PRICE TEX CENTS.
TREADWELL MINE IS RUINED BY FLOOD
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(Special to the Daily Times)
JUNEAU, April 22.—The Alaska Treadwell,
I Alaska United and Alaska Mexican, the three largest
units of the famous Treadwell group of mines, have
heen abandoned ns a result of subsidence of the sur
face along a fault into the enormously worked-out
stopes, which let the waters of Gastineau channel
into the lower workings. Tin* miners were forced
out and the horses and mules tramming the ore on
the lower levers were drowned on Saturday at mid
night.
The alarm was given by an engineer who had
been watching the general settling of the surface,
and all men were quickly and orderly raised to the
surface. General Manager Bradley anticipated trou
ble and had taken precautions to speedily remove
(‘very man from the danger zone. The bulkheads
are constructed of solid concrete, and tin* now flood
ed properties and the Ready Bullion property are
holding and it is confidently believed that the pro
perty is safe and will continue to he operated.
The misfortune is one of the greatest in the his
tory of Alaska mines, and plans are being prepared
as speedily as possible to use the thousand men
thrown out of employment in the Juneau mines,
across the channel, where there has been a shortage
of men. The flooding of the mines falls heavily on
Douglas City, which is the resident section of Tread
well. This community has been one of the most pros
perous for its size in Alaska, the result of a steady
payroll. Trend well will now bo cut off of about 1
sixty-five per cent of its revenue, anH Juneau, across I
tlie channel, will also be affected in a small degree, 1
but the arrangements for. the idle Treadwell men to '
work in the mines near Juneau gives the situation I
a more hopeful aspect. i
Constructing Engineer Bradley admitted to an '
Associated Press representative Sunday afternoon i
that the outlook for ever resuming operations in I
the three big mines is hopeless. All day Sunday ■
thousands of visitors flocked to Treadwell. The
guards maintained by the company kept the crowds
away from the sinking surface, while the residents
of the stricken mining community removed their
household effects and the-ininers took their wearing
apparel from the mine room houses, several of which
are sinking into the ground.
The Alaska-Treadwell Company i- incorporated
for 200,000 shares at $2a a share, and produced over
$40,000,000 in gold since 1**2. < >f this amount $10,
000,000 was distributed among the stockholders. The
Alaska United produced $12,000,000 to date and paid
$2,000,000 in dividends to stockholders. The Alaska
Mexican produced $4,000,000, of which amount $2,
000,000 went to the stockholders.
(By Associated Press)
JUNEAU, April 22. 4- The waters of the Gasti
neau channel broke into the underground workings
of the Treadwell mine Sunday morning, flooding
every mine except the Ready Bullion. At the same
ime seven hundred feet of the mine began caving in
rom the surface, carrying down several residences,
he natatorium, an immense steel tank, and the
[Yeadwell club house. No lives were lost, but pro
>ably $10,000,000 worth of machinery and equipment
cere destroyed. The indications are that the Alaska
Preadwell, Alaska United and Alaska Mexican
nines will be abandoned. They had produced near
y $00,000,000. The payroll at Treadwell will be cut
lixty-five per cent on account of the accident.
(Special to the Times)
JUNEAU, April 23. — The Treadwell Mexican
nines were flooded by a cave in of the beach, which
darted Saturday night at 11 o’clock. Within an
lour every level was filled with water. All of the
niners were given warning and escaped just as the
water reached the upper levels. It is estimated that
lie property is damaged to the extent of $11,000,000,
uid eleven hundred men are temporarily out of em
jloyment. Considting Engineer Bradley announces
that he believes he can bulkhead the mine and pump
the water out. All the men will be employed on the
surface. They are working the Ready Bullion mine,
which so far is safe, although leaking when tin* cave
in of the beach occurred. The Treadwell natatorium
and also tin* fire hall disappeared into a crevass four
hundred feet deep. Other buildings on the beach are
threatened, and many large cracks indicate further
slides. The company will probably acquire property
and open it up on Nevada creek.
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BE REGULATED
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 23. — Admin
istration bills to control the food situ
ation, and approved by President Wil
son and Secretary of Agriculture
Houston, will be introduced in con
gress within the next few days. The
measures provide for the stimulation,
production and control of foodstuffs,
as well as the distribution to prevent
the exorbitant prices by speculation.
The legislation will probably involve
the fixing of prices, the regulation of
cold storage plants, warehouses and
packing establishments, and possibly
the government taking over these in
stitutions.
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SHUT DOWN
(By Associated Press)
LYNN, Mass., April 23. — The Lynn
Shoe Manufacturers' Association,
controlling thirty-five plants here, has
announced a cessation of man^gc^y
lng, owing to the *—
per cent increasci _
MUCH ACTIVITY
P. J. Bonner, who last fall took over
the Erickson copper properties near
McCarthy, has transported about 75
tons of ore from the mine to Mc
Carthy by sleds and has shipped the
same to the Tacoma smelter. The
ore is of high grade, and the property
is generally admitted to be one of the
most promising in that district.
