Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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NUKA BAY MAKES GOOD
The years of publicity effort expended by The Gate
way in behalf of the Nuka Bay mining area is fully vin
dicated by Field Engineer Earl Pilgrim’s conservative
report which appears in this issue. But foremost, the
years of hard work, faith and courage by those finan
cially interested in properties and prospects in the reg
ion, prompts thought of the old, familiar phrase: “Good
wine needs no bush.”
Nuka Bay has everything required for a great min
ing camp, inexpensive transportation, ample water pow
er, timber of all kinds and an easy country to prospect.
The Babcock & Downey mine is producing steadily;
the lost vein in the Alaska Hills has been found; crude
ore is being shipped to smelters and numerous other
prospects are being developed.
Seward can well afford to bend every effort toward
assisting in every way possible the rapid development
of the Nuka Bay quartz field. It’s a winner and to
Seward, means considerable, in a business way.
THE SOURDOUGH CONVENTION
To the old Sourdoughs who, with the brains, man
hood and backbone to pioneer Alaska and the Yukon,
an invitation is extended to participate in the conven
tion and reunion which will be held in Portland, Oregon,
beginning August 14 and ending the night of the 17th.
Which reminds us these reunions, community picnics
and the like, are altogether too few. The people of to
day are losing sight of what they are living for; surely
not just to slave and die! We’re strong for the old
fashion days when folks got together and had a won
derful outing.
The sponsors of the Alaska-Yukon Sourdough Stam
pede and the several committees who are spending their
time to entertain us of the North country, are to be
congratulated for their earnestness and sincere intent.
The headquarters this year are at the Imperial Ho
tel, Portland, and the committees and committeemen are
as follows:
Executive committee: Albert J. Eckelman, chair
man ; Alvah Eames, vice chairman; J. A. Arment, W. H.
Downing, F. F. Fellows, W. P. Sinnott, A1 E. Holcombe,
R. H. Torrey ,C. R. Rieger, P. A. Jones.
Finance committee: A1 E. Holcombe chairman; Enter
tainment committee: W. P. Sinnott, chairman; Recep
tion committee: W. H. Downing, chairman; Registra
tion committee: Alvah Eames, chairman.
Things are somewhat upset in Cuba, but President
Machado, not much disturbed, has put out for the fish
ing grounds. The late President Cleveland found solace
in the rod and reel, Mr. Webster took a day off for line
and sinker, before replying to Mr. Hayne, and Isaak
Walton’s Complete Angler is read with interest, while
the events of contemporary British politicals have been
forgotten. President Machado might do worse than to
fish and let smaller men fume.
The statement that Federal authorities are about
to make a staggering announcement relative to the
future of the beer traffic, may indicate good news either
for the wrets or for the drys.
Every dollar brought into the home city brings new
money into local circulation. Cooperative effort will at
tract business to any city.
From the amount of aviation dispatches being re
ceived recently, the Associated Press realizes Alaskans
are “air-minded.” Or something like that.
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ALASKA DELEGATE
! PERFORMS SPLENDID
Early in May last some people
residing in the lower Yukon region
asked the Delegate from Alaska to
present their request to Commis
sioner of Fisheries O’Malley for the
privilege of a limited amount of
fishing off the mouth of Yukon
river. It seems that the Commis
sioner had been seriously consider
ing recommending to the Secre
tary of Commerce that future re
gulations be issued to permit the
Yukon River to be opened to Kh
salmon fishing, allowing 50,000 to
60,000 to be taken, and limiting the
operations to King salmon gill nets,
and limiting the season to the time
when the bulk of the King salmon
are running.
Commissioner O’Malley wrote a
letter to the Delegate to this effect
with permission to give it publicity.
Delegate Wickersham then had
about 75 copies of this letter print
ed and sent to various persons who
might be interested, particularly
along the Yukon river, and person
ally wrote on each letter “Do you
want this? Write to me Wicker-?
sham.” As a result some have writ
ten favoring the opening of the
mouth of the Yukon, while others
have written in opposition, claim
ing that the run of salmon up the
river would be affected as would
also the natural supply of food as
furnished by the salmon to a couple
of thousand men, women and chil
dren.
The Delegate has sought infor
mation from the people interested
so that he might be in a position to
again take up the question of the
Yukon for fishing, as the facts
should warrant. From responses so
far received the Delegate is inclin
ed to believe that the best interests
of the fishing industry and of the
people along the Yukon require
that he oppose the new contemplat
ed regulations.
IT THE HOTELS
| SEWARD—H. O. White, A. M. i
Lecoump. j
OVERLAND — Donald MacDon- j
aid, Elmer Rady, E. Bennetser. I
Vessels in port today included j
the B. of F. MS Penguin. Marian, !
tug Akutan and the Rolph III.
The cutter Tahoe, Commander
Towle, which vessel brought the
last party of Washington, D. C.,
visitors to this port, left today
bound for Cordova where the party
will rejoin the ship.
The schooner Olive, Capt. C.
Johnson, arrived in port Wednes
day afternoon, loaded a large
cargo of Alaska coal and left for
the Westward where the coal will
be distributed.
“The Majestic.” last word in mo
dern refrigeration, at Brown *
Hawkins.
All Talking Pictures Theatre
Show tonight—8:00 o’clock
Here is a Feature With Something Different. A Story of
Two Fields of Entertainment. An Interesting
Drama, and a Combination Vaudeville
Minstrel. It is Well Named—
“Happy Days”
A 9-Reel Production in Which Short Sketches by Famous
Stars, Including—
CHARLES FARRELL — JANET GAYNOR — EL BRENDEL
EDMUND LOWE — VICTOR MACLAGLEN — JAMES
J. CORBETT — ANNE PENNINGTON
AND MANY OTHERS
Plenty of Music — Plenty of Dancing
Plenty of Singing — Lots of Acting
With it We Will Show You a Unique Reel of the Famous
“DARKIE” SPIRITUALS
A Religious Frenzy Singing of This Band of Negroes Has
Become World Known
ALSO A NEWS REEL
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