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
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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
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Prince William Sound points will be reduced when the
coal is made available.
The nearest practicable harbor to the oil fields of
Katalla.
CORDOVA
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.
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
with Seattle. j
Has every line of business and profession well repre
sented. \ \ \ « \\ i:*M
Has a $10,000 school building, where high school
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
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ers will be erected here, and Cordova will become the
Butte of the North. 1
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 f > k ^
Cordova Chamber of Commerce
Cordova, Alaska
EXPLORERS TELL
EXPERIENCES
IN MIC
Bronzed by wind and weather, but
otherwise (tearing no signs of his three
years' stay In the Arctic as a member
of the Crocker land expedition under
the leadership of Donald M. Macmillan’
Prof. Maurice C. Tanquary, who re
turned to New York a day or two ago
told of his trip from Etah by dog team
and of the work of the expedition.
Prof. Tanquarv expressed the satis
faction of the members of the expedl
tlon at the success which had attend
ed them. While Crocker Land, he
said, is doubtless a myth, the mirages
in that vicinity were of such brilliancy
that they deceived completely those
who were In search of land, and It
was necessary to see them disappear
by approaching them to know that
land did not exist.
"By arrangements which were made
when we were landed at Etah,” said
Professor Tanquary, “we were to pur
sue our work for two years, when a
relief ship was to come for us. The
members of the party were Mr. Mac
millan, who had charge of the explor
ing work: Ensign Eltzbugh Green, lT.
S. N . detailed to assist in exploration;
Dr. Harrison J. Hunt, our physician;
Mr. W. Elmer Lee Allen, our wire
less man, and myRelf as zoologist.
LONG WAIT FOR RELIEF SHIP.
"We were ail waiting in Etah, our
headquarters, for the relief ship which
was to come for us in 1915. When
August was past and no ship arrived
we gave up all hope of being brought
out this year. We found out later
that the George B. Cluett, which had
been sent for us, had been forced to
stop at North Star bay, about one hun
dred and fifty miles south of Etah, be
cause her propellor shaft had broken.
Dr. Edmund O. Hovey, of the museum,
was on the Cluett, and he arranged
with Mr Peter Preuchen, who has
charge of the Danish exploration base
at North Star bay, to take him to
Etah in a motor boat,
“On the morning of September 15
when the motor boat arrived In Ktah
Mr. Macmillan had gone south along
the shore to hunt for walrus and Dr.
Hunt had gone on a long trip north
after caribou. We certainly were de
lighted to see Dr. Hovey and to learn
that the ship was so near. As it was
imperative that we start at once If
we wanted to get away before the ice
shut in, those of us who were at Etah
got our supplies aboard the motor
boat as quickly as possible, leaving
Mr. Macmillan and Dr. Hunt to look
after things in Etah or join ua later
ii ihcj r> ip lieu.
“Twelve hours later we started for
the duett. The duett had brought
Captain George Comer, a veteran sail
or of Hudson bay waters, and a man
experienced with ice. We reached
North Star bay and the duett on Sep
tember 17, but could not start from
there on account of a storm, which
held us up two days.
“When we finally did start in the
Cluett the ice at Cape York was so
bad that we could not put through,
and anchored In an extremely pre
carious position, under the shadow of
a tall cliff, at the entrance on Parker
Snow bay, and the ship was finally
Iced there on October 1.
“Both Mr. Macmillan and Or. Hunt
visited us there, coming down from
Etah by sledB, and It was determined
that four of us were to attempt the
trip by sled across Melville bay and
along the coast of Danish Greenland
to Holstenborg, a distance of about
1,300 miles, where we could get the
first ship out for Copenhagen.
The Cluett was so crippled that It
could not make the trip north to Etah.
“We finally decided to take eight
| sledges, drawn by nearly one hundred
dogs, and the party was to he com
posed of Dr. Hovey, Mr. Allen, Ensign
Green and myself. We left Parker
Snow bay on January 16, and made
Cape York the first day. The cold
was terrific and Dr. Hovey waB so ex
hausted and 111 that he realized that
It would be impossible for him to make
the trip. Accordingly he turned back
to the ship again, and we went on.
