The Chitina leader., 1913-09-09

Cordova September s The special train for Mccarthy left this morning at o'clock Eighteen sampeders and considerable freight out Most of the relied securing pack trains the end of the railroad to take their supplies the Chsana many expect to remain all winter.
 One of the going was T. G. Jones' now of Seattle b. who made clean of $15000 in the Dawson country He practical miner and expects winter in the dggng lie had specially constructed automobile, of width built for himself at Seattle It has ample power hill and carry about ton of supplies In his outfit is portable mi which he hopes to get in and do considerable business
 this winter furnishing lumber the needy Mr. Jones believes that from what he has heard of the newly built Mccarthy that he will have but little difficulty getting the Nzna glacier with his automobile From there he expects follow the azeet party the road they marking which both the Nzna and Chana glacier coming at the headwaers of the Chsana river and but few miles from the center of the new diggings.
 Word came to town yesterday afternoon that fire had been raging in the woods part of Sourdough hill For possibly mile toward the Nizina river side the flames burned much of the timber As result many charred trees fell the corduroy road that had been built crashed through few small bridges that had been built small streams. of work today and it is expected that the damage will be repaired and that can again be drawing supplies from Mccarthy the Nzna
 Avah Eames director of mails for this section of Alaska was passenger this morning to Mccarthy He goes arrange to send shipment of rstcass mail the Chsana gold dggngs The department recently decided inaugurate semi monthly service from Mccarthy the Chsana country The mall will likely be carried by of the packers who is maintaining regular pack trains the nterior post office will also be established at Chana For the past weeks Mr. Flames has been in communication with the postal department Delegate Wckersam relative to an office in the country It has finally been decided create the ''Chlsana' post office. Several days Mr. Flames requested to suggest the of for postmaster This he has not yet done but indicate that the United commissioner would be the proper look after the duties for time least His office will be centrally located and most of the prospectors will have business with him. that it would be place go The compensation for postmaster at Chsana will scarcely
 him for the time attend to the duties
 It is reliably stated that Judge J. J. Finnegan of Seward has been appointed United States commissioner for the White River mining district, which includes the Chisana dggngs He will succeed M F. Morgan the present incum bent who fell heir the office before dggings discovered.
 Judge Finnegan left Cordova about four weeks ago for Chsana, going in via Mccarthy and Skoai pass Before starting he made application Judge Fred M Brown the office and parties returning from the interior today train
 state that his commission and supplies being taken him by stampeder This will be gratifying to the army of propectors the camp where Morgan and his deputy
 the notorious Hea formerly of Chtna have been conducting the office in higl-handed manner
 Among the their way out via Mccarthy are Fletcher T. Hamshaw and J. Channing Jr who represent big interests in the White river and Chisana Mr. Hamshaw went in by of White Horse last June As took him ? days to reach his copper properties the eawaers of the Whe he prefers route that will land him in Cordova in four five days from the dggngs Mr. Charming went in last month via Mccarthy.
 FAIRBANKS Sept 5-Bert Johnson a freighter return ing here from the gold dggg wires from Gulkana He states that there much suffering because of the lack of grub and the nclement weather Only eight men who are in q position to board themselves have been able go others Grub Is $15O per pound and hard to get Johnson advises stampee to wait for the for by that time there will be plenty of provisions in the country it will least be easy to get in with teams and wagons.
 FAIRBANKS Sept. All kinds of reports are being received here concerning the placer gold dggngs the Chsana country Many knocks heard trails and the extent ot the gold nds Returning stampeders and letters received tell contradictory stories As result there are hundreds of miners in the interior who have strong ncna
 on to take chance but have decided await detailed information and greater development But with another element the seemingly undputed fact that good pay has been found on at least five creeks has been enough satisfy them that the gold is there and that the history of other Aask camps is about to be repeated.