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FIR *■., SEWARD, ALASKA' frBlDAY, AUGUST 19, 1004. ' , SINGLE CoKis 10 CENTS
SEATTlf TO
Seward
fvents of the Trip Whereby The
Gatesv^y ’Cante to Alaska
_ Ift future 'years, when it becomes
necessary for‘the historian to descride
the facts alSoJit'the city of Seward, and
fttve an account'iff t/ie first newspaper
established at I$?iurrcotionbay, perhaps'
the data recorded in the following
lines may be Of interest:
During the month of July, 1004, the
editosjof the Gateway happened to be
sojourning in the city of Seattle, Wash
ington, and, like t tfikViy others, was
seeking an opportunity to go into busi
ness and eaWbliSti a neV home.
Seward, the southern terminus of the
Alaska Central Railway, the entreport
and outlet of a vastempire with match
less resources was much spoken of, .
Inquiry revealed the fact that at
Seward opportunities existed which
iqight only come to a person once in a
lifetime.
The field for a live newspaper wtLsi
open, and of that opportunity the editor?
■availed himself. >
It is not necesWy to tire the reader;'
with.an acoount of preperations fertile?
voyafc*^ except to state that *lie eight
or ten 3dys consumed jn getting ready
were bu«Y ones.
At 8:4a p. m. on Monday* July 2o,
the good ship Hantd Clara, of the Alaska
Pacific lines, left her pier fn Seattle,
and among her other passengers and
cargo was the editor, his wife and a
complete newspaper and job plant.
. To adequately describe the view of
Seattle as the vessel steamed out of the’
pen thofi Ylie one which the writer'
possesses.
, ^Seattle, City of energy, home of that
t Wonderful spirit which causes her peo
yile to stand together and work for the
advancement of their chosen home,
how magnificient it appeared lighted
with thousands of electric lamps. One
could imagine acolossal casket of jewels,
with the SnoqualiOme power house, an.
immense building ablaze with light.
A ICohinoor above them all, the waters
of Elliot Bay was wjp bottoqi _ and the
sky represented the lid of this wondorous
treasure chest, ( ( i
In time ti\e sf^p turned her prow to-'
ward the noYjn nrtd we soughtourstate
room. Eic^pt tor some heavy rolling
jvhile through the straits of
jTuan de JFvieu, there was no incident
worthy, of note during the night.
I TuefldiiV morning found us at Belling
ham, wliert we lay for several hours
taking on a cargo of salmon cans. This
gave the editor an opportunity to secure
t he roster of officers of the vessel and get
acquainted with our felloVr jlassengers.
The Santa Clara, one of the finest pas
senger boats plying on ^‘Ive northern
pacific, is officered as f&flows: Z. 8.
Moore, master; W. C» Samtqones, pur
ser; George Anderspt^ chief engineer;
W. O. Young, chief .steward; P. Hig
ginbotoin, first offfoe'r, H. S. Throc.k
morton, second ofjfe.er; ,T. E. Bunker,
third officer;;^ ^'hristenson, first as
sistant engto'e?r! Geo. Reed, second as
sistant engineer; Carl Dybdal, third
Ossistai^ipngineer. The first cabin pas
sengers consisted of John E. Ball nines j
wife and daughter, Mrs. A. H. Johnson,
M. Johnson and wife, R. H. Kempj
and wife, Geo. W. Dickinson and'
wife, E. A. Shedd, F. G. Hale, ri.
E. Hale, H. S. Mecartuey,’ MM. A. W.
Gabriel, Wm. Russell, Mfi ’ft. H.
Egbert, Miss D. Pcndergrtsi* ifn. li.
Nichols, Miss F. Moore* P. Baldwin,
wife and three children* \T* l4.
•T^G. Cameron, F. We(J| and arnpe
passengers, men of mbscje'^jdJVawn
who were going north to tieip cohstrpftt
the Alaska Central Railway.
About noon our vessel cast off her
fuoorings at Beijlngham and again we
were on our way to the north. Mount
Maker was in plain sight during the
entire afternoon* all the passengers en
joying the view of its lofty snow capped
crest. During the same afternoon we
saw the first school of whaiejt; but the
sight of these inammotji( denizens of
the deep became quite entomon us our
voyage lengthened out. , „
For something like fiOn miles we fol
lowed what.is termed the inside pas
sage. The mountain scenery as viewed
from the deck fh the steamer was sl$’
pl.v grand.
