NUGGET CREEK
CELEBRATES
FOURTH
The Alaska Copper Corporation on
Nugget creek, in the Kuskulanna vai*
ley, had an efficiency Fourth of July
celebration, at which were present all
the inhabitants of the valley, in addi
tion to its own employees.
The company prepared such an at
tractive program that all the men
stayed on the property for the cele
bration. The efficient result was, that
the men had a good time without any
cost to themselves.
There wras plenty of beer to drink,
but judiciously served, with the re
sult that no one took too much.
Meals for the day were prepared in
a fireless cooker, enabling the cooks
to join in the holiday. The dish
washing machine made light work of
the dishes at the end of the day. In
addition to the standard eatables,
there were furnished in abundance
oranges, apples, lemons, ice cream ai|l
candy.
About twenty-five per cent of the
men did not drink beer and for them
were provided both grape juice and
cider.
The celebration started early in the
morning by the explosion of a large
charge of dynamite. An elaborate
program of sports was carried on
during the entire day. Prizes were
given in the form of useful wearing
apparel, ranging from mackinaws tc
Ingersoll watches.
The most amusing feature was the
obstacle race, which, among the
many stunts, included the climbing ol
a greased inclined boardwalk. This
event was hotly contested, and many
amusing accidents occurred, none ol
which were serious, however.
The great event of the day was the
Marathon hill climbing contest, neces
sitating the negotiation of an almosl
perpendicular ascent of Nugget hill
This was won, after a very close race
by John Dal Balcon, who had tralne<
several weeks for this event. It de
veloped that it was a much more dlf
ficult feat to run down than up th<
hill. All the contestants except thi
winner were physically exhausted
and had to be placed under the phy
siclan's care.
There was also a Vlctrola concert li
the afternoon, the latest records bf
ing specially obtained for the same.
The evening was spent around
] huge camp fire, in which every on
j of the party had to do somethin*
Mose of the men told fascinating stoi
ies of their lives. A prize contest wa
held for the telling of the longest, a
well as the largest number of verse
from the Bible. A prize was awarde
for the most faithful reproduction e
the Lord's Prayer. The judges awan
ed the prize to the man commenoln
his recital of the prayer by quoting
"Now I lay me down to sleep." Ev
dently the judges needed brushing u
in Biblical lore, and there nearly ri
suited a riot over the rank declsioi
The celebration was concluded b
burning firecrackers and setting ol
of specially devised Roman candlei
These were so made that they woul
be visible against the very light sk;
Ordinary Roman candles would ni
have been visible under the condition
of the long twilight prevailing atNui
get creek.
The camp buildings were all deco
ated with flags and bunting. Th
celebration was under the supervislo
of Foreman McLeod and Engineer Ai
derson. The men voted the celebri
tion a great success, and the compan
felt amply repaid for the financial ou
lay, as it enabled the regular wor
loss of efficiency.
to be carried on the next day withoi
' BEAR AND CUB TAKE CHARGE
OF COVETED FISHING HOLE.
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i Walter Gaffney, George Kennedy
* and A1 Norgreen yesterday went to
. Hawkins Island to fish. The three
* men left early In the morning In or
der to get the best fishing, but on
i arrival at the best "fishing hole" on
- the Island, found that the place had
been pre-empted by a mother brown
i bear and her cub.
3 With the great respect to which
:. these animals are entitled, the threo
'• fishermen, gracefully withdrew to less
s desirable but safer fishing spots. All
3 of the men admit they “withdrew,"
s but will not admit that they went
1 faster than a walk, although they do
f say the walk was a fast one.
? MAKING TOUR OF CHIEF
CITIES OF ALASKA
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P E. I. Hudson, representing the llo
tel Supply Company, and Mrs. Hud
'■ son, traveling for the Northwest Min
y ing Journal, are in Cordova.
f Both Hudson and his wife are mak
' ing calls at all the principal cities ol
I Alaska In the interests of theii
houses. On their return from th<
^ westward it is probable they will stop
8 off at Cordova and go in to Fairbanks
over the trail.
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The full line of Kenyon coats li
e now on display at Clayson’s. Ladies
II are invited to inspect them,
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l" For Sale—Purse seine boat "Esca
y pade;” also set Edison wet batteries
new. Apply Wells Restaurant.
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Ladles' white shoes, high and low
* for summer wear at Clayson's.
