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formed by Sending Them
The Chitina Leader
THE CHITINA LEADER
Opening of Bering Coal
Means Smelters for
Cordova
Ore Shipments From Copper River Valley Are Over $2,000,000 Each Month
FITH YEAR
CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1915
NUMBER 56.
I
THER VESSEL
SEATTLE, Nov. 13—The steamer
City of Seattle bound from Seattle to
southeastern Alaska ports went
aground at Grenville Channel yester
day morning. The fishing schooner
Albatross took of all the passengers
and nineteen members of the crew,
leaving sufficient working force to
man the vessel in an emergency and
proceeded to Prince Rupert, where
the passengers have been made com
fortable pending the the making of
arrangements to take them to thetr
points of destination. The grounded
steamer floated on the high tide the
same afternoon and proceeded to
Prince Rupert under her own steam.
The cargo was discharged on the dock
and a survey of the hull will be made
before an attempt is made to take the
ship further. A cursory examination
shows that some of the plates are
badly buckled.
LI BYT ALAMEDA
ON LAST TRIP
TO SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Nov. 13—When the Al
ameda arrived here from her last trip
north the boat was libeled five times
in the sum of $250 each by passengers
who charged that they paid $25 for
their baggage, and they also included
a claim of damages for the poor
quality of the meals which were serv
ed to them.
IN NEED OF
CHICAGO, Nov. 13—Experts em
ployed by the receivers of the Rock
Island road have made a report In
which they state that it will take five
years’ time an den expenditure or
twenty-seven millions to place the
road back upon decent workable
basis and put it Into first class shape.
The probable disposition of the line
Is now before the courts and the ques
tion of whether this huge expenditure
will be authorized will first have to be
determined.
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UNKNOWN CHISANITE BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN DROWNED
While Charles Johnson was going
from Chisana to Fairbanks he learn
ed that a purse containing $165, a hat
and some other clothing wa3 found on
a sandbar of the Tanana river.
From the appearance of the articles
it appeared that somebody going
down the river had been dumped out
of his boat and probably downed, and
the valuables washed onto the sand
bar by the swift current. A careful
search for traces of the person or
persons who might have been lost
failed to reveal anything.
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MAJOR DAVIDSON TO
SUCCEED LIEUT. KUNZIQ
The Secretary of War has designat
ed Major Peter W. Davidson, United
States infantry, to succeed Lieut.
Kunzlg on the Alaska Board of road
commissioners, and he will arrive in
Alaska sometime this month to as
sume his new duties.
Col. W. P. Richardson, president of
the commission, will meet Major Dav
idson at San Frnacisco next week
before he leaves that city for the East.
Major Davidson has spent two years
in Alaska, one of which was as reg
imental adjutant of the 22nd Infantry
at Fort William II. Seward.
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All the Real News In the Times.
GOV. STRONG ISSUES
ANNUAL PROCLAMATION
JUNEAU, Nov. 11—Gov. Strong to
day issued his annual Thanksgiving
proclamation, designating Thursday,
November 25, 1915, as a' day or
thanksgiving throughout the terri
tory.
SEATTLE, Nov. 13—The steamship
Admiral Farragut sailed from here
lpst night bound for Cordova and
other southwestern Alaska ports, in
cluding Cook Inlet points. The Far
ragut will be the last boat leaving
here for Anchorage this winter it be
ing understood that the insurance
companies will issue no policies to
vessels going to Anchorage which
leave here after Nov. 15. The pas
sengers for Cordova are James
Holmes, Helen Shea, A. Soerlt, James
Neil and E. Penerall.
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce
recently took up with the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey
the matter of making a survey and
plat of the mouth of Copper River,
from Whitshed to east to Katalla, in
cluding both the inside and outside of
the bar. Assurances have been re
ceived that this work will be be start
ed next spring, which will be of
great service to the small craft plying
between Katalla and Prince William
Sound.
Dr. Jones writes as follows:
“I wish to acknowledge your letter
of October 7th, which has been for
warded to me. The section of the
chart is also acknowledged.
“I note carefully all you say, and I
wish to assure you that the matter
involved will have careful and prompt
attention and you will hear from us
further in the near future.
“It is too late in the season to do
further work in Alaska this year,
but every effort will be made to
meet your wishes at an early date.
The only two large vessels we will
have in Southeastern Alaska next
year will be the Patterson and Ex
plorer. Owing to the fact that the
Gedney and McArthur are unsea
worthy, and will not again be placed
in commission. We hope to have tne
new ship Surveyor in Alaskan waters
in 1917; in the meantime I hope Con
gress will provide funds for two more
vessels, this coming session to replace
the Gedney and Patterson.
“I realize the rightful demand on
the government to expedite the sur
veying of the waters in Alaska; but
we need more and better vesels, and
more officers and men to man them
and funds to operate them.
