LOGALNEWS
Dr. C. L. Hal* was a visitor in
Chitina this week.
Attorney R. J. Boryer, of the Ka
talla company, made a round trip
on business to Chitina Thursday and
Friday.
The Leader office is located in the
Stringer bnilding. Leave your or
ders for job printing and subscrip
tions here.
tuny uougnerty ana oiea mu, who
have been In charge of the commis
sary at Mile 122, are now at Mile
133 In the same capacity.
See Gibson & Gage at their new
store on Chitina Heights. Their
prices will convince you that it is the
place to trade. 10-1-tf
Billy Tibbs, the "Copper river war
rior," is busy getting out foundation
timbers for a building on his lot on
Main street next to the Savoy restau
rant.
W. A. O'Neil, formerly foreman
with the Cordova Power Company,
is now with the Katalla company
in Chitina.
Fred Schaupp, the sheet metal
worker, is having a two-story frame
building erected over his tent, and in
a few days will be shaped up for
the winter.
Locomotive Engineer Arthur Bar
rows and Fireman Ed. Walsh left for
Tiekel Friday morning to bring out
the “one spot” for service on this end
of the line.
The boys say Billy Solomon has
been burning the midnight oil these
past few days, and that one of the
bunch got a peek at his manuscrir.t,
claiming that he is busily engaged
writing a book entitled “Firing On
Chitina Hill," or “The Tallow Poes
Dream.”
One of the railroad boys brought
an interesting local to the Leader
office on Thursday. He stated that
Frank Clarkin had two of about the
cutest “shacks” in captivity. We
haven't seen them and are not famil
iar with this particular animal, but
if the railroad boys say it’s so, we’ll
swear to it.
The ten-year-old daughter of Char
ley Chickman, one of the upper Cop
per river Indians, died last week at
Mile 133 with acute stomach trouble,
having been a sufferer for a number
of months. Her people took charge
of the body and, placing it in their
canoe left for their hunting grounds
up Copper river.
A. W. Pollock, who has been on
the steamer Chitina all summer, wa^
the real handy musician on Railroad
Day last Sunday, playing violin in
the orchestra for the open air dance.
We expect to have a number of
dances in Chitina this winter after
the Townsite company will have
erected a suitable building they have
in mind, and we hope Mr. Pollock
will remain with us.
Several Fairbanks men arrived in
Chitina from the Tanana valley this
week and while in town stopped at
the Chitina bakery, the proprietor
being an old-timer in the Tanana
valley. They report the trail frotr
Willow Creek to Chitina in splendid
shape, and that when the road com
misison will have completed their
work the trail will be the most trav
eled one in the North.
There are two genuine old sour
dough horses in Chitina, Bob and
Bill, which are thoroughly familiar
with all sorts of conditions In camp
life, and can size up a cache as read
ily as a bunch of Husky or Malamute
dogs. Last Wednesday old Bob and
Bill wanted a variety from the reg
ulation feed of hay and oats, so en
tering the cabin of John Kingston,
and gingerly stepping over the slum
bering form of Henry Krueger help
ed themselves to a sack of corn meal
of which they ate a part, but not
Just liking the flavor, tossed the re
mainder of the meal over che sleep
ing inmates and gravely walked out.
A few friends dropped in shortly and
the joke was so good Krueger had to
take the %bunch down town and
“buy."
Job work at the Leader office.
The railroad boys are now eating
at tbd boarding car, and all vote
Billy Sullivan, the cook, the reai
thing in his line.
The long looked-for and longed-for
pool table arrived at Stringer's
“hangout” Wednesday night, and
Louie immediately sent out for four
carpenters to hurry it into commis
sion.
FOUND—Promissory note, payable
to the order of Arbed Johnson for
$1,100. Signed Carl E. Johnson
Owner can have note at Leader of
fice by paying for this notice.
Norman Rice, brother of Dan
Rice, the old-time locomotive engi
neer, together with Ed. Walsh, the
fireman, have been “grooming” the
engines on the night shift this past
week.
Jack MacDonald chef aboard the
steamer Chitina, expects to leave in
a few days for Seattle. All who
have eaten the viands prepared bj
this cook, and ably served by A. W.
Pollock, regret to see the mess brok
en up, as their services could not bo
excelled.
Messrs. O'Connor & Allen, who
have purchased the stock of Gibson
and Dage at Mile 133, expect soon to
be in good shape for the winter. They
are stocking up with a good supply
of cigars, tobaccos and miscellaneous
goods and will no doubt enjoy a good
trade.
Mrs. J. C. Howells, of Miles Gla
cier, last week received a letter from
the wife of Chief Draughtsman Bell,
who was stationed at Miles Glacier
this past season, stating that Mr. Bell
had accepted a position as head
draughtsman for some large Tacoma
firm, and would begin his duties
about the first of December.
