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ALASKA RAILWAY PROJECTS
Seattle dailies have been in the habit
• > exploiting all kinds and degrees of
• -ai!mad projects in Alaska, irrespect
ive of merit or the quality of the men
-ehind them. The certain result of
-itch a policy is to confuse the good
" ith the had in jiopular estimation and
.■old to the task the worthy companies |
have undertaken in their mission of
d>‘ vclopnent.
The ailu of the Seattle papers is of
course to aid in the upbuilding of
Alaska, and their motives are praise
worthy. But greater good would come
more discrimination wet*e exercised
sifting the irresponsible schemes
• mu the legitimate enterprises.
Time and again, for example, all of
\e Seattle papers have published in
terviews and thomSclVes mtule the
strive statement that raihvad- were
aaneed and undvr construction from
\ aide/, to Kagle City, from Illiatuna to
Note. . from Kayak to the Copper river
ilie\, and from Ou*a to Kagle City.
• n to the present moment not a shovel )
’ of e.i.rth has hern turned to make ,
,uhI. li is notorious that no part of
' i necessary mom\v for t hr construct*
•n of any railroad f"mi \ aide* ha
ver Keen or is at tfvs time secured.)
lie Uliainna and Kaank schemes like-!
w i>e have remained in »h*> promotion
-age.
The Alaska Central is P*'- onlv rail-1
way now under actual vbnV.vuction1
!;•<*m the Pacific coast to the interior)
■ f Alaska. Beluga legitimate enter-1
prise, it ha-devoted its energies toj
• hiding railroad and building it as fast
•i- men and money could do it. leaving ‘
• > others the privilege of voluble talk' )
Merit, after all. i- the saving force
hut builds railroad- in Ala-ka a- el-e
w here.
Tlie Alaska Central lias tin- merit of
-tarting from an ideal harl*or, which
.oats of any draft may safely enter or
ave any hour of every day in thej
.ear, -utunior or winter, and the only ;
•i-mir.al facilities in Alaska suitable
•r a city of any -»i?e‘. h has the met
of keeping lower altitude^ and main
mi ng easier grades than a rOad by
,\ otiier route eonld obtain. It also}
4-the merit of tit*versing a country i
irivale l in combination of favorable j
’iiate. agricultural and -lock grow
possihilities. and deposit-!
■ gold. goal, copper, tin. silver, lead J
• oil iron of proven richness.
The S- attle pa|»er- would render a
al and la-ting service to Alaska by
• cognizing the plain logic of fact
|)r. Washington Gladden is going to
• ke up his fighting on “tainted mon
" in Seattle. It he knew that town
i, well :.s some people li*' would not ex
i* et local sympathy. \ny kind of
oin goes in Seattle.
It seems plain that tin- «T*p-*n* 4e in
Tokyo have not yet had all the fight
ing they want. The troops in 'lie field,
have not been heard from
Kven if .fimmy llritt did lose 'be
> u-se ard the »10,ouo side bet be still
i ;> a ro.* or two of flats to rent
The railroad magnates who are
,-lhi._ tb,- construction of lines to the
•a-t have probably heard Of \laska.
It -, m> to he Russia's l*u>y day
•out all the time
tinted States Ballroad Values
The government has computed the
• immeivial. or market, value of rail
way operating property in the 1’nited
>--atesar. $ll.244.<»2.ttOO. Pennsylvania
amis fir»t. with ?>.|jO;*;ns,ooo, New
Vork rank- second, with ^hS.TJJ.OOO.
Washington stand-1 twenty-first, with j
- *l*.s;;7 non; Oregon forty-second, with
V».t>t»l.t*'0: California eight, wi'h $.V*0,
*4,000. and Alaska tifty-tirst (lowest),;
. ith 7-Ummmki. These values do not in- j
ode Pullman cars, valued at
'•l.noo.ooo, or private cars; valued ut
-"g.OOO.IHHI
it is said hy the Nome papers that
mrt-atrying to the value of
$ *0,000 a ton. has Cten discovered near.
1 jpkok. in the Nome country.
LIKES INLAND VALLEYS
Ntfpoleort Wells Describes the 8«
sitna and Matanuska.
Napoleon Wells, A Suh Frahblsbb
capitalist, arrived on the stbambfl F.k
celsior lAst evening from A radritli'a
trip into the Susitna And MAtahUskil
Valleys; ant,l is staving at tht IfbtPl
Coleman, lie is so well pleased with
what he saw in Central Alaska that
he has dec idl'd to make large invest
ments along the routi of the Alaska
t vhtrul railway. Mr. Wells is a con
servative business man of means and
thatuve age. Hi* opinions are conse*
qb-mtly formed from the observations
of a trained mind.
