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CHITINA, ALASKA.
Cordova Office: Dally Alaskan
Published every Saturday by
WTT.T. A. (TEEL HABBT G. STEEL
Editors, Managers and Proprietors
o. X. BEKXETT, City Editor
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CHITINA, SATURDAY, JAN. 7, 1911
LET US MINE
OUR OWN COAL
CLEAN UP.
Judge Ferguson and the town of
ficials were busy this week in notify
ing everybody to haul away or bury
their garbage, and none too soon.
This is a matter which every man,
woman and child in Chitina should
consider seriously. Many have been
In the habit of throwing old cans
and slops out the back door of their
cabin, and think nothing of it, as the
snow fall covers it and it is not now
unsightly or unhealthy, but when the
snow will have disappeared, and the
hot sun thaws the ice from the refuse
it means not only an unsightly mess,
but will be the cause of contagion
and sickness. We have no sewer sys
tem and the drainage is poor, so if
the garbage is not taken care of we
will regret it next summer. Clean
up and keep clean.
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THE YEAR 1910 CLOSES WITH
PEACE.
Looking over the past year there
were many stirring events; both do
mestic and international. America
and England have again shown the
world that international disputes can
be settled by arbitration.
The long standing controversy of
the Newfoundland fisheries has at
last been settled by The Hague trib
unal. Of all disputes that have been
settled by arbitration this decision
has given more universal satisfac
tion than any decision before render
ed. Not only has the American press
generally expressed its satisfaction
but the press of England and Can
ada are unanimous in acclaiming the
decision of the court.
Par different from some of the
United Kingdom press comments ov
er the Alaska Bondary decision. The
Board of Trade of Glouster, which
was practically the most interested ir.
the verdict, cabled their congratula
tions to the American consul at The
Hague, declaring the approval of ev
erybody in that great fishing centre.
Now, according to the decision of the
court, the United Kingdom was up
held on most of her major points.
The advantages of the decision
claimed by the British are that New
foundland can now regulate the time,
methods and implements in which
fishing may be conducted along her
coast. Also the three-mile limit does
not follow the coast indentations, but
is calculated generally on the basis
of a straight line drawn from bay
headland to bay headland. The Amer
ican fishermen retains the right to
fish in bays, harbors and creeks on
the large stretches of the Newfound
land coast and the Magdalen Islands.
Nor are they liable for light house
or harbor dues and they do not have
to enter their vessels at customs
houses.
To judge from the American
standpoint, the press communication
from Elihu Root, the chief counsel of
the United States at The Hague,
reads as follows:
“According to the text of the
award of The Hague tribunal, in the
Newfoundland fisheries arbitration,
Which I have just received from the
State Department, it appears that the
terms of the decision upon question
No. 1, the principal question in the
case, give to the United States prac
tically the relief for which she con
tends.
“Question No. 1 related to the
right of Newfoundland to restrict the
American right of fishing by her
laws, without the consent of the Unit
ed States. The decision holds that
Newfoundland is entitled to pass such
laws, but the laws must be reason
able, equitable, and fair as between
the local and American fishermen,
and that it is not for either of the
parties to the treaty to determine
the reasonableness of a law, but If
that is contested it must be decided
by an impartial authority before the
law goes into effect.
“To give effect to the decision the
tribunal has formulated a series of
provisions under which all laws af
fecting American fishermen are to be
published for two months before they
go into operation, and then, if ob-<
jected to by the United States, are to
be referred to and passed upon by a
mixed commission before they be
come operative.
“The result of this decision will be
that the American fishermen will no
longer be subjected to the uncon
trolled exercise of power by their
competitors in the Newfoundland leg
islature.
“There were six other questions
submitted to the tribunal, of which
questions 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7, were de
cided in favor or the United States.
The remaining question. No. 5, relat
ing to the right of Great Britain to
exclude Americans from the large
bays of the non-treaty coast, is a
question of historical interest w'hich
was much discussed sixty or seventy
years ago, but it is not a question of
much practical importance, as our
fishermen have made no claims under
it for twenty-odd years past. Upon
that the tribunal appears to have
made a compromise on substantially
the terms agreed to in the Chamber
lain-Bayard treaty of 1888.”
