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The evening world., 1912-03-06
Peculiar After Effects
Of Grip This Year,
Leaves K!drsys Ii Weakened Condition.

Docio-s in all parts oithc country have
been kept busy with The epidemic OF grip
which has visited 20 many homes. The
symptoms Of zip this year are very dis
.rcssing and leave ne systcm IN q run
dow condition, particularly the kidney.
which seem ,o suiic' most, as every VIC
i'm cor,r!ains Of lam" hack and urinary
troubles, which should not he neglected.
,stho,c danger signals often lead 10 o
,crious sickness. such r. dreaded Briclt's
Disease. Local druggists report a lr9gc
sale Of DIR. Kilmcr's Swnmp-Ro ot. which
so many people fa.y 10 heals and
strengthen the kidneys after M attack
Of grip, Swamp-Poot is a great kidney.
liver and bladder remedy. and, being m
herbal compound. has q rontlc healing
effect on the Kidneys. which is almost
Immediately noticed b. those who try it,
DR.. Kilmer & Co.. BinghGmtoa, \. Y,
offer to send a sample bottle Of swamp
Root, free by mail. to every sufferer who
requests it,. A trial will convince any
q who may be in need OF il. Regular
Else bottles so cents and 81 90. For sale
81 oil druggists. Be sure to " -Stion
th1oDape9.
The evening world., 1912-03-06
BuACKHANDERS HOWL
VAlNlY FOR COURT MERCY.
Relatives of Trio in Chorus of
Lamentation Fail to Move Judge
From Full Sentence.

1 Three "Blackhanders' who terrortsed
email s~torekeepers on the east side
proved anything but nervy villain, TO-
day, when a jury before Judge ONSulh-
van In the Court u; General Sessions
convicted them Of cxtortion. The three.
Giuseppe Scolio, Giuseppe Arca7di and
Vincenzo Dieh, cringed and begged for
mercy. Their relatives filled the curt
room with lamentations.
Judge O'Sulliytn was uibinoved n
saad:
'ssny Sing pr.son. rot iesg t-.in eve
,enr3 ana rct more than SSven !earE
- six mo..ts Is tic sentence OF tie
'et':.'
d.. n tie prisoners howled ara
god. fIr clcGicDcy. An attenaant
n.:,ci them across the Bridge or
. q 20 the Tonis.
: G three, according to the police.
~ 81: . good living BY extorting
m or ~sevoral years. When they
Z. pt.l to set $50 from Sebasino
romeo, a grJcsr's clerk. OF No. .
.rro. street. Dcc. Il last the clerk
sc them 81 and then caused their
tst.
I. too, the jury only half an hour TO
,srea on Il verdict Of guilty.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
AN ALASKA FARMERS
IMMENSE CROP

p. J. Rickert, the well known Fair
banks farmer. passed through Chitina
on his way to the states last Thursday
Mr.. Rickert has been engaged in
farming and truck gardening near
Fairbanks since 1906, and now has
fifty acres under cultivation. He
has three hot houses 100x20 feet in
area and employs five to twenty men
the year around. The crops raised
by Mr. Rickert illustrate the wonder
full productiveness of Alaska's soil.
He raised 80 tons of potatoes, for
which he eceived five cents a pound,
thirty tons of cabbage at to 10
cents a pound, fifteen tons of carrots
at to 10 cents per pound, three
tons of beets at to 10 cents per
pound, IL tons of rutabagas at : to
10 cents per pound, l ton of parsnips
at twenty cents per pound, so tons of
oat hay at fifty dollars per ton,
twenty thousand heads of cauliflower
In addition to the above Mr.. Rickert
marketed quantities of onions, rad
ishes, lettuce, tomatoes and straw
berries raised under glass as we'll as
500 cantaloupes which he sold for one
dollar per pound. The success which
has attended Mr.. RICKETTS, efforts
leads one to think that mining for
spuds and vegetables in the TauaIa
may be even more profitable than
mining for gold
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
NEWS Of NE|GHBORHOOD
RAISING OF ZONES
A PROFITABLE VENTURE

Frank Small who resides on the
railroad between Chitina and Kenni-
colt, brought in a fine specimen of
silver gray fox, last week. The fox
was alive, having been caught in
trap by an Indian. Mr.. Small sold
the animal for $500 to the represent
alive of New Brunswick fox farm
association. The New Brunswick
people have purchased a number of
live foxes lately, McCrary OF Copper
Center having sold Two black foxes
and two blues for a total price of
$4,000, Fur traders say that the
furs of the Copper River Valley are
the fienest in the world and bring
the highest prices in the London
market.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

