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The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08
Five Dredges at Work
 In Forty Mile District

MT. Henry Struck, of the firm of Struck X Van Hook, of Chicken creek, passed through Chitina this week en route to his interior home, after visit to the outside. MT. Struck's journey carries him from Chitina over the new government trail to Panama crossing, and thence by Ketchemstock flats to the head of the Mosquito fork mining district, on the Forty Mile and on to his home at Chicken creek. Mir Struck re- ports considerable activity in the placer districts tributary to the Forty Mile, and states that a large company is already organized with plenty of capital to install derdges and hydraul- lie machinery with view to oper- ating next season.
 ''The largest undertaking so far by the company" said MT. Struck, has been the creation of a man. moth dam which holds in reserve all the waters of the upper Forty Mile coutnry. The dam in question is a natural reservoir, with an area of about thirty square miles, located at the foot of Ketchemstock creek, tributary of the Forty Mile and known as the Ketchemstock flats. A peculiar feature of these flats is that large quantities of 1t are con- tinually on fire, and the object of the company in flowing these flats is not only the conservation of this area, but to secure a sufficient stor- age of water for mining purposes. There are 100000 square miles of gold bearing creeks tributary to the Forty Mile and already five dredges are at work in that district, with three more contracted for. With the
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08
Extensive Improvements at
 the Bonanza Copper Mine

for air could be installed, there be- ing no tunneling or crosscutting as yet in this mine.
 Reports have been circulated ire quently of late, that the Bonanza
 mine was nothing but a big blow out, according to few would-be ex- perts, who claimed to have sized up the property, so the Leader has made it point to ask not less than half a dozen miners who have worked on
 the property their unbiased opinion
 about the matter and all those who
 have actually been at work on the
 property agree as one that there is more copper in sight than the Cop
 per River & Northwestern railway can handle in years. MT. Hills, who is an expert miner, stated that it was impossible for any expert to determ- inc the amount of copper or even make an approximate estimate, as not even wall to the great vein of ore had yet been found, and from the developments so far made no living man could judge as to the depth of the lead. At any rate, with the larg. amount of important work done, sucn as getting the buildings ready tor heavy machinery-other improve ments still to be made-with an ap- proximate and conservative estimate of a s20,00O,O00 expenditure by tie time the railroad will have arrive at the mines, to a man up a tree, it looks as though there will be some thing doing in copper before many moons will have rolled around.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08
DINNER PARTY GIVEN
 IN HONOR MAJ. RICHARDSON

Mrs. Fred Schaupp entertained at dinner on Wednesday evening in honor of Major Richardson. Only a few were present to partake of the many good things which the hostess had provided. The Major apprecia- tes a good dinner, and was heard to say before leaving, that he never had better one in Alaska than that prepared by Mrs Schaupp.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

The big tunnel at the beginning of mile 132 was completed today. The tunnel proper is about 4S0 feet long, and is timbered throughout with native timber, which was fur nished by the Tibbs Bros, of Chitina, who have been working on the con- open cut next to the townsite, upon which Paddy MacCormac is working, is expected to be completed and track laid through the tunnel in about three weeks, which will do away with the switch back and the four per cent grade
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

That the big Bonanza mine, to- ward which the Copper River & Nor thwetsern railway is now rapidly building, will be in readiness for shipping ore long ere the steel ar rives is now certainty, according to all those who have visited the big mine this summer. and the reports are verified by the carpenters and men who have been working there for the past year.
 Alex. Wilson and W. J. Reeves who were in Chitina last week on their way to the outside, paid the Leader office a call before the local train left in the morning for Cor dova. and gave us an interesting ac- count of the building and improve ments from the mine proper to the end of the tramway and neighbor- ing property. Messrs. Wilson and Reeves are carpenters and helped to finish the construction of tue large mill for the concentrators and crush CTS and say that the buildings are now ready for the heavy machinery, which will be installed as soon as the railroad can transport it. Over 100000 feet of lumber was used ir the construction of the concentrator building and consists of six stories Or benches A feet wide ranging in depth from 16 to 22 feet. Other buildings consist of a large ware house, an S0-foot extension to the tram terminals and transfer bunk CTS, ore chute and housing from tram terminals to the track; 375 feet
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

of snow sheds between the mine and ore bins, two-story addition to the main office or headquarters, a newly erected cottage as starter for mar ried men, and another bunkhouse of two stories, which will accommodate at least 20 more men. The bunk houses are modern and convenient, for the men. Aside from the sleep ing rooms there are reading and sit ting rooms, baths, wash rooms and toilets.
 The sawmill has furnished all the lumber for the buildings and the native lumber is considered as good for ordinary building purposes as that shipped from the outside. The carpenters claimed there was still some more building to be done, but owing to the heavy fall of snow dur ing the latter part of September, work in the building line had to be abandoned. The last week in Sep- tember snow fell to depth of over two feet, but did not lay on the ground long, there being only about six inches at the mine when the party left.
 In addition to the erection oi buildings around the Bonanza prop. erty, dam is being constructed across National creek near the end of the tramway for the purpose of furnishing a sufficient head of water to operate the machinery for the crushers and concentrators, as well as furnishing power for the electric
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08
Many Quartz Discoveries
 Along the Railroad

