CHESTERFIELD
SKIPS THE PEN
Former Notorious Seward Char
acter Sentenced to Two Years
Breaks Out of* Jail.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seattle, Nov. 20 J. C. Fuller, alias
Hunt, Dr. i hesterfield ami several
other aliases, escaped from Die state
penitentary two days ago, and is still
at large. Fuller cut u wide swath in
Seward where he fH>sed as Dr. A. K.
Chesterfield and worked himself into
the good graces of a number of people
there from many of whom ho borrow
ed various sums of money. From
Seward lie went to latouche and work
ed for A. K. Heat son for several
months in variouseapacities. He later
started for this city anti while oassing
through Valdez shot a man. hut was
exhonorated from any blame in the
matter. Arriving in this city lie lived
like a prince. He was engaged to
inary Mi>^ Nellie Hubbard, daughter
©f Dr. Hubbard of Portland. On the
eve of bis wedding lie was arrested
for forging the name of A. K. Beat son
to over *1300 worth of checks, and
was placet! in jail and later convicted
ami sentenced to two years in the peni
le ntiary
First Railroad in Interior of Alaska
The Tunana Valley railroad is the
first to be constructed in the interior
of Alaska. Twenty-six miles of the
line was finished and put in operation
in the fall of 1!*05. Twenty miles of
extension will he completed late this
season. It connects with steamboat
transportation at Fairbanks and t'he
na, and reaches into the mining dis
tricts adjacent, a distance of thirty
six miles, the present interior ter
minal beinjj the town of t hatanika,
on the (.'hatanika river, at the mouth
of (’leary creek.
It is equipped with four locomotives,
four passenger coaches and twenty-six
freight cars; and during the summer
season they operate four trains daily
between the towns and mines. Two
trains daily are operated over its line
during tiie winter, and one of the use
ful thin^ demonstrated is the fact
that a railroad cm be, and actually is,
operated every day in the year, not
withstanding the suppo>ed severity of
winter.
Tin- railroad has been a jjreat fac
tor in the development of the district
and the extension added during this
past season will greatly increase its
usefuln
Since the opening of the line two
Years a^o. freight and passenger rates
to points alonjf and beyond its route
have been reduced to less than one
fifth of what they were before the rail
road was constructed. Much ground
lias now been made available for min
in '. unworkable before. I’anana \ al
ley Kecord.
Ice Out of Cook Inlet
The ice was all out of ivnik and
Turnayain Arms on the 17th. 1 he
steamer Tyoonic which was frozen in
at Kern creek for two weeks by the
early freeze up wa> able to yet loose
on the 17th and started for Seldovia
About Staking Quartz Claims
Where the location of a quartz claim
takes more than 1500 feet on the vein
or lode the ammount permitted by
the statutes—whether the excess be
at one end of the claim or at both ends,
a subsequent adjoining locator may
place the stakes of his claim at the
distance from the senior locator's
discovery shaft claimed by the latter
on his location notice. Thus, if A
claims 500 feet north from his location
stake and 1000 feet south from the
same stake, he can take no more than
the distance stated, and should he
place his north end stake 000 feet from
the discovery stake (claiming but 500),
B may come to within 500 feet of A’s
discovery stake and locate his south
end line.
On Big creek, in the Chandlar coun
try, a quartz mine of fabulous wealth
is reported. Newton and Bowles own
the claim on which the discovery was
made. They were sinking a shaft for
placer when they encountered the
ledge. An assay of a picked specimen
gave a return of $35,000 to the ton.
At present Alaska has 2,524 miles of
submarine cable, 1,403 miles of land
cable, 107 miles of wireless, forty-five
telegraph offices, eighteen money
transfer offices and ten cable offices.
BLOOD FLOWS AT
JAIL DELIVERY
Convicts in Nevada Penitentiary
Make Break for Liberty
and Many Wounded.
ay Civile to The Dally Gateway.
lleno, Nevada, Nov. ID— Convicts in
the state penitentiary at this place last
ni«fht made a dash for lihert. Several
jjfuards were wounded, and three con
victs were shot. Several of the con
j viois escaped to the hills and a posse
is in pursuit.
MACHINERY FOR READY
BULLION COPPER MINE
Nathan l’. White, superintendent of
| the Heady Bullion Copper company
lias ju>t finished hauling a large
' amount of machinery from Sunrise to
the companies mine on Lynx creek.
The machinery consists of a six drill
j compressor and a large water wheel.
The machinery will he put in place
'early in tlie spring for next seasons
work. Mr. White hopes to be able to
work the property next year. There
is a large body of rich ore in sight and
all that is needed now to make it a
good mine is cheap transportation.
This they hope to have in time.
Purchase Huch Coal for Fleet Abroad
Before leaving Washington for his
southern trip the president instructed
Admiral t owels, chiefjof the bureau of
equipment, who has charge of the
purchasing of coal for Admiral hvan s
Pacific fleet, to inform the American
bidders for supplying,*that coal that
the president would be willing to
award the contract provided that bids
were not more than tiftyjper cent in
excess of the foreign bids.
