The Ohitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
Entered as second-class matter, November 12, 1910, at the poatofflee at
Chltina, Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 9, 1879.
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CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1914.
THE REPORT ON MATANUSKA COAL
The announcement, by Secretary Daniels, that Matanuska
coal is suitable for use by the navy, is the most important of
any made thus far during the present session.
The head of the navy department was unstinted in his
praise of the fuel. Experiments, he told the House committee
on naval affairs, had demonstrated that the coal possessed
all the requisites necessary in a warship fuel.
There is every reason to anticipate that his favorable
statement will assure the passage of an appropriation bill for j
the continuance of work on the federal railroad in the;
territory.
Inasmuch as the navy must have large quantities of
“black diamonds” in the immediate future and as the terri
torial product comes up to expectations, the logical thing will
be to push construction work on the transportation system
tapping the fields.
Daniels’ statement eliminates a certain haunting dread
of many residents of Seattle and of Alaska, who feared that
something would happen at this session to hold up the Alaska
railroad construction measure.
The cry of “economy” sounded particularly threatening
for there was reason to expect that were a suitable excuse to
offer, foes of the northern project would not hesitate to reopen
war upon it.
Now that it is certain that the Matanuska fuel is all that
the government desires and will meet every need of the
squadrons that will be on the Pacific after next March
according to Daniels’ promise—the way is cleared for the
passage of the needed legislation to assure further develop
ment of the government’s project.
This session bids fair to be the crucial one in the develop
ment proa-ram. If the national legislature appropriates several
millions for the work this year, the entire project probably
will be carried through to conclusion. t
Once Uncle Sam has invested a large sum of money in
the railroad, he will demand the extension of the systenh until
it becomes self-supporting. That such a consummation is
certain, with the upbuilding of the country, every friend of
Alaska is confident.
Now that Matanuska coal has been approved, it would be
timelv for the crovernment to have another test made of the
"Berinsr River fuel. The people of Alaska have not been
altocetber satisfied that- the first test was fair in e\ei-i
particular.—Seattle Times.
MAKING WAR “HUMANE”
Peace advocates of the type that profit by war through
great holdings of stock and bonds in factories which turn out
war material, reach the highest pinnacle oi inconsistency v hen
thev attempt to pose as peace advocates; when they make
puny donations from their millions to build “peace palaces”
and then send out agents to encourage war and increase the
sale of their goods. Andrew Carnegie, for instance, has been
quoted as advocating a more humane system of conducting
wars. Can you imagine anything humane in wholesale j
murder? Lord Fisher of England, discussing this subject ini
1889 gave utterance to the following which should occupy a j
prominent place in the scrap books of such men as the canny
Scot:
“The humanizing of war! You might as well talk oi
humanizing hell. When a silly ass at The Hague got up and
talked about the amenities of civilized warfare, and putting
your prisoners’ feet in hot water and giving them gruel, my
r»ply, 1 regret to say, was considered totally unfit for publica
tion. As if war could be civilized! If I am in command when
war breaks out I shall issue as mv orders: The essence of war
is violence; moderation in war is imbecility; hit first, hit hard,
hit everywhere.”
EDITORIAL COMMENT
If every nation would organize an adequate corps of aero
planes, whose duty it would be on the outbreak of every war
to fly over and sow explosive bombs a foot or two deep on all
the arms factories of the inimical nation, it might tend to
preserve peace. In that case the political influence of the arms
factories would favor a pacific policy.
The German government is declared by Ambassador
Gerard, to strongly sympathize “with the laudable work of the
American Commission for Belgian Relief.” It this sympathy
would lead it to distribute provisions among the people it
would be more positively demonstrated.
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A charities expert in New York City discloses the alarm
ing fact that pickpockeets who pursue their industry with
])ersisteney can make only $2 to $3 per day. No wonder some
of them are going to work—if they can find jobs.
