SEWARD GATEWAY
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SATUHIUY. AUGUST 3. li*)7
RECENT MINERAL DISCOVERIES
Within the past month several im
portant mineral-bearing ore bodies have
been di-covered within a few miles of
tie- *n of Seward. The-v arc now
but -urfaccindications.but tothetrain
cd ( t o-!e ctor an outcrop i-to a large
ext- nt a tv tie x of what the interior of
t Ie' . ;e contains.
»' . ca-t side ot iu arrection bay,
evil ce of the existence of copper
1, d_< - wa- lir-t noted by the finding of
fioa boulders of sulphide ore in the
mo tntair.s about two mile- from
tie iv line. 1 ’rospectorstracedthis
tlo i to tlie parent ore bodies and >ev
," ;l . - were discovered. Oevelop
me: ' work alone i- needed to make
tin -e pro-; nets producing thine-. It is
tn a- tiie pe-simistsloudly proclaim,
t : - me of those prospect- are in a
rug g»d country, and therefore difficult
t'. » \: .•'.*. Hut this will in no wise
retard their development. If they eon*
tn >re of commercial value, they
w ! :.<■ mined. Mining ha- now been
ivd..ced ti-a science, not to be deter
p. , :n os•-*aelc- easily oveivotue by
a ■ m «i r.g ncering sk
i 1 w« -horc of the bay. > art;'
lcd_-e- containing gold have been
tour.While these oro-p-vt- are not
a> rtar.t a-the copper i -corerie>
\« ■ y Will add materia y to the
I* -■ rity of Seward when up.
\\ ■ , i'n lit !tl >-t const-r\ • and
di-e • i1 any intention to -tate oilier
tl ii : which the facts warrant, it
cm ■ - that tie - C"P!-f and gold
- s a*< egit:mate p -itions,
we.1; worthy of exploitation.
Figuratively -peaking, tl - section
ha- -e ,‘.v.y been scratched, '.at it one
n ay ;■ a conclusion from, -m-ebnons
0 i -• i :n which may be found in every
n ; stream that take- Its onward
c to tin -ea. it will re<iU;re a vi \ id
■ -. . it i:: la :o: ■ e,.-1
1 — 1 es that lie be for* u>.
S tie- v doubt and tl ■ t mid b
s.u to cmpreheid, but t« the miner
ur.u ’.rospeetor who Know-, hi- busine—.
the iv< Mat nenir.-i a «■ '*r- a • ■ r
li:- endeavor unexcelled by any ther
poH r nt dvia-ka. JBtit it. ■ rr • dge
n-id no* i*• h and by men who do their
prospecting around a nice, warm stove,
in s".:; > comfortable lounging place,
and who-i ek solace only in d:-credi
ting the hottest vtTorts of > but
»*.*)'/;••:■ by pro-pectors wht1 i> —th<
» uergv. ir. native and hardihood to go
forth in the mountains and -eek for
them. To -nch. the chane* - an* < x
tremeiy bright and encouraging.
INJUSTICE IN DRAWING JURORS
Tiie action of the Valdez gov
ernment officials charged with the duty
of drawing grand and p.-tty jurors to’
serve at the ensuing term of rh»* dis
trict c<-art in selecting them wiioliy
from tl>> residents of that town, to the
utter exclusion and without notice to
other towns and settlements within the
district, i- manifestly so ur.ju-t a.- to
appear ahuo-t incredible. • *f course,
it is under-* ood that some of tin* p«*o.
pie’.- servant- in Valdez are imbued
with the idea that that decaying burg
is the only town on the map in these
parts, lint in ihi- belief all of u- are
no', ready to concur.
.\- a matter of right, grand and
petit urors should be representative;
b-nVe-. cho-W from the Cjua ed. citi
zen-hip at large residing witin a rea
sonable distance of the p ie- w her* tin
district court holds it- se—. *ns. rather
tlr n within the prescril** - t- of
one li’tle town no more m or*an* and
peopled by no better cla— • -;*ien'.
than neighboring towns.
