Copper Ore Shipments From Cordova Alone Are Over $2,000,000 Each MontiT
! The Cordova Daily Times FH17
Ll ME ONI,.^ M MRKR 15)2. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1 !)1 i». PRICE TEN CENTS.
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GERMANY WARNED AMERICAN RIGHTS
CHIEF FORRESTER
SEATTLE, July 21.—Chief Forester
Craves sailed for Alaska last night for
the purpose of inspecting the Chugach
National Forest in the Third Division,
whose headquarters is at Cordova. The
chief forester will also inspect the
Tongass forest reserve before pro
ceeding to the westward. He has
never seen either of the two reserves
and his trip is partly for the purpose
of examining the forests and eliminat
ing from the reserves all those por
tions of the land which are not
adapted to forest culture.
MARIPOSA HITS
HOCK
When the Northwestern reached
port today it was learned that the
Mariposa struck an uncharted rock on
her last trip south. The accident, oc
curred on July lfi while passing Point
Harrington in Clarence Strait. The
United States charts show 175
fathoms of water at the point where
the vessel struck. At Ketchikan the
Mariposa was examined by a board of
survey selected from the officers of
the Northwestern, and allowed to pro
ceed to Seattle. The ship was taking
water but no more than could be easily
handled by her pumps. The vessel
was not badly damaged, although
about 40 feet of her plates were
scraped by the rock, and the rivets
torn out. There was some talk about
the Mariposa going into dry dock at
Seattle.
: E TO HAVE
PAK1S, July 21—The governing
committee of the Hepublican Alliance
proposes that a single design be
adopted for a monument to the French
dead of the European war, to be
selected, reproduced and erected, in
different sizes, in all the cemeteries of
France. Artists and sculptors have
risen up against this proposition, hor
rified at the monotony of a uniform de
sign of monument in every town and
village.
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; FRANK IS
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga„ July 21.—
Leo Frank is greatly improved in
health, and the attending physicians
said this morning that his recovery
was now practically certain. The
danger of blood poisoning has passed,
and the administering of sedatives is
no longer necessary. His assailant,
Green, is still in solitary confinement,
and the prison authorities have not
decided what action to take against
blm.
_ WASHINGTON, I). 0., July 21.—President
\\ ilson, and liis cabinet after a meeting yesterday
which lasted over two hours, have approved the
final draft of the next note to Germany on tin* points
at issue between the two countries over the sub
marine warfare. Hither today or tomorrow the note
will be ready for dispatch to Germany, but it has
been decided not to give the contents to the Ameri
can public until it has been officially received at
Berlin.
WASHINGTON, 1). O., July 21.—The note to
Germany will probably be finished tomorrow or
Friday and it is not thought that another cabinet
meeting to discuss the contents will be necessary.
The message should be on its way to Berlin by
Friday at the latest.
WASHINGTON, P. C!., July 21.—The United
States has decided to inform Germany that if any
more American lives are lost as a result of Germany’s
methods of submarine warfare, in contravention of
the recognized principles of international law, this
country will regard such an occurrence as an un
friendly act. The administration has decided to no
longer discuss principles with the Berlin foreign
office. The American government will now warn
Germany of the interpretation this country will
place upon future transgressions of American rights
and prerogatives.
In the new note to Berlin, tiff- United States
will assume that Germany has already admitted the
principle that passengers must be removed to a place
of safety before destroying unresisting merchant
/ossein ns prizes of war. The new note will make it
incumbent on Germany to change her submarine
•raetiee so as to conform to the rules of international
aw. The action which the I'nLted States will take
f the torpedoing of passenger boats is not discon
tinued will not be indicated in the note. In diplo
matic phrase, however, tin* term “unfriendly act”.
11 ways carries an implication of finality leading
>ften to a severance of friendly relations. Between
the l nitcd States and Germany, this is all conjee
lure however, and no one knows what course the
idministration will take in the event of another
ittack on passenger vessels, nor is it known whether
the cabinet has discussed the probable course of the
I’nited States. It is believed that in the new note,
the request for reparation for the lives lost on the
Lusitania will be renewed.
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Government Stops All Development
Stephen Birch, President of the Kennecott Cop
per Corporation and Managing Director of the
Alaska Syndicate, is in Cordova today and after a
short visit to the Beatson mine at Latouche will
return here and go to Kennecott to inspect the
Bonanza and Jumbo mines.
Mr. Birch comes direct from New York and is
authority for the statement that tin* Alaska Syndi
cate does not propose to extend the Copper River &
Northwestern Railway from Mile 38 to the Bering
River coal fields, neither does it intend to erect a
smelter at Cordova.
