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ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS
SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER I, 1915.______—----—
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CLEANUP FROM MOOSE PASS
QUAREZ IS $300 TO TON
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Over three hundred dollars to the
ton is the value of the quartz on the
Skeen-Stevenson property on Moose
Pass according to the test just made
on four tons and a half by Jack
Uonan and Bennett James, who have
recently taken the mine over and who
made the third payment on it today. ,
The gold was brought to town yester
day by Mr. Honan after the opera
tions with an arraster and the amount
is known to be more than three hun
dred dollars for each ot the 4’a tons
but at the time this was written the
last of the amalgam was being treat
ed so that the exact figures were not
known.
Mr. Honan will return to Moose
Pass as soon as possible and start a
tunnel to tap the ledge at a depth of
| one hundred feet. The property was
discovered only a short time ago by
Messrs Skeen and Stevenson It ad
joins the property of John Gilpatrick
which is said to be equally rich so
that tremendous developments are
certain for that district at once.
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The Talkeetna Mining company
which has just been formed and which
has i urcha»ed the quartz properties
on Archangel and Fairangel creeks,
paying thirty thousand dollars cash,
is purchasing separately the proper
ties of Bob Hatcher at Talkeetna.
The deals are entirely separate, ac
cording to the information received
Unlay. No one seem- to know exactly
about the nature cf the Hatcher
Talkeetna property except that it is
undoubtedly gold quartz. Some low
pratk* copper ore has been found in
that district by the Wells boys but
whether any copper claims are in
volved in the new deal cannot be as
certained. Bob Hatcher is the man
who located the Alaska Free Gold
Min*» in the Willow creek district and
also the Groundhog mine near Sew
ard. Archangel and Fairangel creeks,,
on which are situated the properties
bought just now by the new company,
are across a divide from the famous
Willow creek properties.
TELEPHONES
2500 MILES
LAST EVENING MARKED EXTRA
ORDINARY WIRELESS
PERIOD.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.—Theodore
N. Vail, president of the telephone de
partment of the Western Union, talk
ed last night by wireless telephone to
the Arlington wireless station from
New Y'ork. and thence to the wireless
station at Mare Island, a distance of
twenty-five hundred miles. This
proves that it is now possible to talk
all the way around the world from
New York via Paris and Hong Kong.
The voice is started by wire and is
transferred automatically to wireless
by the new invention.
NOME IKXtS LEAVE FOR
THE WAR IN FRANCE.
NOME, Oct. L—Rene Haas has len
for France with the dogs recently
purchased by the French government
from Mrs. Darling and Scotty Allan.
Allan will accompnay them to Quebec
and Kenneth Mart* and Archie Cam
eron will go all the way to trance
with them. Haas is a young Nome
engineer who has been fighting with
the army of his native France in the
war and who directed the attention of
the military authorities to the dogs.
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Some dispatches, condensed, came
to the Gateway from the outside this
afternoon via the radio route and are
published here. In a note appended
to the dispatch the correspondent
says:
“Am sending small amount stuff be
lieving better chance to get it over.
No importnat war developments past
two days. If any arrives will file
later.”
This dispatch came after 2 o'clock.
INSURED FOR LARGE SUM
AND FELL TO HIS DEATH.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 1.—Theodore
G. Pelzer, a wealthy real estate man
of this city, fell to his death today
from the window of his office, five
stories abcve the prround. He was
insured for four hundred thousand
dollars but his death is believed to
have been due to an accident
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❖ FOl'R ANI) HALF TONS ❖
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The exact amount of gold taken out
of the four tons and a half of rock at
Moose Pass by Messrs Ronan and
Jamps was eighty ounces or one thou
sand two hundred and eighty dollars.
This was learned this afternoon when
! the cleaning was completed. The
cleanup is the one mentioned in an
other column today.
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GIRL KIDNAPPED.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.—Marguerite
Grosiano, aged thirteen, was kidnap
ped last night in an auto from her
home by four armed men. Her fath
er is wealthy and he believes that
some of his enemies are the guilty
parties and that a ransom is their ob
ject.
PROBE BY WIRELESS.
OMAHA. Oct. 1.—A doctor located
anil removed a bullet here yesterday
by the use of wireless when it would
have been impossible to do so other
wise. The man was so weak that
probing would have probably killed
him. The feat is expected to mark a
new era in surgery.
ALAMEDA TONIGHT.
The Alameda sailed from Valdez at
1:20 this afternoon and is expected to
arrive here at midnight tonight.
SMOKER AT CORDOVA
BY PROMETHEUS CREW.
CORDOVA. Sept. .‘10.—The crew of
the collier Prometheus will give a
smoker in Eagle hall tonight. Fifteen
events are scheduled and a big time
is assured.
CARS CAME MARKED
FOR SHIP CREEK.
A little light is thrown by the fact
that the dump cars which were land
ed here off the Wilmington the other
‘lay all came from Panama marked
as consigned to “Ship Creek."
GIVES RACK WILL OF
MARTHA WASHINGTON.
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 1.—J. P.
Morgan has given back to the state
the will of Martha Washington. It
was taken by federal soldiers during
the civil war and sold to the late J. P.
' Mo *gan.
MAN BLOWN UP
AT PORT WELLS
DYNAMITE ON NORTH STAR
CLAIM HAS PROBABLY
KILLED JOE MOSER.
CORDOVA, Sept. r.O — Joe Moser
has received terrible injuries from
an explosion of dynamite at Port
Wells and will probably die. He was
brought here today from the scene of
the accident for treatment and it
has been found that his spine is so
severely hurt that paralysis is id most
sure to come quickly. He was work
ing on the North Star mine where he
had been employed for wages. I he
cuuse of the explosion is not clear
but the injuries received by him are
very serious.
RESTLESS LEAVES.
Tho forestry Service launch, Rest
j less, Captain Clyde Nettleton, left
last night at seven o’clock for the
J Forestry Service headquarters at Cor
dova. The Restless was awaiting
the return of Harry Norgren, who re
turned from Kenai lake on the car
yesterday. He has been out there
making a survey of the lake.
ROCK ISLAND DIRECTORS
SUED BY THE RECEIVER.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.—The receiver
of the Rock Island railroad has
brought suit against the directors
for seven and a half million for mis
appropriation of funds in connection
with the lines. The suit involves the
stock of the San Francisco and St.
Louis.
MOOSE MEETING.
The regular meeting of the Seward
Lodge Loyal Order of Moose will
take place this evening at 8 o’clock.
NEWS NOTES
H. E. Revel returned to his home
at Mile 34 from a hunting trip down
the lake yesterday and will come to
town in a day or so. He left the Van
Campens’ at Cottonwood creek. They,
with Ben Sweasey and C. F. Acker
man, will return to Seward about the
tenth of the month.
Adolph Young, a mining man of
Sunrise,*came over on the car yes
terday afternoon on a business trip.
August Lawson, who has been with
Cha3. E. Herron’s saw mill this sum
mer, returned on the car yesterday.
The wall around the stairway lead
ing to the basement of the Bank of
Seward has been raised a little and a
railing put around it, thus insuring
safety to the walking public.
Max Poehlman, who has been with
the Herron sawmill on Turnagain
Arm between Hope and Sunrise, re
turned on the car yesterday.
Mrs. Ethel Forgey, principal of the
Seward Public Schools, will leave on
the Alameda tomorrow for Anchorage
on a business trip. She will return
again on the same boat, which is ex
pected back before Monday morning.
Mrs. Atkinson has arrived in the
city. 1
CORDOVA BOAT
SUPPOSED LOST
WHOLE FAMILY HAS PROBABLY
BEEN BLOWN TO SEA
AND DROWNED.
CORDOVA, Sept. 30.—1That the
whole lbach family of this locality
has been blown to sea ami drowned
there is now only too much reason to ,
fear.
Joseph lbach, his wife and the two
children, accompanied by William B.
Hancock, left this city on a power
boat for Middleton island on August
21 and not a word has since been
heard of them. Some uneasiness has
existed for some time but nothing has
been said as there has been a hope
that the boat only drifted ashore some
plaee along, the coast and that the oc
cupants would have been able to
reach some settlement. They have
not arrived at Middleton island and
inquiries at all the points along the
way have not resulted in finding the
least trace of the party. Several
strong gales have biown since the i
boat left Cordova and there is only
too much reason to believe that the
little craft has drifted out to the open
ocean.
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DOMINION LINE * j
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The Canadian telegraph lines went
down yesterday just after the stop
page of communication by cable. A
Gateway dispatch via the Canadian
route got held up enroute in conse
quence and Mr. Zwink was notified
' the fact last evening. This is
written at 10 a. m. and no sign of
outside news has appeared yet. The
columns of the Gateway will tell for
themselves how good providence will,
or will not, be before press time. It
is a remarkable fact that the Cana
dian line always goes down after the
cable fails and it makes a person
suspicious that our Canadian friends
are 1 ot very anxious to transmit long
cheap press messages. As the Gate
way’s telegraph service is the largest
north of British Columbia and Seattle
it is probably the first to get the of
ficial axe.
LOSS BY BURNING OF
SCHOONER IS $35,000.
JUNEAU, Sept. 29.—(Delayed in
transmission.) The loss by the burn
ing of the schooner P. J. Abler is now
believed to be not less than thirty-five
thousand dollars. She was owned by
Edward Bean of Nome and was com
muned by E. D. Hoffman. She ar
rived here last Tuesday in a batter
ed conditiop after a storm and when
destroyed by fire her cargo was a
tote.1 loss. The cause of the fire is un
known. She had aboard a year’s sup
plies for the Native schools at Bethel
and Good News bay. She also had
other supplies for the Kuskokwim.
She left Seattle September 13 and
when she returned here battered the
crew was shipped south by the
custom officials. She was then beach
ed at Douglas Island opposite Juneau
where the fire took place. Along
with the tender Kukui, several gas
boats and the city fire department
fought the flames but to no purpose.
WALLA WALLA BANK
TELLER ARRESTED.
Man Who Began as Messenger Accus
ed of Embezzling Nineteen
Thousand Dollars
WALLA WALLA, Oct. 1.—Elmer
Holman, teller of the Farmer’s Sav
ing Bank of this city, was arrested
last night on the charge of embezzl
ing r.inteen thousand dollars, the
funds of the bank. He has property
worth ten thousand dollars which will
be sold to recover the money if he is
found guilty. Holman began as a
messenger boy in the institution.
MIAMI COMPANY TO LOOK
OVER QUARTZ OT DISTRICT
The Miami Mining company which
is now engaged prospecting on the
Parker-IIcrschel property will enter
the quartz field here if their repre
sentative, Mr. A. H. Case, can see
anything worthy of the attentions of
the big corporation. Mr. Case is now
in the city on business connected with
the prosepeting on Quartz creek but
declines W give out any statement in
this respect It is known from other
sources, however, that the Miami in
terests have landed here with both
feet and that they will give the coun
; try a thorough looking over to ascer
i tain the real mining values of the dis
trict. A large outfit of several tons
is being shipped to Quartz creek by
Mr. Case for the prospecting work
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and some men have also been sent to
the place. He himself will go out as
soon as possible but he is unable to
say how long he will be in the neigh
borhood. This doubt as to the dura
tion of the stay is probably due to tl e
fact that he wishes to get in touch
with all mining development. It has
been said that he may be here for as
long as three months.
