ALASKA IRE
Republicans are showing signs of
awakening all over Alaska, especially
In the Second, Third and Fourth divi
sions where Republican clubs have
been organized or are now in process
of being organized.
The Republicans claim Alaska is
logically Republican, under normal
conditions, whilst the Democrats make
the same claim in their behalf. The
one apparent fact which stands out is
that party lines have thus far cut
little figure in Alaska. What the fu
ture many hold in store is, of course, a
matter of opinion and purely in the
realms of speculation. It will be the
fault, however, of neither the Demo
crats nor the Republicans if party
lines are not drawn strictly at the next
territorial election.
In the Third district Committeeman
White has been active in organizing
Republican clubs. Not long ago a
club was organized in Nome for the
Republicans. In the Fourth division,
Thomas Lloyd, Republican committee
man for that division, and Mayor Car
ter, of Fairbanks, are talking of organ
izing clubs throughout the district.
So far as known, the hold-over Re
publicans have been pretty well weed
ed out of federal position in Alaska,
and replaced by those of the Demo
cratic faith. In the few Instances
where they remain, the local Demo
cratic clubs are keeping the fires
lighted under them in the hopes of
“smoking ’em out.” Some of the
hold-overs, however, seems to be fire
and smoke proof.
Those Republicans having friends in
office, claim that under the Republican
administration in Alaska, were nearly
as many Democrats holding office, as
Republicans, and their feelings are
hurt over what they term the “un
seemingly haste” of the Democrats
to “taste office”—Juneau Dispatch.
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MINE INSPECTOR MAKES
REPORT FOR AUGUST
The report of Territorial Mine In
spector Maloney for the month of
August, filed in the governor’s office,
shows a total of 21 mining and dredge
properties inspected during the month
One dredge was inspected on Windy
Creek, Port Clarence district; 2
dredges and 3 placer properties were
inspected in the Kougarok district, all
located on the Kougarok river; 6 pla
cer properties and 6 dredges were in
spected in the Nome district, and 4
dredges were inspected in the York
district. Two of these were on Buck
Creek and two on Anicovik river.
Additional safety appliances were
reommended to be installed on four of
the dredges inspected, for further pro
tection to persons employed thereon.
Three minor accidents were report
ed to the inspector during the month
The most serious of these was the
case of H. W. Musiel, employed on
one of the dredges near Nome. His
clothing caught on the set screws of a
driving shaft and he was hurled
around the shaft several times, both
thighs being badly lacerated.
RECMD SURVEY
MADE BY THE
MU
Capt. Gilbert Rude, of the coast and
geodetic survey boat Taku, will be an
outgoing passenger on the steamer
Alameda for Seattle and from there
will proceed to Washington. This
will be his last season on Prince
William Sound, which fact will be
greatly regretted by the many friends
of Capt. and Mrs. Rude. He expects
to be transferred to the Philippines,
where he will be assigned to a larger
boat and remain there for a two-year
period.
During the past summer Capt. Rude
and party made a general survey of
the whole of Port Gravena and Port
Fidelgo and the area between Port
Gravena and Noels head. In fact it
was a record year for the Taku, which
made 11000 miles of soundings, against
954 last summer, which up to that
time was the largest number of miles
covered. Capt. Rude intended to con
tinue his work from Port Preemantle
to the westward but was unable to do
anything on account of the closed sea
son setting in.
TO BE ON THE
In an executive order signed by
President Wilson indicates there will
be no lack of room for Anchorage to
expand. This latest order eliminates
1,313 acres in what are termed the
“Southern Addition to Anchorage
Townsite,” consisting of 402.11 acres;
"The Eastern Addition to Anchorage
Townsite,” consisting of 344.02 acres;
Alaska Railroad Terminal Reserve,”
consisting of 551.63 acres, and “Ceme
tery Reserve,’' consisting of 16.98
acres.
