.OF GENERAL
Cordova, September 9
Len Gates, one of the party who
made the original discoveries in the
Chisana, died in that country on
August 31. .He Had been afflicted
with consumption and it finally got j
the better of him. He was buried
with appropriate ceremonies in the
Chisana. Gates originally went there
from Dawson. He was in Cordova
last spring, as one or the litigants
of the mining cases that were tried
he.re before Judge Brown,
A special train went out this
morning as far as Mile 67 returning
this afternoon. It took out P. F.
Hunt, the official photographer for
the Alaska Engineering Commission
wh0 took some views of that se.ction.
Cordova, September 10
Fred Glassbrenner made the
round trip to the westward on the
steamer Alameda. While at Seward
he was informed that the baseball
club there was anxious to engage in
a contest with the Cordova nine.
On Saturday the freighter Seward
will sail north from Seattle. She
will bring coal and explosives to
Cordova and will depart south with
copper ore from Prince William
Sound.
Judge Frazier is now located in
the Borden Building and Artist
Wolff has announced the fact in
properly decorating the window of
^ the second story front.
C. L. Hibbard, a mining man of
note who has been in this section
for the past six weeks was a pas
senger over from Valdez. His next
stop will be at Juneau, from where
will go on to his home at Seattle.
The steamer Alameda got into
port this morning from the west
ward at 11 o’clock. She, has about
50 passengers from oeward and 70
from Valdez. The latter are largely
men who have been employed at
neighboring mines. The steamer
will not depart for the south until
7 o'clock or after. Shortly before 3
this afternoon a special train took a
party of 14 on a trip to the glaciers.
In the number is S. F. Culver, a
retired manufacturer of Rochester,
N. Y., Mrs. Mary E. Nahess, Misses
Olive and Lillian Nahess, and sev
eral other tourists. C. L. Morris,
Mrs. S. Silverman, Ed. E. Fleming
and others from Seattle are also
enjoying the trip. The passengers
booked from Cordova for Seattle are
as follows:
L. B. Clapp, C. N. Ande.rson, Mrs.
Archie Hancock and baby, J. M.
Charles, S. R. Capps, C. F. Smith,
M. A. Range, C. I. Range, 'G. B.
Stone, D. A. Sergeant, G. F. A. Wil
son, F. D. Foster, E. MacBryle, H.
Bryam, Mrs. Peter Borgman, Miss
Erma Borgman, Wm. Borgman, R.
Marshal, J. Winters, M. K. Chad
bourne, Vic Blodgett, Ed Larson, F.
J. Townsend, Mrs. N. Nathan, K. P.
Nathan, Ernest Wegner, Lawrence
Folkner.
Lawrence Bowman Clapp, the
* architectural designer and water
color artist, who has been engaged
in work in Cordova and the Copper
River district for the past two
months, will sail south on the Ala
meda. He has established himself
as an artist of considerable merit,
his paintings of Alaska scenes are
exceptionally good. He, will display
them on a trip to the Eastern states
and will exhibit some of them at the
San Diego exposition, which opens
on Jaunary 1st. While making Cor
dova his headquarters Mr. Clapp has
made many friends who appreciate,
his ability and hope for his return
to the north next season.
Thos. Riggs, Jr. and Lieut. Fred
erick Mears, members of the Alaska
Engineering Commission, are. put
ting in a few busy hours in Cordova
gathering information and maps
about the Copper River & North
western Railway. They expect Capt.
Durkee to bring his launch Triton
over very soon, when they will go
to Katalla. The.y will then go
overland to the Bering River coal
fields and from there will return
over the Lake Charlotte route to
Mile 38 on the C. R. & N. W, Ry.,
and in to Cordova. Their next moye
from here will be to go to Valdez to
look over the situation and from
there to Passage bay, going over
land from there to Turnagain Arm.
