SEWARD
IS THE
GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALASKA
In the Near Future
; ’() •' otu Seward,
* tow l\ as the chioi
•o;m* Will gradually OX
* the Tatiana and upper
„ ■: til peri; ■ ■' !•" ’ ’ “
Seward Already 1
, (>ntlv\ • ode of ill** Ventna gold mining dis- I
tiU t. which old Alaska miners pronounce one I
of th coming bonanza camps ot the territory.
it controls the trade of tlu* numerous mining I
caiuj's along t’opk inlet and its arms. Krom it
^{ai■ t t!i*■ prospectors who are constant 1\ pene
trating and exploring the interior between CooK
nlet m l ‘he Tatiana in the search for rich depos
t> of the ii otal" which ahotind in all its hills and
streams.
Seward Outfits Miners
I'or all this territory. Krom this town leads the
best route to the new bonanza fields. They are
more accessible than any other great district ot
Alaska., an important .factor in their development.
Limitless Coal Deposits k
lie at St'ward's backdoor. They have been ex- I
amined ami analyzed by the hest experts and
rated by them with the best bituminous coal of
the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will
bo hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central
railroad and can be mined in quantity to furnish
-.team 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 1
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, sew ei age, and jj
its development is based upon exhaustless re- H
sources.
STIRS UP MORE
GRAFT EVIDENCE
Schmitz and Ruef Charged With
Rein# in on Slot Machines
and Pool Rooms.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
San Francisco, April b -Testimony
was giv« n before tin* grand jury today
showiie.; that Mayor Schmitz, and Abe
Ituef had a graft upon all the slot
machim > in the city and in the pool
j rooms.
Sever I indictments "ill he returned
I against otlicials of the police depart*
, tnent he grafting upon vice.
IJoef trial was i,esumed today he
! fore Judge Dunne in the superior
court:
\Hows Ruef Some Freedom
San Francisco. April 11 I pon the
hearing of a writ of habeas corpus is
su'd by the supreme court in behalf
of Utief today it was ordered le, the
court that I {net he allowed
to see as many persons a< he
wishes. lie is practically given
his freedom to receive and t<> go and
come and as he pleases hut he must
remain in the custody of F.lisor Diggy,
who will accompany him everywhere.
! lie charge ot ballot box stulFnc at
; ....dnat \ dee!!m of I'.iol. made
. . the l|, ns! or; mi/ation. was
j..-, , j jo ip grand irv room today
in .! t Barrett. i.ev - editor of the
Can’t (iet Ruef Jurors
s> i Franc sco, Vpril 12 I he special
v, ! of tale'tnen for ttie trial of Abe
i{ is exhausted without eompb ting
. i v. \.»t oi;i talesman in ten was
iCe nte> \uoth> r ventre wasord' fed
in the rOu: l today .
Melting Mad at Detwiler
Sa> Fancisco. April" Suncial \gent
ijiirus todav issued orders to tie secret
s,m ie im ri who are hunting A. K.
Detw r m Nevada to find him at any
ci,: ; (i i.i ing him to San Francisco
in i rot s.
Th, cases of Mayor Schmitz, and
< hi f >1 I’olicc Dinan were continued
; todav ,n tite superior court until April
)ctwilcr May he Captured
Sit Francisco, April F’> It was re
| porter this morning that A. K. Det
wiief had been captured hut the re
port is still unconfirmed this afternoon.
N" indictments will he returned by the
grand :ary today.
WANTS RECEIVER FOR
GREAT NORTHERN ROAD
By Cable to Tlie Dully Gateway.
St. I’.nil. April FI In behalf of
shat 'holders Clarence \ eneer today
tiled an application in the federal
ronrt. asking for t he appointment of a
receivei forthellreat Northern Kail*
way. Me charges that under the
present management the railroad com
pany is a professional litigant and tha
its constant legal warfare is endanger*
1 ing the value of its stock.
Brotherhood Elects Officers
Seward camp. Number 21, of the
Arctic Brotherhood, elected the fol
lowing otlieers for the ensuing six
uionths term Saturday night; past arc
! tic chic. .1. •). McManus; arctic chief.
