that rake-off on gold
Since George Adams went out of the
business the steamship companies have
undertaken the job of reducing the
swollen fortunes of Alaska gold miners.
Might here it is annoying for the post
master-general to rule that gold may
be shipped by mail, thereby cutting in
to the rake-off of the worthy transpor
tation men.
This ruling gives all the protit of
can y ing gold to the government. The
gold is registered and postage paid at
the first-class rate cents an ounce, i
The companies receive a gross com
pensation for carrying mail and will
be paid nothing for carrying the gold
as m u!. The threat to giv*- up the
ma; contracts is impotent as the com-j
panics are subject to a heavy penalty i
for failure to carry mail during the'
life of the contracts the\ have made.
The result will no doubt l>e that the
companies will make an express rate
on gold slightly less than the mail
rate. It was the excessive express
rate which caused the gold consign
ment by mail.
Ti «■ A1 aska-Yukon-1 *aeitic exposition
go’" a strong boost in the Jamestown
Magazine, the official organ of the;
Jam* "town fair, from the facile pen of
Jam*" A. Wood, one of Seattle’s most
talented newspaper men, who was
taken from the city editorship of the
Tim*- to represent Seattle at the ex>»
sitio:. In advertising the coming fair
he also gaves the effete east a "took of
valuable information about the north-'
WO"' -
The New York bank teller who
walk alout of his bank with "i">,o<H>and
hied him to the boudoir of ' >me of
thos* «"!uon Solomon warned young
men against and was promptly cought
will plead, insanity as a defense. To
people old enough to vote he looks
more 'ike a plain damphool.
The Critic and Referee of Seattle is
a clever and i»f*-to-date dramatic week
ly. edited b\ E. A. Bat well, formerly
industrial agent of the Alaska Central.
Juv, why Referee is tacked to the
name is hard to understand as no dope
of tiie gentle prize ring is given space.,
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Seattle newspaper men have con
demned ’he defenses of Puget sound
forts but the question will still be oft
en until the professors of the univer
sity of Washington hand down an
opinion.
John Dough Rockefeller regrets the|
failure of the university of Chicago to J
grind out a large number of great men. !
It doe» seem that keroseu** contains
little phosphat^.
When President Cabrera of Guate
mala stocks ui> his navy with that
4-300,000 worth of gunboats he might
be induced to take the war with Japan
OlT our hands.
When Congressman Humphrey ad
vised .'Seattle to deal honestly with
Alaska he surely did not mean to in
timate that the Spirit has ever done
anything else.
Jake Terry, the bad man who was
killed at Bellingham the other day,
was just out of the McNeil’s island pen.
It seems to have been a good thing to
let him out.
The stack of ignorance a man cau 1
accumulate while engaged in the
management of the Standard Oil Com
pany is one of the wonders of the
world.
It is admitted that the Nevada min-1
ing l>oom is overdone and some Nevada
capitalists are on the way to Alaska
to st e what they can see.
--
Harry Thaw is said to be preparing!
his own defense for his second trial, j
which will make it very easy for the i
prosecution. _
Wonder how they will arrange the
result of the next “tight” between
Burns and Squires?
If the sea serpent does not show up
pretty soon the eastern newspapers
will be compelled to declare war upon
Japan.
If Yamamoto and Bob Evans refuse
to go to war how can there be any i
Fairbanks now claims to have dis
covered rubies.
THOMAS CALE
VISITS SEWARD
Alaska’s Delegate In Congress
Comes to Get Acquainted
With People.
Hon. Thomas Calc, Alaska’s dele
gate in the present congress, came to
Seward on the Saratoga and went out
on t he saute ho&t. Monday he was out on
the railroad line with several promin
ent citizens besides railroad officials.
In the evening a reception was given
to him in Fire hall.
As was fully advertised last year
when he was elected on the miners’
ticket with Frank Waskey for the
■short term Mr. Cale i> a practical
miner. He went into the Klondike
with the first rush and after several
years went to the Tananu. where he
remained until he was elected to con
gtv»s. He has been an unlucky pro>
pector, never having made any “big
inon-'y" but worked persistently at the
game and naturally understands it
pretty well.