The stockholders of the Golden
Eagle Mining Company received
word today from Edwin Griset that
he tenders his resignation as general
• manager of the company. He is one
of the. large stockholders in the com
pany and has been looking after Us
interests at Port Wells. He now in
tends to do some work on his own
property near-by and will start the
driving of a tunnel at once. Repprts
' from the Golden Eagle continue ve,ry
satisfactory, with the exception that
the weather has somewhat interfered
with the operation of the new mill.
Judge John Lyons and Elmer E.
Ritchie, two of Valdez's prominent
attorneys, have formed a co-part
nership under the firm name of
Lyons & Ritchie. Both men are well
known in Cordova.
Cordova, September 11
Thos. Riggs, Jr., and Lieut. Mears,
members of the Alaska Engineering
Commission, who went to Katalla oil
Friday morning last, accompanied by
Supt. Corser, made a trip to the
Bering river coal fields and this
afternoon are again in Katalla. They
have given up the idea of walking
over the proposed railroad route
from Bering River to Mile 38 on the
railway. Instead they will return
on the steamer Evans, which is due
to reach Katalla this afternoon at 5
o’clock. The members of the Com
mission have, decided to go through
to Valdez. From there they will go
on to Portage Bay, making the trip
overland to Turnagain Arm, and
joining Chairman Ede.s at Ship
Creek. The three members of the
Commission will then return to
Seward. Valde.z and Cordova. Here
they will look into the harbor facili
ties and likely make a trip over the
proposed branch line to the Bering
River coal fields.
Mrs. E. M. Bates and daughter
Mrs. Jess Forrester, came down
from Chitina on the afternoon train
and are at the Northern hotel.
Mrs. M. V. Lattin and daughter
Sue came in from McCarthy this
afternoon and will take the ste.air.e~
Northwestern on her southbound
trip to Seattle, where the young lady
will be placed in school. They are
at the Northern.
George Dooley took a big bunch
of Buffalo boys out in his launch
this afternoon, to do some shooting
near the. lake. They expect to bring
lots of game home this evening.
Cordova, September 1 5
The official weather observers
report that the first frost of the. sea
son occurred early this morning.
The steamer Admiral Evans ar
rived in port this morning at 6:30
o’clock and remained here until 10
o’clock before sailing for Valdez.
From Katalla she brought over Supt.
Corser, Lieut. Mears and Thos. M.
Riggs, the, latter two going on to
the westward. Seattle passengers
for this section were as follows:
For Katalla—Robt. McHardie.
For Cordova—F. N. Sebrist.
For Valdez—W. M. Goodwin,
Man Studder.
For Seward—Mrs. Harold Nuzum,
Mrs. F. C. Bunce, Jno. C. Augsburg,
W. D. Fruen, Chas. Phillips, W. A.
Goodrich, Mrs, Goodrich, J. W.
Wright, Alex R. Modini.
For Knik—H. W. Pratt, Mrs.
Pratt, Wm. Martini! Josephine Rip
linge.r, Louise Haase, L. B. Winters,
M. H. Osbourne, A. T. Budd.
For Kenai—'Mason Phelps, Mrs.
Phelps.
Tourists—Gen. R. Murray, Col. E.
Swift, B. F. Watson.
President Council announces that
there will be an important meeting
of the Cordova Democratic Club to
night at 8 o’clock, at the City Hall.
All members are requested to attend.
Geo. C. Hazelet and E. A. Hegg
went out to Lake Eyak today to take
photographs of the spawning ground
and proposed hatchery, which met
with the favor of Dr. E. Lester
Jones, assistant fish commissioner.
The many friends of Miss Minnie
Finkelstefn have been interested in
the announcement of her engage
ment to be married to Mr. Alex
Goldman, of Detroit, Mich. Mr.
Goldman is the western representa
tive of the Great Western Refinery
& Smelting Co., and makes his
headquarters at Seattle. Miss Finkel.
stein is one of Cordova’s most at
tractive young ladies and daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Max Finkelstein. A
host of friends, while regretting to
lose her will wish Miss Minnie and
the fortunate young man all kinds
of happiness and prosperity.
