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SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY. JCLY IB. 1915.
It seems to be sure that from time to time a town in Alaska must meet
with a catastrophe such as that which has visited Valdez. Dawson, Nome,
Fairbanks, Atlin and others have the time which they look back to as “the
year of the big tire.” No matter how often warnings come there comes that
moment when the weather is dry and the wind is blowing and a spark from
an unguarded chimney finds an inflammable spot on some neighbor’s roof.
Seward is sorry for Valdez anti its people. Many of them, no doubt, have
suffered very severely and may have lost all they had. Coming at a time
when new cities are opening up he lire may have a worse effect than it other
wise would as those who lost their property may feel inclined to try their
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fortunes elsewhere. But. let it be hoped that our neighboring town will come
through its ordeal without suffering any permanent effect of a disagreeable
kind.
Can Alaska eve. hope to draw the attention of the people of the United
States to what this part ol the territory offers to tourists, fishers and hunt
i rs ? (iovcrnor Strong after his recent trip out the railroad declared that if
the beauties of Ivenai peninsula could only be properly advertised the place
would be over run with tourists and visitors of all kinds. We know we have
the best fishing to be fouml anywhere. We have the prettiest spots in the
universe, the loveliest hikes, the clearest streams, freshest woods, the most
beautiful landscapes and seascapes and mountains, the best hunting and the
most invigorating atmosphere. Down in San Francisco this summer millions
of people are gathering from all the continent and what are we doing to at
tract their attention?
Life in Seward and towns of the same class becomes so “familiar” that
there is always a danger of its sinking into rank vulgarity. 'Ihe women are
not threatened with the dangei but the men always art*. The former sex is
blessed by the fates with an inherent refinement which no outward influences
can eradicate. With them it is natural to be refined, with men it is almost
the reverse. Indeed, the women of Alaska everywhere are so far beyond the
men in this that they seem sometimes to belong to a different cultural class
or civilization u’together. The vulgarity of the men does not come from
swearing or anythin? like that. A man might be vicious and refined. It is
hard to say whether it L less pleasant to see a man using a toothpick at
table or in the streets or lying drunk on the sidewalk. To talk about spitting
on the streets is. of course, to speak about pure savagery. But these offenses
are the obvious, the exaggerated ones. The little vulgarities, the ones that
the majority are unable to discern, are the real trouble. The miserable little
familiarities that would not be tolerated in really sophisticated communities
in any one but a scavenger are more numerous and, therefore, more to be
condemned. The calling of a man by his last name alone when he is with a
lady, for instance, whom the other fellow does not know, the taking off of
coats in “living” or dance halls, the addressing of a man by a nick
name in public by comparative strangers, and various other things which
seem trivial, affect the whole life of the community for the worse. They
might be little things but they are steps downward.
LOCATION NOTICES A1 THE GATEWAT
CHICAGOFF MINER
DROWNED ON 4TH
JUNEAU.—Chicagoff’s celebration
of the 4th of July was sadly marred by
the accidental drowning of James
Brondino, who has been employed by
the ChicagofT Mining Company for
the past ten years, two years ago be
coming general foreman of the mine.
Brondino fell overboard from the
gasboat Comet and before help could
reach him sank. His body was not
recovered. He was 35 years of age
and wus born in Northern Italy, but
had spent the greater part of his 1'fe
in America.
FORMER ALASKAN
CRITICISES BRITISH
Arno Dosch in the New York World
says that the British army is poorly
led, the officers being chosen for caste
and are lacking knowledge of science
of war. The first force of 70,000 has
already been wiped out and recruits
will be sacrificed to leaders’ incom
petence. The British refuse to admit
any defect and think more of sports,
while the French are deadly serious
and are paying little attention to the
frivolous or superfluous.
Arno Dosch, who has won for him
self a conspicuous place among the
war correspondents, is a western lad,
the son of Henry E. Dosch, of Port
land, who was director of the Oregon
exhibit at the St. Louis fair. He is a
brother of Ernest P. Dosch, of Ju
neau and Skagway, with whom he
6pent one summer in Alaska. His
real name is Arnold Dosch. His
father is of French birth.—Empire.
JUNEAU.—An unknown man was
<lnn/l in n rrnlli/ ohniil KO font
t VWIIXI \«VMV* ••• C* 9 ^ w ~ ~
above the Alaska-Juneau trail this
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by Mrs.
Axel Holmquist, who was picking sal
mon berries.
