The Chitina leader., 1914-07-21

| decided as yet but is awaiting fur
| Their information before concluding
/ to take the steamer tonight and
| going to Missouri.
The train yesterday afternoon
brought in from the interior, the fol-
lowing who are registered at the
Rainier-Grand: N. ]. Smith, Alganic;
| T. Antisell and L. R. Hyster, Nc
! Carthy, Sam McWilliams, Chitina;
! Dan vanderford, N. o. Cameron. At
the same hotel are c. G. Goss, of
Salt Lake; S. F. Hunt, of Juneau;
w. A. Lamont, San Francisco.
James Carscadden has returned
| from a trip to Port Wells. He
| visited the mining property of the
Golden Eagle Mining Company, at
| Golden, and declares that the show
| ing already made is of itself sutfi-
cient to make wealthy the various
Cordova stockholders.
Mrs. Ed. Griset has returned from
pleasant visit spent with Mr.. and
| Mrs. ellis at the wireless station
Whitshed.
Cordova, July Is.
There was an enthusiastic meet
| ing of Cordova baseball fans at the
Chamber of Commerce room last
night Definite steps were taken
toward forming a permanent organ
| ization and starting the work OF
making a good baseball ground. The
meeting was organized by the cleo
ton of DR.. Chase as chairman a1d
| H. G. Steel as secretary. The sub
scription committee reported that
s1,310 in money and $3.50 in labor
had been pledged. The committee
appointed to make an estimate Of
| the probable cost of putting the
ground in good condition stated
that they considered that the work
could best be done by the use of a
donkey engine and two shovels,
which Supt Corser was willing TO
give the free. use of, and that the
cost would not greatly exceed
$1,000. The available ground that
all favor is the tract on the other
side of the railroad in the rear of
the Arctic Lumber Co.'s building.
The railroad company state that
they have located on it, while Tom
Teets SAYS he homesteaded it last
| April. The company is willing that
the association should have the free
use of the ground. Mr.. Teets was
present and first indicated that he
would make a term lease on the
ground if a satisfactory offer was
made him as to price After dis
cussion he agreed that the associa-
ton should go ahead and improve
the ground and use it for the present
without cost, STIMULATING that when
he secured title that rental would
be. agreed upon. Mr. Nicholson was
instructed to take charge of the
work of getting the machinery in
readiness and taken to the ground,
SO that active operations could be
commenced Monday morning. The
matter of incorporating was referred
to committee of FIVE, to report ut
a meeting to be held on Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the Cham
Der of Commerce room.
The steamer Admiral Evans did
not arrive in port this morning until
nearly O'Clock and sailed south a
couple of hours later, with but two
or three passengers from here.
Fred Glassbrenner was a passen-
ger this morning with Capt. Durkee
on the launch Triton for Katalla
He will return on the Sampson.
Cordova, July 20.
Deputy Marshal Joe Feaster came
down from Chitina on Saturday on a
matter of business, in connection
with complaint entered by Game
Warden Albeit, who charged that a
mountain sheep had been killed at
| Alganic last spring.
A large number of people were ont
on the bay, on the lake, or in the
woods, enjoying the mild weather
of yesterday. AS result straw
berry patches were raided, trout
streams were whipped, and some big
catches were made in the Sound.
Councilman Thomas Davis, who
has been visiting with his wife for
the past two months in Idaho and
at Seattle, is now on his way north,
having sailed with Mrs. Davis on
the steamer Mariposa Saturday
night.
Baron Buelow Won Ravens and
Alfred B. lies left this morning for
the lake expect ng to lit a large
number of trout with the fresh eggs
that they secured at the Orca Can
merry. If they succeed in having a
big catch they will take some of the
fish with them to their mine on the
L -