SECOND YEAR
CHITIXA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1912.
MO. 20
IN SELECTED BY
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
SELECTIONS BY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Delegate to Congress—Wm. A. Gilmore, of Nome.
Delegates to National Convention—Louis P,
Shackleford, of Juneau; Jafet Lindeberg, of Nome.
Alternates to be selected by these delegates.
Chairman of Territorial Committee—Charles E;
Herron, of Nome.
National Committeeman—To be selected by Na
tional Delegates Shackleford and Lindeberg.
The Republican territorial con
vention convened this morning short
ly after ten o’clock, with Chairman
Shackleford in the chair. The first
business was the presentation of the
report of the platform committee,
signed by Dr. J. H. Romig, Alev
Ross, Thos. A. Marquam, Geo. W.
Hazelet, C. M. Frazier, Dr. W. H.
Chase, E. L. W!hittemore, A. J. Ad
ams, C. G- Wulf. After its reading
it was unanimously adopted.
Nominations for delegate to Con
gress were then declared in order.
Charles E. Herron placed in nomina
tion William A. Gilmore, of Nome. Tt
was seconded in a happy vein by E.
Coke Hill, formerly of Nome. There
being no further nominations, Mr.
Gilmore was selected as the stand
ard bearer by an unanimous vote.
Nominations were then received
for delegates to the Republican na
tional convention, to be held at Chi
cago on June 18. The only men
placed in nomination were Louis P.
Shackleford, of Juneau, and Jafet
Lindeberg, of Nome. They were
elected by a unanimous vote. By
resolution each delegate was per
mitted to name his own alternate- No
recommendation was made as to the
selection of a national committee
man. In consequence that matter
will also be attended to by tne na
tional delegates.
No other nominations being of
fered, Charles E. Herron, of Nome,
was unanimously elected to the of
fice of chairman of the Territorial
Committee. Four members of the
committee were then selected from
each division.
A committee of five was appoint
ed to wire Candidate Gilmore and
notify him of the action of the con
vention, in selecting him as the can
didate for Congress.
By resolution the secretary wras
instructed to wire Hon. John Good
all, now of Sitka and formerly of
Cordova, expressing regret that he
was not able to be in attendance at
the convention.
The following, offered by Mr. Her
ron, was unanimously adopted:
“Be it resolved, That in their re
spective precincts the territorial
committeemen shall have power to
appoint campaign committees for the
various o'utlying districts in their
precincts, who shall be consulted in
local appointments in their locali
ties.”
An invitation extended by the Cor
dova Chamber of Commerce and the
City Council to attend a non-parti
san convention, on Tuesday, in con
nection with Democratic delegates re
turning from the Valdez convention,
was unanimously accepted.
Announcement was made that a
mass meeting would be held at
Eagle Hall tonight, at which visiting
and local Republicans would make
short addresses. Judge Tucker was
appointed a committee on arrange
ments.
After unanimously adopting a res
olution of thanks to the past officers
of the territorial committee the con
vention at noon adjurned.
TERRITORIAL COMMITTEEMEN
First Division
Juneau—Charles Wells.
Skagway—Howard Ashley.
Ketchikan—J. R. Heckman.
Douglas—M. J. O’Connor.
Wrangell—P. C. McCormick.
Second Division
Nome—George D. Scofield. A. A.
(Scotty) Allen. William Eddy.
Candle—J. C. Kennedy.
Council—(To be filled by chair
man.)
Third Division
Valdez—James Fish.
Seward—J. J. Finnigan.
Seward (Westward)—Ed L. Whit
temore.
Chitina—F. M. Schaupp.
Cordova—O. A. Tucker.
Fourth Division
Fairbanks—L- L. James, Thos. A.
Marquam.
Tanana—Joe Dehn.
Iditarod—Chas. Hoxey.
Ruby City—Harry Edwards.
RESULT OF CORDOVA’S ELECTION,
CITIZENS’ TICKET PEOPLE’S TICKET
For Councilmen For Councilmen
R. J. Barry.148
H, A. Slater.148
Bartley Howard.146
Wm. Fursman.145
M. Finkelstein.139
A. E. Lathrop.133
0. E. Lambert.131
Harry Thisted.105
A. J. Adams.100
W. H. Chase. 97
0. P. Michelson.90
Ohas. M. Roswog_89
Chas. Goodall.89
E. A. Hegg. 87
Clerk of School Board
James Flynn.208
Clerk of School Board
Alyah Eames .138
For a good, substantial meal try
the Chltina Bakery and Coffee
House.
