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* BIG LIST OF
PEOPLE
w , The steamer Alameda hove-to in a
storm off Gravina bay for several
hours lost night, and did not arrive
in Cordova until 1 o’ciock this morn
ing. She has over 600 tons of freight
for here, including mmy tons for the
Valdez -Creek Mines Company, and
will be in port until 2 o’clock tomor
row morning.
There .vsere an unusually large
number of passengers aboard the boat
for this time of the year, forty-five
of whom gat off at fcordova. They
report having had a roost delightful
trip north, until yesterday's storm
sprung up. The complete list for here
nnd the westward fOHwws:
For Cordova — C. C. Keenan, fi.
Doig, T. Bergum, F. T. Smart. H. S.
.Smart, H. F. Codent, B. F. Cosdell, A.
Anderson, E. M. Olson. G. Metzdorff,
W. E.. Janies and wife, M. L. Stickney,
J. W. iPomeroy. W. h. Haylor, J.' M.
Rhodes, Miss D. Rhodes, Miss M.
Rhodes, J. Drake, L. V. Stanley and
wife, 'N. P. Nelson and wife, N. C.
Rim, VV. A. Johnson, A. Benson, N. P.
Sias and wife, B. Richardson, F. A.
Jones and wife, C. Blaser, Chas. John
^ son, N. Bnyers, 'C H. Gillies, B. C.
w Briggs, Mrs. Anderson, S. G. Mil wee,
J. H. Jackson, W. J. Cavanagh and
•five steerage.
For Valdez — J. Stanton, Fannie
Wenzel, Geo. PulveT. Earl Puiver, C.
B. Milliken and wlfe.W. A. Sehroeder,
A. B. lies, C. Tl. Bunnell, Major P. W.
Davison.
For Latouche — Mrs. C. Emery, W.
H. Seagrave, \V- J. Seagrave antlthree
steerage.
For Seward — Ben Landauer. J.
Kopsomdlis, Mrs. J. H. Harma*, G.
■Kosmopdlia, J. Halen and -Aw«
steerage.
LOUD IN PRAISE OF HOT
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Cha». Johnson, who spent several
■weeks at Sitka Hot Springs, hsis re
turned much benefited in health.
"The springs are all that is claimed
for them, and more,” said Mr. John
son, "and I am sorry I conlld not stay
longer. Dr. Goddard moved into bris
new building last week, and has the
lower part furnished, which will ac
commodate fifty guests. He is pre
paring to build ten extra batbs in the
•rear of this place. There were eight
guests when I left.
“I certainly will take pleasure in
recommending the place to all of my
friends, not only because of the medi
cinal properties of the water, hut
owing to the reasonable price and the
homelike service which one receives.
The Goddards are the salt of the earth
and they deserve the prosperity which
1 am sure will be theirs when the
fame of the springs spreads. 1 am
confident that in time they will equal
the most famous springs In any part
of the world.”
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CORDOVANS ARE MARRIED IN
LOS ANGELES.
On Christmas eve Fred B. Tracey,
general agent of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, and Mrs. Edythe Wil
kinson Steel, formerly of Cordova,
were married in Los Angeles at the
home of the bride’s parents, Dr. and
Mrs. H. C. Wilkinson.
CAPTAIN DANIELS’ WIFE ILL.
Word was received from Seattle of
the serious illness of Mrs. James T.
, Daniels, wife of Captain Daniels, of
the Admiral line. Captain Daniels Is
now on his way to New York to bring
one of the vessels recently purchased
by that company to the Pacific coast.
At a meeting of the Kennecott Oop
I per stockholders approving the tn
' crease in the shares of the company
from 720,000 to 3,Otto,000, President
j Stephen Blrrti said:
"While our production and costs
nre encouraging and satisfactory, at
the same tims we feel that it is ad
vantageous for the company to take
j over the properties whose known life
is much longer than is indicated by
the ore so far developed at the Ken
necott and Besrteon properties.
"In the case of the Utah Copper, we
know that the mine has a life tJf over
thirty years, and the life of ttoe ’Bra
den is placed at the same figure, TTie
costs at the Utah are around seven
cents, and the Braden engineers es
timate the cost at that mine at about
seven cents.
"The Copper River & Northwestern
railway is a necessity to the Kenne
cott Copper Company. We depend
upon it for our transportation and if
the railroad passed into unfriendly
hands, freight rates could be in
creased to exceed $2,000,000 a year.
