SEWARD GATEWAY
PIBIISHID YVttKlY BY
GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
iintered Second (’hiss matter Auitu-t 21th.
iS'Yt a>t the iHYHtontc© at Seward. Alaska, un
der the Act of Coiurress of March S. tsrti.
SIBSCRIPIION RATES
On* Year (In Advance) - - $3.00
Six Months “ ... $1.50
Kasiern office 212 At worth Huitdinir. Duluth.
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THE COPPER FEVER
All i- not iroltl that flitters and cop*
tier I- ‘jetting a shine upon it that lias
almost the dazzlin'? etTeet of gold.
t'tipjHf is hceomins? kintr in the metal
wor ld. Titere art* fads anti tashions in
*pecu hition, as in dress, theatricals
and po. tie-, and just now copper ts
com pet »j? ir with s?o!d in the show win
dow of speculation.
This copper madness has method in
t. The pr.ee has advanced t > I’.i cents
x petitM from H cents a year 1 a d
15 cents n February with appar
ent ini. cat ions t at the advance is
mainly legitimate anti natural. It is
charged that a copper corner has heeti
created, entailing an artificial price
for the metal, ami it is not improbable
that lariro stores of copper art* held for
speculation. But oveu and ujjains. this
• s the admitted fan that the demand
for copper products is increasing at an
enormous rate and that during the
past ft w tears the »»roYvth of protlue
tion has net kept pace with the ex
pansion of the market. The present
htjfh prices may break but cannot fail
heavily.
The senate has defeated the proposal
to raise the pay of the regular army 2o
percent. Having just voted to raise
their own salaries oO per cent the sen
ators doubt le >s felt thftt i t would be
taxing the country too heavily to boost
the pay of anybody else. In these days
of prosperity and rising prices all
salaries and wages ought to be in
creased except those which were too
high before, such as the graft of life
insurance presidents. If it were possi
ble to grade the pay of members of
congress according to their value a
few of them might receive more than
they get now. while a majority would
draw al>out $1 a week.
Little more than two weeks of the
Fifty-ninth congress remain and no
report has t>een made fr.mi committee
on the bill creating a fourth judicial
division in Alaska. Opinion is general
that the bill is handicapped by the
rider providing that I'nited States
commissioners shall be appointed by
the governor instead of by the judges
of the United States courts in the ter
ritory. This is contrary to all prece
dent and the belief has been expressed
that tliis clause was added to the bill
to kill it.
The house committee on territories
has been inf r i ed that sentiment is
growing against territorial government
in Alaska, widen gives rise to cur
iosity to know what inducements have
been ottered to committee members to
think -is the Guggenheims think.
[t i*. cheering to know that the
Alask i-Yukon-1 ’acitic exposition is be
ing promoted actively but the boom
literature would read ju>t as well if it
came by mail and would inflict les> ex
pense upon the Alaska papers, (.'able
tolls are somewhat high.
A member of the senate committee
on railroads imforms the public that
the Guggenheims are not trying to
bottle up Alaska, which sounds natural
coming from an ordinary senator.
“Vat you egspect mit dose diagonal
goods?”
Witte is said to be very nervous
over the discovery of an infernal
machine in his shack. He would be
suffering les> if the bomb had ex
ploded.
Mavor Wright has dropped the lid
on Tacoma again. He does that from
time to time when he thinks it will
help his political business.
To the opponents of territorial gov
ernment: “We will meet you at
Philippi:”- that is to say, at the terri
torial conventions of 1908.
Butte has no newspapers or tele
phones but there is nothing to hinder
the people from organizing pangingi
games to kill time.
If the Japanese fuss is settled maybe
Senator Perkins and other timid per
sons will quit seeing things at night.
After the Thaw trial Mine. Evelyn
can name her own price for a stage
career of one season.
Seattle’s hot air generator finally
cleared the snow blockade.
When ready to outfit for the interior
call.on Brown &- Hawkins and get
wholesale prices on their goods. They
carry the best of everything. *
TINKERING COAL LAND LAW
Congress is tinkering with the coal
land laws in its usual empirical meth
od and the number of propositions
already made indicates that the sub
ieet may last as long as the free silver
discussion. The president has taken
the eminently proper position that the
coal monopoly of the states should not
ne extended to Alaska. His theory is
good and is upheld by every man who
does not believe that natural resources
were created for the aggrandizement
of an aristocracy of mazuma.
