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The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
A REAL BONANZA MINE.

IT quite probable that Aaskas copper production during
next wear will exceed the output of gold Indeed it possible
that the copper yield be greater than the gold output Tor
the current Yet copper mining began IN Alaska less than
dozen ago and for the output not su
ony large boast Of The increase in the price of the metal
dine in part least to the European has greatly simulated
nroucon sections of the Territory during the past
six months and has been such to comment copper
mining circles throughout the country The Bonanza me
the Kenneco mne of the Kenneco Mines Company largely
for increase although other copper mines have
added to the production Developments in the Bonanza dur
inc the past show that its not msnomer accord
ing to authentic reports AS long 1908 it was stated
that there was then the value of $OOOOOO sight IN
the Bonanza No shipped from this mine until year
or two afterward but shipments have been made with con-
siderable regularity for number of 1t is now stated
that there is more ore sight than before and it main
ans its extraordinary high quality Certain mining sharps
wears ago ventured the opinion that exceedingly
rich tbow and the orebody would not attain depth
How little these knew what they talking about IS
shown bv the dividends that have been paid the greatly
creased output the of sight, we'll as the steady
maintenance of values Enough known about the
Bonanza to place among the greatest If not the greatest OF
the worlds copper The shipped tells its own story
How much ore being shipped every week to the elter at
Tacoma and elsewhere known but is stated that 1t Will
reach in value from million dollars to two million dollars
month This is remarkable showing and, it must be remem
bered too that the Copper river valley and Prince William
Sound the copper producing district OF Alaska were
an unpeoped wilderness but few short ago. save Tor
handful Indians Copper mines have since been developed
that are as we'll known those of Michigan Arizona and
copper mining in this Territory yet in its
Empire.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
ESCAPED ASYLUM, CAUGHT
AND THEN DISCHARGED

The Sanitarium Company, Portland,
has advised the Governors office of
the discharge of Aolph Bajurga from
18th. Bajurga was committed to the
institution on April 3, 1915, by U. S.
commissioner at Seward. He escaped
on May 14th, was apprehended on
August 9th, and as he seemed well
able to care for himself and showed
no mental symptoms he was dis.
charged as recovered, and is now
working near Portland.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
NO HASTE, NO WASTE

s to pef 1inef fe consT"con
at Anchorage after the commissioners get glimpse of Cook
Inlet at its worst all of which makes the following remarks
apropo.
The engineering Commission has far made rash
steps IN the permanent improvements anywhere the line
Anchorage is the logical place from which the
construction OF the interior section of the railroad and
the commission has made improvements Anchorage which
would not be only to be construction head
quarters
Reports last year not sufficient to concu-
sion to the conditions at Anchorage type
construction should be deemed advisable make
permanent improvements there Desiring experts opinion
on the matter of DOCKS the commission called in from the
navy department who has completed his inspection and left
What conclusion have been reached what will decided
mission.
The cautious procedure is being shown in the plan
OF relocating the line of the Alaska Northern It was first
tended that entirely route should be picked beyond
Mile 49, Chairman Edes stated recently that careful
of the route show that the original ocaors of the Alas
ka Central did not miss the most feasible route by many
rods Of the road will stand the elimination of many
rees and and the loops be made less spectacular
and more practical In the meantime Alaska to be con-
graduated that contrary to the reputation gained by the
government of handling projects 'pork barre STYLE the
Alaskan engineering commission has not wasted little any,
of the first entrusted it by
Gateway
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
SECURED FOR
MONEY WILL BE
RAILROAD