Favors Mining Changes
From actual knowledge of conditions
Mr. fait- is in full sympathy with the
demands of Alaska miners for changes
in the mining laws suitable to north
ern conditions but he says the amend
ments asked will be hard to get. The
opposition comes not from the eastern
or middle states, whose representatives
know nothing of mining for precious
metals. They are willing to give
Alaska anything the people of the ter
ritory asks in the line of mining leg
islation, but the representatives of the
western mining states believe that the
present mining code has been evolved
gradually from a complete knowledge
of the requirements of the business
anti they cannot be made to believe
that Alaska is any different from Cal
ifornia, Colorado or Montana.
Mr. Cale thinks it doubtful whether
congress can very soon Ik* brought to
enact such changes in the mining laws
as A uska miners favor and he is there
fore an advocate of territorial govern
ment with a legislature which can
enact regulations suitable to Alaska,
particularly Alaska placer mining,
not inconsistent with tlie federal stat
ute. He thinks also that a territorial
legislature could make recommenda
tions for congressional legislation
needed by Alaska; which would have
influence at Washington, where mere
lobbying efforts fail because it is
often uncertain whether those efforts
are truly representative.
Oppose* Power of Attorney
Mr. Pale will work for the abolition
of power of attorney locations but is
not hopeful of accomplishing it because
pronounced influence is workingon the
other side. The argument is made
that it would prevent grub staking.
He will also urge the enactment of a
requirement that a sworn declaration
of the performance of annual assess
ment work on claims be tiled each year
with the district recorder.
Mr. Pale thinks the bill for the new
judicial district will go through the
Congress. There is no surface opposi
tion to it in congress but he confirms
the statement of Mr. Waskey that
secret influences smothered it in the
house judiciary committee in the short
session last winter.
The proposition coming from Fair,
banks for a non-partisan convention
this fall to express popular sentiment
on the subject of territorial government
is viewed with approval by Mr. Gale.
He thinks it would have some influence
uj)on congress and a good deal on
President Roosevelt. The president,
he says, stands ready to recommend
anything he can be assured the major
ity of the people of Alaska want.
Steamer Caswell Calls
The river steamer Caswell, which
ran on the Yentna river last year,
came into j>ort Sunday afternoon
and sailed Monday evening for Katalla.
It has been purchased by the Copper
River & Northwestern railroad. Capt.
Richards is master of the steamer.
binding Coarse (iravel
Men who have been working for the
Kenai Mining & Milling Company on
Cooper creek say that recent work on
the upper bench has uncovered coarser
gravel than that found farther down and
that the pay streak seems to be rich
Mercury Reaches 77
At l o’clock this afternoon the mer-1
curv ran up to 77 in the shade but a
south breeze came up soon after and
set it back. This is the highest mark
since July 1905. Last summer the
thermometer registered above 70 only
twice, 72 being the high mark.
George W. Palmer sailed on the
train this morning, homeward bound
for Knik. towing Oak Olsen, the big
Schwabacher grocery man. At mile
49 they will transfer to horses and at
fi3 they will take Palmer’s boat, which
is waiting for him there, and sail for
Knik.
DECLARATION TO
PRECEDE WAR
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Hague Peace Conference Adopts
Rule and Japanese Dele
gates Give It Support.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
The Hague, July 12—It. was agreed
this afternoon in the peace conference
with a little dissent that hostilities
may immediately follow a declaration
of war by one nation against another.
The Japanese delegates created !i sen
sation by advocating the rule that a
declaration of war must precede hos-!
tilities, as in the war with Russia Jap
an blew up a Russian warship without
making & formal declaration of war.
Steamer Jeanie Arrives
Steamer Jeanie arrived in port from j
Seattle Wednesday morning. She!
brought 215 tons of cargo, all
for the railroad except twentyl
cases of gasoline for J. L. Graef. The ;
railroad cargo included 111,233 feet of |
bridge timber, 21,SOU cases of black 1
powder and eighty cases of dynamite.
Tho Jeanie sailed for Valdez Wednesday !
evening. She made no stop between
Seattle and Horseshoe bay, where she
discharged considersble cargo.
