SEWARD GATEWAY
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SATUKDAY. KKIilU'AUY lii. PMT j
RINGS ALARM BELL
Captain Richmond l\ Hol*son, who
finally succeeded in wresting a con
gressional seat from one of t he ablest
men in Alabama, is>iill struggling to
get tin center of the stage. His latest
outburst is the announeement that
Japan s planning to wijn* the Cni'ed
States «>;T the earth, and that she has
the moral aid of (Jre it Britain in that
aspiration. He also asserts that Japan
will not leave a urease spot of this
repub iv if it gets to goiug be fort the
United States builds a greater navy
upon plat s and specifications to 1k>
furnished by the aforesaid Hobson.
Several other alarmists are suptdy
iug th<* country with a similar brand
of fust an, hut n< bnly ha> become tei
rified yet. This talk about the invin
cibility of Japan is a second chaj ter of
the farrago ground out like sausage
links by space writers a few years ago
concerning the terrors of jiu jitsu, by
means of which a 90-pound Jap was to
sti<*k his thumb into Jeffries* “slats"
and sp;n the heavy weight champion
around on the digital pivot until the
big ft How became dizzy, then break
his vertebrae and tie his legs and arms
in a hard knot. Experiment has
shown that before a jiu jitsu artist ean
do that with an amateur boxer the
latter has to go to sleep.
The real fact is that while the Japan
ese are a formidable military people,
they were all in financially In*fore the
war with Russia terminated, and
Teddy, the peace-com pe Her, did Japan
a greater kindness than he did Russia
by stopping the trouble. Barring in
ternal relndlion Russia could have
fought indefinitely and the movement
eastward was putting the Japanese
armies so far from their base of sup
plies that they would soon have lost
the advantage they held.
Japanese statesmen are wise. They
were glad to get peace when it earae,
and with a crushing nat’onal debt
overhanging the empire they are not
dreanimg of a tight with the richest
nation on earth, having double the
population of their own. What the
Japanese rabble thinks doesn’t count.
Joe r*»ns says he is the only one of
tho present generation of light
weights who is in the same class with
the old-timers. Any light weight who
gets sore at that statement is privi
leged to lick Joe for saying it.
The sandlot politicians seem to for
get that before they were heard of the
noble red man tried to do business on
the platform “America for Americans”
but lost tho tight.
The Portland is Keeping up her
reputation as the champion hard luck
steamer. She has been wrecked half
a dozen times but is always made over
as good as new.
Seat tie has closed its saloons on Sun
day. Now if it will put the lid on its
real estate boomers seven days in each
week, it will confer a benefit upon
mankind.
The czar has lost the parliamentary
elections, which indicates that he
needs an American (politician to take
care of the count for him.
When the Jeanie can’t get next to a
boat she bumps the nearest sandbar to
keep in practice.
Perhaps Mrs. Thaw took that $25 a
week from Whito because she wanted
to break him.
In the February Westerner maga
zine Zoe Kincaid has an article de
scriptive of the Alaska Central anti
the scenic attractions adjacent to its
line, illustrated with five handsome
cuts. It is written in fascinating style
and tells vividly of the hardships and
g&yeties of railroad construction in
the northern wilderness.
According to that implacable advo
cate of retrogression, the Juneau
Record-Miner, the fourteen business
men of that town were asked what
they thought of home rule for Alaska,
and only two favored it. We thought
JuDeau was a larger town.—Douglas
Island News.
Any editor who has had experience
with academic contributors knows too
well that in many cases it makes no
difference what grammar, rhetoric or
spelling book, they profess, practically
they phrase worse and spell no better
than the average college graduate.
—New York Evening Post.
DEVELOPMENT THAT COUNTS
Under the above head the Seattle
Times says editorially:
The announcement that Major John
K. Ballaine heads a company that will
build a smelter at Seward is the kind
of news the people of Alaska like to
hear and the people of Alaska are no
better pleased with it than the people
of Seattle.
Smelters and stamp mills will in the
long run extract many times more
wealth from Alaska’s mineral rocks
ihun will t»e taken from uli hoc placer
gravels rich as they may be.
Major Ballaine’s work in aiding the
development of Alaska, through the
building of railroads and smelters, is
the best possible answer to criticisms
>omelim> made that the people of Se
attle are willing enough to profit out
of Alaska’s trade, hut neglect to do
anything for the territory’s good.
Major Ballaine is not only a resident
of Seattle, hut a product of the state
of Washington. He grew up as an
Kastei n Washington farm boy and ids
education and training are the results
of Washington effort and environ
ment.
Flora farm boy Major Ballaine be
came school teacher, editor, congres
sional correspondent, secretary to the
governor, adjutant - general of the
state and officer of the United States
volunteers in the Philippine war—and
all before he was 28 years old and
that’s a record good enough for any
body.
