OF GENERAL
Cordova, April 14
R. E. Capers, attorney for the C.
R. & N. W. Railway, is attending to
legal business at Valdez.
Judge A. J. Adams and Malcom
Brock were returning passengers on
the Alameda from a little business
trip to Valdez.
Frank Rotch, Jr., who was tn the
interior last season as captain of the
government launch Midnight Sun,
running from Fairbanks, is a pas
senger on the Northwestern from
Seattle to Cordova. He will go from
here to the interior and again as
sume duties similar to those per
formed last year. He is « son of
Mr. Rotch, a member of the Wash
ington state legislature, and who
visited the Alaska coast towns last
December.
Judge Julius Thompson. of
Katalla, expects to leave tomorrow
on the steamer Watson for his
home. He has been on a visit to
his old friend Governor Strong, at
Juneau, but returning the steamer
did not stop at Katalla.
John Zug, superintendent for the
Alaska Road Commission, was a
passenger over from Valdez this
morning and will go out on the
train tomorrow, en route to the
Tanana country.
Oscar Breedman came in on the
train yesterday from McCarthy. He
states that on Friday’s train he will
receive six of his packing horses
and that on the steamer Evans next
week he will go with them to Ship
Creek. He believes that he will bs
able to inaugurate, a teaming and
packing business at the newr rail
road port. He states that Finkel
stein & Sapiro are selling out their
store at McCarthy and that after
the 25th Mr. Finkelstein will return
to Cordova and theji go to Ship
Creek, with the idea of engaging in
business there.
Mrs. W. J. McDonald was an out
going passenger on the steamer Ala
meda this morning. She. will spenl
a few weeks with her mother in
Tacoma and return in June. '
Mrs. Lillian Damon, who spent the
winter in Bellingham, Wash., was
an arrival on the last steamer and
will go on the train tomorrow to
McCarthy.
W. B. Gilbert, who has been in
charge of the cable, office, departed
this morning for Seattle, where he
will be employed by the Signal
Corps.
Alvah Eames left on the steamer
Alameda for Seattle, where he will
confer with Superintendent Vail of
the postal service.
John A. Haze.let came over from
Valdez this morning and will be a
passenger on the morning train. He
will make his annual pilgrimage
into the Slate Creek country, where
he has large placer holdings.
The steamer Alameda reached
port last night from the westward
shortly after midnight. She took on
a cargo of copper ore and sailed
south about 5 o’clock. The follow
ing passengers from Cordova are
booked for Seattle:
Alvah Eames, W. R. Gilbert, Dr.
P. J. B. LeBlanc and wife, E. R.
Peoples and wife, Robt. Lavery,
Angus McBride, W. T. Harris and
wife, Mrs. W. J. McDonald.
Cordova, April 15.
Capt. Austin E. Lathrop, who
had been outside for several weeks
and returne.d on the Alameda, going
through to Seward, returned to Cor
dova today on the Watson. Capt.
states that while the people in the
westward metropolis are all jubi
lant over the selection of Seward
as a terminal point for the new rail
road, they are uncertain as to the
extent of the benefit that will be
derived this year. While hoping
that work will commence in recon
structing the Alaska Northern there
is a fear that most of the new work
will be done this year at Ship
Creek. In that event most of the
people flocking north would con
tinue on their way to the head of
Cook’s Inlet. But Seward would get
many of them if work were started
at that terminal.
Yesterday the Copper River &
Northwestern Railway announced
the personnel of the several train
crows for the summer as follows:
Main line local: O. L. Larson,
conductor; K. G. Robinson and W.
C. Sutton, brakemen; J. W. Fillin
ger, engineer; Ed. Walsh, fireman.
Branch local: L. L. Butler, con
ductor: John Nicolet and Carl
1 Johnson, brakemen; J. R. Reed,
engineer; Arthur Holt, fireman.
Pile driver: Wm. Hayes, con
ductor; Wm. McFadden and Floyd
Smith, brakemen: Henry Lee. engi
imer; Jack Courtney, fireman.
^Ditcher: George Scptt, conductor;
Kenneth Holden and Geo. Steel,
brabemen; George Buchanan, engi
neer; August Thiel, fireman.
Announcement is made today
that the Rainier-Grand Hotel Com
pany has decided to give up that
hotel building on the first of May.
It will revert to Capt. Storey, the
owner, and it is reported that he
has another offer to lease it. Messrs.]
Thisted and Ross will again confine:
their attention to the Cordova
House, which they own and have
continued to run in connection
with the Rainier-Grand. They may
apply for a renewal of a liquor
license, although Mr. Thisted is
under the impression that it is
doubtful whether there will be any
renewals in Cordova this year,
when the present licenses expire, on
Tune 30. The Rainier-Grand license
will likely be transferred to the Cor
dova House, for the balance of the
time it has to run. Mr. Dooley will
devote his attention to his new
office, Chief of Police.