By an order signed by Judge Full
Ter, at Fairbanks, permission to in
coruorate was granted to the town o.
Tanana. An election to determine
whether or not the town should in
corporate was held little more thai
month ago and IS voted for incor-
poration with only 81 against. A
town council has already been elected
and from this time out it will be EN-
powered to act officially for the town.
Adrienne Arthur, who joined the
RED Rose" company at Seattle last
week, is the wife of Albert G. Stamm,
formerly newspaper man at Valdez.
Miss Arthur last year was in vaude-
Vile. She comes of family of ac-
tors. She met Mr.. Stamm in Valdez
last summer while with party of ex-
cursionists, and a wedding followed.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

more favorable. There are several
properties in here that are showing
up we'll as far as present development
has shown but this development has
been restricted by conditions to just
the assessment work in most cases.
We have asked the Government to
grant us a post Office and have rea-
son to believe it will be created in the
near future, giving us service from
Chitina as also recording office.
for our recording has been done at
Steele creek on the Fortymile and at
the Nebesna office.
1t is the opinion of men here that
have been over the Pass that it will
take probably twenty thousand dol
lars to put trail through in shape to
bring goods in by means Of pack
horses Or sleds from the railroad.
We hope this will meet with your
approval and support as it will great
ly benefit us and will also be to the
advantage of your city.
(SINGED) R. w. Wiley, Mine
owner; Dora Keen; Andrew M. Tay-
lcr, Miner; Edward Benson, Miner;
E. Fred Wann, E. M; Leonard Scho-
field Surden, NJ. D.; w. E. James,
Prospector and miner; Geo. w. Han
dy; Mrs. W. E. James, Prosepector;
H. E. Morgan, Capitalist; Joseph
Hutching, Miner; Edw. E. Hale,
Miner; Joseph j. Mcdonald, Miner;
Solomon Albert, Miner; J. P. Nc
Lallan, Miner; E. w. Garden, Pros
pector; G. Shelly, Miner; John G..
Griffith, Prospector; E. Mullett, Min
er; Lee Green, Miner; Thos Clair,
Miner; James Livingston, Miner; o.
o. Gunsmore, Mine owner; J. Dalton,
Miner.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
TRAIL FOR WHITE RIVER MINERS.

meeting, where action will be taken
tending to encourage and advance the
project.
White River, Alaska, July 10. 1912
TO THE CITIZENS OF CORDOvA:
We, the undersigned, being inter-
ested in the development of White
River, and wishing to secure the CO.
operation of the citizens of Cordova
in petitioning the Government to put
a trail through the Skolai Pass to
give us means of getting supplies in
from Cordova, have made up this
statement setting forth the difficulties
We are laboring under to get our sup
plies under present conditions.
At this time the supplies being
brought in from Whitehorse and
Dawson, amounting to eighty or nine
ty tons annually, necessitate trip
of three hundred and fifty miles each
way by means of pack horses from
Whitehorse and three hun bred miles,
mainly by polling boats from Dawson.
This means a freight charge of Is to
80 cents a pound for everything used
in here, which addedto the initial
cost of supplies in those towns, makes
it prohibitive of any but just the
absolute necessities. Probably two
thirds of the goods used "A here are
of American manufacture and conse-
quently we also have to pay duty
of 25 per cent to 60 per cent on
goods that are brought bcak across
the boundary to be used.
With a means of getting our goods
in at reasonable cost there would
be great many more prospectors in
the field as the present high prices
are keeping out number of men that
would be with us if conditions were
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
Of GENERAL INFORMATION

SAETTLE, Dec. 1.-THE federal
government has instituted suit for
100000 against the Pacific Coast
Company, the Northwestern Com
mercial Company and the John J.
Sesnon Company. as the beneficiaries
of conspiracy entered into in April
1908 to hold up the government on
certain coal contracts at Nome and
other parts of Alaska. This action
is the result of the recent trial and
conviction of Chas. f. Houston, of
Seattle, and John HI. Bullock, of
Portland. Their trial occupied
twenty days and was bitterly fought,
although a verdict of guilty was rem
dered on Oct. 10 and the two defend
ants are now serving terms in the
penitentiary. These men were in
the employ of the Pacific Coast and
Sesnon companies, while the late
Capt. Jarvis was alleged to have re-
presented the Northwestern CONNER
cial Company. The matter is one
that has attracted widespread atten-
ton, and the action today was not
entirely unlocked for, by reason of
certain evidence brought out at the
recent trial.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
RECOVER BODIES FROM SLIDE

