I SEWARD
IS THE
GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALASKA
Through thi> 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
»rreat 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 ‘he southern coast will gradually ex
pand until it embraces the Tanana and upper
K uskokwim. each a region of imperial extent and
resources.
Seward Already
controls the trade of the Yontna gold mining dis
trict, which old Alaska miners pronounce one
of the coming bonanza camps ot the territory.
It controls the trade of the numerous mining
camps along Cook inlet and its arms. 1’ rom it
start the prospectors who are constantly pene
trating and exploring the interior between Cook
inlet and theTanana 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 tields. They are
more accessible than any other great district of
Alaska, an important factor in their development.
Limitless Coal Deposits
He 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.
SAYS JAPAN 1$ !
NOT FRIENDLY
American in Thai Country Writes
of Discrimination Against
the Foreigners.
The New York Herald prints a let
ter from an American in Japan who
sa\s that Japanese do not want, for
eigners there; that they place special
burdens on all outsiders and keep them
under close espionage, even Japanese
servants constantly reporting to the
I government everything about tin*
j affairs and movements of their cm
! plovers. In part the writer says:
*• We are here for business. There-j
. fore, knowing the people, we do as we |
j are told. Otherwise it is wise to leave j
I the country.
‘•We are not allowed to own real
estate property or to have any mining
rights. We can only buy certain
securities. We cannot hold Japanese (
on certain mortgages. \\ hen in order
i to do business we place certain proper- j
j ties or securities in the name of a Jap- ,
! anoM*, and the said Japanese absconds, j
| the courts will not even consider his I
I act a criminal one.
“We are not allowed to attend Jap-1
! anese s-hools. old or young.
••\Vo are only permit ten to reside in
! certain m*ci ions.
"Such a thing as sailing a private
pleasure boat i> restricted. We cun*,
] not leave a treaty port, unless with a
permit. The Japuncs** go anywhere
i desired, bit a foreigner cannot enter,
any port of Japan (except the regular
j open ports) from the water front.
‘‘At the theatres the Japanese ratej
] is <10 sen. No foreigner U admitted
j under 2 yen (200 sen.)
"The hotels are on a similar basis.
-It is a known fact that justice can
i not be had except in the higher court,
j and every case against a foreigner is
| carried to the supremo court before]
just ice is given. The legation at I'o
kio knows ‘.bis point only too well.
I "In taxes foreigners pay double the
• rates paid by Japanese.
"The treaties state positively that |
foreigners shall not be subject to war
taxes or duties. They were levied]
I just the same, and we did not think j
it wise to raise an objection. But the i
facts are as stated.
“The simple fact is that the Japan-]
ese do not want foreigners here, and
are doing everything within their
• power to drive them from the country.
The reason the true facts are not gen
erally known is that every foreign
] resident is watched and it is not policy
for him to state such facts for puhlica- j
tion.”
“It is common talk that the Japan* ;
ese will ultimately control Hawaii, I
even without military conquest. They J
can, if necessary, wait until enough
children are born in the islands be
come of age to vote, if Japanese are
j forehand. If allowed the right of citi
! zenship, with privileges of voting, they
! will send their coolies over bv the
I thousand.
I “I might take up other points, such
as the house tax, recently decided in
j favor of the foreighners. The United
States decided not to enter this dis
i pute, stating they considered the Jap
anese were right. But the Japanese
| press wrote many uncomplimentary
j things about us when The Hague lin
ally decided in favor of the other
countries, and the United States then
came in and asked for equal rights
under the favored nation clause. The
other powers went to all the expense
of lighting, and had it not been for
their stubbornness we would now he
paying upward of 2,000,000 yen annually
that would he contrary to treaty.
SARATOGA COMES AND GOES
Brings Forty-five Passengers, Tim
ber and General Cargo.
Steamer Saratoga arrived in port
from Seattle Tuesday morning
with forty-live passengers and eighty
tons of freight besides 35,000 feet of
bridge timber for the railroad. The
general cargo was mostly for the rail
road also. Twenty-four passengers
came from Seattle, including seven
bridge men for the railroad. The
other passengers were from Valdez
and Latouehe.
('apt. Moore reports the present trip
j of the steamer as the roughest of the
j winter.
The Saratoga sailed for Seattle;
I Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock.
Cold March on Turnagaln Arm.
Special to The Daily Gateway.
Sunrise, April 2—Turnagain Arm is;
frozen up tighter than it was ever
known to be previously at this time of
the year. Last month was said to
have been the coldest March ever ex
perienced in this part of the country.
The thermometer during the latter
half of the month averaged 8 below
zero at night. Extremely high winds,
more than usual (North-wester) pre
vailed. A late summer is expected
and by all appearances the Arm will
not be in shape to allow a steamboat in
I until May.
SAY ABE RUEF
HAS CONFESSED
— i
Report Out That Boss Grafter
Has Owned lip to Part
of His Schemes.
By Cable to Tb* Dolly Ootewoy.
San Francisco, April <> Abo Kuef
made a partial confession to Special
Agent Morns last night of his connec
tion with grafting.
