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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1906
Page
3
In this territory the town points to the best route to new bonanza fields. The route is described as more accessible than any other large Alaska district, a key factor in its development.
The Treadwell mine at Douglas faces an imminent shutdown unless a steady coal supply can be secured. Pacific Coast Company cannot meet Puget Sound demand, so superintendent R. H. Kenzie warns the mine may close indefinitely, with only pumps kept running to avoid flooding.
The Daily Gateway reports coal is unavailable at any price in Seattle. Prices for wood have doubled, fuel is scarce, and floods plus frozen weather worsened demand. Train traffic disruption left only limited shipments, leaving little chance to build a surplus stock.
Eastern Democrats plan a movement to nominate a Southern man as the 1908 presidential nominee. Fears of radical platforms like government ownership of railroads threaten party unity across Western, Eastern radicals, and Bryan-Hearst split. The aim is to unite the South by backing a Southern candidate.
In the Bodtish trial aboard the William Bayliss testimony from Miners Walters and Nelson in Nome claim crew conspiracy to secure a conviction at any cost. Sailors testify Bodtish allegedly kicked Legere amid accusations of brutal mistreatment aboard the Bowhead. Earl Faber, a Bowhead crew member, describes brutal Arctic voyage hardship and plans to sue Bowhead owners after walking from Herschel Island to Seattle.
Letters from Dr. Reed and Dr. Parry report they were asked to join a commission to declare Maud Creffield and Esther Mitchell insane. The physicians refused calling the proposition an insult, while the writers allege county judges sought to depose them to avoid murder trials.
The San Francisco River dam broke last night, flooding Clifton and destroying much of the town. At least 300 people drowned, with many buildings crushed and bodies recovered in the wreckage. The disaster affects the Copper Queen hotel area and heavy property losses are reported.
Sunrise hosts a New England style Thanksgiving with a dinner dance and lecture by John Brownslow on patent medicine and dynamite. The Jeanie steamer arrives with 30 tons general merchandise and 250 tons coal, will sail to Seattle. Dix owners sue Jeanie for 35000 dollars over a Puget Sound collision that perished 44 souls.
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition faces an estimated cost of ten million dollars. Officials project expenditures cover construction, operations, and related services for the event, affecting city budgets and funding plans.
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