The Cordova Daily Times
V<»l UMB II NUMBER 170. C OBDOVA, ALASKA, SATl KDA1* L\ h XIX (I, .11 XK 17, 1916. I’RII I LX < LX is.
MEXICAN THREATENS PERSHING
. WILL ATTACK IF
f AMERICAN SENDS
TROOPS TO EAST
\ WASHINGTON, June 17.—General Pershing, in command
of the American forces in Mexico, has been warned by General
Trevino, commander of the Carranza troops in Chihuahua, that
any movement of the American expedition either to the south or
east of the territory now occupied will be a signal for attack by
the Mexican forces.
STRONG NOTE FOR CARRANZA.
WASHINGTON, June 17.—A reply to the latest note from
Carranza will be dispatched to the Mexican government within
a few days, which will affirm the purpose of this government
not to intervene in Mexican affairs unless forced to do so by
continued attacks on American territory.
The note will make it plain, however, that war with Mexico
will not be shirked by this government if it is considered ne
cessary. i
CONSULS ORDERED HOME.
SAN ANTONIO, June 17.—The state department has or
dered American consuls at Monterey and Saltillo to the Ameri
can side, according to reports received here. There now re
mains no American consular representatives in interior Mexico ,
except the agent at Mexico City.
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survey mu IS
OUTLINED FOR
' SUMMER '
WASHINGTON, June 14. — The
llqatid States geological survey an
nounces its plans tor Alaska surveys
in 191U as follows:
“The United States geological sur
vey began its systematic investiga
tion in Alaska in 1898. Since that
time the work has been continued
without interruption, and a large part
of the territory has been mapped topo
graphically and geologically, particu
larly those areas that are producers
t prospective producers of valuable
nerals. However, much remains to
be done, and during the coming sum
mer twelve parties will be sent to
Alaska to continue or extend the sur
veys already begun or completed.
Four of these parties will work in
southeastern Alaska, two will be sent
Into the Prince William Sound region,
one will he In the lower Copper and
Chitina valleys, one in the Nenana
and Bonnifield districts on Nenana
river, two in the Kanttshna district,
one on the lower Yukon and one in
the Fairbanks, Tolovana and Nome
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Prince William Sound.
"J. W. Bagley will make topographic
reconnaissance surveys in the Prince
William Sound district. These sur
veys are made on the photo-topograph
ic method and will include the north
v eslj' i n shoie lines of the sound east
ward from Passage canal, thus cm
bracing the Port Wells mining dis
trict and connecting the work done
in this area with previous work done
in the vicinity of Port Valdez.
“B. L. Johnson will continue the
study of the geology of Prince Wil
liain Sound, on which he has been en
ga**d for a nujnber of years. One
JBhe most Important parts of thh
Investigation is to map the geologv
and study the mineral resources o
the northern part of Uatouehe island
in which Ik situated a property of thi
Kennecott Corporation—one of thi
large copper producing companies o
Alaska.
“The lower Copper river region, in
eluding part of Chitina valley, will b.
studied by Fred H. Moffit, who wil
Ijfkend the existing geologic survey
into some areas not yet covered am
will visit the mining districts.
"IT" MAIL FOR
Ffil i 1
JULY 1
i
The postoffice department has de- !
elded to establish an experimental
summer auto mail service for handling
first class matter from Valdez to
Fairbanks, according to advices re-i
ceived by Alvah Fames.
The service will consist of thirteen i1
Weekly trips, beginning July i. Dan i1
Ross, of Valdez, has been selected by;
the department to carry the mail om
the new' route.
GO TO UNGA TO EXAMINE
GOLD PROPERTIES I
Captain R. Hofstad, accompanied by
a mining engineer, is a passenger on j
the steamship Northwestern, bound
for Unga. where he will examine some
1 gold quartz mines.
