The Chitina leader., 1915-01-05
Cordova, December 80

S. w. Jensen, who for the past six
months has been placer prospecting
in the vicinity of Mile So on the
Copper River & Northwestern rail-
way, has great faith in the placer
possibilities of that part OF the
country and has shown that falth
by doing lot of hard and practical
work. This work, he says, has UNI
covered good prospects, although
he does not claim any bonanza
finds. Mr. Johnson came to Cor
dova yesterday after supplies. While
he is a cheechaco, he is also bed
rock crank with the reputation Of
having done more real prospecting
than any other man in that i'm
mediate section.
People rushing to remote and
almost inaccessible parts of the in
terror are passing over good placer
ground near home and accessible by
railroad" he said. 81 nave put in
an open cut so feet long and from
~ to 80 feet wide, with good pros
poets appearing as bedrock is APP
preached. In addition, l have sunk
several noles. A popularity of that
section is the drainage which pre-
vents water from interfering with
shaft work. These. surface skin
ners who condemn the country with
out giving it a fair trial make me
tired
Cordova, December 81
The recent accident on Cleary
Creek resulting in terrible injuries
to Manley Mayhood, who fell down
a shaft, will cause a more thorough
inspection of mines in that district
in the future. That shaft is not the
only one without a ladder, it is
claimed. Mr.. Mayhood's condition
is improving. He was unconscious
for several days.
Rev. Jas. Mcbride, who returned
on Yesterdays train from the in
terror, where he spent the week at
Chitina, Kennicott and Mccarthy,
reports that 80 men recently stam-
peded from those places to Rex
Creek, southeast of Kennecott, the
stampede being based on rumor of
the discovery of good placer ground.
The rotary snow pillow was sent
up the line today for the first time
line this morning for the first time
last year Services of the rotary
were rendered necessary by the big
storm which prevailed Thursday
night and Friday Yesterday
train from the interior bucked
through between two and three feet
of snow for about half mile in the
vicinity of Long Island; but not
withstanding this obstruction and
delay of fifteen minutes at Tiekel,
made the run between Chitina and
Cordova in the fast time of four
hours and fifty minutes. The snow
was reported to be not more tnan
IS inches deep on the level today.
The crew going out on the rotary
this morning was composed OF Geo
Scott, Geo. Steel, Floyd Smith, Jack
Carlyle, Warren Taylor, John FIJI
finger. Art Barnes and Lem Cox.
A report received by the Cordova
Mining & Development Company
from Supt. Thomas states that the
crew drove AZ feet of tunnel during
the 26 working days of last month.
This tunnel was started on a
stringer that runs diagonally to-
wards the main vein and at point
near where it was three feet wide.
At the face of the tunnel the
stringer shows eight feet of good
looking quartz. A survey shows
that the main vein should be
reached in 10 feet from the pres
ent face.
Cordova, January
REPRESENTATIVES of Libby, Mcneil
& Libby, the Alaska Packers Asso-
citation, and the Fidalgo Fishins
Corporation have been served with
notice to appear at Valdez on April
2, to answer indictments alleging
illegal fishing in the waters of west
ern Alaska 1t is understood that at
least a dozen other large fishing
corporations will be summoned with
4 in the next thirty days to appear and
= answer similar indictments, as
result of the Investigations con-
Quoted by Dr. E. Lester Jones repre-
senting the department.
Francis e. Johnson, the telegraph
operator at Donnelly's, whose body
was found on the Chitina-Fairbanils
road by travellers from Nome sew
eral days ago, had started from his
station to the relief cabin to install
a new stove which was needed at
the cabin. He left with horse and