Mrs. Holmquist immediately re
ported the discover}' to U. S Commis
sioner J. B. Marshall, who empaneled
a coroner’s jury and proceeded to the
spot. Mrs. Holmquist stated that
she almost stepped on the man before
she saw him and that she was so
frightened that she didn’t examine
the body, but came down the hill as
quickly as possible.
The body was found in a sitting
posture, leaning against the side of
the hill, and a 38-calibre six-shooter
with one empty chamber was found
between his feet. Death evidently took
place a w'eek or ten days ago, as the
body is in a very bad state of pre
servation. Mrs. Holmquist stated
that she was over the same ground
two weeks ago, and that places the
death shortly after that time.
The July Verstovian, the monthly
publication of the Sheldon Jackson
school at Sitka, contains the Me
morial day speech of Representative
THE MINER’S STORE
The Place Where Men Outfit
THE GUARANTEE:
WE ARE NOT
SATISFIED
UNLESS
YOU ARE
(R«|iiter«d)
Schoenbrun
& Company
MERCHANT TAILORS
MEASURES TAKEN BY
There’s a reason for the above stated fact, and some of
the reasons are that a man will always find in our stock:
Duxbak Clothing Gold Seal Rubbers
Riding Trousers Hipress Pacs
filson Cruiser Shirts Dougherty Shoes
Guiterman Shirts Hardeman Hats
Neustadter Bros. Shirts Stetson Hats
Ide Shirts and Collars Hangwefl Corduroys
Stein-Bloch Suits Schoenbrun Suits
Kenyon Rain Coats Likely Baggage
felder Pacs Chippewa Pacs
FANCY NECKWEAR FANCY HOSIERY
B. V. D. 4 OLUS UNDERWEAR
SOFT COLLARS WASH TIES
PARIS BARTERS KADY SUSPENDERS
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
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BROWN & HAWKINS
Exclusive Distributors for Southwestern Alaska.
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Arthur G. Slump, in which he de- j
dared for the separation of south- j
eastern Alaska from the remainder
of the territory. Incidentally he
again declared, as he did at Juneau j
during the legislative session, that
Alaska has not the same “full terri- j
torial form of government” that
other American territories had, and
he favors the establishment of such a
form for the First division.
NEWS NOTES
J. H. Sears entertained at dinner
last evening in honor of Colonel W.
P. Richardson. Plates were laid for
j about ten men and later several
others dropped in and enjoyed a most
pleasant “stag” party.
E. S. Hewitt, representative of the
L. C. Smith company has returned to
; Seward after a businerz trip to the
various coast cities.
! Mrs. J. Standiford, wife of the resi
dent engineer of Division No. 1 on
the government railroad at Anchor
age, went west with her baby on the
j Alameda to join her husband.
FINE BOAT COMES.
The power vessel Columbia which
! J. P. Mantell has purchased and
i brought here from Valdez will be kept
here for business. It is a 20 ton ves
sel of 35 horse power, 50 feet in
length by 12 ft. 6 in. beam. She has a
speed of 8 miles an hour and towed
the big scow from Valdez here at the
rate of four and a half miles an hour,
j She is regarded as the best built boat
I on the coast and is perfectly new.
Visiting cards, invitations, anything
pretty is done by the Gateway just as
well as outside.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
Home Bakery
Phone, Black 85
Large, Clean Loaves of Bread
PLAIN WHITE
WHOLE WHEAT
RAISIN
GENUINE FRENCH
Patti Shells to Order
Mot Rolls Every Day
Cakes, Pies, Doughnuts etc.
Lunches for Picnic Parties
onShort Notice.
Patronize Home Industry
SMOKE
QUEEN of SEWARD and
the PANAMA CIGARS
M. STENDER. Manufacturer
SERIAL NO. 01788
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office. Juneau, Alaska,
June 22, 1915.
SOLDIER'S ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD
ENTRY BY ASSIGNE.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO ENTER.
•NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NORTH
ALASKA SALMON COMPANY, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the
State of California, and whose post office ad
dress is 110 Market Street, San Francisco.
California, as assignee of Joseph R. Harrigan,
administrator of the Estate of Kyhran Horan,
deceased, heinpc entitled to the benefit® of
section 2306 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States and amendments therto, has alt
plied to make entry of that tract of land des
cribed as U. S. Survey No. 914, and situated on
the West bank of Kvichak River, approximate
ly six miles above the mouth of the Alagnak
River, District of Alaska, and in Latitude 69
deg. 06 min. 60 sec. North and in Longitude
156 deg. 41 min. 44 sec. West, and more par
ticularly described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at Corner No. 1 of said survey,
whence U. S. L. M. R. G. M. bears S. 40 deg.
