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CHITINA. ALASKA.
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November 12 1910, at the postoffice
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LET US MINE
OUR OWN COAL
CHITiNA, ALASKA, JULY 15 1911
Prospectors should bear in mind
that any time they have a promising j
proposition, the Katalla Cols, mining j
expert will examine the property and j
a fair estimate and deal made for I
the same should the property prove ;
of value.
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James Riley, the old tiro® mining !
man. who put in the dam and a few i
week's work at the Dan creek placer
camp, left for Cordova on Monday’s
train. Jim is a firm believer in this ,
section of country, as to future |
quartz activity, and likes the looks;
of the McKinley lake mines as a j
permanent proposition better than i
any property he has yet examined.
Thos. Holland and Billy Wilds re- |
turned Thursday from their pros- \
pecting trip up the Chitina river. Tom |
sAvs he has a whole mountain of
good low grade ore which in time
will mean money. He says the
Chitina river is now the highest he
ever saw it, having risen about four
feet while on his trip out.
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Professors Martin and Tarr re
turned from a trip to the Kennecott
on Wednesday and left the follow
ing day for Fairbanks. They left
in one of the Orr Stage Co.'s rigs,
a buckboard, driven by Chas. Little
john, who says they should be in
the interior metropolis within twelve
days. The professors will then go on
to Dawson, taking in the interior
country and return to the coast up
the Yukon to Skagway.
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A complaint was recently sent in
to Marshal Sullivan’s office against
Deputy Marshal Brown and condi
tions in Chitina. The complaint is
unfounded and the party who made
it evidently had an axe to grind, for
there isn’t a better liked or more
efficient deputy marshal in the ter
ritory than Joe Brown. An editorial
in next week’s Leader may appear
on the subject.
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Ole Berg, the well known mining
man who is doing extensive develop
ment work at Spirit Mountain, for a
Philadelphia concern made a busi
ness trip to Chitina one day this
week. These mines are only about
twelve miles from Chitina and con
siderable benefit has already been
felt by our business people from work
already done there. Two tunnels
are being driven on the properties
and considerable work already under
way.
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Alvan and Fred Kingston, sons of
the well known old timer. Jack King
ston, were arrivals in Chitina on
Thursday evening’s train. Jack has
been expecting the boys for some
time and now that they are here
says he will immediately get busy
on a new pay streak. The boys are
likely looking youngsters, aged about
14 and 16 years respectively, and by
all the “ear marks” will prove to be
good Alaskans.
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Frank Iverson, now the "bloated
mine owner,” left on Friday’s train
enroute to Seattle. Before leaving
Frank put out a few shares of stock
to some of the boys along the line,
which were eagerly bought. The in
corporators of the company are
Frank Iverson, O. A. Tucker and
John Bloomquist, and the share
holders so far are Messre Bellows.
Herman, Johnson, White, Spangler,
Smith, Devine, and Matt Bloomquist.
Frank seems satisfied that he is
into the real money and says the
company intends working 12 or 15
men all winter.
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Keep your eye on Chitina and
watch h r grow.
PRESIDENT TAFT AND ALASKA
Throughout his administration President Taft has shown
a disposition to deal judiciously with important questions
coming before him for settlement. There has been none of
the theatrical about this brand of justice. It is, therefore,
worth noting that the friends of Alaska are making an effort
to bring the coal land question squarely before the chief ex
ecutive. It may also be said, incidentally, that the Cordova
“coal party,” and similar sensational incidents, have proved
very effective in drawing attention to the clear injustice of
shutting off the proper use of the coal resources of Alaska
by the citizens of the Northwest and the Pacific coast.
According to Washington dispatches, Maurice D. Leehey.
one of the members of the American Mining Congress com
mittee which recently reported upon the Alaska problem, has
placed a statement in the hands of the President bearing upon
the general situation, as well as upon the claims of particular
clients whom he represents in the Bering river field. Presi
dent Taft is urged to take the matter into his own hands and
relieve the tension which has lately produced a brood of wild
suggestions, such as the secession of Alaska from the I nited
States. It is even intimated that he may submit a special
message to congress upon the subject; but this seems hardly
necessary, as the cause of complaint is in the hands of the
executive department, namely, the suspension of the laws gov
crning the location of coal iands. There has been too much
politics already in dealing with the land question, and congress
is just now in a mood, and will be for a year hence, where
politics is very much the guiding spirit.
