VOLUME 2
CHITINA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1911.
NO. 10
LATEST
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Frank Iverson, of Kennecott, one
of the owners of the Bonanza Gold
Mining company, was in Chitina on
Thursday enroute to Cordova.
Deputy Marshal Sam Brightwell
of Cordova, was in Kennecott and
Chi lina on legal business between
trains th:s week.
L. Schoemaker, a freighter of Fair
banks, is in town this week. He is
taking in a car of fresh meat.
“Dutch” Blankfield has received
four head of horses from the outside
for his Fairbanks freight line.
Mrs. Ora L Burrows returned from
Cordova Thursday evening. She
brought her nephew, Mr. Goodman,
who arrived from Seattle on the
Alameda, to spend the winter in
Chitina.
A. L. Vinning a w-holesale grocer
of Fairbanks drove in Tuesday morn
ing. Mr. Vinning, who is enroute to
the states >n business says that the
greatest ne rd of the interior is a good
summer mail service. He is also of
the opinio 1 that all kinds of busi
ness will bo better next summer than
in the l ast.
Ole Berg who has been in Val
dez for a couple of weeks is again
on the streets.
C. J. Atwell, of Fairbanks, who has
been teamboating in the Iditarod
and i interested in the Ryan group
on Esther creek passed through CVt
ina Friday enroute to the out
He says mat quartz mining is <
boom in his section and wi!' b
next summer
A1 Doze of Valdez, is ' k ii. • r
for the winter, but will tarn to ve
dez shortly for a meeting of th
stockholders of the Golconda Hy
draulic Mining company, of which he
is vice president.
H. E. Elliott, the well known car
'nenter was admitted to the local hos-.
1’iital last Wednesday, suffering with
a severe attack of heart trouble. He
is now much improved.
Late arrivals at the Chitina hotel
are Edw. Russell, Roberta Hamilton
Mrs. M. Wllliars, H. M. Badger, E. A.
Patrick, S. F. Brightwell, O. Larson.
Jack Cumberland, Malcolm McLeo
Ivan M. Mil.er, Lucy Smith, M. Mang
Fred Dodson Nick Gamin, O. Berg.
J. R. Mathews, Jas. Cochrane, F. M.
Strong, Geo. Bucsh, Joe Berger J.
I. Btewart, R. L. Vining C. B. Atwell,
J. Swanson, Clias. Sterner, Mrs. M
Saindon, e,. E. Giseland Mrs. Felix
Pedro, J. P. Shumaker, F. A. Iver
son, Mike baannon, Joiin McCrary. I.
McCrary.
Mrs. wauace is again mi niuna
where she expects to spend the win
ter. She lias accepted a position ar
matron at the Lakeview hospital.
Work on the tunnel is rapidly
nearing completion and will be so
far advanced as to admit the pas
sage of trains in a couple of weeks.
Thanksgiving was very quietly ob
served in Chitina this year.
The thermometer took a sudden
drop Friday morning from ten de
grees above to ten degrees below
zero.
Marshal Joe Brown returned last
Thursday from Cordova where he at
tended the session of the district
court.
Dr. Thom went down to Cordova
Sunday, returning Monday.
Tom Holland and Roy Wilson were
in Cordova last week.
James Hartney returned from Cor
dova last week where he had an im
portant case in court.
Ti.e sixteen hundred pound limit
of mail three times a weekhas en
abled the postal people to clean up
all the interior mail in the Cordova
office> so he will not be bothered
with any more tedious delays.
The Chitina Cash store has finally
completed its regular stock and is
making a very creditable showing.
Tile store is a credit to Chitina and
it must be very gratifying to Messrs.
Gillman anu Nelson to be able to sup
ply such an unexpected demand. Mr.
Gillman has grown from boyhood in
the mercantile business while John
ny Nelson—well everybody knows
Johnny.
Dennis Kelly who has been in very
poor health for several months was
admitted to Lakeview hospital on
Tuesday last.
Supt. Arnold of Grays mines was
In town last Saturday. He has just
returned from a trip to the states.
Mrs. John Gage came up Mondaj
and took possession of the Browr
building where she is opening up t
line of women’s and children’s goodi
and millinery. Thus one by one tlx
needs of Chitina residents are beinf
provided for.
