A GOOD MINING
YEAR IN ALASKA.
In the Geological Survey’s mid-year
review for 1915, Alfred H. Brooks re
ports that there is every reason to be
lieve that the mining industry of Al
aska has begun a prosperous year.
The present high price of copper has
encouraged the continuation of devel
opment work on many copper proper
ties on which operation was suspend
ed in mid-summer of 1914. It is
probable that about a dozen copper
mines will be on a productive basis in
1915 compared with six in 1914. A
considerable increase of copper pro
duction will, therefore, take place.
The gold lode production from South
eastern Alaska, Prince William Sound
and Willow creek districts will also be
increased this year.—Ex.
BALL GAME TONIGHT.
A game of ball will be played this
evening to keep the boys in trim for
the expected struggle with Anchor
age. It is said now that the game j
with the new city is almost assured.
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REVELL SAYS MINERS
ARE DOING FINELY.
That the mining people of the
Snrise and Hope section are doing
splendidly is the report of Colonel
Revel! who returned from that dis
trict yesterday. The Herron dredge
is operating, he says, and Gus SeitTert
is mining with great success. The j
Mathiesons are building a big ditch
with a steam shovel. The road com- 1
mission is doing lots of work betw’een
Sunrise and Hope and between Mile
Twenty-nine and the forks.
NEWS NOTES
The residents of Seward who form
erly resided in Walla Walia had their
photographs taken today in a group
on Third avenue. To forestall any
effort at an antedeluvian joke that
might be suggested by the combina- i
tion of the words Walla Walla and
photograph it is advisable to say that
the members of the group resided in
Walla Walla city.
F. Martin has drawn a sketch of
'poor Popcorn Jimmie which is truer
to life than a photograph. The sketch
is in the possession of Proprietor I
Walmsley of the The Branch.
[>. F. MacCarthy, of Goldfield and
Tonopah, who came to Seward early !
In the summer, is going south this j
trip on the Mariposa but expects to :
be in the Broad Pass country by the |
first of September. Mr. MacCarthy
has been associated with Pittsburg I
and New York people many years in
Nevada and he is anxious to see what
the Broad Pass district is like, before
the snow comes.
Kaiser and Lucas, who are con
ducting the fox farm on the lower
Kenai lake, have added five new
foxes to their stock. The five recent
ly caught consist of four blacks and
one cross. The farm is reported to
be doing very well.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Sunday: Masses at 8:30 and 10:30
a. m. Sunday school after Mass.
Rotary, Instruction and Benediction,
7:30 p. m. Weekdays: Mass at 8
a. m. A . ' •
LADIES ATTENTION—Dry goods
at lowest prices—Gingham 5c & 10c
per yard, scrim curtain goods, 15c per
yard, Creton 15c per yard, Batiste 2 j
yards 25c. Mrs. Tiffany, at Harvey
House, next to Royal Bakery. 7-31 lit
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Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
Dance Saturday night at Sixth
Avenue hall. Music by Mrs. McNeer
and Mr. Rich. Men one dollar, ladies
free. Welcome strangers. 7-30„2t.
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FURNISHED HOUSE FOR RENT
See Dougherty & Stewart, 5th &
Adams. "*26—6t
New shipment of Alber’s flapjack
flour. Twenty-five cents per package.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First”
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Long distance telephone Dooth at
The Branch.
Rent or sale. Store 4th, Adams.
Swift's Picnic Ham, seventeen cents
per lb. Brown & Hawkins, Quality ^
First
WILSON WOULD
NOTJM IIATt
NEW YORK, July 31—The National Peace council
has asked Jane Addanis to confirm the report that the
representatives of the belligerent nations told her how
President Wilson might offer mediation proposals but
that he refused to do so. This report has received wide
circulation and is supposed to have the very best founda
tion. The attempt of the council to have it confirmed is
due to the desire to discover whether the president favors
one side more than another. If the report is found to be
correct the president will be urged to reconsider his
position.
SEIZE AMERICAN STEAMER
AMSTERDAM. July 31—The Germans have seized
the American steamer Portland and have taken it to a
German port. It was bound for Holland at the time of
the seizure but the Germans claim it was bound with con
traband for a French port or that its cargo was meant
for transhipment to one of the allied nations. It was seiz
ed by a German warship not of the submarine class.
FRENCH PREPARE
PARIS, July 31.—The news of the falling back of the
Russians from their present front has been received here
with sorrow but the coming of the unfavorable intelli- ■
gence was followed by the issuance of orders to bring out
every available man in the country. The newspapers are
warning the military authorities that the next move of
the enemy will probably be an attempt to invade France
near tne Swiss border in order to draw off some of the
allied strength in the north. This invasion would have to
be attempted against the strongly fortified line which the
Germans sought to avoid by invading Belgium._
FAIRBANKS MAN TO WORK
Ql'ARTZ MINE TAILINGS.!
FAIRBANKS.—At the plant of the J
Samson Hardware company, J. H.
