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Cordova, September 24
The last sailing under the summer
schedule, by the Alaska Steamship
Company, was on the 18th, when the
Alameda sailed for Southwestern
Alaska. Hereafter instead of leaving
from Seattle every six days the sail
ings will be about every ten days, on
the 28th, 8th and 18th of every
month. Travel will continue by the
inside passage. For a time the
steamer Northwestern will be taken
off the run. When she reaches
Seattle on her present trip she will
be made ready to sail for Nome
about the 1st of October. The Mari
posa will sail for Cordova and the
westward on the 28 th and for a time
will alternate with the Alameda.
The last mail for Dawson, Fair
banks and the interior, from this
section, left on the steamer North
western. It will go to Skagway and
leave for down the river points from
White Horse on Saturday the 27th.
The last river steamer to leave that
point will be the Princess Sophia.
The interior mail from Cordova will
start on Thursday October 2, and
will continue every Monday and
Thursday until November 23. After
that date and until March 20 the
mail will leave Cordova three times
a week, on Mondays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. It will go by C. R. &
N. W. Ry., to Chitina and from there
by stage into Fairbanks and other in
terior points. It is carried by dog
team from Fairbanks to Nome.
Cordova, September 25
When Capt. A. E. Lathrop was
outside he wasn’t too buav to listen
to the talk of the hundreds of pros
pective stampeders who assured him
that they are coming to Cordova
during the winter and early spring
to make the trip from here to the
Chisana gold diggings. He says that
strenuous efforts are being made to
divert the travel to the Canadian
route, but that reports are now com
ing from those who were induced to
go in by way of White Horse, and
most of them are howling because
of the three weeks’ time it took
them. Most of them are returning
by way of McCarthy, by which route
it takes less than four days mushing
to reach the railroad. The captain
states that it is now generally ac
cepted that Cordova has the shortest
and easiest summer route, but that
some missionary work will be neces
sary to establish this as the best
winter route.
Cordova, September 27
The Alaska Steamship Company
has officially announced the schedule
on the Southwestern Alaska run for
the next two months. There will be
a sailing from Seattle every ten days,
as follows: September 28; October
8, 18 and 28; November 7, 17 and
27. The sailings south from Cor
dova on the return trip will be about
nine days after the Seattle sailing.
Nothing has been definitely decided
as to dates after November 27. If
business warrants it is expected that
they will be more frequent than every
ten days for the balance of the win
ter. The six day schedule will likely
be effective next summer.
Tom Noyes is a returning stam
peder who will arrive on the train
tonight. It is said that he will re
turn to the Interior in the early
spring and remain all next season.
R. G. Davis mushed into town this
morning, not waiting for the train.
He just returned from the Chisana
and is going outside to get addi
tional supplies and machinery, ex
pecting to return in December.
A. C. Baldwin, in charge of
triangulation for the Alaska Boun
dary survey party, who recently re
turned from a trip to the Chisana,
will be a passenger on the evening
train. He will take the steamer for
the outside and go on to Washington.
After discharging 400 tons of coal
at this port, the freighter Cordova
sailed for Valdez on Sunday even
ing. On her return to Seattle she
will carry copper ore.
Cordova, September 29
A geological survey party, in
charge of Fred H. Moffet, returned
to Corodva on Saturday night’a
train. During the past season they
have been investigating the Valdez
creek district. They will take the
next steamer for Seattle, and some
of the number will go on to Wash
ington for the winter. The party
are quartered at the Windsor hotel
and include the following:
Fred H. Moffet, J. E. Pogue,
Washington; Glen Connelly, Crow
Agency, Mont.; G. C. Painter,
Molalla, Ore.; Budd I. Kent, Wood
burn, Ore.
The term of federal court held
at Seward last week adjourned on
Friday and the court officials and
others returned to Valdez on the
steamer Alameda. E. V. Boyle and
D. W. Lynch, two jurors from Cor
dova, also returned home. About
the only business before the court
was the trial of two misdemeanor
cases, for violation of the game law
One of the defendants, J. A. Her
berth, was not present but through
his attorney pleaded guilty to two
counts, and was fined $200 for each
count. Captain Whorf was tried ou
two different counts for violation of
the game laws. The first case was
dismissed. On the second trial he
was found guilty of purchasing
game during the closed season and
was fined $200.
