DESCRIBE CO
(Prom the Seward Gateway'
With 'the dHwovery of weatfth pro
tlu*-ln« sources. viflther in Alaska or
elsewhere. the attention of the pros
pector and pioneering class at once
heroines contort'd on th< possihili
tirs of accruing thnl which bivs
brought thousands to the Northland
—•the homestake.
Since the early days of the Terri
tory's history Alaska has become
spotted with numerous small town-,
villages, and. in a few instances,
netar cities, ail people by those who
understand the pioneering hard
ships in the gamble for wealth.
Within the past few months to
the westward of Seward another
town of the old day ckw< has sprung
into existence—ICanatak. Located
on Portage Bay. ami the -.ralteway
to the. future development in exploit
ing of Alaska's treasure sources.
KanaLik. a* present b.sars the stem*
outwPrd appearances as did I>yoa
a*d Skagway in the days of '97 and
9S. Contrary to general belief the
town is nort local ed on Cold Bay but
on Portage Bay. which at present is
the base of supplies for the Stand
ard Oil and Associated companies
The location of the oil drilling equip
ment is some 18 miles from the
town, supplies boing hauled Prom
the bay ho the fields by tractors and
trailers.
Knnatak is locate* 1 wfthin the
bight of a bay which may be likened
to a horseshoe, with a bar stretching
nearly two think* of th- way across
from one point The barrier. *r
reef, in a great measure, affords pro
NDITIONS AT I
ALASKA’S LAI
■ tertfim to th» shipping which is
I compelled t«> anchor while disoharg
J in ft cargo. A slop! ax beach com
I prfece the landing futilities, with all,
freight being brought to shore n
lightens, as is done at Nome and
I during the onrty days at Dyea. The
receding tide leaves the lighter
high and dry with the unloading tak
’ i:,g place while the tide is oat. As
viewed from the steamer’s deck ohe
ctveriiur nearly a mile along the
waiter front Stridtly speaking It is .
1 mentioned as of two parts; the Old
Town and the New Town, with here
and there among the buildings a two
! story structure netting off the many
' frame houses comprising the bu»1
’ ness portions. Dividing the two
,sections of the town is an Indian j
(village, which is presents to t®»« i
j visitor In a nearly primitive state I
! with t he bairai ha rhs or sod houses !
! and Hhe rest cache for bidarkas.
| Many of the native abodes are clean
j in spite of the exterior appearance j
Warmth is the nn»1n renuhcWe of the
! native, with appearance receiving
secondary c usiderafron
About an evvn two dozen business
J houses comprise the ttrtal enter
j prims* of both sections; the Old
| Town lifting eight; the New Town
j about fifteen A brief business di
rectory taken in the course of their
j The Old Town.
I Fred A. Honion. Kunatak Lighter
* age and Transfer Company, estab
lished since the town was started.
KANATAK,
ST FRONTIER
\* Mts and barges. Carl Armstrong,
formerly of Nome birt now of Ko
diak. l.« oosocfeitted with the venture.
Marathon Cafe; Madsen and San
tos; stilts forty people; equipped
with modern axilla nces and a really
good •meal can be secured w*tth no
appreciable increase in iprice over
•that asked for in other coastal
Ctohs. M’ndsen. formerly of Nome,
General Merchandise. hardware,
clothing ami other commodifies re
quir'd in h froniior camp. Deals
in furs Will shortly inaugurate a
delivery service.
The Gusher; M. Dfivyak; rigars,
soft drinks and tobaccos.
The Anticline: Maddox & Ikw
ker; Cigars. soft drinks; also sleep
ing accomodations for "6 people;
spring beds.
Tom Dodd; Cigars and refresh
ments with the iisim 1 pastimes for
The Club; Bob McIntosh. Cigars
and refreshments.
Rutschow’s groceries, general
merchandise: fur dealer; carries
the usual camip line.
New Town.
A. M. !<aska: furniture. bedding
and other household necessities.
Sid Anderson, realty and convey
ancing.
•H. N. Evans, general merchan
dise, hardware, oils and paints.
Gtccu Front; A. X. Barnes, per
iodicals. cigars o-nd tobaccos.
Kanakak Hotel. Wadraan and
Benson; ten rooms and sleeping oc
comodation-s for 4 2 persons. Has
SALES
WILL BR HKU) Cl OUR WUUHOCW AT BliTTLI WHEN
EVER MARKET JUSITFIBB—AND WILL BE ADVERTISED IN
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A LARGE REPRESENTATION OF BUYERS WHICH WILL
CHEATS A OOMI* ETITIVK MAKKBT SBOOND TO NONE.
WE ACT AS YOUR AGENTS—OUR COMMISSION OF 4* ON
LOTS OVER 91.004 AND 5<% ON LOTS UNDRR 91,000 COVERS
FIRE AND BURGLARY INSURANCE AND ALL HANDLING
CHARGES
We tnut we will receive the cooperative of every Fur Shipper
in Alaska m the sacceas of the Seattle Fur Btekuite nufM quicker
returns and better prices for poo.