For the past two weeks there has been considerable discussion over the reported findings of gold quartz along the line of railroad between Tiekel and Chitina
 Arthur Barrows and several oth- CT well known old-timers are some of the first to stake property on the we'll defined ledge at Mile 109, while others are interested at 122 and 127.
 A party from Chitina left Satur- day of last week to look over the different prospects. Among the party were Frank Cole, of the Chitina road house, who was one of the first dis coverers of gold quartz on Cleary creek, and who is a mining man of considerable experience, and Clarence Stair, formerly foreman for McCarty, the we'll known owner of valuable copper claims on the interior. who was drowned this fall. These gen. tlemen returned the first of the week Ol lASll tAiP anu iNpOit Shat tAAS quartz is there, both at 109 and 122. but, of course, it was hard to de termine the valuation of the pros poets. They claim that the ledge or surface of quartz at 109 is plainly visible for a distance of three miles over the mountain and that they picked up a small piece of float which showed free gold. The ledge is some three miles from the railroad at a very high altitude, and owing to the inaccessibility of the property, the prospector will have his troubles in development, unless the ore proves sufficiently rich to warrant capital to invest, in which case an aerial tramway and other facilities can, ot
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

course, be had for developing the property The property at 122 shows galena and silver with we'll defined outcroppings and with development some of the claims located may be good producers. One prospector de scribes the quartz at 109 as por- phyry, schist and slate formation, but whatever it may be, the returns from the assay office, three different tests of which were sent in, are highly satisfactory to those who first staked the ledge, some of the sam ples running over s9O to the ton, the other two ranging from S4 tc .s27.
 It is claimed that everything in sight is staked, a number of pros pectors going in this past month, and while nothing startling is expected the finds may prove important fac tors with the many other wealth producers discovered in this great mineral belt.
 Bloomquist and Siverson, one of whom conducts the road house at Kennicott, are reported as having struck gold quartz at Mile 194 and that the proposition looks good.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

always in good shape for travelling several months in the year above Woods canyon. Next season nearly all the supplies of the miners of this section will come over this route, and now that the long looked for transportation facilities are here, most of the outfits will increase their capacity, by the installation of heavier and better machinery.
 we are figuring on operating two plants next season, where in the past we were only able to handle one The water was quite low for this season of the year, or we would have worked while longer, but the cleanup was quite satisfactory in spite of the adverse conditions, and we were willing to pack up and quit little earlier than usual.'
 MT. Tracey stated that Dan Ker- nan, who is located on the same creek, was just finishing his season. s cleanup as the Esterly party pulled out. Eighteen men were employed at the Esterly diggings, only two be- ing left as watchmen for the winter Emil Davis and I. B. Herring ac- companied MT. Tracey, and all three exclaimed nothing to this" as they swung aboard the passenger coach which whisked them rapidly toward the coast
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08
INTERIOR PLANTS ID BE
 INCREASED NEXT YEAR

The placer mines on Chititu creek owned by George Max Esterly, have closed down for this season. F. R. Tracey, MT. Esterly's superintendent arrived in Chitina last Monday, and left for Cordova on the Tuesday morning train. The Esterly outfit was the first of any of the inter- for mining companies to ship their supplies in by this route last spring and owing to the unusual weather conditions, MT. Tracey and his men had their troubles. All their sum- mer supplies were shipped to the end of the railroad several weeks before they were able to move it up on the river, and it was sometime in April before they succeeded in get ting as far as the Chitina river, the ice breaking up behind them in many places.
 Ut is indeed a pleasure to find the railroad this far interior" said Mir. Tracey, as he stood at the de- pot platform on Tuesday morning, "and a real passenger coach to ride in, after all the hard mushes and l.. each season on the way in and out from the mines. Transporta- tion is a picnic, now that the rail- road is this far, for the rivers are
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

and steam plants to be installed next year.
 There have been about ten miners this season, running tunnels making crosscuts, etc., and getting out hign grade ore, which is being sacked ready for shipment, according to Harry Hills, miner, who has been at the mine for the past eighteen months, and who was one of the party going outside to his old home in Liverpool, England. When asked about the development of the mine, he stated that there were about $50 feet of tunneling and about 150 feet of raise so far in the Bonanza prop CT, and that there were over 1900 tons of high grade copper ore already s8cked and sent down the tram ready for shipment, which would run over 75 per cent. copper. Ore running over 20 per cent. is being thrown over the dump, which will go through the crushers and concentrators. MT. Hills also reports most favorably on the Jumbo copper mine. another holding of the same company, which controls the Bonanza. This property is situated about two miles from the Bonanza mine, and while the ore is not of so high grade as the Bonan ga, it has every prospect of becom- ing a great producer, it being rich in malatite and glance, with indications of great depth. MT. Hills sunk a shaft to a depth of 59 feet on this property, but had to abandon it for the time being until arrangements
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

