Seward weekly gateway., August 31, 1907, Image 3

About Seward weekly gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1905-1914

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SEWARD
IS THE
GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALASKA
Through this harbor passes nearly all the traffic
of the vast region lying north of Cook inlet anti
between the two mountain ranges which bound
the Susitna valley, an area as large as one of the
1 great states of the Middle W est.
In the Near Future
Through the extension of the Alaska Central
railroad, now building northward from Seward,
the territory tributary to the town as the chief
seaport of the southern coast will gradually ex
pand until it embraces the Tanana and upper
Kuskokwim. each a region of imperial extent and
resources.
Seward Already
controls the trade of the Yentna gold mining dis
trict, which old Alaska miners pronounce one
of the coming bonanza camps of the territory.
It controls the trade of the numerous mining
camps along Cook inlet and its arms. From it
start the prospectors who are constantly pene
trating and exploring the interior between Cook
I inlet and the Tanana in the search for rich depos
its of the metals which abound in all its hills and
streams.
Seward Outfits Miners
For all this territory. From this town leads the
best route to the new bonanza fields. They are
more accessible than any other great district of
Alaska, an important factor in their development.
Limitless Coal Deposits
lie at Seward’s back door. They have been ex
amined and analyzed by the best experts and
rated by them with the best bituminous coal of
the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will
be hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central
railroad and can be mined in quantity to furnish
steam to all the ships that sail the North Pacific.
In a few years it will furnish coke to smelters
which will be erected at Seward to reduce the
copper ores of that bonanza field, Prince William
sound, whose richest deposits are within a few
hours sailing.
The Longest Railroad
in operation in Alaska has Seward for its ocean
terminus and its track lengthens each month.
On the finest townsite in Alaska, at the head of
the best harbor on the Alaska coast, ice-free every
day in every year, Seward is building. The town
has water works, electric lighting, sewerage; and
its development is based upon exhaustless re
sources.
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BIG NEWSPAPER
PLANT BURNS
Louisville Courier-Journal Build
ing Totally Destroyed With
Equipment.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Louisville, Aug. •I" 1 he building
occupied by the Courier-Journal was
almost completely destroyed b\ die
early this morning. The tile records
of the paper and other valuable news
paper property were consumed and the
linotvpos and presses entirely ruined.
The tire started in the top story of the
building and burned rapidly downward
to the ground.
BANDIT CHIEF
HOLDS SDLTAN
Raisuli Controls Situation at
Fez anti Condition of Anar
chy Prevails.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Tangier, Aug. 2b—The sultan is a
captive at Fez. Raisuli, the bandit
chief, controls the situation in that
district, and anarchy holds full sway.
MOROCCAN NATIVES START
BOOM FOR MULL HAFIC
Paris. Aug. 29— Advices from Moroc
co state that the natives today hailed
Mull I la tic as sultan. The revolt
against Sultan Mu ley Abdul A/.ziz is
spreading.
Looks Worse In Horocco
Paris, Aug. 27—Advices from Mo
rocco state that Europeans there ask
for more troops and warships as the
situation is constantly growing more
serious. _
BRIDGE DROPS
100 TO DEATH
(Continued from page 1.)
prosecutions will be instituted against
the men responsible for the collapse.
This afternoon it is known that the
death list will not fall much short of
100. The best information gives 102
as the number of men who went down
with the bridge and only ten escaped
alive. Of these two are dying. Divers
are working to recover bodies from
wreckage in the river. Scores of per
sons were caught along the waterfront
by steel meshes but were saved by the
trained engineers in charge.
The investigation to fix criminal
liability began this afternoon.
Twenty Bodies Recovered
Quebec, Aug. 31—Only twenty bodies
have been recovered up to noon today
of victims of the bridge disaster.
No Smallpox at Nushagak
Arrivals from Nushagak deny the
story published in outside papers stat
ing that a case of smallpox had devel
oped at Nushagak. The facts in the
case are, that a woman was taken ill
there and the local physician at first
thought the case was smallpox but
later developments proved it to be
another malady, from which the vic
tim has now recovered. The report
sent out is apt to greatly inconven
ience the vessels engaged in trans
porting salmon from Bristol bay, as a
quarantine will in all probably be es
tablished against them in San Fran
cisco, their home port.
Crowding Into Innoko
The steamer Florence S. returned
last month to Fairbanks from its sec
ond trip to the Innoko and reported
about 200 men were on Gaines creek
and about 700 were trying to pole
themselves up the Innoko river in
small boats._
H. S. Farris of Seward was appoint
ed United States commissioner at
Unalaska by Judge Wickersham just
before the adjournment of court. Al
though the population is sparse the
post is of considerable importance be
cause Unalaska is headquarters for a
large district in which numerous crim
inal cases arise. It is there that
nearly all troubles with Japanese
poachers are first considered by law.
Mrs. Kincaid Sues for Damages
Mrs. Alta Kincaid has sued the
Alaska Central at Seattle for $10,000
damages on account of the death of
her husband, Frank Kincaid, who was
fatally hurt by the dropping of the
hammer of a pile-driver at the Seward
dock, May 15, 1906. She chaiges neg
ligence on the part of the company.
The Tanana Valley railroad will
have trains running to Dome and
Vault creeks by September 1.
JURY CONVICTS
LOUIS GLASS
San Francisco Telephone Magnate
Found Guilty of Bribing
Supervisor.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, Aug. 31 Louis Glass
was found guilty by the jury in ten
minutes today upon the charge of
bribing Supervisor Lonergan. The
veidict for the prosecution is a great
triumph. Glass will probably be sen
tenced to three or four years in
state prison. Patrick Calhoun, presi
dent of the United Railways, will be
tried next upon a bribery charge.