Secretary Franklin Lane can have
all the money he wants for the pur-
pose of railroad building in Alaska
even though the amount asked for by
him should be the whole thirty-three
million dollars which remain OF the
thirty-five millions provided for by
the act of congress. This is stated on
the authority of no less a person that
Congressman J. J. Fitzgerald, the
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee of the house, who said so in a
speech in Seattle in the hearing Of
Maurice D. Leehey. who arrived in
Seward last night from Anchorage.
Mr.. Leehey is a member of the AL
aska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce, a director of the Bank
of Seward and one of the most prom.
inent lawyers of the state of Wash
ington. When Fitzgerald was IN
Seattle some time ago, Mr.. Leehey
says, he made speech in which he
recalled to the memory of his hearers
the statements to the effect that
Secretary Lane had asked only fol
two millions at the last session be
cause he believed it impossible to Sc
cure any more. This statement,
said the chairman of the appropria
lions COMMITTEE, means that as the
head of the committe would have
refused to give Mr.. Lane a greater
amount, but want to assure you
that, although l was opposed to thu
railroad bill and would probably op
pose it now, that bill has become Law
and Secretary Lane can have all o
that thirty-three million dollars at an.
time he asks for it."
Mr.. Leehey, as all others woul'
takes this to mean that when Mr.
Lane asks for the eight or ten million
at the coming session he will have n
trouble in securing it and that tn
house will live up to the law which
took part in having enacted.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
STEAMSHIP CO. TO FIGHT
CASE IN ALASKA COURTS

The attempt of the Valdez city
council to fine masters of steamers for
not landing their boats at the City
Dock, instead of private dock. has
created a great deal of interest in
Seattle shipping circles.
r. w. Baxter, vice president of the
Alaska Steamship Company, recently
stated that so far none of the masters
of his company's steamers had been
arrested; that the company is awaiting
developments, and that should any of
the masters be arrested the company
the Alaska and other courts.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
TORIAL COMMENTS

vadez to have another paper making daily two
weekles in the glacial city.
LIE is one dam thing after another but don't the dams
give ne stream OF power it would have without them?
lnerant peddlers taxed fifty dollars day in Corova
and seven cents day Seward There chance vet that
our copper output will beat that burg-Seward Gateway
COL Secher continues to tell truths about Alaska in
well worth reading.
Anchorage is to have public school building saws
Lieutenant Mears provided the residents of that town do
down IN their pockets and subscribe enough money to sustain
the school,
Judge Wckersham soon to be with us and the word has
gone forth that he will take swing around the circle to
see how his political fences standing up before again
erng upon his duties at Washington Delegate to Congress
from Alaska
over twenty secret indictments have been returned by the
present grand and there aoat that
the people connected with the building of the government rail
road at Anchorage have been caught the agnet The
hsg interests to the westward also included among those
against whom the law reaching after but as TO the trt
OF these conectures which is all they time alone will tell
few weeks ago young North to an Alas
kan santanum seeking health She found it and something
ese Now she is the cherished bride of sturdy Alaska
operator What wonderful land this is.-Dougas News
The Kechkan Progressive has purchased the Miner of
that place and is issuing daily under the name of the
and Editor Rvard is publishing very
creditable newspaper.
The wireless station is again in operation and al
though most of the dispatches must be received at night
we are glad that has been afforded keep Daily Times
readers in touch with the of the world while the cable is
out of commission T~9,'-
Van Manning has been appointed by President Wilson
to be the Director of the Bureau of Mines filing the
caused by the death of the first Director Dr. joseph
Holmes Mr. Manning from Mississippi and has been AS
stant Director of the Bureau for years. serving
Acting Director since the death of Dr. Holmes. ,
People too prone to overlook their own faults while
picking the other fellows character pieces The word ha
spoken and the that sped never be recalled The
iamage done by thoughess remark has watered MANY nil
ow with bitter tears and its sting be efaced If
you hear vile story about your neghbor don't pass it
scandal and liars you SO pure and spoess that
our life will stand hegreat white light of publicity throw
your job and take the woods are too good to
tie with the rest of us.-Valdez Miner
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
HOW THE EAST LOVES US.

