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VOLUME 2.
CHITIXA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1911, J]
NO. X
EXPOSE OF A BIG POLITICAL JOB
Local News
E. H. Gillman, of Cordova, arrived
Friday night to take charge of the
feed business for Mr. Blum.
B. B. Dobbs and wife, of Cordova,
are in charge of the photographing
of sceaery along the railroad and are
stopping in Chitina for a couple of
days.
The ptarmigan is a very good bird
and costs fifty cents a piece on the
market but most of our tastes run
in the direction of a fat hen or
spring chicken. Who will be the
first to catch the produce’microbe?
Outside potatoes cost seven cents
a pound and we are often supplied
with a poor article. Our native soil
will produce ten tons of good pota
toes to the acre and the land costs
nothing. Can anyone afford to
waste his time on such a trivial thing
as a few acres of spuds?
O. A, Hatfield, who has been work
ing at the Esterlv mines is in town.
A. S. brirnn -r, who has been pros
pecting thistsu nmer in the Kennicott
neigh borJuux. is in town for a few
days.
Samuel Blum and wife of Cordova,
were in town over Friday night. Mr.
Blum is looking after the establish
ment of his warehouse at this point.
Chas. Sprague and J. Saulick are
registered at the Hotel Chitina from
Seattle.
See Schaupp for hardware.
Mrs. Goodman, a sister of Mrs. Ora
Burrows, has arrived in Chitina and
will make this her home this winter.
Excavation for the Nelson broth
er’s warehouse has begun and when
completed this buildin will add to
the appearance of the lower part of
•town.
H. E. Cleveland, a pioneer of the
Slate creek district, is in from the
middle fork on the Chestichena and
says that only three or four of the
boys will winter in that section this
season. Mr. Cleveland has been
doing assessment work in that dis
trict all summer.
The first stage of the Orr line to
Fairbanks left Tuesday morning on
Schedule time with a full load of
mail weighing over 800 pounds. Ag
ent Barry, of the Copper River &
Northwestern Railway, was the only
passenger from this point on the in
itial trip but the prospect for a heavy
travel is very flattering. The object
<of Sir. Barry’s visit to the interior
is to acquaint the people along the
line and in Fairbanks with the ad
vantages of patronizing this route
during the winter months.
The street grading has been finish
ed but the main street was sadly neg
lected being left lower than the
^streets surrounding. Unless the in
dividual property owners along the
street take the matter up and finish
the job we will have a mud hole
Tight in town during mild weather.
It will only require a little work to
remedy this.
Palmer & Cloninger of the Hotel
Cbitina have had erected a row of
Pitching posts along the street op
posite their place of business.
The railroad company is sinking a
new well in the east part of town
from which It will supply the water
tank for engine use. ».
J. A. Northvay who has a trading
Tost about one hundred miles above
Tanana crossing is in town trading
with our merchants and is well please
ed with his treatment in Chitina and
says this is by far the best way to
get goods into his section at this time
of the year. Mr. Northway used
to run tile Owl roadhouse near Fair
banks and is well known in this part
of Alaska.
-The moving picture outfit which
is photographing the scenery along
the railroad for moving picture pur
poses went up the line Tuesday.
These pictures will doubtless prove
interesting to the people in the
states.
Real Object of Visit of Poindexter, Pinchot and Lathrop.to Alaska Is To
apture Republician Territorial Convention and Land National
Chairmanship, To Boost Wickersham and Incidentally
“Throw the Hook” Into the Editor of The Alaskan
Telephonic walls in the average Alaskan building have
their disadvantage and when sourdoughs meet in secret confer
ence they are usually guarded in their statements. But not so
with the chechacoes. He thinks he knows more about this
country, before he ever sets foot on northern soil, than the
pioneers who have spent years in blazing trails and enduring
hardships. It is a case of live and learn and when the Poindex
ter-Pinchot-Lathrop “joy junketers” realize that their plans
for capturing Alaska have become public property they will be
sadder but wiser men.
In all their speeches made and statements given to tlu
press great stress was laid upon the fact that the object of
their visit here was to study conditions in the hope-of solving
some of the problems that confront this country. The Daily
Alaskan doubted their sincerity of purpose and did not hesitate i
to say so. notwithstanding that these national characters sue- i
ceeded in hypnotizing a few local people. AVe charged that the!
mission of Poindexter. Pinchot and Lathrop was purely politic-1
al and now we have proof to back up our position- In other |
words these “great reformers” have been “caught with the!
goods on them.”
AVhile enjoying a trip over the Guggenheim railroad, a
stay was made at Chitina over night and it was at the hotel j
there that the full discussion of their plans was indulged in.
At times the discussion became so animated that parties oc
cupying adjoining rpoms were disturbed. One of the leading
and most representative mining men in Alaska was an unwil
ling listener to the schemes as unfolded by these politicians
and it can be asserted without fear of contradiction that the
visit of our distinguished visitors is not likely to result in any
good to the residents of this territorv.
