The Chitina leader., 1914-06-02


 through to Shushanna Junction and Kennecott.
 T. B. Tansey returned to Kenne- colt yesterday, where he will resume his duties as surveyor at the Bonanza mines. He served as a petit juror at Valdez for few days. Capt. Ben Durkee returned last night with his launch Triton from a trip to Valdez, where he took a cargo of gasoline. He expects to go on to Katalla on the tide tonight. John E. Barrett, who has just re- turned from Valdez, where he served as petit juror, will go to his home at Mccarthy on tomorrow mornings train.
 Cordova, May 30. The steamer Mariposa reached port this morning shortly after , o'clock, and after discharging about 100 tons of freight proceeded at 9 o'clock for Valdez. She is expected back on Monday and there will then likely be seven cars of Bonanza cop per ore here for her to load, and two cars of Mother Lode ore, so that she will not likely sail southbound until Monday evening.
 Father Van der Pol was a return ing passenger on the Mariposa from Skagway. He will hold service Sum- day morning and board the steamer Evans in the afternoon on his way to Valdez.
 Mrs. F. M. Brown was among the passengers who passed through Cor dova this morning on her way 10 Valdez. There she will join the Judge and they will go to house. keeping.
 Samples of crude oil and gasoline have been received by the Cordova Chamber of Commerce from the Alaska Oil & Refining Co.,, at Katalla.
 Secretary Scheffler of the Cordova Democratic Club today distributed to many Cordova Democrats en- graved certificates of membership in the National Democratic League of Clubs. They were received on the steamer Mariposa from the league headquarters.
 The train went out this morning with passengers and freight, reach ing Chitna early this afternoon and expecting to return Sunday after noon. From latest reports it is thought that the bridge at Chitina will be completed this evening at 3 o'clock and that a train for Kenne- colt will run over it tomorrow morning.
 Cordova, June l.
 Jas. s. Ramage and E. J. Bower, two prominent capitalists from Spo- kane, accompanied by Miss Ramage and B. s. Mcdonald, were arrivals on the. Evans yesterday. The two former are interested in copper prop critics in the Lakina river section, heretofore operated by the Alaska Copper Company The party left on the train this morning for the in- terior, where they will instpect the properties on the Lakina for couple of weeks and decide whether to con- tinue operations on a larger scale. MT. Bower states that on the outside the eyes of capitalists are nov directed toward Alaska and he e-i- poets that mining properties will hereafter be opened up on a much larger scale.
 ! The steamer Admiral Evans put into port yesterday afternoon shortly after 3 o'clock. After discharging 1 freight and passengers for here and | likewise for Katalla, proceeded at , o'clock on her way to Valdez. Pas sengers from Seattle for this section were as follows:
 For Cordova-R. R. Smith, Mrs. Smith, E.. J. Leitzy, E. Morgan, E. J. Bauer, D. MCDOHdlu, J. ?. RduldSS, Mrs. Ramage, Gro Searfoss, Joe Searfoss and 10 second class.
 For ValdeZ-Capt. Harry George, E. H. Sushy, F. Scott, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Beach and 1 } second class.
 For Seward-Wm. Moffatt, w. I. Downs, Mrs. Downs, Mrs. M. Price, J. E. MacCauley and 8 second class.
 For Illiamnia-R. H. Sargent, P. s. Smith, E. F. Carlberg, c. A. Anderson, J. D. Nelson, E. Kreso, Alof Holt.
 I For Knik-Jennie Anderson, Fred McCay, Wm. Martin, H. Dundee, A. l.. Stewart, Geo. Chamberlain, c. Gilbert, J. E. Clark, Theo Chapin, J. w. Bagley, E. Quimby, Wm. Ledford.
 Father Van der Pol, accompanied by Mother Theresa, of New York, and Sister Oloysia, of Bellingham, left for Valdez yesterday afternoon, on the steamer Evans.