Mr. Freuchen served as our guide and
interpreter.
STOP AT E8KIMO VILLAGE.
“It was January 20 when we left
Cape York, and we were ten days In
crossing Melville bay to Cape Sed
don, the first Eskimo settlement,
where we rested a few days. The
snow had been very bad on the trip
across the bay and the party was
much exhausted. It was about Feb
ruary 11 when we reached Upernlvlk,
our next stop to the south.
“On March 3 we reached Umlnak.
There we met the high priest of
Greenland, Knud Balle, who was Just
starting south to his home at Ege
desmlnde, and who volunteered to
guide us. We reached Kgedesrnlnde
on March 21, and were taken Into Mr.
dalle's home as hi* guest*. It was
decided that we should remain there
until the annual Danish mail left to
catch the boat at Holstenborg.
"When the time came to leave It
was not deemed advisable to have all
three of us make the trip out. We
saw that It was possible to get one
man through, and it was decided that
I should come. Oreen nnd Allen stayed
behind and will doubtless take a ship
which will get them Into Copenhagen
about the middle of July.
"I reached Copenhagen on May 20.
When I got in touch by cable with
the National Museum I was advised
to make arrangements for a relief
ship to go to Ktah and bring out the
other members of the party and the
specimens which we had collected. I
finally succeeded In chartering the
Denmark, a small steamship, powerful
ly built for Ice work. They will get
the other members of the expedition j
late in the summer."
RECRUITS WERE
BEATEN IT
MONTEREY. Cal.. Aug. 2. — A con !
splracy hatched among the civilians In I '
training here and aimed at the United j'
States army, has been discovered,
frustrated, knocked into a cocked hat j
and otherwise obliterated from the
history of the Monterey training camp.
Major C. H. Hilton, of the coast ar
tillery corps, camp adjutant, discov
ered the conspiracy, and the frustrat
ing was done by Colonel Frederick
Perkins, of the army, commanding the
regiment of civilians In training here. J
After being drilled over the Del Monte j J
hills for a couple of weeks by army j J
officers, forced to crawl around in J
the dust on their stomachs In skirm-1 :
ish drills and throw themselves prone ] <
in battle exercises over rocks until j *
they have dally come in from manoeu- <
vres not only dust covered and foot- j
sore, but bruised and battered consld- j <
( erably, the “rookies,” rich and poor, ] i
young and old, got the idea in their ^
head that if they could only show the ^
army men that they could excel in J
one thing they could take the hard }
knocks with less lacerated feelings, j
So they decided upon target practice i
as the thing in which some of them ; _
could make the army take water.
William Robert, of Portland, Oregon, i
whose word carries weight In camp j
because he tips the scales at 200
pounds; "node” Wolff, of San Fran-j
cisco, next best man on the weight ,
proposition, with 210 pounds; four t
El Paso boys. Fred Scotten, Paul Har : t
vey, M. Blumenthal and Harry Welch; ,
Willie Ritchie, of almost anywhere on |
the coast; Joe Bumiller, of Los An
gles; A. T. Jerglns, near Los Angeles; .
Dr. J. A. Scherer, of Pasadena, are .
suspected to be among the prime mov
ers in the conspiracy to have picked
out a “live bunch” of marksmen to
awe the regulars who should witness
the target practice.
Postmaster J. J. Rosborough, of Oak
land, and S. L. Weaver, president of
California Rotary Clubs, were dele
gated to approach Colonel Perkins
when the “rookies” got to their rifle
range for their first official shoot.
"Would the regimental commander
object to firing a few shots to show
ns what the army can do on the
range?” asked the two in honied tones. .
“Not at all,” replied Colonel Per
kins. who is a quiet, modest man and
wears glasses. He selected a riile
at random and let fly five shots at
200 yards, scoring 25 out of a possible
26. or five perfect shots. "I haven’t
done any shooting for years,” he con
tinued, "but I used to be a fair shot.
Now, you young fellows go to it and
show us some good marksmanship.”
Martin r>. Slbert. a "rookie,” and
son of Brigadier General W. L. Slbert,
camp commander, denies that he tip
ped off the conspiracy to Major Hil
ton, who in turn told Colonel Perkins
all-about it.
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