BAILLAINEWINS SDIT
SEWARD, Nov. 1—In the suit of the Alaska Northern
railway vs. John and Frank Ballaine, for the possession of the
townsite, Judge Brown, who has had the case under advisement
for several days, this morning rendered his decision, and de
cided on all points in favor of the defendants.
The Alaska Central road contended that it was its orginal
intention to take over the Seward townsite and that it was only
transferred to Frank Ballaine, who was trustee of the road, to
avoid' the law preventing the company from holding it. Frank
Ballaine testified that he had built a honse on lots in Block 25
in survey No. 726 north in 1905, and that at all times after re
ceiving patent he had claimed and held the townsite himself
until in 1908, when he and John Ballaine had divided their
property, which had all been held by Frank, patent having been
issued in the latter’s name.
Ballaine also told of building houses on the south half of
the townsite, No. 726 south, one of which is now occupied' by
Dr. N. O. Schalaben. He further testified:
“From the time patent was issued no claim was ever made
by the Alaska Central, the Tanana Construction company or
the Tanana Railway Construction company to any rights in this
townsite prior to the filing of this suit, and I still hold a large
portion of the townsite and have houses on both surveys, north
and south.”
Ballaine admitted that he was trustee for the Alaska Cen
tral until Frost took control, but said that no taxes had been
paid by the plaintiff on the townsite. He said that he had
paid taxes this year amounting to $4,000, and taxes since in
corporation amounting all told to $10,000; that John Ballaine
had’ paid taxes amounting to $15,000 or $20,000, and that ex
penses in connection with the townsite prior to incorporation
amounted to $10,000 to $15,000, and amounting to $80,000 in all,
all of which he and his brother had paid.
LANE IS RETURNING
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FAIRBANKS, Nov.l—Captain Louis L. Lane, who sold
his boat, the Polar Bear, to Explorer Steffanson, has arrived in
Fairbanks, having come overland from Hershel Island. He
left there on September 18 and sailed twenty-seven miles to the
mainland in an open boat. Lane says that Steffenson has a
well-equipped outfit and the best crew that ever sailed with
in his attempt to reach the Arcitc region. Steffanson left on
September 3 for Bank’s Landing and has asked the Canadian
government to give him another year after this one, in which to
complete his explorations. Lane reports that he found the ex
plorer August 11 on a sandspit near Cape Kellet, Steffanson
having just returned from a winter sled trip.
Capt. Lane will leave here tomorrow for Chitina with a dog
team and from there will go to Cordova, on his way to Seattle
to purchase a new boat. *
BUREAU OF MINES
; WILL TEST
When Dr. Alfred H. Brooks leaves
over the trail for the coast and the
outside, says the Fairbanks Times, he
will take with him a small sample o.
lignite coal, taken from the Nenana
fields by Thomas Riggs, Jr., on his last
trip to that district. The coal is to be
taken to Washington, where it will be
examined and analyzed for the Alaska
engineering commission by the bu
reau of mines. There is no question
that the Nenana coal is a high grade
of lignite but the commission wishes
to have an authentic report from the
bureau of mines.
When interviewed yesterday re
garding the Nenana Coal, Dr. Brooks
said that it had all of the chemical
finalities necessary to good lignite
coal, and the only thing lacking, in
the way of determining the values of
the fuel, is the steaming test. As the
navy is not interested in the coal, it
Is impossible to iqake a steaming
test, as it would cost about $40,000,
and the departments have not seen fit
to set aside this amount. As soon,
however, as the railroad is running
through the new coal field, the govern
ment will have an opportunity to give
the coal a steaming test.
In speaking of tests, Dr. Brooks
said that the people of the Interior
ought to give the coal a fair trial,
before offering any criticism. Sev
eral years ago, he says, the people
of the upper Tukon river declared
that the coal found there was not suit
able for any use; but later it develop
ed that the coal was of substantial
commercial value, and at the present
time it Is used on the White PaSs
railroad. The reason that the coal
was declared to be worthless at first
was because the people neither had
suitable boilers nor stoves with which
to give the fuel a fair test
When the operators of the Fair
banks district start using the Nenana
coal, it will be necessary for them to
get suitable grates and apparatus or
they will find the fuel impracticable.
Dr. Brooks has not had an oppor
tunity to visit the coal fields in many
years, but he has a storehouse of
information regarding the conditions
in the Nenana.
When the railroad is completed, Dr.
Brooks thinks that the Nenana coal
will be landed here so cheaply that
it will be used by the majority of the
fMople) in) preference t/o the high
‘grade anthracite, which will be mined
in tjhe Matanuaka.
MILLARD TALKS
FOR DELEGATE
Senator B. P. Millard, when re
quested for a statement concerning
the action of the Seward Peninsula
Republican candidate for the next
delegate election declared that he had
given the matter but little considera
tion as he believed that the election
was too distant for politics to begin
warming up and that he was a very
busy man in connection with his min
ing business.
