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The Chitina leader., 1910-12-03

On bedrock. There is heavy sedi- ment found in the gravel, something like that found in Flat creek and this sediment, having been deposited before the run of gold, accounts for g5Id rot being found on bedrock, but adoye the sed;mentary deposits
 MT. Kincaid thinks that this being the case, better pay will be found further up the creek; and also thinks that Donlan creek will show up we'll as soon as it is developed. Donlan has six tributaries, all on the left limit; and all head up in big domes, each creek seeming to have its sep arate hill; the formation at the heads of the creeks being quartz, granite and porphyry, and all carry a little gold on the surface. The country away from these creeks is principally sandstone, the placer area being lim- ited. There is plenty of water and considerable timber.
 There will be a good deal of pros pecting this winter in the district Larson & Smeaton are now building cabins preparatory to beginning win ter work.
 Everything in the country is stalk ed," MT. Kincaid said, "and 1t is 10 use for anyone to go there expect ing to find vacant ground. That reg ion is staked for miles and miles without regard to whether it contains gold or merely pebbles. Three Films recently went through that country with packs upon their backs, stalking
The Chitina leader., 1910-12-03

That the placer gold zone of the Kuskokwim, as indicated by recent strikes in the Black River region. is limited in extent, is the belief or s. T. Kincaid, who returned to ldlt- arod a few days ago, after making a somewhat critical examination Of the gold bearing section. MT. Kin caid also speaks forcibfy upon the evils of indiscriminate stalking, of which the country gives mute but un- mistakable testimony.
 Outside of the Black River sec tion and its immediate vicinity, the formation is sandstone, with, of course, no gold to be found. Within the somewhat limited gold bearing area the formation is changed to quartz, including granite and DOT phyry and it is here where the pros poets have been found. On discoy- cry Ou OnOW 1ulShs A@oiSOh ~ Smeaton have done conscientious work, says MT. Kincaid. Snow Gulch is about four miles long, and is a tributary of ,Donlan creek. which in turn is a tributary of tha kusko- inkwim. On discovery at the mouth of Snow. they have sunk three holes, fin one of which, IA feet to bedrock, there is five feet of five-cent dirt. The other two holes were sunk on the rim, on either side of the creek. Bedrock is 12 feet deep and these holes slow five feet of two-cent Day. The gold is coarse, and is all found in the gravel, there being none found
The Chitina leader., 1910-12-03

H. E. McDaniels, proprietor of the Woodland roadhouse. 26 miles out from Chitina on the new cut-ofr trail, was a visitor in Chitina this week. He made the trip in six hours, and says no one could ask for a better trail. He is making number of Improvements to his roadhouse, and says he'll be prepared to handle the increasing travel this winter.
The Chitina leader., 1910-12-03
FLOOD CAUSED BY GLACIER
 Al MIALLA HAS SUbS|DED

and sought place of safety at their camp on Clear Creek.
 /The outside papers published ex.. aggerated accounts of the food, thereby causing much uneasiness among persons who have relatives in this section. We want to state for the benefit of all concerned that ev-
The Chitina leader., 1910-12-03

eryone is safe and such flood is never likely to occur again. Boring river is twenty-four miles from Ka- talla and tie glacier fifty miles from here, so il can be readily seen that the flood did not affect the town or it's residents.
The Chitina leader., 1910-12-03

Katalla, Dec. 1.-The Boring glacier flood has subsided, with no serious results. The only persons iii that sec 1ion at the time of the break up were H. s. Wise and Kayak Smith, who live at Saltwater. They noticed the rapid rise of the river
The Chitina leader., 1910-12-03

Ed. Dyer was subpoenaed on We'd nesday to appear at court in Cordova and left on Thursday mornings train.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09
RR| DoINGs {Fz
t&a9t CAPITAL y JreF~
Uncle Sam Has New Ward In Liberia

