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Additional details of the wreck
of the State of California are
necessarily meager today owing
to the fact, that Gamhier Bay
is so far from a telegraph
station. Capt Nord of the
Jefferson in a talk, with the
Miner Man this morning stat
ed that seventeen bodies had
been recovered from the wreck
mne of them had been taken to
Juneau on the launch Admiral
one on the Jefferson, and
seven on the Alki which had
gone in to Gamhier bay to see
if she could render any assist
ance. Capt. Nord is emphatic
in his statment that there can
be no blame attached to Capt.
Cann of the State of California
who was on the bridge and in
charge of the vessel at the
timeshe struck and who did
all that any captain could do
after the accident. Accord
ing to Capt. Nord the State had
not left the cannery wharf
more than four or five min
utes when she struck at a
point in the regular channel
which the chart gives as at
least twenty fathoms of water
The rock evidently was a pin
iral. so that the vessel did not
hang on it. Capt. Cann im
mediatlv headed her at full
speed for the beach and or- j
dared every body into the
boats, but before the passen
gers who were asleep at the
time could be roused the ship
sank, the masts and smoke
stack crashing down among;
iiie survivors struggling hr* the J
water driving them down to
death, and the fabric of the
vessel, with the single excep
tion of the pilot house and a
part of the forward house
which floated, disapeared be
neath ttie waves. Five of the j
•ife boats had been launched. J
end in these and clinging to'
the floating debris and upper
works of the vessel were those
who were saved.
The eancrymen and Indian
fishermen standing on the j
wharf and watching (he boat
goig out were horrified to see
her apparently crumble to
pieces before their very eyes,
pieces before their very eys.
and in not more than nine or
!0 minutes after casting off
her lines disappear from view.
They of course manned every
thing available that would float
and rushed to the rescue, and
in them belongs a great deal
of the credit for the lives of
those .struggling in the water.
1). C. Perkins the wirele*
operator lost his life in the
wreck but wrote bis name in
tiic list of the living and dead
heroes of that service by going
down with the ship, his S. 0
S booming out across the wa
ters in a futile call fur help un
til dead current and tottering
masts put his plant out of com
mission too late for him to
save himself, and he lies in
the little wireless house of the
ship on the bottom of (he bay.
Survivors state that Mrs.
Ward was summoned in time
for her to have made her es
cape from the ship, but failing
to realize the danger would not
.cave her stateroom until she
had fully dressed and drowned
I before she could finish her toi
jlet. Her daughter Lila was ta
ken from the water in an iin
U'onseious condition and partial
ly recovered as the result of
(he efforts of those on shore
working over her, but her sys
tem was unable to recover
from the shock and she died
in the early afternoon.
The impression of those of
(lie, crew who were saved is
that the vessel struck a second
lime as she was being driven to
•he beach, causing her mast's
and smokestack to go by the
board.
One cause which contributed
largely to the death of many
was the fact that the greater
number of (he tourists on board
laid been up until after mid
night Saturday night as the ves
sol went through Wrangell j
narrowws and were sleeping j
(he next morning when the ship 1
struck and thus were unable to
save themselves.
.Inne.au, Aug. 10—Ay nearly
as can be figured this morn
ing the loss in the State of‘Cal
ifornia wreck was between 28
and 33. The lists show 07 pas
singers and 70 crew. 115 are
safe leaving 28 drowned. The
names on the lists of passen
gers and those saved do not all ,
agree, so that possibly 28 is ;
llie actual number dead. 30 .
names appear on the passen- i
ger lists do not8 appear among
those saved so that possibly
that number were lost.
Of the bodies recovered 7
have been identified as fol
low- : John Yanderlas and wife
of Austin, Texas; Mrs. E. G.
Ward and daughter Tila of Se
attle; Mrs. Albert Birnbaum of
Ituby; Mrs. S. B. Riordan ad- j
dress unknown; Miss Blanche
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Fridd, Valley Gily, North Dak
ota. The following are given
as missing: Mrs. G. E. Spithill
and four year old daughter,
bound to Skagway; Miss Lillias
Norman going to Skagway;
Frank Fuller and J. H. Itoman,
‘he latter from Cornwall, Eng.,
bound from Prince Rupert to
.lunenu and the following tour
ists: Leslie F. Hobro, clerk of
the Pacific Coast Steamship
company, San Francisco, Miss
Alice Johnson, Miss Anna L.
Cassidy, R. A. Wade, W. A.
Dyer, Miss Manette IL Harlan.
Miss Stella Riordan, Mrs. Mary
R. Dixon, all of Seattle; E. J.
Reid, N. Pisullas and Miss A.