About 4 p. 1%. on the 27th instunt tfie
vessel emerged fiom Queen Charlotte
sound and we were soon out on the rol
ling billows of the high seas. At din
ner time, 6 p. m. all the passengers
were in their seats at the table but all
did not remain there long, to make a
long story short sea sickness prevailed
for about two days among some of the
people while the editor escaped with
out a qualm.
All day long of the 28th we rolled on
the high Vdas as our vessel m'bde swift
progress tbWurd its destination". Those
that were seasick keeping theft1 berths
and those that were well looking after
those that were not. *
At» oelock a. m. on the 2$H*h the
coast of Alaska was sighted; schools of
porposes appeared to He in view Vm all
sides; nearly all of those who were
suffering from Mai de Mer had recover
ed so that at ti:20 p in when, the ship
stopped at the wharf'at Sitka, iMit) miles
from Seattle, all Were ready to go
ashore and take in tilfe ancient Russian
capital.
It wo'fild require fiir more space than!
the Gateway has to spare to give a
compreh'ensive description of tliis old
city anti mention tlie many sights of
int erest iVi the old Greek church which
was erected in 1846, talking the place
of one built in 1817 which had boen
partially destroyed by fire.
Sitka was left behind before dark and
for 24 hours, most of the time out of
sight of land, we Steamed fehead, and
late in thq evening of the 30 we touched
at Yakutat, hero k lurge salmon can
nery is located and the population con
sists of quite a mixture of rades.
After unloading the hundreds of crates
of tin cans taken on at Bellingham, the
vessel again took the deep sea. All day
and night we sailed, each hour getting
nearer and nearer our goal.
Mondt^ morning,‘August 1st, all pas
sengers were called from their state
rooms at quite an early hour. We
found thkt Captain Moore had kept the
Ttiilp iklii iD-for four iuiuI's
day light so that all on board who cared,
•could view the grand entrance to Res
urresctioV> Bay, at the head of Which
the embryo city of Sev. Mrd is Ideated.
Space will not permit a description of
Resurrection bay or its entrance in this
number, such will follow in subsequent
issues. About 7:30 the Santa Clara was
along side tlie wharf and the journey
of about 1600 miles, which co'naumd
a few hours more than a yfSok was
ended.
, ■ Provide a Schoolroom.
No better attraction for ia to^vn
and one that draws people, especially
families toward it, could be devised by
man than a Hrst class school.
For sometime Judge Hildreth has
been making An effort to supply He ward's
need iri this direction. There ar.e now
about 30 children of school age the
town and mnpy more will gravitate this
way with their parents when a school
is an assured fact.
Dr. Sheldon Jackson, agent for educa
tion in Alaska, has notified Judge Hil
dredth that he will furnish a teacher
and the necessary text liooks hut the
citizens here must supply the building,
seats and fuel.
The Gateway urges that active steps
be taken at onCe to meet Dr. Jackson's
requirement.
Seward lias Viever yet been canvassed
for any scheme of a public -natures but
The Gateway is confident that, wh$}^f»
Committe makes the rounds a school
building will soon be erected. Casli,
material (Sr labor can be donated.
Seward Water System.
.^The reservoir for thfe Waterworks is
completed and the pipe laid fiVm the
mountain. Mains will he l'aitlllMv>gtho
(pr.ipcipal streets as fast as |>ossibT<'' and
koon the citizens wi|l linve water in
their residV'ftces and business places.
Water for the town will be brought,
from a clear mountain streftir south
west 2# tows. It. time The Grt'-w-"
will give a more extended description
of the plant.
This improvement is being made by
the townsitc company.
Was Pleased wltti Seward.
Miss Genevieve Knfght, who hashed
visiting fn Seward for six weeks, left
for her home in Seattle on the Steamer
Excelsior. Miss Knight was so pleased
witl^ Seward and Its invironments that
.\^e may decide,, to return at no dis
r?nt day: at lea.'jt such is the wish of
liar runny frlonjr iierea
TO OEVEEOP
THE INTERIOR
7*
Alasla Central Railway Will C#foplete
135 Miles of Rftad Next Year
Among the passengers who arrive^
oft the Steamer Snnta Claia, on the
first day of tins month, were Major
John E. Ballnine, president PT the
Tanana Construction Company. G. W.
