The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
Entered as second-class matter, November 12, 1910, at the p^istoffice at
Chitina. Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. j
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CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1914.
INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS ARE DEPLORABLE
Recent optimistic reports of bankers, brokers, speculators
and stock gamblers do not harmonize with industrial condi
tions throughout all parts of the United States and Canada,
- if tiie local and editorial colums of the newspapers are to be
relied on. On the contrary, conditions extremely pitiful exist,
the victims in most cases being wage earners and those
dependent on them.
In a limited number of cases, dissipation and extra va
gance may be responsible for these conditions; but in a large
majority the victims of these “hard times” are no more
responsible for their sufferings than are the people of Belgium
for theirs. The Americans from whom these cries for help
come are also the victims of war—a war as relentless and cruel
as that which left Belgium in ruins—a war in which only a
little powder has thus far been burned, but one inspired by
the same influence as that behind the European conflict—by
an influence which ignores or repudiates the principle of the
brotherhood of man; by human greed, avarice, selfishness,
money-madness; by an unwillingness on the part of capital to
allow labor, the silent and indispensable partner in the firm,
a fair share of the wealth the latter creates.
Want today recognizes no international or state boun
daries; it discriminates neither against the north, south, east
west, nor either continent. It is as merciless in Maine as in
Mexico; as cruel among the cotton fields of the south as among
the lumbering towns of the northwest; as relentless in the
United States and Canada as in battle-scarred Belgium; almost
aa general in proportion to population in peaceful Seattle as
in Ludlow, the scences of a recent massacre of women and
children by Rockefeller’s private army of professional gun
hen, the only offense of these latter victims of “the greatest
humanitarian and philanthropist in the world” being their
relationship to coal miners who had the audacity to ask for
a living wage.
Residents of Alaska, a land on which Dame Fortune
smiles continuously regardless of what happens in the great
“outside,” who seldom see or hear of want and suffering
caused by poverty, will find it difficult to realize such condi
tions exist in the United States as are described elsewhere in
these columns.
Using Everett as a basis of computation, because of the
statement of the city employment agent that 1,000 men willing
to work are out of employment there, 3V> per cent of the popu
lation of the United States are in enforced idleness. This
means an army of 3,100,000 workers with moi'e than 12,000,000
others dependent on them, or 00 per cent more than the entire
population of battle-scarred Belgium before the war started.
‘wrong conclusion on coal
The usually accurate and reliable Post-Intelligencei
makes an extravagant statement with reference to the Bering
River coal. All who have investigated the coal seams in that
field are satisfied as to the extent and quality of the Bering
coal. No less an authority than Dr. Alfred Brooks vouches fov
the high quality of the coal to be found north of Katalla. It
is known that the test of this coal made by the government
was considerable of a farce and some day another government
tost will conclusively demonstrate this assertion. A recent
issue of the P.-I. says:
After many years Congress was finally induced to
make an appropriation to secure a full test of Alaska
coal for navy purposes. This first appropriation was
entirely used up in getting out a quantity of coal from
‘ another Alaska field, that of Bering river, where every
one who had investigated knew that the coal was
useless for navy purposes, a fact fully continued when
the coal was tested. It was necessary to get Congress
to make still another appropriation before the real
Alaska steaming coal could be tested. Finally this was
done, and only two years was required after the second
appropriation before the final and satisfactory test was
made. /
The receipt of five million cans of salmon in one shipload
through the Panama canal is causing some people in the East
to recognize where the big food fishery industries of this
country are located, says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which
might have added that more than half those salmon were from
Alaska.
The Spugs, Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving,
has been reorganized as the Society for the Promotion of Useful
Giving. That’s more like it. A branch is needed in Cordova to
aid in reducing the range sights of those who overlook the
needy near home.
A granddaughter of Brigham Young by his fifth wife
says polygamy does not compare so unfavorably with the more
fashionable fad of marrying often—except legally.
Herr Liebknecht is entitled to the Iron Cross, first class
as-the bravest man in Europe, proved by his lone vote against
the war loan.
