The Chitina leader., 1911-05-27
Local News

mlnlng engineer arrived rom 8 trlI to Ernestine and the Beaver Dam country on Thursday. MT. Wilson states that there will be little doing for thirty days yet in that section, as the snow Is still very deep. There are nearly 100 men camped along the trail awaiting the going of the snoa, and also several outfits going in the Klutina lake country.
 Bert Slavin. Ed. Wood, J. Keeley, A. E. Lathrop, F. A. Iverson. Geo. Olsen, H. Stoter, G. w. Davidson R. Martin, w. Patrick, Blanche Stanley, Maud Stanley, Joe Janey, Miss Manus. Miss Ewing, c. G. Kitsman, Geo. s. Cappel, Elgin Vaughn, J. o. Pearson, L. Ridgeway James Fish. Nate Hecht, Col. w. P. Richardson, Lieut G. E. Edgerton, Rev. E. P. Zeigler and wife. and G. A. Stein, were guests of the Hotel Chitina this week.
 Joe Feaster, the we'll known sales man for Clayson, the clothier, ar rived on Monday evenings train and made trip to the Kennecott, leaving the same evening, stopping at the various camps and saying hello to his many friends along the line.
 Pete Olsen, Rex Richards F. Daley, Jimmy Dehan, L. B. Erickson, Nels Swanson, Al. Jackson, w. J. Allen, Chas. Brown, J. F. Kelley, P. Rich ards, J. Jinniy, A. Trux and P. Berry registered this week at the Log Cabin rooming house.
 The railroad boys at the Katalla Company boarding house were all delighted to see Dan Rice on the run again, and Dan had to stand for a good deal of good-natuerd pan ming" from the gang. Alice" was particularly inquired after. but Dan gave them no satisfaction, as far as we can learn.
 Ed. Pike the we'll known tohduct- or, has been nursing his customary bunch of boils, which occur annually, he says. After a few days in the hospital. however, he is now back or the train. A number of the boys have been suffering with boils of late.
 Geo. Buchanan. the locomotive en- gineer, who has been running be- tween here and Cordova, arrived here Thursday evening and will take one of the engines at the front.
 General Manager E. c. Hawkins arrived from Cordova on Friday ev- ening and as usual was busy with of ficials in matters pertaining to the road. He left on the following train for the front, and on his return the Leader expects to get an interview relative to the work to be done this summer.
 John Nelson Jr., who was in Chit ina last winter, is now running an engine at the front, having come up on Monday nights train.
 G. Bellows, who has been outside for some time. returned on Mondays 8 train and left for the front, where he has again accepted a position as timekeeper.
 Walter Demster, the locomotive en- gineer, who has been enjoying a bit of a furlough, is now pulling one of the work trains at the front, taking Elgin vaughn's place, who is now on furlough.
 Mrs. E. H. Holden, mother of Kin ney Holden, the well known crane man on the steam shovel at mile 1858, returned to Seattle on the Northwest ern after spending a pleasant vaca- tion at the steam shovel camp with her son.
 The funeral of c. w. Babbage was held on Wednesday afternoon and the remains inferred in the Chitina ceme- tery. Instructions were received by Judge Healey to bury him here and that a son and daughter of deceased as we'll as some other relatives, are now on their way to Chitina to settle up affairs and appoint an admins trator.
 Mrs. G. w. Davidson joined hel husband here on Monday nights train and left for their mines nea, mile 146 the same evening.
 Barney Clemens relieved Charley Kitchman on the six-spot this week while Charley took few days lay of