SEWARD
IS THE |
GATEWAY
TO THE BEST PORTION OF |
CENTRAL ALASKA J
I Through this harbor passes nearly all the tiufhc
of the vast region lying north of C > >k inlet and
between the two mountain ranges which hound
the Susitna vail \v. an area as larg * as on * of the ,
irreat stat »s of the Middle West.
In ths Near Future
Through the extension ot the Alaska C ential
railroad. now building northward li'oui Seward, :
the territory tributary to the town as tlie chief
s \io >rt ot tli * s > p i *rn v > is! w.li gra laally ex- e
pand until it embruMs th » Tanana ami upper r
Kuskokwiin, *ai‘h a region of imperial extent and B
resources. P
I Seward Already
controls tin* trade of the Yentna gold mining dis
trict, which old Alaska miner's pronounce one
of the coming bonanza camps of the territory.
It controls tin* trade of the numerous mining
camps along Cook inlet and its arms. I* rom it
start the prospectors who are constantly pone*
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 fields. They are j
more accessible than any other great district of »
Alaska, an important factor in their development. y
Limitless Coal Deposits
lie at Seward's buck door. They have been ex
amined and analyzed by th** best experts and
i rated by them with the best bituminous coal of ; ■
the Atlantic coast. In another year this coal will f:<
- be hauled to tide water over the Alaska Central
i railroad and can be mined in quantity to furnish jsj
* steam to all the ships that sail the North Pacific. |j
l In a few years it will furnish coke to smelters £
? which will be erected at Seward to reduce the bj
copper ores of that bonanza field. Prince William w
sound, whose richest deposits are within a few
hours sailing. i
I The Longest Railroad
in operation in Alaska has Seward for its ocean ;
terminus and its track lengthens each month. r
On the finest townsite in Alaska, at the head of
the best harbor on the Alaska coast, ice-free every l
day in every year, Seward is building. The town
has water works, electric lighting, sewerage; and
its development is based upon exhaustless re
sources.
WIND BLOWS STEAMSHIP
AWAY FROM VALDEZ DOCK
Northwestern Snap# Hawsers Under
Driving Force of Storm and Is
Unable to Tie Up Again.
The steamer Northwestern came to
Seward a little sooner than she in
tended because the wind blew her
away from the Valder dock, snapping
both hawsers. Capt. Truebridge tried
to tie her up again but when a new
line was thrown over the post it also
snapped after the corner of the dock
had shown symptoms of giving way.
Phe captain then came away in dis
gust, leaving several Seward passen
gers behind, who were coming down
to the boat at the last moment. Among
them were W. M. Sauers and Judg**
Morford.
1’assengers on board say the wind at
ihe time was next thing to a tornado
and when the lines snapped the boat
jerked with a violence that made some
of them think it had collided.
The steamer had not discharged all
her Valdez cargo when she left so un
expectedly and tnis hampered her in
discharging at Seward, as the Valdez
freight was on top. The boat also had
275 tons of freight for Latouche, which
should have been discharged first, but
the tide and wind were unfavorable
fo • landing, so she came on to Seward,
where boats can land easily :t any
time and remain until they are ready
t > go, regardless of wind and weather.
The Northwestern arrived in Seward
at lOoVloek Saturday night and sailed
again at Ho clock Monday morning. Sle
brought twenty-four passengers from
Seattle and about a dozen from Valdez.
Her freight cargo was forty tons of
general merchandise and 1 !•> tons for
Hit* railroad. 1'lte latter was mostly
bridge limber
MORE GRAFT IN
SAN FRANCISCO
(Continued from i>a^r« 1)
uii>rnin_r and pleaded not {fuilty to one
count "! the inti etmeut in the extor
;;on e,i»t*. Tin* trial was continued
until April S.
Lots of Easy .Money
Sill Franciso, March l!» Further
graft unearth d by the grand jury v as
11*:i<;>r! t-(i today. It i> ascertained that
-.everal hundred thousaud d» liars
paid to city and county officials for
va.uahle streetcar franchises. Many
rumors are current involving promi
nent men.
Adding t > Indictments
Sail Francisco. March 20 Between
Miwnty and 100 indictments will be re
turned late tois afternoon by the
grand jury. They will include many
city and county officials, prominent
politicians and well-known corporation
•nen. Tiie identity of some of them
i-, well tin lerstood hut no names will
lie published until arrests are made.
