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Cordova, - October 23
R. W. McCrary and wife, who
came to otwn on the train yesterday,
will remain in Cordova for a couple
of months. They have been at
Copper Center for the past summer.
Mr. McCrary states that a number of
people have gone from the interior
to the Nelchina placer camp. The
distance from Tazlina road house is
not far and it is over a good trail.
Many who went in have come out to
make preparations to return with
thawers and remain during the win
ter.
The freighter Cordova arrived
this morning with 750 tons of
steaming coal for the C. R. & N. W.
Railway. Captain Thomas Moore
states that the coal situation in
Seattle still remains in a serious
state. The strike continues at the
British Columbia mines, with very
little probability of an early settle
ment. He says that the town of
Nanaimo is practically dead and
that not a pound of coal is being
mined there. Even though the
labor difficulties were disposed of
soon the situation would not be re
lieved this winter as it would take
months to pump out the flooded
mines and get everything in shape
for operation. Captain Moore
states that in the harbor at Seattle
can be seen scores of Canadian
small vessels and barges, aw-aiting
their turn to secure fuel for the
other side. The effect of the scar
city is being felt at Seattle, where
consumers are glad to receive the
poor quality of coal that is so often
furnished and to pay $9.50 per ton
delivered. The captain states that
coastwise navigation goes no unin
terrupted because nearly all the
large vessels, and particularly those
running to Alaska, use oil for fuel.
Cordova, October 24
Feter Mononan ana w. «. nouie
arrived on the afternoon train, after
a season’s work at Valdez creek.
They will go over to Valdez on the
Mariposa.
Messrs. Scribner and Coffee, of
Juneau, came in on the train this
afternoon. They have just come
from the Chisana and made close
connections at McCarthy.
H. D. Foster, superintendent of
the Westover copper properties on
■Boulder creek, above Dan Creek,
came in from the Nizina country on
the afternoon train. He injured his
hand in falling on a lot of broken
glass and will go to Seattle to re
main three months while his in
juries are being healed. In the
meantime work is continuing at the
properties, where various tunnels
show up large bodies of high grade
ore.
Edgar Davis and a small party of
friends have been out hunting on the
flats. They returned this afternoon
with a number of ducks and a plump
white swan that weighs 20 pounds.
The latter was shot by Lieut.
Doherty, who is stationed at Valdez.
After the trial of the elopement
cases on Thursday the deputy mar
shal advised Mrs. G. M. Cox to make
complaint under another statute
against her erring husband. After
considering the matter over, how
ever, Mrs. Cox informed the United
States commissioner this afternoon
that she would institute no further
proceedings against him, other than
■v to later bring an action for divorce
at Seattle, where she has her legal
residence. It will now be necessary
for her to earn her own living, and
she wishes to be free to secure em
ployment and not be interfered with
by court attendance.
Cordova, October 2o
William Fursman, recently ap
pointed deputy United States mar
shal for Nak Nek, in the Bristol
Bay country, left on the steamer
Mariposa for Valdez, taking over
several prisoners. Next week he will
leave Valdez on the steamer Samp
son for the westward, going to
Cook’s Inlet and from there over
land to his new headquarters. Mrs.
Fursman accompanied her husband
to Valdez and from there will go on
the return of the Mariposa to Seattle
where she will spend the winter.
She will join her husband next
spring, taking one of the first
steamers to Bristol Bay. The peo
ple of Cordova regret very much the
removal of Mr. and Mrs. Fursman
from our midst and all wish them
success and happiness in the locality
where they expect to reside for the
next four years.
Cordova music enthusiasts have
organized and a real musical asso
ciation, formed on the same lines as
the large societies of the outside
cities, will enter into the realm of
Alaska clubs.
President—Mrs. Ralph R. Stewart.
Vice President—Mrs. W. L. Baird.
Secretary—Miss Minnie Finkel
stein.
Treasurer—Mrs. E. F. Medley.
The active members, besides the
above are, Mrs. J. B. O’Neil, Mrs.
and Mr. Fay Sheldon, Mr. Ralph
Stewart, Mr. E. F. Medley, Miss
Rose Finklestein, Miss Elaine Hunt,
Mrs. Jack Sapiro and Mr. Lee
Norgren.
This afternoon United States
Marshal Brenneman announced the
appointment of James M. Millsap, of
Valdez, to be deputy marshal at Mc
Carthy. This is a position formerly
filled by S. D. Charles. Mr. Millsap
will leave here on the Mariposa
Monday for Cordova and will take
the train Thursday for his new field
of labor.
H. J. Watkins, Jr., L. S. Bitner,
W. Gaugh, Kennecott; Mrs. O. Por
ter, A. A. Smith, Seattle; Matt
Larson, Fairbanks; J. O. Wrenn.
