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and lot), completely furnished; now
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WANTED, Miscellaneous
WANTED A1 ' >r track
laying. Alaska Anthracite Railroad
per day. Hoard, $1.
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FOUND—Bunch of keys. Loser call
at The Gateway and pay for this
adv.
Scratch pads—for school, for your
desk, for the counter, for the work
room—5c at The Gateway.
Mining location blanks at the Gate
way, __
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way. _
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Residence Third Ave.
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Van Gilder Building
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Formerly of Nome.
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Office over Bank of Seward
Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
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Juneau, Alaska
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Visiting brothers invited.
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Meets 8 P. M. every Thursday
Visitors Welcome
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U. S. RAILROAD RECORD
Vol. 1. All the news of the line from Seward to Fairbanks. No. 84
APPRECIATION
EROM SEATTLE
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The following from the Railway and
Marine News indicates its opinion of
the campaign launched by The Gate
way to hurry the commercial opening
of the Matanuska coal fields, which
seems about to be realized:
SEWARD SOUNDS NOTE
Viewed from anv angle the cam
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paign inaugurated editorially by The!
Gateway of Seward, Alaska, to get
the Matanuska coal opened to the pub
lic is highly interesting. The editor
is to be congratulated upon his stand
for it will be recalled that he was on
The Seattle Star and at one time de
fended the fakir Gifford Pinchot. He
then wrote “from the outside.” Now
he is on the inside and cannot help
but view the matter in a practical
light. Seward also has a change of
heart, for it now realizes that when
a majority of its citizens endorsed
Pinchot theories as applied to Cordo
va, those same theories react today
upon Seward and the whole govern
ment railroad. Without a business
like development of the coal and suc
! cessful marketing of that product the
future of the whole government rail
road project looms darkly on the ho
rizon That the campaign is bearing
fruit appears certain in the light of
the request of Secretary Lane for an
other $4,000,000 with which to rush
the road to Chickaloon and till the gap
between the Seward anti Anchorage
divisions. The Seward campaign cry
of “Get the Coal” should have the en
dorsement of all Alaskans as it sounds
the keynote of the whole government
■ project.
I M{1 IKK AS TO WAR
ORDER FOR ENGINEERS
Chairman Edes has cabled to the
war department to find the facts re
garding a report that Capt. Thomas
Ward, of the local engineer force, has
, been ordered to appear for service.
A recent copy of the Anchorage Rail
road Record contained the following
i based on a report from the East:
“Capt. T. M. Ward, engineer of
bridges and buildings, Seward divi
sion, has been ordered to active duty
and assigned to the engineering corps
of the army. He will report to the
regimental commander at American
Lake, Washington.
“Mr. Ward served in the Spanish
American war as a captain of volun
i teers. He has been connected with
the Commission, with headquarters at
Seward, during the past two years.”
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LISTS 6—2027, —2036, —2037,
—2038
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OK
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST
Notice is hereby given that the lands
described below, embracing 429.05
acres, within the Chugach National
Forest, Alaska, will be subject to set
tlement and entry under the provisions
of the homestead laws of the United
[States and the act of June 11, 1900,
(34 Stat., 233), at the United States
land ollice at Juneau, Alaska, on Sep
tember 29, 1917. Any settler who was
actually and in good faith claiming
, any of said lands for agricultural pur
poses prior to January 1, 1900, and has
not abandoned same, has a preference
right to make a homestead entry for
the lands actually occupied. Said lands
were listed upon the applications of
; the persons mentioned below, who
have a preference right subject to the
prior right of any such settler, pro
| vided such settler or applicant is
qualified to make homestead entry and
the preference right is exercised prior
to September 29, 1917, on which date
the lands will be subject to settlement
and entry by any qualified person. A
tract of land described as follows: Be
ginning at Cor. No. 1, identical with
Cor. No. 2 of Frank Lyon homestead
No. 304, whence Forest Service Monu
ment, consisting of a post 5 inches
square and 5 feet long, set in mound
of stones 10 feet from mean high
water mark on north shore of Kenai
Lake approximately one-half mile
north of the mouth of Quartz Creek,
near point of conspicuous bluff of grey
slate at extreme north side of Quartz
Creek Valley, bears S. 63 deg. W.,
99.90 chs.; extending thence N. 60 deg.