EDES IS GONE j
TO MATANUSKA
CHAIRMAN ANI) MEARS MAKE
FINAL TRIP I P RIGHT
OF WAV. |
Nows was received today from An- j
choragc that Chairman Edes of the '
Engineering commission and Commis
sioner Mears are leaving for the last
trip of inspection up the line to the
Matanuska valley before Mr. Edes
leaves for the outside. The trip is for
the purpose of ascertaining all the
facts so that Mr. Edes may be able to
explain in detail all the circum
stances. He stated'S7>me time ago to
this paper that he will try to get all
he can from congress but that was be
fore the news came that Secretary
Lane intends to ask for eight or ten
million. Mr. Edes will go out next
month so that the present tour of in
spection will be the last for the pres
ent year. It is stated that the two
members of the commission will go a»
far as the great coal fields.
O’CONNOR HOME IS
GUTTED BY FIRE.
FAIRBANKS.—While the family
was at a moving picture show last
evening or shortly before 9:I>0 o clock,
tire originating from the cook stove,
completely gutted the residence of
John O’Connor at the corner of First
avenue and Dunkle streets. I he fire
alarm was turned in from the Tom
Gibson residence across the street
but it had evidently been smoulder
ing for some time when the firemen
reached the scene, for when they se
cured entrance to the house, every
thing was aflame. As a result the
building itself was all that could be
3aved after hard work on the part of
the firemen.
All of the personal effects of the
family were lost, although it is be
lieved that the piano may be saved
as the firemen state that they took
particular pains to keep the chemical
used in extinguishing the flames, from
reaching it. One of the incidents not
ed by the firemen when they entered
the house, was the death of a canary
which had evidently become complete
ly asphyxiated by the smoke long be
fore the fire was discovered.—News
Miner.
SEWARD ENTERTAINMENT
CLUB DANCE TOMORROW.
First of the Season Will be Held in
Arctic Brotherhood
Hall.
The Seward Entertainment Club
has been reorganized and the first
dance of the season will be given to
morrow evening in A. B. Hall. It
is a continuation of the club which
existed last winter and which afford
ed so much fun. The season will be
divided into two series and the fee
will be five dollars for each. The fol
lowing is the committee selected to
conduct the affairs of the club: Sid
ney Anderson, Frank L. Ballaine, A.
D. Estes, Herbert Tozier and C. T.
Daggett. H. J. Haasch is the
treasurer.
GREAT HURRICANE
mis NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1.—Ten peo
ple are known to be dead and one
hundred and fifty injured by a terrific
hurricane last night. The damage to
property is a million. The storm rag
ed from six to nine thirty o’clock
last night ami at intervals in that
period it blew at the rate of a hun
dred and twenty to one hundred and
thirty miles an hour. From five
thirty o’clock it averaged eighty
miles an hour. Many schools, public
buildings, churches, etc., were damag
ed and the famous French market
was partially wrecked while the r<».)f
of the Masonic Temple collapsed com
pletely. The telephone service has
been demoralized. Preliminary blov ,
gave timely warning to the shipping
people and enabled them to save sev
eral vessels which would otherwise
have been lost.
563 SHIPS CLEAR PORT
OF SEWARI) IN 3 YEARS.
Seven of Them are Now Lying at |
Bottom of the Sea.
The number of steamships and pow
er boats that have cleared this port
since the month of February 1912 is
placed at 563 by the careful records
of arrivals and departures kept by
Wharfinger Thede of the Seward Dock
Company. The number of ships en
tering this port in 1912, from l eb
niary on is 133 while that for the en
! tire year of 1913 was 130. In 1914
the number jumped to 159 and for the
year 1915 up to the present time the
number is placed at 141. By the end
of the year the number will almost
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reach the 200 mark. The number of
different ships making up the 563 ar
rivals at this place is 88. Their names
follow:
Dora, Northwestern, Alameda, Yuc
atan, Olympia, Ohio, Farralon, How
ard D., Bertha, Admiral Sampson, A.
