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OF 3BWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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THE TREE GROWS AS THE TWIG IS INCLINED.
Seward, with its natural location, magnificent har
bor, the coast terminal of the Alaska Railroad which ar
teries are beginning to spread throughout the vast and
wealthy areas of the Interior country, was but a twig not
so many years ago; but from that twig a mighty tree is
slowly rearing its head.
Dr. T. A. Jaggars, eminent government volcanologist
who spent the entire past summer Westward carrying on
investigations, took occasion to pencil over a map of Alas
ka a huge airplane propeller.
It is interesting to note as the resu^ of his observa
tions one blade of the propeller extends through the south
eastern portion of Alaska which area he describes on the
blade, pulp wood. The second blade extended westward
with the caption affixed, fishing; the third blade on the
propeller reached northward and was marked mining.
The hub of the propeller, encircled in heavy pencil,
was SEWARD.
Aside from his interest in the study of volcanic action
in Alaska Dr. Jaggar had none but yet he instantly saw
the stragetic location of the Port of Seward with relation
to the Territory. His unofficial viewr was entirely un
biased.
The twig was planted rightly and is inclined toward
a mighty tree.
NOTED WOMAN VETERAN
In the selection of Mrs. Irene McIntyre Walbridge of1
New Hampshire as the new national president of the
American Legion Auxiliary a deserved honor has been
paid to one of the outstanding women workers of the
world war.
She was born in Kingston, Ontario, in 1891, and spent
her early years in Labrador, where her father was a Sal
vation Army welfare worker. She is a graduate of Mount
Holyoke College and a patriotic lecturer of note.
As a member of the Salvation Army she served on
four fronts during the war, dispensing cheer and comfort
to soldiers of the Allied Annies, often under the most
trying conditions. Since the war she has been particular-!
ly active in Auxiliary circles and became president of the
New Hampshire department, giving generously of her
time in the interest of the ex-service men.
In Mrs. Walbridge the Legion Auxiliary has a most
worthy and capable head, under whose administration
this important adjunct of the American Legion will
doubtless render an increased measure of useful service.:
Alaska’s lofty mountains, broad plains and legions of
miles, are nowadays spanned in a few hours by the new
mode of transportation, the commercial airplane.
Mexican politics is not as dirty as ours- They sling
lead instead of mud.
Some sons go thru college, and some of them go thru
about everything else.
Who remembers the days when candidates spoke
sneeringly of the silk stocking vote.
To take a rosy view of Seward does not require don
ning tinted spectacles. Developments, not yet made
public, will astound. No development in this, the West
ward or Inten’or districts can be conceived but what the
Port of Seward will enjoy a considerable portion thereof.
Mr. Lowden suggests a “mixed commission” to work
out Mississippi flood control plans. The plans appear to
be pretty well mixed already.
HD ROCK MINER TO
STURT DEVELOPMENT
WDRKJN^ OLD FINE
Rainbows end may be what George
Comstock has discovered in a hard
rock proposition not so very far from
| Kodiak, according to friends of the
oldtimer who saw him for a short per
iod during the the past week when
he was enroute South from the West
ard.
Sufficient to say he revisited the lo
cation of a ledge he viewed many
years ago and thinks so highly of it
that he is returning next month with
an outfit and start in on developement
w’ork.
It w'as at least 14 or 15 years ago
when the well known hard rock miner
made his discovery and all through the
intervening years it has been constant
ly uppermost in his mind to come
back and investigate the ledge more
closely. So since early last month he
revisited it and though weather condi
tions somewhat hampered him he saw
sufficient to justify going ahead with
it. He had several fine looking pieces
of nickle ore. His ledge, it is stated,
measures 42 feet in width.
TO ALASKA INCREASES
ICR IN FIVE TEARS
Shipments of American automobiles
to Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico,
have almost tripled in number since
1921, according to. information from
the U. S. Bureau of Foreign and Dom
estic Commerce.
