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SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, MONDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1914. ^ _ ______
Vol. H. No. -102 _ ————■ ■ _ --
FRENCH ADMIT LOSING GROUND ON RIGHT WING
GERMANS RAIN SHELLS
ON LORES OE ANTWERP
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FRENCH LOSE GROUND |
LON DON, Oct. 5.—The reports from Paris this after-;
noon onlv show that the French government admits losing
ground on the left wing. The significance of the loss is
not told but it is said not to be a matter of seriousness.
In the meantime the people of London are awaiting with j
anxiety further information.
WORLD WATCHES CRACOW
The battle at which the two emperors will be present
will probably be fought just outside ( racow. There the
Austrians and the Germans are now waiting in line tot
meet the oncoming hosts of Russia and there will be
fought a battle compared to which every other battle of!
all history will be insignificant. It is estimated that three
millions of men will be engaged. In that conflict the Ger
mans will be engaged in great numbers and their presence
is expected to aid the Austrians in getting over the moral;
effects of their defeats for the past month. The Russian
government declares that if the Germans and Austrians
are defeated in that fight the war will be virtually over as
victory for the Russians will leave the way open to Bres-;
iau, Berlin, Vienna and Budapest.
CZAR AM) KAISER IN r 1ELD
PETROGRAD, Oct. 5.—The czar has arrived at the
army headquarters in the field. The presence of him and.
the kaiser with their armies indicates the tremendous im-,
portance of the battle which is now impending between j
the troops of the two nations. The armies are now ap
proaching each other and the avalanche of blood will soon
be let loose.
ANTWERP SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
ANTWERP. Oct. 5—The German guns are hammer
ing unceasingly at the forts around the city but the forts >
are replying with their full force. It is estimated that;
eight thousand Germans were killed in the attacks on the ;
citv up to Saturday night but the losses on the side of the,
Belgians are also considerable. No information of a \ita ,
character can lie given out.
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RUSSIANS INVADE HUNGARY
ROME. Oct. 5.—Having captured all the passes in the I
Carpathian mountains the Russians have now invaded •
Hungary. They have advanced to the southward and ^
have cut the railroad so isolating the rest of Hungary.
In Galicia the Russians have captured the heights which
were occupied by the Austrians five miles from Przemysl. j
The Austrians have made several desperate efforts to
retake them but they have been repulsed.
BATTLE CONTINUES
PARIS, Oct. 5—On the left wing of the allies north
of the river Oise the great battle continues with the most
awful violence. The allies have been forced to yield
ground at certain points but the results cannot be said to
be decisive. Along the remainder of the lines no change
has occurred although the most severe fighting has taken
place. The official bulletins give no details as to the place
where the Allies have fallen back and, naturally, the feel
ing has been created that the battle is not progressing
very favorably. Some unverified reports are being circu
lated to the effect that a retreat of the Allies is being con
sidered but these reports have no foundation and even if a
retirement did become necessary the allied armies can fall
back on strong positions and remain solid.
RUSSIANS REPEL GERMANS
LONDON, Oct. 5.—After ten days battling in the
East between the Russians and the Germans the German
forces that have been operating in East Prussia between
the frontier and the river Niemem have been driven back
all along the line and have abandoned a large quantity of
war material. The Germans have completely abandoned
the Russian province of Suwalki and the invasion of Rus
sia in that place is probably at an end. The Germans cross
ed the border after the defeat of the Russians in East
Prussia and for a time they looked dangerous but mat
ters look much brighter now.
ANOTHER DAWSON STRIKE
MADE ON SIX MILE CREEK
Numerous references have appeared
in the “Gateway” during the past few
months to the extensive prospecting
being done by the organization of
French and Herron. Their advent
in Seward last spring was welcomed
by those who have at heart the de
velopement of this section. They came
with the avowed intention of “starting
something”, if they could satisfy
themselves that values and conditions
warranted it. They have spent a small
fortune in prospecting and express
themselves as more than satisfied
with the result. As this means that
they will conduct operations on a
large scale next season, Seward has
one more reason to pat itself on the
back.
French and Herron came to Seward
with a carefully formed plan to in
vestigate the old camp of Sunrise, on
Tumagain Arm. This was the scene
of the first gold rush to Alaska in
1806. Thousands of gold seekers, and
those who live on them, flocked to
Sunrise. Some were richly rewarded
but their mining methods were primi
tive and only such gold was taken out
as could be found above water level
nn.l tho post nf minim? with Dick and
shovel was as great as were the diffi
culties encountered. Notwithstanding
all this, the government reports show
that as high as One Hundred and Sev
enty-five Thousand Dollars in gol 1
was taken from one small group of
claims. Most of those who had gone
to Sunrise tccame discouraged and
when, soon afterward, the great Klon
dike strike was made, Sunrise droo
ped out of existence as a factor in the
mining world. A few hung on and
contented themselves with making a
good living with little work—hoping
that the time would come when capi
tal would find out that they had yard
age and values and needed only mod
ern mining methods. That t;mo,
though long delayed, has come.
