The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-03-23

B. Martin, j. Martin, o. NJ Grant,
Pete Monahan. Miss Mary Loves,
c. Matzdorff, Miss Merle Helmick,
Frank Pigeon, John Hess, Otto
Mayer, E. Johnson, Thos. Sather,
R. c. Miller and &c second-class
passengers.
Cordova, March %
Pete Monahan came back from
Seattle yesterday and is at the
Rainier Grand for a couple of days.
He is one of the original large
holders of placer property in the
Valdez creek district and retains
claims which he believes will make,
him wealthy. He and associates sold
considerable property two or three
-sears ago to the Valdez Creek Mines
Company, which is now being exten-
sively worked by President Sias. Mr.
Monahan will go inside on Thurs
days train.
Thos. McGann, senator-elect from
4>OlAS, % guest at the w lAdSOis
Hotel, having arrived on Sunday
after trip that consumed little
over 10 days from his northern
! home He will sail on the steamer
Alameda for Juneau. Senator Nc
Gam states that he still hopes to
accomplish some legislation st
juneau, favorable to the laboring
man. He favors the maintenance OF
the present mining laws, the enforce
assessment work each year and the
enactment of a law to give employees
a hen on placer property for wages
earned. He. states that owing to a
recent decision of Judge Fuller, a
number of miners in the Second
division have been deprived of their
hard, earned seasons wages because
they could enforce no collection of
the money due. Senator McGann is
am enthusiastic deyotee of the Aus
tralian ballot law and commends the
progressiveness of the Council in
Cordova for enacting it for munich
pal elections. He states that he will
make-a strong effort to have an
Australian law passed for general
elections throughout the territory.
The steamer Alameda did not get
away until about 3 O'Clock this
morning, having taken on cargo ri
copper ore. She will return from
Seward early Thursday morning and
is not expected to delay here long
before sailing south. *
Mrs. Thos. F. Lynch was an ar
rival on the Alameda from Seattle,
where she spent the winter. She
will go out On the train Thursday TO
Strelna, where she viii be met by
Mr.. Lynch, who is in charge of work
OH the Kuskulina for the Alaska
United Copper Exploration Com
pany.
The friends of Mrs. II. B. Burk-
| hart were glad to welcome her re
turn yesterday after spending the
winter outside. Most of the time
she was with her mother at Lees
Summit, Mo. She returned by way
of California, where she visited the
expeditions, and also spent few
days in Seattle.
]. f. Laurie. formerly with
Finkelstein G. Sapiro, who went OUT
side a month or so ago, returned on
| the Alameda, and is en- route to Nc
Carthy, taking in a. stock of mems
| furnishings and clothing. Jack
thinks Mccarthy looks good to him
and has arranged to open store
there
| Shortly after the steamer Ala
media sailed south from Cordova on
her last trip Salmon day, March II,
was observed. Chief Steward S
Sanders prepared for the occasion
and made all passengers aboard feel
glad that Alaska was a salmon
country. For dinner ON March 18th
he served salmon in every imagin-
able style, which included canape o!
smoked salmon, Cape Prince 81
| Wales salmon chowder, Bisque o!
Columbia river salmon, Metlakahtla
salmon la Hollandaise, Skeena
river salmon croquettes, Icy Straits
salmon a la Chesterfield. Petersburg
salmon curry with rice, Taku harbol
salmon patties, Baked Bristol bay
salmon, Mile So salmon outlets Ell
mayonnaise and salmon salad. These
various dishes were prepared in the
/ hef's best style and the passengers
are said to have declared that they
never before knew the many appetiz,
ing uses to which salmon could be
put. The bill of fare was unique
being in the form of a can, printed
in gold and red, with large fat