The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
Entered as second-class matter, November 12, 1910,_ at the postoffige at
Chitina, Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 18T9.
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CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 19H.
CORDOVA ROUTES TO BE BUILT FIRST
The conference committee of the Senate and the House
met last night and practically agreed upon the differences in
the Alaska railroad bills passed and on Monday will convene
again and report the measure back to both legislative bodies
for final approval. Practically all of the House amendments
were adopted, which places the amount of money to be used for
construction purposes at $35,000,000, provides that all branches
and spurs built shall be standard gauge, eliminates the bond
issue and specifies that appropriations are to be made annually
covering the cost of the work as it progresses. It is certain
that both Senate and House are in a mood to accept the
conference report on this measure and the final passage of the
bill is now only a question of a few days. President Wilson is
enthusiastically in favor of the project and has already given
public assurances that the moment Congress takes final action
he will be ready to add his signature, which will make the
enactment complete.
This is the first decisive action on the part of the govern
ment to direct favorable attention to the marvelous Northland
and will result in opening up a country rich in all kinds of
minerals. Additional legislation is also assured and we are on
the eve of real development with a promise that the vast coal
fields adjacent to Cordova and Seward are to be leased on such
a basis that will permit of fuel being mined and marketed in
competition with the products of mines in the states and
British Columbia. Few have an adequate conception of the
immensity of this country and what a definite determination to
develop its resources means. To illustrate the bigness of Alaska
Congressman Falconer, of Tacoma, in a speech on the govern
ment railroad in the House a month ago today made the
following comparison regarding “her magnificent distances:”
“Alaska placed on the map of the United States, with
Ketchikan at Charleston, S. C., and Juneau at Knoxville, Tenn.,
places Skagway in Southern Kentucky, Cordova at St.. Louis,
Mo.; Fairbanks in Northern Iowa, Nome in South Dakota,
Point Barrow in Northern Minnesota, Seward in Western
Missouri and the western extremity of the Aleutian Islands
northwest of Los Angeles, Cal.”
Under the Alaska railroad bill President Wilson is
authorized to select the route or routes from tidewater to
interior Alaska and purchase any or all of the existing lines,
if, in his judgment, he deems it best. The only restriction
placed on him is that the total mileage of the roads, built or
acquired, shall not exceed 1,000 miles. The commission which
visited Alaska a year ago and investigated the several routes
submitted an exhaustive report, giving their conclusions as to
the best and most available routes in Alaska, which will
develop the country and its resources. This report was
positive in favor of a line to Fairbanks from the end of the
Copper Kiver & Northwestern Railway at Chitina, with
Cordova as the ocean terminus, for the reason that it can be
cheaply and quickly constructed; the resulting freight rates
will be lower; the terminal port offers the best harbor on
Prince William Sound, and the Bering River coal fields promise
the earlier development because its product can be marketed
cheaper. After reviewing all the advantages that the Cordova
Chitina route offers over its competitors the report says:
“Each of these economic features point clearly to the
advisability of reaching the Tanana valley via the valley of the
('opper river, and the commission therefore recommends the
construction of a railway from Chitina to Fairbanks.”
With such an endorsement of Cordova as the coast
terminal of one of the trunk lines we have every confidence
that the day is not far distant wheu through trains will be
running regularly from this place to Fairbanks and a branch
line in operation to the Bering fields and all the coal of that
section handled through this port. Surely this is not too
optimistic a view to take under the existing circumstances,
which must impress President Wilson the same as they did the
members of the Alaska Railroad Commission in framing its
unbiased report, after a most thorough and careful personal
investigation of Alaska and her needs.
HARBORS TO THE WESTWARD
Sewardites refuse to place any credence in the report that
Portage Bay is being considered as a terminus for the
government built railroad that will tap the Matanuska coal
fields. The Gateway is persistent in its position that the only
harbor to the westward is at Seward and in speaking of its
competitor says:
“Port Wells, or Portage Bay, as a winter harbor is a
joke, and the fact was never better shown up than last week
when the steamer Admiral Sampson was forced to bring five
passengers destined for that place to Seward on account of
the fact that it was impossible to get into the alleged harbor.
“A harbor that it is unsafe to take a coasting steamer
into for nine months in the year will never amount to pinch,
despite the purchased opinions of all of the fresh water college
professors in Wisconsin, and the action of the captain of the
Sampson in refusing to risk his ship last week, amply indorses
the statements of Captan Zim Moore, who last week gave his
opinion of Portage Bay as a harbor to the readers of the
Gateway in no uncertain manner.”
