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Cordova, August 13
Dr. E. B. Schrock, formerly physi
cian at the Bonanza mines, Dr. J. C.
Moore, H. K. Sloan and Mr. Saw
yer, came up from Seattle on the
Northwestern, and will form a party
to go to the new gold diggings.
George Shiras, of Washington,
George P. Shiras, J. H. Wanner and
C. J. Anderson, all of Marquette,
Mich., are guests at the Windsor.
They will go into the interior on a
hunting expedition.
E. Dickenson, of Kansas City,
president and general manager of
the Kansas City, Mexico & Oriental
Railway, accompanied by his son,
A. H. Dickenson and wife, and
daughter, Mrs. M. W. Karnes and
her husband, are making the round
trip on the Northwestern. They
spent last evening in town as the
guests of Attorney R. J. Boryer, of
the local railroad.
Cordova, August 14.
For a week past there have been
all kinds of rumors floating about
Cordova to the effect that W. E.
Woods, formerly of this city and
Valdez, had been appointed United
States marshal for this division. A
wire to Seattle brought the reply
that nothing was known there of
the appointment. The latest rumor
today was that information had
reached the present incumbent that
Mr. Wood had been appointed to
succeed him. A cable to the Valdez
Prospector brought the following
reply:
“Know nothing about Wood. Just
one of those fool stories that keep
newspaper men busy hunting the
ass that started the story, in the
hopes of verifying it.”
The steamer Senator sailed from
Nome on August 5 and should
reach Seattle today. She is bring
ing a large number of stampeders
who will try their fortune in the
new Chisana country. Many others
on Seward peninsula are arranging
to leave soon for Seattle so as to be
prepared to join the rush to the new
diggings. A wire from Nome states
that the excitement there is becom
ing intense and the feeling prevails
that the next big strike of placer
gold in Alaska will be at the head
waters of the Tanana river. Owing
to the continued drought this sum
mer, a small amount of dredging
has been done and the interest of
the men who can be spared is
turned toward Cordova and the
Chisana.
Capt. Ben Durkee who returned
with his launch Triton from Valdez
departed yesterday afternoon for
Katalla. He took with him as a
passenger Mrs. Dr. Payzant. She
expects to bring over her household
furniture and establish a home at
Kennecott, where the doctor is the
physician for the Bonanza mine.
After she returns she will likely be
accompanied into the interior by her
sister, Mrs. L. M. Price, who will
make her a visit.
Cordova, August 15
George M. Clark, a prominent
mining man from San Francisco, j
accompanied by the famous trail
breaker “Broncho Bill” Spencer, of
Nome, came over from Kenai penin
sula on the Northwestern, bringing
seven horses. These men will join
P. D. Burtt on a lengthy expedition
to the Chisana country.
George W. Irving, of Ketchikan,
formerly assistant district attorney,
arrived on the Northwestern, having
made the round trip to the west
ward. He has several horses com
ing on the Alameda and when they
arrive expects to go to the Chisana
country.
Walter Soderburg, of San Fran
cisco, is among the passengers on the
Northwestern. He will go to
Juneau and likely return here a
little later to go into the new gold
diggings. He is an old sourdough
from Nome.
Cordova, August 18
Stephen Birch, general manager
in Alaska for the mining interests of
the Alaska Syndicate, came in from
the Bonanza mine last evening. He
will go to Latouche on the Alameda
tonight and on the return trip of
that steamer will go to Seattle and
New York.
On Saturday evening, Mrs. M. J.
Cochran dropped a small bag con
taining diamond brooches, pins and
earrings, and valued at $350, to the
floor of the warehouse at the dock.
It fell through an opening into the
deep water below and was lost be
yond recovery. Mrs. Cochran came
with the Lane party from Shn Fran
cisco and left with them on the
train yesterday for Chisana.
When the Sampson sailed from
Seattle on Friday night she had 136
passengers. Of the number 16 were
excursionists and the remainder are
going to different Alaskan ports, 55
coming to Cordova and being almost
entirely stampeders for the gold
diggings.
The floating court which has been
holding sessions at various places to
the westward, arrived at Unalaska
on the revenue cutter Thetis a few
days ago. This morning Judge
Jennings opened a special term at
Unalaska.
David w. Eaton, chief or tne
Alaska boundary survey party, came
in on the train from McCarthy last
night, so as to meet his wife, who is
a passenger on the Alameda. They
will return on the first train to Mc
Carthy’s, where Mr. Eaton will await
the arrival of A. C. Baldwin and
other members of the party, who
expect to reach there on the 23rd.
