The Chitina leader., 1911-06-18
Local News


 merchant, has disposed of his hold ings here and left on Wednesdays . train for Cordova, intending to take the next steamer south for Seattle where he will join his wife and then sail for the Iditarod country.
 George Hislops, the well-known brakeman, who is now entirely re- covered from an operation for her. mia at the Katalla company's hos pital at Cordova, is now on .he dova.
 The American ditcher which was recently taken to Cordova for re- pairs arrived back, on Tuesday eve ning's train and will be put to work between Chitina and the front. F. Clarkin, is to be in command and the work is expected to begin on the gravel banks between here and mile 146.
 Four more cars of hemlock ties were brought up on Fridays train and were taken to the front for fil- ling out the many places in need of them left open during the hur- ried days of construction.
 Stephen Birch, of Bonanza fame, and who also has other large hold ings in mining properties among which is the we'll known placer ground on Dan creek, came up on Fridays train on a trip to the Bo- nanza mine.
 R. J. Barry. the well-known trans portation agent for the Katalla com- pany, made a trip to Chitina Friday returning to Cordova on Saturday morning. MT. Barry, who is rust Ter and a most consistent booster, states that Chitlna should celebrate on July Fourth and believes that the required number of people neces- sary to make the guarantee for rum ming an excursion from Cordova here can be arranged and as there is no other place along the line of rail- way which intends to celebrate, Chitina should be overrun with pat riots on that day. 4
 P. J. O'Brien, the we'll known bridge superintendent, who left last week for Cordova, returned on business trip Friday going as far as mile 1858. He expects to leave for Cordova again on Tuesday morning, and may make trip out side for the summer E. A. Hegg, the Cordova photo grapher, made trip up the line as far as the Bonanza on Tuesdays train and intends to snap the scen- ic beauties along the railway
 P. w. Pinneo, formerly in the em- ploy of Kinney & MacCormac, at Cordova, arrived in Chitina on Fri days train, enroute to the Dan creek diggings of the Dan Creek Mining Go. Pinneo says he expects to be back here by the Fourth and cop out a few of the prizes the celebration com- mittee are now hanging up.'
 Dick Watkins, brother of the pur- chasing agent at Kennecott, and for merly transitman with the Walker engineering party, arrived on Friday enroute to mile 1S3. where he will join the special party of Engineer Spangler. +. F. Elliott, --:'the iwell-known bridge foreman, left with a gang of seven men on Fridays train to look after the bridges from mile 191 this way.
 Dr. Council, who is now at camp 146, during the absence of Dr. Whiting, expects to remain for sev-
  Cordova.
 Eddie Wildt is now on the 10J, running into Chitina, having left Cordova on Tuesday to accept the new run.
 Jimmy Burgun, now the poney making kid at mile 146, was down on Tuesdays train, returning The same evening. Charley Ramsted, who has been helping him at the laundry. also came down, but does not expect to return.
 The latest report on the famous Bonanza ore, is that the precious stuff is running $9 in silver to the ton in addintiOn to the 0172 in cOp-