The Cordova Daily Times
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Entered at the Postofflce at Cordova, Alaska, as second-class matter.
COBDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER is l!nr>
COAL FROM THE ARCTIC.
A few years ago the idea of getting coal from Spitzbergen,
one of the most desolate island in the Arctic ocean, was a topic
for romancers. Now it is a fact of considerable moment in
many of the world’s markets. A single company, financed chief- -
ly by American capital, mined nearly 40,000 tons of coal from
Spitzbergen last year.
The deposit of fuel in the Far North is said to be singularly
easy to work, tt comes in a single seam about four feet thick, ,
stretching along the coast for thirty miles. The surrounding
rock is so solid that timbering is not need. The temperature
is always below freezing point in the present workings, which
does away with the need of pumps. In fact, the only real d'if -
ficulty is that of getting men—and motion pictures have gone
far to solve that problem.
Yet for every ton of coal in Spitzbergen there are ten in
Alaska of at least an equal quality, closed to a hungry market.
The Arctic zone won’t make a real dent in the fuel market till
our big Northwest Territory gets into action.—Chicago Tribune. .
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COMMENTS OF ALASKA EXCHANGES.
Here’s one on an Alaskan paper—the Juneau Empire. In
a recent issue the Empire took the Seattle Times to task for call
ing Sitka the capital of Alaska. It was, indeed, crowing loudly
over the Seattle paper but in the very same issue the Empire
spoke of the chief clerk of the railway service as going back
home to Cordova, and called him the clerk for the Fourth divi
sion.—Seward Gateway. .
It is proposed in Cordova to adopt an ordinance to prohibit
the serving of clams on the half-shell without dressing.—Sew
ard Post.
Alaskan towns should all work together to the end that the
most good can only come from co-operation. Let us drop our
petty local jealousies and work to make this grand old Territorv
the best ever. Nothing is to be gained by one locality fighting
another, and by concerted action we may be able to knock the
persimmons. Tf another locality gets a little trifling thing like
a thirty-million dollar railroad, lets give her the glad hand,
and maybe sLuu will help us get what we are after. The needs of
every locality are so widely variant that what one locality gets
can only result in helping the other.—Valdez Prospector.
GOVERNMENT SCHOOL MONEY.
Anchorage wants a school. There are no funds, but the
government officials there are pulling for it and Washington
officials are sure that some way will be found to provide the
fund's. Why ? Became that is a government town, on a pro
pose' railway m. the lc's were sold by the government.
Xow the question naturally occurs are the children at An
chorage any more entitled to education than are the children in
any other town in Alaska? If “a way can be found” for get
ting money for Anchorage why have the people in the other disf
tricts in Alaska been told time and again that only bv comply
ing with tin* law and all the rod tape regulations could money
be secured for establishing and maintaining school district?
At Cordova about 20 children living outside of the city
limts attended the city school. When the residents or
ganized a district and wanted to turn the money over to the
Cordova city school, so the children would have the benefit of
the larger school there, the government held it could not be done
lawfully. Also a stop was put to the practice of ttie “reserva
tion school district ” at Valdez turning the money to the Valdez
school board. In different parts of Alaska are communities
which had a difficult time getting school districts formed owing
to strict adherence to red tape regulations.
Anchorage, however, it seems, is to be specially favored.
Tt is a government town and therefore that makes a difference.
The Dispatch is not criticizing the attempt of Anchorage to get
a school; a school there is needed. It is commendable on the
part of the government officers that they intend to find a way
to provide a school despite red-tape regulations. Tt only em
phasizes the tact that funds can also be found for other com
munities in Alaska outside of incorporated towns. This is all
the more important now that there are' not enough funds to
carry along the schools for tl\e full term, Governor Strong hav
ing written to the department about the matter. It' funds can
he provided for the Anchorage school, surely they can be pro
vided to carry along the other government schools in Alaska for
the tail term.—Juneau Dispatch.
rl he Republicans at McCarthy have organized a club, which
reminds us that a Presidential election takes place next year.
The fans are looking forward with much pleasure to the
contest that will be waged on the local diamond Sundav after
noon, between the Prothemus ball team and the Olympia
Sluggers.
An Iditarod dispatch states that a mining man in that
vicinity was shot through the door recently. Which only goes
to show that even Alaskan anatomy is not understood by the
outside world.
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Jffice over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
Elours—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
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
All Work Given Prompt
Attention
CHARLES GAME
E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRAPHER
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Views and Post Cards
STATIONERY
PICTURES and FRAMES
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M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
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The MECCA !
Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
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Regular Patron
At
Slater’s
Restaurant
Private Boxes
For
Large or Small
Parties
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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 veing of high flrade ore are
properties on Prince William
exposed on the surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
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 Whke a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska
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CANNED GOODS
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Selected Vegetables
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Distributors i;l|
Seattle, Wash.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
September 9. ... NORTHWESTERN ... September 18
September 14.MARIPOSA.September 23
Regular freight service ror Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, 8. 8. Seward. 8. S. Seward, 5th; 8. 8. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8.
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 /Jf
sailing time. *
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE 4
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, September 5
ADMIRAL EVANS, September 15
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 (JO., Local Agents
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(Copper River &
j Northwestern Ry.
Effective June 12th, 1915.
| Two trains every six days between Cordova and |
| Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making |
connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving •■■■
:j:j from Seattle.
Trains between Chitina and Shushanna Junction,
I and Kennecott connect with trains between Chitina and :
| Cordova. ;>•
All trains from Cordova leave from Second Street
I ijj: Depot.
i| Dlnina Car In Connection With all Regular Pe.senger Train. Be
jij: tween Cordova and Chitina.
The above schedule subject to change without notice.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
I o Tick.ets on sale ;it Depot or up town office, Alaska I
if Steamship Company building
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| Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
Superintendent Cordova Agent |
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