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Newspaper
Seward Weekly Gateway
Location
Seward, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1906
Page
2
The Yentna Tanana region in Alaska emerges as a strong new gold producer after years of doubt. Surface prospects show gold near the Yentna and Tanana rivers with vast potential and heavy development planned this year.
The Dispatch reports a July theft of 78000 in gold dust from the Yukon steamer Ida May. Suspects were arrested on suspicion as the story spread widely. The Examiner teases a new up to date style of reporting. Cuban newspapers cast intervention debate with grim opinions. Seattle workers pledge clean politics and candidates discuss reform. Mrs. Barly of Seattle was killed by a revolver incident tied to lodge trunk curiosity.
The column mocks Col. Henri Watterson and Col. Wilhelm Bryan arguing over railroads under government ownership and hints at other sensational skirmishes. It notes a Spokane undertaker offering to bury paupers cheaply to spite rivals and jests about Bryan pursuing Jim Crow cars and political fights in the same ring. The piece likens the Cuban revolution to a chess game and references Nelson and Gans in boxing terms.
August mean temperature in Seward noted as S189 degrees with a maximum of 65 degrees on the 13th and a 42 degree minimum on the 8th. July's mean was 55.06 degrees while May and June reached 72 degrees. May had more clear days than July and August combined, and August had six clear days compared with July’s three.
Cache Creek precinct reported 27 votes for Frank Youngs for the short term and 2s for Shoup for the long term, though both had withdrawn a month earlier. Other brief items include misrouted votes, labor shortages, a Seward teacher heading to Kodiak, and distant notes on New Mexico Pueblo rites amid unrelated industrial and geological snippets.
Gov Hoggatt arrives in Seward after sailing from Valdez aboard the cutter McCulloch. Report notes public reception in Valdez and uncertain plans, while miners on Poor Man's creek produce ounces of gold amid tough conditions. Local mining expert H Hicks calls Yentna district permanent, predicting broader prospects including Skwentna, Thundercreek, and Iliamna copper deposits.
The cruiser Boston struck Peapod Rock in fog near Blaine and began sinking two miles offshore. Crew fought flooding as tugs were summoned from Seattle and divers later found six holes but pumps kept her afloat as she headed toward Bremerton navy yard.
The transport Sherman broke a main steam pipe and drifted on a reef near Honolulu and is helpless in heavy surf. Small boats attempt to reach her to evacuate passengers while tugs cannot pull her free and the vessel may be pounded to pieces.
Seward Steamer Bertha sailed for Seldovia at 4 pm while Santa Clara in Valdez sails for Seward at 8 am today. Oregon and Portland ships depart Seattle on the 8th and 10th respectively. Excelsior left for Seattle on the 3rd and Dora sailed from Seward to Valdez on the 1st.
Weather record notes the week ending September 8. A financial tip from Bank of Seward emphasizes frugality and building savings, urging readers to spend less than income to gain independence.
Construction of a new reservoir begins after Monday by the Se Power Company. Water will be drawn from a spring behind the Brownell home near the ice house, promising a year round supply of high quality water. The proposed tank measures 24 by 10 feet and will be larger than the Lowell creek facility. Hauling lumber and excavation have started as crews push the work rapidly. The existing Lowell creek reservoir often lacks pressure in dry spells and sediment appears during floods, prompting this planned upgrade to serve a larger town with dependable service.
Mrs L L Bowers wife of Deputy Marshal Bowers of Kodiak died August 2 in Kodiak and was buried the next day two hours before her husband arrived from the west on the Dora. She was native to Ohio and lived in Alaska nine years. She leaves husband and one child Mrs Harry Baehr of San Francisco. Alaska ship shipments reach 910 562 870 by early August with 22 total. gold aboard vessels to Nome and St Michael totals 4 618 000. Eleven southeastern shipments bring 3 594 870. Oregon forest fires have wiped out 5000 square miles of timber.
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