The gain in autos has been 2S7 per
cent; Automobile parts and accessorl
ies 158 per cent.
In 1921 70 cars were shipped to Alas
ka, valued at $75,242. Last year, 1926,
412 cars, valued at $341,652, were ship
ped to Alaska.
Import of Auto trucks to Alaska
have also increased from 15 to 51 per
cent. The sale of accessories for the
past year, 1926, amounted to $108,012
as against $44,356 in 1921.
WHQ WOULDN'T QUIT
AND LOOK FOR DOG?
Arrivals from, Anchorage report that
one day last wreek a classified w-ant
ad was in the Times office reading
$100 reward w’ould be paid for the re
turn of a dog. Two days later the man
who left the ad called at the office to
ascertain if any results hed been ob
tained. Imagine his surprise to find
no one on the premises. He discovered
later the entire force was out looking
$
for the dog.
That 100 berries would have attract-,
ed The Gateway staff the same wap*.
The thermometer registered regis
tered 10 above zero this morning
though at the round-house eight
above was noted. It is thought this is
the lowest registered this winter.
Mrs. Mathison is no wemployed in
the service of the Overland Grill.
Bridge construction material for
the Feward-Kenai Lake project, ar
rived from the South on the S. S. Yu
kon and yesterday the work of haul
ing out the road began.
Buy Kodak Xmas greeting cards
for your kodak views. Schafterer’s
Alaska Shop.
I
ERTY
THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
THE BEAUTIFUL
In
“Into Her Kingdom
A Wonderful Story of Russia’s Dark Days
An authentic picture as far as it is possible to
make it
REAL RUSSIAN OFFICERS WERE ADVIS
ORS AND ACTORS
When the mighty were tumbled from their
high places.
When the Czar changed from an autocrat
ruler to prisoner.
With it there will be a great two-reel comedy
“A DIPPY TAR”
Starring the King of fun makers
BILLY DOOLEY. Some Program!!!
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Whether you buy Coal by the ton or by the car
"" load we can serve you efficiently and cheap
ly with a high grade product We handle sizes
and grades for the small furnace or the immense
boiler. Let our mah inspect your heating plant.
He will tell you how to increase your heating
efficiency. There is no charge for this service.
Just call phone No. Adams 35. '
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COEUR O' ILENE REM
NEW SHIPPING MINE
WALLACE, Idaho, Nov. 14. (JP)—
Another Coeur d'Alene mining com
pany is about to enter the class of
active shippers in this district, ac- j
cording to company officers. This
is the Butte and Coeur d’Alene, in
the east section of the Coeur d’Alene
district and located less than a mile
east of the well known Gold Hunter
mine.
T. B. (Barney) Cosgrove announces
that sufficient high-grade lead-silver
ore has been accumulated at the
mouth of the tunnel to start ship
ments to the smelter. Mr. Cosgrove,
vrho is known to practically evSry
Coeur d’Alene resident, is heading
the force of miners, and has accomp
lished wonderful results at the Butte
and Coeur d’Alene mine during the
past few months.
Join Urbach's circulating library.
Fifteen cents to rsatf a fate book.
RAIN BRINGS MAIL
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 14. (£>)— All
infallible farm labor* barometer to
boasted by Henry G. Shirley, state
highway commissioner. Wet weath
er or anything else that causes ces
sation of farm work Is reflected in
the volume of the commission's maiL
The first thing a farmer does when
not busy, he says, is to sit down and
write about the roads.
PUSHING ITS DRIFT
TfNTIC, Utah, Nov. 4. (&)—'The
Silver Shield is now rushing its drift
toward Tintic Standard ground with
a 25-foot fissure as Its objective.
This drift ha3 cut some highly
mineralized ground and is now out
a distance of about 1,20 Ofeet from
the shaft on the 900 level.
ASH CANS. At J. L. GRAEF’S
Place your orders now for turkey
at the reliable market, Carsten’s.
School supplies. Schaller- .
er’s Alaska Shop.