The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
Entered as second-class matter. November 12, 1910, at the postoffice at
Chitina, Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1913
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JUST A HABIT OF ALASKANS
Every now and then one expects to see an unkind reflec
tion in an Alaskan paper concerning the good intentions of
the people of Seattle as directed towards this territory.
Naturally there have been some misunderstandings between
the merchants of the north and the wholesalers in Seattle and
quite often an Alaskan takes his little wad to Seattle and
in making his splurge soon gets trimmed, and an hundred and
one little misunderstandings may arise by reason of the
extensive business and social intercourse between the people
of the north and the people of the metropolis of Puget Sound.
But then it would be just the same if the dealings were with
the people of Tacoma, Portland or San Francisco. As a matter
of fact we all do business with the Seattle houses because we
feel it is to our best interests so to do. We get better service
and quicker shipments than from any other coast city. And
when we have a few weeks of leisure and want a change of
scene we just naturally go to Seattle. We know the people
and they know us and as a consequence we feel at home in
Seattle. And while the business houses of that city derive
consideable benefit from their trade with Alaska, the same
thing applies with equal force to the many more thousands of
people who trade with Seattle from Everett, Bellingham and
the many towns of Western and Eastern Washington. A
recent suggestion in an Alaskan paper that “it would be a
wise thing for us never to forget for one moment to keep our
hands in our pockets as we pass through Seattle,” induces
the Post Intelligencer to make the following dignified and
fair reply of denial:
“Unfortunately for both Seattle and Alaska, distrust has
been created by repetition of this and similar statements. The
average Alaska editor makes this or some similar fling with
persistent regularity; it seems to be a fashion, as it were, and
much of it is jocular, at that. It is seldom meant to do harm,
but the harm is done just the same. Relations between Seattle
and Alaska should not be jarred just now by any disturbing
factor. These statements are disturbing.
“Seattle has a sentimental as well as a material interest
in Alaska. It is looking to the future of that sometime-to-be
great American commonwealth. Seattle men in large number
have lived in Alaska. Many former Alaskans now live in
Seattle. Seattle does get money from Alaska, but that is
because Alaska finds it cheaper and more convenient to buy its
goods here than elsewhere. Seattle does not deal with Alaska
matters in any patronizing, bless-you-my-child spirit, but in
a spirit of equality. The brains and courage conspicuous in
Alaska are admired in Seattle. What both need is a little
more of personal intimacy. More Seattle men should visit
Alaskans on their own ground. Go North oftener. The Alaskan
comes South whenever he has the opportunity. A little
reciprocity in this matter of visits would lend a different
perspective to the whole scene.”
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A SATIRE ON KINGS
The final decision to replace the mad king of Bavaria with
a sane successor after 33 years affords a satirical commentary
on the divine right business. So sacredly was this theory
upheld by the loyal Bavarians that they have submitted to the
nominal rule of an insane monarch since 1870. It has taken
the lifetime of a generation to overcome their aversion to
admitting the absurdity of their position.
It is, perhaps, too bad that after such an exhibition of
monarchial superstition they should at this late day have
superseded the mad man by a sane ruler. The explanation that
there is no hope of his recovering his sanity within 10 years is
weakened by the fact that there was just as little any time
within the past 30. The record may be a tribute to the loyalty
of the Bavarians to the reigning house, but it is an even more
striking proof of their domination by the fetich of monarchic
tradition. i
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Now Chisana has a winter rtail, is a permanent winter
camp—and not one person has starved to death, frozen to
death, or died of exposure or hardship. Such disregard of
direful prediction is positively scandalous.—Exchange.
Jack Rose, expert crook and gunman, says the reforma
tories make criminals. And the examples of Jack Rose and his
sort contribute to the reformatory population in their turn.
President Wilson has said that he is not good-looking. The
term has different meanings, but Huerta endorses the state
ment in all of them.
The district attorney of this division has had an inspira
tion. After two years effort he has not seen his way clear to
permanently station an assistant district attorney at Cordova.
