The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
Entered as second-class matter, November 12 1910. at the postoffice at
Chitina, Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 18.9._
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CHITIAN, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1915.
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THE BUSY ATTORNEYS
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The attorneys like to emulate the bees and keep busy, in
the good old summer time. And Seward now serves as a fruitful
subject for their operations. Undoubtedly our legal friend,
Tom West, of San Francisco, devised a fighting chance for a
share of the Seward townsite. At all events he has made an
opening for other attorneys to come to the defense of the
present owners. And then an Eastern attorney who formerly
served the Alaska Northern railway has deputized, our
energetic old friend, Judge Lindlev Green, to bring an action
for professional .services against the railway company. And
this is presumed to be only a beginning, for soon the Alaska
Northern will receive shining gold from the government, anjj
it is just the color that appeals to most of the legal fraternity.
And the end is not yet.
ALASKA TO THE RESCUE
Of course Alaskans are orderly and humane people who
dislike war and even internal dissension. And now that there
is a strong possibility of conflict between Japan and China
many are wondering whether the United States will become
involved. Many Americans have large interests in China and
it may be possible that in the event of a conflict between the
two Oriental nations our own country might become involved
with Japan. That would, of course, be unfortunate. But
some Alaskans can see, as a result, precipitous activity upon
the part of Uncle Sam in opening up her valuable coal
fields in Alaska. It would be impossible to secure enough coal
carrying vessels to supply a fleet with fuel in Pacific waters.
So the order might be given to build to the Bering River coal
fields and to immediately go to mining coal there. In that event
the railroad could be built in three or four months, and before
a war was well under way coal could be shipped from Cordov a.
It only requires a construction of 38 miles to connect with the
Copper River & Northwestern Railway, so as to bring the coal
from the well protected Bering field to the sea coast harbor
that could be well protected with but little effort.
REDUCTION IN RECORDING FEE
In the new mining law passed by the Legislature at
Juneau there is one clause that will appeal to the operators.
It provides that for the recording of affidavit of annual labor,
the fee shall be the customary $1.50 for one claim and 25
cents for each additional claim included in the affidavit, when
such affidavit includes a group of contiguous locations. Here
tofore the fee has been $1.50 for each claim, even though 25.
claims or any number, were included in the one affidavit. Its
a little rough on Recorders who are poorly compensated in
most of the mining precincts, but the men who are putting up
money for development work have no cause for complaint
because of the change.
PRESIDENT WILSON’S TRYING HOUR
The terrible calamity that befell the thirteen hundred
innocent men and women who wore aboard the steamship
Lusitania when she was torpedoed and sunk, has aroused the
civilized world. Many prominent statesmen and politicians
in the United States declare that the loss of American life
should not be permitted to go unrebuked. And hundreds and
possibly thousands from all over our country are making a
demand upon President Wilson that he place this country on
record as deprecating what former President Roosevelt
declares was not war but “piracy and murder.” But with his
n«ual wisdom and disinclination to have more American blood
shed President Wilson is going slow and deliberating seriously
before involving this country in hostilities. lie is occupying
an extremely delicate and terribly responsible position at the
present hour, but the American people have confidence that he
will work out a solution that will be for the best interests of
our country and our people.
European scientists explain that the “cannonading at
sea” heard so often is merely “explosions of the fog,” or, as
the people of Holland call them, “hiccoughs of the sea.” We
have long suspected some connection between those reports
of cannonading and hiccoughs.
A man was expelled from a St. Louis theater because he
wore a grey flannel shirt. Westward the star of culture takes
its way. But such evidence of it is hardly likely to find its
way into the far north. But you never can tell what may
happen in Cordova.
Lemuel E. Quigg of New York emerges from the political
graveyard while a fearsome rattling of bones. The politically
dead differ from others in that they do sometimes tell tales.
The Colonel’s disregard of Talleyrand’s injunction never
to write a letter and never to destroy one is bringing its own
punishment.
Gossip never dies. They are again circulating the story
that Adam had two wives.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
The Interior Department seems to_ have a hard time
formulating regulations for the leasing of the Alaska ‘coal
lands. But possibly when the officials are ready to give a lease
the regulations will be such as will be workable and acceptable
to the capitalists who may wish to engage in coal mining.
The government surveyors and experts will be busy this
season in the Matanuska and Bering River coal fields. They
trill survey the different tracts, select the best for government
use and later lease to individuals or companies.
It seems that Secretary Lane had so much expert advice
on formulating regulations for coal leases that it will take him
a whole year longer to thresh the wheat from the chaff.
Cordova is beginning to assume the aspect of an important
fishing center. If she keeps on we may soon rival Ketchikan,
As to peace rumors, it is not improbable that peace will
arrive as unexpectedly as war did.
Now that the Territorial Legislature has closed an active
session it will soon be time to summarize their work and have
the public pass judgment. Whatever may be thought as bene
ficial results few will question but that the legislators worked
*witli diligence and honesty of purpose to better the conditions
in Alaska.