The old reliable steamer Corwin,
former revenue cutter and for 15
years in succession the first boat to
reach Nome in the spring, was bid
in by Bruce Shorts, a Seattle attor
ney, at a recent sale to satisfy a
libel for repairs made last year. The
price big was $6,800. The Kotxe
bue Sound Transportation Company
expended more than $30,000 for
repairs at the Hall shipyards.
-o—o—o
Net profit In the operation of the
Ready Bullion mine at Treadwell,
during the month of October, is
given by the Mining & Scientific
Press at $15,464. Over 40,000 tons
of ore was crushed. The average
yield of gold per ton was $2.45.
Operating expenses were $62,000.
■MWH 01CS7
Notice of Application for Patent for
The Minneapolis Lode Mining Claim
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT
JUNEAU, ALASKA, July 20, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the
Galena Bay Mining Company, a cor
poration, whose Post Office address is
valdez, Alaska, has Bled an application
for patent for the "Minneapolis" lode
mining claim, situated in the Chltina,
formerly Valdez, mining and recording
district, District of Alaska, being min
eral survey No. 906, said lode mining
claim being described as follows, to
wit: Magnetic variation 30 deg., 30
min. E.
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
Min. Mon. No. 19, Valdez series, bears
S. 65 deg.; 14 min, 20 sec. E. 5,251.50
feet dist. Corners Nos. 2 and 3, Blue
Bell and Pennsylvania lode claims,
respectively, sur. No. 892, bear N. 49
deg., 21 min. E. 918.33 feet dist. Thence
N. 61 deg., 46 min. W. 600 feet to cor.
No. 2; thence S. 28 deg., 14 min., W.
1,492 feet, to cor No. 3; thence S. 61
deg., 46 min., E. 594 feet where witness
cor. to cor. No. 4 is set, thence to cor.
No. 4 at 600 feet from cor. No. 3;
thence from cor. No. 4, N. 28 deg., 14
min., E. 1,492 feet to cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing 20.551
acres. Lat. 61 deg., 40 min. W-, Long.
Hi deg., 46 min. W. on the rugged ir
regular slope of a mountain facing
east toward Nugget Creek a tributary
of the Kuskillana River, about % mile
W. of said Nugget Creek and about 3
miles from its mouth.
The general course of the lode is
northeasterly and southwesterly. The
number of feet claimed on the lode '.s
1,492 feet. The surface ground is 300
feet on each side of the lode line.
The notice of location of said claim
s of record in the office of the recorder
for the Valdez recording precinct, in
book — of locations, at page — and
the notice of amended location is of
record in the office of the recorder for
Chltina recording precinct in Book 4
of Locations at Page 225.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the mining ground, veins, lode,
premises or any portion thereof, here
inabove named and described, so sur
veyed, platted and applied for, are here
r>y notified that, unless their adverse
claims are filed according to law and
the regulations thereunder, within the
time prescribed by law and regulations,
with the Register of the United States
Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, they will
be barred by virtue of the provisions
of said statutes, and of the law in such
case made and provided.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
.1 uueau, Alaska, July 20, 1911.
It is hereby ordered that the fore
-tnUpA bo roibliohrd in dv* Cb’Mnn
Leader, a newspaper of general circu
lation published at Cnitina, Alaska, for
the period of sixty days
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication, December 22, 19’4.
Last publication, February 23. 1915.
SERIAL 01698
Notice of Application for Patent fcr
The Frank in, Franklin No. 2 and
Franklin No. 3 Aodo Clair—3
JNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT
JUNEAU, ALASKA, July 20.
Notice is hereby given tiiat the
Galena Bay Mining Company, a cor
poration, whose postoflice address is
Valdez, Alaska, has filed an application
lor patent for the Franklin, Franklin
No. 2, and Franklin No. 3 lode mining
claims, situated in the Chitina, for
merly Valdez mining and recording dis
trict, Alaska, being mineral survey No.
908, said lode mining claims being
described as follows, towit; Magnetic
variations of survey, being as noted in
description below:
Franklin
Begihning at cor. No. 1, whence U.
S. Min. Mon. No. 31, Valdez series,
bears N. 29 deg. 38 min., 50 sec., W.
327.15 feet dist.; thence N. 27 deg., 12
min, E. 600 feet to cor. No. 2, variation
34 deg. E. witness cor. to cor. No.
