Summer Contest
For Boys
The Times is going to give away
to the two best hustlers
in Cordova
A Bicycle
£ND
A Gold Watch
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These two articles will be given away on July 30 to
the two boys having the largest number of votes to their
credit at G o’clock on that date. The boy having the
largest number of votes to his credit will be allowed his
choice of the articles.
The contest is open to all boys of 16 years and under.
All who wish to enter the contest must first leave their
names at the Times office.
All that is necessary is for the contestants to see
their friends and acquaintances and get them to sub
scribe for the Times.
This will entitle them to a specified number of votes,
which will be credited to them. Mail subscribers count
the same as those in Cordova .which is as follows:
New subscribers, one month. 50 votes
New subscribers, six months. 500 votes
New subscribers, one year.2000 votes
Weekly subscriptions count one-fifth the number of
votes as the daily.
Present subscribers who pay in advance will be en
titled to one-half the number of votes as new subscribers.
All subscriptions must be paid in advance, and in order
to get the votes the money must accompany the order.
The subscription rates are:
One month.$ 1.00
Six months (in advance) . 5.00
One year (in advance) . 10.00
Circulation Manager, Times:
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Enclosed please find $., advance pay
ment for the Cordova Daily (Weekly) Times for a
period of.
Please place . votes to which I am
entitled to the credit of.
ONE VOTE FREE.
Circulation Manager, Times:
Please place this vote to the credit of.
ADDITIONAL NOTICE.
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The Contest will be closed to entries at 6 o’clock the
afternoon of July 20. Any boys who yet wish to enter
the lists for a try for the watch may do so up to that time,
but thereafter the contest will be confined to the boys in
the running at that time.
Get busy. All it needs is a little hustling.
None of the boys yet have much of a start, and a good
brisk campaign will put any hustler in the lead.
LATEST REPORTS
OF TOLSTOI
IIP
(Id I ta rod Pioneer.)
TOLSTOI. June 6. — A movement
Is on foot here for the establishment
of a postoffice, and Commissioner VI
nal Is circulating a petition to that
effect. It has been decided to change
the name of the town from Cooper to
Tolstoi. The big crowd that was ex
pected with the opening of navigation
has failed to materialize, although
there have been numerous arrivals,
and more are reported on the way. The
gaaboat Loewe-VIctor made four trips
from the landing on the Tolstoi with
merchandise.
The development of this camp is
slow, but there has been enough work
done to show, in the opinion of old
timers, that if there is a paystrealc
In the district It la not in the present
creek channels. There have been
score of holes sunk to bedrock during
the past two months without encoun
tering pay. The only ones who are
in shape to do anything this summer
are Greer ft McNulty, on the Masto
don. Roth outfits will be working In
a small way this summer.
No new developments are looked for
until drills are put Into use here. The
whole district is staked, and there is
not much to Induce a new arrival to
prospect a “wildcat’’ for an interest.
There will be more ground open next
fall than there is now, as much of It
will not be recorded, although staking
it ties it up for ninety days. Many who
have been prospecting the past two
months are preparing to leave, as they
will have to work the balance of the
summer to get outfits.
While present conditions do not Jus
tify a stampede, it is expected that
next fall it will be a good place for
prospectors. The ground is deep and
frozen to bedrock, and it is a dif
ficult task to move a boiler around in
summer.
That the paystreak is difficult to
locate may be judged from Madison's
experience. He has been prospecting
in this district for the past nine years
almost continuously, and has been on
all the creeks with the exception of
Boob creek, which did not look enough
like a creek to be worth prospecting.
He bedrocked holes on all the main
creeks, and the best result he was
able to obtain was 17 cents to the
foot on Esperanza creek, where he Is
working now.
Van Orsdale and Edwards Accident.
Ira Van Orsdale and Val Edwards
were overcome by gas in their shaft
on Glen gulch and had a narrow es
cape from death. But for the pres
ence of Arthur Eaton, who was visit
ing them, the accident would have re
sulted fatally to both.
Van Orsdale was working in the
shaft and Edwards was on the wind
lass. They had just struck gravel,
and evidently encountered a pocket
of gas, which overcame Van Orsdale.
Edwards descended the shaft and
made the rope fast to Van Orsdale,
and In turn was overcome by the gas.
Eaton pulled Van Orsdale out and
tnrew some water down the snart,
which revived Edwards so that he was
able to Fasten the rope around his
body and be hauled to the surface.
