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CHITINA, ALASKA.
Cordova Office: Daily Alaskan
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CHITINA, SATURDAY, NOV. 19. ’1'
LET US MINE
OUR OWN COAX
THE LEGEND OF CHITINA AM
FLASHING LIGHT.
Come, draw your chairs nearer the
fire, lads and lassies, and I’ll tell yoi
the legend of the most beautiful In
dian princess ever known in th<
world, called by her tribe Flashini
Light.
Flashing Light was straight as ai
arrow sped from the bow, slendei
as a young aspen, and more beau
tiful than the light of the Northland
for which she was named. Her stei
was light as the snow flake that falls
with the first kiss of winter, and sh<
was so well beloved by the Mightj
Ones of the far Northland that thej
spread the hills with a thick carpe'
of moss, green as emeralds, that hei
feet might not be bruised by the crue
rocks; and they sent berries to ripei
on the bushes; fish to inhabit tht
chain of beautiful lakes, which yoi
may see along the pass through th<
mountains; moose and sheep foi
food; bear martin and lynx for hei
robes—all were for the beautifu
Flashing Light, and she, with nei
people dwelt in the lovely little val
ley where we now see the town o:
Chitina. But in those days no lak(
nestled at the foot of the cliff. Al
was a valley green with moss, anc
merry with the sound of happ:
voices.
When Flashing Light reached thi
age of sixteen she was sought ii
marriage by three of the most pow
erful princes of the Mighty Ones.
The greatest of these was th<
mighty Prince Copper, an old, cruel
crafty, but very powerful prince, an<
he in his over-bearing way sent t<
demand the hand of our beautifu
Flashing Light, saying he would de
Clare war upon her people if re
fused. Now our princess was tender
hearted, and wished to save her peo
pie all the suffering a war with th<
mighty prince would bring. She hat
ed the cruel old man, too; and lovet
—as only the young can—a hand
some young prince of her own tribe
called Prince Chitina, who was ii
no way so rich or powerful as Prince
Copper, but was good and kind and i
mighty hunter, one whom all the peo
ple loved and trusted and wishec
their dear young princess to wed.
There was, also, a third suitor, £
young and well favored man called
Prince Kotsina. All three lovec
Flashing Light and wished to mak<
her his princess. Flashing Light lov
ed only one—the kindly Prince Chit
ina.
In her dilema Flashing Light call
ed upon the Mighty Ones for aid
and they, in kindness to her, and pit}
for her distress, made the Heralc
Winds to go forth end proclaim i
mighty race between the three
princes.
They were to start on a given day
each from the far end of his kin1?
dom and race to the sea, the winnei
to claim beautiful Flashing Light ai
the prize.
Flashing Light, with her people
stood on the top of that high peal
you see there just overlooking wha
is now the lake, above that rocki
cliff. She hoped to see and cheer hei
prince on as he passed her by. Bu1
the crafty old Prince Copper, know
lug the young men stood a bettei
chance to win, sent his people, wh<
rule the rough and rocky world o:
the North, to roll giant boulders an(
heap treacherous sands in the patl
of both Chitina and Kotsina; for the
vanquished ones were to pay tribute
to the winner to swell the inheritance
of the maiden.
Aa both Chitina and Kotsina were
too honorable to stoop to any suet
amens of winning, Copper had c
clear trail and raced on to the sei
in a rush like the wind. Their feet
rushing over the ground with suet
speed, loosed the imprisoned waters
and following each mighty runnel
came a rushing torrent of water lol
lowing to the sea.
When the two young princes reach
ed the trail where all three paths
" should unite, the broad stream of
. rushing, grinding waters told them
that they had lost; that Copper had
■ passed on his way to victory.
With one violent plunge they both
leaped in and were swallowed up in
- the treacherous current, and to this
dav the two streams pour their rac
. ing waters into the path where pass
ed the mighty Copper,
i Flashing Light saw her lover and
t his friend go down in the roaring
waters, and, with a cry to the Mighty
Ones to save her from Copper, plung
, ed over that high point in the cliff
. there, and when her lovely body fell
t a beautiful lake rose and hid her
from sight. Even now, if you listen,
you may hear her voice whispering
through the spruce and poppels and
wailing on the wind, singing of her
deathless love for Chitina.
The crafty Prince Copper was for
his treachery compelled to become a
water spirit, and forever inhabit the
stream his footsteps called forth, and
to this day it is known as Copper
river, and is still a mean treacherous
stream, delighting to destroy all
things animate and inanimate.
While the other two princes pay
him tribute, in the form of the Kot
sina and Chitina rivers, bring all
they hold on their bosoms to deliver
to old Prince Copper.
