OF GENERAL HITl
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Cordova, September 30
Major L. H. French, Chas. E. Her.
ron and Paddy F. Cummings, have
returned to Seward, after a busy
season in the interior. They will
likely be out on the next steamer
south, going to Seattle.
J. J. Price, the mining operator
who has large holdings in the Idita
rod and Chisana was an arrival this
afternoon. He. will go outside for
the winter.
Grant Reed, who has been book
keeper for F. T. Hamshaw, was an
arrival on the afternoon train. He
came from the Chisana and will go
on to Seattle to attend to business
matters, as Mr. Hamshaw has de
cided to remain in this winter.
James McConnell was a passen
ger to Cordova from the westward
on the steamer Alameda. He was
a member of the Deyo surveying
party that run the survey from Chit
ina to the Matnuaks coal fields. He
says that there is a good grade, at
no place exceeding 1% per cent.
Henry Deyo came over to Valdez on
the Alameda and will return to Ship
Creek on the next steamer to com
plete the office work on the surveys.
With the exception of two or three
men the party disbanded at Ship
Creek. Mr. McConnell will go to
Strelna on the morning train.
The train from the interior arrived
this afternoon shortly after 2
o’clock with nearly 100 passengers.
Many of them were from the
Chisana, while others came through
from Fairbanks. The next trfein
out will leave tomorrow morning at
S o’ctock and will take, the first win
ter consignment of government mail
for the Fairbanks country.
Among the outgoing passengers on
the steamer Alameda was John A.
Hazelet, who has been doing exten
sive work in the Slate creek dis
trict. He is developing rich placer
property, which will be worked on
an extensive hydraulic process. Mr.
Hazelet will spend the winter with
His family in Seattle. He is a brother
of our townsman, Geo. C. Hazelet.
Bob Wiley, W. A. Johnson and N.
O. Nelson are among the big Chisana
operators who arrived in town this
afternoon. They will go south' for
the winter and will return in the
early spring. They look for good
results in the new camp next season.
Among the arrivals on today’s
train was John McGinn, the Irish
barrister whose fame is known from
Nome to Dawson and from Cordova
to the Arctic. He is returning from
Fairbanks and will go to California
to spend the winter with his family.
Cordova, October 1
The train went out this morning,
carrying a few passengers. It will
run through to Kennecott and re
turn on Sunday afternoon. As there
is no mail yet coming through from
Fairbanks the trains wdll not return
the. following day from Chitina until
about the 9th. Accordingly the train
leaving lfere next Thursday will
only go as far as Chitina, returning
! on Friday. Another train will run
between Chitina and Kennecott.
A. B. lies, who is looking afte.i
the interests of the Alaska Copper
Corporation, and has just returned
from the property of the company in
the Kuskulina district, reports that
everything is looking well and that
operations will be continued through
out the winter.
Toni Papas, the Turkish Greek
who shot and robbed his partner
Milt Angelo Velisaris, was arraigned
this morning before U. S. Commis
sioner Adams and bound over to
court. The charge was shooting
with attempt to kill. Bv reason of
failure to furnish $5,000 bail bond,
he remains in jail. At the nearing
he admitted both the "hooting and
robbery, but contended that the
shooting was done in self defense,
claiming that Velisaris first shot at
him twice. The arrest was made at
Mile 27 yesterday morning about 8
o’clock. It appears that Tom Teef.s
1 was first on the scene, and found the
man sleeping in a cabin. After he
secured him Russian Pete came
along and both men had the prisoner
under guard when Deputy Marshal
Brightwell arrived on the motor car
and brought the prisoner back to
Cordova. The wounded man lies at
the hospital in a precarious state,
with but little hope for his recovery.
In case of his death the prisoner
would be remanded to jail, providing
he should in the meantime be able to
give bail, which is not likely. Papas
t had $800 on his person. He con
tends that $320 Is his own money
and that he took the rest, $4 80, from
Velisaris.
Judge, S. P. Chapin, Grover Han
neraan, James J. Carscadden,
judges; Tom Teets and F. A. Jones,
t.lerks; were the selections made last
night by the members ot council, to
serve as election officers in Cordova
on November 3. Various political
organizations made the following
recommendations: Democrats, F. A.
Jones and Grover Hanneman; Re1
publicans. Judge Chapin and Lewy
Belter; Progressives, Dave Huyck
and James J. Carscadden; Socialist,
Tom Teets. The selections were
made by unanimous vote. A reso
lution was also adopted recommend
ing to the election officers that they
use two ballot boxes. There is a
question as to whether one or two
are necessary, and as Judge. Brown
has ruled that the question is one
for the election officers to decide the
Council considers that by using two
the vote of the town would certainly
be preserved and properly counted.