makes six bodies recovered, with
three still buried under the avalan-
che of snow. The body of John Nc
Gavock is now at Cordova, awaiting
shipment to Denver Axel Fast's
body was brought to Chitina and will
be buried there Tuesday. The other
bodies will be inferred at St-elna.
A force of men is still at work on
the snow and it is expected that the
three other bodies will be recovered
in time. OF the two men who were
only slightly caught by the slide and
soon relieved from their dangerous
predicament, w. w. Mccarthy now
feels no bad effects from the accident
and is about as usual. The other,
Kay Oda, is in the Cordova hospital,
with both legs broken, but it is get
ting along very satisfactory
When the accident occurred E. F.
Gray, general manger or the Great
Northern Developent Company, was
in New York. He is now on his way
across the continent and expects to
reach Seattle in time to take the
steamer Mariposa on the goth.
Until he arrives it will not be def
nitely known what his plans are for
replacing the destroyed buildings and
continuing with work in the tunnels
Orders had been placed at Cordova
for turkeys and all the other accom-
panying good things for the thirty
men, for Christmas dinner But it
is not now expected that more than
dozen will be there.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

Cordova, Dec. 16.
There is urgent need for trail or
road to run from the Copper River &
Northwestern railroad at Blackburn,
or Mile 1872, through the Nazina and
Birthstone country and across Scolai
Pass into the White River country.
There are large number of miners
and prospectors operating in that sec
ton, around Canyon City and other
localities. Heretofore it had been
practically impossible for them to get
their supplies in other than by the
circuitous and expesive route from
Dawson. The government is soon to
start on the construction of bridge
across the Nazina river, and if the
ALASKA Road Commission couln see
their way clear te expend an add ion
trail that would benefit the county
referred to, and aid largely in its de-
velopment, it would also be of ma
terial benefit to the large number Of
men operating in the Nazina country.
A meeting of the Cordova Chamber
of Commerce will be held on Wednes-
day evening next to discuss the mat
ter and consider a petition sent in
from the White river. At that meet
ing L. M. Price, the Katalla company
engineer, and the man who has made
a survey from the railroad junction
point at Blacburn, will be present
and give valuable information on the
Subject that concerns all our people.
All possible argument and pressure
should be brought to induce the Road
commission to provide for the con-
struction of this much needed trail,
and there should be a large attend
ance at the Chamber of Commerce
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

Victor Carmichael, who recently
came out from Cripple City, the main
camp of the new strike on the Innoko
and tributaries, brings word of a gen.
eral rush into the Innoko country
from Ruby, Fairbanks and even as
far north as Nome.
''The winter digging has proved
the creeks richer than any one had
expected" Mr.. Carmichael said.
Hugh Marlin, on Eldorado, a tribu-
tary of the Innoko, has struck dirt
that runs $3.50 to the foot. Louie
Grimsmore and C. Dean Officer struck
$3.50 dirt on Montana creek working
with drill.
Good pay has been taken out on
Fox gulch and many of the other
smaller creeks. Men are coming in
over the snow from almost every
camp in the North. The day before
l left party of twelve arrived from
Nome. 1t looks like the next rich
camp in that country"
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-Secre-
tary of the interior Fisher has SUBJ
mitted his annual report. In it he
expresses the opinion that terri
toriaI form of government is better
adapted to the needs of Alaska than
the effort to control the situation
from remote distance. The infer.
ence is that the control through Con-
gress and by the bureaus has not
still adheres to his oft repeated views
concerning the transportation and
coal situation of Alaska. He recon-
mends that the government build
trunk line railroad from some point
on tide water to the Matanuska coal
fields and on to the Yukon or 1anana
rivers. He favors a leasing law for
the development of the minerals.
and especially of the coal, with
sufficient reservation of coal to sup
ply the needs of the navy for years
to come. While Mr.. Fisher per-
sonally continues to favor the Seward
route, he has refrained from so ex-
pressing himself because of the ap-
and the report that this commission
is expected to make i'm a few days,
when a specific route may be recon-
mended.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

NEW YORK, Dec. 19-The federal
grand jury has indicted a high rail-
road official for giving rebates. He
is ]. Christensen, vice President and
head of the accounting department of
the New York Central lines. This
acton has caused quite furry
among railroad men generally, for
they know not where the lightning
may next strike.
1t was only few days ago that the
O'Gara Coal company and three sub
salaries of the New York Central
lines were indicted by the federal
grand jury on charges of rebating.
The railroads were held for giving,
and the coal corporations for accept
ing, rebates to the amount of $4,000
ment also was voted, against Thomas
O'Gara, president of the coal corpora
ton, but this was withheld until the
grand jury has had time to act on
other true bills against individuals,
officials Of the railroads, and the coal
company.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s-Fred