Attorney E. F. Medley appeared
before Town Council last night,
upon behalf of the. Cordova Liquor
Dealers Association. He stated that
^ matter had been presented to
Council rijonths ago requesting that
a resolution be' passed declaring It
as the ntjejie.f of Council that no
more liquor licenses, otfier than the
present number of seven, be granted
until the population of the town ex
ceeded 2,500, with the exception or
new hotels. This matter had been
laid on the table and Mr. Medley
asked that it be taken up for dis
cussion and that he be permitted to
speak in advocacy of the. resolution.
This request resulted in a general
'discussion of the question. One
member maintained that the ques
tion of issuing licenses was entirely
up to the. district court, and that anv
resolution by Council would only
represent the view of the few men
voting in favor of it. Another con
sidered the 2,500 limit as excessive,
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another considered tnat some desig
nation should be made as to the
kind of hotels that would be favored.
Another suggestion was that a peti
tion should be circulated now to see
whether the people of the town
favored any particular kind of re
striction, a petition having received
signatures nearly two years ago, butj
which might not now represent the
sentiment of the community. During
the. discussion it became clear that
the Council did not favor the resolu
tion as presented some time ago. It
was decided that the attorney might
draw up something different, in line
with some of the views expressed
and that it would be considered.
The attorney sought to get some
specific idea of what would be
favored by the Council, but the
members would go no farther and
put it up to the. attorney to work
out something that might be en
dorsed by them.
Mrs. J. W. Spaulding and her
young daughter Harriett we.re pas
sengers on the steamer Evans for
Port Wells. They will spend a
couple of weeks at Golden with Mr.
Spaulding, who is superintendent
for the Golden Eagle, Mining Com
pany.
The steamer Northwestern arrived
in port last night about 8 o’clock
and sailed for Valdez shortly before
midnight. She will only go as far
as Seward and is due. back on Thurs.
day afternoon, going first to Orca to
take on a shipment of salmon. At
Cordova she will take aboard five
cars of copper ore and will be in
port three or four hours. The fol
lowing passengers from Seattle are
for this section:
For Cordova—F. A. Barron, Chas.
J. Birdsall, C. L. Pe.rkins, S. M.
Ogden, Geo. A. Bettes, A. Paulson
For Valdez—Dr. M. M. Hop
kins, Mrs. Hopkins, E. H. Pattison.
Mrs. Pattison, A. V. Pflaum, C. L.
Hoyt, Angus Chisholm, Miss S. M.
Peterson, A. C. Dowling, C. C. Pel
tret, Mrs. L. M. Lewis.
For Seward—Wm. A. Krlppachne,
Geo. Haley. Mrs. Haley, Dave Dun
bar, C. C. Thomas, Mrs. Thomas, F.
H. Mead, A. Olsen. E. S. Hewitt, A.
H. Bradford, D. M. McQue.stin, R. J.
Donohue, W. A. Wilson, Mrs. Wil
son.
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LIVERMORE, Cal., Sept. 14
Henry Bratnober, the noted mining
engineer and Alaska operator, die.d
at this place early this morning.
The above telegram received today
tells of the death, that was not un
expected, of a character well known
in this part of Alaska. Mr. Brat
nober had suffered from kidney
troubles and came to Cordova last
spring and went to the Chisana, with
the hope of improving his condition
by an active and out door existence.
He returned to the states this sum
mer, returning via the Canadian
route to White Horse. Shortly after
he reached his home at Seattle he
was laid up and about two weeks
ago, accompanied by his wife, he
went to California. His friends had
their doubts then as to whether he
would ever return. Mr. Bratnober
was about 65 years of age and for
many years past has been largely in
terested in various Alaskan mining
and industrial enterprises. He was
president of and the largest stock
holder in the Cordova Power Com
pany. He was an uncle of our towns
man, James Lyon.
