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CHITINA, ALASKA, SATIKDAY, SKPT. 18, 1011.
NO. 52
THIEVES ENTER CHURCH
AND STEAL CONTENTS
'me supplies whicu were placed ini
the Re ’ Dragon consisting of dishes, j
cooking utensils and three valuable I
lamps have recency disappeared and
whoever took them left no word as
tii why or where they were removed
to without consent. We must there
fore assume that the goods have been
stolen, though we are loth to believe
that there is a man in all Alaska
n,eean enough to steal from the Red
i; i agon .
The building and its contents was
a donation to Chitina citizens by
Bishop Rowe and the Rev. Zeigler,
of Cordova, and its door is never
locked. Here all are welcome to
read the papers and library and
warm themselves by the fire, and par
ticipate if they choose in the services,
yet some low down scoundrel, with
no more principal or manh-ood than
a hungry hyena, crept like the prover
bial thief in the night, in at the open
door, and carried away for his own
use that which was donated as a
sacrifice of others, for the use of the
public. A man who would desecrate
the House of God, and steal from
the people at the same time, is doub
ly guilty, and should go hide him
self with the brutes of the pountain3
to which class he belongs.
Local News
Mr. F. M. Moffit with a force of
five men, of the United States Geo
logical Survey, is in town and will
depart for the outside this week, hav
ing finished his work for this season.
This party has been studying forma
tions and have taken the following
course: Up Canyon creek to the
head, down the Hanagita valley, up:
Monahan creek, over the divide into
Golconda, down the Bremner river
to the Little Bremner, to the head of
Tebay and down the Tebay to a point
of starting in the Hanagita valley.
The report of Mr. Moffit will of
course be used in compiling the Geo
logical maps of this section now be
ing worked out by the government.
The scattered bones of some pre
historic animal was brought to light
by workmen in the Chitina tunnel
last week. No one here is able to
say to just what species or age they
belong. They were imbedded in solid
ice twenty feet be’ow the surface, up
on which grew a forest, so they must j
have lain in tneir icy bed for hun
dreds of years. Hopes are entertain
ed that enough of the bones willl be
found to classify them.
Substantial improvements are go
ing on in the north part of town and
more are promised in the near future.
T. J. Howland is erecting a residence
2 )x30, one and a half stories. Geo.
Shade, Marshal Brown and William
Cameron, Supt. of the Orr Stage line
are each building good houses. The
growth of Chitina is slow but sure
and every day adds something of a
permanent nature in the way of im
provements.
Deputy Marshal Brown is putting
down a new well and otherwise im
proving his property around the
jail.
Engineer Forrester is giving us a
graphic demonstration of his ability
to do things. The wise heads pre
dicted that his plan to sluice the dirt
out of the c-aved-in tunnel would
prove a dismal failure, but the pumps
are removing about 75 yards of dirt
and gravel daily and at a very little
expense. Mr. Forrester hopes to have
the tunnel in operation again before
the end of the year.
Some unusually fine strings of trout
and grey ling are being taken from
the surrounding lakes and the
Indians are offering large quantities
of native mutton for sale, while
ducks and ptarmigan may be had
almost daily on the market.
The case of Roussel vs. Blouen,
wherein the plaintiff sought to col
lect $110.80 from Blouen, on a note,
v. as tried before a jury in Judge
Healey's court, and judgment was
rendered in favor of the plaintiff..
The main question at issue was the
authenticity of the signature but the
jury finally decided that the signa
ture was genuine.
Dr. F. B. Whiting, who was in
charge of the Heney hospitals since
the beginning of construction of the
Copper River & Northwestern rail
way, and for a time served the Katal
la company, left on the boat last
night for his home in Seattle.
The stump pulling is progressing
rapidly and we will soon have some
good streets in Chitina.
Marshal Joe Brown made a num
ber of experiments in gardening this
summer and says he can now raise
all kinds of garden truck and will
show us how it is done next sum
mer. He says the soil while very
rich requires special treatment to
produce good results.
Chitina hoasLj t. a poetess of no
mean ability, Mrs. Ora Burrows, some
of whose writings have already ap
peared in the Leader. Mrs. Burrows
has kindly consented to furnish us
with more of her writings, and wc
are confident they will be read with
much interest and pleasure.
