The Chitina leader., 1914-05-12
IF GENERAL INFORMATION

two years ago he spent SeVeral months in Washington as one of the paid representatives of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Mir. Under wood is not unknown in Cordova IS he was one of the several news paper men who accompanied Secre- tary of the Interior Walter Fisher upon his educational trip to Alaska. Cordova, May 8. The Valdez Democratic Club, has received from the National Associa- tion of Democratic Clubs the charter for the club recently organized in that city and also the certificates to be issued by the club to all members thereof.
 The Valdez Bank & Trust Com- pany has purchased the Seattle Hotel Block in Valdez from S. A. Temple, for 1000. The building will be remodeled for bank purposes and It is said that in the fall modern hotel will be erected on the corner. The survey boat Taku is now at cruise to Port Wells. She has been put in good repair and has had :, thorough cleaning up. This after noon Capt. and Mrs. Rude. were hosts on launch party that in- cluded about 20 friends, who were taken out on the Sound
 The early birds were around this morning in good time to catch, not the worms, but the hose carts and rush to the scene of a smouldering fire. It appears that some sparks from the Rainier-Grand Hume had ignited the shingles on the. roof of that part which was formerly the Cordova House. The chemical was soon properly directed and in few minutes it was all over, with no necessary to turn on the water. Yesterday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock, six bents in the timber rail- road bridge at zChitina went out The train from Cordova had arrived there shortly after f o'clock and it
 was hoped to get it over the bridge. It was to, be taken over in sections, and the first section, containing sey- eral freight cars, had reached the other side before the ice floes did any serious damage. It was then impossible to get the rest of the train over, and as consequence the pas sengers and some of the freight is still at Chitina. Some of the pas sengers may cross a little later in boats, but there is always more or less danger. in attempting this. The ice jam above the bridge has not yet broken and when it does more of the bridge will likely be carried away. In the meantime nothing can be, done until the Copper river is comparatively free of the ice, which may take. week or more Then repairs to the bridge will soon
 be made as everything will be in readiness to replace the bents and straighten the tracks.
 Cordova, May g. Major A. E. Ranson, division superintendent of the Northern Life | whose headquarters are at Seattle arrived in town this afternoon froll l the westward. He is meeting with
 good success in Alaskan towns and
 will remain here week.
 | Fourteen horses to be used this
 season by the geological survey
 parties were brought from Knik or
 the Sampson and are being cared fol
 in Capt. Lathrop's barn. The sur.
 veyors are soon expected to reacl here and to go to the interior.
 c. F. M. Cole and wife, who have
 been in charge of the road house al
 Yost's during the past winter, re ] turned to Cordova on yesterday
 train and will remain here a few
 weeks. They report that there was
 considerable traffic the past season
 over the Chitina-Fairbanks trail.
 E. w. Exum came down on the train yesterday from Chitina and .s
 circulating among his friends here
 After attending to some business he
 will return to the interior or
 Monday. ....
 Judge Brown, came over from
 Valdez. on, the steamer. this after
 noon. He expects to take the trair
 on Monday for Chitina. He wishes
 to look over the situation there be- ! fore making a permanent appoint | ment of U. s. Commissioner. Judge
 Oscar Fish is temporarily filling | the position.
 Cordova, May II. Judge F. M. Brown was pas | senger on the train this morning fol
 Chitina, where he goes to give 2 | hearing to any who may have any 1