The action of the Nome republicans
is believed to be based on an Incident
which happened In Valdez last fall
following the returns of the election
showing that Judge Bunnell had been
defeated. At that time Senator Mil
lard told the Judge that he had stayed
by him to the finish and believed that
he himself could have been elected if
given equal support and stated that h«
would probably be the republican can
didate at the next election, when Bun
nell would have the opportunity of re
turning the favor.
After reviewing the political situa
tion in Alaska as he sees it, Senator
Millard made the following statements
regarding his possible candidacy:
"I feel very grateful to the Repub
lican club of Nome for their endorse
ment of me for Delegate to Congress.
“I am not prepared at this time to
definitely state what action I will take
politically during the next campaign.
It is too early in the game and many
things depend. Among them I
might mention the condition of the
republican organization throughout the
States, what policy they propose to
didate in the field the outcome will
be somewhat uncertain, but I am in
clined to believe the Wickersham
crowd would win out.
“I will say what Alaska needs both
in Congress and the Territorial Legis
lature are men who are broadminded
enough and have a stamina to ad
vocate a square deal for both capital
and labor.”—Weekly Miner,
pursue and what degree of harmony
they succeed in bringing about, busi
ness conditions in early spring will
have a bearing on my decision. Then
again should Secretary Lane succeed
in getting through hlB proposition of
establishing a commission to take
charge of all federal affairs in Alaska
there will not be much left for a
delegate in congress or the Territorial
legislature to do thereafter.
‘‘At this time I am not an avowed
candidate for any office and much de
pends on conditions 5 months hence.
If the Democrats, Repulicans, Social
ists and Wickersham men put a can
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF THE WEEK
What Is Transpiring In and About Cordova
MONDAY
On Saturday evening Miss Jessie
Barrus entertained a number of young
people at a Hollowe’en party. Ap
propriate games were played and a
most enjoyable time was had by the
guests.
A large number of young people
took advantage of the skating on Eyak
lake Sunday.
James Fish, of Valdez, came down
from Chitina on yesterday’3 train and
will leave for his home on the first
steamer going west.
Capt. Downing, an old-time Alas
kan, who was formerly captain of the
steamer Excelsior, is greeting town
friends today, being the guest of his
son, W. E. Downing who is employed
at the local dock. The Captain is at
present pilot on the freighter Cordo
va.
Mrs. C. L. Hoyt, of Gulkana, was an
arrival in town on Sunday’s train.
Saturday night being Hollowe’en
the small boy was very much in evi
dence and left his mark, with the re
sult that window washers had a busy
time of it this morning.
The Windsor hotel dinning room
was the scene of a very pretty party
given Saturday evening, in commem
oration of Hollowe’en, under the
auspices of the Ladies Altar Society.
A large number of young people
gathered to enjoy themselves on this
occasion and j dging from the re
lutance witr which they all departed
for their homes, at the hour of mid
night, they succeeded in their pur
pose. There was excellent music
and dancing was one of the principal
pastimes.
The steamer City of Puebla will
leave Seattle for Southwestern Alaska
coming the outside passage, on Nov
ember 4. The Northwestern sails
from there on November 6, via the in
side passage. The newly purchased
vessel Kansas City, will not go on the
dry dock at present, but will make one
trip first as a freighter, leaving Seat
tle November 4, taking the outside
route. The Alameda is scheduled to
come north on November 20.
Chief of Police Dooley was the recip
ient of congratulations last night upon
the arrival of a baby girl at his home.
Mother and daughter are doing very
nicely.
E. T. Stanard left on this morn
ing’s train for Kennecott, where he is
installing the new leeching plant at
the Bonanza mine.
TUESDAY
Capt. A. E. Lathrop returned home
last night from a trip to Valdez and
Seward, where his new theatres are
now in operation and doing a nice
business.
The steamer Admiral Farragut sail
fed at 1 o’clock this morning for tne
south, taking out a quantity of ore
ind the following passengers: Mrs.
Thos. C. Price and Miss Ethel Price,
P. A. Knowlton, W. E. Bucknow and
Toe Toy for Juneau; A. V. Dedrick and
S. Campbell for Seattle.
The sailing of the steamer City of
Puebla from Seattle has been post
poned until Friday evening at 9
o’clock. The Alameda will leave on
November 17.
Mrs. Thos. C. Price and daughter,
Miss Ethel, were outgoing passengers
on the Admiral Farragut. They will
visit relatives at Juneau and Tread
well before going to Arlington, Wash.,
where they will make their future
borne.
There was six inches of snow along
the railroad line yesterday and today
It is raining.
