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SUBSCRIPTION RATI S
One Year tin V.lv imf* - J3.00 i
Six Months '* SI.50 :
I'..- .n 212 Alwurth HuiUllmr. Duluth.
Mionosouv (’has It. A.sktv authorized scout.
SATUftPAV. PKi’KMPKK s. P.W»
COAL ENTRIES WILL STAND
inasmuch as the I’nited Slates su
iu» no* court has decided that "hen an
applicant (or a tract of public land
» .s taken the initial steps in t 1m- course
prescribed to acquire it he cannot be
• Misted the alarm sent over the "ire
that tbe president is tiying to cancel
entries of coal land already made in
A i is probably a "dope" story,
(toi ‘ • it In a correspondent to till
■spaee If lee president doesn't know
thu \ested rigid cannot be de
Kin execut i ve onler nodould
law > ed.mected u da the adndnis*
ti ; wi" furnisti bun the m cessary
infort: at ion
d'i i , uui i"s , d-*! e the presi
dent j u da * raw " niHtctspitdl " land
• in tl • ; i- > a* i .1 11 tcom entry.
VVhei C‘> 1 »e • -,s art n .ui<- upon
land c?> to i:.:y tie tracts involved
1 ’ • 1 a *
flits , -*• -V
.... . pres . tv s oiaii 1
» r aes ! i ■ e'.dry i'
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In-. .«, ii'it coa ■ holds "(*i
ir;»? 1 eal »»; s'ip". 1 _f us* It the '
s1..- * • .’id' l! I" d ■
-■'he .-fit w t* -» retard territorial’
T a ,u- wi "e o ui enough be-j
Ion ,.i! as containing deposi’s of
the u t.il' may b acquired without
limit "v compliance w;tlt simple pro
visior- although the deposits can
often • mined with little outlay ot
capita t ’onI lauds. which can be
made otitable only at enormous ex
pense. m s* he si>ld only in limited
quant 11 s t.» individuals, who must
liweat nat they have made no con
tract 1 sell. i aoital alone can de
veloped! mines, yet capital is forbid
den .0 acquire enough to make the in
vestin' ni worth while.
Congress manages to impress a good >
dt *1 of buucomb upon the statute
bo* >k -.
Tht Nome Nugget affirms that the
whalii ,• captains intend to sue the
Unite* States government for damages
occasi ned by their arrest by ( apt.
Hand' i>: t hr revenue cutter Thetis,
which in s n:ed it em from operating
iast • mv r. i: sumo ot them should
fcapp< • tod*' hanged first the action
pnuld •• ’ ’• ! i" the mini's «»f their
•drain s?r • -ns.
> ’.I ’!;»*' at l bn giddy vourg
wif* ! . - n t ■1 * blanket a u (m th
refusi • *ell how much wealth she
got »u iii • i/i. t« .ii!. It is also an*
noun* t; *1 ■ "l.asy IU ss. hreis
lifr so ha ■ a tj ;• I t* will s.mn re
sign 1 s' :»e si .ate. It see IDs
a plait c - e cleverand beauti
ful Deintiui has shorn the political
Samson of I :s t <mgth.
The president has received a lot of
m• ssages mu timing him for tiring a
whole regiment of soldiers for the
Offense of a few. whicn is not strange
ix-eausi a man holding tin* office of
preshield can always find parasites to
shout for everything be does.
Senator I*ai 'ey of T*\as i- having a
hard road t » tr iv *1 - n ids trip for re
flection b . is a i >: ■ t bis constitu
ents think they, van sniff Standard Oil
on his duds.
The *tr*»nge*l objection to war with
Japan is that Chit ii State* would
■»), loser ‘ Compelled to annex any
wore ‘ '• ;tl inlands.
Sa«tos-Dum« * sa>s the aeroplane
will ultirnat' .y become the poor mans
Automobile !!■• evidently expects the
poor to t!v high alter w hile.
And now it is cl.ume 1 that $1,000,0(0
wa> stole , from the Isi Francisco
relief fund.
'I’he govern >r of Alaska has con
ceived the idea that boo/.e lighting does
cot facilitate railroad const ruction.
The continuou* performance in con
gres* known a* the Smoot investiga
tion will start again in a few days.
When Mlder Webb says Solomon was
» black man he may be referring to
the gentleman’.* record.