Mrs. Seagrave, of Kennecott, spent
a couple of days in Chitipa this
week. | .
Ja. ak .ai , vAl. K.J <w '&• ■*
McCarthy, March 31, 1912.
A sturdy lot of young men are
those who arrived at the terminal a
few days ago en route to the inter
ior, and divided into two parties, one
in charge of A. C. Baldwin, for sev
eral years associated with the boun
dary survey, also connected with the
coast and geodetic survey, and D. W.
Eaton, pioneer surveyor of the south
east Alaska boundary, the topogra
pher.
The former party will travel up
the Nizina river to the Nizina gla
cier, thence over the Scolai pass to
Wlhite river waters, while Mr. Eaton
takes his party by way of the head
waters of the Chitina.
Word of the fast breaking trails
of the interior caused a quick start
from here, and the way horse for
age, evaporated food supplies and
oil stoves for the ice fields were hus
tled about simply surprised the old
timers.
But they are gone now into the
wilderness of mountain peaks, ice
Helds and rushing streams, and all
because Uncle Sam has ordered that
the 80 or 90 miles intervening be
tween Mt. St. Elias on the south and
Mt. Natazhat on the north has nev
er been surveyed or mapped.
As the tide of mining affairs rolls
toward this section of Alaska, atten
tion is drawn towards this boundary
question, which in its undetermined
position has been a source of an
noyance to prospectors and miners
who in many instances have been
obliged to tile papers in Canadian as
well as American offices in order
to be fully protected and to show a
clear title.
However, these annoyances will
soon be a thing of the past as this
season's work will close the gap, and
at least it will enable the map mak
ers to give a fairly accurate idea of
the location of the line; but in this
particular gap the monuments will
not be placed for still another year.
The initial astronomical determi
nations were taken on the Yukon, 12
miles above Eagle, and were made
In 1907. Previous to that the posi
tion of the line had been deterimned
by lunar observations- That was in
1890. At that time, on account of
the difficulty in getting large in
struments into the territory, it was
found necessary to use the small
ones, which made accurate observa
tions very difficult. By this new de
termination, made by meridian tele
scopes. the old position was found
to be 347 feet in error. The error
was in favor of the Canadians, so
the Americans simply gained that
much. *
From that point on the Yukon the
line was first projected south as far
at Mt. Natazhat which is south of
the White river. That was in 1910.
Here a range of mountains was en
countered, over 14,000 feet in height
and which were found to be practi
cally impassable. As far as could
be seen to the south tnere was noth
tng but snow and Ice visible. And so
the idea of making the line in that
direction had to be abandoned.
Work began north of the Yukon
from the original start and was car
ried during the season of 1909-10-11
to a point within seven miles of the
Arctic Ocean. Along the line alumi
num-bronze monuments were placed
on an average of three miles apart,
and where there was timber a vista
was cut 20 feet wide, and the adja
cent country mapped.
Mr. Baldwin said that their work
this season would be principally ex
ploratory. The triangulation will be
extended from the boundary on the
White river westerly so as to get
around that high range, and then
work back again to the east.
Triangulation, as I suppose most
people understand, is a means of de
termining the latitude and longitude,
and also the elevation of any object
or peak. This is accomplished by
measuring on the ground accurately
a base line of from 1 to 2 miles and
then expanding from the base line
by a network of signals set so as to
form triangular figures, and then by
means of the measured angles to
these signals the geographic posi
tions are computed.
Mr. Eaton will take photographs
from triangular stations and will fol
low as far as he can the boundary
line, and from his work a map will
be made. A strong effort will be
made to determine at least one point,
but the maps will be so nearly accu
rate that prospectors will not find
any difficulty in finding out where
to record their property. The total
length of this piece of survey, ex
tending from the White River to
the Arctic Ocean, is about 600 miles,
and is said to be the longest straight
piece of boundary line known.
Speaking of the Arctic basin, Mr.
Baldwin said it was easier of access
than generally supposed, and that
though he had not seen any prospec
tors in the field up there, that he
had heard of them, and that he also
heard they had found gold. From
nampari nouse up me rorcupine
river the distance is 235 miles, and
for a long ways from there to the
northward the country shows gent
ly rolling hills. It is very rugged
near the Arctic, some of the moun
tains being from 6,000 to 7,000 feet
high. The Firth is the greatest riv
er, it being 100 miles in length. The
flies were very bad, so much so that
three of their horses were compara
tively eaten to death.
Game is very plentiful; particular
ly the cariboo and sheep are in
abundance. The wolves are also
very plentiful, and the fur-bearing
animals are so plentiful that any or
dinary hunter can do well.