E., 40 chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence S.
25 deg. 30 min. E., 39.60 chs. to Cor.
No. 3; thence S. 60 deg. W., 41.05
chs. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor.
No. 3 of Frank Lyon homestead No.
304; thence N. 24 deg. W., 39.70 chs.
to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning,
containing 159.97 acres; application of
Nelson Steele, P. O. Box 1536, Seward,
Alaska; List 6—2027. The S^2 Lot 1
(11.36 acres), SK N% Lot 1 (3.42
acres), Lot 2 (37.74 acres), Sec. 20;
SWK SWK, SK NK NWK SWK,
:SWK NEK SWK, SK NWK SWK,
W>3 SEK SWK, SK NWK NEK
SWK. Sec. 21, T. 14 N., R. 3 W.,
S. M. (unapproved survey), except 153
j acres of the tract restored under List
6—1462, the net area hereby restored
being 4.52 acres; application of Frank
Bakkalin, Anchorage, Alaska; List 6—
2036. A tract of land described as
follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a
spruce post 4 in. x 4 in. x 5 ft set
COAL MINING
OPERATIONS
Commissioner Mears issued the fol
lowing in regard to coal operators at
Chickaloon:
Effective August 1, ail work in con
nection with the operation of coal
mines and the investigation of coal
properties in the Matanuska lield will
be carried on under the supervision
of this office.
Mr. Sumner S. Smith, resident en
gineer, will continue in charge of all
work in that district, reporting to the
undersigned.
Lawrence J. Harris, of Issaquah,
Washington, has been appointed su
perintendent of the Commission coal
mines at Chickaloon.
A force of ten men commenced work
at the Chickaloon coal mine on July
20. Preparations are being made for
the installation of a hoist preliminary
to sinking a shaft. TJje force of min
ers will be augmented as quickly as
development work permits.
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RAILROAD NOTES
G. P. Sproul, captain in the Su
sitna River service, has tendered his
resignation and left for Seattle on
the transport Crook
A barge gridiron is being built by
the Commission at Bird Point This
improvemnt will greatly facilitate the
handling of material and supplies
shipped to that section of Turnagain
Arm.
0. A. Kenyon, secretary of the
Railroad Y. M. C. A., returned on the
transport Crook after several weeks
spent in the East.
I). D. Vint, chief draftsman at An
chorage, accompnaied by Mrs. Vint,
have returned after two months’ leave
in California.
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Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
2 ft. in the ground at H. W. M. on
south shore of Kenai Lake, marked
H—1, whence Cor. No. 1 of VVm. A.
Simpson homestead No. 169 on north
shore of Kenai Lake bears N. 47 deg.
45 min. E., 65 chs.; extending thence
by meanders along south shore of Ke
nai Lake S. 57 deg. 45 min. E., 10
chs.; S. 63 deg. E., 5 chs.; thence S.
56 deg. 30 min. E., 3 chs.; thence S.
59 deg. 15 min. E., 8 chs.; S. 66 deg.
30 min. E., 4 chs.; S. 31 deg. E., 10
chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 37 deg.
W., 39.35 chs. to Cor. No. 3; thence N.
53 deg. YV., 39 chs. to Cor. No. 4;
thence N. 37 deg. E., 39.40 chs. to Cor.
No. 1. the place of beginning, contain
ing 160 acres; application of Jay R.
Melvin, Roosevelt, Alaska; List 6—
2037. A tract of land described as
follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a
spruce post 6 in. x 6 in. \ 5 ft. set
2 ft. in the ground on left bank of
Kenai River, approximately one mile
from Kenai Lake, marked H—1,
whence highest peak on mountain
south of claim bears S. 11 deg. E., ap
proximately 2 Vis miles distant; whence
the mouth of Bean Creek entering Ke
nai River from the Northwest bears
N. 50 deg. YV., 5 chs. distant; extend
ing thence by meanders along left
bank of Kenai River, N. 57 deg. 30
min. E., 3.44 chs.; N. 67 deg. E., 2.88
chs.; S. 88 deg. E., 4.03 chs.; S. 64
deg. E., 5 chs.; N. 76 deg. 30 min. E.,
10 chs.; N. 82 deg. 30 min. E., 6 chs.;
N. 54 deg. 30 min. E., 8.65 chs. to Cor.
No. 2; thence S. 19 deg. E., 27.30 chs.
to Cor No. 3; thence S. 71 deg. YV.,
37.65 chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 19
deg. YV., 30.95 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing 104.56
acres; application of Harry E. Carle
ton, Roosevelt, Alaska; List 6—2038.