Both men have fully recovered, but
they will be compelled to abandon the
shaft, as they are unable to get rid
of the gas.
Pay on Bench on Boob Croek.
A letter from Earl Hunt, dated Tol
stoi, June 6, reports his arrival at that
camp with the merchandise of Griffis
& Haley, of which he has charge. He
reports that no new pay has been
found recently, but confirms the pre
vious reports with reference to the
operations of Greer & McNulty, on
Boob creek. He says they put a hole
down 200 feet below their first pay
hole and found the same pay. Also
a hole fifty feet deep on the bench
disclosed the same pay.
Ruby Tamarack Returns.
The launch Ruby Tamarack, oper
ated by Griffis & Haley, returned from
the Tolstoi on Tuesday last. The
launch bad carried the freight as far
as the mouth of Mastodon creek, from
whence it was taken to Cooper by
the Loewe-Victor. Mr. Haley expres
sed himself is being confident from
what he had learned in the new dis
trict that It was bound to make a
camp, and had an optimistic story of
developments there. His confidence
In the district is shared by many
others who have recently returned
from there.
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GERMANY MAKING STEEL.
AMSTERDAM, July 25.—Germany’s
production of steel continues at high
pressure. Figures just published show
that In May the total output was 311,
620 tons, as compared with 371,756
tons in April and 288,566 tons in May,
1915.
CHINESE RULER
APPEALS FOR
PERCE
PEKING, July 15. — (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.) — Pre
sident LI Yuan Hung has appealed
through personal telegrams for the
co-operation of prominent revolution
ary leaders in restoring peace and
uniting the north and the south. Tang
Shao Yl, formerly premier under.Yuan
Shi Kal, Kang Yu Wei, who Inspired
many reforms in Emperor Kuang Hsu
and was forced by the empress dow
ager to flee for his life in 1898, and
JJang Chi Chao, the most famous dls
ciple of Kwang Yu Wei, are among
the reformers Li Yuan Hung has
asked to assist in the movement to
bring about peace.
The following is a translation of a
telegram which has been sent by the
president to many influential revolu
tionists: “Heaven has afflicted China
and disasters and disturbances have
arrived in succession. On the 5th In
stant President Yuen Shi Kal died of
illness, and I succeeded him the next
day In accordance with the provisions
made in the law of the country. At
this time of political storm there is
an empty exchequer, and the country i
is exhausted. Being a man of little |
ability, I feel that I am unable to!
hold so great a responsibility. As you
are men of profound learning, 1 hope
that you will give me advice in all irn
rjarfani atato nffuirD "
Kang You Wei lived in America for
many years after he was forced to
leave China because the empress dow
ager had placed a price on his head.
He also resided for some time in Ja
pan. Liang Chi Chao also lived abroad
for a long time, chiefly in Japan.
Efforts to get these leaders to Pek
ing have been futile. They apparent
ly have no intention of coming to the
Chinese capital at this time. Conse
quently informal negotiations are In
progress at Shanghai, and the Peking
government hopes to arrange for a
more formal conference in that city
preparatory to reconciling the north
and the south.
China is really divided into three
sections politically at the present
time. The four southernmost pro- j
vinces are under the sway of Canton
ese leaders. Tsai Ao, who inaugu
rated the present revolution, is pro- j
bably the best known leader in the i
Jour southernmost provinces, but he ]
has remained constantly in Yunan
province, far west of Canton, and con
sequently has not participated in the
deliberations at Canton.
Central China, or the Yang Tse
country, is practically dominated by
the military. General Feng Kuo Chang
at Nanking, and General N1 Shi Chung
are the foremost leaders in that sec
tion.
PEKING, July 25. — An American
firm has closed a contract with the
Chinese government to construct 80
miles of boulevard connecting Peking
with the Western Hills and the Marco
Polo bridge, one of the most famous
r bridges on the Han river. The new
boulevard system will give Peking a
circular boulevard system and afford
transportation to u large new suburb
an residence section in the foothills
west of the Chinese capital.
The contract also includes the right
to operate motor buses on the new
boulevard, which will touch the sum
mer palace, Tsing Hua College, which
was established with the Boxer indem
nity money refunded by the American
government, and many other places
of interest to visitors.
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The Cache Creek dredge commenced
work on July 6 under favorable cir
cumstances.
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Douglas Is all stirred up over the
appearance of a “Peeping Tom” in
that city recently.
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