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The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14

4O0OOO0 SOULS yet grety concerned the Orient
open door, In 1914 shipped to Alaska something more
than $2 100000 worth of goods thirds amount being
Manufactured articles Alaska is yielding about much gold
California, and since 1867 quarter of billion dollars has
out of these northern mines Fish, seal SKINS "copper" fish
oils silver coal and urs have added another quarter of billion
in the period Shipments to the United States in 1914
|totaled $44 100000. ii
Lay Alaska down the map of the United States and it
will the whole east of the Mississippi In
Eurassa those sections of Norway Sweden Russia in Europe
and Siberia lying in the latitude Alaska have popu
aton toallng 100000 souls Alaska population posssbi
well mining and marine and the railway
will help greatly in realizing these Under present conditions
trade with Alaska has doubled the years and the
of minerals and timber practically untouched
Along the length Of the railway placer districts we'll
nigh continuous and the United States Navy has regarded
with anxiety the richness of the Maanuska coal fields
be tapped by branch road of the railway line
In 1914 imported two pounds of Alaska salmon for every
man, and child in Continental United States We bought
worth Of Alaskan fish, than double the amount
of Norwegian imports The northern gold brought into the
Pacific ports in that year reached value of than $751;
100000 Excluding the Canadian gold received got $780,
237 of this precious metal than twice the paid
this country to Russia for the entire Alaskan domain back
1867.
AS the years pass and native overaken
by growing population will have respect for the
foresight Of Secretary of State Seward who knew bargain
when it was offered to hm-St Louis Republic.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
OF ADMIRAL LINES

The Pacific Alaska Navigation Com
pany has created the Office of superin-
tendent and President H. F. Alexander
announced that Captain A.. J., Storrs,
master of the s.. s. Admiral Dewey,
had been selected for the position. nj,
Captain James Brennan. commander
of the steamship Admiral Farragut
has succeeded to the command of the
steamship Admiral Dewey. Captain
Michael j. Jensen, who commanded
the Admiral Watson up until the time
she sank when rammed by, the steam.
ship Paraisoa at her dock last Sunday
morning, has been assigned to COM
mand of the steamship Admiral Far
ragnt. The latter will reach Cordova
tomorrow. on the first Alaska voyage.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
Of OIL IS
DISCOVERED
NEAR NOME

That whole lake of oil, great flow
ing natural wells and imense streams
of the fluid have been discovered to
the northward of Seward peninsula
is the amazing statement brought
to Nome by the Revenue cutter Bear,
and a statement proven by photo
graphs taken and brought here by the
discoverer of what apparently means
nothing less than vastly greater find
than any gold fields within the limits
of the territory.
Vanvalin is the name of the dis
coverer. He was picked up by the
Bear at wainwright just south of the
place of discovery of the extraordin-
nary oil lake. The lake is situated be-
tween wainwright and Point Barrow
in the extreme north of Alaska The
photographs taken by Vanvalin show
clearly that the lake of oil is of large
extent, that an extraordinary flow of
oil is taking place and that some of the
channels through which the oil flows
have over two feet depth of the fluid.
The lake contains oil of very color
and density. The story has created
a sensation at Nome and stampede
is sure to result.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
ANCHORAGE MAY GO
WITHOUT LIGHTS

o. c. Meyers, engineer in the Cor
dova light plant, arrived last night
from trip to Anchorage. He has
been over there about two weeks and
says that the weather for the most
part has been fine. While over there
on pleasure trip, Mr.. Meyers took
an interest in the way things were
going, especially the light plans. He
says that the prospects for having
electric lights at Anchorage this win
ter are very few. The thing is up in
the air. The commission there does
not know whether they have the right
to install light plants, and private
parties are afraid to enter the field
Seward Gateway
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
"JEKYLL AND HYDE" GRAVES.