All the work on this 141st merid
ian has in the past been in the direct
charge of Thomas Riggs, Jr., who
this year goes north to finish the line
and mark some of the Arctic coast
line on both sides of the meridian.
He will leave Seattle about May 1st
with 25 men and 100 horses, and
will go by way of the Yukon and up
the Porcupine
If there is any doubt as to the gen
eral feeling toward Healy, it could
soon be answered by questioning
any considerable number of men at
Chitina or at any place in the Chiti
na valley. A great many of them
have expressed themselves in the pe
tition they have signed, but a larger
number have not. An inquiry has
shown that at least four-fifths of the
people of Chitina who have not open
ly expressed themselves in a petition
do not hesitate to say that they con
sider him a detriment to the pre
cinct. They do not relish the idea
of doing business with a foreigner.
They are opposed to the discrimina
tions in the poll tax, and they resent
his disgruntled threats of retalia
tion. But the people of Chitina are
most strongly opposed to the unset
tled and factional feeling and con
dition he has created. If Healy re
mains we will lose any advantage
that can come from co-operation, or
harmony. There are business en
terprises that are being delayed be
cause of the unsettled condition of
affairs. Any public organization is
impossible, and all because of an of
ficial whom none respect and whom
they fear only for his weakness and
vindictiveness. Some people of this
section seem to be contending with
the assumption that so long as Healy
is not proven to be a criminal or an
imbecile he is eligible to his present
position, which is surely not the
American spirit of government. If
there has been any unfairness in the
attack on Healy it was wrong, but
it does not in any way vindicate him.
Kennecott, April 1.
At the anti-Healy meeting last
week, among several interesting in
cidents concerning M. R. Healy, the
fact was brought out that upon be
ing summoned to appear before the
Cordova grand jury last winter he
requested the railway company to
furnish him a pass, stating that he
“might make (pause) save thirty
dollars-” He secured his pass, and
whether he “made" or “saved” his
thirty dollars is of little interest. It
precipitated the question, however,
as to whether if he did “make” or
“save” his thirty dollars, he was not
obtaining money under false pre
tenses by accepting money for ex
penses from the court. With this
phase of the question we are not in
terested, but we do oelieve (carry
ing out a historic parallel) that even
as Judas betrayed his Master for
thirty pieces of silver, so would
Commissioner Healy betray this
government, in which he has but a
mercenary interest at the best, for a
like sum. We believe, however, that
this question is immaterial, for ob
taining a sacred office of trust and
responsibility under false pretenses
is immeasurably a greater crime
than the obtaining of money in a
like manner.
Dr. Thom, the Intermittent, sud
denly showed his face, or part of it,
in Chitina again this week. If he
had stayed away another month he
would have had Rip Van Winkle
beat to a frazzle for whiskers. After
taking a second look at his bewhis
kered face, they caught the merry
twinkle of his eye, and every man
(with two negligible exceptions) and
dog made him welcome in a most
vigorous fashion.
The traveling public will find the
Overland Hotel a comfortable and
reasonable place to stop.
Mrs. Fred Schaupp has left for an
extended visit to her home in Cali
fornia. Mr. Schaupp, who carried
the Chitlna proxies for the Repub
lican convention, accompanied her to
Cordova.
Jesse Forrester, road master, and
Ed Bates, with their families, have
moved into the cabin recently built
by Malcolm Nelson on the west side
of town.
FOUND—Man's - Waltham watch.
Call at Leader office, Chitina.
Let ua do your Jo® work.
H. B. Burkhart, of Cordova, has
purchased the property and lot of
the old Savoy Restaurant of Louis
Burganye, and will build there in the
near future
L. A- Jones, Indian agent at Cop
per Center, arrived in Chitina on
Thursday, Hi company with A. N.
Evans, agent of the Nome district.
They will inquire into the condition
of the Indians here for a few aays.
The next train for Chitina will
not leave Cordova until Monday
morn,ng- *
By reason of the fact that scores of men from all sections
of Alaska were in Cordova Tuesday it was deemed expedient
to hold a non-partisan convention and to take action on mat*
ters pertaining to Alaska. To agree upon certain general needs
and to forward to congressmen the action of the convention, so
that they may know what all Alaska is united on. In accord
ance with a published call a large number of men gathered at
Empress Theater this morning at 10 o’clock. There were pres
ent men who had attended both Democratic conventions at Val
dez, the Republican convention at Cordova and others who
came over from the westward on the steamer, and a large num
ber who are here waiting to take the train to Chitina to go to
Fairbanks, Iditarod and other interior points.