The train from the interior
reached Cordova on Saturday night
about 11:30 o’clock, bringing over
60 passengers. Many of them were
returning stampeders, who took
passage on the steamer Alameda for
Juneau and Seattle. The steamer
arrived from the westward shortly
after 11 o’clock and sailed south
about 1:30 Sunday morning.
The train will leave Wednes
day morning at 8 o’clock for Chitina
and Kennecott, returning on Friday.
A mail train will also go out
on Thursday morning. After this
week the local will only run as far
as Chitina, another train continu
ing to the end of the line the next
day, while the local returns to
Cordova.
Among the passengers to arrive
on Saturday night was A. B. Cohn.
He has the distinction of making
the banner trip from the Chisana
diggings, mushing it from there to
McCarthy in 28 traveling hours. He
was officially started by the U. S.
commissioner, with the hour and
date of departure. Whenever he
stopped he had the fact attested by
the signature of a witness. He
says the trail is in fine shape. He
went outside on the steamer Ala
meda and will return later with
thawing machinery.
Under date of September 23, and
written at Nizina road house, Geo.
C. Hazelet has written to Nathanael
Greene, secretary of the Cordova
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Haze
let gives a favorable report of the
expedition that is seeking to find a
short winter trail across the Nizina
and Chisana glaciers to the Chisana
gold diggings. The party has found
easy going over the Nizina glacier,
which has been well staked to the
summit. An investigation of the
conditions three miles beyond indi
cates that horses can go at least
thus far. Mr. Hazelet is hopeful
tnat the full distance is feasible.
In his letter he says:
“I arrived here at noon today.
Was all ready to cross the summit
with the camp but found that we
were short on horse feed, so much
so that I didn’t dare to cross until
I got more, and came to Nizlna for
that purpose. Have been over the
summit three miles and found the
going good that far. Expect, how
ever, to find some rough ice fur
ther on. Don’t doubt though but
that we can pass by it.
“Have the Xizina glacier staked
to the summit and have had horses
over it all. It has taken longer
than expected on account of having
to use three times as many stakes
as we figured on. Had to place
three stakes where I only expected
to use one. Have had to haul
these stakes ten miles, so you see it
takes time.
“There is not a place on the route
sfl far that a horse cannot pull
1,000 pounds. In fact there are but
three or four places where one horse
could not take a ton on a double
end sled. If we find similar condi
tions on the other side, the trail
will be a success.
“I will leave early tomorrow
morning and reach camp the next
evening with the feed. The follow
ing day shall cross to the Chisana
side and camp. Should be able to
get down from there in a few days.
Then if everything is right I will
leave the men to do the balance of
the staking and return to Cordova.
It is snowing today, the first real
storm that we have had.”
V. J. Dwyer, who has extensive
interests at Strelna, returned last
evening on the steamer Alameda
from a trip outside that extended
from the Pacific to the Atlantic and
consumed more than two months.
While in Washington he received the
impression that the present admin
istration is sincerely anxious to
enact legislation that will have the
effect of opening up Alaska. He
thinks that there is no doubt about
the passage of the railroad bill early
in the next session of Congress, and
that some definite coal policy will
soon thereafter be decided upon.
While in Seattle Mr. Dwyer came
in contact with a large number of
men who looked with favor upon the
new placer diggings in the Chisana
country. The impression prevails
that sufficient work has not yet been
done to indicate the extent or value
of the new district. But many of
the old Alaskan sourdoughs are
satisfied with the showing already
made and have faith that the
benches and new gravel creeks will
show' up rich pay. Many will come
in after the winter freeze, while
others will wait until spring.
Attorney Genreal McReynolds has
directed Judge R. W. Jennings to go
to Valdez in November and hold a
special term of court. He will try
those cases in which Judge Brown is
disqualified. After Judge Brown
completes the term that he is now
holding at Seward he will go to
Valdez and open a term on October
14. Following the completion of the
work of this term the special term
will commence. At present Judge
Jennings is presiding at Juneau. He
will open a special term at Ketchi
kan on October 13. When he
finishes there he will go to Valdez.
It has been determined that no court
will be held at Cordova this fall.
The Dan Reeder case from here will
come before the grand jury at
. Valdez and a number of witnesses
have been subpoenaed to appear and
testify. If a true bill is found it is
expected that the case will at once
come to trial.
James Wardell of Katalla, lias
taken an appeal from the decision of
the commissioner of the general land
office to the secretary of the interior
in the matter of obtaining patent to
coal lands in the Bering river fields.