Send Us Your Next Shipment
SEATTLE FUR EXCHANGE
65 Marioo Street Viadoct*
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
The maaaceoient and direction of the Seattle For Evrhaope
controlled bj the following Board of Director*, who are takhi
a personal interest in its operations:
BOARD Or DIRECTORS.
B. G. ANDERSON.
Pree. Western Dry Goods Co.
E. B. BURWELL,
Seattle Hardware Co.
F. T. FISCHER.
Vice-Prea. & Treas. Fischer
H. C. HIBBARD.
Vice-Prea. and Treas.
Hibbard-Stewart Co.
J. C. LANG,
Pres. National Grocery.
H. J. LOCHOW. Secretary,
Schwabacher Hardware Ca
JOS. E. AGNBW, Gen*l Mgr.
Seattle Far Exchange.
J. W. SPANGLER, President,
Seattle National Bank.
H. E. Turner, President,
Turner ft Pease Company.
J. W. SPANGLER,
PrMidtBt.
E. O. ANDERSON,
Vic*-Pn*td«at.
JOS. ■. AONWW.
Tnu. ul Oat Up.
a. t. lochow.
excellent Darns wtitn not and cold
whiter. Newt wnd rogy.
KauVnk Drug Co., J. J. McCarthy
drum* and .accessories.
Chas. Odemvat; Bakery and Cafe;
Excellent meals alt a moderate price
and « fuM line of pastries at all
P. O. Sundbe-rp: Groceries.
1/unity. * Bacon; Wall paper,
paint, interior decorating and signs.
The Traveler Cigar Store; S. D.
Pleckensteln; cigars ttohatocoe and
Tho Kxchtinge; L. P. Ohrl/etenson;
cigar store and barber s!ic|p.
Ka-natak I/sundry and Baths;
good work a't reasonable prices.
C. B. Fell; Groceries and mer
chandise.
Rainbow Cigar Store. T. Sheen
han; cigars and •tobaccos. Barber
shop in connection.
T. &. T. Cafe; Taylor & Thomp
son; lunches at a moderate price,
ebrars and tobaccos. (Incidentally
Che first firm to desire an hd.)
Contrary to the geueral belief (
which governs now camps all places
mentioned present a -neat and at
tractive appearance. lntertoi'ally,
with lihe exterror being of the usual
frame construction, some painted
with attractive trlnVmings the re
n.a-.nder being yet to receive the at
tention of the pafltner.
Peopled with a hundred souls the
ferfling of optisnilsm Is ever present
among those wtio have staked prac
tically the*iT all on the freaks of
nature in disclosing the presence of
oil—upon wflfich the hopes and om-j
bftions of those who are pioneering j
that section are staked. With the;
•announcement that, oil hes been i
struck Kanatak will witness a rush!
of pdople which the davs of ’97 and 1
*98 will urtt rival A failure of dis
covery will blast the future pme
pee*.s of many who Have ventured
The prospects of realigns: the
hope* cxpr«»ssod are more than nor-i
mal’y ev>od. men who are engaged
ffiwfctflc than the hudi-nn'** people; K
appears to be only a mat’er of how
dr«W must the drill be sent down In
to mother earth h erf ere the wealth
producing fluid Is produced—It may
be dnvs. weeks or longer. Of the
two companies at present encaged in
drilttng the Standard OH employes
18 men. the Associated Oil about 30.,
The home offices are kept constant
ly in touch with developments by
wireless, each company maintaining
a plant and an operator. Operations!
by the Associated have for a short j
time been curtailed on ac^ou-nt of!
breakage in machinery; the Stand-i
ard will commence work as soon as
everything is In readiness, which
will be wfthin the next few days,
and with Vhe heaviest oil drilling
machinery ever assembled on any
work field, ft will only be a ques
tion of time until the dil-bearing
stratum has been reached.
The people of ICanatak are open
handed in their hospitality; remind
ing one of the early days. Social
functions are held regularly wfth
good attendance netted.
In fitankneas it can be 9aid that
Kan eta k #at the present time does
not offer any ape cited inducements
for the laboring man unless he be
accompanied by exceptional luck in
securing employment. For those
who would invest in business H is
apparent that the present ventures
are ample to provide for the wants
of the camp until such a time as the
population Increases materially.
hi conclusion it can be said that
If optimism can make « camp or
produce the needed oil. then the
future of Kanatak is assured.
Ship Furs
Split your next shipment skin for
grade for grade. Send one halt to tne
house you’ve been shipping to and the
other half to Fouke at once. See how
_ much more you get from Fouke. Let
checks tell t!\e story. You
will get a whole lot more for
the furs you ship to Fouke,
you can bet your hotto.:. dol
lar on that. “Prices don’t
mean nothin”—it’* the grading that
counts and Fouke grading always
aaekea your fur chock* bigger.
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Seattle’s leading business houses to spec
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