Portland, P. F. Cummings, Cordova;
J. B. Carlysle, Juneau.
At Valdez Charles Ganty was
named city attorney to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
A. J. Diamond, who has left for the
Chisana to assume the duties of
United States commissioner.
Attorney William O’Connor made
a trip to Valdez to attend to some
legal matters and will return on the
Mariposa.
Former Lieut. Sam C. Orchard,
accompanied by his father, passed
through on the steamer Mariposa
for Valdez. These men are now
engaged in a timber project near
Ketchikan.
Falcon Joslin went over to Valdez
this morning on the Mariposa. On
the return trip of the steamer he
will go through to Seattle and go
direct from there to New York.
Mrs. Grant Reed returned on the
train yesterday from McCarthy,
where she spent a week or two with
her husband, Grant Reed, who is
station agent at that point.
Mrs. E. L. Harwood was a return
ing passenger on the steamer Mari
posa. She spent several months
east this summer visiting her father
and sisters in South Dakota and
Chicago.
Cordova, October 27
George C. Hazelet, who is in
charge of the building of the winter
trail from McCarthy to the Chisana,
took the train this morning for the
interior. It is expected that by the
time he reaches the Nizina glacier
that the work of the expedition will
have been finished and the trail
properly staked. At a meeting of
citizens, w'ho are putting up the
money to pay for this work, it was
thought advisable to accept Mr.
Hazelet’s suggestion that he make a
trip over the route so as to report
on its present condition and to pub
licly announce its advantages over
other routes.
Among the passengers to go out
to McCarthy this morning was S. D.
Charles, who came over from Val
dez in a launch and will close up
his business as deputy marshal. His
successor James M. Millsap, will ar
rive from Valdez tonight and go out
on Thursday’s train.
John Orchard and his son, Lieut.
S. C. Orchard, passed through Cor
dova on Saturday, to make a short
business trip to Valdez. These two
men recently organized the John
Orchard Mining & Manufacturing
Company. Their first efforts will be
to establish a large pulp mill at a
point on Shrimp bay about 40 miles
north of Ketchikan. Later on they
expect to manufacture pulp Into
paper both for home use and ex
port. The mill will have a capacity
of 50 tons each day. It is expected
that the new industry will be in
operation next year. Construction
work will begin on the plant about
January 1, next.
Cordova, October 28
Jafet Lindeberg, president of the
Pioneer Mining Company, and one
of the original discoverers of Anvil
creek, at Nome, circled about town
today. He has been examining
property in the vicinity of Valdez
for the past week.
Several witnesses from Cordova
were this morning summoned to ap
pear forthwith before the court at
Valdez. They are wanted to testify
before the grand jury in the case of
Eva Blake, who is charged with
having eloped from Seattle with G.
M. Cox. Last Wednesday Eva Blake
was bound over by the United States
commissioner and her bail bond
fixed at $300. This was furnished
in cash by Paul Range. But he soon
after wished to be released so the
parties went to Valdez where Miss
Blake was required to furnish bonds
in the sum of $500, W. H. Caswell
and C. G. Wulff going her security.
The witnesses will go over on the
Sampson and it is expected that the
matter will come before the grand
jury within two or three days.
The steamer Mariposa arrived
from Valdez this morning about 2
o'clock. She loaded nine cars of
copper ore and was ready to sail
south this morning. She waited,
however, for passengers and interior
mail that arrived this afternoon at
2:45 o’colck. About an hour later
the steamer left for the south, with
the following passengers from Cor
dova:
For Seattle—W. N. Willaims, F.
C. Baker, O. A. Anderson. J. Oliver,
T. C. Fitzgerald, Geo. A. Greene, W.
T. Hartnett, T. B. Hyde, F. C.
Blucker, R. V. Jones, Mrs. B. R.
Robinson, Ed Stevens, A. Norlin.
James McGill. J. A. Eamon, W.
Dodge, S. A. Witherspoon, O. Nord
strom, D. C. Witherspoon, H. D.
Foster, M. J. McKinnon, Mrs. O. E.
Lambert, Charles Kitsman, Pete
Monahan, F. S. Fay, H. Nettleton, P.
Nettleton, C. A. Nettleton, Mike
Bolich, Mrs. W. J. McDonald, A. E.
Haggerty,
For Juneau—Charles Johnson, G.
W. Gilbert, Miss Alice Dunn, Miss
L. B. LaVerne, Chris Field, M.
Galee, Paul Hoffman, Wm. Patter
son, Wm. L. Scribner.
For Skagway—H. Friedenthal, L.
M. Tarr.
Judge R. J. Boryer returned last
night from Valdez, where he has
been in attendance at the federal
court for the past ten days. As he
has some unfinished business it will
be necessary for him to again go
over next week.
Falcon Joslin, of Fairbanks, re
turned on the Mariposa from a trip
to Valdez and will continue on to
Seattle, where he will take the train
for New York. Later he expects to
visit Washington.
