fOF GENERAL
Cordova, August 27.
The Tango Club gave one of their
lelightful affairs last night at the
Hotel Windsor. It was complimen
tary to Miss Lila Crosby, of Olympia,
who is spending a couple of weeks
in town as the guest of Mrs.
Ostrander, both of whom will soon
leave for the outside. The dance was
well attended and all report having
had an exceptionally good time.
Capt. A. E. Lathrop has leased the
Ostrander building for a period of
three years, commencing in October.
It is likely that arrangements will
be made w’th the present tenants
whereby they will continue as occu
pants. Mr. Vance expects to arrange
so as to continue to run the Hotel
Northern, which occupies the larger
part of the building.
A message received today from the
interior states that Lieut. Mears, a
member of the Alaska Engineering
Commission, is coming out over the
trail from Fairbanks. He expects to
reach Chitina about September 5 and
will go from there to the end of the
railroad at Kennecott. He will then
return to Cordova and go from here
to the. westward, joining his col
league Mr. Edes, who is now at Ship
Creek.
There, will be a convention held
at Cordova on Tuesday, September
Sth, by the Democrats of this divi
sion at wrhich candidates will be
placed in the field for election as
members of the Territorial Legis
lature. One. senator and four mem
bers of the House are to be elected
in November. At a caucus of Demo
crats on Tuesday evening seven dele,
gates to the, convention were elected
to represent Cordova
Cordova, August ZS.
The steamer Northwestern, that
met with delaying storms for a
couple of days after reaching the
open ocean, arrived at Cordova last
evening at 6 o’clock, remaining in
port until 11 o’clock, when she
sailed direct for Valdez. She will
not discharge her freight of cans at
Orca until her return, which will
likely be late on Saturday night,
weather permitting. The North
western will then come to Cordova
and as there is no ore here for her
she will only be in port an hour or
two, sailing south on Sunday morn
ing. The excursion season is ended
for this season, and but fe.w pas
sengers sailed from Seattle for j
Southwestern Alaska. There were
for Cordova R. V. Vatkins, Miss
Maud Lundine, Elmer Kane, Mrs.
Kane, May Price and J. B. Carlysle.
For Seward there, was L. Leuritzen
and H. Leuritzen.
Standing room was at a premium
last night at the smoker held at
Eagle Hall. It was given by the
Chamber of Commerce, complimen
tary to the men on the U. S. S. Buf
falo, both officers and seamen being
present. There was also a good crowd
of town people present. Possibly
the most novel feature was the. exhi
bition of Jiu Jitsu by two alert
Japanese, who also demonstrated the
art of fencing. The men from the
Buffalo entered with zest into the
several boxing contests, participated
in by Miller and Fray, McCormick
and Kunz, Davy and Carmen. There
were some good points scored that
won hearty applause. Untermahrer
and Dolph gave an interesting exhi
bition of wrestling. The colored
gemmen twanged their instruments
and sang some darkey songs with
good effect. Fred Tracey brought
down the house in his Italian dialect
story of a baseball game, while
Kenney Holden did his part w’ell in
pleasing the audienje, with funny
sayings. Cigars were smoked, grape
juice was drank, sandwiches were
eaten and a general good time was
had. There is talk of an early re
turn engagement.
The members of the Fordova Rod
and Gun Club donned their slickers
this afternoon and participated in
the launching of their new house
raft, which was later towed to the
Copper River flats. Everything Is
being made ready for the hunting
season which opens on Tuesday next,
for the ducks have begun to fly and
the mighty hunters have the correct
eye. for distances.
Among the arrivals on the North
western last evening was J. B.
Carlisle, who is returning from a
trip to South America, having been
accompanied by his wife, who re
mained at Seattle for a visit. He
went to Buenos Ayres, but did not
linger long, as he failed to find con
ditions there any great improvement
over those in Alaska. He says:
“There have been all kinds of
stories about the beautifully gowned
women seen on the streets of the.
city, the wonderful boulevards of the
place, the abundance of employ
ment, the high wages and all that
sort of thing. I went after some of
the. good things. 1 went by boat
from New York to the Argentine
capital. When I reached there 1
found a great many persons out of
employment, and no work to be had.
My wife and I stayed there four
days, and then started for New York
and Alaska.”
Mrs. Carlisle brought back a small
monkey, which is hardly more than
a handful. They are obtainable for
$5, American money, and many
fashionable women have them for
pets.
The train for the interior will go
out tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock,
returning from Kennecott and
Chitina on Monday.
V. G. Vance has taken a sub-lease,
of the Ostrander building for a year
and as a consequence all present
tenants will continue in the building.
Mr. Vance will conduct the Hotel
Northern in the same, first-class way
as formerly.
