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A
COMMISSION IS
VISITING OUR
COPPER MINES
The special federal commission ap
pointed by Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane to make an inves
tigation of the agricultural and min
ing resources of Alaska, with a view
to stimulating their development, ar
rived in Cordova from the westward
last night. Three of the members
K O. McCormick, vice president of
the Southern Pacific system; (leorge
McFadden, chief engineer of the Pea
body Coal Company, Chicago, and L.
A. (labaney. geologist, Chicago left
on the Copper River Railway train
this morning on a tour of investiga
tion. They went through to Kenne
eott. reaching there at t o’clock thi
afternoon, where a visit will he mad
to the famous Bonanza* end Jumlx
copper mines. The party expect i<
return to Cordova tomorrow nigh
and leave for the States on the steam
ship Northwestern.
(leorge Watkins Evans of the bu
reau of mines, University of Washing
ton. the other member of the com
mission, remained here and expoctei
to make a trip to the Bering rive
coal fields, but after getting in tele
phonic communication with Superin
tendent F. K. Van Campen. who is 01
the ground and intends to do consid
erable development work this winter
lie learned that thus far the establish
ment of a camp, building of trails ant
installing machinery had occupie*
most of their time, and the actual min
ing had not yet started Mr Evan:
has made several trips to the Beritii
fields for the government, and is fa
miliar with conditions there as tin*;
are at present.
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The best of eats served at the
Frisco Cafe by (leorge Vogt.
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HAPPENINGS
ABOUT TOW
John Berry came over from Anchoi
age last night, anti expects to rental
j here.
The steamer Alameda will sail a
midnight for Seattle, via the outsld
passage.
Mrs W. K. Downing and chlldre
J returned last night from an extende
! visit to the States.
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J Earl La France was an arrival o
j last night's boat to visit his mothei
i Mrs. VV. II. Lindig.
Hundreds of caribou are reporle
I in the vicinity of I’axson roadhous
] on the Chitina trail.
The Northwestern will not ieav
here for the south until late tomorrm
night, sailing via Juneau.
Mrs. John Brown of Anchorage ai
rived last night on a short visit will
her father, W. J. Shepard,
Bishop Crimont is spending a fe\
days in town and is being cordiall
received by his many friends.
i Rev. Father Van tier Pol arrivei
from the westward last night and ex
1 pects to remain here a couple o
> weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hagan of Fait
| banks, are hero on their way "to th>
States and may decide to make a tri]
' to Ireland.
|[ Dr. O. J. Keating of Seward is niing
•I ling among Cordova friends today. !b
. is going to the States to join the arm:
. j dental corps.
. j Dick Windele, resident engineer fo
J the government railway commissioi
at Mile 211, is here on his way to tic
1 States to enlist in the army.
I
K. E. Jaccanl and Bill Hakes o
. Seward, of the Alaska Engineerini
, commission, are passengers on th
Alameda for the States to enlist.
The following draft men registers
I today. Itollo B Giles. Shiro Kimurt
Martin F. Rodovan, Samuel Johnsor
| Juan Mabagulao and Thomas Nelsot
Superintendent I). I). Irwin of the
Bonanza mine at Kennecott, accom
| panted by his wife and child, were
■ arrivals in Cordova on yesterday’s
train.
\ De Lin Karnes and K. O. Norgren
returned to Cordova last night from
Fort Liscum, having received an hon
l orable discharge from the U. S. army.
The Admiral Watson sailed from
Seattle at ten o'clock this morning
, and will go direct to Anchorage, stop
j ping at Cordova on her southbound
trip.
1 There are seve nty soldiers from |
, Fort Liscum in town today, on route
to Camp Lewis. Forty are aboard
the steamer Alameda and thirty on
I tin- Northwestern.
. !:
1). II. White, manager of the Cor-'
dova Katalla long distance telephone
‘ company, came over from tin* coal
and oil city to spe nd a couple of clays
here on business,
K. W. Chapman, a member of Com
1 puny I). llNth engineers, stationed at
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, has
written to ( M Knsswog that be has
been promoted to a corporal.
Among the* recent arrivals here from
I Fairbanks is John HriscoH, an Kster
creek mining man. who is on his way
, to Camp Lewis to visit his brother.
Patrick HriscoH, who is ill with pneu
monia.
, J). J. McCarthy, Frank Burns, Sam
) Thomas, Ala* .Morris, J. K. Webber,
Norman Ogllvie* and Cliauncey Bodom.
Cordova boys who have been at Fort
Liscum. are he re* today on their way
to Camp Lewis, Tacoma,
There will be two shows at the Km
press theatre* tonight 7 :‘M) and !um
. o'cloc k. Charlie Chaplin in a two-reel
t comedy. 'Ills Prehistoric Past,' the*
. big Helen Holmes serial, "Railroad
Raiders," and a Ford Kdueational.
[• Jak<* IB pfinger and William Mor
, ton of Valdez are aboard the North r
, western, hound for tin* States. They -
are taking with them a seven passen
ger Cadillac car and expect to make
I an auto tour of the western states.
Mrs. I. Dyson. Miss Dyson. Mrs. \\
E. Downing and children. Mr and
Mrs E. A. Herzie. Miss Herzie, Geo.
E. Taylor. Earl La France aud Jas. 1
Larkins were Cordova passengers on
the steamer Northwestern last night.
Mrs. Luckel, wife of Capt. Luckel
and Mrs. Lyon, wife of Paymaster
Lyon of the II. S. S. Saturn, are pass
engers aboard the steamer Northwest
ern for the States to join their hus-i
bands, after having spent most of the
summer at Seward.
The window frames, paneling and
doors for the new Episcopal church,
which have been on the way for sev
eral months, arrived on last night’s
boat and Contractor Hartley Howard
will at once proceed with the work of
completing the new edifice.
Help wanted at the Presbyterian
Sunday school tomorrow to beat An
ehoragc in our attendance contest.
Seventy-nine were present last Sun
day but we are anxious to go over
ninety tomorrow. Will you help us?
Say. 'Yes. count on me. I am going to
be there." A hearty welcome awaits
you.
Attorney L L. James. Jr., of Sew
ard. who is one of the most prominent
residents to the westward, is greet
ing Cordova friends today. Mr. James
has closed his law office and is on his
way to enlist in the navy and expects
to be in the service within a month.
His mother. Mrs. L L. James, accom
panies him us far as San Francisco.
| where she will make her home during
'k j Lee’s absence at sea.
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j the Punter hay mine in southeastern
j: j Alaska and J. A. Under, expert In
■| charge of the work of installing the
:• machinery for the hig spruce sawmill
|: to be run in connection with the mitt
•: | ing operations at Punter bay. will
:• I leave for Vancouver, B. (’.. in the near
|i future where arrangements will be
•:: made to install the pulp mill, the ma
il chinery for which has already been
:•: ordered.
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:| Among the passengers who arrived I
•• hereon yesterday's train from the in
•:! terior were E. \V. Green and A. Soren
j: son of th<‘ Fairbanks creek dredge,
j who are going to California, Chas.
Bloom of Chatanika, Mrs. E. It. Drury
:•:' of Coldstream. H. T. Jones and Claus
•:• j H. Johnson, who have been in the!
:|: Tolovanu section for three years. C.
j| K. Brown of Nenana, who will under- !
£ go a treatment for deafness at Seattle j
and then enlist, and Mrs. II. McCrary.
i|| who is going out to be near her hus
band who has enlisted.
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£ The government steamship Bear is
•:• expected to leave Nome soon taking
to the States many indlgents from the
{:• Seward peninsula, who have applied
^ to the government for relief.
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