CIWINA LOCAL HAPPENINGS
The first issue of the Ruby Citi
zen has reached our exchange table
and is a bright and newsy weekly
edited by J. J. Filbin. The promoters
of the latest addition to the many
good publications of Alaska is laun
ched with the belief that Ruby is
the coming country in the way of
gold production. The Leader con
gratulates the new camp in securing
such a progressive news purveyor as
the Citizen.
The last stage of last week brought
in five boxes of gold dust valued at
$160,000, and yet the muckrakers
say that Alaska is costing the govern
ment more money than the miners
are taking out. It should be remem
bered that the muckraker will say
nothing to make his point stick.
The new saloon of Gage & Burns
will occupy the Tibbs building as soon
as the license and stock arrives.
L. A. Decker, who owns the prop
erty whiqh was worked by the Gol
condp Mining company last summer
on the Golconda passed through town
Thursday oi> his way to Valdez where
he will spend a few months before re
turning to his placer claims on the
little Bremner. He has been doing
assessment on the Blakely property
near Taral. Mr. Decker shares the
opinion of many prospectors that the
country drained by the Little Brem
ner is the coming piacer section of
this entire distriot.
Louis Bregunze and Joe DeShamp
have formed a partnership and gone
into the rooming business with quar
ters in the Old Savoy restaurant tent.
They have had the inside entirely .
overhauled and .will have both beds i
and bunks at reasonable prices.
George Blouen will make a sub-1
stantial addition to his saloon and
rooming house on First street by ex
tending the second story over the en-!
tire building, which will give him j
twenty rooms.
A petition was circulated during
the week requesting that the district
attorney nolle pros the case Rgainst
H. E. Elliott for his pRrt in a cut
ting scrape which occurred last
spring. Nearly everyone in town has
signed the paper and not a single
resident feels that Mr. Elliott did
anything but what every man would j
do in defending his home against
a persistent persecutor who is being
held in jail as a witness against
him.
Dr. Thom has secured *:om C. A. j
Simons a large double cabin on Chit- I
ina Heights which will be converted
into a hospital where those who re
' quire can have the best of attention.
This will fill a long felt need -in
Chitina where those who are with
out a home here can go to a quiet,
well appointed retreat when unable
to care for themselves.
Judge Healy has completed his I
new building which will be used as a
court room.
The recent thaw nearly ruined
the skating on lake Chitina as a
heavy snow was falling when freez
ing begun, the surface was left very
rough.
The boys “slipped one over” on
Tommy Richmond who came to town
Saturday from O’Brien creek with a
grip full of shining samples of a
marvelous find he had made in the
hills west of town. He started out
to sell stock and carried the grip
of samples to verify his broad as
sertions. After he had made his
“spell” be opened his grip and dis
covered that some practical jokers
had substituted coal from British Co
lumbia for the much vaunted sam
ples of gold bearing quartz and when
Tommy discovered the coal he cut up
like a Chinese Jew trying to sing in
Irish: But still Tommy Insists that
be has the goods.
Manager Fowle of the Orr Stage
Co.f in Fairbanks was in Chitina be
tween stages last week.
Dr. W. W. Council made a trip
over the line to Kennicott the first
of the week.
Will A. Steel, of Seattle, made a
business trip to Chitina Monday, go
ing on Tuesday to his mining prop
erty in the Nizina.
Tom Holland Is now behind the
counters of the Chitina Cash Store
where he will be pleased to see his
many friends.
The last stage of the week smash
ed a wheel at Tonsina and came in
on runners. When a little pi ore
snow has fallen wagons will be
abandoned and sleds used exclusive
ly.
Roy Wilson and Jerry Rooney, j
who occupy a cabin on the Heights,
had a neat if rather disgusting joke
played on them last week. They
dressed a fine rabbit and hung it
out to freeze but during the night
some one removed the rabbit and
substituted the carcass of a cat,
which the dogs had caught off its’
guard and killed. All unsuspecting
the boys prepared a rabbit dinner
and invited “Pete” to share it with
them, but before they had started
in the boys got wise to the choice
cat soup and thoughtfully reserved
the entire rabbit for their guest who
pronounced it the finest he had ever
tasted. Pete now refuses t® dine
away from home and buys hie rab
bits with the “peeling” on.
McDaniel Bros, of the Woodland
roadhouse on the Fairbanks trail
have aold their property and mov
ed to Chitina taking up their resi
dence in the Burkhart cabin.
Harry Warren went out over the
trail with a car of fresh meat and
fikh last week. He will supply the
roadhouses along the way and dis-j
pose of the remainder in Fairbanks.1
A1 Brimner has received the sad I
news of the death of his father in!
South Dakota last month.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Burgun have!
disposed of their hotel at Strelna
and passed through Chitina Monday
enroute to Ketchikan where they j
will make their future home.