The introductory paragraph to these
reservations reads:
“It is hereby ordered, under author
ity of the Act of Congress approved
June 4, 1897 (30 Stat., 34-36) , that
the tracts of land in Alaska bounded
as hereinafter described be excluded
from the Chugach National Forest, and
that such tracts, pursuant to the provi
sions of the Act of Congress approved
March 12, 1914, (38 Stat. 305), be, and
they are hereby, withdrawn from set
tlement, location, sale, entry, or other
disposition, and reserved for townsite
purposes and for other purposes in
connection with the construction and
operation of railroad lines under said
act, under such regulations as have
been or may hereafter be prescribed:
There is already considerable rival
ry between Seward and Anchorage as
to which will be the main terminal
city for the government line. The
original prospectus which the govern
ment issued before selling lots told
about docks and ot,her important term
inal buildings which were to be con
structed at Anchorage, but most of the
Seward business men have been “bet
ting” that Anchorage would finally be
come mostly a whistling station and
that all of the terminal works and
naval base would be established at
Seward.
Many believe that it is still a good
speculative gamble either way. Mean
time, the government is going ahead
and letting the people do the guessing
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SUDDEN DEATH
OF RESPECTED
The community was shocked and
grieved to learn of the sudden death
of Mr. Andrew Schneider, at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. J. V. Lydick,
last night. The Colonel, as he was
familiarly known by his friends, was
feeling exceptionally fine yesterday
and retired early in the evening. At
10.45 o’clock he was stricken and an
hour later he passed peacefully to his
final rest. Rr. Council was in atten
dance, but his efforts were unavailing,
death resulting from hemmorage of
the lungs.
Mr. Schneider was born in Germany
and had he lived would have been 66
years old on October 25. He came to
America when a child and lived at
Chicago until five years ago, when the
went to Knnewick, Wash. In May
1912 Mr. Schneider came to Cordova,
where he has since resided, and dur
ing this time he has endeared him
self to a large number of people. He
had made all arrangements to leave
on the next steamer on a visit to the
states, and also attend the Panama
exposiion.
Three grown children survive the
deceased; Mrs. J. V. Lydick, of Cor
dova; Miss Alma Schneider, of Ken
newick, Wash., and Chas. Schneider,
of Kansas City, and to these the sym
pathy of the Cordovans is extended in
the loss of a loving.and devoted father.
The remains of Mr. Schneider will
be taken to Chicago for burial in the
family plot. In case Father van der
Pohl can come to Cordova, from the
westward, on the Alameda funeral
services will be held here before the
sailing of the steamer for Seattle.
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AT LOCAL HOSPITAL
Joseph Moser, who was injured by
a dynamite explosion on the North
Star claims, Port Wells, early in the
week, died at the company hospital
last night. He received many wounds
on the body from the flying rock and
in crossing the great divide was re
lieved of his sufferings. Deceased wag
41 years old and the funeral will likely
take place from Lambert’s undertak
ing parlors tomorrow afternoon.
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Nifty job printing at the Times.
DEADLOCK OVER
BROAD PASS
CLAIMS
Negotiations between owners nnd
prospective buyers of claims on the
large lode of low grade ore at Broad
Pass have ended in a deadlock. Fu
ture dealings will depend upon the
owners, unless some capitalist with
sufficient funds to handle the propo
sition arrives to consider the present
offer.
Representatives of the two largest
mining interests in Alaska and from
several lesser interests have been at
Broad Pass and looked over the
claims.
One of these men is now in Seward.
He is not seeking publicity at this
time and only agreed to an interview
on the understanding that his name
be withheld. With this understanding
he made he following statement:
“There is a vast body of low grade
ore at Broad Pass, which on surface
indications is promising.
“The claims on the ‘inside,’ that is
the claims on the ore body or on
ground where it outcrops, are held by
about 20 men.
“Assays of surface rock show tth
average value of $4.00 per ton. This
showing is sufficient to warrant thor
ough prospecting.