The real object of the invasion of Alaska at this time by
Poindexter, Pinchot and Lathrop is for the purpose of working
up an insurgent movement against the administration, to be
used as political capital in the next national campaign. Poin
dexter is a new member of the Senate and rode into office in
an accidental way. He has since sought the limelight by
casting his lot with such men as LaFollettefi whose presidential
bee has long since gone glimmering. Although a western Sena
tor he has never raised his voice in support of any measure
that would benefit Alaska. He did, however, during the clos
ing days of the session, introduce a resolution for the building
of a government railroad from Controller bay to the Bering
river coal fields and when Katallaites were informed of this
they suggested that someone send him a map of this section1
of the country, so absurd was his proposition. As for Pinchot
he was removed from the forestry service and' is nursing a
grievance. Lathrop is merely a muckraker and he is doing
the press work for a few yellow.journals that will publish his
duff.
Not only are these men in Alaska to secure information
that can be twisted into use against President Taft, but also
rr> bolster up the cause of our discredited Delegate Wickersham.
A hile in Cordova and neighboring towns they consorted with
the followers of “Flickering Wick.” They made no attempt to
secure information from people who were impartial and in a
position to get them the facts, but preferred to spend their!
time with those who had a grievance, imaginary or real.
Among the plans discussed at their midnight session was
one for a general campaign in Alaska in order to secure control
of the next Republican territorial convention. They desire to
elect delegates to the national convention who are not in sym
pathy with the administration.
As Alaska is the first place to hold its convention these
outsiders realize what a big coupe it would be for them to
capture that meeting and then herald it all over the United
States that the bona fide residents and pioneers of Alaska were
not in opposition to the conservation theories as advanced by
?hem. The scheme has been worked so far as to decide on the
man whom they intend to elect as an Insurgent National Com
mitteeman.
So big and broad are these small men in their views and
desire to “do” something for Alaska that they even conde
scended to honor the editor of the Daily Alaskan by devoting
a good part of their discussion to him and his affairs. They
even promised to interfere with him as a federal appointee and
make an issue of the fact that he was made postmaster at Cor
dova, and thereby hangs a great tale. The dark Lantern and
gum shoes are to be used, but the editor of the Alaskan will
take office and discharge the duties of the same in a business
like way and he doesn’t give a tinker’s dam whether or hot
it meets with the approval of a whole cart load of such tin
horn politicians.
Leader Leads
Another outiit of government hor
ses were sold at auction and brought
prices ranging from $10 to $25.
The Blum building is rapidly near
ing completion and will make quite
an addition to the main part of the
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Rockefellow and son
came in last week from Fairbanks
and will again make Chitina their
uome. Mr. Rockefellow will have
charge of the-Orr Stage Line at this
point the coming winter.
A1 Church is In Kennicott this
week.
C. F. M. Coles, mail carrier on the
Dee Davis route from Tonsina to
Chitina was in town this week en
route to the states where we are in
formed he will take unto himself a
better half. The patrons of his route
can hardly expect as prompt service
next year as they had last though
Mr. Cole's services can hardly be
dispensed with. He has made an en
viable record in getting through with
the mail in the roughest and most
unaccessible part of this section of
Alaska. Through all kinds of weath
er and over or through swollen
streams this intrepid carrier has
brought news or me outside world
to those who saw fit to isolate them
selves in the wilderness of the moun
tains.
The court also handed down a de
cision in the case of Kernan vs. Es
terly, which was tried at the spring
term of court. The decision is in
favor of the plaintiff, Kernan. who
is awarded the sum of $1,93626. The
defendant is taxed thje costs of the
suit.
RICH m STRIKE
For years past prospectors have
been searching for the source of the
gold-bearing gold quartz float found
in O’Brien Creek without success, but
on August 17t Sam Erickson, who
discovered the Lucky Strike property
at McKinley Laket uncovered a true
quartz vein about six miles up the
creek and the following day another
vein farther up was found that prom
ises to be the biggest thing in the
way of a mine that has ever been
brought in near Chitina.
The first vein is six feet wide and
extends below the bed of the creek
and up the mountain side for several
hundred feet. A tunnel is being
worked in Just above the creek which
indicates a widening of the vein and
from the general appearance and
surroundings it is safe to estimate j
that there is an almost unlimited
quantity of this rock. A conservative
assay showed $15.85 with many pock
ets of much richer mineral. This
quartz also carries a galena like for
. which has not as yet been determin
j ed.
| The other vien is similar to the first
! except that it is thirty feet in width
and has keen exposed by sluicing to
a height of over three hundred feet
on the surface. The assay of this
vein, however, only gave $4.60 but
the sample sent to the assayer was
considered at the time one of the
poorest on the ledge.
A visit to this property will con
vince the most skeptical that Chltina
at least has a real gold mine that is
sure to prove a winner. The owners
of these mines are on the ground and
preparing to drive tunnels this wintfer
and they invite any and all who care
to do so to come out and inspect the
property. All who have seen it are
sure that this find will mean more to
Chitina than any previous discovery.
