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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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Office: Hotel Chitina Building.
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Cordova Office: Daily Alaskan
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CHITINA, SATURDAY, JUNE 18
LET US MINE
OUR OWN COAL
ROASTS PINCHOT AND TEDDY
Falcon Joslyn, president of the
Tanana Valley Railway company,
who passed through Chitina last
fall enroute to Washington, has
been a busy man in the interest of
Alaska since arriving at the nation
al capitol. He has closely followed
the reports on the coal investigation
and being the chief speaker in some
of the reports going to Secretary of
Interior Walter Fisher, one of which
was recently presented in person by
Andrew Christensen, chief of the
field division of Seattle. Mr. Joslyn
denounced Gifford Pinchot for us
ing the government money to buy
magazine articles telling the people
what an honest and great man he
was, and he was not indicted either,
while honest men entitled to Alas
kan lands were under indictment.
Raking Roosevelt he said:
“We had a president who had little
knowledge and no respect for the
aacredness of the constitution of the
United States. Pinchot went straight
to Theodore the First, and the Presi
dent of the United States wrote the
order abrogating the act of 1904. The
Czar of Russia would not have the
courage to do such an act. This or
der of 1906 by President Roosevelt
was illegal and everybody knows it.”
WHO’S TO BLAME
We must ever bear in mind that
there are always two sides to a
board. In a recent issue of the Lead
er we complained of the Cordova
people paying but little attention to
orders from uup the line, and ac
cused them of never going near the
post office until a boat had arrived.
While in a few instances we find this
to be true, we also learn that a big
majority of firms which do business
with Chitina people are prompt in
their deliveries of orders and that in
many cases the Chitina people them
selves are to blame for the reason
that their orders do not reach Cor
dova in time to be sent out on the
fallowing train( as no freight is bill
ed out from Cordova after five o’
clock in the afternoon previous to
the motning train schedule for Chit
ina. So if you expect an order to
be filled by the following train, it
win have to be phoned down in time
for the Cordova merchants to get,
It to the depot before five o’clock p,
*n. Don’t forget this and blame only
ywnrselves if the train does not bring
back your order.
VACATION TIME
There isn’t a section of country
anywhere in Alaska for spending a
summer’s outing than along the line
of railway of the Copper River &
Northwestern from Cordova to the
Kennecott. Aside from the many
fine lakes where trout, greyling,
white fish, lynn cod, cat fish and
other varieties abound, there are
dozens of clear streams and small
rivers, where the sportsman who en
joys fly casting will feel repaid for
his trip. Many fine bear pelts have
been brought in this spring, and by
September first the hunters and pros
pectors will be bagging the moun
tain sheep and goat, and dining off
the plump young water fowl which
breed by the thousand (n the various
lakes along this line ' of railroad.
Tiraljr. for a summer's outing, this
section offers Wonderful induce
ments. Magnificent mountain seen
ery, clear water, delightful camp
ing places, where fishing and hunt
ing can be indulged in to a far more
satisfactory degree than in worn oul
places of the states, will bring many
tourists and sportsmen to this sec
tion.
BROWN BEAK A MENACE
Pat Murphy was an arrival this
week in Chitina from his mining
property. He reports shooting a
Drown bear just as the animal was
Drawl,ng in the window of his cab
n and no amount of shooting would
scare it away either. And our all
vise law makers at Washington say
ve can’t kill but three of these vic
ous man-killing animals in one year
The game laws which hang con
spicuously in our postoffice and
public places, say we can shoot brown
bear at any time but only three are
to be killed by any one man in one
season. A magazine article in the
Alaska-Yukon magazine tells us
that Congressman Humphreys of
Washington, (who by the way is a
big game hunter) had much to do
with framing Alaska's game laws.
We do not wish the congressman
from Washington any harm, but we’d
like to see him and a few other leg
islators, who helped frame these fool
game laws be forced to mush about
these parts for a few days without a
gun, like many prospectors do, and
should they run across a brown bear
its a hundred to one shot that while
they are up a tree, about the first
thing they'd swear to do would be
to use their influence in repealing
that fool law. If these beasts are
protected, some poor devil will have
to pay for it with his life, no doubt,
each year. The law should read:
“Kill brown bear at any time and
no limit.” Should an Alaskan game
warden arrest a man for killing
more than three brown bear, it
is doubtful if a jury could begotten
in all Alaska to convict him, par
ticularly if they were Alaskans and
were familiar with the habits ol
this carnivorous monster.
It is sad, but true, that the major
ity of Americans today look for
ward each year to celebrating the
collection of $'s instead of Inde
pendence day on July 4th, but there
are still many patriotic people whe
will always celebrate the anniver
sary of our forefather’s independ
ence, and that’s what Chitina is go
ing to do this year. We haven’
many ?’s to celebrate with, but wha
few we have will go toward fur
nishing sport and entertainment foi
our visitors.
We haven t neard anything from
Halley’s comet for some time now
and don’t want to either, if it is
responsible for the unusual weather
conditions in Alaska, such as giv
ing us March weather in May, Aug
ust weather for a couple of days only
this month, followed by a few zeph
yrs from January, and 57 varieties
of wind for dessert so far in June.
A MAX OP PEACE.
He has a cannon in his arms,
A knife between his teeth.
He just'despises war’s alarms,
And loosens from its sheath
His sword, now bright with elbow
grease.
’Gainst trouble he’s a railer.
Yep! Uncle Sam’s a man of peace,
And iWdy Is his tailor.
A dagger from his boot obtrudes,
And pistols from his belt.
And butter (such his gentle moods),
Sure in his mouth would melt.
His armaments are but police
To fright some drunken sailor;
For Uncle Sam's a man of peace—
And Teddy is his tailor.
If folks should swat him, Uncle Sam
Would turn the other cheek
(His tongue in it!) and like a lamb
Would lam them, so to speak.
With guns insisting war shall cease
He leads, is ne’er a trailer;
For Uncle Sam’s a man of peace—
And Teddy is his tailor.
An auto car for the Alaska North
ern Railway company is being trans
ported to Seward on the freighter La
Touche. The car is a large one, hav
ing a capacity for carrying thirty
five passengers, with an apartment
for carrying express packages. The
railway manangement announces that
this car will make regular daily tripe
to the end ’of the line. The small
auto car now in use will be used ohlj
In emergencies. A triin' will run onlj
whin there Is freight sufficient to
justify the trip.
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^ Washington, June 15.— ^
^ missioner Dennett, of the (ien- ^
^ eral l>and Office, says that he ^
<L, will soon render a decision in ^
^ the Cunningham coal cases. ^
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Washington, June 15.—Secretary
of interior Fisher assures Congress*
man Humphrey that he is trying to
find some Alaska coal claims that
are regular, in order that patents may
issue. He says that he will visit Alas
i ha this summer and then recommend
! some remedial legislation.
Washington, June 15.—The Ne
| braska legislature asks for an amend
ment to the constitution forbidding
poligamy.
Let us do your job work.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the District Court for 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 \V. 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.
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The Old Sour*Oough
Watchmaker and Jeweler
OF AMERICA.
In Chitina Pharmacy, Chitina,
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FRIDAYS
andjSUNDAYS
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and U. S. Mail
Office in Hotel Chitina
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