The Chitina leader., 1914-09-29
OF GENERAL INFORMATION
Cordova, September %

Cordova last night on his way to
Katalla. He has been to Seward,
where he heard several coal land
cases and the Girwood homestead
case. His work for Alaska is nearly
completed.
Edward Harwood, who has been
employed in the forestry service for
several months past, returned from
Cooks Inlet on the steamer Evans,
his work having been finished.
William Fursman, a former towns
man, reached here on the Admiral
Evans last evening and will remain
until the arrival of the Northwestern
when he will go to Seward. Mr..
Fursman is now deputy U. S. mar
shall at Naknek, in Bristol Bay. He
brought a prisoner to Seward, who
will be tried at the term of court
commencing on October 5. In
reaching that point he travelled
1,400 miles on the steamer Dirigo.
James Flynn is making a trip TO
the various towns in the interior,
and may not return until next
week At the meeting of Town
Council last night, Mr.. Greene per-
formed the duties of Town Clerk for
him.
The steamer Northwestern was de-
layed on her southbound voyage and
will not sail north on her regular
scheduled date of the oath. Instead
she will leave Seattle on the night OF
the 26th.
The freighter Latouehe will sail
north from Seattle on Friday next
carrying coal and explosives for
Southwestern Alaska
H. 3. Wolking, who has been en-
ployed at Kennecott for the past
year and a half, has returned to Cor
dova and is occupying his cabin on
Third street.
Cordova, September %
w. E. Townsend, who looked after
the culinary department for the
Deyo party of surveyors, returned to
Cordova on the Admiral Evans. He
states that the survey has been COM
pleted from Chitina to the Matan-
uska coal fields and that the party
returned to Ship Creek, where Mr..
Deyo and some of his force will
complete their notes and get their
report in shape for the engineering
commission.
Father Wander Pol was an arrival
from the westward on the steamer
Mariposa and will remain over Sun
day, when he will hold service.
Cordova, September "a
Col. w. P. Richardson, president
of the. Alaska Road Commission, and
Lieut.. Glen C. Edgerton, the engi-
neer on the commission, were pas
sengers today on the Alameda, on
their way to Valdez. The latter in
specte1 the government roads of the
interior and went down the river to
Nome, going Seattle from there.
He says that the gold output from
Seward peninsula will be greater
than usual because of the abundance
of water which the miners had this
season. Col. Richardson, it viii be
remem bered, started from Cf!tina
with the government truck ana
small consignment of mail. When
near the town of Richardson he en-
countered a bad stretch of road, in
Guiding a bridge washed away, SO
he turned the truck over to Lieut..
Mears and Thos Riggs, who had
come up the river on steamer. They
came. out on the truck while the Col.
went into Fairbanks on steamer.
He came out via Eagle, Dawson and
Skagway. He says that at all the
smaller interior camps there has
been a good clean up this season,
as there. has been plenty of rain.
The latter has had discouraging
effect on road maintenance and to
do the necessary repairing has
drawn heavily on the road appropria-
ton for this year.
The steamer Alameda arrived in
port this morning about IL O'Clock
and remained here until 3, before
sailing for Valdez. Her passengers
for this section were as follows:
For Cordova-E. p. Harley, MISS
G. Moore, G. w. Phillips, w. ..
Pryor.
For valdez-Mrs. NJ. A. Griswold,
NJ. v. Fox, Lieut.. Glen c. Edgerton'
Col. w. P. RICHARDSON. j. F. Mouiton.
For Ellamar-F. w. Gripo.
For Seward-Mrs. H. c. DeLinn
and daughter, r. c. Fordacy, U. u.
McLain, NJ Malanchin, c. A. Schran-
aker, A. G. Schran iker, w. L. Rolfe'
A. E. Harris.
For Knik-H. M Hayns.
Cordova, September 20
The train from the interior ar
-, .l;. of+arnoop q hout O'Clock,