The Chitina leader., 1914-11-10
Cordoya. November 5

Wm. r. I1cIuSsA way, "hO o4AAsSSA from Washington on the Alameda last week, departed on the train for the interior this morning. He bears a commission as forestry and fish, cries warden, but it is understood that the principal object of his trip is to examine mining properties at and near Copper Center for Senator Johnson of Maine, Senator West of Georgia and other members of a syndicate of eastern capitalists who contemplate the investment of sev- eral millions of dollars in this part of Alaska. MT. Hemenway expects to return to Cordova by Christmas.
 The steamer Admiral Evans was in port for an hour this morning. with 90 passengers from points to the westward. She departed for the south at 9:30. The only passengers from Cordova were E. J. Seitz and two second class.
 Lieut. Mears, member of the Alaska Engineering Commission, is now at Valdez, having come from Ship Creek on the Alameda. He ex- poets to sail south next week on the steamer Northwestern.
 Cordova, November
 The street department has J. Gamble employed in rebuilding and repairing storm sewers on streets leading from hill to bay, in prepara- ton for the. winter campaign of the real wet forces.
 James H. Morris was an arrival this afternoon from Mccarthy and reports a serious shooting that oc- cured last night. A. E. Todd and Dean Offlcer engaged in an argu- ment over the election resulting i'll Todd shooting Officer through the head, inflicting a serious wound. The man will be brought to the hos .pital at Cordova on the next train. MT. Todd is the proprietor of large store at Mccarthy and has been we'll an dfavorably known. He formerly resided at Nome.
 A meeting of the executive com mittee of the Cordova Chamber of Commerce was held last night. The advisability of sending telegram of congratulation to Delegate Wick ersham was considered, with the re- suit that it was decided to advise him that the people of Cordova are glad of his success. The telegram was sent this morning to the Dele gate at Fairbanks. i
 Cordova, November z
 A large steam turbine and access sories for the mines at Kennecott were among the freight on the steamer Cordova, which arrived from the south at o'clock this morning. Other items on the mani fest were S04 cases of dynamite, also for the mines, and gasoline for local merchants. The Cordova is due to leave for the westward at g o'clock tonight. .t
 Charles Sage has been appointed temporary night jailer and will as sume his duties commencing Mon day, November 9.
 James Reilly is in town for a few days, having been working at Mile } 52. He will return on the next & train to Alganic to do some more < work on his gold quartz property at \ Mckinley Lake.
 Wm. Madden, foreman of the Rex Gulch camp of the Esterly X Andras Company, operating in the Nizlna district, was one of the passengers on the train from the interior yes terday. He will spend the winter at Seattle and will go out on the Ncrthwestern. MT. Madden was unable to give the amount of the output of the company's two camps for this season, but stated 1t was better than that of last year. Be tween 50 and 60 men were on the payrolls of the two camps and two giants were operated on each prop erty MT Madden, stated that the only quartz property ol coHeoq S ~ r in that immediate vicinity is owned by the Crumb people and is located on the divide between Dan and Rex ytgulches. The quartz contains anti mcny and free gold and carries hlgn values. MT. Madden is one or the pioneers of that district.
 The steamer Dirigo arrived at Seward last night from the westward and is now on the way to CordoVa' expecting to reach here tomorrow, The officers and crew will be trans ferred to the old reliable little steamer Dora,. which will make the run westward from Seward for the next three. or four months.~- The Dirigo will be lowed by the freigntsr Cordova to Seattle, where her poll n