The Chitina leader., 1913-10-07
Late Telegraph News

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 VALDEZ, Oct PA report has been brought to town that indicates that foul murder committed in the interior few months ago. The unknown body of found
 fifty yards from the trail quarter of mile from the Willow Creek road house, 39 miles from Chtna and 90 miles north from this town is evident that robbery the motve his pockets turned inside out However the perpetrators evidently overlooked the big loot for in his shirt pocket found intact $500 in Canadian bills. A Winchester p rifle found the body The mans legs tied and he evidently dragged from the road into the brush It calculated that he has been dead for three four months In pockets few postal .cards and receipt for dues from the Industrial Workers of the World He also had medal of foreign nature we'll letters The matter has been reported to the marsha oce and that official we'll as the district attorneys office, will follow clue in the effort to determine who committed the deed their believed that the must have had partner and the first step will be to try to locate him.
 VALDEZ Oct. 2-The Grandy Consolidated Mininx, Smelling Power Company Ld closed deal yesterday by which the Midas property passed into their hands
 reported that the consideration $9OOO and that good part o It was pad n cash representatives of te have been here for several days past working the deal This morning they took the property and will at put big of to work it. They that they other copper properties this section o Alaska and will contest with the Guggenhem interests for
 share of the business They that order do this
 it will likely be necessary for them put freight and perhaps passenger vessels to to Southwestern Alaska
 The Granby Company only organized in 1911, but then they have been quite active They have built 1000 ton shelter at Granby Inlet B. o. 12O miles south of Ketchkan which will be blown in during the early spring. They nave taken property
 miles from Ketchkan also property Goose bay and with from the Midas mine to keep the shelter running The also has large limestone quarry the British Columbia side of Portland canal from which they expect to- ship 200 tons of limestone per day for uxng purposes Thus far the properties they have secured of low grade copper 
 Over year ago the Midas mine taken option from Charles Debney and wife formerly of Valdez and Seattle George Baldwin the leading spirit in securing the option for himself and two others They then formed the Midas Company and about the first of the present year gave option Stepen Brch representing the Alaska Syndicate He put large force of at work and continued development until July 1st at which time his option expired He not then satisfied to make the his option and asked for extension that he might continue work and further develop the property The Midas Company declined to further extension of time and themselves then raised the amount necessary make payment order to make good their option and have title pass them They then entered into negotiations with the Granby Company with the result that sale has been effected.
 The property directly the bay from Valdez about two and half miles distant. There is great ubation in the prospect of having another big property in operation, which will be direct benefit to Valdez According to the report of engineer who recently examined the property the development work to date consists of something 1800 feet of tunnels drifts and raises and there in sight than 100000 tons of copper averaging cent copper with considerable vein in portion of the mine which carries $27 in gold and about $6 in silver
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 1-Recently the Nome Chamber of Commerce made appeal to Washington for assistance in locating the power schooner Wasp It desired that cutter be to the Arctic the effort locate the schooner At first thought that the cutter Bear could be sent north but 1t that she not in cond ton to make the No other cutter is available It decided this afternoon that Commandant Bertholf who in charge of the cutter service should notify Nome of the inability to render the desired assistance The Wasp nearly six weeks overdue her return voyage from the Kuskokwm coast and is feared that she ost with all board She sailed from Nome with United States Commissioner Reed Superintendent Evans of the bureau of educaon supplies to the Kuskokwm region time when Arctic waters are especially dangerous to navigate Nome also wanted