The Mining Congress Committee, of which Mr. Leehey
is a member, expressed the point very emphatically when it
said that the need of Alaska is a new administrative policy
rather than additional legislation. “Clearly it will be better
for Alaska to be given a helpful and intelligent application
of inadequate or even inappropriate laws rather than to con
tinue in the present condition.”
It is no unusual cause for satisfaction that Mr. I aft has
given his promise to attend the annual session of the Ameir
egn Mining Congress at Chicago in September.—Mining
Science.
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All the Pacific Coast is watching preparations for the
impending struggle between the Rockefellers and the Roth
schilds for the oil business of the western states. Following
the purchase of ground for a large distributing station at
Richmond Beach by the Asiatic Oil Company, which is the
coast name for the Shell Royal Dutch Companies ot the Orient,
controlled by the Rothschilds, the Standard Oil Company an
nounces that it would establish the largest station of the
kind on the Pacific Coast immediately adjoining the ground
taken by the foreigners. The Standard is to spend $1,000,000
extending its facilities for handling the Northwest business.
Both sides admit that the new Katalla, Alaska, oil fields,
where the Standard has contracted to purchase 100,000 barrels
of gasoline producing oil as soon as it can be shipped, have
a most important bearing on the future of the oil business,
and both are seeking advantageous locations for handling
the new product.
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Gradually it develops that there has been a gigantic con
spiracy operating against Alaska. For some reason, an effort
has been made to retard its development by fostering the idea
that certain multi-millionaires were trying to “gobble up” the
territory. The Morgan-Guggenheim interests have been pic
tured as the most sinister and voracious of them all. The
absurdity of such representations is seen when one considers
that of all the numerous companies operating in the north,
but three are controlled by this group. In place of increasing
their various interests to perfect control of Alaska, the Mor
gan-Guggenheims have been closing out a number of them.
-oooo
It’s been three or four months since Seattle had an elec
tion. Hence a number of political fomenters are trying to
organize another recall election. Mayor Hilling, who rode in
on the last upheaval, and six councilmen, seem to have lost
their standing. But the present agitation is not looked on
with favor. Recently “the hammer” was burned amidst pub
lie ceremony, to show to the world that Seattle is no longei
menaced by the knocker. The libel suits involving its two
leading newspapers have been dismissed by the court, so that
all in all, the future looks bright.
-oooo
Since the Supreme Court has decided against the Standard
Oil Co. must dissolve in six months, the price of oil will no
doubt be raised, in order to convince the public what a good
friend they had in the Standard Oil company, and also, to
show that the “dissolved” Standard Oil Co., is still much
bigger than the Supreme Court or anything else we have to
buck against it.
-oooo
Secretary Nagel admits that popular election would re
lieve the legislatures from the burden and embarrassment of
electing senators. But it is a burden usually gladly borne
and the only embarrassment is being found out as in the
Illinois case.
-oooo
In deciding that an Indian has not the same right as an
white man, the Supreme Court showed that it had a sacred
regard for time-honored precedent as exemplified in the prac
tice of our ancestors.
-oooo
A Pennsylvania town has passed a law prohibiting un
dertakers from doing business on Sunday. It we could only
pass a law preventing undertakers from working at any
time.
—-oooo
That Pueblo alienist who asserts that the nation is get
ting crazier every day probably suffers from exaggerated ego
and thinks lie’s the whole country.
-oooo
A Chicago doctor has found dangerous microbes in the
whiskers of cats. Don’t kiss your cat.
“Don’t eat when you’re tired” says a magazine writer..
That’s the kind of advice that makes us tired. 1
WILL LEGISLATE
FOR JLASKA
Denver, Colo., July 11—The Amer
lean Mining Congress has issued its
official call for its Fourteenth An
nual Session, which is to be held in
Chicago, Ills., September 25 and 30,
inclusive, this fall.