From the Atlantic to the eastern base of the Rocky
tans the settlers helped themselves they advanced to
teng they could find in the then wilderness The most
they paid for tn richest lands $3.50 per acreust
enough the and the making out of the deeds
Some three years crank stard the
idea that nasmuch the owned the public domain
reality belonged to all the people and if it anywhere
special treasures like lead zinc coal iron de-
posts the whole people should the deposits The idea
seemed good to the the far east who knew nothing
of the frontier the hardhps incident It's settlement
redemption and they caused law to be passed to
themselves their the undiscovered undeveope
wealth.
1t tried for five years and it's unprodcutiveness and its
manifest injustice caused to repeal the law without
one dissenting vote
But few years ago the thought revived in the east
and though in the interval between the repeal of the old law and
resurrection of the old thought the west and mostly the
deserts of the west had supplied the the east to enable
to make available its and grow rich this
vved thought took strong hold eastern cupdty and the
then President Theordore Roosevelt selected personal
friend Clifford Pnchot west spy out the land and
what he could find and appropriate By the way it is under
stood that Mr. Pcho for his draws large annual
from coal mines in Pennsy which originally
cost his ancestors only $3.50 per acre.
In the meantime because of the partial subduing of eectr
city to water power had become valuable So had
timber lands had oil lands had iron and coal lands
Thus when Mr. Pinchot west, what he did in
effect deliver utmatum to the Of the DESERT which,
set to words, about this:
'Our great and benecent government loves the of
Alaska almost much does the lovabe monges in MeX
it wants you all prosper and opens the whole of this
domain you only keep in mind that discover for
es any that will make water power coal iron
mines oil lands you must not disturb them for they
the public domain they become valuable after while and
all the people of the east have interest in them and
must realize their pro rata of profits that may from
them"
Then he sent out small of his friends
ment salaries spies that the greedy of the
and north should not appropriate anything in which his bene
VIOLENT friends in the east had their pro rata interest In this
way about onerd of the state of Idaho placed under
including the streams that might
created In the way Utah oil and coal and timber
lands covered In Alaska nervy had begun
make coal lands avaa for the people, but the
up that they monopot md the government immediately
public here has, with ample coal measures at its DOORS beer
forced to buy coal from Japan and British Columbia
But it is idle to inveigh against the mingled cupidy ane
stupdy of the educated idiots who at long range feel duty
20 rob and Alaska hansk they've God they pray fo
blessings from So they continue pray Good and to pre-,
upon the pioneers
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
ANCHORAGE YOUNG LADY
EXPERT RIFLE SHOT

Mrs. Marvilla Jones, resident, Of
Anchorage, is a young lady who en-
joys a reputation as rifle shot. She
was born in the West and from a ten.
der age has been able to handle gun.
In her hunting experience she has kill
ed bear. deer, cougars and other large
game animals. In hunting the small
game native to this section she en-
ploys with great skill a 90 rifle, and it
Is her boast she can driye nail with
.h;u ..,, 4
this small weapon. Mrs. Jones is the
wife OF Casey Jones, former boxer of
note.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12

Judge Bunnell has issued an order
authorizing the city of Fairbanks to
sell all property upon which taxes
have been permitted to become de-
linquent. Only about $500 in back
taxes are delinquent this year as the
railroad activities of the government
has caused the values of property to
advance. Almost $4,000 is due the city
from last years taxes but the owners
are mostly non-residents who are liv-
ing In the states.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
TWO FISHERMEN DROWNED
Off CAPE ST. ELIAS

Two members of the crew of the
halibut schooner Ommaney were
drowned the other day off Cape st.
ELIAS, is the word brought here by.
Walter Werner, who returned last
night from trip to Katalla on the
launch Prospector. The men were
fishing in dory. when the later upset
and both were drowned and the boat
lost. 1t was impossible to learn the
names of the unfortunates.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
WHAT IS DOM c
IN DISTRICT
| COURT

