FOURTH YEAR. CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1914. NUMBER 38
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PITTSBURG, July 1.—Adhering to his intention not to
implicitly follow his physician’s instructions and refrain from
making any more speeches this year, Colonel Roosevelt left
New York yesterday morning and arrived here last evening, to
attend a big Progressive rally. He delivered a spirited speech,
although toward the end his voice and vigor weakened con
siderably. He declared that the tariff bill recently enacted was
a collosal failure. The President’s anti-trust program he
characterized an economic absurdity, and said that his foreign
policy was “wretched.” He charged the Republican bosses
with putting Wilson in power, by thwarting the will of the rank
and file of the party who desired the nomination and election
of the candidate put forth later by the Progressives. He then
launched into a tirade against Senator Bois Penrose, the
embodiment of machine politics and the tried and trusted
representative of the big interests. He urged the election of
his good friend Gifford Pinchot to a seat in the Senate of the
United States. In closing he declared that the passing back
and forth of power between, machine Democrats and Republi
cans, resulted in a government of convulsion and physical ills.
PITTSBURG, July 1.—Senator Bois Penrose was in the
city last nigt and after reading this morning an account of the
attack made against him by Col. Roosevelt, gave out for
publication, a letter which he had received from the former
president. It was dated 1904 and thanked the senator for his
to, efforts on behalf of the ticket and congratulated him upon the
very satisfactory returns in Pennsylvania.
SEATTLE, July 1.—Through the efforts of Secretary of
Commerce Redfield an appropriation was made available today
that will permit of a much needed and good work being done
in Alaska. Headed by J. A. Daniels, of the coast survey, an
expedition of 20 men sailed this morning for the north, on the
tug Chehalis. They have with them a complete wire drag outfit,
with which to search for pinnacles and rocks in Alaskan
waters. This expedition will be joined at Ketchikan by the
launch Arnold and several more men.
NIAGARA FALLS, July of the mediators, Mr. D.
DaGama, of Brazil, announce^ mis afternoon that a practical
settlement of the conflict between the United States and
Mexico had been arrived at. He furtlier stated that the
mediators would take an indefinite recess, pending the attempts
^ of the Mexican factions to settle the international problems.
The text of the protocols that have been signed and accepted
by all the interests are as follows:
Article 1. The provisional government referred to in the
protocol No. 3 shall be constituted by agreement of the dele
gates representing the parties between which the interna,!
struggle in Mexico is taking place.
Article 2. (a) Upon the constitution of the provisional
government of the City of Mexico, the government of the
United States of America will recognize it, and thereupon
diplomatic relations between the two countries will be restored.
(b) The government of the LTnited States of America
will not in any form whatsoever claim a war indemnity or
other international satisfaction.
(c) The provisional government will proclaim an absolute
amnesty to all foreigners for any. and all political offenses
^committed during the period of civil war in Mexico.
(d) The provisional government will negotiate for the
constitution of international commissions for the settlement of
^the claims of foreigners on account of damages sustained
during the period of civil war as a consequence of military acts
or acts of national authorities.
Article 3. Three mediating governments agree on their
part to recognize the provisional government organized as
provided by section 1 of this protocol.
“Protocol No. 3,” referred to in the foregoing, was signed
three weeks ago and set forth merely that a provisional govern
ment, to be constituted as later provided, shall be recognized
on a certain date, to be agreed upon subsequently, and from
that time forward shall exercise governmental powers until the
inauguration of a constitutional president.
WASHINGTON, July 3.—John R. Silliman left this city
\oday for Saltillo, Mexico, the temporary capital of the
Constitutionalist forces, where he will represent the United
States. He goes as the personal agent of President Wilson, to
lend a hand, if occasion offers, to healing the breach between
'President Carranza and General Villa.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-—Delegates Lamar and Lehman
have returned from Niagara Falls and called this afternoon to
pay their respects to President Wilson. The latter told them
that he was intensely proud of the way they represented their
country before the peace mediators.
SALTILLO, July 3.—President Carranza is preparing to
remove to Monterey, where he will establish the capital of the
Constitutionalist government.
