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 two mountain ranges which bound
the Susitna valley, an area as large as one of the
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 giuduull\ tx
pand until it embraces the Tanana and upper
Kuskokwim. each a region of imperial extent and
resources.
Seward Already
controls the trade of the Yentna 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
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 Tatiana 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
j more accessible than any other great district of
Alaska, an important factor in their development.
Limitless Coal Deposits
lie at Seward’s back door. They have been ex
amined and analyzed by the best experts and
rated by them with the best bituminous coal of
the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will
be hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central
railroad and can be mined in quantity to furnish
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
its development is based ujxm exhaustless re
sources.
FIVE YEARS FOR
MAYOR SCHMITZ
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Defendant Interrupts and Talks
Back at Court When Judg
ment Is Passed.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, July 8 — Mayor
Schmitz was sentenced to serve five
years in the San Quentin penitentiary
by Judge Dunne this afternoon. In
passing sentence the judge attempted
to say that Schmitz had disgraced the
city. Schmitz interrupted several
times and trembling with rage said he
was not in court to be humiliated.
Dunne answered that ho was only do
ing Ids duty.
When sentence was announced great
excitement followed. 1 ho crowd
cheered and many hugged each other
j and threw hats in the air.
Schmitz Appeal Hanging Fire
san Francisco, July 13 The supreme
court today indefinitely postponed
acting on the appeal of Mayor Schmitz
I and issued an order directing Judge
Dunne in the superior court to set a
day for hearing and settling the
bill of exceptions of the defense. It is
left to Dunne to fix the date.
RUMS AMUCK
UN STEAMER
Italian Prisoner Gets Loose on
Yucatan with Knive and
Cuts Several Officers.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Valdez, July 11—While the steamer
Yucatan was en route from Ivatalla to
Valdez yesterday afternoon a prisoner
who was locked up in the ship's brig
became violent. He was--supposed to
be partially demented and when the
ship's doctor went into the brig to give
him relief he broke away and escaped
to the deck, carrying a large knife.
The first man the prisoner met was
Capt. o'Hrien, who was standing in
the door of his stateroom. The wild
man made a pass at O'Brien with Ids
knife, cutting him just through the
skin across the abdomen. The first
officer tried to seize him and was
j slashed about the head. The steward
then lauded on the lunatic’s head with
a poker, knocking him out cold and he
was again placed in confinement.
The fighting prisoner is the Italian
who killed a railroad contractor, at
Katalla, last week.
Capt. O’Brien is not seriously hurt
but is in the Valdez hospital. Shortly
after the trouble the Yucatan me
and hailed the Saratoga. Capt. Moore
of the latter steamer was transferred
to the Yucatan and will take her west
ward. The first otHcer of the Saratoga
is taking that vessel to Seattle.
GENERAL MIX-UP WITH
ITALIAN ON YUCATAN
Officers of the Yucatan correct some
details of the story of the fight with
the Italian prisoner on that vessel.
It appears that the fellow was tied
in the brig and was making a terrible
racket, complaining of pain. When
the ship’s doctor was trying to do
something to relieve him he suddenly
broke loose and ran outside. He had
a large jack knife in his pocket and he
opened this as he ran to the room of
First officer Hovey, against whom he
had conceived a grudge. Capt. O’Brien
followed him into Hovey’s room as
the Italian attacked Hovey, who receiv
ed several slashes. The maniac turn
ed on the captain and made a painful
cut across his abdomen.
The second, third and fourth officers
entered the room and tried to seize
the Italian and all were cut in tho
melee, which continued until Steward
Marshall appeared with a poker. The
first blow grazed the top of the door,
breaking its force as it struck the
Italian’s head but the second blow laid
him out stiff and he was again confined
and is now in jail* at Valdelz.
The Yucatan met the Saratoga at
EUamar and both proceeded to Valdez,
w'here First Officer Hovey of the
Yucatan took command of the Saratoga
and sailed for Seattle, while Capt.
Moore took charge of the Yucatan.
Capt. O’Brien is liable to be disabled
for some time.
W. Alter, a fish dealer of Ketchikan,
claims to have bought two salmon of
thirty pounds each, about six or seven
years old, which bear the mark of the
Columbia river hatchery. They were
caught in the narrows near Saxman,
which moves the Douglas Island News
to inquire w hat now beconfes of the
theory that salmon return to their
native stream at the age of four years.
