Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established An trust IB. 1904
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UP-TO-DATE OIL MIP
NOW PUBLISHED 0. S.
A map of the Uniteed States!
showing the oil and gas fields has 1
recently been published by the j
Geological Survey, Department of
the Interior.
This is a wall map, on a scale of
about 40 miles to an inch, which '
measures 48 by 77 inches, and may
be purchased from the Director of j
the Geological Survey, Washington, j
D. C., for $1.
The map shows the oil fields, oil
pipe lines, and refining centers in
green, and the gas fields and gas
lines in red. The map on which
these colors are printed is the new
basee on theAlbers equal-area pro
jection and shows State and county
boundaries in gray and water fea
tures in blue. The map illustrates
strikingly the widespread distribu
tion of oil and gas, which have
been found in 26 States, altho three
of the States—Texas, California
and Oklahoma—produce more than
80 percent of the country’s an
nual output of oil.
Mr. and Mrs. Senft left on the
MS Cooper with Capt. John Col
berg for Port Douglas, where they
will spend the coming winter trap
ping.
Prof. Ernest Patty, of the Alas
ka College, who has been in the
Hope district investigating a min
ing property, was flown to Anchor
age Friday.
Fresh snow is reported along the
line of the Alaska Railroad from i
Willow station to Broad Pass and!
at some places north of there. At |
Broad Pass the temperature yes- ■
terday was four above.
The SS Starr, Capt. Arthur Ryn
ing, of the San Juan Fishing &
Packing Co., sails for Seattle tomor
row night (Sunday) at midnight
carrying passengers and freight. !
The “human goat,” Bert Spar- j
row, who has been prospecting in j
the Stony river district during the 1
past summer, left for Seattle on1
the SS Aleutian enroute to Texas.1
Barton Stanton, high school'
graduate who has been in the'
Moose Pass country for the last' 1
few weeks, returned to the city last' !
evening. I {
..
MHI1R LIGHTS
First day enrollments at schools
in Juneau totaled 684, which is
slightly larger than the initial
number of matriculations a year
ago. Fifty-four pupils reported at
the St. Ann’s Parochial School. For
ty were listed at the Government
Indian School. This number was
expected to be augmented to 70 by
the end of the week.
* * * *
At the home of the bride’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Runquist,
at Jueau, Frederick George En
dres and Miss Violet Christine Run
made her home in Juneau. Mr. En
was born and raised in Douglas
and for the past two years has
made her home in Joneau. Mr. En
dres is the proprietor of the O. K.
Barber Shop.
* * * *
Noa Pazetta, long-time resident
of Gastineau Channel, living near
Thane since the townsite was es
tablished, was adjudged insane by
a jury and committed to Morning
side Sanitarium by Judge Charles
Sey.
* * * *
Mrs. Frances Wiesberg, daughter
of Gus Messerschmidt of Juneau,
was married in Chicago on August
20, to Louis Carl Niederhelman, ac
cording to word received by rela
tives. The couple will make their
home in Chicago, where Mrs. Nied
erhelman has been residing the
past five years. Mr. Niederhelman
is an aviator. He is the son of Mrs.
R. C. Peterson, former Juneau res
ident.
* * * *
Fate played pranks with Rudolph
Gomez, Filipino cannery worker,
and his Indian wife, an expectant
mother, but finally tossed them in
to the Juneau Government hospi
tal where the woman gave birth
to twin girls. The couple started
in a gasboat from Excursion Inlet,
where Gomez has been employed
by the Astoria & Puget Sound
Packing Co., to go to Juneau. On
reaching Gastineau Channel, the
gasboat was grounded and it was
many hours before they were res
cued.
* * * *
Lois Elizabeth Dwyer and Harry |
Whitten were wed two weeks ago
at Petersburg. Mrs. Whitten came
from Estacada, Ore., recently. Mr.
Whitten has been employed in Pet
ersburg but the young couple are
>cing to take a chance raising fox
es.
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Seward General
Hospital
Seward, Alaska
SEWARD YOUTH HIS
ENROLLED IN COLORADO
SCHOOL OF MINES:
GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 24, —Thos.
Neville, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Neville of Seward, Alaska,
has entered the Colorado School
of Mines this year with one of the
largest freshman classes that has
ever registered at the institution.
The Colorado School of Mines,
the second oldest mining school in
the country, is located at Golden,
Colo., 13 miles west of Denver. The
school is not only picturesquely sit
uated at the base of the Front
Range of the Rockies; but it is
in the very heart of a rich, natur
al laboratory and wijj’iin easy
access to coal and metal mines,
large oil fields, refineries, smelters,
iron works and the like where
practical first hand observations of
the mineral and allied industries
may be made at all times in con-!
nection with regular class room
work.
In registering at the Colorado
School of Mines young Neville has
'entered an institution of a distinc
tive nature which confers no degree
other than the professional degree
of Engineer.
A POLE JUMPER
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Sept. 24,
An unusual attempt at suicide oc
curred here Friday when William
Zoller, ill for many weeks, climbed
ou tof bed and up a telephone pole
where, after waving farewell to his
daughter who had happened to
step out on the porch, he dove off.
