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Opening of Bering Coal
Means Smelters for
Cordova
Ore Shipments From Copper River Valley Are Over $2,000,000 Each Month
FITH YEAR
CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1915.
NUMBER 51.
WORK AT CAPE
ST. ELIAS IS
KATALLA, Oct. 7—The crew of
workmen who have been establishing
a light at Cape St. Elias are expected
here tonight. The work has been
closed down for the winter, a watch
man being left in charge of the place.
A large force of men will return in the
spring and the improvements will be
completed next summer.
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Falcon Jaslin, president of the
Tanana Valley railroad, arrived in Cor
dova last night from Fairbanks. He
made the trip overland to Chitina in
one of Thomas Gibson’s Ford machines
and he was six days on the trail, the
roads being in an almost impassable
condition in places. From Rapids to
Yost’s there was from one to two feet
of snow and from Paxson’s to Gul
kana the mud was almost knee deep.
The only decent piece of trail was
from Gulkana to Chitina, this dis
tance of seventy-five miles being cov
ered in less than five hours.
Mr. Joslin is very optomistic as
to the future of Tolovana and says it
is only a question as to how large a
camp it wm De. n« »»■*»
plenty of good pay has been found on
Livingood creek, aid there is some
promosing ground on Hess creek;
there is a large watershed with big
streams and good gold prospects.
Thusf far but one hole has been sunk,
but a dozen outfits intend w-orking
there this winter and the next three
months should demonstrate the value
of the ground.
Since leaving Fairbanks Mr. Joslin
received word that Gus Peterson ar
rived there with a poke of $6,500 in
gold dust, representing his clean-up,
and Kinney and Franklin uncovered
a nugget at Tolovana, weighing 66
ounces. It is estimated that the sea
son’s output at the new camp will be
$60,000.
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LIFE OVER
NEW YORK, Oct. 9—Appolivaries
Kedrovsky, ..who for fourteen years
has been a Russian orthodox mission
ary in Alaska, committed suicide here
today by jumping from the fifth floor
window of his hotel room. Kedrov,
sky had just k purchased tickets to
Archangel for himself, his wife and
six children. From what can be
learned about the man it is thought
his mind became unbalanced reading
the war news.
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BATCH OF PRISONERS ON
WAY TO PENITENTIARY
Deputy Marsrals Ike Evans, of Sew
ard, Frank Hoffman, of Chisana, and
A1 Dowling, of Valdez, are aboard the
steamer Alameda, taking four prison
ers, who were sentenced in the dis
trict court, to McNeil’s Island peni
tentiary. The prisoners are James A.
Field, Frank Tragime, Cardine Esmile
and Alvin Lund, each of whom were
sentenced to one year in the peniten
tial Field was convicted of lar
ceny, Tragime and Lund of selling li
quor to Indians, and Esmile of stab
bing with intent to kill.
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Mrs. McCudden and daughter, Mrs.
Heim, who spent the past month in
Cordova returned yesterday to their
homes in California.
SEWARD’S NEW DAILY
NAMED OFFICIAL PAPEI
SEWARD, Oct. 6—At a meeting o
the city council, last night, the Alas
ka Evening Post, Seward’s new dail:
paper, was awarded the contract fo
the city printing by a vote of four t<
three. The Gateway claims tha
those constituting the majority are al
stockholders in the Post.
28 MILES ROAD
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5—Secretary
Lane announced today that the end of
the first season of construction on the
government railroad in Alaska had
seen the finishing of 29 miles of rail
way. This stretch is completed out of
Anchorage at the head of Cook Inlet.
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EDITOR
PHOENIX, Oct. 9—Dynamite was
found today in the lot adjoining the
home of business manager Dulbage of
the Phoenix Gazette. It is thought by
mite was intended to injure Dulmage.
as he has been the chief exponent of
the operator’s side in the present
strike in the copper mines, and has
thereby incurred the resentment of the
strikers.
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FIANCE VISIT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9—The presi
dent, accompanied by Mrs. Galt, left
here yesterday to attend the theatre
party arranged for the pair by Col
onel House. The party at the rail
road station was a joyous one, the
president’s daughter being along to
say au revoir, and many other close
personal friends of the couple being
also present.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9—When Presi
lent Wilson and Mrs. Galt, arrived at
Ihe railroad station last night to at
tend the the theatre party, they were
met by a large crowd, who cheered
the couple enthusiastically. The
president waved his greetings to the
people, and sped away in Colonel
House’s automobile.
