The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-02
.CHATHENDA CAMP
MAKES A SHOWING


Much general news about Chat
henda is contained in letter from
that place and published in the Alas
ka Times at Cordova. The news
etter is as follows:
Gran Reed a rived here Decemhe
% coming by the way OF Mccarthy
He made the trip from Mccarthy ov,
er the Hazelet trail with his outfit
IN nine days He is now out on the
creeks looking after his interests.
George Handy and Doctor Montgom-
cry arrived here January 2 with
mail from Mccarthy, making the trip
over in four days. In addition to
the letter mail they carried second
class and parcel post mail, charging
twenty-five cents a pound for the for
mer and fifty cents a pound for the
after.
c. E. Nichols, of Cordova. is bus
on his claims on Powell creek and
vicinity A small stampede was on
last week to Powell creek, but so
far there has been nothing to war
rant any excitement.
L. H. Smith, of Cordova, was re-
cent visitor in town from Wilson
creek. where he has been busy doing
his location work.
A mining exchange and real es
tate office has recently been opened
by German F. Buffers, formerly of
Vancouver, B. c.
Mrs. W. S. Woodbridge. formerly Of
ro1J ;,
raj store here.
Donald, Scott & Walker are max
ing extensive Improvements on their
building. They have large stock
of general merchandise.
Fred Levy. from Nome, is one o.
the most popular men with the la
dies in camp, he being past master
in the art of bread and cake making.
There are fifteen women in camp,
most of whom are wives of prospec-
tors.
Ned Hill. of Cordova, arrived in
town a few days ago with two tur-
keys, but was somewhat late for
Christmas and New Years.
Quimby Brothers, formerly of Fair
banks, are running a clubhouse here
and are doing a good business,
S. o. Freedman is operating the
largest general merchandise store in
he camp, with Dan Stacey as man.
ager.
The population of this camp and
vicinity is about 600
NJ. R. Healey. formerly United
States commissioner at Chitina. has
a number OF claims here, and will
shortly open up a mining and brok-
erage business.
R. w. Baxter, formerly of White
horse, is operating a hardware store.
Milton Cameron, Of Dawson is con-
ducting a meat market. He brought
in So head of cattle last fall over the
Whitehorse trail. Beef sells IT
TO 70 cents a pound, according to
he cut.
On December 10 the first marriage
ceremony in the camp was solemn
lied The contracting parties We're
O. J. Wheatley, a young Englishman,
of the Red Cross society, and Mrs.
Bertha Cochran, widow of the late
Judge Cochran of Nome.
Charley Ross, the carpenter from
Cordova, is still here and is kept
busy in the building business
Nearly al of he ravel cOmi0g in
to this country is coming by the way
the way of Gulkana or Whitehorse.
Provisions, such as flour, sugar, rice,
rolled oats, etc, are selling at 4
cents per pound; milk so cents a
can, butter $1.75 can; coal oil
$500 a gallon, and candles at 81 a
dozen. You can get a haircut for
81, and shave for so cents. Drinks
are 80 cents, and whiskey s. bot
tie Horse feed sells at 81 a pound.
There are about 800 cabins al Cha
thenda and vicinity, and many more
are under construction.
The people of this camp are very
much disappointed over the treat
ment they are receiving at the han 6
of the government in regard to the
way the mail is being handled be-
no regular mail service here what
ever. Theodore Kettleson. Who has
been appointed postmaster, has not
yet qualified, and consequently the
vail has to be handled by the United
States commissioner without COM
pensation therefor, which makes ii
very inconvenient for both himself
and the public.
Sam Shucklir formerly Of Foi"-
banks, has erected large log build
ing with plate glass fro"t o. "ror
street, and is now conducting a
clothing and general merchandise
store. William Gaynor, formerly OF
Fairbanks, has opened a drug store
on Front street. There are also two
barber shops here, one conducted by
Miss l.. Roberts, formerly of Dawson
and the other by Dick Sopher, an
old-time Alaskan, who is doing a
| fire business.
There is no water in town and the
supply Is hauled in the form Of Ice