FISMINU season westward
POOR THIS YEAR.
Nushagak Man Reports a Very Light
Run of Salmon this
Summer.
That the output of the canneries on
the Bristol Bay this summer will be
very light is the news brought out by
(). C. Kelso, head engineer of the
Alaska Salmon Company at Nush
agak, who arrived on the Santa Ana
this morning. The packs of the vari
ous canneries and salteriea on the
Bristol Bay arc as follows: On the
Nushagak:
The Alaska Packers Association
canned 140.000 cases and were pre
pared for 200,000 cases. The Alaska
Portland Packers put up 82,000 cases
out of an expected pack of 00.0(H).
The Alaska Salmon Company canned
31.000 cases out of 35,000 prepared
for. Libby, McNeil & Libby canned
58.000 cases.
On the Koggiung the packs were:
The Alaska Salmon Company, 770
barrels of salt salmon. They were
erecting their new cannery at the
same time they were salting. Next
season they will have one line run
ning and run a saltery in connection.
The North Alaska Salmon Company
put up about 80.000 cases. L. A.
Peterson canned 42,000 cases.
On the Naknek river the output
was as follows: lhe Alaska 1 ackers,
124.000 cases. The Naknek Packing
Company put up 82,000 cast's but
next year they will be able to put up
considerably more as they will nave
their new cannery tender. The build
ings are all up now but the new
machinery will arrive on the first
boat next spring. L. A. Petersen
salted 3,2*00 barrels on his ship the
Hugh Hogan and 1,100 barrels on the
ship Roy Summers. The Northwest
ern Fisheries are building a new can
nery at Naknek thi^> fa!! and will have
it ready for operation next season.
The Pacific American Fisheries will
erect a new cannery next spring. It
will be a large one running five lines
of machinery.
Mr. Kelso is not going outside but
will make Seward his homo for the
winter.
STAMP MILL FOR WILLOW.
James Fulton, of Portland, Indiana,
passed through Seward on the Mari
posa from the Willow creek district.
Mr. Fulton is interested in the “Al
aska Quartz Group** of mining claims
in that district. He has been develop
ing the property this summer and has
a splendid showing of rich ore. His
men will drive tunnels this winter on
the property. His intentions at the
present time are to put in a stamp
mill next spring when he returns to
the mine.
Baseball
Results
National League.
SATURDAY, Sept. 4.—
Philadelphia .. 3
New York...2
Pitchers—Denutree; Schauer.
Brooklyn.®
Boston.6
Pitchers—Coombs; Nehf.
| Chicago.°
; Pittsburg . “
Pitchers—Vaughn; Kantlehner.
American League.
t o
New York .
Washington . *
Pitchers Brown; Bochling.
; Boston.
‘ Philadelphia . ^
j Pitchers Leonard; Bush.
; Cleveland .*.*
Chicago . ®
Pitchers—Collamore; Faber.
Detroit . ^
. 7
St. Louis.
Pitchers—Dubuc; Wielman.
NEW CORDOVA COMPANY.
The Cordova Co-operative company
is; the name of a new corporation in
that city. The capital of the company
is $10,000 and the owners are V. G.
Vance. Ed. Walsh. J. E. Currier,
Joseph Rowan and J. C. McBride.
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NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE
REST ON WILLOW CREEK.
Remarkably Rich Ore Found in
Several of the Mines
Assayer Says.
Next year will be by far better
than any preceding year in Willow
creek according to W. R. Hocking, as
sayer. and W. B. Phelps ^ho has re
cently built the cyanide plant at the
i Alaska Free Gold mine in that dis
trict. This is the mine owned by
: William Martin. There is more in
| sight there now than ever before al
though $1)0,000 was taken out this
vear, seventy thousand of which
came from the mill and the rest from
| the tailings. In one bit of ground
i about six feet square the sum of $3,«
300 was extracted. The Independ
ence is looking better than ever and
the owners are now working in fifty
dollar rock. They will install a new
mill next year. In the Gold Bullion,
mine, these two gentlemen say, there
is ore in every face of several tunnel®.
Before purchasing your winter bed
ding, we would like very much to
show you our PENDLETON WOOL
EN MILLS’ BLANKETS and Robes.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First ”
SKEEN LECHNER QUARTZ MINE AT FALLS CREEK, NEAR SEWARD
NEWS NOTES
James Stonin of San Francisco,
who has been spending a couple of
months up here looking things over
will return to his home outside on
the Admiral Evans.
Mrs. John A. Nelson last night
gave an informal party at her home
in honor of the birthday of I)r. J. H.
Romig, who was the guest of honor.
Mrs. Erich Lucas went to to the
Bungalow this morning on the car to
spend the week end. Mr. Lucas and
Mr. Congdon will join her out there
this afternoon.
Frank Cotter left on the car this
morning for a trip over to Sunrise
and Hope. He will return about the
middle of next week.
Mrs. van Campen and Mrs. Forgy
went out to Mile .‘14 this morning to
spend a few days.