Colonization society. of which Henry
Clay was president. There is less
known chapter of that perilous enter
prise which attributes the martyrdom
of life in this effort to open a new
world to the slaves to Rev. Samuel
Bacon, an American minister of the
Episcopal church.
By act of congress, on March 8,
1919, the president was empowered to
create an agency in Africa for the
purpose of providing an asylum for
such Africans as should be liberated
by our ships of war from vessels
seized for violation of the law sup
pressing the traffic in slaves.
The government decided to send out
the ship of war Cyane and the trans
port Elizabeth with mechanics and la
borers under two agents for the pur.
pose Of breaking ground for the re-
ception of liberated slaves. On Janu-
ary 8, 1920, having previously been in
the service of the colonization society.
Bacon received from President Mon
roe the commission making him the
head of the proposed expedition.
A species of African fever appeared
among the members of the little band
of settlers. Soon 25 of the party were
brought down with it. Breaking un-
der the labors he had assumed Bacon
presently discovered symptoms of the
malady in himself. The remedies
administered were Of no avail and he
died.
Bankson and others of the party
survived. The founding of the colony
went forward But on the sacrifice Of
Bacon's life Liberia was built.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09
Puzzlers for the New Customs Court

ness at Washington, already has many
cases that will cause the public to
laugh. One of the first questions for
it to decide is whether the hen is a
bird. Ornithologists would unhesitat-
ingly declare she is, but the new
court is not composed Of such men.
Eth? What is the odds? Wait a min.
ute, and you will see how it concerns
every housekeeper. If the court can
be induced to decide that the hen is
bird, down will go the price of eggs,
for the present tariff bar makes every
importer of edible eggs pay five cents
a dozen for all he brings into the
country. Birds eggs are on the free
list.
Another nut to crack: Is an auto
mobile household effect? Patriotic
Americans returning from motoring in
Europe will be pleased to have the
court say 1t is. Under such a deci.
sion they could take over with them a
few real household goods, set up light
housekeeping for a while, buy a
French automobile, and then return
to this country and do 1t all for less
than the amount Of duty on a high
priced automobile made in Europe.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09

HF Capt. Jorge Nelken Y. VALID
1 berg, erstwhile of Argentina, pre-
tended American, typical soldier of
fortune and >one of the few men who
ever succeeded in selling a gold brick
to one Of the nations most prominent
men, does not return to Washington
within the next sixty days, he is likely
to lose his alleged American citizen
ship and be denied the protection Of
the American flag
Captain Waldberg flourished in
Washington IL years ago, during the
Spanish-American war, and a few
years later, at the Pan-American expo
sition. The captain came to Wash
ington with long military record.
Having been born in Argentina, he has
lived in half a dozen South American
countries and been engaged in as
many revolutions in the cause of lib
erty. Exiled, when unsuccessful, he
dropped into New York one day and
organized a company of Greek fruit
venders, whom he took to Athens,
joined the Greek army and fought in
the Graeco-TurkiSh war.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09
Credit Due Foreign Health Officers

and the penalties which attach to all
attempts to evade them put effective
repressive weapons into the hands of
these officials, so that no attempts are
made to escape from compulsory COM
pliance and securing clean bill of
health at the point of departure and
ports of call. A vessel that starts
from port with no appearance of in
fectious diseases among her crew or
passengers. and which is again SUBJ
jected to rigorous examination on her
arrival at any American port, stands
little chance of bringing any infected
passengers past the several inspectors
AS there is no way of measuring
what might happen If this force were
not employed, its members do not al
ways receive the full amount of credit
to which their unremitting care and
attention entitle them They stand
among the many preventive forces
which the country utilizes to safe
guard the people and to whom the
debt of the nation Is greater than he
public Is in the habit Of acknowledg-
ing
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09
Soldier of Fortune May Lose Rights

All that he got out of that contest
was little military glory and wife.
He married very beautiful daughter
of a professor in the University Of
Athens and returned to America in
time to take up newspaper work at
the outbreak of the Spanish-American
war.
He was able to speak several lam
guages fuently, and especially Span
ish. There was a great demand for
news from Cuba, and the genius of
Nelken led him to make translations
from Spanish and Cuban newspapers,
for which he found ready market with
the Washington correspondents. His
success prompted him to fake" when
his news sources became exhausted.
Not long ago the captain turned up
in Constantinople and became involved
in some trouble there which prompted
him to demand the protection of the
the American flag. He presented his
case at the embassy, and in endeav-
oring to establish the fact that he was
naturalized American citizen, some
disclosures came to light regarding his
papers which led the American charge
to refer the matter to the state de-
partment
The department in turn made in
quiry at the district court, with the re-
suit that an order was issued requiring
him to show cause within sixty days
why his papers should not be cam
co1ad
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09
Some Pointers to Be Remembered b.
Those Who Are Users of the
Telephone.

