THE SEWARD GATEWAY
Published Dally, Except 8undayi.
Entered as Second-Class Matter 8eptefTfa *
bertnd. 1916, at the Postottlce at
Seward. Alaska, Under the
Act of March », 167*«_»
HARRY O. STEEL HAL R 8ELr
gTEEL AND 8ELBY
. Owners and Publltharu
“ SUBSCRIPTION rates ~
Single Copies —; —-* ! >•
One Month (in advance) --*
Six Months (in advance)
One Year (in advance)-)
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRE^
The Associated Press Is excloslve1
entitled to the use for republication •
all news credited to It or not others i>
~AB republtcatlon of jpech,
dispatches herein are also reserved.
TUESDAY, FEB. \ 1921.
EARLY SELECTION
OP' TEACHERS
The selection of teacher,
for the next term of schoo
should be made as early a
possible. It is fair both fo:
the school board and th
teachers. It is particularl;
fair to the local teachers
who necessarily must pla;
for the future. Anchorag
and other towns are advoca
ing the early selection o
teachers so t-hat many o.
the difficulties which hav
here-to-fore interfered a
the eleventh hour jnay b<
banished. There are man;
competent school teachers ii
the states who are makin;
application for positions ii
the schools of the differen
towns of Alaska- Many o.
our present teachers are fig
uring on this season as bein
their last. Marriage and a dc
sire to change are the princi
pal reasons for their leaving
The early selection of teach
ers for all the schools of the
Territory is a step in the
right direction. We are situ
ated so that it requires more
time to fill a vacancy mad<
by the - resigning schoo
teacher than it does in the
states. The average schoo
teacher who comes to Alask
for the first time to teach i
one of the Alaska school
does so- with the idea thr
she or he is coming to •
strange, odd communit;
where they will find existin^
conditions so radically dif
ferent from those they hav
been accustomed to in th
states that they will be ol
liged to do things entirel
different. The ignorance c
the average man and woma
in the states relative to actv
al conditions in Alaska i
pitiful. Many of the men am
women who are competen
teachers in the states ima
gine that Alaska is as far re
moved from the center o
civilization actually as it i;
geographically. The majori
ty of letters received by th<
Commissioner of Educatioi
at Juneau from teacher;
who want a position in onr
of Alaska’s schools are amu:
ing. “Do they have sue!
things as real teachers,” on<
will ask. “Are the native*
hard to get along with?’
writes another. “Are all the
schools Indian schools?-” “If
it possible for a woman tc
find the proper protectior
and a guarentee that she wil
not be molested by the Sour
doughs and wild men of the
North?” Most of them think
of Alaska as the Big Adven
ture. Most of them imagine
that they are coming to a
country that is semi-barbar
ous where they will have to
do missionary w>rk.
• Now is the time fop every
school board in Alaska to
get busy and make their se
lection of competent, teach
ers for the coming season.
The sooner the better for all
pmferned. J)o it now.
Willow Creek Mines «,
Promise To Surprise
Mining World Expert"
With conditions once mor?
becoming normal the atten
tion of mining men and oth
ers familiar with condition'
in the North is being call?'
to the wpnderful possibilit
ies of vhot Is known as tlv
Willow Creek mining dis
trict. It is expected thal
there will be a rush into thif
district this spring, as the ac
commodations for men work
ing on the different propert |
ies are excellent, and togeth !
er with the possibilities of sr
curing some of the availabl
open ground, offers opportr
nities not to be found else
where. Practically all sup
nlies for this district are pi?
chased in Seattle, and i'
seems that Seattle should bf
more familiar with a distric'
which will offer opportunit
ies for the disposal of vas
amounts of machinery.
The Willow creek distric'
is reached from Anchorage
Alaska, over the govern
ment railroad to the statior
of Wasilla. Auto stages mee
trains and run over a well
graded road to within thre
miles of the mines. A wel1
appointed hotel and stor'
are located at the end of th'
stage road on the banks o:
che beautiful Susitna river
Supplies for the mines ar(
taken in from this point b’
teams. The proximity to the
Matanuska coal fields has
proven ail item in supplying)
fuel for the district Heavy)
timber grows on the low
lands but in the immediate
vicinity of the mining pro
perties no timber is avail
able. •
The Willow creek district
has at the moment a number
>f producing properties anc
irospects which have beer
leveloped to a point worthy
>f mention. Among the mos
orominent are: Gold Bullion
ndependence, Rae- Wallace.
Mabel and Alaska Willo^
"reek Mines Development
"o. A very heavy producer
if the district is the Alaska
^ree Gold property , owned
md operated for many
/ears by William Martin
prominent mining attorn#'’
if Seattle. Washington and
Idaho capital has done mucv
:o develop the district, but
t may be truly said: “ The
hstrict has paid from thf
gra-ss roots and has yielded,
handsome returns on all in
vestments. The total yield to
late has been better than $3.
)00,000 in gold, with the dis
trict operating under heavv
handicap, a lack of technical
hnowledge and the following
of costly obsolete methods
both in mining and milling
has caused much gold to be
’ost down the creeks. The
ACHES/ PAINS
SLOAN’S GETS ’EM!
Famous pain and achs Liniment*
Kept handy, brings warming,
gratifying relieT^^
HEUMATIC
des,
posure,
against the
Sign’s
Aiwa’s-s
handy for
traits without
!
character and formation of
tEiTmineral,deposits is such
that for an ore body to cut
out is unknown. Grano-dior
ite, the country rock of the
district, is of a deep-seated
origin and, like , practically
all igonecus formations, the
mineral deposits laying
therein show a greater con
tinuity as to depth and. leng
th than will be found in de
posits of sedimentary char
acter. - #i .
Promising properties in the
district at the moment are
tHe Rae-Wallace. the Alaska
Willow Creek Mines Devel
opment Co. and Willow
Creek Alaska Mining Co.
The Rae-Wallace Co. has in
stalled ?J1 machinery and
will commence milling with
one of the most up-to-date
plants. The Alaska Willow
Creek Mines Development
Co. adjoining the above will
'soon be one of the large pro
ducers as arrangements are
being made to place mill and
ill necessary equipment on
this property the coming sea
son. The Willow Creek Alas
ka has consolidated many of
the properties and will show
handsome returns to the Se
attle capital that has made
this possible
Experienced and promi
nent mining experts who
have gone over the district
carefully, have repeatedly
called this the ‘‘Little El
Dorado of the North” and
all agree that sC district hav
ing such an ideal free milling
ore with an average value oi
better than $40 per ton.
The Gateway Flier left th
morning for Anchorage?
with very few. Passengers
for the Interior.
I Kodaks and Photographic'
SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS
^i_
“ The Alaska Shop”
FOR
A FRAMED PICTURE
FRESH HIGH GRADE
CANDY
PHOTOGRAPHS
INDIAN CURIOS
OUR ICE CREAM IS
UNEXCELLED
OUR SERVICE
THE BEST
Phone — Adams —128
SYLVIA’S
!
SEWARD’S LEADING HOTEL
Fifth Ave.- Between Adams and Washington Sts.
CONVENIENT To DEPOT and DOCK.
M. A. HORNER, Mgr.
HOTEL SEXTON
WHERE TTE ‘OLD TIMERS” MEET
SEWARD’S HOMEY HOTEL
GEORGE SEXTON, Owner and Prop. I
OVERLAND
. THE PLACE TO STOP WHEN IN SEWARD.
NICE ROOMS, FINE LOBBY, REAL SERVICE.
E. L. WHITTEMORE, Prop.
HOTEL BELMONT
Workingmen’s Headquarters.-Rates 50 and 75 cents.
CAMERON’S CAFE -
EAT IN PLEASANT SURROUNINGS
The first requirement of A GOOD MEAL is — that it be
WELL COOKED.-“WE DO IT”
. CAMERON'S is CLEAN and WELL LIGHTED —
Appetizing — Wholesome Food — at Reasonable Prices.
PRIVATE DINNING ROOMS
v . CHAiS. CAMERON, Prop.
FIRST AND UNIVERSITY STS. 1 SEATTLE
ARLINGTON HOTEL
The Home of the fioneer.
TbiaHptelia toot and never haa browned or controlled by Japanese
$1.00 ONE DOLLAR ROOMS $1.00
BOS^MBEIS ALL TSAJNS.
J) J RYAN, Prop.' • I RUBT. fcBLLT, M*r.
__:___.____._\ . . i
a:
teffejCtplMny
. _
nplrmf* *rram^hip COMPANYe_
Alaska — Washington — California ' ALASKA ROUTE
Safety Coactsay Servico Spot*
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON Sails from SEATTLE
Jap. 29th Arrives Seward Feb.6th.
Calls at Seldoyip agd Kodiak
Caatpaay reserves right la rhaagO schedale wit hoot aettea
Office in Admi_Uufldinjt.
Wayne Blue, Agept —• C-Seward Alaska.
« , • . . . i. : • :r »•
mm , - . / .IS4a h/lv'f ■K'J * .A vr^.’ / •. •«** * * mm
mm m M mjr m Steamship • Safety
A LA5AAc“'“» ■££
SAUJJNG SCHEDULE
• I
'' ' v
S. S. Northwester will sail from Seattle January
: / */> i , 4* ■
29th for Seward via Inside Passage.
| . •» *. -. 3.*»* I ^V»»S ]J * w* *
Due Seward Feb. 4th
A. H. McDQNALD, Agent
- . . • - <MV • ... • • • IS
-—a* SfessSf*-" —--—
• v K ' • *
Seward Drug Company
SPECIAL FOR ONE WEEK
' * r * - * f •« • *- . i *--• * ,
All candy njanufacturers have advised us that
CANDY PRICE? hM*$aiy & NonhaL
The new quotation,!, *r* .b^S *;8 «ht 'per pound
sugar. / . .
To conform with the new scale of lower prices
and give you the benefit of thn decline we will sell for
ONE WEEK DAY our.entiA stock o? BOX CHOC
OLATES AT $1,00, per pound.* •n ‘ ‘
This price is actually belpw original cost ,WE
STAND THE LOSS. v • fv *.* HP1- " • 1 J
All our chocolates are standard brands and we
GUARANTEE theirPRESHNESS and PURITY.
>• ■ ■ ~*-T *. [
; \ i
!
• '