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SEWARD. ALASKA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1915.
The chief naval coaling station of the Pacific will be at Seward! The
claims of any other place are something like the claims of Portage Bay as
the terminal of the government railroad. Seward, first of all, is hundreds of
miles closer to the states than any other port on the route of the government
railroad, and it is a port from which coal may be taken at any time of the
year. THESE \KK TWO VITAL PACTS WHICH Ml ST BE TAKEN INTO
ACCOl NT BY THE NAVY DEPARTMENT SHOULD THE COUNTRY
EVER BE THREATENED WITH WAR!
The Cordova city council has passed an ordinance permitting the im
position of a license tax of $50 a month on “itinerant peddlers/* In the
msh next spring, if not before, we may expect to have a whole horde of the
itinerant army coining to grab our loose dollars in exchange for shoddy
goods of all kinds. Are we going to let them proceed as usual while the
other cities of Alaska take advantage of the new territorial law?
It is worthy of notice that while we had very warm weather here they
also had it outside and that immediately on the coming of wet weather in
Alaska news of floods came from the states. Then came our fine weather
again and, sure enough, a heat wave strikes the east once more. It is, though,
well within memory that we boasted of fine weather here while frost was
destroying outside crops but still there has been enough similarity in the
weather conditions inside anil outside to suggest some climatic connection.
We should never be tired of reiterating the fact that we have a really
great mining country around Seward. By this it is not meant that we should
exaggerate. As a matter of fact experience has told every man who has
lived for many years in Alaska that exaggeration of the extreme kind is the
greatest curse in the way of mining development. It has happend only too
often that men who were willing to invest have, like the man who heard the
cry of “wolf!," refused even to invest in good property after having been
iooied a few times. Mining men. for the good of themselves and the country',
should use the local publications as much as possible to advertise the true
facts about their properties—that is. to advertise by giving the facts as news,
not as paid advertisements. All papers printed in Alaska are glad to get
true mining stories. Most of them are getting wary because they have
been taken advantage of so often but no newspaper is worthy of the name
which is not glad to give all the publicity possible to favorable mining facts
about their districts.
LONG CHEEK MINERS
GO 01 T ON STRIKE
FAIRBANKS.—The new mining
law regulating the hours that labor
ers shall work is causing much hard
ship m the Ruby district, according
to Marshal L. T. Erwin, who return
ed to Fairbanks yesterday, after at
tending court at the lower river town.
While in Ruby, Marshal Erwin
made a trip to Long creek and there ,
found all plants shut down, the min- S
ers having gone out on strike, refus
ing to work eight hours for $4, while
the operators claim that they cannot
afford to pay more.
Several of the larger outfits have
given up the idea of continuing opera
tions this year and have gone so far
as to flood their shafts. Up to the
time that the marshal left for Fair
banks, there was no sign of a settle
ment of the strike.—(Ex.)
FORESTER RETURNS.
JUNEAU.—Henry S. Graves, chief
United States forester, and E. A. !
Sherman, assistant forester, returned
to Juneau this afternoon on the Mari
posa from an official tour of the in
terior and Southwestern districts.
Mr. Graves’ trip to the North was to
secure data with which to combat
any effort made in Congress at the j
next session designed to abandon the
Alaska forest reserves.
I Mr. Graves and Mr. Sherman are
at the? New Cain. They will be here
until the Jefferson sails south tomor
row night.
Mr. Graves was willing to discuss
his trip, but of the report which he |
will submit in Washington he declin
ed to give details.—(Empire.)
TOLOVANA OUTPUT WILL
REACH ABOUT $60,000.
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 8.—The out
put in the Tolovana district th;s year
will be $60,000, which is considered
exceptionally good, considering the
amount of work done and th) new
ness of the camp. Many large min
ing plants are enrovte to the camp
and will be in operation next wmter.
FIRE DESTROYS MORGAN HOME.
VALDEZ.—Fire destroyed the Mor
gan residence on I* ront street and
near the western end of town last
night, at 1 o'clock. The fire depart
ment was promptly culled, but the
distance from the fire hall to the
building made it almost impossible
to get any water on the blaze, anil
the small chemical extinguishers,
were used to save the Caprice resi
dence, which adjoined the Morgan
building.—(Prospector.
RIGHT OF WAY CLEAR
TO RESURRECTION.
The clearing of the railroad right
of way which began at the head of
the bay has proceeded now as far as
Resurrection, or was to have done so
this morning at 10 o’colck. Foreman I
Henry Richards says everything is
going along hummingly.
FOR SALE: Cubin in Seward,)
with stove, table, 2 seats, 2 bunks,
cooking utensils, also 18 ft dory.
Price $90. Will take 25-20 Winchest
er carbine part payment. Apply J.
P. Silverwood, La Touche. 9-13-3t
New consignment of Libb's apple i
butter—twenty-five cents per can.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First." |
The Seward Gateway, published
daily and weekly, is the only estab
lished publication of this kind in the
district included in government plans.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
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Rainproof clothing. Urbach’s.
JUST UNPACKED
KENYON RAINCOATS AND OVERCOATS
Some nobby effects in unfinished
Plaids and Cheviots—Weather-proofed
NEWEST STYLES
Kimono Sleeves Velvet Collars
New Shoulder Effects
PATRICK AND KENYON MACKINAWS
Autumn and Forest Plaids
Norfolk and Box Back Effects
Distinctly Stylish
W e take pleasure in inviting you to call and inspect these lines
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER. Manager
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CONTENTS - September Number
Commission.
PEN PICTURE OF VAST ALASKA—By William Sulzer, Former Governor
of New York.
Mines in Alaska art* Given Review.
Mining at Port Wells.
Review of Work in Chisana.
Review of Quartz Mines Along Coast.
Gold Handled by Assay Office.
Willow Creek Work.
Sulzer Copper Property.
Copper Activity Boon to Alaska, etc., etc.
OPINIONS OF ALASKA.
Editorial Expressions of the Papers of the Territory.
ALL-ALASKA.
Condensed News From all Parts of the Territory.
THE FUR INDUSTRY.
Review of the Conditions Shown by Latest Fur Sales.
FISHERIES.
Westward Fishing Had Poor Season.
Ships Lost in Alaska Waters-—The Antiquity of Alaska— Discovery of the
Klondyke—Meanings of Indian Names in Alaska—Number of Passengers
to Alaska, etc., etc., etc.
EDITORIAL.
News of All Parts of the Territory
Price, $2.50 per Vear
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