Return Batch of Indictments
San Francisco, March 21 Si.vtv-fivt
indictments against Knef were made
pubi'c yesterday evening for franchise
grafting, and ten against 1'. V. Halsey,
formerly general agent of the l'aeifie
States Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany. Other indictments will he tnath*
! known this afternoon. It is very gen
erally believed that both Schmitz and
Uucf have contessed.
Halley i> now in Manila. A cable
warrant for his arrest has been -nut
and he will he extradited and brought
to San Francisco for trial.
Tells Whole Story of (iraft
San Francisco, March 23- Super
visor Ijonergan made a confession to
i the district attorney last night, giving
a detailed history of the franchise
grafts in which the board of supervi
sors has been involved, and throwing
i light uoon matters which were previ
ously in doubt. The entire board will
| be indicted in consequence.
Heney now has a new plan for reor
j ganizing the government of the city.
He demands that Mayor Schmitz shall
I resign his olli#e and that the present
I hoard of supervisors elect District At
j torney William H. Langdon to suc
ceed. The supervisors are then to re
| sign and allow Langdon as mayor to
i appoint a new board. The friends of
! Schmitz say he will not resign.
Ruef Case Over to Next Week
San Francisco, March IS Judge
Dunne in the superior court today
postponed the trial of Abe Buef until
March 2d, on which date the United
Staler supreme court is expected to
hand down its decision upon the writ
of error granted by Judge Ilebbard in
the superior court, which permitted
Buef to get his case into the federal
court.
Bard Retained by Schmitz
San Francisco, March 22—Judge W.
II. Bard of Nome, Alaska, grand arc
tic chief of the Arctic Brotherhood,
has been retained by Mayor Schmitz
to aid in his defence.
To Study Water Grab Next
San Francisco, March 22-The water
grab will be the next subject of graft
to be taken up by the grand jury.
FROM KUSKOKWIM TO
FAIRBANKS BY WATER
Prospectors Travel la Boat Up from
Coast to Within Ten Miles
of the Tanana.
Under favorable conditions, it is
possible to start in a launch from Ber
ing sea, ascend the Kuskokwim to its
head, drop over the portage into Lake
Minchumina and steam down the
Kantiskna to the Tanana and on to
Fairbanks. J. I). Green and J. M.
Smith arrived from the Kuskokwim
this week by that route. They be
longed to a party who left Seattle witli
a knock-down steam launch to ascend
the Kuskokwim, and establish trading
posts with the Indians.
The party arrived at the mouth of
the river shortly after the ice broke
last spring. The ascent of the first
.">00 miles was through a broad flat
country. There the river is more like
a series of lakes save where it cuts a
canyon through a spur of a mountain
range. Here are the rapids. The
men in tin* launch bad been warned
against these rapids, but were over
them before they really knew it.
From there on to what is known as
McKinley forks the character of the
country was found to he much the
same as below the mountains. The
j scenery was interesting principally
from the fact that there were more
mosquitos to tlie square inch than any
nlace, on earth. Tnere was plenty ot
game when one took the trouble to
hunt it. Arriving at McKinley forks,
t he part y wintered, having covered
I 1000 miles in a launch. They learned
jihat in high water a launch could be
I steamed to within ten miles of Lake
•Minchumina, the head of navigation
! for t he Kant Lima.
i The men came from McKinley forks
.with .log teams. About 200 > Indians
are trapping in the Kuskokwim valley.
I'li.a e are very few Indians at the
,al<« . At Diamond city two men were
i net by the party. *1’lie re were only a
| few men at work in the Kant Lima
| this winter, hut they all seemed busy.
Fairbanks Northern Light.
FRESHET FILLS
RIVER VALLEYS
(Continued from page 1)
property wa> carried away by the
iloods which covered all the lowland"
to great depth. The cities on the
river banks were Hooded, the water in
many places t i>ing to second stories
of buildings.
The water is slowly receding this
j morning and it is believed that it
! will continue to fall as it is much low
| er in the head streams.
San Joaquin Valley F-loodcd
Stockton, Cal., March lb—The San
Joaquin valley is inundated through
>ut its length today. The Hoods are
I tile highest since 1 St»S.
