Capt. Tom Moore, of the freighter
dova, which was In port Saturday
ght, having come direct from Nome,
eports that several big placer strikes
have been made on Seward peninsula,
|which have resulted in creating stam
I pedes to the new finds.
The latsest find is on Norton boy,
| below Golovin. A large body of rich
| pay dirt has been struck on Dime
- creek and the discoverers are taking
out good money. Practically all of
the ground in that neighborhood has
been staked during the past few weeks.
In the original delta of the Solomon
river, about thirty-five miles from the
famous beach at Nome, another third
beach has been discovered, where the
gold deposit is nearly 275 feet wide
carrying pay five feet deep.
Mining is active throughout Seward
peninsula, according to Capt. Moore.
He reports that the Fairhaven Mining
Company, on the Immachkuk river,
has sent two shipments of gold of
$50,000 each to Nome this fall. Hank
Freeze, an old-timer mining on this
river, has also had several big clean
ups.
On Squirrel river. In the Kobuk
country, George Stanley and others
are In the money. In the Port Clar
ence district the miners have all been
more or less successful, and with
plenty of water on Candle creek the
results have been very satisfactory.
Pete Bernard is taking out good pay
In the York district, and on Buck
creek Walter Johnson has run into a
big ledge of tin.
The freighter Cordova left Nome on
Friday, September 24, at 11 p. m She
touched at Seldovia, Port Graham,
Latouche and Ellamar and will go
from here to Seattle, via the inside
passage. Her cargo includes 2,000
empty gasoline drums picked up to
the westward; 560 tons of Latouche
sacked concentrates; 800 tons of Ella
mar ore and 600 tons of Kennecott ore.
At the Shakan and Kassan canneries
23,000 cases of canned salmon will be
loaded.
WORLD’S SERIES TIE
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9—The second game in the
| World’s Series was won by the Boston champions of the Ameri
can League tea mby the score of two to one. The Red Sox
1 outplayed their adversaries in every department of the game.
1 George Foster pitched for the winning team and was caught
by Thomas. Mayor and Burns were the battery for the Phil
lis. Boston made ten hits and no errors, while Philadelphia
; made three hits and one error. Another capacity crowd watch
ed the contest which was close throughout, and had many ex
|citing moments.
i
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9—Reviewing the first game of the
World’s Series between the Phillies and the Red Sox, it would
appear that the Boston aggreation outplayed their rivals in
nearly all departments of the game. The one error made by
the Bean eaters, and the lack of good baseball judgment in
critical places gave the victory to the home team. Neither
Alexander or Shore pitched sensational ball, both being hit
rather freely, and it was only the excellent defensive work of
the back stops, Burns and’ Cady, as well as some line fielding
that kept the score down. The game did not demonstrate any
great superiority in either team, and nothing was shawm to just
ify either side giving odds in the betting.
The feature of the game was Pasket’s running catch of
Larry Gardner’s Boston’s third sacker, long drive to center
field in the eighth inning. This catch shut off a rally by the
Red Sox, and prevented two runs from being scored, and' was
easily the most remarkable play of the day. Boston’s lone
run was scored by Tris Speaker, who singled in the eigth, pur
loined the pivotal bag, and scored on a slashing drive to left
field by Duffy Lewis, the hard hitting center field of the Boston
team. Philadelphia’s three runs u*ere scored by Stock, Ban
croft and Paskert, two in the fourth inning and one in the eigth.
The best hitting on either side was done by Duffy Lewis who
registered two safe bingles.
The official attendance at the opening game wrns given as
19, 343. The receipts were $51,066. Of this amount the Na
tional commission will receive $5,100, the players on the two
clubs $27,600, and the owners of each club will get $9200 each.
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PRESIDENT TO WED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7—President Wilson threw a bomb
shell into Washington society last night, when he announced
his engagement to Mrs. Norman Galt of this city, Mrs. Galt
has been for years an intimate friend of the president, and the
friends of the pair never suspected that their regard for each
other had ever grown beyond the friendship stage. The date
for the marriage has not yet been set. Mrs. Galt, the bride to
be, is one of the most beautiful women in America, her portrait
having been painted by some of America’s foremost artist, who
have placed their seal of approval upon her remarkable beauty.