“The claim owners want about $50,
000 a claim for their ground, some
asking as high $75,000.
“The owners want on the average
five per cent down and more each
year. My people are willing to put ail
that is necessary into prospecting, but
they will not pay for the right to
prospect. The amount asked for the
claims is not out of reason if the val
ues are there. We are willing to buy
an option giving us the right to pros
pect and with the first payment fall
ing due in two or three years.
“To handle a group of these claims
at a profit will call for the investment
of not less than $3,000,000, after the
completion of the government rail
road to that point. Without a rail
road it would mean an additional in
vestment of enough more to transport
overland the vast amount of machin
ery necessary.
“ It is obvious therefore, that noth
ing can be done toward installation
of a mill until the road is completed,
say about three years from now.
This is not a handicap, however, for
no responsible corporation nor corpor
ation which has that amount of money
at its disposal would invest it until the
ground was thoroughly prospected.
To do this would take from $25,000 to
$50,000 per claim.
“It must be determined that the
values existing on the surface extend
below' and tunnels and drifts must be
driven to show a sufficient tonnage
of ore in sight to warrant so great
an investment. Mining is a science,
not a gamble. The gamble would be
the spending of $25,000 on the pros
pect holes.
“None of the men owing the ground
have sufficient funds to prospect their
own claims, and all of them put to
gether would have difficulty gettiig
enough to thoroughly prospect one
group of claims.
“The owners refused our offers, so
unless some new man comes in who is
willing to pay for the right to pros
pect, the prospecting of the district
will be delayed."—Seward Gateway.
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MACHINERY COMPANY FILES
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The Harmon Machinery Company
has been incorporated at Cordova and
articles were filed with the Secretary
of the Territory. The company is to
engage in a general machinery busi
ness, but is also empowered to acquire
and work mines if it desires. The
capital stock was placed at $50,000
and G. A. Harmon, Ed. F. Medley and
Fred Glasbrenner are the incorpora
tors. •
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RICH QUARTZ IS
NOME, Oct. 2—There la consider
able excitement here over a bis strike
made in quartz on Boulder crcck. W.
L. Cochran made the discovery and he
found gold sticking out on thj ledge.
This it is believed will prove one of
the richest finds ever made on Sew
ard peninsula.
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Dan McDonald has accepted a posi
tion with the Cordova Co-Operative
Trading Company. •
THIRTY VESSELS
LOST ALASKA
With the Iosr of the freighter Edith
a couple of wee ago oft Cape St. Elias,
the thirtieth total loss of vessels in
Alaskan waters in ten year was re
corded :
The list is as follows:
S. S. Star of Russia, Chicagof Is
land, $100,000.
Ship Servia, 1905, Kodiak Island,
$100,000.
Bark Nlchlas Thayer, 1906, Kodiak
Island, $200,000.
S. S. Oregon, 1906, Cape Hinchen
brook, $200,000.
S. S. Mariechen, 1906, Chathman
Strains, $300,000.
S. S. Themis, 1906, Haadiga Bay,
$120,000.
Schooner Martha Tuft, 1907, Katal
la, $:j,000.
S. P. John Currier, 1907, Bristol
Cr.y, ?: 90,000.
Seh loner St. Paul, 1907, Sukhlish
Island, $25,000.
Bark Wm. Bayless, 1907, Arctic,
$50,000.
Ship Lucille, 1908, Ugashik, $250,000.
Ship Star of Bengal, 1908, Cornatlon
Island, $250,000.
S. S. Saratoga, 1908, Busby Island,
$175,000.
Ship Columbia, 1909, Unimak Pass,
$100,000.
S. S. Ohio, 1909, Heikish Narrows,
$300,000.
Brig Quatsino, 1909, Dixon Entrance,
$30,000.
Brig Charger, 1909, Karta Bay, $25,
000.
S. S. Farralon, 1909, Illiamna Bay,
$80,000.
S. S. Portland, 1910, Katalla, $55,
000.
