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The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

The day following the recent cleo
ton of members of the first Terri
tcrial Legislature the Daily Alaskan
announced the winners in the sever
al divisions, with the one exception
in this, the third division, where il
was at first thought that Willard and
Baldwin had been successful. 1t now
appears that Ray is almost certain of
election, and he may prove the leader
in the contest. The residences and
occupations of the members of the
Legislature are given as follows:
Senators-H. T. Trip, Juneau,
mining; NJ. Tanner, hardware mer-
chant; George E. Baldwin, Valdez.
r2ining engineer, or l.. =. Ray. Sew
ard, lawyer; B. F. Willard, Valdez.
mining; Henry Roden, Iditarod. law
yer; d. A. Sutherland, Ruby, mining;
Elwood Bruner, Nome, lawyer; Con-
rad breeding, Nome, grocer.
ntatives-Charles E. Inger-
soil, Ketchikan, lawyer and hotel
proprietor; Arthur G. Shoup, Sitka,
sawmill proprietor; William Stub
bins, Douglas, dry goods, ETC.; N. ].
Svindseth, Wrangel. fisherman;
Thomas w. Gaffney, Nome, miner; ].
c. Kennedy, Nome. miner; E. Grimm,
Nome, miner; r. D. Gray, Katalla,
wharf and commission business; E.
V. Boyle, Valdez. physician and drug
gist; H. B. Ingram, Valdez, wholesale
and retail cigar dealer; Milo Kelly,
knik, miner; William Burns, Fair
banks, miner; Dan Driscoll, Fair
banks, hotel proprietor; C. Mulally,
Cinema, miner; E. B. Collins, Fair
banks creek, miner.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
CHITINA HOTEL ARRIVALS

H. M. McDaniells, Chitina; ]. F.
Bingham, Willow Greek; Jake Naf-
stead, Tonsina Road House; Jas.
Clarkin, Nazina Road House; o. L..
Larson, Chitina; Chas. Isaacson, Chit
ina; Ned HILL Cordova; L. S. Wicker
sham, Valdez Creek; ]. S. Ballos,
Fairbanks; ]. G. Peterson and wife,
Fairbanks Arthur Mauzey, Gulkana;
d. w. Walker and wife, Mckinley
Lake; Frank Ryan, Kennicott; H.
Benson, Chitina; Miss Margaret Mar
tin, Fairbanks; B. Simpson, Fair
banks; G. T. Hunter, Fairbanks; Leo
Hansen, Fairbanks; H. Benthien
Chitina.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
NEWS OF NE|GHBORH0OD

, Last Tuesday evening the thermo-
meter dropped to such an extent that
the old-timers began talking about
the winter of ninety-eight. BY ten at
at night 16 below was registered.
Shortly afterwards the weather mod
Grated and Wednesday and Thursday
rain fell taking away most of the
snow. Joe Brown says that he is
going to send for a dozen banana
trees so as to be in readiness for the
change of climate caused by the
change in the Japan Current.
On Sunday last, Mrs. Horace Leach
gave a very enjoyable dinner party to
a number of homeless bachelors
The hungry ones were treated to a
fine turkey dinner. after which sew
eral We're heard to announce that as
soon as they could save the price of a
license and a months rent, they
would surely go cunning for wives.
Among those present were, j. w.
Nickel, John Nelson, H. Brandt, l..
DeLeo, Jas. Hyland, and Thomas
Holland.
Mrs. Forester was the hostess at
big Thanksgiving Dinner given to a
number of her friends. Those pres
ent had very enjoyable time.
Harry Grennig has leased the
Chitina laundry and bath house from
John Rawson. Mr.. Grennig has had
much experience in laundry work and
will doubtless make a success of his
new enterprise.
John Palmer, who for the past year
has been connected with T. w. Clon-
niger in the Chitina Hotel, left on
Fridays train for Cordova thence he
will go by boat to Los Angeles, where
he will spend the winter. Mr.. Pal
mer expects to return in the spring.
T. w. Cloninger is now in full
charge of the Chitina Hotel having
purchased the interest of his former
partner Mr.. John Palmer. Almost
everyone in Alaska knows and likes
Tom and it is expected that a full
measure of success will be his lot.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
GUS GUNDERSON,

