SEWARD
IS THE
GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALASKA |
Tl»rough this harbor passes nearly all the traffic I
of the vast region lying north of Cook inlet and
between the two mountain ranges which bound
the Susitna valley, an area as large as one of the
great states of the Middle West.
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 ot 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. I1 roin it
start the prospectors who are constantly pene
trating and exploring the interior between Cook
inlet and the Tanana in the search for rich depos
its of the metals which abound in all its hills and
streams.
I Seward Outfits Miners
For all thi> 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 feu
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.
FIRE PENS UP
100 MINERS
Held in Tenarse Copper Tunnels
With No Apparent Hope
of Lscape.
By CabU to Tb« Dally Gateway.
City of Mexico, May 13—More than
100 miners are confined without chance
of escape by tire in the Tenarse cop
per mine and it seems certain that
they will burn to death. They were
caught yesterday afternoon by the
sudden outbreak of the tire between
them and the surface and all etlorts to
stop the fire have so far proven
futile.
The mine belongs to the (Juggen
heims. __
LETS REPORTERS
I VISIT ORCHARD
Gov. Goodin# Stirs Up Row by
Giving Newspaper Excursion
to Penitentiary.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
ltoise. Idaho, May 17 Gov. Gooding
took a personally conducted excursion
of newspaper men to interview Harry
Orchard in the penitentiary yester
day. Nothing was said about the
movement beforehand and it was not
known until the party returned.
, When the Haywood case was called
j this morning Judge Wood scored the
'action of the governor severely and
‘ordered a complete investigation by
the attorneys in the case, directing a
report to he made next Monday. He
will probably cite the governor for
j contempt of court. It is feared that
' the publication of the accounts of the
! visit to Orchard will have an effect up
ron the jury, which has taken more
than a week to secure.
Prosecution Not Confident
ltoise. Idaho, May 15 The prosecu
tion in the miners' cases is not as
i confident of winning as it was a year
ago. The retraction of his confession
by Steve Adams, which corroborated
Harry Orchard, cripples the case of
the state. Little progress has been
made toward securing a jury in the
Haywood case.
PRINTS REPORT
ON HARRIMAN
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
New York. May 15 The Journal
this afternoon prints the report of
the findings of the interstate commerce
I commission upon its inquiry into the
j Harriman railroads. The testimony
! shows that Harriman is the greatest
factor in railroad control in the
, United States today, and shows also
J that he lias attained power by sinister
! methods.
Kvidence secured from Harriman
himself and his lieutenants at the
hearing shows that after securing val
uable western railroads Harriman us
ed the profits of those roads to pur
I chase eastern lines toadd tohissysteiu,
j allowing ttie western roads to become
deficient in equipment. It also shows
that by consolidations competition has
; been practically killed in Harriman
! territory.
The Journal denies the report that
the advance copy was secured at Wash
! ington. __
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
DISCIPLINE FRANCKE
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, May IS—Local marine
j officials will be unable to discipline
j Capt. Ktnil Francke for the loss of the
steamship Dakota even though they
j find him guilty of negligence, because
| his license as a master expired two
; weeks ago. The formal findings of the
I marine board will bo given out next
j week. _
YUCATAN AND PORTLAND
ON WAY TO SEWARD
Seattle, May 13—Steamer Yucatan
sailed for Seward yesterday morning.
The Portland sailed last night.
To Make Trip to Gird wood
C'apt. Blodgett was scheduled to
start for Gird wood with the steamer
Tyonic within a day or two when the
Santa Clara left Seldovia. The inlet
was understood to be practically free
of ice to the head of the arras. He
had fresh meat and ether supplies for
the railroad men on Turnagain arm.
In Dutch Guiana the family wealth
is converted into jewelry and the wife
wears it.
CLAIMS TO BE
MABELLE’S CHILD
Katherine Hillman of Chicago,
Aged 19, Says She Is Mrs.
Corey’s Daughter.
By Cabla to Tbo Dally Oateway.
Chicago, May 18—Katherine Hill
man, a pretty 19-year old girl of this
city, says she is tlie daughter of
Mabelle Gilman, the actress who mar
ried W. E. Corey, the steel magnate,
this week. She is living with her
grandparents and claim they took her
when she was an infant and never in
formed her who her mother was until
recently.
TO GIVE BACK
TAINTED FEE
Minister Who Married Corey
Lets (io the Money to Save
tlis Pastorate.
.....