It i- apparent that dn— vain-/
odio: clothed with : ’’'e bri*-!
authority. have not a proste: ounce; it ion
of the tltitle- and re-pon- s> tie- of
their officta duties. I hey fail oreal
ize their obligation to tmr alike all
town-of this district in a matter in
which all have etjuai int*i»-t and
concern. It i- manifest, therefore,
that if Seward and town- other than
the glacier city are to receive proper
recognition and representation on the
grand and pettit jurie- to hereafter he
drawn in this district, some official
heads must fall into the basket,
Alaska needs just such progressive
mining operators as K. Augustus
Heinze. who has long been a leading
factor in the copper industry of Mon
tana. He ia known as the smelter
builder, and at this stage of the mining
development in this territory, smelters
for the reduction of ore is one of the
most urgent needs. By changing his
base of operations from Montana to
Alaska Mr. Heinze is making no mis
take.
TO REPUDIATE
HIS CONFESSION
Harry Orchard to Deny Truth of
Story Told When Tried for
Steunenberg Murder.
B7 Cable to Tbe Dally Gateway.
Boise, Aug. 1 According to reports
considered reliable, Harry Orchard
will repudiate bis confession when
brought to trial for tho murder of e.x
GovernorStuenenbei g. It was this con
fession that involved Haywood, Moyer
and 1‘ettibone in the Stuenenborg mur
der. Orchard will claim the whole af
fair was the work of Pinkerton detect
ive*. who sought to break up the West
ern Keilerat ion of Miners by having
the head official* put out of the way
or thoroughly discredited.
< Mvhard has employed the law firm
of Boot a Breen of Butte. Mont..to de
fend him. and will make a vigorous
tight to save his neck. Breen was one
of Haywood’s counsel, and has a wide
reputation as a criminal lawyer.
ST. PAUL FUNDS
IN SEWARD ROAD
The Seattle Times of July 20 con
tain* the following:
•\S ockholder* of the Chicago, Mil
waukee A St. Paul, who are associ
ated with large financial interests
in New York and Chicago, have become
identified with the Alaska Central
Bail way. Ti *. in effect, i* the state
ment of Seattle people well informed
of recent developments in the Alaska
ra "ay Munition. It is stated a plan
ha* been formed to organize a railroad \
ar.d *team*hin line which "ill litiK j
Ci engo with Seward and Fairbanks.
Alaska. by mean* of the St. Paul Bail
way. an independent steamship line be
tween thi* city and Seward and the
\';-*ka Central Bailway between Se
ward ami Fairbanks.
“A, vices received here from < hicago j
'’.g< the financiers incontrol of the St.
Ba d while heavily interested in tlie j
\ia*ka Central, do not control that rail
way company, but arc working in per-j
feet harmony with it. It is stated far-.
tlier the new general manager of the
\ia*k:t Central soon to he appointed to
- cceed \\. i ’. Poland, is one of the
!i _p ufficia * in the services of the.
•< hlctigo. Milwaukee a St. Paul.
" i he purpose ot the investment of
Sp Ba d fund* in the Alaska Central i*
mtt many to develop the Alaskan trade
am pract ically to hanilie tells of thulls*
* p.i * of machine!" each year
fer mining and railroad construction.
It i* clear the control of the Cenral
Alaska trade will mean an immense)
traffic from which the St. Caul road
w p; -:it handsomely. It is stated re*
hah!\ the Alaska Central and the men
ad d with that company own more
than lo.ono acres of the best coal land [
in Alaska in the Matanuska valley, of j
which a large part is anthracite. It is j
planned to put on a fleet of colliers
from Seward to every important port \
on tlie Pacific Coast to market this!
coal, and these colliers will collect
freight at every port for shipment Fastj
m the Chicago, Milwaukee «x St.
Paul.
‘I am aware,” said John F. Hal-1
line, a heavy stockholder in the Alas
ka Central, *‘a business arrangment
has been made for through shipments
from Chicago to the Fast and West.J
both from and to Alaska. Fventually 1
the volume of freight traffic from Chi
cago to Central Alaska, when the
Alaska Central is a little farther along
will be very heavy. It may run as'
high as 100,000 tons a year or even j
i, _:,er. The Alaska Central Railway j
has expended over 84,000,000 to date
ami ha* eighty miles of road practically
ti ini shed. It is going steadily forward
uni •* in a *t rouger position than ever.” ;
The C.uggenheim road building from
K ita i is 2*»• > miles east of Seward. Its
:* nowhere closer to the Ala*ka
i .uitral than 2vH» miles, it is stated the
Cuggenheims have never announced j
• in !• intention to build to Fairbanks. ■
do. the route will be A'in mile*
p . a* compared with 410 miles be- j
tween Seward and Fairbanks.
