SUN SHINES IN
OF TIME
It has rained In Cordova hut four
days this month so far. and of the
208 days of the present year this city
has enjoyed the sunshine 133 days, ac
cording to records kept by Fred Schil
ler. The other days of the year are
divided as follows: Rain, 48 days,
snow, 20 days; clear, 7 days.
The hottest day of the year, accord
ing to Schiller, was June 14, when the
thermometer registered 68 degrees in
the shade. By a peculiar coincidence
the same day last year also was the
hottest of the season, the thermometer
registering 84 degrees. The coldest
day of the year thus far was January
20, when the mercury registered 8 de
grees below.
Although the sunshine this year has
been very plentiful, the average tem
perature of the city for the year thus
far is 10 degrees lower than last year.
The records of the weather are kept
by Schiller for his own convenience,
«nd in the absence of a government
station, are the only reliable statistics
available in Cordova.
Fred also claims to be able to fore
cast the weather with the aid of a
real German prognosticator, which he
has in his restaurant. This consists
of a witch and Hans and Gretchen.
When the weather is to be fine, Hans
and Gretchen come out to play, but
if rain is coming, the old witch comes
out of doors.
Fred says the “prognosticator" Is
reliable. Today the witch is out.
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Dr. W. W. Council and wife, Jack
' Sapiro and wife, Dr. H. W. Bunch and
T. W. Barrington yesterday were
members of a fishing party on Lake
Kyak.
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Nathaniel Greene, territorial bank
examiner, returned to Cordova yester
day after a busines strip to Valdez.
VICTORIA FOG-BOUND OFF
COAST AT SEWARD
—
The steamship Victoria, of the Alas
ka Steamship Co., Is still fog-bound
off Seward, according to a radiogram
received by Tom Tallent today, and
the time of her arrival at Cordova de
pends entirely upon how soon the
weather clears.
The steamship Alameda, of the same
company, left Seward at 11 o'clock
this morning, and weather permitting,
should arrive here tomorrow at noon.
The steamship Admiral Farragut, of
,the Pacific Alaska Navigation Co., Is
due from the west today.
MRS. WHITTEMORE DIES
ABOARD ALASKA
Advices were received In Cordova
today that Mrs. E. L. Whlttemore, of
Seward, an outgoing passenger on the
steamship Alaska, died last night. The
word came in a private telegram and
the cause of her death was not given.
It is known, however, that she has
suffered from asthma for years, and
it is thought that her death came
from that sourcs.
Mrs. Whlttemore was well known to
the people of this city, where she had
lived with her husband previous to his
departure for Setvard.
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HELP WANTED.
Men and women wanted to work In
j cannery by the hour. Apply Carlisle
| Packing. Co.
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W. FI. Coulter, representing the Pa
cific Building & l.oan & Savings As
sociation of Tacoma, is much interest
ed in the apparent necessity for more
homes in Cordova.
He asserts that the necessity is
plain even to a visitor, and thinks it
is up to the people of the community
to see that the strangers who antici
pate conving here are properly housed.
Coulter asserts that the people of
this city who are members of his as
sociation easily can get the necessary
money with which to build if they
wish, and that others may be able to
have their ventures f'nanced if the
local business men would organize an
association along the lines of the com
pany which he represents.
Many people in the city today are
seriously considering the possibility of
evolving some scheme whereby houses
may be built for the rapidly increasing
population of Cordova, and it is certain
that something will be done within the
nest few days.
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HENRY A HAPPY DAD.
Henry Maillard is the proud father
of an eight and one-half pound boy,
born yesterday. Mother and child are
both well. Dr. W. H. Chase was in
attendance.
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NEW PROCESS TO
SAVE 60ED AT
LETOVA
That the gold contained In the ruby
sands of I.ltuya hay Is highly oxidized
and will not stick to a blanket or rif
fle plate Is the belief of Frank P.
Cook, well known mining man of Spo
kane and Juneau, who has juBt re
turned from a trip to mining property
there in which he is interested.
