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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1911-05-30

scIH St pO WEST SUI,
New Amsterdam, mimo Cunard,
Anchor, Red Star, Holland, Anne
rican, in drugih linij. Obeudo-
val sem kolosalne morske velika-
ne, XII so leno z~evajoc poGivali ma
yalovih atlantika, cd trudapol-
ne poti in napora, ker so pripelja-
Ii velike mnozine GloveSkega-
blaga -. ma trg amerikanski
kap~italisticni burzoaziji.
Zatopl.ien V razne misli, sem
prisel do Pennsylvania depot in
cor. Cortlandt str, ko cujem
ydarianie bobna in woke godbe.
Nato wren neko parade" XII
je p~rihajala cd nasprotne %strani,
ter zavila pc Cortlandt str.
V prvih vrstah so korakali
razni Jure-gjure, Skriva-niei
in Janko-vici, z zastavo in ma
pisom: "Vjelikomu spasitelju!'
Ia mimi so Sli, meni dobroznani
JakSa-Pleski, Jane-zici, SuSter
-SiSi, Nema-nici. Sami pristni
potomci Marjete Rozalje -. Ko-
nee tie 'procesije' ". Marka, sta
t%vorila diva. "a mas in%teresantni
figuri. Prvi je bill Zane z Lbla-
ne, drugi Sc bolj markantna pri-
kazen ma naSem politicnem OBJ
zorju, je bio GlOvece V ciganski
uniformi, $ cigaro V ustih. Ia Sc
BOZ je vlekel mrSavo kuze, Xxi sc
mu je upiralo z vsemi Stirimi in
evililo, kakor da bi ga drl ma
meh. Ma plecih je incl velikan-
sko grbo, podobno tornistri; kaj
je nosil V grbi, ali komarjado, jul
rija S puSo, ali pauliharijo - je
bio nevidno, kot nevidna milost
bozja. Ma hrbtiSGu je incl napis:
mike Cigare, Pinoj don Saki-
sera ....'
Cortlandt str. je bill e V "a
stavah z napisi: People cele-
brated great victory. Pred pa
laGo Stv. 50 je stall slavolok z ma
pisom: "DobrodoSli mas tribun,
veliki SlOvan, p~anslavist in pred
stavitelj - Slovencev," Pc uli-
eli je stala nepregledna mnozica
ljudstva, niihove Dodge in oku-
cmane brade in zakrivljeni noso-
vi so pricali, da ruski Kaligula
II. nj Sc vsega iz~voljenega ljud-
silva pohrustal.
"Salve kolega, S; Ii tudi ii tu-
kai, Kaj to pomeni?" VpraSam
Mike Cigaro.
"Salve nostro domino! ali 81 ii
sam ptujec V "Emausu", da ne
YES, da Sc je danes povrnil mas
tribun, IL pohoda ma hrvatske
parte, IL Chicago 6ez Telespont,
kjer Jill .je premagal. "Evo jill,
(pokaze ma diva vjetnika), "paj-
dasi Rovanchola De Mosta, Mo
ralesa in dr., XII kradeio cast ma
Sci firmi,' odgovori Mike Ciga-
re: "Zato smo mu priredili sere-
nado."
Nastane grobna tiSina. Vrata
ma balkon sc odpro, ter sc prika-
re tolsta podoba Tribuna; godba
zaigra "Don Sakisera Mars,
mnozica pa je zagnala hurabesni {:
"Zivio, hoch, ellen, nazdar in
! veenaja ii pamjat!"
"Sedaj pa pojdi Z nami!" pra-
vi Mike Cigare.
Exam greste neki Sc sedaj. ga
uprasam".
"Svoii k svojim, ma kozarec
piva "a placilo," pravi Cigare.
In sli m v neki restaurant ma
Washington str.
Mike, ii ljudje MISC nasi-, JAZZ
tega "ginder gaunder" ne ra-
zumem?
Tomas neverni! DEM tukaj
prst in citaj," reksi pomoli list
Voice of the People" pred me.
Ali verjames sedaj7 Verjamem
pravim. Torei blagor tistim XII
niso videli, pa vseeno verjame-
lo," pravi Cigare. Ali .je Sc kteri
nasih tukai9 u~proSom NDo Fri
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1911-05-30

