SEWARD GATEWAY
PtBlISHI D WEEKLY BY
GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
SI .W A HD. - - ALASKA.
Kntcnsl ;»s Second Class mailer Alu.ilsi 24 th.
I >». . t the iHistoftice at Seward. Alaska, uu*
. ’ r tl *• Act of I'otun .s of March t*. IH7V.
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SATI'UDAY. OCTOUKK -1. l’*Y>
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SOW COMES THE RUSH
So tie thinjfs in the future win he i
, 'oM with AiXMimcv. and one of the
- unities L the fact that interest in |
\'a>l.a will he larjfely consent rat «xi in !
' stii >|ion the stretch of country lx>t"»
r :in the route of the Alaska t ell*,
ah From Cook Inlet to the Tatiana .
>.specters will 1» scattered in every (
i.dch. and ext inordinary activity in,
• he towns will result.
r.-i.tra! Alaska has Imen an unknown i
, . tr\ . xe- >t to a few ill Ushers wlio
ave « xplored jxjrtions of it casually,
u evert one of them is positive that i
ir Alaska Central will traverse a
iuinp rejfion as rich as any yet di>
vrf -d, and it is lltio miles from Knik |
\rm to Fairbanks.
When tin Alaska Central :v»ehe*
knik Arm, :i> it will do before this
:ue next year, the entire region lyinjf {
•ffotv it will he accessible to title j
v. ater at Seward. Across the Susitna
.alley mushets cat travel with ease
,ini can return any time of year to the
Arm to obtain supplies.
In Seward now is a minitv* expert
presenting a syndicate of wealthy
seattl • anil Spokane ini nine men. who
predicts that tlie stampede to t he in*
vior over the Alaska Central next f
year will he a marvel to witness. This
.tine man says that around Cook Inlet!
.• vast stretches of jfokl-betirinjf jfravel j
which can he worked for years without
exhaustion by the hydraulic und dredjf-j
itilf prX’ess.
Itefore another year people on tliej
i. Pside will discover that Seward i> j
• ue key to Alaska.
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CuEAN UP THE RUBBISH
Seward's tin* « n^itw has arrived ami *
it* tir-t step has i>ven taken to protect i
ie ttwn from any such disaster a> j
iat which overtook Nome last month. I
\ few more things require to he done,
it* most important of which are to
keep the inner portions of tlie business
- ocks clear of trash in which a dan
gerous blaze could It* started in a
one nt by the dropping of « sjwrk*
il to put all clumsy hut*' otit of bush
Fire mijrht he stared on a dry roof
t any time by a defective fine or in a
Ic of rubbish by a spark from a
i hituney or a : ijrht'tl ci*iaf stub dropped
a careless idiot. All these tire traps
a be easily abolished by the owners.
Seward is in b*s> danger from fire
ian trust towns because of the rare I
"ccurntnes of hi,vfh winds and tbs pos
session of an excellent water system.
• »: i a st !i day an impromptu fire brigade
with the help of the tire engine cohld!
online a blaze to the buiMin*; where
started, but if A hi<rb Wind were
iowin;4 only the lr*\ could stop the
allies.
No wonder it is so Expensive a job
r inniny a hie life insurance company
if the concern has to pay the news
papers for I most in}? As Well a* hny
eeislation.
That t'arnesfie mbd-al n libit bb a
seat ejintort t*> the widow of the man
bo list his life while savin# his
rot hot-in-law, but she may hAve to
au n it for bread.
M stret Attorney .leronrd has madej
awfi l racket dbrin# the past four
■a* s h it seem-* to have failed to get
s aujLvr into Why of thb political
>nrtics.
Kvery liinr SwifrwAter Bill O'Ates
,«*ts ,i little rtfobey a lot of pOopfc trV
• » eel in on it. But nolmdy ever tries
> take anythin* away from ftusSell
>aee.
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The N’eirt‘0 Baptists of lYxa* have
uiuallv resolved that Rockefeller is
trooil, kind man. it'd ft is now up to
.ohn 1>. to stand for the touch.
tlov. Folk -eems to think that if St.
....eould hi reformed a little bit
;u e i* hope for Philadelphia.
