The Cordova Daily Times
volume one. number 202. cordova, Alaska, Tuesday august 3, uns. price ten cents.
BID FOIE WILL'
|E NEEDED ON
RAILROAD ;
Conditions out the railroad line con
tinue to improve as the high water
which overflowed the tracks is gradu
ally receding and in a couple of days
the%* ict extent of the damage will
be* known. This morning a force of
25 men were sent out on a special«
train to Mile 52 to repair the washout
in Abercrombie Canyon.
Just how large a crew will be neces
sary to put the roadbed in shape can
not be determined at this time, but a
big force of carpenters will be used in
rebuilding the bridge at Mile 160 and
a number of culverts that were burned
out by forest fires. As this clasB of
labor* is limited in the north it may
be necessary to send to Seattle for
additional men.
The number of workmen needed is
speculative, but a large force will un
doubtedly be given employment at an
early day.
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CASE OF
; fIR[
At the meeting of the Common
Council held last night, the matter of
furnishing additional fire protection
to the town was discussed. The mayor
thought it would be best to purchase
another of the Gorter fire nozzles,
w'hich have just been bought by the
city. This would give the city six
nozzles, and would allow for six sep
arate streams to be played on any fire
in the main business block of the
town. The new nozzle has been en
dorsed by Chief Byers, as being an
improvement over the old ones, and is
gradually growing in favor all along
the Pacific Coast, having been inven
ted by H. H. Gorter, who at one time
held a responsible position in the San
Francisco Fire Department. The mat
ter was fully considered by the coun
cil and the clerk instructed to pur
chase an additional nozzle from Mr.
Gorter.
GOVERNMENT PLANS
NEW ALASKA COURT
According to word that has reached
Fairbanks recently, the government if
considering the advisability of estab
llshing a floating court for all o
Alaska. In other words, it is plannee
to establish there a fifth federal court
why'-h will travel about to the out
lyiih*,daces.
The purpose of this is to leave thi
regular court at home, so that lega
business need not be halted whit
they travel about' their respectiv
divisions.
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TRY DOMESTICATE
WILD CARIBOT
V Singleton will try to domest
cate wild caribou if he is granted pe
mission by the federal authorities t
do so. Hq i^ convinced that his pla
will wo- /and that a fine meat an
milk a: ^nal suitable for the ploneei
of Alaska can be secured. The exper
ment will be made at Tanana Cros
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i Alameda Thursday Night
The steamer Alameda, now to tt
westward, will sail from Cordova f<
Seattle on Thursday evening.
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)RR STAGE LINE
TO USE AUTOS
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The Orr Stage Company have or
lered a number of automobile trucks
or service on the Chitina-Fairhanks
oad. The trucks will be used to
arrv mail and passengers to and from
he coast. The trucks will be used
ummer and winter.
FORESTRY FUNDS'
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During the progress of last night's
meeting of the Common Council the
matter of the moneys due the Third
Division as its share of the forest fund,
was considered. The Council has
been assured at various times by mem
bers of the legislature that Cordova
would secure $1,700 of this money,
and that is was intended to use it to
repair the road to the cemetery.
Whether this would be the best use
that could be made of the money was
duobted by the councilmen, who con
sidered that the construction of a
road to the Old Town was of more
importance to this community than a
road to the cemetery. Much uncer
tainty was expressed because of the
suit that has been brought by parties
in the First Division to restrain the
partition of the money among the four
judicial divisions of Alaska. The
clerk was instructed to write to Ed.
Wood the superintendent of road con
struction for this divislo n and to
Representatives Day and Holland
about the matter.
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CHARLES J. BADGER.
Rear Admiral, Member
of General Nava! Board.
Photo by American Prem Association.
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: CABLE IS OUT Of
COMMISSION TODS'
F For some time past the governmen
cable has not been working very sa
• isfactorily and as a result the servic
has not been of the best. The cabh
0 ship Burnside was dispatched nort
11 to ascertain the trouble, which ha
'1 been located between Seattle an
s Sitka. The workmen on that vesBi
1- are now engaged In cutting out th
3- “faults” and all telegraph business ft
today was suspended. This account
for the fact that the Daily Times
without its usual Associated Prei
e report.
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All the Real News la the Time*.
IDLE FPL I DDT
Uobt. W. Wiley, who recently re
ently returned to the Chisana camp,
ifter spending several months in
Nevada where he is constructing a
ailroad to his quartz property, has
treat confidence in the future of the
nterior placer camp, which he be
ieves will be a gold producer tor
nany years.