The trouble with the president's ex
periment in this matter is that he
seems to have compiled his plan after
fifteen minutes reflection. If he can
induce congress to pass a law which
will prevent monopoly without para
iwing development he will confer a
i.isi ing beiieiit upon Alaska. No doubt
many men look n on this subject as
! does Maj. Hall tine, w ho writes to the
, t late way:
*\V.\ view ef I’resilient Koosevell's
■ual ord**r is that it came 10‘years too
! i.ite. The government never should
nave parted with the title to a foot of
•oal, iron or timber land. Large cor
porations alone can develop mineral
nr.ds, but they can develop them as
well under a long lease, which wouid
safeguard the public against extor
; onate prices, as they could under a
j title in fee.
“Mineral deposits. arti timber
grow ths as well, wa re not made by any
| individual, but were put therethrough
! millions of years of slow growth and
! development, and it is therefore wrong
! to allow them to he owned absolutely
i bv any one man simply because that
j man in theory came along and plas
| tered a claim to them.
“1 have often wondered what abuse
I our grandchildren will heap upon the
I generations of the Nineteenth century
for the profligacy and selfishness they
displayed in taking possession of every
natural resource in sight and not only
claiming it as their own. hut permit
ting a few individuals of those genera
tions to claim it as their own. and
tolerating the waste and destruction of
thse resources to the deprivation of all
subsequent generations.”
The president’s idea concerning the
coal land remnants was set forth by
him in his annual message as follows:
“The present coal laws limiting the
individual entry to 160 acres puts a
premium on fraud by making it im
possible to develop certain coal fields
and yet comply with the law. It is a
scandal to maintain laws which sound
well, but which mak* fraud the key
without which great natural resources
must remain closed.
“The law should give individuals
and corporations under proper govern
ment regulation and control (the de
tails of which I shall not at present
discuss), the right to work bodies of
coal land large enough for profitable
development.
“My own belief is that there should
he provision for leasing coal, oil and
gas rights under proper restrictions.!’
Probably the best disposition that
could he made of the remaining coal
! lands would he to lease them upon a
reasonable royalty, as proposed by the
president.
COPPER WITHOUT LIMIT
Seward has at its door a copper field
whi.se stupendous value has just been
discovered. The shores and islands of
Prince William sound are streaked
and dotted with copper lodes of sucii
uniform value that to uncover a ledge
means to open a mine. Every copper
expert who visits this field is amazed
at its revelations and no copper area
in the world today is more talked about
among mining men.
Extraordinary developments will
marK this district the coming year and
a trade will be created w hich will ex
pand steadily with succeeding years.
The purchasing demands of this coj>
per field afford one of Seward’s oppor
tunities. The town is within a few
hours’ sailing of the Sound and it should
not only share in the trade but should
nearly r.onopolize it.
WEEKLY WEATHER RECORD
Weathei record for the week ending
February 16:
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday 36 12 Snow
Monday 41 26 Snow
Tuesday 33 25 Snow
Wednesday 35 24 Snow
Thursday 33 22 Snow
Friday 30 9 Snow
Saturday 8 4 Clear; high
_ wind
SEWARD STEAMERS
Saratoga; sails from Valdez for Se
ward at 9 p. m. today.
Bertha; sailed from Seattle 13th.
Jeanie; sails from Seattle 16th.
Northwestern: sails from Seattle
16th.
Pennsylvania; sailed for Seattle 6th.
Portland; sailed for Seattle 6th.
Santa Clara; sailed for Seattle 9th.
Dora; sailed for Unalaska 10th.
Assistant U. S. District Attorney
Clegg, who went to Valdez on the
Santa Clara, will probably remain
there until after the forthcoming term
of court.
EXPLOSIVE IN
WITTE’S HOUSE
Infernal Machine Detected by
Clock Attachment fixed to
Touch It Off.
Oy Cable to The Dally Gateway.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 13—An infernal
machine wound tip to explode at 4
o’clock this morning was found in u
room adjoining the court of Count
Witte’s house last night. 'Hie ticking
of the clock attachment caused the de
tection of the explosive. Witte is
! down with nervous prostration today in
consequence of the discovery, which
follows repeated warning threats
I whieh in1 has reeeived.
It is dillieult to believe that the
j machine could have been placed in
! Witte's bouse without the connivance
1 of servants, as access is not easy. It
w isiiid len under furniture and but for
j the ticking would doubtless have ac
| eomplis,ied its purpose.
FORTY MEN MUSHING TO
YENTNA ALONG RAILROAD
Twenty from Seward and Same
Number from Kenai (iet Stormy
Start to tiold Fields.
Forty musliers, bound for the \ entna
district, are now struggling with the
storm near the end of the railroad
track or just beyond. Half of these]
I are from Seward and the other half
1 from Kenai, who struck the railroad
; trail at the lake as the rear guard of
j the Seward squads went by. This
| news was telephoned down from mile
41 yesterday by George Bourkaert, who
is headed for camp f>4 on railroad busi
ness, with two other men.