Privates in the German army are stated to receive $19.80
a year, and those in the Russian army $3.58. From accounts
received it seems a safe inference that they are fully earning
their nitmey at present. 1
The old reliable steamer Corwin,
former revenue cutter and for 15
years in succession the first boat to
reach Nome in the spring, was bid
in by Bruce Shorts, a Seattle attor
ney, at a recent sale to satisfy a
libel for repairs made last year. The
price big was $6,800. The Kotze
bue Sound Transportation Company
expended more than $30,000 for
repairs at the Hall shipyards.
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Net profit in the operation of the
Ready Bullion mine at Treadwell,
during the month of October, is
given by the Mining ft Scientific
Press at $15,464. Over 40,000 tons
of ore was crushed. The average
yield of gold per ton was $2.45.
Operating expenses were. $62,000.
SSBIAX. 01697
Static* of Application for Patent for
Th* Minneapolis _^ti* Mining Claim
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT
JUNEAU, ALASlo, July 20, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the
Galena Bay Mining Company, a cor
poration. whose Post Office address is
\ aldez, Alaska, has hied 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., JO
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. 5,251.50
feet dist. Corners Nos. 2 and 3, Blue
Beil 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., AY.
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
min., E. 1,492 feet to cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing 20.551
acres. Lat. 61 deg., 40 min. W., Long.
148 deg., 46 min. W. on the rugged ir
regular slope of a mountain facing
east toward Nugget Creek a tributary
of the Kuskillana River, about % mile
AV. 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 A'aldez 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 225.
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. AYALKER, Register.
UNITED STATES LaXD OFFICE.
Juneau, Alaska, July 20, 1914.
It is hereby ordered that the fore
going notice be published in the Chitina
Loader, a newspaper of general circu
lation published at Caitina, Alaska, for
the period of sixty days
C. B. AYALKER, Register.
First publication, December 22, 1914.
Last publication. February 23. 1915.
SERIAL 01698
notice of Application for Patent for
The Prank in, Franklin Ho. 2 and
Franklin No. 3 Lode Claims
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT
JUNEAU, ALASKA, J ul> 20, Bill.
Notice is hereby gutn that tilt
Galena Kay Mining Company, a cor
poration, whose postoilice address is
Valdez, Alaska, has hied an application
for patent for the Franklin, Franklin
No. 2, and Franklin No. 3 lode mining j
claims, situated in the Clutina, lor- |
racily Valdez mining and recording dis- I
trict, Alaska, being mineral survey No.
908. said lode mining claims being
described as follows, town: Magnetic
variations of survey, being as noted in
description below:
Franklin
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U.
S. .Min. Mon. No. 31, Valdez series,
bears N. 29 deg. 38 min., 50 sec., \V.
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 cor. No.
3, S. 27 deg. 12 min., W. 600 feet, to
cor. No. 4, identical with 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.
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., 48
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
»ical with cor. No. 1 of 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.
Franklin No. 3
Beginning at cor. No. 1, identical
with cor. No. 4 Franklin No. 2 lode,
wnence U. S. Min. Mon. No. 31, bears
a. 67 deg., 16 min., 19 sec., hi. 2,296.6
feel. diet. thence «. 27 deg., 12 min.,
e~ 600 feel to cor. No. 2, identical wuu
cor. No. 3 1 ranKiin No. 3 loue, i.ieuce
N. 62 deg., 43 min., vv. 1,106.6 feet to
cor. No. 3, variation 31 deg. cor. not
bet; Witness cor. 6eC at 814.60 feet.;
thence from true cor. No. 3, 3. 67 deg.
»5 min. W. 301.90 feet to cor. No. 4. at
edge of Kluvesna river; variation 31
deg. E. thence S. 27 deg. 12 min. W.
340 feet to cor. No. 5; thence S. 62 deg.,
48 min., K. 1,260.06 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 Chittna and 4 miles north
of the Kotslna river and on the face
o» the mountain side facing west
toward the Kluvesna Kiver and Galcier,
a tributary of the Kluvesna Kiver
lying about opposite the point where
i.,e isluvesna Kiver issues from under
the glacier.
The general course of the lode is
N. 62 deg., 48 min. W. j. he number of
feet claimed on the lode are: on the
Franklin, 1,160 feet, on the Franklin
No. 2, 1,382.40 feet and on the Franklin
No. 3, 1,260.05 feet. Surface ground
300 feet on each side lode line.