Mr. Bonner writes as follows about
conditions in the interior:
"It may be interesting to your read
ers to know that McCarthy is fast
becoming the copper center of Alaska.
The Mother Lode' Mines Company has
shipped fifty carloads of ore that they
have sledded about 16 miles, up to the
present time. No effort has been made
to ship ore unless the mine was di
rectly on the railroad, but the ship
ment by the company of two carloads
of ore brought in by sleds for a dis
tance of 35 miles, and the shipment
by the Mother Lode has demonstrated
that ore mgy be brought a long dis
tance and shipped at a good profit.
“There are several promising claims
tributary to McCarthy, that will de
velop and be shpipers by next fall.
The Tjosevig-Kennecott group will be
gin active operations for the devel
opment in the next thirty days. The
Chittl group (known as the Erickson
property) on Glacier creek, shows
every indication of being a big pro
ducer by next season. The shipment
of two carloads of ore by P. J. Bon
ner Is but a sampling test and was
the result of development work only.
The Kennicott Mines Company is
working about 400 men and they are
putting out over 1,000 tons a week.
McCarthy is looking very prosperous,
and we are looking forward to a big
boom both in mining and building this
season.”
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The Chamber of Commerce at Nome
Is agitating the matter of purchasing
a diamond drill by the people of that
community for the purpose of devel
oping the quartz prospects of that
section.
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Captain H. S. Back, who owns placer
property on Kitchener creek, a short
distance below Carmack, arrived in
Whitehorse recently with supplies for
his season's work. Captain Back is
80 years of age. but Is still actively
engaged In the mining game.
SUNKEN RAIDERS LATEST TYPE
(By Associated Press)
..irtgiu-mv ueVniantfeslroyers attemp
ted to raid Dover. They fired shots into a plowed
field near the town and the Dover patrol was at
tacked by the German vessels. Two, and possibly
three, German boats, were sunk, the others escaping
in the darkness. The British ships were undamaged
and the casualty list slight. Ten German officers
and ninety-five men were savel from the vessels
sunk.
AMSTERDAM, April 23. — Two German de
stroyers which were sunk in the battle off Dover,
sailed from Zeebrugge and were of the latest type!
Two other destroyers were damaged. Numerous
wounded sailors have arrived at Bruges.
PROTEST SINKING HOSPITAL SHIPS.
GENEVA, April 23. — The international com
mittee recess has protested to Germany against tor
pedoing British hospital ships.
SUBS NOT INTERFERING WITH COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, April 23.—Despite the subma
rine campaign the American exports for March to
talled $551,000,000, breaking all monthly records ex
cept for January. During March the imports were
$270,000,000, which make* a new record.
CONSCRIPTION BEING DISCUSSED.
WASHINGTON, April 23. — British Foreign
Minister Balfour and party began its official duties
today with a round of calls, first dropping in to see
^cretary^of^State Lansing and President Wilson,
Both houses of congress are debating the armv hill,
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BRITISH STILL MAKING PROGRESS.
LONDON, April 22.—It is officially announced
that the British opened an attack on a wide front in
the region of the Scarpe river. Satisfactory progress
was made by tin* British, who completed the con
quest of the village of Trescaul and gained the great
er part of the Havenincourt wood. The British also
captured the town of Gavel I, which is the last part
of the dispatch of the Hindenburg line north of
Scarpe, also the village of Guemappe. The Turks
in Mesopotamia evacuated the Iztnbilat position, on
tin* right bank of the Tigris, ten miles below Samara.
The British are now attacking at a point six miles
nearer Samara.
STRIKERS CALLED TO THE COLORS.
BERLIN, April 22. — The Tageblatt says tiie
members of the two munition workers’ unions have
refused to return to work and those who persist in
refusal will be called to the colors. All information
as to conditions in Austria-!lungary lias been cut off.
TURKEY SEVERS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
WASHINGTON, April 23. — The Turkish gov- .
eminent lias severed its diplomatic relations with the i
United States.
INTERNAL TROUBLES IN GERMANY.
Undated, April 23.—A pall of silence1 has fallen
over the central empires, accentuating the reports '
of grave internal troubles, with the strike agitation i
in Berlin continuing._ j
BETHLEHEM PLANT OFFERED GOVT.
tt a am afOTOif, April a.l. Cfettrlw M. HoWab
has offered the services of the Bethlehem steel plant
to the government during the war, to use it in any
way it sees. fit.
WAR BILL READY TO BE SIGNED.
WASHINGTON, April 2d. — The $7,000,000,000
emergency war hill was today sent to the White
House for President Wilson’s signature.