President Woodrow Wilson has made his biggest
reputation by saying a good deal with very few words; but it
is noted that when the occasion calls for it, he can say nothing
at all with as many words as a professional stumper.
Cordovans were pained to learn of the sudden death of
"Tinted States Commissioner Paul d’Heirry, which occurred
at Chitina this morning. Mr. d’Heirry was a pioneer resident
of Alaska and had a host of friends throughout the territory.
SERIAL VO. 01640
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE AT JUNEAU, ALASKA.
In the Matter of the Application of
Frank J. Nolan for a Patent to the
Gravity, Glacier Bear, Cooper King,
Copper Prince and Liberty Lodes,
Mineral Survey No. 943, situated in
the Forty-Mile Mining District of
Alaska.
Vottce of Application for Patent
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That in accordance with the laws of;
the United States, and especially in
pursuance of the Act of Congress
approved May 10, 1872, Frank J. Nolan,
a citizen of the United States, whose
Post Office address is No. 817 Alaska
Building, Seattle, Washington, will
make application for a patent to 1500
lienal feet along the lodes or veins
within tne Gravity Lode, the Glacier
Bear Lode, the Copper King Lode, the
Copper Prince Lode and the Liberty
Lode, with surface ground 300 feet or,
less in width on each side of the cen
ter of said lodes or veins of quartz or
other rock in place, bearing gold, cop
per and other valuable mineral, all in
cluded in and accurately described upon
the Official Plat of Mineral Survey No.
943 now posted on the claim, and by
the Field Notes of such official survey
on file with the Register of the Land
Office at Juneau, Alaska.
United States Location Monument No.
7 to which this survey is tied is situ
ated in Latitude 61 deg. 40 min. N.,
Longitude 142 deg. SI min. \V. This
survey is located on tlie south side of
tlie Middle Fork of White River and
about 10 miles above its junction with
White River.
The lode locations are contiguous,
and constitute a single tract of ground
described as beginning at Corner No. 1
of the Gravity Lode, which is the most
Northerly point thereof, from which
point United States Location Monument
No. 7 bears North 1C deg. 03 min. East
746.3 feet distant, and running thence
from said Corner No. 1 of the Gravity
Lode South 62 deg. 53 min. East 1500
feet to Corner No. 2 thereof; thence
South 25 deg. 55 min. West 147.9 feet
along the East line of the Gravity lajde
to the point of intersection with the
North line of the Copper King Lode,
which is Corner No. 1 thereof, and
from which point U. S. L. M. No. 7
bears Nortli 36 deg. IS min. West 1926
feet distant: thence from said Corner
No. 1 of the Copper King Lode South 65
deg. 56 min. East 1500 feet to Corner
No. 2 thereof, which is identical with
corner No. 1 of the Copper Prince Lode,
from which point U. S. L. M. No. 7
bears North 49 deg. 13 min. 58 sec.
West 3313.88 feet distant: thence from
said Corner No. 1 of the Copper Prince
Lode South 73 deg. i)3 min. East 1500
feet to Corner No. 2 thereof, which is
identical with Corner No. 1 of the
Liberty Lode, from which point U. S.
L. M. No. 7 bears North 56 deg. 35 min.
53 sec. West 4725.12 feet distant; thence
from said Corner No. 1 of the Liberty
Ia>de South 73 deg. 03 min. East 1590
feet to Corner No. 2, which is the
Northeast corner thereof; thence South
25 deg. 55 min. West 600 feet to corner
No. 3, which is the Southeast corn-r
thereof: thence North 73 deg. 03 min.
West 1500 feet to Corner No. 4 of the
Liberty Lode, which is identical with
Corner No. 3 of the Copper Prince Lo le
and on the same course 1500 feet to
Corner No. 4 of the Copper Prince
Lode which is identical with Corn* r
No. 3 of the Copper King Lode;
thence North 65 deg. 56 min. West 1500
feet to Corner No. 4 of the Copper King
Lode, which is a point on the Easterly
line of the Glacier Bear Lode: thence
from said Corner No. 4 of the Copper
King Lode South 25 deg. 55 min. West
along the Easterly line of the Glacier
Bear Lode 452.1 feet to Corner No.
thereof; thenc? from said Corner No. 3
of the Glacier Bear Lode North 62 deg.
53 min. West 1500 feet to Corner No.
4, whicli is the Southwest corner
thereof: tliente North 25 deg. 55 min.