The horese belonging to the Geeo
logical Surveying party in charge of
Mr. Moffit were sold at auction
Friday but the bidding at no time
showed any great demand for the
stock, owing peerhaps to the high
price of feed. The prices of the
ponies ranged from $5 to $12.50.
They were purchased by small oper
ators in the surrounding country.
George Bibber and J. McCabe en
gaged in a personal encounter one
day last week after imbibing too
freely of liquor and one thinking he
was getting the worst of it had the
other arrested. At the trial it was
not made entirely clear just who was
the aggressor and as both had been
drunk and disorderly Judge Healy
made an example of them and fined
each man $50.00 and costs, which
they were unable to pay. Thy are
now both guests of the Hotel De
Brown, arid are undergoing a series
of gymnastic stunts on the marshal’s
wood pile.
Stump pulling began in earnest
Monday morning under the direction
of Engineer Forrester and as soon
as sufficient help can be sceured the
work of grading the principal streets
will be begun and rushed to comple
tion. The owners of lots on the
townsite should take their cue from
this work and remove their stumps
and meet the grade. This would
give the town the appearance of a
progressive place and induce capital
to come here for investment.
Chitina needs a bank and we see
no reason why such an institution
would not prove a great success here.
There are several responsible men
here who are compelled to do their
banking in Cordova or carry large
sums of money on hand, while those
who would borrow are compelled to
wait several days before arrange
ments can be made with the outside
banks for loans. Chitina must go
ahead and the first bank in the field
will doubtless hold the business for
some years to come.
The Nevada Saloon has been re
moved to the Log Cabin rooms re
cently vacated by Palmer & Clonin
ger when they took charge of the
Chitina Hotel and bar. This gives
the Nevada people more comfortable
quarters. Mr. Jerry Ilooney is now
installed as night bar tender at the
new Log Cabin bar. The congenial
I Jerry will surely make you glad you
called at his new place of business.
Seattle, Sept. 18.—The steamer
Northwestern was delayed until Sun
day morning in sailing north. Her
passengers included Dr. C. L. Halo.
A. Mocridge, Mrs. Reeder, Mrs'.
Bratton, Mrs. Alvah Games, and W.
J. Holdin for Cordova; General
Maudlin, who will inspect Fort Dis
cum and Alex Brown of New York,
who is on a hunting trip.
TUFT IH FAVOR
Erie, Pa., Sept. IT.—In order to
gain arbitration. President Taft says
he is willing to obliterate the Joint
High Commission and refer all labor
matters to a board of arbitration.
A much needed rain fell in this sec
tion Saturday night and Sunday, fol
lowing a severe dust storm which
prevailed for nearly a week.
iTHEIG 10 GO 10
Seattle, Sept. 17.—The revenue
.cutter Thetis has been recalled and
will go to Bering Sea the end of Oc
tober.
POLICE GRAFT IK
nnmann
Chicago, Sept. 17.—The Civil Ser
| vice Commission report that graft is
rampant in the police department.
REFUSSESTOWED
EXILED KING
New York, Sept. 17.—Gaby l)i slys
says that she doesn't love and won't
marry the exiled King Manuel.
l.et us do your Job Work.
Convinced that a short route to
the outside is the one, great crying
need of the Tanana Valley, the Fair
banks Times will at once devote its
first and best efforts to bring about
the fulfillment of that need. From
now on, the Times will carry at its
masthead the slogan “Eight Days to
the States,” and will carry it until
success crowns the effort, or until
the paper dies in the attempt. Need
less to say, the Times does not expect :
to die.
* Bv the circuitous routes that ex
ist today between Fairbanks and the
outside, passengers and mail may
cover the distance in sixteen days.
Twenty-one days is very fair aver
age time, and four full weeks is
common enough. A moderately good
automobile road from Fairbanks to
Chitina will reduce the time to eight
days. You will be able to make a
round trip to the states in the best
time it takes you ncrw to go one way.
The present trail from Fairbanks
to Chitina will be converted into a
good road by summer of 1913 at
no collossal expense.
