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• J Ranging in price from $50 up to $3000, and 600 ,
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jS Cordova,, Alaska. Trustee and Agent.
The Leading: Hotel of Alaska
WINDSOR
I Q TE L
CORDOVA, ALASKA
PUN OF MORGAN
The following article from the Ne^i
York Journal of Commerce of July l:
_ will be of general Interest to Alaski
and throughout the Pacific Northwest
“Wall street believes that J. F
Morgan & Co., the Guggenhelms am
other capitalists are planning com
prehensive plans for the devolopmen
work in Alaska.
“What hns prompted steps to thli
end It Is said, are conditions brough
about by the European war. Accord
; lng to rumor, these plans will call foi
an increased output of copper ant
other metals, railroad development t<
be worked In conjunction with the
United States government lines anc
additional steamship facilities fron
the tidewater terminals of those rail
, roads to the metal smelters of Ta
coma and the great metal consuming
districts of the Atlantic const of th<
United States and Europe through the
a unaiuu i niuu.
“These Interests have already taker
over large colpper properties, lnctud
. lng the Beatson Copper' company, and
are expected to acquire others. The
purchase of the copper properties h
being effected through the Kennecotl
Copper Corporation, controlled by thr
Morgan-Ouggenhelm Interests.”
i Kennecott Mines
Here follows a short rescrlptlon ol
the Kennecott company, which was
told of at length In the Monday Morn
ing Financial Section of July 5. The
, Journal then continues:
"The Kennecott mines are among
the largest properties In the world
their output alone. It Is said, having
more than supported the Copper Rive:
& Northwestern railway, which was
built some years ago from Cordova tc
Chltlna with a branch line from there
to Kennecott, at a total cost ol
$14,000,000. From Chltlna there Is a
military wagon road to Fairbanks, 30C
miles away, the metropolis of lnterloi
Alaska, and It Is known that for years
the Copper River & Northwesters
railroad considered the extension ol
Its railroad along that road, but was
halted by the attacks made or
Alaskan railway promoters In connec
tlon with the political fight for the
national conservation of coal re
sources.
Want to Avoid Friction
"Meantime the United States gov
ernment plans for greater railroad de
velopment In Alaska are moving fas
to successful conclusion. It is the in
tentlon of the American capitalist!
who are entering the Alaska field o:
such a large scale to work their plam
In entire harmony with the plans o
the government, doing everythini
possible to prevent any recurrence o
the friction between government am
private interest which have held bad
the growth of Alaska to this date.
"With the bulldlne of these mi:
roads those familiar with Algfkan cor
dltlons predict that the Interior of th.
vast northern territory will be tram
formed Into a region In which smell
ere, manufacturing companies am
various Industries will abound and ii
which there will be cities similar t
those in the United States, wit!
houses and schools, instead of th
mining camps existing at present, am
In whioh agricultural resources wll
be developed on a great scale.
“Unlike the coast region, the lr
terlor of Alaska, instead of beim
bleak and dismal. Is a great agricul
[tural stretch similar to the agricul
"* tural districts of Norway and SwedeE
“ which are Inhabited by so large i
I population.
Transportation Facilities
"To meet this great developmen
steamship lines from the tldewate
terminals of the railroads will bi
necessary. It Is these steamship facl
lities which are provided for in thi
Morgan line running between Alask,
and the Pacific Coast states. This i
the Alaska steamship line, and fron
the Pacific coast states the Morgai
interests have recently established th
Panama & Pacific line, through th
Panama canal to New York, while th
=r Morgan lines across the Atlantic ar
too well known to need description.
I “ft Is thus seen that the Morgan lr
[ [i terests already have steamship line
[ [ :*n connection with Alaska to Europr
[ t fn recent weeks steamship owners au
* [- .certain shipyards have received lr
, , qulrles regarding vessels suitable fo
, , the Pacific States-Alaska coast routei
! I "President Eccles of the Alask
, [ steamship line, said yesterday that hi
[ [ line has not put out such Inquiries, d<
[ | spite the reports crediting the ii
[ [ qulrles to his company. That the !i
i i qulrles are being made In behalf <
! ! the Morgan Interests Is the belief c
! , steamship officials who have follows
J [ the Alaskan development.
"It was suggested that possibly this
may mean a line for the Morgan In
terests, which will be additional to the
Alaskan steamship line. The vessels
wanted are of a type adaptable to the
carrying of tonnage of ore.
"It Is interesting to note In connec
tion with the Alaska Steamship Com
pany that its management Is virtually
the same as that of the Kennecott
Copper Corporaton and as well as the
management of the Copper River &
Northwestern Railway Company.”
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' PHYSICIAN LAUDS
ALASKA’S BEAUTIES
| Enthusiastically praising the re
sources and natural beauties of
‘ Alaska, Dr. Walter Lind ley of the
California hospital returned to I-os
Angeles after a 7,000-mile vacation
1 trip to the great northwest. The well
known physician visited almost every
| important port In Alaska, and when
ever opportunity afforded went ashore
to see the Inland country and Its de
velopment. Dr. LIndley considers
Alaska one of the most picturesque
spots in the world and believes It an
Ideal place for a vacation.—Los
Angeles Examiner.
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RAILROAD COMPANY
ADVERTISING ALASKA
The Times Is In receipt of an attrac
tive and lntreesting booklet, entitled, ,
"The Pacific Northwest and Alaska;
An Empire of Matchless Pleasure
lands,” issued by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railroad.
It Is one of the neatest and most hand- ,
somely printed of the many advertis
ing schemes to bring the great North
west and its wonderful possibilities In
a thousand different avenues into the
prominence which they deserve. The
booklet Is filled with descriptive mat
ter and beautiful views of the Pacific
coast states, British Columbia and
Alaska.