Judge Brown upon request of George
Kerr, of North Yakima, Washington, a
creditor holding a note against the cor
poration, appointed w. M. Goodwin of
Valdez, receiver for the Cameron
Johnson Gold Mining Co.
The grand jury returned three secret
indictments on Monday.
In the case of Geo. F. White VS..
Joe Domenzet, Ike Westberg, ct al,
the jury returned verdict in favor
of the plaintiff, giving him judgment
for the sum of $425.
The case of the Alaska Northern
Railroad company VS.. John E Bal
laine, was set for trial by the court
to come up on October 18th. The
case involves ownership of a portion
of the Seward townsite.
Dudley A. Wooten, a practicing at
torney before the courts of the state
of Washington, with offices in Seat
tie, was admitted to practice in the
courts of Alaska.
H. Ballinger, of Seattle, was also
admitted to practice before the court
The case of Edmund Smith, ct al.
VS.. H. E. Ellis, is now on trial in the
federal court. The case is one in
which Edmund Smith, Geo. c. Treat
and Logan Archibald are suing S. E
ellis for twenty percent interest in the
famous Cliff mine. 1t is expected thai
the trial will be a lengthy one as {
number of Witnesses have been sub
poenaed in the case. Edmund Smith
who is one of the plaintiffs, and form
erly practiced law in Valdez for sew
eral years, came up from Seattle al
counsel for himself and associates.
Five men who were convicted las
week have been sentenced by thu
court. Two of the cases were for sell
ing liquor to the Indians, one for stall
bling with intent to kill, one for lal
ceny, and one for selling liquor with
out a license.
James A. Field, convicted of lar
ceny at Anchorage, was sentenced t.
serve one year at Mcneil island peni
Tertiary.
Frank Tragime, Japanese con
, victed of selling liquor to Indians a
Ellamar, was given one year in tn
penitentiary.
Alvin Lund, convicted of sellin
given one year at MactNefi' sgaRfga lrilu Wa 70
his offense. The court gave the pri.
oner severe lecture and stated tina
he hoped Lund's conviction woul
serve as warning to the unprinciple,
white men who had been debauchin,
the natives by selling or giving then
liquor.
Caroline Esmile. Mexican, convict
ed of stabbing with intent to kill, ais,
received a sentence of one year.
Peter Johnson, convicted of sellin,
liquor without license at Mccarthy
was sentenced to pay fine of $500
The court told the accused that OWNS
to his previously having bourne goot
character that he was being leniently
death with. Johnson was givins
twenty days under bonds, in which
time he might return to Mccarthy tc
secure the money to pay his fine.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
COMMERCIAL RATES NOT
.,.. FIXED TO ANCHORAGE

The commercial rates between Sc
ward and Anchorage on the tele-
graphic line have not yet been fixed
but the press rate has been fixed at
half cent a word. The system will
be operation in few days.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12
Statement of the ownership, MANAGE.

statement of the ownership, manage.
ment, circulation, etc., required by
the Act of August "a, 1915.
or The Chitina Leader published
weekly at Chitina, Alaska. for Oct.
!, 1915. H. G. Steel, editor and pub
Usher, Cordova, Alaska. Owner, H.
q. Steel. Known bondholders, mort
gagees, and other security holders.
holding l per cent or more of total
amount OF bonds, mortgages, or other
securities. None.
H. G. STEEL, Owner.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 9Th day of Oct. 1915.
EDWARD F.. MEDLEY
Notary Public for Alaska.
my commission expires Oct. IL, 1917
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12

The latest faces in type for Job
printing received at the Tines office
Place your order now.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12

The cutting of large quantity of lumber at Portage Bay
has aroused curiosity at Seward and the Gateway
thory for the statement that Mssrs Edes and Riggs
nothing about being for the railroad The fact
remains that large sawm is in operation Portage Bay
and three hundred thousand feet of lumber has already
cut Several months ago when John Enund oldime Alas
kan, in Cordova his way outside informed the
writer that he had the contract for two million feet lumber
from the Engineering Commission and going Seattle
get the necessary mill with which this timber Since
then he has been actively engaged upon this judging
from the conflicting statements made there somebody
telling the truth.
return OF the good old days Nome is apt to maeraize
the several recent placer strikes pan here's hoping
that they do.
Cupid has certainly been working overtime at the White
House since the Hon. Woodrow Wilson became president
Washington Oregon and California Union good
road An eastern expert The West rapidly
and good thoroughfares accelerate progress.
The Chitina leader., 1915-10-12

Cupid has certainly been working overtime at the White
House since the Hon Woodrow Wilson became president
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
OUR PROFITS FROM THE WAR.