At this time of year when speed j
in business correspondence is of
more importance than at any other
time, the present mail service is in
tolerable. With an automobile road
to Chitina, thence rail to Cordova,
and a five-day run to Puget Sound,
the mail service will be organized
into some semblance to regularity,
and it will be possible to receive re
ply to correspondence within three
weeks at the longest—the time it
takes now for a letter to travel one
way.
From time to time the Times will
submit the testimony of competent !
persons to convince the people of in- j
terior Alaska who may be skeptical
that an eight-day route to the states |
is a feasible proposition. The sue- j
cess of the proposal depends upon!
the entire people of the interior, and
will not succeed unless the people
take active interest in it. The Times
does not presume to be able to ac
complish anything alone, but it hopes
to arouse the people to realization I
of what can be done, and to march
in the front rank with the workers. I
■Ill IT MI
Washington, Sept. IS.—United
States Senator Thomas Henry Carter,
of Helena, Montana, died yesterday
from an infraction of the lungs. The
funeral will take place in this city
Tuesday.
Senator Carter was born in Scioto
County, Ohio, October 30, 1854. He
received a common school education
in Illinois; was engaged in farming
railroading, and school teaching for
a number of years; studied law and
was admitted to the bar; in 1882
moved from Darlington, Iowa to
Helena, Mont.( was elected delegate
from the territory of Montana to
the Fifty first Congress and upon
the admission of the state was elect
ea its first Representative in Con
gress; wa3 Commissioner of the
General Land Office from March,
1881, to July 181)2, when he was !
elected chairman of the National Re- :
publican conventions of 3 89G, 1900,
and 1904; m January, 1895, was ]
elected to the United States Senate by I
the legislature of Montana for the <
term beginning March 4, 1895 and 1
ending March 3, 1-„1: was appointed t
by President McKinley a member of
the board of comv-issioners of the 1
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and j
at the first meeting of that body i
was chosen president; was again i
elected to the United States Senate, i
January iG) 1905, to succeed iion. t
Paris uibson, Democrat, for tue ]
term beginning March 4, following, i
The Alaska S‘.:cniship company,
in connection with the Copper River
& Northwestern Railway, has made
another big reduction in freight
rates, applying on hay and grain in
straight carload lots. The new tar
iff is now in effect and for siphment
from Seeattle to stations along the
railroad, as follows:
Hay, double compressed, in car
load lots, minimum 16,000 pounds,
from Seattle to the following sta
tions: Sheridan $19.15; Alaganik
$20.75; Morane, Baird river, Brent
ner. Cleave Creek, Tiekel, Crana
tina, and Chitina, $25.00; Kotslna,
$26.05; Strelna. $24.75; McCarthy,
$34.20; Kennecott. $34.95.
The rate on grain in carload lots,
minimum 30,000 pounds as follows:
Seattle to Sheridan, $16.50; Morane
Baird River, Bremner, Cleve Creek,
Tiekel, Uranatina, and Chitina $25;
Kotsina, $28; Strelna, $28.35; Mc
Carthy. $36.90; Kennecott, $37.85.
LOCAL JOTTINGS
Rev. E. P. Zeigler, of Cordova, was
in Chitina last week and held services
it the Red jJragon. While he came
in on the evening train unannounced,
.here were seventeen in attendance
it the service. Mr. Zeigler has ar
•anged to come up at least once a
nonlh in the future and invites all
ivho can to be present at these ser
vices. The Leader will try to an
10'unce the meetings in advance.
XTo one in this section of Alaska is
nore justly entitled to enjoy his
;rtat popularity than is this wliole
learted, frank and jolly little minis
er, for, in the pulpit, he is at once
i thoughtful and dignified exponent
if his church, and out of it he is an
amiable and irresistable jolly good
"ellow. the friend of everybody, with
out a trace of self conscious distinc
;ion. All Chitina extends the glad
hand to “Zeig” as he is familiarly
called, whenever he comes to town.