J. Wilson, the latter from
Prince Rupert. The missing
members of the crew areC. An
derson, D. G. Perkins, N. Law
son, L. Mezzini, P. Smith, J.
Clark and B. Maddigan.
The board of inspection of
bulls and boilers are conduc
ting an investigation. Cap!.
T. II. Cann was examted yes
ter day and stated that the ship
was lorn from stem to stern by
a sharp rock and filled anil
sank in three minutes. The
greater nuber of the women
whose bodies were recovered
were either killed or drowned
when a falling mast destroyed
the life boat.
All those saved exonerate the
C.aplain, who with Pilot McGil
livray went down with the ship
and came up and them directed
I he rescue work.
The greater number of the
survivors went either to Skag
way on the Georgia or south on
the Northwestern, very few re
maining here.
The Pacific Coast S. S. com
pany is doing all that it can to
aid the victims, buying them
clothing and caring for them.
Juneau’s homes have been
thrown open and the city will
furnish work if any are actual
ly in need.
Satisfied that the alleged Sh i!
shanna strike i* inspired for
the purpose of booming Cor
dova, Thorgrim Casperson, A.
J. Dawson and Tlieo. Brown re
itirned from the Westward on
the Northwestern this morning
content to again cast their lot
with Ketchikan and Ketchikan
ei* again. They are satisfied
they say that the whole thing
is a fake, and that the Shushan
na carries no more gold than
does hundreds of other creeks*
of the north, small colors any-!
w here, but nothing of a work-j
able nature. They report that
they found indications every- •
where irt and from Cordova on j
which lead them to suspect the \
reliability of the strike and
their suspicions were more
than confirmed by the reports
and actions of such men as oil
Mike Sullivan and others who
had been in to the diggings.
Accordingly after travelling for j
sotne littie distance they quit,
returned to McCarthy where
they disposed of their outfits
and came home.
Yv. K. Spaulding who also
returned today tells a different
stoty. lie states that he and
‘ Biddy” Malone made the dis
covery that they had only about
half grub enough to do them,
.--'j Spaulding decided to return
here while his partner went in
with the outfit over the trail
fiom Chitina. as they decided
that the McCarthy-Sbushanna
trail was in too bad a condition
to tackle.
Ab Bain. Parker and Kettles,
with two horses are pushing
on in over the Chitina trail by
way of Gulkana, and George Ir
ving writes that he will start
as soon as his horse arrive*
which is probably today or to
morrow. —
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PETE MOVES IN
Pete Shark, who purchased
the Alex Millar residence re
rently, moved in yesterday and
is now in possession. He say*
the West Coast is all well and
good during the busy season of
the summer, but from the win
ters he and Mrs. S. would ra
iher be excused, hence the
move to town. Pete is plan
ning to go into some line of
business here in town.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
While carrying a deer on his
shoulder which he had shot
uid was hanging up to dress,
L C. Matthews, in the employ
nf Sawyer <x McKay the log
ger' at Tolstoi Bay, was shot
with a charge of BB. shot yes
terday morning. Fortunately
(he shot, five in number struck
him in uon-vital places, one m
the left shoulder, three in the
right shoulder and one in the
left leg. The wounded man
was placed on board the Judge
and brought to town, where
his injuries were dressed by
Hr. John Myers, and today be
is around town, handling him
self of course very carefully,
but otherwise little the worse
v the accident. Kd. Freder
1 ks wn= a I the other end of
the gun
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NEW INSPECTOR HERE
Walter C Hihrell. the newly
appointed inspector of the Alas
ka lighthouse district arrived
up on a recent boat and is be
ing shown around and made ac
q iaited with the conditions of
the office here by Mr. IJankin
ton. Although Mr. Hihrell
comes at this time from the
Florida district, this is not by
any means his first visit north,
as he was up here on board the
coast survey boat Fxplorer in
J007-08-00-10 and is thus
fairly well acquainted with the
conditions confronting him.
ira King jmd family arrived
down, from Ilames on the Jef
ferson and will visit local
friends for a time.
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BACK FROM THE SOUTH
1.-.’ L>. Ryus, who had been
south on a business trip for
the greater part of the past
month, is home again, having
arrived on this morning’s So
] hia. He says business condi
tions are much better here than
at the coast cities.
LEAVES FOR SHUSHANNA
Thus. G. Noyes joined the
rush to the Shushanna this
morning and left for the digg
ing- on the Admiral Sampson.
Mr. Noyes has been through
the mil! and knows the game.
| He has a hor«e on board the
iSampson with him shipped up
from Seattle, and should be
able to get through if anybody
can. ” .
