The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
Entered as second-class matter, November 12 “lO at the postoffice at
Chitina, Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879._
ONLY NEWSPAPER IN CHITINA
Published every Saturday by
WILL A. STEEL, Editor and Proprietor.
fifflre: Hotel Chltlna Building.
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of the Copper River district. _____
CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1915.
CORDOVA SHOULD^ BE REPRESENTED
During this year of the California expositions thousands
of visitors from all parts of the United States will be attracted
to various parts of the Pacific Coast, and particularly to
Seattle And manv of them will visit the attractive exhibit
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce. Nearly every other town
in Alaska but Cordova has an exhibit there of its resources.
\nd in the Copper River country we have the greatest copper
belt in the world. And to have the thousands of tourists and
capitalists liealize that, might result in material benefit to
Cordova and the interior country. A splendid means of
bringing it to their attention would be by placing an attractive
and creditable display of our copper ore in Seattle where it
would be seen. Don’t' wait until after the expositions or some
other year. DO IT NOW.
SEWARD HAS NARROW CALL
Just as Seward is coming into her own, and for which she
lias waited patiently for lo, these many years, the fiery element
sweeps down upon her and almost envelopes the enterprising
little city in flames. But through the heroic work of her
people this terrible catastrophe has been averted. The forest
fire had crept upon the town so closely that for a few hours it
looked as though the seaport railway terminus was. to be
reduced to ashes. The people were pretty badly frightened
but because of their almost hemic work they succeeded in
saving their homes places of business and temporaly resting
places for the hundreds of new occupants drawn there by
reason of expected railroad construction.
STOP OVERS ARE NOT WELCOME
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Ketcliikan is distressed over t/ Ir problem. Many
from the outside, short of monev/' . «ng to get to Ship
Creek, raise enough of the mazmy, „~get to the first Alaskan
port. And Ketchikan is it. The general impression of the
strangers is that it is only a walk- over the hills to the place
where the government is to start railroad construction. W hen
they realize that they are still a thousand miles from the goal
they are without money and labor. So in order to give them
food the Town has had to cause their arrest as vagrants and
then put them to work on repairing the streets. It has become
a serious problem and warning has been sent to the Seattle
newspapers to notify the impoverished labor to either stay
away from Alaska or else to keep on agoing and not linger at
the first port of entry.
THE DAWN OF DEVELOPMENT
When one thinks of the great storehouse of mineral
wealth that lies in the Copper River country, and but awaits
the key of capital to open the gate to development and riches,
it is difficult to understand why there is so much delay in the
coming of enterprising men to take advantage of this
wonderful opportunity. This is one of the richest sections of
all of Uncle Sam’s domain. Branching out from Cordova
there is gold quartz, placer gold, copper and coal in great
abundance. These valuable minerals stretch forth appealing
arms and ask to be delivered from mother earth and to find
their way into the natural channels of trade, commerce and
manufacture. The investment of a few millions of money
would mean the future prosperity and happiness of the
thousands who would come within the beneficent influence of
an honest development that would be an aid generally to all
mankind.
There is now one company that is taking out in copper
wealth per month nearly a million dollars. And there are
other properties that in time may make nearly as good a
showing. And there are scores of other properties that would
produce enormous profits in reward for the capital necessary
to open up rich beds of copper glance and bornite. And there
is gold quartz a plenty that lies uncovered in the hills. And
the little particles of gold that line the banks of streams and
river beds are there in abundance. And the mountains of coal
in the Bering fields are so hot with indignation because of loner
neglect that they are almost bursting forth in a fiery stream of
protest. i
And all these valuable resources are tributary to Cordova.
And all that is needed to give them the pulse of life is capital.
Money intelligently expended would be returned many fold.
It must come in time. It will come, and with the opening up
of that great interior country there will grow upon the shores
of Prince William Sound a great citv. And its name will
always be Cordova. And it will signify prosperity, happiness,
activity and progress. It will be builded and expanded by
men, broad-minded and enterprising. And it will be a
pleasure and delight to dwell in this land of activity and
plenty.
Colonel Roosevelt’s testimony would probably have been
less anticlimacteric if he had been induced to fling a brick at
the plaintiff before he closed. But he has got through and the
opportunity is gone.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Our good friend Ool. Richardson has many calls on him
for the expenditure of the two or three hundred thousand
dollars available for the building of roads, trails and bridges.
He will have difficulty in satisfying the many requests but we
wish to kindly suggest that the bridge across the treacherous
Nizina river is as much a necessity now as ever. It would
prove a life saver to men and horses.
When a northbound steamer reaches Cordova it reminds
one somewhat of the good old construction days when hundreds
of men arrived here for railroad work. But then they knew
what they were coming for, and got it.
It is surprising the number of men who continue on their
way to the westward. We fear, although we hope not, that
with many it is Ship Creek—and bust.
Danville has gone dry, but Uncle Joe will spend most of
the next two years in Washington.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis for Vice President would
certainly lend color to the ticket.
Sight-seeing in the war zone is likely to prove undesirable
and hazardous, according to the reports of the state depart
ment. But si'dit-seeing in the United States was never better,
according to all returns. And that includes the pleasures and
marvels of an Alaskan cruise.