F. K. Youngs; vice arctic, chief, S. L.
Colwell; arctic chaplain, B. H. Peder
sen: arctic recorder, .1. B. Reed: keep
er of nuggets, Cliarles Crawford: trust
ees, S. O. Morford, \Y. F. Henry, F.
V. Boyle, Anton Fide, A. Jenner.
Displays Mineral Specimens
In one of the show windows of Clay
son’s store is a handsome mineral ex
hibit. the property of B. F. Shaw, who
lia-, been collecting specimens ever
since he first came to Alaska in the
, At 1 in rush. The display includes
specimens from all parts of Alaska and
some from Siberia, where Mr. Shaw
spent two years with one of the Rosern*
parties.
The Douglas Island News-notes as a
sign of spring that the dance hall girls
are flying north to be present at the
spring clean-ups.
OF INTEREST TO ALASKANS
Seward has two dental parlors that
are equipped with the best and most
modern appliances that can be found
anywhere. The two operators are grad
uates in the east, of years experience,
and established reputation, guarantee
ing the very finest in workmanship
and materials. Prices are the same as
| for same grade of work by reputable
men anywhere.
RGTIC BR0THERH00
CAMP SEWARD NO. 21
Meets every Saturday even
at8:30 o’clock in Brotherhood
Rooms in Commerce Bid.
J. L. Reed, J. J. McManus,
Arctic Recorder. Arctic Chief
WILLIE SELLS
PARDONED OUT
%
Notorious Kansas Parricide Given;
Liberty After Twenty-eijfht
Years’ Confinement.
uy Cnblo to Tho Dully Gateway.
Langsing, Kansas, April 10 Willie
Sells, the notorious hoy murderer who
killed his parents before he was 10
years old and has been in the peniten
tiary twenty-eight years, was pardon
ed today by (lov. I loch, lie has made
many friends during his imprisonment
by good conduct slid says he will try
to secure money to go to Alaska and
spend the reminder of his life there.
The Sells case was one of the most j
looted in American criminal annuls.
' He had a good home and had previous
ly been a well-behaved boy. lb* mut
dctvd his parents without apparent
■ eause and it was a tpie>tion at the
t ime whet her he was a degenerate nr
; was temporarily insane when he com-j
; milled the murder.
SGRIPPS ATTACK
ON GLASSFORD
(('out imied from page I)
to various Alaskan newspaper*. For
.otiir tint ' pa»t a local newspaper man
j,\ ! j;.. name ,»i 15. II. Mc< 'ormaek has i
l,t . „,.r n ah of tin- A '•■ska n paper*.
0j c(M‘r« spo!ideiits bring ‘frozen
ot ‘ bread-' of the high-handed met li
ons nl (‘ol. t lias.ford, whose r» :ation
w h MeCormae . an* •. eryelose.
mac.- an arrangetm t i v* iih the -Hsripj»>
j News a .socialion, In eo e iding tin
5 j , • ;()ns j| Herr f I I list'
the eahle and it Va.s at- this poii ’
Ci.tssford 'tepp.-d i.i. making a d--;
tr min d effort to piw, nt tie- Seripps
pt pie front earrx in out t heirai range
ments so iluit McCormack should not
hr intiffet rd w it h.
••One of the most serious charges ‘
; against (llassford is that all tit s>uges:
srut h\ the Seripps people to;
northern papers were almost imme
diately made known hy some one to:
MeCormaek and that replies to these
I messages, addressed to the Seripps!
News association, became known to
j MeCormaek before they wi re deliv
ered to the Seripps representative.
"This was done so that Met ormaek j
might have time, before the messajjt s
! to and from the Seripps representative ,
i w’ere delivered, to use the cables in j
■ an endeavor to head off the efforts ot j
the Alaskan papers to change their
I service.
"Another charge against (llassford j
is that all of McCormack’s messages j
to the Alaskan papers, sent in an effort t
to hold them for his service, were |
I accepted at press rates, while all i
messages sent hy the Seripps people
were charged for at full commercial
I fates. 'This discrimination w as arbi* j
tfarily made by (llassford in bis efforts
to harass the Seripps News associa* j
I tion."
