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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1908
Page
8
We have founded an institution in which the people can deposit their money with a feeling of the utmost confidence and safety. Bank of Seward.
The case between Brunner and Guggenheim interests over right of way at Katalla reached the circuit court, with the judge denying the injunction requested by Pacific Terminal against the Copper River and Northwestern Railway.
Washington Representative William E. Humphry introduces a bill for compulsory education of all Native A schools in the district. University of Washington students plan Alaska botany observations this summer. Seattle primaries name John F Miller over William Trimble for mayor. Lieutenant Samuel Orchard reports hope of $400,000 road work funding for the Rampart to Nome trail expansion.
Katalla Kerald reports prospects show copper ore and gold quartz near Martin River with potential for extensive quartz lodes next spring. Silver also found and promising, while Ka talla side of the range offers a highly mineralized, barely explored area awaiting prospecting.
The geological survey report for Alaska notes a 20 percent rise in copper production in 1907 compared with 1906.
Portland mortality statistics for 1907 report an average citywide life span of 46 44 years and compare this figure to the national average across the United States.
Gy Crile to The Daily Gateway reports that E. C. Hawkins becomes president as K. Rogers resigns from Copper River & Northwestern Railroad at Katalla. Hawkins, previously chief engineer, advances to the presidency and will lead mining operations.
Cable dispatch reports a tug of war over postmaster appointments for Valdez and Skagway with Governor Hoggatt and Delegate Cale pulling opposite Roosevelt in the middle. Cale appears strongest as he has been elected to the Republican Congressional Campaign committee representing Alaska.
A Light from Seattle notes the Tenderfoot district on the Tanana river north of Fair will yield about 1,000. The area, sixty miles from banks, uses placer mining entirely to develop the paystreak.
Within Alaska's 600000 square miles, about 12044 square miles show coal bearing rocks and 1280 square miles contain workable coal. Deposits range from carboniferous to tertiary ages with grades from anthracite to lignite. Many beds are very thick and high carbon content noted in several deposits.
The Nome Nugget notes that law and order are strong north of 53 with strict enforcement near the Arctic circle. It suggests residents largely respect others’ rights beyond the commonwealths under the RS and stripes. It warns against tricksters and notes dance halls operate openly while gambling remains secretive in hidden rooms.
Three colored soldiers sue the president in his official capacity seeking restoration of rights they say were unjustly taken. The action is seen as a landmark, potentially reaching the Supreme Court, with a private soldier as litigant against the commander-in-chief.
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