<iov. Hoggatt has a poor head for
figures if he can count only 33.000
white folks in Alaska.
SORE ON CARNEGIE S GIFT
'Hie new Carnegie library in Seattle
does not look good to Berinh Brown,
editor of the Seattle edition ol Ilidg
way's Weekly, who di.seour>eth there
upon, as follows, tow it:
“There will always be citizens of
Seattle, jealous of the fame of the city
and intensely proud of what it has
accomplished for itself, to whom the
new library will he an eyesore, on ac
count of »he manner in which the
money for it' construction was pro
cured. Seattle was abundantly able to
build a public library for itself. It
was not under the slightest necessity
of seeking aims from anyone, much
less from Mr. Carnegie. * * * *
Therefore it is that the one public
building in Seattle which will be most
frequented by residents and strangers
will be a perpetual monument, not to
the civic spirit and intelligence of the
people of Seattle, but to a man un
known to tht* city, save by name, and
having not ttit- slightest connection
with its history.*’
Tn*- Skagway Alaskan grow s sarcas
tic because (Jov. Hoggatt has informed
the city council of that burg that it
must provide sustenance for indigent
Indians who see li1. to confer upon the
municipality tin delectable favor of
i heir fascinating companionship.
Mr. Kooseveli’s pr« p *sition for
.hi; >a1; cs.* naturalization scorns to
aw : dii :t' much enthusiasm as Bryan's
demand for government owneishipol
railroads.
Ci a it s , it « and .1 um* . i I ill
unmet the at :.exatiou «>f Canada but
t 'at. tick* do not 1 -<*k at i! that way.
ALASKA VViLl) FLOWERS
/•a.* KiiwaiJ Writes About Them for
Alaska-\ ukon Magazine.
; ■ .. t K iuca: . ot ! hi Seal! h*
i’o*t-liitolligi : cor staff, who spent a
u,.i!t •, . s.-waru last summer, writes
•li Aia-ku-Yukon magazir. • about
•■Wil l Flower* in Alaska." In d«
* rib rg ttl> ral anravtiot * of Kona
peninsula she sav *:
"In the valleys of the Placer river!
wiid flowers ran riot. But tlie violets
were the most beautiful of them all.
It was at the end of the railroad where
too trail branches off from mile 4t> to
4*.« that the wayside was made purple
with masses of violets. They grew in
great profusion, the stalks long, the
leaves rounded and glossy, the blos
soms larger than the tame ones.
Kach flower was different in shade
from the others, ranging from the
nalest lavender to deepest purple. Be-j
bde them also were yellow violets pen- j
hied black by nature’s hand.
"On the margin of a glacial moraine j
r ere many unfamiliar flowers. The !
Vrns and mosses formed a carpet, and
he hellebore, with its green tassel,
>rew to large proportions, and the
•Iderberry bush, with the devil's club,
formed a thicket.
"While descending a steep ascent on |
i n arrow mountain trail on horseback ;
he traveler noticed many bright scar-1
ct columbine*. In clefts in the crum
bing rocks grew fern* and purple-1
.p ked flower* that had not l>een seen ;
iffore. And among the rocks by the
;laeial *t reams the yellow daisies
i uirUhed.
"The lavenders and purples of thej
v.Id flower* doited the broad vallevs. j
A horeverthe eye might gaze, some j
• w ’ over was to be seen. The sweet i
■f i t nt wild l.o’iiotrope. a* large and ■
»*mtiful as that which grows in gar-!
|»ns. filled the air. The purple monk’s
, vd and the lupines, the blue hells,
u.o yellow daisies, the iris and the
bi.k da *y. with yellow centers, spread j
ruoiwlves in endless array. Bill i
Weaver, the famous mail man for the ;
\ 1 a*ka Central railroad, put his horse
i, a walk, and leaning out of his sad- j
i'c, picked the*e flowers as they grew
liung the banks overhanging the trail, ■
md presented bouquets to the visitors
to the interior.
"Counties* *treauis leaped down the!
mountain side*, the rivers foamed
turough canyons, or rushed through the |
vallevs. the glaciers glistened in thej
*unshine, weaving a web of fascination j
around the stranger. And with ab-1
*• nee. the fragrant Held* of heliotrope
it i iris are part of the call to the
nort bland that grows more insistent.”
