The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-03

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Deputy U. S. Marshal Foster, of
Fairbanks, who was severely burned
about the hands and arms when the
Third Avenue Hotel was destroyed
by fire, is reported to be making
good progress toward complete
recovery. Skin grating was re-
sorted to and the wounds are
nearly healed.
The Democrats of Otter precinct,
Iditarod, have organized club
which promises to be a factor in
the coming elections. The organiza-
ton will be known as the Wilson
Democratic Club of Otter Precinct"
L. S. Stringer, who formerly lived
in Cordova and later in Chitina is
in trouble in Dawson. He recently
appeared in the police court to
answer complaint sworn to by
Mrs. Bubbles who alleged that he
had threatened her life, and wanted
him bound over to keep the peace.
A copy of the report of President
James Godfrey, of the Mother Lode
Copper Mines Company, to the
stockholders was received by the
Daily Alaskan on the last mail. The
report shows that during the past
season an aerial tram $3.50 feet
long was installed in addition to
running several hundred feet OF
tunneling Five hundred tons of
copper ore, which averaged nearly
20 per cent copper and IL ounces of
silver per ton were mined and
shipped to the smelter at Tacoma.
The ore was sledded from the mine
to Mccarthy station a distance of
IL miles.
President Godfrey's recommended
lions for this years operations con-
template an outlay of more than
$50, 200 for machinery materials
and supplies. 1t is also planned 10
extend the tunnel on the Marvellous
claim which will tap the ore body
at depth of 700 feet from the out
crop. A 60-horsepower gasoline
engine will also be installed to fur
nish power for the compressor and
machine drills. Two shifts of min
ers will be employed and it is
believed that the tunnel can be
driven 10 feet per day. a shaft will
also be sunk to depth of 800 feet
to determine the pitch of the ore
body with a view of running 800
foot crOsS-cut tunnel.
In order to provide transportation
from the mine to the Copper River
& Northwestern railroad at Nc
Carthy Mr.. Godfrey recommends
that first class wagon road be con-
strueted at a cost of about $20,0U0.
1t will be necessary to build IL
bridges. With the completion of
the road when heavy automobile
trucks could be used it is estimated
that the ore could be transported
from the mine to the railroad at a
cost not to exceed So per ton. Sixty
men were employed for portion of
the time last season but the num-
Der will be greatly increased this
summer.
Powerful Joe Houston, of the
Houston Dredging Company. has
written the Seward agent OF the
Alaska No thern railroad asking
that cars be supplied him some time
early next spring to carry a big
dredge to Mile 26. In addition to
the dredge he will ship a hydraulic
plant and $4,000 feet of lumber.
Theodore T. McCauley, who was
in Cordova during the construction
of the Copper River & Northwestern
Railroad is now one of the leading
aviators of California. He recently
broke into print in San Diego to
criticize the government for using
Wright machines for the army
corps Since the government avia-
tion school was established at
North sland, near San Diego, less
than two years ago ten fatal acct
dents have occurred. McCauley
has expressed the belief that there
is something radically wrong that
the government should continue to
use the Wright machine in prefer
ence to others which are considered
more reliable. He states that mill
tary aviators have also condemned
the Wright machine but that the
government refuses to purchase
others.
George Foss, native of Norway
but who has resided in Alaska for
~ years, died of tuberculosis in
Fairbanks recently. Deceased had
been sick for several months but
was working the day before he died.
He leaves small estate which will
go to his sister in Norway.
A Lane roller will be added to
the ore reducing machinery of the
Skeen-Lechner Mining Co., with
headquarters in Seward. The new
machinery will increase the capacity
of the mine to so tons per day.
Nome advices say that ScOtty
illen, the famous dog racer, has so
dogs in training for the great ALL
Alaska sweepstakes that will be run
in April. He expects to select a
winning team from the bunch. Other
teams are being trained for the
race.
Cliff Johnson, well known in
Cordova and other Alaskan towns,
and one of the discoveries of the
Cameron-Jo hnson mine on Shoup's
Bay, returned from the south on
the Mariposa. He made trip to
Shushanna last summer and sue
ceeded in getting in on some of the
best ground in the camp. His part
ners have been working during the
| winter on lay on No. Bonanza
and are in good pay.
| Mr.. johnson is taking in about
two tons of supplies with him now,
which includes camp equipment,
hose, dynamite, and tools, and will
later make a shipment of supplies
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