The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-05-18
tFrom Cordoya Daily Alaskan

and are quartered at the Rainier
Grand. Mr. lies has been a promi-
nent railroad and mining figure in
Alaska for ten years past, and has
raised much capital for the develop
ment of certain sections of the coun-
try. Mr.. lies is now on his way to
Nugget Creek, branch of the Kus-
kulana river, where is located the
celebrated Mccarthy copper proper
ty and in which he is largely inter-
ested. He and his wife will leave on
Thursdays train and go as far as
Strelna, or Mile LAG, where they will
take pack horses and travel about
fifteen miles to the mines, and where
they expect to remain for some time
Mrs. E. F. Gray came up from
Seattle on the Northwestern and was
met here by her husband They will
remain at the Rainier-Grand until
| Thursday. when they will take the
train for the interior and go to Cop
per Mountain to spend the summer
at the property of the Gerat wv. .-
ern Development Company, Of which
Mr.. Gray is the manager and a large
owner.
Mrs. D. H. Williams and son, of
Minneapolis, are guests at the Rain
ier-Grand. Mr.. Williams is presi-
dent of the Rex Alaska Mining Com
pany, operating valuable placer
property on Rex Gulch, branch of
the Chittitu, and went into the
property several weeks ago. His
family will join him and they will
all remain for the summer.
The formal opening of the rejuve-
mated Rainier-Grand was a success
full event on Saturday night. Pretty
much everybody in town made a Wis
it to Cordova's leading hotel and
noted the many improvements that
had been made. After the minstrel
show most of the audience wendell
their way to the new hosiery and
were pleasantly received by the new
management, George Dooley and
| Charles Allen, and many expressions
of commentator were heard, espe-
cially from the ladies. Appetizing
refreshments were served and all
seemed to have a good time. The
improvements had not all been COM
pleted, but the big new lobby and at
tractive dining room indicated some
of the comforts that patrons were to
enjoy. The attractive drink empori-
UNI had been removed to the room
formerly used as drug store, and
of course many of the men had to
drop in and admire the handsomest
bar fixtures in Alaska.
E. F. Gray, manager of the Great
Northern Development Company, and
his assistant, C. N. Crazy, came down
from Copper Mountain yesterday,
and are guests at the Rainier-Grand.
Mr.. Gray came in to meet his wife,
who is passenger on the North
western and who will spend the sum-
mer at the interior camp.
Judge Hanford expects to receive
some assistance from Judge Rudkin,
of the Eastern Washington district,
in holding the May term of court at
Tacoma. Judge Cushman has wired
that he would not likely be able to
leave Alaska and reach Seattle be-
fore August 1. The Fairbanks bank
cases will start June "a, and it is
expected that they will continue for
a month.
Hon. Edward E. Cushman, federal
judge for this division; Guy Brubak-
er, deputy district attorney, and John
H. Bouse, chief deputy marshal, ar
rived on the steamer this morning
from Valdez. Clerk of the court, E.
NJ Lakin, and stenographer, Miss
Monaghan, came a few days ago, so
that all the necessary court officials
are here in readiness for the special
May term to convene on Monday
morning. Two jury cases had been
set, but it is probable that both may
go over. There are few equity mat
tiers to be disposed of. From here
the court will go to Chitina, where a
grand jury will convene on June 3, to
investigate the many charges made
against United States commissioner
Healy and Deputy Marshal Brown.
AS result of the liberal patron
age of the people generally and of
the Cordova business men, the recent