The Cordova Daily Times
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H. G. STEEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
cordova; alaska, fkiday, august is.
POLITICAL POT BEGINNING TO SIMMER.
Although the territorial election is nearly three months off,
there is considerable interest being taken in local politics. The
Democrats, Republicans, Progressives and Independents all
have candidates in the field, and a lively campaign is looked
forward to.
For delegate to congress there are three candidates in the
field: •James V iekersham, of Fairbanks, who is running as an
independent; Charles A. Sulzer, of Ketchikan, the Democratic
nominee, and Lena Morrow Lewis, of Juneau, the choice of the
Socialist party. Wickersham says he will visit the coast towns
early in September; Sulzer is now campaigning at Ruhv and
Iditarod, while the Socialist candidate expects to soon tour the
territory. For attorney general, George B. Grigsby, Democrat,
and George D. Schofield, Republican, both hail from Nome,
while there is some talk of Attorney Cobb, of Juneau, entering
the race as an independent.
The only candidate Cordova presents is George Dooley for
territorial senator, and he will make a strong fight for the
honor. His opponents are John Ronan, Democrat, of Seward,
and John Frame, independent, of Anchorage, and' around this
office will probably center the greatest activity locally.
There are any number of legislative candidates in the field,
from which two are to be elected. Joseph A. Murray, of Mc
Carthy, is the choice of the Copper river valley on the Republi
can side, and Thomas Ilolland, of Chitina, seeks a re-election as
a Democratic member, while Valdez, Seward and Anchorage*
have a few who are willing to represent their constituents at
Juneau.
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WHEN SMELTER IS BUILT CORDOVA WILL GET IT
At the present time there is considerable agitation in favor
of the establishment of a smelter in southwestern Alaska, and
both Seward and Anchorage newspapers are insisting that their
town is the logical place for the erection of this industry.
W ithout in any way trying to disparage the statements made
by our contemporaries the fact remains that when a smelter is
erected in this part of the territory Cordova will be the place
selected. And there is every reason why it should, as it is to
day the richest ore shipping port in the world. Other sections
may in time produce the ore necessary to maintain a smelter,
but Cordova has already got it, and the monthly shipments o*'
copper from here to the Tacoma smelter aggregate over $L?,bOO,
otttt, or $.‘>0,000,000 annually. This is the production from tin*
Bonanza and dumbo mines at Kennocott, and we today print
the news of a big body of high grade ore being struck at the
Mother Lode mine, near McCarthy, last week. It runs from
70 to 7b per cent copper, and is believed to be a continuation
of the Bonanza ledge. There an* also half a dozen other copper,
properties being developed in that section, tributary to the
Copper River & Northwestern railway, and it would not be sur
prising if the output from these mines next year would be $4,
000,000 a month.
Isn’t this a good and sufficient reason for believing that
Cordova will be the first smelter town in Alaska? We think so,
and so do all practical mining men who are familiar with cop
per conditions in this northland.
COMMENT OF ALASKA EXCHANGES.
There was once a town in which all the people knew each
other without having found any faults in each other or any
reason for knocking each other or robbing each other. There
were no potty jealousies in that city. It was just as free from
cliques as some new city into which people had just stampeded
who had never seen each other before. Tt was a town where
all were regarded as friend's of each other. There was absolute
ly no division in that beautiful city. There was no backbiting
and no uncharitableness. It was a perfect city—the only per
fect city that every existed in all God’s creation. It was the
capital city of tin* Kingdom of Heaven.—Fairbanks Times.
There is too much advertising of glaciers and dog teams
when Alaska is spoken of. How very seldom one reads iu an
outside publication of the warm sunshine, the green hills, the
sparkling waters, the leaping fish, the multitude of wild flow
ers, the grand and' glorious beauties of Alaska in spring, sum
mer and fall. But the day is coming when all these things will
be known and when Alaska will be a summer resort forxtliou
amis and thousands.—The All-Alaska Review.
Wliat is the matter with an All-Alaska league?
After these games between Anchorage and Seward what is
the matter with challenging the First division ?
Third division of Alaska against the First! The opening
series of the All Alaska League! That would sound fine and
make a glorious contest.—Seward Gateway.
Several of our most popular young ladies have removed
to Anchorage, and a feeling of hostility is rapidly growing
among our young men against the thriving young railroad city.
It is bad enough to have a rival town steal our workmen with
out tolling off our much needed feminine population. — Vraldez
Miner.
The town will appreciate the early installation of the elee
trict light and power system. We trust that at least the main
street of Anchorage will be lighted, so that a person may get
about during the hours of darkness with some degree of com
fort, as well as safety.—Anchorage Times.
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There are editors who can please everyone, but unfortu
nately they are usually not seen more than once, and then be
hind a piece of plate glass and not standing up.—Ex.
Candidate Hughes has declared himself in favor of the de
velopment of the resources of Alaska.
ALASKA POET TO
Of BATTLE
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Robert \V. Service, Alaska's poet
laureate, who for several months has
been busy heaving bombs from French
to German trenches with a lacrosse
racquet, is going to write a book on
"Ballads of Battle" — as soon ns he,
can find time. This story came in a
private letter from a publishers.
Frank C. Dodd, of Dodd, Meade &
Co., went to France last April in an
effort to find Service and induce him
to write some poetry dealifig with
the war. Service was at the front
and Dodd was unable to get a pass
permitting him to visit the trenches.
He was not particularly anxious about
making the trip anyway, as the point
at which Service was living at that
time was not very healthy, thcTh be
ing a superfluity of German bullets
and pieces of shrapnel whistling
through the atmosphere. He left a
letter for Service and returned to
the United States. A few days ago
Dodd received an answer, which ho
forwarded to a friend of Service’s.
