HEM INFORMATION
Cordova, July 28
rs. H. D. Foster, wife of the
rlntendent of the Westover
er property near Dan Creek,
s a passenger on yesterday’s train,
he has been at the mine since early
spring and is now going to Seattle
for a season.
The people of Valdez are con
gratulating themselves that the total
indebtedness of the town is but
$18,000, notwithstanding extensive
improvements that have been made
during the past few months. It is
expected that when this year’s taxes
are in that the indebtedness will be
reduced to $13,000.
* Leroy Tozier and Col. Stephenson
are passengers on the Mariposa from
k Portage Bay and Seward. They
will go through to Skagway and
from there will go to White Horse
and down the river to Fairbanks.
They are on a mining mission.
The Underwood party has moved
from Mile 26 to Mile, 40 in the pur
suit of its work of appraisement.
Mr. Underwood, as can be under
stood and is expected, never gives
out any information regarding the
progress of the work.—Seward
Gateway.
J. Frederick Johnson, national
organizer for the Loyal Order of
Moose., was in the city today on his
way from Seward to Juneau. He
found the local lodge in a flourish
ing condition, with 37 members and
many others on the list for later
initiation. An important meeting
will be held on Thursday evening
at w’hich time election of officers
%411 be held.
The steamer Admiral Evans ar
rived in port from the westward
this morning at 10.30 o’clock. A
train was in waiting at the wharf
and the large number of excursion
ists were immediately taken on a
trip to the glaciers. They returned
this afternoon about 3 o’clock and
the steamer left shortly after. The
passengers from here for Seattle
were: Mr. and Mrs. Crocker, Miss
Whaley and Mrs. J. Underwood. For
Juneau: J. C. Wickersham and D.
Thomas were passengers.
Attorney C. E. Bunnell, of Val
dez, was a passenger on the Samp
son, going to Skagway to attend the
Democratic convention. He is the
Territorial committeeman for this
division.
A Charles Henry Scheffler will sail
on the Mariposa to night for
Skagway, where he will attend the
Democratic convention.
Cordova, July 29.
Dr. Alfred H. Brooks, in charge
of Alaskan mineral resources, U. S.
Geological survey, returned last
evening from Valdez. He expects
to take the next train out and will
first go to the. Kotsina country,
where a party of his men are at
work. The Dr. will later go from
Chitina by automobile to the Fair
banks district.
The Tango Club gave one of their
pleasant and we.ll attended dances
last night. It was to have been held
at,the Wndsor hotel but the tempo
rary illness of one of the guests,
who sailed this morning on the
Mariposa, necessitated a change to
Eagle Hall. A large number of the
•r.'.ioursionists on the steamer that
was in port attended and thoroughly
enjoyed the pleasures of the even
Deming Wheeler, the banke.r from
Terra Haute, Ind., who is spending
a year or two in this section of
Alaska, enjoying a rest and for the
benefit of his health, returned on the
steamer last evening from the west
ward. He will be at the Windsor
Hotel for a short season.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schiller have,
established themselves as mushers
of some speed and endurance. For
a month past they have been living
at Miles Glacier, but broke up camp
&n Monday and at 5 o’clock that
atternoon may siarieu on
cover the distance of 49 miles to
Cordova. They arrived here last
evening at 8 o’clock, having covered
fhe entire distance in 17 hours
walking time. Yesterday they
mushe.d 36 miles, and both stood the
experience with but little fatigue or
discomfort. The only inconvenience
experienced was a large blister on
Fred’s foot, that necessitated his
wearing a slippe.r today. During
their stay at Mile 49 the Schillers
saw Miles and Childs glaciers from
every angle and were over a good
part of both. They had the novel
experience of seeing a section of ice
a quarter of a mile in length sluff
from Miles glacier into the Copper
fiver. They predict that before
/many years a tourist hotel will be
ere.cted at the glaciers and that it
will be well patronized by tourists
who will come to stay for days and
weeks.
p. w. Gleason and F. W. Harden,
of Boston, were arrivals on the
Mariposa and are registered at the
Windsor Hotel. \\
Cordova, July 30.
