SEWARD GATEWAY
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Kntert*il as Second (’lass matter August 21th.
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SATURDAY. NOVEMBER !>. HH>7
Major \V. I’. Richardson is one of
the lu’si posted men on the conditions
and needs of Alaska that has ever
resided in the territory. His broad
acquaintance and extensive traveling
through the district, and study of out*
industries qualify him to speak advi
sed > and knowingly on one needs. Ma
jor Richardson has reported to the de
partment that a railroad should he
built through central Alaska and that
wagon roads should he made to connect
therewith. If the major will go to
Washington and induce congress to
assi>t our railaoads as it has those in
the Philippines, he will accomplish
more for Alaska than any one man has
yet done.
Now that i’.'i-Kins am! Uyan have
gained control I otthc Nome delegation
to lu* Juneau republican convention,
it will be a matter of inter*-t to the
rc%t of us whet her or not they will get
control! of the southeastern Alaska
delegates. Heretofore the latter have
u’i.vavs controlled republican politics
in Alaska.
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It \vi:l be a relief to many to know
that t he alleged reindeer scandal is no
scandal at all. so the special agents of
the government sent out to investi
gate tin* mat ter report'd. And it will
aUo be pleasing to hr. Sheldon .lack
son who was responsible for the intro
duction of reindeer into northern
Alaska.
G *neml Greely who is soon to retire
from ’ i* •• gulae army is <>ne of the
best friends that Alaska has ever had.
Through h > untiring efforts, the Alas
ka cable and telegraph liu* s have been
established and this has pro\ed to he
one of the great* >t benefits that tins
territory has received from the
g .vernmont.
The first large shipment of tin ore
from Alaska has just been made,
eighty thousand pounds being shipped
from < ape York, and more is to follow.
Thus another industry is assured to t he
already large number in Alaska, and
will add materially to the wealth and
advancement of this wonderful count r\.
Tin- ne.Vs tout the old s ate of Mis
sissippi has actually gone straight
democratic. and soon after the visit
o! I'resioent Koos-v.it to its malarial
swamps on a hear hunt, ought to con
vince that gentleman that he cannot
Ctttiy tual star- siiould tie decide to
be a candidate i*»r re-i .ectioii.
S nee the (.juggmihrims have aban
cliK:t! i. t, t here m . II he a scarcity
ut nr'As much being th•pendant in this
re-pert on the lo»- >f ship- and freight
the tremendou- rt-K to human life and
delay-of every di-criptiou to tran
porta?ion caused by the inaccessibility
of that harbor.
It i- -a d that after all these year
of American schools and education in
the Philippine-, that many of the
Philippine maidens -till refuse to wear
many clothes. Well, if that is a fact,
we seemingly own them and must face
the naked truth.
The statement of Willie Hearsfc that
he ha- absolutely and forever quit poli
tics will be taken by the people with
a grain of salt. Since Willie has tried
to butt into office he lias discovered
that politics is an expensive bedfellow.
More than ten varieties of wild edi
ble berries grow on the Kenai penin
sula, and over fifty varieties of wild
flowers blossom during the summer
months in its valleys and on its hills
and mountains.
Seward will not hear the resonant
sound of the steamboat whistle for
about ten days. Then there will be a
bunch of them to make us wakeful
nights and busy days.
All poets are hereby warned not to
bring or send to this office any verses
on “beautiful snow” during the ab
sence of tin* editor.
The republican convent ion at .Juneau
promises to be the hottest number in
the political line that has ever hap
pened in Alaska.
ALASKA ISLAND
DISAPPEARS
McCollough Peak Views World
for a few Months and
Then l ades Away.
McCullough island of the Rogoslof
I group in the Aleutian archipelago,
which raised its head up out of the
briny deep 3!••> toward the heavens,
and covered an area of 1700 by2JM0 feet
| early bet spring, seems to have seen
enough of this eld bleak world, and
on September 1st hid farewell to this
terrestrial sphere and returned whence
j it came. Tins information came by a |
special correspondent of the Cateway. |
McCullough island appeared last j
spring during a seismic disturbance!
which occurred in Rering sea along
; the Aleutian islands, lasting for sev
eral weeks. Tim revenue cutter Me-j
Cullough wasthe lirst vessel to make
the discovery, and the new island was j
name in honor < ! that vessel. IVary.
i peak appeared sometime before and is
! only a short distance away. The two.
new islands lie between Castle Rock
1 and Fire island which are all new to |
| this world. On September lirst seis
mic disturdances were felt at I’na
laska and lasted for several days.
Volcanic ash was deposited all over j
Fnulaska and adjoining islands, and;
i also fell to a depth of two inches on j
the deck of the steamer Victoria which j
was several miles away from the Ro-j
goslov group and on its way to Nome. !