Nebo so prepregli oblaki. crn in
teman je bill sedaj nebesni svod
vsepovsod. Zagrmelo ie votlo in
re cez kratek trenotek Sc je villa
ploha.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1911-05-30

strojevodju, maj porine vozove
nazaj. Locomotive je zabrlizgni-
la, meznarica sc .je pa kot blisek
vrgla ma tracnico. Ali to dejanje
je opazil tudi premikae. Pricel je
mahati z rdeGo zastavo 49,. pre-
poznO, glava je zatoGila V gramoz,
truplo brez glave Sc JIG hotelo
dvigniti Sc enkrat $50. kratki
zvizgi in vozovi so obstali. Zelez-
nisko osobje je hitelo skupaj. Po-
brazil so mrtvo s%iroto. XII je bila
resena svojega malopridnega mo-
IA in svojih neposluSnih sinov.
Marsikteremu staremu V sluzbi
Osivelemu zeleznicariu, XII je mar
sikaj dozivel V svojem zivljenju,
je vzpriGo drame. Xxi Sc je doigrala
pred njegovimi oCmi, kanila sofia
pc zagorelem lieu.
Ma Toncka tragicna smrt ME
COVE matere nj mnogo vplivala.
Nzgojen V klerikalnem duhu .je
ma zunaj hlinil zalost, V srcu je pa
bill vessel, ker nj bilo nikogar, da
hi ga karal radi razuzdanega xiv
ljenja. Nekega dine so ga lovili
orOzniki V okolici metropole. Pri-
segel je pc krivem in ko so tia
postala prevroca, jo je popihal V
Ameriko. V Ameriko je pribezal
napol lemenatar in napol duhov-
mix. 5 hinavSkim nastopom 81 je
znal pridobiti naklonjenOst dru-
9Th duhovnikov, Xxi so mu pr SkO-
fu iz~poslovali maihno faro V ne
KEN vefkem ameriSkem mestu.
Idaj je bill Tone svoboden, de-
lal je, kar ie hotel, poliubno Sc
je lahko udajal svoiim strastem.
Lombrosova ~teOrija o podedoval-
nosti Sc je spolnevala do picice ma
MENU. Bill je prepirljiv kot ME
gov Oce. Zabavljal .je vsakemu. Xxi
Sc nj hotel vdati njegovi Volt.
Po nocl je pa zahaial V svetiSca
bOginje Venere, kjer je daroval
bogu Bachu kar po cele buteljke
konjaka. Nevsmiljeno je drl svo-
je farane. "Dajte in zopet date
ie bio iedro niegOve pridige vsa-
ko nedeliO. ''Kdor ne da. bo po-
gubllen in nikdar ne bo gledal
bozjega oblicia." ie k~oneaval ma
vadno Svojo f%ehtarijo. Zene lie ma
govarjal. maj Skrivoma vzamejo
mozem denar in ga princsejo v ia
row. %Priporocal je, da najlaglie
ogoljufajo svoje moze. kedar ku-
pujejo oblekO "a otroke. ker MOI
je nimajo pojma, koliko stanejo
OtrOcje obleke. Ali tako skublien-
je je pricelo presedati tudi maj
bell pobo&nim faranom. Eni so
godrniali. drugi pa sploh MISC no.
tell wee zahajati V cerkev. Tone
pa nj odnehal. marvec ie Sc hui
Sc privijal fehtarski WAX.
Nekega vecera so Sc STRIFE de-
lavcl vracali re pc polnoGi z dru-
Stvene seize domov. Ma krizpotu
ma Is. ulioi so cakali ma voz ulicne
zeleznice. Nakrat pridrdra voz in
Z NIGGA pa stopi Tone skrivnostno
Sladko ginjen. u obema rokama
maha pc zraku in govori glasno
sam S seboi "Ne bote me - ne
bodete E"
"Saj ii nihie mic noGe," je hui
GomuSno segel vines Nina.
Tho" je zarezal Tone in "a
vii V stransko ulico. kjer ie pred
hlevom stal velik zaboj z gnojem.
Kan pa greS - tam nj ia
row." ga je poredno posvaril
joe.
"Molci zaba. V far sen JAZZ GO
spodar''. je zarohnel Tone in sire
sci L yS0 silo zaboj.
"Pusti farSkega tepca, mai ho-
di domov kakor hoGe," je resno
dejal Ivan.
"Kdo, kdo ie, kdo . .ie fars-
Xxi. far farski tepec?" ie V
presledkih vprasal Tone.
Mejtem je pridrdral drugi voz
ulicne zeleznice. Delavci so sko-
eli ma voz in pustili Toneta. da
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1911-05-30
MALA ZMOTA.
Abditus.