MT. Thos Clonninger gave an in- formal farewell party on Tuesday evening of this week in honor of Mrs. Dixon, and daughter Mia, and Miss Clara Kreuger. The first part of the evening was spent in playing hearts, there being only few guests present, and all participating in the game. At signal from the hostess the cards were abandoned for re- treatments, and many good things to eat made their appearance. As the guests took their leave their only regret was having to say good bye to the ladies who have spent the sum- mer in Chitina.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08
Orr Co. Buys Six
 More Lots

J. c. Martin, manager for the Orr Stage Co.,, spent few days here this week and got things to mov- ing immediately upon his arrival. The stage company already had property here, but MT. Martin pur- chased six more lots and let con- tract for building additional stable room for teams this winter. "We are not afraid of Chitina,' said MT. Martin, while paying a visit to the Leader office, ''eyen though there are a few of Chitina's own resi- dents who doubt her. From person al observation and from criticisms of others who have visited your town, I find a decided lack of en- terprise of municipal nature on the part of the property owners and oth- CTS who really should be the great est boosters. Graded streets and some sort of water system for the winter seems to be the main com pidiNt so Idi put "Adt sou ACCu more than any one thing is first class hotel. Fully forty per cent of our traffic in the passenger line are women, and should we bring a sleigh full of ladies this way, there would be no accommodation for them whatever. The cutoff trail from Willow creek is very promising and we like the idea of coming that way hoping to be able to get the mail through here, and are consequent ly preparing our stables and get ting things in readiness for winter and hope to see a good public house here by December 1st''
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08
FOUND SOMETHING GOOD
 IN THE ALASKA RANGE

J. Dahl, and Peterson Bros, of Fairbanks, arrived in Chitina Thurs day night. They have been pros pecting in the Alaskan range on White river, and from their optimis- tic talk to friends while stopping at the Log Cabin bunk house, we are of the impression that they have run across something pretty good. They outfitted the following morn ing and returned to their claims.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

The money for the Chitina Red Dragon has been received, the deal for the log cabin closed, and mater ials for finishing the building and equipping it for use were shipped out from Cordova today. Within a week MT. Zeigler hopes to have a house warming, and put the place in full swing.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

H. Rudolph, who has been with the Orr people for the past four years, is now in Chitina and has a large force of men busy on the con- struction of the stables.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Word has been received from Dr. A. F. Heimlich, who recently arrived in Cordova that he may decide to locate in Chitina and conduct a small drug store in connection with his practice. Chitina people will heartily welcome the doctor, as he comes highly recommended, being a graduate from the Bellview hospi- tal and practicing for fifteen years in the city of Chicago. While there he taught operative surgery in the medical department at the Univer- sity of Chicago for some time and for the past two years he has prac- ticed medicine in Fairbanks, lately returning from trip to San Francis co, where he put his son in high school.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Dr. Council returned Wednesday evening after a trip to Cordova to meet his wife, who arrived on one of the last steamers from a visit to the states.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Chief Engineer E. C. Hawkins was an arrival on Wednesdays train, and as usual. wherever he may be along the line. was busy all the time he re- mained with US.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Commissioner Ferguson made a business trip to Cordova on Thurs day morning with his quarterly e. ports.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Bert McCutcheon made a trip to Tiekel on Thursday on business with the government tax collections.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-17

market conditions make It undesir-
able to lose the use of the land while
green leguminous crops are being
grown to he plowed under. Again the
addition of available fertility in the
form of commercial fertilizers often
prohtably supplements the supply Of
available fertility which is naturally
present in the soil or is DEVELOPED
by proper handling of the land. The
chief determining factor in the use
OF commercial fertilizers is, of course.
the profit which may be obtained
from their use. This can only be de-
termined by actual field trials. The
object Of such trials should be to de-
termine whether the increased yield
due to the use Of the fertilizers more
than pays the cost of application Of
the fertlizing material
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-17

he don't often go very far away from
the house"
Yes an there's some other crit
ter there, too, that don't belong on
this farm" said Shane.
It's a mule said Tom. az wonder
where in the nation he came from ~
Shane and Tom having come close
enough for the animals to see them
the mule started across the field tn
the point where he had jumped the
fence, Towser, seeing the turn of af-
tairs had taken, started after the
mule as though chasing 1t, and made
Decline for home as soon as he
was out of sight of shane. The other
animals scattered in various direc-
lions, and Shane and Tom proceeded
in the direction the mule had taken
to see where it had gotten in.
Go be continued next week.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-17
1O-Year
CONTRACTS AWARDED.