It lH'^in^ to look a>. if Uncle Sam
•ill >Ocu have Castro and his single
- lovel republic Ttn his bands twain.
WATER SYSTEM
NOW COMPLETE
New Reservoir finished and Will be
Connected Tomorrow With
all City Mains.
Water was turned from the new
reservoir into the city mains Tuesday.
Seward now has as good a water sup
pi \ as any place on earth, and suffi
cient for acity of 10.000 inhabitants.
The reservoir lies under the foot of a
steep mountain and is tilled from a
subterranean stmuu whose flow is of
the purest quality. The water runs
into the reservoir without ex|»ostire to
the open air ami is therefore absol
utely free from the possibility of pollu
tion, as the reservoir is roofed over.
A- the reservoir is wholly under
ground and the water is constantly
flowing through it the danger of five/.-j
in.ir <" ahsolutelv piveluded. This was
a difficulty which was met only in the'
coldest weather in getting water sup-j
ply from tin* old reservoir, but it oc
curred often enough to prove an annoy
ance.
The mains will remain connected
w itli the old reservoir for a little while |
but will be disconnected before the
freezing time arrives and the old res
ervoir will be abandoned.
The water system of Sew aril now eiu* I
braces a little more than 8,000 feet of
mains, besides the line from the new
reservoir to the townstte limit, which
is !>00 feet Ion if. It includes Third
avenue to Madison street, toking in
every residence on that street. It also
runs to Lowell creek on Second avenue
and to First on Adams street. The
last link will be completed by this
evening1.
SHIP BUILDING IN 1901
Lloyd's Gives Figures Showing
Extensive Construction
According to Lloyd's the United
Kingdom launched 712 new- ship*, ag
gregating 1,205, 102 tons displacement,
during lust year. She also launched:
thirty *even ships of war. aggregating*
127.175 tons. One, the Uuronia, ilis- j
place* 20,(mh»: another, the Victoria, j
14.000 ton*, is the largest turbine ship
afloat.
The United States launched 227 mer
chant ships of more than loo tons each,
with a total tonage of 258,;>18 tons,
lleside* these there were launched
nineteen war vessels, aggregating 17o,«
8*5 tons. Germany came third, with
14!* merchant vessels, aggregating
200.000 tons, and eleven ships of war. j
aggregating 44,070 toils. Fcunce was j
fourth, with 80.000 tons ih sixty-seven
merchantmen, and 45,000 tons in nine;
-hips of war. Italy wustifth. with eight i
merchant vessels, aggregating 50.000
tons, and eight war-ships. 28,002 tons.
“SEA WOLF’’ GROWS TAME
Alexander McLetm not Such a
Bed Man After all
The seal poaching schooner Cartuen
cita, which has been dodging revenue
cutters all summer, has returned as
far towards the states as Victoria,
where she was seized bv the British
customs authorities on a charge of
catching seals illegally.
The PortlandOregAYiiansays:“Tame
and prosaic was the return of .Tack
London's "Sea Wolf," Captain Alex
ander McLean, who has reached Vic
toria. In simple language this reputed
had man denied that he had raided any
seal rookeries, denied that he had
dodged revenue cutters, and in fact
entered a general and specific protest
against all charges of irregularity in
connection of the cruise of the Cur
mencita. To Assist with shattering the
idol which Ixmdon built, one of the!
tViWdtetftble Ah-x's Sailors gave out an
interview in which he stated that the
captain bold “would not light a cat j
unless he was full of hootch." As Lon*
don's “Sea Wolf" was always full of
light and never full of hootch, Captain
McLean is steadily drifting away from
tin* reputation which Jack London
gave him."_
A new soprano whs whaled to fill a
vacancy in the church choir, and there
were a lot of applicants. Bach chose
her own music, the idea being to allow
the candidates to show otf to best ad
vantage. (hie -young woman sang a
“piece" which began, “Turn me not
away." Hhe was turned away notwith
standing.
Col. A.V. U. Snyder, editor of the
Wrangell Sentinel, has been appointed
U. S. commissioner of Wrangell pre
cinct by Judge Gunnison.
