PACIFIC FLEET
READY TO SAIL
Battleship Array Will Depart
Monday for l oii£ Trip to
Western Coast.
Bv CihW* to The Dailr U»tew»y.
Old Point Comfort. Va.. Pee. 14—
Evervt hing is ready for the sailing of
the battleship fleet for the Pacific
coast next Monday. A brilliant mili
tarv ball was given last night in honor
of Rear Admiral Evans, who com
mands the licet.
LITTLE BROWN
MAN CAUGHT
Arrest of Japanese \\ hile Making
Sketches of Fortress Monroe
Causes Much Alarm.
m 'o T’<<* Dally Gateway.
Hampton, \ a.. Dec. 11 Much ex
citement was caused here today over
the arrest of i t man *se who was mak
ing sketches of imrtress Monroe. The
Jap was at rest, d and turned over to
the military authorities.
BERTHA REACHES SEATTLE
SAILS NORTH TUESDAY
Bv On i< cue D.iliv Gateway.
Seattle. Dec. 14- Steamer Bertha ar
rived at nomi today from Alaska hy
the ir>ide passage. She is scheduled
to sail northward a_;ain 1 uesday even
ing. The Santa ( Mara is due tomorrow
and is hilled to sail 1 uesday morning.
If any Alaska Coast Company steam
♦•s -ailed from Seatt! on the regular
date of the mail steamer. Decent her 10.
the fact has not been reported hy wire.
The Bertha's delay i> r.ot surprising
Us nearly ad boats are making' poor
time on i he inside passage because of
foif and si; i v, I* it no reason is ottered
why the 1 %»: tland should not sail, as
she has been in Seattle nearly a
mont It.
Possibly the management of the
Alaska t oast is so well pleased with
its remarkable feat of sailing the Ber
tha three days ahead of the regular
date in November, therein disappoint
ing- several convention delegates and
others who could have come westward
on her if she had waited until the
loth, that if propose* to continue the
policy •>! irregularity.
Airs. C. E. Brow n Dead
Mrs. Jo-ie Brown, wife of Charles
K. Brown, hied at iheir home Tius
day evening at halt past six, alter an
illness of af> urt t iree Weeks.
To her friend* in S ward her death
comes as a blow anti in her the com
munity looses a friend who>e every
impulse was inspired by love and
Charity and devotion to her family and
her friends.
Funeral services were held from the
residence Thursday morning. A
large gathering of friends was pres
ent and a short service was conducted
by llev. L. If. Pederseu. Temporary
interment was made on the Brownell
homestead.
Jeanie Calls at Latouche
Steamer Jeanie was in Latouche
Tuesday night, sailing for Cordova
We Inesday morning. She came to
Latouche first from Seattle. It is
understood that she has cargo for Sew
ard and Seldovia.
Vast Coal Area in Alaska
Of the •>00,000 square miles forming
the territory of Alaska, it is estimated
that 12,044 square miles are underlain
by coal-bearing rocks -that is, iock
that probably contain coal seams—and
that 12S0 square miles contain work
able coal, ranging in age from carboni
ferous to teriary and in composition
from anthracite of good quality
throuh high-grade semi-bituminous
coal to lignites of various characters.
Many of the known coal deposits are of
great thickness, especially where the
coal carries a large carbon content;
but. unfortunately, high grade of coal
and great thickness of beds are as a
rule accompanied by geolgic structure
unfavorable to mining.
Mackinaws at Ciayson’s *
PANAMA BONDS
QUICKLY TAKEN
Canal Securities Bring- Good Price
at Small Interest—Fairbanks
Subscribes for $56,000.
w
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. Dec. 0—'] he
subscription for the Panama bonds lias
been announced. Most of the bids
were at $103. 'Pin* First National
Dank at Fairbanks, Alaska, tfets $.)<>,
000 at $102.50.
HOYT GOES TO
PORTO RICO
Former District Attorney at Nome
(iets Appointment to Is
land Possession.
3t Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, IK G., Dec. 10 Henry
Hoyt, formerly I'nitetl States attorney
! for the second division of Alaska, at
1 Nome, was today appointed attorney
general of I’orto Kieo.
FINDS HARD TRAVELING
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM
.pcci.il to The Daily Gateway.
