Valdez News, The (Newspaper) - February 17, 1906, Valdez, Alaska N VOL V VALDEZ ALASKA SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17 1906 No 50 We Are For all Kinds of Supplies And the best Wearing Apparel for the Look our stock over and convince yourself a GOOD GOODS SUCCESSORS TO OF VALBEZ AND HWLE Capital Stock M i HOUSE OF THE PIONEER Carry a complete stock of the best goods on the market OUR PLAN Is to give good goods at the lowest possible price Our packing department is in the hands of experienced men and we pride ourselves on turning out every out- fit in first-class style Call and get our prices body knows us WE SELL EVERYTHING HONEST GOODS SQUARE DEALING MEDICINE OUTFITS FOR THE TRAIL LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF SNOW GLASSES OWL DRUG Co NEWS AGENTS Telephone 40 MINING TION NOTICES S A J G CASHIER li Company Inc SUCCESSORS TO BANK Of AMP A BANKING DEPARTMENT Paid up Capital We respectfully solicit new accounts and offer in return every attention and business courtesy This bank is equipped with every thing for perfect safety consisting of brick and steel vaults timo lock safes steel safe deposit boxes and our employes are under bond We are also bers of tLa American Bankers Association Correspondence invited I i CERTAIN Extensive Operations on Construction Will Begin in a Very Short Time Clark Says Its So Walter E Clark the Washington correspondent of Seattle and the New York Son confirms the dispatches received contly that J Pierpont Morgan and the were behind the Copper River North western Railway Mr Clark sent oat dispatches some time ago the road was backed by the strongest financial interests but pledged to secrecy as to just who they were Later the New York Herald announced the names stated that the deal was not closed Under date of February 4th Clark says of the The names of the powerful interests which hare arranged to build the Copper River Northwestern road but which were withheld under a pledge of from the dispatches last week bare been announced by New York Herald The taking its cue from the articles exclusively published iu the Post Intelligencer made some inquiries in regard to the Copper river project with the following It was stated in Wall street day that the new Alaskan railroad ject has tentatively presented the banking bouse of J P Morgan it Co and interests with tho assurances that ample capital would be on hand if they are co borne out by statements In Wall The Guggenheim interests referred to are the American Smelting and Three Hundred Men will be put to in Keystone Canyon to Finish Roadbed Before the Ice Goes out in the fluing Company trust which controls practically every smelter IB the and which represents That the Copper River ern Railway will be built from Valdez bay to the Tanana and that the first 20 miles will ba actually constructed and ia operation before the end of the mei of the year 1906 is now a certainty if mou and money can do the work It has been known for several months by those who happened to be in a tion to git be information that the strongest financial interests were be- tbe project and it was confidently baJiK red that a success would be made of it Hut large bodies move slowly and it was realized that until every de- tail bad been definitely settled and until even in the smallest things they exactly where they were at it not bo etatci as an lute fact that these capitalists would put of money it the company begun actual co u-t ruction work last fall and have all winter many ple stilt not entirely satisfied aa to intentions and that if they meant they would at r a wore extensive before this tune There were several causes for Has apparent delay of tbe public knew nothing This railroad work along the island this side of the grounds and it is intended to increase this force aa soon as the men can be secured However the canyon work is of first importance for it is necessary to complete it before No Redivision From recant advices from ton it would seem altogether unlikely that the division will pass congress this session It seems that the as introduced has been withdrawn and another framed up to conform with the amendments suggested by the committees These amendments vide simply for another judge for the third division and not for the create of a new district In words wiH be two judges for one disti but only one United States maraud The term tentatively employed in the Herald article would have been true or four weeks ago but the negotiations more than a week nvy be said to twice Early in tbe winter tbe deal j was entirely closed for the construe copper country and it was arranged to begin wot k on a large scale by the first of January But this deal was only for tbe com- of the road to the ami ago passed the tentative as till in dispatches to the Post j no thought or was given the ice breaks up in the spring The roadbed along the islands can bo com- while the trestle work and pile driving it done across the flats Arrangements are being made in Seattle to ship up laige quantities of supplies and soon It is uu that the steamers Edith and Olympia are tbe ones to be employed and that they will mika ths first trip about the first of March Included iu the material already purchased and ready for shipment on tbs trip ate two pile drivers for use on the trestle work The Santa Ana brought up considerable material for the company which is seeded for immediate The shipment included eight dump cars of a capacity ef two yards each go j These cai s are for use in the can you and teveral of them have already been up Several tons of light rails were received so ma time ago and are now on tbe ground It is that the road can be completed and in operation before next winter in at least as far ith rock work the canyon completed rapid progress cau be made with he opening of spring As soon as the snow goee men be put to work cleat ing the and it the graders the glacier aud prosecuting attorney It is u