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Harry V. Hbbeit, * Owner-F. B. Camp, ^ Editor.
Entered aa Second -Class Matter September 2nd, 1915, at the Fast Office at
Seward, Alaska, Under the Act of March 3, 1979.
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SAYS INDIANS
SLAUGHTERING
MOOSE HERDS
Bob Henderson, discoverer
of the Klondike, with James
McDonald and Frank Mc
Neill, recently returned to
Dawson from an exploration
trip up the Stewart river
during the summer, of which
he gives the following inter
esting acount:
*‘We left Dawson about
fourth of July,” said the re
doubtable Bob, “and went to
Mayo Landing; thence to
Fraser Falls by canoe, and
on to Lansing creek, distant
of about 85 miles, where we
camped ten days.
“Leaving Lansing creek,
we went up Sev-enmile can
yon on the Stewart. When
through there" the valley
widens out with terraced
benches which seemed to be
hundreds of feet high.- The
formation gives abundant
'proof that it is a continua
tion of Keno Hill formation
the richest mines I ever saw.
Various indications of coa:
were found on the Pelly riv
er.
‘‘If suitable roads and steam
biats were supplied thi:
might prove one of the lead
ing mining camps of the
wo: id. It will yet prove to be
given to groups of prospect
ors if we desire that -early
w
add'tional discoveries of
substantial value be made.
“It may be well that we re
l-.te some of our observa
tions on the way up the
Stewart river:
At Lansing creek we saw
the most degenerate ani.
wretched Indians, male and
female. Their unfortunate
offsprings bear the indelibb
marks of the sins of theii
equally unfortunate parents
that only the grave can ob
literate. It has been the cus
tom of these Indians to make
annual pilgrimages to Her-,
schel Island, and, obvivusly,
came in contact with sealeis
and whalers at that place
where the germs of their de
struction were planted.
'jtw'ing to the abundance
of moose assembling in the
ljansing country, the In
dians killed 1,200 last year.
The Indians number less
than 100 and the number of
moose slaughtered would ex
ceed twelve for each Indian.
“They have a large number
of miserable, worthless,
mangy dogs to assist them in
consuming most of the un
reasonable number slaught
. ered. By all means let the
proper authorities regulate
the number of worthless
dogs and throttle the slaugh
ter of moose and thereby
prevent their extinction.
They are fast going the way
of the buffalo on the great
plains."
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waterfront is wrecKea
By Action of Water.
A large section of Nenana’s
waterfront went into the
river recently, the cave-in
extending from the uppei
end of the commission's dock
to a point a short distance
below. A strip representing
a loss of nearly 150 feet oJ
bulkhead and a large part of
the gravel which was used*e
fill in behind the piling. The*
gap is growing hourly. Var
ious reasons are assigned for
tlje collapse but the opinion
appears to be quite genera
that the dredging of the riv
er close to the bulkhead t<
get gravel for the fill made
a deep channel near the has j
of the piling and the action
of the current eventually
left the outer edge of tin
bulkhead unsupported. The
weighte of the gravel behind
the piling did the rest.
From the appearance of the
mass which is being rapidly
sluiced away by the current
no brush was used behin
the piling where the- wash
rut occurred. The ripra
starts at a point just above
the Ryus pumpless static),
and extends for a consider
able distance upriver, wit
part of the bulkhead furthe
reinforced by cables attach
ed to deadmen anchored at a
safe distance from the river
bank.
The work of repairing the
damage will be started im-.
mediately, and no particular
difficulty is anticipated in
setting new piling in place. A
plledriver will be brought ii.
from the line for the pru
•ore.— Nenana News.
T. A. Hansen,. assistant
Superintendant of Construe
tion of the A. E. C. came ov
er on the Flier from An
chorage last night on a busi
ness trip. He is a guest of the
Seward Hotel.
George C. Hazelet returned to
Cordova recently from the Chilkat OH
Company’s property at Katalla. He
reports that another six-barrel- a-day
well has been struck by the Chilknt
company making the second one this
summer. The other was a well of ten
barrels.