“ifnnylHxh had told me before I left
Sun Francisco that l should tind a
more agreeable climate in the Susitna
valley than t he climate of California,
and that LhP vegetation of Central Alas
ka is equal tb the best vegetable life
of t lie mill'd lb states. I could not by
any possibility have believed it. Hut 1
have been there*, have sPeh, and, irt'ab
velous as it ma-V appear. I am convin
ced that the Susitna And Matanuska
valleys will produce abundantly of the
best grades of wlVeat; rye* oats and
barley, besides berrieS and fruits in
profusion. The finest Jjnrdbh f ever
>aw, none excepted anywhere-, is now
under cultivation at Palmer Station ou
Knik Arm. The potato crops there
this year w ill yielil at the rate Vf 400
bushels to the uere. For size, qualitv
and flavor the potatoes are unexcelled
by any 1 ever ate in a more southerly
climate. l»oth Mr. llerning and Mr.
Palmer have small patches of wheat*
oats and Iwrlev, anil all of them haVe
matured hard and plump. The sAtti
ples 1 saw would yield 40 bushels Pet*
acre.
“I saw tens of thousands of acre* of
the rankest, le&fest.most sueeulent red
top grass. Much of it would go live
tons to the acre. An a Mock country,
with rich mining dUtaicts for markets,
I do not know where mote Mattering
inducements could he found.
“The coal* iron, gold and copper re
sources of that country though barely
scratched tire there in such abundance
that l dare not give rein to my real ^
opinion for my conservative friends in
the states would sny that l had lost my
head. Rut tny eyes did not deceive me
and the minerals are there foralltosee.
••J venture to say with the Utmost
deliberation that the Alaska Central
Railway is opening an agricultural and
stock grazing country not surpassed by
any state in the Union, and the richest
mineral district in variety and abund
ance of mineral resources on the face
of the earth.
••! will ‘ay. too. with careful weigh-1
ing of my words, that Seward will in
due time heroine the most im|>ortant j
commercial, financial and industrial j
center north of Seattle, not excepting!
Victoria or Vancouver. It is truly the
Cate way to all of Central Alaska, so
soon as the Alaska Central penetrates
that va.Nt region. A net work of branch
lines east and west from the main trunk !
line will give Seward command of a
country un large in extent as the whole
watershed of the Mississippi valley.*'
TO RUN FOR THE POLE
Peary Hopes to Make Connection
by Relief System
Kxplnrer fVary hopes to roach the
north pole by means of a complete sys
tem of relief squalls which will enable
the men who make the tinal dash to be
fully supplied with provisions. He will
sail as far north as possible in the good
ship Roosevelt. Then a Moop of men
will plod north want with a large sup-j
pK of provisions. When part of the
itock is consumed a squad will start'
tack Tor more. The others will con* j
tinee another lap. and then another
squad will go back.
The n turning aqtiads \\ ill bring an
other stock of provisions from the ship
snd d' P ■“’* to the second; the second
will deliver Vo the third and so op'
The .-quad which makes the dash will
have just enough to reach the pole and
return to tin point where il will meet
the nearest relief com parr. The sue*
c» -sive relief squads are expected to be
able to take care of the entire company
on ♦he return.
The record of previous attempts tP
reach ♦ he pole which have resulted in
a nearer approach !«* as fallows:
Miles
’Latitude from
Year Kxplortjr reached the po'o
15W Parent/. 711.80 713
1007 Hudson 80.2.3 * *>»T
1700 Phipps 80.48 035
1-00 Scoreshv 81.30 ,587
l "27 Parry * 82.43 .500
1 s7ti Naves 83.20 460
1882 Greek 83.24 455
1M)5 Nansen 80.14 200
V«H) Abruz/d 80.33 241
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DR. C. T. DAGGETT
DENTIST
k. K Cor FUurth Avc: and Washlnitton SL
bflWArtD - - ALASKA
DR. e. L. HALE
DENTIST
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SEWARD - - - ALASKA
iH. H. HILDRETH
NOTARY PUBLIC
And CONVEYANCER
Abstracts ot Title to mtninv and town
propehy furnished Kxamlnatlon and
rvtwJrts tnudc on any t»roi>erty........
SEWARD - - ALASKA
CECIL H. CLEGG
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
| Fourth AYCnuc, - Reward, Aku.
E. R» GRAY
"N < )T A l!Y lM'W.IC
SEWArtll - ALASKA!
O. LASCY
l. S. DEP. MINERAL and LAND
SURVEYOR FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
Civil Engineer, and Land and Min
ing Attorney. Address Keldovia,
Alaska, or in care of Mail Agent,
Steamer Dora.
FRANK H. LASCY
U. 3. MINERAL and LAND
Surveyor for the District of Alaska,
asd NOTARY PUBLIC
\ddres: Keldovia. Cook Inlet. Alaska;
or care Mail Agent. Steamer Dor A
NEWS OF ALASKA
Htimv Owens, who was eon\ictod of
manslaughter at Eagle several year
ago and given twenty-live years in the
penitentiarythen granted a new trial or.
error, was found not guilty by a jury !
in the United States district court
and discharged August 14. He was
charged with killing a miner named
Christensen. The two men while alone
fought u duel in n cabin near Forty
mile. Owens claimed self-defense'.