Didn’t Really Want to Work
Twenty-live men hooked on the I
| Yukatan for the F.llamar mine, their
| fares having been advanced. At
j Ratal la several of them escaped.
When the steamer reached F.llamar
■ the others were out of sight, hut Pur
ser Short resurrected live of them and
j drove them ashore in spite of their
! positive assurances that they did not
i want to go. The others could not be
found then but some of them were
■ seen on the streets of ^ aldez. after the
boat arrived there.
(iood Copper Signs at Cordova
T. I). Corlew has some line sped-,
mens of copper ore from claims near
Cordova in which he is interested |
which indicate the possibility of a bo-j
nanza. Development work is being ]
done in the vicinity on two other!
properties which promise to make a |
mining town out of Cordova even1
without a railroad.
Hard to Float Northwestern
The tug Salvor was unable to float
the steamer Northwestern at Latouche i
after she patched up tin* hole and
| pumped her out. so it will be neces
sary to bring pontoons to lift tlie i
steamer off the reef. The Salvor went
to Valdez to cable for the pontoons
about the time the Yucatan came past
Latouche.
Come to (iet Dredger
A party representing the Nome
Montana-New Mexico Mining Com
pany, came in on the steamer to direct
the removal of the Rainbow Creek
Company’s dredger, now on Resurrec
tion creek. The eredger will bo
loaded on a barge and taken to Seldo
via, where it will be transferred to a
steamer and taken to Nome. It will
he placed either on the Solomon or the
Bonanza river.
The Royal Northwest Mounted
Police Force in December was com
posed of 684 Men, 576 Horses and 55
Dogs.
| i
!j A L0N6 FELT WANT]
was tilled when our shipment. of WHITE
CROCKERY rrived. II is the celebrated
.Johnston Bros.’ Knglish ware tine <|iiality and
attraotive pattern. These dishes are not in
sets, but are sold by the piece or dozen, at most
reasonable prices.
BROWN & HAWKINS
J GENERAL MERCHANDISE
WHOLESALE RETAIL
A Good Stenographer
can write 150 words a minute with a good pencil—125 with a
steel pen; but the speed is increased to 175 with
Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen
the pen with the Spoon Feed.
The flow is even and smooth—the first drop comes as
readily as the last—neither comes until you want it.
(Styles and Prices.)
These Pens range in price from $2,50 to $5.
Come and see our stock.
OWL DRUG CO.
Wholesale E. V. Boyle, Mgr. Ketail
BOOTH &. CO.
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HOPE AND CIRDWOOD
OTCall on the old reliable firm of Booth <v Co. lor anything in the
Liquor and Cigar line. Mi Eleceion t igar>, dd Line and Hunter L\',
Nelson Co. Bourbon. Olympia Beer. Everything lir*t*tdu>s. Best
of attention, run on the live and let live plan.
Girdwood, Alaska. C. R. BOOTH, Manager.
BOYCOTTED^
AND BY OUR HENS!
There is no use talking, we certainly are up against the real thing
now. How on earth can we sell fresh laid eggs at oO cents per
dozen? How long will it take us to make or lose $60 on this proposi
tion: If 31 hens cost $36, lay two eggs a day, eggs selling at 60
cents a dozen, and feed costing 3-4 of I cent per chicken. We own
and control 31 liens. Any of our customers wanting strictly fresh
eggs, remember the
SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
is selling them at 40 cents per dozen. Everything else accordingly.
New goods arriving on every steamer.
WHITE HOUSE ON THE LEVE^J
HOTEL McN ILEY
Completely Renovated. New Management. Hot
and Cold Water. Modern, Plastered Rooms.
Electric Lighted. Baths. Reasonable Rates.
H A W KINS & W H IT T E M ORE, P it O P it I K T o it S
Fourth Avenue, .... Seward, Alaska
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN & LAUBNER BROS., Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved sP..i.ii.cuyTr....
Olve us your orders for Coil & Wood
General Forwarders phone main s«w«rd. Alaska