"Transportation in the case of trie
Kenneeott company amounts to 2 1-4
cents, out of a total cost aince June
1 averaging 4.58 cents, so that It "will
be seen that tr; nspcrtatlon represents '
nearly halt the cost of producing cop
per at the mine.
"The earnings of the Alaska Steam
ship Company and the railroad com
pany are now running at the rate of
about $1,000,000 h year. Tn addition
to insuring favorable freight facilities^
the mine win therefore have a paying
proposition.
"The earnings of the Kennecott
Copper Corporation have averaged
$1,'000,000 a month. In November we
produced 10,500,000 pounds or edpper
and the costs were probably under
five cents a pound.”
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In response to the question of i
Stockholder, Mr. Birch explained \vh;
j vein mine, like the Kennecott. can
pot develop its ore ahead as far ai
i porphyry.
“Mining operations and develop
ment work," he said, “are earned 01
through the same shafts, so that de
velopment woTk is limited by the fa
ciiities of the mine, and its rate o
production. For instance, Anacond;
is understood never to have had mori
than two years’ ore developed in ad
vance, and yet the mine has been op
prating for thirty yeaTS." — Bostoi
VewB Bureau.
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DELEGATE TELL? ALASKA'S
. WANTS
“AlasTta wants a lot of things.”
said Delegate WickerSham in a* in
terview published in an outside pa
per. "She wants her "railroad ftn
j ished by the government. She wants
i statehood. She wants control Of j
J those territorial affairs now handled j
by the several departments of the j
: federal government placed In the
| hands of a development hoard such as
I was first proposed by Secretary Lane.
I introduced a bill calling for the
; creation of stich a board at the last
i session of Congress, and hope to see
i its passage this year.
"This board, or commission, would
! handle those matters -which are now
■ in the hands of some twenty bu
reaus of the different departments,
making for great confusion and lack
of expedition.
“Why, the way things are at pres
ent, one has to go to Washington tr
settle a homestead dispute. Tills
hoard would sit in Alaska and be on
the job all the time.
"Business is good in Alaska,” de
clared Mr. Wiekersham. "The past i
year has been one of the best in the
history of the territory. Strangely
enough, when you complain of dull
times in the States business is always J
good in the territory.”
CABLE AND LAND LINES ARE
BOTH DOWN
The government cable is still out
of commission, and the signal corps i
reports that the break ia about eight!
miles from Seattle, with the eableship
Bnrnside on the drydoek. Just when
the break will be repaired is proble
matical. The telegraph line via Fair
banks is also down, and under the cir
cumstances it has been impossible to
supply the Daily Times readers with
its usual Associated Press news ser
vice.
MANY INQUIRIES ARE MADE
ABOUT CORDOVA.
On every mail many letters are re
ceived by the Chamber of Commerce
from parties in all parts of the!
United States, making inquiries as to
conditions at Cordova, and the
chances for investment. In order to
supply this information the local or
ganization has in preparation an il
lustrated booklet, which when printed
will be generously distributed.
DANCE IN HONOR OF VISITORS.
A number of the business people of
Cordova are planning to give a dance
shortly in honor of President H. A.
Sprague, of the Lighterage Packing i
Company, and his party, who recently j
arrived here.
The Empress Theatre hife received
some good feature^JjUms which will,
shortly be shown an t^e screen here.
TRAIL APPROPRIATION IS TO
BE SMALL
In answer to a letter sent to the
secretary of war, the Fairbanks Com
mercial Club received a letter stat
ing that the request of the club for
an appropriation of $1,000 per mile
for the FairbankB-Chitina trail had
been received and would be given
consideration. The tone of the let-1
ter was such, however, that it could j
hardly be termed encouraging. The1
request of the department for road j
building in Alaska is small again this I
year, according to dispatcher from !
Washington.
Colonel Richardson made a request
for a much' larger appropriation, but
was unable to get the department to
sanction the recommendation.
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BUILT A SKIFF FROM THE
WRECKAGE
News has been received from Cap
tain It. ('urry and the members of hisj
•rew of the barge Susitna, which was
wrecked in Cook Inlet in December,
ind which were given up as lost.