Dickinson president of the Alaska Cen
tral Railway Company, E. A. Shedd,
head of the Chicago Syndicate who is
heavily interested in the ’Alaska Cen
tral, A. M. Johnson, a Chicago capita
list and unusually successful business
man. F. G. Hale, a Banker; now re--I
siding at Spokane, Washington. H. E.
Mecartney, ti prominent lawyer of
Chicago, who represents a wealthy
clientale, Mrs, A. H. Johnson, a lady
of considerable means from Oberlin,
Ohio, and nthprs.
The above personel embraces people
who ore furnishing the .sinews of
war for the building and extending
of thft Alnska Central Railway to the
interior, thus developing the tributary
country, and risking among other
thiftg.s the future'of Seward unassured
fact, t .
On the 3d instant Messrs Ballalne.
Sliedd, and A. M. Johnson accompanied
by Judge H. H. Hildreth, of Seward,
left for the interior for the pui*f> >se of
going over the ground a liere work
will be carried on next year.
They procedeed over land ;o Sunrise,
a distance of 15 miles, wheie ihe part)
was joined by U. S. Marshal Geo. Sex-'
ton-of this place and Pail Buckley
of ,Ci*bw ■ Creek. Thfere the party
emtaartrad miJl>-«*n.imill T- ■ ■
landed them “at,", Krik, fTtiih which
point they proceeded up the Matahuska
river on horse back to the Chiekaloon
river where tf)«< immense . ton 1 mines
are situated.
These coal fields are distant from
Seward by the route to be followed by
the Alaska Central Railwajl 135 miles,
and this much of the rafiwuy is to be
constructed next year.
Each member of the 'paVtj expressed'1
themselves as beitig Well pleased with |
the cpal beds, and they stated the
quanity and quality was , much hot-!
ter than 'represented to them. They
estitnated that there is sufficient coal
in the deposits of that section to last
for 500 years.
The party returned- to 8eldovia on
the T.vonic, thence to Seward on the
Excelsior remaining here over night,
excepting Judge Hildreth, they de
parted oft that vessel for the states on
the 15th ’jnstant.
Before leaving, president Bnllnine
stated that work ftri the construction
of tile railway \voul(1 be crowded until!
cold weather set in jkftd during the j
winter work would be pushed as rapidly
as the weather would permit.
There are now 'ih the employ of the
railway couipany 420 mem This force
will be kept busy until the heavy frosts
renders earthwork Impracticable,
when work Will nrobfibly be continued
in rock cuts. Tie making and mill
work will also continue all winter, i
The forgoing Is a plain, concise state
ment of the facts concerning the in-,
tentions of the Alaska Central Railway
company, and are given publicity
through {The GatenMV ‘exactly as ob
tained from the people who provide the
means far‘the work, and there can be
no reasonable doubt hut thdt f XS miles
of the line will be Yh dperaWoa by the
latter par*, oi 1005.
An Authority on Coal.
Charles Miller, who has l»een In this,
section of Alaska since lSDS), and is as
well posted^pn the resources within 200
miles of Sevvnrd ns nitynne^ left last
Monday for Sunrise, t'a^dn^ the over
land route. t From Sunrise' Mr. Mil
ler will proceed with a party to the
coal fields‘which t?}I lhe tapped by the
Alaska ('entrnl Railway next year.
M^r Miller is considered an authority
on c6al, and hg has spent a conslder
ahle of his time during the past six
jurats in examining the different de
posits along tho coast and in the in
terior.
In speaking, of the coal measures tor
which the rnilway is headed, lie states
emphatically that’lie never sily any
thing to eclipse Vt in Ills experienced.
As to quality, he says 'there is nd Ane
who has not seen it would not give
credence to any statement that he
might make. tlompaY^d with the coal
found along the coast, Mr. Miller says
there is no comparison, thnt that of
the interior is so far superior.
Large sarfw of this coal were %ent
out on the nXcelsior on the Inst trio!
for analysis, 'Itn# the Gatewnv hxwl; tt>
publish the chemists repoA, lutAe’
quent issue.