Among the brightest and best of j
the many good exchanges that reach i
the editor’s table is the Alaska-Yu
kon Magazine published in Seattle.
It is replete with general mining
news and is running a series of the
finest illustrations depicting Alaska
scenery that we have seen.
Mrs. Ora Burows has been on the
sick list for a few days but is im
proving.
The Chitina Cash Store is now
open for business with a nice gener
al line. The popular manager, Ed. j
H. Gillman will be glad to see you.
George Bull of the Nine mile road j
house was in town Sunday.
The absence of Governor Clark
from the capital has delayed the ap
propriation for the school house
but it is thought the money will be
in the hands of Treasurer Schanpp in
a few days, when building will be
rushed to completion.
Doc Billum of Tonsioa was in
town last week trading with our mer
chants. He is a full-blood Slwash, of
more than ordinary intelligence.
The Log Cabin Restaurant has
placed an attractive sign in front
of its place of business.
See Nelson & Co. for feed and
coal.
John McCrary of the road house
at Copper Center is in town this
week trading with out merchants.
Mr. McCrary is farming on quite an
extensive scale and has been very
successful -with all kinds of vege
tables as well as oats, barley and
peas. He has a cellar under his
house where he keeps vegetables
growing all winter. Besides supply
ing his own roadhouse he sells sev
eral hundred dollars worth of prod
uce to his neighbors every year.
He has been a resident of Copper
Center for eight years and is well
known in this -section.
Zero weather is the rule these
days, while the lowest that has been
recorded was twenty below Firday
morning.
More than half the men in town
have been summoned to appear in
Cordova on the 13th inst. to attend
court. Judging from the number of
subpoenas, Cbitina residents must be
a wise lot.
The question of organizing a vol
unteer fire department for Chltina
will he taken up at the next meet
ing of the Commercial Club and
should be pushed to rapid conclu
sion as at present we have no organ
ized fire protection whatever and in
view of the fact that many have ex
pressed themselves as desirous of
taking out insurance on their build
ings, such a move would greatly re
duce the rate as well as make it
more easy to secure insurance.
Washington, Nov. 11.—The Court
of Commerce has issued a temporary
injunction in the Spokane rare con
troversy, against the order of the In
terstate Commerce Commission or
dering a reduction in the Pacific
coast freight rates.
CAPITAL FlKMSHKD
International Banker’s Alliance,
England, France, Germany, Holland;
underwrite electric railways, irriga
tion timber mining, industrial; ap
proved bond and stock issues placed
with European bankers. B. K. Dav
is, 211 Lewis Building, Portland,
Oregon.
Eternal vigilance is the price of
commercial supremacy. A town must
be wide-awake and constantly reach
ing out to not only grasp the oppor
tunities within range but to make
others.
Port Wells, a new mining comp to
the westward, at the present time is
a case in point. Business men of
Cordova are most heavily interested
in the prospects and naturally are
desirous of taking their supplies
from here and making this their
general mining headquarters.
By encouragin and developing
trade feeders to the westward Cor
dova will be made a commercial
and jobbing center. Already it has
tbe trade of the interior, but it
3hould not be satisfied with that
alone, but energetically reach out
in an effort to develop ajjd receive
trade benefits from the numerous
and growing camp6 along the coast.
The idea to bear in mind is that
all commercial roads must be made
to center In Cordova.
Notice 1b hereby given that all
business of the Golconda Mining Co .
must be O. K.’d or signed by Edwin
H. Sellars, Seperintendent and Gen
eral Manager.
Camp at mile 62 was broken up
yesterday and .the men .returned to
Cordova. There were about 18' of
ttyetodi.''’* -w*<
Seattle, Nov 10.—President Low
| man and Secretary Yendell, of the
| Seattle Chamber of Commerce, ac
j companied by S. A. Piles former U.
S. Senator, will leave Monday on a
tour of the coast in the interest of
Alaskan legislation.
They will visit Portland, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Saai Diego,
and otner leading places and urge
upon the commercial organizations
to join Seattle in sending to con
gress a delegation for the purpose of
demanding something of Congress.
It is proposed to nave present
at the national capital one of the
strongest delegations which ever ap
peared there from west of the Mis
sissippi river. In the face of t ich
a powerful representation it is be
lieved certain that quick relief will
be granted and that the new year
will open up the way for unprece
dented prosperity In the northland.
Seattle, Nor. 11.—Senator Gore
■ ha« arrived and was tendered a great
I reception during which a number of
speeches were made. He will ad
dress the high school pupils and the
Y. M. C. A.
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given Charles Gar
wood that his interest in the TJose
vlg rgoup of mines, will cease at the
expiration of the publication of this
notice, unless he pays $50 as his
share of the assessment work for
1904, $50 for 1905, $50 for 1906
and $50 for 1909.