Now, man has come and has built
his home, and a town has sprung
up, even where Flashing Light once
sang and danced in her joy. And
man called the town. Chitina.
ieush on. old girl mush oh:
Twas on a snowy evening
In April nineteen ten:
•• started o'er the Valdez trail.
Two women and two men
Th" snov was steadily falling.
The wind blew in a gale,
Wner. we started for the Chitina
Along the Valdez trail.
T^he first stop was Camp Comfort:
We it's welcome light did greet
To rest our weary frames awhile
And something get to eat
Then started on for Wortman's,
Through Keystone canyon grand;
Its glaciered tints most beautiful
Were seen on every band.
First trouble was the rock pile.
The freighter’s ubicon,
i And as we couldn't help the men
For Workman's we mushed on.
Did von ever hear a freighter
Cuss that rock pile on the trail.
And horse and sleigh and freight go
down *
Mid earth slides dangerous hail?
• Then you, my friend, have something
i missed;
Warm, thunderous words you hear,
, When a freighter, drunk upon the trail,
Pounds hard his dreaming ear.
I P. Murphy lost a sack of flour,
Mr. Cole a case of goods;
They to the river tumbled down
And we—took to the woods.
At last we got to Wortman’s—
Sleepy, sore, and tired.
And fell at once upon the bunk.
One ••plunk" for us had hired.
. Next morn, we started early:
The teams, we meant to lead
Across the dreadful summit.
And to hardship give no heed.
We dressed, in Yukon fashion,
With mits and Parkas on,
And we started up the summit
With “Mush on, old girl, mush on!"
We mushed across the summit.
Six weary miles, or more.
And then we couldn't “mush” no more
Because, our legs were sore.
And oh! that awful summit.
With drifts, both deep and wide,
And trail, so very narrow,
That a mule went o'er the side.
He fell six hundred feet,
To the canyon down below,
And calmly rose upon his feet,
When his driver yelled out "Whoa!'
I saw the men all shoveling.
The spades flash here and there;
I saw that poor mule turning
lreat somersaults in the air
We mushed acrdfes the summit
In April nineteen ten.
And we swore by all the gods we knew
We'd ne'er do it again..
Poor Roxy tumbled oft the trail
And landed in a heap.
With all four legs up in the air.
And piled the freight up deep.
We hoped the Ptarmigan Drop to reach '
Before night bitter fell;
With food and rest, our courage prop.
So 1 might this story tell.
And when we reached the roadhouse,
Too weary to live, it seems,
I heard some savage crying out:
"Mush on!” in midnight's dreams.
Next morn we left for Beaver Dam—
Had lunch there, piping hot:
Then till we had reached Tiekhell,
We stopped or tarried not.
At Tiekhell we left Hattie:
She for courage did not lack:
■ For the trip she was wot strong enough.
So at Tiekhell she turned back.
We crossed the Sanla river.
We crossed the Tiekhell. too;
And down the frozen Tonsina
Our sleighs just fairly flew.
We stayed all night at Ernestine,
The glaciers reached next morn.
And right on down to Tonsina
O'er glaciers rent and ’em.
And of one tunny incident
I want to tell you. too;
How Mrs. B. the glacier crossed.
When both sleighs they did slew.
And how she stood upon her head
In snow both soft and clean.
Or on her grave in spring lime
Would grass be growing green,
i The last roadhouse was Pollard s.
We reached there Tuesday night.
To find a weary mile to walk.
As the snow had melted quite.
We reached the mighty Copper
And found the traveling fine
To Murphy there we said good-bye.
And dashed on down the line.
We reached at last the Chitina—
Cole's roadhouse was our goal;
With just one rocky bar to cross.
But we got there—I and Cole.
And now, of all the nightmares fierce.
That does my courage quail.
There's nothing like the trip I took
Across the Yaldez trail.
And when, in future sleeping,
A fevered dream shall come;
ril hear that awful sentence:
"Mush on, old girl, mush on!"
—MRS. ORA BURROWS.
Have a talk with Kimberlin if you 1
are figuring on buying property or
want to rent a cabin or building, j
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Local News
Joe Jany, the jolly Dutch cook,
who was in charge of Engineer Ham
mond's mess at mile .120 the past
summer, is now in the McKin ey lake
region prospecting for ore, which, he
says must run more than 25 per cent,
gold or he won’t “monkey” with it.
Harry Carter, who has been at
mile ITT this summer, after a vaca
tion in Cordova, has joined Joe Jany
in a prospecting trip to the now
much talked of McKinley lake reg
ion.
R. J. Boryer, attorney for the)
Katalla company, arrived In Chitina
the first of the week en route to the
Kuskalana on a business trip to the
bridge camp.
Mrs. C. C. Hull, wife of one of our
prominent business men, made a trip
to Cordova on Saturday last, return
ing on Tuesday evening's train.
