The Chitina leader., 1913-06-03

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 The Kodiak experimental station has been re-opened, with Supt Snodgrass in charge. The govern ment abandoned the station wher the Katmai eruption destroyed al the vegetation there.
 Frank Hall, a Nomeite, landed ir raid on a gambling house at Van couver, B. C., was fined S25 and hat his sGat" confscated. The Do lice found the gun on him at thc central station.
 The rcstofti"e department has is sued an order directing that un claimed post cards must be re turned to the writer when the writ. er's name and address are given It is estimated that 10.000,000 tc 1?.O9U,00o of these cards have hser destroyed eacE year.
 The meeting of the Valdez cham Der of commerce which passed a resolution condemning the appoint ment of E. w. Exum, of Chitina, as marshal of this division, and pray ing that the United States Senate would not confirm his nomination, was attended by but ten people, all of whom were dihectly interested in boosting some favored candidate or had a personal grievance against MT. Exum. The list of those who raised this mighty protest goes to show that politics make strange bed fellows, and in this instance the lion and the lamb seem to have lain down together, in the effort to take away a federal job from the Copper river valley and have a Valdezite named. Here are the names of those whose high sense of morality has been shocked by Exum's ap- pointment: T. J. Donohoe, Joe Murray. Al. Bowling, Tom Parker, John Frame. Ira Frame, Bert Me Dowell, Bob Dorr and Sam McNiece.
 The many friends of Jack" Me- Bride. formerly of Cordova, extend congratulations on his advent on the matrimonial sea. He was recently married to Miss Belle Manear, of Ketchikan, at the residence of the groom's parents, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Mcbride, in Juneau.
 Miss Manear was formerly Seat tie girl, but has lived at Ketchkan for some time and has endeared her. self to the community by her many estimable qualities and charming dis position. MT. Mcbride formerly lived in Cordova, but some time ago went to Ketchikan and has for a long time been in the employ of the Citizens Light & Power Company. of that place. He takes great inter- est in athletic sports and is consid- cred one of the baseball stars in Alaska.
 The Juneau land office has rem dered a decision in the case of the United States vs. James Wardell in- volving title to 160 acres of coal land in the Boring river coal fields, and about twenty-five miles from Ka- talla. Wardell was given a favor able decision.
 The local office holds that in or der to profit by the exemption fro l cancellation of entry within the res ervations created by the withdrawal order, that such regulations must have been compiled with; and that the defendant has complied with the regulations and did develop a coal mine prior to his application for pat ent. The decision rests on what might be considered a coal mine IL is held that the mere fact of dem on. strating that coal exists in conner cial quantities is not sufficient. It must be hown that workings exist from which coal can be taken in commercial quantities.
 The case is interesting from the fact that MT. Wnrdell has obtained decision recognizing the develop. ment of coal mine at an expense of under $500, while many others have spent many thousands of dol lars determining the extent of vast quantities of coal with exactness and in full detail rendering the country great service but have been de nied any proprietary right because they failed to develop a shaft or ar opening whereby the coal could be hoisted to the surface before apply ing for a patent, and which neglec has caused forfeiture of theil claims.
 The land in question was filed upor October 26, 1905, and located Octo Der 14 of the same year. Appii cation for patent was made October 2S. 1908 and s1,600 in cash paid il for the land November 9, 1909. Jan uary 10, 1912, charges were filet