A whist party was given Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. T. Clon
inger. A number of invited friends
were present and indulged in the
fascinating game until the hostess
called a halt to partake of a de
licious lunch. Miss Mia Dixon won
the cut glass dish which was offered
as a prize for the highest number
of honors.
Bert McCutcheon was out over tht
trail again Wednesday and reports
splendid progress being made. A
most substantial bridge has just been
completed over a good-sized stream
about eight miles out, which some
of the boys who have been working
on the trail have called “Holland
creek” in honor of Foreman Lars
Holland, who has the work in charge.
The old stand-by engine. No. 50,
this week went over the “hump,” as
the railroad boys call the temporary
trestle across the river from Mile
133. Smiling Henry Lee is at the
throttle of old 50, with Happy Jack
Courtney at the scoop. Conductoi
Eddie Funk is in charge of the train,
with Brakeman McLain as assist
ant.
Pete Goshant returned this week
from a prospecting trip to the White
river country. While mushing
through the flat bottom country near
Mile 180, he reports having seen
several moose and offered to furnish
the Heney forces with fresh meat,
if he could secure horses to pack it
out, but at this time Superintendent
Murchison could not spare the ani
mals.
E. L. Whittemore and Ray Waite
were visitors here on Thursday ev
ening’s train from Cordova, and
prospecting the town by the aid of a
lantern within ten minutes after ar
riving. Guess they found a good lead,
too, as they didn’t show with the
lantern for some time, and on leav
ing for Cordova Friday morning
were overheard to say something
about “overlooking a good bet.”
Dick Ficken and Charley Beach,
who went through here Eve weeks
ago, are now due at their claims, ad
joining the Alba and Roberts claims
on Cayacua creek, at the head wa
ters of the Chitlna, 15 miles above
the Taua river. Good placer pros
pects have been found for miles up
and down this creek, but as yet no
one has ever prospected to bedrock.
These boys intend to dig a ditch
near a small divide and divert the
stream into a new channel, which
will enable them to prospect the old
channel, confident of good results.
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MILE 133
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Chitina Has a
Future
“I have every confidence and abso
lute faith in Chitina’s future,” said
M. A. Anderson, secretary of the
Townsite company. ‘‘Looking at
Chitina from a perfectly business
standpoint 1 cannot see any reason
why Chitina will not be one of the
largest and most substantial cities in
Alaska.
‘ We all know that Alaska is a
large and better field for the poor
as well as those with capital than
anywhere else in the world. If we
didn’t believe this we wouldn’t be
here. Granted then that such is the
case, Chitina will reap the benefit of
Alaska’s present and future develop
ment as much or more than any city
in Alaska.
“We are the center and will be the
general distributing point for the
greatest copper belt ever discovered.
That alone has made many prosper
ous towns. When we stop to think
how little of our real mineral wealth
has been located and developed we
know the future can’t be anything
but bright.
“Chitina is the terminus of the
trail to the interior and will derive
benefit from all development of that
wonderful country. The trade the
trail alone will bring in ought to
support a good sized town, as it has
proved in the past. We are the on
ly railroad division point in Alaska
and the pay roll the railroad makes
possible is what every town needs
for its success.
"As soon as the world at large
learns of the wonderful wealth and
opportunities our section offers we
will see an ever increasing stream
of prospectors, tourists and invest
ors coming to our town. The money
that the Guggenheims alone will
spend in the next year to advertise!
our resources will add materially to
our population. Aside from all these
facts of dollars and cents, surely na
ture was most generous to Chitina.
A more beautiful spot for a city could
not exist. We are absolutely shel
tered from all wind, have most mag
nificent scenery, pure water, natural
drainage and, in fact, everything
one could wish for to make a per
fect town.
“Contracts will be let shortly for
the grading of the streets, so that
they will be in good condition before
winter sets in. A company is now
being organized to take over the
lighting water and telephone sys
tems.
“The way citizens of Chitina pull
together, the utter lack of knock
ing, the absolute harmony and that
get-to-lt, do-it-now spirit tuat pre
vails in our town spells nothing but
prosperity and success for Chitina.”
Ed. House located some gold
quartz claims this week near Mile
127.
Al. Doye returned last week from
a prospecting trip to the Bremner
river country, where he staked sev
eral placer claimB. Mr. Doye reports
having seen the brother of the un
fortunate man who was drowned on
the Bremner this summer, a Mr.
Diahl, and states that he is waiting
for the lowest stage of water, in hopes
of recovering the body of bis broth
er.
Job work at the Leader office.
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