DISCOVERED
That a whole lake of oil, great flow
ing natural wells and Intense streams
of the fluid have been discovered to
the northward of Seward peninsula
is the amazing statement brought
to Nome by the Revenue cutter Bear,
and a statement proven by photo
graphs taken and brought here by the
discoverer of what apparently means
nothing less than a vastly greater And
than any gold fields within the limits
of the territory.
Vanvalin is the name of the dis
coverer. He was picked up by the
Bear at Wainright just south of the
place of discovery of the extraordi
nary oil lake. The lake Is situated be
tween Wainright and Point Barrow
in the extreme north of Alaska. The
photographs taken by Vanvalin show
clearly that the lake of oil is of large
extent, that an extraordinary flow of
oil Is taking place and that some of the
channels through which the oil flows
have over two feet depth of the fluid.
The lake contains oil of a very color
and density. The story has created
a sensation at Nome and a stampede
Is sure to result.
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DO NOT FORGET.
That fair competition is good for the
consumer, a trial order from our store
will convince you. Phone 21. Cordo
va Co-Operative Trading Co.
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Fresh Eggs 55c. per dozen. Young
Fryers 45c. per lb. Hens for Roasting
and fricassee 40c lb. Young Belgian
Hare 50c. each. F. A. JONES local
poultry farm. Phone 22. All orders
promptly delivered.
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All the Real News In the Times.
ANCHORAGE MAY GO
WITHOUT LIGHTS
O. C. Meyers, engineer In the Cor
dova light plant, arrived last night
from a trip to Anchorage. He has
been over there about two weeks and
says that the weather for the most
part has been fine. While over there
on a pleasure trip, Mr. Meyers took
an interest in the way things were
going, especially the light plans. He
says that the prospects for having
'electric lights at Anchorage this win
ter are very few. *The thing la up in
the air. The commission there does
not know whether they have the right
to install light plants, and private
parties are afraid to enter the field.—
Seward Gateway
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An excursion was run to the glaciers
today.
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There will be a train for Chitina
and Kennecott tomorrow morning.
Will A. Steel, former publisher of
the Dally Alaskan, was In town today
on his way to Anchorage.
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Furnished Cottage, Observation
Knoll. Apply Alaska Transfer Co.
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Young chickens and Belgian hares
for sale at I^ambert’s. Phone 67.
RAILROAD COMMISSION
IS OUT OT FUNDS
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The last contracts for the work of
construction of the government rail
road have been let for the present
year according to the opinion of the
men working on those contracts now'
and the opinion of the men working
for wages, according to some people
who have recently arrived from that
quarter. Of course, this need not
necessarily mean that the work will
be suspended as there will be un
doubtedly quite a lot of work to be!
done during most of the winter
months, but the appropriation was so
small and the amount of equipment
purchased so large that two million
dollars cannot be expected to last
very long. Congress meets about1
three months from now and it is pos
sible that another appropriation may
be secured at the begilnning of the
session.—Seward Gateway.
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The Knik Masonic club has been or
ganized with about 40 members. Max
Flnkelstein of Cordova, was elected
president and Mr. Irving temporary
secretary. A movement Is under way
to establish a permanent lodge.
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Empress Theatre
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FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915,
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MISSING JEWELS—
A Detective Story.
THE STORM AT SEA—
A Drama.
TOBIAS WON OUT—
Comic efforts of a recruit to quit the army.
Admission 25 Cents Show starts 8:15 Sharp
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Hart
Schaffner
& Marx
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READY TAILORED
Clothes for Fall, 1915 havie just ar
rived all the new smart Styles are
here, a big variety of colors and pat
terns to choose from.
Priced from
$25.00 to $35.00
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We also carry a large line of STYLE
PLUS at $17.00 the suit.
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HOUSE AND WILSON.
President With Hi* Friend,
Who Sounded Power* on Peace.
© 19Ky by AmeHcAn Press Association
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MINI ALASKA
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Captain J. A. Herbert, who was the
first men to secure a lease of coal
lands from the government in Alaska,
has already taken out more than three
thousand tons from his leased prop
erty at Bluff Point twelve miles from
Seldovia. The output has been sold
to Anchorage, steamers, the canneries
and will soon be on sale In Seward.
The coal is lignite and the engineer of
the Panama steamer Sinoloa, which
tested in and brought 107 tons, said it
w’as about the finest coal he ever used
for steaming purposes. The veins
crop out from a bluff right over the
beach and a tunnel has been driven
300 feet into the solid coal so that in
future the sort of coal taken out will
be far better than the coal from the
surface. The government at Anchor
age has used a large quantity and is
so well pleased that the steamer
Tyontc Is continuing to haul it every
day to the new railroad city. The
mine has a capacity of forty tons daily
but this capacity can easily be in
creased and Captain Herbert has in
sight enough coal for years and years.
The coal shipped before from the sur
face was not so good as the quality
now being mined. The present output
is so clean that handling it does not
even soil the fingers. It is, therefore,
Captain Herbert says, also ideal for
domestic purposes. The captain is on
his way to Seattle and will be able to
let the world know that the coal which
has been so long tied up by th eeov
ernment is now ready to aid inWhe
territory's development.
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Nifty job printing at the Times.
INSURE NOW
IN RELIABLE COMPANY
And Protect Your Family
In The
N. Y. Life Ins. Co
Thos. S. Scott
Cordova Agent
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The salmon pack for this season in'
Cook Inlet will reach 1400 thousand
cases.
Chief Clerk Alvah Eames, of the
railway mail service, returned today
from a business trip to Seattle.
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Capt. A. E. Lathop left on the Ala
meda this afternoon for Valdez, and
from there will go to Seward and
Anchorage, returning to Cordova
about October 1.
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O. L. Larson and bride, nee Miss
Anna Webb, were arrivals today from
Seattle and since their returnihave
been receiving the congratulations of
friends.
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Deputy Marshal Frank Hoffman ar
rived from Chisana on yesterday’s
train. He is on his way to Valdez with
several natives as witnesses in the
Shornborn murder case, which will
be tried at the coming term of court.
FOUND—A bunch of keys. Finder
can have same by calling at this office.
For plumbing and heating see Ben
. Blllott. Phone 101.
MANY PASSENGERS
ARRIVE ON ALAMEDA
The steamer Alameda arrived at 9
o’clock this mornlr^ and sailed for
\aldez at 3 p. m. Her passengers for
Cordova were: Erma Smith, W. W.
Happe and wife, O. L. I-arson and wife
F. A. Castle and wife, L. Payne and
wife, W. Harper, H. Stark, Dr, W. H.
Chase, J. Willis, P, P. Rlerson, C. W.
Stander, J. H. Hadley, J, Kennedy,
Alvah Eames, L. L. Brown.
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Deputy Marshal Al. Dowling, of Val
dez returned to that place on the Ala
meda this afternoon.
Bert Denny is now the skipper of
the tug boat Columbia, which is oper
ated to the westward.
P. P, Rlerson, of Portland was an
arrival on the Alameda and will be
connected with Harmon Machinery
Company as traveling salesman.
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Every customer at our store is
charged alike. One price for all.
Phone 21. Cordova Co-Operative
Trading Co.
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