VERA CRUZ, July 6.—President Huerta’s two sons,
daughter and mother-in-law, together with Generals Joaquim
and Maas, will arrive here on July 11, on the steamship
Kspagne, bound from Puerto, Mexico, to Havre, France.
WASHINGTON, July G.—When asked this afternoon
concerning the report that Huerta was planning to leave
Mexico, President Wilson replied that he was glad to state
that he was not in the confidence of Huerta.
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Cordova, JulY 3
Geo. E. Vergowe was an arrival
I last night from the Chisana placer
j camp, having left there June 21st.
■ He will take the. steamer outside and
| go to Tacoma, where his family re
| sides. Mr. Vergowe is interested in
! Ruby and other sections of the
i north. He went from Dawson by
! dog team to the Chisana last Janu
i ary, but doe.s not except to return.
He states that there are about 300
: people in the camp. Of that number
180 are miners employed on the dif
ferent claims. The others are. pros
pectors and men doing a trading
business. On June 16 about 115
men held a meeting and formed the
Shushanna Miners Association, with
the following officers:
Michael Davis, president; Wm.
Currie, vice-president; Chauncey F.
Peterson, secretary. Executive board:
Axel Johnson, Thos. Hinton, John
Young, Dr. Maurice Williams, Albin
Martin, G. R. Mateson, M. Malnski.
As most of the operators were
paying $6 per day and board, with
the exception of Fletcher T. Ham
shaw, who paid but $5, it was de
cided to demand the higher sum
from all. In the meantime the men
working for Mr. Hamshaw quit
work, but within 24 hours the. dif
ferences had been adjusted and work
was resumed at the $6 rate.
As there is not enough employ
ment for the miners now in the
camp the association decided to issue
a warning and have it published in
the outside newspapers, warning
laboring men who are without means
to stay away from the camp.
Just before Mr. Vergowe left three,
men arrived from Vancouver, having
been sent there by the “Shushajjna
Mining & Trading Co., of Van
couver,” and who represented that
they had already 300 men at work in
the Chisana and were paying $8 per
day and board, which the new men
were to receive. They soon realized
that no such company* was operating
there, and as a result the men found
themselves broke and without food,
with no work in sight. They state
that others we.re on the way and
would soon arrive.
The first clean-up of the season
was by Mr. Hamshaw, at the mouth
of Eldorado. From 2,700 feet along
bedrock he took out 272 ounces of
gold, with a value of about $4,300.
Nothing has as yet been taken out
above No. 3 on Eldorado. On No. 3,
Mr, Chisholm is now at work and
e.xpects to have a good clean-up.
Paul Range has four or five feet
of good pay on Skookum, but there
is a shortage of water and at pres
ent he is not able to make a clean
up. They struck fairly good pay on
the bench on the right limit opposite.
No. 1, Eldorado.
There are good prospects on Dry
Gulch and Alder, with a little pay
on Big Eldorado, where they a^e
now shoveling in. There is also pay
on 7 and 8 and 7 and 8 fractions on
Bonanza. Carl Whitam has five men
working on No. 2 Eldorado and ex
pects to take out good pay. Nothing
much has been discovered on Snow
Gulch or Coarse Money creeks.
There was a small stampede over to
the Canadian side and some work
was done, on Bryan and Donjek
rivers, without any results.
Mr. Vergowe states that the mail
service is now excellent, as two
mails per month come and go. It
takes in not only all the letter mail
but also newspapers and magazines.
He is of the opinion that the Chisana
will never prove a big camp.
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Cordova, July 6
Count Ferdinando Daneo, royal
counsul general of Italy, located at
San Francisco, and companion, F. M.
Andreain, arrived on the Mariposa
and are guests at the Windsor. The
count states that his country is very
much intereste,d in Alaska and that
he has been directed to look over the
country. They will likely take the
train in the morning and go to the
end of the. line. After visiting the
Bonanza mine they will return to
Chitina and if an automobile is avail
able will make a trip into Fairbanks,
then going down the river to Nome
and sailing from there for Seattle.
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26-foot Cabin Cruiser with 12
h. p. Roberts motor. See S. Blum
& Co.
