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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1906
Page
5
The Dix and the Jeanie collided near Alki Point while en route to Port Blakely Tacoma. The Dix sank within seconds with many women trapped below and only one survivor. Investigations focus on the Dix mate Dennison and possible ballast weight concerns aboard the Dix.
An assay shows 81.28 gold per ton from quartz ledge capping near Seward where Charles Hewitt A C Gould and B J Conner drive a tunnel. The stringer excitement faded after rich values and claims spread. E A Shedd declined bond offers. Seattle papers note steamer Jeanie bought by Alaska Coast Company for Southern Alaska run with November 15 sail date for explosives cargo.
Prof Georgeson urges Alaska experiments to raise hardy sheep in tarai tory. He favors blackfaced Scoteh and Danish breeds, proposing 25 to 50 head to test for hardiness and usefulness. Offspring beyond station needs would be sold to settlers to aid stocking Alaska. Congress funds for reindeer cited as precedent. Nevada law requires trains to stop for water in the desert.
Senator McCumber will lead the fight against confirmation of Judge Wickersham at the next Congress session. He states he knows of his own knowledge that some charges against Wickersham are true and will press gambling in a Fairbanks building and influence by Capt. Barnette as key issues. No new charges will be presented. a second investigation report is awaited.
Temporary shifting of Alaska judges will occur early next year due to pending cases. Judge Wickersham will move to Juneau and remain until the Yukon navigation opening. Judge Gunnison, on leave through March 1, will go to Fairbanks until June. Wickersham declines to try Dome Creek cases. Gunnison declines Berners Bay cases. Dome Creek litigants partially blame Wickersham.
Cable to The Derry Gateway reports Judge Hanford in the U S district court in Nome took under advisement whether criminal cases can be tried in Alaskan courts. The issue arose in the Capt Newth whaling crew case involving abduction charges and high seas jurisdiction. Attorneys say a Supreme Court ruling could block Alaska criminal trials until Congress grants explicit territorial jurisdiction.
Seward lawyers adopted resolutions urging the U S Congress to create a Fourth Judicial Division in Alaska with headquarters at Seward or Valdez. The plan argues the present Third Division spans interior and coast areas separated by the Alaska Range, causing delays, lack of coast court sitting, and hardship for residents seeking redress.
Former Alaska advocate Brady calls for four railroads across the state from the southern coast to the Yukon and one to Cape Prince of Wales. He urges Congress to enact Alaska homestead laws to attract immigration and spur resource development. Also notes black sand deposits may hold platinum and mentions a claim dispute won by Thomas Cale and partners in the Tanana area.
Washington report predicts Alaska will exceed 19 million and may top 20 million in 1906 gold production, lifting Alaska to second among U S states and territories, behind California. Last year Alaska produced about 14 million, roughly five million more than 1904, with expectations of leading in 1907.
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