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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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WHERE NEXT?
Almost simultaneously announcement is made of new
gold strikes exceeding in richness many of those which
made mining history in the Western United States. Ne
vada, long considered as having passed the age of gold ex
citement, comes back with a bang in the Weepah discov
er, which is drawing a genuine old-time stampede to the
diggings. Now comes the news that Arizona, also rele
gated to the background as a prospecting region, which
goes Weepah’s find one better and produces a strike of
$100,000 gold ore.
Who knows but that Alaska will step into the arena
at any moment and show something even better? It is
only a matter of prospectors—not men made an object of
charity by unworkable Territorial doles, but men who are
backed with grubstakes on a business basis.
The difference between Alaska and the older States is
that better opportunity offers the prospector for getting
a grubstake, and once something is discovered he is in
close touch with developing capital. With respect to
Alaska, he must travel long distances on scant capital in
order to get into touch with those who desire properties
to develop.
There is as much gold in Alaska as has ever been
taken out, and large areas in which the prospector’s pick
has not been driven. Placer offers better opportunities
than quartz for the poor man in that he can at least take
out enough to keep him going until he can launch forth on
a broader scale.
Agriculture, timber and other resources are all right,
but it will be noticed that practically every dollar of in
come on the mainland of Alaska comes from her mines,
both coal and metal.
TIME FOR ALASKA TO BEGIN TO ADVANCE
With proper pressure brought to bear on Washing
ton, coupled with the pressure which circumstances is
exercising in the same direction, Alaska is due to begin to
advance. The undeveloped section of the United States
is rapidly contracting, forcing the empire builders to seek
opportunities in the older of the 13 original States. Geor
gia is the latest scene of action of industrial developers,
and like North Carolina, will engross the men of action
for a few years, when they will be seeking other fields.
That they have not already turned to Alaska is due to the
causes of which Alaskans have complained. Possibly,
if Alaska can make its bid through necessary propaganda,
it will enlist the activities of these men along with their
influence, which combined, should make its presence felt
where it will do the most good.
Georgia’s era of development followed a complete
survey of her natural resources, such as water power,
commercial mineral substances, timber, etc. This cost
the State’s industrial department more than a quarter of
a million dollars before the first steps were taken to invite
capital into the field. It is planned to expend two millions
more in advertising the States’ resources.
You could drop Georgia down on the Kenia Peninsula
and have room to spare, lose it several times between here
and the Brooks range or between the eastern internation
al boundary and Bering sea. Aside from certain vege
tables of the south temperate zone, fruits and resinous
products, along with such minerals as kaolin and pottery
clay, that State has nothing Alaska cannot produce.
These matters, once brought to the eyes of interested
developers, should bring them north, and with them the
era of prosperity so long promised and deferred. It is
the private individual, and not the Federal government
who will develop Alaska. Federal activities are but a
meal ticket in comparison.
Nothing could be more valuable to Seward than the
securing a survey of all natural resources tributary to
this city and have the matter compiled in a comprehensive
form which would answer all inquires and reveal what
awaits capital in this region.
OFFICE SECRETARY
OF THE TERRITORY
SELF-SUSTAINING
FOR EVERY DOLLAR APPROPRI
ATED FOR OFFICE HAS RE
TURNED $1.85
Receipts of the office of Secretary
of the Territory during this biennium
surpassed all previous records, being
$36,938.25. The .appropriation made
by the Legislature in 1925 for 'the ad
ministration of the office was $20,108.
This makes a total of $1.85 for every |
dollar appropriated from the treasury. I
This showing is exclusive such public
service as vital statistics, dissemmi
nation of information, etc., for which
no fees are collectible.
The report showed 754 corporations
on file in the secretary’s office, of
which 411 are foreign and 343 domes
tic organizations. During the bien
nium 45 domestic and 79 foreign cor
porations were stricken from the list
for failure for two successive years to
pay their annual license fees.
