SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
SHAW & JUDSON, - - LESSEES
SUaSCRiPTlON RATES*
One Dollar per Month; Ten Cents a Copy
Seward, Alaska, October 27, 1913
ALASKA’S POPULATION
The two fundamental factors of a
thriving state or community are popu
lation and rative resources. Of the re
sources of AI as k a the press of the j
country has been full. 1 tie growth
and maintenance of her population are j
dependent upon the tree adruinistra-1
tion of her res >urces. A studs of A I- ]
aske’s population demonstrates how j
vast are the opportunities of the ter
ritory. The bureau ot the census has
just issued a preliminary statement of
the statistics gathered in 1910. In that
year the total population was 61,356, of
which 25,331 were Indians* and 2,331
( hinese, 3apanese and Negroes. rl he \
white populatsnn was thus only 36,694. J
Slightly more titan 50 percent of the.
white population was native American. ;
In 1880 the population of the territory!
was 33.426 and of this number the In- j
chans were 32.997 or 98.7 per cent. In j
1*80 the population of the territory j
was 32.052, but the figure for the In-j
dians during that year was given as
only 25, 354, thu* showing a consider
able increase in the number of whites. j
During the latter part of the following j
decade, owing to the Klondike and
Nome excitements, the population of j
Alaska increased to 63,592 the gain be-!
ing principally white, w hile since 1900,
as already shown, the gain has been j
only 764. Reports since the census of j
1910 have indicated a decline in popu- j
lation, owing to the return of many j
whites to the United States proper.;
Fairbanks is the largest town, having j
a population of 3,541 in 1910, Nome be
ing second with 2,600. Of the fourteen
incorporated towns, seven had a popu
lation of 1,000 inhabitants or more. ,
The somewhat transient nature of the
inhabitants is indicated by the fact j
that in 1900 the number returned to j
Nome was 12.433, including per-j
sons on vessels in port. Skagway, the j
second largest town in 1900, decreased j
in numbers from 3,117 to 8<2 during,
the last decade. The returns show j
that there is one inhabitant to 9.2 j
square miles as compared with one to
each 21.1 acres in the “States.’’—Min
ing Science.
Field glasses at J. L. Graef's.
Foreign railroad men carry no
such watch as the HOWARD.
Official inspection of railroad
watches exists in no other country.
HOWARD Railroad Watches(/etrr
setting) are officially certified and adopted
by the time inspectors of one hundred and
forty of the leading railroads of America.
Better than that, their daily performance
is finer, more accurate than the most exact
ing railroad requirements.
The balance-wheel of the HOWARD
Watch is made of special hard-tempered
steel—will not knock out of true with the
jar and vibration of railroad service.
# * Every HOWARD is made and ad
m rrx n 1 ■ justed as a fine watch. Cased and timed
rUIlCl lLd.ll 1 dll in lts own case by the HOWARD watch
roads are the fastest [ric„ftktKOWARDisj,„,,
and safest in the world. —railroad models $50 to J140—and a
The American trainman «cb
counts his time in seconds• would like to show it to you.
Georae A. Mirlach, the Jeweler
USE THE PHONE
ALASKA ELECTRIC COMPANY
S. M. GRAFF, - President and General Manager
PIONEER MARKET
F. VV. Small, Fropr.
ALL KINDS OF FRESH MEATS
Hams, Bacon, Butter and Eggs
A New, Clean, Lp-to-Date .Market
PIONEER
HOSPITAL
OF SEWARD
Dr. J. H. Romig, - Director
Rates, $150 per Day
Monthly Hospital Tickets
$1.50 Each
Mining Contracts Solicited
C-KREfTINO ‘JEE
OLD CROW
OLD HERMITAGE
OED WINES
ONLY MINERAL CABINET
WHERE? AT
JACK’S
J. P. Stotko - Proprietor
Notice to Stockholders
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Kenai Mining & Milling
Company will be held Monday, No
vember 3, 1913, at the home office of
the company at Seward, Alaska.
A. H. BRYANT,
F. J. COTTER, President.
Secretary.
COMPANY
Dealers in Fine Stationery, Imperial Confectionery,
Standard Brands of Cigars and Tobaccos. All the
Best Magazines and Periodicals. Seattle, San Fran
cisco and Eastern Newspapers. Popular Copy
rights. School Books and School Supplies.
MAIL ORDERS FROM THE WESTWARD AND INTERIOR
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
Hotel Seward
W. A. (VVIMEILEY, PROPR.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES $1.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
E. L. WMITTE/VIORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
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The Goleman
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. GEO. SEXTON, PROP.
Electric Lights Electric Bell
Rates Reasonable
Modern Bath Room
FOURTH AVENUE SEWARD, ALASKA
...PIONEER HOTEL...
F. B. CANNON, PROPR.
Newly Furnished and Renovated. Twelve Comfortable
Rooms. Nicely Furuished Ladies’ Sitting Room. Family
Accommodations as Good as Can Be Had in Alaska.
KNIK - - ALASKA
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“OLYMPIAN”
Tlie Train of Luxury
TO
Butte, Miles City, Sioux City, Minneapolis,
and St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
All Points East, via the
“ MILWAUKEE ”
Leaves Seattle Daily at 10.15 A.M,
A- ,
“A TOUR DE LUXE” is an expression supremely fitting in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel transconti
nental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic beauties
with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and comfort.
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No Extra Fare on This Train ^
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservation^
etc., call on or address
City Ticket Offices, Alaska Steamsbi* Co., or Alaska Coast 8. 8. Co.
SEWARD. ALASKA ** * ^ -40k
City Ticket Offices. Chicifo. Milwaukee A St Paul Railway. 443 Hasting St We<i
VANCOUVER. B. C. . ¥
SECOND AVB. AND CHERRY ST.. SEATTLE $
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