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Cordova, August 27
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Schiller and
Dr. V. J. Schmitz left this morning
for a week’s outing at Nelson, where
they will spend their time hunting
and fishing.
At the Episcopal rectory last even
ing, Rev. E. P. Ziegler united in
marriage Mr. Ben Baglion and Miss
G. Dickinson. The ceremony was
witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. Clark
Byers and Mrs. L. Smith. After par
taking of refreshments the newly
married couple repaired to the John
Gamble cottage, where they will
make their home. Mr. Baglion is
employed in the S. Blum & Co. store
and recently came from Seattle. The
bride was a passenger on the steamer
Mariposa yesterday from Seattle.
They will have the best wishes of the
community for a pleasant sail on the
waters of matrimony.
Last evening a very pleasant
dancing party was given at the
Windsor hotel by Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam LeRoy Baird, complimentary to
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Esary, of
Seattle, the particular friends of
Mrs. Freiler. Until after midnight
thirty or forty people enjoyed them
selves by an indulgence in the latest
dance creations that would do credit
to the ingenuity and grace of the
most fashionable gliders of a metro
politan city. When the last strains
of charming music had ceased the
guests repaired to the apartments of
Mr. and Mrs. Baird at the Hotel
Northern. where an appetizing
chicken tamale supper was served
and heartily enjoyed.
Cordova, August 29
About twenty members of the
boundary survey parties that have
been placing monuments along the
international line north from Mt.
St. Elias arrived on the train shortly
after midnight and registered at the
Windsor hotel. There were seven
in the Canadian party from Ottawa.
They will take the steamer Sampson
tonight and sail south. The mem
bers of this party include: D. J.
Fraser, T. C. Dennis, D. V. Ritchie,
C. Fleischbun, F. M. Baldham, Geo.
Blackburn and H. Wallace. Of the
Alaska party Mr. Eaton and his men
arrived as well as some of Mr.
Baldwin’s party, although Mr. Bald
win himself is still at McCarthy’s, j
The men of the Alaska party will re
main at Cordova for a week, until
kthe departure of the steamer North
g western. Those who came last
night are: David W. Eaton and
wife, W. B. Raeburn, M. D. Glessner,
H. W. Sterling, J. E. DeLay, W. S.
Knox, Charles Henry, Harold
Emsmerson, C. Sumerlin, C. V.
Guerin, L. E. Westley, A. C. Hartel.
A. E. Dunklee and son returned
last night from a trip to the Kus
kulina country, where they spent a
few days on the Ole Berg copper
property. Mr. Dunklee is one of the
stockholders interested in the de
velopment of this property.
W. H. Crary came over from Val
dez last night and will remain a
few days. He is at the Windsor
hotel.
George C. Hazelet and sons, Cal
vin and Craig, returned last night
from a trip to the Chisana country,
where they made placer locations
and did some prospecting.
L. H. Woodman of Chitina, was
a passenger on the train last night.
Mrs. F. R. VanCampen is a guest
at the Windsor hotel. Her husband,
who is superintendent at the La
\ouche mine, went outside a week
ago and she came over to this city
last night and will go to Kennecott
on the first train, to visit her friend
Mrs. W. H. Seagraves. Mrs. Van
Campen has secured considerable
fame through her literary efforts,
many of her stories having appeared
in hte leading periodicals of the
country.
Sam Blum came over from Valdez
on the Mariposa last night. Mrs.
Blum and the children went through
to Seattle, where they will spend
several months. Mr. Blum will
look after business affairs here and
in the interior for a few weeks and
then join his family in Seattle,
9 where he will combine business with
pleasure.
The steamer Sampson is due from
the westward at 11 o’clock this
evening. She will take on fuel oil
here and sail for Juneau and
Seattle shortly after midnight. All
her passenger accommodations have
been sold, a large number going
south from here.
The steamer Mariposa arrived
from the westward last night about
11 o’clock and after taking on five
cars of Bonanza copper ore sailed
for the south at 4 o’clock this morn
ing. She had a large number of
first and second class passengers.
Cordova, August 30
This evening Mrs. E. J. Davis will
give a dance at the Hotel Windsor,
complimentary to Mrs. Freiler, who
has been the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. LeRoy Baird for
several weeks past. Mrs. Freiler and
son will return to Seattle on the
Northwestern.
The experts in the service of the
Standard Oil Company, who are now
examining oil properties at Katalla,
will leave in a day or two for
Yagataga beach.
Sam Blum was a passenger on
the morning train. He will spend
a few days at Chitina and Mc
Carthy’s.