The ground may be reached by fol
lowing the old Valdez trail from mile
126 to the “hog back” and then fol
lowing the new trail up O’Brien creek
mation the exact composition offor about two miles.
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Tacoma, Oct. 7.—Samuel Bridges,
clerk of the federal court, and one of
the most popular men of this city,
has been removed from office on ac
count of juggling with his accounts.
Wlalla Walla, Wash., Oct. 7.—fn a
speech delivered here today Presi
dent Taft promised congressional
Peking, Oct. 7.—Ten thousand
people were killed in Szeucheun pro
vince and the soldiers are marching
against the insurgents. i
Salt Lake, Oct. 7.—At a confer
ence of the Mormon church Senator
Smoot resents the malicious attacks,
of the saints.
j THK IMPROVED ROAD HOUSE
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There is an old boy with beard on his
face.
Who lives upon Chitina Heights
He built him a house in this little,
old place,
And there he keeps people ’o nights
He built and he built and he built
all day.
And he built far into the night;
And when he had finished they heard
him say,
“By Jingo, I’ve got it all right.”
But this foxy old peter in looking
around,
Discovered that something was shy,
So he hied him to Tiekel and while
there he found.
The goods that he wanted to buy
The goods that he bought—hut we’ll
not speak the name.
Now stands in the rear of his place
And brings to old Peter both fortune
and fame,
For Peter is bound to keep pace.
If you don’t understand the gist of
this tale,
Just come up on Chitina Heights
And visit the house by the side of the
trail,
For it’s one of Chitina’s sights.
When in need of Job printing of
any kind give us a call.
Seattle, Oct. 7.—Swanstrom, son
in-law of the late Governor Semple,
became despondent on account of
poor health and business reverses
and committed suicide.
St.'Paul, Oct. 4—Simon Hellenthal
a well known Juneau attorney, was
married last evening to Miss Kather
ine Cunningham, sister of Clarence
Cunningham, who figured so promi
nently in the Alaska coal cases.
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Local News
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George Max Esterly is in from the
Xizina enroute to the outside with
his summer cleanup amounting to
between $65,000 and $75,000. He
has been working 12 men this sum
mer on his Rex creek property and
will work his White creek claims
next season. He reports prospects
even better for next year. He left
four men in the Xizina this winter
to do assessment work.
Swan Elmgren of the Copper
Mountain road house was trading
with our merchants this week and
reports business flourishing in his
locality. He orders the Leader sent
to his place for a year.
Louis Bregenze the restaurant man
popularly known as “Savoy” has tak
en charge of the Chitina Grill lo
cated in the Htjjel Chitina. and the
traveling public is to be congratulat
ed upon the improvements that have
been made by the new proprietor.
Mr. Breganzv has closed the old
Savoy but his old patronage quickly
followed him to the new location.
Wherever “Savoy" is in command the
best of everything to eat may be had.
M. M. French has returned from
the Nizina where he has been with
his cousin, Clarence French, estab
lishing a winter camp. He has been
suffering with an infection growing
out of a small scratch, which has
laid him up for two weeks. As soon
as he recovers he will return to
camp.
Fine candies> cigars an^ tobaccos
at Tibb's.
Harry Warren passed through Chit
ina last week with seventeen head of
butcher’s steers which he will sell
along the Fairbanks trail. These cat
tle were shipped from Seattle. Why
not raise our own cattle right here at
home? Well, why not.'
Jack Lawrence is out on the Fair
banks trail with a load of merchan
dise purchased by various road house
keepers from the Chitina Trading Co.
which proves that it pays to trade in
Chitina.
Conductor J. P, Clarkin is on the
sick list this week.
\\ ork has begun on the new school
building, which when completed will
be the pride of Chitina. The school
board is determined to make the ap
propriation for a building go as far
i as possible and then ask for dona
j tious in the way of labor to help
finish the building. The main build
ing will be 18x30 with an 8-foot en
trance and belfry. The building will
be ready by Oct. 1st.
Jack Lawrence will erect a feed
,barn on his lot back of Tibbs Bros,
place where he will also handle hay
and grain.
Judge Healy says that only four
filings on mining property have be«»
made so far thU fall in his district.
In view of the fact that some val
uable finds have been made near
Chitlan recently we would suggest
that some one will have contests on
their hands unless they comply with
the law. No one can afford to take
chances just to save a small fee.
A large brown boar is reported in.
the mountains just south of town.
Senator Poindexter when leaving
Chitina. promised the editor that he
would make a persistent personal ef
fort to get an appropriation through,
to finish the road to Fairbanks the
coming year and we are going to
keep the Senator reminded of hi*
promise.
It is proposed to build a sidewalk
on the hill from the round house to
the store of Cordes & Simons who
have offered to supply the lumber at
cost. This sidewalk is an absolute
necessity in the winter as the hill
becomes very slippery. Is is pro
posed to do the work by popular sub
scription.
Let us mine our own coal, also let
as raise our own produce.
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