“I think about half of the gold Is
going over the plates and lost,” said
Mr. Cook this morning. "The gold
is very fine, and I believe it is heav
ily oxidized, which accounts for Its
flowing over the plates. I made tests
of a number of places where sluice
boxes were being used. In nearly
every instance, by panning the tail
ings we could get extremely good re
sults.
“I have been investigating the sand
of Lituya bay for a number of years,
and have samples of the sands from
there with me now, and I will ship
them below' for tests. I believe that
to recover the fine gold it will be
necessary to use machinery. 1 have
an idea that by using concentrator
tables of a certain make, and then
treating the concentrates, much gold
can be recovered which is now being
.wasted.
"We could get good colors ana iesi»
wherever we panned, whether we used
a pan or shovel. The gold is there if
it can be saved, and I now have the
.right process, I believe. Harry Wil
liams and myself have about 3,000,000
cubic yards of the sand, and it will
run about a dollar a yard. At the
present yard by using sluice boxes and
riffles and by panning, the men af
work there are making a little better
than wages. If our system proves it
self we will make better than wages
and mor egold will come from Lltuya
bay than from any other section ol
Alaska,” he said.
Mr. Cook left Juneau some three
weeks ago for Lltuya, accompanied by
Hick Jones. They returned yesterday
with the samples of sand, and are al
the Occidental.—Empire.
DIVORCEES LIKE
SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 25.—Th(
tendency to remarry is much strongei
j among divorcees than among widowi
hi California, according to the statis
tics for the last ten years, compiler
by the state bureau of vital statistics
Also these statistics disclose that wo
men are more apt to remarry aftei
a former union has been ended eithei
by death or divorce than are men.
In 1915 the widows marrying again
surpassed the widowers by 443, or 16.3
per cent. In 1906 the excess of wid
ows over wddowers was only 186, or
9.4 per cent, the proportion having in
creased generally throughout the ten
year period.
The excess of divorcees over di
vorced men is about twice that of
widows over widowers. The divorcees
remarrying in 1915 outnumbered di
vorced men by no less than 818, or
28.6 per cent. The corresponding ex
cess in 1906 was 378, or 29.1 per cent,
the proportion having fluctuated
slightly during the whole ten years.
The excess in the number of mar
riages between bachelors and widows
or divorcees over the total weddings
between spinsters and widowed or di
vorced men was 1,261, or 48,2 per cent
in 1915, a difference of a'ooue one half.
In 1906 the corresponding excess was
only 564, or 33.7 per cent, or only
about one-third.
In 1915, moreover, the weddings be
tween bachelors and divorcees sur
passed those between spinsters and di
vorced men by 776, or 62.2 per cent,
while the unions between bachelors
and widows exceeded those of spin
sters with widowers by only 493, or
>42.9 per cent. Hence, it is inferred
by the bureau report, a fair divorcee
is not only more likely to remarry than
a widow, but also is more apt than
her former spouse to wed a mate
never married before.
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Stephen Birch, of the Kennecott Co.,
yesterday boarded the Watson for
Latouche, where he will remain until
the return of the steamship Mariposa,
on which vessel he will return to the
States.
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For Sale—New Yukon hand sewing
machine. Bargain. RawBon. *
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Housekeeping rooms for rent. In
quire of Dr. W. H. Chase.
WORK STOPS ON
ST. ELIAS
LIGHT
According to reports of men who
have been employed on the construc
tion of the lighthouse at Cape St.
Ellas, the appropriation for that pur
pose has been exhausted, and the work
has been stopped. No further work
can be done on the lighthouse. It Is
(aid, until another appropriation has
been made, and the lighthouse, which
was sup|>osed to have been completed
this fall, will not be finished until
next summer.
The St. Ellas light, as planned, will
be one of the most powerful lights on
the coast, and also It Is one of the
most necessary aids to navigation, and
the lack of this light will be felt by
mariners If the reports of work hav
ing been stopped are true.
Among the men who returned from
the work are Joe Malloy, C. C. Carl
son, E. E. ThomaB and F. Hanson.
