V()L 8. SEWARD, ALASKA. NON DAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1914_ N O. 99
_ ___ __I—I I rr- J- 1 -11 n-1 -Till- r~~n— WM———————————
PROF. MARTIN
COMES OUT FOR
PORTAGE RAY
Washington, Feb. 2.—Prof. Martin,
of the University of Wisconsin, in an
interview said that his geographic so
ciety expedition in 1910 discovered
that the Portage Bay route was the
most feasible for reaching the Mata
nuska coal fields. He says that from
the head of Portage canal it is only
twelve miles to Turnagain arm, and
that a tunnel two miles long would
shorten the distance to the Matanuska
to 136 miles. He estimates that the
cost of building this twelve miles will
be less than five million dollars and
that this route would afford 1owt grades,
avoiding all glaciers, making it the
most practical route, whereas the
•lightest advance toward Bartlett gla
cier would cause great damage. On
the Alaska Northern railroad at Spen
cer glacier, it is far worse and more
dangerous. He further states that the
harbor at Passage "canal equals that of
Resurrection bay. There are practi
cally no icebergs in Portage bay, while
Bear glacier, near Seward, is a menace
to navigation at all limes of the year.
IT MUST OWN
THE SYSTEMS
Washington, Feb. 2. -- Postmaster
General Burleson, in his report, de
clares that in order to perfect the pos
tal service. the government must own
and control the telegraph, telephone
and wireless systems of the country.
THREATENED RY
A GOV’T AGENT
Seattle, Feb. I.— In the Mundy
Shieids coal case now being heard here
in the federal court, Udu Hesse, a civil
engineer, testified that a government
agent threatened him with prosecution
unless he would testify as directed by
them. _
Cold Wave Causes Death.
Chicago, Feb. 1.—Six deaths have
occurred here within the past twenty*
four hours from the cold weather. A
foot of snow fell here last night.
A. Ericson, the game warden located
at Mile 23, leaves today fora trip to
Kenai on official business. Mr. Eric
son expects to be absent ten or twelve
days. _
Dr. Baughman, the game warden,
and Mr. Gilpatrick returned last night
from a trip to Russian lake, via the
Resurrection river. They encounter
ed bad weather during most of the
time they were out, having to face
a blizzard with the thremometer reg
istering 15 degrees below zero at times.
For Sale—Land scrip which can be
used for locating government land in
Alaska. Fully guaranteed. For price
and particulars address L. W. Hubb9ll
Jk Son, Springfield, Missouri. t
Meet me at the branch *
AVIATOR BEACHY”
NAS A WARNING
Los Angeles, Feb. 1.— While giving
exhibitions here yesterday Lincoln
Beachy, the aviator, had a narrow es
cape from death. While at an alti
tude of 1,000 feet the engine exploded
and Beachy was precipitated to the
earth, but escaped death by falling:
into a tree. The spectators were panic
stricken by fear and many fainted.
Hundreds ran to assist the plucky air
man and he was taken to a hospital,
where it \\as found that his injuries
were not of a serious nature. This is
tne first time that Beachy has had such
a narrow escape, and many doubt
whether he will continue in the death
defying game. ,
INDICTMENTS
FOR REBATING
—
1
Chicago, Feb. 1.—The Chicago &
Northwestern railway, the Pennsyl
| vania & Ann Arbor railway and the
Swift Packing company have been in
!dieted in the federal court here for re
; bating. The Swift Packing company,
! if convicted, will face a fine of $1,200,
; ooo. . . .__
‘THEY BET A $50
! SUIT OF CLOTHES!
|
(
Win. Sauers, the popular merchant,
and Fred Laubner, well known in Sew
ard had an argument this moruing
concerning the government railroad
construction. Mr. Sauers offered to
make a bet of a fifty dollar suit of
clothes that the first government con
struction work would be on a line of
which Seward was the terminus. Mr.
Laubner immediately took him up on
the proposition and the wager was i
made.
THE COMMISSION
MAKES REPORT
Olympia, Wash., Feb. 2.—The wage
commission, after a thorough inves
tigation. has found that a girl’s room
i ^
' and board cost two hundred and seven
ty dollars a year. It will be seen that
nine dollars a week is as small a wage
as a girl could live and dress herself
on. _
Another Cardinal Called.
Rome, Feb. 2.—Cardinal Gennari
died today. There is now sixteen vac
ancies in the papal college, it is re
ported that they will all be filled soon.
Ladies, try a NuBone Corset. Mrs.
T. R. Needham, general manager for
Alaska. Phofie 132.