07 min. W. 20.70 chs. distant, thence East,
var. 23 deg. 10 min. E.. 3.00 chs. to corner
No. 2, meander corner at line of mean high
water on Kvichak River, whenco witness corner
bears West 1.82 chs. distant; thence, meand
ering along line of mean high water on west
shore of Kvichak River, var. 22 deg. E., N. 28
deg. 26 min. E. 7.20 chs.; N. 29 deg. 64 min.
E. 3.60 chs.; N. 30 deg. 29 min. E. 6.86 chs.
to Corner No. 3, meander corner, whence wit
ness corner bears West 1.93 chs. distant;
Thence West. var. 26 deg. E. 11.69 chs. to
corner No. 4; thence South, Var. 20 deg. E.
16.35 chs. to corner No. 1, the place of begin
ning. containing 11.14 acrea;
As additional to Homestead Entry No. 1446
made August 26. 1865. by Kyhran Horan, at
Ionia, Michigan Land Office, for the S. % of
SE. *4 of Sec. 30, township 18 north, range
10 west, containing 80 acres.
Any and nil persons claiming adversely said
tract of land, or any portion thereof, are
hereby notified that unless their adverse claims
Hre filed during the period of publication and
posting, or within 80 days thereafter, they
will be barred by virtue of the statute and
the regulations thereunder. .
It Is hereby ordered that this notice be pub
lished for the statutory period of 60 days in
the SEWARD GATEWAY, a newspaper of
general circulation printed at Seward. Alaska,
published nearest the land applM for.
C. B, WALKER, Register.
Firat publication July 7, 1915
Last publication Sept, 15, 1915.
RAW FURS
1 WANT
RED-CROSS
and BLUE
OSCAR CARD
75 West Marion Street,
Seattle, Wash.
ROMIG & ROMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined. Lots for Sale.
Lnrtfo Listimr.
Phone Red 1-6. Seward, Alaska.
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NOTICE OF RECEIVER'S SALE.
! IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA. THIRD
DIVISION.
May C. Hansen, Plaintiff
against
The Skeen-Ixjchner Mining
Company, a corporation,
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and
Otto R. Hansen as the receiver
of the Skeen-Lechner Mining
Company, a corporation, aad
Sol Silverman, Defendants.
Western Securities Company,
a corporation, Fiaintiff
against
Tho Skeen-Lechner Mining Company
a Corporation Defendant
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L. V. Ray. Plaintiff
against
i Otto R. Hansen, Receiver for Skeen
; Lechner Mining Company, a corporation,
i Skeen-Lechner Mining Company a corporation
j Western Securities Company, a cori*oration.
May C. Hansen, J. Lindlcy Green, John
Doe and Richard Roe, Defendants.
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Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a de
i cree and order of sale duly made and entered
' by the above-named court on June 12, 1916, at
I the special June, 1916 term of said court, held
at Seward, Alaska, wherein and whericy rt
was directed that all the property of the pLovC
named defendant, the Skeen Lechner Mining
! Company, a corporation, and hereinafter
more particularly described, be sold at public
sale to the highest bidder for cash in separate
parcels as specified in said decree and order
hereinbefore referred to.
The undersigned, Wayne Blue, receiver as
aforesaid, will offer for sale at public auction
in the Town of Seward, Alaska, on the 11th
day of August, 1915, at 11 o'clock A. M. of
•aid day, alj the property of tho defendant,
Skeen Lechner Mining Company, at the front
door of the office of the Deputy United States
Marshal in said town of Seward. Said sale
will be made in three separate parcels, each
to the highest and best bidder for cash.
The property to be sold in said sale is
described as follows, to-wit:
FIRST PARCEL.
That certain mining claim described as the
“NORTH STAR" Lode'Mining Claim, situat
ed in the Kenai Mining Precinct of the Third
i Division of the Territory of Alaska, the loca
j tion notice of which is recorded in Book 5 of
1 Locations at page 616 of the records of said
Kenai mining and recording precinct, together
with all the quartz mining machinery, mining
plant, buildings, equipment, tramway aad ap
purtenances. consisting in part of:
One Jig-hacked Tram 2800 ft.
Stay Roih» IV» in.
1 ‘4 in. Power running cable,
2 kegs nails, 11 sacks cement, 1 Joshua
Hendy Rock Breaker with a plate 8V4xlGVi.'