Mr. Wiley has been in the White
liver country since 1902 and is about
is well posted on conditions there as
iny man in the country. He believes
hat the best and most feasible route
o Chisana is via Cordova and Mc
Carthy, and if the trail from the latter
place Is kept up all freighting will be
lone this way, as it is much shorter
and packing can be done considerably
cheaper.
“Freight can be handled from Mc
Carthy to Chisana, during the winter,
for 15 cents a poumj and in the sum
mer for 35 cents,” said Mr. Wiley,
“The distance, via the Nizina glacier
is 90 miles, and 110 miles over the
Goat trail.
“The winter route from Dawson tc
Chisana is 300 miles and from White
horse 330 miles. In the summer thii
distance is reduced a little by goinf
from Dawson to the Donjek river, 19<
miles in boats, and from Donjek t<
Chisana, a distance of 90 miles, pad
horses are used. The cheapest freigh
rate, 35 cents a pound, obtains in thi
summer months, so you can see thi
great advantage of landing supplies a
the new camp via McCarthy.”
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UNCLE SAM Tt
SELL LOTS AT
Two hundred lots will be put up fc
auction by the United States goveri
ment in Seward when the surveyin
of the Terminal tract has been con
pleted. This statement is from 1
Christensen, the agent of the land d
partment, who will conduct the sa
as he conducted the sale of the A
chorage lots. The Terminal tract co
tains about 65 acres and some 1
acres are being surveyed in additic
just to the north. Those 20 odd acri
include the ground occupied by tl
saw mill, according to Mr. Christe
sen. The survey does not inclui
tide lands in the neighborhood. M
Christensen was unable to say wheth
the plans of the government inclui
the idea of filling in the tide lands
not. The 65 acres and the other
odd acres are the two tracts me
tioned as being reserved by-the gc
eminent. The lots to be sold will
50x100 feet.
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THOMAS MAGILL DIES
AT SOLDIERS’ HOP*
t Thomas Magill, a sourdough
- Alaska who came into the Territc
e some 40 years ago died recently at t
- old Soldiers' Home at Orting, Wai
ti Magill was an honorary member of t
* Valdez Igloo of Alaska, and lived
i Valdez up to a year ago.
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e Rain is Badly Needed
r The weather has been very thre
s ening today, but up to the hour
s going to press no rain fell. As for
s fires are prevalent throughout the I
ritory, a heavy shower is needed.
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ITINERANTS TO;
BE TAXED
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The question qf taxing itinerant
merchants was considered at last
night's meeting of the Common Coun
cil. All the members present spoke in
favor of passing an ordinance in ac
cord with the recent act of the Terri
torial legislature, which eradicated
the previous constitutional difficulty.
At present time there are only four
councilmen in town, and an ordinance
can be passed only at a meeting where
at least five are present, so it was nec
essary to postpone formal considera
tion of the matter until Councilman
Edgar Davis returns from the Hot
Springs at Sitka. It Is expected that
Mr. Davis may return on the North
western, which is now coming north.
The councilmen all expressed their
desire to afford the local merchants all
possible protection from the unfair
competition of traveling hawkers and
fly-by-nights.
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EVERYTHING QUIET
AT ANCHORAGE
“Shorty” Marshal Is In receipt of a
letter from a friend at Anchorage in
which he says that there is "simply
: nothing doing here now, everything is
i at a standstill.” He reports that a few
i people have started to build, but does
; not believe that there will be much
: activity in that line until next spring
> and adds: “There are quite a few idle
i men here and they seem to be anxious
t to go to work.”
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APPLICANTS CAUSE
LOSS OF TIME
Five applications for teachers’ posi
tions in the Territory were recelvet
one day last week at Gov. J. F. A
Strong’s office, and Secretary W. W
Shotthill says that the office Is con
tinually in receipt of very many mor<
applications that it can possibly con
aider favorably. “The teachers al
seem to want to come north,” said Mt
Shorthill, “and we haven’t school
enough for them up here.”
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NORTH IS LURE FOR
k SCHOOL TEACHERS
l. Quite a number of applicants for
?- notarial commissions overlook the
e fact that the Federal “war revenue"
l- act requires each bond to have reve
i- nue stamps to the value of 50 cents
0 attached in order to make the same
n legal. This occasions delay in the ls
■s nuance of commissions, as it is neces
ie sary to write to the applicants and
i- ask them to remit .the stamps or
le money with which to pay for same,
r. The governor’s office has been corn
er pelled to write many letters to appli
le cants for notarial seals on account of
>r this ommission.
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n- WILL REPRESENT CORDOVA
v- AT PANAMA EXPOSITION
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Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Adams will leave
for an extended trip to the states, on
the Alameda. They will visit in
E Washington state and go from there to
San Francisco to attend the Panama
of Exposition, where Mr. Adams will
ry represent this section on Cordova Day.