The fill between the depot and thi
hotel on Second street is nearly com
pleted which will greatly improve thi
visitor's first impression of the town
McNamaras confess to dynamiting
Los Angeles, Dec. 1—The greatest kind of asensation has been created this afternoon. James B. McNamara
pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree in connection with the explosion of the Times building and the conse
quent killing of many employees. John J. McNamara pleaded guilty to the blowing up of the Llewellyn works.
They will both be sentenced on Tuesday.
The members of the grand jury
submitted their final report to Judge
Cushman, in the United States Dis
trict court late Tuesday afternoon.
It was signed by all the members,
viz:
W. McBride, E. V. Boyle, J. W.
Xickell, F. C. Schiller, Fred Schren
ger, Lincoln Wain, Chas. Goodall,
W. L. Fursman, Fred Glasbrenner,
Tom EE. Williams, J. E. Currier,
Harry D.vmond, Janies Lyons, J. E.
Barry, h. B. Burkhart; E. E. Swer
gal, secretary; Malcolm Brock, Fore
man.
It was a very complete and vol
uminous document from which the
following generous excerpts are tak
en, covering the salient points:
The dis -r< „as submit
ted t i.ave examined
seven wherein persons
acc"-< had been held to
the same, and of this
have reported five (5)
and two (2) not true
M • district attorney has al
pr- i ,ed us other matters.
Office of U. S. Commissioner at
Cordova.
We find the office equipped with
necessary books and records for
conducting the work required of
the commisioner. The commission
er does not have the services of a
clerk or stenographer and is, there
fore, required to personally perform
the clerical work. So far as we
were able to observe in our brief
examination, the books and general
records are ivell kept and appear to
be in such condition that immediate
examination can be successfully
made by citizens interested.
We recommend that the govern
ment place the commissioner’s of
fice on a fixed salary basis, com
mensurate with the responsibility
>f the office and reasonably propor
tionate with living expenses in a
frontier country such as Alaska;
that the expense of conducting the
office be borne by the government
and that in case of emergency the
commissioner be allowed to summon
clerical service; the expense of such
necessary service to be paid as a
tart expense of conducting the of
fice.
We recommend that the Depart
ment of Justice promulgate a stand
ard fee to be charged by all notary
publics, including the United States
Commissioners.
Office of Deputy U. S. Marshal.
We have not directly inquired in
to the official affairs of the Deputy
marshal stationed at Cordova except
as pertains to records and papers as
he may have connection with the
commissioner’s office and the jail
and in this respect we have not
found any instances to which we can
take exception. To the best of our
knowledge and belief the affairs
of his office are being properly ad
ministered.
But we recommend, however, that
in connection with our recommenda
tion as pertains to the Commission
er’s office, an examination be made
at least once each year or more
frequent y if practicable, by an ac
credited operative of the government
and that he report his findings and
recommendations to the Department
of Justice or such central authority
as may be proper. This is for the
protection of the government and
for the protection of the marshal.
Federal Jail.
We find the location of the fed
eral jail central for all police pur
poses under existing conditions. We
find the premises cleanly kept and in
good sanitary condition. We find
proper provisions made for safe cus
tody of the prisoners.
Federal Building for Cordova.
As is generally known, during tb>
sessions of the district court at Cor
dova, the several offices of the De
partment of Justice are established
in different buildings or rooms
throughout the business section of
town. 'inis certainly is an unde
sirable condition of affairs. We do
not believe that it permits to the
economical administration of judi
cial business as would be the case
if all offices were centralized in one
building under direct federal con
trol.
Wo, therefore, urgently recom
mend that the federal government
establish a permanent building in
the town of Cordova, and we fur
ther recommend that the town of
Cordova make official tender of an
allotment of ground of suitable loca
tion whereon the government can
establish a federal building.
We recommend that this proposed
federal building be constructed after
such design as will afford accomoda
tion for the conduct of all court
proceedings, business transacted by
the customs collector, United States
commissioner, marshal, and all oth
er local government business and,
further, that the United States jail
be permanently established in such
proposed bulding.
Land Office.