French and Herron established head
quarters at Sunrise in June and pro
ceeded to prospect the country with
a force of about thirty men. They
soon became satisfied that the condit
ions were such as to warrant exten
sive investigation an i tfccy tab rap’ -
ed outside for a large steam drill with
full equipment and an adequate sup- j
ply of coal. They sent to Nome for|
Mr. Peter Cavanaugh, one of the best
known and experienced drillers in that i
land of drills, and the drilling oper
ations were put in charge of Mr. Art
hur Jett, who was for many years
superintendent of the drilling ami
mining of the well known ami highly
successful Pioneer Mining Company.
Much property was taken under opt
ion, a considerable portion of which
was later purchased outright.
During the season the drilling oper
ations have been visted by many well
known mining men, including Mr. C.
L. Morris, of the Morris Construction
Company of Seattle, Mr. J. M. David
son, of Nome and California, Mr. N.
B. Solner cashier of the Union Sav
ings and Trust Company, Seattle, Mr.
A. Christiansen in charge of the Ala
ska division of the U. S. Land Office,
and others. These men have had op
portunity to see the values which have
been uncovered and have been most
enthusiastic in their comments. The
result of sixty days drilling is the de
monstration of a pay streak two hun
dred and ten feet wide and a mile
and a quarter long. All this ground
contains values averaging well above
a dollar to the cubic yard and sixty
feet of the center of this pay streak
runs from fourteen to thirty dollars
to the yard.
French and Herron returned to
Seward about ten days ago and were
preparing to sail for Seattle when an
other rich strike was made by their
drill. “Sport” Smith, one of the drill
crew, made an all night walk over the
trail to the railroad and brought in
the news with an urgent request that
they return immediately. They went
back with Mr. Kugene Underwood and
Mr. Sidney Anderson, cashier of the
Hank of Seward. Th e latest strike
shows values as high as fifty-four
dollars to the yard in some holes.
French and Herron have the entire
townsite of Sunrise under option and
have drilled a portion of it. They have
purchased all the claims of Adolph
Lawson, running up Six Mile Creek
from the townsite, and have taken
over a part of the Hammer claims
still further up stream. All the An- j
thony and Martin claims are under
option to Herron and French and this ■
covers nearly four and a half miles ,
of the creek and bench claims, from
the mouth of the creek up to Boston
Har.
Next spring will undoubtedly see
the installation of two or more dred
ges at Sunrise. Conditions are such
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Hydra,dkkint; on the Property Owned and Operated by Nathan White, on Lynx Creek
in the Moose Pass District, Near Seward. __
CHINESE STILL OBJECTING
PEKIN, Oct. 5.—The Chinese government has noti- j
fied the Japanese government that its objections to the
Japanese occupation of Chinese territory should not be;
taken as objections to the occupation of the German rail-;
road in the Shangtung province. The Chinese government
simply objects to the occupation of Chinese territory
which has not already been occupied by any foreign pow
er. As the German railroad is controlled by foreigners,
the capture of it by the Japanese troops is not objected to.
LONDON KEEPS QUIET ‘
LONDON, Oct. 5.—The censorship is now exceeding
ly strict and very little has been given out today. Needless
to say this secrecy has caused some disagreeable forebod
ings and the people are anxious to have the vile of silence'
raised. The last reports from the front in France indicate
anything but pleasant intelligence.
GERMANS CLAIM TAKING FORTS
The Germans declare that they have taken three of
the Antwerp forts and the intervening redoubts as well
as thirty guns but the reports of the Belgian government
is that the situation is practically unchanged. Similar
contradictory statements are being made from all parts
of the war theater and it is impossible to find out which is
correct.
NO FURTHER NEWS
LONDON, Oct. 5.—No further news has been given
out about the progress of the war in France this after
noon up to 2:10 p. m. and it is assumed that the armies
are still battling without any decisive result. Petrograd
denies the stories that a revolution has broken out in Rus
sia or that the armies of Russia have been defeated in the
fighting in East Prussia.
