The Chitina leader., 1913-12-09
Cordova, December 4

SdIoCy OI SCleutlSI anu GApioiSi A fingwell, who has been connected with the University of Chicago and whose people live in that city. He went north the past summer to finish some work for the govern ment. He left Nome on the Mary Sachs, which was one of the small boats used in connection with the Stefansson exploration. Capt. Ped ersen and Olaf Swenson, who re- gently reached Cordova from the Arctic, coming overland, declare that Leffingwell is safe in winter quar- ters at Flaxman Island, where he arrived on August 15. Camped with him are the members of the Can adian Arctic expedition, which in- cludes Dr. Anderson, Messrs. Chip man, Johanson, Cox and O'Neil. All these men went from Nome either on the Mary Sachs or Alaska. Ex- plorer Stefannson and nearly all Of his party are aboard the steamer Karluck, which passed Flaxman Island going eastward, on August 18th last. Since that time nothing has been heard of the Karluck and it is feared that the vessel and those aboard her had some serious mishap.
 William Solomon, who has been in the employ of the railway TOT the past seven years, has decided that it is time for a change so he will take the Northwestern to Seattle and go on to his old home at Kansas City. After visit there he will return and go into the Chisana country.
 w. E. Townsend, who is known by everybody in CordoUa, returned Tuesday from several months spent in the Chisana diggings. He will return there later.
 A number of women avalled themselves last night of the kind invitation of the fire boys to use their gym on Wednesday evenings. It is expected that the number will be increased as time goes on. Sev- eral young men are considering the proffer of their services as instruc- tors.
 It has been determined that the break in the cable line is about zoo miles this side of Sitka, in deep water. As consequence it Will likely be necessary for the cable repair ship Burnside to come north to splice the break. Just when this will be we are not informed. In the meantime we are receiving press messages by way of Skagway' Egbert. Fairbanks and Valdez, at about four times the ordinary cost. And this is one of the discourage ments that prevent the newspaper men of Alaska from becoming millionaires.
 Cordova, December
 The train from the interior ar rived on time this afternoon before o'clock, bringing some Fairbanks and Chisana passengers. Those who came from the gold diggings all came out over the Hazelet glacier trail and mushed from Chisana to Mccarthy in from three to four days. They report the trail in good condl- tion and passed a number of freight CTS with horses drawing good loads going into the digging.s Others ar rived at Mccarthy today and will come out on Sundays train. Among Jthe number is Ned Hill. Another IS Howard D. Fields, representative of the R. H. Charming and Hamshaw interests. He has been in since early summer and will take the steamer Northwestern from here to Seattle, expecting to go east from there.
 The freighter Seward reached port this morning with a cargo Of explosives and general mercahndlse. She is now loading about six cars of copper ore and will sail early in the morning for Valdez. She carries IA horses for that town, consigned to w. E. Wood, who it is said will use them for freighting purposes. The Seward had stormy weather coming up the Inside Passage ana across from Cape Spencer.
 About nine inches of snow fell during the early hours of the morn ing, and some who have been busy shoveling the sidewalks insist that