Another Smallpox Issue
Twenty-three destitute men were
landed in town Thursday by the launch
1’hree M from Cordova. According to
their statements they quit work at
; ordova to go to Seward where they
had better jobs promised, but a quar
antine was ordered and they were held
until they had spent all their money.
As *oon as work stopped at the rail
road camp the Three M was chartered
and the men *etit here. Provisions
have been made by Marshal Lathrop
and some of the citizens to feed the
men for a week so that they will have
a chance to get work or leave town.—
Valdez Prospector.
The Yukon, one of the largest rivers
on the American continent, is naviga
ble for 2500 miles. It carries as much
water as the Mississippi. Its mouth is
ninety miles wide.
VALDEZ CREEK
YIELDS S35.000
(Continued from page I)
feet deep have been sunk in the bench
and colors found all the way down.
The miners have faith that when bed.
rock is reached remarkably rich de
posits may he found. The excessive
quantity of water this year made it
impossible to reach oedrocK without
pumps. They think bedrock is probably
100 feet deep.
W hole Creek Staked
Valdez creek is staked from end to
end. Good pay has been taken out on
it the three years it has been worked
and a larger numben of men than ever
spent the season there this year. The
results demonstrated the richness of
the gravel and everything was located
where indications of pay were found.
Quartz deposits have la en found in the
hills at the head of Lucky gulch giv
ing good assays.
It is the opinion of Valdez creek
men that other creeks in the region on
both sides of the Susitna may prove
equally good although little prospect
ing has been done on them. The for
mation is similar and colors have been
found near tlie surface.
The miners came down the Susitna
to (loose creek, an eastern tributary
above the Talkeetna, up (loose creek
land over tin* divide to Chieakaloon
j creek and then down the Matanuska to
Knik. From the divide lhey intended
to come down Caribou creek, a better
i route then the 1 'hickaloon, but an
Indian hunter told them Caribou was
m.i frozen so early. They ielt Valdez
civt-s November * and reached Knik
November ’2’2.
Came from Knik in Boats
From Knik the men came in boats to
; t'impbeli point anil one man .James
Smith, left his b:ijrn*Wr behind hy
putting it in the wronn boat. He had
to no hack to Knik for it and has not
yet eotne in. From ('ainpbell point tin*
trip was made on tin* tide flats and
over the hills to Bainbow creek, and
front there hy boat to (lirdwood.
Little ice was encountered in either;
Knik or Turnanain arm. Front (lird
wood they came over tin* railroad
route.
The e»nht men who came in to Se
ward are W. M. Smith. Dan Boss, <
A. (’lausen. J. S. WoHinden, .1. K.
( ’arisen, .1. M. Johnson, L. S. Wicker-j
sham, J. (.’. Duff. They came out to
Knik. hoping to he able to outfit there
for next year but as they could not get i
horse feed they came to Seward. They t
have none in heretofore from Valdes !
and will do so ana in this winter, al-j
though tite route in front there is lonn j
and in places extremely difficult. For
that reason they hoped to outfit at ,
Knik, which is far more excessible. {
If Knik had tin* necessary supplies or
if the railroad were in operation that
far all ouifitttnn for the upper Susitna
and even over the divide would he done
at Knik or Seward.
PENNSYLVANIA IN PORT
Brings 200 Tons of Railroad Steel
and Some Piles for Alaska Central
Steamer Pennsylvania arrived in
oort from Seattle Wednesday morn-)
ing with loo tons of rails and 100
tons of angle bars for the railroad.
She also brought fifty tons of coal and j
some piles for the company and eight j
tons of local merchandise.
i’lie Pennsylvania finally got away
Friday morning at 7 o'clock for Seattle.
WttKLY WtATHtR RtCOfD
Weathet record for the week ending
December 8:
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday 22 18 Wind
Monday 17 10 Wind
Tuesday 14 10 Wind
Wednesday 14 H Clear
Thursday 14 4 Clear
Friday 14 0 Clear
Saturday 17 7 Clear
SEWARD STEAMERS
.leanie; in port: sails for Seattle to
night.
Saratoga: sailed from Seattle 4th.
Dora; in Valdez; sails for Seward
and Pnalnska 8th.
Portland: sailed for Seattle 29th.
Northwestern; sailed for Seattle 1st.
Pennsylvania: sailed for Seattle 7th.
Shelikof: sailed for Unalaska l(>th.
