The Chitina leader., 1911-11-11


 and is bright and newsy weekly edited by J. J. Filbin. The promoters of the latest addition to the many good publications of Alaska is laun- ched with the belief that Ruby is the coming country in the way of gold production The Leader con- graduates the new camp in securing such a progressive news purveyor as the Citizen.
 The last stage of last week brought in five boxes of gold dust valued at S16O,0OO, and yet the muckrakers say that Alaska is costing the govern ment more money than the miners are taking out. It should be remem- bered that the muckraker will say nothing to make his point stick.
 The new saloon of Gage & Burns will occupy the Tibbs building as soon as the license and stock arrives.
 L. A. Decker, who owns the prop erty which was worked by the Col conda Mining company last summer on the Golconda passed through town Thursday on his way to Valdez where he will spend few months before re- turning to his placer claims on the little Bremner. He has been doing assessment on the Blakely property near Taral. MT. Decker shares the opinion of many prospectors that the country drained by the Little Brem- ner is the coming p1acer section of this entire district.
 Louis BregunZe and Joe DeShamp have formed a partnership and gone into the rooming business with quar- ters in the Old Savoy restaurant tent. They have had the inside entirely overhauled and will have both beds and hunks at reasonable prices.
 George Blouen will make a sub stantial addition to his saloon and rooming house on First street by ex- tending the second story over the en- tire building, which will give him twenty rooms.
 the week requesting that the district attorney nolle pros the case against IT for hi If in, ting scrape which occurred last spring. Nearly everyone in town has resident feels that MT. Elliott did anything but what every man would do in defending his home against a persistent perseeutor who is being held in jail as a witness against him.
 Dr. Thom has secured --om c. A. Simons a large double cabin on Chit ina Heights which will be converted into a hospital where those who re- quire can have the best of attention.
 This will fill a long felt need in Chitina where those who are with ont home here can go to quiet, we'll appointed retreat when unable to care for themselves.
 Judge Healy has completed his new building which will be used as a court room.
 The recent thaw nearly ruined the skating on lake Chitira as a heavy snow was falling when freez- ing begun, the surface was Left very rough.
 The boys slipped one over" on Tommy Richmond who came to town Saturday from O'Brien creek with a grip full of shining samples of a marvellous find he had made in the hills west of town. He started out to sell stock and carried the grip of samples to verify his broad as sertions. After he had made his spell" he opened his grip and dis covered that some practical jokers had substituted coal from British Co., lumbia for the much vaunted sam ples of gold bearing quartz and when Tommy discovered the coal he cut up like a Chinese Jew trying to sing in Irish. But still Tommy insists that be has the goods.
 Manager Fowle of the Orr Stage Co.,. in Fairbanks was in Chitina be- tween stages last week.
 Dr. w. w. Council made a trip over the line to Kennicott the first of the week.
 Will A. Steel, of Seattle, made a hrsipoco trgp t0 Chitipo Monday oo