Snow shoes and snow shoe filling at
J. L. Graef’s. t
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. X
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. * *
CAPT. JOHNSON
LIBELS VESSEL
Norfork, Va., 2.—Capt. Johnson, of
the ill-fated Monroe which was ram
med and sunk by the liner Nantucket
a few days ago, has libled the Nan
nucket for one million dollars, as dam
ages for the loss of the Monroe. He
charges that the Nantucket was run
ning at an excessive speed at the time
of the collision, claiming that it wasj
very foggy at the time. The master
of the Nantucket claims that the loss
of life was due to the fact that Capt.
Johnson made no effort to save his pas
engers, and that the crew of the Mon
roe showed great cowardice when fac
ing a cricis. He says that Captain
Johnson was the first to leave the doom
ed vessel. It is also claimed that the
life rafis of the Monroe had just receti
ly been condemned.
SHE GENERALLY
HAS THE MAKINS
Colon, Feb. 2—It is said that many
will refuse to attend the reception
given by Col. Goethals to the \ Princes
Louise, the grand daughter of the late
Queen Victoria. The only objection
or excuse offered is that tlie titled lady
smokes cigarettes publicly.
MADE RECORD
FROM IDITAROD
Antone Ponda, the record breaking
musher from the Iditarod who arrived
in Seward recently, spent the past
summer and fall on Bear creek on the
lower Kuskokwim river, mining and
prospecting. After two years spent in
the Kuskokwim camp lie has decided
that, worked at the present method,
Bear creek will never astonish the
world with a record breaking pro
duction.
There is plenty of gold there, says
Mr. Ponda, but there is so much gravel
mixed with it that it is a weeks work
to separate an ounce of dust from the
soil. If the gold on Bear creek was
concentrated into a pay streak of a
couple a hundred feet in width, it
would be a world beater for richness
but it is spread over an area a mile
wide and that spoils it all. One can
get gold any place in the creek where
they sink but not enough to be called
pay, unless you are fortunate enough
to hit on a nugget. As a dredging
proposition, some day it will be a win
ner. but never by working it by hand.
Ponda has a nice poke of gold that he
dug out himself, all good sized slugs
of high grade gold, worth $19.00 per
ounce. He leaves for the outside for
for a trip and will posibly return to
Alarka in the spring.
Rampolla’s Successor Named.
Rome, Feb. 2.—Cardinal Deval,
Papal secretary, has been named to
suceed the late Cardinal Rampolla.
flany Attend Church.
Chicago, Feb. 2.—Nearly half a
million persons attended the different
churches in this city yesterday.
MINING ACTIVITY
IN HOPE DISTRICT
W. H. Logman, the well known
Hope mining ma i who passed through
Seward on his way into the Turnagain
Arm country last week is planning on
on putting Hope on the mining map
of Alaska in a very substantial manner
this summer if all goes well. Mr. Log
man is the owner of a dozen or more
placer claims on Resurrection creek
adjoining the Matt.heson ground.
During the past winter he lias been on
I the outside interesting parties in in
stalling a big hydraulic plant on the
groundthis spring and when he left
Seattle, arrangements were practically
completed and only awaited the return
of Logman who had to make the trip
to Hope to complete some detaili be
fore closing the deal. It is the inten
tion of the owner to return to Seattle
during the coming month and assem
ble the plant and land it on the ground
as soon as possible and get it installed
and in operation tins coming summer.
There are no questions as to the val
ues on the ground, as it has been thor
oughly prospected and the ground ad
joining has been amply demonstrated
by the Mathison Mining company.
With the installation of the I^ogman
plant, in active operation at Hope will
be the Mathison property and the ten
stamp mill that was installed this win
ter by James Buzard, and other plants
that are contemplated, it begins to
look as though one of the best known
sections in this district is soon to come
in for an era of genuine prosperity.
The Hope and Sunrise district has
been a small but steady producer since
the early ’90’s, but of late years it has
*
been hard to get capital interested in
that section and it has been necessary
to show the actual gold before money
could be raised for a plant of any de
scription to operate there and now
that the demonstration has been made,
mining men who are familiar with the
values that they know are there, feel
confident that a good paying camp will
be added to the list of Alaska’s pro
ducers this year and that the name of
the new gold pot will be Hope.
ANOTHER PROBE
IS ORDERED
Washington, Feb. 2.—Surgeon
Lloyd has been ordered to at once
probe the typhoid and plague epidem
ics reported to exist in the state of
Washingoon.
He Reads the Handwritting.
Mexico City, Jan. 3.—President
Huerta has released General Iiequena
and other plotters on the condition
that they will leave the country.
Chas. Dana Is Dead.
Philadelphia, Feb. 2.—Chas. Dana,
the famous artist, died here today.
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
Meet me at the Branco.
Budweiser beer at the Branth.
» .. .. ..— — -
Meet me at the Branch. *
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch._*
Field glasses at J. L. Graef’s.