“It was our original plan to build a spur to the
c oal fiehls with the possible extension of the rail
road to the interior but the government, in its wis
<loin, saw fit to stop development of the Copper
River valley and discourage capital from further
railroad building. Now it is up to the government
to open up and develop whatever section of the terri
tory it sees fit. We will continue to operate our own
mines and provide whatever railroad service is
necessary to handle the tonnage.”
The above statement from one high in authority
is significant, and although not very gratifying news
to Cordovans it should at least arouse our people to
a full realization of the gross injustice done us by
the government in entirely ‘‘passing up” the Copper
River section, without even an investigation, when
it came to a selection of the route for the govern
nient railroad. Practically a whole summer and
£400,000 was expended in preliminary surveys to the
westward and not even tin* pretense of an examina
tion of tin* route from Chitina to Fairbanks, which
has the only tonnage that Alaska can offer a rail
road. This fact, together with the many other
advantages Cordova possesses as a terminal for a
trunk line to the interior, are becoming generally
known and it is up to the local Chamber of Com
melee to herald the truth to the world and not allow
Cordova to continue to be the football in the
political game that is being played at Washington.
It was the intention of the railroad hill to open up
Alaska and this can only be done by building a road
through the rich mineralized belts of the Copper,
White and Tatiana valleys.
MISTAKE IS ADMITTED IN THE
SELECTION OF RAILROAD TERMINAL
R. W. Wiley, the original locator in
the White Kiver country, who staked
Billy James, discoverer of the rich
placer claims in the Sushanna, arrived
in Cordova today. He is accompanied
by Marcus Beebe, of Boston, an£ M.
Voorihees, of Portland, and they will
leave on tomorrow’s train for the
interior, where Mr. Wiley will spend
a couple of weeks looking after his
vast mining Interests.
“I have just returned from a visit
back east," said Mr. Wiley to a
Times representative, "and among
those who have made a study of
Alaska the sentiment is prevalent
that the government has made a mis|
take In the selection of its terminus
for n trunk line. There is no tonnage
for a railroad to the westward and
this is especially true since investlga !
tions have proven that the reported
rich quartz strikes in the Broad Bass i
section have proven a myth. The J
ground has been exported and no!
values found and thus is another of |
the political reasons for selecting j
Seward as the terminal, exploited.
“The backbone of the territory is j
the mineral belt at the head of the!
Copper, White and Tanana rivers. Iv
fact it is the only section in Alaska j
that offers any tonnage for a railroad.
It is generally believed in Washington
and New York that after the road
from Anchorage to the Matanuska
coal fields has been completed that
the government will direct its atten
tion to the opening up of the Copper
River valley. The only thing that
stands in the way of Cordova becom
ing the biggest town in Alaska is the
lack of transportation to develop the
mines tributary to your town.
"In my opinion there will eventually
be a railroad built from McCarthy,
via Scolai Cass, to the head of the
White river, The distance is only 58
miles, and although there is consider
able grade In places the road would
not be difficult to build, as there are
no glaciers to cross or engineering
feats to overcome. After crossing
Scolai pass, the road can be built for
H0.000 a mile.”
Mr. Wiley was the first prospector
to locate claims In the White River
country. It was in 1902, and against
the advice of friends he took a horse
and fifteen dogs nnd set out for that
unexplored section. After a long and
hard trip he reached his destination,
where he spent the winter. On
Beaver river he located a copper
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claim, but on account of the high cost
of packing ho has been unable to de
velop the property sufficiently to put
it on a shipping basis. The cost of
driving a tunnel was from $35 to $40
a foot, but in the face of this draw
back he has a tunnel 149 feet long on
his property. The North American
Trading & Transportation Company
has done considerable work on 30 or
40 claims for patent purposes, and
numerous tunnels from 30 to 50 feet
long have been dHven. There are a
number of other copper properties in
the White River country, all of them
carrying good gold values.
SMELTER HINGES ON^PENING OF COAL
R. W. Baxter, Vice President of tin* Alaska
Steamship Company and the Copper River & North
western railroad arrived in Cordova this morning
and will continue to the westward on the steamer
Northwestern, stopping at Ellamar, Valdez,
Latouche, Seward and Anchorage. Upon his return
Mr. Baxter will stop over here long enough to make
a trip over the local railway as far as Kennecott.
Mr. Baxter is on his annual tour of inspection and
while he has nothing definite to give the public in
reference to the plans of the Alaska Syndicate he
expressed a most optimistic view of the future for
Cordova.
“The extension of the Copper River railwav
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from Mile 38 to the Bering River coal fields will
naturally depend oil the basis upon which the gov
eminent intends to allow this vast area of fuel 1<> be
opened up and developed. If the present leasing bill
is put into workable shape many of the claims will
undoubtedly be worked and we are after all the ton
nage we can get.