WEDNESDAY
On account of the absence of a
quorum the city council did not hold
its regular meeting last night.
The wind blew this morning and
then the suow started to fall and
taken all together it was ont of the
most disagreable days we have had
this fall.
C. P. Mick el son has returned from
Kennecott, where he spent a couple of
months.
James Fish, who has just returned
from Chitina, says that the automo
biles on the trail are' making good
time since the cold weather set in and
he believes they will be a big success
this winter. Nineteen passngers
came out from Fairbenks oil one
truck.
Next Seattle Duat Due Saturday.
The Admiral Evans is due fr-un me
south on Satu-v'.iy night and from t.ow
on the steamers will he run on a regu
lar schdule, several new boats having
been added to this run.
FRIDAY
Chas. Johns, of Juneau, is in town
for a few days.
Dr. H. O. Schalabun, of Seward, is
Bpending a couple of day here.
D. W. Walker, of McKinley Lake,
spent the past few days in town.
S. S. Jacobs and wife, of Juneau,'
are registered at the Windsor hotel.
James Flynn and family are now
occupying the Presbyterian manse.
A train arrived from the interior
this afternoon, bringing mail and pas
sengers.
There was another light fall of snow
this morning, which is rapidly turning
into slush.
W. E. Buckon, a mining man from
Circle, was recent arrival on his
way to the states.
E. I. Reiter, who with Seattle asso
ciates recently acquired some copper
interests at Fldalgo Bay, is in town.
The Burnside completed some more
repairs to the cable in Southeastern
Alaska, yesterday, and is now on its
way to Seattle.
Attorney A. J. Dimond, who recent
ly underwent a minor operation In
the Valdez hospital, has fully recov
ered and is again attending to his law
practice.
The steamer Admiral Evans has
not as yet been reported as having ar
rived at Juneau and she will not now
likely reach Cordova until Sunday
night.
It is reported that another good
strike has been made in the Qranite
mine at Port Wells.
SATURDAY
Barney Simons, a Fairbanks cloth
ing merchant, was an arrival in town
yesterday and will take the first
steamer for the states.
J. J. Dwyer, of Fairbanks, was
among the town arrivals on yester
day's train.
Sam Tillet, of Deadwood, and Thos.
Nelson, of Chisana, are in town on
their way to the states.
Abe Stein came out from Fairbanks
on yesterday’s train and is on his way
to the SanFrancisco exposition.
Two mails from Fairbanks arrived
on yesterday’s train, but as conditions
have improved on the trail during the
past week no further trouble is ex
pected in getting the mails through
on the regular schedule.
The steamer Admiral Evans left
Juneau at 10:30 o’clock last night,
and allowing for a stop at Katalla,
should reach Cordova Sunday after
noon between 5 and 6 o’clock.
The young folks will give a masque
rade at the Red Dragon Club house
tonight, under the auspices of The
Jesters. Dancing at 9 o’clock.
P. Powell, of Seattle, who has beer
on a trip to Fairbanks, is in Cordova
on his way home.
TELEPHONES^ TO
r
At the suggestion of Lieutenant
Dougherty, the war department has
approved the suggestion of putting
auxiliary teTephones along the Chltina
Fairbanks trail, as feeders to the tele
graph line. The telephones are not
for commercial business, but simply
for use of the maintainence of the line.
A year ago this winter one of the
signal corps men was frozen to death
on the trail, while out repairing the
line. Had the auxiliary telephones
been installed, as now contemplated,
it is more than likely that his life
would have been saved. Lieutenant
Dougherty sent these facts and much
other data in support of his recom
mendation for the installation of the
auxiliary telephones and when It
reached the chief signal officer it was
approved, and he was requested to
state where he wished the phones
stationed. He was also asked to give
his reasons for installing a phone in
each case.
He recommended that the McCarty
station be connected by telephone
with Birch lake and also with Beal’s
cache; that Donnelly station be con
nected with Rapids roadhouse; that
McCallum station be connected with
Miller’s roadhouse; that Paxson sta
tion be connected with Meier’s road
house; that Beaver Dam station be
connected with Ptarmigan Drop road
house; and that Valdez station be
connnected with Comfort roadhouse.
With telephones installed at these
places, it would then be possible to
discover more quickly where breaks
might occur.
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W. B. Poland, who succeded Col.
Swanitz as chief engineer of the Alas
ka Northern railroad Is now the dis
tributing agent with the Belgian Re
lief Commission In Brussels. He
went over there with Gifford Pinchot
hut the latter got fired by the Germans
because of his family affiliations with
enemies of Germany and his own hos
tility to the conquering power. After
leaving Alaska Poland went to the
Philippines.
