t ody was recov ered. Solbrick was well known to all old timers on the Sound, on winch he had plied for years. Wedding Bells Ring Edward P. Cashmau and Miss Lillian Agatha Savoy were n allied at 11 o’clock this forenoon at the residence of Mi. and Mrs. E. <i Ames. The wedding was a quiet affair, only a tew intimate fr.ends of the couple being present. Father Tiirnell officiated Mr. (’ashmau is one of the old lime resident s of Valdez, known to everyone atid a universal favoiite, and t he bride, Miss Savoy, although having been in Valdez only since la.-t June, is equally popular, having made many friend while acting as cashier at tlie Tavern restaurant. The bride was foruiei ly a resident of Cresent City, Calif. Mr, and Mrs. Cashmau will take a honeymoon trip to the S'ates. after which they will reside in their cottage on Keystone avenue. New officers were elected Saturday by the Tillikum club, J. V. Ostrander b ing selected as president and Dr. Chaney as secretary. Mrs. C. C. Roberts', who is now at Fruitvale, Cal.. is quite ill. She was not well when she left here las* sum mer, and the trip south was too much for her. Estella Dalton Andrews, ex-'ite of Jack Dalton, the “Alaska Pathfinder,’’ has entered suit for 8200 per month to support the children. She has already received sums aggregating over 810(d) for that purpose. Anxiety is felt, for the safety of the little Sound steamer Three M. She left Ellamar Tuesday last, hound for Knights island, since which time noth ing has been heard from her here. Bad windstorms prevailed on the Sound last week, and Captain Swenson of the steamer Elsie, says it was ali his boat could do to weather some of the seas. The Elsie called in at every Sound port, excepting the Bay of Isles on Knights island, but saw nothing of the missing boat. She may have sought refuge iu the Bay of Isles. Eighteen passengers are said to have left Ellamar on the Three-M. Captain Webber is master and E W. Tyler engineer. Webber is a capable navi gator, with large experience in north ern waters, and his friends are loath to believe accident has befallen his vessel. Miller & McReavey of this city own the steamer. A Wrangell man captured a|*tnoun tain goat alive. During the first night of captivity the mountain climber ate three dozen net corks, one box of aalmcn can labels aud a sack of coal tad the fritter wasn’t hungry, either. NEWS OF THE NORTHLAND A big stampede is on from Nome to J the new strike made on Hobonliaiua creek, a tributary of the Yukon. On Oct. 18 tbe thermometer reached 15 degrees below zero at Fairbanks. Five creeks have been demonstrated to contain good pay in the I5'g Ohena district It is reported that extremely rich ! pay has been uncovered on Our creek J in the Tanana district It is staled that 1200 people will wiu ! ter in the Innoko district, the new i placer ' eld near the Kuskokwirn river \ ledge 30-fee* in width, containing values in cinnabar, is a recent discov ery on Mai tin liver, back ofKatalla. S. E Likas re, orts the discovery of a 5-foot ledge of chalcophyrife ore on Porcupine bay, a tribut nv of Resur rection bay. Neal O'Neal, a seaman on the steam er Dora, was found dead in bed while the boat was at Seward. He had been on a protracted spree. A. li Potter, a hunter of Seward, got int<> a fu-s with a big brown bear, and came off aecoud best in the mix up. He live* to tell the tale. Th*1 rivet hi front of Pail hank' froze up October 15 Excepting the year 1905, this is the earliest freeze up of which a record has been kept The .-tores at Kuik, on Cook. inlet, failed to receive a large potion of their winter stock of goods, and a food shortage is imminent the e. A. p McCallum, repiesenti'ig Cana dian stockholders in Hie Alaska Cen tral railroad, is investigating the Matamiska coal tields in behajf of tiis clients. Otto Christensen, while traveling in the woods near Seward, was mistaken for a moose and shot by Charles Euswiler. The wound Inflicted was only sliyhi. The Guggenheim* aie building an 8 mile ditch in the Atlin, !>. C, country, in which to transport water to work placer ground on lower Pine, the creek ■ u which gold was first f«.und in ; that disl riot One of the He t or whalers irorn the Arctic, (he I low head, Capt. "’iltori [ commander, reached Dutch Harbor i Oct. 12. She had I eeu on the cruise only six mouths but bad i caught nine whales, valued at 89 *,000 The Bartholf brothers have disposed i of a half interest in a free milling gold i property near the head of Cook inlet i for 820,000 in ea-di. The quartz carries high values and the ledge will | average two feet in width While the cruiser Buffalo was at [Seward a party of sailor lads went on | a hunting trip A flock of horses be longing to the Alaska Central railroad, half hidden by brush, were mistaken for moose, and the hunters opened lire, killing one in twenty shots. The United Wir eless Telegraph C» m pany propcsea to establish stations in the various towns