The Alaska prospector., 1906-01-11
Mai1 Contracts

It is aunuunced that the mail contracs from Valdez to thc inter Tor have been awarded i.e Valdez Fairbanks contract going ,o !he Northern Commercial Go for $64,- o65 per annuln, and the Vald.z- Eagle contract to j R. CtistenIen. the price being $46,030 per annutu.
 These contracts have been han died for the past fnur years by Jas. Fish, who has given d first class service.
 The Northern Commercial Co.,. which has the Fairbanks contract. Is large cooperation closely con- nected with the A. c. Go. They handle the .hullr of Ae traneporta- iion business on the Yukon and Panama.
 J. R. Crittenden, who has the Eagle contract, is well known D Valdez, having been iu this s,ea.3 since 1900. He has had laall ,of- ract trom ChistucIina 10 Gacsal far several years He states that be will start soon to move in sup plies and to install stations, so as to be ready to handle the mail by July. then his con,rac' starts.
 Jim. Black returned from the States las. night. He will leave in ! few weeks for s;lalc creek
 \. Y. Harlan, [. <. district at .orney for thls division, arrived ias; night on lie santa Clara, and will remain here until after the coming session of court.
 Valdez Market, Phone 29. We "ill guarantee to sell you Beef, wholesale. by the quarter or half Cheaper than you can ship it in from seattle.
 We are still selling our Missouri Fed Ci.iX it 23c fer pound. Eai- dez Market, Phone 29.
 | is stated that the Portland wreck WAS caused by the SIire is iand buoy having broken loose and Heated onto the rocks, upon which the vessel struck.
 The paintings made by A. Bun, Of this place, last spring, are now on exhibition at the Great North ern offices, Seattle, and are rcceiv- ing much favorable comment.
 Mrs. W. c. Stull was q passenger from Valdez on the Portland, when she was wrecked.
 Adler has just received large stock of Household Furnishings. Call and see them.
 New Goods on every boat for kern's.
 Parker Bunk House on Keystone avenue. Bunk. stove and wood, all comforts, p cents per day.
 Fresh Oysters for Wikidel on every boat.
 The Valdez Souvenir Spcon stands alone. II presents the Pre;- tiest Birdseye View of Valdez you ever saw. Nothing borroweI- Strictly original, and is q master pi ce of the hlg est art of die sink ing. No amount of description can depict or do justice to it's ar tistic beauty. It must be seen to- admire it. to possess one joy for ever: It will pay you to go to Stuil's Jewel Palace and see it.
 Who is the Arctic Queen?
 The Bertha will leave Seattle for Valdez Jan. 25.
 William Grogg has resigned his position wish the Val l,z Ba k & Mercantile Co., and and will leave soon for Valdez Creek.
 Following are arrivals on Santa Clara last night:
 II Bremen, F II Savage and wife. B Guth rie and wife, ! I Moore and wife, ! L iosi, l., Jas simpson, Jno Miller, Jas Mori, Geo. G Perry. Amelia Holmes, W Winehell and wife, " Il Bray, 9 A Sutherland, R Austin, X Sal iantne, i K Crawl rl, Mrs J Moore, Il smith, f kernaa, ] Black, C E AmInon, Mrs J V Grat.9ln, A ' Osborne, Maxine Lynn ' Harlan, r r Kendall from Seattle: il Stokes, 0 Schultz, Jas stater. ( Hanson from Juneau.
 The road commission has eight horses coming on the Farailon, with which to move a pile driver and supplies to Tazlina, where bridge will be built this spring.
 A Ground boxing contest at the Nizina tonight, between Nick Bur ley and Fred Bunce. Burley agrees 10 stop anyone here in four rounds or forfeit $50.
 John Miller, the well known Slate creek operator, returned to town on the Santa Clara. He brought a number of horses and xvilI start in,n,aJipfa alv p,ovipn h;c