Valdez County AK Archives History - Businesses .....Valdez 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ak/akfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com June 29, 2007, 4:22 pm VALDEZ. A city on Port Valdez, an arm of Port William Sound, settled in 1898, 585 miles by steamer n w of Sitka. Juneau is the nearest banking point. Contains an Episcopal church, a hotel and several mining1 companies. A weekly newspaper, the Valdez Alaskan, is published. A government overland mail route leading from here to Eagle, and traversing the famous Copper River mining district, is established. A telephone line is also being built to the same place, about 40 miles of which is completed. Mining is the principal industry. Has steamer connection with all Alaskan points. Pop, 315. C N Crary. Asst P M. Arctic Mining Co (Ltd), C N Crary mngr. Barrett A L, saloon. BEATTY L, Grocer. Cameron Frederick, barber. Carnicia W, jeweler. Casey James, mining. Chisna Mining Co, Hazlett & Meals mngr. Chittyna Mining Co, George McClellen mngr. Coons A, meats. CRARY C N, Drugs. Doty E E, saloon. Fish Bros, gen store. Gelineau R, restaurant. Gelineau Wm, barber. Hayden & Co, com'n. Hazlett & Meals, mngrs Chisna Mining Co. HEMPLE S A, General Store. Kleve Mrs, restaurant. Levy A L, gen store. Little River Mining Co. McMullen George, billiard hall. McMullen Mrs George, restaurant. MAGNESON P, Jeweler. Oleson A, contr. Osgood D F, saloon. Pearson H B, phys. Riley L K, phys. Singleterry A, saloon. Snyder John G, gen store. Syring Mrs, laundry. Valdez Alaskan. WHITE A, Hotel. White & Crowley, saloon. Additional Comments: Extracted from: R. L. Polk & Co.'s District of Alaska Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1901-1902 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ak/valdez/directories/business/1902/valdez296gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/akfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb