SEWARD
IS THE
GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALASKA
Through this harbor passes nearly all the traffic
of the vast region lying north of Cook inlet and
between the twb mountain ranges which bound I
the Susitna valley, an area as large as one of the I
great states of the Middle West.
In the Near Future
Through the extension of the Alaska Central
railroad, now building northward from Seward,
the territory tributary to the town as the chief
seaport of the southern coast will gradually ex
pand until it embraces the Tanana and upper
Kuskokwim, each a region of imperial extent and
resources. w
Seward Already
controls the trade of the \entna gold mining dis
trict, which old Alaska miners pronounce one
of the coming bonanza camps of the territory.
It controls the trade of the numerous mining
i camps along Cook inlet and its arms. From it
start the prospectors who are constantly pene
trating and exploring the interior between Cook
inlet and the Tanana in the search for rich depos
its of the metals which abound in all its hills and
streams.
Seward Outfits Miners
For all this territory. From this town leads the
best route to the new bonanza fields. They are
more accessible than any other great distiict of
Alaska, an important factor in their development.
Limitless Coal Deposits
I lie at Seward s back door. Fliej have been ox- 1
amined and analyzed by the best experts and S
rated by them with the best bituminous coal of I
the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will I
be hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central 1
railroad and can be mined in quantity to furnish I
steam to all the ships that sail the North Pacific.
In a few years it will furnish coke to smelters
which will be erected at Seward to reduce the
copper ores of that bonanza field. Prince William
sound, whose richest deposits are within a few
hours sailing.
The Longest Railroad
in operation in Alaska has Seward for its ocean
terminus and its track lengthens each month.
On the finest townsite in Alaska, at the head of
the best harbor on the Alaska coast, ice-free every
day in every year, Seward is building. The town
has water works, electric lighting, sewerage; and
I its development is based upon exhaustless re
sources.
DEBS ORDERED
OUT OF BOISE
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Both Sides Suspicious of Effect
on Haywood Trial of Agi
tator’s Presence.
By Cable to The Dolly Gateway.
j Boise, Idaho, May 31-Eugene V.
, Debs was asked to leave the city and
did so today. He was hero to write up
tho Haywood trial hut was generally
disliked by poople on both sides be
j cause of his socialistic theories, i he
! adherents of the miners feared that ho
' would create prejudice against them
and were as glad to see him go as the
other side.
The third special venire for the
Haywood trial appeared in court to
day. The list embraces men of all oc
cupations. The courtroom is tilled
with spectators.
Crank Put in Jail
Boise, Idaho. May 30 Carl Duncan,
an armed socialistic agitator, was
arrested yesterday as a suspicious
character and is still hold in jail.
Both prosecution and defense in the
Haywood case deny that ho is in their
employ.
The mayor received a threatening
letter today demanding that Duncan
bo released and making dire menaces
of hostility if this is not done imme
diately. Duncan tells a queer story
about himself and officials promise
sensational developments regarding an
alleged plot against the prosecution in
which Duncan is claimed to have
been involved.
Dunlap (lets Sixty Days
Boise, Idaho, June 1—Carl Dunlap,
the socialist agitator, was sentenced
today to serve sixty days in jail for
carrying concealed weapons with the
probable intent of creating a distur
bance.
HAYWOOD HAS
HEART TROUBLE
Doctors Called Suddenly to At
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tend Accused Miners Fed
eration Official.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Boise, Idaho, June 1—W. D. Hay
! wood is suffering from heart trouble,
t Doctors were hastily summoned this
1 morning and were forced to administer
big doses of morphine to allay the
pain. The trouble is ascribed to the
lack of active exercise.
Haywood’s trial in the district court
was adjourned on account of his illness
! until next Monday.
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Trial Walts Third Venire
Boise, Idaho May 27—The Haywood
trial was adjourned today to await the
I return of the third venire. The se
cond was exhausted without complet
: ing the jury.
ALASKA PIONEERS DEAD
John S. Campbell of Girdwood and T.
hammer of Sunrise Pass Away.
Special to The Dally Gatoway.
Sunrise, May 14—Two Alaska pio
! neers passed away this month. John
|S. Campbell of Girdwood died there
May 7 at the age of 44. lie came to
Alaska in I .*<87, locating first on Doug
las island; he removed to Sitka, was
one of the first settlers of Seward,
where he married into the Lowell
family, came to Sunrise, and finally
went to Girdwood, where he was in
the restaurant business when ho diod.
He was a native of Canada and leaves
relatives in Toronto.