After disposing of some business
matters the heads of the survey
party will come to Cordova and take
the steamer for Seattle and then go
on to Washington. D. C., to make
their final report.
Cordova, August 19
Bulow von Ravens, resident engi
neer of the Alaska Copper Corpora
tion, arrived last night and is a
guest at the Windsor. He makes
his headquarters at New York, and
came out to make an examination of
the copper property in the Kusku
lina district that A. B. lies has been
managing.
A. E. Dunklee, of Boston, is at the
Windsor and will leave on the train
tomorrow for Strelna. He is a
prominent mining engineer and ^11
examine the Ole Berg copper prop
erty on the Kuskulina.
Among the arrivals on the Ala
meda were Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
O’Neill, of Seattle. They come to
make their future home here. Mr.
O’Neill is a brother of Harry I.
O’Neill and was formerly employed
on the railroad. Mrs. O’Neill will
be a valued acquisition to Cordova
social circles as she is an accom
plished vocalist and pianist. She is
a daughter of our old friend Col.
Chas. C. Dalton, formerly assistant
attorney general of the state of
Washington.
Alvah Eames returned last even
ing from a hurried trip to Seattle,
where he went to consult on im
portant postal matters.
A. M. Ivavanaugh and Frank P.
Reece, both of Seattle, but formerly
of Dawson, are among those who will
take outfits into the new gold dig
gings. They are with different
parties.
The steamer Mariposa has been
undergoing her annual inspection at
Seattle and as a consequence has
been delayed in departing on this
trip. Instead of sailing last night as
per schedule, she will not get away
until tonight. A number of staru
peders with horses have booked
passage.
The steamer Sampson sailed west
ward this morning from Juneau at
3 o’clock. She will stop at Yakutat
and Katalla and reach Cordova on
Thursday morning. She brings a
number of stampeders and horses
for this port.
The freighter Cordova is due to
sail from Seattle this afternoon with
horses and freight for Cordova.
The Alameda will sail south from
Cordova on Thursday afternoon.
Malcolm Brock returned last even
ing on the Alameda, leaving Mrs.
Brock and young boy at Seattle,
where they will remain for a time.
Walter E. Downing, formerly com
missary man for the Heney people,
accompanied by Ed. Mansfield, will
start for the new diggings tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Eaton will go
on the train tomorrow to McCarthy,
where they will remain a few days
before returning and going to Wash
ington. Mr. Eaton expects A. C.
Baldwin, in charge of the triangula
tion of the Alaska boundary survey,
to return from the interior and join
him at McCarthy on Saturday.
Smd the Daily Alaskan
Cordova, August 16
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lane, A. D.
Nash and George Bunker, all of San
Francisco, were arrivals yesterday.
They are men who were in the Nome
country during the early days and
are well known by Alaskans gener
ally. They will form an expedition
to go to the Chisana and are now
awaiting the arrival of their horses
on the freighter Latouche. They
will go in well equipped to stay for
several months and to do prospecting
and real work, whether on claims
they might locate, buy or take a
lay on. Mr. Nash was in the Daw
son country in 1899 and for a time
was in the neighborhood of the
White river. He is somewhat
familiar with the country into which
he is now going.
All three men feel very much en
couraged from information which
they have received from the interior.
They know that rich dirt has been
found on various streams and they
look for greater finds after legiti
mate prospecting has been done and
particularly nearer the waters of the
ianana. they look for deeper Ded
rock and richer gold. They pay but
little attention to the variegated
stories of the tenderfeet, who they
claim would have discouraged the
working of every known placer camp
in the north, had their 57 varieties
of stories been accepted. Mr.
Bunker declares that the hundreds
of novices who rush with every stam
pede are usually poorly equipped to
secure results and only do them
selves and the country an injury.
These men all declare that there
are tho’^ands of old sourdoughs in
Seattle ,"d San Francisco w-ho are
only awaiting more authentic and
detailed information before starting
for the new diggings. They are
mostly men of means, and when
they are assured of good pay on a
number of creeks that nothing can
hold them from rushing in and
creating such a stampede that will
rival the Nome and Fairbanks ex
citement. These Californians are re
liable and conservative men and if
their present faith in the Chisana
country is justified by the work that
they and others expect to do, it will
mean the coming of scores of their
friends with capital and facilities to
get into the game on a large scale.
