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Cordova, March 13.
The Dawson News is opposed to
the proposition to annex Yukon
Territory to British Columbia. In
discussing the question it says:
“Persistent rumors from the out
side to the effect plans are under
way at Ottawa and in British
Columbia for the annexation of
Yukon to British Columbia are
enough to rouse the Klondikers to
some expression of opposition to any
such sceme. Even if there be noth
ing to the story, it would do no
harm for Yukoners to go on record.
It is certain Yukon has nothing to
gain from being tied to a distant
country which knows nothing of
Yukon conditions and which would
impose on this region mining and
other laws totally unfit for this
peculiar zone. British Columbians,
if they had the Yukon, also would
begin to forage in the field for that
which belongs to Yukoners.
“It is time Yukoners, if they
really value their independence and
their present splendid mining laws
and privilegs, secured after so many
years of hard fight, should get busy
and send protests by wire to Ottawa.
Redistribution may come on any
time now and ti.ere is no telling
what curves may come up in respect
to the various provinces and terri
tories and especially regarding
Yukon. If Ottawa insists on more
territory being merged with Yukon,
let it be Northern territory, which
has a common zone with common
problems, such as Atlin and Mac
kenzie, but, better still, let Yukon
remain as it is.”
Theodore MacCanley, the former
Cordovan, is now the holder of the
American altitude record for aero
planes. On February 25 last he
reached an altitude of 12,139 feet
breaking the record of Lieut. Post,
which was 12,120 feet. The officer
did not live the receive the honors
of having established a record as he
fell from his machine when within
a few hundred feet of the earth.
MacCauley is regarded as one of the
most skilful fliers of America. The
American Aero Club has recognized
MacCauley’s record.
MacCauley’s flight w-as a remark
able one. He ascended the first
6,562 feet in 15 minutes. In 30
minutes the barograph showed
9,842 feet, and in exactly 53 min
utes after his Curtiss biplane left
the North Island aerodrome Mac
Cauley reached a greater altitude
than any yet attained by an Ameri
can aviator.
W. McCrary, the diver w-ho went
to salvage the Olympia is now at
Ellamar where he is busy recover
ing 140 tons of high grade copper!
ore which w-as dumped into the bay
13 years ago when the wharf gave
way. The diver did not have much
success with the Olympia but suc
ceeded in getting several of the
nropeller blades by blasting them
from the hub. He also recovered
150 fathoms of chain and a number
of brass parts.
The ore crushers of the Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Company’s pilot
mill, a fraction of the first unit in
the big reduction works, started
operations last week for the first
time. The stamps were started
dropping the following day. A
gasoline engine is used to haul the
ore cars w-hich have a capacity of
six tons each. The train makes the
roun trip each 15 minutes. Only
four cars are being used at present
but when the mine has been more
fully developed ten cars will be
used. The citizens of Juneau be
lieve the mine will make their town
the biggest mining town in the
world before five years.
Cordova, March 14.
Frank Manley, the well known
Alaskan operator is now in Seattle
and will soon come north. He will
meet his partner, Mr. E. J. Ives, in
Cordova, and will then continue his
journey to iditarod, wnere he still
has extensive holdings. Manley,
Price & Ives are preparing for ex
tensive operations in Shushanna
and also interested in Slate creek
properties. They are making prepara
tions to have their ground exten
sively prospected during the coming
summer with a view of ascertaining
the most economical manner of
working the gravels
Portions of the Slate creek ground
are known to be rich but as it is
wet ground the miners have been
unable to work it without machin
ery. Mr. Ives spent considerable
time on the ground last summer
and satisfied himself that there was
plenty of gold in the gravels if it
could be economically worked.
Cordovans will be sorry to learn
that R. Li. Patton, who has been in
charge of the local cable office for a
long time, Is to be transferred to the
Seattle office some time this sum
mer. He has spent nearly four
years in Alaska, which is the limit
permitted members of the Signal
Corps in the Northland. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Patton have been promi
nently identified with the social and
church work of Cordova since com
ing here and have a wide circle of
friends, who will regret their
departure.
