The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-05-18
Of GENERAL INFORMATION
Cordova, May IL

now communication between Valdez
and Seattle is uninterrupted. The
break was between Sitka and Val
deg. not far from the Valdez, end.
The repair ship Burnside was sent
north to make all right again, which
has been done. In the interim COM
munication has been by wireless
from Sitka to the radio station at
Whitshed, near Cordova. Messages
to the westward and interior were
then sent over the cable from here
to Valdez and forwarded from there.
Thos. P. Holland, of Chitina.
member of the recent Territorial
Legislature, was a passenger from
Juneau on the steamer Mariposa
and will take the train for his home
tomorrow morning. He states that
Representative Tansey took trip
to California but that he expects to
return the latter part of this month
and resume his duties at Kennecott.
School Directors Adams and
Mosser have selected the two teach
ers for the Cordova schools for the
term commencing next September.
Miss Elsie Ware, who has taught
the higher grades for the past two
years was reelected. Miss Nellie
Crabb declined reelection to the
primary department, and a lady
from the outside was selected. her
name not being made public ct
present.
Archie Cloninger came down from
Chitina yesterday and has taken
position at the Mecca.
Lee Norgren was taken suddenly
i'll this morning with an attack OF
ptomaine poisoning. He was COM
PEELED to go to bed and medical aid
was summoned. He is reported as
improving this afternoon.
The Hazelet trail from Mccarthy
to the Chisana, which was built
during the winter of 1913 cost con-
siderable more money than was sub
scribed for that purpose. AS
consequence there has been deficit
of over $2,100 which has not been
adjusted. An effort is now being
made to liquidate this Indebtedness.
Vice President Baxter of the Alaska
Steamship Company months ago
balance were taken care of. Now
an effort is to be made to raise the
balance necessary to wipe out the
obligation. A large part of 1T was
secured on money borrowed from
the bank, on a note signed by vari-
GUS business men. The trail was
only used the first winter but there
is feeling that the obligation ought
to be wiped out.
The steamer Mariposa arrived in
port last night shortly after 3
o'clock and soon the streets of Cor
dova were crowded with the pas
sengers. Nearly all of them We're
going either to Seward or Ship
Creek. In the number were many
women and some children. For
Seward there. were SO cabin and Al
second class passengers; for Ship
Creek 43 cabin and 81 second class;
all from Seattle, with some addi-
tional ones who got aboard at
Ketchikan and juneau. The steamer
brought 1913 tons of freight for Cor
dova and was in port until 2
O'Clock this morning. She is eX-
pected back on Sunday. Passengers
for the westward from Cordova were
as follows:
For Valdez-B. M. Snyder, c. Fl.
Golden, A. E. Lathrop, R. Vogt.
For Seward. Ray, Tony Pap
pis, N. Peterson, F. Olson.
For Knik Anchorage-W. Taylor,
Mrs. w. Taylor, M. Finkelstein, e.
J. Reuter-, G. B. Murphy, John
Zeugarenlis, John Berry.
The passengers arriving from
Seattle for Cordova We're: +. A.
Hailenbaugh, E. J. Collins, Mrs. w.
P. Pritchard, Mrs. w. Downing
Miss Downing, H. e. Gault and 2
second-class. There were ten for
Valdez and Mrs. p. Anderson for
Latouche.
Cordova, May 13
Mr. and Mrs. A. e. Black were
passengers on the train this morn
ing for Chitina. They will return
tomorrow.
The fishing boat Elvira came In
this afternoon with load of salmon
for the Canoe Pass Cannery, which
will soon be ready to enter upon a
large scale to put up the seasons
pack.
The train for the interior left this