4 Seward the Ideal Tourist 4 4 Seward the Gateway f
4 Ibwa et Alaska. Hunting— 4 4 the Tenalaai et the B
4 Fishing and Scenery— Beet 4 4 iet Sectiaa la Alaska. 1
4 la the Territory. 4 4 andGaal wllas froaiTi
VOLUME XIVrNUMBER \ 1ST -TEN CENTS PE>'<
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SOME
FACTS
WORTH
KNOWING
The United States Navy is actively
engaged in prospecting and develop
ment work in the mines at Chickalocn,
an appropriation for this purpose of
$1,000,000 having been granted the
Navy at the last session of Congress, j
At the Eska Creek Mine, operated by
the Alaska Engineering Comlisaion, a
force of about 150 men is now engaged
v in development work with the a>
object, on the part of the Department
of the Interior, of opening th' mine to
its fullest capacity. It is estimated
that there are now over 1,000,000 tons
of coal in sight, the quality being a
high-grade bituminous.
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NOTICE
All subscriptions for the Seward
Gateway up to Dec* let, wiU Be col
lected by the Bank of Seward. All
those owing subscriptions kindly call
and pay same as soon as possible.
Bank of Seward, Trustee.
MORE RUMORS
WASHINGTON, Dec., 3— Rumors
of anti Obregon conspiracies in North
ern Mexico have reached the State de
partment Officials are watching the
situation and will prevent any viola
tion of neutrality.
WAR DECLARED
TRIEST, Dec., 3— Dannunizo Nl
timaturaed Italy from Fiume yeater
day declaring that war was beginning
today.
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NEW STADIUM
STANFORD University, Dec., 3—
The Board of Atheletic control has
voted to build a stadium which will
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seat sixty thousand persons. It will
coat when completed $750,000. Work
will begin early next summer.
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GUNBOATS ON WAT
SHANGHAI, Dec., 3— American
and British gunboats are hurrying to
Ishang the treaty port where mutin
ious soldiers burned a portion of the
city. The lives of foreigners it is re
1*0. ted are not in Immediate danger.
BUBNEDTO DEATH
NEW YORK, Dec* 3— Marjorie
Leqconb a movie. actHm umd fmm nt»»
identified people were burned to death
yesterday in a fire which swept a five
story apartment house occupied by
student artists and professional peo
ple.
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS I
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ALL ABOARD
Albert Rosness the Kenai mail car
rier left on the Flier this morning for
Mile 23. The dogs used by Mr. Ros
ness are all in fine shape.
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Ai Solars returned to Mile 29 this
morning.
J. E. Beattie returned to Anchor
age on the train this morning.
William Gerig, Assistant Engineer
of the Alaskan Railway Commission
was a passenger on the train for An
chorage. *
About seventy five people bought
tickets for Anchorage and way points
this morning.
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Two box cars containing twenty
four head of heavy draft horses for
the Commission were attached to the
train this morning. These horses will
be used at various points for trans
porting supplies.
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The big snow plow is keeping the
right of way clear without having to
exert itself.
The hotels which have been crowd
ed to overflowing during the past few
days were slightly relieved this morn
ing by the departure of the people
bound for Anchorage and other inter
ior points.
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Robert Thompson who was visit
ing his cousin Hellen Balderston, re
turned to Anchorage on the Limited
this morning.
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FILM FIRE
NEW YORK, Dec., a— Times
Sauare, the heart of the Great White
Wav was thrown into confusion last
Wednesday when a film room fire
broke out in the offices of a picture
concern located in the Longacre Build*
ing. Many extra pieces of apparatus
were called before the flames were
checked.
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iturtMOr Ml Wfcr mi K«wt
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his department on Saturday night.
There is also some talk of trans
ferring
There- is also some talk of trans
ferring the acminting force of the
stores department to He&ly, but
! General Storekeeper R. S. Donald
I son informed the News last night
that definite action had not been
taken up to that time and probably
no change would be made, if at all,
until the return of Engineer in
; Charge Browne. There has been
no curtailment in store forces and
none is contemplated immediately.
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. DENIES KNOWLEDGE
NEW YORK, Dec., 3— John Chaer,
assistant to President Wallace of the
Downey Ship Building Co., testified
yesterday before the Congressional
Committee now investigating charges
brought against the Shipping Board
He denied the allegations made by
Saadi a few days gao, that he knew
of the «404)00 bribe ted
The following list it first class
passengers sailed On the ft. S. Alameda
yesterday morning for Seattle and
other Alaska towns. 4 *
Capt N. J. Gaitraan, ,
W. L. Guy, | .
Frank L. Knight,
D. EL Moor,
John Johnson,
J. C. Jacobson,
R. L. Fleet, *• ^ *
Kd. Belmont,
H. A. Bowers,
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Mrs. Lagerburg,
C. E. Lagerburg,
WjJJiam Small,
Albert Dalgren,
Oris. Anderson,
V. F. Jacobs,
V. W. Doone,
Mrs. G. Lang,
Tom Edwards,
Albert Tennison
• A. F. Kahr,
Frank W. William*,
Ed. Michalson,
C. W. Anderson,
Mrs. M. Jacobson,
Sidney Jacobson,
N. M. Nelson,
R. D. Averill,
Jack E. Laisens, .
