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formed by Sending Them
The Chitina Leader
Opening of Bering Coal
Means Smelters for
Cordova
FIFTH YEAR
CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1915.
NUMBER 43.
Ore Shipi
ents
Are Over $2,000,000 Each Month
FOR LOCAL
There will be more activity on the
Copper Tiiver & Northwestern railway
during the coming winter than at any
previous time during this season,
which will require, additional equip
ment and the employment of more
train crews.
This is due to the fact that the
Kennecott mines are to continue
working a full force throughout the
year, in order to market as much cop
per as possible. In order to handle
this output during the winter months
the railroad will have to increase its
rolling stock.
Under the present plans another
snow fleet will be necessary, and this
will necessitate the purchase of an
other rotary plough, two pushers en
gines, one local engine and more flat
cars. This means the employment of
additional tran crews.
WEDDING BELLS
WERE RUNS
LAST NIGHT
(Prom Thursday’s Daily)
The culmination of a romance which
started at the University of Oregon
was a preety wedding, which took
place at the Presbyterian Manse at
10 o’clock last night.
The contracting parties were Miss
Mary Uouise Pritle, of Albany, Oregon,
and Mr. Carl N. Anderson, mining en
gineer for the Alaska Copper Corpora
tion at Strelna, both of whom attended
the Oregon University and from which
institution Miss Pritle recently gradu
ated.
Rev. McBride tied the silken chord
which united these young people for
life. The ceremony was performed in
the prence of only a few relatives and
intimate friends, and included Mrs.
Pritle, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Anderson,
of Portland, parents of the groom,
Mrs. Geo. Max Esterly, of Seattle, and
P. E. G. Berry.
The bridal couple left on the steam
er Mariposa today on a trip to the
westward and upon their return here
will go to Strelna, where they will
make their home for the present.
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Colonel Cavanaugh, of the U. S.
Army Engineering Board, has arranged
to send a party of engineers to Prince
William Sound to make a reconnis
sance of the easterly one of Hawkins
Island, and the two peninsulas on both
sides of Simpson Bay. These are mil
itary reservations and the reconnois
sance will cover all of the interior
topography. Arrangements are now
being made for transportation around
the bay for the engineers and it is ex
pected that a month at least will be
required to do this work.
Several years ago the government
set aside all of Hawkins Island and
all of the territory from the townsite
of Nelson to beyond Cravina Point for
military and naval reservations..
During the past year President Ceo.
C. Hazelet, of the Cordova Chamber of
Commerce, while in Washington, urged
upon the departments the advisiability
of making definite surveys of what the
government wanted for fortification
purposes and to return the balance of
the reserves to the public domain. This
will be the first official surveys of the
harbor for fortifications and military
purposes.
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All the Real News In the Times.
FLOUTING COURT DUE
Judge P. M Brown has concluded the
Bristol Bay term of court and the
judge and other officials are now en
route to Unga .where a term of court
will be held on -August 16th. The
court is expected hack in Valdez be
tween the' 19th and 21st. At the
Naknek term one Japanese charged
with murder was found guilty of man
slaughter and given 1 year in the Val
dez jail. Peter Semonosky who was
convicted of selling booze drew six
months in the Unalaska jail. Sakar
Judas who shot and killed a man at
Naknek was liberated by the Jury
which found that Judas had done the
killing in defense of his mother who
was being assaulted.
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Stephen Birch, president of the
Kennecott Copper Corporation, arrived
from the interior lasti night and left
on today’s steamer for the Beatson
mines at Latouche. He reports that
Bonanza and Jumbo properties are
being worked to their capacity, and
when the leeching plant that is now
well under construction has been com
pleted his his company will handle 500
tons of copper ore a day, employing
about 300 men.
“Within four days we will resume
the shipment of copper ore from Ken
necott to Cordova,” said Mr Birch.
“I was surprised to learn that so little
damage was done to the roadbed of
the railway by the high water and we
do not anticipate any further trouble
in the transportation of ore.
“At the present time every side
track between Chitina and the mines
is filled with cars loaded with copper
ore. It was also necessary to unload
some of the cars and stack the ore at
Chitina, while at Kennecott there is
a large quantity of copper ready for
shipment. This means that when the
road is open for through traffic there
will be a big movement of copper to
Cordova, and from here shipped to the
Tacoma smelter.
“Preparations are now being made
to run the mill at Kennecott all win
ter and a full production of ore will
follow.”
H. A. Sprague, president ot the
Lighterage Packing Compare, Inc., of
Warrenton, Oregon, was an arrival in
Cordova last night on the steamer
Mariposa. Mr. Sprague is largely in
terested in several clam and fish plants
and came here for the purpose of in
vestigating the clam beds of Prince
William Sound, with the object of
starting a factory in Cordova, If con
ditions justified it.