It is a great source of satisfaction
that the two great kindred nations,
speaking the same language, should
have submitted such serious points
of difference to an impartial tribunal.
One could pick out hundreds of
important events in the past year
that columns could be written about.
To the writer an event that stands
out more prominently than any other
was the action of the captain in
charge of the United States battle
ship North Dakota.
Not only did his action show per
fect naval training, but it also showed
that he was a man who could com
mand men if ever he was in actual
naval warfare.
A naval or army officer of the
present time is really only a unit, or
a cog of a machine, also his men un
der him, and in carrying out his or
ders he should remember that even
though he has to sacrifice himself
and his men, he should not hesitate
as long as the point is gained. Or
if he could save two-thirds of his
men by sacrificing the remainder, it
is his duty to do so.
The action of Capt. Albert Gleaves
in flooding the boiler room of the
North Dakota, when it caught on fire
cannot be too highly commended.
True, he knew that it would be
a tragedy for a certain number ol'
men (a few), but he also knew that
every moment he let the fire burn
it jeopardized the lives of nearly a
thousand others; and so three enlist
ed men were drowned. The sacrific
ing of these three jackies was only
working out a law of nature as old
as the human specie. And each of
the other men under him who faced
death must recognize the debt he
owes to his unfortunate companions
and to the gallant officer in com
mand, wno was willing to share any
danger in which he subjected his en
listed men.
Let us hope that when the Unit
ed States is again at war that all her
officers are the type of Captain
Gleaves, the Kitchener type. The
type that when necessity calls the
person called on is not found want
ing.
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Start the new year right by adver
tising in the Chitina Leader.
NOTICE.
To whom it may concern: My
wife, Mrs. Ethel Dyer, of her own
free will, left my bed and board since
December 12, 1910. I will no long
er be responsible for any debts or
bills contracted by her since the
above date. 12-17-3t
Signed E DYER.
FIRING A “SUBMARINE.”
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The following verse was written
by one of the locomotive firemen on
the Copper River & Northwestern
railway, who, being somewhat mod
est, prefers that we should not pub
lish his name. The verse is dedicat
ed to the high waters of the Copper
River, which, on July last, at mile
67, flooded the gravel pit and tracks
and even got up into the fire boxes
of the locomotives. Old-timers on
this line of railway recall the high
waters, winds and other difficult con
ditions with which they had to con
tend, by many laughable instances,
and the railway “wag" has put to
verse one of the memorable happen
ings in the early days of construc
tion:
You’ve heard of strange stunts done
on railroads,
Perhaps they were funny, too;
But I’ll tell you a tale, it’s a song
of the rail,
Which is strange, though it’s per
fectly true.
I’ve worked on this bloomin’ rail
road,
I’ve handled a “number two,”
Also ran an Irish buggy;
Things which are hard to do.
But that which struck me strangest
’Mong the strange things I’ve dohe
and seen,
Was firing a locomotive,
Which they used for a "submar
ine.”
Maybe you don’t believe me, friend,
But lying never pays;
Though if you really doubt my word.
You can go and ask Judge Hayes.
For the Judge was right there all the
time;
Rear admiral was he.
It was the Judge who made the
charts
Before we put to sea.
The “one spot” was the first to sail,
Far out on the storm-swept sea;
She took the waves like an ocean
bird;
Oh! a glorious sight was she!
Buchanan was chief engineer,
The man with the eagle eye;
He feared not the hidden reefs;
’Twas his to do or die.
At last, their cargo loaded,
They started back for home;
The sun shone down upon them,
And gilded the ocean’s foam.
But alack and alas! for the one-spot,
A hoodooed craft was she;
For the stoker on watch that fate
ful day
Had never before been to sea.
