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CHITINA, ALASKA.
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CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1915.
ANOTHER VIEW OF RAILROAD SITUATION
Jack Underwood of Seattle, the man whom the Cordova
Chamber of Commerce insisted upon giving $200 per month
lor services as secretary, but who refused to accept because
he had other fish to fry, tries to keep in touch with Alaska
railroad developments. In a recent issue of the Seattle Times
he gives his views on the probability of the selection of Colonel
Goethals as the railroad builder, and hazards an opinion as to
routes, etc. The article is as follows:
“Colonel George W. Goethals, builder of the
Panama Canal, it is believed, will be appointed to take
charge of the construction of the Alaska government
railroad.
“Rumors that the great egineer would take
charge of the Alaska railroad have been current in
Washington for several months. According to a
Times dispatch they became most pronounced when it
was learned that Goethals had sailed from Panama for
the United States.
“The selection of Goethals to take charge of this
work was predicted in The Times when the railroad
bill passed Congress, nearly a year ago.
“Whether Colonel Goethals has expressed any
preference or desire for undertaking the Alaskan
, project is not known at Washington, but there have
been many intimations that acceptance of the position
would be exceedingly gratifying to the interior depart
ment, under whose jurisdiction the construction of ttie
railroad will be placed.
“Colonel Goethals has been credited with a desire
to make a tour around the world after he retires from
his present position as governor of the Canal Zone.
Should he care to begin this tour soon, ample time
would be at his disposal to circle the globe before his
services would be required in the North.
“The intimation from Washington that the builder
of the canal is to be offered the job of building the
Northern railroad will somewhat dampen the hopes of
the big lobby that is said to be at Washington endeavor
ing to sell tlie Guggenheim railroad to the government.
Advices from the capital indicate that two lobbies—one
trying to unload the Copper River & Northwestern and
the other trying to dispose of the Alaska Northern—
are being maintained.
“It is hardly likely, however, that the government
will purchase either of these systems. The terminus of
the Copper River railroad is too far from the Matan
uska coal field and it already has opened up a big
valley. The government railroad will open up an
entirely new territory that is now absolutely without
transportation.
“The main factor in the opening of the Matanuska coal,
which is the chief reason for the construction of the rail
road is mileage, and good ports, much closer to the
Matanuska coal than either Seward or Cordova, are
easily available to the government.”
ON THRESHOLD OF A NEW YEAR
Wliat lies ahead no human mind can know;
Tomorrow may bring happiness or woe.
W ecannot carry charts,
Save the hope that’s in our hearts,
As along the unknown trail we blindly go.
The most striking characteristic of the territory of
Alaska which at midnight tonight will pass the threshold of a
New Year is expressed in the above lines from the pen of an
unidentified poet. Few persons possesses the rare gift of being
able to look into the future and observe clearly what is about
to take place; but even one who is not the son or daughter of a
prophet must realize that the near future holds much that is
bright with promise of great things for the territory, and
consequently great prosperity for those who have blazed trails,
undergone trials and hardships of the pioneer and made it
possible for the cheechaco and capital to enjoy with them the
good things nature has so bountifully furnished this favored
northland.
Among the probabilities, as assured'by those who have
been assigned the tas kof shaping a portion of the territory’s
destiny, are the development of at least a portion of the coal
fields, the building of a railway, the employment at good wages
of thousands of skilled mechanics and workmen and a corres
ponding increase in the size and importance of several of the
cities, amqng which is sure to be our own Cordova. This
development insures, among other things, the influx of new
capital, the development of more mines, the transformation of
a }>ortion of the millions of acres of fertile land into productive
farms and a wonderful increase in and mobilization of the
forces of General Prosperity.
We who write and who read this may play a small and
insignificant part in it all; but if we do a little more and a little
better than we did last year that little will help form the
magnificent sum total to the credit <n Alaska when Father
Time balances the books at the end of 1915. And, by the way,
don’t forget to date your letters tomorrow “1915.”
The closing of the old and the opening of the New Year
will probably, in Cordova as in all parts of the civilized w^rld,
be announced by glad sounds of voice and horn and noise
creating devices, as has been the custom among merrymakers
for many decades.
No greater blessing for us in Alaska could be asked than
fulfillment of the promised progress. To all the Daily Alaskan
extends compliments of the season and wishes all a happier
New Year than those which have passed.
The Daily Alaskan has discovered an error in its list of
“scoops” on its contemporary during the month of December
and hastens to give due credit therefor. The number is
reduced from 28 to 27, and the error was due to the fact that
the Times report of the capture of Belgrade was “buried”
under a small head and was not discovered during three
searches.
