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EXPECTS STIRTLE WORLD
WITH GOLD PlIICER
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo., Aug.
20, (IP)—The Gravity Gold Mining
company of Los Angeles, Calif., is
making preparations to commence
operations at Horseshoe Bend on the
Green river in Wyoming to extract
j gold from the banks of the river by
placer mining. T. A. Homewood of
Denver has charge of the work.
Over 300 acres of land have be^n
leased.
The company is said to have
something new in placer mining
which will startle the mining world.
The land to be operated has deposits
containing millions of yards of pay
dirt which will run more than $1 per
yard, says the company.
THESE ARE KODAK DAYS. QUALI.
TY DEVELOPING AND PRINTING.
SCHALLERER’S ALASKA SHOP.
ONE STAMP QUARTZ MILL FOR
SALE at J. L. Graef.
NOME MINING COMPANY
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Osborn Mining Company
in the office of t'he Secretary of Alas
ka. The company has been form°d
for the purpose of general mining
operations and the principle place of
operations in the Territory will be
at Nome, Alaska. The company is
capitalized at $400,000 and the incor
porators and directors are Alfred J.
Lomen, D. E. Crowley, Harry Lomen,
Nels Swanberg and Richard Lee, all
of Nome, Alaska.
Captain Anderson of the Belling
ham of the Northland. Transportation
company who arrived from Prince
Rupert reports that there are "oceans
of salmon” in British Columbia wa
ters just south of the Alaska line.
William Carlson was brought in
to Juneau recently with broken ribs
received when he fell on a scow at
the Sunniy Point Packing Company at j
Punter Bay.
The engineer’s most valuable work
irises from his ability to anticipate
n the youth of a mine the symptoms
)f its old age.
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CAPT. ALBERT BARRON
NEXT SAILING STR. STARR OUT OF SEWARD'
SEPTEMBER 10
Chas. H. Jansen, Agent
SAN JURN FISHING & PACKING GO.
PHONE MADISON 139 SEWARD. ALASKA
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Sept. 15 Midnight
Sept. 22 Midnight
Sept. 29 Midnight
Oct. 6 Midnight
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i he freighter Nizina is scheduledto sail from
Seattle August 20th carrying coaland explosives.
FOR KATES AN".; INFORMATION v.PfLY
J. H. FLlrCKINGER, A gen
F*ea. Madison 149
Tel. Main 12S
Sails from Arrives South from
Seattle Seward Seward
Evans Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 3 5 p. m.
Watson Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 10 5 p. m.
Wayne, Blue, Agent, Seward, Alaska
Telephone Main 81, office.
Residence phone Madison 40
PUINES, COAST eUHHD
VESSELS, PETROL SEES
WATCH HILL, R. I., Aug. 20, (/P)~
An airplane, coast guard vessels and
a fleet of yachts from the local yacht
club were searching Fishers Islaid
Sound for four young college students
believed to have been drowned last
night when the sail boat in which
they were returning here from Fish
ers Island capsized in the rough seas
resulting from the Northwest storm
which lashed the coast.
INLET PROSPECTING
Bert Johnson and Mike Eliff have
completed preparations at Anchorage,
says the Times, for a prospecting
trip which will occupy their time dur.
ing the next several weeks and per
haps well along into the winter, it
being their intention to conduct their
paystreak search in the section of
the Cook Inlet district which is new
to both men and which is said to be
a splendid locality for prospecting.
They intend to look for placer as
well as quartz.
LEGEL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
To the Electors of the Town of
Seward, Alaska:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
PURSUANT TO THE provisions of
Ordinance No. 101 duly enacted by
the Common Council of the Town of
Seward and approved by the Mayor
on the sixth day of August, 1928, a
special eLection has been called and
will be held in said town of Seward j
on Monday, the 10th day of Seprtem. j
ber, 1928, for the purpose of submit. ;
ting to the qualified voters of said !
town the following proposition:
Shall the Town of Seward, Alaska, j
erect and equip a public school build, i
ing in said town and in payment !
thereof issue and sell its general
bonds in a sum not exceeding $50,000, !
bearing interest at a rate not exceed, j
ing seven percent per annum, paya. j
ble semi.annually and maturing in \
equal annual installments of $2500.00 [
each, the first installment to mature \
Five years from the date of said bonds :
and the last installment twenty.four =
J'ears from date thereof, all as more \
Fully set forth in Ordinance No. 101 l
of said Town of Seward.
For Bonds.
Against Bonds.
The qualification of voters of said
election are as follows:
He or she shall be a qualified elec,
cor of the Town of Seward, Alaska,
whose name appears upon the last
assessment roll of said town for
riunicipal taxation. The voters de.
siding to vote in favor of said propo.
sition shall place a cross in the square
areceding the words “For Bonds”,
and those desiring to vote against
said proposition shall place a cross
n the square preceding the words,
‘Against Bonds”. The polling place
s hereby fixed as the Town Hall in
laid Town of Seward, and the polls
shall be open a,t the hour of 8:00
j’clock a. m. and close at the hour of
’:00 o’clock p. m. on said 10th day of
September, 1928.
Dated this 7th day of August, 1928.
TOWN OF SEWARD
By L. V. RAY, Mayor.
attest.
A. D. BALDERSTON,
Municipal Clerk.
>ublish: August 7, 14, 21, 28, Septem.
er 4.
OVER THE LAST TRAIL
W. H. McDonald, well known and a
highly respected resident, passed
away recently. He went to the Yu
kon via the Sitkine in 1898, where he
spent 20 years prospecting and min
ing. In 1918 he returned to British
Columbia, and settled in Prince Ru
pert for three years before taking
up a farm at Terrace.
TURN DOWN PROPOSAL
The improvement of Gastineau
Channel by dredging a channel across
the bar to the level of mean
low water with a width of 75 feet,
by the Alaska Road Commission, has
been disapproved by the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors to
whom it Was refered for considers
tion, according to a statement re
received by the Alaska Road Com
mission.
JUST RECEIVED NEW STOCK
DF ALASKA FAT HERRING.
SEWARD TRADING CO.
SHERIFF IS PUNE ■
TO CUE BANDITS
WINFIELD, Kas., Aug. 20, (A3)—
An airplane for chasing bank robbers
is a part of the ‘equipment of the Coer
ley county sheriff.
The plane, always ready to leave
the municipal aviation field on a min_
uba’s notice, is piloted by E. T. Hay.
nes, deputy to sheriff Elmer Cham,
ness. Another deputy is trained to
handle the tmachinia gun.
W. A. Eaton, well known mining
man, who arrived at Juneau from,
the Taku River property, which he
la prospecting, is encouraged with
the developments and will return
there about the first of the month.
BRUNSWICK PHONOGRAPH AN
RECORDS. Schallerer's Alaska Shop.
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