She is wealthy, has traveled extensively, is a brilliant musician
and extremely popular. She has been much sought after in
recent years, but has been immune to the snares of some of
Washington’s best known Beau Brummels. The president
paid his future bride a glowing compliment in announcing his
good fortune in having won her, and declared he was the
happiest man in the country.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8—The announcement of the en
gagement of President Wilson to Mrs. Norman Galt is the
chief topic of discussion in this city, and is attracting as much
attention as the war news, or the progress of the submarine
negotiations with Germany. Mrs. Galt, who is the widow of a
wealthy Washington jeweler, was first presented to the presi
dent by his daughter Margaret Wilson, and the acquaintance
formed at that time ripened rapidly until it bloomed in the
engagement announcement. While both parties are silent as
to when the marriage is to occur, it is semi-officially stated that
the event will place within a few weeks, and that the ceremony,
which will be private, will be held at Mrs. Galt’s residence
here. At the latest the wedding will occur before Christmas,
and the most likely date is in the early part of December.
Society here is elated over the prospects of a brisk social sea
son at the White House. It is felt sure that the White House
receptions and State dinners will be renewed, for the future
first lady of the land has always been prominent in the social
life of the city, and her fondness for such events, her unfailing
charm and pleasantness of manner make it assured that the
The president, accompanied' by Mrs. Galt, will leave here
today for New York to attend' a house party, and afterwards
go to the theatre. The New York party, the first in honor of
the engagement, has been arranged for by Colonel House, the
Texas friend a*d kitchen cabinet adviser of Wilson. Tomor
row the happy pair will attend the World’s Series baseball
game at Philadelphia, returning to Washington immediately
after.
WHAT IS DOING
OF INTEREST
ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE, Oct. 1—Catholic ser
vices were held in the Empress block
on Sunday last, Rev. Father Sheperd
officiating. As no metion was made
that the meeting would be held, not
as many attended as would have had
it been known that services would be
held. However, a goodly number
were present. Until the completion of
the new Catholic church, which Is
now under course of construction,
services will be held in the Empress
block, unless otherwise provided for.
Great was the excitement on the
streets of Anchorage Thursday even
ing, when the first automobile made
its appearance. It is owned by Capt.
Larry Byrne, and sails under the col
ors of the Reo. It is one of the late
models and has the earmarks of all
that is modern in the way of an auto
mobile.
The Anchorage Woman’s Club was
formally organized at a meeting held
for the purpose Thursday afternoon
in the government hall building. Offi
cers chosen for the ensuing term are:
President, Mrs. Mears; vice-president,
Mrs. L. F. Shaw; corresponding secre
tary,Mrs. Tubby; recording secretary,
Mrs. G. L. Jackson; treasurer, Mrs. P.
J. McDonald. Various committees
were named.
Capt. Ed. Swift, of the government
packet Chulitna, arriving from Indian
river reported that black bears are so
plentiful and bold in the upper Susit
na valley that engineers engaged in
locating the line of the government
railroad have been compelled to de
tail men to watch the caches of nip*
plies, several of which were broken
into and robbed by the animals.
The boats making the small ports
on Turnagain Arm report very severe
weather on the arm during the past
ten days. Many of them have found
that there is much truth in the name
given the arm by the famous Captain
Cook—Turn-again.
One of the highest tides of the year
was recorded Thursday evening, and
this means that it was one of the high
est tides in the world. The tide at
this point will average approximately
40 feet. The highest tide in the world
is that in the Bay of Fundy, with an
average of 61 feet.
Miss Grace Gaines, who has been
spending the summer with her cousin.
Dr. Barnes, of the Herron Dredging
Company at Sunrise, was a visitor in
Anchorage this week. Miss Gaines’
home is in Chicago, to which place
she will return very shortly.
George Krizan died last week in
the hospital from the effects of in
juries received at Peters creek. The
accident was due to a tree falling on
him while he was engaged in cutting
ties. He was rushed to the govern
ment hospital, where every attention
was given him by Doctors Reedy and
Stoughton, jbut the injuries proved
too severe, and death resulted shortly
after his arrival. He was born at
Daimacya, Austrtria.
WINTER SIMM
REPORTED SHY ANCHORAGE
Conflicting reports ware brought in
from Anchorage on the last boat as
to conditions there for the coming
winter in regard to supplies.
Traveling men who have just com
pleted a circuit of the stores there and
are now in Seward state that if the
people now in Anchorage stay there
during the winter there are not enough
supplies on hand to last during the
time Cook Inlet is closed by ice.