But he will relieve the situation by sending “Brubaker when
he can be spared.” Now that’s real clever of Will Taft’s
classmate. But unfortunately, or fortuunately, there are some
Guys who never can be spared from Valdez.
Joseph F. Smith, head of the Mormons, declares for suf
frage. but neglects to state whether his view is based on
experience or compulsion.
Some day Cordova will again have a term of court. It
may be in January of next year—or some other year.
QUICK MAIL SERVICE
Proposals for carrying the United States mails over the
various routes in Alaska were submitted to the post olb.ce
department at Washington, up to the afternoon of November
11. The sendee is from July 1,1914, to June 30,1918, although
the government has the privilege of canceling any contract
after a certain notice has been given. The people of Fairbanks
and the Copper river country are hopeful that the postmaster
general can be induced to ask for bids for carrying the mails
during the summer between Fairbanks and Cordoca, and to
connect at the latter port with steamers from Seattle. With
the aid of automobiles mails could reach Fairbanks within
ton days after leaving Seattle, and that’s what the people of
the interior want,' instead of having to wait from three to
four weeks as they oftimes do for the mail that goes via
Skagway, White Horse and Dawson.
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A REGRETTABLE OMISSION
We understand that several important advisers of Presi
dent Wilson, living at Cordova and other parts of Alaska,
cannot understand why they have not been favored with
invitations to attend the forthcoming wedding at the White
House. A telegram of inquiry brings forth the information
that there was a shortage of engraved invitations and as a
consequence the Alaska advisers were regretfully overlooked.
This is what they missed:
“The President and Mrs. Wilson request the pleasure of
the presence of-at the wedding of their
daughter, Miss Jessie Woodrow, to Mr. Francis Bowes Sayre,
on November 25, nineteen hundred and thirteen, at half after
four o’clock, at the White House.”
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PROGRESSIVE IDEA SPREADS
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Everywhere the idea of good roads is taking a firm hold
of the people. But this progressive move is finding no more
enthusiastic boomers than in this northland. It is expected
that in the course of a few years rapid transit by automobiles
and freight carrying to points off the various railroads by auto
trucks will be the regular thing. Particular efforts will be
made this winter to induce congress to make liberal appropria
tion for the building of roads in Alaska. Our neighbors over
in Dawson are also awake to the importance of this new aid
to the development of a country. The Daily News, referring
to the subject, says:
“The citizens of Cordova and other Alaskan towns are
organizing good roads clubs, and paying particular attention
to the idea of getting automobile service overland, summer and
winter. The autoists of the several towns are enthusiastic
members of the clubs. One of the chief objects of the entire
movement is to get first-class mail service.
“The peopple of Dawson should take an interest in work
of this sort. Dawson has as many, if not more, autos than any
other town of the north, and has without doubt the finest
system of roads radiating from any northern center. A l.1 tie
more systematic road building will bring Dawson in touch by
auto at all seasons with Whitehorse. Autos made the run over
the road last winter, and gradually the travel should increase.
It is no uncommon thing for motor cars to travel half way to
Dawson over that improved stretch of i-oad many times during
the fall and winter.
“Tractors were used with success in southern Yukon,
hauling freight, last fall. This winter a heavily beaten and
much-traveled road will be opened up the White river. An
auto or good roads club will find something to interest it up
that way. Stages drawn by horses will be traveling into the
Chisana this winter via the White, and the road should be
improved. Road work right now on that stretch above Snag
would be timely. Commissioner Black is looking into the
proposition, and Manager Barrington of the Side Streams
Navigation Company offers to lend the services of the swift
launch Splegatus this fall if needed. A first-class road to the
boundary will be a great aid in drawing the business this way
this winter. Niggerheads can be removed and other work
done within the next three weeks much easier than in the
spring, and will assure a smooth road this winter as well as
next year.