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Ed. A. Nelson, of McCarthy, Is a
visitor In Cordova.
LeRoy Anderson has returned to
Cordova after a trip to the Nazina.
P. Lewis and wife, of McCarthy, ar
rived In Cordova yesterday.
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visitor to Cordova.
George Francis Rowe, of Seattle, ar
rived yesterday on the steamship Ad
miral Watson, and will remain here a
short time.
Miss Elizabeth Boyle, sister of Mrs.
E. P. Ziegler, with whom she has
visited this summer, was a passenger
to Seward on the steamship Admiral
Watson. She will return on the same
vessel to Douglas.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Alaskan Hotel — J. F. Harpham,
George Francis Rowe, Miss Janet Cur
ran, Miss Ella Sparrow, H. 0. Conway,
Miss D. Gutter, Mr. and Mrs. P. Lewis,
S. Simonson, Y. Olson.
Windsor Hotel — Mrs. F. E. LeRoux,
F. W. Chiswell, H. C. Haywood, J. T.
Chamberlain, M. J. Sullivan, C. O.
Moon, F. S. Isham, Felix Freyhold.
Cordova House — Joe Molloy, Ed.
A. Nelson, C. C. Carlson, R. S. Han
son, E. T. Thomas:, W. M. Snell, T.
Thlsted, Le Roy Anderson, K. Alder,
J. D. Clark.
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lopes now.
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office.
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We represent the Niagara, London,
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We also represent the Maryland
Casualty Company, and issue Fidelity
and Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co,
Sheldon Auto Stage
SERVICE,
CHITINA TO FAIRBANKS.
Starts June 15.
Cars Now Running Regularly.
Weekly Trips.
Fare $75.00.
<0 Pounds Baggage Free.
Office: Chitina Hotel, Chitina,
Alaska.
TAILORING
CLEANING AND PRESSING.
Dotmor’s Woolens for Ladles’ and
Gents’ Suitings. Prompt Attention to
Remodelling of Ladies’ and Gents'
Suits. Reasonable Prices. Satisfac
tion Guaranteed.
W. H. GRAVES
Phone 130. Mickelion Building.
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AT THE
MOUNTAIN INN
Good hunting and fishing. Also fish
and game for sale In season. Boats
for rent, good meals and beds. Rates
$2.50 per day.
The Walkers
ALAGANICK, ALA8KA.
Twenty Miles From Cordova.
For the Mechanic
WHITE’S ADZES AND HAND AXES
PISTON’S HAND SA WS
BAILEY PLANES
MAYPOLE’S HAMMERS
STARRET’S and YANKEE TOOLS
BUCK CHISELS
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Empress Theatre
FRIDAY, JULY 28.
Daniel Frohman Presents Mary Piekford in the Celebrated Ro
mantic Coined v
“SUCH A LITTLE QUEEN.”
In Five Reels of Motion pictures.
| Show at»8 p. m. Admission 25 Cents
For the Motorboatman
DAYTON DYNAMO
K. W. and WIZARD MAGNETOS
COLUMBIA HOTSHOT BATTERIES
BORER’S SEMI-ROTARY PUMPS.
SHEBLER CARBURETOR
EDISON’S CAUSTIC SODA AND OIL
Northwestern Hardware Co. |
AGENTS CLAY AND [GRAY MOTORS . j
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HATS
$2.50, $3.50
$4.00, $5.00
You will find your Summer Hat
among the very latest styles of
STETSONS, MALL0RYS
And HARDEMAN’S at
The Blum, O’Neill Company
HATS
$2.50 $3.50
$5.00
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MEN’S DESIRES, MEN’S NEEDS,
MEN’S REQUIREMENTS AND MEN’S
INCLINATIONS.
FOR THAT REASON WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO
YOU THE BEST LINES OF MERCHANDISE
IN THE CITY.
CLAYSON’S
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WHY NOT OWN YOUR OWN HOME>
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jjji rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your ;$
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Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and p
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INSIST ON
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