The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-01

With copper piled up all around Cordova and having
commercial value of over million dollars it is surprising
that pleading with the government to let mine Alaska
COAL order that smeter be erected here and the rich
copper glance prepared for market.
Conflicting reports received from Anchorage as to ice
conditions its harbor Cold weather prevailed there last
week and that the Thermometer dropped nine
below and all small creeks in Cook Inlet
over Then, again. informed that it is only sush ice
and not expected to close for at weeks
All admit however, that there every indication of early
and winter not only at Anchorage and the westward
but throughout Alaska
! There to be doubt in the mind of COL John A
Sicher publisher of Leses Weekly to the advantages
essed by the Cordova habo The Colonel is running series
of articles in his magazine under the caption of e Truth
About Alaska and after investigation of conditions in this
northland he is telling facts that will long
ward correcting wrong impression that has existed
government officials and the people generally the
the Alaska Syndicate supposed to have the mineral
wealth the territory OF those the ground know
that there truth in the undertaking that have been
printed and which gave Cordova setback but it refresh
ing to feel that at last the truth is beginning find its way
reputable publications.
Judge Jennings has handed decision declaring that
the ordinance enacted by the Ketchkan council imposing
of $40 per day tneran merchants invalid On the
question of the validity of the ordinance the court states that
tn esaue prescribe the of the town councils of Alaska
and that is not given councils to raise by
the taxation of occupations business The town may levy
poll dog tax and tax personal property but they
only methods by which they may raise The decision
asks the question, Is $40 day reasonable license
acted of nerant pedders trades who clothing
mouse TO mouse to Se$UU $S65U
With the boats that have already been purchas
ed and those being negotiated for the Alaska Steamship
Company and the Alaska Navigation Company will have
fleets of passenger vessels the Southwestern Alaska
will be able take of the constantly increasing
The Whitshed naval radio will be of the most
important stations the Pacific Coast The plant being
enlarged and improved set of cable instruments here
installation and shortly the wireless telephone will be and
communication, by this method established with Airing
ton, Virginia.
Fairbanks the registration books for the coming municipal
election already provided by city ordinance
that going outside for the winter and do
intend to return to the interior until spring will be deprived
voting for the members of the next council and school board
Cordova is possibly the only town in Alaska that has
regularly organized development company that making
effort to open the of the territory We refer
the Cordova Mining Development Company, which has al
ready raised from $4,000 to $4,000 and using this money
for the purpose of locating and mining gold quartz lodges
Some prospective work has already been done deal
pending which may result in big mill being erected
and mountain of grade mined extensive
The department has approved of auxiliary telephone
lines along the Chtna Fairbanks trail and is believed that
they will be placed in service before another year.
AS the weather gets colder the trail conditions improve
and the autorucks with mail and passengers making
better time to Chitina.