The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-02-23

the winter in Southern California
| Hon. w. W. Getchell, who has
been resident of Nome since 1901,
was an arrival on the train yester
day afternoon He left Seward
peninsula with a dog team on Janu-a
airy 8, arriving at Fairbanks about
a month later. He pushed on with
his dogs until he reached Chitina,
where he took the train. Mr.. Getch-
ell is a member of the Territorial
Legislature and will sail from Cor
dova on the steamer Alameda for
Juneau He says that the business
conditions in the far north this win
ter are very quiet, but that the out
| look is favorable for the coming
season, as considerable new ground
has been opened up. Practically all
the prospecting in the Nome district
lis now done by drills. During the
winter the wage scale is SO per day
and board.
In the opinion of Mr.. Getchell
there will be little for the coming
legislature to do and for one is OPP
posed to over legislation, decryins
the tendency in new territories or
states to overdo. He wants to see
the present mining law repealed ana
says that this is the undoubted wish
of his district. Therefore, he IS
| pleased to find similar sentiment
obtaining all through the interior.
Senator Sutherland he believes is
! favorable to either it's repeal or the
removal of many Objectionable
features of it and as practically the
entire delegations from the Second
and Fourth divisions favor it, it's
safe bet that the Roden law will
soon be mere history.
Announcement was made last
evening that George Dooley had con-
sented to make the run for endorse
ment by the Fire Department for the
position of Fire Chief. The present
I Chief, C. R. Byers, is a candidate
for reelection. There promises to
/ be quite a lively fight for endorse
ment and already much activity is
being taken in the contest. A num-
/ Der of new members will be taken
| into'the department before the meet
! ing in April at which officers are
elected
4 The w. F. Whitley Co., in the last
last mail received an interesting let
ter from one of the fire insurance
/ companies for which it is the local
representative. 1t is interesting be-
cause of the statement made in It
that the Alaska territory has shown
I % per cent less losses in proportion
to the amount written than any
other section of the United States.
/ Consequently the big companies like
| Alaska pretty we'll. - Fairbanks
News Miner.
Cordova, February %
| The steamer Alameda, which
sailed north from Seattle on Tues
day night, made good run with
! Capt. John Johnson in command,
and reached Cordova Sunday morn
ing about 10 O'Clock. There were
number of passengers for this port
and ia tons of freight, more than
half of which were supplies for the
4 railroad. In the early afternoon the
steamer sailed for Valdez and is ex-
pected back tomorrow afternoon.
She will take on cargo of copper
ore here. The following were pas
sengers booked from Seattle.
i For Cordova-Mrs. L. K Till
man, Mrs. A. ID. Read, A T. Erick-
son, w A. johnson and wife, A. H
Bryant, C. w. Joynt, G. L. Perusse,
F. McCrary, Mrs. j. McCrary, J. H.
Unternaher, E. I.eScrafford, ]. Keith,
E. l.. Scherner, F. F. Denman, G. A
i Nettleton and 8 second class. From
Juneau-W. H. Aiken, C. A. Scho1-
aker, w. C. Baird, R.. H. Chadwick,
G. P Reilly. F. Stafford, C. Goodrich
,
, j. Smith and wife, A. R. Evanson
and 8 second class.
!, For Latouche-A. E. Redfern.
For Ellamar-J. v. Smith
For Seward-D. G. Leland, NJ
Button and wife, B. B. Green and
wife, G. Lechner, j. Frink, Scott
. Price, J. H. Denny P. Friel, L.
, Groner, w. Deyine, M. D. Croker
and wife, J. Anderson, W. NJ Num-,
; r. w. Riner. R. A. Cunningham. A
Marlatt, r. c. Miller, S. A. Hoffman,
F. A. Weber and wife, P. Nielsen
and second class.
!, For Unalaga-R. J.. Cornwall.
For Kodiak-C. H. Parker.
: Clayton H. Packard, who was en-
. ployed on the Daily Alaskan for
three months, was a passenger to
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