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SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 1ft,
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THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904
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ONCE MORE-WESTWARD HO!
It is not the covered wagon this time but it is the
covered cabin of a palatial steamship or mayhap the
Pullman of an airship bound for the* farthest west of
Uncle Sam’s domain. Here again the pioneers range
away to new lands, new developments, new opportunities, j
Geographically it is called southwestern Alaska; j
here in Seward we refer to it carelessly as the West
ward. For a thousand miles over island, mountain,
grass-grown valley, wooded hill, fish teeming bay
and inlet it is terra incognito except to one of every
100,000 of Uncle Sam’s citizens. And even the one. out!
of that tenth of a million of Americans only dimly j
appreciates what it means to the future opening up of ;
Alaska. !
It is not strange that this portion of the national
domain is but little known or highly considered. The
gold rushes of the Interior passed it by and the great
agriculture and stock-raising possibilities have never
been told to the world. Only the cannery men and the
fur traders have held it high in esteem because they
know that this is one portion of Alaska where fish
and fur will endure when other sections of the Terri
tory have passed into decline. Then, too, the spirit
and descendents of the Russian invaders over 100
years ago still largely maintain—carefree, indolent,
unambitious, content with comfortable living and the
simple pleasures. They in fact resent the thoought of
a horde of settlers coming in to upset the placid
scheme of things. For 100 years they have pursued
the even tenor of their way; a newer wave of home
seekers would upset their contentment and peaceful
ways. . ,
Yet such a wave is enevitable; it is but a part ot the
mad race of development in America As long as there
is a frontier so their will be new frontiersmen and. in
all conscience, the Westward holds forth plenty invita
tion and promise. _ , „ _ ._J
There are timbered lands for 1,00U miles intersperseu
with magic islands and bathed in the warm waters of
the placid Japanese Current and clothed with forage
grasses six feet high There are untold leagues of un
explored mineral country where mines will some ^ay
be pouring out their wealth. There are thousands oi
bays and inlets and rivers teeming with edible fish ot
many kinds while the possibilities of the shell-fish in
dustry are incalculable. To the Westward cattle, sheep,
goats, horses, poultry can be made the basis for thou
sands of hapnv homes; the oil possibilities have not
been thoroughly been tested; the fur ranches can be
made the greatest in the world; to the world tourist a
new land of enchantment lays open for investigation.
What wonder that good, old cry of Westward Ho! can
still be the magic slogan.
With a few exceptions who battled down all the
line till out-voted and silenced our legislators are shin
ing examples of nothing else but. It would be a good
idea to abolish our Territorial Legislature and leave
everything in the hands of one square-shooting Alaskan.
He need not make any more laws but should be en
dowed thru God and a jury of angels to’ihterpret the
laws we already have.
DR. JAMES SENDER
I Eyesight specialist from Seattle
I Will be at the Van Gilder hotel until Friday |
I only. |
§ PHONE or CALL for appointments |
A considerable number of illeg
ally taken furs, seized by the
government under condemnation
proceedings, were sold by the U.
S. Marshal Lynn Smith, at a
public auction at Fairbanks re- |
ports thhe News Miner.
The offering brought a total of j
$3,505, of which $3,181 came from !
the sale of beaver. The largest,
individual offering was 105 beav- j
er skins which sold for $2,575. The •
beaver sold for an average price i
of $24.27 a skin.
I. Jacobson of the Seattle fur:
house of Jacobson & Goldberg, j
was the principal buyer. With j
about a half dozen fur buyers,
present bidding was brisk thru
out the auction. The offerings ^
sold as follows.
Two beaver sold to I. Jacob
son for $47 one beaver and one j
marten sold to Hal Bailey for $44;
one black bear, three marten, i
seven mink, two ermine, one red
fox and one lynx sold to. Mr. j
to Mr. Jacobson for $476;’ 105
Jacobson for $83; 20 beacer sold
beaver sold to Mr. Jacobson for
$2>575.
FM
raPTS SUICIDE
Evan T. Reese is hovering be
tween life and death in the deten
tion hospital in Fairbanks as the
result of an attempt he made to
end his life.
I Mental derangement, says the
News Miner, probably caused by ill
health, is held responsible for,
I the act. Reese slashed his left i
; wrist with a straight-edged razor j
land then cut his throat with a jack j
knife, piercing the larynx. The I
wrist wound was superficial but the ;
loss of blood was considerable and
coupled with the fact that Reese 1
had been in ill health made his |
! condition grave.
