.LOCAL NEWS
“Big Mike” Sullivan, who has been
"in Chitina all summer, left this week
for Cordova.
P Chief Dispatcher C. I. Cracroft
from the superintendent’s office of
the Katalla company, at Cordova
was a visitor in Chitina tills week.
Archie Shiels, chief of commissary
for M. J. Heney, made several busi
ness trips to Chitina and the end
of construction at Mile 135 this week.
L. Melsing, the well known mining
man, arrived in town Thursday af
f-ter an absence of a week to the
Bonanza mine, making a mush of
42 miles to reach town, the last day
Assistant Chief Engineer Alfrer
Williams and Division Engineer Wer
necke are very busy straightening
up affairs on this end of the line,
since the road was taken over b>
the Katalla company.
Deputy Marshal Goshaw, of Val
■dez, with a companion, and C. H.
Gillman, of the Alaska Transfer Co.,
'of Cordova, were visitors here this
week, and left for a trip to the Bon
anza mine.
Ed. House wore a smile this week
that didn’t come off for three days.
Mrs. House arrived on Sunday’s ex- j
cursion train and remained over till |
Tuesday morning before returning to j
Cordova. She expects to join her
husband here late in the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Reeder left this
week for a visit to Cordova. Capt.
Reeder has been in charge of one of
the river steamers, he and Mrs.
Reeder making Chitina their sum
mer home. They like it here and
expect to return soon.
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Gibson & Gage moved their stock
of goods from Mile 133 to Chitina
Heights on Thursday. This firm pur
chased most of the equipment being
sold from the dismantled steamers,
and will carry a large stock of goods
at their new location.
J. W. McKinnon and E. A. Hegg
arrived in Chitina on Sunday with
the excursionists and spent two or
, three days in photographing the
country. They were most enthusias
tic over the scenery along the Chit
ina-Fairbanks trail to be opened this
winter.
Port captain, Geo. Hill, port en
gineer, Guy Thayer, port carpenter,
Tom Richardson, Capt. Reeder, Jos
Duncan, timekeeper on the boats for
the Katalla company, with other offi
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cers and what remained of the work
ing force on the river steamers, left
on Tuesday’s train for Cordova.
The Pioneer Drug company, of
Cordova, carries an ad. in the Lead-1
er and is reaching out for the trade |
in this section. G. L. Hodge, the 1
proprietor, is a graduate pharmacist j
of recognized ability, and will pay I
special attention to out of town or- ;
ders. If you want anything in the .
drug line drop him a card on the
morning train and your order will oe |
in Chitina the following evening.
Prospectors arriving from the |
White river country report finding a
huge slab of placer or native copper :
34 feet long, four feet wide and two I
f«et thick. This wonderful spec:- j
men is on the Canadian side some j
40 miles from the head of White
river.
| Mike Powers, who first discovered
placer gold on White river, and one
of the first to discover coal in the
Stillwater country, near Katalla, has
abandoned the hardships of prospect
ing and mining life and has sold one
of his eight placer claims to Clark
Davis, of Katalla, the other seven
being purchased by Seattle parties
John Jinkler and Joe Hutchins
have staked several copper claims o.
the north fork of the White river.
Axel Fast left Chitina Wednesday
to take charge of loading M. J. Hen
ey's launch, “Little Willie,” at Mile
80, which, together with two or three
car loads of the contractor’s para
phernalia, was put aboard the freigh
ter Seward and shipped to Seattle.
Workmen at Walker’s camp at
136 report the largest brown bear
yet seen in this part of the coun
try feeding around the cook tents at
night. Dr. Council said it was big
ger than that—that he had fired two
shots at the beast with the highest
power rifle—had traced his bloody
track for two miles till darkness ov
ertook him—and then he woke up.
John Rawson has purchased the
interest of J. McReynolds in the Chit
ina steam laundry and bath house
with the help of Fay Scott, is kept
busy until late each night in caterinv
to his patrons. He has established
a branch office at the barber shop
in the Stringer building, where pa
trons can receive and leave then
laundry, thus saving time and a
“mush” to the laundry.
Charley Sandon was a visitor in
town this week. Mrs. Sandon, who
left for a visit to the states on the
last steamer, has been offered charge
of the way station at Mile 78, where
the local trains will stop and a sec
tion gang is to be employed in which
Carley will secure employment, Mrs
Sandon having charge of the cook
house. A cable dispatch was sen’
to intercept Mrs. Sandon at Seattle
who will return on one of the next
steamers if she accepts the position
Mrs. Mary E. Hart arrived in town
Thursday evening and is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Stringer. Mrs.