The report comes from Seattle
that Falcon Joslin, president of the
Tanana Mines Railroad, and who is
at the head of the company that con
nected Iditarod and the Yukon
through the medium of wireless
telegraphy, has arranged to ship a
wireless outfit from Kaltag to the
new strike. The Iditarod station is
now working with the government
station at Nulato. The Kaltag outfit
weighs six tons and Joslin wrill have
it shipped to Fairbanks and then up
the Tanana to the new Chisana gold
diggings. He expects to work his
wireless with the government sta
tions at Cordova and Fairbanks.
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RAILROADER IS INTERESTED
Among the arrivals on the Ala
meda was H. W. Sheridan and wife,
| the latter continuing to the west
ward and on her return will stop
' off at Cordova and remain at the
j Windsor hotel for Mr. Sheridan, who
j will take the train in the morning
j for McCarthy’s. He is associated
| with A. B. Ferrier in the effort to
• make some good locations in the
I new diggings. Mr. Sheridan may
; decide to go through to the Chisana
and look over the country himself,
but if not, his partner will take a
horse and go in. Mr. Sheridan is the
big official of the Southern Pacific
system located at New Orleans. He
is vice president and general super
intendent of Morgan’s Louisiana &
Texas R. R. & Steamship Co.,
Louisiana Western Railway Co.,
Iberia & Vermilion Railway Co. He
has our former townsman, R. J.
Barry as one of his subordinate
officials.
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STORE AND HOTEL OX DONJEK
Thomas W. O’Brien, the veteran
Yukoner, announces that he will
leave Dawson on one of the next
boats up the White with lumber,
tools and general material with
which to build a store and hotel on
the banks of the White river at the
mouth of the Donjek. Mr. O’Brien
is the first Dawson man to announce
his intention to pioneer the way as
a merchant in the White river val
ley. He says:
“The White river and the Sus
hanna look good to me and I am <
hustling to get into the field. I
will put up a first class hotel, with
a general merchandise store adjoin
ing, and will try to supply the boys
with everything. The hotel and the
store will be steam heated, and the
accommodations will be as good as
can be found anywhere in the terri
tory. With this service I hope to
help draw the winter traffic to the
White river, and to establish a per
manent traffic by our route.”
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HAS FAITH IN DIGGINGS
Falcon Joslin. Fairbanks railroad
man and noted Alaskan, is again on
his way north, having arrived this
morning on the Jefferson direct
from Washington, D. C., which
place he left ten days ago. Mr. Jos
lin has so far interested himself in
the new gold fields at Sushanna as
to send three men in there with
supplies to locate ground. He is
also having his wireless outfit, for
merly used at Kaltag. taken from
that place and will send it at once
to Sushanna for installation.—
Skagway Alaskan.
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CANADA MAKES CONCESSION
A wire has been received from
White Horse stating that the cus
toms officer at that place has re
| ceived instructions from Ottawa to
: allow American goods destined for
j the Sushanna gold fields to go
through Yukon territory in bond,
with no expense to the prospector for
convoying. It is also stated that
American horses to be used on the
trails wrill be admitted free of duty.
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! LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19.—The
bout between Joe Rivers and Leach
Cross has been declared off owing to
the fact that Rivers is suffering from
grippe.
SUMMONS.
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In the Justice Court, Chitina Pre
cinct, Third Division, Territory of
Alaska.
Joseph Feaster, Plaintiff,
vs.
Jack Lowery, Defendant.
Summons No. 114.
ItHE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, GREET
! ING:
| To the above named Defendant, Jack
! Lowery:
You are hereby required to appear
| in the Justice Court of Chitina Pre
cinct, Third Division, Territory of
Alaska, within thirty days of the
completion of the publication of this
summons, and answer the complaint
of the above named complainant,
Joseph Feaster, which alleges that
the defendant is indebted to the
plaintiff in the sum of Ninety-five
dollars for goods and merchandise
sold and money loaned and praying
for a jugment in that amount to
gether with interest thereon and ac
crued costs in this action, and that
unless you, the said defendant, so
appear and answer the complaint,
plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in his said com
plaint.
Date of order for said publication
of Summons, June 24th, 1913.
Witness, Justice of said court Paul
d'Heirry, this 24th day of June, 1913.
First publication, July 1, 1913.
Last publication, August 12, 1913.
0. ADRIAN NELSON
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
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