One of the foreign war experts says both sides in
Flanders have the same plan. It has long been suspected that
each wanted to drive the other back and keep the other from
driving him.
Young Jesse James shows the modern art of avoiding the
i crude and dangerous customs of his famous father. He has
become a lawver.
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Large quantities of woolen clothing, for the most part
manufactured in this coutnry, have been issued to the French
army.
Senator Works suggests that we boycott all the
belligerents. But there’s no money boycotting our customers.
An energetic protest against the censorship has been made
in Paris by journalists who are diplomats and senators.
This country can plant itself on the platform of millions
for real waterways; but not one cent for pork.
“Peace in preparedness” says ex-Secretarv Meyer. But
recent history in Europe does not show it
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SERIAL 01697
Notice of Application fop Patent fop
The Minneapolis Lode Mining Claim
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT
JUNEAU, ALASKA, July 20. 1014.
Notice is hereby given that the
Galena Bay Mining Company, a cor
poration, whose Post Office address is
Valdez, Alaska, has filed an application
for patent for the “Minneapolis” lode
mining claim, situated in the Chitina,
formerly Valdez, mining and recording
district, District of Alaska, being min
eral survey No. 906, said lode mining
claim being described as follows, to
wit: Magnetic variation 30 deg., 30
min. E.
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
Min. Mon. No. 19, Valdez series, bears
S. 65 deg., 14 min, 20 sec. E. 5,251.60
feet dist. Corners Nos. 2 and 3, Blue
Bell and Pennsylvania lode claims,
respectively, sur. No. 892, bear N. 49
deg., 21 min. E. 918.33 feet dist. Thence
N. 61 deg., 46 min. W. 600 feet to cor.
No. 2; thence S. 28 deg., 14 min., VV.
1,492 feet, to cor No. 3; thence S. 61
deg., 46 min., E. 594 feet where witness
cor. to cor. No. 4 is set, thence to cor.
No. 4 at 600 feet from cor. No. 3;
thence from cor. No. 4, N. 28 deg., 14
mill., E. 1,492 feet to cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing 20.551
acres. Lat. 61 deg., 40 min. VV., Long.
143 deg., 46 min. \V. on the rugged ir
regular slope of a mountain facing
east toward Nugget Creek a tributary
of the Kuskillana River, about % mile
W. of said Nugget Creek and about 3
miles from its mouth.
The general course of the lode is
northeasterly and southwesterly. The
number of feet claimed on the lode is
1,492 feet. The surface ground is 300
feet on each side of the lode line.
The notice of location of said claim
is of record in the office of the recorder
for the Valdez recording precinct, in
book — of locations, at page — and
the notice of amended location is of
record in the office of the recorder for
Chitina recording precinct in Book 4
of Locations at Page 226.
Any and all persons claiming ■ ad
versely the mining ground, veins, lode,
premises or any portion thereof, here
inabove named and described, so sur
veyed, platted and applied for, are here
by notified that, unless their adverse
claims are filed according to law and
the regulations thereunder, within the
time prescribed by law and regulations,
with the Register of the United States
Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, they will
be barred by virtue of the provisions
of said statutes, and of the law in such
case made and provided.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
UNITED STATES LaND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, July 20, 1914.
It is hereby ordered that the fore
going notice be published in the Chitina
Leader, a newspaper of general circu
lation published at Onitina, Alaska, for
the period of sixty days
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication, December 22, 1914.
Last publication, February 23, 1915.
“ " SLIUAL 01698
Notice of Application for Patent for
The Prank in, Pranklin No. 3 and
PrankUn No. 3 Lode Claims
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT
JUNEAU, ALASKA, July 20, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the
Galena Bay Mining Company, a cor
poration, whose postofflce address is
Valdez, Alaska, has filed an application
for patent for the Franklin, Franklin
No. 2, and Franklin No. 3 lode mining
claims, situated in the Chitina, for
merly Valdez mining and recording dis
trict, Alaska, being mineral survey No.
90S, suid lode mining claims being
described us follows, towit: Magnetic
variations of survey, being as noted in
description below:
Franklin
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U.
i>. Min. Mon. No. 31, Valdez series,
bears N. 29 deg. 3S min., 50 sec., W.
327.15 feet dist.; thence N. 27 deg., 12
min, E. 600 feet to cor. No. 2, variation
34 deg. E. witness cor. to cor. No.