This will require two tickets, one
containing the name of candidate
for Delegate, to Congress and the
other with names of candidates for
the legislature.
The placer season in the Nizina
district is at an end and reports
state that the various operators
will return to Cordova about next
Friday. Geo. Max Esterly and H.
F. Andrus, who have beeji working
cn Chittitu and Rex creeks, have
had an exceptionally good season
and it is expected that their clean
up will be close to a quarter of mil
lion dollars. George Howard Birch,
on Dan cre.ek, has also had a good
season and it is expected that he
has washed out over a hundred
thousand dollars.
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Cordova, October 2
Among the passengers on the
steamer Northwestern was Rev.
Edward H. Molony, accompanied by
ills wife and two children. He is the
new rector for the Valdez parish,
and will establish his home, in that
city. His duties will also include
Cordova, and he will make frequent
visits here to hold service in the
Red Dragon Cub House. A year
ago last summer he spent a vacation
in the Tanana valley and was so
pleased with Alaska that he wished
to be transferred to the north, which
has been done by Bishop Rowe.
A train crew for the local on the
north end will leave here on Mon
day. In the' party will be L. L.
Butler, Geo. Steel, Kenny Holden,
Jack Reed and Arthur Holt. These
men will handle the train running
between Chitina and Kennecott,
during the winter season.
The steamer Northwestern arrived
in port this morning shortly after
11 o’clock. She sailed for Valdez
at 3 this afternoon, expecting to
return from the westward to Cor
dova on Monday afternoon. Pas
sengers for this section were as fol
lows:
For Cordova—Ed. Kelter, E. J.
Ives, Chas. Murray, Paul Whitam.
For Ellamar—Mrs. Emma Roe,
Frank Roe.
For Valdez—Rev. E. H. Molony,
w'ife and two children, E. E. Flem
ing A. F. Whitshead, Colin Murray,
E. W. Everson, W. R. Mosie, Roth
Odeon.
When the Northwestern sailed
this afternoon she carried the fol
lowing passengers from Cordova:
For Valdez—J. M. McDonald,
Frank Frase, Wm. Schneider, A. B.
lies, Mrs. lies, W. C. Walker, Claus
H. Johnson, K. Armstrong, M. Alt
man and 10 second-class.
For Seward—Edw. Grabbe, J. M.
Xafsted, H. Lewis, Geo. Winkler,
Guy Brubaker.
Alaska friends will be surprised
to learn that George Baldwin, who
ran for Senator in this division two
years ago, is now the defendant in
a suit for alienation of affections.
The other day James Cawley, for
merly of Valdez. brought action
against him for $50,000 damages.
Mrs. Cawley received a divorce last
winter and now the former husband
claims that George was the cause
for the starting of the suit, in order
that he might marry Mrs. Cawley.
Of course Alaskans won’t believe it
for George is never more than just
polite and courteous to the ladies.
But that’s what he gets for remain
ing away from this northland so
long. The parties are in Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. lies, who have
been at Cordova and Stre.lna most
of the past season, went to Valdez
this afternoon to remain there a
couple of weeks.
Paul Whitam, a brother of Carl
Whitam, the Chisana operator, who
is now at Cordova; was an arrival on
the Northwestern from Seattle.
Ed Kelter was a returning pas
senger this morning from Seattle,
where he spent about three weeks.
Mrs. Kelter accompanied him north
as far as Juneau and will come to
Cordova on the Alameda next week.
Ed reports that business conditions
below are generally quiet but that
the development of Alaska is ex
pected t0 follow soon, with resultant
benefits to Seattle.
Information has been received
that Mr. O. Hoolie, a resident oI
Naknek, was drowned September
17th. Mr. Hoolie left Naknek Sep
tember 15tn for a trip up the
Kvlchak river to Iliamna and on the
night of the 17th, while his launch
was anchored at Big Island, near
the lower end of Iliamna Lake he
attempted to v,sit the main land in
a small boat and was drowned. The
body was recovered and buried on
Big Island. Mr. Hoolie was the sue.
cessful bidder for the Dillingham
Cold Bay mail contract for the com
ing winter.
The Socialist party of this divi
sion expect to have, a full legislative
ticket in the field at the election to
be held four weeks from tomorrow.
D. W. Lynch for senator and R. E.
Hegner for the house, is the contri
bution of Cordova to the cause. The
other three members for the house
will likely come from the westward.