SEATTLE. Nov. 6—Thos. Riggs, Jr.
a member of the Alaska Engineering
Commission arrived here last night
on his way to Washington. Mr. Rigg*
freely discussed the railroad develop
ment in Alaska, and said that the
commission were very much pleased
with the progress of the work
so far. He said that the survey of
the entire line had been completed
and that eight miles of track had been
laid while there were thirty more
miles of roadbed ready for the rails,
which would be down within the next
thirty days. Mr. Riggs said that he
1 would use his utmost endeavors to
expedite the completion of the line
between the Broad Pass country and
Fairbanks and said that the entire
line would be completed within ten
years if the necessary appropria
tions were promptly granted.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6—The ex
position management officially an
nounced today that the big fair would
close on December 4th. The efforts
to induce the management to extend
the fair until the first of the year
have resulted in failure.
RESULT 'COLLEGE
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 6— Har
vard defeated Princeton in their an
ual foot ball game here today by a
score of ten to six. Both sides scored
one touch down, Princeton pushing
the pigskin over the line in the second
quarter and Harvard tearing down the
field with a series of irresistable
rushes in third quarter. The game
was won by Captain Mahan of Har
vard who kicked a goal from the field
in the last quarter. Princeton failed
to kick goal after scoring.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 6—Yale lost its
second game of the season today to
the Brown contingent from Provi
dence, who held the heavier Yale team
throughout the game despite the en
couragement from the huge crowd in
the Stadium. Brown’s points were
scored by a goal from the field and the
final score was 3 to 0.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6—The big
green team from the New Hampshire
hills came here today and walloped
the University of Pennsylvania team
to the tune of 7 to 3. The game was
hotly contested throughout and tne
interest of the big gathering was sus
tained until the Aral wh's'.? hitw.
Dartmouth made its points by a •ouch
down and goal, while Pennsylvains
kicked a goal from the field.
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KING GEORGE HAS FULLY
RECOVERED FROM FALL
LONDON, Nov. 6—King George is
greately improved this morning and
the attending physicians have issued
a final bulletin saying that the mon
arch has almost fully recovered, and
will he entirely well within a few
days, and for that reason that the
daily bulletins on his condition would
be discontnued.
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RALEIGH, N. C„ Nov. G—The en
tire newspaper plant and building of
the Raleigh News and Observer were
destroyed by fire last night. Practi
cally nothing was saved, as the fire
had gained great headway before the
department reached the scene and
their efforts were mainly confined to
saving the adjoining buildings. A
high wind was blowing at the time
making the work of the fire fighters
extremely difficult and they were
lucky to confine the flames to the
newspaper plant. The fire was one
of the most spectacular conflagrations
seen in this city for years. The news
paper has been one of the leading
Democratic journals of the state and
was owned and formerly edited by
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy in the present administration.
The loss will be $250,000.
CITr OF PUEBLA
SEATTLE, Nov. 6—The City of
Puebla sailed last night from here to
Cordova, with a good passenger list
for southwestern Alaska points. The
Puebla has considerable freight for
Anchorage. The Cordova passengers
are Olive Briggs, Clara Rosswog. Her
bert Cameron, and Mrs. Guy Cameron.
BERLIN, Nov. (5—The war office officially announced this
morning that the Bulgarians had captured Nish, which before
the Teutonic invasion had served as the capital of Serbia. The
Bulgarians have now full control of the railroad between Nish
and Tzaribrod in Bulgaria, and with the advancing Teutons
coming down the valley of the Morava, will soon be in posses
sion of the road from the Austrian frontier clear through to
Constantinople. The fighting will now center along that
stretch of the railroad north of Nish. The Teutons have reach
ed a point forty miles from Nish, slowly forcing the Serbians to
retire before them. Yesterday the Austro-Germans captured'
Varvarin, on the Morava river a little over forty miles north
west of Nish. In the fighting hen* three thousand Serbians
were captured.
LONDON, Nov. fi—From Serbia comes the report that the
Bulgarians who have been advancing from Voles in the direc
tion of Prilip and Monastic, have been completely routed by the
allied French and Serbian forces. They are said to have been
completely crushed and are fleeing in disorder from Voles,
thus insuring the safety of Prilip and Monastic.
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PARIS, Nov. fi—Despite the utmost vigilance of the allies,
German submarines have again succeeded in worming their
way through the straits of Gibraltar. It is thought that tin1
submarines must have a base of supplies some where along the
north coast of Africa. The number that came through this last
time is unknown, but they are known to la* more than one, as
ships have been sunk almost simultaneously at widely separat
ed points. So far two French and one Italian vessel have been
torpedoed and sunk by these submorsibles, all of the attacks
taking place yesterday.
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take the
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November 5 .... CITY OF PUEBLA .... November 16
November 6-NORTHWESTERN_November 18
November 17.ALAMEDA.November 26
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Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, Sth; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
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or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
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General Agent
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Ticket Agent
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Service to Interior Alaska
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