GEORGE KENNAN
UNDER ARREST
Former Chief of Police Dinan of
San Francisco Charges
Criminal Libel.
By Cable to Tb* Dolly Gateway.
San Francisco, Aug. 30— Ex-Chief of
Police Dinan today secured a warrant
for the arrest of George Kennan, the
noted magazine writer, charging crim
inal libel in an article published in the
September number of McClure’s which
accused Dinan specifically of taking
certain graft money. Dinan says he
will also try to have S. S. McClure
brought to San Francisco to be tried
with Kennan.
YOU PAY YOUR MONEY
AND TAKE YOUR CHOICE
Seattle, Aug. 29— Luke E. Wright,
formerly governor of the Philippines,
who has just retired as ambassador to
Japan, says there is no danger of war
with that country. Ex-Congressman
Towne of New York says war is ex
tremely probable. Both have just ar
rived from the Orient.
TRY TO FORCE
ARBITRATION
(Continued from page 1)
graph lines, and President Small of
the telegraphers’ union, the Canadian
operators will stick to their keys.
The embargo on American messages
has been lifted.
Refuse to handle Messages
Vancouver, 13. C., Aug. 27—Canadian
operators here refuse to bundle mes
sages from the United States. They
believe the alleged instructions said to
have been wired out from President
Small telling them to continue at work
were faked. They will not act until
they receive an official letter from
him.
flay Cut Off Brokers’ Wires
New York, Aug. 28 —Brokers
throughout the United States who
have private wires in their offices will
lose the service of operators if they
refuse to sign an agreement to sup
port the closed shop principle with the
union.
George Gould is on his way home
from Europe to direct the fight for the
telegraph companies.
Alaska Messages Tied up
Seattle, Aug. 28 — Scores of Alaska
messages for eastern points are tied
up in the telegraph offices here by the
operators’ strike.
Ask Roosevelt TO Intervene
New York, Aug. 29—Leaders of the
striking telegraphers announced today
that they will appeal to President
Roosevelt to take some action to settle
the international strike. The coun
try’s business is suffering and no
change in the situation is reported
anywhere and indications point to a
long struggle unless a settlement is
made.
Grain Raising In Alaska
Secretary Wilson of the depart
ment of agriculture said recently:
“ In Finland and Siberia we have
found grains which will thrive in
Alaska. The finest wheat and oats I
have ever had in my office came
from Alaska. There are 100,000,000
acres there fit for agricultural pur
poses, and the time is not far distant
when the agricultural proudcts of the
northland will exceed the mineral
products in value.”
If you want a free sample copy of the
most progressive and up-to-date min
ing journal published send your name
to Mining Topics, 64 Fulton street.
New York. Its news is authentic and
unbiased and the paper is devoted to
the specific and general interests of
mining in every field.
f PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO.
I :;°L"A" OUTFITTERS
For the next Thirty Days all Suits and Pants will
be sold at cost.
We carry the Celebrated Barington Hall Steel Cut
Coffee. Also the Gold Nugget brand which we
have handled for six years. It is always the same.
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Prospectors, ask your friends where to Outfit, and
you will always find the right place.
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PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO.
T. D. CORLEW. MANAGER.
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BOOTH & CO.
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HOPE AND CIRDWOOD
Call on the old reliable firm of Booth & Co. for anything in the
Liquor and Cigar line. Mi Eleccion Cigars, Old Line and Hunter Rye,
Nelson Co. Bourbon, Olympia Beer. Everything lirst-class. Best
of attention, run on the live and let live plan.
(ilrdwood, Alaska. C. R. BOOTH, Manager.
HARDWARE
Guns, Ammunition, Mechanics’ Tools, Cutlery
Miners’ Conveying and Pressure Hose and
Reducing Nozzles, Tents, Etc.
Stoves and Ranges, Granite and Tinware
Tinning Plumbing
rOIRTII AVENUE L. GRAEF SEWARD, ALASKA
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KNIK TRADING COMPANY
PROSPECTOR OUTFITS A SPECIALTY
Nearest tide water point to the Yentna and McKinley
Gold fields. Good trails leading to the Copper and
Coal fields. Saddle and Pack horses for hire.
Horae port of Steamer SWAN.
O. 0. HERNINO. Manager.
Knik,_ Alaska J
GAS STEAMER SWAN 1
CALLS AT KNIK. SUNRISE AND TYONOK for all points on the
YENTNA AND SUSITNA RIVERS
For speed, comfort and safety, unexelled. Lighterage
and towing a specialty. For reservations address
CAPT. W. J. HURPI1Y
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incofyorated November, 1905, under the laws of Alaska)
Office—on Fourth avenue, near Adams, Seward, Alaska
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN &. LAUBNER. Proprietor*
Pianos and Safes Moved
General Forwarders PHONE MAIN Seward, Ala*ka I
' The Palace =S£=
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Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Cafe in Connection. Seward, Alaska
AHOY
FDR THE SUSITNA
Lina K, the fastest and
most comfortable launch on
the river, Capt. J. B. Bartell
commanding.
Leaves Tyonok, Knik and
way ports for all points on
the Susitna river and tribu
taries.
For freight and passenger
rates apply on board.
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Courteous treatment to all
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Arctic Brotherhood
CAMP SEWARD NO. 21.
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Meets every second and fourth Sat
urday evening in Fire Hall.
J. L. REED, F. E. YOUNCS,
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Seward Bowling Alley
Fourth Avenue, Seward.
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES
In Connection
Ladies’ Day Saturday Afternoon
A Good Place to Spend
the Evening.
E. L. WHITTEMORE, Proprietor