Owing to the fact that the American
bids cover only twenty-five percent
of the coal needed for the cruise, it
will be necessary to award contiacts
for seventy-five per cent remaining to
the owners of foreign bottoms.
Fleet Will “Make Good’.
Ad mi rad Robley D. Evans, who is
' to depart on December sixteenth from
Hampton Roads for Sun Francisco in
! command of sixteen battle-ships and
i other vessels of war, was recently the
truest of honor at a notable dinner
by the Lotus Club in New York, and in
response to a toast to his health said
“You won’t be disappointed in the
1 fleet, whether it proves to be a feast,
a frolic or a t'cfht.
•*1 do not fear the flower shows and
j do*;shows, but i do fear the hospitality
i of those western people."
Had Summer for Coast Surveys
Fifty miles of the Alaska coast wa
| ters adjacent to Kodiak Island and bay
have been surveyed and platted for
map making by the United States
coast and geodetic survey steamer
Patterson during the past summer.
So carefully has the work been per
formed by the force of ten officers and
; complement of sailors that it is be
lieved the final details for turning the
work over to man makers can be com
pleted for issuance of guides available
| for use next year.
The Patterson is commanded by
(/apt. W. (/. Hodgkins, and spent part
of last summer in Resurrection bay.
Unfavorable weather during the
past summer made the work of the
Patterson's officers difficult and very
disagreeable. However much work
i was accomplished and several bad
rocks which have caused numerous
wrecks were located and charted.
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He Set a Date
A merchant in a Wisconsin town
I who had a Swedish clerk sent him out
| to do some collecting. When he re
turned from an unsuccessful trip he re
ported:
“Yim Yonson say he vill pay ven he
sells his hovs. Yim Oleseu, he vill
pay ven he sell him wheat, and Bill
Pack say he vill pay in Yanuary.”
“Well,” said the boss, “that’s the
first time Bill ever set a date to pay.
Did he really say he would pay in
January?”
“Veil, aye tank so,” said the clerk.
“He say it ban a dam cold day ven you
vet that money. I tank that ban in
Yanuary.”— Harpers Weekly.
Bank of Seward
The Bank of Seward will hereafter
open at 10 o’clock instead of nine, and
will close at 3 p. m. *
STEIN~BLOCH~i /./
SMART CLOTHES
■ ^ !, : ; / aJirt&d&y.
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/ The Man |
I met a man the other day
» He had a Roman nose,
He certainly was well dressed,
• For the goods were in the clothes.
1 asked him whore lie got That Suit:
He answered me right quick;
He said, *‘I got them over there,
’Tis Clayson does the trick.!
ALL WELL DRESSED
MEN DEAL AT CLAYSONS’
CLAYSONsCLOTHIER
Sjn you go G
vme or Business
you will need a
deimrisidealfbuntainPen
rh« pan with th« Cllp-Cfcp
$2.50 TO
$10.00*
EACH
For Sale By
OWL DRUG CO.
E. V. BOYLE. Mc.r.
If vou desire, write or ship to
MCMILLAN hlJR 4 WOOL CO.
41 Langley St., Victoria, C. C.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Over Bank of Seward
E. E. RITCHIE
| ATTORNEY - AT - LA W
I Bank of SewaiaTBuilding
C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Bank of Seward Building
SEWARD. - - ALASKA.
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J. A. BAUGHMAN
PHYSICIAN
AND SURGEON
City office: Owl Drun Store.
Home office: At Railroad Hospital
Dog salmon for sale at Brown &
Hawkins.
IKNIK TRADING COMPANY
1 GENEARL MERCHANDISE
We have no flour, sugar, or evaporated spuds, but can
supply you with Tobacco, camp outfits, rubber goods,
dried fruits, canned fruits, vegetables and meats; pit saws,
sleds, traps and hardware galore.
| WE DEAL IN RAW FURS
l Kllik, O. G. HERNING. Manafler. Alaska
Hotzl M°N iley
Completely renovated; new management; hot
and cold water; modern, plastered rooms;
electric lighted; baths; rates reasonable._
HAWKINS & WHITTEMORE, - PROPRIETORS
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BOOTH & CO.
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HOPE AND GIRDWOOD
(gt'Call on the old reliable lirm of Booth & Co. for an>'tJ,l"K
1 iouor and Cigar line. Mi Eleccion Cigars, Old Line and Hunter Hje,
LS'elson Co. Bourbon, Olympia Beer. Everything first-class. Best
-jf attention, run on the live and let live plan.
Oirdwood, Alaska. C. K. BOOTH, Manager.
The Palace 5E
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Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Northern Saloon
E. L. WHITTEMORE. PROPRIETOR.
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WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
FOURTH AVENUE, SEWARD, ALASKA.
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THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN & LAUBNER. Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved
General Forwarders PHONE MAIN Seward, Alaska I