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COLLIER AND SAILORS
DEPART FROM CORDOVA
The U. S. S. Prometheus steamed
out of the local harbor at 10 o’clock
this morning, after having spent over
a month here. The collier will go
direct to Sitka, where it will remain
a couple of days and then proceed to
Bremerton, Wash., for coal. A part
of the radio crew was left at the
Whitshed wireless station and it is
the intention of the Prometheus to re
turn to Cordova about October 25 for
these men.
The officers and crew of the collier
expressed themselves as having en
joyed their stay here and it was with
regret that they took their leave.
Many pleasant friendsips were formed
and Cordovans are unanimous in the
opinion that our visitors are a fine
body of young men who are always
welcome to our shores.
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SEATTLE, OCT. 8— THE MARIPOSA, WHICH SAIL j
ED FROM HERE WEDNESDAY WAS WRECKED TODAY;
IN QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND. NO PARTICULARS
OF THE WRECK HAVE SO FAR BEEN RECEIVED EX
CEPT THE NEWS THAT THE SHIP IS ASHORE. THE
VESSEL HAD EIGHTY PASSENGERS, THIRTY OF WHOM
WERE WOMEN, AND SHE HAD A CAPACITY CARGO
OF FREIGHT. THE PASSENGERS FOR CORDOVA
WERE GEORGE SHOLSETH, F. JOHNSON, ALVINA
SCHLINK, MRS. 0. NORDGREN, MRS. JAMES FLYNN,
MRS. GEORGE OSBORNE AND DEMING WHEELER.
KETCHIKAN, Oct. 9—The Mariposa struck a rock at
T ointer Island, 400 miles north of Seattle, yesterday morning
at 0 o’clock. She had a hole stove in her bottom forward which
extinguished the fires in the engine room. It is fearded that the
vessel will be a total loss. The crew rescued the passengers and ’
two hours later the steamer Dispatch answered the wireless1
distress call and took the passengers aborad, bringing them ‘
here. The steamer Admiral Evans, which sailed from F ■attic1
last night, will probably pick up the passengers at Ketchikai
and land them at their destination. There were 1200 tons o
freight aboard the Mariposa and a steamer has been dispatcher
from Seattle to take this cargo off the disabled boat.
SEATTLE, W ash., Oct. 9—The outlook for saving tin
Mariposa is bad'. It is reported that the whole of her botton
has been scraped off. The mail and express have been saved
and a large portion of the cargo will be saleable. A wrecking
ship left here today for the scene of the catastrophe, and the
steamer which left yesterday to salve the cargo will arrive a
its destination some time tonight. The freighter Cordova wil
probably assist in lightering the cargo. The largest valua
tion of the cargo is consigned to Anchorage and Valdez.
SEATTLE, Oct. 9—The Mariposa, with seventy-nine pas
sengers on board, bound north, grounded yesterday in a heavy
fog, on Pointer Island, in Queen Charlotte Sound.' The vessel
was carrying a capacity cargo, and she is hard aground, and
cannot be removed until the cargo has been taken off.
The
boat and the passengers are in absolutely no danger, and it i
believed that she will be able to continue her voyage as soon a
she can be floated. A steamer is on her way north to reraovi
the cargo of the ship.
STR NORTHWESTERN HITS ROCK
The steamer Northwestern, which left Juneau at 7 o’clock
yesterday morning, struck a rock off Panock Islam] near
Skagway, and for nine hours the vessel was hig and'd \ On
account of the cable being out of commission it is impos ■ de to
get the details of the accident, but information has Ih^ii re
ceived to the effect that the steamer finally got off rock
and proceed on its way. The extent of the damage, ii^fiy re
sulted, is not known. *
Agent Tallent received a wireless message from Skagwav
this afternoon announcing that the Northwestern would reach
Cordova Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. She lias a large cargo
aboard for here, consisting of 75 tons of freight for local mer
chants and 375 tons for the railroad, including 100,000 feet of
lumber. Just how many passengers are booked for Cordova
is not known, as the list was not telegraphed from Seattle when,
the vessel sailed from there.
CORDOVANS IIR E
UtVtLUPINR
The Cordova Mining and Developing
Company is doing some extensive
work on their quartz property at Port
Wells, according to Dr. W. H. Chase,
president of the corporation. There
are at present forty-two men employ
ed, developing the lode, and installing
new machinery. A building 40x76 is
being erected, which will accomodate
a mill of twenty stamps; 600 feet of
tramway is being erected and towers
built. Geo A. Harmon and a crew of
men will leave here in a few days to
string the cable. A pipe line 3000 feet
long is being installed and a Foos en
gine will arive on the next boat, which
was purchased from the Harmon
Machinery Co. In fact all the ma
chinery and supplies have been fur
nished by local merchants.
