VOL. 111. NO. ■><»
HEINZE AFTER
ALASKA COPPER
Montana Magnate to Exploit
Promising Fields of North
ern Territory.
already has big holdings
Experts in Behalf of Noted Mining
Man Have Quietly Bonded Val
uable Properties.
By Cabi* to The Daily Gateway.
Butte. July 2»i F. Augustus Heiuzc,
the Montana copper magnate, intenus
to move to Seattle, anil from that point
direct ventures in Alaska copper
properties.
Hein/e lias had agents in Alaska
during the past year quietly picking up
copper claim*, until his holdings hn\e
become important enough to demand
his personal attention.
He hue has recently disposed of his
vast copper interests in Montana to the
Amalgamated Copper Company, and it
is stated he will devote hi> energies in
the future to the promising copper tields
of the north.
CRIME REIGNS
IN NEW YORK
Fi>e Prominent Murders and
Numerous Assaults During
Past Few Days.
By C»bl« to Th« Dolly Q»Uw»j. _____
New York, July 26—A reign of
crime has prevailed in this city during
the past few days. Five prominent
murders have been committed and
numerous criminal assaults are report
ed. Citizens are moused over the
alarming state of affairs and will not
hesitate to lynch offenders when
caught. The police admit their ina
bility to cope with the situation. The
crimes are laid at the door of an organ
ization known as the Mafia, or Black
Hand society.
Fifty prominent Armenians held a
meeting last night and secretly resolved
to exterminate the Black Hand society.
This morning each participant- receiv
ed a letter notifying him to dea^t
from the effort, or be killed.
FINDS GOOD COPPER
PROSPECT NEAR SEWARD
On Day’s harbor, to the eastward
and running parallel to Resurrection
bay. G. F. Boggs has discovered a very
encouraging copper prospect. Mr.
Boggs returned from there yesterday
and will go back in a few days to fur
ther investigate his discovery. The
tind is located at the entrance and on
the western shore line of Day’s har
bor.
Copper float has been found lying on
the beach there by various prospectors,
and Mr. Boggs think* he has found
its source.
To Work lliamna Copper
G. W. Dutton and i\ Thomas, who
own a large interest in the big Dut
ton property at lliamna, came to Se
ward on the Santa Clara and went
west on the Dora to do the annual as
sessment work, which is considerable
in itself as a large number of claims
are included in the group controlled by
the Dutton assoociation. C. S. Hub
bell, the well known civil engineer
and mineral surveyor, goes along to
make preliminary survey of the claims.
Next year the owners expect to “make
some dust fly,” Mr. Dutton say.
Santa Clara Sails South
Steamer Santa Clara arrived from
Seattle Monday afternoon and sailed
again Tuesday afternoon. She
brought thirty passengers to Seward
and twelve tons of local freight besides
ninety tons to be transferred to the
Dora for westward ports. Capt. Daniels
is now her master, Capt, Schage hav
ing been transferred to the Saratoga.
The other officers of the Santa Clara
are unchanged.
The Ketchikan Miner shouts that
the region adjacent to that burg will
produce more mineral wealth this
year than any other district in Alaska
except Fairbank and Nome,
FROM KATALLA
TO CORDOVA
Guggenhelms to Change Coast
Terminus of Proposed In
terior Railroad.
HAM KINS SO RECOMMENDS
Better Harbor Facilities at Original
Site Selected by Heney Re
sponsible for New Move.
By Cable to The Bally Gateway,
Seattle, July 25 -Delegate Cale of
Alaska expresses the belief that the
Guggenheims will abandon Katalla as
the coast terminus of their proposed j
railroad to the interior, and will re
turn to Cordova. E. C. Hawkins, the
new chief engineer of the Guggenheim
road, will recommend the change on
account of better harbor facilities at
, the latter place.
t ale has just returned from a trip
to the southern coast of Alaska, and
mailed last night for his home in Fair
| banks. ___
TO TRY JAPS IN
DISTRICT COURT
Washington Report Says That
Is Program for Disposition
of Poachers.
By Cable to Tbe Daily Gateway.
Washington, D. C., July 22—The j
eases against the sixty-five Japanese!
ttl'l'CllCU Mb UlC i'llUllb. ...lluuo UU
charge of seal poaching will be trans
ferred to Valdez with instructions that
they be tried in the district court j
which convenes there July 29.
N'o instruction agreeing with the
foregoing message has been received
by District Attorney Ray, who has
been ordered by the department of
justice to proceed westward on the
Dora and act as his judgment dictates
when lie finds the Japanese.
