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Show IBS BEGIN Decline to Await Outcome of the Litigation Over Alaska Coal Claims. EXPEDITION LEAVES' CORDOVA IN LAUNCHES Citizens of Seattle Protest in Mass Meeting Against Any Further Delay. CORDOVA. Alaska. Mav 22. Unwilling lo sit idly by a waiting I ho notion of the government in opening the Alaska coal lands, nearly 100 citizens of Cordova, left lati today for the Bering rivur coal fields near rCatalla. twenty-five miles east of here, where they intend lo begin mining coal for tho markets of this city and other Alaska towns. A subscription list was circulated during the day and liberal contributions were made for tho purpose of financing Iho expedition. It is the intention of the eonl seekers lo locate a mine and acquire claims which thov will undertake to work at once without awaiting action by the government. gov-ernment. If tho government objects, the miners declare that it will be necessary lo send a force o men to ston the operations. Tho expedition left Cordova in four launches and a barge. |