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WOODWORTH IMPROVING
\V. K. Spaulding, who re - I
turned from McCarthy thi- j
morning, reports that “Billy’' I
Woodworth was recovering;
nicely from Hie effects of the j
operation for appendicitis he i
had to under go at Cordova,
when the former left Cordova.;
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MISSING MEN
The following are sough I
by anxious relatives or friends'
]through Gov. Strongs office a!
Juneau.
.V W. Powers, formerly of
Denver. Colorado. Came to
Alaska in I’SO't, made -everal
(rips to the states, and was,
last beared from in a letter]
dated Dec. 2. 1013. Was re-!
jcorder in the American Creek]
[district from 1805 f olOOO. -
Located and named Skookum
Gulch, and he and partner
-old out to Alex McDonald.
Harry Clyde Wilhelm, some
jtsmes known by the name of
] Civile Householder, left
Braddock. Pennsylvania, about
four years ago, for Alaska.
Supposed to have been in em
ploy of government. Had ser
ved in the Spanish American
,War. Mother and wife both
|anxious for some definite im
] formation as to his where-!
j Louts., if living .or particulars
I of death.
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LEE IS IN TROUBLE
—
Lee McWilliams is in hot
,water in getting' out hr
[for Hie Strong building. lie lo
Irated some fine gravel, took
juvtr the scow- B. D. Brown and
l loaded her with it, and then
jwiien the tide came in she re
fused to rise and filled with
water having dried out com
pletely above her light water
line. He” fame in for calking
material and will try to patch
her up.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS
Peril straits, Fairway island,
Light reported extinguished,
and Brad Bock Buoy 1 reported
missing August 18, 1913.
The light will he relighted
and the buoy replaced as soon
a- practicable.
By direcion of the Comm
jis.-iouer of Lighthouses.
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f NORTHERN HAPPENINGS +
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Skagway business men are
oignmzing for Ihe purpose of i
try.ng to swing more of the
Sushana travel thimigh that
city. They tbiuk White Pass
offers the best tonic io the new
diggings, and they wit consid
er the best means m making
them known to 'he world.
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George Hinton, publisher of
the Tanana News at Tanana,
was arrested recently for crim
inal libel. His accuser is
Edith Coffer, wife of John
Coffer, the Hot Spring comm
issioner.
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Valdez’ new power plant, wa
completed and began its work
of supplying that town with
v. iter power for its electric
light and other plants August
util.
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The first shipment of coal
ai rived at Prince Rupert from
the inter or over llieGrand
Inink railroad last week. It
is >aid the. shipments will con
tinue regularly hereafter. The
coaj comes from near New
Hazel ton.
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Work will start in a shorl
time on the federal building
at Prince Rupert. J| will be
used to house the postoffice
and the other federal offices of
that section of British Col
umbia.
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The fish receipts at Prince
Rupert for the month of July
were valued at $323,530. The
fish consisted of 1,050,000
pounds of halibut and5,465,
(.00 pound- of salmon.
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MINER KILLED IN
FAIRBANKS ACCIDENT
A cave in on No. 17.Gold
slrenrn creek on the night of
August 14th buried t wo
Jtiaiians. One was rescued
imediately, and was only
slightly injured. The other
was dead when his body was
recovered several hours after
Hie accident.
>o. 17 Coldstream creek, has
.been one of the greatest pro
jducing mines in Alaska.
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The Kat’luk, commanded by
Capt. Bartlett, Pery's northern
navigator, and having Y.Stef
ansson on hoard; the Polar.
Bear, commanded by Capt. ;
i on is I,. Lane and having sev- j
oral noted scientists aboard, \
end the Abler, commanded by
Capt. I’. Klienschmidt. also
with scientsfs aboard, all lay
.a anchor in the Nome road
stead at one time last month.
All the vessels were bound for
the Arctic ocean on scientific
expeditions. At that time an- I
other vessel, the yacht Adven- i
Inress. was prepairing to take i
anothre parly of scientists to
tlie Arctic from San Francisco
with John Borden,the million
aire, financing the expedition. '
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SITKA’S COLD STORAGE
PLANT OPENS SEPT. 1ST
—
The Booth Fisheries com-1
i any were delayed in geting'
(heir big storage plant runing
because of the wreck of the j
“C '•a< ao” with .part of the |
machinery, but every tiling lost ;
in the wreck has been dnpli-j
rated, and bv the first of
i
plant will be running full bias!
a.id freezing halibut.