The mushers are making slow pro
gress owing to the heavy snow, which
has been falling intermittently all
week, and drifting badly in places.
The travelers all have dog teams and
most of them are taking heavy loads.
Some of them started from Seward
last Monday and have made only six or
seven miles a day.
CECIL H. CLEGG
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Fourth Avenue, • Seward, Aka.
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
! Ray Bid, Washington St.
E. E. RITCHIE
ATTORXF.Y - AT - LAW
Ray Building, -:- Seward, Alaska
--
fonip 49 Roadhouse
Prospectors and other travelers
will tind this a comfortable place
to stay. Half mile from railroad
terminus, on trail to Turnagain
Arm and the interior.
Information Bureau.
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Watson’s Roadhouse
■ "anT*—1———**
OLD-KMIK on trail to Yentna
First-class accommodations for men,
horses and dogs.
HORSES FOR H I R E.
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
TROY HAND LAUNDRY
Don’t worry shout your flannel
shirt collars and cuffs when you
can have them returned as new
text to Moon’s Hall_Fifth Ave. Seward
Seward Water & Power
Company
,^ 'Jl .»■ t .-A ,.»>*• u Vltli jai
JOHN. A. NELSON, Manager
Office—Third and Washington streets
H. S. WATERMAN
MINING ENGINEER
Assay Office. Valdez, Alaska.
Gold - - • 11.50
Gold and Silver * - 2.00
Copper ... 1.50
Gold, Silver and Copper 3.50
Reports and examinations of mines.
Cash should uccompnny all samples.
If you desire, write or ship to
MCMILLAN Till & WOOL CO.
41 langley St., Victoria, B. C.
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FRANK H. LASCY
U. S. MINERAL and LAND
Surveyor for the District of Alaska,
and NOTARY PUBLIC
Ad tires Seldovia, Cook Inlet, Alaska,
or care Mail Asrent, Steamer Dora
G. W. PALMER
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prospectors Outfits High
est Prices Paid for Furs—
Knik P. O. Alaska
Notice to Co-owners
To J. M. Cumminirs. Jay Hoover. J. Carson. P,
A. Silveretone, C. Beyer. Otto Lnnirel. J. L.
Heed, their heirs and assigns, and all persons
having or claiming an interest in the p acer
mining claims hereinafter described, and to
all whom it may concern:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
the undersigned, Charles Tecklenburg. co*
owner with said J M. Cummings. Jay Hoover.
P. A Silveretone. C. Beyer. Otto Langel and
J. L. Reed in eight certain placer miningclaims
situated near the mouth of Knik river, in Cook
Inlet precinct. Territory of Alaska, to-wit,—
the Gravel Group, Northern Group. Montana
Group. Cottonwood Group. Southern Group.
A. C. Group. Gold Dust claim and Fine Gold
claim, located October 25th. 1905 by and for the
parties herein named.—has during the year
1906 expended the sum of eight hundred dollars
($800) in work and labor for the development
of said placer claims;
That of the proportion of each of you in said
expenditure, towit, the sum of one hundred
dollars ($100) there remains unpaid and uneon
tributed the sum of one hundred dollars ($100)
each: or seven hundred dollars ($700) due from
all of you for work and labor extended upon
said eight placer miningclaims:
And you and each of you are hereby further
notified that if within ninety days after publi
cation of this notice by publication any one of
you shall fail to contribute his proportion of
said expenditure for annual work and labor
upon said eight placer raining claims, to-wit.
the sum of one hundred dollars ($100). expend
ed by the undersigned as hereinbefore stated,
the interest in said claims of said co-owner so
failing to contribute will be forfeited to and
become the property of the undersigned Charles
Tecklenburg. co-owner; according to the pro
visions of Section Twenty-three hundred and
twenty-four (2324) of the Revised Statutes of
the United States.
Dated at Seward. Alaska. February 2nd, 1907.
Chaulks Tkcklknhuhg.
Co-owner as aforesaid.
Address. Seward. Alaska.
Date of first publication. February 9th. 1907.
Date of lu>t publication. May 11th. 1907.
Summons.
In the United States Commissioner's Court
for t he District of Alaska. Division Three.
Kenai precinct.
T. D. Corlew. plaintiff, |
VS. >
Geo. E. Dickinson, defendant. 1
To the United States Marshal for the District
of Alaska. Division Three, or any deputy:
In the name of the United States of Ameri
ca, we command you to summon Geo. E. Dick
inson. defendant above named, to appear be
fore the undersigned, a .Justice of the Peace in
and for Kenai precinct, in the District of
Alaska, within thirty days after the comple
tion of the i>eriod of publication of this sum
mons at my office in said precinct at Seward.
Alaska, to answer the complaint of said T. D.