Hofstad reports an awakening in-j1
terest in mining to the westward, and
predicts great activity in that section
i within the next several years. Hej
; will take the Dora at Seward for the
j west, and an effort will be made to
j make the round trip on that vessel.
Several other passengers are bound
for the westward via the Dora, among
■ whom are several government agents,
i appointed to take charge of the seal
' rookeries.
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MARIPOSA SAILS FOR
NORTH WITH TOURISTS, j
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SEATTLE, June 15. — The steam j
ship Mariposa, of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, sailed for the north to
day. She has many tourists aboard
j booked for the.round trip. Those sail |
ing for Cordova are: E. A. Sims. Miss j
Dora Scott, Miss Patterson, Mrs. J.
Jackson, E. E. Ray, O. S. Williams,
’ James Bremner, E. F. Harwood, H.
,! Lindsay, and three steerage.
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t UNION STEVEDORE SHOT
SHOT DURING STRIKE RIOTS.
OAKLAND, June 17. — M. F. Morey,
s a union stevedore, was shot and in
1 stantly killed during strike riots on
i the waterfront today.
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Job Printing at Daily Times office.
ALASKA INDIANS
INTELLIGENT
Arthur H. Miller, in charge of th«
ivork of the bureau of education In
Lhe Copper river valley. Is in Cordova
n connection with his duties.
The work of the bureau of educa
.ion is progressing satisfactorily, ac
cording to Miller, who Insists thal
nurh good Is resulting from Its ef
'orts. The following article dealing
■vlth the Copper river natives was con
ributed by him:
The Copper river Indians, from Tar
il northward to the headwaters of the
topper river, number slightly more
han three hundred, subdivisions ol
vhich t: ibe recognise In varying de
tree by the leadership of Chief flood
ataw at Chitina, Chief Billum at Ton
dna. Chief Bib Jack at Copper Center,
’hlef Ewan at fiulkanu and Chief John
it Mantasta, the latter having died
luring the year 1915.
The exact origin of the Copper river
ndians is still a mooted question.
!ome maintaining that his progenti
or are Japanese. Others hold the
ipinion that he is u descendant of the
'anadtan-American Indian. Our ob
lervations incline us to the opinion
hat the traces of Japanese blood show
mly among the younger members of
he tribe, and that the purest types
ouijd among the older Indians pos
;ess similar features, habits, traits
ind characteristics of the American
ndlan.
One thing is certain, he has become
mrely an Alaskan Indian In one re
ject at least; he has acquired the
ilaska standards of value, the easy
•ome, easy go, methods of spending
lis money when he has any, and ha.
•ery little conception of economy,
dost people Inquire: "Is he suscep
ible of a higher development; apt to
earn?" We answer without heslta
ion, yes. When we feel Inclined to
udge these people rather harshly,
vhen they so often fall so far short
>f our expectations, we do well to
■©member the fact that they are
icarcely fifty years from the bow and
irrow stage of living, with no written
orm of language, and a vocabulary of
ess than orte thousand words, in their
lative tongue.
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j iicir unci pci iuu ui wmvmv-v
he white people from the earliest
Russian occupation dawn to the pres
;nt time has been a succession ol
■ontradictiOns sufficient to produce
i sort of chaotic bedlam in his hither
;o unsuspicious and unlettered urind
He will tell you how the first white
nen he saw, the Russian traders, un
lertook to enslave hint, beating him
nto submission, and compelling obed
ience which he remembers with ab
Itorrence and dread. Then came the
prospectors, care free, generous mind
3d adventurers, shouting their enthu
siasin and singing their way to the
gold fields, paying the Indians three
dollars apiece for salmon, a dollar f
pound for packing, liberally sharing
his food with him when hungry, anc
leaving him many an outfit and grub
stake after he had given up the strug
gle and was hitting the trail hare
back to home and mother.
