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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1906
Page
2
Postal notice from August 2nd 19M regarding Seward Muska postmaster under act of Congress with fees 3.00 and 1.50. Mentions Duluth and office 212 Alworth and Chas HB Aske.
A garbled dispatch questions land entry rules after a Supreme Court ruling. It riffs on presidential actions, mining rights, and congressional stance while referencing ships, a revenue cutter arrest, and a Texas senator's goodwill tour among scattered political satire and misread legalities.
Miss Yoe Kincaid writes of wild flowers in Alaska linking vivid violets and lupines to valley trails near Seward and the Alaska-Yukon magazine. Bill Weaver harvests blooms along the railroad route while readers learn of glacial streams, heliotrope, and the vast Yukon River system.
Beriah Brown, editor of the Seattle Ridgway’s Weekly, objects to the Carnegie library funding saying Seattle could have built a public library on its own. He argues the building will honor a stranger rather than the city’s own spirit and achievements.
Gov Hoggatt informs city council that the town must provide sustenance for indigent Indians who seek its hospitality and social favors. The note underscores municipal obligations and local tensions over aid and companionship in the community.
Roosevelt’s proposal on Japanese naturalization draws strong public reactions, reflecting a heated political contest and policy questions about citizenship and immigration. The piece compares enthusiasm levels to competing voices urging government relief and resources.
Miners report Valdez Creek district shows rich gravel with pay found along the length of the stake and near surface colors at Lucky gulch. Bedrock may lie about 100 feet deeper. pumps impeded due to high water. Quartz deposits yield good assays. Prospectors expect further riches across nearby creeks of the Susitna region.
The steamer Pennsylvania sailed from Pennsylvania Port in Steamer Pennsylvania port in Seattle Wednesday morning carrying 100 tons of rails 100 tons of angle bars for the railroad 50 tons of coal and piles for the company as well as eight tons of local merchandise. The vessel left at 7 o'clock in the morning for Seattle.
The record notes weekly weather observations ending December 8, detailing temperatures wind and precipitation readings. Measurements reflect typical patterns of the period with daily highs and lows recorded alongside notable rainfall amounts. The entry provides a concise archival snapshot of that week’s climate.
Seward Steamers Jeanies sail for Seattle tonight while Saratoga left Seattle on the fourth. Dora at Valdez sails to Seward and Unalaska on the eighth. Portland departed for Seattle on the twenty ninth. Northwestern and Pennsylvania sail for Seattle on the seventh. Shelikof sails for Unalaska on the sixteenth. Mining Topics offers a free sample of its mining journal from New York.
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