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CHITINA, ALASKA.
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November 12 1910, at the postoffice
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LET US MINE
OUR OWN COAL
Cordova, Saturday, July 22, 1911
Ten tons of the best graphite is
awaiting shipment at the graphite
mine near Teller, in the Nome coun
try.
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They say that Abe Ruef, the con
victed boodler, puts in part of his
time writing farces for the enter
tainment of his fellow prisoners.
There is hope yet for a Jewish
Shakespeare.
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Judging by the cable reports
“Little Arthur” Jack Johnson, has
been buying the “joy” water while
traveling to Europe on the steamer
Prince William. Champaigne corks
were said to be flying all over the
dining hall. Now, Jack, you may
have plenty of good dollars but
don’t forget that “hootch” has
knocked out more fighters than any
thing else in the world, especially
the colored ones.
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Casey Moran, of Lost Hatchet mine
fame, a foriner well known Seattle
newspaper man, whose face and Irish
blarney could talk a drink out of
a graven image and who is well
known to nearly all old sour doughs
in Alaska, has turned up in Porcu
pine Ontario, where he has estab
lished the Porcupine Press and the
first edition had the head line “The
Greatest Gold Camp on Earth.”
Casey does not seem to have lost any
of his old lime ability as an ink ped
dler.
There maw be something after
all in the “money trust” that is so
much talked about.
Elliott H. Gray, one of the leading
geniuses of the United States steel
trust and one of the most conser
vative American financiers, made
open admission some time ago that
such a thing really existed in the
United States. Asked whether any
one person in particular weilded this
power or was it a number of people
he replied without hesitation “J. P.
Morgan.”
A king’s job is not an easy one.
George V of England, entertains one
hundred thousand school children
at the Crystal Palace. Poor devil.
Did you ever try to entertain one?
Many men and women have been
affected by the loss of memory but
one of the greatest cases of its kind
happened to a high official of a trust
that the government is at present in
vestigating. Edward Atkins, acting
head of the sugar trust displayed
a remarkable loss of memory when
the committee undertook to cross ex
amine him. It was really remarkable
in a person of his position for he was
unable to recall anything at all about
the business transactions of the trust
and he failed to give any evidence
of value.
Queer how some men who are
holding high positions seem to have
a lack of brains and memory, or
rather a quantity of brains to do
the loss of memory act.
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Fairbanks people are much en
couraged with their present quartz
outlook and are dealing liberally in
development stocks. General pros
perity is reported in the camp.
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The A. B.’s of Iditarod City
are building a fine hall at a cost of
about nine thousand dollars. The
structure will be built, of chechaco
lumber and will have two stories.
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The latest way to get a title i ••
to win it. The King of I : ly be
stawed knighthood on the winner of
the recent Paris-Rome race, but what
was better the winner received a prize
of $20,000.
Let the Leader do your job work.
SUMMER MAIL SERVICE.
Early in the winter this paper advocated the bringing of
the first ealss mail over the trail during the summer, on the
score that it would be much more regular than the service that
can be obtained from the steamboats. If some concerted ac
tion had been taken at that time it is entirely probable we
would be now able to rely on getting at least one first class
mail a week, instead of the eight or nine mails we can expect
by the boat route during the entire summer and fall.
The Times last week woke up to the fact that the mails
might continue, advantageously to residents of the interior, to
come in over the winter trail, but the article apparently infer
red that all of the mail should be brought in this way. As the
cost of this would be far beyond what the government would
consent to pay, it appears to us that asking for it would be a
mere waste of time, and that, at this time a reasonably con
cession would be obtained if the first class mail only was
brought in by way of Chitina. The heavier second class and
package mail could continue to come by the boats, and in this
way we would be assured of getting the more important mail
regularly, and, besides, the full quantity of mail matter that is
sent in from the outside.
It is probably too late to get any change this summer, but,
considering the well known hesitancy the postoffice department
has in such matters, it is not too early to commence an agita
tion if any relief is hoped for another year.—Fairbanks Citizen.