We recommend the creation of a
new land district in the Third ju
dicial division with a land office
established at some central point on
the coast of the Third division. At
present, the extensive and rich gold
quartz and copper territory tribu
o the coast town of Cordova,
Valdez and Seward, to a consider
able degree is handicapped in its
development by reason of the fact
that claimants are required to trans
act business through the land office
at Juneau. This handicap to facil
ity of business has been repeatedly
made evident in the conduct of busi
ness pertaining to the coal claims
of the Matanuska and Bering river
districts by reason of the great dis
tance, lack of transportation facil
ities and great waste o^ time and
burden of personal expense inflicted
upon claimants hating business to
transact with the land office at Ju
neau.
Ail Night Cable Service.
We urgently recommend the i
augurati; n of an al'-night cable ser
vice. Our Cordon cable office is
cc.n tected by telephone with the
. mment wireless station at Point
lied and it is by this means
> that any news of ships in dis
tress at sea can be transmitted to
the towns of Cordova, Valdez and
Seward.
Revenue Cutter
We urgently recommend that a
revenue cutter (equipped with wire
less apparatus) be stationed in the
treacherous waters of Prince Wil
liam Sound in order to constitute a
safe guard for the protection of
ships or persons in distress, or for
any necessary police patrol or cus
toms duty, in the wmters of said
sound or on the high seas adjacent
thereto.
Fixed Aids to Navigation.
It is notoriously known that the
aids to navigation along the entire
coast of Alaska are greatly inad
equate. This is particularly true
along the coast of southeastern and
Southwestern Alaska the waters of
which are navigated more extensive
ly than any other section of the
Alaskan coast, both as regards pas
senger and freight transportation.
Government Trails.
We approve of the widespread agi
tatlon throughout the District o
Alaska as regards the necessity for
increased appropriations of funds
for the improvement of existing
trails and wagon roads, and for the
establishment of additional highways
throughout the district, but more
particularly the immediate necessity
of improving existing highways con
necting the principal towns and pop
ulous mining districts. The im
provement and extension of trans
portation facilities throughout Alas
ka Is a question of primary import
ance to the development of the
country and It is the opinion of this
«rand jury that the improvement
■ nd extension of transportation faci
lities deserves far greater attention
"rom tile central government in the
future than has been evident in the
past.
Bridge Across the Xizina River.
The loss of human life in the at
tempted fording of the treacherous
Nizina river during past years fig
t res to such a total that further un
i aasonabl© delay in constructing a
wagon bridge across this river, in
?ur opinion, will constitute a passive
criminal neglect upon the part of
the government. The Increased
mining operations adjacent to this
river and the creeks tributary
thereto has resulted in an extensive
travel and consequent hazard to
human life. This travel will pro
lAirtionately increase as mining op
erations increase and the hazard to
life and property will likewise be
greater.
We, therefore, urgently recom
mend that the federal government
or its War Department authorize its
officers to make immediate provi
sion for the construction of a per
manent wagon bridge across said
river.
Indian Affairs.
In view of the extension of civi
lization and improvements, and at
tendant features, through the Cop
per River valley, it becomes appar
ent that provision should be made
for the permanent protection of the
natives. The primary movement in
this connection should be the estab
lishment of a forest reserve, say two
miles in length along the easterly
and westerly banks of the Copper
River, so located as will centrally
embrace the villages commonly
known to be under the tribal juris
diction of Chiefs Good-La-Tah and
Eskaleda in the vicinty of Taral.
This reserve should be exempt from
residential encroachment by the
r whites or other races.
Coal Land truest ton.
The fact of delay in negotiating
an equitable settlement of the Alas
kan coal lands controversy is notor
iously known. We commend the
President for his efforts as evidenc
ed by deputizing tue secretary of
the interior to visit tin- coal lands
in person and we respectfully urge
the President, the seer* ary of the
interior and Congress to do all pos
sible in biinging about an early
settlement of the question.
Alaskan Fisheries Industry.
We recommend that the rate of
taxation, as at present 1* vied on the
canning corporations, be materially
increased. We believe the present
rate is ridiculously low. We recom
mend that the government exercise
a closer supervision in connection
with this industry and use every
precaution to prevent wasteful
slaughter. The government snould
see to it that tax returns are made
from every canning establishment in
accordance with the output what
ever the basis of taxation may be.
We recommend that the government
establish a fish hatchery on Lake
Eyak, near the town of Cordova.
Assistant IT. S. District Attorney.