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MEDICAL BOARD FI
IRE ENSUINC YEAR
Governor Strong has named the
following as members of the Alaska
Medical Board:
First Division—nr. H. C. DeVIghne,
reappointed and Dr, E. M. Bevis, of
Juneau.
Second Dlvisionr-Dr. J. II. Mustard
of Nome and Dr, Curtis M. Welch of
, Candle, who takes the place of Dr. J.
. M. Sloano, recently removed to
: Seward.
Third Division—Dr. J. H. Ilomig, of
i Seward and Dr. Charles A. Wlnans of
i Valdez.
i Fourth Division—Dr. J. A. Suther
F land, re appointed, and Mrs. A'llne B.
, Bradley, M. D„ both of Fairbanks.
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: COPPER ACTIVITY lib
BOON TO ALASKA
“ \ lnhlrn naw At 1 ,m\r ,„l
I marked Kenneth C. Kerr, editor of the
| Railway & Marine News, upon his re
} turn to Seattle from a three weeks'
( voyage, covering Southeastern and
i Southwestern Alaska.
( “Many things contribute to the ex
I ceMent showing In the territory, chief
of which might be mentioned the truly
remarkable output of Alaska copper
ore. These shipments are from Skag
way, Latouche, Ellnraar and Cordova,
the latter point being the gateway to
the great Copper river district, which
’ is now shipping high grade copper to
a valuation of about $2,000,000
monthly. The mines at Latouche and
Ellamar are working regularly and
making a splendid showing. Each
steamship southbound from Skagway
will carry 200 or 300 tons from the
Atlas mine and at Ketchikan I was
personally informed by former gov
ernor Sulzer, of New York, that his
copper mine, located at Sulxor, about
40 miles from Ketchikan, was soon
going to be a regular and additional
producer for the northern territory.
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Case Mas Been Settled
Oscar Breedman has settled the Van
. Schuyler case and the appeal has been
, withdrawn. Judge Brown held that
the liquor company could not sue In
^ Alaska because of the failure to
. secure a license in Alaska.
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For Sale
i One black fox; a beauty; either
s male or female. Price $500. Five
(- cross female foxes go at $50 each,
i- Three extra dark cross male foxee go
i- at $50 each. Sixteen mink, $7.50 each,
if Foxea were most all raised on my farm
f and are 14, months old... Address H.
d Christie, Alganlk Fur Farm, Alganik,
Alaska.
TRAVEL
A governor who travels thousands
of miles In making an annual tour of
his territory, and one who travels
farther on his single annual trip than
others do In years, Is the proud dis
tinction held by Governor J. F. A.
Strong of the Territory of Alaska.
Governor Strong mnkes an annual
pilgrimage from Juneau to Skagway,
crossing to Dawson by railroad and
steamer, entering Alaska again at
Eagle, and continuing down the Yukon
to its mouth, returning to Juneau
slther by way of Seattle and the
southern end of the territory, or by
way of Seward. Valdez and Cordova.
The trip oovers approximately 6,000
miles of travel, nearly all of which Is
jy water and consumes from 36 to 60
lays in time. This year the trip was
5,000 miles In length and took exactly
16 days, which Is a record for time.
wovemor strong says tnat ir he hart
nade any of hi* uaual side trips the
uileage would have been considerably
sxtended. The trip this year was made
is short as possible in order that the
tarty might connect with the Victoria
it Nome and return by way of the
vestward.
Among the towns visited were
Jalnes. Rkagway, Whitehorse and
Dawson in Canada, Eagle, Fort Yukon,
ran&na, Fairbanks, St. Michaels,
'Jorne, Anchorage, Valdez, Cordova
ind Juneau. Sitka, Petersburg,
iVrangell and Ketchikan were not
belted this year, as it was not neces
tary to go to Seattle on the return
'rom Nome.
Governors of other states and terrl
ories, with the possible exception of
rexas, can travel from end to end of
heir states In a day, and can make a
our visiting all the principal cities
n each state in a weeks time, but
Governor 8trong sets a record when
me arrives in Juneau 36 days after his
lepartnre.
Legislators who travel two and
three thousand miles by dog team to
attend sessions of the Alaska legisla
ture are not uncommon, one senator
having crossed from Nome to Cordova
In the dead of last winter, a distance
of a thousand miles, by dog team in
record breaking time to attend the last
session.
Governors and other officials In the
states who think they travel great dis
tances should come to Alaska and fol
low Governor Strong on his annual
trip and they would change their opin
ion very materially.
MTAAAI VOLCANO
IS AGAIN SMOKING
W. J. Erskine, of Kodiak, expresses
the belief that the vocanic eruption of
u non j I n iif,u uun uiur\i un * x.ft, VI (i
Uon on that Island. He says that all
over the Island, even where the vol
canic dust deposit was the greatest
and the vegetation killed, now every
thing Is blooming and growing luxurl
antly.
Mr. Erskine states that while mak
ing a trip oround the island he could
see Katmai volcano smoking and that
all over that country volcanic dust was
In the air.
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FORMER CORDOVAN
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
The news of the death of Mrs.
Grace Butler Breltensteln, at her home
in Pasadena, Cal., has been received
in Cordova. She was the wife of
Thomas C. Breltensteln, a civil engi
neer. They spent some time at Cor
dova during the construction of the
Copper River & Northwestern rail
road, and later moved to Pasadena,
where they took up their permanent
abode.
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NO TRUTH TO RUMORS
ABOUT THE R. R, GRAFT
District Attorney Spence, whc
passed by on the Watson stated in
answer to a question that there Is nc
truth to the rumors about any graft
or anything like it in connection wltli
work on the government railroad. Tlu
grand Jury and the law officers lookec
into the rumors and found they were
nothing but street talk.—Sewarc
Gateway.
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