Jack Dalton and associates have
finally been granted patent to the
three lode mining claims situate
neaj the wharf of the Copper River
& Northwestern Railway, some little
distance from the outskirts of the
town limits. For years there was
litigation which involved the right
of the railway company to operate
over some of the land claimed by
Mr. Dalton. That matter, however,
was finally adjusted to the mutual
satisfaction of the contending par
ties and all opposition was with
drawn to the issuing of patents.
They were recently granted by the
department at Washington and sent
to the land office at Juneau. The
claims, involved are known as the
“Comet,” “Juneau Fraction,” and
“Bear” lode mining claims.
The train arrived this afternoon
bringing a few passengers from the
new gold diggings as well as some,
from points between Kennecott and
Chitina. The next train out will
leave on Saturday morning.
There is great rejoicing in the
household of Thos. S. Scott today.
Dr. Council announces that at 10
o’clock this morning Mrs. Scott pre
sented her husband with a fine baby
girl that weighed 8 % pounds.
Cashier Scott is feeling so good over
it that it was with great difficulty
that he restrained himself from
handing out yellow metal to all
the patrons of the bank who had
business with him this afternoon.
Parties returning from the
Chisana today state that Judge J. J.
Finnigan authorizes the announce
ment that he is a candidate for the
lower house of the Territorial
legislature. He will run as an in
dependent and the particular plank
of his platform will be the repeal of
the present placer part of the Terri
torial mining act, which he declares
is a serious detriment to legitimate
mining and the development of the
country.
Harry R. Meinicke and wife, of
San Francisco, and G. A. Vinger, of
Juneau, were arrivals on the morn
ing steamer and are registered at
the Windsor hotel, expecting to
leave on Saturday’s train for a trip
to Chitina and McCarthy. Mr.
Meinicke is a representative of Jos.
S. Finch & Co., distillers of Golden
Wedding whiskey, which he is ex
tensively advertising throughout
Alaska. Mr. Vinger was formerly
of town and is now associated with
J. B. Caro & Co., Juneau.
The steamer Alameda reached
port this morning about 7 o’clock
and remained here until this after
noon at 2, when she went to Orca
to discharge 5,000 cases of salmon
cans. She. will sail from there for
Valdez about 10 o’clock tonight. The
passengers for this section were as
follows:
For Cordova—Wm. J. Brown and
■wife, Miss C. C. Keenan, A. R.
Reebs, H. W. Sheridan, Jr., Mrs. H.
W. Sheridan.
For Valdez—J. J. Callahan, E. R.
Eastman and family, Miss Gladys
Gifford, Alois Richter, Geo. Weim,
Curly Welch.
For Seward—F. E. Parsons, H. E.
Whittmore, W. M. Wheeler,
Portage Bay—J. Burem, W. B.
Myers, W. N. Robeson, J. W. Spauld
ing, A. D. Thayer.
For Knik Anchorage—Mrs. J. B.
Seiffert, Vincent Seiffert.
Tourists — Miss Christofferson,
Mrs. Geo. E. Evans, Miss Emma
Fishbeck, Miss Myra Goldberg,
Mrs. Vashti Geer, Mrs. D. W.
Huges, Miss Amy Isted, Mrs. M.
Zobel Isaacs, Miss Hilda Johnson,
Miss Alma Johnson, Mrs. J. L.
Large., W. F. Momeyer, Mrs. C. O.
Nelson, B. W. Osborne and wife,
Mrs. S. Saunders, Mrs. Meta Smith,
, Mrs. G. D. Staton, Earl Van Pool,
Myron Zobel.
On the train arriving this after
noon we,re four jnen from the
Chisana placer diggings, they having
left about a week ago. They are:
Judge A. J. Dimond, J. Ives, C. H.
Mooers and T. \V. Jackson. Judge
Dimond recently resigned the posi
tion of U. S. commissioner and
recorder and is on his way to Val
dez, whe.re he will engage in the
practice of law with T. J. Donohoe.
Ned Hill had been named as his
successor, but he has been laid up
with rheumatism at Cordova and
has not been able to reach the dig
gings. Owing to his anxiety to
leave Judge, Dimond was author.zed
by Judge Brown to turn over the
affairs of his office to Judge Finni
gan, who is now the acting official.
