The Chitina leader., 1914-05-05
Cordova, April 29


 member of the Government Boun- dary Survey party. MT. and Mrs. Bryson left immediately for Shu- shanna, where MT. Bryson is inter- ested in mining properties. Miss Dixon will be remembered as a popular young lady who formerly resided at Cordova.
 Fred Schiller and wife have ar- ranged to take over Fred's Place on May 1st, and will continue to satisfy patrons who want to eat at first class place. Fred Schringer, accom- panied by his wife, will go to their homestead near Cape Hinchinbrook for several months.
 Cordova, May 1.
 MT. and Mrs. H. F. Andrus arrived on the Sampson this morning, hav- ing recently come through from New York. They are at the Windsor, as is also their friend Stephen H. Palmer, of New York. The three will leave for the interior on Mon days train. For several years Mir. Andrus has been engaged in big hydraulic mining on Rex creek, in the Nizina district. With a good flow of water this season he expects to make a big clean up of placer men and has already sent in supplies for the season.
 Among the passengers on the Sampson going through to the west ward today was Gus Sieffert. He had with him g men, machinery and supplies for the season. Their desti- nation is Hope, on Turnagain Arm, at the head of Cooks Inlet. This party is practically all former Nome ties and they. ., are experienced, in placer mining. As the head of the expedition, Mr. Seiiert has under taken to work for a party of capital ists, large area of gold placer ground They will do some prelim- mary work this season and will expect to begin to reap a rich har- vest next year.
 Among the arrivals on the steamer Alameda this morning was Capt. Fred Warner, formerly master of the steamer, and P. M. Walter, formerly first officer. They left the steamer here and are now arranging to go to Cape Hinchinbrook, where. the light house tender Armeria is lying sub merged. She struck rock and went down two years ago. Some of her fittings and supplies were afterwards rescued but there is still much of value on the tender Recently the government advertised for bids for the abandoned vessel. The success full bidder was Capt. Warner and associates, who secured all that re- mains of the Armeria and her SUD- plies for $2,500. He has now come north to arrange for raising the Armeria. Included in the vessels cargo remain about one hundred accumulators for the acetylene flash lights, large amount of coal, 400 cases of coal oil, and considerable miscellaneous freight. A recent sur vey of the ship showed that her hull was still in good shape and probably can be raised with scows. There Is a good beach near where the vessel now lies which Captain Gregory was headed for at the time, and if she can be raised enough to get her on the beach the probabilities are that she can be patched up enough to float her to safety.
 After discharging her freight last night the steamer Alameda sailed for Valdez about II o'clock She is due to return to Cordova Saturday night, to sail southbound. Although Captain Warner came north on the Alameda he was not in an official capacity His place has been taken by Captain Nord, who has been or the Southeastern Alaska run fol years and is generally known as the popular and dancing" master oi the steamer Jefferson. He has beer commander of that vessel ever since she was launched, and was, among the first officers in the service of the Northwestern Steamship Co.,, the predecessor of the Alaska Steamship Company. He is one of the few cap. tains who make it point to look after the comfort and accommoda' tion of passengers. The sailing list of passengers from Seattle fol Prince William Sound ports was as follows:
 For Cordova-Wm. Arrowood, J N. Barnhill, H. N. Baumann, w Clayson, Mrs. M. Charbowneau, Wal Dodge, J. Larson, Rev. J. L. Mcbride and wife, Walter McCray, w. s Ryncarson, J. Selmes, Ed. Walsh and wife, Capt. Fred Warner, J. M yValters Oak Olson IT. A. Legault