The barge was wrecked at Kalkinj
hsland. Captain Curry and tne crew '
built a skiff from the wreckage and
rowed to Kenai. Time and time again
the boat was nearly lost by being
'rushed in the ice or caught tn the
swift currents, and the men were
without food and exposed to the cold
post of the time.
Captain Cramer, of the launch Trav
eler, arrived in Seldovia after a re
narkable trip from Anchorage via
3oose Bay. His boat was frozen !•
he Ice and carried from Knik Arm to
rtimagain Arm, and after battling
'ive days with ice conditions, finally
succeeded in getting away.
Trail conditions are still had be
ween Seward and Anchorage.
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EXCELLENT TRAIN SERVICE —
SNOW NO HINDRANCE.
Notwithstanding the reedht heavy
alls of snow the trains on the Copper
River & Northwestern railway are
•unning regularly, and making excel
ent time. The schedule Includes
hree trains each way a week, but
n order to handle all of the freight
iffered a number of specials are also
•un.
DEMOCRATS MEET NEXT WEK. 1
The Democratic Territorial Com- f
nittee will meet at Valdez on January !
Id to fix the time and place for the 1
lolding of the convention to nominate
•andidates for delegate to Congress
ind territorial Senate and Legisla I
ure. i
A movement is on foot to secure t
m all-night telephone service, as it t
vould be a great convenience on ac- r
ount of tlie arrival of many of the >
stearders during the night. t
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
There will be a train for Chitina-and
Kennecott tomorrow.
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The Alameda brought an unusually
large -mall.
Mike Sullivan has been laid np for
the past couple or days with grippe
C. C. Keenan returned on the Ala
meda today from a trip to the States
On Friday the Athniral Farragut
sails from Seattle for Southwestern
Alaska.
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F. A. Jones and Wife, who spent
(several weeks in California, returned
home today.
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There will be a freighter leave Se
attle for southwestern Alaska on Jan
uary 10. It will be either the Cordova
or Seward.
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St. George’s Episcopal Mission, Red
Dragon Club House — The Festival
of the Epiphany, Thursday, January
5. Service at 11 £. m. Rev. E. P.
Ziegler.
W. H. Seagrave, manager of the
Kennecott mines, returned today from
in extended trip to the States, and
will go through to T.atouche on the
Mameda.
A. B. lies, who was recently grant
?d a franchise for an electric light
plant at Valdez, is on his way to that
place with a new plant, which he will
nstal at once.
\V. J. Cavanagh, of Helena”""Mon7.
,vas an arrival on the Alameda, and
will make a trip by dog team to the
Vshesna country, where he is inter
ssted in some copper properties.
Major P. W. Davison, who has been
issociated with several military posts
n Alaska, is in town today on his
vay to Valdez, where he will become
i member of the Alaska road com
nlsslon.
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W. E. James and wife, N. P, Nel
ion and wife, L. V. Stanley and wife)
nd W. A. Johnson were arrivals on1
he Alameda. They are returning to
jhlsana, and will leave for the in
ertor camp on one of the next trains.
Geo. C. Hazelet returned on last |
light's train from Kennecott, where;
ie spent the holiday season with his
on, Craig Hnzelet, who holds a re
ponsible position at the Bonanza
vine.
Judge C. E. Bunnell, of Fairbanks,
i a returning passenger on the Ala-1
uedn from a visit to his old home In ,
’ennsylvania, and a trip to Washing-;
an, where he had some business with
he department of justice. Judge Bun-!
ell will spend a couple of weeks at
'aldea before returning to the in
erior.
: FIRST DISCOVERT OF GOLF
IN IHIISKII
It is interesting to note at this tinn
that the first discovery of gold ii
j Alaska was made -during the Rus
sian occupation, on the Anauk river
a tributary of the Kuskokwlm.
The Anauk river was discovered b;
a Russian trader, Simesen Lukeen, Ii
1832, at which time he built a for
called Lukeen's fort, on the Kusko
kwim, 25 miles above the mouth o
the Anauk. It was partially destroyet
by natives in 1841, and tebullt b;
Kamakoff, a Rusfan trader anu af
terwards called Kalmakoff Reuoubt.
In 1832 the headquarters of th<
Russian American Kur Company wert
at Sitka and supplies were trans
ported from there to Lukeen's fori
by way of Xushagak river. Tic-chit
river and lake down the Anank tc
the Kuskokwlm, and thence by steam
, 25 miles to the fort.