“1 am thoroughly alive to the situa
tion and my best eflorts will be put
forth in accomplishing whnt yop all
want and need.
“I will send you a copy of my re
port soon. It should bo available
next month.
“Assuring you of my appreciation
for writing as you have.”
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STR. VICTORIA HAS
DRUID FROM NOME
SEATTLE, Nov. 13—The Alaska
Steamship Company’s vessel Victoria
arrived last night from Nome bring
ing the last passengers from the Sew
ard peninsula this season.
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All the newg all the time In The
Dally Tlmea..
The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Mickelson was last night a scene of
great festivity. The friends and as
sociates of Mr. Salyer E. Reed and
Miss Olive Blanche Briggs witnessed
their marriage at 8.30 o’clock. The
rooms having been tastily decorated
and the guests having assembled, the
ceremony solemnized by Rev. E. P.
Zeigler which was followed by a
sumptous repast, proceeded with all
grace and decorum.
The number of gifts, the attitude of
those present, the complimentary ex
pressions set forth in the various,
formal speeches by friends present, to
the bride and groom, were a great tri
bute to the popularity and high es
teem in which they are held.
We do not hestitate to say that
their many friends here in Cordova
join us in best wishes and heartiest
congratulations.
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JAPANESE BOYS CELEBRATE
The Japanese residents of Cordova
last evening fittingly celebrated the
coronation of their new Emperor by
holding appropriate exercises in the
Red Dragon Club House, which was
tastily decorated with American and
Japanses flags and bunting. Portraits
of the Emperor and Eempress also
graced the wall, and everything that
was done was commemorative of the
festive occasion in their home coun
try; a regular service was held and
speeches made in Japanese relating
to the importance of the coronation.
Mayor H. A. Slater had been invited
to attend, but as he had a previous
important engagement, he asked Geo.
C. Hazelet, president of the Shamher
of Commerce, to represent him, which
he did in a most fitting speech, re
viewing the wonderful growth of
Japan, and in closing paid a deserved
tribute to the loyal and patriotic
boys who had assembled to do honor
to the ruler of their country. H. G.
Steel, of the Daily Times, represent
ing the press, also made a few re
marks.
After the exercises a lunch was
served, which included many deli
cious Japanese dishes, which were
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
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DIES SEME
SEATTLE, Nov. 12—R. E. Nixon,
one of the best known hotel men on
the Pacific coast, who with “Billy”
King has been the lessee of the Savoy
hotel, died this morning at a local
hospital from the effects of an opera
tion performed for apendicitis. Nixon
was an Alaskan and Klondike pioneer,
having migrated to the former terri
tory in 1895 and settled at Juneau.
Later he went to Circle City and
when the big discovery of gold was
made at Dawson he stampeded to that
camp, being fortunate enough to get
a good claim on Bonanza creek. This
he worked for three years and then
returned to Seattle, where he leased
the Northern hotel. After the com
pletion of the new Frye hotel Mi,
Nixon was made its manager and suc
ceeded in putting it on a paying basis.
He and King formed a partnership a
little over a year ago and leased tne
Savoy hotel, yhich they were con
ducting up to the time of Nixon's
death.
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KIOTO, Nov. 13—Thp Daijosal Fes
tival. or Grand Thanksgiving Festival
the ceremony of offering saored rice
to the imperial ancestors and the
gods and goddesses of heaven and
earth, began today at the imperial
palace. This ceremony is one of the
three great rites of the coronation
and Is of very ancient origin.
ALL OF ITS STEAMERS
TO BE RECHRISTENED
The steamer Kansas City, recently
purchased by the Alaska Steamship
Company, and now on its initial trip
to Cordova, is to be thoroughly ren
ovated upon its return to “ Seattle,
when it will be renamed the "Alaska."
As soon as the freighter ^Burling
ton reaches the Pacific coast from the
Great Lakes it will be rechristened
the “Juneau” and the sister ship
Bennington will be renamed the
“Valdez.” Another freighter is shortly
to be added to the fleet and it will be
named either the “Skagway” or the
“Ketchikan.”
At a meeting of the Chambjei of
Commerce, held last night, the follow
ing officers were re-elected for the
ensuing six months:
President, Geo. C. Hazelet; Vice
President, Dr. W. H. Chase; Treas
urer, H. C. Feldman; Executive Com
mittee, M. Brock, A. J. Adams, Caleb
Corser, H. A. Slater, A. E. Lathrop,
H. C. Feldman and Dr. W. H.
Chase. The secretary is elected by
the Board of Directors.
A communication was read from
Sam Blum in which he stated that he
had tendered the Cordova exhibit at
the Panama Exposition to the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce, at the close
of the fair, and the secretary of the
local body was instructed to send an
order to the Exposition officials for
the delivery of this exhibit to Seat
tle.
