The Chitina leader., 1913-06-10

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 The appoinement or a territorial treasurer, created by an act of the first Alaska Legislature, has not been made by Governor Strong and there is still considerable speculation as to who will land this S4,000 office. Ju- neau has three candidates. B. N. Behrens, the pioneer banker and Democratic warhorse would not be averse to receiving the plum, while Harry Bishop has abandoned his as- pirations for U. s. marshalship of the First division and would like to receive his reward politically by the appointment as treasurer.
 Charles D. Garfield, of the Gus toms service, is said to have shied his hat into the ring, and to have d lightning rod up for the appoint ment.
 Several members of the recent legislature are said to be willing to resign if the appointment came their way.
 The federation of Governor Strong that politics would not be considered in the matter of the s.- lection of officials for territorial of fees made recently indicates the governor is now considering appoint ments.
 It is unofficially reported that the trip of the cruiser Maryland to Alas ka has been postponed until August. The reason given is that the coal mined on the Cunningham claims in the Boring river field, last year, has not yet been transported to Ka- talla, and that Dr. Downing and his party will be unable to have the fuel ready for delivery to the Maryland for at least two months. The cruis- CT is still reported at the Puget Sound navy yard, where repairs will be made on the ship in the interim.
 The United States commissioner at Juneau says that all games of chance come under the code prohibiting gambling in the territory, and that in the future the complaints would be drawn in his court so as to cover all games of chance under the gamb- ling provisions of the code, even if it is shown that the participants were only engaged in social game of cards, where the prize of winning calls for cigar or other merchan- disc, thereby laying operators of slot machines and other games of chance, including five hundred, whist and church rallies subject to prosecution for running or participating in gamb- ling games.
 Cordova, June I
 w. E. Dunklee, the Guggenheim mining expert on Prince William Sound, is spending a few days in town.
 MT. Dunklee is in charge of the work at the Latouche and also at the Midas, the new property now un- der bond to the Guggenheims and located in Solomon basin, three miles from Valdez. Under his manage ment about $4O,OO0 has been spent on the Midas claims, and if the work proves the worth of the claims $780, 900 is to be paid to a syndicate con- posed of Devinney, Wilson, Grigs- by and their associates, who did con- siderable work on the claims gefore bonding to Steven Birch, acting for for the Guggenheims. Ih5luCCl DuuhIc udS uTlNCu lOuT tunnels and is also prospecting with | diamond drill. He has a splen- did equipment, consisting of a 60- horse power Zoos gasoline engine and compressor driving three drills in the stopes and also operating the diamond drill. He has also con- structed buildings to house the men and the machinery.
 More than 15OO feet of tunnel ing has been driven and a depth of about 600 feet has been secured on the lead, which has increased and improved with depth.
 Before leaving Ketchikan for the south. Judge Thomas R. Lyons said that it was his intention to return to Juneau and resume the practice of law after few weeks rest in Se- attle and Walla Walla, in both oi which towns he will visit with rela. tives.
 The Ketchikan Miner, in commend. ing upon the decision of Judge Ly. ons to remain in Alaska, nominates him for delegate to congress
 Louie Lane has a crowd of sci entists from the Smithsonian insti