vllJe ploha. V dalji grmi votlo.
Lunin svit tupatam prodere obla-
Ike in tedaj je videti. kakor hi Sc
razpoGila med oblaki zareGa bonn
ba. Cuden PRIOR.
Gorka lima brez snega. Dezev-
ma doba zaGetkom decembra. Ce-
ste pOlne blata. umazane luze Sc
svetijo V blizinah cestnih svetilk.
Trotoarji so nesnazni.
V veliki Hist so velika okna pr
vega nadstropja sijaino razsvet-
LENA. Neko zabavno druStvo ina
danes svoj pies. Gospodje so priSli
V frakih, lakiranih crevljih, s 81
roko oprtimi telovniki. Ola Sc sve-
tito belle srajce re IL dale. Gospe
in naSemljene gospodiGne so pri-
Sic V svetlih in rozastih toaletah.
primerno dekoltirane in izzivajo-
ce SumeGe Y tezki svili.
Pred hiSo stoji vista i~zvoScekov.
Trudni konji mole glave k tlom.
otepajO sempatja S pristrizenimi
repi okolo sebe. IzvoSceki spe ma
kozlih svojih koch, zaviti V kozu-
he in kimajoci s svoiimi Sirokimi.
neokusnimi cilindri ma glavah.
En- sam izvoSGek stoii ma troto-
arju in gleda V nebo. Prikazal Sc
ie svit lune, RABBIT in razdrapan
med temnimi oblaki. Cuden lie ia
svit, razliGne barve Sc spapajo
druga V drugo KakSen kon-
trast!
Priblizal Sc je pocasnih. lenih
korakov svojemu soSedu. Obstal
je pred lucico, Skrivaioco Sc "a "a
mazanimi Sipami. Onemogel blesk
luci je padel ma njegov obraz.
rdec in 2 mozoli pokrit obraz. Ia
izvoScek je bill "a gotovo velik pi-
janice
Izpregovoril je s hripavim gla-
som:
"No - Antonl
IzvoSGek ma kozlu ie spal dale.
"SpiS." je nadaljeval 2 glasom.
XII je bill poln zanicevanja. "Uh.
kak zaspanec 81. Poglei. kako pie
Sejo. dasi ie skoro re j%ntro!"
Anton Sc ie za6el pregibati in 81
met zaspane oci. Obrnil Sc je pro-
ii vzhodu in ie videl "a oblaki ne
ko sanjavo svetlobo. PeSal ie po-
casi svit lune in Oblaki so Sli prot
everu
"To je grdo," ie rekel poeasi z
zaspanim glasom. "da mas puste
takati tako dolgo. Pravijo ii. pridi
pc mas OBJ eni. toda sedaj je sko-
raj re tri in oni pleSeio Sc vedno.'
ObmOlknil je in Sc ozrl V razsvet-
LENA okna. Godba ie igrala po-
skoGnice, zvencali so kozarci in "a
okni so Svigale semintja nerazloc-
ne pOstave.
Oni pa je nadalieval:
"Snoci mas ie goSpod Mramor
napadel V Obcinskcm svetu. 81 ze
Gul? Ne? Pc celem mestu re govo-
re o TEN. Pravi. da imamo previ-
sok tariff"
"TakO?" je rekel Anton in sc
vedno gledal V okna.
o"Norci! Pravil .je gospod MIRA
NOR. da racunamo. kakor Sc nam
pac poljubi. Zahteva, da Sc nam
doloci nov. zmernejSi tariff. Lopov
ie ia gospod Mramor!- Da! &c nj
ma denarja, da bi placal izvoSce-
ka. pa maj gre ali Sc pa vozi z
elktricno. Kako misliS o TEN. "a
spani bratec? Ne misliS mic? No
pokazati sc moramo, upreti sc mo-
ramo, da DO videl ia gospod MIRA
NOR, kaj zamoremol
Kaj mislis ii, Valentino"
Valentin je magic skoGil S koz-
la, napravil je nekaj korakov pc
trotoarju in zdehal, z~avija.ioc Sc
znova V suknjo.
Polozil ie prst ma cello. pocasi
ie odpiral usta in modro je odgo-
voril:
"To je vse skupa.i nicl Takole
ie. Izvosceki nismo hotel wolff
MramOrja V obcinski svet, ker ie
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1911-05-30