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ih. Tangoists to Meet
he The Tango Club will hold one of it?
in delightful dances at the Windsor hotel
dining room tonight and as a good
time always results the members will
be out in force.
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of Improving His Store
sst Will Clayson is having the parti
er- tions of his display windows removed
which will afford considerably mori
light in the store and also display hi:
stock to better advantage.
HUNGER KILLS
KOYUKUK MINER
C. 8. Dlckhurt, who was lost for
three days in the Koyukuk region,
died when given food. Dickhurt was
given two light meals at an interval
of two hours but he died in spite of
the efforts of the people who found
him.
ALASKAN AFTER
W. J. Rogers, the Alaska and Seattle
mining man, may make an attempt to
rescue the treasure that is known to
have gnoe to the bottom of Lynn canal
when the Islander sank off the west
shore of Douglas island nearly 14
years ago. Mr. Rogers has invented
a submarine and is at Juneau for the
purpose of making a survey of the
Islander wreck and determine whethei
or not it will be possible to raise the
ship or salve the gold that went dowr
with her.
Mr. Rogers’ submarine is a dtvlni
vessel 22 feet long, 6 feet In diametei
and weighs 17% tons. Two men ar<
required to operate the vessel, am
she will carry a half dozen or mori
if that is necessary. The vessel ha
been thoroughly tested, and has opei
ated at a depth of 345 feet. Thl
depth was reached in a test at Por
Madison, on Puget Sound last Septeir
ber. American naval officers hav
witnessed tests of the vessel, and I
has met with their approval.
The vessel is sunk and the air su]
ply is provided in much the same max
i ner as with submarines. She is abl
to remain under water with her ere'
and supply them with air for 2
hours.
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LORD FISHER.
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English Admiral Who Caused
I | British Cabinet Shakeup.
; GOING TO SPOKANE
' ARRANGE SALE OF STOt
ts
ej Dr. W. H. Chase, president of t
„1 Cordova Mining & Development Co
HI pany, will be an outgoing passenger
the steamer Alameda. He goes
Spokane to arrange for the sale ol
block of stock to Montana capltalis
tl- which Is now in escrow, and If 1
id, deal goes through sufficient funds s
re be available to go ahead aud deve
tis the company’s gold quartz propert
at Port Wells.
IR [ SHIPMENTS
The forest fires did not entirely de
stroy the bridge, which spans the Gil
hina river, at Mile 160, as at first re
ported. Only the deck and part of the
posts were burned and temporary
repairs can be made to the bridge so
as not to delay the shipments of cop
per ore from Kennecott after the road
bed damaged by high water, has been
repaired.
The Bonanza and Jumbo mines are
working to their capacity and as soon
as the 60 cars on hand are loaded
they will l>e brought south as far as
possible and the ore stored. The
empty cars will then be returned to
Kennecott and in this way there will
be no curtailment of the output dur
ing the suspension of through traffic
on the railroad.
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When the report of the town clerk
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was read to the Council last night
showing a balance in the City Treas
ury of $5,658.22, the question of
whether the city could manage on that
until the payments under the next
tax assessments were received was
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discussed by the members. There
will probably be some more govern
ment license money received by the
town, which in the opinion of mem
bers will allow the town to run with
out paying interests on its warrants.
The average expense of the city will
run from $600 to $700 per month when
the school is not in session. When the
fall term of the schools starts about
$400 per month is added to the city’s
expenses. Any slight repairs to the
streets would be in addition to this.
The past economical administration of
the city’s money by the present coun
cil, will be continued and nothing but
necessary expenditures will be made,
in an effort to have the revenues of
the city not fall below the expenses.
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FAIRBANKS ORDERS
ANOTHER AUTO TRUCK
Fairbanks has ordered another auto
fire truck as it is feared that the busi
ness section might suffer the fate of
Valdez unless the department is kept
at its highest efficiency. Wrile the
city- is in debt and a spirit of retrench
ment has held back many desired pub
lic improvements the council is deter
mined to keep the fire department In
first class condition.
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LOVE FINDS A WAY
AT NEW TERMINAL
Miss Emeralda Eongmire and Mr. P.
J. McDonald were married at Knik
last Thursday night by Rev. T. P.
Howard. The bride has been school
■ teacher at Knik for the past two
** years.
Miss Hilmar Sarralla and Miss Olga
he Guhola were married last week at An
m- chorage by Commissioner David.
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to Competition
a Where there is competition in busi
ts, ness the consumer is never over
he charged. Call or phone us your
riu orders. Cordova Co-Operative Trading
0p Co. Phone 21.
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