BRYAN ON WESTERN TOUR.
\\ ASIHNGTON, April 2d. — William Jennings
Bryan paid the courtesy of a call to Foreign Minister
Balfour, and then left on a tour of the far west to
spread the department agencies appeal for an in
creased food production.
SOCIALIST FAVORS CONSCRIPTION.
WASHINGTON, April 2d— In the house, Repre
sentative Limn, Democrat, and former Socialist may
ar of Schenectady, urged conscription.
GARRISON AT LENS IN DANGER.
LONDON, April 2d.—Today’s fighting is under
lie finest weather of the year. The ground is dry
md aeroplanes operate freely. The German garrison
it Lens is in a critical position, and a thousand Ger
mans were captured today.
AMERICAN STEAMER EVADES RAIDER.
NEW Y()RK, April 2d. — An American steamer
vas chased five miles by the German sea raider See
tdler, off the coast of Brazil, on April 12. The See
idler had Norwegian flags painted on her sides.
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IHUbt WnUUlIt
The steamer Alameda arrived in
port at 10 o’clock Saturday night, and
sailed for the westward at 3 o’clock
Sunday afternoon. She had 102 pas
sengers for Cordova, as follows: S.
Brownell, J. Bates and wife, Mrs. N.
R. Duboise, G. M. Phtnriey, F. Gitrey,
Mrs. I. Kaartinen, V. Linstad, Anna
Neidemeyer, M. S. Nelson, Frank
Rathburn, L. Reid, Edith Son, H.
Ehee, Mrs. M. Collings, E. S. Hewitt,
J. Millick, Mrs. J. Cramer, Dr. R. R.
Myers, W. D. Read, T. J. Barnes, T.
H. Booth, J. W. Fillinger, W. G. Fogel
stradt, H. J. Gety, Mrs. A. J. Koski,
D. M. Moore, J. Neidemeyer, H. L.
Owenby, F. Freed, G. E. Richardson,
P. Schnurr, W. Uhlman, Mrs. S. Hath
away, O. Sandberg, H. Millick, M.
Zich, H. P. Heacock, S. Racsto, 0
Beck, W. E. Canning, O. Forskorr, A.
Grandholm, Ed Harwood, B. Louseth,
N. Marlon, Mabel Nelson, Volney Rich
mond, C. Reid, Anna Son, G. Schnurr,
'■ u. wnrnont, MISS M. Hillman, Dr.
D. R. Bauer. Mrs. J. Johnson, A. D.
Brown, C. Johson, and 45 steerage
passengers.
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This afternoon the steamer North
western sailed for Seattle, with the
'oliowing passengers from here: M.
Lein and wife, G. YV. Seay, S. Shuman,
H. Colombron, George, Summer and
Elmer Linn, J. Mehalick, George Stone
»nd wife, F. McConaghy, Mrs. McCon
ighy and Mrs. Chaput.
The Admiral Watson left for Seat
:le Saturday night. The outgoing pas
sengers were Miss Ruby DeGraff, Wm.
Morgan, N. Anderson, Mabel Glllman
ind Robert Rodich.
Tomorrow at noon the Admiral Ev
ins will be here, with 35 passengers
ind 12U tons of freight for Cordova.
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Old timers in the Talkeetna eoun
iry state that the conditions there
point to an early spring. YYTarm,
Prlght, sunshiny days prevail.
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Word received at Ketchikan recent
y states that the Grand Trunk steam
it Prince Rupert, which went ashfire
it Gann island, is high and dry at
ow tide and that rocks have pierced
ter hull and penetrated the engine
:00m.
POWERFUL GRAFT
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Our townsman, Dave McDonald, has
launched a sturdy cannery tender at
Seattle, which he recently had built
and is now on his way to Cordova
with his new craft. The PoBt-lntelll- ‘
gencer gives the following interesting
account of the launching:
Trim and sturdy looking with her
seagoing lines, the cannery tender D. 1
McDonald, built for Captain Dave Me- 1
Donald, was launched yesterday from 1
the plant of the Balard Marine Rail
way. The craft was christened by 1
Miss Margaret George, daughter of I
Mr. and Mrs. P. .1. George. The new
tender, which embodies In her con |
struction the best of modern require- <
ments for that service, will be oper- <
ated by Captain McDonald under char- <
ter to the Canoe Pass Packing Com- ;
pany and will serve the company's (
plant at Cordova, Alaska. The ves- i
sel measures C4 feet over all with a i
mam of 14 feet and is powered with
wo 27 horse power engines, operating
win screws. She was i onstructed at
i cost of $10,000.
Although the launching was an
tounced a few hours before the event,
i fair sized crowd was present to wish
he power boat luck. Among those
iresent were Mrs. Dan McDonald, Mrs.
t. J. Kelliher, Mrs. Frances Stuart,
drs. F. J. George, Mrs. George A.
