The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
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CHITINA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JU*NE 10, 1913
ARE VOLCANOES AFFECTING CLIMATE
An interesting field of speculation lias been opened up by
the Geographic magaznie, which, in its current number, takes
up the question of volcanic disturbances to world-climate in
general.
Old sailors on the Atlantic say the weather has been “dif
ferent’’ ever since the Moount Pelee disaster, and now comes
much scientific testimony to show that the remarkable storms
of the last few months, culminating in the dainfs which, have
inundated the Ohio valley and which threaten the entire Mis
sissippi waterway, froon Cairo to the gulf, are the results of
the eruption of Katmai volcano in Alaska June 6, 1912
The Katmai eruption was one of the most violent ever re
corded. Owing to the remoteness of the volcano from civil
ization no lives were lost but the territory in the vicinity of
the volcano was covered inches deep with ashes, while the
atmospheric disturbance was noted thousands of miles away.
Thick haze was noted in various parts of the world, following
the eruption of the volcano. Heavy rains fell and contin
ued to fall during the summer. Prof. C. G. Abbott, of the
Smithsonian institution, who was in Algiers, making meas
urements of the amount of heat coming to the eai'th from the
sun, first noticed the spreading of this haze on June 19> just
13 days after the eruption in Alaska. Rains followed, and, to
the surpr ise of the scientists, the hazy weather, with succeed
ing torrential downpours, continued until September, and
forced an abandonment of the work. Prof. Abbott found
that the conditions had been the same at Mount Wilson, and
presumably were world-wide. It is shown by this scientist
that the haze precipitated from Katmai was distributed all
over the higher atmosphere, remaining three months in sus
pension. The direct effect of this would be a loss of heat
owing to the reflection and loss of the sun’s rays in the Kat
mai “dust belt ’’ Fortunately Prof. Abbott was equipped
with the sort of apparatus necessary for measurements, one
instrument being capable of measuring a millionth part of a
degree of heat. He made exhaustive observations and gives
as his opinion that the volcanic haze very appreciably in
fluenced the march of temperature in the United States.- He
believes that it will be found eventually that temperatures are
influencer several degrees by great periods of haziness, sue]
as those produced by the volcanic eruptions of 1883, 1888 and
1912, not to speak of the eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902
whose distribution of haze he regards as rather local.
A further question for science to determine is the length of
time this haze remains suspended in the upper atmosphere,
working such climatic changes. The whole subject is one of
vital interest, and it seems remiarkable that more general at
tention has not been devoted to it heretofore.
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GENERALLY DISCUSSED
The policy of Secretary Lane is being discussed by the big
papers all over the United States. The Poiflaud Daily Jour
nal, the big Democratic paper of the Northwest, says:
“The best contribution to cuitent discussion of govern
ment ownership of railroads i:. Alaska is by Secretary Lane.
“He favors the plan. He has declared his views in a let
ter to the chairman of the Senate Committee on Territories
“Secretary Fisher, in his time, declared for government
construction and ownership of railroads in Alaska, opera
tion to be by the government or by private parties /under
lease. Senator Pittman, Senator Jnoes, Senator Chamberlain,
Senator LaFollette, Senator Poindexter, and others rold the
same or even stronger opinions.
“The opinions of these Democratic leaders probably re
flects the policy of the Wilson administration. In any event
the manner in which Secretary Lane has presented the sub
ject will add great weight to the current sentiment back of
federal ownership of railroads in Alaska.
“It is, of course, a new policy for this country. But Alas
ka is a new country, presenting new problems. The policy
maintained in the development of Illinois and Ohio is not
conditions.
“In any event, the development of the Far West was
through land grants to railroads into which gigantic frauds
which the grants turned out more costly to the government
than it would have been to have actually built the roads
“We could not possibly do worse by actually building the
roads in Alaska. We could have no worse scandal than the
Credit Mobilier. We could have no greater waste of pub
lic resources through bestowals than was the munificent grant
of lands to the Oregon & California railroad.
