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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1906
Page
2
The piece critiques New York conservativ e papers for disparaging the West while praising Western sobriety and honesty. It notes readers’ shift toward distrusting Hearst driven yellow journalism and growing sympathy for Western perspectives amid metropolitan editorials.
Ventna district miners with supplies report strong prospecting prospects in Alaska. George Gibson notes ready manpower, gear, and a fair chance for those who work ground while staying on-site. Miners from Seward praise Lake Creek as a solid camp, comparing Klondike Nome and Tanana experiences.
Citizens discuss organizing for protection against fires and speculators while recalling battles, ships and political figures. The piece blends local safety measures with mentions of public figures, the Civil War, and reflections on journalism and memory.
Eattie worries about track space amid many new railroads entering town as Britain remains politically noisy before parliamentary elections. The Pairbanks News reports new strikes on Chatanika creek with Shapan results shown in a bordered box. A separate interview with Bn Haney of the Tanana Electric Company, a Chataniks property owner, argues the strikes are largely hambug.
A gas pocket caused by decayed vegetable matter seventy two feet deep ignited by a candle killed Jack Darling in Pairbanks. His pick struck the gas pocket, flames shot sixty feet, and rescuers found him amid muck as the windlass box burned. Darling, a veteran mining man, died in the accident. Richard A. McCurdy, recently ousted as Mutual Life Insurance president, is transferring property to his wife.
Delegates chosen at the Seattle convention met Speaker Cannon in Washington with reformer and labor figures from New York and Iowa to discuss Alaska policy. They presented the new platform and argued for railroads and subsidized wagon roads while facing questions on committee roles and future legislative action.
The Bertha faced stormy conditions to the west, failed to reach Seldovia, and resumed voyage after taking one mail and light freight. Unable to enter the Inlet at first, she sailed from Kud northwest to Kodiak, then left Kodiak January 1 and paused outside the entrance before abandoning the attempt and heading to Seattle. The ship showed winter weather, with snow and ice aboard.
Washington DC reports John Chun named postmaster of Balebanks with $100 yearly salary and clerical pay for his daughter, while Clum serves as nominal head to pursue mining. Also noted are a Denver statue uproar and legal actions over labor claims, plus ship and European cattle news.
A storm delayed the Harold Dollar at sea as Captain Thwing reported a fierce incoming gale. Kenai Lumber & Fuel chartered the Dollar, planning to load lumber, coal, and explosives for Kenai and Seward shipments. McManus pivoted from Grace Dollar to Harold Dollar to maximize cargo and freight, with Seattle and San Francisco ties shaping the deal.
Cable dispatch from The Daily Gateway notes a Churchill report on Gov. Brady and Alaska conditions may never be published. The document allegedly accuses Brady of using office to aid Reynolds Alaska Development Co and of being offered a life post as company treasurer. Also reported: A. B. Suesta convicted for holding up a fisher, Moses Raines jailed, and an elder Indian near 120 years old dies in Montesano Washington.
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