DR. C. T. DAGGETT
DENTIST
S. R for. Fourth Ave. and Washlntrton St.
SEWARD - - ALASKA
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Over Brown & Hawkins' store
SEWARD - - • ALASKA
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C. H. GIBBONS, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office and Residence (’arstens Build*
ing, Fourth avenue.
Office Hours—2 to 4 p. in., and when
ever not otherwise engaged.
H. H. HILDRETH
NOTARY PUBLIC
and CONVEYANCER
Abstracts ,»f Title to minhur and town
property furnished Kxamlnutlon and
reports made on any property.
SEWARD - - ALASKA
CECIL H. CLEGG
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Fourth Avenue. - Seward, Aka.
E. R. GRAY
NOTARY PUBLIC
SEWARD - ALASKA
O. LASCY
U> S. DEP. MINERAL and LAND
SBRYEYOR FOR THE DISTRICT OF AL4SKA
Civil Engineer, and Land and Min
ing Attorney. Address Seldovia,
Alaska, or in care of Mail Agent,
Steamer Doras
FRANK H. LASCY
U. S. MINERAL and LAND
Surveyor for the District of Alaska,
and NOTARY PUBLIC
Add res: Seldovia, Cook Inlet, Alaska,
or care Mail Agent, Steamer Dora
W. A. McPHERSON
SCINIC PHOTOGRAPHER
Views for sale at Seward News
Stand and Owl Drug Store.
Address, Seward P. O.—Studio at
ranch, on railroad throe miles north
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
Scuttle. Wash.. June I.V 1905
To N. W ARMSTRONG. E. P. McGKTTI*
GAN. W. H HUSH. H. C. SMYTH and C. H
HUBBARD, each and all of you Are hereby
notilied that we have expended durimr the year
of I(W4 kix hundred dollars (MdO.OO)in labor
upon the followin'! Sulphur Mining' Claims:
Idaho No. 1: "Washington" No. 2: Alas
kan No S' Culifornta No. 4 and "Oregon"
No. 5. the property of thf Dutch llhrhor Sul
phur Mniniy Assoctatioh hnd the Sulphur
Mountain Mining Assoc totlon and a twenty
acre Vhtini k noWnas the "New York” Claim,
all situYtted on Mt. Mhkusnta. Unatasku Re
cording District. District of Ata-dca
In olrtWv to hold said claims under the pro
visions of Section 2321 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States and the amendments
thereto, approved Janimrv f$nd. lsso. concern
ing annual labor upon mining claims, being
the amount required to hold such claims for
the iieriod ending December 81st. I'.xia. And if
within ninety days from the personul service
of this notice, or ninety days after the publica
tion thereof, you fail or refuse to contribute
your lKtrtion of such expenditure us a co-own
er. your interest in said dims will become the
property of the subscribers your co-owners
who have made the required exi>endHure by
the terms of said «a*etion.
ueokgE b. t.azlkr
T. \V. BDARDMAN
A. K. MlTDPHY . .
WILLIAM OAU NTLfcTT
A. T. WALDECK
K. McGETTIGAN
VICTOR ST. C. PAINE
RICHARD TIERNEY
MRS. A. DU MON
F. B. LAZIER
DANIEL BUCK
Bv A. T. WALDECK. Trustee,
NOTICK TO CRtiDITOliS
IN THE CNltKD STATES COMMIS
SIONER ft tbl’KT FOR COOK INLET
PRECINCT. TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD DIVISION.
IX PROBATE.
In the mutter of the estate tsf FVfoSfeVfd if.
Perry, deceased.
To whom it n«tv concern:
NOTICE in hereby kitten tfnt by an order
made by John Goodell. Judirr pf the above en
titled court, on the 26th d<»y of Atuoist, A. D.
twin, the under*limed. Jttirto* drdwood. was
duly appointed;administrator Of the estate of
Frederic J. Perry, deceased.
All tterson* Imvinjf claims uyuinst the said
estate are required to present them, with prop
er vouchers, within six months from the date
hereof, to the stlid administrator, fit Sunrise,
Alaska.
Dated this 26th day of Aufrtist. A. D *1906.
