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CORDOVA
The seaport through which all the copper and gold
ore deposits of interior Alaska must pass to reach the
markets of the world.
The largest salmon canning center in Southwestern
Alaska, with five salmon canneries in operation.
The natural outlet for the coal of the Bering river
coal fields; where the copper ore of the interior and of
Prince William Sound points will be reduced when the
coal is made available.
The nearest practicable harbor to the oil fields of
Katalla.
The seat of the only clam canning industry in
Alaska.
Cordova has no indebtedness, and the lowest tax rate
of any city in the territory.
CO R DOVA
Has the best harbor north of Puget Sound; ideally
created topographically for a naval station.
Has more natural beauty in its location and sur
roundings than any other city in Alaska.
Has doubled its population the past year through an
influx Of permanent residents, brought here by the estab
lishment of new industries.
Has a modern, broad-gague railroad tapping the rich
copper deposits of the Kotsina Chitina copper belt.
Has the largest dock in Alaska, taxed to its capacity
to handle the millions of pounds of copper and thousands
of cases of canned fish being shipped from here monthly.
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Has seven passenger and six freight steamships
making regular trips between it and Puget Sound points,
besides numerous tramp vessels.
Has the best lighted streets in Alaska, lined with
modern business blocks.
Has two navy wireless stations, one of which is equal
in power to any in the United States, and cable connection
v ith Seattle.
Has every line of business and profession well repre
sented.
Has .a $10,000 school building, where high school
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grades are taught; four churches, four modern hotels,
good restaurants, telephone, electric lights, waterworks
and sewers.
Has splendid facilities for the sportsman; wild fowl
and game fish are abundant, while a short trip on the
railroad brings the hunter within easy reach of bear,
mountain goat and sheep, moose and caribou.
Has for the sightseer and tourist the greatest natu
ral wonders in the world, the Childs and Miles glaciers.
Cordova today is on a more permanent basis than
any other city in Alaska; is assured of continued prosper
ity and a steady growth, due to the progressive develop
ment which its natural resources are now undergoing.
When the coal of the Bering river fields, now but 25
miles from the present railroad, becomes available, smelt
ers will be erected here, and Cordova will become the
Butte of the North.
For more particular information regarding the in
dustries and resources of Cordova and vicinity, the oppor
tunity for investment and employment here, and descrip
tive literature, write
Cordova Chamber of Commerce
Cordova, Alaska
Hr. Alfred H. Brooks, chief of the
IT. S. geological survey in Alaska, haf
just Issued his report for last year
which is a most interesting document
In his review of the subject matter
he says:
The Alaska mining industry as i
whole was more prosperous in 191!
than In any previous year. This i
indicated by the value of the total min
eral output, which was $32,854,225
compared with $19,065,666 for 1914
The highest value for any previou
year was in 1906, when Alaska prc
duced $23,378,428 worth of minerals
but this was at a time when the bon
anza placers of Fairbanks and Nom<
were wielding their greatest returns
Though the high value of the miners
production of 1915 was due for th
most part to an enormous copper oul
put, which was more than four time
that of the previous year, yet th
■ mining of gold, silver and other mir
eral products also increased. The gol
i output of the placer mines was les
than' in the previous year, but thi
decrease was more than made up b
(ho increase in the output of the lod
| mines.
i I ii< nun muun v a i"<i ii •* i > *ii me » wp
: per mining industry was direetiy due
to the high price of copper, yet it
should lie noted that this expansion
i was possible only because of the large
developments that have been under
way for several years. It augurs well
for the future of the industry that
the Alaska copper mines are now suf
ficientlv developed to take advantage
of the market conditions of last year
by producing so large a tonnage.
There were also during 1915 marked
advances In the Alaskan auriferous
lode mining industry. As in previous
[ year, the gain was made principally
in southeastern Alaska, and especially
in the Juneau district, though pro
| gress was also made in some of the
1 other fields. The Inland gold lode
[camps are. however, ns yet too isolated
I to permit extensive lode development,
which must await the completion of
railroads.
! Most of the important placer camps
are also in the inland region, and these
have not yet reached the stimulus of
| railroad construction. Some of the
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Rains in output, as compared with the
previous year, yet these gains were
more than offset by the decline in pro
duction from some of the more Import
ant Yukon districts. There are in the
interior large areas of gold bearing
gravel whose values are too low to per
mit profitable exploitation under the
present high operating costs Until
cheaper transportation and fuel les
sens these costs the placer output will
probably continue to decline.
The high price of tin, antimony,
tungsten and other metals stimulated
the search for and development of de
posits containing these minerals. Be
sides the tin production, which was
about the same as in previous years,
during 11*1considerable antimony ore
was shipped from Fairbanks and Nome
the first antimony to be produced
in Alaska. In the Fairbanks district
the development of a vein carrying
tungsten (scheelite) was begun.
Some investigations and prepara
tions were made for the mining of
high grade Alaska coal under the new
leasing law. A little lignitic coal was
mined under the permit system pro
vided by this law, but as yet no large
coal mining enterprises have been be
gun. With the development of the
coal fields which Is now assured the
metalliferous mining Industry will re
ceive a great stimulus.
In addition to the minerals men
tioned above, marble, gypsum, barite,
i and petroleum were produced on about
the same scale as in previous years.
Some development work was done on
I deposits of molybdenite, chromic iron
i ore, and graphite, but bo far as known
these minerals were not produced on
a commercial scale.