Dr. Chase says it is the intention of
the company is to build a wharf as(
soon as tne wora on me mm is com
pleted. It will extend for a distance
of 200 feet into Duck bay at Port
Wells and facilitate the handling of
Ihe supplies and ore.
The personnel of the men in charge
of the work of developing this likely
looking gold quartz mine includes W.
C. Henley, mineralogist; C. W. Sten
der, superintendent, formerly of the
Gastineau; Mr. Emerson, mill-wright,
formerly of the Holiday Machinery
Co., Seattle.
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CABLESKIP FINALLY STARTS
TO REPAIR THE CABLE
SEATTLE, Oct. 9—The cableship
Burnside was delayed In sailing and
did not leave here for Sitka, to re
pair the broken cable, until Thursday.
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JUDGMENT RENDERED SALE
MOTHER LODE 8TOCK
The jury in the case of Charles M.
Day vs. the Valdev Bank & Trust
company returned a verdict giving the
plaintiff judgment in the sum of $957
The case resulted from a transaction
in Mother Lode mining stock which
plaintiff proved to the satisfaction ol
the jury had been sold by the bant
for less than the market price of the
stocks.
1200 MEN EMPLOYED
mi pourowMctfr pm Dom
SEWARD, Oct. 6—Chairman Edes,
who returned yesterday from an in
spection of the government railroad
:onstruction at Anchorage and Mat
inuska reports that twelve hundred
men are now employed by the Alaska
Engineering Commission.
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BY PHILLIES
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8—The first
game of the World’s Series resulted
in a victory for the Quaker City team
by a score of three to one. The game
commenced at two o’clock, and despite
a drizzling rain which set in at eight
this morning and continued until
eleven the grounds were in fair con
dition. and the game was played in a
speedy fashion. The sun came out
just before the game commenced and
assured a fine afternoon. Boston out
hit the Phillies, making eight hits to
their opponents five and the official
scorers registered one error for each
team. The capacity of the grounds
was taxed to hold the crowd of enthu
siastic fans, and many were refused
admittance because of lack of room.
Ground rules had to be established be
cause of the crowd in center field.
Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched
for the winning team and was ably
seconded behind the bat by Burns.
The battery for the Red Sox was
Ernest Shoere and Cady. Both teams
play here tomorrow.
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WAREHOUSES DESTROYED
BY THE HIGH WATER
Two of the Alaska Commercial Co.’s
big warehouse at Talkeetna were des
troyed hy the high water which pre
vailed on the Susitna during the past
week. The loss was caused by the
caving of the banks. Ample warning
was given to permit the saving of all
contents of the structures. The first
warehouse toppled Into the river be
fore the arrival of the government
boat Chulitna from Indian river, and
the other was about to topple into the
rushing waters as the boat passed.
Nitty Job printing at the Times.
JUNEAU, Oct. 7—Captain E. B. ,
Hoffman of the Abler, said today that |
he was interested in a company which j
was planning to start a new industry ,1
in Alaska, namely the canning of wal
rus meat. Hoffman said that the
meat had been tested and pronounced
by food experts to be the finest meat
possible to obtain. A cannery will
be installed in the Arctic next year.
BENEFlfENTERTfllNMENT
PLEASED LARGE AUDIENCE
A good crowd attended the benefit
entertainment given by the Cordova
Volunteer Fire Department at Em
press theatre, last night, for Curly ■
Hickman, who sustained an injury to'
his foot while participating in the:
smoker given by the Prometheus and j
since which time he has been confined
to the hospital.
The program opened with an over
ture by Mrs. How'el I. Lewis and
Oeorge Dooley, which was well ren
dered. J. A. Wagster, of the Prome
theus, gave a clever exhibition of In
dian club swinging. The vocal selec
tion by Mrs. J. B. O’Neill was thoro
ughly enjoyed by the auditors, as she
possesses an exceptionally sweet
voice. J. H. Chittenden, of the Pro
metheus, played a violin solo that wag
exceptionally fine. Bob Baney enter
tained with monologue and buck and
wing dancing. Rastus Wilson’s musi
cal selections and imitations were
good. There were also three motion
pictures.
