The Chitina leader., 1914-10-20

of the leaders In the race.
Cordova, October 10
Delegate Wickersham left on the
train this morning for the interior
He expects to address a meeting at
Chitina tonight. Tomorrow he will
go on to Mccarthy and speak there
Tuesday night. He will then return
to Chitina and either leave there
Wednesday afternoon or Thursday
morning for Fairbanks. He expects
to have week to build up mis-
fences in the Tanana valley before
the election. Shortly after he viii
return over the trail to Cordova and
go outside.
The matter of the number Of
tickets to be voted and ballot boxes
to be used at the November election
is giving various candidates consid-
cradle anxiety. The question was
taken up with Judge Wickersham
last night by George Dooley and he
examined the statutes, coming to the
firm conclusion that there was a re-
quirement for two ballots He was
not so positive as to the necessity
for two ballot boxes. The section
providing fer the election of a Dele
gate to Congress clearly states that
the ballot shall contain the words,
For Delegate from Alaska and
the name of the person voted for.
Such ballot shall be folded and
handed to judge of election. The
bill creating Legislative Assembly
provides that the form of ballots
shall be the same as those pre-
scribed in the act providing for the
election of Delegate. Which is
taken to mean that a similar ticket
shall be voted. But there is no sug-
gestion that but one ticket be used.
1t might naturally be inferred that
two ballot boxes are necessary
otherwise if both tickets go in one
box voter might cast two ballots
for Delegate or two for the Legis-
lature, which would result in a GER
tain number being thrown out. AS
for instance if there were 800 votes
cast and there were but $50 for
legislature and $40 for Delegate the
last 40 tickets for Delegate would
not be counted. 1t might be urged
that with two boxes there could be
some confusion by tickets getting
into the wrong box, but at the recent
city election where two boxes were
used to contain the tickets of Coun-
cilmen and School Director, there
was but one ticket that got into the
wrong box, and it necessarily was
thrown out and not counted.
The Cordova Mining & Develop
ment Company has been organized
with DR.. w. H. Chase, president and
general manager; N. Clasen, vice
president; Dave Huych, secretary
and treasurer; the above officers and
A. B. Cooper, John Rawson, John
ellis and Carl Dunlap, directors.
This company has taken a bond on
two claims in the Port Wells coun-
try, adjoining the property OF the
Golden Eagle Mining Company. This
is among the property that was
under bond-to J. E. Chilberg and
associates of Seattle. When their
October payments became due they
decided that owing to war conditions
and the scarcity of money they
would put up no more money al
present for new mining projects.
On one of the claims, Golden Won
der, No. 8, 80 feet of tunnel has
been driven, with ore the full length.
On the Home Rule claim 80 feet Of
open work has been done. The
ledge can be traced for a distance
of 3,4OO feet. This property was
bonded from Billy Little, Bebe
Little, DR.. Frodenburg, Mr.. Ander-
son, and Mr.. Efstrum. 1t lies below
the Nugget property, operated by
Tom Davis and associates. PERMITS
sion has been given to place a small
stamp mill on the Golden Wonder
claim to work ore from the Nugget.
The Shamrock Mining Company of
Seattle. recently bonded property
near the Golden Eagle from Ed
Griset. A plant is now being
secured from Seattle to operate this
property.