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CLAIMS AT
TOLL
Joe McCoy Is spending a few days
I in town, having come In recently from
I Tetkell, where he Is developing a gold
j quartz property owned by himself and
! others. He brought with him spec! j
ments of ore from the property, which,
Is certainly handsome to look at and I
most encouraging to the owners, as
it carries values well into the thoj
sands, being literally studded with
Tree gold. Mr. McCoy and three men
have been working for several months
past in developing this ground and
have run a tunnel to tap the ledge at
a depth of about 120 feet, and are nov
within about six to eight feet of it.
During the driving of this tunnel they
out a small vein of extremely rich ore,
ranging In width from three to eight
inches, on which a drift was run for
1 some distance, and which yielded high
grade ore for the entire distance.
On the main vein, which varies
from nine to eighteen inches in width,
the development work consists of an
open cut about twenty feet in depth,
and from which the average of the
samples taken give a yield of better
than $60 per ton. The tunnel now be
ing run is expected to tap this vein
within a few feet at a depth of about
120 feet. Mr. McCoy had run out of
coal and powder and was compelled
to return to town for supplies. He
expects to return to the property with
in a short time to continue the work
of development. The claims are sit
uated about one mile from the Tei
kell station, or about 58 miles from
Valdez, and is only about 1 1-4 miles
from the government road, with a
good trail leading to the mine. A
number of tons of rich ore have al
ready been taken out of the upper
workings, and Mr. McCop expects to
bring this to town and have It milled
during the summer.
The work so far done on these
claims has proven so encouraging that
Mr. McCoy and his associates will
continue the development during the
summer, and before fall expect to
have one of the best properties in the
country opened up.—Prospector.
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Ladies now have the opportunity to
inspect the full line of Kenyon coats
and get just what they want at Clay
son’s. See adv. •
NEUTRALS ASKED
TIIE HAGUE, Netherlands, July 10.
The complete restoration of the inde
pendence of Belgium Is the object of
a call to the neutrals of the Ameri
can republics, the three Scandinavian
states, Switzerland and Spain, which
has been issued over the signatures
of 120 university professors, artists,
writers and other well known men of
; Holland.
11 is declared that the government
and parliament of the German empire,
alone of all the belligerents, have of
ficially declared that they will endea
vor at the conclusion of peace to put
an end to the independence of a
neighbor state. Various utterances of
the imperial chancellor are quoted as
bearing this out. and are interpreted
as meaning that neither in a military
or economic respect, nor even in the
■ rangemonts of such questions as the
j dationshlp between the two langu
1 ages of the country, is Belgium to be
1 mistress of her own house.
The call to the neutrals says the
whole world, with the exception of
Germany and her allies, is convinced ,
that the robbery cf any state whatever
of its independence must be regarded
as a crime and a source of fresh wars.
“It seems to us unnecessary,” it con
tinues, “that this principle shall now
> uttered as the emphatic demand
of all neutral peoples—necessary in
order that those contemplating an as
sault on a small neighbor may feel
less inclination thereto in the know
ledge that such assault will not go
unpunished; necessary, too, for the
support of those in Germany itself
who detest the annexation policy. The
neutrals have the right, duty and pow
er to sit in judgment where the de
fense of the highest interests of hu
manity is concerned. They can re
fuse to maintain relations with a state
which before hand declares its inten
tion to use a small neighbor to pay
the score when the reckoning day
comes.”
PLAN COMPANY'
T8 CAPTURE
TRADE
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LONDON. July 8. — The latest plan}
For "after the war" trade protection
was outlined at a recent meeting of
)ne of the principal manufacturing
’oncems in the Midlands. Hrltlsh
manufacturing Interests are plnnning
in association which will not organ
ize until one hundred responsible
firms join and agree to deposit $5,
900 each. Many important industrial
firms have already put their names
lown for membership, and the aggre
gate capital totals $460,000,000.
The organization, which will pro
bably be called the "Industrial Asso
ciation,” plans to mobilize commerce,
exchange views, consult and decide
an a policy necessaVy to cope with
"after the war" trade conditions. The
chairman of this particular meeting
said that the country generally was
caught napping in the matter of na
tional and Imperial security and
safety, and they were paying a pretty
price for folly and refusal to face
facts. It was, therefore, up to the
trade of the country to be ready and
prepared for the new world and new
conditions which will have to be
faced.
The new association will welcome
views from all sections of trade, and
hopes that all existing and kindred
associations will be connected more
or less with it in Intimate relation- .
ship, while It may also be the means !
of bringing together into partnership,
for mutual good, capital and labor.