W. A. McNeiley went out to spend
the day at his camp at Mile 2.‘>.
J. W. Hume, superintendent of the
Northwestern Fisheries cannery at
Chignik, arrived this morning on the
Santa Ana. He reports a fairly good
fishing season over there this sum
mer. His cannery put up 48, 000
cases out of a pack of 55,000 pre
pared for.
There will be no service at the
Catholic Church tomorrow as Father
van der Pol will leave on the -Mari
posa this afternoon.
Dr. H. G. Davis came over to Sew
ard on the A. B. Carpenter last night
from Kenai. There he was the doctor
for the Northwestern Fisheries and
Libby, McNeil & Libby. He will go
out on the Mariposa.
Bob Guest estimates the number of
salmon caught by trollers in the bay
here during the past three weeks at
three hundred. Mr. Guest himself
landed many of them.
J. Curtis Patterson, the mining en
gineer who came here with Duncan
Stewart and left with him today, will
return to this district in the spring.
He has the most exalted opinion of
our future mining.
Deputy Marshal Paul Buckley ar
rived on the Santa Ana looking fresh
and young and fat. He brought a
prisoner down.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Vaughn and Mr.
and Mrs. Weimer left this morning
for a trip to Cooper creek.
The time provided in the contract
for the completion of the work on
Fourth avenue ends the day after to
morrow, September 6. The work will
not be completed on that day, owing
to bad weather, accidents, etc., but
the council will probably prolong the
period to give Mr. Bade time to finish
the thing up. The work was en- |
livened this morning by a one-round i
“go” between two officials on the j
work but the casualties were slight.
P. J. Laflin, superintendent of the
Northwestern Fisheries cannery at
Kenai, arrived last night on the can
nery tug A. B. Carpenter and is on
his way outside. He will stay over
at Seward until the southbound trip
of the Alameda whence he will go to
attend the term of court in Valdez.
The first regular meeting of the
Ladies Whist Club met this afternoon
at the residence of Mrs. Isaac Evans.
H C. Kavanaugh arrived in Seward
today on the Santa Ana from Naknek,
Bristol bay country. Mr. Kavanaugh
has the contract this year to carry
mail from Cold Bay to Dillingham
and other places along the line.
Mrs. E. 0. Sawyer yesterday after
noon entertained a party of ladies at
her residence at which Mrs. Dr. Saw
yer was the guest of honor.
The Mariposa took out over 70
* passengers from Anchorage this trip.
The Admiral Evans has all berths
sold out this trip on the south bound
voyage.
T. E. Dunkle, the well known min
ing man, passed through on the Mari- i
posa today on his way to Cordova.
Agent A. J. Christensen, of the land
office returned to Juneau on the Mari
posa.
Miss Clara Cook, who has been with
the Jesse Lee Home for the past five
years, has been granted a years fur
lough and is going out to the states
on the Mariposa.
Ben C. Pilcher left on the Mariposa
for his home in southern California,!
after spending the season out at
Canyon creek. Mr. Pilcher makes the j
trip out and back every year.
Miss Elizabeth Boyle left on the
Mariposa for Douglas where she will
teach school this year.
Mrs. Al. Davis arrived today from
Knik. I
THE HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK OF ALASKA
AT SEWARD
OFFICERS
NEW YORK SEWARD
JOStm W. HARRIMAN. P,tlMt„. GASTON HARDY. vice President.
JOHN A. NOBLE, Vice President. ERICH EEICAS, Cashier.
HtNRY 8. WESSELMAN, vice rre.. SIDNEY B. CONGDON. »„t. o.w.r
MERRILL A. MARTIN, Assay*.
Fortner Assayer U. S. Mint, San Francisco
GOLD DUST AND BULLION BOUGHT AND ASSAYED
CORRESPONDENT
HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK
. NEW YORK
I. J. Crabtree went out to Roosevelt
this morning to spend the day fishing.
A. H. Mittendorf, who owns one of
the largest stores west of Seward,
came out from Nushagak on the
Santa Ana. He is on his way to his
home in San Francisco and expects
to return to Nushagak in the spring.
James Strom left on the Mariposa
for San Francisco. He will return to
Seward next spring.
E. Z. Bowen was an outgoing pas
senger on the Mariposa for Juneau.
He will spend a few days there and
then leave for his home in San Fran
cisco. Mr. Bowen wll return to Sew
ard about February with his wife and
family.
Frank F. Smith superintendent of
the Naknek cannery, and Mrs. Smith
passed through Seward today on their
way out to their San Francisco home. '
Miss Nellie C. Shea was a passeng
er on the Mariposa from Knik for the
outside.
Captain A. E. Lathrop, the well !
known Cordova business man, passed ,
through on the Mariposa bound for
his home in Cordova after an absence
of some time while on business in
Anchorage. Mr. Lathrop owns the
transfer in Anchorage and is inter
ested in other lines of business over
there.
ALL CANNERIES LOST MONEY.