UNDERWOOD DAS
WILSON’S AID
PRESIDENT WRITES COMPLI
MENTARY LETTER TO DEM
OCRATS LEADER
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—President
Wilson has written a letter to Oscar
Underwood endorsing all his actions
as leader of the democrats in the
house and expressing the hope that
he will be continued in office as long
I as he wants to be for the good of the
! country. The ostensible reason for
the letter was to express the wish that
the democratic members of the house
would be re-elected. He gives the
highest praise to the work of the dem
ocrats during the present congress
and declares that this work will be
his chief campaign document.
CHIEF DEPUTY COMES
John Bowse, chief deputy marshal,
arrived on the Northwestern last
evening. Mr. Bowse is one of the old
timers of the territory and was at one
time a very popular resident of Nome.
MR. ULANSKY ABSENT
The district court adjourned to five
: o'clock Saturday afternoon to give
Mr. Ulansky an opportunity to show
up to get his citizenship papers but
he made no appearance and court fur
ther adjourned.
ALASKA BILL
TO TILE fRONT
PRESIDENT NAMES IT AMONGST
CHIEF WORK OF THE
SESSION
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—That the
Alaska coal leasing bill will be one of
' the chief measures to be consummated
1 this session is the statement made by
I President Wilson this morning. He
mentioned several of the important
| bills that will constitute the chief
' work of the remainder of the session.
The others are the war tax bill, and
anti-trust bill. The adjournment is
expected on October 15.
For the next session the president’s
program includes the ship purchase
bill, the Phillippine bill, the general
land bill, the general land leasing bill,
the general Day bill, the general dam
bill and the general appropriation
bills.
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MAYOR RITCHIE COMES
TO VISIT SEWARD
Mayor Ritchie is among the visitors
to Seward. He was formerly a resi
dent of this city and says he is glad
to re-visit the old scenes.
EVANS AT CORDOVA
Wayne Blue received word today
| that the Evans had arrived at Cordova
at 10:30 this morning.
EARTHQUAKE
RUINS TOWNS
ASIATIC TURKEY VISITED BY
DISASTROUS DIS
TURBANCE
SMYRNA, Asiatic Turkey, Ost. 5.—
The towns of Isbarta and Burdur have
been visited by an earthquake and as
far as the facts have been learned a
\ery severe loss of life has resulted.
The former town had twenty five
thousand inhabitants and the latter
had twelve thousand. Both were the
center of a great Turkish carpet in
dustry. The earthquake occurred Sat
urday night but the facts have not
yet become fully known although it
is certain that the number of lives lost
is very considerable.
DIRIGO MAY BECOME
AN OIL BURNER
Will Be Withdrawn Temporarily
While New Boilers Are Being
Installed
Vice President R. W. Baxter in a
communication to the local agent of
the Alaska Steamship company says
that the Dirigo will be withdrawn
from the westward run this winter for
two or three months while new boilers
are being installed. They expect to
make the October trip and possibly
the November trip, however, and the
Dora wiil take the run commencing on
the Novermber or December trip and
operate until or possibly including the
February trip. Mr. Baxter says the
company may put in oil tanks and
changeJhe Dirigo to an oil burner.
VaLDEZ men arrive
Robert Ferguson and Logan Archi
bald, two prominent business men of
our sister city, Valdez, arrived on the
Northwestern last night. They are
here in connection with court matters.
While mentioning them it might not
be any harm to say that when the
rain began the other day one of our
local wits made the remark that he
was glad because our Valdez visitors
would feel quite at home.
St IIK A r BST A DTER COM I NO
R. F. Sjchraubstadter has written
to Paul Buckley that he is on his way
back to make an investigation of the
latter’s property on Ivanhoff Bay,
Alaska Peninsula. He was here some
time ago and went back east to re
port with the result that he is coming
here again.
ROBLES ARRAIGNED
Charles Henry Robles was arraign
ed today and his time of pleading was
fixed for this afternoon. He is charg
ed with stabbing. The occurrence took
place to the westward. John McEvery
was also arraigned today. Carl Almey
was appointed his attorney.
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT
In the case of Sauers vs. Cooper
the defendant today received the
verdict.
ATTORNEY ADMITTED
Robert Capers, attorney for the
Copper River and Northwestern rail
road, was admitted to the Alaska bar
today by Judge Brown.
NORTHWESTERN PASSENGERS
The following went out on the
Northwestern:— R. R. Jacobs, E. J.
Jacobs, Emma E. Burke, Geo. Dumas,
E. A. Norman, J. S. Robe and F. P.
, Carlin.
MARIPOSA COMING
The Mariposa sailed from Juneau
at 11 p. m. October 3.