Buchanan opened the throttle wide,
She let out an awful exhaust;
The fireman looked at the stack and
cried: **
“My God! My God! we’re lost!” '
He'd forgotten to open the firebox
door;
The water sucked up the gra‘es
And pulled the fire right through the
stack,
And up toward those pearly gates.
They thought they were gone, did
that little crew,
And started to weep and wail,
When Captain Casey Jones cried out:
“Hurrah! Hurrah! a sail!”
They strained their eyes and gazed
away,
Far over the ocean blue,
And cried with joy at what they saw',
For it was the engine No. two.
Rear Admiral Hayes stood on the
deck,
First Officer Foley, too;
They gave their orders right and left,
For they knew just what to do.
Well, they rescued the one-spot and
her fear-struck crew;
They landed them safe on the
shore,
And the fireman said he’d be-!
If he’d go out to sea any more.
Read the Leader for the news.
HAVE YOU ANY FURS?
If you have good furs and want
to realize 100 cents on the dollar for
them, see Perry Jacobs. He will give
you a square deal. 12-17-tf
Job work at the Leader office.
STEEL WORKERS ARE ON
THEIR WAY OUTSIDE
The following names are thoes of
the steel workers, who left on Fri
day’s train for Cordova:
W. H. Jenkins, B. F. Dunsap, W.
May, W. J. Reid, Chas. Lawson, J.
Martin, John McArtle, J. H. Hop
kins, D. Suellenberg, P. Monahan,
Geo. Sanborn, Geo. Kramer, Billy
Sears, Gus Remstrom, Bob Clark,
Jimmy Farr, Sam Thornton, Harry
Swanson, Harry Miller, J. W. Hook
er, C. Schadel, Norman Ferguson,
Ray Taylor, Bill Albertson Iky
Stearns, Joe Miller, Jess Forrester,
L. Crosswright, James Butterworth
and G. McTague. Messrs. Kernan,
Robinson, Fitzgerald, Purdy, Jack_
son, Slike, Howe, Etheridge and Nor
ris ieft on Tuesday’s train for Cor
dova, being the first to get their re
lea e.
TOM PARKER RETURNSFROM
HEAD WATERS OF THE CHITINA
Tom Parker, who recently made
a two months’ prospecting trip
throughout the mineral belt from the
mouth of the Chitina to the Chiti
stone, made another trip to the head
waters of the Chitina last week, re
turning on new year’s day to Chitina.
He went up the line as far as mile
177 in search of a dog team belong
ing to Jack Lowery. At the "herm
itage” of P. D. Burke, the Copper
River scout, Mr. Parker learned that
the dogs were over in the Chekena
river country, and on arriving there
found the man who had them just
ready to return to Kuskulana with
the team. There is little activity
along the right-of-way, Mr. Parker
states, though Foreman Hedican has
a gang of men at mile 153 distrib
uting ties along the right-of-way.
It will not be long, however, until
the construction crews will be strung
along the right-of-way, now that
teams can cross the steel bridge at
149, and w'ork will once more be
humming at the front. Mr. Parker,
after remaining in Chitina several
days, awaiting the return of his part
ner, Roy Wilson, who has been up
the Chitina, left again for another
prospecting tour up the Chitina.
IMPROVED MAIL SERVICE
FOR NOME THIS WINTER
In commenting on the fact that
Seward peninsula is getting a better
mail service this winter than ever
before, the Nome Nugget says:
This is the best piece of news re
ceived in many a day for the people
will get their mail several days ear
lier than at any other time in the
history of the camp.
The government has been look
ing toward the cutting down of the
time required to carry the mail over
the ice and from the news they are
meeting with some success. The lo
cal road commissioner is now on a
tour of inspection and investigation
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to see if there can’t be a greater sav
ing in time in the carrying of mail
during the winter season, for the
postoffice officials at Washington re
alize that too much time was re
quired for the transportation of mail
between Valdez and Nome.
Washington, Jan. 7.—The Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
has dismissed the petition of the
Humboldt Steamship Company for a
mandamus against the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which decid
ed that the commission has no jur
isdiction over the common carriers
of Alaska.
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