-I
Seattle-AIaska Club
The Seattle Times of August ¥st\
publishes tlie following editorial:
“The Alaska Club seems to have taken'
on new life, or, what amounts to the
same thing, gathered in a new pot of
money-,-und money always did make the
mare go.”
There is no institution of its kind in
the city of Seattle that should receive
tliemovalsupper. Of AluSkans mote than
tPh Alaska Club. At great expense its
members liave fitted up Commodius
rooms in the Oriental Block oh l^'cond
Avenue, where all Information'i'onccYn i
ing Alaska can1 be obtained 'free 'of!
charge.
This Club have engaged seven rooms!
fn the 14-story Alaska building, corner
Second Avenue and Cherry street,,
which they will, occftpy when com
pleted.
. W. F. SliefrfMd, Ihf "Secretary, is;
always at liLs post and is ever ‘reaifyl
and willing to disseminate information!
regarding this interesting country. "
It is indeed gratifying to know that
the Alaska Club of Seattle is in a
healthy condition financially.
Brown & Hawkins agents for Chase f
& Sanborn’s high grade coSteiji
Sewatfl Electric Cwjiparfy.
Should there be anyone Who luys
a lingering doubt as to the future ol
Seward, they should visit the plant of
the Seward Electric Company at Second
and Railroad avenues,
company is composed af men who have
information from the most secluded
places of the inside and know exatly
what they are doing it for, when they
authorize such an expenditure.
Following is the personal of the offi
cers: G. W. Dickinson, president; N.
W. Parker, secretary; G. W. jfbhns,
treasurer; A. P. Dickenson is the‘local
manager. This company is inwoi^or
ated under the laws of the
Washington. The equipment
in a part of three 100 li, p. boilers,
one 200 h.- p. engine, '50 K. W.
machine with a capacity of 750 lights.
Connected with .the plant is. an in
sulated cdld storage room 15x50 feet.
All machinery is- now in place and
the switch board connections are being
made. The plant will be ready to sup
ply lights on September second.
A number of contracts for lights
have been made and with thq sufiport
the town is alile to give, the condhmny
should have no dlfflcutlay in riimijng
through the winter, hnd there is “no
Question’but by spring tha, capacity
Will be taxed p^pliably to the limit. |j
wueer Pleasures. t
In this iand of partially developed
and wonderful latent resourseiU
Where every man 'does not consider;
himself fully dressed unless he wears a
stick pin and watch charm of native
gold in the form of a nugget, no mat
ter whether lie is clad in broad cloth
or kharki there areyet a few difficulties
to over come.
This fact struct^ VI* e editor forcibly
during the week Willie compiling the
material for thA issue.
The croweded ooodftlan of the temp
orary office compelled ye scribe to
move his table out into t.he open air,
where, as Mrs. Partington would say,
he had the him- canister of heaven for
a reef and the gold-laden, fertile soil
of Ala Aka for a carpet.
With out. nny grumbling, and with a
determination to make the Kest. of it,
the GateWav force have overcome all
obstacles. Now clearer bailing is
a-haad.
George HtyxtVi*. tT.S. Deputy-marshal,
returned hrmc Sunday night on the
steamer f^xcelsior from Cooks Inlet
points where he spent about one mont|i
on sjifHcial business. He noticed many
improvements here which were made
during his absence.
Moose Cabin Cafe.
Between Post Office and McNeiley
Hotel, He ward, AhwVa. LdLLlfr N.
OOitDON, Pi-Aprl^tre^. ->f
Social Events
Dutfih&'Vfie present month n numhir
of social fpy&ianii have taken place in
Seward, the ToTfdw'Rig are those which
came lender tttp observation of Tin*
Gateway soVferY 'lepbrHtrt
p#rty.
iuan dufing tj»e after
noon', 'it party olflsaies went wild flower
fiuntintr. After securing hundfuis of
wiro flOWbrs ithd ferns, they
were 'eWeWtuntkl Vy Mrs. Dr. Burns
at Vi. 'ctkinitV funVli.
TOose Vd'inprihlh* . the party wet'e
Mt’ltdkmA Altiert. H. Johnson, A. JY.