Nevada F:loods Subsiding
Uenn, New. March lb—The Hoods in
Nevada rivers are subsiding and the
1 anger point is passed.
MAY DELAY MAIL SERVICE
Operations at Katalla Will Take
Steamers Out of Course
Active work at Katalla this summer
, will probably have the effect of delay
| ing the steamers and if they stop at
I that port they will have to hustle to
| reach Valdez in six days from Seattle,
j as the mail contract requires.
In that case it is certain the steam
j ship compinies w'll hear a roar from
Valdez. Last summer when Cordova
| was delaying the arrival of steamers
j at Seward they all ran into Valdez
irst and that town was very complac
j ent. The boats sometimes spent three
•laysby way of Cordova between Val
j dez and Seward, although the mail
i contract calls for twenty-four hours,
j J i • l > /1 n t u; ■) n oat of it this
year and it is probable that and other
small Sound ports will receive their
mail on a mosquito boat. W hen the
Northwestern carried the Seward
jurors to Valdez Iasi month she went
into Cordova to leave ten tons of
freight. About thirty-live men came
down in response to the boat whistle.
This assemblage included several
Chinamen and Indians not taxed.
People on the boat were informed that
between sixty and seventy men are in
the town.
(lives Character Certificate
Employes of the railroad treasurer’s
office are pluming themselves upon the
clean bill of health given their books
by \V. A. Milligan, the expert
accountant who audited tfie railroad
accounts. He also certified that the
hooks were kept in first-class style.
As Mr. Milligan further testified that
Seward is a fine town, everybody is
glad to certify that ho is a very pleas
ant, intelligent gentleman.
Mrs. Yerkes is said to be annoyed
by the thought that Billy Mizner was
attracted by her money. It was not
her noney particularly. Billy would
be attracted by any money.—Nome
Nugget.
Eggs! Eggs! Eggs!)
We control the entire output of J. D. Johnston’s
chicken ranch of 149 laying hens. This enables us
to offer our customers eggs that are guaranteed to
be not over four days old, as they are delivered
to us twice a week.
Price Only 60 Cents per Dozen |
We also sell Washington ranch eggs; and many
other things besides. We are detenuided to have
the best of everything for our customers.
Brown & i
j TOt STORE Of 0IHLIfy „„„ j
'fine stationery sale]
At one-half their regular prices.
All new and up-to-date styles.
! Regular $1 Boxes Writing Paper and Envelopes. 50e M
Regular 75c Boxes Writing Paper and Envelopes. 40c N
Regular 50c Baxes Writing Paper and Envelopes. 25c
Regular 10 and 50c Writing Tablets.5 &25c L
Envelopes, XXX, per package. 5c ■
We cariy the largest assortment in the city.
See our display windows.
DRUG CO.;
HOTEL McNEILEY
Completely It-novate I. X ;\v M in ium >n’. !l >t
and Cold Water. Modern, Bl istered lt>>ns.
Electric Lighted. Baths. Reasonable Bates.
II A \V K I X S & Will T T E M () R E, IMioimii i: t o it s
Fourth Avenue, - Sew uni, A la>ka
_ __
COLEMAN HOUSE
Electric Lights and Electric Bells in Every Room
Rates from 50e to §2.50 per Day
ABSOLUTELY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avenue Seward, Alaska
CHAS. A. TECKLENBURG
THE SEATTLE BAR
-ONLY THE BEST
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Bohemian and Olympia Beer
FURNISHED ROOMS WITH STEAM HEAT
Fourth Avc. and Washington St. Seward, Alaska.
NORTHERN .qaloon
E. L. WHITTENIORE, PROPRIETOR
WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS
FOURTH AVE. SEWARD. ALASKA
THE COMMERCE
FOURTH AVENUE
■ A Gentleman’s_Regovt_and_Club_jjoomg. '
FURNISHED ROOMS
First Class Cafe in Connection
PETERSON & BROWN, Proprietors
THE PALACE
W. P. HENRY &. CO.
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
First Class Cafe in Connection
Fourth Avenue Seward, Alaska
I WAGNER’S PLACE
FRED WAGNER. Proprietor
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
A Good Time and Right Treatment for Everyone