The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-08-04
Cordoya. July 20

%aSiiS. n. ~. COStcT, WIG VI IhC
erintendent of the Westover
per property near Dan Creek,
as passenger on yesterdays train.
She has been at the mine since early
#spring and is now going to seattle
u for a season.
The people of Valdez are con-
graduating themselves that the total
Indebtedness of the town is but
$4,000, notwithstanding extensive
improvements that have been made
during the past few months. 1t is
expected that when this years taxes
are in that the Indebtedness will be
reduced to $4,000.
Leroy Tozier and Col. Stephenson
are passengers on the Mariposa from
/ Portage Bay and Seward. They
will go through to Skagway and
from there will go to White Horse
and down the river to Fairbanks.
They are on a mining mission.
The Underwood party has moved
from Mile 26 to Mile. 40 in the pur-
suit of it's work of appraisement.
Mr.. Underwood, as can be under
stood and is expected, never gives
out any information regarding the
progress of the work-Seward
Gateway.
J. Frederick Johnson, national
organizer for the Loyal Order Of
Moose. was in the city today on his
way from Seward to Juneau. He
found the local lodge in flourish
ing condition, with 81 members and
many others on the list for later
Initiation. An important meeting
will be held on Thursday evening
{ at which time election of officers
will be held.
The steamer Admiral Evans ar
rived in port from the westward
this morning at 1870 o'clock. A
train was in waiting at the wharf
and the large number of excursion
lists were Immediately taken on
trip to the glaciers. They returned
this afternoon about 8 o'clock and
the steamer left shortly after. The
passengers from here for Seattle
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Croker, Miss
Whaley and Mrs. J. Underwood. For
Juneau: J. C. Wickersham and d.
Thomas were passengers.
Attorney C. E. Bunnell, of VAL
DEE, was a passenger ON the, Samp-
son, going to Skagway to attend the
Democratic convention. He Is the
Territorial committeeman for this
division.
a. Charles Henry Scheffler will sail
on the Mariposa to night for
Skagway, where he will attend the
Democratic convention.
Cordova, July 29.
DR.. Alfred H. Brooks, in charge
of Alaskan mineral resources, U. S.
Geological survey, returned last
evening from Valdez. He expects
to take the next train out and will
first go to the Kotsina country,
where a party of his men are at
work. The DR.. will later go from
Chitina by automobile to the Fair
banks district.
The Tango Club gave one of their
pleasant and we'll attended dances
last night. 1t was to have been held
ats the Windsor hotel but the tempo
hry illness of one of the guests,
who sailed this morning on the
Mariposa, necessitated a change to
Eagle Hall. A large number of the
T,Xcursionists on the steamer that
was in port attended and thoroughly
enjoyed the pleasures of the even
Deming Wheeler, the banker from
Terra Haute, Ind, who is spending
a year or two in this section of
Alaska, enjoying rest and for the
benefit of his health, returned on the
steamer last evening from the west
ward. He will be at the Windsor
Hotel for a short season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schiller have
established themselves as mushers
of some speed and endurance. FOR
a month past they have been living
at Miles Glacier, but broke up camp
6n Monday and at 5 o'clock that
afternoon they started on foot to
cover the distance of 40 miles to
Cordova. They arrived here last
evening at o'clock, having covered
the entire distance in IT hours
walking time. Yesterday they
mushed SO miles, and both stood the
experience with but little fatigue or
discomfort. The only inconvenience
experienced was large blister on
Fred's foot, that necessitated his
wearing a slipper today. During
their stay at Mile 40 the Schillers
saw Miles and Childs glaciers from
every angle and were over good
part of both. They had the novel