NEWPORT, Se.pt. 14.—One of the
best known mining men of the coun
try, James B. Haggin, of New York,
died at his summer home here yes
terday. Although aged 87, he had
been in fairly good health. Born in
j Kentucky he. was one of the Forty
ininers who went to California and
made a fortune in mines. In 18 96
he formed the “silver trust.’’ Later,
at the death of Marcus Daly he
bought his holdings in the Anaconda
Copper Company. Mr. Haggin was a
large owner of ranch property in
Kentucky and the largest individual
owner of horses in training.
PORTLAND, Me, Sept. IS —
Maine is among the first states to
hold its election and there has been
considerable interest throughout the
country to see whether there would
be an endorsement or reversal of
President Wilson’s policy. The Re
publicans have had the, governorship,
but a Democrat has been elected in
the person of Oakland C. Curtis, at
present the mayor of Portland. All
the present congressmen have been
re-elected, their politics being three
Republicans and one" Democrat. In
, the third district the Progressives
[put up a hard fight, but their candi
date wras the third in the running.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.—Capt.
Claude Cochran, commander of the
revenue cutter Bear, reports that
George S. Malloch, U. S. Geologist,
and B. Jarne Maman, assistan1
topographer, die.d on Wrangell Island
in the northern part of Alaska. John
Brady, a seaman, was accidently
shot on this same island, and died
from the effects of his wound.
SEATTLE, Sept. 14.—The steam
ship Minnesota is reported as having
arrived at Manila, with a cargo
valued at §10,000,000. On board is
Count Von Re.x, the German ambas
sador who recently departed from
Japan and will come to Seattle.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 14.—Gen
eral Villa has telegraphed General
Obregon requesting that President
Carranza ask the officials at Wash
ington to remove the American
troops from Vera Cruz. He con
tends that there is no longer any
necessity for them there - and that
the United States had previously an
nounced that they would be re
moved when at attitude of peace had
settled about the Mexican capital.
SEATTLE, Sept. 14.—Before, the
steamer Mariposa pulled away from
the wharf on Saturday night a large
delegation of members of the Yukon
pioneers marched to the wharf and
went aboard the steamex and sum
moned one of the passengers, Dele
gate Wickersham to the social hall.
One of the officers of the club made
a short address, wishing the. Delegare
a safe voyage and all kinds of good
luck, ending with the presentation of
a floral design. A moving picture
man was present and fired a few
shots, so as to perpetuate the scene.
Cordova. September 12
For Senator—Thos. C. Price, <>i
Cordova.
For Representative—Thomas Hoi.
land, of Chitina.
The above nominations were made
last night at a Democratic conven
tion of delegates from the Third
Judicial D:\isirn. Althougn four
members of the House are to be
elected in this division the conven
tion adopted a resolution providing
that but one should be placed in
nomination. This motion was offered
by C. J. Todd, of Valdez, who de
clared that the Democrats of Valdez,
Seward or the far westward had no
candidate to present. Delegates f.
A. Baxter, C. P. Mickelson and E. F.
Medley expressed the opinion that to
build up the party it were better that
a full ticket should be named, Mr.
Medley declaring that it was an act
of cowardice to do otherwise, and
showed a weakness at the start in
the fight for party organization and
supremacy.
When the convention convened at
8 o’clock committees were at once
appointed on rules and order, plat
form, credentials and permanent
organization. A recess of an hour
was taken and upon reconvening the
committee on organization reported
in favor of continuing the temporary
officers, C. H. Wilcox, chairman, and
E. F. Medley, secretary. The cre
dentials committee reported that
there were no contests, and that dele
gates were present as follows:
Cordova—James Smith, Dr. W. W.
Council, C. P. Mickelson, Edward F.
Medley, C. H. Wilcox, C. S. Bratton,
Thomas C. Price.
Chitina—William B. Tibbs, proxy
to F. A. Jones, Mrs. A. G. Morey,
proxy to C. H. Scheffler, E. M. Bates,
proxy to K. G. Robinson, L. C.
Smith, proxy to Thos. C. Price.
Valdez—Five delegates by proxy
to J. A. Baxter; two by proxy to
C. J. Todd and one by proxy to J. A.
Bourke.