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GOVERNMENT SCOW
ADRIFT WITH SUPPLIES
A severe wind storm is reported to
have swept over the Tumagain Arm
district and it is feared that the En
gineering Commission’s scow “2”’ has
been lost. The scow was loaded with
supplies and broke loose from her
moorings during the night. Lanches
are out searching for the scow, but it
is feared she was swamped by the
heavy sea which was running during
the storm.
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The launch Waif returned from the
westward this morning and left at
noon for Katalla.
lere that Will A. Steel is on his way
rom Cordova to consummate a deal
vith John W. Troy, proprieor of the
funeau Empire, whereby he secures an
nterest in that paper, in which event
le will become a resident of this city.
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1915 MAKS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8—The gov
ernment completed its estimates of
the probable wheat crop for the pres
ent year, and the experts in the agri
cultural department say that the crop
will total 1,000,000,000 bushels.
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FIELDS BEEN
KATALLA, Oct. 7—The working of
surveying the Bering river fields has
been completed and the government
party of twenty-eight men who spent
the past four months in the inerior re
urned to Katalla last night and will
leave for the states on the steamer
Admiral Farragut.
CHARLEY HUBBARD LEASES
PRIMROSE AND OTHER MINES
Charles G. Hubbard of the Blue Bell
Mining company completed arrange
ments today for the leasing of the
Primrose mine on the adjoining claims
and will commence work at once.
The Primrose, which is controlled
by Derrick Lane and Herbert Tozier,
is one of the best prospects on Kenal
peninsula from values shown in ore
already worked, but work was aband
oned some time back following a seri
ous cave-in which closed the main
drifts.—Seward Post.
DELEGATE WILL
SOON VISIT
, FAIRBANKS, Oct. 8 — Delegate
^ Wickersham will leave here In a
couple of weeks for the coast. He
' will take an automobile over the trail
as far Chitina and go from there by
train to Cordova. The Judge Intends
making a trip to Valdez and Seward
and will also stop over at several
towns in Southeastern Alaska before
returning to Washington to attend
the opening of Congress on the first
Monday in December.
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RELEASED ON BAIL
DENVER, Oct. 9—John Lawn who
w-as convicted of murder, and has been
in prison awaiting a new- trial was re
leased from custody today upon his
giving bonds to the amount of
$35,000.
RAISING FUNDS
FOR SCHOOL
ANCHORAGE, Oct. 1—The men
hers of the school board waited upon
Mr. Mears to find out what could be
“Jone Ui .the wav of getting: a public
cient funds could be raised to sustain
the school the commission would build
a school building. Upon this assu
rance, Mrs. Mrs. Normile, a member
of the school board. Immediately set
to work to find ways and means to pro
vide for the maintenance of the school
until such time as government school
funds can be secured.
A committee of ladles, consisting
of Mrs. Normile, Mrs. Chase, Mrs.
McCullough, Mrs. Pilger and Mrs.
Wendler, will circulate subscription
lists throughout the city asking each
and every citizen who has the interest
of the public school at heart to do
nate any sum they may feel able to
give. In addition to the public sub
scription, the ladies will ask all par
ents and others who are inclined to
agree to pay the sum of fifty cents
per week during the school term,
which will aid materially in financing
the school.
The new sidewalk laid In front of
the Empress block on H street is rael
ly a great improvement, and Capt.
I.athrop is entitled to much credit for
the work.
Surveyor Warner has completed
the survey of the five-acre tracts on
the southern limit of the town. It is
not known Just what arrangements
will be made for the disposition of
these tracts, but it is likely that they
will be disposed in the same manner
as were the lots in the townslte of
Anchorage. Nothing further, how
ever, will be done with them before
next spring.
Ur. Henderson, a member of the
Bacon survey party, arrived In An
chorage the fore part of the week.
The doctor expects to leave for Seat
tle shortly. He reports prospects are
very bright in the upper coutry and
believes that as soon as transporta
tion arrives many very good mining
properties will be opened up between
here and the Broad Past country.
Capt. N. J. Galkema, owner of the
power launch Swan, which has been
plying on Cook Inlet during the past
season, left on Wednesday last for
Seldovta, from which place he will
start on aprospectlng cruise which will
last late into the ssason. He will be
accompanied by Jack Howe and
Claude Pierce.
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Capt. Gilbert Rude, of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey boat Taku, was
a passenger for Seattle on the Alame
da. He has completed his work on
Prince William Sound and expects to
be sent to the Philippines, where he
will be assigned to a larger boat.