S. S. Olympia, 1910, Bligh Island,
$150,000.
S. S. Cottage City, 1911, Seymore
Narrows, $100,000.
S. S. Ramona, 1911, Cape Decision,
$150,000.
Ship Jabez Howes, 1911, Chignik
Bay. $100,000.
Bark Hayden Brown, 1912, Montague
Island, $10,000.
S. S. Yukon, 1913. Sanak Island,
$170,000.
S. S. State of California, 1913, Gam
bier Bay, $225,000.
S. S. Curacao, 1913, Warm Chuck,
$225,000.
S.S. Dirigo, 1914, Cape Fairweather,
$40,000.
S. S. Bertha, 1915, Harvester, Island,
$40,000.
BUNK OF ALASKII BE
ESTABLISHED ANCHORAGE
Application for charter has been
made at the office of Territorial Treas
urer W. G. Smith, of the Banking
Board, by J. H. Sears, G. N. Campbell,
and E. T. James, who are the incor
porators of the Bank of Alaska, which
is capitalized for $150,000 and desires
to do business at Anchorage.
This application is made under the
amendment to the banking law which
was passed at the last session of the
legislature and which permits banks
to incorporate for $15,000 in towns of
less than 1000 population. Although
a recent census of Anchorage rated
the population at 2,1000, a later state
ment of the population gives the num
ber of people actually living within the
city and intending to reside there as
approximately 800.
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Asks to Mine Coal.
A. Lemons, of Pasco, Washington,
has made application at the United
States land office for permission to
mine coal on a ten-acre tract in Al
aska, at any location. As the appli
cation did not specify any location,
the application will be returned for
correction.
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SURVEYORS FINISHING
WORK IN NENANA FIELDS
The surveyors who have been work
ing in the Nenana coal fields for the
past two months have nearly complet
ed their work, and will soon leave for
the states. The party has been head
ed by W. H. Thorne and W. C. Guerin.
It is stated that the horses which have
been used for packing the 'party’s
outfit during the summer will not be
sold but will be turned over to the
' .’.lacks Road commission.
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Naval Expert at Controller Bay.
Mr. Brown the navy station expert,
who is In vestigating harbors in Alas
ka for the Engineering Commission,
telephoned the Daily Times that he
had arrived at Chllcoot yesterday af
ternoon at 5 o'clock. He left here
early in the morning on the launch
Prospector for Katalla.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF THE WEEK
What Is Transpiring In and About Cordova
MONDAY
Earl and Charles Clark were among
the Sewardites going to the states on
the Mariposa.
N. P. Nelson, of Chisana, was an
outgoing passenger for Seattle on the
steamer Mariposa.
The first mall for Fairbanks, on the
new winter schedule leaves Cordova
Thursday morning.
Hereafter the show at Empress
theatre will begin promptly at 8
o’clock, instead of 8:15.
Billy Kasklnen, who spent the past
four years In the interior, pricipally
in the Nizina and Chisana camps, Is in
town.
Geo. A. Vingar, representing J. B.
Caro & Co., of Juneau, is spending a
few days in town looking after local
trade.
Mrs. Gilbert R. Rude left on the
Mariposa yesterday and will be joined
later by her husband, the captain of
the Taku.
Mrs. C. E. Bade and Miss Dorothy
Bade, who spent the summer at Sew
ard, were Mariposa passengers for
their home in Portland.
Mrs. A. Joacheims and baby return
turend from EUamar yesterday, where
they visited Lieutant Joacheims, of
the survey boat Taku.
Wm. O’Connor, United States Com
missioner at Chitina, returned from
Valdez Saturday night and left for
his home on today’s train.
Miss Kathyryn Beasley, of Bremer
ton who has been visiting Seward
friends, spent Saturday evening in ■
town on her way home.
The coast and geodetic survey goat
Taku is expected here on Wednesday,
and will go into winter quarters as the
season's work has been finished.