Seward—Six delegates by proxy to
C. J. Todd.
The platform committee presented
its report, which was adopted, after
which nominations for senator were
declared in order. The Cordova dele
gates asked for five minutes inter
mission to caucus. When business
was again resumed Mr. Medley an
nounced that the choice of the Cor
dova delegation was Thos. C. Price,
whom he placed in nomination, and
being the only name presented Mr.
Price was upon motion declared the
nominee. In a few words he ex
pressed his appreciation , for the
honor conferred. For Representative
Mr. Holland had been agreed upon,
although the name of V. J. Dwyer
had been urged, but a motion pre
vailed to make Mr. Holland the can
didate. Then a discussion ensued
over the advisability or inadvisability
of placing or not placing four candi
dates on the ticket, and the motion
offered by Mr. Todd was carried.
A divisional committee was then
elected as follows: A. J. Dimond,
"hairman, Valdez; Geo. Phelps, sec
retary, Seward; R. P. Ferguson,
Valdez; Julius Thompson, Katalla;
V. J. Dwyer, Strelna; C. P. Mickel
son and E.* F. Medley, Cordova.
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BELLEVILLE, 111., Sept. 15.—Ail
Belleville turned out to welcome
Charles Wasem, who with a team of
oxen and a prairie, schooner finished
a 3,000-mile trip from Regina, Sask.,
Canada, to attend the centennial
celebration of the establishment of
the county seat of St. Clair county.
Wasem left Regina last February.
His outfit is to take a part in the
pageant, the big attraction of the
week’s celebration, which opens to
day.
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BIDS FOR MIXING TIMBER
Bids will be received by the
undersigned at their offices at Ken
necott up to and including October
1st, ' for tne supplying of 50,000
lineal feet of round mining timber,
specifications as follows:
Timber t0 be live spruce, cut in
lengths of 16 and 32 feet, not
smaller than seven inches nor
larger than twelve inches in diam
eter.
Deliveries to be made on cars
loaded to the satisfaction of the R.
R. Co. at any point along the C. R.
& N. W. Ry. within 25 miles of Ke.n
necott. Deliveries to begin during
the month of November and to
continue at the rate of not less than
two carloads per week until comple
tion of the contract.
As a guarantee, of fulfilling the
contract the successful bidder will
be required to furnish a bond in the
sum of $2,000. The company re
serves the right to reject any ana
all bids.
Signed
KENNECOTT MINES CO.
Effective October 1st, the U. S.
marshals in Alaska and throughout
the country will have additional
duties to perform in the pleasant
task of paying to officers of the
court the, salaries that heretofore
have come from Washington. Now
there will be no delay and Marshal
Brenneman will promptly turn over
earned salaries to Judge Brown, Dis.
trict Attorney Spence, Clerk of the
Court Lang, with assistants and dep
uty marshals. The new act provides
as follows:
‘•From and after October 1, 19H.
it shall be the duty of United States
marshals to pay, under regulations
prescribed by the attorney general,
the salaries of all judges of the
United States courts, except the jus
tices of the Supreme Court of the
United States, the salaries of judges
retired under Section 714 of the
revised statutes, and the judges,
officials, and employees of all courts
whose sessions are held in the Dis
trict of Columbia, whose salaries
shall be paid through the disbursing
officer of the Department of Justice,
as hitherto provided. United States
district attorneys, their regular as
sistants, clerks, and messengers, and
United States marshals and their
deputies; Provided that every United
States marshal operating under bond
executed pr'or to the passage or
this act shall give bond effective
thereafter for the faithful perform
ance of the. duties of his office, in
cluding the payment of salaries
| above mentioned.”
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Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
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This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Eaggago
or freight will not be received at dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent. Ticket Agent.
Pacific-Alaska
Navigation Co.
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Steamers leave Seattle every ten days of each month on the
5th, 15th and 25th
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Vakutat, Xatalla,
Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yals and Harvard
for Southern California porta.
Schedule subject to change without notice.
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