OF GENERAL INFORMATION
Cordova, May 12
At 4:30 o’clock yesterday after
noon the cable again went up and
now communication between Valdez
and Seattle is uninterrupted. The
break was between Sitka and Val
dez, not far from the Valdez end.
The repair ship Burnside was sent
north to make all right again, which
has been done. In the interim com
munication has been by wireless
from Sitka to the radio station at
Whitshed, near Cordova. Messages
to the westward and interior were
then sent over the cable from here
to Valdez and forwarded from there.
Thos. P. Holland, of Chitina, a
member of the recent Territorial
Legislature, was a passenger from
Juneau on the steamer Mariposa
and will take the train for his home
tomorrow morning. He states that
Representative Tansey took a trip
to California but that he expects to
return the latter part of this month
and resume his duties at Kennecott.
School Directors Adams and
Mosser have selected the two teach
ers for the Cordova schools for the
term commencing next September.
Miss Elsie Ware, who has taught
the higher grades for the. past two
years was re-elected. Miss Nellie
Crabb declined a re-election to the
primary departme.nt, and a lady
from the outside was selected, her
name not being made public at
present.
Archie Cloninger came, down from
Chitina yesterday and has taken a
position at the Mecca.
Lee Norgre.n was taken suddenly
ill this morning with an attack of
ptomaine poisoning. He was com
pelled to go to bed and medical aid
was summoned. He is reported as
improving this afternoon.
The Hazelet trail from McCarthy
to the Chisana, which was built
during the winter of 1913 cost con
siderable more money than was sub
scribed for that purpose. As a
consequence there has been a deficit
of over $2,100 which has not been
adjusted. An effort is now being
made to liquidate this indebtedness.
Vice President Baxter of the Alaska
Steamship Company months ago
agreed to contribute $1,000, if the
balance, were taken care of. Now
an effort is to be made to raise the
balance necessary to wipe out the
obligation. A large part of it was
secured on money borrowed from
the bank, on a note signed by vari
ous business men. The trail was
only used the first winter but there
is a feeling that the obligation ought
to be wiped out.
The steamer Mariposa arrived in
port last night shortly after 9
o’clock and soon the streets of Cor
dova were crowded with the pas
sengers. Nearly all of them were
going either to Seward or Ship
Creek. In the number were many
women and some children. For
Seward there, were 63 cabin and 41
second class passengers; for Ship
Creek 43 cabin and 31 second class;
all from Seattle, with some addi
tional ones who got aboard ar
Ketchikan and Juneau. The steamer
brought 103 tons of freight for Cor
dova and was in port until 2
o’clock this morning. She is ex
' pected back on Sunday. Passengers
for the westward from Cordova were
as follows:
For Valdez—B. M. Snyder, C. H.
Golden, A. E. Lathrop, R. Vogt.
For Seward—J. Ray, Tony Pap
pis, N. Peterson, F. Olson.
For Knik Anchorage—W. Taylar,
Mrs. W. Taylor, M. Finkelsteln, G.
J. Reuter, C. B. Murphy, John
Zeugarenlis, John Berry.
The passengers arriving from
Seattle for Cordova were: F. A.
Hallenbaugh, E. J. Collins, Mrs. W.
P. Pritchard, Mrs. W. Downing,
Miss Downing, H. E. Gault and 2
second-class. There were ten for
Valdez and Mrs. P. Alderson for
Latouche.
Cordova, May 13
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Black were
• passengers on the train this morn
ing for Chitina. They will return
tomorrow.
The fishing boat Elvira came In
this afternoon with a load of salmon
for the Canoe Pass Cannery, which
will soon be ready to enter upon a
large scale to put up the season’s
pack.
The train for the interior lert tnis
morning and will return tomorrow
afternoon. The bridge at Chitina
is still in good condition, with most
of the ice out of the upper river. It
In not likely that there will be any
further trouble this year.
Cordova, May 14
Charles Turner will be accom
panied by Mrs. Turner on his trip
to llocheste.r, Minn., where Mr.
Turner will be operated on. They
will leave Sunday on the steamer
Mariposa. Later they expect to re
turn to California. Miss Lola will
remain here and dispose of some of
their household effects, expecting
later to go to California.
M. Brock, local manager for S.
Blum & Co., is spending a few days
at Chitina and out the line, expect
ing to return on Tuesday. Sam
Blum will come over from Valdez
on the steamer Mariposa and remain
in charge while Mr. Brock goes to
California on a vacation of several
weeks.
Mrs. Sophia Scott will be an out
going passenger on the steamer
Mariposa, expecting to spend the
summer on the cast. Mrs. W. H.