This statement is made in reference to
the town of Anchorage itself, and not
to the engineering commission camps,
which have supplies ordered by the
government which are supposed to be
more than ample.
Charles Brown of Brown and Haw
kins, says that in his opinion about
2,000 people will remain in Anchorage
for the winter and that there are suffi
cient groceries and supplies on hand
in the various stores there to support
that number.
The last steamers will reach Anch
orage in November, probably about
November 15. It is probable that
small boats will attempt to make the
inlet even later, but past experience
shows that these are liable to be
caught in the ice any time after that
date.—Seward Post.
CUTTING LUMBER
FOR RAILROAD
AT PORTAGE
John Enlund, who has the contract
for cutting 2,000,000 feet of lumber
for the Alaska Engineering Commis
sion, reports that he has completed a
sawmill and other buildings at Port
age Bay and that approimately 300,000
feet of lumber has been cut. The mill
building is 36 feet wide and 128 feet
long, covered with sheet iron and sup
plied with a water power of force suf
ficient to throw a stream of water
seventy feet high. The mill has a
capacity of 30,000 feet dally.
The building which is being used
as living rooms for the men, and in
which Mr. and Mrs. Enlund have pri
vate quarters is 18 feet wide and 108
.feet long.
The mill is located on a bay on
the south side of Portage bay about
six miles from the tract reserved by
the government at the head of Port
age Bay. The small bay is about one
and one-half miles long and affords
shelter from all wind storms. The
shores of the bay are heavily covered
with splendid sawmill timber and
Mr. Enlund reports that all the logs
used in cutting the 300,000 feet of
lumber were towed to the mill by
row boats, the services of the launch
not being required. He believes that
the mill, located on deep water where
any steamer can land, and in the
midst of heavy timber sufficient to
keep the mill busy for several years,
can cut and deliver lumber at any of
the Alaskan coast towns at a price
which will compete with lumber
brought from the outside.
Col. Stevenson of Seattle, and K.
Johnson, formerly of Fairbanks, are
associated with Mr. Enlund in the en
terprise.
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GREAT NEED
A. Ammann, who has spent the past
thirteen years developing copper pro
perties in the Kotsina district,
states that the mines in his district
are responding to development work
in a very satisfactory manner but are
greatly handicapped from lack of
transportation.
There are many properties in the
district which may have been develop
ed to a point where they would now
be producers if their ores could be
marketed. Among the men who spent
the summer in the district were. Pat
Murphy, Ed. Young, Tony Barrett, E.
A. Drake, Matt Larson. The Hub
bard-Elliott company employed a num
ber of men doing development work,
as also did the Alaska Consolidated
Copper Company on the Chitna side
of the range.
Mr. Ammann has several proper
ties in the district and has driven
nearly one thousand feet of tunnel.
On Copper creek, tributary of the
Kotsina, he has a splendid showing
of bomite ore and further up the river,
on Roarink creek, he has opened a
large body of copper glance. The
ledge is 28 feet wide and is very high
grade.
Mr. Ammann and the other miners
believe that their section of the coun
try is entitled to some attention from
the government in order to enable
the property owners to develop their
claims at a reasonable cost by secur
ing cheaper freight rates. He states
that the average cost of running tun
nels in the district is close to $20 per
foot, owing to the high cost of getting
supplies to the properties.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6—This city
voted yesterday on the license ques
tion and the people voted to continue
the saloons by a majority of 9400. The
pre-election fight was a bitter one, the
prohibition interests Bending some of
their best speakers into this section to
stump the city, and both sides ad
vertising liberally in the local papers.
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Attorney R. E. Capers has gone to
Juneau to look after some legal busi
ness.
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BIG SHIPMENT OF LUMBER ARRIVES
AT ANCHORAGE FOR RAILROAD COMMISSION
SEWARD, Oct. 5—The steamers Wellesley and Northland
have arrived' at Anchorage with 1,500,000 feet of lumber for the
Alaska Engineering Commission, which will be used in con
nection with government railroad construction at that place.
Chairman Edes returned today from the scene of operation
and says the work at ^Anchorage and Matanuska Is progressing
at a satisfactory rate.,
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF THE WEEK
$
What Is Transpiring In and About Cordova
MONDAY
Dr. W. H. Chase has moved from
the Thisted cottage, on Second street,
and again occupies his former living
quarters in the Alaskan hotel.