Carl Stetsall,
Selma Anderson,
Anna Carlson,
Mrs, W. Bill, c
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?. #. Sheehan, ■
F. M. Pewbold,
• Ray L. Lewton,
J. R. Weaver,
Geo. T. Murphy,
F. W. Brayford,
Mrs. Brayford,
Cecil Brayford,
C. R. Peck,
Geo. C. Walters,
J. J. Dahlton,
Mrs. Geo. Riley,
Dave Mutchler,
M. F. Mears,
C. B. Atwood,
B. H. Bamdoflar,
H. U. Higgins,
Chas L. Mason,
Mr3. M. F. Mears,
Josephine'Mears,
J. Kenny,
J. L. Star,
George Riley,
J. M. Meyers,
Walter Lukens,
Harry Steele,
J. A. Bouse,
J. Johnson,
Mrs. H. Hayes,
L. Wernecke,
L. H. Keist,
Elizabeth Meara,
Thomas Tillafsen,
Mrs. G. Haller,
Mrs. C. L. Mason,
Mrs. L. W. Hartley,
Ira Wood,
C. WoodhouseC
Mrs. Woodhouse, *
Wm. Howard,
H.G. Mills,
Mrs. E. W. Carr,
A. E. Lathrop,
Mrs. E. E. Elliott,
R. 0. Jones,
Wm. J. Brown, *
C. H. Thompson,
Mrs. F. Tftbo,
R. J. Kenney,
C. Hobbs,
Ghas Tibbo,
John Beatfeon,
Ed. Ryder,
. Jack ChisBoftm, ‘
Eddie Sutter, . .
Mrs. Sutter,
G. R. Whiter
Geo. Matbisoa,
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MASS MEETING AT NENANA
EXPRESSES DISAPPROVAL
OF ENGINEERING COMMISSIO>
* Long — smoldering resentments
against the Alaskan engineering
commission, because of an apparenl
lack of interest in the development
of* Interior Alaska, was whipped intc
flame by the receipt of information
from Anchorage indicating a further
curtailment of construction activities
in this division, says the Nenana
News. The public feeling found
expression at a mass meeting held
at the firehall at which it was de
cided to take immediate steps to
bring about a more friendly and
interested attitude toward Alaska
on • 16 part of those in charge of
the government enterprise, or upon
the part of those who will succeed
them shortly if the plans of the
meeting are crowned with success.
It was the sense of the meeting,
expressed in no uncertain manner,
tnat both Chairman Mears and En
gineer in Charge Browne be re
moved from" their positions without
delay and that racr be appointed
to succeed them who will take a
real interest in Alaska. The re
quest was in the form of a motion
which carried enthusiastically and
the grounds for revomai are alleged
incompetence, together* with disre
yuva for the purpose for which the
i nil road was originally intended to
oe constructed.
Commission McDonald, who was
delegated by the Nenana Commercial
Club some time ago to meet Secre
tary Payne on the occasion of that
official’s visit to the Alaska coast,
but who was unable to do so be
cause of the secretary’s unexpected
early departure from Anchorage,
read to the meeting a lengthy letter
which he had sent to the secretary,
explaining the purpose of the mis
sion on which he had been sent
from Nenana. The letter presents
fully the situation in Interior Alas
ka and should have proved very
h» lpful in informing the secretary
regarding local conditions.
A'ltei numerous complaints had
been aired, and conditions discussed
at considerable length, it was for
mally decided to name a committee
to communicate with Secretary
Payne for the purpose of securing
relief which is deemed of vital im
portance to the future of Interior
Alaska and to the success of the
government railroad after it s com
pleted. The comtaittee nanrcd is
composed of Commissioner R. S. Mc
Donald, Robert Joseph Diven, Martin
Nash, Dr. J. R. Bowen, Joe Fisher
and Herman Anderson. This com
mittee met this afternoon but was
not ready, at the time of going to
press, to give- out anything for
publication. ' %
Notwithstanding the fact that the
meeting was arranged hurridly and
without general notice to the public,
there were about forty in attend
ance, representative of the town and
the district in general. Mayor Joe
O’Connor acted as- chairman.
The direct caus^of the meeting
was Hie receipt of instructions from
Anchorage to dose the local account
ing office and to transfer all of the
work .to the headquarters of the
southern division. The instructions
were received by Chief Accountant
McIntosh, his orders being to. dose
H E. Dahlstrom,
Freddie Mean,
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Helen Kean, *
Mn.L H. Htiti*.