Corlew founded upon an account and wherein
said plaintiff demands judgment auainst you
for the sum of two hundred and seventy-four
dollars and sixty-llve cents, besides costs and
disbursements: and said defendant will take
notice that if he fails to appear and answer
said complaint the plaintiff herein will apply
to said court for judgment against defendant
for said sum of two hundred and seventy-four
dollars and sixty-hve cents, according to the
prayer of the complaint
This publication is made under and by vir
tue of an order of said court dated January 11,
1907.
Date of first publication, January 12. 1907.
Date of last publication. February 23, 1907.
Given under m.v hand and the seal of said
court this 11th day of January. 1907.
L. S. HOW LETT.
Commissioner and ex-olllcio Justice of
the Peace, Kenai precinct.
Cecil H. Clkgg. attorney for plaintiff.
Notice to Co-owner.
To E. E. Rudolph, his heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that during the year
1906 the undersigned have expended more than
six hundred dollars in labor and improve
ments upon six certain contiguous lode mining
claims, known as the "Fourth of July" group,
which group consists of the "Lookout.”
"Little Skookum." "Red Mike,” "Bay View,"
"Fourth of July.’’and “Red Boy” lode mining
claims, situated at the head of Spring creek on
the east side of Resurrection bay. Kenai pre
cinct, Alaska, in which mining locations you
claim an undivided one-third interest, as
shown by the records of Kenai precinct.
You are further notified that the improve
ments and labor performed by you during the
year 1906 upon said six lode claims have been
estimated and valued at $135.55. and that your
proportion of annual labor upon said six lode
claims for said year 1906 is two hundred dol
lars as required by law.
You are further notified that if within
ninety days after the publication of this no
tice, you fail to contribute the remainder of
-our proportion as a co-owner, to-wit, the
sum of $61.45, your iuterest in above described
mining claims will be forfeited to the under
signed oo-owners. and will become their
property in the manner provided by section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States. . * _ „
Dated Kehal precinct, Alaska. January 11.
lW:‘ ’ ! " GEORGE BURCHEY.
VICTOR SIMONS,
Co-owners.
Address: Seward, Alaska. •
Date of first publication, January 12, 1907.
Date of last publication, April 13.1907.
PACIFIC COAST TRADING
=COMPANY=
-Be sure, before buying your
(i shoes i )
To take a look at our stock of fine ones just received. Also
Shoe Packs, Rubber Boots, and the finest Line
of Men's Shirts in town. -
And in regard to Outfitting, will say for the benefit
of the stranger that would like to know who <i ,.*s that busi
ness in Seward, and the best place: Just ask 'lie first, man
you meet on the street after arriving and h ' will t>*ll you
just where to go. Our customers have confidence in us,
and therefore we are willing to abide by any decision they
may make.
T. I). COULKW, Mgr.
|| KNIK TRADING COMPANY |
O. G. HERNING. Manager.
General Merchandise
PROSPECTORS OUTFITS A SPECIALTY S
f Corn men I and dop feed sold out. —....
* ITty Only a small amount of rice and bacon ■ IF ty
j on hand. All other supplies plentiful
Outfits t Knik. Keep your eye on this ‘ad.” | Outfits
Delays are serious; if you are going in, [
ISold I make haste. First come first served. Sold fi
I P. S.—Pit saws and sleds sold out. I
Mail your order at once to the
KNIK TRADING COMPANY, - - • KNIK, ALASKA
Nearest outfitting point to the Goldfields.
IrAA„ftA n nil General Merchant
U0OrQ6 KOll, ...Hope, Alaska...
Headquarters for Prospectors’ Outfits for
all Susitna and Kuskokwim points
.
Discount on orders of $25 or over as follows:
Dry Goods, Hardware Ammunition, Crockery, Drugs,
Graniteware, Hats, Shoes, Etc., 20 per cent.
Groceries, - - - 15 per cent.
No discount on Flour, Sugar, Ham, Bacon, Lard, Butter
and Eggs, but all at a low price.
I Latouche! Latouche! Latouche!
Reynolds - Alaska Development Company
General Outfitters For
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
Bottom Prices; Honest Goods
Headquarters for REYNOLDS,
Knight’s Island and Sound LATOUCHE ISL.
Points. ALASKA
TINNING PLUMBING
HARDWARE
Guns, Ammunition, Mechanics’ Tools, Cutlery.
Miner’s Conveying Hose and Tents
STOVES AND RANGES
GRANITE AND TINWARE
Ja fa a jO" Fourth Ave., Seward. Alaska
• Prompt attention given mail orders
The Washington Trust Co,
Corner First Avenue and Madison street, Seattle, Wash.
Invites Business by Mail or Express.
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Pays Interest on all Accounts
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