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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1905
Page
3
A Chicago Record-Herald anecdote recounts a Portlander hired at State Street in a department store, where mispronunciations and misunderstandings led to three trial sales. The floorwalker initially warned him, but persistent sales and a comic misunderstanding culminated in a wage raise to keep him on.
U S Commissioner Hadareth traveled to Seldovia aboard the Bertha to conduct an inquest into the death of Joseph Fisk, killed by John Murray or Moreira at Halibut Bay last spring. Fisk's skeleton was found near the former cabin of the two men in October. Reports from locals say Murray has been seen in Seattle this summer as police coastwide tighten. Hotels report crowded rooms post Santa Ana and Dora relief remains limited. Wolves from mountains descend to lowlands, recently taking a dog from Harry St Clair near Seward.
The native Cook Inlet figure known as Humpy Stephen, about 50, a humpbacked acolyte in local Greek church service, fell into Resurrection Creek near Hope while intoxicated. Respected for good nature, he wandered the region, earning income through levies and poker schemes before his death. His official residency was Tyoonok, with broader habitat across Cook Inlet.
Three men and five dogs set out to mush to the coal camp on the Chickaloon about 210 miles above the Mantanuska confluence. W S Harris Thomas Mreeze and John Van trek through varying snow and scant trails, with Van the seasoned hunter who keeps the coal camp supplied. Wind felled F G Hale’s new block during a gale, delaying construction but leaving most timbers undamaged. W N Armstrong, bonded with Falls Creek mines to Lane syndicate, heads east for the winter and expects return in March.
Seward appears set to become a subport around January 1, enabling steamers to enter and exit without local landing permissions. Deputy collector J J Pitman has been appointed and will report to Juneau to assume duties. The steamship Grace Dollar will sail from San Francisco in December with lumber coal explosives and general cargo for Kenai Lumber Fuel Company and Rich Harris, with capacity about 2000 tons.
Two men slipped from a dock passage into the bay on Wednesday night in separate incidents ten minutes apart. The first man climbed back aboard after surfacing while the second disappeared and later surfaced as bystanders threw him a line. Both were reportedly en route to Santa Ana when they went over. A dim light and a narrow passage beside stalled rail cars contributed to the accident.
The Lowell creek pipe line delivering electric power and light by water power was finished this afternoon. The pipe was flushed to remove gravel from construction. The powerhouse machinery is in place and a rain wire to town lines was strung. Lights should go on tonight if tests pass. otherwise, another day may be needed. M. Graff of Butler & Company affirmed confident restoration of electricity by tomorrow night.
Steamers from Seattle will be concentrated this month with the Santa Clara and Portland leading, Bertha and Santa Ana expected to trail and a possible race forming. The Grace Dollar is booked for December 12 but may start late, aligning with Santa Ana and Bertha. Hunter William Long, missing from Winberry, is the subject of a search. he has a Winchester with him from James Dunsinnie.
A humorous, rough glossary of mine terms explains lode vein drag drift and shaft concepts with a playful mispronunciation gag about auricular spelling. The piece ends with a clipped misquote about Cunliffe and an elided express claim of 101000 dollars stolen and six years in prison.
Alaska Central Railway Company requests that Alaskans traveling to Seattle address mail to themselves care of the Industrial Bureau in the Lumber Exchange Building to use the Bureau as headquarters while in the city.
Fox Island ten miles from Seward is offered for sale with squatter’s claim and foxes valued at about $20 per skin. Also for sale are multiple Seward lots in blocks 7 20 40 and 12 15 14 plus an Alaska residence. News items mention the steamer Corwin leaking in Seattle and barley growers forming a trust in Eastern Washington.
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