The Chitina leader., 1915-06-01
cordova. May u

merry WAS III lON l11tO AhOAhiLo
SAYS that the salmon are now run
ming at very satisfactory rate. he
is getting in about 10000 fish
day and this evening he expects to
have packed 5000 cases. Nearly
all the fish are reds, which are the
best for packing. The Kings are
fine for eating when fresh put
after canning do not retain the
proper rich color to make them
leaders.
Judge C. NJ. Frazier will be an
outgoing passenger on the steamer
Northwestern, but expects to return
on the steamer leaving Seattle on
June IL. He will attend the annual
session of the Masonic grand lodge
for the state of Washington, to be
held at North Yakima for three
days, commencing June s.
This was the last day of study for
the Cordova school pupils. Tomor-
row they will enjoy the day picnic
ing. The older pupils will go 10
Mile and the primary grade to
nearby hills where the day will be,
pleasantly SPENT
DR.. Daggett, the Seward dentist,
was a passenger over on the North
western and will remain few days.
DR.. Council was passenger on
the morning train. He will go to
the other side of Heney glacier and
scout around a few days on hunt
ing expedition. He took his Peter
borough canoe along and when he is
Joined by Rev Mcbride on Monday
they will paddle up the Tasnuna
river and hunt for bear.
The steam schooner San Ramon,
which sailed north from Seattle on
the 18th is about due at Anchorage,
with 100000 feet of lumber for
the Alaska Engineering Commission.
She also carries number or pas
sengers. This lumber cargo repre-
sents the first of number OF snip
mnets that will be required by the
commission in the construction OIL
the government dock and railroad in
the north.
BARLEY Howard and family will
leave on the steamer Northwestern
tonight on a six weeks vacation. Mr..
Howard is delegate to the Masonic
grand lodge, to convene at North
Yakima on June s, and which repre-
sents a membership of about 10000
in the state of Washington and
Alaska.
Cordova, May %
E. A. Hegg made a trip to Anchor
age and returned last night. He
found conditions lively at the white
tented city and predicts consider
able activity so soon as the perma-
nent town is located. He took a
number of good views of the new
railroad terminus.
Fred Tracey, general agent of the
Alaska Steamship Company, arrived
from the westward last night. For
several weeks past he has been
directing the discharge of freight
at Anchorage, and will soon return
there.
The train from the interior
reached Cordova about o'clock
this aftern on. bringing a few pas
sengers and II cars of rich copper
ore from the Bonanza and Jumbo
mines, which will be shipped south
on the Mariposa next week.
Seward now has band among
it's many other metropolitan acquisi-
tions. 1t will make it's first public
appearance on Sunday and give a
free concert on Fourth Avenue. And
when William C. Edes, chairman OF
the Alaska Engineering Commits
sion, accompanied by his wife, ar
rives on Sunday night or Monday
morning it is intended to meet the
Mariposa at the wharf and serenade
the chairman, whose arrival is ex-
pected to mark the beginning of real
railroad construction activities in
the terminal town of Seward.
In arriving at Nome on the 25th,
the little steamer Corwin beats all
previous records by two days. The
earliest date she had previously
been able to push through the ice
into the northern metropolis has
been May 27.
E. NJ Ball, agent of the fisheries
department, was an arrival on the
Watson from the westward. He
viii spend couple of weeks in this
neighborhood and will scout about
to see that the fishermen are COM
plying with the law in regard to
placing their nets. and in other par
ticulars.
Cordova, May 20
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