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IMHI.ISMKD DAILY Kl< KPT SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
BY
OATHWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY, (Inc.)
Harry V. Hoban, I* trank L. Bailaine, Sac. Krich Lucas. Treaa.
Kntere*! as second-class matter September, -, i j| a! the postoflice at Seward, Alaska,
under act of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATKS:
One Yeah, in atlvanc**
Tilk Alaska Wkkki.y l**»vr. i>> mail $
IKK Month, delivered.••••.
Anvr.KTisiNw KATKs.on application.
COME ON CAPTAIN -
Word comes from Anchorage that Captain Mears has
brought in another expert to look over the situation in re
gard to harbor facilities at Anchorage, and the Times, of
that city, alleges the development of Matanuska coal de
pends upon a harbor there.
This has a familiar sound. The expert will have an
opportunity to view the extent of the inlet mud Hats as
soon as the shore ice goes and can get a good conception
of the power of the tides after navigation opens for the;
summer.
All that Seward asks is for Captain Mears to show]
the same enthusiasm in his efforts to get the line around
Turnagain arm, which will connect Seward with the coal
fields at Matanuska, completed before the ice shuts in on
Anchorage next winter.
The problem of opening and developing the Mata
nuska coal lields will be solved the instant that line is com-;
pleted, providing the necessary facilties are installed
here for putting the coal aboard ships.
Incidentallv the Anchorage merchants will then be able
to secure freight from the outside via Seward, all the year I
round at a lower rate than it can be landed at Anchorage j
anytime, and the necessity of their buying an immense
stock each fall to last through the “closed season,” will be
obviated. ___
REMEDIES FOR TROUBLE
If you are down with the blues, read the twenty-third
Psalm.
If there is a chilly sensation about the heart, read the]
third chapter of Revelations.
If you don't know where to look for a month’s rent,]
read the twenty-seventh Psalm.
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If the stove-pipe has fallen down and your wife is]
cross, put up the pipe and read the first chapter of St.!
James.
If you find yourself losing confidence in men, read the i
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thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians.
If people pelt you with hard words, read the fifteenth |
chapter of St. John and the fifty-first Psalm.
If you are out of sorts read the twelfth chancer of He-j
brews. > *1 nftii
If you want to keep posted, read the Seward Gateway!
and Weekly Post.
THE TOLSTOI
Always it is gratifying to hear and see in print op
timistic and glowing tributes to one’s own home district,
and when these are based on fact it is pleasant to realize
that they presage an era of prosperity not only for the,
immediate residents of the community, but for the many
others who always are attracted by industrial activity,
especially in mining countries. It is seldom that a min
ing community is called upon to contradict too glowing
reports concerning its own resources or possiblities; usu
ally it is the opposite—disparaging stories circulated at a I
distance must be refuted.
The Pioneer has made an honest endeavor to keep the i
public thoroughly informed as to developments in the;
Tolstoi country. • Believing from the inception of the ex-;
citement that there was strong probability of new and
profitable mining ground being opened up, on a scale that
would furnish employment and reward for large numbers;
of prospectors and miners, we have given publicity toj
every scrap of reliable information relating to the new
camp that could be gathered. At the same time an effort!
was made to avoid the constant reiteration and exaggera-|
tion which have been so common with reference to new'
mining districts the country over. Allowance also has!
been made for the enthusiasm of interested informants.
We have shown that good mining ground is being opened
up on Boob creek, that there are many evidences of pay
on other creeks, and that altogether the Tolstoi is one of
the most promising fields for the prospector to be found
in Alaska, and those going there equipped to carry on
prospecting should be encouraged to the utmost.
But the district is a remote one, where transportation!
is difficult and supplies costly. It would be worse than
criminal for a newspaper or other agency of publicity to
give cause for a senseless stampede of illy-equipped peo
ple into the new camp at this time. So far it is an un
proved region with the exception of one small creek.
There is no employment to be had, and much suffering
would result.
The reports coming from the coast show that someone
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SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE.
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— Fitzpatrick in St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
interested in flooding the country with penniiless men has
apparently set about the task of deliberately starting an
unwarranted and unjustified stampede.
The Tolstoi is a region of great promise. There is
plenty of room for optimism concerning its future without
spreading reports of fictitious and sensational develop
ments.—(Iditarod Pioneer.)
