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“THE GOLDEN’
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JAMES HUSSEY
LUNCH Counter in Connection
F. H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY
Notary Public Real Estate
Transactions of all Kinds
Legally arranged.
Alaska
Cordova,
ASA C. BALDWIN
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
^ SEATTLE, WASH
512 Hoge Building
McCarthy
Alaska
SC^nnecoti Laundry
lakes Oare oi tlie family "Wasli
Around Ihl ^Alasika
The Hirst Chicagoff mine has
recently opened a tive loot vein
of very rich ore at their lowest
level.
O.W. Brehmer, formerly of
this district is nowlocated at the
lower end of Kenai Lake, where
he is planning to open a sum
mer resort.
Flat boasts of having the most
dangerous pests in Alaska in
the shape of black gnats. The
bite is very poisonous to hum
uns, while it hao proven fatal to
several work dogs in the vicinity
1 he animals after being bitten,
by the insects become blind and
later get paralysis of the hips.
Valdez has just finished instal
ling a wireless station that picks
up nearly all large stations.
fish valued at five millon were
exported from the Territory in
the month of August according
to Collector of Customs J. C. Me
Bride. Copper totalled $994,561:
Fur, not counting seal, $142,000:
Marble $25,000: Gypsum $9,000:
Lumber $dl,2»4. It is expected
hat the present month will show
an even greater exportation of
tish than did August.
Fred McGlashen, expert fox
man from Carcross, Y.T. recent
arrived in Juneau to take charge
of the Goldstien stock that lias
just arrived from the Pribiiofs,
The foxes are bines and are the
tinest strain obtainable.
Jack Dalton, Alaska pioneer,
and more recently Yakima far
mer is advertising his ranch for
sale, as he wishes to do a little
pioneering in South America.
Further attempts to develop oil
at Yakataga will soon be made
by the Yakataga Oil Co. which
has recently been incorporated.
The company has two 2,560 acre
claims leased. R. W. Wiley who
was formerly interested in Chis
ana placers and Rainy Hollow
copper, was insturmental in the
entrance of the company into the
Yakataga lield.
The fly by night mercha nt has
an awful tough row to hoe in the
capital of Alaska at any time,
but a recent ordinance passed
by the city fathers will do away
with the breed for good and all.
The old license was $25.00 per
week, but the new cost is $50.00
per day.
This is one way do do away
with unwanted competition but
we hope it doesn’t apply to the
farmer who peddles his produce
Alaska Soda Fountain^
ALL KINDS OF MIXED DRINKS
CIGARS CIGARETTES CANDIES
BILLIARDS
Ice Cream and Ice Cream Sodas
Copper River
and Northwestern Railway
THROUGH SERVICE TO CORDOVA TWICE WEEKLY
CALEB CORSER Supt.
0. F. PUGH. Agent
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Locals
Charley Hawkins, genial em
ployee of the C.R. & NW. RR ar
rived in town yesterday and left
today for a trip in the hills Ce>n
Miller accompanied him with two
pack horses.
In addition to her duties of
head waitress at Charley Chongs
Mrs. Paul Latham has assumed
the management of J.B. O’Neills
clerical depart ment.
Miss Cosby Jackson and Miss
Gladys Thomas, both of Belling
ham, Washington are teaching
the Kennecott school this term.
Miss Jackson is instructor of the
high school department.
NOTICE
The News would appreciate
tiie cooperation of the prospect
ors and operators of the district
in the accumulation of reliable
data suitable for use in an out
line prospectus of the district
We hope to get a sufficient num
her of good photographs to ill us
trate all the data set forth, but
we can only make a success of
the mines histories with your
help.
This is a coming district and
we know it—but the rest of the
world don’t. We want to do our
share of the telling the world,
and we will, if you give us data
The receipt of all data, especial
ly photos at as early a date as is
possible will facilitate the work.