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Samples of every Kenyon coat made
are now on display at Clay-son's. This
is an unexcelled opportunity for ladies
to get just the coat they want.
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FRESH MEAT FOR INTERIOR
TO GO IN OVER THE TRAIL.
Dutch Blanchfield and William Ahl
mark. In charge of forty head of cat- j
tie and twenty horses, passed through
Cordova yesterday on the steamship
Northwestern, en route for Valdez,
from which port they will drive the
stock into Fairbanks over the trail.
On account of the lack of space
they were obliged to leave twenty
head of cattle and 100 sheep, which
they had Intended to take with them.j^
in Seattle.
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FINAL NOTICE.
Dog license has been due since July
1. All dogs found without license af
ter July 15 will be destroyed.
GEORGE DOOLEY,
Chiof of Police.
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Curley Welch, with fourteen head
of horses for the Alaska road commis
sion, arrived on the steamship North
western yesterday and left on the
train this morning for Chltina.
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Housekeeping rooms for rent. In
quire of Dr. W. H. Chase.
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Sheldon Auto Stage
SERVICE, $
CHITINA TO FAIRBANKS.
Starts June 15. j §:
Cars Now Running Regularly.
Weekly Trips.
Fare $75.00.
40 Pounds Baggage Free.
Office: Chitina Hotel, Chitina,
Alaska.
TAILORING |
CLEANING AND PRESSING. !?
Detmer's Woolens for I.udies’ and
dents' Suitings. Prompt Attention to •!(:
Itemodelling of Ladies' and Gents'
Suits. Reasonable Prices. Satisfac
Jon Guaranteed.
W. H. GRAVES
Phone 130. Mlckelson Building. :j:j
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AT THE
MOUNTAIN INN|
Good hunting and fishing. Also fish |
and game for sale In season. Boats
lor rent, good meals and beds. Rates •£:
$2.50 per day.
The Walkers |
ALAGANICK, ALASKA.
Twenty Miles From Cordova.
FOR SALE
COPPER PROPERTY 1
EXCELLENT SHOWING.
Near Beatson Mine, Latouche.
Close to tidewater. An excellent »
opportunity for man with little money _
to make large profit. Price ,«?»d terms
reasonable. Apply
PETER CANAVARA,
Latouche, Alaska. ■
Empress Theatre
Special Attraction at tin* Empress Theatre
Billie Burke in
“PEGGY.”
Her First Appearance in the Movies.
TUESDAY, JULY 11.
Show at 8 p. m. _Admission 50c and 25c
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For the Mechanic
WHITE’S ADZES AND HAND AXES
DISTON’S HAND SAWS
BAILY PLANES
HAYDOLE’S HAMMERS
STARRET’S and YANKEE TOOLS
BUCK CHISELS
For the Motorboatflian
DAYTON DYNAMO
K. W. and WIZARD MAGNETOS
COLUMBIA HOTSHOT BATTERIES
BORER’S SEMI ROTARY PUMPS.
SHEBLER CARBURETOR
EDISON’S CAUSTIC SODA AND OIL
Northwestern Hardware Co.
AGENTS CLAY ANI) iGKAY MOTORS
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HATS
$2.50, $3.50
$4.00, $5.00
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You will find your Summer Hat
among the very latest styles of
STETSONS, MALLORYS
And HARDEMAN’S at
The Blum, O’Neill Company
HATS
$2.50 $3.50
$4.00 $5.00
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LADIES •
Until the sailing of the steamship Mariposa tomorrow w.
night there will be on display at our store the complete
line of
Kenyon Coats 4
For Fall Wear
The Drummer representing this line is now here and
has his entire line with him.
This is an unequalled opportunity to get just what
you want.
CLAYSON
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Kails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
July 3. NORTHWESTERN .July 13
July 6 . MARIPOSA . July 17
July 12 .ALASKA . July 23
Regular freight service for Kelcnlkan, 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 steamers
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
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC 8. 8. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL WATSON . July 16
ADMIRAL EVANS . July 23 >
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.July 3(J
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points 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 Agents
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We have just received a large shipment of the |
standard makes of j|
DUXBAK
And FILSON KHAKI |
Pants and Coats, Hats and Caps to match. The kind that |j
are cravenetted and keep out wind and water. § *
ALso a complete line of Ladies’ Khaki Skirts for §
outing purposes.
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MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
FINKELSTEIN&SAPIRO
THE STORE THAT SATISFIES.
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