East 600 feet to Corner No. 1 of the
Glacier Bear Lode from which point
U. S. L. M. No. 7 bears North 17 deg.
06 min. 58 sec. East 1333.56 feet dis
tant, which Corner No. 1 of the Glacier
Bear Lode is identical with Corner No.
4 of the Gravity Lode, and running
thence North 25 deg. 55 min. East 630
feet to Corner No. 1 of the Gravity
Lode, the place of beginning first herein
described.
There are no adjoining lode or min
eral claims officially surveyed.
The variation at all corners is North
31 deg. 30 min. East.
The area of each location is as fol
lows:
Gravity Lode .20.657 Acres
Glacier Bear Lode.20.657 Acres
Copper King Lode .20.650 Acres
Copper Prince Lode .20.409 Acres
Liberty Lode .20.409 Acres!
Total Acreage Mineral
Survey No. 943.102.782 Acres
This notice is issued from the United
States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,
this 27th day of January, A. D. 1914,
for posting in said Land Office and for
publication for not less than sixty days
in the Chitina Leader, a newspaper of
general circulation, published nearest to
said claims, and hereby designated for
that purpose.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
MAURICE D. LEEHEY,
Attorney for Claimant,
817 Alaska Building,
. Seattle, Washington.
First publication February 17, 1914.
Last publication, April 21, 1914.
SERIAL HO. 01639.
UNITED hTATES LAND OFFICE,
JUNEAU, ALASKA.
In the Matter of the Application of
Frank J. Nolan for a Patent to the
Washington, Red Fox, Black Dia
mond, Celtic, Colley, Blue Eyed
Nellie, Bear's Nest and Bed Rock
Lodes, Mineral Survey No. 942, situ
ated in the Forty Mile Mining Dis
trict of Alaska.
Notice of Application for Patent.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That in accordance with the laws t.f
the United States, and especially in
pursuance of the Act of Congress ap
proved May 10th, 1872, Frank J. Nolan,
a citizen of the United States, whose
post office address is No. 817 Alaska
Building, Seattle, Washington, will
make application for a patent to 1500
feet along the Washington Lode, 942
feet along the Red Fox Lode, 1500 feet
along the Black Diamond Lode, 1075
feet along the Celtic Lode, 1500 feet
along the Colley Lode, 942 feet along
the Blue Eyed Nellie Lode, 1500 feet
along the Bear's Nest Lode and 1500
feet along the Bed Hock Lode, with
surface ground 300 feet or less in
width on each side of the center of
such lodes or veins of quartz or other
rock in place, bearing gold, copper and
other valuable mineral, and included in
said mining claim, which is accurately
described upon the Official Elat of Min
eral Survey No. 942 posted on the
claim, and by the Field Notes of such
official survey on file with the Register
of the Lana Office at Juneau, Alaska.
United States Location Monument No.
6 to which this survey is tied is situ
ated in Latitude 61 deg. 41 min. 45 sec.
North, Longitude 142 deg. 10 min. West
whence the summit of Castle Mountain
bears North 80 deg. West, approxi
mately 7.5 miles. The Survey is situ
ated along the west side of Moraine
Creek and about 1 >4 miles above the
junction of said creek with White
River, Alaska.
The lode locations are contiguous
and constitute a single tract of ground
described as beginning at Corner No.
1 of the Washington Lode, which is the
Northwest corner thereof, from which
point United States Location Monument
No. 6 bears North 63 deg. 38 min East
646 feet distant, and running thence
from said Corner No. 1 of the Wash
ington Lode South 79 deg. 48 min. East
along the North line of the Washington
Lode 942 feet to its intersection with
the West line of the Bed Rock Lode at
Corner No. 5 thereof: thence from said
Corner No. 5 North 10 deg. 00 min. East
along the Westerly line of the Bed
Rock Lode 600 feet to Corner No. 1,
which is the Northwest corner thereof,
from which point U. S. L. M. No. 6
mears South 73 deg. 09 min. West 472..
feet distant: thence from said Corner
No. 1 of the Bed Rock Lode South 79
deg. 33 min. East 1300 feet to Corner
No. 2 thereof; thence South 10 deg. 00
min. West 600 feet to Corner No. 3
thereof, which is identical with Cor
ner No. 2 of the Red Fox Lode, and
with Corner No. 1 of the Black Diamond
Lode, from which point U. S. L. -M. No.
6 bears North 68 deg. 17 min. 30 sec.