2 is set at 311 feet, because impractic
able to set true cor; thence from tru?
cor. No. 2, N. 62 deg., 48 min. W. 1,180
feet to cor. No. 3; this cor. not set;
witness cor. bears N. 27 deg., 12 min.,
E. 7.60 feet. dist. variation here 35 deg.,
30 min. E.; thence from true cor. No.
3, S! 27 deg. 12 min., W. 600 feet, to
cor. No. 4, identical with cor. No. 1 of
Franklin No. 2 lode claim; witness cor.
set at 468 feet, thence from true cor.
No. 4, S. 62 deg., 48 min., E. 1,180 feet
to cor. No. 1, the place of beginning,
containing 16.254 acres.
Franklin No. 2
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U
S. Min. Mon. No. 31, bears S. 73 deg..
58 min., 10 sec., E. 923.59 feet dist.
thence N. 27 deg., 12 min., E. 600 fee;
to cor. No. 2, identical with cor. No.
3. Franklin lode; thence N. 62 deg., 48
min., W. 1,382.40 feet to cor. No. 3,
variation here 34 deg., thence S. 27 deg.,
12 min., \V. 600 feet to cor. No. 4, Iden
tical with cor. No. 1 of Franklin No. S
lode; thence S. 62 deg., 48 min., E
1,382.40 feet to cor. No. 1, the place ol
beginning, containing 19.041 acres.
Franklin No. 3
Beginning at cor. No. 1, Identical
"tth cor. No. 4 Franklin No. 2 lode
wnence U. S. Mtn. Mon. No. 31, bears
S. 17 deg., 16 min., 10 sec., L. Z.zati.i,
leet. dist. thence «. 27 deg., 12 min.,
E. 600 feet to cor. No. 2, identical wiui
cor. No. 3 lranklin No. 2 lout; uitnct
N. 62 deg., 48 inln., w. l.lOo.u ieet to
cor. No. 3, variation 31 deg. m cor. not
set; witness cor. set at 814.60 feet.,
thence from true cor. No. 3, 8. 67 deg.
46 min. W. 301.90 teet to cor. No. 4, at
edge of Kluvesna river; variation 31
deg. K. thence 6. 27 deg. 12 min. W.
340 feet to cor. No. 6; thence 8. 62 deg.,
48 min., E. 1,260.05 feet to cor. No. 1,
the place of beginning, containing
16.898 acres. The change of variation
along couraea is probably due to un
equal distribution of iron in porphyry
dike paralleling survey.
Located about 30 miles northeaBt of
the town of Chitlna and 4 miles north
or the Kotsina river and on the face
oi the mountain side facing west
toward the Kluvesna River and Galcier,
a tributary of the Kluvesna River
lying about opposite the point where
me Kluvesna River issues from under
the glacier.
The general course of the lode is
N. 62 deg., 41 min. W. ihe number of.
feet claimed on the lode are: on the
Franklin, 1,180 feet, on the Franklin
No. 2, 1,382.40 feet and on the Franklin
No. 3, 1,260.05 feet. Surface ground
300 feet on each side lode line.
The notices of location of said claims
are of record in the office of the
recorder for the Valdes Recording Pre
cinct, and the notices of amended loca
tion of said claims are of record in the
office of the recorder for the Chitina
recording precinct, in book 4 of records
of locations, at pages 224, 226 and 227
respectively.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the mining ground, veins, lodes,
premises, or any portion thereof, here
inabove named and described, so sur
veyed, platted and applied for, are
hereby notified that, unless their ad
verse claims are filed according to law
and the regulations thereunder, within
the time prescribed by law and regula
tions, with tne Register of the United
States Land office at Juneau, Alaska,
they will be barred by virtue of the
provisions of said statutes and of the
law in such case made and provided.
GALENA BAT MINING COMPANY.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 7, 1914.
It is hereby ordered that the fore
going notice be published in the Chitina
Leader, a newspaper of general circula
tion, published at Chitina, Alaska, for
tne period of sixty days.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication, December 22, 1914.
Last publication, February 23, 1915.