A total of 177 corporations filed for
record during the biennium, a net
gain of 53. Of these 53 were organ
ized for mining or promoting mining,
35 for fishing and fish packing, five for
building and loan associations, 49 for
general business, eight transportation,
five oil, nine fur and fur farming, five
insurance and eight social and fratern
al orders.
During the biennium there were
2,144 births recorded, 398 more than
for the preceding two years. There
were 1,598 deaths, or 546 less than
births recorded. The number of
deaths was 82 in excess of the period
of 1923-24. Marriages increased 271
during the period and numbered
1,046 as compared to 775 in the two ]
preceding years.
There were in the First division 467
marriages, Second, 138; Third, 293,
Fourth 148.
The First division lead in births
with a total of 732. Boy babies were
equally balanced with girls, there be
ing 365 of each while the sex in two
instances was not stated in the birth
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certificates. Of the total 397 were
whites, 235 Indians, 73 mixed bloods,
one negro, 16 Japanese and ten mis
cellaneous or not stated.
The Second division had 407 births,
186 male ,218 female and three not
stated. Thirty-seven were whites, 39
Indians, 2S9 Eskimos and one un
stated.
In the Third division there were 493
births, 297 male and 214 female. The
whites numbered 527; Indians 70;
halfbreed, 120; Japanese 3; Eskimo,
25, and 18 unstated.
Births in the Fourth division out
numbered the Third, being 521. Of
this total, 265 were male and 247 fe
male, 89 whites, 167 Indians, 88 half
breeds, 166 Eskimos and two unstated.
Tuberculosis and tubercular ail
ments were the sources of the most
deaths. There were 344 deaths from
tuberculosis alone; tuberoular menin
gitis, 27; tubercular mastoditis, 1; ac
cidental causes, 138, of which 87 were
listed as “unknown; pneumonia, 126;
cancer, 66; diseases of the heart, 83;
influenza, 43; suicides 33; natural
causes, 67.
Mr. and Mrs. Dill of Los Angeles,
arrivals in Seward yesterday on the
Admiral Watson, left for Fairbanks
this morning.
Picture Framing. Schallerer’s Alas
ka Shop.
St. Patrick’s ice cream.
Special at Candy Cottage to
morrow.
8 O'CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O'CLOCK
MARIE PROVOST — MONTE BLUE
A great combination
in
‘DAUGHTERS
Of PLEASURE’
A modern drama written for modern people
A great story of the after results of sudden riches
from oil
How would you act, and what would you do, if you
became a millionaire over night?
This is a true story with only the names changed
MUCH REAL COMEDY
And a fine “OUR GANG” two-reel comedy
“LOVE BUG"
in which these kids do some wonderful acting
And an Educational Reel
OVERLAND GRILL
Next to the Overland Hotel
Open Day and Night
Private Boxes
Gabriel Santos Proprietor and Chef
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Better Groceries
E ONLY handle Groceries that are
better than usual—in fact ours are the
best you can buy. Wholesome food-stuffs pro
ductive of tasty, enjoyable meals—that’s
what you get here. Low prices are our usual
ones.
Seward Trading Co.
Inc.
Telephone Main 135 for Quality Goods
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STATUS OF THE RABBIT
DIFFERS EAST AND WEST
DENVER, March 17. (JP)—While
the rabbit in the western states is
regarded as a pest and is given no
legal protection, in the eastern states
its status is quite the reverse.
Thousands of rabbits are imported
from the west and liberated in the
east to provide game for hunting
purposes. It is given a closed sea
son during a part of the year, is
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protected by bag limits, license pro
visions and the like. p
In Tennessee the rabbit question
is agitating sportsmen because of the
protective laws which its prevent
its sale in the markets and fix a
close season, for nine months of the
year. The long close season was
established, not so much to protect
the rabbit as to prevent poaching on
quail by rabbit hunters. Now the
sportsmen, as well as those who do
mot hunt but like to have a rabbit j|
I stew on the table occasionally, are
pro-testing.
Seattle Tee Cream at Schallerer’a
Alaska Shop. tf
Incense and Incense Burners. Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop.