Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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PIONEER STUFF
From the U. S. Army, the professional prize ring and i
then the signing up with grim nature for a finish fight, j
marks the progress of Max Shellabarger, gauged by the j
progress he has made in transforming a grim section of1
the Yentna wilderness into a cozy frontiersman's home,
many of those who, in the heyday of Anchorage, placed
bets on the “Rosebud," are playing him to win.
For the past three years Max has run a trapline up
the Squentna from where it joins the Yentna and on into
the untamed region around Shell mountain. First it was
a little cabin, such as mark the first step at empire build
ing. But there were kiddies and a valiant little partner
in Mrs. Shellabarger. Additions were built to the cabin,
a plot onground w^as cleared, a garden made, fish houses
and caches built.
Into this cozy little frontier home came refinement
and culture. Mrs. Shellabarger taught school before her
mariiage. She is still transmitting knowledge to youth
—her bright children. She certifies their studies to the
school commissioner. This is during the long winter
months, when Max is traveling his trapline and harvest
ing the fur crop on which he has financed himself and
gained a foothold on the frontier, just as did Daniel
Boone, Meeker and other luminous lights of early western
history.
When spring arrives and the birds return, Max at
taches his outboard motor to his river boat, loads in the
family and makes the journey of 75 miles into Anchor
age. On the return journey he carries other and more
modern comforts, such as a radio set, literature and
things dear to the housewife’s heart.
It is now time to begin putting up fish for the dogs
and for home consumption. This fills the summer until
the hour when the moose are fat and the ducks and geese
come from the north.
Drop in on Max and his happy frontier family any
time, winter or summer, and you will find a sign over the
door reading “WELCOME." In addition you will find
from his neighbors that he is their one best bet, carries
their confidence and leads the battle for frontiersmen’s
rights. Alaska needs thousands of Max Shellabargers,
and like Max, they can make good if they have stuff called
industry and courage.
Years ago, a much-quoted worthy wrote: “West
ward the course of empire takes its. sway.” It has not
changed its direction of movement since his time. Shift- i
ing at the rate of about 60 feet per day, the center of |
population in the United States has moved from a point I
in Maryland'to a point in Indiana, since the War of the
Revolution. Maybe some day it will reach Alaska.
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Nearly 100,000 of Holland’s population live on the
water in attractive floating cottages which can be sailed
over the canals into any part of the country.
With the women taking to wearing “derbies,” men
may now take it that being bald-headed is a mark of
distinction.
What is said to be the world’s largest opal, weighing
711 carats, has been found near Canberra, Australia.
It is proposed to place a high tariff on jute to assist
the cotton farmer. But what will the woolen sock manu
facturers substitute for jute?
Adirondack Park, with 4,604,000 acres, in the State
of New York, is the largest park in the United States.
There are 215 distinct religious bodies in the United
States.
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LOW WOID TRACKS |
i MILE 5S TO BE RAISED !
! ABOVE RICH WATER
The season’s work of the steam
shovel crew, Tom Winn, foreman,
on the northern end of the Alaska
Railroad has been finished and
the crew have moved to a new
location. The crew, numbering
about 15 men, and the steam
shovel arrived in Anchorage dur
ing the week and Thursday morn
ing departed for Mile 56, on the
southern end to do some more
work.
Work in this section will include
the raising of the railroad tracks
above the high water mark. Dur
ing the last few years the track
has been submerged in water at
certain periods of the year and
now it is sought to obviate this
difficulty.
The track on the northern
section, beyond Mt- McKinley is
now said to be the best of the en
tire system as the railroad crew
have been working there thruout
the summer and have put the
tracks on a more solid founda- i
tion.
The summer has been one of
the most active in the Alaska
Railroad’s history since its con
struction. There are still about
400 men in the field on the bridge
crew, steamshovel crews, section
crew and other crews. The sec
tion crews are being reduced
gradually but it is thought that
the other crews will be kept work
ing as long as weather conditions
permit.
DISCOVERER IN PORT
The USS Discoverer, Commander
H. B. Campbell, of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey, arrived in Seward
yesterday afternoon from the Bar
ren Islands. The ship plans on re
maining here until Sunday when it
returns to its work on the Barren
Islands. The w'ork there will be
completed on the next trip and the
Discoverer will then proceed to
Seattle. The Discoverer came in
! for oil and supplies. Members of
j the crew report they ran into sev
eral “blows.”
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WILL SINK NAUTILUS
BERGEN. Norway, Sept., 24, (A5) ;
—Capt Sir Hubert Winkins, com
mander of the polar submarine
Nautilus, announced upon his ar
rival here that he plans to sink;
the Nautilus before his return to
the United States.
MUST BRING SUB BACK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 25.
(/P)—Sir Hubert Wilkins has been
informed by the United States
Shipping Board that he must de
liver his submarine Nautilus to a
United States North Atlantic port.
Wilkins has said his craft was too
dilapidated to cross the Atlantic
again.
WELCOMES AMBASSADOR
BERLIN, Sept., 25, (^—Presi
dent Paul von Hindenburg, wel
comed to Berlin, Andre Francois
Poncet, Frence’s new Ambassador
and assured him that Germany
was eager for the visit of Prem
ier Laval and Foreign Minister
Briand, a step toward the rescue
of Europe from her economic ills.
Mrs. Lindsay Ratchford and
baby Jacqueline, will leave the
Seward General Hospiatl in a lew
days. Mrs. Ratchford will remain
in Seward after leaving the hos
pital
CHURCH services
Lutheran church services will
be held in the Protestant-Episco
pal Church Friday, September 25,
at 7:30 p. m. by R. Frieling.
R. Frieling
• COMMUNITY CHURCH
10 a. m. Sunday School. 11 a.
m- morning service. Remember
Our Creator. 7:30 p. m. evening
service. Heaven. Everyone wel
come.
The best ice cream yet! HOR
LUCK’S Danish Ice Cream.Candy
Cottage, sole Seward agent.
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