Captain J. A. Herbert of Seldovia
is of the opinion that all the canneries
to the westward lost money this year
The same expenses have to be met no
matter how much salmon is caught
and he cannot see how the small catch
this season could mean anything but
loss.
RECEIVES BIG SHIPMENT GOLD.
The Hank of Seward received 200
ounces of gold on the Mariposa today
from the Independent Mining Com
pany in the Willow creek.
FOR RENT—Furnished houses,
Dougherty & Stewart, 5th & Adams.
0-2—6t.
New consignment of Libb’s apple
butter—twenty-five cents per can.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First."
New shipment of sardines, import
ed and domestic. A mammoth can
mustard sardines for fifteen cents—
originally twenty-five cents. Brown
& Hawkins, “Quality First."
No reader can afford to omit the
Seward Gateway.
Try Urbach, next to post office, for
groceries.
Just arrived. Large shipment of
peaches for canning purposes at
Brown & Hawkins.
Phone Adams 103 for strictly fresh
ranch eggs. 40c doz.
FOR KENT: Cabin with stove,
shot gun, six shooter, traps and cook
ing untensils. Adress Gateway.
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If you desire the best shoe on earth
for your trip into the hills, call and
inspect our line of ORIGINAL CHIP
PEWA SHOES. Brown & Hawkins,
“Quality First.”
SHIPPINGJCALENDA l
Sunday, Aug. 29.
Tugs, Shelikof, Bear
stopped at Seward from Nushagak
to Seattle.
Tuesday August 31.
Evans,
arrived 3 a. m. Sailed west 4:30
a. m. ;
Northwestern
arr’r 4:30 a. m.. Sails south out
side passage via Cordova 4 p. m.
Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Alameda
leaves Seattle for Seward.
Mariposa
arrives from south 5 p. m.
Friday, Sept. 3.
Alliance
arr’d last night, 11:45 from west,
sailed south this morning 1 a. m.
Saturday, Sept. 4.
Cannery tender A. B. Carpenter
arr’d 10:30 last night from Seldovia
Sailed south 1 a. m.
Santa Ana
arr’d 6 a. m. from Kodiak and west.
Mariposa
arr’d 12:30 p. m. from west. Sails
3:30 p. m. south, inside passage.
Evans
due Sunday night, midnight.
Sunday Sept. 5.
Farragut
due to leave Seattle for Seward in
side passage.
Made to measure suits at Urbach’s,
next to post office.
WHEN IN SEATTLE
CO DIRECT TO
CHEASTYS
Make yourself at home. Leave your packages and suit case
there, they will take care of them until you call no charge.
IT’S TIME WELL SPENT AT THIS STOPI:
y^lir Tp A rt m Y 7 * O Men’s and Young
CH EAST Y b Men’s Wear
O. C. CHAVES, l*re«. and Manager
SEATTLE Second Ave. and Spring St.
Territorial and City Depository
Tliis
-Bank
is a home hank, catering to the needs and
conditions of the home people, most ol whom
are known personally to our officers and
directors.
If we haven't your acquaintance we II
he pleased to know you today —and also
handle your hanking.
BANK OF SEWARD
RAIN-PROOF
“Pony Cowboy
. HATS
Hardeman’s $3.00 Hats
LllttP ATH Next to Postoffice
. lJnU/\Ln SEWARD
L0CA1I0N NOTICES AT THE GATEWAY
BROWN & HAWKINS
“Quality First”
Seward Knik Anchorage
“Groceries” “Clothing"
Just Arrived on S. S. Alliance!
The Best Stock of Groceries ever brought
to Seward at PRICES LOWER than ever offered
in Alaska.
PRICES
On S. S. Alliance, just Arrived:
Potatoes, per hundred lbs., . $2.00
Onions, per hundred lbs., . • 2.50
Sugar, best granulated, per 100 lbs., 7.25
Patent Excellent Flour, per sack, 1.75
Libby’s Dill Pickles, 3 cans for . .50
Libby’s Milk, per case, . . . 3.50
Dwight-Edwards’ Coffee, spcl., 3 lbs., 1.00
Pearl Oil, per case . • • 3.50
Libby’s Catsup, per bottle, . . .25
These are only a few of our prices; come in
and see what we can do for you in Case Goods.
“Hardware” “furniture”
Brown & Hawkins
“Quality First”
“PALACE JINGLES"
When once the streets are graded,
And this town takes on the air
Of a camp that has grown permanent,
Of a city that is “there;”
When the trail is clear to Kenai Lake
Then we’ll charter Ashland’s car,
And you’ll have a picnic as the guests
Of the Famous Palace Bar.
THE PALACE BAR
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS Cafe aud Lunch Counter in Connection | BILL DEVINE
“ PALACE JINGLES "
We have the goods for the picnics,
And swimming parties too;
If you like a drop of Sheroowd Rye,
Or that famous German Brow,
Just “talk, don't walk" we do the rest
And it is not too far,
In 40 winks we land the goods
From the Famous Palace Bar.
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