OJiBIAL 01699
Notice of Application for Patent for
The Mullen, Angie and Sport
Lode Mining Claims.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, July 20, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the
Galena Bay Mining Company, a cor
poration, whose postoffice address is
Valdez, Alaska, lias hied an application
for patent lor the "Mullen," •‘Angle’
and "Sport" loue mining ciairas, situ
ated in the Chitina, lormerly Valdez,
mining and recording district, Alaska,
being niinera* survey No. 904, said lode
mining claims being particularly de
scribed as follows, magnetic variation
in survey being noted as 31 deg. IS., to
\V 11 .
“Mullen” Claim
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U.
S. Min. Mon. No. 30, Valdez series,
hears S. 49 deg., 50 min. E. 90.59 feet,
dist. Thence S. 59 deg., 17 min., E.
560.30 feet to cor. No. 2; thence N. 31
deg., 29 min., E. 1,470.20 feet to cor.
No. 3; thence N. 59 deg., 17 min., W.
599.50 feet to cor. No. 4, identical with
cor. No. 2 of Angle lode claim: thence
j S. 29 deg., 57 min., W. 1,470.20 feet to
cor. No. 1, the place of beginning, con
taining 19.570 acres.
“Sport” Bode Claim.
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U.
S. Min. Mon. No. 30, bears S. 49 deg.,
50 min., E. 96.59 feet dist., identical
with cor. No. 1 of Mullen lode: thence
S. 10 deg., 17 min., W., 1,464.50 feet to
cor. No. 2: thence S. 79 deg., 43 min,
E. 598 feet to cor. No. 3; thence N. 9
(leg., 30 min., E„ 1,465.40 feet to cor.
Vo. 4; thence N. 79 deg., 43 min., V.'.
5T8.30 feet to cor. No. 1, the place of
beginning, containing 19.779 acres, less
1.335 ae-es in conflict with Mullen
claim, net area Sport claim, 18.414
acres.
“Angle’' Bode Claim.
Beginning at cor. No. 1, on line 1-4
*f Mullen claim, whence U. S. Min.
Mon. No. 30 bears S. 23 deg., 10 min.,
W. 804.96 feet dist. thence N. 29 deg.,
57 min., E. 688 feet to cor. ■ No. 2,
identical with cor. No. 1 Mullen lode;
thence N. 9 deg., 17 min., 'W. 812 feet
:o cor. No. 3; thence N. 59 deg., 17 min.,
W. 600 feet to cor. No. 4; thence S. 9
deg., 17 min., E. 812 feet to cor. No. 5;
thence S. 29 deg., 57 min., W. 688 feet
to cor. No. 6; thence S. 59 deg., 17 min.,
E. 600 feet to cor. No. 1, the place ot
beginning, containing 18.043 acres.
Located in latitude 61 deg., 43 min.
N.; longitude 143 deg., 46 min., W.. I
about 19 miles NE. of Chitina in the
region of the headwaters of Coppei ,
Creek, a tributary of the Kotsina Kiver ,
from the south.
As nearly as can be ascertained, the
lodes in said claim extend as follows:
from point of discovery: Mullen lode S. j
30 deg., -.3 min., W. 748.55 feet and N.
30 deg., 43 min., E. 721.65 feet. Sport j
lode, S. 9 deg., 30 min., W. 1,465 feet 1
and the Angle lode, N. 29 deg., 57 min..
E. 688 feet to angle and thence N. 9
deg., 17 min., W. 812 ieet.
The notices of original location of
said claims are of record in the office
of the recorder for the Valdez record
ing district, and the notices of amended
location of said claims are of record
in the Chitina recording district, in
book 4 of locations at pages 239, 238
and 240 respectively.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the mining ground, veins, lodes
premises or any portion thereof, here
inabove named and described, so sur
veyed, platted and applied for, are
hereby notified that, unless their ad
verse claims are died according to law,
and the regulations thereunder, within |
the time prescribed by law and such
regulations, with the Register of the
TTnlted States Band office at Juneau,
Alaska, they will be barred by virtue
of the provisions of said statutes, and
Why Not Invest?
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With the building of the government railroad from
Chitina to Fairbanks, the future of the Town of Chitina
is assured.
Lots are still offered at attractive prices and there
are many desirable ones remaining.
i * * .
A few months later lots in Chtiina will be held at
largely increased values. Why not invest NOW?