Irown and son of Vancouver, Mr. and
drs. J. G. Lawman, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
donahan, Miss Margaret George, Miss
dary George, Junior George, Miss
Vgnes Murray, Mrs. J. Murray, Mr.
ind Mrs. J. Reidy, Mr. Wand, Mr. and
drs. McIntosh, Miss M. Doherty, Mrs.
V. W. Moulton, Mrs. Q. C. King, Mrs.
1. F. Durholdt, Mrs. Kate Haight,
diss Agnes Muller, Pat O'Toole, ('apt.
lave McDonald and Berenice, Robert
nd Francis Kelliher.
The D. McDonald will sail for the
lorth in about a week, according to
iresent plans.
The tug L. ltoscoe, recently char
ered from the Alaskan engineering
ommlssion by the United States
oast and geodetic survey for wire
irag work in Alaska, was hauled out
t the Ballard Marine railway yester
ay for an overhauling. The vessel
.’111 be ready for service in about ten
ays. j
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Sl'OKANE, April 23. — Representa- ,
tives of communities from Chicago to
Seattle and Tacoma have been called
to the third annual meeting of the Na- t
tional Parks Highway Association, t
which will begin its sessions in this -
city Friday next. The call has been ,
issued by W. G. Edens, of Chicago, (
president, and Frank W. Guilbert. of
Spokane, secretary.
A better transcontinental road over ]
the northern route from Chicago to t
Spokane and Seattle will be the chief *
topic discussed. 1
Delegates from Washington Idaho, t
Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota,
and probably Wisconsin, will be at the
Spokane meeting of the association, t
Included in the list will be state high- \
way officials, county commissioners, |
road supervisors and chamber of com- f
merce delegations, in nddltion to nu- s
merous good road enthusiasts of the
orthwest.
NEWS ITEMS OF
L
J. W. Fillinger has returned from a
trip to the states.
Dr. Brown returned from the states,
on his way to Fairbanks.
George Baldwin left this morning
for his mining property near Mc
Carthy.
Charley Chaplin, in one of his late
comedy contract films, tonight at the
Empress. Don't miss this scream.
Mrs. Park Grlsweil has accepted the
position as cashier at the Empress
theatre while Miss DeGraff is away.
Miss Ruby DeGraff left on the Ad
miral Watson for Seattle, where she
will spend a couple of weeks.
Tom DeCamp arrived with the
launch Junior from the Nellie Juan
cannery yesterday.
Mrs. S. Hathaway and Mrs. M. Col
lins, of Spokane, were arrivals on Sat
urday night's steamer.
E. S. Hewitt, of Juneau, who has the
Alaskan agency for standard type
writers and office furniture, is spend
ing a week in Cordova.
T. H. Booth, assistant superinten
dent, and C. L. Crider, route agent for
the Wells. Fargo express company, ar
rived on Saturday and left for the in
terior this morning.
Dr. R. R. Myers, ex-mayor of Fair
banks, arrived from the states on his
way home from San Francisco, and
left for the interior this morning.
M. Brock went to McCarthy on this
morning's train to look after business
in connection with the Blum, O’Neill
Company store at that place.
E. T. Stnnard, general manager of
the Kennecott Copper Corporation
mines, came over from Eatouche yes
terday and will leave for Kennecott
on Wednesday's train.
F. McConaghy, of the plumbing firm
of Smith & McConaghy, was an out
going passenger on the Northwestern
today, as he has been in poor health
for some time past.
Edward P. Harwood, who is attend
ing the University of Oregon, returned
home on the steamer Alameda and
will spend the summer with his par
ents.
In the census on the wet and dry
proposition for Cordova 625 votes were
cast, as follows: In favor of liquor
licenses until December 31, 445;
against, 195; no opinion, 12.
T. A. Smith and Martha Bussinger
were married yesterday by United
States Commissioner Medley. They
[eft on the Alameda tor Anchorage
tn their wedding trip.
Tom Reierson has returned from
Portland, where he spent the winter,
ind left for Strelnu, where he will
vork for the Alaska Consolidated
topper Company.
The Bungalow Club will give a
lance at Hegg's hall tonight, and as
i business meeting will also be held
i full attendance of the members is
equested.
Meyer Blum, who is at the head of
he S. Blum & Co. store at Valdez,
nd also the First Bank of Valdez, was
n arrival in Cordova yesterday and
till remain here until the next west
ound boat.
Volney T. Richmond, manager of the
lortheru Commercial Company's In
erests In Alaska, arrived on the
teamer Alameda from the states and
eft on this morning's train for Fair
anks.
S. Shuman, resident engineer for
he Alaska engineering commission,
tith headquarters at Nenana, was a
lassenger on the Northwestern to
ay for San Franciseo. after having
pent a week in Cordova.
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