“Nor can the United States properly develop Alaska and
save its resources to the people except by the construction of
railroads under public auspices. It is the plan followed by
Great Britain in South Africa. It is almost axiomatic that
the developing railroads of a colony or province largely deter
mine the future of that territory.
“Private ownership and private control of the railroads of
Alaska would mean that the coal from the great deposits of
that country would be marked up in price far beyond its
reasonable value. The great deposits, so placed at the mercy
of private greed would be used to oppress consumers.
“Secretary Lane’s plan is newk But the old plans have
not been satisfactory- It is an experiment. But if there
had never been any experiment, Columbus would not have
discovered America, and the war of the revolution would
never have been fought. ’’
SCHOOLS URGED TO USE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
For teaching the geography of the United States in the
public schools and colleges a strong effort is being made by
the United States Geological Survey to foster the use of the
government topographic maps. These maps contain so many
details of local interest- showing even the school houses and
farm houses as well as every wagon road, with which, of
course, the sclijool children are familiar, that it is said to be
an easy n^atter for school teachers to enlist the interest of
the pupils in this new style of school map. From an under
standing of the particular maps representing their own lo
calities it is but a succession of short steps to lead the pupils
to an appreciation of the different types of counties por
trayed on maps of other sections of the United States. Most
of the standard atlas sheets of the geological survey of re
cent issue are printed on the scale of one mile to one inch, a
scale which shows the physical features of the country in very
interesting detail.
With these maps the pupils can determine the altitude of
their homes and steepness of hills and mountains, estimate
the grade of wagon roads, work out simple engineering
problems, select dam sites for the construction of reservoirs
to supply water to immaginarv towns or for irrigation,
lay out immiginary trolley or railroad lines or canals along
the most feasible routes, establish lookout and signal sta
tions on high points for the control of forest fires, and plan
many other similar activities.
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IT MAKES US NERVOUS
Knock wood and cross your fingers when you refer to our
railroad bill in congress, to ward off disaster.
The chances of the Alaska railway bill are bright indeed to
day—brighter than we ever dared to hope they would be at
this time. Conceived in intelligence, fostered in politics and
for a purpose in campaign times- the proposition has landed
square in the center of a new dominant political power which
believes in progress, and at a time when they are sweeping the
cleanest. It lias stood the test of opposition and criticism be
fore the senate committee on territories uni -1 today tha: com
mittee promises to report our bill favorably to the Senate with
in a few days, where there is a good chance of its being passed
at this session. Passed by the senate and sent to the house,
the house will pass it in one, two, three order, and passed by
both houses and sent to the president, President Wlison wiil
sign it the minute it is received. We must pray for the luck
of the bill in the senate.
What the passage of that bill means to Fairbanks and the in
terior of Alaska cannot be stated—its possibilities for good are
limitless. Thinking Alaskans never dared hope for such suc
cess for the bill in such short tiinfe, and its success dazes them.
We do not dare talk too much about it until after the show
down in the senate, but after that the stmigs upon our opto
mism will be severed and we will soar the limit—provided luck
comes our way—it looks as though luck were headed in this
iirection.—News-Miner.
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POSTOFFICE TO CONDUCT CABLE BUSINESS
Secretary of War Garrison will recommend that the Alaska
cable and telegraph lines be turned over to the Postoffice de
partment, following the recommendations of his predecessor,
vho contended that the burden of maintaining and operating
lie telegraph lines in the territory should not be imposed upon
the appropriations for the army. If this recommendation is
adopted something over 200 officers and men will be relieved
from duty in Alaska, sufficient to organize two more field com
panies in the Signal Corps, which are needed very badly by the
Army. But more than this, the expense of maintaining a
telegraph system in Alaska should be charged against the post
office department or the territory. Just at present there is
need of the expenditure of over half a million dollars in re
newing parts of the cable. There was a time when the cable
and telegraph lines were a military necessity, but this exists
no longer. Its maintenance is one of the expenses of the civil
establishment, and it is an injustice to charge it against the
army—Army and Navy Journal.