Chase will entertain for her tomor
row afternoon.
Dick O'Neill is the newest recruit
in the Forestry service. It was
expected that the Northland would
leave this afternoon for Seward and
would take over Harry Nettleton.
George Stewart an-* Dick. From
there, they will go to different parts
of Kenai peninsula, to be employed
the season.
Two weeks from today the nine
months term of Cordova schools will
end and the boys and girls will be
free to enjoy themselves for the
summer. Next term they will have
one of the present teachers and a
new one.
Fred Schringer announces that he
has given up the grill at the
AVindsor hotel. After taking Mrs.
Schringer to their ranch near AVhit
shed he will return to go to Ship
Creek.
Cordova, May 15
The steamer Northland got away
last evening for Seward carrying
several employees of the forestry
department. They were: Grover
Hanneman, Harry Nettleton, Dick
O’Neil, and George Stewart. From
Seward these men will strike out
along the railroad and go fifteen to
twenty-five miles to the, Kenai Lake
basin, where forest fires are now
raging. They will be engaged for
the summer in preventing fires and
assisting in fighting the.m.
Practically the last work has been
done on the buildings at the outer
dock for the Canoe Pass Cannery
Company. Everything, is now in
readiness for the run of salmon,
which is expected within the next
two or three days. The new can
nery hopes to put up about 40,000
cases this season.
These are warm days for Cordova.
This morning at 9 o’clock in the,
sun, in front of Fred’s Place, the
thermometer registered 106. But
in the shade it is cool and pleasant
while after sun down a little fire is
necessary to take off the chill in
doors.
At 6 o'clock last evening a bevy
of women, chaperoned by Geo. C.
Hazelet, E. V. Boyle and Dr. Coun
cil, swarmed the streets in outing
attire. They had just returned from
a fishing expedition in the neighbor
hood of the Power Company plant. A
big string of fish was brought back,
but it is an undecided question
whether they were caught by the
ladies or the gallant men. The lat
ter are non-committal.
Mrs. A1 Church was an arrival on
yesterday’s train from McCarthy.
She will take the Alameda on Tues
day and go to Ship Creek, where her
husband is now located with a meat
market. He went to the westward
two or three weeks ago and sent
back encouraging reports.
Cordova, May 17
The steamer Santa Ana started
westward from Seward on Friday
morning, and will he gone, nearly a
month. Among the passengers were
\lvah Games and wife, of Cordova.
They will go as far as Nushagak,
Mr. Eames making inspection of the
various postofflces at which the
steamer puts in.
Sam Blum and family were ar
rivals on the steamer Mariposa last
night from Valdez and are domiciled
in their home at the corner of
Third and C streets. They will re
main here during the summer, ex
pecting later to go outside and visit
California. The boys, John and
AJan, are growing into large and
sturdy youngsters.
The launch from the radio station
came over on Saturday evening and
took over to Whitshed 26 of the
young folks of town. They were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gillis and
a delightful evening was spent ^n
dancing, cards and other games, the
crowd not returning until 4 o’clock
Sunday morning. Mrs. W. H. Chase
and Mrs. W. Clayson did the honors
as chaperones of the party that in
cluded Misses Genevieve Whalen,
Jess Barrus, Elsie Ware, Nellie
Crabb, Aiayme Eversole, Juliet
Steinmitz, Annie #Webb, Ruby
DeGraff, Merle Helmich, Carrie
Thompson, Clara Rosswog and
Messrs. Robt. Capers, Ted Thisted,
Leonard Bauer, H. B. Kirby, Oscar
Meyer, Dave Phillips, Harry Thiated,
A1 Norgren, Oscar Larson, Dean
Searles, Thos. Tallent, H. Coolt,
Howard Ballard.
After overhauling the launch]
Three M., at Valdez, it was brought
over to Cordova on Saturday, stop
ping en route at Ellamar. The
launch has been chartered for the
season by the Canoe Pass Packing
Co., which is operating the new can
nery at the Dalton dock.
Frank Kernan, who owns placer
property in the Nizina country, was
a passenger over from Valdez last
night, and he took the morning
train for the interior.
Capt. and Mrs. Rude invited a
large number of friends to join
them on a fishing excursion out on
the Sound yesterday. He had his
launch and two smaller boats in
tow. The guests spent se.veral hours
very pleasantly and returned with a
good catch of fish.
Capt. Lathrop returned on the
Three M from Valdez, where he was
arranging for his new "movie’’
house, to complete his circuit from
Cordova to Ship Creek, that is also
to include Valdez and Seward. The
Capt. expects to go outside in a
week or two.