Tlie notices of location of said claims
are of record in the office of tiie
■.•reorder for the Valdez Recording Pre
cinct, and the notices of amended loca
tion of said claims are of record in the
office of the recorder for the Chitina
recording precinct, in book 4 of records
of locations, at pages 224, 226 and 227
respectively.
Any and ail 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 and regula
tions, with tne 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
lew in such case made and provided.
GALENA BAY MINING COMPANY.
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UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 7, 1914.
It is hereby * ordered that the fore
going notice be published in the Chitina
[ Leader, a newspaper of general circula
i tion, published at Chitina, Alaska, for
tne period of sixty days.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication, December 22, 1914.
Last publication, February 23, 1915.
SSBZAL 01699
2Totic« of Application for F*t«nt for
Th* Malian, Angi* and Sport
Lod* Mining Claim*.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, July 20, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the
Lalena Bay Mining Company, a cor
poration, whose poitothce aadress is
Valdez, Alaska, has nun an application
for patent tor the Mullen,’ "Angle”
and "Sport" lode ir.in.n.’ cams, situ
ated in the Chitina, torntcrly Valdez,
mining and recording district, Alaska,
being minera, survey No. Jits, said lode
mining claims being particularly de
scribed as follows, magnetic variation
in survey being noted as 31 deg. Ji., to
,vit;
"Mullen" Claim
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U.
S. Min. 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., 29 min., K. 1,470.20 feet to cor.
No. 3; thence N. 59 deg., 17 min., W.
599.50 feet to cor. No. 4, identical with
cor. No. 2 of Angle lode claim; thence
S. 29 deg.. 57 min., V. 1,470.20 feet to
cor. No. 1, the place of beginning, con
taining 19.570 acres.
"Sport" Lode Claim.
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U.
S. Min. Mon. No. 30, bears S. 49 deg.,
50 min., E. 96 59 feet dist., identical
with cor. No. 1 of Mullen lode; th* nco I
S. 10 deg., 17 min., YV., 1,464.50 feet to ;
cor. No. 2: thence S. 79 deg., 43 min., !
E. 59$ feet to cor. No. 3; thence N. ’ ;
<ieg., 30 myi , B., 1,465.40 feet to cor
No. 4; thence N. 79 deg., 43 min.. YV
5T8.20 feet to cor. No. 1, the place of !
beginning, containin': 19.779 ores, less
1.355 acres in conflict with Mullen j
claim, net area Sport claim, 18.444 j
acres.
‘‘Anglo’' Lode Claim.
Beginning at cor. Xo. 1. on line 1-4
>t Mullen claim, whence U. fc>. lllu.
Mon. Xo. 30 bears S. 23 deg., 10 min.,
\V. 804.00 feet disi. thence X. 29 deg.,
57 min., E. 088 teet to cor. Xo. 2,
identical with cor. Xo. 1 .Mullen lod;;
.lienee X. 9 deg., 17 min., W. 812 feet
to cor. Xo. 3; thence X. 59 deg., 17 min.,
\V. 600 feet to cor. Xo. 4; thence S. 9
deg., 17 min., E. 812 feet to cor. Xo. 5;
ihence S. 29 deg., 57 min., V. 088 feet
to cor. Xo. 6; thence S. 59 deg., 17 min.,
E. 600 feet to cor. Xo. 1, the place 01
beginning, containing 18.043 acres.
Located in latitude 61 deg., 43 min.,
X.; longitude 143 deg., 46 min., W..
about 19 miles XE. of Chilina in the
region of the headwaters of Coppei
Creek, a tributary of the Kotsina Kiver
from 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., ,3 min., W. 748.55 feet and X.
30 deg., 43 min., E. 721.65 feet. Sport
lode, S. 9 deg., 30 min., IV-. 1,465 feet
and the Angle lode, X. 29 deg., 57 min..
E. 688 feet to angle and thence N. 9
deg., 17 min., W. 812 ieet.