Hart visited two days at Miles Gla
cier and two days at Tiekel. She is
loud in her praise of the scenic beau
ty along this line of railroad, of
which she expects to pay a glowing
tribute in an article to a magazine,
for which she is corresponding. She
has heard of the destitute condition
of the natives in this section and will
ascertain the exact facts before re
turning to the coast.
Job work at the Leader office,
A. H. Barber, one of the proprie
tors of the Burkhart flats, in Cor
dova, is in receipt of a letter from J.
H. Bullard, who recently went to the
Iditarod country, in which he states
that the diggings there are a big dis
appointment to many. Flat and Ot
ter are the two best creeks discover
ed, but there is but little gold tak
en out owing to lack of machinery
which cannot be taken in until th<
freeze up. He says next year mar
see a fairly good camp there b.it
thinks the country is like the Kau
tishua and Susitna, the pay streaks
being spotted. The geld is found in
the clay, which is a formation of
ground up gravel and the pay st eak<
are very narrow. Native lumber is
$150 per thousand, rough and knot
ty at that, while the ciimate is worst
than the caast of Prince Wi liam
sound, there being only a few days
of sunshine all summer.
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WHAT IS DOING IN
POLITICS
Saratoga, Sept. 29.—Former Dis
trict Attorney Henry L. Stlmson has
been nominated as the Republican
candidate for governor of New York,
having received 694 votes out of a
total of 1114. His name was plac
ed before the convention by Theo
dore Roosevelt, who delivered one
of his characteristic speeches, which
practically forced his friends to name
the man of his choice for this of
fice. The other nominees and mem
bers of the state committee are ail
Progressives.
Wasnington, Sept. 29.—Great sat
isfaction is expressed here over the
endorsement given President Taft
and the tariff law at the Saratoga
convention, which was dominated by
Theodore Roosevelt. It clearly shows
that he is not fighting the adminis
tration.
New York, Sept. 29.—The regular
Republicans feel that Roosevelt has
only used the Insurgents as a tool to
accomplish his own ends and that
having no further use for them at
present he forced the adoption of a
platform that is all that could be
desired by the stand-patters.
Madison, Wis., Sept. 29.—Senator
Lafollette says that Roosevelt double
crossed the Insurgents to achieve a
temporary victory.
Des Moines, Sept. 29.—Senators
Cummings and Dolliver openly de
clare that they have been made cats
paws to suit the convenience of the
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ex-president.
Washington, Sept. 29.—Roose
velt’s future actions will be watched
with considerable interest. He made
his fight against the Regulars in
New York state and after using the
Insurgents to defeat Vice President
Sherman for chairman of the state
committee, cast them aside and came
out flat-footed in favor of the ad
ministration and all of its policies
Beverly, Sept. 29.—President Taft
feels very much gratified at the kind
ly treatment he received at Saratoga
from his friend Theodore.
Rochester, Sept. 30.—The New
York Democratic convention nomi
nated John A. Dix as its guberna
torial candidate, Edward Shepard
withdrawing from the race.
Washington, Sept. 30.—President
Taft is gratified at the endorsement
given him by the Saratoga conven
tion and says that he wrill warmly
support the ticket nominated.
Rochester, Sept. 30.—Senator La
follette arrived here this afternoon
and was immediately taken to Mayo
Brothers Institute, where a critical
operation will be performed. He is
suffering from gall stone and abdom
inal troubles.
Oyster Bay, Sept. 30.—Theodore
Roosevelt has returned from the Re
publican state convention at Saratoga
and says he is dee-lighted at the
performance given by his henchmen,
although they may hold a contrary
view. The Colonel announces that
he will campaign the state, making
a speech in every county.
Job work at the Leader office.
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Honestly Now, What Do You
link of Our Town ?
Have you ever visited a more beautiful
spot for a town in your life?
Don’t you think that the arrangements
of our streets are the finest ever?
# Can’t you see how the concentration of
business to three short blocks add to the val
ue of the business section?
Don’t you realize the advantage of the
switch track along the back of the busi
ness lots for handling freight cheaply?
Don’t you know that the fire risks are
less than in any town you ever lived in?
What do you know about the scenery
and natural beauty? Can you beat it?
Do you know this is going to be one
of he largest towns in Alaska?
Wouldn’t you like to live and do busi
ness in such a delightful spot?
Do you know you can buy lots in this
best of towns on easy payments?
Do you know that the price of lots are
from $50.00 to $700.00.
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