Abundance of fish and game, o
which he could easily take amph
supply, with no thought for the mor
row except the getting of an addition
al supply of such foods from the sum
mer's growth of berries and roots a
added variety to his simple menu to
the winter months, sue h a life ha
ill prepared him to readily realize thi
serious situation which now confront
hint, of taking thought for the future
and providing for those dependen
upon him by real work.
None who have made a close an
careful study of the Indian in his pr
mitive state of life will charge hit
wit* being by nature more iinmora
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i DEFEATED
VIENNA, June 17. —Austrian troops
sogth of the river Dneister, in Galicia,
thi morning defeated a force of Hus
sit i cavalry. New* battles have now
be tn along the whole Volhynla front.
EDEN IS LOST.
DNPON, June 17. — The torpedo
l>o t destroyer Eden was sunk today
In collision in the English channel.
TU ‘ty-one members of the crew were
savfd. Three officers are missing.
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GERMAN SHIPS TORPEDOED.
ObPENHAGEN, June 17. — Two
large German steamships were tor
pedoed in the Baltic last night, accord
ing to Swedish fishermen, who assert
they saw the vessels sink after a vio
lent cannonading.
AUSTRIANS HOLD RUSSIANS.
VIENNA, June 17. Austrian troops
in %u (owlna are making for a point
north of Czernowitz. and another di
vision is holding the Russians east of
the city. Russian attacks in both
1 these directions have been repulsed.
TURKS REPULSE BRITISH.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 17. An
| attempted advance made by the Brit
; ish forces remaining on the Tigris
river below Kut-el-Amara was re
pulsed by the Turks.
WHY GILMORE WAS MADE
COMMITTEEMAN
SEATTLE, June 8. — Republican
politicians were surprised today to
1 rind that William A. Gilmore, instead
oi Judge c. 1>. Murane, had been made
national committeeman for Alaska,
succeeding Ix>uis P. Shackleford, of
Juneau, who has been committeeman
for the last eight years, says the Se
attle Times, it was generally under
1 stood Shackleford was to retire, but
as Judge Murane had been endorsed
for committeeman by the Alaska Re
publican convention he was expected
( to receive the job. (Gilmore has suc
ceeded ,\V. S. Bayless.)
As the situation is interpreted here,
i it is believed that Judge Murane, now
a resident of Juneau, will seek a re
appointment as federal court judge in
the event a of Republican national vic
tory. it is believed Murane decided
: that his chances for appointment are
brighter if he holds no political posi
tion. and that he consented to the
change in the program. He is in Chi
1 cago, and before the Alaska delega
(tion left there It was in perfect ac
cord, so whatever has occurred has
happened with Murane's knowledge,
and probably with his consent.
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SEATTLE COMPANY IS
DEVELOPING COPPER MINE
Operations have begun for a cop
| per mine on Chieagof island, near Pin
I ter bay, by a company recently organ
,'ized bv prominent men in Seattle.
I The company is incorporated as tht
! Juneau Sea Level Copper MinetuCo.
1 and the. principal shareholders residt
, in Seattle. A prospecting shaft to thf
depth of 75 feet is already bored ant:
a close watch Is being kept for sign!
of copper ore, but as yet nothing o
much value has been unearthed.
E. Flemming Is the superintenden
' of the mine and the launch Rainbow b
’ the official passenger boat of thi
| company.
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Andy Hart, former chief ‘of thi
Dawson fire department, Is now i
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] scout in the Legion of Frontlersmei
serving in East Africa.
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CORDOVA GIVEN
CHANCE FOR BIG
CLAM CANNERY
\Y. H. Schmidt, representing the Sea Beach Packing
Works, of Aberdeen, Wash., is in Cordova to make pret'minnjy
arrangements for the establishment by hi* company of a dam
cannery here.
According to the plans outlined by Schmidt, the initial in
vestment of his company will be between $40,000 and $50,000,
and will provide employment for at least 150 persons, including
diggers and’cannery help.
