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Organization
PORTLAND, July 18.—If Congress
can be awakened to the gravity of the
situation and make available enough
funds for the completion of the gov
ernment railroad from Seward into ihc
Matanuska coal fields* containing un
limited deposits of high-grade coa!.
both bituminous and anthracite, an un
dertaking which can be brought
about by January 1, it is believed
there would be no danger of a fuel
famine on the Pacific Coast or in the
United States. A project is aheadv
being discussed for bringing coal to
Portland in immense barges.
As the matter now stamis me coun
try is threatened with the greatest
shortage of fuel in its history, and
the price of coal, wood and fuel oil are
going up day by day. When the con
scripted troops begin to move across
the Atlantic great inroads will he
made into the fuel supplies on both
coasts.
Feeling certain that the price of
oil soon will be beyond their reach,
owners of some of the large business
buildings of Portland are making ar
rangements to heat with coal. That
commodity also is becoming so high as
to be almost prohibitive. River
steamboat owners at Portland are
planning to substitute coal for oil tor
the production of steam, the sort of
fuel formerly used.
“If they have high grade coal in
Alaska.” said D. C. O’Reilly, a Port
of Portland commissioner, “and ar
rangements can be made for the op
ening up of mines quickly and plac
ing the product on the markets, it
ought to be done without the loss of
more time than necessary. The Port
of Portland has under contemplation a
plan for the establishment of large
coal bunkers here for the accommo
dation of shipping.
It is planned to barge the coal
down from British Columbia or Puget
Sound at an early date for the open
ing up of Alaska mines the coal may
be barged frcm there. The bunker
proposal will come up for consider
ation at the next meeting of the com
mission.”
The Portland Chamber of Com
merce sent word to the Oregon dele
gation in congress, urging that the re
quest of the Seward chamber be
granted for more money to be made
available by the federal government
for the speedy completion of the rail- i
road into the coal fields. The Seward
chamber wants the proposal classed as
a war measure, holding that the im
portance of the project at this tin e
warrants it.
Originally the government made r.n
apropriation of $35,000,000 for the
building of the Alaska railroad and t >
defray expenses of putting in other
facilities for opening up the ter:.Lory.
Under the program a certain sum
of this money has been set aside by
congress each year for the constru -
tion of the railroad. Some years a
more liberal apropriation is made f< r
the allotment. The present funds Set
aside for the purpose this season, it
is claimed, are not adequate to perm it
quick work on the road and the Cham
ber is anxious, in view of the fuel
shortage, to have this matter reme
died.
Prior to the determination on the part
of the government to build the rail
road the coal depostis in Alaska were
tested thoroughly by experts and the
coal was found to be of the highest
grade.
In this connection it is pointed out
that in the dull times of ’% and ’07
Alaska came to the front and re
stocked the gold supply of the country,
and if given a chance it may solve the
fuel problem over which the people of
the United States are pondering seri
ously.—Exchange.
SUPPLY ARMY
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Fairbanks After Contract to Furnish
Vegetables Grown in That
Vicinity
With the hope of securing contracts
for the farmers of interior Alaska to
furnish potatoes and other vegetables
for the army posts of the Yukon and
Tanaaa valleys, the Fairbanks Com
mercial Club and Tanana Valley Ag
ricultural Association have taken the
matter up with the War department,
the quartermaster’s department and
the post commander at Fort Gibbon,
as with the delegate from Alaska.
The following wire was sent recent
ly to Delegate Sulzer by the Commer
cial Club, asking his assistance in the
matter:
“Tanana Valley Agricultural Asso
ciation with a membership of ninety is
prepared to furnish all potatoes and
other vegetables needed by the army
posts in interior Alaska and is trying
to secure contracts. In line of the
suggestions of the President and De
partment of Agriculture, the farmers
have increased the acreage greatly;
and it will cause a hardship if Outside 1
potatoes are imported for army. Only
potatoes and vegetables imported last
year were those used by army. Na
tive products highest quality. Pres
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TOKIO, July 19. — Enormous pur
chases of jewels and jewelry indicates
the wealth that has come to Japan
on account of the war. Dealers re
port countless sales at high prices to
the famalies of people who are quick
ly becoming wealthy.