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i CITIZENS OF HATAI
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MAKE PROTEST
WASHINGTON, Dec., 3— The Cit
’ izens of Hatai have protested to Sec
' retary of the Navy Daniels against
the departure of the Naval Board of
Inquiry until additional witnesses have
oeen heard regarding the conduct of
the marine forces during the past two
> ears in Hatai.
CORK AGAIN
CORK, Dec., 3— Two men were
killed in the Macroon district yester
day and four arrested. The town of
Macroon is in a state of seige. No
traffic is allowed except the distribu
tion of food. •
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TO WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec., 3
Phersori of the Seattle bianch #
Chamber of Commerce which l
consistently for the developtne
Alaska left today for Washingto
C. at the' request of Congressman
ry, who is chairman of the Senric
partment of Territories. He leav
this time so that he can be pr
when Congress begins work. (
hopes to bring the hearings o
Alaska Development Board tc
! front at an early date. That the
j sure be passed as soon as possit
believed to be the desire of botl
new House and the Senate. Tfe
which will permit the early dev
ment of the resources of Alaska
be immediately passed by both
Senate and the House.
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ALASKA LETTER
SEATTLE, Dec., 3— More than 6,
000 reindeer carcasses will be available
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for shipment to American markets
through Seattle next year, breaking
atl previous records in this new Alas
kan industry, according to announce
ment of Carl J. Lomen, secretary-trea
surer of Lomen & Company of Nome,
who is now in this city preparatory to
an Eastern trip to organize distribut
ing agencies for reindeer meat, Lo
men & Co., with herds of 35,000 rein
deer, could only ship 1,600 carcasses
this year because of restricted trans
portation.
“This has been an epochal year in
reindeer developments,” he announced.
“We have just completed two cold
storage plants at Egavik and Golovin,
near Nome, which, with our other two
plants, will afford cold storage facil
ities for approximately 15,000 carcass
es every year. In the near future it
is proposed to establish a chain of
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these plants on the Alaskan coast to
itche? and freeze reindeer meat, with
a special refrigerater steamer of en
larged capacity transporting this meat
to Seattle for distribution. If we can
get the transportation, 6,000 carcasses
wilj be shipped in 1921.”
The early freezup on the Yukon)
together with low stages of water and
heavy floating ice, cost the White.
Pass & Yukon $100,000, according to
flert, Wheeler, general manager of the
railroad, who returned to Seattle head
quarters after spending the summer
season north. The company lost two
river steamers, and were forced to
place others in temporary winter quar
ters miles from the overhauling shops
at Whitehorse. The Mayo section, pro
vided winter development work proves
the opinion of experts, will become the
greatest mining camp in the West.
The Mayo district has tremendous pos
sibilities for silver and lead. Already
some of the largest mining corpora
tions in America have development
crews working there and all during
the winter ^is work will be carried
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Joe Mathews, chairman of the com
i mittee in charge of the Yukon Order
of Pioneer's banquet at the Masonic
Temple on Oec. 1, announces all the
Alaska food products have arrived for
the dfwtiriL inehries six reindeer
carcasses from Nome, two barrels of
St Michael cranberries, flour from
the first mill in the Tanana, Matanus
ka potatoes aad root vegetables from
ShuferaadHainM.
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It is announced that the Hoc
Gambier bay and Excursion .
plants of the Pac iffc -American Fi«
ies will remain idle during the
season thereby cutting the pad
light grades of salmon in the Jui
district about a juarter of a. mi
cases. Officials of the P. A. P. ec
any declare K will not be profit
to pack light grades of fish at the
aska canneries next season on aco
of the heavy run expected on Pi
Sound.
SEEKING BODY
TORONTO, Dec., 3— Workmen
excavating under the Grand Ilia
for the body of Ambrose Small
though the police still stick to t
original theory.that he is alive
being held for ransom.
GET AWAY
Four armed men robbed the lim
train between Chatanooga and <
cinnatti yesterday and afterwards
caped . The Post Office at Oneida 1
nessee was previously robbed.
Bert Dwyer of Montana, has t
appointed by the Department of l
terior, federal mining bMpaetn
Alaska, with headquarters at Fa
banks, the site of the mining exp
meat station.
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The Alaska liberty Oil Oomp
has been organized to take over tlu
land holdings of Dr* Mats, Mess
Henderson, Nelson, Butler and N<
in the Cold Bay section * of Mu
Frederick Freeman Evans, prssld
Doctor Mass, vice prthidsnt and Y
iam Keith, secretary, are officer*
the company with headquarters In
dty.
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Hie total population of Alack
64,718 persons, according to an
nouncement recently made by 8a)
intendent W. T. Lopp, Alack^ Di
ion, U. 8. Bureau of Education.
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