• The local Chamber of Commerce is
very anxious that Mr. Sprague shall
secure the desired information and
President Hazelet has chartered a
launch and will take him around the
hay ahd to other points,, leaving to
morrow morning at 4 o’clock.
Mr. Srague is a shrewd business
man, who seeB the possibilities in
Alaska for canning fish and clams. If
he finds sufficient beds of the latter
it is his intention to make an invest
ment of $50,000 here, and to at once
establish this new industry, which
would employ from 75 to 100 men the
year round.
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New Radio Station.
Falcon Joslln has installed a radio
station at Bruce, the new Tolovana
town on Llvengood creek, where an
operator has already left to take
charge.
CHISANA, July 20—Gus Linden
who was found last winter in a desti
tute conditition, died in the local jail.
There being no funds obtainable from
the government- to cover medical or
burial expenses ,the body was buried
at Chisana by public donations.
While standing on -the edge of a deep
cut in front, of McKinney’s camp on
No. 10, Bonanaza, July Fourth, George
Myers an old prospector and miner
was stricken with an attack or apo
plexy, fell into the cut receiving in
juries which resulted in his death
on the 11th. -The funeral was held on
the 12th, the burial taking place on
No. 10 Bench on Bonanza Creek.
Meyers leaves a wife and family resid
ing in Seattle. Like the former case,
n<7 funds were obtainable for burial
expenses, the body being buried by
public donations.
Thomas C. Noyes and family left on
a two months prospecting trip. They
figure on going over that country; lo
coated between the head of the Snag
river and Scotty creek.
A. D. McLellan and son left for the
Snag river to inspect more copper
properties in that region. Mr. Mc
Lellan is one of the original locators
of the Bonanza mine, Kennecott.
O. O. (Monty) Gummerie is reported
to have made a big i quartz strike
around the head of the Snag river and
several outfits have stampeded in that
direction.
Roberts and Boutin have returned
from the Snag river after doing the
assessment work on their rich copper
properties near there.
Bud Sargent is having the annual
assessment work done on the Brat
nober-Sargent copper properties on the
Nabesna.
S. O. Breedman of McCarthy and I.
B. Hurd representing W. W. Harvey
& Co., of McCarthy paid their spring
visits to camp in an endeavor to cor
ral all the gold in sight, for a noticea
ble shrinkage in this line was evident
on their departure.
The former activities of Finnegan
and Hoffman on Salt Creek, formerly
called Dry Gulch, have ceased, no
more salt being extracted from the
McGuipe properties.
Kawakami is running a boarding
house at the mouth of Coarse Money
for the crews of James Murie and Billy
James.
Mrs. Butin has a boarding house
on No. 1, Little Eldora for the crews
of Altman, Whitham and Briggan, all
other operators running their own
mess. "Jack the Ripper” still holding
holding down the job as Chief Cook for
the Hamshaw crew.
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Jt now develops that Lewis E.
Smoot, who was in Cordova a couple
of days ago, on his way to the west
ward, is, not the personal represents
tive of Secretary Franklin K. Cane,
of the Interior Department, H3 liad
been reported here by his fellow-pas
sengers.
While in Seward the-Gateway In
terviewed him. When asked as If
the rumor that he was In Alaska In
an official capacity Mr. Smoot said:
"Tell them I am here on private
business, and at my own . expense.
Yes, at my own. expense.”
“Can we say that you do not repre
sent Secretary Lane?”
"Why Just tell them I am. here on
private business and . at my - own ex
pense” he repeated, and he repeated
it emphaticaly.
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The Valdez Democratic Club has
re-elected C J. Todd as president and
William Finical secretary.
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Jerry Quinlan,»formerly with the
White. Pass Co., has, been' chosen to
take out the first construction train on
the government railroad.
MAY NOT ADOPT NEW
NAME OF ALASKA CITY
That the post office department will
not accept the name of Alaska City for
Anchorage is the belief of Commis
sioner Thomas Riggs as, he says, the
department never likes a double name.
Indeed, he says that was one, at least,
of the reasons why the name Ship
Creek was not accepted. Alaska City
was the name which received the high
est- number of votes at the recent
poll over there. Mr. Riggs will re
turn to Seward from Fairbanks in
the fall with the engineers who are
engaged at that end and place them
there under the supervision of Chair
man Edes.
LARGER CHART OF
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The Cordova Chamber of Commerce
has written a letter to Capt. J. F.
