The Chitina leader., 1911-04-22
Local News

gently from a trip 10 the StateS, anu after remaining awhile in Cordova, returned here on Tuesdays train. having charge of gang of men on the work at the big tunnel.
 Frank Clarkin, the we'll known conductor. who is now in ot Springs. Ark, writes that he expects to return soon and that he has great ly enjoyed his stay at the famius health resort.
 We received a letter in the last mail from Mrs. Ora Burrows, in uuiring into the rumor of her mar riage with Frank Clarkin. She states that the report surprised her very much and there was no foundation whatever to the rumor; that as this wasn't leap year and it wasn't bit nice to ask man outside of that time and as she never knew MT. Clarkin to suffer from mental abera- tion, the report should be corrected.
 Geo. Hughes, who has been at the front for a number of months. left for his home in New York on Tues days train.
 Chas. .>ewby, who has been at the private mess for the construction company all last summer and winter left on Tuesdays train en route to his old home in England.
 Geo. Capelle, who has been pros- pecting some of his properties on the Chitina, left on Tuesdays train for Cordova, taking with him 70 pounds O. good looking quartz specimens up- on which he intends having a test made.
 A new camp is being established at mile 1S3 and another steam shov- ell will be put into commission there at once. L. Wernecke, the assist ant chief engineer, states that the gravel at that point is much the same as the pit at Tiekel. The steam shovel at mile 1858 is being taken out as rapidly as possible to keep the track in passable condition before the thaw.
 Al. Brimner, who has been in this part of the country for the past year, and in Chitina since early last sum- mer, left for prospecting trip in the vicinity of the Bonanza mine on Wednesday of this week.
 J. A. Cleveland, an old-timer on the inside, now hailing from the koy- ukuk country, and known to many old-timers as Doc" was a passenger on Wednesday nights stage from Fairbanks en route to the states on business trip.
 Tommy Bradley the we'll known conductor, who abandoned railroad ing last summer to enter business in Chitina. is again at work, having left for the front on Wednesday to take charge of one of tho sra~Ai tr"i,A"'
 Charley Gaby, the Cordova Kid has been handing out that same oic brand of brandy and soda he used to peddle in Cordova, from behind the mahogany at the Hotel Chitina par' during the absence of Dick Fricken, this week, and the boys like it just as we'll as ever, too.
 Hugo Fels and his crew Of work men are doing some rapid and ef- fective work in the big tunnel. Some heavy timbering is being done which will not be completed p-fure two or three weeks.
 Richard Ficken, who has been holding the position as mixologist al the Hotel Chitina bar since early last fall. took a well earned rest or Tuesday last, and left for shor' trip to Cordova. Dick expected to be back Thursday night, but most o1 the boys predicted he would be toe fiat" to get back in so short tune
 Kimberlin, the barber, has moved his stock of goods from his old stanf and sold a half interest in the prol erty to John Gage. He moved nj. barber chair to the Log Cabin saloon but says he expects soon to leave for the Kennecott, where he believe: business chances will be as good as in Chitina this summer.
 Postmaster Johnston's new build ing is now about ready for occupan cy, and he expects to move his office and stock of goods there the first of the week,