Chief Forester Graves like his predecessor Pncho is de-
veopng quite Jekyl and Hyde existence In the Washing
ton D. c. Star recently lengthy statement showing that
Graves going to Alaska to fight off the terrible bugaboo
OF special interests who going grab the mebr lands
Alaska for the manufacture of wood pulp In Seattle he
pred his interview to degrees changed again Juneau
Fairbanks located in the of Alaska he
according to dispatch that arrangements have
made to establish big pulp mills the coast and nmated
that he Graves responsible for starting this line inquiry 1t
certainly appears for the bureau work
and at least give out consistent dope the ends
Uncle Sam domain Of both statements the
Washington and the other from Fairbanks are purest
shine and elsewhere in this issue little attention given in
detail Chief Forester Graves and his mission to Alaska with
suggestions to why that official should resign from the
Seattle Railway and Marine News.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
MI n D R LEAGUES
e. CLOSE: THEIR
SEASONS

NEW YORK, Sept. Baseball
players in a number of the minor
leagues donned their uniforms for the
the last last time this season on La
Dor Day. Including those leagues
which have, already closed their 1915
pennant contests. more than fifty per
cent of the associations embraced in
organized baseball will have made
their last appearance on the diamond
with the double-headers of Monday.
Among those which terminated the
season with the first of the autumn
holidays are. the following leagues:
Western, Texas, New York, New Eng
land, South Michigan, Central Associ-
alton, Virginia, Atlantic, Colonial,
Ohio and California State. The clos
ing days of August saw the final games
in the Western Association, South
Atlantic, Central, Georgia State,
Buckeye, Middle Texas, Georgia
Alabama, Blue Ridge and Nebraska
Leagues. ...-.
Before the end of the month the
American Association, Southern,
Three l, North Carolina, Northwestern
Bi-State, and Canadian leagues will
have completed their schedules and
left the field clear for the National.
American, Federal and Pacific Coast
leagues and the climax of the base
bal year-the World Series.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
THE SOFT PEDAL?

Until we know with authority just how reprehensbe
activities in the United States have been how far attempts
at subsdzaon have how successful efforts
into propretoshp of factories supplying munitions
the allies how extensive propaganda of questionable
ter has been carried should perhaps the pedal
For somebody might tell us in unpleasant language how the
United States subsidized propagandaed supplied
that Panama revolution We don't say anything do
anything in any derum of virtue is likely to encourage
Colombia in pressing that $25 100000 claim against
Let's keep away from unpleasant subjects The air up
at the mountain is said to be fine
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
OUR BARGAIN OF 1867.

The old impression that Alaska composed in the main
OF sealing grounds glaciers cebergs and eternal SHOWS dies
finger death Despite the wealth that has poured out OF its
sea gates since the stampede to Alaskan gold fields the
sion has persisted The nation began to glimpse something Of
the general of the country during the
tight that marked the Taft administration Now that the
United States driving railway through the Al miles of
river valley hills and mountains between Seward and Fair
banks there is Of disposition to take apprecatve
Alaskan inventory.
Just what have in Alaskan AS market for American
products Alaska with its $500 population with China s
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
To Sell. Seldovla Coal.

A. G. de Sherbinin has made all ar.
rangements to place Seldovia coal on
the Seward market and expects to
make the first shipment on. the Ad.
miral Farragut when that vessel re.
turns from the westward trip on her
first voyage.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
Joslln Invests in Mines.

Falcon Joslin, the mining operator
and railroad magnate Of Fairbanks
has purchased half interest in the
Tolovana claim located by Mike Hess.
He, paid $4,000 for the interest in the
claim and will expend thousands OF
dollars opening up the ground. Ma
chinery will be taken to the property
this winter and a dump taken out.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
JUNEAU CITY COUNCIL
ESTABLISHES PRECEDENT

AT recent meeting of the Juneau
council, the clerk was instructed to
notify the school board that all chill
dren outside the city limits attending
school would be required to pay a tut
ton fee of 81 per month.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
Native Hospital at Juneau.

IA Seattle contractor, by the name of
Emil Pohl, has been awarded the con-
tract for, the construction of the June
au government hospital for the bene-
mt OF the natives. The contract price
was not made public, although it was
stated the building and furniture will
cost at least $4,000.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
THERE'S A LETTER AWAITING
YOU AT POST OFFICE

The following unclaimed letters
remain at the Cordova Post Office for
the period ending September Z, 1915.
Aarhus, o. l..
Alaska Building Co.
Anderson, Alfred
Anderson, Albert
Anderson, c. Edward
Anderson, Joe
Andersen, Thorwald (2)
Aune, liver
Balls, Alfred G.
Berg, Nels
Birdsall. Chas.
Brown, Miss Annie
Cavick, Milan
Coffee, Thomas (2)
! Cooke, s.
Dalmage, Philip
Del, Den
Demos, George
Donnelly, H.
Fielder, Pete
Forbes, w. d. M.
Fox, p. II.
Canes, Anlan (2)
Gordon, James
Gradinar, Sem
Grierson, A. w.
Grisham, Robert
Hammer, Olaf
Heard, Roy A. (2)
| Heard Roy A. Mrs.
Jean, VIM.
Karabaich, Frank
Karsama. Nicholas Joseph
Larson, Edward
Larson, Andrew CD
| ,n1iC Mol
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
On Their Way to Court.