A number of the men and women
of town are this afternoon enjoying
the hospitality of Capt. Taylor and
the ward room officers on the U. S.
S. Buffalo. They were taken in the.
ship’s boats from the wharf at 3:30
o’clock.
Cordova, August 29.
Among the passengers to depart
on the steamer Northwestern tomor
row will be J. E. Currier. He will
go to Seattle on a matter of busi
ness and expects to be gone for four
or five weeks.
Ed. Kelter will be an outgoing
passenger on the steamer North
western tomorrow. He will join his
wife at Juneau, she having been over
to Sitka at the Hot Springs, and
will later go on to Seattle.
Deming Wheeler, who has been
on a hunting expedition to this
section of Alaska for the. past year
or more, will leave on the steamer
Evans tonight. He has been sum
moned to his home in Terra Haute,
Ind., by the illness of his mother.
Mr. Wheeler is a banker and had
expected to spend two years in this
northern country.
On the Northwestern tomorrow
Thos. Burchett will be an outgoing
passenger, taking with him the body
of his wife who died the first part
of the week, and who will be buried \
at her old home at Howard Lake,
Minn. Mr. Burchett is an employe
at the shops of the C. R. & N. W.
Railway and with his late wife has
lived at Oldtown, where many
friends are now mourning the loss I
of one who was well and favorably
known. The. body is now at the
undertaking parlor and will be ac
companied to the. steamer in the
morning by friends. Mr. Burchett
expects to return to Cordova shortly
and resume his duties at the shop.
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, who ac
companied Mr. and ■ Mrs. D. A.
McKenzie to Cordova about three
weeks ago, will depart on the
steamer Evans tonight. Mr. Patter
son is a practicing attorney in South
Dakota and professional business re
quires his return. They have both
greatly enjoyed their visit north,
and now that they have seen the
sunshine will depart with bright
visions of Alaska, and hope to return
next season.
Piling has arrived for the new
plank street that is to be built be
tween First and Front street on B
ave.nue. Contractor Nels tsmith is
today placing these poles and will
now go ahead on the work, which
he expects to have completed within
a week or ten days.
! Those of our townspeople who
were, fortunate enough to be able to
enjoy the hospitality of the captain
and ward room officers of the U. S.
S. Buffalo, yesterday afternoon, re
port having had a most delightful
time. The party were taken in auto
mobiles to the wharf, where the.
ship’s launches were in waiting to
convey the party to the Buffalo.
They were most cordially received
by the officers and at once made to
fe.el at home. Dancing and music
were enjoyed for a couple of hours,
followed by appetizing refresh
ments. The party returned to town
about 6 o clock.
The train went out this morning
and will return from Kennecott and
McCarthy on Tuesday afternoon. The
next train out will be on Wednes
day morning.
Stephen Birch will return from
Latouche on the steamer North
western, going through to Seattle.
From there he will go to New York.
Cordova, August 31.
The steamer Mariposa, which
sailed from Seattle on Tuesday
night last, arrived in port this
morning before 11 o’clock. She
brought no excursionists but dis
charged cargo until about 4 o’clock
this afternoon, when she sailed for
Valdez. She will go through to Knik
anchorage and will likely return to
Cordova on Friday night. The fol
lowing passengers sailed from
Seattle for this section:
For Cordova—Miss Elsie Ware,
P. £\ Smith and wife, A. H. Miller,
Mrs. A. H. Miller, Master Miller,
Miss L. E. Price, Mrs. T. C. Price,
Mrs. J. E. Way and baby, Miss
Emma Smith, Miss Ruth Smith,
Richard Smith, David Smith, W. H.
O’Neil, Mrs. J. L. O’Brien.
For Valdez—Mrs. C. H. Kraemer,
F. G. Davis, Miss Bess Cornall, John
E. Lynch, E. M. Van Doren and wife,
j For Seward—X. Wright, O. Lund,
IE. E. Fleming, H. S. Paul and wife.
J. W. Offutt, E. L. Shadoolt, Mrs.
Coreture, F. P. Goodman, C. L.
Morris, J. C. Allen, Mrs. J. C. Allen.
The steamer Admiral Evans
reached port from the westward on
Saturday night about 11 o’clock
and shortly after sailed south. Her
passengers from here were: Miss
Ruby DeGraff and Geo. Vinger for
Juneau, and Deming Wheeler, Dor
othy Slyser, E. O. Peterson and wife
for Seattle.
When the steamer Northwestern
sailed for tne south last night she
carried from Cordova J. D. Heeney
and J. Sommerville for Juneau and;
the following for Seattle: J. E.
Currier, Thos. Burchett, Ed. Kelter,
Mrs. I. Peterson, Mrs. Lillian Bell,
Lily Legacy, Maud Lundin, B. O.