Attorney R. J. Boryer, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy DeLeo and Mrs. C. A. Eby
are among the passengers who re
turned this afternoon on the train
from the interior.
Cordova, September 1.
The boys and girls will trudge
along to school tomorrow morning.
The train arrived from McCarthy’s
last evening, bringing about 30
passengers, some of whom were re
turning from the Chisana country,
and most of them came out to get
additional supplies and thawing ma
chinery. The next train for the
interior will leave Cordova on Wed
nesday morning.
Labor day is being observed as a
legal holiday. As a consequence the
post office, cable office and other
government offices kept open under
restricted hours, while the bank
closed part of the day. General busi
ness was conducted about as usual.
Among the returning passengers
on Saturday evening from the in
terior were Thomas M. Dunn, of San
Francisco, P. E. Osborn and F. L.
Gibson, of Turlock, California. They
are guests at the Wincfcor hotel and
will leave for the states on the
Northwestern.
Cordova, September 2
There has been considerable talk
in this locality over the necessity for
the appointment of a new United
States commissioner and recorder
for the White river district, which
includes the new gold diggigns. The
matter was brought to the attention
of Judge Brown some days ago and
the report comes from Valdez that
he has offered the position to his
friend George Love, who is said to
be undecided as to whether he want
ed to go to the Chisana country.
Grant Reed, who recently returned
from the interior is willing to accept
the office and a petition in his behalf
is now circulating about Cordova.
One or two others from this town
! have also been urged for the place.
It is stated that friends of A. C.
Baldwin have indicated their will
ingness to recommend him for the
position. He has been in charge of
triangulation for the Alaska Boun
dary survey party that has been
working between Mt. St. filias and
Mt. Natazhat. A week ago he started
from McCarthy in company with
Ross J. Kenney, one of the Alaska
Road Commission men, for the new
diggings. He went to assist Mr.
Kenney in determining the most
feasible winter trail to the interior,
and will return within a week or
two.
In anticipation of the near change
in the office of the United States
marshal for this division there is
considerable discussion of deputies
in the various towns. In Cordova
four names are being talked of as
aspirants for positions either at this
town or some other precinct. They
are the present incumbent, S. J.
Brightwell, Chief of Police A. J.
Henneke, Tom Price and Nels Smith.
It is expected that petitions will soon
be circulated in favor of some of
the men aforementioned, although it
is said that Mr. Price has not fully
determined that he will apply to
Marshal Brenneman for the position.
A dinner complimentary to Col
onel Kichardson and some of his
viisting friends was tendered last
night at Slater’s restaurant. The
visiting guests Included Col. W. P. J
Richardson, president qf the Alaska |
Road commission; Thomas Riggs, i
Jr., engineer, and M. A. Pope, sur-:
veyor, both of the Alaska boundary
survey; T. P. Reilly of Ottawa,
representing Canada n the boundary
survey; and D. W. Eaton, chief of a
party of the survey working south
of White river. Half a dozen of Cor
dova’s representative citizens were
present. During the dinner the
principal topic discussed was the
various American routes to the new
Chisana gold fields, and the meas
ures that should be taken to improve
the most feasible route.
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Baron Bulow von Ravens, of New
York, recently returned from the
Kuskulina country, where he made
an examination of the work done on
the property of the Alaska Copper
Corporation, of which he is the resi
dent engineer. He states that one
of the properties is on Nugget creek,
to the left of the Kuskulina glacier
and about 18 miles northeast of
Mile 146, or Strelna. The other is
the Rarus mine, about 13 miles from
Strelna and near the Kuskulina
river.
The Baron expresses himself as
very well pleased with the manage
ment of Alfred B. lies, who has
opened up the properties so as to
show great quantities of ore. The
Nugget Creek mine is a high grade
proposition, having bornite ore that
carries from 50 to 60 per cent cop
per and some silver. They have fol
lowed the ore on the 35 and 55 foot
levels and find it about 10 feet wide.
They are now in 200 feet on a 100
foot level tunnel and the ore is be
ginning to come in. The Baron esti
mates that there is now ore to the
value of $500,000 in sight.
This is the property from which
19 1-3 tons were shipped in Decem
ber last to the Tacoma smelter. The
returns show that the ore contained
56.43 per cent copper and 15.32
ounces of silver to the ton. After
deducting cost of treatment and
freight the company received $2,
864.04 from the shipment.