Mr. Taft’s recent remark at Harrisburg that his political
career is ended, suggests the amendment that while he may
not be a candidate his influence on political questions is very
far from being ended.
An individual who acted the way Bethlehem Steel has
been behaving on the New York Stock Exchange would very
speedily be permitted to put in a defense for drunk and
disorderly conduct.
San Francisco is tooling pretty well just at present. It
has an exposition that is paying expenses and the hopeful
Friscans think it is going to make pi'ofits.
If the present price of copper, which is hovering around
twenty cents per poumi, remains at that figure for any length
of time it will prove an incentive for the owners of copper
mines in the Copper River country to expend large sums in
development work so as to hasten thq day for shipment of the
ore. As various mines are developed it would not be difficult
to have spurs of the railroad built into the different camps.
Cuba, having witnessed the collision between Willard and
Johnson, has resolved to prohibit prize-fighting. It seems to
have shocked the humane and philanthropic attendants of bull
fights.
Teddy Roosevelt told the jury that he knew all about the
corrupt methods of running politics, as practiced by Boss
Barnes. But maybe there are a few trPPks like the “Bung-i-loo”
carnivals that Cordova politicians could enlighten him on. Tt
has been demonstrated that this is a sure method of vote
getting.
When the noil tax lull was before the Senate last week
Senator B. F. Millard, of Valdez, stated that in his district the
main objection to paying poll taxes was.because workingmen
believed is to be “a sort of graft for the commissi or m-s.” Tt
is now in order for the “representative citizens” f Cnvdova to
denounce this remark as a “personal attack.”
Since the announcement at Fairbanks that Delegate
James Wickersham considers himself a Republican there is
consternation among various Republican factions throughout
Alaska. They now fear that he will not only cop off the only
elective office but capture the organization as well and control
the federal plums of the territory.
Secretary Daniels asserts that the Atlantic fleet will go
through the Panama Canal on July 4 and “go through in good
shape.” Still we think that a conservative opinion will
recognize the importance of sustained Quiescence on the part
of the strata of the Culebra hills.
The old residents of Seward will soon be crying “help,”
if this rush continues to that town. There promises soon to be
enough idle men there to fill any requirement in any section
of Alaska.
A home celebration for the Fourth of July is being talked
of by the live ones about town. v
Colonel Roosevelt’s testimony that he stuck to Barnes so
long, because he was determined to reform him, gives us an
explanation of the close and friendly relations which have
existed between Cordova’s “representative” citizens and their
“bung-i-loo” guests.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To F. M. Brown, John Lyons, Gust
Djarf, Charles Garwood, T. J.
Donohue and Edmund Smith, your
heirs, administrators and assigns,
and to all it may concern:
You are hereby notified that we
have expended during the years 1913
and 1914 upon your F. M. Brown
and John Lyons joint one-tenth in
terest, three hundred and sixty dol
lars ($360.00); Gust Djarf’s one
t'orty-eighth interest, seventy-five dol
lars ($75.00); Charles Garwood’s
one-forty-eighth interest seventy-five
dollars, ($75.00), lawful money of
the United States in labor and im
provements upon your above men
tioned interest in those mining
claims lying and being on Hidden
Creek in the recording precinct of
Ohitina, Alaska, which are known as
the Tjosevig group, consisting of the
Tjosevig No. 1 to 15 inclusive, also
Norway No. 2, Nebraska and Char
lotte; also on your’e T. Ji Donohue,
and Edmund Smith’s one and six
tenths of one-forty-eighth interest in
the above mentioned claims also on
veur seven and one-half of one hun
dred per cent interest in the “Dagny
Marie” and Carbonate Hill claims,
being in all one hundred and fifty
dollars ($150.00) lawful money of
the United States in labor and im
provements upon your joint above
mentined interest in those mining
claims lying and being on Hidden
Creek in the recording precinct of
Chitina, Alaska. The location notices
of all above mentioned claims being
of record in the Mining Recording
Hooks in the* office of the commis
sioner and recorder at Valdez and ut
Chitina, Alaska, in order to hold
said claims under the provisions of.
Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes
of the*United States, concerning an
nual labor on mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said
lode claims for the period ending
December 31st, 1914.
And unless within ninety day°
after the completion of the publica
tion of this notice towit: withir
ninety days after the 8th day of
.Iune, 1915, you contribute your pro
portion of such expenditure incurred
in performing said annual labor and
improvements, which is the above
mentioned sum, your interest in said
claims will become the property of
your co-owners who have made the
required expenditure by the l^erms
of said section.
Dated at Chitina, Alaska, this
22nd day of February 1915.
^HftlSTIAN TJOSEVIG,
ELI TJOSEVIG.
First publication, March 2, 191o.
Last publication, June 8, 1915.
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Why Not Invest?
With the building of the government railroad from
Chitina to Fairbanks, the future of the Town of Chitina
is assured.
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Lots are still offered at attractive prices and there
are many desirable ones remaining.
A few months later lots in Chtiina will be held at
largely increased values. Why not invest NOW?
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
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