E. E. David, the carpenter and
contractor, left on Sunday's train
for Cordova, where he will remain
until after the closing of the term
of court now being held at the coast i
terminus. He's one of the grand
,’urors and says he'd just as soon
listen to a bunch of court dope, as
to be driving nails this kind of
weather.
Dr. Whiting left for Cordova on
Monday. The well known doctor
announces his intention of leaving
for the states soon.
Eddie Wester left on Monday for
a trip to Cordova.
Fay Scott, who has been the busy
kid the past two months with the
Chitina laundry, made a business
trip to Cordova the first of the week.
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Tommy Richmond, who sees that
everything is filled up and that every
one does their duty around the Chit
ina bar, left for Cordova on Satur
day to inform “E.jng Oscar” that ev
erything was lovely, tut that be
couldn’t stand for him spending all i
his time at the MacCormac, and that
if the “king'’ didn’t soon return to
his interests at the Hotel Chitina.
he’d see that he lost his crown, even
if he had to start an insurrection
and declare himself queen. Tommy
doesn’t make a bad looking queen
when he “makes up.”
W. J. Wainright left for a trip to
the coast on Monday morning's train.
Mrs. Anna D. Mitchell arrived in
Chitina on Tuesday evening’s train
from Cordova, and expects to spend
the winter here. She is at present
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ivory St.
Clair.
L. C. Stringer left on Monday
morning for Cordova, where he has
been subpoenaed as a witness on
one of the cases coming up at this
term of court. Louie says he can't i
have his little say too quick to suit
him, as he is anxious to return to!
his business here.
Leon Giroux, who has been in Chit
ina all summer, left on Sunday’s
train for Cordova. Mr. Giroux sold
his half interest in the double cabin
on Chitina Heights before leaving,
and as he has business interests in
Cordova he may remain at the coast
terminus all winter.
A. E. Baker, who has been em
ployed as pay roll clerk on the Heney
roll, at Tiekel, passed through Chit
ina on the first of the week to take
up his duties at the new camp. Mr.
Baker has invested in property here
and has great faith in Chitina as a
future inland city.
The Katalla company have in
stalled hospital chests or poC .Cole
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lockers on the local trains, in which j
are bandages, disinfectants, first aids
to wounded etc., in case of a wreck
or accident at any time.
Clarence Stairs, the well known!
old-time Alaskan, arrived in town
this week from a hunting trip to the |
Lakina river country. He and his
party brought down five mountain
sheep and a goat from the head
waters of the Lakina. and say that
there were plenty of evidence of
moose in the country, though they |
had not seen one. Clarence joined i
“Ole” Condon on his trip to Copper i
Center and Tazlina bridge, and will
help him with the advertising of the i
Chitina trail and business interests :
of our merchants.
John Lund, late ot Tieaei, nas
gone to 146 where he has accepted
the portfolio of under foreman in
the cabinet of Ike Walton, the de
throned king of Tiekel, who is now
in full charge of the new headquar
ters of the Katalla company.
Mrs. O. E. Bennett arrived on
Tuesday evening's train from Cor
dova and will join her husband here
for the winter. “Bobby,” the ter
rific and bloodthirsty looking “watch
dog,” accompanied her and is sure
to guard his mistress from all harm.
The many friends of Charley Ed
wards, the well known timekeeper,
will be grieved to learn of his death,
which occurred recently in Portland,
Ore., although the result was not un
expected by many of his friends, who
knew of his illness. Early last sum
mer Charley, who had been ill all
of the past spring, was advised to
go to the states and take care of
himself. His eyes were badly af
fected, and being generally run down,
could not pull through. Mr. and
Mrs. Day, of Miles Glacier, received
a letter in the last mail from one
of their friends stating that Charley
was game and cheerful to the last.
He was a general favorite with the
company officials and men, and all
who knew him will mourn his loss.
John Rawson proprietor of the
Chitina Laundry, has now gotten
nicely shaped around in his new
frame building near the depot. He
has engaged a laundress and will,
from now on, be able to handle ail
work in a thorough and competent
manner.
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C. M. F. COLE, Proprietor
Chitina Transfer
F. ACKLES, Proprietor.
Freighting and Teaming
of all kinds
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COMPANY
ALASKA STEAHSHIP CO.
Fastest and most commodious steamers filing between
Cordova and Seattle.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
Nov. 8.ALAMEDA...Nov. 16
“ 16.NORTHWESTERN. “ 24
“ 24.ALAMEDA.....Dec 1
Dee. 1 ..NORTHWESTERN..Dec. 9
This company reserves the right to change schedule or
steamers without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Ala aka Steamship Bldg.
Baggage or freight will not be received at dock later than one
hour before sailing time.
R. J. BARRY, THOMAS J. TALLENT
General Agent. Ticket Agent.