West 1962.49 feet distant, and running
thence from said Corner No. 1 of the
Black Diamond Lode South 60 deg. 20
min. East 1500 feet to Corner No, 2
thereof, which is identical with Cor
ner No. 1 of the Celtic Lode, from
which point U. S. L. M. No. 6 bears
North 64 deg. 30 min. 41 sec. West
3454.3 feet distant, and running thence
from said Corner No. 1 of the Celtic
Lode South 56 deg. 50 min. East 1075
feet to Corner No. 2, the Northeast cor
ner thereof; thence South 10 deg. '>0
min. West 560 feet to Corner No. 3, the
Southeast corner thereof; thence North
56 deg. 50 min. West 1075 feet to Cor
ner No. 4 of the Celtic Lode, which is
identical with Corner No. 3 of the
Black Diamond Lode and with Corner
No. 2 of the Bear's Nest Lode: thence
South 10 deg. 00 min. West 600 feet ro
Corner No. 3 of the Bear's Nest Lode,
which is the Southeast corner thereof;
thence North 60 deg. 20 min. West 1500
feet to Corner No. 4 of the Bear's Nest
Lode, which is identical with Corner
No. 3 of the Blue Eyed Nelli - Lode, and
from which point Corner No. 1 of the
Bear’s Nest Lode is identical with Cor
ner No. 2 of the Blue Eyed Nellie Lode,
bears South 10 deg. 00 min. West 600
feet distant, and from said Corner No.
1 of the Bear's Nest Lode and Corner
No. 2 of the Bfbe Eyed Nellie Lode U.
S. L. M. No. 6 bears North 53 deg. 29
min. West 2147.S feet distant, and run
ning thence from said Corner No. 4 of
the Bear's Nest Lode which is identical
with Corner No. 3 of the Blue Eyed
Nellie Lode North 79 deg. 24 min. West
942 feet to Corner No. 4 of the Blue
Eyed Nellie Lode, which is identical
with Corner No. 3. of the Colley Lode;
thence North 79 deg. 48 min. west 1500
feet to Corner No. 4 of the Colley Lode,
which is the Southwest corner thereof;
thence North 10 deg.' 00 min. East 600
feet to Corner No. 1 of the Colley Lode,
which is identical with Corner No. 4
of the Washington Lode, and from
which point U. S. L. M. No. 6 bears
North 38 deg. 53 min. East 1077.8 feet
distant, and running thence from said
Corner No. 4 of the Washington Lode
North 10 deg. 00 min. East 560 feet to
Corner No. 1 thereof, the place of begin
ning first herein described.
There are no adjoining lode or min
eral claims officially surveyed.
The variation at all corners is North
31 deg. 30 min. East.
The area of each location is as fol
lows:
Washington Lode .19.283 Acres
Red Fox Lode .12.109 Acres
Black Diamond Lode -18.159 Acres
Celtic Lode .12.706 Acres
Colley Lode .20.661 Acres
Blue Eyed Nellie Lode-12.974 Acres
Bear s Nest Lode.19.456 Acres
Bed Rock Lode .20.618 Acres
Total acreage Mineral
Survey No. 942.135.966 Acres
This notice is issued from the United
States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,
this 27th day of January, A. D. 1914,
for posting in said Land Office and for
publication for not less than sixty days
in the Chitina Leader, a newspaper of
general circulation, published nearest to
said claims, and hereby designated for
that purpose.
C. B. WALKBR.
Register.
MAURICE I). LEEHEY,
Attorney for Claimant,
817 Alaska Building,
Seattle, Washington.
First publication February 17, 1914.
Last publication, April 21, 1914.
SSNIAX. MO. 01638.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT j
JUNEAU, ALASKA.
In the Matter of the Application of
Frank J. Nolan for a Patent to the
Wolverine and Mamoth Lodes. Min
eral Survey No. 941, situated in the
Forty Mile Mining District of Alaska
Notice of Application for Patent
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That in accordance with the laws of
the United States, and especially in
pursuance of the Act of Congress ap
proved May 10, 1872, Frank J. Nolan j
a citizen of the United States, whose
Post Office address is No. 817 Alaska
Building, Seattle. Washington, will
make application for a patent to 588.5
feet along the Wolverine Lode, and
1,250 feet along the Mamoth Lode, with
surface ground 300 feet or less in width !
on each side of the center of said lodes
or veins of quartz or other rock in
place, bearing gold, copper and other
valuable mineral, and included in said
mining claim, which is accurately de
scribed upon the Official Plan of .Min
eral Survey No. 941 posted on the
claim, and by the Field Notes of such
official survey on file with the Register
of the Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
United States Location Monument No.