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WE HAVE THE COAL
It has been discovered that Alaska has the best steaming
coal on earth, and the navy of the United States is going to be
fed upon it if it stands up to the mark it has already set. That
is the testimany of naval experts before the senate committee
[ m territories.
It is a cinch that if Alaska ever had that kind of coal it has
it yet, for none of our coal has been mined that we ever heard
M. We are not surprised that it has been proven that our
coal is the best there is, and we are agreeably surprised to
learn that the United States navy proposes to develop our coal
resoiirces. Our coal deposits get us nothing where they are,
and if the govemmfent will start opening up our coal it will
only be a question of a short time until Alaska is allowed to use
her own coal to develop her own resources.
That will help some.
WHO’S WHO IN DEMOCRACY.
It looks to us as though the Tanana Valley Democratic
club is off wrong, and that those who are resigning therefrom
see the handwriting on the wall. At the last session the club
endorsed a man for marslial, and yesterday the man they op
posed was confirmed in that position at Washington. Every
other man the club has worked for has received nothing, and
every man it has opposed has been rewarded. There is trou
ble ahead for the divided democratic ranks in the Tanana.
The confirmation of L- T. Erwin as marshal of this divis
ion puts the Judge at the head of Democracy in this camp,
and that he will ride at the head of the official procession need
not be doubted for a minute. The opposition to him may buck
and kick all it pleases, but it must fall in behind the Judge in
the procession or drop out—that fact is settled.—Fairbanks
News-Miner.
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Miss Alice Stone Blackwell informs this country that Mrs.
Pankhurst indignantly denies that she would kidnap children
in the great cause of militantcv. Why this finiking distinc
tion? Between kidnapping children and burning their homes,
what is the moral difference
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL'
ACCOUNT
In the United States Commissioner's
Court. Ex.Officio Judge in Pro
bate, Chitina Precinct, Territory
of Alaska, Third Judicial Division.
—
In the matter of the estate of C. W.
Babbage, deceased, A. G. Morey,
administrator.
Notice is hereby given that A. G.
Morey, administrator of the estate of
C. W. Babbage, deceased, has ren
dered, filed and presented for settle
ment his Final Account and report of
his administration of the said estate,
and that the 29th day of May, 1913,
at the hour of 2o'clock, p. ra. of the
said day, at the office of Paul d'Heir
ryj ex-officio Judge in Probate, of the
Chitina Precinct, at Chitina, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the said
court, as the time and place of settle
ment of said final account and report,
at which time and place any person
interested in said estate may appear
and file his objections and exceptions
to said final account and report.
Dated at Chitina, Alaska, this 26th
day of March, 1913.
A. U. MUKKY,
Adminstrator of the estate of C. W.
Babbage, deceased.
Date of first publication, Apr. 8, 1913
late of last publication May 27, 1913.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
TO CHAS. CARLSON, Your Heirs,
Personal Representatives and As
signs, and All or Any Person or Per
sons Claiming by, Through or under
you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) in
labor and improvements upon certain
placer mining claim known as
the Valdez Creek Association, Valdez
Creek, tributary of the Susitna,
In tile Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska,
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for tlie years 1910, 1911, 1912. And
if witin ninety days after the last
publication of this notice you fail to
pay the undersigned as co-owners
your proportion of the expeuse for
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, together
witth the cost of this advertisement,
your interest will become the prop
erty of the undersigned under said
section2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication,’July 8, 1913.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
TO FRED HERMANSON, SWAN
RINGWOOD, WM. HERTZBERG O.
PEARSON, A. J. NORDALE, tfour
Heirs Personal Representatives and
Assigns, and All or Any Person or
Persons’ Claiming by. Through or
Under you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) in
lauor and improvements upon certain
placer mining claim known as
Moloch Association, Valdez Creek,
tributary of the Susitna,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska,
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1910, 1911, 1912. And
if witin ninety days after the last
publication of this notice you fail to
pay the undersigned as co-owners
your proportion of the expense for
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, together
witth the cost of this advertisement,
your interest will become the prop
erty of the undersigned under said
section2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To P. ERICKSON, WM. SMITH C.