Letters were read from Secretary
of Interior Lane and the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce acknowledg
ing the receipt of copies of the resol
ution passed by Cordova Shamber en
dorsing a Development Board for
Alaska, as outlined by Mr. Lane.
An order for $150 was drawn on the
treasurer to apply on the Sushanna
trail deficit.
Attorney Reiter, who recently se
cured control of a copper property at
Fidilgo Bay, was present and made
an interesting talk on matters of in
terest to the Chamber.
Sam Blum was elected to repre
sent the Cordova Chamber at a meet
ing of the Mining and Metallurgical
Society of America, in Washington,
D. C„ on December 16 and also at the
fourth annual meeting of the Cham
bers of Commerce of the United
States to be held at Washington on
February 8, 9 and 10.
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CAPT. RUDE TRANSFERRED
TO THE EASTERN COAST
In a personal letter from Capt. Gil
bert Rude to George C. Hazelet, re
ceived in last night's mail, our former
townsman states that he has been
transferred by the Geodetic Coast
Survey to service in East, where he
will he in command of a new vessel.
The many Cordova friends of Capt.
Rude will be glad to learn of his pro
motion. No announcement has as yet
been made as to who will take charge
of the steamer Taku in these Northern
waters.
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NATHANEAL GREENE RETURNS
BENEFITTED FROM TRIP
Nathaneal Greene returned on the
steamer Northwestern from an ex
tended trip to the states. He visited
his daughter, Miss Dorothy Greene,
in San Francisco, and while there at
tended the Panama exposition. On
his return to Seattle Mr. Greene had
an operation performed on one of his
eyes and spent ten days in the hos
pital, with beneficial results. A stop
of a few days was also made at Ju
neau, where he renewed friendships
with his old tilllcums there.
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There were twenty-nine horses
aboard the Northwestern for Cordo
va, which will be used on the Chitina
trail thiB winter by the Orr Stage
Company. While powerful auto
trucks are now In use, It Is feared
that they will be unable to buck
heavy snow drifts and horses will be
stationed all along the trail to provide
for an emergenoy. _
BARRY IS STILL
IN CRITICAL
CONDITION
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11—The U.
S. Collier. Premethues arrived here
yesterday, coining direct from Cordo
va with the exception of a stop at
Sika to pick up the working crow
which was making repairs to the
wireless station there. The men in
jured at the explosion at the Cape
Whitshed wireless station at Cordova
are in good condition with the ex
ception of David Barry, who is not
yet out of danger. Barry will be tak
en to the hospital at Vallejo.
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DITBUQK, la., Nov. 11—George C.
Berry, formerly United States Mar
shal for the Fourth Division of Al
aska, stationed at Fairbanks, died
here today. Perry will be remem
bered as the marshal that preserved
order at Fairbanks during the stormy
days of the strike in 1908.
TORNADO PLATS
CITY
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 11—Two per
sons were killed and thirty-six in
jured in a tornado which devastated
the great bend section of Kansas City
last night. The roofs were torn oir
many houses, and others were en
tirely demolished, while a large
amount of live stock and domestic
fowl were killed. The property loss
is estimated at a half million.
FAIRBANKS HAS
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 12—The official
records show that the gold output of
the placer and quartz mines in the
Fairbanks district for the year 1915
has been greater than last ytear and to
be $3,611,000. As the official figures for
last year show an output of two and
one half millions, this year exceeds
that by a full million.
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NEXT WEEK
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 12—Judge Chas.
E. Bunnel has cleared up most of the
work on the docket of his court, and
is now planning to leave for a vaca
tion taking Mrs. Bunnel and their
daughter with him. Judge Bunnel
will visit the coast cities including
Valdez and Cordova and it is proba
ble that he may take a trip outside
before returning to Fairbanks.
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FIRST STEAMER SOUTH
The City of Puebla will arrive In
Cordova Monday morning on her way
•outh. She will turned back from
Seward; leaving there Sunday and
not go to Anohorage, ae Intended.
PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND
BIG FOOT BALL GAME
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12—President
Wilson announced today that he had
accepted the invitation to attend the
football game between the Army and
Navy which will be held in New
York on November 27. Mrs. Galt, the
president’s financee will probably ac
company Wilson to the game and sit
in the presidential box.
EAGLES T?GIVE
GET-TOGETHER
There was a very enthuiastic meet
ing of the Fraternal Order of Eagles,
held at Eagle Hall Wednesday even
ing at which a great many things of
interest to the welfare of this the
pioneer order of Cordova were dis
cussed.
