The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908, 1902-09-25


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Billy Finical arrived from Slate
Creek this morning.
&C. Hubbard is back from a
short trip to Seattle. He intends
to go to the interior again soon.
George Davis. George Davidson
and Ethel Johnson returned to
town Monday.
Beds and bed springs of the best
quality, for sale cheap ut the Whal-
ing Company's building on Nc
kinley street. See JAS. Fish, Sr.
Geo. Woods and Jim Foley. both
from Nome have leased the building
formerly known as the Reception
and will open first class saloon.
Richards IL Co. have opened an
up-to-datc circulating library. You
can buy Il book for 10 cents and ex-
change for D cents. 500 books To
select from.
Last evening about II O'Clock as
/ Fred Cameron was going home from
work he was suddenly struck on the
back OF the head and fell uncon-
scious. When ne came too he was
$31 looser. GALL the money he had
with him. There is no clue to the
robber.
Mr.. Austin Lathrop, Il well known
former citizen, was Il passenger on
the Santa Ana enroute To Cook in
let, where he has large oil proper
ties. Mrs. Lathrop and Miss Cleo.
her daughter. expect to come up
on the next boat, and will reside
here this winter.
Nj. q. Edwards and Harry
Wcnkc have made placer find
along the Sound, only short dis
lance from town. They say it is
not very extensive, but what there
is OF it runs about ID cents to the
pan. Wenke returned "Wednesday
to the scene of the strike.
DR.. l.. X. Riley who has resided
here for the past two years will
cave for California ON the Santa
Ana and make his home in that
state. DIR. Riley has proven
himself very successful physician
while here and has made many
friends who regret to see him leave
here vet wish him much success
wherever he may 90.
Mr.. f. IL. Clyne arrived here on
the Santa Ana with 80 tons of goods
which must be sold ON short notice.
The outfit consists of sashes, doors.
show cases, heating and cooking
stoves, beds, mattresses, springs,
linoleum, carpet, coffee mills large
and small, sewing machines, cedar
ceilings, corrugated sheet iron and
in fact almost any article necessary
10 tit up hotel, store, boarding
house, or IA home. The goods NAV
be seen i'm the store house on the
wharf where Mr.. Clyne will be in
attendance to sell any article
needed.
The Miles Bros. who came here
last July 10 take photographs
throughout the country for the Am
erican Mutiscope and Biograph Co.
OF New York, have just returned
from successful trip through the
interior. They have taken many
large negatives and Il number OF
films To he used in the projectiscope
for moving pictures. In July they
took Il roll. showing the departure
OF the pack train over the trail.
This was sent TO the States for com
pletion and it is now here. An
effort is being made to have them
display this and other pictures i'm
one of the halls in town and if they
consent, an announcement will be
made later.
The travelling star-rOute cores
pendent of the News recently wired
from Chistuchina that man nam
ed Gwin had stolen dog from the
natives at Chisna, and should be
prosecuted by the citizens ON his
arrival i'm town. We have investi-
gated this matter and find that the
c;-arge was entirely unwarranted
and without foundation. The facts
of the ease are that the natives, who
were stopping at OWNS tent on
State, lost their dog and and told
Mr.. Gwin if he caught it to take it
down with him on his way out, and
they would see him ON Chisna and
take the dog. He found the eur
and took him to Chisna, but the
Siwashes had left before his arrival,
The dog followed him on down the
trail, and Gwin tried on several oc-
casions to have Indians keep him
/ for the owners hut thay wonlJ nat