The meeting is called for the pur
pose of bringing together the rep
resentatives of the mining indus
tries of the United States,—the coal
metal, oil, and iron interests—for
the discussion of the problems of
mining. Among the chief topics
mentioned for discussion are conser
vation, *the leasing of the mineral
lands, the prevention of mine ac
cidents, the revision of the mineral
land laws; and workmen’s compen
sation.
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'President Taft has definitely prom
ised the officials of the Mining Con
gress that he will attend the con
vention, also Secretary of the Inter
ior, Walter L. Fisher.
The call devotes considerable at
tention to Alaska questions, the fol
lowing clauses relating to Alaska be
ing embodied therein:
"The coal fields of Alaska have
’>een the subject of much acriminous
national discussion during the last
few years. All applications for pat
ent on Alaska coal lands have been
refused, and large withdrawals of
the public domain from entry and
settlement have been made. Alaska,
not being permitted to mine her own
coal, has been forced to use Canad
ian coal for domestic purposes, which
has been so costly on account of the
tariff duties and the great cost of
transportation as to ser.ousiy hamper
her development. The population of
Alaska has decreased during the last
ten years, notwithstanding conditions
which should have accomplished a
very great increase in population.
"It is claimed on one hand thal
this action has been necessary to pro
tect the rights of the people, and
that by such action the government
has prevented the acquisition by
great corporate interests of a mon
opolistic control of Alaska’s coal
fields. That the “looting of Alaska”
was a real danger which required
strenuous action to .prevent, and that
cheap fuel for the government and
for the Pacific coast states has been
made possible by vigorous action of
the federal authorities.
“It is charged upon the other hand
that many of those acts have been
unlawful that the purpose has been
to withhold these lands from settle
ment until through congressionol ac
tion a new system of land tenures
could be made effective, and that on
account of these conditions, many
citizens who have invested their ef
forts and capital in the develop
ment of Alaska’s resources have been
denied their rights under the law,
and have, as a consequence, been
drived, some into bankruptcy, all to
desperation.
“That the pioneer who has here
tofore been considered a public
benefactor has been under continual
suspicion, and in some instances, sub
jected to indictment and legal per
secution, and that all of this injus
tice has been done in the name of
conservation.
“The American Mining Congress
stands for the absolute enforcement
of the law under the constitution, in
the most expeditious manner consist
ent with just determination. At its
last annual session it declared its
opposition to any system of federal
leasing of the mineral lands.’’
A special Alaska committee, which
for several years has been investigat
ing Alaska questions under the direc
tion of the American Mining Con
gress, will make a report to the
Chicago meeting.
This committee is composed of
Henry R. Harriman> Maurice D.
Leehey, and H. S. Taylor, of Seattle,
and John L. Steele, of Landlock,
Alaska.
Seattle, July 13.—With the con
viction of C. W. Wappenstein, Se
attle's former police chief, the King
County grand jury has resumed its
investigations. It is said now that
additional indictments will be forth
coming, as the inquisitors have a
new lead that trails to a veritable
vice syndicate. It was on the sec
ond trial that Wappenstein was found
guilty of accepting a bribe. Of
course, he will take an appeal. To
date he has seven more charges to
face trial on. Prosecutor Murphy
says he will go through with each
one. What seemed like a farce a
few weeks ago begins to take on a
more serious aspect.
Sarelt, St. Marie, July 15.—The
death sentence of Angelina Neopo
lltina for the murder of her hus
band has been commuted to life im
prisonment.
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for the District of Alaska, Chiti
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In the matter of the estate of Thom
as Durney, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
hour of 2 o’clock, p. m., on the 17th
day of August, 1911, at the office
of the U. S. Commissioner at Chifi
na, Alaska, has been set as the time
for the final hearing on the final
account of E. W. Exum, adminis
trator of the above estate, and of
any objections thereto.
E. W. EXUM.
Administrator.
First pub. June 17, 1911.
Last pub. July 10 1911.
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Washington, July 13.—Congress
man Kahn, of California, is urging
the imposition of a heavy tax on the
doweries of American brides of in
ternational marriages.
San Juan, July 12.—Authentic ad
vices state that former President Ze
lamna is starting a revolution in
Nicaragua.
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