The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-04-28

of the District Attorneys Office ct
Fairbanks District Attorney Cross
ley is now on his way to San Fran
cisco, where he. was ordered to go TO
appear before the circuit court of
appeals in connection with some
appeal cases from the Fourth divi-
sion. As the story goes Mr.. Gard
ner is to first assume the Office of
Assistant District Attorney and
later to be appointed head of the
office when Mr.. Crossley finishes his
business at San Francisco. Mr.
Crossley is Republican hold-over
whose term does not expire until
August 81 1916, and efforts to secure
his political scalp have been in
progress for year past.
The Gun Club shoot yesterday
afternoon showed some improve
n.ent over the first spring shoot,
and was witnessed by large gath
ering of citizens as spectators, The
result out of total of so birds,
was as follows:
Dr. Council killed Al; NJ. Brock,
Al; DR.. Hale, 80; E. L. Harwood,
30; ]. Sapiro. %; E. ]. Davis, 25;
c. NJ. Frazier, IS.
In the double shoot, out of 20
birds, E. j. Davis killed 10; E. l..
Harwood, o. DR.. Hale. 8; C. NJ.
Frazier, Z; NJ. Brock, Z; j. Sapiro, 4.
i. George Cristo, the Nelchina pros
pector, has written to his partners
at Veldez that he has struck six foot
of pay on the claims located by him
near the head of Willow Creek in
the Nelchina district, and that he
has started to cut lumber and will
build sluice boxes for the summer 5
work. Cristo writes that he Will
ground sluice the waste gravel
covering the paystreak, which is six
feet.
"a Cordova. April Is
:, The steamer Latouche arrived in
port last evening and discharged
powder for S. Blum & Co. and con-
siderable machinery for the Jumbo
mine at Kennecott. 1t included sew
, eral miles of wire rope for the new
tram
Among the arrivals at Cordova Z
/. couple of weeks ago were Mr.. Z.
Lowell. wife and young daughter of
Is years. They were old time
hoir 70
shanna country. They took the first
, train out after the recent blockade
. and made good progress. On Friday
last they We're crossing the Nizina
glacier when Mrs. Lowell was at
tackled with a stroke of apopleXy.
Within five minutes she had passed
. away Her body was brought back
! to Mccarthy by team and reached
Cordova this afternoon by train. 1t
was taken in charge by o. E.
Lambert and prepared for shipment.
Mr.. Lowell and daughter also
, returned.
Among the arrivals from the in
terror this afternoon were Cal +.
Townsend and j. c. Van Orsdel, who
are registered at the Hotel Northern.
The former has been the fur warden
for the Fairbanks distict and has
, been transferred to Kodiak, being
now on his way there. Mr.. Van
, Orsdel has mining interests on Fair
f banks creek and is on his way 10
, California. These men came as far
: as Copper Center with dog teams. On
t the other side of the summit the
, travelling is good but on this side
= the snow is fast disappearing.
r Cordova organizations have fire.
quently expressed desire for an all
: night cable service and resulted to
, the proper authorities to secure the
= desired service. Juneau has taken
: up the matter and the Commercial
; Club has adopted the following reso-
I buttons:
Be it resolved that the CONNER
r cial Club of Juneau hereby respect
, fully requests and urges the war
OcpdItAltul VI inc L HltCu CtdtCo ~
) increase the service of the Alaska
r cable now operated by the signal
, corps of the United States army, by
the addition of night service, TO
the end that the increased business
interests of Alaska may be faciii-
r tated and benefited; and that bust
? ness interests here may be able to
, communicate with the outside world
, at any and all times.
Il BE it further resolved that the
chambers of commerce and CONNER
! cial bodies of Alaska and OF the
/ cities in the United States of Wash
} ington and Oregon, and the great
mercantile bodies of which concerns
are doing business in the Territory
/ of Alaska, be requested to join in