There, is considerable activity
*hese days down near the outer
dock, because of the erection of a
new cannery for the Canoe Pass
Packing Company. Buildings are
bc/ng erected, lumber is being
sawed at the Dalton mill, and ma
chinery will soon be installel.
Superintendent P. W. Lee states
.hat he hopes to have everything in
readiness for the first run of red
salmon, about May 20. The build
ings that are now being erected a^e
only temporary and to last for this
season. The Company has its own
location near Cordova and later in
the year will put up permanent
buildings and then move the ma
chinery from the present place.
They are now putting up a can
] nery building 86x48 feet, with 12
feet of shedding on both sides. At
the end of the. piling will be built
the mess house and the fish house,
where the butchering will be done.
V conveyor 150 feet will carry the.
fish to what is designated as a one
line cannery, with a capacity of over
1,000 cases per day. It will have
two fillers, two retorts and o”e
sanitary line. This is practically
the, kind of cannery that has beefl
running at Orca for years past, but
—hich this year has been increased
*o a two line, thus practically
doubling its capacity.
The Canoe Packing Company
has b°en for years operating a
S50,000 two-line plant at Canoe
I?ass, near Wrangell. They have
about 20 men working at Cordova
in getting everything in readiness.
A new labor lien law has been
signed by Governor Strong. The
bill originated with Representative
Noon and extends the time of filing
a lien against property from thirty
days to'sixty days, and in some
cases ninety days.
There has been so much talk
about prohibition and the consider
ation of so many bills on the sub
ject that there is some confusion as
to just what is contained in the
Snow bill, which was signed by the
Governor yesterday. It provides for
a general election in Alaska to be
held nest November to ascertain
the wishes of the people in the mat
ter of the sale of liquor in the terri
tory. At this election the citizens
of the territory will be given an
opportunity to vote on the closing
of the saloons.
Representative Noon is greatly
elated since, the announcement that
Seward had been selected as the
ocean terminal for the proposed gov
ernment railroal. He now sees in
the near future a great city «,n
Resurrection Bay and believes that
the capital of Alaska should be
located there..
The hours of labor will now d->
Mmite.d to eight hours for all classes
if mining. Under the provisions cf
•be Snow bill, which was signed by
‘he Governor yesterday, all miners
and all men working in the mines
are to work but eight hours a day
This was generally acceptable.
Tanner’s bill to abolish fish traps,
which passed the Se.nate was de
feated in the House yesterday after
noon.
Cordova, April 16
Some little trouble was caused at
the Chitina crossing this morning
by a .slight movement of the ice. It
was not enbitgh to cause any delay
in the running of trains. As the
open season has started at least two
weeks earlier than usual this year
it is expected that the run of ice
within a few days will do the usual
damage to the wooden bridge cross
ing the Copper River at Chitina.
Last year the run started in ear
nest an May 5th. The earliest time
for the ice to start was on April
24 th one year.
Late this afternoon it was re
ported that more bents had gone.
I out on the Chitina bridge. It has
| not been determined whether re
pairs can be made or whether it
will be. better to now wait until the
ice floes have done their full dam
age before making the structure
safe and permanent again. In the
meantime no freight will be. ac
cepted for points beyond Chitina.
Tomorrow night at the Windsor.
hotel the Tanga Club will drive dull
care away and enjoy a fe.w hours In 1
dipping and gliding in the modern
dances.
Cordova, April 17
Oscar Bree.dman had six horses
come from the interior on yester
day’s train. These with two men he
will send to the westward, expecting
to do a teaming business at Ship,
Creek. He had several requests that
he go into this business there and (
so decided to start on a small scale j
at first. Oscar expects to go back
to the Shushanna and continue in
business there this season. The.
vacation of the hotel property by the
Rainier-Grand Company gives the
property back to Oscar under a lease
that he. made last spring. But he
says that he has no application *o
sub-lease it and does not care to
mn it himself under present condi
tions, as he has doubts whether any
licenses will be renewed in town in
■.Tune. As a consequence the hotel
is likely to revert back to Cant.
Storey, the owner.
Mrs. William McFadden will be a
"asscnger on Monday's train ;o
Tiekel, where she will visit her
j ’anghter. A little later Mhs. Mc
17?adden everts to go outside on a
; trin. as Mr. Me^adden will be out
| the tine on the ditcher, all summer.
Drs. Council and Chase performed
an operation this morning on
j Charles Turner. Although he has
been resting easy this afternoon his
I condition is regarded as critical.
I Temporary relief has been given
I him. . t . . , „
It is reported that Carpt. Lathrop
j is to extend his operations in the
j moving picture line. In addition to
! his movjes at Cordova he will sta^t
j up at Seward and Valdez, and pos
i siblv open a house at Knik and Ship"
I Creek.