Mr.. Gunderson spent nearly four
teen years in this northland, first
going to Dawson, then to Nome, then
to Fairbanks and working the past
few years in the Copper river coun-
try. He was with the railroad COM
pany in various capacities until last
summer. He went to Copper Noun
tain to work for Mr.. Gray on August
5th. He has wife and three child
rem in Sweden and had arranged to
bring them to this country next
Spring.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

OF the two recovered alive Kay
Oda had both legs broken above the
knee and was brought this afternoon
by DIR. Council to the Cordoya hos
pital. 1t is expected that he will re-
cover. The other, w. w. Mccarthy,
miner, was only slightly bruised.
He is now at Strelna and is able to
walk about.
A force of about thirty men are
now working herOically in the effort
to recover the five bodies. There
is but little possibility that any may
still be alive. So soon as the catas-
trophe was known on Sunday the
men who had been working at Ole
Berg's and A. b. Hes camp went to
the rescue.
The eleven men who were caught
by the avalanche of snow were all
either in or about the bunk house.
boarding house, blacksmith shop or
engine room. They heard thunder
ing noise and some started to run,
Key Oda and MIR. McCarty being
caught only by flying part of the
compact snow. The others were not
so fortunate. The slide came from
the western side of the mountain.
During the years that work had been
pursued at the mine there had never
been any indication of such possi-
bility.
The slide on Dec. 10, 1911 came
from the east side and did not reach
the buildings that have just been
completely swept away. 1t was the
Office, assay Office and the bunk house
On the other side of the creek that
was then affected, but they were only
partially caught. This year coming
from the other side the Office and
other buildings we're enshrouded by
dense mass of flying snow, but not
injured in any way. Foreman j. Nj.
Maggie and electrician w. f. Brown
were indoors at the time. Chas. n.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

The Overland Hotel has been re-
Gently remodeled and renovated and
under the efficient management of
Horace Leach, is becoming one of the
popular hostelries of the Copper
River country.
E. Mack and A F. Herpick, bust
ness men of Fairbanks, passed
through town on their way to attend
the Barnette trial at Valdez, both
being summoned as witnesses.
Sam Godfrey brought out a sack of
gold dust from the Ruby district.
Mr.. Godfrey has been in Alaska for
thirteen years and is on his way to
his old home in Salina, Kansas, to
visit his parents He reports that
the Ruby district has produced about
two hundred thousand dollars this
year and is being extensively pros
pected this winter with good indica-
tions for the future.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

VALDEZ, Dec. 1O-The prosecu.
ton in the celebrated Fairbanks
banking cases got a serious setback
this afternoon At 1880 O'Clock
Judge Lyons rendered decision
that neither Capt. E. F. Barnett or
G. s. Dusenberry were guilty of In
tent to defraud, on the idictment re-
turned against them. This Is con-
sidered rs a great victory for the de-
PENDANTS and many take 1t to mean
the fall of the prosecution. 1t IL
probable that the other trial may
start tomorrow. Thus far a great
legal battle has been waged with the
victory upon the part of the defend
ants.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
NEW STEAMER SCHEDULE

This morning general agent Tracy received wire from
the Seattle Office announcing change schedule of the
operated by the Alaska Steamship Company the South
western Alaska route Hereafter instead of four sang per
month from Seattle there will be but three eaveng there
the 10TH Goth and 30h of each month On the return trip sail
south from Corova the steamers will leave this port
the S 18th and 18th of each month The steamers Marposa
and Alameda will be continued the operating via Ke
chkan Juneau and the inside passage AT present. however
the Alameda is undergoing repairs and will not likely be
back the until January 2Ot The schedule will be
effective the 10th of this month"; when the Northwestern will
sail from Seattle and leave Corova the 18TH The steamer
Marposa, due here Friday morning will maintain her old
schedule until she reaches Seattle and will sail south from Cor
dova the 9Th.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