T. Hammer died in Sunrise May 7.
He was born in Veura, OvreTelo
marken, Norway, in 1842. He came to
Sunrise in 1896 and had since engaged
{in mining on Six-Mile creek until his
death. Ho leaves a son in Norway and
a brother in North Dakota. He own
ed property in Seattle and Ballard.
The remains of both dead men were
buried hero May 9. A joint funeral
service was held from the city hall,
John Brownlow reading the burial
service.
To Record Grubstake Agreements
The Navada legislature has passed a
! bill requiring the tiling of grubstake
agreements in the county where pros
pecting under the agreement is to be
carried on. This was dono to stop the
vast litigation growing out of alleged
grubstake agreements in every rich
camp.
In the manufacture of gold lace or
gold thread the percentage of geld is
very small, usually 3 per cent, with 7
per cent copper and 00 per cent sil
ver. A troy ounce of such an alloy
can be drawn into 1900 yards of wire.
SAYS BIG MEN
AID GRAFTERS
Heney Claims Financial Interests
Are Backing Defense of
Boodlers.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, May 31—TTency says
that great financial interests are
standing hack of the indicted boodlers
and resisting his efforts to convict.
Chief of Police Dinan denies that any
of his men have tried to tamper with
jurors in the Schmitz case.
Only eighteen of the seventy-five
special veniremen for the Schmitz
trial appeared in court today. Mayor
Schmitz is smiling and confident.
lieney Charges Jury Fixing
San Francisco, May 28—The prosecu- ■
tion in the Schmitz case charges
attempted jury fixing by the defense.
It is announced that Hums will make
arrests and revelations concerning the
efforts to corrupt the jury.
District Attorney TIeney and Attor
ney Harrett of counsel for Schmitz al
most came to blows this afternoon as
the result of the examination of a
juror who volunteered the statement
that tho mayor was back of all the
grafting in San Francisco. A new
venire lias been ordered and will re
port tomorrow.
Ruef Sentence Postponed
San Francisco, May 2D — Sentence
upon Abe Ruef on his plea of guilty of
the charge of extortion, which was to
have been pronounced in Judge
Dunne’s court today, was postponed
indefinitely until Ruef can be used as a
witness against other men indicted up
on charges of grafting.
Special Venire Returned
San Francisco, May 30—1The special
venire of jurors for the Schmitz case
is instructed to report in court tomor
row. _
NEARLY IN JAIL
FOR CONTEMPT
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Fairall of Schmitz’ Counsel Twice
Committed but Heney
Interposes.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, June 1 — Attorney
Fairall, of Schmitz’ counsel, was twice
sentenced to jail for contempt of court
by Judge Dunne yesterday. The sen
tence was not carried out because of
the interposition of District Attorney
Heney. The allegod contempt was the
result of violent language between
Fairall and the prosecutor.
The grand jury today is investigat
ing the charge that Chief Dinan’s men
under his instructions have been tam
pering with jurors.
Abe Ruef, Mayor Schmitz, Patrick
Calhoun and Louis Glass were
arraigned in the criminal department
of tho superior court before Judge
Dunne this morning upon bribery in
dictments. All took exceptions to the
indictments, which will be argued
next week, and pleading was post
poned.
NAVIGATION OPENS LATE
Steamer Tyonlc Reaches Sunrise May
14 First Time This Year.
Special to Tho Daily Gateway.
Sunrise, May 14—Steamer Tyonic
arrived here today for the first time
this year, the latest first spring arrival
in the history of Sunrise or Hope. On
board were S. W. Wiblc and^'a large
force of men to operate his hydraulic
mines on Canyon creek where£he has
been working for the past eight years.
M. H. Sullivan, representing the
Elmore Mining Company at the forks,
who will again work the claims known
as the Mills and Hunt ground which
sold for $10,000, also came in.
Butts, Ellsworth and Patterson were
on board, bound for the Susitna. They
have been delayed in reaching Tyonok
as the steamer did not put in to that
port on its way 'up. They have been
traveling all around the Armband In
let taking in the country, but are Jhot
at the steamer'people for not dropping
them off at Tyonok. Their t rip around
this way delays them in getting inside
and Butts says he is losing money
every day because ho should be on his
ground taking out the yellow metal.
He has three pokes to fill.
New York city’s foreign population
is led by the Germans, with about
325,000; Ireland comes next with about
278,000, and Russia comes third, with
about 165,000.
Placers have been discovered in
Wyoming, along the Big Horn river,
which run $2 to 86 per cubic yard.
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