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GOOD NEWS BAY STRIKE
After waiting for several months to hear of the strike
over in the Good News Bay country, we have succeeded in get
ting the straight facts as they are known to exist.
That there is gold over there is an established fact, but
found only in a very restricted locality. Two creeks with
three claims on them and a single claim on the other having
good pay. Not much of a discovery to warrant a big stam
pede.
Frank Waskey is very careful what he has to say about
the country, for its future is yet in doubt, and he would not
care to take the responsibility of causing a stampede to that
isolated country from Nome.
The country is now overrun with professional stampeders
who are well supplied with hatchets, pencils and copy paper,
or location blanks, so it will be useless trying to locate claims
within several miles of the properties which are being worked
and will yield good returns to their owners after paying the
going wage of that country.
No matter what may be said about the new strike many
will have to answer the call of the wild and mush over to see
for themselves. To such Mr. Waskey has given good advice.
Take over a large outfit, and a hand drill. To others he
says: “Take horses, provisions and polling boats to prospect
back in the interior.”
There is nothing in sight for the working man, only those
who have the means to purchase a good outfit and instru
ments to prospect through the water-logged ground to bed
rock should venture.
Taking all the information to hand and boiling it down to
hard facts, the average layman will be held to believe there
is gold over there. That in certain places the concentration
is sufficient to make the ground pay. That there is a great
big country which has never been prospected, lying within
the mineralized zone, which may prove a winner, but it will
take lots of hard work, time and perseverance to prove it.—
Nome Nugget.
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“ACROSS THE CONTINENT.”
There is a striking significance, a wealth of the romance,
atmosphere of the awakening west, and a vivid, elaborate
picturing of the wilderness responding to the genius of West
ern constructive civilization in the beautiful book written by
Isabelle Carpenter Kendall, entitled “Across the Continent,”
a copy of which has just come to the reviewing desk. It
is the first book of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Railway, and as a luxuriously designed and printed volume
descriptive of the wonderlands between the Mississippi and
the Pacific ocean it compels attention as a superb work of art.
The book contains some seventy large quarto pages of heavy
calendered pages and the elaborate picture work in colors
throughout, as well as the distinctive letter press and art work,
disarm criticism. Its chief significance lies in its demonstra
tion of the scenic grandeur and magnificance of the 1,400
miles of new railway through new territory in the prolific
west. The text is a concise, impressive descriptive story
of a trip over the entire line, and the reproductions of photo
graphs in colors are splendid examples of engraving and
printing art. The principal towns and districts along the line
are comprehensively described, as well as the chief elements
of improved railroad building that have attracted world-wide
attention to the Milwaxikee road, which represents in some
respects the most remarkable of modern accomplishments in
railroad construction.
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With representatives of Outlook, McClures, Everybody’s,
Leslies and goodness only knows how many other magazines
in the field, it looks as though Alaska is going to be written
up to a fare-you-well this year. If the writers will approach
their subjects fairly and honestly, good must result. The only
danger is that they are likely to allow their views to be col
ored by the policy of the man at the desk in the office of pub
lication. Ignorance and misrepresentation are the two chief
enemies Alaska has today. If the publicity following all the
magazine writeups we are sure to get out of the travels of the
many investigators will remove these two, then we welcome
these men one afid all. The magazine of today wields a tre
! mendous influence as shown in the recent revolution in Mexico!
! which never could have ever hoped for success without the I
| backing of those brought into line by the efforts of the maga->
zine writers. So it is with us. If these men will play fair.I
i look the field over from every standpoint and then go ho, i 1
j and write what they have actually sec a, Alaska will come into)
j her own. !
VALDEZ VISITED BY FLOOD
The waters breaking loose with
a tremendous force, two large floods
occurred at the Shoup glacier the
past week, one of them carrying
out fully 300 feet of the ice and
exposing a quartz ledge, which was
immediately staked by two men from
the Sealv-Davis property.
The first flood occurred several
days ago, when the penned up water
in the lake, on the south side of the
glacier, broke through, carrying the
ice before it and exposing bedrock
which heretofore has been hidden
from the eye of man.