Storm beaten and deserted, while
the heavy surf is gradually pounding
her to pieces, the steamer Oakland
lies a total wreck on the rocky Alas
ka coast, between Yakutat and the
mouth of the Alsek river. Her mas
ter and the members of her crew are
safe at Yakutat after a narrowing ex-
perience of many hours in a heavy
gale. They will be taken to Seattle
in all probability on the steamer
Yukon.
The cargo of the Oakland, 500
cases of canned salmon, was lost with
the vessel, which is rapidly being
broken up by the storms which have
ragged along the Alaska coast.
The Oakland has been serving as
a cannery tender in the north for the
St. Elias Packing Company. She
sailed from Seattle for Yakutat on
March % and was returning after her
summers work in Alask waters when
she was driven ashore. She had
loaded her cargo of 5000 cases OF
canned salmon at Dry Bay and taking
1t to Seattle. The vessel was former
ly owned by the Northwestern Steam
ship Company, which was absorbed
by the Alaska Steamship Company
She was operated for time III the
coastwise lumber trade, between
Eureka and Puget Sound.
The Oakland was built at Marsh
field, Or, in 1905. She Vas 103 feet
Icing, 24.6 feet beam, and had a depth
of 7k feet. The vessel was equip
ped with 120-horse power engine.
The Oakland went north in com
mand of Capt. G. w. Gustafson, who
lost his life on the Alsek river dur
ing the summer. He had gone out
in a small boat with a number o.
friends on hunting trip. The boa
capsized and Capt. Gustafson wal
drowned. His friends reached shor'
safely. The Oakland was Capt
Gustafson's first command. He hat
been sailing as second and third Off
Ger on vessels of the Alaska Steam
ship Co. and the Alaska Pacific Co
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

SEWARD, Dec. 9-The little
steamer Dora, operated to the west
ward by the Alaska Steamship Com
pany, had been tied up at the dock
and when the storm on Saturday
morning at five O'Clock was at its
height the lines broke and the vessel
was blown away from the dock.
The officers and crew were aboard
but the steam was low and the YES.
sci was at the mercy of the elements.
However, she was soon blown shore
ward and was finally damned mp
against the beach with such force
that she has since been high and
dry, resisting all efforts to displace
her. For a time heavy sea was
running and no assistance could be
rendered and it was feared Satur-
day night that she would be broken
to pieces. However, she was not
much damaged and yesterday at high
tide, about noon, the steamer Mari
posa tried to pull her off. At night
another effort was made and again
today. But combined efforts Of the
steamer Mariposa and freighter Cor
dova proved unavailing, and the Dora
still remains firmly entrenched on
the beach near the town. Another
effort will be made tonight, on the
part of the Cordova. The steamer
MaripOsa will sail at six O'Clock this
evening for Valdez and will reach
Ccrdova early Tuesday afternoon,
sailing late that night.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
LEO MUTH.

During the early days of Valdez
Mr.. Muth resided there and for a
time engaged in blacksmithing, still
retaining a one-half interest in a
smithery there. He worked at Cop
per Mountain for nearly three years
past, but recently had been trying to
secure some one to take his place, as
he wished to take vacation He
was unmarried. A brother resides at
Spokane.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

Reports today from Copper Noun
tain do not bring any very encOurag-
ing news with reference to the re-
covery alive of any of the men who
are entOmbed by the great avalanche
of snow that swept down the noun
tain side about ten O'Clock Saturday
morning. Yesterday the fourth body
was recovered, that of Budd Gala
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
Pleasantly Located

E. E. Swergal, formerly chief clerk
for General Manager E. c. Hawkins,
of the Copper River & Northwestern
railway, is now connected with the
passenger department of the South
ern Pacific railroad, with headquart-
erG at San Francisco.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

Nine lives have undoubtedly been
offered as sacrifice to the uncon-
trollable elements of nature that
swept the west side of Copper Noun
tain on Sunday in an avalanche of
snow. Five bodies still lie embedded
in morgue of ice, but heroic workers
are endeavoring to bring forth the re-
mains.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
VALDEZ, Dec. 9-During the

VALDEZ, Dee. 0-During the
storm of Saturday night the launch
Lena, of Ellamar, was wrecked at the
entrance to Galena bag. Robert
Graham and A. F. Kramer, two old.
timers Of Ellamar were drowned
Fred Lillegren was washed as~ arc
and remained on Grass island fol-
eighteen hours. He was rescued yes.
terday afternoon by Tommy, the Jap.
His feet were frozen and he was in q
weakened condition, but he will re.
cover. The launch is a complete
wreck.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
SNOW AVALANCHE KILLS NINE

Crary and several Of the men were
threemiles distant at the saw mill,
when the disaster happened.
The buildings caught by the slide
were completely obliteraed. Part of
yards distant. In searching for the
missing bodies the rescuers have no
idea of where they may be found.
OF the four recovered they were To-
w. +. Brown brought Key Oda to
Chitina last evening and continued
on to Cordova on the train today.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