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Work on the road from Allin
to O’Donnell creek is proges*-1
mg rapidly. Last week it had
been completed as far as;
Burdette creek.
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Prince Rupert is to have a j
granite quarry. A $20,000 com j
puny has been organized at!
that place to install the nec-;
(• -ary machinery.
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SOMETHING IN CURING
ALASKA HERRING
idiaries Ferguson is meeting
|xx iih considerable success in
Ins herring smoking business
which lie is comducting on the
West Coast, lie made a trial
shipment a short time ago,
'and did so well with it that he
'is now making another on the
: Northland this trip.
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A. It. McPherson and Sam
Carroll, of Prince Rupert, ar
rived 111> on the Sophia this
morning and will lie guests at
, the Olemensson residence for
a time.
WILL GO AROUND ISLAND
A pleasure parly consisting
of Fred Temple and wife, J. C.
Sparling and wife and Tracy
James and family, left on the
cruiser Searchlight (his morn
ing for a trip around the is
land. They expect 1o be gone
i’or several days and will pro
bably have to wireless in for a
scow or two to bring home the
game secured during the voy
age.
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RECOVERS AND IS
BACK AT WORK
Roy Gary, one of Ihe engi
neers of the Princton Mining
and Milllrig company, who was
injured by slipping and fall
ing from I be tram at Dolomi
early in the month, has so far
recovered as lo be back at bis
old job again.
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BACK FROM WESTWARD
Among the passengers on
this morning’s Northwestern
were Bruce Hoffman and wife
returning from a trip lo the i
Westward. The former hail
I con on business connected
with Ihe Chngach forest re- |
serve during which he covered
much of the country to the!
Westward and tells of the aw
ful condition of Ihe trail (o the
Shushanna.
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DOING WELL AT SKAGWAY
L. E. Thompson, who war
formerly in charge of Hie wire
iess station at Ibis place, pass
ed through town this morning
on Ihe Northwestern on his
way to meet his wife in Scat-i
He who is_relnrning from a vis
it lo her home in Wisconsin.
Mr. Thompson who is now con
ducting a moving picture house
in Skagwny reports that busi
ness is goorl in his town, which
is looking forward to a big rush
lo Hie Shushanna. ~
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BREAKS HIS LEG
H. E. Hass is. in the Yales
HoMital with a broken leg. lb!
is iii the employ of Foss Bros,
at Hadley and in jumping
flown from Ihe company launch
to the float sustained a fracture
of both hones in his left leg
above the ankle,
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NEW MINE INSPECTOR
Governor Strong! has appoint
ed William Maloney of Nome,
territorial mine inspector, nu
clei' the provisions of chapter
7 2 of the Alaska session laws.
Under this law (ho territorial
mine inspector has been as
signed to the mining sections
of the second and fourth ju
dicial divisions, with headquar
ters at Nome. 'The ofliee car
ries a salary of $2,500 per year
with actual travelling expenses
in iho sum of $2,500 per year.
Mr. Maloney enters upon his
duties August 1st. The appoint
men! is for a period of 2 years.
Mr. Maloney is a well known
mining man of Seward Penin
sula, where he has been en
gaged in mining for the past
twelve years. Besides being a
i.radical miner, lie possesses
the necessary technical' know
ledge of mining prescribed hv
the law creating the ofliee. The
territorial mine inspector will
lie under the supervision and
director of the governor and
llie federal mine inspector.
THE TRUTH ABOUT ALASKA
“The linlh is good enough,”
is a saying often used amt in no
case i.-, ii more applicable than . " *
in the case of Alaska, her re
sources and the shameful way
they have been “conserved” to . .
to the point of stagnation.
The trip of the Eastern pub
lishers and the President's
representative, which has just
been finished, will serve to
make I no truth known thro
ughout the length and breadth
of the land both to the ad
mistral ion and the people gen
erally.
No greater service could have
been performed for the terri
tory and those interested in it
than this, to have brought these
people to the country and to
show it to them as it is. Alas
kans arc inclined to criticise
.Seattle and her people and to
carp at whatever they do, and
say they would rather be let a
lonc to manage their own af
fairs, mil tlii- is a genuine ser
vice that has been done for
itiem which (hey could not pos
sibly have done, for themselves
'and if the results are anything
like what we expect for them
nil concerned will he amply re
warded.—Pacific. Mining Jour
nal.
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SOUTH FOR REPAIRS
A survey of the gasoline hali
but, fisherman Prospector to
day, reveals I he fact that she
was so badly hurt when she
piled lift on Gape Muzon, on (lie
morning of Aug. 0th, that she
will have to he sent to the
Bound for repairs.