“But one thing stands in the way of a nimmediate start on
our work,” said Schmidt this morning, “and that is the acqui
sition of a suitable site. Wo are prepared either to buy or lease
a place where we can elect our cannery, but up to this time I
have been unable to get a suitable location.
“ We must have a site when* our boats can land at all times,
either high or low tide. This is absolutely necessary in the
I proper operation of a cannery the size which we propose to
erect, if the work is to be carried on in an oconimical and ef
ficient manner.
“As soon as we get such a site we will begin the erection of
our cannery, and by next summer will be prepared to give
employment to at least 150 persons. Our investment at first
probably will not exceed $40,INK) or $50,000, but as the market
!developed and the supply of clams proved sufficient, this will
be expanded.”
Schmidt last year visited Cordova, and is satisfied n> to
the extent of the dam beds, believing that Cordova offers one
of the best fields on the coast. The clams found in tin* vicinity
1 of Cordova .according to Schmidt .are of an unexcelled quality.
The Sen Beach Packing Works, of Aberdeen, which is rep
i resented' by Schmidt, are the pioneer packers of minced claims,
j having been established 'since ls!>4. Schmidt has been with the
'company continuously for the past fifteen years, and is one of
| the best informed men in the states on the habits of dams and'
tbe methods of cannimr them.
DEAD BANDIT. AN
SAN i_ — Th<‘|
names of the three soldiers killed in t
the battle with Mexican bandits nearj
San Ignacio, are Corporal Charles j
Flowers and Privates Edward Katon
ah and Nltnaden.
Papers found on one of the dead
bandits indicate that he was an offi
cer In the Carranza army, and the
state department will ask the Mexi
can government for an explanation of
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his presence.
EXCURSIONISTS SEARCH
FOR MIDNIGHT SUN !
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SEATTLE. June 15. — The steam
ship City of Seattle, with sixty five
passengers for the midnight sun ex
cursion to Fort Yukon, sailed for the
'north last night. The excursionists
; will go via Skagway and Dawson, re
! turning into the states on the steam
ship Victoria, which will sail from Stsj
Michael via southwestern Alaska j
ports.
RICHMOND BEACH FIRE «
LOSS IS $50,000.
SEATTLE, June 17. — Claude Kar-^
Imer, an old dock workman, was
j drowned during a fire which 'de
' stroved the Standard Oil wharf at
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j Richmond beach.
The loss will reach $50,000. A fire
! boat from Seattle saved the big stor
! age tanks.
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j The territorial board of medical ex
aminers will hold a semi-annual ex
> |amination at Seward in July for the
i! purpose of examining any physicians
, who may wish to practise in the ter
ritory. _
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TO AGREE
NEW YORK, June 15. — The rail
road managers today notified the
heads of the railway brotherhoods that
they are unable to meet the demands
if the men for an eight hour day. At
the same time they propose arbitra
tion as the solution of the differences,
ir the submission of their cases to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Brotherhood rejected both pro
posals, and will submit the reply of
the railroads to the men.
ONLY FIVE BODIES ARE
RECOVERED FROAA BEAR
EUREKA, June 15. — To date the
bodies of but five persons drowned in
the wreck of the Bear have been re
covered. These include the bodies of
Herman Ross, the butcher, F. Rossi,
the second cook, two unidentified wo
men and one unidentified man.
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NAVAL MILITIA ADRIFT.
HOQUIAM, June 17. — With forty
members of the Gray's Harbor divi
sion of the Washington naval militia
on board, the torpedo boat destroyer
Fox wallowed in the trough of high
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seas with her steering gear gone for
six hours yesterday. She was on her
way from Gray's Harbor to Portland.
A jury steering gear was rigged up
and the Fox returned to Gray's Har
bor after the storm had subsided.
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WILSON PICKS CHAIRMAN
FOR NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, June 15. — Wilson
selected Vance MacCormick. of Penn
sylvania, as chairman of the Demo
cratlc national committee.