Reese has been in the district for
i -i number of years. He has been
■emploved by the Fairbanks Explor
ation Co., at various times and last
winter worked for Paul Palfy.
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I
Colonel Ben Eielson is lea ving i.
New York immediately for Fair- j .
banks said a wire sent by the j
aviator to Charles L. Thompson, |
manager of the Bennett-Rode-j
baugh Airplane Company, ac
cording to the Fairbanks News.
Miner.
Although the wire did not say
so. this is taken to mean that
the eastern airplane interests
Eielson is representing intend to
enter the Alaska field. His - re
cent trip to Fairbanks was for
the purpose of looking over the
possibility of establishing an air
service in Fairbanks that would
j eventually extend to Asia and
• before leaving Eielson said that
'if his negotiations were success
iful he would return at once.
BEAR HUNTERS SUCCESSFUL
Anchorage bear hunters have
been meeting with success this
season. Capt. Nick Gaikema, with
! his good ship Sea Lion, took a
party composed of Thomas Be-;
vere, Emile Pfiel, Clayton Pol- j
lard. John Lind and Ralph Kitz
miller on a three week’s trip;
(to Chinitina Bay on Cook Inlet.;
Bevers bagged two brownies, Pfiel,
| Pollard and Kitzmiller each one,
I and Lind a black. Much rainy
j weather was encountered but the
hunters all reported an enjoyable
trip. Harold Horton just returned
from a solo hunt to Kodiak,
i where he bagged two brown bear.
IF YOU HAVEN’T TkIEH FRYE
BRUHN’S BABY BEEF, you are
HI certainly missing something.
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LIBERTY THEATER
ONE SHOW TONIGHT 8 O'CLOCK
SPECIAL - SPECIAL - SPECIAL
ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE THE PEERLESS
Lon Chaney
in the picturization of the celebrated stage success
"LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH”
A highly dramatic story of stage life—Vaudeville troupes
of many kinds are in the picture—in which Chaney enacts
the part of the clown.
* COMEDY — TRAGEDY
in a perfect blend, making an absorbing play that every
one will appreciate. Besides the many clown faces Chaney
used a new preparation of his own invention to make-up
for the three different ages—20—45—65 years—of his
part of the play.
ELABORATELY — STAGED
A picture that will entertain you every minute in more
ways than one. Come and see the wonderful vaudeville
acts of professionals in support of Chaney—See the tragic
ending when father-love changes to passion—love. See
if a girl should ever give herself against her inclinations,
to another as a reward for kindness.
ONE OF CHANEY’S BEST PICTURES.
With it will be shown an interesting News.
NOTE:—Admission will be 50c and 25c
Meats
HAMS, BACON BUTTER AND EGGS
Beef, Pork, Mutton and Poultry
of all kinds
SOLD AT WHOLESALE PRICES
Quality and Courtesv is Our Motto
We delive/ any where at any time
Phone Main 130
Gus Manthey, Manager
CARSTENS PACKING COMPANY
MERCHANTS LUNCH
BETWEEN 11:30 and 1:30
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NOTHING BUT THE BEST PRODUCED IS HANDLED
We serve everything in Alaskan products: Meat,
Chicken, Fish, Eggs, Potatoes and Vegetables.
SPECIALISTS IN CATERING TO LABORING MEN
UNION CAFE
Seward, Alaska Phone, Madison 111
George Nichols, Manager
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NOTICE—Player piano for sale or
rent. Phone George Anderson,
Seward hotel. _
"OR SALE—White electric sew
ing machine; A-l condition. En
quire at Gateway
FOR SALE—Dreamland hall; a
' $11,000 building for $5,000. See
! Fred C. Miller.
S VANTED—Position as cook by ex
pert, Japanese cnei; in or out of
town, inquire Uditway.
*Ot4 SAL*—First class 1928 Chev
rolet coiten, cneap. ogle's Oarage
: WANTED—Work jy hour or day,
house cleaning, window washing,
or gardening. Phone Madison 19
for Sam, Japanese boy.
CAR FOR SALE—A 1927 Todnr
Nash Sedan in A-I condition,
at a very low price. It is a Spe
cial-Six model. Enquire at the
Cash & Carry Store.
FURNISHED House—Four rooms
and bath. Very cheap if sold
this week. Enquire room 22, Se
ward Hotel.