Yucatan Arrives and Sails Southward
The Yucatan arrived Thursday ■
evening and sailed for Seattle Fri
day evening. She brought twenty
two passengers, 17,430 feet of
bridge timber, seven tons of j
local cargo and thirty-seven tons for
transfer to the steamer Dora to be
taken to westward ports.
The Yucatan sailed for Seattle at 7 j
p. in. yesterday.
To Prospect for Quart/.
Five prospectors with horses and
complete outfits for a long trip went
out on the train this week to mile 4!*.
From there they will go into the hills
south of the arm in search of quartz.
SEWARD STEAMERS
Elsie; in port; sails for sound ports
this evening.
Portland; sailed from Seattle 10th.
Santa Clara: sailed from Seattle
13th.
Saratoga: sailed for Seattle 0th.
Bertha; sailed for Seattle 0th.
Jeanie: sailed for Seattle 10th.
Yucatan: sailed for Seattle 12th.
Dora; sailed for Unalaska 19th.
WEEKLY WEATHER RECORD
Weathet record for the week ending
July 13:
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday 62 50 Part Cloudy
Monday 64 50 Part Cloudy
Tuesday 59 54 Cloudy
Wednesday 60 53 Part Cloudy
Thursday 55 52 Rain
Friday 65 50 Part Cloudy
Saturday 77 54 Clear
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United States of America * §S
Territory of Alaska l
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court for Kodiak Precinct. In probate.
In the matter of the estate of Feodor
Gregoroff, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
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deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
L. V. RAY
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Over Bank of Seward
E. E. RITCHIE
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Ray Building, -:- Seward, Alaska
H. S. FARRIS
LAWYER
NOTARY PUBLIC
Ray Building, - - Seward, Alaska
J. A. BAUGHMAN
PHYSICIAN
AND SURGEON
City office: Owl Drujf Store.
Homo office: At Kail road Hospital
C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Bank of Seward Building
SEWARD. - - ALASKA.
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MUSHERS
Attention!
Mrs. Watson, formerly of Hope,
will be pleased to see all of her
old friends at her Restaurant in
Gird wood, where they will re
ceive the best the market affords.
Sleeping accommodations for
quests and place for sleds and
dotfs.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Prospector's Outfits—High
est Prices Paid for Furs....
Knik P. O. Alaska
REMODELED
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SEATTLE
Popular Prlcia-New Management
Central Location-European Plan
Greatest Cafe and Bar Service in the City
Wilson & White Co., Prop. Chas Perry, Mgr'
PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO.
| rDOLR“A" OUTFITTERS
For the next Thirty Days all Suits and Pants will
be sold at cost.
We carry the Celebrated Barington Hall Steel Cut
Coffee. Also the Gold Nugget brand which we
have handled for six years. It is always the same.
Prospectors, ask your friends where to Outfit, and
you will always find the right place.
PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO. I
T. D. CORLEW, MANAGER.
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I General
I j...Hope, Alaska...
Headquarters for Prospectors' Outfits for
all Susifna and Kuskokwim points
Discount on orders as follows:
Dry Goods, Hardware, Ammunition, Crockery, Drugs,
Graniteware, Hats, Shoes, Etc., 30 percent 30
Orders of $25 or over on Groceries, 15 per cent.
I No discount on Flour, Sugar, Ham, Bacon, Lard, Butter,
Potatoes, Onions and Eggs, but all at a low price.
E. W. YOUNG
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
Gents’ furnishings, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Rubber
Goods, Hardware, Groceries, &c., &c.
GIRDWOOD
ALASKA
Latouche! Latouche! Latouche!
Reynolds - Alaska Development Company
General Outfitters For
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
Bottom Prices; Honest Goods
Headquarters ,or REYNOLDS.
Launches to Knight’s Island LATOUCHE ISL,
and Sound Points. ALASKA
BOOTH & CO.
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HOPE AND GIRDWOOD
$$rCall on the old reliable firm of Booth & Co. for anything in the
Liquor and Cigar line. Mi Eleccion Cigars, Old Line and Hunter Rye,
Nelson Co. Bourbon, Olympia Beer. Everything tirst-class. Best
of attention, run on the live and let live plan.
Glrdwood, Alaska. C. R. BOOTH, Manager.
Northern Saloon
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