CHRISTIAN TJOSEVIG.
Dated this. 14th day of Aug.. 1911.
NOTICE
To the President of the United
States of America to the residents of
the Third Judicial Division of the
Territory of Alaska:
GREETING
You, and each and all of you will
please take notice that a special No
vember term of the District Court,
Territory of Alaska, Third Division,
has been called and will be held at
Cordova Alaska, beginning Novem
ber 13th, 1911, and continuing as
long thereafter as the public interest
may require.
Dated this 29 th day of September,
A. D. 1911
GEOltGE W. WICKERSHAM, Attor
ney General.
EDWARD E. CUSHMAN, District
Judge.
. . attest; ED. M, LAKIN, Clerk
iO-2-oW.
TELEGRAPH NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF
Los Angeles. Nov. 10.—Seventy
three thousand women registered for
the mayorality contest* showing in- (
tense interest on their part in the
election.
Tripoli, Nov. 9.—General Caneva.
in charge of the Italian forces, has
officially thanked Consul Wood for
his action in declining to leave the
port on an American warship placed
at his disposal, and for cabling his
government at Washington that all
was quiet.
Most of the other consuls and
many of the members of foreign le
gations left when trouble seemed to
be of a serious nature.
The Italian general stated that the
good offices of the American would
not be forgotten soon by his coun
try.
Santa Fe. Nov. 10.—The result
of the election is still in doubt, but
the Republicans claim to have elec
ted the lieutenant governor and a
working majority of the legisla
ture.
Providence, Nov. 9.—John Lam
bert, pastor of the Elmwood pastor
ate, has been forced to resign owing
to criticisms caused by his sermons.
He is preparing to enter business on
hi t7cdpacalcmfwshcmfwyptcamofwy
his own account.
Chicago. Nov. 9.—The leading coal
firms of this city have completed a
$4,000,000 merger, which it "is said
will practically control the coal sup
ply for the Chicago market.
Pekin, Nov. 9.—Upon invitation of
the throne, General Chang has been
called from Tsea for a conference,
and is already on his way there. He
j is the general who forced promises
i tor a constitutional government.
Los Angeles. Nov. 9.—Three jur
| ors in the McNamara case are perma
| nently seated.
Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 9.—President
Taft and Henry Watterson spoke yes
terday at the unveiling of the Lincoln
statue.
New York, Nov. 9.—Mrs. Gates
today was married to Miglietta, the
well known Italian oil magnate.
Nanking, Nov. 9.—In the hopes of
securing volunteer troops the Imper
ial government has issued a procla
mation offering to abolish the many
; forms of Chinese taxes for all those
! who join the army.
Washington, Nov. 10.—Senator
> LaFollette will take the stump in the
{ cause of his candidacy December 1st.
He expects to cover considerable
territory before ending the tour.
Seattle, Nov. 9.—The news her
alded from New York that Lord Shol
to Douglas had committed suicide is
contradicted by the presence here of
that personage alive and wel.
Hongkong. Nov. 9.—British gun
boats have been dispatched from here
to protect the British interests at
that port. It is feared that serious
trouble will follow the occupation
of that place by the rebels.
Bellefourche, S. C., Nov. 10.—A.
Knepper, a farmer today walked into
the Storm bank, of Hullette, Wy
oming, leveled a gun at the cashier,
and forced him to hand over a prom
isory note for $500 which was sign
ed by Knepper.
Seattle, Nov. 10.—The Victoria
left Seattle last night with thirty
four cabin passengers, including the
following:. S. Sunneson, T. S. Hayn
es, and’ wife, H. Stephens^ Mrs. M.
A. Snyder, for Cordova and L. L.
James, through for Fairbanks.
Everett, Wash. Nov. 9.—The adop
tion of the new charter In this city
provides for single tax. There was
considerable opposition to the clause.
REBELS
San Francisco, Nov. u.—Charles M
Flckert, the labor candidate for dis
trict attorney, has been elected. Un
til all of the returns are received,
the successful candidate for sheriff
will not be known. f
Los Angeles, Nov. 9.—A crazy man
running amuck today shot and ser
iously wounded William Selig, the
millionaire moving picture magnate,
and turning shot and instantly killed
Francis Bogg, general manager of
the film company. The man is in
custody hopelessly insane.
Cleveland, Nov. 8.—The Cleveland
press publishes statements to the ef
fect that William Rockefeller, the
father of John D. Rockefeller, died
18 months ago and that death was
concealed. 'i£.
Seattle, Nov. 8.—R. H. Thompson,
the city engineer has resigned his
position under fire. A. H. Dimock
has been appointed by the mayor to
succeed him.
Nankin China, Nov. 8.—The vice
roy today committed suicide, owinf
to the fear impelled by the rebel vic
tories.