The ball game scheduled to be play
ed yesterday between the Prothemus
crew and the Olympia Sluggers had to j
be postponed again on account of rain.
Dr. J. P. Barnes, who has been inter
ested with Chas. E. Herron in a
dredging proposition at Hope, was a
passenger on the Mariposa for his
home in Chicago.
According to the Anchorage Pioneer
Finkelstein & Sapiro are closing out
their business there and have rented
their building to the Northwestern
Hardware Company.
United States Deputy Marshal Jos
eph Feaster, who was attending court
at Valdez, returned to Cordova on the
Mariposa, and left on this morning's
train for the interior.
Glenn Carrington, the crack pitcher
of the Seward ball team, was here
Saturday night on his way to Port
land, where he has accepted a position
as a traveling saleman.
Our former townsman, Marion
Leach, who has been employed on the
Valdez Prospector for the past couple
of years, is on his way to Fairbanks
to operate the Mdrganthaler for the
News-Miner.
R. R. Kerwood is receiving the con-1
gratulations of his friends upon the
arrival of an eight pound boy at his
home this morning. Mother and baby
are doing nicely. Dr. Council was
the attending physician.
Captain Glasscock, who was in com
mand of the Bertha, is now master on
the Admiral Evans, making the first
trip in that capacity this trip. Glas
cock was formerly pilot on the Alaska
Pacific company’s boats.
The steamer Mariposa sailed from
Cordova for Seattle Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock, taking 1500 tons of cop
per ore and the following passengers:
Mrs. G. R. Rude, F. H. Mofflt, R. M.
Overbeck, S. A. Witherspoon, B. C.
Palmer, Wm. L. Dodge, N. P. Nelson
and S. Gilmore for Seattle; Mrs. Anna
Mitchell, J. Kennedy for Juneau.
TUESDAY
H. D. Foster, who has charge of the
United Copper Exploration Company’s
properties in the interior, arrived in
Cordova on this afternoon’s train and
will leave for the states to spend the
winter.
WEDNESDAY
There will be a train for Chltina
and Kennnecott tomorrow morning.
R. F. McClellan. Neil D. Aillan and
Frank Short came down from Kenne
cott on yesterday’s train.
Howard Du Bois, consulting en
gineer for the Alaska Copper Corpora
tion, whose headquarters are at Strel
na. Is registered at the Windsor hotel.
The steamer Admiral Evans is due
at 7 o’clock tonight. She made the
entire trip west this time, going to
Kodiak and Uyak. At the latter place
she took aboard a load of concentrates
from the Amok Gold Mining Co.'s
property and also loaded ore at Ella
mar.
Dr. W. H. Chase, president of the
Cordova Mining and Development
Company, and George A. Harmon, of
the Harmon Machinery Company, re
turned from Port Wells, last night, on
the launch North Star, where the lat
ter superintended the erection of a
tramway on the gold quartz property
owned and being opened up by Cordo
vans.
THURSDAY
Mrs. William McFadden has re
turned from a trip to the states.
Chas. E. Quinton returned on the
Alameda from a short trip to the Paci
fic coast.
B. Lucas and wife and Mrs. D. Mar
tin were Cordova arrivals today on
the Alameda.
Judge Smith, formerly of Valdez, is
a passenger on the Alameda, making
a trip north to see old friends.
Wm. Patterson, who spent the sum
mer in the interior for the Valdez
Creek Mines Company, returned to
Cordova last night.
Dan McDonald, formerly of the firm
of Reidy & McDonald, has returned to
Cordova, after having travelled exten
sively since he left here.
R. F. Mc8Clellan and son, B. Mc
Clellan, and H. D. Foster were among
the interior operators who went to
Seattle on the Admiral Evans.
Deputy Marshal Jas. Milsap came
over from Valdez last night, where
he was attending court and left on
this morning’s train for his post at
McCarthy.
A. D. Nash, a well-known Alaskan
prospector, who has been investigat
ing mining conditions to the west
ward, was a passenger on the Admiral
Evans, last night for Juneau.