In the Wardell case the government
charged that the applicant had
failed to comply with the law, in
that he had not opened up and im
proved a coal mine on the land.
The matter came on for a hearing
in the Juneau land office and Regis
ter C. B. Walker and Receiver Frank
A. Boyle decided in favor of the ap
plicant, holding that he had com
plied with the law and was there
fore entitled to patent. The com
missioner in reviewing the case re
versed the local land office decision
and ordered the entry cancelled. The
matter will now reach the court of
last resort, by going directly to the
secretary of the interior.
When in Ketchikan a week ago
Governor Strong thus expressed
himself on a question that the
Alaska Good Roads Club is vitally
interested in:
“While I consider railroads as
absolutely necessary, still it seems to
me that roads and trails are equally
so, and to this end I have asked
that Congress appropriate $1,000,000
per year for the next ten years for
road building, and am satisfied that
such an appropriation would add to
the wealth of this nation at least
$100,000,000 in that time to say
nothing of the future.”
A wire sent from Stewart river on
the 20th to O. L. Dickinson at Skag
way stated:
“Have just received the following
from CharleB Gardner, captain of
the Nasutlin: ‘Landed freight and
passengers at Donjek September 16
O. K. Everyone well satisfied. Have
number of letters from passengers
indicating well pleased with service.
Discoverers Nelson and James and
their party on board the Nasutlin
with large cleanup of gold dust en
route to bank at Dawson.’
H. WHEELER.”
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NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—The re
sult of games yesterday placed New
York as the positive winner of the
pennant in the National league. The
only team that had a remote chance
against New York was Philadelphia.
But when that team lost to Boston
she was placed out of the running,
for winning all the rest of her games
would not place her in the lead. New
York lost yesterday to Brooklyn,
but that did not affect her leader
ship. The world’s series will be
played between New York of the
National league, and Philadelphia,
of the American league, commenc
ing October 7, at New York.
SEATTLE, Sept. 29.—After a
short illness C. L. Wayland, for
many years employed as a post
office inspector, died at his home.
During his service he has spent
many years in visiting Southeastern
Alaska offices.
SEATTLE, Sept. 29. — Henry
House, who was formerly engaged
in mining in the Nome country, has
been arrested for alleged stealing of
mail from office buildings. It is
reported that he was on the watch
for such letters as he thought
likely contained money.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.—The
pennant in the American league was
won by Philadelphia, leading Wash
ington by a good margin. In the last
games played today, Philadelphia
took a double header from Detroit.
THOMASVILLE, Ga., Sept. 26.—
At his home in this city Seaborn
Anderson Roddenberry, represen
tative in Congress, died last night
at the age of 43 years. He has been
in Congress three years and was one
of the most popular men in the
county.
NANKING, Sept. 29.—This morn
ing Gen. Chang Hsuan, commander
of the Chinese forces, appeared at
the Japanese consulate and ex
tended an apology for the indigni
ties inflicted upon Japanese sub
jects. It was then announced that
Japan was satisfied.
HARRISON, Miss., Sept. 29—Two
drug crazed negroes named Walter
and Will Jones, created a wild scene
of terror in this neighborhood last
evening. They were brothers and
began a reign of murder that ended
in the death of three whites and
seven negroes. Among the killed
was Sheriff G. B. Hammett. Six
whites were also dangerously
wounded. After the crazy negroes
had finally exhausted all their am
munition a crowd closed in on them
and they were captured. They
were immediately lynched. As the
entire black and w'hite population
had been very much wrought up it
was feared that the trouble would
continue, so the militia was ordered
out and soon had the situation well
in hand.
KATALLA, Sept. 29—Postmaster
A. C. Williams has disposed of his
grocery store to C. K. White, who
has been engaged in the same busi
ness and wdll combine the two
stores. This will make three gro
cery stores in the town. Mr. Wil
liams states that he soon expects to
leave the town and that fact has
given rise to the necessity for a new
postmaster. Nearly two years ago
Mr. Williams had expected to leave
and at that time pretty much every
body in town signed a petition for
the appointment of Dave White as
postmaster. But the application was
not filed when it was learned that
Mr. Williams intended to remain.
Now there is another move on to
secure the appointment for Mr.
White, who is manager of the
Katalla-Cordova Telephone Com
pany.
Judge Peter D. Overfleld writes
that he has opened law offices at
Los Angeles and will be glad to
greet Alaskans who may visit that
city.
0. ADRIAN NELSON
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
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