G. Lindsay, Seward, Jeannie, Travel
er, Mariposa, Printer, Nora, Latouche,
U. S. It. C. McCulloch, Triton, Ed.
Hurd, Kayak, U. S. R. C. Tamoma, U.
C. & G. S. B. McArth, U. S R C
Thetis, R. C. Manning, Battleship
Maryland, Restless, Light House Ten
der Columbine, C. & G. S. B. \ukon,
Cordova, Dirigo, Sound, Bina, Glen
wood, Winter, Celt, P. J. Alber, Sheli
kofT, Hunter, Victoria, Rosebud,
Oceanic, General Hubbert, Alaska, El
vira, Willard B., Idaho, Waif, Albat
ross, Edith, Corwin, Santa Ana,
Ivai alia Queen, Littie Tom, Earl
Rolin, Whilhelmina, Islander, Goliath,
Arnold, San Ramon, Success, Capelle,
Diana, Clara B., R. C. Unalga, C &
G. S. B. Explorer, Red Fish, Gina,
Brighton, Tug boat Pioneer, Alic, Re
dondo, Shamrock, Steward, Alliance,
Paul Jones and three other torpedo
boat destroyers, L. H. T. Kukui,
Augusta C., Wilmington, Admiral
Farragut, Richard Holyoke, Admiral
Evans, Admiral Watson, Carpenter.
Of the above named ships the fol
lowing have since gone to the bottom
of the sea; Yucatan, Olympia, Ohio,
Farralon, Bertha, Admiral. Sampson
and Edith. The names of ships as
given does not name all the ships that
ever came in here but those which
have been here since 1912. Roughly
speaking the order of the names gives
the order in which they first made
their appearance in the waters of
Resurrection bay
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BOX RENT DUE TODAY.
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Box rent for the quarter ending
December 31st, 1915, is due today.
JAPANESE ARMY IS
PROBABLY IN Kl SSI
Seward Man has Papers Bearing Out
Truth of Statement by His
Brother in Archangel.
That Japanese troops have rea >
landed in Russia is a story which lias
some foundation, judging by foregin
newspapers. Two days ago, F. Kruh. a.
a Russian of this city, told the Hate
way that a brother had written him
from Archangel, Russia, saying that
the Japanese had actually landed
there to aid the Russian army. Now
Mr. Kruhsa has produced new spa p<
in his own language bearing out the
truth of this statement. The follow
ing is a translation of the printed ac
counts:
From the Proletarcets, New York,
Sept. 10 (Published by the Lettish
Socialist Labor Federation of
America)—Japanese bankers report
the first Japanese division of between
500,000 and 750,000 men will pass
through Vladivostock and Port Arthur
and proceed direct to the Baltic and
Poland fronts, going by way of the
Trans-Siberian railway.
From the same paper, Aug. 27.—
(Otfiicial news from Tokio)—The
Japanese government has a large
body of troops and great quantities
of ammunition ready for transporta
tion to Russia.
From Strahdneeks (The Worker)
(Published at Boston by the National
Lettish Organization) Tokio, Aug.
26.—A conference of English, French
Russian and Italian diplomats with
the Japanese Premier, Okuma, has
been held for some time. As a result
all Japanese government arsenals and
factories and several private factories
are working full time on amunition
and supplies for Russia. Three or
four new factories of great capacity
are being erected by private capital
to fill similar orders.
From the Proletarcets, Sept. .*1.
New York.—Large numbers of
Austrian and German prisoners have
been sent to Tomsk and Tobalsk, the
two largest cities and commercial
centers of Siberia. They are being
put to work on municipal improve
ments and are being paid three to
four rubles per day.
SEATTLE CADDIES STRIKE.
SEATTLE, Oct. 1.—Twenty-five
caddies of the Seattle municipal golf
links went on strike here today be
cause there were too many “duffers”
playing the game and taking two
hours,to make nine holes. It got on
the caddies’ nerves.