Alaska must be on the eve of prosperity. Theatrical
companies are beginning to invade every section of the vast
territory. And here the walking is long and the water is cold,
and its a long way to Tipperary.
The serious forest fire at Seward that nearly resulted in
sweeping away the town, should prove a warning to careless
prospectors and hunters who take to the woods.
In Nome there was a hot contest over the expression on
the granting of liquor licenses. Tbe wets won out even though
the labor unions made a fight for dry.
Another lot of Alaska coal land cases have been dropped.
The country is recovering from the conservation craze with
pleasurable dispatch.—Ex.
A lot of Cordova people feel like taking an outing tins
summer at Ship Creok. But they all calculate to return in the
fall and he here when the wave of prosperity reaches us. It’s
certain to come and cannot be much longer delayed. If not
this year then certainly look out for big things next summer.
It begins to look as though there would not be much
repair work and betterments out the railway line this season,
and that fact conveys to many persons the idea that the
government is still negotiating with the C. R. & N. W.
Railway Company, and that they may yet take over the
railroad.
With the end of May the dispatch of the interior mail to
the Tanana from Cordova will cease. It will then go in and
out via Dawson, White Horse and Skagway. There will be
more or less passenger traffic on autos during the summer,
between Chitina and Fairbanks.
As some of the prospective investors return from over
crowded Ship Creek and Seward they may find attractive
opportunities for investment in the neighborhood of Cordova.
We are the gateway to a mighty rich country.
Ship Creek will be the white tented city tin's -ummer,
with many cabins and buildings going up toward fall. It is
likely to be a good town for a couple of years at least.
It is reported that town lots can now be purchased at your
own price at Portage Bay—once the proposed ocean terminus
of the government railway.
When you wish to address your friends at Ship Creek
remember that the postoffice is designated as Anchorage, and
not Ship Creek or Woodrow Creek. The postmaster in name is
B. Chase, chief clerk of the Alaska Engineering Commission,
but Judge Wood of Seattle, an old experienced mail clerk is
actually in charge of the office.
Latest reports indicate that Secretary of the Interior Lane
expects to come to Alaska sometime during mid summer. He
may not be able to get far into the interior, although he will
undoubtedly go out over the Copper River & Northwestern
Railway. He will also go to Valdez, Seward and Ship Creek.
Se-ward doesn’t think much of Valdez’s idea that the
proper way to get to Ship Creek is to start from Valdez, go to
Portage Bay, and then mush across the mountain to the Cook
Inlet terminal.
And after they arrive at Shi]) Creek, the hundreds begin
to figure out where they are at.
NOTICE OP FORFEITURE
To P. M. Brown, John Lyons, Gust
Djarf, Charles Garwood, T. J.
Donohue and Edmund Smith, your
heirs, administrators and assigns,
and to all it may concern:
You are hereby notified that we
have expended during the years 1913
and 1914 upon your F. M. Brown
and John Lyons joint one-tenth in
terest, three hundred and sixty dol
lars ($360.00); Gust Djarf’s one
forty-eighth interest, seventy-five dol
lars ($75.00); Charles Garwood’s
one-forty-eighth interest seventy-five
dollars, ($75.00), lawful money of
the United States in labor and im
provements upon your above men
tioned interest in those mining
claims lying and being on Hidden
Creek in the recording precinct of
Chitina, Alaska, which are known as
the Tjosevig group, consisting of the
Tjosevig No. 1 to 15 inclusive, also
Norway No. 2, Nebraska and Char
lotte; also on your’s T. J. Donohue,
and Edmund Smith’s one and six
tenths of one-forty-eighth interest in
the above mentioned claims also on
vour seven and one-half of <jne hun
dred per cent interest in the "Dagny
Marie” and Carbonate Hill claims,
being in all one hundred and fifty
dollars ($150.00) lawful money of
the United States in labor and im
provements upon your joint above
mentined interest in those mining
claims lying and being on Hidden
Creek in the recording precinct of
Chitina, Alaska. The location notices
of all above mentioned claims being
of record in the Mining Recording
Books in the office of the commis
sioner and recorder at Valdez and at
Chitina, Alaska, in order to hold
said claims under the provisions of
Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States, concerning an
nual labor on mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said
lode claims for the period ending
December 31st, 1914.
And unless within ninety days
after the completion of the publica
tion of this notice to wit: within
ninety days after the 8th day of
June, 1915, you contribute your pro
portion of such expenditure incurred
in performing said annual labor and
improvements, which is the above
mentioned sum, your interest in said
claims will become the property of
your co-owners who have made the
required expenditure by the terms
of said section.
Dated at Chitina, Alaska, this
22nd day of February 1915.
Christian tjosevig,
ELI TJOSEVIG.
First publication, March 2, 1915.
Last publication, June 1, 1915.
Why Not Invest?
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With the building of the government railroad from
Chitina to Fairbanks, the future of the Town of Chitina
is assured.
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Lots are still offered at attractive prices and there
are many desirable ones remaining.
A few months later lots in Chtiina will be held at
largely increased values. Why not invest NOW?
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
TIN SHOP
IN SHUSHANNa
No more need to carry
STOVES and TINWARE
over the long trail to the
Interior, as we are pre
pared to till all orders in
our tin shop.
W. H. CARSTENS & CO.
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