Y. MALINQUIST, ADOLF NELS6.\,
A. KENNEDY, GUS BOSTROM, Your
Heirs, Personal Representatives and
Assigns, and All or Any Person or
Persons Claiming by, Through or
Under you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) in
labor and improvements upon certa n
placer mining claim known as
the Yellow Bowl Association, Left
Limit Last Chance Creek, tributary
of Valdez Creek,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1910, 1911, 1912. And
if witin ninety days after the last
publication of this notice you fail to
pay the undersigned ac co-owners
your proportion of the expense for
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, together
wltth the cost of this advertisement,
your interest will become the prop
erty of the undersigned under said
section2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To ANTONE CARLSON, Your
Heirs, Personal Representatives and
Assigns, and All or Any Person or
Persons Claiming by. Through or
Under you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) in
labor and improvements upon certain
placer mining claim known as
Last Chance Association, adjoining
No. 1 and 2 Lucky Gulch Creek
Claims, a tributary of Roosevelt
Creek,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1910, 1911, 1912. And
if witin ninety days after the last
publication of this notice you fail to
pay the undersigned as co-owners
your proportion of the expense for
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, together
witth the cost of this advertisement,
your interest will become the prop
erty of the undersigned under said
section2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To C. P. MORGAN, Your Heirs,
Personal Representatives and As
signs, and All or Any Person or Per
sons Claiming by. Through or Under
you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) in
labor and improvements upon certain
placer mining claim known as
No. 7, Bench, Left Limit, Valdez
Creek, a tributary of the Susitna. also
known as the Gaston Bench Claim,
in the Copper Center Mining and Re
folding District, Territory of Alaska,
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1910. 1911, 1912. And
if witin ninety days after the last
publication of this notice you fail to
pay the undersigned as co-owners
your proportion of the expense for
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, together
witth the cost of this advertisement,
your interest will become the prop
erty of the undersigned tinder said
section2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To P. ERICKSON, ANTON CARL
SON, SWAN RINGWOOI), CHAS.
COWEL, L. RUE, Your Heirs Per
sonal Representatives and Assigns,
and All or Any Person or Persons
Claiming by, Through or Under you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
five hundred dollars ($300.00) in
labor and improvements upon that
placer mining claim known as the
Roosevelt Association, Roosevelt
Creek, a tributary of Valdez Creek,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska
and the said anxount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911,
1912. And if within ninety days
after the last publication of this
notice you fail to pay the undersigned
as co-owners your proportion of the
expese for the years 1908, 1909,
1910,. 1911, 1912, together with the
cost of this advertisement, your in
terest willbecome the property of the
undersigned under said Section 2324
Revised Statutes of the United orates.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To GUST JOHNSON, A. NESBIT,
PONTIUS MAGNUSON, L. SCHIM
MELPFENNING L. RUE, J. PAT
TERSON, R. BLlX, Your Heirs, Per
sonal Representatives and Assigns,
and All or any Person or Persons
Claiming liy, Through or Under you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum o'
five hundred dollars ($500.00) in
labor and improvements upon that
certain placer mining claim known as
the Homestake Association, Valdez
Creek, a tributary of the Susitna,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaskat
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911,
1912. And if within ninety days
after the last publication of this
notice you fail to pay the undersigned
as co-owners your proportion of the
expese for the years 1908, 1909,
1910, 1911, 1912, together with the
cost of this advertisement, your in
terest willbecome the property of the
undersigned under said Section 2324
Revised otatutes of the United States.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913. .
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Edwin H. Gillman, manager of
the Chitina Cash store, has tendered
his resignation and intends to short
ly leave for the states. Job i Nelson
will succeed Mr. Gillman as manager
and Oscar Fish will go to Chiunu as
bookkeeper for the firm. ,
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