F. N. Fuller is almost persuaded
to leave on an early boat for
Anchorage, to establish a tonsorial
parlor.
E. A. Hegg, the celebrated photog
rapher and artist of Cordova, was
a passenger on the Alameda th;s
morning for Anchorage. He will
take views of the new railroad
camp and of the, construction crews
at work.
The lure of a new Alaskan camp
is upon the people of Cordova. Ship
Creek looks good, at least for this
season, to many of our business men
and others. Already Finkelstein &
Sapiro have, gone to establish a
branch of their clothing and gents
furnishings business.
Capt. Lathrop has sent some
teams and wagons to do a drayage
business. Also the lumber to put up
a building and establish a moving
pocture house.
Billy Bolte took over a restaurant
outfit which he sold to e.ngage in
the hardware business.
A. Laska went over first and then
bad his stock of miscellaneous goods
shipped to him.
And now N. Dietrick is about to
send over one of his two plants and
establish a bottling works.
W. E. Roos, the druggist, came
over from Seward on the Mariposa
and will take charge of the. Corner
Drug Store. Doc Schmitz and Miss
Whalen will leave on the Alameda
for Anchorage, where they will es
tablish a branch drug store.
Fred Schringer, the well known
restauranteur, will go over on the
next steamer with an idea of getting
into business.
C. P. Mickelson has been advised
that there is need for a cigar and
pool room, and he may take a chance
in the near future.
Tom Church’s Seattle Critic te.lls
us that Alaska is to have the
Juvenile Bostonians and other
theatrical attractions during the
coming season. The first organiza
tion to tour the north sailed from
Seattle on last Saturday night and
is now at Ketchikan. It is known
as the Hurd-Hibbard Attractions,
and comprises five vaudeville acts
and several reels of films. After
touring the Southeastern towns the
company will go to the Interior,
playing Dawson, Fairbanks, and
other towns, then coming to the
coast and entertaining the pe.ople of
Cordova, Valdez, Seward and Ship
Creek. The attractions include the
Elk City Trio, composed of G.
Severag, Douglas Mcliver and Si
Confer; Weston & White, man and
woman, athie.tics and boxing, Miss
White being noted as the champion
woman Iv'xer of the world; Barr
Sisters, singing, talking and danc
ing; Harry Bellmaine and Edith
Conway, singing, talking and society
dances, and George P. Newton,
baritone soloist.
Alaska Is the mecca for school
teachers from all parts of the
country. A young man writes us
from Modesto, California, making
inquiries concerning Cordova and
Chitina. He says:
‘ Several young lady school teach
ers of this vicinity have asked me
to learn of conditions relative to
employment in their chosen work in
that section, and am writing to you
for information. Would be pleased
to hear from you in this regard,
stating probability of employment,
social life in the district, salary
paid and any general information in
this line.”
Rex Cre.ek, May 6.
For nearly a week we have had
a touch of winter again, with snow
nearly every day. But it is warm
again and likely to continue so.
C. S. F. Cole, the Shushanna
mail carrier, has landed the Nizlna
mail contract.
On Rex Creek
Bill Woodward has tapped his
pay channel, after running through
the rim 100 feet. The pay is noth
ing big but if the gravel will hold
up without timbering he will make
some money. He has five hundred
feet, two years work, and gives 15
per cent royalty. All wish him well
because of his staying qualities.
The R. A. M. Co.’s laymen are
digging a ditch to convey a ground
sluice to their workings. They will
have 125 feet head on their nozzle.
Brooks & Co. are building an
automatic dam in Lucky Gulch, a
tributary of Rex, off No. 10 left
limit.
Fred Hotchkiss has arrived and ■
is looking fit for his summer’s
labors, which he has entered upon
with much industry.
Bert Carvey has put on a number
of men and he is the only operator
at present who is working three
shifts of 8 hours.
Art Powell, it is understood, has!
Mned up some pay on Fly Gulch.
The Andrus camp will this year
have luxuries for the men, that will
include spring beds and mattresses.
On Chittitu Creek
SI a user and Stantien are shortly
expecting Frank Kernan here. They
will be the first of the big operators
I to pipe gravel.
i Herbert Gust and one man are
I sluicing.
. At Esterley s camp things na.e
begun to liven up. The saw mill
will soon be running. The yard is
running over with logs, which
means many days 'sawing. With
the ‘ old man” at the throttle the
logs will fast turn into lumber.
Bath House Miller is prospecting
on Lost Gulch.
Phonograph Sam, opposite on the
right limit of Chittitu, is the last
man down the creek prospecting.
J. S. Taylor is laying and driving
pipe.
Carl and Oley must be given the
prize this year, as they were the
first ones to have ground going
through the boxes.
