The Chitina leader., 1911-05-13
Local News

 arrived here Friday night and after a short stay in Chitina will leave on a trip to the headwaters of the Chit ina River, where they have some promising mining prospects.
 The heavy property owners and mining men throughout this miner al belt are beginning to cry for a branch land office, and it should be established soon. for there are hun dreds of claims coming up for patent and 1t works a hardship on the prop ferty owners to go to Juneau to prove up.
 l Location notices can now be had at the Leader office or at Tibbs Bros. They are sold at the same price as in Cordova. If you want to stake a claim. come in.
 At the Log Cabin Booming House this week are registered: E. Me Ginn, Stanley Webb. E. Lang, L. B. Erickson. c. Cloninger. J. R. McKin- l non. Geo. Terrell and C.. w. Kolb 1 No need for any man in Chitina to complain for lack of work Since the tunnel has been out of commits sion and the bridge gone out the section foremen are short of men and several calls have been sent out for more help. It is believed that most of teh dirt has come down in the big cut, and in a few days the ice will have quit running so the trestle can be replaced at the Copper crossing.
 Stanley Webb, who left last winter with the Bigelow party, returned this week with the expectation of going outside, having received a wire from home that his uncle was dangerous ly ill. He has had better news since, however, and will join another pros- pecting party. The telegram taken to MT. Webb by an Indian cost him $25 for delivery.
 Plenty of slides all along the line 7, of railroad from Abercrombie to Wood canyon, but the mail service has never been interrupted. though traffic and freight have been some ! what inconvenienced and congested, but things are moving along nicely now and it is believed the worst is over.
 M. w. Anderson. of the Townsite Co.,, announced at the public meeting on Tuesday htat pipe line would be installed in the near future, and the citizens could then connect with the main
 Mir. and Mrs. James Burgun left Wednesday for camp 146, where they will conduct a laundry and bath house. They are we'll known among the railroad boys and should be kept busy most of the time.
 Oscar E. Anderson, F. c. Irons. Geo. 9. Hill, H. A. St. Autuen. A. B. Emery. s. K. Dahl. Geo. Max Esterly, w. N. Bratton, A. Larsen. c. E. French, O. Hatfield, o. Schultz, J. Ridgeway, w. I. McCune, Mike and James McKinnon, A. Ross, E. Tab ion, F. Merri, Fred Rollermond and H. Hinman are registered at the Ho- tel Chitina this week.
 Geo. Max Esterly, who has exten- sive placer interests on Chitina creek. arrived here Monday evening and left next morning for his diggings. Six men, s. H. Dahl, w. N. Bratton. A. Larsen, c. E. French, o. Hatfield and o. Schultz, accompanied him for work at the mines.
 A. B. Emery, the new superintend- ent for the Bonanza mine, arrived here the first of the week and left on luc lOllOWiu6 HUI AiA6 tAoih AcA N"~ kennecott.
 Oscar E. Anderson, who owns some likely looking quartz prospects out on the government trail a short dis tance from Chitina, came in to town this week from Copper Mountain. where he has been employed for some time.
 w. I. McCune, formerly auditor and chief timekeeper for the con- struction company, who is still at the front in the employ of the kataila Company. visited in Chitina a couple of days this week.
 Jack Lawrence. who recently re- turned with his horses from freight int ha