The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-02-09
Cordova, Februarya 4


morning train. He will go by rail
TO Strelna and from there by tran,
about ~ miles, to the Rarus and
Nugget sCreek groups. Considerable
work will be done this season but it
will consist largely of engineering 50
as to prepare the properties for
active development with machinery
next season.
SEATTLE, Feb. 4.-The steamer
Burnside sailed this morning for the
north, to repair the break in the
cable between Sitka and Juneau.
This does not cause any delay in the
transmission of cables between
Seattle and Valdez or Cordova.
w. E. Cathcert brought fine
specimen of Moose in from point
along the railroad and is having it
tanned by Chris. Jensen.
Cordova, February
Captain Glen>E. Edgerton, of the
Alaska Road Commission, this morn
Admiral Watson. He will be accom-
panied by his bride and the couple
will make their home at Valdez.
Rex Seymour recently returned 20
Seward from the Broad Pass county
and brought with him specimens Of
the gold found there. He and some
n1a
thinks the chances are good for that
kind of mining as we'll as for quartz.
William Blackwell, one of the
pioneers of Valdez died suddenly on
Tuesday evening. He was buried
yesterday afternoon and in respect
to the memory of the departed
business man all the business houses
in Valdez were closed during the
services.
A jury of twelve men in the U. 5.
commissioner court last evening
decided controversy that has
existed between Jack Rawson and
D. M. Lynch The former considered
under bill of sale he received from
Lynch, and when the latter started
to tear down one he brought an
action for malicious destruction d
property. After hearing the evil
dence the jury brought in a verdict
of guilty.--The~ Judge then imposed
a fine of $40 and costs, the latter
amounting to $S5. Mr.. Lynch did
not make payment and is now in the
federal jail.
Cordova, February
M. Finkelstein, one of our leading
merchants, returned today from
trip to Seattle, where he saw his
daughter, Miss Minnie, married. MI
Finkelstein is town treasurer and he
says he is going to try to make him
self think that this is a humming
burg bv receiving a few thousand
dollars in taxes next week.
Our former townsman T. B. Tansy
is an arrival from Kennecott, where
he has been employed as assayer for
two years past. At the recent cleo
ton Mr.. Tansy was elected MEM
Der of the Territorial Legislature, 10
serve in the House. After spending
few days among friends in Cordova
and attending to some business mat
tiers here Mr.. Tansy will leave for
Juneau, to be early on the scene, as
the Legislature convenes on March l..
After an absence of nearly three
months Vincent J. Dwyer,, the Dig
merchant and operator at Strelna,
returned on the steamer Alameda
this morning. While outside he had
the good fortune to possess himself
of an attractive bride, who accom-
panied him north and will make her
home at Strelna After the marriage
at Bellingham the newly weds spent
month in California. They are now
CHARTERED at the Windsor Hotel and
Will leave on Mondays train for
Strelna, where Mr.. Dryer will again
become active.
The steamer King and Wing is
now in port and is discharging 70
ton of halibut, which was caught OH
Cape St. Elias This shipment of fish
will go out to Seattle on the return
trip of the steamer Alameda.
Judge Fred NJ Brown is pas
senger on the steamer Alameda re-
turning to Valdez after an absence
of two months or more. He sailed
north from Seattle on January "a,
but stopped at Juneau at the re-
quest of Judge Jennings to try
case instituted by the government to
reclaim what is known as the Golden
Belt addition to Juneau. In his deci-
sion rendered Wednesday evening
Judge denied the right of the gov
sernment to cancel patent on the
ground that the land had been