Narodni osrednji odbor SLOW. soc.
organizacije j. S. e.:
j. Zavertnik St,
Frank Podlipec,
Ed. Delles,
Frank Udovich.
Frank Petrich.
KJE JE
Frank BergaG. Pred 3 lett sva hi
la skupaj V Cherry. III. Kdor ro-
Jakov We "a njegov naslov maj ga
blagovoli poslati ma John Levk.
Box 139,
(2x) Oglesby, III.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-15

nasty cut on her hand one day this
week by falling on a piece of broken
glass. They don't make them any
grittier than Uncle Billy's little
sweetheart, though. as she did not
even whimper at the pain or the
sight of the blood which nearly I'M
nerved her mother and older people
who were on hand to dress the
wound
A large lathe and some heavy
machinery was shipped through
Chitina last week to the Kennecott
mines. Over 100 tons of expensive
machinery is soon to be installed
at these mines and thoroughly equip
ped and up-to-date machine shops
will be in readiness by the time the
snow flies.
George Polly has succeeded P. H.
Newhouse as night Waterman at
the Copper river crossing. Mr.. New
house resigned the position to take
care of his business interests, the
new store in the Hotel Chitina build
ing occupying all of his attention.
Mrs. A. G. Morey, wife of our well
known druggist and postmaster, re-
turned on Thursday from weeks
visit in Cordova.
Deacon" Jones, who has been at
the Kuskulana bridge since last
winter has accepted position at
the Kennecott mines, and will be
employed at the machine shope
there.
U. S. Commissioner Healey made
a business trip to Cordova this week
returning on Thursday evening $
train.
General Foreman Mccoy and AS
sistant Chief Engineer Wernecke
were two busy officials in town on
Thursday.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-15
LOCAL J0TT|NGS