He is expected to die.
Kodaks and Kodak Supplies—de
veloping, printing, enlarging and
pietnre framing. Alaska Shop.
SAVE your money by having
your old shoes repaired. Every Job
that is turned out by the SEWARD
LEATHER WORKS is made to
wear and look as near new as pos
sible.
EXPERT PIANO TUNING
George Anderson
Alaska Agent, Kohler & Brum
bach Pianos, for Sale or Rent
at your service, Van Gilder
Hotel until Friady
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nOSPIKL NOTES
Walter Matusewitz, from the
Port Hobron whaling station, is
'able to be up with the help of
crutches.
* * * *
E. Swertson, captain of the
“Alone” of Seldovia, is up and
about again after the skin-graft
on his hand. The hand is improving
rapidly.
* * * *
Sam Johnson, fisherman with
the Alaska Pacific Salmon Corp.,
who is in the hospital with a
crushed foot, is improving after
the removal of a big toe.
* * * *
Edward Somers, engineer of the
USLHT Cedar, is now able to walk
about a little with the help of
crutches.
* * # *
M. E. Maines, engineer on the SS
Aleutian, is undergoing an appen
dix operation today at the Seward
General Hospital, Dr. A. D. Haver
stock, surgeon.
Albin .Bratland, halibut fisher
man of Ketchikan, is having an
infected finger removed today at
the hospital.
* * * *
Mr. Story, Arcade building en
gineer, who entered the hospital a
hospital a few days ago, is feeling
somewhat improved today.
* * * *
Andrew Grosvold of Sand Point,
is also improving every day.
* * * *
David Fisher, who recently un
derwent a skin-graft, is feeling
better every day after his operation
of last week.
Public dance tonight in Odd Fel
lows hall. Join the crowd and feel
young again.
ST
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Game heads, fur rugs, birds,
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Your raw fur skins dressed
and made into coats and
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AUGUST CLEARANCE SALE CONTINUES
ALL PRICES DRASTICALLY CUT
The Blue Shop
JPacific Alaskan
Airways, Inc.
(Formerly The Alaskan Airways, Inc.)
Serve all of Interior Alaska
Weekly schedules from Anchorage with U. S. Mail
For rates, information, etc., see
Elwyn Swetmann, Seward Representative
Clark Bassett, Manager Anchorage Base
K. K. Katz, Seattle agent, 16 Ray Street
McGee Airways
SAVES YOU TIME AND MONEY
Seward, Anchorage, Fairbanks Air Service
AT YOUR SERVICE ANYTIME
Rates: Seward to Anchorage $15; Seward to Fairbanks
$65. Ten per cent less on round trip tares.
(Joy hops, 3 passengers, $5 each, 30 minutes flying)
LIBERTY THEATOE
__§»t“r^y_8o_’clock___(P.M:)____Sunday 7:30
ONE OF THE SCREEN’S FOREMOST ACTORS
GEORGE BANCROFT
portrayer of strong roles in the play well suited to his talents
“Rich Nan’s Folly”
A Big 9-Reel Feature With a Plot Centering Around a Man Hav
ing One Ambition to Which He Sacrifices Everything In Life
SEETHING FORCE, INDOMITABLE WILL DRIVING OBSESSION
A great character study given in an absorbing play
With it is an interesting one-reeler of oldtime
Movies and a News
MOTORSMP DISCOVERER
NEXT SAILING OUT OF SEWARD SEPTEMBER 6
Sails from Seward every two weeks for
Anchorage and Cook Inlet jports. Phone 111,
Anchorage, for schedules and rates.
Capt. Heinie Berger, Master
The Alaska Railroad
(mt. mckinley park route)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Friday 6:30 p. m. Each Saturday 7:30 a. m.
Mixed tram from Anchorage and intermediate points
arrives each Wednesday p. m. Mixed train for An
chorage and intermediate points leaves not earlier
than 10:00 a. m. each Saturday.
Mixed train carries a coach and handles passengers*
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
ADMIRAL LINE SAILINGS I
SEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
SAN DIEGO
NEW YORK
Leaves Seattle North
EVANS . Oct 5
EVANS .Nov. 2
EVANS . Nov. 30
Leave Seward South
EVANS . Oct. 18
EVANS . Nov. 15
EVANS . Dec. 11
The Admiral Evans
will call at Yakutat
north and southbound.
Wayne Blue, Agent.
Phones
Main 81, Madison 40
t-AIMR!1
steamer—
Leave
Seattle
Leave
Seward
YUKON . SEPT. 24
ALASKA . Oct. 1
YUKON.Oct. 8
ALASKA.. Oct. 15
YUKON.Oct. 22
ALASKA. Oct. 29
Steamers Yukon and Alaska call at Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez and La
touche both ways. Steamer Alaska calls at Pet
ersburgh both ways. Sailings from Seattle at
9 A. M. on dates shown.
j. H. FLICKINGER. Agent
SEPT. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4