But when the same young man or
ganizes a $15,000,000 railroad company
and successfully promotes it. as Major
Ballaine has done with the Alaska j
Central, l>esides founding a city that is
growing into first rank as a seaport
railroad terminal, then branches out
as banker, owner of waterworks and
publisher of a daily newspaper—and
now heads a smelling company as its
president- the credit is both personal
to himself and to the people among
whom he has lived and had his train
ing.
It is fortunate for Alaska to count
men of such mettle among its builders.
FOR PROOF OF
ANNUAL LABOR
(Continued from page 1)
district in which said raining claim is
situated.
Section 3, That the failure to file
an affidavit containing the require
ments of sections one and two herein
for each mining claim within thirty
days after the expiration of the year
in which said labor or improvements
are required to he performed or made,
as required by section 2.124 of the re
vised statutes of the United States, shall
work a forfeiture of such mining
claim, and thereafter the same shall
be open for location as though the
same had never been located.
Section 4. That the cost and ex
pose of the survey of any mining
claim by a reputable engineer or sur
veyor may be deemed labor or im
provements within the meaning of this
act.
Section 5. That if any person shall
wilfully swear or affirm falsely in re
gard to the affidavits mentioned in this
net, or shall wilfully incite or procure
my person to swear or affirm falsely
in regard thereto, he shall be deemed
guilty of perjury and shall be pun
ished as provided in sections 91 and 92,
title 1, chapter 5, of the penal code,
Farter’s annotated Alaska code.
WEEKLY WEATHER RECORD
VVeat aet record for the week ending
February 23:
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday 6 -5 Clear
Monday 9 -9 Clear
Fuesday 8 -11 Clear
Wednesday 19 -1 Clear
rhursday 20 8 Clear; high
wind
Friday 17 10 Clear; high
wind
Saturday 23 1 Clear
SEWARD STEAMERS
Bertha; sailed from Seattle 13th;
from Juneau 22nd.
Northwestern; sailed from Seattle
10th.
Jeanie; sailed from Seattle 20th.
Santa Clara; sails from Seattle 24th.
Saratoga; sailed for Seattle 18tb.
Dora; sailed for Unalaska 10th.
New Orleans Built on Mud
Borings 1,000 feet deep in New Or
leans have encountered nothing more
solid than mud, sand and a little thin
clay, hence the problem of making
safe foundations for the piers of a
giant railroad bridge which is soon to
be built across the Mississippi near the
city is a hard one for engineering
science. The piers will rest on timber
caissons, each measuring over 60x126
feet and 140 feet high. The bottoms
of these caissons will be 170 feet below
the surface of the river.
Everybody looks pleasant in the
calm which prevails today after the
storm, and the reverberations of pro
fanity which sought to offset the most
abominable wind of the winter are no
longer heard in the land.
FINDS NO FAULT
WITH CONGRESS
(Confirmed frmn page 11
not t .;*v. ieujed su^h ulj*.|)r»c'...laiont j
in 1 have no reason to expect such
disappointment in any way.
“This article, 1 wish to state in con
clusion, is one of a number of similar
ones which have been sent out by the
press agent for the New York S’ r.*
Guggenheim combination, which is
particularly well represented in W.sh
irgton this winter. On my arrival
here this fall 1 was told quite plainly
the way in which 1 should go hy var
ious members of this combination. 1
was informed that if 1 followed the
pathway pointed out to me I should
tind my way smooth and if, on the con
trary, I chose to use my own judgment
on matters political, that I would not
find particularly smooth sailing. I
have chosen to work for the things
which 1 thought be for the interests of
the people of Alaska and not for any
railroad combination, and have at
least succeded in stirring up the
wrath and animosity of the agents of
these combinations.
“I beleve that Alaska is too largo a
a country to be allowed to fall into the
hands of aDy one financial system, no
matter how great or powerful that
conbinatioD may bo.
“During the short time 1 am here I
shall continue to use my j..u judgmeut
regarding the needs of Alaska, and
sincerely trust tjiat my efforts may be
directed towards Alaska’s good.”
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OF INTERE8T TO ALASKANS
Seward has two dental parlors that
are equipped with the best and most
modern appliances that can be found
anywhere. The two operators are grad
uates in the east, of years experience,
and established reputation, guarantee
ing the very finest in workmanship
and materials. Prices are the same as
for same grade of work by reputable
men anywhere.
SAVE YOUR MONEY.
Until habits of thrift are formed it
is hard to keep out of debt—after that
you can’t help keeping out. Persistent
saving is fortune’s firm foundation
sloue. Hold ou to some part of every
dollar earned.
BANK OF SEWARD.
CECIL H. CLEGG
ATTORNEY-AT-LA W
Fourth Avenue, - Seward, Aka.