Cordova. October 5
The steamer Alameda was sched
uled to sail north from Seattle to
morrow night, but her sailing has
been postponed a day and she wr.!l
not leave until the night of the 7th.
Several of the members of the
geological survey party that has
been working during the past sea
son in the Kotsina and Nizina coun
try, arrived in town yestercay on
he train. They will sail souih on
the Northwestern tomorrow. In the
party are Fred H. Moffat, J. B.
Mertie,, S. A. Witherspoon, Glen
Connelly and B. C. Palmer. Most o:
them will go on to Washington for
the winter.
George W. Sias. the managing
director of the company that is oper.
a ting the extensive placer property
in the Valdes Creek district, passed
through on the steamer Watson this
morning. He will go to Boston for
the winter and will arrange to send
In a No. 3 Keystone drill and sup
plies for next season’s work. Speak
ing of the work being done by his
company, the. Valdez Creek Power -4
Mines Co., Mr. Sias said:
“We have constructed ' a new
ditch one and a quarter miles in
length, eight feet on the bottom,
four feet deep and fifteen feet at the
top. which with its fall of one
quartef inch to the rod gives us
3,500 miners’ inches of water evei-y
24 hours. We have built a big pen
stock, a flume, have, laid over one
mile of pipe, which -was riveted and
laid by Alfred H. Bryant, who has
had 16 years’ experience in the
Kenai district and we also had two
experts sent by the pfpe. manufac
turers in San Francisco. We have
also constructed 200 feet of flume
five feet wide, three fee.t high with
a grade of eight inches to every
twelve feet and are now operating
the. plant.
“The cleanup this fall will be a
good one in spite of the fact that the
big hydraulic plant has been in
operation for but a few weeks, as
the better part of the season has
been spent In construction work.
Next year the returns will surprise
the people of this section, as the
ground has been well prospected be
fore we went, to the expense of
sending in the big plant and the
supplies needed. An outfit of 26<>
tons was sent to the ground last
winter.”
Cordova, October 6
Mrs. J. P. Rockefeller, of Chitlna,
and Mrs. M. V. Lattin. of McCarthy,
were arrivals on the Mariposa and
will go to their interior hornet on
Thursday’s train.
Among the recent arrivals from
the Chisana was George Irving,
formerly a leading attorney of
Ketchikan. He. will take the steam
er this evening for Seattle and ex
pects to go on to Mexico to engage
in mining.
Capt. Gilbert T. Rude and his
family, who have been most of the
summer on the coast survey boat
Taku in the neighborhood of Port
Wells, will be passengers from Cor
dova on the steamer Northwestern
for Seattle. They may remain at
Seattle this winter, expecting to re
turn next spring to Cordova, where
they have a large number of friends.
Hon. James Wickersham, delegate
to Congress from Alaska, was a pas
senger on the steamer Mariposa last
night going from Skagway to
Seward. When the. steamer arrived
at Cordova at 10 o’clock the Dele
gate was met by a committee from
the Wickersham Club and escorted
up town. For a couple of hours be
held a reception at the. Rainier
Grand hotel and was greeted pos
sibly by a hundred of our citizens.
He succeeded in creating consider
able enthusiasm among his follow
ers, who e.xpect to arrange a big
meeting for the ^candidate when he
returns from the westward. Judge
Wickersham continued to Seward,
accompanied by Mrs. Wickersham,
| on the Mariposa. While the, vessel
is going to and from Cook’s Inlet
I the candidate will remain at Seward
and strengthen his fences in that
section. He will return to Valdez
on the Mariposa and hopes to be
there a couple of days before the
Admiral Evans comes along to
bring him to Cordova. He will re
main here two or three days and
then go out the line and make
speeches at Kennecott, McCarthy
and Chitina, before taking the stage
at the latter town for Fairbanks.
After the election the Judge will
return to Cordova and be joined
here by Mrs. Wickersham, who In
the meantime will remain at Seward.
They will then go on to Washington
in December.
The steamer Northwestern has
been delayed in her return from
Seward. She did not reach Valdez
until nearly noon today. A wire
from there states that she will ar
rive at Cordova this evening at e
o’clock and will not take on any
ore, sailing from here at 7. The
following passengers will sail from
here for Seattle:
Mrs. M. M. Glass, George Irving,
Grant Reed, R. W. Wiley, W. A.
Johnson, W. W. Edwards, S. A.
Withe.rspoon, Glen Connolly, J. B.
Mertie, L. Lyle, N. P. Nelson, R. M.
Clark, Gilbert T. Rude, wife and
son, R. C. Briggs, S. E. Briggs, E.