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WONDERFUL STOCK OF
CHRISTMAS GOODS
We want everybody in Seward and in the entire* country around it to know
of our wonderful stock of Christmas goods.
Heretofore, during Christmas time, we have displayed a splendid selection of
Christmas goods our customers have always been satisfied with the variety of our
selection, but this year in buying Christmas goods it was our idea to give our customers
a selection such as they have never seen before in this town and we are glad to say that
we have been successful. We have a stock which is really a surprise to ourselves
Numerous articles of every description are here at your disposal. Our advice is for
you to buy early while we have a big selection on hand.
A complete announcement with full description of goods and prices will appear
in this paper later
Look out for our advertisement in a few days.
OWL DRUG co.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
L J
Keep everlastingly at it. Spasmodic
attempts at saving money accomplish
no permanent good. Money in the
bank makes any man independent.
BANK OF SKYVAKD.
DR. C. T. DAGGETT
DENTIST
Rooms 2. 3 and 4
A. B. DRUG BUILDING
SKWAIII) - - ALASKA
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
< her I lank of Seward
SKYVAKD - - • ALASKA
CECIL H. CLEGG
ATTORN EY-AT- LA IV
Fourth Avenue, - Seward, Aka.
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Shawhan Bid, Washington St. 1
E. E. RITCHIE
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW I
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Shawhan Buildinjj, -:* Seward, Alaska
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SAMUEL M. GRAFF
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Next to Bank of Seward
SEWARD. - - ALASKA
H. S. WATERMAN
MINING ENGINEER
Assay Office. Valdez, Alaska.
Gold • * - #1.50
Gold and Silver - • 2.00
l'o|>|HT - - * l-W
Gold. Silver and Copper 3.50
liejHirts and examination* of mine*.
Cash should aecompnny all samples.
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If you desire, write or ship to
MCMILLAN fl!R & WOOL CO.
41 Langley St., Victoria, B. C.
REMODELED ;
THE RAINIER-GRAND HOTEL j
SEATTLE
Popular Prices New Management
Central Location-European Plan
Greatest Cate and Bar Service in the City
Wilson & White Co., Prop. Chas Perry, Mgr
CAWLEY FOUNDRY &
MACHINE WORKS
Tacoma, Washington. U. S. A.
Founders, Machinists,
Blacksmiths.
Designers and Builders of
Sawmill Machinery, Wood
Working Machinery, Marine
Machinery and Stcamhoists.
THE LOUVRE
EIDSON &. DOBSON Proprietor*
A Gentleman's Resort Gold Dust Bought
Cor. Fifth and Washington streets Seward, Alaska
I KNIK TRADING COMPANY I
O. G. HERNING, Mnna*«r.
PROVISIONS, HARDWARE, CLOTHING, RUBBER 1
GOODS, CAMP OUTFITS, ETC.
j PROSPECTORS OUTFITS A SPECIALTY
Outfits moved from Knik to Yentna and Tokashitna Districts at
reasonable rates. You can secure your outfits for Feb
ruary delivery by advancing
^ w Per Cent.
Mail your order, with deposit, to the KNIK TRADING CO. at
once for reservation.
P. S. Yukon Sleds and Pit Saws sold out.
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PACIFIC COAST TRADING
COMPANY
We are very much surprised at the amount of
outfitting we have done this fall, and after looking
over our books and finding the names of the miners
we outfitted last fall and spring, we find that we
have outfitted the same men again. If the miners
of this district desire any better information in re
gard to which is the best place to buy their outfits
then we refer them personally to the men whom
we have just outfitted and take our medicine.
Respectfully,
T. D. CORLEW, Mgr.
THE PALACE
W. P. HENRY 8c CO.
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
I First Class Cafe in Connection
Fourth Avenue Seward. Alaska
[the branch
J. E. FITZPATRICK & CO.
The New Up Town Resort for Everyone
Board of Trade
Fourth Avenue, • - Seward, Alaska
Only the choicest goods dispensed
Club Rooms in connection
Furnished Apartments up stairs
New, Neat and Comfortable. F. V. THOMAS, Prop.
THE SEWARD EIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
(Incorporated November, 1905, under the laws of Alaska)
Office—on Fourth avenue, near Adams, Seward, Alaska
D. C. BROWNELL
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE
Hardware Store
WAGNER’S PLACE
FRED WAGNER. Proprietor
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
A Good .Time and Right Treatment for Everyone