VYttKLY WEATHtR RECORD
\V, uthei record for the week ending:
August 3:
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday «>2 50 Kain
Monday 5T 50 Cloudy I
Tuesday 58 52 Pain
Wednesday 58 52 1 loud}
1 Thursday * 58 52 Ft. cloudy
Fridav * 58 48 Cloudy
Saturday 00 48 Pt. cloudy
SEWARD STEAMERS
JBortha: sailed for Seward 25th.
Jeanie; sailed for Seward 2nd.
Santa Clara; sails from Seattle 3rd.
Portland; sailed for Seattle 25th.
Saratoga; sailed for Seattle 28th.
Yucatan; sailed for Seattle 2nd.
Dora; sailed westward 24th.
Elsie: sailed for sound ports 31th.
HAYWOOD JURY
CLEARS MINER
Federation Official Declared Not
Guilty of Murder of Idaho’s
Former Governor.
By Cable to T »e Dally Gateway.
Boise, July 1'J The jury in the ease
of the state versus William I). ilay
wood, secretary-treasurer and a leading
factor in the W« stern Federation of
Miners, charged with being an accom
plice in the mi tier of ex-(!overnor
Frank Stueoenbt g <*t Idaho, returned
a verdict of not guilty, after de
liberating from 11 o’clock Saturday
; morning to s in the evening. Judge
Wood was not notified of the agreement
of the jury until 7: JO Sunday morning,
j at which time the jurors were formally
j dismissed.
The defense had about given up hope
of a favorable verdict < n account of the
! length of time the jury v as out. and
the general belief was that it would
I fail to agree. Tl.e lirst ballots st >od
l ight for acquit tat wo for conviction
i and two blanks. The eight finally won
I the others to their side. When the
j verdict was announced in court Hay
wood wept and shook hands heartily
j with the jurors and Judge Wood. He
! then went home where lie was sur
1 rounded by his family and a lew inti
mate friends. To the press Haywood
; said: *‘God bless the workingmen of
this country who have done so much
for me. The verdict of acquittal was
only ju>t. 1 will return to Denver
this week and resume my duties where
1 left off.”
The general public approve the ver
dict of the jury. Governor Gooding,
who has been pushing the prosecution
of the Western Federation officials, is
sorely disappointed, and said the state
would proceed at once with the trials
of Moyer and lVttibone, who would he
prosecuted unrelentingly. Orchard,
the star witness for the state, says lie
told the truth and is ready to meet his
fate. _
Moyer Out on Bonds
Boise. July Jo The application of
Charles H. Moyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, charged
jointly with Haywood and Petti hone
for complicity in the murder of ex-Gov
ernor St uenenberg. to be released on
bail, came up for hearing yesterday
afternoon before Judge Wood. The
application wa> bitterly opposed by the
prosecution and as strongly urged by
counsel for defense. The court finally
granted Moyer’s release, fixing a bond
in the sum of >'-’•7.000. The prisoner
passed the night in jail, but will lie re
leased today, as he will have no ditli
culty in securing- bondsmen,
The application of lVttibone fo he
released on bail came on for hearing
this morning, and was denied by Judge
Wood, and his trial >et for October 1.
Moyer Gets Bondsmen
Boise, July JO—Moyer secured bonds
this afternoon and walked out of jail a
freeman. He will return to Denver
immediately and resume the duties of
his ofliee. He extends thanks to the
laboring people for their assistance to
himself and associates.
Hay Never Try Pettibone
Boise, July 31 It is reported that
Pettibone will never be brought to
trial on the murder charge. The pros
ecution has about abandoned hope of
securing a conviction, as the sentiment,
of the community is with the accused*
miner, and the expense of a trial
would be more than the state could
well afford, especially when it is
thought the prisoner could not be
found guilty. The charge against
Moyer will also be dismissed.
Moyer and Haywood leave tonight for
Denver, via Salt Lake City.
Steve Adams will be taken back to !
Wallace where ho will again be placed
on trial on a murder charge.
