The Alaska prospector., 1904-04-28
W. c. Stull, Graduate Optician.

Place Paints.
 Moose meeting tonight.
 Pool , cents cue at the Key stone.
 Veal sausage every Saturday City Market
 Piano for sale-apply to Mrs. F. J. Date.
 8 pounds Bucket Lard 45c at the Valdez Market.
 Military Hair Brushes at Broad way Pharmacy.
 Lowneys candies fresh, Broad way Pharmacy.
 Well seasoned Pork Sausage 200 ID at Valdez Market.
 5O-cent French dinners are a new departure at Wfkidels.
 A number of steers and sheep were on the Bertha for this place. Your old clothes can be restored to q respectable condition at the Valdez laundry, Keystone ave.
 FOR RENT-The best storeroom in Valdez, cheap to permanent tenant. Inquire at Bank of Valdez. JAS. FISH, SR., licensed real es- tate ageTt, Mckinley st., Valdez Telephone 1o. Properties for sale or rent.
 FoUND-Pair of gold speetacles in case. Owner can get the same at this office by paying the cost of advertising.
 A. K. Beatson arrived on the Bertha, enroute for Latouche, with lumber, pile-driver, rails and ma chinery for his mine.
 Miss Bertha Ross, of St. Paul, arrived on the Santa Ana, and will live with her sister, Miss Ross, of the Golden Rule.
 McGee and party, Jack Miller and party, and French Jennie and party with a cargo of whiskey are stranded on the Copper river near the Gakona. The ice has gone out and they will have to wait for pack horses.
 Bert Stevens is two miles this side of Ernestine; Esterly & Hub bard beyond Ernestine. Tibbett's light outfit, ? horses. moving ahead. Decker. Sam Butler, SchlOsser, pro- bably safe. No news from up river. Uncertain how others are.
 MT. and Mrs. Hosf0rd were seen on the Delta about the 18th inst, at a point 75 miles from its mouth. They are late, and may succeed in reaching the Tanana on the snow, but will likely have to build boat to reach Fairbanks.
 The Santa Ana arrived early this morning with the following pas sengers: Bertha Ross, Mrs J. Par sons, F. NJ. Cohen, J. w. Hartwick, H. Steidler. J. Beck, P. Derrig, w. H. Brown, A. ]. Steyar, J. A. Par sons, w. Hughes, Valdez; Mrs G. NJ. Landsberg and daughter, Chig- nix Mrs L-Schott and son, Karluk $. w. Hartwick, H. Steidler, Uyak c. D. Parish, Unalaska.
 On Friday last Geo. Hazelett and Ray Larsen returned to towl. Mir. Hazelett went with his party on to the Chittyna. and returned as everything seemed to be going on quite smoothly. He did not hear of the overflow on that river till nearing town, his losses, how ever. are slight. Larson returned on his regular route as he is now the mail carrier from Valdez, and connects with interior carriers. He |. started in again on the arrival of the Santa Ana.
 Geo. 2. Mearns was a passenger on the Portland. George is the genial trader at kenai, whose store WIS burned last fall; but phoenix like he will rise from the ashes in grander form. He has had force uf men busy all winter getting ma terial and is now returning after a visit to the states, to begin the erection of trading station and hotel in connection. His place is To ated in the best section Of Alas k, for hunting large game, and is the hea dluarters for the most ex- pert hunting guides.
 The s. $. Portland arrived here on the 22d instant, with the follow : ing passengers:
 Fer Valdez-W. E. Rutherford, D. F. Leahy, E. H. Sellers, G. w. Blanchard, F.Woods, NJ. Blanchard Leo Demylt, Frank Vito.
 For Seldovia-J. Girdwood, r. q Anderson GaO q Maarpe