The Baron states that the Rarus j
mine is a low grade proposition, on ;
which there has been considerable i
development. At present a tunnel is '
in 240 feet cross cutting the ore,
which shows frequent occurrences of
rich streaks. He estimates that
there is practically a mountain of
low grade ore from which several
million tons could be taken for
treatment. The Baron further says:
“In our company are some of the
very wealthy men of New York and
Pennsylvania. They are prepared to
put up whatever money is necessary
to properly develop the property and
I
secure results. I shall recommend
the building of a mill on the Rarus
property to treat the low grade ore
and also to treat some of the ore
from Copper creek, which is seven
miles distant and to which a road
can easily be constructed.”
The Rarus is very close to the rail
road survey made by the Copper
River & Northwestern Railway,
which contemplates the building of a
railroad from Strelna 18*^ miles to
the side of Kuskulina glacier. This
road could then be easily tapped to
the Alaska copper properties, to the
big operation of the Great Northern
Development Company on Copper
mountain, to the properties of the
Alaska United Copper Exploration
Company on Porcupine creek and
near the Kuskulina glacier, tA the
Ole Berg copper properties and
others that will some day make
mines. Although the present surrey
runs from Mile 14G, there is some
talk of making a survey north from
Mile 152 which would be more direct
and shorten the distance some few
miles.
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MONTREAL, Sept. 2.—The Am
erican Bar Association is holding its
annual session in this city. The
address of welcome was delivered
last evening by Premier Robert L.
Borden. Lord Haldane will deliver
the principal address. The attend
ance is even larger than usual.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2.—Junior
officers of the cruiser Maryland have
volunteered the information that the
coal test on the recent voyage was
unsatisfactory for naval purposes.
The coal was recently brought from
Alaska, taken from the Cunningham
claims in the Bering river district.
Others say that only a poor quality
of coal was taken out and that the
test is not any indication of the real
quality of the coal that exists there.
The commander of the Maryland de
clined to comment on the matter.
ALBANY, Sept. 2.—Just before a
special train going north reached '
this city it was discovered that a
handbag containing a handsome
diamond necklace and other jewels
belonging to Mrs. Dickinson, wife
of the former secretary of war, bad
be^n lost. The train was held here
until a systematic search had been
made for the lost or stolen articles, ,
hut the bag was not found. Among
the passengers was Lord Haldane, on
his way to Montreal.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2.—Presi- '
dent Huerta is planning a great •
military demonstration for the 16th. ,
It is a celebration of Independence
Day and the president claims that a
great wave of patriotism is sweeping
over Mexico, and that the celebra
tion will prove one of the greatest
affairs ever held in the republic.
GENOA, Sept. 1.—Soon the trial
will begin of Porter Charlton, con
fessed wife murderer, who was
brought here Saturday and hurried
to Como to be tried in Italy for
killing Mary Scott Castle Charlton
and throwing her body in Lake
Como. Italy has no death penalty,
but Charlton faces the possibility of
solitary confinement for life. His
father, Judge Paul Charlton, a Yale
classmate of ex-President Taft, will
attend the trial.
OYSTER BAY, Sept. 1.—The,
home of Colonel Roosevelt was
robbed last night by George Parker,
the negro butler. He got away with I
jewels to the value of $5,000. Most
of it belonged to Mrs. Roosevelt,
although some very valuable
mementoes owned by the colonel
were also taken. The police expect
to soon run down Parker.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 2.—In a race
this morning between six big cars
there was a collision that resulted
in the death of four of the drivers.
Their cars were smashed to splint
ers. The two cars in the lead
escaped injury.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 30
There is another scandal in the
customs service at this city. One
inspector and ten guards have been
dismissed from office. They are
charged with conspiracy in an at
tempt to smuggle opium into the
country.
LONDON, Aug. 30.—Today Felix
Diaz declared that he would become
a candidate for the presidency of,
Mexico. He states that if President
Huerta directs him to proceed to
■Japan that he will not likely go.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—Dele
gate James Wickersham does not
desire to be regarded as a regular
Republican, as he has strong lean
ings toward Roosevelt’s progressive
wing of the party. He was made a
member of the Republican Congres
sional campaign committee at the
Republican caucus the other day.
After thinking the matter over he
sent in his declination of the honor.
BOSTON, Aug. 30.—Announce
ment is made that Jack Johnson and
Sam Langford have been matched
for 20 rounds. The light will take
place at Paris on December 20.
VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 30.—
Two lightweight champions have
been signed for a bout on September
30. They are Willie Ritchie and
Freddie Welsh, the Englishman.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—Repre
sentative John William Davis, of
Clarksburg, West Virginia, has re
signed from Congress to accept the
position of solicitor general.
0. ADRIAN NELSON
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
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