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Ray Bid, Washington St.
E. E. RITCHIE
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Ray Building, Seward, Alaska
RCTIC BR0THERH00
CAMP SEWARD NO. 21
Meets every Saturday even*
at 8:30 o’clock in Brotherhood
Rooms in Commerce Bid.
J. L. Reed, J. J. McManus,
Arctic Recorder. Arctic Chief.
Seward Bakery
Opposite Postoffice
Fresh home-made Bread. Pies
and Cakes every day.
Whole Wheat. Graham, Rye
Bread and Pompernickle al
ways on hand.
C. WERNER, Proprietor
f.amp 49 Roadhouse
Prospectors and other travelers
will find this a comfortable place
to stay. Half mile from railroad
terminus, on trail to Turnagain
Arm and the interior.
Information Bureau.
Watson’s Roadhouse
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OLD KNIK on trail to Yentna
First-class accommodations for men,
horses and dogs.
HORSES FOR HIRE.
H. S. WATERMAN
MINING ENGINEER
Assay Offlcs. Valdex. Alaska.
Gold • • • 11-50
Gold and Sliver • * 2 oo
Copper ... 1.50
Gold. Silver and Copper 3.50
Reports and examinations of mines.
Cash should uccompnny all samples.
If you desire, write or ship to
MCMILLAN LLJR & WOOL CO.
41 Langley St., Victoria, B. C.
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FRANK H.LASCY
U. S. MINERAL and LAND
Surveyor for the District of Alaska.
and NOTARY PUBLIC
Addrcs Se Ido via, Cook Inlot, Alaska,
or care Mail Airent, Steamer Dora
G. W. PALMER
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prospectors Outfits-HIgh
est Prices Paid for Furs....
Knik P. O. Alaska
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Notice to Co-owners
To J. M. Cummings. Jay Hoover, J. Carson. P.
A. Silverstone, C. Beyer. Otto (.angel. J. I*
Reed, their heirs and assigns, and ail persons
having or claiming an interest in the p acer
mining claims hereinafter described, and to
all whom it may concern:
You and each of you arc hereby notified that
the undersigned, Charles Tecklenburg. co
owner with said J M. Cummings. Jay Hoover.
P. A. Silverstone, C. Beyer, Otto Langel and
J. L. Recti in eight certain placer miningclaims
situated near the mouth of Knik river, in Cook
Inlet precinct. Territory of Alaska, to-wit,—
the Gravel Group, Northern Group. Montana
Group. Cottonwood Group. Southern Group.
A. C. Group. Gold Dust claim and Fine Gold
claim, located October 2Slh. 1906 by and for the
parties herein named,—has during the year
1906 expended the sum of eight hundred dollars
(tsoo) in work and labor for tho development
of said placer claims:
That of the proi>ortion of each of you in said
expenditure, towit. the sum of one hundred
dollars ($100) there remains unpaid and uncon
tributed the sum of one hundred dollars ($luo)
each: or seven hundred dollars ($700) due from
all of you for work and labor expended upon
said eight placer mining claims:
And you and each of you are hereby further
notified that if within ninety days after publi
cation of this notice by publication any one of
you shall fail to contribute his proportion of
said expenditure for annual work and labor
upon said eight placer mining claims, to-wit.
the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), expend
ed by the undersigned as hereinbefore stated,
the interest in said claims of said co-owner so
failing to contribute will he forfeited to and
become the property of the undersigned Charles
Tecklenburg. co-owner: according to the pro
visions of Section Twenty-three hundred and
twenty-four (2:t24) of the Revised Statutes of
the United States.
Dated at Seward. Alaska. February 2nd. 1907.
C’BAKI.KH TKCKLENIUTBG.
Co-owner as aforesaid.
Address. Seward. Alaska.
Date of tlrst publication. February 9th, 1907.
Date of last publication. May 11th. 1907.
Summons.
In the United States Commissioner's Court
for the District of Alaska. Division Three.
Ken<»i precinct.
T. D. Corlew, plaintiff, f
vs. >
Geo. E. Dickinson, defendant, 1
To the United States Marshal for the District
of Alaska. Divisiou Three, or auy deputy:
In the name of the United States of Ameri
ca. we command you to summon Geo. E. Dick
inson. defendant above named, to appear be
fore the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in
and for Kenai precinct, in the District of
Alaska, within thirty days after the comple
tion of the period of publication of this sum
mons at my office in said precinct at Seward.
Alaska, to answer the complaint of said T. D.
Corlew founded upon an account and wherein
said plaintiff demands Judgment against you
for the sum of two hundred and seventy-four
dollars and sixty-five cents, besides costs and
disbursements; and said defendant will take
notice that if he fails to appear and answer
said complaint the plaintiff herein will apply
to said court for judgment against defendant
for said sum of two hundred and seventy-four
dollars and sixty-five cents, according to the
prayer of the complaint.