Early Sunday morning a disastrous
snow slide occurred at Copper Noun
tain, about fifteen miles from
Strelna and on the property of the
Great Northern Development Com
pany. 1t came with such force and
suddenness that the men who were
in the buildings belonging to the
Company were unable to make their
escape and as a consequence II now
seems probable that nine lives were
sacrificed, with two badly injured.
Details of the sad occurrence have
not been received The force at the
property had been cut down to about
thirty men, most of whom we,c in
the tunnels when the avalanche of
snow Numbered down the mountain
side. The buildings were all COM
pletey buried, and they included the
cook house, bunk house, engine
house, blacksmith shop, cache,
and several tents. The eleven men
who were in the buildings found it
impossible to make an escape and it
is altogether probable that nine of
them have been killed. The Office
and several tents, occupied by fore
man Arnold, assayer Crazy and
others were located across the creek
and likely escaped.
As soon as possible after the slide
the force of men who had been en-
ployed ON other parts of the property
started in to dig out their unfortun-
ate fellow workers. Before very long
they had secured the dead bodies of
John Barto, James McGavock and
Frank VAIL. Two others were re-
covered and they continue to live.
although they were nearly exhausted.
John Mccarthy was injured, but it is
not supposed that they will result
seriously. A Jap cook named Kee
had both legs broken. OF the six
men who are still buried under the
snow the names of two have not been
The other four are
Axel Fast, LeoMuth, Hugh Arnold
and Tony, Jap. Efforts are max
ing to find these men, but little
hope is entertained that they will be
alive.
As soon as news could be sent out
the people of Strelna and Chitina
were Informed of the sad catastrophe,
and many went to the rescue, carry
ing needed provisions and tents for
the men who were suddenly deprived
of food and shelter.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

Alex. Park, who has been working
on the railroad for the past two years,
will sail on the Mariposa for Seattle,
to spend a few weeks.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

A wire was received this afternoon
from Seward giving the election re-
turns from Kenai precinct For Sem
ator Ray received all the votes cast,
two-thirds of the vote not being cast
for any other Senatorial candidate.
Millard received but three votes and
Baldwin and Tansey none. This re-
turn practically settles the Senatorial
contest, placing Ray in the winning
column, and with IL votes ahead of
Baldwin, and only 7 below Willard.
With other precincts to the westward
to hear from it is probable that Ray
will finally prove the leader. The
totals for Senator now stands:
Willard. S4S; Ray, SAL; Baldwin,
10; Tansey, 4S9; German, 296;
O'Neil. $50.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

This afternoon Capt Lathrop, the local agent for the
Alaska Coast Company, received wire from the general
office stating that the sailing date from Seattle of the steamer
Yukon would be changed to the 18th of each month Hereto
fore the sailing has been made the GOTH TIE change will
be effective the return trip of the Yukon Which will leave
Seattle December 18th.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
VOTE OF KENAI,

Observation-Disclosures Ray, 80:
German, 4; O'Neil, 4.
entatives-Boyle, 3; Kelly,
80; Youngs. A. Gray, /; Stuart, 4:
McCallum. 4; Barry, 4; Hegner. 4;
Frame, A; Oldham, 80.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

On Monday next Judge Overfield
VIII open term of court at juneau,
that may be disturbed if his Honor is
required to attend court at Valdez as
a witness in the famous banking
cases. Receiver Hawkins alleges
that certain actions of his were taken
and with the advice and consent of
Judge Overfield, who appointed him,
and the evidence of the Judge will
likely be required in the matter.
And in that event he may be required
to cut short his term of court.
One of the importont cases set for
this term of court at Juneau involves
the steamship companies running to
Southeastern Alaska. A couple of
weeks ago the supreme court of the
United States overruled the motion
to dimiss the governments appeal in
the principle case of the "transporta-
tion cases" in which several transpor-
tation and coal companies and their
officers were accused of violating the
Sherman antitrust law.
In this case, which was covered
by one of the six indictments :eturn,
ed by the federal grand jury last win
ter, the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
and the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company and their officers were
charged with conspiracy to monopo-
lie water transportation between
Seattle. Vancouver and Southeastern
Alaska.
Last April United States District
Judge Lyons dismissed the counts in
this Indictment against the officers of
the corporations, but sustained one
, count against the corporations. The
government appealed and the defend
ants sought to dismiss the appeal.
The trial on three idictments which
were not dismissed by Judge Lyons
will begin January Is by agreement
between the attorneys. These indict-
msnts include charges that the Moore
Wharf Company and the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company and their
officers conspired to control the
wharfage business at Skagway, and
that there was discrimination against
the Humboldt Steamship Company in
the matter of wharf business there.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
Of GENERAL INFORMATION
Cordoya. Dec. 5.