Another indication of Japan’s pros
perity was furnished by the public
sale of the heirlooms of the house
hold of the late Viscount Akimoto, a
peer, which brought about $750,000.
An old album of landscape pictures
sold for $70,000, said to be the high
est price for any single article of
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SUMMONS
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division.
Reginald Kerr, Plaintiff, vs. Margaret
P. Kerr, Defendant. Summons.
In the Name of the President of the
United States of America, To the
Above Named Defendant, Margaret
P. Kerr, Greeting:
You are hereby summoned and
commanded to bo and appear in the
District Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division, and answer
the complaint of the plaitniff within
thirty days after the date of the ser
vice upon you of this summons, and a
copy of said complaint, and you are
hereby notified that should you fail
to appear and answer said complaint,
the plaintiff will take judgment
against you for a decree of absolute
divorce upon the ground of wilful de
sertion for more than two years next
preceding the date of the commence
ment of said action.
This summons is issued for personal
service upon you outside of the Terri
tory of Alaska in accordance with an
order for publication of summons
herein entered on the 2nd day of July,
11)17, by which it is directed that the
summons be published in “The Seward
Gateway,” a newspaper published at
Seward, Alaska, at least once a week
for six consecutive weeks, but also
provides that personal service by a
copy of summons anil complaint upon
said defendant, Margaret P. Kerr,
outside of the Territory ol Alaska
shall be equivalent to the publication
thereof and depositing in the Post Of
fice.
WITNESS, the HUAUKAhL^
FRED M. BROWN, Judge of the above
entitled court, this 2nd day of July,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen and of the
year of our Independence the one
hundred and forty-iirst.
(Seal) ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk.
By JOHN B. MILLER,
Deputy Clerk.
Pub. July 7, 14, 21, 26; Aug. 4,
11,18, 25.__
CITATION TO HEIRS AND ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES
In the Probate Court for the Kenai
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of Anna
Nimmo, Deceased.
It appearing to this Court by the
petition for Order of Sale of real
property, filed herein on the 17th day
of May, 1917, by Leon C. Booker, ad
ministrator of the Estate of Anna
Nimmo, deceased, that it is necessary
to sell all of the real estate of said
decedant in order to pay her debts and
the expenses and charges of adminis
tration; therefore,
IT IS ORDERED that all persons
interested in the said estate appear
before this Court on Wednesday, the
25tn day of July, 1917, at the hour of
two o’clock, P. M., on the aforesaid
day in the court room of this court,
in the town of Seward, Alaska, and
show cause, if any cause there be, why
an order should not be granted said
administrator, authorizing him to sell
said real estate for the purposes afore
said; and it is further
ORDERED that a copy of this Or
der be published once a week for a
period of four successive weeks in the
Seward Gateway, a newspaper of gen
eral circulation, published at Seward,
Alaska, and the one most likely to give
notice to all parties interested in this
cause; and it is further
ORDERED, that a copy of this Ci
tation shall be posted at three public
j places within Kenai Precinct, one of
which three p]aces shall be the U. S.
postoffice in the town of Seward,
‘ Alaska.
WITNESS MY HAND and official
( seal this 19th day of June, 1917.
| (SEAL) FRANK G. ENNIS,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex-officio
Judge of Probate.
Jun-19-26—Ju.-3-10-17124.
Capt. Bassett, who has charge of the
work of salving the steamer Northland
which sank at Kake last summer, ar
rived in Petersburg recently and
stated that the work was progress
ing satisfactorily and that the vessel
would be raised within a short time.
One hundred and fifty tons of coal
have been taken out of the hold of the
steamer and three cables have been
placed under her hull. Additional
scows have been sent for and upon
their arrival the wreck will be raised.
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Mining location blanks at the Gate
way.
Legal blanks at the Gateway.