C. A. Nettleton left on the Farragut
yesterday for Anchorage, where he
will join the local forestry force, now
at work to the westward.
The first mall of the winter service
left Cordova this morning for Fair
banks and Yukon Civer points. It
consisted of 800 pounds, which will be
the dispatch twice a week until No
vember 24, when the weight limit will
be increased to 1600 pounds three
a week.
Among the arrivals on the steamer
Admiral Farragut were Col. A. M.
Dewey, W. H. Richardson and Geo. D.
Baker, well-known mining men of
Seattle and Spokane who are interest
ed in the Lakinaw Mines, along the
Copper River & Northwestern railway.
They brought considerable machinery
with them which they took to the prop
erty on this morning's train.
The steamer Wilmington, J. Ranse
lins, master, came to Cordova this af
ternoon to enter and clear. This ves
sel brought a cargo of railroad ma
terial, including cars, boilers, etc.,
from Panama for the government,
which it delivered to the Alaska En
gineering Commission at Anchorage.
The Wilmington will leave here to
night, going direct to Tokene, in
Southeastern Alaska, where a cargo of
Alaska marble will be loaded for San
Francisco.
WEDNESDAY
A. N. Swallow, of Valdez* an em
ploye of the Alaska Road Commission,
is in town.
The launch Waif arrived yesterday
from and left early this morning for
Port Wells.
Jack Raw-son, who has been attend
ing court as a juror, returned from
Valdez today.
N. J. Black has returned from Val
dez, where he served as a juror in the
district court.
Our former townsman. Jack Lund,
who is now at Juneau, is the father of
bouncing boy baby.
Bert Reincke and R. J. Lougtin, of
Iditarod, are in town and are stopping
at the Alaskan hotel
Robert Farrel, of Anchorage, and
Oscar Wilkings, «f Seward, are among
the arrivals at the Alaskan hotel.
D. M. McQuestin, representing the
Royal Baking Powder Company, inter
viewed local merchants today. Mr.
McQuestin was one of the stampeders
to the Chisana placer camp.
Jos. F. Murray came over from Val
dez on the Alameda and will leave on
taomorrow morning's train for the
Nizina district, where he is engaged
in mining.
“Senator” Chas. Hill, one of the
pioneers of Alaska, who has been to
the westward for several months,
came to Cordova today and will re
main here some time looking into the
possibilities of establishing a clam
factory.
T. Cader Powell, former Unted
States Marshal at Nome, who spent
several weeks to the westward, is in
town today, returning to Portland.
Josepr Moser, 41 years old who died
at the Company hospital from injuries
received at Port Wells, was buried at
Eyak Cemetery Monday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock, Rev. E. P. Ziegler
officiating.
George A. Harmon left on the launch
Waif this morning for Port Wells,
where he will complete putting in the
tramway for the Cordova Mining and
Development Company.
Carl Carlson will be the watchman
in charge of the Geodetic boat Taku,
which is on the ways here for the
winter.
Lyle Larson, N. Baxter, J. E.
Boynton, Thos. Hinton and John At
cheson, of Chisana, are registered at
the Alaskan hotel.
This afternoon a short funeral ser
vice was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. V. Lydick over the remains
of the late Andrew Schneider, whose
body left on the steamer Alameda for
Chicago, where interment will take
place.
Attorney Maurice D. Leehey, of
Seattle, who mixed pleasure with busi
ness on a trip to the westward, is
greeting Cordova friends.
Geo. Baldwin and Frank Kernan.
well-known mining operators from
Valdez, spent the day in town on their
way to the states.
THURSDAY
Attorney C. M. Frazier has moved
his office from the Borden building to
the basement of the Northern hotel.
H. N. Wilson left on the Alameda
yesterday for the Sitka Hot Springs,
where he will spend a couple of weeks.
Will A. Steel, of the defunct Daily
Alaskan, was an outgoing passenger
on the Alameda for Seattle and will
make an extended trip East.
Fist Mate A. Joachins, of the steam
er Taku, with his wife and baby re
turned to Seattle yesterday.
Mrs. C. K. Hansen was nn outgoing
passenger on the Alameda for Seattle.
