The Chitina leader., 1913-12-09
SEATTLE, Dec. s.-Yesterday af- l


 ternoon Lloyd J. Caswell died at his home in this city. He will be re- membered as the consulting engi- neer for the Alaska Central Rail- road. Afterwards he became asso- ciated with MT. Hawkins, chief en- gineer for the Copper River & Northwestern railway, and was divi- sion engineer. His work was prin- cipally between Tiekel and Chitina, which was finished in June 1911, when Mr. Caswell came from Cor dova to Seattle.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-since mining began in Alaska in 1880 the gold placers of the territory have yielded 7,4SS,491 fine ounces of gold valued at $154,S0O,S75. These mines have also produced 1,652,O16 fine ounces of silver, with a con- mercial value of s96O,743, according to A. H. Brooks, of the United States Geological Survey.
 The gold placer mines of Alaska are estimated to have produced in 1912 gold to the value of $11, ,990,- 900. Railroad development is the thing that is most needed, and it is not to be expected that under pres ent industrial conditions there will be any stability of placer-gold out put in the territory. So long as the high cost of transportation prevails, the production of placer gold must depend on the exploitation of bonanza deposits, for these alone can be expected to yield profitable re- turns.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The fisheries of Alaska yield annually more than s12,O0O,00O while almost S35, 5,O00,OOO is invested in the sal mon industry, which employs 1S,- 900 men. Because of complaints against Canadian, Japanese and Rus sian fishermen invading Alaskan waters for halibut Secretary Red field has been induced to include in his estimates for the department of commerce an appropriation of $100,- 900 to purchase one sea-going ves- sel, one light-draft tug and six rapid motor boats to enforce the alien fishing law. For additional employees he asks $S,500. The department now has no vessel to use for this purpose, and the secretary points out that when a government official has to visit an Alaskan cannery or fishery to see that the law is ob- served, "his only means of transpor- tation is a boat owned and run by the very company or person that may be violating the law"
 JUAREZ, Dec. 9.-General Villa has ordered the merchnats here and at Chihuahua to furnish such goods as are required and to charge to him. He asks for the prices of their complete stocks.
 EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 9.-To pay sick, death and funeral benefits, to protect members in case of sick ness or distress, and to establish CO., objects of the International Socialist Brotherhood recently launched here. A home for aged and disabled workers, an orphans home, hos pital and other institutions are eventually to be founded by the organization, according to it's back CTS. Branches will be organized in every town and city in the United States having a Socialist local. The promoters hope to have 100000 members within comparatively short time. Eugene V. Debs, Clar- ence Darrow, Charles Edward Rus sell, J. Stitt Wilson, Victor Berger, Seymour Stedman and Stephen M. Reynolds have promiesd to aid the movement. The project has been under consideration for months in Southern Indiana. The originators of the movement are c. L. Bourne, Russell Eyttenbach and Charles Nuesselor, three local Socialists. Some of the leading Socialists in the United States are expected to ac- cept offices in the association when it is finally incorporated.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 9.-It has been definitely decided that there will be no Potlatch celebration during the year 1914. Instead, greater cele- hrot;on x,;Jl ho ha1d ;y, 1Q1E nh-