Pekin, Nov. 8.—The members of
the legations all state that it is their
belief that the Manchu dynasty is
doomed, and that there is now no
hope of even saving a nominal
throne.
Pekin, Nov. 8.—All members of
the royal court are preparing to flee
from the city to a place of safety,
as it is feared that the Rebels will
soon be in possession.
Los Angeles Nov. 6.—Rodgers ar
rived here at 4 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon virtually completing his fly
across the continent.
Shanghai, Nov. 8.-—Wuting Fang,
formerly ambassador to the United
States, has accepted office as the
head of the foreign bureau. A pro
visional government has been declar
ed for the province of Shanghai, and
it is announced by the associated
press correspondent that the new
plan will adhere to the movement
for a republican form of govern
ment.
Tripoli, Nov. 8.—The Italian
squadron has been reinforced and is
advancing on the enemy. The battle
ships are shelling the forts and great
losses are reported from both side..
San Francisco, Nov. 8.—The pol
ice have brought to light a revolting
crime. John Edward Cooper, a con
tractor. chopped his wife to pieces
with a hatchet and then took his own
life. Jealousy is said to have been
the cause of the deed.
Shanghai, Nov. 8.—A great battle
is raging in this vicinity between the
rebels and Imperial forces. The re
sult is still in doubt.
Philadelphia, Nov. 8.—Dr. Alfred
Lambdin. editor of the Public Ledger
died early this morning.
Kake Indians, always declared to
be the worst in Alaska, are spoken
of as the best behaved by Commis
sioner Ernest Kerberger, of ICoke.
Manager Diekeson will attend the
annual meeting of the White Pass
railroad company, which convenes in
London this winter.
Bob Thompson, a well known pros
pector of Douglas, was found dead
in his cabin at Nevada creek recent
ly. Had he lived another year he
would have realized a fortune from
his quartz mines.
Mrs. O. D. Fithian, wife of a port
land shoe drummer well known in
Alaska, was recently the victim of a
$2500 Jewelry robbery by a sneak
thief. The thief stole her purse
while she was trying on a new fur
coat.
The steamer Georgia, the trim
little craft which plies on the mail
runs out of Juneau in sunshine and
storm is being overhauled in Se
attle, and will return completely re
furnished.
A Ketchikan man claims to have
the process for canning halibut, and
is building a plant to can all kinds
of fish. If he can get away with the
halibut canning deal he has made s
fortune.
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Petitions for the pardon of Robert
Dunn, of Fairbanks, who is now in
McNeil’s penitentiary, are being cir
culated throughout Alaska, and D.
K. Price will take care of Cordova.
The Fairbanks petitions are signed
by all of the trial jurors who sat on
the case, also by part of the grand
jury which indicted him. Dunn was
unfortunate enough to get mixed up
n a shooting affair over some rain
ng property and there is consider
able sympathy for him in the Tanana
Valley. He is the sole support of his
aged mother, who is 80 years old,
and an invalid sister in Scotland.
They are now in receipt of $50 every
three months from the Tanana, but
how long they will continue to re
ceive this money is problematical.
Governor Clark will recommend a
pardon and Delegate Wickersham,
Falcon Joslin. Leroy Tozier. John L.
Ginn and in fact practically every
resident of the Tanana valley has
signed the petition. In one day over
700 names of men were secured and
the work is still going on. A list for
ladies -as aiready been parted and
none approached have refused to
sign. The creeks will be canvassed
and from presentt indications 2,000
names will bo secured in Tanana.
Under the caption, "With Sec
retary Fisher in Alaska,” Mr. E. H.
Thomas draws a gloomy picture of
conditions in that territory because
of the application of conservation.
To his view it would now be useless
to open up the coal lauds so much in
dispute, as the natural markets have
been lost through the installation of
oil burning devices on railroads and
in mills and steamships.
“The goose that was to lay the
golden egg was killed on the nest.”
writes Mr. Thomas in the current
Mining & Engineering News.
“Alaska must get another goose.
In other wfords industrial develop
ment of the territory must be reor
ganized from the ground up. It was
a Guggenheim goose that sat in the
lap of Alaska in 190/, and the bird
represented a possible $50,000,0uu
investment.”
According to Mr. Thomas, who is
an editorial writer of Seattle, had
not the conservation idea prevailed so
keenly Alaska would now have great
coking and ’ works, a Can
adian railroad w a- ng the Terri
tory and a market for 600,000 tons
of coal - a year for a number of
years.
“The men in the field ahead of the
secretary reported that there is a
large quantity of coal of good grade
:n a shattered condition. They re
ported adversely on the coal field
as one that could be mined economi
cally. Nature has conserved it. Man
can’t use it at prestnt. It is there
for Mr. Pinchot's future generations,
and the world will soon forget it.
asserts Mr. Thomas.—New York Her
ald.
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