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The following salmon canning com
panies of southeastern Alaska are in
corporating as the Consolidated Sal
mon Packers; Alaska Pacific Fisheries
at Tee Harbor; Annette Island Pack
ng Company, at Metlakatla; Alaska
Sanitary Packing Company at Wran
gell and Cape Fanshaw; Astoria and
Puget Sound Packing Company at Ex
cursion Inlet; Deep Sea Salmon Com
pany at Cape Edwards and Port Al
thbrp; Petersburg Packing Corpor
ation, at Petersburg and Washington
Bay; Point Warde Packing Company
at Point Warde; Sanborn Cutting Co.,
at Kake^ and Sunny Point Packing
Company, at Ketchikan.
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PERT PARAGRAPTHS OF SENSE
AND NONSENSE FOREIGN AND
LOCAL, CAUGHT ON THE
pL’i BY “THE HUMAN '
TOOTHPICK ”
THR WORM TURNS
The glow worm lay on a cot*
ton sack
The livelong day
’Twas bliss’
Then he rolled around upon
his back,
pnd there he lay. • •
•snpsHFI
When business shows a ten
dency to slow down, adver
tising becomes more import
ant than ever. It calls tor a
sientific study of conditions
and the intelligent use of the
.printed word to yield the,
best results. This is the time
when Seward merchants
should concentrate their at
tention on the betterment of
their advertising and better
and morC advertising wn
mean better and more bus*,
ness. In order to secure tho
best results, it is necessary
that there shall be a sincere
(spirit of helpful co- opera
tion between our advertising
manage]* and the merchants
who are advertising. Make
your ad invite reading. In
sure its reading by letting us
co-operate with you and of
fer suggestions. Tell ’em
quick and tell ’em often. Ad
vertising is like running a
furnace, you’ve got to keep
on shoveling coal. Once you
stop stoking the fire goes
out.
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‘ A. Lindsey and A. G. Ball
;>f Anchorage are registered
,-;t the Overland Hotel.
SAD FATE
There once was a girl named
oiflynn,
Whose figure was terribly
thin,
| And -when she essayed
To drink lemonade,
She slipped through the
straw, and fell in. . j
Some thaw, regular old!
Chinook. And rain. Whew’!
Talk abdut your banana belt I
weather. Southern Mexico!
ha3 nothing on Seward to-;
day when it comes to the
rain question. And slush andj j
sloppiness. You’ll need your
rubber boots today if you:
want to keep your feet dry.
There is no place in the Ter
ritory or for that matter any
v. lieiv e’se that has anything
on Seward when it comes to
a variety of weather. They
sav that var-iety is the spice
of life. If so we should be sat
isfied. ' i
ONE WEEK
There was once an editor
who was known and beloved
throughout the whole coun
try. One week he received a
new suit, two chickens* a
blushing bride, a grocery or
S der, an effecient maid, a mo
1 dern home, the latest auto
mobile and a legacy. But
they were only titles to stor- •
i ies ambitious authors had
i written. So the editor is still
single.
It is cutomary to say a
good word for the departed,
and in this connection it can
he truthfully said of the la- j
nu nted Mr. Booze, that no !
one had more enemies in j
public or more friends in ;
private.
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PRECOCITY !
When we see* a girl of ten I
crying these days we don’t j
know whether to give her a |
new doll to comfort her or
tell her that no mar’s love is
worth crying for.
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r Sailing of the Admiral Watson on December 14th
cancelled. Next sailing from Seattle, S. S. Spokane
_Dec, 20th, 9 p. m. She will go as far west as Seldo
via and Halibut Cove. Will leave Seward south
bound about Dec. 28. ;
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Office in Admiral Building. *
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Sailing from Seattle Luave Seward
Northwestern Dec., 5th via Inside Passage Dec. 11th.
Victoria Dec., 17th via Outside Passage Dec., 22nd. ;
Northwestern Dec 30th via Inside Passage Jan., 4th. i
Victoria Jan., 10th via Outside Passage Jan., 15th.
NOTE— The S. S. Victoria sailing of the 17th will be
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- gifts that will make yours the most SATISFYING XMAS'
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specialise in good stationary, Novelty
Charme Packages for Christmas, in the latest
STATIONARY designs. We have them.'
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