In an interview today with Ira
B. Hurd who has just returned from
Shushanna district some very inter
esting facts were learned. He has
been in the new camp since last
fall and says it is his belief that a
considerable quantity of gold will
be ta -en out this summer as well
ns a number of new creeks opened
un. There are a large number of
active prospectors in the camp, most
of whom are old-time Alaskans.
Manley, Pri -e & Ives are putting
in a big' outfit preparatory to doing
great work on the .Tames property.
L ‘ Smith, Roberts, Spoon and Mc
F Cabe are operating a lease on 7
above on Bonanza and during the
past winter have prospected the
ground thoroughly. At the present
time they are getting out lumber for
sluice boxes and nauling wood for
summer operations. They are also
putting in an outfit sufficient to
work 20 men.
Within the past 60 days several
other good prospects have been
obtained and the claim owners are
putting in their supplies for next
summer. That is the best indication
of their faith in the country, and at
the same time a guarantee of a vast
amount of work being done during
the coming summer.
George Turedale, who is inter
ested with Seattle parties, is taking
in a Keystone drill to prospect the
deep ground. They have already
made arrangements with a number
of claim owners on certain wet
creeks to prospect their ground for
a half interest. This in itself will
be a great help toward the develop
ment of the country.
The climatic conditions in Shu
shanna during the past winter have
been ideal. The snow fall has not
exceeded 18 inches with week after
week of perpetual sunshine, and
absolutely no winds.
At present there are 350 cabins
in the town and a population of 600 I
people. One large restaurani.
which is owned by George Mitchell,
of Fairbanks, is certainly a credit
to the town. Shushanna also boasts
of an up-to-date hospital which is
operated by Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley.
There are several general stores
which are stocking up for the sum
mer.
Regarding the trail from Mc
Carthy to Shushanna, Mr, Hurd says
it is in the best possible condition
at present. He made the trip from
Shushanna to McCarthy with a dog
team in the remarkable time of
13^ hours.
Mr. Hurd states that building
operations have been retarded
owing to the scarcity of lumber.
Whip-sawed lumber has been selling
for 20 cents per foot but was ex
pected to take a sudden drop when
the saw mill began operations. A
man named McQuestion was near
ing the town with a saw mill of
12,000 feet capacity of lumber per
day when Mr. Hurd left and will
have reached his destination .before
now. The mill will be located on
Second avenue.
The Copper River & Northwestern
Railway is having one of its 70-foot
coaches renovated and especially
fitted up as a diner, for use in con
nection with its trains running be
tween Cordova and Chitina. The
car at present used for that purpose
is entirely too small to accommodate
the growing patronage and the
company is to be congratulated for
its efforts to give the public the
best possible service.
At one end of the diner there
will be reserved a drawing room for
the exclusive use of ladies, so that
they may be provided with more
comfortable quarters while travel
ing. The furnishings for the diner j
will be new, as well as the equip- j
ment for the kitchen and Caterer
Baird will be able to handle a large ]
number of people with meals and
in a more satisfactory manner.
At a largely attended meeting of
the women of Cordova, held in the
City Hall this afternoon, a general
discussion was indugled in as to the
coming municipal election. An |
organization was effected by the
election of Mrs. C. P. Mickelson as
chairman and Mrs. W. L. Smith as
secretary. It was unanimously de
cided to nominate Mrs. William J.
McDonald as a candidate for school
trustee. Mrs. McDonald was formerly j
a teacher in our public schools and j
her supporters feel that she is emi
nently qualified to serve on thej
board and will make effort to
secure her election on April 7. No
candidates were named to serve on
the council and it is said that the
women will confine their debut into
local politics to the election of their
standard bearer for school trustee.
