HAPPEN GS OF
LOCALINTEREST
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The exterior of the Lathrop build
ing is receiving a new coat of paint.
W. A. Hesse, mineral surveyor, left
Saturday for Katalla, where he will
spend a couple of weeks.
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The steamship Alameda is due here
tonight at 7 o’clock, making a remark
ably fast trip from Seattle.
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Prof. Alan Bateman left this morn-1
ing for Kennecott, where he *"!
spend several weeks doing geological
work.
The coast guard cutter Bothwell
was in port over Sunday, taking on a
supply of fuel oil. It left this morn
ing for the westward.
The “Samax,” a. 22-foot boat built
by Max Peyser and Sam Keist, was
launched Saturday evening. An 8 h.
p. Clift engine has been installed.
Zik Turkins, who was arrested on
Saturday on the charge of insanity is
having a hearing before the United
States Commissioner this afternoon.
Geo. C. Hazelet returned yesterday
to the Chilkat Oil Company’s opera
tions near Katalla, where the work
of sinking another well will be immed
iately started.
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The Presbyterian Sunday school
picnic will be held on Wednesday, if
the weather is favorable. All mem
bers and their friends are invited, in
cluding the home department and the
cradle roll.
Jas. E. Wilson of Valdez, chairman
of the territorial road commission is
here and has a crew of men at -work
making a roadway from Second
street to the bay which will prove a
great convenience to the forty resi
dents who will be served.
Yesterday morning at 8 o’clock, a
Filipino cook at the mess house of the
Eyak River Packing —Company was
found dead in his bunk. Two hours
before he was alive. Death was
caused by a cereberal hemorrhage of
die brain and an investigation of the
•aso is being held this afternoon by
Coroner Noaks.
There wlil be a meeting of Cordova
Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska tonight and
cill members are urged {o be present.
The launch Pioneer left yesterday
for Katalla and took over a number
of miners to work for the Bering
River Coal Company.
P. L. Schwartz, who is in charge of
the government school at Chitina,
brought a native child to town on to
day’s train for treatment at the Gen
eral hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. W. Porter, of
New York, arrived in town from
Fairbanks on this afternoon’s train.
Mr. Porter will deliver a Christian
Science lecture at the Empress theat
er tomorrow night.
W. L. Smith and wife will leave on
the southbound trip of the Alameda
for a several month’s trip to Califor
nit, and during their absence their
rooming house will be in charge of
Mrs. O. E. Lambert.
E. F. Kismire and wife, of Fulton.
Ky., L. K. Jennings, of Fairfield.
Conn., J. Hadlmeyer, of Seattle and
Robt. Gillilord were among the tour
ist, who arrived here on today’s train,
having come over the government
trail from Fairbanks.
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YAKATAGA OIL LANDS
ARE TO BE SURVEYED
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j The Alaska Development Syndicate
j composed of capitalists interested in
1 oil developments, have taken over the
1 properties located at Yakataga Beach
by M. J. Sullivan, Dr. W. H. Chase
and Edgar Davis and have commenced
active work on the development of the
properties. Several men in charge of
Asa Baldwin, a deputy U. S. mineral
surveyor, left for Yakataga today and
when the surveys are completed
houses will be erected and roads built
in preparation for drilling operations
which will commence as soon as the
geologists complete their work of in
vestigation and survey. This is the
first company to begin active opera
tions in the Yakataga district. Should
this property prove as valuable as the
surface showing would indicate, the
holdings of the locators should net
them a nice sum.
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The Cordova chamber of commerce
has sent a request to Secretary of the
Interior Payne that the public land
surveys be extended to cover the oil
bearing lands of Alaska, and particu
larly those in the vicinity of Katalla.
The petition sets forth the following
facts:
“A large number of oil land loca
tions have been made under the re
cent leasing law, and many of these
locations conflict with others. A vast
| amount of confusion and litigation
promises to result which will greatly
hinder and delay the development of
the oil resources of the territory. It
appears probable.that the oil locating
law will prove unworkable unless the
lands are first surveyed so that the
boundaries of the tracts for which
permits are sought can be clearly de
fined and described.
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“The oil lands at Katalla adjoin the
coal lands of the Bering river field
which have heretofore been surveyed
and offered for lease under the local
leasing law. It is respectfully urged
that it is just as essential that the oil
lands should be surveyed as the coal
lands, and that at least as much en
couragement should be extended by
the government to the development
of the oil lands of Alaska.”
MRS. A. C. DOWLING
DIES LOCAL HOSPITAL
Last evening at 7 o’clock Mrs. Al
bert C. Dowling of Valdez, died at the
! Cordova general hospital. She had
i been in poor health for some time
past and about three months ago
underwent an operation in the states,
which was at first thought to be suc
! cessful, but later it was found that
1 another operation was necessary and
this was performed here
Deceased was 32 years of age and
wife of Deputy Marshal Dowling, who
has the sympathy of a large circle of
friends in his sad bereavement. The
remains will be shipped to San Fran
cisco, on the steamship Alameda,'
where interment will take place.
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