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

Katalla hospital, suffering from a
compound fracture of the right leg,
it being broken twice between the
knee and thigh He also sustained
other injuries by the teeth of a saw
with which he had been working
being forced into his flesh. That
he did not die in the trap in which
he had been caught seems a special
act of providence.
Goebel, who is we'll known
miner, had been working in the
Bremner country and recently left
Cordova to cut timber near Cape
Whiteshed. In telling a tree he was
caught in such a manner that his leg
was broken in two places and the
teeth of the saw forced deep into his
flesh. He was alone and apparently
without hope of release. After being
held in the trap for a time, which
he believes was about two hours, his
calls for help were answered by
natives who happened to be passing
along the beach more than a quarter
of mile away. They released him
by cutting the tree and Immediately
came to town for help. Men were
sent out and the sufferer brought to
the hospital where he is resting as
comfortably as could be expected
under the circumstances.
Saloons in the Third judicial divi-
sion will hereafter close at IL
O'Clock on Saturday night and re-
main closed until IL O'Clock on Sun
day night. The new order was is
sued this morning by United States
Marshal Brenneman acting under
instructions from the attorney gem
eral.
The saloons in the Nome division
were affected by the order more than
a month ago and it's Increment was
not unexpected in this division, and
is apparently a gradual tightening of
the lines against the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors and for Sunday OBJ
servances. The notices sent to the
saloonkeepers of the district by the
marshals Office is as follows:
Valdez, Alaska, March 2, 1914.
Dear Sir:
In accordance with the direction
of the attorney general, you are
hereby notified and ordered to close
your bar room on each and every
Sunday hereafter from ~ o'clock
Saturday night until IL o'clock Sun
day night.
If you fail to obey this order
criminal prosecutions will be
brought against you and proceedings
will be instituted to revoke your
license.
Saloon doors must be locked be-
tween IL o'clock Saturday night and
and II O'Clock Sunday night.
F. R. BRENNEMAN,
United States Marshal.
A party of seven miners en- route
from Seward to Nelchina were re-
Gently caught in snowslide near
the summit of Grow Creek pass, but
fortunately no fatalities occurred
although two men were buried be-
low the surface for some time. The
members of the party were: Clinton
Johnson, Alex Bolan, Elgin Vaughn,
Oscar Gill, Harry Holden, Ed.
ANDERSEN and AL Dreese. The latter
two were the ones who suffered
most. They were wearing snowshoes
and when found were head down
and unconscious and required long
fight on the part of their companions
to save their lives.
Soldiers will not be sent from
Fort Liscum to guard the trail from
Mccarthy to Shushanna according to
latest information received by the
executive committee of the Cordova
Chamber of Commerce, from Cap
tain Erwin commanding at the post.
The matter of having soldiers sent
to guard the trail was one which
was taken up early last fall Shortly
after the trail over the glacier
had been suaked and made safe for
travellers at a considerable expense
to Cordova businss men, complaints
began coming in that vandals were
destroying the guide posts.
The Cordova Chamber of Com
merce took the matter up with the
war department at Washington. The
department, authorized the sending
of troops upon request of the United
States marshal of this division.
Marshal Brenneman made the re-
quest for soldiers and it was be-
lieved they would be sent. Capt.
Erwin, however, has written the
marshal that after due investigation
of conditions he believes he is not
warranted in sending the detail OF
soldiers as the vandalism has appar-
emily ceased.
It is believed the receipt of the
liter from Capt. Erwin will close
the matter so far as the Cordova
Chamber of Commerce is concerned.
When the matter was first takn up
it was of vital Importance that
every precaution should be taken to
while crossing the glacier. Since the
while crossin the glacier. Since the
negotiations were opened for the
detail of soldiers to guard the trail
the situation has changed. Road
houses have been established at
short intervals and the trail is con-
stantly being Travelled by the stage
and express companies as we'll as
scores of travellers almost every day.
The regular travellers over the
glacier may be depended upon to see
that any maliciously inclined per-
sons who attempt to destroy the
guide posts will be summarily dealt
with. II necessary the United States
marshal has been empowered to en-
ploy special deputies who would be
better adapted to the work of guard
ing the trail.
Commissioner Rivenberg, of Ram
part, is getting in bad. Petitions
are being circulated and will be