Patterson is building a tube mill to
crush the tailing pile at the Rhoads
Hall mine. Mr. Patterson has been in
Fairbanks since eariy spring and has
spent practically all of his time at the
Rhoads-Hall property investigating
conditions and testing the values of \
the tailings.
The tube mill is a very simple piece j
of machinery and is easily operated j
according to the constructor. It is i
shaped like a horizontal boiler, with a !
large gear encircling it. The tube is ;
placed on an incline and is partly fill
ed with large hard rocks. The tailings
are dumped in at the upper end of the
tube and as the tube revolves, the
quartz is crushed very fine.
Mr. Patterson says that the tube
mills are used extensively on the Out- j
side, but that there are few of them I
in Alaska. They are so made that
they can be used in connection with
practically any of the larger stamp
mills. By using the mill, several dol- !
lars a ton is saved that otherwise
would be waste.
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Meet me at The Branch.
THE HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK OF ALASKA
AT SEWARD
OFFICERS
NEW YORK * SEWARD
JOSEPH Wa HARRIMAN, pr»in,.t. OASTON HARDY, vice Precinct.
JOHN A. NOBLE, vice precinct. ERICH LUCAS, c«iner.
HENRY B. WESSELMAN, vi« Prec. SIDNEY B. CONODON, cnu<r
MERRILL A. MARTIN,
Former Assayor U. S. Mint, San Francisco
GOLD DUST AND BULLION BOUGHT AND ASSAYED
CORRESPONDENT
HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK
NEW YORK
THE BOOM IS ON ONCE MORE!!
THIS WEEK ONLY
Lots 19 and 20, Block 24, Cor.
Jefferson and 4th Ave.
$4,200
$1,800 Cash; Balance as follows: $1,200 Nov., 1915,
$1,200 May, 1916.
ALASKA LAND & DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.
G. BENJ. POINDEXTER, Manager.
The Gateway can do any sort of
printing done in the states. Do not
forget that
I Big assortment of small rugs in
Crex, Tapestry and Velvet. Also
bath rugs—all moderately priced.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First."
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Jimmie the Messenger. Phone Main
53. Anytime. Service P. D. Q.
OEND for our catalogue of hard
^ ware, plumbing supplies, auto
accessories, electrical goods, tools,
etc. We have the most complete
line in Seattle. Prices lowest. All
orders shipped same day received.
ERNST COMPANY
SEATTLE
Apartment
House Site on
Adams St,
Fine Lots
Second Ave.
Below Wash
ington,
These are all
Good Buys
and
Now is the
Time!
Lane,
Whitehead
&
Hayden
Seward,
Alaska
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WHEN IN SEATTLE
GO DIRECT TO
CHEASTY'S
Make yourself at home. Leave your packages and suit case
there, they w ill take care of them until you call no charge.
IT’S TIME WELL SPENT AT THIS STORE
Tr A OnPV^C Men’s and Young
(jliJuAu 1 Y Men’s Wear
O. C. CRAVES, Pre«. and Manager
SEATTLE Second Ave. and Spring St.
Carry a Bank Account
With us the size of the account is not questioned, pro
vided it is carried in a regular and systematic way.
If you have reached that point where it seems advis
able to become the patron of a bank we invite you to call
and see us. We will treat you cordially and be glad of
the opportunity to make your acquaintance.
If you are a new-comer, or a stranger to us, please
ask about us and investigate our standing and ability to
serve you acceptably.
BANK OF SEWARD
ESTABLISHED IN 1905
YES, WE HAVE GOT LUMBER
AND A CARGO COMING
Get Our Prices!
BROWN & HAWKINS
“Quality First”
Seward Knik Anchorage
All Kinds Guns, Cartridges, Fishing 1 ackle
Salmon Eggs,
Common Bamboo,
Split and Steel
Fishinjj Rods,
Lead Sinkers,
Fish Line Reels
Unexeclled ^
QUEEN CITY
EXTRA PROCESS
BRAIDED LINE
i Trout_GO Feet
SUPERIOR qUALITY/H
Fishing Baskets.
Wicker and Canvas
Fising Lines,
All kinds
Leader, Fly and
Spoon Hooks
Come in and Let Is Show You the New Ross, 280-3000 Savage,
and the Latest Remington 22 Cal. Automatic Rifle
Stoves and Ranges,
Lang's Camp and
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Hotel Ranges,
Air-Tight Heaters
Sibley Stoves,
All kinds and sizes
Tents, Canvas,
Cots, Tarpaulins
ALL KINDS OF BUILDERS5 MATERIALS
WINDOWS, DOORS, LOCKS, HINGES, ROOFING PAPERS, BISHOPRIC WALL BOARD
Special: 10 per cent Discount on Wall Paper
- TIN AND PLUMBING SHOP -
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 and Lunch Counter in Connection"] RILL DEVINE '
“ PALACE JINGLES ”
We have the goods for the picnics,
And swimming parties too;
If you like a drop of Sheroowd Ryer
Or that famous German Brew,
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.