Pratt, inspector of the Geodetic and
Coast Survey, urging upon him the
necessity of taking up with the proper
bureau the question of a chart on a
larger scale than chart 8520, to in
clude all of Orca Bay from Sheep
Point to Point Whiteshed, as well as
a survey of the mouth of the Copper
river on a large scale chart, as no
survey has ever been completed of
this particular section. Several years
ago Capt. Ritter began a survey, set
ting certain points, which are still
there, but this is as far that survey
has ever been carried.
Next year three canneries will fish
that section. They use large launches
and stern-wheel steamers, besides
there is a great deal of travel between
Cordova and Katalla, this route being
used to bring the gasoline from the
latter place to Prince William Sound
ports. Thus it can be seen that sur
veys should bo made at the earliest
possible date.
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JUNEAU, Aug. 11—Judge Jennings
today handed down an opinion which
disposes of the recipts of the national
forests of Alaska, which were turned
over to the territory, and over the dis
position of which there has been con
siderable difference of opinion. The
court’s rulii " means that the money
will be equally divided between the
four judicial divisions of Alaska.
T*he law which provides that twenty
five per cent of the receipts from na
tional forests shall be expended in the
county or counties in which the forests
are situated caused all the trouble. In
the territorial legislature the delegates
from the other divisions contended
that there are no counties in Alaska
and ordered the money divided in four
equal parts. The delegates from
Southeastern Alaska were not satisfied
contending that for this purpose the
First Division is the same as a county,
and hence appealed to the courts.
Judge Jennings sustained the de
murrers of the territory, In the suit
brought by the representatives of the
First Division, to prevent the pay
ment of road moneys in the four divi
sions of Alaska. In an opinion on the
road money case the court refuse to
declare constitutional the action of
the legislature In dividing forest re
serve moneys.
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The cableshlp Burnside Is still work
ing on the line below Sitka, making re
pairs, and the only messages now re
ceived are over the wireless or via
the Canadian line.
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S. Blum & Co., have leased the
Cliff House at Valdez, to act as tern
porary quarters until a building can
be erected to replace the one recent
ly destroyed by fire.
THE IT
Rringing the first consignment of
steel rails to be used In permanent
construction of the federal railroad in
Alaska, a special train of twelve cars
reached Seattle last Friday night over
the Great Northern railway.
The rails are from Kansas City,
from which city they were brought
West over the Burlington railroad to
Billings, Mont., and turned over to the
Great Northern in that city to be hur
ried to Seattle by fast schedule.
Although a large amount of steel
rails have been sent to the North to
be used in connection with the con
struction of the line, they have all
been of light weight and used in con
structing track for work trains. The
rails which reached Seattle are for
permanent trackage and will be used
in the construction of railway yards
at Anchorage. They were consigned
to George W. Evans & Co., of Seattle.
The shipment was loaded on the
freighter Seward, of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, which will deliver the
consignment at. Anchorage.
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EDITOR
The leading Pacific Coast cities
should get together and urge upon the
government the advisability of a de
velopment of Alaska unhampered by
the present government restrictions,
declares P. W. Kellogg, publisher and
one of the owners of the San Francis
co Call. “With the development of
the Northern territory will come gen
eral prosperity for the whole Pacific
coast,” he said, “and there will be
less need to go abroad for markets.
“The present is the Pacific coast’s
opportunity to profit by Alaska. All
that the Coast needs is an intelligent
development of this great territory
and this will come if the government
can be induced to permit development
without the usual government restric
tions. All this time and worry over
developing foreign markets is wasted,
for we have a market iearer home that
at the present time will be a producer.
It is time for the Coast cities to get
together and demand some action on
this Alaskan matter.”
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INSANE IN IS
The first case of smuggling from
Canada to Alaska on the Yukon River,
to be detected in many years was
brouht to light recently at Eagle when
a man giving the name of Walskey
was arrested there by Deputy Collector
of Customs, J. J. Billiard.
Walskey, who claims he is an es
caped inmate of the Morningside Sani
tarium, went to Dawson nnd bought a
$750 diamond ring and a $65 watch,
giving therefore a bogus check. He
was attempting to smuggle the jewelry
into Alaska when detected.
Walskey was committed to the sani
tarium last April from Fairbanks and
was taken south by Marshal Erwin.
He was tried before commissioner
at Eagle on the charge of smuggling
and was sentenced to two monts In
jail and a fine of $200.
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The Ketchikan Progressive will
soon appear as a daily newspaper, the
necessary plant having been ordered.
