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SATURDAY. MAY IW
ALASKA BETTER KNOWN
rfio time "ill emie in the near
future.when Alaska wili he better
known t<* tin* outside world. bach
year hriniTs .ew j»■ *t>j*i ■ a: *1 I he return
,,l ; »hiu r visitors who thus obtain
tl. unite knowledge of elitnato, location
o! places and the possibii ties of the
Northland. It "ill not be many Years
heh ci* Se" aril, at the Iliad o' lleSUf*
rect ion ba\ " ill bo so well Known that
it will not Ik* necess;tt*y to iiujuiroj
w: ether the place is on S. vard penin-!
mi a or identical "bit tie place in
iitheasterr. Vlaska foruierly railed
Sewaril l ity. I lie Goad and i rail
C ommission tor Alaska wtth 'A. b
Goodwin in ».*har*re last "".liter marked
oot tie tea trotn Seward to Nome,
ind t iiis* w ill be stromrly represented ;
to tile I'nited States Government as
the most feasible overland route from
me coast to the interior and to Nome.
There will also soon arr.v. in Seward
1\ .lessor W illaee \V. Atwood of the
I'niversity oM’hicaifo. "o' will make
Seward his hi ad«juarter> and spend the
summer in Gaining definite know ledtre
ot tie* Mat Uska c al tieli’.s and for
ihe purpose ot report mu on the best
place for the location on the coast of
a Government coaling station, Gon
Vv: a,' IV •:« >s( r Atwood the follow
!i:_ is taken trom ;i Chicago paper:
■'Waliaee W. At" ’ id. who has b* en
appointedPo e>timate the value of coal
tn Alaska and report on tin* lust site
tor a c ialitrj station in ti e territory,
for the I'nited St at s (te.nodical Sur
vey, is an instructor in ireolotry and
physioGfaphy in th ■■ ’■ dversitv ot
Chicago lb- s; ? w.. \e :*-s investi
ifa'ipG th** ’a' n-'r a: I epos s and mines
of Alaska. Mr. Atwood was Graduated
flora tlie I’nivi isuy 'd('i.icai:o in l^G
tn ■ ha> held positions in the I'nited
States Geological Survey and the
u-n jfeoloiricai surveys . ’ New Jersey,
W sconsin. and I Iduois."
FUTURE 07 ALASKA
JeOfgi : • age:.' of lhe I)f* .
partment >•;t«• ; "in |;.\ ;uugment
the Ball away cattle >\*• '•*' partieu
Iti*•!\ vvi■ ii :»11■;;11*• i. v-,mal ic con*
.fii:* 11*> i11 «i i.11■ Kodiak is*
11!ii , A i'M !•. < i f w est ward
g.< i ■ West waul
t' mi'k * • . -s place
Ol t !i toffs' (. ! s..: - !j on 11loll*
lira’s >• c; o • t . it here on
pastP re ti. f ;• p’.’iion of the
ve.ir, v. hi? t tut w :M'ff could be
T>f'‘s'• \ i i. «. .. ! ? f re s ;i grand
op.Miv: uniy • « .-Mgiige in t» f raising.
>,\>r is mii v.ii\ A iaska
sh i Luce ai t1 butter and
cnees, inns ..I a, ;t territory.
:: i; a -f . m A .> has thus
tar *’o ovt ; . e a i -uin: .ng as an
.miu*:ry. '< titan products of the
,-ntire »ei■ i*ii• a*y\ according to the cen
sus reports. Mounted to but $8,04*) in
1P00, and the increase sir.ce that date,
inis been slight.
John Burroughs, the veteran natu
ralist and man of letter s who accora- j
panied the llarriman expedition to
Alaska several years ago, was greatly i
impressed with the beauty of the is
land of Kodiak so much so that he!
expressed the belief that he would be
content to take up his permanent j
abode there.
Many railroads are projected or are
already under construction, which will]
bring the rich ores of the interior to
the seaboard. There are great forests
to be converted into lumber, splendid
mineral deposits, coal seams, deposits
of petroleum, extensive salmon fisher
ies. Alaska is indeed something more
than a vast cold storage plant. The
popular conception of its being just a
sublimated polar bear garden and ice
berg factory of accurate knowledge is
a false idea. Before another genera
tion passes away Alaska will have in
creased ten fold in population.and many
thousands of men will have wrested
fortunes from its mines, forests and
farms.—The Westener.
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IMPORTANT WORK
When the world was new and but i
few people were scattered over its
surface, deserts here and there were
looked upon only as waste land to be
left severely alone. Also the dense
forests of magnificent timber were re
garded simply as an impediment to
man’s progress and a thing to be de
: stroyed as rapidly as possible. But
now the attention not only of the in
dividual but also of the government is
! being drawn to Uxh deserts and for
ests. Fruitful land is becoming scarce
in those parts of the world where the
f.'W'tK' <vop»* st»•’»>!>•>(l off for tb*' very
purpose of making the land productive.
The lack of forests on tin* uplands and
j the consequent lack of moisture is
turning tin* once fruitful soil into uj
i desert. The groat deserts of tin* world
j arc now being turned into fertile farms,
and gardens. The French are en
5 t!>*avoring to reclaim tin* Sahara by j
sinking wells and tapping the under
ground water supply.