POTATOES AT DAWSON
Potatoes are now selling at from $75 to $85 per ton in
New York. Seventeen years ago this month we paid $2.50
for two pounds of potatoes in Dawson, which was at the
rate of $2,500 per ton, but we only bought two pounds. In
those days one small potato and a half pound of meat
weregood for forty gallons of stew, the principal ingredi
ent of which was water from the Yukon river. But even
at that we sympathize with the New Yorkers with pota
toes selling at only $100 per ton in Douglas—(Douglas
Island News.)_
THAT SATISFY
If you are in doubt as to just what you will need on the trail call here and
we will tell you just what you need, why you need it and supply you with
WHAT YOU WANT AND A PRICE THAT MAKES
YOU WANT TO BUY
SNOW SHOES STAG SHIRTS
SHOE PACS UNDERWEAR
MUKLUKS BLANKETS
PARKAS TOQUES
WOOLEN SOCK!; INSOLES
MACKINAWS CAPS
WOOLEN MITTS
The most carefully selected stock in Seward to choose front
JUST RECEIVED
Spring line of Hardeman Hats
New styles, new shapes and shades
All the good ones
Army Shoes
The famous Buckingham and Hecht
line in black and tan
WASHINGTON SHOES
Insist on seeing that famous DRY-SOX shoe, it’s a hear for wet weathei,
absolutely water proof, good sole and a snappy shape.
MEDLICOTT UNDERWEAR
Full line and all sizes in this “hard to get” line.
Coopers and Wrights Union Suits
Stanfields, and Superior brands
GET THAT SPRING SUIT NOW
It’s not hard to sell that Schoenbrun line in Seward. Scarcely a day goes by,
but we hear a compliment for the line, and we are convinced that it is the
onlv line that has or embodies all there is to put into a suit in the wav of
CUT, STYLE, FIT, FABRIC, WORKMANSHIP, HONEST WEAR.
WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION
Remember, we are not pleased unless you are and if you order a suit
and are not “tickled pink” with it, we wouldn’t let you have it under any
conditions.
500 SAMPLES TO CHOOSE FROM
GIVE THEM A LOOK
The MINERS STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Prop.
TI-IE PLACE WHERE MEN OUTFIT
You Want It—
We Have It!
SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
-SI WARD. AIASKA
for VK'TOli li»<tonls siikI Victrol;is*>
: ALASKA 0=: m
Seattle Sailings
Alaska . March !>
Northwestern . March H>
Alameda . March 2*»
Alaska . March 1.50
Dora sails westward after arrival of S. S. Alaska, due here about
March 9. %
For the benefit of those Interested in Alaska in
General and Seward in Particular an
INFORMATION BUREAU
has been established in connection with this paper, and all those desir
ing information as to the value of real esiate and business opportuni
ties are requested to address their communications to
IN FORMATION DEPARTMENT, SEWARD
GATEWAY.
Seward, Alaska.
The Carstens Packing Co.
Wholesale and Retail
Reef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry,
Lard. Hams and Bacon,
Butter and Eggs
Orders from the Westward and Cook
Inlet Given Careful Attention.
BROADWAY AVE. SEWARD
JUST TO REMIND YOU
-- of-—
Union Pacific System
Through Cars
between SEATTLE and Chicago
KansasCify. Denver
San Francisco, Los Angeles
Direct Connections for all
points East via the I- imous
COLUMBIA RIVER ROUTE.
Trains protected all the way
- all the time bv Automatic
Electric “Safety" Signals.
H. L. HUDSON.A.G.F.&P.A.
SEATTLE
Seward Saw Hill Co
A. F. RASMUSSEN, Prop.
Good Rough Lumber of all
kinds $26.00 and up per
thousand, delivered.
Telephone Kenai 2
JOE RENO
MILE 75 ROADHOUSE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
GIRDWOOD
Everything for Dog Muehers
and Travelers
Best Roadhouse on the Line
Green Hands
are all thumbs when they
attempt Blank Book Making
Blank Book and Loose Leaf
work are not for the novice. It
took us a on£ time to attain
our present hiffh efficiency.
TRICK & MURRAY
Blank Book Makers
85 Columbia St.—Seattle.
I Anlerson & Nelson
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BEST BRANDS Of CIGARS
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