The riverfront of Fairbanks', Alaska1,
is being so improved by the authorities!
as to prevent if possible, n recurrence
of a flood similar to the one which
swept along F. ont street several weeks
ago carrying off the large warehouses,
inundating tin* buildings along that
thoroughfare, practically ruining the
street and doing damage now estimated
to aggregate $100,000, including the
destruction of two comparatively new
bridges built across the river.
The Kartells Tin Mining Company of
Reward peninsula is reducing samples
of its ore and running the product ou*
into small bricks with the company's
name stamped upon them. The mine
has more than 2,000 feet of tunnels,
with three electric drills at work night
and day, Twenty-five men are work-;
ing on each shift.
During a recent visit to Alaska, B.
F. Nelson of Minneapolis, one of the
largest manufacturers of paper in the
‘northwest, said that beyond question
the spruce timber of Alaska is the fin
est in lit*- world for the manufacture of
wood pulp to be used in making paper
The Skagway Alaskan is responsible
for the story that a troop of about
twenty disreputable dogs near Clifton
have organized themselves into a band
of freebooters and are holding people
up for anything edible they may have
in possession.
A Fairbanks man named Burkhal
has been sentenced to serve 11 months
and 15 days in jail for borrowing a gun
from a preacher. He forgot to return ,
the gun.
The Sitka Cablegram is booming
lobster culture for that part of the
coast It says the Japan current pro
duces the rigid temperature to make
the lobster bloom to perfection.
A man at Skagway was fined for
swearing in the streets. Then he got
drunk and was fined #20 for that. He
is working out the latter fire on the
streets.
In spite of the Brady-Wickersham
j controversy K. H. Brady is commission
j er tit Wickersham, in the Forty-mile j
' country.
j Three Yukon coal mines are now pro- J
ducing regularly, and two or three
others may be opened soon.
•The wreckage of the Pearl has been j
found on a reef near Sanak.
SEWARD FEEL COMPANY
COAL SHEDS AT FOOT OF SECOND AVE., SEWARD
Coal! Gasolene! Wood
Coal <0 Shed $10.00 per ton bulk, or $11.00 sacked
Gasolene by the case $6.00; 5 gallon can $3.50.
PROMPT DELIVERY. Offices at Pier I or Yakutat Lmbr Co.
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HOTEL McNEILEY
EUROPEAN PLAN ==±===
accommodations strictly first class
Kates 50c to $&-00 per day
Will A; McNEILEY, Proprietor
FOURTH AVION UK - - SKWARL), ALASKA
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STOVES AND RANGES
Wholesale and Retail
TIN, BRASS ANt) SHEET STEEL WORK
JOBBING AND PLUMBING A SPECIALTY
80-40 Winchester Repeating Rifles.-Axes, Saws
Large Assortment of Tents. Granite and Tinware
n q rPAPP FOURTH AVENUE
aJ* XlJ F\. EiU- I SEWARD, ALASKA
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN &. LAUBNER. Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved „ Jll<,"l'°n'°_
GJwc us your ordcc4.fQr Goal &. wood
General Forwarders PHONE MAIN Seward. Alaska I
E B p rii n— The new Lumcer Yard by
LIJ iVH ? JHj_ the Glacier Staeam.
Stock now complete— Brick, Lime, Cement, Windows,
Window Frames and Doors.
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NORTHERN RALOON
WHITTEMORE. <1 SMITH Proprietor
WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS
FOURTH AVE. SEWARD, ALASKA
THE COMMERCE
FOURTH avenue
* A r,entlemnn‘s Resort and Club Rooms.
FURNISHED rooms
We Purchase Gold Dust at Regular Rates
PETERSON & BROWN, Proprietors
Only the choicest goods dispensed
Club Rooms in connection
Furnished Apartments up stairs
New Neat and Comfortable. f. V. THOMAS, Prop.
About five months a/ov Gil'tke and
ind Kershaw, two poor prospectors,
made a wonderfully licit Strike of /old j
in the Greenhorn district- Baker:
llountv, Ore/on. They have made a ,
display in the Mines and Metallurgy .
bniidin/ at the Lewis and Clark fair. |
The word '’Ore/on'’ if spelled in /old, j
the metal bein'/ ip small nu£/ete. It j
took $220 worth of /old to make each j
letter,$1329 worth to spell the name of
the state, in addition to this, the pros
pectors have displayed at either end ol
the /old si/n, little piles of /old, each
worth #00P.
The Fairbank" News reports that
prospectors have brou/ht in quartz
which assays $700 per ton.
It Is practically impossible to deliver
uir at the breast workings of a mine in
as high a state of purity as on the sur
face. The air becomes vitiated as it
travels down the shaft and through the
drifts and eannot be as pure as surface
air. This is one reason why the use of
compressed air in ventilating is more
desirable than fan ventilation, even
though the latter is more costly.
Preliminary bulletins received at
the department of mines at Victoria
ipdicote that the output of the Atlin
gold camp this season will exceed that
of 1904, beir>fr between $<>00,000 anil
$700,000.
Mowing machines and sulky hay
rakes are in operation'near TtaraparU