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S-Fred
bennett, Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, made an announce
ment today that, while not entirely
unexpected, will be a sore disappoint-
ment to the friends of Alaska. He
stated that he had concluded the in
yestigation for the year of the Alaska
coal claims, in the Bering river and
Matanuska fields. He has had a
large force of special agents out for
many months past, and as their re-
ports have been submitted to him
Mr.. bennett has taken action. In
vestigation and report has been made
on $50 claims, most of which claims
have been from time to time ordered
Cancelled. OF the two hundred re-
manning of the $50, on which pre-
vious action had not been taken, the
th0t iiC HAS
just ordered Cancelled IA. And thus
far he has not allowed one claim to
go to patent.
This action of Commissioner Dem
nett seems TO be in line with the
policy of Secretary Fisher. After
his return from Alaska in September
of last year he stated that he would
allow patents to all bona fide claim
ants. but smingly intimated that up
to that hour not one of such had
been found. The friends of Alaska
contend that Secretary Fisher and
Commissioner bennett have thrown
so many peculiar rules and interpre-
tatiOns of law around their require
ments that it is impossible TO an hon
est claimant to get title. Their hope
is that some legislation may be en-
acted by Congress which will give
them the right to go into court and
there prove that they have fairly and
reasonably complied with the law,
and that many of the interpretations
upon which the adverse action of
the Interior department is based are
not founded on the statutes. The
department seems DESTROYS of retain
ing title in the government to all the
coal. in Alaska, and to operate on a
leasing system.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

Miss Celeste Barrus gave a party
on Monday last in honor of her
eleventh birthday. The entire juve-
nile population of Chitina attended
with the exception of couple who
could not walk. All the kids had
glorious time and Miss Celeste was
day remembrance. The following
were present; Misses Louise Tibbs.
Annie Heney, and Margaret Foster;
Messers, jennie Solomon, Eugene
Tibbs, Joe Pfeister and Donald Fos-
ter.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

LITTLE ROCK, Dec. IA most
remarkable action was taken this
morning by Governor George w.
DOnaghey, when he issued pardons
to 326 cOnyicts, who are under sem
tence i'm the Arkansas peniteneiary.
For a long time fight has been on
between two elements, one of which
desired to lease the penitentiary and
to pay SO much for the keep of the
prisoners, they in turn to be worked
on roads and i'm mills, under con-
tract. The Governor has bitterly OPP
posed this method, but he has been
in losing fight. And now, rather
than to see it put in effect, he has
taken the drastic and unprecedented
action of issuing pardons by the
wholesale. When the news was first
flashed over the state it caused great
CONSERVATION, and the excitement
promises to continue for some time.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

Cordova, Dec. II.
DR.. Chase returned from Chitina
yesterday afternoon, where he and
George Dooley worked a strong senti-
meet favorable to the Fraternal
Order of Eagles. The Seattle aerie
already has twenty members at
Chitina, but after the two big chiefs
secured the town thirty additional
applications were received and the
initiation fees paid over. In the
course of time these applicants will
be elected members and their initia-
ton will follow. On Saturday night
at the Chitina hotel cafe the old mem
bers, and those who shortly expect to
be shown how high real live birds
can fly, rendered an elaborate ban
quet to the Chase-Dooley bird keep
ers.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
SAYS BARNETTE Gull
VALDEZ. Dec. 1s-For eight days

VALDEZ, Dec. 1S-For eight days
past the trial of Capt. Il. T. BaPne;Ie,
formerly President, and Lew Wing,
formerly cashier, of the defunct Alas
ka-Washington bank, OF Fairbanks,
las been occupying the attention of
Judge Lyons court. The indictment
on which these two former officials
were being tried charged botn with
making and issuing false statement
Of the true condition of the bank.
The jury was out five hours and when
they reported this morning it was
that Capt. Barnette was guilty and
Wing not guilty. The case was Bit
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

A wire received yesterday by Mar
shall H. X Love from Deputy Mar
chal Harry Sheppard, of Iditarod, who
is now in Cordova, states that the
Seward trail is not open at this time
and he will have to come by way of
Fairbanks in travelling to his post in
the lower river camp. 1t is apparent
that but little Iditarod travel has
been directed by way of Seward this
winter, for had the trail been broken
at all, Deputy Sheppard would have
attempted the route-Fairbanks
TIMES.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