Kinney Holden, who has been
spending a few days in Cordova
since leaving the steam shovel AT
16S, is back again on the Chitina
division.
Jack Graham, the we'll known old
stage driver who was with the Orr
Stage Co. all last winter. but who
now is full Pledged road house man
having bought into Vaughn's place,
made a business trip to Chitina on
Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Cloninger,
Mrs. st. Clair, and son Ivory, return
ed from Cordova on Thursdays train,
having gone down as witnesses in
the preliminary hearing of the String
er case.
The case of the United States
against Louis Stringer was heard
at Cordova on Wednesday and he
was bound over to the grand jury
which sets in Cordova in October.
w. L. Fuller, mining man who
has been in Chitina for the past
week, left Tuesday to examine some
quartz prospects across the river
from mile 1924. Mr.. Fuller repre-
sents some eastern capital and states
that this mineral belt is the finest
he has ever saw for evident future
prosperity.
Beal Smith the well known Cor
dova mixologist, arrived in Chitins
Ion Thursday evenings train and vii
preside behind the mahogany e
the Log Cabin bar. "Smithy al
he is Familiarity called, was here las
| fall In the employ Of mine host Breed
man, when the thirsty station me
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-15

Old timers throughout this miner
al belt, and number now in Chitina
have had their eyes on the Nizina
country for some time, and not few
prospecting parties have already been
in there this year.
Roy Wilson, the we'll known young
mining engineer, who is rapidly COM
ing to the front as an expert of rec
ognized ability, together with Will
liam Wales and Jack Lowery, has
just returned from months pros
pecting trip to the headwaters of the
Chitina river They have devoted
their time to examining large and
ancient channel of auriferous gravel
lying on the divide between Young
creek and the Chitina river. They
report the ancient river as it now
exists today as being about 25 miles
in length with an average width of
three miles, and over 900 feet in
depth. At many points on this
channel prospectors have from time
to time demonstrated that it is gold
bearing to a considerabl BILE extent, but
owing to the fact that the gravels
are at this time in a semi-solidified
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-15
Local News

Chas. Stewart, the we'll known
mixologist. who has been in Chitina
since early last fall, left on Tuesday
mornings train for Cordova, and ex-
poets to take trip outside on one
of the next steamers.
Has anyone seen Stats? That's
the little wire haired TERROR belong
ing to P. r. Newhouse. The dog has
been missing since July LIST, and the
owner fears the animal has been shut
up some place and is possibly suffer-
ing. If anyone knows of the where
abouts or seen the dog in the past
week. kindly inform the owner at
his store in the Hotel Chitina.
VIM. Patrick and wife, Miss Ewing,
Billy Soule, Emil Johnson, Gust Hy-
stadt, John Nelson, Jim Riley, w.
Donaldson. G.. Kring, E. Anderson. C.
Shetland. T. B. Vaugn, J. Jackson.
Ole Berg, Harry Thisted. Henry Helm
man. Carl Adler, F. A. Smith, w.
Brown, H. P. Sullivan, Tom Richmon.
R. S. Tarr, Lawrence Martin. A. n.
Frazer. Helen H. McEnvOy, R. G.
Feaster r. E. Hegner. Frank Miller.
F. C. Painter, j. Witherspoon, A.
Stanton. r. S. Tarr, and Chas. Sim
stad We're registered at the Hotel
Chitina last week.
Walter McGee, VIM. Jacobson, P.
Kingston. Andrew Lind. Chas. Brown
C. Harlan, E. Kreuger, E. G. Metz
dorf, Nels Swanson, Jim Kennedy.
p Carlson, A Andrews C. Snyder,
A. P. Spall, Frank Meyers, F Hager.
A. Blinkman, and F. Williams were
registered at the Log Cabin Room
ing House this week.
a. Fash, ]. eyer, w. T. Oster. V.
G. Vance Mrs. V. G. Vance. ]. w.
Williams, F G.. Miller, D. A. Stanten.
F. w Bayforal, G. A. Bigelow, c. W.
Bigelow, R. Allen w. D. Nutley, w.
H. Crazy, F. ]. Bingham, H. B. Erd-
lets S. T. Brightwell, Norman Scales,
IAOtI, H. Il AhNSiClidh, ~
Iverson, r. S. Tarr, Russell S. Tarr.
Lawrence Martin, Mrs. F. R. Tracey,
and L. R. Butler were guests at the
Hotel Chitina this week.
R. Rusted, Chas. Brown, R. RAM
stedt, Chris Norsted, Dick Welsh j.
w. Wilkinson, Chas. Cameron, E. D.
Office. o. Anderson, P. Carlson, John
Rankin, E. Galen, and Earl Carnival
are registered at the Log Cabin
Rooming House.
Storekeeper Dyer. who has been
located at camp 146 all spring made
business trip to Cordova on Tues
day mornings train.
Deputy Marshal Sam Brightweli
of Cordova. made business trip TO
Chitina on Mondays train, SUBJ
poeaning witnesses for the Stringer
case which came up for hearing in
Cordova on Wednesday.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-15

