Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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LOCAL MINERAL BELT
Extending the entire distance across the Jvenai peninsula
“from Nuka Bay to Tumagain Arm near Girdwood
100 miles from southwest to northeast, is a well defineci
mineral belt that carries gold in small stringers and
large veins.
That belt crosses near the head of Resurrection riv
er, about 200 miles west of Seward, and shows up dis
tinctly again north of Kenai Lake in the Quartz Creel*
and in the Moose Pass regions.
Geologists consider it probable that the gold bear
ing rocks on Crow Creek north of Girdwood, and again
the gold and copper ores out-cropping on the Knik Riv
er watershed are all of the same belt.
At Nuka Bay, at Moose Pass and on Crow Creek
development work has been done to an extent that
proves much of the ore in this belt to be high grade
Some of it at Nuka Bay runs well over $40 per ton
and in fairly large veins. In the Moose Pass district val
ues of $8 to $10 per ton have been proven in ledges thal
are traced for nine miles
It is a field that offers just as large mining oppor
tunities as elsewhere in Alaska, a fact which one day
ere long, will be recognized.'
All along the railroad belt, as this paper has sc
many times pointed out editorially, has great undevel
oped mineral resources; the greatest in the world, anc
only by its development will the Alaska Railroad b(
made to pay its way. Tonnage by the millions of tons
is awaiting opening up. Again, after the opening of the
mines, farming on a larger scale will follow.
The present Alaska Railroad management does no
agree with The Gateway on this.
The Howell senate investigating committee sav
the possibilities of tonnage for the line and it was large
ly through the committee’s efforts a quarter of a mil
lion dollars was set aside by Congress for the Geologica
Survey which will, immediately, dispatch engineers int<
the regions adjacent to the railroad for the purpose o:
ascertaining what ore bodies or placers, or coal, are avail
able. It can be safely prophesized that the mineral pro
gress of the railroad belt will date from the present yea]
as the direct result of the work of the Geological Sur
vey.
We have touched upon Interior mining so man:
times in the past, that we will leave those districts t<
the Anchorage and Fairbanks papers to attempt to en
lighten* their readers, but the ore belt in this area regioi
may prove to be one of the. permanent hard rock am
placer mining districts of large dimensions in the who!
of Alaska .
One way to hold back development of the Alask;
coal industry is to continue to handle it over the docl
by the present and past crude method By the time ;
nice large lump of coal hits the bottom of a ship fror
the “clam-shell,” only nut coal remains; what was one
good lump coal, becomes dust. There are about 1,500 ton
now in the Seward yards awaiting loading upon vessels
And no coal bunkers yet! We would imagine the coa
operators themselves would get up on their toes an
howl like a pack of malamutes.
Nobody can understand a politician; he doesn’
even understand himself, as witness last Friday's vot
in Alaska's legislative halls when four salons vote
against repeal of the Alaska Bone Dry law.
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As we have said before itinerant passers-by ar
not interested in what the future has in store for Sew
ard.
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Wattqnal Editorial Association
FUR AND MING
ACTIVITIES TILKEETNA
, REPOUTEO BY WARDEN
i Nights continue cold and freez
ing in the Talkeetna district, re
ports Warden Homer Jewell, of
the Alaska Game1 Commission, who
left here yesterday for Anchor
age. Mr. Jewell came out of the
Talkeetna country last week for
the purpose of meeting his chief,
Mr. Terhune, head of the Com
mission who since has departed.
| The trails in the Talkeetna are
(excellent in the early morning;
' the ice is beginning to rot but all
freight has been takin in.
WAGNER PLEASED
The Idaho mining company are
| now ready for a big- season’s op
erations and one of the finest
drag-line outfits ever seen in the
North is on the ground. Mr. Wag
ner, who is quite well known in
. Seward, and head of this com
pany, is confident of a successful
year. If this form of mining
makes good and the ground
turns out well, two similar rigs
j will be installed in the Talkeetna
j region next season.
BEAVER TRAPPERS BACK
j Beaver trappers are about all
back in town and nearly every
one got the limit, Mr. Jewel said.
Several fine lots of marten were
brought in. Beaver in that dis
trict are just about holding their
' own. The upper Susitna and Yent
' na Rivers are fairly well stocked
with beaver. The best marten
, came out of the Chulitna district.
Mr. Jewell stated about 1,600
. beaver and approximately 250
' i marten have passed through the
Game Commission and were seal
■ ed.
I
Few lynx and mink were taken
this season, he added. One of the
reasons for this was said to be
the prevailing low price which
held many trappers back.
> LOTS OF COAL IN YARDS
, There are over 1.000 tons of
’ Evan Jones coal in Seward raii
‘ road yards awaiting the arrival
j of the SS Ostego, big Libby, Mc
- i neil & Libby steamer, from the
south, bound for Alaska Peninsula
t j and Bristol Bay plants. There is
j also 300 or 400 tons for the MS
■ i Boxer, of the Bureau of Indian
- Affars, now due here from the
\ south and also westbound.
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[? j NOTICE
Applications wlil be received at
the office of the City Clerk, up
■ to the hour of 3 o’clock P. M.
r* Thursday, April 23, 1931, for the
following Municipal offices, for
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1
1
1
£
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5
the ensuing year:
For combined office of Fire
Chief and Chief of Police at a
salary of $200 per month.
For combined office of City
Clerk, Magistrate and Assessor, at
a salary of $150 per month.
For office of City Attorney, at a
salary of $50 per month.
For office of City Health Officer,
at a salary of $75 per month.
For office of City Treasurer, at
a salary of $1.00 per annum.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, April
21, 1931.
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la teat Brunswick records at the Alaska Shop.
"Crymc Myself to Sleep,’* one of the new
song hits, for sale at the Alaska Shop;
f Try our Lemon Pies 50c
Full lb. loafs bread 2 for 25c
HOT SANDWICH 40c
Merchants Lunch 45c
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and
BUTTER HORNS
ELECTRIC BAKERY
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Miller’s Barber Shop
Shower Baths
Seward’s Pioneer |
and Expert Barber
| Fred C. Miller. Prop.
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LIBERTY THEATER
8 O’CLOCK
ONE SHOW — • O’CLOCK t
Showing Tonight
Again we have one of those ever popular ring stories
THE MAN I LOVE
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Fascinating play of love and fistic-high society, low society
MARY BRIAN — RICHARD ARLEN
BACLANOVA
have the high parts and give fine performances. It is a
PRIZEFIGHT STORY
and shows some snappy stuff.
The two-reel comedy is one of our old friend
Jimmie Adams
with the title
“HOLY MACKERAL”
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