Brown, H. B. Hinton, J. Cures and
H. H. Waller.
Clyde L. Morris, who is engaged
in contracting and the sale of min
ing machinery at Seattle, is a pas
senger on the Mariposa going to
Cook's Inlet country.
Calvin Hazelet, who has been em
ployed at the Latouche mines for
the past couple of months, was a
passenger over on the Northwestern.
He will shortly return to Latouche
for the balance of the year, before
leaving for Seattle to take up his
studies at the University of Wash
ington.
P. F. Smith recently went to
Seattle and returned today with his
family, expecting to take the train
on Thursday for the interior, where
they will make their home. With
Mr. Smith is his w’ife, daughters
Emma and Ruth, and boys R. T. and
D. B. They are at the Windsor
Hotel.
Sumner Smith, the federal mine!
inspector for Alaska, was an arrival !
last evening from the westward. He
w’ll go to the interior on the first i
train.
The U. S. revenue cutter McCul
lough, that took the, court officials
to the westward and returned to
Valdez on Thursday night, came
over from that town this morning.
She will remain at Cordova for
about a week, taking on fuel oil,
cleaning her boilers and making
repairs. First Lieut. J. A. Alger is
is command of the cutter..
Frank Sellers returned yester
day from the westward, where he
had been for three or four weeks. He
will leave on the first train for Mile
109, where he is engaged in develop. ;
ing a gold quartz property. He al
ready has driven 300 feet.
Forester T. M. Hunt returned j
from the westward on Saturday
night, having been absent in the
Cook’s Inlet country for several;
weeks. t i
W. H. O’Neill was an arrival on
the Mariposa from Seattle. He will
take a position at the Horseshoe.
Donaid A. McKenzie, the optim
istic booster of the Copper River
country, returned on Saturday from
several days spent at Nelson, which j
townsite is now under patent to Mr.
McKenzie*. He figures that after
Cordova becomes a small city in a
couple of years that the overflow
will have to go to his town,, a few
miles • beyond. He also has expec
tations that the government naval
coaling station will also be located
there.
After enjoying an automobile, ride
from Chitina to Valdez Oscar Fisn
came over from the court headquar
ters on the steamer Northwestern
vesterday. He will return on Thurs
day morning to Chitina, the
metropolis of the interior, where he
is one of the leading and progressive
boosters.
George Dooley and family re
turned on Saturday night. They en
joyed a couple of weeks visit at
Landloek Bay and went from there
to Valdez on a small boat, returning
here on the steamer Evans.
Chas. E. Bunnell, Democratic can.
didate for Delegate to Congress,
arrived on the steamer last evening.
He went from Valdes to Seward and
returned on the same steamer to
Cordova. From here he will go by
first train to Chitina and go from
there over the government road to
Fairbanks, Iditarod and on to Nome, i
He e.xpects to make an extensive
campaigning tour, having already
covered the Southeastern Alaska
section. A meeting will be arranged
at Cordova, when Mr. Bunnell will
address the public on the issues of
the day. All re.ports received look
encouraging to the. candidate and
his supporters.
The glacial water is causing some
little trouble on the railroad in the
neighborhood of Mile 65. As a con
sequence the train will not be in
be.fore Wednesday, when a transfer
may be made. The outgoing train
will not leave Cordova before
Thursday morning.
Announcement had been made
that the public schools would open
this morning and a number of schol.
ars reported for duty. One of the
teachers, Miss Elsie Ware, only ar
rived on the steamer Mariposa at
11 o'clock and as she had made
arrangements to go through to
Seward it was decided by the direc
tors to postpone the time for the
opening until Tuesday, September S,
although enrollment may be made
on Monday next, which is a legal
holiday, as it is Labor Day.
Dr. L. V. Smith accompanied by
his wife and young daughter, came
over from Latouche yesterday on the
steamer Northwestern, and are at
the Windsor. The Dr. is the physi
cian for the mining company and
has a patient in the Cordova hos
pital on whom he will operate,
assisted by Dr. Council.
Cordova, September 1.
Messages received indicate that
Col. Richardson, president of the
Alaska Road Commission, was not
able to get through to Fairbanks
with the Auto Truck. On Saturday
he reached the Tanana river at
Richardson, and from there he and
Dr. Brooks are going into Fairbanks
by steamer. The government auto,
with Lieut. Kunzig- and Commis
sioners Hears and Riggs, of the
Alaska Engineering Commission,
will return to the coast from Rich
ardson. Several l!ght machines have
been able to get through, but the
drivers report that the roads are im
passible for the heavy trucks. The
road between Richardson and Sal
chaket suffered most from the recent
high wa'er, as many of the culverts
have been washed out.