Cordova, March 16
Since the passage of the Alaska
railroad bill real estate in Seward
has again become active, several
transactions having been reported
during the past week. The United
States government has purchased
the ground upon which the cable
office is located from John E. Bal
laine, and W. A. McNeilley, of the
Hotel Seward has purchased the
Louvre corner from Mrs. Lowell,
the consideration being $3,000. J.
Spencer, a new arrival, has pur
chased the Nelson residence at the
corner of Fifth and Adams street
for $2,000 cash. Dan McKenzie
and John McPhail, of Vancouver, B.
C., has purchased Lot 24 in Block
16, from F. L. Ballaine, for $1,200
cash. Several other deals are said
to be approaching consummation.
The big 2,500-ton sailing ship, the
General Henry Villard, is loading at
Seattle for the Granby Mining &
Smelting Company and is expected
to sail some time this month for
Valdez where the supplies will be
unloaded.
The Villard recently made a trip
to Nanaimo, where she loaded 500
tons of British Columbia coal for
Valdez and was then towed to
Seattle to load the balance of her
cargo, consisting of piling, decking
and lumber for the new buildings
and for the wharf and mining ma
chinery and supplies needed by the
company for immediate use.
The company will employ about
300 men this coming summer in
opening up the Midas property in
Solomon basin, which they pur
chased last fall.
The Valdez Dock Company has
announcd that bulk coal would here
after be sold at $12.50 a ton, the
price which prevailed prior to the
strike in British Columbia, which
forced the company to purchase the
poorer grades of American coal at a
nigher price than the manaimo coal
and consequently forced them to
raise the retail price.
ine company have 500 tons of
Washington coal on hand which cost
considerably more than the British
Columbia coal, but the price will
nevertheless be reduced.
The Dock Company and the city
entered an agrement several years
ago to sell coal at $12.50 a ton, ex
cepting when a raise is made at the
mines. In order to carry out their
end of the contract the company
have reduced the price with the first
shipment of Nanaimo coal.
The coal companies of British
Columbia have raised the price of
coal 50 cents a ton so as to abso'b
the 45 cents duty formerly paid by
the American importers.
Commissioner Shaw, of Nelchina,
does not write very optimistically
of the camp but states that there is
plenty of capital represented there
to take over likely ground. He
writes: “I have nothing new to
record with reference to this camp.
Its prospects remain a matter of
grave doubt, in my opinion, and I
have exceptional opportunity to
know what is going on. Gold, very
fine particles, may be found over a
vast area, but so far no creek, other
than Albert, has a determined pay
streak.
‘ The camp cannot be condemned
as yet, as bedrock has been struck in
but two or three places this winter,
and this determines nothing. Most
of toe fellows here are optimistic
and believe that a fairly good camp
will evolve as a result of compre
hensive prospecting. Boilers and
drills are coming in, very necessary
adjuncts to prospecting this coun
try. There is plenty of capital renre
sented here to taae over likely
ground.”
CHARLES FAMILY MAY
When Dr. Chase, health officer,
quarantined the Elliott home on
Sunday morning last owing to one
of the members of the family hav
ing developed a case of chickenpox,
he learned that Mrs. Sidney D.
Charles and family had been guests
at the Elliott home Saturday even
ing before their departure for
Juneau on tne Evans.
Dr. Chase wired the particulars to1
Governor Strong and it is possible
that Mrs. Charles and family will he
quarantined when they reach their
new home. Mr. Charles is editor of
the Juneau Dispatch and yesterday
wired the Daily Alaskan inquiring if
his wife and little ones were being
detained here in quarantine.
GRACE KATHALEEN DOOLEY
DOING NICELY. THANKS
A fine baby girl arrived at the
home of George Dooley at 6 o’clock
last Sunday morning and has been
named Grace Kathaleen. George
says she would have been christened
Patricia had she delayed her arrival
a couple of days. Both mother and
daughter are doing nicely under the
care of Dr. W. H. chase.
WEST POINT, March 17.—Dr.