Cordova. April 3 9
The steamer Northwestern had a
| pleasant run north and arrived in
port this morning shortly before
noon. She had 60 tons of freight
for town and 60 tons fer out the
line. As this was discharged sevcjal
cars of copper ore were taken on
and the steamer expects to sail for
Valdez about 6 o’clock this evening.
For Cordova—A. E. Christensen,
R. L. Mayhew, P. Olsen, Frank
Rotch, Jr., E. H. Fussahhi. H.
Schultz, F. A. Hotchkiss, L. Gar
finkle, Ed. Lund, J. Bigelow, Volney
Richmond, Geo. A. Barnet. From
Juneau—D. Runkle, M. Mueller, S.
S. Darroll. From Ketchikan—W. G.
Will.
At a meeting of the directors of
the Cordova Co-Operative Trading
Company, held on Saturday night,
it was decided to take a lease for a
year on the big store room of the
Currie.r & Mickelson building, at the
corner of First and C streets. It
will be available on Monday next,
by which time the Terminal Cigar
store will have been moved to the
adjoining loom. The stock of the
O. M. Kinney store will then De
l moved to the new room and everv
i thing will be in readiness for the
new' stock of groceries which w-ill
come north on the steamer Alameda
sailing from Seattle on April 24.
Velnev Richmond, manager of
the Northern Commercial Company,
and R. Menzies, superintendent o'
the Orr Stage, Line, were arrivals on
the Northwestern today and w-iil be
guests at the Windsor until Thurs
day’s train. They have both been in
San Francisco for the winter and
are anxious to return to their sum
mer duties.
Late Saturday afternoon what
might have proven a fatal accident
occurred just this side of Chitina at
he saw mill which is ope.rated by
the Nelgon brothers. Max kelson
was working in tvo mill,just under
| neath ~ so - when he struck his
head with such force against a
piece of machinery as to almost
cause a fracture, of the skull. He
wa3 taken to his home and Dr.
Coun?ii was wired for. He left in
the evening on a speeder and today
reports that his patient is resting
easy and will likely recover unless
he takes a turn for the worse within
the next couple of days. The Dr
will return on the train tomorrow
afternoon.
Geo. P. White and wife, of Val
dez, who have been in California
during the past two months, are re
turning passengers on the North
western. Mr. White is the leading
assayer at Valdez and states that he
expects to see considerable minin
activity in his section the eomin
j year.
Cordova, April 20
The proprietors of the Rainier
, Grand Hotel are engaged in re
moving their furniture and fixtures
from the corner building to the
Thiste.d and Ross building adjoin
ing, preparatory to vacating the cor
ner building on May 1st. Oscar
Breedruan has also thrown up his
lease on the building, wnich will re
vert back to the owner, Capt. Storey,
now residing Jn California. The
hotel will continue to be. run by the
present proprietors, but in the
Thisted and Ross building.
The steamer Admiral Evans is
expected in port tomorrow morning
before noon. She sailed west from
Juneau yesterday about noon. As
she sailed from Seattle on the. night
of the 15th she will carry three days
mail.
The steamer Cordova is expected
in port on Thursday afternoon, with
explosives, coal and lumber.
In accordance with the recent let
ter of instructions to- U. S. Commis
sioners by Judge Brown, two census
takers have been appointed to inter
view the white male and female
residents residing at Cordova or
within two miles thereof, whether
he or she favors the sale of liquor. I
The order states that a majority of
• he resident of the prescribed te.rri
foiv shall consent to the sale of
•
I liquor before the right to sell will
; he i.ranted by the court. The orde.r
ifuither provides that no other ex
I orc'--s’on of the sentiment of the peo
' pie shall be taken in one. year. The
I 'aloonmen need make no other can
j vass nor need they secure names to
1 ’heir applications fer license. Un
l'p«s a ?ra’ority vote “wet” no re
j newal of lienor licenses wi’l be
granted in Cordova. The men ap
o^inted by Commissioner Adams to
take the census are: Duard Mosser
and J. F. R. Appleby.
Reports from Chitina indicate
I fhat Max Nelson, who sustained seri
| ous injuries to his head while work
ing in the saw mill, is getting
along satisfaetorialy, with the ex
pectation that in a fe.w days he will
! have recovered.
Chittitu, April 3.
The mining season is nearly a
month earlier than usual. The snow
has practically all disappeared, leav
ing the ice bare, on the creeks, which
in places is falling in. If no cold
weather comes shortly Andrus’ men
will be packing powder all summer.
Erve Harring has most of the An
drus summer supplies across the
May Creek bar.
Ge.o. Max Esterley’s men are put
ting in a telephone line from his
lower camp to the Clarkin road
house. They may also continue with
it to McCarthy, as this would be a
great convenience to the people in
this section, and would save many a
trip across the treacherous Nizina
river during the summer.