Cordoya, Dec. 5.
The steamer Northwestern was un-
able to put into Katalla last evening,
as heavy gale was blowing. She
had the mail and a few passengers
from here, which will be taken on to
Juneau and returned by the first
steamer coming westward for Katal-
la. The Northwestern was to make
the unusual stop at Katalla in order
to take aboard the party of thirty
men who have been employed by the
government for the past three
months. They examined some of the
coal properties in the Boring river
district and sacked about one thou
sand tons of coal which will be
brought out 10 tidewater during the
winter and shipped below for testing
purposes.
This expedition had considerable
difficulty in making a landing upon
their arrival at our neighboring
metropolis on September 9Th. While
all the men were able to get ashore
much of their freight and equipment
was lost. A storm ragged and one
barge with it's contents of seventy
tons was washed ashore and wrecked.
The expedition, which was in charge
Of Mine Inspector Sumner Smith, Sc
cured food and other supplies at
Katalla and proceeded to the fields,
other tonnage being forwarded them
from Seattle. 1t is understood that
the men succeeded in working sever
\; veins of coal that vas of superior
quality, and even beyond their ex-
pectations.
The men of the expedition now ex-
pect to get away from Katalla on the
steamer Yukon, which is due in two
or three days and makes regular
stops at that town. In all probabili-
ty the storm will have subsidized by
that time.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
Y Y " Y Y WV
RECOVERED ALIVE
Key Oda. Jap Cook.
W. W. Mccarthy, Miner.

DEAD BODIES RECOVERED
John McGavock, Engineer.
Fred Wahl, Cook.
John Barkko, Miner.
Budd Gallagher, Miner.
BODIES STILL IN SLIDE
Toney SuZumoto, Waiter.
AXel Fast, Engineer.
Leo Muth, Blacksmith.
Gus Anderson =" helper
Hugh Arnold, Miner.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
TABLE OF DISTANCES

Summer Schedule
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-03-01
IRVING SCHOOL RANKS

The following names are those who
ranked first and second this month.
There is no honor roll because we are
going to begin all over this new SEM
ester.
First A list Willie Mark, list A End
John Montgomery. LIST A LIST Leland
Montgomery, Melvin Conkle, Bennie
Brown, 1st B End Don Carlos Rich,
Willy Ronfield. 2 A 1st Teddy Taylor,
Rose Baldwin, 2 A End Virginie Sta
ley. Bird B 1st Irene Alfred, Vera Ro-
bertson, 3rd B End Sherman 3ukof-
ger, Lawrence Curtis. 3rd A 1st AL
ton Reay, 3rd A End Mildred Witte-
man, 4th B LIST Leona. Gertsch, 4th
B End Grin Hail. A 1st Vada
Thompson, A End Georgia Wolfe.
5 B LIST Lawrence Clark, B End
Victor Robertson. A list Anna
Bright, 5 A End Maude Taylor. 6 B
lst Grace Hayt, 6 B End Lena Ron
field. 6 A list Hilda Tester, 6 A End
Edna Van Blarico. B list Claude
Baldwin, 7 B End Annil Wieand. 8 A
1st Olivia Chapman, s A End Fred
Hilliard.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-03-01
RIVERSIDE

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sickert have
returned from Montpelier where he
was employed on the O. S. L.. They
have taken up their residence here
and Mr.. Sickert will help his father
run the farm during the coming sea-
son.
Joe Henry and his two little boys
left for their old home in Kansas last
week.
Mr.. Iseminger lost three horses re-
Gently. The animals died with spin
al menengitis.
Those who attended the play ''The
Woven Web" given at Riverside Feb.
%, report an excellent production.
Herman Copelin has purchased the
Campbell place and will take pos
session of his property in a short
time.
The Blackfoot Fruit Growers and
Farmers association will hold meet
ing in the City Hall at Blackfoot
Wednesday, March 6. There will be
two sessions, one at 10 a. m. for the
purpose of receiving new members
and another at p. m. to elect a
board of directors. All who are in
terested in this movement are re-
quested to be present.