July 7, 1917. C. M. Bruce, Assistant
Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31, 1917.
SEATTLE
Invite you to send to them for such items in FURNI
TURE and DRY GOODS as cannot be readily sup
plied by the merchants in your community.
All such orders received by FREDERICK
& NELSON receive the prompt, personal
attention of an expert shopper and Parcel
Post shipments are sent POSTAGE PAID
to any point in Alaska.
NOTE: Inquiries for information relative to the New Spring Line*
of Dry Goods, Apparel and Accessories Will Be Given Prompt
Attention.
CONTRACTS TOR
SHED MATERIAL
Contracts have been let by the
Alaskan Engineering commission to
| the Alaska Transfer company for 20,
000 lineal feet of timbers for the snow
sheds to be erected this fall at the
scene of repeated snow slides at Mile
68%.
Delivery is to be made at an early
date.
There will be a total of 1,000,000
feet of timber in the sheds to be built
at that point. Contracts for the plank
! ing have been let to mills here and at
Kenai Lake.
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MATANUSKA STRAWBERRIES
MARKETED BY FARMERS
Merchants of Matanuska are offer
ing for sale home-grown strawberries
of excellent size and quality. The fruit
compares favorably in flavor with that
raised in the great berry ditsrcts of
the Middle West, and presages a very
bright future for farmers engaging in
| berry culture in this section.
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Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
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City Express. Phone Main 122.
PUBLIC NOTICE
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Sealed proposals in triplicate will be
received until eleven o’clock A. M.,
August 28, 1917, at the office of the
Territorial Board of Road Commission
! ers in Valdez, Alaska, at which time
! and place they will be publicly opened
(1) for the construction of a road be
ginning at a point in the center line of
; the Kenai Road approximately three
| miles from Seward and ending at a
! point on Resurrection Beach about two
i hundred feet west of Hoffman’s cabin,
the distance being about two miles,
3840 feet; (2) also for the construction
of a pile bridge, 90 feet between ap
proaches, across the Salmon River at a
point 4377 feet from the Kenai Road.
Said proposals must be signed by
the bidder and accompanied by cash or
a certified check payable to the Chair
man of the Divisional Commission, for
five per cent of the bid, which amount
shall be forfeited to the Divisianal
Commission, in case that the bidder
shall fail to enter into a contract ac
cording to the specifications of the said
Commission for such work, in the
event of his being awarded the con
tract for the above work. The success
ful bidder will be required to execute
the general form of contract of said
Commission for such work within a pe
riod of ten days from the acceptance
of his bid by the said Commission.
The successful bidder will also be re
quired to execute a bond payable to
Chairman of the said Commission for
20 per cent of the contract price, said
bond to be acceptable to the Commis
sion.
lhe above work must be performed
according to the standard specifica
tions and conditions on file at the of
fice of the Divisional Road Commis
sion, Valdez, Alaska, and at Brown &
Hawkin’s, Seward, Alaska, where a
copy of same with form of contract
may be seen, and copies of the pro
posals obtained.
Proposals must be signed by the bid
der, inclosed in a plain, sealed, envel
ope and addressed to Territorial Board
of Road Commissioners, Third Divi
sion, Valdez, Alaska, and plainly
marked “Proposals For Building Terri
torial Road."
The right is hereby reserved to re
ject any and all bids.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 11th
day of August, 1917.
DIVISIONAL COMMISSION OF
TERRITORIAL BOARD OF ROAD
COMMISSIONERS, THIRD DIVI
SION, TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
By JAMES E. WILSON,
Chairman of the Board.
Date First Pub., Aug. 13, 1917.
Date last Pub., Aug. 20, 1917._
C.W. PALMER
KNIK, ALASKA
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Doors and Windows
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P. & B. Paper
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