Cordova Aerie. No. 1826, has mem
bers in all parts of the world and it
is remarkable how they all seem to
stick to the Home Lodge. From tne
communications received from these
members it would appear that they
all intended to return to Alaska and
Cordova in particular as soon as the
coal is opened.
The Order have secured a location
on First street and a movement rs
now on foot among the members to
start things moving in a manner that
the new hall may be erected In the
near future.
The first movement along this line
will be a get together, old-time dinner
to be held at Eagle Hall, Wednesday
| Evening December 8th to which the
members will invite such of their
friends who are not already members
of the fraternity.
A movement is on foot to arrange
for the installation of a class of not
less than 100 applicats, and not later
than January 1st.
The committee in charge of the
dinner on December 8th consits of
Dr. W. H. Chase, Ed. Hurtle, Bert
Slavin, Geo. Dooley and N. J. Black.
MACHINERY ARRIVES FOR
NEW CLAM FACTORY
A large shipment of machinery is
at the dock, awaiting the arrival of
H. A. Sprague, president of the Light
house Packing Company, Warren,
Oregon, who will start a clam factory
at Cordova. It is Mr. Sprague's in
tention to erect a large plant on the
city dock, and in the meantime he
has arranged to use the buildings al
ready there as temporary headquar
ters. We understand Mr. Sprague Is
bringing about twenty experienced
clam packers with him, and as soon
as he is able to drive piling upon
which to construct two new buildings
the force will be greatly increased.
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ROMANTIC WEDDING RESULT
OF STR. MARIPOSA WRECK
R. M. McConnel and bride were
aboard the Admiral Evans bound for
Latouche. This is the young couple
whose marriage at Ketchikan recently
was the result of a romance which
grew out of the wreck of the steamer
Mariposa. They were both passen
gers on the vessel, the young lady en
route to wed a barber at Sitka. She
claims McConnel saved her life and a
few days later were married at Ketch
ikan.
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IS
LIKELY TO BE HELD EARLY
Charles E. Herron, chairman of the
Republican Territorial committee, was
in town last evening, on his return
from the states to Seward, where he is
extensively Interested in mining. Al
though a little early to discuss Alaska
politics Mr. Herron expressed the be
lief that the convention to nominate a
Delegate to Congress and members of
Trritorlal legislatures should be held
early next spring. After a conference
with different committeemen the time
and place of holding the convention
will be determined.
STEAMER LEAVES
SEAM FOB
SEATTLE, Nov. 8—The steamer
Northwestern left hepe last Bight
bound for Cordova and other Alaska
ports. The Northwestern had a large
passenger list with the following peo
ple booked for Cordova. E. Rogers,
Curley Welsh. L. Butt, Mrs. H. M. Wil
son, C. O’Connor, Mr. and Mrs. John
V. Lydick and two children, Kenneth
Holden, J. A. Johnson, Czer Wenke
and wife, P. Ford and Dutch Blanch
fleld
SEWARD TUR 1S
OUTTOSEETHE
SEWARD, Nov. 9—The first train
to run on the Alaska Northern since
the government took over the road by
purchase left here yesterday and went
as far as Mile 29. The train carried
mail, passengers and freight for the
Iditarod country. The passengers,
mail and freight were transferred at
Mile 29 to dog teams. The occassion
was fittingly celebrated by the inhabi
tants of Seward assisted by the offi
cials of the railroad commission.
KANSASdTf IS
SEATTLE, Nov. 10—The new Al
aska Steamship Company’s vessel, the
Kansas City, sailed last night, via
Cape Flattery for Cordova. The ves
sel has a capacity freight cargo, a
good portion of it being destined for
Cordova, but the larger part being,
booked for Anchorage. The steam
ship companies are put to it to carry
all the freight to the Cook Inlet term
inus of the government railroad be
fore the freeze up occurs. The shlu
has a large quanity of railroad ties,
lumber, rails and coal for Anchorage.
MILLION DOLLAR
TRENTON, N. J„ Nov. 11—The
rope mill of the Joihn A. Roebling
Sona Co., covering two city blocks
in area, was totally destroyed by fire
last night. The loss to the company
is over a million dollars, and the
cause of the fire is a mystery there
being a strong probability that it was
lncendary in origin. The Are is men
tioned as one in a sinister list of con
flagrations which have destroyed
factories engaged in filling contracts
for war materials for the allies. This
rope factory was working three shifts,
seven days a week, and practically
its entire output at present consisted
of iron chains and barbed wire Tor
England, France and Russia.
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Tolovana Gets Postmaster.
Upon the recommendation of Post
master T. H. Deal, of Fairbanks, Tom
Patterson has been appointed as post
master of Brooks, in the Tolovana
district. In a comunicatlon received
recently from the postal department,
Postmaster Deal was authorised to
see that the new office is opened as
quickly as practicable.