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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1906
Page
6
Fragmented OCR notice appears to describe subscription rates and publication terms for Gateway Publishing Co. in Alaska with references to individuals and agencies. Content is garbled but centers on rates and notices related to a publishing entity.
The piece surveys Northwest expansion hopes tied to Alaska, Seattle influence, and mining prospects. It notes investors and workers may migrate north, cites tax removal on canned salmon, criticizes Canadian rescue claims, and jabs at political figures and policy stances amid a broad, if fragmented, commentary.
Prof A C Georgeson head of Alaska agricultural experiment stations has influenced the Department of Agriculture to back introducing Galloway cattle to Alaska. Reports from Washington say the department is convinced the hardy breed suits the climate and may ship herds next summer to Kenai and Copper Center stations. Georgeson has spent three months in Washington negotiating the project and will travel toward the Pavitt coast via Kansas and Missouri to advance the plan.
The Caswell, built by Te Suunhetna Sin Comipauay, aims to be the first steam craft to sail from Tyoonok to the Mount McKinley district up the river. Freight bookings exist for a trip upriver and a northward run of about three weeks planned to start in April with no ocean service.
Prospector H P Gallagher describes routes and risks for reaching the Shushetna river upper reaches from Tyoonok to Shushetaa station and Yentna, warning about hidden mouths, tides, and mud flats. Also notes cement block making experiments by Seward Construction at mile 17 Alaska Central with five machines and ten workers.
Farallon captained by MacGregor sailed from port with twenty nine passengers for Seward and fifteen tons of freight. She carried many Tanana bound travelers to Valdez but little freight for that route then discharged local cargo and left at noon for Seldovia Homer and Kodiak. A.C. Goss, Alaska Commercial Company agent at Kodiak, returned aboard after a four month trip to New York and other eastern cities, accompanied by Mrs. Goss, sister of Seward resident Mrs. A. B. Lewis.
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