Thomas c. Moves and wife, VIM.
james and wife, Chas. Lewis Dan
Green, J. A. Marsh and G. H. Bum, of
Chisana, came to town on today's
train and Immediately left on the
Farragut for Valdez to attend court.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14

Joe Rowan. John Gamble. Chas.
Caravan and N. J. Black were among
the Cordoyans who went to Valdez this
afternoon to do jury duty.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-09-14
INVESTIGATING OUTLET FOR ALASKA COAL.

L. r. Smoot personal representative of the Secretary Of
Interior Hon. Franklin K Lane, and business man Of the
Atlantic seaboard Cordova visitor during the time the
steamer Mariposa was in port Sunday I tt
It will be remembered that Mr.. Smoot passed through
Corova on the Northwestern three four weeks
and made the trip to the glaciers the Copper
River & Northwestern railway. When he passed through it
was generally understood that Mr. Smoo represented the
Secretary the Interior and looking possible harbor
for the outlet of Alaska COAL from commercial standpoint
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce not wishing to this
town overlooked his Investigations cabed Secretary Lane
requesting that Mr. Smoot be instructed to examine this harbor
and his visit Sunday was the result. 7f - " ' ".
Mr. Smoot much impressed with the work in at
Anchorage and believes portion Of Alaska at least has
great future He convinced that the greatest for Alaska
COAL outside naval use will be for the reduction of with
in the territory This what the people of Cordoya have always
maintained and is refreshing to meet with business
connected with construction of railways in Alaska
who really has conception of the economic conditions
rounding the Alaska coal situation He thoroughly appreciates
the necessity for framing leasing law that will justify
Of sufficient capital to open up and develop Alaska coal and
said he would work to that end "a
It is to be regretted that Mr. Smoot could not have spent
time looking commercial possibilities in this locality
offer made take him the line of the Copper
River Northwestern railway to the copper district but
declined account of lack of time If the administration
would send few business to Alaska to make nves
cations and keep of its 500 clerks at home would in time
arrive at some real conception Of what Alaska needs
g 49, ALASKA is SOME COUNTRY.
IF ghost of VIM H. Seward still hovers the earth
it holding it's thumb to it's and wrggng it's
aenuated fingers at the who eere at Alaska and called
it Stewards Folly
The fish product up to date at first cost aggregated
thing like in itself fair interest the 81 900
paid for the country.
Then the great product does not from the seals
many suppose but from the salmon According to value the
order is first the salmon then the fur SEAL then OTTER the
habut and cod Then island the black fox is being
farmed in constantly increasing numbers then there is the
gold and pretty there will be the copper Then the forests
and the coal Alaska is pretty much of
Weekly Salt Lake City. $4t 49,. ''a@'. 'a" 81
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
MEXICAN FORCES CROSS RIVER
AND ATTACK AMERICAN TROOPS