Mrs. William Fursman was in
town today, returning from Valdez
on the Mariposa. She will continue
on the steamer to Seattle to spend
the winter with friends there, ex
pecting to join Mr. Fursman at
Naknek next spring.
The steamer Admiral Sampson
was at Katalla this afternoon and
expected to sail from there about 5
o’clock. In that event she should
reach Cordova about 3 o’clock to
morrow morning. She will sail an
hour or two later for Valdez.
George R. Goshaw, formerly
deputy marshal, was a passenger
over from Valdez last night.
At a meeting of the town council
last night Edw. F. Medley was
elected to serve as assessor. Two
applications were read for the posi
tion, that of Mr. Medley and O. A.
Lambert. The new' official will start
on his work the first Monday in
November and is required to com
plete it on or before the 22nd of
November. After he completes his
assessment the council will meet as
a board of equalization and after
the personal and real property
assessment valuations are finally de
termined the council on the third
Monday in December will make the
tax levy. Three years ago the total
valuation was over $1,200,000, and
the levy was one per cent. This
year it is expected that $10,000 will
have to be raised and the tax will be
one per cent, unless the valuation is
very considerably decreased over
that of three years ago.
ROME, Oct. 27.—The Vatican an
nounced the election of the Very
Rev. Father Celestino Crozet, of St.
Joseph's parish of Fitchburg, Mass.,
as procurator general of the Congre
gation of the Missionaries of La
Salette. Father Crozet was one of
the three delegates from the United
States to the recent General Chap
ter of the order which was held at
Susa, Italy. The other two were
the Very Rev. Father John Guinet
of Hartford, Conn., where the order
maintains a missionary seminary,
and the Very Rev. Father Camillus
Frequet of Holyoke, Mass.
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Valdez, Oct. 25.
A. J. McGinnis was today sent
enced to one year in the peniten
tiary. He was tried on the charge
of grand larceny and a jury soon re
turned a verdict of guilty. He had
taken personal possessions and
money from the rooms of various
guests of the Rainier-Grand hotel.
Judge Brown has granted the ap
plication of R. J. Boryer, the attor
ney for Martin Radivan. of Cordova,
to have the charge of robbery
against him tried at the next term
of curt to be held in the railroad
town. The judge did not state when
the Cordova term would be held.
The case of Dan S. Reeder, for
assault with intent to kill, will be
tried next week commencing Wed
nesday. The defendant will be repre
sented by Attorney E. E. Ritchie.
The trial has been postponed from
Monday, awaiting the arrival of wit
nesses who could not come on the
Mariposa but who are expected to
reach here on the Sampson about
Wednesday.
The case of the government
against the C. R. & N. W. Ry., for
the collection of taxes, was argued
and taken under advisement.
August Johnson, of Cordova, was
convicted of robbery from the per
osn.
Rudolph Rummeling, of Ivatalla,
who was tried in the district court
before Judge Brown on the charge
of robbery from a dwelling was
found gulity. The crime was com
mitted at Katalla and a shot gun,
clothing and other nicknacks were
stolen.
The special term of court will
convene here Monday, November 17,
with Judge Jennings on the bench.
The petit jury drawn is as follows:
From Cordova—A. Lund, B. A.
Miller, John Gamble, Tom Teets, F.
M. O’Neil, L. F. Cox, Charles
Graber, J. M. Johnson, L. B. Coch
ran, Ben Elliott and W. A. Phillips.
From Valdez — Walter Stuart,
Frank Mulvey, C. H. Remington, W.
W. Harvey, John Kacerosky, Wm.
Lee, J. B. Gray, T. E. Wikidel, E. L.
Dickey, J. E. Wilson, H. P. King,
R. ,T. McChesney and J. A. Carroll.
From Seward—E. R. Weaver,
Peter Neilson, J. Heinmiller, T. W.
Hawkins and Allen Totten.
From Katalla—Charles W. Avery.
From Cliff—Thomas Williams.
From Copper Creek—Clarence
Whitney and ,J. H. Kyle.
From Sunrise—J. Kramer and J.
F. Major.
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The Post-Intelligencer has the
following about a former well
known Alaskan, and for a time
United States commissioner at
Chitina:
‘‘W. H. Ferguson, who is inter
ested in a cocoanut plantation on
Christmas Island in the South Seas,
is at the Frye. Mr. Ferguson re
cently visited Tahiti, where he says
the natives are becoming prosperous
from the growing of sugar cane and
the vanilla bean.
“ ‘The natives are replacing their
old huts with modern bungalows,’
said Mr. Ferguson. ‘A few' years ago
Tahiti used only 500,000 feet of
lumber annually, and I am now in
formed that the natives import more
than 3,000,000 feet. With plenty
of money, the natives are vying with
each other to see who can build the
most attractive and comfortable
homes.”
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