Seward
OF SEWARD, ALASKA Established August 19, 190-1
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THUS WE CROW
Those of us who believe in Alaska and have cast
our lot here for better or for worse derive a keen pleas
ure in reading such a story as appears in today’s issue
of The Gateway regarding the placer mining venture
of Lewiston, Idaho people on Peters Creek, in the Cache
Creek mining district, 23 miles from Talkeetna on the
Alaska Railroad.
It spells the most gratifying progress. It means
far-reaching possibilities for the Cache Creek country.
When its success is assured as it undoubtedly will be,
it will mean the influx of many more Idahoans who
are watching the proposition with great interest, and
who are even now seeking a chance to get in on some
good ground on the several creeks in that section where
pay dirt has been demonstrated.
The new venture has been carefully worked out by
experienced men who first prospected their ground,
found good pay and then spent the winter working out
plans for handling the gravel. The proposition is unique
and unusual, in that they will use a steam shovel, bum
ing coal that is right on the ground and wall saw their
own lumber from timber growing on the same ground.
They will haul in their supplies with their own tractor.
They will get part of their food right from the country
surrounding them.
It will mean much for Anchorage and Talkeetna,
because it looks like the Cache Creek district will be a
live camp this summer. It means additional tonnage
lor the railroad. On the whole it means much for all
Alaska and everybody should be happy.
M itli gnomes bowling on the mountain tops at
noon today, a drentching southeaster, then a burst of
sunshine hastening the already green blades of grass
upthrust thru layers of snow, Old Man Winter is hav
ing one heck of a time this season trying to make Sew
ardites believe he is on the job.
A weird country is that country west of Seward.
You sail for hours through what appears to be a limit
ed expanse of ocean with the coastline absolutely out
of sight yet here and there rising from the depths a
huge, lone rock or two, perhaps a half dozen; breaking
the monotony, or riding the ground swells and sliding
down a bunch of combers with spume spouting high.
At other times the vessel darts among small islands,
along nigged capes and at all times when steaming
along the shore, the rolling hills without a tree and
rising back of them, lofty, snow-capped peaks piercing
the clouas. It is a region entirely different from any
place else in the Territory; a voyage well worth while.
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Shrewd people never sign a document before read
ing it, and seldom sign it afterward.
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We read that “well-timed silence is more eloquent
than speech.” And most silence is well-timed.
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If you want to convert some of your stock into
cash, put on a sale. Advertise in The Gateway. Certain
ly it pays!
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Alaska natives are rapidly becoming civilized,
even to the extent of awarding alimony. For deserting
his squaw, Charlie Big Eyes of Ninilchik was required
to pay her one butchered bull moose, 10 dressed mink
skins, 10 fox pelts and 100 salmon.
# % sfc Jji sjs
Perhaps the alleged wildness of the younger gen
eration is due to association with the older generation.
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The children of Alaska are raised where there are
trees and grass, not asphalt.
So that Sewardites may gain j
seme knowledge of the basketball j
treat that is in store for them if •
the Alaska College cage team
comes down here to take on the j
local teams for a series of gomes j
the latter part of this month, j
the following data, cubed from !
the Fairbanks News Miner, may j
be of interest.
The following lineup is given
for the College team in a game!
which they played the Fairbanks
Athletic Club on Jan. 9: Brandt,
if; Strandberg, n; Givan, If;
Snodgrass, If; Lounsbury, c; Ku
bon, rg; Ek, Ig.
The College came out victor- !
ions in the above game with a
score of 21 to 14. The F. A. C.
team had a strong lineup against
the College with performers like j
Butrovieh, who has been seen j
in action in Seward, O'Shea, |
Morgan, Anderson, Moody and
Lennon.
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a little road work of their own
to reach their ground. It is ex
pected that about 20 men will be
employed by the outfit when the
season opens.
Wagner, is an oldtimer in the
country and has been in the
Cache Creek section b e f ore.
Charley Mack, who has also been
in that district and who ran a
hotel at one time at Talkeetna
and is now in business in Spo
kane has been a consistent boos
ter and has an interest in the
present venture. Four of the men
are newcomers to the country.
IDAHOANS WATCHING
All Lewiston, Idaho people are
watching the venture with great
interest, and if the present op
rations prove successful, of
which there seems little doubt,
in;ir3" Ich honrus are ready to
north.
stampe
As w
father
district
Seward
-S' stated by Jim Murray,
of th.' cache Creek
■when he went through
last,. fall, it , looks like
there will be over 100 mm work
ing on Peters, Cache. Nugget,
Dollar, Fairview and other creeks
oi the district next season, fur
nishing one of the livest camps
in Alaska.
Vvhile in Seward the newcom
ers were guests at the Overland
Hotel.
| DRILL SHARPENER BUSY *
Jimmy Wilcox, local expert on
drill sharpening went on shift
| yesterday at the rock quarry of
the Alaska Road Commission
building the breakwater where
he will be busy sharpening drills
for the “coyote” men who are
already beginning to pierce the
sides of Mt. Marathon to blow
off breakwater material. Two
compressors are running three
modern jack-hammers and the
battle is on. Billy Neville, also of
Seward, has joined the drill crew
and two shifts will shortly be
put on, it is said.
WOMAN’S CLUB
The Woman’s Club will hold a
card party at 8:15 p. m. Saturday
in Odd Feilows hall, after the
the bean feed.
Leo Ohmhauser, Alaska guide,
who lives at Lowing, was a week
end visitor in town and returned
to Lawing on the mixed freight
Sunday.
New Chart, Cape St. Elias to
I Shumagin Island. Alaska Shop.
WHILE THEY LAST
i Closing out remaining sizes
| of good work shoes at prices
| from $3.25 to $4.75. Remember
j old packs can be re-bottomed
j With either crepe or cleated bot
j toms.
I Seward Leather Works
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