A visit to the store of Cordis &
Simons, Chitina Heights, would sur
prise anyone not familiar with the
business of this enterprising firm. Al
most anything you may want in the
way of camp supplies and household
articles as well as tools and notion*
can be found on their well stocked
shelves. They purchased most of the
equipment of the railroad camps and
are offering a variety of both new'
and second hand goods at very reas
onable prices. Mr. Cordis is an old
time Alaslcan and knows the needs j
: tins section tnorougmy, wuue mi.,
Simon's knowledge of the grocery and !
meat business specially fits him for
this branch of the trade. They are
progressive merchants as their ad I
i the leader indicates. !
The Log Cabin Bar and Rooming
House, Griffith & Hyland, proprietors'
and the Log Cabin restaurant in *
sonnection, Clement & Lund, proprie
tors, have both undergone a com- j
plete renovation the past week. These
progressive proprietors evidently
know just what the boys want and
have spared no pains to make com
fortable and even luxurious quarters
for those away from home. The
meals are well served and the rooms
and beds are models of neatness and
L'leanliness. We predict that the Log
Cabin will be a popular place this
season.
Perry Jacobs has disposed of his
auilding to the Chitina Bakery and
t will be removed and used in con
nection with the restaurant as a
odging house.
Ole Berg of the Spirit Mountain
listrict, was in town this week and
:ays he is at work with a force of
lien making a road from the Copper
liver to his property preparatory to
(ringing out ore as soon as the snow ,
alls. He has an exceptionally fine ,
uality of copper, gold and nickel .
learing quartz in immense quanti
ies. I
John Hirst, night cook at the Savoy
testaurant was stricken with appo- ,
ilexy as ne came off duty Monday (
norning and for two days his life (
i as nearly dispaired of. Dr. Thom
eports him much improved and prac
ically out of danger. Hirst, who is j
amiliarly known as “Senator” is i
veil known in this section. rt
George Blouen, proprietor of the
Home Saloon, is making extensive im
provements on both the saloon and
looming house section of his place.
Chief Good-Ia-tah, has been on the
sick list this week and though un
der the care of the doctor has been
able to be around every day.
A good discovery of gold-bearing
quartz was recently made at a point
to the east of the Beaver Dam road
house by Bill Sitz and Charley Nev
ictus. They traced tlie ledge over
the surface for a long distance and
say it will average about four feet
in width. Samples show plenty of
free gold.
A piece of float literally alive with
iree gold was receently found near
the head of Flat creek, in the Idita
rod country( and a number of pros
pectors are hunting for the lead
from which it came.
The Alaska Sourdough is the name
of a newsy and well edited newspaper
recently launched at Douglas.
Several miners who are not onto
the fact that the beach is exempt and
cannot be taken up for mineral claim
for a distance of so many feet above
mean high tide, have been busy of
late, so report has it, staking six
miles of beach to the westward of
Nome.
The development work at the
Bonanza mine has opened large de
Bonanza mine has opened alrge de
posits of chalcocite. The mine ex
pects to start shipping high grade
ore to the Tacoma smelter this fall,
the shipments to be taken over the
snow. The railroad has just com
pleted its survey for a spur to this
property.
The Squirrel river barometer has
gone up a little. Not the weather
device, but the one that records pros
pects and conditions. According to
current reports prospectors and old
timers continue to mush into the
new country, which bespeaks their
faith in the fields which many have
already given up in disgust.
STANDARD MINES CO.
ELECTS STAKE OFFICERS
The stockholders of the Standard
Mines company of Alaska, met Sat
urday night and organized by elect
ing the following officers: Presi
dent M. J. Sullivan; Vice President,
E. E. Swergal; Secretary-Treasurer,
Thos. J. Tallent.
The company owns four gold
quartz claims at mile 107, from
which some likely looking ore has
been brought to town. A force of
men, in charge of Assayer Oster,
is engaged in stripping the croppings
tnd exposing the lead.
If two teams meet on a public
lighway, and either teamster fails to
urn to the right, he is subject to a
ine of five dollars. This applies to
ill kinds of vehicles.
Burial lots are exempt from taxa
ion.
Dueling is prohibited, and chal
enging for a duel and posting any
ine who refuses to fight a duel as a
oward ars penal offenses.
Los Angeles, Sept. 15.—A purse of
130,000 has been offered Wolgast
,nd McFarland to fight twenty
>unds on New Year’s day.