Judge Dimond states that the
clean-ups this spring and summer
have been somewhat of a disappoint
ment. Many of the small operators
have, not found their work very re
! munerative while F. T. Hamshaw-,
who at times has had more than an
hundred men at work is scarcely
taking out more than one-third that
he had expected. Charley Range
has cleaned up about $12,000 on
Skookum, and finds that his pay is
spotted, which has been the experi
ence of other operators. There is
still a hopeful feeling among some
that new pay dirt will be dis
covered. Then there are workings
on Dry, Snow, Gold Hill, and other
streams that have good showings
that may prove profitable.
Among the arrivals on the
steamer Alameda this morning were
Mrs. H. W. Sheridan and H. W.
Sheridan, Jr. They are at the
Windsor Hotel and will go out
on ,the, train Saturday to join hus
band and father at Mile 183. “Uncle
Hi” Sheridan will sure be glad to
welcome his family, having left
them in New Orleans last Septem
ber to come to Alaska to go into
I the Chisana, where he remained for
several months.
The, many friends of Judge Chapin
will be pleased to learn that he is
improving in health and that he was
up and dressed and moving about
the hospital today. He hopes to be
up town tomorrow night to assist in
instituting the new Cordova lodge
of Knights of Pythias.
J. W. Spaulding was a passenger
on the steamer Alameda this morn
ing. He will go through to Golden,
Port Wells, where the steamer will
land a stamp mill and other machin
ery that Mr. Spaulding purchased for
the Golden Eagle Mining Company,
which ha3 such a splendid showing
of free gold quartz.
Cordova, July 31.
Moosedom had a big and inter
esting session at Eagle hall last
night. Fifteen new members were
initiated, bringing the total number
up to 51. The next meeting will be.
held on Thursday night, August 6,
at which time it is expected that
more members will be initiated.
Officers of Cordova Lode, No. 1430,
Loyal Order of Moose of the World,
were elected last night to serve ^
until after the first Monday in \
April, as follows:
Past Dictator—E. P. Fitzgerald.
Dictator—Thomas C. Price.
Vice Dictator—H. C. Ross.
Prelate—Chas. H. Wilcox.
Sergeant-at-Arms—C. H. Turner.
Inner Guard—Nick Clasen.
Outer Guard—Toney Berten.
Secretary—Jack E. Way.
Treasurer—Edgar V. Davis.
Trustees—Dr. W. H. Chase, P. L.
Simpson, H. C. Ross.
Dr. Williams was among the ar
rivals yesterday from the Chisana.
He first went in during the rush of
a year ago, coming out later and
returning with supplies in February.
During his stay inside he prospected
nearly twenty different claims and
was not lortunate enough in taking
out enough gold “to fill a good size
cavity in a tooth.” fhe Dr. states
that the season’s clean-up has been a
bitter disappointment to many.
Practically all the’ known pay has
been taken out and while there will
be “sniping” for a year or two 10
come, the Dr. does not believe that
there will be any more big money
taken out. He does not believe that
fifty men will rema’n in the dig
gings through next winter.
Telegrams from Valdez this morn. '
ing give details of the “Democratic ,
Progressive” convention that was
held at Valdez yesterday. There was!
one delegate present, other than'
from Valdez, and he was made chair-1
man of the convention. He is
known as E. C. Austin, of Ketchi
kan. After considerable difficulty a
full territorial ticket was placed in \
the field, but it is expected that;
declinations will now be in order, as |
men w’ere placed on the ticket with- i
out their consent. Strong efforts ]
were, made to induce Mayor E. E.
Ritchie and former Mayor Dr. Boyle,
both of Valdez, to stand for sen
ator. Ritchie not only positively
declined to allow’ the use of his
name but he announced emphatic
ally that he is not in sympathy with
the objects of the convention and
that he is fighting the re-election of
D legate Wickersham.
Dr. Boyle was first named for
senator, but he insisted that he j
would not run. He was then placed
on the. ticket for Representative and
again declined to stand. Deter
mined to have a complete ticket, and
being several hundred miles away
the convention nominated Capt.