We are making money off the war
in various WayS-We are getting 1t
going and coming" in fact. There
may be some phases of the strife
which cause us financial loss, but
these instances are more than atoned
for in the many other channels which
bring gain-in money-tO US as a
result of the European struggle.
Everybody knows what a lot of eX-
port business this nation has been
doing since the conflict started. The
history of America contains nothing
to equal the increasing totals Of sales
we are making to European lands.
This is familiar story.
But we are doing something else
worth while in cash way. We are
spending far less money with them
than has been the case for many
years of the past. The gold which
Europe is sending us in exchange for
our manufacturers Of guns and
powder and other equipment needed
by the warning governments are pay
ing to American merchants and
American railways and American
hotel keepers and American concerns
of every other character the rich
profits coming to the spenders from
abroad. Formerly, these spenders
made their money in this country
and spend it on European diversions.
The United States government Of
ficials have figured that 100000
900 will be expended for pleasure in
this country this summer which, but
for the war, would have been paid
out to old-world purveyors of amuse-
ment opportunities. That means a
dollar for every man, woman and
child in America. Our excess bust
ness deals the past three months
amount, doubtless, to an equal sum
perhaps more. So it will be seen
that money is flowing into America
as never before, and is remaining
here which is better still st. Joe
Gazette,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
SOME PROPHECIES OF STATES
MEN.

After the war there 1NsA be a rush
of immigration to the United States.
The war will stop immigration.
The bottom will drop out of bust
ness when the war ends.
Industry and commerce will boom
as never before when the nations get
down to the work of remaking thinks
that have been destroyed.
Europe will be too poor to buy
anything from us for many years.
America will sell Europe all the
surplus it can spare for many years,
as Europe will need everything.
After this war Europe will be SO
sick of militarism that it won't pick
up gun for generations.
The spirit of militarism will hang
like a nightmare over Europe for
generations after this war has ended.
Internationalism has proved to be
an "iridescent dream.
Now that extreme nationalism has
proved so ruinOus the day of inter-
nationalism will come quickly.
When everybody is prophesying
you can take yonr choice OF sides on
any propositi ion. Kansas City STR.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
GOVERNMENT AND PROSPERITY

Our esteemed stand-pat contem-
porary comments on the enormous
export balance in our favor and re-
marks with saturnine glee that not
one dollar of it can be credited to
any act or policy of our government
This is funny. Does the oracle i'm
agine that federal legislation con-
trolls the balances of international
trade? If it does, what shall we say
of the early operation of the Payne
Aldrich law? 1t went into effect in
August 1909; and the first eight
months of 1910 showed an adverse
trade balance of s1,044,7S1. Was
this the effect of the best of all tariff
laws, so eloquently commented on by
President Taft at Winona, and also
by the American electorate at the
polls in 1910, and again in 1912,
and yet again in 1914? One thing,
however, is within the scope of the
powers of federal legislation, and
that is the setting up and regulating
Of financial machinery. Today we are
harvesting tremendous wheat crop
and . vast yield of corn impends;; yet
the money market is wholly free
from these perturbations which
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-07-08
A RECEIVER FOR A STATE.

AS state which is virtually bank
rupt, West Virginia is still more or
less fortunate. 1t does not need to
go beyond it's borders for receiver.
Samuel G. Walker offers to assume
the job, pay off the debt, $780,
900, in ten years, and set aside $oO0,-
900 for permanent public improve
ments each year, if he is given the
sole privilege of selling liquor in
West Virginia during that time.
Before adopting state wide prohi-
bition, West Virginia had abandoned
most of the functions of government
to the coal mine operators and got
nothing in return. Prohibition add
ed financial Decentralization to the
political decentralization. There has
been little or no money to pay state
officials. School teachers have been
paid in warrants cashable only at a
heavy discount. Persons sentenc ed
to prison have had to be released be-
cause there was no money to pay for
their transportation to prison. The
state has been unable to even to buy
postage stamps for official letters
And then came the decree compelling
the state to assume share in the
old Virginia debt.
Mr.. Walker is said to be a liquor
dealer. He must therefore know
what he is talking about in his re-
ownership proposition. He is not
calculating on any potential capacity
of West Virginia for consuming rum
He is evidently calculating on an &C.
tual consumption going on under
prohibition, which pays no public
revenue.
This being so, the state might lose
enormously in hypocrisy by accepting
the proposed receivership, but il
could pay it's bills and might ultl
mately restore self-government, anG
actual temperance would not suffer
If citizens will not otherwise provide
! the money for their public debt
what can they say against the Walk
er offer?- York World.