The Chitina leader., 1914-03-17
Cordova, March 10.

Cordova, March 10.
The Dawson News is opposed to
the proposition to annex Yukon
Territory to British Columbia. In
discussing the question it says:
Persistent rumors from. the out
side to the effect plans are under
way at Ottawa and in British
Columbia for the annexation of
Yukon to British Columbia are
enough to rouse the Klondikers to
some expression of opposition to any
such SCENE. Even if there be notn-
ing to the story, it would do no
harm for Yukoners to go on record.
1t is certain Yukon has nothing to
gain from being tied to distant
country which knows nothing Of
Yukon conditions and which would
impose on this region mining and
other laws totally unfit for this
peculiar zone. British Columbians,
if they had the Yukon, also would
begin to forage in the field for that
which belongs to Yukoners.
EFT is time Yukoners, if they
really value their independence and
their present splendid mining laws
and privileges, secured after so many
years of hard fight, should get busy
and send protests by wire to Ottawa.
Redistribution may come on any
time now and tnere is no telling
what curves may come up in respect
to the various provinces and terri
tories and especially regarding
Yukon. If Ottawa insists on more
territory being merged with Yukon,
let it be Northern territory, which
has a common zone with common
problems, such as Atlin and Mac
kenzie, but, better still, let Yukon
remain as it is"
Theodore MacCaaley, the former
Cordovan, is now the holder of the
American altitude record for aero
planes. On February 25 last he
reached an altitude of 1873 feet
breaking the record Of Lieut.. Post,
which was 1920 feet. The officer
did Iot live the receive the honors
of having established record as he
fell from his machine when WITHIN
a few hundred feet of the earth.
MacCauley is regarded as one OF the
most skilful filters of America. The
American Aero Club has recognized
MacCauley's record
MacCauley's flight was a remark
able one. He assembled the first
1852 feet in Is minutes. In 30
minutes the paragraph showed
9,842 feet, and in exactly SO min
utes after his Curtiss biplane left
the North Island aerodrome Mac
Cauley reached greater altitude
than any yet attained by an Ameri-
can aviator.
w. McCrary, the diver who went
to salvage the Olympia is now at
Ellamar where he is busy recover
ing 140 tons of high grade copper
ore which was dumped into the pay
13 years ago when the wharf gave
way. The diver did not have much
success with the Olympia but sue
ceeded in getting several OF the
propeller blades by blasting them
from the hub. He also recovered
$50 fathoms of chain and number
of brass parts.
The ore crushers of the Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Company's pilot
mill, fraction of the first unit in
the big reduction works, started
operations last week for the first
time. The stamps were started
dropping the following day.
gasoline engine is used to haul the
ore cars which have a capacity OF
six tons each. The train makes the
roun trip each Is minutes. Only
four cars are being used at present
but when the mine has been more
fully developed ten cars will be
used. The citizens of Juneau be-
lieve the mine will make their town
the biggest mining town in the
world before five years.