The Chitina leader., 1913-09-23
Cordova, September 19

The steamer NOrtnWeSteTH dTfifeu in port this afternoon at o'clock, bringing 112 tons of freight and 19 passengers for Cordova. She will sail for Valdez about 6 o'clock this evening. The following were the passengers for this section:
 For Cordova-Mrs. B. NJ. Hegner, Mrs. E. Pratt, Miss Edna Prescott, Mrs. T. c. Burchett, Mrs. Sam Hastie, c. Simonstad, Mrs. J. Caille- teau, F. Rayer, Mrs. E. Keppe, J. Connolly, B. E. Skinner, R. A. Lind say, H. E. Scott, Mrs. NJ. Handy, Mrs. Needham and second class.
 For Ellamar Miss Gertrude Wybrant.
 For Valdez-Captain Michael, J. S. Hillis, Mrs. Marie Ziegler, Miss F. Gamble and S. Evans Hedge.
 For Latouche-Frank R. Van Camper, and Oscar Nordquist.
 For Seward-Dr Arlt, Baron Won Lohnysen, A. F. Fletcher, F. B. Shattuck, W. B. Robinson, P. Holds worth and wife.
 Frank R. Van Camper, superin- tendent of the Latouche copper mines, is a returning passenger on the Northwestern. He spent two or three weeks outside.
 The freighter Latouche will sail for Valdez about o'clock this even ing. She only brought steaming coal yesterday and as consequence there is a decided shortage of the neces- sary fuel in town.
 Baron von Lochneysen, the Ger man consul at Seattle, Dr. Arlt and A. F. Fletcher, are passengers on the Northwestern going through to the westward, where they will hunt for big game.
 Capt. Gilbert T. Rude returned with the coast and geodetic survey steamer Taku yesterday afternoon. For nearly two weeks past he has been in the Port Wells country and performed certain work that Will give the departments at Washington some idea of the country between Passage canal and Turnagain Arm. He previously made survey or the canal and found. that there was good anchorage. He was directed to re- turn and take look at Portage glacier, undoubtedly with the idea Of determining whether it would inter- fere with the construction of a rall- road in that locality. Capt. Rude found quite a glacier that is push ing down toward the mountain about a mile beyond the end of the canal. This is the mountain that it is con sidered to tunnel for about two and a quarter miles and which has cary ing heights from 1,500 to $500 and $500 feet. The captain says rail- road might be constructed from the canal running back over gravel mile to the tunnel entrance. Com ing out on the other side the tunnel would go a little distance on the level and then run around a hill or go through a short tunnel, then foi- lowing an easy grade to the end of the Arm and at Mile 72 of the pres ent railroad. Captain Rude thinks it might be advisable to drive the second short tunnel referred to and avoid any possibility of the glacier pushing over to the side hill and interfering with traffic. He con- siders that the construction Of the contemplated 12 miles of railroad IS perfectly feasible, by driving the tunnels, and would undoubtedly give a short and easy route to the Mat anuska coal fields.
 Cordova, September 20.
 The steamer Admiral Sampson arrived in port this afternoon from the westward shortly before o'clock and sailed an hour later TOT Katalla and the south. There were between 30 and 40 second class passengers for Juneau and Seattle, while the following first class pass engers took passage:
 For Seattie-Mrs. Brown, MISS Florence Hull, R. w. Wiley, A. r. McCloud, Miss Baum, J. c. Huyier H. M. McChesney, H. Sharpe, J. c. Glover, c. W. Osgood, A. H. Utter o. s. Baldwin, Albert Fink, Jake Berger.
 For Tacoma-Mr. and Mrs. E. M Baldwin and North Brooks.
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