The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 207. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
RUSSIA REFUSES GERMAN PEACE OFFER
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Lewis E. Smoot, wrho Is said to tie
C personal representative of the Secre
tary of Interior, Hon. Franklin K.
Lane, was a Cordova visitor yesterday.
He is passenger on the steamer North
western and made the trip over the1
Copper River & Northwestrn railway
to Miles and Childs glaciers. The trip
was revelation to Mr. Smoot and he
was very enthusiastic in his praise
of the wonderful sights he saw and
also the throughly equipped road over
which he traveled. He had evidently
not expected to find such a railroad in
Alaska, judging from his expressions.
From those who talked with Mr.
Smoot it was learned that he was on a
tour of investigation of Alaska harbor
conditions for railroad terminals,
with a view to their adaptability in
handling the local coal when it is
opened up and ready for market. He
is on his way to Portage Bay and An
chorage, but expects to return to Cor
dova in about three weeks and study
conditions here. This is Mr. Smoot’s
first visit to Alaska, and it is under
stood that he is a railrod contractor
in the states.
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GREATEST WHEAT
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—The wheat
crop of the United States has been es
timated by the Department of Agri
culture as being the greatest wheat
crop ever raised by any country in the
world. The crop will run to more
than a billion bushels. The totals of
the other crops will be sufficient to
satisfy the farmers, the corn crop
alone being nearly seven billion bush
els. This great increase in the crops
will add tremendously to the prosperi
ty of the country for the ensuing year.
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MEXICAN
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> BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. St—A
short but sharp fight between Mexi-‘
can bandits and Americans occurred j
at the border town of Norias yester- '■
day. There were about sixty Mexl- j
cans in the attacking force and they
were beaten back by a force of fifteen
Americans, which included eight TJ.
S. cavalrymen. The Americans man
■V Sited to hold on their own until re
* enforcements in the shape of the
Texas Rangers arrived on the scene,
when the Mexicans hurriedly retreat
ed. Five Mexican bandits and one
Mexican women were killed. None of
the Americans were injured.
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The steamer Northwestern arrived
from Seattle about 11 oclosck yester
jLday morning and did not sail for Val
dez until 8:30 oclock last night.
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LONDON, Aug. 9—Petrograd' lias informed the British
foreign office that after Warsaw fell, Gennany sent a special
minister to Russia offering terms of peace, which were rejected
without consideration by the Czar. The Czar and his counsel
ors will adhere to their original agreement with P’rance and
Lngland not to make a separate peace. Russia was affered the
whole of Galicia, if it would conclude peace at once, provided
that tin Czar would agree to Germang retaining Poland. < )tlier
details of the offer were unimportant, but the matter was not
oven seriously considered by the Czar, the German minister
being given safe conduct to his own lines with admonition to
tell the Kaiser that Russia would not conclude peace until
even' German soldier had been driven across his own frontier.
LONDON, Aug. 9—From recent maneuverings by the
Austro-Gerinan armies in the east, it is beginning to be seen
that the next Teuton attack will be directed against Senna. It
is of vital importance for Germany to secure an avenue to trans
port war munitions and supplies to her Turkish ally, and at
present, with Roumania refusing to allow supplies to be trans
ported across her country, there is no way for the Teutons to
relieve the stringency that is being felt in Constantinople. With
a strong attack directed against Serbia, it is believed that an
apen road can be secured to the Bulgarian border, and that
once there, the moral influence of a powerful Austro-German
array will induce Bulgaria to allow supplies to be taken into
Turkey. The German foreign office is well aware of the great
presure that is being brought by the allies on both Bulgaria
and Roumania to enter the war, and they figure by crushing
Serbia to eradicate the last notion that the other Balkan nations
may have of taking up arms against the Germans. It is in
creasingly manifest that Germany looks to the east for the set
lement of the war.
LONDON, Aug. 9—The military observers here are begin
ling to rest esay over the situation in Poland. For some days
t was feared that the Russian commanders had not commenced
heir retiring movement soon enough to evade the encircling
land of steel and men that the Teutons were enwrapping around
lie doomed Polish capital. As the days pass nothing but re
issuring news is coming from Petrograd, about the fate of the
Russian armies and it is now felt that Grand Duke Nicholas
ms succeeded in extricating his command and has reached new
positions in safety.