Cordova, July 7,
W. J. Holden, of Boston, C. A.
Anderson, of Portland, Ore., and
Frank S. Sinnicks, of Manchester,
Mass., are. recent arrivals and will go
out on the train tomorrow morning.
The two latter are mining engineers
who have heard so muc hof the Ole
Berg copper property in the Kusku
Iina district, that they are anxious
to make, an examination of it with
the idea of becoming interested. Mr.
Holden has been finaneng this prop
erty for a couple of years past and
will accompany the engineers to the
district. They leave the train at
Strelna and take horses for a dis
tance of 12 or 15 mlies.
Among the arrivals on the Samp
son yesterday was H. W. DuBois, a
mining engineer of considerable note
who makes his headquarters at
Philadelphia. He is here in the in
terests of one of the large stock
holders of the Alaska Copper Cor
poration, who are also expected to
arrive in a few days to personally
look over the property which the
company is operating in the Kus
kulana river section. They have two
groups, one known as the Rarus
mine, being located along the river
about 10 miles north from Mile 152,
while the group on Nuggett creek is
about five miles farther north. At
present the trail to these properties
loads from Sterlna, although the con_
st ruction of a branch line from the
C. R. & N. IV. Ry. from Mile 152 is
under contemplation by the Alaska
Copper Corporation. The proopsed
route will be examined by Engineer
DuBois, who will also make a thor
ough investigation of the mining
claims owned by the company, and
the workings thereon, at the same
time laying out work for future oper
ations. Mr. DuBois, accompanied by
Alfred B. lies, the manager of the
property, will take the train tomor
row morning and go to Strelna,
where horses will await them to take
them to the mines. In December,
1912, a shipment of a little over 19
tons of ore, to the Tacoma smeltetr
showed returns of 56.43 per cent
copper. The stockholders of the
corporation are largely from the
states of Pennsylvania and New
York. The installation of a mill and
other machinery is contemplated, so
that the. property may be worked on
a large scale.
Arriving on the steaemr Mariposa
last night were a party from the
east who are large, stockholders in
the Alaska Copper Corporation,
which is now operating the Rarus
mines and the Nugget Creek mines
near the upper waters of the. Kus
kulana river, from 10 to 15 miles
north of Strelna. In the number are
Baron and Baroness Bulow Von
Ravens, of New York; Mr. and Mrs.
M. P. Martin, of Scranton, Penn.; D.
George Dre.ry and Geo. M. Drery, ot
Catasauqua, Penn. Alfred B. Illes
has been the manager of the Alaska
Copper Corporation for the past
couple of years and left a weak ago
for the property, to get everything
in readiness for the visitors. Mrs.
lies remained in Cordova and greeted
the party upon their arrival last
night. The men will take the train
tomorrow morning for the interior,
to make an examination of the work
ings with the idea of putting in a
mill and other machinery necessary
to develop the property on a large
scale. The ladies will likely remain
at the Windsor hotel.
The Baron is a director in the
corporation and made a visit to the
mine a year ago. He has great con
fidence that the two groups will
develop into big dividend paying
properties of high grade copper ore.
In December 1912 a shipment pf 19
tons was sent to the Tacoma smelter
that gave values of 56.43 per cent
copper. Both Mr. Drery and Mr.
Martin are large manufacturers in
Pennsylvania, and large stockholders
in the corporation, which is con
trolled by Pennsylvania capitalists.
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It is claimed that there are 2,300
members of fraternal societies in
Fairbanks, divided as follows: Pio
neers, 915; Eagles, 530; Moose, 400;
Masons, 200; Arctic Brotherhood,
100; Odd Fellows, 90, and Knights
of Pythias, 32.
SEATTLE, July 7.—Stephen Birch, managing director for
the mining interests of the Alaska Syndicate in Alaska, arrived
here yesterday and announces that the Guggenheims will invest
$10,000,000 in mining properties in the Copper River country,
providing they stand up under investigation. He refused,
however, to specify the properties of which purchase is contem
plated. He states that improvements are now being made to
the two properties of the Syndicate that will largely increase
their output. A tram is now being built to the Jumbo mine at
Kennecott that will bring the ore to the Bonanza concentrator,
and more than double the output. At Latouche a process is
being insalled that will reduce copper ores by oil floitation,
which will permit of a greater saving of values and permit the
working of lower grade ores.