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.
New York, May 1" Kev. Mr.
Clark, the Congregational minister of
Brooklyn who performed the wedding
ceremony for W. K. Corey and Mabelle
Gilman, today returned the cash gift
he received for the function and asked
forgiveness of the members of his
church, which was granted and he
will retain the pastorate.
Corey Marries Mabelle Gilman
New York. May 14 -Shortly after
midnight this morning to escape the
fatal 1.4 as the date of the wedding
William 1C. Corey and Mabelle Gil
man, the actress, were married in the
presence of thirty guests by a Congre
gational minister of Brooklyn. They
immediately went aboard the German
liner, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse,
which sailed at 7 this morning for
Kurope. Corey’s present to his bride
was a $1,000,000 chateau near Baris,
it is rumored that he will send in his
resignation as president of the steel
trust while ho is on his wedding tour.
Stirs Up Row in Church
New York. May 10 Kev. Mr. Clark,
the Congregational minister of Brook
lyn who married W. K. Corey and
Mabelle Gilman, is reported to have
resigned the pastorate of his church
because of the storm of criticism
directed against him by members of
the church and others because he per
formed the ceremony.
A general movement in t he churches
all over the country has been inaug
urated to adopt measures forbidding
the marrying of divorcees by orthodox
ministers.
LONGSHOREMEN
START STRIKE
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Scuttle, May 15 The longshoremen’s
strike was declared at midnight and
the union men are all out today. It is
feared that trouble may occur this
afternoon as the strikers are organ
ized to picket the docks where several
vessels will begin loading by the aid of
non-union men.
The strike extends to all Puget
Sound ports.
All Quiet on Waterfront
Seattle, May 10 -The strike situa
tion is quiet on the waterfront and no
disturbance has occurred.
L. V. RAY BECOMES
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
L. V. Ray is now assistant United
States district attorney for the Third
judicial division with headquarters at
Seward. This is the position vacated
by Cecil H. Clegg, who resigned to
locate in Fairbanks. The appointment
was made April 20 but through some
miscarriage the notice was not sent
until today when Mr. Ray received a
cable message from Assistant District
Attorney Scott at Valdez directing
him to file his oath.
When Mr. Clegg resigned the ap
pointment of Mr. Ray was recommend
ed by District Attorney Harlan, Mr.
Scott. Mr. C'legg and Judge Wicker
sham.
Mr. Ray is a native of Massachu
setts. He removed to Seattle in 1000
and practiced law in that city until
he came early in 1000 to Seward, where
he has since resided. He is regarded
by members of the bar wherever lie
has practiced a? a lawyer of unusual
ability. __
South America produces the biggest
leaf in the world—the Inaj palm leaf,
50 feet long and 12 feet wide.
p———
PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO.
outfitters
For the next Thirty Days all 'Suits and Pants will
be sold at cost.
Just received, Forty Tons of Fancy Groceries.
Once more we have plenty of Gold Nugget Coffee;
also, Barrington Hall Coffee, which we could not
get before on account of delay in transportation.
Prospectors, ask your friends where to Outfit, and
you will always find the right place.
(PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO.
T. D. CORLEW. MANAGER.
E. W. YOUNG
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
Gents’ furnishings, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Rubber
Goods, Hardware, Groceries. 4c.. 4c.
outfitting GIRDWOOD
FOR _
PROSPECTORS A L A b K
HARDWARE
Guns. Ammunition. Mechanics’ Tools. Cutlery
Miners' Conveying and Pressure Hose and
Reducing Nozzles, Tents, Etc.
Stoves and Ranges, Granite and Tinware
Tinning Plumbing
rOURTN AVENUE L. GRAEF EWARD, ALASKA
^ i ■»
Latouche! Latouche! Latouche!
Reynolds - Alaska Development Company
General Outfitters For
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND I
Bottom Prices; Honest (ioods
, , REYNOLDS,
Headquarters for
Launches to Knight’s Island LATOUCHE ISL.
and Sound Points. ALASKA
BOOTH & CO.
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CAT*
HOPE AND CIRDWOOD ,
gft'Call on the old reliable firm of Booth & Co. for anything in the
Liquor and Cigar line. Mi Election Cigars, Old Line and Hunter Rye,
Nelson Co. Bourbon. Olympia Beer. Everything first-class, a ■
of attention, run on the live and let live plan.
(lirdwood, Alaska. C. R. BOOTH. Manager.
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