“ With the opening of the coal mines, coke would
be available for a smelter at Cordova. As you know
Prince William Sound has the fluxing ore for the
rich copper glance at Kennecott, but everything
hinges on the marketing of your coal. Just what
will be the outcome of the government’s plan* no one
can say, but I share the hope of all Alaskan- that
at no distant time the whole territory will he thrown
open to development and the patience and fortitude
.of its residents, who have so nobly carried the bur
den for a number of years, will be fully rewarded.”
Questioned as to the reported purchase of a
speedy 10,000 ton steamer, by the Alaska Steamship
company, Mr. Baxter was non-committal. He merely
said: “We are in the transportation business and
we will put on enough boats to handle the business
as fast as it develops. If we should decide to pur
chase the boat referred to, and' there was not suffi
cient business in Alaskan waters for it during the
winter months, she might be sent to New York for
a couple of trips, providing, of course, that condi
tions warranted such a move.”
OVER
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 21.—The strike of the Welsh
coal miners is officially ended today. The men get
higher wages and return to work at once. The
adjustment is satisfactory to both sides, as the mine
owners have not had their property taken over by
the government, the government has not been forced
to test the Munitions Act ami the workers have
received an increase in wages. Tin* settlement of
the strike is considered due to the personal influ
ence of Lloyd George with the miners.
LONDON, July 21.—The miners went to work
in the South Wales coal fields today. Lloyd George,
whose intercession with the workers resulted in the
strike being settled, received an encouraging wel
come when he arrived on the scene of the trouble. A
final conference hew toon Lloyd George and the presi
dent of the Miners Federation has been held. The
president of the union said today that Lloyd George
had performed a great service for the miners of the
empire who would now do everything ]M>ssible to
hasten the termination of the war. Lloyd George
told the minors that ho was sick at heart over the
recurrent necessity of calling the attention of the
people of England to the gravity of the present situa
tion, and the tremendous seriousness of the British
position in the war. Potential work and production
of enormous value is being lost to the British empire,
because of the failure of the English people to under
stand what the war meant to them in case of defeat.
The miners cheered the speech of the Minister of
Munitions wildly, and the meeting elesed with a
tremendous ovation to the little Welshman.
INCREASED PH
FOR GARMENT
i
NRW YORK, July 21—Thirteen 1
thousand of the 21,000 garment work
ers who went on strike last week re- j
turned to work today, the master
tallorK having agreed to pay the In
creased wages demanded by the work
ers, most of whom are residents of
the crowded east side, and of Jewish i
origin. I he wage scale for an
branches of tailoring work has been
raised approximately 12 per cent.
Most of the remaining 9,000 will re
turn to work within a few days.
LING TUP INIS
ENJOTEI IT
The steamer Northwestern arrived
in Cordova at noon today, seven days
out from SeattJe. During the entire
voyage the weather was ideal and the
Pacific Ocean like a mill pond. The
long time consumed In making the
trip was due to the fact that the boat
missed the tides at Wrangel and Sey
mour Narrows and on account of the
delays at Juneau, Thane and Skagway
in discharging heavy shipments of
freight. A stop was also made at
Excursion Inlet, wdiere the cannery
was supplied with a thousand barrels
of oil. The passengers, however, re
port that the trip was a most enjoy- j
able one, due principally to the fact
that the officers of the steamer were
untiring in their efforts to provide
for the comfort and pleasure of all
aboard.
The Cordova passengers were: R.
W. Baxter, Stephen Birch, Mr. and
Mrs. P. M. Tamany, Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. McDonald, Mrs. M. l.aska. Bartley
Howard, Sal Reed, L. L. l.aska. I.
Smith, M. Beebe, M. Voorihees. Irving
Steele, Hobt. Wiley and H. G. Steel.
For Ellamar—F. M. Jordan.
For Valdez—I.. A. I-avenseller.
For Seward—H. E. Shugren, Miss E.
Bennett, R. B. Tucker, F. B. Camm,
Henry Lard, M. W. Rogan, Mrs. B. F.
Adams, E. W. Currier and wife. I.. M.
Grumbacher, Fred Brassel, Oscar
Noren, S. C. Nunamacker and wife.
Round trip passengers—Miss E. M.
Taylor, Miss O. Emerson, Miss S.
Emerson, C. E. Castle and wife and F.
A. Reynolds.
BELGIANS MUST
REGISTER IN
I
LONDON, July 2L— Hereafter any
Belgians in Oreat Britain who fail to
register their addresses will be liable
lo punishment by $500 fine or six
months' Imprisonment. Persons with
whom Belgians are lodging are sub
ject to the same penalties if they
fail to see that the order Is carried
out. This rule will bring a large
number of Belgians to account who
have managed to escape the call of
King Albert for military service.
On Visit to His Parents
Attorney P. M Tamany and his at
tractive young wife, of Seattle, were
Northwestern passengers and will
«pend a couple of weeks here, as the
meats of the former's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. P. T&many.
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