WIRE ROPE. J. L. GRAEF
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains Leave
7:30 a.m. Monday and Thursday;
Trains Arrive— ;
7:00 p.m. Wednesday and Satur
day.
THE NEW COLUMBIA PORTABLE
PHONOGRAPH. FINE TONE $50.00,
i EASY TERMS. SCHALLERER'S AL
ASKA SHOP.
The problem of how to launder fine fabrics is
answeded thus: Send them to
SEWARD LAUNDRY
We have trained workers who know how to
cleanse your dainty materials without the
slightest damage. And our moderate prices
give no hint of our superb work. Thone Main
148 for our wagon next washday!
First class cleaning and pressing
Every Thursday the laundry is open to visitors
w ho wish to inspect our plant
Seward Steam Laundry
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| SEWARD WATER I
I SUPPLY I
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
| John Nelson, Mgr. Wayne Blue, Agent |
Office, Arcade Building. Phone Main 81
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OVERLAND
HOTEL
On the Main Street
MEL A. HORNER
Manager
SEWARD ALASKA
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JOHN C. WHITE 1
& CO.
High Grade Line of
Cigars, Tobaccos & 1
Candies 1
| FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
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-PLATE DINNERS
FROM 5 P. M. TO 8 P. M.
Consisting of Soup, a Relish or Salad,; Meat Entre or Roast;
Potatoes, Dessert, Vegetables, Drink.
A complete dinner for 85c
ALSO ALA CARTE ORDERS
SEWARD CRILL
MEL HOLBEN, Proprietor
THE
VASTNESS ALASKA
| The following is. the final chapte
of Senator J. II. Stewart’s article on
| Alaska which has been running in
| Tho Gateway as was published re
^ centely in a Kansas City Dally. Sen
| a^01' and Mrs. Stewart spent a few
months in Alaska last summer and
ibis observations have been read with
co ns ide ra b 1 e interest:
“The thing Alaska most lacks is,
permanent new settlers, who will en
gage in farming, livestock raising, and
gardening, but. this class of people are
: not going there because of the lack
| of roads and transportation and the1
lure of the big ‘white way’ of the!
towns and cities. It would be too
lonesome, even if they could have
good homes and be independent. We
snw the government agricultural ex-|
periment stations at Sikta and Mata
nuska. Both make a good showing
and will no doubt be very useful in
showing what the country produces
best. The residents of Alaska now
are engaged as government fish, game
and forest wardens and other govern
ment employes, and as fishermen,
hunters, trappers, prospectors, mfn_
ers and lumbermen.
“Fishing, for two months, is almost
the universal occupation. This year
a light run of fish was expected and
prepared for by canners, but the run,
I learn from a letter just received, is
unusually heavy and the canners are
rushing in new material to care for
the catch. The fishermen get 15c a
r pound for salmon delivered to the
! boat that goes around and picks them
j up from the catcher. The most ex
pert fishers are the native Indians and
half breeds who, by the way, are a
much more industrious and intelli
gent lot of people than the usual
I states Indians- It is not uncommon
j for an Indian and his family to make j
from three to- five thousand dollars in
a season. He has a motorboat which,
like our automobiles, are sold for a
dollar down and a dollar a day for
the rest of the owners life.
“There is an unbelievable loss and
much of the tragic in abandoned min
ing towns where the mines have oeas.
j ed to be profitable. East of Juneau
! three miles, the town of Thane is one
of these. The big mill, the narrow
gauge railroad into the mountain, and
all the houses are abandoned. Look- j
ing from a distance you would say it
was a prosperous, well kept town.
Douglas, across the channel twro miles
from Juneau, is another such place.
Three years ago it was a prosperous
place of about 2,500, with large
school houses, city hall, hotels and
stores. Sixty.two million dollars in!
gold was taken from the Treadwell
mine at Douglas on an island, largely
from below sea level. The sea broke
in, flooded the mine and it is aband
oned and will never be reopened. The
town of Douglas is said to have 500
people now but I doubt it. It is a
wreck and the property worthless.
This is typical of many places in
Alaska.
Lumber is next after fishing and
mining in importance. At a Wrangell
sawmill we saw -spruce timbers six
inches thick, 16 inchesi wide and from ;
24 to 40 feet long without a knot or
blemish. These timbers go to air
plane factories in the States and are
| very valuable. Eighty per cent of
SCHEAFFER FOUNTAIN PENS
AND PENCILS. SCHALLERER’S AL- *
ASKA SHOP.
Brown & Hawkins—Quality First.
Alaska’s timber is useless lor present
day use because it does not attain a
size to be fit for saw-logs. This 80
per cent is valuable for paper pulp,
and seems about to be used.
“We visited the orphanage for na_
five children at Haines*. It is main
aged by Harriet A. Lawrence, daugh
ter of a Wichita pioneer and sister of
the Wichita lumberman. A fine work
is done at this institution.”
Sink your teeth Into a piece of
Baby Beef and gasp with joy.
j INCORPORATED
Subsidiary of
I ALASKA GLACIER TOURS
j ASSOCIATION
( Anchorage Seward
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j Big game hunting expeditions
to all parts of Central and
Southwestern Alaska
Andy Simons, Fie/id Mgr.
CITY EXPRESS
Agent for
The American Express Co.
8ample Room In Connection
Baggage Stored
Connection made with all steamers,
trains and hotels.
“We never sleep'* Phone Main 122
Harold Painter, Prop.
Successor to Billy Patterson
ALASKA GUIDES
1928 Seed Catalogs are
now in. Brown & Hawkins.
When the outer sole becomes thin
or worn thru, the inner sole spreads
and makes the shoe look out of shape.
Resoling in time will save the shape
of the shoe.
SEWARD LEATHER WORKS
SEE
CURTIS R. MORFGRD
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
DR. J. A. BAUGHMAN
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY
Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska
D0N0H0E & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Offices:
VALDEZ and CORDOVA
DR. A. R. ROBERTS
DENTIST
Dental and Generali X-Ray Work
New Tecklenberg Bldg.
Phone Mad. 108 - - - Seward, Alaska
SEWARD GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Open to the public under the per
sonal supervision of DRS. R. J.
and C. E. ALCORN^
Seward, Alaska. Main 141.
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Takes, Rolls, Pies, Cookies, Bread and every
^ other Bakery Product,—“Just Like Mother
Used to Make”. When they are baked at the
SEWARD BAKERY’S super-sanitary ovens.
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Baked goodies that the whole family will enjoy, i
Characterized by THE SEWARD BAKERY j
wholesome freshness.
Seward Bakery
Phone Madison 82.
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A clean stock ot merchandise representing
the best known manufacturers, the most com—
plete assortment and variation obtainable; *■
these are what you are offered when you pat—
ronize this store. We stand behind every item
sold with a satisfaction guarantee.
Not only that but a quick delivery, and a convenient credit
arrangement are offered for your approval and use.
Ask for our new Royal Baking powder cook
bock. There are some fine new recipes in it.
Credit gladly Spontaneous service
Call Main 135
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AGENT FOR DUPONT POWDER, CAPS AND FUSE