GEO. 0. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
of the law in such case made and
provided.
C. B. WALKER. Register.
UNITED STAiES LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, July 20, 1914.
It is hereby ordered that the fore
going notice be published in the Chitina
Leader, a newspaper of general circula
tion published at Chitina, Alaska, for
the period of sixty days.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication, December 22, 1914.
Last publication, February 23, 1915
&2SBXAL 01700.
Hotics of Application for Patent for
Tba Crag and dance Lode
Mining Claims.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT
Juneau, Alaska, December 15, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that the
Galena Bay Mining Company, a cor
poration, whose post office address is
Valdez, Alaska, has filed an application
for patent for the Crag and Glance
lode mining claims situated in the
Chitina, formerly Valdez, mining and
recording district, Alaska, being min
eral Survey No. 907, said lode mining
claims being described as follows, to
wi‘- Magnetic variation being noted as
30 deg., 30 min. E and located near the
head of the Kotsina River, in Lat. fil
deg., 45 min., long. 135 deg. W. above
the confluence of the Kotsina and Sur
prise creek.
Beginning at cor. No. 1, identical
with cor. No. 4 Glance lode claim,
whence U. S. Min. Mon. No. 33 A, Val
d'^z series hears S. 58 deg., 39 min., 30
sec., E. 996.01 feet dist.; thence N. 41
deg. 08 min. E. 600 feet to cor. No. 2;
thence N. 48 deg., 52 min., W. 83.50
feet, where witness cor. to cor. No. 2
is set; thence on same course, 1,416.50
feet to cor. No. 3: thence S. 41 deg., .08
min. W. 303 feet where witness cor. to
cor. No. 4 is set; thence on same course
tt*7 feet to cor. No. 4; thence S. 48 deg.,
32 min., E. 1,500 feet to cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing 20.661
acres.
Glance
Beginning at cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
Min. Mon. No. 33A Valdez series, bears
N. 30 deg., 40 min., 20 sec., »V. 545.47
feet dist. thence N. 41 deg., .OS min. E.
600 feet to cor. No. 2; thence N. 48 deg.
32 min. W. 1,500 feet to cor. No. 3;
identical with cor. No. 2 of Crag -ode
claim; Cor. No. 3 not set; but witness i
cor. set at same point where witness
cor. to cor. No. 2 of Crag claim is set;
thence from true cor. No. 3, S. 41 deg.
08 min. W. 600 feet to cor. No. 4;
identical with cor. No. 1 Cra*r lode
claim: thence S. 48 deg., o2 min. E. 1,500
feet to cor. No. 1, the place of begin
ning, containing 20.i>61 acres.
The general course of the lode is
northwesterly and southeasterly. The
number of feet claimed on the lode is
1,500 feet surface ground Is claimed ot
300 feet on each side of the lode line
The survey is located near the head ot
the Kotsina River about 1 la miles
above the confluence of the Kotsina
and Surprise Creek.
The notice of location of said Crag
claim is of record in the office of the
•ecorder for the Valdez recording pre
cinct, in book “H" of mining locations
at page 578, and the notice of amended
location is of record in the office of the
recorder for the Chitina recording pre
cinct in book 4 of locations at pa'-e 49
The notice of location of said Glance
claim is of record in the office of tiie
recorder for the Valdez recording pre
cinct in hook H of mining locations
at page 577, and the notice of amended
location is of record in the office of the
recorder for the Chitina recording pre
cinct, in Book 4 of locations at page 50.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the mining ground, veins, lodes,
premises or any portion thereof, here
inabove named and described, so sur
veyed, platted and applied for, are
hereby notified that, unless their ad
verse claims are filed according to law
and the regulations thereunder, with
in the time prescribed by law and such
regulations, with the Register of the
IT. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,
they will be oarred by virtue of the
provisions of said statutes and of the
law in such case made and provided.
GALENA BAY MINING CO.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Juneau, Alaska, December lb, 1914.
It Is hereby ordered that the fore
going notice be published In the Chitina
Leader a newspaper of general circula
tion published at Chitina, Alaska, for
the period of sixty days.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication, December 22, 1914.
Last publication. February 23. 1915.
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