In view of the fact t,*at the town
of Cordova has become an import
ant center on the southwestern coast
of Alaska, and there b< ing various
reasons to believe that the town and
section tributary thereto will con
tinue to grow from the standpoint
of population and inter-dependent
business and legal interests; further,
in consideration of the fact that
there is now, and nas been for some
time, an assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney stationed at Seward,
Alaska, we, therefore, urgently rec
ommend that an Assistant United
States District Attorney likewise be
stationed in the town of Cordova,
and section tributary thereto, first
hand convenience in judicial affairs,
and any necessary immediate pro
tection wnerein the interests of the
givernment or the community are in
question.
Iload Tax Collections.
During the summer of 1910, and
since that period, there was and has
been since repeated rumors in this
section to the effect that there was
gross partially shown, and prob
ably graft existent, in the collection
of the road tax along the line of
the Copper River & Northwestern
Railway in the Chitina precinct.
The law in general is impractic
able in Alaska. We recommend that
Congress revise this law and that
special revision be made for salary
for collectors fully commensurate
with the conditions and expenses he
is obliged to meet. We favor straight
salaries and no expense allowance.
Further, we believe that the road
tax of $8.00 per capita is an exces
sive tax and we, therefore, recom
mend that the tax be reduced to $4
per capita.
Civil Requirements For Holding Pub
lic Office.
This grand jury is opposed to the
practice of appointing persons to
public office unless they are by birth
citizens of the United States of Amer
ica, or have become citizens thereof
by fully qualifying as sucn under the
naturalization law.
It was notoriously rumored that a
former commissioner in this judicial
division was not a fully qualified
citi-’en, and it has been testified
to before us by the present United
States commissioner at Chitina, Alas
ka, that he has not taken out his
final naturalization papers; that
his first papers were secured twenty
years ago. We feel that no person
should accept or aspire to public
office who is not a qualified citizen
of the United States.
Conditions in the Town of Chitina.
It has been notoriously rumored
and it has been repeatedly testified
to before us that a condition of ex
treme drunkeness has prevailed for
some time in and about the saloons
of Chitina. It is repeatedly report
ed by travelers and it has been tes
tified to by citizens of Chitina that
there is a prevalence of general dis
order.
In connection with affairs at Chit
ina. we have diligently inquired into
several allegations of a serious na
ture but so far we have been un
able to obtain tangible facts. It has
been rumored that professional
gambling is being practiced and that
drunken men are being repeatedly
short changed in the saloons.
We, therefore, urgently recom
mend that the United States mar
shal and the district attorney make
a personal investigation as early as
possiole.
i urther, in connection with our
investigations, a petition has been
..anded the grand jury relative to
the United States commlssionership
at Chitina; we deliver it to the Hon
orable Court to whom it is addres
sed and we do not have any com
ments to pass upon it.
Tlie public meeting last night to
hear an address liy Hon. James
Wiikershum, delegate to Congress,
was largely attended. I)r. Chase
presided and introduced the speak
er. He talked for over an hour anil
i half, and from many tilings he
.aid gave expression to the follow
ing:
“I come to talk to you tonight us
i representative of tlie people of
Alaska and not as a politician. 1
come fo talk to you as a friend and
not as an enemy. 1 come to talk to
each one about, his own business.
To railroad people, to merchants, to
city folk and to rough necks alike.
Much is in the territory of Alaska to
better their conditions. Each is in'
terested in this great ‘picstiou which
now threatens tlie development of
Alaska.
“For more than three years the
development of Alaska lias been
threatened, in tlie last three years
we do know it lias been going imck
wards. AVe want coni in Alaska and
opportunities given to every man to
go into mining, fishing, logging,
railroads. Into any line of pursuit
to make success. How many men
have been successful. How man)
i men have grown rich out of tlie de
i velopment of Alasku? Ahiu eui
; count them on the fingers of om
hand. Tills is the reason why peo
i pie have not, built cities. The reus
• on now barring us from success,
i am not on tlie platform to abue tin
. big interests as the big interests an
suffering alike. I think the time lias
come when we have been driven to
ihut point where all must stand to
gether and work as a unit.
“You are interested in Cordova
particularly in the matter of coal.
You had a tea party at the wharf
which demonstrated to the world
that you were interested in the
matter. You are interested in the
opening of the Katalla coal fields.