A letter was received on the Port
land by Mr. Ray from Deputy U. S.
Marshal C. C. Harmon of Unalaska,
mailed at Sitka, where it must have
been carried by the revenue cutter
which cabled the news of the arrest to
1 Washington, stating that he would
; take the prisoners to Unga, to be
j arraigned before U. S. Commissioner
Driffield. There is no commissioner at
; Unalaska. _
Wants to Know About Poachers
Washington, D. C., July 24 — The
Japanese government today requested
'particulars of the arrest of the crew.',
of Japaense sealing schooners by the
revenue cutter Manning off St. Paul
island.
ALASKA COAST
CHANGES HANDS
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway
Seattle, July 27 — It is officially an*
nouneed that the Reynolds - Alaska
Company has purchased a controlling
interest in the Alaska Coast Company,
operating a steamship line from Seattle
to Alaska.
It is stated from responsible sources
that there will be no change in the
personnel of officials of the Alaska Coast
Company under the new ownership.
Working On Bear River Trail
Work is fairly under way on the
Bear river trail and several men are
employed. Grading commenced at the
Schettler homestead just north of the
! tide Hat and from there is proceeding
j northward and will soon be finished to
Resurrection river. The bridge across
that river will be the most expensive
part of the task.
Congressman Sulzer of New York,
one of Alaska’s best friends, is making
his annual visit to Southeastern Alas
ka, where he is trying to get a fortune
out of a mine.
It is so wet today that the steamboat
whistles sound watery.
STEAMER COLUMBIA
SINKS WITH 100 LIVES
Rammed by Lumber Ship San Pedro in Dense
Fog at Midnight Off California Coast and
Goes Down in Two Minutes With
Half Her Human Freight.
Ey Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, July 22—More than
100 lives were lost with the steamer
Columbia, bound for Portland from
this city, when she was rammed and
sunk Saturday at midnight otl Shelter
Cove, seventy miles from Eureka, bv
the San Pedro, lumber laden. Ninety
eight persons were saved but many
died from exposure. The San Pedro
was still afloat at last reports. The
steamer Roanoke brought the news
this morning.
Collided In Dense Fog
San Francisco, July 22—1 p. m.—The
collision between the Columbia and
the San Pedro occurred in a dense fog
and tbe Columbia sunk in two minutes
after she was struck. The San Pedro
crashed into her port side, tearing a
great hole through which tons of water
rushed instantly. Only watch oflicers ,
were awake. It is reported that at
least 200 persons were aboard, includ- j
ing passengers and crew. ( aptain
Doran of the Columbia went down with
the ship.
The steamer George \V. Elder is
towing the San Pedro to Eureka, bad
lo disabled. The Roanoke brought in j
many dead and the bodies were taken
to tbe San Francisco morgue. Most of
the dead were tourists.
Death List Hard to Compute.
Eureka, Cal.. July 24—On account oi ,
the imperfect passenger list of the j
steamer Colunbia the exact life loss
as the result of her sinking in collision
with the San Pedro will never be
known. Various estimates put the
number dead from sixty to ninety-six. ;
Boats from Shelter Cove picked up ■
sixteen survivors found floating on the
the water. Not a child was saved.
Many heroic deeds were performed
as the steamer was sinking and after
ward, women as usual being prominent
in acts of courage.
Survivors Reach Portland
Portland, July 24 — Steamer George
W. Elder arrived here this morning
with a majority of the survivors of the
Columbia wreck. Nearly all were
weeping and seemed utterly overcome
by the distressing scenes through
which they had passed. Many thril
ling stories of the wreck and subsequent
experiences are told. Several promi
nent Portland residents were among
the lot.
No Hope of riore Survivors
San Francisco, July 25 — Owners of
the lost steamer Columbia abandon
hope of finding any more survivors of
the vessel. The patrol boats returned
to Eureka today after a fruitless search.
Investigating Cause of Wreck
San Francisco, July 26—Inquiry into
the cause of the wreck of the steamer
Columbia began this morning before
the marine board. Survivors of the
Colnmbia charge Third Mate
Hawse of that vessel with extreme
cruelty while aboard a life boat.
Columbia Ran Trto F-a*t
San Francisco, July 27—The investi
gation into the wreck of the steamer
Columbia by the marine board has
brought to light the fact that the ves
sel was running too fast for foggy
weather, but no one seems to know by
whose orders.
ALASKA TRADE
SHOWS GROWTH
Preliminary Official Reports fix
Total for Fiscal Year at
$58,000,000.
By Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Washington, I). C., July 22—Alaska
trade for the fiscal year ending June
30 aggregated about $58,000,000, ac
cording to preliminary figures com*'
piled so far.
It is estimated that the gold output
for 1007 will show an increase over
1006, although the Tanana district is
expected to return a loss on account of
the miners’ strike there.
TO ESTABLISH WIRELESS
FROM SITKA TO VALDEZ
Vallejo, July 25 — The government
will establish a wireless system be
tween Sitka and Valdez. George Hans
come has left for Sitka to begin work
on the station there.
Prominent Visitors in Seward
Jas. H. Haight of Seattle, attorney
and secretary fo the Alaska Central;
Judge W. M. Thompson of Danville,
111., and W. E. Harper of Chicago,
were arrivals on the Saratoga. Messrs.
Thompson and Harper are personal
friends of President Frost and are on a
trip of sight-seeing and pleasure.
They left on the train today for the
interior, and will probably go as far as
the Matanuska coal fields.
Dr. F. H. GambeU, of the national
educational bureau, was in Seward on
his way to Cook inlet, where he will
inspect the schools for natives and con
sider locations for additional ones.
His field covers both sides of the inlet.
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Charles L. Erickson, chemist of the
Alaska Smelting & Refining Company
at Hadley, fefl from the coke shoot on
an elevated tram 100 feet into a coke
bin, but though badly hurt will re
cover.
ALASKA GETS
MORE GROUND
Error Found in Original Survey
Gives Territory Immense
Tract of Land.
By Cable to The Dally Gatoway.
Dawson, July 25--The Canadian
boundary survey find the dividing line
between Alaska and the V ukon Ter
ritory several hundred feet from the
true course along Davis creek, in the
Forty Mile district.
The result of this discovery favors
Alaska, and gives the territory a
great slice of land, wedge-shaped, and
several hundred miles in length.
ALASKA GROWS VEGETABLES
ENOUGH FOR ARMY POSTS
Washington, D. C., July 22 Ihe
commissary of tho war department will
not ship any more green vegetables to
Alaska for the army posts there, as
enough fresh vegetables aro now
grown in the vicinity of the posts to
supply their demands.
Rumored Change In Routes
Officers of the steamer Saratoga ate
authority for the statement that when
the steamer Northwestern again goes
into commission, that vessel and the
Yucatan will be placed on the outside
run to Seward, and the Saratoga and
Santa Clara will be transferred to
the inside passage. _r
Saratoga Arrives and Sails West
Steamer Saratoga arrived in Seward
at 3 p. m. yesterday and sailed at G
o’clock for Seldovia. Captain Schage,
formerly of the Santa Clara, is now on
the bridge.___
Charles Birchler, purser of the steam
en Hannah, broke through the ice on
the Yukon with a sack of money he
was carrying across but got out
with the coin._
It is claimed that Innoko river gold
assays $19.01.
COPPER FIND
ON KODIAK]
Outcrop Indicates Immense De
posit of Chalcopyrite Ore,
Low Grade in Character.
LODGE BEING OPENED IP
Discovery Made Last Fall by James
Cleghorn, and Located Near Na
tive Village of Ozinky.
From the island of Kodiak comes the
report of the discovery of a copper
prospect which gives evidence of be-;
coming a bonanza mine when opened
up.
The find was made last fall by a
prospector named James Cleghorn,
and is located on Woman's bay, near
the native village of Ozinky, and about
sixteen miles from the town of Kodiak.
The ledge outcrops on a mountain side
about three miles inland, and the ex
ternal indications point to a huge body
of chalcopyrite ore.
Interested with Cleghorn in the prop
(Continued on page 2)
COLORADO MAN
BOYS CLAIMS
—
F. P. Skeen and Associates Sell;
Interest in Tonsina Creek
Quartz Properties.
i
J. W. Richards has purchased an
undivided one-half interest in the!
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^IUU[i V/A >|UU4 ViUi.uJ A
F. P. Skeen, John Lechner and L. F.
Shaw. The purchase price was SnOOO,
a part of which was paid in cash.
The Gateway group was only dis
covered July 18 by Mr. Skeen, who
staked claims for himself and associates.
The group consists of six claims, locat
ed on Tonsina creek a few miles down
the west side of Resurrection bay.
Two distinct ledges, running parallel,
are exposed on the surface on discovery
claim. The veins carry free gold and
values in concentrates. In the larger
ledge mispickel, or arsenical iron, pre
dominates, and carries gold.
Mr. Richards, the purchaser, is a
Colorado mining man who has been in
Seward the past two weeks. He has
visited the more promising mineral
prospects in this vicinity and is great
ly impressed with what he has seen.
He sailed on the Portland, but expects
to return next spring and make a more
extended investigation of the mining
resources of this section.
While the consideration received for
an interest in the Gateway group is
not large for such a prospect, the mo
tive that actuated the sellers was a
desire to interest Colorado mining men
in this immediate vicinity.
COPPER WORLD
STODIES ALASKA
By Cable to The Dally Uateway.
Washington, D. G\, July 24—Reports
of government ecological parties just
published are turning the eyes of the
copper world toward Alaska. These
reports describe the copper deposits
of the territory as of incalculable value
and generally of high grade. Alaska
now ranks seventh among the states
and territories in copper production.
Dora Sails Westward
Steamer Dora sailed for the west*
ward Wednesday morning loaded
to the limit with passengers and
freight. She will be crowded uncom
fortably until she gets past Cook inlet
ports, for which she has numerous
passengers.
The Dora carries 139 sacks of mail for
the ports from Seldotia to Nushagak.
It was hard to find storage room for
all of it and Mail Clerk Thwaites will
be kept “rassling” some to work it off
his hands.
The freight entering Dawson by the
Skagway route during 1906 was 25,000
tons. About 5000 tons of this was for
Alaska.
PAY ON MANY
INNOKO CLAIMS
New Creeks Being Opened l!p
and Encouraging Prospects
Are Being Found.
GROUND EASY TO EXPLOIT
Comprehensive Report of New Dig
gings Given by L. S. Robe, a
Fairbanks Surveyor.
A comprehensive report of the In
noko placer discovery i> given to a Fair
banks paper by L. s. Robe, a surveyor.
As Seward is the logical winter route
from the outside to the new strike, its
development is naturally watched with
interest here. Kxerpts from tiie report
are herewith produced:
“The first strike upon which tho
excitement was based was made just
prior to the freezeup last year. Some
Russian Finn*, got big pans on what is
known as Gaines creek.
“This stream is a tributary of tho
south fork of the Innoko, coming in at
a point about (JOO miles up tiie Yukon.
(Continued on page 2)
PLAN MAIL RUN
AROUND SOUND
Representative of Post Office
Department Studies
Situation.
• : M. Robinson, representing the so
cuuu postmaster * general,
came to Seward on the steamer Elsie
in a tour of the ports between Valdez
and Seward to determine the weight
of the demands of this region for moro
frequent mail service. V aldez, Seward
and all the intervening ports have re
quested that a twice-a-week contract
be given the Elsie to run between the
two large towns, calling at all ports on
the sound which have a sutlicient pop
ulation to justify it.
An informal session was held in the
McNeiley hotel Sunday night in which
a large number a of Seward citizens dis
cussed the question with Mr. Robinson,
giving the reasons which justify tho
request for better mail service, chief
of which is the rapid growth of popula
tion on Latouche and Knight islands
and the practical certainty that the ex
pansion of population at a rapid rate
will continue.
Mr. Robinson showed great interest
in the subject and asked many ques
tions, but naturally expressed no opinion
as his business is to report to the de
partment, and not to make promises.
He was accompanied by Alvah Karnes of
Valdez, chief clerk of the railway mail
service for Southern Alaska, who is
urging the allowance of the new
route requested.
From Seward Mr. Robinson will go
to Juneau and from there to Fairbanks
and Nome, studying the mail service
as exhaustively as the limited time
will permit. He goes out from
Nome in the fall.
FINDS ANOTHER QUARTZ
VEIN ON TONSINA CREEK
F. P. Skeen took a run down to his
Tonsina creek quartz property yester
day, and while looking over his recent
discovery, found another ledge of free
gold ore running parallel with the orig
inal find. The vein is about a foot
wide on the surface and carries high
values, the gold in the quartz being
plainly visible to the naked eye.
Well Known Hlner Returns
Eugene Bartholf, a well known rain
ing man of this section, returned on
the Saratoga from the outside. During
the winter Mr. Bartholf and F. P.
Skeen, the Falls creek miner, prospect
ed together in Nevada and secured
some likely claims near Wonder, a
lively mining camp of that region. A
tranfer of this property is now in pro
gress. Bartholf left on the train to
day for the Cook inlet country for the
summer to hydraulic ground owned by
himself and brother.
Nome carpenters have formed a
union and demand 81 an hour.