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 <he Chitina recording district, in
book 4 of locations at pages 239, 238
and 240 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, j
and the regulations thereunder, within i
the time prescribed by law and such j
regulations, with the Register of the
United States Land otr.ee at Juneau,
Alaska, they will be” barred by virtue
of the provisions of said statutes, and
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 be held at
largely increased values. Why not invest NOW 1
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
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 circula
tion published at Chitina, Alaska, for
the period of sixty days.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication, December 22, 1914.
Last publication, February 22. 191 K
IBBXAZ. 01700.
■ otic* of Application for Vatent for
Tha Crag and Olanca Z>oda
Mininy
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UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT
Juneau, Alaska. December 15, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the
Galena Bay Mining Company, a cor
poration, whose post offiee address is
Valdez, Alaska, has filed an application
for patent for the Crag and Glance
lode mining claims situated in the
Chitina, formerly Valdez, mining and
recording district, Alaska, being min
eral Survey No. 907, said lode mining
claims being described as follows, to
wi‘ Magnetic variation being noted as
30 deg.. *0 min. E and located near the
head of the Kotsina River, in Lat. 61
deg., 45 min., long. 135 deg. W. above
the confluence of the Kotsina and Sur
prise creek.
Crag.
Beginning at cor. No. 1, identical
with cor. No. 4 Glance lode claim,
whence U. S. Min. Mon. No. 33 A. Val
dez series hears S. 58 deg., 39 min , 30
sec., E. 996.01 feet dist.; thence N. 41
deg. 08 min. E. 600 feet to cor. No. 2:
thence N. 48 deg., 52 min.. W. 83.50
feet, where witness cor. to cor. No.
is set; thence on same course, 1,416.50
feet to cor. No. 3; thence S. 41 deg., .03
min. V. 303 feet where witness cor. to
cor. No. 4 is set; thence on same course
297 feet to cor. No. 4; thence S. 48 deg.,
52 min., E. 1,500 feet to cor. No. 1. the
place of beginning, containing 20.661
acres.
Glance
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U. >.
Min. Mon. No. 33A Valdez series, bears
X. 30 deg., 40 min., 20 sec., -V. n4».4,
f^et dist. thence N. 41 deg., .08 nun. E.
690 feet to cor. No. 2; thence N. 48 deg.
52 min. W. 1,500 feet to cor. No. 3;
identical with cor. No. 2 of Crag ode
claim; Cor. No. 3 not set: but witness
cor. set at same point where witness
cor. to cor. No. 2 of Crag claim Is ret;
thence frc*n true cor. No. 3. S. 41 deg.
ns min. W. 600 feet to cor. No !:
identical with cor. No. 1 Crag '"‘J‘
claim; thence S. 48 deg.. »2 min. E. 1,-ou
feet to cor. No. 1, the place of begin
ning, containing 20.661 acres.
The general course of the lode is
northwesterly and southeasterly. The
umber of feet claimed on the lode i»
i,500 feet surface ground is claimed ol
100 feet on each side of the lode line.
The survey is located near the head of
the Kotsina River abou* llz miles
ihove the confluence of the Kotsina
-rid Surprise Creek.
The notice of location of said ( rae
iaim is of record in tiie oflice of the
- for the Valdez recording pre
cinct, in book “H” of mining locations
at page 578, and the notice of amend, d
location is of record in the office ot the
recorded for the Chitina recording pre
cinct in book 4 of locations at page 49
The notice of location of said G'anee
claim is of record in the office of the
recorder for the Valdez recording pre
cinct in book H of mining locations
at page 577, and the notice of amended
location is of record in the office of the
recorder for the Chitina recording pre
cinct, in Book 4 of locations at page 50.
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, with
in the time prescribed by law and such
regulations, with the Register of the
IT. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,
they w'ill be oarred by virtue of the
provisions of said statutes and of the
law in such case made and provided.
GALENA BAY MINING CO.
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UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, December lb, 1911.
It is hereby ordered that th*1 fore
going notice be published in the Chitina
Leader a newspaper of general circula
tion published at Chitina, Alaska, for
the period of sixty clays.
C. R WALKER, Register.
First publication, December 22, 1914.
Last publication, February 23, 1915.
Three dollars a day and board is
the wage scale for miners in the
Nome district this winter.
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