At first it was thought at LValaska |
that Ml. Makushin, an active volcano !
on that island, was in eruption, hut j
upon examination of the ashes by j
an expert, it was found that such
' was not tlu1 ease, lhe disturbance,
1 continued and the McCullough which I
! was pat ruling the westward islands
brought the news that the new island
had disappeared as stated above.
When McCullough island appeared
a reef from twenty to one hundred
feet high appeared, reaching from the!
island to Castie Rock half a mile away, j
This reef also disappeared as also did
a part of IVary peak.
To Set Type by Telegraph
'Phis story goes far what it is worth:
•*An eastern man has just invented
and perfected a device that will set
type by telegraph. Any ordinary sten
ographer will be able to prepare the
copy for the machine and an electric
motor will do die rest. This device
consists of several electric machines
connected with an electrically operat
ed; 1 iii"!ype.and will prove particularly
interesting to newspaper publishers.
When it i> tiesir al to send a message a |
sheet of paper is inserted in what ap-i
pear-to be a typewriter in the usual I
manner. The operator writes down t
wind it is desired to send. The ma
chine writes it in the usual way and I
»:t the same time it perforates another I
sheet of paper.
“if the machine is in the circuit j
while tlie writing is going on. it will |
• ransi'ist the characters anb set them
up on the linotype machine no matter
how fat distant. If it is out of the
c rcuit, tin perforations are made and
tlie copy written. As soon as this is
completed the perforated sheet is put
in another machine and electric
motors started and, at the rate of 1000
words a minute, the message flies
along the wires. At another end an
accumulator receives it and calmly
proceeds to set it up by electricity on
| the linotype”
Arctic Explorer heard From
( apt. J. Tl. Tilton of the whaling
ship Hermaann, reported at Unalaska,
! that while in the Arctic ocean north of
Point Harrow the past summer he met
(.’apt. Mikelsen of the ship Dutchess
of Bedford, who started some three
years ago with Prof. Stephenson and
Prof. Lettingwell of the University of
| Chicago, on a voyage of discovery
for an unknown continent which was
thought existed north of Banksland.
The party had not been heard from for
more than a year. Prof. Stephenson
made his way from the Arctic over
land down to Dawson, arriving there
a few weeks ago., while Prof. Letting
well is st ill in the Arctic looking for
the unknown continent.
SEWARD STEAMERS
Shelikoff; in port.
Bertha; sailed from Seattle 6th
Santa Clara; in Seattle.
Yucatan; in Seattle .
Dora: sailed for Unalaska .‘10th.
Jeanie; sailed for Seattle 1st.
Saratoga; sailed for Seattle 4th
Corwin; sailed for Seattle 5th.
INLET STEAMER
FROZEN IN ARM
Provisions Shy in Inlet and Goods
and Passengers Await Boat
at Seldovia.
Cook inlet is full of ice and the
steamer Tyonic is frozen in ai Kern
creek on Turnagain arm. There are
no provisions at Susitna station and
a comparatively small supply at Knik.
No outfitting can lie done at the sta
tion and not all the wants of prospec
tors and mushers can he supplied
at Knik, and it is very doubtful if
any of the stors will have provisions!
enough for local demand. This in for
mat ion was brought to town by Henry
Anderson who arrived this morning
from the Yentna river country.
(). (T. Fleming who was here a few
days ago and bought several tons of
provisions from local merchants for
his Knik store, and shipped them to
Seldovia on the .Teanie expecting to
get the Tyonic at that place to lake
them to Knik. is still at Seldovia with
iiis goods waiting for the stermer.
(!. \Y. Calmer of Knik has never re
ceived his fall stock of goods and has
but a small supply on hand and is en
tirely out of many staple articles. At
Susitna Station the roadhouse had
to close because they could get no pro
visions, and some of tin' natives may
suiter before spring for the necessities
of life.
The Knik merchants failed to re
ceive any horse feed before the freze
up. although they had ordered it many
months ago, and the large numbed of
horses wintering there may have to be
killed. The steamboat service on the
inlet is partially responsible for the
shortage of provisions and feed.
Land and Mineral Decisions
Published by Woodford D. Harlan,
land attorney, Washington, I). ('.
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the contestee).
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tracts of hand upon the opposite side of
a meanderedstream, allowed in accord
ance with existing practice, will not be
dist urbed.
Final Proof When proof is prema
turely submitted new proof will be re
quired.
Homestead Kntry A homestead set
tler who makes entry of a part of the
land embraced in his settlement claim,
thereby .abandoned said claim as to the
remainder.
Mineral Land The return of the
surveyor-general as to the character of
the land constitutes but a small ele
ment of consideration when tlie ques
tion as to the true character of tho;
land is at issue.
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