G. Howard Birch brought in a
large supply of wire and he expec's
to string it 9 miles across to the
Mother Lode property, which will
likely connect with McCarthy and
Kenneoott so that Birch will have
through telephone connection.
Haar and Santie.n are building a
new cabin on No. 11.
Shorty Brown has been working
for Mr. Bodie.
Mr. Cole, the Shushanna mail car
rier has been laid up with a touch
of lumbago, but epxeets to be around
soon.
There will be more mining Imre
this summer than in the early days,
as more pay is being found everv
fe.w davs on the benches. It is not
ovnected that there will be any
shortage o? labor this summer.
Both of the Andrus nozzle men
t>ave arrived, looking fat and skit
tish.
Mrs. CMe has a fine stock of goods
on the. rtail, which will soon be
landed at her store. She expects
*o be able to handle all orders fo
provisions on the creeks this season.
Last week there, was a little mix
up on Rex Creek, but which has
been straightened out. Sanderson
and Jackson, who have a lay on th=
I Brooks’ Edison group, came up to
start work but Brooks said no. San
derson then went to McCarthy and
had the. mashal arrest Brooks. The
♦••ouble seems to he thdt the R. A.
Mining Company, of Minneapolis
■•ho furnished Brooks the plant to
work the Edison group, owe him for
Overland Hotel
Dining Room
and Restaurant
CHIT1NA, - ALASKA
THE BEST
of Everything in the Market
j to be secured for. Sanderson has
some back salary which he wished
agreed to pay Brooks all the royal
ties until his back wages are
settled. This agreement has been
telegraphed back to Minneapolis and
if the company endorses it Sanderson
and his men will begin work imme
diately.
Above the canyon J. S. Taylor has
quit work on some ground that is
in litigation, which has been brought
about by reason of Stevenson volun
teering to do the. assessment work
for the previous owners.
Bill Woodward will have his tun
nel completed by the 17th. John
Lumbeck is still prospecting on No.
11. Miller is back at his cabin on
No. 9. Ralf Rodia and Louis Swen
son, two of Andrus’ field men, have
finished the assessment work on
White Creek, excepting No. 2, which
will be ended in a few days. Carl
and Olny. who have had a lay from
Andrus, have completed taking out
the dirt and are .waiting for the
water to run. so as to sluice, the
dump.
White Creek has all the attention
of prospectors since Powell and
Bodie made the strike in the deep
hole on the right limit off No. 8.
getting as high as 60 cents to the
pan.
Cooper, owner of Nos. 5, 6, and
7 bench, right limit, has just re
turned from a trio to McCarthy.
At upper end of White, Morris is
; getting '•eadv to sluice.
Jim Goolightly has sold out to
! Bod’o. G”s Priesner. of McCarthy,
i and Dr. Bunch, of Kennecott.
A>1 rarties concerned are pleased
1 with the eight-hour law.
I '
ST. Lons, April 20.—The Mis
sissippi River Improvement Com
| mission met here for the annual
! spring session. Prominent congress
j men interested in river improve
ments are among the commission,
{which is now sailing down the river
! to New Orleans and holding hear
1 ings enroute.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Ben C. Hannam, administrator or
the Estate cf James Garrett, de
ceased and to his heirs and
assigns of said James Garrett.
You are hereby notified that I, the
subscriber, Ringwal.l Blix, have ex
pended and paid for your share in
labor and improvements upon the
Jacobson Placer Mining Claim for
the year 1912. 1913 and 1914.
Said Placer Mining Claim is situ
ated on Slate Creek. Copper Center
Recording Precinct, Alaska. The
notice of location thereof is of
record in Book 1, Page 120 of Min
ing Locations in said recording office
at Copper Center Alaska. To which
book and page reference is hereby
made for a more particular descrip
tion of said claim. Such expenditure
was made for the purpose of holding
possessory right and title to said
claim under provisions of Section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States and the amendments
thereof providing for annual labor
upon mining claims. That is to say
that an hundred dollars worth »r
labor and improvements was made,
upon said placer claim and that I as
co-owner have expended the amounts
which were for the interest of sai l
Garrett's estate.
You are further notified that un
less ^'ou pay your proportion of such
expenditure together with the cost of
this advertisement to the under
signed within ninety days from the
I last publication of this notice your
interest in said claim will become
the property of the undersigned co
owner under said Section 2324, Re
vised Statutes of the United States.
RING WALD BLIX.
First publication, March 9, 1915.
Last publication. June 15, 1915.
NEW YORK, April 20.—At a din
ner held here, the. city Committee
of One Hundred and Seven, which
led the fusion ticket toli how they
have kept campaign pledges. Nor
man Hap good, chairman, presided.
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