, Robert D. Gray, of Katalla, for
senator. He was a member of the
lower house of the last legislature. I
It is expected that he will refuse to
run. While he may again be a can
didate for the House it is not ex
pected that it will be as a candidate
of the “Progressives.”
For the House the following were
placed on the ticket: Charles Day,
of Vladez; S. L. Colwell, of Se.ward;
T. B. Tansy, of Kennecott; N. E.
Oldham, of Sunrise. It is a ques
tion as to how many of these will
finally consent to run. The princi
I pal object of holding the conven
i tion was to place in nomination for
! Delegate to Congress the present in
j cumbent, Hon. James Wickersham,
who had previously announced him
self as an Independent candidate.
He was named by an unanimous vote
amid loud cheering of the few proxy
holders.
In sending out an account of the
convention, engineered by John
Frame, that politician wires, among
other things, “Great enthusiasm,”
“Orpheum theater crowded,” “Wick
ersham banners flying,” "unanim
ously nominated,” “military music,”
“speech by District Attorney Spence
aroused enthusiasm.”
Cordova, August 1.
It looks as though the people of
Southwestern Alaska would have a
chance this fall to vote for non
partisan candidates for the Terri
torial legislature. Mayor Reck, of
Juneau, Mayor O’Connor of Doug
las and Mayor Johnson of Sitka,
have united in a call for a non
partisan convention to be held at
Juneau on September 3.
Quartered at the Windsor Hotel
are Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Pugh, II. S.
Navy; Paymaster and Mrs. N. 3.
Farwell, U. S. N.; and Mr. and Mrs.
H. B. Farwell, of Palacios, Texas,
parents of the paymaster.
Last night a new lodge of Knights
of Pythias was organized in Cor
dova. At the institution 37 mem
bers took the first rank. At a meet
ing to be held tonight they will take
the second rank, and on Monday
night they will take the third rank,
after which officers will be elected.
Judge Chapin, who has been a
Pythian for many years past, be
longing to a lodge at East St. Louis,
was the instituting officer.
Various officers and crew from the
traneport Buffalo have mingle.d
more or less among the people of
town since the arrival of the vessel
on Thursday evening. One of the
officers states that on the Buffalo
there are. 13 officers, 214 enlisted
men and 42 civilians. The latter
are in charge fo Mr. Hanscomb ana
they will make extensive alterations
and additions to the wireless station
at Whitshed, which work >.-ill con
sume about six weeks, during which
time the, transport w-ill remain
anchored in Cordova bay. The offi
cers on the Buffalo are as follows:
Commander — Capt. (Montgomery
M. Taylor.
Executive Officer—Lieutenant H.
Frankenberger.
Lieutenants, junior grade—A. H.
Douglas; S. Krause, engineer officer;
H. T. Smith.
Ensigns—F. Welden, S. E. Bray.
P. A. Surgeon—Dr. W. A. Pugh.
Paymaster—N. B. Farwell.
Boatswain—A. N. Anderson.
Chief Machinist—J. B. Martin.
Chief Carpenter—J. I. Haley.
Paymaster’s Clerk—H. A. Hooton.
All of the above are of the United
States navy with the, exception of
the clerk and the surgeon.
A meeting of the directors of the
Cordova Park Association was held
yesterday afternoon at the Chamber
of Commerce room. Consideration
was given the best method of doing
the work on the ball ground. It
was found that the hill from which
the gravel was to be taken was
filled with boulders and that it
would be a difficult matter to trans
port the gravel to the field by means
of scrapers. The matter was left in
the hands of Mr. Mickelson and
Capt. Lathrop to do as they thought
best. ' After going over the situa
tion this morning it was decided
that the better way would be to
use .cars instead of scrapers. The
municipal outfit was at once secured
and the tracks were soon laid and
the donkey engine is already send
ing the gravel over in the cars and
drawing back the empties. It is ex
pected that the work will now pro
gress rapidly and that in the course
of ten days or two weeks the
ground will be in shape for play
ing on.
Cordova, August 3.
In the shoot at doubles out of 20
birds, Dr. Council killed 15; E. J.
Davis, 9; L. Butler, 9; E. L. Har
wood, 7; Dr. Hale, 7; J. Sapiro, 2.