Most men-and women-use more
nervous force in speaking through the
telephone than would be needed to
keep them strong and healthy for
years.
Nature knows no strain. True Hci-
ence knows no strain. Therefore a
strained, high-pitched voice does not
carry over the telephone wire as well
as a low one.
Impatience, rudeness, indecision and
diffuseness blur communication by
telephone even more than they do
when one is face to face with the per
son talking.
1t is as If the wire itself resented
these inhuman phases of humanity and
spit back at the person who insulted
it by trying to transmit over 1t such
unintelligent bosh.
To a demanding woman, who is
strained and tired herself, wait of
ten seconds seems ten minutes. have
heard such a woman ring the tele-
phone bell almost without ceasing for
is minutes. l could hear her strain
aud anger reflected In the ringing OF
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09

w WASHINGTON-A obscure chap
w ter, it has long lain unread in
American annals, in spite of the in
terest that surrounds it. But now
that the United States has come to
take an active hand in the govern
ment Of Liberia, it is natural that the
founding of that old half-American,
half African-negro state should attract
our interest. Founded back in 1920
as home for the freed slaves from
this country, Liberia became a repub-
lie in 1S47. Today its population num-
bers some 10000 Liberians along the
coast, while 100000 negroes run wild
in the interior. No white man can ac-
quire citizenship or own property.
By an arrangement with bankers in
this country, France and Germany and
with the approval of Liberia and the
European powers, loan of $2,000,0 900
is to be floated by our government to
the end of setting straight Liberian
finances and assisting the country to
establish itself upon a firmer basis
The United States will have control
Of the little states financial, military
and agricultural departments and will
administer the republics relations.
The popular accounts of the found
Ing of Liberia credit the achievement
somewhat vaguely to the American
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09

IF A HEN is not bird, why Is q
pair of rubber boots an article of
woolen wearing apparel? Funny ques-
ton, is it not? There are many 9TH
ers, but this one is enough to show
how Uncle Sam is puzzled at times to
properly classify imported articles so
that the correct rate of customs du-
ties may be levied and collected. In
the above case, it is simply because
the highest customs authority of the
land held that as the boots had Innings
in which there was an appreciable
quantity of wool they should bear the
rate prescribed for woolen apparel.
That same highest authority decided
that frogs legs are dutiable as poul-
try.
The customs court, a new judicial
body that is just getting down to bust
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09

diately over the grave. AS he gazed
1t became steadily more vivid and dis
tinct, appearing to hover in the air
flame-like. restless thing, about the
height of man and rather strikingly
resembling the popular conception of
a ghost.
When he attempted to approach the
strange object it disappeared. He
went back to the place where he had
been seated, and it became visible
again. Every now and then a gust of
wind would seem to blow it out" and
it would vanish for the moment, pres
emily reappearing. Apparently it's
movements were caused by the breeze,
it's wavering suggesting drapery. But
presently the professor saw another
ghost, of similar aspect, not far away,
and then another and another, until
there were at least half a dozen. 1t
was not surprising that the townspeo-
pie (crediting a report to the effect
that the burglars wife and children,
deprived of the family breadwinner,
had died of starvation) should declare
that these unfortunates came at night
to dance over the graves.
Professor McGee found it impossi-
BILE to get within dozen feet of the
phantoms, which would always vanish
on his near approach. He is unable
10 explain this circumstance but he
became convinced through careful
study of the apparitions that they
were nothing more nor less than gas
eous emanations of a self-luminous
character In all probability they
were largely composed of phosphorus,
derived from the dead bodies of peo-
pie buried in the potter's field.
Here, then, is an explanation of the
reason why ghosts haunt burying
grounds. They are in fact natural
(not supernaturaD product of grave
yards, as one might say. In the body
of an adult human being there are 55
ounces Of phosphorus, seven-eighths
of this quantity being contained in the
| bones (where it goes to make phos-
phate of lime), while there are Az
ounces in the red corpuscles of the
blood, and nearly half an ounce in
the brain.
The processes of decay set this
phosphorus free in the gaseous state
| under which circumstances, atmos
pheric conditions being favorable, il
is liable to produce, in the night time
effects such as those above described
AS is we'll known, decomposing vege
table matter in swampy places yields
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09
Speaking Ouer the Wire

the bell When finally she "got her
party" the strain in her high-pitched
voice made it impossible for her to
be clearly understood. Then she got
angry again because central had not
given her a better connection" and
finally came away from the telephone
nearly in a state of nervous collapse,
and insisted that the telephone would
finally end her life. l do not think
that she once suspected that the whole
state of fatigue which had almost
brought an illness upon her was abb
solutely and entirely her own fault
Annie Payson Call, in Nerves and
Common Sense.
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09

n EW persons realize to what extent
/ the welfare of this nation is pre-
served by the splendid service of the
medical forces which are stationed
at all the danger ports abroad to pre-
vent the introduction of plaques and
pestilences into this country through
shipping agencies. This force of pub
lie health officers is well equipped.
Moreover. in all places the work of
these trained experts is further sup
plemented by the efforts of the con-
sular officers In places that are too
small to support trained force. but
are quite large enough to transmit dis
ease by emigration, the consular off,
GERS do splendid work unaided
The stringent laws of quarantine
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09
NreGbOStS Re0I Stuff