The Failed Stales is now engaged in ,
thr gigantic irrigation project <>t turn
ing the (iuunUou river into the l n
compahgre valley in Folorado. lo
effect thi> a tunnel H) feet in j
length and ll\K*fect in cross sections
is being cut through the massive walls
of Black Fanyon. When the wo.'K is
complcteil at tin* end of thi> year loO,
0*k) acre* of desert land "ill he turned
into fruit fill farms. Flu* farmers will
repay the government at tic* rate of
about >*2*) per acre, and at tin* end of
ten years will come into absolute pos
session.
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A JUST JUDGE
Lawyer^ have through all the period
of literature from Kin** James' version
of the Bible dow n to tie* pi t sent day
been aeeused of sharp, not to say un
lawful practice. Some echoing the
popular voice say that ;t lawyer has
to tie crooked, it is bis business. Ifj
ttiis were true there would he more
excuse for him than for the man who
is crooked from his own volition. A
mat. standing beside a jfrave and read-,
in.w the epitaph, "Here lies an hon
est man and a lawyer," inquired ot the ;
sextou why they buried two men in
one wrave. It is said that the Divine j
Teacher uttered a denunciationayainst j
lawyers, but wlien tiu- matter is looked ;
into it will in found that He was re-j
terrina' to the theologians.
Superior Jud*;e Cook ot Sm Fran-.
ei>e. shows the stutT of which many a j
man in tiu- leyal profession is made. |
He lost s.l.<)0o in the bank failure of
the California Safe Deposit Company, j
and whi n the case of-L Palzell Brown,
one ot the parlies accused of embezzle
ment in connect ion with the bank
:.i: ..'.a imc up for trial .Indite Cook
summoned another jud.ife to sit in his j
place, fearintr that in the conduct of j
the Ma il am pronouncini; sentence lie |
in ;nt not lu able to .stitle bis own j
leeiir.”> t i such an extent its to be j
li sen:ia.ee pronouneed in,
eas,. the accused should be found!
ituilt \.
LACK OF UNANIMITY
It L evident that the present session
of co • i" s>. wi: >uon have passed into
hi>tn: . and n*vv if any will he the I
inienacted in any way benQtit
tini; t • • • !' iTitory o’ Alaska. I here |
i> >onie !,t ;>e hat a t>i 11 %\ i 1 i he pa>sed j
providing ior the administration of
nn-dica) eare for ilie native Alaskans.
It i> .-.luted that half of tlu*se people
are alllieted with consumption and
other diseases. It i- proposed by
means of this measure to spread among
the natives knowledge of sanitation
so that the>e diseases may be fought
intelligently and effectively.
Several bills have been introduced
in congress this session with a view to
aiding the people of the Northland,
but there has been a lack of unanim
ity of opinion among those assuming
j to represent the interests of the terri
tory, and this has militated against any
iand all legislation. The movement
for home rule has been opposed espe
cially by those whose interests might
be effected adversely. The White
Pass railroad i> said to be unalterably
' opposed to the measure for home rule.
The coal land bill, and the Lovering
bill for guaranteeing the bonds of rail
roads have both met with opposition,
and it is now apparent that Alaska
\\ ill not receive much if any favorable
attention from congress at this session.
Methodist Services
Preaching in the morning at 11
o’clock: theme: “Meditations in the
Psalms.” Sunday school 12:15 o’clock.
Song-service in the evening at 8
o’clock, followed by sermon on theme:
“The Silent Partner.” The public is
cordially invited to all the services.
L. H. Pedersen, pastor.
MAY BRIDGE
COPPER RIVER
Congress Grants Permission to
Railway Company to Span
Lake and Stream.
B~ Cable to ’be Daily Gateway.
Washington, I). C., May 7 The bill
brought before congress last winter by
Delegate ('ale to permit the Copper
River and Northwestern Railway
Company to build bridges across Rer-j
| ing lake and Copper river has been j
passed, and permission is granted to I
the Company to construct the bridges!
( required in the building of its road. j
i
Enterprising Prospectors
Valdez Cp in that great but little-1
known region, tin' head of the Copper
river, which until a few years ago was
marked on the Alaska maps as “unex
plored,” there are today buried far
out of sight, t wo hydraulic mines, as
up-to-date as any mines in California
where that process of working alluvial
deposits i* in vogue.
Several years ago the Nizina came
into prominence and .7. D. Meenaeh, at
the present time general manager of j
the Ellemar copper mines, secured
upon investigation a great group of J
placer claims. He succeeded in lloat-1
ing a company and George Easterly!
was placed in charge of the work.
Tiu* hitter lias made good. Easterly
took up the work when it was nothing
but a pick-and-shovel proposit ion and
today he is rewarded by having one of
the best equipped hydraulic plants
in the world and, what is pleasant to
relate, is making good.
Frank Kernan and Easterly pene-j
trated the region about the same time.
Roth saw the opportunities presented i
and were not slow to grasp them. !
They lost no time in securing great j
group* of property.