LONDON, Aug. 9—Advices received here from Rome bring
confirmatory reports of the stories of. Italian successes in the
mountain fighting in the Alps. The Italian Alpine troops are
enabled by their remarkable skill to transport guns and small
cannon to almost impossible mountain heights and crags, and
direct them upon the enemy. The steady and slow advance
through the mountain passes may be attributed to the fearless
manner in which these Alpine regiments ascend their beloved
Alps. Recent important gains have been made by these moun
tain climbers in Cadore.
LONDON, Aug. 9—The groat change that the war has
made in the commerce of the British Isles is evident from the
figures of the imports and exports which have just been pub
lished by the government, for the month of July. British im
ports increased $81,000,000 over the imports for July, 1914, and
British exports decreased last month $174,000,000 from the ex
j ports of a year ago. The chief articles brought into the country
which are responsible for the huge increase of imports are food
stuffs and metals, the latter being used chiefly in the manufac
ture of war munitions. The cost of living thoughout England
is slowly but steadily raising.
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PARIS, Aug. 9—The encircling operations of the French
[troops operating against the German forces in the Camerun
has resulted in further successes. The Teuton defenders are
almost entirely surrounded by superior French forces, and it
would seem that they could not much longer resist capture.
The loss of the Camerun will mean that Germany will be de
prievd of one more important African possession.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 9—The Turkish official state
j in (‘lit issued today admits that one of the allied submarines en
I tered the Sea of Marmora, and succeeded in sinking the Turk
I >sh battleship Kheyr Addin. The Kheyr Addin was one of the
I larger vessels of the Turkish navy, being of the burden of 9800
tons. The boat was secured from Germany some years ago
being the former German warship Kurfurst Friederich Wil
helm.
BERLIN, Aug. 9—In an official German statement issued
by the Berlin war office this morning it is asserted that the Teu
ton soldiers have occupied Praga, a suburb of Warsaw on the
eastern bank of the Vistula.
MANY MEN ARE MINING
IN CHISANA PLACER CAMP
CHISANA, July 20—There is con
iiderable mining activity in this camp
luring the present season, and in the
leighborhood of 150 men .are busily
>ngaged in the effort to extract gold
rom the ground. Most of the work is
peing done on Bonanza creek, with
^ery satisfactory results. On No. 11
‘Dud McKinney is in rich pay and
>ans running as high as $50 are ch
ained. James and Nelson are entend
i ditch at a cost of $10,000. Many of
he operators are sluicing on the dif
erent creeks and considerable pros
pecting is being done.
The great surprise of the year was
pccassioned by the richness of the pay
'ound on Bonanza creek above Coarse
Money creek as far No. 10. James
Murie on No. 10 having one clean-up
ill coarse geld.
The season is very backward and
ittle gold is being recovered in com
parison to what would have been done
lad there been a plentiful supply of
water. All above claim No. 6, on Bon
anza creek and its tributaries are
landicapped for lack of water. When
here is water to work with the men
ire worked night and day trying to
make up for lost time.
The following is a resume of the
workings on * the different creeks of
:he camp.
Bonanza Creek.
Best & Green with a crew of five
men are sluicing on No. 3, and are
meeting with fair results.
McLellan & Wiiy and crew of five
men are slucing on the upper end of
No. 3, Fraction and are working in
good ground.
F T. Hamshaw’s crew of twelve men
have passed the line of No.4 and are
now working on the lower end,of No.
5. The ground they in is quite deep
and still frozen on bed-rock. They
are also working on the lower end of
No. 6, above the dam.
Max Altman with a crew of nine
men have taken out a number of cuts
from the point below Hamshaw’s camp
on No. G, upstream and has met with
good success.
Briggan & Hocker with a crew of
five men are working the lower end of
No. 7, from the old workings of last
season, upstream.
John Ludwig and partner are sluc
ing on No. 7, Fraction, which was
worked sucessfully by Billy Taylor
last season. They have not as yet
made a big clean-up.
Hagan & Smedley with a crew of
men are working on No. 8, and so far
have not become enthused over the
prospects.
Discoverer Billy James and brother
with a crew of six men are working
on No. 9, stripping the ground with a
hydraulic nozzle connected at the end
of a 1,000 feet flume extended from
the mouth of Coarse Money Creek.