“I've been on the front for nearly
a year," the Alaskan poet writeuyJ'and
have developed considerable profi
ciency as a bomb thrower. If I over
get back to America the anarchists
will be sure to want to hire me. Cute
ly I have been driving ammunition au
tomobile trucks, and doing ambulance
work, which Is not quite as nerve rack
ing as is bomb throwing. Hut at that
my nerves are becoming somewhat
frazzled, i guess it must be the noise.
I'll have to quit before long, ami when
I get back to where it's quieter I'll
see what 1 can do about writing some
thing on the war.”
A story is told do the effect that
some time ago Service rescued a
wounded Irishman. The man died be
fore he reached a base hospital. Set
vice, who, although he is a poet, lias
good business sense, found in the
man's pockets a copy of a poem on
"War," written in long hand. Service
read and thought it a masterpiece, lie
told newspaper correspondents of the
great tragedy. Here had been discov
ered an unknown genius who died on
the eve of gaining public recognition.
The newspaper correspondents printed
the storm of the poem, and then it
was discovered that the verse had
been written nearly sixty years ago]
by an author of international reputa
tion.
Rrnost I1. Walker, fish commissioner
for Alaska, was operated on at Ju
neau recently for appendicitis, and
Is rapidly recovering.
Jab Printing at Daily Times office.
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Contractors and Builders
Es1 imatos Furnished.
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PHONE 127.
Second K)., opposite Postoffico.
Best of Hand Work. (»iv«* Us
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CREEK
Development work on property
owned by Byron Bartholf and Charles '
Bartholf, in the Willow creek gold i
ramp- has revealed what is considered
the longest showing thus far located
in that district. The property was
located last fall, but the only evidence
of the existence of a vein, lay In the
large amount of rich float scattered
about Some two weeks ago the own
ers were digging arottml and struck
the vein in place. Subsequent devel
opments showed the vein, or that part
of it thus far exposed, to he from six
to ten feet in width. The lowest,
assay of the several samples taken j,
of the vein matter, gave $'in to the
ton In gold. Other assays run all the |
•w ay from $t!0 to $500 per ton, while
a pi ked specimen ran $4,000 per ton.
The big strike adjoins the property of
the Independence Milling Company
and is on Fishhook creek.
\ scraper is being used on Arctic
creek, in the Kusknkwlm district, I
with good results.
AT THE
MCUNTAIN INN
Good hunting and fishing. Also fish
and game for sale In season. Boats
for rent, good meals and beds. Rates
$2.50 per day.
The Walkers
ALAGANICK, ALASKA.
Tvau'y Miles From Cordova.
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WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
JOX 358. CORDOVA, ALASKA.]
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR, W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours—10 a. m. to 12 noon.!
tall road Hospital; 2 to 5 p m„ Adams!
iuihling, Hoorn 6.
Phones—Residence, 115; Hospital,!
6; Office, 132.
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E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
kdams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
DR, C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
Alaskan Hotel
Barber Shop
Piths at All Hours, Day ami
Nigh*
Accommodations for Ladles.
Ladies' Facial Massage and
Shampooing.
Razors Honed, Children's Hair
cutting.
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EVERYTHING BOUGHT
AND SOLD
For anything you can't find in
town, go to J. Haw-son's Second
Hand Store ami see what lie lias
got. We carry new and second
| hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who doe3 all kinds of repair work.
Glvo us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
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it. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
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Choice Tobaccos, Cigars and
Smokers Sundries—Wholesale |
and Retail Cigar Store.
The
Horseshoe
POPULAR RECREATION PLACE *
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■Billiards and Pool
Headquarters for the Petersen,
Wellington, Calabash and
Garrick Pipes.
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GOING TO FAIRBANKS
Take
FRAME'S AUTO STAGE
Leaves Chitina for Fairbanks
on July C and every six days
thereafter.
Wire Chitina Hotel for reser
vations.
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ALASKA
STL AM SHIP CO.
f“ x and cdrtimodiou* steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cor.dcva, Voiucz, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, vi« INSIDE PASSAGE. ^
bails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
Aug. 4 .ALASKA.Aug. 18
Aug. 13 NORTHWESTERN . Nome
Aug. 16 MARIPOSA .Aug. 27
Regular freight eervTce Tor Ketcnikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of ateamere #
without notice. *
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
_General Agent Agent
Facific-Alaska Navigation Co. *
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND- ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ALMIRAL FARRAGUT . August 6
ADMIRAL WATSON . August 13
ADi.ijRAL jjVANS. .August 20
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet point* and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Ajronts
EisW LOW FARES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20TH
Through Tickets from S. W. Alaskan ports to Minne
apolis St Paul, Chicago and all points East will be
on sale via Seattle and the "Milwaukee" Railway at
the low fares on and after August 20th by the
Alaska S. S. Co. ar.d the P..cific Alaska Nav. C. Full
information from *
TOM TALU-:.N'T, Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
A. II. irris, T. i’. A„ Juneau, Alaska.
Copper River &
Northwestern Ry. i
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EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916. | .
Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. i|
Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. i|
if Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- if
;f days and Saturdays. if
if Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and if
f| Fridays. if
! if Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- if
days and Fridays. s
If Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, if
ijii Thursdays and Saturdays. s|
The above schedule subject to change without notice, if
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Train* B*- -x
tween Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 1’. M.
Tickets on sale it Depot or up town office, Alaska jiji
;•;! Steamship Company building if
| Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges j
if Superintendent Cordova Agent j|
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
AND POWER
25 and 40 Watt Lamps.35c.
GO Watt Lamps.50c.
100 Watt Lamps.75c
250 Watt Lamps.$2.00
200 Watt, Gas Filled Lamps.$3.00
Office: FIRST STREET.