gued that the deputies of these U- officials can conduct tbe affairs their office in one-half of the district while their are in the half Economy is the only given for not creating a fourth K J Fjeld who with a number ether local men own the quartz properties on the turned on the Santa Clara A tany known as the Royal Co was organized in tho states tb s winter fui the purpose of and developing this property Jisc Casey the well known oil man put the deal through and some welf capitalists are ths company Mr Fjeld brought up large outfit and a Dumber of honei with him and is already on the It is tbe intention to open up the perty on as large a scale as tbe cone Uona will permit and get it in shape t operate soon as tbe railroad finished into that section the matter has been absolutely Time A trip was made last by the Valdez Transportation Co's stage The mail which left here on the 3rd of the mouth arrived iu Fail banks on tbe 12th being a few hours less -than nine days on the way The mail coining this way made equally good time A of men who were here two years ego with ate expected on the Oregon They are to tbe copper country to The and latest iu Ladies Bazaar Mrs Kirk is quite seriously ill this week Mrs E G Amos of the Ladies Bazaar received on one of tue last boats a fine now piano Tbe accounts and accompanying papers presented by Bishop Kowe for expenses incurred through supplying and for Indians at Fart Yukon during an epidemic of diptheria in July 1904 have submitted to con through a letter from Secretary Hitchcock Gov Brady recommends tbe payment of the claim Have you teen those pretty new Back Combs at Ladies Bazaar One of the most sudden changes of weather probably ever experienced curred here yesterday evening when from four degrees below zero at five o'clock p m it rose to 30 degrees above a change of 34 degrees by a change of more than one decree for each minute saya the Star of January tbe matter of extending it at least for the present But there wore other interests aside from lu at work and influence was brought to induce the capitalists to reconsider the matter build a line from Lay to the river This was done and tue entire month of January was devoted to arranging fur tho larger enterprise and reorganizing with a larger capital A deal more money was for the new project and large interests that were not connected with the first came in on tue second deal It was near the first of the present mouth before tho deal had been and finally closed up The intention now is to push work on the road with as little delay as possible The road bed through Keystone be completed and ready for the ties and rails before the ice goes out in the spring To do this work it will requite about 300 men and this number will be put at it as soon as they can arrive from tbe states Considerable work has already been done in the canyon and things bare been so arranged by Chief Engineer Deyo that a big force of men can be put to work on short notice the very beat results camps have been established in tbe canyon One is located at this end another about midway and the third near tbe upper end These camps will accommodate 500 men The camp near tbe middle of the canyon has just been completed logs are all of wood and are warm and comfortable The lumber for the buildings at the third camp is on ground and work upon them will be- gin About 45 men are now on tbe rock Among the passengers on the Clara was F F Burfin of New York Denis of San Francisco J E Bariett of Colorado Tbe gentle men eastern capital which if anxious to secure interests in properties ia the interior They bava for j established an office in tbe i Hotel are taking options in to lirer will ba put j tenor and during the m so as to in tho track being j summer a of experts will out by tbe stream This work be i up to examine the holdings they commenced as soon ns the ground is hare secured Two of the gentlemen in condition to piling It is safe to say that the of Valdez will ride on a train through canyon probably as far as before snow fLas next fall Office and Front Street near Broadway Residence Phone 38 CHARLES CRAWFORD CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER SUCCESSOR Sasb Doors Mouldings and Lumber Glass Always in Stock o A Full Line of HOUSE MOVING WHARF BUILDING The Northern Steam Laundry will be temporarily closed for repairs The boiler and machinery is out of or der and it has been decided to close until the repairs can be made and everything put in first-class shape An from Juneau will be up on one of tbe next boats to take charge of the aundry Arrangements are being made to put a time ball on tbe cable building BO that at exactly 12 o'clock neon the ball cau be dropped ouch day one can in this way keep their time pieces to standard time without going to the cable office will leave in a few days for the Chit tyua district where they will spend summer Married Get a Head Shawl before they are all gone at Ladies Bazaar A quiet wedding occurred last Sur day eve at the home of Mrs Wi laid Scott when C E Borgen mar ager of the Valdez Market and Mii Annie Olson of Seattle were united i the holy bonds of wedlock Rev Ben nett performed the ceremony Tb bride was a passenger on the Saiu Clara and the groom had all prepa e a cozy little home on the second of the Valdez Market building Married Chas N Jones of Valdez and of Seattle united in marriage at the Epis rectory last Tuesday evening Re- C Taylor officiated Best quality of Snow Glasses 2 and 50 cents at Owl Drug Co for Corn Fed Meats There is a Big Raise in the Cattle Market in the states but it don't affect the Our prices remain the same and we solicit Family Trade with the best quality of Beef Mutton Pork Spring and Roasting Chix and Turkeys We get FRESH GOODS on every Boat and we guarantee the best oi Service Call up Phone 29 and Try our Fast minn We will have Fresh Supply of thing on the Oregon OUR Sales and Small Profits c e JEWS PA PER I JEWS PA PER I