Mr. Birch states that a large party of New York capitalists
will soon arrive to sail for Alaska. In addition to examining
into the mining opportunities of the Copper River country th^
will go on a hunting expedition from Kennecott to the White
River country. It is expected that there will be about 20 in the
party, which will be headed by Henry Pomeroy Davison, one of
the leading bankers of New York and a member of the firm of
J. P. Morgan & Co. Percy Rockefeller will also likely be one of
the party. It is expected that this visit will result in wonderful
activity in the mining section contiguous to the Copper River &
Northwestern Railway.
SKAGWAY, July 6.—A water fatality that resulted in
the loss of several lives threw a cloud over the Fourth of July
festivities that had been planned on a large scale, and the
town has been in mourning since. On Friday night the
gasoline launch Superb left here for Juneau. On board were
George Black, the owner of the launch, George Matthews,
Judge Matthews, Cassidy Kossuth, Arthur Boone, Tom Run
ning, Orchard. Stanley Dillon, and Henry Brennhofer, all of
Skagway; Oscar Colson and Bob Saunders, of Seattle; J. II.
Bell and Sam Radowicli, of White Horse; Otis Oaks, Clark
Peterson, B. Vance, and two Montenegrins whose names are
unknown. They found the sea too rough and turned back at
Seduction Point and put into Haines. At that port George
Matthews, B. Vance, and Otis Oaks got off. Their places were
taken by Monte Price and T. Maturien, ex-sokliers, Joe Logan
and a colored woman named Myrtle. This was at 4:30 Saturday
morning and the launch set out for Skagway. When about
3‘/o miles south of town the launch turned turtle and all weie
drowned except seven of the number. Tom Running and
Clark Peterson swam ashore. The former climbed over cliffs
along the shore line and reached Moore’s wharf at 5:30
o’clock. He immediately gave the alarm and Capt. Larson.
Bert Aden and Clias. Rapuzzi started off in a gasoline launch.
They encountered a dory that had picked up the boat 3Vt
miles off dock, where it had drifted, and on it were Boone,
Orchard, Radowicli, Matthews, Black and Kossuth. Logan’s
body was found near by floating with a life preserver on. Ever
since searching parties have been out but no bodies have been
recovered. The Fourth of July celebration was declared off
with the exception of base ball in the afternoon and a dance
in the evening. A large crowd was here from Haines and
White Horse. Flags were placed at half mast.
SEATTLE, July 3.—Orders received from V aslnngton
have become effective relative to the transmission of messages
over the government cable and telegraph wires. Heretofore ali
government business was “franked.” but this order has been
revoked, with reference to all departments .except the war.
The privilege that soldiers in Alaska had of sending messages
free to relatives has also been rescinded.
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Cordova, July ‘2.
The United States revenue cutter McCullough returned to
port this afternoon and will remain here for the ensuing week.
The cutter was out at sea when, word was received giving
permission to return to Cordova and remain here until the
latter part of next week, going then to Valdez to take the
“floating court” to the westward. While here a few adjust
ments to the machinery will be made and the boilers cleaned,
so that she will not be subject to* any delay on that account
during the westward trip. During the absence of ('apt. P. 11.
Uberroth, who left here last Saturday on the steamer Evans
for the south, the McCullough will be in command of First
Lieutenant J. A. Alger. The fact that the cutter will be in
port over the Fourth of July will tend to give a zest to some of
the contests, and in addition Dr. Chase will arrange for a tug
of-war between men from the cutter, the winning team to be
given a cash prize. A rowing race will also be arranged, to be
participated in by the cutter boys.
MEXICO CITY, July 6.—At an election held yesterday
throughout that portion of Mexico conti’olled by Huerta the
latter was re-elected president and General Blanquet was
elected vice president.
LONDON, July 7.—An immense crowd witnessed the con
test between the two celebrated lightweights, Freddie Welsh,
the English champion, and Willie Ritchie, the American
champion, who won the honors last year. The contest through
out was full of interest and both men fought with spirit. At
the end of the twenty rounds both men were in good condition.
The decision was given to Welsh, on points.
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