The Chitina leader., 1914-06-23


 to the social life of the town. The young visitor expects to remain most of the summer and her pleasing personality has already won for her host of friends and admirers.
 Dr. Chase reports the arrival of baby girl this morning at Charley Games home. Mother and little one are doing we'll.
 Ccrdova, June 20.
 T. M Hunt. assistant supervising forester for the Chugach reserve. left with a party this morning for the westward With him were w. J. Mcdonald, Clyde Nettleton, Harry Nettleton and Edward Harwood. They will go to Ship Creek, at the head of Cooks Inlet. While MT. Hunt will establish headquarters in that locality, the men named as we'll as others who may be employed later, will go inland and establish camp at various locations. These men will be on the alert to prevent the starting or spread of forest fires. That section of the country is par treme vigilance must be exercised to prevent the destruction of timber In the Prince William Sound section of the reserve there is very little danger at any time of a devastating forest fire, as the timber is wet and slow in burning. While to the westward MT. Hunt will look into various applications for homesteads in the Cook Inlet and Susitna coun- tries, that nave been referred to him by the forester at Ketchikan, where the headquarters for this section are located.
 The special committee appointetd by. the Cordova Rod and Gun Club to look into the available sites for the erection of home for the club, made an investigation along that line yesterday. At the next gather ing of the club members site on a big slough this side of the mouth of Eyak river will be recommended.
 Cordova, June 22. R. W. Baxter, vice president of the Alaska Steamship Company and the Copper k1ver & Northwestern Rail- way, in company with R. R. Pierson, superintendent of the Alaska Steam westward on the steamer Mariposa, and both will remain in this section until the return trip of the Alameda which is due here from the south on Wednesday morning. MT. Baxter, in company with Superintendent Caleb Corser will go out over the railroad in their private car, on the train leaving tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. This trip of inspection is likely to determine the conclusions of MT. Baxter as to what better ments and Improvements should be made this season. This afternoon he had a conference with the base ball boys and the manager concern ing the making of a base ball ground on company property.
 The freighter Latouche arrived in port today shortly after the noon hour, expecting to leave again for the westward about o'clock. She brought to this port 70 head of cattle, in charge of Dutch" Blanch- field and six assistants. They will be taken on the train tomorrow to Chitina and will then be driven over the trail to Fairbanks. The pas turage is good at this season of the year and the weight that the cattle lose while travelling on the steamer is more than made up by slow travel over the trail.
 Fred Schringer and wife, who have been enjoying a good rest and vacation at their homestead claim near Cape Hinchinbrook, have re- luTHcU lO lOWH anu are dSdIn it home at Fred's Place, which has been successfully looked after dur ing their absence by Fred Schiller.
 A. E. Harris, the popular travel ing agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, who makes his headquarters at Juneau, is again meeting the people of this section, arriving at Cordova on the steamt r Mariposa from Seward, and expect ing to visit Valdez on the Alameda. He finds here very friendly feeling for what is generally accepted as one of the best and most progress sive railroads in America.
 The Cordova Gun Club held it's weefly shoot at it's traps on Bay Front yesterday resulting in kill ing out of a trial at 90 birds as follows: Dr. Council, 3S; E. L. Harwood, 37; E. J. Davis, 26; NJ. Brock, 24; Ralph Stewart, 12.
 In the double shoot at 16 birds Dr. Council killed 12; E. L. Har-