NEW PROFESSIONS OFFER
BIG CHANCES TO WOMEN
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SEATTLE, Sept. 1. — When the
department of home economies of the
! univorslty goes into Its new building,
at the opening of college, September
j 11, It will mark the beginning of a new
I era for the girls of this state who
i do not want to teach. It will give them
| opportunity to fit themselves for com
I paratlvely new professions that will
take them into commercial life with
Its many chaneeB for rapid advance
ment and large salaries.
Having obtained a permit to cut
three million feet of timber near the
mouth of steamboat Slough, Harry
Marsh and partner will erect a saw mill
at that point. They will market their
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during the past year Fairbanks mer
chants are said to have lost over $5.
000 on potatoes imported from the
, states, and the result is that they will
confine themselves to handling local
i potatoes solely in the future.
; The War Eagle mine, in the White
i horse district, owned by Robert bone
and Sam McGee, and being operated
, by Hayes and Hayden, is shipping
about L’o tons of ore daily.
( Charles Grover was trieTl by the dis
. trict court at Ruby recently for a niur
, der committed at McGrath about two
. months ago, and was found guilty of
> second degree murder.
F. G. Noyes, of Fairbanks, will in
1 stall a sawmill at the mouth of the
> Salcha slough on the Tanana river,
. three and a half miles above chena,
t to supply the increasing demand for
> lumber in Fairbanks and vicinity. I
William J. Maloney, the territorial
i mine inspector, while on a recent visit
* to Brooks, stated that the Tolovana j
* district had made greater progress in
i the past year than any other placer \
j district in the territory.
The Tolstoi camp is a dead one1
frillil ‘1 ulo 111 norlnr'o imint nf .... ■
IIV/1I1 ni (1 III n |IUim > 1*/ \V f ill*
rordiing to advices received at Fair -
banks. Pay has been found on only 1
two claims on Root) crock, and Masto j
ton shows nothing but prospects.
Roy Southworth. who recently sold
mt his interest in the Fairbanks!
rimes, has already tired of being
dassed with the idle rich and is now
making arrangements to start a paper]
it the new railroad camp at Nonnna.
I.ee Anderson, formerly of Juneau, j
but for the past few months a rest
lent of Tenakee, died at that pla< •}
Saturday morning from the ravages
>f an incurable disease. The remains
were brought to Juneau for interment.
The Catholic residents of Anchor
age are organizing a Catholic club for
social purposes. I
The dearth of hard rock miners In |
the Willow creek section is seriously
hampering the operations of the vari
mis mines. The operators have a
standing call for men and the supply,
is still far from adequate.
Charles Covey, who was arrested
at Anchorage last spring for the al
leged theft of a dog team at Tanana.j
and taken to Fairbanks by Deputy i
Marshal Mossman, was tried recently j
at the term of court jit Ruby.
R. A. Walker, a fisherman, brought ]
a f>on pound brown hear into Doug
las recently, and sold it to a local
meat market, but it is said as a ready
seller bear meat is not in the same
class with Haines strawberries.
The famous California saloon in
Fairbanks, which was destroyed by1
fire last December, is to he rebuilt
The building was erected originally
by Al White of Valdez, and has passed
through several hands since.
About forty-five firemen and deck
hands of river steamers'of the White
Pass & Yukon road, who struck re
cently at Whitehorse, mushed over the
road from that pluce to Skagway on
their way to the states.
The secretary of the interior has
rendered a decision declaring the ^
homestead entry of (leorge \4 ilson
covering the Chena Hot Springs, a
valid location, reversing the decision
of the general land office.
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STORK, Chltina, Alaska.
Sheldon Auto Stage
SERVICE,
CHITINA TO FAIRBANKS.
SturtB June 15.
Cars Now Running Regularly. 1
Weekly Trips.
Fare $75.00.
40 Founds Baggage Free.
Office: Chltina Hotel, chitina, .
Alaska.
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Good hunting and fishing. Also fish
and game for sale in season. Boats
for rent, good meals and beds. Rates
$2.50 per day.
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THE HOUSE OF COMFORT
THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
IN ALASKA
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
Lights, Steam Heat. Suites With Bath,
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| CORDOVA, - - - ALASKA |
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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MANHATTAN HOTEL
B. W FERRELL. PROP.
Electric Lighted, lint Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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—Model 8 shows wh..t should now he expected of n
typewriter.
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Bui? fix iring; Long IV&mng
IThe success of the L C. Smith & Bros, i vpev rit.-r- ,
been due to the fact that the wan'- i t the ■ 1
dictated its construction. The ; !. - deci.l 1 h > •
of certain improvements now 1.., _ :. 1. .’.! .. . J.
Among them are:
Silence of Operation—Tie most a.h nt a.g e,! . ;• c
typewriter ever pi rt J on the rnark-t. Absolute .fn, ■
has been very neatly attained.
Decimul Tibul.itor— A hr1' in billin' rnd 'a!., .ti ’
There is Vo c>:rta charge tor tins convenience.
I’arul'le I me Spi er — I-r.'b'es the opera-or to st - on a
given line and spare from point of starring: also to wi i-.e
on ruled lines whose spacing vane* from u |vuru.r sp.ie
ing. A great it.ip in cans w-uk.
Fur ter A.r.'s n heed —Insures rew place of imya,. for nun
typeface.
Cfroue of Carriage Serum Lyon special ord. r the new
left hand carriage return will be furnished ni j lare of the
right h.ind return.
All the important features of previous models have been retained
— ball bearing carriage, type bars and capital'shift, hark spacer,
key-controlled ribbon, removal !e platen, protected type, flexible *»
paper feed and automatic rlbi-on reverse-.
Writ* for NW of M *d< 1 8 It » ” *■:>' ••• *'»' *' e
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E S HEWITT & COMPANY, DEALERS,
Juneau, Alaska.
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