Mrs. E. F. Medley will be a pas
senger on the steamer Alameda to
morrow morning1 for the outside.
She will go to Los Angeles and
spend a season with a relative. Mrs.
Medley has a large number or
friends in town who will sincerely
regret her departure.. In musical
circles she will be especially missed.
Information has been received
that Mrs. J. B. O’Neill has given
birth to a fine baby girl. A few
weeks ago she went to Seattle, to
be with her parents, Col. and Mrs.
C. B. Dalton, who are living on a
ranch near Renton. Mr. O’Neill is
now with the Deyo party of survey
ors, between Chitina and Matanuska.
The Cordova Rod and Gun Club
held its regular shoot at its traps
on Bay Front yesterday, resulting
in killing out of a total of 50 birds:
Dr. Council killed 37; M. Brock,
36; Dr. Hale, 36; E. L. Harwood,
32; E. J. Davis, 31; L. Butler, 23;
J. Saplro, 22; and Ralph Stewart,
19.
Cordova, August 4.
The steamer Admiral Evans is
due at Seward tonight from the west,
ward and should reach Cordova to
morrow evening on her way south.
The steamer Northwestern sailed
north this morning from Juneau at
3:30 o’clock and was due to leave
Skagway for Cordova sometime late
this afternoon. She should arrive at
Cordova on Thursday morning. She
will bring west the delegates from
this division who have been attend
ing the Democratic Territorial con
vention.
At the meeting of Town Council
last night Tom Davis introduced a
new ordinance granting a light and
power franchise to Harry H. Knox.
The ordinance previously introduced
by him with amendments, when put
on its final passage failed by a tie
vote of 3 to 3. When originally of
fered by him there were some
amendments that Mr. Davis favored
and which he intended to ask be
inserted. But it was necessary to
make a trip to the states and dur
ing his absence the Council was a
tie on the franchise and could not
get together on changes desired. The
ordinance now introduced by Mr.
Davis contains all the amendments
desired by Messrs. Boyle, Goodall
and Currier, and includes some
| changes desired by the opposition.
The important changes in the
i ordinance cover several points. The
j time for completing the work is
j made 24 months instead of 30. A
> readjustment of rates may be made
after 15 years and every 5 years
thereafter, and if the Council and
grantee cannot agree on the rates to
be charged, the same shall be ad
justed by a board of arbitration.
Should litigation arise through the
granting of this franchise the
grantee agrees to keep harmless the
municipality, but claims the moral
support of the municipality as
grantors. The grantee agrees to pay
the Town of Cordova a percentage of
the gross earnings of the plant with,
in the municipality, as follows: For
ihe first three years, one per cent;
for the next twro years, 2 per cent;
and for each year thereafter 4 per
cent of the gross earnings.
After the ordinance had been
read Mr. Goodall moved to suspend
the rules and place it on its final
passage. Both Mr. E. J. Davis and
Mr. Slater stated that it sounded
«
good to them but that they would
like a little longer time to go over
and digest the various changes,
j When asked how long tney required
both replied that they would be,
ready to vote on the ordinance In a
day or two. Mr. Goodall then witn
drew his motion with the under
standing that when Council adjourn
it be until Wednesday evening as a
continuation of the same meeting.
The steamer Northwestern arrived
in port about 1 o’clock this morning
and sailed south three or four hours
later.
The steamer Victoria that sailed
from Seattle for Nome and St.
Michael on July 26 took some
round trip passengers, with the
understanding that on her return
the steamer will be routed via
Seward, Valdez and Cordova. She
will make stops of several hours at
each of these, points, so that pas
sengers may go ashore and see the
sights. If ten or more wish to go
to Miles glacier a special excursion
train will be run from Cordova.
From here the run will be made
direct to Seattle, using the outside
route. Through passengers will also
be taken at Prince William Sound
ports. It is expected that the Vic
toria will arrive at Cordova about
the middle of August.
WASHINGON, Aug. 4.—Late this
afternoon the President sent to the
Senate the nomination of Frederick
A. Delano, of Chicago, as a member
of the Federal Bank Reserve baord.
For many years Mr. Delano has been
in the railroad management and was
president of the Wabash railroad for
five years.
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