Mrs. E. Wildt, wife of the we'll
known locomotive fireman, made a
trip to Cordova on Tuesdays train
and after a few days visit with
friends at the coast terminal ex-
poets to return home not later than
the first of the week.
Arthur Barrows, the well known
locomotive engineer, returned from
Cordova on Thursday after weeks
visit at the coast terminal.
F. A. Smith and John Delanders
report finding a ledge of free mil
ling ore about three miles from the
Beaver Dam trail near mile Ill.
Delanders and Smith have had some
thing up their sleeve and have been
waiting until the snow went off to
develop their find. They left Chit
ina the latter part of June, Smith
returning last .week and sending in
three different samples for assaying.
He reports clearly defined lead
VI uttloPPih6o va IhS iSaSS IVA ifNN
feet and two claims have been
staked. The ore is free milling,
having PANIED out the pure gold
from the quartz, which also carries
telluride of lead and lays in slate
and dirite formation.
The ledge so far seen runs from
four inches to four feet in width
the lead or formation laying favor
able to cross cutting. Old timers
who examined the samples believe
that appeal to Reason Smith" and
"John D. as the partners are famil-
iarly known, have struck it rich and
their many friends are congratulate
ing them on their good fortune.
The order recently made discon-
tinuing the postoffice at Tonsina
July 81, has been rescinded by the
postoffice department.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-15

and railroaders who had been at the
front for many months kept the
mixer boys" on the jump through
out their shifts.
R. F. Mcclellan, the well known
mining man, formerly superintend-
ent of the famous Bonanza mine, is
visitor in Chitina this week. Mr..
Mcclellan sent down a number of
samples to the ,Cordova Assay Of
flee expecting returns on same by
Monday evenings train.
H. A. Stanton, electrician at the
Copper Mountain mines, who recent
ly returned from a trip outside, re-
turned from Copper Mountain again
this week, and says Mr.. Gray expects
soon to put force of men on at his
mines on the Kennecott.
Chas. Ramsted, recently in the
employ of the Chitina and Strelna
river laundries, had a narrow escape
from bleeding to death the first of
the week. In a sudden haste to get
out from the bar room of Geo. Bleu-
ems, Charley ran his right hand
through a pane of glass, severing
the large artery in the wrist and bad
ly gashing the hand. Fortunately
DR.. Whiting was in town, who i'm
mediately stitched up the wound and
Charley is now convalescing nicely
though looking little pale from
losing over a quart of good blood.
John Laurit, formerly in the en-
ploy of Finkelstein & Sapiro at Cor
dova. is now in charge of the firms
branch store here at Chitina. Mr..
Sapiro left last week to take charge
of the firms business at Cordova.
The senior partner of the firm sex-
poets to leave soon on a business trip
Ito the states.
: Little Louise Tibbs sustained
q
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-15
PLACER GOLD ON CH|TINA RIVER
Aurrous Contain Good
Pay Timers Now Prospecting
In