Willsiene. “Duke of Young,” is
with us for the season and will be
employed by the Andrus people.
On White Creek
One of the operators recently
completed a smoke house on the
creek and will prepare rabbits for;
the heat of summer. If successful,
it may be the fore runner of larger
packing houses, as rabbits are quite
plentiful in most of the districts.
The Toubie boys have, their sum
mer’s wood cut and dead work done,
as much as the ice will permit.
Mr. Bodies of the Kiser bench
visited McCarthy recently on
business.
Anchorage, May 13.
Conditions here, according to
close observers, remain unchanged,
so far as concerns those seeking
employment—not very encouraging.
While considerable, station work has
been let, and employment thus given
to small gangs, aggregating perhaps
300 men, the Evans and Mariposa
landed almost that number of new
job hunters, most of them foreign
ers. And there are many more men
than jobs, in all kinds of work.
Wages and prices are low. For in
stance: contract for clearing two
miles of right of way at Eagle
Creek was le.t this week for $35 an
acre and two miles of dirt grade was
let at 25c a yard.
Laborers on “force account work"
are paid 37Vfcc an hour for a day of
8 hours and no government work is
permitted on Sunday. Blacksmiths
receive 44c an hour and carpente.rs
lOc on government work. Inde
pendent carpenters get 75c. Board Is
$1 per day.
“Grind axes on your own time”
was the order issued to men on right
of way.
The estimated number of idle job
hunters is 900 and I am informed
many of these are "dead broke.”
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A forest fire at Degan and along
the north side of Chester Creek, has
during the past week, burned over a
large area of fine spruce timber.
After being checked by a corps of
twenty rangers, under Forester L.
K. McCullouch, it is again extending
towards Anchorage. The origin of
the fire is not known, but is sup
posed to have started at the camp
of a careless hunter.
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NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
THIRD DIVISION, DISTRICT OF
ALASKA, ss.
Public notice is hereby given that
by virtue of a writ of execution
dated April 30th, A. D„ 1915, issued
out of the District Court, for the
Third Division, Territory of Alaska,
on a judgment rendered in the U. S.
Commissioner’s Court, Chitina Pre
cinct, Alaska, on the 21st day of
December, A. D„ 1914, in favor of
S. O. Breedman, and against E. \V.
Exuni, I did on the 17th day of
May, A. D., 1915, levy upon the fol
lowing described real estate, situ
ated in the Chitina Recording Pre
cinct, 3rd Division, Territory of
Alaska, to wit:
Lots one, two and three in Block
twenty-two and lots one, two and
three in Block (E) all situated in
the townsite of Chitina, Alaska, and
that T will accordingly, offer said
real estate for sale, at public vendue
to the. highest and best bidder, for
cash, on the 24th day of June, A. D.,
1915, at 2 o’clock P. M. at the front
door of the U. S. Commissioner’s
Office. Chitina. Alaska.
Dated Chitina, Alaska, this 18th
day of May, A. D., 1915.
F. R. BRENNEMAN,
U. S. Marshal, 3rd Division,
Territory of Alaska.
By W. J. FEASTER. Deputy.
First publication. May 18, 1915.
Last publication, June 8
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Ben C. Hannam, administrator of
the Estate of James Garrett; de
ceased and to his heirs and
assigns of said James Garrett.
You are hereby notified that I, the
subscriber, Ringwald Blix, have ex
pended and paid for your share in
labor and improvements upon the
Jacobson Placer Mining Claim for
the year 1912, 1913 and 1914.
Said Placer Mining Claim is situ
ated on Slate Creek, Copper Center
Recording Precinct, Alaska. The
notice of location thereof is of
record in Book 1, Page 120 of Min
ing Locations in said recording office
at Copper Cejiter Alaska. To which
book and page reference is hereby
made for a more particular descrip
tion of said claim. Such expenditure
was made for the purpose of holding
possessory right and title to said
claim under provisions of Section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States and the amendments
thereof providing for annual labor
upon mining claims. That is to say
that an hundred dollars worth «f
labor and improvements was made
upon said placer claim and that I as
co-owner have expended the amounts
which were for the interest of said
Garrett's estate.
You are further notified that un
less you pay your proportion of such
expenditure together with the cost of
this advertisement to the under
signed within ninety days from the
last publication of this notice your
interest in said claim will become
the property of the undersigned co
owner under said Section 2324, Re
vised Statutes of the United States.
RINGWALD BLIX.
First publication, March 9, 1915.
Last publication June 8, 1915.
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Juneau land office to a group of lode
claims in the. Valdez mining district
belonging to John A. Hazelet.
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