The Democratic Club of Cordova
has arranged for a big rally to be
held Wednesday night at Empress
Theater. It will be addressed by
Chas. E. Bunnell, of Valdee, the
Democratic candidate for Delegatae
to Congress. The general public is
invited, especially the women. It is
desired that they hear the issues of
the day discussed so that they may
become interested in the campaign.
Mr. Bunnell is said to be an interest,
ing and forceful speaker and it is
expected that the theater will be
crowded. E. F. Medley will preside.
The trouble along the railroad,
caused by glacial water, is being re
paired. It is expected that the train
will be in tomorrow night. The train
for Chitina and Kennecott wTill not
leave Cordova until Friday morning.
Capt. Lathrop, agent of the
Pacific Alaska Navigation Company,
states that the next sailing from
Seattle of his company’s boats will
be the Admiral Evans, which will go
southbound from Cordova this even
ing and sail north on the night or
September 5. There will be no sail
ing to take the place of the Samp
son’s trip of August 25, although
the Admiral Watson will go regu
larly on the northern run, commenc
ing September 15. She is now on
the Seattle-San Francisco run, but
will be replaced by one of the two
new Admirals which are now on
their way via the Panama Canal
from New York. The Admiral
Dewey sailed from there on the 9th,
followed on the 12th by the Admiral
Schley.
These, vessels were purchased sev
eral months ago and were over
hauled and numerous changes made
■’ntil they are exact duplicates of the
\dmiral Farragut which is now run
ning between San Francisco and
Seattle, in conjunction with the
Admiral Watson. Immediately after
the arrival at Seattle the Schley and
Dewey will be placed In the Seattle
San Francisco run and the Watson
will be withdrawn and installed on
the run between Seattle and South
western Alaska, taking the place of
the Sampson which was recently
sunk.
The Admiral line has announced
a new schedule to go into efTect
when the Schley and Dewey arrive
in September. Commencing at that
time the present sailings from
Seattle occurring at five-day inter
vals will be discontinued and a
schedule installed calling for a ship
in port twice each week. The first
fleet operating in the San Francisco
service will consist of the Dewey,
Schley and Farragut.
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Stephen Birth, managing director
of the Guggenheim mining interests
in Alaska, has just returned from
an examination of the company's
operations at Kennecott, and will go
to Latouche on the steamer North
western. Since the European war
there have been all kinds of reports
in circulation regarding the complete
closing down or curtailment of the
mines operated under Mr. Birch's
direction. All of which he says is
without any foundation in fact. He
states that no such move has been
put in effect or even contemplated.
The situation in Europe has made
no change in the plans of the com
pany, and Mr. Birch does not antici
pate that any will be necessary.
While the copper market iias un.
doubtedly been effected, insomuch as
the foreign shipments are now nil,
yet no material sacrifices in prices
have been made. The most recent
sales heard of last week, by Mr.
Birch, was at 12c per pound. But few
transactions are recorded and most
of tire copper now produced is being
field.
Since the war the demand lias
been very materially affected. Of
recent years t lie greatest consumer
lias been Germany, and Mr. Birch is
of the opinion that much of the
copper was used in the manufacture
of munitions of war. With most of
the manufactures in foreign coun
tries at a standstill the demand for
copper from the United States, which
1 produces more than one-half of the
world’s consumption, will naturally
be greatly reduced, at least for n
time.
While Mr. Birch looks for a cur
tailment of the output of copper lie
cannot see why the production in
Alaska should he diminished, as here
tile values are so high as to warrant
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production where other properties of
low grade ore might have to close
down. At present the action in the
copper market is one of “watchful
waiting.”
Development work is continuing at
both the Bonanza and the adjoining
Jumbo mine. Mr. Birch predicts that
the tram and other improvements at
the Jumbo will be completed the fore
part of November, after which the
production of copper at Kennecott
operations could be doubled. At the
property on Latonche Island a new
process for treatment is being put in
at an expenditure of nearly half a
million and Mr. Birch figures that it
will be completed about the first of
January.
If cokeing coal were available it
is the opinion of Mr. Birch that the
construction of a smelter on Prince
William Sound would be fully justi
fied at the present time. The dif.
ferent character ores are available
and there could lie a monthly pro
duction of over 30,000 tons from the
mines at Kennecott, Latouche and
Ellamar, while other properties in
the interior will soon lie jn condition
to produce and ship.
And incidentally Mr. Birch adds
that there is plenty of coking coal
in the Bering River fields, yvhirli
will he available so soon as the gov
ernment takes some decisive action
in the matter of granting patents to
locators or passing such legislation
as xvill permit individuals or com.
panies to open up these prolific fields.
And he also looks for a largely in
creased use of copper in the United
States so soon as industrial activity
is resumed. All of yvhieh is encour
aging news to the people of Cordova
and the Copper River section of
Alaska.
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