JAMES GIRD WOOD, Administrator
Sept, 16*6t
Since a record haS b^oVi kept forty
two men have been drowned at the
mouth of the Kinkokwim, according to
statistics of the Moravian mission.
A rich belt 6f silver lead ores has
been found near -Maple bay, an arm of
Portland canal-.
COLEMAN NOISE
H. N. COLEMAN, Proprietor
Electric Lights and Electric Bells in every room
Rates from 50c to $2.50 per day
Absolutely Firs t-C lass
Excellent Cafe in Connection
FOURTH A VEX UK, SKWAK1), ALASKA
fSJORTHERN ftALOON~
WHITTEMORE, & SMITH Proprietor
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
FOURTH AVE. SEWARD, ALASKA
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN & LAUBNER. Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved ?.pe.sl:yjLt.<tn.t.l.oj?.toC.lt.rIrf^
Give us your orders for Goal &. Wood
General rorwarders phone main seward.Alaska
B I B |\ /I O SZ” Q The new Lumber Yard by
L jj 8¥i the Glacier Stream.
Stock now complete -Brick, Lime, Cement, Windows,
Window Frames and Doors,.
Northwestern Steamship Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS
STKAMSHIPS OPERATED:—Victoria, Tacoma. Santa Clara, Santa Ana,
Excelsior, Dora, Barbara Hernster.
STEAMERS FOR—Seattle, Kayak, Valdez,% Seward, Cook Inlet, Unaluska,
Nome—intermediate points--and San Francisco. Exclusive line to N. E,
Siberian ports.
Express Steamer “SANTA CLARA” Sails from Seattle for Seward and Vab
dez, outside route, May 4th ami every 20 days thereafter,
Stf. EXCELSIOR Leaves Seattle 1st of each month. Same trip as Santa
Ana. connecting at Seldovia With S. S. Neptune, etc. returning leaves
Be ward loth of each month.
Steamship "SANTA ANA" Leaves Seattle Uith of each month tor Juneau,
Kayak, Yakutat> Elleraar, Valdez, Seward, Seldovia Connecting at Seb
OtWia with S. S, Neptune Tor all Cook Inlet points—returning, leave*
Be ward 1st of each month,
S.tr "DORA" Leaves Valdez 28th of each month for Seward. Unalaska,
Dutch Harbor, and all way points, returning, leaves Seward about 14tli
of each month.
For transportrtion, berth reservations, freight rates etc.
call on E. R. GRAY. Agt.> Pier So, I. Seward, Alaska
d. f, TfcOWBRIDGE, Gcn‘l Mas. E. G. McMICKEN, GH'i R*»s, anO Ticket Act,
SEATTLE. WASH.
• ENf RAL OFFICES] 608 FIRST AVE.. SEATTLE,
Alaska Commercial Co.
tP Portland and Bertha
Hails from Seattle via. Juneau, 10th and 2oth of each month
Sails from Seward via. Juneau, Kth and 22nd of each month.
Connecting witb Steamers at Seldovia for all points on Cook Inlet
Passenger Service unexcelled
For Rapid Delivery of Freight and for Ptt&sengei' Rates aud Bertltf
Apply to
JOHN J. McMANUS, Agt.
At Brown and Hawkin’s Stor^ ..
SEWARD.. ALASKA
San th'ftrtcisco Office, Seattle Ajfr^ric.vy 101 Mi'st A\e. S
310 Sansome St. _O, J. HIMPHUKV, Seattle Agh
RIDLEY’S BEST
MAPLE SYRUP
This S.i rup Is warranted not to suimr j
or sour in any climate. For sale tit
SQUARE DEAL RESTAURANT
CEOROE RIDLEY. Proprietor
FOX ISLAND FOR SALE
Ten miles from Seward. The island j
is two miles long and one mile wide. |
l will sell my squatter’s claim and 423 >
foxes, whose skins titV worth an average j
of $20 each} for $2500, which is less than
one-third of the value of the skins, j
Offer is made because I wish to go up 1
the Su?it*aa to prospect for a year.
Alfred Lowell, j
Third avenue. Seward.
The Salvation Army will bring a
large number of immigrants from Kng
land to Canada next .year.
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ff" staple patent medicines
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