FTER all, it seems that
there really are such
things as ghosts. Sci
ence at last accords
them a somewhat be-
lated recognition
though, OF course, re-
fusing to acknowledge
that they are super
natural. On the con-
trary according to
the newly accepted
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09
New phase of the Moon.

'See, papa-seer' exclaimed q lit
tie prattler, pointing toward the moon
which, for some moments, had been
hidden by cloud; the moon is open
again"
Barbour County index., 1910-11-09
Enjoyed It.

did you enjoy your vacation?"
"Best in the world"
"Where'd you GOT"
my wife spent month with her
folks
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-15
JACK AND Jeff
INSURED FOR
$4,000
Richard and Gleason Pro-
tect Themselves Against
Accidents TO Fighters
High Rate for Policy.

SAN FRANCISCO. April t5.--
From today until % "a time for
James J 1effflas and Jack Johnson
% step into the ring az Emery vile
The afternoon ~ July 4. thu two
hcax ywsiRhtE viii carry Insurance.
that VII guarantee Richard and
Gleason against loss IN event that
any accident happens go either
fighter
Tho Insurance was placed ycafer-
day through local aEeuts by which
tha promoters Will b. eampansatsd
in the sum ~ $50 600 n there should
BE- any hitch in the arrangements
This guarantee whl 30 carried By
IiuYd'H ~ London. aud for TIE In
aurunoe TEX Niekard has already
written his check f1r $4,000.
when nichaFd announced month
ago TINT DC would assure tho fight
era % protect himssif against iosa.
there were many who Thought III
waH matter 81 press agent work
hut hickHrd WAS in earnest lie
Figured nut AZ would any business
mau. that n either fishfar should
die ~ be taken sick ~ suffer an
accident that would call 90 ihe biE
flight be- would be out the money
ased M the way ~ financing the
battle
Before the duo steps into the ring
tickafd estimates that D. wiii have
spent largely in excess ~ the f1a 600
Insurance BE- ia cArfyina. bat be says
that wiii BE- something Ia thn way
~ protection Az tha policy "a writ.
ten $40 900 wiii BE- paid only o.
event ~ ths fight being called aff
on july 4 due 90 accident % either
man or aiehnenh or death
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-15
COLTS WIN EXTRA
INNING GAME
7 TO 6
Gus Thompson Pitches Full
Game for Winners and
Plenty of Hitting Keeps
Fielders Busy.

Making due allowances Tor pre-
season errors. yesteFdaYn tt.inuing
game between the Vets and Colts
nas anappY. and az fiusss interest
Ing baseball There waa plenty q
hltfius and plenty ~ cheHcas fof
che fialdrga g. accept az NuuEie ard
fhaf thaY fla both ths block score
fsHtifiss The real feature - the
game vas the wtnniaz form DIS.
played BY Lie Gus Thompson. uhh
pitched the fsiil route for the Colts
and won hts game with g tenm -
bind hlm thar contributed che lgigy
total = uins errors
prstchkn started or "a 90 he
flinglns Tor fhe Vets ard thIuRs
went along smoothly Tor BIN urttl
the fourth Whsm the Colts pat a
couple q men over Than joss vent
in % take his turn on tha hll znA
was effective until ths eighth. mhsn
ho las 40 on The hsnfers and allowed
tho risky Coits 60 Land on hts
straight ones netting thres Funs
Ths Vets came FiEht haek rith tea
IN their half she scars standing
% az the commencement 81 ths
minfh
Right here Bennett tried 20 break
~ HHa" N8NNfH HAHaH WV HHfNfN On HAHHN
- rnpring out q beautiful ~ciarsnes
sernif over the right flsif boarding
which pat fha Vets zoe 10 The Hoea
In the last half u ths ninth the
Colts made another desperate rally.
and Joe Saafnu managed 90 drive
ths tislnE run aerons
Thefe vas ualhinE doing N the
fonth and the Vets were retired IN
their half = the eleventh When
thu Colts came ia Filsnn htt safely
20 right seasnu distinguished him
salf by rarqinK out "a nice double
and Johnston came through with an
other two sacksr that broke up The
Fnmm
Today the Turks have gone 10
Snohpmish for q game with The ball
ipsserH ~ tiaf town Washington
ana Idaho universities wiii play Al
puranle'a park fhis afternoon. the
game being called Tor 3 o'clock
Saturday end sunday should pro.
vide good Ramas Seattle being
scheduled Co meet Bnl Caruava Gals
gary players on tho local lot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-15