The convention was called to order bv R. J. Barry, secre
tarv of the Cordova Chamber of Commerce, who explained the
purpose of the gathering. A permanent organization was ef
fected by the election of Judge Tucker as chairman, and S. I).
Charles as secretary. Various men spoke on the objects sought
to be attained, and the impotrance of impressing upon Con
gress and the people of the states that Alaska can and will
stand together in urging such legislation that is essential to
the development of the territory and the prosperity of our peo
ple. It was finally decided to appoint a committee of seven
to draw up a declaration of necessities and to briefly set forth
those matters upon which the whole people are united.
In accordance with that resolution the chair appointed a
committee consisting of It. J. Barry, chairman, Cordova; J. J.
Finnigan, Seward; Arthur Thompson, Katalla; L. T. Erwin,
Fairbanks; Jesse C. Martin, Valdez; Thos. A. Marquam, Fair
banks, and I. St. Clair, Cordova. A recess was then taken until
l o’clock. At that time the committee submitted a report that
was unanimously adopted. The meeting then adjourned so
that many of those present could leave on the steamer Alame
da. The declaration adopted bv the convention is as follows:
“Whereas, it appears to be gener
ally accepted by those who are un
familiar with Alaska conditions that
the people of the territory are un
able to agree upon matters of pro
posed legislation by Congress; and,
“Whereas, there are certain great
vital questions affecting the material
progress and development of this
vast territory upon which the whole
people, irrespective of party affilia
tion, are united, and upon which
they demand immediate action at the
hands of Congress; and,
“Whereas, by reason of the fact
that among others, there is in in at
tendance upon this convention the
delegates of both the Republican
and Democratic Territorial conven
tions of the Territory of Alaska,
which conventions have just con
cluded their proceedings and delib
erations;
“Now, therefore, in order that
there may in the future be no mis
understanding as to the matter upon
which the whole people of Alaska
are united and upon which they de
mand relief and constructive legisla
tion at the hands of Congress, the
following resolutions be unanimous
ly adopted and promulgated:
“1. We demand the immediate
opening of the coal aijd oil fields, and
the abolishment of the forest re
serve.
“2. Rail Transportation. A trunk
line railroad from the Gulf of Alas
ka to the Yukon is a vital and press
ing necessity to the proper develop
ment of the territory. Under the
present attitude of Congress and the
regulations of the government, pri
vate capital is barred from such a
venture. We, therefore, demand
that the government immediately
construct, maintain and operate such
a trunk road.
“3. Wte demand from Congress
liberal annual appropriations for ex
tension and maintenance of roads
and trails, and urge the immediate
construction from the coast to Fair
banks of a trunk automobile road to
facilitate the mail service and other
transportation. Our territory is so
vast that any appropriation less than
one million dollars annually for. a
number of years will be inadequate.
“4. We urge that the present min
ing laws in so far as they apply to
Alaska shall be so amended as to
prevent existing abuses of staking
mining claims by agent or power of
attorney, and that the location of as
sociation placer mining claims shall
hereafter be prohibited or that the
annual assessment work required for
said claims shall be increased so
that $100 worm of work shall be re
quired for each twenty acres of said
claims.
"5. We favor liberal appropria
tions by which justice may be done
to, and care taken of, those, worthy
pioneers of Alaska who have blazed
the way for civilization, but who are
themselves often left to an old age
of penury and w-ant.
‘‘6. We believe that all appoint
ments to Federal offices in Alaska
should be made from bona flde resi
dents of Alaska.
”7. We recommend as a vital need
that government hatcheries be pro
viled from funds derived from in
creased and equitable taxation of
canneries, and that a more rigid in
spection be maintained with a view
of conserving this great natural re
source.”
”8. We demand that additional
lights and beacons we installed along
the cost of Alaska.
”9. We demand a full measure of
territorial form of government,”
Gage & Davis, of the Fairbanks
Saloon, now have all of the equip
ment for their moving picture show
and intend to have it in operation
soon.
Arrangements are being made to
extend the sidewalk from the Chiti
na Trading Company’s store to the
depot. This is a much needed im
provement.
T. J. Bingham, of Willow Creek,
was in Chitina this week. He' says
that from all appearances the fam
ing season ought to be a month ear
lier this year than last.
Judge T. R. Lyons, of the U. S. dis
trict court, has held that the bears
of Soutehastern Alaska are brown
bears, and in the case of H. Moses vs.
Collector of Customs Willis ruled.es
BUCh.