Brownsville, Tex.-About 100 Mexi.
cans, under cover of darkness, Tues
day night forded the Rio Grande near
Mercedes. about 30 miles up the river
from here. and partly surrounded Fl
men of the 21st United States cavalry
They killed one trooper and wounded
two. For time II was reported that
the Mexicans were advancing on Mer'
cedes. but at midnight all had disap'
peared. Soldiers and posses are
searching the brush for them.
The battle at the crossings was
short but sharp. The troopers are un.
able to say whether the main body
OF Mexicans crossed to attack them
or whether the crossing was cloak
to cover crossings at other nearby
river points.
In addition to darkness, the Mexi-
cans had the cover OF thick brush and
bends of the river During the height
OF the fighting the soldiers said many
shots were fired from the Mexican
bank opposite their camp. This camp
was near Progreso, an excellent ford,
where man and horse could cross with
ease at a gallop, and where for two
days cavalrymen and rangers have
been watching the gatherings Of Mexi-
cans in considerable numbers. A Mex
lean at this point fired on the soldiers
but hit no one.
Ranger Lieutenant Reynan in an
early report said he understood 270
Mexicans had crossed and that they
were coming to attack Mercedes.
The report from Ranger Reynan
said that the Mexicans had crossed
the river in three bands. Mercedes,
according to details of troops in that
region, should have available 10 Unit
ed States cavalrymen and half doz-
en- rangers for protection, besides Wig
ilantes who have been organized in
force there.
Reynan said 1t was reported that in
addition to the Mexicans who had
crossed the river, large number of
others were lined up on the Mexican
side.
Reinforcements of rangers and SOL
diers from Harlingen were hurriedly
ordered to Mercedes by automobile.
Harlingen Is about 15 miles from Mer-
cedes. Mexicans who crossed the river
would have seven or eight miles to
cover before they reached Mercedes.
Reinforcements to Mercedes should
reach there ahead of the Mexicans, ac-
cording to officers at Brownsville.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
PRAYERS for Horses.

Marcus Horton, author of the re-
Gently published novel. Bred of the
Desert'-the story Of horse and his
owner-has approached in fiction what
the Russians have done In fact. He
recognizes the great service of the
horse to man in peace and makes one
of his characters repeat an imaginary
prayer of the horse to his master. The
Russians have put into their war lit
urgy the following petition for horses.
"And for those also, o Lord, the
humble beasts, who, with us, bear the
burden and heat of the day, and offer
their guiltless lives for the well-being
of their countries, we supplicate thy
great tenderness Of heart For thou
hast promised to save both man and
beast, and great is thy loving kind.
ness. Lord have mercyl"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
OREGON STATE NEWS
Insurance Report Is Issued.

Salem.-Investment Of all classes
OF insurance companies In Oregon
bonds, their mortgage loans on real
estate and real estate owned total
$23 ,235, ,063, according to Harvey
Wells, state insurance inspector. Fig
ures are based on the year 1914.
Life and accident insurance COM
panies lead all others In the amount
OF their Oregon investments, with a
total Of $15,924,254. OF this sum, $10,-
015,515 is in mortgages, $2,999,963 in
municipal, school, road and miscellan-
eous bonds, $2,894,000 in interurban
and street railway bonds, and $14,776
In real estate.
Fire and marine insurance compan-
les have $2,630,118 invested in bonds,
mortgages and real estate; foreign
mutual fire, $4,000; domestic mutual
fire. $145,650; fraternal benefit 3d.
987,640, and miscellaneous companies
$522, 2,401.
In distributing their investments in
Oregon, the insurance companies have
seemed to favor mortgage loans on
realty, for these figures total s11,328,-
718. II Is to be noted, however, that
lie anu dCClueuJ CounpdulcbJ tbpeSidi-
ly, have favored this class Of invest
ment.
Fraternal benefit societies operat-
ing in Oregon have confined their in
vestments for the most part to munich
pal, school and road bonds, for the re-
port shows that Of the $685., $40 in
vested, all but ssS7,Ss4 is in bonds of
this character.
Although property owned by local
lodges in the state aggregate several
millions, only the property owned and
controlled by the general lodge is
mentioned in the report This totals
$115.00 and is credited to the Women
of Woodcraft.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26