Ip 1837 the yearly supplies were
sent In by way of the mouth of the
Kuskokwim river and the old way
abandoned as a summer route and
used only for the purpose of sending
out mail during the winter by dog
team.
It was the only winter route the
Russians ever used from any point
on the Yukon to the outside (Sitka),
and w-as only abandoned for the pur
pose after they left the country.
It was while on one of these trips,
in 1832, that the Russians discovered
gold on the Anauk, and it is known
today as the Yellow river of the
Russians. It is not known whether
they ever attempted mining on a
large scale, or whether they found
gold In paying quantities, but it is
the first time on record of gold be
ing found in this country.
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WHEELER DRIVING A WOLE
OVER THE TRAIL
Driving a full blooded wolf, nine
months *ld. in his team. Deeming
Wheeler reached Fairbanks from the
coast. He has been to. the Tanana
Crossing and Goodpasture country
buying furs and is bound for the
Koyukuk.
Mr. Wheeler brought with him a
large silver fox. The animal is a
good sized one and is very beautifully
marked. Mr. Wheeler is, as usual,
very reticent.
Within a short time he and his
party will leave for the north, pro
bably bound for the Koyukuk, or
maybe even as far as the shores of
the Arctic. This is the third trip
that he has made to Fairbanks. —
News-Miner.
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The work 'of installing the plant
of the Lighterage Packing Company
on the city dock is progressing satis
factorily.
'BIG OUTFIT EOF!
VALDEZ CREEK
MINES
i
N. P. Slas and a party of seven men
arrived on the Alameda this morning,
and will leave on the next train for
C'hitina to freight in a quantity of
supplies to the placer property of the
' Valdez Creek Mines Company. They
brought seventeen horses wit hthem.
f Another big shipment of rreight will
leave Seattle on January 10 for this
company, making in all from 365 to
•100 tons. In this Is Included 131 tons
of railroad iron, which will be used
for riffles. The ground is to be
worked on an extensjve scale during
the coming season, and a large output
of gold is expected.
In March Pierre Bonery, a well
' known mining engineer from La
Grange, in northern California, and
F. E. Nye, of Boston, one of the trus
tees of the company, will go to Valdez
creek for the summer. Mr. Bonery
> will have charge of the operations.
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. ALASKA PIONEER DIES IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
r I). C. Brownell, a pioneer hardware
t merchant of Skagway, who located in
; that city in 1897, later for many years
. a resident of Seward, where he lo
> cated on a homestead adjoining the
| town of Seward, to which he obtained
• title, died recently at San Francisco.
Mr. Brownell, accompanied by Mrs.
Brownell and their son, D. C. Brown
• ell. Jr„ left Seward for San Francisco
in October. He went south for medi
cal treatment. He has been in poor
health for some time and his death
was not unexpected.
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INTERIOR 111 SERVICE
FROM 'FRISCO VIEW
In the December nun her of the
Sunset, a magazine published at San
Francisco, gives the interior Alaska
mail service the following editorial
mention .
“Fairbanks is three hundred miles
from the nearest railroad at f'hilina;
Dawson, in the Yukon, is three hun
dred and thirty miles from the near
est rail. The Canadian postal ser
vice sends all c’asses of mail to Daw
son throughout the winter. The
United States postoffice ceases ship
ping second class mail in September
when the rivers freeze up. American
magazines and newspapers do not
reach their subscribers in the inter
ior of Alaska between September and
May.
“Automobile trucks carrying freight
and even perishable fruit arrive in
Fairbanks all winter. Is there a good
reason why Alaska should receive
only a partial postal service in win
ter while the Canadian Yukon terri
tory enjoys full postal facilities the
year round?
"There Is none.”
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GUGGENHEIM’S BRADEN MEN
LOCATED IN CHILE.
The Braden mine, which will be
come a part of the enlarged Kennecott
company's holdings, is located
Chile, and is controlled by the Gl„
penheims. The property is in the
copper zone, and was originally dis
covered by a Spanish Reuter ->* •
escaping from the Argentine into
Chili. The Braden mine 'nrted Its
large operations in 19nfi u i 'ho
direction of William Bred n The
mine is being added to the Kent >->ft
company because of the uncertain1 v
ns to the age of the Alaska pronerty.
The Braden mine has been sufficient
Iv developed to Insye It thirtv yea^s1^
or more of life. ^