The Cordova Daily Times
GREATER CORDOVA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS.
H. G. STEEL—PUBLISHERS—C. H. SCHEFFLER
H. G. STEEL, Editor and Manager
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Single Coplea .$ .10 Six Months (In advance) ... $ 5.0(
One Month . 1.00 One Year (In advance) .... 10.01
Dally and Weekly, by carrier or mall, $1.25 per month.
Entered at the Postofflce at Cordova, Alaska, as second-class matter.
CQKlHiVA. ALASKA, S.VITKDAY, AUGUST 7, 1915
WEALTH IN CORDOVA COPPER.
With one week ’s shipments of Alaska copper ore to Pugel
sound showing a total value exceeding $1,000,000, it is entirely
possible that the value of the copper output of the territory may
ultimately exceed the value of the annual gold product.
Prior to the present war copper touched such a price level
as to cause the shutting down of the Northern mines. With the
war nations now in the market for large quantities of the metal
the price has risen to a profitable point, and the mines arc
working to capacity.
The northern ore is shipped to the Tacoma smelter, which
under the influence of the expanding demand, has been obliged
to increase its capacity^. Ultimately a smelter may be erected
at Cordova, but with the increasing use of the metal there
should be ample business for both smelters.
With the opening of the coal fields, the stimulant of a large
copper production and the usual liberal yield of gold, Alaskr
is beginning the period of awenkening so long looked for by it?
good friends.—Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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FAMILIAR CRAFT COMES NORTH.
The purchase of the City of Puebla by the Alaska Steam
ship company for its Alaska coast run will bring into northen
waters one of the best known passenger ships of the Pacifh
Coast. When the City of Puebla came to the Pacific Coast witl
the \\ alia \\ alia and l matilla she was one of the largest ves
sels engaged on the Pacific ocean, and the largest in the Puge
Sound-San Francisco sendee, being about 10 feet longer tliai
her sister ships. Sin* was beaten the following year by tin
Queen of the Pacific—since abbreviated to Queen—which ex
ceeded her in length by ten feet. The colliers were much largei
than the Dakota, Elder, State of California, Columbia, Idaho
Ancon, and other North Pacific liners of a third of a century ag<
and, naturally, they were Pacific Coast wonders in that day
They were seldom mentioned by the newspapers except to hav<
their names preceded by superiative degree adjectives.
The City of Puebla was not only famed in those early days
as a leviathan, but she was regarded also as a speed marvel
In fact, until comparatively recent times she was the fastesl
ship engaged in the coast passenger traffic.
1 he ( itv of Puebla, 1 matilla and Walla Y\ alia were en
gaged in the coal trade between Puget Sound and San Francisco
for about a decade, after wlfich they were converted into pas
senger ships. Newspapers of that time give glowing account?
ot the success of the contrators in transforming the ships from
dirty colliers into “floating palaces.”—Juneau Empire.
EIGHT HOUR IN ALASKA.
The new eight hour law is now corning to be the big ques
tion. You can hear anything you want t^o hear about laws like
that. In some respects you can hear more than you want to,
but it is hard at times to get the real dopion it. Just to start
on, let the opinion of a F airbanks paper be given as the sub
ject has now come up there once more. A newspaper gives an
idea of the drift of public thought, one way or the other, and
the Fairbanks Citizen says:
“If the new eight-hour law for miners is enforced, some of
the operators on the creeks say that they will be forced to shut
down, because the pay in most of the ground still unwoYked is
not sufficient to provide for them after paying the big wages
demanded. i
This eight-hour law plan is a serious problem, when appli
ed to placer mines that can be worked only during short sea^
sons. It is only natural and just that workingmen should be
protected from the greed’ of selfish employers, but if this pro
tection is to result in the stopping of the work altogether, then
both tin- employers and the employed are certain to suffer.
I lie law as it now stands promises to do more damage than
good for the workingmen, for it is a well known fact much of
the ground now being worked in this district is low grade, and
must lie idle if the expenses of operations are increased.
It seems that some medium arrangements could have been
made to meet the demands of both men and the operators, in
stead of making a law that will almost certainly injure both.
Tt may have been possible for instance, for the law to provide
the eight-hour plan on mines that produced a certain amount of
gold in accordance with the work clone on them, while on low
grade ground the men could have been given the option of
working more than eight hours if they so desired, rather than
being forced into idleness.”
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Considerable complaint is heard about the litter of refuse
matter on the sidewalks and streets and if Cordova is to present
a neat and attractive appearance more care must be exercised
in the throwing of waste paper and other matter in public
places.
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Another of those delightful little showers this afternoon.
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COMMERCIAL HOTEL I
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Mr«. Catherine J. Palmer, Proprietor
Steam Heated Modem in Every Respect
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Headquarters for Chamberlain’s Auto Service
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DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calla may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Reaidence.
Rainier-Grand Hotel
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DR. W. W. COUNCIL
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
DR. 0. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adama Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
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Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
GEO. F. WHITE
» The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Established 1911. Formerly 12 years
with Tacoma Smelter
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Councellor at Law
. Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA,
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CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
AM Work Given Prompt
Attention
CHARLES GAME
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRPHER
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Views and Post Cards
STATIONERY
PICTURES and FRAMES
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gold-copperI
I FOR SALE
A high grade Gold property, ten
I miles from Valdez with several
I hundred sacks of high grade ore
on the dump. This property ad
joins a producing mine and sev
eral velng of high flrade ore are
exposed on tne surface of this
ground.
Also four groups of copper
properties on Prince William
8ound, adjoining navigable water.
All of these properties could be
made producers with a small
amount of money and for a party
who can open same up or can se
cure the capital to do so, this is
an opportunity to make a fortune.
For prices and terms apply to
S A. HEMPLE, Valdez, Alaska
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M. C. Thompson ff C. Murphy
The MEjiCCA
Thompson & Murphy, Props
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Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodloua ateamera aalling between Seattle. Ketch
ikan. Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
SHIP CREEK, via INSIDE PASSAGE
Saila from Seattle— ' 9ai|, from Cordova—
July 25.ALAMEDA.Aug. 5
'July 31.NORTHWESTERN.Aug. 8
Regular freight aervfca for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglaa, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Expioe
Ivee, S. S. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; S. 8. Latouche, 15th; 8. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
Thla company reeervea the right to change achedule of ateamereA
without notice. eh*
Ticket, on ea!e at up-town office A!aaka Steamahlp Bldg. Baggage #
or freight will not be received at the-dock later than one hour before
aalling time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
_ General Agent Ticket ’Agent
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co. J
ALASKA PACIFIC S. 8. CO. ALASKA COAST CO. *»
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Next tatllng from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL EVANS, JULY 27
ADMIRAL WATSON, AUGUST 5
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet polnta and Kodiak
ialand.
Seattle-San Franclaco connecting with ateamera Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Porta.
Schedule aubject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
Copper River &
Northwestern Ry. 1
Effective June 12th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and I
Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making U
connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving
from Seattle.
Trains between Chitina and Shushanna Junction, |
and Kennecott connect with trains between Chitina and U
Cordova.
All trains from Cordova leave from Second Street S
Depot.
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be- S
tween Cordova and Chitina.
lhe above schedule subject to change without notic?.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets oa sale at Depot or up-town office, Alaska %
Steamship Company building
Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges 1
Superintendent Cordova Agent |j
H. & D. STANDARD STEAM PLACER DRILLER
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Capacity 400 feet with 6-inch casing; Warranted Equal to Any
Machine Manufactured. Write for Catalogue
MANUFACTURED BY I
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HARMON & DEEVER f
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