OPERATORS MAY
ALL WALK OOT
Labor Commissioner Neill Trying
To Settle Trouble at San
Francisco.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, July 13 — If Labor
Commissioner Neill is unable to effect
a settlement of the telegraphers’ strike
union operators in all other cities will
go out. The companies show little
inclination to make concessions.
To Arbitrate Operators’ Strike
San Francisco, July 11—An effort is
under way to arbitrate the strike of
the telegraph operators. Samuel J.
Small, president of the operators
union, is here awaiting the arrival of
Charles P. Neill, commissioner of
labor, who will undertake to secure a
settlement of the strike.
Unable to Settle Strike
Oakland, July 9—All hope of a speedy
settlement of the telegraph operators’
strike was abandoned this afternoon
when the Western Union refused to
enter a conference with the operators.
Ready to Strike
New York, June 13 — Two thousand
union telegraph operators in this city
are ready to strike any day if ordered
out.
DROWNS FROM
CAPSIZED BOAT
Axel Sanburn Goes Down While
Rescuers Are Trying to
Pull Him Out.
Special to The Daily Gateway.
Reynolds, Latouche island, July 5 —
Axel Sunburn was drowned by the
capsizing of a boat in the bay here
shortly after midnight this morning.
Two companions, McNamara and Beer
man, were rescued but are now in the
hospital to recover from the effects of
their bath combined with a desperate
spree. The bay has been dragged
for Sunburn’s body but it has not been
found.
The three men left the saloon called
the Madhouse shortly after midnight.
Beerman and McNamara were very
drunk, having celebrated the Fourth
to the limit, and started out in the bay
in a boat. It capsized about a half a
mile from land. Beerman lays the
blame on McNamara. The boat turn
ed over and the men clung to the bot
tom and tried to keep warm by yelling.
This was about 2 o'clock. About 3,
Harry Strangraan, the night watchman
here, heal'd their cries. He woke
Smith, the bookkeeper, who started
out in a small row boat to help the men.
Strangman got the gasoline boat Turn
water under way as soon as he could.
Smith reached the men first and
pulled Beerman in, then McNamara.
Just as he got McNamara over the
side of the boat, Sanburn lost his hold
and sank out of sight. He did not
come up and they are dragging for
him now.
CYCLONE AT LOUISVILLE
KILLS THREE PERSONS
Louisville, July 10 — Three persona
were killed and many injured and
much property was damaged by a cy
clone which struck this city yesterday.
Gets Rich Copper Float
Col. Ed. Revell came in last night
from a prospecting trip across the bay
with a piece of copper ore chipped of!
a boulder that looks good to min
ing men. It apparently contains gold
and Frank Watson says it is a ringer
for the ore from the famous Le Roi
mine of Rossland, B. C. Revell failed
to find the ledge for which prospectors
have been and are still looking.
Prospecting Fever Rampant
The prospecting fever is rampant is
Seward just now. Alleged copper
discoveries across the bay this week
started a string of stampeders that way
and another party of mining men went
out to the Falls creek region this
morning. In the party were some
Colorado men who have money to buy
if they think it worth while.
F. H. Stewart is to be agent of the
Northwestern Steamship Company at
Seward hereafter.
The United States has officially de
cided that the Isle of Pines belongs to
Cuba.
The ice went out at St. Michael
June 5 this year.
The Pacific Coast Company has ele
vated wages in its collieries 20 per cent
ob an average.
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Alaska
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THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, 1905, under the laws of Alaska)
Office—on Fourth avenue, near Adams, Seward, Alaska
Comes to Inspect Fisheries
John N. Cobb, who came to Seward
on the Saratoga to inspect the fisheries
of the coast, is assistant agent of the
salmon fisheries of Alaska, which is
under the bureau of fisheries of the
department of commerce and labor.
He will go west on the Dora and visit
all the fisheries and canneries of the
west. This is his fourth year in the
Alaska service and he is said to be an
authority on salmon. While he is
here George Sexton, Fred Hale and
other fishing madmen will take a trip
with him to Ptarmigan creek and Bear
river, the salmon bonanzas of Kenai
peninsula.
The Nome Nugget thinks the output
of that district will as large as last
year in spite of the strike last winter
The Nome News says that “One of
the richest strikes of the third beach
line is reported to have be«n made on
Lhe Nettie bench. Three pans taken
3lose to bedrock yielded $400, while
many others went as high as $25. One
oan contained $180.”
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Arctic Brotherhood
CAMP SEWARD NO. 21.
Meets every second and fourth Sat- '
urday evening In Fire Hall.
J. L. REED, F. E. YOUNGS,
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