This publication is made under and by vir
tue of an order of said court dated January 11.
1907.
Date of first publication. January 12. 1907.
Date of last publication. February 2S. 1W7.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
court this Uth day of January, 1907.
L. S. HOW LETT.
Commissioner and ex-officio Justice of
the Peace. Kenai precinct.
Cecil H, Cleog. attorney for plaintiff.
Notice to Co-owner.
To E. E. Rudolph, his heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that during the year
1906 the undersigned have expended more than
six hundred dollars in labor and improve
ments upon six certain contiguous lode mining
claims, known as the "Fourth of Jnly" group,
which group consists of the “Lookout,"
"Little Skookum." "Red Mike," "Bay View."
“Fourth of July." and “Red Boy" lode mining
claims, situated at the head of Spring creek on
the east side of Resurrection bay. Kenai pre
cinot. Alaska, in whloh mining locations you
claim an undivided one-third interest, as
shown by the records of Kenai precinct.
You are further notified that the improve
ments and labor performed by you during the
year 1906 upon said six lode olaims have been
estimated and valued at $135.55, and that your,
proportion of annual labor upon said six lode
claims for said year 1906 is two hundred dol
lars as required by law.
You are further notified that if within
ninety days after the publication of this no
tice, you fall to contribute the remainder of
-our proportion as a co-owner, to-wit, the
sum of $64.45. your iuterest in above described
i claims will be forfeited to the under
co-owners. and will...become their
property in the manner provided by section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States. . . _
Dated Kenai preelnct. Alaska. January 1L
i • GEORGE BURCHEY.
VICTOR SIMONS.
Co-owners.
Address: Seward, Alaska.
Date of first publication. January 1*. 1907.
Date of last publication. April IS. 1907.
PACIFIC COAST TRADING
:^=COMPANY==
-Be sure, before buying your
j( I SHOES I )
To take a look at our stock of line ones just received. Also
Shoe Packs, Rubber Boots, and the finest Line
of Men’s Shirts in town. -
And in regard to Outlining, will say for the benelit
of the stranger that would like to know who <1 ,es that busi
ness in Seward, and the host place: Just ask the first man
you meet on the street after arriving and he will tell you
just where to go. Our customers have confidence in us,
and therefore we are willing to abide by any decision they
may make.
T. I). CORLEW, Mgr.
| KNIK TRADING COMPANY
O. G. HERNING, Manager.
General Merchandise
1 PROSPECTORS OUTFITS A SPECIALTY
.... Corn me;il and dog feed sold out. ....
rifty Only a small amount of rice and bacon illty
I on hand. All other supplies plentiful
3 Outfits at Knik. Keep your eye on this ‘ad.” ) Outfits I
Delays are serious; if you are going in,
H Sold make haste. First come first served. | Sold
. P. S.—Pit saws and sleds sold out. j
Mail your order at once to the
KNIK TRADING COMPANY, • - - KNIK, ALASKA
Nearest outfitting point to the Goldfields.
(General
v..llope, Alaska...
Headquarters for Prospectors’ Outfits for
all Susitna and Kuskokwim points
Discount on orders of $25 or over as follows:
Dry Goods, Hardware Ammunition, Crockery, Drugs,
Graniteware, Hats, Sho<*s, Etc., 20 per cent.
Groceries, - - - 15 percent.
No discount on Flour, Sugar, Ham, Bacon, Lard, Butter
and Eggs, but all at a low price.
Latouche! Latouche! Latouche!
Reynolds - Alaska Development Company
General Outfitters For
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
Bottom Prices; Honest Goods
Headquarters for REYNOLDS,
i Knight’s Island and Sound LATOUCHE ISL.
Points. ALASKA
TINNING PLUMBING
HARDWARE
Guns, Ammunition, Mechanics' Tools, Cutlery.
Miner's Conveying Hose and Tents
STOVES AND RANGES
_GRANITE AND TINWARE__
Jg aa gp«a Fourth Ave.. Seward. Alaska
e Lee IV r\ Lm I prompt attentloe gives mall orden~
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THE BANK THEATRE
Del Clark, Proprietor
Entertainments Every Evening
Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars at the Bar
D. C. BROWNELL
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE
Hardware Store
The Seward Transfer
Clonlnger & Knoche, Jlanagers
Plano ind Furniture Muring t Specialty. Orders Taken for Wood
(Orders left at Richards & Co. will receive prompt attention)
THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
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(Incorporated November, 1906, under the lawa of Alaska)
• . - M r- •' , • . 'f n La* • ♦
Office—on Fourth avenue, near Adams, Seward, Alaska