of southeastern i Alaska F. S Stewart and Dan | Tar pi ey recently interviewed the people of Ketchican aa to the estab lishment of a plant at that place. The Government has established an experimental farm near Fairbanks. Several acres will be chared this fall land will be planted next year. The i government will go in for raising grain land grasses and later will stock the ! farm with live stock and chickens F. U. Rader, of Rampar t is in charge of tha atfition. FRED M. BROWN ATTORNEY-A T-LAW Valdez. Alaska W. T. SCOTT A TTORN E Y - A T-1 ;A\V Office Court House ' ALI>LZ J| n—n^rtfr* — iH I' John A. Carson, Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law. SALEM, Memf»er of Alaska H,.r. OREGON "w. LINCOLN REEDY I )entist I EITEL BUILDING SECOND AND PIKE Seattle, Wash i_ i — ■ ■ — l»r. H. COCKERILI.E DENTIST I Second Street I On lie.-erva tit»n \ A RD BZ The Alaska Central rail., now reach tiftj-three miles. Alaska cannery men have decided to employ white help hereafter as far as possible. i The government has set apart a tract of land on Resurrection bay to be j used as a coaling station. On tbe Sbuinngin islands, near the | Alaska peninsula, tine cat! le and sheep \ are raised on native grass. i J. O Buzard, the Laloocbe operator, j i.- also opening up copper property at ! Port Dick, nu Cook inlet. Jack Hines of Nome, v ho Killed i Count de Podhorski at Coldfield last ' winter, plead the unwritten law at his 'trial and was acquitted bj the juiy. Congressman Sulzer of New ^ 01 k ° , ! has purchased a half interest m the I Coldeu Beetle,antimony mine in the I Ku.'kokwim country. l’ke Nome Nugget, prints a pipe die m to ttie effect that pans contaiu ! ing as high as 6d'J0 are frequent, oc | currencts in a recent discovery in the iKu-kokwun country. I I Ciias Burk t<> J;»l»n Miller, undivided j one-four! it interest in following quartz i claims on U aquiek bay: Star gioup, ! Bonanza, liappy Jack. Lone Star. Eldorado and Iron Clad. (Jonsidera lion, S800. Placer—The Association claim, ICO 1 acres, on Atnv cteek, a tributary of j i Brentt er river. L> cated Sept. *20 by i J. L. iitll et al. • Placet—1G0 acres on (loot creek, a , tributary of Bremner river. Located j on S,jpt 19 by 11 Ilappel et al. Agreement bet we n II D. Reynolds and S. S Lynch in regard to removal | of a frame building on lot G, block 8, to j another location T. D. Ilogan to Pat Smith, house 1 and contents on lot 9, bh ck 19 ! A. J. Johnson et u.x to S. J. Vaughn let ux, lot oOxloO on Sherman or Third i street, opposite brewery. '• Placet—No. 2 below discovery on Goleonda creek. Located Sept. 18 by B. W. Elliott. Quartz—Little Suntl iwer and Ilon.e ! quartz claims on Laudlock bay. Lo 1 cated bv W. A. Dickey. Placer—No. 3 below discovery on Goleonda cteek. Located Sept. 18 by ! H. H Miller. C_ C Hudolpb PHONE NO. 3 DEALER IN Doors, Windows, Builders' Hard ware, Mouldings and Finishings. Tar, P. & B. and Build ing Paper. PAINTS OILS GLASS The A. Van der Naillen School of Practi a! Civil, Electrical Mining Engineering. Established ls»;4 Oiviij) ing their own building, aorksh'p »r| mil laboratories Open all >• ar. <.r< *t 4c innnd forex-students in all lines. New ?t». lent* should enroll at onee. Addr -s il.t Street and Telegraph Ave Oakland, ( al. SEATTLE New Management Popular I'ricm European Plan Central Location Finest Cafe and Ear In The City Wilson it White Co., Props. Chas. Perry, Mur Hotel ARLINGTON W. G. POTTS, Prop. European Ulan, Remodelled and Newlv Far nished. Telephones In Eaeh Room. U s l'ft in Iiuilding, Itot and Cold Water. Rate* «4>: to|2.o0. QAOttle 1st Ave it University St. Owaillfc HOTEL bILLER. Headquarters for Valdez people. 1‘JO rimii Rates 50 cents, $1 and $1.50 per day. Flr«:» '.»•* Restaurant in connection. Free Hus. Opposite F. S. I’ostoflice. 'os. First Av. & Fniversity st., 8FATTIJ -.1 HI 1 ' COPPER CENTER CLUB C. B. OvERHisfeR Prop. Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Everything Fir*t and Up-to-I)ate. COPPER CENTER. ALASKA Resolutions. Be it res dved by the Common Council *'i '*« Town of Valdez, Alaska, that iht* rat- «>. ieipnl taxes lor the current fiscal 'car l *»•< tic same is hereby fixed at *he rate of »r«fj mills on each dollar of taxable t roperiy Adopted Oct. 28, i907. W. II. Op." eY, .!. <•. QrM tlerk. Mayf.r From Wednesdays B llle tin The second game in t!ie bowling tournament will he pulled ofl tin evening, beginning at 8 o’clock Win. Beck, who has been prospect ing in the Big Delta country during the past summer, arrived in \ .-tl»lez Monday night. On account of the lecent s> vere blizzard on the trail, the south-boiiud stage from Fairbanks .;#s obliged to “Siwash” it for two nights between Parker’s and Me Dan It’s roadhouse, a • distance of 12 miles. 1 he trail is heavy by reason of the 1< ose Snow. j The Dora saved two prospector ; fr< m a watery grave uear IiodiaK ; Their dory had capsized and they vere clinging lo it’s bottom when rescued I