Tuesday the county commissioners
awarded the contracts for three new
bridges, one across Cooper Lake in
ColfaX, the city hall bridge in Pull
man and one at Rock lake.
The contract for the Cooper lake
bridge in Colfax was awarded to A,
Walk of Pullman for consideration
of $1,000. The specifications call for
a steel truss bridge ia feet long
with 24-foot concrete roadway and
an S-foot sidewalk on either side.
For the city hall bridge in Pull
man the contract was awarded to Q.
II. Stratton of Spokane, the bid be-
ing s635O. The specifications for this
bridge call for an 8O-foot pony riyet-
ed steel truss bridge with two spans
Of 40 feet each, a 2i-root concrete
roadway and a 6-foot sidewalk on
either side.
A. Walk was also awarded the con
tract for the construction Of a steel
truss bridge 1875 feet in length with
three 45-foot spans, at Rock Lake
The bid was $500.
The above bridges are all to be
completed by October is.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-17
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST.

The fire that broke out on the
water front at Seattle during a hurri-
cane Friday night, was carried by the
wind to a district to the eastward,
thlckly covered by wooden buildings.
ana in a short time 20 acres were
aolaze, causing a loss of 100000
and driving 500 people homeless into
the storm. The fire, starting at Rail-
road avenue and Battery streets, de-
stroyed all the buildings on six city
blocks. and picked out a wooden
house here and there in the surround
ing district not entirely fireswept.
When the flames were at their
height burning brands set fire to
houses several blocks from the main
fire.
The most alarming reports of loss
of life We're circulated among the
crowds outside the fire lines, it be-
ing considered impossible that many
OF the occupants of the flimsy wood
en- lodging houses that burned like
paper could have escaped. So far as
can be learned, however, there was no
loss of life. Just as the firemen had
begun to despair of saving large
and populous area east of Second
avenue the wind suddenly abated and
"a brisk rain began to fall. materially
aiding the firefighters by squelching
Goals blown to roofs of houses. The
tangle Of live electric wires in the
streets was great hinderance to the
firemen. On certain planked streets
the wet boards became electrified
from broken wires and gave shocks
to persons walking over them.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-17
Good Stories

Two telephone girls were talking
over the wire one afternoon. The SUBJ
leet of the conversation was a lawn
party which was to take place the
next day. Both were discussing what
they should wear, and after five min
utes had come to no decision. In the
midst of this important conversation
a masculine voice interrupted, ask
ing humbly what number he had.
The lack of reply did not seem to
squelch the inquirer, for he asked
again for the number.
One of the girls became indig-
nant, and scornfully asked
What line do you think you are
on anyway"
"Well' said the man, q am not
sure, but judging from what ! have
heard l should say / was on the
clothesline."
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-17

Word is received from Sheriff
Carter of Whitman County, that Guy
Y, Krantz, formerly a school teacher
in district 1872, near st. John, Wash,
has jumped his bonds and is thought
to be headed for Canada Krantz was
arrested in Monticello, Ind, upon
Geographic advice from Sheriff Car
ter on May 81, charged with a statu-
tory offence upon Margaret McKin-
ley, daughter of a prominent farmer
of St John. When Krantz found out
that there was a warrant out for his
arrest he went to st. John, cashed his
last warrant and skipped out. The of
ftcers knew he was engaged to marry
a young lady in Monticello, so notifi-
ed the officers there to watch for
him.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-17
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORTS.
Shows That Condition of Wheat Crop
Is Below 1O-Ncar Average.

Washington, June S.-The fore
cast of government crop conditions is
as follows; The condition of winter
wheat was 500, compared with ST.
on May 1, 1910, So on June /.
1903, and S1.9 the June 1, lo-year
average.
The condition of rye was 80 6.
against 91.3 on May +, 1910, So on
June !, 1909, and SO 9 the June I
10-year average.
The condition of the important
winter wheat states follows.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-17

Every indication points to an ex-
cellent peach crop in the Snake river
orchards this season. Some of the
trees were badly injured by the floods
early in the season. In places whole
orchards were washed away. In spite
of this it is probable there will be
a bigger yield Of peaches this year
than last 1t has been necessary to
Gull the trees more than has been the
case in past seasons, and the fruit
is Of prime quality. No frosts have oc-
CURED to hurt the fruit. In the neigh
borhood of ColfaX some of the straw
berries have been frozen. The cher
ries are ripening and the trees are
loaded with the fruit The great
trouble with the apple crop here
abouts viii be that the trees will not
be culled sufficiently. The ranchers
have not time to care for the orchards
properly.