11 it is not developed your stores will
he closed. You will lie obliged to
move your families to a region where
development can go forward. You
may not approve of the big interests
hut the time lias come to unite to
endeavor to secure for you the de
velopment of tins particular region.
“I do not mean to criticise Mr.
Fisher’s policy. I know him to be
a brave high-minded gentleman. A
man of courage and who believes the
leasing system is the proper thing
for ciiaska. Pinchot is a good man
and desires to benefit the territory.
Poindexter is the snine, but 1 do not
agree with these three gentlemen In
their efforts to put the leasing sys
tem of coal lands upon the people
of this territory. In my judgment
the leasing system will ruin Cor
dova. .If it will have that effect it
ought to engage the most earnest
' attention. If it will result in the
arrest of development it ought to
escupe the attention of every man
I 'There should be no politics, no
i party feeling of any kind.
» “Mr. Fislier had before him and
examined the 33 Cunningham claims
und declared that there was fraud.
He made an order setting aside the
sale and the land reverted to the
government. 235 more claims are
to be examined and may be declnred
forfeit. Claims would not be leased
by anyone in the meantime as there
was litigation. What will you do
during these years at Cordova?
1 ‘Mr. Fisher proposes to go a
little further. He proposes in good
faith to build a railroad from Sew
ard to the Matanuska coal fields
and extend it to the great navigable
rivers of the interior. I will sup
port it. The time has come to lay
aside principle and build railroads
to develop the country. In prin
ciple I am opposed to the government
owning and operating mines and
railroads. It is socialistic in idea
and this kind of paternalism should
not be inaugurated in Alaska. But
if it is the desire to have such a
bill I will not oppose it.
“In principle I am not in favor ol
the leasing bill. If they put up a
fair leasing bill I shall not work
against it. But a good leasing bill
is better than we have had hereto'
fore. But in my judgment a leas
ing bill is going t<. hurt you. The
government railroad iron* Seward it
not going to have any litigation t<
prevent its being built. Fisher be
'.ieves in a railroad and leasing sys
tern at Katalla. The situation hen
is between the devil and ihe doo|
sea Seward looks forward to ini
:»><•<! ,ite government aid, anil thinks
(lie leasing bill wi'l pass. I could
not defeat it if I tried. l'liii liOl and
the administration are ugreed 11;-. u
that one proposition. The House
Committee on public lands lias al
ready reported a bill withdrawing
all coal lands from sale. Land will
he reserved to United States and
let on a leasing system. Not more
than 100 acres to any one person
or corporation, with royalty of not
less than three cents per ton of
coal. If the Katalla fields can be
freed from the claims against it all
might be well. Possibly claims could
be abandoned or sold to the company
getting the lease.
*‘I ant friendly to yonr railroad
when it does right, but won’t be
friendly when they do wrong. I am
attorney for the people of Alaska. If
the government gives title of the coal
lands to you, you could do nothing
with it, you would have to have a
railroad. The general manager oi
the railroad would stand on the end
of the car and say “Our rate Is so
much.’ . And the question of rate
and transportation controls youi
coal. We are up against the ques
tlon of transportation In this coun
try. I ant as much interested li
having good transportation as yoi
are, but I want It under control
1 Our roads always have been anc
always will be party to the govern
i ment. For their great services tt
i the people they have high powers oi
. eminent domain, etc., to enable then
| to perforin their duties and should
always be under control.
“The courts hate now decided
that Alaska is a territory and writ
of mandamus has been sent the In
terstate Commerce Commission com
pelling them to take action and use
it in Alaska. Within two years the
Intei-state Commerce Commission
will control rates.
“I have been asked wliat I would
do in the coal case, if Congress
concludes it will pass a leasing bill,
then amend the bill in accordance
with President Taft’s message. Knell
lease to be offered to competitive
bidders and sold to the highest of
these bidders. Extent Interstate
Commerce Commission luw* ttnd con
trol rates of transportation. Con
trol monopolies and excessive selling
price in cxlaska. Charge a graduat
ed royalty according to price of coal.
Pay all money from royalties into
an Alaska coal fund, to lie used for
the development of Alaska.