Cordova, Dec. 10.
The bodies of all the victims of
the snow slide at Copper Mountain
have been recovered. This after
noon Chas. N. Crazy came down from
the mine and brought the bodies OF
Bud Gallagher and Leo Muth. The
former will be shipped to Ely, Neva-
da, and the latter to Walla Walla,
Wash. The body of John McGavock
is also at Lambert's undertaking
parlors, awaiting shipment to Den
yer. The body of Tony Suzumoto
the Japanese waiter, had just been
buried at Copper Mountain when a
wire was Received to ship it to Cordo-
va. 1t was taken up and will be sent
here on Fridays train, and will be
buried by the Jap boys i'm town. AXel
Fast will be buried tomorrow at
Chitina. The remaining four bodies
have been inferred on Copper Noun
tain. They are Hugh Arnold, Gnnder
Gunderson, Fred Wahle and John
Barkko.
Mr.. Crary states that the upper
camp has been practically abandon
ed. Superintendent Nagle, Bill Ar
mold and a few others are at the low.
err camp. about three miles distant,
where the saw mill is located. They
will spend the next couple of weeks
getting out logs, awaiting the arrival
of general manager E. f. Gray, who
will sail from Seattle on the Goth.
1t is expected that arrangements will
be made to Immediately put up new
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
The firemen of Cordoya will make

The firemen of Cordova will make
merry on New Years eve at Eagle
hall. They will hold their annual
ball, and it is expected to be notable
affair. One of the strong features
of the evening will be an up-to-date
fruit punch. The best of music,
elaborate decorations, and lively
crowd will start of the new year in
d way long to be remembered.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

terly contested from the start and a
deep interest was evidenced by the
crowds that always attended the
court sessions.
In the scores of indictments that
were returned by the grand jury
against the various officials and
others who had dealings with the
defunct bank, eight were against
Capt. Barnette. The first Indictment
tried charged Capt. Barnette and B.
r. Dusenberry with intent to deceive
and defraud in publishing a certain
bank statement. A jury was waived
and the case was tried by Judge
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

Lyons. He decided that the defend
ants were not guilty. The second
case was taken up on the 18th. The
indicted men were Capt. Barnette
and Lew Wing. They were charged
with perjury, in swearing to a false
bank statement. The evidence soon
brought cut the fact that neither men
made affidavit to the statement, so
i'm short time the court directed the
jury to return verdict of not guilty,
which they did without leaving the
box. LIN all there are eight indict-
ments against Cr"t. narnette and
another will now e. To trial.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
FORMER ULTIMATE
STRIKES 1T RICH

]. Luterman worked for Bob Nc
Intosh the freighter, at Chitina, last
winter. In March, he left for Fair
banks with fifteen dollars in his poe
ket. Arriving at Fairbanks, he pros
pected for quartz with such success
that he came through Chitina less
than nine months later with a draft
for twenty thousand dollars in his
pocket, a five hundred dollar diamond
on his finger, three hundred dollar
coat on his back, couple of thousand
dollars for spending money and TWEEN
ty-one thousand dollars due him on
the first day of July of next year
All of this the result of one summers
work. And yet some people say that
the day of quick fortunes in Alaska,
is over.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
Overland Hotel

o. j. Berg, Kennicott; o. A. Rad
abough, H. C. Hamilton and wife, j.
e. Barrack, ]. c. Sayers, Sergt. Jas
Egan, P. J. Richard, Fairbanks; Jas.
BeliX, Kennicott; T. Fl. Whiae. Cleary
City; A. Hill, Kennicott; DR. Hale,
Cordova; M. Sullivan, CoJa9,a; Fat
Murphy, Kotsina; J. Lewis, RUDY;
Thos. McMahan, Flat Creek; Geo.
Hamilton, Iditarod.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

buildings and get things in readiness
so that the work at the mine can be
continued. Nothing, however, will
be definitely known until the arrival
of Mr.. Gray. Mr.. Crazy states that
Mr.. Nagle and several others had
narrow escapes from get inp caught
by the avalanche of snow. Some of
them were knocked down but man
aged to get away from the force of
the slide, which came suddenly and
with terrific force.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17
A NOTED CHIEF
HOLDS POTLATCH

Chief Goodlatoh held a potlatch at
Taral commencing FRIDAY and lasting
three days. Indians from Tonsina,
Long Lake, Lakina and Chitina at
tended and partook of the chiefs
bounty in the old time way. Es-kil
data. the trapper, who lives at Mile
126 will give potlatch next week.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-17

Two new show houses are in con-
struction at juneau. One for Spic-
kett & McIvor will be called the
Orpheum and the other is being built
for w. d. Gross, at present conduct
ing the Grand Theatre. Both play
deliberately. Vaudeville and motion
pictures will be played