“A good roads club just now could render the commis
sioner and the member of parliament invaluable support in
such movements, and also help prepare the way for the opening
of the general connections desired by the Pacific Highway,
whose object is the linking of the Arctic with the South by
one grand connecting chain of highways which will make it
possible to run from Dawson to San Diego. When such a road
is open, Dawson will see many tourists come into this alluring,
mild country in summer. And in time they will also come in
winter. A good roads club now can do a work of infinite good
in pushing along all these matters looking to the rapid opening
of the Northland. ’ *
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Dr. Chase, the assistant commissioner of health reports
that the epidemic of measles that has prevailed among the
natives to the westward, is now well in hand. The epidemic
has ben checked and it is believed that there will be few
additional deaths.
District Attorney Walker has not yet placed himself on
record as to the necessity for the sending of an assistant
district attorney to Cordova to be permanently established
here. Possibly our needs in this respect will be given attention
when the matter is taken up with the office of Attorney
General McReynolds.
It is heard that the mayor of Chicago has reduced to 35
the number of applicants for the place of police head, and the
Chicago News proposes that he further simplify his task by
cutting out all but the eapables. Does the News wish to destroy
the list altogether? That paper sure would be boycotted in
Alaska if any such suggestion were made with reference U
federal officials.
It begins to look as though the United States was clearing
for action and that something would be doing in Mexico within
the next few days.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 17.—Con
gressman William Gordon tele
graphed the President at Washing
ton, asking that he direct an
investigation of the weather bureau
in connection with the recent storm
on the Great Lakes.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—The plans
of the Alaska Steamship Company
have been changed and the steamer
Northwestern will not go North to
night. Instead the Alameda will
make her regular run and will not
be placed in the dock for repairs
and improvements until after the
Mariposa has first been attended to.
When this steamer returns from the
north the latter part of the week
and discharges her cargo of ore, she
will be laid up. The Northwestern
will go out on the schedule of
November 27.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—The steamer
Sampson sailed from this port on
Saturday night. Her passengers for
Cordova included Carl Gillivy, F.
Erickson, W. D. Thomas, James
Booker, E. L. Britt and two second
class. Some of them are bound for
the Chisana.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—This
morning President Wilson told a
delegation of New Jersey suffrag
ettes that he had in mind the matter
of making suffrage an Issue as a
constitutional amendment. Many
congressmen believe that the sub
ject is one that concerns the general
public ana that equal sunrage
should be universal.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—Jas. Waters,
a logger, got into trouble this
morning as he was celebrating about
town. An attempt was made to ar
rest him by Policeman Shively.
Waters resisted and finally the
policeman pulled his gun and fired
a shot. It took fatal effect and in
a few minutes Waters was dead.
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NOTICE OP FORFEITURE
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To Alex. Nesbitt, his heirs, adminis
trator, assigns, successors or per
sonal representatives:
You are hereby notified that I
have expended in labor and im
provements for the year 1912, the
sum of One Hundred Dollars on each
of the following named claims, or in
total the sum of Sixteen Hundred
Dollars, the “Pacer,” “Mayflower,”
“Slocum,” “Red Jacket,” “Red
Jacket No. 2,” and “Independence.”
The “Hercules,” “Sandow,” and
“Sampson.” The “Rosey No. 1,”
and “Rosey No. 2.” The ‘Lucky
Strike;” “Fairview,” “Esperanza,”
“Webfoot,” and "Yankee,” all situ
ated in the Chitina Minfng and
Recording District, Territory of
Alaska, and which have been duly
recorded in the office of the United
States commissioner, in and for the
Chitina Mining District, at Chitina,
Alaska.
The above amounts have been ex
pended in order to hold the said
claims under the provisions of the
law concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said above named
mining claims. And you are fur
ther notified that if, within ninety
(90) days after the last publication
of this notice you fail to contribute
your proportion of said expenditure,
which is one-sixth (1-6) of the
whole, your interest in said claims
will become the property of the
undersigned, your co-owner.
james McConnell.
First publication Sept. 23, 1913.
Last publication Dec. 23, 1913.
0. ADRIAN NELSON
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
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