Chas. G. Wulff, former publisher of
the Valdez Prospector, accompanied
by his family, was an outgoing passen
ger on the Evans, enroute to their
new home in Brooklyn.
Dr. Lillian G. Stephenson, who was
engaged in Red Cross work in France,
was an arrival on today’s Alameda and
will go to Fairbanks, where she ex
pects to open a hospital.
S. M. Brewster and wife, of Spo
kane, are among the Alameda passen
gers for Anchorage, where they will
look over the business possibilities at
the new railroad termkial.
The steapier Alameda brought an
unusally heavy mail today, including
the first shipment of winter mail (or
Fairbanks and Interior points, which
will be routed via Cordova. The first
dispatch of 800 pounds leaves here
next Monday.
The schooner Northland has re
turned to the local port, but did not
make the trip to Middleton Island to
search for the Joseph Ibach party as
part of its machinery broke down.
Capt. Brown, however, does not be
lieve that any misfortune has been
met with by the Cordovans, as the
log on his craft shows that no bad
weather was prevalent at the time
they left here.
A pleasant social was held last
night in the Red Dragon, which was
attended by many of the young folks
of the town. Cards were enjoyed, and
light refreshments served, and dancing
was indulged in. Rev. Mr. Ziegler
was in charge of the affair and will
conduct similar socials througout the
coming winter at the Dragon, to
which all the people of the town nre
invited. All who attended last night
expressed their pleasure at the gather
ing, and thanked Mr. Ziegler for the
opportunity given to mingle with each
other under such agrreable surround
ings. Mr. Ziegler plans to make the
Red Dragon more of a factor In the
afTairs of the town this year than it
has been heretofore, and is receiving
the hearty support of the people in
his efforts.
The steamer Admiral Evans arrived
from the westward at 7:80 o’clock with
the following passengers for Cordova'
F. C. Geide, T. J. Walsh. Win. Patter
son, C. Millet, L. D. Brown, Geo. Bitt
ner, Don L. Green, Mrs. G. R. Hurd,
R. W. Wiley, (’has. Cudenburigli, Jas.
M. Milsap and four steerage.
Those going from Cordova to June
au and Seattle were Geo. >'ingar, F.
Short, F. A. Jourdan.R. F. McClellan.
B. M. McClellan, H. D. Foster, ,T. C.
Petre, M. R. Morris and H. Davis .
The government cable is again out
of commission, the break having oc
curred some distance below Sitka. As
a result the Daily Times did not re
ceive its Associated Press telegraphic
service today, and is not likely to un
til the cableship Burnside comes from
the states and repairs the break.
FRIDAY
If you enjoy good butter buy the
Gold medal or Jersey brands at the
Blum, O’Neill Co., at 37% c. pound.
St. Bertha’s Guild will meet at the
Red Dragon Club House tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30.
The many Cordova friends of Mrs.
Fay Sheldon will be pleased to learn
of her convalescence from the serious
accident which almost resulted in the
loss of her life.
Wm. James has returned from Val
dez where he was attending court.
He and and his wife will leave on the
next boat for the states, to visit the
exposition before returning to their
home at Chisana.
Married at the Cordova House last
evening, Julius Struck of Mile 173 and
Miss Amelia White of Tacoma. Rev.
E. P. Ziegler officiating. Mr. and Mrs.
Struck will make their home at Mile
173.
Capt. Gilbert Rude brought the
Geodetic and Coast Survey boat Taku
to Cordova last night, where it will be
put for the winter, the survey work
having been completed for this season.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
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September 30.NORTHWESTERN.October 9
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. 8. S. Seward, Sth; S. S. Latouche, 15th; 8. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY,
General Agent
T. J. TALLENT,
Ticket Agent
COPPER RIVER & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY
Good Passenger and Freight
Service to Interior Alaska
For Rates and Other Information Apply
DEPOT OFFICE