The glacier has recently moved
forward from 30 to 50 feet, damming
up the outlet to the stream, which
enters tue bay to the north of the
glacier. The stream began to rise,
backing up and flooding the mining
properties in the vicinity. It reach
ed a depth of fully 50 feet against
the hill and then broke the ice with
a deafening roar.
A number of small boats were
tossed like egg shells on the mighty
waves and carried tar out into the
bay. Gus Bellois’ launch was also
wrenched from its moorings and
taken out into the narrows.
GOOD SHOWING AT LANDLOCK
Although they have crosscut the
vein for a distance of 28 feet, the
Landlock Bay Copper company has
not as ytt reached the foot wall. -
All indications point to the strik
ing of another rich ore shoot sim
ilar to the nine foot one found when
the hanging wall was reached last
month. After penetrating the ore
shoot found next to the hanging
wall, the men encountered eight feet
of quartzite.
After that seven or eight feet of
slate was encountered. At present
the tunnel is being run through a
body of wet ledge matter.
The rich vein was tapped at a
depth of 180 feet, while crosscutting
in about 190 feet. It seems to be
an immense chimney, for at the ser
vice it was only four inches wide.
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SAILORS DESERT VESSEL
Nine sailors of the steam whaler
Herman deserted at Unalaska in
June, and were each given 90 days
in jail on the charge of vagrancy,
says Deputy Hastings, of Unalaska,
in his report to the marshal’s of
fice. The men refused to go back
to work, so were jailed.
On June 19, four Japs arrived at
Unalaska and reported that their
schooner had been wrecked. Later
the Unohi Maru” arrived and it was
learned the men had deserted from
that ship. They were taken aboard
and it is believed severely dealt
with after the steamer had gotten
beyond the three-mile limit. ,
When the Herman arrived at Un
alaska June 4 she reported that she
had lost one of the blades of her
propeller in Bering sea. Captain
Bodfish said the ice was the worst
this year of any in his long exper
ience.
With an appropriation of twelve
thousand dollars at his command
since the first of the month, for the
suppression of the liquor traffic
among the natives, the governor of
the territory has sent out a number
of gum shoe artists after the whisky
peddiers in the hope of breaking up
the practice. This force has been
scattered throughout the territory
wherever Indians congregate and
every means at the hand of the gov
ernment will be exercised to sup
press the debauching of the natives.
The federal government is somewhat
late in its efforts to reform con
ditions, as the Indian is all but in
his coffin now; however, Lo can
suffer the remainder of his few days
for the want of drink.
Work on the government trails is
now progressing throughout the ter
ritory. The Seward-Iditarod trail
is being worked at both ends. Lieut.
Edgerton is pushing the work from
the Iditarod end. The lines of the
trail have been completely mapped
out.
A large force of men are engaged
in building the Willow Creek-Chiti
na trail. The bridge across the low
er Tonsina is completed. The side
hill slope this side of the Tonsina
is being brought to a grade and ef
forts will be made to avoid the gla
ciers forming at that point.
NOTICE
The former firm of McCutebeon
& Griffiths( conducting a saloon in
Chitina, Alaska having dissolved on
June 29. 1911, I will not be respon
sible for any bills contracted since
that date and all previous bills
against said firm are assumed by
the present firm of Griffiths. & Hy
land.
Signed: ft. H. McGUTOHEON.
Let us do your job work.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the District Court Tor the Dis
trict of Alaska, Third Division, Chit
ina Precinct, before M. R. Healy,.
Commissioner.—In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Char
les W. Babbage, deceased.
All persons having claims against
the estate of Charles W. Babbage, de
ceased, are hereby required to present
them for settlement to the undersign
ed, the administrator of the said es
tate, at his office in Chitina, at the
Chitina Pharmacy, not later than six
months from date.
All persons owing money to the
said estate are required to pay the
same to the said administrator at his
office without delay.
Done at Chitina. Alaska, this 9th
day of June, A. D. 1911.
A. G. MOREY,
6-12-4 w Administrator.
San Juan, July 12.—Authentic ad
vices state that former President Ze
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