2 is set at 311 feet, because impractic
able to set true cor; thence from true
cor. No. 2, N. 62 deg., 48 min. W. 1,180
feet to cor. No. 3; this cor. not set;
witness cor. bears N. 27 deg., 12 min.,
E. 7.50 feet. dist. variation here 35 deg.,
30 min. E.; thence from true eor. No.
3, S. 27 deg. 12 min , W. 600 feet, to
cor. No. 4, identical witn cor. No. 1 of
Franklin No. 2 lode claim: witness cor.
set at 468 feet, thence from true cor.
No. 4, S. 62 deg., 48 min., E. 1,180 feet
to cor. No. 1, the place of beginning,
containing 16.254 acres.
Franklin No. 2
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U.
3. Min. Mon. No. 31, bears S. 73 deg.,
58 min., 10 sec., E. 923.59 feet dist.
thence N. 27 deg., 12 min., E. 600 feet
to cor. No. 2, identical with cor. No.
3, Franklin lode; thence N. 62 deg., 4S
min., W. 1,382.40 feet to cor. No. 3.
variation here 34 deg., thence S. 27 deg.,
12 min., W. 600 feet to cor. No. 4, iden
tical with cor. No. 1 or Franklin No. 3
lode; thence S. 62 deg., 48 min., E.
1,382.40 feet to cor. No. 1, the place of
beginning, containing 19.041 acres.
Franslin No. 3
Beginning at cor. No. 1, identical
with cor. No. 4 franklin No. 2 lode,
w.ience U. S. Min. Mon. No. 31, beur.
S. 67 deg., 16 min., 10 sec., E. 2,295.5
feet. dist. thence N. 27 deg., 12 min.,
E. 600 feet lo cor. No. 2, identical with
cor. No. 3 f ranklin No. 2 lode; tuence
-n. 62 deg., 4» min., H. 1,106.6 feet to
cor. No. 3, variation 31 deg. cor. lin
set; witness cor. set at 814.60 feet.;
thence from true cor. No. 3, S. 57 deg.
*5 min. VY. 301.90 leet lo cor. No. 4, at
.dge of Kluvesna liter; variation 31
leg. E. thence S. 27 deg. 12 min. W.
3 40 feet to cor. No. 5; thence S. 62 deg.,
e8 min., E. 1,260.05 feet to cor. No. 1,
the place of beginning, containing
16.898 acres. The change of variation
along courses is probably due to un
equal distribution of iron in porphyry
dike paralleling survey.
Located about 30 miles northeast of
the town of Chitina and 4 miles nortii
>t tile Kotsina river aid on the face
oi the mountain side facing west
toward the Kluvesna Biver and Gs icier,
t tributary of the Kluvesna Biver!
lying about opposite the point where
me Kluvesna Biver Issues from under;
the glacier.
me general course of the lode is
X. 63 deg., 48 min. W. ± he number ot
feet claimed on the lode are: on the
Franklin, 1,180 feet, on the Franklin
I No. 2, 1,382.40 feet and on the Franklin
I No. 3, 1,260.05 feet. Surface ground i
[ 300 feet on each side lode line.
The notices of location of said claims
are of record in the office of the
recorder for the Valdez Recording Pre
cinct, and the notices of amended loca
ion ot said claims are of record in the
office of the recorder for the Chitina
\ recording precinct, in book 4 of record;
of locations,, at pages 224, 226 and 22.
I i espeetively,
, Aliy and all persons claiming ad
versely the mining ground, veins, lodes,
j premises, or any portion thereof, Itere
' ijrtabove named and described, so sur
veyed, platted and applied for, art
(eby notified that, unless their ud
se claims are filed according to law
t'fthe regulations thereunder, within
time prescribed by law and regula
is, with tne Register of the United
tes Land office at Juneau, Alaska,
y will be barred by virtue of the
visions of said statutes and of the
in such case made and provided.
ALENA BAY MINING COMPANY.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
^Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 7, 1914.
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Why Not Invest?
With the building of the government railroad from
Chitina to Fairbanks, the future of the Town of Chitina
is assured.
Lots are still offered at attractive prices and there
are many desirable ones remaining.
A few months later lots in Chtiina will lie held at
largely increased values. Why not invest NOW?
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
It is hereby ordered that the fore
going notice be published in the Chitina
Leaifer, a newspaper of general circula
tion, published at Chitina, Alaska, for
tne jeriod of sixty days.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Fiist publication, December 22, 1914.
Lait publication, February 23, 1915.
GXBIAX; 01G99
Ketla of Application for Patent for
Hha Kalian, Angi* and Sport
Ziod# Killing Claim*.
