The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-08-18

consolidating certain properties it is
expected that next summer consider
able work will be done in this line.
Men who are interested in this
project, he says, are Hamshaw,
Wiley, James, Nelson, Baldwin
Moves, Irving and others. A drill
is now being taken in from White
Horse and will be used this winter
for prospecting.
Cordova, August 49,
Chas E. Heron was a passenger
for Seward on the Sampson He
made hurried trip to Seattle to
purchase some mining machinery.
He is interested with Major French
in the operation of extensive placer
ground near Sunrise, in the Turn
again Arm district. Incidentally
Mr.. Heron is chairman of the Re-
publican Territorial committee of
Alaska, but that isn't worrying him
very much these days. He says he
is too busy making money to pay
attention to politics.
In q letter received today from
New York it is stated that Jack
Carlisle and wife. have returned
from their vacation trip to Buenos
Ayres and that they will return to
Cordova about September lsr.
A number of excursions are being
run to the glaciers these days. One
left this morning, taking the pas
sengers on the, steamer Mariposa,
another will go out tomorrow morn
ing with the passengers on the
steamer Victoria, which is coming
from Nome. On Sunday morning
a number of men from the transport
Buffalo will enjoy their leave by
chartering train and spending the
day at Miles and Child's glacier.
John J. Underwood, of Seattle,
was a passenger on the steamer
Sampson for Seldovia. from where
he will 60 to the far westward to
NjltC up the pCOplC VI q IAuSSidh
village, of whom very little is now
known. He takes with him a
photographer named NJ. J. Burns
who will take views to illustrate an
article. that Mr.. Underwood will
prepare for Harper's Magazine Mr.
Underwood is a familiar character in
various parts of Alaska, and spent
several years in Nome during the
early days. He is the author OF
"Alaska-An Empire. in the Max
ing"
John E. Barrett. of Mccarthy, re-
turned this morning from Juneau,
where he recently went to transact
business
Mrs. D. W. Griffin is returning
from a trip to the states and arrived
on the Mariposa expecting to take
the train for Chitina tomorrow
Mrs. L. H. Royal and children
were arrivals this morning and are
at the Windsor Hotel They will
leave on the morning train for
Chitina.
n. B. Solner, cashier and director
of the Union Savings & Trust Com
pany. of Seattle, made us a short
call last evening. He is on his
annual trip to the westward, being
interested in the hydraulic opera
tions in charge of Dick Dawson and
which recently gave clean up Of
over 100000, with plenty more to
follow. Mr.. Solner was banker in
Nome during the early days.
Karl Armstrong, deputy U. S.
marshal at Kodiak, is passenger
on the Mariposa. returning from
Seattle, where he went with his
wife who is in poor health.
Among the arrivals on the Mari
posa this morning were Robert E.
Capers and his mother, who have
taken up their residence in our
midst, remaining for time at the
Windsor Hotele They were met at
the wharf this morning by Supt.
Corser and taken with the eXcur-
sion party to the glaciers. Mr.
Capers formerly resided at Seattle
and comes here TO assume the
duties of attorney for the c. R. &
N. w. Railway, which office was
held until recently by r. j. Boryer,
who is now practicing law at Seattle.
Attorney Capers has been in the.
office of w. H. Boyle, general attor-
ney for the railway and the Alaska
Steamship Co. He is a young man
and recently came from Texas.
Chas. T. Butler, of New York. and
DR.. Ethan H. Butler, on the staff of
the Mayo Bros. Rochester, Mimi,
arrived on the Mariposa and are
registered at the Windsor hotel.
They will make trip into Kenne-
colt and remain couple of weeks
in this section.
Cordova, August IA.
For seven years past R. R.
Stewart has been manager of the
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