George Kennedy took passage on the
Alameda for Seattle and will spend
several weeks on the Pacific coast,
taking in the Panama Exposition.
Geo. L. Buchanan, of the C. R. &
N. W. railroad, has a six week’s leave
of absence and has gone outside to
join his family, who are visiting there.
The remnants of what was at one
time the Cordova Daily Alaskan are
being disposed of, the latest sale being
made to John W. Frame of a job press
and some type which will be shipped
to Valdez, where a small weekly will
likely be started.
The steamer Alameda sailed from
here last evening at 6:30 o’clock for
Seattle: J. V. Lydick and wife, Capt.
G. T. Rude, C. T. Bussell, George
Kantzler, E. L. McDaniell, Chas.
Metzdorf, A. Joachins and wife, Mrs.
McCudden, Mrs. Heim, W. A. Steel,
Geo. Kennedy, Mrs. C. K. Hansen,
Frank Dahl, Phil Waywand, Peter
Micheli, Geo. Ray, G. L. Buchanan,
T. W. Mack, Mrs. Anna Gooden, R.
J. Loughton, Chas Bloom, Herman
Bloom and C. Huelsdunk for Seattle;
H. N. Wilson, T. F. Newsom and W.
Patterson for Juneau.
FRIDAY
Clarence Johanson, who was with
the Geodetic and Coast Survey boat
Taku all summer, is learning the
printing trade at the Daily Times
office.
The oil boat Ascension Is in port
and is discharging fuel for the rail
road company. She reports an un
usually rough trip up from San Fran
cisco.
The Harmon Machinery Company
has taken a lease on the entire build
ing at corner of Second Avenue and
C street. The ground floor is being
used by the Company and S. R.
Hedges and family occupy apartments
on the second story, where Mr. Har
mon will also fit up a suite for his
own use.
Edgar J. Davis is temporarily work
ing for the Copper River & North
western railroad, having taken J. V.
Dydick’s place as auditor, during the
latter’s abseence from town.
The steamer Pioneer is towing the
barge Washington from Port Blakeley,
Wash, to Cordova with a million feet
of lumber for the Copper River &
Northwestern railway.
E. A. Hinckley, of Kennecott, is In
I town and is registered at the Windsor
| hotel.
SATURDAY
Knute Nafsted, of Tonslna, and Ed.
Ferguson, of Anchorage, are among
the arrivals registered at the Alaskan
! hotel.
The launch Alfa, which the Cordo
j va Mining and Development Company
recently purchased and has improved,
was launched yesterday.
John McGilllvary. who has been em
I
; ployed on the railroad at Mile 67,
came in on last night's train and will
I
I leave next week for the states, mak
ing trip to the Panama exposition.
Henry J. Brandt, paymaster for the
j Copper River & Northwestern rail
! way, left on this morning’s train with
i the pay checks for the employes out
the line.
A. H. Bryant, H. P. Sias, W. P.
( Patrick, Tom Toey, C. II. Sickles, J.
I F. Hoege, Jno. Monahan, N. S.
Smart and B. F. Cardell arrived on
Friday's train from Valdez creek,
where the season's work has been
finished, and are stopping at the Wind
sor until they can get a boat for the
states.
KATALLA MURDER
KATALLA, Oct. C>—Tuesday afternoon a double tragedy
was enacted at the Chilcat village, a short distance from Katal
la. Two Indians who had been drinking rather freely, became
involved in a quarrel which resulted in one Charley Kocklow
drawing a gun and shooting Charley Thomas, who died almost
instantly from the wounds received'. Kocklow becoming
alarmed at his rash deed and evidently fearful of the con
sequences turned the weapon on himself and ended his life.
The news of the affair was brought to town by several
natives and Judge Cray, who is e^-officio coroner started a
party out in search of the bodies. They were both found on the
beach and brought to Katalla. There are no gunshot
wounds or powder marks on the remains of Kocklow and some
little mystery surrounds his death. The coroner is now on the
way to the scene of the tragedy and as soon as he can summon
the witnesses, which will not likely be until tomorrow morning,
an inquest will be held.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fact and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle
Sails from Cordova
September 24.ALAMEDA.. October 4
September 30.NORTHWESTERN.October 9
Regular freight service ror Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
COPPER RIVER & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY
Good Passenger and Freight
Service to Interior Alaska
For Rates and Other Information Apply
DEPOT OFFICE
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