I extra bucket and carrier; 16 feet V£ in.
iron rod, 12 in. bolts; 2 telephono Receivers
and Jack; 5 Lengths T rail 12-ft. 2 stamps
Joshua Hendy Mill with 1000 lb. stamps and
mortar; one 2 stamp Nissen Mill with Mor- ;
tar; 1 large Lano mill; Concentrating tables;
copper plates.
and each and ev.ery other article of equipment
used with and necessary for use in connection
with the mills heretofore described, together
with ore bins, cable station, blacksmith shop,
frame building,
One 12 H. P. Vertical Steam Engine,
One 25 H, P. Boiler,
One 16 in. Engine.
One Steam Pump,
One Small Cleanup Barrel,
One Challenge Feeder for Lane Mill,
One smaH rock breaker 3 in. x5 No. Jaw
plates,
One 6 foot Fruvanner,
One Concentrator not set up.
One Fairbanks Morae Dynamo Type T. R.
No. 12482 adjustod for 2300 R. P. M. Amal
gamating Plates, Lip Plates and Splash Plates,
also including that certain asaay office, to
gether with all matters therein contained and
one portable Saw Mill.
SECOND PARCEL.
The second parcel shall consist of those two
certain lode mining clalma In aaid decree and
order of sale described as given for security
for the payment of the sum of $26,000 and in
terest as fully described and set forth in said
decree and order of sale and commonly known j
and designated aa the Portland quart* lode j
mining claim and the Betty Extension No. I
quarfti lode mining claim.
i Mini' rAHtr,i>.
There shall also be sold In the manner and
at the time hereinafter designated those cer
tain lode mining claims situated within the
Third Division of the Territory of Alaska, In
the Kenai Mining and recording precinct, the
same consisting of an undivided ten-thirteen
ths interest, owned by said Skeen-Lochner
Mining Company, a corporation, in and to
said mining property, the same being com
monly known and designated as Col
umbia mining claim, location notice re
corded in Book 2 of locations, at page 660, in
said Kenai mining and recording precinct;
Betty mining claim, location notice recorded in
Book 3 of locations, at pags 668 of the re
cords of said Kenai Precinct; Betty Extension
mining claim, location notice recorded in Book
4 of Locations, of the records of said Kenai
recording precinct, at page 484 ; Falls mining
claim, location notice recorded in Boole 4 of
Locations, at page 485, of the records of said
Kenai rcording precinct; and all of the Ore
gon Mining claim, location notice recorded in
Book 6 of Locations, at page 616, of the re
cords of said Kenai mining and recording
precinct.
It is further ordered that any and all parties
to this action have the right to purchase at
such sale, so to be made, any of the property
hereinbefore described, at said public aale ao
to be held as hereinbefore set forth, and after
the payment of said costs, expenses and ad
vfences in cash, may apply their said clalmi
in paymont of their said bids pro tanto.
A complete description of all the property
of said Skeen Lechner Mining Company Is
contained in that certain Inventory filed by
Otto R. Hansen, then receiver, in the above
named court on February 18, 1916, In cause
No. S. 67, entitled Western Securities Company,
Plaintiff, vs. Skeen Lechner Mining Company,
Defendant. „ .
WAYNE BLUE.
Receiver Skeen-Lechner Mining Company.
First publication July 9, 1916
Last publication August 12, 1916.
H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
-Dealers In-—
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 41
Machinery for Prompt Shipment
Machine Shop Boilers and Engines
Wood Working Shop Gasoline Engines
Blacksmith Machines Air Compressors
Sheet Metal Works Hoists and Pumps
BOTH NEW AND USED MACHINES
FERINE MACHINERY COMPANY
SEATTLE
E,,“dCommerce Cafe1 >»pv,n'
Dinner 11 a.m to 7 p.m
Short Orders at All Hours
Special Chop Suey
and Noodle Evenings
Private Boxes Open Day and Nighl
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ALASKA COffPANV * IKED |
Steamers Alameda, Mariposa and Northwestern sail
from Seattle at 9 p. m. the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th.
30th of each month tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau,
Thane, Skagwav, Cordova. Valdez and Seward
AlAMtDA and MARIPOSA go to Knik Anchoraoe.
SANTA ANA leaves Seward 15th of each month for Inalaska. and in May, June. July
and August she goes through to Nushagak.
Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, I hane,
Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Sew ard carries Explosives)
<3TRight reserved to change this schedule without notice-^
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPTILL. Age't
The Bor gen Grocery
Staple and Taney Groceries
Handles the Best Canned Goods from the Pacific ( oast—Best
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Right—Goods
Delivered to All Parts of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND GOLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s Ranges
I X L Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight Heaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & B Paper
Malt hold Roofing
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Marine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAEF