SEWARD
IS THE
GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
' CENTRAL ALASKA
Through this harbor passes nearly all the traffic
of the vast region lying north of Cook inlet and
between the two mountain ranges which bound
the Susitna valley, an area as large as one of the
great states of the Middle West.
In the Near Future
Through the extension of the Alaska Central
railroad, now building northward from Seward,
the territory tributary to the town as the chief
seaport of the southern coast will gradually ex
pand until it embraces the Tanana and uppei
Kuskokwim, each a region of imperial extent and
resources.
Seward Already
controls the trade of the Yentna gold mining dis
trict, which old Alaska miners pronounce one
of the coming bonanza camps of the territory.
It controls the trade of the numerous mining
J camps along Cook inlet and its arms. I1 rom it
start the prospectors who are constantly pene
trating and exploring the interior between Cook
inlet and the Tanana in the search for rich depos
its of the metals which abound in all its hills and
streams.
Seward Outfits Miners
For all this territory. From this town leads the
best route to the new bonanza fields. They are
more accessible than any other great district of
Alaska, an important factor in their development.
Limitless Coal Deposits
lie at Seward’s back door. They have been ex
amined and analyzed by the best experts and.
rated by them with the best bituminous coal of
the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will
be hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central
railroad and can be mined in quantity to furnish
steam to all the ships that sail the North Pacific.
In a few years it will furnish coke to smelters
which will be erected at Seward to reduce the
copper ores of that bonanza field, Prince William
sound, whose richest deposits are within a few
hours sailing.
The Longest Railroad
in operation in Alaska has Seward for its ocean
terminus and its track lengthens each month.
On the finest townsite in Alaska, at the head of
the best harbor on the Alaska coast, ice-free every
day in every year, Seward is building. The town
has water works, electric lighting, sewerage; and
its development is based upon exhaustless re
sources.
MRS. MIZNER
ASKS DIVORCE
Accuses Wilson of Misconduct
With Giddy Actresses and
It Is All Off.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
New York, May 2—Mrs. Wilson
Mizner sued today for an absolute
divorce from her young husband whom
she married a month after the death of
first husband, Charles T. Yerkes, the
traction magnate. Several actressos
are named as co-respondents. A
referee was appointed by the court to
hear the testimony. Mizner says he
denied the truth of all the charges but
was unable to make his wife believe
him and that it is all off this time.
Pick New Wife for Mizner
New York, May 3—It is reported
that as soon as Wilson Mizner is
divorced by his wife ho will marry
Edith Carter, who threatened to sue
him for breach of promise when he
married Mrs. Yerkes.
THOMPSON GOES
TO PENITENTIARY
Judge Snell Orders Emory's
Slayer to Be Confined as
Dangerous Person.
By Cable to Tlie Daily Gateway.
Tacoma, May 4— Judge Snell in the
superior court this morning ordered
Chester Thompson to lie confined in
i the state penitentiary at Walla Walla
j after June 12 as a person dangerous to
be at large. An appeal will be taken
in behalf of Thompson but as the
| supreme court has already decided
1 that a case of this kind is within the
discretion of the trial court it is un
I likely that Judge Emory’s slayer will
be released.
Superior Court Has Power
Olympia. Wash., April 29—The
supreme court today decided the case
of Chester Thompson in favor of the
prosecution, which is trying to have
the slayer of Judge G. M. Emory con
fined as a dangerous insane person.
The court holds that the superior
court of Pierce county, which tried
Thompson for murder, has power to
dispose of the prisoner.
This leaves Judge Snell authority to
liberate Thompson or to entrust him to
relatives and friends under bonds that
they exercise due diligence to restrain
him from violence, or to order his in
definite confinement in the peniten
tiary, county jail or asylum for the in
sane.
Judge Snell has taken the matter
under advisement for a week.
To Examine Chester Thompson
Tacoma, April 30 — Judge Snell has
j appointed a commission of experts to
j examine Chester Thompson as to his
I present mental condition. The result
| will determine his future disposition.
I The trial will take place Friday.
MINERS TO STAY OUT UNTIL
WAGE AGREEMENT IS SIGNED
By Cable to The Dally Gatoway.
Fernie, B. C., April 39—'The strik
ing miners will not return to work un
it il t he wage agreement is signed.
! Conditions are in a bad tangle.
PORTLAND SAILS SOUTH
Loses Time on Westward Trip by
Picking up Disabled Schooner
! Steamer Portland returned Tuesday
| from the westward at9o’clock p. m. and
I sailed for Seattle at 10:30. She was
igone six days, making not only her
; usual call at Seldovia and Kodiak, but
also touching Uyak and Karluk, on the
| west side of Kodiak island, to leave
i cannery supplies. She also lost some
i time picking up the schooner Unimak,
i in Afognak bay, disabled by a broken
I shaft, and towing the latter to Uyak,
i her destination.
The Unimak became disabled 3000
miles out at sea but managed to limp
into Afognak under sail. She is from
j San Francisco.
The Portland was so much behind
time that Capt. Humphrey refused to
take freight or baggage for Katalla
and would only take passengers to
Kavak. Consequently the passengers
booked for that port decided to wait
for the Pennsylvania.
Publishes Map of Susitna Region
Dr. Sleem has published and has
now on sale a large blue print map of
the region north of Cook inlet, giving
all the latest information concerning
the topography of the country and lo
cation of raining discoveries in the
Susitna and Yentna districts. It also
gives tables of distances between all
points of interest.
STRIKERS WIN
IN SALT LAKE
Street Car Men Get Eight hour
Day and Increase in Wages,
and Return to Work.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Salt Lake, April 30—The street car
men won their strike against the com
pany, being granted an eight-hour
day and an increase in wages, and re
turned to work this morning.
The citizens of Salt Lake took a
hand in the Light and a speedy settle
ment was reached,the company practi
cally conceding all demands of the
strikers.
Street Car Strike In Salt Lake
Salt Lake City, April 29—The street
car men struck today. Six cars are
trying to run under heavy guard.
Eggs were thrown at the cars and sev
eral crews were assaulted. The police
oLlicors have beon ordered out to guard
the cars.
TUG FLOATS'
NORTHWESTERN
Stranded Steamer Pulled Off Reef
and Now Tied Up at La
touche Wharf.
Steamer Northwestern was success
fully floated Sunday morning by the
tug Salvor and is now tied up at La
touche wharf.
A false bottom will be placed on the
steamer so she can sail for Puget
Sound and go on a dry dock for gener
al repairs. She will not be able to
sail for Nome next month as scheduled.
The Northwestern grounded on a
reef near the Beatson wharf at La
touche March 19.
MINERS RESCUED AFTER
IMPRISONED 106 HOURS
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Jamestown, Pa., May 1—Miners im
prisoned 106 hours in a flooded mine
were rescued this morning. They
were very weak but all will recover.
YUCATAN SAILS SOUTHWARD
Brings Twenty-four Passengers and
Forty-three Tons of Freight.
Steamer Yucatan arrived in port
from Seattle Tuesday evening at
7:30. a little more than six days out of
Seattle, a remarkable run considering
that she stopped at Katalla and dis
charged passengers and freight, and
spent thirty-six hours altogether at
different ports. She brought twenty
four passengers for Seward and took
seven through to Seldovia. Her
Seward cargo was forty-three tons.
She sailed for Seldovia the next
mording.
The Yucatan returned from Seldo
via Thursday afternoon at 5 o’clock
and sailed Friday morning at 3 for
Seattle.
COMING TO LOCAL CHURCH
'
Bishop Rowe Places W. R. McCawatt
In Charge of Episcopal Society.
W. R. McCawatt lias been placed in
charge of the local Episcopal church
by Bishop Rowe. lie is now a student
in a Chicago divinity school and will
probably leave that city in .Tune.
Bishop Rowe will make arrangements
to complete the interior of the church
building sufficiently to enable services
to be held there within a short time.
The bishop will sail on the next
steamer for Seattle and from there
will proceed to Fairbanks, and thence
to Nome, where he is due in July. He
will also visit the mission at Point
Barrow this summer.
Hrs. Robb Becomes Literary ,
The wise ones in Seward were de
lighted with the literary production
from the gifted pen of Mrs. Gertrude
Robb, published in that enterprising
yellow journal, the Seattle Times, de
lineating her experience when on trial
for murder. That is to say the glow
ing pen picture was tagged with her
name and decorated with an impres
sion of her mug. Mrs. Robb’s en
trance into the literary field is neted |
with interest by the rounders who
knew her as a box rustler in a Seward
saloon for several months last year, as
well a9 those who knew her when she
ran a disreputable resort in Seattle
under the name of a lodginghouse.
But w ill the Times now placo her in
charge of a daily woman’s column?
Gambling stopped in Fairbanks
April 9 at high noon. An hour or two
before that time the order ®f the
attorney-general fell upon the town
with a sickening thud.
Pacitic Coast {hading Co
T. D. CORLEW, MANAGER.
OUTFITTERS
For the Next Thirty Days
all Suits and Pants will be sold at Cost.
Just received, Forty Tons of Fancy Grocer
ies. Once more we have plenty of Gold
Nagget Coffee; also Baring ton Hall Coffee
which we could\ not get before on account
of delay in transportation.
Prospectors, ask your friends inhere to
Outfit, and you will always find the
right place.
4
E. W. YOUNG
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
Gents’ furnishings, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Rubber
Goods, Hardware, Groceries, &c., &c.
OUTFITTING GIRDWOOD
FOR
PROSPECTORS ALAS K A J
HARDWARE
Guns, Ammunition, Mechanics’ Tools, Cutlery
Miners' Conveying and Pressure Hose and
Reducing Nozzles, Tents, Etc.
Stoves and Ranges, Granite and Tinware
Tinning Plumbing
I0URTH AVENUE J. L. GRAEF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Latouche! Latouche! Latouche!
Reynolds - Alaska Development Company
General Outfitters For
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
Bottom Prices; Honest Goods
Headquarters for REYNOLDS.
Knight’s Island and Sound LATOUCHE ISL,
ths commerce
I A GENTLEMEN’S RESORT
* j AND CLUB ROOMS_ '
Furnished rn nTll iwmiir First-class Cafe
Rooms. FOURTH AVENUE in Connection
E. L. WHITTEMORE. PROPRIETOR
-
BOOTH & CO.
HOPE AND CIRDWOOD ,[
fcjTCall 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 first-class. Best
of attention, run on the live and let live plan.
Glrdwood, Alaska. C. R. BOOTH, Manager.
THE BRANCH
J. E. FITZPATRICK &. CO
The New Up Town Resort for Everyone
THE PALACE
W. P. HENRY & CO.
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
First Class Cafe in Connection
Fourth Awiiim Soword. Alofct