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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1907
Page
7
Mayor Schmitz received a five year term in San Quentin from Judge Dunne amid cries and cheers from the crowd. The judge called Schmitz’s conduct a disgrace to the city as the verdict sparked tumult and hats flew in the air.
A prisoner confined in the brig of the steamer Yucatan on a Katalla to Valdez voyage attacked Capt. O'Brien and the first officer with a knife. The steward knocked the assailant unconscious with a poker. the man was recaptured and confined. Capt. O'Brien was treated in Valdez hospital. The Yucatan later joined the Saratoga for westward voyages.
An Italian prisoner on the Yucatan attacked First Officer Hovey and others after breaking free from the brig. Captain O'Brien pursued and was wounded in the abdomen as the crew restrained the maniac with aid from Steward Marshall using a poker. The Italian was jailed at Valdez. Hovey took command of the Saratoga en route to Seattle, while Capt Moore led the Yucatan.
Special to The Daily Gateway reports Axel Sanburn drowned when a boat capsized in Reynolds bay shortly after midnight. Beerman and McNamara survived after clinging to the hull and were rescued, Beerman blaming McNamara for the disaster. Sanburn's body has not yet been found as searchers drag the bay with a gasoline launch Tumwater.
Louisville reports a cyclone yesterday leaving three dead and many injured with extensive property damage. Col. Ed Revell arrived from a bay prospecting trip with a copper ore fragment believed to hold gold. Frank Watson compares it to the Le Roi mine ore of Rossland British Columbia. Revell did not locate the intended ledge sought by prospectors.
Word of alleged copper discoveries across the bay spurs stampede among prospectors in Seward. A party of mining men including Colorado investors heads toward Falls Creek region this morning seeking rich ore and potential purchase value.
F H Stewart named agent for the Northwestern Steamship Company at Seward effective immediately. The United States has decided Isle of Pines belongs to Cuba. Ice cleared from St Michael June 5 this year. Pacific Coast Company raises coal mine wages by 20 percent of average.
John N. Cobb, assistant agent of Alaska salmon fisheries, will travel west on the Dora after inspecting Seward and the coast aboard the Saratoga. In his fourth year in service, he is an authority on salmon and will visitPtarmigan creek and Bear river with local fishing men on Kenai peninsula.
The Nome Nugget predicts the district will yield as much as last year despite the previous winter strike. The Nome News reports a rich find on Nettie beach with three pans near bedrock producing $400 and others up to $25, one pan at $180.
A prompt invitation to request a free sample copy of Mining Topics from 64 Fulton Street New York. The notice claims authentic unbiased mining news and a focus on both specific and general mining interests.
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