Serial 01686, Sur. 184
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 24, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby given that An
drew Grosvold, as assignee of Deborah
A. Luthy, being entitled to the bene
fits of Section 2306 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
184 situate on Northerly shore of Bird
Island, Shumigan Island Group, Dis
trict of Alaska, more particularly de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beg. Cor. No. 1 on beach at ordi
nary high tide Pacific Ocean, cor. not
sot, wit. cor. bears South 1.59 chs.,
from which wit. cor. top of Twin Rocks
bears North 22 deg. 05 min. W.; U.
S. L. M. Sur. 184 bears N. 69 deg. 17
min W. 3.61 chs.; thence from true cor.
No. 1 South 9.17 chs. to cor. No. 2,
thence West 12.91 chs. to cor. No. 3;
thence North 14.44 chs. to cor. No. 4,
cor. not set, wit. cor. bears South
1.62 chs.; thence from true cor. No.
4 meandering beach Pacific Ocean at
ordinary high tide (1) S. 51 deg. 38
min. E. 3.28 chs.; (2) S. 68 deg. 46
min. E. 4.16 chs. (3) S. 74 deg. 49
min. E. 6.72 chs. to cor. No. 1 place
of beginning. Area 14.46 acres. Var
iation at all corners 20 deg. 00 min.
East. Latitude 54 deg. 49 min. 56 sec.
N. Longitude 159 deg. 44 min. 00 sec.
W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 5199 and 5973 en
tered at Boonville, Mo„ which said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01654.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver
of the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto under oath, during the period
of publication, or withing thirty clays
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
ANDREW GROSVOLD,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Attorney in Fact.
First publication June 25, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 5, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing Notice be published for the
stautory period in the Gateway, a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed at Seward, Alaska, the near
est newspaper to said above described
claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Serial 01651, Sur. 1109
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 24, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Andrew Grosvold, as assignee of De
borah A. Luthy, being entitled to the
benefits of Section 2306 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
1109 situate on Sand Spit at Sand
Point, Humboldt Harbor, Popof Island,
Shumigan Group, District of Alaska,
more particularly described as fol
lows:
Beg. cor. No. 1 at ordinary high
tide beach Popof Straits, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears North 1.35 chs. dist.;
from which wit. cor. Sand Point Post
Office bears N. 35 deg. 31 min. E.;
thence from true cor. No. 1 North
19.37 chs. to cor. No. 2, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears South 0.87 chs.; from
which wit. cor. U. S. L. M. Sur. 1146
bears S. 78 deg. 01 min. W. 13.03 chs.;
Astronomical Station bears S. 75 deg.
29 min. W. 13.01 chs.; thence from
true cor. No. 2 meandering beach at
ordinary high tide, Humboldt Harbor
and Popof Straits (1) S. 85 deg. 58
min. W. 5.19 chs. (2) S. 84 deg. 29
mirn W. 6.04 chs. (3) S. 77 deg. 41
min. W. 1.76 chs. (4) S. 59 deg. 13
min. W. 1.08 chs. (5) S. 31 deg. 48 min.
W. 1.02 chs. (6) S. 1 deg. 12 min. W.
0.92 chs. (7) S. 31 deg. 11 min. E. 6.70
chs. (8) S. 36 deg. 01 min. E. 4.06 chs.
(9) S. 45 deg. 27 min. E. 3.32 chs. (10)
S. 54 deg. 45 min. E. 7.55 chs. to cor.
No. 1, place of beginning. Area 17.82
acres. Variation at all corners 19 deg.
10 min. East. Lat. 55 deg. 18 min.
44 sec. N. Long. 150 deg. 31 min. 00
sec. W.
A 1 _1 i__- _-_ — 1 1_
As additional to original homestead
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 5199 and 5973 en
tered at Boonville, Mo., which said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01654.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver
of the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
ANDREW GROSVOLD,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Attorney in Fact.
First publication June 25, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 5, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT
the foregoing Notice be published for
the statutory period in The Gateway)
a newspaper of general circulation
printed at Seward, Alaska, the near
est newspaper to said above described
claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
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