E. blunder, W. A. Holcomb, Howard
fmith. J. S. S. Jones, Allen Bishop,
Fritz Fisher, H. W. Flager, J. Hen
derson. C. J. Birdsall. Carl Whittani,
Paul Whittani, J. Hendricks, Clic
Allen, H. Greenig, G. Danielson, E.
Danic.lszn, J. M. Kelly, Mrs. Gib
son, F. W. Grice, John L. McGinn,
In a letter received from Geo.
R. Goshaw he acknowledges the ef
forts that were put forth by the peo.
pie of Cordova to secure the rees
tablishment of Chisana as a post
office, and says, '“those who remain
here for the winter are happy again
for they now know that there will
be a regular delivery service from
McCarthy during the winter.” The
letter was written from Bonanza
Creek on September 25 and was re
ceived yesterday. In it George esti
mates the output from the Chisana
i for the season of 1914 at a quarter
of million dollars, from tile follow
ing creeks:
Bonanza Creek .$140,000.00
Little Eldorado . 79,000.00
Big Eldorado . 6,000.00
Skookum . 24,000.00
Gold Run . 1,500.00
Coarse Money . l,000.0o
All others . 1,500.00
Total .$253,000.00
Continuing George says:
‘‘The above is fairly correct, and
will not vary $5,000.00. The season
for actual sluicing is less than 90
days. However, sluicing on Nos.
10 and 11 Bonanza Creek was con
tinued until the 23rd. Today Don
Green, partner of Fred Best in
forms me that the laymen on Seven
Bonanza, sinking with Breedmans
boiler on the bench, run into some
25c dirt. Roberts and Boutin are
the laymen. Prospecting of the
benches will be done this winter
and as soon as the creeks freeze,
wood and supplies for use on the
creeks will be hauled, and if the
benches show at all, we will have a
good camp next year. However the
high cost of food, owing to bad
trails makes it actually impossible
for considerable prospecting. About
125 will winter here.”
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Toni Holland is making a tour to
the westward and reports indicate
that lie is meeting with favor wher
ever he goes. A recent issue of
the Valdez Prospector says:
“Tom Holland, the miner and
prospector, who is running as the
Democratic candidate for represen
tative from the Third division, ar
rived in Valdez on the Admiral
Watson and will remain here until
the Northwestern goes to Seward.
Mr. Holland is a pioneer of Chitina
and located a homestead and town
i site in opposition to the Guggen
j helms at the junction of the
j government road and the Gug
genheim railroad. He spends much
of his time in the hills and
was prospecting at the time he re
ceived the nomination and knew
nothing 0f it for ten days. Mr. Hol
land is well known in Valdez, as he
was a mail carrier here ten years
ago and operated out of Valdez. He
has many friends who have prom
ised him support.”
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VOTE FOR
George R. Goshaw
TO THE VOTERS OF THE THIRD DIVISION:
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As it is impossible for me at this time, owing to the close of
the mining and business at this placer camp, to come before you in
person, I find it necessary to make this announcement through the
medium of the press.
I desire your vote for Senator to the Territorial
. Legislature, from the Third Division, at the
z Election on Tuesday, November the Third.
My friends have not urged me to seek this office, nor does the
office seek me, 1 SEEK THE OFFICE, and I want your support
and vote.
I am solely responsible for my candidacy, and have made no
pledges or promises to any individual, party or concern, and if
elected will go to Juneau, absolutely unhampered with ties of any
kind; t„ do that which will advance the interests of the whole
people of Alaska;—not to go there and vote “aye and nay” during
the session, but to work with a will and knowledge of affairs,
gained from a considerable experience, especially in this Division,,
and continue such work, throughout the year and the entire term
of office.
If you fool that yon can NOT honestly and sincerely cast your
ballot for any of the other candidates for this office, THEN VOTE'
FOR ME. Yours very truly,
i Chisana. Alaska, Sept. I, 11)1-1. GEORGE R. GOSH WV.
For Senator
A X XOU X CEME X T
Having received the nomi
nation of the Democratic con
vention for the office of Terri
| torial Representative, and be
lieving that Cordova and tiie
Copper River valley is entitled
to representation in tiie Legis
lative Assembly of the Terri
tory, I respectfully solicit tiie
support of tiie voters of tiie
Third Judicial Division.
If elected, I pledge myself
to give my every effort to
secure the enactment of legis
lation that will put into force
and effect the reforms advo
cated in our platform, and at
all times to work for the best
interests of the whole people
of the territory.
THOMAS H. HOLLAND,
Candidate for
Territorial Representative
Candidate for
REPRESENTATIVE
Thomas H.
HOLLAND
OF CHI TINA
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