It is announced that A. K. Detwiler
will surrender tonight.
Fight more indictments will he re
turned by the grand jury late this
afternoon.
Pleasant Clraft For Ahe Ruef.
San Francisco, April 1 Ahe Kuef
was un the payroll of the Pacific States
Telephone Company for two years at a
regular stipend of $1200 a month, ac
cording to the testimony of Frank
Drum, one of the directors of tin* cor
poration.
Start Trial of Abe Ruef
San Francisco, April 2 Abe Kuef s j
trial was called before Judge Dunne ini
the superior court this morning. One j
venireman was absent and Me trial ■
was adjourned until afternoon.
(iet One Juror In Ruef Case.
San Francisco, April .5 I be defense
in the trial of Abe Kuef is employing
dilitory tactics in the selection of jur
ors. Only one juror has been secured
so far J. K. Ilradstreet. a manu-1
facturer, who was passed without |
challenge by both prosecution and
defense.
Get Four Jurors In Ruef Case.
San Francisco, April 4 hour jurors (
from among the talesman have been
secured in the trial of Abu Kuef up to
noon today. 'There were no peremptory j
challenges.
Ruef Trial Off Until Holiday
San Francisco. April •» The trial of
Abe Kuef was adjourned yesterday j
evening until next Monday. District)
Attorney Henuy states that he will go
a long way back in his investigations,
of San Francisco graft.
Halsey Willing to Stand Trial.
Manila. P. I. April 2 T. V. Halsey,
indicted in San Francisco upon the
charge of bribery of public oflicials in
connection with franchise grants, is
willing to return to stand trial without
a requisition. He will sail for San
Francisco April ‘J.
Detwiler Runs Away.
Battle Creek. Nev., April 4 A. K.
Detwiler of Toledo, Ohio, indicted in
San Francisco on bribery charges,
escaped through a rear door of a hotel
here this morning as officers entered
the front door to arrest him. He was
whirled away in an automobile to the
northward. The officers are in pursuit
but he had a fair start. It is supposed
that he is headed for Canada.
Invite Detwiler to be Arrested.
San Francisco, April 5—Heney and
Burns announce that A. K. Detwiler,
the indicted man who ran away from
the officers at Battle Creek, Nevada,
yesterday, must surrender within a
few hours or he will be arrested.
Both of them say they are tired of his
actions and will show him no courtesy.
QUITS MINING COMPANY.
O. Q. herning Resigns as Field Man
ager For Klondike & Boston.
Special to Tho Daily Gateway.
Ivnik, March 27—On January 1 O.
G. Herning resigned his position as
manager of the Klondike «Sc Boston
Gold Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany which has been operating a hy
draulic mine on Willow creek near
Knik for the past three seasons. E. C.
Whitney, of Maine, who recently ar
rived on the Bertha, represents the
Klondike & Boston Company as agent
and attorney.
The Willow creek mine is considered
a good property, but for want of capi
tal to properly develop it very little
work has been done. It has (>000 feet
of hydraulic pipe on the ground, but
has only 2000 feet installed, operating
but one No. 2 giant on Grubstake
Gulch. The larger part of the mine is
an elevating proposition which the
company proposes to work with a
Ruble grizzly, the material for which
is on the ground. Mr. Herning will
have nothing more to do with the
property unless it is under a lease.
Mr. Kerning was one of the original
locators of the Willow creek placers in
18D8 and has been connected with the
Klondike & Boston Company ever
since but for want of capital and a
working fund he was handicapped in
properly developing the mine, which
brought about his resignation.
Henry Anderson arrived in Seward
from Lake creek Monday, having made
the trip by dog team in seven days.
This is a record mush for the distance
in this region.
March 19
Cash tickets bearing date
A of March 19 will be re- ^
W deemed at face value on \A
1 presentation at our store. |
BROWN & HAWKINS
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
WHOLESALE RETAIL
B)YCOTTED |
D BY OUR HENS!
se talking, we certainly are up against the real thing
on eartli can we sell fresh laid eggs at 60 cents per
long will it take us to make or lose $60 on this proposi
ens cost $39, lay two eggs a day, eggs selling at 60 I
, and feed costing 3-4 of 1 cent per chicken. We own
I hens. Any of our customers wanting strictly fresh 5j
her the
IARD COMMERCIAL CO.
n at 40 cents per dozen. Everything else accordingly,
riving on every steamer.
WHITE HOUSE ON THE LEVEE
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HOTEL McNEILEY
Completely Renovated. New Management. Hot
and Cold Water. Modern, Plastered Rooms.
Electric Lighted. Baths. Reasonable Rates.
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Fourth Avenue, .... Seward, Alaska
COLEMAN HOUSE
Electric Lights and Electric Bells in Every Room
Rates from 50c to $2.50 per Day
ABSOLUTELY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avenue Seward, Alaska
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WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS
FOURTH AVE. SEWARD. ALASKA
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Entertainments Every Evening
Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars at the Bar
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WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
First Class Cafe in Connection
Fourth Avenue_Seward. Alaska
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