The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
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" CORDOVA. ALASKA, TUI'KS1 >AV, AIGI ST !J, l!>ir,.
“CARRYING COALS TO—ALASKA!"
A few years ago the whole nation was excited, alarmed and
indignant because certain enterprising gentlemen were going
to steal the “immeasurably rich” coal mines in Alaska.
The campaign to preserve these deposists “for posterity”
made several zealous souls, who otherwise would have gone on
the end' in the gray dusk of their own mediocrity, nationally
famous. The zealots triumphed, rightly or wrongly, and the
coal was tie< 1 up so tightly that practically none of it has yet
been mined.
That is one side of the picture. Now for the other side.
The government recently awarded a contract for 15,000
tons of coal for the forts in Southeastern and Southwestern
Alaska and on Puget Sound. Did it get some of the Alaska
fuel so zealously guarded from exploitation? Not by a jugful!
The fuel for Alaska will come from British Columbia and the
movement north has already started.
In other word’s, with those beds of fuel of fabulous wealth
in the territory, Uncle Sam contracts to use in the Northland
coal produced in another land!
There was a time when “carrying coals to Newcastle” was
synonymous with absurdly misdirected labor. The same
thought is conveyed, even more strongly, by paraphrasing the
quotation, “Carrying coals tf>—Alaska.”—Seattle Times.
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Now that there enough councilmen in town to pass ordin
ances the local legislators will likely get busy and enact some
of the beneficial laws passed by the last legislature, notably the
one taxing itinerant merchants.
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"Within another week there will be more than a million
dollars worth of copper ore shipped to Cordova from the Bon
anza and Jumbo mines at Kennecott, and this production will
continue for some time to come.
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The Seward Gateway says it’s all a mistake about some of
. the people of that town being hostile to that paper, and finds
delight in the friendship of a vast majority of the residents to
the westward. It adds: In all communities the existence of a
few disgruntled individuals seems to be regarded as indispen
sable by the Providence which gives every town that varied
sprinkling of peculiar mental specimens that aid in keeping
mankind humble by holding constantly before its eyes the limi
tations of poor humanity. Have you ever noticed that no town
is without even its village fool?
SAYS TOLOVANA IS A FRAUD.
The many flattering reports sent broadcast about the new
placer camp in the Tanana valley do not find much favor with
the Ruby Record-Citizen, which stamps them as exaggerated'
frauds in the following excerpts taken from a lengthy editorial:
“About as concienceless a piece of business as has ever
been carried on in Interior Alaska has been the persistent boost
ing of the Tolovana district by interested persons at Fairbanks.
That truth was shamelessly distorted in the sensational reports
sent out from Fairbanks has long been evident to any intelli
gent person who was in a position to read widely and note the
contradictions in the boosts sent out from week to week, but
many not so favorably situated have been deceived—and there
by the purposes of the boosters have been achieved'.
“This business of deception and fraud has been going on
tor upward of seven months and has been more pernicious and
Harmful than many of the shady schemes which have been
denied the privilege of the mails in furtherance of their designs.
“Some workable gold may and probably docs exist in the
Tolovana. The Record-Citizen would rejoice if it could be
multiplied until the district would become a Klondike. But
fact is fact and fraud is fraud.
“One of the means.adopted by the boomers to lend color
to their wild assertions is to make it appear that they are sanc
tioned by responsible men. Thus Aired H» Brooks, the geo
logist, is given credit for the “‘find’,’’ in having named the
district as a favorable field for placer. As a matter of fact
members of the geological survey severay years ago frankly
told prospectors they could not recommend' Tolovana as a field
for prospecting.
“No longer ago than last week word was telegraphed
from Washington that Mr. Riggs, of the Alaska Engineering
Commission, had referred favorably to the Tolovana district.
Ther are a thousand localities in Interior Alaska that the gentle
man might truthfully refer to as favorable for prospecting;
yet it is unfortunate that he can be induced to lend his name to
a scheme for creating a false impression.
“For anybody to send broadcast statements that the Tolo
vana is a great gold field isga crime. To give such statements
color of governmental authority is worse.
“The district has been known to prospectors for more than
fifteen years. In the edge of it—Quail creek on the Trouble
some—a little gold has been recovered. With persistent pros
pecting other pay spots are almost certain to be found. But
it will never become a great gold field, or anything near it.’’
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Call* may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
DR. C. L. HALE
D E N T I 8 T
Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
GEO. F. WHITE
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Established 1911. Formerly 12 years
with Tacoma Smelter
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E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
All Work Given Prompt
Attention
CHARLES GAME
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRPHER
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Views and Post Cards
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PICTURES and FRAMES
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M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
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One Visit
Will
Make You
A
Regular Patron
At
Slater’s
Restaurant
Private Boxes
For
Large or Small
Parties
GOLD-COPPER
FOR SALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
miles from Valdez with several
hundred sacks of high grade ore
on the dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
eral velng of high flrade ore are
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
properties on Prince William
Sound, adjoining navigable water.
All of these properties could be
made producers with a small
amount of money and for a party
who can open same up or can se
cure the capital to do so, this Is
an opportunity to make a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska
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GOLD
SHIELD
COFFEE •
“ALWAYS” GOOD
SOLD IN SEALED CANS ONLY
The Quality of Gold Shield Coffee has
Won Favor In all Homes
Roasted and Packed by
SCHWABACHERBROS.dCO.
Ini'oruorated
SEATTLE, WASH.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
SHIP CREEK, via INSIDE PASSAGE
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
Jtrfy 25.ALAMEDA.Aug. 5
July 31.NORTHWESTERN.Aug. 8
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explo*
Ives. S. S. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; 8. 8. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent - Ticket ’Aflent ^
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL EVANS, JULY 27
ADMIRAL WATSON, AUGUST 5 ^
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
I Copper River &
j Northwestern Ry. |
Effective June 12th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and If
f| Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making If
If connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving fl
If from Seattle.
Trains between Chitina and Shushanna Junction,
||;| and Kennecott connect with trains between Chitina and If
If Cordova.
All trains from Cordova leave from Second Street If
If Depot.
£: Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* Be
tween Cordova and Chitina.
The above schedule subject to change without notice.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets on sale at Depot or up-town office. Alaska If
If Steamship Company building
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| Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
Superintendent Cordova Agent If
28 H-P HEAVY DUTY
16 Different sizes of new models for 1916 investigate the
jiji lower prices
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