UUITED STATES LAND » OFFICE,
bureau, Alaska, July 20, 1914.
Fotce Is hereby given that the
Galint Bay Mining Company, a cor
porttiin, whose postoffice aadress is
Valles, Alaska, has tiled an application
;for patent tor the "Mullen,’' "Angle"
ml "Sport” lode mining claims, situ
ated in tne Chitina, formerly Valdez,
uiinng and recording district, Alaska,
beint minera. survey No. 904, said lode
miniig claims being particularly de
sermd as follows, magnetic variation
in sifrvey being noted as 31 deg. H., to
wit:
"Kullen” Claim
Begnning at cor. No. 1, whence U.
iS. Mn. Mon. No. 30, Valdez series,
bears S. 49 deg., 50 min. E. 96.59 feet,
dist. Thence S. 59 deg., 17 min., E.
560.30 feet to cor. No. 2: thence N. 31
deg., 2) inin., E. 1,470.20 feet to cor.
No. 3; thence N. 59 deg., 17 min., W.
i599.50 fret to cor. No. 4, identical with
cor. No. 2 of Angle lode claim; thence
S. 29 dig., 57 min., W. 1,470.20 feet lo
cor. No. 1, the place of beginning, con
taining 19.»70 acres.
“Sport” Hods Claim.
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence IT.
S. Min. jdon. Nil. 30, bears S. 49 deg.,
50 min., E. 96.59 feet dist., identical
with cor, No. 1 if Mullen lode; thence
S. 10 de#„ 17 mh„ W„ 1,464.50 feet to
cor. No. 2: theme S. 79 deg., 43 min.,
E. 598 ffret to eg. No. 3; thence N. 9
deg., 30 min., E. 1,465.40 feet to cor.
No. 4: thence N, 79 deg., 43 min., W.
578.30 feet to cat No. 1, the place of
beginning, containing 19.779 acres, less
335 acres in conflict with Mullen
claim, net area Sport claim, 18.4 44
acres.
“Anglo'1 ZiOd* Claim.
Beginning at <or. No. 1, on line 1-4
of Mullen claim, whence U. S. Min.
Mon. No. 30 bears 8. 23 <leg., 10 min.,
'W. 804.96 feet cist, thence N. 29 dey.,
57 min., E. 688 feet to cor. No. 2,
identical with cor. No. 1 Mullen lodo;
thence N. 9 deg, 17 min., W« 812 feet
to cor. No. 3; thaice N. 59 deg., 17 min.,
VV. 600 feet to oor. No. 4; thence 8. 9
deg., 17 min., E. 812 teet to cor. No. 5;
tiience S. 29 deg, 57 min., W. 688 feet
to cor. No. 6; thonce 8. 59 deg., 17 min.,
E. 600 feet to oor. No. 1, the place of
beginning, confaining 18.043 acres.
Located in lutitude 61 deg., 43 min.,
N.; longitude 143 deg., 46 min., VV.,
about 19 miles NE. of Chitina in the
region of the headwaters of Coppei
Creek, a tributary of the Kotsina Kiver
front the south.
As nearly as can be ascertained, the
lodes in said claim extend as follows:
from point of discovery: Mullen lode S.
30 deg., -.S min., VV. 748.55 feet and N.
30 deg., 43 min., E. 721.65 feet. Sport
lode, S. 9 deg., 30 min., W. 1,465 feet
and the Angle lode, N. 29 deg., 57 min.,
E. 688 feet to angle and thence N. 9
deg., 17 min., W. 812 teet.
The notices of original location of
said claims are of record in the office
of the recorder for the Valdez record
ing district, and the notices of amended
location of said claims are of record
in the Chitina recording district, in
book 1 of locutions at pages 339, 338
and 340 respectively.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the mining ground, veins, lodes
premises or any portion thereof, here
inabove named and described, so sur
veyed, platted and applied for, are
hereby notified that, unless their ad
verse claims are filed according to law,
and the regulations thereunder, within
the time prescribed by law und such
regulations, with the Register of the
United States Land office at Juneau,
Alaska, they will be burred by virtue
of the provisions of said statutes, and
of the law in such case made and
provided.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
UNITED STATES I.AND OFFICE,
Juneau. Alaska, July 20, 1914.
It is hereby ordered that the fore
going notice be published in the Chitina
Leader, a newspaper of general circula
tion published at Chitina, Alaska, for
the period of sixty days.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication, December 22, 1914.
Last publication, February 23,
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