Dallas, Tex.-Direct word from the
storm-swept communities Of the south
east Texas coast brought details of the
tropical hurricane which put Calves
ton, Houston, Texas City and scores
OF other cities and towns In dire peril.
With large sections of the district yet
unheard from, the death list was more
than 100, the heaviest reported loss
being from Texas City. opposite Gal
weston.
The property damage may exceed
$30,000,000, with Galveston contribut-
ing half that amount.
Property loss estimates were vague
except in a few instances. Houston,
Texas City and Port Arthur advices
gave fairly definite figures for those
places, but most OF the other towns
reported in such phrases as consider
able" very heavy" and mot yet esti.
mated"
Some of the estimates were as fol-
lows:
Galveston s15. 600. 600 seabrook... 10000
Texas City 100000 sabine Pass 100000
Port Arthur 200.o lKemah....-. $4,000
The comparatively small loss of life
is attributed by residents to the les
sons of 1900. The Galveston popula-
tion sought refuge In the strongest
buildings Of the city, whereas In the
disastrous storm of Is years ago they
remained in their homes, feeling se-
cure against the gale which took the
lives of 5000.
Railroads running into the city an
nounced they had begun moving all
available men and machinery into the
storm zone, from north Texas to re-
pair tracks and water mains, but this
progress is slow.
In bearing the brunt of the storm,
Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsu-
la served as barriers to break the
force of the hurricane against the lit
tie bay shore towns which skirt the
large body of water lying to the north
of the island. The bay towns have
suffered heavily, but probably have
been saved from utter devastation.
Dependable accounts Of the losses
in these lesser towns have not been
thus far obtainable, but the loss Of
lives Is proportionately greater in each
of the bay towns than in Galveston.
In Virginia Point, the north end Of
the causeway, IA are dead; at Texas
City 32, 10 Of whom were soldiers, are
reported drowned, seven at La Porte
and three at Lynchburg.
At Houston three were killed during
the storm, one, w. e. Evans, car
penter, killed by falling barn, and
another, an unidentified negro, killed
by live wire. The property loss has
been estimated at 100000.
The hurricane struck Houston, ac-
cording to reports reaching here,
shortly after every wire to Galveston
had been put out of commission by the
storm. The hurricane was declared
to be the worst in the history Of the
city. Damage was wrought chiefly to
buildings by the wind and to merchan-
disc by water.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Father knIckerboekers $50 Years.


New York city celebrated last
Thursday the 250th anniversary Of It's
municipal government under mayor
and board Of aldermen.
When Thomas Willett was sworn
in as mayor, with his five aldermen.
on June "a, 1665-the date appearing
as June IA, according to the old cal
endar form. in the early accounts
by the English governor, Richard
Nicolls, the last vestige Of Dutch rule
was obliterated.
There was. indeed, one break, but OF
SO short duration that its influence
was negligible. In 1873, while England
and Holland were at war, Captain
Colve, with a small Dutch feet. ap-
peared In the harbor. The English
recognized that the fort was no more
able to resist an attack than 1t was
in the days Of Stuyvesant, nine years
before. and the Dutch again captured
New York. In less than year. when
the European war ended, 1t was re.
stored to the English.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Trae YieIda $4,000 cron.

Washington, d. C.-What appears
to be the most valuable fruit tree in
the world stands at Whittier, in Los
Angeles county, Cal. It is an avocado
alligator pearl and Is insured against
wind and fire by Lloyds, of London, to
the amount of $4,000.
The value of this tree arises from
the great value of it's product This
tree last year yielded 5000 pears
which averaged to the owner 80 cents
each. 1t also produced $500 worth of
bud wood, making total production
for the year of $4,000.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Fourteen Of Ships Passengers
Remain UnaCCOunted for.
WASHINGTON ANXIOUS OVER REPORTS
Seriousness Of Affair Depends Upon
Whether Ship Tried to Ram or
Sharply Changed Course.

New York.-A revised list Of the
surviving passengers and those un-
accounted for, corrected according to
the only dispatch received by the
White Star line Saturday, was given
out here. IL showed IA passengers
still missing, after careful checking.
The list included two Americans
Mrs. Josephine L. Bruguiere and Ed
mund F. Woods.
White Star lists cabled previously
contained the names of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Burgess. as among the survivors.
Officials were unable to explain the
error If, according to consular reports,
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Assess Land Grant SIS Per Acre.

Eugene.-The Oregon G. California
lands In Lane county have been plac-
ed upon the assessment rolls at valua-
tions of from $5 to $40, the total ap-
praisement amounting to $3,350,000,
by B. F. Keeney, county assessor, dis
regarding the recent ruling Of the su-
preme court of the United States,
which held that the Southern Pacific
Railroad company's interest in this
land amounted to $3.50 per acre:
Whether we have right to assess
these lands only for the amount of the
railroads equity Of $3.50 per acre, or
whether we have right to assess it
at all, Is a matter for the board of
equalization to determine" he said.
"This land is assessed at virtually the
same figure as last year."
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Wilson Studies Union Pay.

Washington, d. C.-Demands OF ma
chinists at the Washington navy yard
for increased pay were taken up by
President Wilson in a conference with
committee representing the work
men.
The president promised to discuss
their demands as soon as possible
with Secretary Daniels. N. P. Alifas,
president of the local branch Of the
machinists' union, said the delegation
was much encouraged by the presi-
dents attitude.