SAN FRANCISCO. April TO-
Jeffriea d a tou-to.slx favorito In
the betting 90 the ErneryviIle fight
scheduled for July 4. accordiug %
the betting commissioners u San
Francisco
There "a little betting on the out
come 81 the bis go thus far. accord.
Ing to local sportsmen.
Betting Commissioner Tom Cor
bett. who is well versed On such
matters said today that there win
BE- no money action until johnson
gets busy and shows an inclination
70 do something more than talk
training be- Is going 10 DO.
The fans intimate that there may
be a sudden switch In the present
odds when Johnson makes his au.
pearanee on the Pacific coast and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-15
HOT TTD OUT ON TF4E REDS
AND TROLLEY DODGERS NOW

HOT SrRlN03 Ark. Aprll i6-
watch brooklyn. and keep YOUR eNe
upon Cincinnati. vs. the tip now going
around the sporting fraternity
Last year Cincinnati. under Clarke
Grlffith Finished fourth with a bum
iat or pitchers rhia year. with hts
staff ~ ahafpHhantera strengthened
and his infield frightened. according
90 his opinion. Griffith seems 60 have
something better IN sight than last
place Ia the first division 81 tho Ma
lioual league
Ne one viii deny that IN Clarke
griffith the Cincinnati team has a
clever. rosourceful leader Grabbed.
prfhArs but hs knows baseball from
he green turtle 60 the dsmitaase a.
few men know "a player ~ the
pld school he has kept abreast or
"a trifle ahead u tho times and hs
has given Cincinnati team thai
surely VIII be there "a Whereabouts
from The Trims ~ ths pistol 20 the
dropplng ~ tha flag
urookl3n has been hatted from
pillar to post for 30 long that a ataht
of tha team up with tho leaders
would be- strange but n nahlan de-
NHioaH managerial qualities and
lands q player ~ two e. balance hts
team, he VIII b. looked upon with
respect by seven other managers in
the aid league
rhofo does mot appear 90 be q
chance for nfonhiyn thiu year. al.
though in this baseball business you
never know what's rHing GO happen.
and She trama rickei as ailenfVru
sometimes cumu home iu 'front.'
ftnN fHlH HuHa nnf ufnHetaa fn ha
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-15
ODDS ON BIG FIGHT WILL SHORTEN
WHEN JOHNSON STARTS REAL TRAINING

settles down 10 grinding At the Seal
Rock Inn
SID Hester hreeEed across the
country 90 make au explanation as
20 how Il happened that some ono
name withheld from publication
happened 10 offer t25 600 "a Tom
my Burns 20 fight Sam Langford
When Hester arrived here. how.
ever. bis desire 70 explain appar.
entity dwludled. ard after several
cvasiona he fatty declined 10 re-
veal the name Of tho man Who
made "a mess Of the whole bust
ness Hosfers claim. however.
That certain sport writer's are sore"
because they failed % obtain first
crack at the original story of the
eahled offer. does not relieve him
from The onus ~ having caused
Tommy Burns 20 cable 10000 for
felt and % spend hts money 10 fnr.
ulah Advertising for sid Hester and
others
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-15
GLEASON COMING
BACK MINUS
JACK

SAN FRANCISCO. April 15.-
The Jack Of Hearts (allas for Jack
GleaHou) IN on hia way hOmeward
and IL due hero next Saturday on
the overland limited.
The Jack Of Spades (Mlstah John.
sing viii not be with him. When
Gleason started on his h0moward
Journey. he was told 10 bring John.
son With him or not 30 return Oiea.
son evidently failed TO carry out his
instructions from the local ond u
the trm OF Richard and Gleason,
for the big black 10 not on the train,
according 70 reports from the firms
headquarters here.
Whether tbs failure Of Gleason
10 escort the negro champion from
the Windy City "a the Golden Gate
has anything b % with Tex Rick.