James & Nelson are extending a
ditch, wrlch will connect with the
flume now in use by James. This
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ditch, which will connect with and ex
tend down creek to No. 4, crossing
from right to the left limit of the creek
at the upper end of No. 6. The esti
mated cost of the ditch being $10,000
On the lower end of No. 10, Bot
Clark and partners sluicing.
On the upper end of No. 10, James
Murie with a crew of 11 men sluicing
with good money in sight.
On the lower end of No. 11 Huntley
& Moore, laymen of Dud McKinney,
sluicing, alongside old workings.
On No. 11, Dud McKinney with a
crew of 6 men sluicing and good pay
in sight, as high as $50 pans being ob
tained.
On the upper end of No. 11 Fraction
Wright & Anderson with a small crew
are sluicing on good ground.
On No. 12, George Bitner and part
ner with a crew of men sluicing, the
ground showing up good.
No. 13. is being prospected by
James, Eagan and Ryan.
No. 17, is being prospected by John
ny Nichols for Sam Shucklin.
Johnson Creek.
Hawkins & Dahl are prospecting
their creek and bench claims, located
between the towns of Chisana and
Bonanza, as yet no report has been
given out regarding the results of their
work.
Little Eldorado Creek.
On No. 1, Andy Johnson & McGov
ern, laymen of Hamshaw's are work
ing on the left limit near the upper
end.
On No. 2, Carl Whitman with 10
men sluicing, the ground not showing
up as well as was expected, at first.
On No. 3, W. McLennan with a crew
of six men sluicing.
Skookum Gulch.
Charley Range and crew of men
operating on No. 1.
Woodin & Deffinbaugh prospecting
on benches.
Snow Gulch. f
W. E. Nelson prospecting No. 3 and
4.
Coarse Money Creek.
James, Eagan & Co., sluicing on No.
1.
Shamrock Creek.
McCallum, McNutt & Tweedale
sluicing.
George Moshier prospecting the
bench.
Canyon Creek.
A. F. Nelson prospecting.
Luck Pup.
Jack Costello prospecting.
Gold Run Creek.
Rastin, Lewis & Munsell sluicing on
No. 3, below.
Poor Man’s Gulch.
Danny Ryan, and partner sluicing.
Sargent’s Gulch.
Wagner & Hill prospecting.
Big Eldorado Creek.
Montgomery & Retching slucing on
No. 4 below upper discover}-.
Richard Bell with a crew sluicing on
No. 3, below upper discovery.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—General
Bobo, the revolutionist leader of the
black republic, who was made presi
dent when the late Guillaume was ass
assinated by rebels, resigned his office
today, after a conference with Ad
miral Caperton of the United Sates
Navy, who is in command of the
American forces trying to restore or
der in Hayti. Bobo ordered all his gen
rals to follow his exampel, requested
them to accede to the demands of the
United States officials, as such a
course would be for the best interests
of the country. The revolutionary
generals have all been ordered by
Bobo to surrender their arms, and re
turn to their peaceful occupations.
Both Bobo and Bourand, another presi
dential candidate, have promised their
aid to Admiral Caperton in his efforts
preserve order.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 9—The raising of
the overturned steamship Eastland
was commenced here today. The rais
ing is under the direction of the Bu
reau of Commerce and Labor, and it
is expected that the remainder of the
missing bodies will be recovered when
the hulk is brought to the surface, so
that the divers can explore the insides
carefully, and examine the river bot
tom. The water in the vessel being
pumped out by huge steam pumps
which have been installed.
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SIRS. MARIPOSA
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SEATTLE, Aug. 9—Two steamers
ire now on their way north from Seat
tle to Cordova. The Admiral Watson
jailed last Thursday with a full pas
senger list, many of whom were for
Cook Inlet ports, and much freight for
Anchorage. The vessel had no pas
sengers for Cordova.
The Mariposa got away Friday, car
rying many tourists, and much freight,
considerable of which is consigned to
he Alaska Railroad Commission. The
Cordova passengers are E. McDaniel,
H, Sprague, Rev. E. P. Ziegler, A.
Walters, Mrs. Sophia Scott, Mrs. R.
dory and Miss Flory M. Rollin.
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Chamber Meets Tonight.
A meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce will be held tonight at tis
■corns and a full attendance of the
members is requested.
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L. C. Graton, of Cambride, Mass.,
was an arrival on yesterday's North
western and will go to Kennecott the
atter part of the week.
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