Edward Singleton Holden, the fam
ous astronomer, who has been
librarian in the Military Academy
here since 1901, died of pneumonia
last night. He was born in St.
Louis, November 5, 1846.
SEATTLE, March 17. — Nearly
3,000 loggers and mill hands re
sumed work this morning after a
lay-off since the beginning of the
year. About 4,000 were given em
ployment -when a portion of the
mills and camps resumed operations
on March 1 and it is predicted that
before the close of the present
month all the mills will be running
full blast. The Everett mills are
operating at full capacity. Mills in
the Columbia district are hindered
by deep snow as the timber lies at
high altitudes.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.—
Although the West Virginia state
legislature appropriated $75,000
for a state building and exhibit at
the Panama-Pacific fair, there is a
possibility that the state may not
participate in the exposition., Tne
state government is short of funds.
The site chosen by West Virginia is
among the choicest locations and
other states have made application
for it in the event that the state
does not prepare to build.
BUFFALO, N. Y., March 17.—
With a record entry list, which
reaches close to the 600 mark and
includes the best bowlers of the
United States, the American Bowl
ing Congress tournament got under
way here today. Many thousands of
dollars in prizes await the winners
and second and third men.
MEXICO CITY. March 17.—The
foreign office of the Huerta govern
ment has announced ihat Secretary
Bryan has sent a message stating
that a commission consisting of
Judge Gray, of Delaware, and Judge
Olney, of Massachusetts, will be
sent to this city to investigate con
ditions. The officials of the Mexican
government are hopeful that the in
vestigation may result in clearing
the situation as they believe that
with the sympathy and support of
the United States the Huerta gov
ernment could quickly crush the
rebellion in the northern states.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 17.
—An application for pardons for the
13 Indianapolis dynamiters, who
were recently refused a retrial by
the supreme court, has been iiled
with the department of justice. They
are all members of the International
Briuge and Structural Iron Workers’
union and were convicted with 20
other members and omcers of the
union for complicity in dynamite
outrages perpetrated in all parts of
the country. ine supreme court
granted a rehearing in the cases of
the oiuers but refused to review the
evidence in tne case of the men for
whom the pardons are now asked.
CREDITORS KEPT
HIM ABROAD
—
PARIS, March 17.—Gabriel dvAn
nunzio, the Italian poet who an
nounced some years ago that he had
come to France to live and ne^er
expected to return to Italy will go
back to his native land this spring
according to an announcement made
today. He will spend some time at
Florence. D’Annunzio’s creditors
are said to have influenced his stay
abroad.
VANCOUVER. B. C., March 17.—
Col. John A. Hall, who has been
commanding the troops m the coal
strike zone since last August, has
sent his resignation to the war de
partment. He is dissatisfied with
the pay given the officers and men of
the militia.
The men petitioned tne depart
ment several months ago through
their officers for increased pay de
clarii g that they were unable fo
support tneir families on the wages
g*ven the militia, which are smaller
even than that of the soldiers in the
regular army. The department took
no official recognition of the request
and Col. Hall has resigned as a pro
test.
The men are thoroughly dissatis
fied with their experience. They'
state that when they enlisted in the
militia it was for the purpose of pre- '
paring for acuon if necessary j
against a foreign nation or invasion
but they did not figure on ’’eing sent
to do picket duty against strikers. ;
The men are in sympathy with the :
strikers as they are nearly all wage
earners themselves from Vancourve
and Victoria.
SERIAL NO. 01641
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT
JUNEAU, ALASKA.
In the Matter or the Application of
Frank J. Nolan for a Patent to the
Lynx, Big Horn, Lone Star ami
Monarch Loiles, Mineral Survey No.
944, situated in the Forty Mile Min
ing District of Alaska.
Notice of Application for Patent.
NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN:
That in accordance with the laws of
the United States, and especially in
pursuance of the Act of Congress ap
proved May 10, 1872, Frank J. Nolan,
a citizen of the United States, whose
Post Office address is No. 817 Alaska
Building, Seattle, Washington, will
make application for a patent to 1500
feet along the Lynx Lode, 1500 feet
along the Big Horn Lode, 1500 feet
along the Lone Star Lode and 1500 feet
along the Monarch Lode, with surface
ground 300 feet or less in width on
each side of the center of said
lodes or veins of quartz or other
rock in place, bearing gold, cop
per and other valuable mineral, and in
cluded in said mining claim, which is
accurately described upon the Official
Plat of Mineral Survey No. 944 posted
on the claim, and by the Field Notes of
such Official Survey on hie with the
Register of the Land Office at Juneau,
Alaska.
United States Location Monument No.
8 to which this survey' is tied is situ
ated in Latitude 61 deg. 4 7 min. N.,
Longitude 142 deg. 23 min. W. This
survey is located on the south side of
the Middle Fork of White River and
about 3 miles above its junction with
mat river.
The Io«le locations are contiguous and
constitute a single tract of ground de
scribed as beginning at Corner No. 1
of the Lynx Lode, which is identical
with Corner No. 1 of the Big Horn
Lode, front which point United States
Location Monument No. 8 bears North
17 deg. 50 min. East 2020 feet distant,
and running thence front said Corner
No. 1 Soutli 53 deg. 37 min. East 1500
feet along the Northerly line of the
Lynx Lode to Corner No. 2 thereof:
thence South 43 deg. 25 min. West 600
feet to Corner No. 3 thereof: thence
North 53 deg. 37 min. West 1500 feet
to Corner No. 4 of the Lynx Lode,
which is identical with Corner No. 4
of the Big Horn Lode, and on the same
course 1500 feet to Corner No. 3 of the
Big Horn Lode, which is identical with
Corner No. 4 of the Lone Star Lode;
thence North 57 deg. 52 ntin. West 1500
feet to Corner No. 3 of the Lone Star
Lode, which is identical with Corner
No. 4 of the -Monarch Lode, and on the
same course 1500 feet to Corner No. 3
of the Monarch Lode; thence North 4.1
deg. 25 min. East 600 feet to Corner No.
2 of the Monarch Lode; thence South
57 deg. 52 min. East 1500 feet to Cor
ner No. 1 of the Monarch Lode, which
is identical with Corner No. 2 of the j
Lone Star Lode, from which point U. 6. |
L. M. No. 8 bears North 85 deg. 30 min.
East 3108.6 feet distant; thence from
said Corner No. 2 of the Lone Star Lode
South 57 deg. 52 min. East 1500 feet
to Corner No. 1 of the I,one Star Lode,
which is identical with Corner No. 2
of the Big Horn Lode, from which
point U. S. L. 51. No. 8 bears North
60 deg. 20 min. East 2104.8 feet distant:
thence from said Corner No. 2 of the
Big Horn Lode South 53 deg. 37 min.
East 1500 feet to Corner No. 1 of the
Big Horn Lode, which is identical with
Corner No. 1 of the Lynx Lode, and is
the point of beginning first herein
described.
There are no adjoining lode or min
eral claims officially surveyed.
The variation at all corners is 31 deg.
30 min. East.
The area of each location is as fol
lows:
Lynx Lode .20.506 Acres
Big Horn Lode .20.506 Acres
Lone Star Lode.20.262 Acres
5Ionarch Lode .20.262 Acres
Total acreage 5Iineral
Survey No. 944.81.536 Acres
This notice is issued from the United
States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,
this 27th day of January, A. D. 1914,
for posting in said Land Office and for
publication for not less than sixty days
in the Chitina Leader, a newspaper of
general circulation, published nearest to
said claims, and hereby designated for
that purpose.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
5IAURTCE D. LEEHEY,
Attorney for Claimant,
817 Alaska Building,
Seattle, Washington.
First publication February 17, 1914.
Last publication, April 21, 1914.
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