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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1906
Page
6
A fragment discusses postage rates and routes including Seward, Muska, and Duluth with monetary figures 18% and $3.00 $1.50. Mentions office at 212 Alworth and individuals Chas HB. Aske and others in a dated August 2 event.
A compilation of fragmented notes on land grants, presidential actions, legal limits on mineral deposits, and political commentary. The piece references coal land entries, Secretary Mittee, and Navy actions, with sidelights on Nome Nugget, Captain Hamby, and Senator Bailey’s Texas trip.
Alaska readers learn of violet valleys and blooms along rail lines from Seward to Cordova described by Miss Yoe Kincaid and Bill Weaver. The piece notes irises heliotrope lupines and daisies with vivid colors, plus local life including relief funds, Smoot investigations, and railroad challenges in Alaska.
Beriah Brown critiques the Carnegie funded Seattle library as an eyesore noting Seattle could have funded the project itself. He argues the building will memorialize a man unknown to the city rather than reflecting local spirit and intellect.
Gov. Hoggatt informs city council that the town must provide sustenance for needy Native Americans who seek the agreeable company of locals, a demand framed as municipal obligation and social policy.
The report notes President Roosevelt showing strong interest in reshaping Japanese naturalization policy, with enthusiasm similar to other reform efforts amid calls for government aid and roving demand for ration programs.
Miners report Valdez Creek’s bench yields remain rich with color showing promise to bedrock likely 100 feet deeper. Quartz deposits found near Lucky gulch heads boost prospects across Susitna region as crews return via Goose Creek and Matanuska routes to Knik and Seward.
The steamer Pennsylvania sailed from port in Steamer Pennsylvania art port in Seattle on Wednesday morning at 7 o clock carrying 100 tons of rails 100 tons of angle bars for the railroad 50 tons of coal piles for the company and eight tons of local merchandise The vessel departed for Seattle at the stated time.
The weekly weather record covers the period ending December 8 noting temperature highs and lows, precipitation totals, and notable patterns. Local stations report rainfall and wind trends, with summaries of anomalies compared to prior weeks and typical December values.
Seward steamer Jeanie sails for Seattle tonight. Saratoga sailed from Seattle on the 4th. Dora at Valdez sails for Seward and Unalaska on the 8th. Portland departed for Seattle on the 29th. Northwestern and Pennsylvania sail for Seattle on the 7th. Shelikof sails for Unalaska on the 16th. Also a note offering a free sample copy of Mining Topics from New York.
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