JohhSUn, G\ W. Dickinson, H» S', c'ite
man, It, R. IWmp, G. W\ Gabriel A
C. Gabriel, ,T, E. Ball(tlhb\ Sauurtt ant.
Young, Misses Knight, Smith-, Florenc e
Ballaine, Mary Coleman, and Baldwii.
boating Party.
On the 5th instant Colonel A. W,
Rwanitz chartered tha / two masted
schooner Ropltie Johnson from her skip
per, Anton Kobel, and placed his prin
ci^rassistittff, Mr. Atwood, in charge
°f £ yaijA-Iqr illiujil down Resurrection
Bay, Tnc Ijartiy consisted of Mesdames
A-R. .Idhw-otf,. R. H. Kemp, G. W.
Dickinson, R. ff. ; Coleman, Geo. W
GaBrxel .fenhie GtvfcVfel, Misses Mary
CjoTefi, ( Florence Ttalluine, Master.
Coleman and'Mbssb*; Coleman, Atwood
and TJltWlnsori.
VcetrekA forty.
M]ft. X1. 'itnd Mrs. A. 2>f,
Johnson bn Aid llth Instant gave an ice
creum party wkieh whs a very enjoy- '
able affair. Those present were Mps
dumes Cpljeman. G. W. Gabrttel, A. C.
Gabriel, Swanitz, Kemp,' Bartainc,
Dickinson, Misses Knight, Floreat^;
Ballaine, Maty idofeman, The •caterer
was Lillie N. Gordon.
Card Party*. .
Wednesday the liltli Mrs, A. It
Swanitz and Miss Knight giiletf de
ligliteful entertainment at the pgs^ctence
son J. E. Ballaine, Sauer*, ft. N.Oolo*
man, Dr. Bums, and .It, ft. Kemp.
Misses Knight and Woods, Messrs F. G
Hale and Frank Ballaine. Mrs. Vialli*
was the Caterer, Jind served delicious
orangft Werbet vc;ake, Tlie games
were Pit and Pfty. • Tlie vefy beautiful
decorations were of wild flowers and
ferns.
Dinner Party.
6n August llt^'Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Kemp gave a dinneV'ttt tlieir new home
on Adams street. Hoe «eyeral course's
were well prepared anti prettily swved.
The guests were Mesdames A. H. Jotm
soii, A. M. Johnson, and Mr. F. d»’
Hale.
'Social Gathering.
At Mrs. X, C. Gabriels, assisted by
her mother, Mrs. George W. Gabriel,
on the 12th rhHtant, was very much enl
joyed. Deneious refreshments were
serves^, and,, tlie display’ of cut glass,
fine sliver and china iim^uite unex
pected in a new jilocft ,.nke this. All
the guests wer<^ unanimous in voting
the ladies Gabribl a success at enter
taining. Those present were Mesdames
Jlickinson, X. H. Johwin, A. M. .Tohn
jjsfcn, Voung, Hauers, Kemp, Hwanltz,
( 'oleraan, Sleein, Balititnc, Misses Wood,
Smith and ICnight.
S. 0. C Entertains.
the evening of tire 12tli Instant
tWe Howard Dancing (3lub gave a ball
at their hall which Was a delightful
affair. Decides a large number of local
pepjrJp the crowd in attendance was
MA^ine^flwi by the ladles and gentlemen
frwrp the Steamer Rxcelshtr which was
lying in this port.
Mrs. CeUnM EateWaln*.
(In August 13th Mf.s. tt. N. Coleman
recced a few friend-; “and a very Uq
lirfhraM afternoon wish Kpent in her
tastily arranged rood’s, (lames were '
played and dainty refreshments served.
Among the guests . Were Mesdames A.
W. Hwanita, M- Stwnitx, Geo.
Gabriel, J. Gabriel, kemp, A.H. John
son, Dickinson, A. M. Johnson, Hauer*),
Kleom, end Callaine. Masses Knight
alnd Smith.
Petroleum kvdJetlons.
Tiie ^Valdez ProUjto&r'4{ the 4th
instant has the following to sfiy concern
ing a possible resource for Seward.
“About 2 miles out from Seward,
while the working . men were engaged
in making a cut ttyspugh ptoe of the
low hills, seepage oil gas struck, which
is creating some little eXeltement.
T.i)e amount of seepage shown would
to Indicate a large Body Utifnt
"•nere neiirby.