Sunrise. Dec. 4 Alfred Lowell, the
1 Tyonok Knik, mail carrier, arrived
! here today, thinking that he might he
| able to cross Turnagain arm and save
himself a long journey but he was
| forced to return and go over Granite
creek as the arm is not navigable on
; account of ice. He reports a hard
i trail over and no trail at all further
' than mile J4.
A thanksgiving dance was held in
the city hall with a large attendance.
; A party of Hope people came over the
trail to participate. At a rifle shoot
^ in the morning John Renner won first
prize, a new rifle, and at a clay pigeon
shoot in the afternoon \Y. G. Snook
took first place.
Codfish Industry
The yearly catch of cod both sides of
j the Peninsula of Alaska amounts to
about o.Ono tons, the half of which is
caught from stations along tlie Pacific
side of the peninsula west of Kodiak.
The shore stations fish all the year
I around. The largest catches are made
in the spawning season, from New
Year to April. \Ve are now importing
canned codfish from Norway, over Is,
j ooo mile- away, when our fish are just
■ as good as theirs. Here is a chance
! for some enterprising men on the
southern side of the peninsula of
Alaska where the fish are plentiful the
year around and fine harbors for can
nery >ite^, to engage in a- business
which should net him a fortune in a
short time.
Land and Mineral Decisions
Published by Woodford l). Harlan,
land attorney, Washington, 1). C.
Homestead—Ownership of more than
160 acres. The disqualification result
ing from the ownership of other land
is general, with no exception as to
1 ownership of arid land, and operative
without respect to the manner in
which title to the land was obtained.
Mineral Land—Lands chiefly valua
ble for their deposits of asphaltum are
mineral lands. The character of land
as a present fact is the question raised
on issue joined as to its actual char
acter.
Contest—Dismissed on order of con
testant’s attorney without the author
ity or consent of the contestant should
be reinstated.
Coal Lands—Failure to make proof
and payment within the statutory pe
riod does not forfeit the right of pur
chase in the absence of an adverse
right.
Final Proof—Acts done on land
prior to entry considered indicative of
good faith. Evidence as to acts per
formed after submission of final proof,
may be considered only for the pur
pose of discovering the intention of
claimant prior to that date. Absence
from the land after submission of final
proof does not necessarily indicate bad
faifh.
Meet me at the Branch. *
»*.TEM/'-BL," ',/
*5 ^
' The Man
I met a man the other day
lie had a Roman nose,
He certainly was well dressed,
For the goods were in the clothes.
I asked him where he 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’
CLAYSONiClOTHIER
1
New and Up To Date
Eastern Goods
Direct From the Manufacturer.
The Finest Shipment We Have
Ever Received. We Invite You
to Call and Get a Free Sample.
DRUG CO.
WES ALLEN.MGR.
I SEWARD, ALASKA.
SEWARD
Water »• Power
COMPANY.
John A. Nelson, - Manager
office:
Bank of Seward Building.
If you desire, write or ship to
MCMILLAN LIIR & WOOL CO.
41 Langley St., Victoria, B< C.
f KNIK TRADING COMPANY I
I CENEARL MERCHANDISE I
I We have no flour, sugar, or evaporated spuds, hut 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 I
°- °'HERN,NG> Managcr- Alaska
Coleman House
Absolutely First-class. Oeo. Sexton, Manager
Electric Lights and electric Bells in every Boom
/idles, />er day, - • from 50 cents to $2.50
BOOTH & CO.
HOPE AND GIRDWOOD
(ft? Call on the old reliable firm of Booth & Co. for anything in the
Liquor and Cigar line. Mi Eleccion Cigars, Old Line and Hunter live,
Nelson Co. Bourbon, Olympia Beer. Everything first-class. Best
of attention, run on the live and let live plan.
Girdwood, Alaska. C. R. BOOT H, Manager.
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Northern Saloon
E. L. WHITTEMORE. PROPRIETOR.
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WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
FOURTH AVENUE, SEWARD, ALASKA.
The Palace □£="
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Cafe in Connection. Seward, Alaska
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, 1905, under the laws of Alaska)
Office—on Fourth avenue, near Adams, Seward, Alaska