The Chitina leader., 1914-07-07

and progressive papers of the north.
 The steamer Northwestern reached l port this afternoon at l o'clock. A l special train was waiting at the wharf and 25 excursionists were taken aboard for a trip to the glaciers. There was 240 tons of freight aboard, which is now being discharged. The steamer is booked l to sail for Valdez at o'clock this evening. She will only go as far west as Seward, expecting to return to Cordova on Sunday night and will take on a cargo of copper ore before sailing south. Passengers aboard the Northwestern for this section were as follows:
 For Cordova-Miss Anna Webb, Mrs. w. H. Webb, Nathanael Greene, Mrs. c. M. Frazier, Mrs. A. H. Spar lock, Mrs. Robert Gottschalk, John E. Hamill, Geo. M. Sias, H. M. Chamberlain, Mrs. R. Marshall, Vic tor Marshall, Frank A. Jordan, Miss Maud Durkin, R. L. Winnie, J. D. Pritchard, Mrs. F. M. Conn and 4 second class.
 For Ellamar, R. P. Strough, Geo. c. Patrick, Phil Weiss and second class.
 For Valdez-A. J. Lawrence, E. E. Bussey, Henrietta Matzkus, and second class.
 For Seward-Mrs. c. M. Coe, J. J. McGrath, J. J. Sherlock, l.. L. Clay, c. Birkhofer and 21 second class. Round Trip Passengers-Alexan der Anderson, Mrs. Anderson, Miss M. Wuld, Miss Lockwood, T. s. 1 Lockwood, Mrs. Lockwood, Louisa Drury, Elizabeth Buckley, Mrs. l.. GerIinger, Jr., Mrs. George Ray mond, L. Gerlinger, Mrs. Gerlinger, J. H. Bridgeford, Elsie Child, Vera Child, A. F. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Miss Jones, Geo. Robinson, Jr., Gertrude Davidson, Bessie Davidson, Col. H. w. Wheeler, Walter P. Proep, Mrs. ! Proep, Helen Proep, Herbert Proep. i Emil E. Hurja, of Seattle, was an arrival on the Northwestern this afternoon, and is at the Windsor. He was formerly resident of Fair J banks, but latterly has been doing I good newspaper work on the Post Intelligencer. MT. Hurja is making a tour through Alaska for the Mining and Scientific Press, of San Francisco, writing up the latest de- velopments in mining operations. He 1 has been at Ketchikan, Wrangell Juneau and Skagway. From here he will go 10 Valdez and Seward, re- turning to Skagway and making the trip to Dawson and Fairbanks. He will be in Cordova for several days and will get data for an article deal. ing with the mining operations in the Copper River country, to be published in the Mining and Scien. tific Press, a periodical that has always been fair to Alaska and which has at times devoted much space to set forth the mining oppor- tunities and advantages of this northern territory.
 The many friends of Judge Chapir will regret to learn that his physica condition is not encouraging. Since he went to the hospital his tempera. ture has not decreased.
 c. P. Strough, with a couple Ot men, representing the coast and gecdetic survey, are passengers on the steamer Northwestern going tc Ellamar. There they will be joined by three other assistans and the triangulation of that section will be made, to connect with the work that is being done from Knik.
 Mrs. c. M. Frazier was a pas, senger on the Northwestern this af- ternoon. The Judge had an apart ment all ready in the Borden build ing, where they expect to be comfortable.
 Mrs. F. M. Conn, of Seattle, was an arrival this afternoon and will spend few weeks with her daugh- ter, Mrs. R. R. Stewart. Mrs. Conn has made previous visits here and has number of friends who will welcome her return.
 1 J. Frederick Johnson, who has made such phenomenal success in establishing lodges of the Order of Moose, in various parts of Alaska, arrived in Cordova this afternoon. He is already at work and proposes to organize large number of men in this community and give them the privileges of fraternal and bene- ficial organization. He has just come out from Fairbanks, where he formed lodge of over 400 mem mbers.
 Nathanael Greene was a return ing passenger this afternoon on the