The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-09-15

morning at II O'Clock for Kataa Capt Ben Durkee came
over for them in his launch Triton The party will go from
Kataa to the Bering River coal fields it the weather
permits will mush out the proposed line via Lake
Charlotte to Mile 80 on the railroad
Prior to their departure the made arrange
mens for survey of connecting line Mile 50
to point about miles distant surveyed
line from Miles Glacier via Lake Charlotte the coal fields
Not having any men available for that purpose the Commits
soners arranged with the railroad company whereby they will
supply the and supplies to do the work Which may require
la month The party OF will be in charge of H. B.
Malcolm They will leave Cordova the train Wedne
day and to Mile 49, where they will Immediately work
1t is understood that two surveys made by the c.
n W. Railway to the Berng coal fields under the direction
Of the late Chief Engineer f. G. Hawkins The line is o.
miles from Cordova, 50 miles of which proposed extension
from Mile So runs southerly direction to the town Of
Kataa thence in norhery direction the coal fields The
Alaska Railroad Commission estimated that the cost of this
new construction of 90 miles would be H950O and with
engineering telephone, rolling stock. contingencies anc
interest at Sooooo or an average ct per ulle OF Sfo0
At place is there grade exceeding o per and the
largest stretch of this grade is only miles.
The second survey made by the railroad i, from Miles
Glacier Mile 49, and easterly distance of 80 miles
to Lake Charlotte 1t not definitely surveyed from there
Ito what is known the Trout Greek district the proposed
terminus. But the Railroad Commission a their estimates
line starting from Mile 49, running et>tery via Lake
Charlotte the coal fields distance miles making the
total distance from Cordova, rs miles The estimated cost
of the branch of 80 miles $l,s:::'6, with other
Miles Is and % there would be maximum grade of IL per
cent against the expected coal traffic In referring to these
lines the Railroad Commission report SAY: 1-s.
In comparing the two lines, it will b" noted that the
Lake Charlotte route is shorter than the kat route by some
II miles This advantage, however, is offset by the almost
level grades of the Katala line compared with the IL per
grade against movement of traffic the Lake Charlotte
line 1t should be borne in mind however that in time of wal
the coal supply from the Boring fields liable to be intercepted
by active enemy if the Katala branch adopted The line
lis susceptible to attack from the open landing
puta at Ray kila he
o the Copper River The Lake Charlotte route the other
hand lies behind the hills which skirt the and is some
~ to Is miles in the interior is inland for
naval attack and could be easily defended from landing
parties"
Neither the railroad company the railroad commission
have made complete OF the Lake Charlotte route
from Mile 49, and the estimates have been made by using he
line from Mile 40 basis But the Engineering Com
mission wish to have definite survey from Mile 80 VII
Charlotte Lake and by running the lines about 10 miles they
connect with the surveys made fr" Mile ~ The work
will under the direction of the and vii
be paid for from the government fund.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 15--The Imperial Council is prepar
inc for the administration of that part Of Prussia which
conquered the Austrian territory The Germans
ldispatching renforcemens the Fortress Mcneil the
Baltic, at the extreme north OF Fast Prussia.
PARIS Sept 15--Twenty-one train loads of booty
collected on the Marine battlefield have been brought int
Vincennes distance from this city. Reports from
various parts of France indicate that in their flight the
Germans have left guns ammunition supplies and thousands
Icf their wounded
GENEVA, Sept. 15.-Wm. Weld has applied to Italy to
afford protection Albania and this action has caused much
Speculation to the outcome
LONDON, Sept. 12-Winston Spencer Churchill First
Lord of the Admiralty, made noted address last night lie
declared that Britain should put and keep the cont
nent million men, He said that it is question of the
future life of either Great Britain Germany He expressed
the belief that the subjects of Great Britain will gladly respond
any numbers perpetuate the glory Of their country
LONDON, Sept 9--In leading editorial the Daily
Telegraph Canada to make immediately an appropr
ton of $50, 100000 for the navy.
WASHINGTON, Sept at the Russian embassy tho
statement issued that at the battle Of Lemberg the
Russians took $4,000 prisoners They now in possession
of nearly all the Gaca province Of Austria Hungary The
Russians throwing their forces against Lubln ano