The Chitina leader., 1913-10-21
Cordova, October 16

G6OTS6 MAX EStSTly, III Sudi 6C oA a big hydraulic plant on Chittitu creek, brought in the seasons clean up yesterday, and it is reported to be in the neighborhood of s100,00O. Be- tween 40 and 50 men have been working on the two plants located on Chittitu and Rex creeks, tribu- taries of the Nizina river. MT. Esterly states that if the season had not been so short, he was working in such good ground that it would have been easy to have taken out s20O,O00. He was not able to do any sluicing until June 16, and then on August 2S freeze came on that deprived him of water. After a few weeks there was a thaw and heavy rain and by the time preparations had been made to throw the water, another freeze came on which lasted. Ordinarily there is plenty of water in May and it lasts until October. MT. Esterly looks for big returns next season. This year he took out $500 pounds of native copper, some of the chunks weighing as much as 500 pounds.
 George Max Esterly, Seattle; Vol rey Richmond, Wm. Aiken, San Francisco: G. H. Birch, MT. and Mrs. H. F. Andrus, Fred A. Hotchkiss, New York; W. F. Taylor, Iditarod; Elizabeth Jones, Mile S9; L. Fl. Carvey and wife, Valdez; Archer Pol lard, La Grange, Ky; T. H. Postles, Jr., Washington; L. s. Bitner, Henry Watkins, Kennecott; Mrs. G. M. Cox, Seattle; W. H. Webb and wife, A. E. Nelson, Miss Haughian.
 Cordova, October IT
 The fishing schooner Lista that was in port a week or two ago, coming from Southeastern Alaska, again put in last night. She brought 10000 pounds of halibut, which are today being iced in boxes on the dock and will be shipped to Seattle on the Alameda. These fish were caught off the banks of Middleton Island and indicates that the busi- ness could be conducted on con- mercial basis. The schooner will leave again tomorrow for the banks and continue the catch.
 The freighter Seward arrived in port yesterday, bringing 1,50O tons of coal fo rthe c. R. & N. W. Rail- way and 200 tons for town use. From here she will go on Saturday to Valdez to discharge 250 tons of coal. She will take on return cargo of copper ore at Latouche and Cordova.
 The freighter Cordova sailed from Seattle last night with a cargo of coal for the c. R. & N. w. Railway, to be discharged at Cordova.
 The steamer Mariposa is due to sail from Seattle Saturday night. The steamer Sampson will sail on Monday night next, having been de- layed on her present trip south.
 Field Deputy Marshal Al Bowling came over from Valdez on the Sampson and left for Chitlna on the train this morning. He vii. make an investigation from that end of the double murder that was com mitted near Willow Creek. He and Dr. Boyle, of Valdez, recently went from Valdez to make an inspection of the bodies of the two men who were recently found dead.
 Cordova, October IS
 A report was circulated about town this afternoon that Billy Rowe, who has been in the hospital at Vic toria, had died. It could not be traced to any authoritative source and Capt. Lathrop says he had no recent news about him. However, he would not be surprised to learn any day that his former employee had died.
 James J. Godfrey, president of the Mother Lode Copper Mines Con- pany, was an arrival on the after noon train. He has been on the property for three or four months past, assisting in erecting a tram about a mile long to haul the ore from the mine to the beginning Of a road on Mccarthy creek. Five hundred tons of ore is being sacked and will be hauled out to the rail- road this winter and shipped out to the smelter.