PROSPECTING
ACIMY AT
HOTSPRINGS
With the coming of warm weathei
a great revival of interest in prospect
ing is noticeable in the Interior. Thi
is especially true in the Hot Spring
district, reports from there statini
that many of the old-timers of th
camps in that vicinity have returnee
and are now in the hills seeking t
locate new paystreaks.
The Howell & Cleveland outfll
which has been engaged in a wood
hauling contract at Fort Gibbon, ha
returned and is now engaged in haul
ing a large quantity of fuel and sup
plies to the A1 e Lincoln claim, on Sul
liv in creek. It is understood that thi;
outfit will work the claim this sum
mer and will employ a big crew o
men.
The finding of the paystreak on thi
abandoned Bock claim is causini
many of the claim owners on tha
creek to sit up and take notice. Thi
lucky find will undoubtedly cause i
number of claims to be worked thii
summer that would otherwise remaii
idle. This and other occurrences lea(
many to believe that a period of re
newed activity awaits that section foi
the coming year.
Rolke & Albrecht, who have takei
a lay on the property, have been sue
cessful in locating a streak of pay dir
and will clean up about ?35,000 fo
their season’s work, which will not be
so bad for a worked-out claim.
Among others who will do well ii
the Tofty district are Howell, Liski
& O'Leary and Brondino Bros. These
outfits have been working In good pai
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since the first of the year, and expect
to have substantial clean-ups this
spring.
WANT NIZINA BRIDGED
, AND MORE TRAILS BUILT
) The McCarthy Commercial club has
sent the following communication to
the members of the territorial legis
lature, with a view to acquainting
. them with the urgent needs of that
, section in the matter of the Nizina
( bridge and trails:
5 At our last meeting of the McCarthy
5 Commercial Club it was ordered, upon
l motion, that we write you in the mat
> ter of our great need for a road to and
for a bridge over the Nizina river,
, which is, as you know, the outlet for
the placer mines in this vicinity, and
upon which we so much depend and
which such a dependable means of re
sources for this section.
The Nizina river must be bridged
in order to secure traffic and to safe
guard the many who have to cross
r during the summer, and which 30
often delays those who have to cross
■ over it many times when life Is at
- stake, and we earnestly pray that you
: will use your most ardent efforts to
s secure enough to do this work and
i at our meeting it was voted that we
i ask through you, the territorial legis
i lature, for the sum of flOO.OOO to com
I plcte this much needed work.
Thanking you for your co-operation.
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SICK AND WOUNDED
SOLDIERS ARRIVE TODAY
NEWPORT NEWS, Va„ March 26
l (by Associated Press).—The trans
. port Pastores arrived here today from
i Brest with 1,212 wounded and sick sol
■ diers.
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WILL CLEAN UP
MUCH TIN ORE
FROMTA1UNGS
The recovery of the by-products o(
placer mining is something that has
not occupied the attention of the min
ing men of the Interior. In fact, it is
something that they probably hare
never given a thought to. In the
lower river country, and especially the
Hot Springs district, an abundance ol
an extremely valuable by-product Is
noted—placer tin.
The mining men of that section have
always considered placer tin a source
of annoyance in the clean-ups, as it is
foreign to the gold they have been
looking for, and it is usually cast aside
This Is being turned into a source ol
revenue by John Bolton of that camp,
and he is at the present time making
preparations to engage on a large
scale in the recovery of this valuable
mineral deposit.
Last year, with a small crew of men,
he succeeded in recovering about
thirty tons of placer tin, and this year
he expects to take out considerably
more. For the past few weeks he has
been busy hauling wood for his sum
mer’s operations at discovery claim or
Sullivan creek, and as soon as the
thaw comes will start working over
the old tailing piles on that claim.
Bolton looks forward to a large pro
duction this year.
Tin always has found a ready mar
ket on the Outside, and placer tin
such as is found in this country con
tains a very high percentage of metal
and is a good source of wealth to the
claim owner if it is looked after. One
person’s oversight is another’s gain.
PURELY LOCAL GOSStf*
ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS
W. T. Softer has purchased the bar
ber shop of Tony Hirino.
Mrs. J. K. Bryson of Chitina is the
guest of Mrs. Edward Walsh.
Attorney F. H. Foster returned this
morning from a business trip to
Valdez.
The sailing of the steamer Alameda
from Seattle has been postponed from
April 1 to April 2.
Ralph P. Rother of McCarthy was
married to Miss Lillian Brandt at the
home of the latter’g parents in Se
attle on March 1.
Mrs. H. M. McKee was an arrival
from the naval radio station at Mile
7 on yesterday’s train, and will spend
a couple of days in Cordova.
Thes steamer Alaska and Admiral
Watson are scheduled to raid from
Seattle tomorrow and will bring many
passengers for Cordova.
This afternoon Irva, the 10-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Cal], en
tertained a number of her little
friends at a birthday party.
There will be no local out tomorrow
on account of climatic conditions
along the lipe, but a train may leave
here Friday morning for Chitina.
You are invited to go to Hegg’s hall
tonight and attend the regular weekly
dance, which is attended by all your
friends who wish to enjoy a good time.
