The Chitina leader., 1914-05-12

capitalists. When the trio purchased the interests of James and his part ners for half million they made a payment down of s4O,O00. and most of the balance was to be paid out from the clean-ups.
 This option was recently turned over to MT. Hamshaw upon his pay ing Mir. Price $15,00o cash and arranging to pay .$60.oO0 on May 20 at San Francisco. The balance of the $125,0O0 consideration is to be taken from the clean-ups this summer. And to receive that money MT. Ives will remain in the Chisana. MT. Price considers that they have cleared about $50,000 on the deal, which would allow for the payment they made and for the payment of the work done and supplies freighted in since they took hold of the option.
 MT. Price explains that the reason for selling was because recent de- velopments have made it necessary that he be in the Iditarod this sea- son. As a consequence he is not able to give the attention to the Chisana property that he would de- sire. He anticipates good returns from the ground this summer and looks to see Hamshaw make good on his deal.
 The reported strike of pay on Skookum by Charley Range is sub stant ated by Mir. Price. He says he has good dirt on his claim which is owned by Bud Sergeant but is being worked on a lay.
 A party of IT engineers from the United States geodetic survey office in Seattle sailed on the steamship Mariposa for Alaska on May 6. The party is in charge of R. R. Lukens, assistant survey officer, and will endeavor to compl.te the survey of the mouth of the Kuskokwim river. The Kuskokwim has been surveyed during the past three years by gov ernment engineers, yet the final survey of the mouth of the river still remains to be completed. The party will remain in Alaska about three months. They will go 70 Seward on the Marlposa and take g smaller steamer from there.
 The executive committee of the new Chamber of Commerce held 8 meeting yesterday afternoon and took important action relative 10 public matters that concern the future of Cordova and tributary country. A telegram was authorized to be sent to Secretary of the In terior Lane, which has gone forth in the following words:
 "Press dispatches indicate that survey parties have been selected for the Susitna-Fairbanks route only. Will survey parties be placed on the Chitlna-Fairbanks route soon If not, we desire to be heard in the matter. Please answer.
 The committee adopted a resolu- tion and forwarded it to Delegate Wickersham enlisting his efforts on the lines indicated. Especial atten- tion was called to the necessity for lighthouse at Cape St. Elias, also urging that the waters of Prince William Sound be surveyed and charted, so as to make less possible such accidents as have occurred ill the past
 A communication was received from U. s. Commissioner A. J. Dimond, complaining of the made quacy of the mail service. between Cordova and the Chisana. As only $50 per round trip is allowed twice per month it is difficult to get pack CTS to take it iu for that and then only limited amount of letter mail is carried. He felt that the impor- tance of the camp and the fact that there were about 300 people there
 would warrant a contract upon the part of the government that would
 give them two mails per month of 800 pounds each trip, which would
 permit of them receiving newspapers and other second class matter. The
 Chamber realized the justice of the
 request and directed that letter be Cordova. May 12.
 J. H. Paris, formerly of Fairbanks
 appeared before the Chamber oi Commerce last night, and explained
 his project of establishing a passen-
 ger autom mobile service between