Resigns From Pettibone Case
Denver. Aug., 2 — The Federation
officials deny the report that E. h•
Richardson lias resigned as chief coun
sel for Pettibone and Moyer. They
also deny that there is any quarrel be
tween him and Darrow. Richardson
this afternoon notified Pettibone,
however, that lie would not act with
Darrow again as they had different
ideas regarding the conduct ofthe ease.
Claim No. 13 on Caines creek, in the
Innoko country, has yeilded pans
worth over $l»iO.
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.
C. T. Daggett, Dentist
A( B. Drug Building
Seward, Alaska.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
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L. V, RAY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Over Bank of Seward
E. E. RITCHIE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Ray Building, Seward, Alaska
J. A. BAUGHMAN
PHYSICIAN
AND SURGEON
City ortlco: Owl Druir Store.
Home ofllcc: At Railroad Hospital
C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Bank of Seward Building
SEWARD. - - ALASKA.
J First
| Store
FIRST in number of
prescriptions
FIRST in size of gen
eral stock
FIRST in number of
customers
FIRST in volume of
business B
( FIRST in advantages to I
customers «
OWL DRUG CO. !
AHOY
FOR THE SUS1TNA
Lina K, the fastest and
most comfortable launch on
the river, ('apt. J. B. Bartell
commanding.
Leaves Tyonok, Knik and
way ports for all points on
theSusitna river and tribu
taries.
For freight and passenger
rates apply on board.
Courteous treatment to all
—ALASKA— I
COMMERCIAL
COMPANY
Tyonok, - - - Alaska
A Complete Line of
..GROCERIES..
Hardware, Rubber Goods,
General Camp Supplies.
1 Our aim is to carry everything
I* that a prospector may need. |
GIVE US A TRIAL
REMODELED
THE RAINIER-GRAND HOTEL
SEATTLE
Popular Prices-Hew Management
Central Location-European Plan
Greatest Cafe and Bar Semico in the City
Wilson & White Co., Prop. Chas Perry, Mgr
(PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO.
OUTFITTERS
For the next Thirty Days all Suits and Pants will
be sold at cost.
We carry the Celebrated Barington Hall Steel Cut
I Coffee. Also the Gold Nugget brand which we
have handled for six years. It is always the same.
Prospectors, ask your friends where to Outfit, and
you will always find the right place.
(PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO.
T. D. CORLEW, MANAGER.
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CHRISTIENSEN & LAUBNER. Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved sp..i.i.».-li.n..c..yTr..c
Give us your orders for Coal & Wood
General Forwarders PHONE MAIN Seward. Alaska |
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THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE
Hardware Store
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MUSHERS
Attention!
■ Mrs. Watson, formerly of Hope,
will be pleased to see all of her
old friends at her Restaurant in
Gird wood, where thev will re
ceive the best the market affords.
Sleeping accommodations for
guests and place for sleds and
dogs.
SEWARD
Water and Power
COMPANY.
John A. Nelson, - Manager
office:
Bank of Seward Buildimr.
A big stampede is on from Nome to
the new strike made on Hohonlitina
creek, a tributary of the Yukon.
Twelve saloons will minister to the
“spiritual” wants of Ketchikan for the
coming year.
H. E. ELLSWORTH
SEWARD, ALASKA.
ASSAY OFFICE
Reports on mines. Ore Analysis
Gold. *1.90
Gold and Silver. 2.00
Copper. 1.50
Lead. 1.50
Gold. Silver and Lend. .... 8.50
Gold. Silver and Copi»er. 8.50
< iold. Silver. Copper and Lead. 4.50
Gold and Silver Umpire. 5.00
Jron. 4.U0
Sulphur. Aluminum, Tin. Platinum,
Quicksilver, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt.
Chromium, etc. 0.00
Mill tests. *15 to *30
Ore analysis.*10 and up
Gold rcflned. melted, assayed and bought ,
Seward Bowling Alley
Fourth Avenue, Seward.
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES
In Connection
Ladies’ Day Saturday Afternoon
A Good Place to Spend
the Evening.
E. L. WIHTTEMOBE. Proprietor
The official call for the tenth annual
session of the American Minin? Con
gress to be held at Joplin, Missouri,
November 11-16, together with the pro
visional program of the session, has
been issued.