“In conclusion. We have a good
judicial system for the territory, but
we lack a legislative body, except
city councils. No other territory
was ever created before it was given
an elective tevritorial legislature. 1
brought a bill before. Congress to
give us an elective territorial legis
lature. .Someone told President
Taft beforehand that Aluska was not
competent to make laws, and so a
> bill was provided for appointment ol
' nine, members to make laws foi
i Alaska, but the bill did not past
and never will pass. Instead I con
fidently expect my bill, with amend
ments to be enacted into law at the
coming session of Congress.
“Lets let the Guggenheims come
in with us if they will be good. We
are getting pretty well in the same
bout. They have $2U,oou,000 In
vested in the railroad. It is cer
tainly a fine railroad. It reaches
way up into the mining country. I
want to see it extended to Fair
banks. I want the railroad develop
ed. From what I saw I am ready to
quit lighting if they will quit and
do right and all get together and
counsel one with the other and do
all we can to get the coal situation
settled and the territory developed.
They ought. They have $20,000,
000 invested in the railroad, the
Alaska Steamship company and im
mense investments. But not enough
revenues to pay for the oil used in
running the road. The Alaska Syn
dicate has spent an immense amount
of money and ought to want the
people to stand by them. They
ought to so conduct their business
that whenever a boat gets to the
wharf the people would meet them
with a brass band instead of curs
ing them. They are an awful good
railroad, but awful poor politicians.
1 hope we can all stand together
and work together for the common
good of this territory”.
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who report items of interest and es
pecially the mining news of the dis
trict, for by this method only Is it
possible to cover so vast a field, still
we should not be subject to censure
for not printing everything in the
line of booms for every locality where
any kind of a prospect has been dis
covered. Many prospectors have re
cently taken us to task for not giving
this or that property more publicity
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mediate surrounuings we are not wil
ling that our columns shall be used
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boost will react upon the perpetra
tors and act as a boomerang upon
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than in the past, and satisfy oursel
ves that there is every reason to be
lieve they are true before they will
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only fair to our subscribers and to
the general public and it is also the
only way by which we can hope to
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er for fairness and truthfulness.
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icy, that if it’s true you will see it
in the Leader and if you see it in
the Leader its true.
HAPPENINGS AT CHITINA
Geo. Blouen, whose leg was brok
en by a fall from his nek building Is
improving nicely.
Dr. Griffin, the dentist, made a
professional trip to Kennecott this
week.
The organization of a dancing dub
and a card club has been frequently
talked of lately, and now that the
interest in court matters has subsided
it is about time to inaugurate these
social functions.
Mr. and Mrs Jack Palmer return
ed from Cordova Thursday.
Nels Tjosevig, who came here from
the Mother Lode mine with a severe
case of typhoid-pneumonia is suffi
ciently recovered to be out a little
each day. He will soon go to his
home in Valdez.
John Gage will soon open his sal
oon in the Tibb’s building. The fix
tures and stock are now' being instal
led.
Jack Lowery has established quite
active competition in the dray busi
ness in Cnitina by using his dog team.
He has one of the best trained teams
in the country.
The Red Dragon is niw open for
visitors and is supplied with lights,
fuel and writing material as well as
books and papers. Don’t forget the
Red Dragon when you want to spend
a quiet hour. You are cordially wel
come whether anyone else is there or
not.
The Alameda is reported to have
had a very small passenger list on
her last trip up the coast. But few
people care to brave the Alaska win
ters and come direct from the states,
still the fact remains that the weath
er there this fall has been often
worse than anything we have had in
Alaska.
At the conclusion of the hearing
before special commissioner Frazer
on Wednesday evening both J. W
Foulkes and W. U. Park were held in
the sum of $6,000 each for their ap
pearance before the grand jury. They
are charged separately and collect
ively with Jos. F. Diggs with em
bezzling $4,000 from the postoffice
funds. Late this afternoon Mr. Parks
gave a bond and was liberated. His
sureties are Sam Blum, Geo. C. Haze
let, Tom Davis Wm. Clayson, Capt.
Lathrop, Ed Boyle, James Flynn and
H. C. Feldmann. Mr. Foulkes is
still in the custody of the marshal.
Information comes from New York
that J. F. Erdletts, mining engineer
for the Alaska Syndicate, had recent
ly resigned his position. Mr. Erd
letts came to Alaska early in the
spring and spent considerable time
at the Bonanza mine for the Kenne
cott mines company. Later he visited
a number of other properties in the
copper country as well as at McKin
ley lake. He was well known and
had many friends In Cordova.