C. A. Simons arrived in McCarthy
from Shunshanna and reports a peril
ous trip over Russell glacier. He had
his face and hands frost-bitten in a
storm.
Rpx Beach's interesting story,
“Pardners,” will be played tonight at
the Empress theater. Charlotte Walk
er being the star. Also a two-reel
comedy, "It Pays to Exercise,” which
is a scream.
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The class studying the “Book of
Revelation” will begin the study of
the “throne-room” chapters this even
ing at 8 o’clock at the Presbyterian
manse. You are cordially invited to
attend the class.
Corporals Earl Rudder, Thomas Ol
son, and Charles Wyatt arrived from
Fort Liscum this morning on a launch,
having been just discharged from the
army. Privates William Hiri, W. W.
Wade and Ed. Mauir also received
their release and will return to Cor
dova later.
A. W. Jones, the Seattle insurance
adjuster who was recently in Cordova
on his way to Fairbanks to adjust the
losses sustained by the big lire there,
is now at McCarthy negotiating for an
adjustment of the losses resulting
from the burning down of the Ketterer
house, Charley Chong’s restaurant and
damage done to Laurie Bros, stock.
BRITISH TO MAINTAIN
THEIR WAR BUDGETS
LONDON, March 26 (by Associated
Press).—Viscount Milner, colonial
secretary, in an address in the house
of lords last night, said the army and
navy estimates could not be reduced,
as the country was still from a well
established peace.
chileaTministry
TENDERS RESIGNATION
SANTIAGO, March 26 (by Associat
ed Press).—The Chilean ministry,
headed by Armando Quezada, has re
signed.
ALASKA MINING STOCKS
NEW YORK, March 26.—Alaska
Gold, 3%; Alaska Juneau, 1%.'
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OLD POSTAGE RATES
SOON TO BE RESTORED
The notice ot the curtailment of
two-cent postal cards and three-cent
postage stamps and stamped envel
opes on July 1, 1919, has been re
ceived by Postmaster Scheffler. After
July 1 the postage rates Vlll be the
same as the rates in force before the
change was made.
Before the change goes into effect
people will have a chance to use the
new Victory stamp, a three-cent stamp
Issued to commemorate the successful
outcome of the war.
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Fresh Fleishman yeast, in any quan
tity, at American Bakery. 25-3t
ALASKAN SAYS
RUSSIA SHOULD
BE CLEANED UP
Mrs. Lysle Brown of McCarthy, who
is spending several weeks in Cordova,
is in receipt of a letter from Corporal
John Hayes, - formerly of interior
Alaska, who is with the 319th engi
neers, American expeditionary force,
in France, from which the following
excerpts are taken. The letter is
dated Brest, February 7:
“We were booked to go home Dec.
1, but they changed the order, and on
that account our mail was held up
from November until last night. I
don’t know when we will go home now
—perhaps next summer, if we do not
go to Russia. Those Bolsheviki are
making lots of trouble, and I think
the allies might as well clean house
right while they are at it. I think we
are held for that purpose. We belong
to the Eighth division, Second army.
Our artillery went back to the States
some time ago, but I understand they
are holding them in the East for some
cause.
“I have been in Brest for some time.
We built a large camp here, which
will hold about 75,000 men. There
have been about that many here at
times. Brest is a seaport town, and
most of the soldiers ship from here.
“This has not been a pleasure trip.
Soldiering here and in the United
States are two different things. Here
is where they all work, night and day.
The boys come here from the front;
the next day they are working.
“There are several Alaskans hc-re,
and they all have made good. They
are all right for that rough stuff we
have here. You know what Sherman
said, ‘War is hell,’ and we had a big
one over here, but it took the U. S.
boys to show them how to fight. They
were too fast for this old country stuff,
and believe me, they respect the U. S.
now. Old Wilson seems to be the
thing here. I was down at the dock
when he landed. It was a great re
ception. General Pershing was there.
He is a fine old man. I also saw him
six days ago..
“I am getting along fine, but I would
}ike to be back in the good old U. S. A.
and dear old Alaska. This old country
stuff is no good for an American, and
they all think the same.”
SE MY BAKER BACK
FROM INSPECTION .TRIP
WASHINGTON, March 26 (by As
sociated Press) .—Secretary of War
Baker returned to the capital today,
after an inspection trip of the camps
and forts of the Pacific coast.
POINDEXTERTOTALK
AGAINST NATIONS LEAGUE
SPOKANE, March 26 (by Associated
Press).—Senator Poindexter of this
state is expected to arrive here Mon
day next to start a series of speeches
against the proposed league of na
tions.
Collar Comfort
We have received a large
assortment of
Arrow
Soft Collars
Just the thing for
Spring and Summer wear
Arrow Brand
25 cents
De Luxe Brand
50 cents
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CHARLOTTE WALKER
IN REX BEACH’S FIVE- ACT DRAMA
‘PARDNERS’
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CHE8TER CONKLIN IN THE TWO-REEL COMEDY
“IT PAYS TO EXERCISE”
Admission 30c and 10c