William Aiken, we’l known in Alas
ka as the representative of Schilling’s
'Best, was married to Miss Kathleen
aterson, at Winnipeg, Manatoba, .Inly
26. The couple will make their home
VALDEZ CABLE AAEN
MAY GOTO MEXICO
It is reported that the Signal Corps
men at Valdez anti along the govern
ment road will be ordered to the
states as they are needed with the
troops if Mexico fs invaded. It is
stated that civilian operators will be
sent north to take the place of the
men now there who are not only able
to telegraph but are aide to do many
other things so necessary when large
forces of men are moved from place to
place.
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Yesterday H. B. Sprague, accom
panied by President Hazelet of the
Chamber of Commerce, and “Poker
Dick” McCaskey, in the launch Pros
pector, went to investigate the clam
beds off Cape Whitshed, for the pur
pose of considering the installation of
a clam factory. Mr. Sprague, as presi
dent of the Lighthouse Packing Co.
will recommend the installation of the
cannery, provided the clams are there
in sufficient numbers.
Mr. Sprague feels confident from
what he has learned since coming to
Cordova that he will be more than
satisfied with the extent of the clam
beds and with number and quality of
the clams. A chowder was arranged
for Mr. Sprague the night before last,
and he pronounced the Cordova razor
back clam to he the finest in texture
and taste of any he has ever seen.
Mr. Hazelet will return on the Pros
pector today, but Mr. Sprague will
spend several days at Whitshed ex
amining the clam beds.
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GOAL IS NOW
WASHINGTON, Augt 14—Govern
ment officials are giving serious con
sideration to the urgent need of get
ting the Alaska coal fields opened to
secure naval coal and an Alaskan
naval base.
There is a growing belief that the
coming session of congress may take
emergency measures to get the coal
opened in both the Matanuska and
Bering River fields.
Not only will it be necessary to
bring the coal to tidewater whero it
may be carried to other stations along
the Pacific coast and to the naval sta
tions near Honolulu and Manila, but it
will be necessary to construct a naval
base in Alaska which will be protected
from attack of a foe.
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TROUBLE HATH
IN END
PORT AU PRINE, Aug. 14—At the
election today, participated in by all
parties in the black republic. General
Dartingaenave was elected as presi
dent to succeed Guillaume who was
recently assassinated by the revolu
tionists under General Bobo. It is
now felt that the trouble is over, and
that the lives of foreign residents in
Hayti are no longer in danger. The
American sailors and marines under
Admiral Oaperton are still in control
of this city, but will probably yield
to the newly selected civil authorities.
Notary publics commission were is
sued from the Secretary’s office to
Frances Beck, of Anchorage, Mis?
Eversole of Cordova and Alfred .1
Ghezzi, of Chatanika.
men ins
IN STICK!
SEATTLE, Aug. 10—J. E. Chilberg,
one of Seattle’s foremost banking offi
cials. returned from Alaska yesterday
from an incestlgatlng trip of a mine
in the Stiklne river district. Mr.
Chilberg said that the biggest zone of
lead, silver and copper ever found In
any country exists In the district
which he has just visited. He made
a careful examination of the ground,
looking over several properties which
have been staked and partially devel
oped, and says that the entire section
Is mineralized to a high degree, and
that millions in metallaiferous wealth
will be taken out of there. This rich
section lies about forty miles below
Telegraph Creek, and extends to Lynn
Canal.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 11—A special
train carying fifty-two millions in gold
arrived here from Halifax, N. S. The
train was guarded by forty armed
men, and the precious consingment
was billed to J. P. Morgan & Co. The
shipment was brought to Halifax from
London on a British battleship, and
was convoyed- by a fleet of torpedo
boat destroyers. The money will bo
used to reenforce the British credit
and improve the exchange situation
between this country and England
which has been put out of joint be
cause of the tremendous balance in
favor of the United States due to the
large orders for war supplies placed
in America. This shipment is con
sidered to be but one of the many that
will be brought to this country before
the present war ends, and will event
ually result in making the United
States pre-eminent as the money pow
er of the world.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 14—Representatives
of Great Britain are in this city mak
ing inquiries of the meat packers as
to what terms as to price and delivery
can be secured for the purchase of a
million cattle on the hoof. This Im
mense order 1b exciting the attention
of the men in the meat business here,
and it is also thought that negotia
tions are under way for the purchase
of canned foods on an, unprecendented
scale.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14—General
Pancho Villa leader of the northern
faction of the contending Mexicans
forces today informed the State De
part ment-that he was 'Willing to eli
minate, himself from consideration if
by so doing the' bringing about: of * a
stable government In Mexico, and the
furnishing of relief to the famine
stricken people could be hastened.
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The Alaska Road Commission has
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