on the Copper River & Northwest
ern railway, and during the high
water season in the months of July
and August, is almost impossible to
parties unacQuainted with its many
treacherous and shifting channels.
1t has been the custom of many in
the summer season to cross with the
United States mail carrier, or by
chance catching parties going across
with pack trains, but the increase
of travel to that section, due in a
great measure to the completion of
the railroad as far as the Kennecott
river. render it imperative that a
ferry be installed there. There are
many who are under the impression
that the building of two or three
bridges in this section and particular
-ly the above named crossing, should
come within the province of the
Alaska Road Commission, but as
this commission seems as slow as
other government officials on matters
vitality important to Alaska, it might
be we'll for some private parties to
look into the matter, as it would be
a paying investment and one bound
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-07-15

or conglomerate state, it has been
difficult to locate the pay streak,
which no doubt is a good one, as
some of the pans taken from the
gravels heretofore have shown re-
markedly well in course and little
worn placer gold. Mr.. Wilson and
associates have been looking over
this ground in the interest of Geo.
Cappell. who is representative for a
London company of capitalists, with
a view of ascertaining the advisable
ity of placing diamond drill there
on Mr.. Wilson and party expects
to return in a short time but at pres
ent report the Nizina river very high
and difficult to ford, as we'll as
many of the smaller streams being
extremely high and almost impas-
sable, a condition which they hope
to avoid on the return trip.
There is an urgent and growing
necessity for the establishment of a
ferry for prospectors and passengers
at the crossing on the Nizina river.
The crossing or ford. which has been
used many years, is situated at
point about II miles from mile 191
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FEAR DROWNING OF
SIGNAL CORPS MAN

On the afternoon of July 9th, w.
C. Reeves, a signal corps man sta
toned at Copper Center, left on
raft down the Copper river and has
not been seen since late that evening
about nine o'clock. The Indians re-
port seeing him about three miles
above Chitina off Camp Comfort at
that time and it is now feared that
he must have capsized, possibly at
the trestle across the Copper river,
where several other parties on RATS
and in boats have had narrow es-
capes from drowning
Reeves received word that his
mother in the states was dangerously
i'll and secured permission from the
signal corps authorities for a fur
Tough of sixty days. leaving on the
raft at three O'Clock in the afternoon
from Copper Center with the inten-
ton of taking the train from here
for Cordova the following morning.
The natives at Taral claim to have
seen nothing of the man or rart,
and there are grave fears that Reeves
is only another of the victims of the
treacherous Copper.
A searching party composed OF
Norman Scales, a signal corps man,
G. B. Borer, of Dry Creek road house.
and w. u Patrick. the saw mill
man of Copper Center. arrived In
Chitina early Wednesday morning
and reported that they had orders
from the government to search in
the vicinity of Chitina and along the
bars of the Copper River for NUM-
Der of miles in hopes of getting some
trace OF the missing man. !.
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SLATE CREEK EMPLOYS 100 MEN
Fairly Pay Being Taken Out-Bg Dredging to be
Installed There Next Season-Wages ST N Hour
With Plenty of Labor in District

The Bigelow outfit that took a
big keystone drill into the Slate
creek district last winter, returned
this week having finished their
seasons work there. Mr.. Bigelow
was somewhat conservative in his
interview regarding the work they
had done and stated that it was
the policy of the company to be
secretive whether encouraging or dis
for if glowing reports were
published as to the pay in that coun-
try a stampede would likely result
and on the other hand a discourag-
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to grow with each succeeding sea-
son.
The Fagerberg brothers are now
nicely installed in their new and
thoroughly up-to-date road house
and store, near the terminal of the
railway at mile 191. They are en-
joying a good trade from prospec-
tors and travellers into the Nizina
and surrounding mineral belt. Their
road house and store on Chititu
creek is also doing a much better
business than formerly, as that sec
ton has many prospectors in it this
year, and also quite a number of
parties looking for investment.
The prospects for the Nizina dis
trict this season are brighter than
for many years past. Now that
the railroad is completed to the Bo-
nanza mine, the country lying be-
tween the railroad terminal and the
White river country is easily Access
sible and great number of new
prospectors are coming in and TAX
ing advantage of the new conditions.