Rogers Sues for Fortune
Alleging that an attempt is being
made by the Marcus' Daly estate to
wrongfully deprive him of his rightful ,
interest in the famous Nickle 1 Mate}
mine at lledley, which is valued at
$l,oo0,000, M. K. Rogers, for fifteen !j
year* the special representative of ji
the Anaconda Mining company and
until recently the head of the Guggen
heim railroad interests at Katalia, ha*
brought suit in the Rriti*h courts to
recover'a one-quartet* interest in the
valuable property and to share in the
profits that have reached nearly $1,000,
000 since the ncqui*ition by the Daly
crowd in IS!». Tho plaintitT claims
that the Daly e*t:ite endeavored to
settle with him on tho basis of a $2,000,
vii'd valuation, which ho refused in j
view of the fact that only recently j
an oiler of $4,000,000 * >r the mine was
turned down by the Daly crowd. The
propel t \ i* located at lledley, R. *
on the line or the new Victoria, Van
couver vV Ea*tern, now building |
through Rritish Columbia. -Valdez
1 Vos pee tor.
Advertised Letters
The following list of letters remain
unclaimed in the Seward postofliee.
Mr. Joseph Anderson, Olaf E. Ander
son, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie L. Hell, Mr.
.). L. Hell, Mrs. Clara Bell 6, Mrs. Jes
sie Bell, Mrs. .). L. Hell, Mrs. H. J.
Bent, \V. C. Beebe, Mr. J. W. Davis,
Mr. Edw. Ebert, Mr. James It. Frin
din, J. D. Gabelhei 2, Mr. J. Harvey,
Mr. John Hurley, Mr. Henry Hunter,
Fred C. Juggins, Mr. N. E. Justice, M.
Z. Jannone, John Marino, Mr. Alex
Palm. Mr. P. Peterson Nordstrom, Joe
Peterson, I. E. Newcomb, Mr. H. W.
Boss 2, Mr. John Hones, Pleasant L.
Thompson, Mr. W. Wallace, Mr. Fred
Woodman.
In asking for these letters please say
advertised. One cent due on adver
tised letters.
Lillian N. Gordon, P. M.
WEEKLY WtATHER RECORD
Weathei record for the week ending
May 2.
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday 47 34 Clear
Monday 47 34 Clear
Tuesday 53 36 Cloudy
Wednesday 47 40 Clear
Thursday 61 42 Clear
Friday 47 38 Clear
Saturday 56 38 Clear
Meet me at the Branch.
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MODEL 1908
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THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, under the laws of Alaska)
Office—on Fourth avenue, near Adams, Seward, Alaska
Ready For Hie Cleanup
Word lias already been received
hero that an early spring i> predicled
in interior Alaska, for three weeks ago
tin* weather was unusually *oft for
that lime of the year. \\ ill) its com
ing the placer miners throughout the
North began ihe preparations for tht
spring cleanup, which means that j
several millions of ‘dollars will llnd
their way into the local assaj office
and from there tlirough -the channels,
of trade in this city. Near Fairbanks •
the finding of several new and rich j
creeks means that before the summer
ends the output of last year will he in
creased 50 per cent. Nome will also
increase its output, for new pay
streaks have been developed in that
camp during the closed season. The
Koyukuk, with the wonderful riches'
discovered on Nolan creek, may mean j
that a new Klondike has been struck
which would mean that instead of its
annual out put of $3<X>,0<X), it may run
into several millions. The Innoke is
expected to make a considerable show
ing, judging from the fact that several,
hundred men have wintered there, it
not being likely they would stay unless
there were indications of at least mak
ing wages. The other Alaskan dis-1
tricts have been so steady in their
output that they can be looked upon to
come in with their usual quota. There
is no time of the year when the men
are so merry as when this first golden
harvest begins and the first cleanup is
made.—P. I.
We have founded an institution in
which the people can deposit their
money with a feeling of the utmost
confidence and safety.
* Bank of Seward.
Sweaters—Clayson carries the best.
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Nome Cleanup
Seattle The Spring cleanup in the
■ gold camps at Nome and vicinity
may run more than $3.oot’.ono, ac
cording to cable advices received in
Seattle by prominent mining men who
have interests in the Northern gold
tields. The news of the rich strikes in
Aluska brings joy to the heat ;s of the
merchants of the Northwest, and also
to laborers who have been out of work
all winter. The enormous shipments
of the precious yellow metal to Seattle
! on the tirst boats will be supplemented
! by the shipments into Alaska from
Seattle of thousands of workingmen
who will find profitable employment
in the mines and other development
projects. There will be a steady mi
gration to the North this Spring and
! there is every expectation that the sea
son now approaching will he a record
breaker in every way in that country.
$40,000 For Porto Rico
San Juan, P. R.—The Governor has
i been advised from Washington that
j the Morrill act providing for an annual
■ appropriation to be alloted to States,
j and Territories for agricultural schools
; and education is to be extended to
Porto Rico. The amount for this Ter
ritory is placed at $40,000.
The efforts to secure the application
of this law to Porto Rico have been
going on for years. Gov. Hunt started
the agitation, and later it was urged
by Governors Winthrop and Post,—
The Sun. /
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