The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-01-12

SHOL the Qay aItor cloCLIOH at MC-
Carthy; ]. ]. Prest, J. Ames, A. Pat
terson. There are nine cabin and
two second class passengers for
Seward, and six in the cabin for
Valdez.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-Progress
in negotiations between the factions
in Mexico, by which the problem Of
pacification there has practically
been solved, were announced to a
convention in Mexico City today by
President Gutierrez. This was re-
porte din dispatch to the state de-
partment from American Consul
Silliman.
at would not be opportune at this
time" said President Gutierrez, ito
give details, but their publication
will be. made in due time" He
added that he had been in touch
with all of the armed groups in
various parts of the republic
WASHINGTON, Jan. s. The
Alaska Engineering Commission,
with the full membership present,
held its first conference here today
with Secretary Lane and discussed
the forthcoming report and possible
routes. No definite conclusions were
announced after the conference ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Col. w.
P. Richardson of the Alaska Road
Commission. in his annual report,
advised that further development of
the territory's system of roads and
trails cannot be expected until
Congress increases the allotment Ct
funds.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-August
Heckscher, a New York banker, on
behalf of the Alaska Northern Rail-
way Company has made an offer to
Secretary Lane to sell the road TO
the government. Mr. Heckscher
represents Canadian bankers who
hold the bonds of the railroad.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-The bill
authorizing $525,OOO for construc-
ton of survey vessels was favorably
reported in the House today and the
announcement was made that prac-
tically all of the old vessels are un-
hit for commission. The Pacific
coast delegates and those here who
are looking after the interests of the
territory expect the bill will be put
through within the coming fortnight.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 8.-Cele-
bration of the centenary of the es-
adjustment of peace between the
United States and Great Britain, is
in progress here. 1t was opened
with salute of FL guns so timed
that the last one was fred exactly
100 years to the fraction of an hour
after Andrew Jackson triumphed
over the British at Chalmette
Chalmette is about miles below
New Orleans.
SEATTLE, Jan. S.-Adolph Cohn
Jarmuth, an Alaska mine owner has
commenced action for divorce from
his wife, Edith DeLond Jarmuth, the
noted suffrage agftator. One of the
charges against the defendant is that
she has lost the domestic side of her
nature.
; SEATTLE, Jan. S.-Alexander
Bradford, mining engineer Of Sew
ard and who was candidate for the
legislature at the recent election has
been in the city few days. He has
his own ideas about the development
Of the western Alaska country and
says:
Twelve miles OF road, easy OF
construction, would save the hun
dreds of people who go into the
Bristol Bay region every summer. q
trip of about 1,40o miles, a large
portion of which is made through
dangerous water. A road from
Illiamna Bay on the west side OF
Cook Inlet to Lake Illiamna would
solve the problem, and the Alaska
road commission should do this
work.
This country in the past ter
years has produced about s20.0OO,-
900 worth of salmon and other ses
foods, and behind it is a big mineral
country. There are several bis
lodges of copper ore in that section
and there are indications of Other
minerals. At present there is nc
means of transportation, and as 9
result there has been nc develop
ment.
THE road which l suggest, ana
which the people in that country
have been trying to induce the gov
eminent to build for some time past
! would also open up the Lake Clark
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