6 to which this survey is tied is situ
ated in Latitude 61 deg. 41 min. 45 sec.
N„ Longitude 142 deg. 10 min. \V„
whence the summit of Castle Mountain
bears N. 80 deg. W., approximately 7.5
miles. This survey is situated between
the forks of Moraine Creek and about
2% miles above the junction of aaid
creek with White River, Alaska.
The lode locations are contiguous and
constitute a single tract of ground de
scribed as beginning at Corner No. 1,
of the Wolverine Lode, which is the
Northwest corner thereof, and from
which point United States Location
Monument No. 6 bears North 87 deg.
30 min. West 6822.4 ftet distant, and
running thence from sold Corner No.
1 South 46 deg. 24 min. Kast 588.5 feet
to Corner No. 2 of the Wolverine Lode,
which is identical with Corner No. 1
of the Mamoth Lode, frobi which point
U. S. L. 51. No. 6 bears'North 84 deg.
27 min. 08 sec. West 72^6.17 feet dis
tant, and running then«e from said
Corner No. 1 of the Mamoih Lode South
41 deg. 34 min. Kast 1250 Teet to corner
No. 2 thereof, which is tie Southwest
corner thereof; thence Norjh 79 deg. 29
min. Kast 560 feet to Corner No. 3 of the
Mamoth Lode, which is t(e Southeast
corner thereof; thence North 41 deg. 34
min. West 1250 feet to Conor No. 4 of
the 5Iamoth Lode, which is identical
with Corner No. 3 of thei Wolverine
Lode; thence North 46 deg. 24 min.
West 588.5 feet to Corner Mo. 4 of the
Wolverine Lode, which is the North
east corner thereof; thence! South 79
deg. 29 min. West 560 feet to Corner
No. 1 of the Wolverine Lode, the place
of beginning first herein described.
There are no adjoining lo'je or min
eral claims officially surveyed.
The variation at all corners is North
32 deg. 00 min. Kast.
The area ot each location is as fol
lows:
Wolverine Lode . 6.130 Acres
5iamoth Lode .13.767 Acres
Total acreage Mineral
Survey No. 941.19.897 Acres
This notice is issued from the
United States Land office at Juneau,
Alaska, this 27th day of January, A. X
1914, for posting in said Land Office
and for publication for not less than
sixty days in the Chitina Leader, a
newspaper of general circulation, pub
lished nearest to said claims, and
hereby designated for that purpose.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
MAURICE II. LEEHEY,
Attorney for Claimant
817 Alaska Building,
Seattle, Washington.
First publication February 17, 1914.
Last publication, April 21, 1914.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Serial 01610
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, July 12, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that Ocha
Potter of Houghton, Michigan, as
signee of Barnard Needham, Calvin
Deputron and Elijah T. Fudge,
beneficiaries under Section 2306
Revised Statutes of the United
States, granting additional lands to
soldiers and sailors who served in
the War of the Rebellion, has made
application to make entry of the
lands in U. S. Survey No. 595, situ
ated about fifteen miles above the
mouth of McCartny creek, a tribu
tary of the Kennicott river, in the
Chitina recording precinct, Juneau
Land District, Territory of Alaska,
and more particularly described in
the fields notes and plat of said sur
vey as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a green
stone 16x8x6 ins. set 11 in. in
ground, marked S. 595 Cor. 1 on
side facing claim, from which Cor.
U. S. L. M. No. 595 bears S. 2 JO
chs. dist., said U. S. L. M. is a stone
30x20x8 ins. 15 ins. in the ground
marked with a cross on top and U.
S. L. M. 595 on side. There are
no natural objects or permanent
monuments other than the one just
established available. Tnence from
Cor. No. 1 S. 10 chs. to Cor. No. 2,
thence W. 5 chs. to Cor. No. 3
crossing McCarthy Creek at 0.50
chs., thence N. 10 chs. to Cor. No.
I, thence E. 5 chs zo Cor. No. 1,
the place of beginning, crossing
McCarthy creek at 3.30 chs. con
taining five acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above
described tracts are required to file
with the Register and Receiver of
the U. S. Land Office at Juneau,
Alaska, tneir adverse claim thereto
under oath during the period of
publication and posting of - this
notice, or within thirty days there
after, or they will be barred by the
provisions of the Btatute in such
case made and provided.
OCHA POTTER.
It is hereby ordered that the
foregoing notice be published for
the statutory period in the Chitina
Leader, a newspaper printed and
published at Chitina. Alaska.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
First publication, Jan. 21, 1914.
Last publication, March 25, 1914.
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